Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

This must be what justice looks like, not vengeful, just peaceful exuberance.

“They all knew.”

If you thought you’d already seen people saying the stupidest things possible on the internet, prepare yourselves.

People identifying as christian while ignoring christ and his teachings is a strange thing indeed.

T R E 4 5 O N

They are not red states to be hated; they are voter suppression states to be fixed.

… gradually, and then suddenly.

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

Since we are repeating ourselves, let me just say fuck that.

Second rate reporter says what?

With all due respect and assumptions of good faith, please fuck off into the sun.

This really is a full service blog.

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

The way to stop violence is to stop manufacturing the hatred that fuels it.

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

It is possible to do the right thing without the promise of a cookie.

The gop is a fucking disgrace.

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

It’s pointless to bring up problems that can only be solved with a time machine.

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

We can’t confuse what’s necessary to win elections with the policies that we want to implement when we do.

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  7. 7.

    SGEW

    Ok, we’ve seen a lot of very good photography from these posts . . .

    But these two have simply masterful composition. Truly.

  9. 9.

    strawmanmunny

    OK, I need some help. Just read the latest screed against Obama from Glenn Grenwald and wanted to get some of BJ’s thoughts about Obama’s Nobel speech.

    I didn’t read/hear it as anything close to justification for endless war or pro-active war, did anyone here read it that way?

    I thought it was a great speech about how the world is not black and white and sometimes you have to use war to get peace.

    Anyway, just wanted to see what others here thought. This is the only site that I think has level headed comments

  12. 12.

    General Winfield Stuck

    @tamied:

    Yes I did. Just what I wanted,. A furry little Terrier. Two years old or about. He was brought in as a stray and has had a very hard time but they don’t know his past, according to the pound folks. No one claimed him, which i found incredible as he is a sweet feisty little guy with good manners so far, and very smart. And took a bath like a champ without any drama.

    Charlie

    Charlie

    Charlie

  18. 18.

    cleek

    @strawmanmunny:

    OK, I need some help. Just read the latest screed against Obama from Glenn Grenwald

    first step: stop doing that. Greenwald can be counted on to derive maximal panic from minimal input.

  21. 21.

    General Winfield Stuck

    Thanks all. I almost didn’t take him because he was really hyper, but did, and after coming home he has settled down greatly and is a little sweetheart. And curls up at my feet by the computer. I think he is glad to be out of that cold smelly shelter pen.

  22. 22.

    Paul in KY

    General, that’s a fine new troop you have there. I expect he’ll cover himself in glory (or dead bird stuff, but either way it’s a win for him).

    Hope you guys are partying good up there in Brownsland :-)

  23. 23.

    WereBear

    Regarding Greenwald and Obama:

    Yes, the irony of the Peace Prize recipient talking about war. However, I only sensed regret in Obama’s speech, and a lot of responsibility.

    Heck, I’d like to have our military dismantled and all the money go to homeless children: human AND furry.

    But no one elected me to do that… and no one is going to.

  30. 30.

    strawmanmunny

    @cleek:

    Looks like I’m going to have to start doing that. I get that he doesn’t seem to like Obama but his seeming “jihad” against Obama and Obama supporters is a little much.

  33. 33.

    Chat Noir

    @strawmanmunny:

    I thought it was a great speech about how the world is not black and white and sometimes you have to use war to get peace.

    That was my impression, too.

  37. 37.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @General Winfield Stuck:

    Your Charlie is adorable! A real cutie, and I forgive you both for the fact that I’m going to have this auld Scots tune in my head for the rest of the day:

    Twas on a Monday morning
    Right early in the year
    When Charlie came to our town
    The Young Chevalier

    Charlie is my darling, my darling, my darling
    Charlie is my darling, the young Chevalier

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