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Replaced_Texan 04-28-2011 04:50 PM
My God, you are an idiot.
 
It's yours.

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy 04-28-2011 04:51 PM
Re: Name it Cletus
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 452087)
It's yours.
Why does God hate the south?

I hope you've stayed out of the storms.

Cletus Miller 04-28-2011 04:57 PM
Re: Name it Cletus
 
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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 452088)
Why does God hate the south?

I hope you've stayed out of the storms.
Texas is Texas, not the South. The South should consider itself privileged to be associated with Texas.

RT: "My God, you are an idiot."

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy 04-28-2011 05:19 PM
Re: Name it Cletus
 
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Originally Posted by Cletus Miller (Post 452089)
Texas is Texas, not the South. The South should consider itself privileged to be associated with Texas.

RT: "My God, you are an idiot."
So why does God hate both Texas and the South?

Cause it appears she does.

Replaced_Texan 04-28-2011 05:19 PM
Re: Name it Cletus
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 452088)
Why does God hate the south?

I hope you've stayed out of the storms.
Are you crazy? We're just out of the official three days prayer for rain, and no luck south of Dallas thus far.

Quote:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICK PERRY, Governor of Texas, under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Texas, do hereby proclaim the three-day period from Friday, April 22, 2011, to Sunday, April 24, 2011, as Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas. I urge Texans of all faiths and traditions to offer prayers on that day for the healing of our land, the rebuilding of our communities and the restoration of our normal and robust way of life.
Usually I'm first to make fun of this sort of thing, but this is the worst drought since 1864*, so I added my own plea to the heavens. My guess is that some idiots weren't specific enough in their entreaty to the allmighty (one word or two?)and they ended up sending tornadoes to Mississippi and Alabama instead.


*My mother was impressed that they kept track of this sort of thing during the Civil War. I pointed out that most people in Texas probably cared more about the rain than the war.

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy 04-28-2011 05:24 PM
Re: Name it Cletus
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 452091)
Are you crazy? We're just out of the official three days prayer for rain, and no luck south of Dallas thus far.



Usually I'm first to make fun of this sort of thing, but this is the worst drought since 1864*, so I added my own plea to the heavens. My guess is that some idiots weren't specific enough in their entreaty to the allmighty (one word or two?)and they ended up sending tornadoes to Mississippi and Alabama instead.


*My mother was impressed that they kept track of this sort of thing during the Civil War. I pointed out that most people in Texas probably cared more about the rain than the war.
So first she plagues you with draught, then the storms?

I think the Almighty is one word with a single "l". You'd think she'd have better spelling.

Nice tunes.

I think the problem may be Perry should have faced Mecca when praying.

Cletus Miller 04-28-2011 05:25 PM
Re: Name it Cletus
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 452090)
So why does God hate both Texas and the South?

Cause it appears she does.
Dunno, but it appears that Tornado Alley is just a marketing gimmick:

Link

Replaced_Texan 04-28-2011 05:28 PM
Re: Name it Cletus
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 452092)
So first she plagues you with draught, then the storms?

I think the Almighty is one word with a single "l". You'd think she'd have better spelling.

Nice tunes.

I think the problem may be Perry should have faced Mecca when praying.

I haven't seen a storm since November. I'm not the one she's pissed off at via storm.

Hank Chinaski 04-28-2011 05:31 PM
Re: Name it Cletus
 
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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 452094)
I haven't seen a storm since November. I'm not the one she's pissed off at via storm.
I was just on the metrolink at SL airport and saw NO damage. These storm reports may just be a fabrication of the VRWC to lower obama's approval ratings.

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy 04-28-2011 05:37 PM
Re: Name it Cletus
 
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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 452094)
I haven't seen a storm since November. I'm not the one she's pissed off at via storm.
Yeah, well, I understand she's also sending in the armadillos. Be careful down there.

Replaced_Texan 04-28-2011 05:44 PM
Re: Name it Cletus
 
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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 452097)
Yeah, well, I understand she's also sending in the armadillos. Be careful down there.
aka Texas Speed bump.

There are a few that live under the house at the ranch. They're really cute, and only come out at night.

Tyrone Slothrop 04-28-2011 05:51 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 452087)
It's yours.
Thanks, RT.

Fugee 04-28-2011 06:31 PM
Re: Name it Cletus
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 452098)
aka Texas Speed bump.

There are a few that live under the house at the ranch. They're really cute, and only come out at night.
Don't touch them.

ETA: Best name ever for a politics board.

LessinSF 04-28-2011 06:54 PM
Re: Name it Cletus
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 452098)
aka Texas Speed bump.

There are a few that live under the house at the ranch. They're really cute, and only come out at night.
Good eating too, if prepared right.

Penske 2.0 04-29-2011 01:54 AM
Re: Name it Cletus
 
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Originally Posted by Fugee (Post 452102)
Don't touch them.

ETA: Best name ever for a politics board.
I wasn't clear on one point, can this ailment be sexually transmitted? Does safety sex help?

Fugee 04-29-2011 09:32 AM
Re: Name it Cletus
 
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Originally Posted by Penske 2.0 (Post 452111)
I wasn't clear on one point, can this ailment be sexually transmitted? Does safety sex help?
I don't think there is such a thing as safety sex with armadillos. :eek:

Adder 04-29-2011 10:05 AM
Re: Name it Cletus
 
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Originally Posted by Fugee (Post 452116)
I don't think there is such a thing as safety sex with armadillos. :eek:
I'm a bit surprised that you are the leading expert in armadillo sex around here. Kinky. :D

Tyrone Slothrop 04-29-2011 02:54 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/wp-cont...wchart-ced.png

Hank Chinaski 04-29-2011 03:18 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 452132)
I'm walking through this with Dan Rather's memos, but it doesn't flow.....

LessinSF 04-29-2011 05:01 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
Gotta love that new, more transparent White House. Assholes.

Adder 04-29-2011 05:08 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by LessinSF (Post 452142)
Gotta love that new, more transparent White House. Assholes.
Dumb assholes too if they can't see how their actions will only make things "worse" from their perspective.

Tyrone Slothrop 04-29-2011 05:55 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by Adder (Post 452145)
Dumb assholes too if they can't see how their actions will only make things "worse" from their perspective.
More, FWIW. I post this to repeat the last lines, which well captures the true priorities of the Washington press corps:

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The White House Correspondents Association, which oversees the pool rotation among news outlets staffed in Washington D.C., is expected to take up the issue of multimedia coverage from print pool reporters at its next meeting since the topic has come up more as "print" reporters incorporate photos and video in their daily work.

As for the Chronicle-White House war of words, USA Today reporter and WHCA president David Jackson told The Huffington Post that he plans on talking to people on both sides “next week and try to resolve this.”

Jackson, however, has a lot on his plate with his organization’s annual star-studded dinner taking place Saturday night. "Right now -- I'm embarrassed to say -- I'm too busy with the dinner planning to devote full attention to this issue," he said.
eta: White House looks better here:

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Yesterday, Mr. Ward Bushee and I had a telephone conversation about the decision by a San Francisco Chronicle reporter to violate the coverage rules that she - and every other media outlet - had agreed to prior to participating in a print pool only event last week in San Francisco.

I explained to Mr. Bushee that it was not acceptable, nor fair to other media outlets, for a reporter to simply decide, after the fact, that she didn't feel she had to abide by the rules she had agreed to. In response, Mr. Bushee kept saying that he "disagreed" with me.

It would be more than fine and appropriate to have a discussion about the rules governing pool-only events and how they might be adjusted to account for changes in the media. In fact, that is a discussion the White House Press office has on a regular basis with the leadership of the White House Correspondents Association. What is not appropriate is for one organization to decide that its editors and reporters are under no obligation to honor their word. By Mr. Bushee's standard, it would be okay with him if one of his reporters promised a source that a conversation was off the record -- and then decided that such an agreement was inconvenient and published that conversation on the record.

In my 21 years as a reporter, that is not an ethical standard any editor of mine would have set, or tolerated.

I did not threaten to ban Chronicle reporters from covering all Presidential events. What I told Mr. Bushee is that if he did not think reporters for the Chronicle needed to abide by the same pool rules as any other outlet, they would not be welcome to participate in future pools. If they are willing to honor the rules that other news organizations honor, they are welcome. That of course applies to the local-press pools that the Press Office puts together. It is up to the Correspondents Association to decide whether to admit the Chronicle to travel- and in-town pools.

Tyrone Slothrop 04-29-2011 06:43 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt...x465-49073.jpg

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy 04-29-2011 06:50 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 452151)
There are really just three sitcoms I can bear without my stomach turning. Two are high turnout reds on that chart and one is missing altogether. Am I really who I think I am?

Replaced_Texan 04-29-2011 07:06 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 452153)
There are really just three sitcoms I can bear without my stomach turning. Two are high turnout reds on that chart and one is missing altogether. Am I really who I think I am?
I watch Fringe and Chuck, and that's about it for network.

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy 04-29-2011 07:12 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 452154)
I watch Fringe and Chuck, and that's about it for network.
I don't even know who or what those are. Mine are the mentalist and big bang theory.

I also watch Castle, which isn't on there, which one of my daughters just loves.

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy 04-29-2011 07:16 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 452147)
eta: White House looks better here:
I don't know. Asking reporters to behave like adults is kind of living in fantasy land.

With a few exceptions for whom it is religion (thank you, NYT), the only reason most reporters don't change their view on keeping someone on background is because no one will talk to them if they don't. Clearly, these guys think they can force the rules change by just ignoring the rules. It might work.

Hank Chinaski 04-29-2011 07:25 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 452153)
There are really just three sitcoms I can bear without my stomach turning. Two are high turnout reds on that chart and one is missing altogether. Am I really who I think I am?
what does "turnout" mean? High turnout means someone who almost always votes? and I don't understand what the other axis means either.

LessinSF 04-29-2011 07:58 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 452147)
eta: White House looks better here:
But, according to the Chron, they are lying sacks of shit. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/...entry_id=87978

Adder 04-29-2011 08:20 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 452147)
eta: White House looks better
It does? I'd summarize the incident thusly: (1) report goes to boring-ass event on assumption that it will indeed be boring, and agrees to rules according that expectation, (2) event proves more newsworthy than expected, so reporter shoots video, (3) paper agrees more newsworthy than expected and runs video, (4) White House whines, "no fair!" and threatens to limit access.

Rules or no, that isn't a good image for the White House.

Adder 04-29-2011 08:23 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 452153)
There are really just three sitcoms I can bear without my stomach turning. Two are high turnout reds on that chart and one is missing altogether. Am I really who I think I am?
Big Bang Theory skews R?? Who woulda thunk.

Sidd Finch 04-29-2011 08:27 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 452153)
There are really just three sitcoms I can bear without my stomach turning. Two are high turnout reds on that chart and one is missing altogether. Am I really who I think I am?
None of the shows I watch, except Sunday Night Football, are on that chart.

I would guess that Top Chef trends blue, while the Showtime shows (Weeds, Nurse Jackie, and Shameless) trend very blue, and The Ultimate Fighter trends very red.

Sidd Finch 04-29-2011 08:28 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by Adder (Post 452161)
Big Bang Theory skews R?? Who woulda thunk.
Rs probably like watching something intentionally fictional with that title. Someone should release a sitcom titled "Evolution." They'd sell a shit-ton of ad space to Krispy Kreme and John Deere.

Gattigap 04-29-2011 09:51 PM
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Someone needs to explain why Wife Swap trends so blue.

I've been to the red states, you don't tell me this shit don't happen there.

Hank Chinaski 04-29-2011 10:42 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch (Post 452164)
Rs probably like watching something intentionally fictional with that title. Someone should release a sitcom titled "Evolution." They'd sell a shit-ton of ad space to Krispy Kreme and John Deere.
wanna takes a side bet on whether D's or R's have a higher incident of obesity?

Someone explain the y (vertical) axis to me please, and the numbers on the other. I really don't get it.

Tyrone Slothrop 04-30-2011 01:32 AM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by LessinSF (Post 452158)
But, according to the Chron, they are lying sacks of shit. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/...entry_id=87978
And vice versa.

No one in the pool uses video. She wants to use video, and the video she took was posted at the Chronicle instead of shared with the pool. Sounds like she's not in the pool until she lives by the rules everyone else lives by.

LessinSF 04-30-2011 06:17 AM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 452168)
And vice versa.

No one in the pool uses video. She wants to use video, and the video she took was posted at the Chronicle instead of shared with the pool. Sounds like she's not in the pool until she lives by the rules everyone else lives by.
And if Squeaky Fromme showed up, she should take notes.

Tyrone Slothrop 04-30-2011 12:27 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by LessinSF (Post 452170)
And if Squeaky Fromme showed up, she should take notes.
It's not like that pool is open to whoever shows up. The idea is that only a few reporters are in the pool and then share their work with all the others.

Hank Chinaski 04-30-2011 01:35 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 452168)
And vice versa.

No one in the pool uses video. She wants to use video, and the video she took was posted at the Chronicle instead of shared with the pool. Sounds like she's not in the pool until she lives by the rules everyone else lives by.
is he going to kick her out? sounds like he should. Or will this be another "I'll close Gitmo and bring manufacturing jobs back to the midwest" kind of thing?

Adder 04-30-2011 03:16 PM
Re: My God, you are an idiot.
 
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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 452174)
It's not like that pool is open to whoever shows up. The idea is that only a few reporters are in the pool and then share their work with all the others.
I had not understood the White House to be complaining about her failure to share.


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