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Jon Stewart Scolds Rachel Maddow and MSNBC for Saying 'Teabagger'
Comedian Jon Stewart on Thursday scolded Rachel Maddow for using the word "teabagger" to describe members of the Tea Party movement.
Appearing on "The Rachel Maddow Show" for an oftentimes quite interesting interview, Stewart also criticized others on MSNBC for taking this vulgar joke way too far (video follows with transcript and commentary):
RACHEL MADDOW, HOST: The caricature of the Left being as vociferous as the right is something that…
JON STEWART: I don't think that's the caricature of the Left. I really don't. I think the caricature of the Left is one that is slightly that -- that – they use as a cudgel. Didn't you hate when the Republicans used to use the phrase Democrat. Democrat.
MADDOW: The Democrat Party. Has the word rat in it.
STEWART: It seemed dickish. Democrat Party. Or when you spoke out against the war, there was a subtle undertone of you're un-American, you don't want to win the war on terror. Well, I think that what also comes out sometimes from the other side is teabagger. Now that's I think derogatory. And I don't think anybody would mistake it for that, for anything other than that. And it's been used on this network quite frequently, by hosts, by guests…
MADDOW: You don't think it was funny that they were calling them, they were saying tea bag the White House before the White House tea bags you?
STEWART: I thought it was funny for a day. I thought it was funny for a day.
MADDOW: Funny enough to play the John Waters clip of the teabagging thing on a bar?
STEWART: For a day. Probably wouldn't have run with it with guests and things for months.
MADDOW: I didn't run it for months.
STEWART: No, but your part…
MADDOW: But I got criticized for it for months.
STEWART: Well, because you kind of made hay of it. You made more hay of it than maybe that, you know, that…
MADDOW: Took the joke too far.
Took the joke too far.
Actually, that's rather a propos as Maddow later made the point that she doesn't think what she does is all that much different than what Stewart does.
Although he pushed back on this idea, Maddow was exposing the really inconvenient truth about what she and Keith Olbermann do that separates them from serious journalists: they take the joke too far.
More than that, they're often going for the joke rather than the story thereby making it difficult to take them seriously.
Driving this point home further, Maddow tried to convince her guest that what he's doing is news. Stewart repeatedly disagreed saying that he identifies far more with Jerry Seinfeld than the folks on MSNBC.
Not seeing the irony, Maddow fought this notion and continued to press the idea that she and her guest are actually playing at the same game.
And therein likely lies the real problem for both Maddow and Olbermann: in trying to inject humor into their reporting, they've both become farcical caricatures of newscasters that can't possibly be taken seriously.
As much as they want to be considered as journalists, they also strive to be Jon Stewart. By contrast, he just sees himself as a satirist commenting on the day's events with as much humor as possible.
As a result, this interview revealed more about the host than the guest.
Someone cue Alanis Morissette.
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I could not agree more and
Submitted by bohratom on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 3:55am.
I could not agree more and to be honest, surprised, Jon Stewart took on Rachel Maddow the entire interview and won hands down. He stood by and defended moderate views which on Rachel Maddow is onheard of...
Kudos to Jon Stewart for this interview at least....
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The "real" problem for both Maddow and Olbermann is that
Submitted by Rush Fan on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 3:16am.
they are dishonest, angry and vindictive people. They don't inject humor in their reporting, but hate, hostility and lies. The perfect composition for extreme leftist posing as journalists.
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"I didn't run it for
Submitted by ProudAmerican58 on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 3:22am.
"I didn't run it for months...but I got criticized for it for months."
I could be wrong but I don't recall her ever having completely stopped using the term "tea bagger." I know Olbermann hasn't.
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You are correct sir............
Submitted by Tomorama on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 10:02am.
You are exactly right, I was half expecting an expose at the end of this piece where the actual dates and times she has used it recently would be posted.
But I sleep well KNOWING that SHE DID SAY IT for MONTHS and I also don't think she has stopped.
Let's get Jimmy Olsen on the case.
Lastly, kudos to Stewart for hammering "her", she expected a fluff interview with high fives and chest bumbp hammering Republicans and "teabaggers" and all "she" got was a taste of humility.
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Maddow lies. No big
Submitted by Beukeboom on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 11:05am.
Maddow lies.
No big shock.
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Stewart's a dope..........so
Submitted by killa37 on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 3:32am.
Stewart's a dope..........so how much credibility does he have for trying to lay down the law to his fellow libs have??? Not much, as far as I'm concerned...................I don't give any of these phonies any respect whatsoever..........and they've earned it!!!!
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The difference, and it is
Submitted by Bruzilla on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 8:30am.
The difference, and it is significant, is that Stewart readilly and often admits that he's a phony. The others actually believe they are credible news people.
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I agree, Killa
Submitted by ThisnThat on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 9:42am.
I went back and reviewed some of Stewart's videos on the Tea Party. Not a single instance of support. Every single one of them showed him constantly denigrating the concept, the supporters, and the speakers. He continually tore it apart, telling us all they were dopes, they were hypocritical, they were selfish, and they were stupid. Especially stupid. Jon Stewart is one of those people who think that only people like him are smart; and all Tea Partiers -- without exception -- are some of the dumbest people on earth.
I watched a number of videos, hoping to see one which gave fair treatment to the Tea Party over the past year. Not a single one. But as I was watching, I kept thinking -- in spite of Jon Stewart's best attempts -- including his so-called Halloween rally -- the Tea Party won. Big time. The laugh is now on him. The moron.
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Miss this part?
Submitted by Cody_K on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 4:05am.
JON STEWART: Didn't you hate when the Republicans used to use the phrase Democrat. Democrat.
MADDOW: The Democrat Party. Has the word rat in it.
STEWART: It seemed dickish. Democrat Party. Or when you spoke out against the war, there was a subtle undertone of you're un-American.
Let me just add... "libtard".
Don't act like your hands are clean. We'll start being fair about teabaggers when you do.
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Cody_K a member for 1 year
Submitted by stratman on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 4:21am.
Cody_K a member for 1 year and 2 weeks and this is his first post?
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Cut him some slack, stratman
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 8:41am.
Maybe he just got released.
And Cody, if you find yourself in a fair fight, you obviously need a new strategy.
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Yeah, we get these parole
Submitted by stratman on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 8:48pm.
Yeah, we get these parole trolls from time to time.
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Richard Maddow needs to refer
Submitted by johnsonl on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 8:41am.
Richard Maddow needs to refer to one of her political heroes for advice on war.
"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."-Mao Tse-tung. It's right there in your little Red Book, Rick!
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Don't act like your hands are
Submitted by Newsbusterbrown on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 9:18am.
Don't act like your hands are clean. We'll start being fair about teabaggers when you do.
Name all the people on Fox News that use that term, Cody.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I rest my case.
"There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right." - Ronald Reagan (1964 Republican Convention)
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The sweet jail life of Bubba and Cody
Submitted by Tomorama on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 10:10am.
Agent Cody Blanks, NAME one Fox news employee that has used the term "libtard" or how about ANY GUEST?
Don't bother, back to Mommies basement for another 14 months or did you get permission in jail to use the computer and you decided to post on newsbusters as you have NO friends?
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Have you ever been libtarded, and if so, did you enjoy it?
Submitted by SickofLibs on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 10:32am.
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LibTard? Really?
Submitted by ArcherB on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 11:41am.
"Let me just add... "libtard". "
Strange. I've never seen Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity or even Ann Coulter use that term. Sure, I see it a lot on the Internet, but that's not what we are talking about here. We are talking about talk show hosts on major networks using derogatory terms while posing as journalists.
But, if you insist on including Internet posts in the mix, you are going to get blown out of the water. Just go over to HuffingtonPost, DailyKos, DemocratUnderground or any of the many left wing sites that allow for public comments and take a look how Bush, or any other prominant conservative is described. I think you'll find that "libtard" is fairly light by comparison.
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You left out
Submitted by Roger the Shrubber on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 11:59am.
You left out "mentally-challenged, perpetually-unemployed boy-toucher".
But enough about you.
I never knew being called a "Democrat" was so offensive. Would you prefer Democratards?
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The funny or rather ironic
Submitted by Beukeboom on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 1:05pm.
The funny or rather ironic thing about liberals is how quickly they will relabel things whenever the old label gets a negative connotation. The most obvious example is how liberals now refer to themselves as "progressive" when there is nothing progressive about them. Regressive would be a more apt label.
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I'm with you.
Submitted by almostacowboy on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 1:08pm.
Are they not Democrats?
I remember Tingles Matthews irately correcting a conservative guest once for saying "the Democrat Party". "It's the Democrat-ic Party".
Know we all know who put the "ick" in Democrat.
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Silly me
Submitted by StarAZ on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 12:33pm.
I thought Repulicans started that Democrat thing, instead of Democratic, because being democratic was Mom and apple pie and made Republican sound alien to that...not the "rat" thing, which seems pretty farfetched. But who knows--people go far to fetch stuff these days.
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Which supposedly creditable
Submitted by Hero Squad on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 2:37pm.
Which supposedly creditable news/commentary provider is using the phrase "libtard" as a descriptor of Democrats? I have yet to hear anyone on the level of Maddow, Olbermann, Anderson Cooper, has been using that phrase. Unless you're equating them with blog post commentors... which actually wouldn't be an inaccurate characterization of the jobs the Maddow and Olbermann perform for their network.
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Calling Doctor Sam
Submitted by stratman on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 4:13am."Didn't you hate when the Republicans used to use the phrase Democrat. Democrat."
Is one a Democrat or a Democratic? How about a Democracian? Democratic means "refers to Democrat". Democrat is not an improper term. Madcow thinks she is being called a "rat". Does she and Leibowitz feel shame in what they are, needing to change labels and make pretend in order to feel better? Now "Liberal" is out of fancy as well. What happens when America realizes that "Progressive" equals Marxism/Communism as it originally meant in the early 20th century? What new name, or old one recycled, will the Left try to confuse people in that they are different this time around?
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No equivalence, point missed
Submitted by Ten7s on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 10:24am.
Yes, "Democrat Party" became fashionable because it is correct. A political party is a group of people, a person is a Democrat NOT "a Democratic". Both Democrat and Democratic have the letter sequence "rat" in them, but when its spoken its "-crat" not "-rat". So unless its misprounounced there is no slur, much less one as vulgar as the one of topic. And the subtle point is that their party is run based on Identity Politics and stale '60s Leftistism rather than on democratic principles.
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Real Libs of Genius
Submitted by Junk Science Skeptic on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 4:23am.
"MADDOW: The Democrat Party. Has the word rat in it."
. . . and Democratic doesn't?
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End the stupid crap
Submitted by goldwaterfan on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 6:53am.
No more "Democrat" party crap. No more "Teabagger" crap. That would be ideal, but that's not going to happen.
Amanda Carrington
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Hmmmmm, I'm not
Submitted by texasborngranny on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 12:02pm.
Hmmmmm, I'm not aware of the sexual conotation to the word "Democrat".
The Republican Party is made up of Republicans not republics.
The Democrat Party is made up Democrats not democratics.
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Now I'm all OK
Submitted by okiehawk44 on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 7:06am.
Having Jon Stewart throw some cold water on Rachel Maddow's self-serving slurs regarding Tea Party activists makes me now feel all warm and fuzzy.
Thanks Jon. Now that we've been called every vile name in the book by those you associate with you preach to one of your buds that "they" took the joke too far? What joke Jon? Oh you mean the joke about warning Americans that they are being led by communists who want to crush America and its spirit by spending every last dollar they can get their hands on? That joke?
GTH Stewart and take Rachel with you.
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Am I mistaken?
Submitted by texasborngranny on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 12:06pm.
Wasn't it Jon that made the tacky attacks on Palin's daughter when she attended a baseball game? Perhaps he should clean up his own act prior to telling someone else to clean up their? Just another example of the hypocritical left.
I apologize if I have confused him with another non-funny, leftist 'comedian'.
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Wasn't that Letterman....I
Submitted by DWoSD on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 12:20pm.
Wasn't that Letterman....I too apologies if I have confused him with another non-funny, leftist court jester.
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Yeah that was Letterman who
Submitted by Beukeboom on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 1:07pm.
Yeah that was Letterman who cracked the unfunny jokes about Palin's child.
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When we used Democrats, its
Submitted by 4rcane on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 7:31am.
When we used Democrats, its not intended to be derogatory. Its simply an appreviation. Its like calling Japanese, Jap. Democrat is a person in the Democratic Party. Its as natural as calling someone a Republican. Do we use Republic Party? No Do we use Grand Old Partier? No. People are simply moving towards a word that feel natural to the tongue
This is just a case of the left seeing something that isn't there.
p.s rat is in the word democratic. If you want derogatory, we would simply call Democrats, RATS or DEMON RATS (two words)
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More to the point . . .
Submitted by Galvanic on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 10:22am.
. . . the label Democrat is not an abbreviation. It's what members of the Democratic Party call themselves.
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Maddcow can spell demon
Submitted by kangaroo on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 7:50am.
Maddcow can spell demon rat......who knew
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I don't recall calling
Submitted by Thoreau on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 8:42am.
I don't recall calling grandma and grandpa teabagger's funny. Maybe in the Gay Lesbian Communist NAZI community that's all the rage, but not for anyone I know.
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Maybe in the Gay Lesbian Communist NAZI community.....
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 11:02am.
Isn't that the MSLSD demographic audience?
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What a scene:
Submitted by HockeyKid on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 8:22am.
Maddow desperately seeking Stewart's approval, thinking she's just like him, only to be slapped down by her hero.
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Sweet sweet ineptitude.
Submitted by Thoreau on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 8:42am.
Sweet sweet ineptitude.
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Agreed, HockeyKid
Submitted by Galvanic on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 10:32am.
She obviously wanted some blessing or token of approval from Stewart, and she got the opposite.
And now, she undermined her own case for being taken seriously by explaining that her show is mimicking Stewart's format.
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Cleans Up Her Act?
Submitted by miss911ninja on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 12:58pm.
Now we'll just have to keep an eye on her to see if she cleans up her act. Scratch that. Let NB keep an eye on her. I know I won't!
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Well said, Noel!!
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 8:35am.
Maddow was exposing the really inconvenient truth about what she and Keith Olbermann do that separates them from serious journalists: they take the joke too far.
More than that, they're often going for the joke rather than the story thereby making it difficult to take them seriously.
Example #3: David Shuster.
They expect us to consider this news?
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Kudos to Jon, but I think
Submitted by johnsonl on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 8:36am.
Kudos to Jon, but I think Richard was fixin' to whip his insolent a$$.
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Actually with Olbermann,
Submitted by Beukeboom on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 8:59am.
Actually with Olbermann, Maddow and the rest of the vermin at MSNBC there wasn't a joke to begin with outside of the fact that Olbermann, Maddow, Schultz, ad nauseum are directly responsible for turning MSNBC INTO a joke.
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Submitted by Cactus Kurt on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 9:24am.
It was refreshing to see Jon Stewart bitchslap (can I say that?) Maddow. She and (MS)NBC had been touting his interview all week as if it were the second coming (much to the chagrin of her other scheduled guests). Stewart disagreed with her on nearly every topic: teabagging, liberal bias, his role as a comedian, FoxNews, George Bush,... what a smackdown!
I'm not a fan of either, but it's always fun to watch the libs eat their own. Kinda like what's going to happen to Nancy Pelosi. Stay tuned...
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Bitch slap? Nah.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 12:57pm.
In Maddow's case, it's called Butch slap.
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Don't think this
Submitted by Vonu on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 9:30am.
will stop the teabagging of the democrat party statists. Party on, people.
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No Newsmen at MSNBC
Submitted by Okieflyover on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 9:37am.
Maddow and Olbermann were the lead "anchors" on MSNBC on Election Night. They complain about the lack of division between news and analysis at Fox but there are NO journalists at MSNBC. Their entire lineup on Election Night was pundits.
A Newsman wouldn't even have thought that the teabag joke was funny for even a day.
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Davy Shyster
Submitted by ripper58 on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 9:45am.
is a despicable human being(?) and deserves everything he got!
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Maddow obviously hasn't been
Submitted by Radical1979 on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 9:47am.
Maddow obviously hasn't been watching Schultz, Olberman, etc, if she feels the left doesn't vociferously attack the right. I can't say I blame her, I can't stand watching the left either.
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Submitted by bkeyser on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 10:11am.
At first maybe. I don't think they took the joke too far- I think they assigned the joke to the movement. Stewart's anti-war = anti-American comparison was more accurate; teabagger is a negative connotation used to demean a group of people. Sort of like certain racial words that are so vehemently decried by the left. Teabagger is the ch!nk, sp!c, n!gger-equal on the political realm. That's what makes it so egregious - and I think Stewart senses that, but can't quite put his finger on it, or is unwilling to expose his side to that extent.
And it's different from "demonrat" or "democrap" because those words are entirely fictitious and had no other disparaging meaning before someone came up with the play on words. Personally, I try not to use these silly caricatures when talking about any particular group; I don't feel the need to hide behind them. But those who constantly use the teabagger term are no better than a racist using a racial term- and hypocritical to the max if you're a leftist and constantly ushering forth the race card as a method of attack.
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Look, we're stuck with Maddow
Submitted by Van Halen on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 10:18am.
Look, we're stuck with Maddow and the rest over at MSDNC for a while. Their ratings suck and their attitude is terrible. So let's help them along down the drain - make sure you visit Fox News' web site every day at least once and watch Fox News when you can. Support their advertisers if you can. That's all you have to do to really hammer the Left who have made Fox News part of a handful of 'Public Enemy Number One's'.
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This is why it doesn't matter to me what
Submitted by Quasi-socialist on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 10:25am.
Stewart has done in the past. Having made the public statement that he did on 10-30, he either takes that message seriously, or it gives people concrete statements to hold him to. He either reverts to clown mode and invalidates the a good part of the 10-30 rally, or he has to make himself stand up to it.
I don't think it's wise to castigate someone for getting serious if they haven't been previously.
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I've never understood the whole "teabag" slur thing
Submitted by JohnMcGrew on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 10:31am.
Like many "conservatives", I've had liberals retort that my opinion was worthless because I was just another "teabagger", as if this would somehow offend me or diffuse any arguments I have made.
I'm neither homosexual or homophobic, and still don't even know the exact meaning of the term beyond understanding that it's a reference to some sort of gay sex act. (And I really don't care) So why do they think that calling me a "teabagger" would somehow personally offend me or otherwise get under my skin, or would even somehow cause other people to regard my opinion as any less valid than theirs?
Beyond the obvious hypocrisy of why it is okay for liberals to use obviously demeaning and offensive slurs against people they obviously "hate", what purpose does repeatedly slinging this clearly misdirected slur serve? As far as I can tell, it only makes them look shallow, hateful, vacuous, ignorant, insensitive (to homosexuals, no less) and just plain dumb.
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The left has no moral
Submitted by Smartypants on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 10:46am.
The left has no moral compass; they say and do what they want. Many liberals I've dealt with over the years exhibit a degree of childishness. One aspect of this is that they lash out at anyone who disagrees with them, probably because they cannot articulate their own feelings well enough to truly engage in a discourse. This is exactly why little children throw temper tantrums; it is the only way they have of getting a point across, because they haven't yet learned to communicate in other ways. So libs make empty accusations which have no merit, they name-call and they attempt to discredit those that disagree with them, because they cannot debate them directly. Look how they treat Sarah Palin, as if she's a foolish illiterate of some sort. Yet, how many of these media clowns have challenged her to a serious debate? None.
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It also demonstrates...
Submitted by JohnMcGrew on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 11:22am.
...what lemmings they really are, since they all continue to do it a year after even semi-intelligent liberals such as Stewart concede that it was funny for only about a minute.
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Teabagger definition.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 2:59pm.
Pwease refer to Barney Fwank's waitest book, "Gerbils in the Mist, My San Fwancisco Years" avaywble in any gay bar.
Teabagger is expwained in chapter 69, titled "What to do when the gerbils wevolt."
It's a weally, weally good wead!
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I thought this was an
Submitted by kathy5319 on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 12:20pm.
I thought this was an interesting interview. I haven't yet seen the entire piece that is to be uploaded at Maddow's blog.
I thought it was constructive for Stewart to discuss "Conversation starters vs stoppers".
I also thought removing the focus from "left/right" to corruption/non is helpful.
I personally have never used the perjorative "teabagger" and never appreciated Maddow or Olbermann using it. I thought? that it's first use was probably naively by a tea partier, unknowing some urban slang (that most people would be unaware of, until it was brought to light)... for about a moment I thought that was childlishly funny and agree with Jon Stewart.
I also think it is silly for Rachel to think she does or should emulate Jon Stewart. There were however concepts such as "false equivalency" in the mix that I think are valid.
If provoked in thought by the topics of this exchange, I think there are many things that media, critics, pundits and individuals could apply to self-awareness and better conversation.
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"Democrat" =
Submitted by Six String Spiff on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 12:39pm.
"Democrat" = Democrat
"Teabagger" = Immature socialist giggle fest.
Oh no! We called you DEMOCRAT! Ahhhhhhhhh!!
Just another case of liberals fabricating fear while they continue with their own childish behavior.
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Don't forget....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 1:21pm.
Not only are we conservative heterosexuals "tea-baggers" in Rick Maddow's and Keef Overweight's world, they also call us "breeders"; another apparently derogatory term based in their lifestyle group's inability to reproduce.
The left has the mentality of children who do poorly in school making fun of those who do well.
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Jon Stewart, regardless of the far-left extremists...
Submitted by Conservator on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 1:40pm.
...who joined his rally in DC, he is far more a liberal with commonsense. BTW, he just didn't take on Rachel Maddow or Keith Olbermann, he obliterated them as he did with Matthews on his show and reported by NewsBuster:
Chris Matthews 'Believes' Disastrous Book Interview Left Jon Stewart Crestfallen
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Bevis & Buthead bubble effect
Submitted by TerryWest on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 2:06pm.The crude word was used against them every time it was used, the majority of people just don't find it amusing or even funny. The humor of the left is often crude, like flatulence in every other movie and sitcom they produce is amusing to them, well it's just not after the age of 9 for the majority of Americans.
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Then they laugh you
Submitted by Injest on Fri, 11/12/2010 - 6:14pm.
MADDOW: You don't think it was funny that they were calling them, they were saying tea bag the White House before the White House tea bags you?
No one in the Tea Party said "before the White House tea bags you".
No one in the Tea Party knew there was a homosexual, BDSM thing called "teabagging".
The first reference to the Tea Party and "teabagging" started with you on April 9th 2009.
RayRay, the backlash of the Tea Party due to the vulgar, insulting, derogatory name calling started with you!
Obviously your not totally responsible for the electoral blowout, driving a stake through the heart of the Obama Presidency, but you are the start of it.
First they ignore you, Then they laugh you, Then they fight you, Then YOU WIN!
Mahatma Gandhi
Too bad your not smart enough to know history or Philosophy.
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Until Today's Left decides to
Submitted by TCinAZ on Sat, 11/13/2010 - 4:02pm.
Until Today's Left decides to Stop plastering Accomplished Conservative Minority Men and Women like Condi Rice and Colonel (and Soon To-Be) Congressmen Allen West with Racial Epithets, and they Also decide to Stop talking about how Rush, Glenn Beck and a few others have "teabbagged" America, so their MSM and Democrat Machine Pals have Another opportunity to Trash Us while they use Rush and Glenn as Cover because they got their Asses Kicked in the Mid-Terms (and they're gonna be Pissed about That for a Long Time), then Nothing's Gonna Change.
i.e, I wouldn't recommend that Stewart hold his Breath Or hold out any Hope about our Meeting in the Middle, Anytime Soon.
So Democrat , or DemocratIC, or (My Personal Favorite) Dixiecrat, or "Progressive" Party it IS then, if That's what they'd Prefer to be called, I guess.
Is there actual Talk about Another "Official" Name Change for the Dem Party though? Again? lol.
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Ratings: 39 | Reviews: 28 | Display Reviews Only:
Ontario (Canada)
3.76/5 rDev +4.2%
341 mL bottle from a six-pack picked up at the LCBO; coded A061416:30 (I'm guessing January 6 2014 at 4:30 PM). Served slightly chilled.
This pale ale pours a lovely amber-blonde clour, clear as day and topped with one finger of frothy, off-white head. It recedes gradually over a period of minutes, leaving behind a soapy film on the surface, a generous collar around the edge, and a loose draping of lace on the glass. A beautiful-looking beer. The aroma ain't half-bad either, with notes of brown sugar, bready malts, lemony-pine notes and a touch of grapefruit.
It didn't take long for my palate to give this one a hearty thumbs-up. A sturdy backbone of pale, bready malts and caramel sweetness soon gives way to some citrusy grapefruit and resiny pine notes. The finish is pithy and bitter, with a lingering, astringent aftertaste. On the light side of medium-bodied, with middling carbonation levels appropriate for the style. Fairly refreshing, with a reasonably hoppy kick to it - definitely session-worthy.
Final Grade: 3.76, a B+. Church Key's West Coast Pale Ale is a very respectable APA - one that I'd have purchased months ago if I'd realized that earlier. There are too many other quality APAs available (in more convenient formats) for this to be a regular purchase for me, but I am more than willing to give kudos where it is warranted - this makes for an enjoyable glass, and one that I'd definitely recommend to those in the market for a mildly hoppy, balanced pale ale.
04-20-2014 05:39:57 | More by thehyperduck
Ontario (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev +3.9%
03-21-2014 14:44:32 | More by HATS4BATS
Ontario (Canada)
2.5/5 rDev -30.7%
03-12-2014 22:11:23 | More by boszormeny
2.5/5 rDev -30.7%
08-16-2013 13:48:13 | More by mdillon86
Ontario (Canada)
3.25/5 rDev -10%
07-12-2013 22:47:13 | More by DenisKolkin
Ontario (Canada)
3.43/5 rDev -5%
very deep orange-gold colour with some head and retention.
Citrus smell immediately hits you, hops present in the nose as well.
Taste is similar to the smell, lots of hops and some citrus as well.
Medium in carbonation and body, it's a very drinkable IPA, but not a session beer.
04-18-2013 01:13:32 | More by NV9
Ontario (Canada)
3.5/5 rDev -3%
04-08-2013 02:49:24 | More by BigGruntyThirst
Ontario (Canada)
4.25/5 rDev +17.7%
12-29-2012 02:31:09 | More by KrisDLSmith
Ontario (Canada)
3/5 rDev -16.9%
11-06-2012 16:37:44 | More by cfalovo97
Ontario (Canada)
4.25/5 rDev +17.7%
09-10-2012 21:51:50 | More by Molson2000
Ontario (Canada)
3.75/5 rDev +3.9%
06-07-2012 01:10:45 | More by beerhunter13
Ontario (Canada)
3.73/5 rDev +3.3%
A pleasant surprise, on tap at the Manx Pub in Ottawa. A much hoppier batch than the last time I stopped at Church Key - 2009ish?
Colour is a bright and clear orange amber with impressive lacing from a limited head. Aroma is a mild and malt-forward with tropical fruit undertones. Well balanced flavour has a caramelized malt sweetness with a lingering bitter finish afterwards. Nice citrus and mango hop notes.
Very glad to have tried this beer again and would recommend others give it another shot!
05-19-2012 02:08:56 | More by hopsolutely
Ontario (Canada)
3.4/5 rDev -5.8%
12oz Bottle from the LCBO for 2$
Appearance - Clear copper colour with a small size frothy off white coloured head. There is a low level of carbonation and there is some fair lacing. The head lasted for only a few minutes.
Smell - Malts, caramel, hops, grains, herbal/straw/grass
Taste & Mouth - There is an average amount of carbonation and I can taste hops, caramel, and malts. There is only a hint of grapefruit and lots of herbal/grainy/straw flavours. It ends with a grainy/malty aftertaste with a medium amount of lingering hop bitterness.
Overall - I wasn't a big fan of this one. It tasted way too much like home brew and was no where near an american IPA taste wise. If anything it was more of an English IPA. It does have some good bitterness from the hops, but it tastes like it was made with cheap ingredients.
05-18-2012 17:03:36 | More by spinrsx
Ontario (Canada)
3.25/5 rDev -10%
11-30-2011 16:31:51 | More by kelvarnsen
New York
4/5 rDev +10.8%
11-20-2011 18:59:00 | More by virinow
Ontario (Canada)
3.95/5 rDev +9.4%
Listed at 5% ABV on the bottle, no freshness dating or info at all, but I've liked what I've had from Church-Key so far.
Pours a clear golden-amber colour with a medium-sized tan head that's quite frothy and leaves a nice bit of lace before it settles as a collared film.
Very fresh smelling aroma of grains and floral hops. There's an earthy tone, a bright citrus bite and a honey-like sweetness to be found as well.
Fresh, toasted grains and a yeast-like flavour dominate the taste before a solid bitterness takes hold. Tangerine-like citrus pop on the tongue that lingers in the finish.
The mouthfeel is a bit thin with a moderate carbonation level. Slight creaminess and a nice oily character on the tongue. The aftertaste is bitter, bready and earthy.
Glad I took a chance on this instead of going with an old standby, it turned out to be a pleasant, unassuming beer that's a bit mild for the style, but very drinkable and refreshing.
11-09-2011 17:34:20 | More by bryehn
3.78/5 rDev +4.7%
On-tap at Volo, Toronto.
Appearance - dark golden with a thinnish, persistent head.
Smell - Starts with typical West Coast hoppy aromas of pine and grapfruit, but also has an herbal/spicy smell. I couldn't quite place it, but it was almost savoury. (sage?)
Taste - Bread and a touch of biscuit, and a return of the hops profile from the aroma. That herbal/spicy note again, along with citrus and pine. It was odd, but kept me sipping, wondering, and untimately really enjoying it.
11-06-2011 01:13:27 | More by
Ontario (Canada)
3.65/5 rDev +1.1%
Glad to see this in the LCBO. ABV on bottle is 5%
A - Pours golden blonde. Bright. Good carbonation. Soapy one finger white head. Thin rings of minor lace and a film of retention.
S - Soapy. Some pine. Good citrus. Fairly muted. Citrus comes out more as it opens up as opposed to the initial pine. Bread or crackers. Kinda tame.
T - Intial hops and soapiness. Some citrus and resins. Quite hoppy with the citrus and an apple juice note?
M - Nice carbonation, medium body and a nice bitterness lingering and drying out the tongue. Maybe that's why I pounded half the bottle in a few sips.
O/D - Not a bad one at all. Fresh is probably best for smaller brews of questionable quality control standards here in Ontario. Easy to drink but not overly complex or structured. That said, an average IPA.
11-04-2011 00:02:22 | More by tbeckett
Ontario (Canada)
3.45/5 rDev -4.4%
Poured in to pint glass.
A - Light amber/yellow colour, translucent, with a small amount of white head that quickly disappeared.
S - Sweet bready malts noticeable initially. A mils citrus hop aroma is present as well, but is definitely in the background. Not the nose I expected for a west coast pale ale.
T - A good hop bitterness up front with some pine notes. A slight sweet caramel malt backbone makes this a somewhat balanced pale ale. Overall, the crisp, bitter citrus hop bite is the dominant flavour, as expected for the style.
M - Medium body, light to moderate carbonation.
10-23-2011 21:20:54 | More by TheSevenDuffs
Ontario (Canada)
3.8/5 rDev +5.3%
Beer is caramel in colour. Fairly translucent. It has a thin white head that has lots of staying power.
Smell is rather faint, but unmistakably of hops. Nice but not striking.
The hops come through very strongly in the taste as well. Hop profile is dominated by pine, rather than the grapefruit citrus flavours of some IPAs. Almost woody in flavour. Tastes a bit spicy as well. Very enjoyable.
Beer has a very nice medium body, almost full. Slightly too carbonated for my tastes, but quite good.
I really enjoyed this beer. The pine focus is a nice change from most IPAs out there, and really made it stick out. Very tasty and I definitely wanted more once I was finished my pint.
05-07-2011 14:39:49 | More by jrenihan
Ontario (Canada)
3.53/5 rDev -2.2%
Had a pint at Volo. Pours a deep orange colour with a finger of white head with nice lacing and retention. Some citrus and piney hop aroma with a mild caramel sweetness. Flavour has bitterness, but fairly understated with a sweet malt balance. Nice carbonation level. Just an average IPA, but that is pretty good for an Ontario brewer it seems.
10-14-2010 02:36:39 | More by kwjd
Ontario (Canada)
3.9/5 rDev +8%
Picked up a case at the brewery in Campbellford - I recommend visiting the brewery!
I poured one into a glass after drinking one from the bottle, and it was darker than I expected, a dark gold-amber with a small fluffy head. Serious hops smell, with a whole lot of pine, some fruitiness, alcohol, almost a gin smell I'd say.
A big kick of hops dominates the taste, leaving little room for anything else, which I suppose was their intention. The malt comes through with some citrus, grapefruit notes, but everything gets knocked aside when the big bitter hops hit you. Long-lasting bitterly clean finish, again with the pine taste. Not exactly well-balanced, but hey, that's the style.
Nice smooth mouthfeel, with active, buzzing carbonation to try to keep up with the hoppiness. Drinkable for the beer geeks like us, but the average Joe might prefer something more neutral.
Note: BA lists this as 6.5%, but my bottle says 5% - not sure which one to believe
11-28-2009 01:09:07 | More by atomicbolt
Ontario (Canada)
3.13/5 rDev -13.3%
On tap at the winking judge, in Hamilton, Ontario. Pours sparkling gold, putting forth a frothy white cap. Tropical fruits in the aroma, fresh leafy hops, some pine. Sweet fruity flavours are the star of the show. Pomello and lemon. Again, fresh hops with a good bite. Finishes clean, hoppy, very fruity. and better than expected. What's with all the low scores? C'mon guys...
11-18-2009 00:53:40 | More by mrmanning
British Columbia (Canada)
3.78/5 rDev +4.7%
I've had this a few times... I'll finally review it.
A: Bronze with a white head, some retention & lacing.
S: Good citrus hop aroma with some underlying grainy biscuit.
T: Not an in-your-face/hop-attack IPA like a true west-coaster, but quite good none-the-less. Nice grassy citrus, biscuity grain, decent bitterness, hints of fruity esters.
M: Well-attenuated moderate body is smooth.
D: A good drinker.
08-30-2009 01:43:01 | More by Derek
Alberta (Canada)
3.6/5 rDev -0.3%
This beer appears a clear medium pale orange, with a few fingers of creamy white head, which leaves a solid sheen of lace as it recedes. It smells of very subtle grapefruit/orange citrus hops. The taste is grassy, citrus hops, and mild caramel malt. The carbonation is fairly average, the body moderately round and full, and it finishes dry, fruity, and earthy. A decent attempt at the West Coast style, dialed down just a wee bit too much for this hophead.
08-23-2009 06:30:02 | More by biboergosum
Church-Key West Coast Pale Ale from Church-Key Brewing Company
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Cincinnati Bengals
Mike Nugent - #2 - K
|5' 10"/ 190 lbs.
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|Ohio State
|Years played
|2005, 2nd round, 15th pick by Jets
T.O. violates league policy by tweeting one hour before game
The league has reason to fine WR Terrell Owens before his Week Five game against the Buccaneers even begins.
Bengals WR Shipley out for Sunday; WR Ochocinco probable
The Bengals have ruled out rookie WR Jordan Shipley for Sunday's game against the Bucs. Shipley suffered a concussion in Week Four after a hit from Browns S T.J. Ward.
Bengals' ground game off-stride
Through one-quarter of the season, the Bengals were still searching for answers for their running game.
T.O. proves he can still excel in right situation
The circumstances set up perfectly for Bengals WR Terrell Owens in Sunday's contest, and he responded with a vintage outing.
Brown hold on for 23-20 win over Bengals
The Browns finally held on to a fourth-quarter lead, surviving a big day by Terrell Owens for their first win, 23-20 over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
Bengals' passing game off to slow start
The Bengals' passing game is again trying to find its rhythm, even after several offseason moves made with an eye on the attack hitting the high notes of old.
Bengals pull away to beat Panthers 20-7
Cedric Benson scored a pair of TDs in the Bengals' 20-7 victory over the Panthers on Sunday to spoil Jimmy Clausen's first NFL start.
PK Nugent hitting his stride again
In PK Mike Nugent, Bengals special-teams coach Darrin Simmons sees someone driven to recapture his past form.
Nugent kicks Bengals past Baltimore
Mike Nugent made a career-high five kicks, two of them in the closing minutes Sunday, and Cincinnati's up-to-the-challenge defense made it hold up for a 15-10 victory over the Ravens.
Bengals avoid blackout for home opener
The Bengals announced Thursday that they have avoided a blackout for Sunday's home opener against the Ravens. The game has been declared a sellout.
Bengals' pass rush disappoints, remains area to watch
The Bengals, who notched at least one sack in 14-of-16 regular-season games last season, didn't record a sack in Week One in a humbing loss to New England, raising concerns about their pass rush.
Palmer-to-Ocho still the connection in Cincy
When Terrell Owens signed with the Bengals this offseason, he and Chad Ochocinco deemed themselves "Batman and Robin." But in Week One, it was the Boy Wonder who outshined the Caped Crusader.
Brady, Welker produce as Pats beat Bengals 38-24
Tom Brady threw two of his three touchdown passes to Wes Welker, who returned from a serious knee injury, and led the New England Patriots to a 38-24 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
Bengals DE Odom appealing four-game suspension
Bengals DE Antwan Odom admitted on his Twitter page that he has tested positive for a banned substance but that he is appealing the league-mandated four-game suspension.
Ohio senator asks Goodell to reconsider blackout policy
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown wrote a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asking him to reconsider the league's blackout policy.
The Cincinnati Bengals have re-signed place kicker Mike Nugent for two years, preventing him from becoming a free agent. No terms of the deal were announced Sunday.||||||| A nine-year veteran, Nugent has been with the Bengals for three seasons. A calf injury kept him out of the team's last four games of 2012 and its playoff loss to Houston. In 2011, Nugent set a Bengals records for points with 132 and field goals with 33 in one season. He tied a Cincinnati record with a 55-yard field goal against Oakland last season. Nugent has made 83.8 percent of his field goals as a Bengal, the second-best career percentage in club history.
Nugent has been placed on injured reserve.||||||| Josh Brown continues to take his place.
Nugent signed his one-year tender offer as the Cincinnati Bengals' franchise player on Wednesday.||||||| Nugent recovered from knee surgery and set team records with 132 points and 33 field goals last season, helping the Bengals to a wild card playoff spot. He was an unrestricted free agent after the season, but the Bengals used their franchise tag on him March 2.
Nugent was lost for the season after tearing a knee ligament during a successful onside kick play in the closing minutes of Sunday's 23-17 loss at Indianapolis.||||||| The Bengals have signed former Ohio State University kicker Aaron Pettrey to replace another former Buckeye.
Nugent was named the Bengals' kicker Saturday.||||||| The Bengals waived kicker Dave Rayner on Saturday, giving the job to Nugent. He replaces Shayne Graham, who left as a free agent after seven seasons in Cincinnati. Nugent was bothered by a groin injury early in camp but went 3 of 4 on field goal attempts, including two from beyond 50 yards.


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Remember when Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC) vacated Antonio McKee's title after he suffered a knee injury earlier this year? Yeah, you can forget about all that.
That's because "Mandingo" has apparently done enough to convince the promotion to sign him to a new deal and give him his lightweight championship back.
They've even booked him for a fight.
McKee will defend his title at MFC 31 on Oct. 14 against Brian Cobb live on HDNet. A location for the event is still unknown at this time, however.
Here's what Mark Pavelich, owner of the Canadian promotion, had to say in a statement (via Sherdog):
"Antonio is back, but he's walking right into the fire against Brian Cobb. He talked his way into this, and now he's going to have to back it up. Antonio needs to show that he still has a burning desire to compete. That's been called into question by many people. That's why for a time he was no longer considered our champion, because there was this doubt that he was still interested in competing. Now he has the shot to prove everyone wrong."
The circumstances surrounding McKee and his 155-pound strap with MFC have been murky for some time now.
Back in April, it was announced by MFC that Drew Fickett and Hermes Franca would fight for the vacant lightweight title. The problem?
No one told McKee he vacated the belt.
Apparently, it was just a big misunderstanding, as the longtime veteran's management had agreed to vacate the belt without consulting with him.
No harm, no foul, though, as Fickett and Franca never did square off and Fickett would go on to lose to Cobb at the MFC 30: "Up Close and Personal" event back on June 10.
That's the same Cobb who has signed on to fight McKee in his return to the promotion.
"The Bandit" has just one victory with MFC but it came against the de facto number one division contender. He's also won 13 of his last 15 bouts, including four in a row.
McKee was last in action in January, when he was ridden into the ground by Jacob Volkmann in his one and only UFC appearance.
The loss marked his first since Feb. 2003 and just his fourth overall. The 41-year-old feels it was simply a bump in the road and he'll get the chance to prove that on Oct. 14. Will he?
Stay tuned.


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The Princess Bride
Based on William Goldman's novel of the same name, The Princess Bride is staged as a book read by grandfather (Peter Falk) to his ill grandson (Fred Savage). Falk's character assures a romance-weary Savage that the book has much more to deliver than a simpering love story, including but not limited to fencing, fighting, torture, death, true love, giants, and pirates. Indeed, The Princess Bride offers a tongue-in-cheek fairy tale depicting stable boy-turned-pirate Westley's journey to rescue Buttercup (Robin Wright), his true love, away from the evil prince (Chris Sarandon), whom she had agreed to marry five years after learning of what she had believed to be news of Westley's death. With help from Prince Humperdinck's disgruntled former employee Miracle Max (Billy Crystal), swordsman Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin), and a very large man named Fezzik (Andre the Giant), the star-crossed lovers are reunited.


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Testing The Models Of Regional Specialization In Terms Of New Theories Of International Trade
AbstractTo test intra-industry specialization patterns, in regional profile, was started to determine the regional indices of marginal specialization (Brulhart indices), since these decompose the changes that occur in the processes of specialization into three components: the marginal intra-industry specialization, inter-industry specialization that determine the increase of previous specialization and the inter-industry specialization causing its decrease. To capture the dynamic determinants of specialization processes were built econometric models where were tested only those predictors offered by new theories of international trade.
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Car fire in Southend town centre
Updated 11:32am Monday 17th March 2014 in News By Ian Weinfass, Senior reporter
THERE were delays in Southend town centre after a car fire this morning.
One lane of Victoria Avenue southbound, close to the Civic Centre, was blocked by a car fire which started around 8.25am.
Firefighters from Southend station attended the scene and used one hose to put out the blaze.
They had put it out by 8.42am.
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4:22pm Mon 17 Mar 14
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Ian P wrote:Its not a hill sweetie... the picture is just tilted. Lol.
Looking at the picture I assume it overheated trying to get up the hill. Lol.
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MilesBond wrote:Just what I was thinking, this is around the fourth one within a few weeks.
Just me? or does there seem to be a lot of car fires in Essex lately?
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A boy rushed to get help after an explosion at his neighbor's house Wednesday afternoon on North Happe Road in Vanderburgh County.
Jayce Dickman was sitting outside on his front porch when he saw something go terribly wrong right across the street. Fortunately, the young man knew exactly what to do.
"I saw a big fire come up and sparks," Jayce told 14 News. "It looked like a bomb went off."
Fortunately, no one was hurt. Fire crews were called back to the house Wednesday night to put out some hot spots. It took six departments to get the three-alarm fire under control.
Extra crews were called in as back-up to relieve firefighters from battling the fire and the high temperatures for too long.
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Kyle Busch spoke to SPEED's Wendy Venturini on Sunday morning, his first public comments since Saturday's fight with rival team owner Richard Childress. Here's a transcript of the interview:
Wendy Venturini: Tell us what you can about what happened.
Busch: "There was an incident yesterday in the Truck Series garage as I was leaving my hauler on my way to the motorhome lot. Unfortunately, there was an altercation between myself and Richard. NASCAR is looking into it to decipher through all the facts of what happened and make a decision based on all that."
Venturini: In your opinion, is this something that's been brewing between your camp and RCR?
Busch: "That's not something I can answer. I wasn't the aggressor or the instigator here. All I can say is I was just trying to head back to my hauler and deal with my own business."
Venturini: Where do you go from here? What do you do to move forward?
Busch: "I think the best thing to do is just put it behind you the best you can. It might be a thought on everybody else's mind, but when you get a helmet on and get back behind the wheel of a race car and you get down to business, that's what matters most.
"I've got a bunch of guys on my team that pull for me and love what I do. They work their guts out all weekend long to get me a good race car. We've struggled a little bit, but we've made some gains on it and qualified well, so hopefully we can translate that into a good run today."
Venturini: Any words from Joe Gibbs on the meeting he had with NASCAR early this morning?
Busch: "He just said he talked to them. He didn't go into specifics about it, really. (He said) we were just trying to figure out the message of everything and exactly how and what happened. Other than that, we're looking forward to today's race and trying to concentrate on moving forward."
Venturini: Is it difficult to concentrate on today's race with all of this going on?
Busch: "It is and it isn't. Maybe that's a strategy, I don't know. Like I said, once you get a helmet on and you get down to business, that's all that matters."
-- (Opinion) Kyle Busch was in a no-win situation when Childress approached
-- (News) NASCAR says Childress was to blame, will issue penalty Monday.


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Stampede Blue's Josh Wilson takes a look at each of the Colts' draft picks, giving a basic profile of each and looking at how they each will impact the team. Today we look at offensive lineman...
The Titans will likely be without their starting quarterback for the rest of 2013 after he suffered a foot injury in Week 10.
The Colts can begin signing players to their practice squad at noon ET on Sunday.
An MRI revealed that Anthony castonzo suffered a sprained MCL. The Colts hope he will be ready for the regular season opener.
Irsay makes dumb on Twitter for reasons that mystify.
Pagano chatted up center Khaled Holmes at the USC Pro Day.
The Colts are looking to retain several restricted and exclusive rights free agents, including cornerbacks Cassius Vaughn and Josh Gordy.
In this battle of two top offensive guards, who will advance on to the second round? Will it be Jonathan Cooper or Larry Warford moving on in Stampede Blue's NFL Draft 24th Pick Tournament?...
Welcome to the Devil's Take, your weekly recap of Colts games by Mr. Derrick Hawkins, aka DevilsReject.
The Indianapolis Colts have promoted center A.Q. Shipley from the practice squad today.
On Friday, Colts head coach Chuck Pagano informed media that OG Joe Reitz had a "minor procedure" on his knee, and he will be out until after the bye week.
The Colts are still going with the Week 1 starting O-line for now. We break down the fantasy implications.
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Mumbai , Oct. 30
Even as the benchmark BSE Sensex breached the 13,000 mark today, market players, in particular FIIs, cautioned against vertigo.
"There is no denying that it is a milestone. But it has been achieved and we need to move on. Let's not get carried away by numbers," says Mr Atul Mehra, ED and Head Capital Markets, JM Morgan Stanley.
According to Mr Mehra, the market will gain more in strength given the robust results announced by corporate India. "As long as corporate India continues to maintain similar growth profits aided by capex, there is nothing to stop us achieving greater highs," he added. Mr Mehra said it is the first time in the last year that FIIs have brought in more than $3 billon over the last three months - August, September, October alone. Mr Arpit Agarwal, CEO, Dawnay Day AV Financial Services Ltd, told Business Line that post the Sensex breaching the psychological barrier, one can anticipate some amount of intermittent volatility.
"We are positive in the medium- to long-term as we expect the double-digit growth to continue. As long as infrastructure spend continues to be high, one will see a positive ripple effect on the economy. However, one can anticipate some amount of volatility in the near-term. Those who are fully invested can book some profits and keep 5-10 per cent of their portfolio in cash. They can use the intermittent volatility (dips) to re-enter," said Mr Agarwal.
Going by SEBI data, net FII investment in equity in the period January-October 30, 2006 is $6.533 billion. It crossed the $7-billion mark if debt market numbers are added.
"FIIs and mutual funds have played a major role in keeping the markets buoyant. If you see this year's (January 1 to October 27) investment figures, mutual funds have been net investors for about $3 billion and FIIs for about $6.4 billion. This has been the biggest trigger in driving up the markets," said Mr Ajay Bagga, CEO, Lotus India Mutual Fund.
Add on the increasing interest of domestic households to invest in stock results and mutual funds for the canvas to be complete.
"Household investments in mutual funds and stocks have increased from 1 per cent to about 5 per cent over the past year. The reason for this could be the huge returns (at an average of 22 per cent) on equity investments. Good economic growth, meaty corporate capex and increasing domestic consumption are the other factors that have helped the Sensex to move up," said Mr Bagga.
According to mutual fund managers, the current surge in markets has a narrow base. It is riding high on a few front-running stocks such as Reliance Ind, Infosys, ICICI Bank and TCS, they say.
"Long-term investments like pension funds are needed to provide liquidity in mid-cap and small-cap indices. The Government is planning to float pension funds (in the initial phase through UTI and LIC) to improve liquidity in the markets. We will also see private mutual fund houses floating pension funds in three to four years,'' said a mutual fund manager.
But there are others who feel the rallies would be much more broad-based once retail investors start entering the markets.
"Liquidity is dependent on several micro and macro economic factors. Strong corporate performances will always keep the markets buoyant and good economic conditions will ensure overall growth," said Mr Ved Prakash Chaturvedi, Managing Director, Tata Asset Management Company.
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Often one spouse accuses the other of being an over-spender. But what exactly is "overspending"? This definition changes from family to family; for one, going out to eat on a weekly basis may be within their means, while even a periodic coffee may be stretching the resources of another couple. So how does a family determine whether they can afford to eat out?
One cannot "overspend" if there isn't a budget that defines spending limits. A budget can help reduce friction between spouses who have different spending patterns. If both partners agree to create and abide by a budget, then the one spouse is no longer the "bad cop" that regulates his or her partner's spending habits.
Spending as an emotional issue
People spend money for a variety of reasons. Some expenses, like groceries and utilities, are a necessity, while others are discretionary. However, even within fixed expenses there is usually room to cut back. Does Shabbat dinner need to be an expensive cut of meat accompanied by costly wine, or will chicken and grape juice suffice?
Examine your fiscal habits. Do you have an idea of how much your monthly expenses are? Where do you spend money? Do you charge or pay in cash? Do you have financial goals that are important to you, and if so, are you actively working to achieve them? How would you feel if your spending habits changed? How would that change affect your spouse/family?
Consider the doctor who tells an overweight patient that unless he lost a considerable amount of weight, he would face serious illness. Chances are, the patient would diet and exercise. So why is there a discrepancy when a financial adviser recommends a fiscal diet and an exercise program of spending within a budget?
Very often, financial issues mask other problems within a relationship. Therefore, creating a budget is not only a good tool to monitor spending, but it can also help improve family harmony.
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Food TV Host Marvels: Michelle Obama's the 'Most Humanistic, Charismatic, Caring' Person
Michelle Obama's showing up on yet another cable reality show, and once again TV Guide is kissing her ring. The new June 11-17 issue carries the headline "A First-class First Lady." Reporter Oriana Schwindt said the Food Network's "Restaurant Impossible" will make a new dining room, kitchen and garden for the charity Horton's Kids in the poor Anacostia neighborhood in Washington, DC, and Michelle came for a few hours to supervise and make her latest cameo.
"I've worked for different presidents," said the program's host Robert Irvine, "but forget politics – this lady is one of the most humanistic, charismatic, caring people I've ever met." TV Guide wasn't done:
"She spoke to every child, every worker, every mother," marvels Irvine, "and didn't leave, even when she was being pulled left, right, and center by aides and Secret Service."
If you believe Michelle Obama is just yanked around by the Secret Service like she's a rag doll, you might also believe she's one of the most magical people you could ever come across.
The First Lady has made more than 44 cameo TV appearances since moving to the White House. Her Food Network appearance premieres on June 13 at 10 pm/ 9 central.
PS: The Braiser blog says Irvine is not telling the truth when he says he's worked for presidents.
- Tim Graham's blog
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Submitted by Servo1969 on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 11:02pm.
Jeez Irvine. Stick to cooking and restaurant management. Character judging isn't your bag.
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This ain't po-tay-toe vs. po-tah-toe; this is absolute, ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 11:17pm.
unadulterated, purely partisan, ass kissing, nausea inducing bullshit.
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Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 11:27pm.
I don't think that word means what he thinks it means, but I think he accidentally got it right.
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Frightening Thought
Submitted by stratman on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:00am.
Compared to the people Robert Irvine hangs out with, Moochelle may be all that and a bag of Lite-Baked chips.
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I'm with you
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:24am.
Humane is a word of praise. Humanistic sounds like something Margaret Sanger would say. Of course concerning Michelle Obama, Sanger would use the word "inferior".
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Robert Irvine just lost a fan and a frequent viewer
Submitted by Dave. on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 11:31pm.
Vote for the American in November
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Dave, I'm ticked off at the
Submitted by motherbelt on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 7:33am.
Dave, I'm ticked off at the entire FN, not only for their sucking up to the WH, ...remember their "Iron Chef" challenge with vegetables from the White House garden??? (which, BTW, weren't really)..... but their whole politically correct "going green" crap.
They send a 15 contestants to Whole Foods (of course) and they all come out with a dozen each cloth grocery bags is Whole Foods giving them away now??? The whole point about the bags is to reuse them. Does anyone think FN is "reusing" them? But they sure look "correct."
The hosts now make a big deal about putting their peelings etc. in a "compost bin." The paper towels are all brown.
Give me a break! The only thing they're missing is a show about making meals cooked with solar power...you know, frying the egg on the sidewalk LOL.... to save energy
The entire FN is in the tank for the Obamas.
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Submitted by retrocon on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 9:43am.
While i'm generally with ya on this, i'm a little confused by the whole foods comment "Whole Foods (of course)"... Have you read this Op-Ed by the co-founder, CEO, and former Chairman of WF? Op-Ed
I remember hearing that Mackey caught a lot of flak over that, but it reads like a conservative manifesto for healthcare (i.e., intelligent, well thought out, practical).
As he ends the editorial; "We are all responsible for our own lives and our own health. We should take that responsibility very seriously and use our freedom to make wise lifestyle choices that will protect our health. Doing so will enrich our lives and will help create a vibrant and sustainable American society."
Mackey is a libertarian.
I think FN has some conservatives, as well, we only hear about the liberals, because they are the vocal butt-kissers. But they are a successful channel, capitalists at their best. They may compost and recycle, and stress healthy food at times, but really, i still see FAR more unhealthy food on the channel, after all, it's hard to make anything that tastes good without lots of salt and butter and rib-eye, IMHO ;-)
Anyway, just wanted to call out that Whole Foods isn't a bastion of liberal politicos trying to force Bloomberg style legislation nationally.
i don't know about Irvine... i'm surprised by the comment.
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MB, you're forgetting Alton Brown
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 11:23am.
Cooking on Asphalt (j/k).
I am pretty much over FN. There's not much going on there that is interesting in any way, shape, or form.
And it's not just FN that is bowing down to the Democrats, I might add.
Last Season's Top Chef (Bravo) was in DC.....Nanny Pelosi showed up, and they did an episode with Panetta.
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This just ticks me off!
Submitted by Rukus on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 9:02am.
I always liked Robert and his show Dinner Impossible, he was "get it the hell done!" no matter what! I just can't understand sucking up to the wookie unless he was just "being polite/PC"... I don't know, he has become another celeb towing the messiah line. Rrrrrrrrrgh! And Food Network is about my favorite, or was. I'll stick with Alton Brown and Bobby Flay from now on (please don't let them go over to the dark side...)
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Tah, tah. . .
Submitted by rickbren on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 11:51pm.
. . . Robert. I USED to watch your show. . .
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Robert Irvine
Submitted by stratman on Sat, 06/09/2012 - 11:58pm.
Obviously doesn't get out much.
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Hmm Robert embellishing again.
Submitted by well99 on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:04am.
Wouldn't be the first time.
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Submitted by Hog_Flambe on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:18am.
As seen on the Tee-vee...
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I actually like Irvine, even
Submitted by LinTaylor on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:24am.
I actually like Irvine, even if he did embellish his resume (note that despite that, Food Network rehired him because he's that damn good). Then again, I suppose I should surprised that more celebrities aren't coming out to kiss Her Royal Highness' round backside and call it dark chocolate.
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Robert Irvine is an inveterate liar
Submitted by markljackson on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 1:55am.
He claims to be Knight, and have a castle. He has neither.
He claims to have worked at the White House. That's not true either. He still claims to have trained Navy Chefs there. He won't comment on what he did or did not do at the WH; because "it's the White House."
He claims to have a degree from Leeds University. He doesn't.
He claims to have worked on the cake for Diana and Charles wedding. Seems to be not true, as he admits to "picking fruits and things." Earlier he claimed to have done the icing that showed the history of the Monarchy.
His "Five Star Diamond Award?" Bought and paid for; from himself.
It's no wonder he is an Obama fan.
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The first Wookie and her mate
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:15am.
The first Wookie and her mate are really narcissistic, I can't remember when any other President and their wives were so much on TV and in the news.
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Speaking of, Dan
Submitted by LinTaylor on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:21am.
I've had in mind for a long time the idea to go through all the magazines published since Barack Obama entered the public eye in about 2006* and count the number of times he and/or Michelle have gotten a cover story. The only problem is, I'm a very busy man and and I can think of about a thousand ways I'd rather spend my time than wading through all that hollow glurge. Hitting myself in the family jewels with a tack hammer, for example.
I do wonder if anyone has already had this idea and taken it upon themselves to actually explore it. (The magazine thing, not the hammer to the manbits thing.)
* Though one supposes I could reduce the number by setting a cut-off point, maybe even restricting it to the period he's been in office, but I don't think it would help all that much.
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Since motherbelt hasn't shown
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:36am.
Since motherbelt hasn't shown up on this thread, I'll fill in for her: oh BARF!!!!!
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Thanks, killa, you got it
Submitted by motherbelt on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 7:14am.
Thanks, killa, you got it just right!
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Submitted by lilium479 on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:37am.
Irvine must only meet real low life's.
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I'll give Mr. Irvine the
Submitted by Semus on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 3:01am.
I'll give Mr. Irvine the benifit of the doubt. He is or was a British subject and therefore may have socialistic tendencies because that's all he knows. I also understand that all he knows or cares to know about the Obama's is the MSM filtered version and what his bosses at Food Network want him to know. They seem to have a close relationship with this adminstration. If Mr. Irvine believes what he's stated about Michelle he's not living in reality.
I wonder if Mr. Irvine is at all curious why Obama sent the bust of Churchill back to England? Then again maybe he doesn't think it's important. It's important and what's more what it symbolizes is more important. For one thing I don't think he had any right to send it back because It wasn't his to send back. Our President isn't one to let the rule of law get in his way. Another reason in short his disdain for England because of her history and where the Obama's loyalties really are. One last question why is Obama turning his back on all of our allies and embracing all of our enemies and Englands for that matter?
I suggest Irvine do a little or a lot of reading, read about what Mr. Obama has done both at home and abroad. There's no ambivalance his goals are clear all you have to do is look pay attention and remember. I believe there are reasons why the records are sealed. If Mr. Irvine doesn't care about things like this that's fine. If it's one thing this Administration likes is ignorant people or unscrupulous people. You've probably lost a lot of fans with your courageous statement but I'm certain of one.
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Excuse me, Semus...
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 3:33am.
Unless I overlooked it--and please correct me if I did--Irvine uttered not one single word about the President. Since when is it inappropriate, and apparently beyond the pale in this case, to say something complimentary about a First Lady?
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Use your head
Submitted by Semus on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:33am.
Did I get carried away maybe, but I believe his poliices are her policies and she hates the country as much if not more that her husband. And Robert Irvine is at best either a completely incurious nincompoop, or an unscrupulous Useful Idiot. That's how I'd classify you too..
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Jer does use his head, Semus, to continually think ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:41am.
of ways take up verbal arms in order to rail against anything "untoward" said about Obama, Obama's nasty-visaged wife, Obama's administration, Democrats, liberals or lefties.
Ol' Jer takes any post broadsides aimed at the Obama's as a personal insult to himself, cuz he is on their side of the political aisle.
Except, of course, for the times he is pointing out his constant effort to be consistent with consistently calling out the 'occasionally' imperfect Democrat, liberal,or lefty.
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Useful idiot? A bit of a coincidence...
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:57pm.
given that I've always considered you to be a rather useless idiot, a characterization reaffirmed by yet another example of your tediously insipid commentary.
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Submitted by MrShy on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 3:15pm.
"given that I've always considered you to be a rather useless idiot"
That makes one of us with that opinion.
You're alone here, Jer, and yet you don't want to get used to that fact. Ya' just wanna keep hangin' out on a conservative site throwing up your daily liberal-defense nonsense, and then boring us with your feigned outrage to every poster that calls you out and tells you to shove it regarding your failed/flawed take on politics, policy and governing -- and, most glaring, your hideous judgment of character of politicians, most notably Obama & Co., among so many others wretched progressive Dems.
But you don't seem to have anything better to do.
- shy gets funky this fall
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Thanks for your opinion, Shy...
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 7:02pm.
And the occasion of my fifth anniversary at NewsBusters seems an appropriate time to note it is just as worthless today as it was when I arrived here.
Stick to singing--and bitching and moaning about your brothers. You're not too sharp as a political or psychological analyst.
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Regardless, Jer, ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 7:20pm.
Shy's post , opinion or not, rings with more common sense than does your reply to him.
Whether you choose to admit it or not, your continual comments from the left side do not make you a purveyor of truth; they make you, on this site, the equivalent of a troll who shows up merely to antagonize conservatives.
Which you do; most handily.
As you are an intelligent person, I am starting to believe that your choosing to be a lefty - on the side of Obama, Pelosi, Reid, and that bunch - is proof that liberalism is indeed a disease.
The Lib-Dims are truly @#^%* 'd up.
Congrats on surviving five years here.
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Matthew, I don't pretend to be a purveyor of "Truth".
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 8:10pm.
In fact, that has always been one of my major complaints with ideologues of the Left and the Right: Both sides believe they are uniquely invested with, and possess an exclusive license for the dissemination of, the Truth.
Now, a further note regarding Shy's whine about my "feigned outrage" at being called out, etc. It is neither "outrage" nor is it "feigned". The simple fact is this: I am not bal. I am not a turn-the-other-cheek lib. That is not a criticism of bal. I not only admire but actually envy his capacity to casually brush aside the shit that is continually dealt to him. Maybe it's just different wiring. But when someone--well, let's use the current Semus example--classifies me as a "completely incurious nincompoop or an unscrupulous Useful Idiot", I reserve and will often exercise the right to counterpunch.
Thanks for the congrats. It's been an interesting five years, to say the least.
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I have said before, Jer, that I see you as a ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 8:45pm.
counter puncher; and know for a fact that you do not initiate nasty exchanges.
That said, you get shit from conservatives here for the very same reason bal catches shit - and it ain't because of the following:
"Both sides believe they are uniquely invested with, and possess an exclusive license for the dissemination of, the Truth."
That references ideology, and while ideology should not be discounted as often being a reasonable base of operations - to see the absolute nastiness evinced by the likes of Michelle Obama; the utterly undeserved and irredeemable arrogance coupled with asinine ineptness exhibited by the pos in the Oval Office - not only played down at a minimum or more often completely ignored by the media and the exact opposite trumpeted by ass-kising, fawning dolts, insults my intelligence.
I have no respect for anyone who buys into, supports, defends or is part of the herd led by these f**king worthless grifters - whether bound to them by ideology or stupidity..
They and their ilk are a goddamned cancer.
There is nothing good to be said about any of the aforementioned group.
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Submitted by MrShy on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 2:34am.
"The simple fact is this: I am not bal."
Funny you should rush to tell us, out of left field, that you're not bal. Funny cuz, well, it dawned on me as I was reading your reply and then MDs post, that...
The actual fact is: Jer is no different from Bal.
Setting aside your obvious superior eloquence and mastery of the English language, these are stark, unavoidable truths:
-- Bal has been here 5 years (roughly), and nothing's changed.
-- Jer has been here 5 years, and nothing's changed.
- funky shy
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Whatever, Shy...I'm going to bed.
Submitted by Jer on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 2:44am.
My 5 yr. NB anniversary is almost over anyway. It was wonderful.
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Submitted by MrShy on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 3:43pm.
Congrats on 5 years of antagonism!
- shy ideology
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Compliments are not the issue.
Submitted by Order270 on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:08am.
The irony is how amazingly forbidden it is to criticize this Razor Jawbone without the Ivory Tower Brigade reining havoc about breaking imaginary rules.
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i used to find this guy credible
Submitted by Kuso Jiji on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 3:13am.
now i see him as just another obama dweeb.
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Role Models: Magic Africans
Submitted by mark trail on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 5:58am.
Haven't any of you discovered the new religion that will bring you to your knees is the African Mojingo Dingo Dong culture as preached by Rev Jeremiah Wright? Larry Sinclair worshiped at its source, and MagicAfricanism is here to stay. Black is the new White, and times they are a'changin. Hollywood is racist because it sells popcorn in its worship centers, but pass the salt anyway; this will be a good ol' fashion hoe-down. Ma & Pa Kettle, release your grip on reality and smell the bacon burnin. Swamp People, man your battle stations; Condition Pink is in effect.
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Submitted by HudsonRiverGirl on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 8:01am.
Does anyone believe that the commentary on the moocher isn't scripted in advance of the visit.
Scary stuff coming from these Maoist wannabes.
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Food Network
Submitted by gwalt on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 8:38am.
Food Network, meet Mr. And Mrs. Boycott. Nor more Restauarant Impossible, Iron Chef or Triple D.
What were you thinking?
"A lot of briefing for a 2 hr. special with Dan Rather. Saw the show & wonder why we bothered". Ronald Reagan
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Don't get between the Wookie and the Chicken Wings
Submitted by dmandmand on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 9:57am.
According to Paula Deen, The Foist Lady was astounding in her capacity to scarf down the specialty of the show for that episode. She said she had to make several batches because for a awhile they were being eaten quicker than the were being cooked and they had to have something to show the viewers as the result of their labors.
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Submitted by ant on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 10:04am.
The children of Anacostia may have to spend their lives avoiding stray bullets, the temptation of drugs, rotten schools, one-parent households (if they're lucky) look at the prospect of living in poverty, joblessness, trapped in racial hatred and the blame-game, and depending on government, but at least they'll now have Mooch-approved fruits and vegetables.
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2nd most despicable person..
Submitted by bob_campbell on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:18pm.
I change the channel when I see Obama on the boob-tube. I throw up when I look at Moochelle.
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Another show
Submitted by StarAZ on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 12:28pm.
I used to tune into that show sometimes--never again.
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Submitted by liberalsarefunny on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 1:00pm.
What do you expect from the food channel, or whatever the hell it's called...
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I have no doubt that she is
Submitted by mattm on Sun, 06/10/2012 - 1:31pm.
I have no doubt that she is 'humanistic.' The TV host probably meant 'humane,' but 'humanistic' is probably a better term, since humanism is a selfish philosophy based on the worship of Mankind - which all socialists believe in in one form or another. Hitler's brand of humanism led him to genocide...not much different from the social engineers on the Left who go about it more subtle ways...
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That iconic David Bowie song is running through me – energizing me and shaking things up. This is good for sixty year old women. Actually, this is a good thing for anyone at any age…
You won't believe it, but I am moving. Don't be too surprised. I am not moving out of town, but I am making some big changes.
Yesterday I selected a soft striped shawl from my collection in the closet, folded it and set it on top of the other treasures in the pile. Books, pillows, dolls, paints, pencils, paper and brushes litter my bedroom floor… I checked that my iPod was safely tucked in beside the electric tea kettle. After all, I'll need hot tea and Bowie to keep me going… Two easels, two empty book shelves and a desk huddle together by the door.
All must be ready for guys who will come tomorrow, or the next day, depending on the rain. They will load everything into the bed of their truck and take it away.
But not too far. Actually the destination is a familiar one – TTT – our college in El Centro.
I am converting an empty classroom into a downtown pied-à-terre. The space is large and full of light. It looks out onto the stone-paved patio, a fountain and foliage.
I want my studio to be a welcoming place, where students will feel free to drop in and chat, draw, or borrow a book. And I want my friends to do likewise.
And despite the disorder still in my bedroom, I can see how different it will look without all my writing and painting paraphernalia cluttering every corner. Where my drawing board stood, I have set a spindle-backed love seat. Without book shelves hogging all the space, there's room for my vintage dressing table against the eastern wall. And I don't have to step around anything to pass freely through the glass door that leads to the garden.
My bedroom is now a place that will induce relaxation, intimacy and sleep – gone are all the temptations that prompt my impulsive creative bursts at midnight.
Actually I wonder why I didn't think of this idea sooner. I love spending time at TTT, yet I could never do much work there because of all the distractions. But with this new space, all that will change.
I am still settling in but by next week, I'll be ready to post some pictures of my studio.


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A woman was transported to the hospital with minor injuries after a rollover crash in Lehigh Acres Tuesday night.
The woman told responders something ran out in front of her Chevy Equinox, causing her to lose control and roll over on West 17th Street.
The vehicle traveled 100 feet off the roadway before landing in a vacant lot.
The woman was able to climb out of the vehicle. She was the sole occupant.
She sustained minor injuries and was transported via ambulance to Lehigh Regional Medical Center.
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HOT RHYTHM set a hot pace and refused to be run down when the lightly-raced Tamworth mare won yesterday's $15,000 TAB Country Music Cup (1000m) and might now go to Brisbane.
Trained at Tamworth by Mark Mason, the four-year-old daughter of Hard Spun dashed to a length win from unlucky Jefferson Park, with topweight Floral Insight two lengths away third.
Hot Rhythm also ran a race record 56.90secs in notching a seventh career win at just her 12th start.
It was also her fifth win from her last six starts.
"She just travelled so well," race jockey Robert Thompson said as he unsaddled.
"She jumped brilliant, was first out."
She was also the third leg of a winning treble for Thompson after he had won on Playboy Prince and Roman Account earlier in the day.
Rick Hillier and Scott Williams were two of the owners present yesterday and accepted the Country Music Cup.
"She's been a great little horse for us,"Hillier said.
"12 starts for seven wins and two seconds. Certainly paid her way."
He is delighted Mason contacted him to race the mare after she came from the Gai Waterhouse stable.
Mason was also delighted she had sprinted so well first up from a spell.
"That was the plan, go first-up," Mason said.
"She's an honest little thing.
"We might take her to Brisbane now.
"She's beaten the toppie (topweight Floral Insight) twice now.
"She beat Ollie Vollie and he went up there and was more than competitive in open company sprints.
"So she'd have to go all right in a no-win metro up there."
Mason was also hoping to finish the day with a third win with Been Awakened.
Robert Thompson was also on board there.
However Luke Griffith's Sugera set a hot pace and was never caught, giving her Scone trainer a winning double after success with Pauline's Passion earlier in the day.
Meg Hoey notched her first HNWRA double too with Sugera.
"I've never had a treble," Griffith said after posting the double and he went ever close to erasing that when Terwen Destiny was run down by Sue Grills' It's A Saga.
Thompson rode It's A Saga to give him four winners for the day.
It also meant Grills bookended the meeting after winning the first with Gold Etoile (see page 23).


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