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Erick Erickson is on a tear.
First there’s this:
Will There Be A Consequence?It was the Republicans in Washington and their allies in Mississippi who distributed fliers to Democrats in Mississippi calling conservatives racists, klansmen, Nazis, etc. It was a concerted effort by the GOP to beat their own base at any cost.
And here’s the kicker — there will be no consequence if they have their way. That begs the question of whether there should be. Should the Republican establishment in Washington get away with tarring its own voters as racists? Should the Republican establishment in Washington get away with comparing its own base to Klansmen?
If there is no penalty for doing so, they will keep doing it. If there is no consequence, they will attack their own base to preserve their power. They will learn no lesson. In fact, some of you may want to donate to Travis Childers, Thad Cochran’s Democrat opponent. I cannot say that I blame you.Then there’s this:
Friends don’t let friends vote for Thad Cochran
The outcome of the Mississippi primary was disappointing in many ways. A senile, adulterer whose sole value is providing government largess to the trough from which his donors feed won the nomination to be US Senator. To do this he surrounded himself with a coterie of dishonest and dishonorable individuals who enthusiastically did or said anything in order to win the election. In a way Thad Cochran’s life is a metaphor for the way the GOP treats conservatives. We are locked away in a nursing home while the GOP lives large — and in an open and notorious manner — with its “executive assistant.” We are ignored and disrespected except on those occasions when Thad shows up for a visit to demonstrate his loyalty.
Earlier in the year the GOP and especially the NRSC made no secret that conservatives, not Democrats, were the enemy. They’ve been able to do this in the past because we’ve played the role of an abused spouse, loyally coming home because we just know that he won’t dot our eyes again yet we know in our heart of hearts there will be a next time and a next and a next.
Cochran offers a chance to make a clean break with the past.
Strategically, a Cochran loss means nothing. Mississippi is a deep red state and a Democrat senator will be good for only one term.
Granted a Cochran loss could mean a Senate without Mitch McConnell as Majority Leader but having seen a Senate with Mitch McConnell as Majority Leader I’m not all that clear on how it differs from a Senate with Harry Reid as Majority Leader.
Mississippi conservatives should vote in November, they should turn out in massive numbers, and they should either vote Democrat for senator — and this is not disloyalty as Cochran was hauled across the finish line by trolling for Democrat votes — or not vote at all for senator. But it is important that the vote against Cochran and what he and his allies represent be easily identified.In both posts he says he’s still not ready to call for the creation of a third party, but at this point, having a second party might be a good idea doncha think?
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Nana! Third.
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Good morning Hamsters. Summer weather forecast mode is active, lows in the 70s, highs in the 90s, southerly breeze, and 20% chance of rain. Unless something intervenes, of course. Breezy, 75 at 6, and reasonably comfortable if you aren’t doing anything outside but maybe walking around the yard or feeding horses and turning them out.
June is almost done, July 4th is a few days hence, and purists can celebrate Independence twice, on the 2nd and the 4th. Still tempted to display Old Glory upside down and hang Betsy Ross’s flag right side up. Suspect more folks this year would comprehend the message in that. 🙂 -
It took me a minute to get the OC pic, but when I did… 😀
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As y’all know, I’ve put together my own tool (boxes) for my use here at home. I marked them all with pink tape so if they get borrowed, they MIGHT find their way back to the nest.
I got a call from my Mom after church but before breakfast yesterday. It seems that her TV picture had flipped and would require her to stand on her head in order to watch it. Since Mom can’t even go to the bathroom without her walker, I don’t think yoga poses are possible for her, even if it is for her beloved golf. Hubby and I rushed over to check out the situation as soon as we finished breakfast and shore ’nuff, everyone on TV was standing on their heads. We went to Best Buy and got her another TV, but we needed a screwdriver to attach the base. Hubby went to get some tools, and I took the time to make sure my mother would be able to use her reading machine (which uses the TV as a monitor for the magnified images). I showed her which buttons to use to toggle between TV and video input, got her TV channels scanned in, etc. By the time we finished, Hubby had returned with a screwdriver, pliers, etc. We put the base on and took the upside-down TV with us. Mom was happy with her new TV. On the way out, Hubby said he’d go right hoome and put my tools back in the toolbox, so he “wouldn’t get chewed out”. I thought he got them from his work truck. I tried not to do a slow burn after I realized he had appropriated my hand tools. I know what happens to my stuff when it gets “borrowed”. The tape isn’t a rubber band, it’s just a marker/reminder.
The open tool box is still downstairs, sans the borrowed tools. Hubby SWEARS he’ll bring them back home today.
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Lovin’ me some more Mike Rowe.
His response to a “lawyer”.In my own novice and non-legally binding opinion, you can’t be a credible human or a persuasive attorney if you direct your skepticism only towards those people who make claims you don’t agree with. Trust me Sheila, the search for truth in cyberspace will take you through the wormhole, and there’s nothing on the other side but pedants and nitpickers and bottomless ambiguity. If you’re not careful, you’ll spend all your time proving everything and understanding nothing.
You gotta read the whole thing. Priceless. Oh, and the “lawyer’s” name supposedly isn’t “Sheila”. You’ll understand when you read it.
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Noted theologian Elton John sez JC would be all about the “gay marriage” thing.
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From my link above:
The Supreme Court says public sector unions can’t collect fees from home health care workers who object to being affiliated with a union.
The justices on Monday said collecting the fees violates the First Amendment rights of workers who are not union members.
The ruling is a financial blow to labor unions that have bolstered their ranks in Illinois and other states by signing up hundreds of thousands of home health care workers. -
And it’s looking like Hobby Lobby won their case, too.
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Some of you may recognize the name of Jerry Pournelle, a noted Science Fiction author. He has a blog which is well worth reading. One entry in particular caught my eye which discusses the dangers of multiculturalism and “diversity”.
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Well, this won’t help Thad Cochran any.
While it rationally can;t be laid at his feet, its just another thing—— -
#8 TT: First paragraph in your link:
Last week, Mike Rowe posted on his Facebook about how we live in a country filled with people so quick to sew. Naturally, he got a lot of comments from VERY upset lawyers. His response to those lawyers is legendary!
Really, he is upset with people who like to inject thread (h/t Sarge) in fabric? I am pretty sure that he meant sue as in bring a lawsuit. This grammatical error would garner an immediate “F” in Prof J.P. Morgan’s business writing English class at U of H.
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Yep, I saw that, too, but I’d rather focus on this smackdown.
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#7 Yep – let the CNNish hand wringing and whining begin!
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Given the victory by Hobby Lobby, I can’t see how they could decide any differently in the Little Sisters of the Poor and the case in Wyoming involving several Catholic non-profits.
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Hobby Lobby wasn’t decided on 1st Amendment grounds but on RFRA. This is yet another weak decision in my opinion, probably made to bring Kennedy on board.
The contraceptive mandate, as applied to closely held corporations, violates RFRA. Our decision on that statutory question makes it unnecessary to reach the First Amendment claim raised by Conestoga and the Hahns.
Yes, but had you had some backbone, it would have been much better to resolve the issue once and for all.
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#17 from the comments:
Rumor has it that Obama was last seen on President Jarrett’s lap crying heavily.
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Can this victory for 1st Amendment “freedom of religion”, where the company cannot be distinguished from the owner(s) of the company, be extended to all the slew of same-sex legal issues? I mean bakers, photogs, florists, and other service companies that decline to provide their products or services to same-sex weddings — for religious reasons.
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Can this victory for 1st Amendment “freedom of religion”, where the company cannot be distinguished from the owner(s) of the company, be extended to all the slew of same-sex legal issues?
As I said, it wasn’t decided on First Amendment grounds. But on RFRA:
In its final pages, the principal dissent reveals that its fundamental objection to the claims of the plaintiffs is an objection to RFRA itself. The dissent worries about forcing the federal courts to apply RFRA to a host of claims made by litigants seeking a religious exemption from generally applicable laws, and the dissent expresses a desire to keep the courts out of this business.
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But Congress, in enacting RFRA, took the position that “the compelling interest test as set forth in prior Federal court rulings is a workable test for striking sensible balances between religious liberty and competing prior governmental interests.” 42 U. S. C. §2000bb(a)(5). The wisdom of Congress’s judgment on this matter is not our concern. Our responsibility is to enforce RFRA as written, and under the standard that RFRA prescribes, the HHS contraceptive mandate is unlawful.I think they punted.
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#21 M42: It really seems like a no brainer, if it violates your religious convictions, you should not be forced to participate in it. Baking a cake or providing photo services, even for profit, is still participation in the event – shouldn’t the owners of said businesses (usually small, sole proprietorships) have the choice to participate or not? What ever happened to freedom of choice?
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#22: I tend to agree that this whole thing is not over yet. This is merely the first blow against the ever encroachment of libtararianism governmental over-reach.
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I’m thinking it’s more along these lines:
A meaningless decision. The less restrictive alternative that the majority settled on is a certification by Hobby Lobby that it opposes contraceptive coverage, after which the insurance company must provide that coverage for free. Meaning that the premium charged to Hobby Lobby will necessarily include the cost of the free contraception. All smoke and mirrors.
Basically, they’ve applied the exemption given to churches and religious hospitals. This is the same exemption that the Little Sisters of the Poor have objected to. Nothing has been settled.
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Not that I think it would work, but here’s another thought being put out there in the wake of the Cochran debacle:
There is another consequence of this approach: “moderate” Republicans now in Congress, who know that, aside from a third party, they can make themselves the only real choice for conservatives, would have to think again if conservatives had legitimate conservative Democrats to vote for instead. Electoral politics would drift in the direction we want, as both political parties suddenly have to take conservative seriously, and the candidate who was the most clearly conservative, regardless of party, would win conservative votes in the general election.
I know the response of many conservatives to this idea. The left would never “let” us do that. Truly conservative Democrats could never win primaries or caucuses. This is, to put it bluntly, defeatism. Strategies never tried always fail. If we are afraid to try a thing that will offend the left, then we lose. If we are afraid that trying a new tactic might fail, then we lose. There is no reason – none at all – why a state as conservative as Mississippi should end up sending a milquetoast conservative to Washington. We want true conservatives in Washington, and party labels mean less and less. So let’s start competing in both primaries and begin to push both parties toward conservative governance.It may work, particularly in Mississippi where the Democrat running against Cochran is solidly pro-life and pro-2nd amendment.
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A legal scholar I’m not, but seems to me that Hamous is right about both rulings. As narrow as they both are, celebrating them as conservative victories is probably misplaced.
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I can see a few Hamsters buying this.
And upsetting Mharper in the process. Y’all be nice. -
Heeeeeeerrrrrrreeeeee kitty kitty kitty…..
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Here’s another good one.
It has the “p” word. Sounds like wissed. -
Ooops, forgot the link. Here it is.
Oh, and Hubby did return my tools. His pliers are safe. -
It may work, particularly in Mississippi where the Democrat running against Cochran is solidly pro-life and pro-2nd amendment.
It would work b/c the Establishment Democrat Party machinery is as anxious to preserve their rice bowl as the Establishment Republican Party is.
The paid pundits, consultants, media types, and money sucking political operatives don’t care about the ideology of the folks writing the checks. Pit them against the big donors who are the real constituents of the Establishment Pols of both Parties.
Put that conservative Mississippi Democrat in office. In six years, the only way the Pubbies will take that seat will be with a republican who is more Conservative than the Democrat. -
Dooood says:
JUNE 30, 2014 AT 11:07 AM
A legal scholar I’m not, but seems to me that Hamous is right about both rulings. As narrow as they both are, celebrating them as conservative victories is probably misplaced.The SCOTUS decision on Hobby Lobby, just like the one on Obamacare itself, merely gives Obama exactly what he wants. It enshrines his little subterfuge of “certification” as the Law Of The Land. Our Establishment Masters have managed to get the media to report it as a Conservative victory, that’s all.
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I’ll be durned (but certainly not damned) if I ask the frikkin government to certify my religious beliefs as being acceptable to the needs of the way the government thinks it should operate.
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McAfee is wissing me off. They must have an agreement with every dang website that if you click on something or download something (what did I download? – OH – an Adobe update) they have a little box that you can barely see authorizing them to load their software onto my computer.
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Oh, and Hubby did return my tools. His pliers are safe.
Well, that’s a first. I have never heard of man parts being referred to as pliers.
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If RFRA applies to “closely-held” corporations it most assuredly applies to individuals. With that in mind, the language in the individual mandate has to violate RFRA because it requires that everyone’s coverage include abortion and contraception. Is anyone aware of any lawsuits on that front?
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I don’t know if you can still buy medical insurance that just includes the things you reasonably expect to need. e.g. a single man does not need maternity care or birth control pills.
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#37: This ruling could be the first real whack at the individual mandate of ObamaCare. Without the individual mandate, Ocare will fester and rot like the garbage it is.
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mharper42 says:
JUNE 30, 2014 AT 1:38 PM
I don’t know if you can still buy medical insurance that just includes the things you reasonably expect to need. e.g. a single man does not need maternity care or birth control pills.Neither do Gay Couples.
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Hey, I just gave one example, not trying to be exhaustive.
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Sadly but not surprising: the 3 kidnapped Israeli teens have been found dead.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/06/30/bodies-israeli-kidnapped-teens-found-government-confirms/ -
Obamacare forces Gay People to buy insurance they’ll never need.
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@BarackObama is now googling “Can an Executive Order override Supreme Court?”
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#43 Sarge
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#42 M42 (but I repeat myself): I say that the Israelis should return the favor, 1000 fold, perhaps that will send the appropriate message. Except I would not bother with the kidnapping, just kill them.
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#42: from the story:
Meanwhile, in Washington, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters: “We obviously condemn in the strongest possible terms violence that takes the lives of innocent civilians.”
I guess they draw the line at actually killing the kidnap victims, simply grabbing them must not be that big of a deal.
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“We obviously condemn in the strongest possible terms violence that takes the lives of innocent civilians.”
Notice there was no direct condemnation of the Palestinians for killing Israeli civilians. That was nothing more than a deliberate, back-handed slap at Israelis preemptively for the retaliation that is sure to come.
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I have heard several songs from this album and enjoyed them all while listening to Henri Mancini radio on Pandora. I really like zippy piano.
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#50: The inside of your head must be one real scary place.
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more like baked.
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Wimmin is injured when her laptop computer asplodes.
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#55: A sterling example of incomplete and crappy reporting.
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#50 Sarge
Ah yes, Zippy the Pinhead. I used to read that strip in some little Houston rag that was free for the taking. I think it was on a rack in the deli at the last building I worked in, when I actually went to the office. -
#55
Bonus: includes picture of what a laptop computer might look like.
Priceless, and well labeled for illustrative purposes.
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Judge in Fla needs to be removed from the bench and barred from the courtroom, permanently.
In the ruling, Judge Debra S. Nelson said, “There are no genuine issues of material fact upon which a reasonable jury could find that the Defendants acted with actual malice.” Nelson said the malice standard was appropriate because Zimmerman is a public figure.
He was not a public figure prior to the story, only after the selective editing portrayed him as a monster.
I would say that an impartial jury could find nothing but malice in the hatchet job that NBC committed. I hope he appeals this decision and gets it before a jury.
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I see Google is still kicking the soccer balls with its daily doodles. So this World Cup thing lasts a month, like Ramadan? No wonder those parts of the world are a little backward.
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Drudge headline:
PRESIDENT: ‘System so Broken that Folks Don’t Know What the Rules Are’…
The only reason people can’t tell what the laws are is Obammy either doesn’t enforce them at all, or keeps rewriting them, or pulling surprises out of his rear orifice.
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#61: The best case I can think of, and straight from the terds mouth, to repeal the entire thing outright and start over with some simple, basic and sensible ins reform.
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Hey Shannon
Furor Erupts Over Facebook’s Experiment on Users
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Squawk: I haven’t heard from you on the bat-phone; hopefully that means you are feeling better.
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Bonez
Put me on hold for a bit. I have my plate full with doctors for awhile. My bad, i shoulda gave ya a call. May call just to chew the fat with you. -
I wish i was feeling better. My equilibrium is way off. I feel like I am walking with a 30 degree list to starboard. And my BP has decided to take a dump. I’ll stop this list there. I am not doing well at all.
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…with a 30 degree list to starboard.
Well, at least you’re still leaning to the Right.
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WAY RIGHT. Right?
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I wish i was feeling better.
Well that just bites a big nasty obama! I am usually available on fairly short notice.
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Orders of the day for me is quiet, Quiet and more QUIET. Sucks.
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HEY SQUACK!!!!
HOW’S IT GOING!!!! -
#71: Now thats funny, I don’t care who ya are.
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After reading the last fifty comments I realize you people are all crazy.
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After reading the last fifty comments I realize you people are all crazy.
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Squawk, be good to yourself best you can. Have you consulted an ear doc yet?
Balance depends a lot on the inner ear’s condition in coordination with vision and peripheral nerve input.
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At least we don’t have anyone with a hammock hanging up in their living room.
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Hang in there, Squawks, until they get you diagnosed. And, Bones, how’s your Boss, did he have to go to the hospital? Everyone is getting old and falling apart.
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BPPV or misaligned rocks in your head
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Got an appointment with an ENT on the 21st. Oh BTW I can now claim to be inconvenienced by O’care. Still got great insurance but the Doctor availability has taken a hit. L O N G story.
Shannon and Ms Adee
My BSue has already told me about the rocks thing. There is an even more debilitating instance of that stuff. There are no guarantees that stuff can be fixed. Nice -
I’m always right and nobody ever believes me.
I’ve been sayin’ for years that Squawk had rocks in his head and now I’ve been vindicated. -
Heh
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Hey Brother Squawk. I love ya man!
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#78 Shannon
Good find for an introductory explanation of this malady. Spouse had a mild recurring version of it several years ago that came and went very erratically, seemingly associated with rather nebulous head and body motions. The same motions wouldn’t necessarily set it off every time.
He consulted a neurologist who ruled out everything but rocks banging on the delicate sensory hairs and prescribed a series of head position manipulations to get them out of the way. The doc knew how to do the maneuvers but said he only did them maybe 4-5 times in a year and that wasn’t often enough to be really proficient. Sent spouse to an audiologist who specializes in it and does it all the time. She got them under control in one session and over a year or so later when they—more likely a different batch—showed up again she defeated that bunch in short order.
Spouse has had no recurrence but does have to be careful not to look straight upward suddenly or to get up out of bed too quickly lest he briefly become dizzy, but that resolves in a minute or two.
Good luck Squawk.
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