I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
It's about fucking time.
No feeda da trools.
aha! to Liddy!
huh
hey central
Whew, fresh air.
Evening here as well. Has Bush resigned while I resigned myself to watching piss poor TV?
Hey doug!
Evening, freethinkers
Any good news tonite?
You know, with -enough- Gato Negro wine, you can forget that it's not very good.
Just sayin'
How can I go on with this 2 outs in the 9th, 2 run-lead blowing bullpen?
Bush presidency: FIERY WRECK!
Bush presidency: SODDEN MESS!
So much for peace and love. There is something very dangerous about ignorance in numbers.
Posted by Pam at September 19, 2005 11:17 PM
"An independent, non-violent, counter-dominant, left-liberal, possibly charismatic, not entirely insufferable, quasi anarcho-libertarian Quaker's take on politics, bicycling volleyball, and other esoterica.
Lo alecha ha-m'lacha ligmor, v'lo atah ben chorin l'hibateyl mimenah."- This is what NTodd has posted about himself on his blog!
Posted by Pam at September 19, 2005 11:24 PM
aha! to Liddy!
here, here!
Cheese soufle tonight with fresh baked French bread.
As long as no one dances around the oven all should be well.
Res Ipsa--if you head over to (gak) MSNBC, you will find you were right: Hurricane Katrina DID change everything.
Well, it changed their minds on the powers that be, at any rate.
Time to unleash Chang!
Evening here as well. Has Bush resigned while I resigned myself to watching piss poor TV?
Maybe this will help you feel better...
Kept refreshing when it was about due, but y'all still snuck in ahead of me.
I'm a douchebag, ignore me.
Fucka da Trolls. I'ma tola you once, I'ma tola you twice.
Central--how's the gang tonight?
heh, heh, ... heh, heh.
Any good news tonite?
Ripley
Rita's not here yet. I take my good news where I find it.
never said i was a stool pigeon
never said i was a diplomat
never said i was under suspicion
but you don't wanna hear about that
is that song about john bolton?
Oh, for god's sake, The Stench From Out Of Space has followed us.
I'm a douchebag, please remember to ignore me.
Res Ipsa--if you head over to (gak) MSNBC, you will find you were right: Hurricane Katrina DID change everything.
No cable, Sallyh. What are they saying?
Ripley--if there was good news, I missed it.
Sat loops
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/...t-ir4-
loop.html
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/...t-ir2-
loop.html
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/...at-bd-
loop.html
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/...at-wv-
loop.html
Jeez Ensign Ro had to change her name and move to another series to get a promotion. But hey, it's worth it, she went to the head of the line.
Saying that people are more skeptical of our political leaders in the wake of Katrina, and that they no longer trust them to do the right thing.
Maybe this will help you feel better...
My Dad (an ex-Republican thanks to Bush) sent that to me 
Res--you can pick it up at their website.
Bush presidency: FIERY WRECK!
Bush presidency: SODDEN MESS!
res ipsa loquitur>/i>
An incompetant, sadistic machine powered by a hybrid of heartless evil and shit in an engine designed by cronies and hacks.
Sallyh, good!
Lawrence O'Donnel on Mc'Laughlin just slapped chimpy down hard.
Saying that people are more skeptical of our political leaders in the wake of Katrina, and that they no longer trust them to do the right thing.
Sounds about right to me (except that the thinking peoples among us were skeptical and didn't trust them from the start). Good to see that the rest of the world is catching on.
Mr. Met--drink more beer?
y'know, Mr Met, if it weren't for that little business in 1986, i MIGHT feel sorry for you.
Oy, my beer's not cold yet. I'll have to have a word with Apu at the Quikee Mart about this.
Wow less than 200 previous posts!
maybe all yall already saw this any repetition aint always a bad thing
http://www.filmstripinternationa...dex.php?
asshole
This is Why So Many Hate The ACLU
This is turning into the ethnic cleansing of New Orleans
There is empty housing for the tens of thousands made homeless by Katrina - but the white elite have other plans
Naomi Klein
http://tinyurl.com/aus99
whoever came up with the term "petrosexual," which featured in an earlier thread today, is a genius.
Digby has an interesting post about College Republicans who are apparently majoring in corruption and dirty tricks...
"The baby bad guys were on display at the College republican election --- and the baddest baby bad guy won."
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/
2...751911732568343
what are the dem honchos going to do about that icky person sheehan?
Ripley--warm beer? My parents drank it like that.
Bleah.
Apropos of Roman Holiday from below, Dalton Trumbo is one of CU-Boulder's most famous alums. The fountain outside the student union is named in his honor (here's a pic, with the a bit of the Flatirons in the background). It's the site of many free-speech events. This week I saw one of the "You're all going to hell for having sex" guys there with his giant placard arguing with a comely coed.
In the past I've seen Jesse Jackson, Jerry Brown, and Ben Nighthorse Campbell (before he turned) speak there. Hillary spoke nearby at a rally in '92. Occasionally the college Dems and Reps will argue with each other there.
Any good news tonite?
Ripley
Bush is too drunk to approve any measure that would irreparably harm to the nation.
Oh, sorry Sampo - but if it hadn't been for that, your victory last year wouldn't have been nearly as sweet.
Oh, sorry Sampo - but if it hadn't been for that, your victory last year wouldn't have been nearly as sweet.
whoever came up with the term "petrosexual," which featured in an earlier thread today, is a genius.
Oil say.
Tony Blankley is an idiot.
Will one of you guys paleeze get out your tweezers and yank my penis hard?
You democrats are mean.
You're violent.
You hate and you hate.
You are irrantional and do nothing but spit the same statements over and over.
Plum P--that was one damn depressing article.
anyone here in houston or closer to the coast? what are you experiencing?
grocery stores in dallas after work were a zoo - lots of people buying bottled water plus all the regular stuff.
all the stores in dallas are now sold out of the fr300 handcrank radio that does radio, tv audio and weather channel and will charge your cell phone. if it vibrated i'd take it to bed with me tonight.
Did anyone see the clip on Olberman of Bush being questioned if he was passing over San Antonio because he might interfer with the recovery process?
He spun on his heels so fast to respond couple with petulant response.
Methinks a nerve has been strucketh.
Central--Tony Blankley: an idiot
AND ugly as sin.
I don't hate the ACLU. What's their mascot again? The Fighting Flamingos? The Screaming Beavers? The Fornicating Vikings?
I can't keep all those colleges straight.
I hadda harvest the first girl herb I ever grew yestiddy, cause the landlord grew wise. She allowed she gave them time to flower.
Sallyh: i know, i'm preparing a rope to hang myself...
after 2nd gig with evacuee aid 'til 3 a.m., i find i am not as indestructible as I remember being notso long ago.
But Hurricane W is stalled over America, twisting slowly in the wind. Pissing all over everything...
Bush is too drunk to approve any measure that would irreparably harm to the nation.
Never mind, he has plenty of stand-ins.
(sigh)
Eli, you ever see this?
http://img.photobucket.com/album...1/delete-
ba.jpg
I've seen a large walk in closet with lights, across the top and the walls covered with mirrored mylar. Boy they grew good tomatoes.
GOD'S TEAM 5 OPPONENTS NIL
GOD'S TEAM STILL IN 1ST PLACE!
Doozer--do you think he's more into pissing in the wind or projectile vomiting?
Chuffy and I had this discussion about projectile vomiting earlier. Enquiring minds want to know.
re the beer: pretend you're British for a little while, Ripley.
Eli, you ever see this?
Heh heh heh...
The local Homeland Security guy for Pittsburgh wa son the vening news tonight.
I looked at my mom and dad and said, "does anyone believe for a minute that this guy got his job because he actually knew what he was doing??"
NTOdd is corrupting my children!
re the beer: pretend you're British for a little while, Ripley.
It wouldn't be so bad if I weren't drinking cheap American beer tonite. I should have bought Bass or Guinness. Lesson learned.
NTOdd is corrupting my children!
For free, or are you paying him?
wa son the vening = was on the evening
"NTOdd is corrupting my children!"
What's he done now? He sure took some great shots of Thers II with a baseball bat in hand.
NTOdd is corrupting my children!
someone's got to do it.
NTOdd is corrupting my children!
So you don't have to...
It's an ill wind..errr thread that does no good
perhaps Rita will blow all of the cable journalists to oblivion starting with Rita Cosby and Greta Von Sustern
NTOdd is corrupting my children!
I have no doubt.
Ripley, this is horrible. NTodd is all about the teaching the kid to smoke.
George Bush- scum sucking shitbag, or shit sucking scumbag? Discuss.
Better Rita data at Http://www.weatherunderground.com Two blogs by meteorologists are listed at the top of the page. Steve Gregory is thinking the same thing I am; Rits is going to hit LA, east of the Texas line, but NHC still shows a track to the west, for it's own reasons.
c'mon atriots...send some good karma to the MN twins...
A repeat from the abandoned thread below.
Great story, Unrepentant Fenian. I offer this one in return:
J. Parnell Thomas, the self-righteous chairman of HUAC who was responsible for railroading so many people to career oblivion, was later tried and convicted of defrauding the government. The twist: He was sentenced to the Danbury, Connecticut federal prison where blacklisted screenwriters Lester Cole and Ring Lardner Jr. already were incarcerated for refusing to tell Thomas’s committee about their political beliefs. Imagine how awkward. What would they say if they had run into Thomas in the prison cafeteria? How about some crow for lunch, Mister Chairman?
this is horrible. NTodd is all about the teaching the kid to smoke.
but is he teaching the kid how to roll them?
NTodd is all about the teaching the kid to smoke.
Is he wearing pants?
"NTodd is all about the teaching the kid to smoke."
You don't mean to tell me NTodd smokes????
Peace rallies are happening in many places tomorrow:
Washington DC (the biggest one), plus ALASKA: Anchorage, Flagstaff, Tucson, CALIFORNIA: San Francisco, LA, Hollywood, San Diego, San Pedro, Santa Barbara, Truckee, Visalia, COLORADO: Denver, Durango, FLORIDA: Fort Lauderdale, Naples, St. Petersburg, Vero Beach, IOWA: Cedar Rapids INDIANA: Highland MASSACHUSETTES: Fall River, Pittsfield, Southwick, MICHIGAN: Dearborn, Port Huron MINNESOTA: Belle Plaine, St. Paul, MISSOURI: Kansas City, Springfield, MONTANTA: Kalispell, NEBRASKA: Omaha, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Nashua, NEW YORK: Ithica, New York City, Norwich, Syracuse OHIO: Portsmouth, OKLAHOMA: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, OREGON: Eugene, SOUTH DAKODA: (near) Keystone, Sioux Falls, TENNESSEE: Knoxville, Nashville, TEXAS: Brownsville, Dallas, UTAH: Salt Lake City
CANADA: Calgary, Ottawa,
Find out more:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/ca...date=2005-09-
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Richard,
Damn!
That is a real conundrum!
NTodd has just congtulated the 6-Year-Old for not wearing pants. Eli, please help.
Me likey Joe Nathan. Is he a free agent we can outspend you for?
Ripley, this is horrible. NTodd is all about the teaching the kid to smoke.
French inhale? Kindergarten girls go crazy for that.
Richard, you liberals have forgotten all about civilty. unlike such paragons of graciousness as john bolton, dick "go fuck yrself" cheney, bill "shut up shut up shut up" o'reilly, or little boots himself, flipping off the cameras.
grocery stores in dallas after work were a zoo - lots of people buying bottled water plus all the regular stuff.
It really is a shame we have a president and a press that promotes panic over logical thinking.
Texan Embsd by Bush
Where in Dallas are you?
grocery stores in dallas after work were a zoo - lots of people buying bottled water plus all the regular stuff.
It really is a shame we have a president and a press that promotes panic over logical thinking.
Texan Embsd by Bush
Where in Dallas are you?
Is the cheese souffle ready?
I'm feeling a dance coming on...
zephyr | Email | 09.23.05 - 10:14 pm | #
that was great. i don't see how any sentient being could look at that, realize the truth behind the mask, and not want to hang these assholes for treason.
i imagine realizing the truth behind the images is the trick.
NTodd has just congtulated the 6-Year-Old for not wearing pants. Eli, please help.
Well, okay, you're the dad...
Keep up that good no-pants-wearing, Thers II! Bravo!
anyone here in houston or closer to the coast? what are you experiencing?
Eight miles west of downtown.
Wind bursts of about 30mph followed by calm. A little rain.
Is the cheese souffle ready?
I'm feeling a dance coming on...
NO, NO, NO, it will fall
don't tell me you're sorry, Mr. Met. you're not sorry at all.
chris/tx: are you safe?
still waiting, 60% antiwar.
dems, pro war.
I've seen a large walk in closet with lights, across the top and the walls covered with mirrored mylar. Boy they grew good tomatoes.
doug
Does the mylar shield against the infrared shit that police departments have now? The ones that register heat concentrations - just as they drive down the street? See, that worries me.
I'm sure that most of the Bushista shit-bags think they have it so wired that they'll never have to face any of the people they've fucked over.
The first time one of them finds him (or her)self in the power of one of their former victims, it will be one for the history books...and it may not happen very often, or for a long time, but it will happen.
Is the cheese souffle ready?
I'm feeling a dance coming on...
NO, NO, NO, it will fall
doug
-------------------
It's when they start wearing pants that you have to worry.
Smoking's OK.
Well, as long as it's nice fat pig belly, over apple or hickory.
Mmmmm, bacon.
Doozer--do you think he's more into pissing in the wind or projectile vomiting?
43 was the puker in the fambly. Junior is a real pisser...
haloscan ate my dingo!
I just wanted to say. Raise the level of debate. Stop calling people names, stop making fun of the stupid stuff. Its time for smart people to be smart, step up and lead. They want to engage in name calling, they want the issue to be fighting the label of liberal. Make the issue the truth, make the issue we can and they can't. Make the issues positive, and make them negative. Entice them to debate, let them get rolling, then smash their weak; masterbatory arguments with what is on our side. Truth, leadership, and positive ideas. Or, ignore this comment, it was written by a crazy man - with no sense of proportion.
I'm sorry for you. Clemens? Not so much. For myself, not at all.
"its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!"
Chris/TX:
Are there evacuation centers for people to be safe?
Ripley, this is horrible. NTodd is all about the teaching the kid to smoke.
Thers
If kids don't smoke, only smokes will have kids...
Or something like that.
Does the mylar shield against the infrared shit that police departments have now? The ones that register heat concentrations - just as they drive down the street?
I have a friend who does drywall. He was talking about some work building Mormon tabernacles. They spec two layers of foil lined drywall board when the rest of the world for any normal use would have just one and only faced with paper.
Wouldn't totally stop the heat from coming through, but this would even it out so there would be no hotspots from the building. It would be one temp. Also stop the mmRadar that can go through walls.
Nice piece I just found in the Lebanon, PA paper. A couple excerpts:
The problem is that people more interested in power than in governing, in the end, make a mess of things. Spin, or the older word for it, propaganda, can cover up for quite a time by denying reality, but the longer it takes to accept reality, the worse things get.
The toughness it required in the Bush administration to deny reality has eaten into the human, social and physical capital of the nation. Those in power don’t even know it because doing a competent job of building this nation is not what they are interested in.....
Now comes the Katrina story, and we see what happens when people who do not believe in governing are given control of the government. Before we assumed competence, now we really should assume that the incompetence at FEMA pervades EPA, the Department of State, the SEC, FDA and all the rest of the federal government. All the other political cronies have just not been tested yet or have been able to cover up with spin. These incompetents continue to believe that governing is enjoying the perks of office, covering your butt and spinning a story.
This retreat from competence is now being used to blame government for the incompetence created by the incumbents. This is the ultimate spin. Destroy the ability to govern because government is bad. Then when it fails, use that as proof that you were right about government being bad.
Bush was wearing the most darling shade of blush this afternoon. I just love it when he shows up on Fox News.
Those bitches really know how to make him up for the cameras.
For a group that just loves to bash hollywood they sure have a lot of it's makeup artists on staff.
G'night darlings!
xxx oooo
Has anyone heard from seaxneat today?
If kids don't smoke, only smokes will have kids...
"I don't care if they burn!"
Karin, I think that is Robert Reich: either that or someone ripping him off. Read that at the beginning of the week I think.
Patrick - here's the thing - it's Friday night.
Relax...................
Plum P. - Doing fine. On high ground in a fifty year old brick house that has never flooded. Main problem is that the oaks in this area tend to topple in winds over about 70mph. So far it looks like inner Houston will miss the worst. My Dem neighbor gave me the keys to his house if anything happened to mine (we were the only two in neighborhood with Kerry signs so we stick together).
yes, Mr. Met, you're so sorry to have to twist the knife like that.
truth be told, i was living in NYC at the time, and i took rather a shine to the Metsies. they weren't the fucking yankees, at least, and i loved watching strawberry's beautiful swing, and gooden's curveball, and mookie wilson's hustle. when it became apparent that the mets and sox would meet in the world serious, i figured i couldn't lose.
boy, was i wrong.
I just wanted to say. Raise the level of debate. Stop calling people names, stop making fun of the stupid stuff. Its time for smart people to be smart, step up and lead. They want to engage in name calling, they want the issue to be fighting the label of liberal. Make the issue the truth, make the issue we can and they can't. Make the issues positive, and make them negative. Entice them to debate, let them get rolling, then smash their weak; masterbatory arguments with what is on our side. Truth, leadership, and positive ideas. Or, ignore this comment, it was written by a crazy man - with no sense of proportion.
Patrick
Patrick, God love ya. I remember when I was 'bout 20 and found mind-altering substances after my first college Logic class.
Hey, everybody: I have been up for eight and a half hours! THat is a new record for not sleeping with this damned flu.
Nobody likes Bushie.
and the lord said "die, children, die!" ah-lalalalalala.
(sorry, watching MST3K)
well, hang in there tx, la.
check'n out. tomorrow bush will be by make it all better. more proof there is no god.
Thank you, beth. I hadn't gone looking for a rally, didn't expect any in reasonable distance, but to my surprise there's one in this little town. Followed the link, got the info, will be there.
Drove past the Mall on the way to dinner tonight. Wow. Camp Casey is huge. There are a number of pavillions and sound stages. ANSWER has it's own area and tents. There were already some folks lined up along Constitution Ave. w/ signs saying Impeach Bush! I think tomorrow we'll see what it really looks like when Americans support freedom.
Are there evacuation centers for people to be safe?
Sandy - The local news interviewed some city official today, they were taking busses out and gathering anybody that had called in and wanted to be evacuted to a shelter. Not sure where the shelters are though.
Congrats, DWD. I just hope the hell I don't have the same thing.
I've been feeling like shit for over a week now.
I got to see the Mets play in Fenway that year, in July (I think, might have been August) for the Jimmy Fund game. It was superior. Gary Carter put one over the Monsta. WS preview extraordinaire. I think given your series with the Angels, and ours with Houston, that was by far the best overall year for exciting baseball ever.
chris/tx: well be careful out there. I suspect your electricity will eventually go out so you wont be able to let us know...but when it comes back, be sure to post here that you're ok!
I think Numb3rs just jumped the shark. Like, thirty seconds ago.
I just wanted to say. Raise the level of debate.
masterbatory
Masturbatory.
You're acting a twit, frankly. I could explain why, but I'm sick to death of it. To cut to the chase, grow up.
MST3K?
What channel?
up2late,
tape. sorry.
chris/tx, are you going to try to sleep or just stay up all night and watch what happens?
I think tomorrow we'll see what it really looks like when Americans support freedom.
Hecate
i'm afraid it wont be reported, Rita will dominate the news tomorrow, Rove will be watching in the window, sneering
Are there evacuation centers for people to be safe?
Sandy-L.A., 90034 | Email | 09.23.05 - 10:33 pm | #
If Bush can't save Texas then no where is safe. Just get as close to Crawford as you can.
That is probably the one state in the country he'd do his damndest to save. He does after all have to live there after the impeachment and forced removal from office followed by his parole.
MYOB'
.
i'm afraid it wont be reported, Rita will dominate the news tomorrow, Rove will be watching in the window, sneering
However many, many cameras will be there.
Pictures of this all over the internet.
I'd like that show better if Judd Hirsch took a dirt nap, Eli. (On the show I mean, not really). What happened?
So much bitterness!
Smallfish - I'm near Lovers Lane and Inwood. Am going to Mama's Daughter's Diner at 9:15 a.m. tomorrow for breakfast and then plan to stick to the house or close to it. The Mama's on Industrial Blvd sort of behind the Anatole. Want to meet me? The best diner in town in my opinion. Absolutely the best biscuits and sweet tea!
If Bush can't save Texas then no where is safe. Just get as close to Crawford as you can.
That is probably the one state in the country he'd do his damndest to save. He does after all have to live there after the impeachment and forced removal from office followed by his parole.
This is why I was so lukewarm about the "Bush is racist!" stuff, since it let his most troglodyte-y base reassure themselves that he would still look out for *them*.
I think it's more accurate to say that Bush is too clueless and incompetent to protect any ass but his own.
"So much bitterness!"
So few threads...
Hecate-that sounds great. This is the first big protest since Feb 2003 that I'm going to miss, unfortunately. Have fun!
I think tomorrow we'll see what it really looks like when Americans support freedom.
Hecate
What we'll see is red staters doing everything they can in damage control. Bush won't be able to get away should his own state be destroyed.
MYOB'
.
oh, FSM, that angels series. i died and was reborn like, three times in the game that hendu won with his homer. and that endless game against the astros? you may be right. but it doesn't make up for game friggin 6. i don't blame buckner, i blame mcnamara, who let sentiment win out over sound defensive strategy.
He does after all have to live there after the impeachment and forced removal from office followed by his parole.
I think he'll sell that place in a heartbeat once he no longer needs it to catapult the propaganda. He'll either move back into the gated community where he used to live or he'll go to Kennebunkport. Just my theory.
Plum P - Thanks. You are right about losing electricity. Houston has so many trees that any significant storm topples the trees and breaks power lines. But guess it is the same anywhere with many trees.
I'd like that show better if Judd Hirsch took a dirt nap, Eli. (On the show I mean, not really). What happened?
Some incredibly hokey semi-animated sequence with, like, a frontier buffalo hunter or something. Pretty goofy.
OK Watertiger, any room on the boat tomorrow?
Steve Gregory is thinking the same thing I am; Rits is going to hit LA, east of the Texas line, but NHC still shows a track to the west, for it's own reasons.
Really?
From the 8:00 PM CST advisory...
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/ref...ml/
211444.shtml
RITA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 11 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF HURRICANE RITA WILL MAKE LANDFALL ALONG
THE SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND UPPER TEXAS COASTS NEAR DAYBREAK
SATURDAY.
chris/tx: well be careful out there. I suspect your electricity will eventually go out so you wont be able to let us know...but when it comes back, be sure to post here that you're ok!
Plum P
"electricity will eventually go out"
This is a given.
And what I dread.
Days of no power.
We are good food, water (the water tower here has backup power) wise.
It's so calm here now.
.
Now Math Guy just invoked pi to explain why this one guy came out of nowhere to become Suspect Numero Uno...
I agree with you there, Buck got a raw deal. The real thing was Mookie vibing out Bob Stanley. As soon as he came in I knew it was over for you guys. I will always love the Sawx for that.
DWD, not Robert Reich, it's by someone named Paul Heise. I guess the concept that this admin is incapable of governing, is not a unique one, so not necessarily plagiarism.
Mr Met is my favorite Eschaton poster ever, frankly. Of course, I grew up in Bayside.
Eli,
doesn't look like it. I'm even down one seat, since they gave me a mini van with 4 bucket seats. We're going to have to squeeze karmic_jay in.
i'm sorry, ami.
"Pi = Hector Machado"
Eli nails it...
"its a ground ball...trickling... its a fair ball, its by Buckner, rounding third Knight, the Mets will win the ballgame, the Mets win!"
Mr. Met
Its great to see that someone remembers Bob Murphy(God rest his immortal soul)'s call. Scully seems to get all the glory.
Are there evacuation centers for people to be safe?
There are several in Austin.
To volunteer: 974-1110.
I'm going to hit the shower before the next update...for those of you hunkering down, my best wishes are with you.
(I'm in FL - hurricane central last year)
Eli,
doesn't look like it. I'm even down one seat, since they gave me a mini van with 4 bucket seats. We're going to have to squeeze karmic_jay in.
Eh? What? Huh?
I hear Newburgh is lovely this time of year...
Chris/TX:
I sure do hope you take care. We'll all be thinking about you and everyone else still there.
Let us know how you are as much as possible.
So much bitterness!
So much meat-headed idiocy in just one administration! In so little time!
I saw the most amazing sunset of the effects of the clouds from the storm tonight.
If this war continues for ten years, it will be Watertiger's fault.
Hecate, that's what I've always thought too. I just posted that but Haloscan ate it.
If Bush can't save Texas then no where is safe. Just get as close to Crawford as you can.
That is probably the one state in the country he'd do his damndest to save. He does after all have to live there after the impeachment and forced removal from office followed by his parole.
Nah he doesn't give a shit about anything, snyone or anywhere. If, may His Noodley Appendage allow, he is impeached he'll go back to Connecticut. He only bought the Crawford Compound in 1999 after hed decided he wanted to be the War President ™ as a prop. After hes done with prezniting he won't need it anymore.
watertiger, any thought to setting up a way for Atriots to meet tomorrow?
So what do you think, Eli? I'm in the central time zone so I can still catch it. Am I better off watching that, or waiting to see if Greta Van Susterererererninininin's face will get blown black into a normal configuration?
So what do you think, Eli? I'm in the central time zone so I can still catch it. Am I better off watching that, or waiting to see if Greta Van Susterererererninininin's face will get blown black into a normal configuration?
Its great to see that someone remembers Bob Murphy(God rest his immortal soul)'s call. Scully seems to get all the glory.
Best. Voice. Ever. *Maybe* second to Mel Allen. Maybe.
I'm not from Boston...but when that ball went thru Buckner's legs, I died a little with him.
Thers,
Does Eli have to go pantless next weekend?
The Mama's on Industrial Blvd sort of behind the Anatole. Want to meet me?
I would love to meet you, however, I have a full schedual lined up tomorrw. Not the least of which is the negotiation for a new work van. Next weekend would be a much better opportunity.
Dude...I found Bianca!
Plum, don't worry about what rove will think. rove can't control reality, which is that the american people have finally figured out the war was a monstrous shuck, and the man they believed could protect them can't even take a pee without permission. humpty dumpty (no offense, olexicon) can now fit in a dustpan.
Maybe you're just all old.
So what do you think, Eli? I'm in the central time zone so I can still catch it. Am I better off watching that, or waiting to see if Greta Van Susterererererninininin's face will get blown black into a normal configuration?
Eh. I'm pretty underwhelmed, really. And maybe I'm not paying close enough attention, but it's really not making a whole lot of sense.
So much bitterness!
Anonymous
eat shit muther fucker. i for one am sick of you assholes. you seriously don't realize what fuckwits and criminals this administration is composed of. screw you asshole. too stupid to live.
good nite. jesus, save us.
Karin, not sure. The point of the Reich piece was the only thing the Republicans were good at was winning elections: they have little and ability or interest in governing. I think it was in NY TIMES this week.
I will check
watertiger, any thought to setting up a way for Atriots to meet tomorrow?
Hmmm. More brownies and pecan bars for the rest of us. You and NTodd are banished.
How about Delay? What part of Texas is he from? Will Bush sit on his new porch too?
He does after all have to live there after the impeachment and forced removal from office followed by his parole.
No, he doesn't have to.
All the traks have it going over us here in northwest Louisiana. If the power gets knocked out, we have backup natural gas generators at the compound that immediately kick in.
"The entitlement debt is going to kill us! And at least Bush tried to tackle Social Security this year!"
So says Brooks on the Lehrer report -- blame it on Social Security and Medicare.
Damn it!
The Repugs just keep toeing the line without any logic anymore.
watertiger, any thought to setting up a way for Atriots to meet tomorrow?
When I used to go to the NO Jazz Fest every year, we would always rendevous at the big inflatable lobster at the end of the day. I don't suppose DC has any landmarks like that?
Best. Voice. Ever.
Ahhh...but Bob Prince was one of a kind. Never again.
To the Gunner!!
(wipes tear)
What part of Texas is he from
The Dallas sewer system.
Runnin' from Cindy
Runnin' from Rita
Runnin'
Runnin'
Runnin'
Let's Run the motherfucker outta the country.
I saw the most amazing sunset of the effects of the clouds from the storm tonight.
Incog
Wierd, huh?
I took pics.
.
chris/tx, are you going to try to sleep or just stay up all night and watch what happens?
lavalamp - My wife is locked down at the medical center so me and the dogs are living large. Will probably make it to about 3am when final landfall point has been determined. Have been enjoying your updates on the evacuee's you are housing! Too funny.
Incog,
Is it raining where you are?
If Bush can't save Texas then no where is safe.
Yeah, because Bush is REALLY from Texas!
Maybe you're just all old.
Anonymous
Given that your mental and emotional age is four, we must be old to you.
Does Eli have to go pantless next weekend?
No, your turn.
Sorry. Federal requirements.
Of course, Eli will pant quite a bit then...
Sorry, not lobster,crayfish
((slaps self in the head))
What was I thinking?
Karin,
Ignore Thersites. The plans have been in place for over a week.
He is just trying to get his ass kicked.
DeLay is from Sugarland.
good one watertiger!
Is there a plan? No one ever tells me anything
No, your turn.
Sorry. Federal requirements.
Of course, Eli will pant quite a bit then...
*reminds self to bring zoom lens*
lavalamp,
well, it's near Dallas, no? Maybe he migrated!
Like coconuts!
I would love to meet you, however, I have a full schedual lined up tomorrw. Not the least of which is the negotiation for a new work van. Next weekend would be a much better opportunity.
----------------
I'm a regular so next Sat works also. I usually get there about 10 or 10:15. Some great progressives eat breakfast there and we shore each other up in the midst of the pretzeldent's regime.
If you want to email me next week to figure out how we'd recognize each other my address is sandraw1-At-mindspring.com.
Eli--Numb3rs always jumps the shark. I watch it for the cute math geek.
Hecate, not yet but they're predicting over 20 inches here. Right now we're having strong wind gusts that's kicking up a lot of dust and grit that keeps getting in my eyes when I go outside.
The thing about Mr. Met is, you won't be seeing him without his pants on.
No, he doesn't have to.
Tena | Email | Homepage | 09.23.05 - 10:51 pm | #
Oh c'mon Tena. You know what's going to happen.
Within 5 years after he leaves office republicans will be renaming grade, middle, and high schools after him.
He'll have his own street there in Crawford named after him.
Within 10 years they'll be looking for which coin they can change, the penny, the nickle or in Bush's case the 1 million dollar bill.
By the time his cryogenic systems fail they'll be naming starships after him.
I wouldn't be surprised if the history book rewrites aren't already in place to make sure his reign is looked upon as being America's golden age.
MYOB'
.
There she goes...
hey, as long as we're remembering announcers who have gone to that great pressbox in the sky, let's raise a glass to ned martin, a wonderful announcer with a wonderful voice. and thanks for what you said, Cap'n GoTo.
Sox win, 6-3.
mmmmmm ... cute math geeks....
Plum P - Delay's district is around Sugar Land, which is down near the coast. I'm not sure at this point what is going on as far as the hurricane's impact on the Texas coast. Last I heard, it seemed to have turned away from Houston. I don't know how that affects Sugar Land.
I'd find a map, but my dial up is so slow tonight that I'd never get it downloaded. Sorry.
How about Delay? What part of Texas is he from? Will Bush sit on his new porch too?
A place called Sugarland in the Houston metropolitan area. While sitting on his new porch, Bush will make the request: "Give me some sugar,baby!".
chris tx--we'll be thinking about you and the missus tonight.
Ready for that piano playing job?
well, it's near Dallas, no? Maybe he migrated!
Like coconuts!
watertiger
Carried by swallows, no doubt.
Eli--Numb3rs always jumps the shark. I watch it for the cute math geek.
...Who was the obnoxious prima-donna kid in Life With Mikey. He played a lot of trollish characters back in the day, so he's kinda like Fred Savage in reverse.
Talked to my Sis and she was watching Fox and saw Geraldo getting blown down.
Fool.
.
agave - I wanna see...
Plum, don't worry about what rove will think.
He's in N Dakota for a fundraiser tomorrow. Which, when you think about it, really is the best way to oversee reconstruction efforts for the hurricane battered Gulf coast.
Stinky
You got one out of two right, not the logic class. Enjoy your night, time to go out and find something to do.
to everyone going to the dc protest enjoy and be safe. Oh, and shout real loud.
ok, really going now, agave and incog stay safe.
and post some of those pics.
I want to meet the Mets.
Thers,
Can't you get NTodd one of those green preppie belts? He can use it to hold up his pants and, here's the beauty part, every time he forgets where to meet, he can look down and go, "Oh, yeah, Greenbelt!"
I wouldn't be surprised if the history book rewrites aren't already in place to make sure his reign is looked upon as being America's golden age.
They'll be scratching it on slabs of limestone.
Sox win, 6-3.
red or white?
Ahianne | Email | 09.23.05 - 10:38 pm | #
Your welcome
Here's a link to Jon Stewart's funny take on God and hurrican Rita (have to watch the short commercial):
http://www.comedycentral.com/sit...ml?
itemId=18261
Any time, deluxe sampo.
Step right up and greet the Mets.
Carried by swallows, no doubt.
On a runner.
Is there a plan? No one ever tells me anything
Yes. Hope is our plan.
DeLay is from Sugarland.
lavalamp
Really?
I thought he was from Dicktard.
OK. Seven black-and-tans later... what have I missed?
Quack Quack, and furthermore, Quack, I say. Quack is hard work. Quack, Quack... Quack, Quark, Quack... tax cuts Quack... stay the Quack..., and I am not a Quack...
Sox win, 6-3.
red or white?
Sangria.
You never know, do you? I just found a really nice live accoustic performance of Mr. Soul by Neil Young. (dint know I had it)
Within 5 years after he leaves office republicans will be renaming grade, middle, and high schools after him.
Err. No. The Republican't party is already running away from him. In 5 years they'll be pretending they never heard of him.
Sandy/SallyH - Thanks guys. And Sally, that job is looking good right now.
red, Plum.
Can't you get NTodd one of those green preppie belts? He can use it to hold up his pants and, here's the beauty part, every time he forgets where to meet, he can look down and go, "Oh, yeah, Greenbelt!"
Make sure he has his shirt collar turned up, too, just like in the Abercrombie & Fitch catalogues.
Hope is not a plan.
Let me guess-Geraldo was wearing a yellow rain slicker?
Sangria.
mmmm....sangria.
red, Plum.
The sakes?
Hope is not a plan.
nor is it a thing with feathers.
Hope is not a plan.
But Hope floats.
Make sure he has his shirt collar turned up, too, just like in the Abercrombie & Fitch catalogues.
If he wanted to be like the Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue he'd be wearing a pair of skin-tight briefs and cavorting with a half-naked teenage boy.
But Hope is a town in Arkansas.
Hope is not a plan.
nor is it a thing with feathers.
watertiger
It is, however, a watermelon-rich town in Arkansas.
If you want to email me next week to figure out how we'd recognize each other my address is sandraw1-At-mindspring.com.
Sounds like a plan!
Consider it done.
But Hope floats.
As do:
gravy
very small rocks
bread
churches
and
a DUCK!
a pair of skin-tight briefs and cavorting with a half-naked teenage boy.
You say that like it's a bad thing...
If he wanted to be like the Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue he'd be wearing a pair of skin-tight briefs and cavorting with a half-naked teenage boy.
Well, there's that.
chris/tx, Texan Embsd by Bush, you guys too, stay safe. and anyone else from the area.
peace
well, you know, baseball...pfew!!! since we lost the Expos, i don't give it much thought...
But hockey is back!!! Les Canadiens sont là!!!!
Left Lane--let's see. NTodd is corrupting Thers' kids, Doug is baking a cheese souffle, sox beat the Mets 6-3, Chris tx is hunkered down with the dogs while his wife is locked up at the medical center, and Karl Rove will be indicted soon.
Have I missed anything?
So... if she... weighs... the same as... hope...
"Err. No. The Republican't party is already running away from him. In 5 years they'll be pretending they never heard of him."
Old Man (may I address you, thus?)
Sometimes I've felt during these last four+ years I fell down Alice's rabbit hole -- everything that SHOULD happen, hasn't and everything the SHOULD NOT happen, has.
So I worry that your logical thinking in this illogical world may not track justifiably.
WTF? a cliffhanger BSG season finale? Fracking Bastards!
NOLA is flooding again.
Rove talking point when asked why resources are going to Houston and not there, "That place is so last week."
So... if she... weighs... the same as... hope...
then . . . she's made of . . . wood . . .
If he wanted to be like the Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue he'd be wearing a pair of skin-tight briefs and cavorting with a half-naked teenage boy.
If I know NTodd, he's wearing sking-tight briefs. Or not...
This is why I was so lukewarm about the "Bush is racist!" stuff...
Frankly, I don't think W is capable of giving enough of a shit about anyone not named G W Bush to be actively racist. His abministration is de facto racist, but the intent has to come from somewhere else. Total systemic incompetence in a situation with a visible color line can also look a lot more KKK than it really is. Not that it helps anything, though...
Amusing juxtaposition of lines in next week's Numb3rs preview...
"It's an entirely math-based technology."
"We've got a shoe here."
Left Lane--let's see. NTodd is corrupting Thers' kids, Doug is baking a cheese souffle, sox beat the Mets 6-3, Chris tx is hunkered down with the dogs while his wife is locked up at the medical center, and Karl Rove will be indicted soon.
Have I missed anything?
Sallyh
WhaddamI? Chopped liva?
Have I missed anything?
Jeffraham got a job!
Sallyh, thanks for the summation.
Now it's time for Bill Mahr. See y'alls later
This new learning amazes me, Sir Watertiger. Tell me again how sheeps' bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes.
charley - Thanks, and if that was you that sent me the email on my computer problem, thanks again.
then . . . she's made of . . . wood . . .
watertiger
Burn Her!!!
Can I recommend an excellent cheap red? Lindeman's shiraz. It's Australian. About $7 around here, may vary where you are. Deee-licious. Anything from Lindeman's is good, actually, but the shiraz is a favorite. With a grilled steak, green salad, and a loved one to split the bottle with. Who could ask for more?
If you're feeling like spending a few more bucks than that, Clos du Bois pinot noir is mighty yummy. Anything by Clos du Bois is mighty nice, but the pinot noir is another one that's dee-licious.
Me, tonight I got drunk on IPA at the local brew pub. Tasty!
Sometimes I've felt during these last four+ years I fell down Alice's rabbit hole -- everything that SHOULD happen, hasn't and everything the SHOULD NOT happen, has.
Reality is starting to intrude into Bushworld. This is the worst Administration in this country's history. People can not ignore that fact indefinately.
hey, Old Man, i've been meaning to tell you: len dawson mike garret curtis mcclinton otis taylor jim tyrer buck buchanan johnny robinson curly culp
i, too, remember when they won playoff games.
Naming schools and shit after Commander CooCoo Bananas?
Commander CooCoo Bananas will be lucky not to have his portrait turned to the wall in the WH.
Strawhat, do you ever got to Drinking Liberally? I'm thinking about going to one or two before I head south.
Frankly, I don't think W is capable of giving enough of a shit about anyone not named G W Bush to be actively racist.
Agreed. Calling Bush racist is like calling the tiger that mauled one of Siegfried and Roy homophobic.
Reality is starting to intrude into Bushworld. This is the worst Administration in this country's history. People can not ignore that fact indefinately.
Amazingly, millions of them can, and will. It's mindboggling.
Rorschach--not at all, but recapping beyond 2 hours is pretty much beyond me...
Cheese souffle?
Patrick, I hear you and you have a point.
But a little gallows humor helps us get through these scary times.
Their capacity for cognitive dissonance is truly impressive.
When the local news shows the live feeds from out-of-town reporters, their mouths never match up with the voices, because the delays are different between the video and audio signals.
Looks like a boring scene from Speed Racer.
God, it's just sucking in NOLA...
"Reality is starting to intrude into Bushworld. This is the worst Administration in this country's history. People can not ignore that fact indefinately."
(sorry -- still haven't learned how to post links and do italics, etc...getting there, learning curve steep, etc.)
Thanks for the words of HOPE.
Cheese souffle?
I'm all a bout de souffle.
It's like the Galactica is dems and the Pegasus is rethugs
My wife is locked down at the medical center so me and the dogs are living large
woo hoo! I got a sudden "dogs playing poker" flash.
Sadly, the subtext of my inlaw evacuee diatribes wasn't so funny- as I posted this morning, their dogs killed one of my cats last night. I spent a few hours in the emergency room becuse the cat shredded my hand when I tried to save her.
Thus, my bitchiness of today. But I do love them. It's just been a trial.
But they did fix the shower! And then we had a nice dinner.
Rorschach--not at all, but recapping beyond 2 hours is pretty much beyond me...
Sallyh
Kidding around of course, but any attention from Sallyh, however cheaply acquired, is nice!
Hope used to be a damned good college when I went there. Dunno about now: seems they may have drank the Kool Aid but I have not been there lately.
http://www.hope.edu
Amazingly, millions of them can, and will. It's mindboggling.
Indeed they have been and many still are. But Brownie did a heck of a job, the deficit is exploding, Iraq is an Islamic Republic, gas is $3 a gallon, many people won't be able to afford to heat their houses this winter & the Republican't party doesn't give a shit about anyone who is not already rich.
Basically they haven't delivered squat to 95% of the population, they've only made things worse.
Sadly, the subtext of my inlaw evacuee diatribes wasn't so funny- as I posted this morning, their dogs killed one of my cats last night. I spent a few hours in the emergency room becuse the cat shredded my hand when I tried to save her.
Oh, jeez. I'm so sorry. That's just horrible.
Season finale of Battlestar Galactica -- amazing. Now I have to wait till January for the next season. Arghhh.
are you the same rorschach of "Welcome Back Kotter" fame?
Re Bush drinking again - Watching Bush give his little speeches the last few days, he does seem to be stumbling more, if that is possible. He really has that look of a deer in the headlites, except now it is all the time. He reminds me of the employee that would just quit if he could. Not sure if it the stress of not getting his naps and exercise, or if he is boozing it up.
Sometimes Eli's gags leave me breathless.
lavalamp : wow! what a story, poor kitty!
Lavalamp--I am so sorry about your kitty. Bless you.
I saw the blurb in the TV guide and thought oh gawd their gonna resurrect the pegasus plot.
But it turned out great!
Really?
Really
Scroll down to the comment by "JM2" at 10:50 PM GMT (almost the bottom of the page) and the reply below it by Gregory.
my condolences too, ll
lavalamp--what Eli said. That really sucks.
lavalamp - i've enjoyed your ongoing narration about your house guests. I think you've been funny and understandably pissed.
All you've really done is tell the stories - with the facts. You actually haven't dissed them personally - you've let the stories make the point.
Not sure if it the stress of not getting his naps and exercise, or if he is boozing it up.
he's got that lame duck in the crosshairs look, doesn't he?
In 5 years they'll be pretending they never heard of him.
The Old Man From Scene 24 | Email | 09.23.05 - 10:59 pm | #
They've been trying to rename everything under the sun after a president who was brain dead his entire second term. You think Junior won't get equal or greater treatment? Under his reign they're undoing everything they can to help give the corporatists what they want. They know that Bush will accept these token gestures because he'll honestly believe he deserves them.
But you also forget that for these people adherance to the ideology is a must. They'll rename everything after Bush just to show that they can and walk around ignorant of everything that has happened. I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't think that a failure to do so would be an admission that Bush and conservatism was a failure. They will idolize him because it helps them avoid admission of failure.
And there will be plenty of people who will think Bush is worth it.
MYOB'
.
Thats awful lavalamp 
George Bush's theme song...
Bravely bold Sir Robin rode forth from Camelot
He was not afraid to die, O brave Sir Robin
He was not at all afraid to be killed in nasty ways
Brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Robin
He was not in the least bit scared to be mashed into a pulp
Or to have his eyes gouged out and his elbows broken
To have his kneecaps split and his body burned away
And all his limbs hacked and mangled, brave Sir Robin
His head smashed in and his heart cut out
And his liver removed and his bowels unplugged
And his nostrils raped and his bottom burnt off and his penis...
He is brave Sir Robin,
Brave Sir Robin who...
To fight and...............
Brave Sir Robin ran away
Bravely, ran away...away...
When danger reared its ugly head
He bravely turned his tail and fled
Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about
And gallantly he chickened out
Bravely talking to his feet
He beat a very brave retreat
Bravest of the brave, Sir Robin
They've been trying to rename everything under the sun after a president who was brain dead his entire second term.
So there's a precedent.
Bush: to the duckpit!
They've been trying to rename everything under the sun after a president who was brain dead his entire second term. You think Junior won't get equal or greater treatment?
As bad as Reagan was, he didn't fuck things up nearly as bad as Chimpy has. He was wrong on most things, but at least they made an honest effort at governing the country.
So is Bush officially worst than Nixon now?
snappy, Eli, very snappy!
chris/tx - About Bush - the media has made such a big deal out of his vaunted steadfastness. All it really is is stubbornness and arrogance. He's not built for this pressure - this pressure of everything going wrong. He cuts and runs when this happens - always has.
He worries me.
That's really tough, lavalamp.
Ripley, I haven't. Last I heard it's on Tuesday nights in Lincoln Park and that's out of my orbit. Have you?
lavalamp,
that is horrific! How did your guests respond?
NTodd is very, very dangerous to have near children. He built a fort for the 6-Year-Old. That's OK, but there's gators in the moat.
are you the same rorschach of "Welcome Back Kotter" fame?
Mr. Met
That is really not at all clever.
lavalamp - So sorry to hear about your cat, that is awful.
We only have one rule for visitors to our house. You can burn it down, we don't care. But if you hurt one hair on either of our dogs, I'll kill you. God, that is awful about your cat. You are far more generous than me letting them stay after that.
Death takes a holiday
Chertoff is looking more and more like Monty Burns.
OK, SCOTUS, it was a nice try but I think we need to get serious here. Could we please have President Gore back now? No questions asked, just give us our real president and no body gets hurt.
And if you look at this tracking map at weatherunderground.com, you see what I mean. That thing looks like it's foir sure LA bound.
Of course, once it hits land, all bets are off. that thing could go anywhere or nowhere. Some models have it heading for newfoundland or someplace, I swear to Ghawdde.
lavalamp is the celebrity endorser for forbearance.
Sean reporting live from Galveston just took a frontal hit from a big piece of styrofoam - and he kept on ticking! didn't even say "oh SHIT" as it hit him!
"That is really not at all clever."
What? Where?
No questions asked, just give us our real president and no body gets hurt.
Little late now...
any last minute impulsive Eschatonians thinking of enjoying the last day at the New Mexico State Fair?
we're meeting up in the morning, and I'll even buy ya a slice of pie and some fry bread if you do..,
GWPDA, the last sheep to shawl demo is listed at 9:30 am, but there's Navajo rug making demo at noonish.
luminara candles already in the car. Hope you brough empty suitcases. Anything else you might want from SF?
"Does the mylar shield against the infrared shit that police departments have now? The ones that register heat concentrations - just as they drive down the street? See, that worries me."
tena
foil backed cell foam is your best bet to get around that, & no light leaks.
careful though, smells the real give away in an urban envron
Evening, Moonbatriots.
If there were a George W. Bush High School, what would they name the sports teams?
The Fiery Wrecks.
That was for res ipsa.
It's Wed nite at the Red Lion now, strawhat. That's a haul from the burbs but I wouldn't mind checking it out.
There are quite a few Chicago bloggers and I'd like to meet some of them, though I don't know if any go to DL.
God likes to see Anderson Cooper all wet
Well, we are finally getting a little rain in New Jersey, too.
we're meeting up in the morning, and I'll even buy ya a slice of pie and some fry bread if you do..,
Mmm... fry bread...
Not a lot of fry bread in Pittsburgh, alas.
"NTodd is very, very dangerous to have near children. He built a fort for the 6-Year-Old. That's OK, but there's gators in the moat.
Thers"
Sounds like he just needs some kids of his own!
Toonscribe,
I think we should start referring to Bush as "Fiery Rex".
their dogs killed one of my cats last night
holy shit. i'm so sorry.
their dogs killed one of my cats last night
holy shit. i'm so sorry.
The Fiery Wrecks.
That was for res ipsa.
Although The Chickenhawks would work, too.
are you the same rorschach of "Welcome Back Kotter" fame?
Mr. Met
That is really not at all clever.
How bout "Welcome Back Blotter"? Huh? Huh?
"Agreed. Calling Bush racist is like calling the tiger that mauled one of Siegfried and Roy homophobic."
rorschach,
I am impressed.
Although The Chickenhawks would work, too
Chickenbeavers.
Dartanyon..Just to let you know that Ron Marcianno is in Beaumont, TX.
He's on CNN right now.
He's a cutie
Not a lot of fry bread in Pittsburgh, alas
I thoght that was the british version of "french toast."
So...what are we missing out on, Eli?
Lavalamp, that's awful.
If there were a George W. Bush High School, what would they name the sports teams?
There wouldn't be a sports team.
Only cheerleaders.
Ripley, I believe it not that you came up with that.
We only have one rule for visitors to our house.
Okay, you wanna talk about houseguests? Listen to this.
or somebody
Oh, Wednesday, bummer, I'm booked on Wednesday nights. (Church choir. I'm such a nerd.) Go check it out and raise a glass in my honor.
Doozer, here is the most recently posted track for Rita:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/...html?3day?
large
As you can see, it puts the landfall on the LA border.
I think we should start referring to Bush as "Fiery Rex".
That name is too good for him, because it brings Mardi Gras to mind. How about Rent-a-Wreck?
Oh, I think there'd be a football team. They'd play without pads and a deflated football.
And no team doctor, just a trainer with some aspirin and band-aids.
How bout "Welcome Back Blotter"? Huh? Huh?
Ripley
You rock.
If there were a George W. Bush High School, what would they name the sports teams?
The Mighty Deserters?
The Fighting Look Over There!s?
The Mandaters? Wait - that would be the cheerleaders again.
He's not built for this pressure - this pressure of everything going wrong. He cuts and runs when this happens - always has.
Tena - That sentence sums up what I have been trying to get my head around. Exactly right. It's the first time in his life he can't cut and run.
That name is too good for him, because it brings Mardi Gras to mind. How about Rent-a-Wreck?
Homeland Wrecker?
chris/tx + agave: started to rain yet?
I thoght that was the british version of "french toast."
So...what are we missing out on, Eli?
It's a Southwest thing. It's kinda like a big, fried pita, kinda buttery and slightly greasy and oh-so-tasty.
I think we should start referring to Bush as "Fiery Rex".
watertiger
Ooooo, me likes it.
So is Bush officially worst than Nixon now?
Plum P
Oh hell - we past that point long long ago.
It's a Southwest thing
Isn't it a Native American thing. WE use to always get them at Pow-Wows
If there were a George W. Bush High School, what would they name the sports teams?
The "Smash-n-Grabs"?
The "Miserable Failures"?
The "Smirks"?
kinda buttery and slightly greasy and oh-so-tasty.
Talk about a redundant description.
(drool)
4 hours to landfall
Isn't it a Native American thing. WE use to always get them at Pow-Wows
I think so, but they're in restaurants out there too.
We only have one rule for visitors to our house.
Okay, you wanna talk about houseguests? Listen to this.
rorschach
I know, I know.
But, really, you should go read this. It is amazing, and it really happened. I was there. More's the pity.
The "Smash-n-Grabs"?
The "Miserable Failures"?
Cutting to the chase...
The Motherfucking Losers?
It's the first time in his life he can't cut and run.
Yep - he could so melt down.
fry bread is native American food.
Oh hell - we past that point long long ago.
In retrospect, Nixon embarrassed himself.
Eli....cool. I don't think I've seen them in restaurants here.
Okay, I've been watching Maher for a half-hour now and Galloway and Hitchens have yet to punch one another.
Could they at least unite and take down Katie Kay?
Otherwise its fine.
'night, mario van peoples.
it's a great war story, Rorschach. better you than me, 'sall i can say. please tell me she botched her defense? no? sigh. as usual, no god.
"their dogs killed one of my cats last night"
So sad - thinking of you.
attaturk,
watched The Giant Gila Monster.
how thoroughly invigorating!
Night WT. Enjoy the protest, yell loudly.
Okay, you wanna talk about houseguests?
OK, that sounds unpleasant, but it pales beside a dead cat and destroying the plumbing.
I've never had really bad guests, but I've been a guest where the hostess was so anal that she would reprimand people for putting things away on the wrong shelf in the refrigerater, or loading the dishwasher incorrectly.
Night WT. Enjoy the protest, yell loudly.
That I shall! And I'll take pix, though probably not as artistc as NTodd's or Spork's.
attaturk,
watched The Giant Gila Monster.
how thoroughly invigorating!
watertiger
Watched "Giant Leeches" ... "We're a Danger to Ourselves and Others"
'Night, moonbats.
it's a great war story, Rorschach. better you than me, 'sall i can say. please tell me she botched her defense? no? sigh. as usual, no god.
deluxe sampo, kicker of elves
Okay, I just read this to my wife, whose post it is anyway, and she reminded me:
The houseguest from hell did, in fact, fail.
She failed her defense.
And came back to our house and bitched and talked about sueing the department...
It's a Southwest thing
Isn't it a Native American thing. WE use to always get them at Pow-Wows
scout prime
Yup.
.
Wow, Hitchens has really lost the ability to argue.
Drunken Trotskyite Poppynjay!
Watched "Giant Leeches" ... "We're a Danger to Ourselves and Others"
"We sing whenever she sings..."
okay, goodnight once again!
Lo alecha ha-m'lacha ligmor, v'lo atah ben chorin l'hibateyl mimenah
Gordon doesn't know what this means.
And I made soup.
Before Christopher Hitchens went neocon nuts, he had a number of good books, one called "Blood, Class and Empire" about the enduring US deference to bad Brit colonial policies.
As a two-sentence aside, he railed against the US "English muffin, a confection so unpalatable it could not bave been forced on British citizens during wartime."
I wasn't sure what got his dander up so friskily, and still don't knw. My initial reaction was "Did you toast them first? Surely you toasted them."
Spiro and Dick were small time looters by today's standards with those A&P shopping bags filled with Teamster cash.
oh jeebus fuck, just saw the 2nd hed on nytimes.com: "3 in 82nd airborne say abuse was routine: the soldiers told a human rights group that prisoners had been beaten and abused to help gather intelligence and for amusement."
no, no surprise, but sickening all the same. we have sunk so far, so fast.
Andrea Mitchell, you are never intimidated from pursuing a story, when you happily have no desire to pursue an unpleasant one to your corporate master.
Hi, scout! Hi, Tena! Hi, everybody!
My ferret is passed out in my bicycle helmet right now. I may have to do bonus Sunday ferretblogging or something because this is too fucking cute to wait a week.
Pets: Reason I Have Not Killed Everyone Around Me With A Blunt Axe Today.
A.
a while ago I wanted to make a t-shirt that basically said
corperate dictatorship=collective lobotomy
the nuances of their slimyness boggles the mortal mind
& yet it still fits
or something
As you can see, it puts the landfall on the LA border.
Richard
'bout time...
Hi Athenae ...You must get a pic up of that!!!
Ntodd & I are discussing the Ohio State vs. Miami championship game.
Miami should have won.
NTodd is very, very dangerous to have near children. He built a fort for the 6-Year-Old. That's OK, but there's gators in the moat.
Thers
NTodd is simply a larger version of the 6 year old.
Fires in downtown Galvaston. Looks nasty
I'm so sick of this hurricane shit, already!
Rita! Blow me!
Jeez, what a tease.
.
attaturk, why are you still awake?
Gordon doesn't know what this means.
He was quoting one of the fans at his site, who evidently thought that was an especially damning quote from your site.
I guess she showed you. Ha! or whatever...
blunt axes? i thought we were talking about barb olsen's lyra?
just finished bsg with sis...who got up and yelled at me for no reason i can understand except i know how to work the cable box better than she does. is that worth arguing over?
color me confused.
In retrospect, Nixon embarrassed himself.
nixon and kruschev
nixon and checkers
nixon and kennedy
nixon and wallace
nixon and crime
nixon and victory
nixon and small puppies
nixon and southern white males
nixon an thieu
nixon and giap
nixon and lon nol
nixon and herr kissenger
nixon and genocide
nixon and plumbers
nixon and helicopters
nixon and Trisha
nixon and cambodia
nixon and vitenam
nixon and korea
nix on nixon
nix on war crimes
nix on small puppies
everywhere, nix, on
helicopters,
and nixon
nix
Hi Athenae - ooh, bad day, huh?
Please do an extra ferret blogging - we all want to see it now.
All ya'll going to DC, please report back-- we need the inspiration.
attaturk, why are you still awake?
Thers
It's Friday.
My ferret is passed out in my bicycle helmet right now.
NTodd just passed out.
Miami should have won.
SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP! CUT HIS MIKE!
NTodd is simply a larger version of the 6 year old.
Larger, with a higher income, and a driver's license.
gave: did you see Anderson Cooper"s face when the CNN weather guy told him Rita wont hit him full force until 5 am...almost 6 hours left outside for him!
I've been a guest where the hostess was so anal that she would reprimand people for putting things away on the wrong shelf in the refrigerater, or loading the dishwasher incorrectly.
Karin
I'd be in a motel if I had to mug someone for the money...
scout prime,
Thanks. CNN's personnel knows how to hire the hotties. What ever happened to Kris Osborn?
We should hurricane blog every weekend.
On CNN they are showing firefighters trying to fight fires in the hurricane in Galveston.
Flames and ash flying everywhere
eli, did someone already direct you to the gay cardinals thread? soooo sorry you weren't there. really.
What is creepy is that last night Anderson Cooper was interviewing the mayor of Galveston and she said that they were seeing things like people's shoes and household stuff coming in on the tide. She thinks that it is debries from New Orleans that the storm has swept before it.
scout prime,
Thanks. CNN's personnel knows how to hire the hotties.
Speaking of which, what is Candy Crowley up to?
We should hurricane blog every weekend.
don't give the GOP CREEP any ideas. the 06 midterm elections are ours to lose.
Nixon and Agnew.
she failed her defense? coooool. still no god, tho.
GEORGE BUSH DOESN'T CARE ABOUR MUPPETS!
Speaking of which, what is Candy Crowley up to?
Attaturk
350lbs.
What ever happened to Kris Osborn?
I don't know
Speaking of which, what is Candy Crowley up to?
You know she hasn't been on in a while.
Vacation?
Bumped off due to hurricane?
Don't know
He was quoting one of the fans at his site, who evidently thought that was an especially damning quote from your site.
Heehee! So did he think my citation of Tikun Olam was "anti-semitic"?
Has he ever addressed my charges that he has a pygmy marmoset named Martin? 'coz that's the real damning stuff...
ba-doom boomp
Heads up--Viggo/Aragorn on Letterman soon, promoting a new David Cronenberg movie. Sounds good, especially if Viggo bitches re war and W.
The movie, History of Violence has gotten good reviews too, but in Canada in Europe. The US marketers have no idea how to sell a good movie
We should hurricane blog every weekend.
Incog
Bush is working on it. Along with every SUV owner.
Dartanyon, that was beeeyootifool!
We should hurricane blog every weekend.
Incog | 09.23.05 - 11:44 pm | #
um, yeah. aren't we already pretty much doing that?
i just had the thought: we're going to do this "massive hurricane" thing from now one, like, once every month or two, from now until...well, a long time. rita may "only" end up being a three, but the prognosis isn't so good- we're not going back to 'normal' weather patterns anytime soon. and as a landfall prone nation, it'll be our country that gets to talk about (suffer from) mother nature's higher ocean temp wrath for some time.
again, it's like a slow motion "the day after tomorrow." or something.
Atta...boy I sure missed my line there heh.
And such a good set up.
deluxe sampo: why have you added "kicker of elves" to your name today?
Plum P
missed that.
.
He won't deny it, and I find that particularly incriminating.
Atta...boy I sure missed my line there heh.
And such a good set up.
scout prime
Sorry distracted.
Atta...boy I sure missed my line there heh.
And such a good set up.
scout prime
Sorry distracted.
evening batses
hope everyone is safe tonight
Dartanyon, that was beeeyootifool!
deluxe sampo, kicker of elves
LOL!!!
Gravatar He won't deny it, and I find that particularly incriminating.
What normal patriotic American would not deny loving Nunya and Martin, the pygmy marmosets?
chris/tx + agave: started to rain yet?
Plum P
Well...
oh, just for the hell of it. it's the name of a song by guided by voices that's been going through my head. why, you got any elves you'd like me to kick?
why have you added "kicker of elves" to your name today?
Because he is smothered in hugs.
"now on" dammit.
don't give the GOP CREEP any ideas. the 06 midterm elections are ours to lose.
Mrs. Ibrahim al-jafaari | 09.23.05 - 11:45 pm | #
gee, Ms. IJ, i didn't know you worked for diebold.
I should be able to write about the hurricane all the way through even if the power lines are knocked down.
eli, did someone already direct you to the gay cardinals thread? soooo sorry you weren't there. really.
Eh? What?
you got any elves you'd like me to kick?
NOOOOO!!! elves are pretty like kittens!
We've entered into the early phases of the "rain-drenched reporter standing in the hotel parking lot" phase of hurricane reportage.
I should be able to write about the hurricane all the way through even if the power lines are knocked down.
And hopefully you can work in some anti-hetero stuff while you're at it. Did you stock up on beer and strawberry PopTarts?
How Incog?
Thers, you have raised yourself even higher in my eyes, if that were possible.
HCA subpoenaed over Sen. Frist's shares
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=.../ts_nm/
hca_dc_7
Yeah!
We should hurricane blog every weekend.
Incog
Bush is working on it. Along with every SUV owner.
All Things Considered was speaking to a driver who was in the Houston 100 yesterday, and he said he was amazed at the number of trucks and SUVs, most of which weren't towing anything.
'and we must be burning just a ton of fuel here, it's insane' or words to that effect.
Financially, these hurricanes are saving CNN's ass.
in 2004 hurricane blogging was negated by Chimpy's Committee to Rew Elect the President (fema) when it was still being ruin by Rove.
birth tax, get yer birth tax, make yer babies bitches to the Central Committee of the Chinese Coummunist Party here... the Federal OpenMarket Committee whines here, get ye...
get yer birth tex here
deeply discounted
pennies on the dollar here
Re my 11:47 post, where the US studios have no idea how to market a typically ace auteurist Cronenberg movie.
They also have no idea how to sell Brokeback Mountain, since they're worried that any talk of homo cowboys will drive away both males and females. They've been shopping the flick around festivals as award-bait, now hinting that it will be a Xmas prestige film, ready for Oscars.
Ack ack ack--Either sell a good overdue movie or don't.
Did a little fly just buzz past? Could have sworn I heard one.
Financially, these hurricanes are saving CNN's ass.
Karin
do they have to save all of the asses of CNN?
chris/tx + agave: started to rain yet?
Plum P
No. Just a gentle mist like rain. Seemed like it was coming a few times but then gets calm.
Now nothing, just a little breezy.
.
Warren Beatty to challenge Heil Arnold in CA governor's run?
Please, say it's so?
Any word on Walter Neff's recovery?
these hurricanes are saving CNN's ass.
Save me Rob Marcianno's ass.
Doozer--my rules are a lot like rorschach's. Eat whatever you like, smoke whatever you like, drink as much as you like, but if you harm a hair of our pets' heads, you will die.
NTodd yesterday invented a new artform; the two word, two syllable micro Haiku. (Well, he may not have realized it at the time.)
Lemme try one...
fuck
Bush
This could be the start of something...small.
We've entered into the early phases of the "rain-drenched reporter standing in the hotel parking lot" phase of hurricane reportage.
lavalamp
Let me know when we get to reporter in front of palm trees bending fantastically in the wind.
The 'Strand District' in Galveston is on fire.
A cool place.
.
it's also an oblique comment on the whole "liberals are violent" riff. i think of elves as sorta evil-eyed and bucktoothed and malignant, like trolls without the cheetos, so...
maybe a tad recherche, but what are ya gonna do?
Plum, natural gas generator where I live. It kicks in automatically if the electricity goes out. The old man who built the place had breathing problems with oxygen tanks. Apparently, he could never be without power or he would have died. That's my guess. There are old oxygen tank dollys around there in the attic.
Did a little drunk queer troll buzz by? Coulda sworn one did...
holey moley, we're getting quite a display of lightning and thunder tonight, gotta go check on the foster-dogs and make sure the chow mix is doing ok...
might be back later, but am more than a little sleepy/noddy due to meds...
see ya at the Fair, since I'm too far from DC top make the march....
palm trees bending fantastically in the wind.
Isn't that a Yanni album?
these hurricanes are saving CNN's ass.
Save me Rob Marcianno's ass.
Dartanyon
on [C]high seas in [Bm]search of
the [D]sickly sweet milk of [F]selfish love
and [C]knife these for [Bm]warm fresh [Asus2]blood
(repeat 'kicker of elves' chorus as shown above)
in [C]studded crown the [Bm]thief of souls
the [D]parasites the [F]bugs of gold
this [C]fertile land now [Bm]spoiled and [Asus2]sold
eli, did someone already direct you to the gay cardinals thread?
I just found an e-mail from the guy who asserted that parts of the Catholic Church permit priest marriage.
Again, without any evidence.
The 'Strand District' in Galveston is on fire.
A cool place.
.
agave
Formerly cool place...
let's face it: the only reason we watch the hurricane coverage on CNN is to see a piece of debris hit one of them
and anderson looks cool when wet
Oh, I was right. One did.
Let me know when we get to reporter in front of palm trees bending fantastically in the wind.
Tena
That was well over an hour ago.
Holiday Inn roof blew off in Galveston.
All CNN asses sccounted for though
can I feed the tools?
Doozer doesn't realize, or maybe Doozer does, that I love haiku. Drunk or sober.
Did a little drunk queer troll buzz by? Coulda sworn one did...
NTodd
I'm assuming this is a namestealer.
-
palm trees bending fantastically in the wind.
Hey! He hates palm trees. And oil cans.
harm a hair of our pets' heads, you will die.
Sallyh
Why izzat fargin' mutt still breathin', is my question.
How did all the fires start in Galveston? Has it flooded? Someone said earlier today that it had, but I haven't seen any verification of that.
You're doin' a heck of a job, Brownie!
Mrs. Ibrahim al-jafaari: you rock, madame.
Ntodd, i too share
your odd haiku obsession,
hard to comprehend
Formerly cool place...
Doozer
I'll take your word for that.
Was totally disapointed with Houstons Montrose.
The Strand is/was better.
.
I wonder what message the Flying Spaghetti Monster is sending us, with all these hurricanes.
What was Hitchens reaching down for while on Bill Maher's show? It looked like a mini.
Tena...I haven't heard that it flooded.
They didn't say how fires started.
Hey! He hates palm trees. And oil cans.
Die, milkface!
can I feed the tools?
Only if you promise to clean up after them.
Shit, NYMary's gonna wake us up in like 6 hours. Thers and I should go to bed. Separately. He can have the guest room.
deluxe sampo,
He's a loser
What a failure
Total loser
La La La!
I wish they all could be Norwegian girls ...
You like my log? I got it for graduation!
Best. MST3K. Ever.
A.
Viggo on Letterman (after the break)
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
top 10 money saving tips for Bush (to pay for hurricanes)
#1 : dont start a new war until you're done with the old one
Doozer doesn't realize, or maybe Doozer does, that I love haiku. Drunk or sober.
NTodd
The very best haiku is written on origami.
What was Hitchens reaching down for while on Bill Maher's show? It looked like a mini.
Heh.
Kids today and their euphemisms, I tell you.
A.
Gravatar palm trees bending fantastically in the wind.
Isn't that a Yanni album?
No, Siouxsie and the Banshees. Seriously.
Hey! He hates palm trees. And oil cans.
You Jerk.
Why won't the preznit do a photo op in Beaumont or Channelview? Our white trash trailer parks not good enough for him?
Did a little drunk queer troll buzz by? Coulda sworn one did...
NTodd
I'm assuming this is a namestealer.
No, that was me. Incog and I have...a history.
Hitchens is a fucking idiot. Once again George whipped his ass. Hitchens is no more than the shrub's apologist du jour.
I'll be the grapes fermented,
Bottled and served with the table set in my finest suit
Like a perfect gentlemen
I'll be the fire escape that's bolted to the ancient brick
Where you will sit and contemplate your day
I'll be the waterwings that save you if you start drowning
In an open tab when your judgement's on the brink
I'll be the phonograph that plays your favorite
Albums back as your lying there drifting off to sleep...
I'll be the platform shoes and undo what heredity's done to you...
You won't have to strain to look into my eyes
I'll be your winter coat buttoned and zippedstraight to the throat
With the collar up so you won't catch a cold
I want to take you far from the cynics int his town
And kiss you on the mouth
We'll cut out bodies free from the tethers of this scene,
Start a brand new colony
Where everything will change,
We'll give ourselves new names (identities erased)
The sun will hear the grounds
Under our bare feet in this brand new colony
let's face it: the only reason we watch the hurricane coverage on CNN is to see a piece of debris hit one of them
Like that LA tornado scene in Day After Tomorrow where a sign--I think--gets ripped loose and just flat takes out aomeone on the street...
*sigh*
Lots of grab-ass tonite...
-
NTodd-go to sleep. To get to DC from where you are, you need to get up in about 4 hours.
Athenae: "a woman? yes, a woman!"
"we will die of starvation!"
"dot vas veird."
you may be right, though "it conquered the world" is pretty high. and "gamera vs. guiron" is just plain mad.
The Flying Spaghetti Monster always makes me think of an entree at the Olive Garden.
Okay kiddies I'm off to bed. Be safe; Be compassionate; but most of all Be You!
gets ripped loose and just flat takes out aomeone on the street...
mmmm... Geraldo???
The very best haiku is written on origami.
Max Planck
In my experience, the very best haiku is written--or rather, spoken-- while driving with one's spouse up the road on the west coast of the southern island of New Zealand, after having hiked up a glacier.
No, that was me. Incog and I have...a history.
NTodd
Yeah, I know. I've seen it. Whatevuh.
-
Rorschach was worried about his friend's mom's guest house, and I wanted to tell him about this article I found earlier today, but I just now tracked down the link.
At HuffPo, Harry Shearer ran a letter from a Tulane architecture professor who said that the old houses will be fine, even if they've been underwater for weeks, since they were built of cypress and cedar, woods that can withstand submersion.
The four-poster beds, not so much.
NTodd-go to sleep. To get to DC from where you are, you need to get up in about 4 hours.
you're not the boss of me. and it's not like i'm driving...oh, wait...you mean thers and nymary can't drive a stick? shit...
NTodd-go to sleep. To get to DC from where you are, you need to get up in about 4 hours.
you're not the boss of me. and it's not like i'm driving...oh, wait...you mean thers and nymary can't drive a stick? shit...
Another day, another colonscopy for George W Bush.
I found no polyps with my tongue, mein fuhrer.
Dartanyon ...it's on the kiddee menu
I'm not sure what the Incog jokes are about, but he's always been nice to me. I skip over him when he's in paranoid persecution mode--OUCH--Viggo M has just shown up on Letterman, wuth an absurd amoun tof rouge. Like he's covering some even worse skin disease.
Anyone else see this?
I wonder what message the Flying Spaghetti Monster is sending us, with all these hurricanes.
Karin
<God Voice>
EAT MORE RAVIOLI!!
<:/God Voice>
God, Geraldo! Drop into the eye of the hurricane and have him report his impressions.
Nah, Rita would spit him out.
I'm not sure what the Incog jokes are about, but he's always been nice to me
Draco
And me
Scout Prime - thanks for letting me know about that.
I think that's it for me. I'm going upstairs. Sleep well, Batties, and dream deeply.
Nite Tena
basta. i gotta be up a 6:00. sweet ones, y'all. best wishes to those in the storm's path.
EAT MORE RAVIOLI!!
<:/God Voice>
Except for Leonard Nimoy, who should eat more salsa.
Tena,
Downed power lines, best I can figure from the shitty local news.
.
And when you ride the DC Metro, DONT THROW AWAY THE TICKET! You need it to exit the turnstile.
Rorschach was worried about his friend's mom's guest house, and I wanted to tell him about this article I found earlier today, but I just now tracked down the link.
At HuffPo, Harry Shearer ran a letter from a Tulane architecture professor who said that the old houses will be fine, even if they've been underwater for weeks, since they were built of cypress and cedar, woods that can withstand submersion.
hamletta is my goddess at this moment.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for that.
Israeli planes have carried out an air strike on the northern Gaza Strip - the first such raid since its military withdrawal earlier this month.
The strike came after more than 21 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip, injured five Israelis in Sderot.
Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz had vowed a firm response to any attacks coming from Gaza.
On Friday evening an explosion at a rally held by the Palestinian militants of Hamas left 15 dead.
The Palestinian authorities said the blast, which also injured 80 people, appeared to have been caused by the mishandling of explosives and that the militants were fully responsible.
Hamas itself blamed Israel, but the Israeli army said it had had nothing to do with the explosion.
Three strikes
The Israeli military said its air strike was aimed at a Hamas weapons warehouse in the Jabaliya refugee camp, where Friday's rally was held. Two more missiles were fired at targets in Gaza City.
The rockets appear to have caused little damage, and there are so far no reports of injuries.
The casualties in Sderot were caused by shrapnel from the Qassam rockets, one of which landed near a sports hall in the town centre.
Sderot is located near the border to the north-east of the Gaza Strip.
Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for firing 10 home-made rockets into Israel on Friday, following the killing of three of its leaders by Israeli troops in Tulkarm.
Israel said the militants were killed after opening fire on troops who were trying to arrest them.
White smoke
The ruling Palestinian Fatah faction said it held Hamas responsible for the explosion at Friday's rally, when a truck carrying gunmen and home-made weapons blew up.
Palestinian witnesses said a crowd, including many children, swarmed round the truck moments before the explosion. Video filmed during the rally showed a large cloud of white smoke rising into the sky, as hundreds of people ran from the scene of the blast.
The pictures also showed several badly injured bodies on the ground.
An unnamed witness was quoted by Reuters news agency as saying "I was thrown several metres, then I looked behind and I saw people dismembered and lying on the ground dead."
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction said it held Hamas "fully responsible for the victims of the military parade [that was held] among civilians".
Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, completed on 12 September, ended 38 years of military occupation of the territory.
What is Bush going to do? Does he think he can stop this thing by standing in the surf and firing bullets into storm surge.
mmmm... Geraldo???
scout prime
After his performance in NOLA, we'll cut the Big G a bit of slack for a while. Probably a very short while...
God, Geraldo! Drop into the eye of the hurricane and have him report his impressions.
Nah, Rita would spit him out.
*Hurricane* Rita would, yeah.
Well, I tried to get my daughter to monitor the cable channels that are monitoring the hurricane, and to let me know if any news guy actually gets decapitated by flying aluminum siding or a street sign. She's watching Speak, instead.
Selfish kids.
In my experience, the very best haiku is written--or rather, spoken-- while driving with one's spouse up the road on the west coast of the southern island of New Zealand, after having hiked up a glacier.
rorschach
Brag much?
I'm not sure what the Incog jokes are about, but he's always been nice to me
Draco
And me
He hates me because I'm hetero. And I say 'queer'.
While Cheney is sedated, who is going to be in charge of the executive branch?
Eli,
ROFL!!! True. Rite Crosby would swallow him.
"Nah, Rita would spit him out.
*Hurricane* Rita would, yeah." --
Eli
Are you implying that Rita Cosby swallows something?
Bush will surf a wave through the streets of Galveston, in "Escape from LA" mode.
Doozer...the Fox guy that I'm willing to cut some slack for a while is Shepard Smith. He found some humanity and balls to basically tell Hannity he was full of shit
No brain, More Cocaine
Bush in the White House again
Gore votes were in vain
Are you implying that Rita Cosby swallows something?
Is possible.
In my experience, the very best haiku is written--or rather, spoken-- while driving with one's spouse up the road on the west coast of the southern island of New Zealand, after having hiked up a glacier.
In my experience, the very best haiku is spoken--or rather, screamed-- while driving one's lightsabre...oh, but I've said too much.
U.S. Army soldiers make abuse claims in Iraq, Afghanistan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/
20050...abuse_rights_dc
A U.S. Army captain and two sergeants recounted in a Human Rights Watch report on Friday how Iraqi inmates near Falluja were beaten with a baseball bat, stacked clothed in pyramids, deprived of food and water and put in painful positions until they fainted.
The abuse often occurred under orders or with the consent of superior officers, said the captain, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He also described U.S. forces abusing prisoners in Afghanistan, including sleep deprivation.
The captain said he sought for 17 months to raise concerns about detainee abuse through his military chain of command and to receive clearer guidance on treatment of detainees. He said superiors told him to look the other way and that his efforts could damage his career.
The three, not identified by name in the report or by the Army, said soldiers in the 82nd Airborne Division at a forward operating base near Falluja carried out the prisoner abuse.
U.S. Army spokesman Paul Boyce said Army criminal investigators had spoken to the captain, whom he described as an unidentified officer, and opened a probe into the allegations he made "that he may have witnessed or heard about acts of detainee abuse during his military service in Iraq and Afghanistan."
This account of incidents that took place at the base from summer 2003 to spring 2004 was similar to abuse occurring at about the same time at Abu Ghraib jail on the outskirts of Baghdad.
"We would give them blows to the head, chest, legs, and stomach, pull them down, kick dirt on them. This happened every day," said one sergeant in a statement in the report.
"Leadership failed to provide clear guidance so we just developed it. ... We heard rumors of (prisoners) dying so we were careful. We kept it to broken arms and legs..."
"In retrospect what we did was wrong, but at the time we did what we had to do. Everything we did was accepted, everyone turned their heads," the sergeant said.
UNDER ORDERS
"I witnessed violations of the Geneva Conventions that I knew were violations of the Geneva Conventions when they happened but I was under the impression that that was U.S. policy at the time," the captain said in the report.
Human Rights Watch identified the captain as a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, who served in the 82nd Airborne Division in Afghanistan from August 2002 to February 2003 and in Iraq from September 2003 to March 2004. He commanded a rifle company in Falluja and is now at Special Forces school at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Yeah, I know. I've seen it. Whatevuh.
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MisterX
I 2nd that.
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Diet Dr. Pepper?
It's just *cruel* that Eli isn't here.
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man created Atrios.
Atrios rebelled...
i love you all. but i have to go to bed. eli, revive this wonderful exchange that was meant for you alone in some other popular thread.
Rain-drenched, Rob Marcianno reporting from Beaumont in his nice red windbreaker with the CNN logo on the front.
Diet Dr. Pepper?
Ew. Let's not get crude, now.
In my experience, the very best haiku is written--or rather, spoken-- while driving with one's spouse up the road on the west coast of the southern island of New Zealand, after having hiked up a glacier.
rorschach
Brag much, well of course
Who wouldn't with such a wife?
Go read her blog now.
I'm concerned about the level of discourse on this thread, as well as the lack of alcohol and photographic evidence of any misdeeds perpetrated by the threaders.
man created Atrios.
Atrios rebelled...
i love you all. but i have to go to bed. eli, revive this wonderful exchange that was meant for you alone in some other popular thread.
Oh, dear.
You really do have to save this stuff for, like, after 6...
News flash from CNN: Hurricanes are windy and rainy! And the power goes out!
Who'd have imagined?
My eyes feel raw and red from all the blown dirt and grit. It's even in my teeth, nose and drink.
agave; if the Strand is burned all up, it's a former place, coolth notwithstanding.
ror,
You referred to your own comment without first saying Simon Sez.
No FEMA crony job for you!
One year!
I'm not sure what the Incog jokes are about, but he's always been nice to me
Draco
drop the bomb. kill them all. turn them into cocksucking glass (copyright and TM Mr. Wu's pigs)
general order #3,647
those who are not with us
are against us
incog does not get it
hence the jokes.
I'm concerned about the level of discourse on this thread, as well as the lack of alcohol and photographic evidence of any misdeeds perpetrated by the threaders.
You'll be sorry you said that.
Incog...were you outside or is it blowing in your house?
Sheets of rain blow by
Rita Cosby swallows hard
One more city lost
Okay, I have no talent.
Why don't these reporters wear clear bubble helmets, like 50's style astro-actors?
It would keep their hair in place.
No rain or wind on the mic.
Can bounce 2x4 off head and still be fine.
And it's retro chic.
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"You'll be sorry you said that." --
Ripley
I regret nothing
But remembering little
Has it's advantage
Shepard Smith. He found some humanity and balls to basically tell Hannity he was full of shit
scout prime
Prollie not much of a career move, at that shop...
they blow so much air
it's getting harder to tell
anchors from the storm
Is possible.
Eli
Not!
.
Prollie not much of a career move, at that shop...
Doozer
He must of caught hell from Hannity
Okay, I have no talent.
Marcia Brady,SaneByComparison
Pish. I liked it lots.
you may be right, though "it conquered the world" is pretty high.
"Me being chased by a giant flying plastic mitten, next on Biography!"
I love whatever one it was, I forget, where Tom Servo is roasted on a spit and yells out, "Joel! I'm cooking here! I'm beginning to smell delicious!"
I've seen it about ten thousand times, and it still makes me laugh like a loon every time.
G'night, batses. Everybody in Texas, everybody who's going to DC tomorrow, stay safe. Remember, if you wear your press pass, they'll just beat you harder. Call me if you need bail money.
A.
Why don't these reporters wear clear bubble helmets, like 50's style astro-actors?
Then they'd be caught is a 50s re-imagining of The Tempest, and that would blow...
Well, this is it for me tonight. LA and TX dwellers, be safe.
DC march goers, be careful, be alert.
Call me if you need bail money.
I'm holding you to that.
CNN anchor
Riding out stormy Rita
Look out for that tree!
"Pish. I liked it lots." --
Dartanyon
*kiss*
I'm so glad we're having a stretch H2 Hummer pick us up to drive us to DC tomorrow...
Why don't these reporters wear clear bubble helmets, like 50's style astro-actors?
That's a wonderful idea dieselcreek. Maybe they could sport the whole Michelin bubble suit and report while tethered by a cable tied to a building.
The viewers could get a better feel for the wind shear that way.
Weather Underground says its making landfall near Port Arthur.
I'm so glad we're having a stretch H2 Hummer pick us up to drive us to DC tomorrow...
Your pic will be at Malkin's site and she rant for a week
"Look out for that tree!" -- Eli
Brenden Fraser is a CNN anchor now?
Cock
A source of joy
As day turns to night
I'm a happy boy
There are some half-ass stories being reported by these CNNers on the street.
Guy almost eats glowstick, wrapped like candybar!
.
Rick Sanchez, his lips
move, a lot, his voice, quite loud.
Please let him fly now.
Brenden Fraser is a CNN anchor now?
Don't we all wish...
George Of The Jungle couldn't possibly be any less qualified than Wolfiekins...
I think we should join forces and publish a book of haikus to raise money for armor.
I'm concerned about the level of discourse on this thread, as well as the lack of alcohol and photographic evidence of any misdeeds perpetrated by the threaders.
Hey, aren't we due for a new thread?
I am unnaturally enjoying these haikus.
*
windswept reporter
fearlessly braving the storm
why don't you blow me
*
Was anyone else watching Letterman with Viggo/Aragaorn promoting his new Cronenberg-directed movie?
As I don't follow Viggo M's life story, I was surprised to hear him say he'd lived in Argentina from about age 1 to 11.
I was reminded of an excellent autobio from over a century ago by W. H. Hudson, "Far Away and Long Ago," about his childhood in Argentina. I've read no better book describing poetically thistle season, birds building nests, herds of horses on the pampas, eccentric neighbors, and just the whole foreign land, now equally foreign to modern Argentinians.
Has anyone else read the book? It's beautifully written, and a part of vanished history.
I think we should join forces and publish a book of haikus to raise money for armor.
WMDs - really!
Or ties to the al Qaedas
We just like to bomb.
Surfing the channels.
Rick Sanchez was impaled.
Stormy weather.
Why don't these reporters wear clear bubble helmets, like 50's style astro-actors?
Yeah, but a Middle Linebacker outfit with CNN Tean Slicker (size 10XL) would just wow the NASCAR Duds.
Especially if the reporters had numbers...
News flash from CNN: Hurricanes are windy and rainy! And the power goes out!
Who'd have imagined?
iago
Shit!
Should I stock up on food and water?
Naw, we're gonna camp out in the tent tonite.
Gave my Sis shit for watching Fox News, tonite. But really, what does it matter?
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News flash from CNN: Hurricanes are windy and rainy! And the power goes out!
Who'd have imagined?
iago
Shit!
Should I stock up on food and water?
Naw, we're gonna camp out in the tent tonite.
Gave my Sis shit for watching Fox News, tonite. But really, what does it matter?
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"George Of The Jungle couldn't possibly be any less qualified than Wolfiekins..." -- Eli
Did you see his advice to anyone watching the wind-tunnel-as-Cat5 demonstration on "The Situation Room" today?
I think we should join forces and publish a book of haikus to raise money for armor.
keep your damned head down
body armor is on the way
rumsfeld lies again
Too windy for me
I thank the brave reporters
Sure sucks for their hair.
Anderson Cooper
reporting from Rita's path
tabloid news, alas!
More abuse from time mag via buzzflash:
Pattern of Abuse
http://www.time.com/time/nation/
...1108972,00.html
Who knew poetry could give such joy?
I'm concerned about the level of discourse on this thread, as well as the lack of alcohol and photographic evidence of any misdeeds perpetrated by the threaders.
Marcia Brady,SaneByComparison
Marcia--I'm happy to supply the booze and to lower the level of discourse. Photography, that's Eli's/Spork's/NTodd's problem.
Did you see his advice to anyone watching the wind-tunnel-as-Cat5 demonstration on "The Situation Room" today?
No, but I seem to remember TDS showing something very similar when they were making fun of hurricane coverage earlier in the year (I think this was long before Katrina).
I'm so glad we're having a stretch H2 Hummer pick us up to drive us to DC tomorrow...
Your pic will be at Malkin's site and she rant for a week
Oh sure, I talk about brutally raping her with a lightsabre and I don't get any fucking traffic, but I ride in a Hummer (with dry ice and a laser-light disco thingy), and I get her attention. You know what else pisses me off? That gordo didn't get my 'nasty big pointy teeth' reference. NYMary and Thers thought I was being unreasonable in expecting him to know Holy Grail stuff...
George Of The Jungle couldn't possibly be any less qualified than Wolfiekins...
Eli
...and I fuckin' love his dog.
Photography, that's Eli's/Spork's/NTodd's problem.
I'll have to remember to flash.
a joke for moonbats, before I go to bed:
A drunk stumbles out of a bar and sees a nun walking down the street.
He bee-lines it for her and quickly punches her in the face. The shocked nun stumbles backward and he punches her again. She falls down and after kicking her a few times, throws a garbage can on her.
The drunk then puts his face right up to hers and growls: "not so fking tough tonight, are you, Batman?"
My, my, my. The NY Times gets all snarky on dear leader. Who'd have thunk it? ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/
2...agewanted=print
Bush's Crisis Itinerary at Mercy of Weather, Even Nice Weather
By DAVID E. SANGER
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 23 - President Bush was supposed to land here on Friday afternoon on the first stop of a tour intended to make clear that he was personally overseeing the federal government's preparations for Hurricane Rita's landfall. But the weather did not cooperate.
It was too sunny.
Hurricane video is the new "back and to the left".
NYMary and Thers thought I was being unreasonable in expecting him to know Holy Grail stuff...
But he doesn't want to think.
He wants to siiing!!
Are you talking that one magic loogy?
Good night, batses. Stay safe, you Gulf Coast Atriots.
NTodd,
Three Atriots under one roof? I fear for the children.
*
im twenty-one and
from pennslvania get
me the fuck home now
*
who would have thought that
two from the oil business
would bleed the world dry
*
rah roh
We're getting our first rain bands...
2.5 million evacuated in TX!
.
Three Atriots under one roof? I fear for the children.
Don't worry: only two are sleeping together. Guess which two...
Wrath
The Flying Speghetti Monster's
Texas
In it's path
I'm really, really hoping for a roundtable disscussion live from the hurricane's most dangerous area.
Just drive a table into the ground. Strap (?) pundits around the table in NASCAR-like racing seats. Give em the clear bubble helmets.
Just so we can get a "feel" for the hurricane.
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I'm actually saving these haikus. Is that sad or just weird?
Wolf actually warned his TV audience after the wind tunnel demonstration, "Don't try this at home." I am concerned for the future of cable news.
I think giant magnets are a better idea than the bubble helmets, but I always liked a little gore
would you like some Zarrella with that?
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We're getting our first rain bands...
Stevie Ray Vaughn?
Get it? 'Couldn't Stand the Weather'? 'The Sky is Cryin'? Huh?
Just trying to ease the tension, people.
Incog
Where are you?
sorry, I should know.
It's raining a little here.
Conroe, about 70 miles from the coast, Melissa and I.
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Wolf actually warned his TV audience after the wind tunnel demonstration, "Don't try this at home."
Wolfie must have uttered the phrase "I State Your Name" in earnest during his lifetime.
maybe they could just bring giant fans on to the set for when there's not 'cane going on.
I'm starting to get scared. Sallyh, {{{hold me}}}.
Get it? 'Couldn't Stand the Weather'? 'The Sky is Cryin'? Huh?
Ripley
Texas Flood.
Don't worry: only two are sleeping together. Guess which two...
NTodd
You and the bacon?
Gravatar I'm actually saving these haikus. Is that sad or just weird?
We saved all ours from our wedding...it's perfectly normal.
Michael Chertoff...
Mickey Jerkoff.
Pass it on.
"Don't worry: only two are sleeping together. Guess which two..." --
NTodd
Of the CHILDREN? Oh, you're sick....
Your pledge name will be... platypus.
Incog--be cool and pet String. You'll be all right.
maybe they could just bring giant fans on to the set for when there's not 'cane going on.
Well, Thers is an 11-foot 'Canes fan...
agave, I'm right in the path of the storm.
You and the bacon?
WRONG! Me and the deep-fried (almost said 'depp-fried') bacon wrapped in bacon. Please try to keep up.
Okay, I really need to go to sleep before NYMary nudges me awake...
I'm actually saving these haikus. Is that sad or just weird?
Did you get the ones from my wife's website?
"We saved all ours from our wedding...it's perfectly normal." --
NTodd
This does seem to be a moving and spiritually significant thread, somewhat similar to a wedding....
"Don't worry: only two are sleeping together. Guess which two..." --
NTodd
Of the CHILDREN? Oh, you're sick....
I was told she was 18. And aren't NY laws just like VT's?
This does seem to be a moving and spiritually significant thread, somewhat similar to a wedding....
Show us yer tits!!!
*braaaaap*
Okay, I really need to go to sleep before NYMary nudges me awake...
NTodd
Bob and Carol and Ted.
This does seem to be a moving and spiritually significant thread, somewhat similar to a wedding....
For the record, I am objectively pro-polygamy. And I am really leaving this time. No, seriously.
"Well, Thers is an 11-foot 'Canes fan..." -- Eli
Smoke is actually coming out of your ears right now, isn't it?
"I was told she was 18. And aren't NY laws just like VT's?" --
NTodd
New York has laws?
The Stars & Stripes is still flying over the Comfort Inn ... Lee Greenwood is going to write a song about it.
BTW, is Bianca in here?
Smoke is actually coming out of your ears right now, isn't it?
Nah, I'm takin'it easy - almost time for bed... in bed!
This does seem to be a moving and spiritually significant thread, somewhat similar to a wedding....
Show us yer tits!!!
*braaaaap*
Eli
And now, here's your moment of Zen...
Hmm...I'm pretty sure the US Flag Code calls for taking the American flag down during a hurricane...
nTodd--I'm telling Stef about this pro-polygamy thing.
Hmm...I'm pretty sure the US Flag Code calls for taking the American flag down during a hurricane...
These colors don't run.
For the record, I am objectively pro-polygamy. And I am really leaving this time. No, seriously.
NTodd
For those who can manage it, I say, you go!
I tried it though, and it was a crash and burn.
"Did you get the ones from my wife's website?" -- rorschach
Are they hurricane or newsperson or WMD or body armor or cock or spaghetti monster or memory loss related?
And I'm proud to be in a hurricane...
New York has laws?
If not, I'm totally not guilty.
nTodd--I'm telling Stef about this pro-polygamy thing.
Tosh. She's heard it all before. Just because I haven't quite convinced her of the obvious logical necessity is to