Good Old Neon

I am calm goddamit!!!

The article I linked used the word “justified”, no one here echoed that sentiment. I was simply amazed that a congressman would express such ambivalent feelings towards the IRS in response to a question having to do with some asshat flying a plane into the building with the expressed purpose of taking lives. It has also been reported that at the CPAC convention, King “empathized” with Stack, and encouraged folks to “implode” other IRS offices – the sort of talk and language that would send the entire right wing into a spastic conniption clusterfuck outraged shit fit if a democrat, or worse, a

For the record, I did not claim King justified the attack, I do however feel as though his, it’s sad but the IRS sucks (not his exact words, of course) remark is really pretty shitty - not to mention his entire we're turning into a socialist state convention rant schtick - which, is so meaningless and cliche at this point, that it hardly bears pointing out. King's CPAC routine - http://steveking.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Newsroom.Speeches&ContentRecord_id=f62783b5-19b9-b4b1-1236-508f6b98c6ec At one time, rants like this would be broadcast on tiny rural AM stations, mostly to Holst

I cannot watch the video portion at work, and thus, posted it based on what was written in the article. If it’s misleading, I share in your frustration. With respect to what I post – I was not aware that I do or that it has become a habit. Edit – you would think that a member of Congress would stand strongly against anyone who chose to fly a plane into a government building with the intention of taking others with him, unequivocally. But King doesn’t, he goes on to sort of qualify Stack’s actions with a lame “it’s sad but…” sort of statement: It’s sad the incident in Texas happened, but

One, among a veritable fucking hanger full of crazy statements to come from the recent Reality Challenged Olympic event otherwise known as CPAC – the mind just boggles (and boggles and boggles and boggles and….): Rep. King Justifies Suicide Attack On IRS: Sympathizes With Hatred Of IRS, Hopes For Its Destruction Excerpt: ThinkProgress caught up with Rep. Steve King (R-IA) at CPAC to talk about the attack in Texas. Asked if the right-wing anti-tax rhetoric might have motivated the attack, King implicitly agreed, noting that he had been a leading opponent of the IRS for some time. He note

With the exception of Taibbi's contributions (which, by and large, are compendiums of his blog posts), I’m inclined to agree.

Rolling Stone (whom, I readily admit, is part of the mainstream media - which is to say, in bed with the NWO crowd) features a new, pretty fucking great rant by Matt Taibbi: Wall Street's Bailout Hustle Goldman Sachs and other big banks aren't just pocketing the trillions we gave them to rescue the economy - they're re-creating the conditions for another crash http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/32255149/wall_streets_bailout_hustle/print

Wow, it sounds as though pretty much everyone played a role in ruining this guy's life, with the exception of himself.

From wikipedia: The common theme in conspiracy theories about a New World Order is that a powerful and secretive elite with a globalist agenda is conspiring to eventually rule the world through an autonomous world government, which would replace sovereign nation-states and put an end to international power struggles. Significant occurrences in politics and finance are speculated to be orchestrated by an extremely influential cabal operating through many front organizations. Numerous historical and current events are seen as steps in an on-going plot to achieve world domination through secret

Believe it or not, I'm not a board certified attorney, I dabble in law, but usually on the wrong side of it, but anyways, the following link may be of use in determining Cheney's culpability. http://www.harpers.org/archive/2010/02/hbc-90006558

I sort of agree with this, but as Lauren alluded to, I think wealthy (and famous) folks are often afforded privileges, not rights, the rest of us are not – but I get the sense that JohnO had other minority groups in mind when he posted what he posted.

I know you are but what am I - answer the question or don't, either way, I don't really care all that much.

Can you provide some concrete examples of situations in which minorities have been afforded rights not extended to the majority?

An Ominous Warning on the Effects of Ocean Acidification A new study says the seas are acidifying ten times faster today than 55 million years ago when a mass extinction of marine species occurred. And, the study concludes, current changes in ocean chemistry due to the burning of fossil fuels may portend a new wave of die-offs. http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2241

Here's an old photo of Gary Hart finding "common ground."

The current crop of Republicans have awl the betterer idears. http://abcnews.go.com/WN/utah-mulls-eliminating-12th-grade/story?id=9853553

From the tea bagger article: Also from the NYT, a review of the book Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History, the author of w hich pretty much nails the TB movement: Link - http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/books/16aaron.html?ref=books

I don’t think it’s energy that you’re lacking, more like a valid argument.

I'm sorry, but these people are just plain fucking nutters. Edit: I’ve read many statements from teabaggers who claim that they have become politicized for the first time in their lives, which, no shit you don’t say?

What I know about Bayh could be inscribed with a dry Magic Marker on the lip of a Coke bottle, but, from what I’ve read, his resignation may have something to do with possibly running for Pres. in 2012. It’s what I’ve heard. And but with regards to your main point - apples and toasters dude, apples and toasters.

Palin invited ethics complaints by acting unethically. All but ONE of the lawsuits was filed by parties inside of Alaska. Edit - from The Mudflats: That’s the top three, none of which sound particularly “frivolous.” So once we crunch the numbers, it’s highly likely that the most expensive investigation brought about by an individual, is Palin’s investigation of herself. And let’s just review that one more time. The Legislature found enough evidence to approve $100,000 to investigate Palin’s firing of the Commissioner of Public Safety, in light of accusations that he was dismissed for

In, I don’t know, let’s say baseball, would there be a difference between a player abruptly quitting midseason, and say, finishing out the season, and then retiring? As for why she quit, I call complete and utter bullshit. Regarding the alleged millions: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/07/the-odd-lies-of-sarah-palin-xxxii-the-cost-of-ethics-complaints.html

Do you mean this guy?