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Supreme Ruler Of The Universe 1
Seattle am for rich folk!

Census says King County in top tier of places with more than 5% of households making $191,000 or higher!

http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acsb…

Give up your dream of getting fair shake here, plebeians..
Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe http://www.you-read-it-here-first.com on February 13, 2013 at 9:10 AM
Goldy 2
@1 Which is it? Do we refuse to pay enough property taxes, as you're always alleging? Or are we rich elitists for raising our property taxes to pay for schools?
Posted by Goldy on February 13, 2013 at 9:14 AM
Supreme Ruler Of The Universe 3
#2

Good question. By what percent did this levy increase Seattle's property tax and what is the aggregate (effective) total rate after the levy.

And yes, with all those money bags, Seattle could fund a lot more of its own infrastructure instead of begging the feds...
Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe http://www.you-read-it-here-first.com on February 13, 2013 at 9:17 AM
MacCrocodile 4
I could not watch all of Rubio's speech. My eyes were itchy, and my nose was running because of all those straw men in the room.
Posted by MacCrocodile http://maccrocodile.com/ on February 13, 2013 at 9:41 AM
mikethehammer 5
I don't understand all the "hilarity" surrounding the drink of water. And I know it's tongue-in-cheek and meaningless, but I just don't understand what's even remotely noteworthy about becoming parched & cotton-mouthed during a period of prolonged speaking and seeking to alleviate that. I suppose he probably could have drank a bit more prior to the speech in anticipation and/or even positioned his bottle a bit more strategically, but I just don't see his failure to do so qualifying as comedy.
Posted by mikethehammer on February 13, 2013 at 9:49 AM
Max Solomon 6
the state of the union is armed and delusional
Posted by Max Solomon on February 13, 2013 at 9:56 AM
Sir Vic 7
@5 It means he's not ready for prime-time. The joke is that he, and many in the GOP, think that he is.
Posted by Sir Vic on February 13, 2013 at 10:04 AM
Phoebe in Wallingford 8
@5: It's because he had to grope down below to get it. There should have been a glass of water within graceful reach, and the sip would have been innocuous.
Posted by Phoebe in Wallingford on February 13, 2013 at 10:14 AM
ScrawnyKayaker 9
"But don't you worry—a self-regulating free market will handle this."

Free market? The USDA has SEVERAL not-at-all underfunded inspectors! Some meat factories are inspected as often as once a decade!! Regulatory capture never occurs in the USA!!! GOD DAMN, it's like Stalin's wet dream here!!!!
Posted by ScrawnyKayaker on February 13, 2013 at 10:27 AM
Posted by Rob in Baltimore http://www.wishbookweb.com/ on February 13, 2013 at 10:41 AM
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Yeah I'm with 5. He needed a sip of water during a speech? Hi-larious!!! Let's stick to mocking his positions, they're plenty laughable.
Now Bobby Jindahl, on the other hand, THAT was painful to watch.
Posted by chi_type on February 13, 2013 at 10:42 AM
Rob in Baltimore 12
All Rubio's dry mouth moments from the speech.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9uI_kIP…
Posted by Rob in Baltimore http://www.wishbookweb.com/ on February 13, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Gordon Werner 13
actually ... I believe they have discovered that the "horse meat" is actually "donkey meat" ... not that it makes it worse or better ...
Posted by Gordon Werner on February 13, 2013 at 11:15 AM
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Meanwhile, in the department of watch-what-they-do-not-what-they-say:

Billionaire Banker Bandit Likely to Become Next Commerce Secretary

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14493-…

Posted by anon1256 on February 13, 2013 at 11:21 AM
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You know the last time the USDA did a DNA analysis on a meat product? Never. (Fuck, they can't even bother to do routine bacteriological testing. "Inspected?" My ass.)

I'm starting to understand the genius of the Hong Kong-style barbecue shops. All the tastily-cooked creatures hanging in the window have their heads on, so you don't have to trust anyone regarding what's what.
Posted by Brooklyn Reader on February 13, 2013 at 11:32 AM
ScrawnyKayaker 16
@13 There's an awful dick joke in there somewhere.
Posted by ScrawnyKayaker on February 13, 2013 at 11:55 AM
Pope Peabrain 17
He's human. I thought it looked casual and not staged if that's a bad thing. Watching Boehner this a.m. was odd. He is selling himself as a great guy, not at all gruff and obstreperous. A lover of children and dogs.
Posted by Pope Peabrain on February 13, 2013 at 12:34 PM

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