I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
Hyaa!
Hyaa again!
Hey, I never did a twofer before!
Three! Did you see that? Wow what a life....
just a question: how many Opus Dei justices do we need on the Supreme Court?
does Alito have Opus Dei connections?
already we have Scalia, Thomas, and perhaps Roberts with connections to Opus Dei.
anyone know details on this?
will the media wait til after he is on scotus to let us know?
I stopped right there on purpose.
Just had a somewhat disturbing discussion with the DNC.
I think the guy hung up on me. Although maybe we might've been cut off. But I think he hung up.
We were discussing the filibuster. Me for, him against.
He hung up when I said I thought I'd hold off on the Democracy Bond for right now.
Bongo.
.
Bush Lies!
...and lies and lies and lies and lies and lies and lies and lies and...
Don't look now, but microfractures are forming in Haloscan's dilithium crystal array.
If thread production isn't checked and stabilized ASAP, even the Ghost of Scotty won't be able to salvage the results.
Just sayin'.
I suppose we could just assume the high number of Catholics on the court is a statistical anomoly, and I am afraid there isn't anything much more that could be made of it save to note this and refer to it in the furure when there are five women or five gays or five of anything the conservitives think of as 'not quite kosher' on the court.
fucking hell.
First quotes from Yes. Now Gilbert and Sullivan. Atrios! Amigo!
Hi. Moonbats.
"He hung up when I said I thought I'd hold off on the Democracy Bond for right now.
YellowDogJen"
Apparently you don't realize how important it is to keep giving money to the party, so they can vote with Republicans...because if you give them enough money, they may at some point in the future be able not to vote with Republicans.
Don't you get it?? It's very simple.
Vicky!
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Sorry -- make that Vichy!
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High, Vicki. Wife bought another new car today.
Same as the other one, but with a sunroof and 6 CD stereo.
Vicky!
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Jeffraham Prestonian | Email | Homepage | 01.28.06 - 2:26 pm | #
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Sorry -- make that Vichy!
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Jeffraham Prestonian
How about Vicki!!?
WoooooooooHooooooooodiooooo!!!!
money, it's a gas...
ok, time for a little discipline.
no not the fun kind. i've got to get off the keyboard and go fix the garage door, make a new number plaque for the mailbox, and do some winter pool maintenance.
it's 69° and sunny in atlanta.
High, Barndog!
Sound nice!
Whatcha doing with the old one?
Another reason the brownshirts are crapping in their pants: "'Brokeback' Broke Out in the 'Burbs"
*sigh*
i sluffed off so much work this week while looking for a new job, and now i really do need to do it. bummer. i don't wanna!!!
Is Atrios out for a jog again?
ok, so fuck the dnc. they are destroyed. BUT the question remains (and our nations' future depends on it) who will destroy the rnc and save the country?
Or is this it and we just say bye bye as we (and 'murka) go fuck ourselves?
Vene, Vidi, Vicki....
Well, yeah, I guess it is a bit suggestive.
Vicki: How about Vicki!!?
That works for me. 
How ya doin', lady?
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yeah, just like they waited until after the elctions, to let on that they knew exactly what the swiftboaters were up to.
wait dirk! do you like atlanta? i may have a job lead there!
exactly capio
Via Gilliard, good one from democrats.com...
Oh, apparently you didn't hear.
It's sitting in a heap over at the junkyard. She was t-boned by a Ford Explorer Tue. morning up the road.
Totalled it. She's fine, sans a couple bruises and a bump on the noggin. Been home all week being a couch potato, and buzzed on Vicodin and Flexeril.
Don't look now, but microfractures are forming in Haloscan's dilithium crystal array.
I'll modulate the warp core containment field...
wait dirk! do you like atlanta?
no, but don't go by me. i have reasons that have nothing to do with the city, really.
that said, depends on where you are coming from. it's a lot different culture than nj, ny, vt - which i miss. and i live in newt's suburbs, which doesn't help.
Aaah. Just put me in some Radiohead.
When I am king, you will be first against the wall.
And your opinion, which is of no consequence at all.
that said, depends on where you are coming from. it's a lot different culture than nj, ny, vt - which i miss. and i live in newt's suburbs, which doesn't help.
ah. i come from Houston, and the 'burbs. but it's a good burbs. not stepfordian in the slightest.
it's 69° and sunny in atlanta.
dirk gently, of course | Email | 01.28.06 - 2:28 pm | #
It's in the 50's here in Dayton. Even taking into consideration the oddness of SW Ohio weather, this sustained warm weather is odd, I've never had the silver maple try to bud in January.
Of course all this warm weather in January means it'll probably be in the 40's all during May.
I blame Bush.
the Georgia Coastal Islands are very nice.
and, i do not see any of these vichy dems bring things like that up on the hack shoes. if i were paranoid, i would say that it is intentional
Apparently you don't realize how important it is to keep giving money to the party, so they can vote with Republicans...because if you give them enough money, they may at some point in the future be able not to vote with Republicans.
Yeah, he was somewhat...exasperated that I felt a filibuster could only raise awareness among the public about the insanity of BushCo and their scheme, when it is only so clear that (paraphrasing him)"it would only be an empty gesture - we'd look like fools - we can't possibly win"
Disappointing and somewhat upsetting conversation, actually. Testy guy.
Wife bought another new car today.
Same as the other one, but with a sunroof and 6 CD stereo.
Heh, Stef totalled her Forester coupla weeks ago--had a sunroof and 6-CD changer, as well. She has a concussion.
All my favorite peeps are excepting some, and haloscum is getting scummy.
NTodd: I'll modulate the warp core containment field...
As long as you don't try to eject the warp core, you'll be fine. The company that makes those systems must be the most sued company in the Federation.
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Oh, apparently you didn't hear.
It's sitting in a heap over at the junkyard. She was t-boned by a Ford Explorer Tue. morning up the road.
Totalled it. She's fine, sans a couple bruises and a bump on the noggin. Been home all week being a couch potato, and buzzed on Vicodin and Flexeril.
have i mentioned i'm a lawyer? 
(just a little ambulance-chasing humor!)
glad to hear she's okay. i got t-boned by a tahoe a few years back. surprisingly, it didn't total the car.
it's 69° and sunny in atlanta.
45 here in VT.
Heh, Stef totalled her Forester coupla weeks ago--had a sunroof and 6-CD changer, as well. She has a concussion.
NTodd
uhm, none of my business, but should she be making life changing decisions while recovering from a concussion?
I'm really ticked at Senator Byrd and back in the skeptical mode about him. He says many of his constituents have called the Dems treatment of Alito during the hearings a disgrace.
I know lots of West Virginians -- tough-minded but soft-hearted and chivalrous folks -- so I can believe they were easily manipulated by the pr machine that sold Dems as boorish in questioning the candidate.
But the truth is that Alito and his handlers were the cowardly, unchivalrous ones, using his family as human shields against the tough questions senators' obligations of due diligence -- especially in these treacherous times -- required them to ask.
Senator Byrd has an obligation, too -- to both listen to and educate his constituents on the way the Republican pr machine manipulates their virtues and values to its own purposes.
He's old enough and wise enough and tough enough to know better. So why is he really voting yes on this guy?
big aquarium here in atlanta. lotsa fish. lotsa people filing by to see them.
some nice bits about the city, but traffic is terrible and i am never going to be a southerner. and i don't like being landlocked.
good job? big firm? if so which one?
Well, puppy dog blogging is up on my home page.
If you guys see GWPDA this afternoon you might point her to it.
I gotta go take photos for my class. Ack, I'm NOT in the mood.
As long as you don't try to eject the warp core, you'll be fine. The company that makes those systems must be the most sued company in the Federation.
Subsidiary of Halliburton, no-bid contracts with Star Fleet.
45 here in VT.
NTodd, Order of RIBPB |
summer already?
"Yeah, he was somewhat...exasperated that I felt a filibuster could only raise awareness among the public about the insanity of BushCo and their scheme, when it is only so clear that (paraphrasing him)"it would only be an empty gesture - we'd look like fools - we can't possibly win"
Maybe they wouldn't "win" in keeping Alito off the SCOTUS, but at least they'd have fricking -tried-.
Even if think they'd lose that fight, they don't seem to mind the alternative, which is losing even more support from their base, losing any right to complain about Alito or other fascist judges in the future, losing another reason for people to vote for them, as opposed to the GOP....
big aquarium here in atlanta. lotsa fish. lotsa people filing by to see them.
I would actually like to see that. I loves me some fishies.
Disappointing and somewhat upsetting conversation, actually. Testy guy.
Maybe he was upset from my hanging up on him (or a remarkable simulation) two nights ago. Told them to talk to me after they filibuster.
I blame Bush.
Buckeye, Dealer of Rare Coins | Email | 01.28.06 - 2:34 pm | #
Me too.
For everything.
I gotta go take photos for my class. Ack, I'm NOT in the mood.
"Not in the mood? Moods are for cattle and love play!"
Even if think they'd lose that fight, they don't seem to mind the alternative, which is losing even more support from their base, losing any right to complain about Alito or other fascist judges in the future, losing another reason for people to vote for them, as opposed to the GOP....
My question is, just how bad does an appointee have to be before they'll oppose him?
Sheesh.
I blame Bush.
Buckeye, Dealer of Rare Coins
not unreasonably.
rain, glorious rain in austin.
"Not in the mood? Moods are for cattle and love play!"
NTodd, Order of RIBPB
sorry, thufir.
uhm, none of my business, but should she be making life changing decisions while recovering from a concussion?
No, but she's not one to, ah...listen to my suggestions.
"Not in the mood? Moods are for cattle and love play!"
I'm tired, it's raining and I gotta go find an event. Or something.
I only have to shoot 2 rolls. It shouldn't take that long, but it always does.
Just a few things that bother me:
1) Does the dominant theme of 'worthless piece o' shit Democrats' have its origin in Rove's office? Sure, we've got a lot of WPOS Democrats--but are we being played when Bush is in the worst corner of his Presidensity?
2)On the verge of the filibuster/non-filibuster, some of these 'rumors' at times have me suspicious--and I wonder whether we can base anything on them. Specifically, might these noises be sent out precisely so that people can see how loud is our answering bellow? Might Reid and Obama simply want to see how loud our pro-filibuster, anti-cloture voice is?
3)Who the fuck has time to watch TV morning news before heading out to work? I don't, and no one I know does. Doesn't the audience then consist of the unemployed? (People who work at home (and make money at it) are usually online--and if they have TV's, they're usually tuned to Turmer Classic Movies or Cartoon Network.)
He's old enough and wise enough and tough enough to know better. So why is he really voting yes on this guy?
Senility?
He's old enough and wise enough and tough enough to know better. So why is he really voting yes on this guy?
cs |
Because Dobson personally called him and told him to back Alito, or Dobson would make sure he didn't get reelected is my guess.
sorry, thufir.
You will make a formidable Dirk, er...Duke.
some nice bits about the city, but traffic is terrible and i am never going to be a southerner. and i don't like being landlocked.
good job? big firm? if so which one?
it's really beginning to sound a lot like houston, but without the West's quasi-libertarian nature.
if the opportunity arises, i think it would be a fantastic place. International IP, which is the whole reason i went to law school in the first place, before I found out that IP in practice means only 1/4 of the things that are covered by IP. (i.e., patents, which require a science background, which i haven't). medium sized firm. can't remember the name. my bro-in-law is tight with a guy who works at the firm and whose wife works there also and is tight with the HR folks. so we'll see. it's probably a stretch, and i don't relish the idea of possibly having to take the GA bar, even though all the stuff will either be Federal or WIPO, but whatever.
i'm also targeting austin. there's a guy who works with the ACLU who is a big fan of the blog i do for work, so...
She has a concussion.
NTodd, Order of RIBPB
maybe that explains it.
(sorry. dark humor appeals to me for some reason)
Does anyone have an already-assembled e-mail list for every demo senator not on board the filibuster train?
Love train...
Yah. Thing was - the salesman was an auto engineering student at Michigan State. He's had 2 Grand Prix's.
He said that the Grand Prix is one of the safest cars for a side impact collision on the market today.
My wife is living proof. And, the broken A-frame on the 4x4 Explorer is good evidence of it also.
I am happy it's raining here. And cloudy.
Easier to shoot in these conditions.
And on the MP3 player....
"They Don't Know" by the
divine Kirsty McColl.
...he was somewhat...exasperated that I felt a filibuster could only raise awareness among the public about the insanity of BushCo and their scheme, when it is only so clear that (paraphrasing him)"it would only be an empty gesture - we'd look like fools - we can't possibly win"...
I hope you said "With an attitude like that, why should I ever give you guys any fucking money?"
...testy guy.
Hopefully, because he's been getting a lot of the same questions the past few days.
I am happy it's raining here. And cloudy.
Easier to shoot in these conditions.
which means overnight rain for houston! yeah! i hate daytime rain. that's the only knock on austin. rain happens during the day more often than in houston.
Wow, Barndog!
No, I did not know that!
Sorry! I just got my Camry back from the shop yesterday. It took them a while to find a door.
I'm sorry, please give Mrs. Barndog my warmest wishes for a speedy recovery.
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-b...91244-
8539r.htm
No, but she's not one to, ah...listen to my suggestions.
Sorry to hear about your situation, brother-man. Keep the faith.
I strongly pointed out to Hillary and Chuck that even just trying a filibuster would help to get the Democratic base excited and that you know, they need to feed us once in awhile.
Because Dobson personally called him and told him to back Alito, or Dobson would make sure he didn't get reelected is my guess.
ql in ny - 2:41 pm
if dobson opened his fucking yap to ANY legislator on this matter, i want his tax-exempt status for ANYTHING attached to the end of a chainsaw and shoved up his ass...
He's old enough and wise enough and tough enough to know better. So why is he really voting yes on this guy?
Senility?
Billy B
My take on it.
My wife is living proof. And, the broken A-frame on the 4x4 Explorer is good evidence of it also.
wow! sheesh!
Dobson:
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-b...91244-
8539r.htm
Stef totalled her Forester coupla weeks ago--had a sunroof and 6-CD changer, as well. She has a concussion.
Now, now...
She has a concussion.
NTodd, Order of RIBPB
maybe that explains it.
Don't think the thought hasn't crossed my mind. Really. But I suspect a deeper depression has more to do with it, and the timing is either coincidental or simply a final catalyst.
(sorry. dark humor appeals to me for some reason)
Dude, who do you think you're talking to? Gallows humor is all I do.
Will someone please get NTodd a girl so he can get his HEAD back in the game?
i'm also targeting austin. there's a guy who works with the ACLU who is a big fan of the blog i do for work, so...
i love austin even if it is pretty small. never spent a long stretch there. great music scene though.
i casually know a very good ip lawyer here in atlanta, but he's got his own small firm.
wouldn't be spalding king, would it? they are a big deal here.
"it would only be an empty gesture - we'd look like fools - we can't possibly win"...
He's missing the point.
It's the right thing to do, which is reason enough to do it.
End of story.
Stef totalled her Forester coupla weeks ago--had a sunroof and 6-CD changer, as well. She has a concussion.
Now, now...
No, really. Doctors say there's a fair amount of brain swelling and it won't subside for 4-8 weeks.
Good news (for once):
Father Zap is finally going to be able to collect SSI! He's literally cannot work anymore, but the govmint thinks that he could've sold pull tabs (they're all machines now). And he may have a workman's comp claim.
My folks are dirt fucking poor. My Mom's wages have been falling hard (she's been a waitress for 26 years). And Dad hasn't been able to work for 4 years.
They may be able to move out of the fucking attic that they live in right now.
wouldn't be spalding king, would it? they are a big deal here.
that might be the one. i'm a tad fearful of working for a larger firm, but whaddya gonna do? obviously small firms have issues.
You will make a formidable Dirk, er...Duke.
NTodd, Order of RIBPB |
hah! what?
Even if think they'd lose that fight, they don't seem to mind the alternative, which is losing even more support from their base, losing any right to complain about Alito or other fascist judges in the future, losing another reason for people to vote for them, as opposed to the GOP....
Nim, ham hock of liberty | Email | Homepage | 01.28.06 - 2:37 pm | #
Yeah, well, I said I didn't see how it could cost the party in any way to filibuster. Seems like free media exposure to me, particularly b/c of SOTU. He was more concerned about, well, lots of things we're all concerned about: health care, jobs, etc. He thought, I think, that I was one of the 'cuckoo lefties".
IOW, the base. Heh.
It's the right thing to do, which is reason enough to do it.
End of story.
'zactly. These fuckers have been infected by the Clintons' "triangulation" virus. Do the right thing and you'll surprise your enemy, and maybe even, you know, win. Guarantee you'll lose if you don't try.
Gotta run and work,
Have a great afternoon folks!
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It's surprises me that Byrd could be dictated to by a swarmy fwux-christian like Dobson. He's been around for a long time, and he knows what the stakes are here.
the Georgia Coastal Islands are very nice.
Mrs. Ibrahim al-jaafari - 2:34 pm
I quickread this as the "George Costanza Islands", and thought, "Now there's a spinoff sitcom that might have worked for Jason Alexander."
For better or worse, there really is a danger of "character burn-in" for actors on long-lasting TV shows, especially sitcoms.
No, really. Doctors say there's a fair amount of brain swelling and it won't subside for 4-8 weeks.
NTodd, Order of RIBPB
I know I've said it a couple of times, here and at your blog, but I'm really sad for you that you have to go through this.
I've been there.
Just know my heart's with you. And scream, sweetie, when you need to. And cry, too. Shake it out to the depth of your soul. It helps you heal.
have skunk -- Thanks for the link, and wgg, for your comment, too. I've just sent a fax to Bob Byrd's office but think I'll send a p.s. about Dobson violating tax-exempt status with his threats.
And now
Husker Du doing the Mary Tyler
Moore theme song!!!!
Yes!!!!!
Gotta run and work,
Have a great afternoon folks!
bye!
Hey, WGG:
Tanks for posting the Utah Phillips Talking NPR below.
Brings me back to when I was a wobbly.
"it would only be an empty gesture - we'd look like fools - we can't possibly win"..."
They should just go home, then, and remove any illusion that this is a two-party system.
Thanks, Vick, Billy. Sucks, but I'm okay. Really.
'zactly. These fuckers have been infected by the Clintons' "triangulation" virus.
Billy could pull that shit off. These assholes do not have enough charisma, savvy, or instincts to do so.
To start swinging an ax.
And I'm not giving up on them yet. They'll be plenty of time later to rant and rave if they don't get their act together.
Use your energy for more productive endeavors.
They may be able to move out of the fucking attic that they live in right now.
Zap Rowsdower + NTodd=? | Email | Homepage | 01.28.06 - 2:46 pm | #
Mazel tov.
Seriously.
And now
Husker Du doing the Mary Tyler
Moore theme song!!!!
Yes!!!!!
steve simels
Sitting here singing "Yellow" at the top of my voice.
My son's like "Mom's jamming!"
Woody - Here's Dobson cutting a deal with Salazar. I understand the same thing happened with Byrd.
the Georgia Coastal Islands are very nice.
Mrs. Ibrahim al-jaafari - 2:34 pm
this is true. tybee is the only one i can afford to stay on
savannah is nice in a quite sort of way also. but everything between here and there is pretty, um, unappetizing.
oh, athens, but that's because of the college.
It's official: Curly's become a full-fledged bed cat.
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steve simels:
You know that TV Land erected a statute of MTM tossing her tam in downtown Minneapolis?
And I love me some Husker.
Bob Mould has a new album out (meh).
zactly. These fuckers have been infected by the Clintons' "triangulation" virus.
Billy could pull that shit off. These assholes do not have enough charisma, savvy, or instincts to do so.
To start swinging an ax.
Billy B
I'd STILL have Bill back in a New York Minute.
I think he's the only one who could fix this mess.
They say what she clipped her grape on, NTodd? Door post, or what?
My wife and I are having this discussion - which I say won't be rectified until we get the 'black box' report.
She says the door post, and since it was a side impact, I'm saying it was the center support (for rear door hinges) that carry the seat belt adjuster. The knot on her brainpan sure resembles the outline of that adjuster unit.
Once I can access the black box report in a couple months, I will be able to determine the G forces of the impact and do my own research into the actual parameters of the collision myself, with a couple Deputy friends.
Should be interesting I think.
And I'm not giving up on them yet.
Cain't. Can we?
Can't change horses in the middle of the only game in town.
this is true. tybee is the only one i can afford to stay on
savannah is nice in a quite sort of way also. but everything between here and there is pretty, um, unappetizing.
oh, athens, but that's because of the college.
hmmm... this sounds like what everyone else says. atlanta's okay, but nothing to write home about.
Zap Rowsdower + NTodd=♥: You know that TV Land erected a statute of MTM tossing her tam in downtown Minneapolis?
How do they keep the tam suspended in mid-air?
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dirk
the camping on Cumberland Island is cheap, and the campground is really really beautiful. Cumberland has some of the best beaches in GA. also, there are a few cheap hotels on Jekyll, and it's just a short drive toi those incredible restaraunts on St Simons.
Why did these guys even take Dobson's calls?!
It's the right thing to do, which is reason enough to do it.
End of story.
four legs good | Email | Homepage | 01.28.06 - 2:45 pm |
Exactly.
I was left with the distinct impression that the DNC (or at least this guy) doesn't quite get that I am nervous about 'creeping fascism'. I believe he thought I was an old white lady with a case of the 'vapors' or something.
Tsk. Patronizing, that. I just want the Democrats to show what they're/we're made of. Let the bastards know we're on to their game, and use this to let the public know, too.
Here's Dobson cutting a deal with Salazar. I understand the same thing happened with Byrd.
ql in ny | 01.28.06 - 2:50 pm | #
who would make a deal with that evil fuck? aside from everythiing he stands for, how can they trust him to even deliver?
I'd STILL have Bill back in a New York Minute.
yup. if the only problem anyone can come up with for him is that he couldn't keep his pants zipped, well...
now, i'm still not thrilled with DADT, but over all... yeah, i'd like him back.
You know that TV Land erected a statute of MTM tossing her tam in downtown
Minneapolis?
Zap -- I know.
Pretty cool.
Although for me MTM will always
be Laura Petrie in those capris
pants.
God, she was cute....
We need to remind these DLC/DNC Dems that political muscle is like any other - the more you use it, the stronger it gets, and the easier to do a tough job the next time.
Maybe we need to send them barbells as well as chairs.
I think he's the only one who could fix this mess.
I tend to agree, girlfriend.
And why are they getting some support from religious leaders who don't like what Dobson's doing?
How do they keep the tam suspended in mid-air?
the magic of television?
Why aren't they...
IOW, the base. Heh.
YellowDogJen
You know, they all walk around moaning that they can't get the public interested, or get out the vote, and yet when we are interested and charged, they act like we have no fucking right to voice an opinion. Just hand over the money honey, that's a good girl. BOHICA.
How do they keep the tam suspended in mid-air?
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Jeffraham Prestonian
I little bit of trickery, I suppose. I don't work in bronze.
It's more like the tam is at the tip of her fingers. Either way, it's pretty lame. I know that they've got a statute of Ralph Kramden at some bus station in NYC that TV Land paid for.
Why did these guys even take Dobson's calls?!
pie | Email | Homepage | 01.28.06 - 2:53 pm | #
I know.
It's like taking a call from
Satan.
What are they thinking?
the camping on Cumberland Island is cheap, and the campground is really really beautiful.
to me, roughing it means black and white teevee.
actually, i've been to jeckyll too, i was was just being snarky about st simons i guess.
had a cool time taking a dolphin tour on jekyll - in the coastal inlets. this retired fireman had a little boat, it was just my family and he was a heck of a story teller. and it's neato seeing the dolphins swimming around the inlets.
boy, tom waites has the least unlikely voice for a person who is famous. (the cafe is playing it).
What are they thinking?
They're thinking about themselves, obviously.
From down below, 'cause I type so slow...
And now....
Bruce Cockburn's "If I Had a
Rocket Launcher"(live).
I'ma baaaad boy...
I didn't know the house was haunted
Until that night I heard the chains
And yet I stay the night undaunted
By sounds indeed surpassing strange
Cause I knew then what Ill tell you no
It was the proof of the truth of my refrain
Hey, this guy's been dead for 500 years!
And still he's pacing the cage
True love had come without a warning
Just like the love songs say
In the wee hours of the morning
She lit the room as bright as day
And her lips of wine stole this heart of mine
How was I to know that she was underage?
Ah, it's an old old story
And now I'm pacing the cage
You cast your spell yet still your victim
Was drawing breath at break of day
Then came His Majesty a-calling
The Royal Guard led you away
"Thou knewest of the danger when thou tookst the job, milord!"
Quothe the jailer to his captivated Mage
"Hah! Goes it not ever thus?" he laughs
And leaves you pacing the cage
And a couple more I can't remember...
See, this is what can happen when a song gets stuck on your mental turntable, and after a while you start to get sick of the lyrics, so you start to..adjust 'em a bit...
"Pretend That Your Dead"
by L7!!!!!
Yowsa!!!!!!
Why did these guys even take Dobson's calls?!
pie | Email | Homepage | 01.28.06 - 2:53 pm | #
I know.
It's like taking a call from
Satan.
I like Satan better.
Zap Rowsdower: It's more like the tam is at the tip of her fingers. Either way, it's pretty lame.
You said it -- I just Googled it. Man, I was hoping to see a floating bronze tam, dammit.
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dirk
know exactly who you are talking about.
I was on that inlet this Labor Day on my kayak. love Jekyll, but Cumberland is my favorite. Ibrahim and I camped there for 3 days after we got hitched.
I think he's the only one who could fix this mess.
I tend to agree, girlfriend.
Billy B
Really!
I like Satan better.
At least you know what you're up against.
cumberland isle only lets a certain number of people on per day, and ;ast i knew still didn't allow motor vehicles - but they've been opening it up more, which i fear will have a detrimental effect.
drive-by link to the NYT reporting that NASA's top climate scientist is being told not to talk about what he probably knows as well as anyone on the planet:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/
2...artner=homepage
No global warming here in Mass. It's 56 degrees on Jan. 28th. Nice, as long as the Atlantic Conveyor holds out...
QL:
Salazar's not going to rock the boat.
he's just recently 'won' the right to enter massa/patron's house through the front door, instead of through the back...to be served by the help, instead of hauling the dishes to the kitchen...
he'll never challenge Dobson...
"Pretend That Your Dead"
by L7!!!!!
Donita Sparks is like a goddess. best 1st album ever, "Smell The Magic."
I like Satan better.
At least you know what you're up against.
pie
Exactly!
"They Don't Know" by the
divine Kirsty McColl.
I only know Tracey Ullman's cover, but I've long thought that is one of the best pure pop songs ever written.
"They Don't Know" by the
divine Kirsty McColl.
I only know Tracey Ullman's cover, but I've long thought that is one of the best pure pop songs ever written.
who would make a deal with that evil fuck? aside from everythiing he stands for, how can they trust him to even deliver?
dirk gently, of course
From what I understand, Dobson didn't promise to support em, just to not go after them with everything he's got. But if they believe the lying sack of shit, they should come visit moi. I've got a heckofa bridge for sale.
Well, it was 53 degrees, but it got cloudy, so it's only 50 now.
Only 50 at the end of January in Michigan. I saw a damn wasp this morning near the slider.
know exactly who you are talking about.
really? small world - now we have only one degree of seperation
I only know Tracey Ullman's cover, but I've long thought that is one of the best
pure pop songs ever written.
SteveNS | Email | 01.28.06 - 2:59 pm | #
True that.
But Kirsty's version is even better.
Less produced, more heartfelt.
NTodd, I'm sending you good vibes. This, too, shall pass. And the sun will shine again, and life will be even better.
I'm gonna make Aldi sammiches.
.
So, what's the under-over on any of the Sunday gasbags bringing up mAnn Coulter's 'jesting' death-threats?
It's time for the US Marshals to haul her scraggy arse in.
You said it -- I just Googled it. Man, I was hoping to see a floating bronze tam, dammit.
.
Jeffraham Prestonian
It's funny. Cause, as any mid-sized metropolis, we luv's us a local angle on anything. But all that we heard when they put up the statute, was that it wasn't precisely where she actuall threw it (it was across the street from where the statute stands).
And where is that old lady in the frame that's staring at her right now? That's all we heard.
How do they keep the tam suspended in mid-air?
Simple, really. It seems that MTM is a closet Scientologist, and the entity that appeared as the kitten on the too-adorable MTM Enterprises MGM-parody logo is actually an exterrestrial being acting in the capacity of MTM's guide or mentor.
There is a narrow-focus antigrav generator implanted in the statue's head. The few who are aware of this fact know that the device is cloaked and invisible to state-of-the-art imaging systems-- and will self-destruct if physically disturbed.
Glad I could clear things up for you.
I've got a heckofa bridge for sale.
ql in ny | 01.28.06 - 3:00 pm | #
can you cut that up with blowtorches and ship it to them?
Funny thing is, under usual circustances, Dobson would hate a Catholic like Alito. Shit, probabably personally, he does.
Politics does make strange bedfellows.
Apologies for any images that conjurs up of Alito and Dobson in the sack together.
Donita Sparks is like a goddess. best 1st album ever, "Smell The Magic."
Mrs. Ibrahim al-jaafari | 01.28.06 - 2:59 pm | #
Never heard it...is it really
that good?
I saw robins the other day, pie.
Robins in fucking January. Wait until it goes back to -20.
Birdsicles.
bus station in NYC that TV Land paid for.
Zap Rowsdower + NTodd=♥
Port Authority bus station. Lotsa good fabric stores in that nabe.
And now...
Husker Du's cover of "Eight
Miles High".
Amazing. And I'll bet McGuinn
would love it...
it's 69 in houston right now, with highs in the upper 70s tomorrow. not that odd.
what is odd is that we haven't even frozen at all this winter. we usually have at least one sub-freezing night.
oh well. it did snow 2 xmases ago.
NTodd: read the rest of the thread; good vibes your way...
Birdsicles.
Barndog!
Glad to hear your wife is okay.
Some of these senators won't decide until the last min. If they go for filibuster, they want to make sure it sticks. Everyone waits for the other guy/gal to tip their hand. I think Reid (or Durbin) they are going to do the whip count this wkend. I heard this on Randi Rhodes last night; so it must be true.
Dobson didn't promise to support em, just to not go after them with everything he's got.
wtf does that mean? he'll oppose them but his heart won't be in it? and for this, they are surrendering the constitution to the evil overlords?
that makes them bigger cowards even than gordo.
Never heard it...is it really
that good?
it has sentimental value for me. Donita and I were co-workers at Corman's studio (Concorde New Horizons) when it came out, and I built the sets for their first video, so it's pretty close to my heart.
first time I heard them play was at an antiwar rally. L7 rocks!
The DNC guys said the GOP already has enough committed votes for cloture. Fact?
What are they thinking?
They're thinking about themselves, obviously.
pie
heh. You funny.
Dobson thinks corporal punishment is important for the moral development of children.
I would love to meet up with ol' Dobs and administer some to him meself and see how he likes it.
And to determine how it helps develop his moral structure.
That Chris Matthews animated ad on the left top margin is creeping me out.
I would actually prefer it if the creepy frowny-face or whatever it's supposed to be was replaced with Tweety's severed neck and no head at all.
Nothing particularly bloody, understand-- I'm rather squeamish, as it happens. Just one of those Monty Python-style stylized severed stumps would work just fine.
I think I would actually enjoy watching Tweety's head being swapped off over and over...
I saw robins the other day, pie.
mmmmmm - robin pie!
Apologies for any images that conjurs up of Alito and Dobson in the sack together.
Only from Detroit could this vision come....
We here in Michigan, are truly and fully warped beyond help. Do not attempt this at home.
We are professionals.
L7 rocks!
i really really really really like "shit list"
New Assclowns of the Week: Civil Disobedience Edition, is up a little early to free up the rest of my w/e.
On the spit this week:
Tweety
Dubya
Pumpkinhead
Turdblossom
Ann Cunter
and many, many more.
Enjoy.
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.
dirk
I am gonna be in Atlanta in March for a conference. we should get together for a cocktail.
ql, my daughters drove to Mt. Vernon this morning to visit their great-aunt who just turned 96! They're taking the train into the city later to have dinner with a cousin. Say hi if you see them.
well, since no one here will discipline me, i will have to discipline myself.
on to home depot for aluminum I bar, then to work.
see ya's
Yeah, Barndog, it's like the bumper sticker I have on my car: I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
Gators beats Vandy by 20. ok, time to hang out the smoking lantern!
t has sentimental value for me. Donita and I were co-workers at Corman's
studio (Concorde New Horizons) when it came out, and I built the sets for their
first video, so it's pretty close to my heart.
Get outta town.
That's so cool....
bye dirk! thanks for the input!
I am gonna be in Atlanta in March for a conference. we should get together for a cocktail.
Mrs. Ibrahim al-jaafari | 01.28.06 - 3:06 pm | #
love too. just let me know when you are coming, closer to the date.
Anyone know where L7's name comes from? 'Level 7' (Mordecai Rashwold)was a really creepy, well-done book about nuclear war back around 1961 or so...
Mrs. Ibrahim al-jaafari:
Didn't Joan Jett do something
with them at some point?
Don't recall why or how....
well, fuck. the rain got here fast. now its raining in houston. HARD.
Time to go get my hair cut.
I saw L7 at Lollapalooza in '94.
They kept calling it "Dollars for Losers". Funny.
I also saw Luscious Jackson on the second stage that year. Fucking awesome.
(and I got my Kim/Kelly Deal fix in there)
Anyone know where L7's name comes from? 'Level 7' (Mordecai Rashwold)was a really creepy, well-done book about nuclear war back around 1961 or so...
i thought it was like "you are so L7, 'square'" (makes sense if you do it with your fingers...)
I had that on my guitar case for a long time, sister of ye.
Now I have 'normal people worry me'.
"EEEEEEEK!"
/SteveNS's hair
(ok, i'm gone)
"EEEEEEEK!"
/SteveNS's hair
(ok, i'm gone)
can you cut that up with blowtorches and ship it to them?
dirk gently, of course
Uh oh! Now you've done it. Everyone posting this afternoon can now expect a visit from the F.B.I. wanting to know whether or not we are involved in a criminal conspiracy to destroy the bridge. Ya know Dirky, I had better things to do with my time than answer lame ass questions. But oh no, you just had to open your mouth.
Anyone know where L7's name comes from? 'Level 7' (Mordecai Rashwold)was a
really creepy, well-done book about nuclear war back around 1961 or so...
ProfWombat | Email | 01.28.06 - 3:08 pm | #
It's 50s hipster slang for
square.
(Make an L and a 7 with your fingers
and you'll get it.)
steve
Joan Jett and l7 redid "Cherry Bomb" and one or two other songs on a Runaways remake album. not sure if they ever toured together.
And from WOOLY BULLY by Sam
the Sham:
"Let's not be L 7....."
It's like taking a call from Satan. [...]
Terry C, Coldplayer - 2:57 pm
Rest assured that Satan is already #1 on their speed dials. 
Barndog,
I'm listening to my favorite lesbian duo sing "Uncle John's Band."
Damn, I wish they'd do Bliss or something. Too big a name for Bliss, though.
And to determine how it helps develop his moral structure.
He's beyond help, but let the beatings commence anyway.
I keed, although a few no votes would bend him.
ooooh! scary! i think the creepy-looking older bald dude from NIN's "Closer" video just came into the cafe. he's dressed like a skeletal nazi soccer referree.
Woody Guthrie's Guitar bore the legend: "This Machine Kills Fascists"
that's good enough for me...
NTodd--I'm sorry about what happened to Stef. And you.
It's not going to solve anything, but tell me what your favorite cookies are so that I can include them in the care package.
We here in Michigan, are truly and fully warped beyond help. Do not attempt this at home.
We are professionals.
Barndog, anti-troll
Us deep Southernors are very similar.
Of course, there's a connection as there were so many that migrated to MI to work in the auto factories.
My wife's old man, her uncles, and all did that. And those folks are fucked up beyond all recognition.
"EEEEEEEK!"
/SteveNS's hair
Yeah, in the last month, THREE guys at work have commented on how bald I'm getting.
Funny part is, all three of them shave their heads to conceal their own incipient baldness.
(To look around you'd think I worked in an office of Neo-Nazis.)
"EEEEEEEK!"
/SteveNS's hair
Yeah, in the last month, THREE guys at work have commented on how bald I'm getting.
Funny part is, all three of them shave their heads to conceal their own incipient baldness.
(To look around you'd think I worked in an office of Neo-Nazis.)
I'm listening to my favorite lesbian duo sing "Uncle John's Band."
Vicki -- from what album?
As you know I'm not a huge fan,
but I'll betcha they could sing
the pants off that song.
Dobson thinks corporal punishment is important for the moral development of children.
He also thinks if your male child is not acting like a real man, you should take a shower with him and let him know that he too will a dickus humongus one day. That will clear up any confusion the young lad may have had.
Fucking wanker.
I also have the ever-popular 'Real Musicians have Day Jobs' sticker plastered on each of my instrument cases.
This has a real propensity to annoy working musicians. It also really pisses them off when some schmuck like me, can outplay their asses too.
Funny part is, all three of them shave their heads to conceal their own incipient baldness.
hell. i relish going bald! the only reason i am not shorn now is that my wife doesn't like the way it looks.
Woody Guthrie's Guitar bore the legend: "This Machine Kills Fascists"
My old guitar said "Fire your boss!".
Had a bunch of IWW stickers back then...
I bet this test vote they called for on monday is a load of shit. It will be the real vote.
Wooly Bully -- one great song.
I also have the ever-popular 'Real Musicians have Day Jobs' sticker plastered on each of my instrument cases.
That reminds me, anyone seen Backslider around?
Fucking wanker.
ql in ny | 01.28.06 - 3:14 pm | #
He's fucking certifiable.
And evil.
He's precisely the sort of
asshole Democrats should make a
point of going after.
Ah yes, FUBAR.
SteveNS: (To look around you'd think I worked in an office of Neo-Nazis.)
I'm glad I didn't get that gene -- mine's going grey pretty fast, but it can turn grey if'n it don't turn loose.
Besides, if I ever shaved my head, I'd look like a serial killer, I'm sure.
.
pie--he's been around as Matt T and he's fine.
As you know I'm not a huge fan,
but I'll betcha they could sing
the pants off that song.
steve simels
I know you're not a huge fan, that's okay! I just love them because they truly speak for me...if that makes sense. They write as I would, they say what I'd say, if I could write music.
The album is "Rarities," released in 2005 on Epic, Track 10.
Say hi if you see them.
pie |
You bet. I'll keep an eye out for them. heehee.
he's been around as Matt T and he's fine.
Oh. Well, good. Thanks, Sallyh.
It also really pisses them off when some schmuck like me, can outplay their asses too.
Barndog, anti-troll
I've seen and heard Barndog play. He talks the truth.
Question: We have a very athletic junior-high school boy who loves every kind of physical activity.
He gets most of his exercise in PE class every morning, but I happen to know that he doesn't shower afterward. The school no longer makes him or the other kids do it.
When I was a student we were required to clean up after sweating in the gym.
How come this is no longer considered necessary?
Dr. Dobson: Like you, I was required to shower after every gym class. The coach would look us over to make sure we were clean before sending us on our way. Students who didn't shower didn't pass.
But those days are just about over. The reason is because junior-high students are so sensitive about their bodies today that it is very painful for them to have to strip in front of one another.
They vary so much in development at that age that some are grown-up adults and others are still little prepubescent kids. It is nightmarish for the immature youngster to have to put his or her body on display in front of the wolf pack. They would tear him to pieces. Others feel fat or skinny or hairy or (fill in the blank). Increasingly, they resist having to take it all off in the locker room.
When I was a school psychologist, I met with a high school sophomore who absolutely refused to shower. His recalcitrance violated district policy and I was asked to identify his problem. After talking to this boy and seeing how vulnerable he was to the ridicule of his peers, I agreed that he should not be required to humiliate himself five days a week.
Twenty years ago, this lad was an exception. Now, given the body-consciousness of our culture, his attitude is common.
Another factor is that coaches and teachers have become very leery of false charges of sexual abuse.
Even if untrue, a person's entire career could go down the drain just by the suggestion that he or she was enjoying looking at the kids.
This is another reason mandatory showers in schools are being phased out.
The result? Teachers have to work in a classroom full of sweaty adolescents who smell like a gymnasium – or worse.
There's an episode of DS9 where the warp core ejection system actually works, but it was just a runabout -- not a big enough ker-blooie, I suppose.
.
Come to think of it, when was the last time the Democrats had a demogogue? The right jerks off on bashing Moore/Sheehan/Sharpton etc.
I think that it's right time that the collective left finds one to focus on.
There's so many to choose from...
I just posted a diary regarding the Motion to Dismiss in an Albany "terror" case based on the use of illegal and unconstitutional warrentless electronic surveillance.
Please read and recommend as this issue needs airtime:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/20...1/28/145228/
004
Thank you.
Peace,
Andrew
aight gang. I've spent the better part of 6 hours lounging with all my buds and bud-ettes.
Gotta get my lazy mothergrabbing ass up and accomplish something. Sheeeeeeeee.
Later, gators.
I've seen and heard Barndog play. He talks the truth.
Maybe he and Filk will give us a little sampling of their musical talents?
Besides, if I ever shaved my head, I'd look like a serial killer, I'm sure.
Jeffraham P.
I have similar conerns, but I'm a mite underweight, so a bigger worry is that I'd look terminally ill.
I was just going to say that, SallyH.
I'd had a couple of early morning chats with the young man. He's doing okay.
But, I am really getting sick of my republican neighbor pounding on his house next door.
This is the same moron who chased down the flaming transformer on the corner one night during an ice storm, on his quad.
And he's an electrician.... Now, THAT'S SCARY!!!
My house is a mess. I should clean it. I should do some errands.
On the other hand, I could call my best friend and we could have lunch.
Decisions, decisions.
Maybe he and Filk will give us a little sampling of their musical talents?
pie
What say you, Barndog? Next Saturday, about this time?
Sallyh:
As your attorney, I recommend
the lunch option.
Ah, L7. Yes. Donita throwing her tampon into the moshpit at Glasto, and showing her muff on 'The Word'. Those were the days.
Barndog--most of the electricians I've met are, well, a little bit nuts.
Steve--it's true, the mess will still be here when I return.
Dobson:
Meanwhile, the boy's father has to do his part. He needs to mirror and affirm his son's maleness. He can play rough-and-tumble games with his son, in ways that are decidedly different from the games he would play with a little girl. He can help his son learn to throw and catch a ball. He can teach him to pound a square wooden peg into a square hole in a pegboard. He can even take his son with him into the shower, where the boy cannot help but notice that Dad has a penis, just like his, only bigger.
Is Radical Cleric Dobbo still licensed to practise as a psychologist?
My house is a mess. I should clean it. I should do some errands.
I'm winter cleaning the bathroom. Got the walls and the tiles all scrubbed.
Everything is done except the sink and the mirror.
I should get back to it, and then focus on the living room.
The result? Teachers have to work in a classroom full of sweaty adolescents who smell like a gymnasium – or worse.
Mrs. Ibrahim al-jaafari |
Fucking son-of-a-bitch. The real reason is taxes have been cut and schools are looking to save every penny they can, so many of them have eliminated P.E.
Mrs. Ibrahim--I think it's high time to get the word out that Republicans are child abusers. Plain and simple.
I'm convinced Alito abuses his family.
The album is "Rarities," released in 2005 on Epic, Track 10.
Vicki | Email | Homepage | 01.28.06 - 3:16 pm | #
Thanks, babe!
I'm winter cleaning the bathroom.
How does that differ from the other three seasons?
Just getting caught up on the thread, and I'm really and truly leaving to get that haircut now, but before I go -- hope everything works out for the best for you, NTodd (if you're still here). You never know what lies around the next corner.
More 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.
H'lo. Pardon a late jump-in question -- I read part of the thread.
If a car has a CD changer in it, where would they hide it? I have a car now that seems to have CD controls in the dash, but there doesn't seem to be a changer anywhere, not even in the trunk.
where the boy cannot help but notice that Dad has a penis, just like his, only bigger.
Mrs. Ibrahim al-jaafari - 3:23 pm
or in Dobson's case, not
To answer my question: no Dobsons in the Colorado DB as licensed psychologists.
Well, best friend needs to take her mom to urgent care. So I guess I'm cleaning.
Vicki, is that the anticipated Ann Arbor meet-up? I really want to make that.
I'll probably need a good day of relaxation by then - I work in downtown Detroit, and the Super Bowl hoopla is going to make a major mess of things this week.
I mean, I hope everyone who visits has a good time. It's just an awful inconvenience for those who actually work there.
The firm is serving free lunches Wed-Fri to lure people to come in. That's called a wonderfully crafty HR dept.!
How does that differ from the other three seasons?
pie
Seeing as how I haven't done it in a loonngg time, and it isn't quite Spring, I had to call it Winter cleaning!
Just deeper cleaning than usual ~ you know, the cupboards, all that stuff.
sallyh: hope things are OK...
Dobson:
Meanwhile, the boy's father has to do his part. He needs to mirror and affirm his son's maleness. He can play rough-and-tumble games with his son, in ways that are decidedly different from the games he would play with a little girl. He can help his son learn to throw and catch a ball. He can teach him to pound a square wooden peg into a square hole in a pegboard. He can even take his son with him into the shower, where the boy cannot help but notice that Dad has a penis, just like his, only bigger.
My dad actually used to take me to the shower, to wash me, when I was very little. I thought that his intestines were going to come out and that he was going to die. But then I was a girl.
Prof Wombat--she's concerned because her mother's had a cold for a week now, and she's 81, and not improving. I think she had to lean hard on Mom to get her to agree to it.
sallyh
Dr James Dobson seems to have quite the unnatural obsession about young boys and what is, or isn't proper, about where they put their penis.
Is Dr. James Dobson a pedophile? Some say yes, others disagree, but I think we can all agree that pedophilia is wrong, and if Dr. Dobson is a pedophile we should all condemn him for that.
When I say "L-U-V", you better believe me, "L-U-V".
Gimme a beer...
1-2-3-4
Vicki, is that the anticipated Ann Arbor meet-up? I really want to make that.
Next Saturday, about 2:00 PM or so. Place to be determined.
Any suggestions? All for Michigan and surrounding areas are welcome. Anyone is welcome, for that matter.
Ann Arbor.
I'm convinced Alito abuses his family.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere - - 3:24 pm
i figger Roberts is growing his little blonde 'daughter' for his comfort and care in retirement...
God bless my Mp3 player.
The Boomtown Rats "Mary of
the 4th Form"!!!!
Go, Sir Bob, go!!!!
I'm convinced Alito abuses his family.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere - - 3:24 pm
i figger Roberts is growing his little blonde 'daughter' for his comfort and care in retirement...
WoodyGuthrie'sGuitar(aka
I think Roberts and Alito are closet cases.
Mrs. Ibrahim--Dobson, Santorum, the Bushes, Alan Keyes, just to name a few.
The Santorums keep their kids completely shut off from anyone outside the family. There's usually a reason for that.
Just deeper cleaning than usual ~ you know, the cupboards, all that stuff.
I see.
Well, I need to do some ironing. Yuk. See you guys later.
well, i really do need to go do that work i've been avoiding. later, y'all.
I'm also convinced that the Chimp abused the Booze Sisters
back when he was deep into bourbon and 'coke.'
.
Woody--those kids are going to be a mess.
I'm really ticked at Senator Byrd and back in the skeptical mode about him. He says many of his constituents have called the Dems treatment of Alito during the hearings a disgrace.
I know lots of West Virginians -- tough-minded but soft-hearted and chivalrous folks -- so I can believe they were easily manipulated by the pr machine that sold Dems as boorish in questioning the candidate. - cs
we have to call out him on this. ask byrd where is his sympathy for all the workers (including miners) whom alito, with his corporatist record, is dead set on voting against. who is going to defend the working class? alito's wife's tears are worth how many workers and their families damaged?
(hopefully more articulate than that-but you get my drift.)
The Boomtown Rats "Mary of
the 4th Form"!!!!
I love that song!
Now I am jealous that I don't have an MP3 player!
I have a 20 year old state of the art (back then) JVC system, which still sounds fabulous.
Louise 'Sleeper' Wener: In 1992, the all-female rock band L7 made a ground-breaking appearance on British television. As the final chords clattered from their instruments, lead singer Donita Sparks unzipped her jeans, pulled down her pants and flashed her bare muff at the world. It was the most seditious thing I had ever seen. Since Elvis first shook his hips on The Milton Berle Show the engine of all rock music, its heartbeat, its posture, its very driving force had always been male sexuality. L7 gave you hope that its future might also be female.
see this is the kind of pushback we need to be funding.
Americans For Real Family Values:
"Why is James Dobson obsessed with young boys and their genitalia?"
On another note: Yes, there is this mushy meme emanating from the most prim, frightened, and craven sheep in the herd baaing the faux-pragmatic notion that the Democratic Party ought only to filibuster if it is sure it will succeed.
This view gains authority when individual Democrats pre-empt or forestall the possibility by publicly declaring against support for a filibuster, alas.
But there's this misguided implication that going forward against the odds can only result in a "loss of face" for the party.
I think the WATB label is overused and overdone, but the "loss of face" concern is really petulance at bottom. It's saying, "Oooh, if we fall on our faces, the media will mock and deride us, and the people will take up the chorus."
And that's true enough. One can practically write the pundit scripts in advance. So, as LfoD is always clamoring, there is all the more reason for the Dems to grow up, stand up, and bench useless face-time hogs like Zsa Zsa Biden in favor of smarter and less conciliatory Democrats.
Try cultivating a consistent assertive stance, as Dean is attempting to cohere, instead of desperately pandering to some amorphous sheeple demographic as you disappear into the quicksand of political irrelevance.
Weird how CDs won't play right on the stereo but play fine on the computer.
I guess it depends on how and where they were burned?
I gotta do me some job huntin'.
Later, folks!!
Is Dr. James Dobson a pedophile? Some say yes, others disagree, but I think we can all agree that pedophilia is wrong, and if Dr. Dobson is a pedophile we should all condemn him for that.
Indeed, if Dr Dobson is a paedophile, he would be the first to agree that he ought to be condemned and locked up for a long time.
Is Dr. James Dobson a pedophile? Some say yes, others disagree, but I think we can all agree that pedophilia is wrong, and if Dr. Dobson is a pedophile we should all condemn him for that.
Mrs. Ibrahim al-jaafari
I agree. If suspected pedophile Dr. James Dobson is in fact a pedophile, I would wholeheartedly condemn Dr. James Dobson's pedophilia, if in fact, suspected pedophile Dr. James Dobson is in fact a pedophile.
Vicki:
Thought I was the only person
who dug that song.
You are way cool, in my estimation.
I'm convinced Alito abuses his family.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
mrs. alito looks like somebody who'd abuse her cleaning lady.
I'm also convinced that the Chimp abused the Booze Sisters
back when he was deep into bourbon and 'coke.'
.
WoodyGuthrie'sGuitar(aka
I think he abused Pickles, too.
Mrs. Ibrahim--I wonder how much of their hatred of public education stems from the fact that teachers are legally required to report suspected abuse in most states.
"Why is James Dobson obsessed with young boys and their genitalia?"
And why does he maintain a database of young boys' genitalia for 'research purposes'?
(Let the fucker deny it.)
The Santorums keep their kids completely shut off from anyone outside the family. There's usually a reason for that.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
And they kept one of them in a jar.
The silicon chip inside her head
Gets switched to overload.
And nobody's gonna go to school today,
She's going to make them stay at home.
And daddy doesn't understand it,
He always said she was as good as gold.
And he can see no reason
'Cause there are no reasons
What reason do you need to be shown?
Tell me why?
I don't like Mondays.
Tell me why?
I don't like Mondays.
Tell me why?
I don't like Mondays.
I want to shoot
The whole day down.
The telex machine is kept so clean
As it types to a waiting world.
And mother feels so shocked,
Father's world is rocked,
And their thoughts turn to
Their own little girl.
Sweet 16 ain't so peachy keen,
No, it ain't so neat to admit defeat.
They can see no reasons
'Cause there are no reasons
What reason do you need to be shown?
Tell me why?
I don't like Mondays.
Tell me why?
I don't like Mondays.
Tell me why?
I don't like Mondays.
I want to shoot
The whole day down.
All the playing's stopped in the playground now
She wants to play with her toys a while.
And school's out early and soon we'll be learning
And the lesson today is how to die.
And then the bullhorn crackles,
And the captain crackles,
With the problems and the how's and why's.
And he can see no reasons
'Cause there are no reasons
What reason do you need to die?
Tell me why?
I don't like Mondays.
Tell me why?
I don't like Mondays.
Tell me why?
I don't like Mondays.
I want to shoot
The whole day down.
Terry C--I don't think the term for Pickles should be in the past tense.
I wonder how much of their hatred of public education stems from
the fact that teachers are legally required to report suspected abuse in most
states.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere | Email | Homepage | 01.28.06 - 3:31 pm | #
Jeezus, that's almost too cynical
even for me.
Do you think that's really true?
Yuk.
Dr. Wu--it strikes me as pretty sick to bring a fetus home for young kids to play with.
Terry C--I don't think the term for Pickles should be in the past tense.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm........!
The Santorums keep their kids completely shut off from anyone outside the family. There's usually a reason for that.
Has anyone consulted suspected paedophile James Dobson for his opinion on this?
Steve--after teaching for 28 years, nothing is too cynical for me to believe.
Mrs. Ibrahim--I wonder how much of their hatred of public education stems from the fact that teachers are legally required to report suspected abuse in most states.
sallyh makes the sound of a nail being hit on the head by a hammer.
Dr. Wu--it strikes me as pretty sick to bring a fetus home for young kids to play with.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
ya think?
If suspected pedophile Dr. James Dobson is in fact a pedophile, I would wholeheartedly condemn Dr. James Dobson's pedophilia, if in fact, suspected pedophile Dr. James Dobson is in fact a pedophile.
Some people say that suspected paedophile Dr James Dobson should go on the record about allegations of his suspected paedophilia.
I wonder how much of their hatred of public education stems from
the fact that teachers are legally required to report suspected abuse in most
states.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
Good point.
Plus it takes the kiddies out of their control.
They might find it out that's acceptable to think for yourself. Can't have that!
Mrs. Ibrahim--I wonder how much of their hatred of public education stems from the fact that teachers are legally required to report suspected abuse in most states.
Home schooling--it's not just for religious whackjobs anymore...
where the boy cannot help but notice that Dad has a penis, just like his, only bigger.
As well as Dad's ass is not only bigger, but a lot hairier as well.
To quote Rodney Dangerfield - "I don't shower with the fellas"
My first teaching job was at Juvie. I learned a lot about child abuse there.
Dr. Wu--it strikes me as pretty sick to bring a fetus home for young kids to play with.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
ya think?
Dr. Wu
I think it's disgusting.
I thought it was disgusting when I first read about it ten years ago.
I thought it was sick when she was told that the child wasn't going to make it, that her own life was in danger and she went ahead with the pregnancy anyway - never mind that the rest of her kids might be without a mother!
I think Dobson's Daddy played "drop the soap" a few times too many with the boy.
Dr. James Dobson is NOT Gay!
like Jesus General, only not quite as funny. but they got Dobson covered, for sure.
I thought it was sick when she was told that the child wasn't going to make it, that her own life was in danger and she went ahead with the pregnancy anyway - never mind that the rest of her kids might be without a mother!
Terry C, Coldplayer
On the other hand, she wouldn't have had to live with Man-on-Dog anymore. Sometimes you've got to take the good with the bad.
Someone in my extended family married a wingnut guy. She has had six children in six years and her teeth are falling out. She is not yet thirty. She is supposed to homeschool the kids! I don't think she finished high school herself. It's really sad and I have been unable to talk to her alone.
Some people say that suspected paedophile Dr James Dobson should go on the record about allegations of his suspected paedophilia.
pseudonymous in nc - 3:34 pm
It's been said, also, that Dobson mightn't be a paedophile, but is rather an ephebophile. I think Rev. Dobson should answer these questions, once and for all. Is he a paedophile or an ephebophile?
Which is it, Dr. Dobson?
Echidne--2 words: Andrea Yates.
ALVY
No, I know, but ... but, you know, I'm
all perspired and everything.
ANNIE
Well, didn't you take, uh ... uh, a
shower at the club?
ALVY
Me? No, no, no, 'cause I never shower
in a public place.
ANNIE
(Laughing)
Why not?
ALVY
'Cause I don't like to get naked in front
of another man, you know-it's, uh ...
ANNIE
(Laughing)
Oh, I see, I see.
ALVY
You know, I don't like to show my body
to a man of my gender-
ANNIE
Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah, I see. I guess-
ALVY
-'cause, uh, you never know what's
gonna happen.
From "Annie Hall"
WGG, what is an ephebophile? Too lazy to look it up.
I think I read somewhere that Dr. James Dobson might be a pedophile. But I can't remember where. Has anyone else heard that Dr. James Dobson is a pedophile?
Dr. James Dobson talks about his favorite reading materials:
As the 21st century progresses, it seems that every day brings new extremes of sexual debauchery and degradation. Simply put, our society has become obsessed by perversity. The term "pornography" itself no longer carries much of a stigma culturally, because what was once taboo is now the norm. Obscene material that was confined to seedy bookstores on the wrong side of town is now aired on network or cable television during the "family hour." The formerly top-rated television program "Friends," which now continues in syndication, cavalierly references the male characters’ affinity for "porn" as if it were akin to my appreciation for USC football. Speaking of football, when asked in a recent interview with GQ magazine whether or not he was a "regular" guy who did things like "search the Internet for porn," New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady suggested that he did, saying that he is no "different" than any other guy."
Dr. Wu--I think the meme that Republicans abuse, hate and destroy children should be reiterated, time and time again.
Most people in this country don't like child abuse and they won't stand for it.
You have to convince your son that looking upon a penis other than his own, or his Dad’s, will kill him.
You must tell him that a penis that is foreign to him will disembowel him where he stands, be it a school locker room, the gym, or in the home of another man. You must place in to his sponge-like brain the horrible images of him being eviscerated by a male sexual organ. Only when he bursts into tears when thinking of a penis will your job be done, and your lineage secured.
Thanks to Herman Hayes and Dr. Dobson, you too can keep your sons straight, well adjusted, and on the narrow path of God-fearing heterosexuality.
Do people actually think like this? Wow!
And on that note, I will
away to the NYTimes crossword
puzzle.
Love y'all, and see ya later.
Someone in my extended family married a wingnut guy. She has had six children in six years and her teeth are falling out. She is not yet thirty. She is supposed to homeschool the kids! I don't think she finished high school herself. It's really sad and I have been unable to talk to her alone.
Echidne of the snakes
Sounds exactly like Andrea Yates.
I read a book about that case and I wanted to beat the living shit out of her husband.
He was sickening at the kids' funeral. All the spotlight was on him and he played it for all it was worth.
He divorced her, so I guess he'll find another woman with next to no self esteem and keep her pregnant till she snaps!
Now, close your eyes and try not to imagine a party involving Dr. James "Father on Son" Dobson, Rick "Man on Dog" Santorum and Scooter "Bear on Girl" Libby.
Oh, wait, that's the Republican Party. Never mind.
Oh, and Andrea Yates DID homeschool her kids.
The poor girl never had a moment to herself.
Keystone--sick people do.
I think I read somewhere that Dr. James Dobson might be a pedophile. But I can't remember where. Has anyone else heard that Dr. James Dobson is a pedophile?
I read that too. I hope someone is looking into that, because it would be a shame if Dr. Dobson was, in fact, a pedophile. Focus on the Family, that sounds a lot like a pro-incest organization to me. Does Focus on the Family encourage incest? I am not sure, but I sure would like to know for certain.
Russell Yates worked (works) at NASA and he was great for telling all the women there that they "belonged" home.
have you seen this. ads being run to collect money for katrina victims. really poignant, with a little boy singing america, the beautiful. "O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain!" contrasting that with images of katrina devastation and helplessness.
but it's operation: blessing who is asking for donations. you know that money aint going to be going to needy black children.
one day, pat robertson is going to get nailed for his criminality. it's just a matter of time.
Terry C--and it's a shame. Andrea Yates was a straight A student, championship swimmer and gifted oncology nurse before she met this loser.
Someone needs to ask Dobson why he and his wingnut buddies think sex is so dirty.
one day, pat robertson is going to get nailed for his criminality. it's just a matter of time.
jello
Maybe someone will "take him out." And that's of course not a reference to assassination--he himself said so.
Mrs. Ibrahim--they do encourage child abuse, of which incest is a form, but I've not seen them actively encourage it.
Dobson:
Meanwhile, the boy's father has to do his part. He needs to mirror and affirm his son's maleness. He can play rough-and-tumble games with his son, in ways that are decidedly different from the games he would play with a little girl. He can help his son learn to throw and catch a ball. He can teach him to pound a square wooden peg into a square hole in a pegboard. He can even take his son with him into the shower, where the boy cannot help but notice that Dad has a penis, just like his, only bigger.
Dobson is so gay.
Detective #1 "What do you think happened, Joe?"
Detective #2 "It's pretty clear from here. Notice the disemboweling, apparently from a short, fleshy, device?"
Detective #1 "Uh Huh"
Detective #2 " Guy looked over at a strange man's penis while he was in here taking a leak. It attacked and killed him. That was one angry penis"
Terry C--and it's a shame. Andrea Yates was a straight A student, championship swimmer and gifted oncology nurse before she met this loser.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
From what I've read, she was picked on at home and had little to no self esteem when she met that asshole
She was still a virgin at 25, and after her arrest, whenever a psychiatrist attempted to ask her about anything dealing with sex, she refused to answer.
Very, very repressed!
WGG, what is an ephebophile? Too lazy to look it up.
mer - 3:40 pm
Wikipedia:
Ephebophilia has been variously defined as a sexual preference in which an adult is primarily or exclusively sexually attracted to postpubescent adolescents; that same preference limited to men who are sexually attracted to adolescent boys; or a criminal behavior consisting of sexual abuse of pubescent or post-pubescent minors. It comes from the Greek έφηβος (ephebos) variously defined as "one arrived at puberty," "a youth of 18 who underwent his dokimasia and was registered as a citizen (Athens)," and "arriving at man's estate;" and φιλία (philia) "love/friendship".
Russell Yates worked (works) at NASA and he was great for telling all the women there that they "belonged" home.
Percentage chance that he's sleeping around: 100
Someone needs to ask Dobson why he and his wingnut buddies think sex is so dirty.
Terry C, Coldplayer
If it's any good, it should be dirty!
Focus on the Family, that sounds a lot like a pro-incest organization to me.
I saw a bumper sticker the other day:
"Focus on your OWN damn family!"
Dobson is so gay.
Mike Still
Not to mention creepy as hell.
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 all dovetailed. No nails. Very nice. Oddly, made in the USA. Another ten bucks for some touching up oil and a bit of wood filler to mend some surface defects. We admire this very much.
"Can anybody tell me what “66 percent of the money in this situation went to Republicans, but 34 percent of the money — not from Abramoff, but from his associates and clients — went to Democrats” means?" - Katie Lied
Sure, it means that Abramoff gave more to Republicans and less to Democrats. Seeing as how the GOP is in power right now, why would he want to give more to losers.
Russell Yates worked (works) at NASA and he was great for telling all the women there that they "belonged" home.
Percentage chance that he's sleeping around: 100
Dr. Wu
He's a little creep, but he'll find some browbeaten little Stepford fembot to hook up.
Gotta replace all those kiddies, y'know.
Maybe someone will "take him out." And that's of course not a reference to assassination--he himself said so.
Dr. Wu - 3:45 pm
there's a whole oligarchy that needs taken out, in Rev. Pat's vernacular, of course: Bush, Cheney, AbuGonzo, Chertoff, Frist, Lott, Chambliss, Graham, Hatch...
the list just goes on and on...
Someone needs to ask Dobson why he and his wingnut buddies think sex is so dirty.
Terry C, Coldplayer
If it's any good, it should be dirty!
Buzz Bomb
To them, it's not good.
there's a whole oligarchy that needs taken out, in Rev. Pat's vernacular, of course: Bush, Cheney, AbuGonzo, Chertoff, Frist, Lott, Chambliss, Graham, Hatch...
the list just goes on and on...
WoodyGuthrie'sGuitar(aka
Agreed!
Dobson is so gay.
Mike Still
Not to mention creepy as hell.
Dr. Wu
Then there's that other shithead, Wildmon.
Woody - Here's Dobson cutting a deal with Salazar. I understand the same thing happened with Byrd.
ql in ny
good one. thanks.
WGG, I compliment you on your erudition. Seriously. 
To them, it's not good.
Terry C, Coldplayer
With them, I'm sure it's not good, but I bet their little blonde 19-year-old "legislative assistants" can fake it convincingly.
WGG, I compliment you on your erudition. Seriously.
Little Brøther- 3:52 pm
many thanx, hermanito...
"Can anybody tell me what “66 percent of the money in this situation went to Republicans, but 34 percent of the money — not from Abramoff, but from his associates and clients — went to Democrats” means?" - Katie Lied
It means "we know that 100% of Abramoff's personal contributions went to Republicans; and that Abramoff advised his clients to give to Republicans instead of Democrats. But that makes the Republicans look bad, which makes our management and our shareholders unhappy because they're rich and want the tax cuts. So we'll make some shit up."
Is that concise enough?
I'm convinced Alito abuses his family.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
He squicks me out just to look at him, with that blank expression and those fish lips.
Driveby for Democracy: for ayone who cares:
I haven't updated VichyDems's Alito action gameplan for about 12 hours. Damn real world intervened. But here's what's up with the site:
Sometime in the next few hours, I'll put up a new "game plan" list of key senators, with their voicemail and fax numbers and email links. The idea will be that Saturday night and all day Sunday, we'll fill their VMs to overflowing, then fill their email boxes to overflowing, then start sending ridiculous numbers of faxes. If readers will keep me updated, I'll try to indicate whose VMs are full, whose inboxes are full, etc. as it happens.
Then, starting at about 5 am my time (8 am Eastern) Monday morning, when the DC offices start opening again, we'll go back to live phone calls to real people, to FLOOD them with calls all the way to the 4:30 pm cloture vote.
For right now, the site has links to:
1. Sign the Kerry petition.
2. Vote in the CBS poll.
3. Send the automatic fax to a bunch of Senators.
Then, I ask folsk to check the site in about 3 hours for the new "game plan."
Thanks.
You have to convince your son that looking upon a penis other than his own, or his Dad’s, will kill him.
You must tell him that a penis that is foreign to him will disembowel him where he stands, be it a school locker room, the gym, or in the home of another man. You must place in to his sponge-like brain the horrible images of him being eviscerated by a male sexual organ. Only when he bursts into tears when thinking of a penis will your job be done, and your lineage secured.
Geez, between the Scary Vagina and the Scary Penis, it's no wonder wingnuts are so sexually fucked-up!
Mrs W/Dr S once ordered some instructional materials from a home schooling site. Little did she know. We now get things from the Fundie Universe that curl your hair.
Mrs W/Dr S once ordered some instructional materials from a home schooling site. Little did she know. We now get things from the Fundie Universe that curl your hair.
ProfWombat
I'm surprised you're not getting worse things than that.
The weekend has come and of course all news stops (except for the occasional crash, fire, earthquake or missing white woman) behind the scenes the pols are trying to figure out what to do. The talking points are being polished up and sent out to the Special Bloviating Squads appearing on the Sunday AM fram-o-thons. My guess is the prevailing frame is going to be one of fait-accompli, and mockery of Kerry/Kennedy/Clinton/Moore (Moore? Oh just for the hell of it, of course.) for even thinking about a fillibuster. Ridicule will abound, that's my guess.
At least Andrea Yates was eventually freed and is now working on a plea deal-- not that this excuses all of the evil bullshit she's been put through.
It's more a matter of, "Thank [insert deity or higher power of choice] for small favors."
Just to be on the safe side, her lawyers should've requested a change of venue to a more civilized jurisprudence-- Vermont, maybe.
Ridicule will abound, that's my guess.
catalexis
Bobo Brooks was already getting started on this yesterday on Jim Lehrer.
“Bush Lies” rally in Goshen, NY
Goshen – A protest event titled “The Bush Lies Rally” will be held in Goshen, NY on Tuesday Jan. 31, to coincide with the president’s State of the Union speech. Participants will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Goshen Inn.
The protest will start with a march through Goshen followed by a candlelight vigil with speakers at church square. All are welcome to participate and to speak.
“We will speak as long as anyone has a lie to share which has not been exposed,” stated Michael Sussman of Chester, one of the organizers. “It may be a long evening/morning.”
(From the Jan. 27th. issue of The Chronicle newspaper)
Goshen, NY is approx. 60 miles west of NYC. Take exit 124 from Rte. 17 (Goshen/Florida) and turn towards Goshen. Go about ½ mi. Just past the first traffic light in the village is the church square on the right. The Goshen Inn is on the other side of the church, just across the street.
Please come if possible. Remember to dress warmly, and bring some friends. Thank you.
...and I'm back.
The Biography Channel is talking about CIA using LSD on their own people,
Tell me again how they're supposed to be on OUR side.
Philly artists G. Love and Special Sauce perform at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco tonight. Got my tix....
I hope Muss-Alito is still unconfirmed by the time Bushboy makes his SOTU speech Tuesday night.
The depraved moron will be looking more arrogant and smugly satisfied if his latest fascist appointment had succeeded than not.
Of course his entire address will be bullshit from beginning to end. He will lie about Iraq, about the federal budget, about Katrina recovery, about invasion of privacy of US citizens and anything else Bushboy & Rover figure is worth lying about.
Oddly, made in the USA.
There was a time when the USA mades some of the highest quality goods in the world.
Philly artists G. Love and Special Sauce perform at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco tonight. Got my tix....
Saw them about 10 years ago.
"My Baby's Got Sauce" still one of my favorites.
The Biography Channel is talking about CIA using LSD on their own people
Now that's a prescription drug benefit!
At least Andrea Yates was eventually freed and is now working on a plea deal-- not that this excuses all of the evil bullshit she's been put through.
It's more a matter of, "Thank [insert deity or higher power of choice] for small favors."
Just to be on the safe side, her lawyers should've requested a change of venue to a more civilized jurisprudence-- Vermont, maybe.
Little Brøther
Biography Channel doing the Yates thing right now.
If that had happened in any other state, she would have gotten a break.
Any state not in Jebusland, that is.
When that happened, my Mom said "Why the hell couldn't that asshole have gotten a vasectomy?"
Terry,
You obviously don't understand that the CIA, the NSA, the FBI and especially the WH are all protecting you from (fill in the blank with communists, terrorists, etc.)!
"Our plan going in was to have as many children as came along.
Didn't take much time."
(Rusty Yates, the arrogant fuck)
Terry,
You obviously don't understand that the CIA, the NSA, the FBI and especially the WH are all protecting you from (fill in the blank with communists, terrorists, etc.)!
Rudy |
I can do without that kind of protection, thanks!
Tell me again how they're supposed to be on OUR side.
Terry C, Coldplayer - 4:03 pm
the side they're on is the side of power.
that, typically in the USA anyway, is not "OUR" side...
the CIA was/IS a bunch of fuckers capapble of doing anything at tall in the furtherance of the aims of the militarist Imperium...
they are NOT nice people...
The religious right won't be satisfied until they turn all men into mechanical studs and all women into perpetual incubators.
Any enjoyment of the sex act will be frowned upon.
And it's all because "God loves you!"
No wonder she snapped.
She got stuck with all the child care for kids she had one right after another.
He did nothing to help her.
She had post-partrum depression.
And on top of all this shit, they believed in this stupid fundie cult crap.
And yeah
And who could forget how the fundies were all pissy when feminists came to Andrea Yates' defense?
Stupid fundie beliefs got Andrea where she was but the fundies were all set to stick the needle in her arm.
There was a time when the USA mades some of the highest quality goods in the world.
Then came the 80s...
Re: LSD/CIA
they gave one of their own ops a dose, secretly...he thought he'd lost his mind and went out a 10th storey window...
no survivors' benefits were EVER paid...
Stupid fundie beliefs got Andrea where she was but the fundies were all set to stick the needle in her arm.
Well, gotta preserve the sanctity of life...
Right after she was arrested, she said she wanted George Bush to kill her.
Now, Prince Fuckwit had already stolen the White House by that time but I find it interesting that, as messed up as she was, she was aware of Chimpy's love of executing people.
Re: LSD/CIA
they gave one of their own ops a dose, secretly...he thought he'd lost his mind and went out a 10th storey window...
no survivors' benefits were EVER paid...
WoodyGuthrie'sGuitar(aka
That's what the show on the Biography Channel was about.
This show about Andrea Yates......
Amazing how fundie religions fuck up people's heads!
A message from Democrats.com:
------------
WE CAN STOP ALITO THIS WEEKEND
http://www.democrats.com/we-can-...-can-stop-
alito
The last two days have been amazing.
Early Thursday afternoon, we broke the news that Senator John Kerry
would lead a filibuster against Judge Sam Alito if he could get 41
Senators to sustain the filibuster. Three hours later, CNN confirmed our
story.
Naturally, the White House freaked out and told Senator Bill Frist to
schedule a cloture vote as quickly as possible - Monday at 4:30 p.m. -
to prevent Democrats from uniting behind Kerry.
Then the White House called its media whores at the NY Times (David
Kirkpatrick), AP (Jesse Holland), Pentagon Post (Charles Babington), CNN
(Miles O'Brien), and MSNBC (Chris Matthews) and told them to trash John
Kerry for daring to challenge the will of Emperor Bush, and to repeat
over and over that Democrats did not have enough votes to stop Alito.
But even as Karl Rove was doing his dirty work, progressive activists
like you were calling your Senators urging them to support John Kerry's
filibuster.
And one by one, Democratic Senators began to turn around.
http://democrats.com/alito-48
At the start of the day, only Dick Durbin and Debbie Stabenow supported
Kerry and Kennedy. Just before noon, Hillary Clinton's office called to
say she supported us. Then Harry Reid came on board, along with Barbara
Boxer, Russ Feingold, Ron Wyden, Chris Dodd, and (I think) Chuck Schumer.
Most importantly, we even picked up Dianne Feinstein, who just yesterday
said she opposed a filibuster.
That's 12 votes for a filibuster - and exactly 12 more votes than we had
two days ago!
I believe we really can stop Alito by Monday at 4:30 p.m. - but here's
what we must do.
1. Ignore the media whores. Karl Rove is feeding them lies as he always
does, and they are swallowing those lies as they always do. The only
media that matters is the media we are creating right here by calling
each Senator and getting a YES or NO statement from them.
2. Wake up the sleeping bloggers. Where are the biggest blogs, including
DailyKos.com, TalkingPointsMemo.com, CrooksandLiars.com, and
AmericaBlog.com? (Complaining about how Democrats played last week won't
cut it -we're in the Super Bowl and we can win this damn game if we get
Democrats to play their best game on Monday - and hopefully the rest of
this coming week.) Thanks to Agonist, BobGeiger, The Democratic Daily,
DemocraticUnderground, Eschaton, Firedoglake, MakeThemAccountable, Mark
Crispin Miller, PoliticalWire, Vichy Democrats and everyone else who's
plugging this.
3. Keep calling the Senators who are undecided or opposed to a
filibuster. You can call their DC office all weekend and leave polite
but firm voicemails urging the Senators to support Kerry's filibuster.
When offices open on Monday 9 a.m. ET, make another round of calls.
Let's shut down the Capitol switchbo
Human beings have to be duped at an early age to believe in the fundie crap that is spread by the Robertsons, Falwells, Moonies, etc.... or they have to be living lives of utter frustration and despair.
here was a time when the USA mades some of the highest quality goods in the world.
Then came the 80s...
NTodd, Order of RIBPB
But...but...that was morning in America!
We was that shining city on the hill.
Human beings have to be duped at an early age to believe in the fundie crap that is spread by the Robertsons, Falwells, Moonies, etc.... or they have to be living lives of utter frustration and despair.
Rudy
Amen!
they are NOT nice people...
WoodyGuthrie'sGuitar(aka
Yet we find ourselves siding with them against Bush, kind of like thinking the FISA court is a good thing.
.
Raygun actually produced "mourning in America," as he transferred more wealth to the rich from the working classes than ever in history....
and that was only until Bushboy came along and topped the Grifter... er, ah... I mean ... the Gipper!!!
< Live Free or Die>Yeah, that's what I was on about upthread.
It's stone fucking obvious that the DLC and a bloc of individual politicians buy into this hidebound faux-pragmatism that pretends to be a rope-a-dope clever defensive strategy but which actually resembles catatonia.
(It's like erotic asphyxiation, guys. It feels so right until there is one twist too many or one moment too long.)
So the moderator frames the interview and the Dem is often unprepared and/or remains in a reactionary stance throughout the appearance.
Dean is an exception.
The bottom line is that by now Dems should be fully aware that they are tacking into a toxic wind during every interaction with the media and should be ready for no less. And they need to have the benefit of a unified, assertive, consistent "page" to sing from, to eliminate circular firing squads or hapless confusion.
Fuck the face-time junkies. They've got talent in both houses, bench the Usual Suspects and put in your most skilled advocates and debaters. Learn to give at least as good as you get, especially when, goddamnit, you're in the right.
(They should refrain from actually saying, "We were proved fucking right!", though.) </Live Free or Die>
does intelligent design answer these two questions.....
#1. who was cain's wife??
#2. how come everyone does not have the same dna, if we all came from eve???
cause i would really love to know.
Thanks for the definition wgg. Got sidetracked. Laundry, dogs, starting dinner.
Raygun actually produced "mourning in America," as he transferred more wealth to the rich from the working classes than ever in history....
and that was only until Bushboy came along and topped the Grifter... er, ah... I mean ... the Gipper!!!
Rudy
There were never as many homeless folks in America as they were after St. Ronald of the Monster Deficit became president.
I hope he's burning in hell for the damage he caused.
Hello Atriots!
I come bearing good tidings for the men amongst us!
When it comes to romance, women prefer someone who tickles their funny bone while men opt for those who catch their eye, according to an international survey released on Wednesday.
When it comes to romance, women prefer someone who tickles their funny bone while men opt for those who catch their eye, according to an international survey released on Wednesday.
I like smart, but funny is good too!
Bushboy came along and topped the Grifter... er, ah... I mean ... the Gipper!!!
Rudy
Bushboy is 10 times dumber than Reagan.
And that's no easy feat.
but tweety said women prefer manly men who strut around in flightsuits and make war.
on the other hand, maybe they just like laughing at our dear leader.
Zoidberg is smart and funny!
Funny, smart and a good lover.
cause i would really love to know.
capio
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Intelligent design doesn't try to answer any questions, it merely makes grandiose and absurd assumptions like: if anything exists there must be a "maker" of it.
Which begs the question, "Who made the maker?"
Mitochondrial dna is passed on by women and I believe all humans do have similar if not the same Mitochondrial dna.
When it comes to romance, women prefer someone who tickles their funny bone while men opt for those who catch their eye, according to an international survey released on Wednesday.
Why can't I have both?
but tweety said women prefer manly men who strut around in flightsuits and make war.
on the other hand, maybe they just like laughing at our dear leader.
capio
Bush makes me sick to my stomach.
Zoidberg is smart and funny, and a good lover!
mer: Funny, smart and a good lover.
Well, now I'm really depressed.
.
Funny, smart and a good lover.
mer
That'll work!
The 80's was when the USA finally had acknowledged the competition from overseas. It was almost too late by that time but there were a few things some people were trying to do to match the competition. One method was to try to implement "quality circles" which had been invented by an American ignored up to that time by American manufacturing companies, but adapted with a vengeance by the Japanese.
Unfortunately, companies in the US only tried without actually implementing the quality methods.
Funny, smart and a good lover.
mer | Email | 01.28.06 - 4:29 pm | #
Is someone talking to me?
Anyway, time to go fetch my wife from her job-talk interview...
Cheers!
they gave one of their own ops a dose, secretly...he thought he'd lost his mind and went out a 10th storey window...
I'm not even convinced Olson's defenestration was LSD-induced suicide. The CIA has done stuff so horrible that admitting to drugging someone could easily be a cover story for much worse.
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Mitochondrial dna is passed on by women and I believe all humans do have similar if not the same Mitochondrial dna.
one Eve and many Adams.
When it comes to romance, women prefer someone who tickles their funny bone while men opt for those who catch their eye, according to an international survey released on Wednesday.
Why can't I have both?
Agreed. Both are good. I suspect that women do care about looks, but they go through that stage quickly. Like before you talk to someone the first time you've done that "acceptability" test in your brain.
Me?
not just funny, hilarious; not just smart, brilliant; not just a good lover, memorable...
just sayin
Which begs the question, "Who made the maker?"
It's always fun to ask that question. "Well, God always existed." Riiight, so God isn't so complex as to require a maker, but pissant humans and amoebae are? Why not cut out the middleman?
Funny, smart and a good lover.
Leaves out Bush and all his enablers.
just sayin
WoodyGuthrie'sGuitar, uh, this isn't a meat market. Or is it?
Me?
not just funny, hilarious; not just smart, brilliant; not just a good lover, memorable...
just sayin
WoodyGuthrie'sGuitar(aka
And such humility!
Which begs the question, "Who made the maker?"
The elder gods.
mer: Funny, smart and a good lover.
Well, now I'm really depressed.
[lifts his wine glass to JP and comiserates]
Raygun dawdled while HIV spread pandemically.
Raygun and the Goopers didn't give a crap. What the hell it was mostly killing gays and their pals in the religious right had it pegged as God's righteous indignation at them for having sex that Pat Robertson and James Dobson disapproved of.
All the sordid details and moral bankruptcy of Raygun and the Goopers were revealed in Randy Shilts book, "And the band played on."
I like smart, but funny is good too!
Terry C, Coldplayer
Been my experience that the two usually go together. There's not one day that Mr. QL doesn't get a big laugh out of me.
WoodyGuthrie'sGuitar, uh, this isn't a meat market. Or is it?
Since Thers isn't here: NO FLIRTING!
And such humility!
It's his best quality!
And such humility!
Terry C, Coldplayer -4:36 pm
it's a gift, what can i say...
And Peggy Noonan told us we like firefighters and police men. Manly men.
(Full disclosure: I do kind of like fireman. Cops, not so much. Most are too fucking stupid, in my experience.)
All the sordid details and moral bankruptcy of Raygun and the Goopers were revealed in Randy Shilts book, "And the band played on."
Rudy
He and his idiot band have much to answer for.
Which begs the question, "Who made the maker?"
The elder gods.
Which is my people. Then who made us?
And Peggy Noonan told us we like firefighters and police men. Manly men.
Nooners is still waiting for Reagan to rise from the dead.
What the hell does SHE know about what SANE women prefer?
Which begs the question, "Who made the maker?"
The elder gods.
Which is my people. Then who made us?
It's turtles all the way down, I'm tellin' ya!
Cops, not so much. Most are too fucking stupid, in my experience.
ql in ny
A lot of them seem to be wife and girlfriend-beaters.
Which is my people. Then who made us?
Ice Giants?
circular isn't it?
I think the wingers are all lousy in bed.
That's why they want to destroy and kill.
To make up for their inadequacies and get even with the world.
Why can't I have both?
NTodd, Order of RIBPB
Jesus, NTodd, stop being a WATB. You are one of the most good looking guys I've met in awhile, and you almost always get a chuckle here on the blog. You've also thought through some issues and really entlightened me in some areas. So stop your whining.
It's turtles all the way down, I'm tellin' ya!
NTodd, Order of RIBPB- 4:40 pm
i met Geertz at an Amn Anth Assn meeting in NO about 20 yrs ago...grand story teller...
tweety said women prefer manly men who strut around in flightsuits and make war.
Cripes, if he HAS to be queer for someone, couldn't he do better than Prince Fuckwit?
mer: Funny, smart and a good lover.
Well, now I'm really depressed.
[lifts his wine glass to JP and comiserates]
NTodd, Order of RIBPB
Oh, puh-leeze, you two.
Which of the three qualities are you lacking?
Jesus, NTodd, stop being a WATB.
I meant, why can't I have a good looking funny woman (who has, you know, a sense of committment)? But yeah, I am a WATB. ;-P
He and his idiot band have much to answer for.
Terry C, Coldplayer
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I've lost track of how many millions of people have died from AIDS or how many millions have it today, and the pandemic probably couldn't have been avoided since people like to swap body fluids, but the ascent curve could have been stretched out much more if Raygun had made a major issue of informing the public about the danger and implementing safe sex, rather than using the old failed drug avoidance routine of, "Just say no."
It's turtles all the way down, I'm tellin' ya!
As good a theory as any. I'm going to become a turtle fundamentalist. Everything is written on their shields, everything that will ever happen. And we must interpret the writing to the poor benighted masses.
Which of the three qualities are you lacking?
That's a bit unclear right now. Stef hasn't returned my survey form...
Which is my people. Then who made us?
Santa's elves.
All the sordid details and moral bankruptcy of Raygun and the Goopers were revealed in Randy Shilts book, "And the band played on."
Rudy
May have been a mistake, but I gave that book to my older daughter when she was about 13. She passed it on to her sister at 11. That book rocked.
tweety said women prefer manly men who strut around in flightsuits and make war.
But do they do windows?
Which begs the question, "Who made the maker?"
Statisticians don't deal in first order epistemologies, alas.
NTodd--favorite cookies? I'm assembling the package.
He hung up when I said I thought I'd hold off on the Democracy Bond for right now
Heh. I didn't give them the chance to hang up on me. I purchased a Democracy Bond, made one payment, then the Alito debacle came to a head with Byrd coughing up green vomit on the Senate floor. I immediately canceled my bond and force the DSCC and DNC to remove me from their mailing and phone list. I told them that if Alito is confirmed without a proper fight (filibuster) then they will not get a penny of my money nor a hint of my support otherwise.
Why can't I have both?
Agreed. Both are good. I suspect that women do care about looks, but they go through that stage quickly. Like before you talk to someone the first time you've done that "acceptability" test in your brain.
Echidne of the snakes
Echhidne, that hasn't always been true for me. I've done the "acceptability" thing, yeah, but it just did not prove reliable.
tweety said women prefer manly men who strut around in flightsuits and make war.
Has to be housebroken.
I'm going to become a turtle fundamentalist. Everything is written on their shields, everything that will ever happen. And we must interpret the writing to the poor benighted masses.
There is only One True Faith: The Church of Testudo.
NTodd--favorite cookies? I'm assembling the package.
Whoohoo!
I like choco chip.
Funny, smart and a good lover.
In my experience, the guys don't mind if she can cook, either.
Everything is written on their shields, everything that will ever happen. And we must interpret the writing to the poor benighted masses.
Turtle priests and preisteses.
"My Baby's Got Sauce" still one of my favorites.
A lovely Bernaise goes well with Xian fetus!
But do they do windows?
I can but I prefer Linux.
Echhidne, that hasn't always been true for me. I've done the "acceptability" thing, yeah, but it just did not prove reliable.
I don't think it proves reliable to men, either, but I think it's like a first level shifting through that we all do. Sometimes we spend more time with the "rejects" and find that they are wonderful. And the other way around. For example, I don't like facial hair, for some reason, so I don't talk to men who have beards or moustaches in that way. But I have had boyfriends with beards because I spent more time with them in a non-dating setup and learned to know them better.
I meant, why can't I have a good looking funny woman (who has, you know, a sense of committment)? But yeah, I am a WATB. ;-P
NTodd, Order of RIBPB
Why narrow your search?
I think that you gotta come to the great north-midwest. Zapette and I will bring you anywhere you wanna go.
a one day old kitten
(diabetes-causing cuteness)
http://www.dailykitten.com/
I've lost track of how many millions of people have died from AIDS or how many millions have it today, and the pandemic probably couldn't have been avoided since people like to swap body fluids, but the ascent curve could have been stretched out much more if Raygun had made a major issue of informing the public about the danger and implementing safe sex, rather than using the old failed drug avoidance routine of, "Just say no."
Rudy
I have a friend who teaches AIDS prevention in refugee camps in Africa. The stories are enough to make you cry. And they aren't supposed to teach about condom use, but I suspect they ignore that protocol.
NTodd, seriously, if you don't isolate yourself, I have a feeling you will have to beat the women off with a stick. But give it some time, right now you're hurting.
May have been a mistake, but I gave that book to my older daughter when she was about 13. She passed it on to her sister at 11. That book rocked.
ql in ny
Why a "mistake?"
Why narrow your search?
I'm a fussy eater.
I don't think it proves reliable to men, either
No, but having an affair with a woman that causes your heart to thump and other part to soar, can keep you busy for awhile, even if it does not work out.
a first level shifting through that we all do
Echidne, agreed. Strange dance, though, eh?
On a diff note, I love this:
"Everything is written on their shields, everything that will ever happen. And we must interpret the writing to the poor benighted masses."
ql - thanks. Right now I'm kinda hoping that Janeane left me alone all that time because I was unavailable--hopefully Atrios will pass her a note for me at gym class...
NTodd--choco chip it is. And what would the boys like? Mommy left them, too.
Hmm...smart and funny, eh? Guess all I have going for me are my devastating good looks. Oh well.
Me?
not just funny, hilarious; not just smart, brilliant; not just a good lover, memorable...
And yet you still couldn't get laid at Eschacon.
It's funny because you are a lot more gentle in person than I expected you to be. Which goes along with being a good lover, of course.
"The most brilliant men just drop dead in front of a beautiful face. And the minute you climb into the sack, if you're the least bit giving, they're so grateful."
"Yeah, I know I am."
I don't think it proves reliable to men, either
No, but having an affair with a woman that causes your heart to thump and other part to soar, can keep you busy for awhile, even if it does not work out.
I've done this, too. It's wonderful while it lasts but then comes the day when you feel normal and realize that you have bedded someone you don't like at all. So nowadays I don't let those feelings drive me but then I'm a lot older, too, than when this kind of thing happened.
NTodd--have you considered MILFs?
You're great with kids, after all.
Just don't rush it.
Sarah Deere: Which of the three qualities are you lacking?
I don't know about cruet sets.
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but tweety said women prefer manly men who strut around in flightsuits and make war.
Tweety's just projecting. That's what he likes. What the fuck does he know about what women like? He's too busy ogling Bush's crotch.
Jeffraham--you're a great guy, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Things not working well with the ladyfriend?
Need some bricks? They got plenty in Iraq. And I'm not talking dirt here.
Stash
what would the boys like?
Sam: something with catnip. Mex: anything chewable (heh, he found one of Stef's hair thingies under the bed and ripped it to shreds--good boy!).
Why a "mistake?"
Rudy
I don't know. The scenes in the bath houses are pretty explicit. But as I've said before, I pretty much stopped censoring what they read or saw at that age. Mind you, hard core pornography they had to get on their own.
NTodd--have you considered MILFs?
Hello, it's NTodd you're talking to!
So nowadays I don't let those feelings drive me but then I'm a lot older, too, than when this kind of thing happened.
The trouble is that the ones that make your heart go boom, are where the small subset of loving partner are also likely to be found.
NTodd--catnip for Sam, chewies for Mex. Choco chips. Jiffy cake. Ponies.
And some other stuff.
Yet we find ourselves siding with them against Bush, kind of like thinking the FISA court is a good thing.
As Woody will tell you, you get your ammo where you can.
I agree that this is the time not to seek another permanent relationship, NTodd. It takes a little time to lick the wounds and so on. Good pals are better.
Sorry if I'm butting in too much. I will shut up from now on. Hope all will be well soon.
NTodd--have you considered MILFs?
MILFs rule.
There was a funny bit on last week's ER (which I only watch sporadically but lately have been watching as it's after The Office). A teenager calls the Maura Tierney character (don't know her name) a MILF. She replies "I'm not a mother, I'm a doctor." Without missing a beat, the kid shoots back "OK, you're a DILF."
Buzz Bomb--seen on the 405 freeway on a Lexus: DOC MILF.
NTodd,
Do you want me to leave a note for the Lake Harriet elf?
I'm a fussy eater.
NTodd, Tortoise Tamer
The foie gras issue is heading out to you now. I've marked the section about the joint that offers maple syrup cotton candy as well.
The trouble is that the ones that make your heart go boom, are where the small subset of loving partner are also likely to be found.
True. Kissing frogs to find the prince or princess.
Mind you, hard core pornography they had to get on their own.
ql in ny
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That's what I told my kids. But frankly neither my son or daughter ever approved of porn, although neither turned out to be a prude.
I think they just saw porn as a form of human exploitation.
sallyh - you're too good to us!
echidne - yeah, i know. i've been through the breakup of a long-term relationship before--this one's just my first that will involve legal counsel...
Owls have paid a visit.
Do you want me to leave a note for the Lake Harriet elf?
Yeah, please tell the elf that an old neighbor has flaked out.
this one's just my first that will involve legal counsel...
requiring the services of a lawyer, now that's something to cry about.
I think they just saw porn as a form of human exploitation.
Rudy
I'm pretty sure neither is into porn, sometimes I think they are rather prudish. But to tell the truth, I don't question them too much about it. Not sure I need to know intimate details.
I was going to go to a nice restaurant tonight with the wife and spend a few bucks, but a few minutes ago my sister-in-law calls (she's a fabulous cook) and says that she's been preparing this incredible dinner for some guests who had to cancel at the last minute. "Would we like to come over and fill in????"
Duh!
anybody else wondered if reid's "everybody knows we don't have enough votes for a filibuster" statement was reid playing the expectations game? is reid that cagey?
is reid that cagey?
Yes.
Not sure I need to know intimate details.
ql in ny
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Anytime I tried to talk about sex with my kids (trying to be a good and responsible parent), they'd roll their eyes as if they knew more about it than I did and they quickly changed the subject or ran out the door.
Hell, my father gave me some dopey book on sex when I was about sixteen and figured he'd "done his duty."
It's too bad sex isn't treated with more frankness and openess in America. I think it would make for a healthier society.
What's a WATB??
Oh, and happy Saturday all!!
Whinet Ass Titty Baby
My neighbor says Goldie Hawn is a GILF.
Blythe Danner, too.
Yes.
GWPDA, yclept Irate Scholar
hmm. glad you feel that way. i was afraid i was being delusional. we'll see on monday.
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