Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

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

if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

They love authoritarianism, but only when they get to be the authoritarians.

I’m sure you banged some questionable people yourself.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

I wonder if trump will be tried as an adult.

I was promised a recession.

No Justins, No Peace

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

We still have time to mess this up!

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

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

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

Battle won, war still ongoing.

The next time the wall street journal editorial board speaks the truth will be the first.

They think we are photo bombing their nice little lives.

Let us savor the impending downfall of lawless scoundrels who richly deserve the trouble barreling their way.

“And when the Committee says to “report your income,” that could mean anything!

The willow is too close to the house.

“Squeaker” McCarthy

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  2. 2.

    Draylon Hogg

    Been on it most of the day. Killed my first dragon and learned magic shouting and how to cook cabbage and Apple stew on it. Stock up on the salt.

  3. 3.

    Raven

    @lamh35: MSU, as they just said. “Roy Williams thought his front line was all going to be in the NBA this year”. MSU is very young.

  5. 5.

    Paddy

    Kicking back with a cocktail getting ready to watch Fringe. Trying to not be too pissed at myself. Went for the cataract surgery Wed and got rejected (rightly so) because of this crappy cold. You’re heavily sedated for the surgery, but not completely out, and as the anesthesiologist said, “You don’t want a surgeon with instruments in your eye when you can’t help but cough”. I guess a couple more weeks won’t hurt since it’s been over a year. /end whining

    +1 with plenty more to come.

  7. 7.

    General Stuck

    soaking my wheels in some Epson, getting ready to plug into Kentucky’s season opener again Marist. Ought to be a snoozer, but first chance to see them play.

  8. 8.

    tkogrumpy

    Me? I just turned off the T.V. while watching Jim Lehrer show me why he is such a large part of what’s wrong with the discourse in this country. Along with those two useless sacks of shit Mark and David they were fearfully asking what if the occupy movement turns violent, as though they were completly unaware of the violence already being meted out by police. As though they were unaware that everyone involved with the occupy movement has been trained in non violent civil dis obedience. This fucking country is toast if we can’t get these useless jackwagons of the tube.

  12. 12.

    JGabriel

    John Cole:

    Took the day off from politics, and am now loading a copy of The Elder Scrolls. You?

    Yes, me too. Been playing it most of the afternoon.

    .

  13. 13.

    Draylon Hogg

    @4 I ate a glow bug and found a werewolf faction am just off looting dungeons and saving up for a house. Warrior Nord solitary. Needs own place to drink mead. I can see this game eating up quite a lot of my spare time.

  14. 14.

    jacy

    Actually I have a request for any Balloon Juicers – Richard Roberts (Frankensteinbeck) and I have short stories in an upcoming charity anthology (along with writers like Harlan Ellison and Alan Dean Foster) to benefit the Center for Missing and Exploited Children. We’re looking for readers to get an advanced copy of the manuscript in exchange for writing a review on Amazon the day the book comes out in Kindle. (Between Thanksgiving and the first week of December). If anyone is interested you can contact me through my website or at the Kindle All Stars site.

    It’s a really good collection of short stories (mostly speculative fiction) from writers all over the world. And it’s for a great cause.

  15. 15.

    lamh35

    @Raven:

    I was tickled at how excited the ESPN casters were to meet POTUS and one was happy that POTUS seemed to have been aware of his “game”.

  20. 20.

    tkogrumpy

    @tkogrumpy: This was just after a rep from occupy Portland had just completely run over the Mayor of Portland with a statement delivered with professionalism that made the Mayor look like a rube.

  21. 21.

    Raven

    @lamh35: Jay Bilas. He was a great played for Duke in the 80’s and quite an accomplished dude. Barak is a hooper and, as such, knows this kind of stuff by heart.

    Also”Bilas most notably worked on the case Lyons Partnership v. Morris Costumes, Inc., where he successfully defended the costume business against trademark and copyright claims brought by owners of the popular children’s television character, Barney the Dinosaur.[7]”

  22. 22.

    kdaug

    And we shall see you all in 2 months. I’m not going to install until after the holidays.

    (No, seriously, I’m not. Too much to do… Wife might get angry… Kids and gifts and gurgle gurgle phfft)

  23. 23.

    JGabriel

    Producers of Atlas Shrugged, The Movie, Pt. 1 stop DVD production to correct embarrassing copy error on back of packaging:

    Arriving just in time for the season of giving all the leeches in your life the fruits of your autonomous production, Atlas Shrugged Part 1 has at last made its way to DVD and Blu-ray, where its messages about Objectivism can be enjoyed by the whole family, some of whom should be ashamed. But if you’ve already picked up a copy, maybe don’t read the back cover, or else you’ll be inundated with a lie (and as everyone knows, lies force you to become the world’s slave). Fortunately, most Ayn Rand fans don’t generally like to read, but if they make an exception this time, they’ll find their DVD emblazoned with a text trumpeting, “Ayn Rand’s timeless novel of courage and self-sacrifice comes to life…” And of course, as anyone familiar with the book or Rand’s philosophy knows, “self-sacrifice” is the exact opposite of what Atlas Shrugged is all about …

    Yes, it’s true. They stopped production to correct “self-sacrifice” and change the back copy to: “Ayn Rand’s timeless novel of courage and rational self-interest comes to life…”

    I shit you not.

    .

  24. 24.

    Shlemizel

    Had a job interview at a company I really want to work at. The interview went well but I don’t think I have the exact skill set they want.

    The sad part about that is I was promised that my current job would have given me those skills, but when I got there it turns out they lied. So I am screwed twice, have to keep a job that was presented under false pretenses & not getting the increased skills I need to get the job I really want.

  25. 25.

    burnspbesq

    Been in NorCal today. Stanford – Oregon is the sole topic of conversation.

    Drove by Stanford Stadium on the way back to SFO. At least 150 RVs already on site.

  29. 29.

    The Dangerman

    @lamh35:

    Another debate tomorrow?

    Foreign policy is the topic; I don’t know how Cain can just answer 9-9-9 in this one.

  31. 31.

    Kobie

    Working until 12:30 tonight, then taking advantage of my weekend beta-testing invite to Star Wars: The Old Republic. I. Cannot. Wait. I have been eagerly anticipating this game for a couple of years now.

  33. 33.

    KyCole

    Sitting with the dogs, knitting a gift for my granddaughter and watching Dr. Who on Netflix. Oh- and wine. No politics here either.

  34. 34.

    DFS

    I got tapped to review Skyrim for one of the mags I work for, it ate most of the last couple weeks. I decided to pass on most of the magic-stealth-finesse whatnot and am an armored goon with a warhammer. It’s been a hoot.

  35. 35.

    Raven

    @lamh35: I was on this little artillery “compound” in Korea. They played Reveille, retreat and taps every day via a record and an ancient PA system like on MASH. If you got caught outside you had to turn and salute in the direction of the flag. You could hear them turn on the record player and guys would dive for the doors of the quonset huts so they didn’t have to do it. It was a great game and the lifers got really pissed if they caught you.

  36. 36.

    MikeJ

    When those sailors furled the flag it look exactly the way I was taught to take down a spinnaker. Same reason I’m sure, you don’t want the wind catching light weight material and going over (and slowing down the boat in the case of the spinnaker, being disrespectful for the flag).

    Of course we never neatly folded sails until the boat was tied up, and never into a triangle like a flag.

  43. 43.

    burnspbesq

    @ The Dangerman:

    That’s our reason for hope this year. They have better players, but K will always outsmart ol’ Roy.

  45. 45.

    robertdsc-PowerBook

    Going to finish Modern Warfare 3 on PS3.

    A couple of weeks ago, the President was here in LA for fundraising and stopped at Roscoe’s House Of Chicken & Waffles to get something to eat. As I am a recent convert to eating Roscoes’ food, it made me laugh today to order the same menu item he got when I went to lunch today: three fried chicken wings and a gorgeous waffle. Yummy!

  46. 46.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Raven:

    You might have said on an earlier thread — I’m just catching up, spottily — but how was the GA Tech-VA Tech game? Did you have a nice birthday?

  49. 49.

    The Dangerman

    @Hill Dweller:

    Roy Williams has absolutely owned Izzo during their careers.

    Roy, as is the case tonight, typically is loaded with players; I fully expect NC to win.

    Izzo’s the better Coach; the boarding so far shows that to be so.

  50. 50.

    burnspbesq

    @ Hill Dweller:

    Having better players can overcome most, but not all, coaching deficiencies, of which ol’ Roy has many. The biggest of which is that he has no Plan B. if Marshall gets hurt or in foul trouble or runs into a superior on-ball defender, the Holes are well and truly fucked.

  52. 52.

    Gex

    I’m going out with my girlfriend to a comedy show tonight. She’ll be doing a guest set and our friend is headlining for the first time.

    +0 now, check back later.

  53. 53.

    Raven

    @SiubhanDuinne: It was great! I thought our tickets were in the Hokie section but it turned out we were dead in the middle of Ga Tech! The strangest thing was when they honored the “Wounded Warriors” with three vets on the field. They walked off and the PA blasted “Shotgun, Shoot em till they run now”.

    When we headed up Peachtree to get on 85 my bride said “sure looks like a lot of traffic”. It took us forever and we started to see strange fucked up people as we neared Center Stage. It was a Kid Rock show and the morons had a semi-parked in one lane loading there shit!

    The game was great and the jackets suck.

    thx

  55. 55.

    John O

    I assume the ship is moving ever so slightly. Interesting concept in basketball, since margins of error get small say, outside the 3 point line.

    I expect bad shooting. Just turned it on.

    (It’s fun to play outside in no wind.)

  56. 56.

    Raven

    @JPL: We live about 200 yards from the recently departed Navy Supply School and we lived by the bugle for 12 years.

  57. 57.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Raven:

    I took yesterday off so didn’t have to deal with that traffic but I heard it was pretty fierce. Glad you had a fun, if occasionally odd, time.

  59. 59.

    Yutsano

    Kitteh is home, pissed off at me to no end, and the cone of shame had to come off almost immediately. I think she’ll be fine but I’m keeping vigil on her activities just in case. Ordering in Thai. Also. Too.

  61. 61.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @JPL:

    Wish I had been near a TV to see it. Maybe I can catch it on a late news program. I’m a sucker for “Taps” and retreat and sundown ceremonies. The British “Last Post” is the one that always puts me in floods of tears. It’s amazing how much emotion can be packed into the notes of a major triad played on a bugle.

  62. 62.

    ABL

    I’m hosed after your “what apps should I buy” thread. To whomever recommended plants vs. zombies. Thank you and curse you.

  63. 63.

    RossInDetroit

    I met Izzo when he was a guest at the menswear store where I worked. I have no opinion on his coaching but he knows how to wear Loro Piana.

  64. 64.

    Uncle Clarence Thomas

    .
    .

    “The American people deserve to have their leaders come together and make the tough choices necessary to live within our means, just as American families do every day in these tough economic times.”

    Hear that, 99 percent muthafuckas? You deserve the painful Hooverville Obamaville austerity shaft you are about to receive at the hands of the Super Committee and the Enforcer in Chief, President Obama. Because the U.S. budget is exactly like an American (poor) family’s budget, which certain knowledge all Harvard grads share.  
    Reasonable adults who have left their mama or a newborn on an ice floe to freeze to death because they don’t contribute to society understand this concept perfectly well, so don’t start blaming any Democrats for this plan, because they are all powerless to prevent it. And you ain’t seen “tough” yet.
    .
    .

  66. 66.

    lamh35

    on a completely superficial level can I just say that I love the height of basketball players. I’m fairly tall for a woman 5’8″ in my stocking feet, so height is important to me. But since I am also a bit “Rubenesque” I’m being gracious to myself, I also I love the “build” of football players too. Maybe that explains why I like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson soo much..lol

    OK! TMI! Back to the game: GO MSU!

  67. 67.

    Liberty60

    @robertdsc-PowerBook:

    A couple of weeks ago, the President was here in LA for fundraising and stopped at Roscoe’s House Of Chicken & Waffles Richard’s Salon of Quiche and Arugula to get something to eat.

    Foxified it for ya.

  69. 69.

    burnspbesq

    ESPN is reporting that Papelbon has signed a four-year, $50 million deal with the Phillies.

    Marlins supposedly have made offers to Pujols, Reyes, and Buehrle. Curious as to where that $45 million per year is going to come from.

  70. 70.

    Hill Dweller

    @The Dangerman: UNC coming out flat/nervous, and getting beat on the boards, doesn’t make Izzo a better coach. UNC made some adjustments, and started to take control.

    As for players, Izzo gets plenty.

    Williams took some mediocre teams to the Final Four during his early years at Kansas. Regardless, good players consistently willing to sign with a coach(absent cheating) is the result of said coach’s ability to win and/or develop players. In other words, it is a validation of their coaching.

  71. 71.

    Gravenstone

    Just cracked the plastic on my copy of Skyrim. Was debating whether to install tonight or tomorrow. Probably won’t get any quality time in on it until Sunday, but what the hell.

  72. 72.

    zubalove

    Did someone say Elder Scrolls? Sounds good! Time to load up Morrowind! :)

    A friend from High School and former Dungeon Master of mine was a producer on Skyrim. I get a kick out of the fact that now everyone gets to see just how good he is at building fantasy worlds. I knew that 20 years ago when he had me rolling saving throws in a cold sweat! Enjoy the game everyone!

  74. 74.

    lamh35

    I tell ya what sports games are much more fun when you don’t have a dog in whatever fight. I’m thoroughly enjoying this game.

    Still don’t plan to become a basketball fanatic yet though…lol

  75. 75.

    Waynski

    Taking the night off from politics meself, JC. I’ve got two tiny pumpkins left over from Halloween that I really want to launch off the balcony of my eighth floor apartment, but I’m 44 and kind of like my neighbors enough not to do it.
    Secondarily, I’ve got two empty glass wine bottles and thought of stuffing each with a message and throwing them into Sandy Hook Bay here in my little Jersey Sure town. One would read, “I’m a celebrity, get me out of here!” the other would contain the lyrics of Thunder Road. It’s not exactly Shelley throwing copies Thomas Paine’s the Rights of Man into the Irish Sea, but it could be a start. What message would you all put in a bottle?

  77. 77.

    CaseyL

    Had a telephone interview for a job that went well but I don’t think I got the job – I’ll find out one way or t’other Monday.

    Trying to decide if the weather is crappy enough for me not to go to the Caledonian Society meeting tonight – I really do want to go, but really don’t want to drive in the dark in a thunderstorm. Will need to make up my mind in the next hour.

    Though we’ve really only had one peal of thunder so far, so perhaps I’m overdramatizing.

  79. 79.

    mazareth

    Just finished up some reheated pizza and bowlful of brussel sprouts. We have about 4″ of snow on the ground. Other than a few kale leaves, I’m just about done with local greens for the year.

    I’m off to watch some DVRed episodes of Dr. Who and maybe fold some laundry.

    Go Pack (on Monday)

  81. 81.

    Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason

    @lamh35: The trailer looks good. I hope it’s at least partially historically accurate and not like that POS Pearl Harbor.

    They had Doolittle’s Raiders flying in formation and using the radio. When they didn’t have enough gas to form up and went in singly, and maintained absolute radio silence.

  83. 83.

    burnspbesq

    I hate the international terminal at SFO. Every kind of luxury chocolate known to man, and no healthy food. Somebody come and take away this package of white chocolate covered cashew brittle before I hurt myself.

  84. 84.

    RossInDetroit

    I’m getting an ad for Stainmaster carpet up top. John, you sellout! When did you start taking Koch money?

  85. 85.

    amk

    Looks like newter just neutered hermie in the latest poll. Fucking huntsman must be pissed off. What the fuck he has to do to break that 1% shackle ?

  86. 86.

    lamh35

    I know there has probably been too much said on the Penn State “scandal” on BJ and elsewhere, but I just had to link to TNC’s last post on Penn State if for nothing else just so people can see the videos TNC posted in relation to the post. These videos are probably the best I’ve seen so far on sports radio and sports tv when discussing this mess since everything blew up.

    I hope ya’ll check it out.

    More On Penn State and Jerry Sandusky

    I think Jon Ritchie really helps, again, with the question of “Why?” Most interesting is toward end, where Ritchie–contra all the “If I hadda had my gun” braggadocio–explains why he might not have been able to intervene. It’s interesting seeing this, as I was just telling Kenyatta, this morning, that I can’t even say what I would have done, in that moment.

    None of the alleviates responsibility. The attempt to understand why is not the same as the attempt to excuse. McQueary had a moral responsibility to protect that kid. He did not. Taking that as given, I am still interested in the “Why?”

    It’s also interesting to see Skip Bayless actually play journalist, if only for a second, instead of the character he’s become…

    Little more from Ritchie who says the game shouldn’t even been played tomorrow–“I don’t think football matters anymore when you have victims of rape….We don’t even know what happened to that ten-year old victim. Where is he??”

  88. 88.

    lamh35

    @Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason: It’s produced by Lucas Films, so I do expect the visuals to be stunning, but yeah I’m hoping for some historical accuracy. But even if it isn’t as accurate as I’d like, I would still support it, because I just make it a point of trying to support Black films whenever I can. Money talks in Hollyweird, so big box office for films like this can lead to more mainstream minority projects.

  90. 90.

    Suffern ACE

    @Waynski: Dear Sir: My name is Dr. General Adebayo, formerly the minister of agriculture of Nigera and I am writing you most urgently on a matter of high importance regarding the matter of $50,000,000 that you have won in the Australian lottery.

  91. 91.

    Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason

    @lamh35: I agree on TMC’s post. Jon Ritchie was painfully honest about growing up idolizing Sandusky and how the news exploded his mind and shattered his worldview. Well worth watching.

  92. 92.

    freddie

    Twitter will release data in “Wiki-leaks” scandal.” To include I.P. addresses. Slate.

    Net neutrality is dead, say Sen. Wyden- “Not on my watch”

  94. 94.

    Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason

    @lamh35: The visuals for Red Tails look good, but CGI is still not a match for the real thing (12 O’Clock High) or even models (Memphis Belle).

    But then I’m a warbirds junkie. I haven’t had the money for a flight, but at an airshow I got to crawl through a B-25 tunnel from the flight deck to the nose. I have no idea how those guys managed it with gear and parachutes.

  96. 96.

    AA+ Bonds

    A little bird told me that at UNC last week, Erskine Bowles described Paul Ryan as “Presidential material”

  98. 98.

    AA+ Bonds

    It’s also great that they got rid of DADT just in time for the President to invite Chapel Hill’s mayor to the carrier

  100. 100.

    Sentient Puddle

    Skyrim tonight, and probably all weekend. So far, very impressed. Notch really stepped it up for his second commercial release.

  101. 101.

    Egypt Steve

    I was just thinking the other day how long it’s been since I read the Daily Kos. How many here can’t stand the place anymore? Actually “can’t stand it” is the wrong way to put it. It just seems like a lot of jacking off. There’s nothing there worth going for anymore.

  104. 104.

    Bill Murray

    Watched the US Men’s soccer game. Klinsman seems to need a tactical coach.

    Got Skyrim, haven’t played yet, as I have been watching the South Dakota State Football playoffs. It’s 9-man day today. Waverly-South Shore beat Avon 58-24 and Canistota won their second straight title 66-6 over Wall

  105. 105.

    Roxsie

    Wheww! Just finished watching a suspense/action/crime/drama French film (can movie follow french?) called Gross Point. Next up, Attack the Block. How about a film thread?

  106. 106.

    Waynski

    @Suffern ACE: Please send remittance to:

    Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC
    Lipstick Building, Ow! My Balls Ave
    New York, NY 10000

    Many thanks.

  107. 107.

    JPL

    @lamh35: One thing I heard today from the one of the victims mom was that her son loved Penn State Football. If that is the case, at least one victim doesn’t want to bring down the team. I can understand Ritchie’s feeling about not wanting them to play but maybe it’s time to understand who the monsters are.

  110. 110.

    Sentient Puddle

    @AA+ Bonds: Might just be the 360 version. Word is that if you install it to your hard drive, the game still thinks it needs to look on the disc for the textures, and in failing to load them, pukes up some pretty low-res stuff.

  111. 111.

    RossInDetroit

    @Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason:

    Those guys had serious guts. A friend of my grandmother’s, a former Korean War pilot, flew an RB-47 under the Mackinac Bridge. 400 MPH and 150′ of clearance. He was not rewarded by the AF for that brave act.

  112. 112.

    Stooleo

    @amk:
    You are kind of a dope. Micheal Moore was way beyond the curve predicting the collapse of the middle class. Watch “Rodger and Me”. He saw the shit happening. I don’t begrudge Micheal Moore the money that he has made. I at least I know that he is not trying to fuck me like the people that run the banks. Anyway the point of my post was not to suck up to Micheal Moore, but to show what a douche Sully can be.

  114. 114.

    martha

    @AA+ Bonds: Oh now why did you have to share that? I’m going to vomit now. What a complete and utter POS. Typical glibertarian…always been on the public dole, always will be.

    I know, I’m killing the messenger here :-)

  115. 115.

    Dee Loralei

    My son went out at midnight last night to buy Skyrim. I’ve seen him for all of 10 minutes today, when he emerged for dinner. Now I’m hoping he’ll walk the dogs so I don’t have to.

  116. 116.

    Waynski

    @Bill Murray:

    Watched the US Men’s soccer game. Klinsman seems to need a tactical coach…watching the South Dakota State Football playoffs. It’s 9-man day today. Waverly-South Shore beat Avon 58-24 and Canistota won their second straight title 66-6 over Wall

    Can we take up a collection for Bill to get him significant amounts of LSD so this viewing might seem interesting?

  117. 117.

    Tlazolteotl

    You bastards, it doesn’t seem there is a copy of Skyrim anywhere around here, at least for PC.

  120. 120.

    jl

    No politics? The weekend has started, time for fun!

    Since Gingrich seems to be the next big thing in the GOP presidential show, I’m work on his theme song.

    Needs to be really weird and out of it, but also brilliant and ahead of it time, just like NG. Also, unworldly and sort of heavy on the brain, Like a big slug of mescaline.

    So, the answer is obvious. Mojo Risin’ sections out of LA Woman.

    But I can’t make up m mind. New Ton risin’ or Ging Rich risin’? What sounds better?

    Where’s my pipe. That’ll help maybe.

  121. 121.

    Mark S.

    Bought Skyrim for my girlfriend. Should be a nice surprise for her when she gets home.

    I heard they really improved the leveling. That drove me crazy in Oblivion.

  122. 122.

    Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason

    So, what am I doing tonight?, Oh just drinking wine and eating cheese, and catching some rays, you know.

    Rays from the fireplace, anyway.

  124. 124.

    Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason

    @Egypt Steve:

    How many here can’t stand [DailyKos] anymore?

    It’s not the quality of the content for me, so much as the volume. There isn’t enough time in the day to sift through it all.

    I check out the Daily Pundit Wrap and glance at the recommends, but that’s about it.

  125. 125.

    electricgrendel

    12 hour pediatric nursing rotation to be followed by consuming too much pizza and watching the first few episodes of American Horror Story.

  128. 128.

    Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason

    Oh, and just starting to watch “The Americanization of Emily” with James Garner and Julie Andrews. And James Coburn!!

    In black’n’white, no less.

  129. 129.

    Ruckus

    @Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason:
    You won’t like this then.
    In 2000 at Oshkosh I got a ride in a B-17. Unbelievable!. They let us go up in the bombardiers seat during the flight. Norden sight in place. I have no idea how anyone hit anything they were aiming at. In calm air I still could not focus on anything. Could have been because we flew at 1500 instead of 10,000.

  130. 130.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Stooleo:

    I’m glad you said that. Back in the late ’70s I worked for the NPR station in Flint, Michigan, and Michael Moore was one of my community producers. This was before Roger and Me, nobody outside of Flint had ever even heard of him then. He worked hard, used his skills and imagination and doggedness, and is a lot more of a jobs creator than fking near anybody on Wall Street.

  131. 131.

    Mnemosyne

    @lamh35:

    Someone else linked to an article with Ritchie’s comments and I thought they were so poignant. Imagine finding out that someone you had known since you were 14 and had tried to model your life around was actually using that charity work you admired to commit horrible crimes in secret the whole time.

  132. 132.

    BruceFromOhio

    Had the day off. Bottled the beer we brewed three weeks ago. Drank heavily. Recovering with a recording of Fringe by the fire. Rest of the tribe is on spindown from a long week.

    Life is good.

    Fuck you, Governor Kasich Fox News.

    ETA: Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is fracking awesomesauce.

  133. 133.

    Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason

    @Ruckus: @Ruckus: A colleague of mine booked a 15-minute B-17 ride for himself, and his 2 kids. $900.00. He thought it was worth every cent.

  137. 137.

    Ruckus

    @lamh35:
    7-8 years ago I sat across the isle on the parking lot bus from an elderly gentleman wearing a Tuskegee airman hat. I was very tired after a very long day and could not bring myself to ask him if he had been in the group. But he was about the right age so I’m going to assume he was. He wouldn’t be the first person I’ve known to fly fighters in WWII but the only one a member of Tuskegee. I would have liked to hear his story.

  140. 140.

    lamh35

    I’ve been watching Fringe. What is this I hear on Twitter about someone shooting at the WH and if true why am I not seeing news coverage on CNN/MSNBC?

  141. 141.

    Southern Beale

    Machine gun fire heard near the White House … gun recovered from the site equipped with a scope, plates on suspect car from Idaho.

    I’m thinking RWNJ militia types. Hope I’m wrong.

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    Ruckus

    @Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason:
    I don’t remember how much it cost, but it was worth far more. The pilots had flown B-17’s at the very end of the war and appeared to be about 70-75 so I had a little concern there but they were as professional as any other pilots I have known. Including a 777 United pilot friend. It was quieter than I expected and we didn’t fly anywhere max speed, probably about 200 knots max. But I hope when the alzheimers hits that is still one memory that I get to keep.

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    Villago Delenda Est

    To get away from the idiocy of Herman Cain, and the entire Penn State mess, I’ve been rereading some Hornblower.

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    some guy

    Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is fracking awesomesauce at getting South Florida Republicans elected to the House of Representatives.

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    Mark B.

    @lamh35: Not seeing anything on regular news media. Since Obama is on an aircraft carrier in San Diego, and just about everyone in america knows about it, it seems unlikely to me.

  150. 150.

    Villago Delenda Est

    @Southern Beale:

    Chances are good that it’s whacked out white guys.

    AK-47 with a scope? WTF? If you’re trying to use an AK-47 as a sniper weapon (which the scope implies) you’re a dumbass.

    Which reinforces my first sentence.

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    electricgrendel

    @Lojasmo: The RN program at a community college here in Austin. Both of the hospital chains here have 12 hour shifts for their nurses. I think the point is to get us ready for that when we graduate. Also- the day is organized around the two twelve hour shifts, so it lets us see a good chunk of what an actual day is like.

  157. 157.

    Judas Escargot

    @Sentient Puddle:

    Word is that if you install it to your hard drive, the game still thinks it needs to look on the disc for the textures, and in failing to load them, pukes up some pretty low-res stuff.

    They say it’s a caching issue. And it’s exacerbated by playing other games (which would explain why I haven’t seen it, even though I HD installed– I haven’t played anything else since this morning). Maybe they didn’t test that particular mix.

    I just won’t play anything else until the patch. So far so good. And this is def. one of those ‘game of the decade’ moments, bugs and all.

    Now back up to the DC gunfire thread… wtf?

  159. 159.

    Villago Delenda Est

    @Stooleo:

    Also, unlike some other people’s names I could reel off, Michael Moore didn’t inherit his 1% status. He actually worked for it if he’s actually got it.

    If I had millions to start with, I’d be like Donald Trump, but with much better hair.

    Also, you wouldn’t see me putting my name up on buildings to compensate for my below average equipment.

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    Lockewasright

    @SiubhanDuinne: I wrote that on a dry erase board at work once. Sadly, there were a lot of people in group 10. I manufacture microprocessors for a living for Pete’s sake!

  165. 165.

    Lojasmo

    @electricgrendel:

    That is a long-ass clinical. I graduated from a CC in 1995. I think our clinicals were six hours, tops.

    Austin, TX? Have to put in a plug for the mayo clinic, if you are interested in 6/12 of frozen cornfields,

  166. 166.

    Waynski

    @Southern Beale: Agreed. Tweety owned him. So did Ellison when he could get a word in. Sad Sully. Maher nailed his game plan pretty early on, “You’re trying too hard to be conservative.” Pretty good show tonight to wrap up a generally weak season, which was really disappointing given how much they had to work with this year.

  168. 168.

    Santa Fe

    Been lurking for years, but figured I’d finally drop a comment down in honor of Skyrim Day. Managed to pick up my copy at the midnight release, and take most of today off to play. I think my vicious Khajiit would make Tunch proud.

  169. 169.

    John Weiss

    Hi John,

    Spendin’ the evening drinking Meyers’s rum, petting a cat and watching Fringe. Except for a rather nasty cough, life here on the Left Coast is pretty damned good.

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    Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason

    @SiubhanDuinne: Followed by The Longest Day.

    My father’s oldest brother flew a C-47 towing gliders over Normandy. And he never told any of his family anything about it.

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    Gex

    @SiubhanDuinne: Further, I don’t really subscribe to the idea that you can only complain about wealth distribution in our country if your totally destitute. That’s completely asinine. You can be a winner in this system and still recognize that your pay out is bigger than it ought to be and that runners up are being paid less than they ought to be.

  174. 174.

    Montysano

    Just back from seeing Carolina Chocolate Drops (for the third time). Rhiannon Giddens is a diva in the best, most positive sense of the word.

  175. 175.

    RoonieRoo

    Late to thread as both Grumpy Code Monkey and I took the day off from everything to explore Skyrim pretty much the whole day. Today should be equally unproductive in the real world to.

    Here dragon, dragon, dragon!

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