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Brocktoon
Jul 18, 2006

Before we engage we should hang back and study their tactics.
I heard that if you vote for Obama then Santa's workshop will be taken by the government and he will be killed by a Death Panel.

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Smeep
Jan 20, 2004

More convinced than ever after Bubba's "rant" that the whole thing is a publicity stunt between Bubba and Hulk.

Manifest
Jul 7, 2007

HELLO THERE I COME FROM THE FUTURE

Wasco Jr. posted:

Ok this is semi off topic I'm British not American, I've never even visited America but when ever I hear the right wring tools like the moron on the show today or DePace I want to vomit.

Why the gently caress does the most powerful country in the world treat politics like sports? Why in gods name do Christians of all people support the wealthy and despise the idea of sharing? I'm not a biblical scholar but in Catholic school I learned Jesus was pretty big on helping the less fortunate as I recall when he healed the leper he didn't then demand a few shekels for his time. Why do lower class people from the middle and south vote against their own interest to cut taxes for the rich and raise their own?

Why doesn't anyone understand the difference between socialism and communism?

I know it literally doesn't effect me at all so I really shouldn't care but when ever I hear this nonsense I want to pull my hair out.

A lot of it has to do with the fact that our elections are privately funded, so the candidates are beholden to the special interests that get them elected.
This problem has only gotten worse since our supreme court ruled that corporations are entitled to free speech, opening the door for unlimited corporate/foreign/just plain untraceable money into the election.

What we need to do is outlaw private funding and make everyone use the same general election funds, but it wont happen with the people we have in power.

Prons
Oct 11, 2012

Chick Magnet.

Wasco Jr. posted:

Why the gently caress does the most powerful country in the world treat politics like sports?

Why in gods name do Christians of all people support the wealthy and despise the idea of sharing? I'm not a biblical scholar but in Catholic school I learned Jesus was pretty big on helping the less fortunate as I recall when he healed the leper he didn't then demand a few shekels for his time. Why do lower class people from the middle and south vote against their own interest to cut taxes for the rich and raise their own?

Why doesn't anyone understand the difference between socialism and communism?

I know it literally doesn't effect me at all so I really shouldn't care but when ever I hear this nonsense I want to pull my hair out.


It seems to me it's because it's because in America, since the early 1800s, but especially during the post-civil-war reconstruction, the political parties were tied closely with people's regional and personal identities. It's actually quite fascinating to read about the Republican North and the Democratic South in the post civil war.

"Sharing" isn't the issue at hand, really. Most people I know voluntarily give to charities, I think what concerns Americans more is that the "sharing" seems to involve increase in sales tax, as well as prices on virtually every good, for causes we didn't agree on or know about. There's concerns that our taxes are going to funding slackers abusing unemployment, scholastic financial aid, as well as funding failing businesses and a failing school system.

Ether Frenzy
Dec 22, 2006




Nap Ghost
Spending tax money on other people or things I disagree with is bad, spending tax money on me or things I approve of is God's Will

-- Republicanism, 1979-current

Squashy Nipples
Aug 18, 2007

Stolen from a GBS thread:

HackerJoeGuy posted:

Just imagine 8 years of having the perfect dad. He lets you do what you want, doesn't really get on you about anything. Hell, he even gives you a bigger allowance while you do less. Then your mom gets a divorce and you get a new (black muslim kenyan) step-dad who kinda, sorta puts some boundaries down for you. It's outrageous. Perfect dad never made you eat your peas. You stomp around the house throwing the greatest temper tantrum the world has ever seen.

This is conservative politics today.

Depace is very, very good at throwing tantrums.

Manifest
Jul 7, 2007

HELLO THERE I COME FROM THE FUTURE
That's a scarily accurate description of my midwestern relatives and their reactions to Obama.

Ether Frenzy
Dec 22, 2006




Nap Ghost
Yep. I see this on facebook all the time:

"My available credit limit is only 2x my salary instead of the 15x it was in 2005! loving OBUMMER"

Snark
Sep 19, 2003

no dice
Yeah the short answer is Republicans have been the Hooray for Money party for a while. Then in the 60s, the blue collar south switched to Republicanism because Democrats were making them play nice with black folk, and they took their old time religion with along with them. In 1980, Reagan and the GOP made those old timey values the official platform of the Republican Party so America is currently stuck with a bizarre mix of Love Jesus/Hate The Poor.

haljordan
Oct 22, 2004

the corpse of god is love.






Of course the answer to all our problems is FOUR MORE YEARS OF REAGAN.

Shes Not Impressed
Apr 25, 2004


SA Stern fans are the best. Smart people with a sense of humor.

Snark
Sep 19, 2003

no dice
Also the blayck is a better ath-a-lete to begin with because his slave owner would breed his big blayck to his big woman.

null_user01013
Nov 13, 2000

Drink up comrades

Shes Not Impressed posted:

SA Stern fans are the best. Smart people with a sense of humor.

Sadly we had to beat a lot of dogs to get to this point however

Manifest
Jul 7, 2007

HELLO THERE I COME FROM THE FUTURE

AxeManiac posted:

Sadly we had to beat a lot of dogs to get to this point however

I just drove around with them on the roof of my car.

Mr Hands Colon
May 7, 2009

requiescant in pace.
Bubba is scheduled to be on during the 7am hour tomorrow in another episode of this whole charade. They were really piling on about Hogan today on his terrestrial and IO show.

Shes Not Impressed
Apr 25, 2004


AxeManiac posted:

Sadly we had to beat a lot of dogs to get to this point however

A lot of baby wipes were used to get this clean

Szyznyk
Mar 4, 2008

Snark posted:

Also the blayck is a better ath-a-lete to begin with because his slave owner would breed his big blayck to his big woman.

They have that extra bone in their ankle.

ch3cooh
Jun 26, 2006

Smeep posted:

More convinced than ever after Bubba's "rant" that the whole thing is a publicity stunt between Bubba and Hulk.

I don't know to me it sounds like bubba wanted to make it into a worked shoot and Hogan flipped out in CYA mode

kylej
Jul 6, 2004

Grimey Drawer

Snark posted:

Also the blayck is a better ath-a-lete to begin with because his slave owner would breed his big blayck to his big woman.

I take one steps to my lefts

Prons
Oct 11, 2012

Chick Magnet.
Hopefully they ask him what the appeal of watching Hulk Hogan gently caress your wife is.

beergod
Nov 1, 2004
NOBODY WANTS TO SEE PICTURES OF YOUR UGLY FUCKING KIDS YOU DIPSHIT
http://www.dawgsaloon.com/showthread.php/43523-Howard-s-Gift-to-Sharon-Osbourne

Oh my loving god. There are no words. No words.

Like. Is she supposed to wear that? If so, where and on what occasion? On what occasion would she ever fancy wearing that?

beergod fucked around with this message at 05:13 on Oct 17, 2012

Glumwheels
Jan 25, 2003


I just got douche chills. That's a pretty harrible gift.

MrMidnight
Aug 3, 2006


Can't believe this is the same guy I grew up listening to.

YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

*hic* Gotta finish thish . . .
Doctor Rope

beergod posted:

http://www.dawgsaloon.com/showthread.php/43523-Howard-s-Gift-to-Sharon-Osbourne

Oh my loving god. There are no words. No words.

Like. Is she supposed to wear that? If so, where and on what occasion? On what occasion would she ever fancy wearing that?

I laughed uncontrollably for a solid minute or so. Good lord. :ughh:

Mad Doctor Cthulhu
Mar 3, 2008

beergod posted:

http://www.dawgsaloon.com/showthread.php/43523-Howard-s-Gift-to-Sharon-Osbourne

Oh my loving god. There are no words. No words.

Like. Is she supposed to wear that? If so, where and on what occasion? On what occasion would she ever fancy wearing that?

Glumwheels posted:

I just got douche chills. That's a pretty harrible gift.

MrMidnight posted:

Can't believe this is the same guy I grew up listening to.

YeahTubaMike posted:

I laughed uncontrollably for a solid minute or so. Good lord. :ughh:

Did he just get her a personalized medi-alert bracelet? Christ.

Manifest
Jul 7, 2007

HELLO THERE I COME FROM THE FUTURE
FRIENDS FOREVER

Oh god, this is one of those times I wish Artie or Jackie were around to bust his balls over it.

ziglol
Oct 13, 2006


I'm guessing that it is kind of a joke, he's alluded to 'Him & Sharon' around Ozzy a few times, I think.

edit: Although with the Friend's forever makes it less so :/

ziglol fucked around with this message at 08:08 on Oct 17, 2012

prefect
Sep 11, 2001

No one, Woodhouse.
No one.




Dead Man’s Band

Manifest posted:

FRIENDS FOREVER

Oh god, this is one of those times I wish Artie or Jackie were around to bust his balls over it.

The third post in that thread says it perfectly. "Why do I think Beth helped him decide on the engraving?"

Vakal
May 11, 2008

prefect posted:

The third post in that thread says it perfectly. "Why do I think Beth helped him decide on the engraving?"

Yeah, I doubt Howard even knew what he was buying.

Banditoh
Aug 13, 2005

Vakal posted:

Yeah, I doubt Howard even knew what he was buying.

I agree. I just listened to an old fight week on a drive where Howard berated Jackie's wife Nancy for an hour about a boy's gift for his newborn girl, telling her how it's her responsibility to help Jackie by buying good gifts for his boff. Seems like he's fine handing gift responsibility to Beth, but dear god is that bad taste.

Nairbo
Jan 2, 2005
I hope Howard follows through with the thought of never answering Bobo's calls again

Manifest
Jul 7, 2007

HELLO THERE I COME FROM THE FUTURE

Godinster posted:

I hope Howard follows through with the thought of never answering Bobo's calls again

I don't know. Bobo is a huge loser who thinks he's great. In small doses, when they rip on him for being retardedly obsessed, he's just fantastic.

Brocktoon
Jul 18, 2006

Before we engage we should hang back and study their tactics.
Like Mel Karmizan really wants to meet with Gary about how the phones don't work reliably...

Speaking of Gary, Al Roker and Valerie Bertinelli? Nice grabs!

prefect
Sep 11, 2001

No one, Woodhouse.
No one.




Dead Man’s Band

Godinster posted:

I hope Howard follows through with the thought of never answering Bobo's calls again

Pretty sure he's claimed he'd do that before. But the sweet sound of sycophancy is too seductive for him to stay away.

Cliche Guevara
Dec 12, 2005
whistlebritches

Squashy Nipples posted:

Depace is very, very good at throwing tantrums.

They had a Fight Week not long ago, and DePace absolutely, 100% could not apologize to Gary for showing the Sleeping Booey tape. He wouldn't, and couldn't.

Every apology ended up as "I am sorry, but..." Always a "but" in there. He's un-loving-believable when it comes to owning up to anything. A total baby.

Cliche Guevara
Dec 12, 2005
whistlebritches
Also, that bracelet is loving hilarious/

prefect
Sep 11, 2001

No one, Woodhouse.
No one.




Dead Man’s Band

Cliche Guevara posted:

They had a Fight Week not long ago, and DePace absolutely, 100% could not apologize to Gary for showing the Sleeping Booey tape. He wouldn't, and couldn't.

Every apology ended up as "I am sorry, but..." Always a "but" in there. He's un-loving-believable when it comes to owning up to anything. A total baby.

I was disgusted by Howard during that. He let it turn into "shame on you for getting Booey in trouble" when it should have been "Booey sleeps on the job and this is proof". The monkey producer escaped punishment. :argh:

Mr Hands Colon
May 7, 2009

requiescant in pace.

Brocktoon posted:


Speaking of Gary, Al Roker and Valerie Bertinelli? Nice grabs!

I had a laugh when that guy called in at the end of yesterday's show and sarcastically backhand-complimented Howard for how great the show was going so far for the week.

"Marksfriggin.com posted:

Howard took a call from a guy who said he's really enjoying the show this week. He said the last time he called in he told Howard he was a big sell out. He said after this week he thinks the show is great. He said that he has stepped it up and outdone himself. Howard said he's going to stop him in his tracks now. He said he's such a cock sucker. Howard said Gilbert, Victoria and DL did a great job. Howard said Scott calls him once a week to tell him he's losing it.

Manifest
Jul 7, 2007

HELLO THERE I COME FROM THE FUTURE
That guy who sarcastically congratulated them on their bookings was great. We've got to get more people doing this.

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musclecoder
Oct 23, 2006

I'm all about meeting girls. I'm all about meeting guys.

Manifest posted:

That guy who sarcastically congratulated them on their bookings was great. We've got to get more people doing this.

"Hey, some people love the interviews and would complain if all we did was shoot the poo poo together, and some people hate the interviews and only want us to bust on each other. So you can never please everyone." - Gary

Which is complete bullshit. Bryan Cranston was a great interview, and they can clearly book good guests. Al Roker for the 2nd or 3rd time this year and Valerie Burtonelli? How can he not understand that we clearly want Howard busting on someone or goofing on clips during those hours rather than boring interviews.

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