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Our Most Precious Right
Author: BobR
Date: 10/17/2008 12:31:00
The U.S. Constitution in all it's simplicity lays out groundwork for the operation of our government. It enumerates our rights too precious to be taken for granted. Over the years certain other rights (such as the right to privacy) have been derived and assumed from those explicitly stated. One right that is not specifically enumerated, perhaps because it seemed so obvious as to be assumed, is the right to vote. Some call voting a duty, but it is most certainly not a privilege.
The last two elections showed just how much disdain the Republican power brokers have for the idea that every vote is sacred. In 2000, they claimed expediency was more important than the will of the people. In 2000 (and 2004), they purged voters from the rolls, and put up obstacles to voting (such as limiting the number of voting machines in districts that leaned Democratic). They've embraced voting machines that can be easily hacked. After the disaster that was Ohio in 2004, the group Black Box Voting formed to ensure accuracy and accountability was returned to the voting process. Sadly, it has been a slow-moving ongoing effort.
There seems to be a four-layer approach to maintaining Republican power:
Step 1 - Purge voters from the rolls so they can't vote: Once again, the Republicans are trying to purge voters from the rolls, close enough to the election that voters won't know until they get to the polls and find out they can't vote. Once again, Ohio is ground zero:
Why would the Republican party target newly registered voters? Because they know that people who are registering for the first time are doing so because they want a change from the status quo. That translates as "Obama voters". They also know that college students tend to vote Dem, so they are being targeted as well:
They've also been trying to purge voters who have recently lost their homes due to foreclosure, since they may no longer live in the districts where they are registered. How disgusting is that?
Step 2 - Make it harder to vote once they get there: This can be done in two ways - question their identity and provide minimal and crappy voting machines so that people become so frustrated with long lines that they leave before casting their ballot. The latter was attempted in Ohio in 2004, and - to their surprise - people actually cared enough to be willing to stand in line for 8 hours so they could vote. This has led many states to review their readiness for this year. Here's a report card on how well they are doing...
The willingness of people to stand in line for hours to vote has led to a surfeit of voter ID laws. The righteous indignation preceding the introduction in chamber for these bills has been the notion that voter fraud is rampant (projection much?) and must be prevented by ensuring voters prove who they are. They know very well of course that poor people and people who live in the city likely don't have a driver's license and vote Dem, so this puts an additional burden on them to get some other form of picture ID.
The Dems in GA have filed a lawsuit to overturn GA's voterID law:
Hopefully they win, and this becomes a precedent for similar cases in other states...
Step 3 - Hack the voting machines: From 2002 to 2006, the use of electronic voting machines has risen and fallen. The infamous Diebold machines with no paper trail (from a company that makes ATM machines), were shown to be easily hacked. The senatorial race in GA in 2002 was definitely hacked. As a result, the touchscreen machines have either fallen out of favor, or have been forced to add a receipt printer. What is not as well known is that the optical scanner machines (utilizing the "fill in the dots with a number 2 pencil"-type ballot) can also be hacked (I used to have a video showing this, but seem to have lost it). This interactive map shows which states use what for voting.
Step 4 - If all else fails, try to get votes disqualified after the fact and throw the entire election in doubt: It's no coincidence that the ACORN story is being splashed all over. If the Republicans can cast enough doubt on the legitimacy of an Obama presidency, they can severely hamstring his ability to get things done. McCain is already doing that in campaign ads, as noted by Laura Flanders:
That last line is emphasized in an article titled "Will Mickey Mouse Vote?":
... which leads us back to Step 1.
Even though it's highly unlikely that they'll be able to steal the election this year, the reality that some eligible voters will have their right to vote denied this year is reprehensible. Like healthcare, Wall Street, and the banking industry, this is a national disaster that needs serious repair.
Bonus Click: If you haven't already, check out Steal Back Your Vote. Early voting (where available) is highly recommended.
The last two elections showed just how much disdain the Republican power brokers have for the idea that every vote is sacred. In 2000, they claimed expediency was more important than the will of the people. In 2000 (and 2004), they purged voters from the rolls, and put up obstacles to voting (such as limiting the number of voting machines in districts that leaned Democratic). They've embraced voting machines that can be easily hacked. After the disaster that was Ohio in 2004, the group Black Box Voting formed to ensure accuracy and accountability was returned to the voting process. Sadly, it has been a slow-moving ongoing effort.
There seems to be a four-layer approach to maintaining Republican power:
Step 1 - Purge voters from the rolls so they can't vote: Once again, the Republicans are trying to purge voters from the rolls, close enough to the election that voters won't know until they get to the polls and find out they can't vote. Once again, Ohio is ground zero:
We heard a lot last night about Joe the Plumber, but did you know that a recent court ruling last night threatens the ability of thousands like Joe to have their votes counted? According to today's Toledo Blade, he is Joe Wurzelbacher of Shrewsbury Street in Springfield Township in Lucas County, Ohio.
As the Blade notes, many thought Joe was not a registered voter. Turns out there was likely a misspelling in the Lucas County Board of Elections database. From the Blade: "Linda Howe, executive director of the Lucas County Board of Elections, said a Samuel Joseph Worzelbacher, whose address and age match Joe the Plumber's, registered in Lucas County on Sept. 10, 1992. He voted in his first primary on March 4, 2008, registering as a Republican. Ms. Howe said that the name may be misspelled in the database."
Politico's Ben Smith makes the connection that if Joe registered this year, he could be purged from the rolls under a 6th Circuit Court ruling on Tuesday.
That's because on Tuesday, following a lawsuit by the Ohio republican party, the court ordered Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner to disclose to local election officials the names of 200,000 new registrants whose names didn't match with state motor vehicle or federal Social Security databases. This list could be used by local election officials and party operatives to prevent these voters from casting ballots that will count. As Secretary Brunner knows and the Brennan Center demonstrated in the brief, almost all mis-matches are the result of typos and administrative errors—like in Joe's case.
Why would the Republican party target newly registered voters? Because they know that people who are registering for the first time are doing so because they want a change from the status quo. That translates as "Obama voters". They also know that college students tend to vote Dem, so they are being targeted as well:
Imagine you're a college student and you'll be voting for the first time in November. You hear from some that you're able to register to vote at your university address. You are warned by others that if you do, you could lose a scholarship, or health or car insurance, and you'll have to get a new driver's license, too. You consider voting absentee, only to be told by get-out-the-vote volunteers that your absentee ballot really counts only if the election is close.
Confused yet?
Virginia Tech students certainly were when they were delivered these conflicting messages over the past few weeks. With voter registration drives in full swing on campus, students got word from the local registrar of elections that they could face consequences if they registered to vote in Blacksburg--they could lose residency-based scholarships, or their tax status could change--even though, according to the Supreme Court, students have the right to vote where they go to college...
They've also been trying to purge voters who have recently lost their homes due to foreclosure, since they may no longer live in the districts where they are registered. How disgusting is that?
Step 2 - Make it harder to vote once they get there: This can be done in two ways - question their identity and provide minimal and crappy voting machines so that people become so frustrated with long lines that they leave before casting their ballot. The latter was attempted in Ohio in 2004, and - to their surprise - people actually cared enough to be willing to stand in line for 8 hours so they could vote. This has led many states to review their readiness for this year. Here's a report card on how well they are doing...
The willingness of people to stand in line for hours to vote has led to a surfeit of voter ID laws. The righteous indignation preceding the introduction in chamber for these bills has been the notion that voter fraud is rampant (projection much?) and must be prevented by ensuring voters prove who they are. They know very well of course that poor people and people who live in the city likely don't have a driver's license and vote Dem, so this puts an additional burden on them to get some other form of picture ID.
The Dems in GA have filed a lawsuit to overturn GA's voterID law:
On May 23rd 2008 the Democratic Party filed a lawsuit against the State of Georgia in Superior Court of Fulton County for requiring a photo ID in order to vote. In a parallel case, the party is suing in State court as well, based on the Georgia Constitution.
[...]
The complaint includes three main claims. First, it argues the act of showing a photographic identification from the State was not included in the Constitution of Georgia as a condition of voting.
Second, it argues such a requirement discriminates against Black voters, who as a whole tend to own fewer cars and have fewer pieces of photo identification than other Georgians.
Finally, it argues the law is retroactive and places an undue burden on the rights of Georgians to vote....
Hopefully they win, and this becomes a precedent for similar cases in other states...
Step 3 - Hack the voting machines: From 2002 to 2006, the use of electronic voting machines has risen and fallen. The infamous Diebold machines with no paper trail (from a company that makes ATM machines), were shown to be easily hacked. The senatorial race in GA in 2002 was definitely hacked. As a result, the touchscreen machines have either fallen out of favor, or have been forced to add a receipt printer. What is not as well known is that the optical scanner machines (utilizing the "fill in the dots with a number 2 pencil"-type ballot) can also be hacked (I used to have a video showing this, but seem to have lost it). This interactive map shows which states use what for voting.
Step 4 - If all else fails, try to get votes disqualified after the fact and throw the entire election in doubt: It's no coincidence that the ACORN story is being splashed all over. If the Republicans can cast enough doubt on the legitimacy of an Obama presidency, they can severely hamstring his ability to get things done. McCain is already doing that in campaign ads, as noted by Laura Flanders:
The McCain ad goes on to accuse ACORN of "massive voter fraud," saying the group is under investigation in 11 states "for thousands of potentially fraudulent ACORN (voter registration) forms."
To clarify again: ACORN has registered a stunning 1.3 million voters so far this year. (Not an insignificant fact in this story.) Most states require all voter applications, even ones with obvious mistakes, to be turned in to election officials. It is that record, flagged and submitted by ACORN, that the GOP attack ads are using. Flawed forms are flagged so they'll be thrown out. No matter what the GOP ads say, "massive voter fraud" has not been perpetrated - because "voter fraud" requires voting.
That last line is emphasized in an article titled "Will Mickey Mouse Vote?":
Hasen is the William H. Hannon Distinguished Professor of Law at Loyola Law School. He said today: "So even if Mickey Mouse is registering, he is not showing up on election day to cast ballots, and so far as I am aware, there have been no cases of phony voter registrations leading to the casting of votes in any election that have been on any large scale -- much less affected the outcome of elections. So we should all agree that those who submit fraudulent voter registration forms should be punished criminally, but that such activity is not going to affect the outcome of the presidential election. ... But cries of voter fraud allow for harsh purging of voters from the rolls. Because of decentralization of election authority and a lack of administrative competence or will, the rolls are inaccurate in many states. Careless purging -- driven by unsubstantiated fears about voter fraud -- can lead to many eligible voters being incorrectly removed from the polls."
... which leads us back to Step 1.
Even though it's highly unlikely that they'll be able to steal the election this year, the reality that some eligible voters will have their right to vote denied this year is reprehensible. Like healthcare, Wall Street, and the banking industry, this is a national disaster that needs serious repair.
Bonus Click: If you haven't already, check out Steal Back Your Vote. Early voting (where available) is highly recommended.
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Comment by 
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 12:36:17
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 12:36:17
Hey folks....
Comment by 
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 12:58:02
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 12:58:02
Morning :hug:
Comment by 
Scoopster on 10/17/2008 13:04:07
Scoopster on 10/17/2008 13:04:07
Morning all.. 
Another busy busy day ahead. But that's ok 'cause it's Friday..
:banana:
Another busy busy day ahead. But that's ok 'cause it's Friday..:banana:
Comment by 
TriSec on 10/17/2008 13:07:44
TriSec on 10/17/2008 13:07:44
Morning, comrades!
I see the Sox managed to win last night. This breaks the string of the Miracle Radio and does represent a paradigm shift.
(see "Understanding Red Sox Superstitions" and the annual white paper, "2008 Red Sox Nation beliefs, superstitions, and behaviors", both available in the blog librarary.)
What this does mean is that because I *didn't* listen to the radio last night and they won, I can't use it again until the new rules are broken. As outlined in section 17, paragraph C of the "Red Sox Superstition Manual" (also in the blog library):
...any ritual, action, or behavior must be repeated at exactly the same time during any baseball game, until such time that such behavior no longer results in a Red Sox win.
Any new behaviors or rituals will supersede all previous rituals and must be repeated during regular season, playoff, and World Series games unless and until such rituals, by their repetition, no longer result in a Red Sox win. (Please refer to section 18, paragraph A, "creating new rituals")
So, Saturday evening, I must turn the game off in disgust after the second inning and go to bed; they should win.
I see the Sox managed to win last night. This breaks the string of the Miracle Radio and does represent a paradigm shift.
(see "Understanding Red Sox Superstitions" and the annual white paper, "2008 Red Sox Nation beliefs, superstitions, and behaviors", both available in the blog librarary.)
What this does mean is that because I *didn't* listen to the radio last night and they won, I can't use it again until the new rules are broken. As outlined in section 17, paragraph C of the "Red Sox Superstition Manual" (also in the blog library):
...any ritual, action, or behavior must be repeated at exactly the same time during any baseball game, until such time that such behavior no longer results in a Red Sox win.
Any new behaviors or rituals will supersede all previous rituals and must be repeated during regular season, playoff, and World Series games unless and until such rituals, by their repetition, no longer result in a Red Sox win. (Please refer to section 18, paragraph A, "creating new rituals")
So, Saturday evening, I must turn the game off in disgust after the second inning and go to bed; they should win.
Comment by 
BobR on 10/17/2008 13:10:28
BobR on 10/17/2008 13:10:28
FYI ... I updated today's stub with actual content...
Comment by TriSec on 10/17/2008 13:20:34
TriSec on 10/17/2008 13:20:34
*choke*
OK, I managed to laryngospasm on my coffee this morning....
Eject! Eject! Eject!
:thud:
OK, I managed to laryngospasm on my coffee this morning....
Eject! Eject! Eject!
:thud:
Comment by TriSec on 10/17/2008 13:30:42
TriSec on 10/17/2008 13:30:42
* tap tap *
this thing on?
this thing on?
Comment by BobR on 10/17/2008 13:32:17
quiet morning.
I was getting my Cheerios at 9:20 - what caused the spewage?
BobR on 10/17/2008 13:32:17
Quote by TriSec:
* tap tap *
this thing on?
quiet morning.
I was getting my Cheerios at 9:20 - what caused the spewage?
Comment by TriSec on 10/17/2008 13:34:47
TALLYHO!
TriSec on 10/17/2008 13:34:47
Comment by Scoopster on 10/17/2008 13:35:06
Scoopster on 10/17/2008 13:35:06
Yeah I'm quiet today.. trying to get some must-do work done.
And yesterday I kinda blew a gasket too, so I'm trying to go easy into the weekend so I don't do any more damage. :lol:
And yesterday I kinda blew a gasket too, so I'm trying to go easy into the weekend so I don't do any more damage. :lol:
Comment by Scoopster on 10/17/2008 13:39:00
Scoopster on 10/17/2008 13:39:00
Hmm.. Colin Powell scheduled to appear on Meet the Press this weekend. I smell an endorsement in the air.
Comment by Scoopster on 10/17/2008 13:41:02
Scoopster on 10/17/2008 13:41:02
Friday Morning Funnies!
Comment by TriSec on 10/17/2008 13:41:16
TriSec on 10/17/2008 13:41:16
Caller, it was white tie, there is a difference.
You uncultured savage...
You uncultured savage...
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 13:44:00
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 13:44:00
Listening on line to an interview with a cop that used to harrass me when I lived in Cleveland. On the phone to say my peace.
Comment by TriSec on 10/17/2008 13:44:14
TriSec on 10/17/2008 13:44:14
:thud:
Mexican Radio!
:metal:
Mexican Radio!
:metal:
Comment by 
m-hadley on 10/17/2008 13:47:39
m-hadley on 10/17/2008 13:47:39
Mornin' everybodee :coffee:
Happee Fridee :D
Hope you all are having a good day :P
Cheers,
mfaye
:gobama:
Happee Fridee :D
Hope you all are having a good day :P
Cheers,
mfaye
:gobama:
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 13:49:13
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 13:49:13
In the state of Ohio you do dude
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 13:50:07
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 13:50:07
He started his State campaign in a home of a Rabbi.
Comment by Scoopster on 10/17/2008 13:51:09
Indoubitably, my dear Tri.
*raises the brow over his monocled eye, chomps on a cohiba and sips a martini.*
Scoopster on 10/17/2008 13:51:09
Quote by TriSec:
Caller, it was white tie, there is a difference.
You uncultured savage...
Indoubitably, my dear Tri.
*raises the brow over his monocled eye, chomps on a cohiba and sips a martini.*
Comment by TriSec on 10/17/2008 13:52:37
TriSec on 10/17/2008 13:52:37
I'm a right-wing caller! Watch me talk in circles!
Hey pal, go fuck yourself. I'm tired of listening to your bullshit.
Hey pal, go fuck yourself. I'm tired of listening to your bullshit.
Comment by 
livingonli on 10/17/2008 13:54:31
livingonli on 10/17/2008 13:54:31
Good morning everyone.
Why do I have to hear these stupid right-wing freeper callers?
Why do I have to hear these stupid right-wing freeper callers?
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 13:54:43
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 13:54:43
dude, are you serious? 
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 13:55:16
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 13:55:16
vote Bob Barr dude
Comment by TriSec on 10/17/2008 13:55:41
TriSec on 10/17/2008 13:55:41
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, they're all coming out of the woodwork today!
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 13:55:58
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 13:55:58
wow - so Harvard doesn't make ya smart enough 
Comment by Scoopster on 10/17/2008 13:56:06
Scoopster on 10/17/2008 13:56:06
I think now that Chris Buckley has ditched his father's magazine, a legacy that has been unfortunately tarnished by the nonintellectual drooling scum that cloak themselves in the mantle of conservatism, you know the idiots who write shit like this, he should start a new political discourse magazine.
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 13:58:00
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 13:58:00
Still on hold to speak to this asshole.
Comment by BobR on 10/17/2008 13:58:41
BobR on 10/17/2008 13:58:41
oh darn, I missed the radio trolls? That's what I get for watching the YouTube of Obama bringing the funny...
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 13:59:24
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 13:59:24
Grump are you calling? 
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:00:01
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:00:01
Show is over and I didn't get to say my piece.
I was honest with the screener no wonder!
I was honest with the screener no wonder!
Comment by livingonli on 10/17/2008 14:00:39
livingonli on 10/17/2008 14:00:39
These Republicans take new pride in being ignorant: It is the revival of the Know Nothing Party.
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:02:01
Yes I WAS.
All these people with this "Mr. Police man is my friend" shit!
This guy was worse that Francco!
Used to "Slow Roll" me almost monthly.
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:02:01
Quote by wickedpam:
Grump are you calling?
Yes I WAS.
All these people with this "Mr. Police man is my friend" shit!
This guy was worse that Francco!
Used to "Slow Roll" me almost monthly.
Comment by m-hadley on 10/17/2008 14:03:48
m-hadley on 10/17/2008 14:03:48
Livin,
I'm with you, who has ever been so proud to be so ignorant? It's like it's the new GOP cool or is that KUUL? Back to back nut jobs on Steph - one was just confused, the other guy was a pure racist- imho :P
Cheers,
mfaye
:gobama:
I'm with you, who has ever been so proud to be so ignorant? It's like it's the new GOP cool or is that KUUL? Back to back nut jobs on Steph - one was just confused, the other guy was a pure racist- imho :P
Cheers,
mfaye
:gobama:
Comment by Scoopster on 10/17/2008 14:04:02
*snort* Harvard.. indeed Everyone knows you can only get a true education from Yale.
Scoopster on 10/17/2008 14:04:02
Quote by wickedpam:
wow - so Harvard doesn't make ya smart enough
*snort* Harvard.. indeed Everyone knows you can only get a true education from Yale.
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:04:12
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:04:12
What is going on I'm logging on to mama now.
Comment by 
Raine on 10/17/2008 14:04:46
What was going on? who were you hold to talk to?
Good Morning!
Raine on 10/17/2008 14:04:46
Quote by Grumpymann:
Show is over and I didn't get to say my piece.
I was honest with the screener no wonder!
What was going on? who were you hold to talk to?
Good Morning!
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:06:09
Personally I would say Oxford trumps both of those :p
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:06:09
Quote by Scoopster:Quote by wickedpam:
wow - so Harvard doesn't make ya smart enough
*snort* Harvard.. indeed Everyone knows you can only get a true education from Yale.
Personally I would say Oxford trumps both of those :p
Comment by livingonli on 10/17/2008 14:06:37
These people would have been the good Germans in the 1930's and early 40's.
livingonli on 10/17/2008 14:06:37
Quote by m-hadley:
Livin,
I'm with you, who has ever been so proud to be so ignorant? It's like it's the new GOP cool or is that KUUL? Back to back nut jobs on Steph - one was just confused, the other guy was a pure racist- imho :P
Cheers,
mfaye
:gobama:
These people would have been the good Germans in the 1930's and early 40's.
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:07:37
shows not over - still call
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:07:37
Quote by Grumpymann:Quote by wickedpam:
Grump are you calling?
Yes I WAS.
All these people with this "Mr. Police man is my friend" shit!
This guy was worse that Francco!
Used to "Slow Roll" me almost monthly.
shows not over - still call
Comment by livingonli on 10/17/2008 14:08:28
Who needs any of them fancy pants schools? They don't educate you, they just indoctrinate you. I takes pride in being an unedumacated because those liburals can't indoctrinate me with their lies.
livingonli on 10/17/2008 14:08:28
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Scoopster:Quote by wickedpam:
wow - so Harvard doesn't make ya smart enough
*snort* Harvard.. indeed Everyone knows you can only get a true education from Yale.
Personally I would say Oxford trumps both of those :p
Who needs any of them fancy pants schools? They don't educate you, they just indoctrinate you. I takes pride in being an unedumacated because those liburals can't indoctrinate me with their lies.
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:08:47
On the local NPR station in Cleveland they are interviewing a cop. He used to rouse me all the time.
This guy has KILLED 5 people. Shot 12. Been shot 3 or 4 times. Stabbed countless times.
This guy IS WHY PEOPLE HATE THE CPD. And they are doing the "Mr. Policeman is my friend" crap! I just want to tell them what he is.
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:08:47
Quote by Raine:Quote by Grumpymann:
Show is over and I didn't get to say my piece.
I was honest with the screener no wonder!
What was going on? who were you hold to talk to?
Good Morning!
On the local NPR station in Cleveland they are interviewing a cop. He used to rouse me all the time.
This guy has KILLED 5 people. Shot 12. Been shot 3 or 4 times. Stabbed countless times.
This guy IS WHY PEOPLE HATE THE CPD. And they are doing the "Mr. Policeman is my friend" crap! I just want to tell them what he is.
Comment by BobR on 10/17/2008 14:10:27
okay - not familiar with the term "slow roll"....
BobR on 10/17/2008 14:10:27
Quote by Grumpymann:
Yes I WAS.
All these people with this "Mr. Police man is my friend" shit!
This guy was worse that Francco!
Used to "Slow Roll" me almost monthly.
okay - not familiar with the term "slow roll"....
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:11:00
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:11:00
I'm still a fat kid and I still love cake :D
Comment by Scoopster on 10/17/2008 14:12:04
Scoopster on 10/17/2008 14:12:04
Today's Caption This!
"Here's my invisible bowling ball.."
"Here's my invisible bowling ball.."
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 14:12:47
Raine on 10/17/2008 14:12:47
Go on grump!
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:12:52
Follow you as you walk down the street. Just to "Unnerve" me to make me run so he could take a shot at me.
(I know this guy he would you.)
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:12:52
Quote by BobR:Quote by Grumpymann:
Yes I WAS.
All these people with this "Mr. Police man is my friend" shit!
This guy was worse that Francco!
Used to "Slow Roll" me almost monthly.
okay - not familiar with the term "slow roll"....
Follow you as you walk down the street. Just to "Unnerve" me to make me run so he could take a shot at me.
(I know this guy he would you.)
Comment by TriSec on 10/17/2008 14:14:11
I think that's what pisses me off the most about Republicans.
Ignorance is not something to be proud of. IMHO, it just further illustrates how far from reality these people really are.
Read a damn book once in a while. But then again, if all they do is parrot Rush, I get the impression that most of them can't read, at least not past the "My Pet Goat" level.
TriSec on 10/17/2008 14:14:11
Quote by livingonli:
These Republicans take new pride in being ignorant: It is the revival of the Know Nothing Party.
I think that's what pisses me off the most about Republicans.
Ignorance is not something to be proud of. IMHO, it just further illustrates how far from reality these people really are.
Read a damn book once in a while. But then again, if all they do is parrot Rush, I get the impression that most of them can't read, at least not past the "My Pet Goat" level.
Comment by livingonli on 10/17/2008 14:14:16
That's not a bad club to be in.
livingonli on 10/17/2008 14:14:16
Quote by wickedpam:
I'm still a fat kid and I still love cake :D
That's not a bad club to be in.
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:15:42
I've determined cake has no calories what so ever, especially birthday cake
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:15:42
Quote by livingonli:Quote by wickedpam:
I'm still a fat kid and I still love cake :D
That's not a bad club to be in.
I've determined cake has no calories what so ever, especially birthday cake
Comment by livingonli on 10/17/2008 14:16:46
They only get their "information" from Fox News because it reinforces their stupidity while they seem to boast that they are free thinkers even though they are fully indoctrinated in reich-wing ideology. And they used to attack Communists for being blind followers of party ideology.
livingonli on 10/17/2008 14:16:46
Quote by TriSec:Quote by livingonli:
These Republicans take new pride in being ignorant: It is the revival of the Know Nothing Party.
I think that's what pisses me off the most about Republicans.
Ignorance is not something to be proud of. IMHO, it just further illustrates how far from reality these people really are.
Read a damn book once in a while. But then again, if all they do is parrot Rush, I get the impression that most of them can't read, at least not past the "My Pet Goat" level.
They only get their "information" from Fox News because it reinforces their stupidity while they seem to boast that they are free thinkers even though they are fully indoctrinated in reich-wing ideology. And they used to attack Communists for being blind followers of party ideology.
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:17:05
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:17:05
From DCRTV - color me surprised 
Glenn Beck To Fox News - 10/16 - Glenn Beck, who once did a local radio show on Baltimore's old "top 40" B104, will be moving his TV perch from CNN Headline News to Fox News next spring. He will continue to do his national radio show.
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:19:28
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:19:28
I posted that Funny or Die link 2 days ago. 
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 14:20:15
Raine on 10/17/2008 14:20:15
Billo just said WhatEVER Sorry, that was funny.
Comment by TriSec on 10/17/2008 14:21:32
TriSec on 10/17/2008 14:21:32
Among the many, many, many things that need to be un-done, I sure hope President Obama takes a long, hard, look at restoring the Fairness Doctrine...
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:21:34
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:21:34
Hayden has pretty much put her money where her mouth is when it comes to stuff she believes in.
She's wanted for arrest in Japan cause of her and a dolphin group she's part of surfed out and put themselves between a dolphin kill and the dolphins.
She's wanted for arrest in Japan cause of her and a dolphin group she's part of surfed out and put themselves between a dolphin kill and the dolphins.
Comment by BobR on 10/17/2008 14:22:09
BobR on 10/17/2008 14:22:09
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 14:22:25
::: ben stein voice ::: No way. really. I am so shocked, :yawn:
Raine on 10/17/2008 14:22:25
Quote by wickedpam:
From DCRTV - color me surprisedGlenn Beck To Fox News - 10/16 - Glenn Beck, who once did a local radio show on Baltimore's old "top 40" B104, will be moving his TV perch from CNN Headline News to Fox News next spring. He will continue to do his national radio show.
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:24:10
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:24:10
They mad this guy sound like a shinning knight in Armor.
No one that had bad things to say got on the air.
I'm SO PISSED!
I need to have a coke and a smile and calm down.......
No one that had bad things to say got on the air.
I'm SO PISSED!
I need to have a coke and a smile and calm down.......
Comment by BobR on 10/17/2008 14:24:39
In his Special Ed. class, Dubya learns how to clap...
BobR on 10/17/2008 14:24:39
Quote by Scoopster:
Today's Caption This!
In his Special Ed. class, Dubya learns how to clap...
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:25:20
You aint seen nothing yet.
The .... Rightwing Crazy will get MUCH worse.
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:25:20
Quote by wickedpam:
From DCRTV - color me surprisedGlenn Beck To Fox News - 10/16 - Glenn Beck, who once did a local radio show on Baltimore's old "top 40" B104, will be moving his TV perch from CNN Headline News to Fox News next spring. He will continue to do his national radio show.
You aint seen nothing yet.
The .... Rightwing Crazy will get MUCH worse.
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:27:01
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:27:01
NO YOU START OUT AS A JOURNEYMAN!
You NEED to be one just to go to work.
You NEED to be one just to go to work.
Comment by livingonli on 10/17/2008 14:27:42
Oh fuck. The little Nazis are just so desperate that they have to rig the election because that's the only way to prevent an Obama victory at this point.
livingonli on 10/17/2008 14:27:42
Quote by BobR:
Appropos of today's blog post, GA voter list purging may be allowed
Oh fuck. The little Nazis are just so desperate that they have to rig the election because that's the only way to prevent an Obama victory at this point.
Comment by 
Shane-O on 10/17/2008 14:28:55
Shane-O on 10/17/2008 14:28:55
Quote by Raine:
Billo just said WhatEVER Sorry, that was funny.
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:29:39
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:29:39
I work with union members for a few years.
First you get hired, to become a UNION member as a journeyman. Taking classes and tests.
And move on from there.
First you get hired, to become a UNION member as a journeyman. Taking classes and tests.
And move on from there.
Comment by TriSec on 10/17/2008 14:30:51
TriSec on 10/17/2008 14:30:51
Geez, and still in this Commonwealth, I walk up to the table, give the nice old lady my address, she checks off my name, and I go cast a ballot.
No ID, no background checks, no citizenship screening, no address verification...
But then again, we're the bluest state of all, Repugs would have to take us all out behind city hall and shoot us in order to steal Massachusetts.
No ID, no background checks, no citizenship screening, no address verification...
But then again, we're the bluest state of all, Repugs would have to take us all out behind city hall and shoot us in order to steal Massachusetts.
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:31:23
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:31:23
Quote by Shane-O:Quote by Raine:
Billo just said WhatEVER Sorry, that was funny.
Comment by TriSec on 10/17/2008 14:32:45
My dad is a lifelong union man, and my grandpa was buried wearing his pin. In the Musician's union, you can't even legally work on a bandstand as a freelancer (in this state, anyway) unless you've got a union card.
TriSec on 10/17/2008 14:32:45
Quote by Grumpymann:
I work with union members for a few years.
First you get hired, to become a UNION member as a journeyman. Taking classes and tests.
And move on from there.
My dad is a lifelong union man, and my grandpa was buried wearing his pin. In the Musician's union, you can't even legally work on a bandstand as a freelancer (in this state, anyway) unless you've got a union card.
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:33:41
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:33:41
Sorry you start out as an Apprentice then go to Journeyman
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:33:46
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:33:46
Dave nails McCain on Liddy
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:34:44
So was my grandfather.
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:34:44
Quote by TriSec:Quote by Grumpymann:
I work with union members for a few years.
First you get hired, to become a UNION member as a journeyman. Taking classes and tests.
And move on from there.
My dad is a lifelong union man, and my grandpa was buried wearing his pin. In the Musician's union, you can't even legally work on a bandstand as a freelancer (in this state, anyway) unless you've got a union card.
So was my grandfather.
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 14:37:54
Thanks Shane!
Raine on 10/17/2008 14:37:54
Quote by Shane-O:Quote by Raine:
Billo just said WhatEVER Sorry, that was funny.
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 14:41:02
This is all the capital I have left.
Raine on 10/17/2008 14:41:02
Quote by Scoopster:
Today's Caption This!
This is all the capital I have left.
Comment by Shane-O on 10/17/2008 14:41:42
;)
Shane-O on 10/17/2008 14:41:42
Quote by Raine:Thanks Shane!Quote by Shane-O:Quote by Raine:
Billo just said WhatEVER Sorry, that was funny.
;)
Comment by Scoopster on 10/17/2008 14:44:21
Wait! I got another one!
"Dude.. what a bong hit. Lookit my hands there's like 80 fingers on em!"
Scoopster on 10/17/2008 14:44:21
Quote by Raine:Quote by Scoopster:
Today's Caption This!
This is all the capital I have left.
Wait! I got another one!
"Dude.. what a bong hit. Lookit my hands there's like 80 fingers on em!"
Comment by livingonli on 10/17/2008 14:45:45
I don't even think he has that much capital left.
livingonli on 10/17/2008 14:45:45
Quote by Raine:Quote by Scoopster:
Today's Caption This!
This is all the capital I have left.
I don't even think he has that much capital left.
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 14:51:46
Raine on 10/17/2008 14:51:46
after that article...
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:52:25
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:52:25
Toledo is an ARMPIT!
I used to live there.
I used to live there.
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:53:14
stupid dust
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 14:53:14
Quote by Raine:
I am feeling a little
stupid dust
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:54:54
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 14:54:54
Logic is useless with these "people"
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 14:57:31
Raine on 10/17/2008 14:57:31
A reporter get kicked to the ground at a mcCAin Palin event.
Details here.
I sidled up to one of the Obama supporters and asked why they were there, what they were trying to accomplish.
As he was telling me a large, bearded man in full McCain-Palin campaign regalia got in his face to yell at him.
"Hey, hey, " I said. "I'm trying to interview him. Just a minute, okay? "
The man began to say something about how of course I was interviewing the Obama people when suddenly, from behind us, the sound of a pro-Obama rap song came blaring out of the windows of a dorm building. We all turned our heads to see Obama signs in the windows.
This was met with curses, screams and chants of "U.S.A" by McCain-Palin folks who crowded under the windows trying to drown it out and yell at the person playing the stereo.
It was a moment of levity in an otherwise very tense situation and so I let out a gentle chuckle and shook my head.
"Oh, you think that's funny?! " the large bearded man said. His face was turning red. "Yeah, that's real funny..." he said.
And then he kicked the back of leg, buckling my right knee and sending me sprawling onto the ground.
Comment by livingonli on 10/17/2008 14:59:47
Their ilk would have had no trouble fitting in Nazi Germany. I know people say the Hitler comparisons are usually going overboard but could there be any doubt that the modern day GOP has become a Fascist political movement?
livingonli on 10/17/2008 14:59:47
Quote by Raine:
A reporter get kicked to the ground at a mcCAin Palin event.Details here.I sidled up to one of the Obama supporters and asked why they were there, what they were trying to accomplish.
As he was telling me a large, bearded man in full McCain-Palin campaign regalia got in his face to yell at him.
"Hey, hey, " I said. "I'm trying to interview him. Just a minute, okay? "
The man began to say something about how of course I was interviewing the Obama people when suddenly, from behind us, the sound of a pro-Obama rap song came blaring out of the windows of a dorm building. We all turned our heads to see Obama signs in the windows.
This was met with curses, screams and chants of "U.S.A" by McCain-Palin folks who crowded under the windows trying to drown it out and yell at the person playing the stereo.
It was a moment of levity in an otherwise very tense situation and so I let out a gentle chuckle and shook my head.
"Oh, you think that 's funny?! " the large bearded man said. His face was turning red. "Yeah, that's real funny..." he said.
And then he kicked the back of leg, buckling my right knee and sending me sprawling onto the ground.
Their ilk would have had no trouble fitting in Nazi Germany. I know people say the Hitler comparisons are usually going overboard but could there be any doubt that the modern day GOP has become a Fascist political movement?
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 15:06:11
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 15:06:11
If SLN really wants a laugh all they have to do is put Palin on screen and let her talk.
Then tell us all that she really running for VP.
Then tell us all that she really running for VP.
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 15:07:31
Nope not one bit.
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 15:07:31
Quote by livingonli:
Their ilk would have had no trouble fitting in Nazi Germany. I know people say the Hitler comparisons are usually going overboard but could there be any doubt that the modern day GOP has become a Fascist political movement?
Nope not one bit.
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 15:12:10
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 15:12:10
Old people are stanky?
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 15:13:47
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 15:13:47
Baldwin is the terrorist have you seen his movies on Sci-Fi?
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 15:14:32
Raine on 10/17/2008 15:14:32
Comment by BobR on 10/17/2008 15:14:59
I wonder if she'll get booed?
BobR on 10/17/2008 15:14:59
Quote by Grumpymann:
If SLN really wants a laugh all they have to do is put Palin on screen and let her talk.
Then tell us all that she really running for VP.
I wonder if she'll get booed?
Comment by BobR on 10/17/2008 15:17:05
Depends....
hey-oh!!!
BobR on 10/17/2008 15:17:05
Quote by Grumpymann:
Old people are stanky?
Depends....
hey-oh!!!
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 15:19:14
Raine on 10/17/2008 15:19:14
it really is the AP Ya'ho poll... 
Comment by livingonli on 10/17/2008 15:20:46
Hopefully they will be like Flyers fans.
livingonli on 10/17/2008 15:20:46
Quote by BobR:Quote by Grumpymann:
If SLN really wants a laugh all they have to do is put Palin on screen and let her talk.
Then tell us all that she really running for VP.
I wonder if she'll get booed?
Hopefully they will be like Flyers fans.
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 15:22:29
What they should do is remain SILENT.........
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 15:22:29
Quote by livingonli:Quote by BobR:Quote by Grumpymann:
If SLN really wants a laugh all they have to do is put Palin on screen and let her talk.
Then tell us all that she really running for VP.
I wonder if she'll get booed?
Hopefully they will be like Flyers fans.
What they should do is remain SILENT.........
Comment by BobR on 10/17/2008 15:23:27
If not booing, then stoney silence.
BobR on 10/17/2008 15:23:27
Quote by livingonli:
Hopefully they will be like Flyers fans.
If not booing, then stoney silence.
Comment by BobR on 10/17/2008 15:24:03
BobR on 10/17/2008 15:24:03
blog mind meld! :foil:
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 15:26:20
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 15:26:20
Clint!
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 15:26:52
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 15:26:52
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 15:29:23
Raine on 10/17/2008 15:29:23
I missed Clint?
Was Rocco CLINT?
Was Rocco CLINT?
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 15:33:05
Raine on 10/17/2008 15:33:05
ooks like there is a little drama here in North Georgia this morning...
A law firm had an explosion. 1 person in custody, schools are on lockdown.
A law firm had an explosion. 1 person in custody, schools are on lockdown.
Comment by 
Mondobubba on 10/17/2008 15:39:00
Liv Know Nothing came into the lexicon as term for ignorance because when someone who was a member of the American Republican Party was asked about party activities they would respond with "I know nothing." It is not that Know Nothings were ignorant, it was because the ARP was semi-secret. Here is a handy linky-majig.
Now if you are saying there are Know Nothing elements in the GOP, that would mean anti-immigrant/nativiests like Tom Tancedo. Not ignorant buck toothed morons.
Mondobubba on 10/17/2008 15:39:00
Quote by livingonli:
These Republicans take new pride in being ignorant: It is the revival of the Know Nothing Party.
Liv Know Nothing came into the lexicon as term for ignorance because when someone who was a member of the American Republican Party was asked about party activities they would respond with "I know nothing." It is not that Know Nothings were ignorant, it was because the ARP was semi-secret. Here is a handy linky-majig.
Now if you are saying there are Know Nothing elements in the GOP, that would mean anti-immigrant/nativiests like Tom Tancedo. Not ignorant buck toothed morons.
Comment by TriSec on 10/17/2008 15:40:14
Another of the things that the GOP scares me with. I thought they were the big personal responsibility and rugged individualism party? What's with all the jackbooted thugs and marching in lockstep?
And to counter their side, I'd much rather have socialism under Barack than fascism under McCain. I also take issue with their constant decrying of America moving towards a European-style democracy.
Given the chance, wouldn't you rather live in Norway, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Belgium, or any other European country with good schools, affordable housing, free healthcare, and legalized drugs? (OK, that was for Scoop...)
I wouldn't mind some of that coming to our shores. If it means that Bill Gates has to give up 1 of his 500 billion, well boo frickin' hoo.
TriSec on 10/17/2008 15:40:14
Quote by Grumpymann:Quote by livingonli:
Their ilk would have had no trouble fitting in Nazi Germany. I know people say the Hitler comparisons are usually going overboard but could there be any doubt that the modern day GOP has become a Fascist political movement?
Nope not one bit.
Another of the things that the GOP scares me with. I thought they were the big personal responsibility and rugged individualism party? What's with all the jackbooted thugs and marching in lockstep?
And to counter their side, I'd much rather have socialism under Barack than fascism under McCain. I also take issue with their constant decrying of America moving towards a European-style democracy.
Given the chance, wouldn't you rather live in Norway, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Belgium, or any other European country with good schools, affordable housing, free healthcare, and legalized drugs? (OK, that was for Scoop...)
I wouldn't mind some of that coming to our shores. If it means that Bill Gates has to give up 1 of his 500 billion, well boo frickin' hoo.
Comment by Mondobubba on 10/17/2008 15:41:52
Mondobubba on 10/17/2008 15:41:52
BTW Bobber, great post. Why do you think I am getting up at Insane O Clock on November 4th and drive halfway across town to majority black district and watch and what my Republican counterpart is doing like a hawk for 12 hours? Poll watching is important.
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 15:47:31
It's a shame about Ray
by The Lemonheads
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 15:47:31
Ive never been too good with names.
The cellar door was open, I could never stay away.
I know its probly not my place.
Its either or, Im hoping for a simple way to say.
Its a shame about ray.
In the stone, under the dust,
His name is still engraved.
Some things need to go away.
Its a shame about ray.
If I make it through today,
Ill know tomorrow not to put my feelings out on display.
Ill put the cobwebs back in place.
Ive never been to good with names,
But I remember faces.
It's a shame about Ray
by The Lemonheads
Comment by Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 15:48:39
You know Mondo those .... "colored" folks are scary !
Grumpymann on 10/17/2008 15:48:39
Quote by Mondobubba:
BTW Bobber, great post. Why do you think I am getting up at Insane O Clock on November 4th and drive halfway across town to majority black district and watch and what my Republican counterpart is doing like a hawk for 12 hours? Poll watching is important.
You know Mondo those .... "colored" folks are scary !
Comment by Scoopster on 10/17/2008 15:57:42
Hey now.. legalized drugs isn't just for me and the community who would use marijuana socially or for medical reasons. It's also for those people who get locked up for ten years on simple possession charges. People who use drugs are medically sick and need treatment. And legalization would literally KILL the cartels and the terrorists who make millions on our misery, because the free market would provide a legal solution.
And for fuck's sake.. hemp! It's cheap to grow, and makes paper, rope, clothing, hell you can use the leftover shit to brew ethanol!!!
Scoopster on 10/17/2008 15:57:42
Quote by TriSec:Quote by Grumpymann:Quote by livingonli:
Their ilk would have had no trouble fitting in Nazi Germany. I know people say the Hitler comparisons are usually going overboard but could there be any doubt that the modern day GOP has become a Fascist political movement?
Nope not one bit.
Another of the things that the GOP scares me with. I thought they were the big personal responsibility and rugged individualism party? What's with all the jackbooted thugs and marching in lockstep?
And to counter their side, I'd much rather have socialism under Barack than fascism under McCain. I also take issue with their constant decrying of America moving towards a European-style democracy.
Given the chance, wouldn't you rather live in Norway, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Belgium, or any other European country with good schools, affordable housing, free healthcare, and legalized drugs? (OK, that was for Scoop...)
I wouldn't mind some of that coming to our shores. If it means that Bill Gates has to give up 1 of his 500 billion, well boo frickin' hoo.
Hey now.. legalized drugs isn't just for me and the community who would use marijuana socially or for medical reasons. It's also for those people who get locked up for ten years on simple possession charges. People who use drugs are medically sick and need treatment. And legalization would literally KILL the cartels and the terrorists who make millions on our misery, because the free market would provide a legal solution.
And for fuck's sake.. hemp! It's cheap to grow, and makes paper, rope, clothing, hell you can use the leftover shit to brew ethanol!!!
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 16:06:11
Raine on 10/17/2008 16:06:11
Comment by livingonli on 10/17/2008 16:19:33
livingonli on 10/17/2008 16:19:33
Oh, boy. Can that picture be any more of a model about closet cases.
Comment by m-hadley on 10/17/2008 16:20:34
I love the Lemonheads - remember "Drug Buddy"? They also did a kick ass version of "Mrs. Robinson", if I recall. Who was their lead singer - a real druggie in his own right - Evan Dando, was it?
Cheers,
mfaye
m-hadley on 10/17/2008 16:20:34
Quote by Grumpymann:Ive never been too good with names.
The cellar door was open, I could never stay away.
I know its probly not my place.
Its either or, Im hoping for a simple way to say.
Its a shame about ray.
In the stone, under the dust,
His name is still engraved.
Some things need to go away.
Its a shame about ray.
If I make it through today,
Ill know tomorrow not to put my feelings out on display.
Ill put the cobwebs back in place.
Ive never been to good with names,
But I remember faces.
It's a shame about Ray
by The Lemonheads
I love the Lemonheads - remember "Drug Buddy"? They also did a kick ass version of "Mrs. Robinson", if I recall. Who was their lead singer - a real druggie in his own right - Evan Dando, was it?
Cheers,
mfaye
Comment by livingonli on 10/17/2008 16:42:00
livingonli on 10/17/2008 16:42:00
It was Evan Dando.
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 16:43:00
Not normally one of his big fans, but he just went way up in my points list. Ed Schultz walk out on Fox when the RWN would not stop talking.
Raine on 10/17/2008 16:43:00
Not normally one of his big fans, but he just went way up in my points list. Ed Schultz walk out on Fox when the RWN would not stop talking.
Comment by Scoopster on 10/17/2008 16:44:13
Scoopster on 10/17/2008 16:44:13
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: Separated at birth from John McCain??
You decide!
You decide!
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 16:45:33
Raine on 10/17/2008 16:45:33
BTWm, it happens about 310 seconds in... but you should watch the lead up to it. and the douchbaggery afterwards. One thing I love obout Thom is that he will never go after a guest who is no longer on the air with him. Fauz could use a few pointers there.
Comment by Scoopster on 10/17/2008 16:49:14
Scoopster on 10/17/2008 16:49:14
HAHAHAHAHAAHAH HE JUST GOT UP AND WALKED OUT ON FUX GNUS!!!
Friggin' brilliant!
:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Friggin' brilliant!
:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 16:49:55
Raine on 10/17/2008 16:49:55
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 16:55:39
Raine on 10/17/2008 16:55:39
Barack is kicking ass on CNN right now... *sigh* I love listening to this man, I do.
Comment by livingonli on 10/17/2008 17:06:46
livingonli on 10/17/2008 17:06:46
God, that clip on Fox News. How can anyone but the stupid knuckle-breathing 25% consider that channel a "news" channel? It makes state-run media look objective. 
Comment by TriSec on 10/17/2008 17:22:59
TriSec on 10/17/2008 17:22:59
TriSec is glum.
Comment by livingonli on 10/17/2008 17:26:15
livingonli on 10/17/2008 17:26:15
What'sa matter, Tri?
Comment by TriSec on 10/17/2008 17:32:09
TriSec on 10/17/2008 17:32:09
Feh. I've been out of sorts since last weekend.
Kinda feeling like resistance IS futile after all.
19 more days, that's all. Either we're happy, or I buy cyanide; we'll see.
(Actually, Destroying Angels are growing all over the hill behind my mother's house; that's probably easier.)
Kinda feeling like resistance IS futile after all.
19 more days, that's all. Either we're happy, or I buy cyanide; we'll see.
(Actually, Destroying Angels are growing all over the hill behind my mother's house; that's probably easier.)
Comment by TriSec on 10/17/2008 18:04:11
TriSec on 10/17/2008 18:04:11
Ask the Pilot
Read it today. Look at all the pictures.
This is why we must elect Obama. It is all about Hope.
Read it today. Look at all the pictures.
This is why we must elect Obama. It is all about Hope.
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 18:08:45
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 18:08:45
Greg on Thoms show now
Comment by livingonli on 10/17/2008 18:30:04
livingonli on 10/17/2008 18:30:04
For the PC experts: I must have leaned on something and it caused the monitor display on my PC to flip and now it's upside down. What do I do to get it back?
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 18:41:36
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 18:41:36
how in the heck did you do that!?
Comment by livingonli on 10/17/2008 18:47:35
I don't know.
livingonli on 10/17/2008 18:47:35
Quote by wickedpam:
how in the heck did you do that!?
I don't know.
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 18:48:38
where you messing with one of the screen buttons? Or did one of them happen to get hit by accident?
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 18:48:38
Quote by livingonli:Quote by wickedpam:
how in the heck did you do that!?
I don't know.
where you messing with one of the screen buttons? Or did one of them happen to get hit by accident?
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 18:50:03
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 18:50:03
try one of these
Ctrl-Alt-Up - right side up
Ctrl-Alt-Right - 90 degrees
Ctrl-Alt-Down - 180 degrees
Ctrl-Alt-Left - 270 degrees
(If that doesn’t work, try Ctrl-Shift-R)
Ctrl-Alt-Up - right side up
Ctrl-Alt-Right - 90 degrees
Ctrl-Alt-Down - 180 degrees
Ctrl-Alt-Left - 270 degrees
(If that doesn’t work, try Ctrl-Shift-R)
Comment by Mondobubba on 10/17/2008 18:51:27
Mondobubba on 10/17/2008 18:51:27
I, Mondo am back in the hizzie. I have seen "W." Richard Deyfuss was wonderfully creepy as Dick Vader, Scott Glenn had the Rummyism down. Brolin was spot on as Bush, yet I still don't know how I feel over all about the picture.
Comment by livingonli on 10/17/2008 18:54:47
I hit one of them by accident.
And now it's time to go head off to the salt mine.
livingonli on 10/17/2008 18:54:47
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by livingonli:Quote by wickedpam:
how in the heck did you do that!?
I don't know.
where you messing with one of the screen buttons? Or did one of them happen to get hit by accident?
I hit one of them by accident.
And now it's time to go head off to the salt mine.
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 18:57:44
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 18:57:44
hope that fixed it then
Comment by TriSec on 10/17/2008 19:09:46
We actually use that here.
Most of us have 2 monitors, and some of us have set up different orientations for the screens. It's useful to flip the screen sideways and use your second screen to read long reports or spreadsheets, and we'd want to rotate the display 90º for that...
TriSec on 10/17/2008 19:09:46
Quote by wickedpam:
Stupid Windows Features
We actually use that here.
Most of us have 2 monitors, and some of us have set up different orientations for the screens. It's useful to flip the screen sideways and use your second screen to read long reports or spreadsheets, and we'd want to rotate the display 90º for that...
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 19:10:55
I can see how that would be useful
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 19:10:55
Quote by TriSec:Quote by wickedpam:
Stupid Windows Features
We actually use that here.
Most of us have 2 monitors, and some of us have set up different orientations for the screens. It's useful to flip the screen sideways and use your second screen to read long reports or spreadsheets, and we'd want to rotate the display 90º for that...
I can see how that would be useful
Comment by TriSec on 10/17/2008 19:11:53
<--bouncing head on wall.
:kickcan:
TriSec on 10/17/2008 19:11:53
<--bouncing head on wall.:kickcan:
Comment by wickedpam on 10/17/2008 19:15:43
wickedpam on 10/17/2008 19:15:43
Tri? you okay?
Comment by Mondobubba on 10/17/2008 19:15:52
C'mon Little TriSec, the Sox pulled off an amazing comeback last night, its not all bad! :hug:
Mondobubba on 10/17/2008 19:15:52
Quote by TriSec:
:kickcan:
C'mon Little TriSec, the Sox pulled off an amazing comeback last night, its not all bad! :hug:
Comment by Scoopster on 10/17/2008 19:35:33
That's actually an excellent trick if you have a desktop and a laptop - you can hook up the two and use the laptop kinda like a tablet PC for reading websites while you play Crysis on the desktop machine. :lol:
Scoopster on 10/17/2008 19:35:33
Quote by wickedpam:
Stupid Windows Features
That's actually an excellent trick if you have a desktop and a laptop - you can hook up the two and use the laptop kinda like a tablet PC for reading websites while you play Crysis on the desktop machine. :lol:
Comment by TriSec on 10/17/2008 19:45:24
TriSec on 10/17/2008 19:45:24
Obama tax cut web ad:
Comment by Scoopster on 10/17/2008 19:57:08
Someone blasting the Dropkick version of Tessie next door again? :D
Edit: or perhaps Sweet Caroline.. BAH BAH BAAAAAH
Scoopster on 10/17/2008 19:57:08
Quote by TriSec:
:kickcan:
Someone blasting the Dropkick version of Tessie next door again? :D
Edit: or perhaps Sweet Caroline.. BAH BAH BAAAAAH
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 20:30:38
That was a great ad...
Tri, you needs a little hug? A single malt?
Raine on 10/17/2008 20:30:38
Quote by TriSec:
Obama tax cut web ad:
Tri, you needs a little hug? A single malt?
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 20:31:50
Raine on 10/17/2008 20:31:50
:( R.I.P Levi Stubbs....
Comment by BobR on 10/17/2008 20:41:20
BobR on 10/17/2008 20:41:20
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 21:04:45
Raine on 10/17/2008 21:04:45
Did anyone else Lose the Pheonix stream?
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 21:05:56
Raine on 10/17/2008 21:05:56
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 21:56:01
Raine on 10/17/2008 21:56:01
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 22:28:54
Raine on 10/17/2008 22:28:54
Wow.
Repeat at 7 pm, for those that wish...
Repeat at 7 pm, for those that wish...
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 23:08:36
Raine on 10/17/2008 23:08:36
Watching the rebroadcast... Michelle bachman indeed just called us ALL anti American.
Comment by livingonli on 10/17/2008 23:10:43
livingonli on 10/17/2008 23:10:43
There are reasons why Congresswoman Bachmann crazy and that proves it.
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 23:22:34
Raine on 10/17/2008 23:22:34
Wow... I only supplied PART of that interview, Michelle Bachman is not crazy, she is a dangerous extremist.
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 23:30:18
Raine on 10/17/2008 23:30:18
And this is a Hardball that I hope EVERYONE sees... Tweety nearly smacked Pat Buchanan.
Comment by BobR on 10/17/2008 23:31:21
It's the new McCarthyism. The language and assumed guilt is exactly the same.
BobR on 10/17/2008 23:31:21
Quote by Raine:
Wow... I only supplied PART of that interview, Michelle Bachman is not crazy, she is a dangerous extremist.
It's the new McCarthyism. The language and assumed guilt is exactly the same.
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 23:48:40
Raine on 10/17/2008 23:48:40
Note To Sarah Palin:
Get some Lexapro honey... Or drop out of you can't handle reality.
This is the worst excuse I have EVER heard. She is admitting to suffering from depression if she reads the news.
At least under president Barack Obama, she'll get the Mental health care she needs.
Get some Lexapro honey... Or drop out of you can't handle reality.
This is the worst excuse I have EVER heard. She is admitting to suffering from depression if she reads the news.
At least under president Barack Obama, she'll get the Mental health care she needs.
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 23:54:23
See the link I just posted, Sarah Likes to visit "pro=American" Parts of the country.
PRO-AMERICAN?
Does she realize she sounds like this country is in a civil WAR? Even worse, I'd dare say she is declaring it.
Raine on 10/17/2008 23:54:23
Quote by BobR:Quote by Raine:
Wow... I only supplied PART of that interview, Michelle Bachman is not crazy, she is a dangerous extremist.
It's the new McCarthyism. The language and assumed guilt is exactly the same.
PRO-AMERICAN?
Does she realize she sounds like this country is in a civil WAR? Even worse, I'd dare say she is declaring it.
Comment by Raine on 10/17/2008 23:55:34
Raine on 10/17/2008 23:55:34
We will be going to the 10 pm viewing of W. tonite. :D
Comment by Raine on 10/18/2008 00:43:21
Raine on 10/18/2008 00:43:21
Kieth "schecky" Olbermann brings down the house!
Comment by 
clintster on 10/18/2008 00:55:16
Sorry for chiming in so late, but it's been a long day. One of my students went on a college tour last week and visited Boston U. Emerson and Yale. He said Yale was by far the "ugliest" campus he came across, and I don't mean in an aesthetic sense.
clintster on 10/18/2008 00:55:16
Quote by Scoopster:Quote by wickedpam:
wow - so Harvard doesn't make ya smart enough
*snort* Harvard.. indeed Everyone knows you can only get a true education from Yale.
Sorry for chiming in so late, but it's been a long day. One of my students went on a college tour last week and visited Boston U. Emerson and Yale. He said Yale was by far the "ugliest" campus he came across, and I don't mean in an aesthetic sense.
Comment by clintster on 10/18/2008 01:02:18
Huh? Whatwhatwhat? I'm assuming a caller that sounded like me? Sorry folks... the SMS is blocked at my school. I was listening last week 'cause I was on fall break. I really need to get a Stephcast again.
long story short... 'tweren't me. What'd Rocco say that made ya think it?
clintster on 10/18/2008 01:02:18
Quote by Raine:
I missed Clint?
Was Rocco CLINT?
Huh? Whatwhatwhat? I'm assuming a caller that sounded like me? Sorry folks... the SMS is blocked at my school. I was listening last week 'cause I was on fall break. I really need to get a Stephcast again.
long story short... 'tweren't me. What'd Rocco say that made ya think it?
Comment by Raine on 10/18/2008 01:03:39
Raine on 10/18/2008 01:03:39
WhOAH.. did anyone just see that on Rach?
Friday nite drunk camera work??
Friday nite drunk camera work??
Comment by livingonli on 10/18/2008 01:38:27
livingonli on 10/18/2008 01:38:27
And here's one even if it's only pre-season, the Knicks are leading the Celtics 92-81.
Comment by 
trojanrabbit on 10/18/2008 02:32:53
If that's what they do to him every time he's on, maybe he shouldn't go on. Especially on Fox & Fascists.
trojanrabbit on 10/18/2008 02:32:53
Quote by Scoopster:
HAHAHAHAHAAHAH HE JUST GOT UP AND WALKED OUT ON FUX GNUS!!!
Friggin' brilliant!
If that's what they do to him every time he's on, maybe he shouldn't go on. Especially on Fox & Fascists.
Comment by clintster on 10/18/2008 03:06:06
clintster on 10/18/2008 03:06:06