MeFi comment:
"“But I'm just talking crazy now, of course.”
That is the hell of it. At the time some things are so monstrous they sound like crazy talk. Especially if you start talking motive.
And if you’re on the inside - really there’s nowhere to go. Hell,..." [
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favorited by jamjam on
October 7, 2008 9:13 PM
MeFi comment:
"“Wait, the - if anything - more comical war against Panama was opposed by what majority in congress, remind me?”
Ok - the war in Panama didn’t need congressional approval. Under the War Powers resolution presidents can operate the forces in..." [
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favorited by jamjam on
October 7, 2008 9:07 PM
MeFi comment:
"“Conspiracies really get people excited, don't they? What is so appealing about them? I can't trust the idea, really: people suck at everything required for conspiracies: lying in a convincing, coordinated way, secrecy, teamwork, philosophical..." [
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favorited by jamjam on
October 7, 2008 9:02 PM
MeFi comment:
"“...the likelier it becomes that Barack Obama will win in a landslide in November.
The question then becomes: will anything really change?”
With Obama in office? Sure. The question is: Will he get into office?
“Because banks had to conserve..." [
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favorited by The Ardship of Cambry on
October 7, 2008 7:36 PM
MeFi comment:
"“After all, the thing that was always the most unrealistic aspect of 9/11 Truther theory was this notion that anyone in power in this country would need to pull off a stunt like this in order to further its nebulous imperialist agenda. For the only..." [
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favorited by supercrayon on
October 7, 2008 3:39 PM
MeFi comment:
"“I don't think any reasonable person really believed this, once the dust settled.”
I’m talking appearances and what the administration was trying to present. Don’t think for a moment I’m trying to refute what reasonable folks thought.
Beyond..." [
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favorited by spiderwire on
October 7, 2008 2:28 PM
MeFi comment:
"“Wait, the - if anything - more comical war against Panama was opposed by what majority in congress, remind me?”
Ok - the war in Panama didn’t need congressional approval. Under the War Powers resolution presidents can operate the forces in..." [
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favorited by saulgoodman on
October 7, 2008 11:45 AM
MeFi comment:
"“Wait, the - if anything - more comical war against Panama was opposed by what majority in congress, remind me?”
Ok - the war in Panama didn’t need congressional approval. Under the War Powers resolution presidents can operate the forces in..." [
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favorited by spiderwire on
October 7, 2008 11:31 AM
MeFi comment:
"“Conspiracies really get people excited, don't they? What is so appealing about them? I can't trust the idea, really: people suck at everything required for conspiracies: lying in a convincing, coordinated way, secrecy, teamwork, philosophical..." [
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favorited by Fence on
October 7, 2008 5:26 AM
MeFi comment:
"“ If it really were country first, John McCain would probably be walking around without one or two arms or legs — or he'd be dead."”
I hear Kerry got his purple hearts for stubbing his toe.
“McCain on the Forrestal:”
Pretty much just..." [
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favorited by Pollomacho on
October 7, 2008 5:07 AM
MeFi comment:
"“After all, the thing that was always the most unrealistic aspect of 9/11 Truther theory was this notion that anyone in power in this country would need to pull off a stunt like this in order to further its nebulous imperialist agenda. For the only..." [
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favorited by hap_hazard on
October 7, 2008 2:40 AM
MeFi comment:
"“Conspiracies really get people excited, don't they? What is so appealing about them? I can't trust the idea, really: people suck at everything required for conspiracies: lying in a convincing, coordinated way, secrecy, teamwork, philosophical..." [
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favorited by PsychoKick on
October 7, 2008 2:24 AM
MeFi comment:
"“After all, the thing that was always the most unrealistic aspect of 9/11 Truther theory was this notion that anyone in power in this country would need to pull off a stunt like this in order to further its nebulous imperialist agenda. For the only..." [
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favorited by Hat Maui on
October 7, 2008 1:29 AM
MeFi comment:
"“Conspiracies really get people excited, don't they? What is so appealing about them? I can't trust the idea, really: people suck at everything required for conspiracies: lying in a convincing, coordinated way, secrecy, teamwork, philosophical..." [
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favorited by Goofyy on
October 6, 2008 11:52 PM
MeFi comment:
"“It's really quite simple.
The towers fell down because a very large plane flew into them,”
Yeah, I think that’s where the trolley leaves the rails. (Although the official explaination has huge gaps - even in the most elementary physical..." [
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favorited by padraigin on
October 6, 2008 10:44 PM
MeFi comment:
"“Conspiracies really get people excited, don't they? What is so appealing about them? I can't trust the idea, really: people suck at everything required for conspiracies: lying in a convincing, coordinated way, secrecy, teamwork, philosophical..." [
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favorited by Crabby Appleton on
October 6, 2008 10:14 PM
MeFi comment:
"This is why Fred Shakespeare went into glassblowing." [
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favorited by es_de_bah on
October 6, 2008 8:36 PM
MeFi comment:
"“After all, the thing that was always the most unrealistic aspect of 9/11 Truther theory was this notion that anyone in power in this country would need to pull off a stunt like this in order to further its nebulous imperialist agenda. For the only..." [
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favorited by saulgoodman on
October 6, 2008 7:49 PM
MeFi comment:
"Just shows you how far ahead of his time Sir Mix-a-Lot was." [
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favorited by iconomy on
October 6, 2008 5:56 PM
MeFi comment:
"“Conspiracies really get people excited, don't they? What is so appealing about them? I can't trust the idea, really: people suck at everything required for conspiracies: lying in a convincing, coordinated way, secrecy, teamwork, philosophical..." [
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favorited by homunculus on
October 6, 2008 4:31 PM
MeFi comment:
"“Conspiracies really get people excited, don't they? What is so appealing about them? I can't trust the idea, really: people suck at everything required for conspiracies: lying in a convincing, coordinated way, secrecy, teamwork, philosophical..." [
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favorited by nickyskye on
October 6, 2008 4:13 PM
MeFi comment:
"I think the specialization = overspecialization and/or learned helplessness. Sure, we developed into blacksmiths, millers, farmers, etc. But your blacksmith still posessed a wide variety of other skills and could move into another job field. I think..." [
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favorited by hap_hazard on
October 4, 2008 10:49 AM
MeFi comment:
"Well, it'll take about 10-15 years or more to re-balance the Afghani environment (irrigation, soil cultivation, agrarian logistics, etc - they used to have great fruit trees) so people can make a living off of something other than opium.
I don't..." [
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favorited by Haruspex on
October 4, 2008 10:27 AM
MeFi comment:
"You’d think the one thing we’d learn is not to let a small handful of greedy bastards monopolize all the wealth processes or we have panics and crashes when people try to corner the market.
Not that I don’t like capitalism, but c’mon,..." [
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favorited by hap_hazard on
October 3, 2008 8:15 PM
MeFi comment:
"“Pray that he changes his ways before puberty.”
Yet another thing that needs to be said in a James Earl Jones voice.
Actually, I’ve ‘broken’ into Lincoln Park Zoo a number of times (as a kid). Ridiculously easy. I didn’t harm anything or do any..." [
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favorited by echolalia67 on
October 3, 2008 6:22 PM
MeFi comment:
"“Pray that he changes his ways before puberty.”
Yet another thing that needs to be said in a James Earl Jones voice.
Actually, I’ve ‘broken’ into Lincoln Park Zoo a number of times (as a kid). Ridiculously easy. I didn’t harm anything or do any..." [
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favorited by batmonkey on
October 3, 2008 4:00 PM
MeFi comment:
"I think the specialization = overspecialization and/or learned helplessness. Sure, we developed into blacksmiths, millers, farmers, etc. But your blacksmith still posessed a wide variety of other skills and could move into another job field. I think..." [
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favorited by anvilcity on
October 3, 2008 2:07 PM
MeFi comment:
"I’ve been wanting to say something about this whole kind of thing for some time. And let me be clear on this, I’m not going to mince words here, I’m going to set you people straight on this kind of thing - Hitler? Way out of line.
It needed to be..." [
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favorited by ShawnString on
October 3, 2008 1:15 PM
MeFi comment:
"McCain: The debate is off.
Obama: No it isn’t.
McCain: ...!?
Obama: ...
McCain: ok" [
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favorited by donnagirl on
October 3, 2008 9:05 AM
MeFi comment:
"“It's good that they are re-thinking their less than lethal technology, because rubber-coated steel bullets sounds like an incredibly stupid effort in that direction.”
Yes and no. Here’s the thing - rubber bullets (steel coated) are less lethal..." [
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favorited by kittyprecious on
October 3, 2008 5:40 AM
MeFi comment:
"“This is what happens when you fail to google Ron Paul.”
I know this is a serious topic, but that was pretty funny.
“But Zimbabwe was visibly different.”
Buddy of mine always took ballpoint pens to impoverished areas to give to kids instead..." [
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favorited by filthy light thief on
October 2, 2008 2:30 PM
MeFi comment:
"“Nobody likes a know-it-all...”
This explains why I am so universally beloved. Damned if I know anything really.
“ ‘Truth, in the great practical concerns of life, is so much a question of the reconciling and combining of opposites,” he once..." [
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favorited by languagehat on
October 2, 2008 5:13 AM
MeFi comment:
"“Nobody likes a know-it-all...”
This explains why I am so universally beloved. Damned if I know anything really.
“ ‘Truth, in the great practical concerns of life, is so much a question of the reconciling and combining of opposites,” he once..." [
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favorited by wtdoor on
October 1, 2008 4:00 PM
MeFi comment:
"“typo fixed, carry on”
Waht was rwong wiht it?
“Would it have Taikonauts space-walking overhead while the chairman of the Federal Reserve is on his knees? Would it have more mobile phones than people, a revenant remilitarized Russia, and global..." [
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favorited by djfiander on
October 1, 2008 9:08 AM
MeFi comment:
"“Remember conservatives HATE government and want it "drowned in the bathtub."”
Funny. 8 years of massive government expansion supporting corporate malfeasance and unilateral militarization and you’d think liberals would hate it and want..." [
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favorited by BrotherCaine on
September 30, 2008 6:52 PM
MeFi comment:
"“typo fixed, carry on”
Waht was rwong wiht it?
“Would it have Taikonauts space-walking overhead while the chairman of the Federal Reserve is on his knees? Would it have more mobile phones than people, a revenant remilitarized Russia, and global..." [
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favorited by jamjam on
September 30, 2008 4:58 PM
MeFi comment:
"“I'm actually the only person I know who liked the storyline that led to Jordan becoming the Spectre”
I liked it too.
I think GL can be done well as a film (in the abstract - not considering what it’ll actually be).
There’s some kinda..." [
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favorited by tehloki on
September 30, 2008 4:24 PM
MeFi comment:
"“Dude: Ron Livingston.”
Whoa, yeah! Dead on.
“It usually all starts quite normally, but towards the end there’s always one or two odd WTF statements.”
I get that with Libertarians. Pretty much meet eye to eye on all the civil rights stuff...." [
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favorited by ooga_booga on
September 30, 2008 3:55 PM
MeFi comment:
"“Dude: Ron Livingston.”
Whoa, yeah! Dead on.
“It usually all starts quite normally, but towards the end there’s always one or two odd WTF statements.”
I get that with Libertarians. Pretty much meet eye to eye on all the civil rights stuff...." [
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favorited by FatherDagon on
September 30, 2008 3:13 PM
MeFi comment:
""This isn't about law enforcement. We don't capture people because they've broken laws.
We capture people and imprison them in time of war because we think they will try to kill our men, or aid in the process of killing our men. Fighting..." [
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favorited by JHarris on
September 30, 2008 3:09 PM
MeFi comment:
"Perhaps they would be more successful with a non-standard low orbital reentry vehicle, something American, say a 1960 Chevy Corvette C1." [
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favorited by Meatbomb on
September 30, 2008 11:37 AM
MeFi comment:
"“If say two dozen Mefi-ites click the ban button on your page, you lose your account and your $5. I'm all for diversity - but I'm really not interested in reading Class Goat's postings, nor your response”
No one’s putting a gun to your head to..." [
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favorited by spiderwire on
September 30, 2008 11:02 AM
MeFi comment:
"“If say two dozen Mefi-ites click the ban button on your page, you lose your account and your $5. I'm all for diversity - but I'm really not interested in reading Class Goat's postings, nor your response”
No one’s putting a gun to your head to..." [
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favorited by Snyder on
September 30, 2008 10:58 AM
MeFi comment:
"“Why wouldn't Bush just veto it out of spite?”
True. His first few months in office were a complete disaster catastrofuck on a scale of which this country had never seen, then it was one godawful thing after another, I think there was maybe five..." [
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favorited by snwod on
September 30, 2008 6:09 AM
MeFi comment:
"“Why wouldn't Bush just veto it out of spite?”
True. His first few months in office were a complete disaster catastrofuck on a scale of which this country had never seen, then it was one godawful thing after another, I think there was maybe five..." [
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favorited by frenetic on
September 29, 2008 9:09 PM
MeFi comment:
"“I'm actually the only person I know who liked the storyline that led to Jordan becoming the Spectre”
I liked it too.
I think GL can be done well as a film (in the abstract - not considering what it’ll actually be).
There’s some kinda..." [
more]
favorited by good in a vacuum on
September 29, 2008 7:18 PM
MeFi comment:
"“Why wouldn't Bush just veto it out of spite?”
True. His first few months in office were a complete disaster catastrofuck on a scale of which this country had never seen, then it was one godawful thing after another, I think there was maybe five..." [
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favorited by cjorgensen on
September 29, 2008 6:21 PM
MeFi comment:
"“Why wouldn't Bush just veto it out of spite?”
True. His first few months in office were a complete disaster catastrofuck on a scale of which this country had never seen, then it was one godawful thing after another, I think there was maybe five..." [
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favorited by Kattullus on
September 29, 2008 5:35 PM
MeFi comment:
"“Why wouldn't Bush just veto it out of spite?”
True. His first few months in office were a complete disaster catastrofuck on a scale of which this country had never seen, then it was one godawful thing after another, I think there was maybe five..." [
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favorited by Huplescat on
September 29, 2008 5:19 PM
MeFi comment:
"“I'm actually the only person I know who liked the storyline that led to Jordan becoming the Spectre”
I liked it too.
I think GL can be done well as a film (in the abstract - not considering what it’ll actually be).
There’s some kinda..." [
more]
favorited by Smart Dalek on
September 29, 2008 5:07 PM
