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Support <script language="javascript" src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/addyn/3.0/5235/1131540/0/154/ADTECH;loc=700;cookie=info;target=_blank;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]"></script><noscript><a href="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adlink/3.0/5235/1131540/0/154/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" target="_blank"><img src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adserv/3.0/5235/1131540/0/154/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" border="0" width="160" height="600"></a></noscript> Contact Change the At to "@" and the DOT to "." Syndicate this site (XML) Powered by Movable Type	Retracto, the Correction Alpaca Now Has a Theme Song Heh. Pretty silly. Correction: Yesterday I mentioned Paul Ryan's plan to save entitlements and put the country on a sound financial footing. I incorrectly stated that the only fix to the entitlements he proposed (or which would be necessary) was a phased-in escalation of the age at which benefits are paid out, from age 65 to age 70. In fact, his plan includes means-testing, plus vouchers to get people off government health care and into private plans. Retracto the Correction Alpaca forced me to issue this correction by looking at me with them "crazy-eyes." Posted by: Ace at 03:25 PM <script language="javascript" src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/addyn/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=700;cookie=info;target=_blank;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]"></script><noscript><a href="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adlink/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" target="_blank"><img src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adserv/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" border="0" width="300" height="250"></a></noscript> Comments 1 hi-ho! Posted by: This is Kissel at February 09, 2010 03:26 PM (z37MR) 2 Lighten up, Francis. Posted by: Rahma Jahma at February 09, 2010 03:27 PM (ci50A) 3 all Retracto needs now is Alysson Hannigan as his side-kick and there's a TV series - sort of a reality-based "Kolchak the Night Stalker" meets "Green Acres" w/ Alysson Hannigan as the sidekick. Posted by: BumperStickerist at February 09, 2010 03:30 PM (ruzrP) 4 Devo retracto Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 03:30 PM (QrA9E) 5 Good beat, great melody, funny lyrics, very danceable.. ...I give it a B+ Seriously, I listened to it...clever..love the alpaca bleat at the end Posted by: beedubya at February 09, 2010 03:33 PM (AnTyA) 6 Retracto the Correction Alpaca forced me to issue this correction by looking at me with them "crazy-eyes." We need to mate Retracto with the demonsheep. Posted by: CUS at February 09, 2010 03:35 PM (wOGfT) 7 I see a certain ponytailed has been who lives under a van down by the river didn't land the bass player gig. I expect a series of "Raaaaacist" posts and threats to ban people because of this. Thus, I like it even more Posted by: eddiebear at February 09, 2010 03:37 PM (wnU1W) 8 Kinda retarded, needed more f-bombs. Posted by: Dr. Spank at February 09, 2010 03:37 PM (0FiCa) 9 Eddiebear needs to put his own personal spin on the song. Posted by: Dr. Spank at February 09, 2010 03:39 PM (0FiCa) 10 Domo arigato, Mr. Retracto. Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 09, 2010 03:39 PM (mR7mk) 11 Who is this Retracto you speak of? Posted by: CAD Daddy at February 09, 2010 03:39 PM (T400w) 12 Dude stole my gig. Posted by: Sexual Harassment Panda at February 09, 2010 03:40 PM (1fanL) 13 I give it a 6. Nice vocals, not enough profanity. Posted by: di butler, chick on Bandstand at February 09, 2010 03:40 PM (S3xX1) 14 It was that, when you go over 100K you get tagged at 25% that made me cringe. Like make 99K tax burden 9.9K Make 101K tax burden 25.25K That's like OUCH! and much more burden than I carry for income taxes with deductions. So I guess I would still be using the old system. Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 09, 2010 03:40 PM (0q2P7) 15 Ryan good Obama bad Ace funny Gibbs retarded Palin hot and honest and authentic, but that's Another Story Altogether..... How can you tell an alpaca from a llama? Posted by: SantaRosaStan at February 09, 2010 03:42 PM (JrRME) 16 Queef Olberdouche actually had his girlfriend on the show last night. Check her out...nice lips ..looks like she gets a real workout from Queef Posted by: beedubya at February 09, 2010 03:43 PM (AnTyA) 17 14 Uh. I haven't actually, you know, read it, but wouldn't the first 99k be taxed at 10%? And the excess taxed at 25%? Posted by: FUBAR at February 09, 2010 03:43 PM (1fanL) 18 again, you don't understand marginal rates. 25% is paid on each marginal dollar beyond 100,000. if you make 101,000 you would pay 10,250 in taxes, not 25,000. You pay 10% on the first 100,000 and 25% on the thousand beyond 100,000. seriously, you guys have to get this straight because I hear this a lot, and this is pretty basic, and if you say this with liberals they are going to have your lunch for it. Posted by: ace at February 09, 2010 03:43 PM (jlvw3) 19 So I get the Ace O' Spades seal of approval then. Posted by: FUBAR at February 09, 2010 03:45 PM (1fanL) 20 So, under his plan, I now have to wait an extra 2 years to receive my check for exactly nothing? I can live with that. Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 09, 2010 03:46 PM (5Xf3c) 21 Dude stole my gig. Posted by: Sexual Harassment Panda at February 09, 2010 03:40 PM (1fanL) Fuck you both. Posted by: Dramatic Squirrel at February 09, 2010 03:48 PM (5Xf3c) 22 Hey Ace, how's the electric cigarette going? Posted by: FUBAR at February 09, 2010 03:48 PM (1fanL) 23 >>if you make 101,000 you would pay 10,250 in taxes, not 25,000. You pay 10% on the first 100,000 and 25% on the thousand beyond 100,000. Unless you're a democrat, then you only pay taxes when you're nominated for an executive branch position. Posted by: Dr. Spank at February 09, 2010 03:48 PM (0FiCa) 24 Ace, how about a post on John Brennan? Posted by: rdbrewer at February 09, 2010 03:51 PM (FNXdE) 25 the sad part is, when FUBAR is ready to retire in 2025, his income will be $1,000,000 per year. After taxes, inflation and mandatory medical insurance, it'll spend like $1.98. Posted by: mark c at February 09, 2010 03:52 PM (SBIko) 26 Hey I understand marginal rates just fine. Nothing in the post said anything about marginal income greater than 100K just incomes greater than 100K. Different sentence different meaning. I thought and I hoped he meant the former. But the whole thing had a very flat tax feel, so without that reassuring word I thought the latter. The literal meaning of what he said, was flat tax. If he wanted to imply marginal without saying it he should have dropped the erudite plural form of income (incomes) and said income greater than 100k would be taxed at 25% instead of incomes greater than 100K would be taxed at 25%. Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 09, 2010 03:53 PM (0q2P7) 27 Insert obligatory Monty Python "llama" reference here. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 03:53 PM (B+qrE) 28 Aren't alpacas just four-legged Ewoks? Posted by: andycanuck at February 09, 2010 03:56 PM (2qU2d) 29 Dr Spank: Sorry. I don't want to have ace lose his ad revenue by my "personal" spin on the song. But a lotsa F Bombs and Korean knifey references would ensue. Posted by: eddiebear at February 09, 2010 03:57 PM (wnU1W) 30 We need to mate Retracto with the demonsheep. That is spider clown wrong. Posted by: alexthechick at February 09, 2010 03:58 PM (8WZWv) 31 seriously, you guys have to get this straight because I hear this a lot, and this is pretty basic, and if you say this with liberals they are going to have your lunch for it. Bullshit. Those pussies don't eat bacon. Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 09, 2010 03:59 PM (5Xf3c) 32 That is spider clown wrong. I may never sleep again. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 04:00 PM (B+qrE) 33 I sure wish I knew where to find a replica watch. Posted by: hinky at February 09, 2010 04:00 PM (BIyWH) 34 How can you tell an alpaca from a llama? Five inches. Posted by: peruvian novelty act at February 09, 2010 04:01 PM (2qU2d) 35 alpacas are actually not very friendly. Don't ask me how I know Posted by: eddiebear at February 09, 2010 04:01 PM (wnU1W) 36 alpacas are actually not very friendly. Don't ask me how I know Posted by: eddiebear at February 09, 2010 04:01 PM (wnU1W) Sugar cubes. Don't ask me how I know. Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 09, 2010 04:04 PM (5Xf3c) 37 Means testing discourages savings, as does the estate tax. It also means that all your contributions to Social security and medicare are confiscated y the government for the benefit of someone else, who may turn out to have been a dumbfuck who pissed all his money away at the casino. Means testing will never work. Posted by: dan in michigan at February 09, 2010 04:04 PM (wginH) 38 Alpacas just kind of lay there. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 04:05 PM (d3PgX) 39 More cowbell! Posted by: Retracto at February 09, 2010 04:05 PM (2X8VA) 40 Means testing will never work. Posted by: dan in michigan at February 09, 2010 04:04 PM (wginH) So you are saying it's a perfect solution for the politicians. Posted by: lorien1973 at February 09, 2010 04:09 PM (IhQuA) 41 Paul Ryan's plan is the typical BS commie-lite program favored by all the Republican squishes. How about this Mr. Ryan - quit spending damn money. That will balance the budget. Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 04:09 PM (QrA9E) 42 Posted by: Dramatic Squirrel at February 09, 2010 03:48 PM (5Xf3c) Mate, you just had a spot in a superbowl commercial. Bugger off. Posted by: Geico Gecko at February 09, 2010 04:10 PM (lSuMX) 43 38 Alpacas just kind of lay there. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 04:05 PM (d3PgX) Aren't you going to tell us not to ask you how you know that? Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at February 09, 2010 04:11 PM (Vu6sl) 44 The alpaca haz a dress with no sleeves.... Posted by: duncan at February 09, 2010 04:11 PM (gjUaP) 45 You morons need to go to RedStateUpdate & see their latest vid about the John Edwards sex tape. It's hilarious. NSFW language. http://tinyurl.com/ya5bz66 Posted by: CAD Daddy at February 09, 2010 04:12 PM (T400w) Captain America Now Thwarting Evil, Racist Teabaggers Palin Steele landed his/her dream job of writing for Captain America. While investigating this subversive group, Captain America and his partner The Falcon � a black super hero � have decided to try and infiltrate the secretive organization. In preparation for the infiltration, Marvel Comics depicts the two super heroes out of costume and observing from a rooftop a street filled with what can only be described as a Tea Party protest. The scene shows crowds of people in city streets carrying signs that say, �stop the socialists,� �tea bag libs before they tea bag you,� and �no to new taxes.� Naturally, the people in these crowds are depicted as being filled with nothing but white folks. The black character asks the out of costume Captain, �What the hell is this?� And follows that with, �looks like some kind of anti-tax protest.� The Falcon character then snidely tells his partner the Captain, �So I guess this whole �hate the government� vibe around here isn�t limited to the Watchdogs.� The two then discuss their plan to infiltrate the subversive group that Marvel comics seems to be linking to the Tea Party movement. This discussion culminates in The Falcon wondering how a black man would do such a thing. �I don�t exactly see a black man from Harlem fitting in with a bunch of angry white folks,� he tells the incognito Captain America. The Captain tells him, �no it�s perfect� this all fits right into my plan.� After this we find that the Captain�s plan is to send the black man into a redneck bar to pretend to be a black man working for the IRS and to get everyone all mad� because� well, you know that every white person is a racist that hates black civil servants, right? So, there you have it, America. Tea Party protesters just �hate the government,� they are racists, they are all white folks, they are angry, and they associate with secretive white supremacist groups that want to over throw the U.S. government. It's worse than that. Under Bush, Captain America turned anti-government (and sorta anti-American too, if you ask me) and was much-concerned with thwarting evil-doers who... um, were like trying to kill terrorists and stuff. But now, under Obama, it's safe to uncritically trust the government again, I guess. Via HotAir. Posted by: Ace at 03:23 PM <script language="javascript" src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/addyn/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=700;cookie=info;target=_blank;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]"></script><noscript><a href="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adlink/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" target="_blank"><img src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adserv/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" border="0" width="300" height="250"></a></noscript> Comments 1 It's like Hollywood with pitchers. Posted by: nickless at February 09, 2010 03:27 PM (MMC8r) 2 Uh, is this a joke? I honestly can't tell. Posted by: Sir Elliot at February 09, 2010 03:28 PM (DUNS7) 3 The black character asks the out of costume Captain, �What the hell is this?� And follows that with, �looks like some kind of anti-tax protest.� The Falcon character then snidely tells his partner the Captain, �So I guess this whole �hate the government� vibe around here isn�t limited to the Watchdogs.� It is sad when even comic books have been converted to snivling PC liberal propaganda. Another old American tradition turned to shit. Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 03:28 PM (QrA9E) 4 Big Hollywood sez the movie should be good -- not all stuck on stupid like the comics. From what I've heard so far it'll have more of an Iron Man-type vibe. No linky 'cause I'm at work and lazy. Posted by: Joanna at February 09, 2010 03:31 PM (7+WuG) 5 Which limey asshole is writing Captain America this time? IIRC, I think it was that 'tard (forgive me) Millar who drew a parallel between Dresden and Iraq. Posted by: ECM at February 09, 2010 03:31 PM (nYKDd) 6 Oh come on, comics writers are almost hard Lefties to a fault. Look at Marvel's "Civil War" or DC's "Amazon's Attack" for more lengthy examples. One of the seminal works in modern comics, The Dark Knight Returns is full of potshots at Reagan. It's a wonder that Capt. America, the character, still exists. I don't know how they manage to write Iron Man. Posted by: Techie at February 09, 2010 03:31 PM (zbH+i) 7 or maybe it was Dresden and 9-11...either way, it was sickening. Posted by: ECM at February 09, 2010 03:31 PM (nYKDd) 8 It is sad when even comic books have been converted to snivling PC liberal propaganda. Another old American tradition turned to shit. Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 03:28 PM (QrA9E) shit has been going on since the 70's (the major ones at least). Sad part is that so far it didn't even fit into the storyline, it just pops up Posted by: I'm a mutha fucking ninja at February 09, 2010 03:31 PM (cBeTr) 9 The racist meme is something the Left had to invent to disparage the same kind of protesting of the government that they'd been lionizing for the last eight years. Posted by: nickless at February 09, 2010 03:32 PM (MMC8r) 10 I freely admit to hating this government, i.e. the Odumbass administration. Subversive tactics are only a fraction of my reasons. Posted by: agnostica at February 09, 2010 03:32 PM (gbCNS) 11 The man built up as the ultimate hero against national socialism, now reduced to a shill for government determinism in the United States. How far we've fallen? Can we even see the way out of the hole now? Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 09, 2010 03:33 PM (0q2P7) 12 Hell, Capt. America's original sidekick became, I kid you not, Winter Solider. Posted by: Techie at February 09, 2010 03:33 PM (zbH+i) 13 Why is Captain America bringing his butler on missions? Posted by: Dr. Spank at February 09, 2010 03:35 PM (0FiCa) 14 It sounds sorta like this. Posted by: Bill H at February 09, 2010 03:35 PM (q8CmE) 15 Captain America in the mainstream Marvel Universe is pretty much used as a way for the writers to forward their political ideas (being progressive pussies) However, the Ultimate Universe version of Captain America is a patriotic bad-ass: http://alturl.com/y7t4 http://alturl.com/gjyk Posted by: D-Rock at February 09, 2010 03:35 PM (mkKeP) 16 Fuck Marvel. Captain America is MINE. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 03:36 PM (d3PgX) 17 Captain America says: That set of those who like fiscal responsibility and a limited role for the State is a subset of the set of white people. This is logically equivalent to the statement: that all nonwhite people prefer for the government to remain insolvent and intrusive, as long as nonwhites get theirs. It's not the first time I've seen that assertion, but it's usually a different sort of publication which makes it. Posted by: Zimriel at February 09, 2010 03:36 PM (9Sbz+) 18 Longtime Marvel reader here, and I've been reading Brubaker's run from the start. It's actually been very, very good. (I mean, he brought back Bucky, for crying out loud! And made it work!) But after reading this nonsense a couple of weeks ago, I swore it off. Done. I found it very insulting. The "tea bag" bit was the real tipoff. And I went to a comic-book message board that Brubaker has been known to frequent, posted that I was dropping the book, and spelled out exactly why. I can get insulted for my political beliefs for free. No need to spend $3.99 for the privilege. Posted by: tsj017 at February 09, 2010 03:39 PM (4YUWF) 19 Stan Lee and the gang are old-school hippy-dippy dork from way back. No surprises here. Just disappointment. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 03:41 PM (d3PgX) 20 So, does the new Captain eat tofu and hang out at bath houses? Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 03:41 PM (OlN4e) 21 Dissent is no longer patriotic, it's downright RAAAACIST now. Thank you Captain America for taking your role as Comic Book SuperNanny to the extreme. Now f#ck off. Posted by: vai2112 at February 09, 2010 03:42 PM (TcILN) 22 Captain America needs to change his name to Captain Cramps. Posted by: Dr. Spank at February 09, 2010 03:44 PM (0FiCa) 23 Captain America's been torn apart. Now he's a court jester with a broken heart. Posted by: Guns N' Roses at February 09, 2010 03:44 PM (TpXEI) 24 One of the seminal works in modern comics, The Dark Knight Returns is full of potshots at Reagan. True, but 9/11 did smack some sense into Frank Miller. Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at February 09, 2010 03:44 PM (sXLx/) 25 I am so fucking pissed. Posted by: Max Power at February 09, 2010 03:46 PM (q177U) 26 What's next? Ironman building a hybrid suit with fewer carbon emissions? The Human Torch buying carbon credits for super-hero activity? Posted by: Hal at February 09, 2010 03:46 PM (cNSTn) 27 Just wrote to Marvel and Disney. With Grant Morrison over at DC, there's no need to ever buy a Marvel comic again. Posted by: Max Power at February 09, 2010 03:47 PM (q177U) 28 Sniveling little writer douchebags at Marvel know that us racist, angry, white teabaggers won't saw their fucking heads off on YouTube the way the real enemy will. They have nothing to lose by sniping at easy targets. Real brave. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 03:48 PM (d3PgX) 29 OT Who am I to deny a hongry coyote a Yankee moonbat meal? I am a wildlife advocate, and I say we owe them some Manhattan moonbat meat. Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 03:48 PM (OlN4e) 30 It's just not Captain America. In a recent Wolverine comic, he wanted to watch a John Wayne movie with the latest chick he's boning. Her response: "You know John Wayne was a racist." Posted by: Aaron at February 09, 2010 03:48 PM (TxQvv) 31 I can't wait to see the exciting conclusion when Captain America beats down the father of a family who refuses to purchase state mandated health insurance - Go Cap'! Posted by: Bald Ninja at February 09, 2010 03:48 PM (4pdbX) 32 All I know is they'd better stay the hell away from Superman with that crap. Don't read the comics but in the tv show (yes, I'm that old) he fought for truth, justice and the American way. Of course, "People for the American Way" would tell you that's what they do but they're just another bunch of mis-named commies. Posted by: teej at February 09, 2010 03:49 PM (c459z) 33 We are all National Socialists now. Let us get behind comrade Obama and let him lead us to a brighter tomorrow. The kulaks and bad jews that oppose him will be stopped by the genetically superior, like myself. Heil Obama! Posted by: Captain America (circa 2010) at February 09, 2010 03:52 PM (7BU4a) 34 I look pretty fucking good now, don't I? Posted by: Robin-Log Cabin Crimefighter at February 09, 2010 03:52 PM (5Xf3c) 35 Ironman building a hybrid suit with fewer carbon emissions? The Human Torch buying carbon credits for super-hero activity? Posted by: Hal Close. Ironman's new suit is made out of hemp. Human Torch has to avoid Ironman Hempman or the just Avengers end up sitting around their apartment and eating Cheetos. Posted by: Iskandar at February 09, 2010 03:52 PM (/o58C) 36 They already got to superman, who is now only about Truth and justice, and not the American way. I never got into comic books and don't consider this stuff to be important to our culture or very good art. It's just another big media attempt to pressure weak willed people into being democrats. Republicans are dorky, stupid, evil, racist, bla bla bla. It's progress. Democrats used to lynch Republicans. Posted by: Wigglesworth at February 09, 2010 03:52 PM (dUOK+) 37 John Wayne was a racist? Hmm. Someone should tell his wife Pilar, the Peruvian. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 03:53 PM (d3PgX) 38 The funny thing is that we have to predict the pivot, where when internal DNC polling tells them that, duh, the tea party is doing well among independents, that all of the sudden, the DNC owns the movement and they've always had the utmost respect for the tea party and so on... Posted by: joeindc44 at February 09, 2010 03:53 PM (QxSug) 39 he fought for truth, justice and the American way. Well, in the recent Superman movie, he fought for "truth, justice, and uh...all that stuff". Or so the director related during an interview on NPR. Posted by: Pyrocles at February 09, 2010 03:53 PM (xzSvW) 40 Other than Dum-Dum, does anyone even read comic books anymore? I mean its like 2 pages of comic and 20 pages of ads. Posted by: Blazer at February 09, 2010 03:54 PM (t72+4) 41 36 They already got to superman, - Say it ain't so Joe. Posted by: teej at February 09, 2010 03:54 PM (c459z) 42 All I know is they'd better stay the hell away from Superman with that crap. Posted by: teej Ah, so you missed Soviet Superman, I take it? Posted by: Iskandar at February 09, 2010 03:55 PM (/o58C) 43 So, when does Cap enlist in the Audi Green Police? Posted by: Brown Line at February 09, 2010 03:55 PM (VrNoa) 44 Other than Dum-Dum, does anyone even read comic books Playboy anymore? I mean its like 2 pages of comic tits and ass and 20 pages of ads. Posted by: Blazer at February 09, 2010 03:54 PM (t72+4) Fixed Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 09, 2010 03:55 PM (5Xf3c) 45 Next week: Captain America traces the evil teabaggers to their secret underground lair, when [PLOT TWIST] we discover the grand poobahs in that syndicate actually take orders from the evil Toyota Corporation, hell bent on sabotaging their cars for profit and evil. Captain America: Backfor seconds, you yellow bastards?! You're no match for the unionized, eco-concious Government Motors! Posted by: Cautiously Pessimistic at February 09, 2010 03:57 PM (pZEar) 46 The Betrayal of Captain America continues. Posted by: Z Ryan at February 09, 2010 03:57 PM (cMo6P) 47 Haven't bought a comic since they killed Cap on the courthouse steps. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 03:57 PM (d3PgX) 48 So does this mean its cool to root for Red Skull putting a bullet in his cranium now? Posted by: Blazer at February 09, 2010 03:58 PM (t72+4) 49 Well, in the recent Superman movie, ... Never saw it, probably because it didn't have John Wayne, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart or Glen Ford in it. Posted by: teej at February 09, 2010 03:58 PM (c459z) 50 Really the only response to this is repeatedly banging a head against a wall. Not my head, mind you. Posted by: alexthechick at February 09, 2010 03:58 PM (8WZWv) 51 shit has been going on since the 70's (the major ones at least). Back in the day when I read comics it was "against the law" to be a leftist. Damn bring back McCarthy! As Jim Stafford says; I got the blues for the 50s; and I miss the early 60s too; I do. Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 03:59 PM (QrA9E) 52 Well, while this is bad, nothing Marvel could do would be worse than that last Spider Man movie. Or any of the Spider Man movies for that matter.. Posted by: doug at February 09, 2010 04:01 PM (UpJts) 53 Whoa there. Superman: Red Son was awesome. He started out using his powers to do the impossible: perfectly control a centralized economy and society. Had pretty much the whole planet ticking along like a Communist clock. But eventually he saw what he was doing and left humanity to itself. Awesome. Posted by: Zorachus at February 09, 2010 04:04 PM (qc/CQ) 54 Well, while this is bad, nothing Marvel could do would be worse than that last Spider Man movie. Ahem. Posted by: Highland II at February 09, 2010 04:05 PM (5Xf3c) 55 Shit. Posted by: Highlander II at February 09, 2010 04:05 PM (5Xf3c) 56 OT but you all need a laugh. Was staying with friends last week and Friday morning the wife says they have this thing on facebook where you enter your birthdate and it tells you which song was #1 on Billboard at the time. (think it was billboard). Asks me my DOB. She enters it and it comes back, no data available. Please pick a more recent date. Told her thank you for making my day. True story. She did some more searching and found that "Davy Crockett" was the #1 song the day I was born. I can live with that. Posted by: teej at February 09, 2010 04:05 PM (c459z) 57 Why is Captain America bringing his butler on missions? Brooks or Frum might need a blowjob. Posted by: andycanuck at February 09, 2010 04:08 PM (2qU2d) 58 Its only a matter of time before Captain America and his sidekick profess their undying love for each other an attempt to infiltrate some anti-gay marriage hate group so they can at last come out of the closet and be married. Posted by: bulwark at February 09, 2010 04:08 PM (PO/9k) 59 Ant-man stands as an advocate for free-market, Austrian school capitalism. Der Antman, I should say (in Austrian)--U of Chicago Economics Professor by day, cocktail party raconteur by night. Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at February 09, 2010 04:09 PM (DPM1U) 60 Makes me nostalgic for the deep intellectual gravitas of superhero graphic novels like "Archie" and "Baby Huey." Posted by: iowahawk at February 09, 2010 04:10 PM (veL4N) Robert Gibbs is an Immature, Cartoonish Buffoon So this is what professionalism looks like at the Obama White House? Mary Katharine Ham calls Gibbs the "Dane Cook of political humor." Sarah Palin may be a public figure, but she is technically a private citizen. It doesn't matter who is being targeted, this sort of mocking is unbecoming and displays a juvenile mindset on the part of the press secretary that does not reflect well on the president. Posted by: Slublog at 03:11 PM <script language="javascript" src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/addyn/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=700;cookie=info;target=_blank;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]"></script><noscript><a href="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adlink/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" target="_blank"><img src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adserv/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" border="0" width="300" height="250"></a></noscript> Comments 1 Fuckin' retard. Should have had tapioca on that list. Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at February 09, 2010 03:12 PM (DPM1U) 2 Probably had to ask Bill Ayers how to spell the words. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 03:13 PM (d3PgX) 3 Hope and change are on his hand? Seems like that would be mocking the President if you ask be. What's really amazing, however, is how much this snowbilly hick wearing fuck me boots has gotten to the administration. Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 03:13 PM (4jZ56) 4 why are these idiots so, well, idiotic???? Does he think he's funny? Why doesn't he carry around a teleprompter to look like his boss, who really is an idiot.... Posted by: chai at February 09, 2010 03:13 PM (n1l55) 5 We're being governed by a combination of the Student Council at Millard Fillmore Junior High School and the thug-wannabes who hang out and smoke in the boys bathroom. When Soros picks a mouthpiece, he looks for Everything you & me don't want Posted by: SantaRosaStan at February 09, 2010 03:14 PM (JrRME) 6 what a fucking cocksucker. Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 03:14 PM (erIg9) 7 It doesn't matter who is being targeted, this sort of mocking is unbecoming and displays a juvenile mindset on the part of the press secretary that does not reflect well on the president. Au contraire, it reflects the president's mindset perfectly. Face it, the White House is occupied by a bunch of punks. Posted by: Y-not at February 09, 2010 03:14 PM (sey23) 8 This immaturity coming from the WH is absolutely surreal. Posted by: Twinks at February 09, 2010 03:14 PM (LeFbD) 9 So that is what I hear sloshing around in his head. Milk and eggs. No peas? Posted by: Dave at February 09, 2010 03:14 PM (6Z3qq) 10 Sadly, that is the most intelligent and mature response to this we've seen from these guys. Posted by: Ronsonic at February 09, 2010 03:14 PM (t11nH) 11 On his left hand because his right hand is too chafed from jerking off Obama. Posted by: kathysaysso at February 09, 2010 03:15 PM (ZtwUX) 12 Palin was no less childish in writing notes on her hand and trying to play it off like she wasn't reading off it. Come on.. 3rd grade much? But I'd rather see Gibbs under the boot than Palin. At least she's not a commie. Posted by: UGRev at February 09, 2010 03:15 PM (862vz) 13 Comp a Chomp a Chuey-Chomp! Posted by: Robert Gibbs escaped from Dr Mephisto's Lab at February 09, 2010 03:15 PM (EFn85) 14 I love the Limbaugh commercial that runs on my local talk station. They include a segment of Rush comparing Obama to Dean Wormer. Seems more apt every day. Except Obama isn't married to a MILF. Posted by: Scott J. at February 09, 2010 03:15 PM (NY7mQ) 15 So I'm doing my taxes. What in the ever loving fuck is the "Making Work Pay" tax credit? I thought that was what we called a "pay check". Why in the fuck am I getting 800 bucks of refundable credit because my jointly filed return shows an income between 13 and 150 grand? Isn't that basically fucking everybody? No wonder we're broke! Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 09, 2010 03:15 PM (5Xf3c) 16 Too bad chicken wasn't written on his hand too. Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 03:16 PM (4jZ56) 17 And the left will eat this up. The children truly are in charge of the house right now. Posted by: brak at February 09, 2010 03:16 PM (W5NBA) 18 Mary Katharine Ham calls Gibbs the "Dane Cook of political humor." Gibbs stole this joke from Louis CK? Posted by: oblig. at February 09, 2010 03:16 PM (S1MMB) 19 12 Palin was no less childish in writing notes on her hand and trying to play it off like she wasn't reading off it. Come on.. 3rd grade much? But I'd rather see Gibbs under the boot than Palin. At least she's not a commie. Posted by: UGRev at February 09, 2010 03:15 PM (862vz) horseshit. Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 03:16 PM (erIg9) 20 12 Palin was no less childish in writing notes on her hand and trying to play it off like she wasn't reading off it. Come on.. 3rd grade much? Sorry, no comparison. Posted by: real joe at February 09, 2010 03:16 PM (IAOAn) 21 17 And the left will eat this up. Sure, 'cause remember that Tony Snow was the devil, or something. Posted by: Y-not at February 09, 2010 03:16 PM (sey23) 22 Unbelievable (and sadly, not!) What a total douchetard. I can't stand Gibbs and his idiotic smuggery. Most unprofessional administration evah! (Really no surprise as we have the most unpresidential precedent evah). Obama makes Clinton look like a fricking statesman. Posted by: runningrn at February 09, 2010 03:17 PM (CfmlF) 23 There is a segment of the left that will cheer this. The rest of country is going to be much less accepting. We tolerate the Iranian thugocracy, but publically attack a political rival in the most base and juvenile way possible. Wow. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 03:17 PM (B+qrE) 24 What about the arugula? Posted by: WalrusRex at February 09, 2010 03:17 PM (xxgag) 25 He looks like Dilbert's retarded cousin. That forehead is fuckin' amazing... Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2010 03:17 PM (EFn85) 26 17 And the left will eat this up. Let them. Let them continue to eat this childish shit until the stench gushes from their pores driving voters away from them in droves. Posted by: kathysaysso at February 09, 2010 03:18 PM (ZtwUX) 27 That's not 'bacon' crossed out, is it? Posted by: Minka at February 09, 2010 03:18 PM (xtiuj) 28 I also see no waffles on that list. Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 03:18 PM (erIg9) 29 It doesn't matter who is being targeted, this sort of mocking is unbecoming and displays a juvenile mindset on the part of the press secretary that does not reflect well on the president. Slublog, You're giving way too much credit to a puerile administration and a punchdrunk "president" who couldn't lead his way down a fucking one-way street. The "president" doesn't reflect well on the "president". Posted by: SFC MAC at February 09, 2010 03:18 PM (/9h7Q) 30 Palin wasn't childish. She had themes written on her hand. She is a thousand times better at communicating off script than Bumbles. Horseshit. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 03:18 PM (d3PgX) 31 This immaturity coming from the WH is absolutely surreal Particularly since the deadly power they command is all too real. Posted by: Scott J. at February 09, 2010 03:19 PM (NY7mQ) 32 Why in the fuck am I getting 800 bucks of refundable credit because my jointly filed return shows an income between 13 and 150 grand? Isn't that basically fucking everybody? I thought that was only if you had kids? Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 09, 2010 03:19 PM (mR7mk) 33 Beer. Where's the beer? Posted by: CUS at February 09, 2010 03:19 PM (wOGfT) 34 27 That's not 'bacon' crossed out, is it? Posted by: Minka at February 09, 2010 03:18 PM (xtiuj) MOTHERFUCK I THINK IT IS Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 03:19 PM (erIg9) 35 There's a link to an American Thinker article entitled "I Was A Teenage President" at HotAir that dovetails nicely with this picture. Posted by: FreakyBoy at February 09, 2010 03:19 PM (Q41Zh) 36 Cmon. Now admittedly Gibbs has made a fool out of himself more times than I can count and is a total idiot and dweeb. And the criticism of Palin about the notes on the hand are just the type of flailing bs pushed by huff post that is goign to drive dems even deeper in the polls. But this is kind of funny. I laughed at 'hope' and 'change' out there. There is something to be said about professionalism I guess and apparently the white house isn't above calling dissenters terrorists and playing grade school teasing games, but this is also kind of funny. Posted by: mahnamahna at February 09, 2010 03:19 PM (RC7LR) 37 He is not Dilbert, he is "PC" from the PC and Mac commercials. Posted by: Living_Right_in_CA at February 09, 2010 03:19 PM (AoVZp) 38 I thought that was only if you had kids? Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 09, 2010 03:19 PM (mR7mk) I wondered why midgets were raiding my fridge in the night. Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 09, 2010 03:20 PM (5Xf3c) 39 On his other hand was written: Bankrupt country Damage national security Socialism, Socialism, Socialism, and Feed cat Posted by: Dr. Spank at February 09, 2010 03:20 PM (0FiCa) 40 It's bread that's crossed out. Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 03:20 PM (4jZ56) 41 No pudding on the list, either. Posted by: Y-not at February 09, 2010 03:20 PM (sey23) 42 I think he's an excellent spokesperson. Posted by: grima wormtongue at February 09, 2010 03:20 PM (EFn85) 43 What's really amazing, however, is how much this snowbilly hick wearing fuck me boots has gotten to the administration. I admit, I love watching them dance like puppets everytime she jerks their strings. High on a hill was a lonely goat.... Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 09, 2010 03:21 PM (mR7mk) 44 How's that Hope and Change workin' fer ya? Posted by: Sit on a potato pan, Otis at February 09, 2010 03:21 PM (QBQcg) 45 Fatuous. Man she is really in their heads though - deep in there. Posted by: Joe at February 09, 2010 03:21 PM (YwBI6) 46 Wow, she's really getting to them. The fact that they would even admit it indirectly is surprising. Posted by: grognard at February 09, 2010 03:21 PM (v0kvW) 47 It would have been funny if Gibbs wrote "pudding" on his hand. But he didn't. FAIL Posted by: Fallen Sparrow at February 09, 2010 03:21 PM (SOf9N) 48 Excellent. I could use $800. Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 09, 2010 03:21 PM (mR7mk) 49 What the hell is wrong with Palin writing notes on her hand? I do it all the time. Hell, I'd far rather Obama did that then use TOTUS as a binky. Wait. Wait. HE CROSSED OUT BACON! HE'S A WITCH! BURN HIM! Posted by: alexthechick at February 09, 2010 03:21 PM (8WZWv) 50 I think gibbs is farking barney franks! Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at February 09, 2010 03:21 PM (WeDcz) 51 Uh, Bob? Why is my name not at the top of that list? Posted by: Your boss Barry at February 09, 2010 03:21 PM (MNCFh) 52 He should write his shopping list on that big fucking forehead of his...like a drive-in movie theater. You could write game code on that cranium. Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at February 09, 2010 03:21 PM (DPM1U) 53 So.... He's reminding himself about hope and change? Sheesh, the environment at 1600 Penn Ave. must be uptight if he needs a reminder. Robert Gibbs: Asking America if we've seen his baseball since 1/20/2009 Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 09, 2010 03:22 PM (Ywp/O) 54 He forgot to write "jobs" there. Posted by: logprof at February 09, 2010 03:22 PM (CE2wR) 55 Hey, Gibbs, you know what would be even funnier? Have Obama make a speech based on five words written (openly and manfully) on his shirt cuff. Oh, he needs to read every uh single word off of a screen, you say? Oh. Posted by: Erwin at February 09, 2010 03:22 PM (cjADH) 56 Every time I see Wee Wee or Gibbon (or any admin official speak) it's a tossup between hearing the Clown Theme or Yakety Sax as a soundtrack. Posted by: Dang Straights at February 09, 2010 03:22 PM (Juqls) 57 "Franks" "Beans" Posted by: Gibbbs'es Handlist at February 09, 2010 03:23 PM (DPM1U) 58 You think Obama would want to debate Palin with no teleprompters, and their hands tied behind their backs? I fucking doubt it. Posted by: Michael at February 09, 2010 03:23 PM (FC2+c) 59 Wow, the LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD has time for this? FAIL. Posted by: pam at February 09, 2010 03:23 PM (h8R9p) 60 Lie Prevaricate Lather Rinse Repeat Posted by: Gibbsy's Right Hand at February 09, 2010 03:23 PM (5Xf3c) 61 Eggs Milk Bread Hope Change SlimFast Lettuce Fat-free salad dressing Skim Milk A clue FIFY Gibbsy Posted by: Blazer at February 09, 2010 03:23 PM (t72+4) 62 But David Axelfraud said they don't pay attention to Sarah Palin and she is of no importance! Weird how Obama's White House only goes after Palin, and never Romney or Huckabee, or anyone in Congress. Kinda odd, don't you think? Posted by: Dan at February 09, 2010 03:23 PM (KZraB) 63 I had previously given Gibbsy a little crtedit because he has a tough job trying to put that lipstick on the pig and polishing a turd. But this is his own bullshit. He is truly a cockholster. But I loves me sum MKH. Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 03:24 PM (QrA9E) 64 2010-- it's coming Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 09, 2010 03:24 PM (0GFWk) 65 12 Palin was no less childish in writing notes on her hand and trying to play it off like she wasn't reading off it. Come on.. 3rd grade much Totally lame comment much? Seriously, dude, your president can't find his ass with both hands without a teleprompter--then you compare this bitch-boy stunt to a private citizen writing a few words on her hand to prep for a Q & A? When the Backlash comes down, you need to be recycled. Posted by: SantaRosaStan at February 09, 2010 03:24 PM (JrRME) 66 This is what fear looks like, and there is genuine fear of Sarah Palin in the WH. Thanks for the heads up Gibbsy! Posted by: booter at February 09, 2010 03:24 PM (eimUK) 67 This is what happens when douchebags get elected. Posted by: The Original Mikey, not the troll one at February 09, 2010 03:24 PM (TJoID) 68 Methinks the 'Cuda is in the OODA. Posted by: grognard at February 09, 2010 03:24 PM (v0kvW) 69 I think Sarah will be the ultimate foil against the administration. They ignore all other critics (Critics? Never heard of em.) except her; And then they respond in the most juvenile of ways. They just can't lay off that sweet sweet Palin hate, and it's going to continue to cost them credibility if conservatives play their cards right. Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 09, 2010 03:24 PM (0q2P7) 70 That's cause Sarah is going to kick their heads so far up their asses that they won't see sunshine evah again! Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at February 09, 2010 03:25 PM (WeDcz) 71 Oh, they're like kids hiding somewhere safe and making fun of someone they're scared of. Would love to see any one of them try to take her on in an unscripted debate. Now THAT would be popcorn time. Posted by: teej at February 09, 2010 03:26 PM (QdUKm) 72 Does he think he's funny? Posted by: chai at February 09, 2010 03:13 PM (n1l55) ************ Yes, and sadly, I'll bet most of the press pool thought he was, too. Effing douchebags, all of them. Posted by: notropis at February 09, 2010 03:26 PM (3yE2I) 73 I am sure voters who have lost their jobs and homes really appreciate the White House and their priorities! Posted by: Dan at February 09, 2010 03:26 PM (KZraB) 74 Is that really bread, or is it bagel? Why does the Obama Administration hate tasty bread foods? Posted by: Fritz at February 09, 2010 03:26 PM (GwPRU) 75 they won't see sunshine evah again! Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at February 09, 2010 03:25 PM (WeDcz) I thought it was evan bayh? Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 09, 2010 03:26 PM (0GFWk) 76 "Left." On the other hand, "Right" Posted by: Robert "Bob" Gibbs at February 09, 2010 03:26 PM (ERJIu) 77 I'm just thankful that Gibbs didn't attend my Alma Mater even though he was born and raised in the town where it was located. Posted by: Scott J. at February 09, 2010 03:26 PM (NY7mQ) 78 Making Work Pay credit Don't worry if you actually pay taxes you don't qualify for it. It is an add on to the welfare known as EIC. (snark) Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 03:26 PM (QrA9E) 79 I dunno. I suspect that Gibbs really is so goddamn stupid that he needs to write things down on his palm to remember them. I mean, we've all seen his job performance in the last year, right? Posted by: SpideyTerry at February 09, 2010 03:26 PM (sFWht) 80 Considering that this administration is populated by radical buffoons, this seems entirely in character. Maybe he can list the Democrat Senators and Congressman that are going to get jammed in November on his porcine hand. Posted by: jjshaka at February 09, 2010 03:27 PM (wLGev) 81 Corpseman Cores Men Corksman Curls Minks Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 03:27 PM (B+qrE) 82 Gibbs is that loser in high school that never got to sit at the cool kids table. Then one day, low and behold, they invited him to sit for a spell. To make fun of him, of course, but he doesnt know that. Posted by: marie at February 09, 2010 03:27 PM (GuTKr) 83 Here ya' go...they stole the idea for Gibbsy from matt and trey... Posted by: grima wormtongue at February 09, 2010 03:28 PM (EFn85) 84 Better watch out Iran, they're going to egg and TP your house next. Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 03:28 PM (4jZ56) 85 Omg, it's poking fun. Can we not turn into hyperventilating partisan paranoids? It was stupid for the left to criticize Palin for it, which she then mocked, and now Gibbs is doing it. Childish, yes. Stupid, probably. Freak-out worthy, no. Posted by: Stan at February 09, 2010 03:28 PM (8z1ls) 86 The funny thing is - these ass jackers haven't learned their lesson yet. Every single time they go after her, she comes out on top and they end up looking like bigger pricks (I know, hardly possible) than they already are. And it makes a few thousand more people who may have written her off take a second look at her... and like her. Posted by: PAgirlinNC at February 09, 2010 03:28 PM (GNydv) 87 Tolkeinesque puppetoff! Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2010 03:29 PM (EFn85) 88 But it was just a coincidence that his boss scratched his face with his middle finger during a campaign appearance. And his "putting lipstick on a pig" didn't have anything to do with Palin's hockey mom comment. These guys really are pussies. Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at February 09, 2010 03:29 PM (sXLx/) 89 On Gibbs' ass it reads : 1) Insert penis here 2) Go to town 3) Repeat, repeat, repeat 4) Slap my wife 5) Thanks, come again Posted by: Dr. Spank at February 09, 2010 03:29 PM (0FiCa) 90 OK. I found the Making Work Pay credit. It be Stimalus monies I get for not having less taxes taken out throughout the year. It's not $800, really, though. More like 6200 yuan. Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 09, 2010 03:29 PM (5Xf3c) 91 In hs he was the same as he is today big fat doofus without a clue, and I still say he's blowing franks. Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at February 09, 2010 03:29 PM (WeDcz) 92 So even Baghdad Gibbsy concedes all that Hope and Change stuff was so much crap? Posted by: Waterhouse at February 09, 2010 03:30 PM (ySQoK) 93 Huh. I wrote "Obama Lies" on my hand. You say tomahtoe..... Posted by: Guy Fawkes at February 09, 2010 03:30 PM (2sJK0) 94 Gibbs is brain damaged. It's the only explanation. Keep drawing attention to the fact that your boss can't order a pizza without a teleprompter. Brilliant! Posted by: toby928 at February 09, 2010 03:30 PM (PD1tk) 95 at least he's not using a telepromter ... yet ... Posted by: Jeff at February 09, 2010 03:31 PM (wr8S+) 96 For someone that the left can't stop talking about, except to declare how stoooopid she is, they sure do pay a lot of attention to her. I must say, though, that Gibby's actions are about a 9 on the unprofessional meter. I wish that I were surprised but I'm not. Posted by: volfan at February 09, 2010 03:31 PM (Lq6p6) 97 If there were ever a new addition worthy for inclusion in the Democrats/D&D list, Gibbs is it. Posted by: grognard at February 09, 2010 03:31 PM (v0kvW) 98 Childish, yes. Stupid, probably. Freak-out worthy, no. How about Presidential? Can this stupid fucking administration at least try to be Presidential? Posted by: Waterhouse at February 09, 2010 03:31 PM (ySQoK) 99 Making Work Pay credit Don't worry if you actually pay taxes you don't qualify for it. I usually don't pay much. Try to structure it that way. Of course, it's for tax year 2009, so I didn't make much, either. Business is truly shit. Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 09, 2010 03:31 PM (5Xf3c) 100 He used whiteout on the teleprompter. Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at February 09, 2010 03:32 PM (DPM1U) 101 Poor fat silly old doofus; he sees the "cool" kids in third grade doing things and he thinks he can copy them. Only problem is that he tries to copy, and everybody in the class still thinks he's a bed wetting fool. Gibbsie give it up--you were a lying turd before you tried this--and you're still a lying turd. Posted by: Corncob Supporter at February 09, 2010 03:32 PM (ktYjH) 102 I smell a photoshop opportunity. "Love, Rosie." Posted by: Steve the Pirate at February 09, 2010 03:32 PM (W54Uh) 103 So I'm doing my taxes. What in the ever loving fuck is the "Making Work Pay" tax credit? I thought that was what we called a "pay check". Why in the fuck am I getting 800 bucks of refundable credit because my jointly filed return shows an income between 13 and 150 grand? Isn't that basically fucking everybody? Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 09, 2010 03:15 PM (5Xf3c) You're doing your own taxes???? And taking a credit to pay less tax???? How unpatriotic of you! You should be stimulating the economy by paying someone to do them for you. Posted by: Sheriff Joe at February 09, 2010 03:33 PM (RykTt) 104 Random observations: Hope and Change can be bought just like milk and eggs. The most disturbing thing in that picture is the wedding ring. Penmanship fail. Next time write bigger, dickhead. Posted by: grognard at February 09, 2010 03:33 PM (v0kvW) 105 Posted by: Dr. Spank at February 09, 2010 03:29 PM (0FiCa) --------------------------- OK, that's funny. I needed that. Posted by: volfan at February 09, 2010 03:33 PM (Lq6p6) 106 85, it's a beneath the dignity sort of thing. Funny how we have two back to back extremes to compare. W's admin took the dignity thing so seriously they barely responded to their critics at all. O's admin overreacts to every freaking little thing. Posted by: Scott J. at February 09, 2010 03:33 PM (NY7mQ) 107 Try the "Ned Beatty" of the political class... Posted by: slade at February 09, 2010 03:33 PM (XsHAM) 108 I smell a photoshop opportunity. "Love, Rosie." "I need lotion." Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 09, 2010 03:33 PM (5Xf3c) 109 Palin was no less childish in writing notes on her hand and trying to play it off like she wasn't reading off it. Come on.. 3rd grade much? But I'd rather see Gibbs under the boot than Palin. At least she's not a commie. Posted by: UGRev at February 09, 2010 03:15 PM (862vz) The economy in the toilet, unemployment at or above 10% fighting a war in the middle-east a mad mullah in Iran with nuclear aspirations. However, the most important thing in the world to these assclowns right now who are getting paid by your tax dollars and mine to better our lives and protect our interests by is to take jabs at private citizens who hold no elective office and getting them to go away somehow. Posted by: Blazer at February 09, 2010 03:33 PM (t72+4) 110 98 Childish, yes. Stupid, probably. Freak-out worthy, no. How about Presidential? Can this stupid fucking administration at least try to be Presidential? Posted by: Waterhouse at February 09, 2010 03:31 PM (ySQoK) seriously, where does that fit on his list? Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 03:34 PM (erIg9) 111 I think it's funny he wrote "hope, change". These people are parodies. Posted by: Schlippy at February 09, 2010 03:34 PM (xm1A1) 112 Come on guys, its just a list of what the administration plans to give you, milk, eggs, hope and change. Sorry, but NO BREAD FOR YOU! Posted by: Bread Nazi at February 09, 2010 03:34 PM (2sJK0) 113 If you think that's bad, check out what Queef did to satirize it.. ..he's going to the Douchetard Hall of Fame on the first ballot Posted by: beedubya at February 09, 2010 03:35 PM (AnTyA) 114 He went to Auburn. That explains everything. Posted by: di butler, Alabama alumnus at February 09, 2010 03:35 PM (S3xX1) 115 Palin was no less childish in writing notes on her hand and trying to play it off like she wasn't reading off it. Come on.. 3rd grade much? "Reading off it"? Really, she just said 5 words and then stood there for an hour? Cause that's what "reading" it would have entailed........... Wow, I usually expect better from concern trolls. Posted by: Techie at February 09, 2010 03:35 PM (zbH+i) 116 I will never understand why, if Palin is really as insignificant as the left and MSM tries to make her out to be, they don't just ignore her. But there is something about her that makes it physically impossible for them to do this. And it is SO LOLtastic to watch. I don't care who you are, when you have the press secretary for the President making comments about your FB page and mocking you by mimicking something you did in a speech, that is power right there. Pretty impressive for a supposedly dumb redneck hick of a hausfrau. Posted by: Liz Lemon at February 09, 2010 03:35 PM (lSuMX) 117 Freak-out worthy, no. Sorry--but yes. Over the last six years--since his DNC speech in 2004, we have been force fed the totally fabricated myth that Obama is a great communicator, BLESSED--yes, BLESSED with a peerless speaking ability and he is just intellectually brilliant don't you know. And it was just that--a myth. So when these amateurs mock someone for a perceived lack of smarts, it supremely pssies me off because they are STILL treating the business of governance as a 7th grade popularity contest. Enough. Even in the ludicrous days of the Lewkinsky scandal, the Clinton White House never behaved this way, nor did Nixon or even Jimmah. The Presidency should be dignified, not cartoonish. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 03:36 PM (B+qrE) 118 One thing the administration still doesn't seem to get. You can drink milk, you can eat eggs. But you can't drink Hope, and you can't eat Change. And that's why America is starting to loathe them with the white hot intensity of a thousand suns. Apologies to whoever originally coined that. Posted by: grognard at February 09, 2010 03:36 PM (v0kvW) 119 Robert Gibbs is the kind of smirking asshole that just needs to be pulverized until he can't smirk anymore. Just sayin.' Posted by: Dave at February 09, 2010 03:36 PM (Xm1aB) 120 Business is truly shit. I'm going on year two of a Self-induced buisness coma. It just doesn't pay for me to drop a penny into my buisness right now. ( I deal in tangible asset investment Collectibles ; Cars,Vinatge Guitars. Amps and Instruments, Collector Guns, etc.) Nobody is buying. Anything. Period. Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2010 03:36 PM (EFn85) 121 You would think that they would be trying not to remind everyone that Obama needs a TelePrompTer^(tm) to help him say his own name. But that would be the intelligent thing, and this Admin is stuck on stupid. Posted by: Trimegistus at February 09, 2010 03:37 PM (OW3Eh) 122 I will never understand why, if Palin is really as insignificant as the left and MSM tries to make her out to be, they don't just ignore her. RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. Posted by: Saul Alinsky at February 09, 2010 03:37 PM (5Xf3c) 123 He went to Auburn. That explains everything. High School that is. For college he went to NC State and got a degree in poli sci (one of the party degrees). Posted by: Scott J. at February 09, 2010 03:37 PM (NY7mQ) 124 Wow, this Administration sure is ............ Presidential, isn't it? In the private sector, this might cost someone their job. Seriously, imagine if a PepsiCo spokesman held a presser and then held up his hand with "Coke can blwo me" on it. He'd be out the door in 10 minutes. Posted by: Techie at February 09, 2010 03:38 PM (zbH+i) 125 I really see nothing wrong with the official spokesman for the POTUS using his official position to single out and mock a private citizen. The reactions of AoS readers is going to make me vote a straight Dem ticket from now on. Republicans are just too mean-spirited. Posted by: Concerned Independent Voter at February 09, 2010 03:38 PM (sey23) 126 Just proves that "Hope 'n Change" comes with an expiration date, like everything else on that list. Posted by: Dang Straights at February 09, 2010 03:38 PM (fx8sm) 127 I still find its amazing and humorous that Sarah Palin can write a facebook post or write something on her hand and the whole lefttard world goes into absolute batscat crazy land. Posted by: Guy Fawkes at February 09, 2010 03:38 PM (2sJK0) 128 Oh, and I'm a Christian, too, but I think I'll convert to Islam now because it, unlike Christianity (especially the bitter-clinger variety who comprise 99% of the Republican party), is the true Religion of Peace. Posted by: Concerned Independent Voter at February 09, 2010 03:40 PM (sey23) 129 Is Queef trying to make fun of Palin..or is this his girlfirend?? Posted by: beedubya at February 09, 2010 03:40 PM (AnTyA) 130 As someone who is always trying too hard to be funny and not succeeding myself, I recognize this illness that Gibbs the Pillsbury Doughboy has and I think he should get help. I also think he should relax at 350 degrees or so for 12 to 13 minutes. (See what I mean about the trying too hard to be funny part?) Posted by: TheresaD at February 09, 2010 03:40 PM (iGCmo) 131 Wow. Just . . . wow. Not fit for adult company much less public office. Robbie Gibbs, you go sit in the car mister. Posted by: State Department at February 09, 2010 03:40 PM (SgSfB) 132 I'm going on year two of a Self-induced buisness coma. It just doesn't pay for me to drop a penny into my buisness right now. ( I deal in tangible asset investment Collectibles ; Cars,Vinatge Guitars. Amps and Instruments, Collector Guns, etc.) I'd think you'd be saving up your pennies to go in hard when people get desperate to, like, eat and shit and will sell their good stuff for a song. Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at February 09, 2010 03:40 PM (5Xf3c) 133 "2010-- it's coming" Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 09, 2010 03:24 PM (0GFWk) Are you still partying like its 1999? Posted by: Just Another Poster at February 09, 2010 03:40 PM (NgoAe) 134 I love this new era of post-partisanship. Thanks Obama for setting such an awesome example. Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 03:41 PM (4jZ56) 135 Isn't it redundit to say "Gibbs" and "Cartoonish Buffoon" in the same sentence? Sarah should counter with "corpse man" written on her hand. Posted by: agnostica at February 09, 2010 03:42 PM (gbCNS) 136 That whirring sound is Tony Snow spinning in his grave. What a complete and utter lack of professionalism by everybody in this administration. My gawd you would think you were witness to a high school sitcom the way these clowns act. Whoever takes over the White House next had better come with a big cleaning crew, and if you thought what the Clinton staffers did when they left was bad wait until this crew from Animal House leaves. Can there be any doubt he will only be one term president? Posted by: Just A Grunt at February 09, 2010 03:42 PM (pOC9r) 137 Gibbs is the Whitehouse comedy relief and rickshaw boy. He's not even fit to sniff Sarah Palin's farts. If he didnt luck out and get a job in this administration he would never have amounted to shit anywhere else. Donut courrier and coffee-getter, thats about all he's cut out for in the real world. Posted by: Blazer at February 09, 2010 03:42 PM (t72+4) 138 These fucking morons,don't they realize that half the country already thinks they don't have a clue and are just flying by the seat of their pants? I wouldn't be at all surprised if this is actually how they choose policies in the white house. Posted by: bulwark at February 09, 2010 03:42 PM (PO/9k) 139 C'mon Major and/or Jake, call Gibbsy out on this. Really, prove you own a pair. Posted by: rockhead at February 09, 2010 03:42 PM (RykTt) 140 It should have said "Core-man" with "Corpse-man" crossed out. Then it might have been somewhat funny. Posted by: Reggie1971 at February 09, 2010 03:42 PM (b68Df) 141 Or was he making fun of the media? Or childishly trying to get their attention? Posted by: Starboardhelm at February 09, 2010 03:42 PM (SgSfB) 142 and got a degree in poli sci second most useless department at any university...right behind cultural anthropology. Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2010 03:42 PM (EFn85) 143 120 You're living in the wrong state--move to NV. There are other opportunities, you know. You just have to be willing to seek them out. Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 09, 2010 03:42 PM (Ywp/O) 144 If Gibbs posted here, Ace would be giving him the "you're not funny" sermon. Posted by: Dr. Spank at February 09, 2010 03:43 PM (0FiCa) 145 Can there be any doubt he will only be one term president Question is how long will that term be? Consider how much leftists project and that they claimed W would declare an emergency and refuse to leave office. Posted by: Scott J. at February 09, 2010 03:44 PM (NY7mQ) 146 one can only hope that somewhere in the white house someone has "shit can Gibbs" scribbled across the palm of his/her hand. Posted by: bulwark at February 09, 2010 03:44 PM (PO/9k) 147 135 Isn't it redundit to say "Gibbs" and "Cartoonish Buffoon" in the same sentence? Jeez, I can't even spell today. Redundant, redundant, redundant. I'll write it on my hand. Posted by: agnostica at February 09, 2010 03:44 PM (gbCNS) 148 Someone above said it - the most pathetic thing about this is the fact they need to respond at all. With all the other shit going on in the world, Gibbs thinks that taking pot shots at Sarah Palin is the "cool" thing to do. Here's an idea for the bumbling fuck Gibbs: maybe if he wrote notes on his palms more often he wouldn't stand up there looking like somoene just told him they fucked his wife everyime Tapper asks a semi-competent question. Posted by: ATaLien at February 09, 2010 03:45 PM (SkRi5) 149 move to NV. There are other opportunities, you know. You just have to be willing to seek them out. It would be unfair to the lesser mortals for the morons to take over that industry. Posted by: Dang Straights at February 09, 2010 03:45 PM (fx8sm) 150 I have AYERS, WRIGHT, REZKO DRUG ABUSE and BIRTH CERTIFICATE on my hand. Posted by: gus at February 09, 2010 03:46 PM (MaqIC) 151 one can only hope that somewhere in the white house someone has "shit can Gibbs" scribbled across the palm of his/her hand. That's funny right there. Get this man to the White House. Posted by: toby928 at February 09, 2010 03:46 PM (PD1tk) 152 I hope Fox rides this display of stupidity for weeks so that 3/4's of the Country can see what cockholsters we have in the WH! Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at February 09, 2010 03:46 PM (WeDcz) 153 Just proves that "Hope 'n Change" comes with an expiration date, like everything else on that list. Posted by: Dang Straights at February 09, 2010 03:38 PM (fx8sm) Thats why he crossed out bread. No need to have another thing on the list that will grow stale and go to mold. Posted by: Blazer at February 09, 2010 03:46 PM (t72+4) 154 125 I really see nothing wrong with the official spokesman for the POTUS using his official position to single out and mock a private citizen. The reactions of AoS readers is going to make me vote a straight Dem ticket from now on. Republicans are just too mean-spirited. Posted by: Concerned Independent Cocksucker Voter at February 09, 2010 03:38 PM (sey23) Oh, darn. We're just too mean-spirited. Well, CI, the really nice thing about this country, at least as of today, who knows what it will be like come this November, is that you can vote for whomever you want to. If the Dems had it there way, that right would be revoked. Posted by: conscious and amazed about what the Concerned Independent just said at February 09, 2010 03:46 PM (Vu6sl) 155 Joe Biden's hand has Nilla Wafers written on it. Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at February 09, 2010 03:47 PM (mHQ7T) 156 Gibbs: "I am NOT a bimbo and Obama doesn't need his binky!" http://prbreakfastclub.com/2010/01/08/what-not-to-say/ Posted by: mallardducklintbrush at February 09, 2010 03:47 PM (cjS0Q) 157 The best part is that it's happening on the same day as this: "The people who sent us here expect a seriousness of purpose that transcends petty politics," Obama said after the meeting, as he made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room. Posted by: Peaches at February 09, 2010 03:47 PM (9Wv2j) 158 I'll bet there is some identical ink on Barky's weiner Posted by: beedubya at February 09, 2010 03:47 PM (AnTyA) 159 There is definitely some of that going on, but when there's no commerce,loading up can be a bad plan. Need to keep a proper balance and make sure both barrels are loaded for the chance to jump on a 'Crown Jewel', shold one surface. Problem is, a lot of the top end is cemented in collector hands. Most are wealthy enough to rid eout the storm. Thesituation is very similar to the late 80's Ferarri bubble...patience and attrition. When money starts flowing in both directions, things will creep back up to speed. Best way to describe it is 'Vapor Lock'. If you have ever experienced it, you know what I am saying. Once it happens, you don't just get her running again and take off. You kind of baby her up to speed... Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2010 03:48 PM (EFn85) 160 Joe Biden's hand has Nilla Wafers written on it. And the lyrics to the Meow Mix commercial. Posted by: Dang Straights at February 09, 2010 03:48 PM (fx8sm) 161 Quick, someone make one of those inspirational poster type sites so we can create our own hand signs. Posted by: toby928 at February 09, 2010 03:48 PM (PD1tk) 162 Beeeeeeeee plus Well done guys. You sure have changed Washington. It shouldn't be too long now before your ratings are in the low thirties. Enjoy the remaining three years, because after 2012, we're gonna kick you fucking retards right out. Until then. Posted by: Obama can suck my balls at February 09, 2010 03:49 PM (SxEPG) 163 I didn't see pudding on Gibbs' list. . . then again, I would never expect to. Posted by: Biblio at February 09, 2010 03:49 PM (y5VNb) 164 and got a degree in poli sci second most useless department at any university...right behind cultural anthropology. Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2010 03:42 PM (EFn85) Did you forget about us??? Posted by: wymmin's studies/cultural studies at February 09, 2010 03:49 PM (S3xX1) 165 I'm not worried about Zero trying to hold on to the office even if he's kicked out. First, I really don't think he likes the job and would not mind going back to community-organizing, and second, even if he wants to stay, I can't see the Armed Forces assisting him with anything except the frog-march onto the helicopter to wherever he wants to go. Posted by: Luca Brasi at February 09, 2010 03:50 PM (YmPwQ) 166 Why did he cross out bacon? What the hell does he have against bacon? Posted by: tommylotto at February 09, 2010 03:50 PM (38Sns) 167 For the Shady Lady Ranch brothel, this is where the rubber meets the road. the road...really? Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2010 03:51 PM (EFn85) 168 UGRev, are fucking stupid are you. Seriously. The MOTHER FUCKING PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES cannot ever READ Corpsman, when it is TELEPROMPTED IN FRONT OF HIM WITH YOU MONEY. I own a FINE TIP SHARPIE, I don't have a teleprompter. Do you?? What fucking planet do dumb fucks like you live on? What was immature about writing a few reminder words on her hand? She's human like the rest of us The Marxist dimwit cannot even address 6th graders without a horde of technicans and 2 teleprompters.. ? Posted by: gus at February 09, 2010 03:51 PM (MaqIC) 169 When these people are thrown out of office, their last act will be to smear their shit on the White House walls. Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 03:51 PM (OlN4e) 170 Palin was no less childish in writing notes on her hand and trying to play it off like she wasn't reading off it. Come on.. 3rd grade much They weren't notes they were bullets. Ever given a speech? Taught a class? If you know what you are talking about all you have to do is have a list of points you want to make sure you address. The order is important to. Because you are talking to an audience, it is more effective to have something you can draw into your line of vision so that you don't break from your conversation with the audience. "Reading off it"? I seriously doubt she read the bullet points off to the crowd. If you don't know what you are talking about, or if someone else wrote your speech, you have to read it. It's not close to the same thing. The person with bullet points not only is far superior in intelligence and knowledge of the topic but can respond to the audience. The reader is just a tool--anybody can do it, almost. Posted by: dagny at February 09, 2010 03:52 PM (V8UV+) 171 On the same level as WH releasing photo of Obama's daughter hiding behind a couch in the oval office, and the helpful lamestream media past it together with the famous Kennedy photo. They (lsm) hope to bring up the connection of Obama = Kennedy. But all we saw was an immature copycat act, with improper usage of Obama's much older daughter as prop. Gibbs is another copycat. Posted by: always right at February 09, 2010 03:52 PM (0AClR) 172 164 In most Universities I have attended, that is lumped into the "Cultural Anth/Humanities" depts.! Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2010 03:52 PM (EFn85) 173 @154 It was a joke. Posted by: pep at February 09, 2010 03:52 PM (0K3p3) 174 Someone should do a picture of a voter going into a polling booth with fire current administration scribbled across the palm of their hand. Posted by: bulwark at February 09, 2010 03:53 PM (PO/9k) 175 If you haven't already, make sure you read this post by Steve Clemons at "The Washington Note". These clowns are from Chicago(well not Gibbs, but we drafted him so his chicanery is ours now). http://is.gd/80T4v I see Valerie Jarrett a lot -- often at Georgetown's power crowd restaurant, Cafe Milano. In fact, one night when I was at the annual gala dinner of Jim Zogby's Arab American Institute -- an important evening for leading figures from the Arab-American community to connect with the Washington political establishment -- Jarrett was on the docket to be the major keynote speaker of the entire night. Jarrett, however, had to modify her schedule because of what she said were "urgent duties that were calling her back to the White House right away" and so she gave a few minutes of laudatory comments toward the Arab American community before most people were in their seats between reception and sitting down for dinner. My hosts that evening said that they were mainly interested in hearing her and asked me if I wanted to depart with them for Cafe Milano. I said sure -- and wow -- there Ms. Jarrett was. Posted by: wtfci at February 09, 2010 03:53 PM (+zo63) 176 174 Someone should do a picture of a voter going into a polling booth with fire current administration scribbled across the palm of their hand. Posted by: bulwark at February 09, 2010 03:53 PM (PO/9k) I kinda doubt that the 42%ers need that reminder. Now the FiftyTwo Percenters however... Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 03:54 PM (erIg9) 177 Obama's daughter hiding behind a couch Impossible, I just dropped Sasha and Malia off at the pool! Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2010 03:54 PM (EFn85) 178 Isn't that basically fucking everybody? I got zilch on that credit because you get only if you have "earned income". Retirement income, dividends, and interest are not "earned income". Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 03:54 PM (QrA9E) 179 What the hell does he have against bacon? Beats me. But it sounds like grounds for the formation of the Bacon Caucus. There better be one on the Hill. Posted by: wtfci at February 09, 2010 03:55 PM (+zo63) 180 Wait a minute -- this is a REAL photo? The Gibbon (monkey) actually wrote on his hand to mock Palin? Please tell me that's not true. Posted by: Biblio at February 09, 2010 03:55 PM (y5VNb) 181 that should be 48%ers Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 03:55 PM (erIg9) 182 Like the band Fixx sings "stand or fall", next election cycle. Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at February 09, 2010 03:55 PM (WeDcz) 183 You mean Jarrett is a liar??? I'm shocked. Posted by: gus at February 09, 2010 03:55 PM (MaqIC) 184 Stop the hate on poli sci degrees. They're a necessary stepping stone to the even more worthless law degree. Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 09, 2010 03:56 PM (Ywp/O) 185 157 "The best part is that it's happening on the same day as this: "The people who sent us here expect a seriousness of purpose that transcends petty politics," Obama said after the meeting, as he made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room. Indeed. What was Robbie thinking? It's almost like he's deliberately undermining his boss. Posted by: Starboardhelm at February 09, 2010 03:56 PM (SgSfB) 186 Posted by: conscious and amazed about what the Concerned Independent just said Ummm... that was moi. ;-) Posted by: Y-not at February 09, 2010 03:56 PM (sey23) 187 12 Palin was no less childish in writing notes on her hand and trying to play it off like she wasn't reading off it. Come on.. 3rd grade much? But I'd rather see Gibbs under the boot than Palin. At least she's not a commie. So basically every Mom who needs to write a phone number of one of her kid's friend's Mom to schedule a playdate and doesn't have a piece of paper handy while loading said kids into the SUV is acting childish? No, Gibbs was a fucking moron for making fun of a total non-issue except in the minds of those assholes in the White House. Posted by: Jaimo at February 09, 2010 03:57 PM (9U1OG) 188 It's bread that's crossed out. Yeah, JugEars and the Congressional Democrat mafia are replacing the bread in everyone's wallet with amorphous hope & change. Posted by: The Chicken at February 09, 2010 03:57 PM (I/MqP) 189 Gibbs is an asshole. Posted by: 8starsnorth at February 09, 2010 03:57 PM (JXker) 190 New Jersey Virginia Massachusetts Posted by: Gibb's lily white hand at February 09, 2010 03:57 PM (Oxen1) 191 184, history would be a far better stepping stone to take. Posted by: Scott J. at February 09, 2010 03:58 PM (NY7mQ) 192 190 New Jersey Virginia Massachusetts lol Posted by: wtfci at February 09, 2010 03:59 PM (+zo63) 193 New Jersey Virginia Massachusetts Excellent! That needs to be on a motivational poster. Posted by: Dang Straights at February 09, 2010 03:59 PM (fx8sm) 194 172 164 In most Universities I have attended, that is lumped into the "Cultural Anth/Humanities" depts.! Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2010 03:52 PM (EFn85) True, but it pisses me off so badly they exist, they should be excoriated on a daily basis. Posted by: di butler, Anti-feminist crusader at February 09, 2010 03:59 PM (S3xX1) 195 Robert Gibbs writing on his hand = love letters to his wife,Ms. Rosie Palm-Gibbs. Posted by: Sort-of-Mad Max at February 09, 2010 03:59 PM (ERJIu) 196 Testicles Spine Ethics Posted by: pep at February 09, 2010 03:59 PM (0K3p3) 197 Indeed. What was Robbie thinking? It's almost like he's deliberately undermining his boss. That's what's so cool about Obama! The things he says are exactly the opposite of what he and his administration and do. You've got to admire what cool, ironic hipsters he and Gibbsy are. Oh and remember, Gibbs is the first Press Sec. to have unfettered axcess to everything--high level meetings, etc. (completely unprecedented). I'm sure that he bounced this idea off of his boss, and that they had a good laugh about it. It wouldn't even surprise me if Obama or Rahm came up with the idea. They both have a mean, petty streak. Posted by: runningrn at February 09, 2010 04:00 PM (CfmlF) 198 191 Two steps ahead of you. I have that too. At least there's an opportunity for a saved or created teaching job should I need to go that route. Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 09, 2010 04:00 PM (Ywp/O) 199 Everyday in the WH press corpse and oval office it's destination unknown!!! Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at February 09, 2010 04:01 PM (WeDcz) 200 190 New Jersey Virginia Massachusetts add New Hampshire to that list, based on RCP's poll results today. Hell, if they don't watch out, they'll lose California. Brown is only up 5 against Whitman and that was a couple of weeks ago. She's running ads now. Posted by: Y-not at February 09, 2010 04:01 PM (sey23) 201 186 Posted by: conscious and amazed about what the Concerned Independent just said Ummm... that was moi. ;-) Posted by: Y-not at February 09, 2010 03:56 PM (sey23) Nice sockpuppet Y-not. You fooled me. I thought is was a troll. Posted by: conscious and amazed about what the Concerned Independent just said at February 09, 2010 04:01 PM (Vu6sl) 202 194 ...and for what its' worth, those ain't wimmens! Posted by: garrett at February 09, 2010 04:02 PM (EFn85) 203 199 Everyday in the WH press corpse and oval office it's destination unknown!!! heh! I loved how Rush was calling it the Press Corpse the whole show today. Posted by: runningrn at February 09, 2010 04:02 PM (CfmlF) 204 New Jersey Virginia Massachusetts Murtha Seat Posted by: Guy Fawkes at February 09, 2010 04:02 PM (2sJK0) 205 Guess no one ever taught him that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Posted by: D. at February 09, 2010 04:02 PM (/rqW8) 206 I think that list on his hand was a list of things that had soured, rotted or were broken and needed to be returned today... looked like a return list to me Posted by: smart shopper at February 09, 2010 04:03 PM (gjUaP) 207 Beer Bread Rent Hope Posted by: toby928 at February 09, 2010 04:03 PM (PD1tk) 208 Ted Kennedy John Murtha Sheets Byrd Posted by: Blazer at February 09, 2010 04:03 PM (t72+4) 209 What do you expect when he's got a junkie mal-nar for a boss? Posted by: Starboardhelm at February 09, 2010 04:04 PM (SgSfB) 210 Guess no one ever taught him that limitation imitation is the sincerest form of fattery flattery. There, I personalized it for Beltway Bob. Posted by: runningrn at February 09, 2010 04:04 PM (CfmlF) 211 157 The best part is that it's happening on the same day as this: "The people who sent us here expect a seriousness of purpose that transcends petty politics," Obama said after the meeting, as he made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room. Posted by: Peaches at February 09, 2010 03:47 PM (9Wv2j) Good grief. The jokes just write themselves. Posted by: rockmom at February 09, 2010 04:07 PM (w/gVZ) 212 someday we'll have adults in the White House Posted by: d_Utah at February 09, 2010 04:08 PM (WCPAX) 213 heh, WaPo wondering what happened to Hope and change: Now, the mood through much of the nation seems restive, even sour. It is almost jarring to look at the photographs from Grant Park, to study those upturned beaming faces, many streaked with tears. Was that a movement? Or just a moment? Posted by: runningrn at February 09, 2010 04:08 PM (CfmlF) 214 Hell, if they don't watch out, they'll lose California. Brown is only up 5 against Whitman and that was a couple of weeks ago. She's running ads now. Posted by: Y-not at February 09, 2010 04:01 PM (sey23) Even as a die hard conservative, I don't want Whitman to win this. I think she'd be possibly even worse than Ahnuld. It pains me to say it, but I am thinking Jerry Brown would be better for the state. He's a notorious tightwad, he knows the game and all the players since he was in diapers, and I think he could be far more effective than any of the others. I'm willing to listen to opposing arguments, though. Posted by: Peaches at February 09, 2010 04:08 PM (9Wv2j) 215 Thank god the adults are back running things.....right? Posted by: Gride at February 09, 2010 04:09 PM (TQcJ8) 216 Wow. I thought it was one of Slublogs photoshops. Gibbs inadvertantly mocks his boss 'hope' 'change', and shows how threatened this administration is by private citizen, mother-of-5 Palin. Has an individual private citizen ever been treated as a bigger threat to an administration? Posted by: Mark in Portland at February 09, 2010 04:09 PM (+45yf) 217 Oops, I'll try that again. WaPo wonders what happened to the hope and change: Now, the mood through much of the nation seems restive, even sour. It is almost jarring to look at the photographs from Grant Park, to study those upturned beaming faces, many streaked with tears. Was that a movement? Or just a moment? I'm going with a momentary bowel movement (that way I've got all the bases covered for a solid B+) Posted by: runningrn at February 09, 2010 04:09 PM (CfmlF) 218 someday we'll have adults in the White House @j___eraghty: Just remember, this presidency began with Obama calling for all of us to "set aside childish things." Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 09, 2010 04:10 PM (mR7mk) 219 Olympics National Security Energy Jobs Economy Healthcare Socialism Posted by: Starboardhelm at February 09, 2010 04:11 PM (SgSfB) 220 How much would I love the opportunity to drop this little piece of queerbait. What a worthless pile of dung this awful little human is... Posted by: Joy to the whirled at February 09, 2010 04:11 PM (WVBjj) 221 Froot-Loops Coco-Crisps Cheerios Corn Flakes All-Bran Posted by: toby928 at February 09, 2010 04:12 PM (PD1tk) 222 Dammit. There's that damned chicken sock fail again. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2010 04:12 PM (I/MqP) Deputy NSA John Brennan: It Is Now Officially Pro-Terrorist to Criticize Barack Hussein Obama I never saw this one coming. In an oped in USA Today, John Brennan -- Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism -- responds to critics of the Obama administration's counterterrorism policies by saying "Politically motivated criticism and unfounded fear-mongering only serve the goals of al-Qaeda." Really. Really. Really. Yeah, I know, supposedly this is limited to "politically motivated criticism" and "unfounded fear-mongering," but I have this sneaky little hunch that that that includes all criticism of Dear Incompetent Leader. Whoops: Slublog already covered this, much better. The really sad thing here is that I read Slublog's piece. I'm... uhhhh... a dummy. See, I read it, and then promptly forgot who had written it and where I'd read it, and then this guy gave me a tip, so I thought... okay, I'll post it. Late, I guess, and without any commentary, but I'll have it up. A lot of times I'll remember something having been covered but I'll think, "Oh, must have been on Hot Air or Gateway Pundit or something." Thanks to Murph. Posted by: Ace at 12:33 PM <script language="javascript" src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/addyn/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=700;cookie=info;target=_blank;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]"></script><noscript><a href="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adlink/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" target="_blank"><img src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adserv/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" border="0" width="300" height="250"></a></noscript> Comments 1 We're all pro-terrorist dicks, you hear that? Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 12:36 PM (4jZ56) 2 Ace, Looks like we need this in Vegas to entertain the morons! .http://tinyurl.com/ygz8572 Posted by: Kemp at February 09, 2010 12:36 PM (2+9Yx) 3 Furthering the goals of which Al-Qaeda? Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan The Affiliated Al-Qaeda Sub-Saharan Coalition Al-Qaeda Lodge #312 in Detroit ... I mean, seriously, which one? Or is Al-Qaeda one monolithic enterprise? Posted by: BumperStickerist at February 09, 2010 12:37 PM (ruzrP) 4 Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. -The Left, November 2000-November 2008. Posted by: brak at February 09, 2010 12:37 PM (W5NBA) 5 So the FBI is investigating us all right now then? Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 09, 2010 12:37 PM (0q2P7) 6 Oh that is just precious. Can these people really be so tone-deaf as to not see how hypocritical this sounds now? They of the "highest form of patriotism" arguments? Posted by: /dev/null at February 09, 2010 12:38 PM (7lAxC) 7 "Politically motivated criticism and unfounded fear-mongering only serve the goals of al-Qaeda." Oh, and opposition to Obamacare? Definitely serves Al Qaeda goals. Posted by: Barack H Obama at February 09, 2010 12:38 PM (7BU4a) 8 Is this really all over this one question.... Was Abdulmattab mirandized on the day he was handed over to FBI custody? Posted by: wtfci at February 09, 2010 12:38 PM (+zo63) 9 OT But I'm sure my fellow morons could use some cheering up Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 12:38 PM (OlN4e) 10 Hey, now we can officially be added to the Homeland Security watch list. Score! Posted by: alexthechick at February 09, 2010 12:39 PM (8WZWv) 11 I could've sworn I saw this one some blog already today. Posted by: Waterhouse at February 09, 2010 12:39 PM (ySQoK) 12 What we need is some kind of vehicle to counter this message and inspire dissent. Maybe some sort of blimp, or maybe a Blimpe? Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 12:39 PM (4jZ56) 13 Double-posting ROCKS!!!! Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2010 12:39 PM (I/MqP) 14 Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. -The Left, November 2000-November 2008. Posted by: brak at February 09, 2010 12:37 PM (W5NBA) Uh...what? (Inhales). Like, uh, you expect me to remember, like, uh, when I was in, uh, middle school? Posted by: Some Smarter Then You Liberal at February 09, 2010 12:39 PM (7BU4a) 15 Luckily for us, the Obama Administration says assassination of US Citizens deemed to be a direct terrorist threat to the states is okeydokey http://tinyurl.com/yzy8qmd Speak up, get shot! Posted by: Robb Allen at February 09, 2010 12:40 PM (MPhK9) 16 I suppose this could be fear mongering..... But, it does explain everything. Barack Obama Suffers From Brain Damage: Shocking New Scientific Study Confirms! I just hope it's not furthering the goals of Al-Quesodilla. Posted by: naturalfake at February 09, 2010 12:40 PM (+kzvp) 17 Perhaps a shoutout to Slublog, rather than Murph, is in order, seein' as he posted a much more detailed entry some few posts below. Another day, another duplicate Ace posting. Posted by: Pronoun Enforcement Division at February 09, 2010 12:41 PM (PMGbu) 18 ...or maybe a Blimpe?er, blimpie Damn spelling gnomes have dedextrified me. Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 12:41 PM (4jZ56) 19 There's no need to really devote much time to criticizing Clueless Leader; just skate back a few years when he was running for office, and you can find him slamming the same policies he's implementing today. The need for self-criticism was always a big part of socialist paradises! Posted by: Sort-of-Mad Max at February 09, 2010 12:42 PM (2PTT7) 20 Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. -The Left, November 2000-November 2008. Dissent is the same as treason against the United States The Left, February 2010- Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 09, 2010 12:42 PM (0q2P7) 21 We can now officially accept the notion of leftist projection as a fact now. So, when you look at the other things the Left was projecting Bush was doing, we should be very, very worried. Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2010 12:42 PM (7BU4a) 22 It's not dissent because it's racist. Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 12:44 PM (4jZ56) 23 So the FBI is investigating us all right now then? Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 09, 2010 12:37 PM (0q2P7) You didn't get the memo? Posted by: janet napolitano at February 09, 2010 12:45 PM (7BU4a) 24 Glad to know I'm helping terrorists while I'm at a military school in ft Jackson. Hey I'm a giver, it's what I signed up for. / Posted by: Mr. Pink at February 09, 2010 12:46 PM (tQ6eh) 25 We can now officially accept the notion of leftist projection as a fact now. So, when you look at the other things the Left was projecting Bush was doing, we should be very, very worried. If projection works the way we think it does; If you stopped and thought seriously for a microsecond about the stuff they accused Bush of, you would run screaming with a roll of tinfoil straight to your basement. Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 09, 2010 12:47 PM (0q2P7) 26 You didn't get the memo? OK that had teh funny. Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 09, 2010 12:48 PM (0q2P7) 27 So, when you look at the other things the Left was projecting Bush was doing, we should be very, very worried. Good point. Posted by: Lincolntf at February 09, 2010 12:48 PM (vVM8h) 28 Yes, but he had a post from the troll JEA! Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 12:48 PM (QrA9E) 29 So do I have to do my criticising publically to help al quada or does it count if it's just me yelling "Fuck you" at my TV when Obama comes on? How does this work exactly? Posted by: Mr. Pink at February 09, 2010 12:48 PM (tQ6eh) 30 "Politically motivated criticism and unfounded fear-mongering reading illegal enemy combatants their Miranda rights and treating them as criminals only serve the goals of al-Qaeda." FIFY Posted by: BackwardsBoy at February 09, 2010 12:49 PM (i3AsK) 31 A lot of times I'll remember something having been covered but I'll think, "Oh, must have been on Hot Air or Gateway Pundit or something." Continuing a fine tradition of excellence in double postings here at AoSHQ Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 09, 2010 12:49 PM (0q2P7) 32 Whoops: Slublog already covered this, much better. The really sad thing here is that I read Slublog's piece. I'm... uhhhh... a dummy. Dummy? I'm blinded by your c-cups sweetie so write whatever you want. Posted by: Dr. Spank at February 09, 2010 12:49 PM (muUqs) 33 But.... But... MEEEEEEEEEEEE Posted by: Barack Obama at February 09, 2010 12:50 PM (rzJpR) 34 A lot of times I'll remember something having been covered but I'll think, "Oh, must have been on Hot Air or Gateway Pundit or something." Admit it, Ace, you were still thinking about Sarah Palin's boobs after from writing about them a few posts ago. Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 12:50 PM (4jZ56) 35 If you don't vote for Obama the terrorists win!!!! Posted by: Left wing Starbucks employee at February 09, 2010 12:50 PM (tQ6eh) 36 The "critics" who Brennan was specifically accusing of abetting al Qaeda are the left-wing trash at USA Today! Wow. Obama is burning bridges to his BASE: the Democrat-media complex. Posted by: Alec Rawls at February 09, 2010 12:51 PM (57sG0) 37 so if we love obama we can be anti terrorist again? Posted by: phoenixgirl at February 09, 2010 12:51 PM (ULEQE) 38 If you don't vote for Obama the terrorists win!!!! Posted by: Left wing Starbucks employee at February 09, 2010 12:50 PM (tQ6eh) Ok, I'm confused now. Why is that a bad thing? Posted by: Not in Our Name, ANSWER, Michael Moore, etc at February 09, 2010 12:51 PM (7BU4a) 39 Ace, I would have asked you to read AoS sometimes, but even that doesn't seem to help. What the hell, we still love you, goofiness and all. Posted by: Tushar at February 09, 2010 12:52 PM (KXhmI) 40 Yesterday I didn't think I could hate this administration more. I was wrong. Go figure? Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 09, 2010 12:52 PM (0GFWk) 41 So, suggesting that returning to the prosecutorial mind-set which helped create the perception of lack of seriousness that led AQ to partake in the actions of 9/11 is abject BS 'serves the goals of AQ'. My brain hurts from trying to wrap around that logic. Posted by: Kevin in ABQ at February 09, 2010 12:53 PM (8i+fw) 42 so if we love obama we can be anti terrorist again? Posted by: phoenixgirl at February 09, 2010 12:51 PM (ULEQE) If? The H is for humble, by the way. Because my humility is UNPRECEDENTED. Posted by: Barack H. Obama at February 09, 2010 12:53 PM (7BU4a) 43 So, suggesting that returning to the prosecutorial mind-set which helped create the perception of lack of seriousness that led AQ to partake in the actions of 9/11 is abject BS 'serves the goals of AQ'. My brain hurts from trying to wrap around that logic. Posted by: Kevin in ABQ at February 09, 2010 12:53 PM (8i+fw) Its called finesse you wingnut. Now, let's talk about how we can spend enough money to bring down the deficit. Posted by: John F'n Kerry at February 09, 2010 12:54 PM (7BU4a) 44 "Slublog already covered this, much better." haha..immitation is the greatest form of flattery. Posted by: prettypinkfluffypanties at February 09, 2010 12:55 PM (PrCl4) 45 40 Yesterday I didn't think I could hate this administration more. I was wrong. Go figure? You ain't seen nothing yet. Posted by: Barack Obama at February 09, 2010 12:55 PM (cvvNY) 46 OT again... After inspiration by new Audi commercial, the Zero administration proposes a new Climate agency based on the now debunked lie of Global Warming. Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 12:56 PM (OlN4e) 47 Anyone still think we aren't at war with this administration on some level? Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 12:57 PM (erIg9) 48 Let me be clear.... MEEEEEEEEEEEEE Posted by: Barack Obama at February 09, 2010 12:58 PM (rzJpR) 49 So do I have to do my criticising publically to help al quada or does it count if it's just me yelling "Fuck you" at my TV when Obama comes on? How does this work exactly? Depends. Do you have a regular television or a Orwellesque telescreen? Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2010 12:59 PM (I/MqP) 50 So let me get this straight: 1. We think Al Queda are a bunch of terrorists who would like to kill us, destroy our economy, advance the cause of medieval islamic culture and put us all under Sharia law 2. We would like them not to be successful in these goals. 3. When we see our government not take their threat seriously, we speak up because we are concerned that not taking them seriously would help the islamofacist cause 4. Calling attention to the administration's lack of seriousness is helping the islamofacists because it makes the administration look not serious? Posted by: dagny at February 09, 2010 01:00 PM (V8UV+) 51 O/T How much you wanna bet this is the wave of the future? "Colorado City Votes to Privatize Itself" and damn near fires everyone! http://tinyurl.com/ygen9wq From Libertarian Republican Posted by: RushBabe at February 09, 2010 01:00 PM (LKkE8) 52 Meh. Meaningless political rhetoric is tossed around like confetti anymore. Sound and fury signifying nothing. Posted by: rawmuse at February 09, 2010 01:00 PM (jM90O) 53 Ace: Put down the valu-rite Posted by: Evil-Bun-Bun at February 09, 2010 01:01 PM (n72ys) 54 We're All Terrorists Now Posted by: Newsweek at February 09, 2010 01:01 PM (pZEar) 55 Some old bitch (I ferget her name) who worked on my campaign died of tit cancer and will be buried in a OZero tee shirt. I don't bring this up to use said old bitch as a prop to my ego, but to show how devoted to change Whatsername was. Posted by: Comrade Zero at February 09, 2010 01:02 PM (OlN4e) 56 "Slublog already covered this, much better." I'm just waiting for the post where ace quotes another AoSHQ post, rather than merely linking it. Posted by: Methos at February 09, 2010 01:03 PM (Xsi7M) 57 May I assume that AoSHQ is aware that it was Brennan's people who broke into the State Department passport files? Chief of firm involved in breach is Obama adviser updated 9:10 p.m. EDT, Sat March 22, 2008 cnn.com They were trying to find [and, presumably, to destroy] any evidence that Obama [as Barry Soetoro] had travelled on an Indonesian passport on or after his 18th birthday. Indonesia did not recognize dual citizenship at the time, so if it could be proved that Barack "Barry" Obama Soetoro Dunham ever considered himself to be an Indonesian citizen on or after his 18th birthday, then he would be constitutionally ineligible to assume the presidency. And, of course, they were also looking for any evidence that Stanley Ann Dunham might have crossed over into British Columbia, to give birth, right before she started classes, in Seattle, at the University of Washington, in mid-August of 1961. PS: Jack Cashill has some interesting new speculation about what might be BHOJr's true biological ancestry [Cashill wonders whether the Dunhams hired BHOSr to pretend to be the biological father, and Cashill also wonders whether the August 4 birthdate could be fraudulent]: Another Look at Obama's Origins By Jack Cashill February 07, 2010 americanthinker.com Posted by: at February 09, 2010 01:04 PM (l9HB0) 58 It's okay Ace. We know you were still thinking about Sarah Palin's tits. Posted by: Rocks at February 09, 2010 01:05 PM (Q1lie) 59 Ace, I ....... oh look, a rabbit! Posted by: GarandFan at February 09, 2010 01:06 PM (ZQBnQ) 60 FUCKING RETARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posted by: Rahm at February 09, 2010 01:06 PM (ngD76) 61 It's okay Ace. We know you were still thinking about Sarah Palin's tits. Posted by: Rocks at February 09, 2010 01:05 PM (Q1lie) I think about Palin every G-D damn day! Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 09, 2010 01:07 PM (0GFWk) 62 If projection works the way we think it does; If you stopped and thought seriously for a microsecond about the stuff they accused Bush of, you would run screaming with a roll of tinfoil straight to your basement. It's a hell of a wishlist. Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 09, 2010 01:07 PM (mR7mk) 63 dagny, you're being too practical-you need to think like a liberal. The terrorists' goal is to terrorize, the murder and mayhem is a means to that end. So if we don't admit an emotional response to the murder and mayhem, they don't get what they want (ergo 'we' "win"). Criticizing Obummer is like an emotional response. Moreover liberals are afraid of the Novemvber election, so any mention of their failings is a similar emotional attack, thus in line with the terrorists goals. Or something. Posted by: Methos at February 09, 2010 01:07 PM (Xsi7M) 64 It's been a while since I double posted, at least. In fact, the cobloggers were double-posting me for a while. In one case we got a triple post. Posted by: ace at February 09, 2010 01:08 PM (jlvw3) 65 The elves are working overtime trying to put Humpty Dumpty together again. DJIA 10,097.63 +189.24 (+1.91%) Posted by: toby928 at February 09, 2010 01:10 PM (PD1tk) 66 Its your blog. I think technically its the co-blogger who double posts by default. Posted by: Big Daddy at February 09, 2010 01:10 PM (pOcKt) 67 Isn�t it amazing the Obama is prosecuting our US citizen Navy Seals in a military court for possible war crimes yet prosecuting foreign terrorists for war crimes in civilian court? Posted by: Huh, Say what... at February 09, 2010 01:11 PM (1Ogps) 68 He said unfounded fear mongering. The only unfounded fear mongering I've seen is the whole global warming con game. Go pull AlGore out of his fur lined bunker and hand him over to the firing squad! Posted by: Dastardly Dan at February 09, 2010 01:11 PM (+SZAJ) 69 Okay, let me get this straight. I'm a birther if I want a president to produce an original birth certificate and I'm an Al Qaeda operative if I criticize the president's response to terrorism? Posted by: This is Kissel at February 09, 2010 01:12 PM (z37MR) 70 @6 Can these people really be so tone-deaf as to not see how hypocritical this sounds now? Why yes, YES WE CAN! @46 I read the linked USA Today article. As cynical as I am on this topic and on the MSM, I was still flabbergasted to see that they use phrases such as "our changing climate", and have not even the most oblique reference to any dissenting opinion or contrary evidence. Goebbels would be proud of his descendants. Posted by: pep at February 09, 2010 01:13 PM (0K3p3) 71 Dummy? I'm blinded by your c-cups sweetie so write whatever you want. LOL, I guess he can't see down past them to older posts. Now everything makes sense... Posted by: Mama AJ at February 09, 2010 01:14 PM (Be4xl) 72 Its your blog. I think technically its the co-blogger who double posts by default. Posted by: Big Daddy at February 09, 2010 01:10 PM (pOcKt) This is true Ace, it's your blog. Can you ever really be at fault? I think you should have a talk with the co-bloggers about all this Pre Posting. They really shouldn't be posting your posts before you do. And stop thinking about Sarah Palin's tits. Look whats it's done to poor Andi Sullivan. Posted by: Rocks at February 09, 2010 01:15 PM (Q1lie) 73 I'm... uhhhh... a dummy. No, dummy, you're a moron. Posted by: BackwardsBoy at February 09, 2010 01:15 PM (i3AsK) 74 And stop thinking about Sarah Palin's tits. Look whats it's done to poor Andi Sullivan. Posted by: Rocks at February 09, 2010 01:15 PM (Q1lie) No, Sullivan has been thinking about SP's plumbing more than a red blooded heterosexual male like myself have. Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 01:16 PM (8NGHm) 75 What a maroon.... Posted by: Bugs Bunny at February 09, 2010 01:16 PM (Q1lie) 76 Rush is playing a video of MO talking on Good morning America. Why does she always call him "Barack Obama" and not "my husband"? Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 01:17 PM (p302b) 77 "The really sad thing here is that I read Slublog's piece." Will I get ban't if I call you a puddin'-head? Posted by: reason at February 09, 2010 01:17 PM (5npD/) 78 And the perpetual campaign rolls on. No substance, no leadership. Just " The other guys have cooties and are so stupid and they wear funny clothes". We have an "administration" with a maturity level of about 4th grade. These worthless decrees make the pinko Obama cheerleaders as happy as Andi parachuting naked into a corn field. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 01:18 PM (d3PgX) 79 You don't have to apologize, ace. We still love ya! Posted by: SaTx at February 09, 2010 01:19 PM (mdBef) 80 Who is this Al guy you keep talking about. Never heard of him. Posted by: Charlie Gibson at February 09, 2010 01:19 PM (GkYyh) 81 I can testify truthfully that thinking about Sarah Palin's breasts has brought nothing but positive results in our household. I even think that my trick knee is starting to feel better. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 01:21 PM (d3PgX) 82 curious - my wife was watching a clip of that last night (if it was the same interview...) when I got home last night, and I walked in right when she was talking about (and I paraphrase) eating healthy, cooking healthy meals with fresh veggies for your family, but still having a "fun night" out every once in a while, and how that's what most Americans just need to be steered towards and taught... Good grief. If we weren't already out of money for the week, I would've loaded everyone into the car and gone to Razzoo's just to spite her. *HELP ME, MICHELLE OBAMA! I WANNA LEARN! I WANNA LEARN, IF YOU WOULD ONLY TEACH ME YOUR AWESOME WAYS! REACH OUT YOUR HAND AND SIMPLY TOUCH US ALL!* Posted by: reason at February 09, 2010 01:21 PM (5npD/) 83 Well that makes sense because Terrorists aren't terrorists anymore, according to the Lefties (and Captain America). So...I guess I'm a terrorist. Posted by: katya at February 09, 2010 01:22 PM (VEULM) 84 Ace, Looks like we need this in Vegas to entertain the morons! .http://tinyurl.com/ygz8572 Posted by: Kemp at February 09, 2010 12:36 PM Use a hobo in place of the cow and I think you've really got something. Posted by: gebrauchshund at February 09, 2010 01:23 PM (ZTGFz) 85 In one case we got a triple post. AKA, hitting the AoSHQ Trifecta. Posted by: Dang Straights at February 09, 2010 01:23 PM (fx8sm) 86 Are you not entertained? Posted by: pep at February 09, 2010 01:25 PM (0K3p3) 87 3 Furthering the goals of which Al-Qaeda? Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan The Affiliated Al-Qaeda Sub-Saharan Coalition Al-Qaeda Lodge #312 in Detroit ... I mean, seriously, which one? Hey, that Lodge is not in Detroit, it's in Dearbornistan! Get your facts straight! /walks off in a huff Posted by: shibumi at February 09, 2010 01:25 PM (OKZrE) 88 The really sad thing here is that I read Slublog's piece. You're reading your blog, now? It's really good. Don'tcha think? Posted by: Che Pizza at February 09, 2010 01:25 PM (SPSOE) 89 OT, but we're all really super fucked now. Right after we run out of dirt, we'll all die via the insidious third-hand smoke. Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 01:26 PM (4jZ56) 90 Jack Murthra died. RIP Posted by: harleycowboy at February 09, 2010 01:26 PM (JKGfQ) 91 First, it was racist to criticize Teh One. Second, it was pro- terrorist to criticize Teh One. How long before it is a federal hate crime to criticize Teh One? /we all know that's coming, right? Posted by: shibumi at February 09, 2010 01:26 PM (OKZrE) 92 So does this mean we are going to continue the mistakes of the past ~~eight~~nine years? Posted by: Che Pizza at February 09, 2010 01:27 PM (SPSOE) 93 How long before it is a federal hate crime to criticize Teh One? As soon as primary season rolls around for '10, so figure next week or two. Posted by: Dang Straights at February 09, 2010 01:28 PM (fx8sm) 94 "In one case we got a triple post. AKA, hitting the AoSHQ Trifecta." "Riding the AoS Big-Wheel." Posted by: reason at February 09, 2010 01:29 PM (5npD/) 95 Completely predictable. I'm only surprised it took them a year to make it official policy. Posted by: kefka at February 09, 2010 01:29 PM (n1uMU) 96 Does the Obama administration suffer from collective amnesia? So lame, just so lame. So questioning the WH means I am giving support to Al-Qaeda. This is some seriously ass-tarded thinking. Does this mean we can arrest and charge everyone in Congress who opposed Bush's presidency prosecution of Iraq and Afghanistan, just askin' because I am pretty sure the Statute of Limitations for providing material support to terrorist organizations is more than a year. Posted by: Penfold at February 09, 2010 01:29 PM (1PeEC) 97 shibumi - between the first two, it sounds like "they" are laying the groundwork to charge critics as guilty of hate-speech. Posted by: reason at February 09, 2010 01:30 PM (5npD/) 98 76 Rush is playing a video of MO talking on Good morning America. Why does she always call him "Barack Obama" and not "my husband"? I heard that and wanted to hurl. "He is reaching out with an open hand" blech! Oh, and she even repeated that old chestnut "he has a gift." Uh, yeah. A unique gift for destroying America. Posted by: TOTUS at February 09, 2010 01:30 PM (CfmlF) 99 Just as a matter of score keeping, is the Chinese army helping Al Qaeda when it suggests China should dump our bonds (see Drudge)? Posted by: Methos at February 09, 2010 01:31 PM (Xsi7M) 100 "We have always been at war with Eastasia...." Posted by: Scott J. at February 09, 2010 01:31 PM (NY7mQ) 101 VDH smacks Brennan around on this very topic. Posted by: Vile Roman at February 09, 2010 01:31 PM (iBzKc) 102 "In one case we got a triple post. AKA, hitting the AoSHQ Trifecta." "Riding the AoS Big-Wheel." Moron Tripod? Posted by: TOTUS at February 09, 2010 01:31 PM (CfmlF) 103 It's Officially Double Post day here at AoSHQ Genghis just linked to same the weather report Laura did on post on days ago. Posted by: Rocks at February 09, 2010 01:31 PM (Q1lie) 104 Posted by: shibumi at February 09, 2010 01:25 PM (OKZrE) What about the ones in bafallostan and rochesterstan? Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 01:31 PM (p302b) 105 Does the Obama administration suffer from collective amnesia? Collective dementia is much more likely. Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 01:31 PM (4jZ56) 106 "He is reaching out with an open hand" ...to smack us upside the head. Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 09, 2010 01:31 PM (mR7mk) 107 Darn sock! Posted by: runningrn at February 09, 2010 01:31 PM (CfmlF) 108 Follow Michelle OZero's diet suggestions and yew too kin look this awesome! Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 01:33 PM (OlN4e) 109 You know, this John Brennan person, if you look him up on Wiki-dicki pedia, under that "See Also" heading, you get....Glen Greenwald? No explanation of why the GG thing is linked to the JB thing, so let your imagination run wild. Posted by: JBean at February 09, 2010 01:34 PM (9rK3x) 110 When did raising doubts about a president's policy qualify as giving aid and comfort to the enemy? I could swear the Democrats were doing the exact same thing to Bush. Oops, my bad. Bush was a Republican. Posted by: Nancy at February 09, 2010 01:34 PM (3TdgB) 111 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Third handed smoke. Hahahahaha The original second hand smoke study done by the EPA was so bad that a federal court threw it out aqs evidence in a civil suit by a tobacco company. The judge actaully chided the government on it. But the government refused to retract it and it is still being referenced and used for "rule making" purposes. Now we have a new one. They should rename themsleves to Propaganda of the National Academy of Anti-Smoking Zealot Nazis (PNAASZN). Science has nothing to do with the crap they are putting out now. Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 01:34 PM (QrA9E) 112 Here's a question that some moron can figure out. The Fed office workers have had off now two days and it looks like they will be off for the rest of the week, what with Al's revenge showing up again tonight. Questions: Do the workers get paid for these days or are they docked the wages? What is the saving to the nation from these assholes not working for a week? Will anyone even notice? Will they charge us overtime to "make up" for lost work? Will the bureau of printing run out of printed bills? I know that answer. How does this help Michelle's children? (They got out of school?) Posted by: Kemp at February 09, 2010 01:34 PM (2+9Yx) 113 dagny, you're being too practical-you need to think like a liberal. The terrorists' goal is to terrorize, the murder and mayhem is a means to that end. So if we don't admit an emotional response to the murder and mayhem, they don't get what they want (ergo 'we' "win"). I may be using logic again but: 1. If we ignored 9-11 and just shrugged then we would have won or at least they would have lost? 2. Critisizing Obama shows that we aren't "cool" enough which makes the terrorists happy. 3. When they instill Sharia law and all of us women have to put on a burqua if we act like we really don't care then we win? Posted by: dagny at February 09, 2010 01:35 PM (V8UV+) 114 So, can we assume that it is also unpatriotic to criticize any past presidents? Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 01:35 PM (p302b) 115 108 Follow Michelle OZero's diet suggestions and yew too kin look this awesome! Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 01:33 PM (OlN4e) damn you, damn you to hell. Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 01:36 PM (erIg9) 116 Remember: questioning Ace's competence after he double posts only serves the goals of Andrew Sullivan. Posted by: FreakyBoy at February 09, 2010 01:36 PM (Q41Zh) 117 Just put the sound up, the prez is actually taking questions. Second time he is on today. Will three be the charm? Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 01:37 PM (p302b) 118 Hey if you are going to Double/Old post can we have one on Surprised Kitty? I really like that kitty. Not as much as Sarah Plain's Tits, but almost. Posted by: Rocks at February 09, 2010 01:37 PM (Q1lie) 119 So, lemme get this straight --according to the left -- when Bush was president and we supported him killing AlQ, we were supporting AlQ cuz they were getting more determined and recruiting more AlQ,,,but now Obama is making plans to retreat from AlQ, and because we don't support that we are still supporting AlQ.. My head hurts.... Posted by: prettypinkfluffypanties at February 09, 2010 01:37 PM (PrCl4) 120 So, when you look at the other things the Left was projecting Bush was doing, we should be very, very worried. Posted by: 18-1 at February 09, 2010 12:42 PM (7BU4a) I've been thinking the same thing the last few months. Posted by: dastardly willow at February 09, 2010 01:38 PM (7FgWm) 121 What about the American people want you to keep your mitts off of our health care system does Mr. Obama not get? Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 01:38 PM (p302b) 122 "The attorney general said, 'I'm going to charge him tomorrow,' " and "there were questions raised about whether or not he should in fact go to law of war detention status," according to the transcript of a White House background briefing for reporters last Tuesday by two senior administration officials. If John Brennan is to be believed, then clearly this shows that there are al Qaeda sympathizers in the White House. Posted by: Neo at February 09, 2010 01:38 PM (tE8FB) 123 My head hurts.... Posted by: prettypinkfluffypanties at February 09, 2010 01:37 PM (PrCl4) just think about Sarah's tits, apparently they can cure everything. Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 01:39 PM (erIg9) 124 So, lemme get this straight --according to the left -- when Bush was president and we supported him killing AlQ, we were supporting AlQ cuz they were getting more determined and recruiting more AlQ,,,but now Obama is making plans to retreat from AlQ, and because we don't support that we are still supporting AlQ.. My head hurts.... A game of Calvinball has a more consistent rule making system then this administration. Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 01:40 PM (4jZ56) 125 Do the workers get paid for these days or are they docked the wages? PAID What is the saving to the nation from these assholes not working for a week? THEY CAN"T COME UP WITH NEW WAYS TO SPEND MONEY. Will anyone even notice? NO Will they charge us overtime to "make up" for lost work? NO, BUT PEOPLE COMING IN WILL GET OVERTIME. Will the bureau of printing run out of printed bills? I know that answer. OKAY How does this help Michelle's children? (They got out of school?) NO ONE WILL SEE HOW FAT THEY ARE AT HOME. Posted by: Kemp at February 09, 2010 01:34 PM (2+9Yx) Posted by: Rocks at February 09, 2010 01:40 PM (Q1lie) 126 just think about Sarah's titslegs, apparently they can cure everything. FIFY Posted by: Zimriel at February 09, 2010 01:41 PM (9Sbz+) 127 So the republicans "didn't think the status quo was acceptable"? Someone should get them the links to all the polls. Hello republicans, the American people want you to leave their health care alone. Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 01:41 PM (p302b) 128 the prez is actually taking questions. Are people reading them off cards? Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 09, 2010 01:41 PM (mR7mk) 129 /angry on Hey, John Brennan, let us clear this criticism thing up right now: Obama, your boss, is a whiny little punk. An affirmative action Precedent, chosen to run by ticking off desirable traits on a menu by George Soros and a committee of other despicable America-haters. He is the least qualified person to ever hold the office. He is mentally unstable and dangerously ego maniacal. He has the decision making skills of a stoned teenager trying to pick a flavor of Funyuns in the dark. He's a pathological liar, a communist, and a girlie-man. He's a shitty bowler and probably cheats at golf. I wouldn't trust him to run a Thrifty's Ice Cream counter in Blythe, California. Obama's a muz terrorist sympathizer and a yellow-bellied coward. Now when do I receive my fucking official signed John Brennan al Qaeda Lapel Pin so I can burn it in the BBQ? If you need the address, just ask that fat diesel-dyke Janet Napolitano. I hear she keeps pretty close tabs on us Tea Partiers. /angry off Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 01:42 PM (d3PgX) 130 FreakyBoy 116 Remember: questioning Ace's competence after he double posts only serves the goals of Andrew Sullivan. the Jews made him do it! Just the "bad" ones though. Posted by: Andrew Sullivan at February 09, 2010 01:42 PM (9Sbz+) 131 the prez is actually taking questions. Watch out, strawman! Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 01:43 PM (4jZ56) 132 Hello republicans, the American people want you to leave their health care alone. Except the we want insurance to be portable across state lines, and we want tort reform, and a couple of other consumer-driven, less-gov't-restriction things. Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 09, 2010 01:43 PM (mR7mk) 133 On the upside for Obama, the administration is counting the al-Qaeda recruits in their monthly "jobs created" numbers. Posted by: FreakyBoy at February 09, 2010 01:43 PM (Q41Zh) 134 mmmm funyuns Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 01:44 PM (erIg9) 135 You are going to get a health care bill whether you like it or not so pipe down and shut up. Sheesh....how come he listens to some polls and not others? Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 01:44 PM (p302b) 136 He has the decision making skills of a stoned teenager trying to pick a flavor of Funyuns in the dark. There's more than one flavor of funyuns? Why was I not made aware of this until just now? Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 01:44 PM (4jZ56) 137 So, when they write up that constitutional amendment to limit newly liberated corporate political contributions are they going to add an individual thought clause? Posted by: huerfano at February 09, 2010 01:45 PM (lLqRQ) 138 Except the we want insurance to be portable across state lines, and we want tort reform, and a couple of other consumer-driven, less-gov't-restriction things. Consumers? Never heard of them. Posted by: Charlie Gibson at February 09, 2010 01:45 PM (4jZ56) 139 Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 09, 2010 01:43 PM (mR7mk) well, tort reform may not serve the people so I'm not for tort reform right now. I would like them to make the marketplace competitive and what is covered and what is not covered be as transparent as possible. Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 01:46 PM (p302b) 140 So does one differentiate political motivated criticism from our righteous indignation of this communist? Deputy Dog can go f\|_\|ck himself. Posted by: sTevo at February 09, 2010 01:47 PM (mB6cw) 141 118 Hey if you are going to Double/Old post can we have one on Surprised Kitty? I really like that kitty. Not as much as Sarah Plain's Tits, but almost. Posted by: Rocks at February 09, 2010 01:37 PM (Q1lie) Is this kitty ok? http://tinypic.com/r/29o5xr7/6 Posted by: conscious and admiring beautiful breasts at February 09, 2010 01:49 PM (Vu6sl) 142 Posted by: ace at February 09, 2010 01:08 PM (jlvw3) If you could train the cobloggers to regularly double-post each other, you could probably take a much-deserved vacation. Posted by: notropis at February 09, 2010 01:50 PM (3yE2I) 143 So does one differentiate political motivated criticism from our righteous indignation of this communist? As I explained in my oped piece, Shut up. Posted by: John Brennan at February 09, 2010 01:50 PM (lLqRQ) 144 Do the workers get paid for these days or are they docked the wages? What is the saving to the nation from these assholes not working for a week? Will anyone even notice? Will they charge us overtime to "make up" for lost work? Will the bureau of printing run out of printed bills? I know that answer. How does this help Michelle's children? (They got out of school?) Ok, look, Washington got 30 inches of snow. The main roads are still disasters and the side streets are unpassable. In an effort to clear the roads there is no parking and the parking lots have not been plowed. The metro runs below and above ground and the 3rd rail is fucking frozen solid. The busses are running a little. Assholes drove on the roads before they were treated so instead of snow there are huge packed ice floes. They still don't have power on everywhere. It is going to start snowing again today with accumulations up to 20 inches. Last year we got 3 total for the year. For us it is like getting hit by a flood or a hurricane. If all these assholes got out on the roads then the roads would never be cleared and there would be wrecks every two feet. It was the only responsible thing to do. Yes, the workers get paid. I don't know about the hourly ones, but the salaried ones do, of course. Most of the govt is salaried and not hourly. Few if any get "overtime". When they work all weekend and deep into the night on some crisis they don't get overtime then either. If they get in late because of traffic or some govt parking f-up they take leave. You should be thrilled that congress can't meet because they are the ones that spend the money. However, they are employed by the senators and congressmen and are not the same as the regular federal worker. I can grasp how the hinterland doesn't understand how Washington works but the stereotyping of all fed workers as lazy assholes comes from the same groupthink that classifies the military as the same. Posted by: dagny at February 09, 2010 01:50 PM (V8UV+) 145 They could have taken the money and paid off everyone's mortgages as they lost their jobs etc. They could have bought them all health insurance under the current system. They could have helped small business, small banks too as they ran into problems by giving them some of the money. So far, everyone I know, trying to fix their mortgage is running into walls, even the ones who are in the real estate industry can get it done. He needs to connect with the people, to help the people. Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 01:50 PM (p302b) 146 Obama is sounding like a total noob discussing Iranian nukes. Posted by: Lincolntf at February 09, 2010 01:50 PM (vVM8h) 147 103 It's Officially Double Post day here at AoSHQ Genghis just linked to same the weather report Laura did on post on days ago. For the record, I didn't post it. I just sent it in as a tip. Didn't know she'd posted it already. Posted by: genghis at February 09, 2010 01:52 PM (1XErj) 148 Is this kitty ok? Posted by: conscious and admiring beautiful breasts at February 09, 2010 01:49 PM (Vu6sl) How is that kitty not surprised? I was. Posted by: Rocks at February 09, 2010 01:52 PM (Q1lie) 149 112 Here's a question that some moron can figure out. The Fed office workers have had off now two days and it looks like they will be off for the rest of the week, what with Al's revenge showing up again tonight. What is the saving to the nation from these assholes not working for a week? None, but please avoid generalities. I am a Fed and while I am personally familiar with the behavior that you refer to, I give the taxpayer more than I am paid for. Don't assume we are all lazy. I'll take the time here to mention something that I haven't seen discussed. The Feds suffer from wage-scale compression. That means that the highly skilled folks (think scientists, judges, etc.) receive less than the market value of their labor, while those on the lower end receive more. In short, socialism. That is why they have so much trouble attracting the best and brightest, and so little attracting the parasitical. Posted by: pep at February 09, 2010 01:53 PM (0K3p3) 150 For the record, I didn't post it. I just sent it in as a tip. Didn't know she'd posted it already. Posted by: genghis at February 09, 2010 01:52 PM (1XErj) Just yankin a bit Genghis. So this is ANOTHER Ace double post!?!?!?! Posted by: Rocks at February 09, 2010 01:53 PM (Q1lie) 151 CNBC has a split screen, BO on the left and Buffet and Paulson on the right and the caption under them says you can watch buffet and paulson on cnbc.dom...I kid you not. If you are a spell nut, watch CNBC all day and you can email them all day about the mistakes..lol Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 01:54 PM (p302b) 152 What was it when the Left tried defeat in Iraq? How did that not help the jihad? Posted by: Mjim at February 09, 2010 01:54 PM (V8B//) 153 There's more than one flavor of funyuns? Why was I not made aware of this until just now? I think there's a wasabi version of them. Posted by: genghis at February 09, 2010 01:54 PM (1XErj) 154 90 Jack Murthra died. RIP Posted by: harleycowboy at February 09, 2010 01:26 PM (JKGfQ) Candy Barr died. FIP. Posted by: TexasJew at February 09, 2010 01:55 PM (GHq7I) 155 He's getting pissy about health care right now. He might say something really stupid soon. Posted by: Lincolntf at February 09, 2010 01:55 PM (vVM8h) 156 ok, Brennan says we shouldn't be afraid of terrorists, while accusing Us of being unpatriotic because we do Believe in fighting terrorists to the finish..er uh If it weren't for regular citizens , chicago headed flight with a bomber would have been successful, (no thanks to gvt.) thanks Dutch Flight 93 , private citizens fearing for the lives of others, took that guy out. healthy fear of something saves lives. we aren't allowed to criticize the administration threatening intelligence services, and our military . we aren't allowed to criticize that He sees us more as the terrorists as those "man caused disaster guys and gals" let's see how criticizing this administration goes: racist unpatriotic he didn't say it slow enough for us to understand nuance the final ; shut up sit down we didn't ask you. Posted by: dastardly willow at February 09, 2010 01:56 PM (7FgWm) 157 Follow Michelle OZero's diet suggestions and yew too kin look this awesome! Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 01:33 PM (OlN4e) Well that took care of my constipation problem, I clicked on the link and immediately shit myself. Thanks. Posted by: Old Hippie Vet at February 09, 2010 01:56 PM (3IZGh) 158 BTW, we are back to the O'Bama blue tie and the black suit and the white shirt and the flag pin (campaign uniform) Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 01:58 PM (p302b) 159 Thank you Pep. We have offically "topped out" at age 46 and can't make anymore money, but still have years to go before retirement. The pros are security and retirement. Posted by: dagny at February 09, 2010 01:58 PM (V8UV+) 160 ZeroHedge is down. Over the past few months I gather that the Germans and the EU have been yelling at each other about whether to promise to bail out Greece with a few stipulations, or else to force the Greeks to fix their mess before the bail out. The Greeks of course want free money. The Germans want to send the message that the bailout is not inevitable, so as to give them leverage. In between the EU wants desperately to find some way to keep the Greeks in, and that means surrender. Nothing much has changed except that the foodfight has now become public, and the markets are reacting: "short the Bund NAO" - "nonono! There's no bailout, you need to short the Greeks". So, everyone's refreshing 0h like so many gibbons on PCP. Posted by: Zimriel at February 09, 2010 01:58 PM (9Sbz+) 161 If they get in late because of traffic or some govt parking f-up they take leave. WTFF take leave? If they are "salaried" (exempt) they are paid for a job regardless of hours. That is the theory behind exempt status. It works both ways. Work 50 hours get a paycheck. Work 30 hours, get the same check. I recall once at my old company an episode where they gave an exempt employee time off w/o pay for a punishment for an infraction. Corporate lawyers got involved and they had to repay him so he actualy wound up getting time off with pay. If they are taking leave hours for arriving late at the direction of some supervisor he is messing up bad. Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 01:59 PM (QrA9E) 162 Did Obama just say he was committed to eliminating the capital gains tax? I'm seriously asking, I was eating a potato chip when he was talking and didn't quite catch it. Posted by: Lincolntf at February 09, 2010 02:01 PM (vVM8h) 163 The administration's "punch back twice as hard". Of course they still regard these terrorists the same way Andrew sullivan regards terrorists: Delicate terrorists deserve respect, full constitutional rights and full access to our domestic legal system. The rest of America can suck eggs. Punch back twice as hard, right Obama? The administration knows who the real enemy is - and it isn't terrorists. Posted by: Lemon Kitten at February 09, 2010 02:02 PM (0fzsA) 164 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Workin' for the gov't is tough... YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A state lawmaker from northeast Ohio says a punch to the face left him unconscious on the floor of a Youngstown restaurant.Democratic state Rep. Robert Hagan said he was assaulted Sunday the Lemon Grove Cafe. Hagan said a man asked him to step out of the way of his view of belly dancers on stage and then taunted him with offensive language. Posted by: Amish Jack D. Ripper at February 09, 2010 02:03 PM (IhHdM) 165 Just went over to Zero hedge and they seem fine. A lot of gals on the fashion and shopping blogs used to go to some site called prophecies.us. They are freaked out that the site disappeared over night. Apparently some of the posters on the site gave advice astrologically? It's too funny though to watch them in withdrawal. Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 02:04 PM (p302b) 166 The only flavor of Funyuns that I'm aware of is DELICIOUS. Posted by: Dang Straights at February 09, 2010 02:04 PM (fx8sm) 167 gals on the fashion and shopping blogs used to go to some site called prophecies.us. They called their site "prophecies" and didn't see the end of it coming? Posted by: Dang Straights at February 09, 2010 02:05 PM (fx8sm) 168 @164 That tears it. Our belly dancers have to dance on the floor--no stage. And they all look like Chris Farley. I quit. Posted by: pep at February 09, 2010 02:09 PM (0K3p3) 169 "167 gals on the fashion and shopping blogs used to go to some site called prophecies.us. They called their site "prophecies" and didn't see the end of it coming? Posted by: Dang Straights at February 09, 2010 02:05 PM (fx8sm)" It is too funny. These gals are really really upset. Apparently, as someone recently posted, they analyzed dreams. I guess a one stop shop! Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 02:09 PM (p302b) 170 #125 NO ONE WILL SEE HOW FAT THEY ARE AT HOME. Want to bet ALL of "The Ones" staff are at the White House cooking up cookies and cakes for the little ones? One more question: So, man, is this going, to like, fuck up Barry's Wednesday night party? Posted by: Kemp at February 09, 2010 02:10 PM (2+9Yx) 171 A state lawmaker is a politican, is state employed and is not a federal worker Like I said, do not confuse congress and its employees with federal career workers or state workers or politicans for that matter. Posted by: dagny at February 09, 2010 02:10 PM (V8UV+) 172 RE: headaches Stop trying to use logic on the libtards! It will only make your head hurt really bad! Logic does not exist in their world, only feelings, nothing more than feelings.... so when trying to determine why they are doing things, think of yourself as a fourteen year old girl, who is slightly drunk on wine coolers, swooning over her first boyfriend. Posted by: shibumi at February 09, 2010 02:10 PM (OKZrE) 173 That is why they have so much trouble attracting the best and brightest, and so little attracting the parasitical. IMO, it's also why they have so much trouble retaining the best and brightest, because the hard workers get paid the same as the slackers. Not to mention that it's extremely difficult to fire the idiots, so in many cases the hard worker gets fed up and leaves. Unfortunately, this often leaves the slackers with seniority, and way too many of them end up in management positions. Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at February 09, 2010 02:10 PM (sXLx/) 174 I was eating a potato chip when he was talking and didn't quite catch it. You were becoming morbidly obese instead of listening to Barack Obama?! Posted by: Michelle O at February 09, 2010 02:11 PM (mR7mk) 175 Ace, I'm not trying to be critical, however, I do think your oversight in this matter requires that you post an APOLOGY thread. About 3,000 words should do it. Ok, thanx. Posted by: solitary knight at February 09, 2010 02:11 PM (Ft9fj) 176 Once again the president says that he always gives in to wifey. Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 02:11 PM (p302b) 177 Chief of firm involved in breach is Obama adviser updated 9:10 p.m. EDT, Sat March 22, 2008 cnn.com WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The CEO of a company whose employee is accused of improperly looking at the passport files of presidential candidates is a consultant to the Barack Obama campaign, a source said Saturday. John O. Brennan, president and CEO of the Analysis Corp., advises the Illinois Democrat on foreign policy and intelligence issues, the source said. Brennan briefed the media on behalf of the campaign this month. The executive is a former senior CIA official and former interim director of the National Counterterrorism Center. He contributed $2,300 to the Obama campaign in January... Posted by: at February 09, 2010 02:12 PM (l9HB0) 178 think of yourself as a fourteen year old girl, who is slightly drunk on wine coolers, swooning over her first boyfriend. Which explains perfectly why they are so worried about getting "fat". Next thing you know there will be legislation on how not to break a nail, ugg color, hair defrizzing, and bikini waxing. Posted by: dagny at February 09, 2010 02:13 PM (V8UV+) 179 Why obesity why not anorexia? Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 02:14 PM (p302b) 180 #171 So Dangy, will this give the Fed workers an excuse to not get shit done, aka, hold up permits, not issue patents, tax refunds, etc etc etc. My bet? The excuse of the year. July, 2010, "Sorry sir, we're behind, you know we had a really bad snow storm this winter, and we just haven't caught up yet. Call us next year." Posted by: Kemp at February 09, 2010 02:14 PM (2+9Yx) 181 Buffet said that Merill would have gone almost instantly and Paulson agreed. So, didn't they realize the same for Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers? So how come they saved Merill and not Bear Stears and Lehman Brothers. I'm not the only one asking that question, a lot of people are asking it? Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 02:16 PM (p302b) 182 179 Why obesity why not anorexia? Cause the Wookie's ass has it's own zip code. Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 02:17 PM (OlN4e) 183 Maybe. But it might hold up their getting rid of don't ask don't tell, screwing us out of Yucca, closing Gitmo, passing tax hikes, audits and the like. Works both ways and I'm under the opinion with this admin, the less they do the better. I was a huge fan of Newt's govt closure. No harm no foul. Posted by: dagny at February 09, 2010 02:17 PM (V8UV+) 184 Why obesity why not anorexia? Anorexia? What would we ban? Tap water? You don't think we really care about health, do you? Posted by: Michelle O at February 09, 2010 02:17 PM (mR7mk) 185 LOL, Megyn just did a story on this "mystery billboard". It was paid for by an anonymous group of small businesses. Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 02:18 PM (QrA9E) 186 184 Bingo Posted by: dagny at February 09, 2010 02:18 PM (V8UV+) 187 Ooooh, belly dancers... ::Homer Simpson drool:: I'll be in my bunk. Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 02:19 PM (8NGHm) 188 A lot of times I'll remember something having been covered but I'll think, "Oh, must have been on Hot Air or Gateway Pundit or something." That right there is why I love AoS. I feel fairly certain that Ace isn't going to decide he's a one-man pundit of All That Is Right and True. What with Excitable Andi and LGF going ever-so-whacko, it is a comfort that the Great Ewok seems to have both paws on the ground. The obscene jokes and foul language are nice, too. Posted by: VKI at February 09, 2010 02:19 PM (LZK9H) 189 My bet? The excuse of the year. Only one year? The Pa. State Capitol in Harrisburg had some major flooding once, and we heard the same sorry excuse for the next four years. The room temperature Murtha's district was Johnstown which had some flood almost 100 years ago. We still pay a tax on booze to help the flood victims, who are probably all by now about the same temperature as Jack Murtha. Posted by: Amish Jack D. Ripper at February 09, 2010 02:20 PM (IhHdM) 190 Is it just me or, since i first came here, more moronettes are posting. Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 02:21 PM (p302b) 191 no joke drudge has the link, two college students have been charged with felony snow ball throwing. Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 02:22 PM (p302b) 192 It's that Sex Panther you wear, curious. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 02:23 PM (d3PgX) 193 Ooooh, belly dancers... ::Homer Simpson drool:: I'd like to slip the guy some singles. Not the politician, the guy who dropped him. Posted by: Amish Jack D. Ripper at February 09, 2010 02:23 PM (IhHdM) 194 Is it just me or, since i first came here, more moronettes are posting. Clearly we men need to ratchet up our efforts in the offensive language and crude sexual references areas. Sorry, we'll try to do better. Posted by: pep at February 09, 2010 02:23 PM (0K3p3) 195 The Left's dissent: Kennedy - Abu Ghraib torture rooms have opened up under new leadership Murtha - Troops killed innocent civilians in cold blood Durbin - treatment of prisoners at Guatanamo similar to Nazis, Soviets in their gulags or some mad regime -- Pol Pot or others -- that had no concern for human beings." Protesters - We will support the troops when they shoot their officers. The Right's Dissent: Don't mirandize terrorists. Don't try terrorists in civilian courts , especially blocks away from the WTC site. Don't close Gitmo. Don't do away with enhanced interrogation. Don't call terrorist acts Man Made disasters. One type of dissent is in defense of terrorists. The other type is in defense of the United States. Posted by: polynikes at February 09, 2010 02:24 PM (m2CN7) 196 wow, just wow Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 02:25 PM (p302b) 197 "192 It's that Sex Panther you wear, curious. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 02:23 PM (d3PgX)" Ok, didn't understand this question at all. Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 02:26 PM (p302b) 198 Wow, curious. That's a pair of hardened toughs if I ever saw one. How fukkin' stoopid. Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 02:27 PM (OlN4e) 199 Those angry, white, teabagging snowball throwers! They are helping al Qaeda. Posted by: Janet hearts John at February 09, 2010 02:27 PM (d3PgX) 200 If I am not mistaken, curious is a moronette, and therefore would not wear Sex Panther. Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 02:28 PM (OlN4e) 201 Hey John FUCK YOU!!! Posted by: TC at February 09, 2010 02:29 PM (DYJjQ) 202 So it's official, the news torrent we have been deluged with for a year and a half has slowed back into a stream? Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 09, 2010 02:29 PM (0q2P7) 203 This is just the latest example of how detached and self-serving DC is. It doesn't matter which wing of the single-party ruling elite wins elections. Whoever occupies the seat of power will work to diminish liberty and expand the power of government. Obama has already endorsed citizen surveillance and "preventive detention" of anyone the government SUSPECTS of being a terrorist -- and let's not forget how the DHS has revealed it thinks conservatives, home-schoolers, and gun rights activists are suspect. Posted by: Old Rebel at February 09, 2010 02:30 PM (eTIZJ) 204 So that crossed eyed Chinese guy in the Obama pic is a terrosist? Maybe i should take that pic down. They will have to tear this link out of my cold dead hands. Posted by: quite googleable at February 09, 2010 02:30 PM (EiH7n) 205 CNBC jsut showed Buffet interviewing Paulson. Steve Liesman basically said that Buffet was sort of saying to the NY attorney general "why are you bothering the CEO of Merrill, he did the best he could, he made a deal to save the company." So guess defenses are being mounted on the tv these days. Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 02:31 PM (p302b) 206 Is it just me or is this an incredibly slow news day? Perhaps it's me as I'm stuck inside and my Directtv has decided today's a good day to completely freeze up. Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 09, 2010 02:31 PM (PqVV7) 207 That is true then, Paulson did get on his knees to Pelosi Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 02:31 PM (p302b) 208 I posted something about the republican response to the prez's invitation to the media extravaganza on health care. That would be an interesting thread. Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 02:32 PM (p302b) 209 They will have to tear this link out of my cold dead hands. Posted by: quite googleable at February 09, 2010 02:30 PM (EiH7n) Dude, a Little Boy or Fat Man bomb would solve the Federal Government. Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 02:33 PM (8NGHm) 210 Depends on just how curious is curious. hehehehe Sex jokes help al qaeda. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 02:34 PM (d3PgX) 211 That bomb program is fun for the whole family. Posted by: quite googleable at February 09, 2010 02:34 PM (EiH7n) 212 Michael Steele, in an interview with Washingtonian Magazine: "I don�t see stories about the internal operations of the DNC that I see about this operation. Why? Is it because Michael Steele is the chairman, or is it because a black man is chairman?� h/t Drudge Posted by: Zimriel at February 09, 2010 02:34 PM (9Sbz+) 213 Is it just me or is this an incredibly slow news day? Perhaps it's me as I'm stuck inside and my Directtv has decided today's a good day to completely freeze up. Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 09, 2010 02:31 PM (PqVV7) It helps that DC is turning into an Eskimo village. Still waiting for the Iran announcement... Calm before the Nuclear Firestorm? Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 02:34 PM (8NGHm) 214 Tip Chinese military suggests selling US bonds to punish US for support of Taiwan. But I'm sure owing so much money to a totalitarian regime is perfectly safe. They would never hold us as a virtual economic hostage to the ability to skyrocket our inflation and interest rates on whim. http://bit.ly/9EYGLS Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 09, 2010 02:35 PM (0q2P7) 215 191 no joke drudge has the link, two college students have been charged with felony snow ball throwing. Bet's on how soon they'll be on a new's show or late night show? Which show? Odds I want odds. I say Letterman, next week, unless Fox gets them for O'Reilly or Beck on a TV hook up today! Posted by: Kemp at February 09, 2010 02:35 PM (2+9Yx) 216 So how many security organizations do we have. F B I, C I A, S E C R E T S E R V I C E, so what does the N S A do, for that matter what do they all do and how come they don't overlap and is everything covered? Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 02:35 PM (p302b) 217 Fear-mongering only serves the goals of our enemies, so knock it off, Rethuglicans. Only by appeasing my fellow radical leftists can the terrorists be convinced to take up drum circles instead of suicide bombings. And while we're at it, let's pass Universal Health Care. If I don't sign the bill, we're all going to fucking die before the year is through. Posted by: Barack Obama at February 09, 2010 02:36 PM (plsiE) 218 I would use the program as a tool to run and duck not an offensive tool. Posted by: quite googleable at February 09, 2010 02:36 PM (EiH7n) 219 Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 09, 2010 02:35 PM (0q2P7) That would be an interesting move in this chess game. Cause you know what the remedy is for that and it isn't pleasant. Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 02:37 PM (p302b) 220 so what does the N S A do, for that matter what do they all do and how come they don't overlap and is everything covered? Posted by: curious at February 09, 2010 02:35 PM (p302b) The NSA is responsible for securing our communications as well as SIGINT and decrypting enemy communications. Code-making and Code-Breaking. Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 02:37 PM (8NGHm) 221 While it would be awful for China to engineer an economic collapse, we would get the fun of millions of clueless Obama voters wandering aimlessly around the countryside begging country folks for food. So the glass is half full. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 02:39 PM (d3PgX) 222 What's so bad about being pro-terrorist? The so-called terrorists are people, too, and they live on this fragile, unique spaceship that gave birth to us all. Shouldn't we be thinking win-win? Can't we coexist, tolerate and accept? President Obama said this war will end. And so it shall. :smugsmile: Posted by: WaterCow at February 09, 2010 02:40 PM (cQyWA) 223 I think I've just figured it out. That "thing" Iran is supposed to deliver on the 11th? A message perhaps? "Obama is working for us, infidel pigs. By the way, we have reprogrammed all your silos and each of your major population centers will vanish in nuclear fire... unless your military and all armed citizens immediately surrender all arms and submit to Islam. Allahu Akbar." Posted by: Rahma Jahma at February 09, 2010 02:40 PM (ci50A) 224 The administration is so terrified of Palin they can't help themselves. Even the WH press pool is groaning about their endless shots. Posted by: Dang Straights at February 09, 2010 02:41 PM (Juqls) 225 heh. Obama can't rig a bowling game. How could he pull off a Benedict Arnold. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 02:42 PM (d3PgX) 226 Pu this in there. ? Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 02:43 PM (d3PgX) 227 Dude, a Little Boy or Fat Man bomb would solve the Federal Government. Totally uncool, Holger. If I wanted deranged bullshit, I'd go over to Kos. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 02:44 PM (B+qrE) 228 Clearly we men need to ratchet up our efforts in the offensive language and crude sexual references areas. Sorry, we'll try to do better. You'd better! I'm a moronette and the offensive language and crude clumsy sexual references are what keep me here. Well, that and the kitteh photos. Posted by: shibumi at February 09, 2010 02:44 PM (OKZrE) 229 nearly all of the criticism of bush, on iraq, on his handling of islamic terrorism, was politically motivated! the gall of these people. Posted by: gomm at February 09, 2010 02:45 PM (Ibk1S) 230 heh, I have to drag little chucky johnson into this thread, but this is hilarious! http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/35747_Pamela_Geller_Shrieks_on_Joy_Behar jealous much? :p Posted by: ms. docweasel at February 09, 2010 02:45 PM (kgwdA) 231 224 Groan. Unreal. If there's one fucking retarded person that should never take a crack at someone else's intelligence, it's good ol'Bobby Gibbs. I just want to smack the stupid out of that one. Actually it can be like the scene in Airplane! We'll all line up to smack him silly. I want to be the person holding the crowbar though. Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 09, 2010 02:45 PM (PqVV7) 232 #224 The term red neck white trash comes to mind when I think of Gibbs. Posted by: Kemp at February 09, 2010 02:45 PM (2+9Yx) 233 Dang Straights is trying to get me to destroy my computer! Somehow that helps al Qaeda. Stay classy Baghdad Gibbsy. You stuttering fuckwad. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 02:46 PM (d3PgX) 234 What with Excitable Andi and LGF going ever-so-whacko, it is a comfort that the Great Ewok seems to have both paws on the ground. So, Ace just posts the same thing over and over with just some different wording, and mainly throws in his two cents from what other blogs already wrote? You'd NEVER see that with my site. I have great deals in my Amazon store and original photography to boot. Bad craziness like seen here is why Andrew and I bailed out on the Right. A nice check from an anonymous benefactor had no bearing on it Posted by: Cahrsel Jhonsno at February 09, 2010 02:47 PM (sYxEE) 235 221, you make the assumption they would beg. I assume they would attempt to take. I pray daily we can avoid the bloodbath that would ensue. Posted by: Scott J. at February 09, 2010 02:47 PM (NY7mQ) 236 Totally uncool, Holger. If I wanted deranged bullshit, I'd go over to Kos. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 02:44 PM (B+qrE) The Federal Government is on the verge of expanding to megalithic proportions, more erosion of civil liberties, surrender overseas and a complete reorganization of Society on Marxist platforms and I'm deranged for thinking that we could solve that problem pretty easily? Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 02:49 PM (8NGHm) 237 Well, I assume they would beg. But I hope they don't. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 02:49 PM (d3PgX) 238 Wow, we're doing much better. Back in 2004 we were only doing the work of the Republican National Committee, according to John Kerry... Posted by: richard mcenroe at February 09, 2010 02:49 PM (uWWg9) 239 I'll give ten grand to the member of the White House press corps who will ask Gibbs what the correct pronounciation of "corpsman" is.... I have the check right here. And it won't bounce. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 02:50 PM (B+qrE) 240 expanding to megalithic proportions Spinal Tap wants to speak with you. Posted by: pep at February 09, 2010 02:51 PM (0K3p3) 241 File it under Last Resort. Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 02:53 PM (8NGHm) 242 Dang Straights is trying to get me to destroy my computer! Somehow that helps al Qaeda. I am merely the messenger, oh Sifty One. It really is Amateur Hour at the White House. This is sad and troubling. Posted by: Dang Straights at February 09, 2010 02:53 PM (Juqls) 243 If I had to choose only one word to describe the way I feel concerning Michael Steele's job as head of the Republican Party, that word would be disappointment. Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 02:54 PM (OlN4e) 244 Dissent is no longer patriotic. Didn't all of you fringe right wingers get the memo? Posted by: d_Fitz at February 09, 2010 02:55 PM (mnrcy) 245 Ace/Pixy--somebody--send Holger to the farm--advocating a nuclear attack on the US government is not something to take lightly. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 02:55 PM (B+qrE) 246 Yeah, you got to be careful when blogging and smoking the good shit. Always check it. It's like when I start to drink that day and I decide, no matter what happens, I won't answer the phone or the door. Experience counts for these kinds of decisions. Posted by: Jack at February 09, 2010 02:55 PM (bvDV5) 247 Speaking of DC, mark this link for fun in the morning. It goes to the DC web cams! I watched the Dupont snowball fight live Sun? http://tinyurl.com/mrtq8z Posted by: Kemp at February 09, 2010 02:55 PM (2+9Yx) 248 209 They will have to tear this link out of my cold dead hands. Posted by: quite googleable at February 09, 2010 02:30 PM (EiH7n) Dude, a Little Boy or Fat Man bomb would solve the Federal Government. Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 02:33 PM (8NGHm) pssh, there's only one obvious choice on that pulldown menu. Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 02:56 PM (erIg9) 249 "Politically motivated criticism and unfounded fear-mongering only serve the goals of al-Qaeda." But, giving terrorists "rights" they're not entitled to, doesn't, right? I have this mental image of bin Laden, in a cave, curled up in the fetal position, laughing his ass off, at these masterminds. Posted by: franksalterego at February 09, 2010 02:56 PM (+6fgE) 250 Ace/Pixy--somebody--send Holger to the farm--advocating a nuclear attack on the US government is not something to take lightly. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 02:55 PM (B+qrE) Wait? Did you go to the link that was posted? Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 02:56 PM (8NGHm) 251 #246 Jack, you truly are a man of wisdom! Posted by: Kemp at February 09, 2010 02:56 PM (2+9Yx) 252 OK, then. The next time I see a guy with a gun pointed at his foot, I won't tell him. Wouldn't want to support Al Quaeda. Posted by: Jack at February 09, 2010 02:57 PM (bvDV5) 253 Lotta loose shit going on Posted by: HobbieHawk at February 09, 2010 02:58 PM (qzOby) 254 The Federal Government is on the verge of expanding to megalithic proportions, more erosion of civil liberties, surrender overseas and a complete reorganization of Society on Marxist platforms and I'm deranged for thinking that we could solve that problem pretty easily? I don't have to click on jackshit, you idiot. THAT. IS. NOT. FUNNY. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 02:58 PM (B+qrE) 255 advocating a nuclear attack on the US government is not something to take lightly. And has to be registered in South Carolina. deadpan Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 09, 2010 02:58 PM (mR7mk) 256 Bin Laden is in a little secluded farmhouse in Switzerland , where he has been since 2001. And he is laughing his ass off. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 02:59 PM (d3PgX) 257 I wonder whose goals searching little old white ladies instead of muslim-looking young men at airports serve? Posted by: This is Kissel at February 09, 2010 02:59 PM (z37MR) 258 The link posted damage from various weapons of nuclear yield plus a meteor impact, the meteor being approximately one that did the Dinosaurs in which was too big. Fat Man and Little Boy was the smallest. So, if I mentioned a Meteor Impact that would have wiped out humanity I'd have been okay? Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 03:00 PM (8NGHm) 259 Did anyone watch the WH briefing today where Barky showed up?? He was asked by Tapper..(I don't care what anyone says.Tapper is just as bad as the rest in sucking Obama off)..to respond to business owners who say the reason they are not hiring is because of the uncertainty of what Obama's policies create. Tapper actually said " I'm not saying it's true or not. But that's what they say. What do you say when you hear that?(..fucking douchebag) Tapper actually asked twice. the first answer Obama gave was over 500 words long..and didn't even come close to the topic. Tapper followed up and Barky gave two completely contradictory statements First was.." Yes, the small businesses that I talk to -- and I've been talking to a lot of them as I've been traveling around the country over the last several months -- their biggest problem is right now they can't get credit out of their banks, The second...Most small businesses, right now -- if they've got enough customers to make a profit and they can get the bank loans required to boost their payroll, boost their inventory and sell to the customers, they will do so, OK? The idiots in the media will once again say what a masterful performance it was Most small businesses, right now -- if they've got enough customers to make a profit and they can get the bank loans required to boost their payroll, boost their inventory and sell to the customers, they will do so, OK? Posted by: beedubya at February 09, 2010 03:00 PM (AnTyA) 260 my wife was watching a clip of that last night (if it was the same interview...) when I got home last night, and I walked in right when she was talking about (and I paraphrase) eating healthy, cooking healthy meals with fresh veggies for your family, but still having a "fun night" out every once in a while, and how that's what most Americans just need to be steered towards and taught... To be fair, your average Obama voter probably does need to be taught that... Posted by: Laura Castellano at February 09, 2010 03:00 PM (fuw6p) 261 Jeez, some people have no sense of humor. Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 03:01 PM (8NGHm) 262 So, if I mentioned a Meteor Impact that would have wiped out humanity I'd have been okay? Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 03:00 PM (8NGHm) I do that daily. SUMMON THE METEORS! Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 03:02 PM (erIg9) 263 Meteors all around! Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 03:03 PM (d3PgX) 264 This has got to be the story of the day. Captain America has discovered America's new, secret enemy : The Tea Partiers. That is some crazy-ass shit. Posted by: Dr. Spank at February 09, 2010 03:03 PM (0FiCa) 265 Enfuego! /subbing for the guy that yells that. Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at February 09, 2010 03:03 PM (WeDcz) 266 Clearly we men need to ratchet up our efforts in the offensive language and crude sexual references areas. Sorry, we'll try to do better. Actually, I you can't scare me. I went to a snotty all girls prep school. No where is cruder or more profane/obscene. In fact, we wrote the book, "What sailors should say during hurricanes." Rahm came by and picked up the intro material but never got the full course. Didn't know that huh? Posted by: dagny at February 09, 2010 03:03 PM (V8UV+) 267 I do that daily. SUMMON THE METEORS! Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 03:02 PM (erIg9) I'm more of a Rape, Pillage and Burn guy, in that order. There's no fun doing crispy corpse-men. Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 03:04 PM (8NGHm) 268 264 This has got to be the story of the day. Captain America has discovered America's new, secret enemy : The Tea Partiers. That is some crazy-ass shit. I must have missed the issue where Captain America turned into a goddamned communist POS. Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 03:05 PM (OlN4e) 269 To be fair, your average Obama voter probably does need to be taught that... ...and it's the job of the federal government to hector them about vegetables and ban fruit juice why? Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 09, 2010 03:05 PM (mR7mk) 270 Al-Qaeda Leaders Charge Obama Critics with "Servings Goals of Infidel Beasts and Distracting Them from Their March to Slaughter" Posted by: Justin Camp at February 09, 2010 03:06 PM (nF4Jh) 271 I don't give a shit what Marvel and their retarded writers think. Captain America is mine. And my Captain America knows who the real enemy is. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 03:06 PM (d3PgX) 272 well Ace, we actually like hearing multiple points of view from bloggers on the same site... as long as you're not double posting yourself, then I'll read it. Posted by: Kaptain Amerika at February 09, 2010 03:06 PM (DHm1k) 273 Little Billy knocks on Mrs. Williams door and Mrs. Williams answers it. Little Billy asks "Can Johnny come out to play?" Mrs. Williams tears up a second and replies. "Billy, you know Johnny got eaten by Michael Moore a year ago." Littly Billy responds. "Well, can I have his toys" Apparently, I must be advocating rubbing the death of children in the faces of their Parents. Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 03:06 PM (8NGHm) 274 The Federal Government is on the verge of expanding to megalithic proportions, more erosion of civil liberties, surrender overseas and a complete reorganization of Society on Marxist platforms and I'm deranged for thinking that we could solve that problem pretty easily? Gee, I'm sorry--I miss the humor and the innocence in that. Because it is neither funny nor innocent. Peddle it elsewhere. I have a HUGE sense of humor as anyone who hangs out here regularly can attest. Uncle Facts and meteors...funny. Hobo killing...funny. Me? Funny. You are not funny. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 03:08 PM (B+qrE) 275 But leaking actual active intelligence operations, along with making up stories of abuse and pissing on Korans, is patriotic. Posted by: Mick McMick at February 09, 2010 03:08 PM (FHlAi) 276 I summoned Chixulub on the Yucatan, just to watch it fry... Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 03:09 PM (erIg9) 277 He's back......and this time he's pulled out the race card! Michael Steele suggests criticism of his tenure motivated by....wait for it.......here goes.....RACISM! DA DA DA DAAAAAAAAAAA.... Posted by: conscious, but not shocked about the race card being pulled at February 09, 2010 03:09 PM (Vu6sl) 278 Closest I've heard Rush today almost saying bad words out in the open. hahaha Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at February 09, 2010 03:09 PM (WeDcz) 279 Let's all us Franceseses lighten up a bit. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 03:09 PM (d3PgX) 280 Michael Steele is a deep cover agent for evil snake alien James Carville. Posted by: sifty at February 09, 2010 03:11 PM (d3PgX) 281 So Holger, your solution to a problem with Government is a massive slaughter and blight on the surface of the Earth made by a weapon that a. You don't have nor reasonably could find the materials to make. b. You couldn't make even if you had the materials. Well that plan certainly tops out the crazy scale, congratulations. Why don't you take another toke of whatever mind disabling and virtual vegifying substance your smoking, and then go sell it someplace else. Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 09, 2010 03:11 PM (0q2P7) 282 Anybody calls me Frances and I'll kill ya. Posted by: Dang Straights at February 09, 2010 03:11 PM (Juqls) 283 Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 03:08 PM (B+qrE) If you were offended, sorry. I made a bad joke and you took offense at it. But it was not advocacy despite what you think. Unless you think A Modest Proposal was a real opinion. Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 03:12 PM (8NGHm) 284 282, If anyone calls you Francis I'll laff. Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at February 09, 2010 03:12 PM (WeDcz) 285 Lighten up Frances. Posted by: Dr. Spank at February 09, 2010 03:13 PM (0FiCa) 286 With Bush it was patriotism. miss_me_yet.jpg Posted by: fb at February 09, 2010 03:13 PM (Bu9Jo) 287 Anybody calls me Frances and I'll kill ya. Posted by: Dang Straights Shirley you jest. Posted by: Iskandar at February 09, 2010 03:14 PM (/o58C) 288 I was going to comment on this post before your duh-admission, but then I would have had to make my own duh-admission of having already read and commented on Sublog's post. Good thing I refrained because I already had to make a duh-admission in Sublog's post about not having read the comments before I'd commented myself. You're not alone, and that should worry you. Posted by: agnostica at February 09, 2010 03:14 PM (gbCNS) 289 As I have always said: Dang Straights is "Frannie" in my world. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 03:14 PM (B+qrE) 290 Lots of killing going on in here today, everyone have short tampon strings or what? Posted by: 'Nam Grunt at February 09, 2010 03:15 PM (WeDcz) 291 ISKANDAR! Posted by: Dang Straights at February 09, 2010 03:15 PM (Juqls) 292 Nukes are too easy. I prefer unleashing Imhotep at the Washington Monument. Posted by: grognard at February 09, 2010 03:15 PM (v0kvW) 293 There's sort of a new post up. Posted by: Dr. Spank at February 09, 2010 03:16 PM (0FiCa) 294 Or Cthulhu. Cthulhu is probably better. Posted by: grognard at February 09, 2010 03:16 PM (v0kvW) 295 Nukes are too easy. I prefer unleashing Imhotep at the Washington Monument. Posted by: grognard at February 09, 2010 03:15 PM (v0kvW) Chivas and 1968 Oldsmobiles. Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 03:16 PM (8NGHm) 296 Look dude, maybe you haven't noticed. But A. This is a public forum. B. The MSM is trying to paint us as a bunch of violent crazies (See this link about the most recent Captain America where he takes on, yes, Tea Partiers http://bit.ly/bAttvi So advocating indiscriminately slaughtering political opposition through nuclear holocaust, even in jest, tops the stupid scale. And is so not funny. Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 09, 2010 03:17 PM (0q2P7) 297 I apologize for my comment and in no way advocate Nuclear War except when people need nice suntans and/or their house remodeled. Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 03:20 PM (8NGHm) 298 OT: Just a note to whomever linked the Yellowstone story on right bar, the site linked is a Truther site. Bunch of shitstains and conspiracy nuts over there. Posted by: Schlippy at February 09, 2010 03:21 PM (xm1A1) 299 194 Is it just me or, since i first came here, more moronettes are posting. Clearly we men need to ratchet up our efforts in the offensive language and crude sexual references areas. Sorry, we'll try to do better. Posted by: pep at February 09, 2010 02:23 PM (0K3p3) Anything you can do, we bitches can do cruder...... Posted by: di butler, offensive moronette at February 09, 2010 03:23 PM (S3xX1) 300 Now can we get on with wishing the flees of a thousand camels infest the armpits of Congressional Liberals? Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 03:24 PM (8NGHm) 301 Show of hands. How many of you who live in the DC area checked to see which of the weapons destroys your hours. I know I did. Shame on me. Posted by: pep at February 09, 2010 03:28 PM (0K3p3) 302 house, not hours. Although it would do both. Posted by: pep at February 09, 2010 03:28 PM (0K3p3) 303 nuclear holocaust, even in jest, tops the stupid scale. And is so not funny. I thought it was funny, like that time I reversed Tron's power cycles. Now, how about a nice game of chess? Posted by: W.O.P.R. at February 09, 2010 03:35 PM (ci50A) 304 I would have gotten away with that joke. Posted by: Howard Stern at February 09, 2010 03:36 PM (8NGHm) 305 To second dagny: I cannot dig out my car. The buses aren't running. Metro is half-running. DC doesn't get snow like this--the last time was in 1928--so it's not like Buffalo or Colorado, where snow is a common occurence. When the power goes off, so do all the things in the offices that need power, too. Nobody gets overtime in the fed.gov. Our work is stacking up. Most of us have nothing to do with Congress or laws; we're just cogs in the machine that usually keeps things running fairly smoothly overall. Most all of us work hard and believe, without irony, that we serve the public. We're not the DMV. Posted by: ushie at February 09, 2010 03:39 PM (1kwr2) 306 Go to hell Brennan . . .you'll not silence the people. Posted by: rplat at February 09, 2010 03:46 PM (G1ArL) 307 305 And aren't you sick of the asswipes that equate fed workers with politicians? Posted by: dagny at February 09, 2010 03:47 PM (V8UV+) 308 Totally, dagny. All I do is implement what other people want. I need a cooking thread. I've got salmon that needs juicy treatment. Posted by: ushie at February 09, 2010 03:55 PM (1kwr2) 309 OT..Murtha is now getting his 4th sodomy of the day by the barbed cock of Satan. Posted by: hutch1200 at February 09, 2010 04:11 PM (s8eou) Wes Anderson Directs the Spider-Man Reboot They're rebooting, or at least thinking about rebooting, the franchise, re-telling the origin story and setting it all back in high school again. (After three movies? After seven years?) Wes Anderson, the clever but increasingly precious director of Rushmore, The Royal Tannenbaums, and The Life Aquatic, was rumored to be on the short list for directors of the reboot. (So this clip claims, at least.) Here's a damned funny look at what Wes Anderson's Spider-Man would look like. I loves me some Owen Wilson impressions. Thanks to EdwardR. By the way, I updated and added a big long piece to the Sullivan post. It's about Sullivan's continuing spiral into madness... and Sarah Palin's breasts. So don't make a maniac out of me. Read it. Posted by: Ace at 12:22 PM <script language="javascript" src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/addyn/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=700;cookie=info;target=_blank;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]"></script><noscript><a href="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adlink/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" target="_blank"><img src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adserv/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" border="0" width="300" height="250"></a></noscript> Comments 1 This is Unexpected. Posted by: Houdini's Cadaver at February 09, 2010 12:26 PM (nz654) 2 They are going to reboot a franchise dating from 2002? Hollywood is officially out of ideas. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 12:27 PM (B+qrE) 3 Wes Anderson, the clever PPOR. Man, I fcking hate his films. Posted by: Waterhouse at February 09, 2010 12:27 PM (ySQoK) 4 Increasingly precious I guess I need to go back to school, I never heard "precious" used as a flaming insult before. Posted by: jimmythenotable at February 09, 2010 12:28 PM (atV5h) 5 Isn't he one of the guys who thinks Roman Polanski did nothing wrong? Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 09, 2010 12:28 PM (mR7mk) 6 Spider man? You smoking some medical Mary Jane? OT, Murdha dies of botched surgery in The Bethesda NAVAL Hospital. I seem to remember the Marines are part of the Navy, just saying, so sorry we cut your intestines, we're government workers. Oh, and I understand a ruptured intestine is REAL painful. Not as bad as sitting in jail waiting for your trial, but close. Posted by: Kemp at February 09, 2010 12:29 PM (2+9Yx) 7 I think is long past time for a reboot of the Spiderman reboot. After all, I've heard about this for about two minutes now. Time for a reimagining already! Posted by: Bender at February 09, 2010 12:29 PM (pLTLS) 8 There's some things a director shouldn't experiment with.. And for Wes that one thing would be a comic book movie. He needs to stay in his niche.. And keep advocating for the release of that pedophile, Roman Polanski. Posted by: Dave C at February 09, 2010 12:30 PM (qmecx) 9 Isn't he one of the guys who thinks Roman Polanski did nothing wrong? Yep. Wes Anderson is an apologist for child rapists. Posted by: Waterhouse at February 09, 2010 12:30 PM (ySQoK) 10 I took my daughter to see "Fantastic Mr Fox" by Anderson. She loved it, and I enjoyed it. I kinda want to see if he can make Spidey a gangly guy in 70s retro clothes Posted by: eddiebear at February 09, 2010 12:31 PM (wnU1W) 11 There's some things a director shouldn't experiment with.. For Wes, that one thing would be film. Posted by: Waterhouse at February 09, 2010 12:31 PM (ySQoK) 12 Anderson did sign the Polanski petition, right before releasing a children's movie - The Fantastic Mr. Fox (which I enjoyed after downloading the torrent). Posted by: Xander Crews at February 09, 2010 12:32 PM (ZYX5j) 13 That youtube was better than every Wes Anderson film ever made, put together. And it only took two minutes. Posted by: George Orwell at February 09, 2010 12:34 PM (AZGON) 14 He'd dead, Jim. Posted by: Dr. McCoy, standing over Spidey's corpse at February 09, 2010 12:34 PM (I/MqP) 15 Wes Anderson may be directing the next Spider-Man movie. In other words, I now have another reason to not go see it. Posted by: Crusty at February 09, 2010 12:35 PM (GvSpB) 16 Rushmore is good. Bottle Rocket was okay. Royal Tenenbaums is one of the worst movies I've ever seen, and probably the worst movie ever nominated for best picture. Posted by: King Friday at February 09, 2010 12:35 PM (QGr07) 17 The Royal Tannenbaums, and The Life Aquatic I turned both of those off about 20 minutes in. Now I know what the common denominator between them is. Sheesh. Posted by: Russtovich at February 09, 2010 12:36 PM (ZXGQD) 18 Reboots, knockoffs, and sequels. I read someth9ing a few weekas ago that say out of the top 20 grossing films of the last decade NONE of them was an original film. Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 12:37 PM (QrA9E) 19 In Hollywood, everything new is old. Watch out for the digital 3-D version of My Dinner With Andre, coming to theaters soon. And I expect to see an Avatar reboot by 2015.... Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2010 12:37 PM (I/MqP) 20 That was dead on perfect. Particularly the beret. Posted by: alexthechick at February 09, 2010 12:38 PM (8WZWv) 21 I've seen some of his movies in the past, I've enjoyed them in a one and done fashion, no need for repeat viewings.. I don't get his cult like following though.. His style is obviously easy to imitate. Posted by: Dave C at February 09, 2010 12:39 PM (qmecx) 22 And I expect to see an Avatar reboot by 2015....* Are you kidding? 2011 at the outside. Posted by: George Orwell at February 09, 2010 12:39 PM (AZGON) 23 Wes Anderson directs a new Spiderman = Do Not Want. Posted by: DelD at February 09, 2010 12:48 PM (eWtdM) 24 I'm dreading the reboot of Disco music. That is gonna suck! Posted by: Mike H at February 09, 2010 12:50 PM (cvvNY) 25 I thought the Royal Tenenbaums was brilliant, his other movies were merely ok. The Life Aquatic was horrible. Give him a shot, it's kind of an inspired choice. Imagine how a spiderman would have been if oliver stone directed it. Posted by: McLovin at February 09, 2010 12:57 PM (RwvN1) 26 OT, Murdha dies of botched surgery in The Bethesda NAVAL Hospital. He never should have been allowed to be operated on in the enemy's hospital. I guess there wasn't the time to helicopter him into Tora Bora. Too bad, too, because it's just a quick hop skip and a jump from our bases in Japan. Posted by: AmishDude at February 09, 2010 01:11 PM (T0NGe) 27 I actually liked Life Aquatic and Royal Tenenbaums a lot, probably more than most people. But, like a lot of folks around here, I refuse to underwrite the Roman Polanski Defense Fund by seeing anything else by Anderson. Posted by: Crusty at February 09, 2010 01:12 PM (GvSpB) 28 I'm dreading the reboot of Disco music. That is gonna suck! Wasn't Techno the reboot of Disco? Posted by: eleven at February 09, 2010 01:13 PM (7DB+a) 29 I'm beginning to think that "reboot" is synonymous with "Beat a dead horse" Posted by: Hellfire at February 09, 2010 01:13 PM (iV6L6) 30 28 I'm dreading the reboot of Disco music. That is gonna suck! Wasn't Techno the reboot of Disco? Shows you what an old fart I am. I only know about Techno from watching the Venture Brothers. I meant the platform shoes, the ghey bell bottoms and prodigious cocaine usage. Posted by: Barack Obama at February 09, 2010 01:16 PM (cvvNY) 31 Man, I fcking hate his films. Same here. Rushmore and the royal Tennenbaums were annoying in their obvious attempts at quirkyness, but i could at least make it the entire way through them, but Life Aquatic? Damn was that bad. Posted by: koopy at February 09, 2010 01:17 PM (XllG0) 32 People I know whose opinions on movies I generally respect really like Wes Anderson films and go on at length about how great they are. But every time I sit down to watch one of them (for example, The Darjeeling Limited), I mostly find them tediously annoying and ultimately, boring. So I don't see what the big attraction is. Posted by: OregonMuse at February 09, 2010 01:19 PM (hoowK) 33 The Life Aquatic could be used at Gitmo for Enhanced Interrogation. Posted by: AE at February 09, 2010 01:20 PM (BBNWZ) 34 Royal Tenenbaums is one of the worst movies I've ever seen, and probably the worst movie ever nominated for best picture. Ahem. Posted by: Titanic at February 09, 2010 01:20 PM (hoowK) 35 Royal Tenenbaums is one of the worst movies I've ever seen, and probably the worst movie ever nominated for best picture. Just you wait, pal.. Posted by: Avatar at February 09, 2010 01:21 PM (hoowK) 36 Anyone else remember Ang Lee directing The Hulk? Please. Keep that stuff in the art houses and out of my funny-book movies. Thank you. Posted by: tsj017 at February 09, 2010 01:21 PM (4YUWF) 37 A reboot already? The last movie came out, what, 3 years ago? It would be nice if Hollywood had an original idea now and then. Posted by: kefka at February 09, 2010 01:23 PM (n1uMU) 38 And speaking of crappy film directors, I advanced the proposition at my dinner table last week that Quentin Tarantino was basically a B-movie director with delusions of grandeur and I thought my (almost adult) kids were going to kill me. Posted by: OregonMuse at February 09, 2010 01:24 PM (hoowK) 39 The only thing a reboot of Spiderman needs to do to be successful is rewrite Mary Jane into something other than a whiny, self-absorbed little whore with whacked priorities. "I know you save thousands of lives and stop city levelling plots on a daily basis, but you're just not putting enough effort into this relationship." Oh, and get an actress with a smaller head whose face doesn't scream for me to kick its ass with my fists. Posted by: Burn the Witch at February 09, 2010 01:28 PM (U37Ux) 40 There's supposedly a Robocop reboot in the works that's going to be directed by Darren Aranofsky. Now that should be interesting. Posted by: OregonMuse at February 09, 2010 01:30 PM (hoowK) 41 I read somewhere they are going to 'reboot' Superman again too. They aren't even trying anymore are they? Posted by: kefka at February 09, 2010 01:31 PM (n1uMU) 42 38 @ Tarantino I thought I was beginning to think I was the only one who can't jump on board the Tarantino blowjay train. His "films" either come across like he's trying too hard, or he has his actors overact, or both. Reservoir Dogs comes to mind, and that's really the only one of his movies I liked. Posted by: Burn the Witch at February 09, 2010 01:32 PM (U37Ux) 43 Oh, and get an actress with a smaller head whose face doesn't scream for me to kick its ass with my fists.* Word. I thought she was supposed to be attractive. Plus I kinda want to punch Toby MacGuire in the face too. Double fail in the casting department. Posted by: eleven at February 09, 2010 01:36 PM (7DB+a) 44 And they're gonna reboot Predator. Get an original idea Hollywood! This Spider Man thing is happening because Raimi got pissed with Sony wanting every supervillian in the Marvel Universe fighting Spidey in one film. He said 3 was too much in Spidey 3 and ruined it. Sony wanted to do the same again with Spidey 4 and Raimi said no. So he and the cast walked. I wonder if Sony is rushing this because Disney bought Marvel and the rights to all the characters are going to them soon (if they haven't already). Posted by: Iblis at February 09, 2010 01:39 PM (9221z) 45 Eh, i like Tarantino and his obsession with 70's nostalgia. Yeah, he's pretty much a one trick pony but his flicks are usually entertaining. Posted by: koopy at February 09, 2010 01:41 PM (XllG0) 46 Reservoir Dogs comes to mind, and that's really the only one of his movies I liked. Inglourious Basterds started out really good. The farmhouse scene was absolutely brilliant and I thought, holy shit, maybe this time Tarantino actually made a worthwhile movie, but no, it quickly descends into his usual revenge/bloody retaliation one-note symphony, so I was disappointed. Posted by: OregonMuse at February 09, 2010 01:56 PM (hoowK) 47 (After three movies? After seven years?) Hollywood is running out of original ideas... Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at February 09, 2010 02:13 PM (8PFPH) 48 I don't think I really get Wes Anderson movies, but they do make Michael Bay movie scripts tolerable. Usually if the movie sucks but I like on of the characters I can stay with it. Other than Bottle Rocket, everything Anderson does is a piece of shit. The good news for him is whatever the hell Sony is doing with Spider-Man it is bound to get better with Anderson. Posted by: wtfci at February 09, 2010 02:22 PM (+zo63) 49 Of all the "new" movies that needed a do over was the Hulk 2003 version re done in 2008 because the 2003 sucked. The 2008 was way better. Hollywood could not get a new idea if it bit them in the ass. Like we need a new Robin Hood movie. When is a HE-MAN reboot coming out.... soon it is in the works. Posted by: tjexcite at February 09, 2010 02:24 PM (KKaPf) 50 Wow this gets worse and worse. Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 09, 2010 02:27 PM (PQY7w) 51 "And they're gonna reboot Predator." You don't need to reboot any movie that contains the line "Buncha slack-jawed faggits around here, his stuff'll make you a god-damn sexual tye-ranna-sorus. Just like me." Cinema gold. Posted by: Burn the Witch at February 09, 2010 02:27 PM (U37Ux) 52 While the subject is movies, anyone ever notice this at the end of Back to the Future lll? Why;s that kid pointing at his weiner? And what's the deal with Michael J. Fox movies and dudes schlongs? There's a scene in Teen Wolf where some dude in the background whips his out, it's on youtube, i won't link because it's nsfw. Posted by: koopy at February 09, 2010 02:29 PM (XllG0) 53 after Spiderman 3 (or 'Cryderman') it can only get better. um, wait. Posted by: negentropy at February 09, 2010 02:38 PM (27KAF) 54 Spiderman was the metrosexual of super hero crowd. Posted by: kathysaysso at February 09, 2010 02:47 PM (ZtwUX) 55 Supposedly James Cameron had a script written for spider-man back before it was made. If you want to see how shitty the ideas of Hollywood really are try and find that. You think the movies that do get made are shitty? Read some of the crap that gets scrapped. Posted by: buzzion at February 09, 2010 02:50 PM (oVQFe) 56 So, a "reboot" is now Hollywood-speak for "another sequel". When does Cameron decide to "reboot" Terminator, Aliens, and Titanic? Maybe we can reboot "The Godfather", where Sonny gets tipped off about the tollbooth, becomes the new Boss and Michael fulfills Don Vito's dream that he become Senator Corleone Posted by: kbdabear at February 09, 2010 02:53 PM (sYxEE) 57 I advanced the proposition at my dinner table last week that Quentin Tarantino was basically a B-movie director with delusions of grandeur and I thought my (almost adult) kids were going to kill me. Tarantino's amusing when you're in the 13-25 age demographic because his films are basically real-life cartoons. In other words, his films are enjoyable when you are emotionally and intellectually stunted. I gave "Inglorious Basterds" a shot because I thought it was going to be two hours of Nazi-hunting, which is what the trailer implied. I wasn't surprised that it turned into a self-referential smug-fest that focused on an unsympathetic heroine, but it was still disappointing. His sole reason for existing anymore seems to be to give Aspberger-afflicted geeks with a reason to be a little less self-loathsome. Posted by: David Axelrod's Combover at February 09, 2010 02:54 PM (/Pw+r) 58 Reboot of Goodfellas; "Heh, that's a good one Batts. Salut!" Posted by: kbdabear at February 09, 2010 02:54 PM (sYxEE) 59 Reboot of Star Wars; "Reconfigure that exhaust port!" Posted by: kbdabear at February 09, 2010 02:56 PM (sYxEE) 60 Off of some movie website I read, there will be a "Battleship" movie coming out.....no, not about some battleship, but about the kids game of the same name. And they are also redoing "Rio Bravo", so the Duke can officially roll over in his grave. These items, along with the Spiderman reboot by Wes Anderson, kills my interest in movies for a while. I hate Wes Anderson with the searing heat of 1000 suns. Posted by: Crowsting at February 09, 2010 03:01 PM (61BD9) 61 That Alien 3 Hicks centric script that got canned was actually pretty good. Better than the dreck we actually got. Iron Man 2 actually looks pretty good. They also said that Terminator 5, Gi Joe 2, Transformers 3 and another Bond flick are in the works. And lets face it Hasbro will keeping underwriting 2 hour commercials as long as they can get kids in the theaters. GI Joe would've been awesome if they followed the GI Joe Resolute model. Granted it was uneven, but it was only a proof of concept. And has one of the best sword-fights of all time. And there are always rumors that Disney wants another Pirates, to keep that franchise going. And another Conan is perpetually in the works. Posted by: Iblis at February 09, 2010 03:01 PM (9221z) 62 You can beat a dead horse in water, but you can't drink its blood. Posted by: Threadjumper at February 09, 2010 03:03 PM (C39a6) 63 "And they're gonna reboot Predator." This don't look like a reboot: http://tinyurl.com/yh8deyo And aren't they making an Alien prequel? Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 09, 2010 03:05 PM (3fiIy) 64 51 and then there is, "Get to the choppa..." or Dutch Ahnuld: " What the fuck are you?" Bad Ass Predator: "What the fuck are you?" Posted by: Threadjumper at February 09, 2010 03:07 PM (C39a6) 65 Bill Murray as Jay Jonah Jameson Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 09, 2010 03:59 PM (IqfKc) That scorching GNP? It hit a brick wall in December Wholesale inventories were down in December after going up the previous months. Businesses slashed wholesale inventories sharply in December, a much weaker showing than expected and a troubling sign that companies are still too pessimistic about the economy to begin restocking shelves on a sustained basis... It was a big slowdown in the pace of inventory reductions that contributed nearly two-thirds of the growth in the overall economy in the fourth quarter as measured by the gross domestic product. The GDP shot up at an annual rate of 5.7 percent in the October-December period, the strongest showing in six years but the concern is that this boost from inventories will be temporary and GDP will slow significantly in coming quarters. The good news is that your regularly scheduled recession/slowdowns will be back to normal by the end of this quarter, with a chance of depression by the new fall series pilots. Until then, continue your funemployment and dancing with the stars as usual. The sage wisdom and steady hand of Obama and Congress have everything under control. Posted by: Purple Avenger at 12:01 PM <script language="javascript" src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/addyn/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=700;cookie=info;target=_blank;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]"></script><noscript><a href="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adlink/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" target="_blank"><img src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adserv/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" border="0" width="300" height="250"></a></noscript> Comments 1 Unexpectedly! Posted by: George Orwell at February 09, 2010 12:02 PM (AZGON) 2 1 Unexpectedly! and Unprecedented. Posted by: Houdini's Cadaver at February 09, 2010 12:05 PM (nz654) 3 I still can't get over the fact that the useful idiots consider this "Keynesian." Setting a freshly printed pile of cash on fire isn't "infrastructure spending," it's just morons-on-parade. Posted by: Al at February 09, 2010 12:06 PM (0lyUI) 4 ARE YOU NOT STIMULATED!? Posted by: Joe Klein, Registered Time Magazine Dickbag and Obama Bootlicker at February 09, 2010 12:07 PM (ySQoK) 5 oh-joy! Posted by: Paladin at February 09, 2010 12:07 PM (WGbtD) 6 Wholesale inventories were down in December after going up the previous months. 2009 was just like 1977. Stagflation, here we come. Combine this with teh ghey issues, and Let's Do The Time Warp Again. Posted by: Curmudgeon at February 09, 2010 12:08 PM (ujg0T) 7 Is it really a double dip if it's one smooth downward slope? Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 12:09 PM (B+qrE) 8 2009 was just like 1977. We've even got an ice age on the way. Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 09, 2010 12:09 PM (mR7mk) 9 troubling sign that companies are still too pessimistic about the economy Maybe if Barry threatens even more taxes and Govt spending their pessimism will go away and the recession will end. /sarc Posted by: Buzzsaw at February 09, 2010 12:09 PM (tf9Ne) 10 From now on I'm going to expect the unexpected. Posted by: WalrusRex at February 09, 2010 12:09 PM (xxgag) 11 2009 was just like 1977 Does that mean I get to take my senior year in High School again? Posted by: CUS at February 09, 2010 12:10 PM (wOGfT) 12 From now on I'm going to expect the unexpected. Shit. Posted by: The Spanish Inquisition at February 09, 2010 12:10 PM (ySQoK) 13 Completely off topic. Several months ago a commenter on Atlas Shrugged reported that he had picked up a White House cookie (www.whitehouse.gov) from Atlas�s site, and from Politico. I did a search of my drive and found it as well. I removed it, but the sneakiness of our CinC�s administration was obvious. I have checked periodically since then and found the same cookie, apparently from some other site, since I no longer pick it up from either of the original sites, quietly stashed on my computer in my flash player files. I found another one (two, actually) today. I am picking it up from somewhere, and it is probably on someone�s conservative blog, since I don�t go to the liberal ones. I advise people to do a search of your C drive for http://www.whitehouse.gov . Apparently someone in the White House wants to keep track of those who visit these sites. Posted by: Nancy at February 09, 2010 12:12 PM (3TdgB) 14 there is a recession??? Posted by: charles gibson at February 09, 2010 12:12 PM (gjUaP) 15 BTW--Germans agree to help Greece "in principle." I'm certain that means the Greeks will have to cut up their credit cards and go on an austerity budget...which they will not actually do. Demise of the Euro by June 2011? Probably.... Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 12:13 PM (B+qrE) 16 The beatings taxing and spending will continue until moral the economy improves! Posted by: Obamamoto at February 09, 2010 12:14 PM (/rb2j) 17 I'm Baaaaaack!! Posted by: The Misery Index at February 09, 2010 12:14 PM (YMZjg) 18 We need better expectors. Posted by: Techie at February 09, 2010 12:15 PM (zbH+i) 19 This kind of double dip is not good for the ball-and-pudding cup market. Posted by: George Orwell at February 09, 2010 12:15 PM (AZGON) 20 ARE YOU NOT STIMULATED!? I AM!!!! Posted by: Chris Matthews watching old Obama speeches at February 09, 2010 12:15 PM (7BU4a) 21 I'm Baaaaaack!! Posted by: The Misery Index at February 09, 2010 12:14 PM (YMZjg) Thanks Barry. I thought I'd be the worst president forever. But you really came through. Posted by: Jimmy Carter at February 09, 2010 12:17 PM (7BU4a) 22 We're going to need some more czars. Posted by: FreakyBoy at February 09, 2010 12:17 PM (Q41Zh) 23 I'm so totally shocked. After all, communists have such an admirable economic record over the past century. Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 12:18 PM (OlN4e) 24 hahahahaha Just wait for the inevitable recalculation of the unemployment numbers and GDP. But Piss Wallace says Obama deserves "credit" for the 4th quarter GDP! Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 12:18 PM (QrA9E) 25 We need better expectors. Posted by: Techie at February 09, 2010 12:15 PM (zbH+i) Hey, you find someone that can read the White House's memos better then us. I DARE you! Posted by: The State Media at February 09, 2010 12:18 PM (7BU4a) 26 Thanks Barry. I thought I'd be the worst president forever. But you really came through. You know, Jimmuh Carturd, while marinated in the failed New Deal / Great Society policies, at least did not have the arrogance the Obamunist does. Posted by: Curmudgeon at February 09, 2010 12:19 PM (ujg0T) 27 This is mostly due to Tea Baggers, fucking retards, and M&M's - not necessarily in that order. Posted by: Komrade Zero at February 09, 2010 12:19 PM (U0oFg) 28 But Piss Wallace says Obama deserves "credit" for the 4th quarter GDP! And this quarter falling off a cliff will be Bush's fault ;-> Posted by: Purple Avenger at February 09, 2010 12:19 PM (I6+BT) 29 Just wait for the inevitable recalculation of the unemployment numbers and GDP. But Piss Wallace says Obama deserves "credit" for the 4th quarter GDP! Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 12:18 PM (QrA9E) But verily, all that is good comes from Obama, and all that is bad comes from Bush, and that is all ye need know. Posted by: The State Media at February 09, 2010 12:20 PM (7BU4a) 30 Anyone expect large victories for the Communist Party in Greece after the next elections over there? Anyone want to bet the news over there is much worse than actually being reported? In related news, wholesale inventories of miniature Acropolises, toy bouzouki and porcelain Greek dancers were sharply slashed last December, in Athens. Posted by: George Orwell at February 09, 2010 12:20 PM (AZGON) 31 Here I come to save the day! Posted by: Mighty VAT at February 09, 2010 12:20 PM (Q41Zh) 32 I noticed that the front page of the NYT actually mentioned today that THE REPULBICANS DO HAVE HEALTHCARE IDEAS. The article referred to the GOP offering "a modest extension of the safety net." (I don't buy the NYC, but will read it if left in the cafe where I get coffee when lazy). If the GOP sells out to any extent on healthcare, I am changing my registration to independent. Posted by: ParisParamus at February 09, 2010 12:20 PM (bN5ZU) 33 When's Obammy's promised "hard pivot on jobs" supposed to come anyway? I thought it was the end of January, but maybe that kind of tight schedule was interfering with his golf game. Not that I think he knows the first thing about how to help an economy get moving anyway. Posted by: Waterhouse at February 09, 2010 12:21 PM (ySQoK) 34 You know, Jimmuh Carturd, while marinated in the failed New Deal / Great Society policies, at least did not have the arrogance the Obamunist does. Posted by: Curmudgeon at February 09, 2010 12:19 PM (ujg0T) I guess you never heard me talk about how my initials are J.C. for a reason, huh? But yeah, even I don't have an ego as big as the Won. Posted by: Jimmy Carter at February 09, 2010 12:21 PM (7BU4a) 35 But Piss Wallace says Obama deserves "credit" for the 4th quarter GDP! That means that from now on, Obambi OWNS this. (can't stop laughing) Posted by: CUS at February 09, 2010 12:21 PM (wOGfT) 36 Piss Wallace is really turning into his father. As the saying goes, from the Old Moron's Book of Aphorisms, "Shit don't fall far from the ass." Posted by: George Orwell at February 09, 2010 12:22 PM (AZGON) 37 When's Obammy's promised "hard pivot on jobs" supposed to come anyway? I thought it was the end of January, but maybe that kind of tight schedule was interfering with his golf game. Not that I think he knows the first thing about how to help an economy get moving anyway. Posted by: Waterhouse at February 09, 2010 12:21 PM (ySQoK) I'm hiring people in DC as fast as I can, what more do you want? Posted by: Barack Obama at February 09, 2010 12:22 PM (7BU4a) 38 Uh, something tells me it will take a meltdown of Italy to kill the Euro; Greece is too small. Posted by: ParisParamus at February 09, 2010 12:23 PM (bN5ZU) 39 I just noticed the "recent comments" sidebar is all spam. Posted by: ol_dirty_/b+/tard at February 09, 2010 12:24 PM (IoUF1) 40 Uh, something tells me it will take a meltdown of Italy to kill the Euro; Greece is too small. Posted by: ParisParamus at February 09, 2010 12:23 PM (bN5ZU) Hey, are we chopped liver? Posted by: Spain and Portugal at February 09, 2010 12:25 PM (7BU4a) 41 In what universe did Bob Marley write "Don't Worry Be Happy"? Posted by: Waterhouse at February 09, 2010 12:25 PM (ySQoK) 42 This just reaffirms my faith in business sense of which this administration has none. "Capitalism is evil and greedy," libs will cry. No, capitalism just isn't suicidal. Posted by: agnostica at February 09, 2010 12:26 PM (gbCNS) 43 Some of us remember when Italy was chopping three zeros off their Lira on a fairly regular basis. Posted by: rawmuse at February 09, 2010 12:26 PM (jM90O) 44 Never fear! Of the charts sales of new fuel efficient Government Motors (look for the union label) scrap incredacars will fuel the economy to new, never before seen, heights! Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 12:26 PM (OlN4e) 45 13 Several months ago a commenter on Atlas Shrugged reported that he had picked up a White House cookie . . . Posted by: Nancy I checked my harddrive and all I found were some leftover scraps of grizzle off a Wagyu steak and A-1 sauce droppings. But mostly A-1 sauce droppings. Posted by: Gravity Dick at February 09, 2010 12:26 PM (U0oFg) 46 Yeah, Greece could collapse, and even Portugal but until one of the big boys like Italy or the Dutch bail on the Euro, it's here to stay. Posted by: George Orwell at February 09, 2010 12:27 PM (AZGON) 47 In what universe did Bob Marley write "Don't Worry Be Happy"? Posted by: Waterhouse at February 09, 2010 12:25 PM (ySQoK) Uh, just light one up, and uh, mello, and you'll, uh, get it. Not that, uh, I would know anything, uh, about that. Posted by: Barack Clean and Sober Obama at February 09, 2010 12:27 PM (7BU4a) 48 It will be interesting to listen to the Greek Communists rail against the fiscally conservative Germans. Posted by: wtfci at February 09, 2010 12:28 PM (+zo63) 49 Here I come to save the day! Posted by: Mighty VAT at February 09, 2010 12:20 PM (Q41Zh) Step1: Tax Everything Step2: ??? Step3: Profit! Posted by: Government Gnomes at February 09, 2010 12:29 PM (7BU4a) 50 Some of us remember when Italy was chopping three zeros off their Lira on a fairly regular basis. Absolutely. But look, we're printing money like it's parking lot flyers for liposuction, and we can keep it up for some time. Until serious inflation hits, it's no sleep for the printing presses. In related news, last December Italy sharply slashed inventories of mint green Vespas, espresso machines, and loud hectoring Italian relatives. Posted by: George Orwell at February 09, 2010 12:30 PM (AZGON) 51 Now I remember why I hate literary journalists. Bernard Henri-Levy quotes fake philosopher who described Kant better than Kant. http://is.gd/81tl0 Posted by: wtfci at February 09, 2010 12:31 PM (+zo63) 52 last December Italy sharply slashed inventories of mint green Vespas Hipsters hardest hit. Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 09, 2010 12:32 PM (mR7mk) 53 I just noticed the "recent comments" sidebar is all spam. Posted by: ol_dirty Any post older than 6 months has spam on it. All of them. I've never figured why Pixy just doesn't close threads older than a month. Posted by: Iskandar at February 09, 2010 12:33 PM (/o58C) 54 Maybe if AP started reading various blogs of non-kissing Barry's ass economists they would have seen this coming. I'm no economist so I don't really understand this -- It was a big slowdown in the pace of inventory reductions that contributed nearly two-thirds of the growth in the overall economy in the fourth quarter as measured by the gross domestic product. But I did see it coming because of my various time wasting, errr, every day internet reading endeavors. Good to know I'm more informed than the AP. Posted by: rockhead at February 09, 2010 12:34 PM (RykTt) 55 StratFor has also sat up and taken heed. (Link on name.) Congratulations, Greeks; you're a German protectorate again. Posted by: Zimriel at February 09, 2010 12:34 PM (9Sbz+) 56 The mess in Greece is exactly why Sweden and the UK decided to keep their own currency, not just adopt the Euro. Posted by: Opus at February 09, 2010 12:36 PM (IebeI) 57 I'm no economist so I don't really understand this -- It was a big slowdown in the pace of inventory reductions that contributed nearly two-thirds of the growth I presume it is on account of businesses keeping inventories higher that quarter... in other words, they bought more inventory to replenish stocks. Yes? Posted by: George Orwell at February 09, 2010 12:38 PM (AZGON) 58 #50, hey, since they don't use it anymore, maybe we can rename our currency the Lira, or maybe the Lirar or maybe LIAR. Posted by: ParisParamus at February 09, 2010 12:43 PM (bN5ZU) 59 Hey ParisP, what was your favorite place in Paris while you were there? Posted by: George Orwell at February 09, 2010 12:47 PM (AZGON) 60 It was a big slowdown in the pace of inventory reductions that contributed nearly two-thirds of the growth Really, the economists who calculate the GDP are just making it up now. In the third quarter companies reduced their inventories by $150 billion and in the fourth quarter they reduced their inventories by $39 billion. Somehow, even though companies reduced their inventories it is still scored as "growth". There is some correlation between restocking and recovery as shown on the Calculated Risk website. But I haven't seen any data that shows if this restock is net positive or a slowdown in reduction. Also it is typical for companies to increase inventories in October and November for Christmas (4th qtr. 2008 saw restocking too, but nobody says that was indicating recovery) so is this data seasonally adjusted? Posted by: Ken at February 09, 2010 12:55 PM (Bs34i) 61 Maybe if Barry threatens even more taxes and Govt spending their pessimism will go away and the recession will end. The beatings will continue until morale improves. Posted by: can't let go of old memes at February 09, 2010 12:57 PM (PD1tk) 62 @60 Well, this just testifies to the poor quality of journalism, even financial journalism. The only thing we know for certain is that the news is "unexpected!" Posted by: George Orwell at February 09, 2010 12:57 PM (AZGON) 63 So when wholesale inventories stopped going down, our government geniuses didn't stop to think that it might be because people stopped buying retail? Posted by: Alec Rawls at February 09, 2010 12:59 PM (57sG0) 64 Nancy-- If you use a Mac, you should get Cookie Manager. You can set it to delete cookies you don't want when you close the browser. You can select permanent cookies for sites with forms, etc. that you use frequently and blast all the unwanted ones at the end of the session. Posted by: Fresh Air at February 09, 2010 01:02 PM (1yI48) 65 I was listening to the Diane Reems show on NPR last night (I know, I MUST be a sadist..) and everyone kept blaming the companies for not hiring. what? hello? Do they really think things are better now? Do they? REALLY? NPR "Hey asshole! Why aren't you hiring?!" Business owner "I haven't the money to PAY for more employees!" NPR - "NAZI!" Posted by: MelodicMetal in MA at February 09, 2010 01:05 PM (x4S2a) 66 Wow! Another UNEXPECTED result! Hey, let's talk about 'green shoots'. Posted by: GarandFan at February 09, 2010 01:08 PM (ZQBnQ) 67 "We need better expectors." Or people better at expectoration. Posted by: Brown Line at February 09, 2010 01:18 PM (VrNoa) 68 hahahahaha Just wait for the inevitable recalculation of the unemployment numbers and GDP. You know, I don't ever remember any unemployment/ GDP numbers having to be recalculated during the Bush era. Or any other one. I mean, what has Captain Awesome done, hired retarded (ooh! banned word!) economists and such to do these calculations? Posted by: shibumi at February 09, 2010 01:23 PM (OKZrE) 69 I kinda expect more bad news soon. After artificially giving folks more take home pay by tinkering with withholding, the piper must be paid by April 15th. How will consumers come up with the money? By continuing a mini-spending frenzy? I.Don't.Think.So. Posted by: Amish Jack D. Ripper at February 09, 2010 01:24 PM (IhHdM) 70 Here is what this admin has done: They bought a car they couldn't afford in the first place (Stimulus). They took in in the ass from the finance company on interest (China). The crashed the fucking thing (demolished economy) and now they are trying to sell the parts (tax everything that fucking moves) to pay for the loan. This Presidency needs to be REPO'D by the American people. Posted by: MelodicMetal in MA at February 09, 2010 01:28 PM (x4S2a) 71 I guess we'll be continuing to work a shitload of overtime........ Posted by: Plunge Protection Team at February 09, 2010 01:34 PM (44J/C) 72 62 Well, this just testifies to the poor quality of journalism, even financial journalism. The only thing we know for certain is that the news is "unexpected!" not to mention "unprecedented"! Posted by: redc1c4 at February 09, 2010 01:36 PM (d1FhN) 73 MelodicMetal 70, careful with those metaphors. I now have the image of being raped in the ass while I'm trying to drive a stolen car over a bridge. Or, as it's known in the Kennedy compound, "Saturday night" Posted by: Zimriel at February 09, 2010 01:40 PM (9Sbz+) 74 You know, if there was some one in this administration who had experience running a business, they would be able to tell Teh Won and his economic advisors that uncertainty about the future is the key reason prudent businesses stop investing capital. The human instinct is to batton down the hatches, weather the storm of uncertainty. Businesses are afraid of new taxes in what ever form they will take. Until they know what the landscape looks like, they will stay in survival mode. The President's job is to instill confidence in America. If Americans are not confident in America, the rest of the world will not be confident in America. The other part of the President's job is to advocate for economic policies that promote business activity and that comes back to confidence. Business Activity = Jobs; Jobs = Payroll Tax Revenue. Making small business people feel like they will be attacked financially if they grow will not induce small businesses to grow. A $5000 tax credit for hiring a new employee will not induce me to hire. I'll keep my capital in the bank and still end up better off. How about a $5000 tax credit for each employee retained? that would really help small businesses. Come on, Mr. President! Get your head in the game! Posted by: Big Daddy at February 09, 2010 01:40 PM (pOcKt) 75 Media angle: "Another bump in the on-going recovery" Posted by: DM! at February 09, 2010 02:09 PM (UiMay) 76 Teh Won was just on my TV, answering a few questions in the press room. When asked about small business and uncertainty, he first said that the biggest problem he heard from small business was the lack of credit. And then, after stammering around a while (as he always does when asked questions involving business and/or numbers, which are "hard"), he informed us that there are actually TWO definitions of uncertainty. HE thinks that small businesses are uncertain that Washington can get its act together and pass some of these big programs, and until they DO pass these things (health care, cap and trade, etc.) then business won't expand. Based on that answer, individual morons and moronettes can decide whether he is crazy, totally inept, or evil. I choose all three. Posted by: Miss Marple at February 09, 2010 02:31 PM (4DwVn) 77 When asked about small business and uncertainty, he first said that the biggest problem he heard from small business was the lack of credit. LOL, Megyn just did a story on this "mystery billboard". It was paid for by an anonymous group of small businesses. Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 02:36 PM (QrA9E) 78 He probably can't understand why business owners don't take loans, give themselves huge salaries, and crash the business. It's what he'd do. Posted by: Rodent Freikorps at February 09, 2010 02:56 PM (dQdrY) 79 Schadenfreude, Part Deux: We are totally Screwed but those Europeans are totally Screwed much worse than we are--and it will get much more totally Screwed for them because they're, well.........European Europe has been the Other Shoe since last Fall, waiting to drop. Posted by: SantaRosaStan at February 09, 2010 03:34 PM (JrRME) Something Wicked This Way Emotes: Andrew Sullivan Bashed as Anti-Semite By... Magazine He Formerly Edited, TNR Bonus: Sullivan Gives Up Vagina-Blogging to Start... Breast-Blogging! If you read, you can safely skip the overly-padded part I, which is a long bit that attempts to establish Sullivan intended to bait Jewish readers by asserting that the Trinity was unexplainable... at least to Them. Past that, the writer (Leon Weiseltier) gets on to less metaphysical ground. Consider some squibs that Sullivan recently posted on his blog. �Most American Jews, of course, retain a respect for learning, compassion for the other, and support for minorities (Jews, for example, are the ethnic group most sympathetic to gay rights),� he declared on January 13. �But the Goldfarb-Krauthammer wing�that celebrates and believes in government torture, endorses the pulverization of Gazans with glee, and wants to attack Iran�is something else. Something much darker.� Michael Goldfarb is the former online editor of The Weekly Standard, about whom the less said, the better. Charles Krauthammer is Charles Krauthammer. I was not aware that they comprise a �wing� of American Jewry, or that American Jewry has �wings.� What sets them apart from their more enlightened brethren is the unacceptability of their politics to Sullivan. That is his criterion for dividing the American Jewish community into good Jews and bad Jews�a practice with a sordid history. As far as I can tell, Krauthammer�s position on torture is owed to a deep and sometimes frantic concern for American security, and his position on the war in Gaza to a deep and sometimes frantic concern for Israeli security, and his position on Iran to a deep and sometime frantic concern for American and Israeli security. Whatever the merits of his views, I do not see that his motives are despicable. Moreover, Krauthammer argues for his views; the premises of his analysis are coldly clear, and may be engaged analytically, and when necessary refuted. Unlike Sullivan, he does not present feelings as ideas. Most important, the grounds of Krauthammer�s opinions are no more to be found in, or reduced to, his Jewishness than the grounds of the contrary opinions�the contentions of dovish Jews who denounce torture, and oppose Israeli abuses in the Gaza war, and insist upon a diplomatic solution to the threat of an Iranian nuclear capability�are to be found in, or reduced to, their Jewishness. All these �wings� are fervent Jews and friends of Israel. There are many �Jewish� answers to these questions. We all want the Torah on our side. And the truth is that the Torah has almost nothing to do with it. Sullivan is hunting for motives, not reasons; for conspiracies, which is the surest sign of a mind�s bankruptcy. These days the self-congratulatory motto above his blog is �Of No Party or Clique,� but in fact Sullivan belongs to the party of Mearsheimer and the clique of Walt (whom he cites frequently and deferentially), to the herd of fearless dissidents who proclaim in all seriousness, without in any way being haunted by the history of such an idea, that Jews control Washington. Discussing Sullivan's daily cri de coeurs about "Jewish fundamentalism" in Israel... Obama may have been right about Netanyahu�the skepticism about the latter�s willingness to surrender land for a peace that will bring Palestine into being is not exactly fanciful�but Obama failed miserably, and set everything back. Sullivan�s characterization of the recent history is dishonest. On the other hand, there is no suggestion that Netanyahu is Trig�s dad. Heh. Oh: The other day Sullivan crept out of Palin's womb to study another part of her anatomy. Safe link to Commentary. Rubin quotes Sullivan, first, who watched her Tea Party address, and gleaned from it that... she has big tits. It was the most electrifying speech I have heard from a leader of the GOP since Reagan. She can electrify a crowd. She has the kind of charisma that appeals to the sub-rational. and she has crafted a Peronist identity � utterly fraudulent, of course � that is political dynamite in a recession with populism roiling everyone and everything. She is Coughlin with boobs � except with a foreign policy agenda to expand Israel and unite with it in a war against Islam. Do not under-estimate the appeal of a beautiful, big breasted, divinely chosen warrior-mother as a military leader in a global religious war. Clearly he is a man obsessed with Palin and her physique and who cannot resist the urge to degrade and reduce her to a sexual object. For those who portend to offer serious criticism of Palin, and there is legitimate criticism to be had, this should serve as a blinking red light: Go Back! Don�t do it! Don�t humilate yourself in the process, nor reveal yourself to be in the grip of some misogynistic thrall. Stick to what she says and how she says it, not the size of her breasts. For the sane and serious commentator, that should be easy enough advice to follow. But then not all bloggers fit that description. Some time ago a lefty observed, incorrectly, that America didn't know how to handle a powerful woman with sex appeal. That's incorrect because it's too broad a statement. It's that the American left doesn't know how to handle a powerful woman with sex appeal. There is no doubt that Sarah Palin benefits from her attractiveness. There is no doubt, I say, because every other attractive person on the planet similarly benefits. An attractive person is perceived to be, studies tell us, smarter, more competent, more authoritative, more charming, funnier, and... taller, too. Every good-looking person on the planet has this advantage. Scott Brown had it too, of course. So, too, did Barack Hussein Obama, at least before people began suspecting he was a Mimbo. Did the right freak out like this over the fact that Barack Obama is a good-looking guy? No. We made fun of the left for praising him as a male model, of course. Who wouldn't? How many time can the left write about Obama's pecs (moobs, really) and how much he curls before it becomes risible? (Two times is the answer, buy the way.) The left continues freaking out over this -- over Brown's attractiveness, but particularly Palin's -- for several reasons. First of all, they are more superficial than most people, so they have a strong natural inclination to support whoever seems best-looking and coolest and etc., and so they find themselves with a bit of psychic discomfort as their (very shallow) political leanings take them in the opposite direction of their (even more shallow) personal inclination, and react violently to that disconnect. Related to this -- call this Reason 1 Sub A -- is that liberals believe that simply being liberal makes them more intelligent, and more attractive, and cooler, and hipper, and generally just better people, and they get very resentful indeed to have an attractive person on the other side of things, undermining their belief that being liberal makes them, by simple political affirmation, more desirable people. The second reason is that left enjoys the unfair advantages it has and gets very angry indeed when the right seems to be cutting into their unfair advantage allotment. By "unfair advantage" I mean all that stuff that shouldn't be part of political decisionmaking -- a politician's charisma, affability, articulateness, "the common touch," "coolness," etc. You saw the same violent reaction -- though much less of it -- with Scott Brown, again. It wasn't fair! that we had this good-looking squeaky-clean family man with gorgeous daughters out pressing flesh at Fenway and they had the stick in the mud prig they had. And you see it, much more pronounced, with FoxNews, and Limbaugh, and Drudge, and Breitbart, and alternate media generally. The left is used to controlling the media. They enjoy the unfair advantage of having their message endlessly regurgitated by a monolithically liberal media, and being able to bury any story they found too difficult to spin. They freak out on a daily basis over the temerity of we conservatives thinking we ought to have a voice in the national discourse. Finally, their is brutal condescension. Sullivan's lament, after all, is that a sizable fraction of this nation is bewitched by this woman's juggs. And that's all that's going on here. Because we're too stupid to evaluate ideas and weigh policies on the merits, so all we conservatives do is say, as Steve Martin did, "Wow! Look at the tits!" He's angry at Sarah Palin's tits because he thinks those tits have been pressed into service for Pure Evil. Conservatives are so ineffably stupid, and we are so incapable of "thinking" with anything except our "lizard brains" (google conservatives and "limbic system" to see how often it is claimed we react out of literally nothing but the 20 million year old primitive semi-brain inherited from crocodiles), that we are simply like Sarah Palin's policies because we see her breasts and only know "Breasts good. She good. Drill baby drill good, then, I think." Why, if only Dr. Andrew Sullivan, Freelance Gynecologist, could take that rack away from her, and then, our bewitchment ended, we'd suddenly all see her for the fool she is....! What was the Washington Post's charming statement on the religious right, reported as straight, objective, factual news? Ah yes: That they are "weak, uneducated, and easily led." And sometimes easily led just by a really kickin' rack. It seems to escape Sullivan's attention that Palin came to prominence because the entire right was agitating for domestic exploration and then this attractive governor from Alaska spoke the magic words, which even our more conservative leaders shied away from: "Drill, baby, drill." Yes, including in the pristine wonders of the desolate wasteland known as ANWR. Sullivan would posit that things happened in the opposite order. Here we all were celebrating the untainted and quite godforsaken barren tundra known as ANWR, but suddenly a woman who could rock a D cup came on the scene, and then we were sold. And finally -- this applies not to the whole left, but to a bizarre, twisted homosexual like Sullivan -- Sullivan really, really hates women, and really, really resents their power and really, really resents that they might possess a degree of sexual attractiveness for the majority of the male population that he can't compete with, no matter how much he squat-thrusts. What can I say? It is true that attractive people are, what's the word?, attractive. They attract. This doesn't seem to be a reason for a freak-out by liberals when they are benefiting from this rather well-known phenomenon. It surely hasn't escaped liberals' notice that Mary Landrieu is, or rather was, sort of dishy. And I don't think Norah O'Donnell managed to become a fixture on MSNBC purely on the strength of her reportage. So, you know, Deal with it. Grow the hell up, and stop whining about it all the time. And seriously, Sullivan? Please stop talking about Girl Parts. It's really ridiculous. Thanks to DanF. Posted by: Ace at 11:09 AM <script language="javascript" src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/addyn/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=700;cookie=info;target=_blank;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]"></script><noscript><a href="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adlink/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" target="_blank"><img src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adserv/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" border="0" width="300" height="250"></a></noscript> Comments 1 Watching a man's decent into madness can be both entertaining and infuriating. Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 11:15 AM (4jZ56) 2 Andy sees all things as through a crotch, darkly... Posted by: Ray Bradberry at February 09, 2010 11:16 AM (1kwr2) 3 TNR exhibits the schizophrenia of sadly too many American Jews. They understand the reality of a agressive defensive and an agressive defense posture (at least where Israel is concerned), but otherwise they are mindlessly leftist. Oh BTW, am I first? Posted by: Curmudgeon at February 09, 2010 11:17 AM (ujg0T) 4 The more I read of him, the more I'm convinced he's going to pull a David Carradine in the near future. Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 11:17 AM (4jZ56) 5 Nope, and typos too. Lesson: don't try to be first. Posted by: Curmudgeon at February 09, 2010 11:17 AM (ujg0T) 6 I'm my own grandpa. Posted by: Houdini's Cadaver at February 09, 2010 11:18 AM (nz654) 7 OH SNAP NO HE DI-INT Posted by: G$ at February 09, 2010 11:19 AM (nEatY) 8 Decent/descent, desert/dessert, it's all loose/lose on AoSHQ. Posted by: Dang Straights at February 09, 2010 11:20 AM (fx8sm) 9 Unlike Sullivan, (Teh Hammer) does not present feelings as ideas. Game over Posted by: Captain Hate at February 09, 2010 11:20 AM (Sghlv) 10 I was gonna ask if the 'Trig's Dad' bit was just AOSHQ snark, but, sure as shit, it's there in the original. Sully's become unsatirizable. Posted by: nickless at February 09, 2010 11:20 AM (MMC8r) 11 Lately he's been foaming at the mouth (oops, sorry for that image...) about Palin, blogging several times a day, "Know Fear," which I guess has replaced "Levi, you muscled stud, write that book..." Yeesh. And yet... months and months ago, Andi promised to give us the real deal behind his marijuana arrest in Massachusetts, which was broomed so neatly by the U.S. Dept. of Justice so his immigration status wouldn't be threatened.... now there's a tale worth telling... but has remained oh so silent. Posted by: GuyfromNH at February 09, 2010 11:20 AM (GWXuo) 12 Thanks for the citaiton spelling cop. Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 11:22 AM (4jZ56) 13 It's too bad Sullivan doesn't allow comments. It would show us just exactly who travels in his pack. Posted by: wtfci at February 09, 2010 11:24 AM (+zo63) 14 nontroversy slurp slurp Posted by: Chuck Johnson at February 09, 2010 11:25 AM (vez2r) 15 It's too bad Sullivan doesn't allow comments. It would show us just exactly who travels in his pack. He channels me.... Posted by: Ghost of Ernst Roehm at February 09, 2010 11:25 AM (ujg0T) 16 12. Thanks for the citaiton spelling cop. A comma is needed after "citaiton" (citation?). Posted by: thepunctuationcop at February 09, 2010 11:27 AM (PZLW0) 17 Wait. So the guy that claimed Zionism contributes to "continual wars" might have some anti-Semitic tendencies? Who woulda thunk it? Man they're sharp over at the TNR. Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 09, 2010 11:28 AM (jHk+M) 18 1 Watching a man's decent into madness can be both entertaining and infuriating. Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 11:15 AM (4jZ56) Well mostly it's kinda sad except that Andrew can still do a lot of damage as he spirals down. Given the speed of his recent decline I fully expect to find him ranting about the jews on shortwave radio in 15 to 20 years. That's if he's still alive. Posted by: M�tenloch at February 09, 2010 11:28 AM (ops/N) 19 Hey, remember when Egypt and Jordan set up a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza sometime between 1948 and 1967? Or when Arafat signed that deal for a Palestinian state at Wye River? Or when Hamas declared a Palestinian state last week? At this point I would consider even the possibility that Sullivan had actually read some history as refreshing. Maybe one of his stooge underbloggers could undertake that duty. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 11:29 AM (B+qrE) 20 You are on thin ice, sport. Posted by: Grammar Policeman at February 09, 2010 11:29 AM (4Kl5M) 21 I remember reading TNR in college (circa 1982) and thinking it was the greatest thing ever. I know I've moved to the right since then, but to what extent has TNR moved to the left? Didn't Charles Kraut.... used to write for TNR? I know Kondrake did, and Barnes did, n'est pas? Why is this important? Because I want tallking points when the good but stupid people I know and run into accuse me of having become "so conservative." Posted by: CNN-Paramus at February 09, 2010 11:30 AM (bN5ZU) 22 I get a still hungover from Sunday exemption. Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 11:31 AM (4jZ56) 23 At least TNR had the sense to squeeze dear Andrew out, unlike The Atlantic, which, the last I heard, still tolerates his ravings. Posted by: Minnie Rodent at February 09, 2010 11:31 AM (PZLW0) 24 Who the fuck reads the atlantic annways/> Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 11:33 AM (4jZ56) 25 Well mostly it's kinda sad except that Andrew can still do a lot of damage as he spirals down. Given the speed of his recent decline I fully expect to find him ranting about the jews on shortwave radio in 15 to 20 years. That's if he's still alive. Perhaps it is ghoulish, but perhaps we should have an "AIDS Dementia Death Pool" for Andrew Sullivan here on AOSHQ. I give Andy three years. Posted by: Curmudgeon at February 09, 2010 11:33 AM (ujg0T) 26 I get a still hungover from Sunday exemption. Freeze! Drop the keyboard and put your hands on the hood of the car. Now! Posted by: Strunk & White go undercover! at February 09, 2010 11:34 AM (4Kl5M) 27 He has a preference for the uncircumcized. Posted by: polynikes at February 09, 2010 11:35 AM (m2CN7) 28 At least TNR had the sense to squeeze dear Andrew out, unlike The Atlantic, which, the last I heard, still tolerates his ravings. Tolerate? They publish that crap. They pay for a staff to help Sullivan crank out that crap. The Atlantic supports that crap, and must be assumed to agree with it. Posted by: Rob Crawford at February 09, 2010 11:35 AM (ZJ/un) 29 Perhaps it is ghoulish, but perhaps we should have an "AIDS Dementia Death Pool" for Andrew Sullivan here on AOSHQ. I give Andy three years. Naw. I predict he'll set fire to himself as a protest against the horrificness of Americans after The Won is turned out of office in 2012. Posted by: Rob Crawford at February 09, 2010 11:37 AM (ZJ/un) 30 Oh and ace left off Weisthalter's coup de grace: _{About the Jews, is Sullivan a bigot, or is he just moronically insensitive? To me, he looks increasingly like the Buchanan of the left.} Posted by: M�tenloch at February 09, 2010 11:37 AM (ops/N) 31 Who was it who described TNR as a pro-Israel version of The Nation? I mean, their stance on Israel is the only thing there that isn't hard left, these days. Posted by: Minnie Rodent at February 09, 2010 11:38 AM (PZLW0) 32 The Atlantic supports that crap, and must be assumed to agree with it. I wouldn't go that far. The Boston Globe publishes Jeff Jacoby at least once a week. Posted by: fluffy at February 09, 2010 11:38 AM (4Kl5M) 33 The difference betwen Sylvia Plath and Andy Sullivan? ..the former never trolled the intertubes looking for groups of fat, hairy men with diseased cocks to gang-rape him in the ass. ...oh...and she never got busted for drugs and used her contacts in the gay, fat, hairy men with diseased cocks on the law enforcement community to cover it up for her . Posted by: beedubya at February 09, 2010 11:38 AM (AnTyA) 34 Sullivan's decent into madness stems from his self-induced isolationism. The fact that his web page doesn't allow comments is telling - he only reads what he writes and therefore he believes he's "mainstream." If he allowed comments then many of our helpful resident therapist here at AoSHQ could offer him the care and guidance he so desperately needs. Desperate for attention and affirmation, Andi screams invective like a spoiled three-year-old. Krauthammer is a particular sore spot because he's earned our respect the old fashioned way - unlike Andi who's simply earned our scorn. Posted by: Murph at February 09, 2010 11:40 AM (Cxwf3) 35 Any article like this in a public venue gives The Atlantic the cover to boot Sullivan out the door. Coming from The New Republic, the magazine which Sullivan edited, The Atlantic can't ignore this. I just wish TNR had printed it last year. Posted by: Zimriel at February 09, 2010 11:41 AM (9Sbz+) 36 all yers spelling and gammer errers belongs to me now. Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 11:42 AM (4jZ56) 37 Circumcised cocks are icky. Posted by: Andy Sullivan at February 09, 2010 11:42 AM (Z+qzA) 38 I wouldn't go that far. The Boston Globe publishes Jeff Jacoby at least once a week. They don't provide him with a staff. They don't give him carte blanche to write whatever lunacy he wants. When they thought he had plagiarized, they put him on a four month suspension, not a weekend "time out". The Atlantic continues to not only publish Sullivan, but to let him cut loose with lunacy incomparable in any mainstream publication. Posted by: Rob Crawford at February 09, 2010 11:43 AM (ZJ/un) 39 pass the popcorn Posted by: mrfixit at February 09, 2010 11:43 AM (Bsm1s) 40 36. all yers spelling and grammer errers belongs to me now. Well, if you insist. Posted by: Minnie Rodent at February 09, 2010 11:46 AM (PZLW0) 41 I know I've moved to the right since then, but to what extent has TNR moved to the left? Well considering it was started by that commie fuck Henry Wallace, it's been all over the place. Marty Peretz, who I keep saying is a smart guy even as he infuriates me continually by making dumbfuck statements, endured kind of a "Lord of the Flies" type revolt as the idiot catamites took control. They've had some very good writers in the past. Leon is pretty smart although he can come up with some daft shit too. Posted by: Captain Hate at February 09, 2010 11:46 AM (Sghlv) 42 To me, he looks increasingly like the Buchanan of the left. That is an apt analogy. I used to really appreciate what Buchanan had to say about immigration madness (I am not a romantic fool or a greedhead) and about trade policy (I am not a goo goo globalist, indeed to me that is the Multiculturalism Of The Right). But I can no longer respect anyone so willfully obtuse about Israel and its bloodthirsty savage enemies. Seig Heil, Pat. Posted by: Curmudgeon at February 09, 2010 11:47 AM (ujg0T) 43 to what extent has TNR moved to the left? You're not mad at me, are you? Posted by: Stephen Glass at February 09, 2010 11:49 AM (4Kl5M) 44 They understand the reality of a agressive defensive and an agressive defense posture (at least where Israel is concerned) Some won't even go that far, allowing their liberalism to override their being Jewish. Invariably, these are part of the reformed crowd and not orthodox Posted by: Purple Avenger at February 09, 2010 11:49 AM (I6+BT) 45 On the other hand, there is no suggestion that Netanyahu is Trig�s dad. That's gonna leave a mark. Posted by: alexthechick at February 09, 2010 11:50 AM (8WZWv) 46 which are the ones with the bigger noses? Posted by: taylork at February 09, 2010 11:50 AM (4jZ56) 47 Ehem, to the poster some comments above: that's "Shrunk & White", not "Strunk & White" -- since editorial, grammatical, punctuational, rhetorical, and syntaxial is at a high premium here. Posted by: unknown jane at February 09, 2010 11:52 AM (5/yRG) 48 TNR's best years were in the early 1990s under Kinsley. Sullivan left behind a time-bomb named "Stephen Glass". A judge of character Sullivan is not. (I admit his successor Kelly deserves a share of blame for ignoring the problem.) Posted by: Zimriel at February 09, 2010 11:52 AM (9Sbz+) 49 That's a shame, The Atlantic used to be a pretty descent mag to read at the doctors' office. Posted by: Dang Straights at February 09, 2010 11:52 AM (fx8sm) 50 Some won't even go that far, allowing their liberalism to override their being Jewish. Invariably, these are part of the reformed crowd and not orthodox Indeed, I know so many of these people, who I otherwise respect and call good friends, act so utterly mindlessly leftist. It is to me the Greatest Enigma of American Politics, given how the Left has adopted the fashionable anti-Semitism of "multiculturalism" and "Black Power" ever since the late 1960's. Posted by: Curmudgeon at February 09, 2010 11:53 AM (ujg0T) 51 47 "syntaxial <correctness>" lol Posted by: unknown jane at February 09, 2010 11:54 AM (5/yRG) 52 Part I's pretty good, Ace. LW treats Christian apologetics responsibly, and thereby condemns Sullivan's smug amatuerishness. Like a lot of charlatans, Sullivan falls back on religion- in his case a wildly, laughably idiosyncratic Catholicism- when all else fails. The worst sentence in the piece (which should be titled "The Pulverization Of Sullivan") is "(t)he respect one must have for believers one need not have for beliefs." Much better, I think, to turn that around. Respect beliefs for the power they have over weak minds, give no ground to weak-minded believers. Posted by: seamus at February 09, 2010 11:54 AM (5HhWZ) 53 The Atlantic continues to not only publish Sullivan, but to let him cut loose with lunacy incomparable in any mainstream publication. Good thing no one high up in government reads him, huh? Wait--WHAT??!! Posted by: Mama AJ at February 09, 2010 11:56 AM (Be4xl) 54 Insofar as there is an intellect behind modern antiSemitism, it's Kevin MacDonald. Buchanan, Walt, and nowadays Sullivan are there to package it up for rural white conservatives, people concerned about national-security, and liberal yuppies respectively. Posted by: Zimriel at February 09, 2010 11:56 AM (9Sbz+) 55 unknown jane at February 09, 2010 11:52 AM Nice use of parallelism, poster. Too bad you had to break rules to make it line up. You want to go for a ride in the back of the Warriner's Wagon? Posted by: Strunk & White at February 09, 2010 11:57 AM (4Kl5M) 56 American Jewry has �wings.� That was even more fun than the Trig's dad part. Posted by: agnostica at February 09, 2010 11:57 AM (gbCNS) 57 50 My take on it? The Jewish version of WASP guilt; the Jews do an even better job of it though. Posted by: unknown jane at February 09, 2010 11:58 AM (5/yRG) 58 Well mostly it's kinda sad except that Andrew can still do a lot of damage as he spirals down. Given the speed of his recent decline I fully expect to find him ranting about the jews on shortwave radio in 15 to 20 years. That's if he's still alive. No, he will be a once every 3 week guest on Bill Mahr's nearly unwatchable HBO show where, right on cue, they will rant about 1) why Bush sucked 2) why Palin sucks 3) why religion is a bunch of crap and 4) why pot should be legal. Did I miss anything else Bill Mahr talks about? Posted by: Mallamutt at February 09, 2010 11:59 AM (V9SYy) 59 Jewry doesn't have wings, Andrew; it has tentacles. Posted by: Der Sturmer at February 09, 2010 11:59 AM (9Sbz+) 60 55 Only if I get to be wonderfully naughty and break any rule I desire to. Posted by: unknown jane at February 09, 2010 12:00 PM (5/yRG) 61 @Curmudgeon and Purple Avenger, I think you are being overly generous. Most secular Jews are so reflexively liberal that when they hear clear, unequivocal evidence of anti-Semitism from their leftist brethren, they pretend to hear nuance and subtlety that simply does not exist. And don't get me started on their hatred of the religious right! You know, those Americans who are Israel's best friends. Posted by: NJConservative at February 09, 2010 12:01 PM (/Ywwg) 62 -- so as to assuage my puritanical fervor for the utmost decadence. Posted by: unknown jane at February 09, 2010 12:02 PM (5/yRG) 63 Jews? Never heard of them. Posted by: Charlie Gibson at February 09, 2010 12:02 PM (V9SYy) 64 Like a lot of charlatans, Sullivan falls back on religion- in his case a wildly, laughably idiosyncratic Catholicism- when all else fails. Sully makes the Jesuits appear lucid and almost sober by comparison. Posted by: Captain Hate at February 09, 2010 12:02 PM (Sghlv) 65 54 Not to mention the Nation of Islam and Rev.Wright-types who handle the inner cities. Odd how anti-semitism.is the one thing that everyone gets access to enough of. Posted by: Lincolntf at February 09, 2010 12:03 PM (vVM8h) 66 Before you all continue to point out the stupidity and insanity that is Andy Sullivan, could we have a moment of silence for the beagle. I understand his pain perhaphs greater than any of you here. Posted by: The Chicken at February 09, 2010 12:04 PM (V9SYy) 67 De-cloakingsockpuppeting Posted by: ParisParamus at February 09, 2010 12:04 PM (bN5ZU) 68 Not to mention the Nation of Islam and Rev.Wright-types who handle the inner cities. Odd how anti-semitism.is the one thing that everyone gets access to enough of. Don't like our attitude about Jews....maybe you should move to Hymietown, o.k. Posted by: Rev. Jesse Jackson at February 09, 2010 12:05 PM (V9SYy) 69 You're all on thin ice. Using a computer isn't green. Posted by: green police at February 09, 2010 12:07 PM (Vqruj) 70 Who wants to bet Sully has Stormfront rss feed on his desktop? Fantasies about stern skinheads in leather clothing alone must drive him to extasy. Posted by: Juicer at February 09, 2010 12:07 PM (aPo8x) 71 And I don't think Norah O'Donnell managed to become a fixture on MSNBC purely on the strength of her reportage. Nope. It was her strength in fighting back the gag reflext that got her where she is today....IYKWIMAYPD. Posted by: Mallamutt at February 09, 2010 12:08 PM (V9SYy) 72 The sad thing is that his animus towards Jews is based on their practice of circumcisizing their boys, or what Andrew refers to as "genital mutilation." Posted by: pmc at February 09, 2010 12:09 PM (q+Mgh) 73 Palin has the boobiez? Posted by: lorien1973 at February 09, 2010 12:10 PM (IhQuA) 74 Sullivan referring to anyone as "sub-rational"? Is he the only gay dude on the planet who doesn't own a mirror? Posted by: Hollowpoint at February 09, 2010 12:10 PM (plsiE) 75 And Andy says, "She is Coughlin with boobs � except with a foreign policy agenda to expand Israel and unite with it in a war against Islam." The AIDS dementia has affected the man's sense of history. Posted by: Curmudgeon at February 09, 2010 12:11 PM (ujg0T) 76 OT: #69, originally, the ad had people being arrested for breathing and drinking seltzer... Posted by: ParisParamus at February 09, 2010 12:12 PM (bN5ZU) 77 When can we eliminate large-breasted women from public life? Anybody up for bareback sex? Posted by: Andrew Sullivan Of The SA at February 09, 2010 12:14 PM (QJzQi) 78 Yeah, this fascination with lady bits is bizarre. Is there a gay equivalent to a man card that he can have revoked? Posted by: Y-not at February 09, 2010 12:16 PM (sey23) 79 @64..."sober Jesuit" is, in my experience, an oxymoron. Good point though. In another time and place Sullivan would have been a Jesuit: a soldier for Christ condescending to the rest of humanity. That he's not a Jesuit in this time and place is simply more evidence of what the world already knows about him: he's a moral coward. Also, I quoted LW's worst sentence above. To be fair, here'shis best: "Sullivan writes about the �middle� and the �core� in the Muslim world as if they were the independents and the base in Massachusetts." Posted by: seamus at February 09, 2010 12:17 PM (5HhWZ) 80 First, a uterus. Then breasts. Andi's late to the circle-jerker's hand-blogging. Posted by: Greg Toombs at February 09, 2010 12:18 PM (qlz7t) 81 Sullivan's batshit crazy. Coughlin was pissed at Roosevelt for not being socialist enough. Posted by: Rob Crawford at February 09, 2010 12:21 PM (ZJ/un) 82 What cracks me up is that one of the reasons she didn't look very pregnant is because her belly stuck out less than her chest. He just...how can he...ah, forget it. Posted by: Mama AJ at February 09, 2010 12:23 PM (Be4xl) 83 Did the right freak out like this over the fact that Barack Obama is a good-looking guy? I wouldn't call that a "fact." Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 09, 2010 12:23 PM (mR7mk) 84 The fact that people think that either Sullie or CJ are worth noticing, let alone fisking, says something about political and social discourse in America that really bothers me. We've got more to deal with than worrying about who thinks he's the coolest kid in school. Posted by: Warren Bonesteel at February 09, 2010 12:26 PM (oeESr) 85 Speaking of breasts, here is the new 2010 SI Swimsuit Edition Cover: http://tinypic.com/r/2u436u8/6 Bless you Sports Illustrated. Posted by: conscious and admiring beautiful breasts at February 09, 2010 12:28 PM (Vu6sl) 86 Have to second HeatherRadish. Sorry, but those ears are a dealbreaker for me. He's ok, but definitely no Denzel or Billy Dee Williams. Posted by: bigpinkfluffybunny at February 09, 2010 12:28 PM (KWhJd) 87 He's angry at Sarah Palin's tits because he thinks those tits have been pressed into service. Sarah Palin's tits...pressed into service! Bunk! Posted by: DelD at February 09, 2010 12:30 PM (eWtdM) 88 Jaysus, what's his beef? Is he pissed that her tits are real and he could only achieve moobs via 'roid juice? Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 09, 2010 12:33 PM (jHk+M) 89 Great addition to the original post, Ace. btw the correct spelling is Wieseltier Posted by: Captain Hate at February 09, 2010 12:33 PM (Sghlv) 90 @41 as the idiot catamites took control First, kudos for using this word. Second, I am disturbed that you know it. Third, there is a problem in your usage. The catamite is usually the recipient, the catcher to the pitcher, if you will. This is not usually the case with those who take control, or so I assume. Posted by: anal vocabulist at February 09, 2010 12:35 PM (0K3p3) 91 Can we now officially have "boobers" and "boobgate" ? Posted by: MikeTheMoose at February 09, 2010 12:36 PM (0q2P7) 92 "...no matter how much he squat-thrusts." Killer! Posted by: ATaLien at February 09, 2010 12:36 PM (SkRi5) 93 I'm always amazed at the number of hits my blog gets from searches like "republican lizard brain" or "conservative lizard brain." What are these people looking for? Affirmation of their prejudice that only liberals have higher functioning parts to their brains? The stupid on the left knows no bounds. Posted by: lizardbrain lizardbrainsfadersson at February 09, 2010 12:37 PM (fWdId) 94 If Andy had bigger tits I'd support gay marriage, an ineffectual security policy and free butt plugs for the masses. Posted by: Dr. Spank at February 09, 2010 12:37 PM (muUqs) 95 Ditto to Heather, he's never been particularly attractive in my opinion -- not ugly, but not notably attractive. Definitely not Denzel-esque by any means. Posted by: unknown jane at February 09, 2010 12:38 PM (5/yRG) 96 You are on thin ice, sport. Who is? Posted by: Pronoun Enforcement Division at February 09, 2010 12:39 PM (PMGbu) 97 there is a problem in your usage. The catamite is usually the recipient, the catcher to the pitcher, if you will. This is not usually the case with those who take control, or so I assume. Posted by: anal vocabulist at February 09, 2010 12:35 PM (0K3p3) Yes but they were acting en masse against one pitcher, hence the earlier Lord of the Flies reference where one of those feral kids would've been smacked down by an adult not named Sully. I appreciate your concern and diligence though. Posted by: Captain Hate at February 09, 2010 12:41 PM (Sghlv) 98 And sometimes easily led just by a really kickin' rack. Yeah but only sometimes. Other times it's the legs. Posted by: alexthechick at February 09, 2010 12:43 PM (8WZWv) 99 The guy seriously should go ahead and get the sex change. Once he has his own vajay jay and hooters he can stop obsessing about Palin's, and possibly spend more time locked in his room and less time blogging stupid crap. Posted by: joe at February 09, 2010 12:43 PM (YwBI6) 100 ... they are more superficial than most people, so they have a strong natural inclination to support whoever seems best-looking and coolest... I'm sure they are taken in by bright shiny baubles, as many of us are. What I think they find frightening about pretty people is that the rubes might buy what the pretty people are selling. Like we are all too dim to look beyond the boobies and see the evil within. They, of course, are not burdened with this gullibility. Unless of course the bauble is a tawny brown and curls ten reps at 70 lbs.. I, for one, always saw right through Alexis Carrington and reject their baseless fear-mongering. Posted by: spongeworthy at February 09, 2010 12:44 PM (rplL3) 101 Old Onion about a homophobe who's tired of being hit on by gays. So he keeps saying things like, "maybe they'll shut up if I stuff my cock in their mouths." This is the inverse of that. Sullivan hates Palin because he feels guilty about the hetero- impulses she brings out in him. Posted by: Amos at February 09, 2010 12:46 PM (gDWoG) 102 Sullivan really, really hates women, and really, really resents their power and really, really resents that they might possess a degree of sexual attractiveness for the majority of the male population that he can't compete with, no matter how much he squat-thrusts. Apt words, golden apples on silver settings, etc. Funny, funny stuff, Ace. Posted by: Thinking Things Over at February 09, 2010 12:49 PM (dMcIn) 103 I had to google Mimbo. FML. Posted by: toby928 at February 09, 2010 12:49 PM (PD1tk) 104 The catamite is usually the recipient, the catcher to the pitcher What's the word for the pitcher? Posted by: HeatherRadish at February 09, 2010 12:50 PM (mR7mk) 105 104 What's the word for the pitcher? "Dick Cheney" Posted by: Zimriel at February 09, 2010 12:52 PM (9Sbz+) 106 Wow Ace. Awesome post. You should write a book. Your writing style is superb. I often find myself chuckling at every paragraph, and sometimes sentence. You have a command of the English language I could only hope of achieving. Ok I'll stop being gay now. Posted by: MelodicMetal in MA at February 09, 2010 12:54 PM (x4S2a) 107 I, for one, always saw right through Alexis Carrington Nice. Back then, I would have hit Joan Collins like the Rangers hitting Point du Hoc. Posted by: toby928 at February 09, 2010 12:55 PM (PD1tk) 108 "Sullivan writes about the �middle� and the �core� in the Muslim world as if they were the independents and the base in Massachusetts." Posted by: seamus at February 09, 2010 12:17 PM (5HhWZ) LOL. Leon's a very gifted writer but his politics are all over the damn place. I'd certainly rather have him on my side than against me... Posted by: Captain Hate at February 09, 2010 12:55 PM (Sghlv) 109 What's the word for the pitcher? Catamites are boys so that would be a Pederast Posted by: Mikki at February 09, 2010 12:57 PM (wxSIC) 110 @97....Lord of the Flies Ah, I see it now. Thanks for clarifying it. Nice reference. Posted by: anal vocabulist at February 09, 2010 01:02 PM (0K3p3) 111 Jeebus. I guess Palin's so hot she makes a gay dude have the hots for her. Indeed this women IS powerful. Posted by: TexMex at February 09, 2010 01:11 PM (HPPyU) 112 Sullivan wants to be Palin. Posted by: iowavette at February 09, 2010 01:11 PM (0JTac) 113 @ 81 Coughlin was pissed at Roosevelt for not being socialist enough. Exactly. Coughlin was no Righty (contrary to the assertions of the uninformed) -- he was a demented Lefty who pushed for Socialism. Posted by: Vile Roman at February 09, 2010 01:14 PM (iBzKc) 114 Sarah never dresses in a way that shows off her boobs. Those legs, however. With the boots and the walking and the .... sorry, didn't make it to the bunk. Cleanup on aisle 5!!! Posted by: Mr Teabag at February 09, 2010 01:15 PM (xq7pr) 115 He's angry at Sarah Palin's tits because he thinks those tits have been pressed into service for Pure Evil. I think the one that looms large in his mind is the one that shall remain nameless, Todd. Todd is privy to, and prefers the breasts, and all he gets is pretty boy catchers from P town. Posted by: madamex at February 09, 2010 01:16 PM (CT1Mw) 116 Do not under-estimate the appeal of a beautiful, big breasted, divinely chosen warrior-mother as a military leader in a global religious war. *Now that's* what I'm talking about!** Needed Wanted Lusted-after: Slu-shop of Palin as a Warrior-Goddess with curvacious breastplate (including convex nipple reliefs of course), Statue of Liberty crown, 30.06 in one hand, and the other arm drawn back... hurling a Predator like a fucking model airplane! This must be done. Posted by: sherlock at February 09, 2010 01:18 PM (h6sl7) 117 ... they are more superficial than most people, so they have a strong natural inclination to support whoever seems best-looking and coolest... Spot on. I can't count the number of young women I saw swoon over Bill Clinton and Al Gore. One (historically ignorant) chick even said to me, "Al Gore is our first hunk presidential candidate. God, I fucking love it. Look at him! He looks like a super hero!" I also remember how the media used to heap praise upon Clinton for his "coolness." Those idiots went freaking bananas every time the guy busted out that stupid saxophone and sunglasses. So young! So hip! So cool! Today, they've decided that attractive candidates are shallow. Go figure. Posted by: Warden at February 09, 2010 01:19 PM (TIGTh) 118 Jeebus. I guess Palin's so hot she makes a gay dude have the hots for her. Indeed this women IS powerful. Posted by: TexMex at February 09, 2010 01:11 PM (HPPyU) George Costanza Sullivan: It moved. Posted by: Captain Hate at February 09, 2010 01:21 PM (Sghlv) 119 Sarah Palin's Tits.....Sarah Palin's Tits......Sarah Palin's Tits Posted by: Zombies at February 09, 2010 01:27 PM (Q1lie) 120 And finally -- this applies not to the whole left, but to a bizarre, twisted homosexual like Sullivan -- Sullivan really, really hates women, and really, really resents their power and really, really resents that they might possess a degree of sexual attractiveness for the majority of the male population that he can't compete with, no matter how much he squat-thrusts. You could have dispensed with the rest of this post and just run this paragraph. It's all you need to know about Andi. Posted by: rockmom at February 09, 2010 01:27 PM (w/gVZ) 121 Why do liberals and teh gheys (but I repeat myself) hate good looking powerful women? Is it just vaginaphobia? Posted by: jukin at February 09, 2010 01:29 PM (vkkNZ) 122 I have never liked Sully. Ever. He is your atypical hatemongering leftist. Now...I see him as a new version of Norman Bates. It is apparent he has a serious "mother" complex. Am I wrong? Posted by: Triple Zero at February 09, 2010 01:38 PM (kjPnf) 123 Even gay men are still men, and men rule the world. They don't like women who want to rule AND STILL BE WOMEN. If you put on a pantsuit and cut your hair and generally act like a man, that's OK, it doesn't threaten their masculinity. Liberals have bought into the feminist trap that women are liberated from male oppression when we act like men. We are supposed to deny our womanliness in order to achieve equality with men. We are supposed to not have babies, not wear our hair long and pretty, not wear skirts and show off our nice legs, not wear makeup. Then the men will be nice to us and let us be equal. Sarah Palin just blows the hell out of this worldview. Which is why I love her, even if I don't think she should be President. Posted by: rockmom at February 09, 2010 01:40 PM (w/gVZ) 124 Andi's a loon. Big tits: BAD. Power glutes: GOOD. I think Sullivan has the hots for Palin, and the dichotomy is driving him (more) insane. Sex with her would probably turn him straight. And even though Weiseltier's on our side here, he really needs to learn how to get to the point. And I'm aware that such blathering on IS the point (look at how super-duper smart I am!). TNR--the almost-sane face of crazy left-wing progressivism. Also: Leon, next time you're wrestling with Profound Theological Questions, try this: You can't understand God, because He's God and we're not. You really aren't going to solve that puzzle. No one has. No one will. Stop applying reason to faith. And he even got a Niebuhr reference in! David Brooks approves. Here endeth the rant. Posted by: tsj017 at February 09, 2010 01:42 PM (4YUWF) 125 Posted by: tsj017 at February 09, 2010 01:44 PM (4YUWF) 126 Please ignore blank post above . . . I'm a bitter clinger, y'know. 117--I never understood the idea that Bill Clinton was some kind of hot sex god. Yes, power and all that, but for God's sake, the man looks like W.C. Fields. Posted by: tsj017 at February 09, 2010 01:46 PM (4YUWF) 127 What is he talking about? Her boobs aren't even that big. I'd say Palin is one cup size down from Winona Ryder. Not very big at all. Posted by: Jaxxy at February 09, 2010 01:47 PM (M8UmI) 128 Andy is going to go off the deep-end sooner or later. My bet, he tries to go straight. Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 01:48 PM (8NGHm) 129 Ace, You are so high and mighty, sitting in your little tub of pudding. If it isn't all about Sarah Palin's breasts then why was she wearing a pearl necklace when I met her? Posted by: Andrew Sullivan at February 09, 2010 01:49 PM (Q1lie) 130 Sarah Palin just blows the hell out of this worldview. Which is why I love her, even if I don't think she should be President. Posted by: rockmom at February 09, 2010 01:40 PM (w/gVZ) As somebody who respects your point of view: Why not? I view her as somebody, like Reagan, who instinctively knows the correct path for the country and is able to appoint the right people to get it done. I think she has the indefinable X factor that good leaders possess. I might be wrong but I'm almost positive that I'm not nearly as wrong as the 52%. Posted by: Captain Hate at February 09, 2010 01:52 PM (Sghlv) 131 What is he talking about? Her boobs aren't even that big. I'd say Palin is one cup size down from Winona Ryder. Not very big at all. Posted by: Jaxxy at February 09, 2010 01:47 PM (M8UmI) Palin is a petite woman. I'd put her at 5'3" may be 5'5" when she busts out the heels. Probably a size 4. She freakin' tiny. She just looks larger than life because she's got balls of steel. Besides, Palin never wears low cut anything. She, at best, flaunts the gams, and if I had those gams, I'd be flaunting them too. Andie just doesn't know shit about girl parts. Posted by: TexMex at February 09, 2010 01:53 PM (abH0N) 132 I think we should definitely start thinking about the possibility of neurosyphilis. Poor Andy . . . go bareback riding often enough, and you're going to wind up with all kinds of saddlesores, IYKWIMAITYD. This bizarre obsession with Sarah Palin--I don't think it's a sexuality thing. What I do think is that it's blind fury over the fact that the Right has an intelligent, articulate, beautiful politician like Palin, something Sullivan can't stand to see. He seems to think that if he rages enough, we'll all repudiate her more quickly than a twelfth-century count dumping his sixth wife, and the Left can carry on pretending that it has a monopoly on sexiness. And for the record? Al Gore = yeuurgh. He was trying to be a he-man during the 2000 campaign, and oh boy, did it not work. And Obama's too limp and ineffectual to be attractive. Bill Clinton . . . not even going there. shudder Posted by: Tungsten Monk at February 09, 2010 01:55 PM (jyK8x) 133 It was a mistake to use the phrase "tits have been pressed"; that cased my lizard brain to take over ... and I skipped the rest of the article. Dang. Posted by: DRH at February 09, 2010 01:56 PM (YEW2u) 134 @124 Seems to me Leon was saying that the idea of one, unified, indivisible God is not as difficult a leap of faith as the Christian idea of three-gods-in-one. It's the old Jewish v Christian argument. It's Believer vs Believer, mine's better than yours, etc. Christians have the better of the argument, it seems to me. Once it is agreed that reason is discounted as insufficient to know and/or appreciate God, it's slightly ridiculous to argue that a unitary, indivisible God doesn't strain reason quite as much as a trinitarian God. If reason cannot guide, why bother with it at all? Fly the freak flag high as it'll go. Which brings us to Islam, of course. Islam, as the youngest of the three middle eastern monotheisms, took the best of its predecessors- Judiasm's fierce unitary and indivisble God, Christianity's complete contempt and abandonment of humanity's critical faculties- and came up w/ Allah. Posted by: seamus at February 09, 2010 02:01 PM (5HhWZ) 135 As somebody who respects your point of view: Why not? I view her as somebody, like Reagan, who instinctively knows the correct path for the country and is able to appoint the right people to get it done. I think she has the indefinable X factor that good leaders possess. I might be wrong but I'm almost positive that I'm not nearly as wrong as the 52%. Posted by: Captain Hate at February 09, 2010 01:52 PM (Sghlv) She could be. But she has major hurdles to overcome. The brutalization at the hands of the radical left, right-wing traitors who violated the 11th Commandment and McCain's campaign staff who ripped her incognito. The radical left is infuriated that there is a strong, attractive woman who connects to so many people and is Conservative to the core. That hate will fuel them to smear, slander and spit everywhere and the Left is great at Alinsky, they have been doing it for decades, we just started. She quit. I agree 100 percent with her decision, it was good for Alaska, it was good for her Family. It was like Nixon's Last Press Conference. But she quit a position that Alaskans entrusted her with. That will hurt any candidate and it is great ammo. All the talking heads will be against her. She will be swimming against a flood of vitriol, piss and fecal matter the Left will send her way. Every fake intellectual on TV will down talk her and will rush to Obama just to spit on Sarah. Their hate for her is murderous hatred. They hung her in effing effigy. She can still be President but she has an insane amount of studying, talking, interviewing and ass kicking to do to get there. Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 02:02 PM (8NGHm) 136 I'm pretty sure you don't have to be an Ivy league grad to know right from wrong and that you can't spend more than you take in. Now it takes a little more than that to be a great president, but if you know those two things and apply yourself, you can be a pretty good President. And a pretty good President is a damn sight better than what we have now. Hell, the rest of it you can write down on the palm of your hand. Its the right thing to do, and a tasty way to do it. Vote Palin 2012. Posted by: Wilford Brimly at February 09, 2010 02:09 PM (YwBI6) 137 You gotta feel bad for Sullivan's boyfriend. I mean, all this talk about breasts and vaginas has got to be making him insecure. Posted by: Big Daddy at February 09, 2010 02:13 PM (pOcKt) 138 Rockmom 123 Liberals have bought into the feminist trap that women are liberated from male oppression when we act like men. We are supposed to deny our womanliness in order to achieve equality with men. We are supposed to not have babies, not wear our hair long and pretty, not wear skirts and show off our nice legs, not wear makeup. Then the men will be nice to us and let us be equal. You've explained Left misogyny very well. Also you've explained why the Left will probably never understand how Right-wing men can support a feminine woman like Palin; the Left sees such women as bimbos and so unserious. Misogyny on the Right exists too but it works differently. The Right distrusts the women who wear the pantsuits, clip their hair severely, and scowl from the podium. I saw a LOT of over-the-top anti-Hillary crap from the Right, 1992 until 2008. To the Right, Hillary reminded them of the screaming ideologues they faced in college and in the Human Resources departments (like Michelle today). I'm afraid that you (plural) are going to be stuck with misogynistic trolls wherever you go and whatever you say. (Hopefully not at Ace's so much.) Not sure what the answer is other than to roll your eyes and/or laugh at them. Posted by: Zimriel at February 09, 2010 02:14 PM (9Sbz+) 139 I think you've got him all wrong, Ace. Excitable Andi is a steroid-addled psychopath who obviously suffers from AIDS demetia, and is (rumor has it) still haunted by his first homosexual experience (he thought he was menstruating, like an icky girl!, after getting his bum-cherry punched the first time), and all this makes him write most of the insane shit that he writes. But the thing that makes him really crazy is that, for the first time in his life, in Sarah Palin he's found a female of the species who he genuinely wants to fuck, and this, coupled with his desperate need to also fuck Barak Obama, has destroyed his brain. Posted by: Sharkman at February 09, 2010 02:23 PM (Zj8fM) 140 LOL, I just remembered how I came to the AOSHQ...Sully was going on about the unabashed hatred over here related Ace's (first?) post theorizingSully's descnet in to madness was AIDS induced dementia. Ironic, really, that in the process of losing me Sully lead me to the HQ of which I cannot get enough. Posted by: Big Daddy at February 09, 2010 02:24 PM (pOcKt) 141 "... Hillary reminded them of the screaming ideologues they faced in college and in the Human Resources departments" How's that misogynistic? The objection is to the ideology, and to a lesser degree the manner in which the ideology is articulated. Misogyny is objecting to women as women. That is, misogynists hate women precisely because they are women. In that case, the hysteria about Palin, because so much of it relates to her qualities as a woman, is much more misogynistic than the hysteria, such as it has been, about Hillary Clinton the cynic and ideologue. Posted by: seamus at February 09, 2010 02:25 PM (5HhWZ) 142 Seriously, Obama is the kiss of death - why anyone in Indiana would listen to that doofus after he jinxed the Colts is beyond me. Posted by: Joe at February 09, 2010 02:36 PM (YwBI6) 143 but suddenly a woman who could rock a D cup came on the scene, and then we were sold. Um, well, woman here, and she's not a D cup, and she doesn't flaunt her cleavage, thankfully; she's just well proportioned and in great shape for a upper-40-ish mother of five, which anyone, including us couch potatoes, must admire -- for the self-discipline that requires, and that Sully has the hate for. And finally -- this applies not to the whole left, but to a bizarre, twisted homosexual like Sullivan -- Sullivan really, really hates women, and really, really resents their power and really, really resents that they might possess a degree of sexual attractiveness for the majority of the male population that he can't compete with, no matter how much he squat-thrusts. Only attractive, feminine women, who by strange coincidence, usually happen to be conservatives (RIP, Barbara Olsen). The others, the hags -- Napolitano, Jarrett, Michelle, Pelosi, etc. -- they're cool by Andrew. Posted by: JBean at February 09, 2010 02:43 PM (9rK3x) 144 "She's Coughlin with boobs" Really? Sarah Palin is a Catholic priest with a gift for gab? Thanks for playing, Andi. No consolation prize for you. Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at February 09, 2010 02:44 PM (P33XN) 145 All the talking heads will be against her. She will be swimming against a flood of vitriol, piss and fecal matter the Left will send her way. Every fake intellectual on TV will down talk her and will rush to Obama just to spit on Sarah. Their hate for her is murderous hatred. They hung her in effing effigy. She can still be President but she has an insane amount of studying, talking, interviewing and ass kicking to do to get there. Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 02:02 PM (8NGHm) I've heard this argument used before to explain why Palin shouldn't run. I see the point, but at the same time if you use it, it's like 'letting the terrorists win.' Any time we have a strong conservative candidate, particularly a female, they'll just pull out the anti-Palin playbook and do it all over again. They're already doing it to Michelle Bachman as a just-in-case. Posted by: Average Jen at February 09, 2010 02:47 PM (fRnux) 146 she's just well proportioned and in great shape for a upper-40-ish Upper 40ish? She's 45. Actually she turns 46 in two days. Everyone be sure to wish her a happy birthday on Thursday. Posted by: Average Jen at February 09, 2010 02:49 PM (fRnux) 147 I really don't think it's possible for Andrew Sullivan to forgive American men for failing to find him attractive. Posted by: DANEgerus at February 09, 2010 02:55 PM (LMi2C) 148 Since Sulli apparently prefers Iran to the US and Israel, someone ought to find a way to ship Sulli to Iran. The mullahs would have lots of fun with Sulli. Posted by: Gregg the Obscure at February 09, 2010 02:57 PM (5tPx9) 149 The argument that Zionism is responsible for "continual wars" is incredibly stupid. Let's look at this... Zionism is the international political movement that originally supported the reestablishment of a homeland for the Jewish. Why was that? The Holocaust. Even enlightened Europe could not be counted on to resist the psychotic paranoia and pure evil rationale that permitted millions of Jews to be burned in ovens. In fact, Europe has a long history of this, and much of our reputation as racist, bomb-loving cowboys comes from our European heritage, neatly summed up as Western culture. Europe joining this taunting is nothing but projection. Nobody had a problem with a Jewish homeland when Israel became an internationally recognized nation, except for the goat-fucking Muslims who have colonized Europe. Now, we all get treated to rants about Zionism, as if there weren't a good reason the Jews wanted self-determination. Yeah, blaming the Jews for "continual wars" is straight up fucking anti-semitism, Sullivan. I can't believe this angry crotch stalker has a job at all. Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at February 09, 2010 02:58 PM (mHQ7T) 150 I could care less whether anyone thinks Palin has a realistic shot at the White House. We owe the left one for Obama. I want to see these sunshine patriots pack up and move to Europe in 2012 just like they threatened in 2000 and 2004. That right there is the best reason to vote for her. "No more of these shitbags in America." I hope she really has fun with it, too. When she raises her hand at the swearing in, I want it to read BOOK BURNINGS, CRIMINAL ABORTIONS, UNIFORMS, PRAYER IN SCHOOL just to see their heads explode like so many vampires exposed to the sunlight. I want the outrage to shatter glass. Then they can get the fuck out. I never felt this way about the left before, but I thought Obama's election meant they would grow up and act like adults. I thought we all loved this country, even if we had different ideas. Not remotely true. Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at February 09, 2010 03:09 PM (mHQ7T) 151 Ohh yes, yessss! Bask in the white-hot glow of a SullySlam. We're not worthy, O Enraged Ewok! Also: it was the JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS!!!111!!! Posted by: FUBAR at February 09, 2010 03:12 PM (1fanL) 152 Andrew Sullivan really infuriates me in ways few others can. Sorry about the rain of profanity. Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at February 09, 2010 03:13 PM (mHQ7T) 153 Palin has the boobiez? Posted by: lorien1973 at February 09, 2010 12:10 PM (IhQuA) Crap. Somebody hijacked lorien's account. THREAD POLICE! Posted by: FUBAR at February 09, 2010 03:17 PM (1fanL) 154 It's good to see the public finally giving some props for that sweet, sweet rack. <I fall for it every time.> Posted by: Fritz, the dormant lizard at February 09, 2010 03:18 PM (GwPRU) 155 Reading WikiAnswers page on Why did the Holocaust happen? I'm reminded of Chris Matthews hilarious and solemn warning about the dangers posed by chharisatic leaders. According to the first part of Ian Kershaw's biography Hitler, 1889-1939 Hubris, Penguin Books 1998 Hitler was a "lazy leader" who did not like to bother himself much with formulating day-to-day policy. As a result, his subordinates at various levels tried to guess what he wanted. This encouraged rapidly growing extremism. The terror apparatus, headed by Himmler and Heydrich, became a very powerful lobby. Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at February 09, 2010 03:21 PM (mHQ7T) 156 Tattoo - don't forget re-criminalizing buggery! Posted by: Gregg the Obscure at February 09, 2010 03:33 PM (5tPx9) 157 No, it is much simpler, he just hates white Christians. Plain and simple. And would like to see all of us dead so he can party with the peodophiles from Al Queda, the Taliban, and the Basji. Posted by: Federale at February 09, 2010 03:46 PM (q3Oy6) Brennan's Op-Ed: An AOSHQ Response John Brennan, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, recently said the following: Politically motivated criticism and unfounded fear-mongering only serve the goals of al-Qaeda. Terrorists are not 100-feet tall. Nor do they deserve the abject fear they seek to instill. They will, however, be dismantled and destroyed, by our military, our intelligence services and our law enforcement community. And the notion that America's counterterrorism professionals and America's system of justice are unable to handle these murderous miscreants is absurd. Now, there are some who say that our president has managed to create the atmosphere of political civility he promised during the campaign, and that he is working diligently to change the tone in Washington. Let me be clear: I reject that view. Today I say to you that there is no meaningful difference between a president who directly attacks his critics and a president who unleashes his attack dogs upon the same. We must reject as false the distinction our president is trying to make, and hold him to the promises he once made. Mr President, if you are now against politically motivated criticism, does this mean that you recant or regret the words you spoke in 2002? What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. What I am opposed to is the cynical attempt by Richard Perle and Paul Wolfowitz and other armchair, weekend warriors in this administration to shove their own ideological agendas down our throats, irrespective of the costs in lives lost and in hardships borne. What I am opposed to is the attempt by political hacks like Karl Rove to distract us from a rise in the uninsured, a rise in the poverty rate, a drop in the median income - to distract us from corporate scandals and a stock market that has just gone through the worst month since the Great Depression. It is gratifying to see your administration realize that we should not allow reflexive partisanship to threaten national unity in the face of a common enemy, and it is unfortunate that you did not always speak with that goal in mind: In other words -- What kind of debate are we willing to have? Last week, the White House showed exactly what kind of debate it wants on future of Iraq - none. We watched the shameful attempt to paint John Murtha - a Marine Corp recipient of two-purple hearts and a Bronze Star - into a coward of questionable patriotism. We saw the Administration tell people of both parties - people who asked legitimate questions about the intelligence that led us to war and the Administration's plan for Iraq - that they should keep quiet, end the complaining, and stop rewriting history. This political war - a war of talking points and Sunday news shows and spin - is not one I'm interested in joining. It's a divisive approach that only pushes us further from what the American people actually want - a pragmatic solution to the real war we're facing in Iraq. On August 28, 2008 you stood before a crowd in Mile High Stadium in Denver and made a number of promises to the American people. Among those promises was this: But what I will not do is suggest that the Senator takes his positions for political purposes. Because one of the things that we have to change in our politics is the idea that people cannot disagree without challenging each other's character and patriotism. The times are too serious, the stakes are too high for this same partisan playbook. So let us agree that patriotism has no party. That is a promise you reiterated after taking the oath of office. In your first remarks as our newest president, you promised "an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics." The question we ask ourselves today is whether you have forgotten those promises, or if you ever believed them at all. Let me be clear, Mr. President. We agree that national security should not be a partisan issue, and that the most important function of government is to keep its people safe. But make no mistake - a party that spent eight years sowing the wind should not be surprised when the whirlwind of recriminations and partisanship overtakes them. The current political atmosphere is regrettable, but it was also preventable. With very few exceptions, Republicans have refrained from engaging in the small-minded politics of reflexive partisanship when it comes to national security. We have criticized your policies, but we have not, and will not, engage in the shrill auto-contrarian hatred that the left marinated in during the previous administration. We applaud your willingness to maintain Bush-era policies that keep America safe, but in doing so, will you now recognize that your previous opposition seems now to be little more than the knee-jerk response of a partisan? Now, I don't mean to suggest that the divisions between us are too vast to bridge. To paraphrase the words of the prophet Isaiah, I believe it's still possible for us to reason together. If we are to have that conversation, this administration must be willing to acknowledge that it has not lived up to the promises of the past and find a new way forward. A way that rejects the disingenuous and bad-faith arguments your advisers are currently making. If you believe the words you once spoke, now is the time to put them into action. In the end, Mr. President, it comes down to a single question. Is dissent still patriotic? Posted by: Slublog at 09:14 AM <script language="javascript" src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/addyn/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=700;cookie=info;target=_blank;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]"></script><noscript><a href="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adlink/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" target="_blank"><img src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/adserv/3.0/5235/1131537/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=key1+key2+key3+key4;grp=[group]" border="0" width="300" height="250"></a></noscript> Comments 1 I really hate this administration. Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 10:35 AM (8NGHm) 2 Blech. Another snow day. I'd rather be at work. Posted by: pep at February 09, 2010 10:38 AM (0K3p3) 3 Very nicely done, Slublog. Posted by: apotheosis at February 09, 2010 10:38 AM (xWk3U) 4 I like this post more than I hate this administration. Well said, Slublog. Posted by: FireHorse at February 09, 2010 10:39 AM (cQyWA) 5 All I have to say to Brennan is ... pfttt!!! _{(this administration has sooo much credibility.)} Posted by: Close outer doors - Down scope at February 09, 2010 10:40 AM (ITzbJ) 6 I noticed that Brennan referenced terrorism a few times in the article. Is that term back on the table? Can they update their meme? I'm confused as to what we're permitted to call it these days. This op-ed is just an extension of Obama's snit-fit last week. Shut off the blogs! Turn on Fox!!1!!! Oh and let me throw in CNN and MSNBC for good measure. The desperation at this point is palpable. Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 09, 2010 10:42 AM (jHk+M) 7 Those people at NPR are just wicked perceptive! Damn! At first glance, it would seem to be from some person or group who isn't thrilled by President Barack Obama's performance so far -- unless it's a more ironic message from those who didn't think too much of Bush and want to remind voters about him. Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at February 09, 2010 10:43 AM (RkRxq) 8 Obama is what he is. The mold has been cast and destroyed. Don't waste your time trying to reason with an idiot, it's impossible. Posted by: Leatherneck at February 09, 2010 10:43 AM (40yOy) 9 The desperation at this point is palpable. No lie. I predict that it will be only six months or so before the rats begin to leave the sinking ship. Posted by: Winston Smith at February 09, 2010 10:44 AM (BFqyO) 10 And the notion that America's counterterrorism professionals and America's system of justice are unable to handle these murderous miscreants is absurd. No, no, it isn't. Trying to wage war with lawyers and judges and legal briefs is absurd. Posted by: nickless at February 09, 2010 10:45 AM (MMC8r) 11 Very well said. Unfortunately, this administration is going to kick and scream about any effort to solve our nation's problems in a post-partisan way. For self preservation, perhaps we should start believing the opposite of everything they tell us. Posted by: President Obumbles at February 09, 2010 10:47 AM (DH/cp) 12 @9 Too late, they're already leaving. Bye, Hillary. A competent administration would reboot and reorganize, but Obama's isn't flexible enough to do that. That's what happens when you never had any core competence to begin with. Posted by: pep at February 09, 2010 10:47 AM (0K3p3) 13 I disagree Slublog, I think we are really close to a fatal, unreconciliable, schism in the opposing parties worldviews. There is no reasoning with some of these people. Posted by: citizen khan at February 09, 2010 10:47 AM (1UMF+) 14 In the end, Mr. President, it comes down to a single question. Is dissent still patriotic? No. (sheesh I was told there were "no stupid questions", I guess I was wrong) Posted by: Barry Sotero at February 09, 2010 10:48 AM (RykTt) 15 I'm long past the point where I just assume that anything Obama, or his minions, say is a lie, or at the very least, self-serving spin. Watch what they do, not what they say. Posted by: toby928 at February 09, 2010 10:49 AM (PD1tk) 16 "Let me be clear, Mr. President. We agree that national security should not be a partisan issue, and that the most important function of government is to keep its people safe. But make no mistake - a party that spent eight years sowing the wind should not be surprised when the whirlwind of recriminations and partisanship overtakes them. The current political atmosphere is regrettable, but it was also preventable." I see what you did there. And my nether-regions yearn to envelop themselves with its silky embrace. Posted by: reason at February 09, 2010 10:49 AM (5npD/) 17 The age of Zero. Smart is dumb and dumb is smart. He must be the smartest guy in the country. Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 10:49 AM (OlN4e) 18 I believe it's still possible for us to reason together...as long as the progressives regressives invite gets lost in the mail. /fixed Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 09, 2010 10:50 AM (jHk+M) 19 If you oppose this Manchurian-Candidate Muslim President, then you're just helping Al-Queda. Right. Got it. Posted by: TexasJew at February 09, 2010 10:50 AM (GHq7I) 20 I love how these idiots claim that everything Bush did was evil,wrong,un-American,etc,etc. But in this case their best defense is Bush did it too. Posted by: Mal at February 09, 2010 10:51 AM (Z+qzA) 21 but you see, excessive partisanship and hoping for failures when a Republican was in charge was "truth to power". Now, it's Teh Devil! Posted by: eddiebear at February 09, 2010 10:52 AM (wnU1W) 22 Sarah Palin just farted. We now go live to David Shuster being a douche. Posted by: MSNBC at February 09, 2010 10:52 AM (+zo63) 23 I have two words for this fucking traitor: Nigerian underpants. Posted by: TexasJew at February 09, 2010 10:52 AM (GHq7I) 24 19 If you oppose this Manchurian-Candidate Muslim President, then you're just helping Al-Queda. Right. Got it. You! Yes, You! Just for that you get no New York trial! Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at February 09, 2010 10:53 AM (RkRxq) 25 I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say, "We are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration!" Oh wait. Evil Rethuglicans are helping al-Qaeda. Posted by: Holger at February 09, 2010 10:53 AM (8NGHm) 26 To paraphrase the words of the prophet Isaiah, I believe it's still possible for us to reason together. Good post but I disagree with that line there. It takes two to "reason together". When one side only wants to spew bullshit and take down the country it is not possible to "reason". As a once famous conservative said, "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue". Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 10:53 AM (QrA9E) 27 Zero and his merry band of idiots are the best opportunity Al Qaeda is ever gonna have to hit us hard. They would be fools to miss this chance. And I don't think they are the kind of fool to miss out on their best opportunity to kill as many of us as they can. They won't get such a chance in the future. Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 10:54 AM (OlN4e) 28 Lets keep one thing in mind. During the cold war our enemy were masters of disguise, fake credential, diplomatic immunity, license to kill, and all that rot. These clods are incapable of dressing incognito, are using their real names and identification, getting entry visas despite "no fly lists", and they are hitting their targets. Granted not always successfully, but that's on their own incompetence, not out brilliant counter terrorism. Our intelligence community along with their political master are not giving me a warm fuzzy feeling. Posted by: Paladin at February 09, 2010 10:54 AM (XZu3c) 29 It's not incivility if it's true. Bush, Cheney and Rove are war criminals Posted by: Barack Obama at February 09, 2010 10:56 AM (bN5ZU) 30 Fuck you, I WON! Posted by: The One at February 09, 2010 10:56 AM (qvT/A) 31 Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 10:53 AM (QrA9E) I don't believe it's possible, either. I was writing in O-style, which meant I had to include a random Bible verse somewhere. Posted by: Slublog at February 09, 2010 10:56 AM (qjKko) 32 Isn't this the same genius who accused Republican Senators and congressmen of lying last week, pissing them off royally? If Congress goes Republican, this POS will have to escape to Pakistan and live in the cave with Bin Laden. Posted by: TexasJew at February 09, 2010 10:57 AM (GHq7I) 33 President The Won does not want dissent, patriotic or otherwise. He wants the kind of forced obedience given by the peasants in Cuba, or the old USSR, or China, or any other dictatorship. It must be driving him to distraction that his own party members in the House & Senate won't do his bidding and pass his commie agenda. The only reason he has such huge majorities in both houses is because Rahm Emmanuel is too clever by half, and Rahm went out and recruited moderate democrats to run for office in moderate districts. The press was simultaneously waging its own war against the Bush administration, so the elections of 2006 and 2008 were more a popularity contest featuring a battered Bush as the face of the republican party. The democrats won a lot of seats. But those people know perfectly well that their voters at home are not moonbats and are not happy about the direction the country is taking. Hence their reluctance to vote for their own political destruction. I used to think that term limits for the US House and US Senate would be a good idea, clean out the deadwood every so often. The events of the last year have changed my mind. Clearly the only thing that has stopped the commie agenda has been the desire of those moderate democrats to continue holding their cushy jobs in Congress. If all of them knew they would be lame ducks someday anyway, many of them would have voted for anything Obama threw at them. Why not, if they might be able to secure some favors to be used in the future when they were term-limited out of office? Posted by: Boots at February 09, 2010 10:57 AM (06JTY) 34 If they got their panties in a twist over this type of criticism then it's no wonder the WH dogs, the media, are going after Palin for what she delivered in Nashville. She shoved aknife in the Admin and was smiling gorgeously the whole time. "We need a commander in chief, not a constitutional professor of law!" Game over. You lose, Professor. Posted by: TexMex at February 09, 2010 10:58 AM (HPPyU) 35 "Trying to wage war with lawyers, judges and legal briefs is absurd." - nickless Badda-Bing!!!!! That's telling it like it is. Those officious, arrogant, pompous asses do more harm than good. Posted by: Give that man a Kewpie Doll at February 09, 2010 10:58 AM (ITzbJ) 36 All this is, along with Michelle's interview, a direct response to Sarah Palin. The woman is giving these people fits. Posted by: Rocks at February 09, 2010 10:59 AM (Q1lie) 37 "So, my fellow Americans, I am the one you've been waiting for. I know what your core values should be. I know what's good for you and this country. Therefore, let's unite in a bipartisan effort to advance my cause. I will sit down with everyone, from every party and - in the end - rest assured that I will still do it my way, because I won. You will like total Socialism or you'll learn to, because I said so." Mr. President, kiss the sunny side of my ass. Posted by: Dell at February 09, 2010 11:00 AM (o0L0L) 38 Boots- I agree, but I'd also have to note that Bush did himself no favors by stepping on his dck with "immigration reform." Also, there was some serious hanky panky in the Republican primary process, and the selection of "Obama-Lite" as the R candidate. Posted by: Winston Smith at February 09, 2010 11:01 AM (BFqyO) 39 Hey BHO....FU..... Posted by: FU52 at February 09, 2010 11:02 AM (gSCDY) 40 Why it seems that only a little while ago, that dissent was patriotic. Treating terrorism like a crime problem and handing out summons and tickets, is a lot of the reason we're at where we are now in this war. Clinton anyone? Hey brennan, blow me you hack. Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 11:03 AM (erIg9) 41 From NRO's "Campaign Spot" He Knows Who His Real Enemy Is, I Guess "Looking again at the John Brennan op-ed in USA Today, I see he refers to Abdulmutallab as a "suspect" but asserts that administration critics, ipso facto, "serve the goals of al-Qaeda." In other words, in the eyes of one the administration's top men on counterterrorism, Abdulmutallab gets a presumption of innocence that you and I don't." Posted by: Lemon Kitten at February 09, 2010 11:03 AM (0fzsA) 42 This is just another case of liberal projection. After eight years of playing politics with national security the Dems automatically assume the other side would do the same. It really is quite disgusting. Posted by: Mal at February 09, 2010 11:04 AM (Z+qzA) 43 Is dissent still patriotic?* I'm working on a documentary: From Patriotic to Racist Overnight; Dissent's Journey into the Abyss. Posted by: Mama AJ at February 09, 2010 11:05 AM (Be4xl) 44 Slublog, this is a fine piece of writing. However I think your tactic of using comparative logic is lost on the average liberal voter. They got their guy and they're going to ride that dude into the abyss. Posted by: solitary knight at February 09, 2010 11:07 AM (czuym) 45 27 Zero and his merry band of idiots are the best opportunity Al Qaeda is ever gonna have to hit us hard. They would be fools to miss this chance. And I don't think they are the kind of fool to miss out on their best opportunity to kill as many of us as they can. They won't get such a chance in the future. Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 10:54 AM (OlN4e) +100 right on the money maddogg! Posted by: conscious, but incoherent at February 09, 2010 11:07 AM (Vu6sl) 46 Then: dissent = patriotic Now: dissent = treason Posted by: Purple Avenger at February 09, 2010 11:07 AM (I6+BT) 47 I think they need to do a full body search and scan every time BHO boards Air Force One. Posted by: TexasJew at February 09, 2010 11:08 AM (GHq7I) 48 Slublog can work on bridging gaps. I will continue to mock. Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 09, 2010 11:09 AM (jHk+M) 49 GOP response in same line as Slublogs response to bipartisanship offer with regards to health care http://tiny.cc/fsf6N Posted by: dastardly willow at February 09, 2010 11:10 AM (7FgWm) 50 For self preservation, perhaps we should start believing the opposite of everything they tell us. Yes, this political environment is going to decay into something ugly, because to the True Believers, they really ARE at war with the Teabaggers/conservatives/whathaveyou. Things are going to get ugly, but the more the mask is removed from the 'progressives', the more the average American recoils in disgust. Posted by: Dang Straights at February 09, 2010 11:11 AM (fx8sm) 51 To paraphrase the words of the prophet Isaiah, I believe it's still possible for us to reason together. You'll get dismissed as a flat-earther if you reference something religious. And the part after the comma is just not true. Just rework that sentence. Posted by: agnostica at February 09, 2010 11:12 AM (gbCNS) 52 I was writing in O-style, which meant I had to include a random Bible verse somewhere. O-style; LOL good one, is that the same as O-logic? Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 11:13 AM (QrA9E) 53 "Trying to wage war with lawyers, judges and legal briefs is absurd." - nickless I hate those guys!!! Posted by: Dean Wormer, Faber College at February 09, 2010 11:13 AM (ITzbJ) 54 I'm seriously wondering who's more of a danger to this country, this administration and it's cronies, or the terrorists around the world. Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 11:14 AM (erIg9) 55 Winston Smith - Agreed, the immigration reform issue was an unforced error of unbelievable proportions. Why would the republican party try and import as many new democrat voters as possible??? And I also couldn't figure out how the despised McCain won the republican primary. I admire the man's service and the courage he clearly possesses, and the sacrifices he made while in uniform. But his political career has been one gigantic thumb in the eye to his fellow republicans. He has enjoyed his role as the republican who hates other republicans and gets stroked by the press for being so "reasonable". There can't be that many Navy vets in the republican electorate to put him over the top. Posted by: Boots at February 09, 2010 11:14 AM (06JTY) 56 54 I'm seriously wondering who's more of a danger to this country, this administration and it's cronies, or the terrorists around the world. Does it matter? One hand washes the other. Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 11:15 AM (OlN4e) 57 Boots, McCain won because the Republican party hasn't figured out yet that close primaries are a good thing for the party. Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 11:15 AM (erIg9) 58 Leave It to Beaver Episode 158, in which the Beaver discovers that being fourth grade class president is hard. Especially all the math and letters and stuff. John Edwards guest stars as Eddie Haskell. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 11:15 AM (B+qrE) 59 I'm actually amazed (not really) at how similar to a particularly demented Kostard Odipshit sounded in 2002. Posted by: Waterhouse at February 09, 2010 11:15 AM (ySQoK) 60 ^{As a once famous conservative said, "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue". Posted by: Vic} It was Harry Jaffa's phrase written for B. Goldwater. Jaffa's said recently he wasn't proud of that line. Posted by: Iskandar at February 09, 2010 11:16 AM (/o58C) 61 Boots, McCain won because the Republican party hasn't figured out yet that close primaries are a good thing for the party. That and teh Fred! and teh Rudy! ran two of the worst campaigns ever. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 11:16 AM (B+qrE) 62 31 See, that's what I get for commenting before I read the other comments. Posted by: agnostica at February 09, 2010 11:19 AM (gbCNS) 63 So if political criticism of Obama serves the interests of Al-Qaeda, does that mean that organizations like the Chamber of Commerce or Veterans groups are gonna be on some "supporters of terrorism" list while orgs like CAIR and Code Pink merrily go about publicly working for an Islamist victory over the West? Posted by: Lincolntf at February 09, 2010 11:19 AM (vVM8h) 64 That and teh Fred! and teh Rudy! ran two of the worst campaigns ever. Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at February 09, 2010 11:16 AM (B+qrE) Yeah Fred. dammit. guy has some good ideas, and some shitty campaign practices. Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 11:20 AM (erIg9) 65 Why would the republican party try and import as many new democrat voters as possible? If you think of them as very traditional Catholic voters, who would ultimately hit a "hard stop" of faith regarding much of the democrat agenda, maybe it makes more sense? I don't think that scenario was a slam dunk by any means, but making long term bets on demographic trends is a viable approach. Posted by: Purple Avenger at February 09, 2010 11:20 AM (I6+BT) 66 "In the end, Mr. President, it comes down to a single question. Is dissent still patriotic?" Sure, as long as your dissenting against Republicans. Then have at it. Nuance, my dear Slublong, NUANCE! Posted by: GarandFan at February 09, 2010 11:20 AM (ZQBnQ) 67 Jaffa's said recently he wasn't proud of that line. What did he do, become a damn liberal squish? Posted by: Vic at February 09, 2010 11:21 AM (QrA9E) 68 What no posts yet on Obama's naked political ploy of a "Health Care Summit"? Come on Ace of Spades HQ, man up, that is some juicy stuff. Posted by: Ken at February 09, 2010 11:21 AM (Bs34i) 69 Actually, i think teh Fred! was just a bit ahead of the curve....his campaigning style was more suited to the Tea Party types than the general electorate. Posted by: citizen khan at February 09, 2010 11:21 AM (1UMF+) 70 Fred hemmed and hawed, would he run, maybe he wouldn't run, maybe he'll make a decision, maybe he won't...........enough already. I wanted to vote for Rudy, even tho he's squishy on social issues he's strong on defense and his work in NYC speaks for itself - lower crime rate after his years as a prosecutor, and a more liveable city after his years as mayor. He does have all the issues with the wives, the ex-wife, what have you. But it's all out there. As opposed to Obama, where everything was and still is a big secret. Posted by: Boots at February 09, 2010 11:22 AM (06JTY) 71 Oh Lord. Not again, Brennan Posted by: The Chicken at February 09, 2010 11:23 AM (I/MqP) 72 we should all join hands and sing a hymn in honor of Ear Leader: "Hymn, Hymn, Fuck Hymn." Posted by: redc1c4 at February 09, 2010 11:23 AM (d1FhN) 73 I think Fred's campaign was fucking pathetic. He looked like he could barely stay awake most of the time and showed the energy of a sick squid. Posted by: maddogg at February 09, 2010 11:24 AM (OlN4e) 74 Thing is, I agree with Brennan that we do tend to act as if these terrorists are infallible, as if their idiotic plans and failed attempts are actual attacks. They're not attacks, really--they're thwarted attacks. That distinction is everything and we should all act like it. That is, to laugh at AQ and their exploding Hanes. What I don't get is why Brennan would try to make that case in what is a thinly-veiled attack piece. Does he hope the logic of "They're not ten-feet tall" carries him over the weakness of his "Try them here!" case because he spits it all out one one glob? You get the feeling he's dissemintaing talking points to the Times rather than engaging opponents. Business as usual for the Zero Administration. Posted by: spongeworthy at February 09, 2010 11:25 AM (rplL3) 75 What i meant was that Fred was looking to tap into the grass roots discontent and hopefully ride that wave in, but he was too early and not decisive enough. Posted by: citizen khan at February 09, 2010 11:25 AM (1UMF+) 76 What did he do, become a damn liberal squish? Posted by: Vic No. Not in the slightest. He was asked about it in an interview. He shies away from the question so it seems like he just doesn't like the phrase anymore. Uncommon Knowledge: Part 4 of 5 Posted by: Iskandar at February 09, 2010 11:26 AM (/o58C) 77 In other words, in the eyes of one the administration's top men on counterterrorism, Abdulmutallab gets a presumption of innocence that you and I don't. Well said, and chilling to contemplate. Posted by: toby928 at February 09, 2010 11:26 AM (PD1tk) 78 I do believe I just had my patriotism questioned. Summon the pitchfork brigade. Posted by: Techie at February 09, 2010 11:26 AM (zbH+i) 79 I don't give a fuck what this cock sucking hack says. I care about what he does. How did this useless piece of shit handle Richard Burns the Panty bomber. He handled him the same way he'd handle a house burlgar. EPIC FAIL. Why is anyone surprised. This IS OBAMA. Posted by: gus at February 09, 2010 11:26 AM (Vqruj) 80 The left's dissent is based on the premise that the United States is in the wrong and the cause of the world's ills. The right's dissent is based on the premise that the United State's security and interests should be the primary focus and damn those that try to undermine that. We wave the flag. They mock those that wave. Posted by: polynikes at February 09, 2010 11:27 AM (m2CN7) 81 We wave the flag. They mock those that wave. Posted by: polynikes at February 09, 2010 11:27 AM (m2CN7) they also burn it. Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner. at February 09, 2010 11:28 AM (erIg9) 82 George W Bush would never have announced intelligence gains and the methods to acquire them for the purpose of boosting his poll numbers. He was focused on security and is a man of high character. Obama did, is not, and has none. Posted by: alppuccino at February 09, 2010 11:34 AM (za5cN) 83 Posted by: spongeworthy at February 09, 2010 11:25 AM (rplL3) Granted, yet there's a very real danger in that viewpoint. Underestimating your opponent is a good way to get your ass kicked. In fact, I'll bet that lots of these lame-brain AQ schemes are designed to be underestimated. Historically, one of AQ's signature moves is multiple, simultaneous and coordinated attacks. Yet the undiebomber and the shoebomber among others are single, isolated attacks. Part of that is because of the damage that we've done to AQ over the past 9 years, making coordinated attacks more difficult. But I can't help wondering if some of this is by design. Posted by: The Chicken at February 09, 2010 11:35 AM (I/MqP) 84 Another reason the electorate had better think long and hard before believing anything a Democrat seeking national office says about national security. Great post! Posted by: logprof at February 09, 2010 11:36 AM (gJL6J) 85 Historically, one of AQ's signature moves is multiple, simultaneous and coordinated attacks. Posted by: The Chicken at February 09, 2010 11:35 AM (I/MqP) I love this blog. Posted by: Mama AJ at February 09, 2010 11:36 AM (Be4xl) 86 Damn, that's one smart chicken. SockFail� Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2010 11:37 AM (I/MqP) 87 And the blog loves you mama!! Posted by: teej at February 09, 2010 11:38 AM (c459z) 88 If they were 100 feet tall we'd be able to recognize them. Then Naplitano would send larger jets for them so as not to discrminate against 100 foot tall Muslims. Speaking of 100 feet tall, the WORLD TRADE CENTER was over one thousand feet tall. What happened to it? Did some "SUSPECTS" crash jets into them or soemthing?? You know what folks. These mother fuckers seriously don't get it. Brennan tells us we shouldn't have fear? Just a little over a month ago a Muzztard attempted to detonate a BOMB on board a flight over Detroit. And we're supposed to have confidence in these fools?? Posted by: gus at February 09, 2010 11:38 AM (Vqruj) 89 Mama AJ.....the Lord moves in mysterious ways. And he definitely has a sense of humor. Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 09, 2010 11:39 AM (I/MqP) 90 Slu: "...We agree that national security should not be a partisan issue, and that the most important function of government is to keep its people safe..." Speak for yourself, you effin' retard. I don't agree with that except to the extent I can wring a crisis out of it to foment change. Because He won. Posted by: Rahm Emanuel, Crises Management at February 09, 2010 11:40 AM (swuwV) 91 It's a smart military chicken blog. Posted by: Mama AJ at February 09, 2010 11:40 AM (Be4xl) 92 This is just the "official" version of a libtard letter to the editor in the Sunday Boston Globe(-Democrat) - stating that he'd "been around to see 11 Presidential administrations and had never seen partisan rancor as bad as it is now." Seriously