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I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
1!
Ha ha! I delurk long enough to be first...
Pathetic, I know. But it's Friday night and I'm home alone. I should be pitied, not scorned.
Somewhere toward the beginning.
catfights starting in the last thread
Shall I push my luck?
Ah well, nice while it lasted....
Hello!
It's me.
Can we cockpunch Joe Biden?
Who the fuck is he if not a Dem "elite"?
Since it's a new thread, I'll take this opportunity to pimp my cat.
http://plush-life.blogspot.com/
Can we cockpunch Joe Biden?
It would be wrong not to.
Can we cockpunch Joe Biden?
Yes!!
this always makes me so mad. why can't i be first?
why do i want to be first?
Can we cockpunch Joe Biden?
You could try - he was deballed years ago.
Can we cockpunch Joe Biden?
that is based upon unproven assumptions.
You could try - he was deballed years ago.
But they saved the scrotum and stretched it over his skull, so it wasn't a total loss for him.
Can we cockpunch Joe Biden?
Partisan! Sectarian! I say, let Biden cockpunch himself.
Chiropractor claims to travel through time
Ohio investigates provider who offers to reach into past to heal patients
Updated: 4:16 p.m. ET April 7, 2006
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A chiropractor who claims he can treat anyone by reaching back in time to when an injury occurred has attracted the attention of state regulators.
The Ohio State Chiropractic Board, in a notice of hearing, has accused James Burda of Athens of being "unable to practice chiropractic according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care due to mental illness, specifically, Delusional Disorder, Grandiose Type."
Burda denied that he is mentally ill. He said he possesses a skill he discovered by accident while driving six years ago.
why do i want to be first?
I don't know.
I think you should find a loftier ambition.
to hell with cockpunching, i say tabbouli! who's with me?
Sean Patrick for president in 2044!
No cockpunching!
Kevin Phillips says 45% of american christians believe armageddon is near.
Ohio investigates provider who offers to reach into past to heal patients
The ole time-space reacharound.
Who the fuck is [Biden] if not a Dem "elite"?
NYMary
There are those who've only been in Washington a coupla decades who think that know their way around this town.
Burda denied that he is mentally ill. He said he possesses a skill he discovered by accident while driving six years ago.
Hmmmm. I'd like to have that talent.
StevenNS, I am willing to consumate our bet now. IIRC you kept picking up books that you did not want to finish. I said that if you pick up mine and fail to finish it, I will send a check to cover the cost of purchase.
Congratulations to Nim and Jen.
Where are the atrikitties?
60% of the american people believe in the devil.
i say tabbouli!
heh. A dyke after my own heart.
LEFT BELOW...!
Hecate: All the bad weather gone past you? We did get some rain tonight. Hopefully more tomorrow.
It would seem so... the entire region's under tornado watch until 4:00 a.m., CDT, but the maps I've seen make it seem unlikely that the worst of it will get as far north as Gnashvegas (cold front is shoving the really scary stuff south of here).
Lots of folx killed and injured today, though... not a good weather day for MidTN.
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Hecate, your son is very handsome.
Can we cockpunch Joe Biden?
Somebody'll need to find his cock first.
He misplaced it decades ago.
who's with me?
~raises hand~
Where are the atrikitties?
They were sacrificed to the gods of luv.
Hecate,nd
As I noted below, I love and respect your righteous anger.
And little Wells has a lovely head of hair!
hey DWD -- it's been printed now? Cool -- can I buy it from your homepage?
Bill Maher says, "Name some [countries that have failed after going down this road]."
Kevin Phillips responds, "Not hard to do" but doesn't actually do it.
I'm always up for tabouli.
Sammon, shut the fuck up.
You stupid douchebag with your misshapen head.
Thank you, 4LG. He got his looks from his father and his brains from his mother. Thank the Goddess it wasn't the other way around because the ex-Mr. Hecate, well, he was a lot prettier than he was brilliant. That's all.
Well, good on Biden. "I refuse to believe that the majority of people believe this malarkey."
I'm always up for tabouli.
I thought tabouli was a Middle Eastern dish....
SteveNS, yes, that is the publisher's website. When I visited with her yesterday the first run was done. I am going to their place on Tuesday to sign the copies for Atriots. (And to thank them from the bottom of my heart as well)
Since I've just gotten home from emceeing Friday Night Fights, may I say "PLEEEEEASE, cockpunch Joe Biden."
"I refuse to believe that the majority of people believe this malarkey."
"I'm convinced they believe this other malarkey."
because the ex-Mr. Hecate, well, he was a lot prettier than he was brilliant
Audrey's dad, in a nutshell. Sorry to say.
Kevin Phillips responds, "Not hard to do" but doesn't actually do it.
Evacuee
Phillips is a paleocon left at the altar by the current cabal. I'm trudging through his "American Theocracy" now. Dude needs to learn that you can have sentences containing less than 73 words.
Well, good on Biden. "I refuse to believe that the majority of people believe this malarkey."
NYMary
You remember that old cliche about stopped clocks, right?
tabouli is teh tasty. Minty and fresh and light.
I am going to their place on Tuesday to sign the copies for Atriots. (And to thank them from the bottom of my heart as well)
DWD
V. cool! I get paid on Thursday, so I'll Paypal an order then or Friday -- keep a copy set aside for me till then?
You remember that old cliche about stopped clocks, right?
flory | 04.07.06 - 11:49 pm | #
Right twice a day?
30 degrees with the Hawk blowing strong in Chicago at this hour. Spring in the North sucks.
Hecate, I've been having this run of bad luck the past year or so. I used to think it was just coincidence but I think I may have a curse on me because it's so pervasive. Would you throw a good hex my way or tell me how I can remove it? I'm an agnostic but I do think there's something real about nature and spirtituality.
Sammon's head looks like a diseased basketball.
tabouli is teh tasty. Minty and fresh and light.
Vicki, Who ♥ Al Gore | Homepage | 04.07.06 - 11:50 pm | #
You put mint in tabouli?
Bush:
Keeping us so fucked up here they don't need to attack us here.
I feel safer already.
Steve, will do. And thank you so much. I truly believe you will be fascinated. But if not, the price is right.
And, to make up for the lack of Wiley & Gizmo, I bring you an additional dose of Curly.
.
Blow $500...
watertiger,
How were the fights? Nim and Jen got engaged on Eschaton.
because the ex-Mr. Hecate, well, he was a lot prettier than he was brilliant
Audrey's dad, in a nutshell. Sorry to say.
hey, i don't want to say it again, pretty counts.
just ask the guys.
Sammon has size 8 hair on a size 12 head.
I was wondering if I was attracting bad luck because of my anger and negativity over the last 5 years or so...
But if not, the price is right.
DWD
Hey, it's an offer I can't refuse, right?
And I'm sure there'll be no need for you to follow through, anyway. My bet is it's excellent.
Sammon's head looks like a diseased basketball.
I don't have cable and that's still funny.
You put mint in tabouli?
I don't. Parsely, tomatoes, green onions and lemon.
I'm always up for tabouli.
I thought tabouli was a Middle Eastern dish....
SteveNS
Best served cold. Like revenge. Which brings us back to Biden...
... I bring you an additional dose of Curly.
Jeffraham Prestonian | Homepage | 04.07.06 - 11:51 pm | #
I love that your cat matches your decor!
I can't believe Biden is making sense. I haven't had one drink today...honest!
I put green and red pepper, green onion, lemon, parsley, mint, and something else I can't remember right now in tabouli.
Right twice a day?
Evacuee
Think of Biden as a really slow clock. He's right twice a year.
I don't have cable and that's still funny.
I'm just fascinated by the fact that nearly every wingnuttian has a misshapen head.
Gawd, Sammon is a FUCKING IDIOT!!!!!
Dear Incog,
I am throwing a good hex your way right now.
Tomorrow, wash your hands with salt water and imagine all your bad luck flowing into the salt crystals in the salt water. Go pour the salt water into the ground around some weeds. Go back home and either light some incense or spray some cologne into the air. All your bad luck will be gone.
Ok, I get the Sammon jokes.
How were the fights? Nim and Jen got engaged on Eschaton.
I checked in long enough to see that this afternoon - made my day! May they be always happy.
Man, you couldn't ask for a better end to the title fight and the night: KO roundhouse directly to the face.
Can you say "Ooooof!"?
I love that your cat matches your decor!
Evacuee
A friend has a long-haired white Persian that's always laying on his couch very still. I swear it looks just like a couch pillow. I thought it was the first time I saw it.
I can't believe Biden is making sense. I haven't had one drink today...honest!
Monica_A: Super Badass
Really, all bullshit aside. How in the hell can't *anybody* cobble together an airtight argument against these idiots.
New rule.
No one with a diseased looking head should be allowed on television.
Parsely, tomatoes, green onions and lemon.
fourlegsgood | Homepage | 04.07.06 - 11:53 pm | #
No bulgur?
Atriots make strange tabouleh. One adds mint, another leaves out bulgur... What is the world coming to?
Little Mr. Monica thinks Bill Sammons is an idiot. "Misunderestimated" was the book that turned Junior against him. It wasn't the contents of the book. It was merely the titled "Misunderestimated" that drove him off the deep end.
Biden's in Kissinger mode now.
OK, I'm writing that down....
Blow $500...
Darryl Pearce
Can't wait for the first idiot trying to wear that while driving...that is, unless I'm trying to cross the street at the time.
Good Evening all...
[To Nim & Jen I offer my Standard Disclaimer To All Potential Marrieds: DON'T DO IT! YOU'LL BE SORRY...and congratulations.]
I put green and red pepper, green onion, lemon, parsley, mint, and something else I can't remember right now in tabouli.
Vicki, Who ♥ Al Gore
A little olive oil maybe? Or some cucumber?
The war in Iraq will have the unintended consequence of reducing terrorism.
Can you say "Ooooof!"?
I can say, go visit your boyfriend at plushypalooza.
Sammon has size 8 hair on a size 12 head.
NYMary
You better copyright that shit toute suite!
Tomorrow, wash your hands with salt water and imagine all your bad luck flowing into the salt crystals in the salt water. Go pour the salt water into the ground around some weeds. Go back home and either light some incense or spray some cologne into the air. All your bad luck will be gone.
Hecate Malificent
Can I ride on that, too?
I can't believe Biden is making sense. I haven't had one drink today...honest!
Monica_A: Super Badass
************************
biden is really good at talking. he sucks at voting though.
Parsley, tomatoes, mint, bulgur wheat, lemon, and pickled radishes.
I can say, go visit your boyfriend at plushypalooza.
OOOOH! He is plushylicious!
No bulgur?
Well, duh.
I was mentioning the stuff I added to the bulgur.
Parsley, tomatoes, mint, bulgur wheat, lemon, and pickled radishes.
and bacon.
NO BACON!
KO roundhouse directly to the face.
Too bad Condi wasn't in the fight.
I was mentioning the stuff I added to the bulgur.
fourlegsgood | Homepage | 04.07.06 - 11:58 pm | #
My bad. Sorry. 
Thanks Hecate.
So, have we talked the latest pre-trail motion to death yet?
The one where Fitz says the leak of Plame's name was part of a coordinated campaign?
Can I ride on that, too?
Works for anyone who wants it to work!
i'm having issues with my blog, dammit! i can't edit! /whine/
You put mint in tabouli?
Evacuee | 04.07.06 - 11:51 pm | #
yes. while the primary green is parsley, a touch of chopped mint is essential, along with very fine oil, the nicest white onion tips you can find, firm tomatoes and very fresh lemon. i soak the bulgar in lemon water first.
anyone who wants dinner this week should email me, the kitchen is open for visitors.
So, have we talked the latest pre-trail motion to death yet?
The one where Fitz says the leak of Plame's name was part of a coordinated campaign?
Rmj, Wandering Aengus | Homepage | 04.08.06 - 12:00 am | #
There's always room for more discussion.
My bad. Sorry.
No problem! 
and bacon.
watertiger, aggressively lazy
It hadda be said.
I haven't had one drink today...honest!
How the hell can a person
go to work in the morning
come home in the evening
and not have one drink today?
Can I ride on that, too?
Hecate Malificent | Homepage | 04.08.06 - 12:00 am | #
Now we're talking! I need a real man. One who can support himself and doesn't have a toothpick.
biden is really good at talking. he sucks at voting though.
Unless there's something at stake for the financial institutions that bought the senate seat for him.
So, have we talked the latest pre-trail motion to death yet?
You want Firedoglake. Second hall on the left.
I put green and red pepper, green onion, lemon, parsley, mint, and something else I can't remember right now in tabouli.
Vicki, Who ? Al Gore
A little olive oil maybe? Or some cucumber?
Marcia Brady ?
I find a little dollop of my semen gives it a nicer consistency.
Maher is attacking the upper middle class.
while the primary green is parsley, a touch of chopped mint is essential, along with very fine oil, the nicest white onion tips you can find, firm tomatoes and very fresh lemon. i soak the bulgar in lemon water first.
anyone who wants dinner this week should email me, the kitchen is open for visitors.
~wipes drool from chin~
while the primary green is parsley, a touch of chopped mint is essential, along with very fine oil, the nicest white onion tips you can find, firm tomatoes and very fresh lemon. i soak the bulgar in lemon water first.
anyone who wants dinner this week should email me, the kitchen is open for visitors.
~wipes drool from chin~
There was a full moon over Memphis
National Guard outside
thousands wait for Elvis
Waitin' ever since he died
for a miracle gonna happen
His eminence to restore
The sound of thunder crackin'
Signals the beginning of the war to end all wars
Armageddon carry me home!!!!!
Armageddon carry me home!!!!!
So, have we talked the latest pre-trail motion to death yet?
Trail of Tears, hopefully.
"illegal immigration can only be solved by arming Lou Dobbs"
hah!
So, have we talked the latest pre-trail motion to death yet?
The one where Fitz says the leak of Plame's name was part of a coordinated campaign?
That discussion is and has been at FDL all day.
Awwww, Rosie loves lion kitty too.
Does she also like bacon?
Evacuee: I love that your cat matches your decor!
He does?
Well, that's completely accidental, if so. I recall one female former cow-orker telling me that it was obvious I was straight, from my fashion and decor selections... 
.
I'm still listening to the Dixie Chicks. I can't get that song out of my favorites...
It makes me so mad and so proud at the same time...
anyone who wants dinner this week should email me, the kitchen is open for visitors.
Tabbouleh isn't even my favorite, but your version sounds yummy....
WTF?
Vicki - Dave Van Ronk - Cocaine Blues into Dave VanRonk and Ramblin Jack Elliot doing St James Infirmary - I really am out of touch.
Ooooooo.
My favorite friday show is on.
Most Haunted. It's stupid, but entertaining.
Evacuee: I love that your cat matches your decor!
He does?
Well, that's completely accidental, if so. I recall one female former cow-orker telling me that it was obvious I was straight, from my fashion and decor selections...
.
Jeffraham Prestonian | Homepage | 04.08.06 - 12:05 am | #
Well, perhaps I overstated the matter. He matches your sofa.
So, you're straight? Interesting...
TBS has the Braves and Giants just getting underway.
Guys--we are being watched, and I am not kidding.
I almost didn't fly today. And I had a book confiscated. Title? "American Theocracy" by that oh so flaming radical, Kevin Phillips.
The term "Canadian bacon" takes on new meaning...
Canadian company sells pork containing omega-3
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/
20060..._canada_pork_dc
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - A Canadian company is selling bacon that it makes rich with omega-3 fatty acids through a technique that takes the expression "You are what you eat" literally.
Prairie Orchard Farms markets pork roasts, ribs, chops and bacon from hogs raised on omega-3 diets.
"As far as we know, we're the first in the world to do this," said Willy Hoffman, Prairie Orchard Farms president.
Omega-3 compounds are polyunsaturated fatty acids that may reduce the risk of heart disease in people. They are found naturally in some fish and nuts, and are deemed by government agency Health Canada to be an essential part of a person's diet.
Prairie Orchard, which is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, researched hog feed for six years before it started selling the product in 2004. The following year, Prairie Orchard was certified for selling meat containing a minimum 0.3 grams of omega-3 per 100 grams (3.5 oz) by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Prairie Orchard sells about 25,000 kilograms (55,000 lb) of its unique pork cuts, sausage and bacon weekly to small grocery stores in three Canadian provinces, and aims to expand its market to the rest of the country as well as Japan, China and the United States.
4Legs!!!
(collapses in tears on 4Legs and Lion Kitty)
Guys--we are being watched, and I am not kidding.
I almost didn't fly today. And I had a book confiscated. Title? "American Theocracy" by that oh so flaming radical, Kevin Phillips.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere | Homepage | 04.08.06 - 12:08 am | #
Confiscated by whom?
I always figured the Plame 'outing' was part of a co-ordinated campaign to discredit as many people as possible- the only question was whether Dear Leader was in on it himself... which, surprisingly enough, seems to be the case.
we are being watched
By whom?
It makes me so mad and so proud at the same time...
Vicki, Who ♥ Al Gore
It's going to turn around, eventually. From virtually all the presidential and congressional polling, pretty soon, as a matter of fact. And you know what? The asshole Rethugs know it.
Reach in my pocket
To grab my coke
Note in my pocket says
"No more coke"
Cocaine
Run all 'round my brain
sallyh -- seriously? From Salt Lake City?
I almost didn't fly today. And I had a book confiscated. Title? "American Theocracy" by that oh so flaming radical, Kevin Phillips.
What? they confiscated it? did they give you a reason?
I think you need a plushy fix.
(((Jeffraham and Curly!!!)))
You know I love you guys.
....working on broc creme soup rec now...
gotta luv multitasking.
I almost didn't fly today. And I had a book confiscated. Title? "American Theocracy" by that oh so flaming radical, Kevin Phillips.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
Wow! I bet you feel violated! I would.
How do you get the book back, and do you sue the DHS for excessive handling/abuse?
I had a book confiscated.
WTF? They're confiscating books now? Sweet Goddess.
4Legs--no reason. They said I could ask for it back, if I asked for a form which would arrive in 4-6 weeks.
The fact that seems lost on the media is that the White House has NOT denied the allegations. Hmmmm.
4Legs!!!
(collapses in tears on 4Legs and Lion Kitty)
Owwieeee!!
You're squishing us!!
Vicki--Monsieur and I will be contacting an attorney Monday.
Tammy Duckworth looks like a younger version of my mother in law. Never the less, I'll still send her some green.
Dammit, Sallyh, if they are confiscating Kevin Phillips, what the hell will they do with CHALLENGE?
4Legs--no reason. They said I could ask for it back, if I asked for a form which would arrive in 4-6 weeks.
You need to call someone at the LA Times. I'll bet this is happening a lot.
4Legs--sorry. (Gets up, wipes face, grabs glass of wine)
Didn't mean to hurt the centaur or Plushy Kitty.
Vicki--Monsieur and I will be contacting an attorney Monday.
Good. Did you get names?
Guys--we are being watched, and I am not kidding.
i've been saying that since i started hang'n out here. which a lot dismissed as extremist paranoia. but think what your own little box can do.
if i had hacker skills... just say'n...
WTF? They're confiscating books now? Sweet Goddess.
Hecate Malificent
And a book titled American Theocracy? You'd think they'd be passing that out.....
Sallyh,
Did they think the book was going to blow up the plane? WTF?
Vicki--you bet I did.
I almost didn't fly today. And I had a book confiscated. Title? "American Theocracy" by that oh so flaming radical, Kevin Phillips.
Because the $5.15 an hour Halliburton employee saw the key word: Theocracy. I want my country back!
YOU CONFISCATE ONE OF MY BOOKS AND I'LL BLOW YOUR FUCKING HEAD OFF.
FUCK BUSH.
COME AND GET ME LOSERS.
DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD.
Vicki--Monsieur and I will be contacting an attorney Monday.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
We have your back, the whole gaggle of folks here. Of this, I am sure.
Let us know what we can do to help!
Hey! Nim and Jen got engaged on the blog today! Scroll down for Atrios' post on behalf of Nim! And read the comments...they will thrill you!
Didn't mean to hurt the centaur or Plushy Kitty.
We're not hurt. Just a bent whisker or two.
4Legs--no reason. They said I could ask for it back, if I asked for a form which would arrive in 4-6 weeks.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere | Homepage | 04.08.06 - 12:10 am | #
They who? Airport security? Confiscating a book? "American Theocracy" is not exactly "Mein Kampf," and even that shouldn't be confiscated. Did it have sharp edges you could use as a weapon?
Vicki--Monsieur and I will be contacting an attorney Monday.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
Good for you.
I'm sending moral support karma your way.
Evacuee: Well, perhaps I overstated the matter. He matches your sofa.
The sofa is green (w/a mossy-textured fabric that immediately hollered "buy me!" when I was shopping -- even though the "demo model" on the showroom floor was the same fabric in glaring purple).
So, you're straight? Interesting...
Sad, but true. I even sucked one dick, in hopes that someone would call me queer, but to no avail.
.
Hecate--I don't know what happened. I set off the 'metal detector.'
I was told I was wearing metal buttons.
They were plastic.
I was told that my underwire bra was setting off the detector.
The wires are 100% nylon.
I can't take this anymore.
Sends lots of love and martini mojo Sallyh's direction.
Swear to Goddess I've woken up in a different country.
sallyh -- details please. Were you carrying the book in plain sight and some jackboot didn't like the look of it? Was it in a bag or briefcase? Did they consult a list of banned books?
Sallyh,
Call Boxer and Feinstein. Seriously.
They who? Airport security? Confiscating a book? "American Theocracy" is not exactly "Mein Kampf," and even that shouldn't be confiscated. Did it have sharp edges you could use as a weapon?
Yeah. That's fucking illegal as shit.
They can't just confiscate a book for no fucking reason.
Vicki--Nim and Jen!!! Is anything more lovely?
Wish them all the very, very best and a wonderful future. Despite all this shit.
Ah, poop...distracted by mixing tunes, and I just realized I had cleared my cache--let's try that again:
Good evening all...
[Seriously: Congulations to Nim & Jen...the dire warning I gave was "kidding on the square." ]
Dammit, Sallyh, if they are confiscating Kevin Phillips, what the hell will they do with CHALLENGE?
DWD - Challenger | Homepage | 04.08.06 - 12:11 am | #
Ummm... Was that a rhetorical question?
the only question was whether Dear Leader was in on it himself... which, surprisingly enough, seems to be the case.
Are you kidding? He's the only one with the requisite combination of stupidity and arrogance to do such a thing.
Magnetic personality?
And I had a book confiscated.
Who did the confiscating? Airport security, or people with the airline? If the latter, what was the airline?
Sad, but true. I even sucked one dick, in hopes that someone would call me queer, but to no avail.
.
Jeffraham Prestonian
I thought you said you wanted to marry me? I'm confused!
Sallyh: You know I love you guys.
Aw...
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Sallyh! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Are you still stuck in The Land Of Golden Plates?
Or did you make it back home?
.
Call Boxer and Feinstein. Seriously.
Good idea.
Hecate--Monsieur already did it, followed up by emails to them and our Congresscritter.
Enough is enough.
Evacuee, yes, because my book is a lot nastier than Phillips toward anyone who wants to tell anyone else what to think.
I almost didn't fly today. And I had a book confiscated. Title? "American Theocracy" by that oh so flaming radical, Kevin Phillips.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
Oh shit, Sally! I just made four plane excursions this last week with that very tome in my hand. Through the magnetometer, even. And in North Carolina.
Too weird.
sallyh,
If you want me to, I'll call your senators and your congressperson, in support of you. I will write, too. I have no problem with expressing my opinion to elected officials (even if I didn't elect them).
Jeffraham--I am happily in my house, with my cats and doggie all around, and Monsieur next to me.
The TSA made me cry--and I almost never, ever cry.
Hecate--Monsieur already did it, followed up by emails to them and our Congresscritter.
Uh oh.
They've aroused Monsieur. Probably not a good idea.
And I had a book confiscated.
Had airport security been so vigilant on 9/11... I don't say that to be mean (far from it), but I don't think the founding white guy cliche would approve of books being confiscated. Too close to Fahrenheit 451.
Confiscated booked?
Here's something funny - I used to make fake book jackets and give them to the kids of friends of mine for their birthday. They looked EXACTLY like real hard cover book jackets: very detailed. One was called - "Dirty Stories for Nasty Boys". My friends kid got sent home from school; the teacher didn't even look in the book to see that it was a math book. I may have to sell some on CafePress for progressives to carry on flights - see what sort of trouble they cause.
I can't take this anymore.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
They may have instructions to harass certain passengers. Instead of a no-fly-list for some, there may be a harass list instead.
I'm examining my own asshole with a mirror.
Call Boxer and Feinstein. Seriously.
Hecate Malificent
Good idea. Also your congresspersons district office. you'll likely get more attention there.
Call Boxer and Feinstein. Seriously.
Hecate Malificent | Homepage | 04.08.06 - 12:14 am | #
I second the motion. Even if they can't help you, your info will enable them to take action later.
I almost rented a car and drove home. I really considered it.
The TSA made me cry--and I almost never, ever cry.
They made you cry? did they threaten you? what the fuck happened?
Sallyh,
Can you imagine that we're having grandchildren in this world? It boggles my mind. I hope you are ok. You need another lavendar bath and a glass of wine. Shame on the creep who took your book. Shame on them.
They've aroused Monsieur. Probably not a good idea.
The female of the species may be deadlier, but the males are crazier.
Vicki: I thought you said you wanted to marry me? I'm confused!
Vicki, dearest -- everyone knows I'm a one-woman man, and I'm without a woman right now. Our day will come.
.
Sally, you should email Keith Olbermann.
Maybe he'll make the TSA monday's WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
The TSA made me cry
OK -- that's it. They made sallyh cry.
Hecate? Can you rustle up a really nasty TSA curse? Please?
4Legs--they wanted me to take off my jewelry (diamonds and platinum, from Monsieur. Platinum is a noble metal and carries virtually no charge, so it could not set off a metal detector any more than nylon and plastic, which they claimed did.)
They took my book. They gooped up my laptop. They groped my breasts and the zipper on my jeans.
I was so humiliated.
I may have to sell some on CafePress for progressives to carry on flights - see what sort of trouble they cause.
Just don't title any "How do bring down a government without really trying". People can be so sensitive.
Evacuee, from CHALLENGE, "If we only believe what we want to believe, or what someone tells us to believe whether it is truthful or not we are doomed. I do not say such things lightly. In fact, I think this particular moment in our collective history is the most dangerous of all that we have faced before this time. We are in supreme danger of losing not only our freedom, but the concept of individualism that is the basis for freedom.
Certainly an attack like the one on September 11th was a major blow to our collective psyches, but should this relatively minor incident result in a grievous wound to our national identity? Not in my estimation. But apparently it has and we have no qualms about condemning and killing in the name of freedom with the heinous methods of a tyrant."
Hecate--working on glass of wine #5.
It's my mother's compact I just got out of her purse.
They took my book. They gooped up my laptop. They groped my breasts and the zipper on my jeans.
They groped your breasts?
WTF?
Sallyh,
Tomorrow if you write it up and send it to me I'll post it n the blog.
What they did to you is simply beyond the pale. It is simply beyond the pale.
I may have to sell some on CafePress for progressives to carry on flights - see what sort of trouble they cause.
WalterNeff, Pacific All-Risk
I'll buy some.
Wish I was still flying to Texas. Bet you could dream up some really good Texas related titles....
I don't suppose book-thievery rises to the level that would interest the ACLU?
Sallyh,
I feel bad that you had to go through something like that. I really wish there was something I could do to help.
I almost didn't fly today. And I had a book confiscated. Title? "American Theocracy" by that oh so flaming radical, Kevin Phillips.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
Guess I better replace the dustjacket of Chomsky's latest with something like this.
Just don't title any ...
PDB, August 6, 2001.
I agree, Sallyh, your congresscritters need to know about this ASAP. And a decent court case would be good. And DO call the LATimes.
Private companies are also monitoring and archiving these websites.
Sallyh,
That sounds awful.
Terrible. Humiliating. I'm so sorry.
I think you need to go to the press with this.
Really.
They took my book. They gooped up my laptop. They groped my breasts and the zipper on my jeans.
I was so humiliated.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
And some of them really, really enjoy that shit.
I hope you find a piranha of a lawyer.
watertiger has mail.
And I'm off to bed. Welcome home, sallyh, and sorry the trip was so crappy. But at least it's over!
Sallyh: The TSA made me cry--and I almost never, ever cry.
Those fuckers need to be Gitmoized, ASAP.
Gotdamnit -- this is NOT the country my 8th grade civics teacher said it was.
Wasn't Phillips an ex-Reagan admin guy? I mean... What The Fucking Fuck?!?
.
Would you like Maxx to make you a rootbeer float?
Guess I better replace the dustjacket of Chomsky's latest with something like this.
This little ditty will probably get you bumped up to first class.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product...glance&
n=283155
What they did to you is simply beyond the pale. It is simply beyond the pale.
Hecate Malificent
Not even close. Their Robert E. Lee savior would have horsewhipped those involved. There were no danger signals. Nothing at all to trigger anything like that.
I hope you find a piranha of a lawyer.
Better yet, a great white of a lawyer.
DWD - Challenger | Homepage | 04.08.06 - 12:20 am | #
You should put a warning label on the cover: "For your safety, do not use this product in airports or at events involving Bush administration officials."
Better yet, a great white of a lawyer.
fourlegsgood
Anything carnivorous with a bad disposition, and a killer instinct.
You should definitely email Keith Olbermann.
This is NOT fucking right.
"Kevin Phillips says 45% of american christians believe armageddon is near.
jack"
And for them, sadly, it's a self-fulfilling prophesy...
I think you should contact the publisher of the book - get their PR machine cranked up. And, of course, contact Kevin Phillips who's probably still on a book tour.
And for them, sadly, it's a self-fulfilling prophesy...
under the radar
Don't get me started on this topic. I tend to write loooonnnggg posts.
Sallyh -- when they were groping you, was it a woman? And did they do it out of sight of the other passengers?
I think they've already lost a few cases where it was a man and/or in public.
Well, now I feel like I'm being watched.
McClellan AFB logged onto PlushLife.
Did you fuckers find the kitties scary?
4Legs--you have no idea how much better Maxx makes me feel, and I would love a root beer float.
Jeffraham--all I wanted to do was get home.
"Kevin Phillips says 45% of american christians believe armageddon is near.
Do these "Christians" understand that Armageddon is not going to be good for them or anyone of their kind?
And the Lord said to me, "The prophets prophesy lies in My name. I have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision, divination, a worthless thing, and the deceit of their heart." Jer 14.14
I think you should contact the publisher of the book - get their PR machine cranked up. And, of course, contact Kevin Phillips who's probably still on a book tour.
Now THERE's a great idea.
from an Amazon.com review
"A critic of the Bush family"
This must have been enough for the child molesters at TSA to get nervous about this book
Evenin, bats. Just catching up, here.
Jeebus, Sallyh, I'm so sorry. It's unconscionable.
SteveNS--you're never alone when you're here at the bar.
Dr. Who is quite amusing tonight.
Don't get me started on this topic. I tend to write loooonnnggg posts.
Sing out, Louise! Sing out.
Well, now I feel like I'm being watched.
McClellan AFB logged onto PlushLife.
Wait, now. It could just be some bored airman likes kitties -- or science news.
Or maybe Mr Plushy has converted some former repub to the light?
Kevin Phillips wrote a book in 1968 which argued that anyone who owned a refigerator would likely vote republican.
Just added American Theocracy to my Amazon wishlist. They may get to confiscate more copies of it than they thought.
And, of course . . . . .
Randi Rhodes
Vicki--Monsieur and I will be contacting an attorney Monday.
Do so.
And, of course . . . . .
Randi Rhodes
Jackpot!
jack:
What is it like to have no talent. Truly, I would like to know. It is a mystery to most of us.
Where's the sing out Louise reference from? I hear it, but too tired to think.
I think I may have bunghole cancer. Oh, never mind.
Monica, sister, I would, I would. I'm whipped right now. The proposal blew me away ~ I thought it was cool. Lots on my plate, so I'm going to bed.
Goodnight, the best people in the world!
Luv ya, Sallyh
Would anyone like to place bets on whether American Theocracy is actually sold in that airport?
Just added American Theocracy to my Amazon wishlist. They may get to confiscate more copies of it than they thought.
Hecate Malificent
Hmmmm....
sallyh knows the name of the person(s) who did this.
We could each send them a copy...addressed to the airport TSA office.
sallyh knows the name of the person(s) who did this.
We could each send them a copy...addressed to the airport TSA office.
flory | 04.08.06 - 12:33 am | #
I like the way you think!
And the Lord said to me, "The prophets prophesy lies in My name. I have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision, divination, a worthless thing, and the deceit of their heart." Jer 14.14
Monica_A: Super Badass
Not to mention this notion:
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'
"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'"
We could each send them a copy...addressed to the airport TSA office.
I love it when you use your powers for good.
SallyH, my sympathies.
Anything we can do, we will. Say the word and we will put together a pot for the attorney.
You are not alone.
Walter,
What is it like to have an arbitrary spasm of anger?
Just added American Theocracy to my Amazon wishlist. They may get to confiscate more copies of it than they thought.
Hecate Malificent
Be warned. He doesn't like the race for oil hegemony, and he doesn't like using periods in sentences.
Wait, now. It could just be some bored airman likes kitties -- or science news.
Or maybe Mr Plushy has converted some former repub to the light?
Or lightning!!
I just put up another (very strange) lightning photo.
Speaking of space news, I should find some for today.
jack:
What is it like to have no talent.
you acknowledged me. therefore, i have a talent for being a troll in the ass-
whether American Theocracy is actually sold in that airport
I'm sure it is. It's currently ranked No. 7 in sales on Amazon.
Uncle Smokes,
I hope they sell popcorn and Dr. Pepper at Armageddon. This is going to be the event of the century: watching Dobson, Falwell, and Robertson getting bitch slapped by Jesus Christ. Better yet, someone should get the rights for the pay-per-view.
"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
I know I'm preaching to the proverbial choir here, but do we really need the threat of hell to make us care for the hungry, thirsty, stranger, etc.?
I guess I should get an amazon wish list and put all kinds of anti bush stuff on it.
Just on principle.
It is nearly impossible to get anyone to answer for this nonsense, by the way. Confession: I have been trying for 15 years to get some Irish official to admit that Ulysses was contraband in Ireland in the 1920s. They will not just say so...
When they act so silly as to try to ban your books, you know they are essentially done.
I know I'm preaching to the proverbial choir here, but do we really need the threat of hell to make us care for the hungry, thirsty, stranger, etc.?
A true Christian needs nothing but the love of God.
What is it like to have an arbitrary spasm of anger?
Wouldn't know: I always maintain an even strain.
sallyh knows the name of the person(s) who did this.
We could each send them a copy...addressed to the airport TSA office.
flory | 04.08.06 - 12:33 am | #
I like this idea. Sallyh, ask your lawyer if it's ok. If so, I'm in for five copies.
"Hecate, I've been having this run of bad luck the past year or so. I used to think it was just coincidence but I think I may have a curse on me because it's so pervasive. Would you throw a good hex my way or tell me how I can remove it? I'm an agnostic but I do think there's something real about nature and spirtituality.
ΤΏΤ"
Incog, luck got nothin to do with it. Life is just cause and effect, so we all create the causes in thought, word and deed and experience the consequences of those actions. That's karma.
Change the causes you're making now, and your future changes course. Common sense.
Personally, I embraced the practice of Buddhism 39 years ago as of April 6th, and it has brought me great happiness, wisdom and good fortune. I wish the same for you.
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo,
Wiley
do we really need the threat of hell to make us care for the hungry, thirsty, stranger, etc.?
Evacuee
*We* don't.
But half the country is Republican.
what does 'arbitrary' mean? i used it but was immediately overcome by a spasm of doubt.
or else my colon is acting up again.
whether American Theocracy is actually sold in that airport
That's where I bought my copy, and the title is about 72 pt. font.
When they act so silly as to try to ban your books, you know they are essentially done.
Thers, Paterfamilias | Homepage | 04.08.06 - 12:38 am | #
Unfortunately, they can do a lot of damage on their way out.
jeebus. was on the phone, but just reading about sallyh's book problems.
fuck. sallyh, if you want to blog about it, you can guest with us. fuck.
having bought no music recently, I sprung for Debbie Harry's playlist at iTunes.
forgot how much Doris Day kicks ass. and Missy Eliott too. but the best was flashing back to Cocteau Twins
ps: jack=toby
There has got to be a legal way to torment the tsa officers.
Wear a speedo to the airport?
Once you are past about 25 (35? 45?) those normally should not be worn.
A true Christian needs nothing but the love of God.
A true Christian would also not, like our friend DeLay, spend less time grandstanding about hoping others "see Christ through me", and more time keeping his mouth shut and looking for Christ in others.
*We* don't.
But half the country is Republican.
flory | 04.08.06 - 12:39 am | #
Hecate:
If you could curse the books before we mail them...that would be extra special.
Phillips critique of Republicans is the best currently available.
Scratch the "not" from that first line and you get the idea. Lord, I need sleep.
How to Fight Back Against Pat-Downs by Airport Security Screeners
I know I'm preaching to the proverbial choir here, but do we really need the threat of hell to make us care for the hungry, thirsty, stranger, etc.?
That has always been my argument: I'm an atheist and go to extreme lengths to be good and giving: because it is good and right, not because there's some prize at the end. I find the Christian Right to be selfish motherfuckers.
Phillips is no longer a Republican.
He said if the 'old' John McCain runs for president, he might re-register,
Why does Kaus have to whine so much?
Flory,
I love the way your mind works. It's so "EVEL", but for a good cause.
Platinum is a noble metal and carries virtually no charge, so it could not set off a metal detector
Not true. Any and all metals can and will be detected, depending on the type and sensitivity of the detector.
well, TSA officers are just employees. some good, some bad, some less so. sallyh's troubles are both true and anecdotal.
me, I am outraged that the Gospel of Judas is crowding out all the other Gnostic gospels. damn judas
You are not alone.
Thers, Paterfamilias | Homepage | 04.08.06 - 12:34 am |
goddam right you're not!
seriously, my blood is boiling as i read this thread...sallyh, if your lawyer turns out to be spineless, come back here. we can make this a real issue. get someone fired. who knows, there may be a pedophile or two in the office of tsa types who groped you, let's expose them.
How to Fight Back Against Pat-Downs by Airport Security Screeners
Good to know.
That's the ticket. File assault charges against them. Raise holy hell.
I like the tactics that masculine_monica_nyc gave a link to.
Sallyh, call Mike Malloy @ 1-866-303-2270. He's on AAR for the next 20 minutes.
Sallyh: Jeffraham--all I wanted to do was get home.
I know, dear, I know... more the pity, since any idiot would sense that you were not a threat to civilian air traffic. I'm glad you made it, but I like the suggestions I'm seeing, posted here -- I want Randi Rhodes interviewing you this week. I want the LA Times writing about this. I want Phillips' publisher issuing a statement. I want your Senators asking, "WTF?!?"
We patriotic Americans -- who still believe that Americans have fucking RIGHTS -- need to be loud and proud on this. I will be, this week. I'll call Frist's office, Monday morning. This REALLY pisses me off!
.
Screeners have been arrested by local police in Denver, Atlanta, Honolulu and Los Angeles for theft of passenger belongings. If they can be arrested for steeling, they can be arrested for sexual assault.
from the link provided by masculine_monica_nyc | 04.08.06 - 12:42 am | #
I almost didn't fly today. And I had a book confiscated. Title? "American Theocracy" by that oh so flaming radical, Kevin Phillips.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
Fuck this country. Seriously.
If you could curse the books before we mail them...that would be extra special.
If Sallyh's lawyer says it's ok to send the books, I'll work up a spell you can say when ordering or mailing the books.
Goddess damn; this makes me angry. We've reached the point where a grandmother gets harassed getting on a plane in America. An American citizen. It makes me crazy. Fuck this shit and fuck the tiny-penised creeps who have done this to America. Fuck them with a corroded anal probe. Just fuck them.
but the best was flashing back to Cocteau Twins
blue bell knoll!
i had the strangest sex ever to that album in college...
Well...I need to work on some music, and I'm not feeling particularly clever at the moment...need to work the anger over Sallyh's assault into something creative.
Good night for now...take care of your good selves, especially you, my dear Sallyh.
[Monica_A: Glad to meet another Dr. Pepper fan...though I think drinking some and munching popcorn at Armageddon will be hard while wearing radiation suits.]
Dr. Pepper: Ambrosia from the gods!
That has always been my argument: I'm an atheist and go to extreme lengths to be good and giving: because it is good and right, not because there's some prize at the end. I find the Christian Right to be selfish motherfuckers.
Me too. One of the great pleasures of my life is to overtip everywhere I go.
Especially if the waiter is a student. I like being generous.
"I know I'm preaching to the proverbial choir here, but do we really need the threat of hell to make us care for the hungry, thirsty, stranger, etc.?"
Caring for others with selfless compassion is the behavior of a Bodhisattva, a life-condition we all innately possess. And to my way of thinking, hell isn't just a threat, after you die. It's the reality of suffering in the here-and-now. It's to be trapped, a low life-condition, just as Bodhisattva is also a life-condition, yet it is nearly the highest we can experience. The highest is enlightenment itself...
Dr. Pepper: Ambrosia from the gods!
Monica_A
More like liniment from the tack shop.
Dr. Pepper: Ambrosia from the gods!
It's my addiction.
Eli loves it too.
Sallyh,
What was their pretense for stealing your book?
Dr Pepper was a vet. That stuff was originally forced down the throats of colicky horses
damn judas
He lost me when he started selling the Jesus action figures.
Goddess damn; this makes me angry. We've reached the point where a grandmother gets harassed getting on a plane in America. An American citizen. It makes me crazy. Fuck this shit and fuck the tiny-penised creeps who have done this to America. Fuck them with a corroded anal probe. Just fuck them.
Word.
Hey, do you think you could teach me some curses?
Fuck them with a corroded anal probe.
I wonder where you would find one?
I hate that this has become a nation of cowards. All that stuff about "The Greatest Generation" used to grate on my nerves, but more and more I am beginning to realize how true it was.
Monica:
'Enkew. All in a good cause.
As for your link -- great idea except that your cellphone will be nowhere near you while you're being patted down. They don't let you collect your stuff til after the patdown is done.
I almost got into a major scuffle with the idiots at SFO over that. They left my wallet and jewelry sitting in plain sight, with no one watching over it, while they groped me 20 feet away.
Needless to say, the letter I wrote about it got no response.
chicago dyke
we used to put together the final layout of our college paper with Heaven or Las Vegas blaring on the tinny Apple speakers.
I want Randi Rhodes interviewing you this week. I want the LA Times writing about this. I want Phillips' publisher issuing a statement. I want your Senators asking, "WTF?!?"
What Jeffraham said. If I want to fly with a copy of Letters from Chairman Mao (I inherited it from my Dad) I should be able to fly with it. Books don't blow up airplanes. This is bullshit. Total bullshit. Sally's a grandmother and a college professor. Who in their right mind could imagine that she's a terrorits who should have her books taken from her? I hate this fucking shit.
He lost me when he started selling the Jesus action figures.
This being the easter season, does it come with props?
It makes me crazy. Fuck this shit and fuck the tiny-penised creeps who have done this to America. Fuck them with a corroded anal probe. Just fuck them.
Hecate Malificent |
no, let's not give them the pleasure of fucking.
let's instead: find out who the top rep of tsa is at sallyh's airport. let's send him/her 0000s emails. let's ask "so we're burning books now, are we?" and copy everything we send to sallyh's state and national congresscritters. let's send some emails to the local press, the national press, all our favorite blogs. let's all buy kevin's book for a local library and say way in a LTE somewhere.
this is an "am i not a man?" kind of moment. sallyh, i beg you: write about this somewhere. this is a true crystalizing event if you want to make it so; no one, libertarian, xtian, whatever, would want to have this happen to them.
oops....I guess we have two different monicas. sorry for the confusion.
Sallyh, call Mike Malloy @ 1-866-303-2270. He's on AAR for the next 20 minutes.
Good idea. I have no doubt that this shit goes on all over the country each and every day.
Me too. One of the great pleasures of my life is to overtip everywhere I go.
Especially if the waiter is a student. I like being generous.
fourlegsgood | Homepage | 04.08.06 - 12:48 am | #
A man in the group with whom I was dining once criticized me for being polite to the wait-staff. He said, "They're just doing their jobs. You don't have to be grateful to them." I think one waitress overheard him; she brought me two desserts.
Dr. Pepper: Ambrosia from the gods!
Monica_A: Super Badass
Up here in the MidWaste, they've got mostly Mr. Pibb.
Ugh.
"Mr. Pibb is a poor imitation of Dr. Pepper. Dude didn't even get his degree."
-- Mitch Hedberg
I keep meaning to try Dublin Dr. Pepper.
[Okay...gotta go!]
the Jesus action figures.
As this is the easter season, do they come with props?
4lg,
You have mail.
Aced, in a single thought
Evening all. How goes the war?
How have our Tennessee friends survived the stormy day?
He lost me when he started selling the Jesus action figures.
This being the easter season, does it come with props?
I shouldn't kid. A friend of mine found one of those in a Goodwill.
I have made it a habit, from my minor years, to always deal with officialdom with a book in my hand.
Nothing like attending your HS guidance counsellor with a copy of the The Prince.
I have gotten a *wee* bit subtler over the years.
well, the "taking books from college professors" is the way to frame it for the LTE. a few dozen angrey LTE's to the LA Times from the denizens of this cesspool means maybe one or two get published, and voila, blogstorm!
sallyh, I am glad you are home safe and sound with monsieur and the aminals.
Heaven or Las Vegas blaring on the tinny Apple speakers.
Mrs. Ibrahim al-jaafari
that's because you're young. everyone knows they kicked it with HOLA; it was their 'we're mainstream' moment. /end 80s snob/
A man in the group with whom I was dining once criticized me for being polite to the wait-staff. He said, "They're just doing their jobs. You don't have to be grateful to them."
That's the difference between them and us.
We think everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity.
Sallyh -- If you have a chance to write up a timeline/description of events, I'd gladly put it on NashvilleIsTalking.com this weekend (as well as forward it to Senator Doctor with my "WTF?!?" message).
.
Didn't TSA also steal some flash drives from Sallyh on the way to the conference?
Me too. One of the great pleasures of my life is to overtip everywhere I go.
Especially if the waiter is a student. I like being generous.
fourlegsgood
Yeah, I do that too. There are a few places I go to regularly. As a result, the wait staff knows who we are, and we get good service.
I always thank the server for bringing drinks and when the food is delivered.
Usually works out in my benefit in the end.
that's because you're young. everyone knows they kicked it with HOLA; it was their 'we're mainstream' moment. /end 80s snob/
chicago dyke
I'm an 80s snob and I still think that was their best record.
Screeners have been arrested by local police in Denver, Atlanta, Honolulu and Los Angeles for theft of passenger belongings. If they can be arrested for steeling, they can be arrested for sexual assault.
There was a news story recently about the spike in lost luggage since 9/11. I wondered then if some of it wasn't intentionally 'disappearing' from TSA handlers. Now I'm sure of it.
David (Austin Tx): How have our Tennessee friends survived the stormy day?
I think all the TN Atriots are accounted for, but it's been a freaky Friday, indeed... Curly and I sought refuge at one point, but it was a false alarm.
.
I'm trying to get through to Mike Malloy.
If I don't get through, I will email him.
Good night and a better tomorrow.
"A true Christian needs nothing but the love of God."
A true Christian shuts his friggin' yap and LEADS BY HIS OWN EXAMPLE.
Jesus
Action
Figures
don't let your kids go without!
o, let's not give them the pleasure of fucking.
let's instead: find out who the top rep of tsa is at sallyh's airport. let's send him/her 0000s emails. let's ask "so we're burning books now, are we?" and copy everything we send to sallyh's state and national congresscritters. let's send some emails to the local press, the national press, all our favorite blogs. let's all buy kevin's book for a local library and say way in a LTE somewhere.
this is an "am i not a man?" kind of moment. sallyh, i beg you: write about this somewhere. this is a true crystalizing event if you want to make it so; no one, libertarian, xtian, whatever, would want to have this happen to them.
chidyke is absolutely right. Sallyh, If you write up what happened to you, I'll put it on my blog and I'm sure others will as well. This is simply beyond the pale. This is the United States of America and they seized Sallyh's book. I need to go bang my head on watertiger's desk until it's completely bloody and bruised. I can't fucking believe it. Richard Nixon was never this bad.
Night. I am off to sleep. One hopes that Mrs Ibrahim is very proud of the Gator nation!
A man in the group with whom I was dining once criticized me for being polite to the wait-staff. He said, "They're just doing their jobs. You don't have to be grateful to them."
Well, FWIW one of my sister-in-laws is a restaurant owner. At many restaurants the wait staff considers each thank you, and or polite action to be a reduction in the amount of tip they will receive.
Where she got that logic I am not sure, but there you have it.
Whoa. Mike Malloy's screener said they will do something on this sort of thing next week on air.
I have made it a habit, from my minor years, to always deal with officialdom with a book in my hand.
I got picked up for shoplifting in Safeway, with a copy of Jack Newfield's book about Bobby Kennedy.
The guy asked, "you think we should let you eat for free?"
"I don't think you should set prices that force old people to eat dogfood!"
"...Get this clown outta here."
And they didn't press charges.
well, TSA officers are just employees. some good, some bad, some less so.
This is an important point, I think. I would be terrible at that job and would find it very difficult to deal with people who are in a hurry and feeling pressured. I would hate to have to check someone else's personal belongings.
Not to change the subject, but did y'all know the Senate was holding hearings on Halliburton subsidiary KBR providing concentrated sewerage water to our troops in Iraq?
Did they keep the book?
If we perform good deeds in hopes of being rewarded in heaven or do them in fear of punishment in hell, then we truly are a sad species.--Albert Einstein.
Chidyke--Monsieur wants me to put it on my blog, on AAR, to my Congresscritters (he's already contacted them), and anyone out there.
I have never been so scared in my life. Our civil rights really have vanished into thin air.
They would have never confiscated the Holy Bible.
That has always been my argument: I'm an atheist and go to extreme lengths to be good and giving: because it is good and right, not because there's some prize at the end. I find the Christian Right to be selfish motherfuckers.
Fundamentalist Christians have been conditioned all their lives that being mere mortals means that they are automatically wicked sinful monsters, morally weak and prone to sin at the drop of a hat. When you couple this conditioning with the "get out of jail free" card that Christianity gives its followers, with redemption being as easy as praying for forgiveness from Jesus, it's no wonder there's plenty of sinning going on. It seems to me that the main purpose of fundamentalist Christian "morality" is not to discourage bad behavior. Quite the opposite. Christian morality exploits "sinning" as a means to generate the feelings of guilt that so strongly reinforces belief.
I am dining and listening to Les Paul and Mary Ford - I am, in a word, relaxed.
Monsieur wants me to put it on my blog, on AAR, to my Congresscritters (he's already contacted them), and anyone out there.
This is a very good idea.
"
We think everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity.
fourlegsgood"
Word, fourlegsgood. That is the essence of the Lotus Sutra.
c'mon by and let's talk about fucking up the people who said sallyh can't fly with books.
Our civil rights really have vanished into thin air.
They are still there. Just have to fight for them.
KBR providing concentrated sewerage water to our troops in Iraq?
For some reason, at this point with it all, I found that comment bleakly funny.
That shit is so weird. The book is *not* religiously inflammatory in the canonical sense. It does, however, chronicle the religiousl Right's meticulously calculated compromising of local and national politics. Yet when I was reading it during flight, every third or fourth paragraph, I would look around the cabin. Ususally somebody was staring at the book title.
These people working these security details are pigs.
There's no way to find enlightened people to do these jobs.
That's why they need to be constrained with strict constitutional rules.
I would hate to have to check someone else's personal belongings.
masculine_monica_nyc | 04.08.06 - 12:59 am | #
But you probably wouldn't steal from them, no matter how frustrated you got. I'm just guessing.
Not to change the subject, but did y'all know the Senate was holding hearings on Halliburton subsidiary KBR providing concentrated sewerage water to our troops in Iraq?
I thought the senate was going on vacation again.
Ususally somebody was staring at the book title.
Max Planck
Maybe they wanted their own copy...
At many restaurants the wait staff considers each thank you, and or polite action to be a reduction in the amount of tip they will receive.
I had dinner with six other women last night.
Seven middle aged ladies -- the waitron's worst nightmare.
She told us that the tip had been figured into our bill since we were a large party.
We left an extra 10% anyway.
Goddess damn; this makes me angry. We've reached the point where a grandmother gets harassed getting on a plane in America. An American citizen. It makes me crazy. Fuck this shit and fuck the tiny-penised creeps who have done this to America. Fuck them with a corroded anal probe. Just fuck them.
An extremely mild mannered grandma that doesn't like to be touched inappropriately by strangers, wants to do good science, and really, at the end of the day, just wants to get home to her family.
The Jesus Action Figure video from a few years back:
http://www.thatvideosite.com/vie.../view/
1007.html
warning: check your volume first; also there are some borderline porn ads
Whoa. Mike Malloy's screener said they will do something on this sort of thing next week on air.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
Good. Did they ask you to call back then?
I would sue Dan Brown for stealing my ideas, But then, I'd forever be known as the guy with the shitty idras.
These people working these security details are pigs.
There's no way to find enlightened people to do these jobs.
That's why they need to be constrained with strict constitutional rules.
jack
Hey, jack. As a former security "pig", let me say: "Fuck you".
What's lacking here is adult supervision.
tiny-penised creeps
Careful, most of that phrase applies to me.
Sally, I'm wondering if it was just some overzealous fundie who didn't like the title of your book, or if it was actually on some kind of watch list.
thers
major mania. it was just the best fun, ever. called in sick with the orange/blue flu on Tuesday. and ain't Joakim just the coolest.
notice in the press photos today he was the farthest away from Commander CooCoo Bananas as he could be. Moss gave Chimpy the T Shirt cuz he is the senior, but hell, the White House was lucky to have these winners haunting the Losers House even if just for a few minutes.
Coach Donovan made the aside in the local paper that they have had to dip into the "student aid" fund to buy some of these kids "proper" clothing.
damn, is Gator Nation busting with joy this week.
with redemption being as easy as praying for forgiveness from Jesus
As easy as saying that you prayed for forgiveness.
Sallyh, Marc Maron in L.A. is on next. Call him @ 1.877.520.1150.
His stream is here AM 1150 in L.A
Buzz Bomb--Monsieur is convinced that because I have filed previous complaints with TSA, I am on some sort of list.
Monsieur wants me to put it on my blog, on AAR, to my Congresscritters (he's already contacted them), and anyone out there.
Please do. I'll cross post it at plush life.
And we can see if we can get it posted on First Draft, so people will actually see it.
Buzz Bomb: I'd go with overzealous something, anyway.
It's hard to be lazy and still appear to be doing your job, but it's even worse when you get a wanna-be.
I thought the senate was going on vacation again.
masculine_monica_nyc | 04.08.06 - 1:01 am | #
C-SPAN is replaying hearings from this morning.
the guy with the shitty idras
O! The humanity!
well, TSA officers are just employees. some good, some bad, some less so.
This is an important point, I think. I would be terrible at that job and would find it very difficult to deal with people who are in a hurry and feeling pressured. I would hate to have to check someone else's personal belongings.
masculine_monica_nyc | 04.08.06 - 12:59 am | #
and as a waitress, i tried not to spit in people's food, even when they were rude and unreasonable.
yes: TSA and fbi and nsa and other government employees are "nice people" most of the time. is that who we're worried about? i don't think so. we're worried about the goon who thought that roughing up sallyh and her dangerous book was a good idea.
he's got a supervisor. that person has a region manager. that person has a departmental head. they all need a couple thousand email, stat.
seriously, sallyh- i'm going to make this A Cause if you let me. redd and i are friends (fdl) and i know that this can be a focused moment. let's not let this become a late night rumor thing: now is the time to remind people why fascism sucks. it's past time we alone articulate the why, there is no one in this country who doesn't travel.
Buzz Bomb--Monsieur is convinced that because I have filed previous complaints with TSA, I am on some sort of list.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
That just sounds like plain harassment. Fuckers.
Buzz Bomb: I'd go with overzealous something, anyway.
Why does overzealous and as cerebral as a rock seem to travel together?
Flory--screener asked me to call at 10 p.m. eastern time on Monday. (7 p.m. Pacific). Said it was something Malloy would be interested in.
For some reason, at this point with it all, I found that comment bleakly funny.
me too. in a sort of Orwellian black lung gasping for coal dust air kind of way.
But you probably wouldn't steal from them, no matter how frustrated you got.
Nah, I don't think I would grope or steal from the travelers -- but I think I'd be a jerk, cuz I'm not especially patient.
I'm sorry to bother you guys with all this. I shouldn't.
Monsieur says anyone that makes me cry--which is not an easy thing--deserves massive exposure, so I'll go with his assessment.
Why does overzealous and as cerebral as a rock seem to travel together?
Max Planck
Because even stupid people need character traits.
let's not let this become a late night rumor thing...
chicago dyke | Homepage | 04.08.06 - 1:07 am | #
Amen. And the more people who hear Sallyh talking about it on the radio or read posts written by Sallyh, the better. First-person accounts are powerful.
I'm sorry to bother you guys with all this. I shouldn't.
Monsieur says anyone that makes me cry--which is not an easy thing--deserves massive exposure, so I'll go with his assessment.
Don't be silly, you're not bothering us.
We want to help. And we want to fuck them up BIG time.
Buzz Bomb--then they were fishing through my prescription meds (I've had a total hysterectomy, so I take hormones).
I was upset enough to suggest that they should try them to mellow out.
Sallyh: Flory--screener asked me to call at 10 p.m. eastern time on Monday. (7 p.m. Pacific). Said it was something Malloy would be interested in.
I'd be that much hotter a topic if we can get it all over the blogosphere between now and then, of course. NashvilleIsTalking.com has been getting national press lately, since it's one of only a couple or three local traditional media outlets going balls-to-the-wall in support of blogging. If I can convince you to coalesce your story, I have total control of the site until Sunday evening...
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Sallyh,
May the Goddess guard you. May you feel yourself surrounded by the love of your friends and fellow patriots. May those who hurt you be sorry for having done so. May you travel freely with the best books in the world to the most wonderful places on the planet and back again.
This is my will. So mote it be.
I'm sorry to bother you guys with all this. I shouldn't.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere | Homepage | 04.08.06 - 1:09 am | #
Don't be sorry. And yes, you should! And it's not "bothering."
I'm sorry to bother you guys with all this. I shouldn't.
And whom else should you bother?
We are your friends, and comrades in arms, now.
And I have a nice glass of merlot with your name on it. Unless you'd like something stronger? Also blueberry scones if you want one.
now is the time to remind people why fascism sucks.
Word.
chicago dyke, I hope you don't mind, but I just put your corentewire story up on http://digg.com and http://reddit.com/
I was upset enough to suggest that they should try them to mellow out.
Sallyh
What, no Midol?
Jeffraham--I'll get it up on nashvilleistalking.com tomorrow.
Right now, I'm just trying to approach equilibrium.
Yech, MD on CSPAN saying our troops have classic symptoms of chronic parasitic infections.
KBR providing concentrated sewerage water to our troops in Iraq
There ought to be laws that hold company CEOs directly accountable for this kind of thing. The folks who run KBR should be behind bars.
Flory--screener asked me to call at 10 p.m. eastern time on Monday.
Good. We'll all be listening. Hopefully, some one will post the audio, as well.
Ibrahim and I had our "HOMEVISIT" today, and we should have our bona fides within a month. our caseworker has four files to write up before she gets to us, but as long as our medical/financials/moral character letters check out we will be good to go, vis a vi parenthood.
and with the approval of the State, we can raise monsters in our own image.
what an education this has become.
Sallyh: Right now, I'm just trying to approach equilibrium.
Oh... sorry. I didn't mean that you should do it right now... oops!
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"Fundamentalist Christians have been conditioned all their lives that being mere mortals means that they are automatically wicked sinful monsters, morally weak and prone to sin at the drop of a hat."
Then we should counter that weakminded, guilt-ridden deluded perception by believing wholeheartedly in our own goodness and value as human beings, regardless of our past karma, and be in the business of encouraging each other, helping each other get better, stronger, and wiser.
God is not 'out there' anywhere, it's really 'in here,' within all of us.
It's deluded thinking to fail to realize that God or Buddha (the nature of a Buddha, same thing) exists within the lives of all human beings equally. If we honor that in each other, we honor it within ourselves, too.
My old friend Keb' Mo' sings,
"I'm amazing, I'm beautiful,
I'm a miracle, a dream come true,
I'm incredible, I'm marvelous
Guess what? So are you!
(From his cd, "Keep It Simple")
C-SPAN is replaying hearings from this morning.
Ah, I did hear about that earlier.
TSA and fbi and nsa and other government employees are "nice people" most of the time. is that who we're worried about? i don't think so. we're worried about the goon who thought that roughing up sallyh and her dangerous book was a good idea.
It's obvious that folks aren't worried about "nice people" in regard to SallyH's experience -- she's talking about theft and assault -- whether people who work for those government organizations are "nice" or not is beside the point when considering that people might be harrassed for having filed complaints against the TSA or for participating in certain political activities or for traveling with certain fucking books.
JR--Midol! The stuff I used to drag around in HS with no second thought.
And that nearly got my daughter expelled from school.
I'm sorry to bother you guys with all this. I shouldn't.
Monsieur says anyone that makes me cry--which is not an easy thing--deserves massive exposure, so I'll go with his assessment.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
On the contrary, you should tell as many people as possible about this. People need to know.
KBR providing concentrated sewerage water to our troops in Iraq
There ought to be laws that hold company CEOs directly accountable for this kind of thing. The folks who run KBR should be behind bars.
Richard | 04.08.06 - 1:13 am | #
Wouldn't poisoning American troops in a combat zone be an act of war, or treason, or enemy combatant-ism, or something? It appears that this is a Democrat-only hearing (aside from the witnesses). Sen. Dorgan presiding.
Right now, I'm just trying to approach equilibrium.
Sallyh
Contemplate the shitstorm once this gets press. Plus you'll end up meeting some new people, some of whom are guaranteed to be nice.
Masculine Monica--anyone who's met me can tell you what a marshmallow I am.
Monsieur says, however, that they were fools to ignore the red hair.
Monsieur says, however, that they were fools to ignore the red hair.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
Yes. Yes they were.
Mrs. Ibrahim--any child raised with you and Ibrahim will be blessed. And I mean that in the most corrupt way possible
Sheets.
There ought to be laws that hold company CEOs directly accountable for this kind of thing. The folks who run KBR should be behind bars.
Except that there is a law *against* prosecuting war profiteers.
Funny, my friends always said that underneath my cold hard exterior I had a heart of gold.
Gold is also cold and hard.
Monsieur says, however, that they were fools to ignore the red hair.
Ha!!
make their lives fucking miserable.
we'll see, sallyh. we are simple poor peasants, but I am sure somwhere out there there is a baby for us.
and I know Ibrahim will just be the best mom ever.
Sallyh:
Pacific All-Risk Cheesecake will make you strong.
Ibrahim and I had our "HOMEVISIT" today, and we should have our bona fides within a month.
Huzzah!
Right now, I'm just trying to approach equilibrium.
Sallyh, Madame Poissonniere
I am sorry this happened to you. If you could, maybe later tonight, maybe tomorrow, post some more information. It's great to get this out, but posting outraged blog posts with little to no details isn't going to accomplish much.
It sounds like you are still upset about it (understandably so!), and when you've had time to reflect on it, write it up.
If only so that you can have everything together when you call Malloy on Monday. It would also help us (should you choose to post details) spread the word about potential new TSA policies towards "objectionable" reading material.
Just my $.02 on the issue.
"with redemption being as easy as praying for forgiveness from Jesus"
If you make negative causes, you reap negative effects, period. Only the simple-minded believe in fairy-tales.
Is or is not the Rethug Meltdown self-inflicted?
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