Moon Bases Not Moon Lassos: New LOLConservatives Thread

[elpollodiablo]

yeah how dare you imply that massive financial institutions engage in active and intentional fraud and looting and force contentless settlements to evade responsibility

that's like omg so dumb

Uh I think you're forgetting the fact that Freddy knows some bankers who are good dudes

[FreddyKnuckles]

I just thought it was dumb.  Also nobody said anything about massive financial institutions

[Antero]

Did you think it was talking about piggy banks?

[fishjim]

Antero - FOR THE KILL

[Thermofusion]

I just watched the Breitbart at CPAC video--was homeboy drunk or something?

[Anne the Man]

Ah I was just coming to post that. For those who didn't see it, voila. Crazy.

Also it led me to this gem. Blucas you better be reviewing this!

[Thermofusion]

There's that one part where he stretches it out "behaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyve yourself" that make me giggle like a 6 year old. I've been reading a (great) book about John Wilkes Booth and Breitbart's flamboyant theatrics kinda smack of that dude, wonder if there's any link in the bloodline

[dieblucasdie]

yeah how dare you imply that massive financial institutions engage in active and intentional fraud and looting and force contentless settlements to evade responsibility

that's like omg so dumb

Uh I think you're forgetting the fact that Freddy knows some bankers who are good dudes

Nah bruh ain't you know that whole thing was Chris Dodd's fault?

Also, Breitbart is almost ALWAYS krunk at his in-person appearances. It kinda makes me like him more, actually.

[jebreject]

BEHAVE YOURSELVES. BEHAVE YOURSELVES. BEHAVE YOURSELVES.

[Thermofusion]

STOP HITTING YOURSELF. STOP HITTING YOURSELF. STOP HITTING YOURSELF.

[Antero]

GHOSTRIDE THE WHIP! GHOSTRIDE THE WHIP!

[FreddyKnuckles]

Like, you guys don't think that bank thing is pretty cheesy?  OK. 

[Antero]

Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day; teach him how to speculate on fish and he'll destroy the global economy and cause famine in fishing communities.

[Thermofusion]

Like, you guys don't think that bank thing is pretty cheesy?  OK. 

In the city where I work, there's a food truck called "The Cheesy Banker"; their signature sandwiches are the "Too Big To Fail" and "The Golden Parachute"

[Antero]

what's in 'em, dare i ask

[Thermofusion]

The "Too Big To Fail" is pulled pork, mac & cheese, grilled onions and bbq sauce on Texas toast. It is exactly as amazing as it sounds. I think the "Golden Parachute" is a standard grilled cheese.

[Good Intentions]

Here's one for Babar, and maybe the rest of you guys as well:
You're not a conspiracy theorist because you don't understand economics

But that’s almost minor stuff. Articles like this, despite their scientific patina, are deeply illiterate. Why so? Because invariably such articles won’t deal with the bedrock financial illiteracy of current economic and political paradigms.
Imagine if the world were based on lies. Well, unfortunately, that’s the truth. The lies go far beyond “who shot JFK” or whether the US government was directly or indirectly involved in 9/11.
When one uses the logical framework of Austrian, free-market analysis to analyze the Way the World Works in the modern age, one inevitably comes to the conclusion that modern society is built around fundamental untruths.

The first one is economic: It is the idea that central bankers can efficiently and effectively set the price of money. They cannot.

...

The second lie is that laws and regulations are necessary and that they can save society from “anarchy.” In fact, anarchy is only the absence of government. That’s the real definition. And absence of government does not necessarily imply “chaos.” Just as setting interest rates fixes the price of money, so every law and regulation is a price fix as well, preventing someone from doing something within the context of the marketplace. This also constitutes a wealth transfer.

...

The third lie is that government is essential for purposes of defense and defending its citizens. But a quick survey of modern wars shows a disturbing tendency of governments – especially certain Western governments – to foment the very wars that citizens believe they’re being protected from.

[cold before sunrise]

one of the problems with the transfer of the population from rural to cosmopolitan areas is that now, when folks discover the mayor is a dirty crook, they can't just go to his house with pitckforks and burning torches at 5am and run him out of town. or... can they? no, they can't. we can't even get legal charges to stick.

[Babar]

Here's one for Good Intentions, and maybe the rest of you guys as well:
You're not a genius because you don't understand how to boogie

[cold before sunrise]

so does this mean if i attend a rally to protect endangered owl habitat then somebody's job description will include snooping through my online history, and they'll see that photo of my bare behind i made the mistake of posting? taking 'creepers' to the next level, thanks government but i really don't see how you're serving public interest.

[milly balgeary]

one of the problems with the transfer of the population from rural to cosmopolitan areas is that now, when folks discover the mayor is a dirty crook, they can't just go to his house with pitckforks and burning torches at 5am and run him out of town. or... can they? no, they can't. we can't even get legal charges to stick.

if you kill the mayor and it turns out the mayor was innocent, he becomes a strigoi.

[FreddyKnuckles]

Someone was asking about the reasoning of those against the hhs mandate

February 13, 2012

Dear Friends,

       Last Friday President Obama attempted to respond to the strong objections that have been raised by the Catholic Church and other faith communities to the Department of Health and Human Services’ unprecedented mandate that would force religious institutions, in violation of their religious beliefs, to provide and pay for abortion-inducing drugs, contraceptives and sterilization.  Unfortunately, the “accommodation” that the President announced still presents grave moral concerns and continues to violate our constitutionally protected religious liberty.

       The administration’s proposal continues to involve needless government intrusion in the internal governance of religious institutions, particularly in the definition of who is and who is not a religious employer.  Despite last month’s unanimous Supreme Court decision upholding the right of religious institutions to choose whom they appoint to teach their faith and carry out their mission, the administration remains unwavering in its attempt to assert control in matters of religion.  Our Catholic schools, social service organizations, hospitals and universities are no less Catholic than our churches, but apparently, these institutions are not considered to be Catholic enough to meet the definition required by the HHS mandate for a religious exemption.

       As for the insurance-related provisions themselves, the federal mandate remains essentially unchanged.  The only “fix” offered by the President was to propose that insurance companies, instead of religious institutions directly, be required to cover procedures and products they find objectionable at no cost in their insurance policies.  Regardless of how it is characterized, shifting the cost of these drugs and procedures to insurance companies does not make their requirement any less objectionable or lessen the infringement on our religious liberty and rights of conscience.

       For example, President Obama’s announcement does not provide any accommodation for the Archdiocese of Washington.  Like many large organizations, both for-profit and non-profit, this archdiocese does not purchase group health insurance from insurance companies.  In order to provide insurance consistent with our religious beliefs, our health benefit plan is a self-insured plan that extends coverage to 3,600 employees.  This means that the archdiocese is the insurer and the archdiocese covers all claim costs.  There is no insurance company involved.  Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the HHS mandate, self-insured organizations like ours are treated the same as regular insurance providers.  This means that like Aetna or Blue Cross, the archdiocese and other self-insured religious organizations would be required to both provide and pay for drugs and procedures we consider morally wrong in our employee health plans.

        Even for religious institutions who are employers and who purchase group health insurance from insurance companies, the problem created by the mandate remains unresolved.  Those institutions will still be compelled to purchase insurance policies that provide free abortion-inducing drugs, contraceptives and sterilization.  Since these additional drugs and procedures will be automatically provided by the insurer by virtue of the  insurance policy (even though not expressly listed in the policy), it is no response to our moral concerns to say that religious employers will not have to pay for them because their insurance companies will. Catholic institutions will be forced to pay for and maintain policies that enable their employees to receive insurance coverage of products and procedures that violate our religious convictions.

        At this point, it appears that nothing has really changed. Religious employers are still being compelled to provide insurance plans that offer free abortion-inducing drugs, sterilizations and contraceptives in violation of their religious freedom.

        What is at stake here is a question of human freedom.  The authors of the Bill of Rights enshrined freedom of religion as our nation’s first and founding principle.  We should not be reduced to petitioning the government for rights that the Constitution already guarantees.  The only complete solution to the problem that this mandate poses for religious liberty is for Congress to pass legislation to protect our freedom.  The Respect for Rights of Conscience Act is one of several bills that have been introduced for this very purpose.

        We cannot become complacent or allow ourselves to be distracted by incomplete proposals presented as definitive solutions. The Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty is working on a formal response and action steps.  In the weeks and months ahead, please continue to pray and share this information with others so that we may reverse the effects of this misguided regulation.


            In the hope that this information is helpful and with every good wish, I am


 

                                                                                   Faithfully in Christ,

 

                                                                                   Donald Cardinal Wuerl

                                                                                   Archbishop of Washington

[Good Intentions]

I didn't get past the scare quote in the second line. Apparently the blessings of God don't grant their possessor the necessary restraint to not write like a conceited fuckwit.

[Antero]

Ayo, fuck Cardinal Wuerl.  The only "religious liberty" he's talking about is the ability to impose his religion on other people.  Fuck that and fuck him.

[dieblucasdie]

Aside from the fact, that, you know, he's an asshole who can go fuck himself, I'd also point out that Church organizations already comply with state-level mandates. This is straight-up political bullshit. Color me shocked that it's women getting fucked over