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Monday, November 24, 2008 10:32 AM

Mostly with security vetting the question is not what you did

But can you tell the truth about it. There's probably one exception to that that I've seen. It has to do with porn. The question might be worded 'have you ever been exposed to kiddie porn. If you think about that question the only plausible answer is 'maybe' which of course will fail you.

Obama's questions are entirely reasonable. Anonymity breeds all sorts of insanity on the web. And asking the person who made insane statements whether they think it's fair to ask whether it's insane or not, is frankly, stupid.

Monday, November 24, 2008 01:31 PM

Punch the little bitch in the face

That would be my plan.

Monday, November 24, 2008 01:32 PM

That font did not exist in 19whatever

So ergo you suck and must be pilloried.

Monday, November 24, 2008 01:39 PM

Ditto for all public universities

Let's pull all advertising from them as well. Why should they benefit. W/o any co sponsorship all 'public' stadiums like the RBC Center in Raleigh, owned by NC State would suddenly incur another few hundred million in sunk costs. Seems reasonable to me.

Monday, November 24, 2008 01:42 PM

It has nothing to do with right or wrong or good or bad

It's simply a matter of mores and what society at large is willing to tolerate. Men and women will whatever men and women have always done and the only difference is what heretofore 'acceptable' social venues they will be denied.

I can hardly wait for the screaming unto the heavens when the first lesbian in a committed relationship who has also been artificially inseminated becomes a national level politician. Or whatever.

Monday, November 24, 2008 01:44 PM

Just remember

We don't pay you come. We pay you to leave.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 05:17 AM

The Secret Jewish war on the entire world

Yes that's the problem. If Hitler didn't kill anyone, then why is he such a hero?

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 05:18 AM

Nonsense they are all warcriminals

And Somalian pirates are simply desperate freedom loving people in a quest for peace against the rapacious evil of the west, the zionists and the capitalism.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 05:20 AM
Original article: Porn in a flash

Maybe those primitives get it right

taking your picture will steal your soul and is therefore a crime against God or gods, karma and the universe. I say lop off their hands.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 05:23 AM
Original article: OMG, teens R "sexting"

Sorry but the law is the law

If some tart can blindly send me a photo which classifies me as a felon child pornographer just for receiving it, then said little trollop should be on the hook for SOME kind of punishment.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 05:41 AM
Original article: OMG, teens R "sexting"

PC cuts both ways, doesn't it.

Perhaps we should simply put a moratorium on arresting anyone for murder too. After all, if someone's motivated to kill another person, they must have been oppressed and abused and it's not really their fault, it's 'our' fault.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 05:42 AM
Original article: "Winnie and Wolf"

What about all the good things he did?

Good roads, functioning socialism, he loved animals, etc.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 05:44 AM
Original article: The end of the daily

The Iron Curtain of Greenwald descends upon a continent

Will the last refugee please turn out the lights?

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 08:52 AM

When was it? 1141? When the Church decided priests must be single and celebate?

This was a reaction to rampant abuses of power by the Priests and such. Of course in the intervening 867 years I'm sure there have been other outlets for them.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 09:01 AM

Hannity pushed Colmes out

Fox and Hannity are going into full Apocalypse Defcon 4 mode. There is no longer any bullshit pretense about 'fair and balanced'. If you think he sounds retarded now (and Sean Hannity is in fact one of the dumbest people on TV today...) just wait.

But don't worry, he'll be outed soon like Shep Smith.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 09:02 AM

What were you hoping for?

Castro smoking a cigar and waving a gun over his head?

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 09:06 AM
Original article: Who will Bush pardon next?

Bush has given out the least pardons of any recent President

He truly does not care. He'll hand out a tiny handful to those people who can benefit him the most. But Bush is a delusional fuckwit who thinks that his 'place' in history is not only secure but they'll carve his stupid head on Mount Rushmore someday. Other than that, he honestly does not care. And he won't be living in the US much longer anyway. Count on it.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 12:39 PM
Original article: "Winnie and Wolf"

For sheer number of innocent people exterminated under an infamous regime, Hitler is no match for Stalin.

Which in an especially creepy way, is almost a masthead for Salon.com.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 12:50 PM

Government NEVER cuts spending

Never. That's a foundational principle. So Obama is just going to have to rig up some financial voodoo to pay for it.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 04:11 PM
Original article: I hate my boss!

Your boss doesn't care whether you live or die

So feel free to hate him/her. They will never notice.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 04:12 PM
Original article: Porn in a flash

Wear a burkah

That will fix everything.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 04:17 PM

Ripple free presidency

More likely the Obama administration is looking to be as ripple free as humanly possible. Ruffle no feathers.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 04:19 PM

No the issue is,

Do out of state organizations with no local or state interest in a particular law have any standing in it?

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 04:23 PM
Original article: Rock in a hard place

I blame the Jews

And their war against everything.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 04:25 PM

Does Tricot mean pointy

I always thought it did.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 08:13 PM
Original article: Ask the pilot

I feel a binge of civil disobedience coming on

I choose disregard ALL of those rules because they are rules. Sorry but I already know you don't care about me, so back at ya.

I truly want my purchased ticket to be a frightful inconvenience to everyone everywhere. I would like nothing better than the TSA and the airline to spend 5x what my ticket cost to nanny me, scold me, micromanage me, threaten me and abuse me. And if 10 other people on the plane get so mad they take a swing at a spouse or kick the dog - better still!

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 08:14 PM

Charity

Charity is rich people telling the middle class to give to the poor.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 08:34 PM

I've seen a some Gus Van Sant movies

Elephant, Panic Park, My Own Private Idaho, Finding Forrester, Good Will Hunting, Psycho....

I don't get it. I don't get why people think GVS is great, or even good. His movies are all empty spaces filled with more emptiness. Except for Psycho, which like the recent Funny Games was a dead exercise in making a shot by shot remake.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 08:36 PM
Original article: Is Obama president yet?

Mike how old are you?

This always happens every single time the Presidency changes. It happened in 2000 - Clinton did nothing of any import his last 4 months. And so on. Don't you remember ?

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