Go Skins Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Might as well start this thread. Ran across this on Twitter: http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/naval_academy/government-shutdown-could-put-navy-air-force-game-in-jeopardy/article_c1dbac7e-2361-57e1-bfc3-fa3096990864.html This Saturday’s sold-out Navy-Air Force game in Annapolis could be in jeopardy. Hours after the government shutdown Tuesday morning, officials from the Naval Academy Athletic Association and Air Force Academy Athletics Department were not sure how it would impact the service academies’ football game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 11:30 a.m. and CBS is scheduled to broadcast the game. Troy Garnhart, associate athletic director for Air Force, said there was a chance the game could not be played. “It is a possibility,” Garnhart said. Garnhart explained that upper-class cadets at the Air Force Academy are considered military personnel, which means they could be subject to travel restrictions under the shutdown. Scott Strasemeier, Naval Academy associate athletic director, could not confirm Tuesday morning whether the game will take place. The game is the first in a series of three sevice academy showdowns for the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy. Navy and Air Force athletics officials expected to know more later today. Follow the story on www.capitalgazette.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 S&P: This Sort Of Political Brinksmanship Is Exactly Why The US Is No Longer Rated AAA Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/sp-qa-on-the-debt-ceiling-debate-2013-9#ixzz2gTx7tioL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullichicken25 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Dear Congress, Fuck you. Sincerely, DoD Civillian voting against any and every incumbant in the next election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 When you vote in people who hate government, this is the result you should expect. If you voted for this minority that is holding the majority hostage. I sit here at home because I cant go to work today and say from the deepest place in my heart fuck you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 I've been in for a little over a year and have learned that I am not much more than a pawn for Congress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 I just don't get it. The funds for Obamacare were already allocated. The bill has already passed into law. That ship had already sailed. What is the purpose of this obstrucionist bullshit to allow the government to shut down? Free unpaid holidays for everyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyInDC Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Reality is secondary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch9m A Ku Klux Klan rally in Pennsylvania has been canceled because of the U.S. government shutdown: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/01/us-usa-fiscal-klan-idUSBRE99019620131001 … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Montana Bengal| Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YZ4qmgl22DQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalRep85-9 Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Bill Mahr nails it. The only thing constant is change and repubs hate change, or anything that doesn't involve god, guns, and tax cuts for the rich. Mind blowing really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|RayDoggBengal| Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Free unpaid holidays for everyone?Last time they did receive back pay, but if they don't break the back of the ones that ran on shutting down the government to end this I can see them not doing it this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 No backpay for contractors, I have to use vacation and if that runs out I have to dip into savings, and if that runs out, its not exactly like I can file for unemployment since I do have a job, I just cant go to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer_Rice Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Fallows: The Two Basic Facts That Should Be in Every Shutdown Story If the normal machinery of democracy were allowed to work, the manufactured crisis would be over. The only reason the senseless damage is being done is that hostage-takers have terrorized members of their own party. Tea Party dipshits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Skins Posted October 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/30/politics/shutdown-congress-staff-paid/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Washington (CNN) -- In an extended shutdown, most of the federal workforce would go without pay, but the checks will keep coming to the 533 current members of Congress. "That is disgraceful in my view," said freshman Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, told CNN. "Basically the only people who get paid in a shutdown are members of Congress, and that is irresponsible." Gabbard plans to send any pay she receives during a shutdown back to the Treasury. The combat veteran said she was shocked to find out recently that members' pay is protected. It is -- by the Constitution. The 27th Amendment to the Constitution restricts any Congress from changing its own pay. The measure was proposed in the first days of the Republic but was not ratified until 1992, after a grass-roots movement promoted the idea and the necessary number of state legislatures approved it. While many may have wanted to restrain Congress from increasing its pay, the amendment also blocks Congress from freezing or cutting its compensation. The result? Congress gets paid no matter what. Gabbard is not the only member surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Fallows: The Two Basic Facts That Should Be in Every Shutdown Story Tea Party dipshits. Let me reiterate, if you support the tea party, fuck you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|kennethmw| Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Let me reiterate, if you support the tea party, fuck you! Exactly! I said it in a post on another site, and it's apropo here as well, You wouldn't get a guy who hates meat to be a butcher, You wouldn't hire a salesperson who hates sales to sell, you wouldn't buy insurance from a guy who hates insurance, but for some reason you think it's okay to take people who Hate Government and elect them to government offices? BTW, I hope they settle this shit soon, so you can get back to work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 http://youtu.be/3Q-OyhPDobY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 http://youtu.be/3zDT42rVcmY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 http://youtu.be/3zDT42rVcmY God I love her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|kennethmw| Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 God I love her We must have a Teapottie on the site. Someone gave negative rep to you, cat and me. I plused both of yours to get you back to even! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 http://youtu.be/3zDT42rVcmY In other words, "Hey Republicans, get your heads out of your fucking asses!" I just don't get it. Listening to her, everything she says is logical and makes sense. And if what she is saying about the hangup with the Pubs and the ACA is over fucking birth control...BIRTH CONTROL!! In 2013! Jesus Christ there's no help for us. Stop electing these retards, people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 We must have a Teapottie on the site. Someone gave negative rep to you, cat and me. I plused both of yours to get you back to even! Oh we have a couple of these selfish uneducated assholes no doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kEO6xMeJYfM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 From the sounds of it, only Boehner is screwing us all right now :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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