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Embracing OccupyWallStreet a risky strategy for Dems
Filed under: 2012 Election — Karl @ 9:24 am
[Posted by Karl]
The Occupy Wall Street protester photographed relieving himself on a police car may be symbolic of the mob's immature rage against the machine, not to mention the group's hypocrisy regarding green politics (the ongoing anti-corporate demonstrations are filled with corporate products as well). But the incident also illustrates the way OWS agitators against Big Corporations have alienated the small businesses in the neighborhood, frequently by wrecking their restrooms. Even Nanny Bloomberg feels compelled to speak out against the way OWS is making life difficult for those still working hard and playing by the rules.
Nevertheless, prominent Democrats, Big Labor and the establishment media (including the NYT editorial board) are hoping to coopt the movement to further their own political agenda. White House CoS Bill Daley isn't so sure it helps. Granted, it makes sense that Team Obama, run and funded by the banksters OWS detests, would be wary of exposing its own hypocrisy in this area. However, Daley is also correct to see risk for the establishment beyond the possibility that OWS will reject being absorbed into the establishment lefty Borg.
Team Obama wants to borrow the Bush 2004 campaign playbook of using wedge issues to split independents from the GOP (the reality was more complex than that, and the economy was better, but whatevs). The latest polling from Democratic groups like Democracy Corps and Third Way also point to a strategy of trying to convince swing voters in purple states that the GOP candidate is too tied to the Tea Party. Embracing OWS has the distinct possibility of backfiring, particularly when likely voters already see the Democrats' agenda as a bit more extreme than the GOP agenda.
59 Responses to "Embracing OccupyWallStreet a risky strategy for Dems"
Karl (37b303) —	10/9/2011 @ 9:26 am
Karl – I don't think this picture is in any of your links, but it's a pretty nice graphic representing the Occupy Wall Street and other demonstrations going on around the country.
Slacktivize We Much!!!!!
daleyrocks (bf33e9) —	10/9/2011 @ 10:02 am
Think of the OWS protest and its satellites as dress rehearsals for the 2012 elections. The Left knows they can't win, so they intend to disrupt the vote and prevent an Obama loss by shutting down the election itself.
ropelight (0e206c) —	10/9/2011 @ 10:18 am
"Relieving himself", Karl?
He was defecating (taking a dump) on that police-car.
You were much too kind in your description.
Also, swing voters will compare what they are seeing at the various "OWS" demonstrations, with what they know about the documented "TEA" events such as the "9/12″ gathering on the DC Mall, where venues are left cleaner after the event than they were before.
They will see which group is more "concerned" about the environment by their actions, and which is not.
Another Drew - Restore the Republic / Obama Sucks! (41579f) —	10/9/2011 @ 10:27 am
Rope:
I certainly think you are on to something. Although I think these protests will be limited in scope to things like the Repbulican National Convention with a noticable lack of protest action at the Democrat version giving the MSN a further chance to bash Republicans and put Obama in the best light possible which is afterall their goal for 2012.
We (conservatives) are in for a tough run, regardless of the poll numbers, next year. The MSM right now does not have an R candidate to focus on, and as we have seen, they will stop at nothing to smear R candidates as was the case recently with Perry and "Niggerhead."
There will be no "gotcha" stories on Obama in 2012 as you can bet there will be with Ronmney or Perry. You can count on that. The stories on Obama will be how tough he had it, how bad things were due to Bush, etc., appealing to give him another chance and of course, he is just so smart and athletic!!!!
Christ, I wish he was gone.
Ipso Fatso (74cbec) —	10/9/2011 @ 10:30 am
IF, I don't think the Dem Nat'l Conv will be as drama-free as you predict.
Who could have predicted the events in Chicago-'68?
The Left today is just as angry with Obama as they were with Johnson/Humphrey at that time, and they seem to be composed of even more nihilist actors.
Unfortunately I don't think either the Dems or Repubs are handling their communications and optics re: the "Occupiers" very well. And because of that, there's considerable electoral risk involved for both. Not to mention the threat of civil disobedience and riots.
Anyone who's paid attention for the last couple decades or has read Reckless Endangerment knows there is plenty of reason to hate the highest echelons of Wall Street, the GSEs, the financial industry lobbyists, the myriad feckless Fed Reserve regulators, and corrupt politicians in both parties who, since the 90's have scratched each others' backs, traded "donations", served on common boards, and benefited mightily (financially) by trading jobs from power center to power center, administration to administration.
There must be a way to acknowledge and tap into the genuine frustration and anger and impotence which average Americans feel (including a whole bunch of pretty normal people who in spirit join the nonviolent protesters), without legitimizing the union thugs, socialists, anarchists, commies and professional protesters and organizers, which have bullied their way into the "occupation" and forever sully it by their presence.
elissa (7388fb) —	10/9/2011 @ 10:40 am
The anarchists will never follow a script so anyone who thinks they can be controlled is a fool. It's best to stay far away from them.
Mike K (8f3f19) —	10/9/2011 @ 10:56 am
They ain't far right anarchists they only want ot do away with the system becausew it harms their ego.
DohBiden (d54602) —	10/9/2011 @ 11:19 am
The OWS will repel even a lot of Democrats. Maybe the SEIU folks can prevent them from going hooligan, but I sure wouldn't want to be a politician who embraced folks who went on to burning banks or dropping bricks off overpasses.
Kevin M (563f77) —	10/9/2011 @ 11:32 am
Racists!
Another Drew:
The question I have is how much is Obama (and his acolytes such as Axelrod) behind these protests? I would bet that there is some coordination going on just as there was with lefty bloggers and new media types during the run up to the election in 2008–making it look all so spontaneous and innocent and all done behind the scenes. I don't buy the 1968 comparison, the left knows that BO is their last chance to get what they want despite being disappointed by him.
I have made a prediction in the past and will repeat it here. Watch what the MSM does in relation to their treatment of BO–starting in January j2012. Yes, there have been random acts of journalism done in the last couple of months concerning stories that are not favorable to BO. For instance the AP reporting on BO's fabrications regarding his jobs bill and the bridge in Ohio, etc. But they will circle the wagons after the new year in order to pave the way for his re-election. Watch MoDo (Maureen Dowd) change her tune just as she did with Clinton. She is a good leading indicator.
Lefties know what side their bread is buttered on and when the time comes they will be in lock step with BO and the MSM. And we can't predict what these so called spontaneous groups of lefties will do in relation to Perry or anyone else the R's nominate. I hope I am wrong but I don't think so.
But the incident also illustrates the way OWS agitators against Big Corporations have alienated the small businesses in the neighborhood
I think "OWS" should be renamed "Obamaville."
Of course, the typical liberal/Democrat (certainly in the media) will proclaim: "Oh, but that would be unfair! That would be inappropriate! I mean how can a wonderful compassionate progressive in the White House be burdened with the symbolism of that name!"
Well, Herbert Hoover in 1932 raised taxes on upper-income Americans from around 25% up to 63%. And isn't that what most liberals today, Obama in particular, want to do, would love to do? Isn't that what the esprit de corps of the OWS crowd all about?
The name fits: "Obamaville."
"Hooverville" became a common term for shacktowns and homeless encampments during the Great Depression. There were dozens in the state of Washington, hundreds throughout the country, each testifying to the housing crisis that accompanied the employment crisis of the early 1930s.
"Hooverville" was a deliberately politicized label, emphasizing that President Herbert Hoover and the Republican Party were to be held responsible for the economic crisis and its miseries.
Mark (411533) —	10/9/2011 @ 11:43 am
Never has the term "useful idiot" been more appropriate.
Icy Texan (685390) —	10/9/2011 @ 11:43 am
"…There must be a way to acknowledge and tap into the genuine frustration and anger and impotence which average Americans feel…"
There is, elissa, elect Representatives, Senators, and a President, who will reduce the scope, size, and influence upon the daily lives of Americans, of the Federal Government; thereby reducing spending and the requirement to raise taxes (BTW, isn't there a candidate for President who has already made that "influence" pledge?)!
IF, there seems to be a "six-degrees of separation" connection between the OWS events and groups that have been funded by George Soros (isn't that cute, Soros funding protesters of the actions of Wall Street?).
I would imagine that there is some degree of informal coordination between various elements in this little drama, and a lot of those dots trend towards the Chicago HQ of Re-Elect the Kreep!
Who wants to get together with nishi and her friends and go crap on some cop cars?
Show of hands.
daleyrocks (bf33e9) —	10/9/2011 @ 12:11 pm
Washed hands, please, Daley.
Simon Jester (08fd26) —	10/9/2011 @ 12:18 pm
Maybe Nishi will crap on a copy of the Constitution . . .
You know, to show solidarity with her president, and his attorney general.
And the wise Latina.
And Mizz "no military recruiting on the Harvard campus".
And Breyer and Ginsburg
Icy Texan (685390) —	10/9/2011 @ 12:34 pm
Say, did that "insouciant" nishi ever (i) apologize to DRJ for being a jackhole, or (ii) admit to getting something factually wrong (theology) yet again? What an unpleasant mental case.
Hey maybe someone can crap on a picture of the wise latina with her head photoshopped on a horses head.
DohBiden (d54602) —	10/9/2011 @ 1:05 pm
The video of the OWS protestor in an East German border guards uniform would make the best GOP commercial, IMO.
SPQR (26be8b) —	10/9/2011 @ 1:28 pm
on a picture of a horse*
I have taken craps smarter than the wise latina turd.
AD @15–Certainly no quarrel with your observations about what must be done and why electing good, fiscally responsible people is the goal for 2012. Unfortunately, I don't think that in itself can fix the poisoned swamp in which big money influence operates (incestuously) within our financial/monetary systems. That is a much bigger problem that will not disappear with the election of some top quality conservatives. Where, for instance does a new president find a knowledgeable, yet non-tainted Treasury Secretary? Who can be trusted to run the Fed and the Federal Reserve branches?
People inside and outside of government should have been prosecuted for crimes related to the 2008 financial meltdown. None have. Neither party wants to touch that one for a reason. Gramm-Leach-Bliley, just for one example, was a fully bi- partisan give away to Wall Street (google the vote counts). The repeal of Glass Steagall paved the way for the AIG and Citigroup catastrophes –just one of the catastrophes among many others. Don't even get me started on another one– Fannie Mae.
Again, if you have not read the book, Reckless Endangerment, you really should. No, I am not getting a commission for every book sold. But I guarantee, no matter how much you thought you knew about what led up to the financial and housing meltdown–there's plenty you did not know, or at least did not know how to piece together.
elissa (7388fb) —	10/9/2011 @ 1:49 pm
aging hippies and
entitled college students
the stench make me clench
ColonelHaiku (a4b693) —	10/9/2011 @ 2:17 pm
When will the not is wise latina embrace these anarchist c*nts?
Excellent idea! credit @Mark
DaMav (6ab8ce) —	10/9/2011 @ 2:41 pm
it's contrived and it reeks of white people
happyfeet (3c92a1) —	10/9/2011 @ 3:11 pm
unwashed white people
patchouli and the ganja
masks sweet smell of death
Comment by elissa — 10/9/2011 @ 1:49 pm
Don't put too much credibility into the repeal of Glass-Steagel meme.
As an example, Canada never had G-S, and they had no serious problems during the meltdown.
What they did not have (also) was CRA, and their banks' lending officers still operated with the due diligence that we had seen here before the CRA was used as a cudgel to force bankers to lend to the obviously unqualified.
G-S is just a convenient hook that many use so that they don't have to discuss the ramifications of the real culprit: CRA, and the involvement of the Dem Pols in leading positions at Fannie, Freddie, and the other GSE's (Johnson, Raines, Gorelick, Emanuel, and a legion of others; plus their Congressional benefactors such as Chris Dodd, Barney Frank, Barack Obama).
Another Drew - Restore the Republic / Obama Sucks! (41579f) —	10/9/2011 @ 3:17 pm
the guaranteed jobs
for peeps with no work ethic
the risky bidness
White House CoS Bill Daley isn't so sure it helps.
Speaking of which, I wonder how much of the following is accurate, if not all of it.
If Obama didn't have such an extremist background — and if he himself weren't so intrinsically ultra-liberal, with a personal history replete with wacky, radical friends and family (eg, his mother, father, friends of his grandfather, former minister, Bill Ayers, Cornel West, etc—or those similar to many of the folks at OWS rallies) — I'd be more unsure about such information…
bibliotecapleyades.net, Wayne Madsen, Sept 27, 2011:
WMR has learned from government sources with close contacts inside the White House that media reports that The New York Times is developing a story on President Obama suffering from clinical depression are correct and that Obama is fixated on how the media, including certain web sites, view his presidency.
WMR has previously reported on Obama's narcissistic personality and how it has adversely affected his leadership capabilities as president. Obama's day usually begins by his conducting "vanity searches" on Google to see how he is being treated by both the main stream media and political blogs.
When he encounters negative articles, Obama flies of the handle in a rage punctuated by the use of foul language, according to sources close to the White House. Obama is reportedly totally obsessed with how the media is covering him.
WMR has been told by informed sources that when he first read our accounts of his background with the CIA…Obama flew into a rage – the possible source for three independent reports that indicated that the White House wanted this editor "dead."
Privately, some White House officials have expressed fear to Democratic Party officials and elected Democratic office holders around the nation that Obama is on the verge of a mental breakdown. The White House officials believe that only by putting Obama in front of adoring crowds in a carefully-orchestrated campaign mode can they buy time for the administration.
Observers of White House politics have pointed to Daley using the term "I" when he is discussing the administration's policies, an indication that Daley is increasingly calling the shots on major policy issues in the White House.
Mark (411533) —	10/9/2011 @ 3:22 pm
Is Bill Daley "Bob Alexander"?
"The Occupy Wall Street protester photographed relieving himself on a police car may be symbolic of the mob's immature rage against the machine…"
Also symbolic of what the protestors are full of.
Dave Surls (28f866) —	10/9/2011 @ 3:34 pm
Maybe the SEIU folks can prevent them from going hooligan,
Now there's some irony.
Dana (4eca6e) —	10/9/2011 @ 3:46 pm
DohBiden continuously lowers this site's bar for civility, articulacy, and class. Why is it still around?
Leviticus (7acba2) —	10/9/2011 @ 3:47 pm
the doh must go on
Mark, I'm no Obama fan, but that's a pretty nutty piece.
==G-S is just a convenient hook that many use so that they don't have to discuss the ramifications of the real culprit: CRA, and the involvement of the Dem Pols in leading positions at Fannie, Freddie, and the other GSE's (Johnson, Raines, Gorelick, Emanuel, and a legion of others; plus their Congressional benefactors such as Chris Dodd, Barney Frank, Barack Obama)==
There are many real culprits, Another Drew. Many interconnecting parts. Many villains including all the ones you named, and more. And they all need to be discussed honestly, in my opinion. Any one or two horribly bad policy decisions or bad actors would not have caused Armageddon. It took a Clinton era village, and about 15 consecutive years. The only "benefit" of the repeal of Glass Steagall was to allow the creation of unregulated conflicts of interest inside certain American financial institutions, which made them too big to fail when the SHTF– and you know what happened next.
As for Jim Johnson– that he is not sitting in a Federal pen is total failure of justice. But it could have been "uncomfortable" for a lot of people had he ever gone to trial, I suppose.
What many forget, it that absent G-S repeal, many of the investment banks could not have been bailed out by the customer banks that acquired them. That would have worsened the crash IMO, and the opinions of others much more knowledgable.
What many forget is that the Rules of the Game were established in the corridors of power on Capitol Hill, not in the high-rises of Wall Street.
"Wall Street" was but a player in the game established by the rules-maker.
Congresses are infamous for creating situations where unintended consequences rule the day.
They create a situation, and then scream to high-heaven when it turns in a manner that they did not anticipate – The Durbin Rule re Debit Cards easily comes to mind.
This fact-of-life just reinforces the desire of many to minimize Congress', and the Federal Government's in general, influence upon the day to day activities of the American People.
If Congress wasn't trying to do so much, and spending so much money trying to do it, there would not be the demand for K-Street lobbyists that there is.
Madsen is nuttier than Rocky Road Ice Cream, a Chavista former NSA man, the Lou Costello to the Bud Abbott (Ray McGovern) on Russian TV, he spread
a similar meme about Bush in the mid 00s
ian cormac (0fc95f) —	10/9/2011 @ 4:56 pm
DohBiden's occasionally on-topic rants & raves are one of the main reasons why I stop by this little burg each & every night.
Icy Texan (685390) —	10/9/2011 @ 6:12 pm
OWS = Overly Wet Snuggies. They need their diapers changed.
As they rant and rail against those wicked ol' corporations, perhaps someone ought to tell them that eight out of every ten Americans with jobs work for private companies, businesses and — gasp! — corporations.
The Dana who sees things as they are (f68855) —	10/9/2011 @ 6:28 pm
Bravissimo, hf!
Chuck Bartowski (e84e27) —	10/9/2011 @ 7:14 pm
– Icy Texan
They're one of the main reasons I don't.
You must be easily amused.
What did I do wrong?
Btw the dems who worship these people will be doomed but do they do care.
Go ahead ban me because I wasn't civil to the obot.
Wow now the churchea are eondorsing these pigs?
You know what I hate? Hippies.
They were stupid in the '60s and now their children and grandchildren continue to contaminate the biosphere.
They never had an original thought and we now have to suffer the consequences of their stupid movement which was never any more than staying out of the army, taking drugs and getting laid.
However, there is a bright spot. They are still stupid and the original dumb hippies who now constitute the Democrat Party are hitching their star to neo-hippie ignorance.
I don't think things will turn out the way they expect.
Ag80 (bae7ed) —	10/9/2011 @ 9:15 pm
I hate hippies and cop car pooing cretins.
"You know what I hate? Hippies>"
I dunno. I'm a hippie, and I ain't all that bad.
I like me.
Dave Surls (28f866) —	10/10/2011 @ 12:32 am
To everyone out there dismissing the Occupy Wall Street movement, I say it's time we stop, and say 'hey what's that sound'
everybody look what's goin' down.*
embarrassing yahoo douche is embarrassing
happyfeet (3c92a1) —	10/10/2011 @ 3:36 am
I thught this was interesting, and is most likely completely unknown to the majority of "occupiers":
"Despite his rhetorical attacks on Wall Street, a study by the Sunlight Foundation's Influence Project shows that President Barack Obama has received more money from Wall Street than any other politician over the past 20 years, including former President George W. Bush.
In 2008, Wall Street's largesse accounted for 20 percent of Obama's total take, according to Reuters.
When asked by The Daily Caller to comment about President Obama's credibility when it comes to criticizing Wall Street, the White House declined to reply…"Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/10/obama-attacks-banks-while-raking-in-wall-street-dough/#ixzz1aOGN0dF6
"…declined to reply…"
Now, why would they do that?
Another Drew - Restore the Republic / Obama Sucks! (d40a96) —	10/10/2011 @ 7:47 am
But the TeaPartiers were astroturfers.
JD (318f81) —	10/10/2011 @ 7:55 am
If the RNC doesn't hang these turds around the Democrats then I give up. They should be making campaign commercials right now showing Obummer and Pelosi supporting these derelicts.
kansas (7b4374) —	10/10/2011 @ 10:04 am
SPQR, perhaps the "clinical depression" part is pushing things, but the guy now in the Oval Office overall may not be in as sound of mind as one might assume—then again, for 20 years he listened to the rantings of a kook like Jeremiah Wright and not only didn't wince at such lunacy, he embraced it and made its espouser sort of a spiritual guru.
nypost.com via drudgereport.com, 10-10-11:
The reports are not good, disturbing even. I have heard basically the same story four times in the last 10 days, and the people doing the talking are in New York and Washington and are spread across the political spectrum.
The gist is this: President Obama has become a lone wolf, a stranger to his own government. He talks mostly, and sometimes only, to friend and adviser Valerie Jarrett and to David Axelrod, his political strategist.
Everybody else, including members of his Cabinet, have little face time with him except for brief meetings that serve as photo ops. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner both have complained, according to people who have talked to them, that they are shut out of important decisions.
The president's workdays are said to end early, often at 4 p.m. He usually has dinner in the family residence with his wife and daughters, then retreats to a private office. One person said he takes a stack of briefing books. Others aren't sure what he does.
If the reports are accurate, and I believe they are, they paint a picture of an isolated man trapped in a collapsing presidency. While there is no indication Obama is walking the halls of the White House late at night, talking to the portraits of former presidents, as Richard Nixon did during Watergate, the reports help explain his odd public remarks.
Obama conceded in one television interview recently that Americans are not "better off than they were four years ago" and said in another that the nation had "gotten a little soft." Both smacked of a man who feels discouraged and alienated and sparked comparisons to Jimmy Carter, never a good sign.
…He seems happy only on the campaign trail, where the adoration of the crowd lifts his spirits.
Mark (411533) —	10/10/2011 @ 4:25 pm
Wow the unions support these commies?
I thought commies ban unions?
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Published on Saturday, 31 October 2015 20:36
Written by Jojo A. Robles
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales seems all over the place all the time these days, suspending and dismissing mid-level government officials for alleged corruption. And that's well and good, really - except that I never hear Morales going after the real big fish.
I'm not talking about the police generals and provincial governors that Morales has been removing from office on an almost daily basis. Those officials are like third-string basketball players who don't really count as far as Team Noynoy is concerned.
Morales apparently enjoys the adulation she's been receiving as the born-again nemesis of the corrupt in government. But I won't join in the chorus of those singing her praises until she goes after three people who I feel truly deserve the Ombudsman's wrath.
I'm talking about the Big Three of the Aquino Cabinet: Budget Secretary Florencio Abad Jr., Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya and Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala.
Sure, Abad is supposedly being investigated by the Ombudsman for his involvement in (his masterminding of, really) the pork barrel and Disbursement Acceleration Program scandals. But I really don't put much stock by this probe, because Morales included President Noynoy Aquino in the investigation she's conducting - —and surely the Ombudsman must know that an incumbent President can't be sued.
As for Abaya, I'll just single out one of his most questionable official actions: his signing of the contract that allowed an under-capitalized and inexperienced company to maintain the now-dilapidated Metro Rail Transit 3. Abaya said he signed the contract just days after he took over at the department and was cleared by the Ombudsman, which charged Abaya's subordinates for involvement in the deal.
Regarding Alcala, even Aquino himself has done the unprecedented act of handing over some of the most important agencies of the agriculture department to another person, Francis Pangilinan, virtually admitting the incompetence (at the very least) of his old Congress buddy from Quezon. Under the watch of Alcala, who convinced Aquino about the fool's gold of rice self-sufficiency, artificial shortages and large-scale smuggling of just about every important agricultural product have taken place - and yet he's still there, long after Pangilinan has left to run again for the Senate.
So spare us the drama, Madam Ombudsman. Go pick on someone with some real standing and leave the small fry to your subalterns.
But if Morales wants to continue going after lightweights, perhaps she can look into the case of former Camarines Sur Rep. Arnulfo Fuentebella, who is running for office again next year. Fuentebella, a House speaker during the Estrada administration, was named in the 2007-2009 special audit report of the Commission on Audit as behind the alleged anomalous release of at least P40.27 million worth of pork barrel funds.
Fuentebella is the patriarch of a political dynasty that has held sway for over a century now in CamSur's fourth or Partido district, where many of the province's poorest towns (including his hometown of Tigaon) are. He is running for congressman once more in place of his son Felix William, who used to head the graft-tainted Partido Development Authority, while his elder brother Arnulf Bryant, mayor of Tigaon, is running for governor; Fuentebella's wife Evelyn is seeking reelection as mayor of Sagnay.
Based in part on the CoA findings, anti-graft NGO ZeroTolerance.org filed last Oct. 20 a plunder case against Fuentebella and his wife Evelyn to make them "accountable for illegal amassing of wealth and for plunder of public funds to the great prejudice of the Filipino people." Danilo Hassan, who chairs ZeroTolerance, accused the former Speaker in a statement of misstating his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth in 2010 because his family has managed to accumulate wealth valued at about P186 million while in office.
Hassan also took note in his statement of Fuentebella's unaccounted PDAF outlays worth P11.36 million, an amount allegedly used to buy thousands of sacks of rice from the National Food Authority without any official project proposal that ostensibly ended up in the hands of "ghost" beneficiaries.
According to the CoA report, Fuentebella coursed a portion of his PDAF outlays to the Partido District Development Cooperative Inc. for a rice procurement project that ended up in the hands of dummy or even "deceased" beneficiaries.
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If Eternity Should Fail
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How good is If Eternity Should Fail on a scale of 1-10?
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Deus_Adrian
Prince of the Final Frontier
"This is Necropolis. Does he look like a bitch? I SAID, does he look like a bitch! Then why are you treating him like one!"
He do love some tasty souls!!
Int. light shines from an empty briefcase
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Deus_Adrian said:
A like for the Supernatural reference.
Viperlord said:
Actually I was taking off from LC's Pulp Fiction reference.
Fun fact: I tried to scan/search this thread and was not able to find this: I happen to read some old Dr. Strange comics stories nowadays and one of them is called "If Eternity Should Fail!" (Strange Tales Vol 1, #138)
Yeah, someone pointed that out in the old TBOS pre-release thread. Has anyone actually read it?
The Mid-Distance Runner
Not I.
I have read it right now and it is not much of a story It is a part of a multi-issue story arc. In this part
Dr. Strange enters some place called Eternity and asks for a help and he is denied. Anyway, he goes to face his enemy.
I have not read the lyrics of the song too carefully, but I think the only common thing is that it talks about some mystical things?
9/10. I've been giving this song a 8/10.. But I don't know, it's a pretty solid track! I just feel that the chorus gets a little repetitive towards the end, did I hear that was (we all know who's) idea..? After some more listens I'm going to give it a 9/10 after all anyway. It's definitely grown on me as a solid opener since the release.
Babo 91
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Bruce's solo stuff is rarely over-repetative so imagine the extra chorus was indeed Steve's idea. I dunno though, maybe Adrian wanted more time to solo
I guess I'm the only one here who thinks the Necropolis bit is shite.
The rest is amazing.
Would have prefered just to have the acoustic outro tbh. It's cheesy and spoils an otherwise great song.
Also should be a stonkin' live track.
Babo 91 said:
Stranger in a Strange Land has the chorus repeating over and over, backed by guitar solo. H wrote that one alone. And to take an example from Bruce's solo career, Darkside of Aquarius has the same.
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Late to the party, but I must say: I love this track. It's a perfect album opener, even if it doesn't sound like a typical opener.
Could definitely do without the Necropolis part, though.
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This is easily the best song on the album, to me. I get chills when Bruce sings "at the master's table, the table's bare, no land of plenty, devastation, despaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaair".
Man, that is good stuff! Bruce sings it with such passion and power.
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And Book Of Thel, also repeating the last line.
After tons of listens, the feeling hasn't change... I just love this song! I think now I can safely say (in my opinion of course), that this is the best album opener since Sign of The Cross. I don't know if I am talking nonsense, but to me the intro sounds like a mix of the Holy Diver intro and the Gates Of Babylon intro, which makes the music even better.
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This could very well be my favorite Maiden opener period. There are a few songs on TBOS that totally took me by surprise, stuff I'd never expect to hear on a Maiden album. This is one of them.
Best opener since aces high ...
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Z's opener list :
1. Caught Somewhere In Time
2. Moonchild
3. Where Eagles Dare
4. If Eternity Should Fail
5. Sign Of The Cross
6. Aces High
7. Different World
8. Be Quick Or Be Dead
9. Futureal
10. The Wicker Man
11. Tailgunner
12. Satellite 15...The Final Frontier
13. Invaders
14. The Ides Of March
15. Prowler
16. Wildest Dreams
stallan
The more I listen to this song the more I feel it has become one of my favourite all time Maiden songs. Every little thing about this song feels perfect to me.
Great song, one of the best in the album. Continued Maiden's tradition of having a strong opener. Would like this one to be the concert opener as well.
Inspired by Z above, my top album openers ranked from top to bottom are:
Caught Somewhere In Time
Be Quick Or Be Dead
Different World
Sign Of The Cross
Tailgunner
Satellite 15...The Final Frontier


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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Add Fireball to the menu served up by Arkansas roads.
Two tractor-trailers collided Thursday on Interstate 40 in central Arkansas, causing one to spill hundreds of mini-bottles of the cinnamon-flavored whiskey on the highway.
Over the past year, Arkansas drivers have endured a veritable feast spilled on their roadways. Trucks carrying bourbon, frozen pizzas, pasta sauce and gin have all dumped their wares on the asphalt.
State Department of Transportation spokesman Danny Straessle says investigators are still looking into the cause of Thursday's wreck, which caused major delays in both directions for a few hours.
He says one truck's cab caught fire and at least one person was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
TME – It could have been worse – at least it wasn't Allen's.
Tailpipe tizzy
WINSTED, Minn. - A young woman endured an exhaust-ing ordeal when she got her head stuck in a truck's oversized tailpipe at a Minnesota music festival.
Firefighters used a power saw to free the woman from her predicament at last weekend's Winstock Music Festival in Winsted, about 40 miles west of Minneapolis. Video of the rescue was posted on Facebook.
KARE-TV reports that it's unknown how she ended up with her head in the tailpipe, but alcohol may have been a factor: The McLeod County Sheriff's Office says she was cited for underage drinking and escorted out.
TME – She had grand plans, but it was nothing but a pipe dream.
SPRING LAKE PARK, Minn. - "Roof! Roof!" He was practically begging to be rescued.
Firefighters in the Minneapolis suburb of Spring Lake Park on Friday managed to help a 180-pound (82-kilogram) Saint Bernard named Whiskey who had gotten stuck on the small roof of the overhang at a side door of his home.
The homeowner's mother was housesitting when Whiskey pushed out a window screen and jumped onto the second-story overhang.
She and police tried to coax him back inside with dog treats, but to no avail, so firefighters with a ladder truck were summoned. One firefighter on a ladder and two inside eventually managed to pull Whiskey safely into the house.
TME – How much is that doggie on the rooftop?
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TAMWORTH, N.H. - Beaver-flavored whiskey, anyone?
A New Hampshire distillery has a new bourbon, Eau De Musc, flavored partly by the secretion from a beaver's castor sacs.
Tamworth Distilling says the secretion, called castoreum, has a history of being used as a flavoring and is on a small list of FDA ingredients called "generally recognized as safe."
The distillery says on its website castoreum "exhibits bright and fruit qualities (raspberry) and rich leathery notes along with creamy vanilla aroma," common among barrel-aged spirits.
Other ingredients are raspberry, Canadian snakeroot, fir needles, birch bark (tar oil and regular oil) and maple syrup.
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FITCHBURG, Mass. - Residents of a Massachusetts city are hoping to set a world record for the largest paper airplane.
The Revolving Museum of Fitchburg revealed a 64-foot-long (19.5-meter-long) plane at the Fitchburg Municipal Airport on Tuesday. There was no plan to fly the nearly 1-ton (0.9-metric ton) contraption.
Fitchburg artist Jerry Beck tells the Sentinel & Enterprise he wanted to break the world record for the largest paper airplane to take flight but the hangar it was built in was too small to accommodate a wide enough wing span to support the glue-shellacked plane.
A construction crane held the plane aloft.
Two people measured the plane at 64 feet and 6 inches long, which Beck says makes it is the largest of its kind. He's asking Guinness World Records to add a new category.
TME – This is what happens when you get bored in the world's largest study hall.
Bedside matter
MEDFORD, Mass. - A recent college graduate desperate to recover a family heirloom mistakenly left curbside when he moved out of his apartment is plastering his neighborhood with signs warning, "My mother will kill me."
Colin Trimmer is offering a reward for the return of his great-grandmother's iron and brass bed frame, given to him by his mother when he moved into his apartment near Tufts University.
The bed frame was left curbside last month by new tenants of the apartment, who mistakenly thought Trimmer had already moved out and it was trash.
Trimmer's mother, Carol Kazmer, tells the Boston Globe the bed frame was one of the few items her grandmother had to leave to her 17 grandchildren.
She says the bed frame is "just a thing," but she'd like it back and the reward would be "sizable."
TME – We assume Angela Lansbury is a person of interest.
RUSO, N.D. - The man believed to be North Dakota's oldest mayor has breezed to another term, winning unanimously in a vote that saw 100 percent turnout.
Ruso Mayor Bruce Lorenz captured all three votes cast in the state's smallest incorporated city, the Minot Daily News reported.
The 86-year-old retired rural mail carrier estimates he's been mayor for more than three decades. He said he forgot Tuesday was election day until his daughter reminded him.
"I'll have to go down the street and see if I can find a cigar," he quipped.
Recent health issues have caused Lorenz to move into an assisted living facility in Minot, which may limit his duties as mayor.
"My health went to pot this spring," he said. "I can't even walk anymore without a walker. Life gives us some strange roads. We'll see what takes place."
Lorenz said he'll still serve as mayor. He does have a platform - he wants to get rural water service in the McLean County town.
"We need rural water but it's too expensive for just a couple of people," he said. "Ruso is pretty small all right."
In the only other contest on Tuesday's ballot, Terry Roloson was re-elected to City Council after also garnering all three votes cast.
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From the stands to the sidelines: Colclasure sisters cheering together despite past sport experiences
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Coppell senior cheerleader Tenley Colclasure and freshman cheerleader Tali Colclasure practice routines at the Spirit of Texas gymnasium on Sept. 28. Despite different athletic backgrounds, the Colclasure sisters are now both a part of the Coppell cheer team.
By Victoria Hertel, Coppell High School
A decade ago, marching into the crowded football stadium at the University of Nebraska, the Colclasure family could be spotted cheering for the Cornhuskers from the stands. In these moments, the charisma and advanced tumbling skills of cheerleaders caught Coppell senior Tenley and freshman Tali Colclasure's young eyes.
"We were always into football and I would see the cheerleaders on the sidelines, so I thought that it would be fun to do it too," Tali said.
Eleven years later and 622 miles away, they too would be tumbling and chanting at football games – not in the stands, but footsteps from the field – as part of the Coppell cheer team.
The cheer team is bonded through community activity and football game performances, but Tenley and Tali – identically throwing round-off back handsprings on the 20-yard line – are connected by blood.
"She's my sister, but she's also my teammate," Tenley said. "I see her everyday at school and getting to practice with her is different. It has created a strong bond and I'm glad that she did it. A lot of people don't ever get to experience having a sibling on their team."
However, their journeys to the Coppell cheer team are distinctly different.
Tenley has been a competitive gymnast since age 6, while Tali ran track and played soccer and basketball at Coppell Middle School North and continues to play club volleyball for Texas Advantage (TAV).
The Colclasure family moved from Lincoln, Neb. to Coppell for Tenley to attend Texas Dreams Gymnastics, owned by Olympic Bronze Medalist Kim-Zmeskal Burdette and Chris Burdette, and moved up to a level 10 gymnast at age 11.
"I needed a better gym to go to to reach my goals, so as a family, we made the decision to move to [Coppell]," Tenley said.
After moving to Coppell, Tenley practiced gymnastics six hours a day, at the gym 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. and often returned for private lessons from 4:15 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Texas Dreams Gymnastics while doing online school at K-12 and I University in between. During this time, she went on official visits to colleges such as Alabama and Auburn for their gymnastic programs.
But the negative effects of practicing started to show. Tenley suffered from multiple back, arm, finger and ankle injuries.
When Tenley was 15, she decided to switch to cheer. She was able to incorporate her skills acquired from gymnastics into her cheerleading tumbling sequences.
"I was always in pain. I got to a point where I decided I could do something else that I enjoyed more," Tenley said. "I needed to make a change that was going to make me happy. I saw cheer and thought that would be the best fit. I wanted to do it more than gymnastics. It was really calling my name."
Tenely was able to transition easily from gymnastics to cheer due to her advanced tumbling and flexibility.
"It was a natural transition," mother Kerri Colclasure said. "They tumble at pep rallies and at games. She loves people and she's a motivator. She's in her element with the team and encouraging other people."
Unlike Tenley's transition to cheer from gymnastics, Tali needed to acquire tumbling skills – a roundoff back handspring and back handspring – that were completely new to her.
"When Tali came to us after volleyball season and said she was going to try out, it was a big shock because she didn't have any tumbling experience, but she knew she wanted to be a part of what Tenley did, the team, the camaraderie and cheering for a sport that [our family] loves," Mrs. Colclasure said.
Tali pushed herself, mastering the skills needed for tryouts. She trained at Texas Dreams Gymnastics and Spirit of Texas.
Tenley helped Tali train for cheerleading tryouts starting last January.
"As soon as I knew I was going to do cheer, I started taking tumbling classes," Tali said. "It was a bit nerve-racking because there was no guarantee of making the team, even with my sister's help."
Despite their differences, the Colclasure sisters favorite part about cheerleading is the energy at football games and making an impact through the community service opportunities cheer provides, such as CCA (Coppell Cheer Association) and Cheer Bingo.
Tenley and Tali have come together despite their differences in athletic journeys, a multi-sport athlete and a retired level 10 gymnast to come together and cheer at CHS as sisters and teammates.
"Few people get to do sports with their sister, and especially with how close they are, it's a unique experience," Mrs. Colclasure said. "I'm excited for them to watch this year and see how it unfolds."
This story was originally published on Coppell Student Media on October 1, 2020.
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Commemorative Summit
ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit 2012
To mark the 20th anniversary of the ASEAN-India dialogue partnership and the 10th anniversary of ASEAN-India Summit-level partnership, India hosted the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit in New Delhi on December 20-21, 2012. The theme of the summit was 'ASEAN-India Partnership for Peace and Shared Prosperity'.
The Summit has resulted in the adoption of the Vision Statement which will chart the future direction of ASEAN-India relations. The ASEAN-India Eminent Persons Group (AIEPG) submitted their recommendations to the Leaders on future relations between ASEAN and India at the 10th ASEAN-India Summit in Phnom Penh.
Enhancing relations with ASEAN has been central to India's "Look East Policy" and there has been steady progress in the relationship with ASEAN countries since the policy was initiated in 1991. India became a sectoral dialogue partner of ASEAN in 1992, and a full dialogue partner in 1996. Since 2002, we have had annual Summits with ASEAN. After the Commemorative Summit on Dec 20-21 2012 in Delhi, India has become a strategic partner of ASEAN.
The ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit was the culmination of several events organized in celebration of the partnership. These included a number of Ministerial level Meetings, people to people initiatives, B2B activities and cultural programmes both in India and the ASEAN countries.
The Logo for the Commemorative Summit was launched by External Affairs Minister at a special event organized on the sidelines of the 10th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting in Phnom Penh on July 11, 2012. (Details)
External Affairs Minister with his ASEAN Counterparts at the launch of the logo forthe Special ASEAN-India Commomerative Summit in Phnom Penh (July 11, 2012). (Click here for photos.)
Two flagship events were organized as part of the commemorative year: Shipping Expedition of INS Sudarshini to ASEAN countries (on-going till March 2013) and the ASEAN-India Car Rally 2012.
The INS Sudarshini Shipping Expedition was flagged off on 15 September 2012 from Kochi and is scheduled to conclude on 29 March 2013. The shipping expedition traces the ancient trade route along the monsoon winds and is conceptualized to highlight India's traditional and current maritime linkages with South East Asia and emphasize connectivity and the continuous flow of intellectual ideas, economic trade and the civilizational interface between the people of the region. INS Sudarshini would call on ports in nine ASEAN countries during this expedition. Various "Marker" events – B2B events by FICCI and ICC, Kolkata and cultural events by ICCR – are being organized at various ports of call.
The 2nd edition of the ASEAN-India Car Rally 2012 was flagged off from Yogjakarta, Indonesia on November 26, 2012.
After passing through several capitals and cultural and commercial centres, covering a distance of 7448 kms over 19 days, the Rally was flagged-down at Guwahati on December 17, 2012. The rally was then received by the Leaders of ASEAN and India in New Delhi on December 21, 2012, on the occasion of the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit.
"Marker" events, including business seminars, tourism road-shows, cultural performances, etc. were also organized along the route of the Car Rally by Indian Missions, CII, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Tourism and ICCR.
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"""Python DB-API (PEP 249) interface to SQL Service.

http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0249/
"""

import collections
import datetime
import exceptions
import os
import time
import types

from google.storage.speckle.proto import client_error_code_pb2
from google.storage.speckle.proto import client_pb2
from google.storage.speckle.proto import jdbc_type
from google.storage.speckle.proto import sql_pb2
from google.storage.speckle.python import api
from google.storage.speckle.python.api import converters

__path__ = api.__path__

OAUTH_CREDENTIALS_PATH = os.path.expanduser('~/.googlesql_oauth2.dat')

apilevel = '2.0'

threadsafety = 1

paramstyle = 'format'

version_info = (1, 2, 2, 'final', 0)

class Warning(StandardError, exceptions.Warning):
  pass

class Error(StandardError):
  pass

class InterfaceError(Error):
  pass

class DatabaseError(Error):
  pass

class DataError(DatabaseError):
  pass

class OperationalError(DatabaseError):
  pass

class IntegrityError(DatabaseError):
  pass

class InternalError(DatabaseError):
  pass

class ProgrammingError(DatabaseError):
  pass

class NotSupportedError(DatabaseError):
  pass

Blob = converters.Blob

def Date(year, month, day):
  return datetime.date(year, month, day)

def Time(hour, minute, second):
  return datetime.time(hour, minute, second)

def Timestamp(year, month, day, hour, minute, second):
  return datetime.datetime(year, month, day, hour, minute, second)

def DateFromTicks(ticks):
  return Date(*time.localtime(ticks)[:3])

def TimeFromTicks(ticks):
  return Time(*time.localtime(ticks)[3:6])

def TimestampFromTicks(ticks):
  return Timestamp(*time.localtime(ticks)[:6])

def Binary(string):
  return Blob(string)

STRING = unicode
BINARY = Blob
NUMBER = float
DATETIME = datetime.datetime
ROWID = int

_PYTHON_TYPE_TO_JDBC_TYPE = {
    types.IntType: jdbc_type.INTEGER,
    types.LongType: jdbc_type.INTEGER,
    types.FloatType: jdbc_type.DOUBLE,
    types.BooleanType: jdbc_type.BOOLEAN,
    types.StringType: jdbc_type.VARCHAR,
    types.UnicodeType: jdbc_type.VARCHAR,
    datetime.date: jdbc_type.DATE,
    datetime.datetime: jdbc_type.TIMESTAMP,
    datetime.time: jdbc_type.TIME,
    converters.Blob: jdbc_type.BLOB,
    }

def _ConvertFormatToQmark(statement, args):
  """Replaces '%s' with '?'.

  The server actually supports '?' for bind parameters, but the
  MySQLdb implementation of PEP 249 uses '%s'.  Most clients don't
  bother checking the paramstyle member and just hardcode '%s' in
  their statements.  This function converts a format-style statement
  into a qmark-style statement.

  Args:
    statement: A string, a SQL statement.
    args: A sequence of arguments matching the statement's bind variables,
        if any.

  Returns:
    The converted string.
  """
  if args:
    qmarks = tuple('?' * len(args))
    return statement % qmarks
  return statement

class Cursor(object):

  def __init__(self, conn, use_dict_cursor=False):
    """Initializer.

    Args:
      conn: A Connection object.
      use_dict_cursor: Optional boolean to convert each row of results into a
          dictionary. Defaults to False.
    """
    self._conn = conn
    self._description = None
    self._rowcount = -1
    self.arraysize = 1
    self._open = True
    self.lastrowid = None
    self._use_dict_cursor = use_dict_cursor

  @property
  def description(self):
    return self._description

  @property
  def rowcount(self):
    return self._rowcount

  def close(self):
    """Marks the cursor as unusable for further operations."""
    self._CheckOpen()
    self._open = False

  def _GetJdbcTypeForArg(self, arg):
    """Get the JDBC type which corresponds to the given Python object type."""
    arg_jdbc_type = _PYTHON_TYPE_TO_JDBC_TYPE.get(type(arg))
    if arg_jdbc_type:
      return arg_jdbc_type

    for python_t, jdbc_t in _PYTHON_TYPE_TO_JDBC_TYPE.items():
      if isinstance(arg, python_t):
        return jdbc_t

    try:
      return self._GetJdbcTypeForArg(arg[0])
    except TypeError:

      raise TypeError('unknown type')

  def _EncodeVariable(self, arg):
    """Converts a variable to a type and value.

    Args:
      arg: Any tuple, string, numeric, or datetime object.

    Returns:
      A (int, str) tuple, representing a JDBC type and encoded value.

    Raises:
      TypeError: The argument is not a recognized type.
    """
    arg_jdbc_type = self._GetJdbcTypeForArg(arg)
    value = self._conn.encoders[type(arg)](arg, self._conn.encoders)
    return arg_jdbc_type, value

  def _DecodeVariable(self, datatype, value):
    """Converts a type and value to a variable.

    Args:
      datatype: An integer.
      value: A string.

    Returns:
      An object of some appropriate type.

    Raises:
      InterfaceError: datatype is not a recognized JDBC type.
      ValueError: The value could not be parsed.
    """

    converter = self._conn.converter.get(datatype)
    if converter is None:
      raise InterfaceError('unknown JDBC type %d' % datatype)
    return converter(value)

  def execute(self, statement, args=None):
    """Prepares and executes a database operation (query or command).

    Args:
      statement: A string, a SQL statement.
      args: A sequence of arguments matching the statement's bind variables,
        if any.

    Raises:
      InterfaceError: Unknown type used as a bind variable.
      DatabaseError: A SQL exception occurred.
      OperationalError: RPC problem.
    """
    self._CheckOpen()

    request = sql_pb2.ExecRequest()
    request.options.include_generated_keys = True
    if args is not None:

      if not hasattr(args, '__iter__'):
        args = [args]
      for i, arg in enumerate(args):
        bv = request.bind_variable.add()
        bv.position = i + 1
        if arg is None:
          bv.type = jdbc_type.NULL
        else:
          try:
            bv.type, bv.value = self._EncodeVariable(arg)
          except TypeError:
            raise InterfaceError('unknown type %s for arg %d' % (type(arg), i))
    request.statement = _ConvertFormatToQmark(statement, args)

    response = self._conn.MakeRequest('Exec', request)
    result = response.result
    if result.HasField('sql_exception'):
      raise DatabaseError('%d: %s' % (result.sql_exception.code,
                                      result.sql_exception.message))

    self._rows = collections.deque()
    if result.rows.columns:
      self._description = []
      for column in result.rows.columns:
        self._description.append(
            (column.label, column.type, column.display_size, None,
             column.precision, column.scale, column.nullable))
    else:
      self._description = None

    if result.rows.tuples:
      assert self._description, 'Column descriptions do not exist.'
      column_names = [col[0] for col in self._description]
      self._rowcount = len(result.rows.tuples)
      for tuple_proto in result.rows.tuples:
        row = []
        nulls = set(tuple_proto.nulls)
        value_index = 0
        for i, column_descr in enumerate(self._description):
          if i in nulls:
            row.append(None)
          else:
            row.append(self._DecodeVariable(column_descr[1],
                                            tuple_proto.values[value_index]))
            value_index += 1
        if self._use_dict_cursor:
          assert len(column_names) == len(row)
          row = dict(zip(column_names, row))
        else:
          row = tuple(row)
        self._rows.append(row)
    else:
      self._rowcount = result.rows_updated

    if result.generated_keys:
      self.lastrowid = long(result.generated_keys[-1])

  def executemany(self, statement, seq_of_args):
    """Calls execute() for each value of seq_of_args.

    Args:
      statement: A string, a SQL statement.
      seq_of_args: A sequence, each entry of which is a sequence of arguments
        matching the statement's bind variables, if any.
    """
    self._CheckOpen()
    rowcount = 0
    for args in seq_of_args:
      self.execute(statement, args)
      rowcount += self.rowcount
    self._rowcount = rowcount

  def fetchone(self):
    """Fetches the next row of a query result set.

    Returns:
      A sequence, or None when no more data is available.

    Raises:
      InternalError: The cursor has been closed, or no statement has been
        executed yet.
    """
    self._CheckOpen()
    if self._rowcount == -1:
      raise InternalError('fetchone() called before execute')
    try:
      return self._rows.popleft()
    except IndexError:
      return None

  def fetchmany(self, size=None):
    """Fetches the next set of rows of a query result.

    Args:
      size: The maximum number of rows to return; by default, self.arraysize.

    Returns:
      A sequence of sequences, or an empty sequence when no more data is
      available.

    Raises:
      InternalError: The cursor has been closed, or no statement has been
        executed yet.
    """
    self._CheckOpen()
    if self._rowcount == -1:
      raise InternalError('fetchmany() called before execute')
    if size is None:
      size = self.arraysize
    if size >= len(self._rows):
      return self.fetchall()
    else:
      result = []
      for _ in xrange(size):
        result.append(self._rows.popleft())
      return tuple(result)

  def fetchall(self):
    """Fetches all remaining rows of a query result.

    Returns:
      A sequence of sequences, or an empty sequence when no more data is
      available.

    Raises:
      InternalError: The cursor has been closed, or no statement has been
        executed yet.
    """
    self._CheckOpen()
    if self._rowcount == -1:
      raise InternalError('fetchall() called before execute')
    rows = self._rows
    self._rows = collections.deque()
    return tuple(rows)

  def setinputsizes(self, unused_sizes):
    self._CheckOpen()

  def setoutputsize(self, unused_size, unused_column=None):
    self._CheckOpen()

  def _CheckOpen(self):
    self._conn.CheckOpen()
    if not self._open:
      raise InternalError('cursor has been closed')

  def __iter__(self):
    return iter(self.fetchone, None)

class Connection(object):

  def __init__(self, dsn, instance, database=None, user='root', password=None,
               deadline_seconds=30.0, conv=None,
               query_deadline_seconds=86400.0, retry_interval_seconds=30.0):
    """Creates a new SQL Service connection.

    Args:
      dsn: A string, the SQL Service job path or host:port.
      instance: A string, the SQL Service instance name, often a username.
      database: A string, semantics defined by the backend.
      user: A string, database user name.
      password: A string, database password.
      deadline_seconds: A float, request deadline in seconds.
      conv: A dict, maps types to a conversion function. See converters.py.
      query_deadline_seconds: A float, query deadline in seconds.
      retry_interval_seconds: A float, seconds to wait between each retry.
    Raises:
      OperationalError: Transport failure.
      DatabaseError: Error from SQL Service server.
    """

    self._dsn = dsn
    self._instance = instance
    self._database = database
    self._user = user
    self._password = password
    self._deadline_seconds = deadline_seconds
    self._connection_id = None
    self._idempotent_request_id = 0
    if not conv:
      conv = converters.conversions
    self._query_deadline_seconds = query_deadline_seconds
    self._retry_interval_seconds = retry_interval_seconds
    self.converter = {}
    self.encoders = {}
    for key, value in conv.items():
      if isinstance(key, int):
        self.converter[key] = value
      else:
        self.encoders[key] = value

    self.OpenConnection()

  def OpenConnection(self):
    """Opens a connection to SQL Service."""
    request = sql_pb2.OpenConnectionRequest()
    request.client_type = client_pb2.CLIENT_TYPE_PYTHON_DBAPI
    prop = request.property.add()
    prop.key = 'autoCommit'
    prop.value = 'false'
    if self._user:
      prop = request.property.add()
      prop.key = 'user'
      prop.value = self._user
    if self._password:
      prop = request.property.add()
      prop.key = 'password'
      prop.value = self._password
    if self._database:
      prop = request.property.add()
      prop.key = 'database'
      prop.value = self._database

    self.SetupClient()
    response = self.MakeRequest('OpenConnection', request)
    self._connection_id = response.connection_id

  def SetupClient(self):
    """Setup a transport client to communicate with rdbms.

    This is a template method to provide subclasses with a hook to perform any
    necessary client initialization while opening a connection to rdbms.
    """
    pass

  def close(self):
    """Makes the connection and all its cursors unusable.

    The connection will be unusable from this point forward; an Error
    (or subclass) exception will be raised if any operation is attempted
    with the connection.
    """
    self.CheckOpen()
    request = sql_pb2.CloseConnectionRequest()
    self.MakeRequest('CloseConnection', request)
    self._connection_id = None

  def CheckOpen(self):
    if self._connection_id is None:
      raise InternalError('connection has been closed')

  def commit(self):
    """Commits any pending transaction to the database.

    Raises:
      DatabaseError: A SQL exception occurred.
      OperationalError: RPC problem.
    """
    self.CheckOpen()
    request = sql_pb2.ExecOpRequest()
    request.op.type = client_pb2.OpProto.COMMIT
    self.MakeRequest('ExecOp', request)

  def rollback(self):
    """Rolls back any pending transaction to the database.

    Raises:
      DatabaseError: A SQL exception occurred.
      OperationalError: RPC problem.
    """
    self.CheckOpen()
    request = sql_pb2.ExecOpRequest()
    request.op.type = client_pb2.OpProto.ROLLBACK
    self.MakeRequest('ExecOp', request)

  def autocommit(self, value):
    """Changes whether there is an implicit commit after each statement.

    By default, transactions must be explicitly committed.

    Args:
      value: A boolean.

    Raises:
      DatabaseError: A SQL exception occurred.
      OperationalError: RPC problem.
    """
    self.CheckOpen()
    request = sql_pb2.ExecOpRequest()
    request.op.type = client_pb2.OpProto.SET_AUTO_COMMIT
    request.op.auto_commit = value
    self.MakeRequest('ExecOp', request)

  def cursor(self, **kwargs):
    """Returns a cursor for the current connection.

    Args:
      **kwargs: Optional keyword args to pass into cursor.

    Returns:
      A Cursor object.
    """
    return Cursor(self, **kwargs)

  def MakeRequest(self, stub_method, request):
    """Makes an ApiProxy request, and possibly raises an appropriate exception.

    Args:
      stub_method: A string, the name of the method to call.
      request: A protobuf; 'instance' and 'connection_id' will be set
        when available.

    Returns:
      A protobuf.

    Raises:
      DatabaseError: Error from SQL Service server.
    """
    if self._instance:
      request.instance = self._instance
    if self._connection_id is not None:
      request.connection_id = self._connection_id
    if stub_method in ('Exec', 'ExecOp', 'GetMetadata'):
      self._idempotent_request_id += 1
      request.request_id = self._idempotent_request_id
      response = self._MakeRetriableRequest(stub_method, request)
    else:
      response = self.MakeRequestImpl(stub_method, request)

    if (hasattr(response, 'sql_exception') and
        response.HasField('sql_exception')):
      raise DatabaseError('%d: %s' % (response.sql_exception.code,
                                      response.sql_exception.message))
    return response

  def _MakeRetriableRequest(self, stub_method, request):
    """Makes a retriable request.

    Args:
      stub_method: A string, the name of the method to call.
      request: A protobuf.

    Returns:
      A protobuf.

    Raises:
      DatabaseError: Error from SQL Service server.
    """
    absolute_deadline_seconds = time.clock() + self._query_deadline_seconds
    response = self.MakeRequestImpl(stub_method, request)
    if not response.HasField('sql_exception'):
      return response
    sql_exception = response.sql_exception
    if (sql_exception.application_error_code !=
        client_error_code_pb2.SqlServiceClientError.ERROR_TIMEOUT):
      raise DatabaseError('%d: %s' % (sql_exception.code,
                                      sql_exception.message))
    if time.clock() >= absolute_deadline_seconds:
      raise DatabaseError('%d: %s' % (sql_exception.code,
                                      sql_exception.message))
    return self._Retry(stub_method, request.request_id,
                       absolute_deadline_seconds)

  def _Retry(self, stub_method, request_id, absolute_deadline_seconds):
    """Retries request with the given request id.

    Continues to retry until either the deadline has expired or the response
    has been received.

    Args:
      stub_method: A string, the name of the original method that triggered the
                   retry.
      request_id: An integer, the request id used in the original request
      absolute_deadline_seconds: An integer, absolute deadline in seconds.

    Returns:
      A protobuf.

    Raises:
      DatabaseError: If the ExecOpResponse contains a SqlException that it not
                     related to retry.
      InternalError: If the ExceOpResponse is not valid.
    """
    request = sql_pb2.ExecOpRequest()
    request.op.type = client_pb2.OpProto.RETRY
    request.op.request_id = request_id
    request.connection_id = self._connection_id
    request.instance = self._instance
    while True:
      seconds_remaining = absolute_deadline_seconds - time.clock()
      if seconds_remaining <= 0:
        raise InternalError('Request [%d] timed out' % (request_id))
      time.sleep(min(self._retry_interval_seconds, seconds_remaining))
      self._idempotent_request_id += 1
      request.request_id = self._idempotent_request_id
      response = self.MakeRequestImpl('ExecOp', request)
      if not response.HasField('sql_exception'):
        return self._ConvertCachedResponse(stub_method, response)
      sql_exception = response.sql_exception
      if (sql_exception.application_error_code !=
          client_error_code_pb2.SqlServiceClientError.ERROR_RESPONSE_PENDING):
        raise DatabaseError('%d: %s' % (response.sql_exception.code,
                                        response.sql_exception.message))

  def _ConvertCachedResponse(self, stub_method, exec_op_response):
    """Converts the cached response or RPC error.

    Args:
      stub_method: A string, the name of the original method that triggered the
                   retry.
      exec_op_response: A protobuf, the retry response that contains either the
                        RPC error or the cached response.

    Returns:
      A protobuf, the cached response.

    Raises:
      DatabaseError: If the cached response contains SqlException.
      InternalError: If a cached RpcErrorProto exists.
    """
    if exec_op_response.HasField('cached_rpc_error'):
      raise InternalError('%d: %s' % (
          exec_op_response.cached_rpc_error.error_code,
          exec_op_response.cached_rpc_error.error_message))
    if not exec_op_response.HasField('cached_payload'):
      raise InternalError('Invalid exec op response for retry request')
    if stub_method == 'Exec':
      response = sql_pb2.ExecResponse()
    elif stub_method == 'ExecOp':
      response = sql_pb2.ExecOpResponse()
    elif stub_method == 'GetMetadata':
      response = sql_pb2.MetadataResponse()
    else:
      raise InternalError('Found unexpected stub_method: %s' % (stub_method))
    response.ParseFromString(exec_op_response.cached_payload)
    if response.HasField('sql_exception'):
      raise DatabaseError('%d: %s' % (response.sql_exception.code,
                                      response.sql_exception.message))
    return response

  def MakeRequestImpl(self, stub_method, request):
    raise InternalError('No transport defined. Try using rdbms_[transport]')

  def get_server_info(self):
    """Returns a string that represents the server version number.

    Non-standard; Provided for API compatibility with MySQLdb.

    Returns:
      The server version number string.
    """
    self.CheckOpen()
    request = sql_pb2.MetadataRequest()
    request.metadata = client_pb2.METADATATYPE_DATABASE_METADATA_BASIC
    response = self.MakeRequest('GetMetadata', request)
    return response.jdbc_database_metadata.database_product_version

  def ping(self, reconnect=False):
    """Checks whether or not the connection to the server is working.

    If it has gone down, an automatic reconnection is attempted.

    This function can be used by clients that remain idle for a long while, to
    check whether or not the server has closed the connection and reconnect if
    necessary.

    Non-standard. You should assume that ping() performs an implicit rollback;
    use only when starting a new transaction.  You have been warned.

    Args:
      reconnect: Whether to perform an automatic reconnection.

    Raises:
      DatabaseError: The connection to the server is not working.
    """
    self.CheckOpen()
    request = sql_pb2.ExecOpRequest()
    request.op.type = client_pb2.OpProto.PING
    try:
      self.MakeRequest('ExecOp', request)
    except DatabaseError:
      if not reconnect:
        raise

      self._connection_id = None
      self.OpenConnection()

  Warning = Warning
  Error = Error
  InterfaceError = InterfaceError
  DatabaseError = DatabaseError
  DataError = DataError
  OperationalError = OperationalError
  IntegrityError = IntegrityError
  InternalError = InternalError
  ProgrammingError = ProgrammingError
  NotSupportedError = NotSupportedError

connect = Connection

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Should philosophers be vulnerable or invincible?
In the Guardian this week, Giles Fraser meets Martha Nussbaum, the great philosopher of vulnerability and of emotions, and was apparently somewhat put off by how controlled and, well, frosty she seemed. He writes:
She emanates detached academic cool – fully in command of herself and her material. From someone who has spent a distinguished academic career emphasising the riskiness and vulnerability of the human condition, all this slightly frosty control comes as something of a surprise.
Why, she once asked in a brilliant essay entitled "Love's Knowledge", do the gods of the ancient world often fall in love with human beings? Why would they prefer mortals to immortals? It is precisely because human beings are able to fail, she argues, that they are able to manifest so many attractive qualities. Take courage. What place can courage have in the world of immortal gods? How could an immortal god risk everything for another if their own welfare were always guaranteed in advance? And what sort of parent would an immortal parent be to an immortal child? Certainly not one that is up half the night worrying. Risk and vulnerability are intrinsic to being human. And that is what makes us attractive, sometimes heroic.
But up in her office on the fifth floor of the law building, beautifully designed by the Finnish architect Eero Saarinen in the rational style of high modernism, the Ernst Freund distinguished service professor of law and ethics at the University of Chicago does not seem all that much like a risk-taker. She may not be a lawyer, but she chooses her words and her subjects with lawyer-like care. I decide to ask her first about risk and financial markets. It seems a fair enough question, given her interest in risk and the topicality of the issue – and she is famous for having worked with economists such as Amartya Sen and others. But she will not be drawn. "I don't want to talk about the regulation of financial markets because that is not my sphere of expertise. It's a very complicated topic, and if I have written a number of books they are always on topics that I think I know something about."
Well, perhaps that's more wise prudence than frosty detachment. Nussbaum is very careful to pick her topics and to speak from an informed position - and that's why she's a much more credible public thinker than poseurs like Slavoj Zizek, who will give you a long-winded and purple opinion on any topic you should throw at them. Still, I wondered if Fraser had a point, and if Nussbaum's cosmopolitanism, her embrace of humanity, was perhaps too intellectual, too distant and abstract, and therefore lacking in full humanity? I was reminded of the opening of her great book on the emotions, Upheavals of Thought, where she describes the death of her mother, before using it as a launch-pad for a philosophical consideration of human vulnerability. I agreed with one reviewer who found it somewhat cold and intellectual a consideration of one's mother's death.
This is an old dispute, of course, about how vulnerable philosophers should be. Should they be 'invincible', as Epictetus suggested, and beyond the reach of any emotions? Or do we want them floridly emotional, like Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who could barely do a talk without breaking down into soggy, sentimental crying jags? Christian philosophers like Fraser have, over the centuries, often accused Hellenistic philosophers like Nussbaum of being too detached and cool, as compared to the chest-beating desperation of Christian thinkers like Augustine, who was prepared to spill his guts out completely in his work, just to show how weak, broken and human he was.
So how much should a philosopher reveal of their inner world? How much emotion should they show? It's a bit of a balancing act. Certainly, philosophers become much more human and easy to relate to when they share their personal stories - as Nussbaum does movingly in the interview below, in which she talks about her mother's alcoholism. And it also becomes easier to connect with an audience when you share stories of your own struggles, rather than pretending to be a superman who never hurts and never fails. At the same time, there's a danger of one's own emotional dramas becoming a histrionic public performance, so that one's life becomes a commodity to be wheeled out every week...
As philosophy becomes more 'everyday' and personal, philosophers have to consider how much of themselves to put in to their work...and they can also expect to be held more and more to account not simply for what they write, but for how they live. What a nuisance!
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