Author Topic: "A black sheriff?!": The Official Topic of Obama and New Era American Politics (Read 1866165 times)

Bebpo · « **Reply #4260 on:** June 05, 2009, 10:26:07 PM »

He's trying to say less people are killing themselves in the fields Obama has a hand in since Obama took office because they have better lives now with Obama.

Though I'm not sure where the Leisure & Hospitality connection is. Hell, I don't even know what a Leisure & Hospitality death is.

siamesedreamer · « **Reply #4261 on:** June 05, 2009, 11:45:37 PM »

Its the government getting to play Dress Up Barbie with employment numbers.

That May number is the highest May number this decade.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4262 on:** June 06, 2009, 12:02:33 AM »

Aren't the unemployment numbers going down just about each month?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4263 on:** June 06, 2009, 01:11:25 AM »

[youtube=560,345]0drwfnGlF_E[/youtube]

awesome

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #4264 on:** June 06, 2009, 01:21:53 AM »

awesome...really? really?

(my sarcasim meter might be out of calibration, but fuck)

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4265 on:** June 06, 2009, 01:29:32 AM »

It's so ridiculous it becomes quite amazing.

Mandark · « **Reply #4266 on:** June 06, 2009, 02:43:10 AM »

Quote from: siamesedreamer on June 05, 2009, 08:55:17 PM

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff156/siamesedreamer7/Birth-Death_220k_May.jpg

roffles

Not nice to pass off other people's work as your own.

siamesedreamer · « **Reply #4267 on:** June 06, 2009, 11:05:01 AM »

This turn into a blog now?

Eric P · « **Reply #4268 on:** June 06, 2009, 11:47:21 AM »

boo, mandark

triumph posts stuff all the time which he snags from andrew sullivan

when i see a graph i just assume it's from some other source.

Mandark · « **Reply #4269 on:** June 06, 2009, 06:41:12 PM »

Quote from: siamesedreamer on June 06, 2009, 11:05:01 AM

This turn into a blog now?

Now blogging is a medium with unreasonably strict standards of professionalism? Really? Blogging?

Quote from: Eric P

boo, mandark

triumph posts stuff all the time which he snags from andrew sullivan

If he doesn't link or cite a source, he should catch some shit for it. It's just good manners and how hard is c/ping?

Anyway, it's a pretty lolzy link. The guy is trying to do econometrics by anecdote, and he is shocked, shocked to find the leisure & hospitality industry added a lot of jobs in May.

Does anyone here not understand why hotels, theme parks, boardwalks et al add a bunch of jobs in late spring and then shed them during the fall?

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #4270 on:** June 06, 2009, 07:02:59 PM »

A lot of leisure and hospitality jobs were added because those are government jobs.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4271 on:** June 06, 2009, 08:32:31 PM »

A few days late but I just wanted to say that Obama speech in Cairo was one of the best speeches he's given imo and a real seminal speech in general. It had the usual expected biases and limitations and trappings of American foreign policy in there but even accounting for that it was a real classic speech. I think that will be one of those speeches that people remember long after the fact.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #4272 on:** June 06, 2009, 10:44:55 PM »

Stoney Mason is a name I remember, is that a good thing or a bad thing? I think it's a good thing

Eric P · « **Reply #4273 on:** June 06, 2009, 10:58:24 PM »

filthy liberal, etc.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #4274 on:** June 06, 2009, 11:10:12 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on June 06, 2009, 10:44:55 PM

Stoney Mason is a name I remember, is that a good thing or a bad thing? I think it's a good thing

Stoney's good people

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4275 on:** June 06, 2009, 11:55:21 PM »

Indeed.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #4276 on:** June 07, 2009, 12:51:32 AM »

Quote from: Mandark on June 06, 2009, 06:41:12 PM

Quote from: siamesedreamer on June 06, 2009, 11:05:01 AM
This turn into a blog now?

Now blogging is a medium with unreasonably strict standards of professionalism? Really? Blogging?

Quote from: Eric P
boo, mandark

triumph posts stuff all the time which he snags from andrew sullivan

If he doesn't link or cite a source, he should catch some shit for it. It's just good manners and how hard is c/ping?

Anyway, it's a pretty lolzy link. The guy is trying to do econometrics by anecdote, and he is shocked, shocked to find the leisure & hospitality industry added a lot of jobs in May.

Does anyone here not understand why hotels, theme parks, boardwalks et al add a bunch of jobs in late spring and then shed them during the fall?

chris martensen is a total bootstrapper kook, anyhow.

Mandark · « **Reply #4277 on:** June 08, 2009, 01:19:31 AM »

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/06/huckabee-gingrich-urge-political-engagement-va-beach

"I think this is one of the most critical moments in American history," Gingrich said. "We are living in a period where we are surrounded by paganism."

...

"The notion that we are just one of many among equals is nonsense," Huckabee said. The United States is a "blessed" nation, he said, calling American revolutionaries' defeat of the British empire "a miracle from God's hand."

...

"I am not a citizen of the world," said Gingrich, who was first elected to the U.S. House from Georgia in 1978 and served as speaker from 1995 to 1999. "I am a citizen of the United States because only in the United States does citizenship start with our creator."

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4278 on:** June 08, 2009, 01:40:59 AM »

Quote

"The notion that we are just one of many among equals is nonsense," Huckabee said. The United States is a "blessed" nation, he said, calling American revolutionaries' defeat of the British empire "a miracle from God's hand."

fucking paganism

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #4279 on:** June 08, 2009, 01:43:31 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on June 08, 2009, 01:40:59 AM

Quote
"The notion that we are just one of many among equals is nonsense," Huckabee said. The United States is a "blessed" nation, he said, calling American revolutionaries' defeat of the British empire "a miracle from God's hand."

fucking paganism

Quit lying, you know God talk from the Huck-ster gets yer homeskoold panties in a bunch.

Eric P · « **Reply #4280 on:** June 08, 2009, 01:43:50 AM »

so i guess god was on the side of the terrorists on 9/11?

thanks, god

dick

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #4281 on:** June 08, 2009, 01:45:03 AM »

Quote from: Eric P on June 08, 2009, 01:43:50 AM

so i guess god was on the side of the terrorists on 9/11?

thanks, god

dick

"It's not illegal, it's just frowned upon. You know, like jerking off on a plane."

"I'm pretty sure that's illegal too."

"Yeah, after 9/11. Thanks a lot, bin Laden!"

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4282 on:** June 08, 2009, 02:10:31 AM »

Quote from: The Card Cheat on June 08, 2009, 01:43:31 AM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on June 08, 2009, 01:40:59 AM
Quote
"The notion that we are just one of many among equals is nonsense," Huckabee said. The United States is a "blessed" nation, he said, calling American revolutionaries' defeat of the British empire "a miracle from God's hand."

fucking paganism

Quit lying, you know God talk from the Huck-ster gets yer homeskoold panties in a bunch.

he can't be right about everything I guess

Someone should ask Gingrich what he meant by paganism; like, examples plz

Mandark · « **Reply #4283 on:** June 08, 2009, 03:23:38 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on June 08, 2009, 02:10:31 AM

Someone should ask Gingrich what he meant by paganism; like, examples plz

It'd certainly be a hard sell convincing the great American public (hello all) that they're being surrounded and usurped by a polytheistic, animist movement.

He probably means non-religious or non-Christian. See his "gay and secular fascism" comment.

Considering Newt's opinion of himself as a master of strategy and rhetoric, he might figure it's a more effective pejorative than "secular" or "atheist". Took a poll and saw it had high unfavorables. Or maybe he really believes it.

Either way, makes him sound comically old and grumpy to me.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #4284 on:** June 08, 2009, 09:47:05 AM »

Why does Newt get all this face time anyway, who cares what he thinks?

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #4285 on:** June 08, 2009, 09:54:46 AM »

Quote from: Zero Hero on June 08, 2009, 09:47:05 AM

Why does Newt get all this face time anyway, who cares what he thinks?

you see, he's a very smart guy who has a lot of ideas ALL THE TIME. i know this because it is the official washington dc beltway insider blurb that gets attached to every description of newt. nevermind that it's not, you know, true and stuff. if we wanted to say something TRUE about him we'd say he got reprimanded by the house ethics committee while he was speaker, and resigned in disgrace after trying to impeach a president for getting a blow job and lying about it while newt was having an affair with one of his staffers.

Cheebs · « **Reply #4286 on:** June 08, 2009, 10:38:45 AM »

Quote from: Zero Hero on June 08, 2009, 09:47:05 AM

Why does Newt get all this face time anyway, who cares what he thinks?

who else would talk? there are no tv-friendly elected republicans out there.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4287 on:** June 08, 2009, 10:52:54 AM »

Quote from: Mandark on June 08, 2009, 01:19:31 AM

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/06/huckabee-gingrich-urge-political-engagement-va-beach

"I think this is one of the most critical moments in American history," Gingrich said. "We are living in a period where we are surrounded by paganism."

...

"The notion that we are just one of many among equals is nonsense," Huckabee said. The United States is a "blessed" nation, he said, calling American revolutionaries' defeat of the British empire "a miracle from God's hand."

...

"I am not a citizen of the world," said Gingrich, who was first elected to the U.S. House from Georgia in 1978 and served as speaker from 1995 to 1999. "I am a citizen of the United States because only in the United States does citizenship start with our creator."

I like the fact that if you swapped in Islam and Allah and a few other choices words this is the sort of language that has certain types terrified of Muslim Extremists.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #4288 on:** June 08, 2009, 07:02:45 PM »

Newt gets all this face time because the squeaky wheel gets the grease and he reminds the GOP of the glory days going up against Slick Willy. Since most Reagan era politicians are dead or retired for good, you got to take what you can get.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #4289 on:** June 09, 2009, 08:54:10 PM »

New bin laden tape.
[youtube=560,345]WBWY87dKp1A[/youtube]

siamesedreamer · « **Reply #4290 on:** June 09, 2009, 10:06:33 PM »

http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/court-clears-chrysler-sale/

One of the darkest days in the history of the United States. The repercussions from this will be felt as long as this country exists. Fuck Obama.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #4291 on:** June 09, 2009, 10:08:25 PM »

Quote from: siamesedreamer on June 09, 2009, 10:06:33 PM

http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/court-clears-chrysler-sale/

One of the darkest days in the history of the United States. The repercussions from this will be felt as long as this country exists. Fuck Obama.

Crushed · « **Reply #4292 on:** June 09, 2009, 10:11:49 PM »

Quote from: siamesedreamer on June 09, 2009, 10:06:33 PM

http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/court-clears-chrysler-sale/

One of the darkest days in the history of the United States. The repercussions from this will be felt as long as this country exists. Fuck Obama.

My God. The Supreme Court allowed a company to sell its assets to another company. This is one of the darkest days in American history, worse than Pearl Harbor, Antietam, the assassinations of JFK, MLK, and Lincoln, and 9/11. Obama.... why did you allow this to happen, you insidious Negro.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #4293 on:** June 09, 2009, 10:16:30 PM »

Republicans: Sotomayor is so experienced it's unfair :'(

Quote

Senate GOP's Reaction To Sotomayor Hearings: We'll Have To Review 76 Cases Per Day
By Eric Kleefeld - June 9, 2009, 5:18PM
The Senate Republican Communications Center has put out a new objection to the scheduled hearings for Sonia Sotomayor: That this schedule represents a double standard compared to the time it took for John Roberts' hearings to begin, because it means Republicans will have to review 76 of her cases per day, beginning from the day when the nomination was announced, to be ready on the day the hearings are supposed to begin.

The key here is that Sotomayor has spent a lot longer on the bench than Roberts did. Roberts had a total of 327 cases, to be reviewed in 55 days before his hearings -- about six per day. Sotomayor has 3,625 cases, to be reviewed in 48 days, working out to a ratio of about 76.
Now hold on a second, the math can get even trickier from here.

I did some number-crunching, and it turns out that in order to get to the same per-case ratio as Roberts, then the hearings would have to start 610 days after the initial nomination -- or a year and half from the current scheduled date. If we waited for September, which Republicans have called for, that would bring the ratio down to about 34 cases reviewed per day.

So how long do Republicans want?

"I think a lot of people on both sides of the aisle have acknowledged that Senate Republicans have approached this process in a very fair way," said Senate Republican Communications Center spokesman John Ashbrook, in a phone call with TPM. "And from the beginning we've been asking for one thing really, and that's an opportunity to review the record in a thorough way. And I think a lot of Democrats have agreed with us."

I asked again what ratio they'd be looking for. "A thorough review is what we're looking for," Ashbrook explained. "Putting a number on it is not as important as opportunity to throughly review the record."

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #4294 on:** June 09, 2009, 10:17:18 PM »

Quote from: siamesedreamer on June 09, 2009, 10:06:33 PM

http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/court-clears-chrysler-sale/

One of the darkest days in the history of the United States. The repercussions from this will be felt as long as this country exists. Fuck Obama.

smh. Didn't actually read the article?

Quote

With the company losing an estimated $100 million a day, with tens of thousands of workers’ jobs said to be in jeopardy, and with no other rescuer on the horizon

Fiat gets a one-fifth block of ownership, but cannot seek a controlling share until the governments are paid back.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4295 on:** June 09, 2009, 10:28:04 PM »

Deeds wins the dem primary in Virginia. He's a more conservative Dem than I would like but that also probably gives him a better chance of winning the actual race in that state.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/06/creigh-deeds-wins-virginia-gubernatorial-primary-stomping-mcauliffe-and-moran.php?ref=fpa

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #4296 on:** June 09, 2009, 10:37:56 PM »

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/06/chuck-grassley-on-twitter-inside-the-senatorial-id.php?ref=fpb?ref=dc2

From SM's link.

Having dealt with a few members of his family, they are all fucks of the highest order.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4297 on:** June 09, 2009, 10:57:07 PM »

George H Bush trading up from Martha

Crushed · « **Reply #4298 on:** June 09, 2009, 10:59:14 PM »

Gay, black, Harvard graduate, Iraq veteran Democrat running for Congress.

Cheebs · « **Reply #4299 on:** June 09, 2009, 10:59:48 PM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on June 09, 2009, 10:57:07 PM

George H Bush trading up from Martha

(Image removed from quote.)

There is a clip of him from last year smacking Terri Hatcher on the ass as well.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #4300 on:** June 09, 2009, 11:00:09 PM »

Sort of.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #4301 on:** June 09, 2009, 11:01:34 PM »

Murtha would be a trade up from Martha

Cheebs · « **Reply #4302 on:** June 09, 2009, 11:03:34 PM »

martha?

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #4303 on:** June 09, 2009, 11:04:34 PM »

Barbara, oops

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4304 on:** June 09, 2009, 11:04:46 PM »

After further investigation it appears to go both ways...

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4305 on:** June 09, 2009, 11:06:39 PM »

Quote from: Cheebs on June 09, 2009, 11:03:34 PM

martha?

I always think Martha Washington instead of Barbara Bush...

Cheebs · « **Reply #4306 on:** June 09, 2009, 11:07:21 PM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on June 09, 2009, 11:04:46 PM

After further investigation it appears to go both ways...

(Image removed from quote.)

wtf was going that day?

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #4307 on:** June 09, 2009, 11:31:06 PM »

Just try and process this:

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

Quote

HANNITY: The price of oil is going up again. It’s not quite at $140 a barrel, but it’s certainly on its way up to $70 and $80.

PALIN: Yeah, well and I thank God it’s not at $140. You know people say, “Hey, Alaska! Eight-five percent of your state budget is based on the price of a barrel of oil. Aren’t you glad the price is going up?” I say, “No!” The fewer dollars that the state of Alaska government has, the fewer dollars we spend. And that’s good for our families and for the private sector.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #4308 on:** June 09, 2009, 11:39:17 PM »

haha. It reads like a better than average joke post.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4309 on:** June 09, 2009, 11:40:18 PM »

Quote from: Mamacint on June 09, 2009, 10:16:30 PM

Republicans: Sotomayor is so experienced it's unfair :'(

Quote
Senate GOP's Reaction To Sotomayor Hearings: We'll Have To Review 76 Cases Per Day

I can't believe this. Holy shit

"what do we really know about her?"
"well look at all these cases to find out"
"well what do we REALLY know about her now?"

siamesedreamer · « **Reply #4310 on:** June 09, 2009, 11:49:38 PM »

Quote from: Crushed on June 09, 2009, 10:11:49 PM

My God. The Supreme Court allowed a company to sell its assets to another company. This is one of the darkest days in American history, worse than Pearl Harbor, Antietam, the assassinations of JFK, MLK, and Lincoln, and 9/11. Obama.... why did you allow this to happen, you insidious Negro.

Yes, its all because Obama's black. Nevermind the fact that this deal has destroyed 150 years of established contract law by subjugating secured creditors to unsecured creditors through the use threats by the President of the United States. As an added bonus, he may have even violated the 5th amendment.

Kinda makes you want to go out tomorrow and load up on corporate bonds doesn't it?

Mandark · « **Reply #4311 on:** June 09, 2009, 11:52:14 PM »

Quote from: siamesedreamer on June 09, 2009, 10:06:33 PM

http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/court-clears-chrysler-sale/

One of the darkest days in the history of the United States. The repercussions from this will be felt as long as this country exists. Fuck Obama.

Someone needs to make a hyperventilating/inhaler smiley.

Crushed · « **Reply #4312 on:** June 09, 2009, 11:55:02 PM »

Quote from: Mandark on June 09, 2009, 11:52:14 PM

Quote from: siamesedreamer on June 09, 2009, 10:06:33 PM
http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/court-clears-chrysler-sale/

One of the darkest days in the history of the United States. The repercussions from this will be felt as long as this country exists. Fuck Obama.

Someone needs to make a hyperventilating/inhaler smiley.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #4313 on:** June 09, 2009, 11:57:03 PM »

edit: wrong thread. :'(

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #4314 on:** June 10, 2009, 12:39:07 PM »

siamesedreamer probably liker peter schiff

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #4315 on:** June 10, 2009, 01:27:40 PM »

Quote from: Mandark on June 08, 2009, 01:19:31 AM

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/06/huckabee-gingrich-urge-political-engagement-va-beach

"I think this is one of the most critical moments in American history," Gingrich said. "We are living in a period where we are surrounded by paganism."

Paganism =>
Breusch-Pagan test is used to test for homoscedasticity =>
homoscedasticity =>
HOMO

We are surrounded by homos

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4316 on:** June 10, 2009, 01:34:01 PM »

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/06/09/world/worldwatch/entry5076128.shtml

Seriously?

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4317 on:** June 10, 2009, 02:07:51 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on June 10, 2009, 01:34:01 PM

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/06/09/world/worldwatch/entry5076128.shtml

Seriously?

Stupid people exist all over the world. We shouldn't pretend that Isreal is somehow exempt from this condition.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4318 on:** June 10, 2009, 02:25:05 PM »

plus the article is titled "some Israelites insulted...", but the story doesn't even mention direct quotes or anything. Just some shit from a news channel? wtf

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4319 on:** June 10, 2009, 08:23:16 PM »

Contessa Brewer versus John Ziegler over David Letterman

rolls eyes

News:

Author Topic: "A black sheriff?!": The Official Topic of Obama and New Era American Politics (Read 1866165 times)