After a rather adventurous couple of days in the Twin Cities, SP and I are packing up The Mighty Wonder Dog and heading back home. But the regret is tempered by two wonderful things that today marks: the REAL beginning of the football season (will the Ravens crush the Bills? Will the evil Packers get eaten by the Bears?) and the New Year tonight. Coincidence? I think not.
Noteworthy events on this date: California was admitted to the Union as a state, so when their debt burden explodes, we’re all on the hook. And it’s the birthday of the architect of the Gallus gallus domesticus Holocaust, Colonel Harlan Sanders. I hope his son Bernie is proud.
On to the news, since I have no time for more side nonsense.
So it turns out that the Dallas cop who killed a guy in his own apartment had a history of being a bit shooty. And of course, the race hustlers and lawyers are already circling above…
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and state Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, held a news conference Saturday afternoon in which they urged the community for patience as the investigation proceeds, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.
“Is this a white on black crime? Yes,” West said. “It was a white, female Dallas police officer who shot and killed a person from St. Lucia of African descent.”
And inevitably:
Our office has been retained to represent the estate of #BothamShemJean. Our first & foremost priority will be to ensure justice is served for this family.
And of course, that fat, fat contingency fee. Which of course will be paid by the Dallas taxpayers, not the cop responsible or her union.
Video shows the brave officer in the immediate aftermath on the phone to her union rep.
Susan Collins won’t ever have to worry about how she’ll hang up her clothes again.
Democrats argue that President Donald Trump picked Kavanaugh because he will vote to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision. Liberal groups are running TV ads encouraging the senator to reject the nomination.
People from across the country have mailed about 3,000 coat hangers to her office, symbolizing back-alley abortions that took place before they became legal.
This is why I couldn’t be a politician- I wouldn’t be able to resist trolling the trolls. I’ll let you kind folks imagine all the ways that could be done…
Serena Williams, always classy.
The drama unfolded when Williams realized she had been given a point penalty after she broke her racket during the final at Flushing Meadows in New York City. ‘This is not right, this is not fair. This has happened to me too many times,’ Williams screamed at Ramos.
‘Because I’m a woman you’re going to take this away from me.”
As opposed to her opponent, who wasn’t a woman?
The mural was planned to cover a 30-foot-high, 120-foot-long wall on a building at 4235 N. Marshall Way in Old Town, near Goldwater Boulevard and Fifth Avenue. The concept depicts McCain’s face in front of an Arizona flag created with approximately 30,000 icons representing the state’s five C’s: cattle, copper, citrus, climate and cotton.
People old enough to remember the cover photo for Who’s Next will know exactly what I’m thinking.
Every time I regret living in Illinois, New York says, “Hold my beer!”
Nixon also pushed her plan for a state universal health care program that estimates suggest could cost initially anywhere from $96 billion to $200 billion. The state budget currently is $170 billion. Nixon said she does not have a plan to pay for it, though she suggested a recent Rand report raised the idea of higher payroll and other taxes.
“Pass it and then figure out how to fund it,” Nixon said.
Genius.
O’Dwyer was boarding a Qantas plane when a flight attendant reportedly looked at her boarding pass — which said “Dr. O’Dwyer” — and instead addressed her as “Miss O’Dwyer.”
“Do not look at my ticket, look at me, look back at my ticket, decide it’s a typo, and call me Miss O’Dwyer,” Dwyer shared on social media. “I did not spend 8 years at university to be called Miss.”
O’Dwyer is a senior lecturer in Aging and Family Care at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom with a PhD.
So take a lesson- you will all address me as DOCTOR Pervert. I did not spend 10 years at university to be called Mister.
Old Guy Music today honors another birthday, in this case Elvin Jones, arguably the greatest drummer to ever walk this planet. And as a bonus, some superb playing by the great and under-appreciated Joey Defrancesco.
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“Pass it and then figure out how to fund it,” Nixon said. – This i assume is some weird joke
Isn’t it enough that she cares?! My God… we don’t deserve her.
90% tax on all actors that set foot in New York?
Make sure all broadway shows, television shows, and movie done in New York get zero tax breaks.
It is unacceptable when the plebs do not adress the nobles in a proper fashiom
“I did not spend 8 years at university to be called Miss.” lol. Dr. Evil had the same problem
After being a pointy-headed professor for nearly 30 years, I have developed the Spartacus Rule: the sensitivity of faculty to titles is inversely proportional to the difficulty of the program.
I had a HS history teacher that did that. We all just figured she was angry at being a HS teacher.
Has anyone ever heard of a pastor demanding to be called “the Reverend Doctor?”
Yes.
+1 Rev. Al
+1 Rev. Jesse
+1 Rev. Louis
i hate even calling judges “Your Honor”. They are not inherently honorable, nor should it be implied that I can’t address them as ‘You” but have to refer to a lovely incarnation of their best qualities. Hogwash.
The one and only time I had to appear in court was for my first divorce, and I consistently called him “Sir”. Couldn’r find it in myself to refer to his aura of honor.
The German company I worked at was a stickler for that shit. Every form they ever created asked what honorific you wanted and it was Mr., Ms. and Dr.
Anyone with their Phd would demand to be called Dr.
When in Rome… yes, they are big with their titles. “Herr Doktor so-und-so…”
Yep. I worked with a German dude who had a PHD in geophysics and if you called him anything other than Dr it was considered a big insult.
“Botham never saw color, he never saw race. Botham wanted all of us to unite, to be together,” Jean’s mother, Allison Jean, told the vigil gathering.
That’s what all the racists say.
Took me a second to realize that was “/s”.
Hopefully this cop gets what she deserves (manslaughter conviction, I assume). I’ve only known one person from St. Lucia, so I’m going to assume he was a nice guy, like she is.
You have to know the race of the person being quoted to know if it’s sarc or not. 2018, ain’t it great?
St. Lucia
Also St. Lucia
Sleek Dog? Are you fucking kidding me?
Finally.
Former President Obama had always planned to model his post-presidential life after the leads of other ex-presidents, like George W. Bush, who paints, or Jimmy Carter, who builds houses for poor people.
He was, he said the other day, “intent on following a wise American tradition of ex-presidents exiting the political stage, making room for new voices and new ideas.”
Turns out, the stakes are too high to remain above the fray.
On Friday, in a speech to students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and on Saturday at a rally in Anaheim for supporters of Democratic congressional candidates in contested Southern California districts, Obama made one thing clear: The muzzle is off.
And you know what else?
Since Trump has spent his presidency trashing Obama, dismantling his legacy piece by piece and making racists feel safe again, the Sleek Dog, whose aloof ways are legendary, has gotten downright snarly.
He called Trump shameless. A fear monger. A demagogue promising “simple fixes to complex problems.” A bully. He accused Trump of “toxic corruption,” of being responsible for the country’s “downward spiral.”
A singularly puketastic tongue bath for our Lord and Saviour, the Ascended One. I feel dirty after reading that.
“This time it’s personal”
Obama’s back and he’s a BADASS!!!
Bad, yes. Ass, yes. But not a badass.
The politics of failure have failed. We must make them work again.
What downward spiral? What corruption? What racists? What the fuck is he talking about?
I am also sick of hearing petulant narcissists using the excuse “It’s ok when I do it”
Sleek Dog is going to Win The Future.
Democrats really need to fire their PR people.
Well, the mainstream media does their PR for free, so at least the price is right.
Isn’t it racist to call him a dog?
My stomach is in full rebelion. I was at a street food festival yesterday so i ate a bunch of stuff but most likely culprit is thise damn oysters. I usually dont eat oysters in bucharest and one time i make an exception…
Vampires eat oysters?
Street oysters. Brave man.
I dont know if the fact that i did not vomit is good or bad. I hope good as it means it is noy that bad…
I mean technically it could be the arepa or the taco or the smoked brisket but I think the oyster is the most likely culprit
It could be that you over ate…
I did not. Quantity wise. Also i drank a couple of beer and a few glases if wine but that never had that sort of efect on me. I took some imodium this morning which i am not sure was a good idea
Just because you haven’t yet, Doesn’t mean you won’t.
True but it was like 22 jours ago usually not always it happens in the morning. And while i feel sick it has not gotten any worse
True. Try something basic, like crackers and milk, or pretzles.
I was planning on some plain dry toast. Maybe some plain rice. But this morning i ate two scrambeled eggs and kept em down so i am optimistic on the toast.
Also had a small shot of vodka due to romanian folk wisdom it is supposed to settle the stomach. Folk wisdom is not working like it used to
Well the vodka could help if you were dehydrated. . . plus drink enough and it will help with pain.
You may want to get a pregnancy test.
I was totally going to type that exact thing.
She should have said DOCTOR was her preferred gender pronoun.
Hear that, everyone? It’s Dr. Fumbles!
“…Fumbles. It was always Fumbles.”
Nixon said she does not have a plan to pay for it, though she suggested a recent Rand report raised the idea of higher payroll and other taxes.
She’s an idea person. Somebody else will come along later to work out those devilish details.
Ar least she isn’t going to get elected. On the downside we’re gonna be stuck with Cuomo, until he bores of this and tries (and fails) to run for president.
*insert 1,000 America was never great political ads*
The problem is that he will somehow run for President without giving up his current seat. I think it would be great if we required anyone who even wanted to run in the primary to give up their current seat first.
Look at McCain, he ran an entire campaign without giving up his seat.
Baseball bat dude in NY is running for both AG and Congress.
That would have taken Rand Paul out of the Senate.
“Do not look at my ticket, look at me, look back at my ticket, decide it’s a typo, and call me Miss O’Dwyer,” Dwyer shared on social media. “I did not spend 8 years at university to be called Miss.”
Shoulda called her “Hon”.
I live in a college town and have encountered my fair share of those. It’s always women for some reason. My favorite was the time I referred to her husband as Mr and she went on a rant about it. He was a business professor.
“ya done yet?… Good, let’s continue.”
Methinks the egotistical lady doth protest too much.
Uffda. You are so stuffy Brooksy. “Sugar tits” isn’t formal enough for you?
$90b is a shade under $5K for every New Yorker, which for a person making $15/hr at 2000 hours a year is one-sixth of his income straight off the top.
No no only the rich would pay
Maybe only the rich who are dumb enough to continue filing residency in NY.
Proud new yorkers will remain
So, Progs.
https://mises.org/wire/why-economy-engine-metaphor-so-wrong
Ted makes the clear leap between macro and per capita; progs can’t do this because they think money grows on trees. Mises had a clickable URL on a similar point recently.
Anyway, by my figures, $90B won’t touch it.
GDP = $18,000,000M
pop = 300M
Y/cap = $60k
medical = $ 3,000,000M (16%)
medical/cap = $10k
NY = 20M
NY = $200,000M
So which shall it be:
a/ NewYorkers will get half ($90/$200) the healthcare they need
b/ taxes will go up roughly $10k per capita…..but wait: 2.6 folk per house, so $26k against breadwinners
and it will be worse than that because probably 10% of NewYorkers have no healthcare, so round up to $30k / home
for you to turn over to Gov Nixon because she has decades of public policy, medical, and finance experience
so this will work out just fine
We now return you to your regularly scheduled viewing
So, not a real doctor then.
Actual medics are not real doctors
Pie is correct.
To quote my wife’s uncle upon her attainment of a PhD: “When you can cut open my chest and perform a triple bypass without me dying, I’ll call you doctor.” Yeah, he’s wrong on the details but the general principle works.
She should offer to give it a shot. What does she have to lose, except an asshole uncle?
You must be a PhD.
If wife is insisting that all her relatives refer to her as Doctor Naptown from this day forward, then I’ll take it back. If not (I’m guessing not), then uncle is just being a dick, and I stand by my original statement.
PS–when people ask me if I prefer to be called Mr. Spartacus or Dr. Spartacus, my standard reply is my first name.
OK Corey.
You don’t insist on Senator Corey?
Ooops. I’m not doxxing you by connecting your handle with your real life name?
Goddammit.
PS–when people ask me if I prefer to be called Mr. Spartacus or Dr. Spartacus, my standard reply is my first name.
Ditto.
Some years ago, I was dating a physician. At parties with her colleagues, she would always introduce me as Dr. Candy. When they asked, “What’s your specialty?” I’d respond honestly, “Chemical physics.”
“Oh, a PhD, so you’re not an actual doctor.”
“You’re right, I had to do something original for my degree.”
When my dad met with his surgeon prior to his operation, he brought my brother, a PhD, with him and introduced him as Dr. Roberto. The surgeon immediately was more respectful thinking he was speaking to another medical doctor. After the meeting the surgeon asked my brother what his area of specialty was, and my brother replied “Finite element analysis of composite materials”.
At my first job out of college we one one PhD who insisted everyone call him, “Doc”. I then went to work at Los Alamos Lab where you can’t swing a cat without hitting at least three PhDs and it was NEVER used (other than a formal occasion).
… Hobbit
ARE NEW YORK’S FREE LINKNYC INTERNET KIOSKS TRACKING YOUR MOVEMENTS?
Is therr any modern tech that is not?
My GPS can’t seem to figure out where it actually is, so it can’t.
These seem a bit more invasive than usual.
“These seem a bit more invasive than usual.”
STEVE SMITH TRACKING ALL THE TIME
Log on at your own peril…
If you aren’t paying for it, you’re the product.
They do realize these things will only be used by homeless dudes surfing porn?
Overthrow a foreign government? Don’t we have better things to do?
A spokesman for the National Security Council said Saturday that “U.S. policy preference for a peaceful, orderly return to democracy in Venezuela remains unchanged.”
“A lasting solution to Venezuela’s worsening crisis can only arise following restoration of governance by democratic practices, the rule of law, and respect for fundamental human rights and freedoms,” the NSC’s Garrett Marquis said in an emailed statement.
Unidentified sources say unnamed individuals made undisclosed plans. Nothing else happened.
Would President Hillary have allowed this opportunity to have escaped?
Maduro is a left-wing dictator, so Hillary would have praised his efforts to combat the unfortunate string of bad luck that has befallen Venezuela.
She would have been enabling the CIA to get in there and do their thing. Since they have such an amazing history of success.
Depends how many other wars there were
Nobody needs to simultaneously conduct more than 23 wars.
Let them completely collapse on their own, then it’s harder to credibly blame evil capitalist subversion.
^this xeleventy billion.
Also, not the taxpayer’s responsibility. If you want to go conquer it yourself, feel free Filibusters.
We’ve had ample example examples of planned economies failing. They’ll never stop blaming voluntary interactions for our lack of utopia.
Harder to blame capitalism, not impossible because the human desire to blame someone else for their economic woes appears to be limitless.
They’ve been blaming the US the whole time and to be fair, who knows WTF we’re doing over there. I doubt it’s “nothing”.
The site is all screwy right now. What’s going on?
“Dr Siobhan O’Dwyer
@Siobhan_ODwyer
Copping so much flack for this tweet. This was not about my ego. It was about highlighting one of a thousand instances of sexism that women encounter every day. It’s not about the title, it’s about the fact that this wouldn’t have happened if I was a man.”
Ok. How about cunt then?
You and Serena.
I was watching the sports highlights last night and saw Williams doing her thing with the umps. Then they show her next to the player who beat her and said, ‘Serena always classy’ or something to that effect because she congratulated the girl. Yeh, after making a scene making it all about her.
Women face thousands of instance of sexism everyday? Damn, I’ve been slacking. Sorry, Boys.
Venus is classy, Serena not so much.
Not about your ego? Blah, blah blah. Yeah, whatever. You were born naked just like the rest of us. Now sit down and stop causing a scene or we will have you taken off of the plane.
I mean I do think her urging the crowd not to boo Osaka, and the hug, were reasonably classy moments. Probably helped that Osaka was a known Serena fangirl.
I also do think the umpire overstepped a bit. It’s been the theme of this US Open in fact. Calling ticky tacky shit in the final, and then taking away an entire game…while I don’t feel Serena handled any of that with class, the umpire should not be that involved with the outcome of a championship game. Especially when match to match, they’re really not consistent in how they earn and dock players. Shitty situation all around.
She was given ample warning upon the first violation. Nevertheless, she persisted. When they’ve called shit on others, they took their warning and didn’t commit any other violations.
Fair enough on the ump but she’s still an ass.
Calling ticky tacky shit in the final, and then taking away an entire game…while I don’t feel Serena handled any of that with class, the umpire should not be that involved with the outcome of a championship game.
Strike 1: receiving blatant coaching from the sideline (ticky tack maybe)
strike 2: breaking her racquet in retaliation (will get you warned every time)
strike 3: throwing a tantrum and personally attacking an ump (will get you sanctioned every time)
One possibly ticky tack call followed up by her acting like a 5 year old with her panties in a twist. 3 strikes and you lose a game, that has been the rule since the early 90s.
“Do not look at my ticket, look at me, look back at my ticket, decide it’s a typo, and call me Miss O’Dwyer,” Dwyer shared on social media. “I did not spend 8 years at university to be called Miss.”
I don’t know where she comes off thinking she can talk to people this way. She deserved her ticket being flung back in her face.
https://youtu.be/J8rBDOMLtSU
Also i have friends with phds and not one has doctor on any non academic document.
Same here. A friend of ours is so humble and polite he’d never pull something like this.
Alas, he’s a man so it doesn’t count this kind of class.
See Spartacus Rule above.
My return address labels say “Dr” but that’s because they came from my alma mater as part of a fund-raising campaign. I should ask for my money back, after the football team showed once again yesterday that they can’t block a traffic cone.
“Respect is earned, Raging Cunt O’Dwyer.”
I know lots of people who have their doctorate. None require people call them Dr. People only recognize it under formal situations.
What this tells me is that she spent all 8 of those years having someone pay her way. She never had to work some shit job to make ends meet while she studied.
People who have worked shit jobs never act like this. They remember what it is like to be on the other end of the stick. They remember getting crap from some pretentious customer.
L’shanah tovah Glibs.
I’m breaking 4 generations of cooking a brisket in a oven by trying my hand at smoking one today on my charcoal grill. So far so good.
Really looking forward to seeing how it turns out. I think I’m going to start getting into smoking meats now. Even just the smell of the smoke is outstanding.
You should write about it. I hear smoking brisket can be tricky.
Let me get a few under my belt first and then maybe I could give that shot, or at least what I’ve learned not to do. I think a few posters here have a great deal of experience.
It’s not just tricky, it’s a commitment. The grill and smoker have been sadly neglected at my house for a while now.
As said already, it’s not tricky but a lot of commitment.
What irks me is at Sam’s a whole brisket qas 2.98/lb. Great price! But a flat was 6/lb. Fuck that noise.
Based on recommendations here, I just ordered the Slow N Sear for my Weber. It looks like a cool tool and I’m anxious to give it a shot. Gonna give Spudalicious’s bacon recipe a try.
Nice! I have a tube grill instead of kettle. I’m thinking about either adding a firebox to it or getting a new grill with one already included.
Let us know how it goes. The slow N Sear is on my wishlist
I will. I love my Napolean gas grill, but I still dig the Weber. I like the idea of doing more with it and not having yet another grill on the patio.
Ditto! Was going to order a kettlepizza adapter, but try this that first if it works as well as claimed.
https://www.kettlepizza.com/product/kettlepizza-oven-pro-plus/
A friend of mine got one of those and said he was pleased with the results. I have no first hand experience though.
That’s on my wishlist too.
You guys are missing a chance to buy tools. Building a pizza oven has been the biggest project my welder has tackled. I don’t need to sell tool purchases to a wife though.
That link just goes to Yahoo.
Slow N Sear
*goes for more coffee*
Smoking brisket might be my favorite thing to do. I have started doing them all sous vide and finishing on the charcoal smoker with a few hickory logs on the coals. I was always hit and miss on reproducible results using the smoker alone. There is just too many variables over a 12 hour cook on the grill. The electric smoker was better for consistent results but you can’t beat the sous vide for close to perfect brisket every time.
Jeff Craig
@DrChromo
Sep 3
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Replying to @Siobhan_ODwyer
Why don’t the trolls understand that it’s about equality?
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Dr Siobhan O’Dwyer
@Siobhan_ODwyer
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I’ve got no idea. The vitriol in my feed at the moment is staggering.
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Are these two for real?
Sense of perspective here you two morons. She mistakenly called you ‘miss’ and you made a fucking federal case out of it. Whatever happened to grace?
And fuck you Jeff. Equality. Please.
Grace died five years ago, it would’ve been a lovely funeral but no one showed up.
Whatever happened to grace?
Ask Serena Williams.
Equality? Like demanding a title. Especially one that for most people combed medical knowledge.
I hope she jumps up when asked “is there a doctor on the plane?”.
We have a client who has a doctor in IT and throws a shit when people don’t call her doctor.
I hope everybody deliberately calls her “Mrs.”
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Hi Jaimee, thanks for your message. I’m turning down all media invitations because the online response has been so vitriolic & I don’t want to provide further opportunities for attack. Thanks for your interest though, it’s most appreciated.”
She complains about something stupid publicly and then makes herself a victim because people attack her.
Right. Got it.
Fine. Poor you. People couldn’t understand you’re a ‘doctor’. Feel better now? Are we all a little less sexist now that the world knows you want to be addressed as a doctor? It is about ego because if it wasn’t you wouldn’t hide behind ‘equality’ and you would have had the grace to shut the fuck up about it.
That was kind of the point. She’s even more of a victim now.
Is anyone going to turn off the sidebar?
PieInTheSky on September 9, 2018 at 7:45 am
Gesundheit.
Frank Tank
@fighturright
Sep 2
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The relevance is that many people have skills & knowledge that goes beyond a title, to go to the effort of posting a public tweet to Qantas about this seems petty & kind of demeaning to earning the title of Dr, perhaps wear a name tag with Dr O’Dwyer if it’s that important?
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That Dr Sheep Person
@noplaceforsheep
Sep 2
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What on earth is your problem with a woman using a title she’s earned? Seriously, WTF can possibly be your problem with that?
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I’m fascinated by the Tweets. One person gets it. The other not so much. I think we all know who is what and wh….whatever.
so in my youtube recommenda came this clip of a young Norm during 90s SNL making clinton jokes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X5XKQIiQh8
I don’t see current SNL doing something like this.
Current SNL is a bunch of middle of the road comedians and writers with an audience of clapping seals. Like The Simpsons they should have pulled the plug long ago.
I saw those live and revisited them during my Norm Renaissance a few years back.
The guy ages well like fine wine. And yes, they had real balls back then.
They wouldn’t dare. SNL would have scored so much props points if they had the guts to go after Obama. But they wilted and what we go was mediocrity.
A lot of improvement would be required for them to be mediocre.
It’s not just Norm. Listen to the crowd. If they pulled something like that today, not only would the Twitter mob shut down NBC, he might have been physically attacked.
The NYT is apparently taking flack on all sides over their White House insider article:
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-08/nyt-answers-9-questions-about-anonymous-op-ed-after-trump-demands-doj-investigation
I’m going to be laughing my ass off if additional scrutiny reveals this nonsense was concocted by the Times’ editors during a late night beer & bong session. At the very least I’d be willing to bet they didn’t vet the story worth a damn.
My guess: The NYT made the story up out of thin air to sow paranoia in the white house. Trump pays no attention, NYT gets shit – as it should be.
This is the same outfit that just hired Sarah Jeong.
And published a month long series on the glories of communism.
Trump’s greatest sin is summed up in his speech on Venezuela – “The problem in Venezuela isnt that socialism wasn’t applied correctly, the problem is that it was applied correctly.”
That is the heart of it right there.
That’s a Reaganism if I’ve ever seen one.
I hadn’t thought of that, but yeah, it is. I can even hear it in his voice.
Shit, NYT has published Friedman’s cab driver fiction for years.
Stuck in neutral
Meanwhile, each piece of new evidence that this presidency is not normal helps to break down the powerful bias among the neutral news media to treat Trump as basically normal. It’s not that anyone who follows politics closely learned anything new here; even books such as Woodward’s are mostly useful for filling in the details, not for painting the very obvious broad picture. But media norms don’t let reporters treat the president as someone who is so unfit for office that his own staff talked about removing him even if they believe that’s true — at least, not until the evidence is overwhelming. So everything that pushes them along is helpful.
Those wishy washy bastards out there in the legitimate media, who just won’t let themselves come off the fence and admit that Trump is the greatest threat to democracy since… like… ever. When will they take a stand?
Please give us specific examples of how his presidency is not normal and how it adversely affects the country.
Business is up, unemployment is down, stock market is raging, we haven’t started any new wars…
Uh, what was the question again?
But he’s a big Meanie!
With a smoking hot First Lady!
I think that is what they are talking about. They spent 8 years doing everything destructive they could because America is the problem. They want the deplorables punished. Putting America first is the problem in their eyes.
I made this exact point to a prog friend yesterday. His response was “the economy? Is that all you care about?”
When I asked what I should care about instead, he said “global warming! Trump is bringing back coal!”
Also, all the economic positives were due to Obama, not Trump, he said, “everybody knows that.”
Ask Germany about “bringing back coal”. Dumbass (no offense).
Hmm… since my wife is a Juris Doctor, should I call her Dr. Humungus? ::cues the porn music::
Though if I was a lawyer, I would demand to be called Lord Humungus, Esquire
You can call me trshmnstr esquire, supreme commander of the Terran occupation fleet. Er, I mean, trshmnstr, cute little Muppet.
If I were a lawyer, I’d hide the fact from people outside of work and claim to be an IT guy.
Split the difference, Lord Dr Humungus, Esq.
So. What does that O’Dwyer bitch have a PhD in? I am betting it isn’t engineering in physics. More like being a cunt. So I will refer to her as Doctor Cunt.
“O’Dwyer is a senior lecturer in Aging and Family Care”
So yeah. Dr. Cunt it is.
Dr. Mothball Cunt, to be specific
Tennis for women only is sexist
At a news conference following her loss, Williams said she’s seen male players call other umpires “several things.”
“I’m here fighting for women’s rights and for women’s equality and for all kinds of stuff. For me to say ‘thief’ and for him to take a game, it made me feel like it was a sexist remark,” she said.
“He’s never taken a game from a man because they said ‘thief.’ For me it blows my mind. But I’m going to continue to fight for women,” Williams said.
Billie Jean King, a tennis legend and equal rights advocate, agreed with her.
“When a woman is emotional, she’s “hysterical” and she’s penalized for it. When a man does the same, he’s “outspoken” & and there are no repercussions. Thank you, Serena Williams, for calling out this double standard. More voices are needed to do the same,” King tweeted.
For Christine Brennan, a CNN sports analyst, the clashes between Williams and the umpire show that women are not being treated equally in the tennis world.
Whatever. Go get a job at Ford, snapping pieces of plastic together.
John McEnroe was DQed from the 1990 Australian Open for a third code violation. They changed the rule after that to make a third violation a game penalty.
Manufactured outrage
Serena is notorious for having a short temper and for blaming everybody else when she’s losing. Probably has a lot to do with all the roids she takes.
She’s an asshole. I’d rather watch her sister.
And yet how many times was she fined?
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/171029/FOR-THE-RECORD-MCENROES-TANTRUMS-AND-FINES.html
Lol
I only half-heard yesterday but didn’t she threaten the ref also? It sounded like hyperbole, but it was out of line. Something about shoving her balls down his throat.
Old joke about BJK updated: What does Serena Williams and tennis have in common? A: Fuzzy balls.
She threatened a line judge back in 2009.
Serena being an unhinged loudmouth bitch is a teachable moment you shitheads.
So just curious. Is anyone else seeing the content from the bottom of the page appearing on top of the comments? I have seen this on Safari and Mozilla browsers
Not me, must be your nonstandard extraterrestrial hardware.
After the craziness of the murderous client – I was thinking of a small “desk gun” for my wife to keep in her office – any recommendations? A small semi or even a revolver but what caliber?
Gun training class for her too as she’s only plunked with a .22 cal rifle a few times.
I’m a broken record, but I love my Shield. 8-9 rounds of 9mm and super nice to shoot.
I’ve heard nothing but glowing reviews of the M&P Shield.
I have a buddy who has one and he loves it.
38 special revolver
Lethality and stopping capability for rounds doesn’t vary much once you get above the small options like a 22. Accuracy and reliability are paramount.
Good call. Also, if it’s a desk gun you can go with a K frame size.
Lot of truth here, but I’d top off with +P man-stoppers
Don’t forget the gunfight rule of three; almost all shoot-outs
a/ total three rounds between both combatants
b/ occur at three yards or less
c/ last three seconds at most
Shit, I better work on my draw. Three yards?
It is amazing how much your accuracy degrades when someone is shooting at you.
Which makes me wonder if I shouldn’t be carrying a revolver.
You should carry a revolver. Murphy’s rule applies. For some fucking reason I dont understand completely an auto that shoots reliably 10K times at the range will jam up in a gun fight. I suspect because people panic and dont hold the gun firmly enough for the action to have enough resistance behind it to work properly, or maybe that’s just the way the universe works.
Good revolvers dont jam.
In a fight you get tunnel vision and the urge to jump around and avoid being hit is irresistible for most people. It is impossible to shoot accurately when you are doing that. It takes one hell of a cool nerve to stand still and use the sights but the guy who does usually wins. Or so I am told.
Revolver. Laser sight. Get one and practice like hell.
If you have strong hands I recommend a Smith or Ruger in at least 357. 44 spl is preferred if you can handle it easily and accurately. I think Smith makes the Thunder Ranch in 45 apc (ideal with moon clips) and 44 spl.
Ruger makes the SP101 in 327mag, 9mm luger and 357 mag.
See also my advice below about the 22’s
Thanks for the advice. I had a Model 10 that I liked a lot. I’ve regretted getting rid of it.
Why .44 special? Wouldn’t that be pretty big to carry?
I tried to research it, but there’s so much huckster crap online that I can’t find a source other than the trope starting “as the old cop rule goes” or “per FBI training data.” Some lines speak to an average, implying there’s data somewhere.
But I think it’s a good working theory. I’d guess 20% of engagements are seven to ten yards, 60% are at three yards, and 20% you’re just JackRubying the guy directly in the gut with the muzzle as you squeeze off.
EDC is G30; I figure to do a good deal more damage than three rounds before I get out the back door. I like distance, I’m a great runner and an even better shot, so it would be sweet for me if we were talking about a wild west exchange at 100 feet or so, but, sadly, few of us get to office in a box canyon.
Pretty good argument here for lots of bullets:
Concealed Carrier Slain While Defending His Wife and Son at Gas Station
Fucked up.
He shot once. He should have turned the guy into swiss cheese.
Use half of your bullets in the first go. Don’t just shoot once.
You are right, that is fucked up.
I’m partial to .38 revolvers in an under-desk holster. A heavy full-size snubnose to soak up the recoil since it’s not being carried.
Depends on her hand strength. No auto. If she has to grab it quick she should just grab and pull the trigger. No safety, no pulling the slide, no jamming. Grab and shoot. Ruger and Smith make small frame revolvers in 22lr. These never jam. They shoot every time. You can get either of these in heavier calibers but recoil in a small pistol like that can be a bit much even for someone with strong hands. Load these up with some 40gr CCI mini-mags and it is plenty of firepower.
https://ruger.com/products/lcr/models.html
These are made for pocket carry. The sleek profile prevents snagging when you are pulling it out of your pocket or purse. The 22lr holds 8 rounds.
https://www.smith-wesson.com/firearms/model-43-c
All of the same applies to this one. It would be my preference but that’s just my personal loyalty to Smith. The other is just as effective.
You cant beat that with a stick.You can also get laser sights built into the grip for both of those.
I recommend the laser sights. In a life and death situation you immediately get tunnel vision. She should practice proper gun fight position and focus on the laser spot.
Proper stance is gun held close to you centered below your eyes about the height of your diaphragm (upper belly). With a laser sight you cant miss.
Holding the gun out in front of you as you would in target shooting is begging to have the gun taken away from you. If they are close they will be able to grab it before you can pull the trigger.
It is an 8 shot pistol. Shoot 4 times center mass. Save the next 4 in case they still present a threat.
The sights of the gun should line up between the crook of your thumb and pointer finger and the tip of your elbow. This prevents the gun pulling off to the side as you pull the trigger.
If you have fun targets she will have fun practicing. Buy her a brick of CCI mini mags and get her some exploding targets. She will be Wyatt Earp in no time.
So what are your thoughts on 22LR as a defense round? I keep seeing S&W Model 17s pop up as C&R sales in good to very good condition for not too much, and I’m interested in a home defense gun that I can kind of stash nearby but outside of a locker, to have it handy if need be. I’m also interested in not going deaf if I need to fire it in the house.
I’d always pictured something in .32 ACP, but I’ve heard that there’s not a hell of a lot of difference between the two in terms of stopping power, and 22LR is dirt cheap and easy as hell to shoot.
If you live in Florida or it’s summertime, I can see carrying a .22. If you’re in Minnesota in the winter then I would go at least a 9. .22 is only going to penetrate so many layers, and hollowpoints typically penetrate less.
Where are you seeing these model 17’s??
It isnt called the masterpiece for nothing. Get one man. Those freakin’ things are a work of art. Those things shoot as accurately as rifles. It is the pinnacle of the machinist’s art.
You must have missed my story about the old man that ran a convenience store and got into three gunfights with robbers. He killed two and crippled one. He used a smith model 17 in 22lr.
Shot placement is more important than anything. He nailed their asses.
Bud’s has them for $850. Maybe someday:) My budget going to accessories right now. If they get the bugs out of the Sig P365 that will probably be my next one. Shot my buddy’s and really liked it.
It is your money.
I have two model 17’s. I can make a 10oz beer can jump at 100 yards every time. It is a dream to shoot.
It has been decades but IIRC
First gunfight – they exchanged fire. Robber missed, old man put one through the guy’s testicle and through his femoral artery. Guy bled out before they could get him in surgery.
Fight two – They exchange fire. Robber missed, nasty old man hit the robber in the right wrist that he was holding the gun with. Shattered the ends of his radius and ulna and severed the artery and the nerve, filled the wound with shattered bone fragments. Dude lost his hand.
Fight number three – they exchange fire. Old man’s first shot hit the robber directly between the eyes on the bridge of his nose. Dude was dead before he hit the floor.
DA decides that is enough of people dying over petty cash in a register and demands the guy quit his job. Old man retires.
All done with a model 17 with a 4″ barrel.
As far as I know no one has tried robbing the store since then. That was in the late 70’s. People still talk about it like it was yesterday.
there was that trejo or something pistol i saw on forgotten weapons in 22 which basically had a 1200 round per minute rate, so the 8 magazine was basically one half a second burst of 22, like a single shot.
The American 180. I remember when they came out.
Who can afford ammo for that thing?
nono that was a smg. this was a pistol
here it is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d-AQsHY1_c
made in Puebla Mehico
I guess I’ll get a gun to match my mistakenly-bought ammo.
Mr. Mojeaux: Last I checked, we only had one pistol.
Me: Oh, no, we talked about this, remember? More SHTF planning.
Mr Mojeaux: Mm hmmm.
I am laughing. Been there, done that. fortunately I have enough now that no one can keep track. I can sneak a new one in with no problems.
It’s okay when it’s guns, not shoes, eh? LOL
You’re one of those people who has more pairs of shoes than firearms, aren’t you?
I can justify shoes.
How many feet do you have?
/sarc
Huh. I guess I need to start buying some firearms then.
Take her to the range a few times and rent some guns to see what she likes and what feels good in her hand. Go with quality brands like Glock, Sig Sauer, S&W, Springfield, etc. Plan to spend around $500. I would go with at the very least a .380 with hornady critical defence ammo. But preferably at least a 9mm in semi-auto or .38 in a revolver. Largest one that she feels comfortable shooting and will actually carry around. Best gun for self defense is the one you have on you, not the one you left home because it’s big or you don’t feel comfortable shooting it.
After Suthen mentioned the .22 above I pulled up a spreadsheet that I made years ago comparing muzzle energies of various handguns.
The winner, of course, is the .44Mag with 740 ft-lb.
.357Mag and .357Sig run 490-535.
.45 auto is in the mid-400’s
10mm/.40 range from 350-450
.327Mag is an impressive 370
9mm is in the low-mid 300’s
after that is drops considerably
.22Mag and .38 are both around 250 (to my surprise)
.380 is 200
.32 auto and .22 are both around 130
and at the bottom is the poor .25 auto with only 64 ft-lb.
This is probably a dead thread but I pulled up the info so I thought I’d post it.
… Hobbit
Those who read the James Bond books know that his weapon in the early books was a Barretta .25 (with silencer!) After his fight with Rosa Kleb M made him move up to the .32 auto.
Since the current nut-less SNL was mentioned previously, this is what I’d argue as peak Norm .
There’s no one as good at being funny while making his guests and his audience uncomfortable as Norm. Here’s some of his Holocaust denial humor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lyCh0sOlrE
Yeah, Norm is great. Lauren Micheals didn’t think he was funny so he replaced him with Colin Quinn. No wonder SNL sucks. What a tool.
Those clips were awesome. Norm’s always been one of my favorites.
Since John
BrownMcCain’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave, I wonder if it’s safe to watch Meet the Press.Only if you have a time machine to go back Tim Russert hosting. Guy might have been a lefty, but at least he asked tough questions from both sides. Plus, he had good taste in football teams.
Yes, he did!
I was thinking of a small “desk gun” for my wife to keep in her office – any recommendations? A small semi or even a revolver but what caliber?
A stylish and classy lady should have a stylish and classy pistol. Get her a vintage PPK.
I love my PPK.
Stylish and classy
Not my cup of tea, mind you…
It’s hard to knock Kelly Anne Conway off message.
The lovely parking lot it’s facing gives it a certain sense of quiet dignity, doesn’t it?
Katy Tur looks smart in those glasses. Too bad she keeps talking. It ruins the illusion.
“Pass it and then figure out how to fund it,” Nixon said.”
Someone should ask her if this is how they fund TV show production.
She’s an actress, she doesn’t know where the money comes from.
Bingo. Or much about anything else either.
The latest episode of GOML has me rolling. McInnis does a piece on pidgin. He justifies my CRTV subscription.
He’s more miss than hit, so I stopped watching him.
I have contemplated asking if content producers were paid proportionate to their audience view time, because there are people there I’d rather not be financing. If my money goes to the people I watch, then I couldn’t care less who they bring on the platform that I don’t like. What annoys me is the nagging feeling that I’m subsidizing the snooze fest and the mean-spirited bitter little man.
With lights shining upon him, Black Spartacus spoke into the microphone, “So incredibly excited to be here in the Lone Star State tonight to support Texas Democrats. The energy here is undeniable! I feel more that anything that Democrats are going to win, we are going to win for what we stand for not who we stand against!”
“Sir, this is a Wendy’s drive-through.”
Lol
Obama has better poll numbers than Trump.
So
fucking
what.
And Hillary has a 97% chance of winning.
And a 100% chance of whinging.
No birthdays? I’ll offer Hall-of-Famer Frankie Frisch (the Fordham Flash).
what are your thoughts on 22LR as a defense round?
CCI Velocitor
Extra hot hollow point.
I guess no one on staff is here to turn off the sidebar.
I don’t see it, i use stock Chrome with adblocker turned off here
“A mysterious academic who allegedly acted as a link between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and the Kremlin is ‘missing and may be dead’, according to court papers.
Joseph Mifsud, 57, became embroiled in scandal after he was said to have offered ‘dirt’ about the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton to a Republican aide at a London hotel.”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6147261/Link-Trump-campaign-Russia-2016-election-missing-dead.html
I am sure it is just a coincidence. Like the 50 other people that died after crossing The Hildebeast.
The guy was a “link” between Donny and the Russkies and Hilly had him offed? Seems he’d be more valuable to herself alive than dead, vice versa for Donald.
He was dishing dirt on Hillary. People that do that have a tendency to trip and fall on a bullet.
No such history with Trump.
Remember, Trump is the white supremacist, racist shitbag that sued his HOA to force them to let blacks buy into the neighborhood.
I dont believe a word of the slander against him. His critics have zero credibility.
meh, after he comes clean and rats out Donny and the Russkies I could see her offing him, but there is nothing in it for her to kill him now, I’m not saying Donny did it just that Hill was no good reason to at this point.
Anyone else having the final indent depth turn into a single character vertical column? Was fine yesterday…
My wife’s doctor story: Took her mom to a eye doc (ophthalmologist, not OD) that advertised heavily, particularly about his world renowned work. She called him Mr Fine, he corrected as “It’s Dr. Fine”.
It’s just the fact that the sidebar was left on for this particular article.
Normally it gets turned off.
Ah, thank you sir!
And his partners “Dr. Howard” and “Dr. Howard”?
Still stuck in the office on a sunday morning. And will be here well into the afternoon.
David Hogg accidentally said something right.
Hmm, that story of the killer Dallas cop is getting weirder. I just saw this pic of what appears to be the two of them together.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BndFkJggecr/?utm_source=ig_embed
I figured it was “How dare you break up with me” or something like that.
It might be something like that. It definitely looks like her in that photo. It looks like him, but he’s wearing sunglasses so a bit hard to tell.
Any other sources?
My credibility meter is twitching.
Could be fake. I haven’t heard how long either of them were living in that complex. If she had just moved in, possibly a case of a drunk, trigger happy cop that got the wrong apartment.
I can’t find any confirmation other than the photo was from his Instagram page so it was likely him. Maybe it was just someone that looks a lot like her. I did see that although the doors in the complex are all painted alike, the apartment numbers are lighted next to each door and he had a distinctive red doormat. We shall see if and when more comes out.
So it turns out that the Dallas cop who killed a guy in his own apartment had a history of being a bit shooty.
Oh, so just like the OSP trooper that killed Ray Finicum after the Malheur standoff, who still hasn’t been named publicly by the complicit news media despite being named in a open public court trial. A cop that killed two people in a single month in two separate incidents earlier in his career. No warning signs what so ever there.
Comment from the trigger happy cop article:
“She was obviously taking the BBC and when he stopped giving it to her, she shot him. End of story.”
For the vagetarians in the crowd.
http://archive.is/SYWNp
Great set. I really need a boat since, based on these pics, young thots can’t resist getting naked on boats.
young thots can’t resist getting naked on boats.
As was the case with the exMrswesternsloper numero uno. Numero dos couldn’t keep her shirt on at concerts.
#23
*sigh I love offshore fishing.
Anyone else having the final indent depth turn into a single character vertical column?
Copy the vertical column and paste it into the comment box, and it’s easier to read.
Damn Mulattos! always having it both ways,
https://babylonbee.com/news/outrage-after-obama-outed-as-white-supremacist/
The Atlantic posts a wall of text on how the Supreme Court will doom minorities and women to slavery and misery forever.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/09/redemption-court/566963/
Get over yourselves people.
I don’t blame the guy for saying no.
https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/09/woman-stabbed-naked-boyfriend-in-bed-when-he-said-no-to-sex-7927914/?ito=twitter
Free speech is problematic
Attitudes to free speech depend on age. Forty percent of millennials in the US — where free speech is enshrined in its constitution — think the government should be able to prevent people from saying things that offend minority groups, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center. That drops to 27% among generation X respondents, 24% among baby boomers and just 12% for “silent generation Americans,” aged 73 to 90.
But free speech has always had its restrictions. In most developed countries, you’d be fined for defaming someone’s character. Inciting hatred with speech is illegal in some parts of the world, and privacy can also place limitations on what you say.
Some millennials say they want to see these restrictions widen. This desire is most visible in the growing number of “no-platforming” cases at universities, where people are denied invitations to speak, or their invitations are rescinded.
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“Freedom of speech plays a crucial role in generating rigorous debate, advancing understanding and allowing students to challenge conventional wisdom and discuss controversial subjects,” an education department spokesperson said in a statement to CNN.
While the department said it was working with higher education leaders on new guidance, it did not answer CNN’s question on whether universities should have the right to ban speakers espousing factually or scientifically incorrect views, such as supporters of climate change denial, eugenics or the anti-vaccination movement, for example.
Free speech is all well and good, in theory.
But come on. Some people might become confused by the possibility of alternative interpretations of the available facts, and we don’t want them straying from the path we want them on.
So increasing the votung age to 35 may not be that bad
“Forty percent of millennials in the US — where free speech is enshrined in its constitution — think the government should be able to prevent people from saying things that offend minority groups”
Man are we fucked.
Keep your powder dry, they’ll have a critical mass in state and federal government in about 10 years.
Do these dumbasses ever think about what would happen if this standard had been upheld in the past? A ton of new discoveries were shouted down by the entire scientific community as contrary to established science, yet they were proven right in the end (see: Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis).
And I hate the declaration that “the science is settled”. The science was settled when they thought that the body functions were centered around the four humors. The science was settled when they thought that the sun revolved around the Earth. The science was settled when they thought that diseases were caused by the miasma.
There are probably tons of things we believe right now that will be proven completely wrong in a few decades, yet the I-fucking-love-science crowd basically wants to freeze things as they are.
Yep, this is dangerous shit.
Guess what? We are not one of those.
Oh FOAD already. This shit is getting so tiresome.
Too many scientists (and laymen) see an attack on the current paradigm as being a personal attack. In reality, that’s just how science works and it’s the best way to get to the closest approximation of the truth. Inhibiting inquiry and challenge would be a disaster for the scientific community and humanity as a whole.
Bingo