But meanwhile a Congressional hawkish Dem says
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/05/carl-levin-wants-preserve-indefinite-detention-option-us-citizens
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 17 May 2012 15:01 (twelve years ago) link
major-league asshole
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 17 May 2012 15:04 (twelve years ago) link
Fed judge enjoins enforcement of NDAA's indefinite detention provisions
Roberts court will totally strike this down, unfortunately
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 17 May 2012 15:36 (twelve years ago) link
Left unexplained is why mandatory military detention is needed at all. Umar Abdulmutallab, who inspired the mandatory military custody provision after he set himself on fire trying to blow up a plane, would not have been granted bail in a federal court. If the evidence is that strong that someone is a terrorist, there's no need to put them in military custody. Levin fails to offer even a single argument for why military custody would be preferable to civilian custody. Instead, his argument is a moral one: We're at war with these people, so we'll treat them like warriors.
OTM, the lack of logic here is so enraging. courts handle dangerous, murderous people ALL THE FUCKING TIME, it's what they're designed to do.
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 17 May 2012 15:44 (twelve years ago) link
it's official, white people in the US no longer the majority
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 17 May 2012 16:09 (twelve years ago) link
worth celebrating
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 17 May 2012 16:11 (twelve years ago) link
we had a good run
― i love the large auns pictures! (Phil D.), Thursday, 17 May 2012 16:13 (twelve years ago) link
self-hate is awesome, guys!
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 17 May 2012 16:13 (twelve years ago) link
nonwhites, now it's up to you to continue fucking things up
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 17 May 2012 16:21 (twelve years ago) link
just copy our mindset and make it your own
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 17 May 2012 16:22 (twelve years ago) link
i'm not sure if i'm white or not. i'll throw a party but not attend.
― remy bean, Thursday, 17 May 2012 16:24 (twelve years ago) link
White man Bill Clinton and other Dems plan to celebrate by cutting entitlements for less-rich people of all colors:
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/runaway-train-on-entitlement-cuts.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/democrats-talk-about-cutting-entitlements-republicans-dont-talk-about-raising-taxes/2012/05/16/gIQAfU28TU_blog.html
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 17 May 2012 16:32 (twelve years ago) link
before clinton does anything else he needs to unbutton his goddamn coat when he sits down
― good men like my father, or president truman (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 17 May 2012 16:40 (twelve years ago) link
gabbneb is dead, long live gabbnebism.
but at least he wants to let gays get married ... thereby securing a fat contribution check from David Geffen.
― Boris Kutyurkokhov (Eisbaer), Thursday, 17 May 2012 16:44 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/05/republicans-ndaa-detention-terrorist
Paging Greenwald
― curmudgeon, Friday, 18 May 2012 19:11 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/world/world-leaders-at-us-meeting-urge-growth-not-austerity.html
In a tense meeting here at this storied presidential retreat, it seemed at times as if it was Ms. Merkel — who herself faces stiff opposition at home to more bailouts of its neighbors by German taxpayers — against the world. Things did not seem to get off to a good start either on Friday night, as Mr. Obama greeted his guests for dinner in a rustic wood cabin.“How’ve you been?” Mr. Obama asked Ms. Merkel.She shrugged and pursed her lips.“Well, you have a few things on your mind,” Mr. Obama said consolingly."We all do", Ms. Merkel replied.When Mr. Obama inquired about the wellbeing of her husband, Joachim Sauer, Ms. Merkel would only shake her head in silence.Mr. Obama then made a conversation mistake by accidentally asking "And how have you been?" again in desperation.But Ms. Merkel did not respond, choosing instead to look at a spot about 20 feet above and to the left of Mr. Obama's head.
“How’ve you been?” Mr. Obama asked Ms. Merkel.
She shrugged and pursed her lips.
“Well, you have a few things on your mind,” Mr. Obama said consolingly.
"We all do", Ms. Merkel replied.
When Mr. Obama inquired about the wellbeing of her husband, Joachim Sauer, Ms. Merkel would only shake her head in silence.
Mr. Obama then made a conversation mistake by accidentally asking "And how have you been?" again in desperation.
But Ms. Merkel did not respond, choosing instead to look at a spot about 20 feet above and to the left of Mr. Obama's head.
― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Saturday, 19 May 2012 20:02 (twelve years ago) link
I've done that so many times, man
― dayo, Saturday, 19 May 2012 20:03 (twelve years ago) link
mumblecore diplomacy
― he bit me (it felt like a diss) (m bison), Saturday, 19 May 2012 20:03 (twelve years ago) link
while hiding out in Maryland away from scary protesters
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 19 May 2012 20:14 (twelve years ago) link
camp david:
http://i47.tinypic.com/2n6oog.jpg
― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Saturday, 19 May 2012 20:21 (twelve years ago) link
probably needs a shoulder rub
― mookieproof, Saturday, 19 May 2012 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
I repeat myself so many times in making small talk. it's so embarassing
― dayo, Saturday, 19 May 2012 20:42 (twelve years ago) link
misspelling embarrassing is also embarrassing
Hey, that bit about Obama embarrassing himself has been removed from the latest version.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 19 May 2012 20:43 (twelve years ago) link
MoveOn.gov
― Trey Imaginary Songz (WmC), Saturday, 19 May 2012 20:44 (twelve years ago) link
xpost well i may have made some editorial changes to add a little pizazz to the story
― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Saturday, 19 May 2012 20:50 (twelve years ago) link
i would be a great journalist.
― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Saturday, 19 May 2012 20:53 (twelve years ago) link
I'm staring at a spot twenty feet and to the left of my middle finger. from your head.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 19 May 2012 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
loooool
Sorry. Guess I should have thrown a more obvious indicator in there! "conversation mistake" is straight up Tim and Eric, though.
― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Saturday, 19 May 2012 21:05 (twelve years ago) link
Newark Mayor Booker, another liberal hero in the making, loathes attacks on Bain Capital.
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/05/cory-booker-im-very-uncomfortable-with-attacks-on-private-equity.php
Throw another on the shitpile.
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 20 May 2012 20:47 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, disgusting.
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 21 May 2012 00:16 (twelve years ago) link
"Stop attacking private equity." poor innocent private equity.
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 21 May 2012 00:17 (twelve years ago) link
what the fuck, Cory Booker
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 21 May 2012 00:24 (twelve years ago) link
like even Obama knows better than that
"i would like more rich people to move to newark" ...?
― goole, Monday, 21 May 2012 01:37 (twelve years ago) link
idk, pretty stupid. i'm more pissed that he's equating attacks on bain with "attacks on rev. wright," on some "both sides" shit.
― goole, Monday, 21 May 2012 01:38 (twelve years ago) link
frantic, nonsensical backtracking from Booker on his twitter account
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 21 May 2012 01:49 (twelve years ago) link
Cory Booker @CoryBookerRight! Claim that he's "job creator" is wrong. That must b the point RT @dawn9476: Mitt running on business record @Bain. Thus its fair gameExpand Reply Retweet Favorite
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 21 May 2012 01:50 (twelve years ago) link
Citizens United style superPac democaracy at work:
Through mid-May, outside groups had spent more than $124 million in this election cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, double the rate four years earlier.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2012_05/super_pacs_dont_have_spouses037457.php
― curmudgeon, Monday, 21 May 2012 14:05 (twelve years ago) link
or democracy
Conflating Bain with all private equity is a pretty big step.
― Love Max Ophüls of us all (Michael White), Monday, 21 May 2012 15:01 (twelve years ago) link
otoh, he's the mayor of effing Newark
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Monday, 21 May 2012 15:02 (twelve years ago) link
via Greenwald:
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/205025-dems-receive-more-bain-dollars-than-gop
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Monday, 21 May 2012 15:06 (twelve years ago) link
for the record, apparently Booker didn't vet his unease w/ Bain Capital/private equity-bashing by Sen. Lautenberg b/c i just got a spam/send-me-money email from Lautenberg's campaign where the Senator is happily bashing away at Bain and Romney's prowess at job-destruction.
Lautenberg is also rich as fuck, for what that's worth.
― Boris Kutyurkokhov (Eisbaer), Monday, 21 May 2012 18:13 (twelve years ago) link
There were Occupy protests in November 2011 in Newark
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/occupy-wall-street-protest-reaches-newark/article_dee0bd58-1244-11e1-a728-001cc4c002e0.html
― curmudgeon, Monday, 21 May 2012 19:05 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/20/cory_booker_surrogate_from_hell/singleton/
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 15:06 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/05/our-awesome-totally-effective-non-good-guy-killing-drones-are-secret
same ol', same ol'
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 15:24 (twelve years ago) link
tot see Booker looking toward prez trail around 2020
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 15:24 (twelve years ago) link
it's our Death by Drone Czar!
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/22/john_brennans_new_power/singleton/
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 18:05 (twelve years ago) link
That's obviously troubling given that guy's history, and the complete lack of procedure and oversight. Plus the games the Obama Justice Dept. is playing in court on this in the ACLU case are troubling. But the minute I get irritated with Obama, I turn to the mainstream media and see over-the-top ranting from the usual suspects (W. Post, Chris Matthews, right-wing echo chamber) nitpicking the Obama campaign criticism of Romney and Bain, and I nearly turn into an Obama cheerleader, before getting disgusted and just turning to baseball news--my Orioles are in first place and have the 2nd best record in baseball. They haven't done this well in ages.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:56 (twelve years ago) link