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South Korea reports North Korea has launched orbital rocket by TB April 12, 2012 4:14 pm

They should never have launched on Friday the Thirteenth. It was still Thurs 12 Apr when we heard about it, but ... by ER 2012-04-13 08:54:05
Yo TB, Career Opportunity! I hear the PDRK is reorganizing and staffing up its space program. Lots of jobs, jobs, ... by ER 2012-04-12 17:48:40
- What makes you think I'm not already involved? by TB 2012-04-12 17:56:06
  - lol by RobVG 2012-04-12 22:00:43
Apparently broke up. by bowser 2012-04-12 17:04:04
- So North Korea blew up its deal with the U.S. for nothing. by TB 2012-04-12 18:25:06
  - Yeah, they're stupid like that. Didn't their last rocket break up mid-flight too? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-12 21:28:53
    - Rockets occasionaly fail even for the most skilled practitioners of space tech. I cannot imagine why they would bet ... by ER 2012-04-13 07:42:52
- (Overheard while playing solitaire, no citation.) by bowser 2012-04-12 17:05:11

Bankrupt Kodak requesting more money by Vitruvius April 10, 2012 7:12 pm

Sometimes companies need a few months to shut down. by Robert 2012-04-11 13:58:14
- An informative response. Thanks! by TB 2012-04-13 08:36:44
What's happening to Kodak is sad. They used to be an innovative and responsible high-tech company, one of the first. ... by ER 2012-04-11 08:53:04
They're not expecting more money, as in a bailout, actually, they just want to give their suits (who drove the ... by ER 2012-04-11 05:28:49
- That was an easy swipe by RobVG 2012-04-11 09:03:21
  - First, you know perfectly well those millions aren't going to be divided equally. A few at the top will ... by ER 2012-04-11 09:23:27
  - Stock goes up, big bonuses. Stock goes down, big bonuses. Object and it's "prejudice" to a Conservative. Look at ... by bowser 2012-04-11 09:18:30
    - Both of you are everything you've ever accused Tom of being. n/t by RobVG 2012-04-11 19:58:39
      - I missed anything of substance in your succinct reply. Anyway, when stock goes up management makes big bonuses based ... by bowser 2012-04-12 10:49:21
        
        Mangers were paid in stock. Now the stock is worthless. They effectively sustained a large cut in pay. Kodak feels ... by RobVG 2012-04-12 16:51:27
        
        More likely they were paid with stock options, allowing them to buy the stock at a later date at a ... by podrock 2012-04-12 18:51:32
        
        When you accept your pay in stock you are allegedly taking a chance. You are sharecropping. If there ... by bowser 2012-04-12 17:08:28
        
        You just cant' get past the "bonuses". by RobVG 2012-04-12 21:16:08

Obama and Democrats continue to push "Buffett Rule." by TB April 11, 2012 9:48 am

It is such a paltry amount, especially considering the wealth of those from whom it would derive, that they should ... by bowser 2012-04-11 16:14:39
- It's actually kind of fascinating to watch information just flow across you like rain on a windshield. by TB 2012-04-11 16:33:40
  - And when you can't reply you simply try to insult. As predictable as the Tea Party. by bowser 2012-04-11 16:44:49
    - Yeah, me, I never get insults in place of arguments. Must be hard. by TB 2012-04-11 16:47:20
      - Your posts get a lot of insults. Ever wonder why? :-) by bowser 2012-04-12 10:50:13
        
        Not really. It's because when they can't reply they try to insult. Kind of predictable, really. by TB 2012-04-12 10:56:21
  - And just as fascinating is to watch the relatively poor worship greed and the ultra-wealthy. Sort of like a mouse bowing ... by bowser 2012-04-11 16:37:51
    - Poor or unsuccessful Conservatives need someone to blame for their misfortune. They can't admit to anyone else they may ... by ER 2012-04-11 18:49:57
      - "Poor or unsuccessful [Liberals] need someone to blame for their misfortune. They can’t admit to anyone else they may not ... by TB 2012-04-11 19:01:02
        
        Be careful, TB. You've recognized that similarities in partisan rhetoric suggest that political speech may be more a function ... by ER 2012-04-11 19:57:31
I think Obama is doing just fine. by ER 2012-04-11 14:20:41
- Well, you would, wouldn't you? No choice, really. by TB 2012-04-11 15:03:18
  - Yes, I'm such a slave to my prejudices... by ER 2012-04-11 15:34:34
    - Obama is running on rhetorical automatic. Flipping the same cards from a very small intellectual deck. by TB 2012-04-11 17:45:18
      - That's called a stump speech, it is worked on and refined by campaign workers and then presented over and over ... by ER 2012-04-11 18:10:10

Izzat who I think it is? by ER April 12, 2012 5:08 am

The Sanford situation, again. by bowser April 11, 2012 4:42 pm

So far, the record shows most of the "fanciful" stuff came from mainstream media sources. by TB 2012-04-11 17:16:05
- Maybe so, but without all that mainstream media attention, Mr Zimmerman woudn't be in custody right now. by ER 2012-04-11 20:02:01

A budget calculation by TB April 10, 2012 9:05 am

No one's arguing we don't have a deficit. The question is what are we willing to give up to ... by ER 2012-04-10 09:31:40
- The point, not surprisingly, completely escaped you. by TB 2012-04-10 11:35:50
  - I haven't got a clue what you're talking about. by ER 2012-04-10 11:45:01
    - If you're serious, someone else will get it. by TB 2012-04-10 11:49:22
      - The only appropriate response by ER 2012-04-10 13:07:33
        
        More accurately, the only available response. by TB 2012-04-10 13:43:04
        
        That settles it. No more Mr Nice Guy! by ER 2012-04-10 14:09:07
        
        He is kinda cute ER. by Jody 2012-04-10 16:32:00
        
        Is his tongue pierced? by ER 2012-04-11 06:33:20
        
        LMFAO!!! You rock ER!!!! by Jody 2012-04-11 08:40:34

I wonder if it is tempting fate? by Jeff-Wash April 10, 2012 1:17 pm

Since this reply page is a better medium to type on, I will ask you here, is it tempting fate ... by Jeff-Wash 2012-04-10 13:34:30
- Believe me, there are radar-assisted collisions and GPS-assisted groundings all the time. And no mechanical malfunctions are required. I mean, ... by ER 2012-04-10 14:16:32
Let me guess...(spoiler alert) by ER 2012-04-10 13:20:54

From a purely tactical perspective... by ER April 9, 2012 10:36 am

I think one factor is arrogance. After electing George W. Bush twice, George H. W. Bush once and Ronald ... by bowser 2012-04-09 11:40:15
- I'm not sure that computes. Sure Reagan was ideologically pure, charismatic, and ultimately successful. Bush I, McCain and Dole were highly ... by ER 2012-04-09 13:18:35
  - With all due respect. (Doesn't that belong on another thread?) Reagan presented to the public well, was glib, ... by bowser 2012-04-09 15:06:44
    - Man, and I thought I was a cynic. 8) by ER 2012-04-09 15:56:14
      - The more you see, the more you read, the grimmer it gets. :-) by bowser 2012-04-09 21:03:06

So what happened in Sanford? by ER April 7, 2012 3:43 pm

"Romney, GOP must remember lessons from Palin veepstakes" by bowser April 5, 2012 2:39 pm

I've puzzled over this and gone back over it. The issue seems to be that the police request for ... by bowser 2012-04-06 12:04:51
Well, as the article says, you sure want to avoid anyone who has "been on the job for just a few years, or lack[s], the experience of having previously gone through the vetting process and campaigning on the national level." by TB 2012-04-05 16:25:19
- How do you reconcile that with your avid support of Palin in the last election. It wasn't just McCain ... by bowser 2012-04-05 19:23:14
  - Reconcile what? Cripes, did that go over your head? by TB 2012-04-05 21:16:53
    - You've gone from claiming the Republicans have all but won the election to making excuses for losing. Even before ... by bowser 2012-04-05 21:41:03
- One thing is certain, the VP nominee won't be Santorum. n/t by RobVG 2012-04-05 16:37:53
  - There's a lot of people who would be good VP candidates, and would make damn good presidents down the road. by TB 2012-04-05 18:25:47
    - Who is surfacing? by bowser 2012-04-05 20:24:50

NBC caught doctoring Zimmerman 911 call. by Lee April 1, 2012 7:35 pm

Pretty much looks as if the right-wing conspiracy people who have politicized this entire thing are the only folks particularly ... by bowser 2012-04-02 19:55:33
*Sighs* Okay, NBC is just as biased as Fox. That's a given. There are many channels on TV and sources ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-02 15:50:20
- NBC is a national news source founded in 1926. Fox is a cable show that's been around since 1996. This ... by RobVG 2012-04-03 08:58:30
Police video update, by TB 2012-04-02 09:54:05
I'm not sure what the big deal is. Zimmerman says the fellow is up to no good. The ... by bowser 2012-04-01 23:17:58
- I take it this is one of your "Watch 'em disassemble" comments. by RobVG 2012-04-02 08:23:09
  - I truly don't see that omission as causing any harm. I think the outrage expressed here is manufactured by ... by bowser 2012-04-02 10:42:41
    - The edit changed what was an answer to a police question to what sounded like a racist judgment. by TB 2012-04-02 12:09:40
  - You’ve become as blinded by politics as you accuse us of being. I KNOW! To be honest, I never even looked at ... by Jody 2012-04-02 09:13:05
    - Maybe I was wrong about you It's tough sometimes to understand comments here because we've been so sarcastic in the past. ... by RobVG 2012-04-02 10:11:58
      - ? I don't understand Rob..."wrong about me?" by Jody 2012-04-02 15:49:55
        
        No wonder you didn't understand by RobVG 2012-04-02 19:25:32
        
        It's all good Rob....quite honestly...I have a hard time understanding my own comments sometimes......so I just figured I had ... by Jody 2012-04-03 08:56:25
        
        OH! You thought I was being sarcastic? Nope. Disgusted. The public is at the mercy of spin doctors. by Jody 2012-04-02 16:07:30
Astounding by RobVG 2012-04-01 22:05:28
- Yep...I heard about that today also. Nothing...NOTHING is EVER what it seems. NBC got caught. Not like it has never been ... by Jody 2012-04-01 22:10:42
  - Think about the decades of our lives when the mainstream media was the only media. by TB 2012-04-02 09:22:13
  - Gabrielle Giffords comes to mind by RobVG 2012-04-01 23:00:30

I figure those lights were aliens buying Mega-Millions tickets by FrankC March 30, 2012 3:13 pm

I got mine! by TB 2012-03-30 15:23:38
- Woot! by TB 2012-03-31 07:54:37
  - That is very close. But you'd have had to share it with 3 other winners, so what the heck. by bowser 2012-04-01 07:50:38

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