Congrats Marty and Grimm

[Laertes607]

Youse guys are funny.

funny in "special" sort of way.

/shh...they're still going....

I won a while ago, just VD's desperation and loony remarks. Things he thinks he knows but doesn't

[PetShopBoy]

Youse guys are funny.

funny in "special" sort of way.

/shh...they're still going....

I won a while ago, just VD's desperation and loony remarks. Things he thinks he knows but doesn't

[VirginiaDave]

who cares, i sure as hell would, maybe i'd mention it on brt and garner some empty sympathy but at the end of the day i'd prob be focused on doing what carpentry i know how to do and painting to go along with it to get my ass back into my place asap, but that's just me.

Painting huh? It was huge oak tree, not a marijuana plant. I tarped my roof and secured the window. I hope that's enough for you.

[VirginiaDave]

Yeah, don't try to fix stuff guy. A roofer will fix the roof. I chimney guy will rebuild the chimney. A window guy will fix the windows and a fence guy will put up a new fence. All of this will be paid for by the insurance company. That's how it works.

[VirginiaDave]

Hmmmm and you automatically know it's shitty? See all your snap judgments and desperate remarks ... How's your house by the way? Karma biting you in the ass?? Lol, hopefully the next hurricane will take care of you completely

You don't even know what karma is, dummy.

Like I asked you when you made this claim before, all those thousands of people who fared far worse than me, is that karma? No, but you are an idiot so.....

[VirginiaDave]

so doing what you can to save and keep the difference is what? only something stupid hipsters would do? do you pay a mexican to wash your ass for you?

Or waiting for an adjuster to show up is what you do. Really, I am quite sure I know how these things work and you don't.

[VirginiaDave]

Yep, you clearly don't pay insurance or even understand how it works. Not like that's ever stopped you from chiming in.

[Laertes607]

I've got one bitch who thinks otherwise.

Awesome dog, dave

[Laertes607]

Yep, you clearly don't pay insurance or even understand how it works. Not like that's ever stopped you from chiming in.

Pot calling the kettle black here

You chime in on everything, VD and you make desperate remarks with faulty leaps of logic.

[nyujoe]

I'm still not sure why this thread was started? Was this just Dave's attempt to troll or is there something he really likes about these two guys?

[Laertes607]

I'm still not sure why this thread was started? Was this just Dave's attempt to troll or is there something he really likes about these two guys?

VD's trolling

[BacciMia]

y'all need to just stfu already.

[VirginiaDave]

I'm still not sure why this thread was started? Was this just Dave's attempt to troll or is there something he really likes about these two guys?

Again, sorry someone mentioned the local elections. You all seem very upset by this. We should discuss the results from Peoria instead.

[bklyngirl]

Did I say it was the ONLY reason? It certainly is the biggest one based on comments that follow the mention of his name.

nope, not even close.

That's right. Not even close.

Then you folks here spend a SHIT TON of time bitching about an issue that isn't as big as others.

I don't know who you mean by "you folks", but odd since it was in response to my post and I've never spent time here bitching about that issue in regards to Golden...but I have complained about other Golden issues.

Again, sorry someone mentioned the local elections. You all seem very upset by this. We should discuss the results from Peoria instead.

I can't speak for anyone else but I'm not at all upset that you started this thread, just wish it had stayed on topic, then maybe us lifelong BR residents could've educated you on Golden. Here's a tip though: go back to the bayridgetalk archives site and you should find some background info there to get ya started. ;)

[nyujoe]

I'm not upset that the thread was started, but Dave should be honest and admit that he was looking to troll. If it was just local elections he was looking to discuss why not title the thread: "Local elections". Instead he looked to provoke an argument and side with two candidate he refuses to defend.

[VirginiaDave]

I don't have any reason to defend them. I just congratulated them for their wins. Get over it.

[nyujoe]

And exactly why would you congratulate them, troll, er, Dave?

[MKarras2012]

In all sincerity, is the original poster Mr. Quaglione or Mr. Kassar? I haven't followed the thread enough since inauguration to accurately know. Thanks.

[observ]

And exactly why would you congratulate them, troll, er, Dave?

and why not congratulate Brook-Krasny, who won v. McCarthy?

[VirginiaDave]

And exactly why would you congratulate them, troll, er, Dave?

Because I am a republican. Whine on.

[Horse]

And exactly why would you congratulate them, troll, er, Dave?

and why not congratulate Brook-Krasny, who won v. McCarthy?

Perhaps, because he's a Democrat. Keep the drama going OB.....It's what you do best.

[nyujoe]

Because I am a republican. Whine on.

Oh so this is about rooting for your team and nothing really to do with local matters. Oh, okay, fair enough troll, I mean Dave.

[Horse]

Because I am a republican. Whine on.

Oh so this is about rooting for your team and nothing really to do with local matters. Oh, okay, fair enough troll, I mean Dave.

How many republicans did you vote for? Which ones?

[nyujoe]

Anyone care to start an under/over pool?

[VirginiaDave]

Because I am a republican. Whine on.

Oh so this is about rooting for your team and nothing really to do with local matters. Oh, okay, fair enough troll, I mean Dave.

Whatever makes you feel better, Joey.

[nyujoe]

Whatever makes you feel better, Joey

Nothhing involving you makes me feel better or worse. The truth is what it is. Besides the fact that they have Rs next to their names, you don't even know why you support these guys.

[Horse]

Because I am a republican. Whine on.

Oh so this is about rooting for your team and nothing really to do with local matters. Oh, okay, fair enough troll, I mean Dave.

Joe didn't vote for any Republicans.....thus showing his normal hypocrisy.

[Horse]

With that stupidity.....You really shouldn't have the right to vote

[Horse]

why not? I was born here and I am not a felon and am over the age of 18. Are you suggesting we go back to the days of only land owners being able to vote?

No, just somehow prevent idiots like you from voting.

[Horse]

Believe me, I understand your objection. The Democratic party wouldn't exist without stupid people.

[Horse]

I'm not suggesting there be a test. So stop making up your own set of facts like you normally do.

“The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.”
John F Kennedy

[Horse]

but how do we decide who is worthy of voting? i mean you don't seem to think that the current way is "fair" so it's sounding like you want some sort of test to be given. If not what do you suggest we use?

No, I don't want a test.

I'm suggesting it be voluntarily. If you're the sort of person who is still undecided after 2 years of campaigning ....You should be encouraged not to vote.
If you're one that voted for Obama only because he's better looking than Romney.....You should be encouraged not to vote. If the only reason you can tell a person that you've voted to Obama is that he's black....and have no idea of any of the issues... you should be encouraged not to vote.
These people are not only encouraged.....Democrats send bus loads of them to the polls.

The context of this video was the 2008 election when the Democrats controlled both Houses of Government...This is the ignorance that has decided the security of all of us.

[Horse]

but how do we decide who is worthy of voting? i mean you don't seem to think that the current way is "fair" so it's sounding like you want some sort of test to be given. If not what do you suggest we use?

No, I don't want a test.

I'm suggesting it be voluntarily. If you're the sort of person who is still undecided after 2 years of campaigning ....You should be encouraged not to vote.
If you're one that voted for Obama only because he's better looking than Romney.....You should be encouraged not to vote. If the only reason you can tell a person that you've voted to Obama is that he's black....and have no idea of any of the issues... you should be encouraged not to vote.
These people are not only encouraged.....Democrats send bus loads of them to the polls.

The context of this video was the 2008 election when the Democrats controlled both Houses of Congress..This is the ignorance that has decided the security of all of us.

[Horse]

So what you are saying in this case is that the 10% of the swing voters that Berry and Mittens were fighting over and decided the election should have been excluded of their rights as citizens because in your opinion they didn't make up their minds quick enough? interesting concept, lucky for me I'd decided long ago that I would never vote for some freaky deaky mormon whose walking around wearing "magic underwear" so I suppose my mind was made up a long time ago.

:-D

You're just proving how dumb you are. I never said, nor have i ever implied....

"swing voters that Berry and Mittens were fighting over and decided the election should have been excluded of their rights as citizens because in your opinion they didn't make up their minds quick enough?"

"Should have been" is a mandate....it means there should be a requirement.

I am not suggesting that...But, it makes for good drama.

[Horse]

So when is the cut off for a person to exclude themselves from voting because they can't make up their minds? August? July? nov 1st?

What part of the word voluntary don't you understand?....Mr. let's add to the Drama

There are no requirements..It's voluntary!

Man...you're just so conditioned on the Government telling someone what they have to do...That's just sad!

[Horse]

Cain was my favorite....We needed a guy like him as President.
But, the Dems used their modern day lynching techniques, just as they did with Clarence Thomas, just like they'll do to any black conservative that they deem as a threat.
Romney's specialty in the private sector was turning around failed business.

That's exactingly the person the country needed.

But, the Dems thought the right to kill their babies, and the right for gays to marry, was of more importance than the country falling off a cliff.

Pretty dumb.

[Horse]

The dems "lynched" him???

Pulling insignificant women out of the woodwork accusing him of doing things he never did .

Then we had Gloria Alred....Holding up a fake affidavit in a News Conference, with an unknown woman. Once Cain dropped out, Gloria dropped her.

[Horse]

and that has to do with what when it came time for you and the other republicans to vote for him???

I think it has to do with not voting for a guy who decided to drop out, because he didn't want his family to go through with the stories the liberals were making up.

It will happen to any black conservative that runs for President or Supreme Court Justice. The liberals will make up stories about their sex life.

[Horse]

like McCain having a black love child?

I thought that was Thomas Jefferson.

[bruklinboy]

“The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.”
John F Kennedy

If you're one that voted for Obama only because he's better looking than Romney.....You should be encouraged not to vote. If the only reason you can tell a person that you've voted to Obama is that he's black....and have no idea of any of the issues... you should be encouraged not to vote.

It's now common knowledge that without the nation's first televised debate — fifty years ago Sunday — Kennedy would never have been president. But beyond securing his presidential career, the 60-minute duel between the handsome Irish-American senator and Vice President Richard Nixon fundamentally altered political campaigns, television media and America's political history. "It's one of those unusual points on the timeline of history where you can say things changed very dramatically — in this case, in a single night," says Alan Schroeder, a media historian and associate professor at Northeastern University, who authored the book, Presidential Debates: Forty Years of High-Risk TV

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article ... z2C2APcaw6

[pdett]

Romney's specialty in the private sector was turning around failed business.

I think it's rather interesting that, 'midst the Republican laments, the little gremlins of the Romney campaign emerge.

The guy presiding over a weak economy and unfavorable unemployment numbers combined with a mixed record of getting things done should have been easy pickings for the candidate whose strong suits were allegedly management and finance. And yet we find out that he oversaw a campaign that badly mismanaged its funds, nevermind the whole ORCA fiasco. Despite his shortcomings, Obama wins both the popular and electoral vote handily.

All of this is Monday morning quarterbacking, of course. What's baffling is that the reason the GOP lost seems to escape them still. Idiots like Krauthammer are still insisting that it's just a matter of packaging. It's not. People don't want their product anymore. You can't say "self-deportation" and think you're going to win over Hispanics just by trotting out Rubio ("See? He's one of us!"). You can't intimate that pregnancy from rape is a "gift" and expect women to not be offended just because Condoleeza gave a speech somewhere ("Hey! We have women, too!"). And you certainly can't tell older white folks - your fucking base! - that you're going to voucherize their healthcare and well, they'll probably have to go out-of-pocket, and not expect a revolt.

One of these days the GOP is going to have to pull their heads out of their echo-chambers and realize that they need to reassess their platform if they want to remain relevant. Then again, once you strip away the Tea Partiers, the Bachmann nutters, and the Randian creeps... I wonder what will remain?

[c'est Moi!]

Then again, once you strip away the Tea Partiers, the Bachmann nutters, and the Randian creeps... I wonder what will remain?

Speaking of self-deportation, I wonder what Dan thinks of this and if he would consider trying it. :roll:

[Horse]

The guy presiding over a weak economy and unfavorable unemployment numbers combined with a mixed record of getting things done should have been easy pickings for the candidate whose strong suits were allegedly management and finance. And yet we find out that he oversaw a campaign that badly mismanaged its funds, nevermind the whole ORCA fiasco. Despite his shortcomings, Obama wins both the popular and electoral vote handily.

Here in Texas, and I image it was the same story in New York, we didn't get that many media spots for the Presidency, since the outcome in each state was very predictable. However, in the swing Sates, Obama started early, with negatives ads against Romney. The painted him an image they wanted the public to see him as, rather than the truth. Then we have the willingness of the media.
The media is made up of a huge percent of liberals. They wanted Obama to win. You would be lying if you said otherwise. The consequences of the media having a dog in the race, does two things. One, it ignores any negative stories of Obama and, two, they embellish the negative stories on any opponent of they're backing.

All of this is Monday morning quarterbacking, of course. What's baffling is that the reason the GOP lost seems to escape them still. Idiots like Krauthammer are still insisting that it's just a matter of packaging. It's not. People don't want their product anymore.

You going to have to explain yourself here.
Product one....Get a handle on the budget. Stop us from going the way of Greece.

Product two....Continue with Government programs that provide hand outs.
Product two is very comforting for those who have come to believe they can't make it on their own. They need help. So they vote for the guy who wants to help by handing them things.

Product one...wants to help these people become self sufficient. For example,
Welfare Reform, which was an idea Bill Clinton modeled after Tommy Thompson s program in Wisconsin. There was a low level of work requirements needed for those looking to receive welfare. When Clinton enacted this Bill, the welfare rolls dropped in half. Poverty levels dropped.

Last July, Obama somehow, without the work of Congress,made a law
that essentially lifted the work requirements. He said no state will be required to follow them.

So here we had laws, written in Congress, voted in Congress during the Clinton Administration that required a level of work for receiving welfare, and Obama, acting as Dictator or King, lifted those requirements....Congress need not be involved to change any laws they had written.

Amazing!

The Press? Silent....Not a peep.

You can't say "self-deportation" and think you're going to win over Hispanics just by trotting out Rubio ("See? He's one of us!"). You can't intimate that pregnancy from rape is a "gift" and expect women to not be offended just because Condoleeza gave a speech somewhere ("Hey! We have women, too!"). And you certainly can't tell older white folks - your fucking base! - that you're going to voucherize their healthcare and well, they'll probably have to go out-of-pocket, and not expect a revolt.

You can tell them the truth that we don't have any money to pay for this,
or they can believe a fairly tale that somehow, Obama, "The Messiah"
will make it happen.

It's the blind leading the blind....as they head toward the cliff.

One of these days the GOP is going to have to pull their heads out of their echo-chambers and realize that they need to reassess their platform if they want to remain relevant. Then again, once you strip away the Tea Partiers, the Bachmann nutters, and the Randian creeps... I wonder what will remain?

One of these days the Democrats are going to have to pull their head out of their ass and admit we don't have the money to pay for these programs.

Right now, the Democrats are pretending all is well..and there are dumb people buying into it.

Their voters.

[pdett]

The media didn't fuck up Romney's campaign finances. The media didn't crash the ORCA servers.

I think there are a lot of people receptive to conservative fiscal policy, and if I was the GOP, that'd be the core from which I start. But what they're selling is more trickle-down bullshit and deregulation gussied up as conservative fiscal policy, which it ain't. It's what got us into this mess. They want more tax cuts for the rich, even when the rich are paying the lowest taxes in history. These are the same brilliant number-crunchers who predicted a Romney landslide. People aren't buying it and, given the track record, they shouldn't.

This is the echo-chamber to which I referred. But if you want to keep rearranging the deck chairs, have at it.

[pdett]

Last July, Obama somehow, without the work of Congress,made a law
that essentially lifted the work requirements. He said no state will be required to follow them.

So here we had laws, written in Congress, voted in Congress during the Clinton Administration that required a level of work for receiving welfare, and Obama, acting as Dictator or King, lifted those requirements....Congress need not be involved to change any laws they had written.

Amazing!

No. Not "Amazing!" Fucking false.



Echo Echo Echo

[Horse]

The media didn't fuck up Romney's campaign finances. The media didn't crash the ORCA servers.

That's a bunch of BS. The ORCA system is only there to record who's showing up to vote. The idea then is to make phone calls to those who have yet to show up.
Any phone calls they could have made, would not have turned the election around....That's a bunch of crap.

I think there are a lot of people receptive to conservative fiscal policy, and if I was the GOP, that'd be the core from which I start. But what they're selling is more trickle-down bullshit and deregulation gussied up as conservative fiscal policy, which it ain't. It's what got us into this mess. They want more tax cuts for the rich, even when the rich are paying the lowest taxes in history.

You're a walking Democrat playbook. Do you know why businesses are moving out of California and into States like Texas? It's because we have lower taxes.
We are a more friendly State to business. Raising taxes on the rich will only accomplish keeping the Federal Government open an additional week or two.
It's relatively little money....But, when you're pandering for votes using class
warfare.....Soaking the rich sounds like a justified thing to do!

These are the same brilliant number-crunchers who predicted a Romney landslide. People aren't buying it and, given the track record, they shouldn't.

What these brilliant number-crunchers didn't predict is an accurate turnout.

Thursday's report, from the Center for the Study of the American Electorate, put 2012 voter turnout at 57.5% of all eligible voters, compared to 62.3% who voted in 2008 and 60.4% who cast ballots in 2004. In 2000, the turnout rate was 54.2%.

The group estimated 126 million people voted in the election, where President Barack Obama defeated GOP nominee Mitt Romney.

132,645,504 voted 4 years ago.

It also means that 93 million eligible citizens did not cast ballots.

This is the echo-chamber to which I referred. But if you want to keep rearranging the deck chairs, have at it.[/quote]

You're like the guy on the Titanic who claimed the ship as "unsinkable"

You're the captain telling his crew to "full steam ahead" ignoring all signs of what was to come.

We have a system of Government that is designed to have a "checks and balance's".....We have a President who believes otherwise.

Full Steam Ahead!

[Horse]

Last July, Obama somehow, without the work of Congress,made a law
that essentially lifted the work requirements. He said no state will be required to follow them.

So here we had laws, written in Congress, voted in Congress during the Clinton Administration that required a level of work for receiving welfare, and Obama, acting as Dictator or King, lifted those requirements....Congress need not be involved to change any laws they had written.

Amazing!

No. Not "Amazing!" Fucking false.



Echo Echo Echo

Listen blind man....Fact Check .org is just another liberal mouth piece.
Factcheck .org is owned by Annenberg of Chicago..Obama sat on the board of Annenberg dispersing up to 60 million dollars a year..

WAKE UP!

The truth is the changes haven't occurred YET! Fact Check jumps on that point.

The change Obama made is fundamental.

He has now, through the power he's given himself, and no one objected, has given the option to each state to drop the work requirements.

They just haven't done it......YET...But, the option is there.

[Stanley]

A good article about the conservative evangelical echo chamber. Reality really gave them a big swift kick in the ass, yet they continue to ignore it.

http://m.washingtonpost.com/national/go ... story.html

[observ]

Divided government: Obama narrowly wins in county once dominated by GOP
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Divided- ... 70881.html
By Doug Miller / KHOU 11 News (11/7/12)

HOUSTON — At the very top of the printouts of vote totals tallied by Harris County election officials, above even the results of the presidential race, sits a very telling piece of data.

The number of straight party ticket voters in the largest county in Texas is almost exactly divided between Democrats and Republicans.

That’s an ominous sign for the GOP in a county where Republican candidates slapping elephant logos on their direct mail pieces once coasted to easy victory.

Indeed, the narrow difference -- Democrats at 49.8 percent, Republicans at 49.4 percent -- was enough to cost many down ballot Republicans their elections. It explains why Democratic judges who sweated bullets going into Election Day woke up the next morning to discover they’d kept their jobs.

Just after the polls closed on election night, delighted Republican officials poring over the early vote totals predicted they might capture almost all of the countywide offices on the ballot.

“Are you ready for a sweep?” Paul Bettencourt, the always lively GOP strategist, screamed to the Republican crowd gathered at Ted Cruz’s Senate victory party. Alas, when the final votes were tallied, not only did the courthouse remain divided between the parties, President Obama had carried Harris County by 585 votes.

“The county is about equally divided, but people pick their way down the ballot,” said Mayor Annise Parker. “And that is a good sign for our democracy.”

To be sure, Republicans had plenty to celebrate. Cruz’s election was the centerpiece event of a night when the GOP retained some seats that seemed endangered, like Randy Weber’s victory that kept Ron Paul’s congressional district in Republican hands and State Rep. Sarah Davis’ convincing defeat of Democratic challenger Ann Johnson.

Still, the narrow Democratic advantage denied Republicans an opportunity to retake, not only more than a dozen judge’s jobs, but also the county attorney’s office.

This marks the second consecutive presidential election in which President Obama has carried Harris County. Once again, political analysts are pointing to it as evidence that the county’s demographic changes are gradually shifting power to Democrats.

“The base of the Republican Party, an older and Anglo vote, is simply — how can I say this? -- dying off,” said Bob Stein, the Rice University professor and KHOU political analyst. “Every four years, there’s a normal mortality rate and those voters aren’t getting replaced with younger Anglo Republican voters.”

“The Democratic base, particularly because of its Hispanic support, is increasing in number," he said.

[Horse]

A good article about the conservative evangelical echo chamber. Reality really gave them a big swift kick in the ass, yet they continue to ignore it.

http://m.washingtonpost.com/national/go ... story.html

Isn't it just wonderful that liberals care so much about Conservatives they want to tell all Republicans where we went wrong! It's just so nice of them. They must have our best interest at heart....don't ya think?

You're a complete fool to believe "reality" as defined by a liberal, gave Republicans a kick in the ass!