What if you call Lipinski’s office and ask about his constant voting with the Republicans, and the guy on the other line says everything is “Obama’s fault.” Can I be mean to that guy?
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Oh it went great with his staff. I only met the congressman once at his summer fundraiser because I was working in his district office. His staff actually helped us by getting him to issue a resolution supporting a persecuted meditation group in China (Falun Gong). It was purely symbolic, but that kind of thing had…
Heh. My mom was THRILLED when I started receiving letters from her Congressman at her house. She hissed at me when I went home for Thanksgiving that year, “What ARE you doing? Whatever it is, STOP!” She was convinced the FBI was now watching her. I blame it on wine and too much Rachel Maddow.
What if I perpetually sound on the verge of tears because of my Democratic Senators’ inability to stand up for me?
I think of it like thanking them for their service, and it’s nice to get a “good job” now and then. I’m sure 90% of the calls/feedback they get is angry, demanding action, criticizing a statement, etc. A call to say “Hey thank you for this, keep up the good work” would be appreciated if nothing else.
Hello! As a former Hill person, two things:
Or he was killed by some racists who decided they needed to clean up people that Obama released....
Eh, I think that the only way to cut this Gordian knot (without setting it on fucking fire) is to call out and encourage decency. It’s at a premium nowadays, and I feel like people are so caught up in their right to feel injured/afraid/angry that the knot just gets tighter.
This guy posted a video of a Nazi getting punched in the face. The joke was the Nazi was the one making this comment. So he set up a joke that implies Nazi’s are the ones complaining about how Deadspin has political coverage.
What do you want me to say? I’ve been worried about him from the day he announced. I gave time, gave money, talked up HRC enthusiastically once Sanders was done. I vote and organize *ever* election cycle. I’m calling offices regularly. I also do my best to mock him in ways that show he is a perversion and a grotesque…
DOWN GOES GOEBBELS! DOWN GOES GOEBBELS! WHAT A GIGANTIC PUSSY!
First off, we laugh because it beats crying and because these fools deserve to be mocked and ridiculed at every step. Second, the crypt-keeper and Mr. 1.5 million Period are fucking amateurs compared to this slimy fuck:
OK, well we can agree to disagree. (I think you are incorrect and a lot of people who know their cast iron talk about successfully sanding down their cast iron to change the texture which is actually just the finish as a result of the modern manufacturing process. So, yes, it is a debate.) But none of this is the…
They don’t machine the Lodge cast iron after casting, so yes, it has a sort of pebble-grained surface. Either a) go after it with a circular sander and smooth it off or if you don’t want to put in the work, b) season it well and continue to do so. It becomes as close to non-stick with use as any other cast iron as the…
You aren’t mandated to use their factory-provided seasoning. Sand it off and re-season if you want. The quality isn’t in the seasoning; it’s in the cast iron. But also, you’re unfairly comparing new Lodge cast iron to “old Wagner or Griswold.”
The OP may be making the argument that the $90 tumblers were ‘bought for quality’ but, ironically, it’s clear they were bought for OP’s image (craftman-supporter-do-gooder) more than any higher quality. Glass is glass and it all breaks the same. I’d love to support craftsmen and local businesses like that, but $90…
how is that “bought for quality” though? sure I understand supporting the glassblower and not going corporate and all that... but is it truly better quality than what you could’ve gotten for a fraction of the price at any store? problem with glass is that no matter how well it was made, as soon as you drop it…
I can’t think of a good example of a “buy for quality” purchase I regretted... but I definitely have one that I DID NOT regret: Lodge cast iron cookware. It’s one of the very few things in life where amazing quality meets absurdly low pricing. Got $20? Here’s a skillet that’s just as good as any $300 cast iron skillet…