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Watching the Biggest Loser. I have no tolerance for drama queens. - mrfuzzy Oct 18, 19:13 1
- Are we still talking about the Presidental Debate? -- nm - Qale Oct 18, 19:37
As a Democrat, I feel much better about 2012 after that debate. -- nm - nubby Oct 18, 19:08 3
- I'm starting to feel better about 2016. -- nm - Tim Oct 18, 19:13
- I think Romney is the only one that can beat Obama -- nm - Bacon Oct 18, 19:09 1
  - Agreed -- nm - amoxy Oct 18, 19:10
me sad. hotel no have FX for me. me must wait week for SoA -- nm - Kevin Oct 18, 18:59 1
- Wait, Jovian is a fellow Kevin too? Heh. I must have forgotten this. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 19:03
I think this contest is right up some SlackerTalker's alley. A years worth of Cheesy Bacon Bowls from KFC! -- (link) - Qale Oct 18, 18:55
You people are watching a debate? We're watching The Walking Dead. - BloodyAxeSean Oct 18, 18:52 10
- NCIS. I hear more than enough from those clowns. -- nm - loosilu Oct 18, 18:56
- Spoils - Beryllium Oct 18, 18:56
- At least the debate is on television. You know what won't be on television? - Bacon Oct 18, 18:55 1
  - heh -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 18, 18:55
- Watch what you say about Ron Paul -- nm - ceregon Oct 18, 18:55
- Boring and not worth watching? -- nm - J Oct 18, 18:54
- I'm watching Nazi Collaborators -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 18, 18:53 2
  - republicans are not that bad, though I wouldn't put it past them -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 18:55 1
    - the Military Channel is pretty good sometimes -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 18, 18:56
- You're 2 days behind. :-) -- nm - MDH Oct 18, 18:53
My last day in Petoskey was relaxing, tasty, and expensive. - CovingtonCat Oct 18, 18:50 6
- (sigh) I miss you already and if I knew how to disconnect a distributor cap so you couldn't leave tomorrow I would! Safe journey home my friend - tha - JenBro Oct 18, 19:11 4
  - that's . . . a specific method of disabling his car -- nm - poxie Oct 18, 19:14 3
    - Yeah I know - I saw it either on TV or in a movie! -- nm - JenBro Oct 18, 19:23 2
      - i'm surprised c.c. made it out of town alive at all -- nm - poxie Oct 18, 19:26 1
        
        Well they don't leave until tomorrow :) don't jinx him jeeze. -- nm - JenBro Oct 18, 19:34
- Sounds like so much fun (did I say that to you before? It just auto-filled:) ) -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 18, 19:03
You'd think with all the AM stations one would be carrying the debate... -- nm - Stephen Oct 18, 18:46 1
- seems these days if they are not all sports talk then they speak spanish -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 18:51
Rick Santorum thinks he can win Pennsylvania? HAHAHAHAHAHA. -- nm - MDH Oct 18, 18:45 3
- Rick Parry is about to cut a bitch. -- nm - nubby Oct 18, 18:48 2
  - Michelle Bachmann's entire last monologue was incorrect. -- nm - MDH Oct 18, 18:51 1
    - she was completely different from all the other candidates up there, she didn't wear a tie nor dark jacket -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 18:54
So Herman is the 'What I just said 1 minute and 20 seconds ago is not really at all what I mean' candidate then? - Jovian Oct 18, 18:41 1
- Did you see him on MTP? He contradicted himself so much I got whiplash. -- nm - nubby Oct 18, 18:44
Now everyone is condeming "negotiating with terrorists" - Brian Oct 18, 18:40 1
- just because Obama is a muslim doesn't make him a terrorist -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 18:41
Also I will post this. Isreal is foolish for doing that swap of over 1000 prisoners, for 1 person. - Bacon Oct 18, 18:40 11
- I figure it just means they've got of people imprisoned for no good reason. -- nm - mara Oct 18, 19:33
- the cost of white folks has gone up, used to be about 100:1 (waits for Mexican drug gangs to figure that out) -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 18:53
- they figure, if Carson Palmer is worth a first round pick, then hey..... -- nm - prayformojo Oct 18, 18:46
- It will end badly. -- nm - Stephen Oct 18, 18:43 2
  - For the kidnappers. -- nm - Ziva David SI Oct 18, 18:45
  - Nothing over there ever ends well. -- nm - TWuG Oct 18, 18:44
- Israel clearly thinks it's worth the price - and they've been doing prisoner exchanges like this for years. - Roger More Oct 18, 18:43 2
  - I think this is the first time they swapped for someone that was kidnapped from their own soil. - Bacon Oct 18, 18:44 1
    - There've been border raids like this for years. And I'm not sure it matters what side of the line they are on -- (link) - Roger More Oct 18, 18:53
- I read that article today thinking, it couldn't be real. -- nm - MDH Oct 18, 18:41
- agreed -- nm - Evil Beaker Oct 18, 18:40
Ron Paul's suit looks 2 sizes too big for him -- nm - amoxy Oct 18, 18:38 2
- I envy that man. -- nm - Triple H Oct 18, 18:47
- studies suggest that americans will not vote for a fat guy -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 18:39
The Foreign ad question is proving that the GOP candidates have no idea what they are talking about. -- nm - MDH Oct 18, 18:36 1
- To be fair, everyone flubs the foreign aid question. -- nm - Roger More Oct 18, 18:45
You know it's bad when Michelle Bachmann isn't the craziest one up there. - ceregon Oct 18, 18:35 21
- They're all nuts. -- nm - nubby Oct 18, 18:37 2
  - I have the audio on while working, but just had to take a look. WTF is Bachmann wearing? -- nm - MDH Oct 18, 18:38 1
    - I thought it was Micheal Jackson hand me down -- nm - amoxy Oct 18, 18:40
- Fun thing to do: Google "santorum" and check out the first hit. -- nm - Tim Oct 18, 18:36 17
  - Heh. That's awesome. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 18:47
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    - It's common knowledge. Google the phrase *google problem* and you'll see multiple references to Santorum's "google problem". -- nm - mara Oct 18, 18:46
    - It's the result of a campaign by Dan Savage -- nm - Roger More Oct 18, 18:44
    - Santorum was calling for Google to remove it a month or so ago. And it's been there for years. -- nm - TWuG Oct 18, 18:41
    - Where the hell have you been? This has been his only news since he started running. -- nm - MDH Oct 18, 18:40 7
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        I'm genuinely surprised at this. -- nm - znufrii Oct 18, 18:54 4
        
        I actually remember when Savage started the campaign in his column. -- nm - Dano Oct 18, 18:58
        
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        the entire nation is desperately looking for something that works. -- nm - loosilu Oct 18, 19:00
        
        No - I'm afraid it's Eternal Santorum of the Stained Mind -- nm - Roger More Oct 18, 18:59
      - Yep, the talking heads were saying it would keep him from running. -- nm - loosilu Oct 18, 18:45
    - Jon Steward mentioned it several times -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 18:40 1
      - Both Stewart and Colbert have made a big deal of it. -- nm - loosilu Oct 18, 18:45
    - I can't remember where I heard it, but it's been this way since at least when he lost his Senate reelection. -- nm - Tim Oct 18, 18:39
  - ewwwww -- nm - prayformojo Oct 18, 18:37
TIME TIME! TIME!! GOD DAMN IT STFU!! -- nm - Anderson Cooper Oct 18, 18:34 1
- When did Coop get so butch? -- nm - Qale Oct 18, 18:48
NCIS alert: CGIS!!!!! -- nm - loosilu Oct 18, 18:31
LETS BURN WASHINGTON TO THE GROUND! -- nm - Candiates Oct 18, 18:29
Rick Perry...Your time is up -- nm - amoxy Oct 18, 18:23 2
- heh. there is no question though, that Bachman is the biggest idiot of the bunch. -- nm - Jovian Oct 18, 18:27
- I wonder who the Republicans will find now, so they don't have to nominate Romney -- nm - Roger More Oct 18, 18:25
Newt is playing the role of the superior brainiac in the room. - nubby Oct 18, 18:21 2
- I hope she was worth it. He could have been president if he kept it in his pants. -- nm - ceregon Oct 18, 18:33
- in that room, I have no doubt. -- nm - loosilu Oct 18, 18:21
hmm, anybody see The Thing yet? bad good great? -- nm - Jovian Oct 18, 18:17
Herman Cain stands by his "if you don't have a job, it's your fault" position - Brian Oct 18, 18:12 39
- Also, "If you have a 100 pound scrotum, it's your fault" -- nm - Bacon Oct 18, 18:17
- Uh-huh, yeah sure. - the liioulu with Oct 18, 18:15 34
  - If only the job creators had more cash in pocket. - TWuG Oct 18, 18:19 1
    - They aren' t getting the tax cuts they need to loosen up that money. - the liioulu with Oct 18, 18:21
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    - There was an ad during the break advocating reducing LEGAL immigration. - nubby Oct 18, 18:22 3
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        America for Americans. - the liioulu with Oct 18, 18:33
      - Most of those probably going to Indians with STEM degrees. -- nm - TWuG Oct 18, 18:23
    - But those are for the locals that the immigrants took all the jobs from in the first place. - the liioulu with Oct 18, 18:19 26
      - They are offering $150 a day in Washington State to pick apples, and they can't find enough help. -- nm - Bacon Oct 18, 18:21 25
        
        Because the migrant workers that did that job went back to Mexico. - the liioulu with Oct 18, 18:23
        
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        Yeah, why put in an honest days work to make ends meet in the short term when you can just collect a check from the government until something that's - Stephen Oct 18, 18:41 3
        
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        To whom is your IM directed? Me or Herman Cain? - Stephen Oct 18, 19:35 1
        
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        Well, not everyone is College Educated, or have a High School degree. -- nm - Bacon Oct 18, 18:26 12
        
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        I agree 100% with that. I was piggy backing off of this thread on a news item somewhat related that I saw today on Facebook. - Bacon Oct 18, 18:38
        
        The jobs are also seasonal. You could do it year round if you're willing to travel all year. - the liioulu with Oct 18, 18:28 9
        
        This is true. However, unemployment is high now! Currently. If I didn't have any money I would do it. - Bacon Oct 18, 18:30 7
        
        Helped with garden != picking apples as a farm worker -- nm - Qale Oct 18, 18:33 2
        
        I thought the joke was obvious. I guess it wasn't -- nm - Bacon Oct 18, 18:34 1
        
        It was just too plausable for me I suppose. -- nm - Qale Oct 18, 18:49
        
        And concentration of unemployed is mostly in the urban areas. Fewer people in the rural areas. -- nm - the liioulu with Oct 18, 18:32 3
        
        In Oregon our rural counties are around 15% where the cities are at about 9%. - Bacon Oct 18, 18:34 2
        
        It's 15% of fewer people to begin with. - the liioulu with Oct 18, 18:35 1
        
        Yet, it's not 0% so there are people in those areas to pick fruit. - Bacon Oct 18, 18:36
        
        damn seasonal jobs. so not worth it. -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 18, 18:29
        
        and pool cleaners! -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 18, 18:26 1
        
        And toilet paper salesmen!! -- nm - Bacon Oct 18, 18:26
        
        Linky -- (link) - Bacon Oct 18, 18:22 3
        
        manual labor!? eww -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 18, 18:25
        
        Why don't we have robots picking fruit? -- nm - amoxy Oct 18, 18:25 1
        
        Wall-E says to pick your own fucking fruit. -- nm - Bacon Oct 18, 18:27
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  - Are you being serious here or sarcastic? - Fuzzy candy corn in the bottom of the bag Oct 18, 18:26 1
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Bachmann: There are families out there that, through no fault of their own, facing foreclosure. The government should do something. - nubby Oct 18, 18:09 12
- she said she's gonna fix the economy, that's how you help those families, (though she was short on the details..) -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 21:11
- Do something like do loan modifications? -- nm - Qale Oct 18, 18:15
- I don't understand how some Republicans differentiate between the people they care about and those they don't care about. - mara Oct 18, 18:14 4
  - Christians. -- nm - loosilu Oct 18, 18:21
  - Skin color is pretty convenient. -- nm - nubby Oct 18, 18:19
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  - Republican families, of course. Democrats got into that problem on their own. -- nm - the liioulu with Oct 18, 18:16
- I thought government was the problem? Should we bail the homeowners out? Or regulate the mortgage industry? Both? - TWuG Oct 18, 18:13 3
  - She's trying to get the mom vote. -- nm - nubby Oct 18, 18:40
  - Government staying out of people's lives was testing poorly since it had, you know, failed completely over the past decade. So, now we're on to this. - David Oct 18, 18:15 1
    - Ah. So now we're on to government small enough to fit in the bedroom AND pocketbook? -- nm - TWuG Oct 18, 18:16
- but dude, SHE'S A MOM. okay. SHE'S A MOM. -- nm - Jovian Oct 18, 18:11
MDH -- The Voltaggio Bros. launched their new cookbook tonight and held a party at the Keys stadium...$6 tickets and then the food...it was nice. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 18, 18:08 2
- Sounds fun! -- nm - MDH Oct 18, 18:23 1
  - The menu was as follows: - kelly Oct 18, 18:32
Including Jovian, I know at least 5 people who have visited Disney World this week. (nm) - Fuzzy candy corn in the bottom of the bag Oct 18, 18:05 7
- this is the best time of year to go - prayformojo Oct 18, 18:08 5
  - We typically go in January for the same reason. The weather can be a bit more chancey, but the crowds are low. - Fuzzy candy corn in the bottom of the bag Oct 18, 18:22
  - yup. except yesterday, MK was a freakin' zoo. Even the cast members there didnt know why. - Jovian Oct 18, 18:10 3
    - OccupyDisneyworld? :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 18:20
    - Wow - prayformojo Oct 18, 18:11 1
      - Dangit, don't hide wit like that in the IM! :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 18:24
- Weak first. -- nm - Fuzzy candy corn in the bottom of the bag Oct 18, 18:05

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