CPAC 2016 [Weirddave]

ETA I wrote this yesterday about CPAC's Friday schedule, but the Super Saturday election results started to come in before it was posted.

Due to inclement weather, all of my work commitments yesterday were canceled, so I decided to go to CPAC. After dropping $150 for a one day pass online and driving an hour, I arrived at National Harbor. This was the first time I'd been there, and it's a hell of a complex. They even have the London Eye out by the Potomac.

I entered the conference center and followed the signs to the event. There was an awfully long line of people winding through the lobbies. I followed it. It sure was a long line. I kept going. Finally, I reached the check in desk and got my conference badge and a lanyard to hang it on, along with a swag bag. It was then that I saw the reason for the long line. Secret Service, PGCP, TSA and various private security companies were searching everyone, and then running them through a metal detector and also individually wanding before letting them onto radio row and the main ballroom. It was a slow process.

Figuring that the line would keep, I went downstairs to check out the vendor room. Masses of impossibly cheerful young people kept trying to put stickers and buttons on me, it was like walking through a political Macy's perfume counter. The vendors were in a big ballroom downstairs, and all of the expected groups (NRO, OANN, NRA, Heritage, Cato, etc) were there, along with some unexpected ones ( ConservativesOnly, a dating website “because liberals just don't get it” ). I wandered the booths, as you do, stuffing chotchkies into my bag and sampling various wares. NRA had a laser shooting range that I tried out. I hit the correct 5 out of 9 targets in 4.67 seconds, but it took me 6 shots (I missed the first one until I got focused on the sights correctly).

Towards the back was the NRO booth. Charles C.W. Cooke was there, but I didn't speak to him. They had a cardboard standee of Donald Trump for pictures, so I figured I'd get a picture with Teh Donald. Jack Fowler stopped me and handed me a t-shirt with their “Against Trump” magazine cover on it, asking me to hold it up for the picture. I demurred, saying I only wanted a picture of me with the cutout. He then refused to allow me to have my picture taken, unless I held the shirt. NRO has a weird idea of what constitutes “outreach”. I wandered down the row and asked a nice redheaded lady to take my picture with another Trump cutout.

Everything I could have gotten from Trump U – for $35K less!

Going back upstairs, I noticed that the line was longer than ever, but over here was a short line for media. Hmmm I thought, and wandered over to the media credentialing table. “Tell me, do you credential bloggers?” After a review of the site, and some pointed questions about the domain “Wait, it's a Polynesian Island in the South Pacific? Why would they cover CPAC?”, they said they would approve me as long as it was OK with Ace. Success! I went back upstairs to discover.....that they'd pulled down all of the security lines. Now there was a great big crowd of people and....metal detectors and individual wanding right at the doors of the ballroom. So much for finagling media credentials. This was such an improvement. /s

55 minutes later, and after cheating a couple of times by drafting behind SS agents pushing through the crowd, I was almost to the door.

Still, it was an amicable crowd, and other than the tight quarters, the experience wasn't too bad. It's nice to be able to talk to strangers without political filters in place. This little girl, whose mother proudly told me had been at every CPAC since she was 2 months old, was dressed for the occasion. She was a tiny bit cranky, but overall very well behaved and cuter than a bug's ear waving to the crowd or waving her American flag.

Finally, after an hour plus outside, I made it into the ballroom just in time to hear the pro-life panel wrapping up. Now it was time for the under card, and out onto the stage strode that Republican giant, John R. Kasich of Ohio.

Honestly, Kasich gives a good speech. I could certainly see him as preferable to Trump if Cruz or Rubio doesn't make it, but as one Twitter wag put it (they were running a live scroll of Tweets with the CPAC2016 hashtag along the bottom of the Jumbotrons), “The problem with Kasich isn't the issues where he's conservative, it's all the issues where he's not”. Kasich name dropped Reagan so much that bloody images of the Gipper appeared in mirrors all over the hotel. These stories ran from the inspiring (Reagan arriving at Kasich's birth bearing frankincense and myrrh) to the mundane (Kasich advising Ronnie to got those polyps checked out) (full disclosure: Kasich actually claimed neither of those things), but overall the picture painted was of someone intimately involved in the republican wave of 1994. He focused on economics, which he believes is his strength.

The Carol Burnett impersonation was a weird moment, however

Sean Hannity then came out for the Q&A session. The one big thing here was the unsurprising revelation that Kasich is pinning all of his hopes on a brokered convention.

After that, there were more speakers (Michelle Malkin – fiery!, Jim DeMint – DeMinty fresh!) and some interesting panel discussions on things like civil asset forfeiture and Ronald Reagan's legacy. They were running about 30 minutes behind all day, but to their credit they never got further behind than that. Still, as 4:00 neared, a palpable energy filled the air as the room filled up, all the seats taken and people crowed around the sides in the standing room only section. The Secret Service stopped admitting anyone else, citing over capacity, and a couple of hundred people were stuck outside in the hallway for the main event. Finally, the moment we'd all be waiting for.

I'm kidding, of course, but the reaction of the crowd was the same as out onto the stage strolled the man everyone had come to see:

TED CRUZ!

Cruz CPAC 2016.jpg

Ted then launched into a version of his stump speech that should be pretty familiar to anyone who has been following the campaign. This crowd didn't care, they ate it up. They would have applauded Nixon's resignation speech and asked him to encore on the piano. Even the inevitable “TRUMP! TRUMP!” chants were quickly drowned out and after one or two attempts the Trump stalwarts stopped trying. Cruz hit all the bases: 2nd Amendment, pro-life, religious freedom, SCOTUS, etc. His voice in real life is deeper and less “tinny” than it comes across on tape. He then followed up with Sean Hannity running the Q&A segment again. One thing he did say was that he's pushing all of his chips in. He's going to try an beat Trump outright, scoffing at the notion of a brokered convention. This was his Bastogne moment, when he looked in the eyes of those calling for delegate schemes and unicorn dreams and said “Nuts!”

After Ted came Dr. Ben Carson, and I thought it unfair that the room emptied a bit, because this was vintage Carson. He announced he was withdrawing from the campaign, and then he spoke passionately about the opportunity of America and the importance of sticking to our principles. It's a relief to see him back in the arena that he does so well in and out of the cutthroat world of presidential politics. The crowd gave him a standing ovation.

By this point I was starved, so I went upstairs to the MDGOP hospitality suite. The Talbot County Waterman's Association was serving fresh shucked oysters and there was a pot of homemade Maryland crab soup that was as good as any I've ever tasted. I know my state is fucked up politically, but how can I leave? The eating is sooooooo good here in The Land of Pleasant Living. The suite was crowded, and I was encouraged to see that I was on the older side of the demographic (at 48. Oy.). Just like downstairs, there were a lot of excited, politically motivated, CONSERVATIVE young people to be found. It gives one hope.

I was exhausted. I hadn't felt like paying $250 to attend the Reagan dinner, even though I would have liked to hear Carly Fiorina give the keynote address, and I if I stayed around to watch the free screening of The Young Messiah I think I would have fallen asleep in my chair, so I decided to go home. As I was picking up my coat from the coat check, they guy next to me was checking his, and I overheard him asking jokingly if there was a discount for former candidates, which is how I met Jim Gilmore. Nice guy, good sense of humor, we laughed about the “Gilmentum” hash never quite taking off on Twitter.

All in all, I had a wonderful time. It was great being in a crowd of people who are passionate about conservative principles. I got a chance to meet Kurt Schlicter (in the mens room of all places-no selfies), and I thanked him for helping me get published in Townhall last year. I also spoke to Derek Hunter, who does 12-3 in Baltimore on WBAL (he doubles Rush's share in market too, if you get a chance listen to him online at WBAL.com). It was amusing to introduce myself as “Dave from Towson”, screen names, pen names, radio names, I'll never keep them all straight. Finally, I did get a chance to meet fellow Moron PeeteySDee, which was a treat. We should definitely consider a CPAC MoME next year.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 05:34 PM

Comments

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1 Good day, eh.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 06, 2016 05:40 PM (FkBIv)

2 Ted Cruz was awesome... loved his speech.
Now that Rubio has won Puerto Rico will he stay in the race?

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2016 05:43 PM (7GQM/)

3 i was wondering how many morons got to go this year......

Posted by: phoenixgirl, i was born a rebel at March 06, 2016 05:46 PM (0O7c5)

4 Nice to know cardboard Trump showed up.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2016 05:47 PM (7GQM/)

5 Should have had a link to Michelle Malcom speach. It will stir the heart of conservatives.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 05:47 PM (fizMZ)

6 Stupid auto correct.
Michelle Malkin, link for it is at legalInsurrection

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 05:49 PM (fizMZ)

7 Sounds like fun. Maybe if I can afford it next year.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 05:49 PM (HalrA)

8 Pretty bold post.

Posted by: Butch at March 06, 2016 05:49 PM (hXu8T)

9 Ted Cruz was awesome... loved his speech.

Now that Rubio has won Puerto Rico will he stay in the race?

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2016 05:43 PM (7GQM/)

I hope not.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 05:50 PM (NPofj)

10 I wish I could have been there. Mostly just to be with other Conservatives.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 06, 2016 05:50 PM (DUoqb)

11 Now that Rubio has won Puerto Rico will he stay in the race?

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2016 05:43 PM (7GQM/)

He is in the race to at least Florida. And then it depends on how badly he loses there.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 06, 2016 05:51 PM (DUoqb)

12 We are having to live more and more in a police state. But that's what happens when you don't control the borders, and sluff off your rights to the government.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at March 06, 2016 05:53 PM (gh9Is)

13 At the risk of having the pro Trump supporters castigate me, I think the cutout of Donald looks a lot nicer than Trump normally looks when instead he is carrying on:

*****Standard disclaimer********** Yes, there are many fine, decent supporters of Trump. One Trump supporter on Legal Insurrection who goes on and on about "Bible thumpers who hate Jesus and don't love Trump" is not one of them. The vitriol on LI is worse than it is here, I think.

And yes, Ii well understand there are unhinged folks who don't support Trump too. We've seen some such folks here too.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2016 05:53 PM (w4NZ8)

14 Yowza.

Judge Jeanine fires a HEAT round into Romney's meddling.
I knew about Trump University but was not aware of Romney's connections to Full Sail University.

http://tinyurl.com/hs93l6p

Dewey and Ford emerged from a brokered convention to lose the general election. So why? Because the party elites and elders want to protect us and stop of from falling into the abyss?... Most of us working two or three jobs think we're already in the abyss. The Obama abyss...

We are sick and tired of legislators of modest means who leave Congress multimillionaires, whose spouses and families get all the contracts from selling the post offices to accessing insider information so they can buy property and flip it. You're so entrenched that you're willing to give Hillary Clinton a win. It doesn't matter to you which party, crony capitalism and its paradigm will not change for the elite.

Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 05:54 PM (maoCu)

15 When you posed with my cutout, I hope you noticed how yuuuge and super classy my hands really are. Not at all like Little Marco says. Yuuuge. Fantastic. Very bigly.

Posted by: D. Trump at March 06, 2016 05:54 PM (H9MG5)

16 When you posed with my cutout, I hope you noticed
how yuuuge and super classy my hands really are. Not at all like Little
Marco says. Yuuuge. Fantastic. Very bigly.

Posted by: D. Trump at March 06, 2016 05:54 PM (H9MG5)

Now you made me go look (darn you).

I gotta say the Donald does have small hands and relatively thick wrists... which will come in handy if he ever has to slip out of hand cuffs a la Billy the Kid.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 05:58 PM (NPofj)

17 I read somewhere that if you drop $150 at CPAC they'll give you a pair of jackboots and they'll throw in armbands and goosestepping lessons for free.

Posted by: Fritz at March 06, 2016 05:59 PM (37OkS)

18 Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 05:50 PM (NPofj)

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 06, 2016 05:51 PM (DUoqb)

Even if he wins Florida he doesn't have a chance so why doesn't he just get out? What's in it for him?

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2016 05:59 PM (7GQM/)

19 I gotta say the Donald does have small hands and relatively thick wrists... which will come in handy if he ever has to slip out of hand cuffs a la Billy the Kid.
Posted by: redbanzai

I'll make ya famous...and classy.

Posted by: Donny the Kid at March 06, 2016 06:00 PM (SiyyF)

20 Even if he wins Florida he doesn't have a chance so why doesn't he just get out? What's in it for him?
Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2016 05:59 PM (7GQM/)

Why do old men like me still stare at young pretty women? Because we can still dream

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 06, 2016 06:01 PM (DUoqb)

21 Dana Loesch who was there said on the radioTed and Marco declined their SS protection while there.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 06:01 PM (fizMZ)

22 I read somewhere that if you drop $150 at CPAC they'll give you a pair of jackboots and they'll throw in armbands and goosestepping lessons for free.
Posted by: Fritz

I did nazi that coming.

Posted by: Prince Ludwig the #Problematic at March 06, 2016 06:01 PM (SiyyF)

23 Even if he wins Florida he doesn't have a chance so why doesn't he just get out? What's in it for him?

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2016 05:59 PM (7GQM/)

You are correct... he is still hoping the GOPe will just hand him the nomination.

I am hoping Cruz curb stomps the both of them in FL.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 06:01 PM (NPofj)

24 I am hoping Cruz curb stomps the both of them in FL.
Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 06:01 PM (NPofj)

yeah me to, but Trump appears pretty strong in Florida.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 06, 2016 06:02 PM (DUoqb)

25 Even if he wins Florida he doesn't have a chance so why doesn't he just get out? What's in it for him?
Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2016 05:59 PM (7GQM/)

My guess? Two possible reasons: 1) Pick up delegates with which to negotiate with and 2) He's hoping for a brokered convention or 3) He is playing the Hail Mary Game.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 06:03 PM (iHjB5)

26 Now that Rubio has won Puerto Rico will he stay in the race?

In Puerto Rico? I say go for it- stay!

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2016 06:05 PM (yddCj)

27 Trump appears pretty strong in Florida.

There's a lot of the East Coast down there in Florida, which might be helping him.

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2016 06:08 PM (yddCj)

28 I am hoping Cruz

Nah, not Florida. Might as well aim for NY.

The interesting twist is the "40% CPAC for Cruz" shift. If it weren't for DT , they would still be humping Rubio's leg.

Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 06:08 PM (maoCu)

29 Good writeup Dave! I watched Cruz speak online and he really does well with the big crowd. Must be the preacher in him. Lol.

Cruz gave his standard boilerplate speech, so nothing new. He seemed really more relaxed during the QA.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at March 06, 2016 06:08 PM (pUDQf)

30 That's really a good looking cutout. It's almost like I'm looking in a mirror. But I think I have better hair than he does. Literally. I'm not joking.

Posted by: Joke Biden at March 06, 2016 06:10 PM (H9MG5)

31 My jeans are a 50/50 polyester/cotton blend. JCPenney exclusive.

Posted by: Ted Cruz at March 06, 2016 06:10 PM (gwG9s)

32 Thank you, Weird Dave, for that report.

Posted by: Caseus Whig-US at March 06, 2016 06:11 PM (3goo6)

33 He then refused to allow me to have my picture taken, unless I held the
shirt. NRO has a weird idea of what constitutes "outreach".

Absolutely classic!

Great stuff, Dave!

Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 06:13 PM (maoCu)

34 I fully support Cruz moving to and running for governor of Puerto Rico.

Posted by: Damiano at March 06, 2016 06:14 PM (XItbt)

35 Shit... Meant to say Rubio. Dammit. Rubio as governor or Puerto Rico.

Posted by: Damiano at March 06, 2016 06:15 PM (XItbt)

36 Actually, I come away from this a little disappointed.

I expected a guy named Weirddave to be a little... weirder.

Posted by: Weird Al Yankovic at March 06, 2016 06:16 PM (H9MG5)

37 I read somewhere that if you drop $150 at CPAC they'll give you a pair of jackboots and they'll throw in armbands and goosestepping lessons for free.

Posted by: Fritz at March 06, 2016 05:59 PM (37OkS)

Journolist 3.0?

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 06:16 PM (bLnSU)

38 34
I fully support Cruz moving to and running for governor of Puerto Rico.

INELIGIBLE !

*kidding,kidding*

Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 06:16 PM (maoCu)

39 Because- what in the world does Puerto Rico have to say about the Republican Party's candidate? Who dreamed up that idiocy?

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2016 06:17 PM (w35Hj)

40 ha! You actually met Jim Gilmore? that's kinda neat

Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016 06:18 PM (WKc9e)

41 Excellent post Weird

Posted by: Clarney at March 06, 2016 06:18 PM (dgO4h)

42 Trump/HK 2016 ... a trigger for everyone!

Posted by: Duncanthrax the Bellicose at March 06, 2016 06:19 PM (OF/aZ)

43 39 Because- what in the world does Puerto Rico have to say about the Republican Party's candidate? Who dreamed up that idiocy?
Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2016 06:17 PM (w35Hj)

Do Guam and American Samoa have primaries?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 06:19 PM (iHjB5)

44 ha! You actually met Jim Gilmore? that's kinda neat
Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16

The line to meet Other must've been too long.

Posted by: Prince Ludwig the #Problematic at March 06, 2016 06:19 PM (SiyyF)

45 The nice thing about CPAC is I can go there and be anonymous.

Posted by: Jim Gilmore at March 06, 2016 06:20 PM (Z58Xa)

46 Arrrgh! That's supposed to be /HampersandK ...

Posted by: Duncanthrax the Bellicose at March 06, 2016 06:20 PM (OF/aZ)

47 The Donald says he employs a large portion of Florida or something

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 06:20 PM (fizMZ)

48 31
My jeans are a 50/50 polyester/cotton blend. JCPenney exclusive.

Posted by: Ted Cruz at March 06, 2016 06:10 PM (gwG9s)
What, was Kohl's out of clothes or something?

Posted by: Scott Walker at March 06, 2016 06:20 PM (WKc9e)

49 >>>>>Now that Rubio has won Puerto Rico will he stay in the race?

there are allegations of mistresses coming out now. supposedly his wife is OK with his infidelity.

I'm waiting to see what comes of it.

Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at March 06, 2016 06:21 PM (Cq0oW)

50 That's supposed to be /HampersandK ...

Just use an ampersand. Much shorter.

H&K

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2016 06:21 PM (Z58Xa)

51 My guess? Two possible reasons: 1) Pick up delegates
with which to negotiate with and 2) He's hoping for a brokered
convention or 3) He is playing the Hail Mary Game.

Posted by: Aetius451AD

Knowing when to leave is a real skill. As someone said here yesterday, he should leave before he's humiliated in the FL primary. Make up some BS about how he's leaving for the good of the party. Rack up some IOUs and live to fight another day.

The real problem is that he has nowhere else to go.

Posted by: pep at March 06, 2016 06:22 PM (LAe3v)

52 Do Guam and American Samoa have primaries?

Ever since the unfortunate roll over, Guam has not had one.

Posted by: Hank Johnson at March 06, 2016 06:22 PM (OF/aZ)

53 Thanks for the tip to the CPAC speeches linked/embedded at LI. I tried to watch them streaming on C-Span... Yuuuuge mistake.

Also, definitely second the idea of a MDMoMe, but I see no reason to wait an entire year. There's got to be a sufficiently flimsy yet plausible excuse to put something together before then. Hobo season is coming up soon, f'rinstance.

Posted by: Stewed Hamm at March 06, 2016 06:22 PM (qLeW+)

54 He then refused to allow me to have my picture taken, unless I held the shirt. NRO has a weird idea of what constitutes "outreach".

That. Or someone from NRO reads the comments here.

Either or/and, maybe.

Posted by: Caseus Whig-US at March 06, 2016 06:24 PM (3goo6)

55 Do Guam and American Samoa have primaries?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 06:19 PM (iHjB5)
Yes, also Northern Marianas Islands
NMI has a caucus on Mar 15
Guam is Mar 12
American Samoa is Mar 22

Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016 06:24 PM (WKc9e)

56 52
Do Guam and American Samoa have primaries?

Ever since the unfortunate roll over, Guam has not had one.

Posted by: Hank Johnson

I'm guessing that there were a lot of people visiting Guam that day with their firearms. Tragic.

Posted by: pep at March 06, 2016 06:25 PM (LAe3v)

57 I would like to attend CPAC some day so I too can be among like minded Americans comprising 12% of the electorate.

Posted by: xnycpeasant at March 06, 2016 06:25 PM (3Rr8K)

58 Love hearing a front like report like this...thanks for going and thanks for the write up.

Posted by: Mike From Austin, Tx at March 06, 2016 06:25 PM (NHQQx)

59 There's a lot of the East Coast down there in Florida, which might be helping him.

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2016 06:08 PM (yddCj)

Florida was colonized pretty heavily by New York in the late 70s/early 80s, and a lot of people from Blue State hellholes moved there during the land boom. As a result, Florida's the kind of place where Trump's New York attitude will play well with a large population segment.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 06:25 PM (HalrA)

60 Oh, US Virgin Islands is on Mar 19

Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016 06:26 PM (WKc9e)

61 Do Guam and American Samoa have primaries?

To add to chemjeff's list, so does the US Virgin Islands.

Posted by: no good deed at March 06, 2016 06:28 PM (GgxVX)

62 I really wasn't trying to be mean, and I appreciate the spirit of hope and optimism. Only I don't have a lot of either. I'm in an elegiac mood, really.

Posted by: xnycpeasant at March 06, 2016 06:28 PM (3Rr8K)

63 Rounding out ChemJeff's list, Rhode Island is April 26.

Posted by: Stewed Hamm at March 06, 2016 06:29 PM (qLeW+)

64 That and I've uncorked evening cocktail #1.
Another and I'll try to look on the brighter side.

Posted by: xnycpeasant at March 06, 2016 06:29 PM (3Rr8K)

65 Cruz looks rumpled and unReaganlike. I bet Jim Gilmore was properly turned out.

Posted by: SarahW at March 06, 2016 06:30 PM (3fTXW)

66 Just use an ampersand. Much shorter. HK

I tried! I tried!

However, our Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, (Still Accepting Harem Applicants) beat me to the correct answer in today's Emergency Gun Thread, and I therefore did not receive the prize, a full year Platinum membership with ampersand utility and Troll-B-Gontm, and as bonus, a ten-pack of Democrat voter IDs for the state of your choice (guaranteed to be from deceased municipal union workers). I really, really need that ampersand utility.

I was curious about the ten-pack of Democrat voter IDs, however. At the current exchange rate, how many Buzzions does it take to equal one Democrat voter ID?

Posted by: Duncanthrax the Bellicose at March 06, 2016 06:30 PM (OF/aZ)

67 Thanks, Dave.

Posted by: Piercello on the road at March 06, 2016 06:30 PM (5Jtal)

68
65
Cruz looks rumpled and unReaganlike. I bet Jim Gilmore was properly turned out.

Posted by: SarahW at March 06, 2016 06:30 PM (3fTXW)

Oh I don't know, I can definitely see the similarity between Cruz and Reagan in this photo
http://tinyurl.com/onnzqb4

Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016 06:31 PM (WKc9e)

69 I am hoping Cruz curb stomps the both of them in FL.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 06:01 PM (NPofj)

yeah me to, but Trump appears pretty strong in Florida.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 06, 2016 06:02 PM (DUoqb)

Trump was pretty strong in Kansas too (6 points up in the polls) but he got curb stomped there. I suspect he would have lost LA badly too if all voting was yesterday. Voting patterns changed drastically after Thursday's debate. Since FLA early voting only started Saturday, I expect that the polls will be very badly wrong.

I think Trump destroyed himself by walking back the only reason to support him... immigration.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 06:32 PM (NPofj)

70 Cruz's posture is also terrible.

Walk tall, act fine, mr man.

Posted by: SarahW at March 06, 2016 06:32 PM (3fTXW)

71 The Donald says he employs a large portion of Florida or something

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 06:20 PM (fizMZ)

Unless they allow H1B visa holders to vote, apparently not

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 06:34 PM (NPofj)

72 >>Rounding out ChemJeff's list, Rhode Island is April 26.

Why I oughta ....

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2016 06:35 PM (/tuJf)

73 I think Trump destroyed himself by walking back the only reason to support him... immigration.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 06:32 PM (NPofj)

He torpedoed himself, pure and simple. Between that and his... novel... concepts of what he can do with the military, he's not exactly looking like someone we want anywhere near political power. He's just barely above Rubio on my "Please God, Not Him!" list.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 06:36 PM (HalrA)

74 Sign language interpreter smiles at easiest gig ever, while chump does most of her work for her

Posted by: derit at March 06, 2016 06:37 PM (OC+TJ)

75 It was great to meet you, too, Dave! I wish I coulda hung out with you a little longer. It was my first CPAC also, and definitely not my last. I agree that we should try to organize a moron group next year.

And spoon.

Group spooning.

While it's still legal.

Before President Ted Cruz takes it away from us.

Posted by: @PeeteySDee at March 06, 2016 06:37 PM (zzM8N)

76 Dave, Thanks for the fine report. I've never been to such a political event so your post was an eye opener. And brought some smiles.

Posted by: JTB at March 06, 2016 06:38 PM (FvdPb)

77 10 pack of Democrat voters Id's should get you 20 -30 votes in blue states. Makes a handy Christmas gift.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 06:38 PM (fizMZ)

78 He torpedoed himself, pure and simple. Between that
and his... novel... concepts of what he can do with the military, he's
not exactly looking like someone we want anywhere near political power.
He's just barely above Rubio on my "Please God, Not Him!" list.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 06:36 PM (HalrA)

And why shouldn't a man expect his yuge and luxurious orders to commit war crimes to be followed? I mean, he's Donald Trump damnit!

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 06:39 PM (NPofj)

79 Puertooo dddRRicooo!

Posted by: Narco Goobio at March 06, 2016 06:40 PM (HgMAr)

80 Posted by: Prince Ludwig the #Problematic at March 06, 2016 06:19 PM (SiyyF)

Golf clap.

Posted by: Golfman at March 06, 2016 06:40 PM (48QDY)

81 Here is Michelle Malkin's speech at CPAC she goes after the GOP, Kasich & Rubio.

http://legalinsurrection.com/2016/03/michelle-malkin-at-cpac-gop-sold-out-movement-conservatives/

This is awesome- every Conservative should listen.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2016 06:41 PM (7GQM/)

82 15
When you posed with my cutout, I hope you noticed how yuuuge and super
classy my hands really are. Not at all like Little Marco says. Yuuuge.
Fantastic. Very bigly.

Posted by: D. Trump at March 06, 2016 05:54 PM (H9MG5)
Pity you were too ashamed to arrange for an anatomically correct cutout, IYKWIMAITTYD.

Posted by: Macro (not a typo) Rubio at March 06, 2016 06:41 PM (o78gS)

83 And why shouldn't a man expect his yuge and
luxurious orders to commit war crimes to be followed? I mean, he's
Donald Trump damnit!

Posted by: redbanzai

give it a rest

Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 06:42 PM (maoCu)

84 I spoke with the sign language interpreters. There were three, contractors, and conservative.

And they were signing to not a single dead person in an ADA section of five empty seats.

I'm guessing the terps were an ADA requirement. Didn't ask that.

Posted by: @PeeteySDee at March 06, 2016 06:42 PM (zzM8N)

85
Do Guam and American Samoa have primaries?
.................

I don't know about Guam, but I bought American Samoa from a little girl who came to my front door.

Posted by: wth at March 06, 2016 06:42 PM (HgMAr)

86 Or deaf person...

Posted by: @PeeteySDee at March 06, 2016 06:44 PM (zzM8N)

87 >>>And they were signing to not a single dead person in an ADA section of five empty seats.

Thank God no dems had snuck in

Posted by: derit at March 06, 2016 06:44 PM (OC+TJ)

88 In Puerto Rico? I say go for it- stay!
Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2016 06:05 PM (yddCj)

I do love how the newsfaces all were saying Puuuerrrto. Rrrricoooh.

I don't think that is how it is pronounced there.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2016 06:44 PM (q2o38)

89 ...It was great being in a crowd of people who are passionate about conservative principles....

But... but... all I read on here is how CPAC is useless and no good and taken over by the GOPe! You sure you were at CPAC?

Enjoyed your report, Weirddave.

Haven't seen what LI has yet, but there are videos at
Nice Deb
http://bit.ly/1OX05Kq
and
Noisy Room
http://bit.ly/1SsJG7j

Posted by: mindful webworker - CPACman? at March 06, 2016 06:44 PM (5a8XA)

90
And why shouldn't a man expect his yuge and

luxurious orders to commit war crimes to be followed? I mean, he's

Donald Trump damnit!

Posted by: redbanzai

give it a rest

Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 06:42 PM (maoCu)

Feeling a little sensitive, Mort?

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 06:44 PM (NPofj)

91 No.

Just a little tired of your endless, stupid schtick on every thread.

Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 06:46 PM (maoCu)

92 91 No.

Just a little tired of your endless, stupid schtick on every thread.
Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 06:46 PM (maoCu)

Because God knows none of us are tired of any of the various lines of Trump Fans thought.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 06:49 PM (iHjB5)

93 The Donald says he employs a large portion of Florida or something
Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 06:20 PM (fizMZ)
------------------------------
Probably sent out a memo- YOU'RE FIRED IF YOU DON'T VOTE FOR ME.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2016 06:49 PM (7GQM/)

94 Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 06:46 PM (maoCu)

Seriously? And you've been commenting here how long that you can feel so comfortable being an asshole to her?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 06:49 PM (bardA)

95 The real problem is that he has nowhere else to go.
Posted by: pep at March 06, 2016 06:22 PM (LAe3v)

Make Rubio head of the VA. Give him some real management and negotiation skills. After 4 years he can say "I fixed this fever swamp. I will fix anything"

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2016 06:49 PM (q2o38)

96 those Jeans! are TRENDING to cameltoeism

Posted by: saf at March 06, 2016 06:50 PM (qKiBT)

97 Make Rubio head of the VA. Give him some real management and negotiation skills.

umm, no

he'd probably give amnesty to prisoners-of-war

Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016 06:50 PM (WKc9e)

98 Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 06:46 PM (maoCu)

I go between liking you a whole lot to wishing you'd get a Facebook account, that's all I'm sayin'.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 06:51 PM (bardA)

99 No.

Just a little tired of your endless, stupid schtick on every thread.

Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 06:46 PM (maoCu)

Mort... your guy is a progressive who has no intention of doing anything conservative.
Deal with it.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 06:52 PM (NPofj)

100 Cruz might have the velociraptor down, chemjeff, but he needs some better-cut suits and to lay off the tater tot casserole. He can't be walking around with Akhenaten hips and a slouch.

Posted by: SarahW at March 06, 2016 06:52 PM (3fTXW)

101 Because God knows none of us are tired of any of the various lines of Trump Fans thought.

Posted by: Aetius451AD

White knight gotta...

I was enjoying the lack of TDS.

redbanzai took care of that for me. Again.

Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 06:52 PM (maoCu)

102 Wait, in that picture, which one is Trump and which is Weirddave?

And which one was the cardboard cutout?

/obligatory snark

Posted by: mindful webworker - where are my glasses? at March 06, 2016 06:53 PM (5a8XA)

103 Mort... your guy is a progressive who has no intention of doing anything conservative.
Deal with it.

I voted for Cruz last week.

Deal with it.

Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 06:54 PM (maoCu)

104 I did get a chance to meet fellow Moron PeeteySDee
---------------

Was it the secret sign, or the handshake that tipped him off?

Posted by: 20 ga. at March 06, 2016 06:54 PM (yddCj)

105 Malkin for SCOTUS or POTUS or VP.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2016 06:54 PM (7GQM/)

106 And another Butthurt Parade erupts.

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at March 06, 2016 06:54 PM (oVJmc)

107 Oops. *sheds leftover Gun Thread sock*

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2016 06:55 PM (yddCj)

108 Now you were babbling something about "my guy"?

Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 06:55 PM (maoCu)

109 Thanks Tammy and Aetius

Mort... you keep choking that chicken.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 06:55 PM (NPofj)

110 Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 06:39 PM (NPofj)

You'll catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. I know you mean well, but the extra helpings of scorn just drive people in the pro-Trump camp further into it, because it's so similar to the condescension they get from the Establishment. A cool and neutral toned rationalism will go a lot further, in my opinion. At the very least, it's less likely to ruffle feathers and alienate them - which isn't something we want to do to potential allies.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 06:55 PM (HalrA)

111 Tammy!
Hugs!

As morons say...this is why we can't have nice things.

Posted by: mpfs, on the bus heading home from Philadelphia Flower Show at March 06, 2016 06:56 PM (lOXIH)

112 http://tinyurl.com/onnzqb4

Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016

Love that pic chemjeff.

Posted by: Infidel at March 06, 2016 06:57 PM (SRphq)

113 Were the SS guys covering the cardboard cutout?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2016 06:58 PM (yddCj)

114 White knight gotta...

I was enjoying the lack of TDS.

redbanzai took care of that for me. Again.
Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 06:52 PM (maoCu)

On a thread about CPAC, you thought Trump would not be brought up?

As far as TDS, I did not see her mention either Trump's hands, or anything regarding Hitler/Mussolini.

Both sides do it. I know I have been reading threads where some Trump guy starts going on over something and it has gotten old for me real quick. However, these threads are not just for me.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 06:58 PM (iHjB5)

115 Malkin for SCOTUS or POTUS or VP.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2016 06:54 PM (7GQM/)

I like Malkin a lot... I wish she had never sold Hot Air as it went downhill really fast after she was not in control.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 06:58 PM (NPofj)

116 Fresh back from London. They are agog over pur primaries this season. Terrified of Trump, but they think Cruz is an extremist and they wonder if Hillary will go to jail. Nobody likes Obama. Even spoke to a liberal from CA who is terrified of Trump becuase he is convinced he can beat Hillary. No love for her from mainstream Dems.

British people thinking the issue is income iinequality has the rabble all head up. I said it was more of an "anti globalist" uprising by citizens tired of being used and discarded by globalists. Pointed out it it's the same thing you see with Nigel Farage, Marine Le Pen and Pegida. That it isn't racism, it's anti globalism.

They were stunned and amazed. Prolly thinking I'm a racist

Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 06:58 PM (zOTsN)

117 All I want to know is - who is on the TV in pic #2?
SRV? Hat looks too big.
Dude looks too white to be Jimi...
A Van Zant?

Posted by: Chi at March 06, 2016 06:59 PM (aOhhY)

118 mpfs! How goes it??

I just do not understand how people can get so fucking pissy with total strangers they are most likely never going to meet (barring chance meetings in the Men's Room as CPAC, natch) in the gawt damned comment section of a blog, for God's sake.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 06:59 PM (bardA)

119 105. Malkin for the next missuscopjoe
Fify

Posted by: Navypopojojo at March 06, 2016 07:00 PM (Cxofo)

120 Fresh back from London. They are agog over pur primaries this season.

I gotta say, I think the Brits are some of the most brainwashed people in the world. They've grown accustomed to criminal charges for bad-mindthink.

Orwell weeps.

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at March 06, 2016 07:00 PM (oVJmc)

121 As far as TDS, I did not see her mention either Trump's hands, or anything regarding Hitler/Mussolini.

Both sides do it. I know I have been reading threads where some
Trump guy starts going on over something and it has gotten old for me
real quick. However, these threads are not just for me.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 06:58 PM (iHjB5)

I actually did make a Billy the Kid joke riffing off someone else "Trump's hands" post...
But I do try to keep to Trumps policies when I comment.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:00 PM (NPofj)

122 Fuck.

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at March 06, 2016 07:01 PM (oVJmc)

123 Have we lost the ability to skip comments that we find repetitive or don't interest us for one reason or another? Goodness, no need to be rude

Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 07:01 PM (zOTsN)

124 Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 06:58 PM (zOTsN)

I am actually surprised her legal woes have penetrated the fog. By the same token, their press does a better job of covering some stories than ours. And I am being generous.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 07:01 PM (iHjB5)

125 ME HUNGRY

Posted by: The Barrel at March 06, 2016 07:01 PM (WKc9e)

126 118. If I meet you in a men's room the beer is on me
Yo Tammy

Posted by: Navypopojojo at March 06, 2016 07:02 PM (Cxofo)

127 122
Fuck.

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at March 06, 2016 07:01 PM (oVJmc)

GET IN MAH BELLY!

Posted by: The Barrel at March 06, 2016 07:02 PM (HalrA)

128

Off

Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Evil SoCon at March 06, 2016 07:02 PM (WVsWD)

129 I am not pro Trump.

I have said it repeatedly but it doesn't really matter.

People who need a monster to fixate their insecurities and fear on will do just that. *shrug* But it gets tedious after a while.

I voted for Cruz because he says things that I believe in.

I know that politicians are paid liars. None of them are good people . None.

I am a pragmatist. The only dirtbag liar who could drag Cruz (another dirtbag liar) across the finish line at least as VP shot himself in the foot.

Both of these guys are lying their asses off and will sell us out on H1bs and everything else to the Beltway machine as soon as they start getting their cut.

Butthurt? Nah, my butt stopped hurting around 2008 when John McCain showed us what the game was really all about.
Now I just try to figure the slowest path to full on totalitarianism.

I don't think that is Hillary Clinton.
Meh.

Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 07:02 PM (maoCu)

130 I think we should start putting the barrel on a diet. It is starting to get a bit dumpy...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 07:03 PM (iHjB5)

131 I was a bit "Off" trying to close that tag.

Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Evil SoCon at March 06, 2016 07:03 PM (WVsWD)

132 >>>117 All I want to know is - who is on the TV in pic #2?

me too, but it looks like an old timey black and white western.

Posted by: concrete girl at March 06, 2016 07:04 PM (0KgAM)

133 Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 06:39 PM (NPofj)

You'll
catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. I know you mean well,
but the extra helpings of scorn just drive people in the pro-Trump camp
further into it, because it's so similar to the condescension they get
from the Establishment. A cool and neutral toned rationalism will go a
lot further, in my opinion. At the very least, it's less likely to
ruffle feathers and alienate them - which isn't something we want to do
to potential allies.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 06:55 PM (HalrA)

Cato... I did not start this exchange but neither will I let some stranger call me down. I was actually answering a post to you when Mort jumped in.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:04 PM (NPofj)

134 Easy chair in the living room, looking out to the front yard. Louis Armstrong and Ella duets on the Bose Mini, wife reading paper. She's dreamt up a recipe with pork, carrots, and parsnips. No politics. It's Sunday.

Posted by: Skookumchuk at March 06, 2016 07:04 PM (/WPPJ)

135 Italicans... inside the wire!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2016 07:04 PM (yddCj)

136 Tammy? wow I didn't think that you knew I existed.

No worries, I am not my own biggest fan either. I don't Facebook. Never have.

Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 07:04 PM (maoCu)

137 Tell me about Tammy.

That's why I've been lurking more and not getting into the fray.

I've been around here for going on ten years and this is just effed up.

I pine for the Steven Seagal threads. Hilarity ensued.

Posted by: mpfs, on the bus heading home from Philadelphia Flower Show at March 06, 2016 07:05 PM (lOXIH)

138 130. Instead of a diet why don't we sacrifice a hot air refugee every now and then

Posted by: Navypopojojo at March 06, 2016 07:05 PM (Cxofo)

139
As far as TDS, I did not see her mention either Trump's hands, or anything regarding Hitler/Mussolini

Oh. That's the bar now.

Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 07:05 PM (maoCu)

140 Exactly, ThunderB. These HAholes need to walk a few miles in our hobo pelts before they come stompin' in here dissing regulars.

Because of course the regulars are such saints!

Do your London peeps think Cruz is an extremist because he mentions Jesus?

I find that to be the case with my friends from New England.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:05 PM (bardA)

141 He can't be walking around with Akhenaten hips and a slouch.

I had never heard the term Akhenaten hips before. You learn the darndest things here.

Posted by: pep at March 06, 2016 07:05 PM (LAe3v)

142 I pine for the Steven Seagal threads. Hilarity ensued.

Posted by: mpfs, on the bus heading home from Philadelphia Flower Show at March 06, 2016 07:05 PM (lOXIH)
Ahem.

I taught Steven Seagal everything he knows.

Posted by: Brian Dennehy at March 06, 2016 07:06 PM (WKc9e)

143 Fuck.

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at March 06, 2016 07:01 PM (oVJmc)

Was that you Pappy... I thought I had done something to condemn us to a night of being italicized.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:06 PM (NPofj)

144 New season of House of Cards is on Netflix.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at March 06, 2016 07:06 PM (pUDQf)

145 138 130. Instead of a diet why don't we sacrifice a hot air refugee every now and then
Posted by: Navypopojojo at March 06, 2016 07:05 PM (Cxofo)

Worth a shot. Is that a once a day thing, or should we stick to one a week to stretch them out some?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 07:06 PM (iHjB5)

146 Great article, Wierddave!
-but I just time-travelled to Monday and back again!

Posted by: Oregon Atarian at March 06, 2016 07:06 PM (q509P)

147 beep

Posted by: dartist at March 06, 2016 07:06 PM (Nr1E9)

148 Okay...now you're just fucking with me.

Posted by: Jewells45 at March 06, 2016 07:07 PM (CNHr1)

149 Butthurt?

The Butthurt Parade is an all-sides thing.

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at March 06, 2016 07:07 PM (oVJmc)

150 Is it still Monday again ?

Posted by: !JEB at March 06, 2016 07:08 PM (bVNMj)

151 137. I pine for the Steven Seagal threads

I miss the LauraW posts with the evil evil pics
And the flame wars of course....my first time commenting was on one and DiT let me up

Posted by: Navypopojojo at March 06, 2016 07:08 PM (Cxofo)

152 >>>I taught Steven Seagal everything he knows.

Posted by: Brian Dennehy at March 06, 2016 07:06 PM (WKc9e)<<<

Pretty soon, you're gonna have to play me in the AoSHQ movie.

Posted by: Teh Barrel at March 06, 2016 07:08 PM (H9MG5)

153 Worth a shot. Is that a once a day thing, or should we stick to one a week to stretch them out some?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 07:06 PM (iHjB5)

LOL

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:08 PM (NPofj)

154 This is not your first rodeo, O'Daniel.

Posted by: The Barrel at March 06, 2016 07:08 PM (1xUj/)

155 Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:06 PM (NPofj)

That was an 'off' tag for my dropped one.

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at March 06, 2016 07:09 PM (oVJmc)

156 Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 07:04 PM (maoCu)

Of course I do!

I think you're hysterical and we agree on a lot.

I try and skip over comments I find annoying, despite just jumping all in your shit over redbanzai, which I realize makes me seem hypocritical, but it was a personal attack.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:09 PM (bardA)

157 150 Is it still Monday again ?
Posted by: !JEB at March 06, 2016 07:08 PM (bVNMj)

Try again, Jeb. It works better if you get your whole mouth around the exhaust.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 07:09 PM (iHjB5)

158 ~~Taunts the barrel.....~~

Don't mind me. I'm bored.

I miss Rum. She had a way of accusing people of being trolls that just hasn't ever been matched.

Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Evil SoCon at March 06, 2016 07:09 PM (WVsWD)

159 Do your London peeps think Cruz is an extremist because he mentions Jesus?

I find that to be the case with my friends from New England.

Posted by: Tammy
----------------

We had a conversation about this at Sunday School this morning. In many parts of the country, any suggestion that God and/or the Bible are the basis for morality will cause people to edge away from you.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2016 07:09 PM (yddCj)

160 There was a nood, but it was a long bit premature, Monday morning news dump. There was a few comments but then it has disappeared

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 07:09 PM (fizMZ)

161 145. Hmmmm
Once a week I'm thinking
We can send them in with a bucket and a green weenie

Posted by: Navypopojojo at March 06, 2016 07:10 PM (Cxofo)

162 And why shouldn't a man expect his yuge and

luxurious orders to commit war crimes to be followed? I mean, he's

Donald Trump damnit!
---
You guys know where that came from, right?

Part of the backstory to Tom Clancy's The Sum of All Fears (that is to say the book where the villain was a palestinian) was that Israel had become so fed up with daily bus bombings and the inneffectiveness of bulldozing dead terrorists' homes, they had begun to execute the immediate families of the terrorists in hopes that might deter suicide bombers who obviously place no value on themselves.

Not to argue the validity of the notion, I just wonder what I hadn't seen it mentioned.

Posted by: Methos, AoS commenter since 2006, apparently also non-voting democrat at March 06, 2016 07:10 PM (ZbV+0)

163 Or so it seemed to me, anyway.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:11 PM (bardA)

164 So, the O'Jays Trump Train reference didn't get the lololols?

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 06, 2016 07:11 PM (JO9+V)

165 I sometimes wonder if MUMR is a device the mods use to get past uncomfortable moments.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 07:11 PM (iHjB5)

166 162 sometimes I steal mommys panties
Posted by: MIRROR UNIVERSE MARCO RUBIO at March 06, 2016 07:10

I'd always suspected.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at March 06, 2016 07:11 PM (pUDQf)

167 Methos??? Been a sweet while, no?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:12 PM (bardA)

168 We had a conversation about this at Sunday School
this morning. In many parts of the country, any suggestion that God
and/or the Bible are the basis for morality will cause people to edge
away from you.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2016 07:09 PM (yddCj)

We've had that conversation around here more than once around here too. Moo is deeply offended by Cruz cause... Christian.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:12 PM (NPofj)

169 I just know it was Monday earlier.......maybe tomorrow then.

Posted by: !JEB at March 06, 2016 07:12 PM (bVNMj)

170 Instead of a diet why don't we sacrifice a hot air refugee every now and then
Posted by: Navypopojojo at March 06, 2016 07:05 PM (Cxofo)

Worth a shot. Is that a once a day thing, or should we stick to one a week to stretch them out some?
Posted by: Aetius451AD
---------------

Bonus: I'm thinking that some are virgins.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2016 07:12 PM (yddCj)

171 Hillary vs Bernie in 45 minutes on CNN.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 06, 2016 07:12 PM (FkBIv)

172 Wow. Monday went by fast. Didn't even have any time to get a case of the Mondays!

Posted by: mpfs, on the bus heading home from Philadelphia Flower Show at March 06, 2016 07:12 PM (lOXIH)

173 And the craycray arrived
Yay us

Posted by: Navypopojojo at March 06, 2016 07:13 PM (Cxofo)

174 "Scroll, scroll, scroll your way
Swiftly past the snark.
Verily, verily, verily, verily
I don't give a fark."

Posted by: Poet Larry Utt at March 06, 2016 07:13 PM (/R4ru)

175 No prob Tammy.

I apologize to all , especially and including redbanzai because I know that I have a tendency to push for the gold medal in a55hole competitions.

I just am too jaded by any of this to think that any of the lever-pullers , red or blue can pull us out of the nose dive.

Cruz is Dole, McCain, Romney all over again. He can't win. But I voted for him. Because it was the right thing to do.

Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 07:13 PM (maoCu)

176 Gotta say, CPAC looks entirely unappealing to me now that I see it.

Maybe it's too many years of doing sci-fi conventions, but I'm really fed up with crowds and getting huckstered.

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at March 06, 2016 07:13 PM (oVJmc)

177 Hey, what happened to tomorrow ? Or yesterday, or what? I'm confused .

Posted by: Pete Seria at March 06, 2016 07:13 PM (/pOl7)

178
When the Brits said Cruz was extremist, I directly asked them "how so, what has it done or what has he said that is extreme?"

Unable to answer that, they said " well he is hardly mainstream republican is he"

And I said that the republican leadership is no longer mainstream because they do no represent the views of their voters. Cruz does, and therefore if more mainstream than leadership

More stunned silence. I was quite the apostate

Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 07:13 PM (zOTsN)

179 Part of the backstory to Tom Clancy's The Sum of All Fears (that is to say the book where the villain was a palestinian) was that Israel had become so fed up with daily bus bombings and the inneffectiveness of bulldozing dead terrorists' homes, they had begun to execute the immediate families of the terrorists in hopes that might deter suicide bombers who obviously place no value on themselves.

Not to argue the validity of the notion, I just wonder what I hadn't seen it mentioned.
Posted by: Methos, AoS commenter since 2006, apparently also non-voting democrat at March 06, 2016 07:10 PM (ZbV+0)

Damn, it has been 20 years sine I read that. I do not remember that one at all. The sad part is, I probably remember "Without Remorse" the best, since that was the most recent one I read. (Parts of Red Storm Rising and Hunt for Red October not withstanding.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 07:13 PM (iHjB5)

180 I like Malkin a lot... I wish she had never sold Hot Air as it went downhill really fast after she was not in control.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 06:58 PM (NPofj)
******************
That was a really sad day. Then they really destroyed HotAir with Facebook.
Be sure and listen to her CPAC speech (I posted the link- from Legal Insurrection- Comment #81) I think you will like it. I know Ace would.
She doesn't endorse anyone, but seems to favor Cruz.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2016 07:14 PM (7GQM/)

181 There was a nood, but it was a long bit premature, Monday morning news dump. There was a few comments but then it has disappeared
Posted by: Skip
-------------

See OM's opening comment this a.m. Book Thread

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2016 07:14 PM (yddCj)

182 Now I'm wondering if all the comments will show up on the MMND, I'm suspecting it was a premature posting and we are not going to see it again. On my third comment I got the comment block without a thread, I was told when this happens it's a computer change going on.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 07:15 PM (fizMZ)

183 And why shouldn't a man expect his yuge and

luxurious orders to commit war crimes to be followed? I mean, he's

Donald Trump damnit!
---
You guys know where that came from, right?

Part
of the backstory to Tom Clancy's The Sum of All Fears (that is to say
the book where the villain was a palestinian) was that Israel had become
so fed up with daily bus bombings and the inneffectiveness of
bulldozing dead terrorists' homes, they had begun to execute the
immediate families of the terrorists in hopes that might deter suicide
bombers who obviously place no value on themselves.

Not to argue the validity of the notion, I just wonder what I hadn't seen it mentioned.

Posted by: Methos, AoS commenter since 2006, apparently also non-voting democrat at March 06, 2016 07:10 PM (ZbV+0)

I haven't read that book but I did watch the debate the other night where Trump insisted soldiers would follow orders like that issued by him even after the moderator pointed out that would be illegal and a war crime.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:15 PM (NPofj)

184 Cruz is Dole, McCain, Romney all over again. He can't win. But I voted for him. Because it was the right thing to do.

Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 07:13 PM (maoCu)

I disagree about the can't win part. Even Rubes, as bad as he is can. Just don't expect a return to a Conservatopia that never existed in the first place.

Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Evil SoCon at March 06, 2016 07:15 PM (WVsWD)

185
We've had that conversation around here more than once around here too. Moo is deeply offended by Cruz cause... Christian.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:12 PM (NPofj)
Yeah, that is just stupid I think. It is an irrational fear of Christians

Posted by: Brian Dennehy at March 06, 2016 07:15 PM (WKc9e)

186 Of course I do! I think you're hysterical and we agree on a lot.

I blushed.

*kicks grass*

Think I'll take a walk. And not think.

Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 07:15 PM (maoCu)

187 Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2016 07:09 PM (yddCj)

They're scared to death of what they consider Jesus freaks, I do know that, and it baffles me, but of course I was raised with Holy Rollers, so I am quite accustomed to hearing all about Jesus.

I didn't even realize Cruz mentioned him all that much. Does he?!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:15 PM (bardA)

188 Tomorrow is the new yesterday. 'Cause I'll be beating this Puerto Rico drum for the next week.

"Yah florida

Posted by: Mario at March 06, 2016 07:15 PM (bVNMj)

189 157
Pure poetry.

I enjoyed that comment immensely.

Posted by: mpfs, on the bus heading home from Philadelphia Flower Show at March 06, 2016 07:16 PM (lOXIH)

190
Navycopjoe, good to see you again. We need some militarized thug cops around here, as you might have noticed.

Thanks Dave for the interesting report.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2016 07:16 PM (QDnY+)

191 Cruz is Dole, McCain, Romney all over again. He can't win. But I voted for him. Because it was the right thing to do.

Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 07:13 PM (maoCu)

I think all of us felt pretty kicked in the teeth after 2012, especially, so we can all share the gloom sometimes.

There is always hope. And not the emaciated lecher from there, either.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 07:16 PM (iHjB5)

192 Just don't expect a return to a Conservatopia that never existed in the first place.

Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Evil SoCon at March 06, 2016 07:15 PM (WVsWD)

It's just a model.

Posted by: Patsy at March 06, 2016 07:16 PM (JO9+V)

193
I haven't read that book but I did watch the debate the other night where Trump insisted soldiers would follow orders like that issued by him even after the moderator pointed out that would be illegal and a war crime.
Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:15 PM (NPofj)

But it would be a luxurious war crime. Very nice, with all the best people.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at March 06, 2016 07:16 PM (pUDQf)

194 Posted by: Mortimer at March 06, 2016 07:15 PM (maoCu)

You will do no such thing. Stick around! And instead of not thinking, just think up equally good zingers for the Trump haters!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:17 PM (bardA)

195
he'd probably give amnesty to prisoners-of-war
Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016 06:50 PM (WKc9e)

The major problems with the various agencies is that they are full of time-servers who have no reason to get anything solved. The sad thing is, if vets live or they die waiting for care, the timeservers get their pension after 20 years.

Mario, though, would want a big time resolution on his resume. It is a horrible job that is under a microscope, and in the end the buck either stops with him or he blows it and goes back to living on his own pension.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2016 07:17 PM (q2o38)

196 okay sock/off

incidentally I am finding myself liking BWW more and more

Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016 07:17 PM (WKc9e)

197 And I said that the republican leadership is no
longer mainstream because they do no represent the views of their
voters. Cruz does, and therefore if more mainstream than leadership

More stunned silence. I was quite the apostate

Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 07:13 PM (zOTsN)

I'm going to have to borrow your lines, ThunderB. You've managed to put it better than I have. That's brilliant.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 07:18 PM (HalrA)

198 Dave's not here.

Posted by: Tommy Chong at March 06, 2016 07:18 PM (12kBq)

199 Well, well. Now, I don't know if this is true, but there have been rumors about Rubio having affairs. Today, there was a story out claiming to identify two of Rubio's lovers, both lobbyists. One is named Amber Stoner and the other is named Dana Hudson.

The former Stoner, is a health care lobbyists, and the affair happened back in Florida before Rubio became speaker of the Florida house was supposedly involved in some of Rubio's GOP credit card shenanigans. The second, Hudson, is more recent, a "national security lobbyist" and is said to have been bragging about banging Rubio to her friends.

Now, whether this has legs or not, I don't know, but they've ID'd the women.

Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at March 06, 2016 07:18 PM (dvuhZ)

200 Gawd, I hate using the bathroom on a bus. It's just like airplane bathrooms but on the ground.
Ewwwww.

Posted by: mpfs, on the bus heading home from Philadelphia Flower Show at March 06, 2016 07:19 PM (lOXIH)

201 If Ted Cruz is elected Presiden, the Goober'mint of the United States will start paying reparations.

To the Torries.

Do you really want that to happen?

Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Evil SoCon at March 06, 2016 07:19 PM (WVsWD)

202 incidentally I am finding myself liking BWW more and more

I'm so ronery, chemjeff.

Posted by: Applebees at March 06, 2016 07:19 PM (GgxVX)

203 Yeah, that is just stupid I think. It is an irrational fear of Christians
Posted by: Brian Dennehy at March 06, 2016 07:15 PM (WKc9e)

Can you blame them, Mr. Dennehy? They get constantly warned of the real terrorist threat being right wing Christians. They have this morning, noon, and night.

Loved you as the V'ger in Star Trek I, btw.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 07:19 PM (iHjB5)

204 So will my comment be there tomorrow morning?? Because I was like 15th or something...

Posted by: Jewells45 at March 06, 2016 07:20 PM (CNHr1)

205 I didn't even realize Cruz mentioned him all that much. Does he?!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor
--------------

Cruz has made a point of courting 'Evangelicals'. I'm always a bit puzzled when I hear that term, as I imagine proselytizing fundamentalists, and there are not that many of those around. I suspect the media intentionally use a term that will evoke images of Billy Sunday.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2016 07:20 PM (yddCj)

206
Dang, you mean MH didn't have a Monday morning news dump up 24 hours in advance? It would be sooooo convenient to have that sort of sneak peak at tomorrow. I'd especially like him to add a link to mid-day stock market prices. Not that I'd exploit that info for personal gain. Heavens no.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2016 07:20 PM (QDnY+)

207 Well, well. Now, I don't know if this is true, but
there have been rumors about Rubio having affairs. Today, there was a
story out claiming to identify two of Rubio's lovers, both lobbyists.
One is named Amber Stoner and the other is named Dana Hudson.

The former Stoner, is a health care lobbyists, and the affair happened
back in Florida before Rubio became speaker of the Florida house was
supposedly involved in some of Rubio's GOP credit card shenanigans. The
second, Hudson, is more recent, a "national security lobbyist" and is
said to have been bragging about banging Rubio to her friends.

Now, whether this has legs or not, I don't know, but they've ID'd the women.

Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at March 06, 2016 07:18 PM (dvuhZ)

According to the National Enquirer, Dondi had an illegitimate kid by one of the women he had an affair with. I don't know if their correct but... John Edwards.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:20 PM (NPofj)

208 Test

Posted by: eman at March 06, 2016 07:21 PM (KHJNf)

209 We've had that conversation around here more than once around here too. Moo is deeply offended by Cruz cause... Christian.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:12 PM (NPofj)

Yeah, that is just stupid I think. It is an irrational fear of Christians

Posted by: Brian Dennehy at March 06, 2016 07:15 PM (WKc9e)

A whole lot of people don't even know what Christianity is anymore. All they've ever seen of it are what they see on TV, and the occasional kid in high school acting out that role because it's what they saw on TV.

For having grown up in the 80s during the age of Televangelists on every screen, the sheer amount of ignorance out there where Christianity is concerned, and that it went from understood to maligned and otherized in the space of a generation is staggering.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 07:21 PM (HalrA)

210 Yeah, but can we use the pool ?

Posted by: Wilford Brimley at March 06, 2016 07:21 PM (bVNMj)

211 Methos??? Been a sweet while, no?
----
Glad to be missed, but it's probably just a matter of timing. I've been on the weekday threads here and there. Not so much on the ONT for a while (that's a function of how I'm killing time in the evening. I've been playing a lot of Lord of the Rings Online lately, which isn't conducive to also following a comment thread).

Posted by: Methos, AoS commenter since 2006, apparently also non-voting democrat at March 06, 2016 07:21 PM (ZbV+0)

212 Michelle Malkin, link for it is at legalInsurrection
Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 05:49 PM (fizMZ)
--------------------------
Credit to Skip for the heads up

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2016 07:22 PM (7GQM/)

213 Gosh Cato that was really nice

Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 07:22 PM (zOTsN)

214 Posted by: mpfs, on the bus heading home from Philadelphia Flower Show at March 06, 2016 07:19 PM (lOXIH)

I am just now noticing your nic! SO jealous! Was it fabulous??

My childhood included a fair bit of travel cross country trips on Greyhound and Continentals. I held it for days at a time. Wouldn't even go in the rest stop bathrooms. Four days without peeing lands you in ER every time, just so you know.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:23 PM (bardA)

215 Bleucher!

Posted by: mpfs, on the bus heading home from Philadelphia Flower Show at March 06, 2016 07:23 PM (lOXIH)

216 Democrats have been saying for at least a year that Rubio isn't the republican Obama he is the republican Edwards. Word is he has a secret family in NJ

Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 07:24 PM (zOTsN)

217 My flight from Boston to SF is delayed.

Bloody heck.

Posted by: eman at March 06, 2016 07:24 PM (KHJNf)

218 Posted by: Methos, AoS commenter since 2006, apparently also non-voting democrat at March 06, 2016 07:21 PM (ZbV+0)wa=1&owasuffix=owa%2f

Ah, yes, I seldom venture into the weekly day threads. It's lovely to see you!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:24 PM (bardA)

219 >>Dondi had an illegitimate kid by one of the women he had an affair with. I don't know if their correct but... John Edwards.
Posted by: redbanzai

So, John Edwards is Dondi's love child?

Posted by: Aviator at March 06, 2016 07:25 PM (c7vUv)

220 According to the National Enquirer, Dondi had an illegitimate kid by one of the women he had an affair with. I don't know if their correct but... John Edwards.
Posted by: redbanzai
---------------

That's a dirty lie!
I was hiking the Appalachian Trail. You can ask my wife.

Posted by: Dondi at March 06, 2016 07:25 PM (yddCj)

221 We had a conversation about this at Sunday School this morning. In many parts of the country, any suggestion that God and/or the Bible are the basis for morality will cause people to edge away from you.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2016 07:09

Had a variation of the same yesterday. A Lib told me he didn't like the fanatical religious Republicans. He knew nothing of the bakers in Oregon that were fined into bankruptcy by an ill-intentioned bureaucrat.

Who's fanatical? I just want them to leave me alone.

Posted by: Golfman at March 06, 2016 07:26 PM (48QDY)

222 For me, Christianity is a mixed bag. I have an aunt who is a nun though I was not brought up overly religious. I can understand how people can be put off by someone being too "Jesusy" bit I will admit, everytime I see an ad or tv spot where "God bless you" is spoken, I smile knowing full well, somehow, somewhere a libs head just exploded.

Posted by: Coupe at March 06, 2016 07:26 PM (bVNMj)

223 Trump insisted soldiers would follow orders like that issued by him even
after the moderator pointed out that would be illegal and a war crime.

This is why I've come to despise the man, even while I acknowledge his charisma and ability to sway people. Does he really believe our military is composed of stupid, amoral automata? Of course not, and that makes it even worse.

He isn't stupid. He says things like this to get attention, knowing that they're false and idiotic. He then doubles down, and leaves the inevitable walk back to his minions. This is the way a salesman approaches things (at least an unethical one). Say anything, never admit uncertainty, and if someone catches you in an outright lie, wave your hands around and call them names.

It's bad enough when he makes a fool of himself and his supporters, but it's even worse when he slanders others in the service of his ego.

Posted by: pep at March 06, 2016 07:26 PM (LAe3v)

224 Dave wrote, "He then refused to allow me to have my picture taken, unless I held the shirt. NRO has a weird idea of what constitutes "outreach."

I've defended NRO both here and in real life with friends who tell me the National Review has become nothing more than an Establishment mouthpiece. Maybe it's true, I mean, NRO writers often sarcastically put scare quotes around "Establishment" whenever the term comes up--as if we're imagining this coterie of amnesty-hungry big money donors and the national-level Republican politicians in their pockets, pushing their incredibly greedy, short-sighted, nation-destroying agenda. It's discouraging.

Maybe my regard for the memory of Bill Buckley has clouded my judgement where NRO is concerned. Buckley: Now there was a mensch. I admired him even when I was young and liberal. The balls on this guy, I'd think.

Posted by: troyriser at March 06, 2016 07:26 PM (Au69S)

225 oh man, Little Dondi can't keep his pants up?

yeah, time for him to go

Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016 07:26 PM (WKc9e)

226 This might seriously affect Mario's path to the nomination.

Snort.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at March 06, 2016 07:27 PM (pUDQf)

227 According to the National Enquirer, Dondi had an
illegitimate kid by one of the women he had an affair with. I don't know
if their correct but... John Edwards.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:20 PM (NPofj)

If it's real (always a valid question with the Enquirer), that's huge. Can't say I'm surprised he'd do to his wife what he did to his constituents, though. Betrayers gonna betray.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 07:27 PM (HalrA)

228 I'm so ronery, chemjeff.

Posted by: Applebees at March 06, 2016 07:19 PM (GgxVX)
yeah I'm kinda over you

Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016 07:27 PM (WKc9e)

229 According to this stuff, Rubio was wining and dining the Stoner woman on the GOP credit card, but broke it off when he ascended to speaker.

The second woman, Hudson, is involved with some supposed highly corrupt character of a lobbyist.

Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at March 06, 2016 07:27 PM (dvuhZ)

230 I've only been on a Greyhound bus once. It was on the way to basic training. There were footprints on the side of the toilet seat.

Posted by: no good deed at March 06, 2016 07:27 PM (GgxVX)

231 207. But are they hot?
Just asking for ummmm....research

Posted by: Navypopojojo at March 06, 2016 07:28 PM (Cxofo)

232 Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 07:21 PM (HalrA)

Agreed and I think there's also just a huge difference between the various denominations.

Churches in New England and the northeast in general tend to be FAR less demonstrative and emotional than the more Fundy types down South and I think they're put off by that as well.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:28 PM (bardA)

233 I just don't understand how Edwards and people like him run for office, let alone the presidency, and think they can keep a thing like a secret family secret

Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 07:28 PM (zOTsN)

234 A whole lot of people don't even know what
Christianity is anymore. All they've ever seen of it are what they see
on TV, and the occasional kid in high school acting out that role
because it's what they saw on TV.

For having grown up in the 80s
during the age of Televangelists on every screen, the sheer amount of
ignorance out there where Christianity is concerned, and that it went
from understood to maligned and otherized in the space of a generation
is staggering.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 07:21 PM (HalrA)

I have made the point here several times that Christianity being pushed out of the public square has left a vacuum that has been filled by some very destructive forces (secularism and Islam)... this effect is seen in sharper relief in Europe but you can see it here too.

Bakers and florists are currently the most public victims of secularism.

People murdered in terrorist attacks are of course the victims of Islam.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:28 PM (NPofj)

235 Methos - Since we're at #215 I don't think anyone will mind a side-conversation about vidja.

I'm seriously considering a Grim Dawn purchase. It's an action RPG, so the genre is right. And "spiritual successor to Diablo 2" is among the reviews I'm seeing.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 06, 2016 07:28 PM (6FqZa)

236 WeirdDave, you look nothing like I pictured you.

Nevertheless, thanks for the trip, spending $150 and looking at the zoo and reporting back.

A comment to all about this political season: I don't think they are all schnooks, liars and criminals. Some of them are pretty sincere, but reality gets in the way. Some people sell out over time, thinking they are getting half glass, which is better than nothing.

I don't hate any of these people in the Republican primary. A few years ago, Ace was almost worshiping Marco Rubio, and now he (Rubio) is an evil traitor. We know why the opinion changed, but has Marco really changed? Perhaps we never knew him as well as we think we did.

How many political races have you seen, lived through. Oh yeah, this one's different because "THE FUTURE IS ON THE LINE!!!!".

Well, sure it is, every dang election. Stop treating each other like dirt if you don't agree. This isn't Daily Kos.

Posted by: Bossy Conservative....tortured American at March 06, 2016 07:28 PM (RFeQD)

237 But it would be a luxurious war crime. Very nice, with all the best people.

Jodl. Goering. Von Rundstedt. Calley. Doenitz.

Posted by: Fox2! at March 06, 2016 07:28 PM (brIR5)

238 According to the National Enquirer, Dondi had an
illegitimate kid by one of the women he had an affair with. I don't know
if their correct but... John Edwards

Sadly, I don't think it will have all that much effect in the primary.

Posted by: Coupe at March 06, 2016 07:29 PM (bVNMj)

239 There was a nood, but it was a long bit premature, Monday morning news dump.

So what happens tomorrow?

Does it have lottery numbers?

Posted by: Bandersnatch at March 06, 2016 07:29 PM (1xUj/)

240 Posted by: no good deed at March 06, 2016 07:27 PM (GgxVX)

LOL, I"m guessing that was a furriner.

When we left CA, they were starting to put signs in public restrooms showing people squatting on toilet seats with the red circle and line through it.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:30 PM (bardA)

241
ThunderB, you have olympian forebearance and patience compared to my present self. At least for things like you describe. Until a few years ago, I'd have taken your approach (trying to enlighten highly opinionated and pristinely ignorant furriners, or other people here,about matters of consequence).

Not any more. Now, at most, it's just a "well gee there is all sorts of controversy etc. about that/him/them, isn't there?" or some other dodge/babble that takes me off the hook. Though I'll usually try to pre-empt everything by changing topics/directions before the "politics" stuff even gets started.

Eons ago I dealt with comprehensivelymisinformed and often hostile foreigners. Now a large portion ofAmericans would be little better in terms of their understanding or factual framework.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2016 07:30 PM (QDnY+)

242 I took a Greyhound bus from Lincoln, NE to Phoenix, AZ.

That is not a trip I want to repeat.

Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016 07:30 PM (WKc9e)

243 I haven't read that book but I did watch the debate the other night
where Trump insisted soldiers would follow orders like that issued by
him even after the moderator pointed out that would be illegal and a war
crime.
---
Nuking any enemy nation's city is probably a war crime.

That doesn't change the fact that the two times we did it it was the right thing to do.

Nor that it's appropriate retaliation if someone nukes us first.

Donald's being clumsy to push the idea because we aren't at a point where things are bad enough that we'd generally accept extending the consequences of terrorism to the families of terrorists (and their mosques) yet, but I think if anything on the scale of 9-11 or larger happens again, I think people are going to change their minds.

Posted by: Methos, AoS commenter since 2006, apparently also non-voting democrat at March 06, 2016 07:30 PM (ZbV+0)

244 233 I just don't understand how Edwards and people like him run for office, let alone the presidency, and think they can keep a thing like a secret family secret
Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 07:28 PM (zOTsN)

Hubris is it's own punishment.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 07:30 PM (iHjB5)

245 Marco will have more time to spend with his floozies when he drops out.

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at March 06, 2016 07:31 PM (oVJmc)

246 American thinker article the Donald and narcissistic tendencies, interesting but seems also to fit Barak.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 07:31 PM (fizMZ)

247 222
For me, Christianity is a mixed bag. I have an aunt who is a nun though
I was not brought up overly religious. I can understand how people can
be put off by someone being too "Jesusy" bit I will admit, everytime I
see an ad or tv spot where "God bless you" is spoken, I smile knowing
full well, somehow, somewhere a libs head just exploded.

Posted by: Coupe at March 06, 2016 07:26 PM (bVNMj)

I know where you're coming from. My current level of faith didn't come easy, and back when I was full of doubts, someone with a lot of zeal would always rub me the wrong way. Ironically, I think it was the social pressure against Christianity that caused me to give it a second, third, and fourth look. I've always been a rebel...

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 07:31 PM (HalrA)

248 The Greyhound station at Denver is stoned hobo hell. I always take my own car when I'm crossing this state's lines.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 06, 2016 07:32 PM (6FqZa)

249 Tammy, all of us on the way from MEPS went in to look. It was the funniest thing. This was 19 years ago. Now, I expect it. LOL

Posted by: no good deed at March 06, 2016 07:32 PM (GgxVX)

250 I'm not sure who I like least Politically. Probably Kasich for the bible remark. Reagan had a lot of bad advisers (hangers on). That's why they called him the Teflon President. He would say, "I take responsibility for this dumb guy", and then either the dumb guy was fired or else given a golden (paper mache) foot statue. Also he ignored most clowns like Kasich. How about that gang-of-eight Rubio. And Right Honorable mention to I'll-build-their-dam-fence McCain.

Posted by: scorecard at March 06, 2016 07:32 PM (CRXed)

251
C3bio has a jonesin' on for those Canal Zone votes!

Wut? Damn you Jimmy Carter! Damn you to Hell!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot, 'Who Decides?' at March 06, 2016 07:32 PM (BK3ZS)

252 Cruz is getting hit hard on Twitter right now.

Libel suits have been won against the silly articles about Rubio. He won them. But the Trumpers strike again.

Posted by: Shad at March 06, 2016 07:33 PM (VoCyE)

253 Marco will have more time to spend with his floozies when he drops out.

Not without the govt. credit card he won't. He'll be staring down the long end of "Two bill Jill" on A1A.

Posted by: Coupe at March 06, 2016 07:33 PM (bVNMj)

254 A few years
ago, Ace was almost worshiping Marco Rubio, and now he (Rubio) is an
evil traitor. We know why the opinion changed, but has Marco really
changed? Perhaps we never knew him as well as we think we did.

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

I actually saw him speak at the Reagan Library. It was that occasion where Nancy made a surprise appearance and she stumbled, to everyone's horror.

I thought the dude was really something. Now I wouldn't vote for him for dogcatcher.

Posted by: iforgot at March 06, 2016 07:34 PM (5o5ek)

255 The guy across the aisle two rows back masturbating under his jacket made my last greyhound ride extra special.

Posted by: weirdflunkyonatablet at March 06, 2016 07:35 PM (vessi)

256 Bakers and florists are currently the most public victims of secularism.

People murdered in terrorist attacks are of course the victims of Islam.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:28 PM (NPofj)

You're absolutely right, and nature abhors a vacuum. The Leftists hope that their religion of the Almighty State will fill it. And it is a religion. It goes back to Jung and magical thinking. By getting rid of religion, they set their magical thinking free, and it latched onto the next biggest thing - government. And their egos being what they are, they are convinced that they and they alone can create paradise on Earth.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 07:35 PM (HalrA)

257 You know it's slaying me that I won't see the Monday morning news dump until tomorrow afternoon. Will the comments already be on or will they be wiped out, with a cloth or something.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 07:35 PM (fizMZ)

258 Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016 07:30 PM (WKc9e)

Let me guess, plenty of drunk Indians ( feather,not dot) and plenty of crazies?

I can tell you every stop on I-40. A bus driver told my mama decades ago that when mental hospitals get too crowded, they make room by giving the least whacked patients one way tickets to warm climates, since they know they'll end up homeless.

Phoenix was a prime destination. I could tell you stories for hours about lunatics who tried to take over the bus and most of it happened around Phoenix.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:36 PM (bardA)

259 When we left CA, they were starting to put signs in public restrooms showing people squatting on toilet seats with the red circle and line through it.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:30 PM (bardA)

*****

They need to make a sign with used toilet paper and a garbage can inside a circle with a line through it.

Posted by: Tim in GA at March 06, 2016 07:36 PM (cdaqf)

260 246 American thinker article the Donald and narcissistic tendencies, interesting but seems also to fit Barak.
Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 07:31 PM (fizMZ)

Is it just me, or do people always trot out the psychiatrists with political figures they do not like? With Obama he hit the "I, Me, Mine" notes so often, it is hard to ignore.

Trump does not seem like a narcissist to me. He is pretty thin skinned, but that is not something exclusive to narcissists either.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 07:36 PM (iHjB5)

261 Rubio could've been a contender. Instead he was a pretender. Damn fucking shame.

Posted by: Jewells45 at March 06, 2016 07:36 PM (CNHr1)

262 166 and following responses. A lot of people I know are not really in opposition to Christianity, rather they are completely indifferent about it. When candidates put their faith out there as part of their persona, it has little impact. They are also influenced by negative media portrayals, so their response to religious statements can be dismissive. Lots and lots of them out there.

Posted by: kraken at March 06, 2016 07:36 PM (sdxPm)

263 I just don't understand how Edwards and people like him run for office, let alone the presidency, and think they can keep a thing like a secret family secret
Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 07:28 PM (zOTsN)

Hubris is it's own punishment.
Posted by: Aetius
-------------------

Yeah, there's likely to be a good bit of ego involved, if not at least borderline psychopathy. Those without those qualities end up being the best, I think.

I saw no evidence that Truman, Ike, Reagan, or even the Bushes were politically-driven power grabbers.

Posted by: Dondi at March 06, 2016 07:37 PM (jO7js)

264 The guy across the aisle two rows back masturbating under his jacket made my last greyhound ride extra special

Aw, quit cryin', I couldn't hit you from back there if I wanted to.

HAH HAH.

Posted by: PeeWee Herman at March 06, 2016 07:37 PM (bVNMj)

265
American thinker article the Donald and narcissistic tendencies, interesting but seems also to fit Barak.

Cult of personality. It started in 2008. I couldn't stand it then, can't stand it now. We have fallen so far. Saw some footage of Nancy Reagan today, may she RIP. I so wish some of our politicians/leaders had some dignity and class.

Posted by: Infidel at March 06, 2016 07:37 PM (SRphq)

266 Now I wouldn't vote for him for dogcatcher.

If he had admitted his error with Gang of 8 instead of trying to hang it around Cruz's neck, I wouldn't be so down on him. That was just epic douchebaggery.

Posted by: no good deed at March 06, 2016 07:37 PM (GgxVX)

267 I just don't understand how Edwards and people like him run for office, let alone the presidency, and think they can keep a thing like a secret family secret

Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 07:28 PM (zOTsN)

Given Bill Clinton's innumerable affairs and overall hypersexuality, I'm sure several of those liaisons ended up in pregnancies, followed immediately by payoffs and abortions, but wouldn't the sheer number of instances statistically indicate at least one of his offspring came to term?

To your point, Bill Clinton got away with it. That's why guys like Edwards think they can do the same.

Posted by: troyriser at March 06, 2016 07:37 PM (Au69S)

268 eman,

Is the gaydar down in SFO?

Posted by: mpfs, on the bus heading home from Philadelphia Flower Show at March 06, 2016 07:37 PM (1kQTr)

269 Achmed the terrorist is where ever fighting the infidel.

Achmed decides it is time to take a break.

Achmed uses his cell phone to call mom.

"Mom, I'm here killing the infidels! I'm coming home
to visit!

"That's nice Achmed, please leave your weapons at the mosque ok? I'll tell the imam that you will be visiting.

The CIA recorded both calls.

Both the house of Achmeds mom and the mosque will be valid Military targets once both tasks are completed.

Both have forfeited their protection provided to Civilians by the Third Geneva Convention.

Please don't take my word for it. Read it.

Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Evil SoCon at March 06, 2016 07:38 PM (WVsWD)

270 Watched Chris Wallace this morning talking on a Fox show about the media.

He was PROUD that during the debate, he had graphics already made up, to contradict Trump if he came out with statistics.... said he had FOUR full pages of stuff ready to go.

So now its apparently the NEW Norm, for debate MODERATORS to be Debate Participants.... with a Video Advantage.

Posted by: Don Quixote at March 06, 2016 07:38 PM (RK8AH)

271 Rubio ran as an actual Republican against that shitweasel Crist, and wasn't ashamed of it, and that earned him much credit around here.

This was before the "actual Republicans" that we actually got in DC turned him.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 06, 2016 07:38 PM (6FqZa)

272 Christians HAVE to be bad.

They're the villain in every movie I see!

Posted by: LiV at March 06, 2016 07:38 PM (oVJmc)

273 I know nothing about it, there is a list of disorders, I assume doing some of them doesn't make you a monster.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 07:38 PM (fizMZ)

274 Ted Kennedy set the example of what was possible to get away with.

Posted by: PeeWee Herman at March 06, 2016 07:39 PM (bVNMj)

275 They need to make a sign with used toilet paper and a garbage can inside a circle with a line through it.
Posted by: Tim in GA at March 06, 2016 07:36 PM (cdaqf)

A little cultural improvement for you from our "guests" from South of the border.

Posted by: weirdflunkyonatablet at March 06, 2016 07:39 PM (vessi)

276 Rhomboid I feel like it's important for them to hear it from a calm, educated peer who isn't the raving loon the press insists all such thinkers are. Present it in an intellectual way, make it harder for them to cling to thier stereotypes and challenge their ideas. Plant a seed

Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 07:39 PM (zOTsN)

277 I'm seriously considering a Grim Dawn purchase. It's an action RPG, so the genre is right. And "spiritual successor to Diablo 2" is among the reviews I'm seeing.
---
I hope you like it.

I tried Path of Exile a few months back and found I didn't quite miss the Diablo genre as much as I thought I did (which is to say my reaction time has gone to pot!).

Posted by: Methos, AoS commenter since 2006, apparently also non-voting democrat at March 06, 2016 07:39 PM (ZbV+0)

278 So now its apparently the NEW Norm, for debate MODERATORS to be Debate Participants.... with a Video Advantage.

That rustling what you're hearing is Candy Crowley gleefully opening a new package of Mallomars as she anticipates running the debates this fall.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 06, 2016 07:40 PM (6FqZa)

279 Posted by: no good deed at March 06, 2016 07:32 PM (GgxVX)

I keep meaning to tell you it's good to see you, too. I have been gone a bit and when I came back it was all cranky-ass newbs. I'm sorry we didn't get to meet up when you were still in NLR!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:40 PM (bardA)

280 Harris Faulkner is hot.

Posted by: logprof at March 06, 2016 07:40 PM (KrH8m)

281 They're the villain in every movie I see!

Don't forget my ripped from the headlines TV show.

Posted by: Dick Wolf at March 06, 2016 07:40 PM (GgxVX)

282 He was PROUD that during the debate, he had graphics already made up, to contradict Trump if he came out with statistics.... said he had FOUR full pages of stuff ready to go.

Meanwhile, Democrat Softball Season is in full swing.

Posted by: LiV at March 06, 2016 07:40 PM (oVJmc)

283

Posted by: LiV at March 06, 2016 07:40 PM (oVJmc)

284 ...Trump insisted soldiers would follow orders...

Some soldiers would some wouldn't.

I think Trump was taking a swipe at Obama and the Pentagon. Quite a few military people have shown more loyalty to their careers and private concerns than to their oath to uphold the Constitution.

Trump poked them.

He goaded people comparing him to past tyrants. What is Congress going to do? Say they will impeach and remove a white man but not Obama?

Posted by: scorecard at March 06, 2016 07:40 PM (CRXed)

285 To your point, Bill Clinton got away with it. That's why guys like Edwards think they can do the same.
Posted by: troyriser
-----------------

Clinton's model was JFK.

Posted by: Dondi at March 06, 2016 07:41 PM (jO7js)

286 .

Posted by: Tim in GA at March 06, 2016 07:41 PM (cdaqf)

287 You're absolutely right, and nature abhors a vacuum.
The Leftists hope that their religion of the Almighty State will fill
it. And it is a religion. It goes back to Jung and magical thinking. By
getting rid of religion, they set their magical thinking free, and it
latched onto the next biggest thing - government. And their egos being
what they are, they are convinced that they and they alone can create
paradise on Earth.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 07:35 PM (HalrA)

It also seems without the beneficial influence of Christianity and feeling responsible to something bigger than themselves, modern man is all id and no super-ego.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:41 PM (NPofj)

288 To the Barrel, LiV!

Posted by: logprof at March 06, 2016 07:41 PM (KrH8m)

289 I'm sorry we didn't get to meet up when you were still in NLR!

Oh, me too! You never know, we could end up there again.

Posted by: no good deed at March 06, 2016 07:41 PM (GgxVX)

290 LIV - Nice save.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2016 07:41 PM (jO7js)

291 You know what they say about Cubans with big hands?

Posted by: Fritz at March 06, 2016 07:41 PM (37OkS)

292 I hoping and if history is correct there will not be Barak showing up at Mrs Reagan's funeral and making it about him.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 07:42 PM (fizMZ)

293 Curses!

Posted by: Teh Barrel at March 06, 2016 07:42 PM (KrH8m)

294 Nobody told me there would be Mallomars !

Posted by: Rosie O'Donnell at March 06, 2016 07:42 PM (bVNMj)

295 When we left CA, they were starting to put signs in
public restrooms showing people squatting on toilet seats with the red
circle and line through it.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:30 PM (bardA)

*****

They need to make a sign with used toilet paper and a garbage can inside a circle with a line through it.

Posted by: Tim in GA at March 06, 2016 07:36 PM (cdaqf)
-----------------------------What they need to do is post signs in Spanish and Chinese (for starters) that say "Learn to use a fucking American toilet. You are not in your shitty country anymore."

Posted by: iforgot at March 06, 2016 07:42 PM (5o5ek)

296 Posted by: LiV at March 06, 2016 07:40 PM (oVJmc)

*stomach growls*

Posted by: the Barrel at March 06, 2016 07:42 PM (6FqZa)

297 Rubio had currency. He was young, articulate, handsome, and with no small amount of charisma. He campaigned on Tea Party ideas. This added to his already natural advantages.

He then decided to spend that currency on a betrayal of what he had run on- amnesty. Add that to yucking it up with Schumer, and essentially being somewhat shady about what he was trying to do, and he is now the epitome of the guy in Vegas trying to win back his money, but just getting deeper in the hole.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 07:43 PM (iHjB5)

298 Beautiful day on the golf course today. Hate going back to work. Obama is so lucky.

Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at March 06, 2016 07:43 PM (MNgU2)

299 Time well spent. Better you than me.

Posted by: Eromero at March 06, 2016 07:45 PM (zLDYs)

300 Posted by: Tim in GA at March 06, 2016 07:36 PM (cdaqf)

Yep.

Also needed: a sign indicating that dirty diapers, especially those of the number two variety, should not be disposed of on the shelves at the grocery store or Toys R Us.

And they wonder why people like Trump.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:45 PM (bardA)

301 If he had admitted his error with Gang of 8 instead
of trying to hang it around Cruz's neck, I wouldn't be so down on him.
That was just epic douchebaggery.

Posted by: no good deed at March 06, 2016 07:37 PM (GgxVX)

----------------------
I believe the douchebaggery is even more epic than that: he thinks the error was ours, not his.

Posted by: iforgot at March 06, 2016 07:45 PM (5o5ek)

302 Pretty sure the second picture of the TV doesn't show SRV.

Looks more like that Barky pic back in the choom club days.

99.9% sure it's not SRV.

Posted by: weirdflunkyonatablet at March 06, 2016 07:45 PM (vessi)

303 Wow. Rubio has won Minnesota and Puerto Rico.

This changes everything.

Posted by: mega machines at March 06, 2016 07:45 PM (fbovC)

304
Actually not sure the bakers/florists were victims of secularism. More like victims of constitutional erosion.

Perhaps most importantly the odious infringement on freedom of association implicit in the Civil Rights Act and/or the reigning "jurisprudence" on "public accommodation" questions.

Of course "freedom of association" is not explicitly addressed in the constitution. But it is obviously more inarguably implied in all the other freedoms, or in the very spirit of the Declaration and the constitution, then so many other dubious things that have been summoned out of thin air by the courts to impose massive changes and requirements on society in the last 50 years.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2016 07:45 PM (QDnY+)

305 Prager was the one who convinced me leftism is as much of a religion as Christianity, Buddhism, Islam or any other. Many people have concluded the same thing.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 07:46 PM (fizMZ)

306 Rubio had currency. He was young, articulate, handsome, and with no small amount of charisma. He campaigned on Tea Party ideas.

Plus he was clean, and spoke with no cholo dialect.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:46 PM (bardA)

307 It also seems without the beneficial influence of
Christianity and feeling responsible to something bigger than
themselves, modern man is all id and no super-ego.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:41 PM (NPofj)

It's almost like the purpose of modern education has been to strip away the superego and leave people operating only on ego and id.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 07:46 PM (HalrA)

308 In Turkey they would stand on the toilet because they were used to these holes in the floor with porcelain plates with foot grids. You squatted and hoped to hit the hole. Disgusting. Or they would wash their feet and hands in the flushing toilet bowl

So. Don't assume the stand on toilet thing is just our neighbor's to the south. Could be refugees

Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 07:47 PM (zOTsN)

309 Also needed: a sign indicating that dirty diapers, especially those of the number two variety, should not be disposed of on the shelves at the grocery store or Toys R Us.

And they wonder why people like Trump.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:45 PM (bardA)

*****

I was not aware that was any kind of a thing.

Posted by: Tim in GA at March 06, 2016 07:47 PM (cdaqf)

310 Amber Stoner. Heh.
Sounds like a coed at Macrame U.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at March 06, 2016 07:47 PM (T/5A0)

311 no good deed. I thought the same thing. If he would have admitted (and meant it) that he was sorry, it was a mistake I may have been able to forgive him. He had it all going for him and be blew it. It really is rather sad.

Posted by: Jewells45 at March 06, 2016 07:47 PM (CNHr1)

312 So Mario wins PR

Good or Bad ?

It's good in the sense it denies Trump the delegates, but bad in the sense it breathes life into his campaign. He certainly won't drop out before Florida now (not that was probably going to anyway) and will probably siphon votes that might have gone to Cruz.

Does this give him enough push to actually win Florida or just do "less bad ?"

Posted by: Rosie O'Donnell at March 06, 2016 07:48 PM (bVNMj)

313 It's almost like the purpose of modern education has been to strip away the superego and leave people operating only on ego and id.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 07:46 PM (HalrA)

Well, isn't that how socialism functions best? Or at least getting full on socialism in, after that it is all about fear.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 07:48 PM (iHjB5)

314 Posted by: no good deed at March 06, 2016 07:41 PM (GgxVX)

That area looks to have gone heavily for Cruz, btw, whilst my Bible Belt area went for Teh Donald!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:48 PM (bardA)

315 Plus he was clean, and spoke with no cholo dialect.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor
------------

Creases! Razor sharp creases.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2016 07:48 PM (jO7js)

316 Some soldiers would some wouldn't

====

they would. despite the grandstanding. they sure didn't shrink from denying 2a rights during Katrina, for example, and that's much more clear cut.

Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at March 06, 2016 07:49 PM (Cq0oW)

317 280 Harris Faulkner is hot.
Posted by: logprof
--------------
But, in a really classy, hawt kinda way.
Yeah, I've been crushing on her for years...

Posted by: Chi at March 06, 2016 07:49 PM (mx+JH)

318 I've wondered, what would happen if conservatives started a Federalist Party. How many in the House would join. the Senate? If faced with a real threat of this, would McConnell put true cons in positions of power?

Posted by: Scottye_fl at March 06, 2016 07:49 PM (sL1JM)

319 Who on Earth cares who Puerto Rico votes for?

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at March 06, 2016 07:49 PM (oVJmc)

320 >>Wow. Rubio has won Minnesota and Puerto Rico.

This changes everything.
Posted by: mega machines

Yes. It shows that people who live in a really hot place or a really cold place should wear hats to protect their brain from the heat / cold.

Posted by: Aviator at March 06, 2016 07:50 PM (c7vUv)

321 Gang of 8 killed Marco for me, immigration is my biggest concern but while it should be a personal one I don't see it that way. It's strangling the whole country.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 07:50 PM (fizMZ)

322 >>So Mario wins PR

>>Good or Bad ?

Good.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2016 07:50 PM (/tuJf)

323 Eww, Tammy.

I see why Californians of a conservative bent might be Trump-curious.

Cruz delegate: "Ted here has a consistent policy position; it has been consistently pro-American and pro-prosperity, and he has never gone along with the DC cartel -"

Trump delegate: "We are getting invaded. We need answers. We need action."

In Cruz's defence here (in my capacity as pro-Cruz shill), he hasn't told Trump's voters that they're wrong or evil. By contrast with, especially, Jeb and his donors, now out $150 mil.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 06, 2016 07:50 PM (6FqZa)

324 305
Prager was the one who convinced me leftism is as much of a religion as
Christianity, Buddhism, Islam or any other. Many people have concluded
the same thing.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 07:46 PM (fizMZ)

It's an anti-religion. It stands not for, but in opposition. It all rests on the notion that there is no objective truth, at least where human causes are concerned.

Cause and effect break down without truth. The universe should be a fair roulette wheel, and everyone has equal odds of winning. Without truth, nothing is better than anything else. The Aztecs sacrificing tens of thousands to bloody-handed Huitzilopochtli? Equal to Christianity in their eyes.

Now consider that Western civilization has been on a winning streak since the Greeks learned to write. Their bullshit falls apart just looking at us, and it drives them into an apoplectic rage. They come to the conclusion that we're cheaters, that everything we've defeated along the way is a victim, and that we must be punished.

This is what drives them. This is how they're so passionately and devoutly wrong about everything.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 07:50 PM (HalrA)

325 I saw no evidence that Truman, Ike, Reagan, or even the Bushes were politically-driven power grabbers.
Posted by: Dondi

Don't underestimate the seduction of power to any man.

Truman was a part of the Pendergast political machine in Kansas City, Mo., and was lucky the media (papers) of the day didn't grind him down on that. That kind of overt political corruption was probably more common in the past than we could guess.

Ike was a 5 star general, Commander of SHAEF, Commanded Operation Overlord. He had a HUGE ego, but was mature enough and sane enough to keep it under control.
George HW Bush was always politically ambitious. When he finally became President, I think he found out that it was not the prize he thought it was.

Reagan, in many ways, was a very odd man. The people closest to him (except for Nancy and a few others and certainly not his children) thought he was very distant and aloof. Very hard to get to know. People more distant thought they knew him, but they just knew the public Reagan.

Posted by: Bossy Conservative....tortured American at March 06, 2016 07:51 PM (RFeQD)

326 171: I'm on the edge of my seat. Or, the edge of wuss cliff. Not sure yet. I have no time for senior citizens bewildering bullshit. And, smelly depends.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 06, 2016 07:51 PM (ucDmr)

327 Posted by: Tim in GA at March 06, 2016 07:47 PM (cdaqf)

Regular occurrence in my part of SoCal. I assume they didn't do it intentionally so much as they just forgot to pick it back up, but that they'd even put it there to start with is gaggable. Every public building has restrooms,for ffs.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:51 PM (bardA)

328 Oh, forgot to cap with the TL;DR version. In short, without truth, all you're left with is lies and madness.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 07:51 PM (HalrA)

329 Who on Earth cares who Puerto Rico votes for?

The guys paying our consultants

Posted by: the GOPe at March 06, 2016 07:52 PM (6FqZa)

330 Rubio's done, if he doesn't win Florida and 2nd is the same as loosing he will have to pack it in.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 07:52 PM (fizMZ)

331 So Mario wins PR

Good or Bad ?

It's good in the sense it denies Trump the delegates, but bad in the
sense it breathes life into his campaign. He certainly won't drop out
before Florida now (not that was probably going to anyway) and will
probably siphon votes that might have gone to Cruz.

Does this give him enough push to actually win Florida or just do "less bad ?"

Posted by: Rosie O'Donnell at March 06, 2016 07:48 PM (bVNMj)

Florida is winner take all so he gets nothing but the ignominy of losing his home state if he stays in. I also think a win in PR is viewed like a win in Scotland. I doubt most people know or care that Puerto Ricans are American*.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:53 PM (NPofj)

332 Creases! Razor sharp creases.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2016 07:48 PM (jO7js)

Pity no one was able to catch his halo on camera, amirite?!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:53 PM (bardA)

333 >>>So Mario wins PR
Good or Bad ?<<<

Fabulous! Especially when you're on the road and the wife is back home with the kids. Some of those Puerto Rican girls are hot.

livin la vida loca!

Posted by: Fritz at March 06, 2016 07:53 PM (37OkS)

334 Regular occurrence in my part of SoCal. I assume they didn't do it intentionally so much as they just forgot to pick it back up, but that they'd even put it there to start with is gaggable. Every public building has restrooms,for ffs.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:51 PM (bardA)

*****

When did you move to enemy territory?

Posted by: Tim in GA at March 06, 2016 07:54 PM (cdaqf)

335 It's almost like the purpose of modern education has been to strip away the superego and leave people operating only on ego and id.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 07:46 PM (HalrA)

I can't speak to the Freudian stuff since it's been demonstrated Freud fudged his supposed research, but it seems to me the best way to enslave a people would be to strip them of reason, their ability to test the truth of what the State is telling them.

That's why the Left is so big on emotive messaging. It's also why they run screaming whenever someone starts using facts and evidence and hard numbers. Logic is anathema to them. It's water on the wicked witch.

Posted by: troyriser at March 06, 2016 07:54 PM (Au69S)

336 319: Somebody should just go and tip PR over. Solve alot of problems.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 06, 2016 07:54 PM (ucDmr)

337 FFS, Pixy & ace -
Please do something about the re-directs attacking those of us using mobile platforms.
It can get quite bad some days. Today is one of those days, apparently...

Posted by: Chi at March 06, 2016 07:55 PM (mx+JH)

338 Forgive me for not doing the math, but assuming Rubio wins Florida and Kasich Ohio, does that still put trump in 45% territory, assuming he wins the NY and CA vote ?

Posted by: Coupe at March 06, 2016 07:55 PM (bVNMj)

339
ThunderB, you are more responsible, and as I said more patient, than I have become. Though it might also depend on the situation. Firmly or arrogantly expressed nonsensical "opinions" I see no point in trying to disrupt (esp. Europeans, or elite elements from Third World areas). More neutral, sincerely curious, on the other hand, I would dive right in to edumucate.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2016 07:55 PM (QDnY+)

340 this sounds like Moron Heaven

Posted by: ALH at March 06, 2016 07:56 PM (Z56vq)

341 It all rests on the notion that there is no objective truth, at least where human causes are concerned.

Cause
and effect break down without truth. The universe should be a fair
roulette wheel, and everyone has equal odds of winning. Without truth,
nothing is better than anything else. The Aztecs sacrificing tens of
thousands to bloody-handed Huitzilopochtli? Equal to Christianity in
their eyes.

Now consider that Western civilization has been on a
winning streak since the Greeks learned to write. Their bullshit falls
apart just looking at us, and it drives them into an apoplectic rage.
They come to the conclusion that we're cheaters, that everything we've
defeated along the way is a victim, and that we must be punished.

This is what drives them. This is how they're so passionately and devoutly wrong about everything.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 07:50 PM (HalrA)

This.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:56 PM (NPofj)

342 Me too Chi. Getting redirected

Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 07:56 PM (zOTsN)

343 Prager was the one who convinced me leftism is as much of a religion as
Christianity, Buddhism, Islam or any other.

For me it was Curtis Yarvin ("Unqualified-Reservations"). He demonstrated what sort of religion our "leftism" is: down from Puritan New England to Harvard New England. Infused with some apostate "Reform" Judaism, and with purer Leftists from the European subcontinent, sure; but overall, homegrown.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 06, 2016 07:56 PM (6FqZa)

344 332 Creases! Razor sharp creases.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2016 07:48 PM (jO7js)

Pity no one was able to catch his halo on camera, amirite?!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:53 PM (bardA)

You should be thanking me for sticking the knife in!

Posted by: Mario Rubio at March 06, 2016 07:56 PM (iHjB5)

345 Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't been around, I had to go play Cubmaster for Little's scout troop. Everything going OK? Any questions about CPAC?

Posted by: Weirddave at March 06, 2016 07:56 PM (N8hFs)

346 >>Florida is winner take all so he gets nothing but the ignominy of losing his home state if he stays in. I also think a win in PR is viewed like a win in Scotland. I doubt most people know or care that Puerto Ricans are American*.

You must not have been to Florida lately. What happens in Puerto Rico matters more than what happens in Kansas to people in south Florida.

If you want to see Cruz or basically not Trump Rubio winning PR is a good thing.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 06, 2016 07:56 PM (/tuJf)

347 Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 06, 2016 07:50 PM (6FqZa)

Agree on all counts.

And I totally understand being Trump-curious. Living three hours from the Mexican border can make you very susceptible indeed to someone promising to do something about the invasion.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 07:57 PM (bardA)

348 337 FFS, Pixy & ace -
Please do something about the re-directs attacking those of us using mobile platforms.
It can get quite bad some days. Today is one of those days, apparently...
Posted by: Chi at March 06, 2016 07:55 PM (mx+JH)

If we're talking the same thing, I was on my iPad and kept getting redirected to download FB game apps and crap like that. I could not load AOS without getting redirected. I gave up this afternoon, I'm on my laptop now.

Posted by: Scottye_fl at March 06, 2016 07:57 PM (sL1JM)

349 Posted by: troyriser at March 06, 2016 07:54 PM (Au69S)

Please forgive if my information is out of date, I'm no psychiatrist or psychologist, I only know what I learned in a psychology class taken as an elective over a decade ago.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 07:58 PM (HalrA)

350 One man who truly was immune to the seduction of power: George Washington.

He could have been King of America. He turned it down. George III said that made him the greatest man in history or something like that.

We are who we are because of Washington's immunity to that seduction. The fact that the city that bears his name is such a sacrilege to his name is just, cosmically ironic.

Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at March 06, 2016 07:58 PM (dvuhZ)

351 Weirddave, I was so close to going to CPAC on Friday, but my hubby was out of town, and I had no one to pick the kids up from school.

Posted by: no good deed at March 06, 2016 07:58 PM (GgxVX)

352 Here's what I see when I (infrequently) go to church:

People who know they're sinners, know they're not perfect, and can only be saved through grace.

Here is what unchurched America sees, as portrayed by media:
Prideful arrogance as people dressed to the 10's look down their noses at those only dressed to the 9's, who are likewise looking at lessers with disdain.
People who are judgy, and scoldy, and prudish, and mean, and above all else,

EVIL as all hell behind the facade of their faith.

I think the unchurched should go once in a while, just for the cognitive dissonance.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at March 06, 2016 07:58 PM (kKHcp)

353 Posted by: Chi at March 06, 2016 07:55 PM (mx+JH)

Fortunately not getting the redirect today.

I am getting the refresh from hell. Having to close the window and then reopen and scroll down.

First world problems? Well yeah! This is still the first world right?

Right?

Posted by: weirdflunkyonatablet at March 06, 2016 07:59 PM (vessi)

354
When did you move to enemy territory?
Posted by: Tim in GA at March 06, 2016 07:54 PM (cdaqf)

Meant that as past-tense, I lived there for almost 30 years! Got out for good in 2012.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:00 PM (bardA)

355 I could not load AOS without getting redirected.

When that happens, I go to Safari in settings and clear my history and website settings. It stops after that.

Posted by: no good deed at March 06, 2016 08:00 PM (GgxVX)

356 Meant that as past-tense, I lived there for almost 30 years! Got out for good in 2012.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:00 PM (bardA)

*****

Gotcha. Phew!

Posted by: Tim in GA at March 06, 2016 08:01 PM (cdaqf)

357 This.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 07:56 PM (NPofj)

http://tinyurl.com/ody8czg

I've got to admit I got a lot of it from the above article. The article's author is a sci-fi author who was tired of Leftist BS and wrote one of the best and most complete analyses of them that I've ever seen.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 08:01 PM (HalrA)

358
As I've said since the outset, if Rubio is gone then at least something has gone right. His and Yeb!'s disappearance were about my only hopes for the whole thing. Beyond that, who knows. But for slightly varying but similar reasons those two needed to be sidelined.

Guess we only have a week to wait to see if Rubio will be shunted aside.

Those fond of fierce angels-on-pinheads debates can speculate about whether You Know Who helped with this process - only one candidate drop-out away from completion - but the main point is that Yeb!, and inshallah soon Rubio, will be former candidates.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2016 08:01 PM (QDnY+)

359 The fact that the city that bears his name is such a sacrilege to his name is just, cosmically ironic.

Washington isn't a hero in DC. If we are ever in that city at the same time, I'll take you by the "Extra Mile" walkway.
http://www.pointsoflight.org/programs/recognition/extra-mile

The termites need a myth to tell themselves that they are not merely destructive vermin chewing at the nation's foundations. They've found one.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 06, 2016 08:01 PM (6FqZa)

360 I've been around the HQ for a very long time, in Internet terms. I was a heavy participant in the "Thank You Nancy" comments of 2006, though I don't remember the sock I was using back then.

At one time, AoSHQ was all about George W. Bush. Later, it was all about John McCain and his Presidency. I remember Ace saying he wanted more "Moose-Belle" when Sarah Palin came on the scene.

In 2012, the HQ eventually went all in for Mitt Romney.

In a matter of weeks, the dreams of Cruz will die and AoSHQ will temporarily become Trump of Spades HQ. It's OK. A little grief is in order for the Conservatism That Was.

But a little Burning It All Down (or SMOD-lite) is needed at this stage in our beloved Republic. If Trump doesn't prevail, then I'm pretty sure that something more serious involving tar, feathers, or lampposts and rope will end up happening in a few years.

Posted by: VidOmnia at March 06, 2016 08:02 PM (SGx4M)

361 I live thousands of miles from the border, if I took you driving around my County you would swear we were only 20 miles from it.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 08:02 PM (fizMZ)

362 Please forgive if my information is out of date, I'm no psychiatrist or psychologist, I only know what I learned in a psychology class taken as an elective over a decade ago.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 07:58 PM (HalrA)

Look up the controversy surrounding Freud's famous (infamous) Wolfman case (sorry, it isn't as exciting as it sounds). Clear evidence Freud falsified several aspects of the case history to make the 'facts' support the conclusion. There was no scientific method. No method at all, in fact. Kinda sorta like modern climate science.

That said, I know exactly what you're saying, and agree.

Posted by: troyriser at March 06, 2016 08:02 PM (Au69S)

363 I could not load AOS without getting redirected.

When that happens, I go to Safari in settings and clear my history and website settings. It stops after that.
Posted by: no good deed at March 06, 2016 08:00 PM (GgxVX)

******

Disabling Javascript for the site and comments kills all these issues.

Posted by: Tim in GA at March 06, 2016 08:03 PM (cdaqf)

364 anyone else watching the dem debate?

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:03 PM (AkOaV)

365 He could have been King of America. He turned it
down. George III said that made him the greatest man in history or
something like that.

We are who we are because of Washington's
immunity to that seduction.

Posted by: publius

We are who we are, in the best way, because of a relatively handful of people who very publically did something that set a great example for the rest of us.

Washington was certainly one of the handful of truly great men who put their indelible mark on this Republic. If you can keep it.

Posted by: Bossy Conservative....tortured American at March 06, 2016 08:03 PM (RFeQD)

366 Posted by: Weirddave at March 06, 2016 07:56 PM (N8hFs)

I have a question along the lines of where the hell has Gingy been?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:04 PM (bardA)

367 This god damn flint water thing is driving me nuts.

Whose fault do you think it is that there have been lead pipes delivering your water supply for 100+ years? Whose fault is that? Who, exactly, is in charge of basic city infrastructure?

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:05 PM (AkOaV)

368 364: Hell no. I have nose and ear hair to trim. Reminds me of Hill's cooter.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 06, 2016 08:05 PM (ucDmr)

369 But a little Burning It All Down (or SMOD-lite) is
needed at this stage in our beloved Republic. If Trump doesn't prevail,
then I'm pretty sure that something more serious involving tar,
feathers, or lampposts and rope will end up happening in a few years.

Posted by: VidOmnia at March 06, 2016 08:02 PM (SGx4M)

Burning down your own community is a bad idea (see Detroit and Watts as examples).

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 08:05 PM (NPofj)

370 VidOmmnia- I keep writing this I'm afraid is it, with one conservative seat down on the Supreme Court it goes to a leftist, shit will change so fast you won't know the country in 4 years.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 08:06 PM (fizMZ)

371 I hoping that Comrade Bernie wins Maine today. That would give him 3 out of 4 this weekend. I'd love to see that commie puke as the Dem nominee.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 06, 2016 08:06 PM (45oDG)

372 If Marcopolo wins the delegates of any more U.S. territories that can't vote in the general it could totally change the race.

Posted by: Hank at March 06, 2016 08:06 PM (MCoXK)

373 Oh, note who inaugurated that "points of light" monument, complete with those Leninists Keller and DuBois, and with the admitted Communist founder of the ACLU.

So, so glad I am that Jeb fell on his pudgy face.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 06, 2016 08:06 PM (6FqZa)

374
If Rubio loses FL it would not only be a wonderful thing for this campaign - as he would almost certainly have to drop - but in that it might end his career generally. Which would be an even larger good for the country.

But first he has to be eliminated in this cycle. Whatever it takes for that.

One war at a time.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2016 08:06 PM (QDnY+)

375 Harry, are you actually watching that Hillary infomercial?

Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016 08:07 PM (WKc9e)

376 375 Harry, are you actually watching that Hillary infomercial?
Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016 08:07 PM (WKc9e)

Yes

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:07 PM (AkOaV)

377 Who, exactly, is in charge of basic city infrastructure?

No kidding, and why is it they don't have money to upgrade? Oh yeah, pensions and the bonuses they paid out of them are eating up all of the funds.

Posted by: no good deed at March 06, 2016 08:07 PM (GgxVX)

378 Did Bernie just say a 13 TRILLION dollar infrastructure plan? Or did I mishear that?

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:07 PM (AkOaV)

379 364 anyone else watching the dem debate?
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:03 PM (AkOaV)

Nah, I'm trying to count the ballisters on my luxurious staircase.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at March 06, 2016 08:08 PM (pUDQf)

380 Ooh, good question from Anderson.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:08 PM (AkOaV)

381 Turned off JavaScript Tim.

Hope it works. Thanks.

Posted by: weirdflunkyonatablet at March 06, 2016 08:08 PM (vessi)

382 WeirdDave, you look nothing like I pictured you.

I'm afraid to ask if that's good or bad.

Posted by: Weirddave at March 06, 2016 08:08 PM (N8hFs)

383 One man who truly was immune to the seduction of power:
Samuel Adams

Posted by: derit at March 06, 2016 08:08 PM (OC+TJ)

384 Back to the Brits. All that being said, they all said they really liked America. When asked why they said it was our optimism they envied. They don't have that in Europe. The attitude that we can do it

Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 08:08 PM (zOTsN)

385 I'm afraid to ask if that's good or bad.
Posted by: Weirddave at March 06, 2016 08:08 PM (N8hFs)

personally, I thought you'd look more weird.

Probably has to do with your nic though.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:08 PM (AkOaV)

386 It would be nothing to get a lefty case of the 2nd A that a leftist Supreme Court will make it unrecognizable. I've no faith in Roberts, he gives Barak exactly whatever he needs.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 08:09 PM (fizMZ)

387 Who on Earth cares who Puerto Rico votes for?
Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at March 06, 2016 07:49 PM (oVJmc)

They have 23 delegates. And considering the number of actual Republicans in the territory, that is actually to closest example to pure democracy to be found in this republic.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2016 08:09 PM (q2o38)

388 378-- What does that convert to in rubles?

Posted by: kraken at March 06, 2016 08:09 PM (sdxPm)

389 Kind of a let down. "Oh, Weirddave just looks like a normal person. Yawn."

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:09 PM (AkOaV)

390
They're calling Maine for Comrade Bernie. Let's see if Hillary gets schlonged again

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 06, 2016 08:09 PM (45oDG)

391 Bernie is a flailing lunatic. And he's still a better candidate than Hillary.

Posted by: Fritz at March 06, 2016 08:09 PM (37OkS)

392 Tammy!!!

Posted by: Captain Whitebread at March 06, 2016 08:10 PM (rJUlF)

393 I live thousands of miles from the border, if I took you driving around my County you would swear we were only 20 miles from it.

Posted by: Skip

I live in Ohio. When my oldest son was a HS senior years ago, he got a part-time job at McDonalds. I kidded him about now being able to use his four years of HS Spanish. Well, at orientation, there was an English speaking table, and a Spanish speaking table. And yes, he got to use his Spanish skills. Found out conversational Mexican is different.

About every restaurant around here has Mexican/south of the border table help or kitchen help. I can only think of a couple that don't (a very upscale steak house, and a family owned Italian restaurant).

Posted by: Bossy Conservative....tortured American at March 06, 2016 08:10 PM (RFeQD)

394 Er... Hillary, where are these poisonous municipal water supplies?

Just wondering. Since, you know, I drink municipal water.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:10 PM (AkOaV)

395 Just in---Maine dem delegates:

Sanders 72
Clinton 38

Posted by: IrishEi at March 06, 2016 08:10 PM (E6RIJ)

396 Thanks WD and nice pictures!

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at March 06, 2016 08:11 PM (ej1L0)

397 379: I'm greasing mycar elevator right now. It's fabulous. Yuge.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 06, 2016 08:11 PM (ucDmr)

398 Well the no Java didn't fix the eternal refresh.

Dang.

Posted by: weirdflunkyonatablet at March 06, 2016 08:11 PM (vessi)

399 Captain! I was tickled to see you on the Book Thread this morning. You done good!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:11 PM (bardA)

400 Did everyone attending get a free dog, weirddave, or just folks in uniform!?

Posted by: andycanuck at March 06, 2016 08:11 PM (WOyz5)

401 Disabling Javascript for the site and comments kills all these issues.
Posted by: Tim in GA
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If we don't have to go through these steps for 95% of the internet, we shouldn't have to do that here. This IS a smart military blog afterall...

But, yes - I hear that disabling Java will fix most issues. Good point.

Posted by: Chi at March 06, 2016 08:11 PM (mx+JH)

402 Bernie could say a 38 trillion infrastructure plan as long as he also said there would be good, high-paying jobs and rich pukes would pay for it.

Dimowits eat that stuff like candy.

Posted by: Hank at March 06, 2016 08:13 PM (MCoXK)

403 Oh well, at least we have Mitt, all rested and ready, for the convention. To save us all from ourselves.

Posted by: kraken at March 06, 2016 08:13 PM (sdxPm)

404 All lead service lines removed throughout the US?

Eh, who pays for that?

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:13 PM (AkOaV)

405 >>Er... Hillary, where are these poisonous municipal water supplies?

Just wondering. Since, you know, I drink municipal water.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes

When I'm president, I'll see to it that the water meets "special standards" in red states.

Posted by: Hillary at March 06, 2016 08:13 PM (c7vUv)

406 Hillary wants to ban lead wherever it is.

Soil, water, lead paint.

Get rid of it all.

Sounds doable.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:13 PM (AkOaV)

407 389 Kind of a let down. "Oh, Weirddave just looks like a normal person. Yawn."
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:09 PM (AkOaV)

What, did you expect a guy with a beard, who insisted on only taking pictures with a dagger clenched in his teeth? Maybe with burning pieces of cannon fuse in his beard?

Posted by: Mario Rubio at March 06, 2016 08:14 PM (iHjB5)

408 From the Decision Desk:

Sanders wins ME in a landslide.

I cry for my country.

Posted by: IrishEi at March 06, 2016 08:14 PM (E6RIJ)

409 370 VidOmmnia- I keep writing this I'm afraid is it, with one conservative seat down on the Supreme Court it goes to a leftist, shit will change so fast you won't know the country in 4 years.
Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 08:06 PM (fizMZ)

How much further left can you go before righties start openly rebelling? Judging from the current climate, not too far. Trump is their means of expressing their contempt of the current system. If that's quashed, what's next? I don't think they just give up.

Posted by: VidOmnia at March 06, 2016 08:14 PM (SGx4M)

410 Hillary wants to ban lead wherever it is.

Soil, water, lead paint.

Get rid of it all.

I have a closet full of it.

Posted by: Grump928(C) says Free Soothie! at March 06, 2016 08:14 PM (rwI+c)

411 What, did you expect a guy with a beard, who insisted on only taking pictures with a dagger clenched in his teeth? Maybe with burning pieces of cannon fuse in his beard?
Posted by: Mario Rubio at March 06, 2016 08:14 PM (iHjB5)

long hair, beard, some weird 80s hairband shirt... more, you know, unkempt looking.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:14 PM (AkOaV)

412 >>Hillary wants to ban lead wherever it is.

Soil, water, lead paint.

Get rid of it all.

Sounds doable.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes

Especially those bullets.

Posted by: Hillary at March 06, 2016 08:14 PM (c7vUv)

413 Bernie could say a 38 trillion infrastructure plan as long as he also said there would be good, high-paying jobs and rich pukes would pay for it.

Dimowits eat that stuff like candy.

Posted by: Hank at March 06, 2016 08:13 PM (MCoXK)

That's all he ever says. Everything will be free and Wall Street and the rich will pay for it. He's now won 8 states. I'd love to see the Dems saddle with him as the nominee

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 06, 2016 08:15 PM (45oDG)

414 Thank you, Tammy.

I have to give thanks to the new lady in my life. I have to read more just to keep up with her.

Posted by: Captain Whitebread at March 06, 2016 08:15 PM (rJUlF)

415 Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't been around, I had to
go play Cubmaster for Little's scout troop. Everything going OK? Any
questions about CPAC?
Posted by: Weirddave at March 06, 2016 07:56 PM (N8hFs)

Does Jim Gilmore sign bodyparts?

Seriously, was the mood positive or forced? Anybody talking about banking or economic reform?

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2016 08:15 PM (q2o38)

416 Did Bernie just say a 13 TRILLION dollar infrastructure plan? Or did I mishear that?

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:07 PM (AkOaV)

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You misheard it. He said a 13 ZILLION dollar infrastructure plan.

Posted by: iforgot at March 06, 2016 08:15 PM (5o5ek)

417 This CNN debate is like listening to two inmates at the old folks home holler about the inferior applesauce they are being served.

Posted by: Fritz at March 06, 2016 08:16 PM (37OkS)

418 Posted by: Captain Whitebread at March 06, 2016 08:15 PM (rJUlF)

Oooooohhh...new lady?? DO tell!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:16 PM (bardA)

419
Skip, if the turnover of one seat on the SCOTUS has the potential to dramatically change lifein the country - and it does - then clearly it is no longer a court. It's an unchartered constitutional assembly, simply voting to amend/ignore/etc. the constitution, not apply it in good faith.

But you kind of already knew that.

That's the larger, darker implication of all this that seems, I dunno, ignored, possibly shunned by so many since Scalia's passing?

And while the damage to the foundations obviously started before Roberts was in high school, the damage he alone has done in his short tenure is pretty dramatic, and novel (past rampages by others at least didn't shred non-constitutional areas like statutory interpretation and federal tax law).

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2016 08:16 PM (QDnY+)

420 391: This flailing lunatic sounds like my kind of guy. The stupid fucking court jester isn't working out so great. Unless your're Ellen Degenerate. Useless white Okrah.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 06, 2016 08:16 PM (ucDmr)

421 Bernie is fun to listen to, his crap he's selling is so wacked there is no way we could pay for it if you confiscated every penny from anything over a million dollars anyone made.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 08:16 PM (fizMZ)

422 That's all he ever says. Everything will be free and Wall Street and the rich will pay for it. He's now won 8 states. I'd love to see the Dems saddle with him as the nominee
Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 06, 2016 08:15 PM (45oDG)

The inevitable cries of "kulaks" and "wreckers" would be almost satisfying when things did not work out the way he predicted.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 08:17 PM (iHjB5)

423 Especially those bullets.
Posted by: Hillary at March 06, 2016 08:14 PM (c7vUv)

Yep.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:17 PM (bardA)

424 t would be nothing to get a lefty case of the 2nd A
that a leftist Supreme Court will make it unrecognizable. I've no faith
in Roberts, he gives Barak exactly whatever he needs.
Posted by: Skip

Rush Limbaugh had a good monologue on this on Friday. He espoused the idea that Republicans in general are terrified of opposing Obama because of the racial angle. It was more complicated and explanatory than that, but that was the simple summation of it. Maybe you can find it on his website. It was really pretty good.
I don't honestly know how true it is (or has been the last 7 years), but it certainly explains some of the really odd behavior we've seen. It excuses nothing, just explains.

Posted by: Bossy Conservative....tortured American at March 06, 2016 08:17 PM (RFeQD)

425 Whose fault do you think it is that there have been
lead pipes delivering your water supply for 100+ years? Whose fault is
that? Who, exactly, is in charge of basic city infrastructure?

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:05 PM (AkOaV)

The lead pipes are usually just the service entrance lines from the water main in the street to the house. Homeowner owns the pipe from the meter to the house. Meter can be curbside or at/in the house.
So, if the meter is curbside, that lead pipe is property of the homeowner.
Older house may also have lead solder connecting copper pipes and high lead brass plumbing fixtures.

Posted by: Burnt Toast at March 06, 2016 08:17 PM (T78UI)

426 Pssssstttttt. There is lead paint and varnish all over the White House, the congress, congressional office buildings, the library of congress, the SCOTUS, you name it. Nif the building is over 100 years old, it's got lead paint and varnish somewhere

Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 08:17 PM (zOTsN)

427 Question though:

how does one go about removing lead paint from every house in the country? Every house built before 1973 (72?) most likely has SOME lead paint.

Do we scrape the paint off? Thats a lot easier said that done. Or just gut all of those houses?

Or... what?

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:17 PM (AkOaV)

428 Everything going OK? Any
questions about CPAC?
Posted by: Weirddave
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See #117.

Posted by: Chi at March 06, 2016 08:17 PM (mx+JH)

429 Angry, old, miserable, fucking people should not be elected to the office of President of the United States of America. Ever.

Posted by: Fritz at March 06, 2016 08:19 PM (37OkS)

430 Bernie sounds like he's eaten some lead paint himself.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:19 PM (AkOaV)

431
Hillary wants to ban lead wherever it is.

Soil, water, lead paint.

Get rid of it all.

Sounds doable.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:13 PM (AkOaV)

Yah... its not like galena is abundant and everywhere. It should be a walk in the park to eliminate lead.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 08:20 PM (NPofj)

432 429 Angry, old, miserable, fucking people should not be elected to the office of President of the United States of America. Ever.
Posted by: Fritz
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But, do we still get to vote?

Posted by: Chi at March 06, 2016 08:20 PM (mx+JH)

433 Hillary wants to ban lead wherever it is.

Soil, water, lead paint.

Get rid of it all.

Sounds doable.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:13 PM (AkOaV)

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How about the earth's crust? Does she want to jackhammer the whole thing up and send the lead into outer space?

Posted by: iforgot at March 06, 2016 08:20 PM (5o5ek)

434 Posted by: Bossy Conservative....tortured American at March 06, 2016 08:17 PM (RFeQD)

Which explains part of Trump's appeal. People are tired of being afraid to speak the truth and ignore things.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:20 PM (bardA)

435 I have a question along the lines of where the hell has Gingy been?

She's been busy IRL. She's designing dozens of sock and other knitting patterns. She's really started to make a name for herself in that community.

Posted by: Weirddave at March 06, 2016 08:20 PM (N8hFs)

436 >>Bernie is fun to listen to, his crap he's selling is so wacked there is no way we could pay for it if you confiscated every penny from anything over a million dollars anyone made.
Posted by: Skip

How about everything over 50K?

Posted by: Bernie at March 06, 2016 08:20 PM (c7vUv)

437 Hillarys husband passed NAFTA.

I don't know how she says she will keep jobs in Flint.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:20 PM (AkOaV)

438 207
Rubio affair

Speculative accusations of an affair with no proof sorta reminds me of college campus SJW rape accusations. Really want to go there?

Posted by: Oopso Facto at March 06, 2016 08:21 PM (FtrY1)

439 Did anyone post that Trump and Cruz are now tied in LA? 18 delegates each.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at March 06, 2016 08:21 PM (pUDQf)

440 No shit... from the Shinola factory?!

Posted by: bad, bad joke at March 06, 2016 08:21 PM (H9MG5)

441 Well, we met a few months ago. She was at the karaoke club where I DJ on weekends. She asked me to dance...so I did. We hit it off right there.

I always told myself I wouldn't get involved with anyone who came to the bar -- some of them, shall we say, have issues -- but she's different. Smart, kind-hearted, well-read and a joy to talk with. She think's I'm funny, smart, and (for some reason) handsome. I hope she keeps me around.

Posted by: Captain Whitebread at March 06, 2016 08:21 PM (rJUlF)

442 Ha, Hillary is talking about Nabisco.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:21 PM (AkOaV)

443 432: Well, I'm fucked then. I abandon my campaign. Thanks for nothin.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 06, 2016 08:21 PM (ucDmr)

444 I'm not in the never Trump camp, but I fully get those who are, it's just I'm afraid of whoever is the D's candidate, and I'm really starting to think it's not going to be Hildabeast. And not by elections.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 08:22 PM (fizMZ)

445 Hillary wants to ban lead?

Seriously?

Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016 08:22 PM (WKc9e)

446 Captain Whitebread, good for you!

Posted by: Piercello on the road at March 06, 2016 08:22 PM (5Jtal)

447 Hillary is now proposing exit taxes for companies trying to move overseas.

How... Soviet... of her.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:22 PM (AkOaV)

448 All historic buildings, majority of the homes on the east coast, all government buildings more than 40 years old

Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 08:22 PM (zOTsN)

449 CW that is terrific!

Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016 08:22 PM (WKc9e)

450 445 Hillary wants to ban lead?

Seriously?
Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016 08:22 PM (WKc9e)

Yes.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:23 PM (AkOaV)

451 Did anyone post that Trump and Cruz are now tied in LA? 18 delegates each.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at March 06, 2016 08:21 PM (pUDQf)

Nope... that is cool

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 08:23 PM (NPofj)

452 Bernie sounds like he's been marinating in leaden water whilst lying in a lead casket being beaten with a lead pipe.

And he's still more appealing than Shrillary.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:23 PM (bardA)

453 For a couple of years the lead ban has been thought of as a possible way to limit ammunition.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 08:23 PM (fizMZ)

454 448 All historic buildings, majority of the homes on the east coast, all government buildings more than 40 years old
Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 08:22 PM (zOTsN)

every house I've ever lived in was built before 1973. Two by about 60 years.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:23 PM (AkOaV)

455 Hillary is now proposing exit taxes for companies trying to move overseas.

How... Soviet... of her.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:22 PM (AkOaV)

She's trying to out commie the commie

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 06, 2016 08:24 PM (45oDG)

456 426
Pssssstttttt. There is lead paint and varnish all over the White
House, the congress, congressional office buildings, the library of
congress, the SCOTUS, you name it. Nif the building is over 100 years
old, it's got lead paint and varnish somewhere

Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 08:17 PM

~~~

Lead was banned in the 1970s. So if your house is more than about 40 years old, there is likely lead paint.

Posted by: IrishEi at March 06, 2016 08:24 PM (E6RIJ)

457 i wonder how Sam Kinison would address the Flint water issue?

Hey that water lookit that fkn disgusting hunh? MAYBE YOU SHOULD FKN MOVE! OH OH-OHHH AUUUUGH

Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at March 06, 2016 08:24 PM (Cq0oW)

458 Hey Marco, take it from me--STAY OUT THE BUSHES!!

Posted by: The Reverend Jesse Jackson at March 06, 2016 08:24 PM (Dttnn)

459 anyone else watching the dem debate?
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:03 PM (AkOaV)

No. How did your chicken smoking go?

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2016 08:24 PM (q2o38)

460 Bernie snapping at Hillary.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:24 PM (AkOaV)

461 No. How did your chicken smoking go?
Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2016 08:24 PM (q2o3

Ha. Funny you should ask...

chicken turned out excellent. Girlfriend got a little pissy with me though since it took a lot longer than anticipated to get that fucker up to 165 degrees.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:25 PM (AkOaV)

462 It's good to know that the water in the adult fun camps will be lead free.

Posted by: Fritz at March 06, 2016 08:25 PM (37OkS)

463 Hill's wearing a blue ~~dress~~ jacket, but ain't gonna be no stains on that.

Posted by: Bill C. at March 06, 2016 08:25 PM (H9MG5)

464 Rubio affair

Speculative accusations of an affair with no proof sorta reminds me
of college campus SJW rape accusations. Really want to go there?

Posted by: Oopso Facto at March 06, 2016 08:21 PM (FtrY1)

If true, it is a legitimate issue that goes to character.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 08:25 PM (NPofj)

465 Not watching the Dem debate. I am watching House Of Cards. More realistic.

Posted by: Captain Whitebread at March 06, 2016 08:25 PM (rJUlF)

466 Posted by: Captain Whitebread at March 06, 2016 08:21 PM (rJUlF)

Well hell, maybe she just likes to sing and it has nothing to do with the bar, other than the handsome, dulcet-toned DJ!

I am SO happy for you!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:26 PM (bardA)

467 366 Posted by: Weirddave at March 06, 2016 07:56 PM (N8hFs)

I have a question along the lines of where the hell has Gingy been?
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:04 PM (bardA)
---
I've been ridiculously productive with my design business, plus I started working at a WorlD-Famous Spice Company plus church choir plus organizing an annual yarn and fiber festival plus not-friggin'-sleeping-after-the-birds-start so I'm too tired for the ONT. I'm on Twitter and Instagram as @gingynorth and you can always check up on me there

HI HORDE,

Posted by: Gingy at March 06, 2016 08:26 PM (N8hFs)

468 I think the Democrats have made it clear that Hillary is going to win no matter what they have to do to make it happen. Its her time, and nobody, not Sanders, not even the voters, are going to stand in her way.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 06, 2016 08:26 PM (39g3+)

469 451 Did anyone post that Trump and Cruz are now tied in LA? 18 delegates each.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at March 06, 2016 08:21 PM (pUDQf)

Nope... that is cool
Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 08:23 PM (NPofj)

So Cruz goes 2-1-1. Really good evening for him

Only down 84 delegates at the moment. Made up a 15 point deficit election day.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at March 06, 2016 08:27 PM (pUDQf)

470 462 It's good to know that the water in the adult fun camps will be lead free.
Posted by: Fritz at March 06, 2016 08:25 PM (37OkS)

That's the good news. The bad news is: guess who gets all of the lead out of the earth's crust!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 08:27 PM (iHjB5)

471 This fray is not my fray but I guess I'm not smart enough or informed enough to understand why Ted Cruz can't win. Hillary Clinton is Mrs Cthulthu (not the AOSHQ commenter) except less attractive and gracious.

Posted by: Northernlurker, muzungo at March 06, 2016 08:28 PM (4rzL1)

472 I think the Democrats have made it clear that Hillary is going to win no matter what they have to do to make it happen. Its her time, and nobody, not Sanders, not even the voters, are going to stand in her way.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 06, 2016 08:26 PM (39g3+)

Yep, Comrade Bernie could win all of the rest of the primaries and she'll still get the nod. Typical Democrats. Screw the will of the people, they know what's best

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 06, 2016 08:28 PM (45oDG)

473 So Hillarys car coat length tunics and pants thing? That's how a lot of Islamic women dress, just imagine a scarf on her and you will see what I mean. Huma must dress her

Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 08:28 PM (zOTsN)

474 >>Hill's wearing a blue dress jacket, but ain't gonna be no stains on that.
Posted by: Bill C.

That damn BenGay leaves spots.

Posted by: Hillary at March 06, 2016 08:28 PM (c7vUv)

475 Hmm. That pic of Dave. Not what I had envisioned. I was thinking more of a swashbuckler. Perhaps you could try an eye patch. Maybe get a parrot? I dunno.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 06, 2016 08:28 PM (kTF2Z)

476 Rubio affair

Speculative accusations of an affair with no proof sorta reminds me
of college campus SJW rape accusations. Really want to go there?

Posted by: Oopso Facto at March 06, 2016 08:21 PM (FtrY1)
-----------------------------
I took a peek, and 1) the story is from December, and 2) actually, they're saying that someone else is saying it -- in a book. And the book has been out since December 1. So, like, huh?

Posted by: iforgot at March 06, 2016 08:29 PM (5o5ek)

477 Dude, Bernie was right to oppose to GM / MoPAR bailout, hillary.

You were wrong, you cockhead.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:29 PM (AkOaV)

478 It's good to know that the water in the adult fun camps will be lead free.

You will jog for the master race, and always wear the happy face

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 06, 2016 08:29 PM (39g3+)

479 450
445 Hillary wants to ban lead?

Seriously?

Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016 08:22 PM (WKc9e)

Yes.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:23 PM (AkOaV)
sheesh, talk about anti-science
there is no way to ban an element

Posted by: chemjeff - PuppyMonkeyBaby '16 at March 06, 2016 08:29 PM (WKc9e)

480 No, she's doesn't sing. She told me on our first dinner date that she only comes out to the club when her friends drag her. She also told me that she likes to listen to me sing. So, last weekend she was out for a friend's birthday party there...and I made sure to sing all her favorite songs.

I'm a gentleman, so I won't tell what happened afterward.

Posted by: Captain Whitebread at March 06, 2016 08:29 PM (rJUlF)

481 Lead was banned in the 1970s.

In residential paint.

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2016 08:29 PM (yddCj)

482 and lets not forget that GM still went through chapter 11 and Mopar still got bought by Fiat.

So we might as well have pissed that bailout money down the drain. And used our lead infused water to wash it down. FFS.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:29 PM (AkOaV)

483 Hi Tammy!

Looks like I missed Jewells and mpfs, some peeps I haven't seen in a while.

Given the number of threads I've been avoiding, can't say I'm surprised.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 08:29 PM (bLnSU)

484 I'M sure Hilary wants to ban lead bullets and close firing ranges as well

Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at March 06, 2016 08:30 PM (Cq0oW)

485 429 Angry, old, miserable, fucking people should not be elected to the office of President of the United States of America. Ever.
Posted by: Fritz
----------------
But, do we still get to vote?
Posted by: Chi at March 06, 2016 08:20 PM

Only if you vote correctly, miserable old person.

Posted by; Commissar Hillary

Posted by: Farmer at March 06, 2016 08:30 PM (o/90i)

486 Bernie "I think if you get paid a couple hundred thousand dollars for a speech, it must have been a great speech. I think she should release it."

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:30 PM (AkOaV)

487 Puerto Rico:
All others: 6.0%
Kasich: 1.3%

Heh.

Posted by: IrishEi at March 06, 2016 08:30 PM (E6RIJ)

488 I'm not smart enough or informed enough to understand why Ted Cruz can't win.
--------------------------

Something about a punchable face.

Posted by: iforgot at March 06, 2016 08:30 PM (5o5ek)

489 Add more brown and less gray to Dave's hair...and that's pretty much a picture of me.

Which is cool. I always wanted a clone.

Posted by: Captain Whitebread at March 06, 2016 08:30 PM (rJUlF)

490 Oh and WierdDave, you don't look at all wierd. Inn fact you look quite normal.

Posted by: Northernlurker, muzungo at March 06, 2016 08:30 PM (4rzL1)

491 Yep, Comrade Bernie could win all of the rest of the primaries and she'll still get the nod. Typical Democrats. Screw the will of the people, they know what's best
Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 06, 2016 08:28 PM (45oDG)

Weren't the super delegates put into place after McGovern? Or was it Mondale? Either way, the process is working exactly as intended. Can't be helped that the voters cannot see that.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 08:31 PM (iHjB5)

492 Hillary's voice is very hoarse. And she seems tired.

Posted by: IrishEi at March 06, 2016 08:31 PM (E6RIJ)

493 C'mon Bernie -- say dodd frank is a crony bill and doesnt do shit to "reign in wallstreet".

Say it.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:31 PM (AkOaV)

494 The catheter lube will stain a pantsuit like nobody's business.

Posted by: Hank at March 06, 2016 08:31 PM (MCoXK)

495 Only down 84 delegates at the moment. Made up a 15 point deficit election day.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at March 06, 2016 08:27 PM (pUDQf)

Lauren said something about extra delegates from Texas being apportioned yesterday also so that probably shrunk the difference too.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 08:31 PM (NPofj)

496 1930's calling

Can we have our Bolshavik back?

He's been loned to you long enough.

Comrades Stalin needs him at the State dinner on Friday.

Trotsky can't make it, um he had other plans and couldn't make it.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 08:31 PM (fizMZ)

497 OMG!!!! Hell has frozen over! I agree with Michael Moore!

"Flint has voted for Dems for 84 straight yrs. What did it get us? For 18 months Dems remained silent &ignored pleas while Flint was poisoned."

Posted by: The Great White Snark at March 06, 2016 08:32 PM (Nwg0u)

498 492 Hillary's voice is very hoarse. And she seems tired.
Posted by: IrishEi at March 06, 2016 08:31 PM (E6RIJ)

She needs to suck some life force out of a puppy or two, and she'll feel better.

Posted by: Captain Whitebread at March 06, 2016 08:33 PM (rJUlF)

499 Sounds like the D convention has reverted to form.

Ban all the things! Spend all the money! RAAAAAAAR!

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 08:33 PM (bLnSU)

500 Typical Democrats. Screw the will of the people, they know what's best

===

Mitt got a boner

Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at March 06, 2016 08:33 PM (Cq0oW)

501 Well Capt Whitebread what a difference a few months make. That is awesome

Posted by: ThunderB at March 06, 2016 08:34 PM (zOTsN)

502 Posted by: Gingy at March 06, 2016 08:26 PM (N8hFs)

We Are Not Worthy! Most impressive, dear lady! Thank you for stopping by. You are missed!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:34 PM (bardA)

503 chicken turned out excellent. Girlfriend got a
little pissy with me though since it took a lot longer than anticipated
to get that fucker up to 165 degrees.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:25 PM (AkOaV)

I am doing one in the back yard and I will have to finish it off in the oven. I ran out of charcoal.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2016 08:34 PM (q2o38)

504 Seriously, was the mood positive or forced?

Very positive. Resolutely angry, determined to fix things.

Anybody talking about banking or economic reform?

Bernie

Posted by: Weirddave at March 06, 2016 08:34 PM (N8hFs)

505 Donald Trump will be 70 years old in October. He's a year older than Hillary.

I did not know that.

Posted by: IrishEi at March 06, 2016 08:34 PM (E6RIJ)

506 Oh and Congrats Captain! With all that's been going on, karma demanded that *somebody*'s life had to get better!

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 08:35 PM (bLnSU)

507 OMG!!!! Hell has frozen over! I agree with Michael Moore!

"Flint has voted for Dems for 84 straight yrs. What did it get us?
For 18 months Dems remained silent ignored pleas while Flint was
poisoned."

Posted by: The Great White Snark at March 06, 2016 08:32 PM (Nwg0u)

Blind squirrels and nuts...

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 08:35 PM (NPofj)

508 I should have for a riot watched the socialists debates
I was watching TWD
I'm going to call it a night, I get up before 4am
Good night horde

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 08:35 PM (fizMZ)

509
Hmm. That pic of Dave. Not what I had envisioned. I was thinking more of a swashbuckler. Perhaps you could try an eye patch. Maybe get a parrot? I dunno.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 06, 2016 08:28 PM (kTF2Z)

For some reason, in that photo he looks.........normal. Except for what appear to be dirty jeans. THAT'S why NR trolled you at the Trump cutout.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 06, 2016 08:35 PM (o98Jz)

510 Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 08:29 PM (bLnSU)

Dark Lord! Mwah! How are you feeling these days?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:35 PM (bardA)

511 Hillary's voice is very hoarse. And she seems tired.

Posted by: IrishEi at March 06, 2016 08:31 PM (E6RIJ)

I ain't in no way taa.....*passes out*

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 06, 2016 08:35 PM (45oDG)

512 Did anyone post that Trump and Cruz are now tied in LA? 18 delegates each.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at March 06, 2016 08:21 PM (pUDQf)

Nope... that is cool
Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 08:23 PM (NPofj)

*************************
Must have missed the siren at DRUDGE.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2016 08:35 PM (7GQM/)

513 I am doing one in the back yard and I will have to finish it off in the oven. I ran out of charcoal.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2016 08:34 PM (q2o3

Thought about it. But my pride got in the way. Got very cold outside, kept throwing in charcoal. Took like 6 hours to smoke the chicken.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:35 PM (AkOaV)

514 Dunno who was on the OANN TV.

Posted by: Weirddave at March 06, 2016 08:35 PM (N8hFs)

515 Geeze, and Gingy too!

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 08:35 PM (bLnSU)

516 Ex/Im bank doesnt help small business haha.

It's for Boeing and other massive corporations.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:36 PM (AkOaV)

517 Posted by: Captain Whitebread at March 06, 2016 08:29 PM (rJUlF)

A gentleman and a braggart!

And none more deserving.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:36 PM (bardA)

518 Fine report, thank you for this.

Posted by: bour3 at March 06, 2016 08:37 PM (5x3+2)

519 Dark Lord! Mwah! How are you feeling these days?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:35 PM (bardA)

Honestly, crap. But, you know, one foot in front of the other.

How is your life treating you? I hope well.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 08:37 PM (bLnSU)

520 432: Well, I'm fucked then. I abandon my campaign. Thanks for nothin.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 06, 2016 08:21 PM

Oh you can still run on the Dem ticket. Your younger and less miserable than the current candidates.

Posted by: Farmer at March 06, 2016 08:37 PM (o/90i)

521 Donald Trump will be 70 years old in October. He's a year older than Hillary.

Yeah, he's an old white guy. But clearly not as old as Hillary, regardless of the numbers.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 06, 2016 08:37 PM (39g3+)

522 I'm afraid of whoever is the D's candidate, and I'm really starting to
think it's not going to be Hildabeast. And not by elections.

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

I'm thinking this way, too, and I wonder if the RNC has any contingency plans.

Posted by: iforgot at March 06, 2016 08:37 PM (5o5ek)

523 :strut:

Posted by: Gingy at March 06, 2016 08:38 PM (N8hFs)

524 She needs to suck some life force out of a puppy or two, and she'll feel better.

Posted by: Captain Whitebread at March 06, 2016 08:33 PM
~~~~
(Wo)Men in Black. I fully expect her head to split open and reveal some evil alien.

Posted by: IrishEi at March 06, 2016 08:38 PM (E6RIJ)

525 Perhaps you could try an eye patch. Maybe get a parrot? I dunno.

Steve from Dodgeball? Yarrrr!

Posted by: Weirddave at March 06, 2016 08:38 PM (N8hFs)

526 Does anyone know the name of the fool who summoned Hillary from her lair beneath Arkham?

Posted by: Northernlurker, muzungo at March 06, 2016 08:39 PM (4rzL1)

527 Thor smoked a bunch of baby back ribs today. They were insanely good. If half my brothers weren't here and he weren't so drunk, he'd have got laid but good, and I don't even like ribs all that much.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:39 PM (bardA)

528 OMG!!!! Hell has frozen over! I agree with Michael Moore!

"Flint has voted for Dems for 84 straight yrs. What did it get us?
For 18 months Dems remained silent ignored pleas while Flint was
poisoned."

Posted by: The Great White Snark at March 06, 2016 08:32 PM (Nwg0u)
********************************
Where and when did hee hee hee say that????

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2016 08:39 PM (7GQM/)

529 >>>I should have for a riot watched the socialists debates

I was watching TWD

I'm going to call it a night, I get up before 4am

Good night horde

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 08:35 PM (fizMZ)<<<

These socialists are far more scary than walkers. In the zombie apocalypse Corrrral has a shot at a better future than if Cankles or Col. Sanders got into the White House.

Posted by: Rick Grimes, for Ricktator 2016! at March 06, 2016 08:39 PM (H9MG5)

530 Oh and WierdDave, you don't look at all wierd. Inn fact you look quite normal.

I'm not as Dave as you think I am.

Posted by: Weirddave at March 06, 2016 08:40 PM (N8hFs)

531 Bragging? Moi?

Well, let's just say I'm confident in the effects of my dulcet tones.

Posted by: Captain Whitebread at March 06, 2016 08:41 PM (rJUlF)

532 Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 08:37 PM (bLnSU)

I'm sorry, Dark Lord. I wish I could fix you, or at least find you some doctors that could.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:42 PM (bardA)

533 I'm not as Dave as you think I am.
Posted by: Weirddave at March 06, 2016 08:40 PM (N8hFs)

Dave??!!?! I thought you weren't here, man!!!!
---Chong

Posted by: Captain Whitebread at March 06, 2016 08:42 PM (rJUlF)

534 Neat account; thanks Dave.

Posted by: dogfish at March 06, 2016 08:42 PM (SSeCw)

535 512 Must have missed the siren at DRUDGE.

Drudge has had Trump's (minuscule) cock in his mouth for the last sic months. It's getting old.

Posted by: Naes at March 06, 2016 08:43 PM (Ypc8j)

536 I didnt think Bernie could kick an ass that big, but he's doing it.

If I didn't have any common sense I might vote for him and not the Hildebeast.

Posted by: Hank at March 06, 2016 08:43 PM (MCoXK)

537 Posted by: Captain Whitebread at March 06, 2016 08:41 PM (rJUlF)

Dulcet tones are panty droppers, no doubt!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:43 PM (bardA)

538 Took like 6 hours to smoke the chicken.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:35 PM (AkOaV)

That's about normal...in my experience.

Posted by: BignJames at March 06, 2016 08:43 PM (HtUkt)

539 Except for what appear to be dirty jeans.

I beat them clean on the rocks down by the river every month.

Actually they're just faded, it's the shadows.

Posted by: Weirddave at March 06, 2016 08:44 PM (N8hFs)

540 Hmmm,

Things I'd rather do than watch Dem debate:

a) Pluck nose hairs

b) Remove pubes via gasoline and lighter.

c) Watch a chickflick.

Posted by: SMFH at March 06, 2016 08:44 PM (rlfds)

541 I'm just grateful so many of the morons' lives are going so well.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 08:44 PM (bLnSU)

542 521
Donald Trump will be 70 years old in October. He's a year older than Hillary.

Yeah, he's an old white guy. But clearly not as old as Hillary, regardless of the numbers.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 06, 2016 08:37 PM
~~~~~

Some of my best friends are old, white guys! Gonna sound ridiculous, but I think his outrageous hair maneuvering is what makes him look younger.

Posted by: IrishEi at March 06, 2016 08:44 PM (E6RIJ)

543 Drudge has had Trump's (minuscule) cock in his mouth for the last sic months. It's getting old.

Posted by: Naes at March 06, 2016 08:43 PM (Ypc8j)

wow..... how far the horde hath fallen of late.

Posted by: Don Q. at March 06, 2016 08:45 PM (RK8AH)

544 I look really good against the Cleveland Browns of politics (PR) but just wait to you see me against the Denver Broncos

Posted by: Mario Romo at March 06, 2016 08:45 PM (12kBq)

545 Sanders thanks mother for breastfeeding baby at rally

She looks all of 18 with a tattoo on her chest. But power to the people

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 06, 2016 08:45 PM (45oDG)

546 That's about normal...in my experience.
Posted by: BignJames at March 06, 2016 08:43 PM (HtUkt)

Well, I didn't budget for that much time.

Girlfriend was pissed when dinner wasnt ready until 9.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:46 PM (AkOaV)

547 Drudge has had Trump's (minuscule) cock in his mouth for the last sic months. It's getting old.

Posted by: Naes at March 06, 2016 08:43 PM (Ypc8j)

I have it on good authority that he has no issues in that department IYKWIMAITYD

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:47 PM (AkOaV)

548 537 Posted by: Captain Whitebread at March 06, 2016 08:41 PM (rJUlF)

Dulcet tones are panty droppers, no doubt!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:43 PM (bardA)

When I was younger the story was dulcet tones and gin was what dropped the panties to drop, or so I was told.

Posted by: Northernlurker, muzungo at March 06, 2016 08:47 PM (4rzL1)

549 Ooh, gun control issue.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:48 PM (AkOaV)

550 What was the girl's name?

Abigail **cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough**

Posted by: Cankles! at March 06, 2016 08:48 PM (H9MG5)

551 I'm sorry, Dark Lord. I wish I could fix you, or at least find you some doctors that could.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:42 PM (bardA)

Me too. Thanks.

I try to have a better attitude but I admit it's been a freakin' month and a half. I just hope I can find a way to be as well off as I was a couple of months ago (bad, annoying move, new place has problems).

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 08:48 PM (bLnSU)

552 b) Remove pubes via gasoline and lighter.

Posted by: SMFH at March 06, 2016 08:44 PM

~~~~~

Reminds me of a "joke" an old-timer told me once. How soldiers got rid of crabs: Shave one side, set the other side on fire, and stab the little suckers with your bayonet when they run out.

Posted by: IrishEi at March 06, 2016 08:48 PM (E6RIJ)

553 Posted by: SMFH at March 06, 2016 08:44 PM (rlfds)

LOL!!! Hey lady!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:49 PM (bardA)

554 Giving immunity to gun makers and sellers? Hahaha, okay Hillary.

Nonsensical.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:49 PM (AkOaV)

555 Oh no. Democrat debate is talking gun control again....

Posted by: IrishEi at March 06, 2016 08:50 PM (E6RIJ)

556 Sanders thanks mother for breastfeeding baby at rally

I can be there in five minutes...

Posted by: Joe Biden at March 06, 2016 08:51 PM (Z58Xa)

557 Tammy, I have been playing with the idea to build a wood fired pizza oven, or a beehive baking oven, or a smoke shed in the back yard.

Your story makes me rethink my plans.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2016 08:51 PM (q2o38)

558 540 Hmmm,

Things I'd rather do than watch Dem debate:

a) Pluck nose hairs

b) Remove pubes via gasoline and lighter.

c) Watch a chickflick.
Posted by: SMFH at March 06, 2016 08:44 PM (rlfds

1) pick up dog shit from 3 dogs in back yard
2) call my mother in law
3) take up a new language

Posted by: Misanthropic at March 06, 2016 08:51 PM (voOPb)

559 Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 08:48 PM (bLnSU)

Let's both agree, right now, that your new place will be wonderful and that all the problems will soon be fixed!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:51 PM (bardA)

560 Well, at least we'll know who Dave is when we're in the camps.

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at March 06, 2016 08:52 PM (hVdx9)

561
What, did you expect a guy with a beard, who insisted on only taking
pictures with a dagger clenched in his teeth? Maybe with burning pieces
of cannon fuse in his beard?

With or without running around on stilts, Dave?

Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2016 08:52 PM (q2o38)

562 Matt Drudge had serious wood for Martin O'Malley's muscled pecs and biceps in the days Before Trump (BT). If that's Matt's thing, fine, but I'm not going to Drudge for "elbow threads", especially not male elbows

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 06, 2016 08:52 PM (6FqZa)

563 Your story makes me rethink my plans.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 06, 2016 08:51 PM (q2o3

Fear not, kindltot, any of the above will net the same result.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:53 PM (bardA)

564 Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 06, 2016 08:52 PM (6FqZa)

da fuq?!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:54 PM (bardA)

565 Oh, last night's movie night movie on the ISS was Serenity.

That's way cooler than a couple of old crabs discussing how to take all my shit and keep me from fighting back.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 08:54 PM (bLnSU)

566 Nice, Bernie!

Wow.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:54 PM (AkOaV)

567 I learned something today that pleased me. Dr. Robert Bakker is a paleontologist who I have long admired. He was an advisor on the first Jurassic Park movie and the paleontologist character, Dr. Robert Burke, from the second movie, The Lost World, is a caricature of Bakker.

Anyway, I learned today that in addition to being a world class paleontologist, he is also a Pentecostal Ecumenical Christian minister who sees no conflict between Christianity and science which is my view as well.

Barker has written two books, The Dinosaur Heresies, a scientific work, and Raptor Red, a novel featuring a female Utahraptor as she makes her way through the late Cretaceous. Both are excellent. I also had the pleasure of hearing him speak following which he gave a demonstration of how to draw dinosaurs for children.

Here's Dr. Barker at a dinosaur drawing class. When I saw him, he didn't have all that white in his hair. If I'd had any idea what it would be, I would have taken my daughters.

http://tinyurl.com/j9q2w2j

Posted by: The Great White Snark at March 06, 2016 08:54 PM (Nwg0u)

568 Glad to hear that there were young people at CPAC, Weirddave.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2016 08:55 PM (w4NZ8)

569 Tammy, yeah, there was a time last year when the Drudge Report was the O'Malley Report. It was commented on here.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 06, 2016 08:55 PM (6FqZa)

570 ...so dont sell guns in black neighborhoods?

Hmm.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:55 PM (AkOaV)

571 Weren't the super delegates put into place after McGovern? Or was it Mondale? Either way, the process is working exactly as intended. Can't be helped that the voters cannot see that.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 08:31 PM

It was after the McGovern debacle. The party elites wanted control back after a reaction to the 1968 debacle in Chicago when the Party decided to purge itself of elected power brokers like Richard Daley.

Posted by: Farmer at March 06, 2016 08:55 PM (o/90i)

572 540 Hmmm,
Things I'd rather do than watch Dem debate:
a) Pluck nose hairs
b) Remove pubes via gasoline and lighter.
c) Watch a chickflick.
Posted by: SMFH
------------------
Types, deletes.
Types, deletes.

I may still be smitten, but I ain't stupid...

Posted by: Chi at March 06, 2016 08:56 PM (mx+JH)

573 Well, at least we'll know who Dave is when we're in the camps.

I suspect I'll be thinner. I didn't post the selfie I took with Gov. Gilmore because, not being vain, I don't take many selfies so I'm not that good at it. I held the phone down and shot the picture up, and it appears I have jowls like a basset hound.

Posted by: Weirddave at March 06, 2016 08:56 PM (N8hFs)

574 When Bernie talks about gun control, he's basically scratching his butt crack and mumbling about rheumatism and unseasonal weather.

Posted by: Fritz at March 06, 2016 08:56 PM (37OkS)

575 Why is it that we know we've had a lot of bad actors holding political and judicial offices that have come out of Texas and yet we're all enthused about electing another one?

We're going to elect another lawyer who hasn't ever held a job in business who's wife help formulate the plan for a national government and who works for a Wall street brokerage house (who by the way also infested the last 3 administrations).

I find it amazing that at the same time people are saying the Trump is a liar and doesn't mean what he says yet they turn around and go gaga over Cruz who's been taking money from the bankers and who's supposed outsider acts in the Senate were really voting in favor of what the insiders wanted. And he's the outsider who will free the country and fix the economy that's been caused by unbalanced trade agreements and illegal immigration and too many h1b visas. Which Cruz is in favor of having more of and who hasn't mentioned yet putting an effective barrier on the border or not allowing more Muslim migration or stopping the anchor baby rules.

Yet HE'S the conservatives savior?

I think we're all going to be disappointed in November.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at March 06, 2016 08:56 PM (Xo1Rt)

576
Posted by: Naes at March 06, 2016 08:43 PM (Ypc8j)
Wouldn't be surprised if Drudge is on Trump's payroll.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2016 08:56 PM (7GQM/)

577 ]taking pictures with a dagger clenched in his teeth?

Since you asked, and as an 'ette, the cheerleader pics do get boring after awhile.

We are well past due for studly pirate beefcake.

And blacksmith pron.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:57 PM (bardA)

578 a guy named Weirddave to be a little... weirder.

Posted by: Weird Al Yankovic

I'm jealous I didn't take the nic first. No weird contests in public though.
You're skinnier, I've still got a few more hairs.

Crab soup probably doesn't travel or I'd ask for some.

Posted by: DaveA at March 06, 2016 08:57 PM (DL2i+)

579 Let's both agree, right now, that your new place will be wonderful and that all the problems will soon be fixed!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:51 PM (bardA)

Well, if it works out that way, I pretty much have you to thank, 'cause no one else wants to deal with it!

Thanks.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 08:57 PM (bLnSU)

580 Posted by: The Great White Snark at March 06, 2016 08:32 PM (Nwg0u)

Just means Moore thinks the Independent yet Socialist Bernie will do a better job than Hillary.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2016 08:57 PM (w4NZ8)

581 574 When Bernie talks about gun control, he's basically scratching his butt crack and mumbling about rheumatism and unseasonal weather.
Posted by: Fritz at March 06, 2016 08:56 PM (37OkS)

Bernie lives in a state with virtually no gun laws (constitutional carry, no stupid restrictions on buying / selling, etc, etc.) and has virtually no gun crime.

So uh...

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:58 PM (AkOaV)

582 Weren't the super delegates put into place after McGovern? Or was it Mondale? Either way, the process is working exactly as intended. Can't be helped that the voters cannot see that.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 08:31 PM (iHjB5)

You would think that Comrade Bernie's Red Guard would be pissed at this but they are utterly clueless

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 06, 2016 08:58 PM (45oDG)

583 anyways, time for the walking dead.

Enough of these old white people bitching at each other.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 08:58 PM (AkOaV)

584 I think we're all going to be disappointed in November.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at March 06, 2016 08:56 PM (Xo1Rt)

Yes, and regardless of who wins. No doubt.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:58 PM (bardA)

585 If only if we could sue the manufacturer of anything that killed someone. That sure would make this a great country...and it would make lawyers richer too.

Posted by: Hank at March 06, 2016 08:58 PM (MCoXK)

586 The Dinosaur Heresies has since been entirely vindicated, given the discoveries of feathers on Velociraptor since then. Dinosaurs include the proto-bird lineage. Robert Bakker is the real deal.

As far as him being a Christian, I didn't know that. But it's good that modern Christianity can include someone of his scientific clout.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 06, 2016 08:59 PM (6FqZa)

587 Apropos of nothing, whatever happened to Russ In Winterstet?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 09:00 PM (bardA)

588 I think his outrageous hair maneuvering is what makes him look younger.

And the hair dye. But he does come across as more energetic and forceful than she does. Like someone in their 40s, and she seems like she's one foot in the grave. I do seriously wonder what the DNC contingency plan is. It will depend on their VP pick.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 06, 2016 09:00 PM (39g3+)

589 I have to admit this thing is making me nostalgic for the WWE-style Republican debates.

I'm not proud of that, but I've got to admit it.

Posted by: AD at March 06, 2016 09:00 PM (+gZPV)

590 Where and when did hee hee hee say that????

-
See Twitchy.

Posted by: The Great White Snark at March 06, 2016 09:01 PM (Nwg0u)

591 577 We are well past due for studly pirate beefcake.
And blacksmith pron.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 08:57 PM (bardA)

So, DC shirtless with an eye patch & Colorado Alex in nothing but a smith's leather apron?

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 06, 2016 09:02 PM (k53nK)

592 If someone gets in a Ford and deliberately runs down a busload of tourists, you don't get to sue Ford (at least you don't have any kind of Special Legislative Bonus, you can "kind of" sue anyone for anything).

The laws the Fucksticks are referring to specifically penalize companies they don't like in ways other companies don't have to face.

Kind of like Operation Choke America, sorry I mean Choke Point, wherein Eric Effing Holder extra-judicially and extra-legislatively threatened banks to get them to refuse to do business with companies he disapproved of.

Something something vigilance committees something.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:04 PM (bLnSU)

593 585 If only if we could sue the manufacturer of anything that killed someone. That sure would make this a great country...and it would make lawyers richer too.
Posted by: Hank at March 06, 2016 08:58 PM (MCoXK)

as soon as I can sue Honda next time someone in a Honda rear ends me, then I'll be open to suing Remington when someone uses a gun to shoot someone.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 09:05 PM (AkOaV)

594 Does anybody Billary may have known as a child or a teen ever come forward and said they went to the same church?

Posted by: Hank at March 06, 2016 09:09 PM (MCoXK)

595 How many racial blind spots can a $1billion buy you?

Posted by: Fritz at March 06, 2016 09:09 PM (37OkS)

596 Hey Tammy : )

Posted by: SMFH at March 06, 2016 09:10 PM (rlfds)

597 Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 06, 2016 09:00 PM
~~~~
Definitely tons more energy than Hillary.

For the life of me I cannot figure out why the dems are not pulling their hair out considering the choices they have this election. Seriously--- a communist and a felon for cryin' out loud! But whenever a dem is asked if they're concerned about Hillary's possible indictment they poo-poo the idea. And questioned about Sanders, it the same response, because of course he's NOT going to win. So everything's cool with them.

Posted by: IrishEi at March 06, 2016 09:10 PM (E6RIJ)

598 I'm still waiting for someone to come forward and say she knew Bill when she was a teen... last November.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 06, 2016 09:10 PM (6FqZa)

599 Yet HE'S the conservatives savior?

He's not THIS conservatives Savior; I have a Savior; He isn't running for President.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 06, 2016 09:11 PM (w4NZ8)

600 So, DC shirtless with an eye patch & Colorado Alex in nothing but a smith's leather apron?

Go on.

Posted by: no good deed at March 06, 2016 09:11 PM (GgxVX)

601 I do seriously wonder what the DNC contingency plan is.

Given the Jurassic nature of their marquee Marxists, they might be counting on Paul Ryan.

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2016 09:12 PM (n22zQ)

602 hahaha Hillary's getting hit with the "super predators" thing again.

Posted by: IrishEi at March 06, 2016 09:13 PM (E6RIJ)

603 Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 06, 2016 09:02 PM (k53nK)

Exactly!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 09:13 PM (bardA)

604

"I wish i could do that!" "If you did he'd probably bite you."

Posted by: Just the Punchline at March 06, 2016 09:15 PM (qul7b)

605 6 hours to smoke chicken? Do you have 40 pound chickens in your neck of the woods?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 06, 2016 09:15 PM (kTF2Z)

606 In my experience, which is not statistically significant, Dems delude themselves about their party and their own lockstep adherence to it. Given that, in this case they *talk openly* like Trump is the second coming of Ghengis Hitler, but privately they want him nominated because they think he will be easy to beat and they can use him as a cudgel against the Dreaded Rethuglicans to increase cultural isolation.

As far as Billary is concerned, we're talking collectivists, this is about the team and not the player. How many members of Your Sports Team have been arrested? They handwave it because that's the player, not the team.

Something something elaborate psychological defense mechanisms something.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:16 PM (bLnSU)

607 600Go on.
Posted by: no good deed at March 06, 2016 09:11 PM (

I just plant the seed for Ms Tammy to harvest. Although SMFH probably has something interesting to add

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 06, 2016 09:17 PM (k53nK)

608 I find it amazing that at the same time people are saying the Trump is a liar and doesn't mean what he says yet they turn around and go gaga over Cruz who's been taking money from the bankers

Since he's a billionaire who's been based in New York for a few decades, I'll eat crow for a year if Trump hasn't had many deals that involved obtaining money from banks. So, the fact that Cruz's wife had a loan with one just isn't that much of a differentiating factor.

and who's supposed outsider acts in the Senate were really voting in favor of what the insiders wanted.

Cite please. The big difference is Cruz has been in Washington for a while and remained conservative. Given the tendency of people to "grow" in office, that'll always give him an ideological leg up on someone who hasn't, especially someone's who's waffled a lot even before going to Washington.

Posted by: AD at March 06, 2016 09:17 PM (QWY55)

609 Hillary just said George W. Bush stripped a whole lot of stuff out of some welfare bill in the 1990s.

1990s? GWB?

Posted by: IrishEi at March 06, 2016 09:17 PM (E6RIJ)

610 Tammy! I was just thinking about you and hoping you hadn't abandoned the Horde.

Posted by: Emmie at March 06, 2016 09:18 PM (rRHdN)

611 Not the last woman on TWD earth

bwahahaha, that's cold

Posted by: derit at March 06, 2016 09:18 PM (OC+TJ)

612 Mero!!!! Did you bring dark side cookies?

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 06, 2016 09:18 PM (k53nK)

613 I choked and smoked a lot of chickens in my day.

Posted by: Colonel Bernie Sanders at March 06, 2016 09:18 PM (Dwehj)

614 Hillary just said George W. Bush stripped a whole lot of stuff out of some welfare bill in the 1990s.

1990s? GWB?

Posted by: IrishEi at March 06, 2016 09:17 PM (E6RIJ)

History is hard even when you were right there in the midst of it.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 09:19 PM (NPofj)

615 Posted by: Emmie at March 06, 2016 09:18 PM (rRHdN)

Emmie! HAd somemedical issues, but I'm better now! Lost my sense of smell for awhile, too, which terrified me, as I know you can imagine!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 06, 2016 09:20 PM (bardA)

616

GWB stripped himself? What did he do, climb the Texas Statehouse and wave his massive chimp-wang at passers by?

Posted by: Just the Punchline at March 06, 2016 09:21 PM (qul7b)

617 >>>Not the last woman on TWD earth

bwahahaha, that's cold

Posted by: derit at March 06, 2016 09:18 PM (OC+TJ)<<<
Yeah... that was just... damn.
It's ok, sweet, sweet Rosita. I shall comfort you.

(oh, and Abraham with another great line -- "Why are dingleberries brown... cause that's just the way shit is." Bwahaha!)

Posted by: Rick Grimes for Ricktator 2016! at March 06, 2016 09:21 PM (H9MG5)

618 605 6 hours to smoke chicken? Do you have 40 pound chickens in your neck of the woods?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 06, 2016 09:15 PM (kTF2Z)

Ha, no. Just a shitty smoker with no baffles or anything and it probably got down to 30 degrees last night. Maybe colder. Hard to tell, I was drinking heavily.

But I was very cold.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 09:22 PM (AkOaV)

619

Smells like teen spirit in here. Or The Barrel.

Posted by: GWB's Massive Chimp Wang at March 06, 2016 09:23 PM (qul7b)

620 Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:16 PM (bLnSU)

I know a lot of dems.

Their answer is always 'well, I'm an independent. the D's suck, but the R's suck worse. I just always vote D."

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 09:23 PM (AkOaV)

621 Mero!!!! Did you bring dark side cookies?

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 06, 2016 09:18 PM (k53nK)

I do not have so many cookies left, but what I have, you may share!

http://bit.ly/1QYwxNW

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:24 PM (bLnSU)

622 Tammy, I'm glad you're better!

Now everyone (especially you trolls) behave; no hate-fests while Tammy and Bebe are here!

Posted by: Emmie at March 06, 2016 09:25 PM (rRHdN)

623 Posted by: The Great White Snark at March 06, 2016 09:01 PM (Nwg0u)
********************
Thanks.
Also at Twitchy-
Journalism professor Jeff Jarvis Jeff says Ted Cruz "every bit as frightening as Donald Trump'
*shaking head*
Remember when Andrew Breitbart wanted to add the much needed 'Big Education' to his website. He really died too soon

Posted by: redridinghood at March 06, 2016 09:25 PM (7GQM/)

624 A great nation is judged not by how many millionaires it has, but how it treats the children and the elderly.

I wish I thought of that line when I was a kid.

Posted by: AD at March 06, 2016 09:25 PM (QWY55)

625 The question Shoniqua should have asked is why are there so many administrators in the school systems sucking up the money?

Posted by: Hank at March 06, 2016 09:25 PM (MCoXK)

626 the D's suck, but the R's suck worse.

Right, that's their fallback position to feel okay about picking such monsters and freaks for office. The other guys were worse

Its why you hear the stupidest, most overwrought extreme rhetoric around November: the republican wants to ban your clitorus! They'll mandate burning crosses in lawns! They want to outlaw voting for Mexicans! They are for reintroducing slavery! Women will be forced to wear chastity belts! Its all so unbelievably stupid that only the most glassy-eyed retard actually buys it, but it gives them an excuse to go ahead and vote for who they know is utterly wrong and bad. Or they win.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 06, 2016 09:27 PM (39g3+)

627 Their answer is always 'well, I'm an independent. the D's suck, but the R's suck worse. I just always vote D."

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 09:23 PM (AkOaV)

Admittedly there are regional differences of all sorts, around here, you get the "I'm all over the map" independents who always bash Republicans, support every Dem meme, and vote D no matter what.

Or the straight up "the Democrats are too far to the right" lefties, who are probably Berning right about now, fantasizing about all those empty department stores and long lines.

http://bit.ly/21Ucqsh

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:27 PM (bLnSU)

628 Oooh, an educational SWAT team. That'll sure fix things up real good.

Posted by: Hank at March 06, 2016 09:28 PM (MCoXK)

629 teachers do so much good

Even a few bad teachers have a way of counteracting a lot of good ones.

Posted by: AD at March 06, 2016 09:30 PM (QWY55)

630 fantasizing about all those empty department stores and long lines.

It will be different this time!

Posted by: Sanders voter at March 06, 2016 09:30 PM (39g3+)

631 Why *isn't* the term Sandernista more common?

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:31 PM (bLnSU)

632 Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:27 PM (bLnSU)

Yeah, I know some of those types too. "The Soviets weren't socialists, they were totalitarians. If WE did communism here, it would work swimmingly!"

But they're... mostly young and dumb and have zero insight in to anything and mostly not worth talking politics with.

... They're more good for talking coffee or microbrews with.

Mostly bartenders and baristas.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 09:32 PM (AkOaV)

633 You when this attack on the Saviors fails, we'll have another of the countless TWD diaspora run of episodes

Posted by: derit at March 06, 2016 09:32 PM (OC+TJ)

634 Its all so unbelievably stupid that only the most glassy-eyed retard actually buys it,

"All this was inspired by the principle - which is quite true within itself - that in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily; and thus in the primitive simplicity of their minds they more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small lie, since they themselves often tell small lies in little matters but would be ashamed to resort to large-scale falsehoods. It would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously."

-- some German guy, projecting

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 06, 2016 09:32 PM (6FqZa)

635 Hillary just said George W. Bush stripped a whole lot of stuff out of some welfare bill in the 1990s.

1990s? GWB?

To be fair, the centuries do tend to blend together after a while.

Posted by: Nosferatu at March 06, 2016 09:32 PM (Z58Xa)

636 621 I do not have so many cookies left, but what I have, you may share!
http://bit.ly/1QYwxNW
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:24 PM (bLnSU)

Heh. Would AtC hug you or beat you to death if you sent her those?

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 06, 2016 09:33 PM (k53nK)

637 I'd have to guess Hillary meant that George W stripped stuff out of legislation passed in the 90s, but again, congress does that, the president just signs or vetoes legislation. But hey, Hillary's wiring is still a bit confused. Has she barked yet?

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 06, 2016 09:34 PM (39g3+)

638 So the new "Purge" movie is pretty blatantly anti-Trump. FWTW.

Posted by: Josephistan at March 06, 2016 09:34 PM (7qAYi)

639 Ooooh, an infrastructure hedge fund with 25 billion seed money that will grow to 250 billion.

Sounds good. Can I invest in that? Or is that just for Friends Of Billary?

Posted by: Hank at March 06, 2016 09:34 PM (MCoXK)

640 So the Wild is getting beat. I turn on the dems. I'm a dork

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 06, 2016 09:35 PM (voOPb)

641 Why *isn't* the term Sandernista more common?

Oooh, I like that one. I'll file it away for future use.

Posted by: no good deed at March 06, 2016 09:35 PM (GgxVX)

642 So it's all about the Dem debate right now. Okay. I need someone to say something addicting. I quit Candy Crush two days ago and I'm shaking like a leaf.

Posted by: iforgot at March 06, 2016 09:35 PM (5o5ek)

643 *makes fudge shaped like spiders and sets on the HQ table to test which visceral urge wins out*

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 06, 2016 09:36 PM (39g3+)

644 Why would anybody want to work on infrastructure projects when they're nothing more than modern day slavery?

Posted by: Fritz at March 06, 2016 09:37 PM (37OkS)

645 Massive investments = tax the hell out of you

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 06, 2016 09:37 PM (voOPb)

646 But they're... mostly young and dumb and have zero insight in to anything and mostly not worth talking politics with.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 09:32 PM (AkOaV)

"Social Media" consumers.

All the instant-grat humor stuff on the net is entertaining if you have the cultural background, but you don't *get* a meaningful cultural background from it - which is why so many people are now saying the world makes no sense (so they have no defenses against dumb ideas).

The world, sadly, makes a great deal of sense.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:37 PM (bLnSU)

647 Went and got some McDonald's. You know, if you get the fries right out of the fryer, they are still pretty good. A shadow of what they were though.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 09:37 PM (iHjB5)

648 Heh. Would AtC hug you or beat you to death if you sent her those?

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 06, 2016 09:33 PM (k53nK)

Well, if she doesn't like them, then I'll simply use my force powers to... climb up on a chair where she can't reach me.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:39 PM (bLnSU)

649 All the instant-grat humor stuff on the net is entertaining if you have the cultural background, but you don't *get* a meaningful cultural background from it

Yeah Lileks wrote about this a few years back: that Flintstones/Smurfs/Iron Man mashup was funny, especially when grumpy cat showed up but its nothing new. All people are doing is repackaging the same stuff over and over again. When the only new creative stuff that's come along are those godawful scrawled cartoon faces like Forever Alone guy from 4chan, you know we're in trouble as a culture.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 06, 2016 09:40 PM (39g3+)

650 Merovign,
It's good to see you again.
Been thinking of you, only good thoughts!

Posted by: mpfs, on the bus heading home from Philadelphia Flower Show at March 06, 2016 09:41 PM (WB14v)

651 So the new "Purge" movie is pretty blatantly anti-Trump. FWTW.

Posted by: Josephistan at March 06, 2016 09:34 PM (7qAYi)

The trailer wasn't so much expressly political as just generically "academic anti-American," in a way that was simultaneously bland and vulgar.

Sort of distilled cultural marxism, without much thought behind it.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:41 PM (bLnSU)

652 648 Well, if she doesn't like them, then I'll simply use my force powers to... climb up on a chair where she can't reach me.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:39 PM (bLnSU)

Better hope she doesn't have her stepstool with her!

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 06, 2016 09:41 PM (k53nK)

653 Been thinking of you, only good thoughts!
Posted by: mpfs, on the bus heading home from

Philadelphia Flower Show at March 06, 2016 09:41 PM (WB14v)

Hey hey! Hope you are doing well, glad I didn't miss you completely!

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:42 PM (bLnSU)

654
Went and got some McDonald's. You know, if you get the fries right out of the fryer, they are still pretty good.

Especially if you bob for them.

Posted by: Scarface at March 06, 2016 09:42 PM (FkBIv)

655 The trailer wasn't so much expressly political as just generically "academic anti-American," in a way that was simultaneously bland and vulgar.

Sort of distilled cultural marxism, without much thought behind it.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:41 PM (bLnSU)

I thought the "Keep America Great" tagline was a take on "Make America Great Again."

Posted by: Josephistan at March 06, 2016 09:43 PM (7qAYi)

656 Better hope she doesn't have her stepstool with her!

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at March 06, 2016 09:41 PM (k53nK)

I thought of that. I'll stand on a chair that's... NEXT TO A TABLE!

MWUHAHAHAHA! MWUHAHA.... *ahem*

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:43 PM (bLnSU)

657 I thought the "Keep America Great" tagline was a take on "Make America Great Again."

Posted by: Josephistan at March 06, 2016 09:43 PM (7qAYi)

Yeah that was definitely a smack at Trump, and a nod to the media hysteria.

Like the dumbass Borat thing about "giving Trump AIDS."

It is, indeed, a stupid time to be alive.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:45 PM (bLnSU)

658 I can't take the dems anymore

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 06, 2016 09:46 PM (voOPb)

659
I'd have to guess Hillary meant that George W stripped stuff out of legislation passed in the 90s, but again, congress does that, the president just signs or vetoes legislation.

This country was a utopia with streets of gold and beer rivers until Bush waved his magic wand and destroyed it all.

Posted by: Hillzapoppin at March 06, 2016 09:46 PM (FkBIv)

660 Yeah that was definitely a smack at Trump, and a nod to the media hysteria.

Like the dumbass Borat thing about "giving Trump AIDS."

It is, indeed, a stupid time to be alive.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:45 PM (bLnSU)

It's Pravdastastic!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 09:46 PM (iHjB5)

661 Merovign,
Just put one foot in front of the other. Everyday is a gift my imaginary intarweb friend.
I'm on my 4th MS treatment and hoping this works!

Glad to have you back. I've been avoiding the political threads. It's brutal in them parts.

Posted by: mpfs, on the bus heading home from Philadelphia Flower Show at March 06, 2016 09:48 PM (WB14v)

662 I forget -- were the Sandinistas the good guys or the bad guys?

Posted by: Emmie at March 06, 2016 09:49 PM (rRHdN)

663 Revised Eisenhower:

"Beware the military industrial complex. And beware the congressional academic science complex. And beware the media entertainment complex... pretty much if you see more than three people talking, some bad shit is going down."

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:49 PM (bLnSU)

664 To say you want to make America whole again implies that there was a "whole" period in the America's past you want to take it back to.

I'd be curious what time that was.

Posted by: AD at March 06, 2016 09:50 PM (QWY55)

665 Glad to have you back. I've been avoiding the political threads. It's brutal in them parts.
Posted by: mpfs, on the bus heading home from

Philadelphia Flower Show at March 06, 2016 09:48 PM (WB14v)

{{hugs}} and good luck to you.

I've been avoiding political and drunk threads, and sports threads. That doesn't leave much!

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:50 PM (bLnSU)

666 Hillary knows she can lie and not be called out on it.

Borat, making money by bashing Americans. How original.

Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at March 06, 2016 09:51 PM (hVdx9)

667 were the Sandinistas the good guys or the bad guys?

Near as I can tell there were no good guys, just guys backed by the USSR and guys backed by the USA.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 06, 2016 09:51 PM (39g3+)

668 I forget -- were the Sandinistas the good guys or the bad guys?

Posted by: Emmie at March 06, 2016 09:49 PM (rRHdN)

Well, pretty much everybody lost that one, so it's kind of downstream by now.

They were mostly farmers but were run by commies (who treated the farmers about like you'd expect).

The Contras wanted to fight the commies, but ended up mostly fighting the farmers.

Like most proxy wars, it was a fustercluck.

Bernie actually supported the Sandanistas, with some of that old commie rhetoric (like trying to spin poverty and bread lines as positives).

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:54 PM (bLnSU)

669 To whom and for whom do you pray?

Ba'al?

Posted by: AD at March 06, 2016 09:54 PM (QWY55)

670 637 I'd have to guess Hillary meant that George W stripped stuff out of legislation passed in the 90s, but again, congress does that, the president just signs or vetoes legislation. But hey, Hillary's wiring is still a bit confused. Has she barked yet?
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 06, 2016 09:34 PM (39g3+)

W was gov of TX in '90s.

Bill was pres.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 09:54 PM (AkOaV)

671 Quick, Hillary, your favorite Bible passage!

Posted by: AD at March 06, 2016 09:55 PM (QWY55)

672 Thank you, WD. Awesome synopsis.

Posted by: fly gal at March 06, 2016 09:55 PM (fWijM)

673 Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:37 PM (bLnSU)

Yeah. Unfortunately, most of my friends and coworkers fall in to that.

"i saw on FB that..."

(ted cruz hates hispanics)
(trump is broke)
(republicans support the KKK)
etc. etc.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 09:55 PM (AkOaV)

674 I can't take the dems anymore
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 06, 2016 09:46 PM

I'm w/ ya there. Did you get my email yesterday or could it be caught in your spam filter?

Posted by: Farmer at March 06, 2016 09:56 PM (o/90i)

675 W was gov of TX in '90s.

Yeah, I remember. But he was president later, and my guess is that she means that when he was president - you know, after 2000 - he stripped stuff out of the legislation passed earlier, before he was president, in the 90s.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 06, 2016 09:56 PM (39g3+)

676 Hilldog has got some religion. Awesome. Hypocrisy. Betrayal.

Posted by: Fritz at March 06, 2016 09:56 PM (37OkS)

677 Have to chime in on this thread.
I too have been lurking lately. With that cloak from Harry Potter.
Although I do enjoy the the Trump/Cruz back and fourth threads.
And of course the Hittlery threads, those are mucho fun.

The Mortimer/ettes (redbanzai, Tammy and others) post's tonight made me realize again what a great place this is. Got a bit nasty and then all was forgiven and amends were made. We may not all agree politically but we are on the same side. This here blog is good people. There was a reason Andrew B loved the comments here. I mean look at how the comments over at The big B's site are compared to to here.

I know OM isn't a night walker but his/her book threads are amazing. Like a Sunday morning sanctuary.

Oh and we had a fucking gun thread today. That shit was amazing. Way over my head but fucking awesome. MOAR GUN THREADS PLZ

On a personal note...after quitting the USPS job I had cause they were not paying me I got a job at Lowes as a cashier. That BA in Sociology is sure proving helpful nowadays I gotta say.

Long story short (to late I know), Long live the Horde. Nice post WD btw.

Posted by: prophet of the tiny hands at March 06, 2016 09:56 PM (KIJKy)

678 I thought the "Keep America Great" tagline was a take on "Make America Great Again."

I think Trump could pull off a tagline of "America, Fuck Yeah!", but it's funnier to think of Cruz' little girls reading it out loud to him in a commercial.

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2016 09:57 PM (OLNwX)

679 "i saw on FB that..."

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 06, 2016 09:55 PM (AkOaV)

Next thing you know, they're believing really slimy sources, like the NYT.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 09:58 PM (bLnSU)

680 From what I recall, Billy Jeff was the prez for all of the 90s except for two years.
What I don't recall is how Bush got in there and started stripping things out of Billy Jeff's good work

Posted by: Hank at March 06, 2016 09:58 PM (MCoXK)

681 Billy Jeff mainly took credit for the work of others. So, really, he shouldn't be upset if someone else repeals it later - he can just keep claiming he did it anyway, it's not like anyone in the MSM checks on these things.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 10:00 PM (bLnSU)

682
"i saw on FB that..."

Of course you could always retort with "yeah I saw on Facebook that President Obama was born in Kenya and is a Muslim. Its almost like you can post any old crap you want on there no matter how goofy or false."

But it wouldn't make a dent.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 06, 2016 10:01 PM (39g3+)

683 Have to add when I joined the TP movement in 2009 it was because I saw the political winds shifting and decided to join the side with all the guns. That was one of the major considerations when I joined the "other side". Well that and attending the first big TP rally in Washington DC in 2009.

Opened my eyes to say the least.

Don't Tread On Me...

Posted by: prophet of the pencil thin mustache at March 06, 2016 10:05 PM (KIJKy)

684
Have to add when I joined the TP movement in 2009 it was because I saw the political winds shifting and decided to join the side with all the guns.

The side with the guns in Venezuela got rid of the TP.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 06, 2016 10:08 PM (FkBIv)

685 Reading a blog where the guy is live blogging the debate. "Wow" is pretty much all I can say.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 06, 2016 10:08 PM (iHjB5)

686 Now *that* was a The Walking Dead episode.

And Father Gabriel going all Jules from Pulp Fiction tonight. Bravo.

Posted by: Rick Grimes for Ricktator 2016! at March 06, 2016 10:09 PM (H9MG5)

687 After a movement is when you need the TP

Posted by: Josephistan at March 06, 2016 10:09 PM (7qAYi)

688 Here in South PA saw a bumper sticker yesterday that said, " Donald Trump 2016 Fuck your feelings". Much lulz were had. That's funny I don't care whe you are.

Posted by: prophet of the pencil thin fingers at March 06, 2016 10:11 PM (KIJKy)

689 Great read Dave, thanks!!

Posted by: Blano at March 06, 2016 10:11 PM (heN73)

690 CPAC - Any place that won't have Robert Spencer or Pamela Geller,
will have Grover Norquist, Paul Ryan, and Ed Mahmud Morrissey
ain't for me or any true conservative.

I hope you RINOs enjoyed your CPAC...

Posted by: Mister Ghost at March 06, 2016 10:26 PM (ED0/9)

691 Something very strange is going on here. On the sidebar in the recent comments there is a commenter from me that was on the MMND, and I know if you hit said comment on sidebar it takes you to thread which I did.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 10:27 PM (fizMZ)

692 RINO =/= someone who does not totally believe lockstep in exactly what I do and embrace my personal cheerleaders and heroes enthusiastically.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 06, 2016 10:28 PM (39g3+)

693 why n the sam hell does anybody watch hildebeast? penance? i would rather be fitted with a colostomy bag. damn, you people must love torture.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 06, 2016 10:29 PM (ucDmr)

694 My that Hillary is one tough cookie.

She stands up to fucking everything.

Posted by: the littl shyning man at March 06, 2016 10:30 PM (U6f54)

695 As I wrote way up in the top check out Michelle Malkin CPAC video speach, she rips Kasich and Jeb.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 10:31 PM (fizMZ)

696 693
why n the sam hell does anybody watch hildebeast? penance? i would
rather be fitted with a colostomy bag. damn, you people must love
torture.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 06, 2016 10:29 PM (ucDmr)

I'd rank listening to a Hillary speech up there with being burned at the stake for things I want to avoid.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at March 06, 2016 10:31 PM (HalrA)

697 >>>My that Hillary is one tough cookie.

She stands up to fucking everything.
Posted by: the littl shyning man at March 06, 2016 10:30 PM (U6f54)<<<

It's super tough when you're as drunk as I always am. **hic hic hic arf**

Posted by: Cankles! at March 06, 2016 10:31 PM (H9MG5)

698 >>>why n the sam hell does anybody watch hildebeast? penance? i would

rather be fitted with a colostomy bag. damn, you people must love

torture.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 06, 2016 10:29 PM (ucDmr) <<<

That thing worse than waterboarding that I'd start using... this is it.

Posted by: D. Trump at March 06, 2016 10:32 PM (H9MG5)

699 Yet HE'S the conservatives savior?

I think we're all going to be disappointed in November.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at March 06, 2016 08:56 PM (Xo1Rt)

When Trump reneged on immigration in the last debate (agreeing with Rubio about Rubio's incrementalist position), I thought, 'Aha! Trump's just betrayed his supporters on the key, linchpin issue of his campaign! Surely now they'll see through his act! I mean, that's why they claim they've been supporting him in the first place.'

But no, here you are, claiming Cruz is in the pockets of bankers because his wife took out a loan. From a bank.

Is it because you desperately don't want to admit you've been had, is that it?

I can relate. I had a dope dealer sell me a baggie of oregano once, when I was young and wild and stupid. In my defense, it was dark in that parking lot. I never told my buddies.

Posted by: troyriser at March 06, 2016 10:33 PM (Au69S)

700 I'd agree with Hildabeast speach being simular to Vogon poetry,

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 10:34 PM (fizMZ)

701
Merovign I'm sure you do know that Eisenhower's famous remarks in fact *did* include a warning against menaces other than the "military-industrial complex", I believe specifically what we'd call Big Science today, esp. in league with ...... (wait for it) .... guvamint.

In any case, I think Ike's famous mil-ind complex warning was meh, at best.

National defense is both a public good and expressly the responsibility of the govt., the fed. govt. And a common sense requirement beyond all that.

The unavoidable log-rolling and inertia and waste that grows up around any kind of substantial activity generating economic impact are no worse in the defense area than any other where a public good and govt. are involved. And "genuine" mistakes and miscalculations that occur in critical, high-pressure engineering and technical endeavors are not unique or even distinctive to defense matters. Or even the sort of social/design pathologies that might develop (F-35, too many eggs in one basket, chasing chimerical efficiencies, etc.).

But Ike was a good SHAEF and a good prez and that particular line of his one speech is iconic even if dubious prophecy and nearly universally misunderstood. So, time to go check the pasta water. I think the fresh oregano is going to add a nice touch to the sauce. But the Trader Joe's Paso syrah is less spicy and full-bodied than I'd hoped for.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 06, 2016 10:36 PM (QDnY+)

702 hillary couldn't stand up to fuck anything. last time she fucked standing up, they ended up with socks.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 06, 2016 10:36 PM (ucDmr)

703 Was having out to see if the ONT would going to show, guess not.
I've always thought Ike's "military industrial complex " we a throw away line that trolled leftists for over 50 years.

Posted by: Skip at March 06, 2016 10:40 PM (fizMZ)

704 jesus, this thread is like nascrap race. where's D.w.?

Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 06, 2016 10:44 PM (ucDmr)

705 dude my internet is fucked, all day it has taken my browser 5-10 minutes to load all the comments here on the HQ.

I drank this afternoon, which was a fucking ignorant thing to do.

Can we get the ONT? I want to go to bed.

Posted by: Ghost of kari - fistbumps for my peeps at March 06, 2016 10:44 PM (ubByS)

706 Thank you, Merovign, for the Sandinista answer.

When do I get to give you that hug I owe you?

Posted by: Emmie at March 06, 2016 10:45 PM (rRHdN)

707 BREAKING NEWS : The blog is closed, please head to the exits.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 06, 2016 10:46 PM (TJCSB)

708 Wasn't Ike also warning of a kind of groupthink among scientists when the government sets the agenda and pays the bills?

Posted by: Skookumchuk at March 06, 2016 10:47 PM (/WPPJ)

709 When Trump reneged on immigration in the last debate
(agreeing with Rubio about Rubio's incrementalist position), I thought,
'Aha! Trump's just betrayed his supporters on the key, linchpin issue
of his campaign! Surely now they'll see through his act! I mean, that's
why they claim they've been supporting him in the first place.'

But no, here you are, claiming Cruz is in the pockets of bankers because his wife took out a loan. From a bank.

Is it because you desperately don't want to admit you've been had, is that it?

I can relate. I had a dope dealer sell me a baggie of oregano once,
when I was young and wild and stupid. In my defense, it was dark in
that parking lot. I never told my buddies.

Posted by: troyriser at March 06, 2016 10:33 PM (Au69S)

Troyriser... some have gotten it and some never will. Luckily I think enough are in the first group to make the difference.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 10:49 PM (NPofj)

710 705: No problems here. Using ipad. Microsoft sucks Hillary's dick.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 06, 2016 10:52 PM (ucDmr)

711 But no, here you are, claiming Cruz is in the pockets of bankers because his wife took out a loan. From a bank. Posted by: troyriser at March 06, 2016 10:33 PM

Just to clarify. Cruz's wife is THE banker. She is a regional VP for the investment bank Goldman Sachs and Citi is one of the banks she works with directly. She arranges financing for oil conglomerates both domestically and internationally. And she was one of the energy portfolio managers for GS before he won his Senate seat. She was promoted to Regional VP a couple of months after he got the seat. She has also been directly involved with the development of the North American Union development for over a decade both inside the federal government and in private finance. She operates in a very high level of the globalists.

Posted by: Lester at March 06, 2016 10:54 PM (2UPXV)

712 Can we get the ONT? I want to go to bed.
Posted by: Ghost of kari - fistbumps for my peeps at March 06, 2016 10:44 PM

LOL I can understand that.

Posted by: Farmer at March 06, 2016 10:54 PM (o/90i)

713 709: I never would cop to that.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 06, 2016 10:54 PM (ucDmr)

714
I just saw a photo of Hillary from the debate. Very daring of her to do in a McDonald's Grimace costume.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 06, 2016 10:54 PM (45oDG)

715
Ring Carson, and tell him to lower the curtain.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 06, 2016 10:56 PM (n22zQ)

716 THE GLOBALISTS!

Posted by: thathalfrican - lemonade in the shade disposition at March 06, 2016 10:57 PM (R5HRU)

717 I just saw a photo of Hillary from the debate.

Checked Drudge, to see if it was there, but it has a picture of adorable Rubio in his Big Boy chair. Very funny.

Posted by: t-bird at March 06, 2016 10:58 PM (Z58Xa)

718 When do I get to give you that hug I owe you?

Posted by: Emmie at March 06, 2016 10:45 PM (rRHdN)

Well, I hope you do! Too bad all the MoMees are so far away...

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 10:59 PM (bLnSU)

719 Here's the part of Eisenhower's speech the Left never quote...

Akin to, and largely responsible for the sweeping changes in our industrial-military posture, has been the technological revolution during recent decades.
In this revolution, research has become central, it also becomes more formalized, complex, and costly. A steadily increasing share is conducted for, by, or at the direction of, the Federal government.

Today, the solitary inventor, tinkering in his shop, has been overshadowed by task forces of scientists in laboratories and testing fields. In the same fashion, the free university, historically the fountainhead of free ideas and scientific discovery, has experienced a revolution in the conduct of research. Partly because of the huge costs involved, a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity. For every old blackboard there are now hundreds of new electronic computers.
The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present -- and is gravely to be regarded.

Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite.

The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present -- and is gravely to be regarded.

It is the task of statesmanship to mold, to balance, and to integrate these and other forces, new and old, within the principles of our democratic system -- ever aiming toward the supreme goals of our free society.

Posted by: andycanuck at March 06, 2016 11:00 PM (WOyz5)

720 ONT is NOOD!

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1) (T) at March 06, 2016 11:01 PM (OQ9R7)

721 707 BREAKING NEWS : The blog is closed, please head to the exits.

Moose out front should have told you.

Posted by: Weirddave at March 06, 2016 11:03 PM (N8hFs)

722 Yes, you can pretty much tell someone's PoliClub Membership when they quote only the MilIndustry part of the speech, because that's the Bogeyman for the left.

Doesn't matter who has the courts and the police and the jails, it's Eeeeeevil Corporations. Somehow the military gets exempted from the Nobility of Bureaucracy, largely because of its anti-communist history.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 11:03 PM (bLnSU)

723 Well, we already have declarations of drunkenness, and it's a Trump ONT, so Imma miss out on the "fun." Good luck to the casualties.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 11:05 PM (bLnSU)

724 Re: Cruz's wife:

VP is a common title and really isn't very high in an investment bank. It's not like most corporations, where you might be one of the top 5 people in the company. Just about anybody at an investment bank about four or five years out of business school gets the title of VP.

It looks like she was promoted a couple years ago to something else, but a title like that really counts for nothing (power-wise) at a bank.

Posted by: AD at March 06, 2016 11:05 PM (+gZPV)

725 My balls! My balls! Ouch!

Save us, Merovign! SAV

Posted by: andycanuck at March 06, 2016 11:06 PM (WOyz5)

726 (whispers) no

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 06, 2016 11:11 PM (bLnSU)

727 Just to clarify. Cruz's wife is THE banker. She is a
regional VP for the investment bank Goldman Sachs and Citi is one of
the banks she works with directly. She arranges financing for oil
conglomerates both domestically and internationally. And she was one of
the energy portfolio managers for GS before he won his Senate seat. She
was promoted to Regional VP a couple of months after he got the seat.
She has also been directly involved with the development of the North
American Union development for over a decade both inside the federal
government and in private finance. She operates in a very high level of
the globalists.

Posted by: Lester at March 06, 2016 10:54 PM (2UPXV)

She was not THE banker.

Posted by: redbanzai at March 06, 2016 11:32 PM (NPofj)

728 All I want is a belligerent, obnoxious jerk in DC, who doesn't give a shit, kicking over tables, smacking people in the face, and poking them in their eyes, like Moe.

I don't really care if it's Trump or Cruz does it, as long as somebody does it.

Posted by: angela urkel at March 06, 2016 11:42 PM (N9AKF)

729 Ahhh weird Dave.

That you subjected yourself to that security gauntlet..

It's over. This is not a republic. This is just gross.

Good luck all.

Posted by: Derak at March 07, 2016 12:06 AM (/LnUG)

730 Ahhh weird Dave.

That you subjected yourself to that security gauntlet..

It's over. This is not a republic. This is just gross.

Good luck all.

You do realize that this was a private event, right? They can set any rules they want and it has nothing whatsoever to do with what system of government we live under. Sheesh.

Posted by: Weirddave at March 07, 2016 02:09 AM (N8hFs)

731 "TSA" ?!? Really?

how in the bloody world do they interpret their mission as performing security Theatre at CPAC?

Posted by: Waldo Trout at March 07, 2016 11:00 AM (M1MpJ)

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