MeFi comment:
"One thing I took away from that fateful meeting: I simply do not like beets." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ormondsacker
more than 12 hours ago
MeFi comment:
"Considering that only yesterday at least half of you thought she was gonna get dumped from the ticket any minute....
I never said that. Whatever group you're referring to, I'm not in it.
I don't think you have any idea what is about to happen,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blueberry
Yesterday
MeFi comment:
"It is important insofar as the Dems are saying she is totally unqualified, which is odd coming from a party that nominated Obama, who has less experience actually governing than she does.
I think he's proven himself over the last couple years..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by russilwvong, shiu mai baby
Yesterday
MeFi comment:
"Yeah. Not much. She's mostly going to pop into the Senate once a year, go to funerals, and give red meat speeches to Right To Life groups.
I don't trust any VP after Cheney. Besides, McCain is old.
He's old.
I got nothing against that. But..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by AsYouKnow Bob, zardoz
2 days ago
MeFi comment:
"quonsar writes "uh, for you? reading, apparently."
To be crystal clear: What unsafe things were you referring to, specifically?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by axon
3 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Dave Faris writes "While it's clear that the police over-reacted yesterday -- and the raids, which included 5 different houses -- are pretty much all unacceptable, how would you propose a modern police force, faced with a potential riot, with..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by MrBobaFett, Hat Maui, nikitabot
3 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Bill Clinton made one of his best speeches in years. It was the best speech of the convention so far. It came early so many may not have seen it, yet it was so filled with sound bites, but still taught and powerful, such that it will be replayed..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by onlyconnect
9 days ago
MeFi comment:
"seanmpuckett writes "I still have peanut butter & Tang sandwiches for lunch sometimes. "
Peanut butter and dill pickle. Seriously. On whole wheat bread, toasted...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by luftmensch
10 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Acrobat is incredibly useful, but as I said in another thread, it was "finished" years ago, but product cycles don't let it remain. All they really needed to do since about version 5 is keep the plugin updated with newer browsers and stay..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by christonabike, pyrex, JHarris
11 days ago
MeFi comment:
"It seems like they want to destroy America, but really it's just that they have different views about what makes America great, and different beliefs about the nature of reality (for example, they don't believe that global warming is real, etc)..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Mental Wimp
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Even if I weren't now opposed to sex before marriage, even if I was looking at this all in a pragmatic sense, I don't see condoms-or any birth control method, really- as the answer to fewer abortions.
But that is what actually works in practice...." [
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favorited 8 times, recently by InfinateJane, BaxterG4, magstheaxe, manguero, perilous, Powerful Religious Baby, orthogonality, palomar
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I've never heard it called that before.
Is that a euphemism, or are you just happy to see me?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Reverend John
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"This time next year, they'll be saying that President Obama's environmental policies aren't working, and point to how the agencies are judging progress themselves as the reason. Republicans aren't as dumb as they rook.
No, whoever is the next..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Blazecock Pileon, scody, orthogonality
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"You were making a good point, up until you said this:
Because if you do, that will likely make you aware of some, uh, convolutions in your own characters, awareness of which might dilute the pure, clean pleasure of internet judgmentalism for you...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by waraw, forforf
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Clarification on comment: My friend's father opened a Juice Bar in Bedford Stuyvesant a few years ago. It wendelled in about 4 months. Just because you build it does not mean they will come. Economics people...
Also, the first, second and third..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by yort
Last month
MeFi comment:
"The following is a direct quote from him, upon being asked why he votes Republican (this question was asked while he was in the middle of a tirade, and apparently took him momentarily offguard):
"I don't know."
And then, almost..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Snyder, Pope Guilty
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Even if everyone captured by the US has a legal status under the GC, though, that doesn't answer the question of whether the GC requires habeas. Boumediene certainly doesn't rest on the GC.
The entire reason for the designation of "enemy..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Blazecock Pileon, null terminated
Last month
MeFi comment:
"But they've replaced Siskel and Ebert with such a dunce that it has made me miss Siskel and Ebert all over again.
Wow. Look at these chukleheads.
The unspoken rule about movie critics is that they're not supposed to look like actors, but..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by miss lynnster
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Is this the same Dana Carvey who made Master of Disguise? If so I'm not watching these until he flies out and personally begs me for forgiveness.
Steve Martin did Pink Panther (among other clunkers), and Mike Myers did Love Guru. They all have..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JHarris
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Well, someone has to take over where Mark Russell left off.
OK, maybe someone doesn't have to." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by horsemuth
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I've been reading every article written in Byte
I used to dutifully type BASIC programs they printed into my Apple ][e, every one I could find. Sometimes took hours ......" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by d-programmers
Last month
MeFi comment:
"jonmc writes "sciurius: I am a confirmed caffeine addict (3 large coffees every day) and I'll happily drink a Dunkin' Donuts large. This sounds more like simple yuppie silliness."
Well, I've heard lots of people claim PBR or Bud was..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by HyperBlue, loquacious, Phalene, jtron, penduluum, Dean King, box
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I don't know if any of you watch Kitchen Nightmares with Gordon Ramsay (BBC), but in one episode he was trying to make the point of good ingredients standing on their own. To make his point, he tried to order a single malt scotch with soda from the..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by sondrialiac, noway, Spatch
Last month
MeFi comment:
"kcds writes "Being a good bartender means you serve your customers what they ordered, and you don't give them crap about it."
Really? When was the last time you served a single malt scotch with soda to a customer?
What? You aren't a..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by blueberry, noway
Last month
MeFi comment:
"tkchrist writes "GOD DAMN IT! I WANT A BLACK DEMOCRAT PRESIDENT! We NEED a black democrat president. "Do have any idea what that simple fact alone will change in this country? Jesus H. Christ."
Even if it's Alan Keyes?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by kid ichorous
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Again, Rasmussen (for example) is showing that Obama is increasingly being perceived as a left-leaning moderate rather than the "the most liberal member of the Senate" meme that right-wing pundits are attempting to spread. Not that being..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by sondrialiac, kid ichorous
Last month
MeFi comment:
"What I take away from all of this is the realization of the necessity for compromise in this presidential race.
This is not a compromise. This is a giveaway to Bush, the telcos and the Republicans. It's a "get out of jail, free" card. We..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Blazecock Pileon
Last month
MeFi comment:
"But sometimes you've got to make some concessions to achieve a greater victory.
Show me the polling data that supports this.
What have we "gained?" A political alibi for Obama? At what price?
This depending on politicians does not..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by roystgnr, quintessencesluglord, orthogonality, moxiedoll
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Uncompromising idealism has worked so well for Presidents Kucinich and Gravel.
Opposing government spying is not an ideologically untenable position, by anyone's standards. This was not done for political gain as much as it was for the benefit of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by quintessencesluglord
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I don't know about that. Many of the Democrats that voted for the bill were political conservatives from red states, whose seats are very vulnerable to Republican attack. I doubt many of them would be willing to toe the progressive line on this issue,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Auden, orthogonality
Last month
MeFi comment:
"it's a poor move necessitated by the machinations of the presidential race that I expect him to rectify once in office
That seems like sound policy! Give our rights away now, but have faith that someone will win an election and give them back..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Arch_Stanton
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I think he did it because a telecom already has some dirt on him.
Doubtful. I think it has a lot more to do with taking care of business." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Flex1970
Last month
MeFi comment:
"PeterMcDermott writes "The reality is, *any* community only works if people are reasonable and engage in give and take. Someone who objects to *any* drumming is obviously a twat. Similarly, someone thinks it's reasonable for a group of drummers..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by dirtdirt, wendell, JHarris
Last month
MeFi comment:
"The article ("Wood"). goes on lockdown.
Oh, yeah, "Adding a woodstove or fireplace to a home adds ambiance and warmth.[5]" And there's a footnote, so you know it's true...." [
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favorited 8 times, recently by wires, tehloki, bonaldi, bokane, axon, Caduceus, Jimbob, Samuel Farrow
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I'm fine with differences of opinion, and if Obama can support his positions, I'm fine with that. I'm even OK if there is some strategic advantage. There are a few problems with Obama's position, however. First of all, he's not being honest. FISA..." [
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favorited 13 times, recently by 40 Watt, effwerd, gum, Sandor Clegane, lalochezia, jaronson, pammo, Blazecock Pileon, FauxScot, batmonkey, spiderwire, scody, ageispolis
Last month
MeFi comment:
"tracert writes "Wait wait wait. Are you saying that in addition to wrecking cities, repeatedly tearing down power lines, and generally destroying all monsters, Godzilla also produces deadly carbon dioxide gas? Foul sea creature! He must be..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jonmc
Last month
MeFi comment:
"It's a Deal Breaker for This Intelligence Officer
Following is response to Sen. Obama's email of earlier today (Thursday). (For convenience, his email is pasted in below mine.)
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July 3, 2008
Dear Senator Obama,..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by DesbaratsDays, orthogonality, finite, jaronson
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Even if it's not going to do any good? Even if it the bill's going to pass whether he opposes it or not? Even if it helps get John McCain elected?
Tell me, please. What group of voters wants telecom immunity?
This is not a wedge issue. This is..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by gum, Popular Ethics, delmoi, jedicus
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Dude, I don't know if you've noticed, but if you think torture is wrong, the Constitution is worth preserving, and the president shouldn't be able to do whatever the fuck he wants? In this country, that makes you a leftist.
But if you don't buy..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Kadin2048
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"He could have a great resume, but on any position in which he'd have to deal with the public or interact with anyone who was even a little conservative, he's pretty much toast. And as much as we'd like to think that it wouldn't matter, it does. I've..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by perilous, arha, skammer
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I think it's sort of funny that people are worrying about his future career aspirations and earning capabilities, like they are really concerned on his behalf that his choices might make his life difficult. I don't have any tattoos, and at this point,..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by perilous, spacewaitress, arha
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"John Dean's reading of the statute suggests that it immunizes telecom companies against civil lawsuits but not criminal prosecution. It's possible that the Republicans could get this passed, only to have President Obama direct his Attorney General to..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by jaronson, FauxScot, George_Spiggott
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"So you think he was bought for less than a tenth of one percent of the total money he's raised? The fact is, he's a politician, and he's running for President of the United States, not President of Daily Kos. He's going to take some positions we..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Crabby Appleton
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Obama is running the campaign he needs to run to WIN.
That's fine, but if this is it, then he'll have to do it without me. I'll hold my nose and vote for him in November, but don't ask more of me than that, if this is it...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hydropsyche
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"If you can't see any difference between Obama and McCain, then vote for Nader. That worked out great eight years ago, right?
I don't like being taken for a fool. I thought this guy was straight up. He's pretty far from it.
I can tolerate the..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Blazecock Pileon, FauxScot, Hat Maui
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I just don't think that a private lawsuit is a good way to address it, though, because lawsuits are only really good for two things in general: recovering pecuniary damages and stopping ongoing harms.
Also for discovery. A lot of the information..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Blazecock Pileon, FauxScot, ageispolis
2 months ago
