Tonight on The Independents: Red Meat Wednesday, With Ron Paul, Justin Amash, Matt Kibbe, Chris Moody, Andy Levy, and Dagen McDowell! Will Probably Talk a Bit About That Cantor/Brat Election….
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As befits tradition, Red Meat Wednesday is back with a KABOOM! (Don't ask how red meat explodes, just work with me.) Kicking off the show is the right honorable libertarian gentleman Ron Paul, who will likely talk about how much he misses Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va., though not for long), and also what we've learned from today's Bowe Bergdahl congressional hearings with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Batting second is Yahoo News political reporter Chris Moody, who will hopefully unravel the mystery of who is David Brat, and why exactly did he win. Cleanup is Ron Paul 2.0 Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), who knows a thing or two about running primary elections against the Chamber of Commerce. And rounding out the Cantor-Commentary is FreedomWorks President/CEO Matt Kibbe, who will exclusively reveal whether he had to Google how to pronounce Brat's name correctly last night.
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Andy Levy and red meat?
I'm in.
Damn, these are early today.
Hey Reason -- here's an idea. Instead of dumping a bunch of articles at the same time like you just did, too many to really digest at once, why not save some of the articles, the ones which aren't about todays news, for weekends on H&R -- instead of replaying old stories? Think of all the eyes they'd get then instead of being lost in the shuffle today.
Some of us have our best chances to be on this site on the weekends and it's tough to get going with old posts (often with old comments still attached!)
Fucking A. +1001
Exactly. That coupled with the effen squirrel problem, I'm getting rather annoyed by the inconsistency of it all.
I understand we're libertarian and all but don't make me say "there oughta be a law."
"Mary Katharine Ham"
What is she doing in that photo?
Invisible 'heavy hands'?
The Hustle?
Bruce Lee mockery?
You can't see her feet
"Wikifeet"? Seriously? How did you know about this?
As a popular fashion blogger I have some familiarity with internet fetish sites
"the big-earrings gal"
Me-ow!
The purple halo lives on!
Protocol breach!
Ron Paul, the father of liberty movement 2.0!
So, this new guy who beat Uncle Bammy's bud, Cantorina, is it pronounced:
Br(aa)t, like a pesky little orphan who can't meet his monocle polishing quota?
OR
Br(ah)t, like those ground up and pressed animal parts Germans eat with kraut and beer?
it's pronounced "Throatwobbler Mangrove".
+1 Raymond Luxury Yacht
hey
+1 Polystyrene nose
Ah, an anti-Semite!
Latest smear against Brat is that he is owned by a big bank (Unlike Cantor, I guess). It's because he holds a chair/runs a program at his school sponsored by BB&T, the libertarian bank:
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs.....21089.html
Damn tools of Wall St are just everywhere and they area all teabaggers!
Owned by a big bank....so that is how he outspent Cantor. Puzzle solved.
This episode was recorded months ago. Trust me. You'll know when the Topical Storms are about how much longer Miley Cyrus can keep up her wholesome appearance, whether Tim Tebow can save the Broncos if only given the chance, and that new fad known as planking.
You are here! I just want to let you know, FoE, never stop! Where were you in PM links??? Where?!
I am always with you. The times when you saw only one set of footprints in the sand is when I carried you and tried to pick your pocket.
Are you...are you quoting DMX?
You have that backwards.
Regarding the Oregon shooting...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/.....-a-threat/
It seems as though the writer is more interested in the shooter's arsenal than in what he actually did.
"The shooter was carrying an AR-15 rifle, a semiautomatic handgun, a large knife and nine loaded magazines capable of holding hundreds of bullets, Anderson said. In addition, he was wearing a vest used to carry ammunition and other items, as well as a helmet with a camouflage design."
I find the use of terms like, "The shooter" or "Gunman" to be a little tedious. They don't seem to think using the person's name is sufficient.
The editor in me wants to take "nine loaded magazines", and just go, "How many rounds were there"? Its kind of a long sentence just suggesting 'a lot!' Is "270 rounds" too confusing?
The guy *was* loaded for World War Z; however, he killed one guy, winged someone else. Massacre thwarted? maybe. He seems disappointed.
The author of the stories at the WaPo seems to be the go-to-guy for the 'shootings' beat.
i keep coming across sentences that just make me cringe.
"....the shooting was the latest in a seemingly endless succession of violent episodes that regularly grip our schools, shopping malls, movie theaters and other quotidian locations"
Clearly = avoid Quotidian places.
"....the shooting was the latest in a seemingly endless succession of violent episodes that regularly grip our schools, shopping malls, movie theaters my articles in this newspaper and other quotidian locations"
Remember from before Eric Cantor was a Respected Statesman Who Will be Missed?
"Eric Cantor's tea party terrorism threatens America"
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/41431
"Even Republicans complain private about Cantor's antics and leaders of the party gather in small, closed-door groups to discuss how to stop their own majority leader from destroying the party and the nation.
"Democrats, meanwhile, zero in on Cantor's extremism and use it to claim Republicans don't give a damn about the nation, the economy and the future."
"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is not backing down from his staff's attacks that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) is preparing to push an "extremist" agenda....
""And I say to my friend, Eric Cantor, 'Let's stop throwing these bombs and doing things like thinking it's-- the American people are happy that you're sleeping in your office or reading the Constitution.'""
http://www.politico.com/blogs/.....bombs.html
"As a Republican extremist and House Majority Leader, Eric Cantor has tarnished the nation's credibility, damaged the economy and kept the unemployment rate high."
http://www.senateguru.com/posts/tag/eric-cantor
"Dangerous Right Wing Rhetoric: There Will Be Blood
"Resentful. Desperate. Hungry for power. And ratcheting up the hate-speak to such irresponsible and reprehensible levels that one day soon they may have blood on their hands if they don't stop.
"We can blame the Tea Party and its de facto leaders--Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Newt Gingrich, Michelle Bachmann, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Rep. Eric Cantor to name a few -- for riling up Republicans with relentless attacks on President Obama and Democrats using code language and euphemisms like "take our country back,""reload," and "gangster government." We've witnessed racial and sexual slurs, threats, intimidation, violence, Democrats hanging in effigy...all in an attempt to delegitimize Obama's presidency through accusations of radicalism and socialism. As Cantor disingenuously claims, Obama wants "to remake America in the image of Europe.""
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/.....44029.html
But now...
"Cantor might also have suffered at the polls in part due to the more conservative make-up of his district in this election cycle compared to the last. Congressional redistricting redrew Virginia's 7th District to encompass more dark-red Republican territory, eliminating a share of Cantor's moderate-Republican core."
http://washingtonexaminer.com/.....le/2549555
"Bozell is chairman of ForAmerica, an organization that has targeted moderate Republicans, including Cantor."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new.....upset.html
"I find it ironic that a moderate, dignified and distinguished leader like Cantor has been turned out of office as another prominent Republican, the coarse, crude and undignified Speaker John Boehner, continues to represent the party."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/.....0306.story
As Cantor disingenuously claims, Obama wants "to remake America in the image of Europe."
As the HuffPo disingenuously protests. OF COURSE Obama does. OF COURSE HuffPo does. OF COURSE every liberal Democrat does. That's what they do. It's what I've heard from every liberal for 40 years.
How can you argue with such success? Where else can you get structural youth unemployment in the high double digits? Where else can you send electricity prices soaring while GDP growth lags behind those bible-thumping rednecks?
Silly,
He was clearly a Tea-Party Terrorist...
...but anyone who replaces him will CLEARLY BE WORSER and even more of a TEATHUGLICAN JIHADIST
FWIW that last link there seems to be written by a glue-sniffing monkey. You could pick any sentence at random, but i like this one..
"The aspect of American society that Cantor represents is those contributors who fill Republican coiffures"
Its a conspiracy of right-wing hairstylists.
I left out the "OMG they think *he's* a moderate?" articles.
I am referencing the 'senateguru' FWIW. That reading material is nuclear-grade stupid.
🙂
"The victory not only highlights ongoing tensions between moderate and conservative factions within the GOP, but could also foreshadow Tea Party victories in other key races..."
http://hereandnow.wbur.org/201.....-tea-party
St. Louis couple shoot two armed men holding their daughter at gunpoint
A husband and wife armed with guns were able to stave off an apparent home invasion Monday night, police said.
One man was killed and a second taken to a hospital in the incident, which happened about 11 p.m. in the 4600 block of Newport Avenue.
Police say a 17-year-old girl who lived at the home was outside retrieving something from her car when she was approached by two masked and armed men who forced her into her house, using her as a shield.
The teen's father, 34, saw the men walking up with his daughter, got his firearm and fired several shots at them, striking both of the men as they entered his home. The teen's mother, 34, also retrieved a gun and fired once at the men but did not hit either, police said.
One of the men, Terrell Johnson, 31, of the 4500 block of Natural Bridge Road, collapsed on the living room floor and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The second man, Cortez McClinton, 33, was standing behind Johnson when Johnson was shot. McClinton pointed a gun inside the doorway and also was shot. McClinton then ran away and got his brother to transport him to a hospital, police said.
As was eloquently put by several people here, you own a gun because of the stakes, not the odds.
Purely anecdotal. You don't see this article in mainstream news sources, do you?
It's hardly an ordinary or typical occurrence like a school shooting.
You're still talking about the reporting, right?
I believe he is being sarcastic.
"Because guns being used for a family to defend themselves is a bizarre and unheard of (*unreported) incident, whereas school shootings are like a Daily Occurrence and steadily increasing in frequency and severity, much like Shark Attacks and Gang Rape"
yes
I was being ironic...(looking down nose)
IRONY TRUMPS SARCASM!
well *played*
You are worse then Hitler.
Hyperbole beats them all!!!
"Cortez McClinton"
Also, anytime you even suspect someone might be half-irish/half-mexican, SHOOT TO KILL
Future generations will thank you
I don't think he's very Irish looking. (Although I suppose there could be another "Cortez McClinton" in the St. Louis area.)
DAD!
And it looks like the same guy was arrested for murder four years ago.
Maybe the photos are just stock 'black thug' photos that local media outlets use and the man in the images is a model.
Is this sarcasm? I've never heard of any media outlet doing that.
Legend has it Mazatlan Mexico was invaded by the Irish.
The Irish invaders surrendered one they landed and became Mexican citizens without one shot being fired.
34 with a 17 year old daughter? Ok.
Angelina Jolie: Wing-cutting scene in 'Maleficent' was a conscious metaphor for rape
During a live broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour show on Tuesday, the UN Special Envoy - who was in town to attend the End Sexual Violence In Conflict Global Summit - opened up about the harrowing scene in which her character has her wings ripped off her body by a childhood friend.
'We were very conscious, the writer [Linda Woolverton] and I, that it was a metaphor for rape,' she explained of the act of violence that takes place as her character is in a drug-induced sleep. 'And
that this would be the thing that would make her lose sight of that.
'At a certain point, the question of the story is what could possibly bring her back?' she continued.
The mom-of-six went on to explain that while it is 'an extreme Disney, fun version of it', at its core, the film is about 'abuse, and how the abused then have a choice of abusing others or overcoming and remaining loving, open people'.
Okay, so I guess the internet feminists called that one right.
"opened up about the harrowing scene in which her character has her wings ripped off..."
That must have been traumatic.
Not as traumatic as having them 'raped off'
Its almost as bad as the time my ex-girlfriend broke a nail.
Did she open up about it?
EVERYTHING IS RAPE.
I got totally raped by traffic on the way home.
Worked outside today and the sun raped the fuck out of me.
Wasn't her and the king a couple?
Why would he need to rape her?
....
Maybe it was a metaphor for anal.
Cory Doctorow would like to have a word with you about your totally original metaphor.
Tonight's the night for the Kings to bring home the bacon.
Oh, and re: red meat, my 72 hour short ribs are only going to make it 24 hours.
Man, the Rangers are sucking bigtime. Meh, who cares.
I want them to win this one. The Kings need to win at home.
Wish granted
"We didn't do anything wrong, and we'll make sure it doesn't happen again."
http://www.politico.com/story/.....07760.html
"The White House plans no discipline in connection with the accidental release to the press last month of the identity of the CIA's station chief in Afghanistan, but is planning more safeguards to prevent such a mistake in the future, a White House spokesman said Wednesday."
This sort of reminds me of my joke about the Japanese attitude towards the Rape of Nanking =
"It never happened! It is entirely a creation of the Western Media! Also, they totally deserved it!
But the slime does just drip off the WH 'spokesman' when he assures people that any problem with *sharing the name of the current CIA head of station in Kabul with the whole planet* was 'inadvertent'
I'm sure scooter libby feels much better about that.
"It never happened! It is entirely a creation of the Western Media! Also, they totally deserved it!"
I had a well-educated Japanese business man explain to me that the Bataan death-march was only caused by a lack of Japanese trucks.
He was serious.
"It was more of a Death Hike, really. Or a Death Stroll."
"If there had been trucks, we could have just trucked all the unhealthy ones to a pit, thrown them in, and set it on fire! then everyone would have marched faster and we wouldn't have had to beat so many to death!"
I had a great uncle who was in the bataan death march. He didn't really give a shit what the reason for it was, he wanted to kill all japanese until his dying day.
..."he wanted to kill all japanese until his dying day."
Quite a few people felt that way. For cause.
Or an older Japanese prof going on and on about how Truman was a war criminal. Thankfully the noble Japanese never did anything so heinous.
The younger generation is better.
"The Oakland eighth-grader who was pronounced brain-dead after tonsil surgery in December ? but whose family has kept her on life-support equipment ? will receive an honorary diploma from her middle school on Friday"
http://blog.sfgate.com/stew/20.....r-diploma/
As with the proposed photo-shop laws, Onion has been overtaken by events.
If I worked at Children's hospital (which I don't), there's no fucking way I would agree to perform sleep apnea surgery on a "teen" of that size. No fucking way.
Being brain-dead shouldn't treated as a barrier to success in today's society.
Discrimination against the Brain Dead must stop. Also, 'Dead' is a slur, and inappropriate. They prefer the term, "Frontal-Cortex-challenged"
The corpse is being kept in an un-disclosed location and by now has to be getting pretty ripe, so it's not only being brain-dead that's gonna cause discrimination.
Yikes, is that still happening? Sad story, but the family shares a big part of the blame, and now are just being insane about the whole thing. She's dead, folks. She's never coming back. Accept it.
Dunno about 'happening', but like Franco, she's still dead.
That's D-E-A-D, folks, DEAD!
"Happening" in the sense of "the family is still in denial and insisting her corpse continue to suck up expense medical resources."
You should be thankful I'm educating you about Abraham Lincoln, so you won't make some bonehead error like saying he was a U.S. Senator -
"At Wednesday's Rahm Emanuel-Hillary Clinton show for her book tour, there was another Hillary gaffe."
http://www.wlsam.com/common/pa.....&is_corp=0
Well, the Hard Choice is to shut up or make an ass of herself.
"London's Taxi Driver Protests Are Giving Uber The Best Advertising It Could Ever Have Hoped For"
[...]
"But despite their efforts, people are actually flocking to Uber. The car company says it's seen an 850% increase in new riders.
http://www.sfgate.com/technolo.....544954.php
English and Euro taxi drivers go on strike, convince riders that Uber isn't a bad idea!
"Let's go on strike, so people who want a cab will be forced to use our competitor! What could go wrong?"
"As a leader in Hungary's Jobbik Party, [Csanad] Szegedi whipped up crowds by accusing Jews of "buying up the country" and mocking the "Jewishness" of Hungary's political class. Then came the revelation that upended his career: His maternal grandparents were Jews ? which under Jewish law made him one, too....
"Last year, he sought out a young rabbi in the local Orthodox Jewish community. After a period of intense religious instruction, Szegedi was circumcised last June, a year to the day after he broke with Jobbik. Today he takes Jewish religion classes with his wife, who is also converting to Judaism."
http://jpupdates.com/2014/06/1.....rvant-jew/
Is he hoping to be able to "[buy] up the country"?
He's still waiting for his gold shipment from Jewish Headquarters.
INDEPENDENTS ASSEMBLE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gc4QTqslN4
Ooh, this should make proggy heads explode:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdTihf2_GGM
That was awesome.
Ah, the October 2012 hopes that blacks would not re-elect Obama. Good times.
It's Breitbart, man. That means Republicans are still to blame for this.
Prediction: Glasses
That's *Dr.* Paul to you.
The aura is extra fuschia tonight.
Did he say "Bart"?
I thought Pelosi was dumb, but wow-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8-d95SO_3g
It's funny, but is this Old Video Clip night?
It's Classic Derp; aged to derpfection.
I like how the others behind her nod in agreement. None of them have any idea what she's saying, including Waters.
You know who else was Austrian?
Haydn?
Maria Von Trapp?
Gaston Glock?
Swartzenegger?
A struggling corporal?
Crocodile Dundee?
+1 knife
My grandfather?
Paul H?gan?
H?-GAAAAAAN!
Technically no one. Caesar killed and enslaved them all. It was only after that Germanic people moved in.
So screw you, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Those guys have some serious beards.
Al Duqqa Dinestia?
Ron Paul is the only one that's allowed to speak uninterrupted.
Does Ron Paul say 5 things anytime asks him 1 question?
I sometimes think that's because he's spent his whole life with a fringe political philosophy. Like, he's trained that whenever he gets an opportunity to speak he gets as much in as he possibly can.
yes. he does.
yes. he does.
yes. he does.
yes. he does.
yes. he does.
Credit where it's due. Hilary made a cogent point.
What difference, at this point, does it make?
It's all about appearances with Dr. Paul, isn't it?
The Ron Paul Show...
Featuring the Independents.
Some pretty sweet commercials on this show....
Yeah, Flex Seal is great!
Not talking to you.
Your Ukraine separatist flag article has plagued my Internet banner ads with confederate flag offers.
AdBlock
I try not to do that. Reason needs the revenues.
Though I just got flashblock yesterday cuz reason's flash ads were crashing my browser.
I used to feel that way. Then came Taboola.
Have you had the pleasure of encountering the autoplaying video ads? At work, while pretending to work?
Whoa, reason ad?
An ad for Reason Magazine!
And you can read our articles for free!
Oops, that part wasn't supposed to be in the ad.
Is this a Reason commercial?
Holy fuck! Where'd you guys come up with that kinda money?
Your donations at work?
I missed a Reason commercial? There better be a YouTube link!
"Holy fuck! Where'd you guys come up with that kinda money?"
They stopped paying the squirrel exterminator, in case you haven't noticed.
Deal with the devil.
Chris Moody = Buck Sexton's less-successful, nerdier twin brother?
They both look like "guy you know from high school that was way too into politics".
Exactly
Learning *grade* rather than *curve.* Good.
I'd pay cash money to see Lindsey Graham get primaried.
Ugg how did he survive?
I HEARD ABOUT THAT STORY ALREADY.
So I YouTube searched 'reason magazine commercial' and came up with this as a top result:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRexthrDNi4
If only Reason, if only...
There *are* a few libertarian women who could be recruited...
Do libertarians support amnesty? Or is like anything else, diverse opinions rule.
Do libertarians support amnesty?
Yes.
Or is like anything else, diverse opinions rule.
No. those are small government conservatives.
Yes.
No.
It depends.
No, it doesn't.
Yes.
No.
Maybe.
I don't know.
Can you repeat the question?
You're not the boss of me now.
"amnesty" is a catch-all term people use as a barrier to any kind of immigration policy-reform.
It suggests that unless the FIRST PRIORITY of any legal reform is (*something garbled about Deporting Illegals), then nothing else is acceptable!
'Amnesty' is any admission that we have millions of people in the country who've been here for decades. Opposition to 'amnesty' doesn't do anything to change the status quo, and support for so-called 'amnesty' would not change the status quo.
Its a bullshit marketing term tossed around to create the impression that their political opponent is *weak on Mexicans!*
This just sounds like the rumblings of someone who doesn't want to ENFORCE.THE.LAW!!11
I know.
My suggestion that "mass deportations by cross-country-monorail" and building the "1000mile impregnable-lazer-wall-with-sharks" are not necessarily either fiscally practical, possible, or in fact effective, has never been particularly 'resonant with voters'
Hilary Clinton: The buck stops somewhere around here
Ha. Great. Hillary never disappoints.
Welch is auditioning for the host position, isn't he?
That Fox Business gal has very muscular jaws. Just sayin'.
maneater
I thought i recognized her.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwVUHHFgalE
The Independents Attire Review, 11 June 2014
Hate Crime!-Edition
- Kennedy: We think 'invisible' is going to be increasingly popular on the Paris runways this coming fall.
- Matt: We've named this arrangement "The Pleasantville" for the 'out of place' impression it creates ; it is less blatantly 'hipster'/hitman than the White-shirt verion, which always necessitates the 'Royale avec Fromage' comment, and yet easier on the eyes than almost every other use of the Black Suit of Doom. Our feeling is: there is really no reason to wear a black suit AND black tie outside of Funerals, Awards Ceremonies, and Kraftwerk videos.
- Kmele: We noted last week the color scheme we like best when Kmele breaks out the Khaki blaze. This works. Cookies n' cream con Caramel? Whatever. I will say this everytime it appears = Go out and buy a tan blazer, people. They are the male-fashion Multitool.
- Mary Kate Something: Steals Kennedy's patented Tinky-Winky Purple for her first appearance on the panel. Inevitable Catfight Will Ensue. In the interim, we're Neutral on MK1* (our freshly minted nickname for her); she currently lacks the screaming-banshee/Coked-Up-Medea tones of Kennedy, or the nightclub-ready-sexy of Jedda-The-Hott.
Tack S? Mycket
I think Matt should get a navy blue suit and every time he wants to wear the black suit, he should wear the navy one instead. Instant upgrade.
The People Have Spoken
It's so cool to see no interruptions.
Who ate Leviathan?
The Golden Girls have a very special episode on gay marriage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xxpd3Ye0zA
Matt's point there at the end couldn't be emphasized enough. The erosion of our rights are the greatest threat of all from the NSA scandal.
Exactly. When it becomes normal for their to be no expectation of privacy from government, that's when everything else starts to fall apart.
Yeah!! Because next thing you kn-[COMMENT REDACTED]
I AGREE, HILARY CLINTON IS TREATED UNFAIRLY
You know, the establishment makes me so mad...I'm going to take a nap and cool off...hmm...that's a weird-shaped rock, oh, well, never mind...
Well, that was a refreshing nap! Like I said, we need to trust our leaders more and have less of this carping criticism. They know what they are doing and can be trusted to draw the right balance between security and liberty.
What happened to the Chamber of Commerce challenge to Amash?
Brian Ellis? He's still there, racking up business endorsements and trailing by 20 in the polls.
Not a good TV-tie for Justin.
He's already seen as the 'young guy'. Wearing a cocktail-party-tie to congress doesn't help.
You know who else took advantage of instability in modern politics?
Lenin.
Leno.
McCartney?
Rand Paul?
We hope.
Chevy Chase?
Is there a Peter the Hermit behind this new Children's Crusade?
Someone recruiting the kids?
Harvard students explain micro-aggression:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_85JVcniE_M
Warning: exceptional derp
When weighed against everything else, immigration is pretty low on my outragometer.
Someone hasn't read enough Bryan Caplan.
When I was a conservative I think immigration was one of the big issues. Since becoming a libertarian I find that I am more outraged by other issues.
"When weighed against everything else, immigration is pretty low on my outragometer."
Got to agree. In fact, there's a strong upside in the current 'arrangement':
Here in CA, there are n-number of very ambitious workers who have learned to live totally outside the boot of the government.
The underground labor market is pretty successful, and judging by some of the worker's trucks, paying very well.
Not much of an issue for anyone:
http://www.drroyspencer.com/wp.....issues.jpg
Immigration for conservatives is like climate change for progressives. They care but it is pretty low on their priorities.
Pretty easy not to care when you're not an immigrant. But it is ruining a lot of lives.
How can you not be around Virginia?
Isn't it right next to DC?
NC and VA / mid-atlantic has gotten much more immigration/conscious in the last 5 years. (IMO - family down there)
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/30/.....fographic/
America isn't alone. European countries face the same problems and Italy in particular since it's the principal gateway into the continent.
I'm going to admit I'm not 100% sure what to do with immigration.
This is the same as endorsing Amnesty! you just lost election, sucker!
What's wrong with a guest worker visa program that allows more than 10k per year?
^^THIS would be a great start.
Because that would be too logical?
That's not a sad voice, Matt.
Do better.
Matt and Matt need a synthesizer right now.
Speaking of Kibbe, our kibby says hello and that apartment hunting sucks.
BATTLE OF THE LIBERTARIAN HIPSTER-DORKS
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE
(I bet Matt wins!)
Damn, Chinese Democracy was disappointing.
I'm guessing Matt is the steely dan fan on the panel
They are coming here on tour next month and we scored front-row tix!
Matt Welch is putting his best foot forward.
...and up the establishment's ass!
ANOTHER ONE!
Rea-son!
Rea-son!
Rea-son!
Don't know if Reason got richer or Fox Business got desperate.
Why not both? Wealth-meets-desperation describes a whole lot of transactions.
Free Minds, Free Markets, and Free Articles! Go to our Web site now!
Oops, let's do that again...
so is it even possible to get lobsters while snorkeling?
Isn't the water too deep and to cold where lobsters are?
For Maine lobster, maybe.
Not for the west coast stuff:
http://www.puertonuevolobster.com
What kind was Lobster Girl holding?
She was holding a lobster?
I thought she just had a giant wart on her lip.
No, side boobs are called lobster on the street.
Florida spiny lobster: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panulirus_argus
IIRC
You'll probably need diving equipment. We tried once, it's tricky.
I think it depends on the type.
No, I never did it, but some friends in HS would go surfing around Newport/Laguna and would catch lobsters for gas money. Abalone too, before it became illegal.
That's yes/no...
Where are you from?
I went to HS in Rowland Hts. Just across Orange County border from La Habra. My folks still live there.
If you're still (or occasionally) in the area, we'll add you to the brunch list.
I'm in Kentucky now, I only get out about once a year.
Going Ham? More like Going Lame.
Everything for gay marriage, nothing against gay marriage, nothing outside gay marriage-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ephh9J5BWQ
Against homosexuality != against gay marriage, but I don't suppose making that distinction would rate at all well with O'Brien's demo.
"Going Ham"
i don't get it
Her catch phrase use to be "Hammer Time" when she was at the daily caller.
dooo dooo dooo dooo...ah doo...doo...can't tax this!
You know who else wanted us to respect his culture?
The guy whose cheese the FDA is trying to regulate?
An ENT doc?
He might have slipped other prom-goers messages of democracy.
He spiked the punch with Capitalism!
AH! Lou DObbs.
Yeah send the kids to Hong Kong or Taiwan if China does not like it.
Headline:
Teenager misses prom because China.
What have the Chinese ever done for America?
Eh?
railroads and fireworks.
More American then apple pie.
Laundry
You no have ticket?
How dare you criticize communism!
Also, Prom is a celebration of bourgeois materialism
blah. Dobbs
De Groot: That's so punk rock.
Luann DeGroot?
"We have a student exchange program, the terms of which forbid our students from supporting freedom.
"Therefore...
"There must be a problem with out students!"
You forgot to press the 'Independent thought control' button.
CA courts decide we're not paying enough for medical insurance:
"Court: Residential care coverage required for eating disorders"
http://www.sfgate.com/news/art.....hc-bayarea
Well, Mr. Actuary, wha'd'ya reckon that could cost?
You can't put a price tag on human rights!
"You can't put a price tag on human rights!"
Health is a necessity!
The next couple of years are just going to be a string of court cases saying more and more things need to be covered, eventually getting to absurd conditions.
Eventually?
Ah. Lou Dobbs.
In honor of FOE.
Know who else was named Lou?
Louis P. Hitler?
CK?
Lucile!
Louis C. Fer
Ferrigno?
Costello?
Diamond Phillips?
Brock?
And just for Gilmore:
Sarah Harbaugh [?] is appearing in a PSA about the debilitating disease called Dad Pants.
http://blog.sfgate.com/killion.....#7414101=0
New crisis and no call for government action!
sexy after show?
They're holding it at Sea World, for some reason.
Good night, you've been a wonderful audience, don't forget to tip your dolphins!
Whatever happened to Archduke von Pantsfan? These threads never died so early when he was around.
Is he not Trouser-Pod?
I just sort of assumed we wouldn't have THREE Trouser related commenters.
After laughing at that louder than I should have, I don't recall seeing that handle on threads recently.
I haven't seen much, but he's been around.
sodfasfsdldfjisojofsdijofj Feedly is still down!!!!!!
Apparently some assholes are carrying out a DDoS attack in search of payment from Feedly.
*runs off sobbing*
Side note: I love all the FREAKING OUT people did about the shuttering of Google Reader, where we now have a large stable of capable replacements.
I finally get home after driving around all day & you guys don't even have the decency to wait up. *tsk tsk*
We had dinner on the table hours ago. It got cold. You can heat it up yourself.
*sob*
Well crap, kibby, you know how fragile Dweebston's been.
You should be ashamed of yourself!
IT IS LIKE YOU PEOPLE DON'T EVEN APPRECIATE ME!
Well nobody seemed to care when I told them you said 'hi'. Perhaps you need to up your game.
Well maybe I do. I have all of like a week to do that.
You always brighten up the boards, kibby,
Oh, and Playa, my Rangers say "You're welcome."
"IT IS LIKE YOU PEOPLE DON'T EVEN APPRECIATE ME!"
True story:
WWII English-Italian phrase book:
"My wife doesn't understand me!"
Well, maybe not true.
After some looking around I'm proud to see your rumor substantiated:
g'night kibby
It's the morning after and less than 300 comments? Did someone sit in for Kennedy last night?
Speaking of Ron Paul, what is up with Rand? He has a call with Mr. Norquist, the day after Cantor goes down because of his support for amnesty. Who advises Rand? I really have to wonder. I'm trying to wait to see what he has to say, but every time it seems he's doing well, he does something very politically stupid.