I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
Whoa
I was away, read the post and voila!
More of me and Borat alone?
Getting steamy in here.
Hi mer!
Goodness mer, you're doing great!
I have to see it, if just for "The Running of the Jews".
Well, let's see. Borat has about as much hair on his head and face as JPod has on his back, so I can see how he'd feel an affinity for Borat.
What does The Biggest Thing Ever taste like? Does it taste like chicken?
Maybe Borat can give Curt Weldon a helping hand like he did for that other nice Republican fellow.
I was reading the cover story in Entertainment Weekly - it's laugh-out-loud funny.
I have to see it, if just for "The Running of the Jews".
Oh man, that I've got to see!
Damn you to hell, mer!!!!!!!!!!!!
And if he's lurking about,
Happy Birfday, Simels!
And a belated happy birfday (it was yesterday) to Jenny from the Blog!
Oh man, that I've got to see!
The article in EW discussed the way they filmed it. Completely improvised, actors had to stay in character, even if they were in really dicey situations.
Cohen is quite the comic genius, and a damned good actor.
I guess I'm getting old and the cultural wave crest has left me behind, but can someone tell me why we're interested in Borat?
I'm sure "Borat" will play very well for Republicans.
Off to see "Marie Antoinette." Later, gators.
From previous thread:
"Rolling back some of the Bush tax cuts would be contentious too: 38 percent of Americans say the Dems should make that a top priority; 28 percent say it should be a lower priority; and 28 percent say it shouldn’t be done at all."
I'd say that's a mandate.
I'm with you, Tena. Also, if the loathsome J-Pod and Atrios like it, how much political content can there be?
Off to see "Marie Antoinette." Later, gators.
I expect a full report.
AFP -- London and Washington are reportedly discussing a range of eight options to tackle escalating violence in Iraq.
Courses of action being considered include a phased withdrawal, the break-up of Iraq into a federal model and "one last push" -- a short-term injection of troops to create enough security to build confidence in the Iraqi government, the Guardian newspaper said.
The report comes as US President George W Bush was to meet US generals Saturday to discuss strategy amid a spike of violence in the troubled country that has seen 75 US troops killed in October alone.
The immediate withdrawal of coalition troops seems unlikely, the Guardian reported, quoting an unnamed Foreign Office diplomat saying: "We could pull out now and leave them to their fate but the place would implode."
An early exit would also constitute "an unpalatable humiliation" for the Bush administration, the paper added.
However, it did suggest that British forces in the area would likely be slashed by half in the middle of next year, followed by further reductions later.
A phased withdrawal is "still the likeliest option" but depends on Iraqi security forces becoming properly trained before it can happen, the paper said.
The option of holding talks with Iran and Syria received "virtual consensus" from a US Congress special commission headed by former secretary of state James Baker, which is set to report after congressional elections in November, the Guardian added.
It predicted that direct talks were unlikely but said: "The US could well give the nod to negotiations between a sovereign Iraq and its powerful neighbours."
A Foreign Office spokeswoman told AFP she would not speculate on the options being considered, adding: "There is no change in our policy but as you expect, we're continually looking at ways of achieving our goals." She said she did not know if British officials were involved with the Baker discussions.
But will J.Pod understand the joke. All indications point to no....
Off to see "Marie Antoinette." Later, gators.
I expect a full report.
I already can review, even without seeing the movie: I would like to feed Kirsten Dunst some cake.
Oooh, when do they get the "Outing Left-wing Bloggers" Badge?
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Boy Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, etc., etc. He is also respectful of copyrights. Boy Scouts in the Los Angeles area will now be able to earn an activity patch for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music.
The patch shows a film reel, a music CD and the international copyright symbol, a "C" enclosed in a circle.
from here.
Not to belabor the point much, but was Bill Dana funny? Was Yaakov Smirnov?
Boy Scouts in the Los Angeles area will now be able to earn an activity patch for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music.
So first they must download stuff illegally, then say they're sorry?
I would like to feed Kirsten Dunst some cake.
I don't see it. Natalie Portman, yowsa. Kirsten Dunst, not so much.
Not to belabor the point much, but was Bill Dana funny? Was Yaakov Smirnov?
(pssst. it's satire.)
I've been hearing the word "amnesty" from the repugs as an option for their version of cut and run. It's such a controversial option that it's bound to further decimate rather than resurrect their chances come Nov 7.
Speaking of Kazakhstan... there was a story on NPR this morning. Seems the central bank of Kazakhstan printed new currency.
Turns out the new bills have a misspelling.
The word 'bank'.
Have you seen that picture at Firedoglake of Bush at a meeting with his advisers? All are sat round a table, except for Cheney, who’s face appears on a giant screen at the end of the room. No doubt speaking from an underground location somewhere. (more like a hospital bed)
It is straight form Star Trek.
NTodd,
Scouts also must choose one activity from a list that includes visiting a movie studio to see how many people can be harmed by film piracy. They also can create public service announcements urging others not to steal movies or music.
('bank' in Kazakh, of course)
Boy Scouts in the Los Angeles area will now be able to earn an activity patch for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music.
They will destroy the illegal downloads by rubbing two i-pods together to make a fire.
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You mean Atrios was being satirical? "Yes it will be the biggest thing EVAR" -- and still stupid, as in?
Borat helps Republican candidate James Broadwater campaign.
sally,
yes.
You mean Atrios was being satirical? "Yes it will be the biggest thing EVAR" -- and still stupid, as in?
No.
Jagshemash, I like Kazakh womens:
http://www.webgeordie.co.uk/bora...mages/
mskz2.jpg
sexytime!
I find too much of Borat to be cloying in its meanness. However, with some good Borat shticks and his Ali G, I'd have to say that he's a relevant and sometimes brilliant comic when it comes to irreverance.
I may be the only person around who has no interest in Borat.
BTW, do the Scouts get gaybashing badges?
Just curious.
Not to belabor the point much, but was Bill Dana funny?
My name...Jose Jimenez!
Laws requiring anything other than normal registration to vote are entirely unamerican, invariably introduced by Republicans seeking solely to marginalize potential Democratic voters just prior to elections, and have an obvious and odious discriminatory impact on the poor, seniors, and minorities, who are less likely to have drivers licenses and less likely to have ID cards.
Objections to voter "verification" provisions are grounded in history as well as contemporary evidence. During their day, poll taxes and literacy tests, which were also said to protect against fraud and breed confidence in elections, had the direct effect of erecting a barrier to minority voters.
Civil Rights Divisions in all localities should actively and vigorously throw these laws out as they constitute violations of the Voting Rights Act, intervening to preempt discriminatory voter identification provisions which, if implemented, constitute inflexible measures for screening prospective voters and mandating government-issued identification at the polls. These burdensome identification requirements fall well within the historical line of barriers to the ballot box and should be subject to intense scrutiny during the Voting Rights Act Section 5 (preclearance) process and further review under Section 2 of the Act as a discriminatory voting practice or procedure (42 U.S.C. ¡ì 1973b).
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (42 U.S.C.A. ¡ì 1973c) was passed for the express purpose of ensuring that jurisdictions with a history of discrimination against minority voters would be subject to vigorous oversight by the Justice Department and guaranteeing that this terrible history would never be repeated. Proposed new voter identification provisions are covered by Section 5 and are subject to immediate review. Under Section 5, any change with respect to voting in a covered jurisdiction - or any political subunit within it - cannot legally be enforced unless and until the jurisdiction first obtains preclearance. Further, preclearance requires proof that the proposed voting change does not deny or abridge the right to vote on account of race, color, or membership in a language minority group.
Poll taxes and literacy tests, which were also said to protect against fraud and breed confidence in elections had the direct effect of erecting a barrier to minority voters. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 specifically outlawed these and other similar devices because they could be arbitrarily administered by local registrars and state officials in a discriminatory manner. Requiring government-issued identification at the polling place inevitably creates similar barriers and hurdles for racial and ethnic minority voters and has a chilling effect on voter participation.
The negative effect of these provisions has been widely recognized at the state and federal level.
God, can you imagine the programs that would air on the Cheney Channel?
The film is indeed very funny and has a chance to be a sensation.
But for a dose of reality - the strong expectation within the movie industry is that on its opening weekend The Santa Clause 3 is going to be much bigger.
I may be the only person around who has no interest in Borat.
fourlegsgood
Ahem.
didn't read the thread, didja?
I may be the only person around who has no interest in Borat.
No. There are at least two of us.
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They will destroy the illegal downloads by rubbing two i-pods together to make a fire.
They'll get bonus points for throwing a gay scoutmaster in the resulting conflagration.
I don't see it. Natalie Portman, yowsa. Kirsten Dunst, not so much.
Kirsten's got that "girl next door" beauty, though I must admit I'd rather have Keira move next door...
Ahem.
didn't read the thread, didja?
Nope!!
Feeling lazy today. 
watertiger
Boob tube is about right.
haloscan trickery? oh my
I didn't like Yaakov Smirnov then, and I don't like that type of humor now either. Sorry.
God, can you imagine the programs that would air on the Cheney Channel?
I'd rather not.
"Borat helps Republican candidate James Broadwater campaign."
--sidhra,
Oh my god.
Did y'all see The Cat's Meow, in which Kirsten played Marion Davies and Eddie Izzard played Charlie Chaplin?
She can act. And I think she's much slinkier than wholesome, really.
The Federal Elections Commission noted in its 1997 report to Congress that identification entails major expenses, both initially and in maintenance, and presents an undue and potentially discriminatory burden on citizens in exercising their basic right to vote. The burden of this requirement falls disproportionately and unfairly upon racial and ethnic minority voters, as well as voters with disabilities, since a disproportionate number have neither identification nor the financial means to acquire it.
On November 5, 2001 a federal court prohibited the use of an identification requirement, with an alternative signature attestation option, at the polls in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Both the Department and private plaintiffs argued, and the court found, that "the burden imposed by this requirement will fall disproportionately on the Latin American community, thereby violating Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. ¡ì 1973."
The Department of Justice has taken issue with identification requirements for having a discriminatory impact on minority voters. In the City of Lawrence case, the Department noted that, "our experience in jurisdictions around the country suggests that minority voters - especially those who do not have the required identification with them at the polls ...may be disproportionately disadvantaged by such (identification) requirements, either by difficulties at the polling place or by fears of such mishaps that make them unwilling to go to the polls.
In a directly analogous case, the Department objected to the use of photo identification requirements without also permitting a signature attestation for first time voters under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act because it had a disparate impact on minority electoral participation. Since black voters were found four to five times less likely to have photo identification, the Department believed that this requirement would have a "retrogressive effect on the opportunities of black voters" and would likely "have a disproportionately adverse impact on black voters in the state."
There are many voters who simply do not have identification and requiring them to purchase identification would be tantamount to requiring them to pay a poll tax. Moreover, the burden of this requirement falls disproportionately and unfairly upon racial and ethnic minority voters, as well as voters with disabilities, since a disproportionate number have neither identification nor the financial means to acquire it. A burden such as this, which disproportionately affects minorities, would clearly be retrogressive under Section 5 and not subject to preclearance.
All Americans of conscience should not and must not allow such obvious and discriminatory limitations on our basic voting rights to take effect, retrogressively setting back decades of progress and advancements of basic voting rights for all Americans. Thank you for your immediate attention to this extremely serious matter.
God, can you imagine the programs that would air on the Cheney Channel?
How about: The most dangerous Game?
HAND COUNTED PAPER BALLOTS
Stop shouting.
We get it.
Oooh, when do they get the "Outing Left-wing Bloggers" Badge?
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Boy Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, etc., etc. He is also respectful of copyrights. Boy Scouts in the Los Angeles area will now be able to earn an activity patch for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music.
The patch shows a film reel, a music CD and the international copyright symbol, a "C" enclosed in a circle.
from here.
watertiger
That's gotta be "Onion" material
http://www.countpaperballots.com
The boy scouts will be snivelling in their sleaves with thoughts of their next pirated movie.
Is that really August J. Pollack?
They're all so young.
[breaks down sobbing]
Feeling lazy today.
fourlegsgood '
I don't read 'em always, either.
I asked upthread why we are interested in Borat.
Comedy, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder. I'm not a huge Sasha Cohen fan. I am not amused at other people's discomfort, as a rule. Although I can be, if it is the discomfort of crooks and liars and Republicans being faced with the truth. I find that hugely entertaining.
HAND COUNTED PAPER BALLOTS | Homepage | 10.21.06 - 2:57 pm | #
I had heard (somewhere) here, perhaps, that the congress had passed a law requiring the production of a photo id
in order to vote. Anyone know if this is true?
HCPB - Ok, you've gotten your message across a whole bunch of times. We understand.
They're all so young.
[breaks down sobbing]
Oh dear.
(begins to weep in sympathy)
I'm not a huge Sasha Cohen fan. I am not amused at other people's discomfort, as a rule. Although I can be, if it is the discomfort of crooks and liars and Republicans being faced with the truth. I find that hugely entertaining.
Tena |
Ali G had its (his) moments, depending on the guest, but it was kind of a one-note thing,
[breaks down sobbing]
There, there. We oldsters still know how to party.
I had heard (somewhere) here, perhaps, that the congress had passed a law requiring the production of a photo id
in order to vote. Anyone know if this is true?
Hellkitty
States run elections, not Congress. A state (can't remember which one) either passed a requirement or threatened to. Either way, it is a violation of the Voting Rights Act and I believe was struck down.
HCPB - Ok, you've gotten your message across a whole bunch of times. We understand.
I FOR ONE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE SO HOPE THE MESSAGE IS REPEATED WITHOUT VARIATION SEVERAL TIMES EVERY THREAD.
How about: The most dangerous Game?
blerb | 10.21.06 - 3:01 pm | #
The Manchurian Candidate.
Tena, thanks. I had thought that was the case but I couldn't confirm the outcome.
I FOR ONE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE SO HOPE THE MESSAGE IS REPEATED WITHOUT VARIATION SEVERAL TIMES EVERY THREAD.
WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!
I FOR ONE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE SO HOPE THE MESSAGE IS REPEATED WITHOUT VARIATION SEVERAL TIMES EVERY THREAD.
NTodd3.14159265
Ok, this is satire.
Is that really August J. Pollack?
They're all so young.
I'm so old, when I was born, the Dead Sea was only sick.
States run elections, not Congress. A state (can't remember which one) either passed a requirement or threatened to. Either way, it is a violation of the Voting Rights Act and I believe was struck down.
Georgia, wasn't it?
I'm so old, when I was born, the Dead Sea was only sick.
Dr. Pedant | 10.21.06 - 3:08 pm | #
I'm getting better...really!
"An early exit would also constitute "an unpalatable humiliation" for the Bush administration, the paper added."
Thst's what it all comes dowm to. People getting killed for Bush's ego.
Hellkitty, I think the I.D. thing was tried at a state level but was struck down in court. I know I already have my advance voting ballot that I requested through the mail.
This new Emily Haines album is reeeeeeally mellow.
But I like it very much.
NTodd - I don't remember. It came up last week, IIRC, and I noted it and read the link someone put up and now I can't recall the state.
For A LONG Time, I Have (Tiresomely, To Many) Cautioned That The "Internets" Were TOO Democratizing To Survive Success...
fwiw, I'm so old, I got to name 'dirt.'
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Thst's what it all comes dowm to. People getting killed for Bush's ego.
That's what it's always been about for chrissakes.
How obscene is that? America at war, dying, killing, so Commander CooCoo Bananas can avenge his Daddy and have his vanity war.
Goddamn I hate these people.
Okay, I call WRONG!
How obscene is that? America at war, dying, killing, so Commander CooCoo Bananas can avenge his Daddy and have his vanity war.
don't forget all that money to be made!
For A LONG Time, I Have (Tiresomely, To Many) Cautioned That The "Internets" Were TOO Democratizing To Survive Success...
Yes, but nobody heard you because you don't effectively use all-caps, bold, and endlessly repeating your OT message on every damned thread. This is why you'll never, ever be as cool as Hand Picked Nose Boogers, or whoever. Sorry. We still love you anyway, you old coot.
Okay, I call WRONG!
watertiger
What were they thinking? They should have put it on the cat.
Woody--yeah, but as of today, Simels is older than God.
Supreme Court rules Arizona voter ID law valid for November elections
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Friday that Arizona can enforce a new law [PDF] requiring voters to show government-issued ID cards [JURIST news archive] at the polls for the November elections, reversing a decision [text, PDF; JURIST report] rendered earlier this month by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website]. ...
Similar laws have been proposed in other states this year in preparation for November voting. Earlier this week the Missouri Supreme Court struck down a law [JURIST report] requiring voters to show ID cards at the polls. Similar voter ID laws have been upheld in Indiana and blocked in Georgia and Pennsylvania [JURIST reports]. Before the end of the 109th Congress the US House of Representatives approved a bill that would require voter ID cards for federal elections [JURIST report] starting in 2008. No such measure passed the Senate, however.
Thanks, Mr. Preznit!
[caution: I have no space on my desk at the moment]
Tena, look what they did to the guinea pig.
Our boy, Patrick Murphy is doing okay. Not great, but okay. Of course he looks like he is all of 14, but that's okay.
Thanks, Mr. Preznit!
It's always best to get right back on the horse...
watertiger - O god, that's hilarious.
so if you're suicidal, they'll send you back to Iraq, but if you have too much credit card debt, you're too great a risk......
Well FWIW, I think that it's not so cool for Cohen to make fun of a real country like Kazakhstan. The onlt reason he can get away with it is because there aren't enough Kazakhs around to really raise a big stink. His stuff wouldn't be any less funny if he just made up a plausible-sounding fictitious country name.
Our boy, Patrick Murphy is doing okay. Not great, but okay. Of course he looks like he is all of 14, but that's okay.
Not all that helpful generally to compare different polls, but it looks like he's trending well all the same.
After seeing way too many previews for Borat during The Daily Show I not mind if he execute by his country.
I think that it's not so cool for Cohen to make fun of a real country like Kazakhstan.
Fie on that.
Billmon:
Prelude to an Indictment
Woody--yeah, but as of today, Simels is older than God.
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere | 10.21.06 - 3:15 pm
he's STILL younger than (e.g.) Mr QL or me...
just sayin'
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I FOR ONE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE SO HOPE THE MESSAGE IS REPEATED WITHOUT VARIATION SEVERAL TIMES EVERY THREAD.
NTodd3.14159265
heh. That's funny.
And stop with the 'oldster' bullshit. You are a kid.
so if you're suicidal, they'll send you back to Iraq, but if you have too much credit card debt, you're too great a risk......
Yeah, you got that sorted out just right.
Freakin' amazing priorities these kids have these days.
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"[caution: I have no space on my desk at the moment]"
--watertiger
What a horrible story. How many like him have been redeployed? Horrible.
Watertiger, George Patton got in pretty hot water for slapping a "shell shocked" soldier. Why are the people taking these kids out of the psych units and sending them to Ramadi getting a pass? We've got a mental cripple for a President with a psycopathic sidekick at Veep. We've really lost it as a country.
stop with the 'oldster' bullshit. You are a kid.
billy b
I re-fucked-up my ribs, so I feel wicked old right now.
I re-fucked-up my ribs, so I feel wicked old right now.
What'd you do to 'em?
BRAVE REPUBLICANS SUPPRESS VOTES, SHOOT BOOKS
It's always best to get right back on the horse...
Interesting choice of words.
I re-fucked-up my ribs, so I feel wicked old right now.
I can't believe you did that.
BRAVE REPUBLICANS SUPPRESS VOTES, SHOOT BOOKS
Step away from the Caps Lock key, sir.....
Somehow I doubt that the marine guards at the White House have done multiple tours in Iraq with diagnosed mental illnesses. Might be worth a try though.
Just a snippet from Wolcott on D'Souza, cause that last one has me giggling in my chair:
For example I'm looking at his Hollywood Left enemies list in the last chapter, which features the usual suspects: Sean Penn, Harry Belafonte [how long's it been since he's made a movie?], Martin Sheen, and the Rosa Luxemburg of the Chateau Marmont, Cameron Diaz
and now I must clean and launder
I think that it's not so cool for Cohen to make fun of a real country like Kazakhstan.
He's actually making fun of Americans. THAT'S the satire.
What'd you do to 'em?
Separated ligaments a few weeks ago playing volleyball, and today I slipped on a snowy hill. Dumb.
After seeing way too many previews for Borat during The Daily Show I not mind if he execute by his country.
George Johnston
That's funny.
NTodd - you have to let your ribs heal before you fuck em up again. Quit beating yourself up!
Kazakhstan is a gigantic nation, nearly as large as India or China, destined for greatness.
Dumb.
Shit happens, mang. Use that warmy thing and Advil.
BTW, one of the commenters over at Feministe thinks Atrios' labelling Ann Bartow WPITW was "over the top."
You readin' this, A-man?
What a horrible story. How many like him have been redeployed? Horrible.
mer | 10.21.06 - 3:23 pm
one in four USer troops returning from the Iraq/Afghanistan ICORP theatres is either physically or emotionally disabled.
"Decimated," to the ancient Romans, meant intolerable losses of one in 10...here, we're losing one in FOUR.
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Okay one more from Wolcott, cause laundry sucks:
K'Lo at NRO seems upset everytime O'Donnell and that blonde Republican chipmunk have a minor on-air tiff;
How many different layers of jealousy do you think Der K-LO suffers from when she watches Rosie O'Donnell mix it up with that Survivor chick on a daytime TeeVee show?
Every living human being is 'emotionally disabled'.
Separated ligaments a few weeks ago playing volleyball, and today I slipped on a snowy hill. Dumb.
Ouch. I know dat hoits. What are you taking for pain?
WoodyGuthrie'sGuitarron | Homepage | 10.21.06 - 3:29 pm | #
Woody, weren't the Romans required to beat the 10th man to death in order to discourage/punish cowardice in the ranks?
WoodyGuthrie'sGuitarron | Homepage | 10.21.06 - 3:29 pm | #
Woody, weren't the Romans required to beat the 10th man to death in order to discourage/punish cowardice in the ranks?
NTodd - you have to let your ribs heal before you fuck em up again. Quit beating yourself up!
They were feeling so much better this week. Just a little tight, which I took as a sign that I was pretty much done. Stupid early snow.
BTW, one of the commenters over at Feministe thinks Atrios' labelling Ann Bartow WPITW was "over the top."
Piffle. I got yelled at for calling Ann Althouse a "banal, blogging bint" over at Feminist Law Profs back in August...
Rib injuries never suck so much as when you have to cough or, even worse, sneeze.
At least that's been my experience.
Every living human being is 'emotionally disabled'.
Ah, the Jack Delusion...
Digby does Dali!!
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
by digby
I am watching something so bizarre on Fox news right now I hardly know how to describe it. Sean Hannity and Dennis Miller are frothing at the mouth and jerking each other off in front of a big carnival at the Arizona State Fair. (Colmes is holding their coats, I guess.) Miller just shouted "we will be fighting this war for the rest of our lives!" People cheered wildly while the ferris wheel went round and round in the backround.
What is it with these humans........????
Jeebus!
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Rib injuries never suck so much as when you have to cough or, even worse, sneeze.
Laughing, too.
Miller just shouted "we will be fighting this war for the rest of our lives!"
Under the "Who's 'we', Kemosabe?" file:
seems to me his sons oughta be getting just about to enlistment age
Mr. QL has a bad cold and can't take antihistamines or Sudafed. They make him hyper. Anybody have another suggestion?
NTodd, I don't know why this works, but when I cracked a rib the first time, I started soaking in a bath with Epsom Salts in it and it helped. I would take a bath right before bed and then I could move once I laid down.
It buggers everything up when you hurt your rib(s). I never realized how often the ribcage comes into play when you move around. You can't get up, you can't get down, you get down and you can't turn over.
I feel ya, man.
After the news about Melonhead Kennedy cavorting with the Soviets, there has been quite a bit of discussion on the right-leaning blogs.
One came up with an interesting question:
If Democrat luminaries such as Teddy Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, et al, had no trouble looking outside the US for political help and campaugn money, why on earth should we not assume that some Dems are dealing with Iran, Syria, Al Qaeda, Hizbollah and Hamas, to further their political aims and ambitions?
That bit watertiger linked to, about the mentally ill soldiers being sent back. Imagine them sending back legless people or blind people, for that is what it means.
Cruelty. That's the new America.
BTW, it's not an NTodd photo, but I thought it was pretty, nonetheless.
Kazakhstan is a gigantic nation, nearly as large as India or China, destined for greatness.
Well, according to the CIA it is almost 4 times the size of Texas, but it only has a population of a little over 15 million. Hardly in India or China's league.
And there is this little tidbit to deal with:
radioactive or toxic chemical sites associated with former defense industries and test ranges scattered throughout the country pose health risks for humans and animals; industrial pollution is severe in some cities; because the two main rivers which flowed into the Aral Sea have been diverted for irrigation, it is drying up and leaving behind a harmful layer of chemical pesticides and natural salts; these substances are then picked up by the wind and blown into noxious dust storms; pollution in the Caspian Sea; soil pollution from overuse of agricultural chemicals and salination from poor infrastructure and wasteful irrigation practices
Destined for greatness? I think not. More like destined for continued backwater suckitude.
Mr. QL has a bad cold and can't take antihistamines or Sudafed. They make him hyper. Anybody have another suggestion?
Whiskey and lots of blankets.
WoodyGuthrie'sGuitarron | Homepage | 10.21.06 - 3:29 pm | #
Woody, weren't the Romans required to beat the 10th man to death in order to discourage/punish cowardice in the ranks?
Hellkitty | 10.21.06 - 3:32 pm | #
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WoodyGuthrie'sGuitarron | Homepage | 10.21.06 - 3:29 pm | #
Woody, weren't the Romans required to beat the 10th man to death in order to discourage/punish cowardice in the ranks?
Hellkitty | 10.21.06 - 3:32 pm
Actually, it was double posters, I believe.
Mr. QL has a bad cold and can't take antihistamines or Sudafed. They make him hyper. Anybody have another suggestion?
ql in ny
I can't take them either.
I just crank the heat to sweat it out, drink lots of tea and take strong lozenges, and get extra sleep.
He's actually making fun of Americans. THAT'S the satire.
watertiger
Well, of course he is. I'm not THAT dense. I just happen to think it would perhaps be even funnier if he said he was from Elbonia and the Americans in question still didn't realize they were being had. Anyway, I'm not saying I don't think he's funny. The bit with the women pulling the cart with the horse on it at the premiere was brilliant. I just think it's a shame he had to pick on a real country. That just seems mean-spirited to me. Whatever.
Mr. QL has a bad cold and can't take antihistamines or Sudafed. They make him hyper. Anybody have another suggestion?
ql in ny | Homepage | 10.21.06 - 3:35 pm | #
simmer some water, put a little eucalyptus oil in it, tent him with a towel and have him breathe the vapors for a bit. You can also add a little tea tree if he's not sensitive to it.
Last comment was made at the Half way to the beast time stamp.
Scary!!!
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Cruelty. That's the new America.
I seem to remember a story about soldiers with missing limbs being fitted with prosthetics and sent back to the theater of operations.
Even my twisted mind couldn't make that up.
BTW, it's not an NTodd photo, but I thought it was pretty, nonetheless.
We are close to the foliage peak time here. My dogwood tree is turning garnet slowly. Very pretty with the bright yellow balloonflowers in the background.
"my wiiifffe"
Borat recently made the ESPN show PTI. As they were talking about a strange play in Euro soccer, the digital signage along the end line was showing a banner ad for Borat. PTI host Tony Kornheiser said the funniest thing about the play was the Borat ad, and started mimicing Borat's "My wife" signature line.
It buggers everything up when you hurt your rib(s). I never realized how often the ribcage comes into play when you move around.
Ain't that the truth.
But wait! I thought Bush said "no timetables!"
From the NY Times:
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 — The Bush administration is drafting a timetable for the Iraqi government to address sectarian divisions and assume a larger role in securing the country, senior American officials said.
ql, try elderberry syrup. You can get it at Whole Foods. He should take four teaspoonfuls a day, either as is or in hot water.
That bit watertiger linked to, about the mentally ill soldiers being sent back. Imagine them sending back legless people or blind people, for that is what it means
Not to mention bankrupting their loved ones.
But wait! I thought Bush said "no timetables!"
From the NY Times:
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 — The Bush administration is drafting a timetable for the Iraqi government to address sectarian divisions and assume a larger role in securing the country, senior American officials said.
watertiger
It's not a timetable!! It's a Liberty Schedule!!
What's the timetable on that timetable? 17 days?
Thom Hartman on cspan now... lecture on Book talk. The book is Screwed.
there has been quite a bit of discussion on the right-leaning blogs.
"Gar gnah kracken ta blah blah commie pinkos pah grach grrrr bbbbbb blah bleh oopy..."
What's cruel is the american media that does stories about the soldiers happiness about having lost limbs.
ql, try elderberry syrup. You can get it at Whole Foods. He should take four teaspoonfuls a day, either as is or in hot water.
Echidne of the snakes
That actually works. There is one called SambuGuard that I've taken and it does work if you hit the cold early enough.
But wait! I thought Bush said "no timetables!"
That is double plus ungood that you would comment on that rather than on the increase in the chocolate ration.
Actually, it was double posters, I believe.
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Haloscan has been at the tequila again.
Not my fault if it gets the hiccoughs.
Hell of a C-SPAN sandwich. Hartmann on wingnut
2:00 Eagle Forum: Jerome Corsi, Tom Kilgannon & Jim Gilchrist
3:30 Thom Hartmann, Screwed: The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class -- And What We Can Do About It
5:00 Public Lives: Emilie Raymond, From My Cold, Dead Hands: Charlton Heston and American Politics
set yer TIVOs
QL, go down to the health food store and try to find some inulin (not insulin). google it if you want. I felt really sick yesterday, took some, and felt much better. I am still sick, but not very much.
Same cold is going around here in Munich by the way.
The ancient hatred line is an inadequate explanation of the iraqi civil war. American policy is the direct cause.
It is the ultra conservative fundementalist christians who are defining this nation.
I don't want a religious rule. I don't care about going to hell after I die. They can send me there if they want to then.
It is when they send me to jail, in the here and now, for not following their religious doctrines is when I start having problems.
If the cocksuckers want a nation of religious rule they can move to Iran or Israel.
If the cocksuckers want a nation of religious rule they can move to Iran or Israel.
pigboy
They're going to be offering some fabulous condos in Vatican City next year. Built by the Borgias and decorated by Ratzi himself.
If the cocksuckers want a nation of religious rule they can move to Iran or Israel.
pigboy
They're going to be offering some fabulous condos in Vatican City next year. Built by the Borgias and decorated by Ratzi himself.
There has been discussion down at the preschool, and they came up with this interesting question:
Why is Bush a poopyhead, who smells and has poop for a head?
Such an incisive question, I brought it to you for consideration.
sheepdip -
Why didn't you respond to my post this morning?
The one where I axed you about your thoughts concerning Nixon's meddling in the Paris Peace Talks in 1968 to help him get elected.
Or Reegun's negotiations with the US's sworn enemy Iran back in 1980 vis a vis the hostages??
Why?
That bit watertiger linked to, about the mentally ill soldiers being sent back. Imagine them sending back legless people or blind people, for that is what it means
Not to mention bankrupting their loved ones.
Lumpenprolitariot
As I've said here more than once, the most shocking thing, I think, that the government is doing with regard to our soldiers, is deploying both parents of often quite small children to Iraq at the same time. Our government isn't just actively making orphan Iraqis, it's actively making orphan Americans. I do not understand the thinking here at all.
The fortunes of kazakhstan might change with global warming. It's still a big country, saudi arabia is gigantic as well.
S H E E T S
Mr. QL has a bad cold and can't take antihistamines or Sudafed. They make him hyper. Anybody have another suggestion?
ql in ny
Hot toddy's and a quilt. Usually sweat out a cold in 24 hrs.
First time I ever watched the Ali G show I was convulsed in laughter. Hadn't laughed that hard since I saw Jim Carey crawl out of a fake rhino's ass or before that during the pie eating contest from Stand By Me.
CANNOT WAIT. Hubby has a site called HeadBulter.com. He is organizing a NYC meet-up on opening night.
We NEED funny, now more than ever.
(Preface: I'm being completely serious here.)
Can somebody explain to me why Borat is any less racist than Amos and Andy?
there is a Borat website where you can watch a couple of trailers for the movie, and a bunch of his stuff on YouTube as well.
I think he is funny as hell.
Have ya had enough?
Coleens Rowley's campaign song needs to be the mantra of our country. Have ya had enough?
If you haven't heard it, try Youtube.
Didn't y'all say the same thing about "Snakes On A Plane?" What a sensation THAT was!
Snakes on a Plane was going to change the way movies were made/marketed. It was going to be a revolution!!!!!! Well, that didn't happen, so we'll see about Borat. Personally, there's too much promotion for this film. It's called overkill. I remember I wanted to see the Andy Kaufman biopic, Man in the Moon, but Comedy Central (and others) ran tons and tons and tons of Andy promos, commercials, documentaries, interviews, etc., etc.. It ended up being a real turnoff, and I never actually saw the film, and to this day, I still haven't....
Is nice!
I loved the Ali G show. I thought it was brilliant and extremely funny, but the Borat segments usually struck me as comparatively weak.
My comparative politics class is trying to convince our prof to take the class to this as a "field trip", we won't succeed, but we're going to keep up the lobby.
Janeane the Goblin,
See it.
Really.
I've watched Borat. I've read who he really is. It does not surprise me that white liberals would find him ok. After all, if you're making fun of people who are non-caucasian or who are non- americans it's funny? No? What's next? Making fun of dead Iraquis? Whoo boy! Racism is in the house! Before you call me a troll I am not a white liberal. I am not a republican. What I am is a consistent progressive. I'm sure he (Borat) is protected by free speech and the 1st amendment. That's because he's demonizing people we know little or nothing about. Funny thing is, when Bush took your civil rights there was not a bang but a whimper.
Holy heck - I'm laughing out loud just at the description and reviews of this film. Time to line up a baby-sitter.
this doesn't surprise me. I've been thinking about the whole Borat schtick and regardless of how big this is, it's occurred to me that it's more up JPod's alley than it is ours.
Let's see, "humor" that casts all sorts of outrageous aspersions on a country and people you know nothing about. Sounds more like Limbaugh than us.
Be careful what you wish for.
what candymarl said!
Now I've read this thread and been told that it's all satire you see, and the real joke is on the stupid Americans, who doen't even realize it's satire and that the joke's on them.
Somehow that doesn't make me feel much better. What's going to happen, Cohen is going to turn up after it turns into a big rightwing hit and say, "no, you idiots, you're all missing the point?"
I don't think so.
oh please, Borat is going to turn into some sort of right wing hero? Give me a break.
He's mostly showing how ridiculous right wing people are, and even they will see how stupid they look in this movie--as they did on the t.v. show.
Some of you seriously need to lighten up.
Borat is basically anti-Muslim. You see, the Muslims are the only legitimate ethnic target left in America, and Mr. Cohen is simply taking advantage of this to make a little money. A stupid Jewish foreigner making fun of Muslim foreigners. Oh, the ironies!
While probably funny, I am betting "one of the four funniest" will be short lived.
It will certainly make people seem dumber than they are, and show us a lot of rasist, dumb folk. Will show how little Americans know about anything (as a whole...with many exceptions) outside their borders.
It's easy to make fun of such people. It's easy to make "uncomfortable" moments, and probably many in there are racist morons...at the same time there are most likely (from what I've seen of Borat..I like the concept, a little, for a little while) many people that just want to avoid controversy, or overlook comments his character makes (I wouldn't do that..I would actually call folk on racist comments but many americans suffer from "not wanting a scene" or uncomfort, or wanting to just get along, and be overly polite) or pretend to not disagree.
Some of my funniest movie pics...
Buster Keatons' "The General"
W.C. Fields "Bank Dick" and "It's a Gift"
Ferris Beullers Day Off.
The Big Labowski.
For political: Used to be "Brazil" but now it gets too close to the truth.
blerb...as far as I know, the country is one of the most corrupt around, has a family dictatorship, cracks down on all media, all opposition parties with an iron fist, is just basically a terrible place. BUT they have oil, so Bush welcomes them to the White House.
They surely don't like Borat, but they aren't exactly angels either.
Borat is a Bush-Man and it's no wonder the movie gets launched these days...
The whole mockery is the same cynical humor that Bush got in his brain and i m sorry to tell you that SACHA BARON COHEN is a WANKER.
He will tell you that he's not poltical – and that he bumps both sides... but his fashion of Pubic Disrespect meets exactly Bushs humor putting fart-cushions under the seats in the Oval Office.
I had never heard of Borat before seeing a preview for the upcoming movie at the local cinema. I thought it looked like a cheap shot at mid-east looking types, completely unfunny, and just the sort of movie the mouth breathing Rethugs I know would line up to see.
But who knows, maybe I'm wrong...
It bothers me that the British comedian Sasha Cohen (aka, 'Borat') is Jewish and sets about to portray the average Kazakhstani as raving anti-Semites.
Yeah it's funny anmd all that, but Michael Moore is fat!
Yes and Bill Dana was Jewish, and so was Yaakov Smirnov, and so is Billy Crystal with his Mohammed Ali imitation.
But oi weh! just try sometime to make the funny vith the meshuginah talking of the Tchoos, eh bubelah? Dat is vot Verschiedenes. Then you are doing the asking for the trouble, nu?
See -- how do you like it NOW?
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