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Amazing, but not everyone will be offended by this. by bowser March 1, 2012 5:09 pm

Spam bounce, removed by podrock 2013-06-13 19:34:27
Rush has apparently posted an apology. by TB 2012-03-03 16:25:42
- Been scanning the net. This is just beginning. The Left is going for the kill on this one. by TB 2012-03-03 22:20:53
- Now, how about the people on this Board? Will they admit they were wrong, too, for defending Rush's statement? ... by bowser 2012-03-03 16:45:30
  - I made two points here. by TB 2012-03-03 17:28:16
    - I made one point. That a well-paid representative of the Conservative ideology called a woman who sought birth control ... by bowser 2012-03-03 22:57:43
      - That first statement is a distortion of what actually happened. As are many things you post. by TB 2012-03-03 22:59:36
        
        OK. Limbaugh didn't call Fluke a "slut" for using birth control. I can't imagine such a plastic ... by bowser 2012-03-04 00:48:34
        
        I think I understand Bowser what you are trying to say. I felt the same way when Bill Maher called Sarah ... by Jody 2012-03-04 09:41:34
        
        If that were true you would have been demanding Limbaugh apologize. And would never have agreed with him. by bowser 2012-03-04 14:27:23
        
        NO! Not true Bowser...I never expected an apology from Bill Maher...I am off the mindset that if you mess with ... by Jody 2012-03-04 16:10:22
        
        You see, Jody, the Left is the only group that gets to make the rules, and the Right is the only group that has to obey them. by TB 2012-03-04 14:43:27
        
        Somebody has to know what decency is, and guess who it isn't. Conservatives think that yelling "NOT TRUE" makes ... by bowser 2012-03-05 10:42:40
        
        "If it was wrong for Maher it was wrong for Limbaugh." by TB 2012-03-05 11:22:22
        
        On my behalf, the minute I found out Maher did it I said it was wrong. Now, rather than all these ... by bowser 2012-03-06 01:07:56
        
        LOL okee dokee Bowser. by Jody 2012-03-05 11:02:22
        
        What are you complaining about? You won. by TB 2012-03-04 09:40:14
Okay...recanting some of my earlier post. If it had been me that was called a slut, I would have been mortified. ... by Jody 2012-03-02 18:35:15
- This woman isn't "mortified," Jody. by TB 2012-03-02 18:59:02
  - And as a bit of perspective: by TB 2012-03-02 19:36:14
    - TB, no matter what her husband calls Sarah Palin, it's not relevant here. Has nothing to do with it. I ... by bowser 2012-03-03 03:08:54
      - You're all about a collection of dots. No connections between them. by TB 2012-03-03 09:22:45
        
        Stick to a subject, TB. Stop wandering all over the map. You'll pull any trick to avoid an ... by bowser 2012-03-03 12:56:05
        
        Q.E.D. by TB 2012-03-03 13:28:20
    - WTF? Okay, Tom is right...Google Sarah Palin/slut...Bowser....you hush. by Jody 2012-03-02 20:27:18
      - To put the icing on top... by TB 2012-03-02 20:46:06
        
        you could try it with Hillary Clinton too but you probably wouldn't by Tony 2012-03-05 19:44:36
Just for the record: by TB 2012-03-02 16:51:12
- Ahem. Excuse me for a moment. Just for the record. If you will read the original post, ... by bowser 2012-03-02 18:26:03
I am not offended at all. I feel he is trying to make a point. That is all. Offensive ... by Jody 2012-03-02 09:20:50
- Wow. In case of a disaster Rush could have said: "Well, you liberal welfare seeking bitch, if we ... by bowser 2012-03-02 13:07:32
  - #2. I agree. I agree I agree! I am a conundrum. Hell I don't have an answer. Obviously accountability is ... by Jody 2012-03-02 15:11:18
  - I obviously don't have all the facts. I apologize Bowser. I thought that contraceptives were going to be paid for ... by Jody 2012-03-02 14:54:48
  - The secret word here is "ask." by TB 2012-03-02 14:25:32
    - No one else is claiming it's funny, TB. That was a first effort. "Pravda" and so on. ... by bowser 2012-03-02 18:12:08
The people who actually heard the show instead of having it filtered through Pravda's kidneys first, know that was part ... by TB 2012-03-01 20:37:50
- Oh, yes. Check the citation, and then the quote. Find "Pravda" and "kidneys" anywhere. That was Rush. by bowser 2012-03-02 00:20:10
- "“So Miss Fluke, and the rest of you Feminazis" Help me see how anyone but a right-wing fanatic is going to ... by bowser 2012-03-02 00:16:18
- That seemed pretty foul to be funny, regardless of what went before or after. n/t by alcaray 2012-03-01 22:00:13
  - Also PS: by alcaray 2012-03-01 22:05:03
    - The Blunt Amendment was a defensive response to a liberal-concocted red herring. by TB 2012-03-02 09:26:33
      - Important thing that one believes fervently / red herring. I guess it's a matter of perspective. by alcaray 2012-03-02 13:25:58
- P.S. by TB 2012-03-01 20:55:50
  - Sensible people dream up what makes a sensible health care plan. This contraceptive thing was decided a long time ... by alcaray 2012-03-01 22:11:45
    - You don't understand the issue. by TB 2012-03-02 08:06:40
      - 1) The "gun" was pointed by Nixon. 2) If you think the purpose of birth control is to enable ... by alcaray 2012-03-02 13:24:13
        
        Of course birth control is to enable recreational sex, unless you're treating a hormone deficiency. by TB 2012-03-02 14:33:35
        
        The explanation in general: Employers of more than a certain number of employees must provide a reasonable health care plan. ... by alcaray 2012-03-02 15:15:17
        
        "Employers of more than a certain number of employees must provide a reasonable health care plan." by TB 2012-03-02 15:35:17
        
        You say the employer mandate was Obama's invention? Seriously? n/t by alcaray 2012-03-02 16:10:47
        
        Yes. Except for Massachusetts. Find some education on the subject. by TB 2012-03-02 16:26:12

Dey took er jebs. by Jody June 6, 2013 1:07 pm

Who is Robert Podrock? by podrock 2013-06-07 20:49:36
- That doesn't bother me Mr. R. Podrock ;) by Jody 2013-06-07 21:16:03
First exposure to South Park? by Robert 2013-06-07 15:20:39
- I do wish you would post more often though.n/t. by Jody 2013-06-07 22:38:37
  - Probably will by Robert 2013-06-08 15:23:59
- You done good Robert...any connecting of the dots I do is in my 8 year old's coloring book.n/t by Jody 2013-06-07 21:23:54
- Bad Jody by Jody 2013-06-07 16:00:09
  - Maybe you should spank me :) by Jody 2013-06-07 16:42:17
    - Whack! by TB 2013-06-07 17:56:41
      - Okay...this is just spooky... by Jody 2013-06-07 21:17:49
        
        It came from your "Sassy" link. by TB 2013-06-08 07:42:11
        
        LOL! I completely missed that one.. by Jody 2013-06-08 13:24:42

What it takes to be a conservative. by bowser May 23, 2013 11:30 pm

Clearly, you don't know too many conservatives. by SDAI-Tech 2013-06-07 07:11:17
There's nothing wrong with conservatism. by ER 2013-05-24 10:01:18
- There IS something wrong with conservatism, it's just not ALL wrong. by bowser 2013-05-27 08:06:59
- Without specifics, your post is simple profanity. n/t by RobVG 2013-05-25 09:23:42
  - They don't do specifics. by TB 2013-05-25 09:47:05
    - There's one specific you always artfully avoid. by ER 2013-05-25 11:29:13
      - Did you notice how they dodged the main point of my post? by bowser 2013-05-27 08:09:56
    - I noticed a pattern long ago. by RobVG 2013-05-25 11:13:19
      - Chheck out my ranking of US 20th century Presidents on CE. by ER 2013-05-25 11:52:15
        
        Both comments just bear out what I said. by TB 2013-05-25 13:51:15
        
        Scandinavian bog fossils. by ER 2013-05-25 14:41:13
        
        Let me know when you finally decide to take your foot off the clutch pedal. :) by TB 2013-05-25 15:21:32
        
        I was never much into drag racing. by ER 2013-05-25 15:28:16
        
        Drag racing by TB 2013-05-25 16:25:10
Tsk Tsk by Jody 2013-05-24 09:29:45

Cadillac Tax by Jody May 28, 2013 8:02 am

Why does it cost more to tune up a Ferrari than a Ford? by ER 2013-05-30 10:43:38
- LOL! Yep...I figured that is how you would see it ER. by Jody 2013-05-30 15:24:08
Hard times coming by FrankC 2013-05-28 10:50:25
- ...and pushing towards 8,000 pages of regulations that even Nancy Pelosi admits she hasn't read all of it. by Jody 2013-05-28 20:08:27
- As was intended. by TB 2013-05-28 16:29:05

"Arctic Ice Gain Sets New Record" by ER May 28, 2013 7:25 pm

I'm not sure why you say ice melt/accumulation is "asymmetrical"? n/t by RobVG 2013-05-28 21:26:20
- Check the difference betweern the curves between high and low extremes by ER 2013-05-28 21:52:17
  - I see what you're saying now. by RobVG 2013-05-29 18:43:42
    - There are low ice records being set all the time. by ER 2013-05-29 19:23:02

IYAM we should legalize dueling... by FrankC May 22, 2013 8:41 am

On the other hand... by alcaray 2013-05-23 13:45:23

15 things that annoy our leaders by FrankC May 18, 2013 1:05 pm

Superb. by bowser 2013-05-18 20:27:49
- Absolutely. by RobVG 2013-05-19 09:58:33
Maybe number 16 should read "give up making paranoid connections between unrelated things". by alcaray 2013-05-18 17:01:23
- paranoia doesn't mean they are not out to get you by FrankC 2013-05-18 19:17:19
  - It is just pop psychology. by alcaray 2013-05-18 19:27:05
- After recent events, the accusation "paranoid" should be used carefully. by TB 2013-05-18 18:08:55
  - And yet Bush and Cheney and Bush 1 and Reagan and Nixon didn't bother you. Gotta admit, yer flexible. by bowser 2013-05-18 20:31:11
    - Yeah, I remember you yelling at me about Nixon. by TB 2013-05-18 21:55:58
  - I recall that the Bush IRS went after a particular church in a big way. by alcaray 2013-05-18 19:07:21
  - Without seeing the application's language, sorta outta context. by podrock 2013-05-18 18:47:23
    - Details by TB 2013-05-18 19:19:19
      - Thanks for looking that up by podrock 2013-05-18 19:48:55
        
        Applications did not jump during the times discussed. by TB 2013-05-18 22:05:35
        
        More data please by podrock 2013-05-18 22:31:07
        
        More data. by TB 2013-05-18 22:59:28
        
        Thanks. by podrock 2013-05-19 06:01:10

Trust in government power by TB May 14, 2013 7:35 pm

"Scandal Cascade", indeed. Three witchhunts does not a cascade make. by ER 2013-05-14 21:58:59
Power will be exercised one way or the other. by ER 2013-05-14 21:26:27
- Coda by ER 2013-05-14 22:12:51
  - Actually, I think I've finally got it. by TB 2013-05-14 23:35:56
    - The power the private sector seeks by ER 2013-05-15 06:04:32
      - The whole point of political power is to crush its competition, and they have guns. by TB 2013-05-15 09:20:03
        
        Tell me again, who has the guns? by ER 2013-05-15 12:40:32
        
        No, no, you're doing it all wrong. by TB 2013-05-15 13:07:12
        
        And P.S. by TB 2013-05-15 13:21:37
        
        It's not the arrogant CEOs I worry about. by ER 2013-05-15 13:54:09
        
        Actually, your entire premise on this thread WAS that it was the arrogant CEOs we need to worry about. by TB 2013-05-15 14:30:33
        
        It's the arrogant CEOs who are making promises they can't keep. by ER 2013-05-15 16:25:23
That Obama quote... by alcaray 2013-05-14 20:35:45
Jefferson could well imagine Dick Cheney and George Bush, but - - - by bowser 2013-05-14 20:02:13
- I don't know about anyone else but that brought a smile to my face. n/t by RobVG 2013-05-14 20:54:44

Tweet of the Day by TB May 15, 2013 10:40 am

Quality Control by Jody May 13, 2013 9:52 am

In my line of work we know all about "six sigma." by TB 2013-05-13 11:33:37
? by alcaray 2013-05-13 11:22:56
- Scroll down to p. 328...I thought that was interesting. I am not out to start a flame per se`.... I ... by Jody 2013-05-13 12:09:02
  - I've been working in banking/insurance/data processing for what 40 years now. by alcaray 2013-05-13 12:31:32
    - I've had good jobs and bad jobs, by ER 2013-05-13 12:44:15
      - I only have General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin to compare to..and TQM was written in the government contract as a ... by Jody 2013-05-14 10:15:27
        
        Every union-basher has a variant on that tale. by ER 2013-05-14 11:15:38
        
        ...and another thing... please explain to me the fundamental difference as to why you sided with the teacher when that young ... by Jody 2013-05-14 11:02:48
        
        School is not a democracy. by ER 2013-05-14 11:27:42
        
        Hey, Jody: by TB 2013-05-14 12:57:56
        
        Tom...the blatant double standards that the liberals pontificate has me at a loss for words. by Jody 2013-05-14 19:56:12
        
        Jody... by ER 2013-05-14 21:11:32
        
        ER you are just wasting my time. by Jody 2013-05-15 08:07:34
        
        Do you recall the behavior of the Chicago 7 in court? by alcaray 2013-05-14 20:41:59
        
        That kid wasn't an adult. by ER 2013-05-14 13:13:57
        
        At this point in my life, and raising #3 as I type this, plus countless other youngin's looking for ... by Jody 2013-05-14 19:49:11

The Target List by TB May 14, 2013 3:52 pm

Why did you put this on Flame? This is perfectly appropriate for CE. by ER 2013-05-14 16:37:36
- It wasn't snark. It was the primary point of the post. by TB 2013-05-14 16:47:22
  - Words words. by ER 2013-05-14 17:25:34
    - "Neofascist" is also a fetish word designed to obliterate actual meaning or debate. by TB 2013-05-14 19:12:57
      - Who's attacking? Who's debating? by ER 2013-05-14 20:54:48
        
        Terms by TB 2013-05-14 21:31:15
        
        The old lady and the redneck by ER 2013-05-14 22:25:08
You may have some high powered help to help follow up on this. by ER 2013-05-14 16:25:53

iPencil by TB May 13, 2013 7:24 pm

I think that might be the wrong link Tom. by Jody 2013-05-13 19:35:54
- Heh. "Leftover Link Syndrome." by TB 2013-05-13 19:49:52

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