The Al Realpolitik Institute of Sulfur Mining & Extraction

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Shut down the mine, everyone. Snowstalker wins forever.

I'm a revolutionary socialist. What do you expect me to say?

Must be missing the "burn" here...

It's the most epic of burns, a self-burn.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

It is a precaution but it is also discrimination. I would imagine that all blood is tested before it is transferred to another person anyway via transfusion ??

Save more lives, not less.  I support the move.

I never even knew this existed. Well, good to know much of the inherent anti-gayness (lol) in society is waring away.

Two really dumb comments by two Republicans.

Well that makes it 1596-2. They have a long way in catching up to you.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Context:

Don't your parents drive a Porsche, revolutionary socialist?

[Simfan34]

No, not in the way the OP is inquiring about. I tend to avoid protests due to their negative messages and single-sidedness on complex issues. Plus, to be honest I do not see the point of it in a town like mine where about two-thirds of the voting population is either conservative or reactionary.

I do however walk out during the middle of speeches at local meetings, candidate fundraisers, party functions, etc. whenever the message digresses into very partisan, cynical, or bigoted comments concerning the opposition. I've also stopped attending the weekly meetings held by a local secular humanist group on account of their verbal violence towards believers and nearly did the same for a non-profit benefiting children after its president told a guest speaker that "we fight against the Muslim each and every day," in that case only really sticking around because most of the members are decent and the charitable causes taken on are worth putting up with occasional discomfort.

Rather than protest out on the streets I tend to stay very active on a local newspaper's website, and at some point will be begin posting on a blog that will often criticize established policy in conjunction with a campaign for office.

A long winded way of admitting your moral (and physical) cowardice.

[windjammer]

So glad I go somewhere that allows women to lead.

Yes, I guess strip clubs do allow a "leading role" of sorts.

[Badger]

So glad I go somewhere that allows women to lead.

Yes, I guess strip clubs do allow a "leading role" of sorts.

Just come here to post this.

[they don't love you like i love you]

So glad I go somewhere that allows women to lead.

Yes, I guess strip clubs do allow a "leading role" of sorts.

Just come here to post this.

OK but note my reply...

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

I don't get the knee-jerk dislike for these guys.

Because, dear 'freepcrusher', they are terrible people who deserve to... what's the expression... I forget... ahaa... die in a fire?

[Badger]

So glad I go somewhere that allows women to lead.

Yes, I guess strip clubs do allow a "leading role" of sorts.

Just come here to post this.

OK but note my reply...

That you haven't been to one in a year? Umm...yeah. Duly noted. "Burn"......?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

It might have been intended as co-commiseration, but it does across as a burn.

My life was way better before I got a regular internet connection.

So was ours.

[politicus]

It might have been intended as co-commiseration, but it does across as a burn.

lol

[Paul Kemp]

^ So then ultimately what is the point of having any kind of denominations?  Why not attend a Catholic mass?

Can't speak for Bushie but the reason I'd

Nobody asked you, and this isn't about you.  Your life and your beliefs aren't interesting in any way, so stop trying to inject it into a thread dedicated to one that is.

[Simfan34]

The "ban boy" meme really needs to die. While he strongly supported banning opebo (hardly a position held by Gully alone), I don't recall him making multiple ban calls. Maybe that's because he's not like BRTD, who reacts with childish hostility to everyone not sharing his ridiculously narrow worldview.

[traininthedistance]

No, I'm just educated on basic monetary policy and marcroeconomics, unlike Ron Paul.  And, yes, you're crazy for wanting to bring back the Gold Standard.

You're not "educating" me on anything...you're just calling me names.

Right, I think that was a prudent choice on my part.

[Deus Naturae]

No, I'm just educated on basic monetary policy and marcroeconomics, unlike Ron Paul.  And, yes, you're crazy for wanting to bring back the Gold Standard.

You're not "educating" me on anything...you're just calling me names.

Right, I think that was a prudent choice on my part.

That would be a decent burn if it actually made sense.

[Foucaulf]

No, I'm just educated on basic monetary policy and marcroeconomics, unlike Ron Paul.  And, yes, you're crazy for wanting to bring back the Gold Standard.

You're not "educating" me on anything...you're just calling me names.

Right, I think that was a prudent choice on my part.

That would be a decent burn if it actually made sense.

That would be a decent burn if it actually made sense.

[RogueBeaver]

Mia Love (Uncle Tom-UT): Leave Scalise Alone!

I think we can all agree she's a race traitor now.

Calling people "race traitors" is generally beyond the pale in any context. Particularly when the accuser is a different racer on the accused. Even more so when the accused happens to not conform to certain political views.

The idea a white person can call a black person an "Uncle Tom", can decide who is "loyal" to "black people"- which is in and of itself absolutely disgusting- reeks of denying blacks political agency and to "get back in line", that they are required to behave a certain way and believe certain things, enforced by outsiders. One would think the time for such things is long past.

Whether or not white people are oppressed had nothing to do it. People's views deserve to be judged on their merits, not their degree of conformity to the prevailing thought of their group. Sawx, for all your talk about oppression and what black people ought to want you seem to underrate freedom of thought.

[RogueBeaver]

Mia Love clearly needs more lectures from the all knowing, fourteen year old white boys on the Internet!

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Mia Love (Uncle Tom-UT): Leave Scalise Alone!

I think we can all agree she's a race traitor now.

Calling people "race traitors" is generally beyond the pale in any context. Particularly when the accuser is a different racer on the accused. Even more so when the accused happens to not conform to certain political views.

The idea a white person can call a black person an "Uncle Tom", can decide who is "loyal" to "black people"- which is in and of itself absolutely disgusting- reeks of denying blacks political agency and to "get back in line", that they are required to behave a certain way and believe certain things, enforced by outsiders. One would think the time for such things is long past.

Whether or not white people are oppressed had nothing to do it. People's views deserve to be judged on their merits, not their degree of conformity to the prevailing thought of their group. Sawx, for all your talk about oppression and what black people ought to want you seem to underrate freedom of thought.

Came here to post this.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Guys, guys, guys.... all this commemoration and mourning distracts us from the REAL issue

...which is how we can insert this event into a narrative which gives strength to our political views.

[Oakvale]

Context:

Did you clutch your lapels when you wrote that?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Context:

Did you clutch your lapels when you wrote that?

Meh.  Seemed more like lame than burn to me.  OTOH, the other half of that post was worthy of inclusion in the Good Post Gallery, which is why I put it there.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I had to look to see if Al himself wrote this one.

HP.  He makes false, inflammatory statements just for the shock value.

Yeah, he does exactly what you do but for shock value.

[politicus]

Of course, no prostitutes ever lied about their age. Nor are prostitutes ever minors.

The naive attitude of our cool kids to prostitution is pretty amusing.

Gustaf reminds me of Mighty Mouse:  "Here I come to save the day!!!!!!"

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Coming from the 26-year-old who spends most of his time acting like a 14-year-old on here, I'll take that as a compliment.

But enough about BRTD