October 20, 2012

How to make Candy

Apparently, there are quite a few steps involved. 

Who knew?

(thanks to palaeomerus)

Posted by Jeff G. @ 11:40am
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Comments (64)

  1. HvyMtlHntr says October 20, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    Cheaters gotta cheat.

  2. BigBangHunter says October 20, 2012 at 1:11 pm

    - Am I misunderstanding something here? Did Crowley have a copy of the rose garden transcript in hand at the debate?

    - WTF.

  3. cranky-d says October 20, 2012 at 1:11 pm

    They think they’re the only smart people in the room. They are wrong on many counts.

  4. BigBangHunter says October 20, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    GAME THIS ProgTurds – NewsMax R vs O poll on Drudge (in progress) – results so far.

  5. leigh says October 20, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    BBH, neo-neocon asked the same thing yesterday. If Crowley had a copy of the transcript, she should have read it on camera. Better, she should have just STFU, but she had to come in for the save after the beatdown Barry took last week when Lehrer wouldn’t hold his hand.

    I expect Monday to be a bloodbath. All the big dailies; NYT, LA Times, et al are already saying “there’s nothing to see here. Move along”

  6. BigBangHunter says October 20, 2012 at 1:52 pm

    - Well if she did then she was not only breakung the rules of the debate, it simply proves the whole fucking circus was a setup.

    - Do these aholes really expect to get away with this crap? Seriously?

  7. beemoe says October 20, 2012 at 1:58 pm

    Well if she did then she was not only breakung the rules of the debate…

    They are not really rules, more like guidelines, actually.

  8. leigh says October 20, 2012 at 2:03 pm

    I think they’re more like suggestions, BMoe.

  9. leigh says October 20, 2012 at 2:06 pm

    Do these aholes really expect to get away with this crap? Seriously?

    Yes they do. They’ve been doing it for ages, cf. “Fake, but accurate” Dan Rather.

    They can do whatever they want. The people aren’t paying any attention to the Wonce. There is an enthusiasm Grand Canyon between his supporters and Mitt’s.

  10. Libby says October 20, 2012 at 2:20 pm

    This + Neoneocon’s analysis make a pretty good case for CNN colluding with Obama. There was also the Obama campaign worked who asked specifically about the assault weapons ban. Reminds me of Quiz Show. I’m just so sick of everything being some sort of spin or lie.

  11. BigBangHunter says October 20, 2012 at 2:49 pm

    - I read the per-nuptuals. Both sides agreed to no notes. period. If the candidates can’t have notes what the hell is the moderator doing with them?

  12. BigBangHunter says October 20, 2012 at 2:50 pm

    - Either way it just proves the whole charade was a potted plant convention.

  13. BigBangHunter says October 20, 2012 at 3:04 pm

    - Oh wonderful. Now the freeking international communists league hiding under the cover of the UN will be monitoring our elections.

    - What next? Are we going to add a damn Premier to the WH?

  15. McGehee says October 20, 2012 at 3:36 pm

    it simply proves for the umpteenth damned time the whole every restaging of this fucking circus was is a setup.

    FTFY.

  16. geoffb says October 20, 2012 at 3:48 pm

    Now the freeking international communists league hiding under the cover of the UN will be monitoring our elections.

    They have been since 2002. I personally blame Al Gore.

  17. guinspen says October 20, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    Touting high-speed trains as the future of passenger rail, Amtrak on Friday led a test ride at 110 mph between Dwight and Pontiac on the agency’s Chicago-to-St. Louis route.

    About 11:45 a.m., U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Gov. Pat Quinn held on tightly as the speedometer screen on the five-car, two-locomotive train peaked at 111 mph.

    The 15-mile demonstration lasted for just a couple of minutes as the train approached Dwight, but the ride became increasingly bumpy. Normal speed in the area is 79 mph.

    LaHood joked moments before as the train slowed down to 74: “Hey, should we be telling the engineer to speed up, not slow down?”

    LaHood, Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin were aboard along with other local and state leaders to show off the beginning of the 110-mph rail service.

    Quinn called the ride historic: “This is the fastest time for a passenger train outside the Northeast in American history.”

    Well, except for Pennsylvania’s Pennsylvania Special hitting 115-mph (some say 127), behind locomotive #7002, near Elida, Ohio in 1905.

    And Milwaukee’s class ‘A’ locomotive #2 reaching 112.5 between Milwaukee and New Lisbon, Wisconsin in 1935.

    And who could forget Burlington’s plucky Pioneer Zephyr and her May 26, 1934:

    …speed record for travel between Denver, Colorado, and Chicago, Illinois, when it made a 1,015-mile non-stop “Dawn-to-Dusk” dash [to the Century of Progress World's Fair] in 13 hours 5 minutes at an average speed of 77 mph.

    For one section of the run it reached a speed of 112.5 mph, just short of the then US land speed record of 115 mph. The historic dash inspired a 1934 film and the train’s nickname, “Silver Streak”.

    Hat Trick !!!

  18. Pablo says October 20, 2012 at 5:13 pm

    The Brian Lilley clip in that post is infuriating. I despise these lying motherfuckers.

  19. newrouter says October 20, 2012 at 5:57 pm

    mittens pa play

    Mitt Romney’s Campaign, RNC Have 60+ Staffers In Pennsyvania, Planning More

    & via email jews for romney


    Town Hall Event with John Bolton, CMU
    Romney-Ryan Events
    Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 8:00 PM
    Pittsburgh, PA

  20. leigh says October 20, 2012 at 6:28 pm

    nr, have you been to any of these events? I went to see Bush and Cheney when they did the whistle-stop tour in 2000. That was a lot of fun. I took my boys and even though we had to wait in line for ages, it was impressive.

  21. newrouter says October 20, 2012 at 6:43 pm

    I went to see Bush and Cheney when they did the whistle-stop tour in 2000.

    big railfan i was there too. saw mittens in july in n. huntingdon.

  22. leigh says October 20, 2012 at 6:47 pm

    Cool.

    I haven’t seen Mittens yet, but I don’t expect him to come to OK since every county here is voting for him as it is.

  24. dicentra says October 20, 2012 at 8:04 pm

    I take vigorous exception to OCBill’s comment.

  25. leigh says October 20, 2012 at 8:07 pm

    So, does Blago , the caged bird sing before election day?

  27. McGehee says October 20, 2012 at 8:16 pm

    Di, I couldn’t find a single thing to agree with in OCBill’s comment. But I also couldn’t find a single thing to take offense at.

  29. newrouter says October 20, 2012 at 8:19 pm

    dicentra doesn’t know eloquence when it is not written

  30. Mike LaRoche says October 20, 2012 at 8:34 pm

    Di, I couldn’t find a single thing to agree with in OCBill’s comment. But I also couldn’t find a single thing to take offense at.

    Maybe OCBill was doing an impression of Middle Tennessee State’s offense.

  31. Mike LaRoche says October 20, 2012 at 8:36 pm

    Speaking of college football, Texas Tech beat Texas Christian in a thriller today, 56-53 in triple overtime. Get your guns up!

  32. leigh says October 20, 2012 at 8:36 pm

    Some people just have to have everything spelled out for them. It was plain as the nose on your face what OCBill was driving at.

  33. McGehee says October 20, 2012 at 8:55 pm

    The nose on my face? Few things are that plain, leigh.

    I’ve got me the plainest nose this side of Chuck Woolery.

  34. leigh says October 20, 2012 at 9:03 pm

    Plain isn’t all bad, McGehee. You could have a nose like Jimmy Durante or WC Fields.

  35. Pablo says October 20, 2012 at 9:15 pm

    What Women Should Know About Our Old Boss, Mitt Romney.

    The author is: Cindy Gillespie
    Former Counselor to the Governor, Massachusetts
    Former Vice President, Salt Lake Olympic Committee

    Good read. They should media blitzkrieg that shit…and reference Anita Dunn heavily.

  36. leigh says October 20, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    I think it’s carpet-bombing time with the ads right up until the election, Pablo.

    Romney gets awesome testamonials. Barry has petty bullshit.

  37. Pablo says October 20, 2012 at 9:27 pm

    What winds up on Romney’s toilet paper is bigger than Obama. These ladies need to tell it, loud and proud.

  39. Pablo says October 20, 2012 at 9:29 pm

    They interviewed Lily Ledbetter on CNN today. She’s an idiot. She’s all worked up about binders and found the comment degrading. Because nothing says disrespect like being considered by a Governor for a Cabinet position. Fucking moron.

  41. leigh says October 20, 2012 at 9:45 pm

    Yup, Lily Ledbetter isn’t the sharpest knife in the block.

  42. BigBangHunter says October 20, 2012 at 10:04 pm

    ….spoke Saturday in front of about 10 people at the Sack ‘ON Slut in north Reno.

  43. BigBangHunter says October 20, 2012 at 10:32 pm

    - Speaking of noses on ones face, Jug ears asked Springstein to do a theme song for his campaign. He said he had a bit of trouble writing a new one.

    - Why not just use ‘born in the USA’.

  44. leigh says October 20, 2012 at 11:29 pm

    Jug-ears is cratering.

    The Unskewed Polls guy has him at 41% to Romney 52%. Disapproval rating is -24. It was -19 yesterday.

  45. Ernst Schreiber says October 20, 2012 at 11:40 pm

    Jug-ears is cratering

    That’s bad news for Libyan jihadi milk factories.

  46. leigh says October 20, 2012 at 11:48 pm

    And aspirin factories.

  47. Mike LaRoche says October 20, 2012 at 11:49 pm

    - Why not just use ‘born in the USA’.

    Except he’d have to change it to “Born in Kenya.”

    I know, I know. I denounce myself for my visigothery.

  48. leigh says October 20, 2012 at 11:51 pm

    Springsteen is a hack. Sort of like the Wonce, but with more money.

  49. BigBangHunter says October 21, 2012 at 12:46 am

    - At best Bummblrfuck got something like a single point ‘bounce’ from the 2nd debate, and if that is actually real, only because the rat ass press lied in unison for him.

    - After Monday night his Erkelness may not have to worry about it anymore. Some of the press elites are really starting to grumble, so anything less than a stellar performance and its probably all over.

    - Some of his ‘supporter’s are starting to compare the state of his campaign to McCains at this stage.

  50. BigBangHunter says October 21, 2012 at 1:07 am

    - Another ‘curious’ leak on the eve of what promoses to be Jug ears most critical and difficult debate appearence. We report, you decide.

    - Since this administration has shown such an open disregard for anything approaching candidness and honesty with the public, they can’t so much as cough without one looking for an ulterial motive.

  51. geoffb says October 21, 2012 at 1:26 am

    Obama Campaign Borrows $15M from Bank of America

    Subprime loans again?

  52. John Bradley says October 21, 2012 at 1:52 am

    Speaking of college football, Texas Tech beat Texas Christian in a thriller today, 56-53 in triple overtime.

    Typical ‘edgy’ Christian-bashing, because it’s easy and safe. If they had any real balls, they’d take on Texas Muslim for a change.

  53. geoffb says October 21, 2012 at 7:11 am

    WaPo working the Obama pole hard to give him cover during the coming debate. Lots of slippery weaselly phrasing involved.

    The Cairo protests only involvement, this coming from a phone intercept, was that al-Qaeda decided to use them as a cover and move up in time an already planned attack. This accounts for the “flash mob” aspect of the consulate attack. The attack on the more heavily defended annex was not flash mobbed as accurate mortar fire was used there which speaks of planning and prep in advance.

    The consulate attack seems more of a feint, a distraction. Bringing fuel oil to set fire to the buildings meant they were at most hoping for hostages or at least deaths when those inside the security areas were driven out by the fire and smoke. After driving away all personnel there would be time to then break into and loot everything.

    Doing the consulate first would draw attention there, enable the attackers leadership to gauge the US response, and allow the main force to get setup to attack the annex which I see as the main target, and one that is either not mentioned or just glossed over in most reporting.

    Reports state that the British stored a weapons cache with us when they pulled out of Benghazi. The reports imply that this cache was stored at the consulate however the annex would have been more secure and also had more room to store things like vehicles securely.

  54. mc4ever59 says October 21, 2012 at 7:59 am

    geoffb at 7:11 a.m.

    Reading this morning that we had drones over the embassy observing the last couple of hours of the attack. Although a special ops unit was moved to a base in Italy about an hours flight from the embassy, the Obama admin did nothing.
    Time to blow the lid off this mofo.

  55. Pablo says October 21, 2012 at 8:43 am

    The Cairo protests only involvement, this coming from a phone intercept, was that al-Qaeda decided to use them as a cover and move up in time an already planned attack.

    How, exactly, does that work? What cover does a military style assault need? How does this “cover” increase the odds of success in such an assault? Of what benefit is the Cairo attack to attackers in Benghazi? If there were a crowd of protesters in Libya, it would make some sense, but of course, there was none. This line is ridiculous. In fact, it is as ridiculous as this is hilarious: https://twitter.com/OFALinda/status/259790467150008321/photo/1

  56. John Bradley says October 21, 2012 at 9:46 am

    The local lunatic that’s out in front of City Hall every day with a bullhorn stages larger “rallies” than that.

  57. BigBangHunter says October 21, 2012 at 9:54 am

    - So this presents as a possible last ditch ploy to drag his Woniness over the finish line, intimating that if we Visagoths don’t reelect him we might lose the only chance we have to negotiate Iran back to the peace loving bunch they’ve always been. And of course the WH can play demuring innocents who only want the best, and if it comes out now it could torpedo the hero like efforts of Jug ears to achieve rainbow covered valleys of grazing Unicorns.

    - They really believe we’re all that stupid, they really do.

  58. geoffb says October 21, 2012 at 11:20 am

    Pablo,

    I was going off my fallible memory of this piece.

    The intelligence that helped inform those talking points—and what the U.S. public would ultimately be told—came in part from an intercept of a phone call between one of the alleged attackers and a middle manager from al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the group’s north African affiliate, according to U.S. officials familiar with the intercept. In the call, the alleged attacker said the locals went forward with the attack only after watching the riots that same day at the U.S. embassy in Cairo.

    However, the intercept was one of several monitored communications during and after the attacks between members of a local militia called Ansar al-Sharia and AQIM, which, taken together, suggest the assault was in fact a premeditated terrorist attack, according to U.S. intelligence and counter-terrorism officials not authorized to talk to the press.

    In one of the calls, for example, members of Ansar al-Sharia bragged about their successful attack against the American consulate and the U.S. ambassador.

    It’s unclear why the talking points said the attacks were spontaneous and why they didn’t mention the possibility of al Qaeda involvement, given the content of the intercepts and the organizations the speakers were affiliated with. One U.S. intelligence officer said the widely distributed assessment was an example of “cherry picking,” or choosing one piece of intelligence and ignoring other pieces, to support a preferred thesis.

    In saying cover for the attackers I was going too far as they seem to have seized the Cairo events as presenting an opportunity to do something they had in mind already. Cover is however what the administration grasped at and may yet succeed in clinging to with heavy lifting by the press.

  59. palaeomerus says October 21, 2012 at 11:34 am

    “Yup, Lily Ledbetter isn’t the sharpest knife in the block.”

    Well to be fair she only needs to be the loudest frog on the biggest lily pad and only until early November..

  60. palaeomerus says October 21, 2012 at 11:37 am

    The Cairo protest apparently though they were rioting so the US would free the blind Sheik.

  61. beemoe says October 21, 2012 at 11:46 am

    Given Sandra’s rep you think there would be more dudes than that there just to hit on her.

  62. BigBangHunter says October 21, 2012 at 11:50 am

    - Well, hard as it might be to believe beemoe, apparently even Progs can recognize a skank when they see one.

  63. BigBangHunter says October 21, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    *** BREAKING ***

    Mass shooting at Brookfield Wis. mall – 7 dead – area on policw locksown – assailent still at large.

  64. BigBangHunter says October 21, 2012 at 12:10 pm

    ….News sources are correcting earlier reports with 7 wounded, no deaths have been confirmed. Local hospital confirms 4 victims recieved, expect at least 3 more by life flight.

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