Eight PM Open Post – June 11, 2012

Posted on June 11, 2012 by admin

What are you thinking about this evening?

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40 Responses to Eight PM Open Post – June 11, 2012

    • Duuuuh says:
      June 11, 2012 at 8:06 pm

      It's running way too slow…. like watching paint dry and water come to a boil.

      • GaltFan says:
        June 11, 2012 at 8:13 pm

        Look on the bright side: By the time you wake up tomorrow the nightmare will be 85% behind you. 90% if you use the election as your marker. Ever think you'd be so excited at the prospect of a Romney administration? Me neither…

        • Duuuuh says:
          June 11, 2012 at 9:29 pm

          "excited"?… or just another slightly higher level of meh?

          Hope I'm wrong but by the end of January I anticipate looking at another round of "it could have been worse". woo hoo!

          • GaltFan says:
            June 11, 2012 at 10:21 pm

            IF Romney unleashes the energy sector like he knows he should then yes, you will be excited. Save the "meh" for that t-shirt ad I see far too often…

            I'm not a big fan of the "man", but the Fighting Moderate strikes me as the type to want to make his own version of this (as I have been saying for a month +):

            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU-IBF8nwSY

            Six months ago the "Leave it to Beaver" candidate garnered my disdain. Now? I think he may be forced by "history" to mimic Reagan as closely as he can. Call me a silly optimist, but the beating we have taken – and the participation in the counter-offensive by "corporate money" – suggests to me that Capitalism is in for a long overdue defense on moral grounds. That in itself should propitiate some the "social" values argument quite a bit. Time to get back to earning your place in America…

            "Never surrender…"

  2. GaltFan says:
    June 11, 2012 at 8:06 pm

    What am I thinking about? Sometimes I have to split radio time between live streaming and, well, an actual radio. Today I had a few hours of both. I live in the Chicago area and the top of the hour news story was 9 people shot to death over the weekend, along with dozens of others wounded. I picked WBAP (DFW) today and it seems their big news is three deaths (not murder) at a lake and a bridge getting hit by a truck.

    Wow.

    • ChiTownTom says:
      June 11, 2012 at 8:32 pm

      Here in Chicago we also get to listen to irReverend Jesse Jackass blame all the gun violence on Chuck's Gun Shop in the south suburbs. I can't believe the media gives that puke airtime. (Ok, I can believe it…)

    • NotKennedy says:
      June 11, 2012 at 8:41 pm

      The most violent place for news I remember was Indianapolis when I was stationed at Ft Harrison, it was a long time ago. We had EARLY formation, I was up everyday at 04:30 and caught the morning AM radio news, replete with all the agricultural statistics, commodities prices, farmers weather, Baby Pig Chow commercials and the most violent news stories I had ever heard, mass family murders, folks setting trailer homes on fire, sheesh.

      Later, I was stationed at Walter Reed and then Marion Barry came along and I got a whole new perspective of violent crime. But, Scarface is still one of those old movies I will watch once ever few years. Good wholesome drug violence!

      • I_Me_Mine says:
        June 11, 2012 at 9:00 pm

        "In Cold Blood" just played on TCM in the wee hours of the morning last week. Gruesome movie.

    • Billyb9 says:
      June 11, 2012 at 9:04 pm

      I was born in Chicago. Raised in Lombard, then Glendale Heights.

      My Grandparents lived in Chicago- in an apartment above the walgreens on Halsted. They had a large roof tar yard. It was pretty interesting playing sports on the roof.

      I remember in the mid 70s there was a report of a murder a block and a half from their apartment. My dad and my aunt took the initiative to move them out of there.

      I moved to CA in '79. Since then Glendale Heights has become a cess pool for gangs. I never looked back. I'd rather live in Oakland than Chicago.

      • GaltFan says:
        June 11, 2012 at 9:11 pm

        Where I live is still quite nice, though changing very slowly. Reports of murder are near non-existent (it's been years), and robberies/mugging/burglary are practically unheard of. I don't pay real close attention, but I'm pretty sure there have been zero reported rapes in my lil' corner here in years. I worked in Glendale Heights for about 7 months. I took a crappier job for lower pay just to get away from there…

        Chicago? I won't go there mostly because I don't care to contribute a dime to their coffers, but safety has become a real concern since Rahmbo took over…

        • Billyb9 says:
          June 12, 2012 at 5:21 am

          AGH! I couldn't follow though with youtube at work, so I linked in when I got home at 3:00 AM!!! I'm going to thank you in advance for the lack of sleep this morning as not only is this a great jam, but theres videos to the side that I'm definetly going to follow Missing Stevie Ray Vaughn-

          Very Chicago.

  3. I_Me_Mine says:
    June 11, 2012 at 8:06 pm

    I want to apologize for my mis-spelling of the made up word of the esteemed Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's, 'vunable'.
    It turns out there are two n's. My bad. Give a listen: http://www.ktrh.com/pages/michaelberry.html?artic...

  4. spaceracer423 says:
    June 11, 2012 at 8:21 pm

    Im listening to my Razorbacks play Baylor in the super regional.

    Complete nail biter

    0-0 in the 8th.

    The winner goes to the College World Series,
    loser goes home.

    WHOOOOOO PIG SOOIE!!!!

    • spaceracer423 says:
      June 11, 2012 at 8:57 pm

      0-0 top of the 10th-

      I need some alka seltzer.

      • spaceracer423 says:
        June 11, 2012 at 9:25 pm

        1-0 ARKANSAS WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        I kinda fill bad for Baylor's hurler.
        Guy went 9 scoreless innings, got a no decision, and lost.

        Well I dont feel that bad.

        THE HOGS ARE GOING TO OMAHA!!!!!!

        • GaltFan says:
          June 11, 2012 at 9:33 pm

          Heh heh! I've been hanging on your thread here waiting to find out. Makes no difference to me who won, but I'm glad you're happy…

          • spaceracer423 says:
            June 11, 2012 at 9:38 pm

            yeah- it was a wierd series.

            Last night we won in the 9th.

            Baylor walked our first batter,
            got an out,
            gave us a two strike single,
            gave an error to load the bases,
            hit a batter to score the tying run,
            then hit another batter to score the winning run.

            Oh well, a win is a win.

        • Red47 says:
          June 11, 2012 at 11:07 pm

          Congrats for your team!
          This little piggy is going to Leon, IA. Not for any contest. Tell my mean looking Razorback cousins hey for me.

        • Stephen_Brady says:
          June 12, 2012 at 10:47 am

          GO HOGS!!

          Did you go to UofA, Racer? I got my first Bachelor's degree at the Fayetteville campus …

  5. ChiTownTom says:
    June 11, 2012 at 8:34 pm

    2012 is flying by…

  6. Taxpayer1234 says:
    June 11, 2012 at 8:51 pm

    The guy who nearly got SWATted by the EPA now has a Senator raising hell for him: http://dailycaller.com/2012/06/11/senator-opens-i.... Yay!

  7. I_Me_Mine says:
    June 11, 2012 at 9:39 pm

    Just rec'd an update on this Bryson fellow that is supposedly in charge of Commerce for OUR government.
    He's taking a 'medical leave' to resolve 'health issues'.
    Betty Ford Clinic maybe?

  8. TanksSherman says:
    June 11, 2012 at 9:39 pm

    Drank the last Negra Modelo…..on to the Pacifico and the first disc of 'Band of Brothers'…..

    • spaceracer423 says:
      June 11, 2012 at 9:50 pm

      have you tried Blue Moon's Summer Honey Wheat?

      Fantastic!!

      Wheat with a hint of orange and honey.

      It will be what I drink at any fish fry this summer.

  9. ladykrystyna says:
    June 11, 2012 at 10:15 pm

    As a follow up to that story about the Coney Island school who wouldn't permit the kids to sing "God Bless the U.S.A.":

    Fox & Friends had on one of the students and his mother. Please watch at the link:

    http://www.theblaze.com/stories/this-5-year-old-s...

    Brings a tear to your eye. And I think it's interesting to point out that the mother states that the school is very "diverse" and no parent had a problem with the kids singing the song. Also, apparently, at the school they do say the Pledge every morning and have sang patriotic songs.

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