House to Vote on Sandy Pork Tomorrow
The second stage of the House's likely passage of bloated, "off-budget emergency spending" unrelated to the Sandy weather event will take place tomorrow. The bill has been cut into two parts so as to provide reluctant conservatives cover for passage of the pork-fest.
The first part is House Appropriations Chairman Rogers Sandy Supplemental bill, HR 152 as amended. This is the one that conservatives get to vote for, but it's far from perfect. HR 152 (including Rogers' amendment) clocks in at $17 billion. It includes:- $3 million for oil spill research;
- $25 million for the failed Head Start daycare program; and
- $3.9 billion for a new HUD disaster program.
- $16 billion for HUD to spend on any disaster "emergency" that was declared in 2011 and 2012, and any that will be declared in 2013 (meaning in 47 states plus Puerto Rico at the moment).
- $2.02 billion for Federal Highway Administration to spend on roads first in Connecticut, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Virginia whether they need Sandy-related repairs or not and then elsewhere in the country as FHA chooses;
- $561 million for the Corps of Engineers to spend outside of areas affected by Sandy, including $10 million for a national Water Resources Priorities Study;
- $100 million for Head Start;
- $86 million for AMTRAK on non-Sandy capital improvements;
- $40 million for military base repair and maintence, which includes spending for Guantanamo Bay;
- $25 million for NOAA to improve weather forecasting;
- $10 million for FBI salaries and expenses; and
- $2 million for Smithsonian roof repairs.
Comments
Posted by: cajun carrot at January 14, 2013 10:15 AM (UZQM8)
Posted by: tsrblke at January 14, 2013 10:15 AM (GaqMa)
Put forth a clean bill.
North Dakota should not be forced to pay for cleanup in New Jersey.
Just as New Jersey shouldn't be forced to pay to cleanup New Orleans.
This is a hill to die on!
Posted by: General Woundwort at January 14, 2013 10:16 AM (RrD4h)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 10:18 AM (9Bj8R)
Posted by: DeeCee at January 14, 2013 10:21 AM (n5IHi)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at January 14, 2013 10:21 AM (yiIja)
Posted by: The guy from Pennsylvania at January 14, 2013 10:22 AM (SgWU/)
North Dakota should not be forced to pay for cleanup in New Jersey.
Just as New Jersey shouldn't be forced to pay to cleanup New Orleans.
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Frankly, I'd love it if the House members from Louisiana go on the floor of Congress and ask "Why do we need to rebuild the Jersey shore?", given the vitrol directed at Louisiana after Katrina by various members of Congress.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 10:23 AM (e0xKF)
Posted by: polynikes at January 14, 2013 10:25 AM (m2CN7)
Its all about the kids (with leftists it's all about the kids until they put them in re-education camps then it's still all about the kids!)
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 10:25 AM (kLs5Y)
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Nope, they saved that for the Dept. of Energy and the Dept. of Labor.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 10:26 AM (e0xKF)
Posted by: Rep. Pork P. Porkulus at January 14, 2013 10:26 AM (o44nj)
I could support a bill to aid the region hurt by superstorm Sandy. .
I CAN'T.
1. I don't live there.
2. I don't have relatives that live there.
3. I don't own property there.
4. I am not resposible for it.
Posted by: Cicero Kid at January 14, 2013 10:26 AM (kWFP3)
Frankly, I'd love it if the House members from Louisiana go on the floor of Congress and ask "Why do we need to rebuild the Jersey shore?", given the vitrol directed at Louisiana after Katrina by various members of Congress.
And I'd love it if *anyone* would go before a camera and explain all the unecessary spending in this bill, say that's why they won't vote for it, and challenge congresscritters to write a clean bill.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at January 14, 2013 10:27 AM (yiIja)
Just as New Jersey shouldn't be forced to pay to cleanup New Orleans.
Well not sure about that. Federal Disaster relief is not wrong when done properly. It is a legit function of the Federal Gov. HOWEVER it should always be a CLEAN bill with absolutely NO PORK in it and It should NOT go to rebuilding in flood or zones and the like.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 10:27 AM (9Bj8R)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 10:27 AM (GVxQo)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 10:27 AM (znavB)
This should be a PR no-brainer for fiscal conservatives. "Hey, we're broke. If we're going to pitch in on Sandy, let's keep it to Sandy and do it in tranches."
I can't tell if we're blowing the PR or the media is censoring common sense yet again.
Posted by: spongeworthy at January 14, 2013 10:28 AM (r5w1L)
All "pork" threads must include bacon in some manner.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at January 14, 2013 10:28 AM (da5Wo)
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With the current Republican braintrust in DC, it's probably both.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 10:29 AM (e0xKF)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 10:29 AM (znavB)
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Wilde Wrepublican Wench at January 14, 2013 10:29 AM (KC0r9)
Posted by: steveegg at January 14, 2013 10:29 AM (o44nj)
Well not sure about that. Federal Disaster relief is not wrong when done properly. It is a legit function of the Federal Gov.
Explain, please.
Posted by: Cicero Kid at January 14, 2013 10:29 AM (kWFP3)
Pinky in corner of mouth..cue Dr. evil laugh!
Bwah, hah,hah, hah, hah hah!
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 10:31 AM (kLs5Y)
I'd pay $86 million to have AMTRAK convert all their trains to have gigantic smiling faces like Thomas The Tank Engine.
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 10:31 AM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: Cicero Kid at January 14, 2013 10:31 AM (kWFP3)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 10:32 AM (znavB)
Posted by: polynikes at January 14, 2013 10:33 AM (m2CN7)
Posted by: Lemmenkainen, Freelance Warlord at January 14, 2013 10:33 AM (ZWvOb)
Mondays...
Posted by: akula51 at January 14, 2013 10:33 AM (YesJa)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 10:33 AM (VtjlW)
My tranny just went out in the Jeep. To me, it's a god-damned disaster. I need disaster relief.
Posted by: Cicero Kid at January 14, 2013 10:31 AM (kWFP3)
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Not a disaster..... Im sure he'll bring your Jeep back.
Posted by: fixerupper at January 14, 2013 10:34 AM (nELVU)
Posted by: eman at January 14, 2013 10:35 AM (tBnjP)
My tranny just went out in the Jeep. To me, it's a god-damned disaster. I need disaster relief.
Posted by: Cicero Kid at January 14, 2013 10:31 AM (kWFP3)
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Not a disaster..... Im sure he'll bring your Jeep back.
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Did someone say trannie?
Posted by: Eddie Murphy at January 14, 2013 10:36 AM (e0xKF)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 10:36 AM (GVxQo)
Posted by: Cicero Kid's Tranny at January 14, 2013 10:36 AM (NF2Bf)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 10:36 AM (5DR1j)
Could go with a slice of cheesecake with raspberry sauce for a follow-up. o.0
Posted by: Kinley Ardal at January 14, 2013 10:36 AM (mrnos)
Posted by: Cicero Kid at January 14, 2013 10:31 AM (kWFP3)
Hey, now, those hair extensions aren't going to get to the house themselves.
(Really, really, you used tranny in a sentence read by the Horde? Yeah, this will end well.)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 10:37 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: hugh grant at January 14, 2013 10:37 AM (GVxQo)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 10:37 AM (5DR1j)
Posted by: Kinley Ardal at January 14, 2013 10:36 AM (mrnos)
brb licking monitor
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 10:38 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: spongeworthy at January 14, 2013 10:39 AM (r5w1L)
Anybody have and SVT-40 they are willing to part with?
It for the militia (me).
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 10:39 AM (kLs5Y)
Posted by: eman at January 14, 2013 10:39 AM (tBnjP)
Dammit, we've discussed corpse transport in open cargo spaces...check in the shed, I'm sure we have quicklime from the last one...
Posted by: Brother Cavil, High Priest of the Gods of the Copybook Headings at January 14, 2013 10:40 AM (GBXon)
I wonder how I could get the contract for supplying them new chicken bones?
Posted by: rickb223 at January 14, 2013 10:40 AM (GFM2b)
Posted by: thunderb at January 14, 2013 10:41 AM (Dnbau)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 10:41 AM (GVxQo)
floor collapsed from the weight of it. Fortunately I live on cement
slab.
So you're the guy!!!
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 10:41 AM (GQ8sn)
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Exactly how is he going to do that?
He already made changes via Executive Order and people are hesitant to take advantage of them because they know that the next guy can reverse the EO.
He also doesn't have the votes to get anything through the House given that his strategy is "I won!", not "divide and conquer".
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 10:42 AM (e0xKF)
I want cash for the pain.
I really liked that house.
Posted by: eman at January 14, 2013 10:43 AM (tBnjP)
Itsalmost a toss up which rack is better , boobies or pork. Boobies by the slimmest of margins.
Posted by: polynikes at January 14, 2013 10:43 AM (m2CN7)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 10:44 AM (GVxQo)
Cynics of the sort rampant on this site will probably say increasing the debt limit, spending and taxes again in a few months are not signs of reducing government growth. I say you have to spend money to save money. Lots of it. Especially other people's money. In the dead of night.
Posted by: George Orwell what knows where thou concealest thy þr0n at January 14, 2013 10:44 AM (Lxw+T)
That's outrageous. @_@
Posted by: Kinley Ardal at January 14, 2013 10:44 AM (mrnos)
do you have a link to make me feel worse?
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 10:44 AM (GVxQo)
A link to what?
Posted by: eman at January 14, 2013 10:45 AM (tBnjP)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 10:45 AM (QidfK)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 10:46 AM (GVxQo)
Collectivizing what should never be collectivized is the root of all our problems.
Let It Burn.
Posted by: eman at January 14, 2013 10:47 AM (tBnjP)
Posted by: spongeworthy at January 14, 2013 10:39 AM (r5w1L)
I seriously empathize with you but know that you really didn't expect the Feds to bail you out. Doesthatalso excludelow interest loans?
Posted by: polynikes at January 14, 2013 10:47 AM (m2CN7)
Posted by: eman at January 14, 2013 10:47 AM (tBnjP)
Do not even ponder burning my ribs.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 10:47 AM (VtjlW)
put them in re-education camps then it's still all about the kids!)
The ones who manage to be born, despite the best efforts of the leftists to prevent that, except for the kids born to practicing Christian married couples because they're icky.
If anyone needs me, I'll be at City BBQ celebrating finding the bug that vexed me all Saturday.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ is at work and hates everyone at January 14, 2013 10:47 AM (ZKzrr)
No it's not. That presupposes that all the land is the Federal Government's, just like "fair share" taxation presupposes all the money is the Federal Government's.
That land is (in order of highest to lowest probability)
- The State's (try not paying your property taxes to find out if the State owns your property or if you do)
- The City's (even if the State won't take your property, try the same trick with the City)
- The Individuals (some people really do own their property, including not having to pay property tax. They're rare).
Now, beyond that, there's the question of who is responsible for repairing damage to the property. The Federal Government, with few exceptions, is not a party to that equation at all. So who pays to fix it, the Owner or the Occupant?
In either case, it comes down to The State or City, or the Individual. In no case is it a "legitimate function of the Federal Government" to take money from me in Texas to provide "disaster relief" to New Jersey.
Semi-related: Please explain to the class why it is important that we have a "Federal" and not a "National" Government.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 10:48 AM (5DR1j)
Posted by: Kinley Ardal at January 14, 2013 10:48 AM (mrnos)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 10:47 AM (VtjlW)
A thousand pardons, My Empress.
More tea?
Posted by: eman at January 14, 2013 10:48 AM (tBnjP)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 10:50 AM (QidfK)
Now I want my wife to make me a cheesecake.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 10:50 AM (5DR1j)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 10:50 AM (fWAjv)
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It varies from hobo to hobo.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 10:50 AM (e0xKF)
“… Do not think for a minute that the wealthy are ever going to allow you to legislate their riches away from them. Please understand that. However, we are in a moment where the wealth disparity in this country is very reminiscent of the robber baron ages. The labor leaders of that time, though, were ready to kill. They were. They were just – off with their heads. They were seriously talking about that.”
Some in the audience laughed and clapped at her remark.
“I don’t think we’re at that point,” Lewis laughingly replied, without specifying when “that point” might arrive. “And that’s scary to most people. But the key is they think nothing of killing us. They think nothing of putting our people in harm’s way. They think nothing of lethal working conditions.”
"They think nothing of killing us." We'd be more successfully politically by drawing attention to Democrats like this than fretting over the latest Outrage in Congress.
http://tinyurl.com/ba58n6k
Posted by: CJ at January 14, 2013 10:50 AM (9KqcB)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 10:50 AM (QidfK)
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Unfortunately, few people give a rat's ass about the People's Republic of Chicago. Even the people living there.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 10:51 AM (e0xKF)
I hope you're proud of yourselves.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 10:51 AM (5DR1j)
I am happy to pay cash to help folks, but not through government. Helping via the government inevitably leads to the shit we have today.
Posted by: eman at January 14, 2013 10:52 AM (tBnjP)
It's now January.
But yeah, EMERGENCY!!!!!
Better hope we never federalize ambulances.
Posted by: George Orwell what knows where thou concealest thy þr0n at January 14, 2013 10:52 AM (Lxw+T)
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Ms. Lewis better be careful with all that talk.
She's such a large target that even Stevie Wonder could hit her.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 10:53 AM (e0xKF)
Posted by: Obamacare at January 14, 2013 10:53 AM (5DR1j)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 10:53 AM (GVxQo)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 10:53 AM (QidfK)
I do not know exactly how I managed that. Once I made a rubber carrot cake, too. o0 It was simply unchewable, it bent, and deformed, but would not tear.
I'd patent the stuff, except that, like Jekyll's concotion, I suspect there was an impurity that made it possible in the first place, and I've not been able to replicate it since.
Posted by: Kinley Ardal at January 14, 2013 10:54 AM (mrnos)
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It varies from hobo to hobo.
Hobos marinated in MD 20/20 taste better than those marinated in Thunderbird. Unless said Thunderbirdee is grilled over applewood with bacon trimmings.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 14, 2013 10:54 AM (GFM2b)
*in best Arnold Schwarzenegger voice *
'I'll be back'
Posted by: The Bedbug In Your Mattress at January 14, 2013 10:54 AM (feFL6)
Soon.
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We'll make Half-Sack go steal us another one if that happens.
Posted by: Jax Teller at January 14, 2013 10:54 AM (e0xKF)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Obamaboro, Vt and Proud of it !!!!!!!!!! at January 14, 2013 10:54 AM (48wze)
I thought it was the 'Pub that want to arm the teachers?
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2013 10:54 AM (/g5vp)
Posted by: Eaton Cox is kind of a LIBNO at January 14, 2013 10:55 AM (+wxCD)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 10:55 AM (GVxQo)
Posted by: Velvet Ambition at January 14, 2013 10:55 AM (R8hU8)
I hope you're proud of yourselves.
I showed B'Gal the Actual, Real Live Pork Post from yesterday morning. She told me about a show called The United States of Bacon on the Destination America channel.
We caught two episodes last night. I want bacon...
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at January 14, 2013 10:56 AM (yiIja)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 10:47 AM (VtjlW)
There simply has to be a dirty joke in there.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at January 14, 2013 10:57 AM (da5Wo)
through government. Helping via the government inevitably leads to the
shit we have today.
Posted by: eman at January 14, 2013 10:52 AM (tBnjP)
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Well...... just how in the hell am I to build my constituencies then????
Posted by: Your Congresscritter at January 14, 2013 10:57 AM (nELVU)
You sound like my wife "Our house looks like the Army fort. Crates of ammo everywhere. And don't think piling them up in a big rectangle and throwing a table cloth on it makes it a dining room table!"
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 10:57 AM (kLs5Y)
(such as it was) experiencing something of an upheaval and coating the
roof of the oven in confectionary goodness.
The secret is in the water-bath.
Set your spring-form pan in a pretty big baking dish. Heat water to boiling, and pour it into said baking dish, until it comes about half-way up the side of the spring-form pan. Bake.
The water helps distribute the heat more evenly, resulting in creamier texture, but it's more energy dense, so it also helps prevent over-cooking (to some degree, it's not a fail-safe). It's important that the water be very, very hot (boiling or near boiling) when you place the cheesecake in the oven, though, or it will absorb too much of the heat, and prevent the cheesecake from cooking properly.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 10:58 AM (5DR1j)
It doesn't? Crap.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 14, 2013 10:58 AM (GFM2b)
73
AllenG has a blog while his wife makes cheesecakes to taunt us with.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 10:50 AM (QidfK)
He's a damn dirty 1%er!!!!!
Posted by: BCochran1981 at January 14, 2013 10:59 AM (da5Wo)
Completely OT but reading the news this morning I am struck that when France decides to attack Islamist everyone loves it, but when we do we are racist or something.
Why do we continue the charade? We are in a war of religion, period. The religion of peace is behind EVERY problem in the world, except China's land grabs.
This has been going on for over a thousand years and will not stop until we stop them.
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at January 14, 2013 10:59 AM (tWFaN)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 14, 2013 10:54 AM (GFM2b)
Boone's Farms Strawberry Hill gives them a sweet yet slight sour taste. Pairs best with Private Stock 64oz.
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 10:59 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2013 11:00 AM (/g5vp)
Posted by: Invictus at January 14, 2013 11:01 AM (OQpzc)
dish. Heat water to boiling, and pour it into said baking dish, until it
comes about half-way up the side of the spring-form pan. Bake.
The
water helps distribute the heat more evenly, resulting in creamier
texture, but it's more energy dense, so it also helps prevent
over-cooking (to some degree, it's not a fail-safe). It's important that
the water be very, very hot (boiling or near boiling) when you place
the cheesecake in the oven, though, or it will absorb too much of the
heat, and prevent the cheesecake from cooking properly.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 10:58 AM (5DR1j)
o.o That would explain the exploding cake part. I am going to try that this weekend, thanks very much for the tip!! I always just set the pan inside the oven by itself . . . >_>
Posted by: Kinley Ardal at January 14, 2013 11:01 AM (mrnos)
Boone's Farms Strawberry Hill gives them a sweet yet slight sour taste. Pairs best with Private Stock 64oz.
Speaking of pairing, on the US of Bacon show last night, they were pairing bacon with beer.
What's left of my liver did a little dance when they showed that.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at January 14, 2013 11:01 AM (yiIja)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2013 11:00 AM (/g5vp)
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Oh crap.... almost forgot.
BRB.... gotta be holdin up permits.
Posted by: THE EPA at January 14, 2013 11:02 AM (nELVU)
Posted by: Invictus at January 14, 2013 11:01 AM (OQpzc)
Grab your ankles and get ready.
Posted by: eman at January 14, 2013 11:02 AM (tBnjP)
"$40 million for military base repair and maintence, which includes spending for Guantanamo Bay;"
Probably smart. Everyone knows to put a fresh coat of paint and new cabinet knobs on a military base before flipping it.
Posted by: Cicero Kid at January 14, 2013 11:03 AM (kWFP3)
I would have to agree the organge MD 20/20 gives teh hobo a nice citruis farvor if not over cooked.
Has anyone mentioned brining? A hobo soaked in a salt brine will retain a lot of juices after baking or grilling. Use Kosher salt for your brine.
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at January 14, 2013 11:03 AM (tWFaN)
Posted by: eman at January 14, 2013 11:02 AM (tBnjP)
Red states need to get on the gravy train while the dollar still has value.
Posted by: Invictus at January 14, 2013 11:03 AM (OQpzc)
Posted by: eman at January 14, 2013 11:03 AM (tBnjP)
We'll consider taking a majority vote on whether or not to conduct a study on whether or not we should use lube.
Posted by: Blue States at January 14, 2013 11:04 AM (5DR1j)
Don't know about NJ, but in TX, the sand/grass line deliniates public/private property. I know more than a few people who owned beachfront property BEFORE Hurricane Alicia, and didn't own squat after.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 14, 2013 11:04 AM (GFM2b)
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 11:05 AM (8sCoq)
Rules are only for the Red States.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 11:05 AM (5DR1j)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2013 11:06 AM (/g5vp)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 11:07 AM (gALTb)
Posted by: Schwalbe: The Me-262© at January 14, 2013 11:07 AM (UU0OF)
This isn't about Chicago. It was a labor speech. Labor. The folks who help kick our asses every election. She's a big ugly perfectly disgusting spokesperson for our enemies. We can't just shrug and 'no one cares about the venue in which she spoke.'
The Left would make us own such references to violence. Republicans would squirm. We give them a pass. We deserve to be losing this war.
Posted by: CJ at January 14, 2013 11:08 AM (9KqcB)
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 11:08 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at January 14, 2013 11:03 AM (tWFaN)
Good to know.
Posted by: Cricket at January 14, 2013 11:09 AM (DrC22)
Any possible fucking chance in hell that I would ever again think of pondering maybe possibly at some point being involved in a relationship with another human being has been burnt to cinders, SMOD style, by dealing with two of our domestic clients this morning.
Apropos of nothing, I hate nearly all of humanity (Horde excepted, natch)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 11:09 AM (VtjlW)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50436807#.UPQth2e8B8E
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 11:09 AM (QidfK)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 11:09 AM (GVxQo)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 11:10 AM (QidfK)
The point of the "mean spirited generalizations" is not to say that everyone there is rich. It's to point out that the rich people who are their can (and by their own standard, should) be shelling out the money to pay for the repairs, not some middle class schmoe in Branson.
We're not begrudging them help, we're complaining about the Federal Government taking that money at the point of a gun.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 11:11 AM (5DR1j)
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 11:11 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2013 11:11 AM (sgNEe)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 11:12 AM (GVxQo)
Posted by: Cricket at January 14, 2013 11:12 AM (DrC22)
Those good people want to take money out of my pocket to pay for their house. Je refuse.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 11:12 AM (VtjlW)
Apropos of nothing, I hate nearly all of humanity (Horde excepted, natch)
My Queen, I shall instruct the printing shop to have a bumper sticker made that says, "The more I discover about people, the better I like my Velociraptors."
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at January 14, 2013 11:12 AM (yiIja)
middle class people in the areas affected by the home-small homes,
destroyedl churches destroyed, good people. Not everybody who lives at
the Jersey Shore or in Staten Island has a fancy house ""
Yeah that's about the size of it. Some areas wouldn't even classify as middle class. Those are the people that need the help the most, they lost everything, and I mean everything. It was like a tsunami in some areas, it was just wiped clean.
Posted by: Berserker at January 14, 2013 11:12 AM (FMbng)
-2 yikes.....yeah, having a hard time getting up the nerve to go outside with the puppeh....he's been on his own in the yard the last few days....as soon as it warms up i can go assess the damage.....
good thing he's a cutiePosted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 11:13 AM (GVxQo)
Neither did the good people of Texas, some who lost their ONLY home when Hurricane Alicia scoured the grass line back over 150 feet turning their property into public beach. With no recompense from the state of feds. You rolls the dice and you takes your chances.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 14, 2013 11:14 AM (GFM2b)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 11:12 AM (VtjlW)
Now wait a minute, what did the jews ever do to you?
Posted by: BCochran1981 at January 14, 2013 11:14 AM (da5Wo)
For NJ and NY additional Sandy Pork - Zero
For AMTRAC not only zero from 6this but all other funding cut to Zero
For Oil spill crap - Zero
For Head Start - zero here and defund ALL of the program, the only head start they need is a running start for the grifters administering the program
For HUD - A jail cell
For highways in a few "lucky States" - Zero
For Smithsonian - Use your current budget which is supposed to cover that
Same for Pentagon
Net for here zero, net for all a $500B budget cut
Posted by: Vic at January 14, 2013 11:14 AM (53z96)
Every time I talk to her I say I bought another gun and a few crates of ammo. She says..you are terrible!
Then she says, I know you like to do that. You provide for the family, we never want for anything and if you like to do that you just,do! She is a keeper!
However..she said "But I'm not having company over to eat on the ammo crate table! You need haul that old Russian antique dining room table out of the shed and put it back!"
I said.."yes ma'am!"
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 11:15 AM (kLs5Y)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 11:10 AM (QidfK)
The Spinosaur did nothing to deserve to get this kind of ick on it.
Sigh. It's gloomy and rainy and I don't wanna today.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 11:15 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: Matt Foley at January 14, 2013 11:16 AM (feFL6)
Posted by: SFGoth at January 14, 2013 11:16 AM (dZ756)
as middle class. Those are the people that need the help the most, they
lost everything, and I mean everything. It was like a tsunami in some
areas, it was just wiped clean.
And their sob stories mean I should be forced (at the point of a gun, remember) to pay to rebuild for them... why again?
I'm sorry that they're poor. I'm sorry they "lost everything." I'm sorry that they live in that hell-hole called "New Jersey." None of that gives the Federal Government the right to take money from me, by force, and give it to them.
It's not charity if you don't have a choice. It's not charity to take from one person and give it to another. And the Government isn't capable of charity in any case.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 11:16 AM (5DR1j)
middle class people in the areas affected by the home-small homes,
destroyedl churches destroyed, good people. Not everybody who lives at
the Jersey Shore or in Staten Island has a fancy house.
They bought flood insurance yes? If not, then it's not my problem.
Posted by: Lemmenkainen, Freelance Warlord at January 14, 2013 11:17 AM (ZWvOb)
Posted by: BCochran1981 at January 14, 2013 11:14 AM (da5Wo)
I would answer that but we'd be back in Penthouse Forum territory.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 11:17 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: soothsayer at January 14, 2013 11:18 AM (052zE)
Posted by: Nancy "Ms" Piggylosi at January 14, 2013 11:18 AM (0GJri)
Posted by: Cristi the Hutt at January 14, 2013 11:18 AM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 14, 2013 11:19 AM (GFM2b)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 11:19 AM (5DR1j)
because the Govt doesn't have its own money. It has my money, your money, our money.
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 11:21 AM (8sCoq)
I'm
sorry that they're poor. I'm sorry they "lost everything." I'm sorry
that they live in that hell-hole called "New Jersey." None of that gives
the Federal Government the right to take money from me, by force, and
give it to them.""
yeah I'm with you there. The fucking state should have its own resources, especially with the fucking property taxes they charge. My inlaws are paying 10K a year in property taxes on a 1 floor ranch house, but we all know where that money goes.
The other thing about flood insurance. I live in between 2 fucking lakes, and at first I couldn't get flood insurance because they said I wasn't in a flood zone. Not in a flood zone? Are you fucking kidding me? There is a very good chance half the people couldn't even get flood insurance.
Posted by: Berserker at January 14, 2013 11:22 AM (FMbng)
Posted by: soothsayer at January 14, 2013 11:18 AM (052zE)
Wasn't there some controversy about the classification of hurricane or not when Sandy hit shore because that impacts what insurance covers?
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 11:22 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at January 14, 2013 11:22 AM (YEelc)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 11:17 AM (VtjlW)
You're just trying to be mean now, aren't you?
A beautiful and terrible queen..........
Posted by: BCochran1981 at January 14, 2013 11:22 AM (da5Wo)
Frelinghuysen, ma bukee. Bargon yanah coto da eetha. See fah luto twentee, ee yaba...
Ha Ha Ha
pookeoh mow vay wookie wookie in a gadda da vida
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 11:23 AM (8sCoq)
Typically, should a hobo be evacuated before brining?
Posted by: Cricket at January 14, 2013 11:12 AM (DrC22)
Yes. I find it is best to skin them, de bone them and separate them into quarters before brining. Remember, you should brine teh parts for a least 12 hours. Then dry in a cool refrigerated area, to age the meat. Afterwards cook or freeze.Would you like my dry rub recipe before the MD 20/20 soak?
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at January 14, 2013 11:23 AM (tWFaN)
Posted by: Bane at January 14, 2013 11:24 AM (Wks0m)
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Seriously?
You'd think people "not in a flood zone" would actually be the people they WANT buying insurance, as the chances of paying them off are pretty slim in comparison to the people required by law or their bank to have it.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 11:24 AM (e0xKF)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 11:25 AM (5DR1j)
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You'd have to convince Roberts that it's a tax in order to make it stand a judicial review.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 11:25 AM (e0xKF)
There's something fishy about that.
Posted by: @PurpAv at January 14, 2013 11:25 AM (BNacf)
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Yeah, they want to spend the part of the budget intended for that on a conference involving hookers and blow at the Palms in Las Vegas.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 11:25 AM (e0xKF)
York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have a tentative deal to
enact the nation’s first gun control measure following the Newtown,
Conn., school shooting.
The tentative agreement would further restrict New York’s ban
on assault weapons and limit the size of magazines to seven bullets,
rather than the current 10. Other elements, pushed by Republicans, would
refine a mental health law that allows for civil confinement of people
determined to be a threat to others.
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 11:26 AM (8sCoq)
http://www.flyingmag.com/news/florida-skydiver-still-missing
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 11:26 AM (QidfK)
I don't think any insurance company could afford to quibble over coverage -- the pr hit would be devastating.
Posted by: soothsayer at January 14, 2013 11:26 AM (8dspl)
Is it just me, or is now the time to bring back discussion of the line-item veto?
Clinton had it for a little while (I want to say maybe ~9 months) until it was declared unconstitutional.
It will need an amendment, which is something that SHOULD be on the table and getting shoved along.
Posted by: @PurpAv at January 14, 2013 11:27 AM (BNacf)
you can get flood insurance even if you are not in a flood zone.....people usually don't get it because the lender doesn't require it....
http://tinyurl.com/yayvq5n
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 11:27 AM (GVxQo)
You'd think people "not in a flood zone" would actually be the
people they WANT buying insurance, as the chances of paying them off are
pretty slim in comparison to the people required by law or their bank
to have it.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 11:24 AM
Not kidding. The other kicker was at least 3 houses had to get damaged before they would pay, so if the lake swallows my house, and my nieghbors on the higher ground skate by with no damage I would still be fucked, insurance or not.
Posted by: Berserker at January 14, 2013 11:28 AM (FMbng)
In some respects these people have been living the dream for years. Not paying the expense of the hurricane codes, aka raised building, and gambling on the come.
They lost, now they want us to pay. Sort of like going to Vegas and demanding not to lose.
Sad, I feel for them. Shit happens. Life is not fair. I don't need to pay for your stupid, YOU DO.
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at January 14, 2013 11:28 AM (tWFaN)
Posted by: eleven at January 14, 2013 11:28 AM (KXm42)
on assault weapons and limit the size of magazines to seven bullets,
rather than the current 10.
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I'm surprised they didn't go full-retard and demand that all guns have a "block" on them to accept no more than three rounds at a time a la hunting shotguns.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 11:29 AM (e0xKF)
You shit-kicking cousin fuckers down in Deliverance country suck off the tit yet bitch when someone else needs help. Why don't you go pray to Jesus or hfind a snake handler to help out Alabama?
Posted by: Blue State Asshole at January 14, 2013 11:29 AM (YmPwQ)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 11:30 AM (QidfK)
Posted by: Cicero Kid at January 14, 2013 11:31 AM (kWFP3)
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Funny you should mention that. My husband read somewhere that the insurance company running ads about Sandy - the ones where they say they are visiting people in person whereas other companies aren't answering their phones - is in hot water for using footage of the exterior of a damaged home insured by them b/c they denied the claim. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot!
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 11:31 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 11:31 AM (gALTb)
I have huge problems with the Line-Item Veto. It, in essence, completely castrates the minority party. In closely partisan congresses (like we have most of the time), it effectively castrates Congress completely- which is not as good a thing as it sounds at first.
The point of the blanket veto is that the whole bill goes back to Congress. With Line-Item, only the things the President doesn't want go through.
So consider this: the majority party is a few votes shy of cloture in the Senate, or one party controls the Senate and the other controls the House. Well, now the President's party is able to say anything during negotiations, including passing amendments the opposition party wants to sweeten the deal. It passes both houses (let's call it even by 2/3 in the first go-round).
Now the President gets it, and he sits down with his Line-Item Veto and cuts out everything the opposition party wanted. Now only those items go back to Congress. What are the chances Congress overrides those vetoes?
And before you use any form of the "tit for tat" argument- when was the last time Republicans engaged in real tit-for-tat gamesmanship? Sometime in the early 1900s?
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 11:31 AM (5DR1j)
You can blame loss of the line-item veto on the supposed conservative mayor of New York - RINO Rudy. The pork king from West Virgina tried to take it to SCOTUS and they refused to grant standing.
He got Clinton to line out money slated for NYC so RINO Rudy could sue and get standing. He did and they did and we lost it.
THE.FIRST.TIME.IT.WAS.USED
Posted by: Vic at January 14, 2013 11:31 AM (53z96)
The homeowners wanted to cancel from claims for the last hurricane. I said.."I didn't submit a claim dumasses" I have never submitted a claim EVAH!
They relented.
I don't have health insurance. It's like betting against yourself. Fuck the AMA.
If I need medical assistance I will go out of country where the rates make sense. Fuck Obama care! Why do I have to buy a doc a new mercedes?
If its bad, I know when to walk out into the woods and eat a bullet.
Personal responsibility..its a lost concept nowadays!
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 11:31 AM (kLs5Y)
Red state/blue state explains even "disaster relief"
Posted by: BCochran1981 at January 14, 2013 11:32 AM (da5Wo)
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Gov. Kathleen Babeneaux Thibodeaux Don't-Know-My-Head-From-My-Assheauxl Blanco (D-LA) was the one doing that and she didn't bother to run for re-election because the vast majority of the state knew how bad she blew the whole situation.
If she'd run against Jindal, the only thing ad he'd have to air would have been footage of their debate from 2003, asking "What would you do if a Category 5 hurricane was heading straight to New Orleans?" contrasting her answer with what she did.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 11:32 AM (e0xKF)
Congress just can't get enough of that sweet sweet pork. They remove the bone and give it to you and your children. Hard.
http://tinyurl.com/tasty-tasty-pork
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 14, 2013 11:32 AM (p/cQy)
OT. Lets ban wingsuits. 52 fatalities.
The guy who invented the current designs was killed while jumping one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_de_Gayardon
He was a master parachute rigger...but was in a hurry and made a fatal packing mistake. When he went in I was still actively skydiving and it got a lot of discussion at DZ's
Posted by: @PurpAv at January 14, 2013 11:32 AM (BNacf)
""berserker
you can get flood insurance even if you are not in a flood
zone.....people usually don't get it because the lender doesn't require
it....
""
Eventually I managed to get it, but years back I couldn't. The back yard gets flooded a lot more than it used to. Why? Because the town decided to pull eminent domain on the old woman across the street, and they took 300 feet of her backyard to run the towns new storm drains, and they dump all the water into the stream that runs past both our houses that feeds the lake, so now they flood our area every time it rains.
Posted by: Berserker at January 14, 2013 11:34 AM (FMbng)
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One of the ideas floated as an alternative to the original Line Item Veto is that all items vetoed in this way will be lumped together as one single bill to be voted upon again before the end of the session.
The idea being that, if they can survive a second vote not attached to more popular legislation, they'll be put into law despite the president's veto.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 11:35 AM (e0xKF)
But it's all moot b/c Christie is going to make it impossible from a PR standpoint for the Republicans to turn it down.
I'm SOOO glad he's in line to be in charge of the RGA. /sarc
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 11:36 AM (5H6zj)
places that you perceive to be the enemy you wish harm on people much
like you.
I'm in Texas.
That said, I don't wish harm on them. I wish hurricane Sandy had never hit any populated area.
The harm is already done. The question now is what to do about it, and who is responsible for the cleanup. Congress (and too many 'Average Joes') think that I, in Texas, should be. I tend to think that the affected States should be.
I don't even have a problem with the Federally subsidized loans that used to be the norm. Well, okay, I have a little problem with it, but not as much of one. But now they just want to write blank checks. And that's not okay with me.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 11:36 AM (5DR1j)
that might be AIG
in their commercial they're patting themselves on the back for repaying 100% of their bailout...which I find hard to believe
Posted by: soothsayer at January 14, 2013 11:36 AM (3Aqe5)
you can get flood insurance even if you are not in a flood zone.....people usually don't get it because the lender doesn't require it....
http://tinyurl.com/yayvq5n
unless your community doesn't participate in the NFIP which is a whole other issue
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 11:36 AM (GVxQo)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 11:37 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: Vic at January 14, 2013 11:37 AM (53z96)
BOTH parties are larding up a bill, even though we are already spending more than we take in.... even though we are facing both Sequestration, and having to raise the debt ceiling in just a couple of months....
They do not look at ALL at what the future holds... they just spend today...
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 14, 2013 11:37 AM (lZBBB)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 11:37 AM (9Bj8R)
in their commercial they're patting themselves on the back for repaying 100% of their bailout...which I find hard to believe
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They probably "paid it off" in the same manner that GM did...
They paid off the original bailout loan with money generated by a subsequent federal loan and are using accounting tricks to say that debt has been retired.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 11:37 AM (e0xKF)
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 11:31 AM (kLs5Y
Quit buying medical insurance 12 years ago.
Posted by: Cicero Kid at January 14, 2013 11:38 AM (kWFP3)
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There needs to be a pool running on how long past the scheduled start time it will take for him to show up.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 11:38 AM (e0xKF)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 11:39 AM (gALTb)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 11:37 AM (fWAjv)
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Need moar booze but it's not even lunch time yet.
Can't stand the JEFs voice sober
Posted by: Lurkasaurus at January 14, 2013 11:39 AM (061ah)
I know a guy with trained beavers for rent. They can chew down trees of your choosing and divert that flow anywhere you desire.
Any city councilmen living nearby...heh, heh!
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 11:39 AM (kLs5Y)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 11:39 AM (fWAjv)
Insurance..when you have to pay its all good. When something happens and
they have to pay they want to cancel and nicle and dime you to hell.
My Dad sold insurance for Mutual of Omaha. This meant we always watched "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" on Sunday afternoons.
Inevitably, M of O's commerical would come on with the tagline: 'Mutual of Omaha- the company that pays.';
And every time, my Dad would say: 'Sometimes.'
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 11:39 AM (8sCoq)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 14, 2013 11:39 AM (GFM2b)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 11:39 AM (gALTb)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 11:39 AM (QidfK)
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 11:40 AM (kLs5Y)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 11:40 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at January 14, 2013 11:40 AM (YmPwQ)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at January 14, 2013 11:40 AM (yiIja)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 11:37 AM (fWAjv)
No thanks, I'm just going to jam this screwdriver thru my eye socket into my brain and kind of swirl it around.
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 11:41 AM (8sCoq)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 11:41 AM (GVxQo)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 11:41 AM (fWAjv)
and who knows if a portion of the original bailout was simply 'forgiven'
Posted by: soothsayer at January 14, 2013 11:42 AM (0nyYS)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 11:38 AM (e0xKF)
The first Fox news alert I got said 'presser at 11:15'. The second one said 'presser at 11:30'. They've now given up sending alerts on it.
Posted by: Tami at January 14, 2013 11:42 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 11:42 AM (8sCoq)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 11:42 AM (fWAjv)
more popular legislation, they'll be put into law despite the
president's veto.
And the President wouldn't veto that bill full of things he'd already vetoed once... why?
Unless they're talking a single bill that requires a 2/3 majority to pass (essentially just over-riding all the line-items at once). Either way you're diluting (if not eliminating) the supposed power of the line item veto, since it is very, very likely there will be things both parties want passed in that bundled bill- and Congress is much more interested in its own power than doing what's right.
I'm sorry, I just don't see that the line item veto is in keeping with the balance of powers which should be maintained. And if it is modified to make it work withing the balance of powers, then it looses the effectiveness it was supposed to have.
There was a time that the blanket veto was used like a line item veto. You put one thing in that a President considered non-negotiable, and he'd veto the whole bill with a statement that said "Remove that clause, and we can talk again." Then, Congress either overrode the veto (rare) or took out the offending clause and sent the President something he was more willing to sign (less rare).
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 11:43 AM (5DR1j)
Posted by: Berserker at January 14, 2013 11:12 AM (FMbng)
What are we responsible for? How much are we supposed to rebuild their lives? Insurance? I have to have it. I don't understand to what, if any, degree the nation is responsible for rebuilding their home, car, lives, what?
Posted by: mare at January 14, 2013 11:43 AM (A98Xu)
Posted by: Cicero Kid at January 14, 2013 11:44 AM (kWFP3)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 11:44 AM (gALTb)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 11:44 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 11:45 AM (GVxQo)
are as far from Purple states as can be. I know lots of good people live
there but they should realize the situation.
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at January 14, 2013 11:40 AM
Jersey is very red outside the handfull of shithole cities, but those cities are jammed packed with FSA asshole leftists.
Posted by: Berserker at January 14, 2013 11:45 AM (FMbng)
Sure thing asshole.
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 11:44 AM (fWAjv)
It means more borrowing
Posted by: cajun carrot at January 14, 2013 11:45 AM (UZQM8)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 11:46 AM (gALTb)
Posted by: Debt Ceiling at January 14, 2013 11:46 AM (a0nis)
202
BCochran, sitting in Jackson MS what it showed was how greedy and
selfish the idiots running the Pelican state were. It raised a lot of
hackles on top of their original post-Katrina wish list that was just as
bad as this Sandy bill.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 11:39 AM (QidfK)
I have to hear this shit all the time. (Live in NE Florida) I have little sympathy for these people. Ok, that's not entirely true. I do feel for people who have lost their homes and belongings. But, I mean damn. "I lost everything!" "That sucks. But you have insurance, right?" "Uh, no." "WTF? Why not?" "I'm not required to." "You live in FLORIDA." "That shit is expensive." "Because you LIVE IN FLORIDA!!!"
Posted by: BCochran1981 at January 14, 2013 11:46 AM (da5Wo)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/
chi-allstate-pulls-sandy-ads-showing-home-at-center-of-dispute-20130107,0,2430346.story
I confess to having a visceral dislike of the insurance industry. My father-in-law (RIP) sold Met Life insurance. He was a nice guy and not one to ever really talk about anything serious or intensely emotional, but we really got into it one time when husband and I had been hit by a drunk-driver. Our insurer, State Farm, was also the drunk's insurer and they were acting like WE were at fault (or like there was a question about it). We wound up hiring a lawyer. Pain in the ass.
I really think if the insurance industry would've cleaned up its act things like Obamacare and all of these federal aid packages could have been prevented.
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 11:46 AM (5H6zj)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 11:46 AM (fWAjv)
Republicans have to pay their bills.
Seething hate at eleventy trillion
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 11:46 AM (fWAjv)
Why are you doing that to yourself?
Posted by: Tami at January 14, 2013 11:47 AM (X6akg)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 11:48 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: Berserker at January 14, 2013 11:45 AM (FMbng)
well, Colorado is pretty red outside the deep blue Front Range cities and ski townsBut the net result is CO is bluewas red in 2000, trending purple in 2004, now blue
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 11:48 AM (8sCoq)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 11:48 AM (gALTb)
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 11:48 AM (GQ8sn)
The true point of "Let It Burn" is the assumption that we're capable of rebuilding afterwards...perhaps moreso than the idiots who have been playing with matches for generations.
Posted by: Brother Cavil, High Priest of the Gods of the Copybook Headings at January 14, 2013 11:48 AM (GBXon)
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That's a bit long for today's smaller cars. How about just "I brake for velociraptors"?
Posted by: Citizen Anachronda brakes for velociraptors at January 14, 2013 11:48 AM (xGZ+b)
things like Obamacare and all of these federal aid packages could have
been prevented.
Moral Hazard, how does it work.
All of the financial pressures on insurance companies are such that they do everything they can not to pay, or to delay payment as much as possible. Just like any bookie.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 11:48 AM (5DR1j)
Raising the debt ceiling doesn't mean more spending.
Did he actually say that?
I've lost count of that asshole's psychoses. He's worse than Sybil was.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at January 14, 2013 11:48 AM (yiIja)
Maybe Joe Biden wants to run a spur directly to his Delaware estate.
Posted by: George Orwell what knows where thou concealest thy þr0n at January 14, 2013 11:49 AM (Lxw+T)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 11:49 AM (GVxQo)
Is he actually taking harsh Q+A?
BWAHAHAHA!
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 11:49 AM (LRFds)
Ad-Lib Assault Weapons Ban!
This bill bans the sale of guns that have three or more of the following features:
1) Barrel is longer than Reid pederast rap sheet
2) My Little Pony decals
3) Featured in any rap video
...
(fill in your thoughts here!)
except during the celebration of __________ or if you __________ and you really ________.
Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 75% more DOOM! at January 14, 2013 11:49 AM (xAtAj)
Going off topic, but that's why I'm a fan of prportional distrubution of Electoral Votes.
Posted by: Damn Sockpuppet at January 14, 2013 11:49 AM (YmPwQ)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2013 11:50 AM (v6YdM)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 11:50 AM (fWAjv)
"when done properly" is without a doubt the funniest thing I have ever read in description of what FEMA does.
No offense to you, but it brings to mind the notion I had that "a properly ran UN would help America spread freedom."
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 11:50 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Wilde Wrepublican Wench at January 14, 2013 11:50 AM (KC0r9)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 11:52 AM (gALTb)
supposed to rebuild their lives? Insurance? I have to have it. I don't
understand to what, if any, degree the nation is responsible for
rebuilding their home, car, lives, what?
Posted by: mare at January 14, 2013 11:43 AM (A98Xu)
I think the state should handle it. If christie wasn't such a fat fuck rino he could make a point of explaining why in a state with such high property taxes there isn't any funds, but noooo he won't do that.
Posted by: Berserker at January 14, 2013 11:52 AM (FMbng)
and the GOP wonders why it is fucked as a national power and losing the western states and south through voter apathy?
Hey national GOP unless you are making MAD MAD MAD donation scratch form New England write them the hell off.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 11:52 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 11:52 AM (8sCoq)
I've lost count of that asshole's psychoses. He's worse than Sybil was.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at January 14, 2013 11:48 AM (yiIja)
yes
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 11:52 AM (fWAjv)
Random kid (not more than 17) I was playing Borderlands 2 with, upon learning I was married, advised it was not a good idea to have kids until Obama is out of office because of the economy. No idea of my politics but, is pissed enough about how things are he felt comfortable saying that.
There is a sweet spot of stupid amongst the populace that the Democrats have exploited to the hilt. However, the coming generation, high school kids, are going to be some of the most conservatives in 40 years, I believe.
The best part about LIB is that the first casualties and the softest targets are the most fervent of Democrats.
Posted by: RoyalOil at January 14, 2013 11:53 AM (imtbm)
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 11:53 AM (8sCoq)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 11:31 AM (gALTb)
The only time I wish harm on the residents of NJ is when I'm driving there in which case the firey death I am wishing upon them is totally and utterly deserved.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 11:53 AM (VtjlW)
I try to avoid that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 11:53 AM (gALTb)
the notion of coercion of the working through Federal power to subsidize insanity escapes some folk....
You gonna make it to "what comes next" when the divorce happens?
If not I'll light a candle for you.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 11:53 AM (LRFds)
jug handle ... was better than a left turn signal.
Because you can put a bar there silly.
Posted by: DaveA at January 14, 2013 11:53 AM (I3vTd)
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Not exactly, in my experience.
Case in point, husband and I were in a single-car accident while passengers in a cab. Basically, he was a little reckless, the tires were bald, and he skidded on some ice. No injuries. We were inconvenience b/c we were leaving Chicago for a trip and it messed up our schedule, that's all.
Anyway, iirc we gave the driver our info (he asked for it) and went on our way. A few weeks later, the insurer tracked us down (I think we had moved by that point) and offered us a settlement. We declined it. We hadn't been injured.
So they have this calculation where they'll try to avoid the expense of a lawsuit from people who really didn't have a claim, but they treat their paying customers like shit.
And don't get me started on medical insurers!
As I said, it's a visceral reaction at this point. Not entirely rational, but I really think if they'd invest more in customer relations, people wouldn't be so quick to ask Uncle Sam to step in.
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 11:53 AM (5H6zj)
Constitutional Scholar my ass.
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 11:53 AM (fWAjv)
Posted by: Judge Smails at January 14, 2013 11:54 AM (NF2Bf)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 11:54 AM (gALTb)
Posted by: @PurpAv at January 14, 2013 11:54 AM (BNacf)
I can see the amazing amout of concern by congress for those affected by Sandy!
oh wait no i can't it's only an opportunity to steal for their other pet projects .
Posted by: ette at January 14, 2013 11:55 AM (nqBYe)
Heh....
the marxists are trying to hold us in a hostage's dilemma.
They know we have voices from the right in most states who are held hostage to the City's deathlock on power through Free Shit Army and the donk coalition.....
so we are to wish no harm on them.
I say the Red in Blue should be working on escape plans.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 11:55 AM (LRFds)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 11:55 AM (GVxQo)
I'm eleventy baby!
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 11:55 AM (kLs5Y)
He's pushing 10 minutes to answer two questions, which means that in this extremely rare press conference, he'll have time for maybe 6 questions max. And yet his media continue to fellate him. What a farce.
Posted by: Palandine at January 14, 2013 11:55 AM (g7D8V)
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 14, 2013 11:55 AM (HDgX3)
Posted by: George Orwell what knows where thou concealest thy þr0n at January 14, 2013 11:56 AM (Lxw+T)
Republicans are just helping destroy us with the never ending deficit spending. Make the proles pay for the welfare state they voted for, and they might find some sanity. Insulating them from that is killing us.
Posted by: Invictus at January 14, 2013 11:56 AM (OQpzc)
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 11:57 AM (kLs5Y)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 11:57 AM (fWAjv)
Oklahoma. They are very insular and it was frustrating when it wasn't
downright insulting.
How ignorant. Of course you have indoor plumbing in Oklahoma. It's very inconvenient to cook meth without it.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at January 14, 2013 11:57 AM (SY2Kh)
The owners took the calculated risk of living in those areas without the proper insurance.
Decisions have consequences, sucks to be you but you made it, now live with it.
This is precisely how this country has gotten to the sad state it has fallen.
You know how many River Roads, River Views, Beach Side Terrace and Ocean View Boulevards there are in NJ there's a lot.
You know what happens semi-regularly?
They flood!
The state allows this because in the end all they care about is the property tax and as you can see if the event is really big, the potential for federal dollars to fund their cronies and the well connected.
Posted by: General Woundwort at January 14, 2013 11:58 AM (RrD4h)
Shut this fucker down. Take the blame. Let the FSA twist in the wind a little. Take your millions and go live in your state in comfort and let's start this thing over.
Posted by: Opus An Arcus at January 14, 2013 11:58 AM (Qq7XY)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 11:52 AM (gALTb)
Get the blood pressure going.
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 11:58 AM (fWAjv)
Your tax dollars at work, for the children and shit.
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 11:58 AM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 11:58 AM (9Bj8R)
Posted by: nip at January 14, 2013 11:58 AM (11Tdq)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 11:53 AM (gALTb)
And yet you are making generalizations about the bases of the viewpoint of those of us who do not believe that another person has the right to make me pay for the reconstruction of their home at gunpoint.
Funny that.
Oh and, unless I've missed it, I do not believe you'd addressed the substantive objection which is why should person A be forced to pay for person B's reconstruction expenses. I am sincerely interested in why you believe that to be the case.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 11:59 AM (VtjlW)
Some bean counter had figured out that some percentage of people won't challenge a rejected claim, so they preyed on that fact to screw people.
Posted by: @PurpAv at January 14, 2013 11:59 AM (BNacf)
wait why are you only giving me 200, but what about the stereo system i want, or I need to pay for a night out with the wife and buy her a new dress, and i want to paint the bedroom !
Posted by: ette at January 14, 2013 11:59 AM (nqBYe)
wouldn't even classify as middle class. Those are the people that need
the help the most, they lost everything, and I mean everything. It was
like a tsunami in some areas, it was just wiped clean.
Posted by: Berserker at January 14, 2013 11:12 AM (FMbng)
________________
You choose to live that close to the ocean, you take a risk of this happening. I have ZERO sympathy.
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 14, 2013 11:59 AM (HDgX3)
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 14, 2013 11:55 AM (HDgX3)
Since the debt ceiling will be increased, we need to get some, too. How about a few billion $ for the Civilian Marksmanship Program? Including an M1a manufacturing plant in Texas.
Posted by: Invictus at January 14, 2013 11:59 AM (OQpzc)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 11:57 AM (fWAjv)
That all hinges on an assumption that obama actually has a dick. I think not.
Posted by: Berserker at January 14, 2013 11:59 AM (FMbng)
Fuck this little fuckstick up! For the pleasure. That's it.
Posted by: Opus An Arcus at January 14, 2013 11:59 AM (Qq7XY)
However, the coming generation, high school kids, are going to be some of the most conservatives in 40 years, I believe.
From your keyboard to God's smartphone.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at January 14, 2013 11:59 AM (yiIja)
And to think, fuckers second term hasn't even started. Lib dicks who voted for this ass and those that stayed home DIAF.
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 12:00 PM (fWAjv)
Where are the funds to feed it? Where is the independence card to buy 7.62 x 54R to feed that poor, neglected , homely Russian baby?
Just kidding.
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 12:00 PM (kLs5Y)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:00 PM (GVxQo)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 12:00 PM (VtjlW)
challenge a rejected claim, so they preyed on that fact to screw people.
And Matt Damon! was in the movie.
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 12:00 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:00 PM (GVxQo)
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I'm reminded of a story that was told to me during a tour of Boston.
Apparently when the John Hancock tower was built, they had a problem with the design that caused windows to fall out of the panes and land on the street.
John Hancock sued either the architects or the construction company over it but later quietly dropped the suit when they realized that the insurance carrier of the defendant was John Hancock.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 12:01 PM (e0xKF)
Amtrak is operating with massive losses.
In fact their bar cars operate at a loss.
This is an effort to get money to paper over these losses.
Posted by: General Woundwort at January 14, 2013 12:01 PM (RrD4h)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 12:01 PM (gALTb)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 14, 2013 12:01 PM (p/cQy)
percentage of people won't challenge a rejected claim, so they preyed on
that fact to screw people.
Posted by: @PurpAv at January 14, 2013 11:59 AM (BNacf)
The strange thing is that car insurance doesn't seem nearly as skeezy. Geico always pays up when needed, and often gets the other guy on the hook as at fault. At least in my experience.
Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 75% more DOOM! at January 14, 2013 12:01 PM (xAtAj)
If only there were a trade that was predicated on the notion that there job was to cut through the bullshit of those in power and ask hard questions like, "why was Bush an asshole for adding less than 4.5 trillion in debt but you're a superhero for doubling the total?'
Maybe they could keep a journal of answer what would we call this trade?
Diarists?
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:02 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 12:02 PM (gALTb)
If Smilin' Joe wants to keep gun deaths down... buy every gun owner a gun safe! And pay for trips to the range to keep lawful gun owners' accuracy up!
Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 75% more DOOM! at January 14, 2013 12:03 PM (xAtAj)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:03 PM (9Bj8R)
Insurance is the most regulated and monitored business in the country.
Posted by: polynikes at January 14, 2013 12:04 PM (m2CN7)
they KNEW were valid. When the claim was resubmitted, it would
automatically be honored and paid.
And that's pretty well true across the board. I've lost count of the times I've had to call my health insurance company and explain that I understand health care law better than most people (and probably better than the poor schmuck on the other end of the line), and that, yes, they will be paying this claim and, yes, they will be telling the doctor to write the rest off as contractual obligation. The only question remaining is whether they'll do so before I file a documented complaint with the Texas Department of Insurance.
Oh, by the way, if you're in Texas (can't speak to other states), that's the magic phrase. If you say "law suit" they'll say, "I'm transferring you over to legal now, thanks!" If you say, "TDI Complaint" they'll tend to become very cooperative very quickly, unless they know 100% for certain that no one in their organization has made any mistake regarding this particular claim. TDI Complaints are very expensive, even when the insurer is not found to be in the wrong. They're exponentially worse when the insurer has made even a minor screw-up.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 12:04 PM (5DR1j)
Amtrak is operating with massive losses.
In fact their bar cars operate at a loss.
This is an effort to get money to paper over these losses.
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When your operating costs are so out of whack that you're charging $8 for a hamburger and STILL losing money hand-over-fist, it's time to wrap things up.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 12:04 PM (e0xKF)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 12:04 PM (gALTb)
The divorce is coming.
I am not losing 40-60% of my income to these fuckheads to blow on freeshit army to have power en perpetual to undo the bill of rights.
If the red in the Purple/Blue think the red in the red will keep playing this game or we can 'change it if we just cave on guns, speech, debt, etc etc etc"
we're screwed anyway.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:04 PM (LRFds)
Then private home owners would be responsible for their homes, and property, even including beach build up?
Posted by: mare at January 14, 2013 12:05 PM (A98Xu)
You would think if someone (gubmint) can't make money selling booze you wouldn't trust them to run anything.
You would think.
Posted by: George Orwell what knows where thou concealest thy þr0n at January 14, 2013 12:05 PM (Lxw+T)
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 14, 2013 11:59 AM (HDgX3)
A lot of those people weren't by the ocean, they can't even see the ocean. The water was literally pushed up rivers and flooded areas inland that weren't by the ocean.
But you are right, I probably shouldn't donate money any more to any relief efforts across the country when needed.
Posted by: Berserker at January 14, 2013 12:05 PM (FMbng)
they KNEW were valid. When the claim was resubmitted, it would
automatically be honored and paid.
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>>And that's pretty well true across the board.
^This I believe.
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 12:05 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 12:04 PM (e0xKF)
And I think a beer costs anywhere from $8 to $14.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:05 PM (9Bj8R)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:05 PM (GVxQo)
I am getting my ducks in a row to get a garand from them to fill the hole in the WWII collection.
Plus..I can then say.."Get off my F'n Lawn!"
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 12:05 PM (kLs5Y)
Posted by: Opus An Arcus at January 14, 2013 12:06 PM (Qq7XY)
Come on dude. We just had an election. We lost.
Posted by: CJ at January 14, 2013 12:07 PM (9KqcB)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:07 PM (9Bj8R)
You have before? Why?
Posted by: mare at January 14, 2013 12:07 PM (A98Xu)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:08 PM (GVxQo)
When your operating costs are so out of whack that you're charging $8 for a hamburger and STILL losing money hand-over-fist, it's time to wrap things up.
I'm certain that the unions have nothing at all to do with this.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at January 14, 2013 12:08 PM (yiIja)
It's pretty amazing that the regions of the country where they "believe" the AGW shit the hardest and 'rising oceans eleventy!" were the least prepared.
My Boss in Louisiana is one of the nicest people I know, and even he was laughing his ass off at the geniuses in New england who mocked Louisiana, Mississippi, and texas' readiness.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:08 PM (LRFds)
Come on dude. We just had an election. We lost.
Posted by: CJ at January 14, 2013 12:07 PM (9KqcB)
He is polarizing this nation like no one ever has and lying about everything he talks about. People can only be pushed to far.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:08 PM (9Bj8R)
spending cuts and only spending cuts should be hung by their balls
Wouldn't such a vote be proof that they don't have any?
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 12:08 PM (5DR1j)
with out massive spending cuts and only spending cuts should be hung by
their balls
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:07 PM (9Bj8R)
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What are these "balls" of which you speak????
Posted by: Any Republican at January 14, 2013 12:08 PM (nELVU)
And you should donate money to anyone you can who is in trouble as you can afford it. We're all people. We all have struggles
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 12:08 PM (gALTb)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 12:08 PM (5DR1j)
Ha?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:09 PM (9Bj8R)
Posted by: Velvet Ambition at January 14, 2013 12:09 PM (R8hU8)
You would think if someone (gubmint) can't make money selling booze you wouldn't trust them to run anything.
You would think.
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The problem is the cost of employees, either directly in terms of union-dictated salary or indirectly through legacy pension costs.
They're on the GM model where they operate at a loss but make up for it through volume.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 12:09 PM (e0xKF)
What do they know they ain't saying?
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 12:09 PM (kLs5Y)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:09 PM (GVxQo)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:10 PM (GVxQo)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:10 PM (GVxQo)
I think it has been plainly established in the last 7 years that the GOP needs a balls transplant.
There has been ample opportunity to present the case that the democrat made this shit casserole possible and in the end inevitable.
We refuse to use them counting on the innate sense of Americans to see it.
Yeah Speaker Boehner those Americans who watch Honey Boo and jackass! ain't gonna cipher it out solo.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:10 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:11 PM (LRFds)
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Market forces are apparently a bad thing.
Shithead McFuckstick and his buddies have been talking about targeting guns and ammo for about 5 years and every time they do so, sales of those items hit record numbers.
And yet the people buying them in response to his bullshit are the ones "ginning up fear".
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 12:11 PM (e0xKF)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:11 PM (GVxQo)
Well, I guess I'll be ginning up a little more when I get my CHL in the next couple of months (got the money already set aside. Now I just have to decide where to go take my class, and fit it into my schedule).
Maybe my wife will make me a gun-shaped cake in celebration.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 12:11 PM (5DR1j)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 12:11 PM (QidfK)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:05 PM (9Bj8R)
Domestic Beers - 5.25
Liquor - 7.00
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 12:11 PM (fWAjv)
It is....
it is absolutely about hunting.
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I don't believe they specified what a "well-regulated militia" would be hunting, though.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 12:12 PM (e0xKF)
If not why not?
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:12 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 12:05 PM (kLs5Y)
The M1 Garand. The finest tool of freedom ever invented. The standard 30.06 hunting round will defeat any body armor on earth. Just sayin... Okay, if they use chicken plates, maybe not, but the drug gangs, and FSA don't like the extra weight.
Posted by: Invictus at January 14, 2013 12:12 PM (OQpzc)
where they "believe" the AGW shit the hardest and 'rising oceans
eleventy!" were the least prepared.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:08 PM (LRFds)
yeah this is why I separate the actual vacation home rich from the poor slob. In some of those rich shore areas the fucking residents were trying to sue the towns for building up sand dunes and ruining their "million dollar views", and ironically they were spared. I have no sympathy for those assholes. My attitude is this should fall right on the neck of christie. There is no reason why the state can't handle this, not with the property taxes here.
Posted by: Berserker at January 14, 2013 12:12 PM (FMbng)
I did an analysis that they would have to charge $24.00 dollars for a hamburger and $10.00 for a soft drink just to break even.
The are underwater by orders of magnitude, or I should say we are because we fund all of this nonsense!
Posted by: General Woundwort at January 14, 2013 12:12 PM (RrD4h)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:11 PM (GVxQo)
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HAHAHAHA
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Posted by: THE M.F.M. at January 14, 2013 12:12 PM (nELVU)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:12 PM (GVxQo)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:05 PM (9Bj8R)
Domestic Beers - 5.25
Liquor - 7.00
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 12:11 PM (fWAjv)
Opps that must have been the beer prices at the new Yankee Stadium!
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:12 PM (9Bj8R)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:13 PM (9Bj8R)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:13 PM (GVxQo)
no reason why the state can't handle this, not with the property taxes
here.
This, 100%.
Texas will take care of our citizens when disaster strikes. New Jersey can take care of their citizens when disaster strikes.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 12:14 PM (5DR1j)
327Insurance companies don't cover acts of war, or nuclear disasters.
Or...'acts of terrorism'.
After the OKC bombing, most insurance companies quickly added language to exclude 'terrorism' from their coverage.
Posted by: wheatie at January 14, 2013 12:14 PM (fH4X9)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:14 PM (GVxQo)
Hahaha!!! She'll be the new cake girl!
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 12:15 PM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:14 PM (GVxQo)
Just don't throw anything hard at it
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:15 PM (9Bj8R)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 12:15 PM (5DR1j)
i am my father's daughter....yelling at the tv.....
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:14 PM (GVxQo)
I haven't watched any "news" channels including Fox since the election. I just can't take anymore....
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna let it burn really.really bummed at January 14, 2013 12:15 PM (9+ccr)
The Bernoulli principle tweets - "how's my ass taste now bitchez!"
Posted by: @PurpAv at January 14, 2013 12:16 PM (BNacf)
or NYC's electrical grid being so undercapitalized it was vulnerable to salt water....
look you guys pay the 2d highest rates in the country...it ain't my fault you get conned and they just use the money as graft.
NYC used to produce some of the best conmen on the planet and they would prey on the middle Americans....
um NYC your conmen are in charge of your cities and state now...I ain't buying the con.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:16 PM (LRFds)
This guy's a retard. And the 52%. Same.
Posted by: Opus An Arcus at January 14, 2013 12:16 PM (Qq7XY)
It's fucking 48 degrees in LA. That is too effin cold!
Posted by: waldo at January 14, 2013 12:17 PM (H96hE)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:17 PM (GVxQo)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:12 PM (9Bj8R)
You lucky dog you.
Our benevolent overseer Dan Snyder has it at $9 right now. (probably more next year.)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 12:17 PM (fWAjv)
It's fucking 48 degrees in LA. That is too effin cold!
27 here in Nor Cal... global freezing?
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna let it burn really.really bummed at January 14, 2013 12:17 PM (9+ccr)
Posted by: waldo at January 14, 2013 12:17 PM (H96hE)
It's 54....in Connecticut.
Posted by: Tami at January 14, 2013 12:18 PM (X6akg)
Democrats are tax and spend hogs with their snouts in the taxpayer trough, and the republicans who aren't just as bad, the ones who claim to believe in fiscal responsibility have no testicles. You'll find more testosterone on a girls' basketball team than in congress.
Hey, that would make a nice gubmint spending project. Do a study to find out if anyone in congress has testicles.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 14, 2013 12:18 PM (c2kdv)
You remember my post on the Dayton Flood of 1913?
federal response was a colonel and an accountant.
We did fine shoot the looters and rebuild.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:18 PM (LRFds)
30.06 hunting round will defeat any body armor on earth. Just sayin...
Okay, if they use chicken plates, maybe not, but the drug gangs, and FSA
don't like the extra weight.
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Not to go all Cliff Claven on ya.... but do not run full power 30-06 hunting ammo through a Garand. You will wreck your op rod.
Other than that .... two thumbs up on the Garand.
Posted by: fixerupper at January 14, 2013 12:18 PM (nELVU)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:18 PM (GVxQo)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 12:18 PM (QidfK)
It's fucking 48 degrees in LA. That is too effin cold!
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Go get me my fucking coat. I didn't come down here to sunny Florida to freeze my ass off.
Posted by: Chili Palmer at January 14, 2013 12:18 PM (e0xKF)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 12:19 PM (fWAjv)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:19 PM (GVxQo)
Posted by: Opus An Arcus at January 14, 2013 12:19 PM (Qq7XY)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 12:19 PM (QidfK)
Posted by: rickl at January 14, 2013 12:19 PM (zoehZ)
That is exactly right.
The average NJ citizen pays north of $7000 dollars in property taxes.
They have a high state income tax.
They have a high sales tax.
They have a gas tax.
They have copious toll roads and highways.
The have egregious tolls on bridges and tunnels.
In short we should be flush with cash, but we're not.
The vast majority of the money is slushed to the various politically connected unions to pay for their gold plated pensions.
Posted by: General Woundwort at January 14, 2013 12:19 PM (RrD4h)
Posted by: Lord Humongous at January 14, 2013 12:20 PM (e0xKF)
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 12:20 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at January 14, 2013 12:20 PM (81UWZ)
27 here in Nor Cal... global freezing?
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna let it burn really.really bummed at January 14, 2013 12:17 PM (9+ccr)
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Gaia is PISSED at Algore for taking big oil money.
Posted by: fixerupper at January 14, 2013 12:20 PM (nELVU)
Posted by: real joe at January 14, 2013 12:20 PM (PD2ad)
Barry won't do that until lord humungus is the one telling him.
He will quite happily kill people to keep playing Santa Claus.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:20 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at January 14, 2013 12:20 PM (yiIja)
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:20 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:20 PM (9Bj8R)
How did you avoid "accidentally" bumping him?
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 12:21 PM (5DR1j)
Yes, a frozen daiquiri would be nice, thank you.
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 12:21 PM (fWAjv)
I think Patton said something about the garand..best battle rifle ever invented. My Daddy served under general Patch and General Patton In WII. He liked Patch and hated Patton.
I have a lotta guns in 8mm and 7.62 x 54 r (like a russian 30-06) but nothing beats a garand!
OMG I have to add another caliber..more ammo crates! My wife is gonna hate you to death! But I like ya, thanks for the advice!
Darn you man!
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 12:21 PM (kLs5Y)
Posted by: mare at January 14, 2013 12:21 PM (A98Xu)
I agree, but he hasn't even been sworn in again yet. If people couldn't be bothered to vote against him I doubt they'll start a war.
Posted by: CJ at January 14, 2013 12:22 PM (9KqcB)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 12:22 PM (fWAjv)
well not new new....his 6mos bday is today....we've had him since sept....german shepherd he started off small and is now HUGE such a sweetie....thankfully, he only destroys the yard....loves to dig and pull out plants and stakes....
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:22 PM (GVxQo)
Well if you call the "almost an M-14" product perfected M1a a "garand' I'll let it mostly stand...although the person warning about hot 30-06 is correct.
I'd make the same statement about the M-16 as older guys make about the garand.
When you absolutely need to put evil down Eugene Stoner built a hell of a tool.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:22 PM (LRFds)
2) I just don't give a shit about the "good" people who live in blue or purple states anymore. Look, this shit has been going on long enough. There is no chance your state is going to come to its senses collectively. It's not going to happen, let's be realistic. All you're doing now is propping up those who mean to hang you when the music stops. At this point, you only have yourself to blame for staying there and being lumped in with all them. You have a choice: Stay there and suffer with them or move to a better state.
Posted by: RoyalOil at January 14, 2013 12:22 PM (imtbm)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:23 PM (GVxQo)
Posted by: CJ at January 14, 2013 12:22 PM (9KqcB)
Ir was hyperbole, not an actual call to take up arms.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:23 PM (9Bj8R)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 12:14 PM (5DR1j)
yeah thats my point. The biggest piss off about this is that we should have the money. My property taxes are $7600 in a run of the mill middle class area, my inlaws are 10K. Some towns are 20K. The taxes are fucking obscene, and that fat fuck christie goes and licks obama's nads on national TV instead of telling the people we're broke because of asshole lib policies.
Posted by: Berserker at January 14, 2013 12:24 PM (FMbng)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:24 PM (GVxQo)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 14, 2013 12:24 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: rickl at January 14, 2013 12:24 PM (zoehZ)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:25 PM (9Bj8R)
Pork is an old problem and, in fact, this is how you get an Iowa Congressman to vote for a NJ relief bill.
It used to just stink, but in the Age of Obama, it's a disaster.
Me? I think the GOP should embrace the "mean party". Nobody else is going to be an adult.
Posted by: AmishDude at January 14, 2013 12:25 PM (T0NGe)
Ah yes, the bolt on a Garand. Touchy, fast, and STRONG, Described in various survival manuals as a way to make a makeshift steel trap for small game like deer and wild pigs.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose is Shrugging at January 14, 2013 12:25 PM (0q2P7)
Last question was a set-up by a some reporter who is probably blowing him
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:25 PM (9Bj8R)
You're gonna have to be a little more specific.....
Posted by: Tami at January 14, 2013 12:25 PM (X6akg)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:25 PM (GVxQo)
Not really a choice. I would move south in a minute but I have children and grandchildren here. I am not about to leave them, so I suffer in a blue state. It's not always as cut and dried as you think.
Posted by: real joe at January 14, 2013 12:25 PM (PD2ad)
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It must be hard to get a question out while doing that unless someone's equipment is pretty small.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 12:26 PM (e0xKF)
The vast majority of the money is slushed to the various politically connected unions to pay for their gold plated pensions.
Posted by: General Woundwort at January 14, 2013 12:19 PM
Bingo!
Posted by: Berserker at January 14, 2013 12:26 PM (FMbng)
Is Stoner working for KAC now?
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 12:26 PM (GQ8sn)
As I look out the window today I see about 10" of snow on the ground. Quick, someone call the federal govt and tell them to send money. 10" for crying out loud. I may be 1/2 an hour late for work. THIS IS A CODE RED EMERGENCY!!!
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 14, 2013 12:26 PM (HDgX3)
We're too obsessed with Obama. He can't run again. Everything he stands for is what the Left stands for, and has for a century. We better end our fixation with Washington and Obama and start engaging in the greater battle.
Posted by: CJ at January 14, 2013 12:26 PM (9KqcB)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 12:26 PM (5DR1j)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 14, 2013 12:26 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 12:26 PM (gALTb)
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Congratulations! I missed that news. Man, am I out of it.
Love GSDs. So gorgeous and intelligent! We felt we weren't 'calm assertive' enough for that breed, which is why we went collie. One good thing is they aren't diggers, but they do tear at plants.
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 12:26 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: pthomas at January 14, 2013 12:27 PM (4raCj)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:27 PM (GVxQo)
Posted by: real joe at January 14, 2013 12:27 PM (PD2ad)
Sweet puppy PG?
As for the Coexist pumper sticker, did I mention I am peddling one?
http://tinyurl.com/czoq2zf
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 12:27 PM (QidfK)
Posted by: Ken at January 14, 2013 12:28 PM (3ar4L)
but I have children and grandchildren here. I am not about to leave
them, so I suffer in a blue state. It's not always as cut and dried as
you think.
Posted by: real joe at January 14, 2013 12:25 PM (PD2ad)
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They have these things called airplanes and such that allow people to travel great distances in a matter of hours. And other wonderful inventions like phones, email, chat, web videos that allow people great distances apart to be in constant communication.
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 14, 2013 12:28 PM (HDgX3)
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The original M-16 had problems with reliability which were corrected in subsequent models IIRC.
I think it had something to do with how it was designed for use in a European conflict instead of in a rainforest in southeastern Asia, as the climate conditions played hell on it.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 12:28 PM (e0xKF)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:14 PM (GVxQo)
Just don't throw anything hard at it
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:15 PM (9Bj8R)
This is why I own a nerf gun.
Posted by: cajun carrot at January 14, 2013 12:28 PM (UZQM8)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 12:28 PM (gALTb)
Posted by: Boomer Redneque, mobile edition at January 14, 2013 12:29 PM (ZeAMU)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 14, 2013 12:26 PM (UOM4
"And it's your fault, not mine."
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 12:29 PM (fWAjv)
Denver Metro is currently 7F and some schools have closed for burst water mains
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 12:29 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: real joe at January 14, 2013 12:29 PM (PD2ad)
32 and freezing rain in LA (the state).
Posted by: Mama AJ at January 14, 2013 12:29 PM (SUKHu)
390.......loves to dig and pull out plants and stakes....
I dunno why shepherds are such diggers.
My big doggeh is a shepherd mix...and is an avid digger.
I designated one long flowerbed as 'his', dumped some bags of sand in there...and he loves it.
It's his own sandbox.
He doesn't dig anywhere else, since I did that.
Posted by: wheatie at January 14, 2013 12:30 PM (fH4X9)
Posted by: CJ at January 14, 2013 12:26 PM (9KqcB)
??? End our "Fixation" with obama? Unfortunetaly he is the President the his sycophant left wing democrats in the Senate do as they are told. So we have to contend with them and try to minimize the damage as best we can. And exactly which "greater battle" are you referring to?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:30 PM (9Bj8R)
allow people great distances apart to be in constant communication.
Have you ever tried to babysit via e-mail?
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ is at work and hates everyone at January 14, 2013 12:30 PM (ZKzrr)
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That's a great idea!
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 12:30 PM (5H6zj)
32 and freezing rain in LA (the state).
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You must be further north of me.
It's "only" about 46 here.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 12:30 PM (e0xKF)
In fact their bar cars operate at a loss.
No different than the fedgov losing money running a whorehouse. (Mustang Ranch?)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 14, 2013 12:31 PM (GFM2b)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:31 PM (GVxQo)
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 12:29 PM (8sCoq)
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WTF? What idiot doesn't build a school - or any building - in Denver that is insulated to withstand 7 degree weather?
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 14, 2013 12:31 PM (HDgX3)
It also didn't have quite the range of the M-14. As he explained "No, in the jungles you didn't need the extra range, but we didn't always fight in the jungle. The M-14 shot just fine at close range. But when you wanted the extra range, the M-16 just didn't have it."
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 12:31 PM (5DR1j)
Unless the Senate flips, impeachment is a non-starter.
Posted by: @PurpAv at January 14, 2013 12:31 PM (BNacf)
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:32 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Mama AJ at January 14, 2013 12:32 PM (SUKHu)
Posted by: Invictus at January 14, 2013 12:32 PM (OQpzc)
Posted by: Barrack Obama - Kenyen Outdoorsman and Adventurer at January 14, 2013 12:32 PM (nELVU)
I think it had something to do with how it was designed for use in a European conflict instead of in a rainforest in southeastern Asia, as the climate conditions played hell on it.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 12:28 PM (e0xKF)
If it was used with the specs that Stoner stated it would have been fine. McNamara and his 'whiz kids' switched the ammunition from stick powder to ball powder to save money.
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 12:32 PM (fWAjv)
European conflict instead of in a rainforest in southeastern Asia, as
the climate conditions played hell on it.
No. It was designed (to the extent is was "designed" for something) to do excellent on the range. Get it dirty (dirt not being a regional issue an infantryman will face) and reliability goes in the shitter for the A1, and is at least compromised for the A2 and A3. Dirt is the enemy of your M16.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose is Shrugging at January 14, 2013 12:33 PM (0q2P7)
i'm going to try that!!! thanks for the suggestion.....he loves to dig.....and he loves to play in the sprinklers...he hasn't ventured into the pool yet but i have a feeling he will this summer.....everytime he goes outside he walks over to it and stares....
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:33 PM (GVxQo)
European conflict instead of in a rainforest in southeastern Asia, as
the climate conditions played hell on it.
The main problem was that the military changed the design and ammo. It was originally designed with a chromed chamber, and a cleaner burning ammo.
To save money, they military went with a non-chrome lined chamber and a dirtier type of ammo. To compound matters, they initially didn't issue cleaning kits with them, claiming they were "self cleaning".
Posted by: Hollowpoint at January 14, 2013 12:33 PM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at January 14, 2013 12:33 PM (yiIja)
The original M-16 had problems with reliability which were corrected in subsequent models IIRC.
I think it had something to do with how it was designed for use in a
European conflict instead of in a rainforest in southeastern Asia, as
the climate conditions played hell on it.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 12:28 PM (e0xKF)
Off the top of my head, there were among other things problem with the powder used in the cartridge that was different than the one Stoner recommended. It was a lot dirtier and fouled the weapon much faster. Also, no chrome barrel which corroded in a humid environment and no cleaning kit issued.
The later models added the forward assist.
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 12:33 PM (GQ8sn)
I may have to do that for one of my dogs (we think she's an Irish Setter mix).
How did you get him to dig in the designated flowerbed?
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 12:33 PM (5DR1j)
I've ridden amtrak from Michigan to Chicago and it actually has potential, there is demand for it. Some of the runs are packed. I wish now that I had counted the number of employees that ride back and forth.
Reasons they aren't making money:
Too many unnecessary employees
Many riders would actually be willing to pay higher fare, because of the hassle of parking and driving in cities like Chicago.
They don't take advantage of the "captive" audience by selling crap.
I was on trains that don't even have dining cars with food available, much less junk to sell to people, magazines and stuff for kids.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 14, 2013 12:34 PM (c2kdv)
government “must continue to live within our means, hold the line on
spending, and let Hoosiers keep more of their hard-earned income.”
http://is.gd/cwr01i
He's like the anti-Obama.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ is at work and hates everyone at January 14, 2013 12:34 PM (ZKzrr)
I need to see my grandbabies and hold them in my arms more than once a year. Mr. moo moo smartass sarcastic bitch.
Posted by: real joe at January 14, 2013 12:29 PM (PD2ad)
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Chill dude. Plenty of grandparents live far away and they manage. I'm so sick of hearing this. Oh I can't leave the people's republic of (fill in the blank) because my grandkids or my parents are here. OK fine. Then shut the fuck up about it. You're voluntarily choosing to stay there. Stop whining about it.
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 14, 2013 12:34 PM (HDgX3)
a lot more to it than that. The Army decided in its infinite wisdom to undo a lot of the improvements in the AR family that had been made through experience with the Portugese in Africa and South American use....
the design is sound, give the geniuses in procurement a garand today and it will be a nerf gun.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:35 PM (LRFds)
would have been fine. McNamara and his 'whiz kids' switched the
ammunition from stick powder to ball powder to save money.
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 12:32 PM (fWAjv)
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That .... and issued without chrome lining and cleaning kits didnt help much either.
Posted by: fixerupper at January 14, 2013 12:35 PM (nELVU)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at January 14, 2013 12:35 PM (GVxQo)
Oops. Sorry. I meant Obama burn sequester filibuster Hagel RINO burn! OBSFHRB!
Posted by: CJ at January 14, 2013 12:35 PM (9KqcB)
I am dialing the ACLU right now..... you'll be hearing from stat.
Posted by: Muslim Loving Libtards at January 14, 2013 12:37 PM (z63Tr)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 12:37 PM (QidfK)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 12:37 PM (VtjlW)
In fact their bar cars operate at a loss.
Who wants to pay for a $7 hotdog?
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 12:37 PM (GQ8sn)
the pay is decent. I need new batts for my cordless driver, an Android
phone, and contractors insurance...but I can swing that. In the next few
hours, since they expect me on the job tomorrow morning on Long Island.
Packing is simple.....clothes, kindle, laptop, tools....also, wife will
have to pick me up a new tool belt, since she's in town atm). Hotel is
already paid for, a truck will be waiting for me, (and this is totally
non Sandy related, btw).
The down side of all this....I will have to drive across the hated
Tappan Zee Bridge again...in rush hour traffic....but only once a week.
Score! Oh...and uh....because of the dodgy neighborhoods I'll be working
in, work is restricted to daylight hours only. That gives me a nice
warm fuzzy feeling. Gulp. I'm also instructed to inform any curious
natives that the equipment I'm installing is 'Weather Sensors', 'Cell
Phone Repeaters', etc......
I ain't complaining. It's a job, it pays well, and right now, it's what I need.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at January 14, 2013 12:38 PM (L7hol)
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at January 14, 2013 12:31 PM (HDgX3)
you can't insulate the soil outside the building wallwhere the pipe breaks, cutting off water service to the building
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 12:38 PM (8sCoq)
"And it's your fault, not mine."
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 12:29 PM (fWAjv)
"And you better put some ice on that."
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at January 14, 2013 12:38 PM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: fixerupper at January 14, 2013 12:35 PM (nELVU)
Yes. And telling the soldiers specifically that this new futuristic weapon DOESN'T need to be cleaned. AT ALL!
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 12:38 PM (fWAjv)
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 12:37 PM (GQ8sn)
If you are traveling by train ( not talking intercity shuttle service) you probably aren't fazed by paying more for stuff
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 12:39 PM (8sCoq)
would have been fine. McNamara and his 'whiz kids' switched the
ammunition from stick powder to ball powder to save money.
Fouling the gas tube was only one of numerous problems that weapon had. And NO weapon should be designed to require a particular powder for proper operation. So long as your round meets STANAG the weapon should shoot them reliably, regardless of powder.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose is Shrugging at January 14, 2013 12:40 PM (0q2P7)
Ole wags told me about the failure of stoner designed M-16 in Nam. He carried the M-14 and would not trade it in.
It was Wags experience that led me to recently purchase an M1A..a police trade in.
I tried to buy an AR 15. I figured since Obama hated them they cant be all bad. Found one online.. the lady said 2575. I coughed! I said excuse me..were you trying to give me your social security number by mistake? That's too many digits! SHe had to laugh!
Hell I would not pay that for a cat and rat rifle! Give me an M1A any day!
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 12:40 PM (kLs5Y)
448...How did you get him to dig in the designated flowerbed?
It was the...sand.
I noticed that he would come runing whenever I was adding sand to a flowerbed...and immediately start 'helping' me mix it in.
So when I removed some dirt in that one bed...and dumped about 6 bags of sand in it...he went nuts, digging there.
He laid in it.
Rolled in it.
It's been "his area' ever since.
It's also a bed that is in shade, most of the day...so I think that's part of the attraction.
Posted by: wheatie at January 14, 2013 12:40 PM (fH4X9)
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:40 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 14, 2013 12:40 PM (gALTb)
Here's our new girl enjoying the fire:
pic.twitter.com/Kf6Zy3RV
She's a smooth collie. Same breed with short coat.
Here's her with her big 'sister':
pic.twitter.com/9jLzwMUb
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 12:40 PM (5H6zj)
And NO weapon should be designed to require a particular powder for
proper operation. So long as your round meets STANAG the weapon should
shoot them reliably, regardless of powder.
Piston guns FTW!
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 12:40 PM (GQ8sn)
I ain't complaining. It's a job, it pays well, and right now, it's what I need.
Congrats, SW. Now when I become un-funemployed, we'll know we're really on the road to recovery.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at January 14, 2013 12:41 PM (yiIja)
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at January 14, 2013 12:38 PM (L7hol)
Congrats!
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 12:41 PM (VtjlW)
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Yeah, it is.
You prefer the trade-offs you get for living there.
That's a rational choice.
But, you don't want to accept the responsibility you also assume for remaining there.
You don't get to say, "I can't move because I like being close to family" while also saying, "don't lump me in with all the FSA, it's not my fault."
Posted by: RoyalOil at January 14, 2013 12:42 PM (imtbm)
Posted by: Pyrocles at January 14, 2013 12:42 PM (cv5Iw)
Posted by: Hollowpoint at January 14, 2013 12:33 PM (SY2Kh)
Yeah, forget it is an underpowered pos round designed by committee. Other than that, it rocks. We win because of air superiority and jdams, in spite of having such a pos as a battle rifle.
Posted by: Invictus at January 14, 2013 12:43 PM (OQpzc)
Just a reminder: Not only Obama but Reid/Durbin/Schumer/Murray (Biden too) voted against debt ceiling increase in '06: http://ow.ly/gND4n
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 12:43 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 12:43 PM (fWAjv)
every engineered device on Earth has performance windows and tolerances.
It is not Stoner's fault or a catastrophic flaw in the AR-15 family that the weapon likes a chrome bore and prefers cleaner powder if you are gonna refuse to clean it.
There was a comedy of errors, the AR-15 was the best "medium solution" to the realistic needs of a modern battle rifle. My uncle in the 1st Cav was quite content with the AR-15 he fought with, of course he cleaned it religiously as he was taught to do by Grandpa and had decided to do with his private AR-10. Given the findings of Project Salvo a 20" 5.56 weapon is the optimal solution for a force to achieve maximum volume of fire in practical military range.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:44 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Cricket at January 14, 2013 12:44 PM (DrC22)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at January 14, 2013 12:44 PM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: we are so screwed, deliver us oh SMOD at January 14, 2013 12:44 PM (HEa5q)
pic.twitter.com/Kf6Zy3RV
She's a smooth collie. Same breed with short coat.
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 12:40 PM (5H6zj)
Looks majestic.
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 12:45 PM (fWAjv)
warm fuzzy feeling. Gulp. I'm also instructed to inform any curious
natives that the equipment I'm installing is 'Weather Sensors', 'Cell
Phone Repeaters', etc......
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Ask me sometime about the time a local disenfranchised yute swiped my ladder... while I was on a roof.
Fun times....
Posted by: fixerupper at January 14, 2013 12:45 PM (nELVU)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:30 PM (9Bj8R)
The battle OUT THERE. Convincing Americans, making the case, for our broad political philosphy of limited government. We're obsessed with the end point: Washington. We start the race at the finish line. The Left doesn't work that way.
We just lost an election in which Democrats said "We'll give you whatever you want and tax someone else to pay for it." We let them portray us as the folks who will raise taxes on the middle class. We haven't made a case for limited government. Our only case is anti-Obama. But when he's gone, his ideology remains, and we still won't have made a case against it. We're dismissed as simply anti-Obama. It's old. Forget him. Time to tell the nation what it will cost to get the European style goverment they want, rather than just saying "it cost too much." Voters don't believe it costs too much. They don't see the benefit of smaller government. They think that while THEY don't need a handout, their neighbor does. Let's address that fallacy. It's why suburban voters vote Dem. Lots of alternative approaches to just targeting Obama. Or Washington Dems.
Posted by: CJ at January 14, 2013 12:45 PM (9KqcB)
Posted by: Pyrocles at January 14, 2013 12:42 PM (cv5Iw)
I hate when there a massive temperature changes like that. It's in the 60's here today and pouring and tomorrow will be my least favorite type of weather, namely, low 40's and rain all day long. I hate that because that's a chill that gets in your bones and stays there.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 12:45 PM (VtjlW)
The AR-15 is more lethal pound for pound in small unit action than either the M-14 or the AK 7.62 family.
The majority of laymen will not engage in heavy action with a full bore battle rifle without serious training and oversight.
I wanted the M-8 and the new genade launcher....
President "make it rain" wants red ryder bb guns....
The AR-15 will be around a long time.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:46 PM (LRFds)
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Cue the "Downfall" parodies.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 12:46 PM (e0xKF)
Posted by: Cricket at January 14, 2013 12:47 PM (DrC22)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 12:48 PM (VtjlW)
What? Here's an idea, bury them below your frost level, it's what everyone else above the 35th parrallel does.
Posted by: lowandslow at January 14, 2013 12:48 PM (GZitp)
Who wants to pay for a $7 hotdog?
The problem is...they microwave a cold dog right out of the bulk package it came in, squash it into an equally cold bun, then pass it to you. If you're brave, you can make use of the "Condiment Station", which includes....mustard, if you're lucky, a few empty containers that may, or may not have held onions, cheese sauce, sour kraut, chilli sauce, other 'fixins', an empty ketchup squirter, and a plastic shelf that looks like it's been smeared with the snot of an Ebola patient.....all of which have been sneezed on by at least one hundred of your flu infected co-passengers. Also.....the guy that MW's your dog? He has the flu too...but he's being paid 75 dollars an hour just to show up, and sneer at you, whether you're happy or not...and if his, hers, or it's nose drippings happen to drizzle over your hot dog, well too f'ing bad!
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at January 14, 2013 12:49 PM (L7hol)
if someone could CG Barack's features on Hitler in that clip and one of the generals saying, "Mein Fuhrer a trillion dollars now buys approximately a loaf of bread not a recovery."
Man brutal.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:49 PM (LRFds)
in, work is restricted to daylight hours only. That gives me a nice
warm fuzzy feeling
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Easy. Put up a 'Gun Free Zone' sign before you start work.
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 12:49 PM (fWAjv)
We hosted an oyster roast on the river Saturday night, and while the weather was lovely, the damned gnats came out in force (no on-shore wind, either. Gah.).
It was still one of the best parties ever, though.
Supposed to turn cold any rainy by Thursday.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 14, 2013 12:50 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 12:50 PM (8sCoq)
I watched that dreadful 'press conference' a few minutes ago.
Watched the whole thing.
On a scale of Demagoguery from 1 to 10....it was a 12.
That was his whole reason for doing it, to demagogue the debt ceiling showdown...in advance.
Everything that he accused the House Republicans of doing...he himself is doing, bigtime.
He kept using the phrase "America must pay it's bills".
And he never mentioned, of course...that America had taken on too many bills, and must cut back.
It was a disgusting display of Zero leadership.
Posted by: wheatie at January 14, 2013 12:50 PM (fH4X9)
We have a cat and kids, so we aren't the easiest fit.
The local rescues had really outdated web sites last time I looked. Will have to start looking again, I guess.
Posted by: Mama AJ at January 14, 2013 12:51 PM (SUKHu)
I'm from Maryland, and I am officially jealous of your oyster roast
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 12:51 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 12:51 PM (e0xKF)
Sorry, the ar15 is a girly gun. Designed to wound not kill. They like to tie people up taking the wounded back. I am not a layman. I shoot often. Usually 7.62 x 54 R and 8 mm.
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 12:53 PM (kLs5Y)
They were writing the STANAG for a lighter round at that point. Should have found a way to procure the proper round, I believe it was the arsenals concerned about losing business to private makers who could retool.
The original AR-10 in 7.62 should have won the M-14 competition. But Stoner went risky.
The base weapon did well in Central American jungles using the proper round, chromed barrels, and the original rifling. I never understood the rifling call, the others were politicl/economic. Not keeping the mix of M14/M16, the barrels and rifling, and the rounds used a local decision based on conditions and tactics was a mistake. No one rifle solution can address our global missions.
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2013 12:53 PM (sgNEe)
We can do both. Agreed we are doing a terrible job of presenting our case and the only case there is to keep America, America.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:53 PM (9Bj8R)
Posted by: RushBabe at January 14, 2013 12:54 PM (tQHzJ)
Yeah, barking is a thing with them.
Our older collie gets into barking binges on occasion, but it's mostly triggered by things like sprinklers running (a big p.i.t.a.) or wind storms. The sprinkler thing has gotten to be enough of a hassle that I am going to try to make a concerted effort to de-sensitize her to it this spring. I was able to get her to stop barking at the vacuum cleaner so I'm hopeful.
Puppy is in the "terrible twos" stage (behaviorally, not literally) so she's gotten bark-y, but she's really smart so I think I can train her to not bark in the house. So far she does not join in when her sister barks, she just does it when she is excited.
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 12:54 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 12:51 PM (e0xKF)
Any mention of his pederasty?
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 12:54 PM (fWAjv)
I'm fairly certain they determined that their operating losses on food service were the result of dumb ass employees basically engaging in massive theft (either direct drawer skimming, or handing out free food to people for various reasons.)
Which is sad really. When the wife and I go to chicago we take the train, we brought our own food on, but didn't plan well enough and had to go get some food from the "snack car." I got a crappily microwaved egg McMuffin knock off that was cold in the center, and my wife got a soda they weren't even bothering to keep cold. For like $9.
Like most other things in government, if they could fire some employees and restructure they might be able to at least stop hemorrhaging money.
Posted by: tsrblke (work) at January 14, 2013 12:54 PM (Fwayc)
But not the pederast reports??
Interesting...
Posted by: Mama AJ at January 14, 2013 12:54 PM (SUKHu)
Just wait until some brave jounalist manages to ask him, "was passing a 10 trillion dollar uneffective affordable care act the right move?"
Then we will have it explained that Ogabecare is a debt reducer.
Fuck 'em all.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:54 PM (LRFds)
CHRYSLER TO BUILD JEEPS IN CHINA, RUSSIA...
http://is.gd/2BpkMU
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 12:55 PM (8sCoq)
By Erik Wasson - 01/14/13 12:06 PM ET
The White House has informed House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) that it will miss the legal deadline for sending a budget to Congress.
Acting Budget Director Jeff Zients told Ryan (R-Wis.) late Friday that the budget will not be delivered by Feb. 4, as required by law, a House aide said.
Has he ever sent a budget on time or at all?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 12:55 PM (9Bj8R)
Only if you let the old man do it. He doesn't mess around amd call in outside experts.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 14, 2013 12:55 PM (GFM2b)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 12:51 PM (e0xKF)
Any mention of his pederasty?
---
Nope, nor of those unfounded accusations that he helped Craig James kill five hookers while he was at SMU in the 1980s.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 12:55 PM (e0xKF)
Blue crabs,,steamed red..I see them in my dreams!
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 12:55 PM (kLs5Y)
Blue crabs,,steamed red..I see them in my dreams!
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 12:55 PM (kLs5Y)
where 'fresh' means 'we just caught these'
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 12:56 PM (8sCoq)
Awww, what cute little ponies!
Posted by: Mama AJ at January 14, 2013 12:57 PM (SUKHu)
We have a cat and kids, so we aren't the easiest fit.
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Mama AJ,
Collies are extremely good with kids and small animals. One reason we went with a collie is they have no prey drive. They are fascinated by cats and want to smell them, but they won't hurt them.
I've read they will try to 'herd' kids if you don't correct that behavior.
Smooth collie coats are super-short. It is a double-coat so there will be some shed, but nothing like a rough collie or even something like a German Shepherd.
Where are you? Maybe there's a collie rescue group.
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 12:57 PM (5H6zj)
Make it $5 trillion and you got yourself a kind and gentle, good for the children, caring, motherfucking bill.
Far past time to start cooking over the coals of DC.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 14, 2013 12:57 PM (yPX0e)
@499, I was born and raised in the land of pleasant living.
Blue crabs,,steamed red..I see them in my dreams!
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 12:55 PM
The Eastern Shore of Maryland?
Posted by: Long Island at January 14, 2013 12:58 PM (hl8SI)
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 12:58 PM (5H6zj)
Yeah "a girly gun"....
go to handloads.com and look up the .223s stopping power.
It is not so hot against bears....
does plenty fine against human beings.
In a military sense a wound is "lethality" if it renders the client combat ineffective.
We'll agree to disagree, if I were running an insurgency in a non urban environ I'd prefer the 6.5*55 or above....
for urban and military work in a combined arms setting the 5.56 class of ammo or even the 4.7mm caseless that Ivan quitting ended are optimal.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 12:58 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Blacksheep at January 14, 2013 12:59 PM (8/DeP)
Here's a Louisiana collie rescue:
http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelterid=LA79
I'd go smooth in LA b/c of the heat and humidity.
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 12:59 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Invictus at January 14, 2013 01:00 PM (OQpzc)
Posted by: Mama AJ at January 14, 2013 01:00 PM (SUKHu)
It would be like depending on Obama to be presidential.
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 01:01 PM (kLs5Y)
even that was not Stoner...he wanted a stainless steel bore IIRC, and instead the President of Armalite said "gee why not show we can use aluminum as the bore too?"
Remember Armalite was one of Howard Hughes' larks to show industrial potential of aluminum.
Stoner was guns' The president was marketing and hype.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:02 PM (LRFds)
What you've done here is complete and absolute BULL shit. You've taken the funds sought, divvied up where the funds are EARMARKED to go, and then DIVERTED the discussion to an attack on ... the broader mandates of the agencies. That is an EXTRAORDINARY mendacious steaming pile of partisan BULL shit.
Posted by: Rex the Wonder God at January 14, 2013 01:03 PM (Gvxv6)
Barky basically said:
"I'm going to hold the country hostage...and blame the Republicans for holding the country hostage."
Posted by: wheatie at January 14, 2013 01:04 PM (fH4X9)
---
I've read that Beardeds are more high energy than Collies.
We looked at herding dogs, including Aussies, Corgis, and Shetlands, and Collies were the lowest energy. Some folks say rough collies are mellower than smooth collies, but it's too early to tell with our two.
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 01:04 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Meremortal, time to slutdrop the GOPe at January 14, 2013 01:04 PM (1Y+hH)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2013 01:04 PM (DRG6e)
Look, Slayer! Caps! Get 'em, boy!
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 01:05 PM (VtjlW)
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 01:05 PM (GQ8sn)
Arguably the AR-15 family in a 6.5*50 config would have been the best utility rifle.
Keep the cyclic low enough and it would be burst controllable with good intermediate range and higher drop power.
Also I am personally on board the the HK-416 being a better mechanical choice for performance in desert conditions.
The slight loss of follow up shot accuracy is probably offset by improved reliability.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:05 PM (LRFds)
I don't wanna argue this on here. Sooner or later we will be drawn into the 9mm vs. 45 debate and no-one wants to rehash that.
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 01:05 PM (kLs5Y)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 01:05 PM (QidfK)
Posted by: Lurkasaurus at January 14, 2013 01:06 PM (061ah)
Posted by: Invictus at January 14, 2013 01:06 PM (OQpzc)
The Germans did not screw around.
I was very impressed when i got to handle the prototype at the APG Ordnance Museum and read some of the analysis of its potential/
That cyclic and recoil solution was amazing.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:07 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 14, 2013 01:07 PM (p/cQy)
Agreed. I'm just frustrated. conservatives have so much work to do outside of Washington. Yet, a lot of big stuff is underway in D.C. now that can't be ignored. I've been watching too many Bill Whittle videos. He's advocating a new approach.
Posted by: CJ at January 14, 2013 01:07 PM (9KqcB)
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 01:07 PM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2013 01:08 PM (5PkZK)
http://tinyurl.com/9sjjnpe
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 01:08 PM (QidfK)
Posted by: Meremortal, time to slutdrop the GOPe at January 14, 2013 01:04 PM (1Y+hH)
There's a good mid-afternoon thread for the Horde to chew on - so the tranny went out in your jeep, what do you do?
I figure it'll take, what, half an hour, tops, to hit the Memorial Day Thread Of Legend status.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 01:09 PM (VtjlW)
I don't wanna argue this on here. Sooner or later we will be drawn into the 9mm vs. 45 debate and no-one wants to rehash that.
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 01:05 PM (kLs5Y)
Aye, especially in light of the clear superiority of the 10mm.
*runs away*
Posted by: Kinley Ardal at January 14, 2013 01:09 PM (mrnos)
Posted by: Big T Party at January 14, 2013 01:09 PM (WiQr+)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 01:09 PM (QidfK)
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 01:10 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Waterhouse at January 14, 2013 01:10 PM (q33yg)
90s. There was all kinds a crap going on with that decision.
What about that OICW? That gun looked badass as hell! The BFG9000 of guns.
At least we got the XM-25 out of that. I hear our people in Afghanistan really like it.
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 01:11 PM (GQ8sn)
If it's any consolation as a private gun owner I am firmly in the MOAR POWER please camp.
My purposes and supporting on call air/arty support options are a lot narrower you know?
You also forgot the side fight to 9mm v .45 v .40 and that is .38, .357mag, .45lc, .44mag.
I probably would never have owned a private AR at all if two things had not happened.
1) the US Army deciding 'everyone is a mall ninja" took away my wife's M-16A2 she consistently shot expert with and handed her a M-4 without the A2's ballistic magic trick
and
2) Barky choom deciding I did not need a 30 shot semi-automatic rifle with parts interchangeability with the logistics tail of the M-16 family.
We discussed the SVT-40...
my personal "make a Wish" weapon is an AG-42B with Ajax scope.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:11 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Invictus at January 14, 2013 01:12 PM (OQpzc)
Meh. Got to go with what I'm familiar with. The Garand (took Basic with it)--simple as a rock and just as tough, the M-14--big brother with all the Garand attributes, and the 1911--best handgun ever devised.
Keep the poodle shooters.
Posted by: irongrampa at January 14, 2013 01:13 PM (SAMxH)
Posted by: Roland THTG at January 14, 2013 01:13 PM (I7O5y)
http://www.flyingmag.com/aircraft/helicopters/video-eurocopter-x3-us-tour
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 01:13 PM (QidfK)
Million-dollar idea! The snow-shoveling exercise machine! You could have a little screen on it that shows a driveway, or sidewalk, or what-have-you, depending on how much of a workout you need. You also set the snow amount, then shovel away and the screen shows what you've "cleared".
Posted by: Waterhouse at January 14, 2013 01:14 PM (q33yg)
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 01:14 PM (5H6zj)
550Does 20 minutes of shoveling this morning exempt me from the friggin' treadmill?
I would think so, Y-not.
Shoveling is a pretty good workout.
Posted by: wheatie at January 14, 2013 01:14 PM (fH4X9)
Posted by: Greedo at January 14, 2013 01:14 PM (ZKzrr)
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 01:14 PM (5H6zj)
I believe the caseless will return, perhaps as a pdw type weapon or as a heavy mg replacement. Tis silly to humping linked ammo. (Of course I may be biased as I have a patent in the mix
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2013 01:14 PM (XN0LR)
That Rex thing was snark right? Otherwise, to believe that, it would take a colossally stupid and massively naive tardisil induced maniac to arrive at such conclusions.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 14, 2013 01:15 PM (p/cQy)
I'm not pretending to be savvy to all of it, and one ONT I would be thrilled to have you inform me of another PoV, but in the end "peace fever baby" and even in the GOP the idea shifted from the primary objective of the military from being war winning to "multi phased mission other than war capable force."
The G-11 family suffered from the usual teething problems a genuine paradigm buster does, BUT had it been perfected it would have changed the game almost as much as the OICW....
the OICW being a general issue to all grunt weapon was stupid, the OICW being a heavy on call weapon like the Pig gunner was for my squad?
I was a 203 gunner, the OICW makes me look more outdated than I made davy Crockett look for CQB.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:15 PM (LRFds)
I bought a 44 mag S&W back in the day with an 8 inch barrel. Shoots like a rifle. It was touted as the most powerful handgun in the world.I practiced alot..could shoot it with accurately (with both hands) It was the most powerful handgun in the world for about 6 months.
The 10 mm trumps it if you can afford the ammo.
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 01:15 PM (kLs5Y)
Posted by: wheatie at January 14, 2013 01:15 PM (fH4X9)
the G11 PDW and the G11 Heavy was exactly what I was speaking of in the post above, I heard stories the G11PDW was more controllable than the Colt SCAMP which was a joy to shoot.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:16 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: irongrampa at January 14, 2013 01:13 PM (SAMxH)
Agree!
All the stuff being proposed for "banning" isn't even on my wish list.
Calibers need to start with either "four" or "eleven".
Posted by: jwb7605 (Let It Burn) at January 14, 2013 01:16 PM (Qxe/p)
wet snow or powder? big difference
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 01:16 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 01:18 PM (QidfK)
The current problem is that we have video game designers writing our functional specs by proxy.
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2013 01:18 PM (IyKYr)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
No, there are these things called 'trolls' ...
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 14, 2013 01:19 PM (yPX0e)
That's also a setting.
For full realism, there's also a "snow plow" feature that you can activate which randomly mimics having the city truck come by and jam another three feet of "exercise" on the end of the driveway.
Posted by: Waterhouse at January 14, 2013 01:19 PM (q33yg)
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 01:21 PM (kLs5Y)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2013 01:21 PM (IyKYr)
I agree....just like not every soldier should be kitted out as a mall ninja not every soldier can or should be a PIG gunner or grenadier.
The XM-25 with a nice PDW as back up is probably my preferred solution.
Imagine a G11PDW slinging XM-25 cowboy providing precion fire support to grunts armed with ammo compatible G11s on the PDW, with a heavy gunner having a ballistic magic tricked 4.7 MG to boot....
Future Warrior thy friend is HK
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:22 PM (LRFds)
exactly...
I'll spare you the barristers.
The fact is that for a bunch of "gun nuts" we in the private market are not half as innovation crazy as we were in the 20s and 30s....
My grandpa's older brother owned a BAR before the local cops.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:23 PM (LRFds)
The Vaportini
http://tinyurl.com/a6jqgzk
Link to Daily Mail
Posted by: Buzzsaw at January 14, 2013 01:24 PM (81UWZ)
What about the M41A w/underslung grenade launcher? It fires the 10mm explosive tip caseless.
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 01:24 PM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: wheatie at January 14, 2013 01:15 PM (fH4X9)
Yeah, but I'd have to have a cattle ranch to afford to feed those monsters.
Posted by: Invictus at January 14, 2013 01:24 PM (OQpzc)
Posted by: joncelli at January 14, 2013 01:25 PM (RD7QR)
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:26 PM (LRFds)
Call Danny Bonaduce. He's got experience, savvy and know-how.
And American Eskimos are the best doggehs. Period.
I. Have. Spoken.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at January 14, 2013 01:27 PM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: wheatie at January 14, 2013 01:15 PM (fH4X9)
Aren't those the ones that cost $5-10k each from breeders?
I went to a Mastiff breeder in NY State a few years ago and I vaguely remember him talking about pyre bred Tibetan Mastiffs being rare
Posted by: Lurkasaurus at January 14, 2013 01:27 PM (061ah)
Aides to President Francois Hollande admitted the militants were better equipped, armed and trained than they had expected.
“What has struck us markedly is how modern their equipment is and their ability to use it,” one said in a reference to the rebels’ hit on a French Gazelle helicopter.
The West gives or sells advanced weapons to radical governments or to "Moderate" arab governments and then sells them out to the radicals and is surprised the radicals end up using those same weapons against us? Idiots, they are all Idiots.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 01:27 PM (9Bj8R)
http://youtu.be/QQ9uEE0Iu70
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 01:28 PM (QidfK)
but remember the US Government wanting to disarm us is a-okay because "no military can stand up against our nukes."
Assholes....a coterie of assholes.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:29 PM (LRFds)
H&K416 or H&K417. All hail H&K417. (Seriously, no snark involved. I would love to have either.)
416 = 5.56
417 = 7.62
Posted by: rickb223 at January 14, 2013 01:29 PM (GFM2b)
I believe we will see a carbine shake out, the M-4 had a specific role, it is being stretched into places it should not be for the sake of commonality with the density rifle. Now, if you let the M-4 have hollow points or an appropriate twist ...
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2013 01:29 PM (gvWL9)
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:30 PM (LRFds)
http://tinyurl.com/9sjjnpe
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 01:08 PM (QidfK)
I think a very early version of the Osprey would work well.
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 01:30 PM (fWAjv)
I thought this was a nice thread Ms Puma.
What exactly do you detest about it?
Does it have that old thread smell, smell like old people?
OK I am old and smell like like old people..I am prejudiced. I denounce myself!
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 01:30 PM (kLs5Y)
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 01:31 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, High Priest of the Gods of the Copybook Headings at January 14, 2013 01:31 PM (GBXon)
Posted by: Nevergiveup
In this case, it was Kaddafi, Quaddafi, Kwadilliachi, Pasamaquaddi... Those rebels were hired by the Duck of Death to put down the rebellion in Libya.
This Mali thing is the result of the hired jihadis returning home with a shitload of guns and money.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 14, 2013 01:31 PM (yPX0e)
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 01:31 PM (8sCoq)
Nothing more. All he is proving is that sub-saharan Africa is no longer French turf. The frogs are gonna have to face reality. No one gives a shit what they want. Without US support, Europe couldn't kick anyone's ass.
Posted by: Invictus at January 14, 2013 01:32 PM (OQpzc)
Damn near anyway.
That's the rifle the Colonial Marines carried in Aliens. That, and the Smart Rifle the heavy gunners had. Those were the ones that Vasquez and Drake "wore" instead of carried. The universe backstory said those rifles could automatically track targets for the gunner. They just had to pull the trigger. It was basically "auto aim".
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 01:32 PM (GQ8sn)
581 Tibetan Mastiffs are also an awesome dog.
Posted by: wheatie at January 14, 2013 01:15 PM (fH4X9)
Yeah, but I'd have to have a cattle ranch to afford to feed those monsters.
Posted by: Invictus at January 14, 2013 01:24 PM (OQpzc)
I know what you mean.
In trying to figure out what my big doggeh is...I noticed that he bears a striking resemblence to Tibetan Mastiffs.
He has the stand-up ears of a shepherd, and his muzzle is more tapered than a TM...but his coat and huge furry paws are like a TM.
Deafening bark, too.
Posted by: wheatie at January 14, 2013 01:32 PM (fH4X9)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2013 01:33 PM (gvWL9)
The Vaportini
http://tinyurl.com/a6jqgzk
Link to Daily Mail
Posted by: Buzzsaw at January 14, 2013 01:24 PM (81UWZ)
Posted by: RWC (UofT Frat member) at January 14, 2013 01:33 PM (fWAjv)
I claim this thread in the name of alextopia! Love and despair, bitches!
Now, the first order of business is to haul this thread to the alextopia core competencies.
Baby lambs - http://bit.ly/UkHv6j
Baby manatees - http://bit.ly/Qj5Xzu
Baby bacon - http://bit.ly/hFPD9k
Baby kpop - http://youtu.be/pIqkDBsSJOw
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 01:33 PM (VtjlW)
Posted by: RWC (UofT Frat member) at January 14, 2013 01:33 PM (fWAjv)
RWC, this will be the second try at a new helicopter for the Presidential fleet. The VH-70 foundered badly due to overruns and being an EH101 based design.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 01:34 PM (QidfK)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2013 01:34 PM (gvWL9)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 14, 2013 01:35 PM (UOM48)
http://youtu.be/QQ9uEE0Iu70
Chicken nuggets?!?!
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 01:35 PM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: eleven at January 14, 2013 01:35 PM (KXm42)
Definite paradigm shifting and to be honest I am not keeping up like I used to, because in the end we are led by retards.
The M-4 Universal mall Ninja push is stupid, even for the door kickers.
If you're doing rapid entry by the book you need at most 2 per squad.
The 4 inch chop greatly reduces EVERY advantage of the M-16 family over a heavier round.
More felt recoil, less accuracy, less reliability because of increased rod burn.
but hey everyone gets to play keystone Kommando.
For God's sakes if you're fighting inside of that particular window why not use and HK UMP .45?
The cyclic is far more controllable and it is even handier than the carbine as far as sight picture.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:35 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: eleven at January 14, 2013 01:36 PM (KXm42)
Everything is a racist dog whistle to him. He's the darling of the MFM.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 14, 2013 01:36 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2013 01:36 PM (gvWL9)
Heh remember the one day where we had no thread until 1930?
That was "aces."
I think the ONT got up to about 3,000 posts IIRC.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:36 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Andrew at January 14, 2013 01:36 PM (uud0p)
If the shoe fits!
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 01:36 PM (9Bj8R)
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 01:36 PM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 14, 2013 01:37 PM (UOM48)
No CO2, No CO, No tar..just nicotine! I be vaping now!
Best thing that ever happened to me.
Thanks Ace, for your words of wisdom!
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 01:37 PM (kLs5Y)
585...Aren't those the ones that cost $5-10k each from breeders?
Yeah, they can be really expensive.
There are breeders all across the country now...so they're not that rare here anymore.
Posted by: wheatie at January 14, 2013 01:38 PM (fH4X9)
Yes I know.
I was mocking the "wiz kids.'
jean nailed it, too many people in design and marketing have no idea what the mission windows really are.
Add in that a pistol caliber carbine would be just fine for about 75% of US forces for practical usage on the battlefield especially if offered in selective fire with say a 20 shot mag solution and....nm I'll shut up now.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:38 PM (LRFds)
I was reading something, maybe at AR15.com, about some troops grousing about the MP-7 and how they kicked themselves for taking it and not something with longer reach in Afghanistan when they were being lit up by Talis.
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 01:39 PM (GQ8sn)
A blood red flag with the silhouette of a raptor on it?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 01:39 PM (QidfK)
Damn near anyway.
That's the rifle the Colonial Marines carried in Aliens.
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 01:32 PM (GQ8sn)
No, that would be a M1A1 Thompson with a Remington 870 mashed together.
The Smart Gun was Hitlers Buzzsaw, MG42.
What?
Posted by: RWC (UofT Frat member) at January 14, 2013 01:39 PM (fWAjv)
Posted by: fluffy at January 14, 2013 01:39 PM (z9HTb)
Thanks Ace, for your words of wisdom!
JRB .... what brand. How much?
Posted by: eleven at January 14, 2013 01:39 PM (KXm42)
Posted by: fluffy at January 14, 2013 01:39 PM (z9HTb)
Not even close
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 01:39 PM (9Bj8R)
Posted by: eleven at January 14, 2013 01:40 PM (KXm42)
Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 75% more DOOM! at January 14, 2013 01:40 PM (xAtAj)
What a great-looking dog. Whatever you do on your ranch, don't let them acquire a taste for beef.
Posted by: t-bird at January 14, 2013 01:40 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 75% more DOOM! at January 14, 2013 01:40 PM (xAtAj)
Everything is a racist dog whistle to him. He's the darling of the MFM.
my theory is, he is still butthurt from being sent up to the UN to make Dubya's case for Iraq and WMD- every thing he has done since is him feeling he needs to re-hab his credibility
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 01:40 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Pug Mahon at January 14, 2013 01:40 PM (K+mtQ)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2013 01:41 PM (J7sV0)
Posted by: LC LaWedgie at January 14, 2013 01:41 PM (0It32)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 01:42 PM (QidfK)
Posted by: Mama AJ at January 14, 2013 01:42 PM (SUKHu)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 01:39 PM (QidfK)
I'm going back and forth between that or a manatee with a machine gun.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 01:42 PM (VtjlW)
571 Will no one rid us of this thread??
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 01:18 PM (QidfK)
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 01:42 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at January 14, 2013 01:42 PM (ZKzrr)
Yup pretty much....
you'll recall my tales of the boarding house from hell in college after I left the army?
The one that had the retard who pissed off the Aryan USAFR gun nut to the point the guy would clean his shotgun nightly?
Yeah one of the Chinese students who lived there that I still miss was a great guy.
I'd trust him with my son's care and that is truly the highest honor I can give.
Anyway he was only half as screwed up as the young Aviation medicine guy on "wooing the objects of your affections" and then satisfying them.
Fact is at the end of the day the Chinese guy lost his wife because the German she was screwing at University of maryland knew how to whisper sweet nothings and had a bigger and more skillfully used wrench.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:42 PM (LRFds)
585...Aren't those the ones that cost $5-10k each from breeders?
Yeah, they can be really expensive.
There are breeders all across the country now...so they're not that rare here anymore.
Posted by: wheatie at January 14, 2013 01:38 PM (fH4X9)
-----
I found an old email from the breeder. It was a Red Tibetan Mastiff he was talking about. A puppy sold for £1mil in early 2011 they're really rare.
Posted by: Lurkasaurus at January 14, 2013 01:43 PM (061ah)
Posted by: Invictus at January 14, 2013 01:43 PM (OQpzc)
Posted by: Jean at January 14, 2013 01:43 PM (J7sV0)
Oh no you di-int.
Now we're back to the old manatee vs dugong wars.
Good times.
Posted by: eleven at January 14, 2013 01:44 PM (KXm42)
we missed you in the sunday gunday thread.
Yeah You could use the Storm as a baseline, adding in burst selection wouldn't be hard.
The average soldier will never lift rifle to shoulder at any target over 200 yards away.
The numbers are very different for combat arms guys, but my wife for example....yeah she helped in one firefight in her career, but she was in a FOB and only added suppression from what I am told....she doesn't talk about it much and prefers telling nice stories about avoiding rocket fire.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:44 PM (LRFds)
It was actually the SPAS-12, not the 870.
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 01:45 PM (GQ8sn)
@rg_here
Senator Rubio Announces Immigration Plan http://shar.es/4Enbu via @BreitbartNews
Posted by: Y-not at January 14, 2013 01:46 PM (5H6zj)
Burst selector? Well will have to field 30rd or maybe 34rd stick mags for the Storm then.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 01:47 PM (QidfK)
Posted by: Lurkasaurus at January 14, 2013 01:43 PM (061ah)
Red Tibetan Mastiff's are gorgeous.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 01:47 PM (VtjlW)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 01:47 PM (VtjlW)
Posted by: Meremortal, time to slutdrop the GOPe at January 14, 2013 01:48 PM (1Y+hH)
Posted by: RUReadingthis at January 14, 2013 01:48 PM (V92KK)
yeah we've seen this movie before the Afghans were treeing the goddamned Ivans with Snider rifles at some points.
I just don't believe the "every man and woman is carlos hathcock" bullshit either.
For Long patrols you should have A2s or ideally AR-10s.
The USMC really confused me with their "sharpshooter 5.56" designspec....
um you'd be a lot better off for lethal precision fire with an SR-25 team.....
like jean says I am betting 'weight" and "ammo xchange' are the buzzwords stopping proper profiling.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:49 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 01:49 PM (QidfK)
Better it smell like old thread people than old dead people.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 14, 2013 01:49 PM (GFM2b)
It was actually the SPAS-12, not the 870.
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 01:45 PM (GQ8sn)
Both right.
"The live-firing M41As in the Alien film series were constructed by British movie armorers Bapty & Co. from three real-world weapons - an M1A1 Thompson submachine gun as the rifle frame, and a cut-down Remington 870 with the foregrip and shroud of a Franchi SPAS-12 for the grenade launcher. "
Posted by: RWC (UofT Frat member) at January 14, 2013 01:49 PM (fWAjv)
Posted by: thunderb at January 14, 2013 01:49 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 01:50 PM (fWAjv)
or adopt the Soviet...er Russian predilicition with the two shot burst "insta double tap"....but Yeah.
10 bursts is doable.....the main thing is we keep trying to play world cop on the cheap to no gain.
When I ponder that it makes my soul hurt.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:50 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Invictus at January 14, 2013 01:50 PM (OQpzc)
Posted by: eleven at January 14, 2013 01:50 PM (KXm42)
Posted by: Reginald fitzUrse, Hugh de Morville, William de Tracy, and Richard le Breton at January 14, 2013 01:50 PM (QKKT0)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 01:50 PM (fWAjv)
Posted by: CPT Willard at January 14, 2013 01:51 PM (8sCoq)
http://www.ehow.com/how_8518025_smoke-ecigarettes-coughing.html
I saw a real good video when I first got started but the Chinese fucks have me and my VPN blocked up tight! Search vapers and videos . If you get the one I saw Please forgive the fat goth girl, but she does say the true!
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 01:51 PM (kLs5Y)
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 01:51 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Cheri at January 14, 2013 01:51 PM (G+Wff)
Posted by: Clemenza at January 14, 2013 01:52 PM (3GuQx)
Posted by: thunderb at January 14, 2013 01:52 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: Invictus at January 14, 2013 01:52 PM (OQpzc)
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:52 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: eleven at January 14, 2013 01:53 PM (KXm42)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at January 14, 2013 01:53 PM (81UWZ)
I don't see a big problem with that for a majority of soldiers.
the .30 carbine is plenty fine for personal work.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:53 PM (LRFds)
No CO2, No CO, No tar..just nicotine! I be vaping now!
Been vaping full time since April 1, 2012. Not one cigarette since then. After 33 years of a two pack a day Winston or Marlboro habit.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 14, 2013 01:54 PM (GFM2b)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 01:54 PM (fWAjv)
Posted by: thunderb at January 14, 2013 01:54 PM (Dnbau)
I think it's spelled "fap"
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 14, 2013 01:55 PM (QKKT0)
Posted by: Meremortal, time to slutdrop the GOPe at January 14, 2013 01:55 PM (1Y+hH)
http://youtu.be/ar-poc38C84
This is not good. A firebomber SP-2H #55 does an emergency landing with one main wheel stuck.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 01:55 PM (QidfK)
Posted by: thunderb at January 14, 2013 01:55 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: Jones in CO at January 14, 2013 01:56 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: Kinley Ardal at January 14, 2013 01:56 PM (v07al)
Don't forget that he's clean and articulate, as well.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at January 14, 2013 01:56 PM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: thunderb at January 14, 2013 01:57 PM (Dnbau)
The US military with the girly M-4's have fire rained down from hell on them from old guys in the rocks with 1oo year old 8 mm mausers that have range on them.
They call in a drone strike. But at the end of the day the weapon (M-4) still sucks
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 01:57 PM (kLs5Y)
Posted by: t-bird at January 14, 2013 01:57 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 01:57 PM (fWAjv)
I just tell them, anyone who thought Obama was only going to tax the rich was smoking some pretty strong stuff.
Best line heard from someone that I know for a fact voted for Omonster twice..."Fucking Obama thinks if you have a job, you're rich."
Yeah, tell me about it, O-bots. We tried to warn you people. We were called racists, homophobes, sexists, granny-killers. Now we're just gonna let it burn, m-kay?
Posted by: BlueStateRepub at January 14, 2013 01:57 PM (7ObY1)
Either that, or he's left the country for Singapore or something.
Posted by: Miss Marple at January 14, 2013 01:58 PM (GoIUi)
Posted by: Squishey the road skunk at January 14, 2013 01:58 PM (KXm42)
*sigh*
Oh, well. At least I should be scheduled by the end of the day, so there's that.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 01:58 PM (5DR1j)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 14, 2013 01:58 PM (GFM2b)
Story in nick.
GAH
Maybe this will convince the wife that we need to start stocking up.
Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 75% more DOOM! at January 14, 2013 01:58 PM (xAtAj)
I heard Rush talking about Walmart suspending ammo sales pending gun control decision.
http://bit.ly/ZPQ6Ow
Posted by: olddog at January 14, 2013 01:58 PM (Ijr/x)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 01:58 PM (QidfK)
twice..."Fucking Obama thinks if you have a job, you're rich."
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 14, 2013 01:59 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 01:59 PM (kLs5Y)
Posted by: RWC at January 14, 2013 01:59 PM (fWAjv)
Posted by: thunderb at January 14, 2013 01:59 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 01:59 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: eleven at January 14, 2013 01:53 PM (KXm42)
Obligatory - http://youtu.be/XchwE9zVdnw
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Team Stompy. at January 14, 2013 02:00 PM (VtjlW)
Posted by: andycanuck at January 14, 2013 02:00 PM (ORGYc)
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit at January 14, 2013 02:00 PM (4df7R)
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 02:00 PM (kLs5Y)
650 I found an old email from the breeder. It was a Red Tibetan Mastiff he was talking about. A puppy sold for £1mil in early 2011 they're really rare.
Posted by: Lurkasaurus at January 14, 2013 01:43 PM (061ah)
Red Tibetan Mastiff's are gorgeous.
----------
So are the white ones.
£1mil...for a puppy?
Damn.
I've stumbled upon some US breeder sites that have them in the $2500 to $10K range.
Posted by: wheatie at January 14, 2013 02:00 PM (fH4X9)
Posted by: thunderb at January 14, 2013 02:01 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: andycanuck at January 14, 2013 02:01 PM (ORGYc)
Posted by: Pug Mahon at January 14, 2013 02:01 PM (K+mtQ)
nice....well the Walton fuckers better get Obama to pass a law forcing me to shop there.
You lie down with donks you're gonna get up with fleas, and a sore ass Walmart.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 02:01 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Danny Zuko at January 14, 2013 02:02 PM (QKKT0)
I grovel at your feet in humble obeisance, Imperial One, and offer this as tribute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzGlCethAwo
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at January 14, 2013 02:02 PM (zF6Iw)
*sigh*
Welcome to the Government Gun Grab list. It's ok. I'm already on so many of them that one more won't matter.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 14, 2013 02:02 PM (GFM2b)
£1mil...for a puppy?
Damn.
I've stumbled upon some US breeder sites that have them in the $2500 to $10K range.
Golly. If the starting up costs weren't so large, I'd would say I have found my new job...
Posted by: Grey Fox at January 14, 2013 02:03 PM (rZPpd)
Be there or be square!
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 02:04 PM (kLs5Y)
Posted by: Velvet Ambition at January 14, 2013 02:04 PM (R8hU8)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at January 14, 2013 02:04 PM (f9c2L)
Posted by: thunderb at January 14, 2013 02:04 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 02:04 PM (QidfK)
http://youtu.be/QQ9uEE0Iu70
Chicken nuggets?!?!
Posted by: EC at January 14, 2013 01:35 PM (GQ8sn)
Ah, Uppote!. You'll never think of a guns, or girls, "hammer" the same way ever again.
Posted by: 政治的な帽子 at January 14, 2013 02:04 PM (Vk2pI)
Posted by: Soona at January 14, 2013 02:04 PM (qYQR1)
Welcome to the Government Gun Grab list. It's ok. I'm already on so many of them that one more won't matter.
They can only grab the ones they know about.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at January 14, 2013 02:05 PM (5DR1j)
http://youtu.be/aYZAXb96aVQ
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 02:06 PM (QidfK)
Posted by: thunderb at January 14, 2013 02:06 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 14, 2013 02:06 PM (UOM48)
Posted by: thunderb at January 14, 2013 02:07 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: Squishey the road skunk at January 14, 2013 02:07 PM (KXm42)
I'm tired of eating hobo's and leftists.
Just kidding.
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 02:07 PM (kLs5Y)
Posted by: olddog at January 14, 2013 01:58 PM (Ijr/x)
-----------------------------------------------
If they do, it won't be much of a loss. They're as out of common ammo as everyone else.
Posted by: Soona at January 14, 2013 02:08 PM (qYQR1)
By Christopher P. Cavas - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jan 14, 2013 12:15:18 EST
While much of the discussion in Washington centers on a second threat of sequestration, another deadline looms at the end of March: the end of the six-month continuing resolution (CR) now funding the government. Between the sequestration debates and the very real possibility of another CR — possibly for the rest of fiscal 2013 — the Pentagon and the individual military services are urgently concerned about the immediate and long-term effects of the continuing funding disruptions.
“Should Congress decide to extend the CR through the end of FY 13, the Navy and Marine Corps would not have enough money to meet FY 13 requirements,” Navy Secretary Ray Mabus flatly stated in a fleet-wide message issued late Friday.
In particular, base operations and maintenance accounts face a projected shortfall of over $4 billion — money, Mabus said, “which funds Navy and Marine Corps readiness.”
Mabus described the negative effects of another CR and revealed a series of cost-cutting measures being considered for the Navy and Marine Corps. The moves include terminating temporary employees, implementing a civilian hiring freeze, reducing spending on facilities and base operating support, reducing information technology and administrative budgets; delaying ship and unit inactivations, cancellation of planned facilities demolitions, and travel reductions.
As obama continues to play politics with our Nation's Defense. Despicable.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 02:08 PM (9Bj8R)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at January 14, 2013 02:08 PM (zF6Iw)
It's not grabbing the guns I worry about. It's grabbing the owners. At that point though, the rule of law would be dead. So all bets would be off any way.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 14, 2013 02:09 PM (GFM2b)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 02:09 PM (QidfK)
Posted by: thunderb at January 14, 2013 02:10 PM (Dnbau)
Posted by: Waterhouse at January 14, 2013 02:10 PM (q33yg)
Be nice it is not John McCain's fault that there is only the smell of rank quim adrift....
Sarah Palin was in Ohio speaking and she couldn't break up his aroma.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 02:10 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 01:58 PM (QidfK)
I might or might not have once been known as Rodent Freikorps, and/or Rodent Liberation Front.
Posted by: Invictus at January 14, 2013 02:10 PM (OQpzc)
A friend of mine thinks I have made post it note status at ATF. I said no, but I'm still trying!
Posted by: Judge_Roy_bean at January 14, 2013 02:11 PM (kLs5Y)
Mrs. Infamous Sockpuppet and I are celebrating my completing 30 some-odd years of post-secondary education and finally getting my MS in computer science by going to New Orleans for a few days. We will be there the last week in January and are looking for some things to do, places to eat, music to listen to. We like jazz, good food, historical sites, scenic places. We're staying near the French Quarter and would like not to have to ride too much public transport.
So, I am querying the moron horde. What are some good possibilities?
Thanks.
Posted by: David (NOT Dave!), infamous sockpuppet at January 14, 2013 02:12 PM (/YJKo)
A moron two thumbs up!
Posted by: rickb223 at January 14, 2013 02:13 PM (GFM2b)
Does this guy ever get sick of exploiting tragedies?
“We must do something in reaction to this, we must deal with this, and I think that it is not whether this is the 9/11, we must make it that.”
Weasel Zippers. And his is also becoming a very ugly fuck as he ages
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 02:13 PM (9Bj8R)
Thanks.Posted by: David (NOT Dave!), infamous sockpuppet at January 14, 2013 02:12 PM (/YJKo)--- Don't get off Bourbon or Royal street if you value your life
Posted by: Velvet Ambition at January 14, 2013 02:14 PM (R8hU8)
Posted by: joey biden at January 14, 2013 02:14 PM (ORGYc)
Posted by: occam at January 14, 2013 02:14 PM (4+lE0)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 14, 2013 02:09 PM (QidfK)
Yeah, but what this is doing to Defense is real
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 14, 2013 02:14 PM (9Bj8R)
Never been to NOLA, don't care to. But there was a show on the Travel Channel the other day about the country's best meatloaf places, and they showed one there. It was called, I think, Praline Connection and looked yummy. Anybody know about it?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at January 14, 2013 02:15 PM (zF6Iw)
So, I am querying the moron horde. What are some good possibilities?
Thanks.
---
No trip to New Orleans is complete without a trip to a Cafe Du Monde for cafe au lait and begniets.
There is one in the market in the French Quarter and another in the Riverwalk.
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at January 14, 2013 02:16 PM (e0xKF)
Posted by: occam at January 14, 2013 02:14 PM (4+lE0
--- Then the blue states should be happy to get rid of us
Posted by: Velvet Ambition at January 14, 2013 02:16 PM (R8hU8)
We need a truce *snicker* on social issues so we can focus *chortle* our attention on fiscal restraint *guffaw!*.
Posted by: Team Republican
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 14, 2013 02:17 PM (kdS6q)
generally you are full of shit if you remove defense spending from the mix.
Do go on fuckhead.
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 02:17 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: The Political Hat at January 14, 2013 02:18 PM (Vk2pI)
damn skippy...
since they believe in "natuion building" and letting diverse minorities declare independence when it undermines our missions I am saying, "why not here?"
Posted by: sven10077 at January 14, 2013 02:18 PM (LRFds)
Posted by: Paul W. Swansen at January 14, 2013 03:20 PM (1Cw0m)
When I was visiting NO, I rode the street cars a lot. I also did a walking tour of the downtown cemeteries. And the tours for the plantations are fun too.
As for paying for Sandy, I have a place on the river (which also means I have a lawsuit with DNR, but that is a whole nother story). It has a double wide mobile put in in 1976. We can't build, because it's in a flood plane. We can't put in a new double-wide. The only thing we seem to be able to do is rebuild the trailer one wall at a time. I would think that a lot of those homes can't be rebuilt. Being grandfathered in doesn't really help when it comes to the environmentalists.
And what happened to all the money raised at the 12/12/12 concert?
Posted by: notsothoreau at January 14, 2013 03:33 PM (5HBd1)
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John Edwards Campaign Excuses
John Kerry Pick-Up Lines
Changes Liberal Senator George Michell Will Make at Disney
Torments in Dog-Hell
The Ace of Spades HQ Sex-for-Money Skankathon
A D&D Guide to the Democratic Candidates
Margaret Cho: Just Not Funny
More Margaret Cho Abuse
Margaret Cho: Still Not Funny
Iraqi Prisoner Claims He Was Raped... By Woman
Wonkette Announces "Morning Zoo" Format
John Kerry's "Plan" Causes Surrender of Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia
World Muslim Leaders Apologize for Nick Berg's Beheading
Michael Moore Goes on Lunchtime Manhattan Death-Spree
Milestone: Oliver Willis Posts 400th "Fake News Article" Referencing Britney Spears
Liberal Economists Rue a "New Decade of Greed"
Artificial Insouciance: Maureen Dowd's Word Processor Revolts Against Her Numbing Imbecility
Intelligence Officials Eye Blogs for Tips
They Done Found Us Out, Cletus: Intrepid Internet Detective Figures Out Our Master Plan
Shock: Josh Marshall Almost Mentions Sarin Discovery in Iraq
Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town
When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool
What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means
Wonkette's Stand-Up Act
Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour
Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider
My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty
Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA
An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear
The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report!
Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet
The House of Love: Paul Krugman
A Michael Moore Mystery (TM)
The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)