For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: the presidential race.
How do you feel about Newt Gingrich's surge? Does the possibility of a Gingrich nomination make you happy or sad? If the latter, who's your pony in this race and why?
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Submitted by MidAmerica on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 11:10am.
I am less concerned about the nomination of Newt than I am of the establishment punditry and Republican insiders who may help democrats torpedo Newt's campaign against obama just so they can keep control of the Party. The Republican elites have been fighting against the Conservative rabble since the Goldwater years, almost 50 years now.
Peggy Noonan, on Drudge.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 11:31am.
http://online.wsj.com/article/declarations.html
Her column tells all sides of Newt. She ends by saying that "This is a walk on the wild side" when talking about Newt's run for the White House.
I disagree. What we have now is a walk on the wild and very dangerous side for America.
For all of Newt's shortcomings, and he has many (he's human), he has actually done many great things for this country. For the life of me, I can't think of a G*d damned thing good that RBFSOB has done for this country or freedom and democracy. I can certainly see plenty of damage he has done, is doing, and will continue to do if we don't get his ass out of Washington.
For me, it's getting very simple. Take Newt with his warts, or keep Bambi, who IS a wart, Communist, Fascist, anti-American agitator who will destroy this country as surely as I'm sitting here.
I like the odds with Newt better. At least there is a shot at surviving this takeover.
As for the "establishment Republicans," they're capitulators.
Texas history
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 11:57am.
Hey Bubba,
Speaking as a Texan, I'm totally with you about O'Bambi who should be named the Destructor of America, but I'm real concerned about Newt as a president. The more I think about it, the more I think about what happened in Texas a few years ago when we had a Republican run for governor who was all the talk like Newt was(Some of you Texans might remember him). It was a guy named Bill Clements who then went on a revenge kick that really upended Texas so much so that we ended up with Gov Ann Richards the very next term. Of course, she gave us Waco(as in let the feds handle it and we know how that turned out) and a few other problems.
I'm just a little concerned that I would see something similar in Newt, and while I have no trouble believing Newt would be better, I'm having a hard time reconciling that. For the voters, that might be enough to say "oh we can't trust him, let's stick with Obeyme, even though he's taking us to hell." Newt might end up being one for the GOP folks to hold their noses and vote.
I don't know, I'm still trying to come to terms with it.
As for the establishment GOP, you're damn right. Boehner and Cantor has got to go, they've screwed the pooch when they had the ball, for example.
-Jon
I totally understand everything you're saying, jon.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 4:21pm.
I've quit looking for "good news." now I'll settle for the "less bad news."
For me, it is getting down to who will do the most to reverse the rush to the Left, and actually begin to set us on a path back toward the Right.
A lot of what is being said about Newt (and much more) was said about the Gipper. The press and the establishment, not to mention the dumbocrats, tried everything to paint him as totally incapable of being president. That worked out, because sometimes people rise to the occasion offered by the circumstances of History.
i can only hope that is the case with Newt. If not, he is still far and away a better choice than electing the RBFSOB who will definitely complete his mission to "fundamentally transform this nation" if he gets four more years. Newt may be everything people say, but I'm pretty sure he is not a communist dedicated to the overthrow of this country.
I can't say that about Bambi. Can you?
I'd rather have Marco Rubio right now, today, than anyone, but that just doesn't seem to be in the cards. He is one person that knows what commies can do to a country. His mom and dad taught him well.
I agree, bubba
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 5:54pm.
I hope you're right about Newt. But at the same time, yes, he would definitely be a far better alternative to the Communist Muslim we have in the WH...I mean Hawaii. He's never in the WH long enough except to take time to throw out insults like lighting up the Menorah all at once. And many other instances.
Like you would rather have Rubio, I'm still holding out for Perry because of his performance on Huck's Forum last weekend, and more people realized that he would be a good president, especially with the issues we got going on like border security and the economy as well as the world stage.(don't count him out, until he's actually out) He's not perfect, but like Newt, he would be a far better alternative to the Communist Muslim we have in the WH. I know I repeated that, but it bears repeating, people need to understand these things. Time will tell how it all plays out.
And I've actually been cutting back on anything to do with the news except for a few minutes at a time, and I don't look at it too much for fear of depressing myself especially going into the Christmas holiday season. But I get enough news to see if all hell's broken loose yet or not.
So there we go and onward.
-Jon
Ann Richards
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 7:57pm.
I think it was Clayton ('It's like rape . . . If it's inevitable, you might as well lay back and enjoy it') Williams who gave us Ann Richards.
I well remember that '90 election.
Submitted by drsamherman on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 9:29pm.
Almost split the Republican party down the middle for those who wanted to roast Clayt Williams over a spit and the other half who wanted anyone else but him. The day he made that stupid remark, everybody cringed and said, "welcome to Austin, Governor Richards".
Ann Richards was a horrible governor. Whenever she wasn't bombed on cheap liquor, she was fighting with the legislature over wanting higher taxes, higher fees, more programs, more spending, etc. When George W. Bush won the election in '94, she went on a revenge binge and the tactless drunk could not keep her mouth long enough. I think her tongue got sunburned. After all of the crap that she pulled while in office, to have the nerve to blame everything on Bush (gee....was she an Obama precursor?) was way over the top. It was very hard to have any respect for the Governor's office when Ann, the 90s Ma Ferguson wannabe, opened her mouth and whined that Texas needed an income tax, more sales taxes, blah blah blah. I wonder how long it took for Bush's staff to rid the governor's office and the mansion of all of the hidden cheap vodka bottles Annie left behind. She was not a happy drunk--she was more like a rattlesnake set upon by a hungry eagle.
A chance to meet her......no way!
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 10:56am.
You might appreciate this, DocSam, but one time in Austin in the month(Dec 1994 if I remember right) after George Bush won governor of Texas, I met up with some friends in Austin for a nice dinner and we went to see Star Trek Generations at a real nice movie theater(can't remember the name of it now, it was near where the old Austin airport was before its new location) and while we were walking in, some guy in a suit came to us and said "Hey, how would you guys like a chance to meet Governor Ann Richards?"
We all looked at each other, chuckled a bit awkwardly and said "No thanks, we're going to see Star Trek. See ya!"
Apparently she was trying to make some sort of appearance or something, and we talked about it in the theater waiting for the movie to start and thought it was pretty pathetic, but she was not too popular by that time.
I figure some of the other Texans on here might appreciate that little tidbit.
-Jon
Oh Jon...no way would I want to be anywhere near her...
Submitted by drsamherman on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 6:23pm.
...after all of the fawning she received for being some kind of Democrat hero for her rancid speech at the 1988 Democrat national convention. I remember watching that speech with another psychiatrist in the physician's lounge as we both pulled a long shift in an inpatient med/psych ward. We both had detoxing alcoholic patients, and we were checking off the symptoms as Annie spewed her hatred for the Bush family. We concluded she was either drunk or otherwise intoxicated because of the nature of her movements and some slurring of speech we observed during her closing. When she became governor, I could only think the alcohol retailers in the state were overjoyed. I have nothing against drinking because I consume adult beverages in moderation.
After left the governor's mansion, she was a sorry sight and quite frankly she became a pariah in and around Austin and San Antonio to some extent because she could not stop bemoaning her loss to Bush. It was rather embarassing to see.
Dr. K is awesome, as usual!
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 1:27pm.
Obama's Campaign for Class Resentment
It's all the fault of the wealthy 1% dontcha know!
As if all that ails us, all that keeps the economy from humming and the middle class from advancing, is a 4.6-point hike in marginal tax rates for the rich.
But the Money Quote is at the end:
He can’t run on stewardship. He can’t run on policy. His signature initiatives — the stimulus, Obamacare and the failed cap-and-trade — will go unmentioned in his campaign ads. Indeed, they will be the stuff of Republican ads.
What’s left? Class resentment. Got a better idea?
Well, I don't know if it's a better idea, but he can always keep blaming Bush
and if that doesn't work, he can blame Bush AND Clinton ( problems of the past 20 years)
(Spare yourself a bunch of the stammering and skip ahead to about 1:40, since the comment comes at the end.)
I'm seein' (still workin' on
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 1:52pm.
I'm seein' (still workin' on my Boy Barry accent!) that the Rooooooskies are really up in arms about the nefarious voting that just took place over there, and especially as it relates to Puuuuutin. And I'm wonderin' what Boy Barry's reaction to this might be, since we KNOW that there is going to be all sorts of hankie-pankie goin' on in our own next election.
On one hand, Barry might be thinkin' that Puuuutin is getting a little 'karma' - you know, for being such an evil and bad guy, because as we all know, our own Petulant Prick is incapable of seeing himself as anything less than a higher and more elevated presence that has ever been bestowed upon this country. But on the other hand - maybe he and his handlers are getting a little nervous about the reaction over there..........it could possibly fortell what could happen here. I don't think that the Rooooskies who are protesting are from either the Arab Spring OR the OWS crowd.
And I've also read that Boy Blahblah - in an interview that will come out tomorrow - talks abuot how he didn't 'overpromise', and that he 'can't control the weather'. Wow..........what ever gave us THAT idea??? And why would he say something like that if he never did it???
"Petulant Prick"
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 4:29pm.
I like it, killa!
Yeah, for a guy who can walk on water, you'd think that he could control the weather.
If liberals "can't control the weather," just what the hell is all this crap about regulating the climate from the ravages of Global Warming? Seems to me like controlling weather would be lot easier than changing the freaking climate!
He DID say that 'the seas
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 4:58pm.
He DID say that 'the seas will lower and the earth will begin to heal', did he not??? What part of that statement didn't I get???
As far as I can tell, the only 'promise' that he made - that he has kept - was to 'fundamentally transform this country'.
That part about the seas lowering?
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 11:14pm.
He was right. In fact it happens a couple of times a day when the tide goes out.
I give him full credit for that.
Remember Hank Johnson, Guam
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 2:06pm.
Remember Hank Johnson, Guam will tip over? Well he is back at it again. He blamed the NRA and the Tea Party for fabricating Fast and Furious. In doing so he coined a new phrase for the gun grabbers, unlicensed fire arm dealers. There is no such thing but if he thinks Guam will tip over you never know how that mind thinks. This will become as big as gun show loopholes and assault weapons. I guess the Tea Party and the NRA fabricated the murder of Border Agent Brian Terry.
All the rest of the Commucrats on House Judicial Committee must be lawyers for Holder the way they covered for him. the Commucrats and their lapdog media will not believe that Fast and Furious was a way to get more gun control even though it was discussed in e-mails.
I'm sure you noticed Hold'um
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 2:11pm.
I'm sure you noticed Hold'um channeling der Schlickmeister in his 'it depends on what the meaning lf 'lying' is' statement - and following argument/alibi/lame excuse.
Thanks for that. I somehow
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 3:18pm.
Thanks for that. I somehow missed that part. What is the meanign of lying? Obama does it all the time as well as the Commucrats.
Well, as you know, Rick, the
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 4:55pm.
Well, as you know, Rick, the libs not only re-define history, but they've also done a pretty good job of re-defining a lot of our language so that it works for the way they want it....................and they're re-defining a lot of other concepts also - there seems to be a push these days to get people to see that communism/socialism/redistributionism is 'the new cool thing' that will replace our evil capitalistic/free market/entrepuneurism system. So it's little wonder that 'lying' isn't really 'purposely NOT telling the truth, as well as making false statements' anymore.
I think the onus of the anus here is this, Rick - you and I are just NOT 'nuanced' enough to understand the liberal mindset. We're basically simpletons who see things in 'black and white' ('racist' statement alert!!!), when there are all these various shades of gray to hide behind.
Sick mind
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 2:25pm.
Oh my goodness, that truly is one sick mind that Johnson has. I'm not saying that to be funny, it's that there is obvious and plentiful evidence to the contrary that many have seen already and he still comes forth with a statement such as that and it flies so high in the face of reality.
It's in the Constitution that people in office can be removed for mental incapacitation, and this guy needs to be removed ASAP.(along with a whole lotta others!)
-Jon
Rick, One thing for sure, He has the Chemtrail wing on his side
Submitted by upcountrywater on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 2:51pm.
Plus he's brave enough to be seen with this guy.
You Didn't Build That.
Brave? I'd say being seen
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 3:16pm.
Brave? I'd say being seen with the brother.
Just can't beat this......
Submitted by GregE on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 9:33pm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNZczIgVXjg
Thank you Lowe's
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 3:15pm.
Lowe's has pulled its advertising from the TLC series All American Muslims. My uncle helped to start what we know today as Lowe's when it was only a lumber yard in North Wilkesboro, NC. They have their headquaters in Mooresville, NC. Mooresville is where most of the NASCAR teams have their shops.
SEC dominates one
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 5:33pm.
SEC dominates one All-American team. RG3 named the best QB. Hope this translates into the Heisman. He is from Copperas Cove, TX. I love the people there. They were very kind to me when I was at Fort Hood. Besides Baylor needs something good to happen. They have lived in the shadow of Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech for way too long.
Ok, Science Quiz time.
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 7:02pm.
I learned today that I'm an idiot.
29.
Alex, I'll take snack foods for 200...
Submitted by MidAmerica on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 8:04pm.
I struggled along for most of it but my self esteem was rapidly declining.
Most that i got right was from good deduction not outright knowledge. However there was one I knew right away. I knew that Uranus was accompanied by a moon......
Warning
Submitted by stratman on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 8:35pm.
If you use Firefox web browser with NoScript blocking scripts then you will end up with zero correct answers no matter how many questions you answered correctly.
So, BK, your score was 29 more than mine. :-)
Good one, bk!
Submitted by 26CX on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 8:52pm.
There are some pretty tough questions in that quiz.
39
Thanks Bk*
Submitted by cajun2 on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 8:58pm.
That was fun. Haven't had to take a test in a veeeery long time. Having flunked physics, never took chemistry, I am pleased with my 29.
The only reason I did so well, is the questions often reference Greek or Greek Mythology. That was my crutch...;-)
So far, I'm 11 for 18...
Submitted by Jer on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 9:14pm.
and taking a break to do a whole bunch of googling before resuming.
Jer
Did it again Jer*
Submitted by cajun2 on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 9:17pm.
Once again, you have proven you are a lib. Google has now become an entitlement......;-)
No, cajun...a REAL lib would have lied about being only 1 for 18
Submitted by Jer on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 9:32pm.
and claimed he/she was 17 for 18 and then stopped out of boredom.
Jer
Now caj,
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 9:48pm.
in fairness to Jer, much of this stuff was discovered long after he completed his formal schooling... ;-)
LOL Bk*
Submitted by cajun2 on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 10:34pm.
In fairness to Jer, there were only 94 elements on the Periodic Table when I was in school. ...;-)
And most of those didn't seem all that important to me, so I
Submitted by Jer on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 11:11pm.
boiled it down to the top ten.
Jer
ah ha Jer*
Submitted by cajun2 on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 11:20pm.
Jer seems to have practiced Kobayashi Maru....;-)
Hmm...Kobayashi Maru. That's either
Submitted by Jer on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 11:52pm.
a. a single-cell organism endemic to the Sea of Japan;
b. a recently discovered galaxy near the Crab Nebula;
c. the name of the devastating sleeper hold administered by Mr. Togo
d. a newly-opened Japanese seafood and steakhouse on Bourbon Street in New Orleans
I'm going with all of the above.
Jer
None of the above Jer*
Submitted by cajun2 on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 12:07am.
It was a no-win scenario until Captain Kirk found a solution.
Reminds me of Jer's posting skills...
Ah Cajun
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 12:13am.
I always love a good Star Trek reference. I'm such a geek.
I'm just not up on the Star Trek references, cajun...
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 12:25am.
I thoroughly embarrassed myself a few months ago when I posted what I thought was a clever Star Trek related quip, and it turned out the be from a Star Wars movie, or vice versa. Whichever, it was stupid.
Jer
Jer
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 12:33am.
So you're trying to tell us you're not a geek?
Lucky you.
Not exactly, Rad...
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 12:46am.
I have several geekish qualities, and in some respects have even aspired to be a geek--a computer geek, for example. But, alas, I admit to being a failure as a would-be geek. I purchased my first computer fifteen years ago, and it may as well have been fifteen days ago.
Jer
For one and only one time
Submitted by Prisondog1776 on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 12:37am.
i will agree with Jer here. I have never been a fan of Star Trek or Star Wars and i could not reference either of them.
Star Trek has a special warlock language or something right?
Warlock may be entirely wrong, well actually it is wrong i am sure.
Not a geek here, :( sorry
Prisondog
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 12:43am.
It's Klingon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDqxNBXt0Uc
It's very sad that I have this information.
Rad
Submitted by Prisondog1776 on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 12:45am.
wow i really butchered that, Klingon huh?
So sorry LOL.
Good evening cajun
Submitted by cocodrie on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 9:57pm.
You've got him on the hook, either reel him in or throw him back for alligator bait.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
True Coco*
Submitted by cajun2 on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 10:08pm.
Never to the gators coco, you know cajun's never waste anything
Jer
Submitted by 26CX on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 9:20pm.
Why am I not surprised? ;)
Although, if Jeringo is googling between reading ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 9:29pm.
the question and selecting an answer; you would think his percentage would be a little bit higher. :o)
MD
md
Submitted by 26CX on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 10:00pm.
Jer will no doubt contend that the questions are not clear... ;)
CX...
Submitted by Jer on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 11:17pm.
it was like a dagger to the heart when I would click and my selection would be surrounded by a sea of red--especially if the correct answer was the one I almost chose.
Jer
I'm with you on that feeling, Jer,
Submitted by 26CX on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 11:19pm.
especially when I started with the correct answer and talked myself out of it.
With you on that one Jer
Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 11:59pm.
I got 26 (?????) and I talked myself out of the right answers on at least five occasions. Still wouldn't have been a great score, but DAMN!!!!
I know, RESTLESS...like the one about the other known
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 12:16am.
moonless planet besides Venus. I'm thinking yep, that's got to be Mercury. Pretty sure it doesn't have any moons. Closest to the sun...Mercury it is. And for some reason I clicked on friggin' Pluto and felt like hurling my printer through the computer screen.
Jer
Scalene for me
Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 12:49am.
Knew it was scalene, but much like when I have that straight, and I know the other guy has the flush, but I refuse to throw that straight away, I clicked on isocelese.
Been there, done that. RESTLESS...
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 1:03am.
You finally get a good hand so you fall in love with it and it takes you down. There's a metaphor in there somewhere.
Jer
Yeah, marriage. :0
Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 1:16am.
Don't know what the gays see in it. :)
RESTLESS...
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 1:40am.
I think there's a bit of the "Johnny has a toy and I don't" toddler syndrome. So, after some foot-stomping tantrums, I eventually get the toy, play with it for five minutes and then never touch it again.
However, I also believe there are in most cases more mature, authentic, and positive dynamics involved, and I'm one of those who don't view the gay-marriage issue in the calamitous sense that many here do.
Jer
Hey, Jer.
Submitted by 26CX on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 1:01am.
Did you ever share your final score with us?
Haven't continued the quiz yet, CX...
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 1:11am.
Was sidetracked going over credit card statement with wife. Got depressed. Watched Heisman ceremony and a little more TV. Mom called. And then returned to NB.
Let's see...by my calculation, I'll need to get 29 of the remaining 32 questions correct in order to beat you. Gonna be tough.
Jer
Jer,
Submitted by 26CX on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 1:15am.
I KNOW you can do it. Take a few deep breaths and clear your head. Shake the tension out of your neck and shoulders and do some relaxing exercises. Take your time with each question and try eliminating some of the choices if the answer doesn't come to you right away. Relax and enjoy yourself. Have fun with it!
Am meditating and performing deep breathing
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 2:20am.
exercises even as I type this. My mind is a vast repository of scientific trivia.
Becoming very relaxed. Also, very, very sleepy....
Je
I took the test without
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 1:44am.
I took the test without searching the internet for the answers. Racked my brain for all my answers. I am quite proud of my 31. The periodic table threw me for a couple.
I'm assuming no one took it with the assistance of the internet,
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 1:56am.
however, maybe it's due to my fairly limited science background, but I think 31 is an excellent score based on the difficulty of the questions I've encountered up to now.
Maybe if and when hydro shows up we can goad him into taking it and see if he surpasses CX for top spot.
Jer
Hydro, if and when he shows up
Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 2:02am.
Will no doubt sicken me with his score. Based on his posts on these subjects, he knows this stuff the way I know the rank of hands.
RESTLESS---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 2:23am.
Hydro probably wrote the damn test as a pop quiz for one of his classes. :o)
MD
The sad thing Matthew
Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 2:26am.
Is that a good percentage of the questions are pretty simple. Stuff we should remember from High School. Some of them were higher education stuff, but many not so much.
I might have done better if not so far removed from my graduation date. :)
RESTLESS ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 3:03am.
what is sad for me is how long ago my graduation date was. :o(
MD
I think we should encourage hydro to toss back
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 3:16am.
four or five jagermeister shooters before taking the quiz.
Jer
Hi Jer ole buddy...
Submitted by MightyMouth on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 3:39am.
Just a guess, but I will bet dollars to donuts you were a liberal arts major, right? Ha ha, me too! So how did you become a libtard and I became normal? Well, I had 4 brothers and we all grew up in the 60's and 70's just about the same time you and your hippie friends where selling America down the river. But, unlike you, we had good parenting. Sorry to break this to you buddy, but you were lied to by everyone you trusted. That totally sucks I know... but now it;s time to grow up and shed the lie that is liberalism. Can you?
Right, MM...my parents were just awful...
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 5:36pm.
growing up in the Depression, my mom's dad died at age 32 from an allergic reaction to a sulfur shot administered for pneumonia. She was only 10 and arose at 4 a.m. every morning to do farm chores before catching the bus to school. My dad was the youngest of seven kids and didn't have two nickels to rub together.
They both worked their fingers to the bone, met, and married during WWII. He was drafted and was sent immediately to the front lines during the Ardennes counteroffensive in December of 1944. He miraculously survived the war, returned home and through sheer perseverance and an unwavering faith in God, they discovered that hard work is eventually rewarded. My mom and dad were the very embodiment of the American Dream. And if that seems just a little too much syrupy, Norman Rockwellish idealism, I'm sorry. But I couldn't have been blessed with better parents or role models. [It may also comfort you to know that having once been FDR Democrats, they eventually became Goldwater/Reagan Republicans.]
And I regret to break this to you, buddy, but my brother and sister and I are smart enough, and educated enough, and open-minded enough to be capable of separating truth from fiction and distinguishing honesty from duplicity. No offense, but I really don't require your assistance--and certainly not your self-righteous lecturing--in making those distinctions.
Jer
Jer
Submitted by Radical1979 on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 12:10am.
Your parents sound like amazing people, as are many of that generation. I feel kind of sad that the children of our generation won't have such marvelous stories of us to tell. Not that there's anything wrong with us, but we had it so much easier than the previous generation.
Well ok, 'bad parenting' was just a first guess.
Submitted by MightyMouth on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 2:54pm.
So in spite of your great parents you turned out to be a liberal lunatic. I get it buddy...I get it. sigh...
OK Guys...
Submitted by hydrodynDM on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 2:35pm.
I didn't take five jager shots before the quiz but I am sporting a pretty good hangover from last night - it is final exam week after all.
I got a 45.
I'll admit I had to guess at some of the biology and geology ones. And after missing the very first question I thought I was screwed.
The only one I missed that I'm angry about was the one about nanometers. I thought they were asking how many nm in a m rather than a cm so I just picked the biggest number without actually counting the zeros.
Considering what a stickler I am about units on homeworks and labs, I'm sure my students would find that pretty amusing.
Well, hydro...
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 6:01pm.
I suppose it's of little consolation to you that I missed the nanometer question, too. ;-)
I agonized over it I think longer than any other question, trying to figure some logical path to the correct answer, before finally realizing I didn't have a clue. I of course was familiar with the term "nano", but I don't recall having encountered it--as in nanosecond--until long after my school days. [Heck, we had very little instruction in the metric system in those days.]
In any event, took a wild swing and missed.
(45 is outstanding...drunk, sober, or hung over.]
Jer
matthewdean
Submitted by hydrodynDM on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 4:23pm.
You severely underestimate my laziness.
The last science class I had
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 12:40pm.
The last science class I had taken was back in the 10th grade. Cannot even remember what was taught it was so long ago, 1976-77. I think I got most of my knowledge from a love of science fiction and watching science and nature programs.
I made the mistake with what planet does not have moons because I was thinking that Pluto was to small to attract and hold a moon. How could I ignore that Mars is so close to the Sun that it would be stripped of any body it would attract? DOH!!!
You sure about Mars?
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 1:41pm.
I think you meant Mercury being close to the sun, Mars is the 4th planet. And it's got two asteroids for moons called Phobos and Deimos.
-Jon
I need a picture of me
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 1:45pm.
I need a picture of me smacking my head on the keyboard. YES, I meant Mercury.
Where's my coffee? Oh wait I don't drink coffee, dammit!!!
No problem
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 2:00pm.
For me, Perry getting a brain fart of similar proportions is ok with me, so you having one like that, that's cool too. We all get them, especially on Sunday mornings.
I'm not much of a coffee drinker, don't see how some people can drink it so strong that when you go to the loo, you swear you're peeing coffee because you can smell it! What does that do to your kidneys??
-Jon
There's a T-shirt down here, Jon.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 2:23pm.
It says, "Drink More Cuban Coffee. Do Dumb Things Faster!"
It's true. One cup of that stuff, and you are in hyper drive for the day.
Bustelo
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 3:40pm.
That's the REAL cafe cubano. However, the Iguana Man is so into Starbucks he won't even try it.
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Bustelo!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 6:35pm.
That is the coffee of choice for all the great Cuban coffee spots! Excellent. I've seen Cubans order a cup with 6 or 8 sugars in it. Talk about shifting into high gear. Even if you speak excellent Spanish, you can't hope to keep up with that conversation.
Have you ever noticed on Two and a Half Men (the reruns), the can of Bustelo sitting on the counter in Charlie's kitchen near the coffee maker? I guess with Limpy Koochie now playing the lead role, they will have to switch from "real" coffee to decaf or even (yuk) hot tea!
For any visitors in the future: best con leche on the island, Five Brothers on Southard. Second best: Sandy's on White. And rounding third: Cuban Coffee Queen just off Margaret at the harbor.
jon_torlin
Submitted by hydrodynDM on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 2:38pm.
Are you sure Mars has moons... :)
(Sorry Vet, I couldn't resist)
Welllll
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 3:43pm.
I did try to clarify that it was a couple of asteroids for moons since they were shaped like asteroids(one description given was "potato shaped" and just happened to get caught in Mars' gravity well.
Btw, nice to see I can almost hold my own with a real scientist, I'm more of a well-read guy who questions a lot of things and also likes various fields of science(having taken a few more science classes than the average student back then)....and never conforms to a consensus unless it happens to agree with me. ;-) High school Chemistry was the one I hated. I blame the teacher though, he was a bit inept, broke his own rules and actually managed to burn his eyebrows off when an experiment involving phosphorous went awry.(he had plasic lens glasses on, but didn't wear safety goggles even though that was one of his rules, luckily he didn't go blind)
But the operative word is "almost."
-Jon
jon_torlin
Submitted by hydrodynDM on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 4:06pm.
I actually liked my high school chem class. My teacher was pretty cool - he would lend me his own books on stuff he thought I might find interesting and since he had a background in physics and chemistry I got this insane notion of double majoring in physics and chemistry once I got to college.
But my first 8 am class put a quick end to that idea.
(Don't worry about the moons of Mars thing - it just reminded me of a bit of a dust up The Vet and I had some time back which all got started because of a disagreement about what the objects orbiting Mars should be called)
Fun, bk, and most properly an exercise in ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 9:31pm.
ego deflation.
32 (and most of those were lucky guesses)
MD
Glad you're all enjoying the quiz
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 9:54pm.
I actually never took any advanced science glasses -just basic chemistry and biology- but I did take a lot of math. I don't think I got one of the math questions right. I think scalene triangles must be in that new math. Either that or no one had ever drawn a triangle with three unequal sides prior to 1983.
I do know I'm unworthy of challenging anyone about science (or obviously math) any longer so I'll stick to things I know. I'm pretty sure what city I'm in and I'm pretty sure it's still Saturday here. Outside of those two, that quiz has runined my confidence in much else.
what do ya know Got that one wrong tooo
Submitted by upcountrywater on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 10:12pm.
!
You Didn't Build That.
Lots of those were Greek thingies and science history questions
Submitted by upcountrywater on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 10:10pm.
37 ... Beat me up. maybe if they used the Greek things in a math formula...
A couple of digs, mentioned a choice of a year in quantity of 6015 twice.
Q 10 Approximately how old is the Earth? and Q 42 According to the standard model of Big Bang cosmology, approximately how old is the Universe? Ok that's better, ...come on ....Winning The Future?
Took it again got 2 wrong, heh
You Didn't Build That.
Just took it
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 11:14am.
I got 43. A couple of them being wrong was mixing up a couple of terms plus sometimes the questions were not directly trick questions but might as well have been.
I attribute that score to doing a lot(!) of reading plus what I could remember when I took a couple of physics classes and astronomy and biology(got all the cell questions and DNA questions right) classes.
A couple of the others, I just flat out did not know the answer to like values to certain variables that had specific answers that are applied to certain formulae. I guessed on the "mu" answer and "scalene" answer which I got right.
Good test.
Thanks, BK!
-Jon
jon_torlin
Submitted by hydrodynDM on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 2:54pm.
The one about the unit Watt invented was a bit of a trick question considering that the SI unit for power is the watt but he came up with the english counterpart horsepower.
The "mu" one surprised me because of how obscure it is. But that did remind me of something. We do an experiment in one of our lab classes were we use "mu" to represent a certain quantity in an experiment which deals with the Atwood Machine. The quantity involves a ratio of masses and has nothing to do with friction - but every year I get lab reports with students referring to it as "friction".
It took me a little bit to figure out what they were talking about and to realize that some of the students don't understand that we end up using the same symbols for different things in science.
Well, hydro
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 3:45pm.
It was time well spent, then. You learned something which you can pass on to your students.
Early on in my career, I taught remedial math to Army troops (this will date me, back in the day when jail or the Army was an option, back when my shiny UF finance degree wouldn't get me a real job in a military community).
One of the hardest concepts to teach was fractions! Particularly multiplication and division of fractions. My D'oh moment came with drawing a pie. Then I started using actual pieces of pie, and it was one of those *snap* moments. Pretty funny, actually, and the class liked it because they got to eat the results.
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Blonde
Submitted by hydrodynDM on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 4:18pm.
Every time we do that lab now I make a point of telling them that despite using the same symbol that's used in friction problems this has nothing to do with that. I tell them that we could label the quantity with a smiley face - it doesn't make a difference what we call it.
But then, of course, I get kids who label it with a smiley face in their lab reports - which I'll admit, is kind of funny.
I had a D'oh moment just this last year - and I'm actually kind of embarrassed by it. We were talking about the version of the Ideal Gas Law which uses the unit "mole" to describe the number of gas molecules in a system and it suddenly occurred to me in the middle of lecture that "mol" was short for "molecule".
I stopped and asked the students if that was obvious and they were all pretty much like "yup". How did I never notice that?
And here I thought a mole was...
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 5:28pm.
....a most delicioso Mexican concoction one serves over chicken!
I do remember the term as a chemistry measurement, but I did have to look it up...it's been a while. A. Very. Long. While.
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Same here.
Submitted by UpNorth on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 10:41pm.
30 right.
30 here
Submitted by GregE on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 1:05am.
And at least 4 of those that I know of were total darts.
Ok
Submitted by Prisondog1776 on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 1:37am.
i am gonna have to take this test as well and make a fool of myself.
(edit) Ok 24 and have been made a fool ty BK, i blame you for outing all of us libs and conservs all.
Damn you BK lol
31 Should have done better.
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 1:41am.
31
Should have done better.
28 here
Submitted by MightyMouth on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 3:10am.
56% will probably get me a gooberment job in charge of about 3000 people. Ha ha!
MightyMouth
Submitted by hydrodynDM on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 2:58pm.
With the prevalence of grade inflation these days in our schools, it would probably net you a solid B.
BK - Test – Apparently there is a hole …
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 3:32pm.
…in the scientific branch of the Grumpy Think Tank.
Although I am please to announce that I scored 100% on the questions I got correct – all 29 of them. (I also missed the question about fire not being able to melt steel).
- Grump :o)
34, but
Submitted by Boudin on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 6:02pm.
Probably should of had 40, I am pretty chapped now, thanks!
92% of Newt's Twitter followers fake?
Submitted by Dave. on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 9:03pm.
Hmm.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Boston rousted the "Occupy" protesters today
Submitted by ThisnThat on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 11:09pm.
Across the country, this is what I read whenever a city finally removes these filthy people: "...so cleaning crews can come in and clean up the filth". And it's not just OWS. How about the filth left behind after o'bama's inauguration? Or after the protesters were removed from the Wisconsin capital? Everywhere the left gathers -- they leave filth behind.
Funny, but how many Tea Parties were held? And I never saw or heard anything like this about them. Instead, the Tea Party people always left the area clean. Quite a difference. Goes to show conservatives are much more environmentally friendly, doesn't it?
And who does o'bama celebrate? The OWS protesters, of course. Says a lot, IMO.
__________
“Didn't win the Medal of Honor? Didn't even serve? Then lie about it. We'll support you." — 9th Circuit Court
R- Debate (12/10/11) “The Official Grump-Analysis”
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 12:17pm.
Source: “The Grumpy Center for Advanced Studies (GCAS)”
Motto of the GCAS: “Sticky Buns – So wrong on so many levels.”
OVERVIEW: This Saturday evening debate was sponsored by ABC News, Yahoo! News, WOI-TV, the Des Moines Register and the Republican Party of Iowa – It was held at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
Just six candidates participated (down from the original 473 who initially considered running). Jon Huntsman did not meet the polling requirements required by ABC to participate (which is probably the only thing ABC has done right in this whole nomination process).
THE SETTING: Well, ABC went back to the old standard debate setting of having the six candidates standing behind lecterns and aligned in the standard media trick of having the two front runners share the middle. Of note, the ‘background set’ was divided into a blue side (on the left) and a red side (on the right). Now I’m not a psychologist when it comes to the use of colors, but there was something odd about seeing each candidate having a distinct background color during the ‘close-ups’ when answering the questions. For those of you who keep track of this kind of stuff, the candidates were divided into two teams: The Blue team was (Left to right) Santorum, Perry, & Romney – The Red team (right to left) was Bachman, Paul, and Gingrich.
THE MODERATORS/QUESTIONERS: ABC’s effervescent duo of Diane “Oh it’s so wonderful to be me” Sawyer and Georgie Girl “I’m not a shill” Stephanopoulos both added a new dimension to the debate process… absolute boredom. The questions they asked were only so-so and they concentrated on trying to stir-up trouble between Newt and Mitt, while doing their level best to ignore the other candidates (with the exception of Ron Paul who is probably their choice to go up against the Ear Leader)… Oh sure, they did ask the others some questions, but it was obvious that Diane and George just didn’t have their collective hearts in soliciting inputs from those other candidates.
PARTICIPANT ANALYSIS: (note: This debate did not have a singe theme (except for the boredom thing) as some of the other debate/forums had (i.e. “National Security”). It covered a variety of subjects and was essentially just a rehash of the candidates established talking points.)
This time around (and in the spirit of fair disclosure) I’ll list the candidates in order of my choice for the nomination.
1. Newt Gingrich – Is now my first choice for the nomination... Many shots were fired specifically at Gingrich such as a general question about whether “infidelity” should be considered when selecting a candidate… (preposterously addressed to all the candidates but an obvious set-up to penalize and trap Newt for prior personal mistakes), but he came through it all keeping his calm, enlightened composure. We have to face the fact that when it comes to a debate setting, nobody, but I mean nobody does better than Newt. IMO no other candidate (less Santorum) has “a real vision” for the country.
2. Rick Perry – If Newt falls, I would like to see Perry pick-up the slack… and yes, I know that’s not what will happen. He got very little time in the debate to explain his positions (It seemed to me that he got less time than anyone else)… but what little time he did get, he used effectively. I realize his “conservative cred” isn’t as good as some of the others and he is a lousy debater – but there is something “honest” about him that I like... so sue me!
3. Rick Santorum – While I don’t like the fact that he spends too much of his [precious little] time trying to convince us that he really was the heart & soul of the Senate during his tenure there, it is his unwavering “social and family values” message is getting through. I’m still unsatisfied with his views on the economy and foreign relations (I believe his thinking on these matters is a bit bureaucratic vice in a leadership style). All in all though, I would trust him with the Presidency.
4. Michele Bachmann – Michele has moved into being my 4th place pick simply because SHE IS NOT Ron Paul or Mitt Romney. In this last debate her “target” was obviously Newt and she kept trying to paint him as the “same old Newt” from 1993. In all honesty, I wish she would just drop-out of the race.
5. Willard “Mitt” Romney – Gosh I hope this “preening dilettante” doesn’t get the nomination. I have been patiently waiting for this “all show and no go” person to present a bold plan for the future of our nation, but so far he has only indicated that he would make a good President because he is not Obama (Jimmy Carter maybe, but not Obama). As long as we’re at it, let me also say that I do not for a single instant believe he has the business background he claims to have… My idea of a proper business background is one where there were real consequences for failure (loss of job, loss of income or possessions, having to start from scratch, etc.) – not one where if you (Mitt) failed, you still had a trust fund to fall back on!
6. Ron Paul – Our own squeaky voiced stalwart republican (or independent – depending upon his mood at any given time) was at it once again. This old Muppet-like Gonzo (propped-up by his personal rabble of zombie thinking, reality rejecting ne’er-do-wells) is not just a disaster waiting to happen... He is the living and breathing example of a broken record, or a “one note Johnny” with no sense of rhythm. It is generally said that “No man is an island,” but in Ron Paul’s case, the argument could be made that he is his own asylum.
- Grump :o)
Thank you for Posting “The Official Grump-Analysis” Ⓡ
Submitted by upcountrywater on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 2:03pm.
Funny I have the same top 3 folks in the same order as you do..
Willard Romney, let's us not forget he also has a Law degree, he runs a business as a lawyer would. Heavy on the paper production, lite on wigits. All his blathering (AGW and wind pork) rationale, with the democrats in Mass. One knows, he's itching to reach across the aisle.
Rick Perry... Spot on analysis...he is a lousy debater – but there is something “honest” about him that I like... so sue me!
The voters in Texas feel the same way.
Debates...The "winner" is the one with the least, flawed oratory....
You Didn't Build That.
Your welcome upcountrywater...
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 2:23pm.
...Agree 100% with your comment about Mittens wanting to "reach across the aisle."
- Grump :o)
Very Poetic, Grump
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 2:20pm.
Particularly that asylum jab. That was perfection, served on a plate.
I didn't watch the debate, we were having girl's movie night (alas, I think I left my Bette Davis DVD "The Letter" with a DVD player in Costa Rica for my friend Dominic). So we just basically gabbed and drank martinae, ate bbq'd shrimp, and ignored the debate. Guess I didn't miss much, but I surely enjoyed your synopsis!
Thanks.
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Thank you Blonde,
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 2:37pm.
Sounds like you had a better night than I did! I never heard of the movie "The Letter" and thanks for the heads-up that it's a chick-flick - so I probably won't be checking it out! (chuckling out loud here).
Now if you want a great movie for your next "Girls Movie Night"... May I humbly suggest "Cat Women from the Moon," starring Sonny Tufts and Victor Jory... Now there's a Classic!
- Grump :o)
The Letter
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 2:52pm.
...is one of my Mom's favorite Bette Davis movies. We watched "Now Voyager" last weekend (the cat is away, the mice must play)....chick flicks, all.
As for "chick-flick!!!!", I had to laugh, that is the usual reaction I get when the cat is here.
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The ultimate chick flick?
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 3:17pm.
I nominate "The English Patient." I literally fell asleep in that one, after groaning for about an hour. It would never end!
Seinfeld did a show later about it, and I finally felt vindicated for telling everyone who was telling me what a great film it was, that it sucked. I was right all along!
Bubba, I'll take your word for it...
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 3:43pm.
... Never saw "The English Patient" myself... but if you're looking for a real snore-fest, check out Hitchcock's "Vertigo" and marvel at how one can produce a 2 1/2 hour movie all just to set-up a 5 second punch line – or maybe another cure for insomnia: “Dancing with Wolves.”
- Grump :o)
Saw'em both. You're correct.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 4:02pm.
Do yourself a favor and NEVER watch The English Patient. You would rather be water boarded (Can I say that?), or watch Moochie lecturing us on the benefits of arugula for uppity people.
Bubba, WILCO! Blonde - "Now Voyager???"
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 4:13pm.
Bubba - Thanks for the tip! (and the laugh).
Blonde - "Now Voyager"... is that a "Star Trek" spin-off? :o)
- Grump :o)
Check it out, Grump
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 5:44pm.
Probably my favorite of all time. I love Bette Davis, and Claude Rains (also in Mr. Skeffington), as well as Paul Heinreid.
I love it because it has such a totally corny ending..."Jerry, why ask for the moon, when we already have the stars?". I clap and hoot every single time. The cast is spectacular, the clothes are amazing, the characters are sheer perfection of the caricature role each of them play. Now, Voyager has it all.
And no, it's not a ST spinoff, although I did see someone get stumped by the Kobiashi Maru a while back, here. I can't wait for that version of the Enterprise to get back on the screen, that was absolutely one of the very best "prequels" ever done. Bones and his little diatribe about space in his "intro" had me rolling on the floor. Classic. They even killed a redshirt.
{Edit} Now, Voyager introduced the (now classic) lighting of two cigarettes at one time. My friend had never seen it before and she was wild when that happened (of course mom & I knew it was coming as we've seen it probably fifty or sixty times).
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Ok Blonde - You win!!!
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 6:28pm.
I realize my taste in entertainment is not wide enough to include “tear-jerkers,” and you’ve got the better of me when it comes to naming (and defending) those type of movies… But thanks for the link to “Now Voyager” because now that I have read the plot - I won’t have to watch the movie. :o)
And PLEASE!... Don’t come back at me with “Magnificent Obsession” because I’ll get physically sick!
“Oh, John…”
“Oh, Marsha…”
“Let’s not worry about dinner, we have Milk Duds”
“Oh, John…”
“Oh, Marsha…”
In short - there are essentially two kinds of old movies I can’t stand… Those old (or new) tearjerkers and movies featuring “singing cowboys.”
- Grump :o)
Awful!
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 5:33pm.
Torturous crap, that movie.
There are nothing like the old movie stars in black & white for chick flicks. Mildred Pierce, (Joan Crawford), Imitation of Life (Lana Turner, although in color, 50's), Bette Davis (Now, Voyager, Dark Victory, Mr. Skeffington, The letter), on and on.
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There a recent remake of
Submitted by stratman on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 8:33pm.
There is a recent remake of Mildred Pierce from HBO with Kate Winslet in the Joan Crawford role. My mother enjoyed it.
Last night a station showed the Bob Hope movie where he refers to zombies on Cuba as Democrats. Not his best movie and it certainly won't pass muster with the politically correct crowd, but his line about zombie Democrats even made Hope smile a little bit.
Thanks Grumpy, I stopped
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 12:50pm.
Thanks Grumpy, I stopped watching after Romney made the 10 grand bet with Perry. Was tired and had been out all day so I did not have the patience to sit through it all.
I am with you on Romney and I myself would prefer Perry over Gingrich at this point due to his executive experience and his strong support of the 10th Amendment. But I think in a debate with President Downgrade Gingrich would wipe the floor with Obama and take his lunch money. I do not see Perry having that ability.
Thanks Scuba… Also had to skip most of the debate last night
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 1:46pm.
Had to get up early this AM to watch the debate here: http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2011/12/video-watch-the-enti...
Last night (after leaving the chat room), the video feed from the debate started going wacko (the internet broadcast engineer must have been a Paul-bot) and “pop-ups” were all over the place. Bottom line was that I had to turn it off after only getting about 20 minutes or so of the debate.
- Grump :o)
Well, no wonder Bambi is trying to keep the payroll tax down.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 3:10pm.
Maybe he can make it repo-active fo da rev, yo?
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/rev_al_deep_in_the_red_FFFX...
1-hour o'bama informercial on 60 minutes tonight
Submitted by ThisnThat on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 3:41pm.
Gawd, I sure hope the football game goes deep into overtime. I wonder if he's going to be pressed on the pipeline, or is the entire show just going to be dedicated to his re-election campaign speech?
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“Didn't win the Medal of Honor? Didn't even serve? Then lie about it. We'll support you." — 9th Circuit Court
Not that I'd watch it but....
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 3:46pm.
Who's paying for the airtime?
-Jon
Anybody catch Drudge's current headline?
Submitted by bkeyser on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 6:31pm.
FEDS PLAN UNMANNED BORDER CROSSING WITH MEX
Is there any level to which this administration won't sink to coerse votes?
I'm more worried about the earthquake, BK
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 6:41pm.
That occurred last night between Acapulco and Mexico City. Because a certain someone flies home tomorrow from the former, through the latter. And I've not heard a word from him today....I know there was no major building damage, but I am concerned about the flights.
Alas.
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Apparently,
Submitted by Boudin on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 6:47pm.
Because he hasnt tried to coerce any conservatives
Relax It's a National Park, er a National (world) Heritage Area.
Submitted by upcountrywater on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 8:19pm.
So it's not really America...
Although there is no specific provision in federal law that defines or authorizes the existence of such entities, Congress has been authorizing their "designation" on a case-by-case basis since 1984.
The rights of invaders shall not be infringed.
In Green speak: invaders are not an invasive species.
You Didn't Build That.
Tebow does it again
Submitted by Boudin on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 8:21pm.
10 points in the final 4 min, and a drive for the FG in OT