The Diacos Show Listening Thread - November Edition

[Dan Blaze]

So close to an election anything and everything will get politicized. I agree some things should not be or at the very least, not be taken advantage of for political gain but it can't be stopped.

Perfect example on a much smaller scale is Rhode Island and 38 Studios. RI gave 75 million for 38 studios to develop games. (you might know them for Kingdom of Amalur, their only real game.) It has been used by the campaigning politicians as a major issue, when it is just a drop in the bucket compared to the other monies wasted by that state.

Just today, RI got around to suing 38, for 75 million, basically wanting money back on their failed investment, claiming a large pile of horseshit for why they should get their money back. While the governor talks about how horrible this is for the state, he neglects that they loaned out the money to bring jobs to RI, high tech jobs in a field that RI is not known at all for.

When 38 needed more money to continue work on their next project, an MMO, RI turned them down, and 38 studios had to close, eliminating all those high tech jobs RI was so so proud of.

While neither side handled things perfectly, the state of RI using 38 studios, a dead company who's assets have already been mostly liquidated, as a campaign issue is another example of how these assholes don't really give any fucks about their constituents, they just want more money and power.

http://www.giantbomb.com/news/state-of-rhode-island-finally-gets-around-to-suing-38-studios/4434/

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUzu__yfJe4"]A Message From Governor Lincoln Chafee Regarding 38 Studios - YouTube[/ame]

[The Diacos Radio]

He was a fuckin joke..as most of these presidential gimme fucks are. Look at all the fuckin scum Obama has appointed to such positions? Criminals! but those don't count right? only when it is a Rep it counts right? please!

No, it only counts when you appoint someone to a high level position and hundreds of people die as a result. Bush thought FEMA was a bullshit post so he appointed a bull shit candidate with no qualifications.

[Dan Blaze]

I did see one promising story from NYC..1000's of rats killed when the tunnels flooded. And a lot of them actually had 4 legs and a tail!

National Geographic news and a couple other sources actually had a story out for awhile yesterday saying there was a worry about the plague and other diseases popping up from all the rats making new nests throughout the city, as they feast on all the rotting garbage. Glad at least some of those bastards drowned, but they are really amazing swimmers apparently.

[milkman]

No, it only counts when you appoint someone to a high level position and hundreds of people die as a result. Bush thought FEMA was a bullshit post so he appointed a bull shit candidate with no qualifications.

So these financial fucks Obama appointed after they had a hand in wiping out there entire financial capacity don't matter at all eh? Really? Weak!

[Dan Blaze]

No, it only counts when you appoint someone to a high level position and hundreds of people die as a result. Bush thought FEMA was a bullshit post so he appointed a bull shit candidate with no qualifications.

FEMA was and is a bullshit organization, tons of red tape and wasted money on programs buying up bodybags and other weird shit. Anything we can do to have states handle things more, and keep more of the money we send out to the government is a good thing, especially in a state like Florida. We have a huge need for disaster services in the wake of the many hurricanes we have, and we still do not have a very good system in place for getting aid out. FEMA hasn't done anything of merit to improve this post katrina, but has its fingers in tons more pies now, and takes a much larger chunk of money each year than it did prior to the storm.

edit: Clarification on the Bodybag thing, FEMA in '11 requested that upwards of 140 million bodybags be ready for use in disaster situations, and have begun purchasing large orders of them.

[Dan Blaze]

So these financial fucks Obama appointed after they had a hand in wiping out there entire financial capacity don't matter at all eh? Really? Weak!

No, us writing blank checks to the banking institutions that created the mess we are in (as well as doing it in other countries at the same time, hi Europe!) is perfectly alright. What are you, a communist?

[Spaz]

FEMA was and is a bullshit organization, tons of red tape and wasted money on programs buying up bodybags and other weird shit. Anything we can do to have states handle things more, and keep more of the money we send out to the government is a good thing, especially in a state like Florida. We have a huge need for disaster services in the wake of the many hurricanes we have, and we still do not have a very good system in place for getting aid out. FEMA hasn't done anything of merit to improve this post katrina, but has its fingers in tons more pies now, and takes a much larger chunk of money each year than it did prior to the storm.

You nailed it ,those fingers in other pies ...

[Dan Blaze]

Shit, now I want pie...

[Lerch]

Xmas music

[Dan Blaze]

[Chob]

I swear to god. I thought I accidentally put on Cocktail Jazz on IO, which is actually one of my presets.

[Dan Blaze]

Man, if I had 3 gold medals, that shit would be part of my caller ID.

"Gold Medalist Dan Blaze"

[milkman]

Xmas music

Fuck dude, I was in Walgreens earlier..they were putting up all the Christmas shit! Shit is getting carried away man!

[Dan Blaze]

milk, the "Big Lots" near me had that shit up first week of october. Went to get some candy and decorations, suddenly was in a winter wonderland. They had more xmas stuff than halloween.

[milkman]

Get em Brian!