What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
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Good morning Hamsters. Whee, 48 and brisk with another cold front coming by the weekend that will really chill the Midwest and East before it gets to us. Looks like the Old Farmer’s Almanac is right again. Is this early colder than average weather somehow connected with the Obamacare website failure? Just about everything else is being blamed except the folks responsible for the creation and execution (double entendre there). 🙂
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Interesting from Drudge:
Writing its own box office success in the history books, ”The Saratov Approach,” the real-life story of two Mormon missionaries who were kidnapped and tortured in Russia, has quietly become a local B.O. hit in heavily Mormon areas throughout Utah, grossing nearly $500,000 in two weeks on only 23 screens.
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“Saratov Approach” has generated a groundswell of support from the Mormon community, especially Mormon teens and Brigham Young U. college students, who are touting the film on social media.
“Normally, you have moms and dads saying to their kids, ‘Come on, let’s go support our heritage,’” explained Brandon Purdie, an independent distribution consultant, who is releasing the film via his company Purdie Distribution.
“The difference with this film is that you see young audiences carrying the movie,” Purdie added.
Unlike Christian faith-based films, whose producers use ministry outreach to promote their films, Mormons do not allow promoting materials for commercial gain in their congregations.Young Mormon Moviegoers Have Faith in Real-Life Pic ‘Saratov Approach’
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I mean Ms. Adee and Darren and me beat the rest of you slackers. Wazzup with that?
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No, it’s not a story from the Onion. It’s real:
So, I don’t want to jinx anything, but when it comes to the ridiculousness surrounding the much-ballyhooed Obamacare rollout/circus/tragicomedy/Exxon-Valdez-meets-the-Titanic-meets-the-Edmund-Fitzgerald level of disaster, I think we’re close to hitting bottom.
At least I hope so, because it’s getting surreal out there.
On Tuesday, the wondrous powers of Twitter unearthed the “Thanks Obamacare” ad campaign, created by the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative and a group called ProgressNow Colorado Education. The campaign features various demographic-targeted ads trumpeting the greatness of Obamacare, a tactic which, in terms of both marketing and propaganda, is totally normal. What is not normal, however, is that one of the targeted demographics is a group widely known as “bros.” -
#3 – Goodun Squawkster!
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#7 Katfish
I think i am slipping back to my long haired, black headband/arm band radical, no good maggot infested hippie days. But as we all know I am so misunderstood. -
And a little morning mayhem music. It’s a new day.
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Bound for Gruene.
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Morning y’all. Woke up cold and only now sipping my coffee. The ace wrap was redone on my left leg yesterday by Iago at the Gulag. He was not skilled with it and the result came loose during the night. When I saw my 2 legs in the hall mirror, it looked like the left one had developed elephantiasis overnight. Quite a shock. I’ll fix it later. Coffee, breakfast, pain pill, home exercises for 30 mins, clean and redress the knee, 1 hr nap.
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Whether you loved him or hated him, Bud Adams was a shrewd businessman. In 1959 he paid $25,000 for the Oilers franchise. In August of 2013 the franchise was worth $1.05 billion.
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#6 Hamous
Using humor to skewer Obamacare and its accomplices seems at times even better than expressing outrage via angry words. Ridicule digs deeper and twists the insult in the wound. It is particularly effective when aimed at someone known to detest being the object of ridicule. No need to guess who.
The piece above is hysterical and so effective. Delighted to have the Edmund Fitzgerald included in the debacle above. Creative minds all over the nation are producing masterpieces of ridicule that get more attention than heated commentary.
Keep on churning them out. -
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That’s what, about $142 million in 1960 dollars? -
Last night at the Old Folks Home Bible study, we read those very words in Ecclesiastes. At one of the offices we go to, that was the discussion this morning as well: there is nothing new under the sun.
I started by stating the obvious: During the days of King Solomon, there were no computers, electricity, cars, etc. what is being discussed is the behavior of people. There is a propensity of man to try to gain advantage/control over his fellow man, some men are lazy, others are thieves or murderers, etc. some will literally work themselves to death trying to fill a G-D sized hole in their lives with something other than G-D and it never works. The message so far through ch 6, is that we are to take joy in doing our job well, whatever job that may be, and not to spend our lives chasing after material things. -
re #16: That message in Ecclesiastes is similar to the message that Messiah preached.
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John G. Taft writes an Editorial in the NYT tut-tutting Ted Cruz, and exposes exactly what the problem with the thinking of his strain of Republican.
He first provides his party credentials by listing all of the members of his family who have served in government since the 19th Century—thus establishing that he is a part of a Poltically Dynastic Family (like the Bushes, Clintons, Gores, and Kennedy’s), and especially those of his Grandfather:As I write, a photograph of my grandfather, Senator Robert Alphonso Taft, looks across at me from the wall of my office. He led the Republican Party in the United States Senate in the 1940s and early 1950s, ran for the Republican nomination for president three times and was known as “Mr. Republican.” If he were alive today, I can assure you he wouldn’t even recognize the modern Republican Party, which has repeatedly brought the United States of America to the edge of a fiscal cliff — seemingly with every intention of pushing us off the edge.
In other words, his bona fides are that his Grandfather presided over the Republican Party during the time when Liberalism and Socialism made its greatest gains in this country, and therefore we should listen to Republicans like him now as we sink even deeper into the pit.
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I wonder how many starving people could be fed for a BILLION wissin dollars a day?
HEADLINE: World Is Spending $1 Billion Per Day To Tackle Global Warming
I think a more accurate headline would be: World is WASTING $1 BILLION Per Day to Enrich the Fraudulent Gorbullwarmongers.
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So much for transparency, unless by transparency you mean cover up any and all bad information or info that is not glowing towards the admin.
HEADLINE: Feds ask Blue Cross Blue Shield not to release exchange numbers
sub headline: FARGO – The Obama administration asked North Dakota’s largest health insurer not to publicize how many people have signed up for health insurance through a new online exchange, a company official says.Edd Hendee stated this morning that the Ocare exchanges are in the death spiral now and will not likely make it to next November election time. There are so few people signing up, and those that do are the sickest of the bunch, therefore the premiums coming in are not going to be close to enough to cover the extremely likely claims. This will cause premiums and deductibles to skyrocket, further depressing the likelihood that more healthy people will sign up. The whole scheme is almost designed to fail, and bankrupt insurance companies in the process, so that single payer will be the only thing left – which JugEars has already stated was his goal in the beginning, single payer, AKA sociallized medicine.
Why izzit that the so-called smart people, the progressives, can not seem to realize that Socialized medicine fails everywhere it is tried? The whole thing really has nothing to do with controlling healthcare, it is all about control of the people. -
#18 This whole “McCarthyism” thing is getting old too.
First, it has absolutely nothing to do with Cruz and his attempts at repealing or slowing down the ACA monstrosity. Exposing communists has no connection to trying to get rid of bad legislation.
Second, Joseph McCarthy was right! There WERE communists and their useful idiots infiltrating our government. And guess what? They’re running the country now! -
It is time to settle this argument once and for all
Led Zeppelin never won a Grammy. -
Led Zeppelin never won a Grammy.
The “Lifetime Achievement” Grammy award doesn’t count?
This song was nominated for a Grammy. -
#22 – Bb b b b b b b b b b BUT – they DID win multiple (4) Grammy Hall of Fame awards in 1999, 2003, 2004, & 2007
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Edd Hendee stated this morning that the Ocare exchanges are in the death spiral now and will not likely make it to next November election time.
Actually, I think you misheard that.
It definetly won’t be ready for the middle of this November deadline that they set for people to be enrolled so that they have a chance to qualify by the middle of December, so that they can apply by the middle of January and buy insurance by the middle of February so that it comes into effect by the end of March.
Its real easy to understand. All you have to do is think of how you’d set up a system for buying something if you think government can do it better than the private sector.
But I think even these idiots would have the kinks in the website worked out by next November. -
Not Grammys for a song.
All them other fare “Oh shiite how did we goof like this” awards. Yanno sorta like the present your weird aunt sends you two weeks after your birthday. AWKWARD -
Re: Obamacare web sites/exchanges
Folks all this is going to lead to single payer and Boehnerco will be leading the way. Don’t doubt me on this. Just because the web sites don’t work does not mean the law is going away. They will simply adjust it. -
Beautiful day in Kerrville.
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No, it’s not a story from the Onion. It’s real:
… but this one is and it had me laughing as soon as I saw the headline and associated picture.
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Actually, I think you misheard that.
NO, Sarge, that is exactly what I heard, the exchanges are in a death spiral, only the sickest are signing up and the demand for benefits will far outstrip the premiums. The premiums will then go up causing fewer people to sign up making the problem worse.
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There are already insurance companies out there offering policies that don’t meet ACA mandates so you have to pay the fine but, even with the fine, they’re still cheaper than what you can get on the gubmint exchanges.
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#31 Hamous: I wonder what ever happened to the promise: “If you like your plan you can keep it”
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31 Hamous says:
October 23, 2013 at 1:00 pm
There are already insurance companies out there offering policies that don’t meet ACA mandates so you have to pay the fine but, even with the fine, they’re still cheaper than what you can get on the gubmint exchanges.There’s some confusion on the fines as well. Most people beleive that the fine the first year is only $95.00. Its actually $95.00 or 1% of your taxable income whichever is greatest.
Obamacare is in a death spiral only if they don’t delay the entire law. Look for them to do a one year delay sometime in the next month. -
Why don’t the Rs shove that right up JugEars pooper?
Because the Establishment loves the idea of Obamacare, they just want to improve it.
Its why they ran Romney and made the Economy the issue in the last election, and why they are so pizzt at Ted Cruz. -
Why don’t the Rs shove that right up JugEars pooper?
Because the Establishment loves the idea of Obamacare, they just want to improve it.
Its why they ran Romney and made the Economy the issue in the last election, and why they are so pizzt at Ted Cruz.And now for the Readers Digest Condensed virgin
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Seriously
When was the last time you saw the Republicans go on a sustained offensive. Romney didn’t. McCain didn’t. Bushco never really did. With the exception of a select few the Republicans do not have the juevos to level a relentless attack on democratic politcies much less Obamaco. Just when the heat in the kitchen gets warm enough to thaw their onions the Republicans cave, in mass, all at one time. Remember your chemistry, jello turn to water when it gets the least bit warm, -
#29 TexMo
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When was the last time you saw the Republicans go on a sustained offensive.
Just recently, and it continues today. Against Ted Cruz.
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Okay so when was the last time you saw the Republicans go on a sustained offensive that was not directed at a Republican like Ted Cruz?.
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HOLY CRAP bunsonburner has done and got himself made into a halloween costume.
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I think hamous is the only single guy here so this one must be made just for him.
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Oh wow they got one for Sarge too!!!!!! 🙂
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i was thinkin for myself
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In case anyone missed this from last night (sorry, was at Mucky Duck and didn’t get home until late!):
44 HeadShaker says:
October 22, 2013 at 11:35 pm
Squawk et al, thank you for your comments and prayers. I’m still learning how to grieve. My wife and kids keep telling me I’m in denial, which is true to some degree, but they don’t see the times when it really hits me.
I just want to see him again someday, and I know what it takes in order for that to happen. And that’s the hard part for me. -
you first
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Hamous
Check your facebook messages. -
Cain’t til I get home. Blocked at work.
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Heh.
Dick Durbin:“In a ‘negotiation’ meeting with the president, one GOP House Leader told the president: ‘I cannot even stand to look at you.’”
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Why are the “R”s trying to fix this thing?
Republican Marco Rubio of Florida is working on legislation to delay the mandate indefinitely
The laws are still on the books, the monster is still alive. Single payer is right around the corner. That is the democrat end game.
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Eight hours in a car with Texpat driving. In the Hill Country.
Almost back to Gruene.
Anybody got a valium?
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Anybody got a valium?
Naw, you be needing “Black Label” straight up. 😀
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#53 – Hey Bootzo – call my land line
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OK so a 24 year old teacher is murdered by one of her 14 year old students. So will it dominate the news for the next 6 months? NOPE! Why you AXE? Well it was a black kid killing a white lady, not good material for the race-baiters and poverty pimps, so they’ll just forget it. What about the gun grabbers? OH CRAP! He beat her to death, didn’t use a weapon. I’m SURE that they are disappointed….so just move along, nothing to see here….. SPITS!!!
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It did me good to see this headline on Drudge.
Susan Rice Weak Link…
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This was in the comments section of the Politico story about the Obama administration fighting a FOIA request for food stamp payment data:
John Citizen Carl Anon
• 2 hours ago −
Bob: “Hey Jim, did you hear about the Obama administration scandal?,
Jim: “You mean the Mexican gun running?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “You mean SEAL Team 6?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Obama saying the avg family would save $2,500 on their premiums?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Forcing businesses to violate their religious beliefs by paying for drugs that abort the unborn?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Violating the rights and sanctity of our Churches?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Spending $634 million on a website that doesn’t work?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Obama calling for an increase in our debt when he lambasted Bush for the very same thing?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Obama having NSA spy on 124 Billion Phone Calls in One Month?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Saddling our kids with $17 trillion in debt of which they can never get out of and will not have as good a life as we have?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Bailing out Detroit after decades of corrupt Democratic management?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “You mean the State Dept. lying about Benghazi?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “You mean voter fraud?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Intentionally trying to hurt Americans during the sequester?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Blocking veterans who secured our freedoms from their monuments but giving the green light for Illegals to use Monument Mall?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Denying school kids the ability to tour the White House but still spending lavishly on his parties?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “You mean Obama saying we can keep our insurance and doctors if we wanted to?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “You mean the military not getting their votes counted?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “The NSA monitoring foreign diplomats?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “You mean the use of drones in our own country without the benefit of the law?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Giving 123 Technologies $300 Million and right after it declared bankruptcy and was sold to the Chinese?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “You mean the president arming the Muslim Brotherhood?”
Bob: “No the other one:.
Jim: “The IRS targeting conservatives?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “The DOJ spying on the press?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Sebelius shaking down health insurance executives?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “You mean Obama spending $3.7 Trillion on Welfare Over Last 5 Years”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Giving SOLYNDRA $500 MILLION DOLLARS and 3 months later they declared bankruptcy and then the Chinese bought it?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “The NSA monitoring our phone calls, emails and everything else?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Millions of Americans losing their health care coverage?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Forcing Americans to include coverage in their insurance policies of items they do not want?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Ordering the release of nearly 10,000 illegal immigrants from jails and prisons, and falsely blaming the sequester?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Denying Arizona the right to protect its borders?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Providing weapons to Syrian rebels many of whom apparently are Al Queda”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “The president’s repeated violation of the law requiring him to submit a
budget no later than the first Monday in February?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “The 2012 vote where 115% of all registered voters in some counties voted 100% for Obama?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “The president’s unconstitutional recess appointments in an attempt to circumvent the Senate’s advise-and-consent role?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “The State Department interfering with an Inspector General investigation on departmental sexual misconduct?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “Clinton, the IRS, Clapper and Holder all lying to Congress?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim: “The President using nearly $1 trillion dollars of stimulus money to fund his cronies?”
Bob: “No, the other one”
Jim: “You mean Fast & Furious?”
Bob: “No, the other one.”
Jim:
“I give up! …Oh wait, I think I got it! You mean that 65 million
low-information voters who don’t pay taxes and get free stuff from taxpayers and stuck us again with the most pandering, corrupt administration in American history?”
Bob: “THAT’S THE ONE!”
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#59 – Sure sounds like this debacle would need a TRILLION $$$$ upgrade just to achieve cluster$%&# status!
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Single payer is on the way.
But just for the sake of argument we all know sooner or later we are all gonna have to take Obamacare. If you are curious to see what your costs are gonna be here is a calculator.
Right now…. today BSue and I have an out of pocket cost of $3000 apiece a year. Under Obammcare that would jump to $6500 apiece.
Now here is why i say we are so screwed and that all these gyrations that the true “R” heroes are going are going to amount to nothing. The corporate “R”s do not want to do away with Obamacare. They want to “fix it”. So we are stuck with Obamacare period end of story.
Oh but you say, we will throw the bums out that perpetuate this mess. Oh really? We (that is a corporate we btw) have been screaming throw the bums out for some time now but we keep re-electing the John McCains of the system over and over and over again. When i have argued in elections to throw the baby with the bath water out and start over.. Holy crap I was branded a heretic. Ripe for burning on the cross.
But no!!! I heard. We gotta have the numbers. We need “R”s in the seats, better ANY “R” than a “D” in the seat. And here we are now. Political expediency by the electorate IS what has brought us to this point. For too many years the electorate sat back on their fancy all happy that the stock market was up and life was just hunky dory. Meanwhile the entrenched politicians kept telling us everything is okie dokie, keep electing the same people you are angry with cause it is better to have an “R” in the seat than a “D” no matter if the “R” is a political eunuch.
And you know what? NOW we have to keep the “R”s because history has shown me that the time has passed where there is any possibility of dislodging the flotsam and jetsam that occupy the “Republican seats” in the houses of the Senate and the Congress. We no longer can afford to just nuke the system and spend 4 years rebuilding a candidacy to take back the seat. And frankly the will to can the bad actors is not there because the prevailing group think is that “the incumbent cannot be beat”. Cruz was an anomaly because of location. Cruz’ story cannot be replicated in the NorthEast. That is a discussion for another day.
So let me be the first to say:
Welcome Comrades to the show that will never end. Obamacare is here. Learn to love it because it is not going anywhere
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