Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

“Facilitate” is an active verb, not a weasel word.

Tide comes in. Tide goes out. You can’t explain that.

The fundamental promise of conservatism all over the world is a return to an idealized past that never existed.

Hey hey, RFK, how many kids did you kill today?

You come for women, you’re gonna get your ass kicked.

Giving up is unforgivable.

Stop using mental illness to avoid talking about armed white supremacy.

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

The lights are all blinking red.

The willow is too close to the house.

This chaos was totally avoidable.

Fundamental belief of white supremacy: white people are presumed innocent, minorities are presumed guilty.

Nothing says ‘pro-life’ like letting children go hungry.

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

Those who are easily outraged are easily manipulated.

This has so much WTF written all over it that it is hard to comprehend.

The fight for our country is always worth it. ~Kamala Harris

Insiders who complain to politico: please report to the white house office of shut the fuck up.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

These days, even the boring Republicans are nuts.

Republicans in disarray!

“Perhaps I should have considered other options.” (head-desk)

You don’t get to peddle hatred on saturday and offer condolences on sunday.

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  3. 3.

    MikeJ

    On behalf of everyone forced to do family tech support let me say this:

    If you know what you’re doing with the computer, shut up and do it yourself.

    If you don’t know what you’re doing and you need my help, shut up and let me do it. I don’t need to hear from somebody who has already told me they don’t know anything.

    Thank you.

    MikeJ+2

  4. 4.

    lamh34

    I asked in the open thread last night, but I didn’t have a chance to check back for any answers.

    Anybody have any opinion on the new “Spotify” music download site that’s big hit in Europe and is finally coming to America?

    I’ve been looking for a new way to download music. I’m open to buying a monthly subscription so that I can download unlimited music. So does anyone have any recommendation for a good site to download music.

  8. 8.

    pragmatism

    I like monitor but they are the bane of bartenders’ existence. Muddling takes up a lot of time and pre making doesn’t turn out well. That said, muddle them up and enjoy John!

  10. 10.

    beltane

    I wish this S&P business had gone down earlier today. Maybe it would have induced some of the Galtians to jump out windows and land in the great big Galt’s Gulch in the sky.

  12. 12.

    Yutsano

    Pizza and cheap wine after work. Even though I have literally done nothing for the last hour. And I still ain’t seen a damn Dawg yet.

  13. 13.

    Cat Lady

    Red Sox/Yankees + beautiful summer night + cosmopolitans + gourmet pizza = life is good. It’s so good, I’m not even going to renounce Stalin.

    + a few

    ETA: FTFY.

  16. 16.

    John Cole

    Oh, I forgot to tell you what we are having. I made a roux, added some white wine and seasoning, poured it over orange roughy and baked it, some rosemary bacon new potatoes, and tomatoes, onions, and cucumber salad. Simple dinner tonight.

  17. 17.

    lamh34

    @beltane:

    Oh and John King is saying that “yes the country has been embarassed and espeically, the President has been embarassed”

  19. 19.

    MikeJ

    @Yutsano:

    And I still ain’t seen a damn Dawg yet.

    This morning I went and walked around the Bonnie Dick. Mostly ship’s company (sailors) on board, but there were a few dozen Misguided Children.

    Need to upload some pics too. They had their first Osprey on board, and a real live Seattle seahawk type osprey was hovering on the wind over the ship.

  20. 20.

    Linnaeus

    Going to a barbecue party in about an hour. Marinated beef kabobs and several vodka Collins are in store.

  23. 23.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    @Yutsano: O/T Thank you for your kind thoughts last night, Yutsy. And as much as the neuros are big jerks, I actually think orthopods are by and large worse, at least in this town.
    My problem will be that I have an opinion about a low side effect profile, cutting edge hormonal treatment that the neuro isn’t gonna wanna hear…

  25. 25.

    Yutsano

    @MikeJ: I’ve seen a shit ton of calamari about. And I think I saw a couple of Dawg packs but they were all in civvie gear so hard to tell for sure.

  27. 27.

    Bruce S

    John Cole – August 5, 2011 | 9:12 pm · Link
    Oh, I forgot to tell you what we are having. I made a roux, added some white wine and seasoning, poured it over orange roughy and baked it, some rosemary bacon new potatoes, and tomatoes, onions, and cucumber salad. Simple dinner tonight.

    Yeah? Well I’m eating ice cream out of the carton.

  28. 28.

    beltane

    @lamh34: Perhaps John King thinks Obama should have done the sensible thing and waterboarded the teabaggers until they came to their senses, if they have any senses. As a good Republican, I’m sure John King understands the value of a little S&M.

  29. 29.

    Yutsano

    @Bella: you know what? It’s your treatment regimen. If your doc doesn’t like it, tell him to suck it up and if he still bitches, get a new one. Ultimately you’re the one who chooses how your body feels and is responding. As our esteemed physicians on this blog will attest, doctors ain’t God. If you think they’re wrong say so!

    @MikeJ: Sweet ride. Now where’s the pretty bird? :)

  30. 30.

    burnspbesq

    Shot an amusing photo on the street in Seattle this afternoon and sent it to our genial host. Hopefully he will see fit to post it at some point.

  31. 31.

    Roger Moore

    @Yutsano:

    As our esteemed physicians on this blog will attest, doctors ain’t God. If you think they’re wrong say so!

    Q: What’s the difference between God and an MD?

    A: God doesn’t think he’s an MD.

  33. 33.

    burnspbesq

    Q: what’s the difference between doctors and lawyers?

    A: lawyers don’t bury their mistakes.

  34. 34.

    burnspbesq

    And while we’re at it…

    Q: why is New Jersey full of toxic waste dumps and Washington DC is full of lawyers?

    A: New Jersey got first pick.

  37. 37.

    Steeplejack

    @MikeJ:

    LOL. I’ve been there.

    It always reminds me of the old joke about the plumber: “My standard rate is $45 an hour. If you want to watch, it’s $50 an hour. And if you want to help it’s $75 an hour.”

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