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September 13, 2016

What's your favorite kind of candy?

Hello loungers,

Halloween is almost here, which leads me to ask... What is your favorite kind of candy.

I tend to favor anything chewy and a serious danger to the fillings in my molars. lol.

Candies such as Dots, Toostie Rolls and most especially Charleston Chews.

I also like sweet-tarts.



So? What is your favorite kind of candy?

September 6, 2016

George Zimmerman says he’s homeless and suffering from PTSD: report

George Zimmerman says his problems continue.

He told a Spanish language television station he is now homeless, battling post-traumatic stress disorder, more than $2 million in debt and lives in fear for his life.

Zimmerman opened up on the Univision television show "Aquí y Ahora" (Here and Now) that will air Sunday on the Spanish language station at 7 p.m.

Zimmerman also discussed his well-known struggle with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, an African-American teen who was walking in Zimmerman's neighborhood in Sanford, Fla., on Feb. 26, 2012.

more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/george-zimmerman-homeless-suffering-ptsd-report-article-1.1615673

August 26, 2016

Disturbed Las Vegas man arrested after posting vid threatening to slaughter “gays, faggots, lesbians

... and satanists.



Although Google had removed the video, they were able to provide a link for a detective to watch the video.

In the video, a man named Bryce Cuellar reportedly showed off two rifles and was wearing a military flak vest and night vision goggles.

Cuellar reportedly said in the video that he is tired of the government trying to take away his First and Second Amendment rights and says that he cannot wait to use his rifle in the manner in which the founding fathers intended.

He also said that he wanted to kill "gays, faggots, lesbians and satanists" and claimed to be a Christian warrior. Cuellar also said that he is tired of America and would begin killing soon.



An hour after Cuellar posted the video, police say he attacked his wife, punching her and causing her to fall to the ground. He then jumped on her and began choking her and telling her that he was going to kill her.

During an interview with Cuellar, he admitted to making the video and says that he was angry and drunk. He also told police that he knew he had screwed up with the video and that he is not a murderer.

Police also interviewed his wife but she was not very forthcoming.


more: http://www.ktnv.com/news/las-vegas-man-facing-charges-after-posting-threatening-youtube-video
August 26, 2016

That this kind of misogyny is allowed to stand here is vomit inducing.

This poster is out-of-hand: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1559026

Read through the thread for context. Is it me or are you as outraged that the comment was allowed to stand?

August 23, 2016

Taibbi: Curt Schilling Is the Next Donald Trump

November looks bad for the white-guy grievance movement, but new filterless dimwits wait in the wings



Curt Schilling, cauldron-bellied baseball star turned political activist, has apparently decided to run for Senate in Massachusetts. His goal will be ousting an icon of the liberal hegemony he proudly despises.

"I would like to be one of the people responsible for getting Elizabeth Warren out of politics," he said last week. "She's a nightmare."

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Don't bet against him winning a Senate seat in my home state of Massachusetts, either. His would be a victory for the cause of ignorance and tone-deafness perhaps even exceeding Trump's capture of the Republican nomination.

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Understanding that there's a distinction between being smart and being educated, Schilling got to be filthy rich without being either, thanks to that winning genetic lottery ticket hanging off his right shoulder.

He lived the good life in the majors for 19 years, and even after he blew all his money, he kept getting second and third and fourth chances. In a classic example of failing upward, Schilling may even ultimately get elected to the U.S. Senate precisely because of the "bad decisions" that got him fired from his ESPN gig.

more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/curt-schilling-is-the-next-donald-trump-w435754

August 18, 2016

Oops! Vacations end for two Texans who brought guns across N.B. border

SAINT JOHN, N.B. -- Two Texas men who tried to bring hidden guns along on separate Canadian vacations on the weekend have lost their guns, been fined and sent home.

Crown attorney Peter Thorn said the men, both retirees in their 50s from the Dallas area, came separately across the border with their wives at St. Stephen, N.B.

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He and his wife told a border officer they were not carrying weapons, but were pulled over for a secondary inspection that uncovered three handguns, a shotgun and pepper spray.

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They also denied carrying weapons, but during a secondary inspection admitted there was a handgun in their motor home's safe.
Thorn said Judge Henrik Tonning fined Do $1,700 and Chaffin $1,000. Their guns were destroyed, and both men were told to leave the country.


more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/vacations-end-for-two-texans-who-brought-guns-across-n-b-border-1.3032305


LOL!

August 18, 2016

Ryan Lochte, Olympics teammates lied about robbery to cover up gas station brawl

Ryan Lochte and his U.S. swimming teammates lied about a gunpoint robbery in order to cover up a brawl at a gas station bathroom — and used cash to pay for damages, according to reports.

One of the swimmers involved in the incident was seen on CCTV footage "breaking down the door" to the bathroom and fighting with a security guard, a Brazilian police source told ABC News.

A security source also told Reuters that the swimmers used cash to cover damages caused at the gas station.

While Lochte has returned to the United States ahead of a judge ordering that his passport be seized, the three other swimmers — Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen — planned to meet with Brazilian law enforcement Thursday.



more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/ryan-lochte-teammates-lied-robbery-cover-brawl-article-1.2756265

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