Tuesday, October 6, 2009

I can see media bias from my house!

Incredibly, someone at CNN thought it necessary to fact check SNL's sketch poking fun at Obama:
Posted by Corre∫pondence Committee at 11:47 AM
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204 comments:

  1. [reposted from earlier]

    Later this week, CNN will be airing a hard-hitting exposé on the gross factual distortions contained in the "Who's On First?" routine. Here's just a taste: After an exhaustive records search, they have found NO RECORD of a major league baseball second baseman with the family name of "What"!!!

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  2. And note that my comment was... Who's On FIRST!!!

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  3. Fact checking humor.......

    Just how rich is that?

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  5. JCM, have they ever done this before? Have you ever seen such a thing?

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  6. UDPATE: Yet another SNL FACT-CHECK SHOCKA!

    It turns out that while President, Jimmy Carter was never actually involved in a nuclear power plant accident that caused him to grow to be 90 feet tall!

    SNL LIED!

    http://snltranscripts.jt.org/78/78ppepsi.phtml

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  7. CNN reports new, shocking details released today that those "two wild and crazy guys" were not Czech, but rather Romanian.

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  8. CC,

    It tells me the WH is VERY thin skinned, and Rahm made a couple of phone calls.

    Next two weeks The Wee Won has a softball sit down interview with a perky CNN anchorette.

    On the other hand I can imagine RWR or GWB, laughing at the skits they got lampooned in.

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  9. I really hope that SNL didn't lie about the Coneheads - if so, I will be very very disappointed.

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  10. The CNN coverage is as funny as the skit!

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  12. Land Shark? Don't tell me I've missed out on pizza 'cause I'm afraid of the Land Shark!

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  13. JCM said...
    "Fact checking humor......."

    Well, Obama IS a joke.

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  14. JCM... LOL. All those wasted years driving yourself to Pizza Hut!

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  15. Russkilitlover said...

    Well, Obama IS a joke.

    .... and we're the butt of it.

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  16. In a related story, it has been determined that we do not need more cowbell.

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  17. Patrick Swayze actually lost the dance off with Barney.

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  18. BDVM, when cowbells are outlawed, only outlaws will have cowbells. But you never thought of that, did you, you latte-sipping hippy?

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  19. I am guessing the killer bee aren't actually Mexican banditos now too....

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  20. But you never thought of that, did you, you latte-sipping hippy?

    That's soy latte-sipping hippy to you, bub. And you forgot to mention my pony-tail.

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  21. Whew, I glad this has been cleared up...

    Forget about Iran...

    ElBaradei says nuclear Israel number one threat to Mideast: report

    Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei said Sunday that "Israel is number one threat to Middle East" with its nuclear arms, the official IRNA news agency reported.

    At a joint press conference with Iran's Atomic Energy Organization chief Ali Akbar Salehi in Tehran, ElBaradei brought Israel under spotlight and said that the Tel Aviv regime has refused to allow inspections into its nuclear installations for 30years, the report said.

    "Israel is the number one threat to the Middle East given the nuclear arms it possesses," ElBaradei was quoted as saying.

    Israel is widely assumed to have nuclear capabilities, although it refuses to confirm or deny the allegation.

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  22. Does this mean that Mr. Bill is actually still alive?

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  23. So, el Baradei is a jihadist shill. Thanks for clearing that up and leaving absolutely no room for doubt, Mo.

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  25. Since they have their "fact checkers" all warmed up, I think CNN should fact check El Baradei. Of course, his sthick is not as funny.

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  26. Roseanne Roseannadanna - my personal favorite.

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  27. Wow...

    Hit my head and just woke up... What happened?

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  28. That's soy latte-sipping hippy to you, bub. And you forgot to mention my pony-tail.

    So what are you gonna do? Hit me with your manpurse?

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  31. OR,

    Careful, those rhinestones pack a wallop!

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  33. Prediction: Iowahawk is gonna have a field day with this "fact-checking humor" meme.

    And I am so looking forward to it.

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  34. Blitzer is a tool. And everything he says is written by people who are much smarter than him but have personality issues that will keep them off the air. I know some of them. Hell, I taught some of them. And they all say the same thing -- you give him facts and he ignores the ones that don't fit his agenda.

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  36. Hit my head and just woke up... What happened?

    "And you were there, and you were there, and you..."

    There's no place like home, Auntie Em! Welcome, tfc3rid!

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  37. OR -- I seem to remember the olde National Lampoon had a running feature of a professor who would dissect the joke.

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  38. Lucius,

    CNN is pathetic...it's not limited to Wolf.

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  39. tfc3rid

    Golly! -- people come and go so quickly around here!

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  40. So what are you gonna do? Hit me with your manpurse?

    It's not a purse, it's European!

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  41. OR -- I seem to remember the olde National Lampoon had a running feature of a professor who would dissect the joke.

    Lucius, I was just thinking the same thing! "Professor [something] explains why this joke is not funny."

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  42. Crazy isn't it? Well, I am alive and well and living in New York (still)... For now...

    Moving to ATL but my place of business had decided that after 10 years, it might be fun for me to go work for the competition with their help in finding work, of course...

    And getting married as well...

    Life is moving real fast...

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  43. redstateredneck, thank you so much for mentioning my walk on the previous thread. I'm walking in the Breast Cancer 3 Day October 23-25 in memory of my sister, whom I lost to breast cancer a few months ago. Anyone who feels moved to donate can contact me and I'll provide the information. I am pretty sure my email address is on my Blogger profile.

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  45. Beer Drinking Victory Monkey said...
    So what are you gonna do? Hit me with your manpurse?

    It's not a purse, it's European!

    And it's pronounced "OZ-wee-pay". It's Norwegian!

    /

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  47. Moving to ATL

    I assume this means "Aztlan"? Well, I hope you're one of the "Bronze People" who will be allowed to live there.

    //

    And getting married as well...

    Tov to the Mazel!

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  48. Actually, IMHO, Israel is the country with the greatest odds of employing nuclear weapons in the Middle East. They'll employ them to neutralize the Iranian nuclear threat after the West dicks around so long that that becomes their only realistic option. Once the Iranian program advances a little farther than it is now, Israel won't have the conventional capabilities to be sure of a total takedown. They may not have it now, they'd be stretched pretty thin. This is especially true if we continue to deny them deep penetration munitions, and if the US indicates that overflight of Iraq won't be allowed. Once a certain point is passed, Israel will have no other option left. The results will not be pretty and the ultimate outcome won't be predictable.

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  50. tfc3rid

    And getting married as well...
    Congratulations!

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  51. tfc3rid said...

    Wow...

    Hit my head and just woke up... What happened?

    It wasn't a nightmare - not only are the Mets not in the playoffs, they aren't even allowed to buy playoff tickets.
    /some things never change

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  52. tfc3rid

    What part of Atlanta? Realestate here is still overpriced, but there are some bargains on foreclosed McMansions.

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  53. tfc3rid, welcome! So the move to Atlanta is still on? I hope your job situation is worked out and everything goes smoothly (including the wedding).

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  54. redstateredneck said...

    More rank swelling.
    One can get a topical salve for that.

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  55. redstateredneck said...

    Dopp
    I'll pimp your walk any day!

    {{{{{redstate}}}}} You are a great friend (and a generous donor!)

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  56. SOBD -- my understanding is that they threatened to exercise that option in 1973.

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  57. McDonald's had NOTHING to do with my spacious, mass-produced, suburban domicile.

    /that smell is from the grill the framers cooked fajitas on one day

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  58. Weddings generally go smoothly. It's the decades that follow that can be bumpy.

    Just remember this simple rule:

    Love is never having to say you're sorry.
    Marriage is apologizing constantly.

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  59. Whereas occasional-lake-view real estate in Atlanta(is) is perhaps slightly cheaper these days ...

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  60. Black Dog--

    Once the Iranian program advances a little farther than it is now, Israel won't have the conventional capabilities to be sure of a total takedown.

    If Israeli pilots die doing the jobs that American Administrations won't do, I will be well and righteously pissed off. This is exactly the sort of area in which U.S. air power excels.

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  61. Hey, Spenser (with an S), to answer your question from the morning history thread, I'm not sure if the new G.I. Joe comics are suitable for 6-8yos. There's no profanity or sex, there is cartoon violence (obviously), but the characters & situations may be a bit complex for a young'un.

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  62. Don't worry OR, our Navy will get a work out once Israel starts bombing.

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  63. With unemployment rising real estate prices will continue to fall.

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  64. Beer Drinking Victory Monkey said...
    Hey, Spenser (with an S), to answer your question from the morning history thread, I'm not sure if the new G.I. Joe comics are suitable for 6-8yos. There's no profanity or sex, there is cartoon violence (obviously), but the characters & situations may be a bit complex for a young'un.

    Some of the art's a bit racy these days, too.

    /Baroness, hubba-hubba

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  65. SOBD -- my understanding is that they threatened to exercise that option in 1973.

    Quite probable, although IIRC, the Russians were threatening intervention because the Israelis had crossed the Suez and were about to cut off the main body of the Egyptian Army, not to mention that there was no significant force between the Israelis and Cairo.

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  66. In 30 years without spanking, are Swedish children better behaved?

    You won't find out from this article. Uncharacteristically shoddy journalism from the Christian Science Monitor.

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  67. Don't worry OR, our Navy will get a work out once Israel starts bombing.

    Of course, USN and USMC combat aviation do not yet have stealth capability until the F-35 is deployed; that's a problem. This sort of thing needs F-22s and B-2s.

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  68. Well, my relief is here, and it's time to drag this sorry ass home. See you guys later on maybe.

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  69. SOBD, Lucius

    Israel had the bomb in '73, maybe '67, they haven't used it in 30 or 40 years.

    Hardly a threat to stability.

    If it comes to using a nuclear option against Iran, that will only increase stability prevent a rogue regime from having nucs.

    I'd like to see El Bariedei's secret Swiss accounts.....

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  71. If Israeli pilots die doing the jobs that American Administrations won't do, I will be well and righteously pissed off. This is exactly the sort of area in which U.S. air power excels.

    I cannot envision ANY circumstances under which Obama would order a US attack on Iran. And you're correct, we've got the only military that is truly up to the job.

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  72. Oh, and I'll be just as pissed off as you are.

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  73. (tap tap tap): This thing on?

    It's ctp...

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  75. Thanks BDVM and OLT. While I want to further their manliness, I don't need three young boys asking me questions about boobies & such. My one 6 year old is already a bit of a savant in that area. First day of school, a boy said that "I am the handsomest one in class". My son looked at him and said "Oh, yeah? Let's go ask the ladies". Teacher heard it and couldn't stop laughing.

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  76. OMGosh!! Christheprofessor!

    Welcome to C2!

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  77. Hi Chris.

    More rank swelling...

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  79. ctp!

    Pull up a chair and have a cuppa.

    How ya been?

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  81. "on the results of continued speaking"

    Spanking. PIMF

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  82. More rank swelling...
    Tha's what I'm talkin' about!

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  83. Chris, as in Chris the Professor? Awesome!

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  84. See y'all later, duty calls. It's great to see new arrivals! Welcome to you all!

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  85. Son of the Black Dog said...

    I cannot envision ANY circumstances under which Obama would order a US attack on Iran. And you're correct, we've got the only military that is truly up to the job.

    I can envision one, where he'd have no choice....

    If Iran chooses their first target here. Even then he might wimp out.

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  86. Chrisdaprof! Welcome! You have to buy us all a round of drinks now, of course.

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  87. Well, gotta get ready to run off -- need to feed the children and then I'm having dinner with a very attractive former student to toast *sigh* her engagement.

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  88. Of course, USN and USMC combat aviation do not yet have stealth capability until the F-35 is deployed; that's a problem. This sort of thing needs F-22s and B-2s.

    We need a medium range tactical stealth bomber, for when a B-2 strike is too much, but a F-22 not enough. Something to replace the now retired F-117, but with a bigger payload, like the now retired F-111 had.

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  89. Christheprofessor, what a pleasure! How are you? The last time I saw you, I think you had a new dog.

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  90. Thanks for the welcomes, and good to see everybody! I hope everybody is doing well...

    Just tried to post a different message and got an error message about conflicting edits -- anybody else ever get that?

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  91. Oh, cool, we can delete comments... goodbye, typos! Trying again:

    In 30 years without spanking, are Swedish children better behaved?

    I am more than willing to participate in field studies on the results of continued spanking on Swedish women born, say, during the first 10 years of that 30-year period. Because that's the kind of guy I am; a martyr for science.

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  92. The "Real" Economy Is Dying: Q4 "Going to Be a Bloodbath,"

    "Why is liquidity going into the financial sector? It's because the real economy is dying [and] everyone is fleeing into the stocks and bonds because they're liquid at the moment," Whalen says. "That's not a good sign."

    The banking sector's assets shrunk by about $300 billion per quarter in the first half of 2009, a sign of banks hoarding cash in anticipation of additional future losses, according to Whalen. "The real economy is shrinking because of a lack of credit."

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  93. I can envision one, where he'd have no choice....

    If Iran chooses their first target here. Even then he might wimp out.

    I think he'd wimp.

    War is Not the Answer
    No Blood for Oil
    etc., etc.

    /some

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  94. experiencedtraveller said...
    With unemployment rising real estate prices will continue to fall.

    And RB will reclaim the joint!

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  95. Sometimes it's wonky when you post but I always just try again and...voila!

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  96. Chris,

    Yeah, somebody posting a comment at the same time.....

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  97. Chris, I've gotten that problem once or twice. Blogspot is a little buggy.

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  98. Spanking, bombs and drinks. Yup, seems I've found the right place.

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  99. Send spanking, bombs and drinks
    Dad, get me out of this...

    -W. Zevon (almost)

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  100. Thanks, I thought maybe I was screwing up the posting.

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  101. for when a B-2 strike is too much

    Son, there's no such thing as "too much bomber".

    /

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  102. Lucious... Moving to an apartment in the Dunwoody area...

    Fiancee is moving end of month. I will move when I have a job. Until then, my current employer is letting me stay (how kind)...

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  103. BDVM...

    Mets,eh... Season was unacceptable, so why isn't anyone paying for it? Typical BS...

    I do have tix to Game 1 Yankees-Somebody tommorrow...

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  104. Son, there's no such thing as "too much bomber"

    LOL - not the bomber per se, but the effort to get a flight together from Whitman AFB to wherever in the world something needs to get flattened. Tactical stealth bombers could be stationed at more locales than the B-2, which only calls Missouri home.

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  105. Wow. Commodities are hot. Gold, silver, oil et al.

    Is 3wood posting market roundups these days?

    (And hello tfc3rid from another long suffering Mets fan...)

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  106. I do have tix to Game 1 Yankees-Somebody tommorrow...

    Cool. I'm hoping for a 1950 World Series rematch: Yankees vs. Phillies

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  107. Any strike against Iran is going to need to be sustained effort.

    It's no longer an Osirik one target operation. There are two confirmed sites, and multiple other sites that need to be hit.

    Doing that will require sweep air defense on ingress and egress routes, CAP to make sure what there is of an Iran Air Force dosen't get lucky. Then pounding the snot out any suspected sites, then recon to do BDA and re-strike as necessary.

    As good as the IAF is, they don't have the means for that.

    We do.

    At this point in time, a strike to effect regime change might be more effective. But that requires good intel on where the regime is in real time.

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  108. I saw this snl skit. Not too funny, but I was shocked that they poked fun of the no-accomplishment-here administration.
    Fact checking comedy skits? It's a bizarre world.

    And it is great to see so many familiar nics.

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  109. experiencedtraveller said...

    Is 3wood posting market roundups these days?

    Yes he is!

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  110. JCM said...
    "Any strike against Iran is going to need to be sustained effort."

    I cannot believe for one second that this Administration will take any physical action against Iran. They can't even make a decision where we are already committed.

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  112. ha Chris the Professor, tfc3rid and experiencedtraveller are here, welcome! dang every time I pop in here I see more familiar faces.

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  113. JCM - Real Economy is Dying

    Yeah, I see signs of this in all the financial news articles I read, no matter how much administration spin they try to put on things.

    New home sales are up, but what happens when the new homebuyer tax credit goes away? Another market falloff, like the post-C4C fall in auto sales?

    Home mortgage rates are falling, to the point where I'm thinking about another refinance. Bond prices are rising on the falling interest rates. But the Treasury and the Fed are pumping money into the economy like crazy, and that's going to come back to bite us. I'm worried that inflation is going to take off, and interest rates right along with it. There goes the value of everybody's savings. Carter redux.

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  114. Russkilitlover said...

    Absolutely correct.

    I think the way Iran has been playing their cards lately they are very close to a demonstration.

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  115. Thanks JCM.
    Glad I found you all.

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  116. JCM

    So should I get out of Emerging Markets now?
    I hope not, I'm still trying to recoup what I lost.

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  117. Hey, ctp again. Was trying to figure out how to change my nic. Should be CtheP now...

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  118. Spanking, bombs and drinks. Yup, seems I've found the right place.

    and don't forget the boobs man, the boobs!

    ha. Did you have a different nic at some different time?

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  119. JCM,

    There are a lot more than 2 confirmed sites on the Iranian nuclear facilities hit list. There are at least 2 dozen such sites.

    http://www.nti.org/e_research/profiles_pdfs/Iran/iran_nuclear_sites.pdf

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  120. So should I get out of Emerging Markets now?

    I don't think emerging markets are the problem... we are, in a way. If you'd inveseted for instance in some sort of Bovespa-indexed fund (Brazil stock exchange) a half year ago, you'd have made a killing.

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  121. A lot of the things that moved in the economy the past several months were like a sugar high. Cash for clunkers, home sale credit,etc--when they go, so does the stimulus, crash goes the economy.

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  122. CtheP
    If you want to be all cool and hip hop you can be CtotheP.

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  123. To all those just joining us.

    New members, please review our policy statement.

    We are committed (hmmm, poor choices of words) DEDICATED to moving forward, not looking back.

    Thank you.

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  124. Good to see you Turn and many others. Yes I have a different nic at a different place, but I do not want to stir up trouble here or there. Unless I get the ax, I will stick with this for now.

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  125. I think SNL needs to get a better impersonator for Obama. The intonation and hand gestures were off. C'mon, Dana Carvey, Will Ferrell and Chevy Chase are just a few and they nailed it. SNL wasn't trying very hard to ridicule IMO.

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  126. Kenneth,

    That's a big honkin' strike package. A lot of sorties.

    No way, no how is BHO going to make that kind of move.

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  127. The various components of the Bovespa Index account for more than 80% of market trading volume and more than 70% of the market value of all stocks trading on the Sao Paulo Exchange.
    Wow, thanks OR. I may have to learn more.

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  128. VT said ....cash for clunkers
    Some professor at UCD did a study of that program and determined it cost something like $280 per carbon credit offset compared to the current rate of about $28 for a credit. Some plan to save the planet o came up with huh? The prof didn't address the economics of helping out the automakers, just focused on the carbon offset.

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  130. We are committed (hmmm, poor choices of words) DEDICATED to moving forward, not looking back.

    Try telling that to that @#@$ing $@**sucker BDVM.

    KIDDING!

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  131. Wow, thanks OR.

    Uh, I am not a registered investment advisor, and past results do not guarantee future performance, and your mileage may vary, and all that jazz!

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  132. Son of the Black Dog said...
    "Home mortgage rates are falling, to the point where I'm thinking about another refinance."

    Yeah, you'd think but I've been trying to do that. Basically, my mortgage broker is telling me that unless you are upside down or close to it, banks are not interested in refiing. They feel if you have equity, they have a better asset if they have to foreclose.

    It's a topsy-turvy real estate world right now. If you are sitting on cash ready to buy, your in a terrific position. If you need a mortgage, not so much.

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  133. Good to see you Turn and many others. Yes I have a different nic at a different place, but I do not want to stir up trouble here or there. Unless I get the ax, I will stick with this for now.

    Understood, it will be much funner trying to figure out who you are. Welcome to C2, have fun.

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  134. JCM,

    We may be DEDICATED to moving forward, not looking back, however Correspondence Committee has been declared a "stalker site". OR was banned for posting here. It's ridiculous really.

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  135. RSRN

    Ha! Actually, I used to joke that my real nic was christheredneckprofessor, but that the "redneck" was silent. I started to use CtheRedneckP here but decided against it...

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  136. Real nice to see a lot of sane, cool people here. Thanks to the organizers.

    But, quite frankly, a beaver named Kenneth is a little disturbing :)

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  137. But, quite frankly, a beaver named Kenneth is a little disturbing

    Don't worry, I'll blast the little sucker with my Kimber avatar if he bothers you!

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  139. Uh, I am not a registered investment advisor, and past results do not guarantee future performance, and your mileage may vary, and all that jazz!

    Same goes for me.

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  140. It's a beaver?
    Thought it was a chipmonk ;)

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  141. Snowcrash

    I don't think the actor was even trying to look or sound like him -- no attempt at parodying Obama's mannerisms, cadence, etc...

    I don't think that was accidental, either. I suspect they were scared of being labeled as racist. Wimps.

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  142. What do you got against beavers? They're adorable, hard working little critters with a luxurious pelt, awesome engineering skills, a cute tail and vicious chompers. What's not to love?

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  144. Chris
    I remember you telling me that the redneck was silent. That's been awhile back!

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  145. Russ said ... Basically, my mortgage broker is telling me that unless you are upside down or close to it, banks are not interested in refiing.
    I refinance recently through State Farm Bank with no problems (other that my equity went to shit). Got a decent rate 4.625 and didn't even know State Farm wrote mortgages. I called my insurance agent to find out who the former lender was that I was making automatic payments to and she said "hey, we can give you a good rate on a mortgage" Just a thought ...

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  146. Later folks, I'm sneaking out early.
    Bovespa. Just kind of rolls of your tongue.

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  147. turn said...

    Thanks! I'll look into it.

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  148. JCM, it's NOT "STALKING"! She just doesn't know how much she loves me yet, and I have to help her realize it, that's all!

    /

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  149. Yeah, you'd think but I've been trying to do that. Basically, my mortgage broker is telling me that unless you are upside down or close to it, banks are not interested in refiing. They feel if you have equity, they have a better asset if they have to foreclose.

    Refi's of existing loan balances with sufficient homeowner equity seem to going through pretty well in my area. Banks and mtg co's. are advertising heavily. However, we haven't had the mkt downturn that a lot of places have had. What the lenders don't like are refi's with cash out.

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  150. Weird headline of the day... at the Obama Idolatry website, otherwise known as the CBC, they have a trivial story about the latest reporter assigned to cover the White House,

    An unsuspecting Canadian in King Barack's court

    WTF is up with "King Barack"?

    http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/10/05/f-rfa-bonner.html

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  151. Wow, it's really looking like "old home week" around here. Welcome to tfc3rid, experienced traveler and CtheP!

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  152. Kenneth

    That may be a real weak play on the Mark Twain title, "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"...

    Which is a great read, btw, if you like Twain.

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  153. CtheP agree about the racist thing. Do you still have "the worlds best dog"? Lightning I think?

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  154. King Barrack?
    ugg
    Now I need some tums.
    Later friends.

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  156. WTF is up with "King Barack"?

    Heh... as luck would have it, I e-mailed realwest a photo I took this weekend, of a bizarre portrait of Obama wearing a crown, that I saw in the window of a DC burger joint this weekend. I'll see if I can post a link to it later.

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  157. snowcrash

    Yes, I do, and she's just a great dog... I have to go shortly but I will put a pick up for my avatar in the next day or two.

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  158. Chris the Professor. Good to see you again. Long time and no (virtual) see.

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  159. CtheP, what breed of dog is lightning?

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  160. doh! "pick" = "pic"

    Truck Monkey -- good to see you as well...

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  161. Click on Russ's avatar upthread - now there is a cute dog ...

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  163. turn

    The DNA test indicated that she is part Bill Clinton (ba-dum-dum)...

    Mostly Whippet and Lab with lesser amounts of Cocker Spaniel and German Shepherd Dog.

    She really is a sweet animal. Very affectionate and a great companion. We go to the park or for a long walk on some local trails almost every day.

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  164. JCM, it's NOT "STALKING"! She just doesn't know how much she loves me yet, and I have to help her realize it, that's all!

    It's not stalking, it's "unrequited dating."

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  165. Hey Sage!How is your Tuesday going!

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  166. In all seriousness it is great to see so many old friends here... Good people, every last one of you.

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  167. What's up Beer Drinking Victory Monkey! Good to see you over here. Always nice to have another Simian in the house.

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  168. Unrequited Dating. That is funny.

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  169. Mostly Whippet and Lab with lesser amounts of Cocker Spaniel and German Shepherd Dog.

    Wow, talk about a mixed breed! Can't wait to see the "pick". I'm relieved there is no spell check here, I think most people care less about misspellings. The message is what's important.

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  170. Hey Sage!How is your Tuesday going!

    Well snowcrash, it's going something like this

    :')

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  171. In all seriousness it is great to see so many old friends here... Good people, every last one of you.

    Hear, hear!

    And to be serious for a moment, allow me to add:

    My hat is off to the founders of this site. You guys came up with exactly what I was looking for; a blog of conservative opinion but with an open mind, where old friend can gather again (and welcome some new ones), and one that stays WELL CLEAR of all the "blog wars" nastiness. Kudos to y'all!

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  173. tfc3rid said...

    Wait till Sage's new girlfriend show up in the PUB tonight......

    Her name is Helen.....

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  175. Truck Monkey, that's one happy little tractor operator you got there. turnspawn2 had a little yellow ride on tractor that he really loved.

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  177. Testing the avatar...

    It bloggered

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  178. Well I can definitely see the lab in her ...

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  181. OR said "My hat is off to the founders of this site. You guys came up with exactly what I was looking for; a blog of conservative opinion but with an open mind, where old friend can gather again (and welcome some new ones), and one that stays WELL CLEAR of all the "blog wars" nastiness. Kudos to y'all!"

    And this is not an echo chamber! Mostly agreeing on basic issues of right and wrong should not be a surprising thing and open-mindedness re: how to solve problems is welcome.

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  183. Just took that pic today before we went for a walk.

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  184. CtheP.....your dog looks healthier than mine.

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  186. OR said "My hat is off to the founders of this site. You guys came up with exactly what I was looking for; a blog of conservative opinion but with an open mind, where old friend can gather again (and welcome some new ones), and one that stays WELL CLEAR of all the "blog wars" nastiness. Kudos to y'all!"

    And this is not an echo chamber! Mostly agreeing on basic issues of right and wrong should not be a surprising thing and open-mindedness re: how to solve problems is welcome

    awww just shutup will ya?
    /

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  187. And this is not an echo chamber!

    I'll second that!

    I mean... er... IT IS SO!

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  189. Occasional Reader said...

    And this is not an echo chamber!

    I'll second that!

    I mean... er... IT IS SO!
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    What I want to know is did you bring Adriana with you?

    (irregardless, it's good to see you here)

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  190. Have a good night everyone...

    Heading home...

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  191. DesertSage -- yours looks a bit... um... anemic.

    RSRN -- thanks. She's a very attractive bitch...

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  192. (irregardless, it's good to see you here)

    For all intensive purposes, it's good to see you, too, e_o!

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  194. CtheP said...

    Snowcrash

    I don't think the actor was even trying to look or sound like him -- no attempt at parodying Obama's mannerisms, cadence, etc...

    I don't think that was accidental, either. I suspect they were scared of being labeled as racist. Wimps.

    I think you're right. Fred Armisen isn't actually black. His mother is Venezuelan and his father is German and Japanese. (He's also engaged to Elisabeth Moss from "Mad Men," if you care.) He's very good in other sketches and impressions so he's clearly capable of it.

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  195. Intensive purposes! SWAT!! LOL

    New thread upstairs. Last one up is a rotten egg or something.

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  196. CtheP
    She's a very attractive bitch...
    I bet you say that about all the girls.

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  197. Yeah... Posted using my google acct...

    Didn't change my display name...

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  198. Occasional Reader said...

    (irregardless, it's good to see you here)

    For all intensive purposes, it's good to see you, too, e_o!
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    Maybe you remember..... who was the comedian who used to do a routine that was made up almost entirely of malaprops?

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  199. Fred Armisen did a much better Obama during the primaries and campaigns. I don't think he was even wearing his little things behind his ears to make them stick out.

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  200. O/R, all - thank you for your kind words. We think YOU guys are the ones making this site so great. I'll make sure everyone on staff sees what you had to say though - everyone will be happy to have that kind of nice feedback.

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