I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
FUck BUsh
Finally, no blogroll stuff. If I had a blog, I would not visit it.
yeah, fuck the fucking fuckhead chimp fuckwad!
Hope everyone is doing well this day. Kind of blizzardy here. But no big deal - it is Michigan for Christ's sake
I smell rehab!
Chewbacca Arrested in Hollywood!
I dunno, I think Churches and football are kind of a tenuous match anyway. Best quote on the two? Tom Robbins in Still Life with Woodpecker, "Americans on Sunday mew hymns and fart footballs."
Police angry over briefings used to divert attention from Government difficulties
This is much like Viacom et al forcing YouTube to pull their content: zealous overprotection of copyright sabotaging goodwill and free promotion.
Although it would take a lot more than bigscreen football to lure *me* into a church...
oh yeah! fuck the chimp!
Please put the blogroll in reverse alphabetical order.
We already talked about this. It was the consensus.
Please put the blogroll in reverse alphabetical order.
We already talked about this. It was the consensus.
This will get them back to the bars where they belong.
Terrence Malick's The New World is a hypnotic masterwork.
Please put the blogroll in reverse alphabetical order.
We already talked about this. It was the consensus.
Eh, it's a moot point for me. Even if there were any chance of my being on it, my blog starts with "M"...
O my yes. Certainly this is far more important than the war or Habeas or FEMA or...
By god, it's the fucking Superbowl! They can't do this! The founders guaranteed our right to professional football and how dare the copyright laws interfere!
It's going to cause riots in the street, no dout.
Big Business vs. Religion. Now we'll find out where the wingnut sympathies really lie.
Under NFL guidelines -- and federal law -- churches, schools and other public venues can hold football-viewing parties only if they use a single, living-room-size TV, no bigger than 55 inches.
That is such BULLSHIT.
I take that back. Nothing is worse then a holier then thou type with a few beers in him.
Christians have no business watching football on Sunday anyway. It's the Lord's Day.
I'd like to attach an amendment that takes away the tax exempt status of Megachurches
Big Business vs. Religion. Now we'll find out where the wingnut sympathies really lie.
The bottom line is: Is this depriving advertisers of revenue in any way? Is someone making money off of this without giving the NFL a cut?
The answer to both questions is a big fat "no". Fuck the Nielsons.
Yeah, this Kevin Drum story deserves our utmost attention.
Jesus, how fucking inane.
Tell ya what: How about everyone who goes to church to watch the Superbowl agrees to turn their TVs to whatever network is showing the Superbowl before they leave the house.
Problem solved.
I'd like to attach an amendment that takes away the tax exempt status of Megachurches
Irving R. Feldman
I would very much like to see the tax exempt status of very religious institution in the country abolished.
Christians have no business watching football on Sunday anyway. It's the Lord's Day.
mer
The Lord is taking the Bears, with the points.
It must be so embarrassing to be sitting in a church watching Viagra ads with your priest.
The bottom line is: Is this depriving advertisers of revenue in any way? Is someone making money off of this without giving the NFL a cut?
Who cares? We're talking about over the air broadcasts here. Once those signals leave the broadcast tower its out of their control as far as I'm concerned.
It must be so embarrassing to be sitting in a church watching Viagra ads with your priest.
Especially when you're in them.
Yeah, this Kevin Drum story deserves our utmost attention.
Jesus, how fucking inane.
rorschach
Drum, inane? O surely not.
Where are your priorities, ror? It's the goddamned Superbowl!
It must be so embarrassing to be sitting in a church watching Viagra ads with your priest.
The Kenosha Kid | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 3:24 pm | #
You would make a very bad altar boy.
I'd like to attach an amendment that takes away the tax exempt status of Megachurches
Irving R. Feldman
Hell, I'm surprised they haven't merged with Wal-mart.
Drum, inane? O surely not.
Where are your priorities, ror? It's the goddamned Superbowl!
Tena | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 3:25 pm | #
Well, Drum does rate an Eschaton link, unlike myself, so who am I to talk?
It must be so embarrassing to be sitting in a church watching Viagra ads with your priest. | The Kenosha Kid
Unless he happens to be doing you at the same time, I presume you mean.
We already talked about this. It was the consensus.
Eh, it's a moot point for me. Even if there were any chance of my being on it, my blog starts with "M"...
El
You and ror head up the blogroll in my heart.
[smile]
Even Eli enthusiastically endorses the reverse-alphabet blogroll.
It's mainstream all up in here.
Has the drumbeat of anti-Semitism charges against Glenn Greenwald begun yet?
http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.c...s-and-
iran.html
I predict certain influential folk will try to get him shit-canned at Salon before he's even started.
What's next? Having to register private parties over a certain size with Nielson so the ad rates are correct?
"Hes got twenty-million dollars in his heavenly bank account.
All from those chumps who were born again.
Oh yeah! Oh ohoh yea ah"
isn't that how Churches have tried to boost their numbers?
by turning their place of worship into a center of entertainment?
It doesn't matter to me whether the blogroll is reverse-alphabetical, or the reverse. Or should that be "the non-reverse"?
Anyhoo, it doesn't matter because I'm dyslexic anyway.
Milk men and junk men were still using horses as late as the 1950's.
Just call it "The Passion of the Rex" and tell 'em God made you do it.
isn't that how Churches have tried to boost their numbers?
by turning their place of worship into a center of entertainment?
Moonbootica, 21
Yeah, they started this shit ages ago. It's damned silly, IMO. If they are going to blur the distinction, one wonders then what the goddamn point of church/worship/religion is.
You and ror head up the blogroll in my heart.
Oh my.
With six you get blogroll.
"I predict certain influential folk will try to get him shit-canned at Salon before he's even started."
--SteveLG
This is why campaigns need to be publicly funded.
It doesn't matter to me whether the blogroll is reverse-alphabetical, or the reverse. Or should that be "the non-reverse"?
Obverse?
one wonders then what the goddamn point of church/worship/religion is.
To part fools from their money while you tell them how to vote.
I thought church was for honoring God and Family, not calling the ref a son of a bitch 'cause he missed a 4th down conversion.
along with our libertarian friends, of course
Heh.
Women are more religious than men.
Obverse? | canal horse
Inverse?
Perverse?
ne wonders then what the goddamn point of church/worship/religion is.
To part fools from their money while you tell them how to vote.
driftglass
O that goes without saying - that's the number point of church/worship/religion.
It's just the add-ons I'm questioning.
Reverse?
Adverse?
I thought church was for honoring God and Family, not calling the ref a son of a bitch 'cause he missed a 4th down conversion.
IIRC, in "Stranger in a Strange Land", Heinlein's Fosterite churches had huge teevees that they would use to watch the big game after services each Sunday.
And people still mock science fiction.
from below, just because I like the sound of my own voice:
Ok, can someone explain where all the .mac users who are cultists and unbearable are?
Tena
Sorry, Tena, but just owning a Mac makes you a cultist, if a cultist is defined as someone who, with no evidence, believes that their God is better than anyone else's.
Owning a Mac means you paid about twice as much as you needed to for the same features in a Wintel box. You did that because of the marketing Apple has done--it has nothing whatever to do with the features you actually got.
I mean, the first Apple OS sucked so bad, in the immortal words of a poster here, it went down as often as a hotel escort.
The second OS--to which they switched because word was out how bad the first OS was, even among the cultists--is simply Unix, and you don't have to pay Apple's prices for Unix.
Third verse, same as the first.......
We need a separation of Church and Football anyways.
I don't much care for either
Just how did a law giving the NFL that kind of gift get passed, anyhow?
I mean, while showing the Super Bowl at mega churches may have some cognitive dissonance for some (not me, btw), why should the NFL get this kind of preferential treatment?
I thought church was for honoring God and Family, not calling the ref a son of a bitch 'cause he missed a 4th down conversion.
Nay, nay! We may hate the blown call, but never the blower.
IIRC, in "Stranger in a Strange Land", Heinlein's Fosterite churches had huge teevees that they would use to watch the big game after services each Sunday.
And people still mock science fiction.
Hell, what was L. Ron Hubbard doing before he created his cult? Writing science fiction.
Oh, and speaking of Sci-fi: Moonbotica, did you know that Joss is off Wonder Woman?
"Saturday, February 3, 2007; Page A01
President Bush will ask Congress for close to three-quarters of a trillion dollars in defense spending on Monday, including $245 billion to cover the cost of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan and other elements of the "global war on terror," senior administration officials said yesterday.
Democrats said the gigantic spending request will precipitate "sticker shock" on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers were already planning to scrutinize White House war-spending requests more zealously.
President Bush had been criticized for funding the war in Iraq through less-scrutinized emergency requests. His new budget includes funds for the war. (By Charles Dharapak -- Associated Press)
As expected, Bush will ask Congress for an additional $100 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan for the current fiscal year, to go with the $70 billion already approved. He will also seek an additional $145 billion for the wars in fiscal 2008, which begins Oct. 1, and administration officials warned that even more money probably will be needed."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
wp...7020201936.html
Yeah, they started this shit ages ago. It's damned silly, IMO. If they are going to blur the distinction, one wonders then what the goddamn point of church/worship/religion is.
Tena
Some of us even go so far as to wonder why they then get away without paying taxes.
Dr. Pedant - o I see- just having something makes you wrong.
What an interesting fucking idea. And expressed with such bitterness.
It certainly matters to you far more than it does to me.
All I can say is that my PC crashed 10 times a day at least. Not one of my .macs has ever crashed. Call me a fucking cultist cause I like that - I don't give a shit.
It must be so embarrassing to be sitting in a church watching Viagra ads with your priest.
Especially if you're an altar boy.
Oh, and speaking of Sci-fi: Moonbotica, did you know that Joss is off Wonder Woman?
Supreme Commander Thor | 02.03.07 - 3:34 pm | #
No I did not but I do now.
This is just wrong
Nay, nay! We may hate the blown call, but never the blower.
Little Brøther
Explains why the GOP hated Clinton but not so much Monica.
Democrats said the gigantic spending request will precipitate "sticker shock" on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers were already planning to scrutinize White House war-spending requests more zealously.
Jeez. We're gonna have to cut a whole lot of taxes to raise that kind of money.
Dr. Pedant, It's a myth and I disagree. I own a mac because I do graphics. My husband has a pc, which is fine with me.
i've read and re-read Ken MacLeod's The Star Fraction may times and the geopolitics in the book seem to mirror what is starting to happen today.
Inverse?
Little Brøther
Hmmm.
Anyway, we all talked about it and everyone agreed about what Atios will do with the blogroll.
He just won't listen to anybody.
No I did not but I do now.
Moonbootica, 21 |
Apparently Warners bought a "different" script earlier in the week and then started pressuring Joss to combine his script and the other one. He said "Not so shinny" and left.
Nay, nay! We may hate the blown call, but never the blower.
Little Brøther
Explains why the GOP hated Clinton but not so much Monica.
Supreme Commander Thor
;lol:
applause to both of you -
football is a stupid, brutal, hyper aggressive game.
don't get me wrong, like every kid i grew up fantasizing the possibility...
it is indeed the perfect symbol for america.
I mean, while showing the Super Bowl at mega churches may have some cognitive dissonance for some (not me, btw), why should the NFL get this kind of preferential treatment?
They don't. Baseball gets it too.
The law applies equally to all major sports leagues -- even yours! Your professional sports league gets the same benefits as the NFL!
This is called "fairness."
You and ror head up the blogroll in my heart.
Oh my.
Eli | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 3:29 pm | #
Oh my indeed.
Dr. Pedant, It's a myth and I disagree. I own a mac because I do graphics. My husband has a pc, which is fine with me. | mer
See-- this is just what I've been trying to tell you for years. It's not the mixed marriage I'm against, but I just don't think it's right to bring children into it!
All I can say is that my PC crashed 10 times a day at least. Not one of my .macs has ever crashed. Call me a fucking cultist cause I like that - I don't give a shit.
My Windows XP PC is actually pretty rock-solid - it's gone for up to six months straight without a reboot.
I don't have any animosity towards Macs, although I agree with Doc P on the bang-for-the-buck angle, which is one of the three reasons I never seriously considered getting a Mac. The others are availability of applications for it, and the fact that it's a lot harder to muck around with its innards than a PC.
Unsurprisingly, our daily had a color-photo feature
conflating pro football & Xianity. It make-a me sick.
Supreme Commander Thor | 02.03.07 - 3:37 pm | #
ah, he probably had bad memories from the original Buffy movie.
creative control slipped from his hands and the film went a different direction to what he had originally wanted.
This is called "fairness."
Thers | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 3:38 pm | #
Yeah, well, you don't deserve to be blogrolled.
And Yeats is a douche. Auden told me so.
(Totally OT, but the NY Metropolitan's "La Boheme" is on my NPR classical station and is really a fine production.)
Jeez. We're gonna have to cut a whole lot of taxes to raise that kind of money.
Eli
As patriotic Americans, we could all volunteer to not pay any at all. That would really boost the "modern economy."
Unsurprisingly, our daily had a color-photo feature
conflating pro football & Xianity. It make-a me sick.
plantsman
That sounds like Texas.
Football is a religion here. Best believe it.
Jeez. We're gonna have to cut a whole lot of taxes to raise that kind of money.
Eli | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 3:35 pm | #
Here is where he will get the cash.
Can you believe the nerve of that monkey cocksucker?:
"Controlling spending also requires us to address the unsustainable
growth of entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and
Medicaid. Spending for these programs is growing faster than inflation, faster than our economy, and faster than our ability to pay for it. Unless we act, we will saddle our children and grandchildren with tens of trillions of dollars of unfunded obligations. They will face three bad options: huge tax increases, huge budget deficits, or huge and immediate
cuts in benefits. Republicans and Democrats need to come together to
confront the challenge of entitlement spending and ensure that these vital programs are there when our children and grandchildren need them."
http://www.prnewswire.com/usnewswire/
Football is not a brutal game. If you run hard and hit hard and know the game the brutality is minimized. It's certainly less brutal than boxing, or war.
They don't. Baseball gets it too.
The law applies equally to all major sports leagues -- even yours! Your professional sports league gets the same benefits as the NFL!
This is called "fairness."
Thers
When I was in gradeschool, back during the Pleistocene, the school kept a TV going in the lunch room all day every day that the World Series was on.
I guess teachers were sneaking in there during the classes to watch - cause we sure weren't.
"...but I just don't think it's right to bring children into it!"
--Little Brøther
Oh dear, we have three. They're not perfect, but they're not in jail either. Actually, the oldest just bought a mac (he was raised on a pc).
As patriotic Americans, we could all volunteer to not pay any at all. That would really boost the "modern economy."
Yep, if we can just take that painful step towards not paying any taxes at all, our tax revenue will surely reach infinity. Or possibly even infinity times a thousand million kajillion.
I've run windows, I've build my own boxes,Ive run BeOS (RIP) & I've run linux. I bought a MacBook because I wanted a laptop and was interested in using OS X (the MacBook was more expensive than a similar Windows machine, but nowhere near twice as much.
I just find it easier and less clunky to use than Windows. I like having a smooth and professional GUI over the top of unix. I even went out and bought an iMac. I'll probably wind up also using Vista on the iMac by dual boot and/or in a VM.
Isn't the problem with the ratings system? I mean, it's a pretty shitty system for counting viewers if it misses all the people in sports bars and super bowl parties, isn't it?
superbowl! .... Superbowl ... harumpfff ... how super can it be ... once you've seen the play-off game between new england and indianapolis my guess is you'd be doubtful to want any more glaring manipulation and commercially unsuccessful soaping
I against the FAFA, the damned churches have been stifling free enterprise long enough. Stealing moneys from health clubs now trying to steal money from sports bars, stop the evil.
my laptop is dual boot.
so i can flip between Ubuntu and Windows or vice versa.
"Controlling spending also requires us to address the unsustainable
growth of entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and
Medicaid. Spending for these programs is growing faster than inflation, faster than our economy, and faster than our ability to pay for it. Unless we act, we will saddle our children and grandchildren with tens of trillions of dollars of unfunded obligations. They will face three bad options: huge tax increases, huge budget deficits, or huge and immediate
cuts in benefits. Republicans and Democrats need to come together to
confront the challenge of entitlement spending and ensure that these vital programs are there when our children and grandchildren need them."
Priorities, dude. What's more important: Taking care of our own people, or killing everyone else's?
why not just bounce it and see just what goes well
Priorities, dude. What's more important: Taking care of our own people, or killing everyone else's?
Eli
Pfui.
You know the Repug answer to that.
sad sad sad ... and completely unprofessional ... I've seen better junior high games ... with alot less grim grief and requitted regret
superbowl! .... Superbowl ... harumpfff ... how super can it be ...
Who was the guy from (I think) the Cowboys who said something along the lines of, "If this is the greatest game ever, why's it being played next year?"
I don't want to know enough about computers to enter the PC v Mac debate.
Bang for buck only matters when the system's up.
And if you add up all the time and money spent
updating malware protection schemes, cheapness recedes for PC's. On the apps front, unless you're in a highly specialized field where an app wouldn't be available for Windows or Mac, both of which new Macs can run, it's not really gonna matter -- but justify as you will, Redmond groupies.
My Windows XP PC is actually pretty rock-solid - it's gone for up to six months straight without a reboot.
yeah XP is stable. Our software runs on XP and crashing is not a problem (some of our customers run 24/7).
UK policy in tatters as Afghan town falls
A central element of British policy in Afghanistan, the Musa Qala agreement, appeared to be in tatters last night after Taliban forces overran the town it is named after. They bulldozed and burnt its administrative centre, and abducted opponents.
An exodus was under way from the town in Helmand province with people abandoning their homes in fear of air strikes amid reports that Taliban fighters were digging trenches as British and Nato forces moved into the area. There were also accounts, unconfirmed, of fighting place in the nearby district of Sangin.
Musa Qala has become a strategic and symbolic focal point since British forces withdrew after they reached a deal in November under which elders agreed to keep out the Taliban.
Paratroopers from 16 Air Assault Brigade Regiment lost six comrades defending the centre which was destroyed yesterday by the Taliban.
All I can say is that my PC crashed 10 times a day at least. Not one of my .macs has ever crashed.
My experience has been pretty much the opposite. The PCs I use at home and at work crash far less often than my mac did. My mac crashed about once a day. My work pc crashs about once a month.
I know people who will only drive Ford or Chevy Trucks loaded with Microsoft Windows XP-- or Vista, soon. And others who tool around in esoteric customized Isuzus on a Linux platform.
And a few who've even built their own trucks.
It's whatever gets you from point A to point B.
The Bowl cannot be "Super," as the New Orleans Saints are not involved.
It is, at best, a MediocreBowl.
QED.
Greetings, everyone.
What's going on in the world? I feel so out of touch.
The tornadoes in Florida ripped right through my old neighborhood. Wow.
Dr. Pedant - o I see- just having something makes you wrong.
What an interesting fucking idea. And expressed with such bitterness.
It certainly matters to you far more than it does to me.
All I can say is that my PC crashed 10 times a day at least. Not one of my .macs has ever crashed. Call me a fucking cultist cause I like that - I don't give a shit.
Tena
Tena you're the mistress of bitterness, and projection, apparently as well.
You asked a question "where are the cultists?" and I told you.
Don't know what PC you had that crashed "ten times a day", but it's damned hard to believe that an OS with protected memory (Wintel) fares worse in the crashing sweepstakes than one without (old Mac OS). Remember, I've owned both too.
As far as that goes, the reason I know you have a Mac is, you're always complaining about your problems with your computer. You damn haloscan at least twice a day--it's funny, but I rarely have problems with haloscan.
To be fair, my suspicion is your haloscan problems may be at least partially connection related, and may not be Mac related. But I do know you have a Mac because you are always having problems, and are always cursing one piece of technology or another.
When you're not cursing me, who has always tried to be friendly to you.
I come to Dallas periodically. I would be more than happy to buy you a nice lunch, and then go home with you with a Wintel laptop, and attempt to help you with your computer issues.
The fact remains that Macs have proprietary and way-over priced components, and the interface, which always sold the product in the past, is as bad (viz iTunes store) as any Windows interface. And the OS now is largely borrowed from Unix, which was developed entirely free from Apple.
It;s all marketing, it really is. You're smart enough to see that, if you can get over the bitterness at being told, and not discovering it on your own.
You,ve been had, it happens.
before my family got a PC, we owned a Mac, was very happy with it but we needed a new computer and so we went with a PC.
of course now we all have laptops in my family.
Republicans of recent memory have NO record of controlling spending, except that done on behalf of the poor -- and are legendary for their parsimony.
House rules, always. so I would only suggest that Atrios change the name from “Blogroll” to something more descriptive.
Like...The Champagne Room
And remember, there is No Sex in the Champagne Room.
I would be more than happy to buy you a nice lunch, and then go home with you with a Wintel laptop
NO FLIRTING!
my mother recently had to get a new laptop as her one finally died on her.
and I am on my second laptop.
I did not mean to start a PC vs. .mac discussion.
I just don't see what .mac users are accused of - rather I tend to see more PC users bitching about .mac users I don't ever bump into.
But that doesn't mean I have an opinion on the superiority of one over the other - I don't. I have a goddamned personal fucking preference and I have never tried to diss anyone else's. HOwever, I cannot say the same about all the .mac haters out there who constantly accuse us of what they are doing.
But fuck it - I don't know which is better, I don't care. I don't care if you are using a Cray built by math geniuses. Whatever gets you there is AOK by me.
Dr. Pedant, It's a myth and I disagree. I own a mac because I do graphics. My husband has a pc, which is fine with me.
mer
Years ago it was true that Macs were better for Photoshop and suchlike. I seriously doubt it's true today.
before my family got a PC, we owned a Mac, was very happy with it but we needed a new computer and so we went with a PC.
of course now we all have laptops in my family.
Moonbootica, 21
This is just the sort of fickleness I would expect from a family which encourages the hugging of Muslims.
My Mac hasn't crashed in years; your experience may vary.
Like...The Champagne Room
And remember, there is No Sex in the Champagne Room.
You're right - I'm pretty sure there's no sex in Atrios's blogroll either.
President maf54?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I don't know. (Laughter.) One of the babies I got
to hug was the Speaker's grandchild. But it was a -- I would define the
moment for me as relaxed, informative, and enjoyable.
http://www.prnewswire.com/usnewswire/
Hey, all. Some new old Babyblogging is up.
But it was a -- I would define the
moment for me as relaxed, informative, and enjoyable.
What a strange, strange thing to say about a hug...
My old computer used to crash a couple of times a day; my new Dell laptop with XP hasn't crashed at all.
My work Dell is very stable as well, and I usually have a ton of programs open on it all the time.
That must've been one fucking big bomb.
s'alright, I guess.
he had the old link anyway.
sigh.
boy, wait til attaturk sees this.
Tony Blair has said the government will stay its course despite the current media "storm" surrounding him.
Addressing Labour's national policy forum in London, he alluded to the cash-for-honours inquiry controversy.
The prime minister said "it can be hard to stay calm", but "it should not change our course or our confidence".
Mr Blair has also appealed for voters he met during the 1997 election campaign to get in touch with their experiences over the last decade.
The prime minister wants people who spoke to him to post their stories on the Labour Party website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_po...ics/
6327053.stm
I want to be moon's lap
Hey, all. Some new old Babyblogging is up.
I just have some night photography and a big shadowy X.
screw this crap. over at skippy i'm asking the question of the ages:
krupa, rich, or bonham???
.
.
Only Chimpy could describe a hug as informative.
As much as I hate the draconian copyright laws and the abuses of them by major league sports, this megachurch thing creeps the shit out of me. This is cultish indoctrination into a complete lifestyle by co-opting normal activities. And since megachurches raise money when people gather, it's not as innocent as "being a fan."
I once had a Farmer in my Dell.
(oops ... I furgot ... no flirting) me sowy ... my bad
my laptop is a Fujitsu Siemens.
oh, jesus, i came back to a Mac/PC debate.
Maybe I'll go back out and do some chores.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I don't know. (Laughter.) One of the babies I got
to hug was the Speaker's grandchild. But it was a -- I would define the
moment for me as relaxed, informative, and enjoyable.
John Wayne Gacey used to talk like this right before he went out chickenhawkin'.
remember little brother ... the cheese stands alone
Football is not a brutal game. If you run hard and hit hard and know the game the brutality is minimized. It's certainly less brutal than boxing, or war.
chas
you spelled my name wrong again.
macs are sexy. sexy costs money.
The second OS--to which they switched because word was out how bad the first OS was, even among the cultists--is simply Unix, and you don't have to pay Apple's prices for Unix.
Nice troll, troll. Now fuck off.
Bombs went off a lot (figuratively) in early Macs.
That I'll concede. The old Klez32 worm hurt my work PC something awful. Pretended it was an email from my boss!
oh, jesus, i came back to a Mac/PC debate.
Maybe I'll go back out and do some chores.
Reboot the south 40.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I don't know. (Laughter.) One of the babies I got
to hug was the Speaker's grandchild. But it was a -- I would define the
moment for me as relaxed, informative, and enjoyable.
Why is he such a motherfucking freak?
I mean, seriously.
Two Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack in the north-west of the country, police say.
The bomber rammed a military convoy on a road near Tank, about 50km (30 miles) west of the city of Dera Ismail Khan, near the Afghan border.
The convoy was reported to have been heading for the restive tribal area of South Waziristan.
North and South Waziristan are believed to be strongholds of pro-Taleban and al-Qaeda militants.
Six soldiers were wounded in the attack, police said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world...sia/
6327025.stm
krupa
oh, jesus, i came back to a Mac/PC debate.
Maybe I'll go back out and do some chores.
But we were about to talk about what the Democratic party can do to attract all the religious values voters it has alienated with its anti-Jesus rhetoric!
Hey, let's talk about something imporant. My friend Dee sent me THE original recording of Robert Johnson doing SWEET HOME CHICAGO. Go Bears.
That must've been one fucking big bomb.
Moe Szyslak
A ton of explosives will fuck up your day.
Can't imagine, though, where someone could find a ton of explosives just laying about in Iraq . . ..
My upstairs neighbors are having the noisiest sex I've ever heard. I was all set to take a nap. Jebus.
(am contemplating how I'd go about fujujitsuing moon's lap with seimens
I always liked Gene Krupa, especially in "Sing, Sing, Sing," with Benny Goodman's band.
But Art Blakey and Max Roach could pop those skins too!
canoe canoe?
Why is he such a motherfucking freak?
I fear you may have answered your own question.
And I just threw up in my mouth a little.
Let's talk about cocksuckers instead.
Chimpy learns a lot by smell.
watertiger -
oh, jesus, i came back to a Mac/PC debate.
Maybe I'll go back out and do some chores.
Reboot the south 40.
driftglass
It's my fault- I totally apologize. I should have thought 4 times before I said anything.
I'm so sorry everyone.
macs are sexy. sexy costs money.
Indeed. You know how much it costs to get splooge cleaned out of a CD drive?
I mean, it's a pretty shitty system for counting viewers if it misses all the people in sports bars and super bowl parties, isn't it?
Oh, that's just a front. Count the number of beer ads during the game.
Those durned churches wanting a booze-free Superbowl party are just unAmerican.
my laptop is a Fujitsu Siemens.
Your joint creation of the great World War II Axis powers denigrates the memory of my hallowed ancestors!
or discuss Augustus and his creation of the principate.
was it a new start or the final endpoint of all that had happened during the late Roman Republic 
But we were about to talk about what the Democratic party can do to attract all the religious values voters it has alienated with its anti-Jesus rhetoric!
phhphhphht. I'm grouchy.
Maybe this is a way for churches to protect the family. I'll bet money that they don't serve beer at these supebowl parties. This is a way for the curches to protect women and children from getting beaten by their whiskey soaked louts of a husband once their team goes down in defeat.
Molly should look into this program, no doubt.
this is cultish indoctrination into a complete lifestyle by co-opting normal activities. And since megachurches raise money when people gather, it's not as innocent as "being a fan."
puppethead
this was what i was really trying to say about football. brutal.
Moon - isn't the Republic a bit of a misnomer? It was really an oligarchy.
Macs biggest advantage (IMO) is that they have control over the hardware, so no driver headaches and a much slicker integration of OS and the hardware its running on.
For instance can plug in a 20" widescreen monitor to my MacBook and it takes about 1 second for that screen to part of my desktop at full resolution. Very slick.
Also I think have a unix based OS is an advantage security wise.
my laptop is a Fujitsu Siemens.
You have Siemens on your lap?
My upstairs neighbors are having the noisiest sex I've ever heard. I was all set to take a nap. Jebus.
She knew that the low-low rent for the basement apartment at Chez Gannon would come with strings attached, but until that moment she had no idea what they would be.
I know! Let's declare that religion is not just gussied-up tribalism and superstition! That should do it.
A man dressed as Chewbacca was arrested after police said the street performer head-butted a tour guide operator in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Frederick Evan Young, 44, of Los Angeles, California, was booked Thursday for investigation of misdemeanor battery, police Lt. Paul Vernon said.
Police said the 6-foot-4 street performer was seen arguing Thursday afternoon with a tour guide who had expressed concern that the Star Wars wookie impersonator was "harassing and touching tourists" in violation of city law.
The city passed ordinances last year seeking to crack down on the colorful assortment of actors who perform outside the landmark theater. The move was prompted by complaints from tourists who said the actors were aggressive and abusive if they refused to pay for pictures.
Security guards escorted Young off theater property, but he decided to strike back and head-butted the tour guide, Vernon said.
"The lesson here is you can have the force with you," Vernon said. "You just can't use illegal force."
Young could not be reached for comment. His telephone number was unlisted.
The tour guide, Brian Sapir, told the Los Angeles Times that he asked the Chewbacca impersonator to stop harassing two young Japanese tourists when the actor exploded in anger.
"He said, 'Nobody tells this wookie what to do,"' Sapir said.
Indeed. You know how much it costs to get splooge cleaned out of a CD drive?
I do! I do!
(Speaking of which, did you stop at the computer store?)
Moon-- what do you know about the Romans and their concrete? I understand the technology was lost until the 18th century.
Okay, I'm sorry, I don't have any real blogwhoring to do, but if you like, I'd invite you to click on "homepage" and see a pic of me with my "celebrity encounter" here in Cabo.
It's my fault- I totally apologize. I should have thought 4 times before I said anything.
I'm so sorry everyone.
I cannot forgive you until you mail me a bottle of Tullamore Dew. Maybe two bottles.
My upstairs neighbors are having the noisiest sex I've ever heard. I was all set to take a nap. Jebus.
Could have been a movie they had on. Dad's always preppring before gametime by watching movies of people throwing footballs.
Let's talk about cocksuckers instead.
Moe Szyslak | 02.03.07 - 3:53 pm | #
I ♥ cocksuckers.
My upstairs neighbors are having the noisiest sex I've ever heard. I was all set to take a nap. Jebus. | ql in ny
The least they could have done was muzzle the goat.
Augustus was very good at hiding his power.
he had seen what happened to Caesar and was determined that he would not suffer the same fate.
he was a shrewd and very ruthless political operator.
(Speaking of which, did you stop at the computer store?)
I thought you were going to!
My upstairs neighbors are having the noisiest sex I've ever heard. I was all set to take a nap. Jebus.
Good for them!
The least they could have done was muzzle the goat.
Little Brøther | 02.03.07 - 3:55 pm | #
Oh, come on now. That takes all the sexy risk out of it.
I cannot forgive you until you mail me a bottle of Tullamore Dew. Maybe two bottles.
Thers
The very best whiskey on the planet.
I cannot forgive you until you mail me a bottle of Tullamore Dew. Maybe two bottles.
Thers
Um, Molly? You up for accepting apologies without attaching strings?
"It's my fault- I totally apologize. I should have thought 4 times before I said anything."
I was told if I was eyballing someone of the opposite sex for more than 5 seconds it's considered sexual harassment.
So I would only eyball them for 4.
4's a lucky number.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I don't know. (Laughter.) One of the babies I got
to hug was the Speaker's grandchild. But it was a -- I would define the
moment for me as relaxed, informative, and enjoyable.
Here is the 'actual' photo of baby after being 'hugged' by shrub.
http://thumbsnap.com/v/iUiIE9dn.jpg
Moe Szyslak | 02.03.07 - 3:55 pm | #
not a lot, when it came to stuff like the invention of concrete the Romans tended not to write like instructions.
so during the Renaissance and subsequent years concrete had to be somehow re-invented again.
but I don't really know enough to give a good answer.
It's amazing how anal the NFL is. Another rule of theirs is they don't allow the rebroadcast of any game video other than the rudimentary highlights you see on sportscasts. They say the reason for this is that it wouldn't be fair to their advertisers who originally sponsored the games. However, the real reason is that NFL films has the exclusive rights to show past game footage. NFL films does a nice job with their retrospective shows, but it would be interesting to see the original broadcasts of great games on say ESPN classic. Every other professional sport allows it, but not the NFL.
Thers is making a concerted effort to ignore my hilarious Yeats comments.
"He said, 'Nobody tells this wookie what to do,"' Sapir said.
Supreme Commander Thor
Use the Chewbacca Defense!
Indeed. You know how much it costs to get splooge cleaned out of a CD drive?
Thers
uh, no.
phhphhphht. I'm grouchy.
Great. you've just lost us the vote of a Methodist grandmother of six in South Dakota. HAPPY?
or at least as far as I know no archaeologists have found a recipe for concrete.
Um, Molly? You up for accepting apologies without attaching strings?
I'm completely bisexual, platform-wise.
"The least they could have done was muzzle the goat."
Mom always makes dad tuck his goatee in.
Years ago, a male couple in a Yerba Buena Park highrise "serenaded" part of San Francisco for several hours as I worked -- it sounded like they were having fun, at least.
I wonder what the church members were planning on drinking while watching the game? I wouldn't think they would be allowed beer, but wouldn't wine be fine?
We can't tolerate a division between church and football.
Thers is making a concerted effort to ignore my hilarious Yeats comments.
The falcon cannot hear the falconer, ya dingleberry.
It sounds like there might be some S&M involved. He sure is yelling quite a bit.
hah what would the Church think of like betting?
Great. you've just lost us the vote of a Methodist grandmother of six in South Dakota. HAPPY?
Oh, fine words from you. You survived the expungement.
I wonder what the church members were planning on drinking while watching the game? I wouldn't think they would be allowed beer, but wouldn't wine be fine?
The blood of Jesus! Perfect!
I wonder what the church members were planning on drinking while watching the game? I wouldn't think they would be allowed beer, but wouldn't wine be fine?
oldwhitelady
Are you out of your mind? In most Protestant churches they take communion with grape juice.
I wouldn't think they would be allowed beer, but wouldn't wine be fine?
Only if it's consecrated.
plenty of examples of S&M in Nick Broomfields Fetishes.
I wonder what the church members were planning on drinking while watching the game? I wouldn't think they would be allowed beer, but wouldn't wine be fine?
If turning water into wine isn't that big of a deal to Jebus, making shitty American beer out of water . . . not much difference.
Isn't it time we move past the partisanship of PC and Mac? What Democrats need to do is move beyond these differences and embrace hope together.
I wonder what the church members were planning on drinking while watching the game? I wouldn't think they would be allowed beer, but wouldn't wine be fine?
oldwhitelady | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 3:58 pm | #
It's a grand old tradition: Surreptitious hipflasks.
Notice how I sensed Moonboo's innocuous reference to "Fujitsu Siemens" was going to take the thread straight into the gutter?
And notice how I tried to take the high road with my elegant "WWII Axis" whiffenpoof, which was promptly washed away in a tidal wave of jizz?
Well, I tried. That's all I want to get on the record.
Thers is making a concerted effort to ignore my hilarious Yeats comments.
Headline Monday morning in the Indiana Times after a blown field goal costs the Colts the game:
Things Fell Apart.
The Center could not hold.
Any sport in which the active object is passed backward between the legs mimicing excretion can fairly be called 'anal.'
I wonder what the church members were planning on drinking while watching the game? I wouldn't think they would be allowed beer, but wouldn't wine be fine?
oldwhitelady
Catholics drink plenty of beer, and everything else to. But these megachurch-goers don't drink even wine, because, you know, Jesus never drank wine. Ahem.
The falcon cannot hear the falconer, ya dingleberry.
I love you for your poetic soul.
"I wonder what the church members were planning on drinking while watching the game? I wouldn't think they would be allowed beer, but wouldn't wine be fine?"
Vampires drink the blood of christ in church all the time.
I wouldn't think they would be allowed beer, but wouldn't wine be fine?
The Gatorade miraculously transforms into Mango Banana wine coolers.
Oh, fine words from you. You survived the expungement.
Only because I sent Atrios a reminder.
Little Brøther | 02.03.07 - 4:00 pm | #
It was a noble effort 
The blood of Jesus! Perfect!
Eli
Although they're stretching it if they refer to the nacho plater as "the Body of Christ."
Cubes of Wonder Bread and Welch's!
Jeesh, I fucked up my spelling and my tags, all in one post. There must be an award for that, no?
I wonder what the church members were planning on drinking while watching the game?
Milkshakes.
Original Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth is reuniting with the rock group for a North American tour, according to the band's official website.
Guitarist Eddie Van Halen said: "I am very excited to get back to the core of what made Van Halen."
Roth last performed live with the band in 1984 before he was replaced a year later by Sammy Hagar.
The rock act, whose biggest hit was Jump, are to be inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/enter...ent/
6327565.stm
Although they're stretching it if they refer to the nacho plater as "the Body of Christ."
Anointed with cheese!
Although they're stretching it if they refer to the nacho plater as "the Body of Christ."
I'll have a Body Of Christ Grande with extra sour cream and jalapenos, please.
The Nacho of Jesus
There must be an award for that, no?
The Olexi.
Shrub: But it was a -- I would define the moment for me as relaxed, informative, and enjoyable.
Did the baby tell Shrub that he is utterly inane?
So, anyway, um, like, this is a very hard conversation to enter midstream.
And I have to say, it was cool to meet Hull, even if no one else thinks so. Nyah nyah.
Cubes of Wonder Bread and Welch's!
plantsman
Saltines and Welch's.
erk.
one body of Christ to go with chicken wings.
We alway have a lot of shouting during sex.
"OW! YOU'RE ARM IS ON MY HAIR"
"SHIT! I TOLD YOU WE NEEDED NEW BATTERIES!!"
driftglass - it's like snack time in pre-school.
I can miraculously transform beer into water.
Invite me to your parties, and I'll do this live, for a small fee. Amaze your friends!
body of Christ dunked in BBQ sauce
Although they're stretching it if they refer to the nacho plater as "the Body of Christ."
I'll have a Body Of Christ Grande with extra sour cream and jalapenos, please.
Hold the pimento stigmata.
It sounds like there might be some S&M involved. He sure is yelling quite a bit.
ql in ny | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 3:59 pm | #
I'm intrigued... but apparently they need to invest in a quality ball-gag.
We alway have a lot of shouting during sex.
"OW! YOU'RE ARM IS ON MY HAIR"
"SHIT! I TOLD YOU WE NEEDED NEW BATTERIES!!"
Sex should be surreptitious and hurried, with toddlers pounding on the door.
""OW! YOU'RE ARM IS ON MY HAIR"
"SHIT! I TOLD YOU WE NEEDED NEW BATTERIES!!"
god, is that a turn on! i love vocal women.
Original Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth is reuniting with the rock group for a North American tour, according to the band's official website.
"Visa Presents the Van Halen 'We Blew All Our Fucking Money!' Tour."
Hold the pimento stigmata.
Yes, for olive of God.
And I have to say, it was cool to meet Hull, even if no one else thinks so. Nyah nyah.
Who is Hull and how is Mexico? (Cabo IIRC?)
We alway have a lot of shouting during sex.
We only fight over who gets to wear the Wookie costume.
Although they're stretching it if they refer to the nacho plater as "the Body of Christ."
I'll have a Body Of Christ Grande with extra sour cream and jalapenos, please.
And can I get a 7-Layered Judas to go?
Screw you guys, I'm going home.
Fuck. I'm already home.
But we were about to talk about what the Democratic party can do to attract all the religious values it has alienated with its anti-Jesus rhetoric!
Thers
Well, frankly, Thers, there are times when I move off this blog and it's comments because of the one-dimensional talk going on about Christians, as if each and every one of us is an accumulation of all the things you hate about some of us.
Interestingly enough, one of the things I dislike most about my current church is the attitude of some that everyone is welcome to join us and be just like us. The more forward-looking members want everybody to come and add what they are to the mix, creating something new.
I see the same sorts of discussions going on here, around who is a real Democrat and who's not.
However, the real reason is that NFL films has the exclusive rights to show past game footage.
NFL Films: hour-long masturbation sessions with militaristic music and that voiceover man.
Sex should be surreptitious and hurried, with toddlers pounding on the door.
Molly Ivors, practically Jan | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 4:04 pm | #
Everybody's got her own kink, I suppose.
Sinfonian-- you weren't drinking down there in Cabo, were you? That'd be, um, well, I guess it'd be pretty cool. Never mind.
Hold the pimento stigmata.
Yes, for olive of God.
Oy
The power of crepes compels you.
The power of crepes compels you.
It's the Burrito of Christ that compels you!
Who is Hull and how is Mexico? (Cabo IIRC?)
The Old Man From Scene 24
I had a comment above referring to my Celebrity Encounter. Click on Homepage.
Indeed, I'm in Cabo (really outside of town, but still) and it's been wonderful. I leave tomorrow morning for Nashville. Thanks for asking.
Yes, for olive of God. | Eli
Verily, thou wilt be case into the pit.
Interestingly enough, one of the things I dislike most about my current church is the attitude of some that everyone is welcome to join us and be just like us. The more forward-looking members want everybody to come and add what they are to the mix, creating something new.
I see the same sorts of discussions going on here, around who is a real Democrat and who's not.
KidRanger
I'm having just a bit of trouble understanding the logical connection here.
Interestingly enough, one of the things I dislike most about my current church is the attitude of some that everyone is welcome to join us and be just like us.
So you don't like the inclusiveness?
Ah yes all the information is on the Blog-thingie.
The power of crepes compels you.
Nobody fucks with the cheeses.
"Jan. 31, 2007 - On Tuesday, President Bush popped in for a surprise visit to the Sterling Family Restaurant, a homey diner in Peoria, Ill. It’s a scene that has been played out many times before by this White House and others: a president mingling among regular Americans, who, no matter what they might think of his policies, are usually humbled and shocked to see the leader of the free world standing 10 feet in front of them.
But on Tuesday, the surprise was on Bush. In town to deliver remarks on the economy, the president walked into the diner, where he was greeted with what can only be described as a sedate reception. No one rushed to shake his hand. There were no audible gasps or yelps of excitement that usually accompany visits like this. Last summer, a woman nearly fainted when Bush made an unscheduled visit for some donut holes at the legendary Lou Mitchell’s Restaurant in Chicago. In Peoria this week, many patrons found their pancakes more interesting. Except for the click of news cameras and the clang of a dish from the kitchen, the quiet was deafening."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/1690.../site/newsweek/
Jesus, do we really need to hear people's hysterical 911 calls after the Florida tornado?
Sinfonian-- you weren't drinking down there in Cabo, were you? That'd be, um, well, I guess it'd be pretty cool. Never mind.
Moe Szyslak
Well, maybe a little.
Truth be told, the mojitos at Tropicana in San José del Cabo are amazing. They put sugar cane stalks in them as garnish. (I'm easily amused/impressed.)
Cheeses Christ!
John Edwards, from the Ezra Klein interview Atrios linked to yesterday...
Now that’s on the one hand, the flip side of this is what happens if America were to militarily strike Iran? Well you take this unstable, radical leader, and you make him a hero -- that’s the first thing that’ll happen. The Iranian people will rally around him. The second thing that will happen is they will retaliate. And they have certainly some potential for retaliating here in the United States through some of these terrorist organizations they’re close to, but we’ve got over a hundred thousand people right next door. And most people believe that they have an infrastructure for retaliation inside Iraq. So, that’s the second thing that’ll happen. And the third thing is there are a lot of analysts who believe that an air strike or a missile strike is not enough to be successful. To be successful we’d actually have to have troops on the ground, and where in the world would they come from?
Dear John,
why the fuck didn't you say this during your speech to the Herzliya conference instead of sounding like yet another neocon "let's bomb Iran" sabre-rattler? If ever an audience needed to hear this particular message, it was that one.
By the way, please make sure Timmeh is given the same message when you appear on Meet the Press.
The Body of Christ
Sleek, swimmer's body
all muscled up and toned
The Body of Christ
Oh, what a body
Wish I could call it my own.
cast into the pit, dammit!
Deep Fried Christ?
I've spent some time in La Paz, just up the road from Cabo. Not so many jerks there.
My transubstantiation is better than yours, damn right, it's better than yours...
, no matter what they might think of his policies, are usually humbled and shocked to see the leader of the free world standing 10 feet in front of them.
I would love to show them humbled and shocked by sending enough crockery across those 10 feet to get the fucking message across.
Jesus, do we really need to hear people's hysterical 911 calls after the Florida tornado?
Cookie Guggleman
So which porn station are you seeing this on, Fox or CNN?
I'm having just a bit of trouble understanding the logical connection here.
Tena
No kidding. Religion and faith are a personal thing, the Democratic Party is a political party. Which, by definition, should be defined by the members. Since religion is based on adhering to mythology (tenets), it's quite a bit different. You know, Word of God versus ideas of man.
Those Christians, man, they're touchy.
rors,
My fave sex/blasphemy song is "Nailed" from the Hedwig soundtrack.
Sex should be surreptitious and hurried, with toddlers pounding on the door.
Molly
Drive kids half an hour to rehearsal, drive back home, run upstairs for fifteen minutes, clean up, drive back to pick kids up from rehearsal.
And we were fucking grateful for the rehearsal!
no matter what they might think of his policies, are usually humbled and shocked to see the leader of the free world standing 10 feet in front of them.
This asshole? I'd be more likely to look up and go, "Who fucking farted?"
The problem with a Super Bowl party in a church is that you can't drink yourself into the kind of stupor that makes watching the game bearable. So what's the point?
And we were fucking grateful for the rehearsal!
Back in *my* day, we didn't have "rehearsal"...
do we really need to hear people's hysterical 911 calls after the Florida tornado?
Well they had a lot more to be hysterical about that then WATBs in Boston. Tornadoes are Not Fun.
The problem with a Super Bowl party in a church is that you can't drink yourself into the kind of stupor that makes watching the game bearable. So what's the point?
The Whiskypal Church welcomes you!
Jesus, do we really need to hear people's hysterical 911 calls after the Florida tornado?
Cookie Guggleman
So which porn station are you seeing this on, Fox or CNN?
AnotherBruce
CNN. But I quickly switched over to "Castaways in Italy" on the Fine Living channel.
I would love to show them humbled and shocked by sending enough crockery across those 10 feet to get the fucking message across.
Tena | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 4:09 pm | #
What a way to ruin a breakfast. I'd want a refund and a free punch at shrubs face.
The problem with a Super Bowl party in a church is that you can't drink yourself into the kind of stupor that makes watching the game bearable. So what's the point?
"Let us pray: Dear God, please make Payton hit the fucking corner back. He's missed the cocksucker three times this half! Amen."
the churches don't appreciate the hail mary passes.
The problem with a Super Bowl party in a church is that you can't drink yourself into the kind of stupor that makes watching the game bearable.
If people want to go watch the Superbowl at their church why shouldn't they be able to do that?
Okay, I'm getting back to cleaning. I can't file the taxes until I find Sean's freaking Social Security card.
All this booze talk makes me want to go down to the bar.
the churches don't appreciate the hail mary passes.
Your evangelical Prots think they're idolatrous.
The Methodist version of the Miracle at Cana is that Jesus turned the wine into water ("the best wine")!
Afternoon bats!
Everyone else enjoying the blizzard?
I'm nuts, but I am smply not going to run in sub-zero temperatures!
Well, I think now is the right time to take my next nap.
I'm listening to La Boheme, and Mimi ain't gonna make it through this act, and I'm not in the mood to sob this afternoon.
See you folks later.
rors,
My fave sex/blasphemy song is "Nailed" from the Hedwig soundtrack.
Molly Ivors, practically Jan | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 4:10 pm | #
Heh. That is a good one.
the churches don't appreciate the hail mary passes.
Your evangelical Prots think they're idolatrous.
And low-percentage.
why the fuck didn't you say this during your speech to the Herzliya conference instead of sounding like yet another neocon "let's bomb Iran" sabre-rattler
Dear Richard,
He did. And I was right here trying to tell y'all that.
screw football. Let's talk hockey.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 — Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, said Friday that his party would unite to block Senate debate next week on a bipartisan resolution opposing President Bush’s troop buildup in Iraq unless the Democrats allowed votes on at least two Republican alternatives.
Senate Allies of Bush Work to Halt Iraq Vote (January 31, 2007) Mr. McConnell said even Senator John W. Warner, the Virginia Republican who is the chief author of the bipartisan proposal, and other Republicans backing his plan had agreed to prevent the resolution from reaching the floor Monday if Democrats did not agree to that demand."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/0...gin&
oref=slogin
I can't file the taxes until I find Sean's freaking Social Security card.
Molly Ivors, practically Jan
And he'll just be an undocumented worker until you do. He might even get deported.
Actually, there are so many Americans here, and so much Super Bowl stuff, you'd hardly know you were in Mexico here. It could be Arizona, if Arizona had crystal clear seas and tequila on every street corner.
I'm nuts, but I am smply not going to run in sub-zero temperatures!
Suit yourself, but you'll have a much harder time staying warm.
screw football. Let's talk hockey.
watertiger | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 4:14 pm | #
I ♥ people who have low expectations.
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, said Friday that his party would unite to block Senate debate next week on a bipartisan resolution opposing President Bush’s troop buildup in Iraq unless the Democrats allowed votes on at least two Republican alternatives.
I think it's hilarious and kind of sad that they're going to filibuster a *non-binding* resolution.
Well, frankly, Thers, there are times when I move off this blog and it's comments because of the one-dimensional talk going on about Christians, as if each and every one of us is an accumulation of all the things you hate about some of us.
Sorry you feel that way. My comment is about the tedious way the question of "religion" is constantly presented to "The Left" and the way many establishment Democrats have internalized this silly rhetorical structure.
Since I've never discussed religion in a "one dimensional" way nor attacked all believers for the sins a few, I am not going to make any apologies in that area.
If I had the chance to give W a jersey, it would be number double zero, or 13.
screw football. Let's talk hockey.
Stingrays lost last night, dammit!
screw football. Let's talk hockey.
watertiger
That's what I was trying to do!
Except for the click of news cameras and the clang of a dish from the kitchen, the quiet was deafening."
Oh boy. Maybe I'll have a noisy orgasm, just reading that. The only things w likes to do is perform in front of adoring audiences and clear brush. Cindy has kind of ruined Crawford for him, notice he hardly ever goes there anymore, and now he's getting the cold shoulder from his real Americans in the heartland. I love it. You've made my day Peoria.
John "The Maverick" McCain is even more of a whore than before:
Senator John McCain, intent on succeeding where his freewheeling presidential campaign of 2000 failed, is assembling a team of political bruisers for 2008. And it includes advisers who once sought to skewer him and whose work he has criticized as stepping over the line in the past.
In 2000, Mr. McCain, Republican of Arizona, said the advertisements run against him by George W. Bush, then the governor of Texas, distorted his record. But he has hired three members of the team that made those commercials — Mark McKinnon, Russell Schriefer and Stuart Stevens — to work on his presidential campaign.
In 2004, Mr. McCain said the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth advertisement asserting that Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts had not properly earned his medals from the Vietnam War was “dishonest and dishonorable.” Nonetheless, he has hired the firm that made the spots, Stevens Reed Curcio & Potholm, which worked on his 2000 campaign, to work for him again this year.
In October, Mr. McCain’s top adviser expressed public displeasure with an advertisement against former Representative Harold E. Ford Jr., Democrat of Tennessee, that some saw as having racist overtones for suggesting a flirtation between Mr. Ford, who is black, and a young, bare-shouldered white woman, played by a blond actress.
The Republican committee that sponsored the spot had as its leader Terry Nelson, a former Bush campaign strategist whom Mr. McCain hired as an adviser last spring. In December, just weeks after the Ford controversy broke, Mr. McCain elevated Mr. Nelson to the position of national campaign manager.
Headline Monday morning in the Indiana Times after a blown field goal costs the Colts the game:
Things Fell Apart.
The Center could not hold.
driftglass
the Colts, which do not exist, better lose.
otherwise the headline may as well read 'God is Dead'
I think it's hilarious and kind of sad that they're going to filibuster a *non-binding* resolution.
Not to mention that a year ago the filibuster was the Tool of Satan.
This isn't about the megachurches, it's about the NFL living up to its rep as the No Fun League.
The city of Chicago was going to show the Super Bowl on the Jumbotrons at Soldier Field (a Park District facility) so rabid fans could go sit out in the f*cking freezing cold & watch the game from the stands. NFL said no.
I just watched an NFL films program on the '85 Bears and it had a clip of rabid fans watching the Super Bowl on a big screen in the plaza across from City Hall (in the f*cking freezing cold). So what's different between now & then? Grr.
What is this "snow" that everyone keeps talking about?
CNN is the one that I guessed, I don't watch it much, but from what little I've watched it seems to bear the same relation to "news" that the NY Post does to newspapers. CNN is a tabloid station specializing in trauma, war and violence pornography.
What a way to ruin a breakfast. I'd want a refund and a free punch at shrubs face.
pigboy
Well I mean - humbled? HUMBLED?
By that piece of shit? That god awful excuse for a human being?
Humbled? ARrrrrrrghghghghghgh!
Sorry you feel that way. My comment is about the tedious way the question of "religion" is constantly presented to "The Left" and the way many establishment Democrats have internalized this silly rhetorical structure.
Since I've never discussed religion in a "one dimensional" way nor attacked all believers for the sins a few, I am not going to make any apologies in that area.
Thers | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 4:16 pm | #
Word.
In fact, there really aren't very many people here who lash out again religion in the manner implied by this comment.
Not to mention that a year ago the filibuster was the Tool of Satan.
Maybe the Democrats will invoke the nuclear option to force through the non-binding resolution.
The stakes are *that* high.
Imagine there's no religion.
It's easy if you try.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Self-conscious about what you wear while working out? A Dutch gym plans to introduce "Naked Sunday" for people who like to huff and puff in the buff.
The redhead bartender was working last night. I bet the blondie is working tonight. I'm gonna go see. Later, haters.
""News Orgs Fight for Airing of Libby Tapes
But the former White House aide is battling to keep his grand jury testimony about the leak of a CIA operative's name from being released and broadcast in the media. Monday the judge will rule. - February 02, 2007 11:15 PM ET"
http://www.editorandpublisher.co...eandp/
index.jsp
What is this "snow" that everyone keeps talking about?
Sinfonian, in Mexico's Glans™ | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 4:17 pm | #
I dunno, but if you're in Siberia, take Zappa's advice.
Russia's emergency situations ministry said it was dispatching experts to a Siberian province to find out why yellow and orange snow has been falling in several villages, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported.
Major League Baseball did something similar to Little League teams several years - sent cease and desist orders to teams called the Yankees, the Mets, the Dodgers, etc., and warned that they were infringing on the brand names. As if a bunch of spoiled brats running after a ball could be confused with Little League.
Nude exercisers would be required to put towels down on weight machines and to use disposable seat covers while riding bikes. All machines would be cleaned and disinfected afterward. "We clean them every day anyway," he said.
There are some people around here with strong anti-religious opinions. But there are also some strongly religious people around here.
There's a bit of everything; it's an equal-opportunity outrage community. There's something for just about anyone to work up a good head of aggrieved self interest over.
Which makes it that much sillier when someone actually does it - and I know I'm guilty of doing it myself.
Well I mean - humbled? HUMBLED?
By that piece of shit? That god awful excuse for a human being?
Humbled? ARrrrrrrghghghghghgh!
Tena | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 4:17 pm | #
Yep, he is just the President. That's just what I tell myself. He ain't nobody special. Not him. Not him and his glib remarks.
or at least as far as I know no archaeologists have found a recipe for concrete.
Moonbootica, 21
Sounds like the kind of thing that would have passed down through guilds.
Y'know why I'm cheering on Chicago tomorrow?
How many NFL coaches you know who are comfortable enough being called "Lovie"?
"We clean them every day anyway," he said.
No, thanks. I'd rather you clean them every MINUTE.
There are some people around here with strong anti-religious opinions. But there are also some strongly religious people around here.
Big difference though, dear. One group preaches frequently and the other doesn't.
Diane C. Barking-Mad | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 3:39 pm | #
I like productions of La Boheme where Mimi is playyed by a hammy diva who coughs near the beginning
How dare they report the news?
"'NYT' Says Two Reporters in Iraq Regain Embed Rights
Confusion had reigned over whether two New York Times reporters in Iraq had been barred from embedded journalist status -- or the dispute over images of a wounded soldier that the Times aired had been settled without further penalty to the pair. Now a Times spokeswoman tells E&P that the two reporters will be allowed to embed again. - February 02, 2007 10:00 AM ET"
http://www.editorandpublisher.co...eandp/
index.jsp
He did. And I was right here trying to tell y'all that.
No, he didn't:
http://www.rawstory.com/news/
200..._wont_0123.html
There is absolutely nothing inthat speech discussing why attacking Iran is such a terrible idea. Nothing.
Instead, he says things like:
"To ensure that Iran never gets nuclear weapons, we need to keep ALL options on the table, Let me reiterate – ALL options must remain on the table.", and spends paragraph after paragraph making the point Iran= imminent threat.
Big difference though, dear. One group preaches frequently and the other doesn't.
Snow,
I don't necessarily agree with this.
I do, however, confess that I find RMJ's religious devotion to okra thoroughly gross.
True or False Moonbotica.
Classical Civilization was based on slavery and would have been impossible without slavery.
True or False
Classical Civilization came to an end because the supply of slaves dried up.
pigboy ---
I'm not so sure that failing to pass a symbolic resolution that the adminstration has already said it would ignore is really a setback -- something more like Feingold's or Obama's approach would be preferable (if it is really a quesiton of ending the war rather than playing politics)
but that's just me...
How many NFL coaches you know who are comfortable enough being called "Lovie"?
watertiger | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 4:21 pm | #
Three.
135 dead in Iraq blast. Only a pussiefied America would stand for what has happened to this shithole country we call america.
I do, however, confess that I find RMJ's religious devotion to okra thoroughly gross.
Thers
You Okraist! Shame! Shame! You are too objectively pro-bacon!
pigboy ---
I'm not so sure that failing to pass a symbolic resolution that the adminstration has already said it would ignore is really a setback -- something more like Feingold's or Obama's approach would be preferable (if it is really a quesiton of ending the war rather than playing politics)
but that's just me...
Prior Aelred | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 4:24 pm | #
I think this is a power play by the republicans and the Democrats should go for the real deal and fight for it.
Well, I enjoyed checking in with y'all, but I have to go now.
Some of us are heading up to Todos Santos, about an hour north of here, where there's an artists' colony and such ... plus a beautiful (I'm told) sunset over the Pacific.
Talk to everyone later. Oh, and I'll be freezing my ass off in Nashville starting tomorrow evening, so no more hating, okay?
Bye, all.
Texas gov tells little white girls to take pro-slut vaccine
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/
20070...cervical_cancer
But mom would never let my sister have it. She already thinks Jolinda is a ho. Taking this super-ho vaccine would allow her to suck dick through a guys jeans on the fly without the fly.
cant worry our pretty little heads about a bunch of dead eyerackies, we gots to party with the SUPER bowl.
I do, however, confess that I find RMJ's religious devotion to okra thoroughly gross.
Thers
Personally, I can't say enough about Atrios' refusal to post music by non-white performers.
Sorry if this is a repeat, but I've been out all day. What an obvious, ham-fisted dick.
Bush had not seen fit to attend a Democratic congressional retreat since 2001, his first year in office. But the new political reality that has Democrats in charge of Capitol Hill for the first time in a dozen years changed his mind. When he appeared before House Democrats at a Virginia resort, he seemed to be trying to make up for lost time.
With his first words, he sought to put to rest one bone of contention between the White House and the new congressional majority: The dropped "ic."
"Now look, my diction isn't all that good," Bush told the 200 lawmakers who wrapped up two days away from Washington with family and aides. "I have been accused of occasionally mangling the English language. And so I appreciate you inviting the head of the Republic Party."
O - and the smileys.
That's just wrong.
Three.
Okay, but still...
How many NFL coaches you know who are comfortable enough being called "Lovie"?
watertiger
Lovie Howell, until that tragic marooning incident cut her coaching career short.
taking a break and a nap. please have this nations problems solved by the time I return. Thanks.
I think this is a power play by the republicans and the Democrats should go for the real deal and fight for it.
pigboy |
I agree.
Actually, the prez has already indicated he ain't going to pay any attention to what the Democrats say, no matter what he says otherwise.
So I want the Democrats to stand up now and say:
"Ok, we tried to play nice with a nonbinding resolution. You wouldn't play nice - fuck you. We're jerking funding for the war."
Such a lovely thing: imagination.
135 dead in Iraq blast. Only a pussiefied America would stand for what has happened to this shithole country we call america.
hilldick | 02.03.07 - 4:26 pm | #
I can't figure out whether this is supposed to be a troll or a spoof.
oh, FUCK you, George:
Seeking to earn his bipartisan stripes, he also said that opposing him on the war — as many in the room do — does not mean "you don't share the same sense of patriotism I do."
we have the war in iraq, we have the global warming disaster, we have the gigantic federal deficits and morons running the military and government and yet, yet, people are still interested in the damned superbowl.... well, it's been a good run, I guess...but I don't see much hope for this crazy world.
"Now look, my diction isn't all that good," Bush told the 200 lawmakers who wrapped up two days away from Washington with family and aides. "I have been accused of occasionally mangling the English language. And so I appreciate you inviting the head of the Republic Party."
watertiger
Shit like that makes me want to do things I can't talk about.
So I'm wondering if Cheney is gonna go on the teevee tomorrow and tell us how well thing are going in Eye-rack.
So I want the Democrats to stand up now and say:
"Ok, we tried to play nice with a nonbinding resolution. You wouldn't play nice - fuck you. We're jerking funding for the war."
Such a lovely thing: imagination.
Tena | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 4:30 pm | #
Now that's a good idea. I hope Reid and Pelosi are paying attention. Anyway, I really am going to nap now.
"Now look, my diction isn't all that good," Bush told the 200 lawmakers who wrapped up two days away from Washington with family and aides. "I have been accused of occasionally mangling the English language. And so I appreciate you inviting the head of the Republic Party."
watertiger
Had I heard that, it would've made my ears bleed.
As it is, it's just my eyes.
I think this is a code:
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from a spam email i just received.
"Now look, my diction isn't all that good," Bush told the 200 lawmakers who wrapped up two days away from Washington with family and aides. "I have been accused of occasionally mangling the English language. And so I appreciate you inviting the head of the Republic Party."
He really does think the people in that room are stupid.
I see Michael Irvin made the Hall. Art Monk, who's inexplicably been barred from Hall entry, had just as many SB rings, far more receptions, more yards, more TD's.
And infinitely more class.
Monk did have fewer felony drug busts, though.
He really does think the people in that room are stupid.
according to the article, he received a "hearty round of laughter".
from a spam email i just received.
Is nice.
from a spam email i just received.
watertiger
I have to know from whom it purported to be.
What an obvious, ham-fisted dick.
The Dems should have handed around the coffee pot and left him out, just to see him have a tantrum.
So, I've got this "no-salt" spice blend for grilling; and as I scanned the ingredients I thought, " Why the hell does 'no salt' automatically mean 'no pepper'? This is crazy!"
i should note, however, that the article does NOT specify whether Joe Lieberman was the only one laughing.
He really does think the people in that room are stupid.
according to the article, he received a "hearty round of laughter".
watertiger
Which also makes me want to do things I can't talk about.
Come on Dems - y'all are way too easy and I'm getting pissed.
""Now look, my diction isn't all that good," Bush told the 200 lawmakers who wrapped up two days away from Washington with family and aides. "I have been accused of occasionally mangling the English language. And so I appreciate you inviting the head of the Republic Party.""
I thought he was the head of the DumbStumpian Party.
i should note, however, that the article does NOT specify whether Joe Lieberman was the only one laughing.
I'm sure he laughed enough for everyone.
Tena,
from "Maida Bradley".
the email goes on for quite a bit.
that seemed to be the highlight.
Now that's a good idea. I hope Reid and Pelosi are paying attention. Anyway, I really am going to nap now.
pigboy
sweet dreams.
"Now look, my diction isn't all that good,"
looks better as transcript than it sounds. you can hear the clip at TPM.
of course all the puss ass dems. applauded, gufawed.
i might not disagree that bush has a certain charm at times. that wore thin a long time ago.
If only congressional Democrats could be as blase about the preznit as diner denizens (dinerzens?) in Peoria...
according to the article, he received a "hearty round of laughter"
It should have been met with stony silence.
from "Maida Bradley".
I thought she was calling herself Allie now.
Oooh, and he's patronizing as well!
Bush brushed past the veto threats his aides have issued for one-third of the agenda that Pelosi's caucus approved in the House's first 100 hours of the year.
Instead, he focused on compliments, on the Democrats' choice of Pelosi — "this fine woman" — as the first female speaker ever and for their approval this past week of billions for fighting AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis overseas.
from "Maida Bradley".
watertiger
That's pretty fucking amazing. I'd love to crack it, but...
Mr. McConnell said even Senator John W. Warner, the Virginia Republican who is the chief author of the bipartisan proposal, and other Republicans backing his plan had agreed to prevent the resolution from reaching the floor Monday if Democrats did not agree to that demand.
As if Warner didn't know that all along?
And once again, the Dems play the role of Charlie Brown. What a nice and honourable man Mr Warner is, they say. He'll let us kick the football this time.
Fucking maroons.
"Now look, my dick's not all that good -- ask Laura!"
It should have been met with stony silence.
Or actual stones.
Either definition will do...
"i might not disagree that bush has a certain charm at times. that wore thin a long time ago."
--charley
His "charm" has always seemed false to me.
Trust me, they were laughing at him , not with him.
Tena, enjoy!
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His "charm" has always seemed false to me.
mer
He has all the charm of an Australian cane toad fucking another Australian cane toad's roadkilled corpse in the middle of the highway.
i might not disagree that bush has a certain charm at times. that wore thin a long time ago.
charley
I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him.
Sleazy.
My transubstantiation is better than yours, damn right, it's better than yours...
Eli - 4:09 pm
Known as "Soylent Eli".
If he'd blogroll me, I'd invite Atrios to watch the Superbowl on NTodd's Pa's big HD TV.
I defer to Tena. Thank you.
I think WT is quoting from the Jules Verne classic, "Around The World In 80 FREE V1AGRA MEDS PEN1S ENLARGEMENT".
Seeking to earn his bipartisan stripes, he also said that opposing him on the war — as many in the room do — does not mean "you don't share the same sense of patriotism I do."
His definition of patriotism is not the same as mine.
All those tight uniforms, in such great clarity! All those guts...
I think WT is quoting from the Jules Verne classic, "Around The World In 80 FREE V1AGRA MEDS PEN1S ENLARGEMENT".
Don't forget the Nigerian Bank.
If he'd blogroll me, I'd invite Atrios to watch the Superbowl on NTodd's Pa's big HD TV.
Dr NTodd, Articulate Negro | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 4:42 pm | #
No you wouldn't, you liar.
This just in:
It's still colder than my _____ in St. Paul!!
If he'd blogroll me, I'd invite Atrios to watch the Superbowl on NTodd's Pa's big HD TV.
Um...I can be there by 5:30 tomorrow...I'll bring eclairs.
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From "The Diary of Harriet Miers. Chapter 11 -- the Quaalude Years."
And once again, the Dems play the role of Charlie Brown. What a nice and honourable man Mr Warner is, they say. He'll let us kick the football this time.
I commented about this earlier. The Dems were given control of the legislative branch largely because of the mess in Iraq. Even Rethugs concede that fact.
And the first opportunity to begin the long repair project to re-establish Article I's requirement for Congress to be a co-equal partner, they immediately defer to a member of the defeated party.
My transubstantiation is better than yours, damn right, it's better than yours...
Eli - 4:09 pm
Known as "Soylent Eli".
EG Robinson | 02.03.07 - 4:42 pm | #
Eli is made of... pebbles!
Wait, I don't think I got that quite right.
I think WT is quoting from the Jules Verne classic, "Around The World In 80 FREE V1AGRA MEDS PEN1S ENLARGEMENT".
And the Italian Lotto!
I just looked at my site meter.
Atrios linking to my post about electronic billboards and the zoning of said medium would do wonders for my blog.
This is serious business folks...
Atrios linking to my post about electronic billboards and the zoning of said medium would do wonders for my blog.
We don't allow billboards in VT. Seriously.
I'd blog about that, if I had a blog. And a big TV.
We don't allow billboards in VT. Seriously.
Another cool thing about that state.
Freakin' iconoclasts.
When I was little, tavern owners and such would
mark quarters with a spot of red nail polish and use them to "prime" jukeboxes and stuff, then retrieve them from the take.
His "charm" has always seemed false to me.
mer
i find "charm" usually is. but it's not an entirely useless social skill.
all the best sociopaths have it in spades.
bush seems kind of stupid to be a truly sucessful sociopath, and yet, he is the leader of the "free" world.
I'd blog about that, if I had a blog. And a big TV.
Dr NTodd, Articulate Negro | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 4:49 pm | #
Can I come over to your HD blog and watch the Super Bowl?
Can I come over to your HD blog and watch the Super Bowl?
Only if you don't not unblogroll my non-extant blog.
Shouldn't that be Pantsless Articulate Negro?
all the best sociopaths have it in spades.
Very true - it's how they grease the skids.
We don't allow billboards in VT. Seriously.
Well, when you've got a juggernaut of a movie industry, churning out such hits as Time Chasers, who'd need 'em?
Will he use the "Chewbacca" defense?
Chewbacca Arrested in Hollywood!
http://www.defensetech.org/archi...ves/
003246.html
Los Angeles Police arrested a man dressed as Chewbacca on Thursday. His crime: Head-butting a tour guide on the Hollywood Walk of Fame "who told the character he shouldn't be asking a tourist for money," reports KABC-TV.
A collection of oddball types roam the Walk of Fame, dressed like Tinseltown characters. They pose for pictures with out-of-towners -- usually, in exchange for a few coins. On Thursday, "Chewbacca was putting his arm around a tourist, and the tourist didn't want him there," explained a gaunt, dye-jobbed "Superman" to the Jimmy Kimmel Show. A Starline Tour employee told Chewie to back off. And as everyone knows, it's not wise to upset a wookie. "He head-butted him," Supes added. "The cops were called, and they came down, basically to arrest Chewbacca."
The isn't the first time there's been an incident like this. Back in October '05, two gentlemen dressed as Elmo and Mr. Incredible were jailed for harassing tourists. And Chewie apparently had himself a bit of a temper.
"I'd see him get upset at people, like for not tipping. Like they'd walk off. And he'd get really pissed. Right there and then, take the mask off and start chewing them out, cussing," said a nasal-voiced man wearing a Scream mask. "Even in front of kids."
"Now we want to make clear that this is not the actor who played Chewbacca in the movie, this is just the guy who plays him on the Hollywood Boulevard," a hapless KABC correspondent duly noted.
"I'm sure Han will come and shoot him out of jail and rescue him," Kimmel quipped.
Shouldn't that be Pantsless Articulate Negro?
See, this is why Atrios won't blogroll me: he's been biased because of all you people obsessed with my trousers.
"...and yet, he is the leader of the "free" world."
--charley
I keep wondering how that happened. Makes no sense to me.
Damn Haloscan!
Rors: inclusivity is the best part
Tena: My only point is that not all Christians are the same.
He has all the charm of an Australian cane toad fucking another Australian cane toad's roadkilled corpse in the middle of the highway.
Tena | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 4:41 pm | #
like my brother before me i took a rebel's stand
"In which NTodd says he's peas."
Only if you don't not unblogroll my non-extant blog.
Dr NTodd, Articulate Negro | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 4:51 pm | #
Done and undone.
bush seems kind of stupid to be a truly sucessful sociopath, and yet, he is the leader of the "free" world.
Bush is our first and hopefully last "Fuck You" president. Elected and re-elected largely out of spite.
'Cause it'll piss off them damned libruls.
Yee fucking ha!
He has all the charm of an Australian cane toad fucking another Australian cane toad's roadkilled corpse in the middle of the highway.
Tena
well, you could put it that way too.
look, i've always hated the mutherfucker since he was gov. of texas and i heard him talking about the death penalty. i swear i could see blood and spittle fly'n from his lips. he's a demented little psychopath. that's what the homespun charm is for.
Done and undone.
Great, now don't forget none to bring no beer.
Tena: My only point is that not all Christians are the same.
KidRanger
Well that is certainly true.
"Bush is our first and hopefully last "Fuck You" president. Elected and re-elected largely out of spite.
'Cause it'll piss off them damned libruls.
Yee fucking ha!"
--driftglass
You can't make me believe he was ever "elected." Selected maybe, but not elected.
If he'd blogroll me, I'd invite Atrios to watch the Superbowl on NTodd's Pa's big HD TV.
Dr NTodd, Articulate Negro
I though mebbe you'd changed the name when I didn't see it listed....
Shouldn't that be Pantsless Articulate Negro?
The Unarticulated Articulate Negro?
bush seems kind of stupid to be a truly sucessful sociopath, and yet, he is the leader of the "free" world.
And yet, there's the electorate...
Great, now don't forget none to bring no beer.
Dr NTodd, Articulate Negro | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 4:55 pm | #
I won't. And it'll be extra un-non-alcoholic.
Godammit!
Either add me to your blogroll or cancel my account.
-- and bring back the emoticons!
Tena: My only point is that not all Christians are all sane.
I feel certain this is what you intended.
You can't make me believe he was ever "elected." Selected maybe, but not elected.
Let my amended remarks read "he was voted for".
Senator Simels regrets that errors were made.
Here I am, cheating death...
view from a 900 foot cliff, part II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O...h?
v=ONhvxzXJRJE
It was kind of windy that day.
See, this is why Atrios won't blogroll me: he's been biased because of all you people obsessed with my trousers.
Dr NTodd, Articulate Negro
He only blogrolls white musicians....
. he's a demented little psychopath. that's what the homespun charm is for.
I understand what you are saying and I agree - as I said, the most successful sociopaths usually are quite charming. However, not everyone is susceptible to everyone of their charming ways. I have always found CooCoo's particular charm repulsive.
Others' mileage may vary.
He only blogrolls white musicians....
yeah I heard he met the devil at the crossroads and made a deal
He only blogrolls white musicians....
flory
Yeah!
Bush is our first and hopefully last "Fuck You" president. Elected and re-elected largely out of spite.
Vengeance is an ever-moving target. After a flamboyant swing and a miss against Clinton, maybe the Pat Peale's of the world will finally live to see the day that the "Fuck You" was ultimately aimed inward.
We don't allow billboards in VT. Seriously.
Then how do you know what exit you need for the strip clubs?
. he's a demented little psychopath.
He's a lonely little petunia in an onion sack.
I saw this woman on Letterman last night who's got a new show on HBO; where she followed Ted Haggard around.
She said her gaydar didn't go off when she was around him. She must've been daft.
Anyhoo, they talked to some men folk that went to his "church", and they were bragging about their great sex lives; and how they got their women folk to climax three hundred times a day, or so.
Weird, them folks...
I know I'm supposed to root for the Bears tomorrow but it ain't happening. Boston fans don't root for the Yankees and Detroit fans don't root for Chicago teams. Did White Sox fans root for the Tigers last fall? No. I don't want the Colts to win, I just want the Bears to lose.
Then how do you know what exit you need for the strip clubs?
Everyone knows where they are.
Then how do you know what exit you need for the strip clubs?
Thers | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 5:01 pm | #
Pantsless NTodd has an inerrant dowsing rod when it comes to such things.
I have always found CooCoo's particular charm repulsive.
Others' mileage may vary.
Tena
I've always found it non-existent. He's always seemed too blatantly arrogant, and uncomfortable in his own skin, to be at all charming to me.
isn't that how Churches have tried to boost their numbers?
by turning their place of worship into a center of entertainment?
It has more to do with making it unnecessary for people to seek entertainment outside the church.
Tena: My only point is that not all Christians are all sane.
I feel certain this is what you intended.
virgotex
Well that is certainly true, as well.
I saw this woman on Letterman last night who's got a new show on HBO; where she followed Ted Haggard around.
She said her gaydar didn't go off when she was around him. She must've been daft
That was Nancy Pelosi's daughter.
See, this is why Atrios won't blogroll me: he's been biased because of all you people obsessed with my trousers.
"He will then be reborn
From 1970's porn
Wearing tubesocks with style
And such an innocent smile"
second time I've quoted that song this week
Senator Simels regrets that errors were made.
Huh who what where now?
Man, I go to the gym and get my hair cut, and when I get back, the whole world's gone screwy!
Does this mean I have to call him "Your Honorable Screwtop"?
I have always found CooCoo's particular charm repulsive.
Others' mileage may vary.
Tena
I've always found it non-existent. He's always seemed too blatantly arrogant, and uncomfortable in his own skin, to be at all charming to me.
flory
I've never found vapidity charming in the least.
Anyhoo, they talked to some men folk that went to his "church", and they were bragging about their great sex lives; and how they got their women folk to climax three hundred times a day, or so.
Hmmm....mebbe there's something to this 'xtian' stuff after all.
I could try their Sunday School.....
Weren't mega churches calling off Xmas services this year? Why not call them off for the Superbowl. It is what the flock cares about.
Some local mega-churchist named Mac Hammond opened up a "nightclub" in DT Minneapolis a few years back; right in the middle of the Warehouse District where the elite meet and greet on any given weekend.
It's managed to stay open by being tax-exempt under the most dubious of ways; and I don't think it's really converted a lot of people.
I mean, how many christian ska bands can you really hear?
Damn, Richard, where were you?
Anyhoo, they talked to some men folk that went to his "church", and they were bragging about their great sex lives; and how they got their women folk to climax three hundred times a day, or so.
Hmmm....mebbe there's something to this 'xtian' stuff after all.
I could try their Sunday School.....
flory
O I could get very reverent under those circumstances.
Anyhoo, they talked to some men folk that went to his "church", and they were bragging about their great sex lives; and how they got their women folk to climax three hundred times a day, or so.
Guys who constantly & loudly yell about how much SEX they have with WOMEN and how much they like SEX WITH WOMEN and how much they like WOMEN and SEX never come across as weird or paranoid that someone might think they're gay.
Bush is a rotting dingleberry on the anal hairs of the cosmos.
how they got their women folk to climax three hundred times a day, or so.
Where do I sign up?
I saw this woman on Letterman last night who's got a new show on HBO; where she followed Ted Haggard around.
She said her gaydar didn't go off when she was around him. She must've been daft
That was Nancy Pelosi's daughter.
Tena
SOME women's gaydar just doesn't work.
See: Minnelli, Liza
Guys who constantly & loudly yell about how much SEX they have with WOMEN and how much they like SEX WITH WOMEN and how much they like WOMEN and SEX never come across as weird or paranoid that someone might think they're gay.
Thers | Homepage | 02.03.07 - 5:05 pm | #
You are so queer.
Vengeance is an ever-moving target. After a flamboyant swing and a miss against Clinton, maybe the Pat Peale's of the world will finally live to see the day that the "Fuck You" was ultimately aimed inward.
Would that it were so.
We have station here -- WIND -- that advertises "Liberals Hate Us" on huge signs all over town. That's it. That's the totality of their appeal.
This generation of "conservative" is a cultural dead-loss. They would vote for a Tim McVeigh/Ted Bundy ticket if Limbaugh and Falwell told them it'd make Ted Kennedy angry.
Man, I go to the gym and get my hair cut, and when I get back, the whole world's gone screwy!
Not half as weird as getting a haircut at a gym.
I don't even wanna know where you'd go for an oil change.
Guys who constantly & loudly yell about how much SEX they have with WOMEN and how much they like SEX WITH WOMEN and how much they like WOMEN and SEX never come across as weird or paranoid that someone might think they're gay.
I must be the most heterosexual guy on earth, then.
Anyhoo, they talked to some men folk that went to his "church", and they were bragging about their great sex lives; and how they got their women folk to climax three hundred times a day, or so.
Hmmm....mebbe there's something to this 'xtian' stuff after all.
I could try their Sunday School.....
flory
Onward, Christian soldiers.....
That was Nancy Pelosi's daughter.
Aha. It's coming back to me now.
But seriously, that's the longest I had ever looked at or heard Ted Haggard. And we could tell, right off the bat, that he's playing for both teams.
See: Minnelli, Liza
Terry
O Terry, I can't tell you how mistaken I think you are about that.
[laughy]
O I could get very reverent under those circumstances.
Tena
A whole new spiritual awakening....
Guys who constantly & loudly yell about how much SEX they have with WOMEN...
... are wasting valuable masturbation time. We only live once, people.
Tigre owes me a beverage....
I feel all inadequate now. I've never made anyone orgasm 300 times in a single day. It always takes me at least 25 hours to manage that.
See: Minnelli, Liza
Terry
O Terry, I can't tell you how mistaken I think you are about that.
[laughy]
Tena
Hey, she married TWO gay men.
Just sayin'.
Not half as weird as getting a haircut at a gym.
I don't even wanna know where you'd go for an oil change.
My English isn't too good.
This generation of "conservative" is a cultural dead-loss. They would vote for a Tim McVeigh/Ted Bundy ticket if Limbaugh and Falwell told them it'd make Ted Kennedy angry.
driftglass
Some stupid bint from one of our northern suburbs here wrote the paper the other day and accused Bill Clinton of "the politics of personal destruction."
I find that breathtaking.
Damn, Richard, where were you?
Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
http://
www.thefriendsofsleepingg...pk_locn_hrs.htm
Hey, she married TWO gay men.
Just sayin'.
Terry C,
Honey, I know she did. Think.
Hey, she married TWO gay men.
That's mom's little girl!
Tigre owes me a beverage....
Screw that. You're lucky I'm not pushing you out of the way to get to Mr. 300.
This generation of "conservative" is a cultural dead-loss. They would vote for a Tim McVeigh/Ted Bundy ticket if Limbaugh and Falwell told them it'd make Ted Kennedy angry.
driftglass
They'd vote for a reanimated Hitler if Rush & Co. told them to.
And all Adolf would have to claim is that he's "pro-life" and "pro-family."
"Onward, Christian soldiers....."
--Terry C,
Maybe General J.C. Christian, don't you think?
Not half as weird as getting a haircut at a gym.
One of the outposts of my gym in the city has a salon...get a mani and pedi too....
Hey, she married TWO gay men.
That's mom's little girl!
virgotex
Yep - Judy's GayDar didn't work too well, either.
Then again, Judy swung both ways.
Does Liza, Tena? Is that what you're trying to tell me?
Screw that. You're lucky I'm not pushing you out of the way to get to Mr. 300.
watertiger
There's lots to go round. We could prolly share.
Some stupid bint from one of our northern suburbs here wrote the paper the other day and accused Bill Clinton of "the politics of personal destruction."
Ask the bitch what that means and watch her mouth quiver.
Then ask her equally stupid husband and listen to him blah, blah, blah.
One of the outposts of my gym in the city has a salon...get a mani and pedi too....
Makes perfect sense, really.
Terry C - What I think is that she knows they are gay.
She marries gay men for some reason - I don't know what the reason is.
Ehhh.
Eats.
Then how do you know what exit you need for the strip clubs?
I follow my divining rod.
Rather,
Shhh.
Eats.
They'd vote for a reanimated Hitler if Rush & Co. told them to.
Substitute the word "jew" for "liberal", and the words coming out of the mouths of the likes of Limbaugh would fit in quite well with what was being broadcast and being put in print in Germany, circa 1933.
Makes perfect sense, really.
watertiger
Yeah. Specially since its located in a hotel....
Then how do you know what exit you need for the strip clubs?
I follow my divining rod.
Dr NTodd,
Don't forget the $1s!
They'd vote for a reanimated Hitler if Rush & Co. told them to.
Substitute the word "jew" for "liberal", and the words coming out of the mouths of the likes of Limbaugh would fit in quite well with what was being broadcast and being put in print in Germany, circa 1933.
Richard
Oh, you KNOW it.
Maybe Liza's gay husbands help her with wardrobe & makeup.
nyhoo, they talked to some men folk that went to his "church", and they were bragging about their great sex lives; and how they got their women folk to climax three hundred times a day, or so.
Hmmm....mebbe there's something to this 'xtian' stuff after all.
I could try their Sunday School.....
flory
O I could get very reverent under those circumstances.
Tena
okay, now youse are just bragging. 300 orgasms a day. Come on. 250 MAYBE. But never 300.
She marries gay men for some reason - I don't know what the reason is.
*cough*gay*cough*
Terry C - What I think is that she knows they are gay.
She marries gay men for some reason - I don't know what the reason is.
Tena
I don't know either.
An open thread has been newly hatched.
*cough*gay*cough*
watertiger
*cough*uh huh*cough*
WT, call me a naive & sheltered suburban matron, but how would Liza marrying gay men add up to Liza herself being gay?
Alright, I have to go sign away my firstborn for a box of Claritin-D.
back in a bit.
Enjoy the lipstick.
Don't forget the $1s!
The best clubs are in Quebec, so I have to bring 5s. There are no Canadian dollar bills anymore, and shoving a loonie in a dancer' cootch seems a bit cold.
how would Liza marrying gay men add up to Liza herself being gay?
Asking that means you're gay.
Aww, NTodd, telling me that means you're gay too.
WT, call me a naive & sheltered suburban matron, but how would Liza marrying gay men add up to Liza herself being gay?
It's called "avoidance."
Or she's got some serious issues with sex and intimacy, as in she doesn't like it with men.
Not that there's anything wrong with it, mind you.
It's her life; she can live it as she pleases.
Oh, exactly, she can live her life as she pleases. The logic of it just puzzled me.
"Or she's got some serious issues with sex and intimacy, as in she doesn't like it with men."
i could flip her.
give me some qualudes and a bottle, i'm going in.
People seem to have a weird view of copyrights. Like, once the signals leave the studio it's fair game? If you write a book, does it stop being yours, once you publish it, and then it's OK for anyone to print 1000 copies of it and do whatever they want with it, use it to entice people to join their club or whatever? No to both. Either way, someone put work into the content, and the act of broadcasting it doesn't stop the ownership. If it did, it would be hard to convince someone to broadcast movies over the airwaves. Probably regular television content would persist, since most of the value anymore seems to be in the first showing. PS no, I don't work for the industry, I'm just a patent/trademark/copyright enthusiast.
"If you write a book, does it stop being yours..."
Actually, the idea that idea - thoughts... information... can be owned by someone once they've let them out of their head and into the heads of others is a weird view, one that's alien to many cultures, and relatively new to all cultures.
In fact the legal viewpoint behind copyright law as originally intended can be seen to assert quite the opposite - that information once released becomes the property of all. Its natural state. "Public Domain." And so, in order to encourage people to release their secrets and work, which would then obviously and naturally flow freely, they created an incentive - an artificial and TEMPORARY monopoly on reproduction rights.
14 years or so of a government sponsored "economic stimulus package," and then eternity in the hands of all.
And so, copyright extensions were actually theft - works previously created, released by their authors under the then-present deal, the terms suddenly extended and public domain thus robbed of what it actually owns.
Like McDonald's-employed pickpockets roaming the streets, snatching money from you for "price increases" on Big Macs you ate long ago.
The real force and reason for this is belied by the current terms copyright was extended to. Life plus 75 years for creators of the work, life plus 100 years for corporations that own what was work for hire.
Actual creators get less protection than non-creating artificial entities. This is not about ownership, its about corporate welfare.
All of which has nothing to do with THIS ISSUE.
The law being discussed has nothing to do with copyright. Networks show copyrighted material to get eyes for ads. 1000 eyes in 1000 buildings is the same as 1000 eyes in one building - and is NOT copyright infringement.
The law serves not to protect copyright, but to protect the business model of a form of accountant. Neilsen.
This would be the same as passing a law that you cannot buy 1000 copies of a book - BUY them... because it would screw up the New York Times' ability to put together a best-seller list.
What corporations forget, at their peril, is the following: Intellectual property laws were enacted to protect and benefit the public, not corporations.
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