Municipal employees got pwned

Seriously, pay attention to who you're talking to when you're wasting taxpayer money.

Some attendees at the 87th annual Colorado Municipal League Conference were in seminars such as "Natural Disasters: Preparation and Response," put on by the Evans city manager, and "Do as I Say and as I Do: Making Municipal Facilities Energy Efficient,"put on by an architect and a Lafayette council member.

"No one can say this is a junket," said Sam Mamet, executive director of the Colorado Municipal League. "This is a quality conference, and people recognize it as such."

But a reporter, producer and photographer from 9News who visited the conference Thursday found plenty of municipal officials who had decided to forgo the panel on "Maintaining Your Infrastructure in a Tight Economy" and instead hang out in the halls and lobby.

Unaware she was speaking to a reporter and being taped, Glendale City Council member LuVerne Davenport said the city brought six people to the conference so they could rotate through the panels and no one would have to go to all of them.

So what do they do when they are not in the seminars?

"We goof off," Davenport said.

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Where Is Moron Pundit?

Utah.  Vacation. 

Not missing Milwaukee.

Apparently, I am missing some amazing developments around the world.

Is North Korea seriously going to shoot a missile at Hawaii?   Is Obama seriously such a bitch that he doesn't openly mention the end of North Korea if that is the case? 

Also, GO Iranian protesters.  Too bad nothing will come of it. 

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Major GOP gladhander arrested for money laundering

I have no idea if Dan Tang is actually a Republican, but he sure likes to hang with 'em. And now he's been arrested for money laundering.

Tang's ads for years have bragged that his restaurant is where George Bush goes for Chinese food. His website is down, but there are still many many articles proclaiming GOP love for Heaven Dragon's Chinese cuisine.

Funny thing is, despite living relatively close to Heaven Dragon, I've never eaten there.  I even lived two blocks from it for a while. Strip mall Chinese just doesn't do that much for me.  I'd heard rumors to the effect that they served dog there, and that the owner was a drug dealer, but I'd dismissed them as neighborhood craziness. 

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Science PWNS Jenny McCarthy Yet Again

Seriously, toots, just stick to taking your clothes off for money, and leave the science to , OMG, scientists, we'd all be happier.

In Sweden, the 15,000-strong Somali community calls autism "the Swedish disease," says Elisabeth Fernell, a researcher at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and a co-author of the study.

In Minnesota, where there are an estimated 60,000 Somali immigrants, the situation was quite similar: There, health officials noted reports of autism among Somali refugees, who began arriving in 1993, comparable to those found in Sweden. Within several years of arrival, dozens of the Somali families whose children were born in the U.S. found themselves grappling with autism, says Huda Farah, a Somali-born molecular biologist who works on refugee resettlement issues with Minnesota health officials. The number of Somali children in the city's autism programs jumped from zero in 1999 to 43 in 2007, says Ann Fox, director of special education programs for Minneapolis schools. The number of Somali-speaking children in the Minneapolis school district increased from 1,773 to 2,029 during the same period.

Oh, and I wonder if Oprah still wants to greenlight a show for this imbecile.

 

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Nationalize and I'll leave medicine

...says Dr. Sanity.  She makes a good point in this statement,

Let me be clear. I don't believe that people have a "right" to health care; because, what advocating such a "right" basically means is that you believe you have a "right" to my mind; you have a "right" to my professional competence; i.e., you have a "right" to enslave me.

Which is the perfect way to describe socialist medicine, and socialism in general.

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Wow! The MSM Finally Finds Some Far Left People

Needless to say, it's a group unhappy with him.

Obviously, had a Conservative outlet done this, you can guess the cries of bigotry that would erupt.

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A Message To Babs Boxer

Fuck you.

"Could you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am?' It's just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title. I'd appreciate it."

--Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) to Brigadier General Michael Walsh during Senate hearing Tuesday, when he the general repeatedly said, "Yes, ma'am," and "No, ma'am," when answering Boxer's questions at hearing she chaired on New Orleans' levee system.

Can't hear me? Maybe some sign language might help.

*as an aside, and wildly OT, that photo is the best thing a Rockefeller Republican ever did. And it can be used to represent the RINO view of the Conservatives. But I digress.

 

 

 

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Eddiebear, how could you miss this?

Happy Shaken Not Stirred Day!

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Happy Sushi Day!

Yay!

 

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Nice Video From Iran

My only beef? It appears as though some guy is wearing a Steelers Jersey in the beginning.

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Get yer free stuff

Since I'm sure the reason some of you haven't joined the bone marrow registry is that you keep spending the fifty bucks it costs to register on Val-U-Rite instead of on the registration fee, and not because you find the idea of getting a giant needle jammed into your hip and puncturing your hip bone horrifying, I thought I'd let you in on some information.

Bone marrow registration is free from now until June 22, or until they run out of funding for free registrations.  Anyone who registers will get a free tour of the Department of Hotassery and Stompy Boots from alexthechick after MP takes office.

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"So sad"

I'd like to dedicate the following song to John Aravosis:

"Well, isn't that...what friends are for?"

I'll leave Mr. Aravosis with something else that...well, it just works.  It's below the fold...
more...

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This is why you don't fall asleep in foreign tattoo parlors

If you take a look at the tattoo artist, you won't be surprised at the outcome.

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Yet Another Reason To Love Rollercoasters

You're welcome.

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It must be chilly in hell today

I can't believe I'm about to write this, but [sigh] the ACLU is right and the Department of Defense is dead wrong on this. 

Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go take a shower.

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Don'cha

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The stuff of Anya's nightmares

From the Chicago Tribune, via @RWSparkle

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Something else that's probably banned by NetNanny

The cover for L4D2 had to be changed as it was too disturbing.  I personally think they lost something with the new cover.

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Today's Dose Of Media Love For Obama

Flyswatter edition.

 

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Today's Dose Of Stupid

Courtesy of the O-Care Bill Clusterfuck.

Democrats on three House panels continue to meet privately to seek consensus on a single plan. Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee said they were trying to decide whether to finance coverage of the uninsured with one broad-based tax, like the value-added tax, or a combination of smaller taxes.

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