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You see anger, I see passion.
I see stoopid.
Then stop looking in the mirror ha ha
I’m sorry.
I just hate fascist c**ts. Such as yourself.
Here’s another one for Les, with the special thrill of it being said by Catallaxy’s favourite economist (the Krug):
Lazlo;
Are you saying that Scottish independence isn’t a vital question of our time? The hide! Haven’t you seen all the catallaxyfiles threads on this very topic?
I think dot is particularly upset with me for not condemning the outrageous breakdown of freedom that will happen in New York when a really fat guy can’t buy the gallon size cup of Dr Pepper to take into the cinema with him.
I only said I doubted it would work and was probably not worth it. But it is also not the end of the universe.
You are entirely without self-awareness of what a childish idiot you are seen as by the people reading this blog.
wish my teacher was this hot
You think this shit is funny? People can go to gaol if they refuse to comply.
You sick, evil bastard.
Ho ho ho, Tom.
You think people don’t tip a toe into this blog and think “what a bunch of angry, abusive, unpleasant jerks?”
That’s where the lack of self awareness comes in.
“Then stop looking in the mirror ha ha”
that’s the funniest thing i’ve read for days, gab.
You think it is funny sending someone to gaol for trying to buy soft drink.
You’re a sick, evil little bastard, who finds the imposition of ridiculous laws amusing. You would be a good fit for Albrecht Gessler.
candy also still cracks up over Peanuts…
I don’t know of any men who have taken JUST their wives name, but do some both, where both bloke and missus have added the other’s their own surname. I do know kids who have taken the mother’s surname though. Sometimes, more for aesthetics.
Bill Jacobson has some fun with dickhead, Michael Bloomberg:
You’re being a drama qu**n, dot. There’s probably pills for that, too.
Rub some bacon on it, Steve. The mirror, I mean. That’ll help.
I told you to stop reading Krugman, Steve. He is worse on economics than you are.
lol Steve thinks Qu**n is a swear word.
‘Conservative’ ‘Catholic’ Steve reacts to news that Obama supports killing girl babies by attacking Mitt Romney’s fiscal policy.
Yeah, but then they read your comments and understand.
I am not being a drama Queen. You are a dispossessed Ritchie Rich. A poor man’s Cromwell. A low rent Albrecht Gessler. A no good insecure jive talking junkyard rat soup eating fascist motherfucker.
You actually find locking up people for buying “illegal” sugary drinks is amusing.
You think children getting hurt is amusing.
You think people standing up to bullying is wrong.
You malignant c**t.
Go easy on Steve. The first weeks of my tutoring can be confronting and the child will often lash out.
A smattering of waterboarding usually brings them back on the level.
“At best, they’re the exception that proves the rule.”
Jack White isn’t the only one to do it, so they’re not an exception.
Gillard’s carbon dioxide tax working well:
Scientists: Carbon dixode at highest level in 800,000 years.
Tim Blair responds: GO FOR THE MILLION.
Go to your room, Steve.
Harsh but fair.
Rudd to take back Prime Minister position by pledging to reduce the carbon tax ..
This should be fun.
There are, what, 6 billion people on earth.
Jarrah’s evidence for the growing trend of men taking women’s surnames so far consists of one bloke taking what was, in essence, a stage name.
So C.L. is killing boy babies okay? Only killing girl babies is bad?
here’s what the white house said:
Surely libertarians would welcome a government “hands-off” policy?
C.L, the soft drink ban is like the ban on Bongs, why bother doing it? Are we then going to ban soft drink bottles, garden hoses, aluminium cans, alfoil, apples, copper pipe, rollie papers
LOL. Coast to coast disaster for the Obama campaign.
Romney Holds Campaign Event Outside Solyndra HQ.
David Axelrod tried to hit back with sneak visit to Romney’s hometown…
Scroll down to see the disaster that ensued.
. – mate. Angry pills.
You really are an inane fully-fledged facile leftist tosser steve.
What lebertarian sez the libert is with the mother to abort her own female child in-utero merely cos the child is female?
Go! You disgusting excuse for a human being
Is “Steve” the same recently banned troll who used the name of the Milton play as his moniker?
Tom – No
So Obama is saying the killing of girls is a private family matter.
Honour killings, as it were.
Charles Manson phoned. Said he agrees killing girls is a “private family matter.”
What about the abortion of mongrel kids spawned from the illicit congress of a negro and a white she-devil?
Steve writes,
Steve:
So who’s lying?
What I’m saying is you can believe abortion is wrong or not wrong. But to say some abortion is OK, but others (e.g. gender specific) is not OK doesn’t make sense.
You, Graeme. The answer to each question is ‘you’.
It should have been you, no argument.
Steve, you are not smart enough to be commenting here. You’re a few grades below the minimum standard. You’re a thicko. A real dummy. The material is beyond you.
“Jarrah’s evidence for the growing trend of men taking women’s surnames so far consists of one bloke taking what was, in essence, a stage name.”
Have you heard of this thing called Google? All the young’uns are using it nowadays. Try searching for “men taking wives names” (because Google does not care about punctuation).
Only to a vile leftist turd like yourself, steve
WTF??? Birdy is spruiking North Korean propaganda now?
So Barack Hussein would also support female genital mutilation.
If not, why not?
Tell you one profession we are in need of up north: Decent Tattoo scratchers.
Enough of the flying skulls and decks of cards.
Bringing back memories of the last adult in The Lodge:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-01/queen-awards-howard-order-of-merit/4045800
As usual, Steyn nails it. RTWT.
Fine with me. Let The Kenyan run the election with this argument. It will be good for him.
do all those extra Chinese sons without a girl to root translate to more homosexual men?
Old Mao would spin in his grave!
No, not really, but I bet hooker rates are or have shot up.
Thanks for this article JC.
The question is how do we get the pointy headed advisers to Red Ted in Vic to read it. That mob really needs to read this section:
Does that remind anyone of what happened in 2010 when Red Ted said he would not accept the preferences of the Greenslimers?
Thompson could be the new trade minister then JC
Colleen Carroll Campbell cited by Steyn in Rabz’s link above:
Lol
Looksee where the Mormon made a speech in front of today. He’s definitely a son of a bitch, but he’s our son of a bitch.
They’re going to terrorize the Kenyan. They’ve already started hounding him.
STOP THE PRESSES!
Chicago Tribune: Obama has big edge in California, poll shows
Women, independents, moderates and Latinos all favor the president by huge margins over Republican Mitt Romney, whose supporters mostly say they want only to unseat the president.
And they’re not going to sit back either. Offense is better than defense with this White House.
hahahahahahahahhahahahahaha
There’s movement in the polling Ohio Rassie Poll
Romney 46 The Kenyan 44
So I’m guessing the Kenyan campaign is going to go for the Western strategy now that the mid west and southern ones could be out of contention.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/oh/ohio_romney_vs_obama-1860.html
That’s the spirit Mitt. None of that McCain “reaching across the aisle” bullshit. Smash your opponent and take his ears home as trophies.
I am no US constitutional expert, but the PRENDA law has “Supreme court challenge” written all over it, surely?
This does look like a bit of Republican attempt at wedging – the legislation sounds like it over-reaches in such a way that they know Democrats could not support it. (As it apparently includes provisions like doctors having to report mere suspicion that gender selection was the motive, I am not surprised.) Aren’t people at this blog generally wary of “thought crimes”: this law could make analysis of thought the whole basis for criminal investigation.
But maybe such investigations would be rare, as it could also be an easy law to avoid. I assume abortionists would simply have a box ticked on the admission form “I am not having this procedure for gender selection purposes, and am aware that it would illegal under Federal law to do so.”
That said, abortion based on culturally determined gender preference is something that all right minded people should strongly oppose. The trick is finding a more acceptable way to discourage it.
California! I wonder if Hawaii is in play for Obama?
Except you don’t oppose it. You are pro-abortion.
I know I’ve tried to set up one up Adam as it sets an important precedence.
I’m a big fan of independence for the Mendacious Republic of Tasmania, the sister state of Scotland.
Puleease IT…. liar is conservative catholic pro-abortion
Stepford
The law as it appears is a stupid law as you should not legislate thought crimes…. I mean only the leftwing tries that. However this isn’t why the bill will be effective. What will be is how it will paint the Demolition Party to the electorate and in the battle ground states where it matters most Pennsylvania and Ohio to name two. If the Kenyan is portrayed as someone supporting gender based abortion, it will get even uglier for him in these states.
And yes, people here hate the idea of thought crime laws. But for the past 40 to 50 years the left has been doing exactly that across the western world, so therefore its a big fucking payback time. I have no problem with pay back and teaching lessons to the left any more. There’s no more gloves, it’s basically become bare knuckles and steel pipes…. think of Finkelstien in a quiet moment and this…
Steve of B, so I can work out today’s lesson plan can you help me with some stuff?
As a pro-nanny stater do you find all the government safety/scare campaigns personally helpful or do you think they are only helpful for other people?
Brilliantly argued JamesK.
Please elaborate which abortions are OK and which are not.
Why don’t you tell us which abortions your fond of steve?
I am not pro-abortion.
I just think Catholic anti-abortionists who are against the responsible use of contraception are stupid, and that there is more complexity to the moral consideration of the whole issue than you routine Catallaxy anti abortionists will admit.
Tell the truth for once steve.
You really have a low IQ in addition to your moral deficiiencies, yeah?
Tell me, why would I elaborate on an assertion I never made?
An understatement of gargantuan proportions.
Steve backs female feticide.
Banning sugary drinks: good.
Banning the killing of girls: bad.
Thanks, ‘Catholic’ Steve.
Having two idiot steves on this thread is annoying. Steve from Brisbane was here first so he gets to keep his name. steve should be forced to change.
What are your ‘feelings’ about about Catallaxans who are prolife and have no problem with artificial contraception liar?
Are you with them?
JamesK:
Based on your brilliant argument you seem to be saying that the idea ” some abortion is OK, but others (e.g. gender specific) is not OK” DOES make sense. (Because only a leftist turd like myself would think it doesn’t make sense.) Assuming you are not a leftist turd like myself, then the idea makes sense to you.
So can you explain why it makes sense to you and which abortions are OK and which are not OK?
Good point IT. I’ll post as SteveC
How is individual parents making choices about their kids’ names social engineering? For most of western history very few people had surnames at all. The introduction of surnames, for the peasants at least, wasn’t about family belonging or any of that fluffy nonsense. It was so the state could more easily keep track of them. I knew a Dutch guy whose surname literally meant ‘little pieces of shit’. Presumably, this was his ancestor’s attempt at a ‘fuck you’ to the Spanish authorities who forced him to adopt a surname.
To be honest, it just makes things simpler.
Other Steves/Newbies to the blog beware. From this point forward the name Steve is interchangeable with the words moron and liar at the Cat.
Steve Kates may have an issue with that, Toke.
Lol
How about Steves?
I really have no problem as I aptly renamed one version “stepford’.
Abortion for social engineering is Therapeutic Nihilism and therefore against the Hippocratic Oath, and doctors who perform the act should be removed from the profession.
CL and the truth being strangers, again.
Jeez steve has decided to double down on stupid as a strategy rather than re-read and rephrase.
It’s not nonsensical to say “some abortion is OK, but others (e.g. gender specific) is not OK”
I wouldn’t say it because I’m pro-life.
The overwhelming majority of pro-choice/pro-abortion would morally differentiate abortion at 12 weeks from an abortion at 36 weeks, for example.
But not you.
That why I correctly identified you as a vile turd.
It’s not difficult.
However as I’ve pointed out before steve, in addition to being a morally bankrupt vile turd you are stupid.
It’s a double whammy.
Awful for you.
These conservative bloggers in the US are kicking serious leftwing arse these days. They’re really fucking good.
They basically had the Kenyan’s previous employer, ACORN, close up shop, which in the just world should have been indicted under RICO laws. Now they’re potentially destroying destroying Planned non-Parenthood turning it into toxic waste.
You go dudes and don’t take prisoners (not that I need to remind you).
One word, JC.
WAR.
Lol
Rabz just take a look at this video. Go to 1.30 and see how the blogger dude dresses as a pimp to fuck over ACORN. Look at the shit he’s wearing!!!
Amateur/part-time bloggers are the only thing resembling real journalists/reporters in western cultural democracies and none graduated from journalism school
Dude,
Stupidity.
especially when idiot legislators come up with idiotic laws to “prevent” idiotic people from doing things
Dear left wing concern troll and congenital moron:
Even the rapist and Chappaquiddick coward Ted Kennedy thought it would be okay to abort his babies.
The ‘Catholic’ priorities of Steve:
Soft drink…
Killing girls:
For Steve, leftism trumps all other considerations. Always.
You really are a morally revolting person.
Mark Steyne. LMFAO:
Hi all,
I’m just making an extranormal video of a hi alanist speech from the semenblogger.
Except I can’t get the f*cking thing to work.
If and when it does, it will be posted here.
Yep. They have a big, strong conservative blog network in the US and they are shaping the political discourse. Here we have catallaxy (of course), Andrew Bolt, and Tim Blair. Of those, only the cat is independent. There’s Jo Nova but she’s a single-issue climate blog; and Menzies House was an attempt to set up a new major right-wing blog. I see MH is still going although I personally don’t read it.
Looks like there’s plenty of room in Australia for some more serious independent bloggers, US style.
More drama queen-ism on the blog today: this time was the worst advertisement for his religion since that time Mel Gibson walked into a bar mitzvah by mistake.
of course, I forgot boy-on-a-bike. He does good work. The other well-known independent right-wing bloggers seem to have all retired.
Steve,
You think it would by humorous to put someone in gaol because they bought a 1 ltr bottle of pepsi.
You are a sick, demented person who likes being told what to do.
Actually CL was understating the case liar.
CL banging on about compulsory organ donation again?
“A NEWMAN Government bid to remove 12% of the state’s Environmental Protection Act will lead to reduced environmental standards, says Queensland Greens Senator Larissa Waters.”
Go Campbell
Now for the other 88%.
What a shame …
Newman for Canberra.
Another victory for Newman. He just saved the QLD taxpayers a couple hundred thousand.
He just gets more and more impressive by the day.
Score! We gotcha. Couldn’t bear to undo all of his carefully crafted good climate work. Time for the real wrecking ball there now.
See-ya!
She’s actually a decent looker. A real shame here. What is she doing in the slimers party?
Larissa get out from that party. Do it for yourself if not for me.
This’ll cheer you up
You have to feel sorry for Wither’s, must have broken his heart to disassemble that which he had so painstakingly assembled.
Newman handled that absolutely masterfully. Bligh had a poison pill stuck in Mr. bligh’s employment contract in case he was fired. So Newman put him in charge of dismantling the glimate change office.
The dude (Newman) is really top notch.
Hilarious JC – reminds me of when Kramer got busted for pimping in Seinfeld…
Oh Yea, Rbaz. That Kramer scene is just a classic of all time.
In a nauseating ‘cheer up, Labor – we can win this’ column, former Hawke staffer and ABC ‘journalist’ Barrie Cassidy asks us to imagine what would have happened if it was Julia Gillard caught on tape making a mad dash for safety.
Yes, imagine that:
For dot, CL, Rabz, JamesK, Tom and the rest of the gang.
Yes you should be. Ashamed, that is.
Steve,
You are the kind of jerk that supports Government thugs tearing down kid’s lemonade stalls and throwing out toffees in school fetes.
Again, you make me want to shout huey.
Rudiau
What mind altering drugs are you on?
Cl
Old leatherface is a philosopher now is he?
How come Thteve gets all the attention?
SHY would come into her own with a torch under her chin in the dark. Friggin vampire. Erkkk!
Squeaky wheel, coz, squeaky wheel.
Larissa Waters. meh
Mr and Mrs Leatherface are certainly doing their bit to help the ALP at the ALPBC.
Mitt really is a ruthless prick. I’m liking this Nixonian streak:
Mitt Promises Tit-for-Tat – Will Send His Supporters to Obama Rallies …Then He Does It (Video).
The NYT describes Alexrod as having been “rattled.”
Homer doing his ‘read the material’ schitck again
Nice work Steve.
Good to see you no longer consider “Queen” to be a curse word.
Are you still frightened of carbonated beverages?
Love that Fyodor.
Hi Alan!
Contemptible fascist’s ideas not going too well.
Eat a low calorie, sugar freedick, Bloomberg.
Coz, Steve is a professional at stupidity. Score lead baloon fail for the dumbo motivational poster link. What is your talent?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA1 That is excellent, Rabz. Superb work.
… oops. Sp – two l’s in balloon
I was in a hurry, Lizzie.
Thanks Gab,
My first effort. There will be more…
Coz, Steve is a professional at stupidity. Score lead baloon fail for the dumbo motivational poster link. What is your talent?
Modesty forbids.
I liked Thteve’s motivational poster, I think it’s more me than you guys, only I don’t use hair rollers.
Jase
The idiot has fyds confused wit me I think
God he’s an idiot
LOL
That even looks like Steve, Rabz!
It must have been hysterically good Rabz, for it absolutely killed my browser. Had to reboot.
Will try again later.
Coz – are you saying you are a drag Queen? Well I never.
monty, steve, SFB, you all need to pedal faster as the Cat is loading slowly. Quickly, like bunnies.
Candy, I eat too much because I like food. I’ve put weight on because my metabolism’s changed but I’m not exercising enough.
I suffer from sloth, not a hole in the heart.
*rolls eyes*
That’s what all the inept ones say, Stevie. ):
… oops. Here’s your smiley, Steve. 🙂
Hey SFB
can you answer IT’s question?
I’ll post it here so you won’t have to go looking for it:
I’m interested in your view on this.
No I’m a woman, Liz, therefore I could only be a drag king.
“Shuv it up your camels hump … with .. all .. due .. respect.”
Good speech on Saudi Arabia by Pat Condell.
Nilk, I woke up alone today (restless night, crept off to a different room, HIA has a snorey cold) and thought: gym? nah. But got up and did usual things – I am ironing his shirt every morning now ffs (greater love hath no woman) – and forced myself to go to a class and step up and down and lift some weights. Now feel 150% better and could not avoid flirting with the repairman at 11.00 when I returned. So get up now and go for a walk, taking in some stairs. The start of a new you.
Jaesus, you never miss an opportunity to have a go, do you, says Da Hairy One, quite frequently. Perhaps he is right and I just can’t help myself when it comes to good advice. I would have been put into self-criticism classes pronto in the old Commie China.
Mr and Mrs Ewart are just enjoying their final months before retirement.
Please, as if they will hang around for the Cambell Newman-esque program the Coalition has planned for the ABC…
Well, look, it’s not as if they vote Labor.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/dementia-patients-may-go-without-drugs/story-e6frfku0-1226379830236#ixzz1wVz6b8cv
‘Lizzie’, please darling, or I’ll have to call you ‘Cozzie’. That’s charmingly Strine, actually, isn’t it? Let us allow ‘Liz’ to be reserved for Her Jubilant Majesty.
And as we are on royalty: a Drag King? How does that work? We’ll have to ask PP for his opinion.
Actually, when I was in New Orleans I was told about a relative of mine there who became King of the Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday), an honour for which he paid a mighty contribution to charity. This is not a homosexual parade, but an historic communal tradition with Cajan origins perhaps, where they throw strings of beads around at the crowds. (these rellies were staunch Cajan RC’s; in fact, I was taken through the haunts of Bourbon Street by one of them, a nun).
Fascinating. It’s Cozza, the longform.
Nice quote unearthed by Bolta
http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/one_cameron_is_right/
Cozza, that sounds nice. coz for short is OK for that.
And while we are on words and sounds: isn’t the general loss of ‘pettifogging’ a sad thing for the English language? It so admirably expresses an admirable sentiment:
Right on, brother.
Given the length of this thread I’m opening the weekend forum early.
I have tried to keep alive the use of the words ‘mountebank’ and ‘bamboozle’
In a NYT article about the Great Soda Crisis of 2012:
Research involving tricking people sounds kinda fun.
You fucking idiot Steve when I BUY A LITRE OF COLA, I KNOW I HAVE BOUGHT A LITRE OF COLA. THERE IS NO SECRET REFILLING DEVICE YOU NUTTY WHACKER.
JC Live Action is the activist group in question. It was founded by the lass Lila Rose a few years back. She’s a major thorn in the side of Planned Parenthood.