Waldo Pepper: perfectly timed by the politicians who care only about money. This should have been cancelled in time for runners to cancel their flights and get refunds

Right, because

If you're taking a f*cking flight halfway around the world so you can run in a marathon in NYC -- fark you.

Keizer_Ghidorah:

Time to try another way of attacking the president. This one quickly turned against you and all those like you. Go back to your plans for turning America into a misogynist, homophobic, ignorant, rich man's paradise, Christian theocracy that declares wars at Israel's beck and call.

Hey, you got a bit of foam at the corner of your mouth, there. Way to make it personal... "me and those like me"? "My plans"? Hate to tell ya this, guy... I voted for Kerry in '04, and Obama in '08. Think I may sit this one out, as honestly I was sick of this election cycle a year ago. Also, I live in a state that doesn't even warrant a visit from either candidate, since we go red every time anyways-- I'm not likely to sway the vote with my ballot.

But hey, assumptions are fun, and make for a good excuse for name-calling.

So was Bloomberg forcing the New York Road Runners to hold the marathon?

Lets talk frankly about internal cleanliness: Keizer_Ghidorah:

Time to try another way of attacking the president. This one quickly turned against you and all those like you. Go back to your plans for turning America into a misogynist, homophobic, ignorant, rich man's paradise, Christian theocracy that declares wars at Israel's beck and call.

Hey, you got a bit of foam at the corner of your mouth, there. Way to make it personal... "me and those like me"? "My plans"? Hate to tell ya this, guy... I voted for Kerry in '04, and Obama in '08. Think I may sit this one out, as honestly I was sick of this election cycle a year ago. Also, I live in a state that doesn't even warrant a visit from either candidate, since we go red every time anyways-- I'm not likely to sway the vote with my ballot.

But hey, assumptions are fun, and make for a good excuse for name-calling.

Which is why you repeated all of the retard right talking points about Benghazi and agreed with them.

Nemosomen: sheep snorter: Rest In HELL sheriff Joe

Joe Arpaio 1932-2012

May Lucifer give Joe the same Pineapple treatment that he gives to Hitler and what appears to be a couple of Israeli leaders convicted on their death beds of mass murders.

/Ouija is my television into your souls....
//Anyone know what time the New York marathon starts?

Came here hoping for the same. Leaving disappointed.

/But at least no "OMG First Breitbart, now Arpaio!" threads.
//Not that it wouldn't be worth it.

My friends are hardcore republicans in Arizona and they hate Arpaio. They voted for the democrat. That's how much they hate him. I think he may be kicked out if office this year. One can only hope.

Keizer_Ghidorah: Lets talk frankly about internal cleanliness: Keizer_Ghidorah:

Time to try another way of attacking the president. This one quickly turned against you and all those like you. Go back to your plans for turning America into a misogynist, homophobic, ignorant, rich man's paradise, Christian theocracy that declares wars at Israel's beck and call.

Hey, you got a bit of foam at the corner of your mouth, there. Way to make it personal... "me and those like me"? "My plans"? Hate to tell ya this, guy... I voted for Kerry in '04, and Obama in '08. Think I may sit this one out, as honestly I was sick of this election cycle a year ago. Also, I live in a state that doesn't even warrant a visit from either candidate, since we go red every time anyways-- I'm not likely to sway the vote with my ballot.

But hey, assumptions are fun, and make for a good excuse for name-calling.

Which is why you repeated all of the retard right talking points about Benghazi and agreed with them.

Talking points? Dude, I listened to Jay Carney and Susan Rice say it themselves, repeatedly. I am capable of hearing and seeing things and developing an opinion without having it given to me by some talking head. Your remarks about the "misogynist, homophobic, ignorant, rich man's paradise, Christian theocracy that declares wars at Israel's beck and call" were a product of the same sort of cognitive reasoning ability, I'm sure.

Notice how I made the above point without using "retard" or other derogatory terms? It's not that hard to debate without resorting to childish name-calling. You should try it.

From a runner's perspective, this would definitely piss me off. I'd understand that they cancelled the marathon; however, to cancel it less than 48 hours prior to the gun is shady as hell. Most had already dropped hundreds/thousands on food, hotels, and flights. I mean, you are still in NYC; however, it's a city in disarray right now. This isn't exactly the most ideal "vacation" ever.

To a lesser degree, most of these runners had trained their asses off for the past 3-6 months. I'd be seriously disappointed that the event was cancelled. Imagine busting your ass for an event for months only to have it taken away due to something totally out of your control.

Personally, I agree with the decision to cancel. Hopefully they can find a fair way to reimburse all of the runner's this year.

mikemoto: Indubitably: To politicize disaster is folly.

Brownie criticized the President for "over-acting."

Curious criticism, over-compensator.

Seriously?

STFU?

Let history be your judge.

*)

I will pause here to say something blasphemous that will likely get me banninated from fark. First off, I dislike Bloomberg and his nanny state policies, but, I actually agreed with him on letting the marathon go through. First off, it would lit a fire under the ass of Con Ed, FEMA and other agencies to get things up and working in all 5 boroughs in a matter of a couple of days. Also, it would have made New York look awesome that they could pull it off. And if having a large sporting event, that will clog up traffic on a Sunday is sucha rotten idea, why is nobody protesting the New York Giants playing the Pittsbugh Steelers the very same day in an area just as badly affected by Sandy?

Yeah.

How much more can we pump into the east coast, an ever-eroding quantity, currently?

*)

P.S. Move inland.

bearcats1983:
Hopefully they can find a fair way to reimburse all of the runner's this year.

I'm sure they'll get right on that just as soon as they're done counting corpses. Man, NYC has some ass-backwards priorities, huh?

Lets talk frankly about internal cleanliness: Keizer_Ghidorah: Lets talk frankly about internal cleanliness: Keizer_Ghidorah:

Time to try another way of attacking the president. This one quickly turned against you and all those like you. Go back to your plans for turning America into a misogynist, homophobic, ignorant, rich man's paradise, Christian theocracy that declares wars at Israel's beck and call.

Hey, you got a bit of foam at the corner of your mouth, there. Way to make it personal... "me and those like me"? "My plans"? Hate to tell ya this, guy... I voted for Kerry in '04, and Obama in '08. Think I may sit this one out, as honestly I was sick of this election cycle a year ago. Also, I live in a state that doesn't even warrant a visit from either candidate, since we go red every time anyways-- I'm not likely to sway the vote with my ballot.

But hey, assumptions are fun, and make for a good excuse for name-calling.

Which is why you repeated all of the retard right talking points about Benghazi and agreed with them.

Talking points? Dude, I listened to Jay Carney and Susan Rice say it themselves, repeatedly. I am capable of hearing and seeing things and developing an opinion without having it given to me by some talking head. Your remarks about the "misogynist, homophobic, ignorant, rich man's paradise, Christian theocracy that declares wars at Israel's beck and call" were a product of the same sort of cognitive reasoning ability, I'm sure.

Notice how I made the above point without using "retard" or other derogatory terms? It's not that hard to debate without resorting to childish name-calling. You should try it.

They were, actually, because those are everything the GOP platform is built on. Or did you somehow miss the record amount of anti-abortion and anti-gay laws the right tried to pass the last 4 years, along with trying to redefine rape, deny women health care, and criticize everyone who doesn't kowtow to Israel? As well as the amount of trying to replace science in school with creationism and ID.

Obama called it an act of terror the day after the attack. The ones responsible used the protest against the video as a smokescreen for their attack, and nearly all of them have been dealt with. Every other point about Benghazi being used by the right is taking something and either lying outright or twisting it into a half-truth that suits their ideals. Romney was smirking about it on national television. If they really cared, they'd have said something about the eleven attacks and far more deaths during Bush' terms.

WTF Indeed: Wait, Did Obama already beat Romney?

I thought Trump had died.

HMS_Blinkin: WTF Indeed: Wait, Did Obama already beat Romney?

I thought Trump had died.

In Bridge, trump means VObama.

Do so, now.

And fight for the outcome.

Mind wins.

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Well somebody somewhere is full of it. Just heard it was on 7:30 Pacific time.

Keizer_Ghidorah: They were, actually, because those are everything the GOP platform is built on. Or did you somehow miss the record amount of anti-abortion and anti-gay laws the right tried to pass the last 4 years, along with trying to redefine rape, deny women health care, and criticize everyone who doesn't kowtow to Israel? As well as the amount of trying to replace science in school with creationism and ID.

Obama called it an act of terror the day after the attack. The ones responsible used the protest against the video as a smokescreen for their attack, and nearly all of them have been dealt with. Every other point about Benghazi being used by the right is taking something and either lying outright or twisting it into a half-truth that suits their ideals. Romney was smirking about it on national television. If they really cared, they'd have said something about the eleven attacks and far more deaths during Bush' terms.

Wow, and I'm the guy regurgitating "retard" talking points. Gotcha. 

Here's the deal with me... nothing would make me happier than a true separation of church and state. Leave the bible-thumping, homophobic bullshiat at church and do the job of governing as you (they) were elected to do. These guys are slowing figuring out that every time they spout off some 1950's opinion on rape, marriage or equal rights they get their asses handed to them by the media. If it weren't for the tragically short memory of the typical voter there would be consequences for attempting to govern in accordance with the beliefs of any religion-- as it is a blatant violation of our collective freedom of religion... for the life of me I can't understand why people don't see that.

But hey, because I believe that we weren't told the truth about what, how and why the attack in Benghazi went down for political purposes, feel free to attribute that to me buying into the entire philosophy of some dust-farting geriatrics occupying seats in DC.

That's a pity. And Michael Phelps was swiftly becoming the favorite.

Atypical Person Reading Fark: Honest Bender: How nice of him to wait until 2 days before the marathon to cancel it... I'm sure no one traveled to attend...

They're reporting that 40,000 out of 47,000 are already there - living in their hotel rooms, paying money, eating out, etc. So the money came, but no race.

How empty must your life be, that you travel to go run in a crowd?

AllUpInYa: How empty must your life be, that you travel to go run in a crowd?

You sound fat.

/also fat
//but my wife runs marathons
///and travels to do so. We're flying to Santa Barbara next week from Boston.
//I like to watch.

This is a terrible thread.

/lawn, off

NIXON YOU DOLT!!!!!: And here I was hoping a Romney scandal broke and he withdrew.

By the time you could comment in this thread, it would be locked at 8000+ comments.

Born to Die: AllUpInYa: How empty must your life be, that you travel to go run in a crowd?

You sound fat.

/also fat
//but my wife runs marathons
///and travels to do so. We're flying to Santa Barbara next week from Boston.
//I like to watch.

Not skinny, not fat; no belly to speak of.
I'd just rather clean the house than run 26 mi ... was a 200m in hs - much less, do it in a crowd - even much less, traveling and spending money to do so.

Seriously. Enough with Miss New Dorp 2012.

Lets talk frankly about internal cleanliness: Keizer_Ghidorah: They were, actually, because those are everything the GOP platform is built on. Or did you somehow miss the record amount of anti-abortion and anti-gay laws the right tried to pass the last 4 years, along with trying to redefine rape, deny women health care, and criticize everyone who doesn't kowtow to Israel? As well as the amount of trying to replace science in school with creationism and ID.

Obama called it an act of terror the day after the attack. The ones responsible used the protest against the video as a smokescreen for their attack, and nearly all of them have been dealt with. Every other point about Benghazi being used by the right is taking something and either lying outright or twisting it into a half-truth that suits their ideals. Romney was smirking about it on national television. If they really cared, they'd have said something about the eleven attacks and far more deaths during Bush' terms.

Wow, and I'm the guy regurgitating "retard" talking points. Gotcha. 

Here's the deal with me... nothing would make me happier than a true separation of church and state. Leave the bible-thumping, homophobic bullshiat at church and do the job of governing as you (they) were elected to do. These guys are slowing figuring out that every time they spout off some 1950's opinion on rape, marriage or equal rights they get their asses handed to them by the media. If it weren't for the tragically short memory of the typical voter there would be consequences for attempting to govern in accordance with the beliefs of any religion-- as it is a blatant violation of our collective freedom of religion... for the life of me I can't understand why people don't see that.

But hey, because I believe that we weren't told the truth about what, how and why the attack in Benghazi went down for political purposes, feel free to attribute that to me buying into the entire philosophy of some dust-farting geriatrics occupying seats in DC.

Hey, I'm perfectly happy with separating church and state completely, as well as treating all humans as human and all American citizens as American citizens. That won't happen if the right gets into power.

And maybe you can tell me what benefit Obama would have by lying about Benghazi. Every other reasoning I've seen required twisting things into shapes a pretzel would envy.

So Romney dropped out of the race?

Coming out of my long lurk to say brah freaking vo on the headline.

I read the headline and thought Sherriff Arpiao died. Heh.

DaintySavage: I thought Sheriff Joe and Trump made an announcement that they were giving up on the birth certificate.

Nobody gives up on Hillary Clinton's baby. Nobody.

/except Hillary that is. Publicly.

Keizer_Ghidorah: And maybe you can tell me what benefit Obama would have by lying about Benghazi. Every other reasoning I've seen required twisting things into shapes a pretzel would envy.

I'm not sure benefit is entirely the right word. I think (again, my personal opinion based on what was said repeatedly by Carney and Rice) that given the public reaction to Carter's handling of the Iranian hostage crisis, coupled with the economic issues of the time subsequently attributing to Carter's loss to Reagan-- the last thing Obama needed this close to the election is an international incident that could make him appear weak on foreign policy while our economy isn't at it's best.They (the administration) saw the potential for this to reflect very badly on the incumbent, and attempted to spin it in an effort to retain positive public perception leading into the election. (fark, that was a mouthful)

Honestly, I'd call it politics as usual and take no issue if it weren't for the folks that died there. And I do tend to take this incident more personally having known (albeit in a lame MMO capacity) one of the guys killed that day. Last comm we got from him in game was "fark, gunfire." Found out the next day he was dead.

Hopefully I expressed that point in an understandable manner... I've really been sitting in front of this computer too long, and my brain is beginning to show it.

LeadFootSpiderMonkey: I plus one you subby, I plus one you


Just want to say thanks.

Haven't had the opportunity before now.


/Not subby

It took this long to cancel the event? This decision should have been made days ago, but that's the gubmit for you.

/bet those folks in staten island would like some of those canned goods ole romney collected a couple days ago.

Son of Thunder: 006andahalf: Weaver95: mongbiohazard: Weaver95: Limbaugh was mad as hell this marathon was going to be held. Now that it's been cancelled...what's he gonna rant about?

Now he'll rant about it being cancelled. What else would you expect?

I'm pretty sure that's the pundit version of dividing by zero.

No no no.. It's easy, he'll just say that Bloomberg purposely waited until all the participants were there so that he could take all their money and then send them on their way. Without their 48oz sodas too.

People are paying attention to Rush Limbaugh again?

It's the only explanation I can think of for the closeness of the polls (that, and the media manufacturing controversy for ad $)

All those runners knew a giant storm was coming to the city this week. No one could know how bad it was going to get, which is why the marathon wasn't canceled sooner, but the possibility of no marathon was there. They bought their tickets, they knew what they were getting into. I say, let 'em crash.

Lets talk frankly about internal cleanliness: But hey, because I believe that we weren't told the truth about what, how and why the attack in Benghazi went down for political purposes, feel free to attribute that to me buying into the entire philosophy of some dust-farting geriatrics occupying seats in DC.

You should probably try reading some real articles about what happened over there, then, instead of just going with your beliefs. I thought you were against that stuff.

Birnone: No one could know how bad it was going to get.

Except for every forecasters who said it was a giant storm to be very prepared for.

This will be unpleasant but must be said. Regarding Benghazi, Stevens and everyone were dead without weapons and backup. Regarding the storm, Bloomberg should have cancelled last week. Regarding the election, go vote like Thomas Paine wanted, you shmuck.

/typed on a PS3.

cryinoutloud: You should probably try reading some real articles about what happened over there, then, instead of just going with your beliefs. I thought you were against that stuff

Valarius: This will be unpleasant but must be said. Regarding Benghazi, Stevens and everyone were dead without weapons and backup.

From the "real" articles I've read... this is what happened over there. Like I've stated more than once today, I gamed with Sean Smith. He was online at the time the attack went down. First we heard from him of the trouble there wasn't about a protest, it was about gunfire. Next we heard he was dead, and within a week the Sandra Rice, the UN Ambassador was in front of the general assembly complaining about our freedom of speech and blaming a video.

/I'm out... 14 hours in front of this monitor is quite enough for one day

What are they gonna do with 48,000 finisher's medals?

chewielouie: What are they gonna do with 48,000 finisher's medals?

i was wondering the same thing...

send the runners out with supplies for the storm-ravaged.

Every year my city of 240,000 hosts and Ironman triathalon and it's a clusterfark in town for at least a day with all systems running normal. Now Mike Bloomberg wanted to bring in 40,000 runners to a major city whose public transportation system is not operating anywhere near pre-Sandy strength, and where those who have cars may not be able to drive them because most gas stations aren't open. The electrical grid still isn't back up and many don't have clean water. Fire, rescue, and EMS resources are stretched as well.

In spite of this, Bloomberg wanted to add in another 40,000 runners, and of course close off streets that probably should be kept open to get relief supplies to those who need it.

Let there be no doubt what a piece of shiat Mike Bloomberg is. At best, he'll be to this storm what Ray Nagin was to Katrina

Valarius: Lets talk frankly about internal cleanliness:

From the "real" articles I've read... this is what happened over there. Like I've stated more than once today, I gamed with Sean Smith. He was online at the time the attack went down. First we heard from him of the trouble there wasn't about a protest, it was about gunfire. Next we heard he was dead, and within a week the Sandra Rice, the UN Ambassador was in front of the general assembly complaining about our freedom of speech and blaming a video.


Yes. I also read the transcripts of what happened, what the diplomat and his staff were saying at the time, and the circumstances that lead up to the attack.

And I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. But he would not have survived without weapons and trustworthy backup.

The White House can be perceived to put the blame on a video, and the Republicans can be perceived to put the blame on the president. But Al-Qaeda is not entirely made up of fools, this was a well-coordinated attack and Stevens and his team were unprepared for it.

The Eastern Seaboard was unprepared for this hurricane, because global warming is amplifying the effects of all global weather from here on out.

Many people are unprepared for this election, because many people have underestimated the fact that elected officials are fighting for their careers, reputations and fortunes and will not let anything deter them from winning.

I

Now, now... we can't have you making that kind of sense in here... you'll frighten the indigenous trolls.

/Why am I still awake!?

Weaver95: netweavr: Weaver95: Limbaugh was mad as hell this marathon was going to be held. Now that it's been cancelled...what's he gonna rant about?

He'll take credit for getting it cancelled. Like Trump and the birth certificate

well...I suppose Limbaugh could always keep ranting about Benghazi. he really does seem to love feeding on the corpses of dead americans.

He'll open by crowing about his victory (I almost said, "run a victory lap" but it's El Rushbo, too fat) and seque into a 10 minute rant about how Bloomberg, liberals, and Obama are cowards and that's why he was able to force them to cancel it. Then he'll segue THAT into the Benghazi forced-meme and how Obama's weakness was blah-blah-blah.