This is the worst possible outcome from the point of view of those of us who think the city and county have no money to waste on tribute payments to billionaires while legitimate municipal needs go unmet.
Why this sudden restlessness, this confusion?
(How serious people’s faces have become.)
Why are the streets and squares emptying so rapidly,
everyone going home so lost in thought?
Because night has fallen and the barbarians have not come.
And some who have just returned from the border say
there are no barbarians any longer.
And now, what’s going to happen to us without barbarians?
They were, those people, a kind of solution.
All the Republicans crying about Obama not making the whole speech about Iran. Apparently it was a mechanical failure and the crew and their ships will be allowed to go back to what they were doing shortly.
Not much. Obama just hit it out of the ballpark with a raucously optimistic, future forward SOTU that made Republicans look like reactionary grunting violent apes. Lot of furious faces in the crowd. It was great. We'll be seeing clips of this one all next year.
I only saw from the waist up, but she was wearing a navy blue sweater with white snowflakes, and over that had some kind of multi-colored patterned sweater-coat-cardigan thing that was not in any way visually compatible with the sweater underneath.
I should feel bad for mocking her but I don't because she is a terrible person. She is OK with diminishing the rights of her fellow citizens, she deserves mockery.
You know, I'd been reluctant to mock her shirt-and-jumper look, because she's an older conservative woman and she probably feels some pressure from her church and such to dress "appropriately", which can be dowdy. But this combo of patterns shows she just has bad fucking taste. On behalf of middle-aged dowdy women, which I may or may not be, I feel offended.
Also too, iirc, she makes a pretty decent salary for that job she refuses to do, so there is no excuse for her showing up at the State of the Union in sweaters she pulled from the bottom of her dresser.
I haven't cut my hair in a few years and now it's super long, although blonder than hers. I also, erm, may or may not have, erm, put on a little weight in the past year (I blame job stress). Point is I've noticed that if I go out in sloppy clothes to do errands or meetings around town, random people who, shall we say, fall on her side of the political spectrum, seem to feel comfortable saying questionably racist/bigotty things to me as if they assume I will agree with them. I find this horrifying – do I look like a type? It is major motivation to go out and ride my bike. I'm also thinking of going to a fancy stylist in the big city and getting a more urban 'do. I already got new hipster glasses and handbag. I do NOT like angry racist white olds assuming I am one of them
The thing is, her look is something I see rocked by a lot of older librarian/academic types, and I would never assume they are conservatives, let alone hateful bigots, but maybe that's because I live in the Northeast? Like, I see a woman with long hair pinned up and a jumper over a t-shirt, my only assumption is that odds are moderately good that she goes to the Farmer's Market on weekends (This is probably because that is exactly how my kinda hippie mom dressed in her 40s-60s, and she LOVED the Farmer's Market.)
I normally would, too. I don't see it as a conservative thing, I see it as a human thing – someone with a life who has better things to do than to dress up for errands. So I could be overreacting.
I was in a store a little while back, I said to a woman there that a police officer told me that there have been numerous thefts recently of stuff left in unlocked cars in our neighborhood overnight. The woman (I've known her for years) said, "Was it beaners? It was beaners, wasn't it?" This was a woman my age. I still can't believe this woman said that, and I've never before realized what kind of person she is. Good god.
Holy crap. Can we blame Trump for making these people think it's okay to be assholes in public? Wow.
I know. Can you believe it? I'd understand it in some other part of the country. It's always said so conspiratorially, too. Like a Freemasons handshake. That's why I wonder if there's something I'm telegraphing to them to make them think they can talk to me like that. I had a woman the other day, again, someone I've known for years, say to me something something something, then something about the politicians just ignoring what Christians want, or something like that, and looking at me as if of course I'd agree with her.
Of course there's also people around here who will happily explain about how the government is poisoning us with chemtrails, so I guess it all balances out.
That's in Flint.
I have some leftover "Cephalopods for Obama" and "Ask Me About Donating Brain Tissue" buttons I can send you. I find them very effective.
Haha! I just bought myself some of those "Refugees Welcome" stickers. I am going to put one on my car. hahahahaha. Suck it, angry olds.
That's a good start. I'm trying to decide which "Cthulhu for President" sticker I want, to confuse all the "Don't Tread on Me", "Gun Family", Paultard, Carson and so-help-me-god McCain/Palin sticker bearers. Driving here can be a deeply disturbing experience.
The difference between "our" car stickers and "their" car stickers is that ours don't make you wonder if the person in the car will run you off the road and shoot you.
True. Ours are clever, too.
And yes, I agree, she doesn't dress professionally, no matter what state she is in. Dressing professionally is about getting yourself out of the way and performing the professional role you're paid to. I'm sure she does feel pressure from her church, and there's a general cultural thing going on with her, also too. But she's choosing to telegraph something with those clothes and it's more about a humble brag than it is about professionalism.
She's way uglier on the inside, IMHO
Yes. I hope she gets lots of care packages with candy dicks and Tom of Finland prints, also too.
I'm sure that some deeply irresponsible people could find out the address of the Rowan County Kentucky Clerk's office, which would be 600 W Main St #102, Morehead, KY 40351, but who knows what kinds of odd things may show up if that should ever happen.
As an aside and not at all related: I think there are bags of rainbow colored dicks available.
Some friends of mine decorate their Christmas tree with beautiful, delicate blown glass gay mermen ornaments in rainbow colors. As a Christian, doing God's work in the County Clerk's office, I'm sure that Mrs. Davis would appreciate it if some kind soul sent some of those ornaments to 600 W Main St #102, Morehead, KY 40351.
Outstanding! Are there baskets of Easter Dicks too? Please say yes.
Those would be a nice touch if they arrived on Good Friday at 600 W Main St #102, Morehead, KY 40351. Att'n: Rowan County Clerk.
There was something weird and discordant bleeding in through my lids. Now I know.
I use DAESH too, when I can, because it pisses them off and they don't deserve to be associated with any of the world's major religions. Using ISIL as a rhetorical linky, here.
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Much as I would love to stay and make as much sarcastic fun as an Old like me is capable of making, I must take la Signora_Quarantanova out for dinner. <img src="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/assets/11691038/rainbow-Obama-copy.jpg">Enjoy, friends!
Have a nice dinner!
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Imma pretend that I have something better to do, but will probably just be playing cards online.
I'm sure it's just a rumor.
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Oh right, forgot this was on. It's his last so I kind of expect him to start trolling mid-speech.
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So Tim Murphy (R-PA) has already issued a statement about how bad the speech was before it's started: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tim-murphy-ob…
He apparently missed that Capitol Hill training session on trolling.
I know, right? It isn't even that hard.
ᵀʰᶦˢ ᶦˢ ˢᵒ ˢᵐᵃᶫᶫ ᵗᵒ ʳᵉᵃᵈ ᵉᵛᵉᶰ ᶠᵒʳ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇʳᵒ⋅ ᴰᵒᶰᵗ ᵗʳʸ ᵗᵒ ᶜᵒᶰᵗᶦᶰᵘᵉ ʳᵉᵃᵈᶦᶰᵍ ᵗʰᶦˢ ᵇᵉᶜᵃᵘˢᵉ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵉʸᵉˢ ʷᶦᶫᶫ ˢᵗᵃʳᵗ ᵗᵒ ʰᵘʳᵗ ˢᵒᵒᶰ ᶦᶠ ʸᵒᵘ ᵈᵒᶰᵗ ˢᵗᵒᵖ⋅ ᵂʰʸ ᵈᵒᶰᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ˢᵗᵒᵖ﹖⋅⋅⋅⋅ᵍᵒ ᵃʷᵃʸ ᵇʳᵒ ᵃᶰᵈ ʳᵉᵃᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᶰᵉˣᵗ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉᶰᵗ⋅ ˢᵗᵒᵖ ʳᵉᵃᵈᶦᶰᵍ ᵃᶫʳᵉᵃᵈʸ﹗ ᴵ ˢᵉᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵈᵒᶰᵗ ʷᵃᶰᶰᵃ ᵍᶦᵛᵉ ᵘᵖ ʳᵉᵃᵈᶦᶰᵍ﹖⋅⋅⋅ʷᵉᶫᶫ ᵒᵏ, ʸᵒᵘ ʷᵒᶰ ᵗʰᶦˢ ᵗᶦᵐᵉ, ᵇᵘᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ˢʰᵒᵘᶫᵈ ᵍᶦᵛᵉ ᵐᵉ ᵃ ᶫᶦᵏᵉ ᶠᵒʳ ʷᵃˢᵗᶦᶰᵍ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵗᶦᵐᵉ ᵃᶰᵈ ˢᵗʳᵉˢˢᶦᶰᵍ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵉʸᵉˢ ᵗʰᵒ
OT: Rams are headed to LA (or the suburb thereof), Chargers can also move if they want to.
So the only one of the three teams that is in a two-sport city is the one that doesn't move? Logic is dead.
There goes the neighborhood. Again.
I'm sure the Rivers homeschool, so at least they won't be a burden on the taxpayers.
Inglewood?
I just meant the Rams coming back to LA again.
I know, sorry. Just taking the easy shot at Inglewood.
Our local
newspaperright-wing comic book is saying the Chargers have a year tonegotiateextort more tax money.http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jan…
This is the worst possible outcome from the point of view of those of us who think the city and county have no money to waste on tribute payments to billionaires while legitimate municipal needs go unmet.
This last SOTU speech is good fun and all, but I really hope we all don't neglect mailing snacks to those brave patriots at:
|Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
36391 Sodhouse Lane
Princeton, Oregon 97721 |
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http://www.zazzle.com/barack_obama_presidential_s…
Beautiful. Just send the Ace of Spades, though.
|Thanks, Obama!|
Crikey! it's almost time. I must go walk my dog.
Dang, that other joint is already borked!
Look under your seats! You get a car! And YOU get a car! Not you, Ryan no car for you.
"I'm guessing we're not gonna agree on healthcare any time soon."
*Republicans clap*
Boom. WE WENT TO THE MOON, FUCKERS
What do you assholes want to do – build a wall?
All the Republicans crying about Obama not making the whole speech about Iran. Apparently it was a mechanical failure and the crew and their ships will be allowed to go back to what they were doing shortly.
Handsome Joe Biden in charge of a moonshot program to cure cancer. I just passed out for a little bit.
Clean energy is good business. And the future. Hear that, Republicans? You're supposed to like this sort of thing.
You can tell the Republicans are pissed tonight, he just called them out for calling America weaker.
Those R Congressmen are just sitting there, getting angrier and angrier and they can't get away. It's beautiful.
"Lemmee tell ya somethin' -we're badasses."
"It's up to us – the United States of America – to help remake that system."
So get your shit together, Republicans. Quit dicking around.
Curing cancer is somehow divisive now.
Oh, and quit inflating ISIL's egos with your scary apocalyptic rhetoric too, Republicans. They ain't all that much.
There's a lot of scowling on GOP faces in that crowd. And has Ryan been doing that squinty thing the whole time? I hope Twitter mocks him about it.
Twitter is being hilarious tonight.
@Nettaaaaaaaa
American flag/bald eagle/dog avi/egg avi Twitter is somewhere mad right now.
Also Michelle Malkin is mocking Obama for saying Pakistan correctly so there's that.
I like how Ryan didn't clap for "families need to earn enough so that they can eat". Made me feel all warm and Objectively Fuzzy inside.
"I'm going to shut down Guantanamo."
*Ryan rubs eyes, shifts uncomfortably *
The Republicans aren't clapping for being a good example to the world and not being assholes to Muslims.
"Rational, Constructive Debates"
AH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Apparently Republicans are cool with all the vast amounts of money in politics now.
Did the Republicans stand up for anything in this speech? If so did it involve killin' ?"
Okay, so apparently I haven't yet mastered this card game of 'so-called' bridge.
What's goin' on?
Not much. Obama just hit it out of the ballpark with a raucously optimistic, future forward SOTU that made Republicans look like reactionary grunting violent apes. Lot of furious faces in the crowd. It was great. We'll be seeing clips of this one all next year.
This, Ladies and Gentlemen, is the Real "Morning in America" speech.
Were there any Kim Davis sightings?
I had my eyes closed.
I only watch for the fashion report.
I only saw from the waist up, but she was wearing a navy blue sweater with white snowflakes, and over that had some kind of multi-colored patterned sweater-coat-cardigan thing that was not in any way visually compatible with the sweater underneath.
I had a feeling she'd choose layers.
I sure hope she was wearing pants.
Why? We're not.
This has a pic: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/kim-davis-s…
Wow. She sure doesn't disappoint.
I'd rather go back to bridge.
It's safer there.
I'm moderately sure you could still see the clash sweaters through closed eyes.
Sadly, that's exactly what is in my mind's eye.
I should feel bad for mocking her but I don't because she is a terrible person. She is OK with diminishing the rights of her fellow citizens, she deserves mockery.
You know, I'd been reluctant to mock her shirt-and-jumper look, because she's an older conservative woman and she probably feels some pressure from her church and such to dress "appropriately", which can be dowdy. But this combo of patterns shows she just has bad fucking taste. On behalf of middle-aged dowdy women, which I may or may not be, I feel offended.
Also too, iirc, she makes a pretty decent salary for that job she refuses to do, so there is no excuse for her showing up at the State of the Union in sweaters she pulled from the bottom of her dresser.
I haven't cut my hair in a few years and now it's super long, although blonder than hers. I also, erm, may or may not have, erm, put on a little weight in the past year (I blame job stress). Point is I've noticed that if I go out in sloppy clothes to do errands or meetings around town, random people who, shall we say, fall on her side of the political spectrum, seem to feel comfortable saying questionably racist/bigotty things to me as if they assume I will agree with them. I find this horrifying – do I look like a type? It is major motivation to go out and ride my bike. I'm also thinking of going to a fancy stylist in the big city and getting a more urban 'do. I already got new hipster glasses and handbag. I do NOT like angry racist white olds assuming I am one of them
The thing is, her look is something I see rocked by a lot of older librarian/academic types, and I would never assume they are conservatives, let alone hateful bigots, but maybe that's because I live in the Northeast? Like, I see a woman with long hair pinned up and a jumper over a t-shirt, my only assumption is that odds are moderately good that she goes to the Farmer's Market on weekends
(This is probably because that is exactly how my kinda hippie mom dressed in her 40s-60s, and she LOVED the Farmer's Market.)
I normally would, too. I don't see it as a conservative thing, I see it as a human thing – someone with a life who has better things to do than to dress up for errands. So I could be overreacting.
I was in a store a little while back, I said to a woman there that a police officer told me that there have been numerous thefts recently of stuff left in unlocked cars in our neighborhood overnight. The woman (I've known her for years) said, "Was it beaners? It was beaners, wasn't it?" This was a woman my age. I still can't believe this woman said that, and I've never before realized what kind of person she is. Good god.
Holy crap. Can we blame Trump for making these people think it's okay to be assholes in public? Wow.
I know. Can you believe it? I'd understand it in some other part of the country. It's always said so conspiratorially, too. Like a Freemasons handshake. That's why I wonder if there's something I'm telegraphing to them to make them think they can talk to me like that. I had a woman the other day, again, someone I've known for years, say to me something something something, then something about the politicians just ignoring what Christians want, or something like that, and looking at me as if of course I'd agree with her.
Of course there's also people around here who will happily explain about how the government is poisoning us with chemtrails, so I guess it all balances out.
That's in Flint.
I have some leftover "Cephalopods for Obama" and "Ask Me About Donating Brain Tissue" buttons I can send you. I find them very effective.
Haha! I just bought myself some of those "Refugees Welcome" stickers. I am going to put one on my car. hahahahaha. Suck it, angry olds.
That's a good start. I'm trying to decide which "Cthulhu for President" sticker I want, to confuse all the "Don't Tread on Me", "Gun Family", Paultard, Carson and so-help-me-god McCain/Palin sticker bearers. Driving here can be a deeply disturbing experience.
The difference between "our" car stickers and "their" car stickers is that ours don't make you wonder if the person in the car will run you off the road and shoot you.
True. Ours are clever, too.
And yes, I agree, she doesn't dress professionally, no matter what state she is in. Dressing professionally is about getting yourself out of the way and performing the professional role you're paid to. I'm sure she does feel pressure from her church, and there's a general cultural thing going on with her, also too. But she's choosing to telegraph something with those clothes and it's more about a humble brag than it is about professionalism.
She's way uglier on the inside, IMHO
Yes. I hope she gets lots of care packages with candy dicks and Tom of Finland prints, also too.
I'm sure that some deeply irresponsible people could find out the address of the Rowan County Kentucky Clerk's office, which would be 600 W Main St #102, Morehead, KY 40351, but who knows what kinds of odd things may show up if that should ever happen.
As an aside and not at all related: I think there are bags of rainbow colored dicks available.
Some friends of mine decorate their Christmas tree with beautiful, delicate blown glass gay mermen ornaments in rainbow colors. As a Christian, doing God's work in the County Clerk's office, I'm sure that Mrs. Davis would appreciate it if some kind soul sent some of those ornaments to 600 W Main St #102, Morehead, KY 40351.
Outstanding! Are there baskets of Easter Dicks too? Please say yes.
Those would be a nice touch if they arrived on Good Friday at 600 W Main St #102, Morehead, KY 40351. Att'n: Rowan County Clerk.
There was something weird and discordant bleeding in through my lids. Now I know.
I think you meant STOUT and yes, I'll have another.
Nikki Haley has the worst job in Washington D.C tonight.
She just mentioned how she's the daughter of immigrants and now saying that we should keep all the bad immigrants out.
"Hey, America – we're not Trump!"
"No, really!"
@PFTCommenter
I just cant beleve that Los Angles is going to be getting a professonal football team before Cleveland
#WIN
OT: when I think I have colon cancer tomorrow, can y'all remind me that I ate way too much red velvet cake tonight?
Will do. Although technically speaking it is not actually possible to eat too much red velvet cake.
Truth. It's just the food coloring that gets ya.
I use DAESH too, when I can, because it pisses them off and they don't deserve to be associated with any of the world's major religions. Using ISIL as a rhetorical linky, here.
Erretime 'Trix updates, my laptop just goes bonkers, can't take it.
Shot some deer from a tree stand with a bow.
That's pretty cool.
I know, right?
Josiah Bartlett?
You mean STOU?
Nothing at all about the FEMA camps. I am dissapoint.
Everyone I know who loved bridge is also dead. BRIDGE KILLS. Did Obama even mention that, hengh?
They are all self-deporting to bird sanctuaries. It's saving us so much money on FEMA trains.
That is a GREAT rumor to spread.
There's a brand new dance but I don't know its name
That people from bad homes do again and again
*snicker* "They're going right to the Bird Sanctuary!" *snort*
HA that's perfect.
Imma snort some ether and compose a winger diatribe alleging this.
It'll be great. Hippoburgers are on me!