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Posted by Goldy on Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 9:00 AM
Spoiler alert: "The state of the union is strong!" There. You heard it here first. But hear it yourself, from the president's mouth, as Obama delivers his State of the Union Address tonight, at 6 pm. Expected topics include the economy, stupid, and the withdrawal of 34,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of next year. And don't forget to tune into Slog for live coverage.
If I threaten the president, can I get a ticket to the State of the Union Address too? Armed nut-bag rocker Ted Nugent will attend the State of the Union Address as the guest of armed nut-bag Congressman Steve Stockman of Texas. But Nugent promises not to be carrying any weapons into the Capitol... which means it's our chance to finally git him!
Oh no! Better bomb Iran! Angered by the sloppy narrative of the recent Red Dawn remake, North Korea set off a several kiloton nuclear test yesterday. Speaking off the record, an unidentified Pentagon official cried "Wolverine!"
The "family values" party: Former Republican congressman and Tea Party hero Joe Walsh, who lost his bid for reelection in November while fighting accusations that he is a "deadbeat dad," has reportedly filed court papers seeking to terminate child support payments now that he is unemployed.
The "law and order" party: Former Florida Republican Party chair Jim Greer has pleaded guilty to grand theft and money laundering charges.
Ted Nugent reportedly not involved. A Texas man allegedly shot and killed a suspected drunk driver who struck and killed his two sons on a dark, rural road. Justice?
Guess Sheriff Urquhart will be running unopposed. Former King County Sheriff Steve Strachan, who lost a special election in November, has been named the new police chief in Bremerton.
Perspective: An employee at Seattle's St. Therese Catholic Academy has been suspended after he allegedly removed his belt and hit two children in the buttocks with it, which in his defense, isn't the worst thing that's ever happened at a Catholic school involving children's buttocks and removing one's belts.
And finally, the MAP testing rebellion continues to grow:
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To be fair to Joe Walsh, he is actually in debt quite a bit due to his legal problems, and so should be excused his child support as he has no way to pay it. He is not just trying to stash away some more cash, he actually has no money.
He is not one of those congressmen who are already millionaires and do not need the paycheck they earn from being in congress.
He is not one of those congressmen who are already millionaires and do not need the paycheck they earn from being in congress.
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Joe Walsh needs a nickname that will follow him for life. Something like "Deadbeat Joe" or "Deadbeat Joe Walsh." Nothing vulgar; we want it to be able to go on air.
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@1
If that's the case, he should have kept his dick in his pants. The mother of the kid doesn't get to decide she can't afford to support him if she's broke, so Deadbeat Joe shouldn't, either.
If that's the case, he should have kept his dick in his pants. The mother of the kid doesn't get to decide she can't afford to support him if she's broke, so Deadbeat Joe shouldn't, either.
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@3: Men like this do not get excused child support for the rest of their lives, they get the original schedule voided and a new one put into place which usually includes garnished wages.
My point is, the article and post make it out like Walsh has the money but just wants to keep it because he is an asshole, but he simply does not have the ability to keep paying that support schedule. Two very different things. He does not even have an income anymore, so obviously the courts are going to need to adjust the payments somehow. Common sense.
My point is, the article and post make it out like Walsh has the money but just wants to keep it because he is an asshole, but he simply does not have the ability to keep paying that support schedule. Two very different things. He does not even have an income anymore, so obviously the courts are going to need to adjust the payments somehow. Common sense.
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Walsh’s court filing states: “Joe’s employment has been terminated through no voluntary act of his own ..."
So being an asshat loser was involuntary?
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And the French National Assembly votes to legalize marriage equality by a vote of 329 to 229.
Live blog in English:
http://www.thelocal.fr/page/view/live-fr…
Live blog in English:
http://www.thelocal.fr/page/view/live-fr…
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@4: He claims he has no income, and he wants the payment reduced to 20% of his income, which of course is zero.
Frankly, I'm not energetic enough to investigate his financial circumstances, but why would anyone with "common sense" believe a thing Deadbeat Joe claims about his impoverishment?
And the article itself makes it pretty clear that he's full of shit, with all those supposedly innocent errors, like titling the motion as terminating rather than modifying child support, in addition to stopping payment on his own rather than waiting for a court's approval. What, did he already blow through all of his Congressional salary? On what, cocaine?
Frankly, I'm not energetic enough to investigate his financial circumstances, but why would anyone with "common sense" believe a thing Deadbeat Joe claims about his impoverishment?
And the article itself makes it pretty clear that he's full of shit, with all those supposedly innocent errors, like titling the motion as terminating rather than modifying child support, in addition to stopping payment on his own rather than waiting for a court's approval. What, did he already blow through all of his Congressional salary? On what, cocaine?
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If I'd just witnessed a drunk driver kill my two sons, I'd shoot him too.
This is one reason I don't have a gun.
This is one reason I don't have a gun.
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@1 I was a full-time professional blogger for six years, and I still managed to take care of my daughter.
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@11, let us fervently pray she grows up with a far more analytical mind than you!
Your take on the super-big ticket item, Hedge Fund Hansen's subsidized construction loan, allowing him more basis points and much more leveraging with the banks, bodes most negatively for the financial stability of Seattle, but great for Hansen and his cronies.
Your ignoring the 100% neocon administration of Obama bodes ill for the entire country.
SOTU is definitely not strong, Goldstein! The tax collections this year are projected to be the smallest in the last 80 years in real terms: Obama/Romney/McCain's buds on Wall Street have consistely paid less and less fed taxes since the 1990s, with the top multinationals paying zero, and receiving taxpayer monies in return, while individual tax ccollections should be down due to loss of assets/equity and the longest continuing unemployment real numbers.
On Nugent: many of us would love just several minutes alone with that spineless draft-dodging scumbag who pissed/crapped himself during his draft physical to avoid military service during Vietnam, now claiming to be some sort of douchey "super patriot" --- always the refuge of the dickless cretins!
Your take on the super-big ticket item, Hedge Fund Hansen's subsidized construction loan, allowing him more basis points and much more leveraging with the banks, bodes most negatively for the financial stability of Seattle, but great for Hansen and his cronies.
Your ignoring the 100% neocon administration of Obama bodes ill for the entire country.
SOTU is definitely not strong, Goldstein! The tax collections this year are projected to be the smallest in the last 80 years in real terms: Obama/Romney/McCain's buds on Wall Street have consistely paid less and less fed taxes since the 1990s, with the top multinationals paying zero, and receiving taxpayer monies in return, while individual tax ccollections should be down due to loss of assets/equity and the longest continuing unemployment real numbers.
On Nugent: many of us would love just several minutes alone with that spineless draft-dodging scumbag who pissed/crapped himself during his draft physical to avoid military service during Vietnam, now claiming to be some sort of douchey "super patriot" --- always the refuge of the dickless cretins!
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I think you are all focusing on the wrong details...its 'Wolverines!'. They are an unstoppable sports team/America defending resistance, not superhero fans.
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@3 raises an interesting point. If the custodial parent has no money, hopefully (s)he could access government aid. Why, when the non-custodial parent has no money, is (s)he not eligible for gov't help paying child support? Or is that in fact what happens, but in an indirect way when the custodial parent, deprived of child support, seeks state support? Seems Walsh, in addition to being a deadbeat dad, is also a rotten Republican.
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@8: Haha, just energetic enough to speak about something you admittedly know nothing about though, huh?
Being a public servant who releases tax forms to the public, it is easy to see that the man has financial obligations that put him about $20,000 in the red. I guess you could argue that he has been lying to the IRS, or maybe he and the IRS are in cahoots, but that just seems silly.
I do not even see what you are so mad about, the guy went to court to do something that happens all the time. He has no money, and likely does not have the ability to magically create it. So he needs to go to the court and work out a new schedule to come into effect when he finds an income stream. It is not like he fled the country. Also, the article directly contradicts several things you said.
Seems to me you have just decided to hate him for whatever reason: politics, gender, his last name, his choice of suits, I dunno. Sure he made a mistake by having a kid he could not support after losing his job, but if you are going to hate everyone who has problems like that, you are going to have a large enemies list.
@11: Congratulations...? Do you have a point, or did you just want me to know that?
Being a public servant who releases tax forms to the public, it is easy to see that the man has financial obligations that put him about $20,000 in the red. I guess you could argue that he has been lying to the IRS, or maybe he and the IRS are in cahoots, but that just seems silly.
I do not even see what you are so mad about, the guy went to court to do something that happens all the time. He has no money, and likely does not have the ability to magically create it. So he needs to go to the court and work out a new schedule to come into effect when he finds an income stream. It is not like he fled the country. Also, the article directly contradicts several things you said.
Seems to me you have just decided to hate him for whatever reason: politics, gender, his last name, his choice of suits, I dunno. Sure he made a mistake by having a kid he could not support after losing his job, but if you are going to hate everyone who has problems like that, you are going to have a large enemies list.
@11: Congratulations...? Do you have a point, or did you just want me to know that?
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@16
Uh, because he's an asshole?
You do come across as one of those men's rights nuts, though, so suspect that's why you're so sympathetic.
Uh, because he's an asshole?
You do come across as one of those men's rights nuts, though, so suspect that's why you're so sympathetic.
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Losing an election doesn't mean you can't work. Surely there's something this gentleman can do that someone would pay for. That's generally what people do when they lose one job: immediately look for another and in the meantime, work at McDonald's. But no, he's a Republican, and that kind of work is for other people.
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As a snap judgement, I'm totally cool with the guy who shot the man who killed his two sons. If some drunk driveer killed someone in my family, I'd want to barbecue his ass. But that isn't how civilized society operates. It can't do revenge justice. It takes into account the whole story. First of all, when you are drunk, your judgement is impaired. No one inebriated realizes how drunk he/she are. What if the guy had just found out his beloved wife was dying of cancer? What if he'd just lost his job? These aren't excuses for vehicular homicide, but it does paint a different picture than some mean son-of-a-bitch out to murder someone's two boys. We can't always count on our judicial system finding justice either. But it's a very slippery slope when we start imposing justice ourselves.
A truly sad story. My condolences to all.
A truly sad story. My condolences to all.
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@16,
Are you not aware that Walsh is a massive scumbag? I mean MASSIVE, and I'm not even referring to his personal life here. The fact that he's an unemployable loser who has rarely netted more than $40k a year AND has piled up hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt does not make me sympathetic. Someone that loserly ought to show a little humility now and then.
Are you not aware that Walsh is a massive scumbag? I mean MASSIVE, and I'm not even referring to his personal life here. The fact that he's an unemployable loser who has rarely netted more than $40k a year AND has piled up hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt does not make me sympathetic. Someone that loserly ought to show a little humility now and then.
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@19: The father could make a plausible plea of not guilty by reason of temporary insanity. Losing a child, let alone two, in such a traumatic manner, can tear people apart.
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Getta load of Deadbeat Joe's accountant. Maybe he could afford his child support if you paid him for letting you suck his dick in this thread.
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