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The big trouble with Obama is that he had some good ideas, and some very good ideas but they are way outbalanced by a lot of crazy ideas. He tried to apply the crazy ideas and backtracked out of self interest. However he is now in his 'legacy' term and deosnt have to worry about relection anymore, so its time to brace for a wave of brainfarts, diplomatic facepalms and assorted dogmatic bs.
He said to his waving crowd of dupes after his election that 'the best is yet to come'. I wonder what he means by that.....
n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion.
... won the popular vote.... not elected though....sounds very familiar eh ?
Journalist friends in America say Fox News was well and truly mental as events unfolded, " It's amazing. Part of Fox news has seceded from the rest of Fox News on the Ohio issue. Brother against brother. Blonde against blonde. Fort Sumter will be fired on any second."
...so guess the Daily Show will have plenty of material for a while then.
There's been viral clips of Rove and Co. when they sent Mamzel Kelly to go and interrogate their own number crunchers. Most bizarre. Keeps the ratings up anyway I guess.
Murphy took Conneticut as well..?! Blimey.
He did pretty well in the popular vote, and by the map, seemed to have carried some of the poorest states in the country.
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Ouze wrote: So, does he own the 5,000 point increase?
Yup. Good job Obama.
And yet, Boeing is laying off 30% of non-union workforce in California... announced today! That timing seems awfully... convenient dontcha think?
Businesses are seeing the writing on the walls... so that 5k point increase may go *poof* in the next few months. (I really, REALLY hope not)
Yeah... I'm being eeyorish...
Oh... and I credit Obama for Sturm Ruger's (RGR) being up almost 8 percent for the DAY. Now why is that?
Pro-tip: Buy stocks on guns/ammo companynow. The run on ammo will start again... (which fething sucks sometimes...)
Boeing was the company my friend got in trouble with the union at for moving a piece of sheet steel 15 feet away from his work area. The reason was because he did a union members job.
Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
I'm thinking he was not a certified airframe mechanic
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Jihadin wrote: I'm thinking he was not a certified airframe mechanic
After some of the stories he told me about what he saw there, I'd say I'd trust a high school shop class than some of the guys that worked at that plant.
If he moved a 15 ft sheet metal then he dragged a good 7 ft on the side. Thats seven feet you cannot use on the skin of the aircraft because its scratched to Hell. You do not move sheet metal by yourself. Its a two person job.
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Yes I was a airframer when I did my avaition time
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Jihadin wrote: If he moved a 15 ft sheet metal then he dragged a good 7 ft on the side. Thats seven feet you cannot use on the skin of the aircraft because its scratched to Hell. You do not move sheet metal by yourself. Its a two person job.
Oh! Now I understand what you meant. You're absolutely right...
Jihadin wrote: If he moved a 15 ft sheet metal then he dragged a good 7 ft on the side. Thats seven feet you cannot use on the skin of the aircraft because its scratched to Hell. You do not move sheet metal by yourself. Its a two person job.
It wasn't a 15 foot sheet., It was something cluttering his work station that he moved 15 feet.
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Put's on some head shop sitar music, lights the incense and assumes the lotus position, then posits ... Are we not in the process of dying, even as we are conceived? Is not the world also from the time of its creation also trapped in the same cosmic dungball of conception and death?
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AustonT wrote: Why is he not Union yet? Then he can move metal 15ft and then go for coffee.
He's Mormon, so he doesn't drink coffee.
Then I know why the steward doesn't trust him....
Beleive it or not I've heard of similar things, and as much as its personal element makes you on his side, typically theres a good reason for union protections and rules that are not readily apparent.
Avatar 720 wrote: You see, to Auston, everyone is a Death Star; there's only one way you can take it and that's through a small gap at the back.
Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
AustonT wrote: Why is he not Union yet? Then he can move metal 15ft and then go for coffee.
He's Mormon, so he doesn't drink coffee.
Then I know why the steward doesn't trust him....
Beleive it or not I've heard of similar things, and as much as its personal element makes you on his side, typically theres a good reason for union protections and rules that are not readily apparent.
You should have seen it when he was doing a consulting job in Ireland. He met the shop foreman who asked him if was likin' the Guiness, and told the man he didn't drink. The foreman literally did a jerk and a backward step at what he heard. When he introduced him around the plant, he'd say, "This is Kelly. He's not a drinkin' mam.". There would be a short, awkward silence, and someone would always hang their head.
AustonT wrote: Why is he not Union yet? Then he can move metal 15ft and then go for coffee.
He's Mormon, so he doesn't drink coffee.
Then I know why the steward doesn't trust him....
Beleive it or not I've heard of similar things, and as much as its personal element makes you on his side, typically theres a good reason for union protections and rules that are not readily apparent.
You should have seen it when he was doing a consulting job in Ireland. He met the shop foreman who asked him if was likin' the Guiness, and told the man he didn't drink. The foreman literally did a jerk and a backward step at what he heard. When he introduced him around the plant, he'd say, "This is Kelly. He's not a drinkin' mam.". There would be a short, awkward silence, and someone would always hang their head.
Eating live kittens is a more acceptable personal habit then not drinking in Ireland.
I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long
Seaward wrote: To sum up, an amusing comment from a blog I was reading a few minutes ago: "Yup. Being the party of creationists has its challenges."
That line is the best thing I've read about the GOP in years.
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Maddermax wrote: Yeah, but 3rd parties decided who was our PM at the last election, remember that. Between our method of voting (instant runoff and preferences) and our method of selecting a PM, 3rd parties are FAR more important in Australia than in the US. True, we usually end up with one of the two major parties, but 3rd parties still have more power than in the US.
Yeah, the most important point is that the Senate is decided by proportional representation, meaning while the Lower House is dominated by the two major parties, the minor parties generally hold the balance of power in the Senate.
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Archaeo wrote: The interesting thing is to view how each candidate did by county across the country. The big city population areas are the only saving grace for Obama because in most states the majority of the counties went for Romney.
The 'only saving grace' was the parts where most of the people live.
Well that's one interpretation of democracy, I guess.
Time to stock up on 'supplies' I guess.
Because....
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SickSix wrote: 4 more years of millions of Americans losing jobs.
Oh for feth's sake.
Cyclical economic cycles are a thing, and as easy as it is to play politics and pretend whoever is in charge is directly responsible for every job lost... sooner or later everyone has to grow up and stop doing that stupid bs.
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Frazzled wrote: Ew the stock market is dropping like a rock.
Yeah. And pretending its election led requires people to pretend that Obama's win came out of nowhere (and if the stock market couldn't see Obama's win coming, then why should they be listened to about anything?)
Akins had a slam-dunk victory waiting for him in here in Missouri. EVERYONE hated McCaskill, she has done a very poor job representing the state as a Senator and even most Democrats were planning on voting against her. Then Akins opened his mouth and made a horribly divisive statement, LITERALLY snatching defeat from the jaws of certain victory.
Actually, Akin was already down by a couple of points at that time. I agree with the general argument that had they run Brunner then they would have won, but voters had already smelled the Akin crazy before he made that comment.
AustonT wrote: You could always add that to your sigline, because I sure as gak wont remember.
You know, I actually added to my calendar sometime a year ago a throwaway line from Biccat about how even a cardboard cutout could beat Obama in 2012. This morning, I brought it up to edit it into my sig and decided that would be lame for 3 reasons. First off, his own sig - which formerly consisted of other people admitting he was right about something - was edited by moderation; which to me implies that they don't like sigs being used to ridicule people for the things they've said.
That was a weird thing. I said I agreed with biccat on something entirely non-political, and he stuck it in his sig line trying to prove... I don't know what.
Strange guy, that one.
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“We may observe that the government in a civilized country is much more expensive than in a barbarous one; and when we say that one government is more expensive than another, it is the same as if we said that that one country is farther advanced in improvement than another. To say that the government is expensive and the people not oppressed is to say that the people are rich.”
Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something.
You want to see wailing and gnashing of teeth, go to some of the gun sites, and thats BEFORE the Reuters article about Obama suddenly greenlighting the small arms treaty process.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
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Powder Burns wrote:what they need to make is a fullsize leatherman, like 14" long folded, with a bone saw, notches for bowstring, signaling flare, electrical hand crank generator, bolt cutters..
You want to see wailing and gnashing of teeth, go to some of the gun sites, and thats BEFORE the Reuters article about Obama suddenly greenlighting the small arms treaty process.
Panic buying is annoying the hell out of me. Trying to locate a Colt Rail Gun is proving impossible
Oh! Now I understand what you meant. You're absolutely right...
