I am pretty sure my family got all of our federal income taxes back a couple of years this past decade. It was while the kids were both in daycare (so, big deductions) and mr. flea was working on his PhD in engineering. Engineers are notoriously lazy, of course. (And now we pay lots more taxes, but are STILL dependent on the government - because mr. flea is a federal employee! Still lazy as fuck, though.)
Say! look at you! You look just like me! We're very pretty.
Buffybot ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Sep 17, 2012 5:21:49 pm PDT #22466 of 30001
information libertarian
Steph L. - Sep 17, 2012 5:22:28 pm PDT #22467 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I'm surprised that he views that large a percentage of the populace as worthless parasites.
This. Maybe I didn't say what I mean properly. I will just point and Matt and nod.
flea - Sep 17, 2012 5:23:42 pm PDT #22468 of 30001
information libertarian
It's the "those people" that gets Romney every time. Any time you say "those people" you lose.
Jesse - Sep 17, 2012 5:32:16 pm PDT #22469 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
On the hipster racism front, here's some Good Stuff courtesy of Liese (?): [link]
Allyson - Sep 17, 2012 5:40:13 pm PDT #22470 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
"Romney 2012: You are not entitled to food."
Saddest and funniest tweet in the last few minutes.
brenda m - Sep 17, 2012 5:41:08 pm PDT #22471 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Video from private fundraiser where he disses about half the population.
A specific half, though. The 47% thing is basically a trope among the right. I hope I'm too pessimistic but I don't know that this has legs.
Allyson - Sep 17, 2012 5:41:46 pm PDT #22472 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I'm pessimistic, too.
Dana - Sep 17, 2012 5:45:25 pm PDT #22473 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
But it's the independents that are up for grabs, right? It's not a large percentage of voters, but that's who people are grabbing for right now.
Kat - Sep 17, 2012 5:45:48 pm PDT #22474 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I hope I'm too pessimistic but I don't know that this has legs.
I assume it doesn't. I think lots of stuff I am personally outraged by flies well below the radar of contempt.
aurelia - Sep 17, 2012 5:51:49 pm PDT #22475 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Borowitz has a good one: Much like Rebecca Black, Mitt Romney will be remembered for one terrible video.