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| When The Bleeding Heart Becomes The Iron Fist | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 7 2013, 10:31 AM (584 Views) | |
| Copper | Oct 7 2013, 10:31 AM Post #1 |
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ht George "Barrycades" - we have a new word http://ricochet.com/main-feed/When-The-Bleeding-Heart-Becomes-The-Iron-Fist
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| Aqua Letifer | Oct 7 2013, 10:45 AM Post #2 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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As is evident from the muddled compound cliche of the title, the whole article is so stupid it's not even worth reading.
Is this guy even capable of thinking for himself, or does he rely on pop culture Mad Libs to get through his discourse? Translucence has nothing to do with thickness, and you don't rub skin the wrong way, you rub fur or a mane the wrong way.
Basically what this guy is saying is that "Spartan shields, blah blah and these other examples were stupid, sure, but Barrycades are really stupid." What he wants to say is that "these guys had very good tools of conflict, but all Barry has are these park rangers," but he doesn't know how. He also clearly doesn't understand the situation. Yes, closing down the monuments sucks. Everyone agrees with that, and if this jackass even bothered reading about it, park rangers are just as pissed about what they have to do as everybody else. These people have likely had their jobs before Obama was even president, and have nothing at all to do with the administration. They're in a hard spot of either listening to their superiors or getting fired. What the hell does this guy expect them to do? I stopped reading here. There's no point going any further. |
| I cite irreconcilable differences. | |
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| Copper | Oct 7 2013, 11:25 AM Post #3 |
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"Barrycades" was enough for me, the rest was filler. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| John D'Oh | Oct 7 2013, 11:36 AM Post #4 |
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MAMIL
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The Ricochet.com readers are certainly all over it. "This isn't an essay, it's a battle hymn." - well, he's half right at least. |
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| jon-nyc | Oct 7 2013, 12:08 PM Post #5 |
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Cheers
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I can't even imagine what the current situation looks like from his echo chamber. |
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| Kincaid | Oct 7 2013, 12:18 PM Post #6 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I'm still waiting for some true investigative journalism. I've seen a supposed quote from a park ranger saying they were told to "make it hurt", but I really doubt this would be communicated to the rank and file. I've also heard stories of closures at parks that are privately owned and run by non-Governmental employees, but figure there is a side to the story we are not being told. But really, closing parks and buildings I can understand, but open air public spaces like the WWII Memorial? Just seems petty. |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| Mikhailoh | Oct 7 2013, 12:40 PM Post #7 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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You should get rich as a writer. True story. Speaking of which... how's it going? |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Aqua Letifer | Oct 7 2013, 01:05 PM Post #8 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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And your fatal error, sir, was to put "writer" and "rich" in the same sentence. ![]() Eh, very slowly. It's hard to say. But, y'know, I got nothing better to do, so onwards, upwards and forwards I guess. |
| I cite irreconcilable differences. | |
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| Jolly | Oct 7 2013, 01:53 PM Post #9 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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83% of government workers are...still working... |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| jon-nyc | Oct 7 2013, 02:19 PM Post #10 |
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Cheers
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And the other 17% are still gonna get paid... |
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| Axtremus | Oct 7 2013, 05:29 PM Post #11 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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There must be a better way to give 17% of government workers paid time off than a (partial) government shutdown, no? |
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| Aqua Letifer | Oct 8 2013, 05:00 AM Post #12 |
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Contractors aren't. And I don't need a poll to tell you that we have a **** ton of contractors. Many, many people are out of work right now. |
| I cite irreconcilable differences. | |
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| Mikhailoh | Oct 8 2013, 05:04 AM Post #13 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Tell me again why the GOP should be the ones to roll over? Two sides of the same coin. |
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| Aqua Letifer | Oct 8 2013, 05:25 AM Post #14 |
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You really don't know? For the exact same reason the Democrats should. Because somebody needs to. Because compromise is how our system is supposed to work. Because whining about rolling over keeps people unemployed. |
| I cite irreconcilable differences. | |
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| Mikhailoh | Oct 8 2013, 05:31 AM Post #15 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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They both should have. What is not receiving any airtime is that the harder right folks see the implementation of ACA and the continuing overspending as leading to a default of one sort or another anyway. So, if you perceive that the union is in mortal jeopardy, would you not use any powers you had to save it? |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| John D'Oh | Oct 8 2013, 05:36 AM Post #16 |
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MAMIL
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"One day, making tracks In the prairie of Prax, Came a North-Going Zax And a South-Going Zax. And it happened that both of them came to a place Where they bumped. There they stood. Foot to foot. Face to face. “Look here, now!” the North-Going Zax said, “I say! You are blocking my path. You are right in my way. I’m a North-Going Zax and I always go north. Get out of my way, now, and let me go forth!” “Who’s in whose way?” snapped the South-Going Zax. “I always go south, making south-going tracks. So you’re in MY way! And I ask you to move And let me go south in my south-going groove.” Then the North-Going Zax puffed his chest up with pride. “I never,” he said, “take a step to one side. And I’ll prove to you that I won’t change my ways If I have to keep standing here fifty-nine days!” “And I’ll prove to YOU,” yelled the South-Going Zax, “That I can stand here in the prairie of Prax For fifty-nine years! For I live by a rule That I learned as a boy back in South-Going School. Never budge! That’s my rule. Never budge in the least! Not an inch to the west! Not an inch to the east! I’ll stay here, not budging! I can and I will If it makes you and me and the whole world stand still!” Well… Of course the world didn’t stand still. The world grew. In a couple of years, the new highway came through And they built it right over those two stubborn Zax And left them there, standing un-budged in their tracks."
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| Aqua Letifer | Oct 8 2013, 05:36 AM Post #17 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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Because they always think that, about everything. Everything the [insert your party of choice]s do leads the country to disaster and we should do everything we can to oppose it. It's a tired old excuse that's screwing people over a hell of a lot more than some perceived nebulous catastrophe. Man up and work together, that's their ****ing job. I have no patience for this crap, and crap is exactly what it is. EDIT To D'Oh: This is the sort of thing that happens when we cut Literature studies. |
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| Mikhailoh | Oct 8 2013, 05:49 AM Post #18 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Really? Take a look at the CBO projections for spending versus revenue as a percentage of GDP. See how those numbers diverge? Unsustainable. http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44521 ![]() The CBO's own summation of what awaits us..
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| John D'Oh | Oct 8 2013, 05:58 AM Post #19 |
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MAMIL
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You're over-complicating this. Just read the children's poem. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| Aqua Letifer | Oct 8 2013, 05:59 AM Post #20 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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Assuming nothing else changes, yeah. That's a big assumption to make and totally unnecessary, if you're interested in actually balancing the budget. I'm sorry Mik, it's just whining now. ACA was signed into law three years ago. It's here, we have it. They've had plenty, plenty of time to figure this out. Instead of throwing up their hands and saying, "I refuse to do my job and make this work," it's their responsibility to figure out a budget. I don't give a **** if they get a stroke from the aggravation and then blame the stroke on the ACA, it's their job to figure this out. |
| I cite irreconcilable differences. | |
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| Mikhailoh | Oct 8 2013, 06:11 AM Post #21 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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I agree. And in figuring it out we have Obama decreeing what parts of the law will apply to whom and when rather than following the law as it stands. So the claim that 'its the law of the land' is bullsh!t too. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Jolly | Oct 8 2013, 06:12 AM Post #22 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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They've done their job. A significant minority is saying we cannot afford this in the current guise. Just as 26 states declined the expansion of Medicaid, after SCOTUS ruled they did not to expand the roles as outlined in Obamacare. Even if we delayed the implementation of parts of Obamacare - which is the position of many of the Republicans - it still leaves intact the provisions of the law concerning pre-existing conditions and the maximum age of children on family policies. So, there is room for some compromise. |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| Aqua Letifer | Oct 8 2013, 06:15 AM Post #23 |
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If your definition is "do what I want or I'm not playing ball," then yes, there's plenty of that going on. |
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| Mikhailoh | Oct 8 2013, 06:20 AM Post #24 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Welcome to hardball. We have incredibly divisive issues facing us. Healthcare, immigration, sluggish economy, the role and size of government and out of control spending. Compromise has kicked the can down the road to the point where it can be kicked no more. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Aqua Letifer | Oct 8 2013, 06:26 AM Post #25 |
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No compromise has been going on here. Democrats are getting their way on everything so the Republicans are shutting down the government, because they don't know how to do anything else. That's stupid and insane. |
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