HULK SMASH!!!
Peace
Fuck Bush. Hail California - Certified Teachers Rule
purse
Tucker's last show - hoot him off the stage.
-
(I am still laughing about the fundies hitting the ceiling right now)
arguing that Tsongas' plan could cause Iraqi factions to recoil in self-defense
Don't we want iraqi factions to, like, do self-defense?
Oy.
He's been the wanker of the week, hasn't he?
his wanking is legion of late
Miss Thing has no patience for O'Hanlon.
I know wankers, and O'H is no Toby Putzhole.
O'Hanlon is either really stupid, or really ok with peddlin' bullshit for wingnut welfare. Wanker either way.
I hate it when the media tells us what Bush said like anyone gives a shit what that fucking moron says. He's a war criminal and nothing more.
O'Hanlon? You're just phoning it in...
Chimpy
Presidential Message: St. Patrick's Day 2008
I send greetings to those celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Americans are grateful for our country's Irish traditions and for Michael O'Hanlon's shilling for my lovely war.
Bye Bye Fucker Carlson
Bye Bye Fucker Carlson
Somewhere, John Edwards is laughing his ass off. Bye, bye, Tucker.
Obama is a radical Christian Islamofascist.
Very scary.
-GSD
O'Hanlon is either really stupid, or really ok with peddlin' bullshit for wingnut welfare. Wanker either way.
LittlePig
*
I don't buy stupid. I buy corrupt for this ass.
Miss Thing has no patience for O'Hanlon.
Miss Thing's face explains why the Egyptians worshipped cat gods and goddesses.
Digby gives some love to Spocko.
Any local news program has more talent Tucker's show.
Atrios, rephrased: Anybody who cares more about gifting democracy to Iraqis than embarrassing George Bush is a wanker. Party above country and god, always.
I guess I need to update my Wanker of the Day spreadsheet. It's been a while.
The Iraqis will continue to resist the occupation of their country. Wouldn't you?
The Iraqis will continue to resist the occupation of their country. Wouldn't you?
The Dancing Kid
I'm resisting the occupation of my country by corporatist Republican shitbags.
Chimpy
To encourage Americans to learn more about the dangers of accidental poisonings and to take appropriate preventive measures, the Congress, by joint resolution approved September 26, 1961, as amended (75 Stat. 681), has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation designating the third week of March each year as "National Poison Prevention Week."
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim March 16 through March 22, 2008, as National Poison Prevention Week. I call upon all Americans to observe this week by participating in appropriate activities and by learning how to prevent poisonings.
(And this is hilarious)
SACRAMENTO
Home schoolers to appeal ruling
Home school advocates vowed Thursday to appeal a recent court ruling that bars parents from teaching their children without a credential.
Kevin Snider, a lawyer with the Pacific Justice Institute who is representing Sunland Christian School, which specializes in religious home-schooling, said he would ask Friday for a new hearing at the state appellate court level and also request a hearing before the state Supreme Court.
"What happened in this case is that the court went beyond the specific facts of this case and made a broad ruling as to the legitimacy of home schooling itself," Snider said at an afternoon news conference on the Capitol lawn. State Assemblyman Ted Gaines (R-Roseville), who said he has home schooled four of his six children, said the Legislature would decide whether to get involved once the courts have reached a final ruling.
http://www.latimes.com/news/
loca...1,4547279.story
What a concept! Someone really needs to know something to teach? Who'd thunk it?
McBush!
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Friday he fears that al Qaeda or another extremist group might attempt spectacular attacks in Iraq to try to tilt the U.S. election against him.
McCain, at a town hall meeting in this Philadelphia suburb, was asked if he had concerns that anti-American militants in Iraq might ratchet up their activities in Iraq to try to increase casualties in September or October and tip the November election against him.
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Flufferlicious question, there. A plant? Nah, Straight Talk would NEVER do that, I'm sure.
Hecate, I am doing a jig.
Let's blow a kiss to the goddess who assisted the cutting-off of one of the biggest assholes on teevee.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/07...01s01-
uspo.html
CSMonitor story on Obama's finding faith and his church.
Lucy haz radials, friday catblogging, see http://cabdrollery.blogspot.com
Beowulf Schaeffer - Revolution |
What are the Fundies hitting the ceiling about?
American Hawk, you cannot "gift" democracy to another nation. They have to want it. I want democracy in America. It died when Bush/Texaco were installed.
'party above country'
As Susie would say: Carl Jung, genius.
Dunno if Sinf is still about (probably out clubbing in one of his futile attempts to get laid) but how is our pal O'Hanlon doing in the Wankstakes?
by learning how to prevent poisonings.
P O'Neill
*
don't buy Chinese-derived products for starters
Michael O'Hanlon is not a Democrat or a liberal. He needs to change his affiliation now. Motherfucking son of a bitch. He doesn't speak for me.
Well, I was opposed to the invasion of Iraq & I was opposed to the invasion of Afghanistan & I am opposed to invasion of Iran (or bombing them, too)
I may be a DFH, but my way doesn't cost as much (& money saved could be used for health care & education -- just sayin')
In five years, no Republican will admit to having voted for Bush.
[Visions of O'Hanlon in an above-the-knee checkered dress and Orphan Annie wig, singing his heart out.]
Hey, American Chickenhawk:
Asking again, what was your MOS in the 'Nam, douche?
Home school advocates vowed Thursday to appeal a recent court ruling that bars parents from teaching their children without a credential.
Would they let an untrained person operate on their nutsacs?
Well, maybe THEY would.
Hey, Spocko - you got a shout out from Digby!
A few more wins like Texas and Hillary is finished.
Miss Thing has no patience for O'Hanlon. - Hecate
Oh, that it explains it.I thought I detected a "I'm gonna slap something silly" vibe to that pic when I looked at it earlier.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Friday he fears that al Qaeda or another extremist group might attempt spectacular attacks in Iraq to try to tilt the U.S. election against him.
He's delusional. Al Qaida wants his sorry Chimpfluffing ass into office, because they need a useful idiot to help them with recruiting.
Gravatar Q: OK, I created one. Is it supposed to show up whenever I use that email address in the boxes above the comments box, or ???
damned illegal immagants:
http://www.pr-inside.com/u-s-cit...rom-
r485072.htm
Bush Democrats, Reagan Democrats. Hell, there's Democrats everywhere!
No, no, mer!
He's a "sensible liberal"™!
Dunno if Sinf is still about (probably out clubbing in one of his futile attempts to get laid) but how is our pal O'Hanlon doing in the Wankstakes?
Apprentice to Darth Holden
Someone doesn't read very carefully. 
"What a concept! Someone really needs to know something to teach? Who'd thunk it?"
--Beowulf Schaeffer - Revolution
My mind is reeling.
American Chickenhawk rephrased: I'm a coward and wouldn't think of actually fighting myself.
Why does McCain hold his arms perpendicular to his body when he holds a microphone?
Anyone who doesn't understand what's happening in Iraq hasn't ever watched "Red Dawn."
I know McCain can't lift his arms over his head due to torture by the NV.
Dunno if Sinf is still about (probably out clubbing in one of his futile attempts to get laid) but how is our pal O'Hanlon doing in the Wankstakes?
Apprentice to Darth Holden
bless his little pea pickin' heart.
Gravatar Q: OK, I created one. Is it supposed to show up whenever I use that email address in the boxes above the comments box, or ???
T.D. Scott (formerly T2
That might work! But it might not.
I see T.D. Scott's gravatar. Wish I could see mine.
Do I need to use the all lower case one word name, too, or just the assigned email, gravitar-speaking-wise?
I see T.D. Scott's gravatar. Wish I could see mine.
Echidne
It's quite lovely, Goddess.
Why does McCain hold his arms perpendicular to his body when he holds a microphone? - lipreader
Joints and bones did get somewhat fucked up in his crashes and stay in Hanoi.
Tweety, is it your fault that the pope wears red shoes?
Wow. Digby. *thanks trademark Dave)
Now that is even hotter than a line from Atrios (who hates me and never links to me because I'm boring and long winded. Even Ntodd got gets a link. I offered Atrios 3000 quatloos and nothing!) oh well. I'll give him a nerve pinch at the convention, that'll show him!
I really hate those stickers on cars that say "Freedom isn't free."
Shouldn't the driver be out there on the front lines. Or are they just freeloaders?
Who actually were these Reagan Democrats that Tweety keeps talking about? Democrats who hated everything about what the Democratic Party stood for?
I think they were the bigots leftover after Nixon had picked over them.
Echidne: Kewl! But I can't see mine, either.
It's kind of existential: you can see me, but I can't see me. Prior Aelred: that's actually spiritually healthy, isn't it?
I believe it is case-sensitive, T.D.
It disgusts me that Atrios would attack a fellow critic of the Iraq War as a "wanker."
I think you should post a permanent link on the left hand side of the blog:
Wanker
Michael O'Hanlon
Why does McCain hold his arms perpendicular to his body when he holds a microphone? - lipreader
He learned it from one of his contemporaries, Arthur Godfrey?
I'm resisting the occupation of my country by corporatist Republican shitbags.
lipreader
*
heh. We are more than just occupied by a party, we are being sold down the river by RNC and DLC global capital whores.
Wow. Digby. *thanks trademark Dave...
Actually, someone mentioned it a few posts before you got here...
S p ocko, I love reading your comment here. You're one of the best.
Yes, Echidne's gravitar is pretty.
My mind is reeling.
mer
I WOULD Simply LOVE for this to be applied nationwide. It is important. And I believe that it SHOULD be: I am thinking kind thoughts of the rational judges in California at this moment. We need a well-educated populace. Home schooling by ignorant people is not going to do it. There certainly may be cases where this might be acceptable but they can certainly show their credentials.
T.D. Scott,
try this
http://www.haloscan.com/visitors...itors/?
smiley=1
don't know if it will help
stickers on cars that say "Freedom isn't free."
I've never seen one on a car. SUVs, yes.
Why does McCain hold his arms perpendicular to his body when he holds a microphone? - lipreader
He was hung by his wrists with them (wrists) tied behind his back.
Serious rotator-cuff damage.
Thanks for complimenting my gravatar. It's an applique I made. You, too, can have one. Only four thousand dollars if you mention this blog. 
Why does McCain hold his arms perpendicular to his body when he holds a microphone? lipreader
he needs his head and shoulders as compact as possible in case bush has further need of his service ...
[cue orchestra]
This is Michael O'Hanlon's ninth Wanker of the Day award, but his third in 2008, putting him in the lead for the current calendar year. He still distantly trails the all-time Wanker King, Fred Hiatt, who has been honored 25 times.
[orchestra fade out]
Holy moly, diesel fuel is 80 cents per gallon higher than regular in my area. That's gotta make trucking no fun and will jack the cost of goods.
Now there's a serious disincentive to buying a diesel car unless one's planning to go to biodiesel right away.
I'll give him a nerve pinch at the convention, that'll show him!
S p ocko
*
remind me to keep you at an arms length~!
Thanks, bo, giving it a try...
Dunno if Sinf is still about (probably out clubbing in one of his futile attempts to get laid) but how is our pal O'Hanlon doing in the Wankstakes?
Apprentice to Darth Holden
bless his little pea pickin' heart.
1Watt, Hermit
Am I invisible here or what?
Dang. Still can't see mine. Is it still showing up for others? More importantly, am I pretty?
Why does McCain hold his arms perpendicular to his body when he holds a microphone?
POW treatment is my guess. Who knows?
Thanks for complimenting my gravatar. It's an applique I made. You, too, can have one. Only four thousand dollars if you mention this blog.
Echidne
Whoa! If I had four thousand dollars handy, I'd...well, never mind.
Echidne - ur knitting wool went out last Wednesday. Whiskeyina - ur knitting wool went out today. Jeff - ur oranges went out today - I look forward to the Arkansas Pink tomato plants.
Everybody take a deep breath and exhale.
I got a request to nominate the best female blogger in the inbox somewhat recently. I should have followed through with "Digby, of course". Mebbe there is still time to enter a preference.
BTW, Spocko Rocks!!!
We missed out on a milestone. On March 5, Atrios bestowed his 600th Wanker of the Day award, to Washingtonpost.com.
O'Hanlon's award today is the 604th.
I look forward to the Arkansas Pink tomato plants.
Beauties from Bradley.
Dang. Still can't see mine. Is it still showing up for others? More importantly, am I pretty? - T.D. Scott
[Squits] There's something fishy about it, I think.
Whoa! If I had four thousand dollars handy, I'd...well, never mind.
For you, little pig, only 400 smackers!
He was hung by his wrists with them (wrists) tied behind his back.
And that's why he votes for torture!
I know McCain can't lift his arms over his head due to torture by the NV.
Hey, there wasn't any major organ failure. It wasn't torture according to Bush, simply tough interrogation. McCain seems to agree with that, so it's okay.
XT2 -- actually, I think it's Bobbie Burns!
& I can see your gravatar & U R sew rite about the "Red Dawn" irony -- these retards worship that flic & don't/can't see that we have met the enemy & he is us!
S p ocko rulz!
OK -- way late to recreation & gotta go!
Anyone who doesn't understand what's happening in Iraq hasn't ever watched "Red Dawn."
This is my perpetual headscratcher concerning "Red Dawn" and its fans: they're too dense to get the message, which Patrick "I'm from Chippendale's" Swayze so eloquently shouts: "Because we live here".
Barmpot Shouty-Crackers, PhD, thank you so much. I'm gonna send you something in return.
I've never seen one on a car. SUVs, yes.
particularly in the shadow of Bullshit Mountain and bo and I lovingly call it.
We missed out on a milestone. On March 5, Atrios bestowed his 600th Wanker of the Day award, to Washingtonpost.com.
You need a special "hall of fame" wing at your site...
If only Spitzer had spent his money on Echidne's appliques he wouldn't be in this pickle now.
Holy shit. I'm transparent tonight.
Well, you have your statistics. So there.
McCain does not have full freedom of movement in his arms due to the torture he suffered in Vietnam.
He's still a wanker though.
Lieberman To Travel With McCain To Iraq
WASHINGTON - Sen. Joe Lieberman, the unusual sidekick in recent months to Republican presidential candidate John McCain, is tagging along with the Arizona senator again next week when they go to Iraq together.
Lieberman said today that the two are traveling with Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina. The trip, which starts Saturday night, will also likely include visits to Jordan and Israel, in addition to European stops in London and Paris, Lieberman said.
Who's paying for the trip? the campaign - or the taxpayers? Hmmm...let me guess...the taxpayers, right?
Oh yeah - he's going to Rome, too.
must be nice.
Spocko
Congratulations! You completely deserve it. You done good work, you.
Erin: I can see BSMountain from my house. Almost. Is bo a pdx-er?
Wow, so McVain denounced the USA and he wasn't even tortured? It would be irresponsible not to speculate.
Hip, hip hurray for Spocko!
You need a special "hall of fame" wing at your site...
dave™©
Well, if you go there and search for "wanker," you pretty much get it.
Maybe I'll do a special page sometime. But only if Atrios is nice to me in Philly. 
This is my perpetual headscratcher concerning "Red Dawn" and its fans: they're too dense to get the message, which Patrick "I'm from Chippendale's" Swayze so eloquently shouts: "Because we live here".
Apprentice to Darth Holden
Yep. Severe underdevelopment of the cerebris connectthedotsicus.
There's something fishy about it, I think.
Bummer. It's me mountaineering, no fishing involved.
I know McCain can't lift his arms over his head due to torture by the NV.
I don't know that. I am pretty sure he was a prisoner of war, though.
Dang. Still can't see mine. Is it still showing up for others? More importantly, am I pretty?
T.D. Scott (formerly T2)
and witty and gay
For you, little pig, only 400 smackers!
Echidne
Only 0.4 Kristen-Ashleys!
Is there a law against the same person simultaneously being a US Senator and the Israeli Ambassador to the US?
Or is that question out of line?
ErinPDX rules.
Yes, she does.
I know McCain can't lift his arms over his head due to torture by the NV.
Bummer. It's me mountaineering, no fishing involved. - T.D. Scott
Prolly more to do with my eyesight than the pic. That's a rope you're holding on to with your right hand rather than a fishing pole?
Is bo a pdx-er?
used to live not too far from me, but now a bayarean
I WOULD Simply LOVE for this to be applied nationwide. It is important. And I believe that it SHOULD be
If for no reason, it should be done simply to keep the issue in the public's consciousness: there are legions of fucktarded fundie shitheads out there who are creating a miniature army of brainwashed fundie cretins.
And by all means call it the Preservation of a Child's Right to Learn Act.
If freedom is a gift from the almighty how is it that freedom isn't free? Gifts are, by definition, free. So who's lying here? Proponents of each view are hereby called upon to beat each other senseless until a winner is determined.
Bummer. It's me mountaineering, no fishing involved. - T.D. Scott
I thought it was you cross-country skiing.
cosmosis
ah shucks
back at ya
You heard that Obama is going to appear on KO's show tonight? That's what I heard on NBC Evening News--probably damage control on the Rev. Wright stuff.
Is it torture if there isn't major organ failure? McVain's vote sez no.
bo: trekking pole. Dang, I wish I could see it. Climbing helmet, 2 trekking poles, fierce expression.
Or is that question out of line?
T.D. Scott (formerly T2)
Expect an isit-vay from ossad-May.
there are legions of fucktarded fundie shitheads out there who are creating a miniature army of brainwashed fundie cretins.
On the bright side, they're getting progressively stupider and will eventually be unable to function.
Leibniz, re: purse--do you carry a Coach bag or a Theory bag?
I thought it was you cross-country skiing.
Well, the scree was pretty hairy... cross-country screeing?
Damn slanties
I know McCain can't lift his arms over his head due to torture by the NV.
/John McLaughlin
BZZZT! WRONG!
That wasn't torture, it was "enhanced interrogation techniques" all perfectly legal and humane there was no permanent damage ignore the arms at the sides it's all a trick.
trekking pole
I guess it's wrong for that to make me think of Anqelique Pettyjoan.
I know McCain can't lift his arms over his head due to torture by the NV.
Even FDR could draw a pistol and quickly shoot an enemy combatant if had to.
Is America ready for a President is barely capable of defending himself against an enemy intruder?
probably damage control on the Rev. Wright stuff.
So Obama is not a muslim? I can't keep the fake winger outrages straight.
If for no reason, it should be done simply to keep the issue in the public's consciousness: there are legions of fucktarded fundie shitheads out there who are creating a miniature army of brainwashed fundie cretins.
Son and DiL used to live next door to whacjobs who sent the sons to some fundie school but homeschooled the daughters.
How fucked up is that shit?
Son glared at them until they gave up and moved away. Thank the Goddess they're no where near my G/Son. Sickos.
Expect an isit-vay from ossad-May.
I mean, I'm pro-Israel. And pro-Palestinian. Pretty much pro-everything, in its place.
Hey Erin,
Congrats to Corvallis
I bought a shirt for the EschaCon panel today, in the second-hand shop. Only ten dollars. It's pink silk with large white dots and a big bow on my belly.
Don't you think that is power dressing?
You heard that Obama is going to appear on KO's show tonight? That's what I heard on NBC Evening News--probably damage control on the Rev. Wright stuff.
He's gonna go grovel on Fox about it, too. And, according to Orange Satan, on Hannity's show.
What a fighter!
sallyh-strictly parametric.
Hecate, I'm happy to hear that.
My neighbors are Mexican on one side and Persian on the other. Both nice bunches of people, nice kids Maddy can play with when she gets older.
Hey, no talking about Sinfonian's love life! Who he does or does not sleep with is his own business. Once every seven years I care about this stuff, but the rest of the time, meh.
(Besides, I'm pretty sure he gets all the smart girls. They say, "The answer is, 'Me'." The question is, "Who will be waking up next to a Jeopardy champion")
You heard that Obama is going to appear on KO's show tonight? That's what I heard on NBC Evening News--probably damage control on the Rev. Wright stuff.
jawbone
Two things about that before I leave. In the first place: I really find nothing all that radical about what Reverend Wright said. I think I pretty much agree with his statements. He is cursing the drugs and the jail time and the three strike laws that seem to be aimed at incarcerating as many young black men as possible. And if we look - dispassionately - at the statistics, by gosh he is right!
OK, even assuming you do not agree with the man and find his RHETORIC over the top (as it certainly was intended to be) what does it have to do with a member of the congregation? Barack Obama has stated he rejects such feelings and words absolutely (As if he even had to do so!)
This is a nothing in a nothing inside of a nothing.
Son glared at them until they gave up and moved away. Thank the Goddess they're no where near my G/Son. Sickos.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator |
Amish girls go to school until 8th grade. As far as I can tell from the waiting room at the gynecologists, they are usually having their first child about a year later. (14ish)
pink silk with large white dots and a big bow
I'll loan you a power scarf!
Heh. Thanks, Spoc ko.
They can talk about my love life if they want. Thing is, I no longer have one.
Hey, no talking about Sinfonian's love life!
I think we're speaking in the hypothetical, unless it's the affair he's having with NTodd. That one's a little different.
This is a nothing in a nothing inside of a nothing.
Beowulf Schaeffer - Revolution
And nothing is exactly all the Republicans have. It's starting to be bearable to read the news again, quite refreshing after years of Rethuglican rule.
I know McCain can't lift his arms over his head due to torture by the NV.
Even FDR could draw a pistol and quickly shoot an enemy combatant if had to.
Is America ready for a President is barely capable of defending himself against an enemy intruder? - Stunt Woman
Ooooo, that would make a nice anit-McBush mailer to send to NRA folk.
sallyh-strictly parametric.
I haven't seen that brand at the counter in Nordstrom's, but I'll check with Hecate.
Looks like it might be time for another Wanker of the Day Hall of Fame induction. If we use ten awards as the threshold, the six current Hall of Famers all qualify, but there are two others, plus two more at nine awards, on the cusp ...
Wait -- can Obama go on Fox? I thought Hillary had that under exclusive contract.
Clinton and Murdoch, BFF
AP Top News at 6:22 p.m. EDT
58 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday denounced inflammatory remarks from his pastor, who has railed against the United States and accused its leaders of bringing on the Sept. 11 attacks by spreading terrorism. As video of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright has widely aired on television and the Internet, Obama responded by posting a blog about his relationship with Wright and his church, Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, on the Huffington Post.
http://ap.google.com/article/
ALe...ZefmRQD8VDFMM80
Wonder if he answered tough questions in the comments? Would that make him a nerd - pardon me, His New Nerdiness?
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Here's your Hall of Famer tally as of today:
Fred Hiatt 25
Glenn Reynolds 23
Joe Lieberman 22
Joe Klein 19
David Broder 11
John McCain 11
I want to applaud Ellen DeGeneres for going after Sally Kern. (over at C&L)
Lieberman's only no. 3? Damn you, Duncan Black!!!! (Shaking fist Stewartishly)
What a fighter!
dave™©
OK, I have explained, in excruciating detail, the fact that Hillary is just fine with me as long as she sticks to the issues and quiets that incredible staff of assholes she keeps around. (Seriously.)
What, exactly, is your problem with Obama? You keep putting him down without really making a cogent argument other than you like Hillary.
Echidne
sorry about my harassment of your posters.
Dang. Still can't see mine. Is it still showing up for others? More importantly, am I pretty?
T.D. Scott (formerly T2)
and witty and gay
ErinPDX | 03.14.08 - 7:19 pm
200 Quatloos to ErinPDX for the follow up.
I remember getting a commercial song caught in my head and walking down the hallways of Vulcan Academy High School unconsciously singing it.
"Every day of the month belongs to you with Midol!"
Talk about embarrassing.
I find Bush's claim that freedom is a gift from God so bizarre. Where is there any mention of any sort of democracy or freedom in the Bible?
Others eligible for the WOTD Hall of Fame (using 10 as the prerequisite):
Andrew Sullivan 11
Jonah Goldberg 10
On the cusp:
Richard Cohen 9
Michael O'Hanlon 9
Rick Santorum 8
OK, even assuming you do not agree with the man and find his RHETORIC over the top (as it certainly was intended to be) what does it have to do with a member of the congregation?
Simple: watch his poll numbers.
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Blind pig finds acorn:
QuickVote
Are you outraged that the government would bail out Bear Sterns while letting middle class Americans lose their homes to foreclosure?
Yes
No
http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/....dobbs.tonight/
Echidne
sorry about my harassment of your posters.
You didn't harass them. There's been several threads on related topics, though, and some are a little sensitive right now.
Wow!!
McCain Invites Fundraisers to London
Sen. John McCain and his staff have been adamant for days that his upcoming overseas trip to Britain, France and Israel is not political.
Some political staffers have gone so far as to refuse to talk about the trip with reporters, arguing it would be inappropriate to mix politics with his Senate business.
Here's what McCain said on Wednesday when asked by a Post reporter how Europeans would respond to his vision for the presidency: "I won't be offering them my vision because I'm going as a member of the Armed Services Committee, not as the nominee of our party."
Apparently, though, there will still be room for fundraising.
McCain's campaign has sent out an invitation for a March 20 luncheon at Spencer House -- the neo-classical home built for an ancestor of Diana, the late Princess of Wales -- "by kind permission of Lord Rothschild OM GBE and the Hon. Nathaniel Rothschild."
The price to attend is $1000 to $2,300. And the dress code for the event? "Lounge suits" -- British for business attire.
(read the rest!)
Hillary is just fine with me
Oh, bullshit. Just this week you were bitching about her "attitude." Own your sexism, DWD, own it.
nice going, Spocko.
(for the Digby nod, not for the Midol)
I want to know whether the President of Bear Sterns used his honeymoon cash to satisfy investors before running to the gov't. for a bailout. That George Bailey was a true conservative!
Anyway, I did buy that pink shirt with the bow. Sometimes one has to stretch out of the safe zone. But I will also pack the usual scales and the tinfoil helmet.
Fred Hiatt 25
Glenn Reynolds 23
Joe Lieberman 22
Joe Klein 19
David Broder 11
John McCain 11
I'm sure McBush will move up in the standings between now and November.
What, exactly, is your problem with Obama?
I have little problem with Obama. He's a centrist candidate with pretty much the same voting record as Clinton and most other centrist Democrats.
My "problem" is with his fan-addict supporters who act like he's the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Blitzer: All right Jack Cafferty, what do you think, a McCain Powell ticket?
Cafferty: Amen to that. I second everything McCain said. I wish McCain, I mean Powell would have run for president. I would have made a lot of what's going on right now irrelevant, in my humble opinion. I think Colin Powell is giant and I wish he would take a more active role in setting the direction for this country.I would follow him damned near anywhere.
Back to Iraq, Jack.
McCain is going to be raising campaign funds during his trip, says thinkprogress.com.
TGI*HICA!
boys and girls
.
I'm sure McBush will move up in the standings between now and November.
Apprentice to Darth Holden
Interestingly, Huggy Bear, one of the charter Hall of Famers, hasn't been WOTD since last August.
Oh, bullshit. Just this week you were bitching about her "attitude." Own your sexism, DWD, own it.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
No, it is not SEXISM to complain about someone destroying the party for their own gain. If there is sexism, Hecate, it is in your eyes. To my point of view, the same standard would (and should) be applied to ANY candidate who CHOOSES to tear down another candidate when they have ZERO chance of winning without destroying their competition.
That was beneath you.
bo
Congrats to Corvallis
cool!
So I voted on whether I was outraged about Bear Sterns on Dobbs' site. I voted no. Then the results showed up. They said it was 100% yes, 0% no. Sort of Diebold-ish...
You didn't harass them. There's been several threads on related topics, though, and some are a little sensitive right now.
Echidne
oh, you haven't checked in lately.
He's the greatest thing since white bread.
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The price to attend is $1000 to $2,300. And the dress code for the event? "Lounge suits" -- British for business attire.
I think I'm going to wear either my black blazer or my suit, I want to look like someone who NPR would have on News Hour, but under my suit I'll have on my green "I'm with illogical" t-shirt. Or maybe my Moonbat Eschacon 2005 shirt or my DFH Eschacon 2008 t-shirt.
what do you think, a McCain Powell ticket?
Please, please, please let McCain run with Powell, I Lie to the UN. Please make this election all about the war and whether or not it was justified.
Ooops did it again.
The price to attend is $1000 to $2,300. And the dress code for the event? "Lounge suits" -- British for business attire.
Does the torture victim who loves torture actually believe that this bullshit passes the smell test?
here's the rest:
Jill Hazelbaker, McCain's campaign spokeswoman, said today that Congress will be reimbursed for the political portions of the trip.
The campaign is paying for McCain's flight home, since he is flying separately from the rest of the Congressional delegation.
"We are also paying for the fundraiser and his hotel that evening in London," Hazelbaker said. "We will reimburse the Treasury for the cost of a flight to London."
McCain is no maverick. He's a true political hack!!
I find Bush's claim that freedom is a gift from God so bizarre. Where is there any mention of any sort of democracy or freedom in the Bible?
Jesus was a legacy messiah. He only got the job because of who his father was.
{{{Jeffraham!!!}}}
How're the best boys in TN?
but under my suit I'll have on my green "I'm with illogical" t-shirt
How 'bout something simpler?
http://shirt.woot.com/
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fan-addict supporters
I'm an Obama supporter, but I'm also a 46 year old lawyer who has had plenty of questions about Obama. How do you explain me?
(You can't cheat by asking my wife -- she can't explain me either.)
Interestingly, Huggy Bear, one of the charter Hall of Famers, hasn't been WOTD since last August.
Oh, I'm sure ol' Huggy will find ways to rectify that.
Yeeeargggh! Oudda here!
I gotta run soon. ErinPDX, let's do the beer thing... email's in my profile...
Jesus was a legacy messiah. He only got the job because of who his father was.
Well, that and he went to Regency U.
Hecate, I think what might happen is by the long, hot summer, people are going to feel completely ground down economically. And that pisses them off very, very much.
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Sallyh! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
How're the best boys in TN?
Fat and sassy, well-petted, and enjoying spring-like temps on the balcony, this fine evening. How are you and yours?
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We protect contractors when they went to that smoking hole in that war zone. Why wouldn’t we protect telecommunications companies when they stepped up in good faith and believed that they were legally operating under the law?
Ka-raaaazy Kat King
Why don't we trust juries to protect telecoms if they didn't do anything wrong? Or is democracy untrustworthy (he asks snarkily...)
OK, I'm gone. C ya, cool cats!
...gifting democracy to Iraqis...
Ummm, yeah. Every time I want to give somebody a gift I overrun their country with soldiers and kill and maim their relatives, friends and neighbors.
They are always so grateful.
Jeffraham, Monsieur and I had a wonderful day out in the canyons looking at CA wildflowers, the dog and cats are fat and happy, the sun's out, I've been sober a week, and I think Mlle is making some good progress on her new meds. So pretty damn righteous, if you ask me
With regard to this "throw the pastor under the bus" routine Obama's now trying to sell, I find it extremely annoying to see him buying into the wingnut spin on the issue and then rolling over and playing dead, even going so far (if Orange Satan is to be believed) as to scheduling appearances to deliver his mea culpa in person on Faux and Hannity's radio program.
It sure would be nice to see him mention Robertson and Falwell's comments on the same issue, since they were directed toward American citizens and not the U.S. government, like Wright's were (and btw, having read Wright's comments, I agree with them 100%). Instead, he tries to pretend, after 23 years of attending Wright's church, that he is shocked - SHOCKED - to discover what the man has been talking about in his sermons.
And, of course, all the Obamaites will line up in formation to say "it's a GOOD thing what you're doing!" As per usual.
But but
Powell is going to be on Hillary's foreign policy team, "distinguished American" that he is.
I'm off to watch people disagree on the TV. Atriots, don't be too hard on each other. I am going to say one controversial thing as I leave: These are politicians who are in a competition to win. There is no honor here.
Hate on the war criminals and if you must, me, later when I'm back.
I think I'm going to wear either my black blazer or my suit.
Black blazer, with a grey turtleneck.
It should be required for all male speakers at Eschacon!
Ummm, yeah. Every time I want to give somebody a gift I overrun their country with soldiers and kill and maim their relatives, friends and neighbors.
For some strange reason, the reaction of the Poles, Danes, Norwegians, Dutch, Belgians, French, Yugoslavs, and Russians was similar when the Germans sought to bring them the "gift" of National Socialism back in the 30's and 40's.
It sure would be nice to see him mention Robertson and Falwell's comments on the same issue, since they were directed toward American citizens and not the U.S. government, like Wright's were (and btw, having read Wright's comments, I agree with them 100%).
Amen.
My "problem" is with his fan-addict supporters who act like he's the greatest thing since sliced bread.
dave™© | Homepage | 03.14.08 - 7:34 pm | #
I'm one of his supporters, but I certainly don't have any delusions about his greatness. I just feel he's the superior of the two remaining. I was an Edwards supporter, though, so what do I know?
It should be required for all male speakers at Eschacon!
And female speakers should have a big bow on their tummies.
Trademark Dave,
I agree. He should do this.
But the effect of his doing this would not achieve the desired effect in this current America (maybe America II, eh?) The current one is kind of ruled by stupid people, easily swayed by ridiculous arguments repeated endlessly by pretentious pretty people preening on the camera for hours on end telling them what to think and what is important.
But there might be hope. But I doubt it.
Amen.
Hecate, with what Christ discussed, I doubt Regency U. would have wanted anything to do with admitting him.
My "problem" is with his fan-addict supporters who act like he's the greatest thing since sliced bread.
dave™©
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Fair enough.
But just remember what it takes to shake this country out of its funky voting proclivities and you might appreciate why this is a favorable attribute for a candidate.
QuentinCompson
That's pretty funny. And I just started looking at woot. I like their funny FAQ. I like their attitude. Haven't bought anything yet. Just waiting for a check from my laptop extended warranty to get to me from the insurance company.
I have to replace the laptop with 1/2 the price I paid for it in 2005, but at least I can get a working laptop.
It has been out of commission since July 2007! CompUSA went out of business while my laptop was in the shop FOR IT'S 20th WEEK! The finally returned it unfixed and said. "You broke it, we won't fix it."
Hecate, with what Christ discussed, I doubt Regency U. would have wanted anything to do with admitting him.
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere
A Palestinian rabbi that smelled of sheep? Get outta here!
Or is democracy untrustworthy
It is inherently untrustworthy.
The only thing more treacherous is everything else. Just ask Niccolo.
I think what might happen is by the long, hot summer, people are going to feel completely ground down economically.
Sallyh - I'm already feeling ground down. I just put $51 worth of gas in my car -- for 14 gallons.
Black blazer, with a grey turtleneck.
It should be required for all male speakers at Eschacon!
dave™©
I was thinking about wearing my tux, but I've decided against it. I'll probably just go with something "clubby," with jeans or something.
The current one is kind of ruled by stupid people, easily swayed by ridiculous arguments repeated endlessly by pretentious pretty people
When was it different? And not just the US.
Toons, Jesus fuck. That'd put my little Corolla around $40 from empty. Monsieur paid $52 yesterday, and he's got a fucking Camry.
When was it different? And not just the US.
JR, kerosene and a match
Before TV?
I am hoping that there will be a better world some day though I will never see it.
I really am leaving.
"I was thinking about wearing my tux,"
Party pooper!
He's the greatest thing since unleavened bread
I think what might happen is by the long, hot summer, people are going to feel completely ground down economically.
Sallyh - I'm already feeling ground down. I just put $51 worth of gas in my car -- for 14 gallons.
Toonscribe | 03.14.08 - 7:45 pm | #
Agreed. I think the dems are going to crush McCain by November; I just worry that continued internecine warfare will shrink the margins.
Drink....and a toast.
"Here's to jackass underwriters that make my job more difficult."
Nudibranch of the Day:
Chromodoris roboi.
Guaranteed purty, or your money back.
He's the greatest thing since unleavened bread
WalterNeff, Thai master
The Matzo-Messiah!
He's the greatest thing since unleavened bread
Since the safety pin.
NYT:
McCain’s London Fund-Raiser
The transatlantic fund-raiser, to be held March 20 at the home built by the first Earl Spencer, an ancestor of Diana, the late Princess of Wales, comes at the end of a foreign trip that Mr. McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, has repeatedly said is not political. Mr. McCain is to travel to London, Paris and the Middle East next week with Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican, and Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, the Connecticut independent.
“I do want to emphasize again that the three of us are going as members of the Armed Services Committee,’’ Mr. McCain told reporters on his campaign bus in Philadelphia on Friday. “And we will emphasize that at every stop.’’
riiight! Is this legal?
Phila, Pizen Sarpint
I always forget that's your joint.
I appreciate the hope blogging.
Evening, fashionable peeps.
Has anything happend this afternoon and early eveing to annoy simels?
Later 'bats,
Hecate, I am not mad at you in the least. I am shocked that you would stoop to such a pitiful argument. You keep ascribing sexism to me when it simply is not there. People can not be that enamored of HRC without being sexists. She is not ALL women. In fact, she is just one woman.
I believe, fervently, that a woman could and should be president. But not one who chooses to destroy what she cannot beat. That is wrong. It is wrong for a man. Wrong for a woman.
Peace.
What's the average car tnak size these days in US gallons, anyhow?
Shaw, with any luck, everything
Hope is a thing with feathers
It perches on Phila
And sings it song without a word
And babe, that's a killah.
JR, I think Monsieur's Camry is around 15.5. My Corolla is 11.5.
Evening, fashionable peeps.
Has anything happend this afternoon and early eveing to annoy simels?
Shaw Kenawe
I don't know, but I have something annoying to share with him when he shows up. But I'm saving it for him.
It's a beauty ... and I hope it's a surprise.
Shit. That all came out wrong.
Go ahead and snark away. I deserve it ...
Since the safety pin.
Echidne
I always hear Richard Burton when I see that.
From The Longest Day
..split from the crotch to the knee. The medic lost his kit when he parachuted in, and so he sealed it up with..safety pins. I hope he comes back before the morphine wears off.
I think what might happen is by the long, hot summer, people are going to feel completely ground down economically.
Sallyh - I'm already feeling ground down. I just put $51 worth of gas in my car -- for 14 gallons.
Toonscribe | 03.14.08 - 7:45 pm
I bitch about how unpleasant it is to ride Dayton's busses, and then I remember that I'm only paying 45 a month.
This is not good Obama and Rezko
I believe, fervently, that a woman could and should be president. But not one who chooses to destroy what she cannot beat. That is wrong. It is wrong for a man. Wrong for a woman.
In a related story, I am strong enough for a man, but made for a woman.
JR, I think Monsieur's Camry is around 15.5. My Corolla is 11.5.
Sallyh
Teeny.
I know my old van had a 95L tank, I think that's around 25 US gallons.
I'm used to working in metric or imperial, so I may be wrong.
My candidate sucks! And I demand that you demand that your candidate apologize for and denounce AND reject and fire and ...and deplore!, yeah, everybody they ever knew who isn't pure!
I just put $51 worth of gas in my car -- for 14 gallons.
$10 bought me 2.8 gallons yesterday.
Today I saw the Chevron station off the freeway had regular at $3.79.
Thanks, Republicans!
What's the average car tnak size these days in US gallons, anyhow?
JR, kerosene and a match
14 on most smaller rigs. 20 on the bigger ones (Expedition, Yukon, etc.)
Buckeye, then I go foodshopping, and I nearly pass out.
I spent $156 this past week--and that did not include any paper goods or cleaning supplies or wine. It was a pretty small haul.
riiight! Is this legal?
As if McCain cares. He's already told the FEC to go pound sand.
He's the greatest thing since unleavened bread
Whaddaya think of your messiah NOW?
Nyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
I think the Rezko thing is much ado about nothing. I mean, for every Rezko Obama has, Huggy Bear has a Vicki Iseman.
No one is blameless, and I don't expect them to be so.
This is not good Obama and Rezko
Why? Obama's fessing up.
What's the average car tnak size these days in US gallons, anyhow?
I think the average size of a car is about 14 gallons these days. SUVs are about 24 gallons.
We have permission to make fun of Sinfonian?
Hmmm, where to start?
Lurk.
Nothing to say.
Lurk.
In a related story, I am strong enough for a man, but made for a woman.
Manly, yes - but I like it, too!
We have permission to make fun of Sinfonian?
Hmmm, where to start?
The pumpkin-colored shirt.
We have permission to make fun of Sinfonian?
Hmmm, where to start?
trifecta
LIMITED permission, dammit!
Buckeye, then I go foodshopping, and I nearly pass out.
I'm not on a tight budget and I've about fainted the last few times that I've been through the checkout. Energy costs are driving food through the roof and we're now all dependent upon food from way, way, way outside our watersheds.
calling o'hanlon a critic of the war is like saying my penis is against masturbation.
btw, we aren't leaving. ever.
Christ Dave, Portland Maine's up now with an evening, "Rum and Coke" edition.
The pumpkin-colored shirt.
Echidne
Dammit. No one liked that.
And I wore it specifically as a jab against my former g/f, who hated that shirt.
I am going to go download movies that I'm not going to pay for. Nyah!
Wheat has doubled in price here. Not just from energy costs.
Lucky for me, I'm a fan of what ever the "10 for $10" deal is that week. Usually crappy noodles, or something.
Hope is a thing with feathers
It perches on Phila
And sings it song without a word
And babe, that's a killah.
Echidne
Reading Phila
is better than
watching the
Thrilla in Manila
i was away most of this week and missed the fun, but just 3 questions:
1. why are dave "diaper dave" vitter, the senator (R-swampland) who liked to regress with ladies paid for their services and sen. larry "toe tapper" craig not also on the front page of the ny post ... 2. what can we do to help make that happen? 3. where are the calls for them to resign
http://blog.nola.com/updates/
200...ls_with_dc.html
A phone number for Sen. David Vitter, R-La., appears at least five times in the billing records of what federal authorities say was a Washington call-girl operation, the first just four months after he was sworn in to the U.S. House in 1999 and the last on Mardi Gras of 2001
http://politicalhumor.about.com/
...ycraigjokes.htm
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is great news. Senator Larry Craig from Idaho ... is looking for interns. What parent doesn't want to hear, 'Well guess what, Dad, I got accepted into Larry Craig's intern program'? But if you're interested, Larry Craig is now accepting applications from interns. Just slide your resume under the stall." --David Letterman
"Senator Larry Craig, who by the way, he's still around. Senator Larry Craig has announced that he's accepting applications for a summer internship. That's true. Applicants should be comfortable with Word, Excel, and gay sex in the men's room" --Conan O'Brien
Christ Dave, Portland Maine's up now with an evening, "Rum and Coke" edition.
Vicki, Who ♥ Al Gore
Oh, yeah, I saw that a few minutes ago and meant to bring that over. BWAHAHAHA!
We shop sales these days. We are on a tight budget.
calling o'hanlon a critic of the war is like saying my penis is against masturbation.
btw, we aren't leaving. ever.
charley | Homepage | 03.14.08 - 7:55 pm | #
Certainly not before 2009. After that, I think it's a crap shoot.
can someone please provide me a list of acceptable colours?
thanks
I'm halfway through the Chardonnay and it's not yet 5pm
I'm a fan of what ever the "10 for $10" deal is that week.
I live for those at my Albertson's grocery. Even then, I spent about $130 at Albertson's last week.
Lucky for me, I'm a fan of what ever the "10 for $10" deal is that week. Usually crappy noodles, or something.
Zap Rowsdower
The fact that I can't eat fresh veggies may actually be a plus. Eliminates the tempation to buy any.
We have permission to make fun of Sinfonian?
You mean we needed permission all this time?
Sinfonian, I only pick on you because you're so damn cute, and you have an awesome radio voice
We have permission to make fun of Sinfonian? -trifecta
There once was a droll-man who lived in a wang ...
Sinfonian, I only pick on you because you're so damn cute, and you have an awesome radio voice
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere
Why, thank you!
[sticks tongue out at trifecta]
Lime Green.
As if McCain cares. He's already told the FEC to go pound sand.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator | Homepage
yup. and they never went after Lieberman for his illegal slush fund either. Friends in high places and all that,
Hopefully he'll get some scrutiny over this "trip" by the MSM, but I'm not holding my breath.
He's getting a free pass - like no one ever before!
So frustrating to watch.
Christ Portis!~
Ehud Olmert of Israel, Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Great Britain and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, will serve as a promotion of the senator’s foreign policy credentials at a time when his two Democratic competitors, Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, are still battling for their party’s nomination.
Food, heat and gas prices are a serious problem for my mother, who is on a fixed income.
I live for those at my Albertson's grocery. Even then, I spent about $130 at Albertson's last week.
Not fond of going there as they often pipe xian music in, and have put friggin tvs in the checkout and produce areas.
I only pick on Sinfonian because he has a cute tongue.
Erin, yuck. Ours plays oldies at least.
can someone please provide me a list of acceptable colours?
thanks
All colors are acceptable on someone. But Sinfonian is not Autumn.
I'll have to pass on my recipe for lentil soup and black bean soup.
(The secret is in the baking soda -to retain the black color- and the lime which is added at the end for 'brightness')
Obama's pastor problem?
FFS
I shop sales... we have a good number of discount groceries around here, so I can usually keep the costs under control.
This Rezko thing strikes me as like Whitewater: all sound and fury of the desperate to do something to smear Obama, but ultimately signifying nothing.
I buy less fresh vegetables. Frozen is the next best bet, and when the huge bags go on sale, I stock up.
Me playing piano thirty years ago for a ceremony. mrs leibniz now asks, what happened to the hair? I.do.not.know. Long time ago.
BTW, that was a great suit. Bought it in West Hollywood.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/
2..._61d8ff60bb.jpg
I'm halfway through the Chardonnay and it's not yet 5pm
Yes, but you can stop anytime you like. I can't. So enjoy my share
I'll have to pass on my recipe for lentil soup and black bean soup.
No thanks.
So frustrating to watch.
It really is.
Why is Gordon Brown kissing McCain's ass?
This Rezko thing strikes me as like Whitewater: all sound and fury of the desperate to do something to smear Obama, but ultimately signifying nothing.
Apprentice to Darth Holden | 03.14.08 - 8:01 pm | #
its so out of control and over the top.
when i started my new job eggs were under a dollar, 10 months later, they are over 2 dollars.
you can't make an omelet...
Buckeye, then I go foodshopping, and I nearly pass out.
I spent $156 this past week--and that did not include any paper goods or cleaning supplies or wine. It was a pretty small haul.
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere | 03.14.08 - 7:53 pm |
It's just me I'm buying for, but I'm having to pay attention no (really should have been before, but I'm lazy about lists) and make sure I really need it and am going to eat it.
What my sisters in Chicago and LA are paying for groceries for their families, I don't want to know.
All colors are acceptable on someone. But Sinfonian is not Autumn.
Echidne
Back when everyone seemed to be "having their colors done" someone asked me what mine was, whatever hides the stains best, was the answer.
I always wear black because I've got a lot of iron in my water.
I live for those at my Albertson's grocery. Even then, I spent about $130 at Albertson's last week.
We don't have Albertson's up here.
It's kind of nice to know that there hasn't been the same level of consolidation in the grocery industry (that I'm aware of) that there is in other ones.
Sinfonian, are you saying your hair is an historical relic?
Sallyh,
Are you working the Program? I didn't know that. Best wishes, if so.
I only pick on Sinfonian because he has a cute tongue.
trifecta
Why, yes. Yes, I do. Talented, too.
It's simply not true.
what exactly is Obama's pastor problem?
Zap, in SoCal, there's been a huge consolidation. Our major chains are Ralphs, Vons, Albertsons and Gigante. We used to have many more from which to choose.
when i started my new job eggs were under a dollar, 10 months later, they are over 2 dollars.
Back in the bad old days of the 70s, they told us to use eggs and cheese instead of beef to save money. Nowadays, I'm not sure they're much cheaper.
Try to patronize farmers' markets that sell food grown within your own watershed. You're going to need them when the oil is allowed only to the military.
Proof federal judges are under paid:
http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=4452917
And I just started looking at woot.
MsCompson just scored a bag o crap containing a Roomba.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roomba
Instant fan-for-life.
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I also noticed that the local Whole Foods has removed all the items with lower profit margins, the stuff I used to buy. So I can no longer shop there, but must drive a while to another store.
Vicki, yes.
It just got ugly, you know?
they often pipe xian music in
Mine pipes in tastefully muted 70s & 80s pop/rock. Ralph's out here in my end of the Valley also has the serious tv thing going on all over the store. There's nothing as edifying as standing in the cereal aisle watching commercials on a flat screen tv attached to the shelf.
What? Obama is not pasturized?
Certainly not before 2009. After that, I think it's a crap shoot.
Barbarism Begins at Home
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At least there has been a little noise lately about where all the Iraqi oil money might have been going. Sure ain't no good come out of Bushco for the average Iraqi or American.
Sinfonian, are you saying your hair is an historical relic?
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere
That was leibniz with the hair reference.
Although I may resemble that remark.
Back when everyone seemed to be "having their colors done" someone asked me what mine was, whatever hides the stains best, was the answer.
I always wear black because I've got a lot of iron in my water.
Anthony McCarthy
I wer black because there is a lot of coffee in my life.
It just got ugly, you know?
My heart's with ya.
Good on you.
What? Obama is not pasturized?
ellroon
*
Obama favors antiHillary NBC to scoop his firing Wright from that committee.
Figgers.
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Ooooh, Parker Posey...
Monsieur's colors are blue, black, and grey. That way, he says, he can never fuck up what he wears.
I also got a haircut today, so that might add to its, um, relicness.
eggs were under a dollar, 10 months later, they are over 2 dollars.
Had to raise my price to two dollars for the first time. Grain prices have doubled this year. I'm going to have to grow dent corn for my hens. I've never had to do that before.
What? Obama is not pasturized?
ellroon
*
hehe
Obama favors antiHillary NBC to scoop his firing Wright from that committee.
Dood, it was on HuffPo.
Portland Maine's up now with an evening, "Rum and Coke" edition.
Yeah, he does that every Friday. Not sure what the rationale is...
I offer my Friday catblogging combined with telecom imunity! Two for the price of one!
Ooooh, Parker Posey...
Zap Rowsdower
I'd hit it™.
Speaking of which, I was pleased to see the other day that Ashley Tisdale of "High School Musical" and the Disney Channel (remember, I have kids) is 22. I don't feel so dirty anymore.
We used to have many more from which to choose.
Sallyh/i>
That's happened here. Smaller chains may retain their names, but are owned by larger chains.
i tip my regular barber $5 on a $17 cut.
thought? it takes less than 10 minutes.
am i low, high?
What my sisters in Chicago and LA are paying for groceries for their families, I don't want to know.
Buckeye, Dealer of Rare Coins
The sister in L.A. is paying plenty.
Today's Sacramento Bee had a feature article on how rising prices are affecting the most vulnerable among us.
Here's a couple of stats:
In California, unleaded regular gas averaged $3.61 a gallon Thursday, up 49 cents from the month before. Nationally, the average dozen large Grade A eggs went for $2.17 in January, 62 cents more than a year ago.
Nice, eh?
Yeah, he does that every Friday. Not sure what the rationale is...
More people are drinking thus, more tolerable?
they often pipe xian music in
Mine pipes in tastefully muted 70s & 80s pop/rock. Ralph's out here in my end of the Valley also has the serious tv thing going on all over the store. There's nothing as edifying as standing in the cereal aisle watching commercials on a flat screen tv attached to the shelf.
Toonscribe | 03.14.08 - 8:05 pm
Our Trader Joe's pipes in a cool 70's satellite station.
I also noticed that the local Whole Foods has removed all the items with lower profit margins, the stuff I used to buy. So I can no longer shop there, but must drive a while to another store.
Echidne | Homepage | 03.14.08 - 8:05 pm
The Kroger's here is doing that, pisses me off. I don't drive, and don't reall have a choice of going to too many other grocer stores.
Dent corn? Is this as dangerous as it sounds?
btw, we aren't leaving. ever.
charley | Homepage | 03.14.08 - 7:55 pm | #
Certainly not before 2009. After that, I think it's a crap shoot.
Barbarism Begins at Home
we can't leave. it's a real tar baby.
this ain't vietnam, it's a real tar baby.
who knows, maybe i'm wrong, but the economics count and we need that tar.
I just thought that saying I'd raised my price to two dollars might be too big an opening for this blog.
Raised the price for a dozen eggs two dollars.
i tip my regular barber $5 on a $17 cut.
thought? it takes less than 10 minutes.
am i low, high?
euphronius
That's appropriate, I think, in a big city. Maybe a little generous, but better that than the other way.
I tip $3 on a $16 cut.
Sample grocery prices in Los Angeles:
butter--5.29/lb
OJ--4.29/half gal
milk--2.89/half gal
whole wheat bread--3.09/loaf
chicken--7.99/lb
That's appropriate, I think, in a big city. Maybe a little generous, but better that than the other way.
I tip $3 on a $16 cut.
Sinfonian, man-o-lantern | Homepage | 03.14.08 - 8:09 pm | #
im pretty sure he is mafioso.
going to have to grow dent corn for my hens. I've never had to do that before.
Anthony McCarthy
If you leave new turned ground fallow, it wiill immediately be colonized by a "weed" called lamb's quarters.
Alsocalled "fat hen", because chickens love the seeds. You can eat the young leaves as salad yourself, and the seeds are human edible, too... it's an amaranth.
When I lived in Melbourne, Fla., and went to a barber, I tipped $2 on an $8 cut.
am i low, high?
euphronius
That's generous and you are saving your barber from the poorhouse.
Oh, dear. I screwed up the tags. Steve Simels is going to be irked.
Sample grocery prices in Los Angeles:
/faints
That's nucking futs.
im pretty sure he is mafioso.
euphronius
Then, yeah, pay for the protection.
Dood, it was on HuffPo.
Zap Rowsdower
I didn't see where he said he fired Wright, maybe there's some fine print? It's certainly buried if it's in that verbiage.
KO called it breaking news, like he had a scoop.
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Zap, you pay a lot for the privilege of 300 days of sunshine per year.
When I go grocery shopping, I only buy it if it's on sale. With very, very few exceptions.
butter--5.29/lb
OJ--4.29/half gal
milk--2.89/half gal
whole wheat bread--3.09/loaf
chicken--7.99/lb
Philly is 90% that. mehbe 95%.
i know chicken is over 7 a lb
Our milk in south Florida is $3.99 a gallon, probably about $2.89 a half gallon (I buy gallons).
Orange juice, which used to be cheap, is up to $4.99 a gallon - store brand.
I am very glad I don't HAVE to buy milk, though...
10 bub
Certain veggies seem to be cheaper in California.
Haas avocados are a good example. It drives me nuts paying the prices I do here for them when I want to make guacamole.
technically avocados are fruit for those who are pedantic.
I buy frozen juice, on sale.
Can't drink OJ.
you pay a lot for the privilege of 300 days of sunshine per year.
I don't know if I should laugh or cry.
OJ is terrible for you. well fresh squeezed is great.
Try to patronize farmers' markets that sell food grown within your own watershed. You're going to need them when the oil is allowed only to the military.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator | Homepage | 03.14.08 - 8:04 pm |
I wish I could have a garden (apt building issues), I miss it in general, but it would be a good thing to have just to be able to supply your own basic veggies.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/
ne...583,print.story
Obama in interview with Chicago Trib mentions there were more donations than earlier revealed and that there was more to his interactions with Rezko.
Good day to get this out, btw!
Can't drink OJ.
Me, neither. Gives me ulcers. Same with Mountain Dew.
Hey Rep DeFazio sent out a letter to tell the campaigns to quite trash talking. Do we have to get him to send one here too?
Go Democrats and work for your candidate stop trashing the other one.
I do not want to be Liars for President McCaca.
Zap, that Huff post does not contain the word 'committee' so I doubt if Obama says he fired or resigned him.
That's sugar for Keith and GE.
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Friday Skittles Blogging
WalterNeff, Thai master | Homepage | 03.14.08 - 8:14 pm | #
thats hawt. i love skittles.
butter--2.29/lb
OJ--1.89/half gal
milk--2.39/half gal
whole wheat bread--1.39/loaf
chicken--1.99/lb
shop sales can save 40% on that.
Friday Skittles Blogging
And I'm frist!
OJ is terrible for you. well fresh squeezed is great.
euphronius
Pfft. I grew up in Florida. I've been drinking OJ in the morning my whole life. Used to squeeze it when we had orange trees, when I was a kid.
Good day to get this out, btw!
jawbone
True dat.
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Me, neither. Gives me ulcers. Same with Mountain Dew.
Zap Rowsdower
Ulcers are caused by bacteria, not acid.
Gives me acid reflux, and I can taste the potassium chloride (I'm over sensitive to that taste)
De Fazio letter to Obama and Clinton re negative attacks
http://www.politico.com/static/P...on-
obamapr.html
Sinfonian, man-o-lantern | Homepage | 03.14.08 - 8:16 pm | #
i should have been clearer. the added sugar (corn syrup) is horid.
it would be nice if, like jfk, obama could simply say that his pastor's homilies belong to his pastor and if one wants to know what his own views are they should listen to his speeches and review the public record. Everything else is bullshit, but we live in a bullshit media enviornment that slaughters honesty.
Sallyh - I get most of my dairy stuff at Smart & Final. They're very good on the Half & Half for the coffee -- about 60% of what it costs at Albertson's and they're good on milk, eggs, and butter (butter at $2.35 a pound). They used to be good on their cheeses, but those all seem to have gone up about 50% since Christmas.
Also gives Keith the first interview on the subject.
Keith will not mention that 2007 quote from Wright about Obama saying they might have to distance themselves when things got hot.
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John McCain traveled like a man of the people Friday morning, riding an Amtrak train to Philadelphia after a late night of voting in Washington.
“Nice to see you, nice to see you,” McCain said to workers and passengers who greeted him on the 8 a.m. high-speed Acela Express train.
McCain, accompanied by a campaign aide, was left alone by the public as he sat in the first-class car for much of the 1 1/2 hour trip.
It never ends.
http://thinkprogress.org/
I am very glad I don't HAVE to buy milk, though...
dave™© | Homepage | 03.14.08 - 8:12 pm
I buy milk in the winter, for the hot chocolate. Rarely do I buy it in the warmer months.
the added sugar (corn syrup) is horid.
euphronius /i>
Not so prevalent in Canukistania.
that Huff post does not contain the word 'committee' so I doubt if Obama says he fired or resigned him.
Okay...must have misread that.
Regardless, another fucking non-story if you ask me. The guy is daft, like most charismatic, bombastic religious folk. I'm hardly shocked or upset; nor think that Obama has to explain it.
KO called it breaking news, like he had a scoop.
I think it's pretty clear that the Obama campaign thinks that KO offers the best venue to deal with it.
You have to say that, as with the Power brouhaha, it's nipped in the bud on a Friday night. But you've got to love Mark Penn dumping the Angry Black Pastor video on the hacks' desks.
As others have said today, the Clinton approach now is to argue that Obama is unelectable by making him unelectable, with the bullshit excuse that 'this would have come out in the general election'.
Murder-suicide pact.
i should have been clearer. the added sugar (corn syrup) is horid.
euphronius
Well, what I drink is 100% natural. Nothing added.
Well, per Jonathan Alter, Obama is not to be held responsible for what is said at his church.
So, McCain cannot be held responsible for what Hagee says about him, since he's merely endorsing, not even preaching to McCain.
OK. Got it.
Will this be the MCM message?
Now on KO, Obama saying he never heard these incendiary statements from Wright. Now strongly objects, but had never heard them.
Keith will not mention...
He mentioned that.
Obama implied that he did not learn until recently about Wright's comment about 911 for example.
Bull Shit.
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I haz discussed matters with Miss Moon. She still thinks that her voyage to America would be 'too expensive', 'wouldn't know what to do the day before', 'wouldn't have a room', she must 'look after the kitties whilst her Mum and sister are out gallivanting' and since she is new to her work, imagines that she can't snag any additional time off.
I have told her that none of this is so and that she really must take hold of opportunities when they appear.
I recommend that everyone else say the same thing. Given that Escha-cha-cha only appears along the same time table as the tesseract, it's best to take it as it comes.
But I am very old and very tired and there's no particular reason for anyone to take my advice. Perhaps some of u young people can prevail.
Sallyh - I just realized my butter costs more than your butter. Back before Christmas the butter at Smart & Final was $1.85 a pound.
BHO is on countdown? did i miss it?
Obama's going to FOX at 9PM (not certain), but to Anderson Cooper for 360 at 10PM.
Doing the damage control rounds.
More time spent on tabloidizing this story than on fucking Betrayous saying the surge failed.
People really need to beat the shit out the media. Not only is the story stupid but the facts are wrong in most of the stories and the facts are known. New meaning to craptastic
BO still on KO
Obama in interview with Chicago Trib mentions there were more donations than earlier revealed and that there was more to his interactions with Rezko.
Good day to get this out, btw!
jawbone
Politics of Change... (not so much)
I only buy organic milk -- dairy's one thing I don't compromise on -- and that's at $5/gal.
In California, unleaded regular gas averaged $3.61 a gallon Thursday, up 49 cents from the month before. Nationally, the average dozen large Grade A eggs went for $2.17 in January, 62 cents more than a year ago.
Not Preznit Fuckwit's problem.
There will be tapes, I am sure.
It would be so much easier for everyone if they stopped eating.
what did he say that was so bad? i honestly have not been following.
Is CNN written by six year olds?
Headline:
Massive wave swooooshes cars off road
Doing the damage control rounds.
There's something to be said for that. He's not fucking around; nor is he going to let this shit linger for the GE.
Try to patronize farmers' markets that sell food grown within your own watershed. You're going to need them when the oil is allowed only to the military.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
good advice, i think. but a good chunk of america has become what i used to call the 7-11 mainline. these days i guess it'd be the Albertsons mainline. i don't know of any farmers markets in what used to be this here celery capital of the US. they sold it all off to the WalMarts.
also, rev. wright, is right. "goddamn america."
I am so sick of blue's clues.
The sermons are available in a boxed set on the Church's web site.
Unfortunately people went to town for Hagee so this on the table. But to me the most offensive things he said were about the Senator and President Clinton.
Unlike Pat Robertson he did not say the us was attacked because of gay people living openingly. He said it was because of US foreign policy. I think that's true.
ACME used to be good. then albertson's bought it. and it tanked. now we shop at genaurdi's.
pseudo! Do you have any proof the Clinton campaign "dumped" these tapes on the press?
There was a report that ABC had gone out and purchased every tape available of the Rev. Wright (apparently sold by the church). The clips have been out there before this from the Freepy types. And FOX has been harping on it for some time. But I never watch FOX.
I think it is unfair to blame everything negative about Obama on the Clinton campaign.
But perhaps I missed your subtle irony...?
Mr. Wright, who has long prided himself on criticizing the establishment, said he knew that he may not play well in Mr. Obama’s audition for the ultimate establishment job.
“If Barack gets past the primary, he might have to publicly distance himself from me,” Mr. Wright said with a shrug. “I said it to Barack personally, and he said yeah, that might have to happen.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/3...?
pagewanted=all
Yeah - might.
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Butter at Trader Joe's (in the Bay Area, anyway) is routinely $2.49 a pound.
I buy milk in the winter, for the hot chocolate. Rarely do I buy it in the warmer months.
Yeah, but if you have kids, you've gotta buy it all the time.
Thankfully, we don't!
How much stuff costs in Phoenix at Basha's.
http://bashas.shoplocal.com/bash...e=Bashas-
080312
How much stuff costs in Phoenix at Food City.
http://foodcity.shoplocal.com/foodcity/
Default.aspx?action=entry&pretailerid=-
99286&siteid=625&storeid=2481691
From my backyard? Nada.
what did he say that was so bad???
Yeah, but if you have kids, you've gotta buy it all the time.
Not once they've been weaned.
Hurrah for my Congressman, Pete DeFazio.
As others have said today, the Clinton approach now is to argue that Obama is unelectable by making him unelectable, -
pseudonymous in nc
Clinton's fault. unfuckingreal - fox has been reporting this shit for nearly a year ...
Had to raise my price to two dollars for the first time. Grain prices have doubled this year. I'm going to have to grow dent corn for my hens. I've never had to do that before.
Anthony McCarthy
*
My little state has a billion dollar Agriculture industry that is being eroded by indiscriminant sub-divisions and huge land value spikes.
Less farms and more super AG corporations (subsidized to export product to boot) might be part of the problem. Just more trade or more biofuels competition may be responsible.
Well, the Rev. did say that Bill Clinton treated blacks the say way he treated Monica Lewinsky. Riding something or other that I couldnt' make out. That was pretty strong. But I'm sure he absolutely meant it.
Sadly, this new Parker Posey sitcom sucks.
But I am very old and very tired and there's no particular reason for anyone to take my advice. Perhaps some of u young people can prevail.
Barmpot Shouty-Crackers, PhD | 03.14.08 - 8:19 pm | #
Did you find your ravioli?
i thought WJC treated monica well? werent they friends?
im so confused.
Sadly, this new Parker Posey sitcom sucks.
Concur.
But the upside is that it has Parker Posey in it.
parker was great in Best of sHOW.
brilliant little movie that.
ACME used to be good. then albertson's bought it. and it tanked. now we shop at genaurdi's.
Their rocket sleds were always defective.
Do you have any proof the Clinton campaign "dumped" these tapes on the press?
OMG. Come on. Stop this crap.
They're out there. You would rather this come out after he gets the nomination?!!
I'm not sure Keith and Jonathan are doing so great here, but we'll see.
I can tell you one thing. The repubs will definitely use this with embellishments.
Dr. Barmpot ~
You are the best, and my favorite.
That. is. all.
There should be a two day moratorium on "Wanker of the Day" winners. O'Hanlon is causing other wankerfic people to be denied the prize.
OT:
This is my new apron:
http://www.prankplace.com/
images...notreadyyet.jpg
Did you find your ravioli?
Alas no. Had to drag out the tortellini from Trader Joe's. I did find a couple of chicken chests tho. But they had Arthur's name on them, so, no good to me.
Heh. At $5/gal, the price of milk is the least of my worries, man. Try $5,400/month for PITI. I could fill the backyard pool with milk for that!
I eat your Skittles[/day-lewis]
I'm feeling somewhat dizzy all of a sudden.
I think I should lie down and not look at a computer screen for a while.
Catch you patriotz laterz.
Here's Wright after the WTC attacks:
"We bombed Hiroshima, we bombed Nagasaki, and we nuked far more than the thousands in New York and the Pentagon, and we never batted an eye," Wright said. "We have supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black South Africans, and now we are indignant because the stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back to our own front yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost."
I agree 100% with him.
in philadelph, Acme is pronounced "AK-ah-me"
I think I just watched Martha Radditz go over to the dark side on Washington Week.
"We bombed Hiroshima, we bombed Nagasaki, and we nuked far more than the thousands in New York and the Pentagon, and we never batted an eye," Wright said. "We have supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black South Africans, and now we are indignant because the stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back to our own front yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost."
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ok. cool.
but what did he say that has gotten everyone in a tizzy?
I think it was more a, uh, sexual activity metaphor. Which actually doesn't work bcz Bill never f**ked Monica.
But the idea was clear. As in screwing blacks.
in philadelph, Acme is pronounced "AK-ah-me"
In South Jersey, we pronounce it "Suck-a-lot".
Enough of this sitcom...time for some low-quality local public affairs programing!
I don't think this one has Clinton's fingerprints on it.
They're not too depressed about it obviously...
I do think it's not nearly as big a deal though as a few people think it is though. But it's more bad than good.
Radditz to the dark side--how?
what did he say that was so bad???
I happen to agree with him. Most people may agree, too, but won't like the "in your face, motherf***ers."
Won't like it at all.
.I agree 100% with him.
dave™©
Two wrongs don't make a right.
blerb....
My house costs $999.07/month. 2200 sf. Property tax is $1800/year. Insurance is $1500/year.
The market is exceptional here. So are the schools. (Madison District).
...what did he say that has gotten everyone in a tizzy?
That's a featured quote in the AP article on the "controversy."
Here's the other:
"The government gives (blacks) the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law and then wants us to sing 'God Bless America.' No, no, no, God damn America, that's in the Bible for killing innocent people. God damn America for treating our citizens as less than human. God damn America for as long as she acts like she is God and she is supreme."
I am so sick of blue's clues.
I'm starting to feel that way about Elmo.
I made my son a grilled ham and jarlsburg cheese sandwich tonight. He's never leaving home. Damn my culinary talents.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Pointing out the "wrong" is not saying it's "right."
The sermons are available in dvd boxed set from the church.
They are selling them as part of his retirement celebration.
There are lots and lots and lots of sermons with much that a political candidate might find a distraction.
YOU HAVE TO BE FUCKING KIDDING ME>
I do think it's not nearly as big a deal though as a few people think it is though. But it's more bad than good.
I give Obama a lot of credit for jumping on this in under 24 hours...and I think that people will and do appreciate him at least making an effort to quell this.
"The government gives (blacks) the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law and then wants us to sing 'God Bless America.' No, no, no, God damn America, that's in the Bible for killing innocent people. God damn America for treating our citizens as less than human. God damn America for as long as she acts like she is God and she is supreme."
Strong stuff, pungently put -- but not all that unjustified.
There's no Acme in TX, try dollar general. but if you have missed Lucy haz radialz, do visit Friday Catblogging at http://cabdrollery.blogspot.com
Keith's going home sick. Oh noes!
WHAT?!!!
Keith abandons us mid-show?
Property tax is $1800/year
*Looks at her own, NYS property/school tax bill, weeps quietly*
I am certain your home has higher market value, too...
parker was great in Best of sHOW.
*
yup and in Dazed and Confused~!
The government gives (blacks) the drugs
What?
Ouzo just called Alison "Preggo".
A half century ago, Richard Nixon spearheaded his party's national congressional campaign in the face of a recession like we face today. Then Dwight Eisenhower's vice president, he decided the GOP would champion anti-worker laws pioneered in the segregationist south as a way to defeat Democrats. Specifically, he rolled out "right to work" ballot initiatives to weaken the labor movement. These measures ban contracts that compel employees benefiting from union representation to contribute union dues.
When the 1958 election came, Nixon's blame-workers-first initiatives bombed, and Republicans lost 48 congressional seats, handing the party "its worst year ever," as historian Rick Perlstein recounts in his brilliant new book, "Nixonland."
"Right-to-work wasn't popular with a general public that understood how a strong labor movement had rocketed millions of voters into the middle class," Perlstein writes.
Fifty years later, conservatives are ignoring history's teachings and resurrecting Nixon's failed strategy in a place that could decide a close presidential election. Here in Colorado, one of the most contested "swing" states, a group of zealots is hoping a "right to work" ballot initiative will drive up GOP turnout and help John McCain keep nine electoral votes in the Republican column.
http://www.creators.com/opinion/...on-
learned.html
My house costs $999.07/month. 2200 sf. Property tax is $1800/year. Insurance is $1500/year.
...Barmpot Shouty-Crackers, PhD
But do you have irrigation water for the taking just 5 feet below the ground?
I made my son a grilled ham and jarlsburg cheese sandwich tonight. He's never leaving home. Damn my culinary talents.
i can haz cheeze hamwich?
Keith's going home sick. Oh noes!
The Clintons?
so, he didnt say anything controvesial and this is 100% media bullshit. great.
imagine if he said something ridiculous like the earth is 6000 years old.
KO looked a bit "gotta go home"ish
I agree 100% with him.
dave™©
The man is dead nuts on. What's the problem?
Keith is needed elsewhere. I hope nothing is wrong with his mother.
[Looking at Chuck Knoblauch]
What?
You've never heard the CIA/crack connection?
I'm sure that someone in the Bay Area can speak to that better than I can.
The government gives (blacks) the drugs
What?
JR, kerosene and a match | Homepage | 03.14.08 - 8:34 pm | #
sadly true.
Ouzo just called Alison "Preggo".
Monica_A:
The Momma Guppy from Insanaquarium? Is she yellow?
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Huh?
Why didn't they just have Jonathan Alter do the news tonight?
The man is dead nuts on. What's the problem?
Your first sentence identifies the "problem" perfectly.
Keith's going home sick. Oh noes!
So Alison can do the Clinton *commentary*.
Delightful.
i can haz cheeze hamwich?
If you bring a hot-plate to Eschacon, absolutely!
I'm sure that someone in the Bay Area can speak to that better than I can.
Zap Rowsdower | Homepage | 03.14.08 - 8:35 pm | #
there is also the radiation experiments.
I am certain your home has higher market value, too...
According to the Assessor, down 13% !
But I'm wondering whether I can't argue that I should be taxed at the agricultural rate.
The Wright thing is a GE problem, not a primary problem. Better now than later.
The government gives (blacks) the drugs
Drug experimentation on the US is commonly done on prisoners, who are disproportionately men of color.
You've never heard the CIA/crack connection?
http://www.boston.com/news/natio...ogram_disputed/
Here's the Boston Globe article KO covering.
Jonathon Alter saying Dem senators saying the same thing. Name names, Jon?
Now we get into the MCM tarring Hillary with the Al Gore "serial exaggerating" brush. We have seen this program before, gang.
I'm sure that someone in the Bay Area can speak to that better than I can.
Sadly, Gary Webb is dead.
in philadelph, Acme is pronounced "AK-ah-me"
*
They have a good meat section at ACME but I am buying more General Dollar big bags of rice and canned soups to get by.
Here are some other past actions and accusations that Barack will have to face before the campaign is over. Better to face them now rather than later so that there will be no surprises and he will be able to run as strong a campaign as possible, now and against McCain:
Barack In The Day
"He was just 35 when in 1996 he won his first bid for political office. Even many of his staunchest supporters, such as Black, still resent the strong-arm tactics Obama employed to win his seat in the Illinois Legislature.
Obama hired fellow Harvard Law alum and election law expert Thomas Johnson to challenge the nominating petitions of four other candidates, including the popular incumbent, Alice Palmer, a liberal activist who had held the seat for several years, according to an April 2007 Chicago Tribune report.
Obama found enough flaws in the petition sheets—to appear on the ballot, candidates needed 757 signatures from registered voters living within the district—to knock off all the other Democratic contenders. He won the seat unopposed."
Was there an Ice Cream Truck going by while Clinton was speaking?
I blame simels..
You've never heard the CIA/crack connection?
The fact tht the CIA is all snuggly with the south american drug cartels is not the same fucking thing. This is tinfoil territory.
I agree 100% with him. dave™©
Is it any wonder the Obama campaign has dumped you as an advisor?
The government gives (blacks) the drugs
The only thing I can think of that could possibly back this up in the most remote and tangential sense at best is the stories about the CIA involvement in the Central and South American drug running and the Contras and that sort of thing...otherwise, nuhuh.
Sadly, Gary Webb is dead.
Yep...San Jose Mercury News broke that, I remember. Frequent guest of Amy Goodman, IIRC.
his is tinfoil territory.
JR, kerosene and a match | Homepage | 03.14.08 - 8:38 p
lol no. it is true.
Is it any wonder the Obama campaign has dumped you as an advisor?
They should have kept paying me so I'd keep my mouth shut, though!
Sallyh: So pretty damn righteous, if you ask me
So glad to hear this!!
.
But I'm wondering whether I can't argue that I should be taxed at the agricultural rate.
In this corner of NYS, you need 10 acres. I bought a lot that was, like many others, 9.9. My taxes the last year I owned it were close to $13,000.
lol no. it is true.
euphronius
Evidence?
I reject and renounce my pants
The man is dead nuts on. What's the problem?
billy b
None that I can see. Btw, Rmj has a great post up at his blog on the issue. Unfortunately, I can't find the url in the mess that is this ancient computer or I'd put it up.
The fact tht the CIA is all snuggly with the south american drug cartels is not the same fucking thing. This is tinfoil territory.
Crack is a pretty North American creation, I believe. Got nothing to do with cartels, and the like.
But I'm wondering whether I can't argue that I should be taxed at the agricultural rate.
I'm very much liking this argument. You do indeed use (from what I can tell) the majority of your land to grow food, and you can prove you sell it, too - not just for home use.
Sounds like a farm to me.
The Wright thing is a GE problem, not a primary problem. Better now than later.
There it is.
Strong stuff, pungently put -- but not all that unjustified.
I heard it more as 'goddamn, America!' which is a slightly different sentiment, and one that matches up with the history of the nation if you're not a white guy.
Btw, I found out that the Bryant Park Project is what Sirius carries on its NPR Now station, because it won't pay for Morning Edition. It's not bad, though it's hard to shake me from the World Service or CBC on a morning.
Drug experimentation on the US is commonly done on prisoners, who are disproportionately men of color.
Sallyh
Unless he's a master of non sequiturs, that isn't what he was talking about.
er th CIA is involved in more drug running than just SA. one of the number one goals of taking out the taliban was to get the heroin trade back up and running in afghanistan.
Why can't the Rifftrax for Beowulf be available now!!!!?
The only thing I can think of that could possibly back this up...
Yes, but it did happen a long time ago. Can't remember the particulars, but it has been discussed here.
But do you have irrigation water for the taking just 5 feet below the ground?
No - I have it delivered to my property every second week in the summer and every fourth week in the winter, courtesy of my zanjero and the Salt River Project. My water bill, irrigation? $59/year.
one goals of taking out the taliban was to get the heroin trade back up and running in afghanistan.
euphronius
Evidence?
Huh?
billy b
Look, the guy sounds fucking happy that 2,500 innocent Americans got murdered on 9/11. Fuck that. Noboby anywhere deserves to be murdered. OK? Any pastor who says otherwise deserves to be defrocked. You can hate varius things the US has done without acting all self-satisfied when somebody else does something awful to us. That kind of attitude makes me fucking sick. The guy is a real asshole.
JR, sorry, was up doing laundry.
Crack is a pretty North American creation, I believe. Got nothing to do with cartels, and the like.
Zap Rowsdower
The cocaine part is what gets imported.
Ooooooh... natives getting restless over at Orange Satan!
My house costs $999.07/month. 2200 sf. Property tax is $1800/year. Insurance is $1500/year.
holy crap.
house 252.00 month. 750 sq. ft. property tax 102. yr. insurance 106. yr., avg. mo. utilities 95.00
& view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L...h?
v=LMe9n0QONLU
Evidence?
JR, kerosene and a match | Homepage | 03.14.08 - 8:41 pm | #
you got to be kidding me. you dont know about this?
hello start with the opium wars in late 19t century.
I heard it more as 'goddamn, America!' which is a slightly different sentiment, and one that matches up with the history of the nation if you're not a white guy.
That's NOT how it will be heard by some of the white guys. If only...
I reject and renounce my pants
WalterNeff, Thai master |
Walter Neff has become an NToddite!
I was just sent a press release from "Friends of John Gibson" asking "Hey! Screw Tucker Carlson! What about Gibby?!?"
.My water bill, irrigation? $59/year.
Barmpot Shouty-Crackers, PhD
You win. I got nuthin' now.
Look, the guy sounds fucking happy that 2,500 innocent Americans got murdered on 9/11.
Oh, bullshit.
Look, the guy sounds fucking happy that 2,500 innocent Americans got murdered on 9/11. Fuck that. Noboby anywhere deserves to be murdered. OK? Any pastor who says otherwise deserves to be defrocked. You can hate varius things the US has done without acting all self-satisfied when somebody else does something awful to us. That kind of attitude makes me fucking sick. The guy is a real asshole.
blerb | 03.14.08 - 8:41 pm | #
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i didnt hear him say that. when did he say that?
I reject and renounce my pants
Maybe giving you my share of Chardonnay wasn't the best idea...
Yes, but it did happen a long time ago. Can't remember the particulars, but it has been discussed here.
pie
Still happening, in that the CIA is stil snuggly with 'em. That doesn't mean that the .gov is running drugs, though.
Look, the guy sounds fucking happy that 2,500 innocent Americans got murdered on 9/11.
What he's talking about is the manner in which this country has treated its black citizens and those of Africa over the past 300 years.
Fuck that, indeed.
Crack is whack, for sure. I wish we had the leaves around for chewing, though. When any drug gets smoked or shot up it is life-stealing strong and very hard to resist.
Someone snuck PCP onto a joint I smoked once and it WAS HORRIBLE. Same thing happened with salvia a few years ago. WORST.DRUG.EXPERIENCE.EVER.
Salvia is used by indigenous people but I would bet that they would never think of smoking it any more than they'd smoke cocaine.
Obama will have to get this resolved.
Have a good evening.
Why does everybody assume all negative info about Obama comes from Clinton? Do you think Karl Rove and Fox are are passivly sitting on the sidelines.
Oh, bullshit.
dave™©
Paging War Churchill, Ward Churchill to the white courtesy phone...
I hate everybody here who has cheap housing costs. Damn Beantown.
come on, people. Pastor's have been railing against the sins of the nation since before there was a fucking nation. Check out the Mathers and jonathan Edwards (not the beave or the singer) if you don't believe me. I really wish Obama would say his faith compels him to work towads a day when no poor family will say god damn America, where no wealthy citizen will say god damn the government, where no foreign nation will damn our meddling ways. God damn the shallowness of the media and its stranglehold on our political discourse.
Someone snuck PCP onto a joint I smoked once and it WAS HORRIBLE.
Eh, I didn't find it that bad.
Why does everybody assume all negative info about Obama comes from Clinton? Do you think Karl Rove and Fox are are passivly sitting on the sidelines.
Lumpenprolitariot | 03.14.08 - 8:43 pm | # ------------------
in my case it is my blind hatred for hrC.
Didn't the San Jose Mercury News do an award-winning expose on the CIA-crack connection? Why yes, they did.
Gary Webb and Michael Levine (former DEA/CIA agent) blew this whole thing open in the mid-90s. It's pretty established and not all that tin-foily, JR.
You win. I got nuthin' now.
You have a beautiful new home, silly! Are there pictures? Want to see!
I thought TPTB would wait until after he had accepted the nomination before slinging the shit.
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Obama applauded when Cheney pushed down the plunger on WTC 7.
in my case it is my blind hatred for hrC.
euphronius
stupid
thanks jeffco. i couldnt remember the name of the paper.
in my case it is my blind hatred for hrC.
euphronius
stupid
But honest | 03.14.08 - 8:45 pm | #
it was a joke!!
jesus christ on a chicken nugget!
Sallyh - did you see my Friday Skittles Blog?
Didn't the San Jose Mercury News do an award-winning expose on the CIA-crack connection?
Yep. And then they canned Gary Webb when the (first) Bush administration put the heat on 'em.
.and now we are indignant because the stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back to our own front yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost."
So nobody here is allowed to be indignant because their friends and/or family were murdered by terrorists, because our government has done bad things too? Of course he sounds self-satisfied. He is a preacher -- a supposed earthly representative of Jesus -- using the language of tit-for-tat, of revenge, of hate. It is sickening.
Spitzer's whoring was an inside job.
The First Opium War or the First Anglo-Chinese War was fought between the British East India Company and the Qing Dynasty in China from 1839 to 1842 with the aim of forcing China to import British opium.
sidrah, well said! Bravo!
pretty established and not all that tin-foily, JR.
Zap Rowsdower
I'm not denyning that the CIA facilitated a fair bit of smuggling, specially during the contra "war".
What I am saying is that it's tinfoil to claim that it's a .gov conspiracy against blacks.
in my case it is my blind hatred for hrC.
euphronius
stupid
But honest | 03.14.08 - 8:45 pm | #
Honest and
jesus christ on a chicken nugget!
On sale at Acme (an Albertson's store), Buy 1 Get 1 Free
I've said it before and I'll say it again: George Walker Bush is truly his mother's (Barbara Pierce Bush) son. Romantic? Exciting? Are you fucking kidding me?
jesus christ on a chicken nugget!
euphronius
You could sell that on ebay.
It is sickening.
You miss the fucking point.
Entirely.
sidhra
you hsve been 100% on target and eloquent.
*standing o*
Walter, I did!
I have more if you need them
I seem to remember someone selling a broken pencil on e-bay just to see if it could be done.
If Mr. and Mrs. Black will allow me, I'll cook at their place.
I hate everybody here who has cheap housing costs. Damn Beantown.
I apologise.
Would you like to live in my house instead? I could build another shed for me and Arthur?
Spitzer's whoring was an inside job.
Next on CNN: "Unfettered Access: The Spitzer Affair"
What I am saying is that it's tinfoil to claim that it's a .gov conspiracy against blacks.
Complacency or conspiracy? Six in one hand and a half-dozen in the other.
Would you like to live in my house instead? I could build another shed for me and Arthur?
Yes, of course. Er..will the food be included? I'd love to eat your cooking.
If Mr. and Mrs. Black will allow me, I'll cook at their place.
Wiley and Gizmo...NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
*goes to Pharyngula to see if there's anything left of the Creationist*
Ohhh... a fine red mist.
They have no sense of self-preservation, do they?
What I am saying is that it's tinfoil to claim that it's a .gov conspiracy against blacks.
JR, kerosene and a match | Homepage | 03.14.08 - 8:47 pm | #
well, the intent part is up for debate i guess. but one mans opinion is as valid as another. id trust the guy that lives and works in inner city chicago though. and my mom, who worked in inner cities thru the 80s and says the same thing.
Looks like China will makes sure the tag Genocide Olympics is no hyperbole.
Anyone notice the date on Jin's tombstone?
Didn't the San Jose Mercury News do an award-winning expose on the CIA-crack connection? Why yes, they did.
JeffCO | 03.14.08 - 8:44 pm | #
GravatarGary Webb and Michael Levine (former DEA/CIA agent) blew this whole thing open in the mid-90s. It's pretty established and not all that tin-foily, JR.
Zap Rowsdower | Homepage | 03.14.08 - 8:45 pm | #
OK. Now put that in a bullet point on Obama's blog and problem solved, don't you think?
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MSNBC's new lineup:
8 p.m. - Countdown Obama Edition
10 p.m. - Countdown Clinton Edition
What I am saying is that it's tinfoil to claim that it's a .gov conspiracy against blacks.
I'd say claiming it *isn't* is tinfoil hat territory. I'm sure Oliver North thought it was "a neat idea" to get the twofer.
Anyone notice the date on Jin's tombstone?
It was the date of the crash....
How mysterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrious.
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Complacency or conspiracy? Six in one hand and a half-dozen in the other.
Zap Rowsdower
Neither.
CIA wants to fund its black ops off the books. They don't give a flying fuck about anything else.
I hate everybody here who has cheap housing costs. Damn Beantown.
I apologise.
Would you like to live in my house instead? I could build another shed for me and Arthur?
Barmpot Shouty-Crackers, PhD
I live in what's called a tiny house now. When I first moved in it was just called a hut that was easy to heat and paid for.
Radditz to the dark side--how?
jawbone | 03.14.08 - 8:31 pm
Sorry, stepped out a minute. In a very pro-military way. No, that isn't right, pro-military is good. In a dick cheney style pro-military way.
Any military supporting political candidates is bad; leveling out any bump Obama may have gotten from it. Duffy said, "So a lifetime ban from any generals supporting a candidate?" She wiggled away. It was very odd. "These men are to follow policy not make policy." She seemed to be pumping up the executive branch and putting some in their place. The others seemed as surprised and uncomfortable as I felt on my couch.
Yes, of course. Er..will the food be included? I'd love to eat your cooking.
Tchur. Will you help in the harvest? Teh ice creams can be very elusive in the summer....
(I've figured out where to put the honeydew melons! Woooohooooo! They can knock out the bermuda grass!)
my mom, who worked in inner cities thru the 80s and says the same thing.
euphronius
She claimed that .gov agents were out on the streets giving drugs to blacks?
I give Obama a lot of credit for jumping on this in under 24 hours...and I think that people will and do appreciate him at least making an effort to quell this.
Zap Rowsdower
in the america i'd like to see he'd say "goddamit people wake the fuck up and smell the coffee!"
but you work with the america you have, not the one you want.
but one mans opinion is as valid as another
Uhhh, not quite. An opinion based in fact and logical reasoned has a far greater value than one based in superstition and pulled out of one's ass.
Drug cartels also usually are pretty fascist, so the CIA gets a political "in", for destabilization purposes.
3000 sqft, paid for, $800/yr taxes.
but it's in alabama.
What I am saying is that it's tinfoil to claim that it's a .gov conspiracy against blacks.
I would agree. The Iran-COntra bunch were about as competent as the Apple Dumpling Gang.
Anyone notice the date on Jin's tombstone?
It was the date of the crash....
How mysterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrious.
Aren't you "Lost-ites" going to be pissed when Suzanne Pleshette tells you it was a nightmare and to go back to sleep.
She claimed that .gov agents were out on the streets giving drugs to blacks?
JR, kerosene and a match | Homepage | 03.14.08 - 8:52 pm | #
more or less. yes. dude, the cia agents werent the retail dealers.
think wholesale dealers.
What up dogs?
3000 sqft, paid for, $800/yr taxes.
Good grief.
There is something to be said for an organized effort bent on destroying black/liberal strongholds having a place in the World Of Rove. Katrina is sometimes couched that way although that is too tin-foily for me.
My experience was vaguely like that with our local United Way chaper. Our GOPer/Corporate led United Way was shunting the money they collected to the immigrant hispanic agricultural etal communities and stripping it away from the inner city black community.
I agree, charley. Alas, that's not the America we live in right now.
Now I'm hungry. I would like a Swanson's TV Dinner - fried chicken, Jell-o with carrots, Fig Newtons, and an empty grape jelly jar of Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
You miss the fucking point.
Entirely.
billy b
Well I happen to think that anybody who stands behind this type of speech from a pastor is missing a very important point indeed. YMMV, but I say don't live out of hate. No good will come of it ever.
Uhhh, not quite. An opinion based in fact and logical reasoned has a far greater value than one based in superstition and pulled out of one's ass.
Troutski, my friends. | 03.14.08 - 8:53 pm | #
um no.
the facts are living through the 1980s on the streets of americas inner cities.
$800/yr taxes
For real?
What up dogs?
Elias: Will work for gas
Is the dog an unneutered male?
but it's in alabama.
That would be a selling point for me.
Whereabouts in 'bamer?
$800 in real property tax payments would get me through early March, maybe.
Thinking of getting a GPS phone to hide in the Bug Red Ugly.
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more or less. yes. dude, the cia agents werent the retail dealers.
think wholesale dealers.
euphronius <
And she saw their ID cards?
How many guys claim to be with agencies that they have only passing familiarity with?
Yes, the CIA were involved, but not much that way.
And the claim is that blacks were targetted. Like dealers give discounts for melanin.
Aren't you "Lost-ites" going to be pissed when Suzanne Pleshette tells you it was a nightmare and to go back to sleep.
Or if they don't have more nekkid scenes involving Kate.
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& view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L...h? v=LMe9n0QONLU
That's beautiful. What part of the country is that in?
Wikipedia has a pretty good entry on Gary Webb and his "Dark Alliance" series.
Let's look at which papers went after him - oh, what a surprise! The Washington Post, the New York Times, and the LA Times!
Oh, and our good friend David Corn!
The Mercury-News' treatment of Webb was truly appalling.
you guys dont believe what people are telling you when they have fucking lived thru the crack epidemic? im sure Wright was persoanlly involved in trying to save the life of 100s of people hoked on the shit.
he was fucking there. he would know better than anyone.
FFS
Jell-o with carrots
*barf*
I would like a Swanson's TV Dinner - fried chicken, Jell-o with carrots, Fig Newtons, and an empty grape jelly jar of Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
Good Lord! *choke*
I've said it before and I'll say it again: George Walker Bush is truly his mother's (Barbara Pierce Bush) son. Romantic? Exciting? Are you fucking kidding me?
I just want to [comment erased in order to avoid banning] him when he says shit like that. He has literally no sense of decency.
Look at the sky turn a hell fire red
Somebody's house is burnin' down down, down down
Down, down, down.
Well I asked my friend where is that black smoke comin' from ?
He just coughed and changed the subject and
said oh wa I think it might snow some
So I left him sippin' his tea an' I jumped in my chariot
And rode off to see just why and who could it be this time.
Well I happen to think that anybody who stands behind this type of speech from a pastor is missing a very important point indeed.
First, he's not standing behind it, altho I wish he would.
Second, you have no idea what it's like to be black in this country.
There's a good reason this man is angry.
$800/yr taxes
For real?
maybe a little higher than that, haven't looked lately. less than $1k for sure.
property taxes in AL are peanuts.
Is the dog an unneutered male?
What up bitches?
)))
whatever. you dont trust what people are telling you dont trust them. what can i do.
Jeezus, I pay $3000/yr for a lot in rural, rascist, sexist, Republican PA. I gotta move.
OT of tinfoil hattery, but one of my favorite Marge Simpson lines: "What... what's that strange feeling? (Gasp!) It's 'of accomplishment' !!!"
I've said it before and I'll say it again: George Walker Bush is truly his mother's (Barbara Pierce Bush) son. Romantic? Exciting? Are you fucking kidding me?
Reminds me of European royalty, where you took whatever came next, good or bad. And it was often really bad.
Whereabouts in 'bamer?
Athens, Limestone County. about ten miles from the rocket on I-65.
oh wait, let me go to cia.gov and search for "pushing crack on n*****s"
oh there is a whole pdf!
I would like a Swanson's TV Dinner - fried chicken, Jell-o with carrots, Fig Newtons, and an empty grape jelly jar of Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
I always get corn in the brownie.
euphronius, criminals lie.
Sad, but true. They are not trustworthy.
I already agreed that the CIA had background involvment, but I still find the claim that they were actively involved in targetting blacks to be tinfoil.
Athens, Limestone County. about ten miles from the rocket on I-65.
Cool. I haven't been over that way before. I have some friends that live in Mobile.
That's beautiful. What part of the country is that in?
Homosexual Activist
So Cent. MO.
& that's as close as you get.
I keed.
"What I am saying is that it's tinfoil to claim that it's a .gov conspiracy against blacks."
are we talking crack or the Tuskegee Syphilis Study?
Just paying my property tax now: half year, $934.80. Basically, 50% of that is to Madison School district, Phoenix Unified School district (high school) and Community College district, and the remainder is distributed between City of Phoenix City bonds, General County Fund, Flood control, Central AZ Water Conservation District, FIre district, County Library and COunty Health Care. Not a bad deal.
CIA wants to fund its black ops off the books.
Black ops. heh...
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And the claim is that blacks were targetted. Like dealers give discounts for melanin.
Hmm, I wonder if there is some way to target black America other than on an individual basis?
I already agreed that the CIA had background involvment, but I still find the claim that they were actively involved in targetting blacks to be tinfoil.
JR, kerosene and a match | Homepage | 03.14.08 - 9:01 pm | #
whatever dude. fine. it was just coincidence all the slaves were black and all the Jim Crow laws applied to blacks, too.
just coinicdence crack epidemic was in all of americas black inner cities.
coincidence.
My property taxes are going up 13% this year...with my tacit approval.
Seeing as our governor/federal government has cut LGA to the bone, there's little recourse.
whatever. you dont trust what people are telling you dont trust them. what can i do.
euphronius
I got a lot of my information during that time frame from people who were on the opposite side from the CIA, people who lived and dodged death squads in south and central america.
Good fucking lord.
Opened the Baltimore Sun to see an advertisement for a new production of Camelot starring Lou Diamond Phillips as King Arthur.
What's the world coming to?
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euphronius, criminals lie.
Sad, but true. They are not trustworthy.
heh...heh...heh...
The youngster will find that out soon enough if he takes up criminal law.
The Opium Wars (simplified Chinese: 鸦片战争; traditional Chinese: 鴉片戰爭; pinyin: Yāpiŕn Zhŕnzhēng), also known as the Anglo-Chinese Wars, lasted from 1839 to 1842 and 1856 to 1860 respectively,[1] the climax of a trade dispute between China and the United Kingdom. British smuggling of opium from British India into China and the Chinese government's efforts to enforce its drug laws erupted in conflict.