I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
Peace
hmm?
Amazing day; every panel was just great.
Thoid!
and so it goes.
Thank goodness you didn't link to NTodd. That would have been pretty awful.
That can't be true. The world is only 6,000 years old!
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Snorkeling Teen Finds Shark Tooth
David Wentz was snorkeling off Marysville Beach in the St. Clair River last August when what he thought was an odd-looking rock caught his eye. "I didn't know what to think," the 16-year-old Port Huron resident said.His father, Craig, said he knew right away what it was due to hours of watching the Discovery Channel.
"It's a shark tooth," Craig Wentz said. "It's petrified. It's rock." Michigan State University paleontologist Michael Gottfried told the Times Herald of Port Huron that the 3-inch long tooth comes from an extinct species called Carcharodon megalodon, or the "megatooth" shark.
The megalodon, which went extinct 2 million years ago, was larger than any building in Port Huron, reaching lengths of more than 60 feet. By comparison, Great White sharks generally are about 20 feet long. The megatooth shark ate about 1,500 pounds of food a day, mostly feeding on whales and other large marine creatures.
Gottfried doesn't think the tooth is from a shark that may have been in the Great Lakes region during two different prehistoric eras, dating back from a half-million years to 300 to 400 million years ago, when it was a "shallow marine environment" filled with sharks, whales and other aquatic life.
"I suspect that it was probably carried and dropped by a human inhabitant of the region, either in recent historical times, or perhaps by earlier native people in this area," he said.
"I can't say just how it came to be in the St. Clair River, but I can assure you that there aren't any sharks with 3-inch teeth living there now."
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The Surge is great.......
"Al-Sadr Defies Government Order To Surrender... Militias Staging Increasingly Bold Raids On Iraq Forces... Curfew Extended Indefinitely... Iraqi PM: Basra "A Decisive And Final Battle"... US Embassy Tightens Security Measures, 2 Americans Dead... US Airstrikes Kill 8 Civilians "
Huffington has the story..
have a good evening in Philly. I would have loved to see Whyskenia live. Please youtube it for us!
and don't forget...if needed, wear condoms 
I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a HICA! today.
.
Sinfonian live blogged it all.
It was great, except for the part where he wore out and gave up during the econ segment.
During his speech last night at George Washington University, Karl Rove was interrupted by a group of protesters who unfurled a banner reading “War Criminal.” The protesters were heckled by some in the audience. A couple of Rove supporters shouted “tase them” to the protesters.
Later on, a student asked Rove why some of his detractors believe he is a “fundamentally bad human being.” Rove joked, “First of all, the tail and the horns are retractable.” “I don’t know! I’m a myth,” Rove explained. “I mean, I’m like Grendel of Beowulf; I’m not often seen but people talk about me a lot. I don’t know.”
Another student asked Rove whether he would still support the Iraq war if he knew then what he knows now. “It is what it is,” Rove said, showing no remorse for his involvement in leading the nation into Iraq.
But no one said "fuck," so the media can still line up to marry McCain with dignity.
The Surge is great.......
May the architects of this disaster all rot in hell.
Along with the people who still support it.
But no one said "fuck," so the media can still line up to marry McCain with dignity.
Sadly, at Eschacon, some people did say fuck. I guess we liberals will now have to wander in the desert for another 30 years
Sadly, at Eschacon, some people did say fuck. I guess we liberals will now have to wander in the desert for another 30 years
If you fuckers could just control yourselves ...
Good evening, beautiful people, how goes it by you all?
Trifecta, hope you're up for round XXXVII of Scrabble. (I think we'll be playing til the Rapture. And then after, too, of course, since we'll still be here.)
Your turn Marcellina.
I just bingoed NTodd btw. Let's see when he notices.
Has anyone heard from Sallyh today?
and don't forget...if needed, wear condoms
No glove, no love.
I was just reading the comments at Attytood. I haven't seen so many stupid republican defenders in one place since the run up to war.
They certainly aren't getting any smarter.
If you fuckers could just control yourselves ...
Homosexual Activist
Aw,fuck that!
Sinfonian's recap rocks
Has anyone heard from Sallyh today?
Homosexual Activist
not in the last 2 hours. i was sleping before.
This is from the Sadrist site nahraine.net in its entirety. exactly as posted on their site.....
They are saying that the Mahdi army have won in Basrah. That the fact that Maliki had to extend his deadline and now also is offering money to fighters who turn in their arms indicates this. That the Mahdi Army was able to hold on to territory and that the prevented the arrival of most GZG reinforcements from Baghdad, Mosul, Karbala, and Kut. They say American troops (snipers) are directly involved in the fighting.
This is looking very bad. Americans are being drawn into this and then the cover of the Iraqi govt will be blown. What happens then? God knows.
I heard on NPR that al-Maliki had to be evacuated from his "command center" in Basra, where he was directing the assault. Apparently it's on the verge of becoming a major rout of government and US forces.
But I want to know what the hell a politician is doing sitting in a command center on the battlefield directing operations.
Google made an environmental gesture today by turning the lights out on the U.S. version of its search page. The black background doesn't save energy, but it's Google's way of observing Earth Hour. The global event, created by the World Wildlife Fund, encourages people around the world to turn off their lights at 8 p.m. (your own local time) tonight, March 29, for an hour.
So it was an empty gesture?
Apparently it's on the verge of becoming a major rout of government and US forces.
So?
/Cheney
But I want to know what the hell a politician is doing sitting in a command center on the battlefield directing operations.
Richard III?
Sallyh checked in at 6 a.m. her time. was going to pick up her brother
Is it over now? Can I get on with my life?
(as if I had one)
But I want to know what the hell a politician is doing sitting in a command center on the battlefield directing operations.
Demonstrating what a dilletant putz he is.
But I want to know what the hell a politician is doing sitting in a command center on the battlefield directing operations.
Robert the Bruce!
And why has Bush allowed US forces to be put under foreign command?
I sent Sallyh an email; haven't heard back yet. But it's only been half an hour or so since I sent it.
This is looking very bad. Americans are being drawn into this and then the cover of the Iraqi govt will be blown. What happens then? God knows.
sally
The Hague?
"I heard on NPR that al-Maliki had to be evacuated from his "command center" in Basra, where he was directing the assault."
This is because he can't trust the people around him. Many are defecting to the other side, and so he could be shot at any time.
I was just reading the comments at Attytood. I haven't seen so many stupid republican defenders in one place since the run up to war.
They certainly aren't getting any smarter.
They're not smart enough to be in the Army, it seems, as they're all here and not over there.
Given that the Army has been lowering standards chronically since this CF started, that's definitely saying something.
What's wrong with Sallyh? Please don't tell me she's suffered some new tragedy? She's had enough.
Sallyh's brother came for a visit so she will be pre-occupied with him.
She was here at 6 a.m. CA time. Only stopped in to say hello
Phew...
This is because he can't trust the people around him. Many are defecting to the other side, and so he could be shot at any time.
Back trunk of a car.
Nothing new with Sallyh.
Sallyh was having a very hard time last night. She was very depressed. I think she is better today.
Oddly, none of the trolls showed up.
I was just reading the comments at Attytood. I haven't seen so many stupid republican defenders in one place since the run up to war.
They certainly aren't getting any smarter.
They're in no hurry to enlist, either.
Oddly, none of the trolls showed up.
No, NTodd's here.
I groko Spocko!
Oddly, none of the trolls showed up.
No, NTodd's here.
Yes, but he was wearing pants.
They're in no hurry to enlist, either.
Terry C - Dislikes Repugs
Says it all really about wingnuts.
Oddly, none of the trolls showed up.
The weekend's the busy time for lawnmowing...
Afternoon, rational people.
Thanks to Sinfonian, Spork, and NTodd on their blogs, and some belated live blogging from Culture of Truth here, I am now thoroughly pissed I didn't get it together to manage the trip to Philadelphia.
What's wrong with Sallyh? Please don't tell me she's suffered some new tragedy? She's had enough.
I asked about her because she wrote last night that she tried to kill herself last weekend. I asked last night if she is under doctor's care, but there was no response. She should be under a doctor's care.
Yes, but he was wearing pants.
Well, it is a little cold here.
BTW: I took the time to blog about Minneapolis while I'm here in Philly. I'm a hero.
One way to prove America's greatness as a nation is for Karl Rove to be pelted with dogshit every time he appears in public for the rest of his life.
This also applies to Bill Kristol, Michael Ledeen, Doughy Pantload, and the other unelected scum who've presided over the past seven and a bit years of disgrace.
The three siblings of a girl who died of diabetes that went untreated as her parents prayed instead of taking her to a doctor have been removed from the home during an investigation, police said Friday.
The parents and social services experts agreed the move would be best for everyone, Everest Metro Police Chief Dan Vergin said. The children are staying with other relatives, though they were not in danger, he said.
There is no physical evidence of abuse or neglect," he said.
Madeline Neumann, 11, died Sunday the Weston home of an undiagnosed but treatable form of diabetes as her parents, Dale and Leilani Neumann, prayed for her to get better. Her mother said she never expected her daughter, whom she called Kara, to die.
The family believes in the Bible, which says healing comes from God, Leilani Neumann said.
The children removed from the home range in age from 13 to 16 and are expected to return to their parents once an investigation of the girl's death wraps up, Vergin said.
He would not specify where they are living, other than with another family member.
Vergin said his agency's final report will make no recommendations on possible charges against the parents, leaving that up to the district attorney.
"There is no intent. They didn't want their child to die. They thought what they were doing was the right thing," he said. "They believed up to the time she stopped breathing she was going to get better. They just thought it was a spiritual attack. They believed if they prayed enough she would get through it."
I was just reading the comments at Attytood. I haven't seen so many stupid republican defenders in one place since the run up to war.
He's had resident trolls there since mid 2004, at least. That's really quite scary.
MINNEAPOLIS—The IDS Center, the U.S. Bancorp building, the Wells Fargo Center and other Minneapolis skyscrapers will go completely dark for one hour tonight.
The Stone Arch Bridge and some buildings in the theater district will also turn out the lights as the city joins the global Earth Hour event.
I really like Minneapolis.
"There is no intent. They didn't want their child to die. They thought what they were doing was the right thing," he said. "They believed up to the time she stopped breathing she was going to get better. They just thought it was a spiritual attack. They believed if they prayed enough she would get through it."
Parts of the US are very sick at the moment.
Oddly, none of the trolls showed up.
No, NTodd's here.
Yes, but he was wearing pants.
Hecate
Prove it - the only picture I've seen has him behind the table
One way to prove America's greatness as a nation is for Karl Rove to be pelted with dogshit every time he appears in public for the rest of his life.
Could we drag him behind a car for a few blocks on his birthday? He can wear the leather bondage suit he has in his closet if he likes.
I really like Minneapolis.
It got too cool for me. That's why I moved to St. Paul.
Parts of the US are very sick at the moment.
sally
TOO many for my liking.
I can't believe people would sacrifice their children's lives for such nonsense.
One way to prove America's greatness as a nation is for Karl Rove to be pelted with dogshit every time he appears in public for the rest of his life.
That would just feed his ego.
Could we drag him behind a car for a few blocks on his birthday? He can wear the leather bondage suit he has in his closet if he likes.
Supreme Commander Thor
His actions for the past 8 years does kind of make ya wonder whether he's been secretly hoping for some punishment.
But I want to know what the hell a politician is doing sitting in a command center on the battlefield directing operations.
Richard III?
leibniz♘☮
Shouting "My kingdom for a hummer!"?
Is there going to be a Wanker of the Day?
It got too cool for me. That's why I moved to St. Paul.
I've never lived in either place, just visited. I like 'em both.
The family believes in the Bible, which says healing comes from God, Leilani Neumann said.
Sure helped their kid, didn't it?
His actions for the past 8 years does kind of make ya wonder whether he's been secretly hoping for some punishment.
Marcellina
For a few years the Rude Pundit posted Tales of Karl Rove's Leather Slave. Somehow I don't think they were too far off the mark.
Well, I think that we're going to dinner now.
Later!
The family believes in the Bible, which says healing comes from God, Leilani Neumann said.
Cue Edgar G., Please.
Is there going to be a Wanker of the Day?
The Rude Pundit doesn't take the stage for a while yet.
I can't believe people would sacrifice their children's lives for such nonsense.
Terry C - Dislikes Repugs
Well, it gives an idea of how far these people will go. If they won't save their own children they are not going to switch party when it comes to elections.
What happened with those rumors of Rove being spotted in DC gay bars? Just rumors?
For a few years the Rude Pundit posted Tales of Karl Rove's Leather Slave. Somehow I don't think they were too far off the mark.
Supreme Commander Thor
As I recall, the Leather Slave escaped.
What happened with those rumors of Rove being spotted in DC gay bars?
I thought that was Trent Lott?
If they won't save their own children they are not going to switch party when it comes to elections.
sally
People like that are hopeless.
They will continue to vote against their own interests, to vote for people who care nothing for them and who keep them poor....all for some superstitious nonsense.
The family believes in the Bible, which says healing comes from God, Leilani Neumann said.
Perhaps it does, and he delivers it through . . . Doctors.
Just a thought.
The family believes in the Bible, which says healing comes from God, Leilani Neumann said.
& puts yours hands on the TVee & sends me money...
I thought that was Trent Lott?
Him too? No, this was Rove, but it was one of those unsubstantiated internet stories.
What gets me is that is a cop's reaction to the preventable death of a young girl.
As I recall, the Leather Slave escaped.
Gomez
Yes, I believe Karl left the basement door unlocked after Teh Math was blown out of Karl's ass, and the Slave skipped town.
No, this was Rove, but it was one of those unsubstantiated internet stories.
In that case it would be wrong not to speculate.
They will continue to vote against their own interests, to vote for people who care nothing for them and who keep them poor....all for some superstitious nonsense.
Terry C - Dislikes Repugs
Indeed, which is why the Dems should give up trying to attract them. Waste of time and money. In fact they would be better off attacking them instead.
Perhaps it does, and he delivers it through . . . Doctors.
Just a thought.
jac
Exactly.
But if they think so hard,it gives them headaches.
Indeed, which is why the Dems should give up trying to attract them. Waste of time and money. In fact they would be better off attacking them instead.
sally
Don't attack them.
Just ignore them.
What happened with those rumors of Rove being spotted in DC gay bars?
There were rumors that Rove used to frequent one particular gay bar in D.C. and then was spotted at a private gay orgy at a swanky D.C. hotel. Rove was said to have been dominated by a big leatherman. Nothing ever came of the rumors.
literally in and out but looking forward to reading about eschacon-------
best wishes-------
Indeed, which is why the Dems should give up trying to attract them. Waste of time and money. In fact they would be better off attacking them instead.
sally
a bug zapper might be a reasonable compromise.
Thanks, H.A.
Indeed, which is why the Dems should give up trying to attract them. Waste of time and money. In fact they would be better off attacking them instead.
We'd all be better off if political discourse was shifted to class and economic issues, so all people could see what voting in their own interests could mean.
What gets me is that is a cop's reaction to the preventable death of a young girl.
Mustn't offend the Christofascists.
So wait, there was "no intent" when they wouldn't do the reasonable thing and take their daughter to a doctor? Is there also "no intent" if you fail to feed your child and they starve to death?
Rove was said to have been dominated by a big leatherman.
That wasn't a leatherman, that was Kate O'Beirne.
Rove was said to have been dominated by a big leatherman. Nothing ever came of the rumors.
I'm gonna play the under and say where there was smoke, there was someone who wasn't using enough lube on Karl's cinnimon gateway.
So wait, there was "no intent" when they wouldn't do the reasonable thing and take their daughter to a doctor?
there have been cases like this prosecuted before but it probably depends on the state.
Mustn't offend the Christofascists.
Terry C - Dislikes Repugs
Freedom.. just hope the parents get pneumonia and refuse to go to a Dr..
So wait, there was "no intent" when they wouldn't do the reasonable thing and take their daughter to a doctor? Is there also "no intent" if you fail to feed your child and they starve to death?
puppethead
I don't get that, either.
Not at all!
People can believe whatever bullshit they like, but leave the kids the hell out of it.
Thanks, Homosexual Activist, for the info on Sallyh. Just went back and scanned thru the threads from last nite. Damn. Wish like hell there was something I could do for her.
BBC reported that Maliki had to be evacuated from his command post in Basra because it was taking such heavy fire.
Al Ja*eera showed video footage of Maliki at a long table with his coterie, just like we used to see with Saddam.
Meet the new boss baby.
Al Sadr says he aint giving up either.
-GSD
Rove's stepfather was gay. Remember the story about the guy who bought Rove's father's solid gold cockring on eBay?
This story was in on the nets a day or two ago, and one of the first articles about it stated that the family had friends and acquaintances who were doctors. Go figure.
there have been cases like this prosecuted before but it probably depends on the state.
Eh, you could take it to trial, but there's no mens rea there. People don't like prosecuting losing cases.
Don't get me wrong, they're wackjobs, and their other children need to be protected. I just don't think you could get a conviction.
Other fmaily memebers finaly called in the police, they said they had been trying to convince the parents to take the girl to the hospital.
So others knew it was serious and told the parents.
Mustn't offend the Christofascists.
Terry C - Dislikes Repugs
Freedom.. just hope the parents get pneumonia and refuse to go to a Dr..
1Watt, Hermit
You and me both.
Amazes me who is breeding nowadays.
Uh-oh, Wal-Mart's suing of the disabled woman is a top story on NBC News. Smooth move there, Wal-Mart.
So wait, there was "no intent" when they wouldn't do the reasonable
thing and take their daughter to a doctor? Is there also "no intent" if
you fail to feed your child and they starve to death?
puppethead
Diabetes is the consequence of an -absence- - in this case an absence of an effective insulin producer. Far as I know, the Lord Jesus H. Christ Almighty and His Pop do not, as a rule, provide for replacement parts.
Couldn't they have prayed *and* taken the child to a physician, or was it an all or nothing deal?
David Brock and Paul Waldman taking questions over at FDL...
Couldn't they have prayed *and* taken the child to a physician, or was it an all or nothing deal?
MP
Sadly, in this case it appeared to be an all or nothing deal.
By JOHN MORENO GONZALES, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
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Then a collector announces that you have to pay back thousands of dollars.
Thousands of Katrina victims may be in the same boat.
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The contractor, ICF International of Fairfax, Va., revealed the extent of the overpayments when it issued a March 11 request for bids from companies willing to handle "approximately 1,000 to 5,000 cases that will necessitate collection effort."
The bid invitation said: "The average amount to be collected is estimated to be approximately $35,000, but in some cases may be as high as $100,000 to $150,000."
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Privatization at it's finest.
Was Paul Krugman a hyperactive child?
From the UPI:
WESTON, Wis., March 29 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin couple, whose 11-year-old daughter died in a diabetic coma after they refused to take her to the doctor, may face criminal charges, police said.
Madeline Kara Neumann of Weston, who had treatable type 1 diabetes, was 5 years old the last time her parents Dale and Leilani took her to a doctor, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Friday.
"She could have easily been treated and had a long, loving life here on Earth," Everest Metro Police Chief Dan Vergin told the newspaper.
The girl's grandmother, Evalani Gordon, said she tried to convince Leilani Neumann to get the girl treatment, an official document says.
"Leilani Neumann told Evalani Gordon that Madeline would be fine and God would heal her," the document says.
Vergin said the investigation will probably end next week and the Marathon County district attorney will decide whether charges will be filed in the girl's Easter Sunday death.
I paid for, but never got me t-shirt.
sheets
you can still get first!
So wait, there was "no intent" when they wouldn't do the reasonable thing and take their daughter to a doctor?
Could I say there was no intent when these two dumbasses just happened to line up with the center of the hood of my car and the accelerator stuck open?
A Wisconsin couple, whose 11-year-old daughter died in a diabetic coma after they refused to take her to the doctor, may face criminal charges, police said.
As they should!
Evalani?
Leilani?
What the fuck.................!
Could I say there was no intent when these two dumbasses just happened to line up with the center of the hood of my car and the accelerator stuck open?
Think you could convince a jury you're that stupid? Then sure, it should work.
Think these people can convince a jury *they're* that stupid? I'd bet they can.
There are fair-sized Samoan and affiliated communities in Wisconsin and Minnesota. This in itself is a little troubling, but there it is.
So, nobody wants to hear the blogging on the 'Fit for Duty: the Effects of Nutritional Deprivation on the British Soldier of the Peninsular War” lecture?
Cause it was sure ... something.
So, nobody wants to hear the blogging on the 'Fit for Duty: the Effects of Nutritional Deprivation on the British Soldier of the Peninsular War” lecture?
They were in Portugal! Every man jack should have had as many corks as he wanted to eat!
They were in Portugal! Every man jack should have had as many corks as he wanted to eat!
Turns out, cork oaks aren't nearly as nutritious as you might think.
Oh, they all moved upstairs without us. No wonder it's so quiet.
They were in Portugal! Every man jack should have had as many corks as he wanted to eat!
Poppycock! Mollycoddling the common soldiery as though the crown had the coin to treat everyone like an officer? They'll take their ration in good order from the stores as long as it lasts and display discipline in front of the locals afterwards.
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