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Speaking of manning up and baseball, Allen West is mad at the lack of manly catching skills in the stands.quote:To Ms. Depesa I render a hearty “Hooah” as a true Valkyrie, a strong woman of Sparta. To the fella sitting with her who ducked — dude, you are going to at least need an identity change and worst case scenario, never show you face at the White Sox ball park. Wrap it up, America.
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Fried Chicken posted:And you are ignoring that he pretty clearly has a deal with Russia for asylum. Vox lays out the evidence here: http://www.vox.com/2014/5/29/5761048/snowden-says-he-has-no-relationship-with-the-russian-government There is whole lot of speculation and circumstance in there. Not much by way of facts. I'm not even sure what "relationship" means in that context.
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May 29, 2014 21:14
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Alexzandvar posted:He gave Putin a full interview that basically painted Putin as a right and just crusader against the evil fascist west's attempts to conquer the Ukraine. Oh did he now? That's an interesting characterization of a single question he asked, possibly pre-recorded from a different location about whether the Russian government is operating similar systems as the US, that hardly implied that Russia doesn't do so. It was basically a worthless addition to Putin's PR stunt, I suppose he may have been hoping for some kind of Clapper moment, maybe causing someone in the Russian services to feel like he did. But you obviously have absolutely no knowledge of this event as evidenced by your absurd claim.
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May 29, 2014 21:15
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Joementum posted:Speaking of manning up and baseball, Allen West is mad at the lack of manly catching skills in the stands. Ugh former Army people who hooah all the time are the loving worst.
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May 29, 2014 21:16
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Joementum posted:Speaking of manning up and baseball, Allen West is mad at the lack of manly catching skills in the stands.
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May 29, 2014 21:17
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Joementum posted:Speaking of manning up and baseball, Allen West is mad at the lack of manly catching skills in the stands. I'm still having a really hard time convincing myself that Allen West is real, and this isn't helping.
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May 29, 2014 21:17
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JT Jag posted:I refuse to give Allen West's website hits, but from the page link I presume a bat went flying into the stands, in which case gently caress that I'm ducking too it's a goddamn bat I don't want to get my skull crushed. I mean sure I'm going after a ball, but a flying loving bat??? Here ya go champ. 
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May 29, 2014 21:19
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Joementum posted:Speaking of manning up and baseball, Allen West is mad at the lack of manly catching skills in the stands. He referred to the woman as a "true Valkyrie" and "woman of Sparta." Allen West might just be an actual literal Nazi. 
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May 29, 2014 21:19
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Guys who ducked survived the war. Guys who didn't... welp.
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May 29, 2014 21:20
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zoux posted:Here ya go champ. The duck and cover is still justified though.
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May 29, 2014 21:21
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Fried Chicken posted:And you are ignoring that he pretty clearly has a deal with Russia for asylum. Vox lays out the evidence here: http://www.vox.com/2014/5/29/5761048/snowden-says-he-has-no-relationship-with-the-russian-government There seems to be an awful lot of pure speculation on the matter, and a whole lot less clarity. How about this for speculation: Putin absolutely relished the opportunity to snub the US and play the good guy to our bad guy. There's as much evidence for that as anything else I'm seeing.
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May 29, 2014 21:22
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Doctor Butts posted:Guys who ducked survived the war. You have to be pretty crazy indeed to categorize "ducking out of the way of a flying projectile" as cowardly. Like, say, crazy enough to describe yourself as an "American Ronin."
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May 29, 2014 21:28
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loquacius posted:Like, say, crazy enough to describe yourself as an "American Ronin." http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/the-making-of-allen-west-inc-20130801 posted:The operation has expanded recently from West's basement apartment—which he calls "the bat cave"—to a suite on the eerily empty third floor of an office building only blocks from his old office. The walls are barren because many of them are going to be torn down to build a bigger filming studio. The place has the feel of a start-up. A half-dozen young women mill about. West's flat-screen TV, tuned to Fox News, sits atop a cardboard box. A Post-it Note stuck to his computer reminds him that his password is "allenwest." Talking points about Trayvon Martin and a packet of Clearasil wipes sit atop his desk. Oh, and there's a samurai sword.
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May 29, 2014 21:29
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SALT CURES HAM posted:He referred to the woman as a "true Valkyrie" and "woman of Sparta." Hilarious because of what a pretty tame, corporate and industrial endeavor the modern military is. It honestly has little in common with the outfits from even hundreds of years ago. Comparisons to Sparta are just absurd mythologizing. And I know why they do it. They can't think of one single other thing going on in society that pleases them or fills them with pride. Professional conservatives like Reihan Salam are paid so much to make us forget, that conservatism dissented en masse from modernity decades ago. But conservatives can't think of one thing they like about the USA that actually exists, so they make poo poo up about the military so they can at least pretend to be patriotic about that.
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May 29, 2014 21:30
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If he shielded the woman she wouldn't have caught it and the bat would probably just bounce back onto the field. Then no one would get it. 
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May 29, 2014 21:30
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Joementum posted:
How does it stack up to Nixonland by Perlstein?
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May 29, 2014 21:35
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This is insane. War Criminal Allen West is like a parody of himself
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May 29, 2014 21:36
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Insane war criminal Allen West posted:"I mean, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, dude."  What is it with him and the "dude" poo poo? Is he taking a page out of the Michael Steele "How To Be A Hip, With-It Black Guy" book?
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May 29, 2014 21:38
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Haha yeah, whiskey tango foxtrot, imaginary dude who presumed to bring Allen West a hypothetical basket of some kind. Turn in your man-card, bro. A basket? That'd be almost as bad as if some guy showed up with a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of Herbal Essences, 'cause it's like, whoa, what's up with that guy, am I right??? *holds up hand for high-five, does not put it down* (seriously, the insecurity washing off of this man is palpable)
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May 29, 2014 21:39
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1stGear posted:This is insane. War Criminal Allen West is like a parody of himself Modern conservatives are basically parodies of themselves
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May 29, 2014 21:39
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richardfun posted:How does it stack up to Nixonland by Perlstein? Both are great books and good at describing the scene around the man, not just the man, but the key thing about Agonistes is that it was published in 1970, before the fall from grace. It also quotes Nixon as saying Wilson was his favorite President and the model of what he wants to achieve and spends time exploring that. But really, the sections on the conservative movement, political parties, federalism, the tension between the President and Congress, academia, and the middle-class reaction to the Great Society are excellent.
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May 29, 2014 21:40
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Shifty Pony posted:No we don't but I've been considering starting one given how relatively hosed up the housing market is for everyone in it. Holy poo poo, isn't this full-on "separate but equal" discrimination for haves vs have-nots? And this stuff is enshrined in our culture? This American Future thing is gonna get pretty weird at this rate. [e]: As it stands, people by and large do not have economic rights. There is little in our safety net and zero guarantees. It also helps to mention again that our Capitalist culture enshrines this, so it'll be a really intractable problem along the lines of gun violence in the years to come. Teriyaki Koinku fucked around with this message at 21:54 on May 29, 2014 |
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May 29, 2014 21:50
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TheRamblingSoul posted:Holy poo poo, isn't this full-on "separate but equal" discrimination for haves vs have-nots? And this stuff is enshrined in our culture? This stuff is enshrined in our Constitution mate. Technically it's not law anymore but it's not like anyone whited out the 3/5s stuff. The UCSB shooting? Was it the cause of mental illness? Lax gun laws? A culture of misogyny? Nah, gay marriage, according to FRC head Tony Perkins. quote:When you see there's a crumbling of the moral foundation of the country, you see the attack on natural marriage and the family that has been a part of the, not only the moral foundation and the upbringing of our children but the teaching of sexual roles and the development of human sexuality in our culture...when these fundamental institutions are attacked and destroyed and weakened and abandoned, you get what we are now seeing and that is a flood of these disturbed people in our society that are causing great pain. And as opposed to dealing with the foundational problems, we look for ways of blaming the Second Amendment, or blaming knives or blaming cars when they are used. At the end of the day, you have just underscored the problem, this is a convenient way of avoiding talking about what's at the root cause. zoux fucked around with this message at 21:58 on May 29, 2014 |
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May 29, 2014 21:51
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Allen West posted:Thank God we do still have heroes who walk amongst us, not guys who duck. 
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May 29, 2014 22:10
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This x1000 holy poo poo Allen West and people like him seriously disturb me, the people I know who happen to be either active or ex-military all despise him and his ridiculous oorah-for-days weird neocon brethren.
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May 29, 2014 22:14
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Great news for freedom lovers today, bad news for wild boars.quote:It's no longer a crime in Minnesota to carry fruit in an illegally sized container. The state's telegraph regulations are gone. And it's now legal to drive a car in neutral -- if you can figure out how to do it.... They kept a law on the books that requires state Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson to personally capture or destroy any wild boar that gets loose in Minneapolis or St. Paul. Sertich said it's conceivable that such a critter could wander into the cities.  
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May 29, 2014 22:56
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zoux posted:Here ya go champ. I hope this now leads to non stop bats being thrown at Allen West.
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May 29, 2014 23:03
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CitizenKain posted:I hope this now leads to non stop bats being thrown at Allen West. Wouldn't be the first bat attack this year! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=055LUSc8Vbo
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May 29, 2014 23:08
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Didn't get rid of any of the idiotic blue laws but now that regulations are out of the way it's time for my telegraphy startup to really disrupt communications 
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May 29, 2014 23:14
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zoux posted:Ugh FTFY Also, Holy poo poo that is the best rebuttal to his insanity.
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May 29, 2014 23:31
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Mo_Steel posted:T-Rex? I'm glad they clarified that those are extinct at least. Sotomayor ain't a headhunter, she's trying to get the guy to back the f off from crowding the plate.
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May 29, 2014 23:35
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A Winner is Jew posted:FTFY Except I don't think Allen West has ever actually supported W.
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May 29, 2014 23:42
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Wild Boars are an invasive species, so I would hope they allow us to kill those pests.
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May 29, 2014 23:54
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Time flies like an arrow. John McCain flies like a *plane crashing noises*
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Joementum, did you take that pic? Or did it just pop up on twitter?
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May 30, 2014 00:04
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Whenever I get mad that Allen West actually held elected office, I remember: any one of us could hold office! It's the great promise of America! Then I get sad again.
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May 30, 2014 00:06
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Bah, why do McCain and Gingrich have to be such assholes? They look like cute and cuddly grandpas. Newt especially when he's holding some animal or talking about moon colonies.
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May 30, 2014 00:12
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Joe the Plumber who is neither a plumber, nor named Joe has a big pile o' Smart Takes today.quote:Back to guns: Google “Hitler, Mao, Kim Jung Il, Castro, Stalin” is the less catchy version of Google "Ron Paul", but will probably match its success.
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a shameful boehner posted:Whenever I get mad that Allen West actually held elected office, I remember: any one of us could hold office! It's the great promise of America! Allen West's limited tenure as congressasshole is proof only that he can get elected and you can't because you're not mean and dumb enough. There's really no similar process for getting ahead as a left wacko. The worst of the left lives in a trailer in Idaho passing out anti-vax pamphlets and plotting to blow up dams, and the worst of the right gets promoted from Texas exterminator to House Majority Leader.
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