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yo david, destiny talk - Truman Dec 12, 10:02 4
- well, best sniper compared to Ice Breaker? -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 10:05 3
  - it has better stats then IB in everything but ammo regen supposedly. and does extra damage to some hive baddies. -- nm - Truman Dec 12, 10:06 2
    - hmmm, 3 headshots in a row might be tricky in some big battles. -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 10:08 1
      - precision shots, so headshots for most normals, but the shots to the "weak" spots on bosses would count as well. -- nm - Truman Dec 12, 10:24
Stephen Colbert interviews a testy Smaug -- (link) - budice Dec 12, 10:00 1
- that was pretty cool, and he's enjoying taking the set apart -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 12, 10:06
"Who watches ET and sides with the federal agents?" -- nm - David Dec 12, 10:00
When Mel mentioned "Warmachine" about 100 posts below, I thought he meant this ... - ReluctantCynic Dec 12, 09:57
Tim, Corey Graves ought to become a manager instead. I have to wonder if this wouldn't have happened if Punk hadn't spoken out about the WWE doctors. -- nm - Qale Dec 12, 09:56
Damn, almost the whole board is political -- nm - amoxy Dec 12, 09:51 28
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  - Dawson I wasn't saying it was a bad thing, just making an observation. -- nm - amoxy Dec 12, 10:03 1
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  - Though ST's level of engagement isn't really the problem. -- nm - ty97 Dec 12, 09:56 10
    - Okay, one comment: I agree. - ReluctantCynic Dec 12, 10:00 2
      - Yeah, I'll be honest I've focused on horse race posts vs. ideology posts for awhile now. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 12, 10:08
      - This is a wise post. -- nm - Inigo Dec 12, 10:02
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      - Seriously? ST is easily in the top 10% of most engaged politically. - ty97 Dec 12, 10:04 4
        
        Top 1% for me, but I talk to 3 and 4 year olds all day. -- nm - CQ draped in tinsel Dec 12, 10:08
        
        The 20ish STers who regularly engage in political discussions, sure. - Roger More Dec 12, 10:07
        
        and sometimes enraged -- nm - Beryllium Dec 12, 10:05
        
        Totally agree, based on my experience (both at work and with my friends and family). -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 12, 10:05
    - #HashtagActivism -- nm - Qale Dec 12, 09:56
- Quick, somebody injure a football player! -- nm - con_carne Dec 12, 09:54 2
  - *cries a single tear* -- nm - Cam Newton Dec 12, 09:56
  - ok, that's one of the funnier posts in awhile around here. well done. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 12, 09:55
- *wanders in...slings my arm around your shoulder...begins to jabber at you, very closely...seemingly engaging you in conversation... - Nekkid Crazy Mel Dec 12, 09:53 1
  - Touche`. - amoxy Dec 12, 09:55
- I'm staying out of it. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 12, 09:52 7
  - This was the *only* time you could have been useful here! -- nm - David Dec 12, 09:57 1
    - Fine! Give me a question and I'll do my best to answer it. And please start with the topic of Senate rules reform. - ReluctantCynic Dec 12, 10:01
  - Like YOU have anything to add...(nm) - amoxy Dec 12, 09:53 4
    - Seriously ... - ReluctantCynic Dec 12, 09:56 2
      - But what is the party's stance on spiders? -- nm - ty97 Dec 12, 09:56 1
        
        Gather every chemical agent known to man and nuke 'em from orbit. - ReluctantCynic Dec 12, 09:58
    - This is my favorite post of the day so far. -- nm - Ultron Dec 12, 09:54
- we need bewbies -- nm - decline Dec 12, 09:52
I love the Internet part #8435: Mark Ruffalo in a 1989 Clearasil commercial -- (link) - ty97 Dec 12, 09:43
I will also say that while I like Warren a lot and think she's needed, I don't agree with all of her populist views and she might be too far left for - pmb Dec 12, 09:41 6
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  - Yeah, but it's pretty important to the overall economy and is an example not the entirety. - pmb Dec 12, 09:57
- If the bankruptcy code is Warren's worst problem for the base, she's a shoo-in for the nomination -- nm - con_carne Dec 12, 09:46
- I see spamlet has gotten to you, but there's still time to save you. - ty97 Dec 12, 09:44 2
  - It's fairly technical stuff, but the basic result is that she thinks that a portion of the bankrupt company's assets should be walled off for - pmb Dec 12, 09:53 1
    - Thanks. Based on that synopsis, it certainly doesn't sound like a great idea. - ty97 Dec 12, 10:09
Oil Oil Oil -- (link) - ty97 Dec 12, 09:27 6
- ~i made you out of clay~ -- nm - prayformojo Dec 12, 09:55
- "... I made it out of clay." -- nm - Beryllium Dec 12, 09:50
- "Drill baby Drilla!" -- (link) - budice Dec 12, 09:32 [youtube]
- last two times, it fell *because* of the recession. this is more a trade war. -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 09:31 2
  - "The taxation of trade routes is in dispute." -- nm - con_carne Dec 12, 09:33 1
    - "Meesa jar-jar bush" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 12, 10:03
NWBR, where I run into trouble is the answer to: if not Hilary, then who? - ty97 Dec 12, 09:22 20
- It's a big problem. O'Malley feels like the party should support him, and same with Biden. - MDH Dec 12, 09:32 5
  - Also, Mark Warner desperately wanted VP in 2016, but after his close race he apparently ewants to stay in Senate. -- nm - MDH Dec 12, 09:35 1
    - Yeah, he's the only guy who won and still managed to lose. - Will Hunting Dec 12, 09:36
  - O'Malley is lucky he still can get national phone calls returned. His policies lost Maryland to a Republican. - Will Hunting Dec 12, 09:34 2
    - I agree with you. His statement was comical after the loss: 'We lost b/c my name wasn't on the ballot" -- nm - MDH Dec 12, 09:34 1
      - Oddly, it was still the name most commonly used in the campaign. - Will Hunting Dec 12, 09:38
- If Hillary's in, she wins. The big one is if she passes on the race. There's no one. - Will Hunting Dec 12, 09:23 10
  - I agree with this. A real problem in the Democratic party is the lack of up and coming stars. -- nm - pmb Dec 12, 09:25 9
    - "Warren has no chance!" "Where are our up-and-coming stars?!" -- nm - con_carne Dec 12, 09:34 8
      - If your up and coming star is already 65+, she's not really up and coming. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 12, 09:35 7
        
        They are going to work hard to build candidates for 2024. -- nm - MDH Dec 12, 09:42 3
        
        Given that's 10 years away, that's a generation from now. - Will Hunting Dec 12, 09:45 2
        
        That's still the prospects about to be promoted... - Mel Profit Dec 12, 09:51
        
        very true. -- nm - MDH Dec 12, 09:50
        
        Right. If she was 15-20 years younger I would point to her, but while I think she can be tremendously helpful and maybe inspire that next wave, she's - pmb Dec 12, 09:38 2
        
        Booker might; but after Obama's last 6 years, you're going to need to see some longevity from these guys - Will Hunting Dec 12, 09:39 1
        
        I'm really not looking to him for this turn, but really more just looking at younger, fresher growth in the ranks. The republican party as a whole - pmb Dec 12, 09:46
- Come on! I'm right here people!! - Joe Biden Dec 12, 09:23 2
  - Don't you have a window to stare out of pensively? -- nm - ty97 Dec 12, 09:24 1
    - He needs to sit around and wait for Obama to need him to go save some legislation in the Senate. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 12, 09:25
Tamir Rice's shooting by Cleveland police ruled a homicide by the ME -- (link) - ty97 Dec 12, 09:16 1
- Like that matters. -- nm - A NY Grand Jury si Dec 12, 09:18
Warren has a fire that I haven't seen in most candidates. She's Howard Dean without the foot in the mouth. -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 09:16 7
- I agree with Warren on a lot of principles and I can hardly stand to listen to her for more than a few minutes. - ty97 Dec 12, 09:17 6
  - Expounding on the IM - ty97 Dec 12, 09:18 5
    - imma have to disagree with you there. -- nm - Diva Dec 12, 09:20
    - maybe when she's in the Senate and shredding experts but out in the field she's as plain spoken as any of them. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 12, 09:19 3
      - Maybe I need to watch some old campaign speeches of here but she just seems so ..... lacking charisma - ty97 Dec 12, 09:20 2
        
        Lacking charisma is the opposite of how I would describe her. She's folksy charming. -- nm - David Dec 12, 09:29
        
        Then you haven't seen much, because she is *on fire* when she's in front of a crowd. -- nm - TWuG Dec 12, 09:21
I will say again, Warren has no chance of winning the general election, it's not happening people. -- nm - MDH Dec 12, 09:15 43
- No chance doesn't mean what you think it means. - David Dec 12, 09:28 12
  - if she gets the nom, she loses to Jeb Bush, Romney, and Christie, no question. -- nm - MDH Dec 12, 09:30 11
    - No question doesn't mean what you think it means. - David Dec 12, 09:32 10
      - I don't now, maybe MDH is the Oracle? Let's not discount his ability to accurately predict the future. -- nm - TWuG Dec 12, 09:33
      - We can agree to disagree. But put it this way, the Hill is salivating at the chance at going against Warren. -- nm - MDH Dec 12, 09:33 8
        
        That's like saying teams are salivating to compete against Peyton Manning. - David Dec 12, 09:45 2
        
        Well, running for President is a big game so unless Rex Grossman is running against Warren, everyone should feel confident. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 12, 09:49 1
        
        Romney is the Rex Grossman of candidates! -- nm - David Dec 12, 09:51
        
        I meant Capitol Hill not Hillary, sorry. -- nm - MDH Dec 12, 09:43
        
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        Then she's not bright. She looks like a person with a big stick up her backside when she speaks compared to Warren. - TWuG Dec 12, 09:36 2
        
        Folksy charm and oratory aren't the only qualifications. - Mel Profit Dec 12, 09:40 1
        
        I agree. Hillary will do fine as President. But if she doesn't look as shiny and happy and fiery as her competitors then she'll - TWuG Dec 12, 09:50
- I agree. She is viewed by the right and much of the center-right (unfairly I might add) as being the lunatic fringe and with the same contempt many - pmb Dec 12, 09:20 10
  - None of that would matter if people who prefer progressive policies would just get out and vote. - TWuG Dec 12, 09:22 8
    - But they don't. So it's irrelevant. There's also a pretty silent center that I suspect would be swayed to be turned off by her. I don't think it - pmb Dec 12, 09:24 5
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      - It's not irrelevant. It's what has to happen for things to get better. -- nm - TWuG Dec 12, 09:25 3
        
        But there's no evidence that it will suddenly happen. That's why it's irrelevant for this race. - pmb Dec 12, 09:27 2
        
        I disagree. These are supporters who aren't engaged. Any Dem candidate would be foolish not to - TWuG Dec 12, 09:31 1
        
        Of course they would work hard to get them engaged, but it has proven very difficult to succeed at. In roads have been made, but I think it's fantasy - pmb Dec 12, 09:36
    - This! -- nm - A NY Grand Jury si Dec 12, 09:22 1
      - *sfan* Ugh! -- nm - Krusty Dec 12, 09:22
  - Yup. She loses you Independent votes and potential R votes. I like her people, she's just viewed that way. -- nm - MDH Dec 12, 09:21
- seriously. - Mel Profit Dec 12, 09:17 4
  - She will be golden as part of the minority Congress. -- nm - pmb Dec 12, 09:21 2
    - And she and liberal wing are already forcing the 2016 field to think about moving left. - ty97 Dec 12, 09:23 1
      - Agreed. -- nm - MDH Dec 12, 09:24
  - Your IM nails it. She also has no desire to run, whatsoever, and it will show within days of her campaigning -- nm - MDH Dec 12, 09:19
- That sounds familiar -- nm - Obama Dec 12, 09:17 13
  - Obama was going to be a serious candidate for President pretty much from his 2004 convention speech. He just moved the timetable way up. - Will Hunting Dec 12, 09:22
  - You had a personality. -- nm - ty97 Dec 12, 09:18 3
    - we've had the occasion to meet her a couple times and she's fantastic. just saying. -- nm - Diva Dec 12, 09:19 1
      - She has the Bill Clinton way of making you feel like you have her full attention. - Mel Profit Dec 12, 09:20
    - People just don't get it. -- nm - MDH Dec 12, 09:19
  - First, I never said that about him. Second, Warren is viewed as the Left Wing version of the tea party. Ain't happening. -- nm - MDH Dec 12, 09:18 7
    - Every single Dem candidate will be painted with that brush by the GOP. -- nm - TWuG Dec 12, 09:27 2
      - Sure, but it sticks better to some -- nm - ty97 Dec 12, 09:28 1
        
        (She actually has the balls to call out and fight the banks). - ty97 Dec 12, 09:29
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      - Spend time around Independent'Republican friends, trust me. They loathe her. -- nm - MDH Dec 12, 09:27 2
        
        They should. She is someone who can destroy them. -- nm - David Dec 12, 09:47
        
        Yup. -- nm - pmb Dec 12, 09:29
groiny, Ice Breaker still regens special ammo for all, so if you don't have any ammo synth and it's a non-solar burn level, let IB regen ammo, switch. -- nm - Shaun Dec 12, 09:15 4
- I have no idea what this means, but I covet that weapon. -- nm - David Dec 12, 09:28 3
  - Let's say you are rolling Ice Breaker and Patience & Time. You use all of your P&T ammo and there's none to be found anywhere. - Shaun Dec 12, 09:31 2
    - does xur sell this? -- nm - Truman Dec 12, 09:42 1
      - Not this week, but if you already own it, you can upgrade it. - David Dec 12, 09:53
TWuG, you can't praise Lassiter without considering Cars 2. -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 09:14 3
- maybe movie quality-wise, but $ wise it would have made them big bank -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 09:21
- My IM decried the Pixar sequels. -- nm - TWuG Dec 12, 09:20
- It could've been worse. - Beryllium Dec 12, 09:16
Warmachine... - Mel Profit Dec 12, 09:12 11
- I'm guessing that servers 1 and 2 have the old school sulfur only forge islands? nm - Dignan Dec 12, 09:19 2
  - Yes. This is exactly what they did on the UK server. We will be choosing Alpha or Beta. -- nm - Ultron Dec 12, 09:22 1
    - With Novus we need to be careful in our server choice. - Mel Profit Dec 12, 09:47
- BTW, I have spent ALL morning talking to EH. balrog pinned Rav. For another 6 hours. - Ultron Dec 12, 09:19 1
  - EH as in EVH? Or...someone else. - Mel Profit Dec 12, 09:43
- No, 2014-02-12. Effin Germans! -- nm - Ultron Dec 12, 09:17 1
  - Ze Germans. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 12, 09:42
- I think they are using the European way of spelling out/abbreviating dates. Merger takes place in Feb. 2015 looks like. -- nm - Diva Dec 12, 09:14 3
  - thanks. - Mel Profit Dec 12, 09:15 2
    - but first you'll have to figure out what to do with this - *shaking* -- nm - Diva Dec 12, 09:18 1
      - *alerts the Red Line and tells them to expect issues for the PM commute* -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 12, 09:19
B-Day First! -- nm - JenBro Dec 12, 09:10 8
- Happy Happy Birthday! -- nm - Pippy Bells Dec 12, 09:24
- Have a wonderful birthday weekend! :-) -- nm - Krusty Dec 12, 09:15
- *returns from the opposite direction...out of nowhere...runs into Jen...up-ends her...runs off* -- nm - Nekkid Crazy Birthday Mel Dec 12, 09:14 1
  - I love CNM -- nm - JenBro Dec 12, 10:43
- Happy Birthday to you and your twin zeitgeist! -- nm - ty97 Dec 12, 09:13
- Happy bday -- nm - eag Dec 12, 09:13
- happy happy!! -- nm - Diva Dec 12, 09:11
- Thanks Everyone! :) -- nm - JenBro Dec 12, 09:10

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