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Joe Perez 06-26-2016 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by bahurd (Post 1341260)
Pretty much 'get out and stay out'...


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Braineack 06-27-2016 12:09 PM

for some reason all the liberals on FB are jerking off to this racist BS:

Facebook Post

Braineack 06-27-2016 01:47 PM

The Judge has spoken:

https://scontent-bru2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...72&oe=57FC2925

olderguy 06-27-2016 03:30 PM


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 1341650)

Judge should have said "Have Come"

Joe Perez 06-27-2016 04:11 PM

More to the point, why is Judge Napolitano, a judicial analyst for Fox News, trying to sell me a copy of Atlas Shrugged pt III on BluRay?

DNMakinson 06-27-2016 04:53 PM

I don't know what who that guy is (on BET), but I think he is calling for the end of welfare and public housing.

Braineack 06-27-2016 05:00 PM


Originally Posted by Joe Perez (Post 1341682)
More to the point, why is Judge Napolitano, a judicial analyst for Fox News, trying to sell me a copy of Atlas Shrugged pt III on BluRay?

It's more about the Ayn Rand Foundation using his quote/likeness to sell their product...

Efini~FC3S 06-27-2016 05:39 PM


Originally Posted by DNMakinson (Post 1341698)
I don't know what who that guy is (on BET), but I think he is calling for the end of welfare and public housing.

Two bit actor from Grey's Anatomy.

Ironically he's married to a white chick in the show. He's also much more eloquently spoken on the show...

Braineack 06-27-2016 05:54 PM

I didn't even know he was black. Hint: he's milato (and it's not clear if his father is even full black either).

bahurd 06-27-2016 07:29 PM

"Failed presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is paying $25,000 for playing "Eye of the Tiger" at a rally last year without the band's permission, CNNMoney has discovered."

"In court, Huckabee argued that the anti-gay-rights rally was a "religious assembly... signifying joy and praise at the release of Mrs. Davis" from jail."

"it came to light when Huckabee listed the $25,000 cost as a campaign expense on federal election records. A payment to Rude Music is listed as a "legal settlement" for "copyright infringement.""

"Huckabee paid half of it in May and listed the $12,500 payment as an "itemized disbursement." He listed the other half as "debts and obligations.""

"He is now petitioning the Federal Election Commission to let him start a separate legal defense fund to pay off the settlement. However, the FEC just issued a draft opinion last week saying Huckabee should pay the costs himself."

And apparently he's not the first politician to pay up; Mike Huckabee paying $25,000 for playing 'Eye of the Tiger' - Jun. 27, 2016

cordycord 06-28-2016 12:50 AM

You're so white you don't know how to spell Mulatto, home boyeeeee! :)


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 1341717)
I didn't even know he was black. Hint: he's milato (and it's not clear if his father is even full black either).


Braineack 06-28-2016 07:40 AM

I dont type race.

I saw the red squiggly, but didnt care enough to correct.

Braineack 06-28-2016 11:30 AM

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Love this guy. Love it. 3:50 mark for lazy.

Joe Perez 06-28-2016 03:12 PM

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Texas Library Cat Ousted From Office by "Kitty-Hating" City Hall

Hudson Hongo Jun 26 8:09pm

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After a storied six-year career as a public servant, Browser has less than 30 days to find a new job—and a new home. On June 14, the city council of White Settlement, Texas, voted 2 to 1 in favor of “relocating” the former shelter cat and current library mascot, drawing allegations of political payback, the Associated Press reports.


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According to The Grizzly Detail, council members representing the town of 16,000 cited allergy issues during the spirited debate over Browser’s future. Mayor Ron White, however, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that he suspected the vote had more to do with puppy partisanship:
Mayor Ron White, a nonvoting council moderator under the city charter, supports Browser. He blamed pettiness at City Hall because a city employee wasn’t allowed to keep a pet at work.

“We’ve had that cat five years, and there’s never been a question,” he said.

“That cat doesn’t have anything to do with whether somebody can have their puppy at City Hall. That cat doesn’t hurt anybody. … The council just went out and did this on their own because they don’t like cats.”
Mayor White says he hopes to revisit the issue during the next city council meeting, which is slated for just two days before Browser is scheduled to be evicted. Fortunately, Mayor White appears to have the public on his side: 618 library patrons reportedly signed an unofficial petition supporting Browser.

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City councilman Elzie Clements, who said he opposed any animals in the library and is up for re-election this year, acknowledged that the vote may put his political future in jeopardy.

“City Hall and City businesses are no place for animals,” said Clements, according to The Grizzly Detail. “I probably just doomed my fate.”


Texas Library Cat Ousted From Office by "Kitty-Hating" City Hall

bahurd 06-29-2016 10:08 AM

Kind of cool and something @Joe Perez might find amusing.

"The results speak for themselves. In the 21 months since the free service was launched in London and now New York, Browder says DoNotPay has taken on 250,000 cases and won 160,000, giving it a success rate of 64% appealing over $4m of parking tickets."

https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...ondon-new-york

Actual site: DoNotPay - get free legal help in under 30 seconds.

Dann0 06-29-2016 04:59 PM


Originally Posted by bahurd (Post 1341260)
"...we won't let anyone take Europe from us," he said heading into a meeting in Berlin of his counterparts from the EU's six founding members.

Did anybody else read that and suddenly realize that Germany has basically purchased the power that Hitler and Kaiser Wilhelm couldn't retain? For the cost of constantly bailing out Greece, and Spain, and Ireland, they get to tell everybody else in the EU what to do. Apparently it's worth it.

Joe Perez 06-29-2016 08:03 PM


Originally Posted by bahurd (Post 1342213)
Kind of cool and something @Joe Perez might find amusing.

"The results speak for themselves. In the 21 months since the free service was launched in London and now New York, Browder says DoNotPay has taken on 250,000 cases and won 160,000, giving it a success rate of 64% appealing over $4m of parking tickets."

https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...ondon-new-york

Actual site: DoNotPay - get free legal help in under 30 seconds.

I'm torn here...

On the one hand, the parking ticket thing is a neat application of technology.

On the other hand, I harbor a special opprobrium towards people who bring cars into Manhattan. This is probably hard for anyone who has never lived in a place like NYC / London / Tokyo to understand, but there's just no need for having a car here, and to do so is one of the most narcissistic acts possible. Anything which decreases the suffering of car-owners on this tiny, crowded island is, on the whole, a net loss for society.

As for the AIDS thing, it seems a little weird to encode the fact that you are HIV positive into a public blockchain, but to each their own.










Originally Posted by Dann0 (Post 1342420)
Did anybody else read that and suddenly realize that Germany has basically purchased the power that Hitler and Kaiser Wilhelm couldn't retain? For the cost of constantly bailing out Greece, and Spain, and Ireland, they get to tell everybody else in the EU what to do. Apparently it's worth it.

Given that half of Europe is acting like spoiled children, I'd say that a father figure is called for in this instance.

Honetly, I'm a little surprised that Germany hasn't thrown up its hands and said "ficken diese scheiße!"

Braineack 06-30-2016 08:18 AM

Last time they said that, a few people died...

z31maniac 06-30-2016 08:40 AM


Originally Posted by Joe Perez (Post 1342454)
I'm torn here...

On the one hand, the parking ticket thing is a neat application of technology.

On the other hand, I harbor a special opprobrium towards people who bring cars into Manhattan. This is probably hard for anyone who has never lived in a place like NYC / London / Tokyo to understand, but there's just no need for having a car here, and to do so is one of the most narcissistic acts possible. Anything which decreases the suffering of car-owners on this tiny, crowded island is, on the whole, a net loss for society.

Haven't lived in Manhattan but visited multiple times and I have to agree. Absolutely no need for a vehicle. It's one of the things that prevents me from moving to somewhere like NYC/Chicago/etc is I would still want to have a vehicle for the weekends, trips/drives, etc, but it makes no sense to own the other 50 weeks of the year.

Joe Perez 06-30-2016 08:47 AM


Originally Posted by z31maniac (Post 1342522)
It's one of the things that prevents me from moving to somewhere like NYC/Chicago/etc is I would still want to have a vehicle for the weekends, trips/drives, etc, but it makes no sense to own the other 50 weeks of the year.

It's really no big deal at all. If you just need a car for a few hours, grab a Zipcar. And if you want to head out for the weekend, there are tiny little Hertz & Enterprise locations every few blocks.

On-demand car access is super easy, and relatively cheap.


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