Election 2010: Teabaggin' the Ds & Rs

[Adder]

Originally Posted by Cletus Miller

Adder might get some?

Um. I'm kinda picky, actually.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Adder

Um. I'm kinda picky, actually.

"picky" requires getting enough that one has the luxury of passing on low quality opportunities. What you are is "self inflated"; maybe delusional.

[Adder]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

"picky" requires getting enough that one has the luxury of passing on low quality opportunities. What you are is "self inflated"; maybe delusional.

Hey! This time it's arguably constructive criticism! Way to go!

[Cletus Miller]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

"picky" requires getting enough that one has the luxury of passing on low quality opportunities. What you are is "self inflated"; maybe delusional.

Heh, you said that Adder "self inflates".

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Cletus Miller

Heh, you said that Adder "self inflates".

For anyone planning teaching aids- original def

(not really but it could have been)

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Good times in Congress:

During the reading of Article II, Section I of the Constitution -- the clause that requires the president of the United States to be a "natural born citizen," an unidentified woman in the gallery screamed "Except Obama! Except Obama!" Politico's Marin Cogan adds that the woman yelled, "Help us, Jesus!" She was removed immediately.

UPDATE: I'm told that the woman who made the disruption was Theresa Cao, a birther activist and supporter of court-martialed birther Lt. Col. Terry Lakin. On December 16, she told WorldNetDaily that she was "taking his message to the White House and Congress." She maintains a blog here and a Facebook page here.

Weigel

[Penske 2.0]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

Alas, no. Apparently having a baby and breastfeading while Senator is olde news. The focus was on the 9/11 responders bill (a mutual love fest between the two of them - I felt like a third wheel) and filibuster reform.

I saw it. she's super cute-can you get to join us at dinner?

;but John Stewart was creepy. Lettermanesque. After watching it, I imagine its only a matter of time before his dysfunctional conduct behind the scenes becomes public.

[Penske 2.0]

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

I do, but I'm missing the relevance of that fact to this discussion.

This line of posting runs the risk of discrediting your usual level of qualitative contributions.

[Penske 2.0]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

Good times in Congress:



Weigel

First Amendment in action, no?

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Penske 2.0

I saw it. she's super cute-can you get to join us at dinner?

;but John Stewart was creepy. Lettermanesque. After watching it, I imagine its only a matter of time before his dysfunctional conduct behind the scenes becomes public.

I think the last guest Stewart had on the show whom he just wanted to dive across the table and jump was Carville. He can't handle it.

I don't think she's in Boston that day. The last time she was, I got a cute little text message asking if I had time to hook up with her while she was in town. Really.

[Penske 2.0]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

I think the last guest Stewart had on the show whom he just wanted to dive across the table and jump was Carville. He can't handle it.
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Is he bi? Nttawwt.... If he was, in a platonic way I would note that he could do better than Carville. On 4 separate occassions I have had the pleasure of being seated at an adjacent table to Carville in a restaurant* and he's an unattractive dude; although, back in the day I worked with his wife for while and she's an unattractive dude too.

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

I don't think she's in Boston that day. The last time she was, I got a cute little text message asking if I had time to hook up with her while she was in town. Really.

Do you have sext pics?


* does this seem like an odd coincidence (especially given that we don't live in the same place)? Could he be stalking me?

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by Penske 2.0

First Amendment in action, no?

I'm not sure you get to have free speech rights in the loony bin.

eta: Here's her blog.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

You asked about the "class split" I talked about yesterday. Here ya go: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_census_poverty

[Adder]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

You asked about the "class split" I talked about yesterday. Here ya go: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_census_poverty

I would presume that you mainly agree with this, although it seems to contain a massive glaring error that you would not have made.

[Cletus Miller]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

You asked about the "class split" I talked about yesterday. Here ya go: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_census_poverty

From the article:

"Economists have long criticized the official poverty measure as inadequate because it only includes pretax cash income and does not account for medical, transportation and work expenses."

Why not account for education, cell phones and cable tv, too? And, can someone buy a too expensive car, and too expensive "work" clothing and then be deemed to be in poverty?

Seems like a change based on politics, rather than actual mis-measurement. If it were to be a line *solely* for food assistance eligibility, that's a different story, but that's not how it gets used.