tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post3897713435276719987..comments2010-01-19T17:30:22.307-05:00Nate Silverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334852368748204318noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-2858076821052202082009-11-15T11:07:41.746-05:002009-11-15T11:07:41.746-05:00Looks like both sides pick up 10 in the House for a net-null result. Senate should be a few pick-ups for the Dems. This is all assuming a pullout from Iraq and a bit of economic success in the next 350 days. If Afghanistan goes well, too, then it could even be a third Dem win in a row, which would polish of the GOP for a good long time.<br />-JeffIckeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14819439304202492601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-50619409815367089302009-11-14T12:27:21.178-05:002009-11-14T12:27:21.178-05:00I would bet her IQ is over 125.Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394939651157866697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-78096478614692119362009-11-13T14:15:20.724-05:002009-11-13T14:15:20.724-05:00@Charles<br /><br />On Palin:<br /><br />IQ matters, and Palin clearly lacks the genetically heritable brainpower to compete on national stage. If you carefully parse Palin&#39;s grammar and rhetorical structure it&#39;s clear that she has a pretty pedestrian intellect. The circumstantial evidence is that Palin&#39;s IQ is somewhere between 100 and 110, and that upper-bound is probably a stretch.<br /><br />Look, I&#39;m center-right, and I wholly endorse Buckley&#39;s maxim about the prospects of being ruled by the faculty of Harvard. But my guess is that an IQ of 125 is the barest minimum for basic competence in high-profile national politics. Please, note that I am not saying a high IQ automatically means good policies, but, merely, that it is required for political success.Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08527249221511174126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-74258805708365733072009-11-13T08:01:01.193-05:002009-11-13T08:01:01.193-05:00Hi, long time first time. I wanted to point out that the irony of Appalachian districts, with Blue Dog reps not supporting the current health care proposal, is lessened if the high uninsured rate is partially by choice. It&#39;s not clear from this article (and I&#39;m not sure how you&#39;d poll for this - &#39;Do you trust doctors?&#39;) that the high uninsured rate is completely explained by the high rate of unemployment.<br /><br />PhiPu - I considered rushing them in college.617-472-33484http://www.blogger.com/profile/12875890657991982153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-34910574844386892812009-11-13T03:01:12.079-05:002009-11-13T03:01:12.079-05:00Chucky poo?<br /><br />Can you answer a question that&#39;s been bugging me for DECADES?<br /><br />How many screen doors on a four door submarine?<br /><br />You response is expected soonest.<br /><br />Mike in MarylandMike in Marylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02848893412251095965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-79735446280998266062009-11-12T20:16:53.086-05:002009-11-12T20:16:53.086-05:00<i>&quot;You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension - a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You&#39;re moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You&#39;ve just crossed over into <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzlG28B-R8Y" rel="nofollow">Charles&#39;</a> Twilight Zone!&quot;</i>shilohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16490952508600134457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-22501527062170023522009-11-12T20:16:27.784-05:002009-11-12T20:16:27.784-05:00Jacob or Beavis?Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394939651157866697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-91380507165347132492009-11-12T20:10:27.739-05:002009-11-12T20:10:27.739-05:00Charles, you pretty clearly claimed that Obama had advance knowledge of the shootings at Ft Hood, and that he knew this because he is a Muslim, which you deduce from his middle name.<br /><br />You may now want to claim otherwise, but this is the clear meaning of what you said.<br /><br />To claim otherwise is to play the Faux News game of &quot;We&#39;re just asking questions&quot; - a hypocritical way to make an accusation while giving yourself plausible deniability.<br /><br />It is a coward&#39;s tactic. It is underhanded and contemptible. <br /><br />Own up to your accusations, or don&#39;t make them.shrinkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078422582348328238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-14634765471389080012009-11-12T20:09:17.368-05:002009-11-12T20:09:17.368-05:00<i> Charles said...<br /><br /> For the last time<br />~~~~~~~~~~</i><br /><br />If only that were true lol<br /><br />Charles is a figment of his own imagination ...<br /><br /><i>&quot;You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension - a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You&#39;re moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You&#39;ve just crossed over into <b>Charles</b> Twilight Zone!&quot;</i>shilohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16490952508600134457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-50260183884408876252009-11-12T19:58:14.959-05:002009-11-12T19:58:14.959-05:00Beavis:<br /><br />I&#39;m simply trying to see which of these you are claiming is untrue (if either).<br /><br />A) You were claiming that Bush KNEW about 9/11; and/or<br /><br />B) I gave you just one possible hypothetical that Obama KNEW about Muslim extremist attacks on U.S. bases.<br /><br />Simple answer: A), B), both, neither.Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394939651157866697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-77916154709524619602009-11-12T19:57:29.857-05:002009-11-12T19:57:29.857-05:00Ah, Charles, so you only <i>implied</i> those things, right?<br /><br />Do you believe any of the things you say?shrinkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078422582348328238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-31607125040974645362009-11-12T19:56:10.750-05:002009-11-12T19:56:10.750-05:00For the last time, I do not believe that:<br /><br />1) Obama&#39;s middle name makes him a Muslim;<br /><br />2) Honolulu is in Kenya;<br /><br />3) All Members of the United Church of Christ are Muslims;<br /><br />4) All Muslims have secret knowledge of murders; and<br /><br />5) The name Hussein makes a person either Muslim or a murder conspirator or both.Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394939651157866697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-879862957881695642009-11-12T19:55:09.017-05:002009-11-12T19:55:09.017-05:00@Charles <br /><i>So, wait, you never said that Bush &quot;knew about it&quot;, or you did say that?</i><br /><br /><br /><br />&quot;I believe the title was, &#39;Bin Laden determined to attack inside the United States&quot;.<br /><br />Condoleezza Rice testifies before Congressional Committee re: 9/11.<br /><br />Check 3:20 into this video:<br /><br />http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1035100110063375423&amp;ei=Bq38SoHAHKKAqwKP0uT4BQ&amp;q=condoleezza+rice+testifies&amp;hl=en&amp;view=2#shrinkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078422582348328238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-32083028357845635992009-11-12T19:47:34.765-05:002009-11-12T19:47:34.765-05:00Read MY post again from November 12, 2009 7:21 PM and tell me what I said that&#39;s untrue:<br /><br />Charles said... <br /><br />Beavis was claiming that Bush KNEW about 9/11, so I gave him just one possible hypothetical that Obama KNEW about Muslim extremist attacks on U.S. bases.Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394939651157866697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-54382055064439671552009-11-12T19:45:01.653-05:002009-11-12T19:45:01.653-05:00Didn&#39;t I see Charles on TV once? I think he interrupted McCain at a rally to say that Obama was a secret muslin who comports with terriers, or something. The MSM thought it was a crazy little old lady, but I think it was Charles...shrinkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05078422582348328238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-79131126499860315202009-11-12T19:43:56.086-05:002009-11-12T19:43:56.086-05:00<i> vilanye said...<br /><br /> That leaves one more possibility: He is the most psychotic of the right wing posters, making MR, Bart and PK seem downright rational.<br />~~~~~~~~~~</i><br /><br />It&#39;s a very, very close call as the votes are still being counted! ;)<br /><br />but Charles has a slight lead ...shilohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16490952508600134457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-40683599683974265532009-11-12T19:43:18.633-05:002009-11-12T19:43:18.633-05:00So, wait, you never said that Bush &quot;knew about it&quot;, or you did say that?Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394939651157866697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-49526433007972483572009-11-12T19:39:24.980-05:002009-11-12T19:39:24.980-05:00<i>Beavis was claiming that Bush KNEW about 9/11, so I gave him just one possible hypothetical that Obama KNEW about Muslim extremist attacks on U.S. bases. Next question?</i><br /><br />Um, he did know that terrorists were planning to to slam planes into buildings at least 1 month before 9/11.<br /><br />That is indisputable.<br /><br />He did not know the where and when.<br /><br />This is also indusputable, you said this:<br /><br /><i>Persuter:<br /><br />It&#39;s not going to take much more. America is at the tipping point. That being said, <b>Obama ALREADY allowed another terrorist attack on U.S. soil (a military base no less) so a couple more of those would do it.</b> Of course, if we actually have another 9/11 that &quot;tanks&quot; the economy -- as you so eloquently put it -- after Obama&#39;s surrender tour made us MORE vulnerable, you can switch Clark&#39;s and Obama&#39;s percentages in my prediction.<br /><br />WV: dializin -- new type of robo-call push polling for 2012 on cell phones, Facebook, etc.<br /><br />November 11, 2009 7:21 PM</i><br /><br />You blamed Obama for the Fort Hood incident without any prompting.<br /><br />I responded with that comment with:<br /><br /><i><i>That being said, Obama ALREADY allowed another terrorist attack on U.S. soil (a military base no less) so a couple more of those would do it.</i><br /><br />I think we have a winner for the most idiotic comment of the year award.<br /><br />Yes, Obama allowed it. Just like Bush allowed all the other disgruntled servicemen to commit various crimes.</i><br /><br />Chuck said:<br /><i>beavis:<br /><br />You blame Bush for 9/11, don&#39;t you?</i><br /><br />I responded with:<br /><br /><i>beavis:<br /><br />You blame Bush for 9/11, don&#39;t you?<br /><br /><br /><br />Nope, he knew about it but didn&#39;t cause it.<br /><br />Nice try to deflect from your idiotic notion that the shooting in Texas is not only Obama&#39;s fault but that he actually allowed it to happen.<br /><br />I guess all the other bad things that happen on large military bases are also the presidents fault.<br /></i><br /><br />You responded with the your &quot;best&quot; idiocy ever.<br /><br /><i>Blogger Charles said...<br /><br /> No, beavis, it&#39;s just the Muslim extremist attacks on the U.S. base that I think Barack HUSSEIN Obama knew about.<br /><br /> November 11, 2009 10:45 PM</i><br /><br />Yeah, you were just giving a &quot;hypothetical&quot; based on something I never said, also said hypothetical was offered before I made my comments that you claim that prompted your &quot;hypothetical&quot;.beavishttp://beavis.myopenid.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-57881990376334344202009-11-12T19:27:07.586-05:002009-11-12T19:27:07.586-05:00Charles claimed that BHO knew about the Fort Hood attack and thinks that their is something important about having the middle name Hussein, else he wouldn&#39;t have capitalized it.<br /><br />He can try to backpedal all he wants but every time he posts his idiocy he will be reminded that he thinks BHO knew about it.<br /><br />He also seems to believe that BHO is not president.<br /><br />If he were simply trolling for the lulz he wouldn&#39;t be posting so damn much, nor would he be trying to claim he never said the retarded and hateful things he did say.<br /><br />That leaves one more possibility: He is the most psychotic of the right wing posters, making MR, Bart and PK seem downright rational.vilanyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340300234309857825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-16290470385400770632009-11-12T19:21:03.487-05:002009-11-12T19:21:03.487-05:00Beavis was claiming that Bush KNEW about 9/11, so I gave him just one possible hypothetical that Obama KNEW about Muslim extremist attacks on U.S. bases. Next question?Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394939651157866697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-16901104257617265262009-11-12T19:18:04.191-05:002009-11-12T19:18:04.191-05:00<i> vilanye said...<br /><br /> Hoffman is now within striking distance of winning the race with over 10,000 absentee ballots left to count.<br /><br /> Keep dreaming, less than 3000 absentee ballots were returned.<br /><br /> Scozza has a good chance of getting a large share of those.<br />~~~~~~~~~~</i><br /><br />Charles and BDP are 538&#39;s resident dreamers in unreality er fiction.<br /><br />Keep hope alive!shilohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16490952508600134457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-84009780173662693382009-11-12T19:14:16.522-05:002009-11-12T19:14:16.522-05:00<i>Hoffman is now within striking distance of winning the race with over 10,000 absentee ballots left to count.</i><br /><br />Keep dreaming, less than 3000 absentee ballots were returned.<br /><br />Scozza has a good chance of getting a large share of those.vilanyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340300234309857825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-8524674307586570122009-11-12T19:14:07.450-05:002009-11-12T19:14:07.450-05:00Blogger Charles said...<br /><br />&quot;Please link to any post where I said Honolulu is in Kenya.&quot;<br /><br /><br />Haha, being facetious. You asserted that a man born in Honolulu was born in Kenya. I&#39;m well aware that you don&#39;t believe Honolulu is in Kenya, but frankly what you have actually said is no less stupid.<br /><br />Anyway, if you don&#39;t believe any of the above (although you have repeatedly said the population thing), care to explain what you mean by your 10:45 comment? Why did you say that Obama knew about the Ft. Hood massacre?Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537271857644095083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-34388301903725423282009-11-12T19:08:16.705-05:002009-11-12T19:08:16.705-05:00Please link to any post where I said &quot;Honolulu is in Kenya.&quot;Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394939651157866697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4257917002416684161.post-52025174323573317712009-11-12T19:06:30.785-05:002009-11-12T19:06:30.785-05:00Charles, flip/flopper er confused is thy name!<br /><br />Anyone else?shilohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16490952508600134457noreply@blogger.com