The US put the Shah on the throne in Iran way before the ‘70s.

It apparently made a lot of Splinter commenters spontaneously ejaculate.  That’s gotta count for something, right?

Eh, plenty of people thought Gowdy was a Goober, even on the right. Although criticism from the right was divided between those who thought he was a grandstander and those who thought he wasn’t investigating hard enough.

Abrams’ day is not over yet and, judging by the fact we have a Somali terrorist lover in Congress, importing any available Contras to deal with her is not a bad idea.  You’ve got my vote, Sir/Madam.

So are you for sending truckloads of aid to the idiots in Venezuela or not?

This is what happens when you elect al-Qaeda to Congress.

What’s it like being an envious, impoverished, dipshit?

“Some people are successful and happy and I’m not! But they’re the ones that are wrong! MAKE THEM GIVE ME THEIR STUFF!”

“Help me, I’m poor! Give me stuff!”

Why go outside and do it when I can mock one on the internet?  Or are you using the computer in whatever prison library you’re penned in?

Get a job.

Sad, angry loser is angry because he’s a sad loser.

Sad story, bro.  No one gives a shit that you can’t make it.  It’s not my problem.

Sounds to me like you chose a field that doesn’t pay for shit and are now surprised you don’t make shit.

No, it definitely trickled down, even if someone didn’t have a 401(k).  Got a state pension?  Odds are its funded by investments in the market.  So plenty of people benefited from Laffer Economics.

Sorry you lack the discipline to save money or understand economics but who gives a fuck about it?  It’s your problem.  

You’re not a victim, you’re just not disciplined.  That’s your fault, not mine.

It was actually written by the Heritage Foundation, which is a conservative leaning think tank.

I think that getting people to support the ideas is simple. Who doesn’t want lower utility bills? Who doesn’t want better infrastructure?

She came across like a dimwit in that interview. Her reply that they would pay for it through “deficit spending” but not entirely through taxes was painful to listen to.  Even Innskeep sounded horrified by that comment and he was fawning all over her.