The Morning Rant

I was having a conversation with some conservative friends about this whole "defund the police" thing and everyone was trying to imagine a country with no police, how would murders be solved, etc., and lots of snark about 'community workers' trying to stop crime.

But I think this misses the point.

Just because Antifa/BLM wants to "defund" the police doesn't mean they want to have no police. Or, more precisely, just because the Antifa/BLM wants to "defund" the police doesn't mean they want to have no *armed* police.

Just as the constant progressive caterwauling about gun control doesn't mean they don't want guns, rather, all it means is that they don't want *you* to have guns.

So when they say the want to "defund" the police, they just mean they want to defund the police as presently constituted. That is, they want to abolish the police force that enforces the law impartially and evenhandedly to protect the public so that there will be consequences to those who break it no matter who they are.

In religious terms, the laws that get enforced are some subset of the ten commandments. The size and content of the subset has varied over time, depending on historical and regional circumstances. But enforcement of this subset, whatever it is, has always been seen as a good thing in and of itself, and needs no further justification.

Not so with progressive legal theory, in which law is merely a tool to punish "out" groups and reward "in" groups.

Progressives consider the traditional philosophy of law enforcement to be retrograde, i.e. racist, sexist, protective only of white privilege, etc.

Again, this does not mean there's not going to be armed enforcement. There's going to be all sorts of armed enforcement, in fact, probably even more than there is now. The only difference is what is going to gets enforced. It will go something like this: groups in favor with progressives will be able to do whatever they want, loot, riot, murder, etc, and any opposition or protest by "out" groups, i.e the middle class, especially middle class whites, will be vigorously and ruthlessly suppressed. "Resistance" will no longer be cool. Rather, it will be seen as disloyal and subject to instant (and harsh) legal penalties.

We can see this, for example, by California's recent release murderers and rapists from prison supposedly due to covid-19 concerns. This is BS, of course. Violent criminals are useful to progressives because they are a low-cost army of "community outreachers" to terrorize the "out" groups. And, in case you were wondering, violent offenders will never be a progressive "out" group. It is no surprise that Trump got Nancy Pelosi sputtering about the "spark of humanity" in psychotic MS-13 gang murderers. Normal people want those jailed or deported. But Nancy doesn't, because her response to Trump was her recognition and acknowledgement that the MS-13 gang members are her peeps.

And the cells made empty by departing criminals will soon be filled with normal Americans who violate covid lockdown restrictions. Progressives are champing at the bit to do this. Prisons will say goodbye to rapists and murders and hello to construction workers, housewives, and John MacArthur.

I am reminded of the book A Clockwork Orange where some sort of change of government has taken place and prison officials are trying to ramp up usage of the accelerated 'rehabilitation' technique they've developed for violent offenders because they need to quickly get them out of prison to make room for "the politicals".

All the things we're afraid to do, that we've restrained ourselves from doing, the progressives will do, and have no compunctions about whatsoever. For example, as far as I'm concerned, I think the Portland police should start shooting rioters. They should make an announcement like this, "As of today, anyone who shows up at a protest wearing a mask, carrying a shield, a weapon of any kind, or throws a rock will be shot. The citizens of Portland feel that 78 days of rioting are enough."

Now, obviously, there are a ton of reasons why this can't be done. And that's fine. But if progressives gain the power that they want, the hypothetical use of deadly force I just spoke about will be used against us. And they won't bat an eye. They will think they're doing a good thing.

This is the future that we will be hurtling toward should Donald Trump lose in November.

(h/t John Hayward)

Update:

11 You're still missing it. BLM does not want to eliminate the police, they want to BE the police.

Posted by: deadrody at August 17, 2020 11:19 AM (V9901)

And on a related note, a handful of Antifa scum showed up at the Sturgis, South Dakota motorcycle rally. Bad idea:

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"I wonder if it ever occurred to the
Antifa scum that the thin blue line
escorting them to safety would be easily
overwhelmed if enough of the 250,000
bikers suddenly decided that they had
had enough?"

This is What I'm Talking About:

"That Was Just a Debate"

This Must Be Addressed:

Yeah, This Makes Sense:

There Are Only Two Genders:

(h/t Bronze Age Wanderer)

Who Dis:

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For the 'Ettes:

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Friday's Who Dis: Hollywood couple Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon have been married since 1988. So respect to them. I think they were in at least one movie together, but I didn't bother looking up what it was.

Today's Edition Of The Morning Rant Is Brought To You By Gagh:

For those of you who aren't fans of Star Trek, "gagh" is a type of food eaten by Klingons, basically a dish or bowl of large, meaty worms, eaten raw. Naturally, over the years, fans of the show have concocted their own gagh recipes that can be used for Star Trek-themed parties, cosplay, and the like. Here is one I thought was interesting. It has you cook up a broth that your pour into drinking straws and the liquid gels as it cools and takes the shape of the straw.

Posted by: OregonMuse at 11:17 AM

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1 Hello monkey thread!

Posted by: Laughing in Texas at August 17, 2020 11:17 AM (YYpqf)

2 Early!

Posted by: RKinRoanoke at August 17, 2020 11:17 AM (KopDd)

3 third.

Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 17, 2020 11:17 AM (JUOKG)

4 The others have been summoned.

Posted by: Laughing in Texas at August 17, 2020 11:17 AM (YYpqf)

5 Almost a lurker first! Dang!

Posted by: RKinRoanoke at August 17, 2020 11:18 AM (KopDd)

6 Sofia Vergara, aka "The definition of voluptuous," and a guy who could use some Just For Men beard color.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 17, 2020 11:18 AM (rpbg1)

7 Begins, so it does.

Posted by: That guy who always thinks it's beginning at August 17, 2020 11:18 AM (UAMe5)

8 So many firsts, yet I'm so late

Posted by: Draki at August 17, 2020 11:18 AM (XTb1H)

9 I'd of been first but got caught at leggy.

Rookie move I know.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 17, 2020 11:19 AM (axyOa)

10 Know her, not him.
Sofia Vergara

Posted by: RKinRoanoke at August 17, 2020 11:19 AM (KopDd)

11 You're still missing it. BLM does not want to eliminate the police, they want to BE the police.

Posted by: deadrody at August 17, 2020 11:19 AM (V9901)

12 Sofia vergara and husband Joe Mangielo.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2020 11:20 AM (bDqIh)

13 Huck Follywood, protester --- The Barrel awaits

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at August 17, 2020 11:20 AM (N39Ws)

14 Holy moly, what happened there I wonder?
Maybe the barrel can let me know.

Posted by: Huck Follywood, protester at August 17, 2020 11:20 AM (2y4NB)

15 In before the barrel!

Posted by: Roland THTG at August 17, 2020 11:20 AM (88+cf)

16 And the Barrel gets another morsel.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 17, 2020 11:21 AM (axyOa)

17 Posted by: Huck Follywood, protester at August 17, 2020 11:20 AM (2y4NB)

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Too early for that nonsense.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a madhouse! A Madhouse! at August 17, 2020 11:21 AM (LvTSG)

18 Yeah. They don't want to end the idea of the police. They want to be promoted to become the police. The old ranks need to go, so that the brownshirts can take on the duties directly.

Spoiler alert for Antifa: A little while after Hitler came to power, the SA fell on very hard times.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at August 17, 2020 11:21 AM (hYcqw)

19 Stanley Tucci got to suck her toes!

Posted by: BignJames at August 17, 2020 11:21 AM (X/Pw5)

20 I dunno who the latina-looking dame is, but she's a fox.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at August 17, 2020 11:21 AM (hYcqw)

21 The Left: Riots, arson, looting, sculpture tipping, vandalism

The Right: https://tinyurl.com/yym5hhb7

Gee, what side do you want to be on?

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2020 11:22 AM (bDqIh)

22 Adam Housley has Riv. James Comey's faux-integrity on display.

https://tinyurl.com/yxg5f4fp

Posted by: Huck Follywood, protester at August 17, 2020 11:22 AM (2y4NB)

23 Sofia vergara and Joe Manganiello - married.

Joe is a huge Dungeons and Dragons fan. Started the Hollywood DD club. Big Gary Gygax fan

Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at August 17, 2020 11:22 AM (k/TB6)

24 Yuck klingon chow

Posted by: CN at August 17, 2020 11:22 AM (ONvIw)

25 I'm proud to say I spotted Sofia way way back in 1999 or 2000 on a Spanish-channel show called Fuera de Serie, which I think means "Out of sequence." Even then she made the cable connection heat up.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 17, 2020 11:22 AM (rpbg1)

26 I refreshed, all comments were gone. Refreshed again, still gone. Refreshed once more, and they're back.

Posted by: bicentennialguy at August 17, 2020 11:22 AM (vg8iE)

27 Gagh? Bah!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 17, 2020 11:22 AM (aKsyK)

28 'Sofia Vergara, aka "The definition of voluptuous," '

Also a good actress, and very funny in comedic roles.

Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 11:23 AM (qpX6U)

29 Stanley Tucci got to suck her toes!

Now I wonder if she had a stunt double.

Posted by: BignJames at August 17, 2020 11:23 AM (X/Pw5)

30 9 I'd of been first but got caught at leggy.
Rookie move I know.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 17, 2020 11:19 AM (axyOa)

And I didn't label any of the pics 'busty' because, hell, pretty much all of them are.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at August 17, 2020 11:23 AM (WIGed)

31 Wow, Huck, impressive!

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at August 17, 2020 11:23 AM (WEBkv)

32 27 I refreshed, all comments were gone. Refreshed again, still gone. Refreshed once more, and they're back.
Posted by: bicentennialguy at August 17, 2020 11:22 AM (vg8iE)

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It's what happens when there's an update to a post. Comments disappear until there's another comment.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a madhouse! A Madhouse! at August 17, 2020 11:23 AM (LvTSG)

33 Eat Me!

Posted by: Ed Ible at August 17, 2020 11:23 AM (Tnijr)

34 This is a growing trend amongst young (under 40) Right leaning couples because they don't believe the State should be involved in a marriage at all.
Posted by: at August 17, 2020 11:15 AM (u4K30)

and what they'll find out, as every generation before them has found out, is that when one of the parties gets disillusioned and walks out, there's going to be hell to pay when they start arguing over who owns the car and the house and the bank accounts. Not to mention any kids.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 17, 2020 11:23 AM (Kpl3J)

35 Can you get Klingon Chow in the Barrel?

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at August 17, 2020 11:23 AM (dfRN6)

36 >>Stanley Tucci got to suck her toes!

That was a funny movie.
Dennis Farina rocked.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2020 11:24 AM (bDqIh)

37 "Roll out the barrel, Huck will have a barrel of fun..."

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at August 17, 2020 11:24 AM (WEBkv)

38 Stanley Tucci got to suck her toes!
Posted by: BignJames at August 17, 2020

*
*

Yup. Perfect hind paws, underpinning everything else a woman should have.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 17, 2020 11:24 AM (rpbg1)

39 Posted by: Huck Follywood, protester at August 17, 2020 11:20 AM (2y4NB)

Go to your room.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 17, 2020 11:24 AM (xT2tT)

40 Oh Huck...WORK SQUAD

See you Saturday!

Posted by: browndog at August 17, 2020 11:24 AM (BgMrQ)

41 Can someone be that voluptuous and still seem like a girl-next-door? Sophia Vergara pulls it off.

Posted by: Huck Follywood, protester at August 17, 2020 11:24 AM (2y4NB)

42 I got and hand cramp from scrolling down.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 17, 2020 11:24 AM (xfb67)

43 @Oregonmuse, this. Exactly this. been wondering when and how the "national police force" that Obama talked about in his 2008 speech would come to fruition. Here we are.

Posted by: JROD at August 17, 2020 11:24 AM (0jZnq)

44 Can you get Klingon Chow in the Barrel?

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher

Sure.
Just scrape it off the walls.

So I'm told.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 17, 2020 11:24 AM (axyOa)

45 That is correct; defund the police means to defund the people who currently enforce the law to be replaced by people who will destroy the patriarchy, the nuclear family, those who go to church, synogogue, or mosque, those who will not bend the knee, those who would defend themselves. You are already seeing this in the selective prosecution of the McCloskeys and the failure to charge the criminal animals who are rioting and looting. Our only hope is that the left started the militant part of their strategy too early, and there is still enough of America left to successfully resist them. COVID-19 is the crisis they have been waiting for. All of the dems who are shutting down their states/cities are attempting to destroy our liberty 'temporarily' so they will know how to do it permanently.

Posted by: iandeal at August 17, 2020 11:24 AM (f1aAg)

46 32 27 I refreshed, all comments were gone. Refreshed again, still gone. Refreshed once more, and they're back.
Posted by: bicentennialguy at August 17, 2020 11:22 AM (vg8iE)

cool, you traveled to Mirror Ace Universe for a minute. The one where everyone loves John Boehner maybe.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 17, 2020 11:25 AM (Kpl3J)

47

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Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 17, 2020 11:25 AM (aKsyK)

48 And the cells made empty by departing criminals will soon be filled with normal Americans who violate covid lockdown restrictions.

Because very few people will do anything more than protest.

If - and I count myself in this, so hold your snark - did what the Founders would want us to do, there would not be an undecorated lamppost in the country.

We'll be wearing the fucking Mask of Cain onto the trains while sharing videos of Barr shaking people's hands.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 17, 2020 11:25 AM (2JVJo)

49 Hey CBD- any chance you can wipe that comment away?

Posted by: Huck Follywood, protester at August 17, 2020 11:25 AM (2y4NB)

50 Feed the barrel.
Antifa and BLM to the barrel?
Gonna need a bigger barrel.

Posted by: Winston, dreg of society at August 17, 2020 11:25 AM (d9Irc)

51 Paraphrasing the late Mr. Laumer, "Sophia doesn't flaunt them, they flaunt themselves."

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at August 17, 2020 11:25 AM (WEBkv)

52 Defund the police is simply a way to divert huge sums of money to preferred causes.

Mainly to themselves. Duh.

Posted by: MJ at August 17, 2020 11:25 AM (gAMkn)

53 Has anyone read The Baron in the Trees by Calvino?

Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:25 AM (7xbc8)

54 a dish or bowl of large, meaty worms, eaten raw.

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I believe the proper term is worms tartare.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at August 17, 2020 11:25 AM (+y/Ru)

55 Is this "boat parade" thing new? I haven't seen that in prior elections, but I also don't live in a place where boats are a thing.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at August 17, 2020 11:26 AM (hYcqw)

56 That is the best Thomas Sowell quote I have ever read. If only America-loving schoolteachers had had the nads to refuse to teach marxist curricula, we would not be in the disaster we are in today. Many of the teachers in the Chicago public schools are out-and-proud communists.

Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 11:26 AM (qpX6U)

57 and it's done

Posted by: Huck Follywood, protester at August 17, 2020 11:26 AM (2y4NB)

58 12 Sofia vergara and husband Joe Mangielo.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2020 11:20 AM (bDqIh)

You are correct, ma'am!

300 quatloos for the trifecta, even with the misspelling of hubby's name.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at August 17, 2020 11:26 AM (WIGed)

59
*Gorilla*

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 17, 2020 11:26 AM (EGyGV)

60 Vergarra is an exemption to the Latina body goes south after 29 curse

Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at August 17, 2020 11:26 AM (k/TB6)

61 Sophia Viagra and some dude.

Posted by: Javems at August 17, 2020 11:26 AM (QrvWz)

62 Michael Malice was talking about the "defund the police" from an anarchist/libertarian perspective, and he notes, what is JUST as likely to emerge from any action that ends state control of police is...

More strongly enforced policing. Imagine a world where every business, every neighborhood, every private entity with the means to protect itself (basic human rights). Now, imagine if antifags and BLMers show up there.

They won't be operating with the same "hands off" approach that is directed by mayors. You step onto my property? There. Dead. No more discussion about your rights. You forfeited the opportunity to have that discussion as soon as you violated mine.

Posted by: BurtTC at August 17, 2020 11:27 AM (hku12)

63 53 Has anyone read The Baron in the Trees by Calvino?
Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:25 AM (7xbc

It was actually ghost-written by Hobbeso.

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 17, 2020 11:27 AM (NWiLs)

64
Nobody likes me
Everybody hates me,
I'm going out and
Eat some worms.

Posted by: Klingony McKlingonface at August 17, 2020 11:27 AM (DMUuz)

65 Manganiello Minogue Doritos
With the internet search
Probably SFW, but YMMV

Posted by: Downcast at August 17, 2020 11:27 AM (ReBPV)

66 Sophia Viagra

Posted by: Javems at August 17, 2020 11:26 AM (QrvWz)

uh-huh

Posted by: BignJames at August 17, 2020 11:27 AM (X/Pw5)

67 They want feudalism.

That's it.

You could have saved yourself 85,490 words and just wrote 'they want feudalism,' aber nein.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 17, 2020 11:28 AM (S+F2a)

68 There are a few other components to the police debate. First, there are the "Sharia Patrols" that are already happening in NYC. And, according to the movie Shadow Gate -- now on bitly because it is Hate Speech-- AI "enforcement."

Posted by: shibumi, awaiting SMOD at August 17, 2020 11:28 AM (ZCiJZ)

69 63 53 Has anyone read The Baron in the Trees by Calvino?
Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:25 AM (7xbc

It was actually ghost-written by Hobbeso.
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That's an astute tip.

Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:28 AM (7xbc8)

70 Posted by: Huck Follywood, protester at August 17, 2020 11:20 AM (2y4NB)

You're on canal duty for the next 2 weeks, buddy.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at August 17, 2020 11:28 AM (WIGed)

71 If people did what the founders did, I meant.

That's the kind of day it is for me.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 17, 2020 11:28 AM (2JVJo)

72 I believe the proper term is worms tartare.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at August 17, 2020 11:25 AM (+y/Ru)

Those wacky Frenchmen.

Posted by: DR.WTF at August 17, 2020 11:28 AM (AiZBA)

73 Is this "boat parade" thing new? I haven't seen that in prior elections, but I also don't live in a place where boats are a thing.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

It didn't go well in Barstow.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 17, 2020 11:29 AM (axyOa)

74 Dude looks like James Franco to me. Also a talented actor, also writes and directs. He's done a few movies focused on American authors.

Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 11:29 AM (qpX6U)

75 Tim Conway was a Klingon named Dorf.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 17, 2020 11:29 AM (aKsyK)

76
You're still missing it. BLM does not want to eliminate the police, they want to BE the police.

Posted by: deadrody at August 17, 2020 11:19 AM

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Until the little pussies bite off more than they can chew and have to call for the police to come and rescue them ala' Sturgis this weekend.

Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 17, 2020 11:29 AM (JUOKG)

77 Sophia Viagra and some dude.
Posted by: Javems at August 17, 2020 11:26 AM (QrvWz)

All the swarthy foreign chicks with big bongos look the same to me.

The guy is Joe Mangamangamanga... or however his name is spelled. They've tried to make him a movie star. I'm not sure it took.

Posted by: BurtTC at August 17, 2020 11:29 AM (hku12)

78
Trump boat parades - hit 'em where they ain't

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 17, 2020 11:29 AM (pNxlR)

79 Even Sofia Vergara's talents weren't enough for me to get through "Modern Family"

Posted by: josephistan at August 17, 2020 11:29 AM (Izzlo)

80 That is the best Thomas Sowell quote I have ever read. If only America-loving schoolteachers had had the nads to refuse to teach marxist curricula, we would not be in the disaster we are in today. Many of the teachers in the Chicago public schools are out-and-proud communists.
Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 11:26 AM (qpX6U)
++++++++++++
There are relatively few America-loving schoolteachers. Remember, teachers are largely produced by colleges of education. Colleges of education are the lowest-tier programs at virtually institution, even worse than the J schools. They are populated, by and large, with incompetent, ideologically poisonous dull-normals (both students and staff) who take that unaltered into the world. There can never be a movement from within to reform education. The only way to possibly save it is to break the union, stack the board, and make it start raining pink slips until new people can improve it.

But I think it would be better to just do away with public education in general. Vouchers have their own perverse incentives, moral hazards and other problems - but I'll take it. State-owned education just needs to end.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at August 17, 2020 11:29 AM (hYcqw)

81 67 They want feudalism.

That's it.

You could have saved yourself 85,490 words and just wrote 'they want feudalism,' aber nein.
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They want feudalism cuz the Aristocrats funding them want to be Aristocrats forever. Doubt the munchkins get much out of it other than a smelly AntiFa tee shirt.

Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:29 AM (7xbc8)

82 They won't be operating with the same "hands off" approach that is directed by mayors. You step onto my property? There. Dead. No more discussion about your rights. You forfeited the opportunity to have that discussion as soon as you violated mine.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 17, 2020 11:27 AM (hku12)

Exactly. They never understood that one of the main functions of the police is to protect the criminals. When there are no police, then EVERY crime carries the Death Penalty, administered on the spot.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 17, 2020 11:29 AM (Kpl3J)

83
Nomenclature Update - a limerick

As riots that are sweeping the nation
Looters add their own protestations
But now there's no refuting
It's no longer called looting
It's now called "Self-Determined Reparations"

Posted by: Muldoon at August 17, 2020 11:29 AM (Fc5rx)

84 60 Vergarra is an exemption to the Latina body goes south after 29 curse
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at August 17, 2020 11:26 AM (k/TB6)

Well, I bet she's got to work real hard at it, though.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at August 17, 2020 11:30 AM (WIGed)

85 The Left: Riots, arson, looting, sculpture tipping, vandalism

The Right: https://tinyurl.com/yym5hhb7

Gee, what side do you want to be on?
Posted by: Lizzy

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes
Replying to @daveweigel
correct: white men without a four-year degree, and disposable income enough to buy a boat are genuinely the Trump base.

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Boat?! I don't need no stinkin' boat!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at August 17, 2020 11:30 AM (+y/Ru)

86 55 Is this "boat parade" thing new? I haven't seen that in prior elections, but I also don't live in a place where boats are a thing.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at August 17, 2020 11:26 AM (hYcqw)

It's a warning to the coastal states that if they secede after the election, Trump will issue letters of marque and reprisal and we will blockade them with a citizen navy.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at August 17, 2020 11:30 AM (jK8Z7)

87
Judging from the fact that a photo is captioned "Sophia Vergara" I'm gonna go with Sophia Vergara.

Which is very similar sounding to Viagra.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 17, 2020 11:31 AM (s2VJv)

88 Looks to me that the violence in the "protests" will escalate until there are running gun battles on the streets. These people are unhinged.

Posted by: Javems at August 17, 2020 11:31 AM (QrvWz)

89 I think we should refer to the mail-in proponents as non-essential voters.

Posted by: Downcast at August 17, 2020 11:31 AM (ReBPV)

90 Don't know the dudes name. He was on True Blood. He's a hottie. I'd hit it.

Posted by: Jewells45 at August 17, 2020 11:31 AM (dUJdY)

91 Dude looks like James Franco to me. Also a talented actor, also writes and directs. He's done a few movies focused on American authors.
Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 11:29 AM (qpX6U)

James Franco? He's about.. what, 5'8", 140?

Joe M could eat Franco for lunch, and still have room for a couple more James Francos for dinner.

Posted by: BurtTC at August 17, 2020 11:31 AM (hku12)

92 They want to defund the police and replace them with their own armed insurgency, just like all dictatorships.

Its just like how they want to end mass incarceration, but will still incarcerating everyone for thought crimes the second they get back into power.

That's why if Trump wins he needs to play their game. Day 1 he needs to state that Antifa have one day to stop rioting, assaulting citizens and committing terrorist acts, on day 2 they get arrested enmass and tried on federal terrorism charges, their funders also should be pulled in for financing terrorism. Do to them what they'll happily do to us.

Posted by: Rbastid at August 17, 2020 11:32 AM (nQa/k)

93
Emo Klingons were never brought up in ST shows and movies - why is that?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 17, 2020 11:32 AM (pNxlR)

94 'Colleges of education are the lowest-tier programs at virtually institution, even worse than the J schools. They are populated, by and large, with incompetent, ideologically poisonous dull-normals (both students and staff) who take that unaltered into the world.'

Yes, I agree completely.

Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 11:32 AM (qpX6U)

95 The best way to prepare worms is to split them lengthwise and stuff them with clams.

Posted by: Ed Ible at August 17, 2020 11:32 AM (Tnijr)

96
BLM will be Obama's internal security force. More funding than the DoD.

Remember that golden oldie?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 17, 2020 11:32 AM (s2VJv)

97 A friends daughter walked up to SV in an airport a couple years back, and asked her to sign a birthday card for her father (my friend). She went one better! Sophia refreshed her lipstick and kissed it, leaving a mice lipstick imprint, and then signed it. Vergara was tremendously gracious and very nice. My friend (no fan of Hollywood) framed the card and keeps it in his home office.

Posted by: Huck Follywood, protester at August 17, 2020 11:32 AM (2y4NB)

98 82 They won't be operating with the same "hands off" approach that is directed by mayors. You step onto my property? There. Dead. No more discussion about your rights. You forfeited the opportunity to have that discussion as soon as you violated mine.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 17, 2020 11:27 AM (hku12)

Exactly. They never understood that one of the main functions of the police is to protect the criminals. When there are no police, then EVERY crime carries the Death Penalty, administered on the spot.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 17, 2020 11:29 AM (Kpl3J)

Just like they don't understand that the rule of law protects the weak. The powerful will always do fine. It's the weak in society who are protected by the notion that there are rules that the powerful cannot violate. When the Burning Times come, I do not need the police for protection. But it sure makes life a lot simpler.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at August 17, 2020 11:33 AM (jK8Z7)

99 The Left: Riots, arson, looting, sculpture tipping, vandalism

The Right: https://tinyurl.com/yym5hhb7

Gee, what side do you want to be on?
Posted by: Lizzy

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes
Replying to @daveweigel
correct: white men without a four-year degree, and disposable income enough to buy a boat are genuinely the Trump base.

-
Boat?! I don't need no stinkin' boat!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at August 17, 2020 11:30 AM (+y/Ru)

One of the first boats to arrive at the SpaceX Demo2 splash down site had a large Trump banner.

Posted by: DR.WTF at August 17, 2020 11:33 AM (AiZBA)

100 Judging from the fact that a photo is captioned "Sophia Vergara" I'm gonna go with Sophia Vergara.

Which is very similar sounding to Viagra.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton

I'm thinking that's not an accident.
Both work.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 17, 2020 11:33 AM (axyOa)

101 And I didn't label any of the pics 'busty' because, hell, pretty much all of them are.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at August 17, 2020 11:23 AM (WIGed)

This one was pretty much a gimme, since the "leggy" pic has "Sofia Vergara" printed right on it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2020 11:33 AM (oeFnM)

102 I would like to catch a glimpse of Sofia's coin slot.

Posted by: 👅 at August 17, 2020 11:33 AM (u4K30)

103 'James Franco? He's about.. what, 5'8", 140?' Well, if the photo is to scale, I would estimate 2'1".

Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 11:33 AM (qpX6U)

104 Those antifa protestors damned lucky those police haven't been de-funded or told to stand down like in liberal shitholes. If only they got what they deserved from the cops.

Posted by: Ripley at August 17, 2020 11:33 AM (MxEKc)

105 95 The best way to prepare worms is to split them lengthwise and stuff them with clams.
Posted by: Ed Ible at August 17, 2020 11:32 AM (Tnijr)

In Soviet Josey Wales, worm eat YOU!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 17, 2020 11:34 AM (s2VJv)

106 At outdoor brunch yesterday in a chi-chi coastal town I saw a guy - 40's or 50's (hard to tell with a mask) - wearing a new t-shirt with a big, red hammer and sickle on the front and "www.marxism.com" on the back. Gee, would you give up your (likely) mansion and luxury cars, boat for Marxism, buddy?

Tried to imagine if he could so easily move about wearing a t that sad "#MAGA" instead.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2020 11:34 AM (bDqIh)

107 Do you know what's is more dangerous than a lone nut with a gun? A government with a monopoly on guns.

Posted by: Mr. Trashbag, Shoggoth and Eater Of Toes at August 17, 2020 11:35 AM (fBtlL)

108 Is this "boat parade" thing new? I haven't seen that in prior elections,
but I also don't live in a place where boats are a thing.

---------

It seems to be a uniquely Trump phenomena. There were some in 2016 I remember. But nothing like 2020. I don't know what to completely make of it it, but it is Trump, it is Middle Class, it is America. I'd say it represents the huge enthusiasm gap that exists between Trump and Biden. And while an enthusiasm gap doesn't always predict a win (see Beto), it is very good indication of where things stand now.

And it looks like a lot of fun to boot.

Posted by: SH at August 17, 2020 11:35 AM (sX1BW)

109 Love the boat named Team Deplorable.

Posted by: Infidel at August 17, 2020 11:35 AM (R4aZ2)

110 88 Looks to me that the violence in the "protests" will escalate until there are running gun battles on the streets. These people are unhinged.
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They are coming up on 90 days of rioting looking for a Causa belli. This was all worked out at Charlottesville - "How to Attack Ordered Liberty and Make Yourself a Hero." I'm kind of proud of my fellow Americans for not falling for this shit. I am also looking forward to the hammer coming down now that we have months of intelligence gathering on these fucks and their minders and field generals. Good Times.

Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:35 AM (7xbc8)

111 104 Those antifa protestors damned lucky those police haven't been de-funded or told to stand down like in liberal shitholes. If only they got what they deserved from the cops.
Posted by: Ripley at August 17, 2020 11:33 AM (MxEKc)

If I were one of the cops that had a laser shined in my eye, I would find the arrest records of any and all of these "protesters" and visit them.

Late at night. With no one looking.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 17, 2020 11:35 AM (s2VJv)

112 They won't be operating with the same "hands off" approach that is directed by mayors. You step onto my property? There. Dead. No more discussion about your rights. You forfeited the opportunity to have that discussion as soon as you violated mine.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 17, 2020 11:27 AM (hku12)

Exactly. They never understood that one of the main functions of the police is to protect the criminals. When there are no police, then EVERY crime carries the Death Penalty, administered on the spot.
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 17, 2020 11:29 AM (Kpl3J)

Apparently there's a fundamental misunderstanding a lot of left leaning libertarians have, that if you do away with the state, they'll be able to do whatever they want.

Ummm, no.

You wanna smoke weed? Fine. But if you want to work for me, you damn well better not show up to work, high. I'll fire you on the spot. There won't be an appeals process. If you won't leave, I'll toss you out. And don't come back. My guards are armed and have shoot to kill orders for trespassers.

Posted by: BurtTC at August 17, 2020 11:35 AM (hku12)

113 That's why if Trump wins he needs to play their game. Day 1 he needs to state that Antifa have one day to stop rioting, assaulting citizens and committing terrorist acts, on day 2 they get arrested enmass and tried on federal terrorism charges, their funders also should be pulled in for financing terrorism. Do to them what they'll happily do to us.
Posted by: Rbastid at August 17, 2020 11:32 AM (nQa/k)

"Arrested en mass and tried on federal terrorism charges" puts the ball in the court of an utterly corrupt DoJ and a worthless AG.

Shoot. Martial law. Pour encourager les autres

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 17, 2020 11:35 AM (2JVJo)

114 Our lakeside is covered with Trump signs, Trump flags and Trump bumper stickers. I hear he has an opponent.

Posted by: creeper at August 17, 2020 11:36 AM (XxJt1)

115 Defunding police will surely create vigilante groups and warlords and people arming up to defend them.
You can also throw heavily biased disrict attorneys into the picture.
I don't see any way that ends well.
The Democrats are evil.

Posted by: Northernlurker, still lurking after all these years at August 17, 2020 11:37 AM (lgiXo)

116 This one was pretty much a gimme, since the "leggy" pic has "Sofia Vergara" printed right on it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2020 11:33 AM (oeFnM)

Oh hells, I totally missed that. That's hilarious.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at August 17, 2020 11:37 AM (WIGed)

117 It's not about the boat, it's about the man in the boat.

Posted by: J. Random Commenter at August 17, 2020 11:38 AM (DMUuz)

118
And it looks like a lot of fun to boot.

Posted by: SH

Best time I ever had was in the harbor in Victoria on Canada Day.
You could cross the harbor by walking from boat to boat...and of course get offered a beer on each one. Absolutely amazing!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at August 17, 2020 11:38 AM (axyOa)

119 Oh hells, I totally missed that. That's hilarious.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at August 17, 2020 11:37 AM (WIGed)
++++++++++++
I did, too. And yes, it is. I wonder what I was looking at instead...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at August 17, 2020 11:39 AM (hYcqw)

120 Shoot. Martial law. Pour encourager les autres
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 17, 2020 11:35 AM (2JVJo)

The proverbial whiff of grapeshot, Captain Bonaparte?

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at August 17, 2020 11:39 AM (jK8Z7)

121 >>It seems to be a uniquely Trump phenomena. There were some in 2016 I remember. But nothing like 2020. I don't know what to completely make of it it, but it is Trump, it is Middle Class, it is America. I'd say it represents the huge enthusiasm gap that exists between Trump and Biden. And while an enthusiasm gap doesn't always predict a win (see Beto), it is very good indication of where things stand now.

It's not just middle class. Many boats in those parades are mid to high 6 figures and some are into the 7 range.

Call it populism or just good fashion love of country and our way of life, Trump has support coming from all demographics because most people are really down with tearing the country apart and turning it over to communists.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 17, 2020 11:39 AM (ZLI7S)

122 >>Chris Hayes@chrislhayes
Replying to @daveweigel
correct: white men without a four-year degree, and disposable income enough to buy a boat are genuinely the Trump base.
- - - -

Not understanding boat ownership is another one of those Rorschach test type things, just like the twitter question posed to blue checkmark Twitter: "Do you know anyone who owns a pick-up truck."

These MSM freaks have no idea how much one costs, what type of people own them, etc. They only have a concept of: Boat = Yacht = Richie Rich Dudes

Heh. No.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2020 11:39 AM (bDqIh)

123 "Arrested en mass and tried on federal terrorism charges" puts the ball in the court of an utterly corrupt DoJ and a worthless AG.

Shoot. Martial law. Pour encourager les autres
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 17, 2020 11:35 AM (2JVJo)

I'm kind of partial to having Trump add a few wings to Gitmo with one cell in particular having the nameplate "Schiff".

Posted by: Ben Mankiewicz at August 17, 2020 11:39 AM (PiwSw)

124 You can also throw heavily biased disrict attorneys into the picture.

Well, until people get the idea that they can decorate lampposts with such officials, yeah.

Posted by: Gman at August 17, 2020 11:39 AM (GfWuY)

125 I honestly believe Antifa scum are so used to police protection that they think they're braver and tougher than they really are.

Posted by: Northernlurker, still lurking after all these years at August 17, 2020 11:40 AM (lgiXo)

126 96
BLM will be Obama's internal security force. More funding than the DoD.

Remember that golden oldie?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 17, 2020 11:32 AM (s2VJv)

He needed something more robust after ACORN got torpedoed.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Low Glycemic Souls at August 17, 2020 11:40 AM (Wm5SB)

127 I'd say the other thing about the current boat parades is it is one of the few places you are "allowed" to gather in masse. So the boat parades have replaced the Trump rally for 2020.

Posted by: SH at August 17, 2020 11:40 AM (sX1BW)

128 These MSM freaks have no idea how much one costs, what type of people own them, etc. They only have a concept of: Boat = Yacht = Richie Rich Dudes

Heh. No.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2020 11:39 AM (bDqIh)

It was the same thing with horse ownership, back during 2012.

Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at August 17, 2020 11:40 AM (SgjGX)

129 Defund the Police and then Remove the DA and his staff that night. Problem solved. Let Liberty Ring.

Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:40 AM (7xbc8)

130 105 95 The best way to prepare worms is to split them lengthwise and stuff them with clams.
Posted by: Ed Ible at August 17, 2020 11:32 AM (Tnijr)

In Soviet Josey Wales, worm eat YOU!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 17, 2020 11:34 AM (s2VJv)

Let me tell you, a Diet of Worms is no fun at all.

Posted by: Martin Luther at August 17, 2020 11:40 AM (Kpl3J)

131 She'd look better with a bunch of awkwardly-placed meaningless ugly shapes haphazardly tattooed on her body.

Posted by: Generation Z at August 17, 2020 11:40 AM (h5TKJ)

132 Second best day of my life was buying a boat.

Posted by: WitchDoktor, back to no one giving a damn. at August 17, 2020 11:41 AM (2BgZB)

133 It seems to be a uniquely Trump phenomena. There were some in 2016 I remember. But nothing like 2020. I don't know what to completely make of it it, but it is Trump, it is Middle Class, it is America.
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Maybe the left can organize Vespa parades.

What are those faggy cars they drive? Prius?

A silent parade, which is apropos.

Posted by: MJ at August 17, 2020 11:41 AM (gAMkn)

134 This one was pretty much a gimme, since the "leggy" pic has "Sofia Vergara" printed right on it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2020 11:33 AM (oeFnM)

Oh hells, I totally missed that. That's hilarious.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional

***

I can see it now...soon we will see some unknown but one picture will feature the name Cloggenstien somewhere in the background.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 17, 2020 11:41 AM (axyOa)

135
Oh hells, I totally missed that. That's hilarious.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at August 17, 2020 11:37 AM (WIGed)
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I caught an episode of "Modern Family" where they had Sophia in one of those bounce castles. The guys were all gathered around, watching.

Probably really didn't need to encourage anyone to do the scene. Except, perhaps, Sophia.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at August 17, 2020 11:41 AM (WEBkv)

136 Yo!

Posted by: Yo! at August 17, 2020 11:41 AM (GIeIM)

137 And don't get me started on getting Sandworm scat out of carpet...

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 17, 2020 11:42 AM (PiwSw)

138 What these boat parades don't have are is this: easy access for #BLM and antifa and Karens.

Also, no way for Silicon Valley to stop them, suspend them, deplatform them for this speech.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2020 11:42 AM (bDqIh)

139 hey antifa start a beef with the oakland chapter of the hells angels and see what happens to your dumb ass

Posted by: fireman1 at August 17, 2020 11:42 AM (nAGcF)

140

Lived in Miami '91-'95, there were political rally boat parades up and down the intercoastal all the time. Nothing new.

Posted by: Samwise Dongthump at August 17, 2020 11:42 AM (d6DSt)

141 Not understanding boat ownership is another one of those Rorschach test type things, just like the twitter question posed to blue checkmark Twitter: "Do you know anyone who owns a pick-up truck."

These MSM freaks have no idea how much one costs, what type of people own them, etc. They only have a concept of: Boat = Yacht = Richie Rich Dudes

Heh. No.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2020 11:39 AM (bDqIh)

Somewhat related, I was out and about yesterday, enjoying God's country, and a van pulled in front of me, like a douchebag. Said douchebag had Rhode Island plates. My first thought, what the hell, they let anybody in this state, and my second thought was, that's a funny looking boat (how else would they get it off the island).

After a mile or so, the Rhoder pulled over and let me pass. I don't think I was driving all that menacingly, but I guess those island people aren't used to the ways of normal folk.

Posted by: BurtTC at August 17, 2020 11:43 AM (hku12)

142 Not a fan of eating people to combat historical variances in climate, but I wouldn't mind sucking on the toes of Sofia seen in the leggy pic. Not in a perverted, fetishly weird way, though.

Posted by: fly at August 17, 2020 11:43 AM (2M/TV)

143 If I were one of the cops that had a laser shined in my eye, I would find the arrest records of any and all of these "protesters" and visit them.

Late at night. With no one looking.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 17, 2020 11:35 AM (s2VJv)

The pantyfa rioters are crying out for some Argentine-style death squads to simply disappear them. No cameras, no witnesses, no bodies, no martyrs. Just vanished.

And sharks dine well.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2020 11:43 AM (oeFnM)

144 I'm here.
I have no idea who he is, but that 3rd picture was hot. Very hot. I had more to say but not sure it was appropriate for the blog.

Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 17, 2020 11:43 AM (sd8p8)

145 'Not understanding boat ownership'

I guess that would be me. I can understand renting a boat, but owning one sounds like an expensive hassle, considering the time the average owner spends afloat on it. (For those who do, I bear you no ill will; guess I have to say that so I don't get flamed.)

Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 11:43 AM (qpX6U)

146 Are the boaters wearing Hawaiian Shirts?

Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:43 AM (7xbc8)

147 129 Defund the Police and then Remove the DA and his staff that night. Problem solved. Let Liberty Ring.
Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:40 AM (7xbc

In countries that have gone down this path - most South and Central American countries at various times, Spain before it's civil war, many other examples - once the police are removed and effective law enforcement stops, then a wave of targeted assassinations from all sides begins. Even the hard core communists knew that you never *stop* law enforcement, you have to try to get control of it instead. That's what made the Nazi's so effective, they were very skilled at that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 17, 2020 11:43 AM (Kpl3J)

148 I've been reading about free speech in America and noting the long historical consensus on the imperative of free expression. From the Founders down through every president and the great justices, the hallowed liberals, Hugo Black, Learned Hand, Thurgood Marshall, even every politician up to a certain point in modern times.

That is all gone.

When is the last time you heard a democrat or "liberal" justice rhapsodize on the glory and primacy of free speech, the need, the obligation to tolerate dissenting voices, even and especially opinions you hated?

The idea and beauty of free speech was imbued in the poetic soul and noetic nature of America.

No more, it seems.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 17, 2020 11:43 AM (H8QX8)

149 Chris Hayes@chrislhayes
Replying to @daveweigel
correct: white men without a four-year degree, and disposable income enough to buy a boat are genuinely the Trump base.

So soft-handed and weak minded Chris doesn't like or understand people who work for a living.

Posted by: Northernlurker, still lurking after all these years at August 17, 2020 11:43 AM (lgiXo)

150 These MSM freaks have no idea how much one costs, what type of people own them, etc. They only have a concept of: Boat = Yacht = Richie Rich Dudes

Heh. No.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2020 11:39 AM (bDqIh)
++++++++++
Yeah. It reminds me of something that my brother said that has always stuck with me. I was driving him home in a 1994 Lincoln Town Car with eroded paint and that burned plenty of oil. There was a teacher's union demonstration strung along a mile or so of the main road. He rolled down the window to shout at them. Before he did that he said to me, "This will be fun. Watch how many of them yell at me for being a rich guy trying to starve them while I ride around in a Town Car."

I laughed at him and said, "This is a 20 year old car with crappy paint that burns oil."

Sure enough, someone did indeed say, in response to his comment that public schools should be defunded, "Says the guy in the Town Car! You're doing alright thanks to your public school!"

I asked him how he knew that would happen. He said to me, "These people are all intellectual children. They think in symbols and never go further than that. I'm in a Town Car. Town Cars are for rich guys. It doesn't matter that it's old and beat up and burns oil. All they see is the fat cat in the Town Car."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at August 17, 2020 11:44 AM (hYcqw)

151 Ok, this is funny!

https://tinyurl.com/y5h92dhh

Posted by: WeBoned! at August 17, 2020 11:44 AM (8k7U7)

152 The pantyfa rioters are crying out for some Argentine-style death squads to simply disappear them. No cameras, no witnesses, no bodies, no martyrs. Just vanished.

And sharks dine well.
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Backhoes are plentiful in America.

Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:44 AM (7xbc8)

153 >>I guess that would be me. I can understand renting a boat, but owning one sounds like an expensive hassle, considering the time the average owner spends afloat on it. (For those who do, I bear you no ill will; guess I have to say that so I don't get flamed.)

Hell no. I wish more people felt this way.

It's getting damn crowded out there.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 17, 2020 11:44 AM (ZLI7S)

154 I'd like to know her thing.

Posted by: Joe Biden at August 17, 2020 11:44 AM (PnnR0)

155
I'd say the other thing about the current boat parades is it is one of the few places you are "allowed" to gather in masse. So the boat parades have replaced the Trump rally for 2020.

Posted by: SH at August 17, 2020 11:40 AM (sX1BW)

Fewer "agents of the state" equipped to be on water to harass you, too.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 17, 2020 11:45 AM (pNxlR)

156 You guys really helped out with recommendations on our anniversary trip to Cape Cod/Acadia a couple years back. End of this month for the first time we're staying in downtown Charleston for 2 nights and then on the beach at Hilton Head for 6 nights - any food or must see recommendations appreciated.

Celebrating 31 years of wedded bliss and the end of a month of the kids/grandkids being in our 2BR twin home while moving out and into their new home.

Posted by: jhawk90 at August 17, 2020 11:45 AM (Pya95)

157 The pantyfa rioters are crying out for some Argentine-style death squads to simply disappear them. No cameras, no witnesses, no bodies, no martyrs. Just vanished.

And sharks dine well.
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Backhoes are plentiful in America.
Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:44 AM (7xbc

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No.

Let the bodies hit the floor and lay there as an example for all the commie scum.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at August 17, 2020 11:45 AM (WEBkv)

158
BLM will be Obama's internal security force. More funding than the DoD.

Remember that golden oldie?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton

"We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 17, 2020 11:45 AM (aKsyK)

159 132 Second best day of my life was buying a boat.
Posted by: WitchDoktor, back to no one giving a damn. at August 17, 2020 11:41 AM (2BgZB)

OK, I'll tee it up for you:

What was your best day?

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at August 17, 2020 11:46 AM (WIGed)

160 I guess that would be me. I can understand renting a boat, but owning one sounds like an expensive hassle, considering the time the average owner spends afloat on it. (For those who do, I bear you no ill will; guess I have to say that so I don't get flamed.)
Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 11:43 AM (qpX6U)
++++++++++++
Two jokes.
BOAT == "Bust Out Another Thousand"
What are the two best days of a boat owner's life? The day he buys the boat, and the day he sells it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at August 17, 2020 11:46 AM (hYcqw)

161 Limited Time Two for one Gagh Platter $24.99. Tell 'em Joe sent ya and get a free glass of wine on the House!

Posted by: Lenny's Clam Bar at August 17, 2020 11:46 AM (JQFVt)

162 I have no-eyed deer who She Dat be, but...

...wait for it...

Hubba hubba.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Mask Rebel at August 17, 2020 11:46 AM (HaL55)

163 Congrats, jhawk.

Posted by: SMH at August 17, 2020 11:46 AM (RU4sa)

164 147 129 Defund the Police and then Remove the DA and his staff that night. Problem solved. Let Liberty Ring.
Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:40 AM (7xbc

In countries that have gone down this path - most South and Central American countries at various times, Spain before it's civil war, many other examples - once the police are removed and effective law enforcement stops, then a wave of targeted assassinations from all sides begins. Even the hard core communists knew that you never *stop* law enforcement, you have to try to get control of it instead. That's what made the Nazi's so effective, they were very skilled at that.
--------------------
Heh - Let Liberty Ring means we get to water the Tree of Liberty. Long overdue.

Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:46 AM (7xbc8)

165 There are only 2 sexes. Gender is a grammatical term coopted by Feminists to undermine the reality of biology. There are three genders in English: masculine, feminine, and neuter, which by the way have been mostly dropped from English since the Middle Ages.

Posted by: Wendy at August 17, 2020 11:46 AM (bpemY)

166 BOAT == "Bust Out Another Thousand"
What are the two best days of a boat owner's life? The day he buys the boat, and the day he sells it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at August 17, 2020 11:46 AM (hYcqw)
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Definition of a boat: A hole in the water into which one shovels money.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at August 17, 2020 11:46 AM (WEBkv)

167 Second best day of my life was buying a boat.
Posted by: WitchDoktor, back to no one giving a damn. at August 17, 2020 11:41 AM (2BgZB)

OK, I'll tee it up for you:

What was your best day?

- -

Selling my boat.

Posted by: WitchDoktor, back to no one giving a damn. at August 17, 2020 11:47 AM (2BgZB)

168 I guess that would be me. I can understand renting a boat, but owning one sounds like an expensive hassle, considering the time the average owner spends afloat on it. (For those who do, I bear you no ill will; guess I have to say that so I don't get flamed.)

There's a reason why the joke goes: "the two happiest days in a man's life are the day he buys a boat... and the day he sells it."

Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at August 17, 2020 11:47 AM (SgjGX)

169 Went to Walmart this morning to pick up some prescriptions for Mr. Empire. Wore my handi-wipe mask in, and once I was inside, pulled it down around my neck. No one said anything.

OTOH, there was about 99% compliance by everyone else. At 76, I'm the Bare-Faced Rebel!

Posted by: empire 1 at August 17, 2020 11:47 AM (Irg/U)

170 Gagh will be the next thing I bring to a party, if there ever are such things again.
Who sang "All the cops are criminals and all the criminals cops." that's what BurnLootMurder and Pantiefa want.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at August 17, 2020 11:47 AM (qZdIZ)

171 So the left held a protest about how they cannot vote in person by gathering in a crowd in person

https://tinyurl.com/y6xmdokr

They did not see the contradiction in this at all.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 17, 2020 11:47 AM (KZzsI)

172 Two jokes.

BOAT == "Bust Out Another Thousand"

What are the two best days of a boat owner's life? The day he buys the boat, and the day he sells it.

BOAT = A giant hole in the water that the owner pours money into.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Mask Rebel at August 17, 2020 11:47 AM (HaL55)

173 'The idea and beauty of free speech was imbued in the poetic soul and noetic nature of America.'

Free speech is our most important right. It is, in essence, free thought. It MUST be defended at all costs. If the Dems take 2020, they WILL pass Federal Hate Speech Laws, and our freedom will be completely lost.

Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 11:48 AM (qpX6U)

174 Even Sofia Vergara's talents weren't enough for me to get through "Modern Family"
Posted by: josephistan at August 17, 2020

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Same here. The continual drubbing of the male characters and painting them as doofuses turned me off. The show is still in reruns, and maybe if I watch one or two episodes it'll win me over, the way Soap did years after it left the air.

Prob'ly not.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 17, 2020 11:48 AM (rpbg1)

175 Remember when McDonald's burgers were made from worms? Good times.

Posted by: BignJames at August 17, 2020 11:48 AM (X/Pw5)

176 Definition of a boat: A hole in the water into which one shovels money.
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Buy a sailboat. The only thing you will spend money on is beer.

Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:48 AM (7xbc8)

177 Celebrating 31 years of wedded bliss and the end of a month of the kids/grandkids being in our 2BR twin home while moving out and into their new home.

Posted by: jhawk90

Well done!
Mrs D and I have enjoyed 31 years of wedded bliss too...out of 46. Not bad.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 17, 2020 11:48 AM (axyOa)

178 No divorces? Thousands of lawyers would be starving, we can't have that.

Posted by: Colin at August 17, 2020 11:49 AM (+ZIoV)

179 Buy a sailboat. The only thing you will spend money on is beer.

Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:48 AM (7xbc

And head injuries.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at August 17, 2020 11:49 AM (xfb67)

180 Congratulations, jhawk90. Sounds mighty fine.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at August 17, 2020 11:49 AM (hYcqw)

181 What are the odds Hayes doesn't know anyone who owns a pick-up?

Posted by: Northernlurker, still lurking after all these years at August 17, 2020 11:49 AM (lgiXo)

182 It really is a shame that Gitmo is so underutilized these days, isn't it?

If only there was something going on that might make our investment in the place pay off....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 17, 2020 11:49 AM (3H9h1)

183 "... according to the movie Shadow Gate -- now on bitly because it is Hate Speech-- AI "enforcement." Posted by: shibumi

at the end they mention how sci-fi like RoboCop hint at some real life activity. imo the future of policing is AI watching our spending and internet activity, and probably assigning some sort of social credit score. Support for "hate groups" (anything Christian/White/RedPilled) becomes an actual crime ... or maybe just a shadow banning and/or black mark on your job application.

It would be lawfare with more teeth, and that probes more deeply into our internet history. They can already tell who the "problems" are ... they only target those that start to really make a difference ... like Millie Weaver, for instance. Or the True the Vote woman, visited by 5 fed agencies to be harassed ... for stopping vote cheating.

The problem is most people underestimate the power of such control .. but as we see DAs let rioters go free, but happily prosecute those that defend themselves (St. Louis couple for instance) ... the silencing of dissent for the majority becomes clear ... those that can't afford a million dollar lawsuit will tend to "behave". (Sturgis being an exception ... it is the rank and file that faces the daily oppression and tends to incrementally submit)

Posted by: illiniwek at August 17, 2020 11:49 AM (Cus5s)

184 There are only 2 sexes. Gender is a grammatical term coopted by Feminists to undermine the reality of biology.

I always preferred to use gender over sex because it gets less giggle response. But the left has ruined the word so here we are.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 17, 2020 11:49 AM (KZzsI)

185 Hell no. I wish more people felt this way. It's getting damn crowded out there.
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I'm 30 minutes away from Lake Guntersville, currently rated the second-best bass lake in the country. The overcrowding is unbelievable. It takes some real ingenuity to effectively deal with it.

Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis at August 17, 2020 11:50 AM (sWM8x)

186 Went to Walmart this morning to pick up some prescriptions for Mr. Empire. Wore my handi-wipe mask in, and once I was inside, pulled it down around my neck. No one said anything.

OTOH, there was about 99% compliance by everyone else. At 76, I'm the Bare-Faced Rebel!
Posted by: empire 1 at August 17, 2020

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In my case, not WM but a local grocery chain. I did see a guy coming out maskless as I went in, but he might have worn it earlier and pulled it off after he left the checkout. I wore my own face all through the store.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 17, 2020 11:50 AM (rpbg1)

187 So I see the Antifa bunch went down to Sturgis main street to protest. Sturgis main street, where the family crowd is and a rent a cop for every 10 attendees.

I wonder why they didn't go to the Buffalo Chip or Full Throttle campgrounds? No cops there. If fact those places were for defund the cops before it was cool.

It's a mystery.

Posted by: Just Lily at August 17, 2020 11:50 AM (bvM0u)

188 Mrs D and I have enjoyed 31 years of wedded bliss too...out of 46. Not bad.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 17, 2020 11:48 AM (axyOa)

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Would have been 30 years if it hadn't been for a six-year break in service.

Posted by: SMH at August 17, 2020 11:50 AM (RU4sa)

189 So, if BLM/Antifa rioting comes to your street with explosives and such being thrown at police, can residents, in turn, throw explosives at BLM/Antifa?

I'm guessing no, since BLM/Antifa are Protected Groups who are allowed to Legally Commit Crimes.

Posted by: shibumi, awaiting SMOD at August 17, 2020 11:50 AM (ZCiJZ)

190 "I wonder if it ever occurred to the
Antifa scum that the thin blue line
escorting them to safety would be easily
overwhelmed if enough of the 250,000
bikers suddenly decided that they had
had enough?"

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That's the thing, though. Those badass, tough-talking, freedom-loving, hard-drinking, carousing Sturgis bikers HAVE MORE RESPECT FOR THE LAW THAN THE ANTIFA-LOVING LEFT. Because law-abiding is a social contract, like the yellow strip down the middle of the highway. It has no inherent power besides the agreement that I will not cross it. Andy Taylor was allowed to sheriff a town without a gun on his hip because Mayberry was full of people who respected the law. In a lawless Antifa-run city, there is no compact, there is no code for the basis of right and wrong -- which is why the minuscule CHAZ operated for mere hours before social order began to break down.

Posted by: red speck at August 17, 2020 11:50 AM (gS3OW)

191 My company's CEO has an all hands call scheduled in an hour. He does these every Monday to show that he cares.

Last week the Chief Medical Officer of the company (yes, we have one of those....) flat out said masks are of at best limited use in stopping the spread of Wuhan Flu, and even at that he is talking about surgical-grade masks that are changed every 45 minutes-hour.

Comments section was full of people demanding that the company enforce mask wearing in the office.

These calls are fun and useful.

Posted by: WitchDoktor, back to no one giving a damn. at August 17, 2020 11:50 AM (2BgZB)

192 "We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

When I heard that I turned to Mrs D and said welcome to the new SS.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 17, 2020 11:50 AM (axyOa)

193 When charges of looting are dropped for black looters, is that considered black privilege?

Posted by: I'm Tucker Carlson and I will destroy you at August 17, 2020 11:50 AM (iiT9X)

194 Men purchase boats because the bikini was invented

Posted by: Yo! at August 17, 2020 11:51 AM (GIeIM)

195 Revelation Time:

I have often wondered how media companies operate. It used to be: send out your reporter...reporter returns with a story...editor fine tunes...presto.

Now, it's different. It is now a world of grifters and prostitutes. Here we go:

Well connected financially well off party/individual with a goal contacts a third party broker (Use GPS Fusion as an example). The broker has a stable of reporters in various news outlets throughout the world. The broker determines which of those reporters to use in their clients goal, determines what coverage area they require and sets a price for the original client.

The price is paid, and the broker then formulates the specific content to be included in the blanket story. They determine the drop date. And, they determine what media entities drop when. For example, if it is a particularly murky story with few sources (or just made up)...they start with a disreputable entity and allow the more "reputable" media contacts to quote from that original piece. This bypasses due diligence and provides plausible deniability on poorly sourced (or totally made up topics).

In a way, outlets like the Bullwark are less egregious in that they are just representing the opinion of the party paying their bills out in the open. The truly egregious and deceitful parties are the "regular journalists" in the Main Media Outlets who do stories commissioned by self-interested well off parties who are never identified or discovered.

Want to know why the media outlets do thousands and thousands of stories negative to the current administration while their bottom line falls into the toilet? Well, there you go. Sure, there are the ideologues that would do it either way. But, I'm pretty sure a significant number of these stories are commissioned under the table by news brokers.

Personally, I think how the Soros Foundation operates. I think they've been doing it for years. And, I think some of these "reporters" are recruited throughout their careers to "make a little extra money on the side."

Posted by: Orson at August 17, 2020 11:51 AM (hdKh8)

196 I wear my mask topless with my nose proudly revealed. Makes breathing so much easier.

Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:51 AM (7xbc8)

197 Celebrating 31 years of wedded bliss and the end of a month of the kids/grandkids being in our 2BR twin home while moving out and into their new home.
Posted by: jhawk90 at August 17, 2020 11:45 AM (Pya95)

Congratulations!

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 17, 2020 11:51 AM (NWiLs)

198 Many people said I too, had a spark of divinity.

Posted by: Zombie Pol Pot at August 17, 2020 11:51 AM (EgshT)

199 Who Dis: Colombia's finest product, and some guy who worked with her. You can tell by his smile.

Posted by: t-bird at August 17, 2020 11:52 AM (AytXr)

200 The PM of New Zealand has announced that she's delaying the election that might depose her. For health reasons, you see.

Because pushing the election deeper into the flu season makes it safer, or something

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 17, 2020 11:52 AM (KZzsI)

201 Her hair must smell fantastic. Does she have a daughter?

Posted by: I'm Joe Biden and I Massage this Approval at August 17, 2020 11:52 AM (Izzlo)

202 196 I wear my mask topless with my nose proudly revealed. Makes breathing so much easier.
Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:51 AM (7xbc

*fistbump*

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 17, 2020 11:52 AM (PiwSw)

203 I'm sensing a building pushback against these antifa scumfreaks, which is great. I'd now like to see these pantifa punks have their stupid, black face masks pulled down to expose to the world who they are. Maybe their moms will see them and kick their arses back home for the good beating they all deserve.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 17, 2020 11:52 AM (O+I8R)

204
"We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the
national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian
national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as
well-funded."

Bronco Bama should know (as a Constitutional Scholar) that our military has no role in our domestic national security. In fact, IIRC, that's prohibited by law.

I also don't remember any Republicans who replied, "Really? Why?" A question that everybody knows wouldn't get a coherent answer.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Mask Rebel at August 17, 2020 11:52 AM (HaL55)

205 192 "We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

When I heard that I turned to Mrs D and said welcome to the new SS.
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Might explain why are military are always in some other nation protecting their borders not ours.

Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:53 AM (7xbc8)

206 Backhoes are plentiful in America.
Posted by: Puddin Head at August 17, 2020 11:44 AM (7xbc

That which was buried can be dug up again. That which falls into the sea and goes through a shark's gut is truly gone forever.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2020 11:53 AM (oeFnM)

207 Boat owners are mostly people that used to have money and disposable income.

Posted by: Ripley at August 17, 2020 11:53 AM (MxEKc)

208 So, if BLM/Antifa rioting comes to your street with explosives and such being thrown at police, can residents, in turn, throw explosives at BLM/Antifa?

I'm guessing no, since BLM/Antifa are Protected Groups who are allowed to Legally Commit Crimes.
Posted by: shibumi, awaiting SMOD at August 17, 2020 11:50 AM (ZCiJZ)
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BLM/Antifa have yet to invade a neighborhood where someone lives who's decided enough is enough and damn the consequences.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at August 17, 2020 11:53 AM (WEBkv)

209 . . . then on the beach at Hilton Head for 6 nights - any food or must see recommendations appreciated.

Posted by: jhawk90

Believe it or not, I love Captain Woody's on HHI. Must have: the grouper sandwich. They also knew how to craft a Greyhound.

If you have time, get thee to Bluffton SC - The Cottage Cafe, Alvin Ord's sandwich shop.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 17, 2020 11:53 AM (Rvt88)

210 Our lakeside is covered with Trump signs, Trump flags and Trump bumper stickers. I hear he has an opponent.
Posted by: creeper at August 17, 2020 11:36 AM (XxJt1)

Ours, too. We added our 2 cents yesterday.

Posted by: LASue at August 17, 2020 11:53 AM (Ed8Zd)

211 Many people pull their mask off as soon as they leave the store. Sometimes my mask stays on longer if I am pushing a loaded cart. Some, leave their mask on all the time...They are from Mass. and just following the orders of their supreme leader.

Posted by: Colin at August 17, 2020 11:53 AM (+ZIoV)

212 Whatever happens next, Portland must burn.

Whether by their own hand or by a Sherman-- it must be done.

Posted by: RoyalOil at August 17, 2020 11:53 AM (aO8Gd)

213 'I'm guessing no, since BLM/Antifa are Protected Groups who are allowed to Legally Commit Crimes.'

That's the thing. For all our tough talk and bluster, we're all afraid to go out and shoot them where they stand, because we know we'll go to prison for the rest of our lives, and be labeled forever in the press and in Official History as 'fascist terrorists.'

Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 11:53 AM (qpX6U)

214 I thought a backhoe was an "escort" who liked butt stuff.

Huh.

Posted by: WitchDoktor, back to no one giving a damn. at August 17, 2020 11:53 AM (2BgZB)

215 Because law-abiding is a social contract, like the yellow strip down the
middle of the highway. It has no inherent power besides the agreement
that I will not cross it.

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By and large, Americans respect the law. How do I know ... because everyone is in a mask for the most part. And those aren't even laws, they are orders.

Posted by: SH at August 17, 2020 11:54 AM (sX1BW)

216 Comments section was full of people demanding that the company enforce mask wearing in the office.

When fear dominates, all reason is lost.

Posted by: Zombie Pol Pot at August 17, 2020 11:54 AM (EgshT)

217 If Trump wins I hope something is done with these ANTIFA/BLM a-holes that has an impact. You know damn well they're not going away peacefully. This is why I see civil war as inevitable. The only way we will have any peace in this country from here on out is when these bastards bodies are lifeless and piled in the streets.

Posted by: JROD at August 17, 2020 11:54 AM (0jZnq)

218 I'd say the other thing about the current boat parades is it is one of the few places you are "allowed" to gather in masse. So the boat parades have replaced the Trump rally for 2020.

There was a boat parade for Trump in Portland. Some idiot in a boat claims they got capsized by the wake of boats moving very slowly over the water and everyone had to be rescued. Eight people pulled out of the water by the river cops.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 17, 2020 11:54 AM (KZzsI)

219 203 I'm sensing a building pushback against these antifa scumfreaks, which is great.

When it gets to the point that authorities start using live rounds, most people are just going to yawn and say "serves them right".

Posted by: Roy at August 17, 2020 11:54 AM (9fjUw)

220 One of these politicians, somewhere, needs to be dragged out of their offices, tarred or covered in some sticky, greasy substance, and feathered. Literally. Nothing less than total physical and emotional humiliation.

Posted by: Ordinary American at August 17, 2020 11:54 AM (H8QX8)

221 Of course, I know it's not her, but Who Dis gal resembles Barbi Benton.

Posted by: Lady in Black at August 17, 2020 11:55 AM (O+I8R)

222 203 I'm sensing a building pushback against these antifa scumfreaks, which is great. I'd now like to see these pantifa punks have their stupid, black face masks pulled down to expose to the world who they are. Maybe their moms will see them and kick their arses back home for the good beating they all deserve.
Posted by: Lady in Black at August 17, 2020 11:52 AM (O+I8R)

I'd kind of like to see their masks super glued to their faces

Posted by: Northernlurker, still lurking after all these years at August 17, 2020 11:55 AM (lgiXo)

223 >>Even Sofia Vergara's talents weren't enough for me to get through "Modern Family"

She was hilarious on that show, such as the episode where her nasally screams for "Jay!" (her husband's name) kept setting off the neighbor's security system.
I think all the characters were whack-jobs, not just the men.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2020 11:55 AM (bDqIh)

224 When I was a kid, my father had a boat. As I was the oldest of 3 girls and knew how to swim, I got to accompany my dad on the weekend forays to the lake house of a business friend. As my dad owned a bakery and worked nights and had to be available 24/7, these trips to the lake were treasured times. I do think this is a middle class, blue collar retreat from everyday hassles. To this day, I like nothing better than to be flying along in a fast boat.

Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 17, 2020 11:55 AM (sd8p8)

225 Little boat + little motor = big fun, cheap. I need a Trump flag. I can fly it from the stern light pole.

Posted by: creeper at August 17, 2020 11:55 AM (XxJt1)

226 I thought a backhoe was an "escort" who liked butt stuff.

That's why its supposed to be spelled without the "E": HO, not Hoe, a garden implement

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 17, 2020 11:55 AM (KZzsI)

227 Dude looks like James Franco to me. Also a talented actor, also writes and directs. He's done a few movies focused on American authors.
Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact
..........

lol.. Joe M is like 6' 6" and all muscle..

He was the shape shifter character on True Blood.. weird show!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at August 17, 2020 11:55 AM (CjFDo)

228
The PM of New Zealand has announced that she's delaying the election that might depose her. For health reasons, you see.

Cries of "Hitler", "Nazi", and "fascist" are filling the air in New Zealand, amirite?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 17, 2020 11:56 AM (pNxlR)

229 Of course, I know it's not her, but Who Dis gal resembles Barbi Benton.

But not enough

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 17, 2020 11:56 AM (KZzsI)

230 Whatever happens next, Portland must burn.

Whether by their own hand or by a Sherman-- it must be done.

Posted by: RoyalOil

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Call it the march to the Border.
Start in Eugene and work your way north along the I-5 corridor. Portland, Olympia, Tacoma, Seattle, Everette.
Awh hell, throw in the U of W too because they suck.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 17, 2020 11:56 AM (axyOa)

231 Congratulations!
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 17, 2020 11:51 AM (NWiLs)
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Thx much - she's the best but she made that arrangement with everyone living here for a month - and a couple weeks earlier this summer for prep. We'll do anything for the kids/grandkids, this was a test for sure. Very, very quiet here today lol.

Posted by: jhawk90 at August 17, 2020 11:56 AM (Pya95)

232 That's why its supposed to be spelled without the "E": HO, not Hoe, a garden implement

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Ah, thanks.

Well, back to lunch. I'm having a bacon, lettuce, and tomatoe sandwich.

Posted by: WitchDoktor, back to no one giving a damn. at August 17, 2020 11:56 AM (2BgZB)

233
Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me - a limerick

They're wiggly and they're squirmy and they're smelly
You can feel 'em moving 'round inside your belly
You might like them carbonara
Or perhaps with marinara
That's why Italians call it vermicelli

Posted by: Muldoon at August 17, 2020 11:56 AM (Fc5rx)

234 Men purchase boats because the bikini was invented
Posted by: Yo! at August 17, 2020 11:51 AM (GIeIM)

#WhitePeopleSafeSpace

Posted by: 🏊 at August 17, 2020 11:56 AM (u4K30)

235 If you do it right it is neither.
166
BOAT == "Bust Out Another Thousand"

What are the two best days of a boat owner's life? The day he buys the boat, and the day he sells it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at August 17, 2020 11:46 AM (hYcqw)

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Definition of a boat: A hole in the water into which one shovels money.

I have a 14' flat bottom with a 15 horse Yamaha. I've spent more on yearly registration than anything. It's as bare bones as you can get and it gets me off the bank, which was the intent and purpose of its purchase.
Boat was $750Outboard was $2,100 dealership delivered new in box.Gas tank was $45Anchor $15
Not ever going into salt water, runs up and down the Tennessee river anywhere a $50,000 bass boat will and can get into shallower creeks than they can.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at August 17, 2020 11:57 AM (qZdIZ)

236 Just returned from a fishing weekend in MI. Granted, this is anecdotal and from outside Grand Haven, a bright red area, but I lost count of the Trump signs (in front of houses, along the road, on boats, flying from pick-up trucks, on huge flagpoles on lake houses, etc.). I saw one Biden flag on a boat and one Biden sign in a front yard in downtown Grand Haven.

2 thoughts:

1 - It must be nice to live in a place where you can openly support your preferred political candidate without fear of having your property damaged.

2 - I felt slightly better about Trump's odds in MI after the trip

Posted by: Eli Cash at August 17, 2020 11:58 AM (67sg6)

237 Well, back to lunch. I'm having a bacon, lettuce, and tomatoe sandwich.
Posted by: WitchDoktor, back to no one giving a damn. at August 17, 2020 11:56 AM (2BgZB)

Haha!

Posted by: WeBoned! at August 17, 2020 11:58 AM (8k7U7)

238 That's the thing. For all our tough talk and bluster, we're all afraid to go out and shoot them where they stand, because we know we'll go to prison for the rest of our lives, and be labeled forever in the press and in Official History as 'fascist terrorists.'
Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 11:53 AM (qpX6U)
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I think it's more that people aren't going outside their AO to look for trouble.

For instance, if trouble shows up in my neighborhood, things will probably get sporty.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at August 17, 2020 11:59 AM (WEBkv)

239 Is it easier to rent a backho or a backhoe?

Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at August 17, 2020 11:59 AM (NWiLs)

240 There are only 2 sexes. Gender is a grammatical term coopted by Feminists to undermine the reality of biology. There are three genders in English: masculine, feminine, and neuter, which by the way have been mostly dropped from English since the Middle Ages.
Posted by: Wendy at August 17, 2020 11:46 AM (bpemY)

There you go. Scientific proof, there were once upon a time, a bunch of gender fluids roaming the countryside. Until Johnny English dropped them... from towers? From the white cliffs of Dover?

Either way, just goes to show you can't keep the trannies down!

Posted by: BurtTC at August 17, 2020 11:59 AM (hku12)

241 That's the thing. For all our tough talk and bluster, we're all afraid
to go out and shoot them where they stand, because we know we'll go to
prison for the rest of our lives, and be labeled forever in the press
and in Official History as 'fascist terrorists.'

So, here is my question: if threatened in your car or your house, how does a person legally defend themselves without going to jail for defending themselves?

Posted by: shibumi, awaiting SMOD at August 17, 2020 11:59 AM (ZCiJZ)

242 Cries of "Hitler", "Nazi", and "fascist" are filling the air in New Zealand, amirite?

So far at least amazingly enough the far left seems perfectly fine with the far left PM's government doing this. Its a shocker, I know.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 17, 2020 11:59 AM (KZzsI)

243 I wonder why they didn't go to the Buffalo Chip or Full Throttle campgrounds? No cops there. If fact those places were for defund the cops before it was cool.

It's a mystery.
Posted by: Just Lily

Heh, would love to see a vid of antifa at Buffalo Chip.

Posted by: Infidel at August 17, 2020 12:00 PM (R4aZ2)

244 There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much doing as simply messing about in boats.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 17, 2020 12:00 PM (ZLI7S)

245 Is there a reason why the thread has a picture of Sofia Vergara and we are talking about motorboats?

Posted by: blaster at August 17, 2020 12:00 PM (ZfRYq)

246 What? There is writing on Sophia's photos?

Posted by: the macho montanan at August 17, 2020 12:01 PM (+tGOo)

247 *stares at Muldoon's latest*

This person's mind works differently. Much, MUCH differently. It's nice that he gives us glimpses like this now and then.

Posted by: creeper at August 17, 2020 12:01 PM (XxJt1)

248 1 - It must be nice to live in a place where you can openly support
your preferred political candidate without fear of having your property
damaged.

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So my corollary ... what does it say that in an area where there is no penalty for supporting Biden, you find no Biden signs or stickers?

Its anecdotal, but the enthusiasm gap screams Trump.

Posted by: SH at August 17, 2020 12:01 PM (sX1BW)

249 So, here is my question: if threatened in your car or your house, how does a person legally defend themselves without going to jail for defending themselves?
Posted by: shibumi, awaiting SMOD at August 17, 2020 11:59 AM (ZCiJZ)

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I've made my peace with going to jail/prison for defending myself.

Then again, I don't have much to lose.

Posted by: SMH at August 17, 2020 12:01 PM (RU4sa)

250 Believe it or not, I love Captain Woody's on HHI. Must have: the grouper sandwich. They also knew how to craft a Greyhound.

If you have time, get thee to Bluffton SC - The Cottage Cafe, Alvin Ord's sandwich shop.
Posted by: Tonypete at August 17, 2020 11:53 AM (Rvt8

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Sounds great - thank you so much!!!

Posted by: jhawk90 at August 17, 2020 12:01 PM (Pya95)

251 Start in Eugene and work your way north along the I-5 corridor. Portland, Olympia, Tacoma, Seattle, Everette.

Just give me advance notice so I can get out of Salem in time. Its still mostly middle/right, but the state government is here and that deserves to burn.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 17, 2020 12:01 PM (KZzsI)

252 Is there a reason why the thread has a picture of Sofia Vergara and we are talking about motorboats?
Posted by: blaster

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I wonder.. . .

-- Ivan Pavolv

Posted by: Tonypete at August 17, 2020 12:01 PM (Rvt88)

253
I felt slightly better about Trump's odds in MI after the trip
Posted by: Eli Cash

The problem in MI is the SE corner of the state. However, if the Big 10 schools are doing "distance learning", it becomes less so and U of M in Ann Arbor presumably would be significantly depopulated.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 17, 2020 12:01 PM (pNxlR)

254 ugh - Pavlov

Posted by: Tonypete at August 17, 2020 12:02 PM (Rvt88)

255 Progressiveness today reminds me so much of islam. Out groups are there to provide the in group with labor, money, or anything else they decide they want and you have. BLM activists chanting "Give us your houses" is an example. I am sure they have houses of their own, but they are not as nice as the white people houses so they want those houses. In six months they will be demanding another white person give up their house because they won't bother to maintain the house they already took.
So on and so forth until there is nothing left or the out groups begin banding together to fight back.

Posted by: Deathknyte at August 17, 2020 12:02 PM (DuNvJ)

256 How come there have never been any mass shootings of Antifa mobs what all those angry m white rightwing gun owners roaming the countryside?

Posted by: Northernlurker, still lurking after all these years at August 17, 2020 12:02 PM (lgiXo)

257 If Trump wins I hope something is done with these ANTIFA/BLM a-holes that has an impact. You know damn well they're not going away peacefully. This is why I see civil war as inevitable. The only way we will have any peace in this country from here on out is when these bastards bodies are lifeless and piled in the streets.
Posted by: JROD at August 17, 2020 11:54 AM (0jZnq)

Rice in their water supply.

Posted by: 💅 at August 17, 2020 12:02 PM (u4K30)

258 Sofia Vergara is a White Hispanic. Her Italian -American husband is darker than her.

Categorizing people into groups-which the Democrats like to do--is getting increasingly stupid and pointless and the selection of Kamala Harris as Joe's VP drives that point home--"She's BLACK! She's also ASIAN!"

Posted by: JoeF. at August 17, 2020 12:02 PM (7ixfo)

259 Is it just me, or does it seem like Joe "Hidin'" Biden acts like Captain Queeg?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Mask Rebel at August 17, 2020 12:02 PM (HaL55)

260 Even Sofia Vergara's talents weren't enough for me to get through "Modern Family"

She was hilarious on that show, such as the episode where her nasally screams for "Jay!" (her husband's name) kept setting off the neighbor's security system.
I think all the characters were whack-jobs, not just the men.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2020 11:55 AM (bDqIh)

I never watched the show, but always heard about how wonderful she was. Then I saw her in some commercial for a cleaning product and thought, "man, if I had to listen to that voice for more than 45 seconds I would take an awl to my ears."

She makes Charo sound like a classically trained Shakespeare actor.

Posted by: BurtTC at August 17, 2020 12:03 PM (hku12)

261 BLM will be Obama's internal security force. More funding than the DoD.

Remember that golden oldie?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 17, 2020 11:32 AM (s2VJv)

Jesus Christ. I was just going to post that noting "I had never see it brought up before." Every time you think you have an original thought around here 10 other people likely posted it.

But yes, this does seem to be a work around to Obama's progressive Che Corps.

Posted by: Keith at August 17, 2020 12:03 PM (jdGlx)

262 So, here is my question: if threatened in your car or your house, how does a person legally defend themselves without going to jail for defending themselves?
Posted by: shibumi, awaiting SMOD at August 17, 2020 11:59 AM (ZCiJZ)

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I've made my peace with going to jail/prison for defending myself.

Then again, I don't have much to lose.
Posted by: SMH at August 17, 2020 12:01 PM (RU4sa)
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Yep.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at August 17, 2020 12:03 PM (WEBkv)

263 Sofia Vergara >>>> Yolanda Vega

Posted by: Archer at August 17, 2020 12:03 PM (gmo/4)

264 Is it just me, or does it seem like Joe "Hidin'" Biden acts like Captain Queeg?

He does have the "tries to act amiable, but is crazy and has a really dark side" thing down

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 17, 2020 12:03 PM (KZzsI)

265 The PM of New Zealand has announced that she's delaying the election that might depose her. For health reasons, you see.

Because pushing the election deeper into the flu season makes it safer, or something
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 17, 2020 11:52 AM (KZzsI)

Amazing how when a leftist delays an election it's not the destruction of democracy itself.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 17, 2020 12:03 PM (mpeBU)

266 we're all afraid to go out and shoot them where they stand, because we know we'll go to prison for the rest of our lives, and be labeled forever in the press and in Official History as 'fascist terrorists.'

That's why you don't do *that*.

What you *do* is pick one. Any one. Then follow that fucker home after their rioting fun/violence.

When they're alone, away from their little army. You go to work on 'em.

Just be careful of cameras and leaving evidence.

If enough of them simply disappear, or are found in little bits, eventually they'll either stop, or have to group up for safety...

Posted by: Gman at August 17, 2020 12:04 PM (GfWuY)

267 Chris Hayes@chrislhayes
Replying to @daveweigel
correct: white men without a four-year degree, and disposable income enough to buy a boat are genuinely the Trump base.

You just can't help trying to kick those that disagree with you in the nuts, can you fucknut?

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 17, 2020 12:04 PM (Zz0t1)

268 'So, here is my question: if threatened in your car or your house, how does a person legally defend themselves without going to jail for defending themselves?'

In my state of Illinois, I can legally defend myself with lethal force only against an actionable, credible, imminent threat of death or grievous bodily harm. AFAIK, it's legal to shoot home invaders here, but only to 'stop' them, not to finish them off.

Missouri has the strongest castle doctrine laws in the USA, yet look what happened to the couple who merely _brandished_ on their own property.

Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 12:04 PM (qpX6U)

269 Cries of "Hitler", "Nazi", and "fascist" are filling the air in New Zealand, amirite?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM)

She's an arch-typical pinch faced scold.

They deserve her.

Posted by: Bozo Conservative....living on the prison planet at August 17, 2020 12:04 PM (vcOmj)

270 225 Little boat + little motor = big fun, cheap.
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Boat designer Philip Bolger said a boat should be small enough to carry on your back or big enough to live on--nothing in between makes sense.

I'm not sure I'd go quite that far, but like Gmac said, small aluminum boats are great for this area.

Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis at August 17, 2020 12:04 PM (sWM8x)

271 Photo 2: Wash her down and bring her to my tent.

Posted by: Ripley at August 17, 2020 12:04 PM (MxEKc)

272 So, here is my question: if threatened in your car or your house, how does a person legally defend themselves without going to jail for defending themselves?
Posted by: shibumi, awaiting SMOD at August 17, 2020 11:59 AM (ZCiJZ)

Identify as Jewish and your house as a Synagogue.

Posted by: 💅 at August 17, 2020 12:04 PM (u4K30)

273
One of my favorite boat comics...

https://tinyurl.com/y5k8ga2j

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 17, 2020 12:04 PM (EGyGV)

274
BOAT = Bring Out Another Thousand

Posted by: stumck at August 17, 2020 12:05 PM (w9Wax)

275 I've made my peace with going to jail/prison for defending myself. Then again, I don't have much to lose.

*fistbump*

Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 17, 2020 12:05 PM (EgshT)

276 Local liquor store had a sign on the door saying:

"Gov. Polis has issued a public health order mandating face masks in indoor public spaces. If you are not wearing a mask inside the store we will assume that you have a medical condition that prevents you from wearing a mask and is a valid exception to the governor's order."

Posted by: Muldoon at August 17, 2020 12:05 PM (Fc5rx)

277 "She's BLACK! She's also ASIAN!"
Posted by: JoeF. at August 17, 2020 12:02 PM (7ixfo)

And there's video of her saying she's Indian on some cooking show.

Democrats. There's no culture they won't appropriate for their political advantage.

Posted by: Sponge - China is Asshoe! at August 17, 2020 12:05 PM (Zz0t1)

278 That is correct; defund the police means to defund the people who currently enforce the law to be replaced by people who will destroy the patriarchy, the nuclear family, those who go to church, synogogue, or mosque, those who will not bend the knee, those who would defend themselves. You are already seeing this in the selective prosecution of the McCloskeys and the failure to charge the criminal animals who are rioting and looting. Our only hope is that the left started the militant part of their strategy too early, and there is still enough of America left to successfully resist them. COVID-19 is the crisis they have been waiting for. All of the dems who are shutting down their states/cities are attempting to destroy our liberty 'temporarily' so they will know how to do it permanently.

Posted by: iandeal at August 17, 2020 11:24 AM (f1aAg)

I would only disagree with the bolded item. based on past history of the leftists.

Posted by: SturmToddler at August 17, 2020 12:06 PM (8D42x)

279 Is it just me, or does it seem like Joe "Hidin'" Biden acts like Captain Queeg?

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I'm pretty sure Biden hasn't rolled balls nervously in his hands.

You know, on second thought. . . .

Posted by: Tonypete at August 17, 2020 12:06 PM (Rvt88)

280 There's a pepperoni shortage?....aw hell!

Posted by: BignJames at August 17, 2020 12:06 PM (X/Pw5)

281 If Trump wins I hope something is done with these ANTIFA/BLM a-holes that has an impact. You know damn well they're not going away peacefully. This is why I see civil war as inevitable. The only way we will have any peace in this country from here on out is when these bastards bodies are lifeless and piled in the streets.
Posted by: JROD at August 17, 2020 11:54 AM (0jZnq)

There won't be a Civil War--at least there won't be one as it's commonly understood. We'll have what's going on in Portland --riots and looting and destruction.
How intense it gets will depend on who makes the most DECISIVE move--Will it be Soros and his Democrat satraps calling off Antifa? Or will it take Trump calling out the Military?
Neither move will be made until after the election.

Posted by: JoeF. at August 17, 2020 12:06 PM (7ixfo)

282 Comments section was full of people demanding that the company enforce mask wearing in the office.

I was informed on the Morning Report that masks are just the price we have to pay to be able to vote.

Stubborn resistance to government tyranny is just not appropriate here, comrades.

Posted by: deplorable unperson - refuse to accept the Mask of the Beast at August 17, 2020 12:06 PM (luzVb)

283 244
There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much doing as simply messing about in boats.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 17, 2020 12:00 PM (ZLI7S)

Fishing, snorkeling, water skiing, crashing through the waves, ocean, lake river......all good.

Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 17, 2020 12:06 PM (sd8p8)

284 Chris Hayes@chrislhayes
Replying to @daveweigel
correct: white men without a four-year degree, and disposable income enough to buy a boat are genuinely the Trump base.

Trump voters are well-educated and successful? Got it.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 17, 2020 12:07 PM (KZzsI)

285
Nood - BLM assault in OR

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 17, 2020 12:07 PM (pNxlR)

286 The problem in MI is the SE corner of the state. However, if the Big 10 schools are doing "distance learning", it becomes less so and U of M in Ann Arbor presumably would be significantly depopulated.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM)

A neutron bomb dropped on Ann Arbor could solve a lot of problems.

Posted by: Bozo Conservative....living on the prison planet at August 17, 2020 12:07 PM (vcOmj)

287 The PM of New Zealand has announced that she's delaying the election that might depose her. For health reasons, you see.

Because pushing the election deeper into the flu season makes it safer, or something

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Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at August 17, 2020 11:52 AM

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New Zealand is in the southern hemisphere they are just coming into early Spring there and out of their flu season.

Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 17, 2020 12:07 PM (JUOKG)

288
MACEDON, N.Y. (WHEC) Thousands of people are gathering at Bullis Park in Macedon for the "Back the Blue Ride and Rally" on Sunday. The ride and rally were organized to show support and appreciation for all New York State law enforcement.
The local Gannett newspaper totally ignored this. So what else is new. If it not the beloved BLM news, they don't report it.

Posted by: Colin at August 17, 2020 12:07 PM (+ZIoV)

289 Missouri has the strongest castle doctrine laws in the USA, yet look what happened to the couple who merely _brandished_ on their own property.
Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 12:04 PM (qpX6U)

Fascist prosecutors can prosecute anyone they want.

Doesn't mean they'll get a conviction, and even if they managed to get a conviction with a tainted St. Louis city jury, it would never stand on appeal.

So... defend yourself. If you think your life is in danger, don't go down without a fight. Chances are VERY good, even in a commie state, if you get a fair jury, you won't be convicted.

Posted by: BurtTC at August 17, 2020 12:08 PM (hku12)

290 I'm guessing no, since BLM/Antifa are Protected Groups who are allowed to Legally Commit Crimes.

BLM and Antifa are powerless and invisible without Democrat gov't, police, and Soros DA protection.

That's the message. Vote accordingly.

Posted by: t-bird at August 17, 2020 12:08 PM (9Fwwf)

291 Chris Hayes@chrislhayes
Replying to @daveweigel
correct: white men without a four-year degree, and disposable income enough to buy a boat are genuinely the Trump base.

Hayes is implying that those without a four-year degree don't deserve to own a boat. Pure and simple.

Posted by: JoeF. at August 17, 2020 12:08 PM (7ixfo)

292 'That's why you don't do *that*.'

Because I'm afraid of going to prison for life and being labeled a 'fascist terrorist.' Thought I mentioned that.

That's why you don't see me writing 'tough guy' talk about shooting BLMs and Antifas: I can't cash that check, and neither can any of our other tough talking guys.

Look at how WE revile the Charlottesville guys. What was their offense: bad optics. Fashy haircuts and tiki torches. Big ass deal. What did they do that rises to the level of violence that BLM and Antifa employs? But still we revile guys WHO WERE ON OUR OWN SIDE.

Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 12:08 PM (qpX6U)

293 That's why if Trump wins he needs to play their game. Day 1 he needs to state that Antifa have one day to stop rioting, assaulting citizens and committing terrorist acts, on day 2 they get arrested enmass and tried on federal terrorism charges, their funders also should be pulled in for financing terrorism. Do to them what they'll happily do to us.
Posted by: Rbastid at August 17, 2020 11:32 AM (nQa/k)

That's a crossing of the Rubicon so to speak. Once engaged in such a way, you have to win and not by half measures. Doing to them what they'd do to us and not finishing the job makes it okay for them to do unto us. We've seen this in other parts of life for decades now.
So, if it ever comes to that, You. Have To. Win.

or die.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at August 17, 2020 12:08 PM (z79tQ)

294 Who sang "All the cops are criminals and all the sinners saints." that's what BurnLootMurder and Pantiefa want.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at August 17, 2020 11:47 AM (qZdIZ)

the same one who shouted out, "Who killed the Kennedys?"
When after all, it was you and me.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 17, 2020 12:09 PM (Kpl3J)

295 Because I'm afraid of going to prison for life and being labeled a 'fascist terrorist.' Thought I mentioned that.

Yes. That's why I said you don't just go out and start shooting them.

You *hunt* them. Make them pay...physically, but quietly.

Posted by: Gman at August 17, 2020 12:09 PM (GfWuY)

296 Joe Biden@JoeBiden
The hard truth is that our economy wasn't working for folks long before this crisis. It's why we can't just go back to the way things were - we have to build back better.

We've got to create an economy that works for everyone - not just the wealthy and well-connected.

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Yeah, you and Oblowhole really blew it.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at August 17, 2020 12:10 PM (+y/Ru)

297 >>I never watched the show, but always heard about how wonderful she was. Then I saw her in some commercial for a cleaning product and thought, "man, if I had to listen to that voice for more than 45 seconds I would take an awl to my ears."

A lot of the jokes were about her voice and heavy accent, which she plays up for comic effect. Very feminine while also being able to joke about it, which is why she was the highest paid woman on tv for years.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2020 12:10 PM (bDqIh)

298 234 Men purchase boats because the bikini was invented
Posted by: Yo! at August 17, 2020 11:51 AM (GIeIM)

There used to be a place in Florida from where male boat owners could rent bikini girls to hang out on their boats for a few hours topless. Like if you were going on a fishing trip with a bunch of your buds, they would be sunning themselves on the deck. They weren't prostitutes, and I'm sure there had to be a 'do not touch rule' but you could look all you wanted.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at August 17, 2020 12:10 PM (WIGed)

299 'Doesn't mean they'll get a conviction, and even if they managed to get a conviction with a tainted St. Louis city jury, it would never stand on appeal.

So... defend yourself. If you think your life is in danger, don't go down without a fight. Chances are VERY good, even in a commie state, if you get a fair jury, you won't be convicted.'

There are huge costs involved in a criminal defense trial. And rolling the dice on getting a fair judge and jury is a bad bet.

Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 12:10 PM (qpX6U)

300 >>The hard truth is that our economy wasn't working for folks long before this crisis. It's why we can't just go back to the way things were - we have to build back better.

We've got to create an economy that works for everyone - not just the wealthy and well-connected.
- - -

They are seriously going to pretend the 3 year Trump economy never happened?????

Posted by: Lizzy at August 17, 2020 12:10 PM (bDqIh)

301 I'm ready for the Judge Dredd era.

Posted by: Weaning is hard at August 17, 2020 12:11 PM (nAJ3K)

302 Is there a slut demographic the Democrats are trying to win with Harris?

Posted by: Northernlurker, still lurking after all these years at August 17, 2020 12:11 PM (lgiXo)

303 'You *hunt* them. Make them pay...physically, but quietly.'

You forgot the 'and don't get caught' part. Chances of which are slim and none.

Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 12:12 PM (qpX6U)

304
Bloomberg "news" has Tom Steyer on. It's all happiness and sunshine for the Dems. They are showing the ABC, CBS and NBC polls which show Slow Joe up by 10 points. The North Korean media couldn't do propaganda this good

Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 17, 2020 12:12 PM (mpeBU)

305 > So, here is my question: if threatened in your car or your house, how does a person legally defend themselves without going to jail for defending themselves?

If the DAs are on the side of the criminals, the public may eventually wise up and take them out or drive them out. Then they can dispense justice as they see fit without fear of an unjust justice system. Of course, that will be true anarchy, but it will only last until the criminals and looters are eliminated or tamed. Most people would hunger for a restoration of law and order.

Posted by: perilisk at August 17, 2020 12:13 PM (9p+wn)

306 244 There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much doing as simply messing about in boats.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 17, 2020 12:00 PM (ZLI7S)

You said it, bub.

Posted by: Kenneth Grahame at August 17, 2020 12:13 PM (WIGed)

307 I am not sure about the laws on self defense. I just know that my hubby and I, and my range instructor have discussed defending life and property.

I, for myself, believe that I would not hurt anyone to save my property. Not even my house with my precious moments of my children and grandchildren. It just doesn't seem right to me to endanger another person's grandchild over stuff.

Now, if the person was threatening physical harm to me or any other person, well all bets are off. And I believe that is how these things usually go down.

You want my money, car, whatnot, fine. The minute you make a threatening move, however, all bets are off.

Or they would be if not for that tragic canoe accident.

No Trump boat parade for me.

Posted by: Just Lily at August 17, 2020 12:13 PM (bvM0u)

308 That's why you don't see me writing 'tough guy' talk about shooting BLMs and Antifas: I can't cash that check, and neither can any of our other tough talking guys."

It's all about timing. As long as Law Enforcement is still in place, then of course this is off the table. We speculate about what happens if Antifa gets what they want - for the record, I don't think they will. Also for the Record, I think the Charlottesville group got a raw deal, but their timing was terrible, and they had no support. That battle was lost, no point in expending energy trying to undo what cannot be undone.

Posted by: Tom Servo at August 17, 2020 12:14 PM (Kpl3J)

309 'Also for the Record, I think the Charlottesville group got a raw deal,'

THANK YOU! I hope some of the other folks around here hear you.

Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 12:16 PM (qpX6U)

310
You forgot the 'and don't get caught' part. Chances of which are slim and none.

LOL.

No, you're just being obtuse. Or you don't read. Take your pick.

Posted by: Gman at August 17, 2020 12:16 PM (GfWuY)

311 'No, you're just being obtuse. Or you don't read. Take your pick.'

No, you're an impotent braggart who can't cash the checks he writes.

Posted by: gp, aka Mr. Tact at August 17, 2020 12:21 PM (qpX6U)

312 193 When charges of looting are dropped for black looters, is that considered black privilege?
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Of course not. There is no such thing as black privilege. It's a raaaaacist white construct. Just because blacks get special, race-based considerations in college admissions, job hiring, government-contract awards, etc., doesn't mean they're privileged. And just because nobody is allowed to point out blacks' super-high crime rates doesn't mean they're privileged. And just because nobody is allowed to criticize blacks' high welfare usage, promiscuity, high abortion rate, high drop-out rate, low graduation rate, high drug use, etc., doesn't mean they're privileged. And just because there is an orgy of non-stop hysterical media coverage anytime a black person is killed by a non-black person, in a country where blacks kill whites and blacks kill other blacks at a much higher rate than anybody non-white kills blacks, that's not black privilege.

There is a tenured psychology professor in Florida, a white gay man, who is currently being targeted (by students and the college administration) for daring to point out (on Twitter) some of the ways in which blacks are privileged in this country. Students have "protested" at his home, and the college is looking for ways to try to fire him for his hateful and racist speech. All because he had the temerity to speak some obvious truths that the left can't bear to hear.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at August 17, 2020 12:21 PM (k4dH2)

313 You're still missing it. BLM does not want to eliminate the police, they want to BE the police.
Posted by: deadrody at August 17, 2020 11:19 AM (V9901)

If you remember back when Oblabla was running for Preezy, he made 6(?) interview youtube videos concerning various subjects and his opinion on what he'd like to do and accomplish.

And one of the videos concerned the military and the police.

In it Obama stated that he wanted to build an interior "army" of community organizers that would be as well-funded and as well-armed as the regular military and the police.

That is exactly what this is or, at least, what Soros, Obama, et al hope it will become.

I couldn't find the video but if it's still available, it is a real eye-opener.

I'm still surprised that he was elected after saying that. That's practically Mao 101.

Sad.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 17, 2020 12:37 PM (EERbD)

314 Same here. The continual drubbing of the male characters and painting them as doofuses turned me off. The show is still in reruns, and maybe if I watch one or two episodes it'll win me over, the way Soap did years after it left the air.

Prob'ly not.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at August 17, 2020 11:48 AM (rpbg1)

I lasted for a while but the doofus son in law was just too fucking cluelessly irritating. The two homos were mostly entertaining; kind of like the mirror universe Malors.

Posted by: Captain Hate at August 17, 2020 12:38 PM (y7DUB)

315 That which was buried can be dug up again. That which falls into the sea and goes through a shark's gut is truly gone forever.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 17, 2020 11:53 AM (oeFnM)

Pigs - land walking sharks. They eat the whole meal.

Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at August 17, 2020 12:39 PM (k/TB6)

316 In it Obama stated that he wanted to build an interior "army" of community organizers that would be as well-funded and as well-armed as the regular military and the police.

That is exactly what this is or, at least, what Soros, Obama, et al hope it will become.

I couldn't find the video but if it's still available, it is a real eye-opener.

I'm still surprised that he was elected after saying that. That's practically Mao 101.

Sad.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 17, 2020 12:37 PM (EERbD)

When you have 894 telling people who could still stand to listen to him "you have nothing to fear from a Gaylord presidency" and Mutt Rombley being Mutt Rombley, it's a lot easier to understand.

Posted by: Captain Hate at August 17, 2020 12:42 PM (y7DUB)

317 1) You gotta know where to dig first.
B) Floating feet in tennis shoes.
III) Pigs poop.
Four) Wood chippers, fire, acid, the world is a lunatics oyster.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at August 17, 2020 12:43 PM (z79tQ)

318
The problem in MI is the SE corner of the state.

I'm going to just presume you only pass through Michigan on a couple of roads, and never actually spend time there. Because Jesus fucking Christ Almighty, that is some cocky-assed bullshit. Honestly, I just cannot wait to meet you.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at August 17, 2020 12:55 PM (8IOEj)

319 Objects have gender.

People have sex.

Posted by: aelfheld at August 17, 2020 02:39 PM (IxDhF)

320 Al Bundys second wife.

Posted by: Chris W at August 17, 2020 02:43 PM (ENWT/)

321 @170 @294

Sympathy For the Devil - Jagger/Richards (probly)

Posted by: yara at August 17, 2020 02:55 PM (rde8g)

322 Americans revolted to be rid of aristocrats and their dual-tiered justice.

We've permitted them to sneak back.

No matter their outrage they can't be voted out because The Party counts the votes.

Posted by: pascal at August 17, 2020 03:13 PM (I6KFS)

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Posted by: kam ray at August 17, 2020 09:40 PM (D9E0b)

324 Let the bodies hit the floor and lay there as an example for all the commie scum.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing

This is the way.
Had 4 coyotes making damage to the turkeys and deer on the farm. Shot one. (Tip to pantifa - at the distances you say "I'll drive over there" us country bumpkins deliver copper jackets.) Left it lay where it dropped. All other coyotes became scarce.

Posted by: Igotnothing at August 17, 2020 09:50 PM (xf2hT)

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