" I just quoted you claiming that Napolitano believes that the Lincoln pursued the war to restore the union, when that's exactly what he's not saying here."

Where did you quote me? I missed that.

I am not "attacking" the "comedians." I quoted/"plagiarised" Thomas DiLorenzo who pointed out "[Jon Stewart's] "hit" was about how the Judge wrote in one of his publications that the U.S. probably could have ended slavery the same way that New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New Jersey, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and all the other Northern states did, as well as the British empire, Spanish empire, the French, Danes, Dutch, Swedes, and others during the nineteenth century did: namely, peacefully. . . . " and that Stewart (in his inimitable wisdom as an historical scholar) was wrong in his assertion that war was the way to go.

And, whatever Lincoln's reasons were for going to war, of course there are always options other than imperialism (despite what manifest destiny might have you believe). Same as Truman having options other than nuking Japan. Or Bush the second having options other than invading Iraq and Afghanistan.

Whatever Lincoln's "reasons" were for going to war and thereby leading to the slaughter of 620,000 people and the maiming/disfigurement of over 800,000+ others, these reasons are not the same as what his options were, and the white washing of history does not change this very basic fact.

Hmm, so Stewart and Wilmore seem to be saying that the U.S. couldn't have ended slavery in the same way that New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New Jersey, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and all of the other Northern states did (not to mention the British empire, the Spanish empire, the French, the Danes, the Dutch, the Swedes, and many many others during the nineteenth century), namely, peacefully. (For reference, see Jim Powell's Greatest Emancipations: How the West Ended Slavery; and Joanne Pope Melish's Disowning Slavery: Gradual Emancipation and Race in New England, 1780-1860).

Rather, Stewart and Wilmore seem to be saying that 750,000 dead Americans (and even more than double that number maimed for life), to say nothing of the total destruction of the voluntary union of the founders, was in fact the only way to end slavery. Southerners (only six percent of whom actually owned slaves) were, according to Stewart and Wilmore, "willing to die to preserve slavery" and so, therefore, the Great Oz (er, I mean, The Great Abe) did what was necessary...

So says this renowned historical sage, Jon Stewart, and his cast of clowns...

Don't fuck with her...Fukishima diddit, Hitler did it, and so did Governor Dickweed from Jersey....

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and lets not forget that along with the dog and pony show,those who hold the levers of power pick that carcass of empire clean while the masses enjoy their culture of violence and death.

enjoy your american idol and jersey shore kiddies.
the politicians are making away with your future.
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I love the NHL, and I always get annoyed with advertising when I see Premier League Football (soccer). NHL sweaters/jerseys have some great designs, with standouts really exploring the theme/logo/imagery of the team. And then you've got Premiere League jerseys, with a MASSIVE chest logo shilling for some corporate sponsor and a tiny team logo in a font/height about 1/10th the size of that sponsor logo. No "I" in team, but apparently there are plenty of $'s.

Then again, I guess that even in the NHL there are advertising logos on every single square inch of the boards above the ice surface and under the glass.

Not to mention that damn near every single arena/field is now known as [Insert Bank/Corporation/Conglomeration name here] Center. Remember when those places used to be named for great players or coaches attached to the franchise, or some other thematic element of the team or city? I guess big props are due for Detroit's Joe Louis Arena and NYC's Madison Square Garden, the only non-shill NHL venues I can come up with off the top of my head (did I miss any?).

Sometimes I get all disgusted with how you can't go 2 goddamn seconds without having somebody try to sell you something. Yay capitalism, I guess.

Sorry, /rant off.

Almost all of the GMO's on the list are when "Soybean Oil" is an ingredient. They mention that "Our restaurants in the New York Metropolitan area (including New York City, Long Island, Westchester, Northern New Jersey, and Southwestern Connecticut) use Rice Bran Oil, while in other restaurants we use Soybean Oil. We are currently in the process of transitioning all of our restaurants to cooking with Rice Bran Oil."

True. They have smart people having fun—we have Jersey Shore. They occasionally say a cuss word—we have Honey Boo Boo. Which one is more offensive?

This makes the Jersey Shore look like tea time with grandma. The gross trashy hooker carpool video has made me feel unwell.

I'm so confused because I'm pretty sure the light would have been red and the office would have been right.

Here in Jersey when the light turns red for one way it stays red for the other way for about 3 seconds. That way in case someone trying to "make it before the light turns red" ends up running the light s/he doesn't smash the person who goes on green.

I guess it depends on the area?

You can be prejudiced without being racist, but all racists are prejudiced.

Like, if you see some white guy, who looks like he just walked off the set of Jersey Shore, you shouldn't immediately think he's a doucheba...

...ok, never mind, bad example.

Just once I would like the cops to hear about the person who they want dead, and destroy the tapes and go kill that person. Just ya know for the heck of it, I mean she can't be completely wrong, I'll bet that guy is awful, probably likes Jersey Shore.

Unfortunate that so many of them complained that people were shitting on Harlem and then turned around and shit on people from "West 4th", "Jersey", "California", "Florida".

Yes, the Harlem Shake meme is stupid as fucking hell, as memes tend to be, but STFU about how much respect you deserve. Al B deserves credit for the shake, maybe; the rest of you just happen to live in the same place.

The last one "Can my baby get pregnant..." I've seen before. My favorite answer ...
http://www.lolhome.com/funny-picture-9979523849.html . My second favorite answer "Yes, it happens all the time in New Jersey"