I’ve got nothing, but it looks like it’s about time for one of these, so have at it.
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by $8 blue check mistermix| 31 Comments
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I’ve got nothing, but it looks like it’s about time for one of these, so have at it.
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Svensker
May I just say that after the national meltdown over Helen Thomas’s comments, the complete lack of outrage — or even comment — over Chuckie Schumer’s comments has even cynical me surprised. Or not.
I wonder whether the Balloon Juice commenters who were so upset by HT will evince the same emotional turmoil in this new case. Chime in any time, guys.
Mumphrey
Nobody’s up yet, I guess?
Well, I’d rather be asleep myself, but I have to take our 3 year old girl out for her swim lesson. Only it’s more like a scream and flail in utter panic lesson. She’s getting there, though. She screams and flails less than she did when we began 4 weeks ago…
Cat Lady
Mark Everett’s father was a genius physicist who posited the existence of parallel universes.
The Chuck Shumer/Helen Thomas comment reactions pretty much is proof of same. The commenter who suggested last week that the space time continuum cleaved in November 2000, and we are in the universe in which Bush won and we are in upside down bizarro world (= hell) was on to something.
wengler
@ svensker
Here’s the corporate press checklist:
Is Chuck Schumer a Democrat or does he have any hint of leftism about him? Check.
Is Chuck Schumer in anyway saying something that offends the government of Israel? No.
Both parts need to be true to make it a story and/or anti-Semitic like that fired old lady. More dead Arabs don’t matter much. I mean look how critically the US press covered the sanctions/war/invasion against Iraq. If you are brown and foreign you only live at our leisure. It is a gift that can be taken away at any time.
salacious crumb
@Svensker: Svensker, yeah I saw that. maybe we should have a post up for that. Is it any surprise that Schumer would say what he did? Much Israeli are already implementing what he said, and he is just a faithful lapdog of Israel, so its only natural for him to say such despicable comments.
here is the link btw: http://thinkprogress.org/2010/06/11/schumer-strangle-gaza-economically/
Michael
Here’s an absolute treasure of a 1960 propaganda bit from the American Petroleum Institute on how the drilling industry doesn’t really affect oysters in Louisiana. They soaked oysters in oil and drilling mud, and proclaim that the oysters were “so happy” that they bred futher generations.
“They never had it so good” is an actual line from the movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhTx0a0AkdE&feature=player_embedded
John Cole
I was going to talk about it last night but we already had two Israel threads. I’ll post about it in a bit.
wengler
I think Argentina is overrated despite having the best player in the world. That is all.
Brian J
@Svensker:
What did he say?
J.A.F. Rusty Shackleford
I’m glad that I decided to sleep the extra 90 minutes rather than wake up at 6am for the start of the Greece/South Korea match.
I turned on the game in the 55th minute and the Koreans were already up 2-0. I was saying that the Greeks could sneak their way into the second round by playing lock-down defense and sucker-punching their opponents with a counter attack or well taken set piece.
Yeah, well, that didn’t happen. Now I wouldn’t be surprised if South Korea takes the expected place of either Argentina or Nigeria.
With the World Cup and the White Sox/Cubs on one game after the other I will be watching a game from 7:30a to about 6p.
How many people worldwide will be watching the England/USA match today? Hundreds of millions? Billions?
Brian J
What to make of this? From the article:
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wengler
OK so maybe Argentina isn’t so overrated.
J.A.F. Rusty Shackleford
@wengler:
I don’t think Argentina is as much overrated as they are under-performing. They’re like Mexico under Hugo Sanchez, or to some extent France under Domenech*. The talent is there but the coach, Maradona, is teched in the head.
France is either boom or bust. They’ve won 3 cycles ago, were finalist at 2006 but only got 1 point in 2002. And they were lucky to have qualified for 2010 on the handball by Henry (who is my favorite player).
Brian J
On a lighter note, take a look at this outfit worn by Aaron Schock at Tuesday’s White House picnic. Just in case you don’t remember, Schock is the pretty boy House member from Illinois who was supposed to be part of the next generation of Republican leaders, or something like that. He was featured in GQ a couple of months ago. And now it looks like he’s competing for the presidency of the Log Cabin Republicans. I mean, Jesus Christ, there’s nothing wrong with wearing summer colors, but he looks like he’s switched clothes with his wife or girlfriend. I should show this to some of the gay guys I work with. They’d tear him apart (and no, not in that way, you perverts).
MikeJ
@J.A.F. Rusty Shackleford:
I woke up and saw the beginning and laid in bed. Of course I soon drifted off because man was not meant to wake up at 4:30am. I awoke at halftime when a beer commercial had an announcer yelling GOAL!!!!! over the sound of a cheering crowd. Grrr.
NobodySpecial
Oddly enough, I might be the only person here with Eels stuff on their music player. Fresh Blood’s on the iPod.
Good song choice.
Kered (formerly Derek)
It has come to my attention that there is another poster named Derek. I am the Derek who cusses. I am an IT dude in my mid 20s. The other Derek seems to be some sort of teacher, who doesn’t swear.
Anyway, out of politeness I will post as something else.
Kered (formerly Derek)
It has come to my attention that there is another poster named Derek. I am the one who cusses. I am a tech support dude in my mid 20s. The other Derek seems to be some sort of teacher and I haven’t seen him say “fuck” yet.
I have changed my name to ease confusion.
Kered (formerly Derek)
Man, what the shit. I keep trying to post and it’s going into moderation.
EDIT: I guess it’s the name. Damnit.
debit
Landlady’s son and grandson are here replacing my 40’s era gas stove that is hardpiped into the wall. Neither one is a plumber or a qualified repair person. And it’s not going well. Pray for me.
bondwooley
Here’s what’s on my mind. I find it interesting that there is a public cry for Obama to “feel our pain” and “show his anger.”
We hired a calm, Harvard intellectual for the Oval Office and that’s what we got. After 8 years of hysterics, I find that refreshing. Not the crisis, just the tone being set.
This short satire video makes my point:
http://bit.ly/cGObyC
There you have it.
cleek
@J.A.F. Rusty Shackleford:
i’m glad i decided to sleep the extra four hours instead of getting up at five so i could get to Raleigh in time for the 7AM start of the Race For The Cure. running’s hard enough without the weight of sleep deprivation on my back.
@bondwooley:
you may find it refreshing, but the country hates it.
jeffreyw
@debit:
I am a plumber (ret). I point and laugh.
matoko_chan
I don’t if any juicers are interested, but here is a relly stellar comment from a turkish muslim on a pipes thread. It supports my hypothesis that more democracy in MENA will lead to more Islam.
debit
@jeffreyw: You’ll be sorry when I’m dead.
Seriously, there’s no shut off at the wall, so they’re just going to disconnect the current shut off valve and install the new flex pipe while gas merrily flows through the house. “Oh, it’s not that much,” he says. I just hope that when I blow up, I’ll have blown up real good.
jeffreyw
@debit: There is no shut off at the meter? Run away! If you return and it’s hooked up and seems OK, mix a little dish soap in some water and whip up some suds, paint the suds on every joint to check for leaks.
Steeplejack
@Kered (formerly Derek):
You probably figured this out by now, but when you first post under a new name it goes into moderation to be vetted by the powers that be.
I have no idea what the “vetting” involves, other than a front-pager mashing a button (as we say in the South).
Cheryl from Maryland
@Brian J: Holy crap — fuchsia plaid shirt, turquoise belt and white nut hugging pants.
debit
@jeffreyw: I did not blow up. And thanks for the tip. No bubbles, so I can rest easy-ish that I shall not blow up in the near future.
Kered (formerly Derek)
@Steeplejack:
Yeah, I see that now. Thanks.
@NobodySpecial:
Nah, dude, you aren’t the only person. I like Eels!
Hob
Apologies if this has been posted eleventy hundred times already, but according to Media Matters, Glenn Beck wrote a novel that makes Left Behind look well-written and realistic. Can’t wait.