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Two holiday notices for the thread. Tomorrow is Separation Day, the anniversary of Delaware declaring independence from the British, so here's Senator Carper in colonial garb. But perhaps more important for this thread... 
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spunkshui posted:Im ok with it. And that student, was Bristol Palin.
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Jun 14, 2014 17:32
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Apparently the Syracuse mascot is under FEC investigation for not accepting bribes the correct way.
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Jun 14, 2014 17:38
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Joementum posted:So two of Steve Stockman's staff resigned, then donated to his campaign the next day, then got rehired the day after. Here's his explanation of how this was all totally not illegal: That's it, he beat the system. Pack it up guys.
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Jun 14, 2014 17:58
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The Backstory podcast reran their episode talking about the history of political parties in the United States in the wake of the Eric Cantor debacle http://backstoryradio.org/shows/splintered-parties-4/
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Jun 14, 2014 18:13
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moller posted:You should probably get that checked out, you're drinking Evan, not Jack.  (although if you can get your hands on a bottle of Green Label Jack it's not terrible)So how long before the Freep types say that the military is lying about Bergdhal because Obama and he was actually kept in a luxurious hotel room with hookers and videogames the whole time?
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Jun 14, 2014 18:24
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SubponticatePoster posted:I do not bother with pretender Tennessee whiskey Freep's been doing it from the start.
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Jun 14, 2014 18:29
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Also shopping at Costco today: Sonia Sotomayor!
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Jun 14, 2014 18:39
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She's approaching RBG awesomeness.
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Jun 14, 2014 18:51
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In other news, Obama has finally resolved one of the most destructive and long lived conflicts of our generation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YyZkLyxMds Gif is pronounced with a hard G. At this point you'd think the Republicans would be coming out in favor of pronouncing it as 'Jif', but that might be a line even they aren't stupid enough to cross.
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Jun 14, 2014 19:11
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Good Citizen posted:In other news, Obama has finally resolved one of the most destructive and long lived conflicts of our generation. Old news: 
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Jun 14, 2014 19:18
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Huh. I don't see anything in Article II about the authority to define pronunciation. Impeach!
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Jun 14, 2014 19:26
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Joementum posted:Huh. I don't see anything in Article II about the authority to define pronunciation. Impeach! He didn't do it under the advisement of Congress. Impeach!
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Jun 14, 2014 19:35
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Good Citizen posted:In other news, Obama has finally resolved one of the most destructive and long lived conflicts of our generation. Let's see, we have burrito chat, alcohol chat, and now how to pronounce .gif chat. If we could just work in how many people stand vs. sit when wiping their rear end the circle will be complete.
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Jun 14, 2014 20:03
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FCKGW posted:Let's see, we have burrito chat, alcohol chat, and now how to pronounce .gif chat. If we could just work in how many people stand vs. sit when wiping their rear end the circle will be complete. I think the question is more fold vs crumple.
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Jun 14, 2014 20:14
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Joementum posted:So two of Steve Stockman's staff resigned, then donated to his campaign the next day, then got rehired the day after. Here's his explanation of how this was all totally not illegal: Oh who am I kidding.
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Jun 14, 2014 20:20
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Stockman already decided not to run for re-election this year, it's not like he gives a gently caress.
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Jun 14, 2014 20:23
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Hey Fried can we get a section of the OP each month dedicated to Goon recommendations on booze? Digging through boozechat is hard 
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Jun 14, 2014 20:37
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skaboomizzy posted:Stockman already decided not to run for re-election this year, it's not like he gives a gently caress. Then what the heck does he need money from his staffers for? Other than thank-you kickbacks for hiring them to the federal gravy train?
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Jun 14, 2014 20:37
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Magres posted:Goon recommendations on booze Lots
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Jun 14, 2014 20:43
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8bitAsplode posted:I think the question is more fold vs crumple. It's fold. Crumple wastes surface area and gets poo on your hands. I mean come on.
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Jun 14, 2014 20:43
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sullat posted:Then what the heck does he need money from his staffers for? Other than thank-you kickbacks for hiring them to the federal gravy train? If so, for shame! There are far more elegant ways of traditionally handling that kind of procedure!
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Jun 14, 2014 20:47
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paragon1 posted:It's fold. Crumple wastes surface area and gets poo on your hands. This is relevant to polichat because US politics are poo poo anyway.
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Jun 14, 2014 20:49
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sullat posted:Then what the heck does he need money from his staffers for? Other than thank-you kickbacks for hiring them to the federal gravy train? They were donations to his 2012 campaign. quote:On Jan. 3, 2013, the day he was sworn into office after more than 15 years out of Congress, Stockman hired Jason Posey and Thomas Dodd to work in his congressional office. According to OCE, Posey was hired at a salary of $60,000, while Dodd was hired at $50,000. When Stockman's campaign filed its next report with the Federal Election Commission, it listed $15,000 in contributions made on the same day, Feb. 21, by both Dodd's mother, Jane Dodd, and Posey's father, Donnie Posey. The contributions came in three $2,500 checks from each person, covering the three elections -- primary, general, and runoff -- in which Stockman ran in 2012. Steve Stockman is basically the laziest grifter.
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Jun 14, 2014 20:51
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Warszawa, I don't know what kind of whorehouse you're running out of your Private Messages, but they're full again.Joementum posted:They were donations to his 2012 campaign. ReindeerF fucked around with this message at 20:54 on Jun 14, 2014 |
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Jun 14, 2014 20:52
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paragon1 posted:It's fold. Crumple wastes surface area and gets poo on your hands. I was going to say this. If you crumple, you might as well ditch the TP entirely and rub poo poo on your face.
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Jun 14, 2014 20:54
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Michael Steele thinks Eric Cantor could be the next RNC chairman, confirming that Steele still hates the RNC and wants it to die.
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Jun 14, 2014 21:00
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SubponticatePoster posted:Crumple creates edges to collect more poo therefore is superior You're an edge that collects more poo! I'll make sure your kind can't get anything done in government! 
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Jun 14, 2014 21:11
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On national bourbon day, let's discuss another thing Mitch McConnell is wrong about : bourbon.quote:"The best way to drink it, in my opinion, is to make a Manhattan, which is a combination of bourbon and other unknown substances,” McConnell said. “Drop a couple of cherries on top of it, make sure there's ice there, and it's a terrific drink around Christmastime, which I frequently offer to my guests." First: you make Manhattans with rye. Second: an Old Fashioned is way better.
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Jun 14, 2014 21:16
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Joementum posted:On national bourbon day, let's discuss another thing Mitch McConnell is wrong about : bourbon. Third: how does the senator from Kentucky not know what is in a Manhattan Fourth: how does a Louisville native not immediately start talking about real mint juleps
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Jun 14, 2014 21:21
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skaboomizzy posted:Michael Steele thinks Eric Cantor could be the next RNC chairman, confirming that Steele still hates the RNC and wants it to die. This is superior trolling. I like it.
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Jun 14, 2014 21:26
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Not emptyquoting I swear
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Jun 14, 2014 21:27
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Joementum posted:On national bourbon day, let's discuss another thing Mitch McConnell is wrong about : bourbon. Rye Manhattans are superior to Old Fashioneds in every way. Because Rye is superior to Bourbon. Michael Steele is the best muppet.  Who wore it better?
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Jun 14, 2014 21:30
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Joementum posted:There's something to be said for David Brat's education plan. Wait a minute.... This guy likes Socrates' system? A system that was best described as arguing for and indoctrinating for A. A rigid class system that insisted inequality, B. Slavish devotion to the state, and C. A Post-scarcity economy based on isolationism and everyone doing one thing forever? I mean. I get the first one and the second one, but Socrates also basically said "gently caress old people, I can't brainwash them" and didn't really believe in the free market, so I don't really know how that has any Republican appeal to it outside of the obvious proto-nationalism. Oh wait...Republicans. They've never actually read the Republic or Phaedo at all/with any context other than firmly quote-mining for parts they agree with.
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Jun 14, 2014 21:46
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ReindeerF posted:I believe I mentioned that I have friends in Texas GOP politics and when I asked around about him it was the most universally negative response I've ever gotten - and that's saying something. I believe one of the quotes was like, "The biggest human piece of poo poo I've ever met" or something along those lines. If you're in a state with Ted Cruz and people hate Ted Cruz less, that's impressive. Hell, I couldn't even get anyone to talk about him. It's like he didn't exist.
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Jun 14, 2014 21:49
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Sir Tonk posted:Hell, I couldn't even get anyone to talk about him. It's like he didn't exist.
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Jun 14, 2014 22:02
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MickeyFinn posted:I was going to say this. If you crumple, you might as well ditch the TP entirely and rub poo poo on your face. Done.
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Jun 14, 2014 22:15
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hobbesmaster posted:Fourth: how does a Louisville native not immediately start talking about real mint juleps This was my immediate thought. How does a supposedly southern man not go straight for the mint julep? And to pick a manhatten of all things instead. e: and folding, for the record. Though nothing beats a bidet. If/when I buy a house, it's getting Toto washlets throughout. ReidRansom fucked around with this message at 22:28 on Jun 14, 2014 |
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Jun 14, 2014 22:23
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TheGreyGhost posted:Wait a minute.... Actually its less about quote mining and more about a point of view thing. Libertarians like to think of themselves as intellectuals with a belief system formed solely around logical conclusions. Whether its Ayn Rand, Stephen Molyneux or some small town libertarian one thing they have in common is that they view economics, and indeed most things, as questions that have rational answers that can be deduced via logic. Its why you will see libertarians furrow their brows and get increasingly annoyed when you don't 'get it'. Its pure logic, once its explained to you you shouldn't be able to argue against it at all. Because of this they tend to really, really like the classical thinkers. Plato, Socrates, anyone who's argumentation method was more or less the socratic method they worship, because they are clearly logical people. It doesn't matter that many of these thinkers LOVED the state, I recently had an argument with Tim Moen, the head of the Libertarian Party of Canada about Plato, and how books like 'Laws' aren't speaking to their weird Anarcho-Capitalist flavor of the world. As just one of an infinite number of examples, I leave you with Jan Helfeld, the Socratic Debator. Do not watch this video if you have chest pains, or if you take nitrates for high blood pressure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pFC3LKMIQo
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Shageletic posted:More details about Berghadl's time with the Taliban. quote:American Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, while held prisoner in Afghanistan, was locked in solitary confinement for two straight years and did not see another human face for that entire time, senior military sources with knowledge of his "reintegration process" told Fox News.  Jesus loving Christ. I want to take every Fox/right wing rear end in a top hat who implied that we should have left Bergdahl there and slap the poo poo out of them. How the gently caress do you even “transition to a normal healthy lifestyle” from that? Obviously the real answer is "you don't", but how do you even get back to some semblance of normalcy after that?Also holy poo poo Bergdahl is in my home city right now; they did a really good job of keeping it quiet, because I certainly didn't notice.
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