I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
Out of control threadbot.
Secondo?
Why yes.
Because they are so used to losing?
I, for one, am sick to freakin' death of it.
Stand Up or Stand Aside!
Threadarrhea!
Among the cautions that must be raised about the survey is just what “success” means. Some of the historians rightly pointed out that it would be hard to argue that the Bush presidency has not so far been a political success—or, for that matter that President Bush has not been remarkably successful in achieving his objectives in Congress. But those meanings of success are by no means incompatible with the assessment that the Bush presidency is a disaster. “His presidency has been remarkably successful,” one historian declared, “in its pursuit of disastrous policies.” “I think the Bush administration has been quite successful in achieving its political objectives,” another commented, “which makes it a disaster for us.”
Ummm, because they're idiots? Just a WAG...
It is better to make one phone phone call than curse the silence.
Because they're masochistic, stupid and their grubby little hands need to be removed from whatever small amount of power they actually have?
Why is it that some democrats can't figure out that something that has been a losing strategy four five years will indeed, be a losing strategy in the sixth year , and the sixtieth year for that matter.
When perenniel losers Elmendorf and Shrum speak, the democratic party need to shout a collective, "Shut the fuck up" to them.
Burn baby burn
Switchboard inferno
Burn baby burn
Shut the mother down
Have you phone numbers ready for Monday.
Morning, moonbats.
reposted from below in the fast moving thread cycle.
Sent this to NBC Today Show-
(with my thanks to Dr. Wu) :
As 30-year journalist, let me observe that the back-and-fill by Katie and Matt and the Today Show producers on calling the Abramoff scandal bipartisan reminds me more of my kids when they were in grade school than a professional in the news business. If you get it wrong, that is not good, but not as big a deal as trying to justify an error with weasel words.
You are professionals, you should rise to the challenge.
An honest observer would say "Abramoff directed money to Republicans and away from Democrats, although some of his clients continued to donate to Democrats anyway."
thanks
Dear Senators: this is not about you. It's about us. You remember, we the people?
Now get up there and do what we need you to. We elected you for that reason.
pant pant pant.
Whoa. Did I make it to the last post yet?
burn that mutha down...
They're so used to listening to what the kewl kidz say that they can't distinguish reality any longer.
Get a spine and fight back. People will follow you.
Dear Senators: this is not about you. It's about us. You remember, we the people?
Well said.
Maybe the scare from the anthrax letters that only went to Democrats and the media hasn't warn off. They're timid, like people in long term abusive relationships. Which sums up the situation pretty well.
Blech. I need more coffee.
Sallyh, word.
Because they are stupid, gutless fuckwits?
When perenniel losers Elmendorf and Shrum speak, the democratic party need to shout a collective, "Shut the fuck up" to them.
genoasail
One of the biggest problems with the Dems is that people like Bob Shrum and Donna Brazile become so entrenched. There is apparently no mechanism for firing them for their ineffectiveness and incompetence. Maybe Howard Dean could do it, but I doubt it.
i knew there was a new post. dammit.
brought up from downstairs:
you know i was thinking about this this morning. let's say that we accept certain legal maxims, such as: I push steve into frank, I can't escape liability for frank's broken bone because technically i didn't touch frank. proximate cause and all that shit.
fine. but if we go that route and want to implicate dems based on proximate cause, they're gonna have to go after a shitload more politicians, including the president.
this a game they really want to play?
the dems are infected by the British diseased of only accepting second best.
we're notiorious for celebrating faliure.
The are no longer "The People".
They have become "Then Politicians".
Now get up there and do what we need you to. We elected you for that reason.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
Did you see quote peanut had in the VandeHei post?
We're only good for money and GOTV grunt work. We're supposed to leave the decisions to the smart guys in the beltway.
How dare you challenge them?
Get back in your place, woman and stay there!!!
It's baffling to me. In poll after poll Bush is tanking. What an opportunity to show some guts, particularly when the people are on your side. What is their problem?
Dear Democrats in the Congress -
You are useless malingerers. Pull yourselves up out of bed and do something for your country.
Filibuster Alito. How hard is that? You love listening to yourselves talk anyway. So big deal - you will listen to yourselves for a longer time than usual.
Whatever you do next week, be assured that we will remember in November. And we are are raging bulls, not cash cows.
It's baffling to me. In poll after poll Bush is tanking. What an opportunity to show some guts, particularly when the people are on your side. What is their problem?
Indeed. Majority thinks his term is a failure, that he lied about Iraq, etc. And these fuckers want to lecture us on whether a filibuster is good right now, blahblahblah.
the dems at the moment are the equilivant of Tim Henman!
this a game they really want to play?
poppieprong (fka fka fka)
Proximity only matters if its a Dem.
Republicans are immune.
here's my answer:
why shoot for greatness when no one is paying attention anyway?
http://seaxneat.blogspot.com/200...stic-
point.html
FIRST!
OK. Off again to do some work for the cause. See you later.
We can win this and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Proximity only matters if its a Dem.
Republicans are immune.
sadly, you are right.
Off topic Saturday afternoon funny no harm done Japanese cat "torture".
(Well, the cat thinks it's torture.)
http://video.google.com/
videopla...005085837670890
Here's the direct link to The Young Turks filibuster of the filibuster.
http://easylink.playstream.com/s.../ youngturks.wvx
On about hour 36 straight now.. Incredible.
If the Dems were serious about a filibuster, they'd have started mobilizing and organizing on this weeks ago.
For them to suddenly do it now, just before the vote seems a token gesture to shore up their liberal flank.
The disconnect between Democratic leadership and the rank and file is huge and growing.
crap... Here:
http://easylink.playstream.com/s.../
youngturks.wvx
If the Dems were serious about a filibuster, they'd have started mobilizing and organizing on this weeks ago.
Well, there is a danger trying to do that before the hearings.
Flory--my place? Hmm, funny, I thought my place was being a citizen.
Never have I been so frustrated, nor felt the desperation I feel now, to have this nominee to the SC scuttled. In any way possible.
Hi NTodd, tried to leave a comment over at your blog three times yesterday. The cursor was moving but my message was invisible--no characters were showing up, at least to me. Kinda weird.
they don't take advantage of buschco weakness, and they don't take the advantage to use the netroots energy to build and coelesce the dem party.
what is their reasoning for doing this??
Dear Senators: this is not about you. It's about us. You remember, we the people?
"I pledge allegiance to the People of the United States of America, ..."
Someone with more literary talent than what I got oughtts finish that, and see how many Dems would be willing to put hand over heart and recite it. Not very many, I'm guessing...
Indeed. Majority thinks his term is a failure, that he lied about Iraq, etc. And these fuckers want to lecture us on whether a filibuster is good right now, blahblahblah.
In this instance, to quote Malcolm X, 'by any means necessary.'
When perenniel losers Elmendorf and Shrum speak, the democratic party need to shout a collective, "Shut the fuck up" to them.
genoasail
One of the biggest problems with the Dems is that people like Bob Shrum and Donna Brazile become so entrenched. There is apparently no mechanism for firing them for their ineffectiveness and incompetence. Maybe Howard Dean could do it, but I doubt it.
Buzz Bomb
*Tin Foil Hat On*
I've always believed Schrum was a Rethug plant. How else do you explain his exquisite stats on losing for the Democrats?
*Tin Foil Hat Off*
And the media keep Brazile and Shrum coming back to add "balance" on their newsesque shows just to remind everyone of how incompetent the Dems are. That's my belief.
come on, what are the moderate independents going to do, ally themselves with the titanic that is bushco?
NTodd--could you email your snail address? I'm assembling a care package for you.
The only explanation that makes
any sense to me is that the
Dems are afraid of the media.
Why that is, I don't know, but
they seem to be incapable of
doing anything that will
give the media the opportunity
to mock them.
You know, like raising real
issues and taking principled
stands.
"I pledge allegiance to the People of the United States of America, ..."
or this..
"I pledge allegiance to the Constitution of the United States..."
mer - weird! Are you sure you're really in the same time-space continuum as I am?
sallyh - I agree in principle from a political POV, though X at the time accepted violence as a solution.
For them to suddenly do it now, just before the vote seems a token gesture to shore up their liberal flank.
As NTodd said, they had to wait til after the hearings.
And to give us some credit, we kept on yelling and they finally started listening.
Bush credibiliity is gone. He will never get it back, and that is why Rove/Cheney/Bush peddles fear.
The media is cowed and bought off. TV "news/talk" shows just don't want to face the heat of calling the Goopers on their shit so they lump in Dems in the Abramoff scandal and ignore the obvious. You can imagine the calls they get from the WH everytime a story dings Bush or Congress. This is just cowardice by the editors and producers.
As Greenwald pointed out but few MSM outlets have reported:
Bush was for FISA before he was against it.
Bush is breaking the law on domestic spying and saying he did not circumvent the law doesnt make black, white.
Maybe all they care about is retaining their own seats, doing whatever that takes, every person for themselves. There really is no Democratic party anymore with a platform and a commitment to little d democracy, just a bunch of pols calling themselves that because it works in their district or state.
Just a thought.
NTodd--I should have been more specific. "By any legal means necessary."
"I pledge allegiance to the People of the United States of America, ..."
and to the republic,
which they own,
one nation,
in a world undefeated
by fascists or neocons
at all.
sallyh - thanks. Snail mail e-mailed.
Hi, all.
I should have been more specific. "By any legal means necessary."
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere |
so waterboarding?
You are useless malingerers
Sounds like a cool indie rock
band.
NTodd--I should have been more specific. "By any legal means necessary."
Oh, I knew what you meant. Just amplifying what X said!
The only explanation that makes
any sense to me is that the
Dems are afraid of the media.
well, it's just easier to accept martyrdom.
Zap Rowsdower + NTodd=♥
yowza!
I plead alignment to the flakes of the untitled snakes of a merry cow, and to the Republicans which for which they scam, one nacho, underpants, with jugs of wine for owls.
The only explanation that makes
any sense to me is that the
Dems are afraid of the media.
statistically people are more afraid of public speaking than of death.
makes you wonder how they got elected, tho.
I should have been more specific. "By any legal means necessary."
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
Secession?
Sounds like a cool indie rock
band.
steve simels
Yes it does.
How much do you wanna bet that
the Dems response to the State
of the Union address will not
be anti-the war.
Buzz Bomb--I'd take that.
doesn't matter who is on SCOTUS, elemdorf still gets his fees from Verizon and from Fannie Mae.
maybe if the Party made a rule about "no corporate lobbyists" in the 2006 campaigns, then a new guard, free from connections to large capital formations, would emerge?
(/fantasy)
Why is that some Democrats seem to think losing will make them look tougher than will winning?
Why do dogs lick themselves? If the dems actually pulled off a filibuster, how do you think that the media would spin it. That the Dems are these big tough people?
Zap Rowsdower + NTodd=♥
yowza!
Uh, does Zapette know?
Why that is, I don't know, but
they seem to be incapable of
doing anything that will
give the media the opportunity
to mock them.
By jove, I think you've got it.
They're deathly afraid that someone like the lady you have a secret crush on and think is a Pulitzer class writer will turn her evil eye on them and then they'll get laughed at.
NTodd--do you prefer ponies or squirrels?
maybe if the Party made a rule about "no corporate lobbyists" in the 2006 campaigns
hahahaha! mrs. al-j, you slay me.
I'm glad to hear Stabenow is on board with the fillibuster, especially after my dissapointment with her on the bankruptcy bill.
I can't understand Levin's hesitation. I think he's been in DC so long that he doesn't grasp the dirty rules by which the Rethugs now play. He still still thinks it's a "gentlemen's club."
If DC wasn't such a long drive I'd take Monday off and show up outside the Capitol with a folding chair to offer to the Dems.
One of the biggest problems with the Dems is that people like Bob Shrum and Donna Brazile become so entrenched.
yeah, and the biggest issue is the bookers for these programs. they determine who represents democrats -- tweety has deedee myers and bob shrum; fox is rehabilitating bob beckel, plus susan estrich; cnn with donna brazile and paul begala.
shrum is supposedly finished in campaign mgmt (long overdue), the rest are just sadsacks (with the exception of begala) trying to keep a toe in the game.
but then, when you factor in the procivilities of the hosts, you understand why those losers are the teevee face of democrats. they're ineffective spokespeople and work to reinforce the image of clueless dems.
Re-HICA!
.
Owls. Thats what a new political party should choose for its symbol.
Does anyone know Utah Phillips' pledge of allegiance off hand? I think it starts:
I pledge allegiance to the flag
Of the multi-national corporation.
And to the profit,
For which it stands...
Can't remember the rest.
see, this is why christopher walken would make a great publicist.
"did you hear that state of the yyyyoooouuuunnion? it was crazy! i mean, have you listened to him? he can't talk!"
and so on and so forth.
and maybe he'd say "wow" a lot.
NTodd--do you prefer ponies or squirrels?
Ponies! Squirrels are cute and they don't shit as much, but you can't ride them.
Ponies! Squirrels are cute and they don't shit as much, but you can't ride them.
(and squirrel shit looks really strange!)
Jeffraham--wouldn't you like to wake up some morning and find out it's not coming at you, again?
And how's my boy Curly?
what would you call a pony crossed with a squirrel?
Ponies! Squirrels are cute and they don't shit as much, but you can't ride them.
NTodd, Order of RIBPB |
ponies on the roof cause more damage.
Also crazy Ann Coulter just handed us a big gift with her nutcase remarks yesterday. This is the first time one of her inflammatory cracks has really made the national news and we should go all Ward Churchill on her. Really push it that this nutjob conservative should be held accountable for wishing that somebody assasinate a Supreme Court Justice. Demand that people stop booking this foam-at-the-mouth for lectures, stop allowing her on tv, fire her from any job she now has, and in general turn her into the mad pariah dog she is. She shouldn't be allowed to get away with it just because she is an overpriveleged dimwitted white conservative who has always retreated to the security of her class status and gop friends.
Uh, does Zapette know?
NTodd, Order of RIBPB
We're open minded here in St. Paul.
Either that, or I go back to being your personal troll.
A confession:
Right now I'm listening to
"Change" by John Waite.
And enjoying the hell out of it.
Just in case anybody was under
the misamprehension that I have
good taste in music.
what would you call a pony crossed with a squirrel?
A fucking monster.
what would you call a pony crossed with a squirrel?
Moonbootica, Die Walküre |
depends on which one is on top.
How much do you wanna bet that
the Dems response to the State
of the Union address will not
be anti-the war.
steve simels
Shit, we'll be lucky if it isn't just "Yeah, what he said..."
Not having Murtha or Gore do it may be justified, but who the fuck is Kaine, anyway? Is it because he's gonna get up there and get all Catholic on their asses, and maybe turn a few Soft Chewy Center™ heads their way? Fuck their base, fuck our base, lasso all the centrarians they can? Politics suck. Have I mentioned that before? Prolly so...
you'd think that aside from Howard Dean, like, you know, OTHER democrats would actually come out and say this over and over and over...
...
... and over and over so that like, we in the 'unethical, unwashed blogosphere' wouldn't have to.
But I guess reading gop talking points is a whole lot easier, not to mention that gop cock is mighty tastier.
Darn that libRul media.
Totally OT, but didn't Mr. Atrios promise us kitty blogging would resume after the holidays, and wasn't yesterday Friday?
try googling an entire phrase of it
Vichy Democrat is an extraordinarily apt description.
Right now I'm listening to
"Change" by John Waite.
And enjoying the hell out of it.
Just in case anybody was under
the misamprehension that I have
good taste in music.
steve simels
To each his own, my friend!
I'm getting (metaphorically) drunk on the Indigo Girls today and enjoying the hell out of it. Like I said before, if God would only drop Emily in my lap...I'd change my orientation.
And then I'm going to get (not so metaphorically) stoned do the Beatles a bit later on.
It's what I'm into today.
Either that, or I go back to being your personal troll.
I don't remember ever seeing you post before...
And now I'm listening to the
Divynls "I Touch Myself."
Fucking' love it.
what would you call a pony crossed with a squirrel?
Hmm, startled I guess. Now a squirrel crossed with a pony could be called roadkill.
The Ann Coulter thing is especially irritating 'cause the headlines I've seen say "Justice ought to be poisoned, Coulter jokes."
If it were, Micheal Moore, the headline would be "Moore calls for murder of Supreme Court Justice."
And now I'm listening to the
Divynls "I Touch Myself."
i suggest followng that with either "Love Shack" or anything by Billy Idol.
Vichy Democrat is an extraordinarily apt description.
GWPDA, yclept Irate Scholar | Email | Homepage | 01.28.06 - 2:16 pm | #
And when I used it in a question
to one of the DNC reps at
Eschaton he got really pissed.
Seriously......
A confession:
Right now I'm listening to
"Change" by John Waite.
And enjoying the hell out of it.
Just in case anybody was under
the misamprehension that I have
good taste in music.
steve simels
Hey, all that counts is what YOU like.
As I've said, I'm old enough to know what I like.
And at an age where I don't have to justify it to anyone.
Right now, I am listening to Coldplay, Live at the Kultkmoplex, Cologne, Germany, June 2002.
my creative zen is on Random play at the moment, and it currently playing Felix Da Housecat - Short Skirts.
yeah, well i'm listening to the new planet funk and royksopp and um, benny benassi, and scooter.
Totally OT, but didn't Mr. Atrios promise us kitty blogging would resume after the holidays, and wasn't yesterday Friday?
flory
It was. Leaving a bereft public with nothing to turn to but nudibranchs.
kexp has reggae on saturday mornings and blues on sunday mornings. loves me iTunes Radio. fun to watch the b-ball game with some heavy dancehall dub in the background.
or anything by Billy Idol.
dancing with myself pops to mind...
The Ann Coulter thing is especially irritating 'cause the headlines I've seen say "Justice ought to be poisoned, Coulter jokes."
"Coulter Should Be Strung Up By the Thumbs"
And I'm NOT joking!
The Ann Coulter thing is especially irritating 'cause the headlines I've seen say "Justice ought to be poisoned, Coulter jokes."
If it were, Micheal Moore, the headline would be "Moore calls for murder of Supreme Court Justice."
Damned liberal media. They should all be poisoned.
GWPDA, Did you find your perfect coffee table?
Sallyh: Jeffraham--wouldn't you like to wake up some morning and find out it's not coming at you, again?
I'm not sure I'd know how to behave under such circumstances...!
And how's my boy Curly?
Havin' fun, gettin' lots of attention. His day started out great -- he had a nice sliver of sunlight in the corner of the balcony this morning (homepage), where he lounged until the firey ball no longer cast its light upon him.
.
Right now I'm listening to
"Change" by John Waite.
And enjoying the hell out of it.
I was always a fan of the Babys. Especially their harder stuff. Head First was a good album.
And, are you not going to comment on the fact that I have figured out you have a big crush on the Dragon Lady?
i suggest followng that with either "Love Shack" or anything by Billy Idol.
dirk gently, of course | Email | 01.28.06 - 2:18 pm | #
Actually, "Maria" by Blondie.
Clem Burke rules!!!!!!
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A majority of Americans are more likely to vote for a candidate in November's congressional elections who opposes President Bush, and 58 percent consider his second term a failure so far, according to a poll released Thursday.
I don't remember ever seeing you post before...
Tee hee.
BTW (without going into the vichy thing again), Atrios, which Dems are you talking about? I see a virtual media blackout of anything that isn't Boosh right now. It's fucking disgusting.
And when I used it in a question
to one of the DNC reps at
Eschaton he got really pissed.
the truth can be painful, no doubt.
or this:
give me
your dirty love
like you might surrender
to some dragon
in your dreams
give me
your dirty love
like a pink donation
to that dragon
in your dreams
i don't want your
sweet devotion
i don't need your
sweet emotion
just whip me up some
dragon lotion
and your dirty love.
ah. three more days.
This whole thing with Abramoff is starting to get on my nerves.
I didn't have to see the report from the so-called non-partisan research firm to know that the whole argument rested upon the following...
'Were the tribes giving money to dem candidates and officeholders before hiring Abramoff?'
If the answer is 'yes' then why aren't Dean and others arguing that fact? Why aren't they telling these idiots like Blitzer and Couric that the tribes were already giving money to dems prior to hiring Abramoff so using the tribes continuing act of giving money to dems is holds absolutely no grounds for saying it was done at Abramoff's urging unless they were giving far more than before hiring Abramoff.
Where are the reports of people interviewing the tribal leaders? So far I've not seen a f*cking redskin on the news or talk shows anywhere discussing what they did to help clear the matter nor of any so-called 'media' types interviewing or asking questions of them or quoting any of them.
When are we going to start arguing that this whole Abramoff affair is proof of a complete clusterd*ck of poor investigative journalism? On every case these people have failed to bother to even look up the information at hand.
This tells me the following:
1. Either the likes of Couric and Blitzer are just elitist media snobs who have hired hands do all the work and they just look good on TV reading what their flunkies dig up...
2. Their flunkies are partisans or GOP operatives
3. They themselves are partisans.
4. They're complete elitist snobs who don't see the harm in lying. Who probably laugh at the harm they're causing like guys who get drunk then get behind the wheels of their cars thinking that they never get into accidents, nothing bad ever happens to me so why should I care what happens to other people, or who cares it's only a national election. I'll still have my job tomorrow and if not then I cal always accuse Bill Clinton of being a pedophile and then watch as my resume gets picked up by Fox News?
It's time to get mad at these people. They have no alternatives unless it's to stop interviewing dems entirely. If Howard Dean calls them a liar on national tv, they can call him crazy all they want but who are they going to go to nexttime for a comment? They either go back to Dean or they show their bias and no longer go to Dems for comments.
MYOB'
.
now playing The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing.
You are useless malingerers
Sounds like a cool indie rock
band.
steve simels
Not as good as The Snotlockers, though...
And when I used it in a question
to one of the DNC reps at
Eschaton he got really pissed.
Seriously......
steve simels - 2:19 pm
truth stings like a sumbitch...
And, are you not going to comment on the fact that I have figured out you have
a big crush on the Dragon Lady?
Billy B | Email | 01.28.06 - 2:21 pm | #
Huh?
Now playing:
TIme of the Season.
Zombies.
People talking
And they're saying that you're leaving
So unhappy
With the way that you've been living
Oh oh oh
We always wish for money
We always wish for fame
We think we have the answers
Some things ain't ever gonna change
It doesn't matter who you are
It's all the same
What's in your heart will never change
Look in the mirror
And you see how you've been taken
You won't surrender
But now your heart is breakin'
Oh oh oh
We always wish for money
We always wish for fame
We think we have the answers
Some things ain't ever gonna change
It doesn't matter who you are
It's all the same
What's in your heart will never change
Do you remember
When you got your lucky break
You're looking back now
And it seems like a mistake
Oh oh oh
We always wish for money
We always wish for fame
We think we have the answers
Some things ain't ever gonna change
It doesn't matter who you are
It's all the same
What's in your heart will never change
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A majority of Americans are more likely to vote for a candidate in November's congressional elections who opposes President Bush, and 58 percent consider his second term a failure so far, according to a poll released Thursday.
boo-yah! but like i said long long long long ago, the only poll that really matters is on election day. it's like, prior to this year, the UT longhorns were always ranked highly and then faltered at the end.
so, i'm heartened by those polls, especially the ones in sugarland, but... we shall see.
And now the original
Brinsley Schwarz version of
"What's So Funny 'Bout Peace
Love and Understanding".
Not as good as Elvis, but more
power pop.
Not as good as Elvis, but more
power pop.
steve simels
Maybe I'll do some Elvis before I do the Beatles...
Hoot.
.
majority of Americans are more likely to vote for a candidate in November's congressional elections who opposes President Bush,
so you would think more of our dem incumbents would actually OPPOSE him.
maybe i'm asking too much.
It's all the same
What's in your heart will never change
Terry C, Coldplayer | 01.28.06 - 2:23 pm | #
Damn catchy, isn't it?
Maybe I'll do some Elvis before I do the Beatles...
Vicki | Email | Homepage | 01.28.06 - 2:25 pm | #
lucky elvis.
Just curious: does anyone know who - if any - of the Senators on the fence are up for reeeeeeeelction in '06?
Might make a difference in how they vote on cloture.
#1. correction
.....think they look good on television.
huh?
stevie
Read my post at 2:11
Maybe I'll do some Elvis before I do the Beatles...
Vicki | Email | Homepage | 01.28.06 - 2:25 pm | #
"Pump It Up."
Possibly the best danceable rock
song ever.
Among other fine qualities.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A majority of Americans are more likely to vote for a candidate in November's congressional elections who opposes President Bush, and 58 percent consider his second term a failure so far, according to a poll released Thursday.
LFoD
Cue Gary Ruppert/Fred Eper crying about that poll being slanted and librul elitist.
Zapette and I were playing gin rummy last night, and I was looking for some music to listen to. We had tired of Delila (that effed up syndicated lite rock DJ), and looked for something that wasn't depressing.
I went through my whole collection, and found nothing remotely uplifting.
The Cure? Ryan Adams? Political 80's punk?
Been thinking about it ever since...
Before They Make Me Run
Keef.
It's all the same
What's in your heart will never change
Terry C, Coldplayer | 01.28.06 - 2:23 pm | #
Damn catchy, isn't it?
steve simels
Stands the test of time.
And when I used it in a question
to one of the DNC reps at
Eschaton he got really pissed.
Seriously......
steve simels
hey, maybe i should use that in my fax:
"enough appeasement. stand up for once for in your life. stop being a vichy dem and vote against alito."
or would that backfire?
"Pump It Up."
Possibly the best danceable rock
song ever.
Among other fine qualities.
steve simels
Indeed. I have many fond college memories of dancing to Elvis, and doing other things, I might add!
Billy B:
Ah, so.
My high school crush was still
the most gorgeous girl I ever
saw.
Total shiksa goddess. Cheekbones,
natural blonde (with bangs),
alabaster skin.
I'd love to know what happened to
her.
Just curious: does anyone know who - if any - of the Senators on the fence are up for reeeeeeeelction in '06?
Might make a difference in how they vote on cloture.
Nelson, Bill (VD, Florida)
call him at both his local office and the DC office. the staffers at the local offices are much more pleasant.
or would that backfire?
jello | 01.28.06 - 2:29 pm | #
I wish I knew....
TALKING NPR BLUES
U. Utah Phillips, 2000
Get the MP3, pass it around. It's funny!
(spoken in time)
I turned on my radio… spun the dial
Thought I'd listen to some news for a while
I grabbed the knob, spun it around,
Got NPR… here's what I found…
Real news? Hardly a trace
Just one damn marathon market place
The Nasdaq's up, the Dow's in the cellar
And NPR sold out to Rockefeller
Hostile take over… Real hostile.
Well I hear about all the anti trust
And all the day traders who bit the dust
Mergers, buyouts and acquisitions
Low down crooks in high positions
Wheelers, dealers, and CEO's
Fired and paid off through the nose
Buying yachts and fancy homes
With the bail out money from the savings and loans
And I get pissed… Off that is.
It's dot com this and dot com that
The underwriters are getting fat
On airwaves stole from you and me
By a bunch of thieves called the FCC
They don't give a damn what we want and need
They've all caved in to corporate greed
And sold us out to the ruling class
Well the whole damn bunch can kiss my… …Dot Com!
This is a family show folks
The FCC says watch your language
English
What's yours?
I got tired of being treated like a veg
So I called up the station and canceled my pledge
In a mighty act of liberation
Sent the money off to my community station
I said "I love you"
But if you blow it
I'll sure as hell let you know it
I'll knock the radio off the shelf
Buy a transmitter and do it myself
give me
your dirty love
I just picked up a copy of Hot Rats last night.
I loves that.
This whole thing with Abramoff is starting to get on my nerves.
i'm worried they're going to hold off abramoff related indictments till after the midterms. it took 2 years for scooter to finally get his.
And now....
Bruce Cockburn's "If I Had a
Rocket Launcher"(live).
Could have been written as
the ultimate anti-Bush administration
song.
Hey, all that counts is what YOU like.
As I've said, I'm old enough to know what I like.
And at an age where I don't have to justify it to anyone.
Right now, I am listening to Coldplay, Live at the Kultkmoplex, Cologne, Germany, June 2002.
Terry C, Coldplayer
As an ardent fan of the Band Who Must Not Be Named, I can relate to that...
A warning sign
I missed the good part then I realized
I started looking and the bubble burst
I started looking for excuses
Come on in
I’ve gotta tell you what a state I’m in
I’ve gotta tell you in my loudest tones
I started looking for a warning sign
When the truth is, I miss you
Yeah the truth is, that I miss you, so
A warning sign
You came back to haunt me and I realized
That you were an island and I passed you by
And you were an island to discover
Come on in
I’ve gotta tell you what a state I’m in
I’ve gotta tell you in my loudest tones
That I started looking for a warning sign
When the truth is, I miss you
Yeah the truth is, that I miss you so
And I’m tired I should not have let you go
Ooooooooooooooooo
So I crawl back into your open arms
Yes I crawl back into your open arms
And I crawl back into your open arms
Yes I crawl back into your open arms
As an ardent fan of the Band Who Must Not Be Named, I can relate to that...
Doozer, (send me no wine)
I may not be a musical expert, but I KNOW what I LIKE.
And I intend to enjoy what I like!
I have many fond college memories of dancing to Elvis, and doing
other things, I might add!
Vicki | Email | Homepage | 01.28.06 - 2:29 pm | #
You sly boots, you.
Bruce Cockburn's "If I Had a
Rocket Launcher"(live).
Damn good tune Steve.
You ever get to lissen to My Morning Jacket?
You ever get to lissen to My Morning Jacket?
Billy B | Email | 01.28.06 - 2:33 pm | #
Yes....dug it the most to say
the least.
Good call!!!!!
Bones sinking like stones,
All that we fought for,
Homes, places we've grown,
All of us are done for
And we live in a beautiful world,
Yeah we do, yeah we do,
We live in a beautiful world
Bones sinking like stones,
All that we fought for,
Homes, places we've grown,
All of us are done for
We live in a beautiful world,
Yeah we do, yeah we do,
We live in a beautiful world
We live in a beautiful world,
Yeah we do, yeah we do,
We live in a beautiful world
Oh, all that I know
There's nothing here to run from,
'Cos yeah, everybody here's got somebody to lean on
Why are Coldplay
the Band That Must Not Be Named?
Seriously.
(I'm so out of touch)
I got these CDs from a English lady over e-bay, but they play on my computer.
On my stereo, they don't work too well.
Wonder why that is.
Why are Coldplay
the Band That Must Not Be Named?
Seriously.
(I'm so out of touch)
steve simels
People don't like them.
I do. With me, that's all that counts!
Why is that some Democrats seem to think losing will make them look tougher than will winning?
Translation, please?
Yes....dug it the most to say
the least.
Good call!!!!!
Gracias, senor.
Was it their new album 'Z" you listened to?
I plead alignment to the flakes of the untitled snakes of a merry cow, and to the Republicans which for which they scam, one nacho, underpants, with jugs of wine for owls. | NTodd, Order of RIBPB - 2:09 pm
NTodd, is this you or Walt Kelly?
PS: RIBPB? 'Splain please.
But, if we call 'em "Vichy Democrats", can "Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys" be far behind?
I plead alignment to the flakes of the untitled snakes of a merry cow, and to the Republicans which for which they scam, one nacho, underpants, with jugs of wine for owls.
NTodd, Order of RIBPB
NTodd, is this you or Walt Kelly?
"We have met the enemy and it is us."
- Pogo
BTW, I have no idea how that text got into my email field. How can I get rid of it?? Thanks.
As an ardent fan of the Band Who Must Not Be Named, I can relate to that...
Doozer, (send me no wine) '
Jonny Buckland has to be one of THE most underrated guitarists.
And now I'm listening to the
Divynls "I Touch Myself."
Steve,
In the old days where I was employed as a Corporate Music Weasel, a very shy, timid guy named Drew worked a few cubes down.
We used to delight in running by him and shouting "When I think about DREW I touch myself.." Poor guy probably still hasn't forgiven us..
Thanks Mrs. I!
Sitting here singing "Yellow" at the top of my voice.
My son's like "Mom's jamming!"
Why are Coldplay
the Band That Must Not Be Named?
Something to do with the list of absurd Terms Of Service rules that accompanied their last album?
And now I'm listening to the
Divynls "I Touch Myself."
Reminds me of "Austin Powers", that song does.
Why are Coldplay
the Band That Must Not Be Named?
Something to do with the list of absurd Terms Of Service rules that accompanied their last album?
bill buckner
Whoopty shit.
But, if we call 'em "Vichy Democrats", can "Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys" be far behind?
Doozer, (lovely to see you!)
People who need to get some intestinal fortitude.
Whoopty shit.
Not dissin' the band,, darlin'..
More from the cellar (damn those stairs!)
Why are Coldplay
the Band That Must Not Be Named?
Seriously.
(I'm so out of touch)
steve simels
Not. It's really....oops! I almost said the name. Very sneaky there, Steve.
Oopsie! Wrong thread! Now I gotta carry this thing alla way back up the stairs...
Whoopty shit.
Not dissin' the band,, darlin'..
bill buckner
Oh, I know.
My daughter gets on my case for liking them.
But, hey, I like what I like.......
More of the fear factor shit on A&E.
A biography of Mohammed Atta.
They talk about Germany having a "tolerant atmosphere."
They say the word "tolerant" like that asshole fundie minister in Dover, Pa said "intellectual" and "educated."
Dirty words to the right wing.
GWPDA, Did you find your perfect coffee table?
mer
Why, yes. Yes, I did. $50 for a $1200 retail, Lane, solid maple with a bevelled glass insert, a shelf under the glass, flared legs and a drawer. Very nice. Another ten bucks for some touching up oil and a bit of wood filler. We admire this very much.
Went through the drive-thru at KFC on my way home from WalMart, anything new on the fibiluster front?
Well, this was my letter to Senator Byrd.
I sincerely hope that one of the latter acts of your career will not be the shutting off of debate about the nomination of Samuel Alito in the U.S. Senate. If nothing else, extended debate would provide an opportunity to memorialize those West Virginians killed due to lax mine safety and discuss the federal role, including the courts, in ensuring that no more people die so senselessly.
You have been quoted as saying that you intend to vote for Samuel Alito. That is, of course, your prerogative. But many of us have read the Bar report on Samuel Alito and listened to his testimony and come away with a different opinion. I believe that extended debate might even change your carefully considered decision, because I believe that debate will show that:
• this president is attempting to become a monarch, and that Samuel Alito’s record suggests that he was selected to assist that effort,
• that Samuel Alito sees the law as a system of rules to be adapted to convenience, rather than as the light of eternal moral principles refracted through the Constitution,
• that in Samuel Alito’s legal universe, the merits of the litigants are measured in large part by the size of their purse and who they know,
• That Samuel Alito knowingly and repeatedly lied to the Senate and is not deserving of a seat on the Supreme Court.
The latter is a point I especially commend to your attention. I read the ABA report in detail, focusing on the Vanguard case. I listened to the testimony before the Judiciary Committee by both Samuel Alito and by representatives of the Bar Association. I wrote a detailed response to Michael Greco, head of the ABA.
Briefly, the plaintiff was a widow who was denied access to her late husband’s account by Vanguard. As a result, eventually, she lost her home. Samuel Alito had substantial holdings in Vanguard. Consistent with basic professional standards, he had specifically promised the Judiciary Committee in writing that he would not make any rulings in regard to Vanguard. But he did rule in a case involving Vanguard.
The ABA Committee decided to believe that this was inadvertence rather than a serious ethical violation because:
• Samuel Alito told them so,
• Many people in the legal profession said that Samuel Alito is a nice man,
• He recused himself in many other cases, including Vanguard cases,
• They could not determine a motive for failing to recuse,
• After his ethical violation was discovered, he moved to vacate the decision.
(continues)
(Letter to Senator Robert Byrd, continued)
There is an alternate interpretation: that Samuel Alito lied to the Judiciary Committee, that he has an ingratiating, duplicitous personality that deceives people who should be more skeptical, and that in moving to vacate the case he mendaciously claimed he had a right to do the wrong he had clearly done.
If there is extended debate, I believe that your colleagues can persuade you that Samuel Alito would endanger the Constitution and our liberties. However, if I were on the floor, I would as a brother in Christ cite to you James 1:27. I would remind you that neither the Senate nor the ABA talked to the widow whose home was taken by judicial edict in the Vanguard case. She remains voiceless today.
Will you not let the American people hear her side of the story?
You have run such a good race in defending the Constitution and liberty. Please do not falter near the end.
We have to pull this off. Please, please call and fax.
SaveTheCourt.org has a fax form that will contact 12 key senators. Please visit the site and fire off a message. I will not be denied the look on Bush's face during the SOTU when this happens!
it's a page from the conservative playbook: better to fail standing up for something than to succeed standing for nothing.
remember?
Because after fighting and if we lose --we'll be stronger than we were before the fight. Even if we lose - we fought! and Americans will know we'll fight for them.
That's 180 from the the lingo of the rightwing media.
great letter, js.
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