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Open Thread

Watch out, Lou Dobbs. Max and the Marginalized have burritos and they’re not afraid to use them.




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Don Davis Says:

Clinton Credits Puerto Rican Win to Appearance on Sabado Gigante

http://satiricalpolitical.com/?p=1885

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Orangutan. Says:

US has secretly been imprisoning people at sea (guardian.co.uk)

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Ron Says:
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EconProf Says:

He’s now on weeknites at 7! Dobbs and the know-nothings, jingoist, nativists are masquerading again as populist patriots. And as we sink further into stagnation and recession this year and next, scapegoating immigrants will become bigtime denial for Democrats and Republicans alike. They love to attack free trade agreements, too, rather than supporting investment in education, technology, and infrastructure — the ONLY cures for declining real wages at home. These “fair” trade rationalizations for protectionism are the reason Detroit will soon be backrupt; unions and management colluded for decades to ignore technology and consumer tastes. Ostrich mentality doesn’t make our problems go away. Unskilled, uneducated natives from states like Kentucky or West Virginia, and all the men drawing lifetime disability aren’t making this country work. We’re forced to increasingly live off immigrants and high tech outsourced labor. The world doesn’t owe us a living, and nobody will mourn our decline from global prominence.

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Orangutan. Says:

Now Rolling Stone magazine, along with Mark Crispin Miller, warn about the possible and pending police state.

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Ron Says:

EconProf @ 5:

He’s now on weeknites at 7! Dobbs and the know-nothings, jingoist, nativists are masquerading again as populist patriots. And as we sink further into stagnation and recession this year and next, scapegoating immigrants will become bigtime denial for Democrats and Republicans alike. They love to attack free trade agreements, too, rather than supporting investment in education, technology, and infrastructure — the ONLY cures for declining real wages at home. These “fair” trade rationalizations for protectionism are the reason Detroit will soon be backrupt; unions and management colluded for decades to ignore technology and consumer tastes. Ostrich mentality doesn’t make our problems go away. Unskilled, uneducated natives from states like Kentucky or West Virginia, and all the men drawing lifetime disability aren’t making this country work. We’re forced to increasingly live off immigrants and high tech outsourced labor. The world doesn’t owe us a living, and nobody will mourn our decline from global prominence.

Free trade, fair trade are different. If there was fair trade, they wouldn’t be coming across the borders.

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Ron Says:

Orangutan. @ 6:

Now Rolling Stone magazine, along with Mark Crispin Miller, warn about the possible and pending police state.

Pending?

moRon @ 4:

Proud2bBumble Hus(in)sein Whitenbitter Assassininen Wrightly Punitively Zebraphilic “Don’t truncate me, bro!” @ 3:

thirdst

What kind of a name is that. Bumble. Hahahahahahaha.

Kinda clumsy, huh? When you gonna start using your full name? LOLLOLOOLLOLOLOLLOLOLOOLOLLLLOLLOLOL

;-}

Ron @ 8:

Orangutan. @ 6:

Now Rolling Stone magazine, along with Mark Crispin Miller, warn about the possible and pending police state.

Pending?

China already has a universally approved police state. They can kill Tibetan monks at will and we all stand by and do nothing because we low the high price of low costs at Wal-Mart.

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Ron Says:

Mister Anderson @ 10:

Ron @ 8:

Orangutan. @ 6:

Now Rolling Stone magazine, along with Mark Crispin Miller, warn about the possible and pending police state.

Pending?

China already has a universally approved police state. They can kill Tibetan monks at will and we all stand by and do nothing because we low the high price of low costs at Wal-Mart.

What most people don’t realize is that we already have a police state.

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Ron Says:

Proud2bBumbling Hus(in)sein Whitenbitter Assassininen Wrightly Punitively Zebraphilic “Don’t truncate me, bro!” @ 9:

moRon @ 4:

Proud2bBumble Hus(in)sein Whitenbitter Assassininen Wrightly Punitively Zebraphilic “Don’t truncate me, bro!” @ 3:

thirdst

What kind of a name is that. Bumble. Hahahahahahaha.

Kinda clumsy, huh? When you gonna start using your full name? LOLLOLOOLLOLOLOLLOLOLOOLOLLLLOLLOLOL

;-}

Bumbling. Stop it, your killing me Hahahahahahahasha

ok, guys! i’m in and out.

Ron @ 12:

Proud2bBumbling Hus(in)sein Whitenbitter Assassininen Wrightly Punitively Zebraphilic “Don’t truncate me, bro!” @ 9:

moRon @ 4:

Proud2bBumble Hus(in)sein Whitenbitter Assassininen Wrightly Punitively Zebraphilic “Don’t truncate me, bro!” @ 3:
What kind of a name is that. Bumble. Hahahahahahaha.

Kinda clumsy, huh? When you gonna start using your full name? LOLLOLOOLLOLOLOLLOLOLOOLOLLLLOLLOLOL

;-}

Bumbling. Stop it, your killing me Hahahahahahahasha

You started it (as usual) mo, but please don’t die on me ehhehehheheheehhe

;-}

CoIntelPro against Repug DoucheBaggery @ 13:

ok, guys! i’m in and out.

That’s what she said, “quick as usual”…

Hi CIP

;-}

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kyledeb Says:

Sweet! I love this Max and the Marginalized song. I’m glad Crooks and Liars highlighted it, and continues to call out Lou Dobbs for his nativism.

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99Luf Balloons Says:

Orangutan. Says: Now Rolling Stone magazine, along with Mark Crispin Miller, warn about the possible and pending police state.

Actually looking at those pics from the first link of the Rolling Stone article made me realize it is only a Police State if the people allow it to be a plice state. Do you really think that the 15 sec it takes someone to fuck with these cameras http://www.rollingstone.com/ph....._u/photo/9
will not result in a needed 1/2 days worth of fixing on the state’s part. The scal eis phenomenal. If you fuck with one camera, it takes the state an inordinate amount of time to fix the camera. There is no way to maintain that ratio.

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Ron Says:

Proud2bHumble Hus(in)sein Whitenbitter Assassininen Wrightly Punitively Zebraphilic “Don’t truncate me, bro!” @ 14:

Ron @ 12:

Proud2bStumbling,Bumbling Hus(in)sein Whitenbitter Assassininen Wrightly Punitively Zebraphilic “Don’t truncate me, bro!” @ 9:

moRon @ 4:
Kinda clumsy, huh? When you gonna start using your full name? LOLLOLOOLLOLOLOLLOLOLOOLOLLLLOLLOLOL

;-}

Bumbling. Stop it, your killing me Hahahahahahahasha

You started it (as usual) mo, but please don’t die on me ehhehehheheheehhe

;-}

Stumbling, bumbling, oh. oh quit, I can’t stop laughing.

Ron @ 11:

Mister Anderson @ 10:

Ron @ 8:

Orangutan. @ 6:
Pending?

China already has a universally approved police state. They can kill Tibetan monks at will and we all stand by and do nothing because we low the high price of low costs at Wal-Mart.

What most people don’t realize is that we already have a police state.

I kind of agree. I think we over-estimate the power of the federal government in the United States. The reason why I cannot buy into the 9/11 government conspiracy theories is because to believe any of them, you’d have to first assume that the government is competent and organized enough to pull it off. Based on everything they’ve done since 9/11, even when it would best serve them, I cannot give them that much credit. Hell, we have literally taken over Iraq with the most advanced military in world history, and our corrupt government can’t even get their shit together long enough to steal their oil to keep our gas prices low. We have to be the first occupation force in world history where the give-to-steal ratio is like 100-to-1. Don’t even get me started on our response to Katrina. And many people many disagree with Mayor Nagan, but he made a LEGIT point that almost 7 years after the fact, there is still be big hole in the ground at the WTC site when any other nation would have rebuilt them exactly how they looked before as soon as possible to make a statement to their enemies.

Our government is filled with too many greedy individuals to ever organize a police state. They may be able to come together under some groups or some administrations to attack certain opponents, but I just don’t see how our government can enslave this whole nation even if they tried. Governments that do have the power to enslave their people either own the media companies, energy companies, or real estate companies. At worst, they are 50/50 partners with big business. Our government is owned by big business and big business has no interests other than profits. Governments like China are greedy for power so they do whatever to get it and maintain it. Our politicians are greedy for money and do whatever to get it, even if it means giving up power to other interests.

99Luf Balloons @ 17:

Orangutan. Says: Now Rolling Stone magazine, along with Mark Crispin Miller, warn about the possible and pending police state.

Actually looking at those pics from the first link of the Rolling Stone article made me realize it is only a Police State if the people allow it to be a plice state. Do you really think that the 15 sec it takes someone to fuck with these cameras http://www.rollingstone.com/ph....._u/photo/9
will not result in a needed 1/2 days worth of fixing on the state’s part. The scal eis phenomenal. If you fuck with one camera, it takes the state an inordinate amount of time to fix the camera. There is no way to maintain that ratio.

Great point, I like your subversive logic ;-}

They’re obviously gonna need cameras to watch the cameras to watch the cameras etc…. lol

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Ron Says:

Mister Anderson @ 20:

Ron @ 11:

Mister Anderson @ 10:

Ron @ 8:

China already has a universally approved police state. They can kill Tibetan monks at will and we all stand by and do nothing because we low the high price of low costs at Wal-Mart.

What most people don’t realize is that we already have a police state.

I kind of agree. I think we over-estimate the power of the federal government in the United States. The reason why I cannot buy into the 9/11 government conspiracy theories is because to believe any of them, you’d have to first assume that the government is competent and organized enough to pull it off. Based on everything they’ve done since 9/11, even when it would best serve them, I cannot give them that much credit. Hell, we have literally taken over Iraq with the most advanced military in world history, and our corrupt government can’t even get their shit together long enough to steal their oil to keep our gas prices low. We have to be the first occupation force in world history where the give-to-steal ratio is like 100-to-1. Don’t even get me started on our response to Katrina. And many people many disagree with Mayor Nagan, but he made a LEGIT point that almost 7 years after the fact, there is still be big hole in the ground at the WTC site when any other nation would have rebuilt them exactly how they looked before as soon as possible to make a statement to their enemies.

Our government is filled with too many greedy individuals to ever organize a police state. They may be able to come together under some groups or some administrations to attack certain opponents, but I just don’t see how our government can enslave this whole nation even if they tried. Governments that do have the power to enslave their people either own the media companies, energy companies, or real estate companies. At worst, they are 50/50 partners with big business. Our government is owned by big business and big business has no interests other than profits. Governments like China are greedy for power so they do whatever to get it and maintain it. Our politicians are greedy for money and do whatever to get it, even if it means giving up power to other interests.

One word, Fascism. We are there and what you imagine, has already happened.

Orangutan. @ 6:

Now Rolling Stone magazine, along with Mark Crispin Miller, warn about the possible and pending police state.

Great content Smart Red, still reading it between love notes with mo…thanks

;-}

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fastfeat Says:

Orangutan. @ 6:

Now Rolling Stone magazine, along with Mark Crispin Miller, warn about the possible and pending police state.

I hope the pending one is an improvement over the current one.

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calgarylady Says:

Watching CNN gives me a headache what with all the scrolling graphics and crap all over the screen. Dobbs, Beck, Sanchez among others … no thanks. It`s either C&L or music for me.

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Ron Says:

Proud2bHumble Hus(in)sein Whitenbitter Assassininen Wrightly Punitively Zebraphilic “Don’t truncate me, bro!” @ 24:

I’m out…will check back later

;-}

Hey, I was just having a little fun. You aren’t crumbling are you?

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MaxMarginal Says:

What up KyleDeb! Glad you found the new clip, I wanted to send it to you and lost your email.

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joe in oklahoma Says:

like they always say….as Puerto Rico goes, so goes the nation.

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BennyP Says:

Don Davis @ 1:

Clinton Credits Puerto Rican Win to Appearance on Sabado Gigante

http://satiricalpolitical.com/?p=1885

Was she on before or after the little dwarf guy?

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Kahoneez Says:

” In the age of globalization, states should give up some sovereignty to world bodies in order to protect their own interests ” .

Richard Haass , president of the Council on Foreign Relations ( Frequent guest on CNN & CBS ).

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Ron Says:

Kahoneez @ 31:

” In the age of globalization, states should give up some sovereignty to world bodies in order to protect their own interests ” .

Richard Haass , president of the Council on Foreign Relations ( Frequent guest on CNN & CBS ).

So slave labor in all of the 3rd world counties should be shared with the western civilizations.

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joe in oklahoma Says:

and here i thought it was her rendition of “Don’t Cry for Me Puerto Rico”

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Ron Says:

The repugnantcant invaders are actually pod people. If you go to sleep, you become one of them. Don’t go to sleep yet.

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Tequila Says:

Brazil still thinks you can balance bio-fuels effectively.

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Ron Says:

Tequila @ 35:

Brazil still thinks you can balance bio-fuels effectively.

If you believe anything about what our media says about energy. you may have to consider whether your mental capacity is functional.

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Tequila Says:

High gas prices make some people reluctant to fill the tank.

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calgarylady Says:

Quiet night here at C&L … time for me to get some sleep. Good night, all.

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Ron Says:

calgarylady @ 38:

Quiet night here at C&L … time for me to get some sleep. Good night, all.

What? didn’t you see my message at # 34?

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calgarylady Says:

Ha, maybe I’ve been podified. Night, Ron … sleep well.

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NoGWBpolicyleftinplace Says:

AS long as Limbaugh, Hannity, Savage, Beck, Boortz, Ingraham, Malkin, Medved, Dr. Laura, Liddy, North, O’Reilly, Gibson, Dobson………etc…., are on the airwaves on behalf of our freedom loving current government, I have no fears about fascism taking root.

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Ron Says:

calgarylady @ 40:

Ha, maybe I’ve been podified. Night, Ron … sleep well.

Yeah, that’s right. You’re in Canada. They haven’t invaded you yet. We are not going to be able to sleep tonight.

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Ron Says:

NoGWBpolicyleftinplace @ 41:

AS long as Limbaugh, Hannity, Savage, Beck, Boortz, Ingraham, Malkin, Medved, Dr. Laura, Liddy, North, O’Reilly, Gibson, Dobson………etc…., are on the airwaves on behalf of our freedom loving current government, I have no fears about fascism taking root.

It’s already taken root.

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Ron Says:

GNA

Ron @ 44:

GNA

No worries Ron, nothing to do with you, my friend…just had some stuff to take care of and hadta go.

Nitey bud (as in you’re wearing one, haha)

;-}

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BennyP Says:

NoGWBpolicyleftinplace @ 41:

AS long as Limbaugh, Hannity, Savage, Beck, Boortz, Ingraham, Malkin, Medved, Dr. Laura, Liddy, North, O’Reilly, Gibson, Dobson………etc…., are on the airwaves on behalf of our freedom loving current government, I have no fears about fascism taking root.

But you forget- Dr Phil is among us>:P

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