124 responses to “Sandbox – 23dec14”

1. 

   Bill Tozer

   23 December 2014

   Thank goodness BubbaBubba pulled Mr. Crabb’s rear out of the fire just as he was about to fall into the depths of insolvency. The local yokels in our community have much to be grateful for this year.
   Since it is not likely that BubbaBubba will be invited over to Mr. Crabb’s abode to share the good news with joyous festivities, it is up to the Benevolent BubbaBubba to take the high road and show up on Mr. Crabb’s stoop bringing the largest locally grown Christmas goose found in these parts along with a new crutch for Tiny RL and a big fat bonus to boot. Ahh, I love good Christmas stories, especially those with a Dickens flair. God bless you Tim Tiny. God bless you one and all. Warms the cockles of me weary heart.
   However, I have some disturbing news. I stopped by the Bonanza Market and noticed they were peddling BumbleBee tuna. Gasp!, I could believe my weary eyeballs. We all know that tuna is not running around these parts nor is it local. The Benevolent BubbaBubba has much work to do. Tuna is not local! What will tourists think? A good talk with the owners of The Bonanza Market is in order. Miles to go before he sleeps, miles to go.

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   Gregory

   23 December 2014

   If Bubba Jeff helped “save” RLC for any reason other than it was best for the paper, Jeff should have been let go then and there.
   Bubba Jeff, perhaps the fattest man residing in Nevada City, is upset Earl draws him as a fat character and makes fun of his appearance but I can’t think of any cartoonist who doesn’t do the same for any character they draw. Personally, I think RL slims Jeff down a bit but that might just be to save on ink.

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   Don Bessee

   23 December 2014

   Lefty Jeffy is making people laugh unintentionally again. Over in liberal lament land lefty jeffy is cheering obama throwing a life line to his socialist brothers in cuba. Just in the nick of time since the Russians and Venezuela cant pay their bills anymore. In his myopia lefty jeffy is glowing over the Cuban people getting ‘connected’. Does anyone think the castros will do anything other than what their socialist brothers in N korea and china do in regard to the internet? The proletariat will never get access to the world wide web. Castro does not want them learning anything other than the party line. The revolutionary council types will have all the kitten videos and porn they want, the people will get what they get now, the party line on the socialist Cuban AOL telling them about their victory over America. Viva commandante obama, viva!

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   fish

   23 December 2014

   Whaaa….waaaaah…..sniffle…….not for the faint of heart……sniffle!
   Now I am targeted — including in personal attacks that ridicule my personal appearance — by the same people I once rooted for.
   Fortunately, for me and my family, we have landed on our feet — in spades. Small towns are a hoot but not for the faint of heart.
   Faint of heart…….all you are is “faint of heart”….constant whining about being bullied while scurrying to and fro digging up dirt on your neighbors! “Well you’ll never guess who turned up up in the county criminal database……! Did you know Todd Juvinall…owes the county taxes…..and him a former county supervisor…..my tharz….! Hey George, You’re awfully thin skinned for somebody who ridicules other people’s appearances and even their thriving business to score points with your like-minded friends…….! It’s a pity that you couldn’t market your comics to a more important paper RL! Terry, If the chip on your shoulder was any larger, you’d topple over sideways, right on top of Chris. Be careful. Driving to Roseville to buy cheese from COSTCO doesn’t sound very smart for a Harvey Mudd College grad. Don’t worry though: It will be our little secret.
   
   jeffy you are a swine both in appearance and demeanor…..just accept it and move on! You still get to be a miserable prick….there’s always that Remember….your neighbors don’t mock you because of your appearance jeffy. They mock you because you are a horrible human being….your appearance is just the hook upon which they hang their scorn!

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5. 

   Bill Tozer

   23 December 2014

   Well, at least the Blob has changed his tune and has come into the light. No one has mocked his personal girth to score political points, you get that?
   By Jove, he finally got it. It’s the personal appearance has been, is, and will continue to be ridiculed to score personal points. Welcome to the light Jeffie-pooh. You were correct when you proclaimed Mr. Crabb’s cartoonish portraits of your shape, form, and likeness were for personal points.
   Four in a week? My, my, you must have been real busy being a naughty boy these pass few days. Four in a week? Go to your room until supper. No 3rd and 4th portions for you tonight….at least until you finish your desserts. Momma loves her silly little boy.

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   fish

   23 December 2014

   Four in a week? My, my, you must have been real busy being a naughty boy these pass few days.
   Bullshit Toz….if the claim is made that there are four in a week….there had better damn well be four in a week. I couldn’t find four….maybe two and one was a re-run (Cartman…..sweet)! I confess I’m getting to be a little bit of a Crabb aficionado!
   Don’t leave me hangin…….!

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   Barry Pruett

   23 December 2014

   Stratfor has a really good article on this issue…one that clearly explains the benefit of “normalizing relations” to Cuba without a concurring benefit to the USA.
   http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/geopolitics-us-cuba-relations#axzz3M5B0kavm

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8. 

   George Rebane

   23 December 2014

   BarryP 314pm – Yes, after six years of failures that guy is really scrambling now for a legacy. But no matter, I’m sure that the progressives cum socialists will be able to doll up his presidential library with the same litany of prevarications he delivered while in office. Our only concern should be that he doesn’t do something really stupid between now and 20 Jan 2017.

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9. 

   Bill Tozer

   23 December 2014

   Fish
   “After suffering through RL Crabb’s third or fourth cartoon ridiculing me and this blog this week, I figured”
   Perhaps it was just the way the Award Winning Journalist phrased it. I see clearly now what was meant. He is saying after suffering through “this” blog this week, he figured that he better start writing better stuff on this blog of his. It has become quite embarrassing to him. Crabb’s 3rd or 4th cartoon ridiculing him was just part of the impetus for for being ridiculed by cartoons as well as being ridiculed by his writings on his own blog.
   Does that make it clearer or make no difference??

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10. 

    Walt

    23 December 2014

    Marry Christmas from “O” and Co.
    http://dailycaller.com/2014/12/23/obama-admin-crams-over-1200-new-regulations-just-before-the-new-year/

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11. 

    Bill Tozer

    23 December 2014

    Or maybe the impetus for his suffering this week was his reading of “this” blog this week. I do agree with Greg that the charcatures are not exaggerated nor out of line, if Crabb drew a stick man, we would all be scratching our heads wondering who the heck the local cartoonist was referring to.
    I have heard of Catman Blues, but now we have Cartman Blues.
    Hey Fish, it’s your turn in the penalty box. Go fish. 🙂

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12. 

    Don Bessee

    23 December 2014

    The Miami Herald is reporting those wonderful castro brothers have just shown us how much they appreciated the commandantes gift. They sunk a boat full of refugees before it got outside their territorial waters. Families with children are among the victims. It is further reported the capt. of the boat was from Miami. Wow lefty jeffy was right, the people of cuba will get all kinds of benefits like free internet. Today it was free swim lessons for the toddlers. Gee, I sure hope the Iranian ayatollahs give us as good a deal as we got from cubas castos!

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13. 

    Barry Pruett

    24 December 2014

    Polls are out and the local leftist states that all Republicans must get on board the lifting of the embargo on Cuba. I do not have the time to discuss the material problems with lifting the embargo or how the lifting of the embargo saves the Castros, but I do have to point out the idiocy of the premise of the local leftist. If we are to judge everything by polls, then the leftists need to get on board repealing Obamacare because nearly 60% of folks can’t stand it. What a superficial fool. Let’s talk about Cuba relations…tell me how we concretely benefit by bailing out Cuba without getting democracy there. And don’t give me the internet argument. How is that working out for North Korea? Oh yeah, Un severly censors the whole thing (when it is working).

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14. 

    Russ Steele

    24 December 2014

    As we argue about the Cuban Embargo, I though some facts might be in order.
    Tyler Cowen Economist at George Mason’s Mercatus Center takes a look at How much economic potential does Cuba have?
    I’m not one of those who thinks Cuba is the next Singapore or even the next Puerto Rico. Why not?
    I’m willing to assume that the end of the American embargo will mean some kind of economic liberalization over the next ten years. But how much good will that bring?
    We could start by looking for relevant comparisons. We could ask how well have non-British-ruled, non-Dutch-ruled, non-American-ruled Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands done? There is a fairly clear example of such a country with some ethnic, cultural, historic, and linguistic similarities to Cuba, namely the Dominican Republic. For non-PPP-adjusted gdp per capita, the D.R. clocks in at about $5800 per year. And that is about where I think Cuba will end up, after a good bit of turmoil.
    Now various official sources put Cuban per capita gdp (again, non-PPP-adjusted) at about that same level. That is highly misleading, and yes I have been to both countries. (Other countries at that level don’t have so many hungry people or so many women selling their bodies to tourists.) In any case I expect Cuban reforms, along with a good bit of additional deindustrialization from U.S. competition, to bring a short-run gdp dip, with an eventual climb into a D.R.-like economy, albeit with big bumps along the way.
    Here are a few additional points:
    1. The Caribbean in general has done very poorly since the economic crisis of 2008. Most of it does not show signs of bouncing back.
    2. The short-run trends for foodstuffs are not so great. The major agricultural exports are sugar, citrus, fish, cigars, and coffee. Sugar is by far the most important of those, and right now the sugar price is well below half of its 2011 level.
    3. Cuban industrial production is below half of its 1989 level (pdf, p.8).
    4. National savings and investment rates are at about ten percent, well below Latin American averages (pdf, p.8).
    5. I don’t in general buy “brain drain” arguments, but they do sometimes apply to islands and for historical reasons they are especially likely to apply to Cuba. Many of the most talented Cubans were encouraged to leave, or managed to leave, and staying in Miami will be better than going back for a long time to come.
    6. Cuba has some of the best beaches in the Caribbean, but I expect most of those returns to accrue to land and capital, not labor.
    7. Cuba already imports 30% of its food from America. Note that sum has been falling lately, as Cuba seeks cheaper alternatives, such as food from Vietnam. Post-liberalization, trade with America will go up a good deal but we are not starting from zero under the status quo.
    8. Cuba is inheriting some very serious problems with institutions, and that is assuming they manage to move away from communism. In my admittedly limited experience, a fair number of Cubans still believe in communism, while also thinking the revolution somehow went astray. Emmanuel Todd has argued that Cuban family structures make the country susceptible to authoritarian rule. I consider that speculative, but still communism has had a long shelf life there, well past the fall of the Soviet Union, so let’s not dismiss it out of hand. The country also had a notable history of instability well before the Castro revolution. It is hard to be optimistic on this front.
    9. Cuba seems to depend a good deal upon…Venezuela. Is that an asset you wish to hold in your portfolio?
    10. Foreign investors can hire Cuban labor only through a state employment agency, and no this has not led to a form of efficient offsetting power, rather it has kept productivity low. More generally, this long Brookings study of FDI in Cuba (pdf) shows how difficult the environment is for foreign capital.
    11. Costa Rica has far, far better institutions than Cuba and still it is relying on agriculture and tourism.
    On the bright side:
    12. The island has significant reserves of nickel and cobalt, top five in the world for nickel by many estimates.
    13. Literacy is high, probably higher than in the United States, and there is a functioning social health infrastructure which reaches a high percentage of Cubans.
    14. Circa 1959, the book value of U.S. capital in Cuba was three times higher than in the rest of Latin America combined (pdf).
    15. The Cuban diaspora may nonetheless kick in as a source of talent and investment.
    I’m not a super pessimist on Cuba, I just think they will need a long time to get to the point the Dominican Republic is at today. Being “the next Costa Rica” seems for them impossibly far off.
    – See more at: http://marginalrevolution.com/#sthash.SCJXG3aD.dpuf

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    Barry Pruett

    24 December 2014

    To be clear, I am not opposed to normalization of diplomatic relations so long as such normalization results in the strategic goals of the USA – democracy in Cuba and removal of tinpot despots known as the Castro brothers. That probably explains the poll numbers. I do not think folks are opposed, but they want some give and take – not just give.

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16. 

    George Rebane

    24 December 2014

    Interesting to contemplate the aggregate mentality of quite a few countries whose autocratic governments have driven out their best and brightest citizens. This of necessity has left behind populations of lower intellects which are then passed on genetically. This makes recovery toward a more liberal governance and/or productive economies range from difficult to almost impossible. It most certainly goes a distance to explain away why some countries remain in such social quagmires.
    On a related topic of variations in mentality between collectivists and classical liberals I reported the discovery of clinical evidence that our two polarized factions really do use their brains differently, and may even have different brain structures that lend themselves more readily to different ideologies.
    http://rebaneruminations.typepad.com/rebanes_ruminations/2011/04/hardwiring-the-right-and-left.html
    http://rebaneruminations.typepad.com/rebanes_ruminations/2012/03/-the-liberal-mind-yes-virginia-we-really-are-different.html
    Just received an email from a reader and correspondent who in corroboration of the above now points us to –
    http://theweek.com/article/index/272319/how-neuroscience-can-help-us-understand-political-partisanship

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17. 

    Todd Juvinall

    24 December 2014

    Cuba will become a state within 50 years. There, how is that for a prediction?

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18. 

    Walt

    24 December 2014

    Like cars? Maybe someone would like to trade..
    http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/12/24/us-cuba-new-life-for-cuba-classic-cars/?intcmp=features

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19. 

    Scott Obermuller

    24 December 2014

    George at 9:11 – Love the article from TheWeek.com.
    Notice its the R’s that have become extreme. If you took a sample of what the Dems today consider ‘normal’ and ‘middle of the road’ issues to champion and presented them to the Dem party leadership just 20 years ago, they would absolutely refuse to believe a word of it and hoot you out of the room. Now try the same with the Rs. Smaller govt, balanced budget and reining in wealth transfer entitlements. Not a thing changed there. If there would be anything the Rs of 20 years would not believe, it would be how left wing some Rs had become. I would love the author of that article to name specifically how the GOP has ‘moved far to the right’. Mostly, I was disappointed at the lack of detail about the actual testing methods and the other changes/differences between the 2 groups. The data from the testing was interesting, but trying to say that whether or not we like Obama care is mostly just how our brain is wired is baloney. Let’s take away the procedural fraud, lies and obfuscation of the law making and implementation of that bit of nasty business and I guarantee only a single digit percentage of Americans would be for it.
    I’m sure that there are all sorts of DNA related differences in humans to account for a lot of our political and societal variances, but I’m suspecting that the holy grail of the left is to gin up cherry-picked and biased data to ‘prove’ that conservatives are just born to be wrong, and the left wing view is the only intelligent way forward. Settled science, don’t you know.

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20. 

    Russ Steele

    24 December 2014

    In Orange County CA you need a permit to put up Christmas lights on your house. In other words you need to pay for the privilege of using your own property to celebrate Christmas.
    LADERA RANCH (CBSLA.com) — Orange County is threatening substantial fines to one neighborhood over their extreme Christmas decorations.
    Twenty-one residents in Baudin Circle in Ladera Ranch say they received letters from the Orange County Public Works department, stating that their lights are safety hazards. Some homeowners at Baudin circle have taken pride in putting together an impressive Christmas lights show for ten years.
    “We had to take down any cords that ran across our sidewalk, as well as any of the roads,” resident Jeff Stover said.
    The fines are said to be in the amount of $500 per day if the lights are not taken down by 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
    “This was, I think, our second notice today, and basically it says we have twenty-four hours to take (the lights) down, before we get fined five-hundred dollarsa day,” resident Cynthia Mellow said. “I texted my husband ‘we need to take those lights down’.”
    A spokesperson for OC Public Works says that a crew will visit Baudin Circle on Wednesday morning to make certain residents there are in compliance with the county.
    “We really understand,” OC Public Works’ Shannon Widor said. “People love to celebrate the holidays. We just ask that they take the proper step, and that would be obtaining a permit, because safety is the top priority.”

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21. 

    Paul Emery

    24 December 2014

    RE Rebane 314pm Something stupid? You mean like the wqr in Iraq?

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22. 

    George Rebane

    24 December 2014

    PaulE 1255pm – (I take it you meant my 416pm) Yes, something really stupid like bypassing Congress and the Constitution to give amnesty to 5M illegal aliens in the country. Or maybe something stupid like continuing to push the remains of a mortally wounded, dysfunctional, bastard healthcare program like Obamacare (which will kill more and cost more than the war in Iraq).

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23. 

    Paul Emery

    24 December 2014

    George
    It seems that in this season of sharing there is more than enough stupidity to go around with the Republicrats in control. Perhaps they’ll be a Pubbers wing President and your side can thump chests but in reality you know it won’t make a rats ass difference because it’s all bought and sold government without any responsibility other than to pay back their donors. The Republicrats are nothing more than a collection agency for payment of favors to special interests. Without that common awareness this blog is nothing more than a shuffleboard game on a sinking ship.

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    Russ Steele

    24 December 2014

    Paul@01:36PM
    “The Republicrats are nothing more than a collection agency for payment of favors to special interests.” And the Democrats are not in the pocket of the lefty wealthy?
    For as often as Democrats attack the conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch for their heavy spending on politics, it’s actually the liberal-minded who shelled out the most cash in the just completed midterm elections.
    At least, that is, among those groups that must disclose what they raise and spend.
    Among the top 100 individual donors to political groups, more than half gave primarily to Democrats or their allies. Among groups that funneled more than $100,000 to allies, the top of the list tilted overwhelmingly toward Democrats — a group favoring the GOP doesn’t appear on the list until No. 14.
    The two biggest super PACs of 2014? Senate Majority PAC and House Majority PAC — both backing Democrats.
    In all, the top 10 individual donors to outside groups injected almost $128 million into this year’s elections. Democratic-leaning groups collected $91 million of it.
    Nice to know who is buying whom, and Republicans seem to be losing the battle.

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25. 

    Russ Steele

    24 December 2014

    Here is one black lady that speaks her mind:
    http://conservativevideos.com/black-woman-unleashes-blistering-tirade-sharpton-obama-de-blasio/#tMEigQLwuPKhR3Yt.99
    Sample:
    “Again, at some point you people are going to have to realize we need to take back our own street. We need to stand up to these thugs, these criminals. We need to do what we need to do because the politicians are just making it worse. We are heading for a war that no one is prepared for. You have all these people posting pictures of themselves and video of themselves online talking about “Ooh, you are Mike Brown” with guns and automatic weapons. I hope to God all these videos are collected and they gather up all you a$$holes and Guantanamo Bay each and every last one of you.”
    I am inclined to agree with her.

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26. 

    Walt

    24 December 2014

    Paul conveniently forgets the LIBS shoveling of free money to Wall St.
    I guess for him limousine LIBS get a free pass. How bout the money spent on LIB “green” fiascoes? You need a reminder about them as well?
    Your the gift the keeps on giving. For every example you give to gripe about the Right, there are ten to throw back at ya’ against LIB Progressives.

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27. 

    Paul Emery

    24 December 2014

    Walt
    Republicrats refers to both parties. No difference when it comes to being bought out by big money,

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28. 

    Barry Pruett

    24 December 2014

    Paul demonstrates that there is no difference between the parties. To a certain extent, he is right, as there are those politicians that can be bought. There are also politicians that vote based upon constitutional principle and are supported by entities that support such constitutional principles. There is a difference between being bought (unprincipled corruption) and being a principled leader who is supported for principles.

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29. 

    Paul Emery

    24 December 2014

    I agree with you Barry but those principled individuals are a minority and I might add Tom McClintock who, in my view, is one of them but the majority march in goosestep to their supporters. The Tea Party is a populist movement that seeks it’s own path but is under siege by the the business lobby. A great example is the support both party centrists give to the TPP. Believe me no Republican or Democrat will ever be nominated for President without their support for this unconstitutional violation of our sovereignty covered up by the so called “fast track” behind closed doors process. International corporations are really in control on this one.
    Obama and Clinton are perfect for this group because he keeps the true progressives in line as a Romney, Bush or Christie will on the Repub side mute the Tea Party. The recoil from the Chamber of Commerce when Ted Cruz was strutting his stuff is a good example. The same thing will happen if Elizabeth Warren were to make any moves on the left. Clinton is fine for that crowd who know she’ll do the right thing.
    I enjoy talking with you and respect your opinion even when we disagree.
    By the way the budget amendment co sponsored by McClintock that removed funding for Federal enforcement of Marijuana possession in states that have passed their own laws is an exam[le of standing up against the law enforcement-incarceration lobby and is a rare example of principal rising above entrenched power. Surprised me for sure.
    “An amendment offered by Representative Dana Rohrbacher (R-CA) that would prohibit the Department of Justice from spending any funds to enforce U.S. federal laws related to marijuana in states that have passed medical marijuana initiatives. The IACP advocated against the passage of this amendment and called on IACP members to reach out to their representatives. Despite these efforts, the amendment passed by a vote of 219-189.”
    http://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=print_display&article_id=3399&issue_id=72014

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30. 

    Walt

    24 December 2014

    OK Paul,, just which Repubs do you like? I don’t recall you saying one kind word about the Tea Party.

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31. 

    Gregory

    24 December 2014

    “majority march in goosestep to their supporters”-Paul Emery
    Thank you, Paul, for your Godwin’s Law forfeit. There really is no place for Nazi analogies in modern American political discourse.

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32. 

    Barry Pruett

    24 December 2014

    And honestly Paul and since you mentioned her, I would put Elizabeth Warren in the principled category. While I do not agree with her politics, I am fairly certain that she is not up for sale.

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33. 

    Paul Emery

    24 December 2014

    Walt
    Walt
    I like John McCain. I could have voted for him in 2000 but he got slimed by Karl Rove. Also I like Ron Paul and to a lesser degree Rand. Tom McClintock I like for his independence. Also I like former State Senator Sam Blakeslee from Santa Cruz. A remarkable man who is no longer in office. Locally Ed Scofield is a good man and longtime public servant. Also Brian Dahle, 1st District assembly California.
    I like these people because of their character not necessarily their politics.
    The Tea Party was once a fiercely independent populist movement but has been largely subverted by the Republican Party for their get out the vote ability. Eddie and Nancy Garcia are good friends of mine as is Stan Meckler. We have rousing conversations. Also put George Rebane and Barry Pruitt on my list. All for now

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34. 

    Paul Emery

    24 December 2014

    Gregory
    One of the definitions of goose step in Webster Dictionary is “to practice an unthinking conformity”
    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goose-step

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35. 

    Gregory

    24 December 2014

    Paul, goose step remains a Nazi analogy. Nice try, but it remains a Godwin’s Law invocation. Better luck next time.
    Merry Almost Christmas

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36. 

    Russ Steele

    25 December 2014

    I invide your attention to a presentation by the Democratic National Committee (DNC), “the Democrat’s guide to talking politics with your republican uncle”.
    It is so dumb that it is impossible to parody, so you will have do your own analysis and fact checking: http://www.yourrepublicanuncle.com
    To give you a sample of the accuracy Willis Eschenbach has taken a look at the Democratic analysis of climate change, and provides some real facts to challenge the Democrat’s Climate Change Myths:
    http://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/12/24/automated-twits/

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37. 

    Russ Steele

    25 December 2014

    Government to Ban Outdoor Christmas Lights The Washington Post has the details:
    The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has created an example of regulate first and explain why later. In October they proposed new regulations to outlaw strings of bulbs, lighted lawn figures and similar items that would be declared as hazardous. The red tape deals with certifying wire sizes, fuses, and tensile strength of all “seasonal decorative lighting products.”
    This includes Christmas tree lights, lighted wreaths, menorahs, outdoor strands, lawn figures of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, or Santa or Rudolph or Frosty the Snowman. Yes, Kwanzaa, too. CPSC is an equal opportunity Scrooge. The agency estimates that their proposed regulations will impact 100 million items per year with a market value of $500 million.
    Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/24/ernest-istook-federal-regulators-say-bah-humbug-ch/

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38. 

    Joe Koyote

    25 December 2014

    Is this the gov trying to keep people from electrocuting themselves, preserving energy or protecting insurance companies from suits. Any stats on how many people get shocked each year from decorations?

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39. 

    TheMikeyMcD

    26 December 2014

    Make Cuba (or Detroit MI for that matter) tax/regulation/central planning free and it will look like Hong Kong in 10 years. We over-think the answer. It’s Freedom. Always has been, always will be.

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    Paul Emery

    26 December 2014

    So Gregory do you consider “spineless Brown Trout” and “hollow chocolate bunny” , used as descriptions of Obama on this blog as racist analogies? If not how would you classify them? Not a peep from ylu when they were used.
    re: Dec 24 11:46

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41. 

    fish

    26 December 2014

    I can’t speak for Gregory ….and I didn’t coin “Spineless Brown Trout” but I know there is nothing more depressing for a Social Justice Warrior to be deprived of an opportunity to stand promethean before the assembled crowd and point accusingly at the sinner…err…racist…..and for that you have my sympathies! “President Hollow Chocolate Bunny” was and is meant to be representative of something that is appealing to look at (my how the gullible swooned….yourself included if I’m not mistaken Paul), really isn’t good for you (that would be the chocolate part) and is void inside….a pretty good representation of the former “Senator Voting Present while awaiting his Coronation”!
    Thanks for barking so enthusiastically at the dog whistle!
    For the original post at reason.com:
    fish_remote|11.22.13 @ 11:22AM|#
    Do you think Obama is full of M&Ms;?
    Nope….!
    My whole thesis is that he’s cute appealing and sweet on the outside with this shell surrounding a hollow empty chamber that gives his public speaking voice the deep base presence that makes the empty headed swoon.
    It also reveals that inside Barry O is completely devoid of any real substance at all.
    reply to this
    Woof woof Paul!

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42. 

    fish

    26 December 2014

    Here’s a link to the whole thread Paul…..do something useful and poke through it…..highly entertaining…. especially for a guy who thinks government run single payer health care will be an improvement over the existing system! I waited 20 minutes at the post office today to verify that I had proper postage on a couple oversized letters….there were only three people ahead of me when I walked in! Maybe you get to wait 2 hours when Uncle Stupid is in charge of health care and you’re having a coronary!
    http://reason.com/blog/2013/11/22/did-a-top-obamacare-tech-official-mislea#comment

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43. 

    Gregory

    26 December 2014

    Paul, good luck on your survey of possibly racist speech. As Newspeak is an evolving language, it is important to keep one’s approved phrasebook up to date.
    Shoes for industry, compadre!

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44. 

    TheMikeyMcD

    26 December 2014

    Paul, to have affinity for McCain is to have an affinity of/for war. I know of no other politician with a greater thirst for war.

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45. 

    Bill Tozer

    26 December 2014

    Paul, It’s boneless trout trout you nincompoop. . Reading the white on the page instead of the black again? Hear, hear, boneless brown means caca. You ever gone fishing and caught nuthin’? The old fishing term for getting skunked is catching Boneless Brown, or boneless brown trout.
    I used that term purposely knowing full that some white bread cracker a-hole libhole hater would cry racism. You are so friggin predictable. Like shooting fish in a barrel. No offense Mr. Fish. There are many sad sacs that see everything through the prism of race. And I mean everything. Obama is 43%Arab, 7% Black, and 50% Whitey according to his genealogy, but who cares. He is an empty suit and one big Brownless Brown. I apologize for disparaging all fish of the trout species by comparing the Big Zero to a boneless brown trout. How about boneless Eastern Brooke Trout? Or Boneless Rainbow? Doesn’t capture the emphasis on the sticky stink stuff like Boneless Brown does.
    Perhaps dickhead is more appropriate since the penis has no bones either. Peace out bro, dig your fro. Gimme 5 on the white side. C U Y T.

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    Paul Emery

    26 December 2014

    Mikey
    Nice to have you back.
    It was well known that McCain did not support or have the support of the Neo Cons who were the architects and promoters of the war in Iraq. it is only conjecture but is my opinion that we would have not gone to war in Iraq had McCain been President. Don’t ask me to prove it it is only my theory

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    Gregory

    26 December 2014

    “Americans have internalized the mantra that Afghanistan represents only the first front in our global war on terror. The next front is apparent, and we should not shrink from acknowledging it. A terrorist resides in Baghdad, with the resources of an entire state at his disposal, flush with cash from illicit oil revenues and proud of a decade-long record of defying the international community’s demands that he come clean on his programs to develop weapons of mass destruction.”
    -John McCain, 2/2/2002

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    Todd Juvinall

    27 December 2014

    Based on McCain’s words and deeds on Libya, Syria and other places I would suggest he would have done the same as Bush on Iraq. But that is only my opinion. McCain is wrong on too many domestic issues for me as well.

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    drivebyposter

    27 December 2014

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47237-2004Aug30.html

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    drivebyposter

    27 December 2014

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/us/politics/17mccain.html

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