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Going soon to a planet near you by podrock June 27, 2011 10:21 pm

That's a pretty sporty landing sequence. I hope it works. by TB 2011-06-28 10:39:01
- Actually, it seems a lot like the Vikings - albeit a little more sporty. Two issues come to mind: 1. The more ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-29 12:06:24
  - Space exploration is done by government-contracted companies. Been that way from the start. by TB 2011-06-29 12:33:09
    - Which ones? All I can think of is Lockheed Martin, and they do aerospace. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-30 11:23:55
- It'd be a heckuva thing to watch. When I first heard of the SkyCrane concept years ago, I had an image ... by mcfly 2011-06-28 22:42:19

Jumping the shark? by TB June 27, 2011 7:24 pm

So many memories of Florida...I lived there when JAWS came out :/ by Jody 2011-06-27 20:12:36
- Thanksgiving weekend, 1975. After breaking up with Circus Lady, I decided to go sailing anyway. But it was still ... by ER 2011-06-28 08:36:29
  - "I was alone...and I was afraid" Yep...understand that. I don't know if you are like me in this regard ER...but it ... by Jody 2011-06-29 12:23:50

*^$)&(@#$@#!@#$$%!!!! by Eri June 27, 2011 3:07 pm

I'm opposed to racial profiling, after all, terrorists could pick white guys (or seniors, women, children, or the handicapped) to ... by ER 2011-06-30 10:52:48
Soooo..... What happens if we all followed the example of John Tyler? 'Course he's being fined 10 grand now..... Personally, I'm ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-28 23:25:11
- What if we all decided not to fly anywhere for a week? Put the airlines into bankruptcy, put the ... by Eri 2011-06-29 02:05:45
  - Why Israel's air security wouldn't work in the U.S. by TB 2011-06-29 08:58:08
    - Israeli airport security is based in reality, it would never work in the politically correct swamp known as the United ... by Lee 2011-06-29 13:27:28
      - Frankly, I have to agree. They know it could very well happen there. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-29 21:58:01
That is certainly infuriating and inexcusable but, you sure can't accuse them of profiling. by FrankC 2011-06-28 16:09:42
- I wish they WOULD profile. We are the laughing stock of the world. by Eri 2011-06-28 22:28:28
  - Sure, sure...and then some little old white lady will decide to hide a bomb in her astronaut diaper, and BOOM. ... by mcfly 2011-06-30 19:19:18
  - Of course you favor profiling, and anyone with a brain agrees. Real liberals are against profiling based on the theory that ... by FrankC 2011-06-29 11:36:55
    - So I'm not a "real liberal?" LOL. by Eri 2011-07-01 21:05:19
- And that...is what it's all about. by Lee 2011-06-28 18:24:12

The Great Corn Con by TB June 27, 2011 2:24 pm

Actual news vs Fox news headlines by BuckGalaxy June 27, 2011 1:27 am

Fox uses pretty crude propaganda fit for the knuckle-draggers and mouth-breathers on the right. The more genteel and lofty ... by ER 2011-06-27 04:41:59

Hey, Eri... by TB June 26, 2011 1:40 pm

I don't think he means me; I think he means the Republican majority in both states and the idiots who ... by Eri 2011-06-30 22:31:37
More on this here. by TB 2011-06-27 11:29:17

You know your prison population is too high... by FrankC June 26, 2011 12:17 pm

We have a serious problem with privately run prisons. Like any free market business, they need to grow every ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-26 20:58:30
- My guess? Private prisons should be run more like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Well, not entirely. *shudders* by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-28 23:30:06
- Yeah, public prisons can lose money year after year and never think twice about it. Something like 8 percent of all ... by TB 2011-06-26 21:35:16
  - Yep, just think about the savings to be generated from the growing pool of prison labor, a resource we have ... by ER 2011-06-27 04:45:18
  - No end to this blame the public unions game is there? I suppose this has nothing to do with ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-27 01:16:27
    - From your link: "Some of the biggest names in the private prison industry have given $835,514 to federal candidates since 2000 ... by TB 2011-06-27 09:57:39
      - A little more math from that Justice Policy Institute paper. The paper declares that the two largest private prison ... by TB 2011-06-27 10:37:52
        
        You have a reading comprehension problem. I've seen studies about costs and there is conflicting data on what is ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-27 15:20:14
        
        I hate to keep having to drive things home with a goddam steam hammer, but don't you think the institutions ... by TB 2011-06-27 15:40:47
        
        You're still using steam? ;-) by mcfly 2011-06-27 17:18:46
        
        A lot of my posting is powered by steam. Hadn't you noticed? by TB 2011-06-27 17:46:28
Do you mean convicts watch A&E? by ER 2011-06-26 12:33:15
- It appears that the ads are aimed at the dependents of convicts. I can see the contradiction of the ad being ... by FrankC 2011-06-26 14:22:21

A really romantic figure by Eri June 26, 2011 12:03 pm

Hey, look who bought it. The "other" Koch brother. Well, at least he didn't pay millions for a used dress. ... by TB 2011-06-26 13:32:20
- Are these the same Kochs who are bankrolling the Wisconsin public Unions busters? by ER 2011-06-26 20:27:11
  - And many other things by podrock 2011-06-26 20:49:06
  - I hadn't thought about that but it most likely is. I guess Billy the Kid is a great match ... by Eri 2011-06-26 20:36:16
- To him, relatively, that's like one of us buying dinner. Or a postage stamp. by podrock 2011-06-26 15:19:03
  - I wish he'd buy ME dinner. I could use the extra income. by Eri 2011-06-26 16:19:10
    - Koch is into sailing, and won the America's Cup in 1992. He also collects (among other things) nautical items ... by TB 2011-06-26 16:47:30
      - America's Cup racing is for wimps. Ted Turner won the Cup in 77, but he also won a stormy offshore bluewater ... by ER 2011-06-27 10:50:55
        
        America's Cup is going to be here in the Bay Area pretty soon. Some boats are already practicing. ... by TB 2011-06-27 10:59:34
        
        Yeah, they look like Klingon Birds of Prey. Didn't you post some video of one of those guys capsizing, ... by ER 2011-06-27 11:53:29

The presidential gaffes by TB June 26, 2011 8:38 am

Chime in boys and girls, are gaffes important or not? Austrian??? Marine corpse??? by FrankC 2011-06-26 21:45:25
- My favorite is substituting "Calvary" for "cavalry", several times in one interview. But unfortunately, it wasn't Obama. It was ... by ER 2011-06-27 07:13:17
  - LOL. Thanks, made my day. by mcfly 2011-06-27 21:28:19
  - I couldn't agree more that gaffes are not important. But, the media reaction to political gaffes is interesting. THAT, is the ... by FrankC 2011-06-27 07:41:11
    - Bingo. by TB 2011-06-27 10:10:53
    - That same political humor website I pointed to also has extensive documentation on Obama malapropisms. I just think conservatives need to ... by ER 2011-06-27 08:17:28

NATO's surreal world by TB June 26, 2011 8:13 am

NATO definitely has its problems, but Obama has succeeded in using them to further American policy at minimum risk to ... by ER 2011-06-27 05:41:22
- I'd tend to agree. I'm not really sure we (or the Europeans) should be in Libya. As I said months ... by mcfly 2011-06-27 17:15:18
  - "They don't want people like me on board." Yeah, I know what you mean about them. You don't really disagree with ... by ER 2011-06-27 20:32:11
    - I think the key to the "meeting half-way" deal is where exactly the "half-way" point is. Go over a few political ... by TB 2011-06-28 07:05:27
      - You gotta admit TB, you'd put the halfway point on the liberal's one yard line. Maybe in the end zone. ... by mcfly 2011-06-28 11:15:08
      - Your response corroborates my comments perfectly. TB, if you post here just to enlighten us barbarian Liberals on the subtler points ... by ER 2011-06-28 08:17:50
        
        No, my response does not "corroborate" your comments. My response made the reasonable point that your post was, to ... by TB 2011-06-28 08:55:14
        
        I never said I had no political opinions, or even that I was a strict middle of the roader, I've ... by ER 2011-06-28 09:30:00

For ER by Eri June 26, 2011 4:54 am

LOL, the more obvious it becomes that our liberal POTUS is an imbecile and a disappointment to his adoring constituents, ... by FrankC 2011-06-26 22:05:50
Zoner: The aliens are to stay on the Multiverse Board until they can prove they're not a photographic anomoly. LulzSec: We've ... by mcfly 2011-06-26 13:25:11
- LOL! Lemme know if you get their credit card #'s and Security Codes. I could use some things around ... by Eri 2011-06-26 20:39:30
  - I did! But their cards are only authorized to buy Flux Capacitors. Who's got the time to mess with those? by mcfly 2011-06-28 13:41:58
Liberals: "We can hit them hard enough that they won’t want to stay here. We are not defeated!" Conservatives: Want ... by TB 2011-06-26 06:30:01
- No, the conservatives would sell guns...to both sides. by ER 2011-06-26 06:36:07
  - LOL by Eri 2011-06-26 08:36:33
  - Kind of like the current ATF? by TB 2011-06-26 08:04:36
You left one out: Business Community: The aliens can stay here as long as they like providing they keep taxes and ... by ER 2011-06-26 06:12:00
- Unions: The aliens can stay as long they don't try to close up our shops. We're organizing the ... by Eri 2011-06-26 08:44:31

Prof. Orlando Ferguson's geographical theory by TB June 25, 2011 9:19 pm

LOL! Maybe that's why we're all covered in bird poop. by Eri 2011-06-26 04:48:26
- Well no one believes in the flat earth any more, but creationists are running for President and there is ... by ER 2011-06-26 06:30:15
  - See? Nice fat water balloon. by TB 2011-06-26 08:03:48
    - What do you mean by "water balloon"? A post expressing an opinion but no real information content? Or a post ... by ER 2011-06-26 09:09:46
      - You really don't want to start something about political movements that recruit fanatics and the uninformed to serve their own ... by TB 2011-06-26 09:34:42
      - Water balloon. A reference to a comment in a previous thread. I posted something I thought was cool-looking, graphically-interesting, and ... by TB 2011-06-26 09:23:37
        
        The difference is, Tom, I'm telling the truth. You're just a conservative. :-) by ER 2011-06-26 09:30:15

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