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Posters-We are going to try this one more time and with the cooperation of the photo people we will do it with no screw ups. Hear the Yahoo?

All right, with good intentions and one hell of a photo. We will have this weeks

"Describe the following in one sentence or less."


The Photo


news.yahoo.com


The winning entry will receive a 72 hour mental health assessment with "NO" expenses paid at the psychiatric facility of their choice.

The winning entry for last week, out of fairness, will again go to Yahoo Technical Services for their fine job of messing up the URL's in the middle of the contest.


Winners from previous weeks


DETHSPUD
Silver_Ironist
LISA
DONTMENTIONIT
MEMBER2586
LEEATWATER/CaptainAmerica
Phoenix
BRIWO
Danforth
Member2586
Yahoo Tech Staff
101Chairborne
CalifChris
SLBronkowitz
CalifChris
Danforth
Dutch46
Yahoo Technical Services

With any luck the Yahoo photo people won't mess up the URL's this week. Crossed fingers at the ready.

"Describe the following in one sentence or less."



Some things can't be described.

Add-Before viewing this weeks juicy photo, make sure lunch is well seated. Then maybe you'll want to dig in?

Guess I am still kicking ass and ruling the fuck out of this place...

"Describe the following in one sentence or less."


Where's the beef?

"Currently sold only south of the Mason-Dixon line."

"With food prices soaring, maple-smoked bacon may be harder to find, but not impossible"

At first I thought the photo looked like something the cat dragged in, but upon further consideration I'm convinced it's something the neighbor's dog deposited on my lawn.

"Currently sold only south of the Mason-Dixon line."

Posted by Doc_Sarvis"


Oregon is south of the Mason-Dixon line?

Oregon is south of the Mason-Dixon line?

Not last time I checked.. But we can take care of ourselves.. We have beer, beef, berries, and cheese.. What more do we need?

Hey, Jomama, with all the situational ethics on display of late I thought there'd be nothing wrong with situational geography.

www.masonsmaps.com

Guess I am still kicking ass and ruling the fuck out of this place...

Posted by jsprague

Item the first:
How can you kick ass with only one leg?
Item the second:
You couldn't rule-even as a Judge-your rulings wouldn't be valid...

Yesterday in the North Carolina Tornado Thread I wrote:

"I was gonna make an inappropriate political comment, but I'll save it for another day."

The comment is:

HILLARY'S REVENGE! That is what you get for voting for Obama!

"Describe the following in one sentence or less."


Elvis' Breakfast treat!

How can you kick ass with only one leg?

How is it that I only have one leg? I have 4 perfectly ass-kicking limbs...

The Photo:

"When only the loosest, most splattering stool will do..."

Describe the following in one sentence or less."

And the pics from Rush Limbaughs colonoscopy are in.

Drunken Doughnuts.

briwo

That is fucking funny! FF

"Mmm ... unexplained bacon"


--Homer S.

" Pope: Sex can become 'like a drug'"

www.cnn.com

How would he know?

Sex is like drgs? Yeah, especially when priests are "doing drugs" with little children.


"Support the troops"



Washington Post: "Some War Dead Were Cremated at Facility Handling Pets"


www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/
content/article/2008/05/09/
AR2008050902334.html?
hpid=moreheadlines




BTW, NODOUBTYOUREARETARD, Have you seen where the Washington Post today is reporting that the Pentagon has been cremating the remains of our dead soldiers in a pet crematorium? Keep supporting the troops you 21% "Bush is still the greatest president" morons!

ooops, wrong thread. Sorry!

A recentn study has conclusively proved that a lower percentage of rightwingers in America have served in the military than their liberal counterparts.

Prominent Democrats




Rick Noriega, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Texas -- joined the U.S. Army in 1979; currently Lt. Colonel in Texas Army National Guard, served in Afghanistan. (1)
Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) -- rifle platoon and company commander with the Fifth Marine Regiment in the An Hoa Basin west of Danang; was awarded the Navy Cross, the Silver Star Medal, two Bronze Star Medals, and two Purple Hearts. (1)
Representative Tim Walz, D-MN - Twenty-four years of service in the Army National Guard, retiring in 2005.
Representative Joe Sestak, D-PA - 31 years of service in the Navy, rising to the rank of Vice Admiral.
Representative Chris Carney, D-PA - Lieutenant Commander in the United States Naval Reserve, Carney served multiple tours overseas and was activated for Operation Enduring Freedom, Noble Eagle, and Southern Watch.
Representative Patrick Murphy, D-PA - extensive career in the U.S. Army from 1993-2004; earned Bronze Star and Presidential Unit Citation.
Representative Phil Hare, D-IL - Served in the United States Army Reserve for six years.


Representative Jack Murtha (D-PA) - distinguished 37-year career in the U.S. Marine Corps, Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts, retired from the Marine Corps Reserve as a colonel in 1990. (1)
Former House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt - Missouri Air National Guard, 1965-71. (1, 2)
Representative David Bonior - Staff Sgt., United States Air Force 1968-72 (1, 2)
Former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle - 1st Lt., U.S. Air Force SAC 1969-72 (1, 2)
Former Vice President Al Gore - enlisted August 1969; sent to Vietnam January 1971 as an army journalist, assigned to the 20th Engineer Brigade headquartered at Bien Hoa, an airbase twenty miles northeast of Saigon. More facts about Gore's Service
Former Senator Bob Kerrey... Democrat... Lt. j.g., U.S. Navy 1966-69; Medal of Honor, Vietnam (1, 2)
Senator Daniel Inouye, US Army 1943-'47; Medal of Honor, World War Two (1, 2)
Senator John Kerry, Lt., U.S. Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V, and three awards of the Purple Heart for his service in combat (1)
Representative Charles Rangel, Staff Sgt., U.S. Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea (1, 2)
Former Senator Max Cleland, Captain, U.S. Army 1965-68; Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam (1, 2)
Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) - U.S. Army Reserve, 1968-1975.
Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) - U.S. Army, 1951-1953. (1)
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) - Lt., U.S. Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74. (1, 2)
Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) - U.S. Army Ranger, 1971-1979; Captain, Army Reserve 1979-91 (1)
Former Senator Fritz Hollings (D-SC) - served as a U.S. Army officer in World War II, receiving the Bronze Star and seven campaign ribbons. (1)


Representative Leonard Boswell (D-IA) - Lt. Col., U.S. Army 1956-76; two tours in Vietnam, two Distinguished Flying Crosses as a helicopter pilot, two Bronze Stars, and the Soldier's Medal. (1, 2)
Former Representative "Pete" Peterson, Air Force Captain, POW, Ambassador to Viet Nam, and recipient of the Purple Heart, the Silver Star and the Legion of Merit. (1, 2)
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-CA: Staff sergeant/platoon leader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, U.S. Army; was wounded and received a Purple Heart. (1, 2)
Bill McBride, Democratic Candidate for Florida Governor - volunteered and served as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam; awarded Bronze Star with a combat "V." (1)
Gray Davis, former California Governor, Army Captain in Vietnam; received Bronze Star. (1)
Pete Stark, D-CA, served in the Air Force 1955-57
Wesley Clark, Democratic Presidential Candidate - 38-year career of public service in the Army, culminating as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.

Prominent Republicans
Representative Patrick McHenry, R-NC - did not serve. Saw fit to endanger American troops' lives after a visit to Iraq by violating operational security and helping militias target their mortar attacks on the Green Zone.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY - did not serve (1)
Senate Assistant Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-MI - avoided the draft, did not serve.
Senate Republican Conference Chairman Jon Kyl, R-AZ - did not serve.
Senate Republican Conference Vice Chair John Cornyn, R-TX - did not serve.
National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair John Ensign, R-NV - did not serve.


House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH - did not serve.
House Minority Whip Roy Blunt, R-MO - did not serve.
House Republican Conerence Chair Adam Putnam, R-FL - did not serve.
House Republican Policy Committee Thaddeus McCotter, R-MI - did not serve.
National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Tom Cole, R-OK - did not serve.


Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani - did not serve.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney - did not serve in the military but did serve the Mormon Church on a 30-month mission to France.
Former Senator Fred Thompson - did not serve.
Senator John McCain - McCain's naval honors include the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. Why did the Bush campaign smear him so in 2000? At least Senators Cleland (D-GA), Kerry (D-MA), Kerrey (D-NE), Robb (D-VA) and Hagel (R-NE) defended him.

Ponder this children.

Unfortunately, the warning has fallen on deaf ears -- so much so that long-time GAO head David M. Walker has recently resigned, hoping he can get his message out more effectively on his own. His main points:

1. The federal deficit is not something that comes and goes. It's built in. It's very large. And its growth trajectory takes America on a veritable collision course with bankruptcy! According to the GAO, unless radical fiscal reform is instituted quickly, the U.S. federal deficit could reach 20% of GDP, or five times greater than the worst level of this century.

2. State and local deficits are on a similar path. Thus, any efforts to shift some of the fiscal burden from federal to local governments will be futile.

3. This astronomical -- and potentially devastating -- growth in our debt has little to do with the ups and downs in the economy and has everything to do with locked-in, predictable aging of our population.

For years, we've heard warnings about baby boomers retiring, collecting benefits and becoming a drain on the economy. And for years, no one seemed to care; it was too distant in time. But now the day of reckoning is here as the first baby boomers started collecting Social Security benefits late last year.

So from this point onward, the bill is starting to come due: Nearly 80 million Americans becoming eligible for Social Security retirement benefits over the next two decades -- an average of more than 10,000 per day. But ...

4. The burden of the government's future obligations for Social Security pales in comparison to the burden for Medicare. In fact, the government's future obligations for Medicare Part D alone exceed all of the unfunded obligations for Social Security.

5. Even if the economy could somehow grow much faster, it would not be enough to solve the problem. For that, you'd have to see our GDP expand at 10% or more every year for the next 75 years!

6. If corrective action is not taken now, then later, when deficits get out of hand, the only way to close the gap will be to cut federal spending by 60% or double all taxes -- fiscal shocks that would crush the U.S. economy and depress it for decades.

7. Overall, the federal government's fiscal burden -- including expected Social Security, Medicare and other liabilities -- totals $50.5 trillion, or $400,000 for every full-time worker in America.

for the parnoid...:>)


SPECIAL "CLOSED SESSION" OF U.S. HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSSED A LOT MORE THAN THE
PENDING SECURITY SURVEILLANCE PROVISIONS
LAST NIGHTS SESSION WAS ONLY THE FOURTH TIME
IN 176 YEARS THAT CONGRESS CLOSED ITS DOORS
TO THE PUBLIC


"Word has begun leaking from last nights special,
closed-door session of the United States House of
Representatives.

Not only did members discuss new surveillance
provisions as was the publicly stated reason for
the closed door session, they were also bluntly
warned about:

the imminent collapse of the U.S. economy to
occur by September 2008,

the imminent collapse of US federal government
finances by February 2009,

the possibility of Civil War inside the USA as a
result of the collapse,

advance round-ups of "insurgent U.S. citizens"
likely to move against the government,

The detention of those rounded-up at "REX 84"
camps constructed throughout the USA ,

the possibility of retaliation against members of
Congress for the collapses,

the location of "safe facilities" for members of
Congress and their families to reside during
expected massive civil unrest

the necessary and unavoidable merger of the
United States with Canada (for its natural
resources) and with Mexico (for its cheap labor
pool),

the issuance of a new currency -THE AMERO- for
all three nations as the proposed solution to the
coming economic armageddon.

Members of Congress were FORBIDDEN to reveal what
was discussed and ABC News via WCPO web site at
the link below CONFIRMS congress members were
bFORBIDDEN to talk about it!

Several are so furious and concerned about the
future of the country, they have begun leaking
info. More details coming later today and over
the weekend."

Also, another commentator made this statement, Jim

"For those who may not be aware, the situation is so terrible that the U.S. dollar may be "de-monetized" by the Treasury, meaning any assets you have in dollars (IRA's, 401K's, Savings accounts and the like) would become instantly worthless. We are literally facing an economic wipe-out never seen before in human history."
_____

And this.

Most people think that, with such large federal deficits year after year, the U.S. Treasury would have accumulated the largest debt of any sector.

Yes, they are big. But they're not the largest.

According to the Fed's latest Flow of Funds report tabulating all U.S. credit market debts at year-end 2007 ...

* Corporate debts are more than double the size of the Treasury's ($10.7 trillion vs. $5.1 trillion).

* Mortgage debts are even larger -- $14.6 trillion.

Private-Sector Debts Far Exceed U.S. Treasury Debts
* And the grand total, including all debt categories, is $48.8 trillion -- or more than triple America's entire GDP.

As a whole, these debts are also a huge, long-term burden on the dollar for three fundamental reasons:

1. These $48.8 trillion in credit market debts are a continuing drag on the U.S. economy, especially when many of them start to go bad, as they are doing now ...

2. These debts are another major excuse for the Fed to pump in cheap money to ease the burden, and ...

3. These debts are also a strong incentive for politicians to simply let the dollar fall in value, helping the government and other debtors repay their debts with cheaper money.

But the $48.8 trillion debt reported in the Federal Reserve's Flow of Funds report is merely the tip of the iceberg. It does not include the contingent obligations of the U.S. government, which I told you about under Report #1. Nor does it include the massive amounts tied up in derivatives, the subject of the next government report ...

more parnoid news:>)

U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY WALKS OUT OF PRESS CONFERENCE

VISIBLY SHAKEN HENRY PAULSON STUTTERED AND STAMMERED AFTER LEAVING MEETING AT WHITE HOUSE
I just saw Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson give a live press conference after emerging from a meeting with the president and all top economic advisers, including Fed Chairman Bernanke and I honestly thought the man was going to have a heart attack right there on camera!

Paulson was visibly shaken and could not control his speech. He stuttered and stammered repeatedly as he answered questions, and the veins in his neck were bulging. Then abruptly, Paulson left the microphone and departed amid press questions left hanging unanswered in the air.

I've seen Henry Paulson appear and speak on numerous occasions, and the man is normally very controlled and self-confident. That's not what I saw today on CNN! Paulson was stressed beyond his ability to control even his speech. He was literally crawling around inside himself.

I don't know what went on in that meeting, but I can tell you that the words of assurance Paulson uttered the short time he answered just those few questions, were not reflected in his demeanor."
_____

CITI Mortgage IMPLODES! Major Real Estate Trust (RET) shuts down without warning!In an announcement sent out to approved brokers, CitiMortgage shut the doors on Wholesale Home Equity Lines Of Credit (HELOC's).

"Earlier this month, CitiMortgage shared publicly a new business strategy that included originating greater percentage of saleable products. As a result of this strategy, we will no longer offer home equity stand alone or combo products, effective March 18, 2008." wrote Fred Bolstad, Executive Vice President, Wholesale Lending.

"With fundings above $15 billion in 2006, down to the last 30 Account Executives let go without warning this morning, we wondered about the future of the entire Wholesale channel. Late last week we got this 'heads up' from an industry insider: All of our contacts in Prod Dev and Secondary are in the middle of some kind of fire drill; they sound freaked and stressed, and have no time to take calls. Indicated they were having some "systems" problems. I was looking for info on how the lenders handle the reprices/locks/pipeline etc, so I had to go to the field for the info: I called every Citi RET office in CA and got disconnecteds, the # was no longer for Citi, or just a voicemail. I then called another 40 branches from MD to IL and got the same thing."
_____

THE DOLLAR SINKS; THE ECONOMY WORSENS; IS ANYONE IN CHARGE?
AS FEDERAL RESERVE OFFERS MASSIVE CASH LIQUIDITY FOLKS BEGIN ASKING "WHERE IS THIS MONEY COMING FROM?"
www.sfgate.com
_____

paranoia galore?:>)


ANALYSTS WARN OF "BANK HOLIDAY"
HAS NOT HAPPENED IN 75 YEARS, SINCE ROOSEVELT DECLARED A 4 DAY BANK HOLIDAY IN THE DEPRESSION
business.timesonline.co.uk
_____

EXPERTS WARN OF 1930'S STYLE DEPRESSION
WALL STREET FOLKS "NEVER EXPERIENCED SO MUCH FEAR";
We are standing on the edge of an abyss. I have warned about this for over two years. Few listened. This week could prove decisive. We may watch the end of the US dollar as a currency this week. We may see a "bank holiday" to shut the banks. I hope all of you are prepared with cash to tie you over. Food to keep you alive.

www.independent.co.uk
_____

EXPERTS SAY DOLLAR IS "DOOMED"
FEDERAL RESERVE CUTS INTEREST RATES AGAIN;
If you folks are smart, you will look into opening a foreign checking account and wire transferring as much as you can out fo the U.S. If the dollar collapses, the Treasury can declare a "force majeur" which would be a defacto repudiation of our national debt. Within one day, Asia and European markets would nosedive. By day two, our currency would be virtually worthless around the world and the treasury would "de-monetize" the dollar, making all assets held in dollars instantly worthless.

They would then offer you a replacement currency (the AMERO) and maybe give you two cents on the dollar for your life savings, IRA, 401K and the like. I urge all of you, in the strongest terms possible, get your money to a safe country fast.

www.bloomberg.com
_____

BEAR STEARNS SELLS ITSELF TO J.P. MORGAN / CHASE
JPM TO PAY $2 PER SHARE FOR STOCK THAT CLOSED AT $30 ON FRIDAY!
This gives you some idea how over-valued the stock market really is. I urge all of you to get out of the market NOW.

online.wsj.com

_____

other copied other mainstream news articles here.

abcnews.go.com

www.cnbc.com

"1930'S STYLE DEPRESSION"

You wish.

BRIWO

FF

"This week could prove decisive. We may watch the end of the US dollar as a currency this week. We may see a "bank holiday" to shut the banks. I hope all of you are prepared with cash to tie you over. Food to keep you alive."

By Margareta Pagano, Business Editor
Sunday, 16 March 2008

"Margareta "


hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Fresh limes, Don Julio, Grand Marnier.

FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Piston win 90-98 against the Magic, they are up 3 games to 1 in the series!

The Pistons did a great job today! They were down 15 points in the third quarter, but then went on a 15-o run!

Outstanding, I like it when the Pistons fight to win, not when they just give up.

And Chauncey Billups wasn't even playing, they did great today.

Let's go Cavs!

90-89


"Margareta "


hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Fresh limes, Don Julio, Grand Marnier.

Posted by Zatoichi

ff

House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH - did not serve.
House Minority Whip Roy Blunt, R-MO - did not serve.
House Republican Conerence Chair Adam Putnam, R-FL - did not serve.
House Republican Policy Committee Thaddeus McCotter, R-MI - did not serve.
National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Tom Cole, R-OK - did not serve.

Posted by briwo


Except for Boehner and Blunt can you really call the others listed here "prominent." Hell Boehner and Blunt barely make the news anymore either...

But I see your point, every member of the DNC is John Fucking Rambo...

Funny that Rob now places a qualifier on the degree of Republican in order for them to count or not count. Funny dat be. Oh and it's quite funny the right declares Al Gore and John Kerry to be wusses and pussies and conversely declares Dubya and Cheney are real men when their Country needed them the most only Gore and Kerry had the guts to actually go over to Vietnam and fight(Admittedly Gore did not fight but He could have been killed by "Charlie" just the same) and Dubya got His Daddy to get Him a champaign Unit to stay out of Vietnam and Dicky had to wind up knocking Lynne up so He could avoid serving. It's funny how that all works out.

Larry Mohr

May 8, 2008
The Morality of the Stomach
Food Riots are Coming to the U.S.
By BINOY KAMPMARK

"I don't want to alarm anybody, but maybe it's time for Americans to start stockpiling food. No this is not a drill."

--Brett Arends


www.counterpunch.org

I was just thinking about this the other day...crazy!

MOTHER'S DAY

Don't forget, it's this Sunday -- that's tomorrow (or today if you're on EST).


"Mama" - sung by Connie Francis

"Describe the following in one sentence or less."


Keith, please pack your knives and go.

Funny that Rob now places a qualifier on the degree of Republican in order for them to count or not count.

No, Briwo did...


Prominent Republicans

Posted by briwo at 2008-05-10 05:24 PM


I placed no qualifier on anything, I just replied to Briwo...

Twinkie down, read more.



"An Irish Lullaby" ("too ra loo ra loo ra")


Hey sweetie I will email You in the morning Promise hon. My computer should be fixed by then. Love Ya hon.

YOBF
Larry

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