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Author: Raine    Date: 02/05/2009 13:30:44

You want a little semi-good news this morning? I'm going to try to deliver you some. Yesterday, by coincidence or not, after President Obama said he wanted to limit executive pay, Goldman Sachs said that it would seek to return the TARP money.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) Chief Financial Officer David Viniar said the bank is keen to avoid restrictions it agreed to after receiving funds from the U.S. government late last year and it is looking to pay the money back as soon as possible.

The investment bank, which received a $10 billion capital injection from the U.S. Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program in October, is not happy with the strings that came attached to the money.

Compensation restrictions and certain capital requirements were part of the original injection, and extra limitations may be in store after U.S. President Barack Obama imposed tough new rules limiting pay for companies receiving government aid.
Personally I think they should be required to pay early payment penalty fees, but that is just me. Last October, we were told that if they did not get the money THEN and NOW, the world would crumble... Now that we have a new president and a new set of people in charge, asking - demanding - accountability, the money isn't so shiny, huh? It makes me wonder who REALLY needed the TARP money and who was trying to steal.

There is some more good news: Bank of America is cutting its Fleet.
On the same day that President Barack Obama announced a crackdown on Wall Street extravagance, Bank of America announced it is selling some of its corporate aircraft as it seeks to cut costs.

Three of its own corporate jets and Merrill Lynch's helicopter will be put up for sale, even though the market in such aircraft is glutted as big corporations seek to shed the trappings of excess.

Bank of America also saw its share price fall below $5 for the first time since 1990 following a five-day sell-off of its stock. Investors fear that mounting losses at the bank will result in the government nationalizing it, leaving shareholders high and dry.

Since October, Bank of America has received $45bn in government assistance, including a $20bn injection last month to help with its troubled Merrill Lynch acquisition.
Now let me ask a question: Shouldn't these institutions have been required to liquidate these items BEFORE we lent them billions and billions of dollars? They acted as it they were down to their last dime back in October -- all while they were wining and dining themselves in the lap of luxury. I keep reminding myself that less than a month ago, thieves were still in charge, no accountability was the norm, and it was like a bunch of pigs at the trough. Granted, the 500K exec salary cap may be largely symbolic but its symbolism that goes a long way to most Americans on Main Street who are lucky if they earn 50 thousand dollars/year. It is time for the banks to not only DO what the TARP money was meant to do, it is time for the banks to either give the money back or start lending to the people it was supposed to help.

When we hear stories that 5 Hundred Thousand jobs were lost in January, (another 650,000 in December) -- I don't want to hear the whining that people just can't make a living off of 500 thousand dollars a year. I don't want to hear that the brokers on Wall Street can't earn a living. I don't want to hear it.

What I want to hear is that America is going back to work building bridges and creating a new electric grid, I want to hear that hospitals are staffed and people are going to get health insurance. I want to hear that banks are actually helping people stay in their homes, and lending people on MAIN Street money to create new small businesses that will hire people locally and in their own communities. I want to hear about new schools built. I want to hear that CEO's aren't getting bonuses because they would rather keep workers on the payroll. I want to hear that people can go back to school to train for the new green world. I want to hear that businesses are coming BACK to America. THESE are the things I want to hear.

Americans - the people on Main Street - have largely done everything that was asked of them. They have been accountable, they have paid their bills... Now it is time for the the Wall Streeters to do the same. If not, let me take one of those exec jobs for 500K... I am more than sure I can manage living off of the money, without a corporate jet... Hell, It's not like I would drive the corporation into the ground, right???

:peace: and

 

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Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2009 13:51:08
Morning :hug:

Comment by Scoopster on 02/05/2009 14:05:16
Morning!



They should be required to liquidate that shit before they issue a single layoff.

Comment by TriSec on 02/05/2009 14:09:56
Goood Morning, comrades!



'twas twenty seven years ago this afternoon that I affixed my name to a document removing the President of Tebeakesse from office...thus becoming the Tribunal Secretary.



We still exist...our internet research shows that only the xenophobic micronation of Talossa seems to predate the micronation of Tebeakesse.



In any case...Happy TNT day to all.



I remain, Your Loyal TriSec XX





Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 14:10:23
Donald Trump HATES America and he's a Socialist:

Maybe even a communist, actually. Why does Donald Trump hate America?

Trump spoke with CNN's Larry King about whether there should be executive pay limits, if there should be a stimulus plan and when there could be an end to the economic downturn. The following is an edited portion of the interview.



Larry King: Is Obama right or wrong to go after these executives with salary caps?



Donald Trump: Well, I think he's absolutely right. Billions of dollars is being given to banks and others. You know, once you start using taxpayer money, it's a whole new game. So I absolutely think he's right.



King: What about the whole concept of bailouts?



Trump: Well, it's a little bit different. A lot of people are not in favor of bailouts. You know, we talked about all the different things going on in this country. Let's face it, Larry, we are in a depression.



If they didn't do the bailout, you would be in depression No. 2 and maybe just as big as depression No. 1, so they really had to do something. The problem is they're giving millions and billions of dollars to banks and the banks aren't loaning it.



If you are a prime customer of a bank and if you need 10 cents, you can't get it. The banks are out of business. They're not loaning. Now, billions of dollars has been given. They're supposed to be loaning out that money and they're using it for other purposes, so it is a real mess.



King: If you were in the Senate, would you vote for the stimulus plan?



Trump: Well, I'd vote for a stimulus plan. I'm not sure that all of the things in there are appropriate. Some of the little toys that they have are not really appropriate, and they're a little surprising that they seem to want it, because the publicity on it has been terrible.



I would certainly vote for a stimulus, but I would really vote for banks having to loan out the money because they're not doing that.


Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2009 14:11:25


Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 14:11:35
:rofl: that is AWESOME~!!!!

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 14:22:29
Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2009 14:27:24
Quote by Raine:

LOOK at the Author of this Op-Ed in WaPo today!



:thud: HOW amazing is that?




Very nice :D



Love the tag at the end :D



Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 14:30:09
Quote by wickedpam:

Quote by Raine:

LOOK at the Author of this Op-Ed in WaPo today!



:thud: HOW amazing is that?




Very nice :D



Love the tag at the end :D

Gave me chills.



He frigging RIPPED apart every GOP Talking point as well.



Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2009 14:32:15
Yep - and laid it all out there in plain english that everyone can understand in the manner an adult would.





Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 14:32:48
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 14:35:10
Wow... This one is from the National Review?

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 14:35:48
Quote by wickedpam:

Yep - and laid it all out there in plain english that everyone can understand in the manner an adult would.



and Therein Lies the problem.



Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2009 14:36:42
oh Steph good one "how is that your business" :clap:

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 14:36:47
SO FU*KING WHAT???



Why do we need to dsay that Sanchez has a relationship at all? It's HER EFFING CHOICE!!!!!!!!

Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2009 14:37:17
ah - Mona is pissing me off! :modbat:

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 14:37:22
"not to pick on her" -- but she did!

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 14:37:58
Mona is a biatch.

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 14:38:43
People like mona should not breed.

Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2009 14:38:53


Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2009 14:40:02
Quote by Raine:

People like mona should not breed.




but you know she did and will.



holier then thou fucking cow!

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 14:41:38
But Bristol is ok???



REALLY? REALLY?

Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2009 14:42:00
Hello! Then ban DIVORCE!

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 14:42:10
Sarah is a GREAT effing Role Model.

Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2009 14:43:08
cuse my language but really this woman so pissed me off

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 14:49:49
Quote by wickedpam:

cuse my language but really this woman so pissed me off




(I kinda think it is funny when you curse)



I won't repeat the words that Bobber heard come out of my mouth...



Comment by BobR on 02/05/2009 14:51:40
Quote by Raine:

But Bristol is ok???



REALLY? REALLY?


Have any of those Moral Authority hypocrits criticized Jamie Spears or that other little pop tart for getting pregnant as unmarried teenagers? Did they say anything about them setting a bad example for other girls their age?



Just wondering.

Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2009 14:53:00
Quote by Raine:

Quote by wickedpam:

cuse my language but really this woman so pissed me off




(I kinda think it is funny when you curse)



I won't repeat the words that Bobber heard come out of my mouth...





:redface: you should hear me when I'm not at work and by myself - all I'm sayin' is spent my teen years around cable installers and techs ;)



Comment by Scoopster on 02/05/2009 14:55:23
Hey remember that really tragic thing about the Santa-suited guy who killed a bunch of people?



Well get this - The landlord of one of the dead victims wants her ex-husband to pay her late rent.

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 14:59:55
Let me get this straight...



Linda Sanchez: Bad Role Model.

David Vitter: Private Family matter?

Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2009 15:00:35
Quote by Scoopster:

Hey remember that really tragic thing about the Santa-suited guy who killed a bunch of people?



Well get this - The landlord of one of the dead victims wants her ex-husband to pay her late rent.






guess she didn't have the foresight to see that she and her son were going be murdered and give adequate notice





what the hell is wrong with people?

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 15:00:51
Quote by Scoopster:

Hey remember that really tragic thing about the Santa-suited guy who killed a bunch of people?



Well get this - The landlord of one of the dead victims wants her ex-husband to pay her late rent.


That is disgusting.

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 15:02:24
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 15:33:58
About the Haggard thing... the link is VERY VERY graphic.

* After going on and on in detail about same-sex action, Haggard would then back off and tell Haas that he needed to find a good woman to marry. And listen to this: Haggard offered up his daughter as a dating/marriage prospect for Haas! Knowingly offering to guide his own daughter into a relationship with a closeted man!


Comment by livingonli on 02/05/2009 15:44:29
Good morning folks.



I have to remind my landlady I need more heat up here on days like this.



Where's the teeth-chattering emoticon?

Comment by livingonli on 02/05/2009 15:48:15
Quote by Raine:

But Bristol is ok???



REALLY? REALLY?


Sounds like I missed a hoot and have to check it out when the podcast is up.

Comment by livingonli on 02/05/2009 15:50:09
Quote by Raine:

Let me get this straight...



Linda Sanchez: Bad Role Model.

David Vitter: Private Family matter?


It's OK if you're a Republican. It is starting to sound like the old sexist double standards of what women shouldn't do but it was OK for men to do.

Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2009 15:52:33
is it me or is Steph yelly this morning?

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 15:54:56
Quote by wickedpam:

is it me or is Steph yelly this morning?


A l'il bit.

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 15:55:31
Gramps isn't even going to be in the country to vote on the damn bill.

Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2009 15:56:55
um - what about those of us who already own a home?

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 15:58:25
Oh that was a lil harsh....







Comment by starling310 on 02/05/2009 16:04:32
Michael Phelps has jumped the couch. Does anyone really give a sh*t if he smoked weed?!? I could tell he was a Frat Boy Pot head from a mile away. Sure, he's a great swimmer. Who cares? Seriously.



Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2009 16:06:45
Quote by starling310:

Michael Phelps has jumped the couch. Does anyone really give a sh*t if he smoked weed?!? I could tell he was a Frat Boy Pot head from a mile away. Sure, he's a great swimmer. Who cares? Seriously.









Comment by starling310 on 02/05/2009 16:10:06
AVON, CT?!?!? That's right near my office!

Comment by starling310 on 02/05/2009 16:11:59
BBOX Rocks!

Comment by starling310 on 02/05/2009 16:12:54
I believe said BBOX Rocks first. In fact, I believe I dubbed her "BBOX."

Just saying. . . .

:shrug:

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 16:13:39
Quote by starling310:

I believe said BBOX Rocks first. In fact, I believe I dubbed her "BBOX."

Just saying. . . .

:shrug:


You did indeed!!!

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 16:19:56
http://www.nndb.com/people/400/000115055/mona-charen.jpg


Mona!

Comment by Scoopster on 02/05/2009 16:20:00
Quote by starling310:

Michael Phelps has jumped the couch. Does anyone really give a sh*t if he smoked weed?!? I could tell he was a Frat Boy Pot head from a mile away. Sure, he's a great swimmer. Who cares? Seriously.



I CARE!



He didn't give me a friggin bong hit, damnit.

Comment by starling310 on 02/05/2009 16:20:20
Quote by Raine:

Quote by starling310:

I believe said BBOX Rocks first. In fact, I believe I dubbed her "BBOX."

Just saying. . . .

:shrug:


You did indeed!!!




I have to state it for the record at least once a year, lest I tumble into obscurity.



Comment by Scoopster on 02/05/2009 16:21:10
Quote by Raine:

http://www.nndb.com/people/400/000115055/mona-charen.jpg


Mona!




Lady Elaine Fairchild:



http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WkobCWUQkoI/R_JB3DzgMEI/AAAAAAAABlM/5nsmc6vQtoc/s320/Fairchilde%2B(17).jpg


Comment by wickedpam on 02/05/2009 16:22:26
OH.MI.GAWD. :rofl:

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 16:26:06
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 16:26:42
Scoop!!!!

Comment by livingonli on 02/05/2009 16:26:52
Quote by Scoopster:

Quote by Raine:

http://www.nndb.com/people/400/000115055/mona-charen.jpg


Mona!




Lady Elaine Fairchild:



http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WkobCWUQkoI/R_JB3DzgMEI/AAAAAAAABlM/5nsmc6vQtoc/s320/Fairchilde%2B(17).jpg


:sprint:

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 16:28:50
NOT NOT WORK SAFE!!!!








Comment by Scoopster on 02/05/2009 16:36:41
Oh cool someone put it up on Youtube.



Maybe they'll play it on Attack of The Show tonight then..

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 16:40:29
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 16:46:40
AND here comes the next winger Talking point....



HERe is just a sampling:

The Obamas have to pay for all their own groceries, drinks, dry cleaning and even their toothpaste. All of those personal items get taken out of his salary. Granted, the private chef then prepares dinner using those groceries.



The president's salary and perks have come under the spotlight since Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., introduced a bill that would cap annual executive pay at companies receiving government bailout money at $400,000.



Corporate America quickly pointed out that while the president also only makes $400,000 a year, he gets all sorts of extra perks and doesn't have to pay taxes on them.




The article also bitches that he has a *private Jet*



:WTF: This is truly one of the worst pieces of journalism I have seen.

Comment by livingonli on 02/05/2009 16:53:36
I really just want to tell these Republicans to go fuck themselves these days. Payback is a bitch.

Comment by starling310 on 02/05/2009 16:58:11
Our President tucks his daughters in!

Comment by BobR on 02/05/2009 17:00:42
Quote by Raine:

AND here comes the next winger Talking point....



HERe is just a sampling:

The Obamas have to pay for all their own groceries, drinks, dry cleaning and even their toothpaste. All of those personal items get taken out of his salary. Granted, the private chef then prepares dinner using those groceries.



The president's salary and perks have come under the spotlight since Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., introduced a bill that would cap annual executive pay at companies receiving government bailout money at $400,000.



Corporate America quickly pointed out that while the president also only makes $400,000 a year, he gets all sorts of extra perks and doesn't have to pay taxes on them.




The article also bitches that he has a *private Jet*



:WTF: This is truly one of the worst pieces of journalism I have seen.


If all of these coddled CEOs had to constantly worry about being assassinated, I might cut them some slack on the transportation issue.

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 17:01:05
This one is actually work safe...





Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 17:10:57
Quote by Raine:

BREAKING NEWS!


MYSTERY SOLVED!!!!

Fenugreek!

Comment by BobR on 02/05/2009 17:19:35
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 17:27:47
THIS IS AWESOME! I mentioned in todays Blog that Goldman Sachs should be required to pay interest... Well check it out! (not quite the same but daym! Check out the co-signers!)



Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Olympia Snowe, R-Me., have put forward a plan to claw back bonuses already paid to senior executives at firms that received TARP money in the final quarter of 2008.



It would give companies a choice: either they could return any amount paid in bonuses over $100,000 to executives immediately, or pay a 35% excise tax on the bonus over $100,000. Wyden argued the firms borrowed billions from the Treasury and will have to pay back the full amount over time. His amendment would enable them to avoid the penalty tax by paying an amount equivalent to the excess bonus amounts back within 120 days of the stimulus bill being passed.



"This is wrong, this is not right to give these excessive bonuses with taxpayer money," said Wyden on the floor of the Senate.


Comment by BobR on 02/05/2009 17:50:24


If she were a union buster, she'd be carried in on the shoulders of the Republicans.

Comment by velveeta jones on 02/05/2009 18:28:58
Hey all. Driving by to view the blog and be in touch. I am home today because Aunt Azalea's arthritis is really bad and she cannot move. Her spine is very fragile and she is having severe muscle spasms. I am waiting for the Doctor to call for muscle relaxers.



:kickcan:



I hate to see her in pain......

Comment by BobR on 02/05/2009 18:37:23
Quote by velveeta jones:

Hey all. Driving by to view the blog and be in touch. I am home today because Aunt Azalea's arthritis is really bad and she cannot move. Her spine is very fragile and she is having severe muscle spasms. I am waiting for the Doctor to call for muscle relaxers.



:kickcan:



I hate to see her in pain......


that sucks :(



give her our love... :heart:

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 18:38:19
Unbelievable.



Elana Schor has a post this morning showing the four Senate Republicans who appear to be in play for President Obama on the Stimulus Bill, based on their vote last night on Sen. DeMint's alternative Stimulus Bill. But there's something else last night's vote tells us. There were 36 out of 41 Republican senators who voted to scrap all spending in the Stimulus Bill. All of it.



Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 18:40:25
Quote by velveeta jones:

Hey all. Driving by to view the blog and be in touch. I am home today because Aunt Azalea's arthritis is really bad and she cannot move. Her spine is very fragile and she is having severe muscle spasms. I am waiting for the Doctor to call for muscle relaxers.



:kickcan:



I hate to see her in pain......


http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa213/FourFreedoms/animated_candle.gif




I am so sorry to hear this.

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 18:44:10
Comment by livingonli on 02/05/2009 18:58:56
Quote by velveeta jones:

Hey all. Driving by to view the blog and be in touch. I am home today because Aunt Azalea's arthritis is really bad and she cannot move. Her spine is very fragile and she is having severe muscle spasms. I am waiting for the Doctor to call for muscle relaxers.



:kickcan:



I hate to see her in pain......


:( healing vibes.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Comment by livingonli on 02/05/2009 19:13:10
More job losses being announced and Fortunoff filed for Chapter 11.



Let's face it. We are not in a recession. We are in a depression.

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 19:34:29
Did anyone else know that Elaine Chao was married to Mitch McConnel?

Comment by Scoopster on 02/05/2009 19:48:34
Quote by Raine:

Did anyone else know that Elaine Chao was married to Mitch McConnell?


Yeah, I've known that for a loong time.. I figured it's the reason Mitch is being a huge dick on the Solis nomination..

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 19:56:53
Quote by Scoopster:

Quote by Raine:

Did anyone else know that Elaine Chao was married to Mitch McConnell?


Yeah, I've known that for a loong time.. I figured it's the reason Mitch is being a huge dick on the Solis nomination..


My blood is boiling... Look at this poor excuse they are giving for delaying the nomination now... From Politico:
The delay was announced moments after USA Today reported that Solis’ husband had recently paid off $6,400 in tax liens on an auto shop he owns in Los Angeles.


Now this comes on the heals of What I posted before... You know that she was PRO LABOR? Wonkette covered it very well.


Here is the briefest of brief recaps: Once upon a time there was this Congresslady, Hilda Solis (pictured above right, with Fruit), who was sympathetic to labor interests and in fact served on the board of some pro-labor group called American Rights at Work. ARW lobbied for the Employee Free Choice Act, which Solis also sponsored. If you do not care for unions, this is an egregious wrongdoing and a textbook conflict-of-interest case. If you are pro-union, this is not a big deal at all because Solis only served in a “well-known and ceremonial role.”



Anyway, Solis was nominated for Secretary of Labor, a move which should not have surprised any Republicans, as Barack Obama made it pretty clear that he hearts unions. However, Republicans have professed shock and outrage that this terrible labor shill might get a spot in the cabinet.




It's a gdmned Witch hunt.

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 20:17:17
Obama is done taking Shit from the GOP, Methinks. On Monday Night he is taking straight to the people. Primetime Baby.

Comment by TriSec on 02/05/2009 20:20:48
Passing through...



I've been listening to an 80s channel most of the day on iTunes....interesting to remember when a lot of this stuff were *songs* instead of commercials...



Anyway, I digress.





Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2009 20:30:34
Quote by velveeta jones:

Hey all. Driving by to view the blog and be in touch. I am home today because Aunt Azalea's arthritis is really bad and she cannot move. Her spine is very fragile and she is having severe muscle spasms. I am waiting for the Doctor to call for muscle relaxers.



:kickcan:



I hate to see her in pain......






:hug: :hug:



Mrs Mondo would get back spasms just the worst, it would make me feel so helpless.

Comment by velveeta jones on 02/05/2009 20:33:53
Thanks ya'll for your kind prayers and thoughts. We await the pills from the drugstore! *sigh*



Meantime, we are watching C-SPAN interrogation, er, questioning of Panetta.

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 20:36:25
Quote by velveeta jones:

Thanks ya'll for your kind prayers and thoughts. We await the pills from the drugstore! *sigh*



Meantime, we are watching C-SPAN interrogation, er, questioning of Panetta.


Well that is good news.



Do we have to worry about the Panetta nomination too? I think I read something about that last night.





Comment by Scoopster on 02/05/2009 20:57:07
Quote by TriSec:

Passing through...



I've been listening to an 80s channel most of the day on iTunes....interesting to remember when a lot of this stuff were *songs* instead of commercials...



Anyway, I digress.


Ahh the 80s.. things were so much more simple back then.



By the way Tri (or anyone else) - Have you heard of this guy? I've been listening to his work for the past few days and he's really thrown a giant brick through my concept of what musical art is.

Comment by Scoopster on 02/05/2009 21:05:16
:o There's some King Missile on my iTunes stream. Now that was unexpected..

Comment by velveeta jones on 02/05/2009 21:23:46
Quote by Scoopster:

:o There's some King Missile on my iTunes stream. Now that was unexpected..




Cool!! :lol:



Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2009 21:28:54
Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 21:33:52
Quote by Mondobubba:

Man Robs Store With Bat'leth


:rofl:
The clerk refused and the robber "transported" himself out of the store on foot.

Both clerks described the weapon as a Star Trek Klingon-type sword, called a "bat'leth."




:spit: That is as funny as the thief Using the sword, that both clerks knew it!

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 21:39:08
SCOOP! HELP!







What do you make of this story?



I call Bullshit Myself... It just sounds too strange and wierd.

Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2009 21:50:24
Quote by Raine:

Quote by Mondobubba:

Man Robs Store With Bat'leth


:rofl:
The clerk refused and the robber "transported" himself out of the store on foot.

Both clerks described the weapon as a Star Trek Klingon-type sword, called a "bat'leth."




:spit: That is as funny as the thief Using the sword, that both clerks knew it!




Best.news.item.of.the.week!

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 21:55:52
Leon Panetta on Dick Cheney:
"I was disappointed by those comments, because the implication is that somehow this country is more vulnerable to attack because the president of the United States wants to abide by the law and the Constitution. I think we’re a stronger nation when we abide by the law and the Constitution."


Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 21:59:19


If you haven't seen this, it's funny. James Lipton recreates the Christian Bale...







Comment by Mondobubba on 02/05/2009 22:03:30
Quote by Raine:



If you haven't seen this, it's funny. James Lipton recreates the Christian Bale...









I saw this last night, I almost wet myself I was laughing so hard.

Comment by Scoopster on 02/05/2009 23:48:48
Quote by Raine:

SCOOP! HELP!







What do you make of this story?



I call Bullshit Myself... It just sounds too strange and wierd.


Hmm.. I saw something like this over on DK earlier lemme see if I can dig up the thread..

Comment by Scoopster on 02/05/2009 23:50:48
WTF!!!!! My DK account is locked.



Alright NOW I'M PISSED.

Comment by Raine on 02/05/2009 23:59:10
Quote by Scoopster:

WTF!!!!! My DK account is locked.



Alright NOW I'M PISSED.
WTF?







Comment by Scoopster on 02/06/2009 00:07:55
Quote by Raine:

Quote by Scoopster:

WTF!!!!! My DK account is locked.



Alright NOW I'M PISSED.
WTF?



I was involved in a three-day meta discussion (okay, argument) with a GANG of ratings abusers that have been puliing posse comitatus on the website for YEARS.



Of course, none of those cocksuckers got the axe and they're openly mocking the fact that I did (I can still read comments but I can't post diaries, comments, or ratings)

Comment by Raine on 02/06/2009 00:12:52
That is bullshit, Scoop. Really.



Is there any recourse?

Comment by Scoopster on 02/06/2009 00:16:44
Nope.. once an account is locked it's gone.



I've had that account for five years....... :rage:



I can make a new account, with a completely new email address, but it won't be ME.

Comment by TriSec on 02/06/2009 02:16:43
Evening, folks.



Cubmaster's work is never done; I'm making cake for the Blue & Gold tomorrow night, then wings in the slow-cooker in the am.



Eventually, I will drag my sorry ass to bed.



:thud:



Comment by Raine on 02/06/2009 03:50:30
Quote by Scoopster:

Nope.. once an account is locked it's gone.



I've had that account for five years....... :rage:



I can make a new account, with a completely new email address, but it won't be ME.
Scoop. We ain't DK... but seriously...



Feel free to post a blog (diary) here as oft as you want.



Not kidding --



:peace:



Comment by Raine on 02/06/2009 03:51:54




KO Special Comment tonite.