tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post8924090373991373718..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Happy Fourth of July!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13709000628721410982009-07-15T17:23:19.484-04:002009-07-15T17:23:19.484-04:00"were certified OSHA compliant."
Ha, t..."were certified OSHA compliant." <br />Ha, the government can produce anything they want during a war "for the war effort" Double standard bull crap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-9777412368454025702009-07-07T10:33:53.201-04:002009-07-07T10:33:53.201-04:00Well Tam, I can at least say you're wrong in o...Well Tam, I can at least say you're wrong in one respect, and have no fear of being assaulted by your unleashed snark.<br /><br />If this is an Internet Dick Measuring contest.....<br /><br />You win!John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875185117306503147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12909739098615429232009-07-06T12:13:32.122-04:002009-07-06T12:13:32.122-04:00Myself, I love my country. I just don't care ...Myself, I love my country. I just don't care much for what's been done with it since...oh...The Articles of Confederation or thereabouts.The Freeholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989697995675652792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-92045129283056660112009-07-06T12:01:09.137-04:002009-07-06T12:01:09.137-04:00This post was awesome wrapped in bacon.This post was awesome wrapped in bacon.Lucas Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01405530729663443670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-78861725348853900032009-07-06T06:39:12.254-04:002009-07-06T06:39:12.254-04:00Ok.... now this comment thread sucked a perfectly ...Ok.... now this comment thread sucked a perfectly good five minutes out of my morning.<br /><br />But.... 'tis always fun to watch a statist being skewered. They make the funniest squeaking sounds.Carteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468700184940877315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22732844460554281222009-07-06T01:08:23.715-04:002009-07-06T01:08:23.715-04:00Nothing wrong with the post, it just states Tam...Nothing wrong with the post, it just states Tam's opinion - and I thought that in "the land of the free" that is what it was all about.<br /><br />Apparently not, if that opinion happens to clash with the views of another individual or group.<br /><br />I think that if you were still reading here Tam that you should direct them to some wise words from Greek or Roman scholars.DBA Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684347517853961518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-69668816396129098882009-07-05T22:08:44.858-04:002009-07-05T22:08:44.858-04:00Mycroft wrote
"Amen
(That's still legal t...Mycroft wrote<br />"Amen<br />(That's still legal to say isn't it?)."<br /><br />So far. The Anti-Americans haven't figured out a way to argue that people saying that in public is the establishment of religion by the government or the creation of a hostile work environment.<br />I say, though, give them 10 years and the Muslim extremists will argue and convince the leftists that any public sign of another religion is injurious to their self esteem and hurts their widdle feelings.Windy Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-2567224908620473632009-07-05T20:47:18.899-04:002009-07-05T20:47:18.899-04:00I hope that I never fail so thoroughly that I rece...I hope that I never fail so thoroughly that I receive a scathing lambastement like that. <br /><br />Tam, you are the official Hero of Snark for this day.<br />:-DJacopohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078310500100016033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66620298426248000012009-07-05T20:32:16.140-04:002009-07-05T20:32:16.140-04:00I thnk its time to stick a fork into 'Adiploma...I thnk its time to stick a fork into 'Adiplomat':<br /><br />http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/diplomat.htm<br /><br />Nice Snark, Tam - both in your post and in the comments section!Cond0010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54001442115623185422009-07-05T18:41:13.941-04:002009-07-05T18:41:13.941-04:00"Whatever you call yourself politically, you ..."Whatever you call yourself politically, you attacked policies and actions almost exclusively associated with liberals and liberalism." <br /><br />What could possibly be wrong with attacking the Left? Those feckless parasites need to be attacked, and it's about time they are attacked.<br /><br />"He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance."<br /><br />What Thomas Jefferson said. The Left defends their statism in order to destroy our freedom.<br /><br />Death to Socialism,<br /><br />Shootin' BuddyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-31066805351886686472009-07-05T16:10:48.432-04:002009-07-05T16:10:48.432-04:00For those who wish to post in the forum that I lin...For those who wish to post in the forum that I linked Tam's excellent post to (sorry for the mess Tam). There are a few things to keep in mind.<br /><br />1. They have posting rules. Nothing tedious, just standards of behavior.<br /><br />2. The forum rolls over every 24 hours. As a general rule bringing something from a previous day forward is considered bad form.<br /><br />Don't worry though we manage to get a controversy going several days a week.DesertRathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301339457613632708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81652072860699358772009-07-05T12:17:29.059-04:002009-07-05T12:17:29.059-04:00tl:drtl:drDonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824445546892392815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68283017165261171042009-07-05T11:26:56.759-04:002009-07-05T11:26:56.759-04:00"you attacked policies and actions almost exc...<i>"you attacked policies and actions almost exclusively associated with liberals and liberalism"</i><br /><br />That is a pretty strawman. Look, he even has a little straw hat! Now if only he had a brain, we could find Zoey Deschanel, that guy who played Buck Compton from Band of Brothers, and make a bitchin' sci-fi remake of The Wizard of Oz!Calebhttp://gunnuts.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-29061019138889227392009-07-05T10:46:28.136-04:002009-07-05T10:46:28.136-04:00Prezactly, Tam. You lampoon the stupid, whatever i...Prezactly, Tam. You lampoon the stupid, whatever it's source. And do so with a level of snark that makes us all want to bow down and say "We're not worthy!"<br /><br />It's telling that they took offense. Who's the partisan here? <br /><br />As for the dick measuring contest... I'm always amazed at the number of guys who engage in this, when all they are really interested in is finding the optional equipment that YOU came packaged with.<br /><br />Nice filleting, anyway. How do you keep that knife so sharp?oghttp://www.neanderpundit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-8480253769515544802009-07-05T10:33:10.709-04:002009-07-05T10:33:10.709-04:00I found it. For those that want to go and talk to ...I found it. For those that want to go and talk to the trolls, here it is:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/msttmsDivemedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71832403654007268992009-07-05T10:02:44.766-04:002009-07-05T10:02:44.766-04:00...on 4 July, we celebrate an idea, not a governme......on 4 July, <a href="http://twowheeledmadwoman.blogspot.com/2009/07/independence-day-thought.html" rel="nofollow">we celebrate an idea, not a government</a>. And not even a country: an idea. An idea that people did not merely debate in correspondence but one they fought, bled and died for.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7255117884362832482009-07-05T09:36:34.441-04:002009-07-05T09:36:34.441-04:00adiplomat writes: "The people and practices y...adiplomat writes: "The people and practices you are skewering are part of this country, just as much as you are. You can't let them have one day to celebrate it without attacking? They live here too!"<br /><br /> Chris, you were <i>so</i> much more fun when you were shrieking "Leave Brittany <i>aloooone!</i>"Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-70006680560385565492009-07-05T09:15:17.369-04:002009-07-05T09:15:17.369-04:00Og,
The guy obviously thinks he's still in wh...Og,<br /><br />The guy obviously thinks he's still in whatever little debating society in which the link was posted, since he goes on for several paragraphs about his Arguing On The Internets resume, laying out his Special Olympics Third Place ribbons in a manner he's sure will impress the audience. I note we also got a dissertation on his "<i>Nom de 'Tubes</i>" selected as carefully, no doubt, as his limited edition, autographed light saber replica.<br /><br />The best part of the affair was when he said "Bad move, Ms. Tam", like he was about to kick my ass on the internets or something. If this is supposed to be some kind of intarw3bz dick-measuring contest, then... *<i>checks pants</i>* ...okay, he wins.<br /><br />For those still paying any attention to this interminably tedious byplay (which won't be including me after this comment, incidentally,) I'd like to confess to my partisanship, since as even a novice student of American history would know that of the three specific government acts or agencies mentioned in my post, the FDA, Real ID Act, and OSHA, all were passed (and indeed ramrodded through Congress) by Republican administrations: FDA in 1906, OSHA in 1970, and Real ID in 2005. Put <i>that</i> in your pipe and smoke it, kids.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1783871106248168862009-07-05T09:05:18.733-04:002009-07-05T09:05:18.733-04:00Hahaha- the self styled diplomat wants us to celeb...Hahaha- the self styled diplomat wants us to celebrate our independence by limiting free speech. No wonder all of the visitors from the unnamed forum are bleating. Why don't you all name this forum, you now, so we can engage in reasoned discourse? Or do you only engage in discussions on other people's dime?Divemedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-70498727019455116362009-07-05T07:18:47.910-04:002009-07-05T07:18:47.910-04:00Not being a native speaker I had to look up 'p...Not being a native speaker I had to look up 'partisan' and 'hyperbole'. I came to the conclusion that it meant the same as 'biased exaggeration'.<br />So what?<br />I'm a stress engineer. I'm used to use biased exaggerations. Biased as my statements are focussed on the structural integrity of a component or the whole system (and not such lower-ranking aspects like costs and manufacturing). And exaggerated because otherwise the project engineers just don't get it. Tell them that a part's safety factor just below the required value and they won't bother. Tell them that the car will go up in flames if they remain inactive and maybe they'll do at least <i>something</i>.<br /><br />If 'biased exaggeration' is what Endif meant by 'partisan hyperbole', yeah, ok. But so what? If those who approve of or don't care about the changes to the bad don't get it without a bit of exaggeration, exaggeration is obviously necessary.<br /><br />Oh, and I - though being neither a native speaker nor an American - got Tam's point.T.Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351094909296928284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-2108750309461442692009-07-05T03:05:05.853-04:002009-07-05T03:05:05.853-04:00Sharku that whistling noise past your head wasn...Sharku that whistling noise past your head wasn't a firework. It was the point.DesertRathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301339457613632708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-51533091620117543992009-07-05T02:40:39.064-04:002009-07-05T02:40:39.064-04:00Right, fine, maybe next time you can find a little...Right, fine, maybe next time you can find a little girl's birthday party and pee on her cake or something.<br /><br />Full disclosure: I am of the same board which lured adiplomat and anonymous ("you need to pull your head out of your butt") here.<br /><br />While I don't agree with hardly anything American, either foreign or domestic, I was ready to raise a glass or whatever cross-continent internet equivalent would be appropriate for the occasion... until DR66 posted your piece of tripe that is.<br /><br />It is your flipping national holiday!! Are you really that self-absorbed that you need some European guy to tell you that you have 364 days of the year left to spend bickering and moaning, and to give it a rest for just one day?<br /><br />Again, next time, find some pre-schooler's birthday party and have a good old pee on the cake. You'll be just as petty but the fun and goodwill you'll be ruining will be much more localized.Sharkunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-35244882230345330052009-07-05T02:00:09.947-04:002009-07-05T02:00:09.947-04:00In the interest of playing devil's advocate (a...In the interest of playing devil's advocate (and, well, fanning the flames a little for some entertainment- hey, I can't want nice things?), Tam very much is partisan, by the strict definition.<br /><br />The problem arises that she is not partisan in opposition to what the fng thinks. It took me less than ten seconds (and my connection is slow today) to find quite a handful of unpleasant things said by our host about the policies and actions of what same fng has labeled "our" side.<br /><br />Ms. K, please tell me to STFU if I'm speaking out of turn, but so far as I can gather, what she is partisan against is dumbass meddling twerps, middling pissants with a modicum of power all the way up to grand poobahs with delusions of adequacy who think things only exist to be slathered in paperwork, controlled, filed, taxed, generally regulated, or Officially Disapproved Of. Funny, that comes in rather an obscene quantity from both sides of the aisle, and again, it doesn't take much effort (please expend some, it's worth your time if only because the snark is strong with her then, too) to find her words against it when those with an R after their name go about such idiocy and general disruption of liberty.<br /><br />Then again, it's a lot easier to just cry and say she's being mean to liberals. Whatever floats your boat, dip.Stingrayhttp://www.atomicnerds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36172633961651012512009-07-05T01:28:59.972-04:002009-07-05T01:28:59.972-04:00"you attacked policies and actions almost exc...<em>"you attacked policies and actions almost exclusively associated with liberals and liberalism"</em><br /><br />200 years ago none of the laws/regulations Tam enumerated existed. And IMO it's worthwhile to speculate whether America could have come into being in the kind of world that encompasses them.<br /><br />The fact that "liberals" (more correctly, progressive statists) are on record as favoring these regulations (and, indeed, continually call for more of the same) invites its own condemnation. Because it originates from a mindset which, on one hand, distrusts the average citizen to look out for his own interests, and, on the other, desires to apply the force of government against private activity that might offend or annoy some Mrs. Grundy.<br /><br />Hurts, doesn't it? <br /><br />And if decrying our loss of liberty be partisanship, well, make the most of it.Old Grouchhttp://oldgrouch.mee.nunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72334726228269944752009-07-05T00:39:17.115-04:002009-07-05T00:39:17.115-04:00A level of density, to paraphrase the Queen of All...A level of density, to paraphrase the Queen of All Snark, that almost has it's own event horizon.<br />50!oghttp://www.neanderpundit.comnoreply@blogger.com