Displaying 481 To 510 Of 2,270 Comments Nirek, that’s very cool. Now we just need them to be trained to detect BS. » Posted By funksands On September 5, 2013 @ 11:49 am Benghazi. Because it needed to be said. » Posted By funksands On September 5, 2013 @ 11:48 am Nirek, what more does a real man need than “gator-sense”? » Posted By funksands On August 22, 2013 @ 8:49 pm Kes, don’t forget that everyone in North Carolina has to be able to recite all of Dale Earnhardt’s NASCAR victories (in order) as a pre-condition to voting. » Posted By funksands On August 22, 2013 @ 8:48 pm Kes, better 10 thumbs than 2 teeth. Thank you nice lady. » Posted By funksands On August 21, 2013 @ 9:47 pm Ad, that’s a really good point. I wonder how they progress on research? One scientist proposes something and the other accuses them of proposing it to get another “government grant”? No wonder its taken them 42 years! » Posted By funksands On August 21, 2013 @ 9:46 pm Anyone with too much education simply thinks they’re better than anyone else. Puttin on airs they is…. » Posted By funksands On August 21, 2013 @ 8:12 pm Ad, I bet I can find one!!! Challenge accepted! » Posted By funksands On August 21, 2013 @ 8:11 pm 1/3 of Louisiana Republicans blame Obama for Hurricane Katrina http://www.scribd.com/doc/161910086/PPP-Louisiana-poll-August-2013 (On a positive note, 44% did say they “weren’t sure”) 🙂 » Posted By funksands On August 21, 2013 @ 7:59 pm 🙄 » Posted By funksands On August 21, 2013 @ 4:20 pm Ad, he is the first attempt by the Heritage Foundation to grow a candidate from a cluster of cells harvested from Goldwater, Nixon and a rabid weasel. Sent to Canada as a small child for his own protection, Raphael Ted Cruz was imprinted and programmed by researchers to the be the ultimate delivery method of GOP deliverance in the future. That future is now. There are flaws to be sure. This particular golem has developed several layers of douchebaggery as a result of his constant exposure to toxic training. Arrogance, self-righteousness, smarminess, unshakeable certainty are all unfortunate by-products of his construction and operation. Newer, sleeker models without these flaws are currently being built in an undisclosed location for release into the unsuspecting public. The boundaries of science are being pushed to their limits in the pursuit of the perfect GOP candidate. One that can push the agenda of the GOP to its ultimate realization without being a sociopath and/or lunatic and/or Gohmert (one of the very early rejected models). » Posted By funksands On August 21, 2013 @ 1:26 pm I don’t know Kalima, he’s quite a catch. 😉 » Posted By funksands On August 21, 2013 @ 1:15 pm Ted Cruz at Princeton: Creepy, Sometimes Well Liked, and Exactly the Same “More than anyone I knew, Ted seemed to have arrived in college with a fully formed worldview,” Butler College colleague Erik Leitch said. “And what strikes me now, looking at him as an adult and hearing the things he’s saying, it seems like nothing has changed. Four years of an Ivy League education, Harvard Law, and years of life experience have altered nothing.” (Credit to Kalima for running first in Morning Blog. Such a great article) » Posted By funksands On August 20, 2013 @ 9:00 pm Kes, that squealing sound you hear is low-income righties blood being squeezed from a stone…..voluntarily. » Posted By funksands On August 8, 2013 @ 9:11 pm How much is the Shrieking Hysterical Angry Militant Conservative Entertainment Complex (SHAMCON) going to LOVE the next couple of years? President Obama still in office with Candidate Hillary running? 😎 $$$KA-CHING$$$ They are going to drain their donors for every dime they have. If SHAMCON issued stock, Goldman Sucks would rate them a “strong buy”. » Posted By funksands On August 8, 2013 @ 4:27 pm Assumed, if only only every birthday cake emergency was resolved so easily! 🙂 » Posted By funksands On August 8, 2013 @ 4:23 pm Assumed, may I suggest this? http://etsy.me/15OomSo My wife did a Minecraft Cake for my 9-year old a couple of weeks ago. Order the Edible Image, take it to the bakery and have them put it on. Easy easy easy. Kid thrilled. » Posted By funksands On August 7, 2013 @ 7:47 pm We have come a little way..haven’t we? A look back at Kathrine Switzer: First Woman to Enter the Boston Marathon [img]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOGXvBAmTsY[/img] » Posted By funksands On July 28, 2013 @ 6:56 pm Sally, good for him! After 30 years of labor, he deserves a break. Transition like this is very exciting and a bit-nerve wracking. I wish you both nothing but the best on this adventure! » Posted By funksands On July 26, 2013 @ 1:20 pm Maryland issues insurance rates that are among lowest in U.S. “Maryland insurance officials approved final rates Friday for health plans to be sold in the online marketplace for individuals beginning Oct. 1. The rates offered by nine carriers are among the lowest of the 12 states that have proposed or approved rates for comparison and among the lowest in the D.C. area, according to an analysis by Maryland officials who will be operating the state’s marketplace. The Maryland Insurance Administration approved premiums at levels as much as 33 percent below what had been requested. For a 21-year-old non-smoker, for example, options start as low as $93 a month…” (Of course those in FoxPrison won’t know about any of this until years from now….) » Posted By funksands On July 26, 2013 @ 1:15 pm Ad that’s great news! The right will simply spin this as Obama pandering to his base by giving them cheap healthcare. The fix is in I say!! » Posted By funksands On July 17, 2013 @ 5:20 pm CL, I hope you are right. I am not so confident. May be a hangover, but there it is. » Posted By funksands On July 16, 2013 @ 9:49 pm http://meanwhileinrussia.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/meanwhile_in_america.jpg » Posted By funksands On July 16, 2013 @ 9:48 pm Ad, I hate to say it, but the whole prosecution struck me as lazy. I’ve now heard a few attorneys comment to that effect. The State of Florida may have simply not been into Treyvon Martin. » Posted By funksands On July 16, 2013 @ 9:47 pm Murph, I wish I’d read this before I responded to you below. I think the Hate Crimes angle is the best one to pursue, because of corroborating evidence from the cousin, from prior brushes with the law. Even then it will be hard. I still think they can bring a civil suit because Stand Your Ground was not used in the criminal case as a defense, but that’s for the lawyers to puzzle out. It just sucks all the way around. The parents just seem wiped out. I don’t know how much effort they want to put into pursuing this further. » Posted By funksands On July 16, 2013 @ 2:33 pm Murph, you really think the feds will wade into this as a civil rights case? I think that’s a challenge, considering that walking is not an activity that is covered. I think they have a better case under the Hate Crimes Act and think its worth a shot. The civil case would be tough too, because there Stand Your Ground can actually be used as a defense, when in this trial it could not. » Posted By funksands On July 16, 2013 @ 2:24 pm AssumedName: It was…sort of. I despair that this is the implied lesson. » Posted By funksands On July 16, 2013 @ 2:11 pm Awesome piece from an attorney in the Miami Herals about the Zimmerman case: Let’s examine the undisputed evidence: 1. The man thought the teen looked suspicious. 2. The man called the police to report his suspicions about the teen. 3. The man was told by the police not to chase and pursue the teen. 4. The man decided to chase and pursue the teen anyway. 5 . The man was carrying a loaded gun. 6. The teen was not carrying a gun. 7. The teen was not carrying any weapon. 8. The teen was carrying candy. 9. The teen was not committing any crime. 10. The teen was not trespassing, as he was walking toward his father’s condo. 11. The man and the teen met in a physical confrontation. 12. The man and the teen fought, wrestled to the ground, and punches were exchanged. 13. The man shot the teen with his gun. 14. The man shot the teen while both were on the ground. 15. The shot from the man’s gun killed the teen. 16. There is no evidence that the teen was committing a crime or about to commit any crime. 17. But for the man chasing and pursuing the teen, there would have been no physical confrontation. 18. But for the physical confrontation, there would have been no fight. 19. But for the fight, the man would not have shot the teen. 20. But for the shot, the teen would be alive. The man’s actions created a course of conduct that led to a dangerous situation: the physical confrontation and the fight. The dangerous situation subjected the man and the teen to the risk of death or injury, as the man was carrying a loaded gun. Manslaughter is defined as: “The killing of a human being by the . . . culpable negligence of another, without lawful justification . . . ” Does the evidence support a finding of guilty of manslaughter beyond a reasonable doubt? I believe it does. But for the man’s negligence in carrying a loaded gun and chasing and pursuing the teen, after being told not to by the police, there would have been no physical confrontation and the teen would be alive. No reasonably careful person would do what the man did, and that should be obvious to everyone. And, that is without considering anyone’s race. Roberto “Bob” Martinez is an attorney in Miami and former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/11/3496085/zimmerman-trial-man-carrying-loaded.html#storylink=cpy » Posted By funksands On July 16, 2013 @ 1:46 pm I know Florida’s laws are written to facilitate outcomes like this. I am still a bit surprised and disheartened that it happened this way. If you are a minority don’t go outside, don’t move around, don’t go to the store, don’t eat. Just stay inside and think non-threatening thoughts and get your groceries delivered by Amazon. » Posted By funksands On July 14, 2013 @ 8:15 am Nirek, congrats! What’s your secret? » Posted By funksands On July 2, 2013 @ 8:26 pmComments Posted By funksands
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