AllentownJake
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Re: Breaking: DU Tombstoned Midlodemocrat and Omega Minimo earlier today.
« Reply #11 on: April 06, 2010, 07:23:56 PM »
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If you want to see what happened go to the Conservative Cave. Those people track the movements on DU like crazy, and email from time to time.
Since I went over there and defended myself.
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On a related matter, did anyone know a poster named Tangerine LaBamba?
« Reply #12 on: April 06, 2010, 08:52:33 PM »
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I was lurking at another website where they were discussing the passing of a poster named Tangerine LaBamba that posted in several discussion sites, including that DU you guys talk so much about.
There is an amazing thread about her on Conservative Cave (the site that I was lurking):
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,38442.45.html
CC provided the link to DU post about her death:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7344299&mesg_id=7351448
There's yet another spin-off of the DUmp? How many is that now?And that spinoff has the same layout as this place. Reminds me of Bizarro Jerry.
And that spinoff has the same layout as this place. Reminds me of Bizarro Jerry.
There's yet another spin-off of the DUmp? How many is that now?
Wow. Midlodemocrat had some tenure. I wonder what she did......
FireMedicDave was TS'd last week.
FireMedicDave was TS'd last week.
Glad to hear that. He pissed me off to no end. He claimed to be 82nd Airborne and if true ... WE don't need that kind of talk from alumni!
If I recall correctly, the "Omega Minimo" primitive was the nemesis of the maudlin waif, the "Mythsaje" primitive.Man, isn't that the truth! DUmmy Mythsaje, who has never enjoyed a single ounce of recognition for anything whatsoever in his entire futile, meaningless life (not that he has ever deserved any), could immediately assume a top ten position in the Top Dummy standings if he were to return to the DUmp. He would be a strong contender for Pam Dawson's throne from the first minute of his return. Even the old, drunken, self-important blowhard Pitt could easily reassume a position of prominence. The quality of DUmp characters has dropped like a rock
This current crop of primitives ain't nuthin', compared with the PoY, the primitives of yore.
Oops, that's something that went way over my head, being a professional civilian and all that. I guess I just naturally assumed that, like all primitives, he sort of, uh, "stretched" his military credentials and experiences.
You got to be kidding.
Damn, a lot happens on Skins's island when I'm away.
He seemed to be one of the more sane ones on certain topics.
I was going to post it last week, just in case anyone here was interested. I've only been perusing the DUmp for a year or so and don't know the history on a lot of these people. He seemed to be one of the more sane ones on certain topics.
A sure sign of terminal illness for denizens of the DUmp. If they have any shred of rationality, they eventually run afoul of some DU sacred cow (Either in the form of a group, a person, or a meme) and eat granite.
That's the way one unearths potential PoP (primitives of prominence); starting off by just reading threads whose subject and comments one finds amusing.....and then with the passage of time, one's absorbed enough primitives to get an idea what's distinctive about each one.
After which it gets simpler and quicker; one can just zip over to Skins's island, find a particular primitive, and bring material over here. In fact, one gets to where one can even predict, with utter reliability, what a primitive's said even before reading the primitive's comment.
It saves a lot of time.
For example, when I see Pedro Picasso's name, I know it's a cornucopia of stupidity, or Oscar Wilde's name, I know it's a goldmine of paranoia, or Doug's ex-wife's name, I know it's a big pile of steaming cowshit.....even before I start reading. Guaranteed results.
I'm definitely learning Frank. Crazy P2blibtardKS is one I can always count on.
I've tried to keep up. Let's see:More will prolly wander over to NU now that all the rightys are bein banned, given a "time out" or MU'd
peopleforchange (P4C) - the Deaniac site
DemocraticWarrior - BigJerr and home of fister
OldElmTree - a bunch of disgruntled Marxists, the tinkerbelle brigade who got booted, and a few straglers
LU was one but they're long gone. Of course, look at the idiot who owed it.
There's a few who wandered over to NU.
There's another called progressiveindependent, but they're really a spin off from P4C because the Deaniacs weren't quite kooky enough for them.
I know some of the 911 toofers tried to make ground on some of the above sites but finally decided to do their own things, though I couldn't tell you the names of the sites, much less if they're still up and running.
Anybody remember others?
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If I recall correctly, the "Omega Minimo" primitive was the nemesis of the maudlin waif, the "Mythsaje" primitive.
This current crop of primitives ain't nuthin', compared with the PoY, the primitives of yore.
suspect the old (i.e., pre-FDA) Lydia Pinkham's Special Vegetable Compound for Female Disorders would at least somewhat ameliorate her problems.
More will prolly wander over to NU now that all the rightys are bein banned, given a "time out" or MU'd
BTW keep your eyes on LA, that one is about to blow unless the President sends Timmeh in with a helicopter full of money to prevent chaos before November. Nothing more fun than watching a corrupt politician have his corruption blow up in their face regardless if that politician is democrat or republican.
Its not just LA, although that one may blow up first, its every public retirement fund in the country that we taxpayers will be forced to bailout. We shouldn't bail them out.
Its not just LA, although that one may blow up first, its every public retirement fund in the country that we taxpayers will be forced to bailout. We shouldn't bail them out.
California is releasing prisoners, firing cops, and cutting social services in an environment of 12.5% unemployment in the U3 and over 20% in the U6.
30 years of the state increasing services and not correspondingly increasing taxes and using debt to pay for it is coming home to roost when the tax revenues declined due to the depression. That state and New York state are in worse financial shape than Greece, but they haven't had the runs on them yet.
LA is the epicenter of corruption and stupidity in California. I expect it to blow first unless there is a Helicopter of money from Tim Geithner dropped into their Mayor's lap.
That mayor is more corrupt than Daley and is scared shitless of what is going to happen when this thing blows. The question is whether the Feds do an investigation because he is a buddy of the Clintons and now the White House.
No-bid contracts, ridiculous municipal labor contracts, and tax increases on the common citizenry in fees and what not to pay for it. He's a little Obama.
California is releasing prisoners, firing cops, and cutting social services in an environment of 12.5% unemployment in the U3 and over 20% in the U6.
30 years of the state increasing services and not correspondingly increasing taxes and using debt to pay for it is coming home to roost when the tax revenues declined due to the depression. That state and New York state are in worse financial shape than Greece, but they haven't had the runs on them yet.
LA is the epicenter of corruption and stupidity in California. I expect it to blow first unless there is a Helicopter of money from Tim Geithner dropped into their Mayor's lap.
That mayor is more corrupt than Daley and is scared shitless of what is going to happen when this thing blows. The question is whether the Feds do an investigation because he is a buddy of the Clintons and now the White House.
No-bid contracts, ridiculous municipal labor contracts, and tax increases on the common citizenry in fees and what not to pay for it. He's a little Obama.
California is releasing prisoners, firing cops, and cutting social services in an environment of 12.5% unemployment in the U3 and over 20% in the U6.
30 years of the state increasing services and not correspondingly increasing taxes and using debt to pay for it
I really am curious as to what is going to happen to California. We are broke, unemployment is high, and we have some crazy people in governmental positions. I worried that LA may collapse and let us know what we are in for in the future.
May 5th LA runs out of money. Literally as of May 5th their checking account reads negative. Their comptroller announced that yesterday.
We'll see if the Feds run in and drop money to prevent a large democratic city from declaring bankruptcy 6 months before an election.
Their taxes are too high. period. I read that in the last decade more than 40,000 employers have stopped doing business in California. They either closed, moved or simply stopped doing business there.
They aren't borrowing money?
Would you lend it to them?
The Federal Government is crowding out people in the debt markets, and like Greece, when you announce to the world you have a liquidity problem, the world is less likely to loan you funds at a rate that you can pay off.
I really am curious as to what is going to happen to California. We are broke, unemployment is high, and we have some crazy people in governmental positions. I worried that LA may collapse and let us know what we are in for in the future.
Did the comptroller comment that they are attempting to borrow money?
They need to shut down the ethnic community centers and gay libraries right away.
The state that allows quacks to "prescribe" pot to kids will legalize it for everyone this year. Meanwhile the state will become Ethiopia economically and before long the official language will be Spanish. Schools don't teach, but they'll send your 12 year old to an abortion clinic without your knowledge (I guess thats what schools are for these days), they have "nudist" camps for kids only (no parents allowed) where yourr 13 year old daughter can hang out with 17 year old boys unsupervised, that'll work out fine I'm sure.
You got celebutards doing ads and videos encouraging you to raise your own taxes while they hide their huge accounts offshore.
Is anything in California normal? Anything at all?
b) Stalking another member, whether individually or as a group is not acceptable.
Ok -- they have the money in reserves too keep operating (chicken little, the sky looks pretty dark and dangerous, but it ain't falling yet). Pissing match has ensued between DPW and the mayor over transfer of funds, which DPW will end up making.
Employees will get paid, life will go on to June 30th. The reserves will be hit, and they have to make some significant cuts to move forward solvent.
Pick any-city-in-America and you will see the same thing being played out.
Oh yeah -- the fun starts when LA's health insurance premiums jump 8-22% more than what they expected for FY11!!! Woohoo, gimme some more of that hope and change everyone!!
They need to cut spending, period.
They need to fund the vital services first and slash everything else to the bone, anything that is not 100% necessary should be abolished.
Well when you pay a Garbage man $100,000 a year in San Francisco that is going to happen.
I think the no-bid contracts with their buddies to provide city services is more the problem. As it is in the federal government.
They aren't borrowing money?
That's pretty much the essence of it. On the left, a lot is made about how the California tax revolt through the initiative and referendum provisions screwed up the state, but the real problem is that government at all levels kept spending as if the tax revenues wouldn't ever run into any of the limits that process imposed. The state's ability to bail out any of the lower government's is pretty close to nonexistent.
Kinda hard to borrow money at anything less than loan-shark interest rates when you've just been downgraded to Aa3.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-07/los-angeles-rating-cut-to-aa3-by-moody-s-on-3-2-billion-bonds.html
And even then, shutting down 2 days a week will only delay the inevitable until July.
California and New York State are our Greece. Their new budgets this year are going to cause a lot of screaming.
Sorry I hijacked your thread...btw any of you figure out how AIG went up in the sell-off yesterday
Bailout-O-Rama?
Correct, Timmeh Geithner, the largest enemy to decency in the administration is still papering over his mistake in 2008.
Eh, we know he's a Lib, that doesn't mean he can't win the occasional kewpie doll for a moment of mental clarity.
Don't want to turn a firehose on this particular lovefest.......however, I would remind members of this:
http://oldelmtree.com/discussion/index.php?topic=5346.0
That said.......carry on.......
doc
Eh, we know he's a Lib, that doesn't mean he can't win the occasional kewpie doll for a moment of mental clarity.
BTW keep your eyes on LA, that one is about to blow unless the President sends Timmeh in with a helicopter full of money to prevent chaos before November.
30 years of the state increasing services and not correspondingly increasing taxes and using debt to pay for it ....
It will be impossible to work with the Tea Party groups. You might be angry at the Administration, but that movement is not one to follow or flirt with too much. The leaders of that group are just as interested as the leaders in the two parties to continue the hate and anger and lack of rational discourse that has gotten us to this point in American History.
Oh and my opinion has changed since than, less death threats this visit.
Melissa banned all the righty's? Say it aint so! [/sarc]She's on a massive power trip...but it's just so much fun to do this..(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i310/ReeW/smilies/stick-1.gif)
She's on a massive power trip...but it's just so much fun to do this..(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i310/ReeW/smilies/stick-1.gif)
May 5th LA runs out of money...
I just wanted to add my voice to what Karin has pointed out to ATJ above.
The Tea Party movement is true grassroots actions whether you want to admit to it or not, Jake....
I have about as much use for the democrats as I do the republicans at this point.
Too much power concentrated always leads to bad things. I'd be more than happy to areas of the south where Republican political machines do similar things that democratic ones.
Not a fan of Bush, Not a fan of Obama.
Too much power concentrated always leads to bad things.