IRS Apologizes To Tea Party, Finally

And here we thought being the IRS meant never having to say you're sorry.

Comments

[Jim Eagle]

First to file. Last to receive a check.

[jimmyk]

Continuing from the last thread:

We have a house full of antiques, mostly from Mrs. Buckeye's families.

My maternal grandmother was an antique dealer, so we had a house full of antiques as well. She had a shop in the Ogunquit, ME area when I was growing up. She was quite successful despite not having any apparent business skills.

[Clarice Feldman]

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/871598/north-korea-civil-war-uprising-kim-jong-un-protest

Brave people.

[Jim Eagle]

She was quite successful despite not having any apparent business skills.

jimmk, do you think either Gates or Jobs had any business skills starting out? Its over-rated.

[jimmyk]

JiB, I agree--raw instincts and drive matter a lot. You make mistakes but you learn and adapt. My grandparents came to the country as children, pretty much lost everything in the Depression, and they got back on the horse, so to speak. I'm sure she was completely self-taught, and had an feel for value and bargaining.

[Stephanie Nene Not your normal Grandma]

brought over just cause. ;)

I have many antiques that have been handed down or that have some sentimental value, but I looked around the house the other day and couldn't shake the feeling that parts of my house suddenly looked like a house with a little old lady inside (properly coifed hair once weekly and the monthly perm with tight little curls type older lady). Freaked me out.

I am seriously thinking about sending most of my antiques to auction!

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

I wish I could still do my eBay business. I was pretty good at finding things for next to nothing that were quite valuable, whether actual antiques or vintage stuff.

There is no room here to keep anything and I can't set up shipping and stuff like that. So those days are over. It was great fun while I did it, though.

[Clarice Feldman]

Ogunquit is a lovely place and Me probably is chock full of antiques and tourists wanting to buy some.

[jimmyk]

As to the topic, big f'n deal. The damage is done. They're not really sorry unless heads roll.

[Stephanie Nene Not your normal Grandma]

Looks like the game is going to PKs. nil nil still. Knock out round.

Yep. whistle just went off.

[jimmyk]

Yes, Clarice, we used to vacation there when I was a child. It was always something of an artsy place, so naturally it's become as gay as Provincetown. I think her first shop was in Perkins Cove, and then later she had big rambling house on Route 1 with her shop in the barn.

[Ralph L]

After gutting the house my father and grandfather were born in, I chose 2x2 white tile for the baths and shower floors.
I pulled off every third tile on the sheets so the tile man could insert ones matching my yellow putty-colored (matching my grandmother's 1922 choice) woodwork after laying the sheets.
It was a fair amount of work (had to remove all the netting in the gap cleanly) but worth it.

[Ralph L]

My sister works the High Point Furniture Market twice a year. She's heard that the young people don't want old furniture, so prices for affordable antiques are in decline.

[Stephanie Nene Not your normal Grandma]

snit. lost on PKs. Several really quality saves, though.

[Stephanie Nene Not your normal Grandma]

Retweeted SarahHSandiers (@SarahHSandiers):

The president wishes to thank the MSM, DNC, and Hillary Clinton, for pushing so hard on the Russia investigation & incriminating themselves.

[narcisoyea]

Getting down to business:

https://www.libyaherald.com/2017/10/25/rada-arrests-members-of-derna-shoura-council-visiting-tripoli/

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Heading to bed.

Nytol!

[Catsmeat]

Sanders' tweet is a total hoot, and true to boot. Goo' night!

[Clarice Feldman]

It's SAndiers--I think a spoof.

[jim nj]

JIB,

Yes, Arthur Imperatore, Sr. Started A-P-A Trucking. They kept files of clippings from local newspapers and if you were trying to gain employment with them they would look you up in their files besides the usual pre-employment checks. Later, sometime after 2000, he closed the company.
By then he was more interested in the 2.5 mile waterfront property in Weehawken that he bought from the bankrupt Penn Central. He was a man of vision. I don't remember if he was the first to see the potential of what we now call the Gold Coast, but he and other developers forever changed the West Bank of the Hudson from Edgewater to Jersey City with new construction. Hobo ken went from seedy to very trendy. The huge railyards in JC that were fallow back in the 70's when I worked there are now filled with a mall, hi-rise apts. and condos, Wall Steet's backoffices and more.

[maryrose]

Sorry to be late in responding but I updated my phone and it took longer than I thought.
Thank you all for your kind words.
I have been truly blessed with my siblings and can reach anyone of them except the brother in Florida in 30 minutes or less.
We have remained close, throughout our lives and are godparents to each other’s children.
Can’t wait for the noise fest on Thanksgiving at my youngest sister’s
house in Hinckley. As Frank Capra would say:
It’s a Wonderful Life.
OL :
Feel free to tease.
My brothers, son and husband have done it all my life.

[Porchlight]

Ralph L, I think some lines have increased in value. I collect Drexel Declaration and it's gone up about threefold in the last five years. That's on eBay, though. Might be considerably different in local shops and with different lines.

[Stephanie Nene Not your normal Grandma]

yes it is the companion site to the Sean Spicier account.

Still funny as hell.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/nosacredcows/2017/10/neil-degrasse-tyson-accused-of-rape/

Not funny but my evil bitch side thinks it's karma.

[Clarice Feldman]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-coming-russia-bombshells-1509059214

Judge may order Fusion Bank records be given to Congress

[Buckeye]

Maryrose, when I was in elementary school, a Catholic family right around the corner and my family were really tight.

My parents and the theirs were best friends and all the kids hung out together.

7 kids in that family too, 4 in mine. We teased each other continuously.

I know you can take it:)

[Clarice Feldman]

The Fusion records may show GPS got money fro Clinton, the DNC AND Russia==plus more by Strassel at link above.

[narcisoyea]

Bow blindspot is coming back tomorrow, although a spot opposite magyver doesn't scream confidence.

[JimNorCal]

hat tip BJG but authored by W the Cat?

[narcisoyea]

Did you ever find out where the rest of that quote from trumps message came from.

[Momto2]

As long as we're already up....

Any idea what this might be about?

Melissa H‏
@sportsmom9433

Hmm just watched Lou Dobbs again...Seb definitely said with a smile "wait til midnight" something is abt to happen...

[JimNorCal]

From my brother (a BIG fan of Clarice, I was able to really impress him by saying she and I are besties on a blog) this seasonally appropriate graphic.

[jimmyk on iPad]

maryrose, catching up on the last thread, thanks for sharing your story. I can't add to what others have said: Sorry you had to go through all that. Maybe it made uniquely tough and compassionate at the same time. Or maybe you were always that way anyway.

[GUS]

The IRS is sorry????

Exactly WHO is SORRY???

The TREE that fell on my car is SORRY???

Sorry doesn't feed the ADMIRALS bulldog.
Not even LIBTARD ADMIRAL KIRBY.

[narcisoyea]

As we are in parking orbit:

https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/279341/#respond

[GUS]

JimNorCal, Clarice always liked you the BEST!!!

[maryrose]

Jimmyk:
I think a little bit of both.
But as I have stated before, it was the making of me.
It prepared me for life and how to handle adversity.
It also increased my faith.My friends say there is a book in lt.If only I had James D’s talent.Ogunquit is beautiful and I attended a wedding there in
2009.
Would love to go back.

[JimNorCal]

GUS, we all KNOW you are the fave, but thanks. :) :)

[Captain Hate]

Kudos to your story of persistence, maryrose; the real kind, not some political slogan of the pampered.

Here's something I just listened to as my goodnight wish to all:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4-SQVf5OCJY

[GUS]

Yes JimNorCal, and I wade across the BRULE RIVER with impunity!! Until it freezes.

[JimNorCal]

GUS, My Dad grew up in Hancock, MI just across the bridge from Houghton and Michigan Tech. I've spent hours and hours along the Lake Superior coast. Always in summer, LOL. Those people have a treasure but it's not an easy place to live.

[GUS]

JimNorCal, my place...my best friends beautiful LOG HOME is IRON RIVER. Or 25 yards SOUTH of IRON RIVER. I love the U.P.

[Gentlejim]

It took forever to catch up today.

Maryrose,
Thank you so much for sharing your inspirational story.

We spent the evening murdering pumpkins and watching Young Frankenstein. Good times..

GUS,
You are nuts, my friend. At least you didn't say you continue to wade through the river after it froze. That I'd like to see. :)

[Gentlejim]

Have we heard from rich since he took his fall?

[GUS]

Gentlejim, I am indeed NUTS. I am the GUS, that I seem to be. I am full of life, and I wake up to CARPE DIEM every day.

[GUS]

Maryrose is a priceless TREASURE, here at JOM. Maryrose, is INTELLIGENT, LOGICAL, STRIDENT and completely, COMPLETELY.....VIRTUOUS.
And the LOVELY LADY is CATHOLIC TOO!!!!!!!

Maryrose. I LOVE YOU.

[Gentlejim]

Haha,
The GUS.. that's better than The Dude.

[joan]

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/10/more-explosions-from-that-cigar.php

[GUS]

Yes Gentlejim, I still look forward to meeting you
my brother.

[Gentlejim]

Absolutely, we need to make that happen.

[GUS]

Gentlejim. We shall. Wisconsin is a wonderful place, it really is. My origins are, Maryland and Scotland. My home and purpose, is WESTERN WAUKESHA COUNTY Wisconsin. HOME.

[JimNorCal]

Yes, I believe rich has been missing. Get well, check in when you can!

[Man Tran]

Bunnahabain: we were introduced to that non-peety nectar by our pals from Derby in the Midlands. Knowing that we liked ice in our drinks, they claimed it was the only Scotch that the Scots considered appropriate for drinking over ice.

Ralph L,

the railroad detector business.

How can there be much money in this? Once you find one, you can pretty much find them all.

Heh. Our first project was on the West Coast mainline where our new pals were working for British Rail Research.

What we actually detected was one single wheel on a rock car that was destroying the entire West Coast mainline. Might have saved them a £1Billion with our first machine.

[boatbuilder]

Clarice-your link fried my kindle. But if they are protesting in North Korea they are brave people indeed. Braver than we can even imagine.

[jim nj]

GUS,

In the early 80's I worked for W. A. Kraft in Teterboro, NJ. They sold engine-generator sets for standby electrical power. A loss of electrical power would be sensed by an ATS (automatic transfer switch) which would signal the generator to start, when it came up to power, say about 8-10 seconds, the ATS would swap over to the genset and restore power. We were a distributor for Waukesha Engines. We also sold the engines themselves for other purposes, among them nautical propulsion. Used to talk to people from your neck of the woods on a regular basis.Really nice people, but they could never understand why we east-coast people were also in such a hurry.

Waukeshaw was sold to Dresser which was sold to Haliburton. Don't know if any manufacturing is still done in your area.

The biggest genset they built was a 1200KW unit, bigger than an old Cadillac in length.
Before I came on the scene, W. A. Kraft had sold the gensets used in the Port Authority WTC. We still had the contract to service them and I was privy to the details and the arrangements the PA had in place for servicing them.
The PA specs called for enough diesel storage capacity to run them for 24 hrs. on premises. With an agreement with a fuel oil company to make as many timely deliveries of diesel as needed to keep them supplied. W. A. Kraft held the contract to maintain them, periodically exercise them and to immediately dispatch a mechanic to monitor them if they switched on in an emergency.

If memory serves correctly they had four of the Waukesha 1200 KW gensets. 3 to meet they're needs for emergency power, not enough to run the two towers completely, but enough for an emergency and evacuation. The 4th was standby, in case one was in the middle of repair (which wasn't often) or to respond if one of the primary 3 failed.

Each genset consumed 100 gals. of diesel per hour of operation. 300 gals. per hr. for the 3. Times the 24 hr. construction spec for stored diesel.

Do the math. How many thousands of gallons of diesel fuel were in the basement when the twin towers fell?

Still wondering why the towers smoldered for days.

I hate next to nobody,but put a "Truther" in my face and I'll threaten his/her continuing existence if they don't take it back.

[daddy]

Headline: Two More Women Accuse Mark Halperin of Sexual Misconduct …

The morning after five women accused veteran journalist Mark Halperin of sexual harassment while he was in a powerful position at ABC News, two more women came forward with their own allegations....

[daddy]

Judge may order Fusion Bank records be given to Congress

I love how Fusion's excuse for why they shouldn't have to comply with these requests is that future clients won't trust them to keep such info secret so they'll lose business. Instead of worrying about lost business they ought to be worrying about serving 20 years to life.

[jim nj]

Daddy,

I'm looking at the news feeds, and DNC and others are denying they had anything to do with Fusion.

So nobody's copping to this. So where did the money come from?

Dems are backing off, so where did the money come from?

Russia?

[Miss Marple]

Morning, all. Will do some links after coffee is ready.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Ah, nothing like that first cup of coffee!

Regarding Fusion GPS and their bank records, I have been thinking about their business model.

Getting paid large chunks for "opposition research" every 4 years wouldn't be a dependable way to structure that business.

As I understand it, those guys who started it were reporters who decided to investigate their investigative knowledge. What if they were subcontractors for "research" and selling it to reporters? And what if they were trading their research for information from other reporters?

Now, what if they went to say, a Senator, with this research and showed them what they had on him and offered to be on "retainer" for the Senator?

OR, what if they were in the business of providing interesting information to the Clintons and the entire dem cabal, including Obama? Blackmail material outside the footprints of the FBI would probably be very helpful.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

https://twitter.com/DaveNYviii/status/923815840725766145

The first of the conspiracy posts surfaces. In an era of photoshop I am dubious, but this is interesting.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

http://nypost.com/2017/10/26/how-team-hillary-played-the-press-for-fools-on-russia/

This article connects the dots on some post-election activities.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/26/dnc-chairman-falsely-claims-the-electoral-college-is-not-part-of-the-constitution/

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/10/27/house-intel-committee-announces-uranium-one-probe-three-distinct-components/#more-140426

This has a breakdown of Wikileaks emails on energy and some campaign contacts Podesta made, with dates. There is also some information in the comments.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/10/27/good-grief-unstable-nut-who-threw-flags-inches-from-president-was-on-watch-list/#more-140431

Who is in charge of the Capitol police?

[-peter]

can't keep up buy Amen to Gus @12:54. God bless you Maryrose.
We're very blessed to have you here contributing.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

From a comment on Treehouse:

The Greek word Apocalypse has taken on the modern meaning of a terrible disaster, but the word as used in the Bible in its original meaning is “unveiling.”
==============
I did a quick search for the origin of the word, and indeed, in comes from ecclesiastical Latin and meant "revealing or unveiling."

We live in such interesting times, don't we?

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-pakistan-spar-over-fight-against-terrorism-1509049306?mod=e2tw

Tillerson told Pakistan we will address the terrorism threats on our own if they don't cooperate.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

http://nypost.com/2017/10/27/unsealed-docs-reveal-kgb-thought-lbj-could-have-been-behind-jfk-assassination/

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

http://cbs4indy.com/2017/10/26/walgreens-to-shutter-600-stores-as-it-completes-rite-aid-deal/

They are mostly closing Rite-Aid stores.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5023407/Scientists-discover-Mars-landscape-formed.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

93 WIBC Indianapolis‏Verified account @93wibc 22m22 minutes ago

One of the main findings of the JFK documents released yesterday: The FBI got a death threat on Oswald the day before his murder.

[Davod]

Doctors baffled as mute man speaks after eight years.

http://thepeoplescube.com/peoples-blog/doctors-baffled-as-mute-man-speaks-after-8-years-of-silence-t19780.html

[JimNorCal]

Interesting observation in a comment at PowerLine. The article talks about how the Senate will soon give an up or down vote for 4 judges. Four. MSM and Dems are calling it a confirmation frenzy.
Is it the case that judgeships can be political payoff?
.
Comment: "Isn't it true Trumps outsider status has been a real benefit in the nomination process? He is able to take recommendations purely on what he percieves as the best advice, rather than a life-long pol that would have a history of favors to repay."

[JimNorCal]

Davod: the People's cube article is so funny and so true!

[cheerleader]

Miss Marple

About the store closings, do you think it may have something to do with the president's promise to lower the cost of prescription drugs?

[cheerleader]

In a recent appearance he ripped the high cost of prescriptions compared to the low costs in other countries and said he was going to do something about it.

[-peter from my phone]

Does anyone here have any good resources on antibiotics? My doc has me on some and I am worried about killing all my good bacteria. Do I take probiotics while still on the meds ? Looking for something a little more advanced than the drivel on WebMD

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/20/obama-ag-lynch-refuses-discuss-notorious-clinton-t/

[Ralph L]

MM, have you seen anything about Bergdahl's sentencing? On Monday, the latest that duckduck shows, they said it would happen Wednesday.

[Captain Hate]

Clarice-your link fried my kindle.

It did something weird to my iPad browser too. Sod off express.co.uk. Fucking wanks.

[henry]

On Bergdahl, the troops he ran out on that had to go look for him are testifying. They do not seem happy with the traitor at all.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bowe-bergdahl-sentencing-phase-graphic-testimony-fort-bragg-10-27-2017/

[Ralph L]

Wankers wank.

-peter, you could try some yogurt, but with my delicate digestion, it didn't slow things down when first on the meds.

[Captain Hate]

Levin mentioned that dickweed Clintonite, Tom Perez, and his lack of understanding of the Constitution, as part and parcel of the commiecrats desire to eliminate the Electoral College and go strictly by popular vote. That ignorant Dominican should look at the electoral map and realize that it has as much of a chance of winning a change in the Constitution, assuming he even understands the amendment process, as he does a trash talking contest with me. But I'm sure it sent all the Article V cowards here scurrying for their therapy animals.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Sorry I disappeared. I had to go to Mapquest and find an alternate route for my daughter. I-65 is closed in both directions due to an overturned semi, backing up traffic on I-465 as well.

1. cheerleader, don't know if the President's comments had anyting to do with losing the Rite-Aids. We don't have Rite-aid here in my area. The drugstore/prescription market is saturated here. Walgreens and CVS compete heavily, plus Kroger, Wal-Mart, K-Mart and Target all offer pharmacies plus the usual drugstore merchandise as well. I am dead certain if CVS & Walgreens merged they would close a lot of stores, since there seem to be one of each on every corner.

2. RalphL., Have not seen anything pop up on my Twitter feed about Bergdahl, except for the story about the soldier who was shot in the head and is in a wheelchair and can't speak. He was going to be there to somehow give testimony.

[cheerleader]

peter, if you type your question into youtube I bet you'll find lots of useful information.

The only story I've read about the Bergdahl trial is the story about the witness who had to hold back tears when talking about his military trained dog that was shot by a sniper when they were out looking for Bergdahl.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Back in a bit. Need to get some stuff done around here before I poop out.

[henry]

Cheerleader, the WSJ blames Amazon getting into prescription drugs for many pharmacy woes. Store closing shift up to today's CVS buying Aetna for $66 billion. I imagine insurance preferring bulk mail order for maintenance meds put a hurt on pharmacies long before Amazon showed up.

[Beester]

This chat about northern Michigan and Wisconsin brought a surge of childhood memories. My dad grew up a northern Wisconsin farm boy. Launched his business in Detroit and we'd make the yearly summer trek to rental homes on Long Lake. Twenty-three cousins (!) Swimming, fishing, shining deer. What a grand, lovely innocence.

[rse]

peter-I was on the kind of antibiotics last year that is a concern for trying to dodge pneumonia again. You need yogurt with live cultures and several spoonfuls a day. That's what I did for the month I was on them.

Because I am rebuilding all that after getting food poisoning at a famous chef's tapas place near gramercy, I can now add that saurkraut that has never been heated and kimchi also have the desired good sources. I went to whole foods and got it from the refrigerated case.

My reading also said many of the probiotics sold at room temp are not helpful so I bought the Trinity from Natren shipped with dry ice.

One last thing I am doing is adding a teaspoon to tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to 12 oz of bottled water in a glass and drinking once or twice a day. All of the above were obtained from reading since the food poisoning about a month ago.

[Captain Hate]

I may have asked this before but, speaking of probiotics, does anybody drink or have an opinion on the Suja products?

[Janet 🚬]

Hillary Claims She Didn’t Know About the Dossier – But Posted 8 Tweets Related to Dossier Before Election

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/10/hillary-claims-didnt-know-dossier-posted-8-tweets-related-dossier-election/

[Ralph L]

sauerkraut that has never been heated and kimchi
Take that for food poisoning?
Either would kill me in a day, even when well.

[Marlene]

Good Morning! The author Christina Kline Baker (a Bangor native) who wrote "Orphan Train" is the third woman to accuse George H.W. Bush of groping her. She was at a Barbara Bush literacy event in 2014 where she and her husband had their picture taken with Bush. Bush was in his wheelchair and when Baker stood next to him,he put his arm around her waist and squeezed her butt. A Bush family friend took Baker back to her hotel and said,"I hope you'll be discreet."
Maybe it is time for Barbara to keep George in the house.

[Marlene]

*Christina Baker Kline* More coffee.

[anonamom]

JiB, this is the young man you mentioned yesterday.

General Kelly's remarks, delivered four days after his son's death, on these two heroes:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/10/six-seconds-to-live.php

There is absolutely no doubt as to which side is the right side in the civil war we are engaged in.

[anonamom]

Peter,
As rse notes--yogurt helps, but it's not nearly enough.

Kombucha, kim chi, sauerkrout juice from sauerkrout in the grocer's refrigerator, ditto "fresh" pickles---

That apple cider vinegar is a specific brand, that has "the mother" in it--
Braggs.

You can make your own stuff too. Just shred cabbage, fill a quart jar with it, salt it, and poor the liquid from yogurt w live cultures over it.
Let it sit uncovered on the counter for six-eight hours, then cover a stick it in the fridge. In a couple of days you'll have plenty of bugs to drink.

[Jim Eagle]

Hillary Claims She Didn’t Know About the Dossier – But Posted 8 Tweets Related to Dossier Before Election

As Bill Safire noted, "she is a pathological liar". That was what 25 years ago?

anonamom,

Yes, Jordan was a great kid. Where do we find such men?

[Another Bob]

cheerleader | October 27, 2017 at 05:54 AM

MM has it right. The store closings are no more complicated than Walgreens having stores EVERYWHERE.

There are at least ten Walgreens stores within a ten mile radius of me.

[Marlene]

God Bless maryrose! My mother lived with a foster family on a ranch in northern California during her teen years.
That experience was formative for her. She has wonderful memories and affection for her foster family.

[Jim Eagle]

Very interesting discussion on Mike & Mike just know.

Seems the NFL Players and their union have taken a page from the Reverand Jesse Jackson/Al Sharpton playbook. The Anthem kneeling was a ploy to suck money out of the Owner's and the NFL to redistribute to the inner cities where they play.

I knew it was more than BLM. Always follow the money even when it is hidden.