But What About The Movies?!?

We have a new Thor, and he is a she? I could care less (or couldn't - I've heard it both ways) except that I will never be able to explain "Adventures In Babysitting" to my grandkids. Or the Marvel movies, but those are inexplicable anyway.

And as always, the world wonders - is it good for Hillary? Or is she threatened by the emergence of another strong (albeit utterly unqualified) woman?

Comments

[GMax]

Stupid progs throwing away money that might otherwise help elect viable candidates! Love it. Per Jim Geraghty :

Looks like Republican Greg Abbott will have to get by with a mere $35.59 million cash on hand for the fundraising period ending on June 30th. Of course, that’s the highest cash on hand amount ever reported by a Texas candidate. And the gubernatorial candidates who preceded Abbott — Rick Perry and George W. Bush — were no slouches in the fundraising department.

In June, media reports in Texas stated Davis had raised “at least $16 million.”

[Marlene]

Tornado warning in Middlesex County,Mass. Be careful.

[GMax]

For those keeping score at home, that would be over 2 to 1 for Abbot over Abortion Barbie. I can guarantee all her money is from coastal progs who went gaga over her red shoes or something, despite her now not even professing to know how to spell Abortion.

[Porchlight]

And my prog friends are whining that she can't win because she doesn't have enough money, Gmax.

No folks, she doesn't have any money because she can't win. Bill White outraised her handily.

[Porchlight]

....and White lost handily to Perry in 2010. And he was arguably the best Gov candidate Dems have fielded since I've lived in Texas.

TX Dems didn't even have a candidate lined up until Pink Sneakers decided to run last fall. That should tell you what they thought of their chances of beating Abbott.

[centralcal]

Good grief! Who or what is writing internet connection "error" messages these days? Tried to connect with Powerline and got the following:

Fetching of original content failed with the following error: Proxy Publisher Failure

Fetching? Fetching? Say what?

[MarkO]

Mother fetchers?

[NK(withnewsoftware)]

SubContinent programmer speak?

[Janet - the districts lie fallow, while the Capitol gorges itself]

Obama's remarks at the end of Ramadan dinner. a bit - "...And for all of us, whatever our faiths, Ramadan is a reminder of just how much we share. The values of peace and charity, the importance of family and community — these are universal values. The command to love one another, to uphold justice, and to care for the least among us — these are common threads in our faith traditions."

Could someone...anyone in our political world or any MFMer please, Please, PLEASE read the Q'u''ra'n? Do any of them know what is actually WRITTEN in it?

[Janet - the districts lie fallow, while the Capitol gorges itself]

the link - http://weaselzippers.us/193263-obama-islam-shares-values-of-peace-with-other-religions/

[Porchlight]

The command to love one another, to uphold justice, and to care for the least among us — these are common threads in our faith traditions."

No, they're not.

[NK(withnewsoftware)]

speaking of fetching... right now I have adverts at JOM for dating single asian women. Do they think I'm BoE?

[quo]

Just be glad it wasn't "felching."

[NK(withnewsoftware)]

It's true for Islam, as far as other co-religionists in the Ummah. Infidels and nonbelievers... uh... different message.

[Beasts of England]

Religion of Peace! And sharing!

[quo]

Sharing exploding tiny bits of their bodies!

[lyle]

Off damn sock.

[Beasts of England]

Bar glassware. I'm disappointed. Where are my single Asian women?

And, uh, dang quo - I don't even know what that means...

[Stephanie]

You don't want to, beasts.. as they say at AoS... don't go to the Urban Dictionary.

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BTW does this mean that Chris Hemsworth is not gonna be Thor in the next Avengers movie? I'm pissed, if so. Why can't they just add Odin's daughter to the mix and go from there?

/geek rant off

[clarice]

Do you suppose the commies have invaded Marvel Comics?

[Bori]

The secret is out, here are the deadliest guns in America, per the Horde and Rolling Stone;

Rolling Stone has compiled a definitive record of “The 5 Most Dangerous Guns in America.” They are, and I’m not kidding here:
Pistols

Revolvers

Rifles

Shotguns

Derringers

[lyle]

Do you suppose the commies have invaded Marvel Comics?

Yes.

[Porchlight]

Has sort of a "days ending in y" vibe about it, doesn't it, Bori?

[Extraneus]

Good thing I have a least one of each.

[lyle]

Bori,

Do you suppose the jeenyus who compiled that list knows that revolvers and Derringers are...pistols?

[Bori]

Well, Top 5 sounds better and more omminous than Top 3, otherwise I have no idea.

Back on topic, at least they did not transgender Thor or turn him into a Gay characther.

[centralcal]

Isn't it a hoot, lyle? Ace has been having quite the fun on Twitter mocking Rolling Stone. Loved this one:

Baron_Von_Meow @AceofSpadesHQ · 2h

Next @RollingStone: America's Deadliest Knives
4. The pointy ones
3. The sharp ones
2. The sharp pointy ones
1. Knife-guns

[Extraneus]

Here's a pistol and a revolver:

Derringers are neither.

[Extraneus]

Baron_Von_Meow

I wish I'd have thought of that name.

[NK(withnewsoftware)]

I don't know anything about firearms, and I realize how embarassing the RS stuff is. Just more militant ignorance of the Left.

[Porchlight]

Stolen from HotAir:

Most dangerous places on Earth:

1. Northern Hemisphere
2. Southern Hemisphere

[Threadkiller]

A Derringer is a pistol.

[Extraneus]

I think you're right, TK.

a pistol is a handgun with a chamber that is integral with the barrel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistol

[Extraneus]

House GOP votes to gut IRS budget

Late Tuesday night, the House of Representatives voted to cut 13 percent from the Internal Revenue Service’s budget. Two proposals submitted by Republican legislators in the House were quickly passed by voice vote, resulting in a cut of $1.14 billion from the tax collection agency’s enforcement budget.

Wouldn't "late Tuesday night" be later tonight? I guess it's late for Congress...

[Extraneus]

Senate Democrat Twitter Account Praises, Promotes Senator Warren's Claim that the GOP Shut Down the Government to Deny Women's "Access" to Birth Control

She's their girl all right.

[rse]

Steph-when we were in NYC last month in a bookstore the actor who plays Coulson came in to browse. Red was so excited but too cool to bother him. She did look him up and discovered he had just finished an interview across the street.

Also saw Diana Van Furstenburg who truly has to have some record for an ability to age gracefully. I guess BG's had started carrying her dresses.

I am looking at Vargas' undocumented immigrant headline. I guess the new criteria is if anyone wants to come we must let them and support them for life. Funny since no one has an obligation to support us. I see the state universities are fighting the idea that vets should get in-state tuition. Not a one would say that about illegals.

[Janet - the districts lie fallow, while the Capitol gorges itself]

a bit more from the Ramadan dinner speech (near the end)-

"Here at home, even as we’re vigilant in ensuring our security, we have to continue to remain true to our highest ideals. In the United States of America, there is no place for false divisions between races and religions. We are all Americans, equal in rights and dignity, and no one should ever be targeted or disparaged because of their faith. ..."

The Dems are the kings of divisions because of race & religion!
and Americans aren't equal in rights anymore. Affirmative Action. La Raza,...
Obama is exactly WRONG.

[Some Guy]

Rolling Stones 5 Most Dangerous Political Affiliations:

1. Communists
2. Socialists
3. Progressives
4. Liberals
5. Democrats

[Extraneus]

Isn't a Democrat a communist?

[Ignatz Ratzkiwaski]

Why are all those untargeted, undisparaged Christians suing Ayatollah Barry?

[Extraneus]

GCHQ's dark arts: Leaked documents reveal online manipulation, Facebook, YouTube snooping

Summary: A fresh set of documents leaked by Edward Snowden show how the UK intelligence agency can manipulate online polls and debates, spread messages, snoop on YouTube and track Facebook users.

From the link...

A number of interesting tools and their short descriptions are below:

ASTRAL PROJECTION: Remote GSM secure covert Internet proxy using TOR hidden service
POISON ARROW: Safe malware download capability
AIRWOLF: YouTube profile, comment and video collection
BIRDSTRIKE: Twitter monitoring and profile collection
GLASSBACK: Technique of getting a target's IP address by pretending to be a spammer and ringing them. Target does not need to answer.
MINIATURE HERO: Active skype capability. Provision of realtime call records (SkypeOut and SkypetoSkype) and bidirectional instant messaging. Also contact lists.
PHOTON TORPEDO: A technique to actively grab the IP address of MSN messenger user
SPRING-BISHOP: Finding private photos of targets on Facebook
BOMB BAY: The capacity to increase website hits, rankings
BURLESQUE: The capacity to send spoofed SMS messages
GESTATOR: Amplification of a given message, normally video, on popular multimedia websites (YouTube)
SCRAPHEAP CHALLENGE: Perfect spoofing of emails from Blackberry targets
SUNBLOCK: Ability to deny functionality to send/receive email or view material online
SWAMP DONKEY: A tool that will silently locate all predefined types of file and encrypt them on a targets machine
UNDERPASS: Change outcome of online polls (previously known as NUBILO).
WARPATH: Mass delivery of SMS messages to support an Information Operations campaign.
HUSK: Secure one-on-one web based dead-drop messaging platform.

The list, dated from 2012, says that most of the tools are "fully operational, tested and reliable,” and adds: "Don't treat this like a catalogue. If you don't see it here, it doesn't mean we can't build it."

"We only advertise tools here that are either ready to fire or very close to being ready," the document notes.

[Eric in Boise]

Well, they didn't list "assault weapons", so maybe we're making progress.

[Threadkiller]

That looks far to vast to be possible, Ext.

[Threadkiller]

They are all assault weapons, Eric.

[Threadkiller]

.

[Eric in Boise]

Rolling Stone,
Gonna see my shotgun on the cover,
Gonna buy five rifles for my mother,
Gonna see my Derring-ger,
On the COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE.

(HT: Horde)

[NK(withnewsoftware)]

Hey TK-- are the Top Right and 4th Down Left images Ct Company firearms, and is the 3rd Down Left a NYS Company weapon? And is Bottom Right a Studebaker?

[Janet - the districts lie fallow, while the Capitol gorges itself]

from Ace comments..lots of funny stuff over there.

5 Biggest Threats to the Republic:

5. Barry Obama

4. Barack Soetoro

3. Barry Hussein Soetoro

2. Barack Hussein Soetoro Obama

1. Obama

[Threadkiller]

The car looks like some AMC pile.

As far as the rest of the AKs, I don't have any familiarity with where they are/were made.

[Threadkiller]

The license plate looks like it is euro-trash in size though.

Could be a Mad Max mobile.

[maryrose]

I am with Porch on the budget plan, for a reunion. I don't do cruises because I get seasick and don't trust the food.
Washington DC sounds like a possibility or maybe Texas. I'll be in Atlanta the last weekend in May2015.
I love that Arizona sheriff Babeau who called Jeh the Homeland Security guy a liar today for telling Congress that he is coordinating with the mayors and governors of the states wrt illegals being bussed into their states.
He said he heard through the grapevine of the feds plan to bring illegals to Pima and got the word out and the protesters arrived. The busses never showed up but they remain wary that the feds may try to sneak them in at night.
The Nebrasks governor should ship the illegals that snuck into his state to Washington DC.Let Obama sort them out.Let's find some well to do couples who can't have children to adopt some of these kids.They need to speed up their hearings and make their decisions.
Cornyn and Cuellar have a combined bill to speed up the hearings but Perderdast Reid says there is no Dim support for it.
I liked Gutfeld's summation of Obama -Nero fiddled, Obama 's playing an entire orchestra crying the immigration blues. No one is blaming repubs. This is the Curse of Obama.

[Threadkiller]

Upon review, Mad Max mobile is out.

[Jim Rhoads f/k/a vnjagvet]

I think the joke is that only one of the weapons depicted is really an AK-47, and it is the one labeled incorrectly an M-16 on the top left. The weapon on the top right is the M-16. Facts mean nothing to the gun-grabbing advocates in the MSM.

[maryrose]

Holder going after Sarah Palin absolutely sickened me.He such a wuss he has to pick on a girl. Nah Nah Nah...
I love that the left manufactures a poll to try to shut her up. Obama would garner about 99% of RV's that would love to never hear his arrogant whiny voice anymore.

[centralcal]

If only! (Eric Holder is in contempt, correct?)

Blake Farenthold ‏@farenthold 8m

The #House passed my amendment to HR 5016 preventing federal employees held in #Contempt of Congress from being paid with taxpayer dollars.

[maryrose]

JR:
The left like Kerry in 2004 don't know jack-crap about guns. The picture of Obama holding the rifle incorrectly or Pink sneakers Wendy looking like a fool holding one is so obvious. We are not that stupid. Just because they are stuck on stupid doesn't mean everyone else is as well.
So FEC destroyed their hard-drive also to cover-up campaigning for Obama against Romney in 2012. Once again I state the 2012 election was stolen by fraudulent means and after this is proven all lawlessness that occurred under Obama must be declared null and void.

[maryrose]

cc: Does that mean Holder and Lerner have to get their paychecks elsewhere?

[centralcal]

One would hope so, maryrose, but I sincerely doubt anything will come of it.

Meanwhile the WH aide (Simas) refuses to comply with Issa's subpoena.

Laws?, we don't follow no steenkin laws - not in this White House!!

[Eric in Boise]

All right, everybody, back on topic!

The thunder god went for a ride
Upon his favorite filly
"I'm Thor" he cried
The horse replied:
"You forgot the thaddle, thilly."

[lyle]

Holder and Lerner can always whore themselves out to the media. Gawd knows they'll pay.

[lyle]

The Bard of Boise.

[Extraneus]

I get what Rolling Stone is saying.

If only we could outlaw the five most dangerous guns. People should have the right to bear any of the others:

Zip guns, pea shooters, water pistols, etc.

[lyle]

Potato guns.

[srp]

All the romantic subtext with Sif and Amora the Enchantress is going to have a lesbian edge now. The press release just makes me want to call her Thorita.

The thing is, the actual comics have become addicted to gimmicks to goose sales. Hence all the reboots and alternate universes and left-wing culture memes regularly getting trotted out. Occasionally one turns out OK, like the Civil Wars arc a few years back.

[Danube on iPad]

I note that assault weapons didn't make the cut.

[Jane]

Maryrose,

I don't know if you saw my post about Caro on Sunday. Apparently on her way to her boat she took a right turn and ended up in the Alps which she is climbing. (Yikes). She sent me a pix of their route which I posted on facebook. Next they are going to Slovina or Italy.

I tell ya, she is one amazing chick.

[Some Guy]

Rolling Stone has compiled a more definitive record of “The 5 Most Dangerous Guns in America":

1. Caulk Gun

2. The guns on Rodin's 'The Thinker'

3. Cookie Spritz Gun

4. Guns & Roses

5. Son of a Gun

[Threadkiller]

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/14/EXCLUSIVE-Sessions-Warns-All-Of-Congress-Obama-s-New-Immigration-Strategy-Threatens-Foundation-Of-Our-Constitutional-Republic

[Threadkiller]

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/07/shock-video-illegals-arrive-in-bus-and-shop-at-walmart-with-ebt-cards/

[lyle]

God bless you, Sen. Sessions. Too bad your party disagrees.

[Rick B]

"The press release just makes me want to call her Thorita."

Chelsea. Personally, I think swapping the hammer for a douche nozzle is an error.

[narciso]

Yes, they have a fine character all ready,

http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/sif-thor/images/36243879/title/lady-sif-thor-2011-photo

[maryrose]

Jane:
Yes I saw the post and I am so happy for her.We visited the Alps and Germany and Austria as a second honeymoon in 1982. My grandparents are from Luijblana And Zagreb Yugoslavia. My mother spoke Slovenian as a child and had to learn English with the help of her cousin in first grade.My grandparents spoke heavily accented English and theirs was an arranged marriage to provide passage from Yugo to the USA.

[centralcal]

Yikes, Netanyahu fired his Deputy Defense Minister. Don't mess with Netanyahu. (And, yes I mean that as praise.)

[maryrose]

I hate what they are doing to all my favorite comic book characters. They don't have to be politically correct. They are comics for pete's sake!
I'll never believe the the Green Hornet is gay.
I read comic books with mty 2 older brothers as kids. It is one of my favorite memories of childhood. That and playing air-hockey on the front porch on a rainy day.

[Jim Eagle]

Jane,

Did you know that mountaineering is the national sport if Slovenia? Caro will love Llubjana and its castle area. One of my fav places in the world. Like Beasts, I have a high placed ex-girlfriend there:)

[Some Guy]

Yikes, Netanyahu fired his Deputy Defense Minister.

Don't tell Rolling Stone

[Rick B]

Does ACA mandate coverage for Thor's lopitoffomy?

[lyle]

From TK's link you'll find Top Men are working with Chuck "I'm Helping The GOP From The Goodness In My Heart" Schumer to resolve this crisis while simultaneously extending their collective middle fingers to the Honorable Senator from Alabama.

[maryrose]

JIB:
I hope to visit Slovenia one day. Unfortunately my Irish dad would not allow my mom to teach us Slovenian. I went to high school with girls who spoke it at home fluently.

[maryrose]

Have I mentioned that Senator Sessions expresses exactly how I feel on the issues. He is absolutely correct but alas -a voice in the wilderness because the Top Men remain mired in stupidity. It must be so frustrating to be in the Senate. No wonder Coburn is leaving.

[Jane]

I'm not sure I even know where Slovenia is. But I'll tell you one thing: Caro is the best person on the planet to travel with. Anyone who can sail a thirty foot boat across the Atlantic by herself is not to be toyed with.

[matt]

as far as I know, semi-automatic handguns are still pistols as are derringers.There are even machine pistols such as the MAC-10 and UZI. I would guess the differentiator is the calibers used would be the typical handgun calibers, 9mm, .40 Cal, .45 cal. etc.

The come sub-machineguns like those cool little HK's and Steyrs that European border police carry.

Watching World Z the other night I realized that if we are ever to repel either zombies of aliens we are going to need lots of large caliber automatic weapons. It seems to take 3-10 rounds of .223 to drop a zombie, let alone some nasty alien.

The Army is re-opening the debate on sidearms. I think, finally, everyone agrees that the Beretta 92 sucks.

As to Thor let's see what happens when they try to option the movie rights for the new Chelsea Manning version. Somehow I think most fans are going to stick with the large virile Viking dude. Gay Supermen and transgendered Batpeople just aren't going to sell in Shanghai and Mumbai and Red America.

[Captain Hate]

I'll never believe the the Green Hornet is gay.

Unpossible; I've never seen a homo in a green and black color scheme.

[narciso]

Just do more with sif,

http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/sif-thor/images/36243879/title/lady-sif-thor-2011-photo

[maryrose]

CH;
LOL! You have such a great sense of humor.
I always enjoy your posts and I am grateful your health is good wrt all the recent tests.
We are going to Shooters downtown on friday for my daughter's 30th birthday and to Blossom Music Center on Sunday to hear the Cleveland Orchestra. 2 week-end days on the east side. It feels like I have been on the west side forever.
TC; With the Repub convention and LeBron coming home we are batting a thousand {well actually we are a 500 team} Now we just have to develop moreon our lake and we will behome free. My sister and I are going to reserve rooms at the Hilton for the 2nd last night of the Convention.

[Jim Eagle]

maryrose,

I love Slovenia. Jane, it is south of Austria, north of Italy and west of Croatia. Always was the most western and independent of Tito's Yugoslavia. It's were they breed the famous Lipinzaner stallions, Since Caro is a skiier she is missing her chances in the summer to ski Krasnja Gora, one of the great mountains in the Julian Alps.

Llubjana is the perfect place to hang out and chill.

[rich@gmu]

>>>
Do you suppose the commies have invaded Marvel Comics?

Posted by: clarice | July 15, 2014 at 05:17 PM<<<

worse. hedge funds.

[narciso]

then this spring, in preparation for Winter soldier, I was catching Agents of Shield, and I came across this lass from Volodya's land
playing Lorelei:

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1860028928/nm2180812?ref_=nm_phs_md_2

[GMax]

Well I was just going to say, have you seen the suit? Of course he is gay...

[Captain Hate]

I think we're going to Blossom a week from Sunday for the Orchestra.

Have I told anybody how much I hate a summer cold? Ugh

[Jim Eagle]

BTW, Beasts, your problem is too much weight on your left side:)

https://www.youtube.com/embed/aw-nt0eTb2w

[Jeff Dobbs]

I wouldn't like to apologize for missing this, because that's how I roll, but I will.

I'm sorry.

With all that cross-country driving something very important slipped by this past Saturday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are my favorite, and I'm telling all the others.

[Threadkiller]

Happy Birthday Ann!

[Ignatz Ratzkiwaski]

Can heterosexuals sue for discrimination if more than 2.3% of comic book characters are homo or bisexual?

[Stephanie]

Happy Birthday, Ann!

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The moderates are endorsing a democrat to take out Brownback in Kansas...

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/07/kansas-2014-election-sam-brownback-108952.html?hp=t1

[Beasts of England]

Have I told y'all lately how proud I am to have voted for my favorite Senator: Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III?

Sorry I missed the dangerous arms debate earlier. Were pistolas on the list? I hear they can be dangerous in the wrong hands. ;)

[henry]

Happy Birthday Ann!

[Jane]

OMG we missed Ann? Oh that is just horrible. Happy Birthday Ann - we love you soooooo much!

[narciso]

Happy birthday, Ann

only the ones, with the Flintlocks, Beasts