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2. Hillbuzz 11/7/10 Thread About The Thread
The shocked Hillbuzzer reaction to the USO post makes the Sunday open thread as much an endangered species as the piping plover. Or, dare I say it, the Dodo.
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313 RESPONSES TO “SUNDAY OPEN THREAD: NOVEMBER 7TH, 2010”
Athena the Warrior Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:13 am
How sweet is this:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/11/06/gop-gains-traction-gay-voters-focusing-economy-analyst-says/
HB, you realize how integral you were in this rise don’t you?
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chiron Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:40 am
not quite. there are large numbers of gay conservatives out there ( no pun intended ) . Here for example;
http://www.goproud.org/
as well as log cabin republicans who have gained traction in the community due to this administration’s backtracking on gay issues. Would be nice to give the site some credit, but I’d rather give it to the community itself which is realizing that putting its’ eggs all in one basket is counterproductive.
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WannaCruize Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Frankly what is on my mind the most today is you, Kevin. I do sense that you need all of your friends deeply right now, both real-life friends and HB friends.
I’m praying for your safety and health, both physical and emotional. Cyber hugs to you!
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Cary Says:
November 7, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Also — prayers to stay healthy and safe.
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Amsterdam Expat Says:
November 7, 2010 at 9:45 pm
Funny, I’ve been thinking much the same — and while praying is not what I do, I make up for it by worrying.
Kevin (and the other boyz), please stay safe!
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Amsterdam Expat Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:46 pm
Just to be clear, with this comment I was referring to things generally (i.e., physical exhaustion after working so hard against Schakowsky etc.), not the particularities of the potential hacking of the site that may have taken place (see the thread on the USO), which I became aware of only after perusing this one.
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Athena the Warrior Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:11 pm
I know that, I’m one of them. I do think the Boyz are important and should be recognized for having a hand in helping people open up their minds and see the real agenda of what the Dems have been up to.
I also think that this wonderful Hillbuzz community has done more to dispel the stereotypes on both sides than anything out there. People from around the country and the world coming together having mature, adult discussions has been an amazing breathe of fresh air.
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Bill Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Doctor explains Obmama’s health care:
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M. Simon Says:
November 7, 2010 at 4:41 pm
That is very bad. This is much worse:
http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/11/closing_the_pre.html
The government is attacking free speech using the Drug War Laws.
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Old One Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:21 am
Beyond a doubt everyone I know that is not an obot kool-aid consumer is aghast at the cost of the Ovomits’ India caper as well as the cluelessness of Imabama & the democraps spin on the election along with Nasty Pelousy’s behavior.
Rush is right! When the House of Representatives refuses to cave to Opie he will attempt rule by presidential fiat.
From my perspective Chrmn.Zero is driving the nation toward a constitutional crisis which he will lose that will deliver the democrat party to complete destruction with him.
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:11 am
It’s been four days and I still haven’t cooled down over what California did last Tuesday. I thought at least Cooley would make it. Who will self-destruct first..California, or Obama?
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Aussie Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:50 am
has anyone opened a book to see who can tip when there will be a Governor recall in California?
I am still guessing two years tops.
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rae Says:
November 7, 2010 at 6:03 am
yeah, I did write that on Meg Whitman’s facebook. it got 20 likes.
also ”Now that Brown is elected would the last person to leave California please turn out the lights!!!”
losers vote for losers. wasters vote for wasters like Babs Boxer as it makes them feel less bad about themselves.
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Old One Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:14 pm
As a californian I can only say thet the welfare state’s rent takers, the third world leeches and grifters & criminals that have breached our borders, and the residue of the sixties Haigh Hashbury along with their drug dulled progeny have come to be the majority of the population in this state. Many others are now assuredly planning an exit. My wife retires March 31 and we are then gone. The long Thanksgiving weekend is going to be house hunting time in no state income tax Nevada.
The downward spiral long underway since the last reign of Jerry Moonbeam is going to accelerate as the state collapses and anarchy rules the streets under Medfky Brown. Jerry the Jerk & the democraps in Sacramento believe they can raise taxes and punish the private sector& the propertied without end.
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rae Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:26 pm
It is so sad as California is so wonderful.
Nevada is too hot and doesn’t look as nice.
But When California goes bust the leeches of the welfare state will move,
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Aussie Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:59 pm
I would have thought that you would get more than 20 likes. There must be more than 20 people who remember that Brown was a doped up f’up
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Odysseus Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:38 am
What will be fun to watch is California’s implosion and the House’s refusal to bail them out.
Remember the scene in Titanic with the rats running through the hallways? California in two years.
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California granny Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:51 am
Isn’t Cooley still in the hunt? I swear I saw on some L.A. news show that he has pulled ahead of Kamala Harris by 16K votes. Lord, let us pray it is so!
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Old One Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:19 pm
One sane lietenant JG on a ship that is sinking can not save it.
Never fear. Acorn,the SEIU, & AFSCME along the Soros bot Bowen will nmanufacture enough ballots to give the Commie Harris a victory.
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cate007 Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:30 pm
My husband’s take is that Californians believe the feds will bail them out of their foolishness. Sadly, he’s probably right.
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getfitnow Says:
November 7, 2010 at 9:30 pm
Unless something changed today, as of yesterday, Cooley took the lead. They’re still counting. I think he’s something like 14k ahead. Whatever that “ahead” # is, the Sec of State said that her office showed that to be true.
So, he’s hanging in there.
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Amsterdam Expat Says:
November 7, 2010 at 9:54 pm
California is my next port of call — specifically LaLaLand and the Bay Area — and it will be interesting to gauge the lunacy that led to Brown and Boxer’s re-election.
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WaltzingMtilda Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:59 am
Had a really great moment on Saturday with an old friend who works in the market in the town where we grew up. He’s always so sweet but downtrodden. We got to yapping and I asked him about other old friends…he told me how he worked the polls on Tuesday for one of them who is now a conserv, and that another one of the gang was working along with him.
You have to understand…when I hung out with these guys I was the old lady in the crowd at 30. I had to threaten to boycott a 4th of July party where they were planning to burn the Flag in order for them to get me to agree to attend. I went to the party, and they didn’t burn the Flag (because they were good guys at heart, and I have very fond memories of them) but that was the night I broke up with the boy in that crowd that I was dating. This was around the time when I first turned right, though it would take a little while before I realized it.
And 10 years later at least three of them have come to their senses.
Yes, I am in an over-sharing mood tonight. : )
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MRM Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:17 am
That’s great to hear! Gives me hope for the young libs I know who spout kool-aid induced drivel
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Odysseus Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:42 am
You know what they say: If you’re not a liberal at 20 you have no heart and if you’re not a conservative at 30 you have no brain.
(I guess I’m long on brain and short on heart because I’ve been a con all my life. Perhaps it’s because I turned 18 in 1979 and my first vote was for Reagan)
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WaltzingMtilda Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:09 am
Jealous of your first vote. If I remember my shady youth correctly, mine was for Clinton. : ) My mom still makes fun of me for that.
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Kristi Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:54 am
My first vote was in 1988 for
G H W Bush.
My son voted for the first time last tuesday.
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:59 pm
My first vote was for Ronald Reagan.
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meiniowa Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:09 pm
My first vote was for Nixon. How bad was that??!!
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Old One Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:23 pm
My firstt vote was for Goldwater in 1964 but then I am a fifth generation republican voter now pissed as hell at theCocktail Party’s lack of cojones when dealing with the democrap statists intent on a continuinf RINO and DIABLO hunt.
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 5:13 pm
I chose Johnson in ’64…I chose poorly. ;-)
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Pat P Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:59 pm
My first vote was for Nixon, too. 1968. Alternatives were Humphrey and Wallace. What choices!
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Aussie Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:01 pm
it was not bad to vote for Nixon.
His policies helped to bring the Vietnam war to an end.
Truly Nixon was not that bad and he was respected by world leaders.
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:26 pm
He was a very good prez.
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Diane Kelly Says:
November 7, 2010 at 4:29 pm
My first vote was for John Anderson. I’v always been a contrarian.
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M. Simon Says:
November 7, 2010 at 4:46 pm
A Rockford
guy.
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PhillyCon Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:52 am
WM:
I can share too … now I understand why PA has turned red.
My hair stylist who is a dyed in the wool Dem, voted straight ticket Republican, the first time in her life.
She still has major liberal leanings, and these things don’t evaporate overnight; however, she sounds like a conservative Republicans when she speaks (especially on the economy, she is fed up).
She knows it, and is taken aback by it.
She doesn’t like the teacher unions one bit now that her child is in school.
I was trying to tell that the teacher unions are a major constituency in the Dem party, and I don’t think she FULLY understands yet.
My anecdotal evidence (in a very purplish area) echoing what Kevin is saying, that the Dems are royally screwed, and people are fleeing the party in droves.
I am so thankful that the open minded Dems, and Indies in PA made the conscious choice not to be like NY & CA, especially on the state level.
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Janie Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:17 am
Me too, thought I might need to move if Corbett did not win. We can’t handle anymore taxes in Pa.
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WaltzingMtilda Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:27 am
Amen, sistah!
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WaltzingMtilda Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:26 am
PhillyCon, thank God for people like your hairdresser! We needed them. The Toomey race nearly gave me a heart attack, and that wasn’t even the race I was worried about!
I love Pennsylvania with all my heart, I would never want to live anywhere else, but I cannot stand how liberal it is. Quite frankly the older I get the less I understand libs in general. Isn’t wisdom supposed to come with age?
Always good to see a “neighbor” out and about on the interwebs. Keep fighting the good fight.
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Deborah Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:55 am
Our family is moving to Hazleton this week. I’ve lived in IL my whole life so this should be interesting!
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:49 am
The year is 2005. Glenn Beck is clearly giving Chris Matthews a thrill up his leg…
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rae Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Glenn Beck has not changed, before Obama he took both sides out equally.
Obama was so bad and the Democrats too so he focused on him. He will attack the GOP very soon now they have power.
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In DC Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Remember…he began his career in CNN…I haven’t forgotten…
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Shelby Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Actully, I have been listening to Glenn Beck since he was a local talkshow host out of Tampa in 2000. He has always been faithful to his conservative viewpoints and doesn’t change his stripes for anyone.
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In DC Says:
November 7, 2010 at 4:31 pm
Only time will try…always remember – trust but verify
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Adam R. Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:06 am
Here’s a leftist British blog that claims Americans want more government, citing some poll from WaPo. Elitism and arrogance at work people.
http://www.nextleft.org/2010/11/most-americans-still-want-more-but.html
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teddrunk Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Most media outlets in Europe are even more lefty than ours. They can’t figure out why we wouldn’t want to be like them.
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rae Says:
November 7, 2010 at 5:38 am
Does anyone think Lisa won the Alaska Senate seat or do you think a lot of people selected Write in to vote for random people to build her hopes up?
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Adam R. Says:
November 7, 2010 at 6:49 am
I wonder how many write in votes were for Mickey Mouse.
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rae Says:
November 7, 2010 at 9:03 am
I would do that just to get her hopes up.
But Joe Miller would be a better Senator
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Heidi Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:15 am
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/caught-on-video-federal-contractor-tells-employees-to-vote-for-murkowski/
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JerseyGram Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:20 am
As a federal contractor, it sounds like he’s violated the Hatch Act [no politicking on government time or dime] and I also believe, as a supervisor/employer, he is coercing his employees to vote a certain way – which is also a voting act violation. Not sure whether it’s a felony or not – but pretty sure he could be knocked out of bidding on any federal jobs in the future.
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GracieD Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:22 am
One more thing to add to the list of issues to be investigated.
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Auntie Lib Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:35 am
The Hatch Act would only apply if he was a government employee. A private contractor – even if all his work involves federal jobs – is not covered by the Hatch Act.
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rae Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:10 pm
I bet he just looked up a website or something.
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Maxine Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:04 am
Nope, I don’t believe Lisa got all the write-in’s. Not a chance. All of the write in possibilities and a bunch of good ole boys and beer and you get a lot of silliness. I bet Miller even got some of the write in vote.
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WannaCruize Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:44 am
However the head of elections has stated officially that write-in votes for miller won’t ne counted because he wasn’t an approved write-in candidate
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rae Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:27 pm
That must be true.
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Aussie Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:05 pm
except that Miller’s name was on the write-in list.
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 5:22 pm
I check the Alaska Division of Elections and could not find his name listed as “write in”. Lisa’s is.
http://www.elections.alaska.gov/ci_pg_cl_2010_genr.php
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cate007 Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:35 pm
I just checked and found him. Hmmm… Is something fishy going on?
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:01 pm
He’s listed, but check after his name, it does not say “write in”.
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Solaratov Says:
November 7, 2010 at 5:48 pm
I just read this morning that write-in votes for Miller WILL be counted for him.
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JerseyGram Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Wouldn’t it be a hoot and a half if some ticked off voters actually wrote in Miller’s name and he had more votes than Lisa? I have such a rich and lovely fantasy life…
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ZurichMike Says:
November 7, 2010 at 5:48 am
We pause now to consider that in 6 weeks and 6 days, it will be Christmas.
I am mentioning this in case you all need a little more time to find ZurichMike something nice.
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a.marie Says:
November 7, 2010 at 6:51 am
ZurichMike dont you post also at Lucianne?
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hxbuff Says:
November 7, 2010 at 7:54 am
He does.
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alan mann Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:04 am
I think I will get you a nice Klingon boob belt…..I am sure you will look spiffy on your next hop-scotching adventure!!!! haha
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JerseyGram Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:16 am
Hahahahah, Zurich, maybe next year. I’m told by people in the “know” that by Christmas hyper inflation will cost each of us a bazillion dollars for 5 lbs. of sugar.
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Old One Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:36 pm
The price of sugar has soared on the international market thanks to soaring demand worldwide and a near disaster crop in Brazilian production due to weather.
Tomorrow I going to stock up. Expect the same pattern of soaring prices for floor and cooking oil. Everyone worldwide is dumping dollars thanks to Oveomit, Bernanke, and Pelosy’s spend-a-thon financed by running the printing presses.
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JerseyGram Says:
November 8, 2010 at 7:35 am
If you “stock up” on dry goods Old One, I’d advise you to get a vacuum sealer if you don’t already have one. [like "food saver" or a better commercial model...] Those little pests that get into flour, rice, etc. can ruin your plans to conserve. Although my grandma used to use the buggy stuff anyway – “more protein” she would say. Ha!
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NCPete Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:30 pm
Something nice for Mike is to wish that he avoids ACL issues in Engelberg but enjoys fondue in Zermatt.
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rae Says:
November 7, 2010 at 5:50 am
Patty Murry, how was she elected, she is the stupidest person to take a seat in the United States Senate in history and there is a lot of competition for that title.
Washington state once again made the mistake of not electeting Dino Rossie for Senate. He has a proven record.
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Odysseus Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:43 am
Stupider than Boxer? Surely you jest.
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Have you ever listened to her? She makes Obama look highly articulate. I’m afraid Boxer is the clear second.
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PhillyCon Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:57 am
What about Claire McCaskill?
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rae Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:29 pm
well Patty Murry just looks stupid.
is Sarah Palin is stupid, Patty Murry by law will have to wear a helmet in the U.S. Senate because she is so special.
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Auntie Lib Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:39 am
Aw – c’mon. Montana’s “you wouldn’t expect me to waste my time reading the bills” Max Baucus gets that title – not only is he dumber than all the others, he’s been at it longer!
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rae Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:11 pm
I bet he doesn’t win in 2012. 2012 can’t come soon enough.
The GOP need to pick a candidate that everyone can unite around.
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Auntie Lib Says:
November 7, 2010 at 5:07 pm
He isn’t up in 2012 – Jon Tester is. Max is safe until 2014.
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Amsterdam Expat Says:
November 7, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Based on some of his appearances on the Senate floor, I don’t know if Baucus is dumber than the others, but if he were any more hammered he’d be flat as a board.
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rae Says:
November 7, 2010 at 5:52 am
Hillary being out of the United States for several weeks before and after the election.
This was planned, I am glad to see her enemies get punished for the back stabbing.
I have no doubt Hillary would have held the House if she were President.
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chiron Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:12 am
The punishment isn’t over yet.
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Aussie Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:12 pm
Hillary is in Australia at the moment. She has some high level meetings today.
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Deb Says:
November 7, 2010 at 7:25 am
What’s on my mind this beautiful Sunday morning? The fact that our only hope is in Jesus Christ. The fact that no matter what happens in Washington over the next few days, weeks, months or years, He never changes! I find myself worrying about the economy more than anything else and the foolish move the feds are making in monetizing our debt. But as I’m getting ready this morning to go to the worship service at my church, I know that no matter what is happening around me, I will always have Jesus. He is our blessed hope!
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WaltzingMtilda Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:34 am
Amen!
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magsdee Says:
November 7, 2010 at 9:11 am
Thanks for the reminder Deb. Can’t tell you how much I need that reminder this morning.
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Kristi Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:56 am
Amen Deb!
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Doris Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Yep, I totally agree!
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Deb.. you reminded me to let go and let God.
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Aussie Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:14 pm
We had a sermon on that very subject yesterday.
The priest actually defined the scriptural meaning of hope.
It is not something as meaningless as “Hopenchange”
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FAYE Says:
November 7, 2010 at 9:57 pm
AMEN!!!
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longsufferingtribefan Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:03 am
I’m wondering how long it will take Hillbuzz to ban me. I took Kevin to task over his antics on the USO thread, and I suspect he won’t like it much.
I’ve seen a lot of things on the internet over the years, but nothing ever quite shocked me as that. It was absolutely stunning.
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blynn Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:19 am
Yeah, I am quite disappointed with that post and thread. I am still waiting for an apology to shelby68.
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Bookworm 2 Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:17 pm
I fear that we’re losing our focus and purpose in this discussion … HillBuzz is too precious a community to do this to … If we destroy this place we have no other place online (that I know of) to go …. could we perhaps set this discussion aside for a bit? I’m worried for the sake of us all …
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Michelle Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:58 pm
I agree with this. We don’t know who posted, what was going through their head, what was taken the wrong way (it IS the internet, after all, we don’t have inflection or tone-of-voice here to give us proper cues), and all we know is that something spiraled out of control. Speculation will only serve to make us upset and paranoid.
I believe that everyone had good intentions and that something just sort of… happened. I had a great response to this effect early on in the other thread, but it didn’t get posted for whatever reason, and I’m sure with the influx of ranty-rants going on it will be a while to sort through the spam filters and it may not get posted- that’s fine.
The point is… give everyone here the benefit of the doubt, because the internet is famous for making people take things the wrong way. Let’s all calm down and just wait and see. We care about each other as a community, let’s not start infighting just yet.
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AFinch Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:46 am
I thought your posts were entirely appropriate. I tried to respond — we’ll see if it shows up.
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longsufferingtribefan Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:57 am
Thanks, I’m hoping he wakes up this morning, and after having something yummy at the Lucky Platter (or wherever), he slaps himself upside the head.
“What was I thinking? These are my ‘peeps.’ If SP had been reading this thread, she would be spicing me deliciously for one of her Mama Grizzlies.”
LOL
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blynn Says:
November 7, 2010 at 9:02 am
The whole thing sounded very troll-like to me. I very much doubt that Kevin was the one writing all that. From what I have read from him in the past, I doubt he would tell someone not to post because they dont volunteer at a particular organization, and when would he treat someone who lost a family member for this country so terribly? I am crossing my fingers and hoping that someone else had hijacked it because it was so unlike Hillbuzz. I agree with you and if I dont see any apology or something soon, I doubt I will be back, which is really disappointing because I love the insight and hardwork from these guys.
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AFinch Says:
November 7, 2010 at 9:23 am
I agree. I don’t think it was Kevin.
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Southgoinggal Says:
November 7, 2010 at 9:39 am
I had the same thought when I read the thread this morning. The words don’t sount Kevin-ish.
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capechik Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:46 am
Agreed.
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chiron Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:15 am
He has been known to wipe comments, not from trolls, but from long time posters who disagree on certain topics before.
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capechik Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:19 am
I appreciate the efforts he puts into keeping the typical dialogue very civil. And if he wants his site to reflect a certain P.O.V. and not be a debate site, that’s his prerogative.
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chiron Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:55 am
civility had nothing to do with it. You have a comment section on a site to elicit comments pure and simple. Handling trolls deftly is an art form. censoring like minded, long time posters is another.
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capechik Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Thankfully, you’re not the blog police.
Kevin can have a comments section for whatever the heck he wants a comments section for. He be artful or full of crap–his choice. He could have a whole site full of false personas and have conversations with himself about how what a handsome devil he is if he wanted to. It’s HIS business. And if we want to come check it out, that’s OUR business.
Unless of course we’re all Kevin and we disagree with ourselves. Then it’s a little more complicated.
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:19 pm
I have been reading and contributing here for over a year and have never seen Kevin ban anyone for not agreeing with him. He bans trolls who insult him and why wouldn’t he? If I had a blog and someone wrote and told me what I could or could not say or wrote something that insulted me or someone I cared about I would ban them, too.
There are people on the left willing to do ANYTHING to disrupt this blog. Don’t think they aren’t trying daily to crack in and start trouble.
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AliRose Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:22 pm
I disagree with Kevin (and others) quite frequently and I’ve NEVER (I don’t use that word often) had a comment not show up eventually.
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MaryJane Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:31 pm
A few weeks ago HB got quite uppity with a long-time poster. Some people took HB to task for that, myself included. The next morning the entire thread was gone.
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FranklytheNut Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:59 am
I see some of you have gotten the “treatment” that Kevin dishes out to those with whom he disagrees.
I am one of those two women he so vividly described in his “4th-wall” post awhile back. I have the email to prove that I did not say what I’m accused of saying, and that the 3 offending paragraphs were spent primarily in praising HB (and him), although I did suggest a proofreader to make his work shine even more…now that he was hitting the big time and would be getting greater scrutiny.
I’ve also read the other offender’s kind and gently-concerned email about the Mormons. That poor woman was totally misrepresented!
I had not posted here since, and had no intention of doing so–and if this makes it to the comments (and stays), I’ll be SHOCKED!–but I doubt the comments came from someone in Mama’s basement, eating Cheetos.
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capechik Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Wow–how strange that you happened to pop back in today!!! Imagine that!!!
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Yeah…Just happened to stop by…what a coincedence.
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FranklytheNut Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:02 pm
It is no coincidence. I read all the columns every day, and check the site often for new posts. I just didn’t post anything myself. There are not bogeymen under every bed.
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MaryJane Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:40 pm
Like FranklytheNut I also went from contributing Buzzer to reading-only Buzzer after a long-time Buzzer was rudely insulted by one of the Boyz (or an interloper).
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housemom1952 Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:13 pm
Susan? Is that you?
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FranklytheNut Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:34 pm
Well, what’s left of me after the dissection!
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Aussie Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:35 pm
How did you get through you troll.
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AliRose Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:29 pm
Someone help me here…why is this poster’s name linked? And why does it take me to HillBuzz? What does that mean?
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housemom1952 Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:18 am
I just can’t believe Kevin is the one posting on that USO thread. Something isn’t right here.
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Freee4Now Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Bev, I checked on Gravatar. FrabklytheNut’s profile has been deleted. Stinks like dead fish…
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Freee4Now Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:38 pm
“FranklytheNut” tsk
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FranklytheNut Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:51 pm
I deleted it myself because I expected never to post again. I was surprised to find that every time I read here, it still showed up. And I changed myself from “Susan” to “Franklythenut” after another HB poster told me that I was “frankly a nut” after I ventured a comment on propriety in women’s clothing and demeanor.
OK, done here. Thanks for remembering me, housemom. That was a surprise.
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Aussie Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:37 pm
stay away you nasty troll
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chiron Says:
November 7, 2010 at 7:41 pm
bad form.
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Pat P Says:
November 7, 2010 at 9:30 am
I think your posts were totally appropriate and, under the circumstances, necessary and thoughtful.
I was much more direct and, if anyone gets banned, it will be me.
I can’t believe the comments to Motley and some of the other regular posters here. People who are willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
If it isn’t Kevin, I hope to hear an explanation from him.
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:02 am
Actually, after reading your posts here and I went and looked and I saw something entirely different.
The title of the thread is about volunteering at the USO and what have you done to help. Everyone kept taking the conversation on a middle school emotional roller coaster ride and HB kept bringing it right back to the point of the thread.
It sounded childish…The ENTIRE point of the thread was LOST because everyone wanted to whine and complain and assume a bunch of CRAP.
How many of you listed your charitable contributions to the USO and how many of you jumped into the cluster F*** of whining and complaining???
He asked a SIMPLE QUESTION and everybody jumped all over him. Accused him of stuff…built up this huge thread of nonsense. He did not insult anybody. He did not accuse or offend anyone. He asked a simple question and all of you just ran with a theme like you had some thorn in your side and had to take it out on him.
Kevin does not deserve that. Or the HB boyz.
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Pat P Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:13 am
Bev,
Motley listed what she does on a typical day.
Hillbuzz can ask us what we do without all of the insults about conservatives sitting on their butts.
If I think he’s out of line, I will say so. If he doesn’t like that then he can ban me.
I have always (before this) given him the benefit of the doubt, and defended him on other sites, such as Lucianne, but this was over the top.
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:19 am
Well I guess you just really don’t know Kevin then. Because when I read that I did not read an insult to conservatives at all.
If you believe that Kevin, after all he has done…and is doing…and the CRAP he puts up with from the left…meant to insult us then GET A GRIP!
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chiron Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:17 am
how much do you ‘know’ him?
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capechik Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:21 am
When you read enough of what a person posts on a regular enough basis, you know enough of the typical posts to know whether something is in keeping with what you expect or not. The degree to which that reflects all the inner musings of the poster is not something any of us can know on the Internet. Not necessary to challenge Bev on that.
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capechik Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:17 am
Bev, the HB reply to Shelby68, who lost her husband, offered no kind of sympathy whatsoever and included, “Am dying to hear why you are too busy or important to volunteer.” It was completely lacking in sensitivity and not what people are used to hearing at HB, even when HB is challenging us to be better, work harder, be more honest with ourselves.
It was unnecessarily confrontational and not typical for HB. I’m surprised you can’t see how that might offend someone.
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:38 am
I am more inclined to question WHY a military widow would be compelled to go on a thread about volunteering for the USO and insult the USO. That’s crazy.
How insulting is it to DEMAND Kevin do ANYTHING!!! That is so arrogant. All the things he does….The exposure he gives us…the voice he gives us…and you have the audacity to DEMAND he show sympathy to someone we don’t even know is telling the truth who INSULTED the USO on a thread Kevin asked us to volunteer to help??
Sorry…this makes me very angry. All of you..turning your backs and accusing Kevin of crap over ONE POST who for all we know is some 65-year-old pervert sitting naked in his mother’s basement eating Cheetohs.
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AFinch Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:45 am
Bev–
This is the first comment from shelby68 on that thread:
“Thank you JoAnn!!! Using a large paintbrush to color is most ineffective.”
Explain exactly how that is trashing the USO? The worst that shelby68 said about the USO is that it is not an organization that gets her charitable time or treasure.
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:58 am
Why would you say that? Even if you lost a spouse why would you say that on a thread Kevin is asking us to donate to? Think about it. If you had a blog and you asked somebody to donate their charity to a cause YOU believe in and then a person says…sorry..I am not donating my time or money to that charity. THAT is an insult.
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AFinch Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:02 am
Bev–
She said that AFTER HB confronted her and asked her what she was doing. I would love to discuss this further, but I have some charitable obligations I must get to. And no, I’m not going to tell anyone what they are.
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capechik Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:10 am
What are you talking about? What did I “DEMAND” of anyone? I was simply trying to explain how people might have taken offense, because I can see how that happened. No, we don’t know who shelby68 was, but we also don’t know it wasn’t legitimate.
And the whole tone of the thread seemed harsher than what many people are used to, so many people wondered what was up. That makes me insulting, arrogant, and means I have too much audacity? WOW. Don’t dare to disagree, huh?
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:55 pm
I did not mean that directly at you. I mean the tone of the thread in general jumped on Kevin immed. and all over one post. Suspicious.
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capechik Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Thanks for taking the time to say that. I get it.
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AFinch Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:18 am
Bev–
Normally I might be inclined to agree with you, except for the outright disrespect for the poster who said her former husband gave the ultimate sacrifice.
I too went back and read the post. HB did more than ask a simple question, he/she proceeded to accuse all conservatives of failing to engage in charitable activity of any kind. When some people pushed back, rather than acknowledge the hasty generalization, HB started berating people in the comments to reveal their precise charitable contributions — which many of us are not comfortable sharing even with close friends.
Of course this a private blog and HB can do as it pleases, but posts like that are no way to attract or keep a following. I suspect many who are visiting for the first time after hearing about the open letter to Rush will not stick around. And many of us who have been here for a while will not be back.
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longsufferingtribefan Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:23 am
I’m teetering. And I’ve been here from spring of 08.
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wendy ann Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:43 am
yep!
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:27 am
I think every single one of you have lost your minds.
There is some prodding here from people who have been laying in wait for an opportunity to blow a situation up. Gather yourselves and stop attacking Kevin. He did NOT insult anybody.
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AFinch Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:37 am
Thanks Bev, for the vote of confidence. I have not attacked Kevin. In fact, I don’t think it was Kevin doing the posting.
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Bev…
You’re not helping the situation at all. Stop being so combative.
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Aussie Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Bev you are out of line on this one…
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AliRose Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:36 pm
Agree.
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longsufferingtribefan Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:29 am
Bev,
He insulted EVERYBODY.
No matter what the reply to his question, he answsered it with a DEMAND, regardless of their answer. As though he was in his own world.
He smacked upside the head a poster who had already said a family member had suffered the “ultimate sacrifice” and EVEN THAT WASN”T GOOD ENOUGH.
Translation: Ultimate sacrifice means your loved one was killed.
You’re a good egg. But let’ not go there…
There was no excuse for this miserable performance Saturday night.
Seriously…
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Kathleen Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:03 pm
@longsufferingtribefan said…”He insulted EVERYBODY.”
Kevin insulted everybody? I don’t feel insulted. I feel compassionate for someone who has worked incredibly hard to save my country for 2+ years and is exhausted from taking flack from both the left and the right.
…”as if it were his own world.”
Hillbuzz IS Kevin’s own world. We’re just guests.
“There was no excuse for this miserable performance…”
There are lots of excuses. The DemocRAT Underground, Daily Koz, random lefty trolls, and Boyztown residents who are too frightened of Lefty attacks to even be seen with Kevin, much less date him.
Until complete strangers have hurled lies and insults and slander at you on a daily basis on the Interwebs–and you’re powerless to stop them–you have no idea what it’s like and how draining it can be.
Great people have bad days. Expecting someone (anyone) to be perfect is to set yourself up for disappointment.
Kevin has done more, as an individual, to stop the socialist takeover of America than (probably) all of his readers put together.
He has my respect and appreciation, and my forgiveness for any bad days he suffers through.
Seriously…you have NO IDEA how hard it is to be the subject of vicious, cowardly attacks on a daily basis. It’s psychological warfare. And comments like yours are aiding and abetting the Alinskyites, who want to divide and destroy the wonderful coalition Kevin has created.
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longsufferingtribefan Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:53 am
Moreover, Bev, he was demanding to know ANY deeds done for the USO or any deeds we do for any charities at all. And if we don’t name them fast enough to suit him, we are accused of sitting on our asses.
With all due respect and affection to Kevin and you…it is my business and MINE ALONE, if I choose to spend hours per week working with my autistic nephew. To assist this 16 year old to read, and learn. As he wakes up each morning and deliberately slams himself into the walls of the house. He has the skills of a 9 year old. Because that’s just what he does.
I have a father who is nearly 80 years old, and if I’m lucky, he will get off the flight in Vegas and recognize my sister. I have a stubborn mother in Ohio with a massive brain tumor that she refuses to treat. She is 78.
My son is 25 and the greatest thing ever. He is overcoming his Tourette’s Syndrome. He manages a restaurant and has earned his real estate license. He works like a dog. I work with him every day, as he calls me 2500 miles.
I’m in no mood to be lectured to, with respect to how I spend my time.
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:01 am
Then don’t. If you don’t like the blog…then don’t come here.
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longsufferingtribefan Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:09 am
My point is that Hillbuzz has no right to berate and insult people.
Perhaps you think they do. That said, if you believe the performance here tonight was just swell, I’m willing to count down how many weeks until other bloggers conclude there is something wrong here. And it will cost our boyz.
If you became objective, in some way, and read the posts that way, you would know that any sane person would conclude that the host was having some sort of freaky “out of body” experience.
Downright weird.
Most important bloggers don’t link to “weird.”
kindest regards…
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chiron Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:21 am
whoa. we’ve heard that before. Sanatization. Very Unbecoming. Be careful. There is more than one flavor of Kool aid ya know.
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capechik Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:29 am
Unlike those on the left who believe in telling others the “right” way to be, conservatives defend the right of a blogger to have whatever the heck kind of blog he wants to have, and if he wants to limit it to support and restrict open debate so it remains civil, that’s his choice. I like it. You don’t? Your business. But I’m quite sure and grateful that you won’t be coming back here regularly criticizing how Kevin runs his site.
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chiron Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:57 am
been here from ythe get go.
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:15 pm
What’s wrong with you? You’re acting just plain nasty!
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Bookworm 2 Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Please don’t do this to each other … if we tear each other down, we’re doing the work of the Left … neutralizing ourselves from within … this is a lesson straight out of Alinsky …
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JkR Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:07 am
“Kevin does not deserve that. Or the HB boyz”
Neither do most of the people in that thread and that is the point.
If he asked it once, that is fine. If he never responded to anyone about anything that they posted, ignoring them completely, that is not fine.
And I also dont’ think that it’s right that you’re slapping everyone about it. They get to decide if they’re offended or not, it’s not up to a vote.
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:35 am
I have a friend that I trust and care about. That friend does something weird or some rumor gets started. As a friend, I would keep my mouth shut and instead of jumping into the fight and blaming him or accusing him or assuming the rumor was correct…I would wait and see what the explanation was. Having my friend’s best interest at heart that’s what I’d do. If I did NOT have my friend’s best interest in mind I would add to the conversation and insult him more. If I did NOT have my friend’s best interest in mind I certainly would not defend him or give him the benefit of the doubt.
I think we’ve discovered who our friends are and who wants to start trouble haven’t we?
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JkR Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:59 am
Well, actually, no, I don’t think that your conclusion is accurate because it’s ignoring all of the friends on both sides of the equation.
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Bev..you’re the one amping up any fighting here. You do not speak for everyone on this site. Let it go!
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Sundance Cracker Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:29 am
Buzzers, I read the main thread topic (not sure of the originator), and said to myself “what the heck”? This didn’t seem in the least bit Buzzlike.
It was filled with MASSIVE judgements about the willingness of “us” to engage in charitable altruism.
Knowing that no-one on this site actually knows what myself and my family do to refect love, compassion, and light into the world of those around us I decided to stay off the thread and just never even opened a single comment. I was perplexed by the tone of “judgemental anger” and even though I wanted to just state my charity, in a kind of “how dare you” sort of way, I decided not to enter or ‘go there’.
But now I read these comments I am even more concerned. I am headed to that thread to read the comments.
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capechik Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:39 am
I believe what’s most telling to me is that I wouldn’t even have known there was controversy on the USO thread if it hadn’t been pointed out first thing in the morning on this thread. There are clearly some people trolling here, and others not really sure what’s up, but any of us who visit here with any kind of regularity know that these two threads are NOT typical and should be suspicious that some other agendas are at play.
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Pat P Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:48 am
Who do you think is a troll? I don’t see it.
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capechik Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:54 am
Sorry–done feeding & regret jumping in at all.
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:55 am
EXACTLY!!!
I was out last night and had no clue about that thread..until the conversation was started again this morning…and it was an attack on HB. Kevin specifically. When Kevin comments he uses his name. But all these people jumped in and started piling on and that is wrong.
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Pat P Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:45 am
I wish I had followed my intuition and did what you did – or did not. I wish I had stayed out of it entirely.
This is too weird.
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Kristi Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:57 am
Whoa…. just read that thread.
Glad I slept in.
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Sundance Cracker Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:49 pm
I tried to post a comment on the USO thread. Something, something wierd just ain’t right here folks.
It can’t be Kevin, I’m 95% sure of it. Lets settle down and wait for an explanation. My sense is either:
1. The recent Hillbuzz publicity has led to the host site being compromised.
or
2. An emotional fracture has occurred between the Buzz Boyz HQ and some vitriol is coming from a disenchanted collegue.
Let us be prudent and await a reply from Kevin Dujan directly. We are a kind, loving, and understanding community filled with the best hearted peeps on the net. We are responding emotionally to a challenge in what we believe ‘Hillbuzz’ is all about. But, something just ain’t right. I have been around here for over a year and a half. I have never seen Buzzquarter postings so confrontational and bitter. Something just ain’t right.
And to all you who feel the responses from ‘hillbuzz’ were innappropriate at best, and hurtful at worst, you are correct to feel that way. And you deserve an explanation.
But we know that is not the tone of this site. We know that. So let us see what has happened and delay judgement. Stay kind, loving, and as warm and brilliant as you always are and let us wait for explanation.
Love you ALL !!!
Praying for some rational explanation right now. Ugh, ugh, ugh. :(
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:11 pm
I agree.
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RedGrandma Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:39 pm
You have voiced my sentiments exactly. I read the USO post last night and was initially alarmed but restraint of pen and tongue prevailed and I did not post a comment. This does not seem to make sense and the two options — either the site was hacked or compromised in some way or some internal conflict surfaced were my thoughts as well. The last thing we need to do is turn into a circular firing squad when so much more of importance is at stake. We need to hang together.
Kevin and his crew have been such a courageous and dynamic influence, in both word and action that we cannot let this strange and suspiciously uncharacteristic post wipe out all that we KNOW is good about him.
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chiron Says:
November 7, 2010 at 7:47 pm
wise comment
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desertliving Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Does anyone think it’s strange that “Kevin” was all over the USO comments last night, but we haven’t seen him comment on this post? I definitely think something isn’t right with the USO post. Otherwise, what would stop him from jumping in with comments on this post?
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Amsterdam Expat Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:52 pm
Second that, Sundance (as I said also over on that thread just now).
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Michelle Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:18 pm
This is all starting to remind me of the Doctor Who episode Midnight, where fear basically manifests itself within the small confined group and makes everyone slowly freak out and become completely irrational, to the point of discussing murder and turning against each other, and refusing to listen to logic…
NOT that I’m saying we’re doing that, of course, but we are all kind of churning around here in the comments and turning on each other and freaking out and questioning people’s motives.
Let’s take a deep breath and listen to logic. Things were taken the wrong way, things might not have been what they seemed, there was a lot of emotion involved, people on both sides felt insulted… it’s the internet, I’m pretty sure that’s a law, lol.
Why don’t we stop worrying about it for right now and just see what happens? The love for the cause and for our fellow man is more important.
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Felix Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Ah, a fellow Who-er. The new doctor is way too youngish for my tastes but still love the show anyway.
Just between us, I think Alex Kinston and her character, River Song, are a great addition.
Oh! And, Yeah. It does seem like a Doctor Who episode and I am staying OUT!
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Michelle Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Matt Smith/Eleven is growing into his character very well, though I will always be a solid David Tennant/Ten fan (he’s such a brilliant actor even outside of Doctor Who). I’ve seen all the new episodes and I’m working on Torchwood right now, then we’re planning on going back to all of the old classic episodes via the wonder of Netflix.
And LOL I am actually building a River Song Pandorica costume right now (on the cheap) to go with my husband’s Ten costume for something coming up this weekend. Yes, yes, Ten wasn’t at Pandorica, but I’m claiming their continuously crossed timelines as an excuse!
I was going to apologize for going off topic but… I remembered it was the Open Thread!
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Wraith Says:
November 7, 2010 at 4:15 pm
This even predates Dr. Who. I’m convinced the forces of evil are engineering a production of The Monsters Are Due On HillBuzz.org.
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Sundance Cracker Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:44 pm
WARNING!!! WARNING !!!
In the event this site has been corrupted DO NOT use the “Pay Pal” donation option to send money to the Boyz until we clear this up.
Also,
Beginning about 2 days ago every time I leave a comment I have to fill in my Username and E-mail. Before, it used to just be saved and stay there. That combined with other little ism’s is leading me to think something is really off with the website.
Wordpress is not very secure. If the host has been compromised who knows what might have happened.
Man, I wish Chrissy wasn’t on vacation right now. Bet she would be able to solve the riddle.
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:24 pm
I think this conversation needs to be stopped.
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g8rmom7 Says:
November 7, 2010 at 4:15 pm
Thanks Bev…you are someone I look to in situations like this. I will take your cue. Thanks again!
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angelaisms Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:00 pm
To clear a couple of things up:
-FranklyTheNut is no more a troll than I am. She deleted her Gravatar account after being on the receiving end of a nasty missive from Kevin, followed by public (though nameless) derision.
-I know the above because the only reason I am here at all is because of an email that I received from her, not only informing me of the brouhaha, but also asking for me to join her in prayers for Hillbuzz.
-I don’t think the site was hacked.
You may have noticed that I have a new gravatar. It’s a decent representation of how Kevin made me feel after attacking me both personally and here on Hillbuzz (though, again, namelessly) after I made a heartfelt attempt at correcting an error I was sure was made in ignorance, not malice. I know that he has run into more than his share of Benedict Arnolds in recent history, but he needs to get better at distinguishing friend from foe at risk of chasing away the former and leaving himself surrounded by the latter.
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Pat P Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:11 pm
Thanks for posting. I have missed both you and Chrissy.
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WeeWeed Says:
November 8, 2010 at 12:02 am
Angela!!
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Leslie Olsen Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:05 am
Has anyone seen the trailer to the movie “Four Lions”. It’s hysterical. I’m still laughing. I haven’t seen a movie in years (I HATE Hollywood) but this is a British Indy film about 5 very stupid wannabe terrorists who are very much like Wyle E Coyote. I will be waiting in line to see this one on opening day. Here’s the link to the Youtube trailer…be prepared to laugh! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yszKc4m-W9U
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Bijou Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:21 am
That was hilarious.
He wants to blowu up the internet. LOL!
I’m with you, Leslie. I also hate the Hollowood sausage factory. They haven’t made a dime off me in years.
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chiron Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:26 am
LOL
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longsufferingtribefan Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:05 am
If he hasn’t found his bearings, I’ll take a bit of a break from here.
I don’t need much more stress, honestly.
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Pat P Says:
November 7, 2010 at 9:32 am
Away from this topic (and I understand why you feel this way), can you post the url for the company that sells junk silver? You mentioned it a while ago here. I thought I saved it, but can’t find it.
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Sundance Cracker Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:56 pm
longsuffering, you have every right to be upset at the responses to you. Something just ain’t right. Lets wait it out for an explanation.
Sending love and hugs your way.
Hang in. There has to be a reasonable explanation.
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Sundance is right. Please know we care and respect you greatly, and don’t want you to go anywhere. I for one would miss your posts on the economy very much. Let’s just see how it all shakes out…ok?
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Leslie Olsen Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:13 am
It looks like Sarah Palin backed more winners on election day than Michelle Obama. Check out the look on Michelle’s face…http://weaselzippers.us/2010/11/07/fail-queen-michelles-candidates-went-6-and-7-in-midterms-elections-win-palin-went-9-and-4/
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lansingquaker Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:36 am
What’s on my mind is this HIDEOUS Michelle Obama ensemble:
http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/13002/slide_13002_176603_large.jpg?1289083657132
The shirt and skirt are eye-searing separately, never mind the apocalyptic combination.
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LeighB Says:
November 7, 2010 at 9:22 am
MO is such an embarrassment to this country. Is there no one in the WH brave enough to tell her what she looks good in and what she should stay away from? An elastic waistband?
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lansingquaker Says:
November 7, 2010 at 9:40 am
MOAR elegant fashion, straight off the runway/subway tracks! <3
http://i.huffpost.com/gen/216269/MICHELLE-OBAMA.jpg
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chiron Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:27 am
That’s the one that takes the prize. My God. What was she thinking?
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Auntie Lib Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:54 am
I sincerely doubt that thinking enters into the equation…
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:06 pm
When did she start getting hair-tips from Al Sharpton? She went from Klingon to Sharpton.
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WeeWeed Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:47 pm
I decided last night that Stevie Wonder has got to be the First Klingon’s current fashion coordinator.
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Avogadra Says:
November 7, 2010 at 9:41 am
The First Lady dresses like she shops at Goodwill. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
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nobummer Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:50 am
Goodwill would be a step up from all her fashion foolishness. This is the worst thing I have ever seen her wear! A new low!
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Maureen Says:
November 7, 2010 at 9:59 am
She needs to understand that her top and bottom are out of proportion to each other (omitting any comment on her wide bottom). Even through she is a tall person, I bet she is a petite on the top (short from shoulder to waist) and regular/tall on the bottom (waist to foot). She should NEVER wear different tops and bottoms or a belt – it just magnifies that her top part is short in comparison to her bottom.
Fitted dressed with a princess line would be far better for her.
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Deep Cover Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:55 am
A FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES wearing a miniskirt and over-the-knee boots? And it wasn’t Halloween? OMG.
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LivingInPSRK Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:05 pm
They look like items that can be bought at the bazaar in Mumbai.
That said, no self-respection Indian woman would’ve put them together. Except to sell them to MO to see if she would buy the line that they are clothes that the “little people” in Delhi use for daily wear.
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Michelle Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:50 pm
People being horrified by what Michelle Obama wears always amuses me. NOT because her outfits aren’t terrible, because they are, but… have you SEEN some of the stuff that’s actually counted as “fashion”? I swear that these people get together to purposely come up with the worst possible stuff and fall down laughing when people start wearing it.
Fashion is about pushing an envelope and coming up with more creative ways to do clothes, like any other art. It has nothing to do with actually flattering the person wearing it or making them look attractive or put together. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of these looks are actually trendy in the high fashion world.
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Avogadra Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:37 am
Hillbuzz, why do the bees on the new logos fly toward the left? (I expected they would fly the other way.)
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CTmom Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:42 am
Maybe they are in attack mode and want to sting the left???
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:05 am
They are attacking the left.
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Bijou Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:53 am
This is hilarious.
Right Network picked it up from the genius, bigfurhat.
The Present isn’t gettin’ no respect these days!
http://www.rightnetwork.com/posts/1001642325
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JerseyGram Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:27 am
Hahahahh!! It took me more time than it should have for me to get that joke – but making up for it, I laughed louder and harder. Funny!!
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Auntie Lib Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:01 pm
I was a little slow on the uptake on that one too – LOL now.
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WeeWeed Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:59 pm
Isn’t it awful?? I was sittin’ there, going, “What?” and then, o….what a dumbass (me!)
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Heidi Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:14 am
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/caught-on-video-federal-contractor-tells-employees-to-vote-for-murkowski/
WHOA Have you seen THIS????
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Aunt Bobbie Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:56 am
Unseemly yes but I doubt if it’s illegal electioneering if the guy in the back of the pickup doesn’t specifically tell them to vote for her.
Notice how he walks the line by pointing out the obvious pork Alaska gets & what committees she’s on that the other 2 might not be.
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JerseyGram Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:31 pm
I’d still lawyer up if I were him because some citizen who works for him is going to sue him for “coercing” him in “pointed” language to vote for her or he might not have a job next year – That is what said citizen believes he heard. Hello??? The judges in that area are pretty far out there.
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jacky Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:49 am
I am Hispanic and love my culture and my people but the RINOS are people that love more power and money than their country.
I have a Feed/RSS in Sarah Palin in Spanish News, and they are more negative news of her that good.
After election I‘m seeing good news about Rubio and how they are positioning him as prospective president. I know is exceptive because he is Hispanic , but this is same LSM people that LOVES… ØB!
Maybe he is not running for the candidate for 2012?, but this is the same map that Obama Campaign did 6 years ago and then toke Hillary and destroy her has racist.
I can be wrong and I hope so, but this look as the same tricks of 2008. This is my humble opinion, but I have read you guys HB and learned what DNC did to Hillary.
I want to be hopeful with Rubio, but I see that he is the GOP Establishment Øne! I see a Hillary Derangement Plot of African American vote to be use at Palin from the RINOS using the Hispanic vote by using Rubio!
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Aunt Bobbie Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:58 am
Rubio won’t fall for it.
Plus the RINOs want a Romney/Jeb Bush type ticket.
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:47 am
Yep…Rubio is smart. He won’t be used.
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rae Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Rubio. he says the right thing. If he can stick by his values he will win a Presidential or VP election. but 2012 might be too soon
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Doris Says:
November 7, 2010 at 6:32 pm
I agree. It is too soon, he wouldn’t do it now, he is too smart to do that.
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AttilasDaughter Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Yes, he is the same kind of “rising star” that Obama was.
And Palin is painted as a racist now even by Pastor Manning, who is a birther (black Harlem pastor on YouTube)
I’m going to watch this closely.
Rubio is very likely running in 2012.
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Carmelo Junior Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Rubio’s chances to beat Sarah in Iowa or South Carolina is very slim. South Carolina Republicans live in Palin country.
Rubio could win Florida. But by the time Florida votes, Sarah would aready be the inevitable nominee.
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g8rmom7 Says:
November 7, 2010 at 4:18 pm
I’ve been having the same suspicions and I was ALL IN on Marco Rubio here in Florida. I’m being cautiously optimistic with him.
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housemom1952 Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:06 am
I am active with the Wounded Warrior’s Project. Currently we are promoting Warrior’s To Work. Helping find jobs and training our Wounded Warriors. http://wtow.woundedwarriorproject.org/index.php?option=com_careertrack&task=view_posting&id=2202&Itemid=88
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WannaCruize Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:41 am
Wow! Just wow! Check this out:
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/article_dbcfb820-e9f6-11df-9f3f-001cc4c002e0.html
Here’s an excerpt:
I never expected to write this letter, but my Mom e-mailed me to get information about my career for a writeup on Veterans Day, and as this is the first such holiday in 22 years when I will not be on active duty, I felt compelled to let you know why I decided to quit.
Quit is a strong word, I know. Everyone I’ve talked to has repeated that I’ve had a marvelous career and that I’ve retired with honor. Maybe that’s true on paper; I guess that it’s reflected by the record. But that’s not how I feel. I feel like I’ve quit. And because I’m not a quitter, I feel I have to explain why — not that anyone is asking, but because perhaps they don’t know to ask.
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Auntie Lib Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:15 pm
I just read that. WOW.
Unfortunately, I started HB this morning on the USO thread – and I was pretty disgusted and offended, but I continued on because of the commenters. I’m so glad I did! Thanks
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Tim Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Remember those controversial state questions passed in Oklahoma? Well challenges are now coming in for 3 of them: http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=13458305
Hope all the challenges are defeated.
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:59 pm
I can’t for the life of me find a single thing controversial about any of them. Is this still the U.S.A.?
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Tim Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Well the media and the opponents call them controversial, most here viewed them as common sense. I’m not too worried about 755 being overturned about the sharia issue. The international law part worries me a bit more. That might have some legs to it as international law covers treaties and trade agreements and it the trade agreements where the worries come in. Here in Oklahoma we have the Port of Catoosa and if I remember correctly it’s one of the largest inland ports here in the States. Simply put banning international law from being considered in our courts might interfere with our states economic interests as well as U.S. economic interests. 755 might just get overturned for those reasons if somebody challenges it on those grounds. If that happens I hope a new state question will be put on the next statewide ballot that will stick strictly to banning sharia law. I believe the people of Oklahoma would vote if favor of banning sharia again if they had to.
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 4:16 pm
I’m pretty sure the original intent of the initiative was to keep Sharia law from getting a foothold in our legal system. It’s sad how CAIR and the ACLU threaten to undermine our system of government with these costly lawsuits. Why, if the Dems didn’t force us to seek oil from Islamic countries, those countries wouldn’t have so much money with which to wage legal war on us would they? All part of the plan?
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Bijou Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:22 pm
Did anybody see Governor Christie on Beat the Pres?
(I watch it just for the schedenfreude and resulting endorphin buzz.)
Punkass little Davie Gregory tried to get the best of him, and well, needless to say, it was a huge mistake.
Governor Wreckingball just made an early breakfast out of him. I absolutely loved it.
Here’s just part of it:
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Kristi Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:40 pm
I love him. He is such a breath of fresh air.
I don’t agree with everything he believes in, but he is right.. there is no hiding who he is and what he believes in.
I respect that.. alot.
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ssmith Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:47 pm
1000000% agree.
No BSing… I don’t agree with all he says, but he is consistent in what he believes and no BSing.
Respect him a lot!!
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rae Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:20 pm
He is great. Ann coulter says we are fed up with the thin President, we need a fat one.
He is great and honest. it is a shame the GOP just lost 5 Governor races by just a few votes.
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Carmelo Junior Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:21 pm
This is the big cucumber white man the left is trying to push to take Sarah down. This man would be soooo destroyed by Obama. Well, this fatty could not even win South Carolina so no big deal. This man is Gulliani Part 2. A lot of Buzz and at the end nothing.
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Freee4Now Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Agree.
Stop with pushing newbies into the mix people.
Keep focused.
Sarah will be the next President. We can’t let anyone, anyone at all, distract us from that goal. A house divided will not stand!
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Kristi Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Gov Christie is NOT running.
He has said it repeatedly.
Nobody pushing anyone.
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Aussie Says:
November 7, 2010 at 4:08 pm
what is it with this anti-weight thing?
Really, this is very bad… and it shows a hang up for people who have “looks”
Why do you not recognize that “looks” do not make good leaders.
Men and women who are “good looking” tend to be extremely shallow and out for themselves.
This is exactly what Øbama is: shallow, narcissistic.
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Perhaps this is why we don’t have people the caliber of Abe Lincoln nowadays?
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Bijou Says:
November 7, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Excellent points, Aussie.
I would like to see The Gov lose a few pounds, just to safeguard his health, but otherwise, it has zero relevance to the job he is doing.
And, BTW, for Carmelo and others, he has NO plans to run for POTUS. He said so again on MTP today, and was quite adamant about it because Gregory was badgering him.
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chiron Says:
November 7, 2010 at 7:57 pm
bingo
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In DC Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:16 pm
I can’t shake it – as good as his confrontations are on YouTube I still come back to:
Chris Christie = Clone of John McCain + Tony Soprano = Nj RINO
Yes he is great when taking on the teacher’s unions – which is now PC among Dems – coincidence?
Remember he endorsed RINO Centerfold Mike Castle and campaigned against Christine O’Donnell
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ssmith Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:44 pm
This is worth a watch.
Congratualtion to Congressman elect Tim Scott… he is going to be an awesome congressman.
this interview is great!
http://www.conservatives4congress.com/2010/11/conversation-with-newly-elected-sc.html
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Carmelo Junior Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:22 pm
A black conservative from South Carolina backed by the Tea Party????
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Cary Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:09 pm
Thanks for posting the link to this inspirational conversation!
I look forward seeing Tim Scott’s contributions as a Congressman and a rising political star.
I hope he will primary Lindsey Graham in 2014.. . and ultimatively win the SC Senator set!
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Bookworm 2 Says:
November 7, 2010 at 12:46 pm
I just came back from the convenience store, where I saw this headline on the latest issue of the New Yorker:
“PRESIDENT PALIN: how it could happen and what you can do to stop it”
With a gorgeous photo of her … I might break down and buy the issue, ‘cuz I checked their website http://nymag.com/ but don’t see the article ….
I also want to save the cover for a sign on the day she’s sworn in !
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rae Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Watching many programs from all the news stations. Every Democrat says it was not the policy that made the Democrats fail to keep their majority.
The said it was that money the GOP got (less than the Democrats) and peoples expectations of the stimulus where too high. (Well Obama said unemployment would not go over 8% with it)
The Democrats will not change, that is great for the Republicans.
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:58 pm
It’s just one big circle jerk with these people.
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Bijou Says:
November 7, 2010 at 5:22 pm
They have no clue. I’ve also heard many of them say that it’s a great thing for them (Dems) that Pelosi is staying on because she has ‘accomplished so much’!
LOL!
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Freee4Now Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:27 pm
I cross-posted this on the USO post but I think it bears repeating.
*****
I think a hacker (Popcorn-type of person) has breached the site. The spelling is awful, the grammar more so and it would definitely be a tactic which would be used to turn people against Hillbuzz. Remember what we’ve been told, particularly by Kevin; the leftists will do anything, and I use that word advisedly, to take him down. In their eyes, he is a traitor on so many levels.
This appears to be a vitriolic mimic of the boyz asking where the ground reports were. Those, by contrast, were never rude or abrasive.
Someone with internet security knowledge, please offer your services to the boyz. I think they need it.
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NotAMolly Says:
November 7, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Agree
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Bookworm 2 Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Yep … Alinsky 101 … drive a wedge between the members of an opponent group, and then sit back and watch them destroy themselves from within … if all of us haven’t read these three books by now, boy do I recommend them … totally opened my eyes …
Rules for Radicals
Saul Alinksy
“Barack Obama’s Rules for Revolution: the Alinsky Model”
David Horowitz
“The Art of Political War for Tea Parties”
David Horowitz
The Horowitz books are available from
http://frontpagemag.com/
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Hoosier Lady Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Thanks for the recommendation on the Horowitz books. I’ve read Rules for Radicals and it really opened my eyes too. I tell people I know that all Americans should read this book to understand what’s going on in politics today. If I start to tell them about the contents of the book, they look at me like I’m crazy. They really need to see it for themselves to believe it.
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Bookworm 2 Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:33 pm
If you’ve read anything worth sharing, please do post here … I’ve undertaken a crash course in re-self-education … civics, American History, socialism, Islam … everything I missed out on, or was untruthfully indoctrinated into …. and I’m always interested in what others are reading …
I can’t afford to buy lots of new books, so I buy them used … recently discovered this amazingly cheap source with a vast selection:
http://www.BetterWorldBooks.com
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:02 pm
Hey, this looks like a great site. I checked under History, and they had lots of current stuff at good prices. Thanks!
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Bookworm 2 Says:
November 7, 2010 at 5:32 pm
heh heh … thanks to Better World Books, I ended up spending all the money I’ve saved on books, plus a bunch more, on several new bookcases … my tiny apartment is starting to look like a branch library …
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housemom1952 Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:23 pm
I agree…the over the top confrontational statements and criticism of fellow buzzers doesn’t “read” like Kevin at all. I am concerned that he hasn’t chimed in on this open thread. Does anyone know how to get in contact with him? Perhaps, if they were hacked they can’t sign on here…
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Freee4Now Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:39 pm
True. That really is a big worry.
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Sundance Cracker Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:50 pm
In the meantime out of an abundance of caution DO NOT use the Paypal button or option to send $$$ to Hillbuzz til we get this cleared up.
I really am inclined to beleive something has happened to the site. Unless, an argument in Buzzquarters has led to a VERY angry member of the home based team. Something….
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:53 pm
Something….indeed?
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Freee4Now Says:
November 7, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Has anyone emailed HB directly? That might be a good idea. It would have to be someone, like Bev, who’s been here for ages, because she/he will need to have name-recognition.
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WannaCruize Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:14 pm
I’ve noticed that the Sunday open thread was posted by kevindujan01, and the questionable comments last night were posted by hillbuzz. I don’t know exactly what to make of that.
I am praying for Kevin, both for his safety, and his inner peace. We have no idea of the emotional burdens he may be carrying right now, but I do sense that he needs all of his friends deeply right now, both his real-life friends and his HB friends.
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WaltzingMtilda Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:19 pm
I just sent one. Don’t know if it’ll do any good but I’m with you guys…not even a “get over yourselves” from Kevin? Weird.
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:28 pm
This entire situation has been blown COMPLETELY out of proportion…we need to end this conversation.
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WaltzingMtilda Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Yea, I kind of agree.
So how’s your day going? : )
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 4:14 pm
I have a headache…lol.
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marie Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:15 pm
I’VE BEEN HERE A LOOONG TIME.oops..hey kevin, where are you? give us some feedback!
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Sundance Cracker Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:15 pm
Has anyone heard from “Emma”, I think her husband was sick and they had some other issues/problems. Been hopeing to see here but can’t say I’ve seen her comments in weeks.
Prayers. Hope all is well.
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Emma Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Hey, Sundance, thanks. I haven’t been able to be on hardly at all recently due to the legal issues with our house (totally resolved 4 days ago! Yahoo!!!!)…..DH had complete hip replacement last Monday, came home also on Thursday, and is doing great. The support he needs to the exercise regimen, etc. is intense. I am absolutely exhausted, but we are having a good time, snug in the country side in our PAID OFF country house!!
I truly have hardly been able to be on at all, and this afternoon had just a couple of minutes….then I saw the USO thread of last night and was reading through to the end of this one to see if things had cleared up and saw your post.
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers. We are doing great and will be better and better. As I told DH, it just can’t be a bad week when we voted a bunch of leftists out of office, got him a new hip and got the deed to our house!! God is good. (I just keep noticing that….!)
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Freee4Now Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Emma, that’s such good news. Yes, it can’t be a bad week. :)
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Hip, hip, hooray! Make sure your hubby sticks to the exercise regimen. The more he uses it the easier movement will become. Congrats on burning the mortgage too…isn’t it great?
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WaltzingMtilda Says:
November 7, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Wonderful news! Best wishes on a speedy recovery for hubby.
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Ernst Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:24 pm
Wow, after reading the USO thread it seems whats going on is exactly what we’ve been warned about. Trolls trying to throw wrenches into our online relationships. I find myself commenting less and less here at HB but I do stop by daily to read. This past year has been stressful and I intend to take the next 2 months to reflect on the past two years and gear up for the next two. Some R&R is not a bad idea for many of us. Happy Holidays all!
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Bev Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:33 pm
Yeah…..LOTS of trolls.
A whole lot of absolutely nothing…and we all need to get over it…go outside…breath some fresh air…stop dragging this on and on.
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capechik Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Yeah, I’m not exactly accustomed to channeling my inner Joy Behar–yikes!!
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Freee4Now Says:
November 7, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Over it already.
But Bev, I have to say that emotions are understandably high at the moment and it probably did some good that, instead of running around in circles screaming blue murder, people have got to the point where they are trying to make sense of a difficult situation.
Insensitive and hurtful words (no matter how they originate) can turn wings into broomsticks for a lot of people.
The good that’s come out of this is that we will look twice, think about whence the information is coming and weigh up the odds of it being from a troll or hacker. No more accepting things at face value simply because we’re on the HB site. We are all vulnerable but few more than the HB Boyz who constantly put themselves in the line of fire. We’ve had a taste of it. It’s bitter.
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.
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g8rmom7 Says:
November 7, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Thanks Bev!
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MrX Says:
November 7, 2010 at 6:46 pm
What have you done for USO?
List them here. I want to know.
Why can’t you find one day in the month to help?
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WeeWeed Says:
November 8, 2010 at 12:14 am
Other than send money, not a damn thing. The nearest USO to me is at least 300 miles away. I prefer to do troop boxes, which I do even when my leg is broken (ask around), meeting ACTUAL TROOPS at the airport when they come home even with my leg broken, not to mention working a full-time job to earn more money for troop boxes, the food bank and other assorted pet projects that I enjoy just for me! and I’m getting really tired of asswipes questioning my 1 day (are you SERIOUS?) to help. There ya go, Mr X.
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WeeWeed Says:
November 8, 2010 at 12:33 am
Did THAT answer your question????
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WeeWeed Says:
November 8, 2010 at 12:38 am
The “one day” thing really pissed me off. Sorry to the rest of you real people. Really, I CAN behave in public!
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Debra Says:
November 7, 2010 at 8:15 pm
This whole “it was a hacker” theory has lost it’s credibility as the day wears on and Hillbuzz posts other posts. I’ll give Kevin a hissy fit, but he needs to at the very least acknowledge that it was a hissy fit, and apologize to the posters where he needs to apologize. Just calling Kevin or Hillbuzz out on something does not make someone a troll. And just because it may not have bothered you doesn’t mean that you get to tell us how to feel about it – you can feel like it was about absolutely nothing, but I was irritated by the post and I have a very high tolerance rate for that kind of stuff. I can blow it off after initially being steamed but others may not be able to, and I understand that.
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Suz Says:
November 7, 2010 at 9:28 pm
It’s not Kevin.
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:57 pm
Amen Debra!
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Ten Says:
November 7, 2010 at 4:24 pm
For a good laugh today ….
http://media.townhall.com/Townhall/Car/b/mrz110710dAPR20101106124542.jpg
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M. Simon Says:
November 7, 2010 at 4:33 pm
They are coming after doctors and pain patients:
http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2010/11/closing_the_pre.html
This post is just devastating. The government is totally out of control. The drug war is a danger to us all.
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M. Simon Says:
November 7, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Oh yeah. Please – from me – see that the link gets passed far and wide. The Drs., Siobahn Reynolds, and PRN need your help.
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Chieftain Says:
November 7, 2010 at 5:12 pm
What, if anything, do any of you make of this?? Read the whole thing; this is not some anonymous insider talking here. Under the circumstances it is difficult to simply reject it out of hand.
Suspected White House leakers are on the run
By Wayne Madsen
http://www.opinion-maker.org/2010/11/white-house-obama-conducting-reign-of-terror/
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Lola LB Says:
November 7, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Wow . . . this is just too weird for words. Especially wrt to the mother-in-law’s alleged involvement. Coupled with rumors of her being into voodoo . . .
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Bookworm 2 Says:
November 7, 2010 at 5:51 pm
This is pretty much what I’ve been hearing from former K St. colleagues and Hill associates here in DC … not so much “reign of terror” as a President who’s cracking up and breaking down and was essentially shipped out of the US for a “cooling off period.” With respect to the use of Article 25, Section 4, I’d also heard from a couple folks that if it were going to be done, it’d be done while Obama’s out of the country … I’ve also heard that it’s one of the reasons Pelosi wants to stay on … to help remove him from office … another reason, perhaps to avail herself of legislative privilege in the event of impeachment and/or Article 25 proceedings and investigations (I’m not sure how much that would shield her, though.) Having lived here since the 70′s, I’d say that the stuff in this article is only the bare tip of the iceberg … the only thing I haven’t heard about is VooDoo Grandma being involved in running things … just jokes about why the free range chickens in MO’s backyard organic farm keep disappearing … ;-)
Praying daily for our Country, our Constitution, and our Bill of Rights and for our leaders has become one of my main projects +++
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 6:11 pm
Wow….says Pelosi is staying on in hopes of succession to V.P. All very creepy stuff here folks.
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Aussie Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:23 pm
Pelosi would be the Minority Leader.
The succession of the Speaker is only relevant if both POTUS and VP are taken out at the same time.
When Watergate happened, Spiro Agnew the VP was taken out first. Senator Ford was nominated to take his place. Then Nixon was more or less forced to resign.
Ford then nominated his new VP. At no time did it go to either the Senate Majority leader or to the Speaker.
Sorry, but if people are saying that, then they are second-guessing and they have it wrong.
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JkR Says:
November 7, 2010 at 5:56 pm
So….nothing? Like nothing happened?
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Ad rem Says:
November 7, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Chirp….chirp…..chirp….
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AliRose Says:
November 7, 2010 at 11:57 pm
Hey! Where’d your avatar go?
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Ad rem Says:
November 8, 2010 at 1:02 am
7th try….any post?????
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Ad rem Says:
November 8, 2010 at 1:03 am
9th try…
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Ad rem Says:
November 8, 2010 at 1:02 am
5th try…..can she post???
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Ad rem Says:
November 8, 2010 at 1:10 am
Now they all pop up, and I look like a freaking litter!
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M. Simon Says:
November 7, 2010 at 7:30 pm
My Evangelical brothers are at it again. Inciting gay hatred in Uganda. It will be a death penalty offense.
http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/2010/11/they-will-kill-gays-wont-they.html
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Karma Says:
November 7, 2010 at 10:12 pm
HillBuzz basically asked what have you done for the troops.
Why is that so offensive?
If you have done nothing for them but a bunch for other charities then he is right to ask/remind you. If you have done lots for the troops then the USO thread DOESN’T apply to you!
I find it interesting that conservatives are fine with liberals and Dems getting the HillBuzz lumps but if that snark is pointed at you suddenly there is a problem. Hypocritical much?
Lost in all this conservative outrage is the forgotten thread in Kevin’s life that donating time to USO provided. He has always shared his interest in the military and finally found a way he could donate his time and admiration of the military. Why would anyone be offended at a life changing event in his life….that he trying to share with people…..in order to benefit the troop?
Man Up! The troops barely get any air time on the nightly news and the USO is often just presented as an eqo trip for rock stars and actors to give back. There is a lot more that the USO does and asking what have you done for those forgotten troops lately isn’t offensive.
Their lives are on the line and you guys are whining over what exactly? Hurt fee-fees? Please!
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WeeWeed Says:
November 8, 2010 at 12:24 am
Project, much??????
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Karma Says:
November 8, 2010 at 12:34 am
Please elaborate where I am projecting.
LOL
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Athena the Warrior Says:
November 8, 2010 at 12:48 am
Back again? You seem to like attacking conservatives. Hmmm…
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Karma Says:
November 8, 2010 at 1:11 am
Are you serious!? LOL I have been here from practically the start of the site.
So when a bunch of whiners attacked HillBuzz….I called them on it.
Hurt fee fees over a post vs donating time to the troops who are putting their lives on the line. What a shallow argument, pretending that standing up for HillBuzz, is attacking conservative! That is where you draw your line in the sand…for the hurt fee fee crowd!?
Please…how utterly lame!
I stand with HillBuzz and their call to support the troops for the holidays! And I am proud of it!
Bizarre that this actually has to be said on this site.
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sybilll Says:
November 8, 2010 at 1:39 am
If it doesn’t bother the Boyz that lots of us will not post again until the blatant disrepect of a fallen soldier’s widow is acknowledged, and apologised for,then by all means, carry on with your holier-than-thou attitude, accompanied by your accusatory “you deserved it” mantra.
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sybilll Says:
November 8, 2010 at 1:50 am
I forgot to add that if you have been here since the inception of HillBuzz, why don’t you have a Gravatar? And, did you notice MY Gravatar, oh ye of hurt fee fees? I’ve got a free afternoon if you want to hear about what I have done for the Wounded Warrriors. Otherwise, put a sock in it.
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Karma Says:
November 8, 2010 at 2:38 am
Hurt fee fees vs troops who are risking their lives.
I don’t have the ‘holier-than-thou attitude’ and ‘you deserved it’ mantra. I noted the difference that conservatives here take when the snark is pointed at them and rather than liberals. Like it or not. If you can dish it out but you can’t take it…that is hypocritical.
Also the indignation started before the lady with the ‘former husband’ who gave the ‘ultimate sacrifice’ posted. She didn’t really call herself a ‘fallen soldier’s widow’ but when looking at the time stamps. It looks like HillBuzz went down the list of whiners and posted the same basic question.
“What have you done for the troops?”
Like it or not that isn’t an offensive question to ask a military widow even if he saw that she was one.
If anything it honors her husband by a stranger thinking of the troops. Of all the vets I know, the bonding experienced in war and to the soldiers who are still alive, run deep. Without fail they want the men who have passed and are still alive to be appreciated….even if they never served together.
You can still pretend hurt fee fees are more important than appreciating the troops. But I can’t and won’t….military families know the deal. Chances are high your beloved father, husband, son, wife, daughter might not come home during war.
The argument still stands even with the victim card thrown by you. Donating time to troops vs hurt fee fees over a post…ugh…makes my stomach turn it is so lame.
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AliRose Says:
November 8, 2010 at 7:52 am
As someone who’s been to more military funerals by 33 than I’d care to go to in my entire life, I seriously, SERIOUSLY doubt she felt honored. The assertion that she should is absolutely ludicrous.
*hangs head and wipes a tear*
Right or wrong…something good here has been broken
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NotAMolly Says:
November 8, 2010 at 8:10 am
Yawn. Did you lose your bridge?
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Amsterdam Expat Says:
November 8, 2010 at 12:31 am
Here’s a report on a speech Palin will deliver in Phoenix:
http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2010/11/national-review-palin-to-bernanke-cease.html#comments
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Ad rem Says:
November 8, 2010 at 1:04 am
Just seeing if I’m still posting.
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Ad rem Says:
November 8, 2010 at 1:08 am
Ah…I’m alive, alive! Meow!
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