Originally Posted by Adder (Post 385530)

Sure, Sebby wouldn't go for the gun part. But the nonsensical outrage at a really minor thing that symbolizes for him the greater intrusion of oppressive big government? Totally Sebby. Or Hank Hill.

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 385554)

Am I an out of touch elitist lace curtain Irish Republican

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 385555)

I don't think I have ever said that about you.



I wouldn't say that either. The Hank Hill thing is actually quite specific, as I always associate the episode in which he revolts against the low flow toilet with you. I'm not entirely sure why.

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 385554)

On the Hank Hill thing, make up your mind. Am I an out of touch elitist lace curtain Irish Republican or am I a crazy rube? Not that they're necessarily incompatible... But, as far as generalizations go, they're not exactly complimentary either.

Originally Posted by sgtclub (Post 385556)

Why does the world still hate us now that the evil W is gone?

Originally Posted by Gattigap (Post 385516)

After Colbert's explanation of Glenn Beck, I'm totally signing up for http://www.the1031project.com/

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 385499)

Oh, fucking STP. Read on... I agree with him. Stop going for the lowest hanging fruit. The fact is, our govt did a shitty thing here. Granted, it was done to a shitty guy, so I don't feel too bad, but that doesn't undo the fact that this thing smells. And this shit happens all the time (God only knows how many defendants without Ted Stevens' profile and resources never learn about the misconduct in their prosecutions). The bottom line is our adversarial system doesn't work. It doesn't work for the poor who can't afford to bring out all the stops in their defenses, incentivizes selective prosecutions, forces prosecutors to go balls to the wall on cases that ought to be settled due to the ambitions of those above them and it gives the taxpayer convictions worth about 1/10th of the value of the money spent on them. We need to overhaul it, systemically.

Originally Posted by sgtclub (Post 385556)

Why does the world still hate us now that the evil W is gone?

Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) (Post 385564)

Because we teased them with a taste of the wealth that capitalism could bring, and then pulled the rug out from under them?

ETA: I think these protesters are of the same ilk that have been interrupting G7 and World Bank meetings for years--it's an opportunity to pitch their case to important world leaders.

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 385530)

Sure, Sebby wouldn't go for the gun part. But the nonsensical outrage at a really minor thing that symbolizes for him the greater intrusion of oppressive big government? Totally Sebby. Or Hank Hill.

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch (Post 385573)

2 re: the protestors. These are the same sort of people who were marching outside both the R and D conventions (though when they did the former, Slave characterized them as mainstream Democrats)

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 385553)

times is tough- we hire a file clerk/college kid for less that 30 hrs. no Health care, dad's policy still, then that policy went away, so we have a kid whom we only hired for a low cost position asking if we can give HC. the position wouldn't make sense if that were required. but here is this kid asking-

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 385579)

These assholes destroyed Seattle in 1999: a city that was friendly to them while they had a relatively friendly administration in power here. After they got the taste for violence, they've been cutting a path of broken glass and used bandanas across the world every time any economic summit happens.

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 385554)

On the Hank Hill thing, make up your mind. Am I an out of touch elitist lace curtain Irish Republican or am I a crazy rube? Not that they're necessarily incompatible... But, as far as generalizations go, they're not exactly complimentary either.