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The latinisation of America. Because that's so terrible for a government that literally has a Senate. I know, that's me being overly literal, but there's just just no sense of awareness in these people. Also on Al-Qaeda opening up in India, I wouldn't be surprised if they'd try to paint themselves as the successors to the Mughal Empire or something. Because, well... its not exactly like India exactly has that many historical ties to Islam otherwise.
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# ? Sep 5, 2014 13:35 |
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Getting back into these shows. Why have they only aired three episodes a week for the past two weeks?
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# ? Sep 7, 2014 13:32 |
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Met posted:Getting back into these shows. Why have they only aired three episodes a week for the past two weeks? One week was because of the Emmy's, and the second because of Labour Day I think. richardfun fucked around with this message at 15:28 on Sep 7, 2014 |
# ? Sep 7, 2014 14:30 |
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richardfun posted:One week was because the Emmy's, and the second because of Labour Day I think. That makes sense. Thanks.
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# ? Sep 7, 2014 14:38 |
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Because they'll look for any excuse to take the day off. Not that I blame them, it's a hard show to produce every day.
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# ? Sep 8, 2014 02:15 |
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And now at least TDS is taking another Monday off, according to their Twitter. Anyone know why?
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# ? Sep 8, 2014 23:35 |
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ClydeUmney posted:And now at least TDS is taking another Monday off, according to their Twitter. Anyone know why? Because who's going to stop them.
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# ? Sep 9, 2014 03:50 |
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Fair warning: Colbert has a new show tonight, so don't think you can totally blow off tonight.
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# ? Sep 9, 2014 03:53 |
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Jon is in Toronto with his movie and I guess they didn't want a guest host.
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# ? Sep 9, 2014 04:03 |
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YAHH STEPHEN!
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# ? Sep 9, 2014 04:35 |
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Uhh...was that a add for Koch Industries...On the Colbert Report?
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# ? Sep 9, 2014 04:49 |
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Seemed like Prescott Pharmaceuticals to me.
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# ? Sep 9, 2014 04:54 |
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BigRed0427 posted:Uhh...was that a add for Koch Industries...On the Colbert Report? I want to believe that this is an act of spite on the part of the Koch brothers.
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# ? Sep 9, 2014 05:51 |
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bobkatt013 posted:So its Richard the Third in modern day? Essentially yes. And after he finished his meteoric and underhanded rise to power. I expect it to come crashing down pretty much the same way. Although even Richard realizes that he's kind of a shithead. I don't think Frank is going to have that moment.
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# ? Sep 9, 2014 06:58 |
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hemophilia posted:House Of Cards is actually really good, and any excuse for Kevin Spacey to be on screen is fine with me. House Of Card's idea of Washington is silly as poo poo and the story is unbelievable, but it's a show where Kevin Spacey plays a power hungry southern sociopath who even takes breaks to talk at the audience, which adds a nice psychotic level to the whole thing, it's a fun show. You're not allowed to hate it. Frank Underwood is an interesting character, but he's no Mel Profitt.
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# ? Sep 9, 2014 08:57 |
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Cool Cherry Cream posted:Jon is in Toronto with his movie and I guess they didn't want a guest host. You know what, gently caress that poo poo. Jon does a great job but I don't think TDS should be some loving showcase for him. I remember the old "variety" type skits. Produce Pete, anyone? I'm glad they have some kind of rhythm etc, but there should be some kind of way to highlight the talents of the correspondents. Sam Bee and Jason Jones may be dead inside but what about J Willy? Klepper? Etc etc. They get short shriff.
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# ? Sep 9, 2014 12:30 |
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Geniasis posted:Essentially yes. And after he finished his meteoric and underhanded rise to power. I expect it to come crashing down pretty much the same way. Richard knew that from the very beginning and has a speech about how everyone treats him like poo poo he is going to be an evil bastard and kill everyone.
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# ? Sep 9, 2014 15:18 |
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YOu know, you can move to a more serious story with out a transition.
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# ? Sep 10, 2014 04:31 |
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Apple fanboys will give a standing ovation to a still image of a turd in a toilet bowl.
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# ? Sep 10, 2014 04:35 |
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Fell out of my chair laughing at Stephen's reaction to the Watch announcement, started rolling on the floor when he smashed his own
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# ? Sep 10, 2014 04:35 |
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Jesus Christ, Detroit.
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# ? Sep 10, 2014 04:46 |
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They should have let Larry Wilmore guest host so we all get a little preview of his new show.
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# ? Sep 10, 2014 06:07 |
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Somewhat relevant: Burn (2012). Edit: Figured I'd give this for more context IMDb posted:The city of Detroit, Michigan has been in severe decline in recent decades. Among the resulting problems is the dramatic rise of fires in a decaying urbanscape of abandoned buildings that seems to have no future. This film profiles the lives and trials of the personnel of the Detroit Fire Department, who are on the front line of this taxing battle. Facing constant emergencies in the face of shrinking budgets, the firefighters of Detroit are to determined to protect the city as best they can, whatever the cost. Terra-da-loo! fucked around with this message at 06:27 on Sep 10, 2014 |
# ? Sep 10, 2014 06:24 |
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Getting caught up from Monday. Watching Randal Monroe's interview on the Colbert Report. He is so much more incredibly awkward than I expected, somehow.
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# ? Sep 10, 2014 08:48 |
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# ? Sep 10, 2014 11:03 |
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Okay, time for some Dr. K. I look at him kind of like Hannibal Lecter in "Silence of the Lambs," because he's an evil mass murderer but he has some insights that are on the whole pretty useful. Also, I'm getting that political contributions app.
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# ? Sep 11, 2014 04:54 |
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Oh God we gotta pretend Kissinger isn't one of the most evil humans ever. Yaaay the bloodsoaked warmonger hates Twitter too let's cheer him yaaay.
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# ? Sep 11, 2014 04:55 |
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Tatum Girlparts posted:Oh God we gotta pretend Kissinger isn't one of the most evil humans ever. Don't focus on the evil, focus on the usefulness.
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# ? Sep 11, 2014 04:56 |
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Majorian posted:Don't focus on the evil, focus on the usefulness. He outlived his usefulness by a decade or so, he has no grasp of modern political realities. Ukraine needs to be a bridge, no one who knows the region would say that.
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# ? Sep 11, 2014 04:58 |
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Tatum Girlparts posted:He outlived his usefulness by a decade or so, he has no grasp of modern political realities. I do know the region, and while I don't think there's any chance of it being a bridge, I don't think he believes that either. I think that was a nice platitude meant to sweeten the bitter but true point that we can't make Ukraine an anti-Russian outpost. e: Plus let's face it, a famous political figure openly espousing Realist policies instead of Wilsonian Idealist ones? More of that PLEASE. Majorian fucked around with this message at 05:04 on Sep 11, 2014 |
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Majorian posted:I do know the region, and while I don't think there's any chance of it being a bridge, I don't think he believes that either. I think that was a nice platitude meant to sweeten the bitter but true point that we can't make Ukraine an anti-Russian outpost. The Ukraine doesn't want to be a bridge or an outpost, it mainly would love going one decade without Russia slipping their cock in its mouth when it's asleep. Using them as either is terrible and him thinking that's a platitude just furthers my point that he's a relic of ancient "it's US or the bad guys PICK ONE" schools.
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# ? Sep 11, 2014 05:05 |
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Tatum Girlparts posted:The Ukraine doesn't want to be a bridge or an outpost, it mainly would love going one decade without Russia slipping their cock in its mouth when it's asleep. Using them as either is terrible and him thinking that's a platitude just furthers my point that he's a relic of ancient "it's US or the bad guys PICK ONE" schools. Yeah, but Ukraine's not asking to be neutral - it's asking to join NATO, and Bush told them that we would let them in and protect them for all time, except now we're realizing we can't make good on that promise. e: To be fair, though, he's old as poo poo and I haven't read anything he's written in the last few decades, so you're probably right - he's probably outlived his usefulness. Majorian fucked around with this message at 05:11 on Sep 11, 2014 |
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Yes, they want to be protected from further nocturnal Russian mouth sex. Them as NATO members wouldn't be an outpost, they'd actually have a purpose beyond behind the eastern canary in the coal mine like they are now. The last time they were a bridge to Russia there was a genocidal level famine. It's super hosed we promised that without intending to back it up, leaving them as a bridge so we can go "whoops Ukraine is being hosed up, looks like Russia feels saucy" and chill in the NATO clubhouse is basically the most evil response though. Edit: sorry if I sound angry, I'm not, I just kinda hate Kissinger being trotted out and colbert giving him a big sloppy kiss really tweaked a nerve.
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# ? Sep 11, 2014 05:13 |
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Trump does have a point. The Trump Taj is a dank, depressing dump. However, it fits the Trump image perfectly.
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# ? Sep 11, 2014 05:17 |
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Tatum Girlparts posted:Yes, they want to be protected from further nocturnal Russian mouth sex. Them as NATO members wouldn't be an outpost, they'd actually have a purpose beyond behind the eastern canary in the coal mine like they are now. The last time they were a bridge to Russia there was a genocidal level famine. It's super hosed we promised that without intending to back it up, leaving them as a bridge so we can go "whoops Ukraine is being hosed up, looks like Russia feels saucy" and chill in the NATO clubhouse is basically the most evil response though. I don't know, I think the most evil response would be turning them into a no-man's land in a proxy war between pro-West and pro-Moscow factions. e: And yes, I realize Putin has helped make this a reality, I just think we shouldn't help him make it even more of one. quote:Edit: sorry if I sound angry, I'm not, I just kinda hate Kissinger being trotted out and colbert giving him a big sloppy kiss really tweaked a nerve. You have every right to be, dude's a war criminal. I just tend to think of him as like a Nazi scientist who defected near the end of WWII and now works for us. Mr. Fowl posted:Trump does have a point. The Trump Taj is a dank, depressing dump. However, it fits the Trump image perfectly. I don't think you needed to put "however" in there. Majorian fucked around with this message at 05:26 on Sep 11, 2014 |
# ? Sep 11, 2014 05:17 |
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That app looks stupid. It confuses cause and effect. You shouldn't support a politician if they're backed by a certain industry; not the other way around. It's 2004-levels of culture war stupidity.
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# ? Sep 11, 2014 15:36 |
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Echo Chamber posted:That app looks stupid. If a product is made by Koch Industries, I kind of want to know, because I don't want those shitbags to get a cent of my money. I hope they both die completely destitute, because they are some of the worst people this country has ever produced. e: Also, boycotts of sponsors of shows like Rush Limbaugh's have worked pretty well in the not-too-distant past.
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# ? Sep 11, 2014 16:38 |
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Yeah but it emphasizes the party of the political donations rather than general assholeness of the product's company. There's just way too many lovely Democratic officeholders in the NY/NJ area that it really doesn't matter too much that donations to them get marked as blue. Just look at Cuomo for one example. There probably already is a "politician scanner". Open secrets has an app, but having a "party scanner" makes it a "cute political tidbit" that CNN eats up.
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# ? Sep 11, 2014 16:51 |
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Echo Chamber posted:Yeah but it emphasizes the party of the political donations rather than general assholeness of the product's company. I'm sure there is a politician scanner too, but I'm glad at least something along these lines is hitting mainstream media attention. If it spurs people to dig deeper into where their money is actually going, in terms of political contributions, I can only see that as a good thing.
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# ? Sep 11, 2014 17:21 |
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gently caress Kissinger. Colbert should have just spent the time breaking charachter and listing all the hosed up poo poo he's been on the committee for. I am going to say gently caress again.
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# ? Sep 12, 2014 00:32 |