Ron White :D

I've seen pine straw stuck in siding after a tornado that looked like nails from a nail gun. A Volvo's safety ratings don't mean crap when they are thrown onto your roof.

http://imgur.com/1dgi4

That was found after Hurricane Andrew in 1992...

Yea, it's going to be a wild ride.. :D

So, you agree that Trump has pissed off mother nature and now she is visiting her "rage and wrath" on the states that voted for Trump...

OK, I respect your beliefs..

I spose that Mexico's earthquake was because Mexico loves Trump so much too, right??

Oh. Wait.. That doesn't work...

Mexico's earthquake was because of Human Caused Global Warming, right!?? :D

Ya Lefties remind me of that FAMILY TIES episode where Jennifer got all activist and claimed that everything bad that happens in the world was caused by humans..

Ya Lefties are a funny lot.. :D

Stay safe.

Thanx Neil.... Much appreciated...

I wish she had, but I think that the point she was making was more subtle -

OK, so you THINK that..

Based on what??

But I have to give you credit.. At least you are agreeing with me that it IS what she said...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpICoc65uh0

Disclaimer: Actually, it's kind of sickening.

Amen, brother.

Yes, Oklahoma Truthers Think Obama Used His Anti-Scandal Weather Magic

If you thought 9/11 conspiracy theorists were bad, or the Sandy Hook and Boston bombing truthers were reckless, Obama's meteorological manipulation — perhaps by way of George Soros — all to distract a country from three Washington scandals, well, that might be a new level of ridiculous.

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/05/oklahoma-tornado-conspiracy-theories/314987/

But, obviously, no one in the administration is a mutant who can psionically change weather patterns like Storm of the X-Men. So, yes, the Oklahoma tornado truthers claim the administration whipped up a storm that killed 24 people through HAARP, the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, in Alaska....

As Gawker's Ken Layne writes, the "stated goal of HAARP is to study the ionosphere and how the spectrum of radio waves works within these upper layers of the Earth's atmosphere." Essentially, HAARP researches communications. But there are budding conspiracy theories that HAARP could be ultimately used to disrupt the ionosphere, and manipulate weather patterns. As one Redditor pointed out, one of the permutations of the conspiracy theory in Moore is that the left-wing financier George "the Sorcerer" Soros is behind all of this.

I wish she had, but I think that the point she was making was more subtle - that one dismisses the effect that 'mother nature' can have (as Trump does by pulling the US out of the Paris accords, for example) at one's own peril. She inserted the phrase 'mother nature' deliberately, because she's promoting a film named "Mother", and obviously one of the things she's doing there is trying to encourage the interviewer to get back to the subject of the interview. Beyond that, who cares?

The debt ceiling is a relic of the past. It was a good thing at one time. It wasn't meant to be used as a bludgeon to point out debt in a PR way.

It comes from the beginnings of WWI, when Congress used to take days to come together (they were taking trains from the West Coast).

In the days before credit cards even existed, the debt ceiling was the President's credit card. Congress set it so that the President could borrow money without specific Congressional authorization, on the fly, if needed to do a quick WWI move. Congress set a topline number (credit card limit), but agreed to rubber stamp a president's decision.

Stay safe. I;every got a friend who is in the path of the eye and she and her family are staying put. I've never been in a hurricane so can't comment, but they are 5 miles inland and think it is the safest thing to do (the alternative being risking getting caught in their car in a huge traffic jam).

Scare stuff. Here in CA it is the earthquakes that worry us. A huge one in Chile a few years ago, another huge one yesterday in Mexico - the plate is spinning and we are on the path of pressure - if it even works like that.

Stay safe.

I love the Agents of Shield and all the Avengers' movies. I even loved "Ant Man"... especially that GIANT TANK!

So it's The Tick first then... this weekend... in between watching the Floridians in "As the World Churns." :)

I' would start with Tick. All 6 episodes require less than 3 hrs of your time and none of it is wasted....provided you have a fondness for classic comic book heros, Adam West speak, Agents of Shield overkill and the earlier Tick series. It's Marvalous
Old Chum.

Everybody else, please remember I am in Florida along with Michale too. I hope all of us in Florida stay safe.

Okay... so you got a generator... Got a boat? I just heard the forecast is Category 5 when it hits the keys.

Stay safe is right: Run, Floridians run.
Then go back AFTER. Seriously.

So... Any *FACTS* to support your claim that Lawrence didn't mean what she said??

Any facts at all??

No???

Didna think so.. :D

Anybody else watching The Tick on Prime? It's really good!

I am not usually a sucker for advertising, but I saw the actor who plays "the tick" on the Late Show and added it to my Watchlist that night. Should I watch The Tick first or Season 5 of House of Cards on Netflix?

I am a sucker for FU (Frank Underwood) and his lessons in ruthlessness.

Most politicians are permanently chained to that slogan, "family values," but when you cozy up to hookers and I find out, I will make that hypocrisy hurt. ~ Frank Underwood

That's what she said. JLaw was trying to avoid the trap that the interviewer was ham-handedly attempting to set for her - a 'newsworthy' anti-Trump quote. In the end, the reporter settled for characterizing the quote as 'insinuating' that Trump was responsible, which isn't what Jennifer actually meant at all.

I don't see what the big deal is with righties, though, about this one JLaw interview. I know another celebrity who spent 5+ years outright lying about the president, accusing him of all manner of ridiculous things like being a Muslim sympathizer born in Kenya and asking for his "papers" and all that birther nonsense... all of which he knew was NOT true, but "when opportunism knocks," you know. Well, that very same celebrity changed his political affiliation from Democrat to Republican, and the rest is history.

If JLaw keeps this up and cares to switch parties, the righties might well make her their next Celebrity POTUS since their hypocrisy kind of knows no bounds. :)

To understand why I believe we must go back to first principles or, if you prefer, The Prime Directive of Trump:

"What's In It For ME?"

Exactly right. Trump is in it for Trump. Like he said: "Even if the world goes to hell in a handbasket, I won't lose a penny." Believe him. Trump doesn't care what people he screws over, what crimes he commits, nor what "mob" he is in league with... be it foreign or domestic, and he'll look you straight in the eye and lie about who he knows, what he's done, and why he did it. The "why" is always the easiest answer: Money and recognition/praise. He truly is a modern-day Benedict Donald.

I think the Occam's Razor answer to the Prime Directive is pretty obvious: The Prosecution has nailed Trump's butt to a board. Key witnesses have or are about to come clean.

We've come a long way since "Russia is a ruse," haven't we?

https://thinkprogress.org/timeline-trumpworld-russia-connection-denials-102adc089438/

All those begging for proffers while being told to pound sand means your testimony will not be necessary in order to make a case. Did you know that the press had the story about Kush trying to set up a back channel at the Russian Embassy in December 2016 but sat on it? If the New York Times had little Donnie's emails, and news outlets have stories they're sitting on waiting for a green light from Mueller's team, what does that tell you? :)

How do you KNOW that Lawrence didn't mean exactly that??

Did she call you up and explain herself??

No??

Then you DON'T know.. Your ideological slavery WANTS it to be that way.. :D

That's what she said. JLaw was trying to avoid the trap that the interviewer was ham-handedly attempting to set for her - a 'newsworthy' anti-Trump quote. In the end, the reporter settled for characterizing the quote as 'insinuating' that Trump was responsible, which isn't what Jennifer actually meant at all.

It's a video that I watched and she said exactly what I quoted...

I recommend rum....

I'm having problems with my email and, with everything else that is happening around me, it is making me CRAZY!!!

I hate being out of the loop!!!

We've been through this before, Michale and you should know by now that if you read or even see something that sound too strange to be true it is probably fake.

You should know how easy it is these days to make something sound and look like something else.

That's her exact quote...

Seems clear to me.. But then again, I am not consumed with PTDS, so I understand it might not be clear to ya'all...

She was being asked political questions... so let the spinning wheels spin. Here's a video for anyone who is interested where you can watch what was actually said and then witness the spinning of the right-wing fringes.

https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2017/09/07/jennifer-lawrence-mother-natures-rage-directed-us-because-trump

The righties have cornered the market on blaming the president for everything that happens... you know the drill... Thanks, Obama!

I've seen pine straw stuck in siding after a tornado that looked like nails from a nail gun. A Volvo's safety ratings don't mean crap when they are thrown onto your roof.

On the other hand, it didn't end well for Quint... :D

Oh hell no... We lost EVERYTHING we owned in the Willamete floods of 1996...

I swore to myself I would never evacuate again.. Think of me as Quint vis a vis life jackets...

You have experience with quotes like the one you posted Re. Jennifer Lawrence and Trump ... which is to say that the quotes are almost always fake. I'm sure that is the case with this one, too.

It's been widely quoted so I am fairly certain it's accurate...

Assuming it is accurate, what's yer thoughts??

Hoping and praying for the very best for the both of you - and all who are in the path of Irma - and your families!

Thank you, Liz...

You have experience with quotes like the one you posted Re. Jennifer Lawrence and Trump ... which is to say that the quotes are almost always fake. I'm sure that is the case with this one, too.

Hoping and praying for the very best for the both of you - and all who are in the path of Irma - and your families!

Everybody else, please remember I am in Florida along with Michale too. I hope all of us in Florida stay safe.

Looks like I'll be able to mark one off my Bucket List..

Taking pics within the eye of a hurricane.. Irma is slowing down.. Hopefully it will come thru during the day time.. :D

"You're welcome.."
-Maui, MOANA

:D

A debt ceiling hike / continuing spending resolution on the budget that the Republicans originally were trying to do for 18 months, would have taken them through next year's midterms, and would have made the Democrats in Congress pretty much totally irrelevant when it came to budget negotiations.

Trump, by taking the Democratic deal of only a 3 month extension until December, totally undercuts his own party and now puts Democrats squarely in the driver's seat when it comes to more budget negotiations.

"Note to JM...

That bullet you "dodged" a few days ago seems to have become the "magic" bullet and has zigged zagged back..

Stay safe, my friend...."

Thanks Michale, I really appreciate that! We have our own generator here too. We're expecting at least tropical storm winds of around 50 mph here now. Back when Hermine came through last year, that was just a sneeze compared to Irma, and we lost power for a week.

Everybody else, please remember I am in Florida along with Michale too. I hope all of us in Florida stay safe.

Wonder what Ms Lawrence will say when Trump becomes the Democrats' BFF?? :D

Could it become the 2018 Republican strategy?

Ohmygods, how hilarious would that be!!!!

Democrats jump on the Trump bandwagon and Republicans become the hysterical NeverTrumpers!!!

How much FUN would I have with THAT scenario, eh!?? :D

Why the hell did "The Deal" happen????

To understand why I believe we must go back to first principles or, if you prefer, The Prime Directive of Trump:

"What's In It For ME?"

We must also consider the Prime Directive's zero sum handmaiden:

"Who Do I Screw In Order To Get What's In It For Me?"

I think the Occam's Razor answer to the Prime Directive is pretty obvious: The Prosecution has nailed Trump's butt to a board. Key witnesses have or are about to come clean.

Extracting the nail is likely to require screwing his own party. Trump has to be very concerned with 50% vote thresholds if he wants to avoid Impeachment or it's near cousin the 25th Amendment. Although Republicans control Congress, Trump doesn't trust some of them to automatically vote in his favor. The debt deal is his way of winning just enough Democrats (maybe)to avoid impeachment and/or winning over enough corporate Republicans in his own cabinet to avoid a 25th Amendment coup.

This is a pretty desperate move. It's a bit like naval counter flooding in response to torpedo damage....it improves your list, but you sink even deeper into the water... at least until you get the pumps working...if the pumps still work.

That bullet you "dodged" a few days ago seems to have become the "magic" bullet and has zigged zagged back..

Stay safe, my friend....

Yea, it looks like the worst case scenario is coming to pass.. Irma's turn to the north is not as much as was expected.. We went from being on the "weak" side of a Cat 4 30 miles off shore to having the eye of a Cat 3 pass directly overhead...

Looks like the prediction I made back on Monday...

http://theworleys.net/temp/irma.gif

.... is the scenario we're looking at.

But another day in the life here in FL.. We got the provisions packed in, the generator pulled out and gas'ed up and we're ready to rock.. :D If our internet holds up (it did pretty good during Matthew) I'll live blog it with pics. :D

Only if we call anything coming out of Bubba Clinton's mouth, The Rapist Rule

Fair is fair.. :D

Brought forth from yesterdays commentary..

OK, I'll bite. Please expand on this comment. What is your personal reaction to the Trump/Dem deal? Everyone else (myself included) is too stunned to even react, right now, so I'm wondering how you reacted, and why. You used to call yourself an independent, so I'd be interested in hearing your reasoning. At this point, nobody else has any reasoning, since we're all scratching our heads...

And do ya know WHY ya'all are stunned??

Because ya'all insist on putting round President Trump in the square hole of a conventional president..

President Trump is a deal maker.. Right now he is a deal maker for the United States.. The US is his "business" and he is going to make a deal with anyone and everyone if it benefits the United States..

The reason ya'all are baffled is because ya'all are looking at the issue as Democrats, Left Wingers and/or NeverTrumpers...

If ya'all would look at the issue as Americans, it would make perfect sense..

I apologize if that comes off as insulting.. Despite recent history, it truly is not meant to be insulting..

As to my personal feeling about it?? As much as I despise Democrats and what they have done....

If it's good for the country, then I am all for it..

If making a deal with Democrats, the NORKS, Iranians or even Mark Pellegrino himself is good for this country, then I am all for it...

I think Trump forced Mitch and Paul to go along by saying he'd hit them for "holding up aid to hurricane victims" if they didn't. I bet he forced them to agree to move the bills in the meeting, and they were so shell-shocked by the Donnie/Chuck/Nancy deal that they nodded their heads and went along with it.

But that's just a total guess, based on nothing but my gut, mind you...

Heh.

-CW

Funny, I was thinking about the Hastert Rule today too (should we now call it the Child Molester Rule??).

But I was thinking it'd be Trump who denounced it, and announced he'd be working with "Chuck and Nancy" to pass a whole bunch of bills quickly, that all Dems and a handful of GOP would vote for. He'd get bills on his desk to sign, he wouldn't care what was in any of them, and Dems would be happy. Win-win! So much winning! Except for Paul and Mitch, but they're losers, right?

Heh.

-CW

Maybe the next step for the Paul and Mitch show is to go to their nut case wings and have the following conversation:

"The Hastert rule (i.e. the majority of the majority) is dead. We are going to negotiate with the Dems to get things done. When you start realizing you are losing again and again and again because you won't compromise, and learn how this damn town works, come back to us and we'll talk. Because the truth is, the sensible Republicans plus the Democrats are another majority in both houses, and we have enough sensible Republicans in both houses whose seats are rock solid safe. We don't need you, so either toodle off to your echo chambers and whine, or start learning how to run a country."

The Republican Party needs to split into the Commerce/Country Club wing and the Evangelical/Neo-Nazi/Tea Party wing, and the C/CC wing needs to grow a pair and start playing hardball.