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Links, not text, please - Board Ops 2013-03-03 09:50:48

mkovacs thread below (on Catholic schools0 reminded me - crazychester 2013-06-19 23:56:17 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Boston and Louisville were the two worst for busing riots - WilfordBrimley 2013-06-20 00:28:40

How bad is the Fed at predicting economic growth? (link) - AZDomer 2013-06-19 19:27:06 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Is this your new argument - atthedome 2013-06-19 21:25:45
  - I've been right about the Euro and right on QE... - AZDomer 2013-06-19 21:30:00
    - Well market is disagreeing with you - atthedome 2013-06-19 21:49:31
      - Are they at zero? Have they been for five years? - AZDomer 2013-06-19 21:50:34
        I've never said they are raising rates at this time point - atthedome 2013-06-19 21:54:58
        Yeah, you've been right on AIG. - AZDomer 2013-06-19 21:57:15
        AIG was a deep value play - atthedome 2013-06-19 21:58:35
        For the record... - AZDomer 2013-06-19 22:07:07
        Don't disagree heavily - atthedome 2013-06-19 22:09:10
    - Hold on a sec there - DBCooper 2013-06-19 21:44:16
      - fine, but you are full of it. - AZDomer 2013-06-19 21:47:20
        You really have lost it - DBCooper 2013-06-19 22:13:07
        It was just above 1.28 in May. - AZDomer 2013-06-19 22:51:32
        I more or less agree with that - atthedome 2013-06-19 21:51:56
- That's a pretty narrow time frame to evaluate - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-19 19:33:16
  - Huh. That's weird. - HowardRoark 2013-06-19 19:56:11
  - The forecasts from 01 on are all just as bad. - AZDomer 2013-06-19 19:36:17
    - In general the Fed's record is poor - 96_ND 2013-06-19 20:47:12
      - I'll disagree with that - crazychester 2013-06-19 23:25:51

What is your opinion of Obama's comments re: Cath education? - mkovac 2013-06-19 17:43:45 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Why then would he speak at ND commencement - crazychester 2013-06-19 23:33:14
- Stupid * - Kayo 2013-06-19 23:12:14
- Wish he would have said that at ND commencement * - irishrock 2013-06-19 22:54:13
- If you're going by those couple of sentences quoted in - rgvirish 2013-06-19 22:28:05
  - Nothing this guy says is off the cuff. It's all scripted, so - Irishguard78 2013-06-19 22:47:12
- Shouldn't Northern Ireland be lecturing the US? - Tdiddy07 2013-06-19 22:11:36
- Truly, he is a schmuck. The lesson of BOMFOG. - Atticus 2013-06-19 21:35:17
- He thinks babies born alive after failed abortion attempts - SWPaDem 2013-06-19 19:29:02
  - Yep - ndsapper 2013-06-19 21:27:17
- This doesn't bother me much. I don't think he meant it - milhouse 2013-06-19 18:21:04
  - Probably not directly, but it does reflect a tone-deafness.. - kbyrnes 2013-06-19 20:33:35
    - That, I agree with. * - milhouse 2013-06-20 00:30:55
  - He was trying to make another point - HTownND 2013-06-19 19:13:29
    - "Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained - 88_92WSND 2013-06-19 20:28:13
  - Seems overblown to me too. - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-19 19:07:06
  - It doesn't bother me either. * - PabloFanque 2013-06-19 18:39:31
  - I think he did mean it the way it came out... - Marine Domer 2013-06-19 18:29:37
    - His track record is clearly anti-Catholic. * - The Beef 2013-06-19 18:51:32
- I'll say he's not particularly sensitive to those outside .. - lenny97 2013-06-19 18:14:05
  - It looks like he wants to attack segreagted schools - 1978Irish 2013-06-19 18:28:09
  - The man's speechwriters are aware of soundbites. - captaineclectic 2013-06-19 18:18:53
    - OK, but for all of the things he's done and said that show - lenny97 2013-06-19 18:28:13
      - As I said, I can see where he was going - captaineclectic 2013-06-19 18:33:32
- And why 52% of Catholics voted for him?? * - C-3PO 2013-06-19 18:12:36
  - Fairness, equality and compassion. My guess. * - Tim Kelley 2013-06-19 19:31:06
    - And Hispanics * - Denver Jim 2013-06-19 20:43:07
- What an idiotic comment. - captaineclectic 2013-06-19 17:53:49
  - Yep - HTownND 2013-06-19 19:10:51
  - I'm convinced the administration is an echo chamber * - undfan211 2013-06-19 18:41:46
  - This is the puzzle with this guy...the unforced errors - ufl 2013-06-19 18:05:58
    - I'm going to sound like MNG here - captaineclectic 2013-06-19 18:16:47
      - You have to admit... - kbyrnes 2013-06-19 20:38:42
        That's why the founding fathers hate you * - ufl 2013-06-19 20:53:07
        You mean the founding founders, right? * - baloo88 2013-06-19 22:08:02
        Don't start that %#+^ again. * - Manor76 2013-06-19 21:48:56
        Well, yes - captaineclectic 2013-06-19 20:47:22

Sen. Tester seeks to limit First, Fifth Amendment protection - undfan211 2013-06-19 17:18:20 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- I love his model airplane paints * - MiddleAmerican 2013-06-19 20:16:05
  - Nice. * - HowardRoark 2013-06-19 20:42:41
- The Supreme Ct will overrule it just like Obamacare. - mkovac 2013-06-19 18:42:49
  - FWIW, I always said it was going to be 5-4 with Roberts - undfan211 2013-06-19 18:46:42
- Boy, that's dumb. * - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-19 18:07:20
- The Democrats are certainly doing their level best - captaineclectic 2013-06-19 17:56:08
- It's an idiotic proposal that is overly broad to achieve its - KeoughCharles05 2013-06-19 17:49:51
  - I'm confident that most media members - MNG 2013-06-19 18:08:16
    - I'm confident most media members will protect themselves - KeoughCharles05 2013-06-19 18:10:26
      - This is true. The NYT consistently - irishcrusader 2013-06-19 18:23:18
- Assume Harry Reid , Nancy Pelosi and Obama approve - Domer58 2013-06-19 17:34:56
- Tester huh??? Sounds more like his name is - Irishguard78 2013-06-19 17:33:58
- were his brains located in his fingers? * - cujaysfan 2013-06-19 17:25:31

We've been two years from raising rates for five years. - AZDomer 2013-06-19 14:27:23 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- I obviously disagree - atthedome 2013-06-19 16:45:07
  - Tell that to a retiree. * - AZDomer 2013-06-19 17:11:09
    - The people with money and pensions? - mitquinn 2013-06-19 20:19:01
    - Bernanke has been fantastic for them - atthedome 2013-06-19 18:19:14
      - You clearly don't know many retirees particularly those over - steelhop 2013-06-19 19:49:12
      - so many things wrong with this - airborneirish 2013-06-19 18:53:52
        Regarding #1 - ufl 2013-06-19 19:47:57
        Are food and gas prices truly "inflation"? - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-19 19:29:05
        That's virtually the textbook definition of inflation. - WilfordBrimley 2013-06-19 21:11:26
        We had different textbooks. - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-19 21:46:45
        Keynes called that demand-pull inflation - WilfordBrimley 2013-06-19 22:09:20
        This is a very poor view of the realities for seniors - 96_ND 2013-06-19 20:55:46
        Do you even look at commodity prices - atthedome 2013-06-19 21:09:53
        I don't know what to think of you. You're either an idiot - airborneirish 2013-06-19 22:50:19
        Here are a few easy examples - 96_ND 2013-06-19 21:36:37
        Or they are volatile - atthedome 2013-06-19 23:37:39
        Silver prices are down over the last two years.... - ufl 2013-06-19 21:53:07
        Seems to me that if stuff costs more than it used to... - ufl 2013-06-19 20:12:21
        You are playing games with the data - atthedome 2013-06-19 19:23:13
        He's out of his element when confronted with reality. (link) - AZDomer 2013-06-19 18:55:35
        We actually appear to be right on the trendline... - baloo88 2013-06-19 19:53:34
        One of my favorite pitfalls: - ufl 2013-06-19 20:08:27
        You're right, of course. - baloo88 2013-06-19 21:19:55
      - You can't lie this much to yourself. - AZDomer 2013-06-19 18:52:05
        You know - atthedome 2013-06-19 20:40:35
        You can add deluded to your list of self descriptors. * - AZDomer 2013-06-19 21:34:46
        as if accessing those things didn't have tax reprecussions - airborneirish 2013-06-19 18:59:13
    - I'm frankly not concerned about them. - KeoughCharles05 2013-06-19 17:45:06
    - Most of them are screwing over our generation. - vitadulcedospes 2013-06-19 17:25:57
      - Save, invest wisely and control your debt.. - PabloFanque 2013-06-19 17:50:46
        You're probably screwing us, too. * - vitadulcedospes 2013-06-19 21:36:43
        How am I doing that? * - PabloFanque 2013-06-19 21:43:38
        Will you take Medicaid and Social Security? - vita dulcedo spes 2013-06-19 22:55:11
        Medicaid is for the poor and the blame - nd67 2013-06-20 00:30:35
- I agree with this perspective. While it is tempting to - CountyKerry 2013-06-19 16:38:10
  - Would another world war help? - Brahms 2013-06-19 17:43:15
  - Can a central bank control interest rates indefinitely ... - ufl 2013-06-19 16:42:38
    - If they print enough to buy all the debt they can. * - AZDomer 2013-06-19 17:08:52
      - I don't think so but we'll see * - ufl 2013-06-19 17:16:45
        The Fed could just say we're buying everything.. - AZDomer 2013-06-19 17:21:21
        I tend to agree with CountyKerry... - ufl 2013-06-19 17:24:08
    - No, not indefinitely, but they will hang on by their - CountyKerry 2013-06-19 16:49:07
      - The longer they hold on, the greater the inflation... - ufl 2013-06-19 16:56:03
        Bernanke is an inflation hawk - atthedome 2013-06-19 18:23:46
        That's a new one * - ufl 2013-06-19 19:38:54
        Straight out of Milton Friedman's lips - atthedome 2013-06-19 20:37:27
        You've been saying that for years. * - AZDomer 2013-06-19 17:09:13
        Saying what? * - ufl 2013-06-19 17:11:19
        Rates were going to normalize. - AZDomer 2013-06-19 17:20:03
        I'm happy to admit when I'm wrong and have done so... - ufl 2013-06-19 17:22:11
        I really don't want to argue.. - AZDomer 2013-06-19 17:24:09
        If you don't want to argue please don't tell me my views... - ufl 2013-06-19 17:32:20
        You're forcing me to start saving your posts. * - AZDomer 2013-06-19 18:20:21
        Not a bad idea * - ufl 2013-06-19 19:37:58
- They'll hit us mightily but they are diffused to appear - IrishJoeinnc 2013-06-19 16:23:04

Ted Cruz knows how to rankle his opponents with flair. - Bacchus 2013-06-19 12:44:18 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Rafael sure is a clever one. * - PabloFanque 2013-06-19 16:46:13
  - I think Rafa's as witty as Kevin McDonald, Dave Folley, - rgvirish 2013-06-19 17:36:22
    - No doubt. :>) * - PabloFanque 2013-06-19 17:41:27
- Hope the weapons don't end up in the hands of Mex drug lords * - Raoul 2013-06-19 13:32:35
  - Or, the IRS. * - Tim Kelley 2013-06-19 13:46:55
- That is pretty funnny * - ndsdsub 2013-06-19 13:24:36
- You know, the Nazis had pieces of flair that they made the - sprack 2013-06-19 13:00:09
  - Oh my god-win! Really? - sports 2013-06-19 13:35:35
    - You've never seen Office Space? - Otter 2013-06-19 14:58:11
      - Milton, Milton. * - usmcirish 2013-06-19 17:31:23
      - yep - Jennifer Aniston and her Bennigans "flair" - sports 2013-06-19 15:13:33
      - Yeah, I'm gonna need you to come in on Saturday * - sprack 2013-06-19 15:01:50
        I'll burn down the building. * - baloo88 2013-06-19 20:08:33

Hey, Karzai - Up yours. - mkovac 2013-06-19 11:17:59 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- I don't know why, but I almost hesitate to post this. - Aces-Up 2013-06-19 13:26:11
  - How do you think it will be paid for when we're gone? - ndsapper 2013-06-19 21:32:31
    - That is the most obvious question. - Aces-Up 2013-06-20 00:18:05
  - interesting - cujaysfan 2013-06-19 14:13:48
    - Probably a pretty big difference on where you're located - WilfordBrimley 2013-06-19 16:36:17
    - There are different perspectives, to be sure. - Aces-Up 2013-06-19 14:32:41
  - I appreciate your optimism and since you seem to be on - BAC69 2013-06-19 13:42:30
    - It's a different culture here. - Aces-Up 2013-06-19 14:26:51
      - Have you seen "Restrepo"? - mkovac 2013-06-19 14:57:23
        I'm amazed you're only hearing about this movie now; - Marble Rye 2013-06-19 15:16:55
        I know. Very bad to have missed this one. - mkovac 2013-06-19 17:27:19
      - I wasn't really going on what the media was saying in - BAC69 2013-06-19 14:36:05

"Obama: 'Kennedy's words our timeless ' " - Chuck84 2013-06-19 09:44:06 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Hey, if he can say "I am a jelly donut", they can say "our" - Rosecrea 2013-06-19 10:30:09
- Kennedy wanted to rain in Communism * - HennaorNo 2013-06-19 10:07:21
  - Krushchev's response: We will berry you! * - Raoul 2013-06-19 13:38:24
    - Were you intending "barry"? * - Art Fern 2013-06-19 16:49:42
    - I see what you did there - sprack 2013-06-19 15:06:18
    - He banged Shue hard. - mkovac 2013-06-19 15:01:23
      - He wishes! * - Rosecrea 2013-06-19 15:22:17
  - Yes, and Reagan told them to "tare down this wall" * - Lazarus 2013-06-19 11:02:21
  - Hey, so does Obama! - captaineclectic 2013-06-19 10:45:08
- Did you catch the CNN anchors literally giggling on - 84david 2013-06-19 10:00:48
  - My reference was to their typo * - Chuck84 2013-06-19 10:05:09
    - I know. Attempted thread jacking foiled again. * - 84david 2013-06-19 10:22:13
    - Well stop posting off-theme and get with the program. - ndoldtown 2013-06-19 10:16:17
      - Inside every Sicilian there is an American trying to get out * - sprack 2013-06-19 10:37:48
        but he's held back by a thief trying to lift his wallet * - jt 2013-06-19 13:38:49
      - "A p-p-p-p-p-p-pledge p-p-pin? On your uniform??" * - Chuck84 2013-06-19 10:28:38

Michael Hastings killed in auto accident. - Goldendeuce 2013-06-19 09:38:02 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Hmmm...Does James Clapper have a Super Bowl ring? * - Raoul 2013-06-19 13:43:09
- War correspondent killed in a domestic car crash - shades of - sprack 2013-06-19 10:48:15
  - ...and General Patton. * - G.K.Chesterton 2013-06-19 13:48:19
    - Except for the correspondent part * - sprack 2013-06-19 15:02:44

When the NYT admits on their front page that one of their... - Tim Kelley 2013-06-19 09:35:21 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Xi Jinping and Putin don't like him.They really really don't - mkovac 2013-06-19 19:53:54
  - Maybe he told them some "hard truths". - Revue Party 2013-06-19 20:51:00
- "Mr. Obama differs from his most recent predecessors," - Revue Party 2013-06-19 10:08:33
  - The answer to your rhetorical question is... - atlpns 2013-06-19 13:17:06
    - Well, at least he and the family had fun and felt exalted. * - Tim Kelley 2013-06-19 13:48:03
  - "The Masturbatory President" - CMillar 2013-06-19 11:08:35
    - Bad visual, but it captures his essence perfectly. * - Tim Kelley 2013-06-19 11:48:28
- Speak softly - ya ain't got no game * - Domer58 2013-06-19 10:06:44

PJ O'Rourke explains - sports 2013-06-19 00:18:23 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Um, huh? Are geetars at mass ok or not? * - 84david 2013-06-19 13:01:24
- I don't agree with the Christianity tie-in. - Bruno95 2013-06-19 08:45:46
  - "Christianity taught us that each person has intrinsic worth - Nitschke 2013-06-19 10:38:11
    - Those words cause me a crisis of faith. * - ndoldtown 2013-06-19 10:45:59
      - $87.50 * - Nitschke 2013-06-19 10:49:35
  - This is one of those "yes but" situations - ndtnguy 2013-06-19 09:26:03
    - Its the sliding of the scale... - sports 2013-06-19 17:11:01
    - Completely agree. - Bruno95 2013-06-19 11:19:41
    - Good post. - ndoldtown 2013-06-19 10:38:23
      - Agreed. - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-19 10:51:55

President Obama chats with Charlie Rose about Syria. - SWPaDem 2013-06-18 22:27:57 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Charlie Rose has a long track record of fawning... - Brahms 2013-06-19 11:56:10
- And then there's this. - SWPaDem 2013-06-19 07:40:07
  - I swear some of the inflection on that, HE doesn't believe - 88_92WSND 2013-06-19 18:52:57
  - We'd also like all Zebras in the region to lose their - nacholibre 2013-06-19 11:20:43
  - If you like your head, you can keep it. * - Moff 2013-06-19 09:47:51
    - Nicely done. * - Brahms 2013-06-19 11:52:31
    - Bravo. * - geoffgeoffers 2013-06-19 11:25:31
    - Most excellent! * - SWPaDem 2013-06-19 10:13:23
    - This is my favorite thing I've read here in awhile. * - tdiddy07 2013-06-19 10:08:48
  - He defines delusional * - Domer58 2013-06-19 09:14:37
  - "Explaining his own mind" -- I detest the presence of those - BigBadBrewer 2013-06-19 08:54:00
  - The war on women and young boys - gadomer 2013-06-19 08:29:39
- That HUGE army that the Libyan rebels had standing around - 88_92WSND 2013-06-19 00:08:42
  - My dad had an expression for people like Pres. Obama (with - SWPaDem 2013-06-19 06:55:51
    - To complete your dad's phrase...and it fits - Domer58 2013-06-19 08:06:18
- "the way he's thinking out loud..." - Moff 2013-06-18 23:13:37

If there is an excise on premium health plans, will medicaid - 88_92WSND 2013-06-18 21:23:17 [Tag Thread]

Issa and the IRS - a gift which keeps on giving. Mad magazi - odschool 2013-06-18 19:43:11 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Mr Issa may or may not be a partisan hack.... - MiddleAmerican 2013-06-18 22:46:31
  - You're wasting your time responding to odschool- a - Marble Rye 2013-06-19 03:29:33

I admittedly know little about agricultural subsidies in... - Tim Kelley 2013-06-18 19:36:02 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- The slate needs to be wiped clean. - TripleDomer 2013-06-18 20:32:37
  - I agree with this, except I don't think we need new - Jeash 2013-06-18 20:54:50

the folly of wind power - cujaysfan 2013-06-18 14:40:26 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- paywall... * - Voisman 2013-06-18 15:24:13
  - Copy the title of the article into your browser - crazychester 2013-06-18 15:34:11
    - Nope, doesn't work - sprack 2013-06-18 16:45:23
      - or try this alternate - vdcesns 2013-06-18 16:52:20
        More evidence of a screwed up tax system - GoDomers 2013-06-18 18:51:35
        Does work. Thanks - sprack 2013-06-18 18:31:54

Who thinks having women in combat roles like the - BAC69 2013-06-18 13:06:43 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- No. - Aces-Up 2013-06-19 01:19:33
  - Strength Of Farting? Budwieser Under Distress ... - Nitschke 2013-06-19 10:58:53
  - The terminology I've been hearing is that they definitely - BAC69 2013-06-19 10:41:24
    - In the Marine Corps, they changed some standards. - Aces-Up 2013-06-19 11:04:05
      - To max the APFT, - LoungeTroll 2013-06-19 11:40:50
  - Only speaking from having watched the BUDS training - atlpns 2013-06-19 06:02:46
  - Even the Army's IOBC was pretty damned difficult at times, - WilfordBrimley 2013-06-19 01:38:43
- Completely unnecessary and counterproductive - ndsapper 2013-06-18 22:19:29
- only mental defectives * - abqgant 2013-06-18 19:37:20
- It's fine as long as they don't have female - 84david 2013-06-18 19:33:28
- I know Starbuck always kicked ass on BSG * - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-18 14:55:31
  - She was a man first - graNDfan 2013-06-18 21:08:24
    - 70s. - Howard Roark 2013-06-19 01:12:00
- Elite Female Athletes - irishsapper 2013-06-18 13:50:57
  - I'd like to strongly disagree with this example - acrossdmiddle 2013-06-19 15:27:22
  - "I think you'll find plenty of elite women able to make the - WilfordBrimley 2013-06-19 01:23:55
  - This may be sexist, but - Hipster 2013-06-18 17:00:43
    - Chivalry is dead - irishsapper 2013-06-18 17:31:06
      - ...and my understanding is that women killed it * - zahmnd 2013-06-18 18:19:51
  - A former Ranger colleague says that is the primary - BigBadBrewer 2013-06-18 14:00:01
    - I watched a sports science show on Science a few years ago - zahmnd 2013-06-18 14:32:41
- Not me. * - Tim Kelley 2013-06-18 13:33:06
- I'm not yet terribly bothered by this. - WilfordBrimley 2013-06-18 13:25:45
  - Just more people who will ring the bell in Coronado. * - mkovac 2013-06-19 11:07:04
  - I just hope the brass learned from the Revlon incident - 88_92WSND 2013-06-18 21:27:51
    - I really even don't like the current physical fitness test. - WilfordBrimley 2013-06-19 01:47:04
  - As with most things the military implements, it will not be - BAC69 2013-06-18 13:47:20
    - Also, unless you're being rhetorical.... - Aces-Up 2013-06-19 02:28:36
      - I was putting words into the mouths of those who would - BAC69 2013-06-19 13:25:36
    - They (the Rangers) do it enough in live combat - WilfordBrimley 2013-06-19 01:29:38
    - Do you have any idea - Aces-Up 2013-06-19 01:23:24
    - Standards didn't change at Sapper School - irishsapper 2013-06-18 14:03:48
      - That's the only way it would work - ndsapper 2013-06-18 22:09:19

Christie more popular among Dems than he is among - BAC69 2013-06-18 10:43:32 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Each party has its idiots * - fontoknow 2013-06-18 14:50:59
- There are "those on the right" who are absolutely daft - sprack 2013-06-18 13:13:02
- I love these polls - gadomer 2013-06-18 12:02:43
  - "IMHO, I think a GOP ticket in 2016 led by Christie, Jeb, - zahmnd 2013-06-18 13:07:39
  - Yeah, but the "base" vote isn't enough to get anyone elected - sprack 2013-06-18 13:07:18
- Those on the right who think that are idiots. * - undfan211 2013-06-18 11:58:29
- Your headline implies that he's not popular with... - Revue Party 2013-06-18 11:39:30
  - Actually, it is a big deal. - Howard Roark 2013-06-18 11:46:37
    - Christie needs the support of the base... - Revue Party 2013-06-18 11:53:28
      - Does Christie's current embracement of Obama - MNG 2013-06-18 11:59:13
        A great politician could do it. - Revue Party 2013-06-18 12:12:00
        Just out of curiousity - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-18 12:05:37
        yes, many and very vocal .... - shamrock 2013-06-18 13:06:30
        There was that time Christie ripped Obama. - Revue Party 2013-06-18 13:09:40
        You want him to bring national issues into his Gov campaign? - EricCartman 2013-06-18 12:05:16
        When your party is being attacked by the IRS - MNG 2013-06-18 12:09:26
        De facto favorites three years ahead of elections... - Revue Party 2013-06-18 12:14:42
        It would be nice to see just a smidgen of party loyalty - MNG 2013-06-18 12:56:21
        That didn't work out too well for Romney. * - beattherush 2013-06-18 19:50:59
        He has to get reelected in November. - Revue Party 2013-06-18 13:05:47
        He's up by 30 points. * - MNG 2013-06-18 13:41:56
        I guess he is doing a great job. * - TJK1998 2013-06-18 13:54:27
        What makes him popular in blue New Jersey - MNG 2013-06-18 14:12:18
        what is popular in red state America? - jt 2013-06-18 15:37:41
        They've not only cost seats in the Senate - they've cost the - sprack 2013-06-18 16:09:02
        At best, you are 2-2-1 - gadomer 2013-06-18 23:17:42
        GOP failures sounds more fratricidal than - sports 2013-06-19 15:30:48
        It has been that way for a long time - gadomer 2013-06-19 17:44:42
        What about the races that TP backed candidates won? - EricCartman 2013-06-18 16:21:01
        The good Tea Party candidates won - captaineclectic 2013-06-18 16:26:52
        The Senate stands at 57-43 Dem because - MNG 2013-06-18 16:25:06
        The Senate is 54 D - 46 R - EricCartman 2013-06-18 17:09:28
        Won 2 Dem seats, lost 4 they should have won and lost - sprack 2013-06-18 18:54:04
        The TP is about replacing Reps, and defeating Dems. - EricCartman 2013-06-19 09:45:57
        The senate was 54-46 before the last election - MNG 2013-06-18 17:55:51
        It's 52+2 to 46 because of Christie's appointment. - Revue Party 2013-06-18 21:40:32
        Who was more angry than me on this issue? - MNG 2013-06-18 16:19:58
        Yes, but he is running for governor in NJ this year. - TJK1998 2013-06-18 14:24:50
        Let's get specific. * - undfan211 2013-06-18 14:23:14
        Accepting federal disaster relief money - captaineclectic 2013-06-18 15:37:01
        When did I criticize Christie for taking Disaster relief? * - MNG 2013-06-18 16:20:43
        Accepting a photo op with the President - HowardRoark 2013-06-18 16:16:11
        Its the man-love tone, not any one particular act or event * - MNG 2013-06-18 16:22:46
        It is exactly what I described, - HowardRoark 2013-06-18 16:24:09
        Like it or not, much of the base doesn't like him and - MNG 2013-06-18 16:26:16
        I'll take that as a concession. - HowardRoark 2013-06-18 16:28:58
        You should - captaineclectic 2013-06-18 16:54:00
        Not really. I think Christie has shown a general disdain - MNG 2013-06-18 17:07:04
        When did he do that? * - captaineclectic 2013-06-18 17:34:16
        Answer within (link) - HowardRoark 2013-06-18 17:39:39
        I have a general disdain for "the base" - HowardRoark 2013-06-18 17:10:52
        I'm far from a right winger - MNG 2013-06-18 17:56:55
        "Emotionally-driven wingnut," to be precise. - HowardRoark 2013-06-18 18:38:26
        What's a wing nut? * - MNG 2013-06-18 18:51:43
        One of these: - HowardRoark 2013-06-18 19:32:10
        Welll, I tend to agree with you on the fundies - MNG 2013-06-18 19:59:33
        I'd rather he just do his job and keep quiet for now. - HowardRoark 2013-06-18 20:29:18
        The gall! The nerve! - captaineclectic 2013-06-18 16:20:11
        exactly, loyal and unemployed is not good for anybody * - shamrock 2013-06-18 13:11:11
        Man, remember in 2005 - captaineclectic 2013-06-18 12:48:07
        Ya gotta peak at the right time. - Revue Party 2013-06-18 12:57:40
- This is a little silly - captaineclectic 2013-06-18 11:22:47
  - You didn't need the words "a little" * - sprack 2013-06-18 13:01:41
- Reagan was pretty popular among Democrats too - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-18 11:00:43
  - Much of the animosity among Republicans and support... - Shadyirish 2013-06-18 16:57:51
    - Perfect * - TJK1998 2013-06-18 17:46:42
  - Yes for party, no on ideology - MNG 2013-06-18 11:46:51
    - It doesn't take a very big bloc - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-18 11:52:29
      - Maybe - captaineclectic 2013-06-18 14:04:51
      - But whom is available and at what cost? - MNG 2013-06-18 11:55:59
        Enthusiasm is different than votes - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-18 12:03:46
        This is how elections exactly don't work. - Revue Party 2013-06-18 12:16:36
        McCain, Romney and Kerry were stiffs - NJND96 2013-06-18 15:55:00
        I'm pointing to bad candidates who couldn't stir... - Revue Party 2013-06-18 16:31:45
        I think that is absolutely dead wrong on Gore - sprack 2013-06-18 13:43:04
        What part of "enthusiastic support" don't you get? (Edit) - Revue Party 2013-06-18 14:00:55
        What part of "enthusiastic support from the base" don't - sprack 2013-06-18 14:17:05
        Show me. (Edit - missed your Silver jab and Bush comment) - Revue Party 2013-06-18 14:31:03
        Haven't seen a single number there that proved a damn thing - sprack 2013-06-18 16:30:45
        That's actually a decent post. - Revue Party 2013-06-18 17:10:15
        You have probably answered this before, but ... - Manor76 2013-06-18 18:26:44
        Largely, I mean the crazies. - Revue Party 2013-06-18 19:20:07
        The one obvious take from your post - gadomer 2013-06-19 08:17:35
        Or like Bush 41 got from Buchanan in 1992 - HowardRoark 2013-06-18 14:45:12
        I wonder... - Revue Party 2013-06-18 15:04:25
        Stay home. That would sink Christie - MNG 2013-06-18 12:11:46
        Fair enough. * - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-18 12:33:49
        To answer your question - gadomer 2013-06-18 12:10:53
    - The GOP wasn't too happy with Reagin in '76. - EricCartman 2013-06-18 11:50:01
      - Not one of Ford's finer moments - gadomer 2013-06-18 12:05:51
- might be refreshing to have a prez half the US doesn't hate - mmetzger 2013-06-18 10:55:45
  - The country no longer knows the right group to hate - IrishJoeinnc 2013-06-18 11:30:57
    - The correct answer is there is no "right" group to hate. * - themanwhowouldbeking 2013-06-18 11:48:15
      - Ever heard of Lady Antebellum? * - Hipster 2013-06-18 17:17:00
        No. - themanwhowouldbeking 2013-06-18 17:55:57
      - What if El K allows the hate? * - EricCartman 2013-06-18 11:50:58
        In that case, hate on. * * - themanwhowouldbeking 2013-06-18 11:54:08
- He knows he can't win a Democratic primary. - vitadulcedospes 2013-06-18 10:52:18
  - He has a better chance in a Dem primary than a GOP primary - odschool 2013-06-18 12:08:18
    - "... his record is pretty darn pro-life." * - Rosecrea 2013-06-18 13:56:04
      - That sums it up, right there. * - vitadulcedospes 2013-06-18 17:22:01

At IRS, "tea party" could mean "liberal" - coachslacker 2013-06-18 09:53:11 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- The stupidity defense - Kayo 2013-06-18 11:03:45
  - More "piss in your face" lies from these guys. - Revue Party 2013-06-18 11:06:44
- Just remember, it's not a lie... - Barrister 2013-06-18 09:58:21
  - I don't know if the Washington political class - sports 2013-06-18 10:03:41

Dissecting the miracle - ufl 2013-06-18 09:40:50 [Tag Thread]

Our new Secretary of the Treasury has provided his official - IAND75 2013-06-18 09:29:29 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Actually, a pretty interesting topic. - Czarobski 2013-06-18 10:50:59
  - Does this fellow sign his name with an "X"? - dbldomer7375 2013-06-18 13:59:37
  - Excellent. * - Marine Domer 2013-06-18 12:55:48
  - Hilarious as usual * - ufl 2013-06-18 10:53:19

Elbert Guillory, tells why he switched from D to R [V] - akaRonMexico 2013-06-18 09:00:21 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Wait, which Republican said "Free at last . . ." etc.? - sprack 2013-06-18 16:50:57
  - Well I'm sure SOME Republican said it - DakotaDomer 2013-06-18 17:10:24
- We dodged a bullet - DakotaDomer 2013-06-18 09:45:25
  - Why do they need anyone to "provide" for them? - Manorcal 2013-06-18 15:03:40
    - Post and run? * - DakotaDomer 2013-06-18 16:10:22
      - I meant my post was a post and run. - Manorcal 2013-06-19 10:29:40
  - Being provided things isn't in the interests of any communit - tdiddy07 2013-06-18 12:59:48
    - You mean he re-realized - DakotaDomer 2013-06-18 13:32:55
  - How about freedom for parents to choose their childs school? * - hibernianangst 2013-06-18 12:53:40
  - At least you didn't call him an Uncle Tom, I guess. - thehibernian 2013-06-18 11:43:08
    - In what way is he at all similar to an Uncle Tom? * - DakotaDomer 2013-06-18 13:33:50
  - don't agree - DavidAddison 2013-06-18 10:29:41
  - How about a safe place to live? - flannerneewollah 2013-06-18 10:25:30
    - It must have been the "many others" - DakotaDomer 2013-06-18 13:31:02
- Racist - great perspective * - Domer58 2013-06-18 09:25:36
- Attacks already under way (link) - Kayo 2013-06-18 09:25:00
  - Switching from R to D and then back to R again - DakotaDomer 2013-06-18 09:49:13
  - It makes one wonder what the reporting level - irishcrusader 2013-06-18 09:33:31

Not so super - ufl 2013-06-18 08:34:53 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Best comment I've found on Japan situation - atthedome 2013-06-18 10:25:09

Any predictions how the Syrian rebellion will end? - mkovac 2013-06-17 20:04:00 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- It won't. - AFA91 2013-06-18 13:19:09
- If you want to know, look at what is happening in - BAC69 2013-06-18 09:24:54
- It may never completely end. - irisharab 2013-06-18 01:00:50
  - I think you're right - BrianBoru 2013-06-18 10:24:23
- I think the Syrian Rebellion is a - gadomer 2013-06-18 00:42:32
  - Good analogy * - BrianBoru 2013-06-18 10:28:04
  - Great, now I have this to worry about too * - DakotaDomer 2013-06-18 05:54:20
- Hopefully in mutual defeat - Irishfan 2013-06-17 20:50:50
  - Poor Lebanon. - SWPaDem 2013-06-17 22:05:36
    - I love the Lebanese * - wildesilas 2013-06-18 08:17:19
- Badly. I win. * - Atticus 2013-06-17 20:33:39
  - I don't see any way around that. * - tnirishfan 2013-06-17 20:37:54

Anyone think Snowden leaks were on purpose..... - fourputtmd 2013-06-17 18:59:18 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- No, but the responses may have been pre-written - Otis 2013-06-17 19:59:21
- we'll know for sure when Snowden gets a cabinet position * - abqgant 2013-06-17 19:34:24
  - In Beijing * - ndoldtown 2013-06-17 19:50:28

The markets are fascinating to watch now.............. - Ty Webb 2013-06-17 16:59:27 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Its no different then any other week - DBCooper 2013-06-17 19:16:23
  - It's different than the entire history of public markets. - AZDomer 2013-06-17 19:18:58
    - Not really - DBCooper 2013-06-17 19:26:25
      - Between the hedgies and algos - saltwaterfarm 2013-06-17 21:30:02
        But these are just intraday factors - atthedome 2013-06-18 08:22:32
        How can it not affect Long-term investments? - flapjack 2013-06-18 10:21:30
        What if... - ufl 2013-06-18 10:29:44
        I hadn't thought of it that way. - flapjack 2013-06-18 15:16:10
        That fits most closely to my opinion - atthedome 2013-06-18 10:36:30
        Their profits are down a ton - atthedome 2013-06-18 10:27:47
      - Yeah, since 08. * - AZDomer 2013-06-17 21:11:38
        It was a perfect storm - DBCooper 2013-06-17 21:43:57
        Nah, they'll blow it up. * - AZDomer 2013-06-17 21:47:00
- That is exactly what sites like Seeking Alpha do. - PabloFanque 2013-06-17 18:32:00
- It happened Friday - atthedome 2013-06-17 18:11:56
- It's a pathetic state. - AZDomer 2013-06-17 17:01:17

Obama's Drone-Master - gadomer 2013-06-17 16:48:17 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Talking about ethics - SWPaDem 2013-06-17 17:22:27

Pope Francis weighing in on financial and economic issues (link) - ndoldtown 2013-06-17 16:12:32 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Government force is okay - pobrien 2013-06-18 13:27:00
- Why . . . - ndtnguy 2013-06-18 10:02:08
- I do not recall Jesus having much to say about the - BAC69 2013-06-18 08:51:38
  - Bull. - SteakNFootball 2013-06-18 16:41:43
  - Am I my brother's keeper? - Austin316 2013-06-18 14:58:57
  - It's certainly a strongly implicit criticism of the Roman... - kbyrnes 2013-06-18 13:48:01
  - Yes but - ndtnguy 2013-06-18 10:00:34
    - I make no reference to the laws of the Church. - BAC69 2013-06-18 10:20:13
      - But you do - ndtnguy 2013-06-18 13:09:50
  - Two things - undfan211 2013-06-18 09:28:34
    - The fact that Jesus told the young man to give his money - BAC69 2013-06-18 10:27:18
      - It doesn't support your "personal responsibility Gospel" * - undfan211 2013-06-18 10:30:27
- Mr.Zimmerman speaks the truth - slide kelly slide 2013-06-17 20:51:23
  - Same as it ever was - Atticus 2013-06-17 21:05:19
- Well, if it plays in Kyrgyzstan... - Bacchus 2013-06-17 18:27:25
  - Indeed, in the very ways that you mention, - AFA91 2013-06-18 13:28:04
  - Your last paragraph should be required reading. * - Cash 2013-06-18 00:11:09
    - I think it ignores a lot of Leo XIII and JP II. * - thehibernian 2013-06-18 11:46:43
- Sorry, but I still want my jumbotron and luxury boxes. * - Moff 2013-06-17 17:27:47
  - Fr. Jenkins, is that you? * - Atticus 2013-06-17 20:03:04
    - Jack Swarbrick, damn glad to meet you. * - Moff 2013-06-17 21:01:52
      - Where'd you get them snazzy shorts, Savvy Jack? * - Revue Party 2013-06-18 08:01:10
  - Me, I want my Maypo! - SWPaDem 2013-06-17 17:31:49
    - And Wednesday was Prince Spaghetti day! - Atticus 2013-06-17 17:41:50
      - Ah, memories from the North End of Bahston (v) - gadomer 2013-06-17 17:58:10
- Good for him.... - Irishlord 2013-06-17 16:50:33
  - You mean like folks going to hell? - Austin316 2013-06-17 18:08:59
    - Jesus could've cared less about peoples souls... - Nitschke 2013-06-18 11:40:12
  - Please enumerate what issues that Christ wasn't concerned - HTownND 2013-06-17 17:53:33
    - Crickets.... * - Nitschke 2013-06-18 11:37:16
    - He's too busy touring Europe to reply- of course I'm sure - Marble Rye 2013-06-18 10:55:56
    - Nothing that does not invovle a large, beauractratic - GoDomers 2013-06-17 18:07:45
- His will be a challenging Papacy - Atticus 2013-06-17 16:46:48
  - He was dead on balls right - HTownND 2013-06-17 17:54:45
  - I find myself very drawn to his message. - AZDomer 2013-06-17 16:55:48
    - Agree, and agree on your post below. - ndoldtown 2013-06-17 17:16:14
      - Yep - HTownND 2013-06-17 19:34:37
      - Indeed - sprack 2013-06-17 17:59:00
      - Remembrance of things past - Atticus 2013-06-17 17:37:34
    - He certainly is the right pope(I think) for this time - alamo irish 2013-06-17 17:14:42
      - I like him too. His words that "throwing away food... - Brahms 2013-06-17 18:10:53
    - Most Americans wouldn't realize he's talking about them. * - Shadyirish 2013-06-17 17:02:10
      - He woudn't be talking to most Americans * - Son of Galway 2013-06-17 17:21:09
        The consumption obsession and throw away culture theme... - Shadyirish 2013-06-17 17:59:04
        It's all relative. - AZDomer 2013-06-17 17:46:03
        G. Gordon Liddy, of all people, had a great line. - Bacchus 2013-06-17 18:34:59
  - I predict that both right and left will say - ndoldtown 2013-06-17 16:49:52

Bernanke: Meritocracy Doesn't 'Pass Ethical Muster' - NDAlum1995 2013-06-17 14:01:21 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- 1) he's not a politician 2) you didn't read the rest of the - sprack 2013-06-17 16:37:00
  - He is a politician....and yes, I read the speech. - NDAlum1995 2013-06-18 06:43:14
    - You have to be politically active to be a politician - sprack 2013-06-18 13:55:13
      - So independents can't be politicians ? - crazychester 2013-06-18 14:02:09
- Canaries in the coal mine, and the coming convergence - Atticus 2013-06-17 16:19:08
- As with another leader who uses the word "fair" a lot... - Tim Kelley 2013-06-17 16:06:17
- Text of entire speech attached (link) - Manor76 2013-06-17 15:14:11
  - Now, what fun is that? - sprack 2013-06-17 16:30:03
  - Thank you for posting. Seems like a fine speech overall - beancounter 2013-06-17 15:22:15
  - Wait, he talks about planning, hard work and responsibility? * - ndroman21 2013-06-17 15:17:51
    - And St. Luke * - beancounter 2013-06-17 15:22:38
      - It could have been worse. - Manor76 2013-06-17 15:33:19
- So that justifies ZIRP? - Bacchus 2013-06-17 15:10:18
  - He has no other choice other than bringing the pain. - AZDomer 2013-06-17 15:13:27
- I saw that and had similar thoughts before - atthedome 2013-06-17 14:33:34
  - I think Bernanke pointed to a third option - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-17 16:32:43
  - Wall street and it's easy money has distorted Darwins Law. - AZDomer 2013-06-17 15:11:57
    - This is a fine post - Atticus 2013-06-17 16:22:49
      - Interesting- Dennis Prager cites this as the most - Marble Rye 2013-06-18 12:54:48
    - Im looking down on no one - atthedome 2013-06-17 15:37:42
    - funny/telling typo in your second sentence * - ThreeD 2013-06-17 15:19:03
      - I don't see it. * - AZDomer 2013-06-17 15:22:36
        Color me surprised. A god-fearing man as yourself? * - ThreeD 2013-06-17 15:24:09
        You got me, that is really funny. - AZDomer 2013-06-17 15:25:20
        Whooooosh. Your reputation is solid. - ThreeD 2013-06-17 15:39:50
        I didnt take it as an attack, I was just sharing. - AZDomer 2013-06-17 15:41:28
        You're probably just too calfeinated. * - tdiddy07 2013-06-17 15:33:14
        The drugs did it. - AZDomer 2013-06-17 15:40:25
    - Yes it's so easy - DBCooper 2013-06-17 15:16:44
      - Try working in a field for a week... - AZDomer 2013-06-17 15:17:42
        Get over yourself - DBCooper 2013-06-17 16:20:01
        The real heroes - Starburns 2013-06-17 16:52:16
        No, the cogs in the machine are the real heroes. * - AZDomer 2013-06-17 16:57:47
        Did you read my post? - AZDomer 2013-06-17 16:51:51
        Easy to be "humbled" - Starburns 2013-06-17 16:53:40
        I've never mentioned any kind of assets. - AZDomer 2013-06-17 16:57:20
        Which also makes it an incredibly competitive field - atthedome 2013-06-17 15:45:18
        Being competitive doesnt mean it is for the common good.. - AZDomer 2013-06-17 15:47:05
        Ok I can agree with that - atthedome 2013-06-17 15:51:51
        I respect your honesty. * - AZDomer 2013-06-17 15:53:20
  - I don't think Darwin would agree much with your scenario B * - NGIrish09 2013-06-17 14:52:47
    - atthedome is a meglomaniac in training. - AZDomer 2013-06-17 15:12:44
      - Funny - atthedome 2013-06-17 15:33:05
        Our monetary policy is the definition of redistribution. - AZDomer 2013-06-17 15:36:18
        There's zero evidence of that - atthedome 2013-06-17 15:40:14
        Yes, bankers and Wall Street types are truly suffering. * - AZDomer 2013-06-17 15:44:29
  - In many ways A is immoral because it brings people - tdiddy07 2013-06-17 14:35:37
    - No government led socialist society has ever - Denzel 2013-06-17 15:23:33
- Harrison Bergeron is not amused. * - milhouse 2013-06-17 14:29:53
- No kidding. - sports 2013-06-17 14:08:10
  - There are ways to challenge his view point without - fontoknow 2013-06-17 14:10:16
    - You could use a lesson yourself. * - sports 2013-06-17 14:13:18
      - My intent was different * - fontoknow 2013-06-17 14:14:17
- He admits a way for meritocracy to pass ethical muster. - tdiddy07 2013-06-17 14:05:10
  - Sure..if you have no problem claiming that hard work... - NDAlum1995 2013-06-17 14:09:48
    - aren't hardwork, good choices, and sacrifice largely - Tex Francisco 2013-06-17 14:31:16
    - Did he say it was all luck? Do you deny luck as a factor? * - ndroman21 2013-06-17 14:28:27
      - I don't deny it could be a factor. However, that's not.... - NDAlum1995 2013-06-17 14:36:52
        This reminds me of my sister-in-law - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-17 15:09:40
        She's not as interesting as jt's sister-in-law * - sprack 2013-06-17 16:33:49
        Isn’t that how a meritocracy should work? - Barber 2013-06-17 16:29:05
        That's not the strongest example. - tdiddy07 2013-06-17 15:31:43
        I absolutely understand the role other play/played in... - NDAlum1995 2013-06-17 15:18:37
        Did you read the rest of the speech? * - ndroman21 2013-06-17 15:20:30
        He was born with a gift - DBCooper 2013-06-17 14:55:09
        even Jobs had a lot of luck - El Capitan 2013-06-17 14:45:33
        He was very fortunate to have been raised in - 730104 2013-06-17 15:27:22
        Jobs really is an exceptional case - fontoknow 2013-06-17 14:45:10
        It's something he was free to destroy - captaineclectic 2013-06-17 14:48:38
        Jobs made a lot of shitty choices - El Capitan 2013-06-17 15:00:03
        Not shitty enough, evidently. * - captaineclectic 2013-06-17 15:01:28
        Did you not see the flower iMac ? * - DBCooper 2013-06-17 14:58:25
    - I'm sure he doesn't. He was giving a perspective speech - tdiddy07 2013-06-17 14:22:19
    - It's pretty lucky being born in this country - fontoknow 2013-06-17 14:13:39
      - I'd be curious to know who on this board views one or both - Tex Francisco 2013-06-17 14:38:33
        Both of my parents were HS dropouts that thought - 84david 2013-06-17 15:14:31
        If you owe part of your success to anything - captaineclectic 2013-06-17 14:44:11
      - That is why his argument works in America - atthedome 2013-06-17 14:35:53
        Reed Hastings is the defn of "born on third base" - fontoknow 2013-06-17 14:42:27
      - True, but one could still be mulitples better off than.... - NDAlum1995 2013-06-17 14:28:06
        That's not luck - fontoknow 2013-06-17 14:31:06

How many here have deleted social media accounts... - AZDomer 2013-06-17 11:46:26 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Never had one in the first place. * - 84david 2013-06-17 15:16:21
- I don't post things on Facebook that are controversial - Voisman 2013-06-17 15:07:11
- Not I, though I only post a " hello" - so-it-goes 2013-06-17 14:48:39
- Never had a meaningful social media presence. Privacy... - Shadyirish 2013-06-17 14:45:11
- If I were concerned about online privacy, I wouldn't... - OITLinebacker 2013-06-17 13:52:16
- Magic 8-Ball says, "It Is Decidedly So" * - Hipster 2013-06-17 13:34:10
- Privacy was part of it, - Mark_It_Zero 2013-06-17 13:32:34
- I think you still need a social media presence - atthedome 2013-06-17 13:20:13
- How many had no clue that social media accounts... - Brahms 2013-06-17 13:20:06
  - One would have to be awfully naive - captaineclectic 2013-06-17 13:23:56
    - As long as the Bad Ideas T-Shirt girl keeps showing up - Otter 2013-06-17 13:45:36
      - I would prefer the Snorg Tees girl, myself. * - Wooderson 2013-06-17 13:48:54
- Had to. Unknown women were swarming all over my... - Tim Kelley 2013-06-17 13:06:30
- Peoples' posts/personas here are probably more revealing. - TJK1998 2013-06-17 13:06:19
- I never opened one due to "I have a life" concerns. - AnSliabhMor 2013-06-17 12:51:48
  - But tweeting is so much fun! - ArasEra 2013-06-17 13:07:13
    - You earned one brownie point for that. * - Tim Kelley 2013-06-17 13:08:20
- Right here. - Wooderson 2013-06-17 12:34:40
- yes * - shamrock 2013-06-17 11:51:55
- I got rid of Facebook last year. - Stonebreaker9 2013-06-17 11:48:19

The longer Obama is around, the more(or less) you understand - IrishJoeinnc 2013-06-17 10:36:35 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Show me your friends... I caught onto Santa early also. * - Irishrise 2013-06-17 13:41:52
- Who exactly are you working for? - K-Rock 2013-06-17 12:18:15
  - That question is better when yelled by this guy - sprack 2013-06-17 14:18:38
  - "Who does number two work for?" * - MiddleAmerican 2013-06-17 12:40:41
    - How about a courtesy flush over there. * - K-Rock 2013-06-17 12:58:18

Snowden is nothing more than a duplicitous... - Tim Kelley 2013-06-17 10:18:28 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Personally, I hope the Brits are the ones to find him - 88_92WSND 2013-06-17 21:25:38
- I am in complete agreement. * - ndoldtown 2013-06-17 15:06:43
- Whats strange to me - DBCooper 2013-06-17 14:38:49
- I still don't think its clear one way or the other - Hipster 2013-06-17 13:08:52
- That describes just about everyone in government * - pobrien 2013-06-17 12:37:50
  - Or on planet Earth, at some point or another. - AnSliabhMor 2013-06-17 12:52:37
- Never have I agreed with you more on a PBR post * - sprack 2013-06-17 11:52:44
  - The extreme right and extreme left - Bear 2013-06-17 12:15:38
  - "trust the government" statists unite! * - AZDomer 2013-06-17 11:54:09
    - Yeah, Tim and I are so alike in our political views * - sprack 2013-06-17 11:59:34
      - You are, do you not see that? * - AZDomer 2013-06-17 12:03:01
        Whatever, don't care, not getting into it - sprack 2013-06-17 12:06:42
        Yet you always reply. * - AZDomer 2013-06-17 12:08:34
        Not to your next inevitable post in this subthread, I won't - sprack 2013-06-17 12:11:49
        You are easy and fun to mess with. * - AZDomer 2013-06-17 12:15:26
        You guys need a beer summit * - mitquinn 2013-06-17 13:30:26
- Semi-Hijack ... - Seamus 2013-06-17 11:41:39
- Fascinating CNN interview of Christopher "The Falcon" Boyce - 206er 2013-06-17 11:38:35
- It appears Boehner was correct. Recent reports say Snowden - odschool 2013-06-17 10:31:32
  - I haven't taken a side on this, but one thing I find odd.... - Marine Domer 2013-06-17 11:23:59
    - What if he knew he was about to get caught - DBCooper 2013-06-17 14:24:26
    - I think they're in the negotiation phase. - R2D2isAMeanDrunk 2013-06-17 12:27:49
      - That could all be done behind the scenes. * - Marine Domer 2013-06-18 13:34:31
  - Not here, I have much gratitude toward him. * - AZDomer 2013-06-17 11:21:51
    - Goddamn are you a tool. * - Starburns 2013-06-17 16:48:49
  - Wholesale defections? - gadomer 2013-06-17 11:14:26
  - Glad to see that you are embracing Cheney's policies now * - flannerneewollah 2013-06-17 11:07:32
    - I don't think so. * - odschool 2013-06-17 12:25:14
      - Yes you do. - flannerneewollah 2013-06-17 12:29:32
  - Which reports? For what it's worth, China says not a spy. (link) - EricCartman 2013-06-17 10:57:06
    - sounds like he's providing operation details - El Capitan 2013-06-17 11:44:17
    - Do you believe China? If so, why? - NDAlum1995 2013-06-17 11:33:20
      - I don't believe either side's public statements. - KeoughCharles05 2013-06-17 12:21:13
      - That's why I said "For what it's worth". - EricCartman 2013-06-17 11:42:06
      - Do you believe Boehner? If so, why? * - AZDomer 2013-06-17 11:35:50
- That's just, like, your opinion man. - themanwhowouldbeking 2013-06-17 10:26:13

Obamacare repeal prevention strategy? - Closesttodome 2013-06-16 19:15:26 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Controlling the senate is the prevention strategy - fontoknow 2013-06-17 10:09:50
- It may be politically astute for select Democrats to do so. - SWPaDem 2013-06-16 19:32:41
  - I don't agree with your third and fourth paragraphs - Der Jager 2013-06-17 10:44:28
    - It would appear we're in basic agreement on my 3rd - SWPaDem 2013-06-18 06:40:17
      - Thanks for clarifying. We do agree. * - Der Jager 2013-06-18 10:12:27
  - I think you missed the point of my question - closesttodome 2013-06-16 19:48:27
    - It wouldn't make it tougher. A veto would only override... - NDAlum1995 2013-06-16 21:59:48
      - So then what's the point of the 2/3 requirement? - closesttodome 2013-06-17 11:37:21
        If the bill is reintroduced and passed again, the President - 730104 2013-06-17 11:42:36
        what about future presidents? - closesttodome 2013-06-17 11:54:35
        No. The new Congress could pass the repeal with simple - 730104 2013-06-17 14:37:26
    - Any opportunity to talk about Obamacare now before it's - SWPaDem 2013-06-16 20:03:41

Have you checked your AT&T iPhone recently? - Jack Daniels 2013-06-16 18:40:47 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- There is an easy solution to that - sprack 2013-06-17 11:21:45
  - I think his point is that the Amber and other alerts - Barrister 2013-06-17 11:29:48
    - Presidential alerts shows as an option for me. - NDBass 2013-06-17 12:11:37
    - Since I have no "government alerts" of any kind on my iPhone - sprack 2013-06-17 11:46:22
      - Mine showed up about 2 hours ago, along with a - Barrister 2013-06-17 12:01:33
        I will keep an eye out - sprack 2013-06-17 12:16:15
      - More than likely you don't know what to look for. - MDDomer 2013-06-17 11:48:50
        Maybe I do know what to look for - sprack 2013-06-17 11:53:40
        It's being rolled out regionally, if the original link is - 88_92WSND 2013-06-18 21:30:33
        That's the point. - tdiddy07 2013-06-17 12:01:08
        I think sprack is saying that the alert settings haven't - Barrister 2013-06-17 12:02:38
        That is what I'm saying, yes * - sprack 2013-06-17 12:08:49
        I don't have them on my phone - Ty Webb 2013-06-17 12:55:31
        Even if it isn't, your response makes it seems like the - MDDomer 2013-06-17 11:57:47
        Um, the all caps was for 3 anagrams - sprack 2013-06-17 12:04:20
- My question would be......... - Ty Webb 2013-06-17 08:30:32
- Turning it off puts you on the naughty citizen list * - Charlottend 2013-06-17 08:01:44
- Some questions for you. - rgvirish 2013-06-16 23:36:08
  - I have never received a Presidential alert. * - NDBass 2013-06-17 08:29:29
    - Verizon. A couple Amber alerts; no Presidential alert - ThreeD 2013-06-17 08:36:33
- Another reasons to avoid AT&T and iPhones. * - G.K.Chesterton 2013-06-16 22:41:47
  - It isn't just AT&T and iPhones. - NDBass 2013-06-17 08:28:19
    - AMBER Alerts have been coming through on blackberries too. - cujays96 2013-06-17 09:13:02
- Great. I needed some Lunatic Right on Father's Day. * - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-16 21:02:01
  - Correct me if I am wrong. - Art Fern 2013-06-17 17:16:34
  - You are the PBR's new #1 hair puller. * - AZDomer 2013-06-16 21:30:39
    - He must be DC74's replacement * - MNG 2013-06-17 10:02:50
      - And didn't they both claim to be Republicans? * - akaRonMexico 2013-06-17 10:11:18
        A "concern troll" -- second definition - captaineclectic 2013-06-17 12:03:48
        I have some concerns about that definition. * - dentonfreeman 2013-06-17 18:27:31
        Yup. DC74's schtick was to search the internet - MNG 2013-06-17 11:46:10
        Exactly. * - AZDomer 2013-06-17 11:23:13
        One loved Charles Mathias and Jacob Javits - gadomer 2013-06-17 11:16:56
    - As if calling them "Obama Alerts" or "Presidential Alerts" - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-16 21:51:01
      - I love how you call someone a lunatic because he - MDDomer 2013-06-17 09:54:48
        Of course the original post - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-17 10:12:03
        I feel sorry for you - HTownND 2013-06-17 15:15:32
        Yes, you would know - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-17 15:36:34
        By the way - HTownND 2013-06-17 22:32:36
        You cannot count very high - HTownND 2013-06-17 17:58:41
        I'm pretty confident in my parenting skills - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-17 21:59:03
        ... - HTownND 2013-06-17 22:24:26
        Look behind you. - Revue Party 2013-06-17 22:31:46
        I was responding - HTownND 2013-06-17 22:40:04
        Doesn't matter. * - Revue Party 2013-06-17 22:46:47
        That's fair - HTownND 2013-06-17 22:52:42
        You can post "Just admit you were wrong" every time he posts - Father Nieuwland 2013-06-18 00:11:44
        PS - HTownND 2013-06-17 22:29:46
        The post you should have made here... - Revue Party 2013-06-17 12:03:20
        Yes you should have known what you were talking about - MDDomer 2013-06-17 10:39:08
        Perhaps you might consider looking into the basis - Barrister 2013-06-17 10:38:33
        You're not supposed to whine about imagined insults. * * - SteakNFootball 2013-06-17 10:25:32
      - I fail to see what the big deal is here. * - dentonfreeman 2013-06-16 23:11:08
      - It's the FCC's own language... - Jack Daniels 2013-06-16 22:40:42
        Verizon also part of FLD's Lunatic Right Hair Pullers (text) - Father Nieuwland 2013-06-16 23:30:27
      - They'll be called "Your Emergency Alert" just like the - 88_92WSND 2013-06-16 22:02:41
- Execute Order 66 * - baloo88 2013-06-16 20:00:51
- I have the option to opt out of mine - mitquinn 2013-06-16 18:54:53
  - Per the FCC - GU82ND4ever 2013-06-16 19:49:18

If Iran sends troops to Syria, how do we respond? - ndsapper 2013-06-16 11:12:19 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- We have no troops in Iraq to block the way into Syria - Voisman 2013-06-17 15:05:51
- Magic Utah Data Center Says, "Reply hazy try again" * - Hipster 2013-06-17 09:34:10
- Bomb the troop carriers, then deny it. - milhouse 2013-06-16 16:06:41
- Call for a meeting of the UN Security Council as a stalling - Tim Kelley 2013-06-16 15:53:37
- The president will find out after reading it in the paper. * - pasteven 2013-06-16 15:24:17
- Vlad has convinced me not to back the rebels. - IAND75 2013-06-16 15:10:04
  - When did Reuters start running material from the Onion? * - 88_92WSND 2013-06-16 19:48:06
- Let's see what Turkey does. - AFA91 2013-06-16 15:08:49
  - However, - saxattack29 2013-06-16 15:44:52
- Can't answer that question. Ongoing investigation. * - NDTwice 2013-06-16 13:04:49
- We say whatever the magic teleprompter tells us to say - dialadown 2013-06-16 12:28:55
- I'm not sure whether this is logistically possible for Iran - irisharab 2013-06-16 12:08:30
  - Good points - ndsapper 2013-06-16 13:13:59
    - Getting troops and material through Iraq would be very tough - irisharab 2013-06-16 14:23:41
  - Appreciate the analysis. A couple of questions... - BottleOfRed 2013-06-16 12:22:01
    - Iran has far better air transport capabilities than Syria. - irisharab 2013-06-16 13:18:39
      - Can Turkey close the Dardanelles? - ndtnguy 2013-06-17 11:38:48
        Turkey can close the straits. The straits are generally - Barrister 2013-06-17 12:16:54
        Ahh, here we go - ndtnguy 2013-06-17 13:34:10
- "Let Allah sort it out" * - mitquinn 2013-06-16 11:50:54
  - Frack, yeah. - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-16 11:56:22
    - I'm in this camp if 2 concerns are addressed - Kayo 2013-06-16 12:41:09
- How will we really know the troops are there? - 96_ND 2013-06-16 11:47:18
  - They are just undocumented immigrants - 88_92WSND 2013-06-16 11:49:15
    - Did Syria post the positions online? - 96_ND 2013-06-16 13:04:29
- Issue a strong statement indicating our extreme outrage * - Domer58 2013-06-16 11:45:23
- Take all our troops out of Afghanistan - gadomer 2013-06-16 11:36:38
- Scour YouTube for a video to blame * - Kayo 2013-06-16 11:33:38
- Perhaps a sit down with no preconditions or tell the new - Irishrise 2013-06-16 11:31:17
- Fundraiser in Vegas * - C-3PO 2013-06-16 11:21:43

CNET: NSA admits to listening to calls w/o warrants - Raoul 2013-06-15 23:54:18 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- I'm shocked, shocked I tell ya. - Hipster 2013-06-17 07:29:38
- Statement From Rep Nadler - NDPhysics76 2013-06-16 15:06:34
  - It doesn't say anything definitively other than Nadler - tdiddy07 2013-06-17 13:41:48
  - Trust me. - SWPaDem 2013-06-17 07:09:37
- Cheney joins the discussion.... (link) - PabloFanque 2013-06-16 13:36:13
- A couple quotes from today's Washington Post - Barney68 2013-06-16 11:31:08
- "NSA / IRS to Jointly Oversee Obamacare Death Panels" - Brahms 2013-06-16 11:03:45
- Just a point of inquiry here - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-16 11:02:47
  - That was the Bush administration's excuse for its - Barrister 2013-06-16 11:46:09
- My question to the board: What % of the population.... - NDAlum1995 2013-06-16 10:36:27
  - James Carville would say it's about guns, stupid - IrishJoeinnc 2013-06-17 11:17:37
  - It depends, will they hear it from The View or George Orwell * - Shamrock 2013-06-16 13:01:38
  - Is it admissable in court? - OrangeJubilee 2013-06-16 11:23:06
  - It's the condescension and lying that piss me off - ndsapper 2013-06-16 11:04:55
  - What does this have to to with American Idol? * - milhouse 2013-06-16 11:01:52
    - American Idol? - gadomer 2013-06-16 12:23:04
- "You can't handle the truth" - Raoul 2013-06-16 10:33:36
  - That's why this administration never tells it. * - Revue Party 2013-06-16 10:36:02
- He'll turn to an old stand-by: it's George Bush's fault * - ndgotrobbedin97 2013-06-16 10:13:23
- Nadler's a frickin' genius - 88_92WSND 2013-06-16 10:12:17
- It seems that during the course of the last week, a number - SWPaDem 2013-06-16 07:44:12
- Oops. - captaineclectic 2013-06-16 00:36:57
  - Time to send Susan Rice out with new talking points. * - Revue Party 2013-06-16 08:48:16
  - I am old enough to remember when warrantless wiretapping - Barrister 2013-06-16 08:28:49
    - Warrantless wiretapping should be a nonpartisan issue - Manor76 2013-06-16 12:23:04
    - I was in law school then - captaineclectic 2013-06-16 09:03:26
  - Man, I never saw that coming! - SWPaDem 2013-06-16 07:24:14
  - Like I said, the elite media twitter feeds are abuzz trying - Raoul 2013-06-16 00:43:12
- I really hope this story is true - Blairkiel 2013-06-16 00:26:00
  - Government is tyranny. * - Denzel 2013-06-16 00:28:16
    - Uh oh, I hear those voices. I better call my doc in the a.m. * - ndlp 2013-06-16 07:32:11
- "No one is listening to your calls" * - Irish Warrior 2013-06-16 00:23:19
- It isn't just the metadata? - Kayo 2013-06-15 23:59:21
  - No one is listening to your phone call. - Art Fern 2013-06-16 00:57:21
    - Depends on the definition of listen. * - themanwhowouldbeking 2013-06-16 01:25:08
  - Chris Hayes had a good analogy on the metadata. He said - Raoul 2013-06-16 00:38:50
    - I think that analogy is wrong - PWK2 2013-06-16 07:22:08
      - Not according to this paragraph from the linked article - Irish Warrior 2013-06-16 10:35:33
        I'm sure that capability exists - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-16 10:40:04
      - Want to buy a bridge? - Blairkiel 2013-06-16 07:49:13
        Did you even read what I wrote? - PWK2 2013-06-16 08:51:42
        I think he did read what you wrote. - Barney68 2013-06-16 09:20:17
        So, should the US/NSA get out of gathering intelligence - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-16 09:55:24
        They better come up with a way that doesn't infringe on - goldendeuce 2013-06-16 10:18:26
        I guess the answer depends on how you feel about - Barney68 2013-06-16 10:13:39
        Nice false dichotomy. The issue here is we don't know what - Raoul 2013-06-16 10:10:36
        Of course its a problem - FourLeafDomer 2013-06-16 10:22:06
        There are many out there who do not see black helicopters - Raoul 2013-06-16 10:29:23
        See above. - PWK2 2013-06-16 09:50:16
        See above. - Barney68 2013-06-16 10:17:19
        You're getting something different from that quote - PWK2 2013-06-16 11:11:19

Hey Vlad...give the ring back you commie pr$ck - abqgant 2013-06-15 23:13:51 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- This story was reported 8 years ago. Why is everyone - undfan211 2013-06-15 23:26:50
  - Socialist redistribution. * - Denzel 2013-06-16 00:26:56
  - this has been kept from me all these years? I smell a - abqgant 2013-06-16 00:22:22

Merry F*cking Christmas Ladies. - rgvirish 2013-06-15 23:11:34 [Tag Thread]

Crossing Obama's Red Line evidently had little.. - Tim Kelley 2013-06-15 16:44:24 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- "Red Line" - garbageplate 2013-06-15 22:07:36

Did Detroit start down the road to bankruptcy yesterday? - MiddleAmerican 2013-06-15 15:09:07 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Nothing is inevitable, but... - Raoul 2013-06-15 15:32:05

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