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Just drove by a bald eagle who appeared to be crying. Coincidence @barackobama?

Holy shit :rofl

In fairness I stole this from PD's post in the NBA thread.

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Just drove by a bald eagle who appeared to be crying. Coincidence @barackobama?

Reminds me of a picture my dad used to hang in his office.



It always bugged the hell out of me, because tears don't form on that side of the eye. The tear ducts are located on the corner of the eye closer to the nose. (also I'm pretty sure eagles don't cry, but that's besides the point.)
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Speaking of crazy conservatives, I had a huge surprise when I went to Philadelphia for my sister's graduation.  They had a guest speaker who was talking about the future problems of the world and resources.  And then he started talking about women's rights and at the peak of his speech he started shouting that women should be allowed to have contraceptives and abortions without laws restricting them and the crowd cheered.  It felt so weird because I completely agree but for once in my life my opinion was the majority.  I heard no boo's and saw no angry faces.  Then I remembered, "This isn't Texas".  This fuckin' state.

My cousin got her masters in public policy last month.  The graduation ceremony was of course optimistic and old school liberal (dedication to public service and stuff), since her class was basically the new generation of aspiring Leslie Knopes.

The commencement speaker was Paul Volcker, who talked about having to fight through the "miasma of money" to get things done, and how they'd have to look at not just the big policy questions but how to get government functioning well at the roots.  When my dad saw that Volcker was going to be there he completely geeked out.  Only way my brother would have been as excited would be if Batman were speaking.


PS Paul Volcker is tall as shit.

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Speaking of crazy conservatives, I had a huge surprise when I went to Philadelphia for my sister's graduation.  They had a guest speaker who was talking about the future problems of the world and resources.  And then he started talking about women's rights and at the peak of his speech he started shouting that women should be allowed to have contraceptives and abortions without laws restricting them and the crowd cheered.  It felt so weird because I completely agree but for once in my life my opinion was the majority.  I heard no boo's and saw no angry faces.  Then I remembered, "This isn't Texas".  This fuckin' state.

My cousin got her masters in public policy last month.  The graduation ceremony was of course optimistic and old school liberal (dedication to public service and stuff), since her class was basically the new generation of aspiring Leslie Knopes.

The commencement speaker was Paul Volcker, who talked about having to fight through the "miasma of money" to get things done, and how they'd have to look at not just the big policy questions but how to get government functioning well at the roots.  When my dad saw that Volcker was going to be there he completely geeked out.  Only way my brother would have been as excited would be if Batman were speaking.


PS Paul Volcker is tall as shit.
That's awesome.  I don't know if a speaker like Volcker would ever make it in Texas despite his connections to the Reagan administration.  Being a Democrat is enough to get him some boos probably.

I had to look up the name of the speaker at my sister's graduation.  It was Paul Ehrlich.  I had never heard of him but he was pretty awesome.  Having a bit more of a public figure like Volcker would be awesome though.  I haven't been to many graduations though so I don't know what's typical.  Hearing someone speak so liberally in public just shocked me.  I've never heard anything like that in Texas.

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My graduation speaker was Schumer giving the same canned speech he does at every state/community college here. Was supposed to have John Walsh (the host of America's Most Wanted, and one of the more famous UB grads) but he couldn't make it :(
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Holy shit. I was just sifting through the news, and I JUST found out that it was 5-4 with Roberts (and NOT Kennedy) being the only one disagreeing. What the fucking WHAT.

Unless I'm mistaken, the dude NEVER sided with the liberals with at least one of his buddies doing the same.

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I think the only other instance might have been earlier this week for the AZ immigration law thing, or was that 6-3 with Kennedy also joining the non-wingnut side of the case?
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The AZ thing was 6-3, I believe. With Kennedy joining Roberts.

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A friend of mine is saying he's happy more people are going to be able to get health insurance, but he says nobody will be able to get quality health CARE now.  I'm confused at how's he's arriving at this point.
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It's so obvious now, Obama should have came out against gay marriage. IT'S A SWITCHEROO!
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Speaking of crazy conservatives, I had a huge surprise when I went to Philadelphia for my sister's graduation.  They had a guest speaker who was talking about the future problems of the world and resources.  And then he started talking about women's rights and at the peak of his speech he started shouting that women should be allowed to have contraceptives and abortions without laws restricting them and the crowd cheered.  It felt so weird because I completely agree but for once in my life my opinion was the majority.  I heard no boo's and saw no angry faces.  Then I remembered, "This isn't Texas".  This fuckin' state.

Move to Washington.

Also, PD! Thanks for replying to my conservative buddies on Facebook.
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Speaking of crazy conservatives, I had a huge surprise when I went to Philadelphia for my sister's graduation.  They had a guest speaker who was talking about the future problems of the world and resources.  And then he started talking about women's rights and at the peak of his speech he started shouting that women should be allowed to have contraceptives and abortions without laws restricting them and the crowd cheered.  It felt so weird because I completely agree but for once in my life my opinion was the majority.  I heard no boo's and saw no angry faces.  Then I remembered, "This isn't Texas".  This fuckin' state.

Move to Washington.

Also, PD! Thanks for replying to my conservative buddies on Facebook.

Can you share the convo?
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Well, somebody's not getting a Christmas card this year or a ride on Ann Romney's Olympic show pony.
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Drudge is heavily pushing the angle that Roberts may be medically unfit to serve
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/01/health/01seizure.html?_r=1
2007. Yup
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jesus fucking christ  :lol
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It makes sense. He'd have to be crazy to allow Obama to enact the largest tax increase in the history of the world.  :usacry
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Drudge is heavily pushing the angle that Roberts may be medically unfit to serve
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/01/he...zure.html?_r=1

2007. Yup

Did you just copy the abbreviated text for the link, including the ellipsis?  smh

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Drudge is heavily pushing the angle that Roberts may be medically unfit to serve
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/01/he...zure.html?_r=1

2007. Yup

Did you just copy the abbreviated text for the link, including the ellipsis?  smh

I copy/pasted it from my gaf post  :'(

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Gosh, I haven’t seen conservatives this mad at the Supreme Court since Brown v. Board of Education.

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Can someone explain this to me?  ???
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I'm not really sure wtf that's on about, because at this point we pretty much already HAVE THAT in terms of insurance companies.  In most states you have like 2 or 3 feasible options if you want to buy your own insurance, ie aren't getting it through your employer.  And that's a feature, not a bug.
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It's probably better to just not take any image meme posted by your friends on Facebook too seriously.

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It's probably better to just not take any image meme posted by your friends on Facebook too seriously.

tiesto also has a bunch of loony tunes ZOMG RON PAUL libertopian friends so yeah
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But how will the Mom & Pop insurance companies stay in business?  :-\
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I'm not really sure wtf that's on about, because at this point we pretty much already HAVE THAT in terms of insurance companies.  In most states you have like 2 or 3 feasible options if you want to buy your own insurance, ie aren't getting it through your employer.  And that's a feature, not a bug.

Especially funny since the right's only actual idea (apart from TORTREFORMZ) is to deregulate and sell insurance across state lines, leading to just this.
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SPECULATION: THIS IS MERELY A GAMING SCENARIO: IF OBAMA THREATENED TO KILL CHELSEA, THEN MIGHT HE THREATEN A JUSTICE OF THE SCOTUS TO SAVE OBAMACARE?

BETTINA VIVIANO CLAIMS THAT IN 2008 OBAMA CRONIES THREATENED TO KILL CHELSEA TO GET THE CLINTONS TO BACK DOWN FROM USING THE BIRTHER ALLEGATIONS AGAINST OBAMA.

IF THIS IS TRUE - REPEAT IF, THEN IT IS EQUALLY POSSIBLE THAT THESE SAME CRONIES MIGHT THREATEN TO KILL ONE OF CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS' CHILDREN IN ORDER TO GET HIM TO VOTE FOR OBAMACARE.

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IF THIS IS TRUE - REPEAT IF

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Can someone explain this to me?  ???
The government used to let farmers borrow money against their crops. When Reagan was elected, he  stopped the program. Thousands of farmers lost their land and Big Agra was formed.
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I was too lazy to go back to find that, but the same person who posted my comic posted yours too, Robo.
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what the fuck  :lol
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Ronald Reagan is spinning in his grave. We might as well be Russia in 1983. ‪#americancommunists‬

Wonder why he picked 1983.  At that point the USSR was led by... Yuri Andropov (yes, I had to look that up).  Why not during Stalin's reign?  Or even Brezhnev?  He probably just picked a random date, but he maybe thinks of the USSR existing solely as Reagan's nemesis.

It's in the specific context of the Reagan spinning in his grave scenario. It's not that he necessarily thinks of the USSR solely as Reagan's nemesis, but he surmises that the USSR of that period would loom larger in Reagan's posthumous memory than the USSR of other periods since it entered more into Reagan's personal experience.
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Anyone have any insight into whether the transportation bill passed today is good or not?

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Seems Jaydubya's not too thrilled about the ruling:

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Die in a fire, John Roberts. But at least have the decency to wait until January to die in a fire.

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wha....WHAT?

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Apparently he thinks Romney is going to be in a position to appoint Roberts' replacement in January.  How quaint. :teehee
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Libertarians:  my notion of how things ought to be is more important than your ability to keep living if you get diagnosed with something shitty and have a lower income, YOU FUCKING PARASITE.
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THE STATES USED TO HAVE CONTROL OVER CONSTITUTIONALITY BUT BUT BUT LIBERTY

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Seems Jaydubya's not too thrilled about the ruling:

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Die in a fire, John Roberts. But at least have the decency to wait until January to die in a fire.

All life is precious unless its spent protecting tax absorbing adults, in that case fuck them and the W2 they rode in on
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Let's be fair here, I'm sure JD isn't in favor of having his PRECIOUS WEALTH redistributed to children either.  If you're a poor child and need/want health care, JD is in favor of removing those antiquated child labor laws and allowing you to pull yourself up by your own bootstraps!
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nobody has the right to life and health except little unborn protobabies!
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Did you tear up your John Roberts poster after you heard the ruling, J-Dub?
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will you still be celebrating the 4th of July now that American liberty is dead?

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This page is amazing.
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Seems Jaydubya's not too thrilled about the ruling:

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Die in a fire, John Roberts. But at least have the decency to wait until January to die in a fire.

Hey douchebag, the outside link thread is somewhere else.


But please don't link to that wretched site.

But..there wasn't any link.  ???

In any case, u mad? Maybe you can friend this guy on facebook:

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    Former Town Councilor Mike Malzone, the founder of the Merrimack Tea Party, said Thursday in a Facebook post reacting to the Supreme Court ruling on health care, “I hope the (5 supremes) get colon cancer.”

    A day after posting the message, Malzone said he stands by what he said. He clarified that he doesn’t want anyone to die, and the cancer reference was more to make a point that he wants them to feel the pain being inflicted on Americans being overburdened by taxes.

    “I didn’t wish for anyone to die, but I said I do wish for them to feel our pain,” he said. “No one cares about me, they all make their promises and then go do what they goddamn feel.”

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/06/30/509256/local-tea-party-leader-i-hope-the-supreme-court-justices-get-colon-cancer/

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“I didn’t wish for anyone to die, but I said I do wish for them to feel our pain,” he said. “No one cares about me, they all make their promises and then go do what they goddamn feel.”

I read that in the "You're tearing me apart Lisa!" guy's voice.
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I've been buying private health insurance for my family for over a decade. Guess I was a socialist before it was cool. :hipster

Free market socialist that is. :pimp
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I think we're missing the lead on this Tea Party guy's story.

Justice Ginsburg had colon cancer.

In 1999.

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Tea Party dude should know that taxes give you pancreatic cancer (and kill Jobs), not colon cancer.
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I thought we were done talking about Teapartiers, but election time is rolling around, and those parasites are crawling back from out of the woodworks, all swollen with Koch money.
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