Did you know that the NFL is a tax-exempt nonprofit?
Once in a while, I run across something that I did not know and it leaves me flabbergasted.
For example, I did not know that the National Football League, the colossus of professional sports, is classified as a non-profit — a tax-free non-profit, to be more specific. That’s right: The NFL has its own exemption, written into federal law, that makes it exempt from federal corporate taxes.
IT'S GOOD! ... to be a tax-exempt nonprofit
The Professional Golf Association and the National Hockey League, among others, enjoy a similar exemption although in their cases, it is not an exemption specifically written into the law.
As described in Waste Book 2012 — compiled by the staff of U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, a conservative Republican from Oklahoma:
In 2010, the registered NFL nonprofit alone received $184 million from its 32 member teams. It holds over $1 billion in assets. Together with its subsidiaries and teams – many of which are for-profit, taxed entities – the NFL generates an estimated $9 billion annually. Each of its teams are among the top 50 most expensive sports teams in the world, ranking alongside the world’s famous soccer teams. Almost half of professional football teams are valued at over $1 billion….
League commissioners and officials benefit from the nonprofit status of their organizations. Roger Goodell, commissioner of the NFL, reported $11.6 million in salary and perks in 2010 alone. Goodell’s salary will reportedly reach $20 million in 2019. Steve Bornstein, the executive vice president of media, made $12.2 million in 2010. Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue earned $8.5 million from the league in 2010. The league paid five other officials a total of $19.2 million in just one year. In comparison, the next highest salary of a traditional nonprofit CEO is $3.4 million.
The NFL’s exemption stems from a 1966 law, passed at the time of the merger with the old American Football League, specifically allowing “professional football leagues” to enjoy 501(c)(6) status as tax-exempt trade organizations. Other leagues have piggy-backed on that legislation to claim that status themselves.
Major League Baseball also used to enjoy the same tax-exempt protection, but in 2007 it chose to surrender that status in part because as the salary information above illustrates, tax-exempt, non-profit status requires you to report the salaries of your top executives. MLB decided that protecting that information from the public was more important than escaping taxes.
As the Coburn report points out, “state and local governments usually exempt these organizations from state income and sales tax as well….” As the Indiana Business Journal reported, that proved to be a nice little perk when the Super Bowl was held in Indianapolis this year, because “hotels and restaurants … won’t be taxing National Football League employees. They’re exempt from paying, according to an Indiana Department of Revenue directive. The NFL is using its tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(6) to avoid paying the taxes, in addition to fuel, auto rental and admissions taxes.”
In Atlanta’s case, a hotel-motel tax was used to build the Georgia Dome and would also be used to help finance the proposed new open-air stadium demanded by the Falcons. If Georgia tax law is like that of many states, the NFL and its employees would be exempted from paying the tax that everyone else must pay to subsidize stadiums built for a highly profitable industry.
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0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
October 18th, 2012
12:38 pm
Joe Hussein Mama:
“Paul — “Here’s wishing Recon well, then -”
We have confirmation? Man down?”
Noooooooooo …………………………………….. “Corpsman Up !”
Or if you’re President Obama ……….. Corpseman Up !
Tom(Independent Viet Vet-USAF)
October 18th, 2012
12:38 pm
Barking Forg@12:04 – Why did” Candy have the transcript handy”, just blind luck I guess!
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
October 18th, 2012
12:39 pm
ByteMe – Got ilk? :
Close enough for government work !
RB from Gwinnett
October 18th, 2012
12:39 pm
“Here, boy! See it? See the squeaky ball? GO GET IT, BOY! GO GET THE SQUEAKY BALL!”
If you can’t answer the question, don’t.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
October 18th, 2012
12:39 pm
ByteMe… sounds to me like a “blind trust” lack of control…but not even one where you have the ability to set the rules for the trustee.
ByteMe - Got ilk?
October 18th, 2012
12:39 pm
Adam, they had the video from the consulate real time
A lie.
The footage, which was recovered from the site last week by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, offers some of the most tangible evidence yet that a military-style assault took place, according to these officials…
http://hotair.com/archives/2012/10/12/intel-sources-video-from-benghazi-attack-debunks-administration-claim-about-protests/
That Black Guy
October 18th, 2012
12:41 pm
Keep Up the Good Fight!
October 18th, 2012
8:41 am
This has been going on for decades…long before the Republicans took over the reigns.
Oh the blame state democrats card….. how trite.
________________________________________
Why not the “Blame the fokin politicians” card?
ByteMe - Got ilk?
October 18th, 2012
12:41 pm
ByteMe… sounds to me like a “blind trust” lack of control…but not even one where you have the ability to set the rules for the trustee.
It’s not even that. When you’re part of a state pension, you have no say in even who the trustee is going to be. With blind trusts, you pick the trustee. Mitt’s wasn’t a blind trust when he hid his money overseas, was it? And if that’s the case, did he break blind trust rules by having that money moved back so he could run for President for pete’s sake?
Joe Hussein Mama
October 18th, 2012
12:42 pm
RB — “If you can’t answer the question, don’t.”
I can and I did. If you don’t like my reply, too bad.
If you find my posts so upsetting to read, then I suggest you scroll right on past when you see my name on the left-hand side of the page. Because short of Jay kicking me off, I’m not stopping any time soon.
Paul
October 18th, 2012
12:43 pm
Scout
“Or if you’re President Obama ……….. Corpseman Up !”
See? My Messiah can raise the dead. Can your Mittsiah do the same?
Joe Hussein Mama
October 18th, 2012
12:45 pm
DOMA struck down by 2d Ct. Court of Appeals.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ny-appeals-court-nixes-defense-marriage-act
Moderate Line
October 18th, 2012
12:45 pm
A good book to read is “Soccernomics”. As a general rule sports are unprofitable. The value of them has nothing to do with their profitablity. It is more or less a luxury good for the owner. If you really want a good understanding of sports business this book is great even though it primarily focuses on England’s Premier League.
I believe the main issue with sports teams in the US is the leagues are granted monoplies and they use the monopoly to levarage local governments to build stadiums. In Europe a soccer team can’t just up an dmove to another town because every town already has a soccer team. The leagues have teams moving in and out of the leagues based on performance. In the United States the number of teams is fairly static which means citys have to compete with each other to get a team.
http://www.amazon.com/Soccernomics-Australia-Turkey-Iraq-Are-Destined/dp/1568587015
Keep Up the Good Fight!
October 18th, 2012
12:45 pm
TBG, sorry you missed the irony. Trying “blame Bush”…. of course most of these things have been in process for years, just like the deficit. The point is that when it comes to Obama, there was “no one” before him, but when it comes to others like state republicans, there is always an excuse.
getalife
October 18th, 2012
12:47 pm
Actually, if you read the NYTimes you would know it was a local militia probably upset by the movie that attacked in Libya. Eyewitness said they heard then coming chanting then attacked and left. Not aq like the gop said .
Joe Hussein Mama
October 18th, 2012
12:49 pm
Romney’s new jobs math doesn’t add up, studies he cites don’t apply and one of his own economic advisers admits it:
Mitt Romney’s ‘new math’ for jobs plan doesn’t add up
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/mitt-romneys-new-math-for-jobs-plan-doesnt-add-up/2012/10/15/fd1d1e1c-170f-11e2-a55c-39408fbe6a4b_blog.html?hpid=z3
Tom(Independent Viet Vet-USAF)
October 18th, 2012
12:54 pm
getalife@12:47 – Please tell me you are kidding about a movie, if you are serious, please go take a nap and get some rest! If they heard chanting first, maybe it was the Simbas(African tribesmen)?
Normal Free...Pro Human Rights Thug...And liking it!
October 18th, 2012
12:54 pm
I wrenched my back once. A double end box, it was…
Paul
October 18th, 2012
12:55 pm
getalife
I’ve watched several news shows in which participants acknowledge the NYTimes has been out in front on this. Even when other pundits and politicians have changed their versions the Times has stuck by their latest information. And they keep on digging and developing sources.
It appears on this issue they really will be the newspaper of record.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
October 18th, 2012
12:56 pm
“DOMA struck down by 2d Ct. Court of Appeals.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ny-appeals-court-nixes-defense-marriage-act”
Which is exactly why we need Romney in more than ever so he can appoint some decent Supreme Court justices to uphold DOMA !
GT
October 18th, 2012
12:57 pm
A lot of this stuff get through because we just don’t pay attention. I is like Romney’s lies, a lot of his crowd don’t want to know the truth, except he is white, male and not Democrat.
Joe Hussein Mama
October 18th, 2012
12:59 pm
0311 — “Which is exactly why we need Romney in more than ever so he can appoint some decent Supreme Court justices to uphold DOMA !”
I think it’s time for marriage to stand up for itself and quit begging for gubmint help.
If marriage can’t defend itself, then it should GTFO of its parents’ basement and get a friggin’ JOB.
barking frog
October 18th, 2012
1:03 pm
Paul, Byte Me
The President asked Crowley
for the transcript. Romney
seemed unaware she had it.
Was Romney uninformed?
Jay
October 18th, 2012
1:03 pm
Gallup now has Romney up seven points.
Paul
October 18th, 2012
1:06 pm
If a couple wants to get married, they can go to whatever church will perform the ceremony and get it done.
If a couple want to have all the rights, privileges and responsibilities but don’t want a church’s blessing, they can go to a government office and get a civil union. Same everything as marriage, different noun.
This will show if the Left is for equality or not.
It will show if the Right is, as they say, only about defending marriage, or if their real agenda is to deny protections to same-sex couples.
Paul
October 18th, 2012
1:08 pm
barking frog
I’d have to watch that part of the debate again to know for sure. I seem to recall she was looking at papers on her desk, If that’s the case, it’s reasonable that an observer would ask to see what she was referencing.
Thomas Heyward Jr.
October 18th, 2012
1:10 pm
Joe Hussein Mama
October 18th, 2012
12:04 pm
T. Heyward — “I sincerely believe that these “somalia” cracks are a form of progressive latent racsism.”
It’s well known that the area has little to no government or government control. If you can come up with another comparably anarchic area in the world, I’d be pleased to amend my comments and salve your hurted feefees.
“Everybody makes fun of them. Why?”
How’d I make fun of *them* and not Tom?
.
“I’m offended in that I know many good Somaliacs.”
The word you’re looking for is “Somalis.”
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No ………my Somaliac buddies are cool with my term.
.
And in regard to “coming up with another comparable anarchic world”……….there is this.
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Out of The Three merchant ship captains that I have known , two would rather do business with Somalian Pirates than the New York Port Authority.
It’s cheaper, much more straight-forward, and you can smoke and drink big gulps.
(NIKE actually has to ship sneakers into the ports of NY and NJ by left foot only……and vice versus on different days.It just isn’t possible to fight the corruption otherwise. NIKE doesn’t have that problem in Abbas ).
The other Merchant ship Captain was permantly dis-abled by the NYPD in a “stop-n-frisk” action that went bad.
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Free yourself dude………………of your latent racism.
flagboy?
October 18th, 2012
1:11 pm
Moderate, using England’s EPL isn’t a great judge of sports in the US. How their system works of transfers and paying for players isn’t compatable.
barking frog
October 18th, 2012
1:15 pm
Paul
She could have referenced
a digital transcript but I
didn’t see that. Obama
asked for the ‘transcript’.
Just wondering if the Prez
was concerned enough to
furnish the transcript.
That Black Guy
October 18th, 2012
1:16 pm
Adam
October 18th, 2012
9:12 am
In addition, when the administration found out the facts, they corrected themselves to the American Public. Know what that’s called? TRANSPARENCY. Another promise kept for the President.
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TRANSLATION: In the words of John Coffey from the Green Mile “Why, theys angels like up in heaven.”
barking frog
October 18th, 2012
1:17 pm
It seems Romney is
galluping toward the
finish line..
Paul
October 18th, 2012
1:17 pm
barking frog
I wonder if it was more Obama’s team had really, really researched this (not just relied on news reports like Team Romney might have) and was just waiting for a moment to exploit.
barking frog
October 18th, 2012
1:22 pm
Paul
Probably. Romney was
double trapped since he
could have had his own
copy and if he did he was
too dumb to read and
comprehend it. He did
correct to just STFU.
A Simple Man
October 18th, 2012
1:24 pm
Let’s not get sidetracked by the issues and the debates. Forget the party affiliation. If a candidate wants to win in a landslide then that candidate needs to adopt this simple platform:
1. Any law passed by congress will apply to the members of congress as it does to United States citizens.
2. There will be no pension or retirement pay for elected members of the federal government or their appointments.
3. No tax rate for an individual citizen or corporation can be higher than the lowest tax rate of any member of congress.
bob
October 18th, 2012
1:24 pm
This is another waste listed by Coburn “The federal government spent $27 million teaching Moroccans how to make pottery, a project that yielded less than stellar results, according to Sen. Tom Coburn’s recently released Waste Book 2012.” Sounds like smart spending to me, what else would 27 mil buy these days other than a few embassy guards.
bob
October 18th, 2012
1:26 pm
Simple man, why would congress want to be covered by Obamacare, I don’t blame them for exempting themselves, they know whats in it.
Joe Hussein Mama
October 18th, 2012
1:26 pm
Paul — “If a couple want to have all the rights, privileges and responsibilities but don’t want a church’s blessing, they can go to a government office and get a civil union. Same everything as marriage, different noun.”
No, it’s not. Some states, some counties and the Federal Government treat them as different. In addition, there are still plenty of employers who won’t treat a civil union the same way.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
October 18th, 2012
1:26 pm
okay, sometimes you just gotta shake your head.
Identifying herself only as Donna, she called in to a Fargo-area radio station, Y94 Playhouse, and informed the hosts that she had been in three car accidents involving deer — all of them taking place shortly after she saw a deer crossing sign.
She then questioned with the utmost sincerity: Why do the Minnesota and North Dakota Departments of Transportation “allow these deer crossings to be in such high traffic areas?” …
“I’ve even seen them on the interstate,” she said, with growing frustration. “Why are we encouraging deer to cross at the interstate?” …
“It seems to me that it’s so irresponsible of us to allow these deer crossings to be in an area where these deer are so likely to be struck by oncoming traffic,” she said. “Wouldn’t you agree?”
I bet she also blames Obama for high gas prices.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
October 18th, 2012
1:28 pm
Donna just called….. she asked about why windows on airplanes don’t roll down.
Verbal Kint
October 18th, 2012
1:28 pm
“AL GORE’S NEWSPAPER ENDORSES ROMNEY: “To say this endorsement by The Tennessean is an eyebrow raiser is an understatement. This is the same newspaper where former Vice President Al Gore got his start in journalism, that endorsed Obama in 2008. Of course, the paper endorsed Gore in 2000. In 2004, the paper endorsed Democrat John Kerry over President Bush. Also, Middle Tennessee is a traditional Democratic stronghold.”
Oh…too funny.
Michael
October 18th, 2012
1:28 pm
If you want to discuss the NFL and transition to cover ups, you should review the Pat Tillman story. He was killed in April of 2004, and the actual cause of death – friendly fire was not disclosed until 2007. This was despite the fact that investigators knew within days that there was no evidence of hostile fire, and Tillman had been killed by rounds likely from US forces. There are some reports that soldiers were ordered to lie to Tillman’s family at the funeral. The Actual CID investigation was opened in March 2006 and the report was issued in March 2007.
This sequence of events is consistent with the history of coverups. Watergate occurred in 1972, and the investigations and hearings took two years to reveal the extent of wrong doing. Reagan’s sale of weapons to Iran was being investigated, when Oliver North was shredding documents in the basement of the White House.
That is how cover ups works USMC. If you are angry about cover ups, talk to the Tillman family about the Bush administration and cover ups. You are spending a lot of energy on faux outrage on an incident that was clarified within two weeks.
getalife
October 18th, 2012
1:28 pm
tom,
Read the NYTimes article to get informed.
romney ahead in gallup will get people to vote but some of the other polls have it about even.
Joe Hussein Mama
October 18th, 2012
1:29 pm
T. Heyward — “Out of The Three merchant ship captains that I have known , two would rather do business with Somalian Pirates than the New York Port Authority.”
Nothing stopping them from doing so, then.
“It’s cheaper, much more straight-forward, and you can smoke and drink big gulps.”
You’re aware the the Big Gulp problem is confined only to New York and that the Port Authority had nothing to do with it, aren’t you?
“NIKE actually has to ship sneakers into the ports of NY and NJ by left foot only……and vice versus on different days.It just isn’t possible to fight the corruption otherwise. NIKE doesn’t have that problem in Abbas ).”
If they have a problem with corruption, then they have a problem with corruption. If they have a problem with government, then they have a problem with government. Please try to distinguish between the two.
“The other Merchant ship Captain was permantly dis-abled by the NYPD in a “stop-n-frisk” action that went bad.”
Sounds like he should consider West Coast ports and running Asia routes instead.
Verbal Kint
October 18th, 2012
1:30 pm
But, of course!
http://www.washingtonguardian.com/battery-makers-beltway-power-play
“CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: As it struggled, A123 showered Democrats with donations, hired pricey lobbyist.”
Joe Hussein Mama
October 18th, 2012
1:31 pm
T. Heayward — “Free yourself dude………………of your latent racism.”
Forgot to add — once again, if you have a similarly ungoverned area to suggest, I would, as I said, be happy to adjust my comments.
If, however, you’re not going to suggest any such place and you’re only going to conjecture racism on my part, then you can go take a flying leap.
Have a nice day!
Queen Of Mean
October 18th, 2012
1:31 pm
“I am I, Don Quixote, the Lord of LaMancha” and had an image of a guy on horseback tilting at windmills -
Check out the big brains on Paul!! A Man Of LaMancha reference AND a dang good one at that!! Paul, I bet you’d love to go with me to a nice opera wouldn’t you? The next time you get to the Dirty South — you can I could probably go to the Cobb Energy Center and see what they have playing!
RB From the Trailer Park: I’m fairly certain there would never be any danger of finding granny, aquagirl, getaclue, mm, or any of the other regular lib ladies on here in any binder of qualified applicants.”
Just keep on digging that hole for your party deeper RB, just keep-a digging.
indigo
October 18th, 2012
1:32 pm
Keep – 1:26
It’s not nice to make fun of “compassionate conservatives” like Donna. The mindless need love too.
getalife
October 18th, 2012
1:32 pm
“Ann Romney: No More Campaigns If We Lose”
They hate “you people”
They will be gone in a couple of weeks.
Joe Hussein Mama
October 18th, 2012
1:33 pm
V. Kint — ““AL GORE’S NEWSPAPER ENDORSES ROMNEY: “To say this endorsement by The Tennessean is an eyebrow raiser is an understatement.”
Why? Tennesee is a strongly red state and has been so for a long time.
By your logic, it’s an “eyebrow raiser” that both Romney’s and Ryan’s home states appear to be going for Obama.
Joe Hussein Mama
October 18th, 2012
1:35 pm
There are some problems with this binder,” complains Ruth from New Hampshire. “First, there are no women in it.
http://digitallife.today.com/_news/2012/10/18/14533986-binders-full-of-funny-romney-meme-spurs-joke-amazon-reviews#comments
Queen Of Mean
October 18th, 2012
1:36 pm
Verbal Knit — You do realize you’re quoting the same website that posted this don’t you?
ELIZABETH BATHORY CALL YOUR PHLEBOTOMIST: Transfusion of young blood could delay onset of diseases like Alzheimer’s
I only hope to GOD you’re just joking ………..if not, I pity you and pray for our country.
barking frog
October 18th, 2012
1:36 pm
Unusual when so many
can get married they are
opting to not get married.
That’s one reason i think
same sex marriage is a
civil rights issue. Everyone
should have the choice to
legally form a relationship
or no one should.
Queen Of Mean
October 18th, 2012
1:37 pm
Joe – he got that bullcrap from Instapundit! You know, the website where ANYONE can post ANYTHING?
http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/
Thomas Heyward Jr.
October 18th, 2012
1:40 pm
Joe Hussein Mama
October 18th, 2012
1:29 pm
T. Heyward — “Out of The Three merchant ship captains that I have known , two would rather do business with Somalian Pirates than the New York Port Authority.”
Nothing stopping them from doing so, then.
“It’s cheaper, much more straight-forward, and you can smoke and drink big gulps.”
You’re aware the the Big Gulp problem is confined only to New York and that the Port Authority had nothing to do with it, aren’t you?
“NIKE actually has to ship sneakers into the ports of NY and NJ by left foot only……and vice versus on different days.It just isn’t possible to fight the corruption otherwise. NIKE doesn’t have that problem in Abbas ).”
If they have a problem with corruption, then they have a problem with corruption. If they have a problem with government, then they have a problem with government. Please try to distinguish between the two.
“The other Merchant ship Captain was permantly dis-abled by the NYPD in a “stop-n-frisk” action that went bad.”
Sounds like he should consider West Coast ports and running Asia routes instead.
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I’m just saying……………………………………………………………….
Watu wenye sura mbili, unao wasimulia
Si watu ni makubeli, wako tayari kuua
Tukae nao kwa mbali, roho wasije zitoa
Watu wasio murua, ni maadui wa kweli.
.
Know how many hogs your own tribe has ,
before shooting asperations or spears……….at the other.
.
Also———–Natowa kitandawili
Free your mind.
.
AND————-
.
kuviwasha vilopowa. 2012
Freedom and Liberty for the man called Ron Paul as his spirit pertuates.2012
Aquagirl
October 18th, 2012
1:41 pm
JHM @ 1:35, that is hilarious!
“Now I, like any other self-respecting 3-hole punched woman, always obeyed my binder and layed flat. But this binder, with it’s back-mounting rings, punched the wrong hole and BAM! Next thing I know, I’ve got a mini binder in the oven.”
Oh gawd, there goes the next hour or so of my life reading these reviews and howling like a rabid chipmunk.
getalife
October 18th, 2012
1:42 pm
Sad to see women support a man that is against equal pay for women.
mitt could not even answer to this fact in the debate.
Not a leader for the 21st century.
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
October 18th, 2012
1:42 pm
JAY,
Interesting national polling results now in Romney’s favor…since only 4 presidents have won office without a plurality of popular vote….thats 8% not including those serving 2 terms so number may be as much as cut in half….
Should we consider these odds to remain in tact for this election? Everyone seems to keep suggesting that this is a 4 state election…perhaps the Bush/Gore thingy temporarily fools folks to believeing this could happen this time around?
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
October 18th, 2012
1:44 pm
Queen of Mean,
Why not utilize blood transfusions? Worked wonders for Lance Armstrong..
Queen Of Mean
October 18th, 2012
1:45 pm
And that Elizabeth Bathory article is linked to………wait for it…………..The Telegraph in the UK………Britains very own version of The National Enquirer on steroids.
getalife
October 18th, 2012
1:46 pm
Remember gallup has mitt up by 7 then watch them correct right before the election like last time for credibility.
I have seen this game before.
Joe Hussein Mama
October 18th, 2012
1:46 pm
T. Heyward — “I’m just saying . . . Know how many hogs your own tribe has ,
before shooting asperations or spears……….at the other.”
Considering that I cast neither *aspersions* (the word you’re apparently looking for) or spears at anyone, I shall ignore your advice, as it deserves to be treated in such fashion.
“Also . . . Free your mind.”
If it involves freeing my mind from logic, as you appear to have done already, then no thanks.
.
AND . . . Freedom and Liberty for the man called Ron Paul as his spirit pertuates.2012″
???
That Black Guy
October 18th, 2012
1:48 pm
DannyX
October 18th, 2012
9:41 am
“More of a guy thing instead of a political thing.”
Wrong. Republicans are supposed to be the party of family values.
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What office does he hold?
What committee does he head up?
Are you saying that ALL republicans MUST be EXACTLY the same?
How about ALL democrats?
Queen Of Mean
October 18th, 2012
1:48 pm
Oooh Stevie! You – Are – So – BAD!!
Joe Hussein Mama
October 18th, 2012
1:48 pm
getalife — “Remember gallup has mitt up by 7 then watch them correct right before the election like last time for credibility.”
Funny how fast the cons decided that the polls weren’t “skewed” any more, isn’t it?
Joe Hussein Mama
October 18th, 2012
1:50 pm
Aquagirl — “Oh gawd, there goes the next hour or so of my life reading these reviews and howling like a rabid chipmunk.”
A woman’s place is in a binder, dontcha know.
That Black Guy
October 18th, 2012
1:52 pm
DannyX
October 18th, 2012
9:44 am
“I heard those fake 1000 pound bobmbs can be a real bear to detonate.”
When are Republicans going to start with their next wacky conspiracy theory? How a bout it guys?
Was the government faking this attack to win the election.
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They don’t have to, YOU just did.
And you know what, it sounds kinda dumb.
YOU should stop starting DUMB conspiracy theories.
moonbat betty
October 18th, 2012
1:53 pm
Great. Now they going to Occupy the NFL.
Verbal Kint
October 18th, 2012
1:53 pm
I do! Hence the quotation marks. I thought I’d try and balance out the Salon, Rolling Stone and HuffPo quotes/links. Makes for a level playing field on opinion.
getalife
October 18th, 2012
1:53 pm
“Funny how fast the cons decided that the polls weren’t “skewed” any more, isn’t it?”
It is funny but they always have to blame something else for their failures.
cons never take personal responsibility for anything.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
October 18th, 2012
1:53 pm
“It will show if the Right is, as they say, only about defending marriage, or if their real agenda is to deny protections to same-sex couples.”
Any two people of any persuasion can have wills, powers of attorney (medical/legal/financial), etc. that will allow them those protections. The sanctity of one man/one woman should be protected. If the marriage of two people of the same sex is eventually upheld by the Surpeme Court then there is no “legal basis” to deny anything else including three people.
Verbal Kint
October 18th, 2012
1:55 pm
“You know, the website where ANYONE can post ANYTHING?”
Uh….no they can’t.
Paul
October 18th, 2012
1:55 pm
Joe Hussein Mama
” Same everything as marriage, different noun.”
No, it’s not. Some states, some counties and the Federal Government treat them as different. In addition, there are still plenty of employers who won’t treat a civil union the same way.”
We’ve had extensive discussions on this. I think I’ve been pretty consistent in saying laws would be updated to correct the situations to which you refer.
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
October 18th, 2012
1:56 pm
QUEEN
In the words of Claus Von Bulow….”you have no idea..”
moonbat betty
October 18th, 2012
1:56 pm
No one really cares what the polls say.
The one on Nov.6 is the only one that matters.
Finn McCool (The System isn't Broken; It's Fixed)
October 18th, 2012
1:57 pm
binder reviews at amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Avery-Durable-Binder-EZ-Turn-17032/product-reviews/B001B0CTMU/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
hehehehe
Aquagirl
October 18th, 2012
1:57 pm
A woman’s place is in a binder, dontcha know.
I like big binders, and I cannot lie!
Keep Up the Good Fight!
October 18th, 2012
1:58 pm
I think Mitt will need a Binder Czar.
moonbat betty (2 liberals 1 binder)
October 18th, 2012
1:58 pm
baaaaaaaaaah binders baaaaaaaaaaah binders baaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
Joe Hussein Mama
October 18th, 2012
1:59 pm
getalife — “It is funny but they always have to blame something else for their failures.”
Just FYI, I was looking over some recent polls last evening, and I stumbled across one that . . . GASP . . . OVERSAMPLES REPUBLICANS. And as we all know (because the cons told us so) that never happens and oversampling automatically leads to invalid survey results, right?
FWIW, I wasn’t *looking* for such a poll; I just happened to notice that cons were oversampled in the poll. And I bet if someone did some research, I bet they’d find out that cons get oversampled quite a bit more than cons are actually willing to admit.
Here’s the poll in question:
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_CO_1016.pdf
You will, of course, notice that the MOE is +/-4.7% in that poll. IMO, that’s a horrible MOE and not in any way reliable.
Joe Hussein Mama
October 18th, 2012
2:00 pm
Paul — “We’ve had extensive discussions on this. I think I’ve been pretty consistent in saying laws would be updated to correct the situations to which you refer.”
While I appreciate your position, I’m regretfully less confident than you are about that.
Verbal Kint
October 18th, 2012
2:00 pm
“I only hope to GOD you’re just joking ………..if not, I pity you and pray for our country.”
Kind of like those twitter remarks from obvious Obama supporters calling for Romney to be assasinated.
You keep on livin in your dream world Queenie the Meanie.
USMC
October 18th, 2012
2:01 pm
71 % OF VOTERS FAVOR VOTER ID
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/10/17/71-percent-voters-favor-voter-ID
Interesting article for the Demwits & Left-Wingnuts! (isn’t that redundant?)
Paul
October 18th, 2012
2:01 pm
Scout
“Any two people of any persuasion can have wills, powers of attorney (medical/legal/financial), etc. that will allow them those protections. The sanctity of one man/one woman should be protected.”
I’d like to hold that thought until josef shows up. He can provide a real-world example, not just a theoretical one.
Part of my basis for posting that was California before Prop 8. What those on the Left sought to disregard was what you described was, in fact, the case. What they did not like was one group having a different label than they had.
Joe Hussein Mama
October 18th, 2012
2:01 pm
Aquagirl — “I like big binders, and I cannot lie!”
LMAO
I’mma keep my wife in a binder so’s she doesn’t get all wrinkly.
Finn McCool (The System isn't Broken; It's Fixed)
October 18th, 2012
2:01 pm
As a wife and mother, I LOVE this binder. It keeps me in my place, allows me to get dinner ready on time, AND only costs 72% of the more masculine version. Some people might think it’s sexist, but sheesh, I’m not binding my feet, just my brain. Extra bonus, if you sit on it just right, it can act as an effective method of birth control! Full disclosure: I submitted this under my husband’s account, with his full permission. He is the head of our household, and the owner of the binder.
Doggone/GA
October 18th, 2012
2:03 pm
“No, it’s not. Some states, some counties and the Federal Government treat them as different. In addition, there are still plenty of employers who won’t treat a civil union the same way.”
And “separate but equal” has already been shown not to work.
godless heathen
October 18th, 2012
2:04 pm
I bet she also blames Obama for high gas prices.
And called in on her Obamaphone, did she?
Paul
October 18th, 2012
2:04 pm
Joe Hussein Mama
Be right back.
Just spotted a windmill….
Joe Hussein Mama
October 18th, 2012
2:05 pm
USMC — “Interesting article for the Demwits & Left-Wingnuts! (isn’t that redundant?)”
As I’ve said many times, I have no problem with requiring ID to vote. The problem with the GOP approaches is that they’re half-azzed, insecure, rushed to completion and always happen right before an election (so they wind up suppressing the vote whether they mean to or not).
If y’all were serious, you’d come up with a serious proposal for a voter ID program that addresses all those problems. But I’m not going to hold my breath waiting for one.
getalife
October 18th, 2012
2:05 pm
Joe,
That is why I wait to see the last poll right before the election.
They are usually right after they correct for credibility.
Pretty reliable.
The Majority of Moochers and Baby Killers Vote Democrat
October 18th, 2012
2:05 pm
This just in…Obama told the Avery company they didn’t build that binder
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
October 18th, 2012
2:06 pm
Since voter turnout is all that matters, Obama seems to be in trouble at least by Ohio estimates…
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/10/voter-turnout-model-predicts-big-trouble-for-obama-in-ohio/
Some are also projecting that Obama will need record turnout to win…who knows if prediction of turnout is remotely credible but it’s the only one I can find…
Aquagirl
October 18th, 2012
2:06 pm
I had one of these binders filled with women once, but the judge was pretty specific about me not having it anymore….. I thought “stalker” was someone who liked celery
go figure
My sides are killing me….
Liberal Nightmare
October 18th, 2012
2:06 pm
Here’s some reporting(from CNN of all places) that pretty much cancels out the elation you lib-tards had over the fake U3 job numbers.
“Along with the official unemployment rate, the Department of Labor also calculates something called the employment-population ratio, which measures the percent of the U.S. adult population that has a job.
The rate currently stands at 58.7%. While it jumps around slightly from month to month, it has essentially been stuck there for three years — close to the lowest level since the 1980s.
That paints a much bleaker picture of the job market than the unemployment rate, which has fallen considerably in the last year. “
Paul
October 18th, 2012
2:07 pm
Doggone/GA
Then go to the other option that’s been discussed. All couples who want the rights and responsibilities get the ceremony by the civil authorities. Anyone who wants something churches call ‘marriage’ then go to a church and have the ceremony. No legal effects. Just ecclesiastical.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
October 18th, 2012
2:07 pm
Survey Question: When you are done with your binders full of women, do you put them on a shelve, lock them in a drawer or toss them on the floor?
USMC
October 18th, 2012
2:07 pm
OBAMA DEBATE COACH NAMED MAO AS FAVORITE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHER
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/10/17/Obama-debate-advisor-Anita-Dunn-Mao
Chairman Mao MURDERED 50-78 MILLION people!
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
October 18th, 2012
2:07 pm
Obama didn’t build the intellegence network and armed forces used to get Bin Laden either..
The Majority of Moochers and Baby Killers Vote Democrat
October 18th, 2012
2:08 pm
If I order a Binder Full of Women from Amazon do I get bodacious females?
Keep Up the Good Fight!
October 18th, 2012
2:09 pm
shelf not shelve….. ahh the spelling errors of multi-taksing…mutli-tasking…multi-tasking
Doggone/GA
October 18th, 2012
2:10 pm
“Then go to the other option that’s been discussed. All couples who want the rights and responsibilities get the ceremony by the civil authorities. Anyone who wants something churches call ‘marriage’ then go to a church and have the ceremony”
I have a different take on it. I do not think religious aurthorities should be deputized to perform a legal function. I think everyone should be married by a legal authority. If they want a church blessing on their marriage, there should be 2 presiding authorities: the religious one to bless the wedding, and a legal one to pronounce the marriage legal and to sign the marriage license.