Wednesday Open Thread

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  by: Colorado Pols Wed August 15, 2012 at 3:42 PM MDT

“Hypocrisy is the outside of cynicism.”

–Mason Cooley


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  1. MADCO says:
    Wed August 15, 2012 at 4:36 PM MDT

    some_text

    but we’re gonna win!

  2. SSG_Dan says:
    Wed August 15, 2012 at 5:10 PM MDT

    “If people say it’s impossible we have to prove them wrong.”

    Design students Anna and Terese took on a giant challenge as an exam project. Something no one had done before. If they could swing it, it would for sure be revolutionary. The bicycle is a tool to change the world. If we use bikes AND travel safe: Life will be better for all.

    The Invisible Bicycle Helmet | Fredrik Gertten from Focus Forward Films on Vimeo.

    Company website: http://www.hovding.com/en/index

    (I’ve already emailed my neighborhood bike shop asking them to stock this…)

    • Barron X says:
      Wed August 15, 2012 at 5:36 PM MDT

      I recommend not riding on the same pathways as automobiles.

      Golly, even after U get URs,

      stay away from motor vehicles.  

      In Somalia Springs we have a network of bike trails that are separate from the roads for cars.  

      The number, length, routes, &tc. are inadequate, but at least a cyclist can’t get killed by a texting geezer while on them.  

      We also have “bike paths” that are painted at the sides of roads.  Not suitable for human consumption.  

      • SSG_Dan says:
        Wed August 15, 2012 at 6:34 PM MDT

        (well, except a certain gamblin’ town in the mountains.)

        Bike trails and designated routes are great, but cyclists who lawfully use the road shouldn’t have to worry about being murdered by texting idiots. Or inattentive dumbasses blabbering on their phones while zipping thru intersections.

        Drivers already have to obey the laws of the road regarding motor vehicles – why not the human-powered ones as well? Cyclists and motorists can co-exist almost everywhere else on the planet. Claiming that segregation of bikes and cars is safer than obeying the laws is wrong.  

        • Barron X says:
          Wed August 15, 2012 at 6:37 PM MDT

          and please take care of your self.  People can be quite careless.  

        • ProgressiveCowgirlProgressiveCowgirl says:
          Wed August 15, 2012 at 8:41 PM MDT

          Nobody thinks motorists should be allowed to run down cyclists, but the consequences for the cyclist are much greater than those for the motorist if an accident does happen. Having seen my mother lying in a hospital bed with a closed head injury sustained while cycling, I must agree with Barron: Be careful and stay off the roads when you can. And keep the earbuds OUT when cycling. Music is not worth your life.

      • GalapagoLarryGalapagoLarry says:
        Thu August 16, 2012 at 8:04 AM MDT

        1. I’m with Ralphie on this. I can call myself an old fart, a geezer, a pre-daisy pusher or whatever, but unless your are one, please refrain.

        2. We geezers don’t text. We barely compute. :)

    • Ross Cunniff says:
      Wed August 15, 2012 at 6:42 PM MDT

      But pricy – 3998 SEK is about $600 US.  Only 10x what a normal bike helmet is.  Wonder if there is room for that price to come down if volumes go up?

  3. parsingreality says:
    Wed August 15, 2012 at 5:24 PM MDT

    “Hypocrisy Republicans is are the outside of cynicism.”

  4. Barron X says:
    Wed August 15, 2012 at 5:41 PM MDT

    U know how all those “sweepstakes” offered by marketing firms to sell a product always end with a note, in tiny type,

    “no purchase necessary ?”

    So why is it, in the sweepstakes to win a trip to the Convention in Charlotte from the Obama campaign, I have to make a “donation” to enter ?  

    • ProgressiveCowgirlProgressiveCowgirl says:
      Wed August 15, 2012 at 8:40 PM MDT

      Enter without contributing.

      They follow the rules.

      • Barron X says:
        Wed August 15, 2012 at 10:43 PM MDT

        I didn’t really want to win a trip to the Dem Convention.  That would be like attending the GOP Convention, no ?  

        • SSG_Dan says:
          Wed August 15, 2012 at 10:54 PM MDT

          …I want to watch the “uninformed and manical supporters of Ron Paul’s fake Libertarian values” unleash all of their secret plans on the floor of the GOP Convention.

          I suspect most of the good stuff will be promptly diverted away from the media….

        • ProgressiveCowgirlProgressiveCowgirl says:
          Wed August 15, 2012 at 11:19 PM MDT

          As well as the DNC.

          Had a great time. Met Skyler for the first time there. (Our Skyler here on pols.) Met Mike Gravel. Got yelled at by Bob Barr. Ate ice cream with George Phillies. Despised Wayne Root.

          I’d go to the RNC, sure. An experience is an experience.

          • VanDammerVanDammer says:
            Wed August 15, 2012 at 11:44 PM MDT

            how much fun could it be when their platform wants to defund your access to health services, puts an embryos viability ahead of your life, and gets off on calling you a slut & whore just for wanting to practice safe sex.

            Of course we won’t hear any of this stated honestly from the dais in Tampa.  Anyone paying attention knows that jug-eared Ryan makes the bishops look like novices when denying womens’ rights.  Last go round was an abstinence pushing grizzled momma with a unwed preggers daughter — and we thought the GOP couldn’t get more pathetic.

  5. dwyer says:
    Wed August 15, 2012 at 6:09 PM MDT

    The ACLU will appeal a judge’s decision to let the horrific Pennsylvania voter ID law stand. But, for now, PA voters must have a valid government issued ID to vote.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…

    • Barron X says:
      Wed August 15, 2012 at 6:32 PM MDT

      I suppose this one example, in Penna., this sort of thing is probably repeated hundreds of times in Colorado.  

      Or at least once.  

      Please link to that case.  

      • dwyer says:
        Wed August 15, 2012 at 6:47 PM MDT

        The link has been provided in the comment.

      • sxp151 says:
        Wed August 15, 2012 at 6:48 PM MDT

        who can’t vote in Colorado because of a recently-passed law in Pennsylvania?

        Are you dumb or something?

      • AristotleAristotle says:
        Wed August 15, 2012 at 7:07 PM MDT

        So in case you’re not, I draw your attention to this.

        Comprehensive Database of U.S. Voter Fraud Uncovers No Evidence That Photo ID Is Needed

           A News21 analysis of 2,068 alleged election-fraud cases since 2000 shows that while fraud has occurred, the rate is infinitesimal, and in-person voter impersonation on Election Day, which prompted 37 state legislatures to enact or consider tough voter ID laws, is virtually non-existent.

           In an exhaustive public records search, News21 reporters sent thousands of requests to elections officers in all 50 states, asking for every case of fraudulent activity including registration fraud, absentee ballot fraud, vote buying, false election counts, campaign fraud, casting an ineligible vote, voting twice, voter impersonation fraud and intimidation.

           Analysis of the resulting comprehensive News21 election fraud database turned up 10 cases of voter impersonation. With 146 million registered voters in the United States during that time, those 10 cases represent one out of about every 15 million prospective voters.

           ”Voter fraud at the polls is an insignificant aspect of American elections,” said elections expert David Schultz, professor of public policy at Hamline University School of Business in St. Paul, Minn.

           ”There is absolutely no evidence that (voter impersonation fraud) has affected the outcome of any election in the United States, at least any recent election in the United States,” Schultz said.[Ari's emphasis, except for the headline]

        I think that you ARE being sarcastic, but this is a big deal so I’m reposting this anyway.

        • Barron X says:
          Wed August 15, 2012 at 11:05 PM MDT

          but I think the perception among some is that Colorado is crawling with folks who are here illegally, and that they are somehow managing to vote.  

          This is part of a xenophobic tradition that goes back a long time.  

          Most folks I know do not realize that parts of the San Luis Valley were settled by Spanish/ Hispanic folks 400 years ago.  

          Like most matters political, this is driven more by perceptions and fear than by actual facts.  

          So, anyway, I’d like to know how big the harm is that this law will cause.  

          I meant to ask for a Colorado example.  

          I suspect, with no evidence, that the harmful effects, either way, are comparably infinitesimal.  

          ……………………….

          I think the general theme of conservatism is to not keep changing things so darn fast,

          and by the way, get off my lawn.  

          One web definition:

          a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes.

          At first, enacting voter ID law looks like a radical change a conservative ought to oppose.  

          But on another level, it might be advocated as a way to slow down the feared or perceived radical change in election results, from status quo to something new and feared.  So, maybe it IS conservative.  

          • AristotleAristotle says:
            Thu August 16, 2012 at 12:14 AM MDT

            “So, anyway, I’d like to know how big the harm is that this law will cause.  

            I meant to ask for a Colorado example.”

            There aren’t any, yet, but I wouldn’t want even one case. It would proportionally be much greater of an impact than the 10 out of 150M cited in the study.

            The PA case cited by dwyer is scary enough.

            Your observations about perception are true enough, at least among the conservative set. I can’t say how much it’s shared outside that circle.

  7. SSG_Dan says:
    Wed August 15, 2012 at 6:37 PM MDT

    It’s Julia Child’s 100th Birthday! I want to thank PBS for giving me a new scam in picking up girls – offering to cook them delicious French food at their place….

  8. Libertad says:
    Wed August 15, 2012 at 6:57 PM MDT

    Why is this occuring, why is someone attacking CU/Bruce Benson/Lobbyist, and why no Democrat pile-on?

    Professor Roger Pielke Jr. has taken on University of Colorado President Bruce Benson’s claim that his high-priced “full-time” vice president for government relations – who actually makes more free-lancing than she does at CU – brings in all that much federal grant money.

    http://blogs.denverpost.com/op…

  9. Libertad says:
    Wed August 15, 2012 at 7:23 PM MDT

    Sinking to new lows, the Obama Whitehouse again injected dialogue befitting a failed administration who’s only hopes to hang on to the Presidency rest in negativity.

    Negativity and sewer politics, something Obama promised to avoid, but has been leading us to for the last 3 years.

    http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-50…

    Biden tells African-American audience GOP ticket would put them “back in chains”

    (CBS News) DANVILLE, Va. — Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday told a diverse crowd here, including many African-Americans, that presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney would “put you all back in chains” by unshackling Wall Street.

    Ya gotta love Joe, too late to replace him with Hillary, but he’s watched enough movies to drama up his speeches with southern baptist or AME preacher moves. You know … moving the right arm up into the air toward the Lord to dramatically capture the verbal highlight, only to bring it down with the clinched fist as he reminds the majority black sheeple present that y’all know the Republican is “going to put y’all back in chains”.

    • AristotleAristotle says:
      Wed August 15, 2012 at 7:27 PM MDT

      Biden is America’s crazy uncle. His hyperbole is so expected that only hardcore desperate righties looking to manufacture outrage even care about this.

      Now, about that “black sheeple” remark of yours… that’s low. I wonder if Pols will notice it?

      • Middle of the Road says:
        Wed August 15, 2012 at 7:48 PM MDT

        so maybe you ought to stop feeding into the RW talking points machine with that shit, eh, Ari? The faux outrage over his remark is a bit much considering what it is in direct reference to; Paul Ryan himself used the word “unshackle” in his response to the 2011 State of the Union address. Boehner also used the exact same term.

        The Republican Party has repeatedly said they want to “unshackle” American freedom lovers by reducing government intervention and regulations in all areas, including banking and the environment. What the hell else is a shackle, if not metal chains?

        I got no problem with Biden just telling it the way it is.

        If you feel Pols needs to take action with Libertad’s comment, feel free to use the Contact Us link on the right hand side of the page since I doubt they have the time to monitor their blog nearly as much as you seem to be able to do. Be good of you to give them a heads up instead of waiting around all day for action to be taken.  

        • AristotleAristotle says:
          Wed August 15, 2012 at 7:51 PM MDT

          I’m not a fricking tattletale. I’ll contact Pols if I decide that’s what I need to do. I much prefer duking it out in the comments, thanksverymuch.

          And I, too, have no problem with it. But… it is hyperbole. Paradoxical, I know.

          • Middle of the Road says:
            Wed August 15, 2012 at 7:57 PM MDT

            “I’m not a fricking tattletale.”

            Now, about that “black sheeple” remark of yours… that’s low. I wonder if Pols will notice it?

            Wait. Allow me to link to your awesome diary where you “duked it out” by asking the community to tell Pols whether or not they should permanently ban Libertad. Wow, way to man up and handle your despisement of the guy like an adult.

            You’re such a fucking hypocrite, it actually cracks me up. For the laughs you provide me of late, I am grateful, sincerely.  

            • AristotleAristotle says:
              Wed August 15, 2012 at 8:01 PM MDT

              You comment on things you don’t understand, you have no loyalty to your friends and allies, preferring to stick up for the assholes who probably rejoiced when you were outed. That’s sad.

              Let’s agree to keep our distance, shall we?

              • Middle of the Road says:
                Wed August 15, 2012 at 8:06 PM MDT

                I don’t take my marching orders from a disloyal, school yard monitor called Aristotle.

                I have loads of loyalty to my allies and my friends. You are neither…which is why I have neither loyalty or respect for you anymore. I’ve seen the way you treat your “friends” on this blog. You make me fucking sick.

                You don’t like my comments? Keep your distance and don’t reply. Meanwhile, I’ll engage you every single time I feel the fucking urge.  

                • AristotleAristotle says:
                  Wed August 15, 2012 at 8:09 PM MDT

                  But you’re completely projecting. Know that I know this.

                  • Middle of the Road says:
                    Wed August 15, 2012 at 8:25 PM MDT

                    Oh wise one, when will you finally understand that I don’t give a fuck what you think about me?

                    Look to thyself, oh great one. The only one projecting is you and it ain’t just me noticing these days, homie.

                  • Middle of the Road says:
                    Wed August 15, 2012 at 8:30 PM MDT

                    you are more than welcome to email me offline, anytime, if you have specific questions as to what I am referring to. Because blissfully unaware of your own disloyal behavior of late.

                    Unlike you, my email is readily available and in my addy so feel free to use it. Because I’m guessing most of our fellow Polsters here don’t want to read our back and forth for the rest of the day and this thread includes the most comments I’ve written in one week. And you’re a waste of my time–time I could be spending registering voters over lunch, which is what I’m off to do.  

                    • AristotleAristotle says:
                      Wed August 15, 2012 at 8:51 PM MDT

                      It’s what I had in mind when I said you were commenting on things you didn’t understand. It’s a trademark with you – interjecting when you’re not addressed, misunderstanding what I say. I know that you know what I mean, since I got you to cop to it a couple of times.

                      Now, if you simply must have the last word, go for it. You’re getting the recipe treatment from this point forward.

                    • Middle of the Road says:
                      Wed August 15, 2012 at 8:58 PM MDT

                      I can always use more recipes.

                      I do love how no one but you is allowed to interject, comment, reply or in any way engage unless we have been addressed. Let that be a lesson to all you anonymous bloggers out there. If you don’t have permission from Ari to comment, sit down and shut the fuck up.

                      Oh and darling, I understand completely. Which is why you are in such a huff right now–because your bitch ass got called out and you are quite used to people backing down or walking away from you these days. Well, welcome to your new world.

                      You know, this has been fun and therapeutic. I don’t know why I’ve been holding off for so many months on calling out what a self righteous, pretentious, hypocritical, little prick you have become. I need to get back to being more honest. It feels good, baby!

                      Now keep your word and let’s exchange recipes…

                    • AristotleAristotle says:
                      Wed August 15, 2012 at 9:01 PM MDT

                      which is why you’re wrong. :)

                      Anyway, it’s Julia Child’s birthday, so let’s get right to it.

                      Coq au Vin

                      Ingredients

                         1/2 lb bacon slices

                         20 pearl onions, peeled, or 1 large yellow onion, sliced

                         3 lbs chicken thighs and legs, excess fat trimmed, skin ON

                         6 garlic cloves, peeled

                         Salt and pepper to taste

                         2 cups chicken stock

                         2 cups red wine (pinot noir, burgundy, or zinfandel)

                         2 bay leaves

                         Several fresh thyme sprigs

                         Several fresh parsley sprigs

                         1/2 lb button mushrooms, trimmed and roughly chopped

                         2 Tbsp butter

                         Chopped fresh parsley for garnish

                      Method

                      1 Blanch the bacon to remove some of its saltiness. Drop the bacon into a saucepan of cold water, covered by a couple of inches. Bring to a boil, simmer for 5 minutes, drain. Rinse in cold water, pat dry with paper towels. Cut the bacon into 1 inch by 1/4 inch pieces.

                      2 Brown bacon on medium high heat in a dutch oven big enough to hold the chicken, about 10 minutes. Remove the cooked bacon, set aside. Keep the bacon fat in the pan. Working in batches if necessary, add onions and chicken, skin side down. Brown the chicken well, on all sides, about 10 minutes. Halfway through the browning, add the garlic and sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. (Note: it is best to add salt while cooking, not just at the very end. It brings out the flavor of the chicken.)

                      3 Spoon off any excess fat. Add the chicken stock, wine, and herbs. Add back the bacon. Lower heat to a simmer. Cover and cook for 20 minutes, or until chicken is tender and cooked through. Remove chicken and onions to a separate platter. Remove the bay leaves, herb sprigs, garlic, and discard.

                      4 Add mushrooms to the remaining liquid and turn the heat to high. Boil quickly and reduce the liquid by three fourths until it becomes thick and saucy. Lower the heat, stir in the butter. Return the chicken and onions to the pan to reheat and coat with sauce. Adjust seasoning. Garnish with parsley and serve.

                      Serves 6. Serve with potatoes or over egg noodles. Peas make a good side for this dish.

                    • Middle of the Road says:
                      Wed August 15, 2012 at 9:04 PM MDT

                      which is why you’re wrong. :)

                      Enjoy. This is delicious year round but especially now with fresh tomatoes in season.

                      Spring Seafood Stew

                      Poaching is an excellent way to cook seafood, since the cooking liquid makes a flavorful base for sauce. This recipe features a French technique called monter au beurre (to mount with butter), whereby chilled butter is whisked into the cooking liquid at the last minute to ensure a satiny sauce.

                      Yield

                      4 servings

                      Ingredients

                      • 1  teaspoon  olive oil

                      • Cooking spray

                      • 1  cup  thinly sliced leek (about 1 large)

                      • 3  garlic cloves, minced

                      • 1  cup  dry white wine

                      • 1  (14 1/2-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth

                      • 3/4  pound  medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

                      • 3/4  pound  large sea scallops, cut in half horizontally

                      • 2  tablespoons  chilled butter, cut into small pieces

                      • 1 1/2  cups  chopped plum tomato

                      • 1  tablespoon  minced fresh tarragon

                      • 1  teaspoon  grated lemon rind

                      • 1/2  teaspoon  salt

                      • 1/2  teaspoon  black pepper

                      • 1/4  teaspoon  ground red pepper

                      Preparation

                      Heat oil in a large Dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Add leek and garlic; cook 4 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add wine and broth; bring to a simmer. Stir in shrimp and scallops; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 3 minutes or until shrimp and scallops are done.

                      Remove shrimp and scallops from pan with a slotted spoon; keep warm. Bring broth mixture to a boil; cook 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add butter, stirring constantly with a whisk. Stir in chopped tomato and remaining ingredients.

                      Divide shrimp and scallops evenly among 4 soup bowls; spoon 3/4 cup broth mixture into each bowl.

                    • AristotleAristotle says:
                      Wed August 15, 2012 at 9:06 PM MDT

                      Is this Julia’s too?

                    • Middle of the Road says:
                      Wed August 15, 2012 at 9:09 PM MDT

                      I got this recipe years ago from Cooking Light magazine. The absolute key here is adding the butter right at the end. It makes for a very light entree for dinner and perfect with a crusty ciabatta and some olive oil. It is astoundingly delicious.

                    • ProgressiveCowgirlProgressiveCowgirl says:
                      Wed August 15, 2012 at 9:18 PM MDT

                      I’m hungry and out of ideas and I can’t eat scallops or bacon :(

                    • AristotleAristotle says:
                      Wed August 15, 2012 at 9:23 PM MDT

                      but I hope it is. The beef broth can be substituted by a good veggie broth (I recommend homemade if you have time).

                      http://www.foodnetwork.com/rec…

                      Ingredients

                         1/2 cup unsalted butter

                         4 onions, sliced

                         2 garlic cloves, chopped

                         2 bay leaves

                         2 fresh thyme sprigs

                         Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

                         1 cup red wine, about 1/2 bottle

                         3 heaping tablespoons all-purpose flour

                         2 quarts beef broth

                         1 baguette, sliced

                         1/2 pound grated Gruyere

                      Directions

                      Melt the stick of butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, and salt and pepper and cook until the onions are very soft and caramelized, about 25 minutes. Add the wine, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the wine has evaporated and the onions are dry, about 5 minutes. Discard the bay leaves and thyme sprigs. Dust the onions with the flour and give them a stir. Turn the heat down to medium low so the flour doesn’t burn, and cook for 10 minutes to cook out the raw flour taste. Now add the beef broth, bring the soup back to a simmer, and cook for 10 minutes. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

                      When you’re ready to eat, preheat the broiler. Arrange the baguette slices on a baking sheet in a single layer. Sprinkle the slices with the Gruyere and broil until bubbly and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.

                      Ladle the soup in bowls and float several of the Gruyere croutons on top.

                      Alternative method: Ladle the soup into bowls, top each with 2 slices of bread and top with cheese. Put the bowls into the oven to toast the bread and melt the cheese.

                    • ProgressiveCowgirlProgressiveCowgirl says:
                      Wed August 15, 2012 at 10:04 PM MDT

                      Yeah, with veggie broth that’s kosher, and even without it’s kosher enough for me… I don’t bother with the meat/dairy part, just the no-no foods.

                    • Diogenesdemar says:
                      Wed August 15, 2012 at 10:11 PM MDT

                      be pleased . . .

                    • AristotleAristotle says:
                      Wed August 15, 2012 at 10:41 PM MDT

                      A good recipe for homemade fried chicken. I was severely let down by my America’s Test Kitchen family cook book, which had done nothing but deliver on every other recipe I tried. (Not always perfect, but you can follow the directions to the letter and get what you’re supposed to get.) The batter was way too dry and didn’t stick to the chicken at all, even after I doubled the water. I can only guess that there was a major misprint about how much flour to use. There was a ton of it leftover.

                      Anyway, it was the first time I ever tried it so I’m unsure of how to fix it. I’m a good enough cook to be able to correct poorly written recipes, but this was too far outside my experience.

                    • ProgressiveCowgirlProgressiveCowgirl says:
                      Wed August 15, 2012 at 11:13 PM MDT

                      I’ve never made fried chicken. Now if you want to ROAST a chicken, I have a little gadget and a recipe that goes with it for all the delicious crispy-all-over-ness of beer can chicken, without the beer can — you can even fill it with wine instead!

                    • Duke Coxdukeco1 says:
                      Thu August 16, 2012 at 4:12 AM MDT

                      the flour based coating to stick. It is important to fry it hot. Salt and pepper, maybe a little paprika in the flour. The traditional recipe I learned from my mother is simple, but delicious.

                      p.s. for BBQ lovers. While I am not generally given to superlatives, I must mention a little joint on highway 90 in Dayton, Texas. Pappys’ Barbeque served up a heaping helping of the BEST barbecue I have ever tasted. Giant slabs of brisket and ribs with falling off the bone tenderness and a flavor that had me in the zone…yowza. If you are anywhere near Houston…don’t miss it.  

                    • AristotleAristotle says:
                      Thu August 16, 2012 at 4:28 AM MDT

                      but I’m still left with the problem of the batter. I followed the directions and it still had a consistency that was nowhere near what they said it should be.

                    • Duke Coxdukeco1 says:
                      Thu August 16, 2012 at 4:34 AM MDT

                      hence the need for the egg bath.  

                    • parsingreality says:
                      Wed August 15, 2012 at 10:51 PM MDT

                      It uses kosher salt, doesn’t it?

                      Sheesh………

    • GalapagoLarryGalapagoLarry says:
      Thu August 16, 2012 at 8:13 AM MDT

      is an audience, with black people in it, a black audience. There were also white people; therefore it was a white audience.

      Nice try.

    • Duke Coxdukeco1 says:
      Thu August 16, 2012 at 2:12 PM MDT

      economic chains and anyone who listens to his speech and ISN’T a mouthbreather like you easily understands that distinction.

  10. ProgressiveCowgirlProgressiveCowgirl says:
    Wed August 15, 2012 at 8:49 PM MDT

    I hate it when my favorite polsters fight :(

    Have a penguin!

  11. SSG_Dan says:
    Wed August 15, 2012 at 11:41 PM MDT

    Poll watch: Paul Ryan pick doesn’t give Mitt Romney a bounce

    Two more national polls out Wednesday confirm what scattered early data had suggested – Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is not seeing much of a boost in the opinion polls as a result of his pick of a running mate.

    And a poll of battleground states also showed very limited movement, with Romney gaining a little ground in Ohio and Virginia, but losing some in Florida and Colorado. In all cases, however, the shifts were within the poll’s margin of error.

    http://www.latimes.com/news/po…

    and at the very bottom, this note:

    One other cautionary note: A big bounce caused by picking a running mate would not necessarily be a good sign for a candidate, nor is its absence necessarily a problem. In Gallup surveys, neither Obama nor John McCain received a significant bounce from their running mate picks in 2008. In the 1996-2004 campaigns, the two picks that generated the biggest boost in the polls were Bob Dole’s choice of Rep. Jack Kemp in 1996 and Al Gore’s choice of Sen. Joe Lieberman in 2000 being the most successful. Both of those tickets, of course, lost.

  12. SSG_Dan says:
    Thu August 16, 2012 at 2:58 AM MDT

    …simply for the headline:


    Devo hounds Romney in new song on behalf of family dog Seamus

    The story of Seamus just keeps dogging Mitt Romney.

    Even Devo, the new wave band best known for 1980 single “Whip It,” is hounding Romney about the Irish setter’s infamous 12-hour car ride to Canada in a carrier tied to the top of the family car.

    The band told The Guardian that its next single, due August 25, is called, “Don’t Roof Rack Me, Bro! (Remember Seamus).” The cover art shows a terrified pooch on the roof of a car driven by the Republican presidential candidate.

    http://www.nydailynews.com/new…

    While initially I applaud this use of “popular” media, it does make me live in fear of a Ted Nugent heavy-metal response…

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