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Forum: USA Politics 5th September 2009, 11:58 AM
Replies: 161
Views: 10,093
Posted By boloboffin
No, he doesn't "gotta bounce." It's absurd. Is...

No, he doesn't "gotta bounce." It's absurd. Is Van Jones the Secretary of State? Is he the Attorney General? No. He's the flipping Special Advisor for Green Jobs at the White House Council on...
Forum: USA Politics 5th September 2009, 10:49 AM
Replies: 161
Views: 10,093
Posted By boloboffin
Would he have been the first? Would he have been...

Would he have been the first? Would he have been the only one? Is that the only source of revenue for the group?
Forum: USA Politics 5th September 2009, 10:11 AM
Replies: 161
Views: 10,093
Posted By boloboffin
I'm not sure. However, he did help to pass the...

I'm not sure. However, he did help to pass the Green Jobs Act of 2007 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/van-jones/greencollar-jobs-energy-b_b_77934.html) and founded Green For All...
Forum: USA Politics 4th September 2009, 11:35 PM
Replies: 161
Views: 10,093
Posted By boloboffin
Again, if someone could point out to me how any...

Again, if someone could point out to me how any of this, any of it at all, affects his obvious expertise in helping to create green jobs, I might agree with you.

Otherwise, it just sounds like a...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 4th September 2009, 10:26 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,872
Posted By boloboffin
That really is a Idiocracy-worthy argument.

That really is a Idiocracy-worthy argument.
Forum: USA Politics 4th September 2009, 06:44 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,637
Posted By boloboffin
They are the ones that came up with the idea of...

They are the ones that came up with the idea of mailing tea bags to members of Congress (click here for a representative posting (http://www.rightklik.net/2009/04/tea-bags-for-washington.html))....
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 4th September 2009, 04:47 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,987
Posted By boloboffin
I think Krugman is recommending a housing bubble...

I think Krugman is recommending a housing bubble to Greenspan the way that we might recommend the Truth Movement come up with some new arguments for what they believe. Krugman goes on to say that...
Forum: USA Politics 4th September 2009, 03:07 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,637
Posted By boloboffin
Well, dern.

Well, dern.
Forum: USA Politics 4th September 2009, 02:45 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,637
Posted By boloboffin
Al Franken, Senator In Action

Say what you like about Al Franken, this video shows him at his very best, and his very best is very good indeed:

SCNs7Zpqo98

The title of the YouTube is silly - there's not an unruly mob...
Forum: USA Politics 4th September 2009, 11:31 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,824
Posted By boloboffin
I will defend myself against people who have...

I will defend myself against people who have attacked me repeatedly over my time here at JREF and against the people who pile on, sensing some weakness, a time-honored JREF tradition which you have...
Forum: USA Politics 4th September 2009, 11:22 AM
Replies: 161
Views: 10,093
Posted By boloboffin
At this point, I'm going to request this be moved...

At this point, I'm going to request this be moved to politics.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th September 2009, 12:40 AM
Replies: 504
Views: 21,986
Posted By boloboffin
Yeah, I guess she's shouldn't have burned all...

Yeah, I guess she's shouldn't have burned all those bridges with FOX. She'd have a weekly spot with Glenn Beck, otherwise. Media whores need to think about these things.
Forum: USA Politics 4th September 2009, 12:05 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,824
Posted By boloboffin
I didn't say I didn't wish it to be discussed. I...

I didn't say I didn't wish it to be discussed. I said if you want to discuss it, take it somewhere else. I'm heading off your potential derail of this thread.

And if you'd like to discuss how...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd September 2009, 09:29 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,824
Posted By boloboffin
If you'd like to discuss term limits of...

If you'd like to discuss term limits of presidents, start another thread.



And this is another proposed remedy.
Forum: USA Politics 3rd September 2009, 08:17 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 7,356
Posted By boloboffin
Cringe in shame? I didn't kill her or cover up...

Cringe in shame? I didn't kill her or cover up her death for a day. I have no personal stake in the incident at all. I have no shame in this act.

Clearly for Kennedy detractors, if Chappaquiddick...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd September 2009, 07:00 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 7,356
Posted By boloboffin
So it's just Chappaquiddick that keeps you from...

So it's just Chappaquiddick that keeps you from jumping on the Kennedy bandwagon? Really?
Forum: USA Politics 3rd September 2009, 06:44 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,824
Posted By boloboffin
Perhaps political corruption isn't inevitable...

Perhaps political corruption isn't inevitable over time. However, I'd like to see a demonstration of it not being true in any government in history.
Forum: USA Politics 3rd September 2009, 06:36 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,824
Posted By boloboffin
Yes, currently people can no longer vote for...

Yes, currently people can no longer vote for someone they'd like to elect President if he or she has served two terms. The trade-off is considered worthwhile.

The law reduces liberty all the time,...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 3rd September 2009, 03:49 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,033
Posted By boloboffin
Blood gave his own analogy, a mailbox exploded by...

Blood gave his own analogy, a mailbox exploded by dynamite that someone tests by putting a firecracker into another one. I had to finally shut it off. They simply have no clue what they are yammering...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 3rd September 2009, 03:12 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,033
Posted By boloboffin
Or to Jones' paint chips experimentation.

Or to Jones' paint chips experimentation.
Forum: USA Politics 3rd September 2009, 02:58 PM
Replies: 161
Views: 10,093
Posted By boloboffin
I discover that I had some of the same questions...

I discover that I had some of the same questions in 2004 listed on this petition, and so I must have been a 9/11 truther as well! Imagine that!

The right blogosphere couldn't get any traction with...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd September 2009, 02:36 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,824
Posted By boloboffin
The arguments against this idea so far: ...

The arguments against this idea so far:


It's term limits in another guise.
It hands too much power to lobbyists and career bureaucrats.
There are other ways of fixing the problem like...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd September 2009, 09:14 PM
Replies: 1,773
Views: 133,291
Posted By boloboffin
Deleted because I hadn't read to Ladewig's post...

Deleted because I hadn't read to Ladewig's post above.
Forum: USA Politics 2nd September 2009, 08:55 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,824
Posted By boloboffin
I'm thinking about the chart Brainster provided....

I'm thinking about the chart Brainster provided. Is that all races in the year, or just races in which incumbents ran?

ETA: Yes, it's just races in which incumbents ran. When incumbents run, they...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 2nd September 2009, 08:52 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 13,804
Posted By boloboffin
If people want to shake Mary Jo's bones at Ted...

If people want to shake Mary Jo's bones at Ted Kennedy, fine by me. I am not pretending that this episode is anything but reprehensible as the freaking link to my previous freaking post on the...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 2nd September 2009, 04:58 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 13,804
Posted By boloboffin
Yes, could you please report to Daily Kos and...

Yes, could you please report to Daily Kos and explain that to the people who think I've thrown Ted under the bus with my incumbency amendment to the Constitution?

Oh, yes, and then there's this...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 2nd September 2009, 01:36 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,995
Posted By boloboffin
Well, if they're not stupid and they admitted to...

Well, if they're not stupid and they admitted to mass murder on camera, then they aren't afraid of being punished. That means they're rubbing your nose in how they got away with it, you and everybody...
Forum: Skeptical Events 1st September 2009, 11:24 PM
Replies: 732
Views: 40,420
Posted By boloboffin
:eek::jaw-dropp Allow me to be the first...

:eek::jaw-dropp

Allow me to be the first scholarship applicant for this trip.

***someone whispers to bolo that only the TAM has scholarships***

CURSES!
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 31st August 2009, 11:06 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,051
Posted By boloboffin
Mark Twain writing to Helen...

Mark Twain writing to Helen (http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=1&TopicID=193&SubTopicID=22) on the Frost King incident:



Oh, I've been there. And I am so stealing that line.
Forum: USA Politics 31st August 2009, 10:35 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,824
Posted By boloboffin
As a captioner, my commitment to freedom is...

As a captioner, my commitment to freedom is tested and I pass every workday of my life.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 31st August 2009, 06:49 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 23,711
Posted By boloboffin
Jurassic Park 2, Lucian. You can't fight science.

Jurassic Park 2, Lucian. You can't fight science.
Forum: USA Politics 31st August 2009, 01:18 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,824
Posted By boloboffin
It still would be that. Incumbents would still...

It still would be that. Incumbents would still have a six-year term (with increasing powers of seniority) to hold sway. But then they go away. :D




But at the rates seen in Brainster's link?
...
Forum: USA Politics 31st August 2009, 01:06 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,824
Posted By boloboffin
Excellent. You stopped reading at the first...

Excellent. You stopped reading at the first paragraph. If you'd read the second paragraph, you'd see that I addressed that. Thanks, Comic Insult Dog, for all you do!
Forum: USA Politics 31st August 2009, 12:56 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,824
Posted By boloboffin
Well, I'd adjust that figure then to 90% of the...

Well, I'd adjust that figure then to 90% of the House and 30% of the Senate.

And still you'd have call for a reset plenty of times. Satisfaction breeds this kind of corruption, as I see it. The...
Forum: USA Politics 31st August 2009, 12:02 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,824
Posted By boloboffin
The Incumbency Amendment

Part of the problem with Washington is Washington. It's too easy for incumbents to win. They get all the money, they get all the free press, they get all the sway.

Yet term limits is a...
Forum: USA Politics 31st August 2009, 09:00 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,429
Posted By boloboffin
A court of law could have determined that.

A court of law could have determined that.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 30th August 2009, 05:32 PM
Replies: 1,124
Views: 67,978
Posted By boloboffin
Is Beowulf like the Christian version of the...

Is Beowulf like the Christian version of the Chewbacca defense?
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 30th August 2009, 03:25 PM
Replies: 206
Views: 16,000
Posted By boloboffin
Using correct spelling and proper formatting of...

Using correct spelling and proper formatting of your text helps dispel the notion that you are a silly person on the Internet who can be safely ignored. Of course, if your ideas had merit, you could...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 30th August 2009, 01:41 PM
Replies: 1,242
Views: 71,373
Posted By boloboffin
The higher the hit count, the closer to Jesus.

The higher the hit count, the closer to Jesus.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 30th August 2009, 01:37 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,051
Posted By boloboffin
Helen lost her hearing and sight due to childhood...

Helen lost her hearing and sight due to childhood illness when she was 19 months old.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Keller

She'd had normal language development up until that point, and...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 30th August 2009, 01:01 PM
Replies: 206
Views: 16,000
Posted By boloboffin
Hey, if Chandler's refusal to appear on Hardfire...

Hey, if Chandler's refusal to appear on Hardfire is a done deal, Ryan Mackey owes us a post about this video. :D
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 30th August 2009, 10:02 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 13,804
Posted By boloboffin
In how many other forums can people conceivably...

In how many other forums can people conceivably shake Kopechne's bones at Ted Kennedy? To my mind, the really tricky one will be TAM Scholarship Auctions. There, you have your challenge. Go forth and...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 29th August 2009, 05:00 PM
Replies: 926
Views: 24,752
Posted By boloboffin
Does he keep socking here in some misguided...

Does he keep socking here in some misguided attempt at luring people over to his forum, or is he just lonely?
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 29th August 2009, 04:49 PM
Replies: 377
Views: 25,917
Posted By boloboffin
So when this guy gets sued out of existence,...

So when this guy gets sued out of existence, remember: It had nothing to do with this label (http://manchesterbrewing.com/content/naughty-nancys-nut-brown-ale), it was all about the Building 7 label.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 29th August 2009, 04:38 PM
Replies: 206
Views: 16,000
Posted By boloboffin
Son of a... Looks like I'm the one not worth a...

Son of a... Looks like I'm the one not worth a yellow card. :D

I honestly thought that was the external perimeter columns being pushed out. Whaddaya know?

So let me earn my pay around here:...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 29th August 2009, 02:03 PM
Replies: 206
Views: 16,000
Posted By boloboffin
Jesus Christ. Chandler thinks the lower perimeter...

Jesus Christ. Chandler thinks the lower perimeter columns being pushed out of the smoke are the roofline edge of the TOP section.

David Chandler is officially not worth a yellow card.

ETA: Hey,...
Forum: USA Politics 29th August 2009, 01:22 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 7,356
Posted By boloboffin
Get it out of your system. Shake, shake, shake.

Get it out of your system. Shake, shake, shake.
Forum: USA Politics 29th August 2009, 12:45 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 7,356
Posted By boloboffin
It is a happy moment in American history that we...

It is a happy moment in American history that we have reached the beginning of the end of Democrats pretending Mary Jo Kopechne didn't die horribly and Republicans digging her bones up to shake them...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 29th August 2009, 08:34 AM
Replies: 1,978
Views: 139,774
Posted By boloboffin
Both DC and RM would have been on the phone. One...

Both DC and RM would have been on the phone. One would have called the other and then called the studio. This is how three-way calling works.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 29th August 2009, 01:44 AM
Replies: 1,978
Views: 139,774
Posted By boloboffin
Either David or Ryan would have called the other...

Either David or Ryan would have called the other and then called the studio on the same line, using the three-way call setup. That way, both of them could hear each other and the set. Tony and Ron...
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