So God Made A Liberal [CBD]

And Open Thread....

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Posted by: dIb at March 22, 2015 01:20 PM (HYAmq)

2 Nice.

Posted by: Bob's House of Flannel Shirts and Wallet Chains at March 22, 2015 01:20 PM (yxw0r)

3 I'll get everyone

Posted by: dIb at March 22, 2015 01:20 PM (HYAmq)

4 hell no, not watching that.

Posted by: eman at March 22, 2015 01:21 PM (MQEz6)

5 Don't think God hand a hand in that one... look lower...

Posted by: hello, it's Me Donna ....again at March 22, 2015 01:23 PM (Bn6aD)

6 Don't blame me!

Posted by: The Almighty at March 22, 2015 01:23 PM (9BRsg)

7 Yep, that's a good 'un.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 22, 2015 01:23 PM (mx5oN)

8 Ted Cruz's announcement is going to make Twitter go full-retard this week.

That'll be fun. /s

Posted by: Y-not at March 22, 2015 01:29 PM (9BRsg)

9 He also made a platypus.

Posted by: Roy at March 22, 2015 01:30 PM (fWLrt)

10 "fill-in-the-blank" is going to make Twitter go full-retard this week.

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FTFY

Posted by: Roy at March 22, 2015 01:31 PM (fWLrt)

11 So there is a sickening video at drudge of some drunk yobs breaking into a synagogue and vandalizing it

Meanwhile Students for Justice in Palestine, who more or less engage in the same behavior on American university campuses, have their token idiot jews as part of their membership.

Ugh

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 01:31 PM (zOTsN)

12 Vandelized synagogue is London

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 01:31 PM (zOTsN)

13 Meanwhile the most number of tweet supporting
ISIS come from Saudi Arabia. But the fourth largest number come from the U.S. More than Egypt. More than the UK

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 01:32 PM (zOTsN)

14 Ted Cruz's announcement is going to make Twitter go full-retard this week.

That'll be fun. /s
Posted by: Y-not at March 22, 2015 01:29 PM (9BRsg)

It's already started, just search #tedcruz

They're already freaking out, which to me is a great sign.

Posted by: spypeach at March 22, 2015 01:33 PM (/vbEv)

15 Obama's not a liberal, he's a leftist radical.

Posted by: Brisco_County at March 22, 2015 01:33 PM (KpRYi)

16 So England imports millions of Muslims and then realises it has a terrible Jew problem.

I guess Muslims are really goid at ferreting out such things.

Posted by: eman at March 22, 2015 01:34 PM (MQEz6)

17 >>It's already started...

DrewM, who appears to favor Rand, just called Cruz a war-mongering so-con. (Basically.)

Posted by: Y-not at March 22, 2015 01:34 PM (9BRsg)

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15 Obama's not a liberal, he's a leftist radical.
Posted by: Brisco_County at March 22, 2015 01:33 PM (KpRYi)

Smothered in Muslim sauce.

Posted by: eman at March 22, 2015 01:35 PM (MQEz6)

19 Good week to hit the yard work, I think.

Posted by: Y-not at March 22, 2015 01:35 PM (9BRsg)

20 Go Cruz. I don't trust Rand. I do sort of trust Cruz

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 01:35 PM (zOTsN)

21 DrewM, who appears to favor Rand, just called Cruz a war-mongering so-con. (Basically.)
Posted by: Y-not at March 22, 2015 01:34 PM (9BRsg)

ahh, good times. They won't be able to Palin him, I'm sure of it.

Posted by: spypeach at March 22, 2015 01:36 PM (/vbEv)

22 The only difference between liberal, leftist, socialist, fascist or communist is how long it takes to resort to the camps.

Posted by: Emmett Milbarge at March 22, 2015 01:36 PM (nFdGS)

23 good, not goid, although I kinda like goid

Posted by: eman at March 22, 2015 01:36 PM (MQEz6)

24 13
More than the Palestinians...

Posted by: shredded chi at March 22, 2015 01:37 PM (4lyso)

25 Meanwhile, somewhere in London. . . England, supporters of Islamic State set up a kiosk and were handing out pamphlets in support of Jihad, and along came a group of Kurds.

It was a riot.

Posted by: Amos Quillpen at March 22, 2015 01:38 PM (DUnRo)

26 That's some goid brap oil.

Posted by: Hibiscuits Credit-Unions at March 22, 2015 01:39 PM (Q819Q)

27 Ha ha... just looked at Cruz's wikipedia synopsis when you google him and see this "elected in 2012 as a Republican, he is the first Latino-Canadian to serve as a U.S. senator from Texas."

He's a friggin' Latino-Canadian, huh? Then how the =heck would you describe obambi?

Posted by: GoCougsGo at March 22, 2015 01:41 PM (5Ttl7)

28 >>I don't trust Rand. I do sort of trust Cruz

Yep. I would not vote for Rand even in the general. He's jumped all over some of these (supposedly) racist shootings too often and implied that the GOP is anti-black. He's too focused on the War On Drugs (let it go, man). And the minimal record of service he has in public life is not impressive.

I am not on Team Cruz (not yet, anyway) -- and personally I don't see how he'd win b/c I don't think he'll have the donors -- but he elevates the debate. If he stays positive w/ the other conservative candidates (he can verbally eviscerate Jeb for all I care), I'm happy to have him in the mix.

He hasn't called me a racist. And he's not relying on a Cult of Personality formed by his crazy Papa.

And he's the only one I'd really trust to make a good SCOTUS pick.

Posted by: Y-not at March 22, 2015 01:43 PM (9BRsg)

29 I wonder how they'll deal with Dershowitz' comment that Cruz was brilliant off the chart.

As I've said before, I'd rather see another conservative as president and Cruz as attorney general, but at least Cruz won't tell us that we have nothing to fear from a Hillary presidency.

Posted by: mallfly at March 22, 2015 01:43 PM (vcI3n)

30 Whoa. Just took my hubcap off in preparation of removing the tire and a sheared lug nut/post fell onto the ground. Two other nuts are only finger tight. Mechanic friend pulling up now, figure out our next move.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 22, 2015 01:43 PM (2cS/G)

31 I keep telling you so-cons the proprietors here are mostly libertarian or anarcho-capitalist but nobody believes me.

Posted by: dr kill at March 22, 2015 01:43 PM (X49oH)

32 re 27: how about Hawaiian-Kenyan jackass?

Posted by: mallfly at March 22, 2015 01:44 PM (vcI3n)

33 He's a friggin' Latino-Canadian, huh? Then how the =heck would you describe obambi?

That damned ol' Ace will get mad if I put those words on his website.

Posted by: Hibiscuits Credit-Unions at March 22, 2015 01:45 PM (Q819Q)

34 Hey, you white, racist, right-wing nutjobs -- please come back to Starbucks and buy our coffee. We're sorry for talking about how you are all white, racist, right-wing scum who want to bring back slavery. Our bad.

Please resume giving us ur money. kthxbye.

DRUDGE REPORT @DRUDGE_REPORT 9m9 minutes ago
STARBUCKS ends 'Race Together' campaign in stores... http://drudge.tw/1xqajBC

Posted by: Starbucks at March 22, 2015 01:46 PM (ZPrif)

35 Latino-Canadian?

Maple doughnut tacos for breakfast?

Posted by: eman at March 22, 2015 01:47 PM (MQEz6)

36 I keep telling you so-cons the proprietors here are mostly libertarian or anarcho-capitalist but nobody believes me.
Posted by: dr kill at March 22, 2015 01:43 PM (X49oH)

Wait. A site whose mantra is dead hobo jerky and valu rite isn't deeply concerned about Christian morality?

Shit. I was fooled!

Posted by: Hibiscuits Credit-Unions at March 22, 2015 01:48 PM (Q819Q)

37 Obama's not a liberal, he's a leftist radical.
Posted by: Brisco_County at March 22, 2015 01:33 PM (KpRYi)

Smothered in Muslim sauce.

Posted by: eman at March 22, 2015 01:35 PM (MQEz6)

..and wrapped in a marxist cloak with a side dish of fuck you whitey.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 22, 2015 01:49 PM (FMbng)

38 " I keep telling you so-cons"

Pro-tip: I stop reading after so-cons.

Posted by: Y-not at March 22, 2015 01:49 PM (9BRsg)

39
36 I keep telling you so-cons the proprietors here are mostly libertarian or anarcho-capitalist but nobody believes me.
Posted by: dr kill at March 22, 2015 01:43 PM (X49oH)

Wait. A site whose mantra is dead hobo jerky and valu rite isn't deeply concerned about Christian morality?

Shit. I was fooled!
Posted by: Hibiscuits Credit-Unions at March 22, 2015 01:48 PM (Q819Q)

Ahem, find in the Bble where Jesus specifically said, "Guys, sorry, but no harvesting hobos"

Posted by: eman at March 22, 2015 01:50 PM (MQEz6)

40 dr kill- did your mare foal yet?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 22, 2015 01:50 PM (z9UrX)

41 He's a friggin' Latino-Canadian, huh? Then how the =heck would you describe obambi?
Posted by: GoCougsGo at March 22, 2015 01:41 PM (5Ttl7)
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I removed that part. Who knows how long it'll stay like that though.

Posted by: MrX at March 22, 2015 01:51 PM (if9v9)

42 #1 is Saudi Arabia. Makes sense. Saudis suck.
Then Syria, Iraq, USA, Egypt, Kuwait, Turkey --- wait -- who's #4 again?

That's not a good thing.

Tabitha Bliss @BlissTabitha 4h 4 hours ago
Where Are ISIS Supporters Tweeting From? http://bit.ly/1xbXQB4

Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 22, 2015 01:51 PM (ZPrif)

43 okay, now I've created the word Bble

Posted by: eman at March 22, 2015 01:51 PM (MQEz6)

44 The liar in chief so believes in global warming he just bought beach front property in Hawaii. The usual do as I say, not what I do routine.

Posted by: Johnny B at March 22, 2015 01:51 PM (2/rQ4)

45 #1 is Saudi Arabia. Makes sense. Saudis suck.
Then Syria, Iraq, USA, Egypt, Kuwait, Turkey --- wait -- who's #4 again?

That's not a good thing.

Tabitha Bliss @BlissTabitha 4h 4 hours ago
Where Are ISIS Supporters Tweeting From? http://bit.ly/1xbXQB4

Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 22, 2015 01:51 PM (ZPrif)

Well most of the USA supporters are tweeting from the white house, so...

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 22, 2015 01:52 PM (FMbng)

46 No coma carne vagabundo. --Jesus Rodriguez

Posted by: Hibiscuits Credit-Unions at March 22, 2015 01:53 PM (Q819Q)

47 I wonder how accurate that ISIS chart is?

Using proxy servers will mask the location, and these people are not loved by the snoops, and know it, so I'll bet that many of these are from abroad but routed through American proxies.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 22, 2015 01:57 PM (Zu3d9)

48 Whoa. Just took my hubcap off in preparation of removing the tire and a sheared lug nut/post fell onto the ground. Two other nuts are only finger tight. Mechanic friend pulling up now, figure out our next move.
Posted by: Lincolntf
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Tire stores are notorious for having their impact wrenches set for high torques. As for the loose ones..., it was lunch time.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 22, 2015 02:02 PM (vPh3W)

49
Wasnt a big snow storm suppose to hit the NE? Did it?

Posted by: Bruce J. at March 22, 2015 02:02 PM (iQIUe)

50 The liar in chief so believes in global warming he just bought beach front property in Hawaii. The usual do as I say, not what I do routine.
Posted by: Johnny B
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Only a week ago, Jerry Brown warned that LAX would be inundated. Problem; LAX is 120' above sea level. His spokesquisling later said that "the governor misspoke".

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 22, 2015 02:04 PM (vPh3W)

51 Even I got a chuckle out of this one.

^..^(____)~~~

Posted by: Cheshirecat at March 22, 2015 02:05 PM (e8vZc)

52 noticed on weaselzippers:

California Gov. Jerry Brown (D), speaking Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," deemed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.)"unfit" to run for president because of his views on climate change.

"That man betokens such a level of ignorance and a direct falsification of the existing scientific data," he said. "It's shocking, and I think that man has rendered himself absolutely unfit to be running for office."

Brown said there should be urgency to deal with climate change. "I think this almost has to be at the level of a crusade," he said.

[so what's the first thing you d in a crusade, Governor? Kill the unbelievers?]

Posted by: mallfly at March 22, 2015 02:05 PM (vcI3n)

53 So Something made a Liberal, this is the result

http://www.ufunk.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/selection-du-weekend-132-3.jpg

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 22, 2015 02:06 PM (XN4TX)

54 Some of those countries, like egypt, prolly regulate their internet which might suppress the pro ISIS tweets

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 02:06 PM (zOTsN)

55 One nut missing entirely, one sheared off and rattling around the hubcap, causing the noise I heard, leaving just three, finger-tight, barely still on the threads, nuts, out of the standard five. I know the culprit, Midas right down the street. Going to visit them tomorrow. But at least there will be no big repair bill. Wish I'd known the problem before I drove to Greensboro and snagged my wife's car from the airport lot. Oh, well, we'll save a few bucks on long term parking fees.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 22, 2015 02:06 PM (2cS/G)

56 I read a good tweet about Cruz

Cruz' father Communists

Obamas father was one

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 02:08 PM (zOTsN)

57 As for Starbucks, I can only say, "Courage!"

Posted by: Dan Rather at March 22, 2015 02:08 PM (lG2E3)

58 Dorked that up

Cruz' father fled Communists

Obama's father was one

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 02:08 PM (zOTsN)

59 Well, the gnats are out. So there's that. *scratches scalp*

Posted by: Jane D'oh at March 22, 2015 02:10 PM (FsuaD)

60 Oh goody, Insurgent and Cinderella have apparently knee-capped in box office revenue Gunman.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 22, 2015 02:10 PM (XN4TX)

61 Posted by: Lincolntf at March 22, 2015 02:06 PM (2cS/G)

Damn! You're lucky the tire didn't just fall off.

Posted by: HH at March 22, 2015 02:11 PM (Ce4DF)

62 CBD, you owe us Ronaldus Maximus' "A Time to Chose" as a palate cleanser.

Posted by: butch at March 22, 2015 02:11 PM (HLx1C)

63 California Gov. Jerry Brown (D), speaking Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," deemed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.)"unfit" to run for president because of his views on climate change.
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And yet...., and yet....., ALL manifest evidence ( see:50) makes it clear that Brown is unfit for any office on the basis of HIS views on climate change.

Everyone recall Al Gore commenting that the earth's core temperature is "several million degrees"?

Too bad there isn't something like a responsible free press to point out that these assholes are lying and/or complete anti-science idiots.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 22, 2015 02:11 PM (vPh3W)

64 Damned internet has slowed to a crawl here.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at March 22, 2015 02:11 PM (FsuaD)

65 I could get behind either Rand or Cruz, but truthfully, I just don't think Cruz can win a General Election. He's sort of like a Jesse Helms or a Strom Thurmond, all molotov cocktails and I don't see that garnering 51% of the nation.

The most electable would be either Walker or Rubio. Rubio would have been the ultimate slam dunk had he not waded into immigration, but truthfully, I doubt there's a dimes worth of difference between Walker and Rubio on border security.

Posted by: Kal at March 22, 2015 02:12 PM (5MCrq)

66 Cruz' father fled Communists

Obama's father was one
Posted by: ThunderB
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As was Axelrod's

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 22, 2015 02:13 PM (vPh3W)

67 Mike Hammer just think in the '92 election, it could have been Jerry 'Moonbeam' Brown vs George HW Bush.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 22, 2015 02:13 PM (XN4TX)

68 I picked up a couple steaks last time I went out, anticipating a long day working on the car. No car work needed, steaks are still here, going to have to adapt. Co-worker is going to visit his daughter and then come back for a late afternoon grill/beer session.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 22, 2015 02:13 PM (2cS/G)

69 Cruz is not a Molotov thrower. He is accused of being one, but that doesn't make him one. They accuse all conservatives of being Molotov throwers

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 02:15 PM (zOTsN)

70 The beef with Rand from the conservative coalition is WAY overblown in my opinion.

I've definitely has some disagreements with Rand, but I'm nowhere near the "I will vote Hillary instead!" bullshit.

Posted by: Kal at March 22, 2015 02:15 PM (5MCrq)

71 Glad to hear it was simple, Linc.

Midas will, of course, be paying for your buddy to replace the stud & 5 new lugnuts?
And please tell us you're checking the other three wheels now...

Posted by: shredded chi at March 22, 2015 02:16 PM (yzlKi)

72 And yet, the Earth is not warming.

Posted by: Zap Rowsdower at March 22, 2015 02:16 PM (MMC8r)

73 I know, HH, and I'm not happy about it. The guy at Midas is kind of a douche, he replaced our longtime service guy about a year ago, if he gives me any lip over replacing the stud/nuts and checking the other three tires, I'm going to tell him to fuck off and that he might as well erase my wife and my own maintenance records becuase we're never coming back. It's only a half-mile away, so it's always been the first choice, but there are plenty of other places not much further.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 22, 2015 02:17 PM (2cS/G)

74 Midas will, of course, be paying for your buddy to replace the stud & 5 new lugnuts?
And please tell us you're checking the other three wheels now...
Posted by: shredded
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I think Midas will be very cooperative. I would have them paying for a roll-back transport to *another* service shop, and paying for all charges/repairs.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 22, 2015 02:18 PM (vPh3W)

75
Death to America!

Posted by: BHO at March 22, 2015 02:18 PM (P330y)

76 Guess time to post a pretty image -

http://www.ufunk.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/selection-du-weekend-132-36.jpg

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 22, 2015 02:18 PM (XN4TX)

77 Linc, I wonder if you've ever heard this one.

Guy has a flat tire, right outside the fence of the State Hospital. So he pulls the hubcap, jacks her up, and removes all five lugnuts, setting them safely in the hubcap. As he goes for the spare, he steps on the hubcap and catapults the full set of nuts into the ditch water.

As he contemplates his situation, an inmate standing inside the fence speaks up and says, "You know, you could just pull one nut from each of the other wheels, and you'd be fine to get to a gas station." The driver is astounded. "How could you figure that out?" he asks the loony.

"Hey, I'm crazy. I'm not stupid."
And that's a Just The Punchline all over the place.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 22, 2015 02:20 PM (xq1UY)

78 69.
His entire M.O. is basically anger. I get that, I'm angry too, but it just doesn't translate to votes outside of deep red areas.

When I ask someone what they like about Cruz, most of it is his fighting spirit. He needs to come across more like a "Happy Warrior" like Reagan.

If Cruz gets the nomination I'm behind him 100%, but I don't like our chances.

Posted by: Kal at March 22, 2015 02:20 PM (5MCrq)

79 Yeah, I suppose I should check the other three myself, I just hate messing with the hubcaps, I always feel'like I'm going to snap one.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 22, 2015 02:20 PM (2cS/G)

80 God must like assholes, He made so many of them.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at March 22, 2015 02:20 PM (zRby/)

81 So God Made A Liberal...

from a squatting position, pants around his ankles.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 22, 2015 02:21 PM (ZU3lp)

82 And yet, the Earth is not warming.
Posted by: Zap
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And the seas are not rising.

But..., FEMA is going to strongarm states into bullshit expenditures to support..., something, something.... climate change. In other words, cronies.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 22, 2015 02:21 PM (vPh3W)

83 Yeah, I suppose I should check the other three myself, I just hate messing with the hubcaps, I always feel'like I'm going to snap one.
Posted by: Lincolntf
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See 74

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 22, 2015 02:22 PM (vPh3W)

84
Hey guys, I'm still in very good shape with upright boobies and a tight ass. I could use a little publicity, so talk about my real assets sometime.

Posted by: Donna Rice at March 22, 2015 02:22 PM (P330y)

85 Don't take your car to get serviced at any chain type automotive place like Midas, Firestone, Sears, etc.

Posted by: Kal at March 22, 2015 02:23 PM (5MCrq)

86 "at least Cruz won't tell us that we have nothing to fear from a Hillary presidency"
Indeed. And he'll make us laugh with him, rather than cringe, along the way.

Posted by: m at March 22, 2015 02:23 PM (WIUGG)

87 Just got back from the cheesehead momee - great fun! Lurking granny and I closed the bar(and I think the last time I was in a bar at closing time was about 20 years ago). MH, Hugo the Chavez, and their missuses and Farmer are very nice and fun people. I wish more cheesehead morons could have attended - so next March come join us!

Posted by: Donna &&&&&& V. (brandishing ampersands) at March 22, 2015 02:23 PM (+XMAD)

88 I have a colleague, bearer of a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, who believes Florida will soon be beneath the sea.

AGW isn't scientific. It is religion disguised as science.

Posted by: eman at March 22, 2015 02:24 PM (MQEz6)

89 Kal where do you get he is angry? Have you listened to him?

He is not that kind of speaker. Coulter is a bomb thrower. Grayson is a bomb thrower. Not a yeller like Christie.

Cruz' speeches are measured, even intellectual at times. Not a bomb thrower, and not angry. If anything a little too professorial. He needs to be a little less formal, a little more personal

Anyway. That bomb throwing and angry is not his speaking style

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 02:24 PM (zOTsN)

90 On this day in 1945 the Arab League was founded by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Trans-Jordan.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 22, 2015 02:26 PM (XN4TX)

91 I think that, before this is over, Cruz is going to have to show his tattoos.
And take up smoking.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 22, 2015 02:26 PM (xq1UY)

92 I know Cruz is wicked smart, I'd like to see him (if he hasn't already) make a public show of releasing all his grades/transcripts/papers, etc. Just to show contrast with the Dunce in Chief.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 22, 2015 02:26 PM (2cS/G)

93 Yeah, I suppose I should check the other three
myself, I just hate messing with the hubcaps, I always feel'like I'm
going to snap one.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 22, 2015 02:20 PM (2cS/G)

Look at the wheel, too! If the lug nuts came loose, and broke a stud, there's a good chance the holes in the wheel have been ovaled-out. Midas may be buying you a new wheel.

(clears throat, begins to belt out "You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel.")

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 22, 2015 02:26 PM (KefbY)

94 AoP, don't give up the day job.

ThunderB, methinks someone is being a Gloomy Gus to rain on anyone possibly having any happiness in this world because their cereal bowl is threatened.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 22, 2015 02:28 PM (XN4TX)

95 See, the problem with that is; there are Classic Liberals. People like JeffG over a Protein Wisdom.

The Word you are wanting is Progressive or as they were once called, Communists.

Just my thoughts.

Posted by: Patrick in Michigan at March 22, 2015 02:28 PM (EyyqM)

96 Anyway. That bomb throwing and angry is not his speaking style
Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 02:24 PM (zOTsN)

I think Kal is planting seeds and is watching to see if they grow.

Posted by: eman at March 22, 2015 02:29 PM (MQEz6)

97 A seed can be a weed

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 02:30 PM (zOTsN)

98 25 Meanwhile, somewhere in London. . . England, supporters of Islamic State set up a kiosk and were handing out pamphlets in support of Jihad, and along came a group of Kurds.

It was a riot.
Posted by: Amos Quillpen at March 22, 2015 01:38 PM (DUnRo)

Kurds? No whey!

Posted by: Moron what likes puns at March 22, 2015 02:30 PM (lwx4E)

99 (clears throat, begins to belt out "You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel.")

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Oh... that was bad. Even for a Moron.
And on that sour note, Im out for now.
I have a fence to repair...

Posted by: shredded chi at March 22, 2015 02:31 PM (yzlKi)

100 Cruz forces GOP phonies to step into the light.

Posted by: eman at March 22, 2015 02:31 PM (MQEz6)

101 @93 At long as we're looking at Worst Cases, a quick once-over of the hardware behind the wheel wouldn't hurt, either. If the wheel actually wobbled even once or twice? The brake rotor or even suspension components could have taken a little hit. Suspension 'should' take it, but rotors are fragile, in 3D.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 22, 2015 02:31 PM (xq1UY)

102
97 A seed can be a weed
Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 02:30 PM (zOTsN)

Yes, exactly.

Posted by: eman at March 22, 2015 02:31 PM (MQEz6)

103 ...and that stuff that's in that video, is why I stopped voting for Democrats. I mean, by 2007, it was quite obvious to this former blue-dog Democrat where that party was headed.

Luckily, I landed well. Paleoconservatism forever baby.

Posted by: Patrick in Michigan at March 22, 2015 02:32 PM (EyyqM)

104 I'm going to ask/expect the Midas people to do a thorough check of all the tires/brakes. Mechanic friend took it for a spin and said it didn't look/sound like there was any damage beyond the stud, but we didn't delve too deep. I figure I'll let the guys who screwed it up figure it out.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 22, 2015 02:34 PM (2cS/G)

105 *pauses*

So was Trans-Jordan as sexually confused as Bruce Jenner?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 22, 2015 02:34 PM (XN4TX)

106 I think Rand Paul fans will have a hard time with Cruz, because he eats into Rands support

My problem with Rand is that I am not sure he is candid about his beliefs, I don't trust him on foreign policy, and at the end of the day I don't think you can fit a silver dime between he and his pappy on the issues.

I think the Cruz nay sayers are Paul fans

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 02:34 PM (zOTsN)

107 Guess time to post a pretty image -

http://www.ufunk.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/selection-du-weekend-132-36.jpg
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 22, 2015 02:18 PM (XN4TX)
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The Engoosed Cathedral.

Hi Anna! **waves**

Procrastinating on filling out my tax forms. I did sharpen my pencil, so that's a start.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at March 22, 2015 02:34 PM (KH1sk)

108 *waves back to All Hail Eris*

Not started on mine, probably should get cranking on at least unearthing all the info.

Reading the free book that was linked this morning. Probably work on the writing stuff. Second day of rain here. Luckily managed to liberate right arm from kitteh who was curled up on it.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 22, 2015 02:37 PM (XN4TX)

109 Posted by: Lincolntf at March 22, 2015 02:17 PM (2cS/G)

I've actually seen that. Weird thing is one night I'm driving into work. I got a flat, pulled off into a parking lot then wound up walking the rest of the way to my job. As I'm going along and passing a major intersection, I see a couple of cars with emergency flashers on. Apparently the disabled car had been coming around the corner and the front wheel literally came off. I heard one guy saying "I've never seen anything like that"!

So yeah, you might have been close.

Posted by: HH at March 22, 2015 02:39 PM (Ce4DF)

110 I have an idea for a thread -- Trolling Tips.

Share tips and advice for tactics, techniques, and procedures for trolling the Left.

Here's a simple one: I keep a page of handy references and (imo) clever one-liners grouped by topic. So I can often just copy and paste. I use that on twitter.

Left's constant accusations of racism, sexism, and homo/trans/Islamo-phobia are perfect examples of trolling. It lets the troller disrupt and control the conversation.

Right needs to get better at trolling back. It often involves making inflammatory accusations that are difficult to defend.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 22, 2015 02:43 PM (ZPrif)

111 95 >>
See, the problem with that is; there are Classic Liberals. People like JeffG over a Protein Wisdom.

Patrick, the key word there is Classic (or classical). VDH falls into that category as well. For the current regular use of the word Liberal, it means the same as Progressive imho.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 22, 2015 02:43 PM (ZU3lp)

112 Teh Cruz Missile gets deployed tomorrow, eh?

I should probably start popping that corn right now. His announcement will start leftard heads a'splodin in world record time.

In fact, I've already seen a few weak-assed attempts to derail his candidacy on the way here.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this sh1t at March 22, 2015 02:46 PM (0HooB)

113 Two billion or more people in the developing world are rapidly increasing their purchasing power. I don't think they will listen to Al Gore lecturing them about their carbon footprints from his Gulfstream or motorcade.

Posted by: model_1066 at March 22, 2015 02:47 PM (JGngs)

114 I can't effectively troll. I have a deep-seated aversion to ever posting the same thing twice, even days or weeks apart from each other. It's weird.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 22, 2015 02:48 PM (2cS/G)

115 I'm taking a page from the left.
All leftist attacks on Ted Cruz will be met by "racist anti-Hispanic hater!"
All leftist attacks on Scott Walker will be met by "elitist 1 percenters!"
All leftist attacks on Jeb will be met by "No More Bush-Clinton Dynasties!"

Alinsky works for us now.

Posted by: @votermom at March 22, 2015 02:48 PM (5EuT8)

116 At least it seems Cruz really believes what he says. Which I am not sure about with Jeb, Rubio, Kasich, Paul.

There is no center anymore. Forget about it. Go right, hard

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 02:50 PM (zOTsN)

117 President Cruz will appoint Hillary special Ambassador to the isle of Lesbos...as long as she promises never to leave it.

Posted by: OG CELTIC-AMERICAN, Strange Attractor at March 22, 2015 02:52 PM (y/p2Y)

118 My dog made a liberal in the yard this morning. I picked it up with a plastic bag and threw it in the garbage.

Posted by: model_1066 at March 22, 2015 02:54 PM (JGngs)

119 Posted by: @votermom at March 22, 2015 02:48 PM (5EuT

Lol, love the last one particularly.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 22, 2015 02:55 PM (GDulk)

120 Donna,

Closed a bar...good for you!

So glad you had fun. I'm sorry to have missed the meet up but I'll plan on attending next year.

Posted by: bossy barbara at March 22, 2015 02:55 PM (2Aj5D)

121 117 President Cruz will appoint Hillary special Ambassador to the isle of Lesbos...as long as she promises never to leave it.
Posted by: OG CELTIC-AMERICAN, Strange Attractor at March 22, 2015 02:52 PM (y/p2Y)

As long as she is somewhere where I can't see her or hear her, I'll be happy.

Posted by: model_1066 at March 22, 2015 02:56 PM (JGngs)

122 re 82: which means we'll either need to spending billions of dollars buying solar panels and electric generating turbines from China, or we'll throw tons of money so companies like Solyndra can operate at a loss every year... and then the environmentalists will promptly start the lawsuits to tie up the projects in court for years on the ground that the turbines kills endangered birds and the desert is a delicate environment that will be destroyed forever if we cover the desert with solar panels.
Then we'll get to sweat in the summer and freeze in the winter, just like Gaia intended.

Posted by: mallfly at March 22, 2015 02:56 PM (vcI3n)

123 Ol Soopermex has it right.

Posted by: Comanche Voter at March 22, 2015 02:57 PM (wdHk6)

124 As for the seas not rising, George Schultz laid out what Reagan would have done to handle climate change. Spoiler alert: It includes a carbon tax.

http://tinyurl.com/lb7up9f

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 22, 2015 02:59 PM (3eZI/)

125 remember how the "split wood, not atoms" crowd of the late 1970s became the "save our forests" crowd or am I imagining that?

Posted by: mallfly at March 22, 2015 02:59 PM (vcI3n)

126 PLOOP

Posted by: Jukin Former Republican at March 22, 2015 02:59 PM (WGm5T)

127 Posted by: mallfly at March 22, 2015 02:56 PM (vcI3n)

The problem with liberals in general, and environmentalists in particular, is that they insist on burdening everybody with their asinine ideas.

Posted by: model_1066 at March 22, 2015 03:00 PM (JGngs)

128 You know what always works well?

Negotiating with someone who wants you dead and says it loud.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at March 22, 2015 03:00 PM (oFCZn)

129 Costanza and votermom

Thanks for the tips. Keep sharing and I'll make a list.

We have to turn this back on them. Use Breitbart tactics and not concede their narrative.

What sites? I don't go to any liberal sites. I do tweet very occasionally.

Posted by: bossy barbara at March 22, 2015 03:01 PM (l1zOH)

130 I can't effectively troll. I have a deep-seated aversion to ever posting the same thing twice, even days or weeks apart from each other. It's weird.
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I view it as electronic civil war. If I see a good weapon. I'll re-use that weapon.

A lot of it is just re-posting various Hate-Facts the Left wants to bury.

I'm trying to spread certain ideas, facts, and concepts. Repetition helps.

Especially on twitter, part of the difficulty is finding a short way to say it. If I go through the effort to think up an effective short phrasing, I'll save it and copy and paste it a week or month later.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 22, 2015 03:02 PM (ZPrif)

131 Alinsky works for us now.

Time to hit back twice as hard.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this sh1t at March 22, 2015 03:03 PM (0HooB)

132 Gov. Moonbeam attacks Sen. Cruz saying he is unfit because he doesn't buy the globull warming bullshit.

That makes Brown look petty. What a turd.

Posted by: torabora at March 22, 2015 03:03 PM (vhF/5)

133 NC State player Anthony "Cat" Barber asking the question the MSM won't. Story at Breitbart, after NCSU beat Villanova, contrary to the Presidential Bracket, he loudly asked "What the fuck is wrong with Barack Obama?!?" as his teammates cheered him on.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 22, 2015 03:04 PM (2cS/G)

134 All leftist attacks on Scott Walker will be met by "elitist 1 percenters!"

Alinsky works for us now.

Posted by: @votermom at March 22, 2015 02:48 PM (5EuT

Don't forget any Dem supporter gets the response, "Yeah! EIGHT MORE YEARS! EIGHT MORE YEARS!"

Posted by: Kindltot at March 22, 2015 03:04 PM (t//F+)

135

Posted by: Kindltot at March 22, 2015 03:05 PM (t//F+)

136 Closed a bar...good for you!

Congrats.

I try to do that as often as possible. Like last week.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this sh1t at March 22, 2015 03:06 PM (0HooB)

137 "Yep. I would not vote for Rand even in the general. He's jumped all over some of these (supposedly) racist shootings too often and implied that the GOP is anti-black. He's too focused on the War On Drugs (let it go, man). And the minimal record of service he has in public life is not impressive."

Let's not forget posing amicably with the utterly disreputable Al Sharpton, right around the time that Luap Nard started saying the GOP should drop all Voter ID efforts because "it's offending people".

The nut didn't fall far from the nut tree.

Posted by: torquewrench at March 22, 2015 03:06 PM (noWW6)

138 I think it's a good weapon, it's just not me. I like longish conversations, especially on social media where the person I'm addressing isn't necessarily the target audience, just a foil.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 22, 2015 03:06 PM (2cS/G)

139 Posted by: bossy barbara at March 22, 2015 02:55 PM (2Aj5D)

Sorry you couldn't make it! Yes, please come to the next one.

Posted by: Donna &&&&&& V. (brandishing ampersands) at March 22, 2015 03:07 PM (+XMAD)

140 Gov. Brown says if he were 10 years younger he would run for president.

Well if he were 76 years younger, his sainted Mom could have ripped him from her womb and flushed his stupid ass. He wouldn't run anywhere. He is about the stupidest Catholic possible. What a tool.

Posted by: torabora at March 22, 2015 03:07 PM (vhF/5)

141 You know what always works well?

Negotiating with someone who wants you dead and says it loud.

You talking about the Iranians or the democrats?

Posted by: Methos at March 22, 2015 03:07 PM (ZbV+0)

142 Yes

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 03:07 PM (zOTsN)

143 Especially on twitter, part of the difficulty is finding a short way to say it. If I go through the effort to think up an effective short phrasing, I'll save it and copy and paste it a week or month later.

I don't Twit, but if I see any reference to the Koch Brothers, I always leave a comment about the anti-Christ George Soros.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this sh1t at March 22, 2015 03:09 PM (0HooB)

144 For trolling, a key is to not get emotional yourself. That makes you less effective. You are trying to get them upset, make them lash out stupidly.

I find I get more upset when I type a mean insult than when I just copy and paste the same insult.

The person receiving has no idea whether I typed it or copy/pasted it. Their reaction is the same regardless.

But I find if I type out angry, mean, or accusatory stuff - I end up getting emotional, which tires me out.

If I just copy-paste something I wrote a month ago when I was angry - then I don't get angry now.

I still get to counter the Left's moonbattery, but I don't get fatigued.

I think this is typical. Ppl get tired and fatigued when they get in emotional arguments.

That's why trolling is effective. The person getting trolled gets so upset they leave, or they do/say something stupid which hurts their cause.

Anyone who's spent time arguing online knows it takes an emotional toll -- which can spill over to your job and personal life.

So ways to effectively argue (and even troll) while protecting yourself from the emotional fatigue, make you more effective at spreading your ideas. You can do it better, for longer. It increases stamina.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 22, 2015 03:09 PM (ZPrif)

145 #127...Even bigger problem is that the leftards get to create worthless jobs for people to promulgate their worthless ideas...with money from people who actually work. Guys like Rep. Boehner fund them.

Posted by: torabora at March 22, 2015 03:09 PM (vhF/5)

146 Brown lost against Carter. What does he think he can bring to the table this time?

Posted by: Kindltot at March 22, 2015 03:09 PM (t//F+)

147 "As for the seas not rising, George Schultz laid out what Reagan would have done to handle climate change."

Schultz: another goddamn superannuated Ivy League East Coast Establishment RINO. Well, West Coast Establishment now, at Stanford, but the principle holds. He was a Princeton alumnus originally.

George was a prime mover behind the New START disarmament nonsense, whereby the United States gave up modern, well maintained weapon systems with many years of useful life, in exchange for Putin's Russia giving up rusting utterly obsolescent crap.

Putin has since turned around and plowed the savings back into producing and testing newer generations of modern weapons, including ones that visibly violate the INF Treaty.

Heckuva job, Georgie.

Posted by: torquewrench at March 22, 2015 03:11 PM (noWW6)

148 The person receiving has no idea whether I typed it or copy/pasted it.

*cough* MUMR *cough*

Posted by: Methos at March 22, 2015 03:11 PM (ZbV+0)

149 Costanza Defense: "I keep a page of handy references and (imo) clever one-liners grouped by topic."

One I use (sometimes on Twitter, mostly face-to-face) is use of the term Third Iraq War.

According to the Left, everything military action conducted by Republicans is a war whereas nothing they do is a war. It's always a "coalition" bla bla blah.

Third Iraq War.

Posted by: FireHorse at March 22, 2015 03:13 PM (lHZsI)

150 Brown lost against Carter. What does he think he can bring to the table this time?
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40 years of population replacement.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 22, 2015 03:13 PM (ZPrif)

151 Also, Guvnor Moonbeam is an idiot. Any pol who believes in that disproven hoax is unfit for orifice.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this sh1t at March 22, 2015 03:15 PM (0HooB)

152 It's a good time to be a conman.

My dad was a used car salesman. He would always tell me that the easiest people to fool are the ones that "think" they are real smart. Today's leftists "think" they are real smart.

Posted by: Jukin Former Republican at March 22, 2015 03:15 PM (WGm5T)

153 Third Iraq War.
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Excellent example. The prog you're arguing with either has to let your use of "Third Iraq War" go unchallenged - or they have to take time and effort to argue against it. Which probably won't convince anyone. And it takes time and energy away from whatever point they're trying to advance. It forces them to accept your premise or argue on your terms.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 22, 2015 03:15 PM (ZPrif)

154 If Cruz gets the nomination I'm behind him 100%, but I don't like our chances.
Posted by: Kal at March 22, 2015 02:20 PM (5MCrq)

your concern is noted.

Posted by: spypeach at March 22, 2015 03:16 PM (/vbEv)

155 The Right has spent 40 years trying to argue No, We're Not Racist. The amount of time and energy used to try to fight that smear -- and they still lost.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 22, 2015 03:17 PM (ZPrif)

156 Speaking of Alinksy and other scum, what does the Horde think of this idea?

We propose to increase welfare, EITC, (and/or other) benefits by, say, 15%, but also to make everyone "pay their fair share" in taxes. Then we tax welfare benefits back down to 105% of their current levels. Make the LIVs and welfare parasites actually write a check or peel off $100 bills or face having the difference deducted from next year's handout.

The beauty of this: we can campaign on raising welfare payments (true), AND of making people pay their "fair share." Make the Reds try to convince LIQ voters that they're not going to be as well off as they think ("But Ah gets mo' money!") by producing tables and charts (good luck convincing the double digit IQ club with that). At the same time we can scream "make people pay their fair share!" and watch idiots vote for it, never realizing that that group includes them.

The logic is, of course, that once people have cash in hand, however briefly, they consider it theirs, and hate to part with it, especially to the tax man. Next time some a-hole proposes raising taxes, they'll break out in hives, even though they're not net payers of tax. It would strangle all Red demagoguery in its crib.

Moreover, to avoid this, the Commies would have to simultaneously oppose an increase in benefits, AND argue against making everyone "pay their fair share," thereby neatly scuppering two of their most cherished proposals.

Thoughts?

Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 22, 2015 03:17 PM (oKE6c)

157 "According to the Left, everything military action conducted by Republicans is a war whereas nothing they do is a war. It's always a 'coalition' bla bla blah."

We all know the drill by now:

"Time-limited, scope-limited kinetic military activity, in concert with our international coalition partners."

And there's the "in concert with" verbiage. As though war were a musical event.

Which to them, in many ways, it is. Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational James Taylor!

Posted by: torquewrench at March 22, 2015 03:18 PM (noWW6)

158 @Jay Guevara at March 22, 2015 03:17 PM (oKE6c)

I like it! The elites will never go for it because then they might win.

Posted by: Jukin Former Republican at March 22, 2015 03:20 PM (WGm5T)

159 35 Latino-Canadian?

Maple doughnut tacos for breakfast?
Posted by: eman at March 22, 2015 01:47 PM (MQEz6)

With Canadian bacon, chips and queso? Sounds like a plan.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at March 22, 2015 03:20 PM (O3k74)

160 So this is pretty funny

Libs are still beside themselves over the election losses in Israel on Twitter.

Some prog genius suggested that liberal jews should move to israel if they really want to change israeli politics

Asking what they are calling "the liberal elite" to move to israel.

Which means they couldn't steal the election. No absentee voting and strict voter ID laws

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 03:21 PM (zOTsN)

161 If ypu ever watched the old Disney animated Alice in Wonderland, there's a scene where a bird accuses Alice of being a serpent trying to steal its eggs.
Alice tries to explain in a reasonable tone that she's not a serpent.
The bird cuts her off: "Serpent, serpent, serpent, serPENT!"

That's how to troll.

Racist, racist, racist, raCIST!

Trololololol.

Posted by: @votermom at March 22, 2015 03:21 PM (cbfNE)

162 Thoughts?

That's sneaky and underhanded.

I like it.

President Boy would also start deregulating everything (vewwy, vewwy quietly) to get the economy going again.

Which reminds me, Ted Cruz had the unmitigated gall to utter the word, "growth" in the same sentence with the word, "economy" not too long ago, something I can't remember hearing in recent years.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this sh1t at March 22, 2015 03:23 PM (0HooB)

163 For trolling, a key is to not get emotional yourself. That makes you
less effective. You are trying to get them upset, make them lash out
stupidly.

I once trolled a moonbat on Moonbattery (appropriately enough), just as an experiment. At every turn I'd loudly accuse him of racism, and then impute a invidious action to him, and accuse him of THAT. )E.g., "Sure, you say you support the blacks, but you wouldn't want your sister to marry one! Typical hypocritical liberal! And you live in a lily white neighborhood, doing your best to prevent blacks from moving in! You disgust me, and all decent people, you racist!")

In short, I did exactly what liberals do: pile on calumny and baseless accusations faster than he could address them, and I did it just to find out what he'd do. Answer: after a while, he collapsed.

Moral: it's much, much easier to make up and throw shit than it is to refute shit. Don't bother with defense: go on offense. Baseless allegations are still allegations, and, like water dripping on a rock, gradually take their toll. As we know only too well, from sad experience.

Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 22, 2015 03:24 PM (oKE6c)

164 Which to them, in many ways, it is. Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational James Taylor!

"That's no moon. It's a banjo resonator!"

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this sh1t at March 22, 2015 03:25 PM (0HooB)

165 That's sneaky and underhanded.

I like it.

President Boy would also start deregulating everything (vewwy, vewwy quietly) to get the economy going again.

Which reminds me, Ted Cruz had the unmitigated gall to utter the word, "growth" in the same sentence with the word, "economy" not too long ago, something I can't remember hearing in recent years.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this sh1t at March 22, 2015 03:23 PM (0HooB)

Great. The thing is, it would be true that we'd increased benefits; just not by as much as the LIQs thought. But turning the Reds' slogans etc. back on them would be ... delicious. As would be vaccinating the LIQ voters against reflexively voting for tax increases.

Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 22, 2015 03:26 PM (oKE6c)

166 Jay Guevara @ 156: "Thoughts?"

I like it! If you want to beat the Left at its own game, you can also make the claim that the plan "pays women equally to men" and "doesn't contribute to climate change."

Posted by: FireHorse at March 22, 2015 03:27 PM (lHZsI)

167 Whenever the Leftist says something about paying "more" or "fair share" etc., I like to ask "How much? Give me a number." But they never do. It's always just MORE.

Posted by: FireHorse at March 22, 2015 03:29 PM (lHZsI)

168 I like it! If you want to beat the Left at its own game, you can also make the claim that the plan "pays women equally to men" and "doesn't contribute to climate change."

Posted by: FireHorse at March 22, 2015 03:27 PM (lHZsI)

Make them argue facts and figures for a change, rather than us. And if/when they oppose the proposal, repeatedly scream "WHY DO WANT TO HOLD WOMEN DOWN?? WHY DO YOU HATE GAIA, AND THE POLAR BEARS??? HOW MUCH ARE YOU GETTING PAID BY BIG OIL????"

In short, go with a purely emotional response, with zero ratiocination involved.

Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 22, 2015 03:29 PM (oKE6c)

169 Or quote an ex-girlfriend of mine: "Maybe you should try doing/supporting that first"

Posted by: Kindltot at March 22, 2015 03:31 PM (t//F+)

170 With environmentalists, I just constantly attack them as backwards religious fanatics. Which they hate.

With feminists, I attack them as mentally ill basket cases.

For rape activists spreading the 1 in 5 lie, I accuse them of lying about rape. Bonus points, accuse them of fear and hatred of black male sexuality.

I say things I believe. I believe environmentalism is a nature cult. I believe Rape Culture is a lie. I believe feminists mostly are mentally ill.

I argue on my terms, but always attack. Refute and attack.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at March 22, 2015 03:31 PM (ZPrif)

171 "Baseless allegations are still allegations, and, like water dripping on a rock, gradually take their toll."

I read a story many years ago about LBJ, when he was running for congress in Texas. He told his people to spread the word that his opponent had had carnal sex with a sow.

"Jesus Lyndon, we can't call this guy a pig fucker"!

LBJ..."Hell, just make him deny it".

Posted by: HH at March 22, 2015 03:31 PM (Ce4DF)

172 Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 01:31 PM (zOTsN)

You left out self hating.

Posted by: Eric Holder at March 22, 2015 03:34 PM (NirW5)

173 "Which means they couldn't steal the election. No absentee voting and strict voter ID laws"

Quite. That's why the elite Obama team of campaign operatives who were shipped in then proved unable to deliver the goods against Bibi.

They were able to bus Arab and leftist voters to the polling places, but what they couldn't do was what they do here, which is bus their voters BETWEEN MULTIPLE polling places.

Take deliberate systematic vote fraud out of their quiver and suddenly they look a whole lot less electorally formidable.

We must all remember that the next time that Luap Nard pipes up about how Voter ID needs to be done away with because "it's offending people". Yeah, it's offending those who are gaming the system illegally.

Posted by: torquewrench at March 22, 2015 03:37 PM (noWW6)

174 Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 22, 2015 03:17 PM (oKE6c)

Practicality. IRS wouldn't go after the scofflaws.

Posted by: Eric Holder at March 22, 2015 03:38 PM (NirW5)

175 What special is that they self identify as "elite" because they are leftist.

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 03:38 PM (zOTsN)

176 Here, this is about reviewing the basis of some Prog narrative

#49 -
People Love the Robin Hood Story Because He Took from the Rich to Give to the Poor
http://preview.tinyurl.com/njvc25q

Posted by: Kindltot at March 22, 2015 03:38 PM (t//F+)

177 Torque I agree. I think if we did away with absentee voting and had strict voter ID we would be shocked by how much elections would change. I know eliminating absentee voting affects military people. But let's face it. Right now they almost never count military vote in US elections.

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 03:40 PM (zOTsN)

178 Damn that was a 2 weeks old sock.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 22, 2015 03:38 PM (t//F+)

People love that story until they figure out those are their deer in the forest.

Posted by: Golfman - we have no hills. at March 22, 2015 03:41 PM (NirW5)

179 "Baseless allegations are still allegations, and, like water dripping on a rock, gradually take their toll."

About 100 years ago, canned salmon was popular. Then along comes canned tuna as a competitor. The tuna people finished every pitch with "And it doesn't turn pink in the can!"

This was true: Tuna doesn't turn pink in the can. Neither does salmon. But the implication that the reason why canned salmon is (y'know) salmon-colored was because it turned pink in the can turned a lot of people off.

(Don't know what the parallel would be but feel free to go with it.)

Posted by: FireHorse at March 22, 2015 03:42 PM (lHZsI)

180 We must all remember that the next time that Luap Nard pipes up about how Voter ID needs to be done away with because "it's offending people". Yeah, it's offending those who are gaming the system illegally.

"Why are you against fair, honest elections?"

"Do you want your vote cancelled by illegal votes?"

"You're trying to say there is no such thing as voter fraud anywhere, ever?"

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this sh1t at March 22, 2015 03:43 PM (0HooB)

181 Practicality. IRS wouldn't go after the scofflaws.
Posted by: Eric Holder at March 22, 2015 03:38 PM (NirW5)

Not necessarily. Some bennies are taxable and some can be garnished directly.
At 25%.
Practically all you have to do is line up one list of recipients with a list of tax payers, circle the ones on the first list that don't match and send three letters, and follow up with a garnishment letter.

Easier and more cost efficient than chasing taxpayers with accountants and lawyers.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 22, 2015 03:43 PM (t//F+)

182 Instead of moving there watch libs next moves to be to pass absentee voting and to get rid of voter ID in Israel.

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 03:47 PM (zOTsN)

183 Why do you want to deny voter ids to people?
Everyone deserves a chance to have his or her own voter id!*

*Some exclusions may apply.

Posted by: @votermom at March 22, 2015 03:47 PM (cbfNE)

184 That's why the administration went after True the .vote so hard. I think we under estimate how dependent they are on voter fraud

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 03:48 PM (zOTsN)

185 Posted by: Kindltot at March 22, 2015 03:43 PM (t//F+)

I'm all for it.

Posted by: Rogue Right Wing IRS agent in Lubbock at March 22, 2015 03:48 PM (NirW5)

186 "I know eliminating absentee voting affects military people. But let's face it. Right now they almost never count military vote in US elections."

This chaps the hell out of my hide.

The Pentagon has poured, no joke, hundreds of billions of bucks into implementing high bandwidth digital communications over most of the face of the planet.

There is absolutely no reason whatsoever for service personnel on deployment to be having to vote on paper ballots and ship them by Piper Cub airmail back Stateside.

If I ran the zoo, the services would vote first, having all in uniform who desire to vote clocked in. If the service vote is delayed in delivery, the civvy election gets pushed back too, with all attendant costly consequences. That wouldn't happen more than once, you can assume.

Posted by: torquewrench at March 22, 2015 03:50 PM (noWW6)

187 Well Israel has a military and they manage to count their votes without absentee voting. They bring the booths to the field more or less. Granted they aren't as far flung as our force is

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 03:52 PM (zOTsN)

188 Kindltot.

Sorry for the snark.

I listen to Levin. One thing I've learned, from some experience, is that regulation from the Fed burueacracy is a pipe dream. The corruption is way too deep.

I don't know how someone like Washington Nearsider does it every day. Yall would be reading about me in the paper.

Posted by: Golfman - We have no hills at March 22, 2015 03:55 PM (NirW5)

189 There is no reason whatsoever for anyone in the US military to vote if he or she wants to. Three out of four military people vote Republi---

--- ah, there's the reason.

Posted by: FireHorse at March 22, 2015 03:55 PM (lHZsI)

190 I don't care about the silly race conversations. I love Starbucks and had intended to continue to buy and enjoy until I discovered this weekend that they are massive donators to Planned Parenthood. Sorry, but murdered babies are my limit.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at March 22, 2015 03:57 PM (czIfS)

191 190 I hadn't realized that either. Ugh.

I think that's one nice thing about grabbing fast food at Chik-FilA btw. They do a bunch of charity work and it is all very in line with my values.

Posted by: @votermom at March 22, 2015 04:02 PM (cbfNE)

192 >> I love Starbucks and had intended to continue to buy and enjoy until I
discovered this weekend that they are massive donators to Planned
Parenthood.

Ugh, didn't know that.either. Also learned this week that they have no shops in Israel or as their CEO says. "We don't fund Israel."

http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/08/news/companies/ starbucks-israel/index.html

Posted by: Lizzy at March 22, 2015 04:04 PM (V+8gv)

193 So a college baseball player made a vulgar comment about Monee Davis, the female little league pitcher, on Twitter. Dumb and vile and he got kicked off his college team for it

But tapper is covering it. Why is it news. People being rude to each other is news now? I think it's outrage trolling. It's clear to me that the "personalities" covering "news" are evaluated in part by how they trend of social media. Which turns them into "outrage trolls"

Posted by: ThunderB, PinUpWhoreBabyMachine at March 22, 2015 04:05 PM (zOTsN)

194 If you are bailing on Starfucks, or any business, make sure you send letters to the boss and the board telling them why. Sure, peons will scren them, but with enough volume the peon watercooler talk spreads. $5 in postage adds up, if enough of us do it.

Posted by: OG CELTIC-AMERICAN, Strange Attractor at March 22, 2015 04:06 PM (y/p2Y)

195 Another Nood.

Posted by: HH at March 22, 2015 04:13 PM (Ce4DF)

196 Sorry for the snark.
Posted by: Golfman - We have no hills at March 22, 2015 03:55 PM (NirW5)

Why apologize? I agree with you.

However, there is one thing a bureaucrat loves: results with as little hassle as possible. Garnishments for taxes are loved by lower-level tax peons, it means no contact with the taxpayer and everything is done automatically by form letter.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 22, 2015 04:17 PM (t//F+)

197 Good advice, Celtic. Thanks.

Posted by: katya the designated driver at March 22, 2015 04:18 PM (czIfS)

198 There is absolutely no reason whatsoever for service personnel on deployment to be having to vote on paper ballots and ship them by Piper Cub airmail back Stateside.

I'm pretty sure they can get TP back and forth so the paper isn't the problem.

It'd be easy to make an auditable, secret, fraud-proof, secure, etc., etc., etc. paper system. That we don't is proof the Political Class is untrustworthy.

Posted by: DaveA at March 22, 2015 04:30 PM (DL2i+)

199 Lizzy #192:

That is so pathetic. Starbucks closed its shops in Israel in 2003 allegedly for "operational reasons not related to politics" though the real reason was likely not to jeopardize its business in Arab countries. The *only* reason people are "accusing" Starbucks of supporting Israel is because Schultz himself is Jewish. What a self-hater.

Posted by: FOAF at March 22, 2015 04:41 PM (eVemY)

200 I wish Cruz could win, but I don't think it will be in this world. The country that voted for Obama will not vote for Cruz. The Dems will feel particularly threatened by a Hispanic Republican and will give him the Sarah Palin treatment.

Cruz doesn't seem charismatic enough to overcome all of the attacks. I'm sure thirty or so people will now call me a liberal or 'concerned' conservative.

Posted by: adolfo_velasquez at March 22, 2015 05:46 PM (DkXQB)

201 Each individual's share of the Atmosphere is 18 acres by 20 miles high or 8 trillion cubic feet. In order to heat the atmosphere by two degrees each person on the planet would have to raise the temperature of his or her 8 trillion cubic feet by two degrees simultaneously. There is not enough fossil fuel on the planet to even begin to do that.

Each individual's share of the air weighs approximately 92 million lbs. Do you seriously believe everyone on the planet could each afford to heat 92 million lbs of anything? The Sun - which is an enormous fusion engine 100,000 times as big as the Earth - is only able to heat the atmosphere to about 70 degrees. Remember the temperature drops during the night because the Earth radiates away so much energy during the night. Carbon dioxide is 0.03% of the Earth's atmosphere. It used to be much higher - without any disastrous consequences.

In other words: man made global warming is an absolutely absurd proposition.

Posted by: An Observation - I use Silver Bullet gun oil at March 22, 2015 06:16 PM (B6YHX)

202 Carbon dioxide is 0.03% of the Earth's atmosphere. It used to be much higher - without any disastrous consequences.
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Well, there was a consequence, though. The earth flourished.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 22, 2015 07:17 PM (vPh3W)

203 This has been a protest paid for by billionaires. Protesting is what they do for a living.

Posted by: burt at March 23, 2015 11:29 AM (ls8AU)

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