>> ^quantumushroom:

Well, somebody damn well better lay the smackdown on those 'ranian bastards. Don't wait for New York to become NUKED York to act....


Yeah sure.... and then the next country, and then the next country! We won't stop until everyone is dead/we have no more enemies! (same thing at that point)

Well, somebody damn well better lay the smackdown on those 'ranian bastards. Don't wait for New York to become NUKED York to act....

Wow, this thread has sure brought out the crazy in a lot of people. Some of whom I thought were rational previously.

First of all, WTF is wrong with you "verbal warning" idiots!!! Jaywalking is a crime. It is a crime because when too many people don't follow the rules of traffic, PEOPLE DIE. Verbal warnings are for people who don't realize they're breaking the law. As has been stated repeatedly in this thread, the area where the video was shot has a problem with frequent violations. So really, stuff your "verbal warnings".

But it's too late now. Too many "verbal warnings" were given, and when a police officer finally starts to really enforce the law FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC, the stupid kids are expecting to get away with it again. What happens when you break that expectation? Physical confrontation! Congratulations, "verbal warners", you've just created an unsafe situation for anybody to try to enforce the law.

So these kids freak out and disobey an officer who is trying to do the right thing by giving them a citation (which might *gasp* encourage others to use the fucking crosswalk). One of the lawbreakers brazenly tries to walk away from the officer who has instructed her to wait for a citation. What should he do now, "verbal warners"? Let her walk away? Is THAT THE MESSAGE YOU WANT TO SEND?

I am seriously dumbfounded at the stupid responses in this thread. And I shouldn't be letting it make me upset, but it is that kind of retarded viewpoint that makes it harder for cops to do their jobs, which makes the good cops quit their jobs and makes intelligent and honorable people less likely to become cops, which creates more bad cops who abuse their authority.

WRITING A CITATION IS NOT AN ABUSE OF AUTHORITY! IT IS THEIR JOB!

Dammit, I hate writing in caps, but you morons need to pull your heads out of your asses.

PS. If you get between an officer and a person he is trying to detain, you get the smackdown. Fuck all y'all who say different. Of course this situation could have been handled better if this guy had better training, but if it wasn't for the atmosphere of disrespect toward officers that some in this thread are exacerbating, this situation would not have ever happened.

>> ^burdturgler:

Weird Al places a "Should" sign over "Show", shakes his head and walks away.


HA! Damn, someone brought the smackdown!

Wouldn't it be better for everyone if we just stopped using phrases like "this guy destroying that guy", "getting owned", "laying the smackdown on" etc? And I really don't think it's Slipperypete's place to change perfectly fine tags with the interjection of his own opinion.

While Biden has that reputation for putting his foot in his mouth, interviews like this one show that he is also quite capable of delivering smackdowns with both style and grace...and even facts (what a concept)!

Honestly, if he continues to refuse to impugn Cheney's motives, I'd have to say he's a better (or at least more forgiving) man than I.

@dystopianfuturetoday, I agree with that 100%. But does that mean you're dancing with glee because the single left-wing radio outlet folded, while all the right-wing talk radio thrives?

I'd love it if they all went away at once, but I think a situation where all political opinion radio is essentially one giant right-wing zoo is unhealthy for society, and not something to really cheer about.

I'd probably listen to a left-wing political shock-jock, but Air America really didn't have any. I could strike the pose that "that kind of thing doesn't appeal to liberals", but that's not true -- I love inflammatory left-wing rhetoric, and so do most of the liberals I know.

Our rhetoric is definitely different in content, but we loves a good no holds barred smackdown and a good righteous rant.

@blankfist, I'm just saying that steering conversations into literally semantic battles isn't helping your advocacy for libertarian (or whatever made-up word you'd prefer everyone use) ideas.

Me personally, I really love arguing semantics; I've got something of a fetish for it (it's part of why I'm a programmer in my day job). However, I think it's important to speak the same language as your audience if you're looking to be understood.

People who use words with their colloquial, rather than archaic meanings aren't brainwashed by some sort of government indoctrination they received in public school (fun fact: I didn't go to a public school), they're using the words they think will convey their meaning most accurately and concisely to the listener.

What you're doing is like trying to hijack a conversation about due process for police officers with a story about how the word "cop" originally referred to the criminals being chased by officers of the law, and not the police themselves, and then act as though this implies something nefarious about the very idea of having public defenders.

At best, this fixation on trying to dust off the old meaning of liberal is a strange sort of non-sequitor. At worst, it's some Orwellian plan to shape thought by trying to erase the modern definition of the name your ideological opposition uses. In either case, it's usually deployed as an attempt to change the subject.

As I said originally, I'm just trying to convey to you that I think it's an intellectually lazy tactic, and that I think you can and should do better.

Also, it is great to see a President who is a Constitutional Lawyer lay out some smackdown on the Supreme Court of all things.

I *very* strongly agree with Dystopian.

If it was just a voiceover that doesn't "add anything" I might side with those arguing this is a dupe.

This is just RIGHT off the hilarity meter because it's in Chinese

Hell I was ready to promote this as soon as I saw it - and will does so assuming no one is violently opposed to returning it and letting it takes its rightful place in the Sift? This is pure comedy gold largely because of the *latenight smackdown fighting.

>> ^EDD:
"Listen Jay, Conan and I have children; all you have to take care of is cars. I mean we have lives to lead here; you've got $800 million, for God's sakes — leave our shows alone."
Oh my fucking goodness, this might just be THE most memorable (non-political) smackdown I've seen on late night. How Leno could go home and polish his 300 Ferraris after that without a debilitating sense of shame is beyond me.


I'm sure he doesn't feel TOO bad, after all Kimmel and O'Brien are multi-millionaires too, it's not like their kids will ever go hungry.

>> ^EDD:
"Listen Jay, Conan and I have children; all you have to take care of is cars. I mean we have lives to lead here; you've got $800 million, for God's sakes — leave our shows alone."
Oh my fucking goodness, this might just be THE most memorable (non-political) smackdown I've seen on late night. How Leno could go home and polish his 300 Ferraris after that without a debilitating sense of shame is beyond me.


As we need to be worried about Kimmel/Conan bank accounts.

"Listen Jay, Conan and I have children; all you have to take care of is cars. I mean we have lives to lead here; you've got $800 million, for god's sakes — leave our shows alone."

Oh my fucking goodness, this might just be THE most memorable (non-political) smackdown I've seen on late night. How Leno could go home and polish his 300 Ferraris after that without a debilitating sense of shame is beyond me.

Whatever was going on, I just hope it ends in another Cramer vs Stewart style smackdown. Has Hannity ever been on TDS? Go get him!

Lucky Smackdown!

Man I wish D'souza would learn something from Hitchens and figure out that YOU DON'T HAVE TO YELL FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND YOU.

I would like to see someone who is better than Hitchens at laying the smackdown on theologians but I don't think it's possible