Mike Bloomberg: Cops Should Go On Strike Until Gun Control Laws Are Toughened. BONUS: Bloomberg Pretty Sweet On Communist Vietnam
Gabe had this in his headline thread but it's so monumentally stupid that it deserves some extra coverage.
“I don’t understand why police officers across this country don’t stand up collectively and say we’re going to go on strike, we’re not going to protect you unless you, the public, through your legislature, do what’s required to keep us safe,’’ he told CNN’s Piers Morgan.First, it's illegal almost everywhere for cops to go on strike because of the lawlessness that would ensue in some areas. That would actually be an argument in favor of people having their own weapons. If the cops could just pack it in anytime, people would more likely want a firearm. Second, he says cops should be especially outraged because they face more gun violence than the average person. Well, sort of. Cops do faced more armed criminals. How many cops are shot each year by otherwise law abiding citizens who go through training, permitting, etc? Also, when you become a cop, you know the job can be dangerous. People don't expect to be attacked in their own home or shot at in a movie theater. No matter what Bloomberg and his anti-gun nut friends think, people have a right to protect themselves and that doesn't mean "call the cops after it's all over". Which brings me to my challenge to Mayor Bloomberg....put you life where your mouth is and give up your armed security detail. If it's too dangerous out there for cops that they should strike, put them on desk duty where they will be nice and safe. You can then take the same chances you are willing to make the little people take. It's so stupid I can only imagine it was meant as a piece of performance art. But here's what you really need to know about how Bloomberg views freedom:
"I want to congratulate Vietnam for officially going smoke-free. Last week, Vietnam adopted a comprehensive tobacco control law which makes virtually all public places 100% smoke-free and requires vivid health warnings on all tobacco packages. These are proven practices that Bloomberg Philanthropies advocates through its work to reduce tobacco use," said Michael Bloomberg. "Tobacco control is a key initiative of Bloomberg Philanthropies because we know reducing smoking and exposure to second hand smoke saves lives. This significant step in Vietnam, where we have been working since 2007, is encouraging for tobacco control efforts globally. I visited Vietnam in March and spoke with the Prime Minister about this important issue and I want to applaud him and the other government leaders for their strong commitment to saving lives and standing up for the health of the people of Vietnam."Yes, Vietnam is still a Communist state. Gun grabbing, freedom hating Communists, they tend to flock together, don't they?
Comments
Posted by: Kristopher at July 24, 2012 01:56 PM (0aV2C)
Posted by: LibertarianJim at July 24, 2012 01:57 PM (PReJ3)
Posted by: kallisto at July 24, 2012 01:58 PM (jm/9g)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 01:58 PM (8y9MW)
Posted by: dogfish at July 24, 2012 01:58 PM (NuPNl)
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 01:58 PM (9Q7Nu)
“I don’t understand why police officers across this country don’t stand up collectively and say we’re going to go on strike, we’re not going to protect you unless you, the public, through your legislature, do what’s required to keep us safe,’’ he told CNN’s Piers Morgan.
Because of three reasons:
1) There actually ARE some police officers out there who take their job seriously and really DO want to protect and serve.
2) Police officers realize that taxpayers pay their g-ddamn salaries, unions or no, and that pipeline would be shut off pretty damn quick if they pulled a stunt like this.
and
3) There's a good chance they wouldn't have a job to go back to, because all the licensed gun owners in this country would have a good shot (heh, no pun intended) at getting crime under control without them getting in the way.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 01:59 PM (4df7R)
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at July 24, 2012 01:59 PM (RD7QR)
From the Red River in the north, to the Mekong Delta in the south, all Vietnamese stand a little taller today because Nanny Bloomberg gave them an "attaboy"
Putz
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at July 24, 2012 01:59 PM (FcKXR)
When's the last time a cop kept you safe?
That's a serious question.
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 01:58 PM (9Q7Nu)
A seriously good question.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 01:59 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Roy at July 24, 2012 02:00 PM (VndSC)
Cops are the ones you call after the crime occurred.
When cops aren't responding to crimes after the fact, they are cruising around acting as deterrents.
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:00 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:00 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: Chique d'afrique at July 24, 2012 02:00 PM (gvWL9)
Posted by: jewells45 at July 24, 2012 02:00 PM (l/N7H)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:00 PM (05RcU)
Posted by: Zombie Billy Barty at July 24, 2012 02:01 PM (NuPNl)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:01 PM (05RcU)
Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at July 24, 2012 02:01 PM (ZhEoC)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 02:01 PM (9TTOe)
Gah, is there anything these Statists won't endorse to increase the power of government?
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 02:01 PM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 24, 2012 02:01 PM (HOI3B)
Posted by: Calvin Coolidge at July 24, 2012 02:01 PM (XvHmy)
Posted by: Hip Manhattanites at July 24, 2012 02:02 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at July 24, 2012 01:59 PM (FcKXR)
Which would bring the height of your average Vietnamese to, what? 5'3"? 5'4"?
Whatever it is, it's theENVIRO-FRIENDLY height! That's why we should all try to encourage dwarfism in our children, so that our big American bodies stop using so many of the Earth's resources. That's what the Smart People With Degrees say!
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 02:02 PM (4df7R)
We'll get right on that. We should make it a law that it's illegal to break the law. Happy?
Posted by: t-bird at July 24, 2012 02:02 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: gebrauchshund at July 24, 2012 02:02 PM (iYwUw)
The residents of NYC should stand up collectively and go on strike, not pay any taxes to Bloomberg until he keeps everyone safe and the city is spotless.
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:03 PM (9Q7Nu)
It will be the perfect example of why we need our guns.It would make those Koreans protecting their stores using firearms in LA during the Rodney King riots look like a Sunday afternoon picnic.
Posted by: Drider at July 24, 2012 02:03 PM (HaJD9)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 02:03 PM (9TTOe)
What a maroon.
Posted by: mpfs at July 24, 2012 02:03 PM (iYbLN)
That's a serious question.
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 01:58 PM
The last interaction I had with the police was when my mother died at her home, as expected. I wanted to bust one of them in the mouth because of his shitty attitude in the face of my and my father's grief. I hate the bastards.
Posted by: huerfano at July 24, 2012 02:03 PM (bAGA/)
He can only advocate something that stupid because his money insulates him from the logically predicted effects of his position.
Those folks in Harlem? Fuck 'em!
This is why Bloomberg is a racist.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at July 24, 2012 02:03 PM (sbV1u)
Posted by: Janir at July 24, 2012 02:03 PM (VGU7i)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 02:03 PM (8y9MW)
Wow, we're going to get spoiled with all these content threads.
The Cob bloggers are really doing a great job!
And Bloomberg is illustrating that he has become "a danger to others".
Posted by: wheatie at July 24, 2012 02:04 PM (MbB0O)
Not just stupid but dangerous.
Oh, and look at the kept animals known as New Yorkers. Willing to kow-tow to this shit.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 24, 2012 02:04 PM (mIoJ0)
Posted by: nickless at July 24, 2012 02:04 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: NoMittens at July 24, 2012 02:04 PM (lTnzg)
Posted by: Hiliary Clinton at July 24, 2012 02:04 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: USA at July 24, 2012 02:05 PM (6Cjut)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 02:05 PM (GQ8sn)
38
But who will arrest people selling Big Gulps?
Posted by: nickless at July 24, 2012 02:04 PM (MMC8r)
The Gulpstapo?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at July 24, 2012 02:05 PM (FcKXR)
Why is it that big city mayors tend to be idiots?
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 24, 2012 02:01 PM (HOI3B)
Ever see who lives in those "Big" cities?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:05 PM (05RcU)
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:03 PM (9Q7Nu)
And they should demand he pay them restitution for the misery they went through two years back when NYC got socked in with all that snow, and the union plow drivers were just sitting back and drinking beer instead of plowing the damn streets.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 02:05 PM (4df7R)
That's why we should all try to encourage dwarfism in our children, so
that our big American bodies stop using so many of the Earth's
resources. That's what the Smart People With Degrees say!
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 02:02 PM
North Koreans and Guatemalans must be the most eco-friendly people on earth! Gee, I thought they were just starving!
Posted by: huerfano at July 24, 2012 02:05 PM (bAGA/)
Yeah, right. Bloomberg's a nut job running a nut job city (no offense to the conservatives and libertarians stuck living there)
Posted by: Mr_Write at July 24, 2012 02:06 PM (VJUQK)
Bloomberg is right. Being a cop would be the safest occupation in the world if it weren't for guns.
And knives.
Sticks. Bats. Pipes. Cars. Fists. Feet. Drugs. Teeth. Bombs. ...
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:06 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: nickless at July 24, 2012 02:04 PM (MMC8r)
The pornocops
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:06 PM (05RcU)
Posted by: Chique d'afrique at July 24, 2012 02:06 PM (Ezq3m)
Oh, and look at the kept animals known as New Yorkers. Willing to kow-tow to this shit.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 24, 2012 02:04 PM (mIoJ0)
Just imagine a couple of million Jerry Seinfelds, Kramers, and Georges. It's easy to figure out.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 02:06 PM (9TTOe)
Cops: Teen killed as 6 shot in 15 minutes
http://tinyurl.com/bloqfwx
Posted by: kbdabear at July 24, 2012 02:06 PM (Y7XKa)
When's the last time a cop kept you safe
=========================
Does fingerprinting me for the renewal of my Florida CCW count?
Because that is about the only time I can think of...
Posted by: Jay at July 24, 2012 02:06 PM (3LaGb)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 02:07 PM (8y9MW)
I guess I should be thankful that that's all they have to do here, but their eagerness to self-fund themselves via the highway system irritates me.
Posted by: t-bird at July 24, 2012 02:07 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: USA at July 24, 2012 02:07 PM (6Cjut)
Posted by: Batman at July 24, 2012 02:07 PM (ZhEoC)
"Serve the public trust, protect the innocent, uphold the law."
Posted by: Robocop at July 24, 2012 02:07 PM (cv5Iw)
Posted by: nickless at July 24, 2012 02:07 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: polynikes at July 24, 2012 02:08 PM (waJ+2)
......drinking giant Starbucks coffee.
http://tinyurl.com/6vb4tbq
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:08 PM (UOM48)
If no one wants to pay for it, we can tax it for millions!
Posted by: The IRS at July 24, 2012 02:08 PM (PReJ3)
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:08 PM (9Q7Nu)
31 Ladies and gentlemen I give you the stupidest man on the face of the earth: Michael "Napoleon" Bloomberg.
Come now, mpfs. He's got some tough competition! Alec Baldwin, Al Sharpton, Ed Schultz, Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann....! Just to name a few!
I suggest a Thunderdome style cage match to determine the winner.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 02:08 PM (4df7R)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 02:09 PM (GQ8sn)
He does resemble Gov. LaPetomaine, doesn't he ...
Posted by: kbdabear at July 24, 2012 02:09 PM (Y7XKa)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:09 PM (05RcU)
Thank goodness we don't have a Presidential candidate like that.
Oh, wait....
Posted by: Arms Merchant at July 24, 2012 02:09 PM (+XVQe)
Posted by: USA at July 24, 2012 02:10 PM (6Cjut)
I'm not sure, but I think cops get stabbed [at] by women far more often than they get shot at.
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:10 PM (9Q7Nu)
Control being the key word in the above statement.
Posted by: mpfs at July 24, 2012 02:10 PM (iYbLN)
They wouldn't even be able to kill each other competently. It would be more likely to be "the one who hadn't managed to kill himself," as the winner. Which would go against "which one is the stupidest."
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 02:10 PM (8y9MW)
Posted by: dananjcon at July 24, 2012 02:10 PM (eavT+)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 24, 2012 02:10 PM (mIoJ0)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Lite! 98% Anger Free! at July 24, 2012 02:10 PM (0q2P7)
And knives.
Sticks. Bats. Pipes. Cars. Fists. Feet. Drugs. Teeth. Bombs. ...
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:06 PM (9Q7Nu)
Crossbows. Longbows. Nail guns. Swords. Dogs. Leopards...
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 02:11 PM (4df7R)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:11 PM (UOM48)
To paraphrase the asshole-in-chief, "He didn't kill those people, the government did."
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at July 24, 2012 02:11 PM (e0xKF)
Posted by: nickless at July 24, 2012 02:11 PM (MMC8r)
Why is it that big city mayors tend to be idiots?
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 24, 2012 02:01 PM
Hey, don't forget me!
Posted by: Michael Nutter, Philly Mayor at July 24, 2012 02:11 PM (Y7XKa)
I could do just fine without the highway tax assessors.
Posted by: Larsen E. Whipsnade at July 24, 2012 02:12 PM (6BgmB)
Ferrets.
Didn't Rudy ban ferrets in NYC a few years ago because the little bastards were mean and dirty?
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:12 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:11 PM (UOM4
LOL
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 02:12 PM (9TTOe)
Taxpayers should go on strike until laws against fraud, waste, and graft are toughened.
Posted by: LibertarianJim at July 24, 2012 01:57 PM (PReJ3)
Uh, you're not very libertarian if you think we need tougher laws. Taking personal ownership of the problem is the libertarian way.
For example, creating an association that rates integrity in government and publicizes the ratings of the candidates.
Posted by: Arms Merchant at July 24, 2012 02:12 PM (+XVQe)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:12 PM (05RcU)
Posted by: model_1066 at July 24, 2012 02:12 PM (yYKoR)
60 Someone needs to take a picture at the Gun range shooting down range with a cigarette hanging out of your mouth and a 32oz soda sitting on the bench and send it to Bloomberg with the caption - This Ain't Vietnam Mother Fucker.
Posted by: polynikes at July 24, 2012 02:08 PM (waJ+2)
... I don't know why, but I have the eerie feeling that EOJ already has a picture of him doing just thatlying around somewhere...
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 02:12 PM (4df7R)
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at July 24, 2012 02:13 PM (RD7QR)
Why is it that big city mayors tend to be idiots?
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 24, 2012 02:01 PM
I will be second to no one in my marxist idiocy
Posted by: Jean Quan, Mayor of Oakland at July 24, 2012 02:13 PM (Y7XKa)
Posted by: imp at July 24, 2012 02:13 PM (UaxA0)
Posted by: Miss Cat Pee at July 24, 2012 02:13 PM (Y7XKa)
ON FOX : Romney talking to the VFW about how great America is
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:12 PM (05RcU
Watching now. Would love to see a compare and contrast to Barky's stupid speech yesterday.
Mitt sounds hoarse. Hoarse, but patriotic.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:14 PM (UOM48)
---------
Dagnabbit. My money was on student loans.
Posted by: Anachronda at July 24, 2012 02:14 PM (xGZ+b)
Posted by: USA at July 24, 2012 02:14 PM (6Cjut)
Posted by: imp at July 24, 2012 02:14 PM (UaxA0)
Why is it that big city mayors tend to be idiots?
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 24, 2012 02:01 PM
Because a lot of idiots, leeches and union thugs
Posted by: TheQuietMan at July 24, 2012 02:14 PM (1Jaio)
The VP's remarks will not be tweeted
Vice President Joe Biden will take questions from reporters on a White House press call today, and as has been the case in the past, the on-the-record conversation will be embargoed until the end of the call.
The curious caveat -- who would write an article during the middle of the call? -- is a product of the post-Twitter presidential campaign, barring reporters from the beloved habit of tweeting remarks in real-time.
But it begs the question: If it's going to be in an article 20 minutes later, why can't it be on Twitter right now?
From White House deputy press secretary Josh Earnest, via email: "The embargo will allow journalists to hear the entirety of the Vice President’s remarks and get the benefit of having their questions answered -- before trying to condense a 30-minute conference call about a 20-page NEC report into a 140 characters."
Embargoed, that's what Kennedy did in Cuba and the Republicans gave him hell for it. So, I suggested this to Barack (the embargo thing), because you have these right wing hate mongers repeating what I say without the proper "filters". He agreed of course.
Folks, we haven't had such wisdom in the Oval office in AT LEAST 500 years. Damn that Barack is smart, whip smart, clean and very articulate.
Posted by: J Biden VP & very smart individual at July 24, 2012 02:14 PM (4eNxd)
Korea Has Invented Something Much Worse Than The Shake Weight
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 24, 2012 02:10 PM (mIoJ0)
*********
oo...m..ga....
Why is that thing called--
"Ace Power"?
Posted by: tasker at July 24, 2012 02:15 PM (r2PLg)
Posted by: mojo at July 24, 2012 02:15 PM (cBvlV)
Posted by: Nanny Bloomberg at July 24, 2012 02:15 PM (+XVQe)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:15 PM (05RcU)
Some things are better the second time around...
Posted by: University of Alabama Football at July 24, 2012 02:15 PM (PReJ3)
Posted by: joeindc44 says choom on fuckers at July 24, 2012 02:15 PM (QxSug)
LEAVE BLOOMBERG ALLLLONNNNE !!!!
Posted by: Miss Cat Pee at July 24, 2012 02:13 PM (Y7XKa
Where are you and what have you done with Ace?
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:15 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: wheatie at July 24, 2012 02:16 PM (MbB0O)
Posted by: mpfs at July 24, 2012 02:16 PM (iYbLN)
time to tighten the leash on the Vice Buffoon?
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:16 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 24, 2012 02:16 PM (HOI3B)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 02:05 PM
Hey, my limo driver had no problem on my street. What was all the bitching about?
Posted by: Nanny Bloomberg at July 24, 2012 02:17 PM (Y7XKa)
Posted by: Nanny Bloomberg at July 24, 2012 02:17 PM (+XVQe)
Unless your son is run over and killed by an illegal immigrant drunk driver, in which case you have to pay to have the blood cleaned up yourself.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 02:17 PM (4df7R)
Posted by: Nanny Bloomberg at July 24, 2012 02:17 PM (Y7XKa)
Weren't you in barbados?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:17 PM (05RcU)
we’re not going to protect you unless you, the public, through your legislature, do what’s required to keep us safe,<<<<
SCOTUS has ruled twice that the police do not have a constitutional duty to protect you.
DeShaney v. Winnebago County.
Castle Rock v. Gonzalez
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at July 24, 2012 02:17 PM (EQpRL)
I have no sympathy for a population of people who keep electing these shitwads. The same goes for Chicago, Detroit, SF, Philly, etc.
Posted by: Soona at July 24, 2012 02:18 PM (S27Cx)
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:19 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: Meremortal at July 24, 2012 02:19 PM (Usk3+)
I am always amazed at how many Asians smoke and when I say smoke, I mean chain smoke.
Posted by: mpfs at July 24, 2012 02:19 PM (iYbLN)
Or napping. The average age is about 80, no?
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:19 PM (9Q7Nu)
Well the current crop of Vets should bring that average down, but point taken
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:20 PM (05RcU)
Posted by: The L.A. Times Editorial Staff at July 24, 2012 02:20 PM (+XVQe)
important issue and I want to applaud him and the other government
leaders for their strong commitment to saving lives and standing up for
the health of the people of Vietnam."
Hey Mikey, what about salt and soft drinks? Have they cracked down on that too?
Posted by: TheQuietMan at July 24, 2012 02:20 PM (1Jaio)
I really hope that Bloomy goes apeshit totalitarian on New Yorkers. I
hope he keeps it up. Right on, Bloomy. Git'r done. Please, please,
please make your constituents suffer under your iron fist.
I have no sympathy for a population of people who keep electing
these shitwads. The same goes for Chicago, Detroit, SF, Philly, etc.
Don't forget me.
Posted by: Atlanta at July 24, 2012 02:21 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at July 24, 2012 02:21 PM (EQpRL)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 02:21 PM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:22 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: Jaimo at July 24, 2012 02:22 PM (9U1OG)
Don't forget the Vietnamese beer that tastes like embalming fluid. That should be banned too.
Posted by: mpfs at July 24, 2012 02:22 PM (iYbLN)
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:22 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at July 24, 2012 02:22 PM (+lsX1)
Posted by: derit at July 24, 2012 02:22 PM (ruiF1)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 02:22 PM (8y9MW)
And knives.
Sticks. Bats. Pipes. Cars. Fists. Feet. Drugs. Teeth. Bombs. ...
Don't forget ballistic knife, nunchaku, metal knuckles, belt buckle knife, leaded cane, zip gun, shuriken, lipstick case
knife, cane sword, shobi-zue, air gauge knife, writing
pen knife, metal military practice handgrenade or metal replica
handgrenade, or any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a
blackjack, slungshot, billy, sandclub, sap, or sandbag and blowguns
Courtesy of the California penal code.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Lite! 98% Anger Free! at July 24, 2012 02:23 PM (0q2P7)
..not that there is anything wrong with that.
Posted by: USA at July 24, 2012 02:23 PM (6Cjut)
Posted by: mpfs at July 24, 2012 02:19 PM (iYbLN)
This. They're like chimneys. Considering so much of East Asian culture is about bodily harmony and purity and drinking foul herbal medicines that are supposed to restore this or that element of your qi, the fact that they suck down tobacco like Moochelle consuming a tamale is always puzzling to me. Especially the Japanese. I DO NOT get that.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 02:23 PM (4df7R)
Have Napoleon Bloomberg control my life?
No thanks, I'd rather be sodomized by a hedgehog.
Posted by: mpfs at July 24, 2012 02:16 PM (iYbLN)
Lookin' mighty fine, mamma!
Posted by: Horny Hedgehogs at July 24, 2012 02:23 PM (RD7QR)
Posted by: Arbalest at July 24, 2012 02:24 PM (HjpzK)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 02:23 PM (4df7R)
The Arabs in the Middle East make them look like amateurs when it comes to smoking. Thanks G-D
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:24 PM (05RcU)
>>> First, it's illegal almost everywhere for cops to go on strike
because of the lawlessness that would ensue in some areas. That would
actually be an argument in favor of people having their own weapons. If
the cops could just pack it in anytime, people would more likely want a
firearm.
LOL, this point absolutely beclowns Bloomberg. What an ignorant snob.
Posted by: dan-O at July 24, 2012 02:24 PM (sWycd)
or even just a belt
or a shoe, or whatever the fuck
you don't have to be MacFrikkinGyver to fashion a weapon out of any thing
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:24 PM (9Q7Nu)
I'd like to tell you some stories about the mayor of a town (population 15,000) near here.
Posted by: SpongeBob Saget at July 24, 2012 02:24 PM (SDkq3)
Whoa. Moar, please.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:25 PM (UOM48)
Woah.....Romney is speaking before the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
And he is tearing Barky a new asshole.
Anyone else seeing this?
Who is this guy in the Mitt Romney suit...and where has he been?
Posted by: wheatie at July 24, 2012 02:25 PM (MbB0O)
Posted by: BuddyPC at July 24, 2012 02:25 PM (KCuY9)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 24, 2012 02:26 PM (mIoJ0)
Posted by: Nanny Bloomberg at July 24, 2012 02:26 PM (Y7XKa)
you ever go to a diner and they have those upright square metal napkin holders?
they fit perfectly in a man's hand and can smash the side of a head with extreme prejudice
just sayin
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:26 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:24 PM (9Q7Nu)
My personal favorite: sweat sock filled with pennies and/or nails. You can mix and match them so you always have the perfect color Doomsock to match your outfit!
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 02:27 PM (4df7R)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:15 PM (05RcU)
It's a tough crowd for Romney. I am pro romney and was before a bunch here were but I had to overcome personal problems with his history during Vietnam before I got there. Most of the VA guys these days are Vietnam vets and it would have been a lot easier to warm up to him if he would have helped then. For vets to start a love affair with him he would have to explain why he didn't and today would have been a good time to do that.
Posted by: robtr Rum Liberation Front at July 24, 2012 02:27 PM (MtwBb)
up collectively and say we’re going to go on strike, we’re not going to
protect you unless you, the public, through your legislature, do what’s
required to keep us safe
Thanks Mayor Bloomberg for reminding us that the citizenry exists to serve their government masters, even if it means giving up our rights in the name of protecting their safety from real or imagined threats.
You silly little
Posted by: Hollowpoint at July 24, 2012 02:27 PM (SY2Kh)
Link to the best ever Bloomie smackdown in my sig.
Posted by: alexthechick SMOD. Our only hope. at July 24, 2012 02:28 PM (VtjlW)
Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at July 24, 2012 02:28 PM (DGIjM)
you don't have to be MacFrikkinGyver to fashion a weapon out of any thing
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:24 PM (9Q7Nu)
My personal favorite: sweat sock filled with pennies and/or nails.
You can mix and match them so you always have the perfect color Doomsock
to match your outfit! <<>>>>>>>>>
I love this place!
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:28 PM (UOM48)
... I don't know why, but I have the eerie feeling that EOJ already has a picture of him doing just thatlying around somewhere...<<<
Sort of. Only I'm at a hunting camp and sitting on an ATV. And the Big Gulp is actually an old jar of Zatarain's Crab-Boil filled with Maker's and Coke.
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at July 24, 2012 02:28 PM (EQpRL)
with a cigar
the bench
FIFY
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Lite! 98% Anger Free! at July 24, 2012 02:28 PM (0q2P7)
remember SHARKEY'S MACHINE?
trivia: what 'weapon' did Burt Reynolds use to put down two bodyguards in the hotel?
Posted by: soothsayerwing plover at July 24, 2012 02:28 PM (9Q7Nu)
No thanks, I'd rather be sodomized by a hedgehog.
Posted by: mpfs at July 24, 2012 02:16 PM
DINSDALE !!!
Posted by: Spiny Norman at July 24, 2012 02:28 PM (Y7XKa)
Posted by: Jane Fonda at July 24, 2012 02:28 PM (/inUg)
Sign on the local gun shop door when it's closed:
"Come in here and you'llWISH we called the cops."
Posted by: Meremortal at July 24, 2012 02:30 PM (Usk3+)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:30 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: polynikes at July 24, 2012 02:30 PM (0MVzQ)
speaking of pennies...
always keep a roll of pennies handy -- holding one in one's fist makes one's fist like a brick
Posted by: soothsayerwing plover at July 24, 2012 02:30 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: mpfs at July 24, 2012 02:30 PM (iYbLN)
Indonesia is following Vietnam's lead by imposing a strict ban on the sale of cigarettes to anyone under the age of nine.
Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at July 24, 2012 02:22 PM (+lsX1)
Not only are we horny but we appreciate dry irony when we encounter it.
Posted by: Horny Hedgehogs at July 24, 2012 02:30 PM (RD7QR)
Then there's always my old standby of a pair of 4 inch heels, hair spray and a lighter aka a stiletto and a flamethrower.
Posted by: alexthechick SMOD. Our only hope. at July 24, 2012 02:31 PM (VtjlW)
By Jonathan Easley - 07/24/12 07:40 AM ET
A strong majority of Americans say Mitt Romney’s background in the private sector, including his management at the private equity firm he founded, Bain Capital, would help him make the right decisions on the economy.
According to a new USA Today-Gallup poll, 63 percent viewed Romney’s business background as a strength in handling the country’s economic woes, versus 29 percent who viewed it negatively.
The poll raises questions over the effectiveness of the Obama campaign’s barrage of attacks highlighting instances of outsourcing by companies Bain invested in and businesses that folded or laid off workers after being acquired by the private equity firm.
The Obama campaign has also tried to tie Bain to Romney’s personal wealth, and in particular his foreign bank accounts and investments, claiming that Romney has not been transparent about his finances and should release more than his disclosed two years of tax returns.
The Obama campaign has been challenged on the fairness of those attacks, including by some in the Democratic Party, but according to the poll, most voters don’t view either side’s attacks as unfair. Thirty-six percent said Romney was unfairly attacking President Obama, while 38 percent said Obama was unfairly attacking Romney.
*********
The Reckoning--continues.....
Posted by: tasker at July 24, 2012 02:31 PM (r2PLg)
Mayor? This is even better than the Sewer plan.... thank you....
Posted by: Bane at July 24, 2012 02:31 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: tasker at July 24, 2012 02:32 PM (r2PLg)
Oh I knew there was something fundamentally wrong with you. Now I have proof. You don't take a work of art like Maker's and dilute it with Coke. You might as well cook a Porterhouse Steak well done and cover it with Ketchup.
I always knew you were a filthy filthy RINO.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Lite! 98% Anger Free! at July 24, 2012 02:32 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:33 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: Alex at July 24, 2012 02:33 PM (Iuou3)
Posted by: soothsayerwing plover at July 24, 2012 02:33 PM (9Q7Nu)
Another weapon for your list: Bare hands. Ever seen Road House?
Oh, hey! I just got this statement from Nanny Bloomers, hot off the press!
"To protect police and other people, every citizen must have their hands amputated. And their arms, because an elbow to the throat can be devastating. And for added safety, legs should be amputated above the knee, too.
Only when every American isa quadruple amputee will America be safe."
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 02:33 PM (4df7R)
I can go to a flea market and purchase the following in one day.
Brass Knuckles
Taser (Pink, natch)
Machete
Pepper Spray
Then hop over to the Bass Pro Shop and Purchase the gun of my choice.
Posted by: mpfs at July 24, 2012 02:33 PM (iYbLN)
Posted by: Jumbo Shrimp at July 24, 2012 02:34 PM (DGIjM)
Posted by: alexthechick SMOD. Our only hope. at July 24, 2012 02:31 PM (VtjlW)
Two 39 inch long round hardwood "sticks"....
but then, I've been doing Historical fencing for over 20 years...
Posted by: Bane at July 24, 2012 02:34 PM (lZBBB)
trivia: what 'weapon' did Burt Reynolds use to put down two bodyguards in the hotel?<<<
A credit card and a gold dago medallion. And the movie was Heat.
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at July 24, 2012 02:34 PM (EQpRL)
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 24, 2012 02:34 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: Penfold at July 24, 2012 02:34 PM (1PeEC)
Preach it. Although Makers with a RC Cola back is very very good.
Posted by: Alex at July 24, 2012 02:34 PM (Iuou3)
anyone here ever try to make their own taser?
there was a vid online a few years back but I never tried it
Posted by: soothsayerwing plover at July 24, 2012 02:34 PM (9Q7Nu)
And car batteries. Box cutters. Airplanes. Wood chippers. Pliers. Bamboo. Water. Shovels. Dirt.
Posted by: USA at July 24, 2012 02:34 PM (6Cjut)
Nobody remembers Sharkey's Machine.
I feel shame for you all.
Posted by: soothsayerwing plover at July 24, 2012 02:33 PM (9Q7Nu
I remember it. A scene was shot in the courtyard of my office building. Saw Burt Reynolds up close and personal.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:35 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Lite! 98% Anger Free! at July 24, 2012 02:35 PM (0q2P7)
I do not remember seeing Burt Reynolds in Heat. Bobby D and Al P, but no Burt.
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 02:35 PM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: soothsayerwing plover at July 24, 2012 02:36 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:36 PM (UOM48)
I like Makers with a nice Siglo IV.
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 02:36 PM (GQ8sn)
in Sharkey's Machine, Burt was protecting a hooker, right?
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:36 PM (9Q7Nu)
The halfling warrior line is one of my all time favorites. Seriously, I remain in awe of just how many ways he calls Bloomberg short.
Posted by: alexthechick SMOD. Our only hope. at July 24, 2012 02:37 PM (VtjlW)
And some people used to think this totalitarian nanny should be President because he was a Republican who was...socially liberal.
If people in densely urban areas want to be treated like babies and told to keep their radios down, their footballs off the beach, and their outdoor barbecue a memory, fine. But leave the rest of us who don't live there for a reason alone.
Posted by: Nicholas Kronos at July 24, 2012 02:37 PM (IGYyt)
Was it in Atlanta? I didn't remember that. But now I do.
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:37 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: t-bird at July 24, 2012 02:37 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:36 PM (9Q7Nu)
You have to include the "with a heart of gold" bit or that would mean Burt was just protecting some filthy whore, like Sandra Fluke.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 02:38 PM (4df7R)
Scary thing is, there are lots of Republicans in power with the same kind of ideas as he has.
Posted by: Cicero at July 24, 2012 02:38 PM (mRV4k)
Posted by: Alex at July 24, 2012 02:38 PM (Iuou3)
Maybe it's veterinarians for Obama.
Universal coverage for all gerbils!
Posted by: LibertarianJim at July 24, 2012 02:38 PM (PReJ3)
yes, she was a specila hoo-ah
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:38 PM (9Q7Nu)
Damn this shit, this will be very tough to negotiate. It kind of screws up the entire movie.
Posted by: Ray Kinsella & Phil Alden Robinson at July 24, 2012 02:38 PM (4eNxd)
Must have been one of the reporters who valiantly volunteered to rummage thru Palin's garbage.
Posted by: t-bird at July 24, 2012 02:39 PM (FcR7P)
>>>I like Makers with a nice Siglo IV.
If you simply aren't man enough to enjoy a good whiskey straight, or, AT LEAST only slightly watered down with mineral water, then learn how to make a proper mint julep. It's the only proper way to enjoy American Whiskey otherwise. Good American whiskey *deserves* at least that much. It's American after all, it has rights too.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Lite! 98% Anger Free! at July 24, 2012 02:39 PM (0q2P7)
I tried talking the wife into dyeing her hair red for me. She refuses and only went as far as strawberry blonde.
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 02:39 PM (GQ8sn)
It gave the graduate student a $26,000 stipend and paid his tuition for the highly competitive neuroscience program at the University of Colorado in Denver. Holmes was one of six neuroscience students at the school to get the grant money.
??? How come my kid has to pay her way?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:40 PM (05RcU)
in Sharkey's Machine, Burt was protecting a hooker, right?
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:36 PM (9Q7Nu
Yep. Played by Rachel Ward. I saw her up close as well. Really pretty woman.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:40 PM (UOM48)
the highly competitive neuroscience program at the University of
Colorado in Denver.
Just goes to show you, give a screwed up kid $26 grand and he'll blow it on guns and ammo.
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 02:41 PM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:40 PM (05RcU)
New Meme.... Government grants and support lead to Insanity...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 24, 2012 02:41 PM (lZBBB)
"Law-abiding citizen or ruthless criminal?"
"Law-abiding citizen."
"No gun for you."
"Law-abiding citizen."
"No gun for you."
"Ruthless criminal."
"Here's your AK-47."
"Ruthless criminal."
"Here's your AK-47."
"I was just kidding. I'm a law-abiding citizen."
"Oh, well give that back right now."
Posted by: Michael at July 24, 2012 02:41 PM (Hl5ka)
if you have nothing big or fancy to use as a self-defense weapon, you can always use your keys.
a big set of keys is not a bad thing to have -- especially when one or two keys are poking through your fingers in your clenched fist.
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:41 PM (9Q7Nu)
I remember Domino's clothes...inSharkey's Machine.
She wore some great outfits.
There was a white satin bustier with fur trim....that was gorgeous.
Posted by: wheatie at July 24, 2012 02:42 PM (MbB0O)
Ronald Brown, Puppeteer, Planned To Rape, Kill, Eat Children: Florida Police
http://preview.tinyurl.com/cbfu2ut
Posted by: nickless at July 24, 2012 02:42 PM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Cicero at July 24, 2012 02:42 PM (mRV4k)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:42 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:30 PM (UOM4
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I know a Gulf War vet who is apeshit marxist. You're right. I can't figure it out either. Maybe they've all been seduced by souless gingers.
Posted by: Soona at July 24, 2012 02:42 PM (S27Cx)
Posted by: Gun grabbing, freedom hating Communists at July 24, 2012 02:43 PM (54vf8)
Different movie by the same name. The Burt Reynolds version is available on Netflix.
Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at July 24, 2012 02:43 PM (+lsX1)
Did he not stand out among the brain geniuses as being a trifle odd, or do we have to watch all of them now?
Posted by: t-bird at July 24, 2012 02:44 PM (FcR7P)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/cbfu2ut
Great. Now I have to add puppeteers to scary things I hate. Move over, clowns and mimes.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:44 PM (UOM48)
which version was Brian Dennehy in?
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:44 PM (9Q7Nu)
I remember they filmed some of it in Underground Atlanta before they dolled it up for the tourists.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 24, 2012 02:44 PM (5JhgY)
Posted by: Soona at July 24, 2012 02:42 PM (S27Cx)
One reason we try not to talk politics in the Service is because don't want fights to break out.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:44 PM (05RcU)
Posted by: Soona at July 24, 2012 02:42 PM (S27Cx)
Stress does very different things to people... but it would be very interesting to study how many Combat Vets support Barry... vice REMFs....
And how many Officers (and their rank) vs Enlisteds... bet the higher you go up the Officer Chain, the more Obama support you see... because they are farther from the shit, and those who are not PC are weeded out along the way...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 24, 2012 02:45 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: t-bird at July 24, 2012 02:44 PM (FcR7P)
He's probably like Sheldon from "The Big Bang Theory". Aspergers, little to no empathy and living in a complete fantasy world.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 02:46 PM (9TTOe)
@187,
Sort of. In Heat, he took revenge for his hookwr friend getting beat up. Fuckin' Johnny Fever from WKRP was in it! Ring a bell?
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at July 24, 2012 02:46 PM (EQpRL)
Posted by: Mayor Bloomers at July 24, 2012 02:46 PM (FcR7P)
that movie was made before Atlanta become popular to all the northern interlopers, ya?
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:46 PM (9Q7Nu)
Did she get a B.S. in biochemistry with highest honors, then get accepted to a prestigious neuroscience program?
I'm as surprised as the rest of you that a white guy can be eligible for a federal grant, but geez, if you want to bitch about science students getting grants based on merit, Daily Kos is over there.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at July 24, 2012 02:46 PM (ZKzrr)
Posted by: and irresolute at July 24, 2012 02:47 PM (Q492A)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at July 24, 2012 02:46 PM (EQpRL)
Who is this Johny Fever you speak of.... and do you know his whereabouts?
Posted by: PhoneCops at July 24, 2012 02:47 PM (lZBBB)
And I bet even less people remember "Burt's Place" at the Omni.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 24, 2012 02:47 PM (5JhgY)
Most cops (the rank-and-file, not politicians like Police Chiefs, etc.) oppose gun control.
Posted by: Andy at July 24, 2012 02:47 PM (5Rurq)
I do not remember seeing Burt Reynolds in Heat. Bobby D and Al P, but no Burt.
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 02:35 PM (GQ8sn)
Different film, same name. From Burt's B-movie days before his late-middle age surge.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 24, 2012 02:48 PM (TIIx5)
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 24, 2012 02:45 PM (lZBBB)
I can only talk with great Authority about the Dental/Medical Corp. It is overwhelmingly anti-obama. And in general I would say the Officers Corp is more anti-obama than the enlisted. Now when you start to get up into Flag Rank, all bets are off, but I am still sure a majority is still anti-obama.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:48 PM (05RcU)
“I don’t understand why police officers across this country don’t stand up collectively and say we’re going to go on strike
You tell 'em, Bloomie!
Posted by: PATCO at July 24, 2012 02:48 PM (Oznng)
Meh, it's just biochemistry.
Besides, NIH has way too much money. There's a reason the hack field of biomathematics is so hot, they call it the NIH gravy train.
Posted by: AmishDude at July 24, 2012 02:49 PM (T0NGe)
WTF is wrong with Florida? Nine times out of ten, weird shit like this happens in Florida.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 02:49 PM (4df7R)
Fucking loathsome shrimp communist loving dick-sucker.
Posted by: Exile at July 24, 2012 02:49 PM (pmzmP)
>>>Nobody remembers Sharkey's Machine.
And I bet even less people remember "Burt's Place" at the Omni.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 24, 2012 02:47 PM (5JhgY
I'll raise you one World of Sid and Marty Krofft.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:49 PM (UOM48)
I'll raise you one World of Sid and Marty Krofft.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:49 PM (UOM4
Hey, let's take a trip to Lidsville.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 02:50 PM (9TTOe)
Castle Rock vs Gonzales
South vs Maryland
Bowers vs DeVito
The vast majority of the time cops are historians, showing up after and gathering facts on the past. And that's not a dig at cops, it's just the reality of numbers.
NYC has around 36k cops. A good percentage of those never leave their precinct houses since they're "infrastructure" and not patrol officers. How the remaining numbers can protect over 8 million residents from violence is something the little megalomaniac needs to explain to those of us who cling to our Bibles, guns, and math books....
Posted by: B at July 24, 2012 02:51 PM (11H3F)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:48 PM (05RcU)
LOL.... I have a dream... yes a dream....
Congressman Alan West, Col. US Army (ret), Secretary of Defense...
Could you just see the Politicly Correct boys with Stars retire in a hurry?
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 24, 2012 02:51 PM (lZBBB)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 02:52 PM (4df7R)
Posted by: HR Puff N Stuff at July 24, 2012 02:52 PM (lZBBB)
Background checks for people wanting to buy guns in Colorado reportedly increased more than 41 percent after last week’s Aurora movie massacre. The Denver Post reports that firearm instructors have also seen increased interest in training needed for a concealed-carry permit.
"It's been insane," Jake Meyers, an employee at Rocky Mountain Guns and Ammo in Parker told the newspaper Monday.
Between Friday and Sunday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation approved background checks for 2,887 people who wanted to purchase a firearm — a 43 percent increase over the previous Friday through Sunday and a 39 percent jump over those same days on the first weekend of July.
The biggest spike was on Friday, when there were 1,216 checks, a 43 percent increase over the average number for the previous two Fridays.
When was the last time you saw an insane guy or terrorist use a "GUN" in Israel? I remember 2o years or so ago a guy pulled out a gun on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem and 10 "citizens" and Soldiers pulled out theirs and shot the hell out of him
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:53 PM (05RcU)
Not to be confused with the former Commerce Secretary. Sigh.
Posted by: Brian Ross at July 24, 2012 02:53 PM (PReJ3)
Posted by: PaleRider at July 24, 2012 02:53 PM (dkExz)
Could you just see the Politicly Correct boys with Stars retire in a hurry?
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 24, 2012 02:51 PM (lZBBB)
I can see him marching down the halls of the Pentagon pistol whipping marxist leaning officers with his M1911.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 02:53 PM (9TTOe)
No Smokey and The Bandit?
No Cannonball Run?
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 02:54 PM (GQ8sn)
Congressman Alan West, Col. US Army (ret), Secretary of Defense...
Could you just see the Politicly Correct boys with Stars retire in a hurry?
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 24, 2012 02:51 PM (lZBBB)
As in the old biblical saying: " from your mouth to G-D's ears"
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:54 PM (05RcU)
Cops are like the rest of us, there are nice guys, tough guys, assholes, p*ssies, etc. To paint all cops as jack booted a-holes is not only irresponsible, it's just stupid. Every single time I've ever had a dealing with the cops, I treated them with respect and politeness and I got the exact same back. The fact that your only dealings with officers is when you get pulled over for speeding just shows that they're doing their job.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at July 24, 2012 02:54 PM (da5Wo)
Ha -- I do remember seeing that at the top of that long escalator but I think it was closed at that point.
Wasn't there a giant pinball machine up there?
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 24, 2012 02:54 PM (TOSyM)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 02:49 PM (4df7R)
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I think it can be directly linked to letting the gator population increase. Them gators got telepathy.
Posted by: Soona at July 24, 2012 02:54 PM (S27Cx)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:49 PM (UOM4
Hey now....
Posted by: HR Puff N Stuff at July 24, 2012 02:52 PM (lZBBB)
lol
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:54 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:49 PM (UOM4
That show made me the man I am today. And boy is THAT scary.
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at July 24, 2012 02:54 PM (RD7QR)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 02:54 PM (8y9MW)
EC, do you know we're having a contest on guessing where you born?
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:55 PM (9Q7Nu)
Failing that, I'd go with Lt. General Russell Honore, US Army (ret), who famously screamed at reporters during Katrina for being "stuck on stupid" during a press conference about the relief effort.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at July 24, 2012 02:55 PM (e0xKF)
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:55 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:55 PM (UOM48)
Just ask Europe how well they're stopping terrorist acts with their unarmed peasants...
Posted by: © Sponge at July 24, 2012 02:55 PM (UK9cE)
Didn't Rudy ban ferrets in NYC a few years ago because the little bastards were mean and dirty?
Sounds like a recipe for depopulating NYC entirely.
Posted by: PATCO at July 24, 2012 02:56 PM (Oznng)
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To be a certified scary wacko he needs a middle name. How about "Wayne"?
Posted by: Truck Monkey at July 24, 2012 02:56 PM (jucos)
Posted by: Brian Ross at July 24, 2012 02:53 PM (PReJ3)
Nor to be confused with the innocent man who was brutally murdered by whoever it was who killed Nicole Simpson. Probably a Tea Partier.
(It was NOT OJ Simpson, because he was found not guilty and I'm not a racist!)
Posted by: Brian Ross, Crack ABC Reporter at July 24, 2012 02:56 PM (4df7R)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 24, 2012 02:56 PM (TOSyM)
Estonia?
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:56 PM (9Q7Nu)
I think people really don't understand how US political parties work. You can't stop him from running on the R line. Even more sad, everybody else who runs for mayor and has a chance to win is worse.
Still, I'd've voted against him regardless when he just FDRed the term limit. If NYC wanted to ax the term limit, then do it for Rudy, not for this tinhorn tyrant.
Posted by: AmishDude at July 24, 2012 02:56 PM (T0NGe)
LOL.... I have a dream... yes a dream....
Congressman Alan West, Col. US Army (ret), Secretary of Defense...
Could you just see the Politicly Correct boys with Stars retire in a hurry?
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 24, 2012 02:51 PM (lZBBB)
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I would love that.
Been wishing for West as the VP pick.....but I know that is a long shot.
West as the Sec Def would make little liberal heads explode!
Posted by: wheatie at July 24, 2012 02:56 PM (MbB0O)
Mozambique?
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:57 PM (9Q7Nu)
Jerusalem and 10 "citizens" and Soldiers pulled out theirs and shot the
hell out of him
A Hooter's waitress told me once she was sent by "management" to train a new franchise opening somewhere in Israel and she remarked about how difficult it was to move around the restaurant with all the M-16's slung everywhere. She had to practically walk over them to get around.
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 02:57 PM (GQ8sn)
Maybe those lawyers could bother the Nanny Mayor with the Constitution and that pesky Second Amendment, which probably prohibits the vast majority of gun laws he would like to see imposed.
Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at July 24, 2012 02:57 PM (OWjjx)
The media does that on purpose so that people don't Brian Ross people with the same name.
Posted by: AmishDude at July 24, 2012 02:57 PM (T0NGe)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 02:54 PM (UOM4
Yeah... /cackle... and I bet you never knew that after being a TV star... I ran for Congress.... and used to be speaker of the House....
Posted by: WitchyPoo at July 24, 2012 02:57 PM (lZBBB)
A Hooter's waitress told me once she was sent by "management" to train a new franchise opening somewhere in Israel and she remarked about how difficult it was to move around the restaurant with all the M-16's slung everywhere. She had to practically walk over them to get around.
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 02:57 PM (GQ8sn)
I bet that was one polite restaurant.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 02:58 PM (9TTOe)
People still look at me like I'm insane when I point out that I believe, granted sufficient funds, I should be allowed to purchase an M1-A1 Abrams or a Howitzer. Or, you know, both.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 02:59 PM (8y9MW)
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at July 24, 2012 02:59 PM (RD7QR)
Posted by: PaleRider at July 24, 2012 02:53 PM (dkExz)
I think he has an 'I' after his name.
Posted by: Tami at July 24, 2012 02:59 PM (X6akg)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 02:57 PM (GQ8sn)
I wasn't aware they had a Hooters in Israel. I bet it's the safest in the World
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:59 PM (05RcU)
Hehehe...I've disclosed that information here before.
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 03:00 PM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 24, 2012 03:00 PM (TOSyM)
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:00 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 02:59 PM (05RcU)
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Chock a block full of jooooooo boobs. My kind of place.
Uzi's and boobs.
Posted by: Truck Monkey at July 24, 2012 03:00 PM (jucos)
He left the company for the love of a good woman (much to the relief of his mom).
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 03:01 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 02:59 PM (8y9MW)
Yup..... an Arm is a military weapon, not just a gun.... and in fact there were many towns who had working cannons on the courthouse lawn.... kept there for the Militia...
But heck... that was just the Founding Fathers... what do they know about the Constitution...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 24, 2012 03:01 PM (lZBBB)
Oh. They have Hooters in Israel. http://binged.it/MUT0fc
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 03:01 PM (8y9MW)
No Cannonball Run?
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 02:54 PM (GQ8sn)
In bits and pieces, but never all the way through. don't ask me why! They just never really interested me.
Same with Deliverance, though that's more because I'm really not all that into forced sodomy.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 03:01 PM (4df7R)
Posted by: Soothsayer at July 24, 2012 02:26 PM (9Q7Nu)
**
Get yourself 2-3ft of 2-0 battery cable, maybe frey it at the end, apply LIBERALLY.
Posted by: dananjcon at July 24, 2012 03:01 PM (eavT+)
Can you picture Israeli Hooter's waitress.......WITH M-16's?!?!?!?!?!?
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 03:02 PM (GQ8sn)
Guns and... well, guns. Sounds like a great place.
Posted by: Libertarianjim at July 24, 2012 03:02 PM (PReJ3)
Same with Deliverance, though that's more because I'm really not all that into forced sodomy.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 03:01 PM (4df7R)
Don't knock it till you've tried it.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 03:03 PM (9TTOe)
you know that
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:00 PM (9Q7Nu)
Well, I can say that EmpireofJeff and I share a connection.
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 03:03 PM (GQ8sn)
That sounds like a version of Heaven for at least some of the 'rons around here.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 03:03 PM (4df7R)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 02:57 PM (GQ8sn)
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Oh my. Just had an image of a Hooters girl carrying an M16. brb.
Posted by: Soona at July 24, 2012 03:04 PM (S27Cx)
Abu Dabi?
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:04 PM (9Q7Nu)
It's the closest thing to Valhalla to us Morons. Hooter's girls, guns, beer, and chicken wings.
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 03:05 PM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: Nanny Bloomberg at July 24, 2012 03:06 PM (/ZZCn)
Posted by: Romeo13
Yeah, they only hired citizens to engage foreign navies in private vessels.
The fact that individuals not only owned and operated warships but were hired to do so should have been the only lesson needed to understand the 2nd.
"Yes, one battleship, please.
And make it snappy. I have pirates to kill."
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 24, 2012 03:06 PM (mIoJ0)
It's the closest thing to Valhalla to us Morons. Hooter's girls, guns, beer, and chicken wings.
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 03:05 PM (GQ8sn)
Don't forget the sports on the big flatscreens but yeah, that pretty much does it.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 03:06 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 03:05 PM (GQ8sn)
Yeah.... hell... its even better than Hiram's Guns and Liquor....
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 24, 2012 03:06 PM (lZBBB)
A credit card and a gold dago medallion. And the movie was Heat.
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at July 24, 2012 02:34 PM
That was Brian Dennehy and the movie was City Heat
Posted by: Meme Instigator at July 24, 2012 03:07 PM (Y7XKa)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 03:07 PM (UOM48)
I have the exclusive on where EC is from. Suck it, lesser Morons.
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at July 24, 2012 03:07 PM (EQpRL)
Heaven for me was going into the Sinai Dessert ( when Israel owned it ) with other Med/Dental Students and a bunch of Female Undergrads from Hebrew University. Beach, Booze, Broads each and every day wearing nothing but bathing suits and tee shirts.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 03:07 PM (05RcU)
>>>Just ask Europe how well they're stopping terrorist acts with their unarmed peasants...
Let us not forget, 80 folks there in Norway, and Cumbria in England which had 12 dead in the country with an absolute ban.
Whoa! Is it just me, or all the online "timelines" overlooking Cumbria? I mean like totally memory holed.
I just checked two world timelines and found no mention of the Cumbria shootings.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Lite! 98% Anger Free! at July 24, 2012 03:08 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:08 PM (9Q7Nu)
http://tinyurl.com/ct9xc3w
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 03:07 PM (UOM4
Fitting.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 03:08 PM (9TTOe)
Plane towing marriage proposal crashes....pilot okay:
http://tinyurl.com/ct9xc3w
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 03:07 PM (UOM4
I think that's a sign.
(what?)
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at July 24, 2012 03:08 PM (RD7QR)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 03:09 PM (GQ8sn)
(what?)
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at July 24, 2012 03:08 PM (RD7QR)
My brother in law was 1 hour late for my wedding and I'm still hanging in there like a dirty sheet
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 03:09 PM (05RcU)
Posted by: polynikes at July 24, 2012 03:10 PM (osdNx)
Alderaan?
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:10 PM (9Q7Nu)
UPDATE TO THE UPDATE: Earlier, when I reported that Ron Goldman was a Jew, I did so thinking it might have some bearing on his murder, since Tea Partiers hate Jews the same way they hate black people and women. That is why the Tea Partier who killed Nicole Brown-Simpson, a woman, killed Ron Goldman, a Jew. I realize now that this line of thought was not clearly communicated in my update, and apologize for my lack of clarity.
UPDATE TO THE UPDATED UPDATE: OJ Simpson is not a member of the Tea Party, and I am not a racist.
Posted by: Brian Ross, Crack ABC Reporter at July 24, 2012 03:11 PM (4df7R)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at July 24, 2012 03:11 PM (jucos)
Plane towing marriage proposal crashes....pilot okay: http://tinyurl.com/ct9xc3w
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 03:07 PM (UOM4
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Knowing how litiginous this nation is right now, I feel there's a lawsuit in the works already.
Posted by: Soona at July 24, 2012 03:11 PM (S27Cx)
He left the company for the love of a good woman (much to the relief of his mom).
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 03:01 PM (UOM4
Seriously, would you write your life's story already?
You've got the single most interesting family history I've ever heard.
Posted by: © Sponge at July 24, 2012 03:11 PM (UK9cE)
"When the Cambrian measures were forming, They promised perpetual peace.
They swore, if we gave them our weapons, that the wars of the tribes would cease.
But when we disarmed They sold us and delivered us bound to our foe,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "Stick to the Devil you know.""
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Lite! 98% Anger Free! at July 24, 2012 03:11 PM (0q2P7)
I come from the land of the ice and snow, from the midnight sun where the harsh winds blow.
HAMMER OF TEH GODZ!
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 03:11 PM (GQ8sn)
"Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean on Monday
delivered some startling news: despite everything that’s going on right now in the U.S. economy, we’re actually doing pretty awesome.
“'Our economy is getting stronger. It may not be going fast enough,
but by every measure our economy is getting stronger,' he said[.]"
Posted by: WalrusRex at July 24, 2012 03:12 PM (Hx5uv)
Breaking Down the AFC EAST.......Female Fans
http://tinyurl.com/d6ga63b
The Miami Dolphins woman is like a East Coast version of the Raiders girl. Like the Raiders girl she is stuck in the past. Like the Raiders girl she is categorized by most people as a “slut” and usually carries some sharp instrument with which to protect herself after she leaves her job “dancing” at 3AM.
Posted by: kbdabear at July 24, 2012 03:12 PM (Y7XKa)
Hoth?
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:12 PM (9Q7Nu)
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Oh, thank you, Mistah Broomberg. You have sucha gigantic penis.
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC at July 24, 2012 03:13 PM (zT/Tz)
He could have left for the love of five good women!
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 03:13 PM (GQ8sn)
but by every measure our economy is getting stronger,' he said[.]"
Posted by: WalrusRex at July 24, 2012 03:12 PM (Hx5uv)
Translation: Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaarrrrrrrgh!
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at July 24, 2012 03:13 PM (RD7QR)
To be fair, most people forget Cumbria even exists. Possibly even including its neighbors, though I'm far from an expert on that subject.
Posted by: Brother Cavil presents at July 24, 2012 03:13 PM (GBXon)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 03:14 PM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: © Sponge at July 24, 2012 03:11 PM (UK9cE)
lulz. Having an "interesting" family (in-law wise) ain't all it's cracked up to be. The cousin is a sweetheart and gave up a fun job for a crappy one. For love. *sigh* Our son thinks he's crazy.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 03:14 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: EC at July 24, 2012 03:09 PM (GQ8sn)
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Manhatten?
Posted by: Soona at July 24, 2012 03:14 PM (S27Cx)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 03:16 PM (05RcU)
ain't all it's cracked up to be. The cousin is a sweetheart and gave up a
fun job for a crappy one. For love. *sigh* Our son thinks he's crazy.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 03:14 PM (UOM48 )
I can support that. He's crazy.
I have a wife and a kid and if this job didn't pay me well, I would NOT be doing it. I'd definitely sacrifice pay for less stress and better environment.
Posted by: © Sponge at July 24, 2012 03:17 PM (UK9cE)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 03:16 PM (05RcU)
Why do I fear the Brits are going to fuck this up?
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 03:17 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: JustLikeDavidHasselhoff at July 24, 2012 03:18 PM (wWZWw)
Posted by: © Sponge at July 24, 2012 03:18 PM (UK9cE)
Why do I fear the Brits are going to fuck this up?
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 03:17 PM (9TTOe
Because of their great dental plans?
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 03:19 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 03:17 PM (9TTOe)
Common sense and experience?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 03:19 PM (05RcU)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 02:03 PM (9TTOe)
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Shit. In late 70's S. Korea, all it took was a pack of Reds and half a B-3 Unit (w/John Wayne Bar). Then again, we Jarheads were out in the sticks.
L/CPL Bloomberg still had trouble getting laid and he always had cash, the asshole.
Posted by: 98ZJUSMC at July 24, 2012 03:19 PM (zT/Tz)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at July 24, 2012 03:19 PM (61onk)
Posted by: trainer at July 24, 2012 03:19 PM (IVoJS)
Didn't Rudy ban ferrets in NYC a few years ago because the little bastards were mean and dirty?
Correction, because they were mean and FOUGHT dirty
Posted by: marquis of queensbury at July 24, 2012 03:20 PM (4eNxd)
J'lem official: Syria unlikely to use chemical warfare
Citing Western intelligence agencies, source says that Syrian regime does not intend to employ chemical weapons, and has taken great care to make sure the ruinous gases don't fall into Hezbollah hands
???? The same western intelligence agencies that said Iran was not trying to make a nuclear weapon?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 03:20 PM (05RcU)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 03:17 PM (9TTOe)
I dunno. Maybe because of all the news stories about the large number or suspected terrorists that have been in and around the Olympic Village?
Posted by: © Sponge at July 24, 2012 03:20 PM (UK9cE)
but by every measure our economy is getting stronger
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I see that the Dow has lost about 400 points in the last three days. Green shoots!
Posted by: WalrusRex at July 24, 2012 03:20 PM (Hx5uv)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 03:17 PM (9TTOe)
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Look up the stories of the union strikes that are being threatened or happening. They're fucking it up already. Ah, unions and socialism. Utopia.
Posted by: Soona at July 24, 2012 03:21 PM (S27Cx)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 03:21 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 03:16 PM (05RcU)
Yeesh. *facepalm* If it were the Grand Ole Britain of years past I'd trust them to put some of that famous British stoicism and unflappableness to work and put together an excellent Olympics despite the setbacks. But given the poncey, flabby, crass Britons of today...
They're fucked.
I'm just hoping that my worst fears aren't realized, which would be for a terror cell to pull off a major attack on the Games. I'm really, really worried that's going to happen.
Posted by: Brian Ross, Crack ABC Reporter at July 24, 2012 03:21 PM (4df7R)
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:22 PM (9Q7Nu)
Wonder if ampersands work now. &&&
Posted by: Waterhouse at July 24, 2012 03:22 PM (j071L)
which would be for a terror cell to pull off a major attack on the
Games. I'm really, really worried that's going to happen.
Posted by: Brian Ross, Crack ABC Reporter at July 24, 2012 03:21 PM (4df7R)
Would that be a Tea Party terror cell, Mr. Ross?
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 03:23 PM (8y9MW)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 03:23 PM (8y9MW)
Posted by: wooga at July 24, 2012 03:23 PM (vjyZP)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Reporter at July 24, 2012 03:24 PM (4df7R)
336Why do I fear the Brits are going to fuck this up?
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 03:17 PM (9TTOe)
I dunno. Maybe because of all the news stories about the large number or suspected terrorists that have been in and around the Olympic Village?
Posted by: © Sponge at July 24, 2012 03:20 PM (UK9cE)
And those are just the ones who are British citizens.
Posted by: wheatie at July 24, 2012 03:24 PM (MbB0O)
of years past I'd trust them to put some of that famous British stoicism
and unflappableness to work and put together an excellent Olympics
despite the setbacks. But given the poncey, flabby, crass Britons of
today...
They're fucked.
I'm just hoping that my worst fears aren't realized, which would be
for a terror cell to pull off a major attack on the Games. I'm really,
really worried that's going to happen.
Posted by: Brian Ross, Crack ABC Reporter at July 24, 2012 03:21 PM (4df7R)
Brit troops are good at the urban anti-terrorism thing because of their experience in Northern Ireland. But I fear that there's too much going on for them to be effective. Let's hope they've got somebody smart coordinating between private security, Scotland Yard, the army, MI-5, and whoever else is involved.
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at July 24, 2012 03:24 PM (RD7QR)
Would that be a Tea Party terror cell, Mr. Ross?
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 03:23 PM (8y9MW)
That would be a mighty painful death being deluged by oatmeal raisen cookies and ensure.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 03:24 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 03:23 PM (8y9MW)
... There's another kind?
Posted by: Brian Ross, Crack ABC Reporter at July 24, 2012 03:24 PM (4df7R)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 03:25 PM (8y9MW)
APPLE, will it disappoint or will it please?
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:25 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 03:24 PM (9TTOe)
Painful, or delicious?
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Reporter at July 24, 2012 03:26 PM (4df7R)
APPLE, will it disappoint or will it please?
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:25 PM (9Q7Nu)
It will project a reality distortion field and millions of hipsters will run up more on their credit card balances.
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at July 24, 2012 03:26 PM (RD7QR)
Posted by: yankeefifth at July 24, 2012 03:26 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:25 PM (9Q7Nu)
Earnings? Ever see how many iPhones there are around?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 03:26 PM (05RcU)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at July 24, 2012 03:27 PM (EQpRL)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at July 24, 2012 03:19 PM (61onk)
As much as I hate defending JEF. Republican Congressman suggested the law and GW signed it.
Posted by: The Huggable Robot Devil at July 24, 2012 03:28 PM (DNTer)
let me know when they make an iWife
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:28 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at July 24, 2012 03:27 PM (EQpRL)
Is that close to Mulva?
Posted by: The Huggable Robot Devil at July 24, 2012 03:29 PM (DNTer)
a
A) there is a delay going on
B) the light seems to under 2 sheets
They suck
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 03:29 PM (05RcU)
let me know when they make an iWife
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:28 PM (9Q7Nu)
No, then your dick would become incompatible with her cooter every 2 years or so.
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at July 24, 2012 03:29 PM (RD7QR)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at July 24, 2012 03:30 PM (61onk)
let me know when they make an iWife
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:28 PM (9Q7Nu)
We are working on it. Don't have a robot to defuse bombs but we will have an iWife...
Posted by: Japanese Robotics at July 24, 2012 03:30 PM (DNTer)
APPLE, will it disappoint or will it please?
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:25 PM (9Q7Nu)
It will have a bigger screen, then erase the past when Saint Jobs assured us 3.5" is perfect.
Fall in line comrade.
Posted by: HoboJerky, profit of DOOM! at July 24, 2012 03:30 PM (xAtAj)
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:28 PM (9Q7Nu)
With my luck they would keep changing the size of the recepticle
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 03:30 PM (05RcU)
Al Qaeda just wrote a letter informing Chik-Fil-A that they will no longer patronize the restaurant.
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:31 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: little man in a boat at July 24, 2012 03:31 PM (MbB0O)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at July 24, 2012 03:27 PM (EQpRL)
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According to official documents, your unviable tissue mass was transported through Labia and you were born just outside of that metropolis.
Posted by: Soona at July 24, 2012 03:31 PM (S27Cx)
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:31 PM (9Q7Nu)
Shit that makes it the safest place in America
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 03:31 PM (05RcU)
Al Qaeda just wrote a letter informing Chik-Fil-A that they will no longer patronize the restaurant.
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:31 PM (9Q7Nu)
Look for a new celabratory milkshake at the Chik.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 03:32 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Jack at July 24, 2012 03:33 PM (wUFaM)
Al Qaeda just wrote a letter informing Chik-Fil-A that they will no longer patronize the restaurant.
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:31 PM (9Q7Nu)
Bloomberg Philanthropies APPROVES!
Posted by: Nanny Bloomberg at July 24, 2012 03:33 PM (DNTer)
I think we the taxpayers should inform the Jim Henson muppet company that we no longer support PBS
AND that we want returned to the US Treasury ALL the profits made by Jim Henson from Sesame Street characters.
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:34 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:31 PM
Come to Subway guys! You'll love our healthy ham footlongs
Posted by: Jared at July 24, 2012 03:35 PM (Y7XKa)
Posted by: Doctor Fish at July 24, 2012 03:35 PM (hvwLi)
Posted by: Fritz at July 24, 2012 03:35 PM (/ZZCn)
Bigger or smaller?
Posted by: Sean Bannion at July 24, 2012 03:35 PM (sbV1u)
Posted by: Cricket at July 24, 2012 03:36 PM (DrC22)
Posted by: yankeefifth at July 24, 2012 03:36 PM (Z9EHQ)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 03:36 PM (05RcU)
why are we subsidizing Jim Henson and his stupid muppet show?
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:36 PM (9Q7Nu)
I think we should eat Big Bird!
Posted by: Doctor Fish at July 24, 2012 03:35 PM (hvwLi)
He's definitely free-range. Bloomberg Philanthropies APPROVES!
Posted by: Nanny Bloomberg at July 24, 2012 03:36 PM (DNTer)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Lite! 98% Anger Free! at July 24, 2012 03:36 PM (0q2P7)
It's about halfway between Mulva and Dolores.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at July 24, 2012 03:36 PM (sbV1u)
Bigger or smaller?
Posted by: Sean Bannion at July 24, 2012 03:35 PM (sbV1u)
Well that should be obvious if you saw my profile on AdultFriendFinder?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 03:37 PM (05RcU)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Lite! 98% Anger Free! at July 24, 2012 03:37 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: eleven at July 24, 2012 03:37 PM (KXm42)
Syrian Troops kill 30 in Mosque. Hey how come it's OK for muslims to kill other muslims in a Mosque but we can't?
Isn't it Ramadan? I thought muzzies were supposed to be extra peaceful and sh*t now.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 03:37 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Lite! 98% Anger Free! at July 24, 2012 03:37 PM (0q2P7)
Hung like a bull hamster are we?
Good on ya.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at July 24, 2012 03:38 PM (sbV1u)
Isn't it Ramadan? I thought muzzies were supposed to be extra peaceful and sh*t now.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 03:37 PM (UOM4
They are, they coulda killed 50
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 03:38 PM (05RcU)
Posted by: Invictos at July 24, 2012 03:39 PM (OQpzc)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Lite! 98% Anger Free! at July 24, 2012 03:39 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: eleven at July 24, 2012 03:39 PM (KXm42)
Hung like a bull hamster are we?
Good on ya.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at July 24, 2012 03:38 PM (sbV1u)
This is why I like this Blog, because even on a real crappy day, I can crack a smile here
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 03:39 PM (05RcU)
First lawsuit filed...over the Aurora massacre.
The fellow suing was in the theater, was not shot...but his friend was, and died.
He's suing over the 'trauma'.
His suit is against:
1. The Theater...for having exits that weren't alarmed or guarded.
2.Holme's doctor...for prescribing meds, not monitoring.
3. Warner Bros...for depicting the violence that influenced Holmes.
Something tells me this won't be the only lawsuit over this.
Posted by: wheatie at July 24, 2012 03:39 PM (MbB0O)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Lite! 98% Anger Free! at July 24, 2012 03:39 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:40 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 03:36 PM (05RcU)
That was the first thought I had. That Asshat fat bearded bastard, I forgot his muzztard name, but he was held up in a mosque in Iraq and he needed killed something awful. Now he's some powerful Cleric fucking up everything. OOh, Mooktada Al Saadr, don't give a shit if I spelled it right, I think was his name.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 03:40 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:41 PM (9Q7Nu)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 24, 2012 03:41 PM (jlcQk)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 03:37 PM
Only at night after they break fast.
Posted by: The Huggable Robot Devil at July 24, 2012 03:41 PM (DNTer)
From the Red River in the north, to the Mekong Delta in the south,
all Vietnamese stand a little taller today because Nanny Bloomberg gave
them an "attaboy"
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Dhimmitude is proceeding as planned...
Posted by: Zombie Mohammed Atta at July 24, 2012 03:41 PM (FNV+6)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 03:40 PM (9TTOe)
Yup, that little fat bastard should have been on of the first trouble makers we took out
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 03:41 PM (05RcU)
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at July 24, 2012 03:42 PM (YmPwQ)
Something tells me lawyers for Warner Brothers will julienne his lawyer like a chef's salad.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at July 24, 2012 03:42 PM (sbV1u)
The big problem in Vietnam and most of south Asia isn't cigarettes, but
betel nut. It's a mild sedative originally used for childbirth, but
now chewed by the masses for it's wacky properties and it turns the
users mouth black or red. High rates of mouth and esophageal cancer. I wouldn't expect a politician to be hip and know the drill.
Interested?>>>Google Images>>>Betel Nut
Posted by: Doctor Fish at July 24, 2012 03:42 PM (hvwLi)
Posted by: wheatie at July 24, 2012 03:39 PM (MbB0O)
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I think this is what civil lawyers call "target rich".
Posted by: Soona at July 24, 2012 03:43 PM (S27Cx)
I so dislike the liquor advertising on your blog site now. I am quite
sure that Mrs. Obama would express similar concerns, particularly if you
are hoping to inspire young women with your coverage of Mrs. Obama's
initiatives.
Yeah, because Mooch hates her vodka cocktails.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 03:43 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: soothsayer at July 24, 2012 03:44 PM (9Q7Nu)
I think the indigenous inner city folks can file a suit without even being there. You know, like the 50k they got for lying about farming.
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 24, 2012 03:44 PM (9TTOe)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 03:43 PM (UOM4
vodka cocktails. she is all thunderbird.
Posted by: yankeefifth at July 24, 2012 03:45 PM (Z9EHQ)
Here in Philly, Mayor Squidward is a Bloomberg wanabe, but everyone just ignores him.
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at July 24, 2012 03:42 PM (YmPwQ)
Yeah, Squidward's soda ban went over like a lead balloon.
Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at July 24, 2012 03:45 PM (RD7QR)
Posted by: yankeefifth at July 24, 2012 03:47 PM (Z9EHQ)
These sacrifices are known as honor killings, infidel.
Posted by: Fritz at July 24, 2012 03:48 PM (/ZZCn)
Elbonia?
Elbonia. Elbonia.
You border on the Adriatic.
You are mainly mountainous,
And your major export is chrome!
You're a communist republic,
You're a red regime...
Posted by: andycanuck at July 24, 2012 03:49 PM (vDl/w)
Yeah, because Mooch hates her vodka cocktails.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 03:43 PM (UOM4
vodka cocktails. she is all thunderbird.
Posted by: yankeefifth
No, it's pruno that she imbibes with great relish.
Posted by: imp at July 24, 2012 03:55 PM (UaxA0)
Posted by: eleven at July 24, 2012 03:57 PM (KXm42)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 24, 2012 03:43 PM (UOM4
And if the site has ads like the HQ, which are driven by your own web surfing trends, then methinks the protesting commenter doth protest too much. Or s/h/it's a worse teetotaler than me and spends all his/her/its time prowling backalley Prohibition websites.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Reporter at July 24, 2012 03:59 PM (4df7R)
I told him to get a 40 cal, he did.
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at July 24, 2012 04:01 PM (3ZjAP)
Posted by: MCPO Airdale at July 24, 2012 04:02 PM (tYaDf)
You got yourself some weapons-grade stupidity there, Mayor Mike. Have you registered yourself as a weapon of mass stupidity?
Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie ® at July 24, 2012 04:05 PM (1hM1d)
Posted by: mayor choomberg at July 24, 2012 04:06 PM (vDl/w)
Posted by: Z Ryan at July 24, 2012 04:12 PM (tsC/8)
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at July 24, 2012 04:38 PM (i330i)
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at July 24, 2012 04:42 PM (i330i)
Posted by: Minuteman at July 24, 2012 04:44 PM (acEq7)
are we still playing "hate the reds" over some bogus war of imposition fought 40 years ago? vietnam is doing very well these days, and has been wise enough to incorporate a number of tenets of free-market capitalism into their economic agenda.
bloomberg is a tool, but you're an even bigger tool for getting snitty because he's praising the EVIL FREEDOM-HATER COMMIE vietnamese.
fuck, ace, hurry back.
Posted by: jimi ray at July 24, 2012 04:50 PM (79EF9)
Posted by: polynikes at July 24, 2012 04:54 PM (pUAXu)
Posted by: Daryl Herbert at July 24, 2012 05:07 PM (mv7aW)
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This is why zombie Breibart can't quit this place.
Posted by: Insecto at July 24, 2012 05:12 PM (Z5BDI)
Posted by: jwpaine at July 24, 2012 05:17 PM (FUozQ)
Posted by: Voluble at July 24, 2012 05:29 PM (qYvEa)
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They mostly go wrong when they do a no knock raid on the wrong house. "Going wrong" is an awful euphemism for some innocent person being killed because the LEO couldn't be bothered to make sure it was the right house. It's also pretty dismaying to be informed by the police officials that the LEO did nothing wrong and the poor innocent person did something stupid like try to defend themselves against an intruder who they didn't know was an LEO.
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Wrong. Fucking. House. Sorry about that but
you shouldn't have done that stupid thing that
got you killed. Your bad. We have immunity in any case so....um....suck it up.
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Instapundit has been reporting these incidents for years. Check the archives.
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By the way, it's true that the distribution of LEO personalities mimics that of the population at large. The difference, of course, is that most of the population can't make your life miserable if they're having a bad fucking day. With impunity that is.
Posted by: Insecto at July 24, 2012 05:38 PM (Z5BDI)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at July 24, 2012 06:00 PM (r4wIV)
Posted by: DAve at July 24, 2012 06:15 PM (w5aay)
Posted by: Governor Moonbeam at July 24, 2012 06:29 PM (M/qsV)
Posted by: Governor Moonbeam at July 24, 2012 06:29 PM (M/qsV)
Posted by: Reggie1971 at July 24, 2012 06:32 PM (dnflv)
Posted by: Reggie1971 at July 24, 2012 06:34 PM (dnflv)
The Supreme Court has ruled (more than once) that "police are under no obligation to protect citizens."
Posted by: Bart at July 24, 2012 07:01 PM (bAe/U)
Posted by: steevy at July 24, 2012 08:23 PM (6o4Fb)
Posted by: richard mcenroe at July 24, 2012 08:24 PM (qvify)
Posted by: scrawford at July 25, 2012 12:42 AM (9Helj)
Not only the soda ban, pretty much anything he has proposed is voted fdown, or in the case of the smoking ban in bars, largely ignored.
Yeah, the larger clubs and touristy places comply, but go into a local neighborhood tappy. More likely than not, they will have ashtrays along the bar.
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at July 25, 2012 03:07 AM (Asr6U)
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