It's so nice of them to make a movie just for me

Finally! A movie even more awesome than Shark Attack 3: Megalodon. And I bet you thought that wasn't possible.

Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus

So getting this.

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We're no strangers to robo-calls...

Heh. This is pretty awesome:

"I thought, if you get a bunch of people together, you could blow up their voice-mail boxes," says Mr. Silveira.

I wish you the best of luck, man. Seriously, how awesome would it be if you could press 2 to send these assholes straight to the everlasting torment of demons and hellfire?

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Jon Stewart May Have Another CNBCer In His Crosshairs Soon

I mean, how can Maria Bartiromo be allowed to get away with this?

 

BARTIROMO: Well, workers are being affected, however, I'm trying to get at the point of why we have these troubled...

TASINI: We have the biggest gap between rich and poor that we've ever had in probably a hundred years. Productivity in the last 30 years has skyrocketed, and workers have gotten not benefited, that is the definition of class warfare.

BARTIROMO: Steve, what do you say to that?

MALANGA: Well, the first thing I say to that is all you have to do is look around us. We live in a country now where the average number of families has two cars, three televisions, air conditioning is standard in most houses. The idea that you just look at income and say, "Oh my God, income hasn't increased, therefore people are falling behind," the standard of living of the average American today is far, far ahead of the standard of living of the average American living in the 1960s, and the 1930s.

BARTIROMO: Meanwhile, the unions have their benefits. That's the point that I just made about people, you know, we're paying for benefits, we're paying salaries for people who are no longer on the assembly line. I mean, look, it's just not, you know, having a job for life is not a concept that I understand, because, you know, at some point, you're not getting paid for life. It's just, maybe you do in Europe, that's a socialist concept.

TASINI: Well, you just, I mean you're just throwing around the word socialist concept, I mean Europe bashing...

BARTIROMO: Who's throwing it around?

TASINI: Well, I actually think we could learn a lot from the way Europe treats its...

BARTIROMO: So, you want us to go the European way?

TASINI: For example, there was just a great piece in the New York Times about Norway, and explaining how it has actually expanded its coverage and protection of people. I would argue that people in Norway probably live a better standard of living than most people in this, than many people in this country.

BARTIROMO: Well, the economies of Europe have been in the dumps for, for years, even before this economic slowdown even started. You think that, you think the socialist measures have anything to do with that?

TASINI: Well, what I found interesting is both Steven and both you have ignored the two points that I've made which is that we have the greatest inequality that we've had in the last hundred years, and the most important point I tried to make was productivity. Productivity in the last 30 year is soaring. That means...

BARTIROMO: But what is redistribution of wealth going to do for productivity? What is, what is the idea of the American dream, of working hard and achieving something, and knowing that all, you know, half your wealth is going to someone who didn't do that? What is that going to do to productivity is my question.

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Alex, You Owe Me Big Time For This One

You're welcome.

 

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The perfect shirt...

...for your next stupid redneck "teabagging" protest:



Unfortunately, yeah, it's racist.  One way or another. Don't bother to ask why.

In fact, go ahead and ask.  The fact that you don't know...well, perhaps I've said too much.  You nation of cowards.

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McCain's Daughter Gets One Right

Wow. I am shocked.

Putting it bluntly, we’ve done a disservice to our violence problems by making the political argument about guns instead of whatever causes people to be violent in the first place. Anger, alcohol, drugs, economic hopelessness, reckless driving—they can all precipitate tragedy. Simply removing guns from the equation does not solve the larger problem. Worse, it gives the wrong impression about what can and should be done to help those who are troubled. The real solution to preventing gun violence is not taking away the tools, but tackling its causes: poverty, inadequate health care, mental illness, joblessness, inadequate housing, and poor education. Desperate people will make anything a weapon. We need to eliminate desperation, not guns.

So, yes, the girl who wants to legalize gay marriage and thinks the GOP is out of touch with progressive-minded Republicans is fiercely protective of her Second Amendment rights and finds it empowering, especially as a woman, to fire off a few rounds and get closer and closer to the desired target. This is one issue where I’m red through-and-through. Last year, I heard Marcus Luttrell, author of Lone Survivor, speak at the NRA Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. His story—Luttrell was awarded the Navy Cross for his courage during a devastating firefight in 2005 that left him the only survivor of his SEAL team in eastern Afghanistan—was moving and inspiring beyond words. Besides, you can’t miss the NRA billboards as you drive around Phoenix these days. How could I not be pumped?

I find myself trying to explain to my Democrat friends—and a few Republican ones—why I remain a Republican and what I love about this party. I also feel like I am always trying to bridge the divide between red and blue, conservative and liberal, Democrat and Republican. This seems as good as any other place to begin. Gun control has become one of those "Republican issues" that the left has demonized as much as the right has demonized gay marriage. In fact, the Democratic Party is guilty of politicizing the issue to where it’s almost unrecognizable in public discourse. It's no longer about a fundamental American right of responsible, trained, and law-abiding citizens. It's about Us vs. Them. Blood-thirsty, violence-loving hicks vs. straight-laced, normal, thinking urban white-collar workers. That's wrong. The NRA is about upholding Second Amendment rights and teaching people to be responsible with those freedoms. I’m a proud supporter.

The sooner we concentrate on the real problems that lead to gun violence and not the guns, we'll get closer to saving lives and keeping our nation safer. Do I own a gun? No. I don't feel I'm skilled enough yet to keep one safely in my possession. But that doesn't mean someday I won't own one. Or several.

I wonder how many Cocktail Parties will cross her off the A-List now.

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Yes, I'm being ADD girl tonight

Add to that the utter depressingness of the world right now and that means all y'all are getting subjected to random posts of pr0n.

Next up:



I would look great riding bitch on that that.  Just sayin'. 

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I am in love

Seriously.  Majorly in love. 

This is pure art.  Below the cut for moderately NSFWness.


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Things that I like

After the past 2 years spent unemployed or at horrible jobs, it is my distinct pleasure to announced that today I:

1) Rode in a chauffeured car.
2) Hung out in the Fox News Channel green room.
3) Saw Amanda Carpenter and Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY).
4) Talked to Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and Andrew Breitbart.

Fun times.  And I still have the Lost season finale to look forward to.

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See there is good in the world

Paramedic cares for pets until man recovers from coma

With all the horrible news and all the gloom and doom, it's good to remember there are wonderful people in the world.

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this made me snort coffee out my nose

Which really really hurts btw

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More Barry photos

No, not that Barry, Barry in CO, who knows a thing or two about snappin' purty photos.  No, seriously, check these out.  Alice and Barry could put together a nice CO-based photoblog.

Few more.

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What he said

If you haven't seen it, Mike at Cold Fury put up an awesome rant yesterday.  Well worth a read, but be forewarned, it contains some salty language.

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God I love these stories

Startled burglar pleads for life

Personal favorite part of this article?

"As Stucky described it: “Then he started screaming like a little scared girl, 'Please don’t shoot me, please don’t shoot.’"

The picture with this is fab as well.

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Palin Vs Dipshits Filing Complaints: Who Ya Got?

Well, Gov. Palin's win/loss record in this arena must be about 872-0, as another complaint was tossed out.

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Shoeblogging? Really?

Yeah, just this once.  Because happiness is a new pair of these:



The only major chain around here doesn't carry half sizes anymore, so I had to order them from Amazon.  Gotta love that new Chucks smell.

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The most amazing story you'll read all week

Seriously, just go watch the video.

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Oh Alex......

Here's a story right up your alley.

"They should say we're an honourable profession and we don't want to be portrayed that way," he said. "We don't want to look like insane people."

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Who Said Small Town Politics Was Dull?

Not so in Northeastern PA. Why is it I have the sneaking suspicion of some of our esteemed contributors or fellow Morons could have been this person?

Long, rambling, sometimes incoherent messages have routinely been forwarded from Griffin to dozens of people both on and off the commission.

"Don't you dare waste my time with your (expletive) you lying cheating son of a (expletive), sneaky back door (expletive) nut (expletive) sucker." Griffin wrote to one recipient.

In another e-mail sent to multiple readers, Griffin wrote, —¦ all the banging in the bathroom didn't tell you what I was made of, buddy?? no cement boots for me! Nice try though. a real drama rama! Reminder: I am the quintessential professional! decorum and common sense are my bylaws!"

The adversarial messages and accompanying tone in person have slowed the commission's work.

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Your Daily Dose Of Good News, Dead Criminal Edition

Once again, proof that letting people protect themselves is a good thing.

Bailey said the gunmen started counting bullets. “The other guy asked how many (bullets) he had. He said he had enough,” said Bailey.

That’s when one student grabbed a gun out of a backpack and shot at the invader who was watching the men. The gunman ran out of the apartment.

The student then ran to the room where the second gunman, identified by police as 23-year-old Calvin Lavant, was holding the women.

“Apparently the guy was getting ready to rape his girlfriend. So he told the girls to get down and he started shooting. The guy jumped out of the window,” said Bailey.

A neighbor heard the shots and heard someone running nearby.

“And I heard someone say, ‘Someone help me. Call the police. Somebody call the police,’” said a neighbor.

The neighbor said she believes it was Lavant, who was found dead near his apartment, only one building away.

Bailey said he is just thankful one student risked his life to keep others alive.

“I think all of us are really cognizant of the fact that we could have all been killed,” said Bailey.

Thanks to Retired Geezer.

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