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[SealyStar]

I still have no fucking idea where Peoria is.

It's one of the larger cities in Illinois.  No, I didn't look that up.

There's also a Peoria, Arizona, that no one cares about... I went to school there.

And I've never heard of "Spic[k]" coming from "Hispanic". I always heard the "No espick englis" explanation.

[Owlbread]

Wetback refers mostly to the fact that the Rio Grande river runs along a large swath of the US-Mexican border. Hence the notion that any illegal immigrants had to swim across the river.

Used to be more true, because the idea of going through the Sonora Desert instead was insane. The slur for Italians was (don't hear it used much anymore) "dago", which is apparently an old slur for Spaniards, being a corruption of "Diego". No idea how that got transferred to Italians.

There are other slurs for Italians, like wops, greaseballs and eye-ties. The only slur out of those that was used in Scotland to my knowledge was eye-tie.

[palsch]

Also fits in the storm and WTF threads, but...

Bush’s FEMA Director During Katrina Criticizes Obama For Responding To Sandy Too Quickly

[nenjin]

Clearly now presidents must throw up a wall of psychic force BEFORE a storm surge hits, to meet their obligations.

[Sirus]

Also fits in the storm and WTF threads, but...

Bush’s FEMA Director During Katrina Criticizes Obama For Responding To Sandy Too Quickly

Translation:

"WAAA! Stop making me look bad!"

[mainiac]

Also fits in the storm and WTF threads, but...

Bush’s FEMA Director During Katrina Criticizes Obama For Responding To Sandy Too Quickly

http://www.robertsinclair.net/comic/asshole.html

[Mictlantecuhtli]

Why doesn't Mittens do something useful with his money for once and throw 100 million or so at the recovery effort?

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Because that would openly contradict his philosophy about what should be done for those in need.

[Leafsnail]

Also a dollar for hurricane relief is a dollar for FEMA death camps.

[Mictlantecuhtli]

Because that would openly contradict his philosophy about what should be done for those in need.

Seems to be like it'd be... exactly what his social philosophy is, that one we hear all about when he talks about how things should be. The poor and the needy getting help from super-rich Americans [only when they really need it (aka when people are looking)] on their (the rich's) own free will since the government sucks at it [providing help].

Of course; I know he doesn't give a damn about helping anyone but himself. I'm just saying it'd be putting his money in his mouth so-to-speak.

[RedKing]

Also fits in the storm and WTF threads, but...

Bush’s FEMA Director During Katrina Criticizes Obama For Responding To Sandy Too Quickly

URGE TO KILL....RISING.....RISING!!!

EDIT: Also, it speaks volumes that before clicking the link, I assumed it led to an Onion article. Because seriously?? Christ, what an asshole.

[Flying Dice]

Also fits in the storm and WTF threads, but...

Bush’s FEMA Director During Katrina Criticizes Obama For Responding To Sandy Too Quickly

URGE TO KILL....RISING.....RISING!!!

EDIT: Also, it speaks volumes that before clicking the link, I assumed it led to an Onion article. Because seriously?? Christ, what an asshole.

I really wish that I had thought the same thing. I suppose my cynicism about that administration still hasn't bottomed out quite yet.

[Zangi]

Also fits in the storm and WTF threads, but...

Bush’s FEMA Director During Katrina Criticizes Obama For Responding To Sandy Too Quickly

URGE TO KILL....RISING.....RISING!!!

EDIT: Also, it speaks volumes that before clicking the link, I assumed it led to an Onion article. Because seriously?? Christ, what an asshole.

I really wish that I had thought the same thing. I suppose my cynicism about that administration still hasn't bottomed out quite yet.

By Jah... this guy is just airing his own incompetence for everyone to see ain't he?  I hope the media takes this and runs with it.  A marathon.

[Mephansteras]

I love how he compares a storm effecting millions of Americans as being on the same level as an attack on an embassy halfway around the world as if they're the same level of event. Um...not really, guy. One is a huge disaster that's causing billions in damages. The other was a tragic loss of life, including a prominent diplomat, but hardly counts as a national disaster.

I really don't see the President treating this storm more urgently as being anything other than sound prioritization. Yes, of course, it's right near the election and he'd be an idiot for doing anything else. But that doesn't make it the wrong thing to do or even completely politically motivated.

Not that it matters, since the hard right would be just as happy to condemn him for doing anything less.

I hate politicians. And political pundits. Maybe the pundits more, since they do even less for the country than politicians.

[RedKing]

Translation: "How dare he do his job just before an election?! We were counting on him to fuck it up like we did!"