tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58357783704481640832024-03-14T06:24:17.538-04:00Wingnuts and MoonbatsPolitical Breakfast Foodrepsac3http://www.blogger.com/profile/15458282944035344707noreply@blogger.comBlogger292125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-46311234883662348492014-10-16T16:02:00.005-04:002014-10-16T16:02:48.490-04:00Bug Out and Call It EvenSounds similar to the George Aiken solution and the best we can hope for. Two good bookmarks. One from <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/even-if-we-defeat-the-islamic-state-well-still-lose-the-bigger-war/2014/10/03/e8c0585e-4353-11e4-b47c-f5889e061e5f_story.html">Andrew Bacevich</a>, one from <a href="http://www.salon.com/2014/10/15/george_w_bushs_toy_soldiers_melt_down_why_the_rise_of_isis_was_inevitabe_partner/?source=newsletter">William Astore</a>.Kevin Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555818021469626619noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-9456469529431523732014-10-12T14:39:00.001-04:002014-10-12T14:39:32.272-04:00"War Might Be Over"<br />
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Because I'm such a Pollyanna anyway, I love seeing things like this. And also because it is so contrary to what, I believe, many people think from watching the news. Enjoy!</div>
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And <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/white-house-exempts-syria-airstrikes-from-tight-standards-on-civilian-deaths-183724795.html">this</a>:<br />
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<b>The White House has acknowledged <span>for the first time </span>that
strict standards President Obama imposed last year to prevent civilian
deaths from U.S. drone strikes will not apply to U.S. military
operations in Syria and Iraq. </b>Kevin Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555818021469626619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-64358075780065627732014-09-24T14:20:00.002-04:002014-09-24T14:21:30.678-04:00With Public Financing of Campaigns I'd Be Looking Forward to Governor Teachout<br />
My longest post title ever. Teachout didn't spend <a href="http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/elections/cuomo-hochul-spent-59-million-in-stretch-drive-for-primary-races-20140922">$14 per vote</a>, needless to say.<br />
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<b>They were never worried about their Democratic Party primary
challengers earlier this month, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and his running
mate, Erie County’s Kathy Hochul, insisted over and over again.</b><br />
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<b>Worries
aside, Cuomo and Hochul spent about $5.9 million in the final couple of
weeks and days immediately following their recent closer-than-expected
Democratic primary contests.</b><br />
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Can't bring myself to vote for King Andrew. Gonna have to be Green Party (who are <a href="http://mattfunicielloforcongress.org/">loons</a>) or a<br />
Zephyr write-in.<br />
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The loons link is to the Green running in my district. It sucks that I can't link to Funiciello's interview with The Chronicle, a weekly in Glens Falls. Gonna put up a post with choice tidbits soon, though, and just transcribe. <b> </b>Kevin Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555818021469626619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-14119798801022286882014-09-16T12:06:00.002-04:002014-09-16T12:25:24.822-04:00We All Gonna Die!!!!!!!!!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a great clip as well. I'm too simple to put it up so click the <a href="http://www.occupydemocrats.com/meet-the-repealicans-nancy-pelosi-video-destroys-gops-obamacare-derangement/">link</a>.Kevin Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555818021469626619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-43011818373818513602014-08-27T13:02:00.002-04:002014-08-27T13:02:20.671-04:00Just Buy the State and Then Do What You Want with ItSo the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marge-baker/secret-mcconnell-recordin_b_5722826.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592">Koches</a> and the <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/romney-raise-money-mcconnell-kentucky-25135874">Romneys</a> are in big for Mitch McConnell:<br />
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<b>In the audio recording, Sen. McConnell says everything that the Koch brothers want to hear. At the beginning of his remarks, he <a href="http://ladylibertine.net/2014/08/26/mmky/" target="_hplink">gushes to the brothers</a>: "I don't know where we'd be without you."</b><br />
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That's sweet. Not to be outdone:<br />
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<b>Mitt Romney is coming to Kentucky to raise money for U.S. Sen. Mitch
McConnell, the latest in a string of high-profile politicians getting in
on one of the country's most competitive midterm races.</b><br />
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What does a senator have to do to have so many sugar daddies? <b> </b> Kevin Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555818021469626619noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-60887376119007404582014-08-27T12:46:00.001-04:002014-08-27T12:47:48.591-04:00Do African-Americans Watch Fox News?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kevin Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555818021469626619noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-42128572718084818232014-08-02T12:37:00.004-04:002014-08-04T12:49:13.390-04:00Strange Bedfellows (Probably Not Literally)So, when <a href="http://www.salon.com/2014/08/01/peggy_noonan_america_is_divided_because_obama_is_out_there_dropping_his_gs/?source=newsletter">Peggy Noonan</a> got her <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/+ronald_reagan_womens_boy_brief,1143064345">Ronald Reagan Women's Boy Briefs</a> in a knot over Obama droppin' his g's, I didn't think much of it. Birds fly and wingnuts wingnut. <br />
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<b>The president shouldn’t be using a fateful and divisive word like
“impeachment” to raise money and rouse his base. He shouldn’t be at
campaign-type rallies where he speaks only to the base, he should be
speaking to the country. He shouldn’t be out there dropping his g’s,
slouching around a podium, complaining about his ill treatment,
describing his opponents with disdain: “Stop just hatin’ all the time.”</b><br />
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I had to include the impeachment part. That's so precious. Damn Obama for raisin' the possibility of his own impeachment!<b> </b>But, to move on to the <a href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2013/09/25/samuel-l-jackson-disses-obamas-pronunciation-be-fking-presidential--stop-trying-to-relate-n1709649">strange bedfellow</a>:<br />
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<b>“First of all, we know it ain’t because of his blackness, so I say stop
trying to ‘relate.’ Be a leader. Be f**king presidential,” he said.
“Look, I grew up in a society where I could say ‘It ain’t’ or ‘What it
be’ to my friends. But when I’m out presenting myself to the world as
me, who graduated from college, who had family [that] cared about me,
who has a well-read background, I f**king conjugate.” </b><br />
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That's right. <strike>Motherfuckin'</strike> Motherfucking Samuel L. Jackson says just say no to dropping g's. Now, I'm going to pay attention. Better start fucking conjugating, too.<br />
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And BTW, Bush did it, too. <br />
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<b>SATURDAY SPECIAL: </b>Here's my latest literary effort to the <a href="http://poststar.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters/article_2604e090-1861-11e4-9ab5-001a4bcf887a.html">local fish wrapper</a>. That's a joke. I love the Post Star and most all newspapers in general. And I more than appreciate them running my rants. <br />
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<b> As one of the folks who helped put President Barack Obama into the
White House, I’d like to respond to Mr. Prossick’s recent letter. I might suggest the GOP run better candidates, as well. In 2012, the Republican candidate was a man who made his fortune putting people out of work. He was seen as so out of touch with the common man, he couldn’t beat Obama in spite of the economic downturn we were in at the time.</b><br />
<b> In 2008, the candidate of the right was someone who, ironically, was not born in the United States. Panama. Check it out. Obama was born in Hawaii, unless we have to go through that whole birth certificate thing again. As I recall, John McCain’s judgment may have been called into question with his choice of a running mate. Anyone heard from her lately? Never mind. Some
might further doubt McCain’s judgment over his continual calls to use
military force. The short list is Iran, Syria, Russia, Nigeria and Iraq
(of course). He called for invading Hong Kong over Edward Snowden. Use the Internet. I’m certain you can find more.</b><br />
<b> For those of you who favor that sort of foreign policy, I’d suggest a vote for Elise Stefanik.</b><br />
<b>Her
website states she was director of communications for a think tank
called the Foreign Policy Initiative. It was founded by William Kristol,
Dan Senor and Robert Kagan. Apparently, their hard work shilling for
the invasion of Iraq in 2003 gave their previous group, PNAC, a bad
name. They still walk and quack like neo-conservatives, though. As
a bonus, she might give the Congress enough votes to go through with
impeachment of the president. Wouldn’t that be fun!</b><br />
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<b>LATEST IN IMPEACHMENT NEWS: </b>From <a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2014/08/readers_of_this_column_will.php">Roy Edroso</a>. Bless his heart!<b>, </b>that I don't have to read all that shit.Kevin Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555818021469626619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-5556817377530038602014-07-30T12:25:00.001-04:002014-07-30T12:25:31.177-04:00Here Goes the Facebook Account<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>"I take it as a badge of honor that such unclean vermin are upset by me and my positive energy,"</b><br />
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Fuck it! Let's skip the positive energy and go right to the unclean vermin.<br />
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<b>I got my physical notice 30 days prior to.
Well, on that day I ceased cleansing my body. No more brushing my
teeth, no more washing my hair, no baths, no soap, no water. Thirty days
of debris build. I stopped shavin' and I was 18, had a little scraggly
beard, really looked like a hippie. I had long hair, and it started
gettin' kinky, matted up. Then two weeks before, I stopped eating any
food with nutritional value. I just had chips, Pepsi, beer-stuff I never
touched-buttered poop, little jars of Polish sausages, and I'd drink
the syrup, I was this side of death, Then a week before, I stopped going
to the bathroom. I did it in my pants. poop, piss the whole shot. My
pants got crusted up.
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See, I approached the whole thing like, Ted Nugent, cool hard-workin'
dude, is gonna wreak havoc on these imbeciles in the armed forces. I'm
gonna play their own game, and I'm gonna destroy 'em. Now my whole body
is crusted in poop and piss. I was ill. And three or four days before, I
started stayin' awake. I was close to death, but I was in control. I
was extremely antidrug as I've always been, but I snorted some crystal
methedrine. Talk about one wounded motherf*cker. A guy put up four
lines, and it was for all four of us, but I didn't know and I'm
vacuuming that poop right up. I was a walking, talking hunk of human
poop. I was six-foot-three of sin. So the guys took me down to the
physical, and my nerves, my emotions were distraught. I was not a good
person. I was wounded. But as painful and nauseous as it was — 'cause I
was really into bein' clean and on the ball — I made gutter swine
hippies look like football players. I was deviano.
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Here's more on how relations may have <a href="http://www.salon.com/2014/07/26/ted_nugents_%E2%80%9Chistory_of_racist_and_hate_filled_remarks%E2%80%9D_has_finally_caught_up_to_him/?source=newsletter">soured</a> between Nugent and his his Native American blood brothers. </div>
<b> </b>Kevin Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555818021469626619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-41466923283953491422014-07-22T18:18:00.001-04:002014-07-22T18:18:17.041-04:00Skip a Few Burgers for the PlanetIf you don't care about your health, think of <a href="http://www.salon.com/2014/07/21/giving_up_beef_can_do_more_to_save_the_planet_than_giving_up_cars/?source=newsletter">the planet's</a>.<br />
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<b>(C)onvincing people to go vegan or vegetarian may be less doable than
getting them to cut down on the worst offenders. And that would be the
burgers.</b><br />
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It's a start anyway. I'd like to be a vegan. I try and sometimes come close. Closer to vegetarian. It's worth the effort. And yes, this blog has become a bookmark list for me. Thanks Reppy. Hope you don't mind.<b> </b>Kevin Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555818021469626619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-81375740701971180802014-07-21T10:59:00.000-04:002014-07-21T11:35:20.176-04:00Why Rick Scott Should Be Sentenced to a GEO Group PrisonThat's all. And this:<br />
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It may have been in here and I just missed it. There are many on the internet who make use of some of the examples in this video. Moi, aussi. Weird Al, making schooling fun:<br />
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And since <a href="http://www.salon.com/2014/07/16/word_crimes_is_the_greatest_english_lesson_ever/?source=newsletter">that</a> was all courtesy of the folks at Salon, might as well rip 'em off for <a href="http://www.salon.com/2014/07/16/i_was_poor_but_a_gop_die_hard_how_i_finally_left_the_politics_of_shame/?source=newsletter">another great post</a>. </div>
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What am I saying? William Kristol, Dick Cheney, Charles Krauthammer and many more always-wrong people are still on TV, too. Failure to see reality is not a problem in America if you're Right.Kevin Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555818021469626619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-37517655875774609342014-07-10T15:30:00.000-04:002014-07-10T15:30:39.536-04:00I Get Published (Again)I used to get irritated about having wingnuts with my morning tea and toast. Then, I realized it's nice to have something to riff off of. I have sympathy for the writer. He's an older citizen as I've gleaned from some of his other letters. I'm sure he is being brainwashed by the Right Wing Propaganda Machine. I do what I can to help, though. So, here is the letter which may well have caused an Earl Grey spit-take.<br />
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<b>I agree with Mr. Obama when he states the GOP-led House is doing
nothing. Well, that is great. They are, in reality, doing us a great
favor, rather than wasting and throwing away our hard-earned tax money
as Obama and his family are doing. Obama and his administration are
destroying this country.</b><br />
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<b>The Republicans, on the other hand, know
what they are doing in support of the USA and “We the People.” Hooray
for the GOP. Keep it up until that character gets out of office. As long
as he is in office, we are on the road to bankruptcy.</b><br />
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<b>P.S. Be smart and vote for Elise Stefanik in November. We need young people like her in Congress.</b><br />
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And my response:<br />
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<b>I see in Sunday’s Post-Star there was an “Obama is destroying our
country” letter. It was ironic that on the front page that day was an
article, “What keeps the U.S. on top?” Included in the piece was the
fact that June was the fifth month in a row of “200,000 plus job gains”
for the first such stretch in 15 years (from the Clinton years by my
count). Also, that “the U.S. economy is expected to grow at a healthy 3
percent pace the rest of the year.” No good news for Obama haters.</b><br />
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<b>Even
though a Democrat and liberal, I’m still quite happy to see the stock
markets do well. My investments are dear to me, and I’m more than
satisfied with the 145 percent increase that has taken place in the
S&P since Obama took office. I like to contrast that with the 37
percent drop that occurred in that same market during the former
administration when I go to vote. Was Elise Stefanik involved in
economic policy in any way with her work there?</b><br />
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<b>I believe I’ll
ignore the letter writer’s advice and support Aaron Woolf. The
Republican wrecking crew in Congress seems to be well staffed already.
Don’t believe they need additional members to hold meaningless votes to
repeal the ACA or investigate Benghazi for the umpteenth time.</b><br />
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<b>And a note to Al Scoonzarielli: please never stop writing to the editor!</b><br />
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Al is someone whom I've adopted as my role model in editor-letter writing. Been smiling all day because he had one today<a href="http://poststar.com/news/opinion/letters/letters/article_4e31a1aa-07e7-11e4-b704-0019bb2963f4.html"> that ran</a> right before mine.<br />
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<b>Congrats to Mr. Tingley on his recent award, thanks to the charming
Mrs. Merrill for her kind comments, and thanks to Mr. Vanderwarker for
taking it easy on me while correcting me for mislabeling Condi Rice as
defense secretary. Many folks, me probably, wouldn’t necessarily have
been so gentlemanly.</b><br />
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<b>This, however, opens a door. Ms. Rice was
never even questioned about being warned about bin Laden in August of
2001 and doing nothing. Hillary Clinton seems to be being held to a
different standard, as it would seem anyone connected to Barack Obama
is. Why do you suppose this is? Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, Jimmy
Carter, George W. Bush and others were reviled but not like this. What
is it about Obama that seems to bring forth such a forceful, negative
reaction from so many way before he even got elected? Can anyone think
of one thing that might differentiate this guy from our other
presidents? Hmmm? Anything come to mind?</b><br />
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<b>And John Siebrecht, try
reading the paper before assuming you know what’s in it. You decided
that the “liberal” Post-Star only reviewed George Clooney’s movie, him
being a liberal darling, while ignoring Mark Wahlberg’s latest. Your
reasoning was that the libs love Clooney but Marky Mark’s movie — his
name back in his rapper/underwear model day — “Lone Survivor,” concerned
terrorism, a decidedly more patriotic theme than anything Clooney could
possibly offer so, of course, the “liberal press” declined coverage.
Had John read the review of Clooney’s “Monuments Men,” he’d’ve seen that
it was about a group of heroic men who thwarted a Nazi scheme, always a
patriotic endeavor, and they didn’t give the movie a great review. And a
few pages in was the review of “Lone Survivor” with Hollywood darling
Marky Mark, and they loved it.</b><br />
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I'm still working on becoming as polite and as gentlemanly (even if he denies it) as Al is. Much as I like throwing a blog post up here now and then, it doesn't get quite the eyeballs that the Post Star does. It's not the NY Times, but it does have a circulation of around 35,000. And it's not the preaching to the converted that posting and commenting online is.<br />
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It's also quite likely that no one from my district in NY is going to come here and then go out and vote for Aaron Woolf based on my pearls of wisdom. Maybe my gentle ribbing of Elise Stefanik in the local paper will have some effect, though. <br />
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<b> </b>Kevin Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555818021469626619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-6741151471010694962014-07-07T12:48:00.000-04:002014-07-08T15:39:50.481-04:00Good News, New YorkersNo, Andrew Cuomo has not steeped aside to make room for Zephyr Teachout on the ballot. But, your chances of being the<a href="http://www.salon.com/2014/07/04/10_states_where_guns_are_most_and_least_likely_to_kill_people_partner/?source=newsletter"> victim of gun violence</a> is lower than if you lived some God-fearing, Red State Hellhole. <br />
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<b>(B)lue states are far safer than red states, according new analyses of
the most recent data. That’s because states with the most gun controls,
which are almost all blue, tend to have fewer gun owners and fewer guns
used in suicides, crime and domestic disputes.</b><br />
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<b>...</b><br />
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<b>“The five states with the highest per capita gun death rates in 2011 were Louisiana, Mississippi, Alaska, Wyoming, and Montana,”... </b><b>The state with the lowest gun death rate in the nation was Rhode Island,
followed by Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey.</b><br />
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And the bad news.<br />
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<b>Put another way, Australia, <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-470887/The-founding-fathers-Australia-The-story-convicts-shipped-New-World.html">founded</a> by exiled British criminals, had 1/12<sup>th</sup> the level of gun violence of the U.S. The U.K had 1/45<sup>th</sup> the level of American gun violence.</b><br />
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So as to not leave on a down note, consider that your fellow Americans in Red States are dying at a faster rate than those of us not pursuing our 2nd amendment rights to the hilt. It's good that they don't believe in Darwinism.<br />
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Yes, I realize hilts are on swords, not guns. <b> </b>Kevin Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555818021469626619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-22343255261578810532014-06-27T16:07:00.001-04:002014-06-27T16:22:21.860-04:00England Has Red States, Too<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/tax/10929370/More-than-half-of-homes-take-more-than-they-contribute.html">Apparently</a>:<br />
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<b>The number of people who receive more in benefits and public services than
they pay in tax is at record levels, official figures show.
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<b>More than half of households now take more from the public purse than they
contribute, thanks to a generation of surging Government expenditure. </b><br />
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Which raises (not begs) the question, are these people who are getting more than they are giving going around in 18th century garb pissing and moaning about the government? Probably not. They have more experience than we do with Socialism or Communism or Muslimism or whateverism Obama is now.<br />
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Hat tip to you, <a href="http://americanpowerblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/more-than-half-of-british-households.html">Sweetie Pie</a>.<br />
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<b>And Now For Something Completely Different: </b>Why don't we get <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/27/frank-lucas_n_5537217.html">pols like this</a> in New York? <br />
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<b>KFOR in Oklahoma <a href="http://kfor.com/2014/06/26/congressional-candidate-feels-opponent-is-a-body-double/" target="_hplink">reports</a>
that Timothy Ray Murray believes Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), his
opponent in the congressional Republican primary, was executed three
years ago and is being represented by a look-alike. Because he believes
Lucas is really dead, Murray said he will challenge the results of
Tuesday's Republican primary, in which Murray <a href="http://www.ok.gov/elections/support/ok_results_seb.pdf" target="_hplink">received 5.2 percent of the </a>vote. Lucas won the primary with 82.8 percent of the vote.</b><br />
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I guess if your primary opponent gets 83% of the vote you have to take desperate measures. I wish Murray all the luck in this.<b> </b></div>
Kevin Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555818021469626619noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-80410782819901690642014-06-25T12:26:00.001-04:002014-06-25T12:39:17.200-04:00Out Of ContextHe could have said <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/arkansas-gop-hillary-shot-out-of-context">it was Hannitized</a>.<br />
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<b>Hillary Clinton would "probably get shot" if she entered the state as a presidential candidate. </b><br />
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Not really sure how you put something like that into a context where it would not come off as assholish. <br />
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<b>"It certainly was not meant in a threatening or hostile way at all. It was just a comment. Perhaps I used the wrong word."</b><br />
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Oh, that explains it. It's lucky Johnny (?) Rhoda isn't a district party chair or anything. He is? Please keep these crazies below the Mason-Dixon. He could always join Blackwater to get his fill of killing innocent people. <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27898565">Allegedly</a>.<b> </b><br />
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<b>One of the guards is accused of first-degree murder, while the others
face charges of voluntary manslaughter. They deny all charges.</b><br />
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<b>Prosecutors say the Blackwater guards harboured deep
hostility toward Iraqis and boasted of indiscriminate firing of their
weapons.</b>Kevin Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555818021469626619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-85592408510434240742014-06-21T13:18:00.003-04:002014-06-25T12:00:57.311-04:00I Get Published (Twice)Yeah, it's just <a href="http://poststar.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-june/article_d2ef23f4-f8e2-11e3-832c-0019bb2963f4.html">letters</a> to the editor.<br />
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<b>Congrats to candidates Matt Doheny and Elise Stefanik on the AQ
ratings from the NRA. Highest rating! The NRA recently affirmed support
for a group called Open Carry Texas. OCT was in the news for showing up
at restaurants with assault rifles slung across their backs. It would be
interesting to know if there are any questions on the test pertaining
to open carry laws.</b><br />
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<b>All the candidates running for representative
have expressed support for the rights of hunters. I don’t believe that
is where the argument is joined, though. Anyone short of a PETA member
is good with that. Me? I like living in a state where I can stop for a
burger and not have to worry about the posse walking in. Gives me
indigestion. Paradoxically, six with guns is better than one, though.</b><br />
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<b>The
NRA has become nothing more than a mouthpiece for the gun industry. I
can’t see why anyone running for office still seeks their approval.</b><br />
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Pretty sure more people see it in the Post Star than do here, though. And that's OK because influencing the opinions of people who live in my area <strike>are</strike> is more important to me than those who stumble across my bon mots here. A little <a href="http://poststar.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters/article_4bbe1b56-f1d0-11e3-bac1-001a4bcf887a.html">further back</a>:<b> </b><br />
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<b>No yellow ribbons round the oak tree for Bowe Bergdahl in Monday’s
“Street-Wise.” Four out of five have him convicted of desertion and are
willing to outsource the punishment to the Taliban. Bergdahl may be
guilty of desertion, but if he is, he should be convicted in a court
martial and serve his time in Leavenworth. I’d like to speculate
if you asked these five people to name the greatest president of the
past 100 years, at least three of them would say Ronald Reagan.</b><br />
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<b>Here’s
a history lesson for the young folks: Reagan traded arms for hostages
numerous times with the Iranians. And while that was going on, Donald
Rumsfeld was palling around in Iraq with Saddam Hussein.</b><br />
<b>And did I mention his administration was also supplying weapons to a group in Afghanistan led by Osama bin Laden? And
for good measure, in violation of Congress, they were funding a group
of “freedom fighters” in Nicaragua called the Contras. The scare quotes
are there because most sentient beings would consider the Contras to
have been terrorists. The hypocrisy of Oliver North to criticize the
Bergdahl deal is off the charts.</b><br />
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<b>Do yourself a favor and read up on the Iran-Contra affair. Fascinating stuff. Better than le Carre.</b><br />
<b>After that, you can look at the events in Beirut during those years and contrast it with Benghazi.</b><br />
<b>You’ll
see why the Republican-led Congress is more interested in ginning up
scandals concerning President Barack Obama and the Clintons.</b><br />
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<b>By the way, Israel, not exactly a wuss in dealing with violent adversaries, trades hostages on a fairly regular basis.</b><br />
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<b>Zephyr Teachout News: </b>I had written Teachout off perhaps prematurely. The <a href="http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2014/06/8547167/teachout-prepares-petitions-possible-cuomo-challenge">dream</a> is still alive.<b> </b><br />
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<b>Zephyr Teachout, the Fordham law professor considering a Democratic
primary challenge to Governor Andrew Cuomo, said she still hasn't made a
final decision about running but is preparing to circulate petitions
just in case.</b>Kevin Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555818021469626619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-39142211864817622532014-06-17T14:59:00.003-04:002014-06-18T12:00:41.174-04:00We Don't Need No Stinkin' Art GalleriesThis<a href="http://www.salon.com/2014/06/17/wingnuts_sheltered_fantasy_this_is_the_far_rights_scary_myopic_vision/?source=newsletter"> polling</a> was really interesting, but my favorite part:<br />
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<b>(C)onservatives are 50 points less likely than liberals to want to live
in communities with cultural institutions such as art museums and
theaters.</b><br />
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The moral of this story is that if you don't want a raving conservative living near you, find a house near a museum or art gallery. I <a href="http://batnutz.blogspot.com/2014/05/no-we-cant-all-get-along.html">repeat</a>:<br />
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<b>I'd like to start by asking all those who are currently living in
right-wing hell-holes in this country to consider moving to the
Northeast Kingdom of our once-great country. This began as an invite to
the folks in Nevada who are burdened with sharing their state with
Cliven Bundy and his gang of over-armed and under-educated militia
members. I'm also asking all those who are unhappy living under the rule
of King Andrew to consider moving to one of these right-wing hell-holes
where you undoubtedly be happier. </b>Kevin Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555818021469626619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-19448821659534741982014-06-17T14:54:00.001-04:002014-06-17T14:54:43.288-04:00Kevin Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555818021469626619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-15052898741516659112014-06-16T11:02:00.004-04:002014-06-16T19:35:50.497-04:00Because It May Interest SomeAnd because these guys did the <a href="http://www.salon.com/2014/06/15/how_the_us_helped_turn_iraq_into_an_al_qaeda_haven_in_just_53_steps_partner/?source=newsletter">Lord's work</a> in putting it together.<br />
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<b>Here’s the short version: The United States invaded Iraq in 2003,
claiming that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had both weapons of mass
destruction and connections to Al Qaeda. He had neither. Today, both
Saddam Hussein and the United States are gone from Iraq. In their place?
Al Qaeda.</b><br />
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I have a feeling that unfortunately
this is going to come in handy in the near future for knocking down
wingnut bullshit about how Obama "lost" Iraq.<br />
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<b>Monday Extra: </b>This is something I've been <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/katie-couric--john-kerry-interview-213218299.html">thinking about</a> the last few days. Maybe I have a future in the State Department. At least if my garden didn't need some much work.<br />
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<b>Secretary of State John Kerry cautiously signaled on Monday that the
United States would be open to cooperating with Iran militarily in Iraq
to beat back al Qaida-inspired fighters who pose an "existential" danger
to that war-torn country and may look to target Europe and the United
States. </b><br />
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In the interest of making lemonades
out of the lemons that George Bush turned Iraq into maybe we can at
least gain some rapprochement out of the situation. We've left big,
stinking piles of shit on Iran's Eastern and Western borders. Both of
our countries have a vested interest in seeing them cleaned up.<b> </b><br />
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<b>UPDATED:</b> Fred Kagan and Wm. Kristol <a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/what-do-iraq_795057.html?nopager=1">disagree with me</a>, I'm feeling much better about the idea that we should work with Iran. What's President Obama got to lose? The RightWing Media Congressional Complex is going complain about whatever he does anyway. He doesn't have to run for re-election. Israel can have a non-obstructionist role if they like. Time to earn that Nobel, Barack! <b> </b> <b> </b>Kevin Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555818021469626619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835778370448164083.post-58275987012898126972014-06-11T12:56:00.001-04:002014-06-11T12:56:31.339-04:00Because I Like Johnny Cash<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Does there need to be another reason? OK. Don't take them to Chipotle's or Cheesecake Factory or Applebee's or your other dining establishment of choice. Don't take them into schools, churches, synagogues, mosques, etc. Add Walmart to that list cuz you could end up like Billy Joe.</div>
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<b>Just over a week after U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was freed by the
Taliban, a CBS News Poll shows 45 percent of Americans disapprove of the
deal that saw him <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/taliban-releases-video-purporting-to-show-bowe-bergdahl-being-handed-over-to-u-s-forces/" target="_blank">released in exchange for five Taliban militants</a>, while 37 percent approve of it. </b><br />
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The good news, if you can call it that:<br />
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<b>(J)ust over half of Democrats approve.</b><br />
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Great.<br />
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My dream is that Obama went on TV and said, American People, I've decided, since this Bergdahl guy is a deserter and all, to leave his ass in Afghanistan. Let the Taliban punish him. That is what the Right in this country want now. Right? So, do you suppose Right Wing Media would be praising him up and down for that decision? Noooo. But, meanwhile he has already obtained Bergdahl's release. He waits for the outrage over that and walks out with his arm around Bergdahl and says, "pwned." Yes, it is nice in my dream-world.<br />
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Bergdahl had some shitty luck there. Besides being a POW for 5 years, I mean. If he'd been released with Bush as prez, he'd be getting ticker-tape parades, at least in his hometown, right now. As it is, I guess they've canceled any celebrations there because of right-wing nuts. <br />
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There are people in this country who live to be outraged. That's what the guy and woman in the Las Vegas shooting were. The most recent one that is. I hope. I gotta go back to my dreamworld now because I'm channeling Jim now.<br />
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Thank you Tbogg for <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/30/man-shoots-himself-in-the-butt_n_4512417.html?utm_hp_ref=tw">this link</a> and hallowed be your name.</div>
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<b>On Thursday, a man at the store in Brighton, Mich., <a href="http://www.livingstondaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013312270017" target="_hplink">reached for his wallet and accidentally grabbed his gun</a>,
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