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Mandark · « **Reply #12720 on:** June 02, 2011, 02:45:34 AM »

Ratfucking!

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12721 on:** June 02, 2011, 02:49:08 AM »

Seems like a complete and utter hoax by people who don't understand how social media works. Yet I'm still baffled by Weiner's "maybe it's me maybe it's not" response. I had originally thought the pic was real, but hadn't been sent to the girl in question, and instead was in his account; and why would someone have those types of pictures of themselves unless they were creeping for women or men.

Breitbart is a borderline sociopath. And like his other hoaxes, this one will be used to point out democratic/media hypocrisy in an attempt to gain traction. "Bubububu the media went crazy over Chris Lee's photos but they're ignoring Weiner's!!?!?!" Well yea, because they're fake you piece of shit.

Weiner is an epic troll, but since when does that justify attempting to ruin his career and marriage with bullshit. It might have worked if these idiots didn't telegraph everything to blatantly (ie "hey guys how do I make a picture look like it was posted somewhere it wasn't posted? kkthnxbye")

edit: Weiner sounds guilty as fuck here
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/43245844#43245844

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #12722 on:** June 02, 2011, 03:09:13 AM »

isn't that the kinda thing people you know, get in big legal trouble for. I mean knowingly and maliciously slandering (libel?) a person.

just askin. I live for the day that Fox News or some affiliate goon goes to court for their bullshit.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #12723 on:** June 02, 2011, 09:09:30 AM »

"Weiner"

Brehvolution · « **Reply #12724 on:** June 03, 2011, 12:03:22 PM »

So when Mitt Romney says that Obama has failed America, is he conceding that staunch gop obstruction and economic sabotage was successful?

Brehvolution · « **Reply #12725 on:** June 03, 2011, 04:58:32 PM »

I just shook hands with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.

Her entourage was 4 smokin ladies.

Mandark · « **Reply #12726 on:** June 04, 2011, 12:38:31 AM »

Romney reaffirms stance that global warming is real

I won't get many chances to do this, so props to Mitt Romney.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12727 on:** June 04, 2011, 01:42:24 AM »

Quote from: Mandark on June 04, 2011, 12:38:31 AM

Romney reaffirms stance that global warming is real

I won't get many chances to do this, so props to Mitt Romney.

Conceding man has "some" impact on climate change is not a particularly brave position; have any of the major candidates said man has absolutely no impact on climate change?. I can't give him props for admitting the sun rises. It's like the scientific equivalent of this

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #12728 on:** June 04, 2011, 01:45:17 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on June 04, 2011, 01:42:24 AM

Quote from: Mandark on June 04, 2011, 12:38:31 AM
Romney reaffirms stance that global warming is real

I won't get many chances to do this, so props to Mitt Romney.

Conceding man has "some" impact on climate change is not a particularly brave position; have any of the major candidates said man has absolutely no impact on climate change?. I can't give him props for admitting the sun rises. It's like the scientific equivalent of this

It is if you're running for the Republican nomination for POTUS.

Mandark · « **Reply #12729 on:** June 04, 2011, 01:51:00 AM »

Mitt Romney is running for the nomination of the Sun Doesn't Rise party, so yes it's "particularly brave". In fact, particular is exactly the kind of brave it is.

PS Chris Rock shoulda never done that bit, or at least not let white people see it. I remember when it came out and white dudes were all taking it as universal permission to agree with the catchphrase and quote it ad nauseum.

PPS Everyone also started saying "You want a cookie?" Which was BS, because I did want a cookie (and still do!) but they were only just being sarcastic cunts.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12730 on:** June 04, 2011, 02:07:02 AM »

Dunno man. I'm sure the Bachmans of the world will argue against common sense here, but I want to hear Pawlenty or even Gingrich suggest man has no impact on climate.

Agreed on Rock, but it's the first thing I thought of when I read the story earlier today. Although on facebook a friend pointed out...

me: he's merely stating a fact very few people disagree with. how would that hurt him
him: oh agreed. just like saying mandates keep health care costs lower, or Israel/Palestine talks should be based on 1967 lines w/land swaps!
me: fuck

Mandark · « **Reply #12731 on:** June 04, 2011, 03:04:36 AM »

The problem is that a lot of GOP primary voters hold beliefs that are crazy and wrong. If you say so you alienate them, but if you profess to agree with them you open yourself up to ridicule (to a certain extent).

The solution is to avoid making a definitive statement one way or the other. Mischaracterize the "liberal" position, obfuscate the issue with vague language, stick to talking points and don't answer direct questions. Just keep bullshitting.

What a Republican candidate should say is something like this:

"Of course we should be concerned about preserving our environment. But Democrats have tried to politicize the issue by using scare tactics to push their big government agenda. They tell us the world is about to end and that higher taxes are the only way to save it; what a surprise! [wait for laughter to die down] We don't need new taxes that will drive up gas prices for average Americans. What we need is a sensible policy based not on alarmism and fearmongering but on hard science, a policy that moves us forward towards energy independence and creates jobs, that invests in new technology and harnesses our resources as a nation. God bless and good night!"

Oblivion · « **Reply #12732 on:** June 04, 2011, 03:22:57 AM »

Romney also took a pretty definitive stance on the birther issue fwiw.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #12733 on:** June 06, 2011, 03:31:43 PM »

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/38678_Palin_Fans_Trying_to_Edit_Wikipedia_Paul_Revere_Page

Mandark · « **Reply #12734 on:** June 06, 2011, 03:39:54 PM »

Jeez.

"Sarah Palin is a former governor of Alaska as well as a presidential candidate of one of the two national parties in the United States. Her account of Paul Revere's famous ride has achieved national attention from most mainstream media -- LA Times, CNN, you name it. There are numerous reliable sources quoted her exact words on this subject. This article has HUGE attention (55K readers in one day) as a result. Clearly, there should be some mention given its obvious importance. And I remind people, kindly, that it's not up to us contributors to determine who is and isn't a "poorly informed view" and to try to determine truth. Rather, Wikipedia is about verifiability.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 15:37, 5 June 2011 (UTC)"

I suppose that's one approach to historiography.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12735 on:** June 06, 2011, 04:33:47 PM »

Palin fans are reminding me of Gaga fans with this "validation through popularity" stuff

Eric P · « **Reply #12736 on:** June 06, 2011, 04:43:58 PM »

oh weiner, no.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12737 on:** June 06, 2011, 04:46:34 PM »

Weiner's wife sounds quite forgiving. More like a mom after being told her son smoked a bowl.

What a shame. And look at Brietbart standing in the midst of the press conference relishing the moment. God dammit, he was right.

Mandark · « **Reply #12738 on:** June 06, 2011, 05:03:48 PM »

Breitbart pulling a Jose Canseco. Oh well.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12739 on:** June 06, 2011, 05:10:14 PM »

So is Harold Ford going to challenge him in a primary?

Oblivion · « **Reply #12740 on:** June 06, 2011, 05:22:11 PM »

Goddamn Wiener. Forget the damage he's probably done to his political career, or all the pain he's caused his wife, the most offensive thing about this whole ordeal is that it legitimizes that scumbag, Breitbart. $:-\$

Oblivion · « **Reply #12741 on:** June 07, 2011, 04:27:17 AM »

http://teamcoco.com/content/sarah-palin-corrects-paul-revere-error

Mandark · « **Reply #12742 on:** June 07, 2011, 04:48:30 AM »

A hyper-abrasive New York Jew as a presidential candidate?

Of my heart, maybe, but not of the United States federal government.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #12743 on:** June 07, 2011, 04:59:46 AM »

him and Feingold on the same ticket just has a pleasing sound, don't it.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #12744 on:** June 07, 2011, 09:30:33 AM »

That dude was never ever gonna be President lol, but it was nice to see him spit fire

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #12745 on:** June 07, 2011, 09:47:37 AM »

Quote from: HyperZoneWasAwesome on June 07, 2011, 04:59:46 AM

him and Feingold on the same ticket just has a pleasing sound, don't it.

Still hard to swallow that Feingold lost

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #12746 on:** June 07, 2011, 10:03:44 AM »

Quote from: Mamacint on June 07, 2011, 09:47:37 AM

Quote from: HyperZoneWasAwesome on June 07, 2011, 04:59:46 AM
him and Feingold on the same ticket just has a pleasing sound, don't it.

Still hard to swallow that Feingold lost

It's ok, he's gonna end up being Governor in another couple years.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #12747 on:** June 07, 2011, 05:52:59 PM »

Weiner is a rare breed: a Democrat with balls. It's a shame that he did such a stupid thing but at the same time, it seemed unlikely that he was going to be President anyway. If he wanted to be the mayor of New York or a Senator, this won't be any big deal, given enough time. Hopefully he doesn't slink out because we're losing that rare breed: Alan Grayson and Russ Feingold got the boot, Paul Wellstone is dead, and all that is pretty much left is Al Franken and to a lesser extent, Nancy Pelosi and Pete Stark.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #12748 on:** June 07, 2011, 08:05:55 PM »

I'm just flabbergasted that he doesn't know the difference between a picture message and a twitter post.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12749 on:** June 07, 2011, 08:25:02 PM »

Al Franken gets things done though. I get the impression Weiner is essentially nothing more than that guy who goes on Fox/MSNBC to spew talking points. You rarely see Franken on television, whereas that's all Weiner does. Considering that, what will he do now that he can't go on television without being bombarded with personal questions/causing distractions.

I'm guessing he won't last long.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #12750 on:** June 07, 2011, 09:14:52 PM »

Weiner's facial structure reminds me a lot of Beavis.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #12751 on:** June 08, 2011, 01:23:16 AM »

Wait, we're caring about this Weiner thing now? Why exactly are we caring again? Was there an actual victim here? (Genuine question)

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #12752 on:** June 08, 2011, 01:25:28 AM »

he showed adult women ON THE INTERNET his PENIS, i.e. he is olimario

Mandark · « **Reply #12753 on:** June 08, 2011, 01:57:31 AM »

To be fair, when we cared about Weiner before it wasn't cause he actually changed anything, just that he gave lefties an honest, angry catharsis.

Now he's giving Fox News viewers some sexy lulz. Fair play.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #12754 on:** June 08, 2011, 02:49:36 AM »

Somehow I seem to have suppressed all memory of ever caring about him for any reason, but I'll take your word for it

Mandark · « **Reply #12755 on:** June 08, 2011, 03:17:04 AM »

Well I don't remember you ostentatiously not-caring about him either, bub.

Next thing you'll be carping about the royal wedding.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #12756 on:** June 08, 2011, 03:59:01 AM »

Nah, like most Americans I enjoyed hearing about the royal wedding as it gave me an excuse to snicker a bit at the British and their crazy inbred traditions. "Baron Carrickfergus", lulz.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #12757 on:** June 08, 2011, 05:22:34 PM »

Sarah Palin's 2011 Tour of Fail continues. She wanted to meet Margaret Thatcher and got rebuffed.

http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2011/06/08/sarah_palin_margaret_thatcher_thatcher_ally_says_meeting_won_t_h.html

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“Lady Thatcher will not be seeing Sarah Palin. That would be belittling for Margaret. Sarah Palin is nuts.”

So says an unnamed “ally” of former British Prime Minster Margaret Thatcher about Sarah Palin’s wishes to meet with the Iron Lady, according to the Guardian.

The former Republican vice-presidential nominee recently told the Sunday Times that she hopes to meet Thatcher in England later this summer while on her way to Sudan in July.

“I am just hoping Mrs. Thatcher is well enough to see me as I so admire her,” Palin said.

But the Independent points out that the 85-year-old Thatcher has stopped making public appearances due to poor health and “is seldom at home for guests.” She even missed her own 85th-birthday celebration.

An aide told the paper, “Nowadays, the Lady rarely meets people at all. If a meeting went ahead it would be very much low-key, and would very much depend on how things were on the day. We don't make firm appointments for this sort of meeting."

Given that "low-key" events aren't really Palin's style, a meeting of the two women seemed unlikely from the start.

The former prime minister will, however, attend the July 4 unveiling of a statue of Ronald Regan outside the United States Embassy in London.

The Guardian’s source seemed to reiterate that this will not be an opportunity for Palin to meet Thatcher: “Margaret is focusing on Ronald Reagan and will attend the unveiling of the statue. That is her level.”

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12758 on:** June 09, 2011, 03:09:22 PM »

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WASHINGTON (AP) - AP sources: Senior aides on Gingrich presidential campaign resign en masse

Truly the Julius Caesar of our time

Oblivion · « **Reply #12759 on:** June 09, 2011, 04:41:58 PM »

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At least he wasn't being treated for cancer when his staff abandoned him.

Beardo · « **Reply #12760 on:** June 09, 2011, 05:17:48 PM »

[youtube=560,345]dcuqM1LEi5c[/youtube]

Poor liberals. dressed up as zombies really? And you guys give tea party people a hard time for wearing a tricornered hat.

Oblivion · « **Reply #12761 on:** June 09, 2011, 08:49:59 PM »

Random thing I was wondering:

Something that I've been wondering about. When supply side economics was introduced, its appeal was supposed to lay in the idea that if you cut taxes, you INCREASE revenue. At the same time, one of Reagan's arguments for tax cuts was that it would control government spending, by depriving the government of revenue (he said it was like cutting a child's allowance, since that would force them to be frugal). But..if the idea is that it increases revenues, why would you need to cut spending?

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #12762 on:** June 10, 2011, 01:48:14 AM »

Because PUPPY DOGS, SUNSHINE AND LOLLY POPS THAT'S WHY! WHOOOOOOOO!!!

Who the fuck knows, Reagan was a senile puppet that used white resentment to give rich people a fuck ton of tax cuts and ruin the country... sound familiar? All except the senile part, anyways.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12763 on:** June 10, 2011, 01:34:42 PM »

oh my god Gingrich
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/gingrich-defiant-fundamental-difference-with-the-traditional-consulting-community-video.php?ref=fpblg

Beardo · « **Reply #12764 on:** June 13, 2011, 10:29:31 AM »

Just saw human centipede. Best metaphor for socialism ever.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #12765 on:** June 13, 2011, 10:34:29 AM »

Quote from: Beardo on June 13, 2011, 10:29:31 AM

Just saw human centipede. Best metaphor for socialism ever.

Uh...wouldn't it actually be a metaphor for capitalism?

Guy on top gets the food, everybody else gets da poopoo.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12766 on:** June 13, 2011, 01:42:23 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on June 13, 2011, 10:34:29 AM

Quote from: Beardo on June 13, 2011, 10:29:31 AM
Just saw human centipede. Best metaphor for socialism ever.

Uh...wouldn't it actually be a metaphor for capitalism?

Guy on top gets the food, everybody else gets da poopoo.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #12767 on:** June 13, 2011, 01:45:23 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on June 13, 2011, 10:34:29 AM

Quote from: Beardo on June 13, 2011, 10:29:31 AM
Just saw human centipede. Best metaphor for socialism ever.

Uh...wouldn't it actually be a metaphor for capitalism?

Guy on top gets the food, everybody else gets da poopoo.

Perfect

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #12768 on:** June 13, 2011, 02:58:07 PM »

I've always wondered who's alt Beardo was, it has to be GR, that was TOO GOOD

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #12769 on:** June 13, 2011, 05:56:50 PM »

I roffled

Oblivion · « **Reply #12770 on:** June 13, 2011, 06:12:58 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on June 13, 2011, 10:34:29 AM

Quote from: Beardo on June 13, 2011, 10:29:31 AM
Just saw human centipede. Best metaphor for socialism ever.

Uh...wouldn't it actually be a metaphor for capitalism?

Guy on top gets the food, everybody else gets da poopoo.

Analihilated.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12771 on:** June 13, 2011, 06:43:00 PM »

GOP debate tonight at 8pm on CNN

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12772 on:** June 13, 2011, 09:32:06 PM »

Aw man, Ron Paul just argued illegal immigrants should be turned away from emergency care

Mandark · « **Reply #12773 on:** June 13, 2011, 11:48:53 PM »

Boggles my mind (no it doesn't) that so many libertarians, who are all for the free flow of capital, are okay with strict immigration laws.

Should a foreigner be able to buy a house in the US? Of course! Should that person be allowed to live there? No.

Himu · « **Reply #12774 on:** June 14, 2011, 12:19:52 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on June 13, 2011, 10:34:29 AM

Quote from: Beardo on June 13, 2011, 10:29:31 AM
Just saw human centipede. Best metaphor for socialism ever.

Uh...wouldn't it actually be a metaphor for capitalism?

Guy on top gets the food, everybody else gets da poopoo.

Hahahahaha

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12775 on:** June 14, 2011, 11:38:30 PM »

[youtube=560,345]EZ3B8WvVjL4[/youtube]
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/in-ca-36-democrat-calls-for-blanket-condemnation-of-stunning-new-web-ad-video.php?ref=fpblg

Mandark · « **Reply #12776 on:** June 14, 2011, 11:56:25 PM »

what is this I don't even

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #12777 on:** June 15, 2011, 12:10:47 AM »

That's a pretty despicable video, but you gotta admit it had a pretty hot beat.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #12778 on:** June 15, 2011, 09:35:18 AM »

Quote from: http://www.npr.org/2011/06/13/137036622/skip-the-legalese-and-keep-it-short-justices-say

All of the justices talk about "legalese" in disparaging terms, and many refer to great fiction writers as masters of language.

"The only good way to learn about writing is to read good writing," says Chief Justice John Roberts.

That sentiment is echoed by Breyer, who points to Proust, Stendhal and Montesquieu as his inspirations. Justice Anthony Kennedy loves Hemingway, Shakespeare, Solzhenitsyn, Dickens and Trollope.

Justice Thomas says a good legal brief reminds him of the TV show 24. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says one of the great influences on her writing was her European literature professor at Cornell, Vladimir Nabokov — yes, the same Nabokov who later rocked the literary world with his widely acclaimed novel Lolita.

Mupepe · « **Reply #12779 on:** June 16, 2011, 10:48:55 AM »

Soooo, can someone with more knowledge give some insight into the Greece situation? The media is portraying it as pretty dismal but I don't know if that's just sensationalism or not. What are the chances of a default and what kind of effect do you think it'd have?

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