Tuesday, October 20, 2009

The Official C2 Occasional Reader International Hot Babes Welcome Morning Open Thread

Posted by Corre∫pondence Committee at 9:00 AM
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  2. Nelogism of the Day!

    The invented verb Obamu -- オバむ, "to Obama" -- has gained currency among some Japanese youths.

    Explanation:
    "obamu: (v.) To ignore inexpedient and inconvenient facts or realities, think "Yes we can, Yes we can," and proceed with optimism using those facts as an inspiration (literally, as fuel). It is used to elicit success in a personal endeavor. One explanation holds that it is the opposite of kobamu. (拒む, which means to refuse, reject, or oppose).

    http://jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/10/to_obama_in_japanese.php

    Way funny.

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  3. From below:
    Nobody noticed the new thread? OR, how could you miss it?

    There's nothing to indicate a new thread other than someone actually telling us about it.

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  4. After Bono said how much he appreciates the President acting European, here's an editorial that shows how Americans feel:
    European norms seem abnormal to U.S.
    An interesting paradox. Last year, America elected a president who, in attitudes and policies, is closer to the elites of Western Europe than any of his predecessors.
    Yet in the nine months that he has been in office, ordinary Americans have been moving away from those attitudes and policies and have increasingly embraced positions that over the years have made Americans distinctive from those in other advanced Western democracies.
    Despite the recession, by about 50 percent to 40 percent Americans continue to prefer smaller government with fewer services to larger government with more services (June ABC/Washington Post and CBS/New York Times [NYT]).

    A 58 percent to 35 percent majority say keep the budget deficit down even if it takes longer for the economy to recover (NBC/WSJ June).

    As Europeanizing policies receive more attention, they become less popular. June’s 50 percent to 45 percent approval of Democratic health care proposals morphs to a similar margin of disapproval in October (Rasmussen). And satisfaction with one’s own health care arrangements rises from 29 percent in 2008 and 35 percent in May 2009 to 48 percent in August (Rasmussen again).

    Gallup reports that 39 percent of Americans this year say their views have grown more conservative, while only 18 percent say they have become more liberal.

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  5. Kenneth said...
    Nelogism of the Day!

    The invented verb Obamu -- オバむ, "to Obama" -- has gained currency among some Japanese youths.

    Explanation:
    "obamu: (v.) To ignore inexpedient and inconvenient facts or realities, think "Yes we can, Yes we can," and proceed with optimism using those facts as an inspiration (literally, as fuel). It is used to elicit success in a personal endeavor. One explanation holds that it is the opposite of kobamu. (拒む, which means to refuse, reject, or oppose).

    http://jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/10/to_obama_in_japanese.php

    Way funny.

    It's interesting the way neologisms about 0bama are becoming more and more common.

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  6. Well most of the new threads seem to happen on a schedule based on PST. We just have to keep track on how we are venting our spleens that's all.

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  7. I can't see any of her other goody parts.
    Whaddup with that ?

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  8. JTK, you have to go to the main page and refresh every so often. I usually do so when the current thread seems slow.

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  10. Squatch: We have to think of the children. Won't anyone think of the children?

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  11. Damn, I was gonna complain about getting another thread, cause the last one is getting more and more interesting.
    Then I saw what this thread is about and decided it was a good idea to put this up!

    BUT - FROM THE PRIOR THREAD:

    "Origin of Specious - Hey great find - do y'all have a link that doesn't require registration?"

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  12. Hey Kenneth,

    We are being "Obama-ed" everyday...."Obama-ed" totally

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  13. Squatch, many people are at work this time of day, so they have to be careful with pictures that are posted.

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  14. We are being "Obama-ed" everyday...."Obama-ed" totally

    Is that any different then being "Pelosi-ed"?

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  15. JTK, you have to go to the main page and refresh every so often.

    Sounds like work.

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  16. Squatch: We have to think of the children. Won't anyone think of the children?

    heh.

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  17. It is very similar, PP...

    Both involve pain and a sudden loss of money

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  18. Hey Squatch! How are ya doing my man? I agree this is just a teaser! I mean, the LEAST we could do is make it possible for those of us with a more, uh, appreciation for the female form, to be able to click on the photo and see other bod, um, photos of her!

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  19. Won't anyone think of the children?

    If I wasn't already married, I'd want hers.

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  20. Squatch, many people are at work this time of day, so they have to be careful with pictures that are posted.

    I was jk.

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  21. Realwest: I'm registered at the Times?!

    Let me in on your html-fu and I will drop a link into it for you.

    I can just imagine all the heads going pop right now with HRW founder criticizing its coverage of Israel. I would like to buy this guy a drink.

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  22. Squatch: I was jk.

    If you were me, was I you?

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  23. Hey Pi Guy! That was a great link, btw, but I did want to thank you, again, for that story about Israeli doctors being banned from the Breast Cancer conference in Egypt. It took some keen eyes to find that one. Hell, even Fox hasn't picked up that story yet.
    Thanks again!

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  24. There aren't words to say how disgusting this is.
    The same Holocaust denier who attacked Elie Wiesel is suing an 80 year old Auschwitz survivor because her memoirs could "turn Jews into haters and torment non-Jews."
    I can't even bring myself to quote some of this.
    I hope this asshole ends up having to pay her legal costs and extra for emotional distress.

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  25. Origin of Specious - uh, what means HTML-Fu?!
    And at least give us the name of the guy who wrote that!

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  26. Realwest said...

    How are you feeling today Real.
    Good to see you again.

    A bikini would be nice...
    but that's easy enough to find.
    Like Phil says, think of the kiddies.

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  27. JamesTKirk said...
    Squatch: I was jk.

    If you were me, was I you?


    Great, another transporter accident. <com call> Scotty we need you in the Transporter room NOW!</com call>

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  28. Kosh - That is sick, but to be expected. did you see the HEW piece in the Times?

    Can someone show me how to link, so I can drop one in for Realwest?

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  29. If you were me, was I you?

    For your sake, I hope not !
    /

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  31. Realwest: Robert Bernstein wrote the Op-ed in today's NYT. Apparently he was founder and chair of HRW from 1978 - 1998.

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  32. That said... it's the bestest thread ILLUSTRATION evah, but I've having tremendous problems actually posting to C2 at the moment. Posts take almost a full minute to actually register. Anyone else experiencing this?

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  36. Kenneth said...
    Yeah! I got my beaver back!

    Don't you DARE talk about Adriana that way, you sonofabitch!

    Oh, you mean... never mind.

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  37. Hey O.R. - I'm not experiencing any problems posting here.
    Course I am using both hands to type!

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  38. Did anybody else see the new Zombie photo reportage on the impromptu Tea Party in SF?.

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  39. Kenneth - is your beaver cloaked in the Stars and Stripes?

    OR the disturbance you are experiencing is sue to rent in the fabric of this Universe. The former chair of Human Rights Watch is criticizing its treatment of Israel and failures to call out truly closed societies. Can anyone tell how happy this makes me.

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  40. Yeah! I got my beaver back!

    oops, it's gone again..

    Sounds like a country song.

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  41. Pi Guy said...

    Kenneth said...
    Nelogism of the Day!


    It's interesting the way neologisms about 0bama are becoming more and more common.

    His name really lends itself to silly and disparaging contortions, doesn't it? During the campaign, my favorite term for his followers was "Barackolyte." I loved the religious connotations. I don't think it ever gained wide currency because most people don't know the word acolyte.

    I like Pink Freud's formulations, but I'm hoping "Obamunism" catches on, based on its similarity to "communism."

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  42. That said... it's the bestest thread ILLUSTRATION evah, but I've having tremendous problems actually posting to C2 at the moment. Posts take almost a full minute to actually register. Anyone else experiencing this?

    I originally started posting here under another name (as part of the whole "looking forward" philosophy, I had decided to leave my old handle behind). However, I had problems posting under that one, so I switched to this one.

    I can't post under either handle from home. I can only post here from work.

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  43. My work here is done. Off to lunch. bbib.

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  44. Anybody think this guy was deliberately set up to discredit Jews working in secret areas?
    NASA 'Wannabe Spy for Israel' to be Arraigned
    He was contacted by the FBI pretending to be Israeli agents, and he hadn't worked in a classified position for 10 years.
    Why would they decide to go after him now?

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  45. Trying to see Zombie's new post, unable to get through.

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  46. Hmm, problem seems to have resolved itself.

    At first, I thought I had been... banned!

    /

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  47. The former chair of Human Rights Watch is criticizing its treatment of Israel

    And in other news, Mr. Spock is suddenly sporting a natty new goatee.

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  48. JTK, do you use NoScript? I wonder if some of the necessary scripts are blocked by it at home. I've had to enable blogspot.com and blogger.com to get C² to work.

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  49. Going back to Kennth's and Pink Freud's posts on nelogisms, check out the urban dictionary definitions of these words:

    Obamism
    Obamist

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  50. He was contacted by the FBI pretending to be Israeli agents,

    Isn't that entrapment? At least the splodey-dopes go to Jihadi web sites (either real ones monitored by the feds, or fake ones set up to by the feds); the feds don't just call up random muslims and ask them if they want to join the Jihad.

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  51. Finally Free said...

    Yup. I can't get there at the moment, but I was there earlier. Good stuff. Some of the signs were pretty funny.
    Somewhat OT-does anyone here believe (or know of a decent explanation for why others believe) that the "Joker" parodies are racist/offensive? I think it's a great symbol for what Obama really is, but others seem to think it's out of line.

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  53. I'm not currently using NoScript. My Firefox configuration ought to be pretty much identical at home and at work.

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  54. Hey Kosh's Shadow - thank you very much for that link!
    It's interesting to me how vociferous Robert L. Bernstein was in going after HRW. But I'm curious about something - the article said he was Chairman of HRW for 20 years - from 1978 to 1998 and I have to say I have NO GOOD memories of HRW during those times, either. You figure he's finally seen the light? I mean it does seem curious that he only NOW comes out with that extraordinary Op-Ed; and even more extraordinary that the NYT would publish it!

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  55. does anyone here believe (or know of a decent explanation for why others believe) that the "Joker" parodies are racist/offensive?

    Because they criticize Obama.

    That's pretty much it. I've seen some lefties trying to jump through hoops to come up with a logical rationale as to why, but it all boils down to "all criticisms of Obama are racist".

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  56. JTK: the reason why they keep trying to play the race card is that they are bankrupt of ideas in all other areas.

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  57. @Lincolntf: you do know that this raaaaacist image was actually created by a "Palestinian"-American arts student at U. of Illinois?

    (A Dennis Kucinich supporter, at that.)

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  58. JTK, I believe it is entrapment. However, he'll probably never get a government job again, and he'll be out a lot of money defending himself.

    Good thing the last time I did classified work was 25 years ago, and the only thing I actually remember about it isn't classified; it is textbook stuff about measuring antennas. I couldn't tell anyone a thing about the actual antenna we were supposed to be testing because I left before we even had the scaled down test model, even if I could remember that kind of detail from that long ago.
    And besides, I'd be very suspicious of calls like that.

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  59. I'm glad we're indulging OR's interests.

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  60. JamesTKirk said...

    That's what I figured, but occasionally even non-moonbats seem to be offended. Probably just scared to death of the accusation, however baseless.
    It really does capture the essence of Wee Wee and his Administration. If I ever figure out how to do avatars, I'm planning on using it.

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  61. Hey, I recognize those earrings, I gave those to her for Valentine's Day 2006.

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  62. I have a clearance, but I'm not (currently) dealing with anything classified. And yes, if anyone I didn't know (or even anyone I did!) called me with an offer like that, I'd shoot them down immediately and unambiguously.

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  63. Dianna, it says "hot babes" without specifying gender, you can nominate your own!

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  64. I'd shoot them down

    THREAT OF VIOLENCE!

    BAN JAMESTKIRK! BAN HIM! BAN HIM!!!!

    /

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  65. @Lincolntf:

    "And the things that we fear are a weapon to be used against us." (linky)

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  66. JTK
    I wouldn't be accepting any spying work either.

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  67. OR, I'm not in my usual silly mood. Excuse me.

    It's my birthday, and I'm dealing with having wrecked my convertible last night.

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  68. I'm glad we're indulging OR's interests
    Really. Between JamesTKirk, DEZ and myself, we have a significant number of posters here used to contact with aliens, but have we yet seen a thread with hot alien babes?

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  69. Hey Kosh's Shadow - I don't know about the entrapment angle here; it isn't clear from the article as to who contacted whom in the first instance. I do note,however the following:
    "The former scientist allegedly informed undercover FBI agent Leslie Martell on September 3, 2009 that in the past he had had top security clearance and had access to U.S. satellite information. According to an affidavit filed by Martell, Nozette allegedly said he would be willing to share this information in exchange for payment.

    The affidavit further alleged that Nozette asked for an Israeli passport and said he would provide regular, continuing feeds of information.

    On September 4, the agent met again with Nozette, who told him that he no longer had access to classified information but had it memorized. He also requested payments of under $10,000 in cash so that he would not have to report it to the Internal Revenue Service, reminding the agent, "They don't expect me to do this for free."

    It would appear, if true, that Nozette wasn't doing this transfer of information out of love of Israel or betrayal of America, but for good ole MONEY. [nb,it isn't clear to me who he was referring to when he said "they" don't expect me to do it for free"]
    I'd want to wait to see how this plays out -especially in terms of how he was contacted and how he came to offer information to folks he thought were Mossad Agents before I'd go about calling it entrapment.

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  70. Damn Dianna, I'm sorry to hear that. Are you okay?

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  71. Dianna, happy birthday!

    And... er, sorry about your convertible. No injuries, I hope? And insured?

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  72. Once again, great stuff from Zombie.

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  73. Many happy returns, Dianna, and sorry to hear about the car.

    You were referring to a car and not a convertible sofa, right?

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  74. I've been trying to get into zomblog all morning without success. Something must be hot there.

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  76. UFO TOFU: Between JamesTKirk, DEZ and myself, we have a significant number of posters here used to contact with aliens, but have we yet seen a thread with hot alien babes?

    http://i37.tinypic.com/5tro9g.jpg

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  77. Why not? The people in there now are screwing us everyday already.

    Sex-toy parties open door for U.S. politician

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  78. Hey Dianna - you wrecked your convertible? Are you ok? I mean it's a crappy way to start your birthday (and happy birthday, btw) but ARE YOU OK?

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  79. Happy BD, Dianna! Are you alright?

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  80. You were referring to a car and not a convertible sofa, right?

    Only a truly La-Z-Boy would make a comment like that, buzz.

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  81. Realwest, the original article I read said he had been contacted by agents.
    And his last classified position ended in 1999.
    This article has more
    It seems they had reason to think he was doing something for other countries.
    But it is clear the FBI contacted him first:
    The affidavit by FBI agent Leslie Martell said that on Sept. 3, Nozette received a telephone call from an individual purporting to be an Israeli intelligence officer, but who was actually an undercover FBI agent.

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  82. You're Barc-ing up the wrong lounger there, OR.

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  83. buzzsawmonkey said...
    I've been trying to get into zomblog all morning without success. Something must be hot there.

    She's probably experiencing an Instalanche from this entry:

    ZOMBIETIME: The 20 Best Signs At The San Francisco Tea Party. I like “Don’t Tell Obama What’s After a Trillion.”

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  84. UFO Tofu, remember some of us are aliens, but I can't post pictures of any Vorlon outside her encounter suit, and you wouldn't want to look at female Shadows.

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  86. And Happy Birthday, Dianna.

    I guess you'll be getting a new car for your birthday?

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  87. Thank you for the birthday wishes! I'm fine - and insured.

    The convertible, which I just paid off in April, is currently waiting for a claim agent to go look at it.

    So much for my perfect driving record.

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  88. Would you like your Happy Hour "Communion Wine" regular or "Super Sinful"?

    ‘Bar church’ ministers to any and all comers

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  89. Dianna, since it's insured, think of it as a chance to upgrade to a NEW convertible.

    /always look on the briiight siiide of life (whistle, whistle, whistle-whistle-whistle)

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  90. Zombie's report (bullet-point summary):

    * of all the groups protesting, the largest contingent were the conservative "tea partiers" unhappy with just about every aspect of the Obama regime. Which was quite a surprise to me, because never before had I encountered a Tea Party in San Francisco.

    * the strongest criticism came not from the right but from the left, as groups like World Wan't Wait lashed into Obama for failing to keep any of his anti-war promises from the campaign

    * What surprised me more than anything else were the vastly superior signs carried by the tea partiers as opposed to the leftists, who after all had decades of experience in honing their protest-sign skills. Instead, as seen in the photos above (and even moreso lower down in this essay), the left-wing signs tended to be wordy, or whiney, or obtuse, and above all humorless. The Tea Party signs, on the other hand, were funny, memorable, sarcastic, snappy, and concise. Setting aside any political biases, and judged purely on style, the Right handily bested the Left at this signage showdown.

    * Much has been made of the supposed extremism or threats of the "tea baggers," as their detractors call them. At other Tea Parties, protesters have been accused of racism and of fomenting insurrection; of being "birthers" (people who think Obama was born outside the U.S.); of bringing guns; and all sorts of nastiness. At the same time, many people have asked me why I never covered anti-Obama protests when I had covered anti-Bush protests so often in the past. Well, I never covered a Tea Party before simply because I had never been aware of one in my area before. This is the first one I learned of ... Conclusion: I can't vouch for what happened at other Tea Parties in other cities, but at this San Francisco protest I saw absolutely no evidence of racism, death threats, birtherism, guns, intimations of violence, insurrection, or treason. Just a lot of people who don't like Obama or his policies.

    * The loneliest man in San Francisco: The only person at the rally who welcomed Obama uncritically.

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  91. "R"
    I say "R" "A"
    "R"-"A"-"G"
    "R"-"A"-"G"-"G"
    Ragtop (doodley) Ragtop
    Doodley doo doo doo doo doo...

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  92. I actually DID have a Jennifer Convertible, come to think of it. Ugly, but functional. Actually, come to think of it, not that functional... as a bed, it was something of a torture device.

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  94. Obama another Balloon Dad?
    Otis A. Glazebrook IV
    It is interesting to see the Main Stream Media’s outrage over Richard Heene the alleged Balloon Boy Hoaxer. The following is from the N.Y. Daily News:
    We've had enough of this couple, who thought it would be fun to fool the country into believing their 6-year-old son was in that runaway balloon - a hoax that had us all holding our breath.

    The kids were practically blinking out hostage messages during the family's press conferences last week. After being used Thursday - as the whole world watched, fearing Falcon was dead - they were forced to endure even more media Friday.

    All because their attention-craving dad, Richard Heene, hadn't gotten enough the day before.

    The difference between Richard Heene and Barack Obama is that Obama holds our kids hostage to float the paper from his deficit balloons.

    Hello everyone!

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  95. Castro Convertibles (no relation to the Cuban dictator) are supposed to be very good.

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  96. Can't get into Zomblog....must be tasty!

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  97. a hoax that had us all holding our breath.

    It was completely below my radar.

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  99. Hey Kosh's Shadow - that article in the Jeruselum Post also stated:

    "From 1998 to 2008, the complaint alleges, Nozette was a technical adviser for a consultant company that was wholly owned by the Israeli government. Nozette was paid about $225,000 over that period, the court papers say.

    Then, in January of this year, Nozette allegedly traveled to another foreign country with two computer thumb drives and apparently did not return with them. Prosecutors also quote an unnamed colleague of Nozette who said the scientist said that if the US government ever tried to put him in jail for an unrelated criminal offense, he would go to Israel or another foreign country and "tell them everything" he knows."

    As I said, I want to see what eventuates from all this, but it's not really entrapment if they think you are ALREADY committing a crime and they simply enable you to do it again (or do more of it).
    But we have waaaay too little information to go on at this point.

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  100. JamesTKirk said...

    a hoax that had us all holding our breath.

    It was completely below my radar.

    Kosh's Shadow says --
    JTK, that's because your sensors could tell there were no life signs in the balloon, even as it lifted off.

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  101. Dianna, happy birthday! I'm sorry about your car, but the important thing is you're okay.

    Regarding zombie: I was able to see the main zombietime entry but not the zomblog thread with comments.

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  102. Desert Dog said...
    Would you like your Happy Hour "Communion Wine" regular or "Super Sinful"?

    ‘Bar church’ ministers to any and all comers


    Well that might me a church that I would go to. :)

    But seriously, one thing I learned in Sunday School at the church I used to go to many, many years ago, was that a church isn't a building. A church is a gathering of like minded individuals worshipping God. There's a few good points in that article I think should be taken to heart.

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  103. and you wouldn't want to look at female Shadows.
    I'll take your word for Kosh, and thanks for looking out for me.

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  104. From Kirk's pull quote:

    Conclusion: I can't vouch for what happened at other Tea Parties in other cities, but at this San Francisco protest I saw absolutely no evidence of racism, death threats, birtherism, guns, intimations of violence, insurrection, or treason. Just a lot of people who don't like Obama or his policies.

    My conclusion, too, with the same caveat, and substituting DC for SF. (Also, another caveat, I merely did a walk-through of the "tea party", I did not explore it in detail.)

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  105. Realwest, you're right. I hadn't seen that JPost article until today; it was off the main page, and I only found it by reading a later article that linked to it.

    So, since I'm not carrying classified info around to other countries, I shouldn't be too concerned.
    I never kept any classified info, either.

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  106. Believe it or not, I actually heard about Balloon Boy from radio news in a taxi on my way to Buenos Aires airport. I had no idea that Argentinians followed Coloradan amateur aeronautics so closely!

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  107. I agree PP, "church" usually means the fellowship, not the building it's held in. I just thought that was a funny article ;-)

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  108. Occasional Reader said...

    Believe it or not, I actually heard about Balloon Boy from radio news in a taxi on my way to Buenos Aires airport. I had no idea that Argentinians followed Coloradan amateur aeronautics so closely!

    They don't. They follow STUPID American news....and we never disappoint them.

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  109. Breaking: NY County GOP Chairman Writes Off Scozzafava
    by Mike Flynn

    Tea Partier and blogger Michael Leahy reports:

    In an exclusive interview with the TCOT Report, George Joseph, Republican Party Chairman of Oneida County, one of the eleven counties in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, today slammed Republican Party nominee Dede Scozzafava. This damaging news comes on the heels of Scozzafava’s ill advised attempt to intimidate a reporter from the Weekly Standard by calling the cops on him after he asked persistent questions about her position on card check legislation at a meeting held last night in Lowville, New York. Lowville is located in Lewis County, immediately to the north of Oneida County.

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  110. A Lesson in Unintended Consequences for Our President
    Obama's gesture to Russia in dropping plans for a missile shield in central Europe brought him nothing in return.

    http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/a-lesson-in-unintended-consequences-for-our-president/

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  111. They follow STUPID American news....and we never disappoint them.

    Actually, in this case, my taxi was having to detour to get to the airport because of (yet another) protest by laid-off workers, who were blocking a main Buenos Aires thoroughfare, to pressure the Argentinian government to somehow get them paid lots of taxpayer money. My driver apologized profusely for this, and added "it shames me to see these things happening when we have foreign visitors such as yourself". So he was definitely in no mood to go on a "stupid Americans" rant!

    (In general, what Yanqui-bashing there is in Latin America does NOT paint us as stupid... quite the opposite, we're crafty imperialists. That said, I've NEVER experienced any serious anti-American sentiment, anywhere in Latin America, at a *personalized* level.)

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  112. Hi Desert Dog! Well all I can say is that the STUPID American news ALWAYS disappoints me.
    If it's not visual or a sound bite, they really don't care - moreover, research and fact checking are "quaint" old ideas to the MSM of today.

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  113. OR and RW, that entire story of "Balloon Boy" makes me sick. The desire to "be on TV" trumps everything with those idiot parents. I hope they charge them with felonies and fine the crap out of them. That is pathetic.

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  114. I'm not sure why Zombie was shocked to see tea baggers in San Francisco. I have to assume that a lot of tea bagging also occurs at the Folsom Street Fairs...

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  115. Warmongers or Peacemakers: Who Will Be Responsible for Scorching the Earth?

    http://www.pjtv.com/video/Afterburner_with_Bill_Whittle/Warmongers_or_Peacemakers%3A_Who_Will_Be_Responsible_for_Scorching_the_Earth%3F/2591/;jsessionid=abclFb-wU24U-6aCS8Yrs

    Whittle is bang on again!

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  116. Kenneth said...
    A Lesson in Unintended Consequences for Our President
    Obama's gesture to Russia in dropping plans for a missile shield in central Europe brought him nothing in return.

    http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/a-lesson-in-unintended-consequences-for-our-president/

    Much like in Iran: IRAN DOUBLE-CROSSES OBAMA

    OK, Obama, let me explain the Prisoner's Dilemma to you...

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  117. Whoa Kenneth- great damn article - so much so that I just have to quote the first several sentences:

    "President Barack Obama just received a double slap in the face. Russia’s paramount leader, Vladimir Putin, in a display of steely contempt, has said “nyet” to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s entreaties to sanction the Iranians for developing nuclear materials for weapons use. Furthermore, Reuters reports that the Russians will not preclude the use of nukes preemptively — nearby or far away.

    However the White House or Foggy Bottom spins it, Putin’s boorish refusal to play ball must be a jolt to our Nobel Laureate president, who, but a few short weeks ago, came to Putin lugging a hefty olive branch.

    To Putin and, incidentally, to his hand-picked successor Dmitry Medvedev, the president gave the gift of the pulled plug — on elements of a land-based missile defense in Eastern Europe. Nothing expected in return — well, not entirely. There are always strings. But Mr. Obama expected nothing tangible in return. Not the relinquishing of one megaton of destruction. Not even a squirrelly pledge from Putin to keep his hands off the Ukraine or Georgia. Not even a bowl of Borscht.

    What the president expected, one guesses, was consideration and cooperation. Giving the heave-ho to the Poles and Czechs was supposed to thaw Putin’s icy veins.

    When Mrs. Clinton came a-knocking on behalf of Mr. Obama in a spirit of one-worldliness, Putin was supposed to demonstrate a readiness to put the kibosh on the mullahs’ nuclear ambitions.

    Instead, Putin flatly refused. Talks with the Iranians, he argued, were underway. Sanctions would be premature. Let’s not act so precipitously, he counseled.

    By refusing to join hands with Mr. Obama, Putin gave a big gift to the mullahs: the gift of time. More time to develop nuclear materials, leading to nuclear weapons capability. It’s the Putin Grand Stall; a gift that he may just keep giving to the Iranians if he can pull it off. By a degree of separation, though, it was really Mr. Obama’s gift to the Iranians. The president’s unilateral capitulation on missile defense telegraphed to Putin that he’s a Grade-A patsy. All Putin did was re-wrap Mr. Obama’s offering.

    So, what President Obama is getting in return isn’t cooperation from the Russians, but a lesson in the often merciless law of unintended consequences. His ill-considered gesture toward the Russians makes a nuclear-armed Iran more likely, not less."

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  118. I'm dealing with having wrecked my convertible last night

    Sorry to here about your loss.

    I ruined my most favorite car on the Bascom Ave exit of 280. It was a convertible too. It spun out when I hit a patch of water at the top of the exit. I spun around two and half times, praying that it would not flip, till I smashed it into the concrete center divider on the Bascom Ave overpass.

    it still gives me the shivers to think about it. That was 15 years ago.

    The good news is that you are still alive.

    Happy birthday. Enjoy the blessing of being alive.

    So long as we manage to survive the scary bits for a while, we are doing alright.

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  119. Well, so much for the recession being over:


    Housing starts flat in September at 590,000 pace
    Single-family building permits fall 3%

    "WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- New construction on U.S. housing units was essentially flat in September at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 590,000, as a big drop in multifamily units was offset by an increase in starts of single-family homes, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

    With September's 0.5% estimated increase, housing starts have been flat for four straight months after a big rebound earlier in the year from historic lows. Since the bottom in January, housing starts have risen 21%.

    August's starts were revised lower to a 587,000 pace from 598,000 previously reported.

    After 14-straight quarters of declines, many economists expect that residential investment will finally add to gross domestic product growth in the current quarter, which ended in September."


    What they mean by "add to gross domestic product" is that it will stop being a subtraction and hopefully be neutral.

    But many experts were expecting to see a stronger report than this. This keeps on reminding me of Carter and the 70's. Get used to high unemployment folks, it's going to be with us for a long, long time. I am convinced that this Administration actually likes high unemployment cause it makes more people dependent upon government for help.

    My word, how I miss President Reagan.

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  120. Realwest, it looks like Russia has pressed the "reset" button on our relationship - and reset it back to the way it was during the Cold War.

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  121. {Dianna}. Glad you are unharmed.

    Hiya {real}. Spot on posts as usual. :)

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  122. I think the Cold War has been back on for some time now, it's just that only one side is fighting it while the other side is in denial... So yeah, just like it was pre-Reagan.

    When China fell to the Communists, a lot of people asked "Who lost China?" and blamed Democratic policies. I recall that, during the Clinton Administration, when they were engaging Russia, they were worried about people asking "Who lost Russia?" The obvious answer was to deny that Russia was ever lost (or to cast sole blame on Bush).

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  123. PM warns of climate 'catastrophe'

    The UK faces a "catastrophe" of floods, droughts and killer heatwaves if world leaders fail to agree a deal on climate change, the prime minister has warned.

    Gordon Brown said negotiators had 50 days to save the world from global warming and break the "impasse".


    Chicken Little and the Boy Who Cried Wolf all in one.

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  125. Obama Looking at All Options for Creating Jobs

    President Barack Obama is considering all options to create jobs, including another stimulus package, while trying to pull the economy out of a deep recession and deal with a record deficit, White House advisers said Sunday.


    With more than half of the $787 billion recovery package yet to be spent, Obama aides said the administration is not ready to commit to additional measures.


    "Everything is on the table," senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said.

    "You've got this huge national deficit and we've got to do what we can to bring that down. At the same time, it's important to stimulate the economy," Jarrett said. "Let's wait and see. Let's let the recovery bill do its job."

    Keynes is not the answer, Smith is.

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  126. Tuesday, October 20, 2009
    The Largest Denier of Health Care Claims Is Medicare
    Posted by: Jillian Bandes at 7:27 AM
    From Heritage:
    According to AMA’s National Health Insurance Report Card, Medicare denies 6.85 percent of its claims, higher than any private insurer (Aetna was second, denying 6.80 percent of its claims), and more than double any private insurer’s average.

    What’s fascinating is that The American Medical Association (AMA) has endorsed a public option, despite the fact that “some member physicians at the group’s annual meeting [in June] likened the notion to communism.”

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  127. JCM said...
    Obama Looking at All Options for Creating Jobs

    Keynes is not the answer, Smith is.

    Well, if 0bama is truly looking at all options, he'll consider the Adam Smith approach, won't he?

    I mean, surely the MSM wouldn't mislead us on purpose, right?

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  128. By the way, if you check the Federal Reserve money supply numbers, you will see that M1 (cash and cash equivalents)is up 14.5% in the last 12 months through Sept 2009.

    Given that you usually have a target of 3% to 4% growth, money supply as measured by M1 is up approximately 300% higher than normal in the last 12 months.

    And some people still are harboring the delusion that there will not be a high inflation coming.

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  129. midwestgak said...
    Tuesday, October 20, 2009
    The Largest Denier of Health Care Claims Is Medicare

    You got your climate change deniers, your health care claim deniers...where will it stop?

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  130. 3 wood said...
    By the way, if you check the Federal Reserve money supply numbers, you will see that M1 (cash and cash equivalents)is up 14.5% in the last 12 months through Sept 2009.

    Given that you usually have a target of 3% to 4% growth, money supply as measured by M1 is up approximately 300% higher than normal in the last 12 months.

    And some people still are harboring the delusion that there will not be a high inflation coming.

    The bond market is looking better and better...

    /I'm putting my money in taxes
    //I know they're going up!

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  131. JCM, Gordon Brown is like a preacher carrying around a sign that says
    "REPENT from the sins of gluttonous use of resources
    Or BURN in the hellfire of global warming!"

    Should we take him any more seriously than we would someone carrying such a sign?

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  132. "President Barack Obama is considering all options to create jobs, including another stimulus package, while trying to pull the economy out of a deep recession and deal with a record deficit, White House advisers said Sunday."

    Here's how you create jobs:

    1. Cut taxes on private business.

    2. Treat private business with respect instead of something to be targeted and punished.

    3. Cut growth stifling regulation

    3. Cut federal spending so the dollar actually has value for something other than as a kleenex.

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  133. Real, most of us have been looking at the Obama foreign strategy with dismay at his total ignorance of the real world, and how hard ball is played by the Russians, Chinese, NK and Iran. Obama and his supporters believe that if we offer concessions our enemies will do the same. In a couple of years they will come to there senses, but only after a lot of people have been killed and a couple of nations taken by our socialist friends of humanity. Of course it will all be Bush's fault, and we are racist if we don't agree.

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  134. And just a glance at how national health care is working out in Great Britain, I give to you
    3000 National Health Care Staff get private health care: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article6879553.ece#

    [NB - this was posted by another C2er(?!!) last evening and I forget who it was or I'd give out a hat tip!]

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  136. An OR hot babe open thread? WOW now we're talking!

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  137. LoFlyer said...

    I'm not that optomistic.

    Obama an ilk believe, the think they operate upon the Unnconstrained Vision, that if they just get it right, this time, everyone will see the utopia they are offering. In this world view history is seen as something to be overcome, not learned from.

    They don't learn, just double down, blame others, they blame the failure of utopia on those who don't have the "vision" of utopia.

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  138. Hey there {gak}! Excellent comment and link there; every single doctor I've spoken to (and unfortunately I've had to speak to several recently) has denounced the AMA, says it just doesn't speak for the majority of doctors in the US and that more and more doctors are refusing to see Medicare patients at all. I'm on Medicare and that news didn't exactly warm the cockles of my heart. Fortunately none of my docotors, nor Mom's doctors, are planning on dropping existing medicare patients.

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  139. An OR hot babe open thread? WOW now we're talking!

    Beats those Desert Sage HT threads all to hell.

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  140. 3wood
    Here's a little different take:
    http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/14/unemployment-efca-health-care-opinions-contributors-steven-j-davis.html

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  141. Fortunately none of my docotors, nor Mom's doctors, are planning on dropping existing medicare patients.

    That's the problem Realwest. With the aging population, and more doctors not signing up medicare patients. There's going to be a crisis that can't be fixed unless medicare is fixed. Unless the government gets their mitts in the whole thing and start telling doctors who they have to see.

    /might see a reverse brain drain to Canada then.

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  142. Squatch I'm sure you've heard, she is condemning the WH's war on FOX.

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  143. I saw a doctor yesterday, and was real surprised at his views on Obama care, it was depressing because he thought that it would pass even with the majority of Americans against it. It ought to be interesting to see my liberal MD niece's take on this next time I see her.

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  144. Who are all of you people & why are you getting in the way of more international babe photos?

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  145. Squatch I'm sure you've heard, she is condemning the WH's war on FOX.

    Yeah, I heard that.
    I was a bit surprised.
    When she points that crooked finger at Gibbs, he might just turn into a flying monkey.

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  146. Obamacare is the cold stethoscope of socialism on the chest of American liberty.

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  147. Seriously BDVM, where are all the hot babe links?

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  148. Loflyer,

    Ask your liberal MD niece how she likes the new Republican majority in the House after the 2010 election.

    If they somehow jam this down our throats, they will pay a high price next time people vote.

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  150. Obamacare is the cold stethoscope of socialism on the chest of American liberty.

    That was good buzz, the only thing that would have made that better is a hot babe link :.)

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  151. buzzsawmonkey said...

    Obamacare is the cold stethoscope of socialism on the chest of American liberty.

    Or, more accurately, the cold rubber examination glove going up our [deleted]

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  152. buzzsawmonkey said...

    Obamacare is the cold stethoscope of socialism on the chest of American liberty.

    I'd liken it to the cold colonoscopy up America's...

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  154. BDVM: Not only is it a cold colonoscopy, but someone will be cold-calling you--yes, you!--in short order to win your support!

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  155. hahaha Captain painted her alien green ...

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  156. Ask your liberal MD niece how she likes the new Republican majority in the House after the 2010 election.

    If they somehow jam this down our throats, they will pay a high price next time people vote.

    Some of them feel it's worth it in the long run.

    (1) Even if they lose power, sooner or later they'll be back.

    (2) Once an entitlement is passed, it's never revoked.

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  157. (.)(.)


    /I still can't figure out how to link pictures, so this will have to do.

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  158. hanks DD! haha She really is gorgeous.

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  159. Unfortunately, I think you are right, JTK. These Congressional Dems know it's now or never and are tossing their potential power to the wind.

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  161. I don't want to re-trigger the "instalanch", but I am now able to access Zombie's site, Zombie just posted.

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  162. Hey Buzz! "Obamacare is the cold stethoscope of socialism on the chest of American liberty"
    is really superb, even by your high standards!
    Thanks!

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  163. Beer Drinking Victory Monkey said...

    (.)(.)

    Nice rack!

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  164. Well y'all it's been grand, but I gotta go now.
    Darnit.
    Anyway, I hope you all have a GREAT DAY and that I get the chance to see you all down the road!

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  165. Obama wins Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval !

    (did he win anything else while I was gone these past few days ?)

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  166. Dianna said...
    "OR, I'm not in my usual silly mood. Excuse me.
    It's my birthday, and I'm dealing with having wrecked my convertible last night."

    {{Dianna}}

    First of all, are you ok?

    Secondly, Happy Birthday! After wrecking your car, I'm glad you made it to another birthday.

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  167. Holy shit, Dianna wrecked her car. Sorry about that, hope you are ok. Happy birthday

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  168. Republicans just can't help themselves these days . . . .

    "Two Republican county chairmen in South Carolina have apologized for a newspaper op-ed article that stereotyped Jews as financial penny-pinchers.

    The chairmen wrote the article in The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg, S.C., on Sunday in defense of Senator Jim DeMint’s opposition to congressional earmarks, comparing his fiscal watchfulness with that of the Jews.

    “There is a saying that the Jews who are wealthy got that way not by watching dollars, but instead by taking care of the pennies and the dollars taking care of themselves,” the opinion article stated. “By not using earmarks to fund projects for South Carolina and instead using actual bills, DeMint is watching our nation’s pennies and trying to preserve our country’s wealth and our economy’s viability to give all an opportunity to succeed.”

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  170. Has anyone worked up the nerve to click on Desert Dog's link?

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  171. If you get boob cheesecake threads-what do the girls get? I'm thinking we deserve a few navy SEALs, some IDF pilots or at least-I mean at the very damned least-some firefighters.

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  172. In other news . . . . 007's first enemy, Dr. No died.

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  173. UFO TOFU said...
    Has anyone worked up the nerve to click on Desert Dog's link?

    Yes. Not only is it safe for work, but depending on your work, you may even have such a picture up at work.

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  174. Happy birthday, {Dianna}
    You share this day with my husband, mr hightechredneck.
    Sorry about the wreck....you're okay, right?

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  175. UFO TOFU said...
    Has anyone worked up the nerve to click on Desert Dog's link?


    You missing out, very, very nice... They'll hold up over time too.

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  176. In other news . . . . 007's first enemy, Dr. No died.

    In his honor, Sean Connery has lowered Alex Trebek's mother to half-mast.

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  177. In other news . . . . 007's first enemy, Dr. No died.

    Dang artificial hands ...

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  178. That's like throwing a starving dog a rubber bone.

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  179. Writer Mom
    I'm with you...where's the beefcake?

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  180. WriterMom said...
    I'm thinking we deserve a few navy SEALs, some IDF pilots or at least-I mean at the very damned least-some firefighters.

    I'd order you some Firefighter's Abs™ beer at the Liberty Pub, but it only comes in six-packs.

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  181. Origin of Specious said...
    In other news . . . . 007's first enemy, Dr. No died.

    As has Captain Lou Albano.

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  182. Kenneth said...
    "Obama's gesture to Russia in dropping plans for a missile shield in central Europe brought him nothing in return."

    That's assuming he wanted "something" in return, rather than just wanting to put the kabosh on European missile defense. Regardless of Russia's position, the left is vehemently against missile defense of any kind, anywhere. I really don't think O gave a rat's patootie about what Russia thought. Their goals were already in alignment.

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  183. redstateredneck, if they are not careful-this thread could easily head to SHOE territory. They better throw us a bone.

    Dianna: Happy Birthday-sorry about your car, but glad you are OK.

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  184. Here you go red ..

    http://static.open.salon.com/files/cartman_beefcake1219035580.jpg

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  185. OR: Are you still here. I have a book recommendation for you-Lone Survivor, the story of a navy SEAL who was the only survivor of an ambush in Afghanistan-an amazing, true story. After reading it, all I can say is: don't mess with Texas. Those SEALs are the salt of the earth. What bravery-what brotherhood...absolutely amazing.

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  186. Consolation prize red

    http://img83.imageshack.us/i/freedomnotfreecalendarwv5.jpg/#q=beefcake

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  187. Aw c'mon Buzz, that call wasn't all that cold, was it?

    SURPRISE
    SURPRISE,
    R

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  188. Regardless of Russia's position, the left is vehemently against missile defense of any kind, anywhere

    Which is beyond stupid.
    It's a defensive system.

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  189. Turn, thanks for the photo...but he's not my cuppa.

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  190. Squatch said...

    Regardless of Russia's position, the left is vehemently against missile defense of any kind, anywhere

    Which is beyond stupid.
    It's a defensive system.

    They will be in favor of it once the inbound missiles start landing

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  191. Yes, people, I'm all right. My luck was riding with us, given the circumstances.

    Thank you for your concern, and the birthday wishes.

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  192. Yes, but the only reason the USA wants a missile defense system is so that we can launch a first strike with impunity. That's what my lefty friends were insisting in the 80s when Reagan proposed it.

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  193. turn
    You redeemed yourself with the second one.

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  194. Actually, Team Great Zero did get something out of Tsar Putin in return for Poland...

    Temporary use of the Tsar's land and air space for logistics shipments to A-ghan, which can be turned off at a whim via the flip of a switch in the Kremlin.

    PRESTO
    CHANGO,
    R

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  195. That chick at the top of this post is very pretty; however, one could argue that you could make a nice thick rug out of all that FRIGGIN' hair on her arms! Dang, woman!

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  196. They are all laughing at Obama over at the Kremlin, Render. No doubt about it. Laughing their asses off.

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  197. WM, I've never been able to judge whether a woman would find someone handsome or not. Not sure if it's a guy thing or not.

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  200. Dianna! Skimming through the thread I noticed that it is your birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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