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    The Shake, Rattle, Decline and Fall of American Empire

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    Image of Claire Buoyant Claire Buoyant
    11/11/09

    In reply to The Shake, Rattle, Decline and Fall of American Empire
    This proves that only dinosaurs listen to rock music. #america
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    Image of Rozelle’s Bagman Rozelle’s Bagman
    11/11/09

    In reply to The Shake, Rattle, Decline and Fall of American Empire
    So do the Alberta oil sands explain the annoying persistance of Rush? #america
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    Image of allyzay allyzay
    11/11/09

    In reply to The Shake, Rattle, Decline and Fall of American Empire

    Does this have anything to do with this? #america
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    Image of allyzay allyzay
    11/11/09

    @allyzay: Nice, image uploaders that just completely destroy the image in question. You get the picture though. OLD PEOPLE. #america
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    11/11/09


    @allyzay: At least the olds above justify hyperbole. These young & pathetic "new guitar Gods," not so much.
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    Image of allyzay allyzay
    11/11/09

    @snugbug: Who did John Mayer blow in a past life to get all this attention? Why does Jay-Z love John Mayer? Ugh so much. #america
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    Image of Unsolicited Advice Unsolicited Advice
    11/11/09

    In reply to The Shake, Rattle, Decline and Fall of American Empire
    Conclusion: great rock songs used to be made of American light sweet crude. #america
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    Image of skahammer skahammer
    11/11/09

    In reply to The Shake, Rattle, Decline and Fall of American Empire
    Was 1985 really that bad for music? #america
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    Image of Pareene Pareene
    11/11/09

    @skahammer: I know! It had Raspberry Beret, Into the Groove, King of Rock, Running Up That Hill, and fucking La Di Da Di. Fuck you, Rolling Stone listicle from 2004. #america
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    11/11/09

    @skahammer: That's when a-ha's "Take On Me" came out, so as far as I'm concerned that was the best year of the '80s. #america
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    Image of skahammer skahammer
    11/11/09

    @snugbug: @Pareene: Thanks. I wasn't specifically asking about the musical preferences of home-schooled junior-high girls wearing acid-washed jeans, but I'm nevertheless glad to add this to the dataset.
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    Image of Pareene Pareene
    11/11/09

    @skahammer: Well, there was also "New Day Rising" and "Psychocandy" you ROCKIST. #america
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    11/11/09

    @Pareene: OK, I may be a rockist, but I'm absolutely certain you still have the jeans stashed away somewhere. #america
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    Image of flossy flossy
    11/11/09

    In reply to The Shake, Rattle, Decline and Fall of American Empire
    Alternately, this could read as a graph of US Oil Production vs. Cultural Relevance of Rolling Stone Magazine. #america
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    Image of katekate is squared katekate is squared
    11/11/09

    @flossy: Precisely. #america
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    11/11/09

    @flossy: Good alternate read, except Rolling Stone launched in 1967, so it would follow the mag attained the apex of relevance before it even existed. #america
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    Image of contains_hot_liquid contains_hot_liquid
    11/11/09

    @snugbug: That probably goes without saying. #america
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    Image of oneinsixbillion oneinsixbillion
    09/24/09

    In reply to Definitive "Our Crazies Are Less Crazy Than Your Crazies" Proof
    Truthers claim the U.S. government was complicit in the largest act of terror on American soil. Birthers think Obama was born overseas. Now, in a fair and sane world, there would be no natural-born requirement for our Presidents. Objectively, truthers are A LOT worse, for thinking the government complicit in mass terror and for assuming the government's competent enough to get away with it.
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    09/24/09

    @oneinsixbillion: Perhaps the government has a hand in this in that the Bush administration resisted the 9-11 commission and then stonewalled it when it finally gave in. Just a thought.
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    Image of ellagood ellagood
    09/24/09

    In reply to Definitive "Our Crazies Are Less Crazy Than Your Crazies" Proof
    well, good. i'm glad my president wasn't born here...because most of the people born here are complete assholes. esp those who have held/hold office.
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    09/23/09

    In reply to Definitive "Our Crazies Are Less Crazy Than Your Crazies" Proof
    Was there a choice for "Bush was incompetent and unfocused on national security because he took more vacation time than any U.S. President in his first eight months in office and was surrounded by a bunch of dumbass partisan yokels already planning an invasion of Iraq?"

    That's my choice.
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    09/23/09

    In reply to Definitive "Our Crazies Are Less Crazy Than Your Crazies" Proof
    What's wryly amusing is that their crazies are half again crazier than we are, over "our" issue.
    Then they go over to "their" issue and prove themselves Whoa Unholy Momma Bat-Sh*t Insane.

    Although, I have to say, if "allowed" includes "willfully closing one's eyes to actionable, credible and critical intelligence so one could saw logs on one's Texas estate while barely avoiding being assassinated by a pretzel", then count me in for the "allowed" category.
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    Image of badasscat badasscat
    09/23/09

    @Trai_Dep: I don't know, I'm pretty sure the truthers are about as crazy as crazy gets.

    Conservatives may be living in a constant state of abject, debilitating fear over 9/11 that drives every single foreign policy decision any of them make, but at least fear is understandable on some level given the event itself. Wild conspiracy theories are a whole different thing.

    Also, let's not forget that the truther conspiracy movement started with the claim that the airplanes involved were actually US military tankers, supposedly identified by the "pods" on their underbellies. This, of course, ignored the fact that there were actually victims on those (commercial) planes. Once that was pointed out, repeatedly, there was an almost audible "oops" and the truthers pretty much dropped that claim. It's pretty much the only time they've been convinced of the truth of anything about 9/11. It's almost like they feel like they gave us all a mulligan, and now whenever we point out anything that's wrong with their crackpot theory, we're just being belligerent and mean.
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    Image of Niko Bellic Niko Bellic
    09/23/09

    In reply to Definitive "Our Crazies Are Less Crazy Than Your Crazies" Proof
    I love that "Independent" thing. Imagine asking someone "are you Presbyterian or Episcopalian?" and then writing down "Independent", because they were neither. Gotta love that freedom of choice in this country!
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    Image of johnny_carsick johnny_carsick
    09/24/09

    @Niko Bellic: if you're a registered independent, several states won't let you vote in primary elections. it's like being a leper.
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    Image of onebadclam onebadclam
    09/23/09

    In reply to Definitive "Our Crazies Are Less Crazy Than Your Crazies" Proof
    No Hitler questions?
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    Image of pleppy pleppy
    09/23/09

    In reply to Definitive "Our Crazies Are Less Crazy Than Your Crazies" Proof
    In their defense, at least 40% of those who believe that the president was not born in the United States also do not know that Hawaii is a state.
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    Image of ChampagneSherpa ChampagneSherpa
    09/23/09

    In reply to Definitive "Our Crazies Are Less Crazy Than Your Crazies" Proof
    Yeah, it's not like George Bush got personally handed a memo that said "Bin Laden determined to attack inside United States" and did nothing. And then used an attack by Al Qaeda to then invade a sovereign country that had nothing to do with said attack.

    Where do these crazy pants people get such wacky ideas? I mean he didn't intentionally let New Orleans drown either... but I can see where people get that perfect blend of incompetence mixed with ruthless opportunism confused with actual intent.
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    Image of tunamelt tunamelt
    09/23/09

    @ChampagneSherpa: but I can see where people get that perfect blend of incompetence mixed with ruthless opportunism confused with actual intent.

    ...This.
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    Image of WhiteMan'sBourbon WhiteMan'sBourbon
    09/23/09

    In reply to Definitive "Our Crazies Are Less Crazy Than Your Crazies" Proof
    On a hunch, I just did a quick Google search, and a poll in 2004 found that, at that time, roughly the same number of Republicans (62%) believed Saddam Hussein was personally involved in planning the 9/11 attacks.

    [atheism.about.com]
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    09/23/09

    @White Man's Bourbon: What's even better is, even now, there's around 20-25% of GOP'rs that still think that.
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    09/24/09

    @White Man's Bourbon: And according to Frank Gaffney, a Republican operative who actually gets air time on MSNBC and other outlets, Saddam Hussein was also responsible for the Oklahoma City bombings. Which is every bit as likely as the 9-11 lie Cheney repeatedly told.
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