I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
first!
Cat!
you're a good guest blogger, monsieur John
second!!!!
second!!!!
jdw
liar 
Playing with, meaning they will soon be toast.
KITTY!
and look at this beauty:
http://thedailykitten.com/
do you have them too:
http://icanhascheezburger.com/20...res-de-giggles/
your favorite cat sucks
Did you name that cat for the Obama campaign?
I bought a beautiful new JCrew bathing suit that arrived today and GUESS WHAT IZ ON TEH INSIDE OF IT????
Mrs. Obama will be so damned proud!
That cat reminds me of Pablo, my cat from the early seventies.
Miss Thing used to love to lick those plastic bags you get from the grocery store. Never could figure out why.
GWPDA,
You know that now all the guys will want pictures.
Life's a beach at bay of pigs
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/...9/pigs-
sea.html
Okay, this is funny too
http://icanhascheezburger.com/20...tures-show-off/
You know that now all the guys will want pictures.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
Of course
"Yes, she is licking that shoe."
kinky!
I was just starting to like John and he goes all kitty on me.
back to school, boy.
Bill and Hillary,s new dog?
http://punditkitchen.com/2009/07...on-call-monica/
later--
biking to the bank and the libes.
our new auxilliary cat, ignatz, also has a shoe fetish
.
Shoe licking cats? Who's been rubbing mackerel on their shoes?
Faustian web of guvmint bureaucracy?
A cat with a leather fetish. Only at Eschaton.
Helloooo.
Wendell Potter on the Ed Show.
You know that now all the guys will want pictures.
Sure. Why not?
I've got a pair of woodpeckers playing kissy-face in my backyard...
"Wendell Potter on the Ed Show."
?
sounds like a banker in a jimmy stewart movie.
What will tell the children?
from tp
"In a story that has become so common that it is almost passé, yet another conservative official has been busted sending racist e-mails. This time, the culprit is Atwater, CA Councilman Gary Frago, who sent at least half-a-dozen racist, anti-Obama e-mails to Atwater staff and community members:
Some compared Obama to O.J. Simpson while others suggested that “n[*****] rigs” should now be called “presidential solutions.”
Perhaps the most overboard e-mail was sent on Jan. 15. It read: “Breaking News Playboy just offered Sarah Palin $1 million to pose nude in the January issue. Michelle Obama got the same offer from National Geographic.”
Frago admitted sending the e-mails, but showed no regret. “If they’re from me, then I sent them,” he said. “I have no disrespect for the president or anybody, they weren’t meant in any bad way or harm.”
When given an opportunity to explain himself, Frago somehow managed to dig himself a deeper hole by saying: “I don’t see where there’s a story, I’m not the only one that does it. … I didn’t originate them, they came to me and I just passed them on.”
Salt
I'm back to teh pool, now that the police heliocopter is gone.
Hecate - there is a comparable Archivist job being advertised - but this one is at Hickam Field, HI. I can't think why I might prefer HI to Ft. George Meade, but who knows....
Whistleblower on health insurance industry.
"I've got a pair of woodpeckers playing kissy-face in my backyard..."
that's gotta hurt.
Don't be surprised if Doug Elmendorf doesn't have a cushy job lined up with the health insurance companies.
American Conservative Union throwing Keene overboard?
http://www.conservative.org/
pres...mentfromACU.asp
Wendell Potter.
http://www.prwatch.org/cmd/bios..../
Wendell_Potter
"I've got a pair of woodpeckers playing kissy-face in my backyard..."
that's gotta hurt.
jdw
The colorful one took off, the other one is still sitting there on top of a large rock. Strange...
d/t
Some of us cannot afford to eat in restaurants; therefore, no dim sum.
If NTodd is here - how long do you have to live in Vermont before you can get their healthcare plan? It might be worth moving for people like GWPDA (and me, when my dad is gone...).
stuckinlodi | 07.17.09 - 6:43 pm | #
FDIC is eating some pretty small fry
http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/pr...09/
pr09123.html
I've got pizza
If NTodd is here - how long do you have to live in Vermont before you can get their healthcare plan?
Not sure of any residency requirement, but lemme check in our manual.
The Sonia Sotomayor hearings were something of a snooze, so we suppose we can't blame the Associated Press for trying to come up with something--anything--to write about. Even so, this is a bit much. Yesterday the AP tried to transform some humorous banter into an outrage:
One of Sonia Sotomayor's Senate interrogators had a joking response Wednesday when she talked hypothetically--and humorously--about getting a gun to shoot him in self-defense.
"You'll have lots of 'splainin' to do," replied GOP Sen. Tom Coburn, evoking the 1950s TV show "I Love Lucy" to laughter from the crowd and the judge.
"I'd be in a lot of trouble, then," Sotomayor quipped back.
What Coburn said--and how he said it--was a riff on a Hispanic television character, Ricky Ricardo, whose accent is now widely considered a broad parody.
Ricky Ricardo, played by Cuban-born Desi Arnaz, would often use this line with his fictional wife, Lucy, played by real-life wife Lucille Ball. The AP successfully sought out a denunciation of Coburn's bon mot:
The National Council of La Raza [Spanish for "the race"] responded to an e-mail inquiring about Coburn's remark, saying it was unclear whether it was a badly told joke "or he's just clueless."
"While quoting Ricky Ricardo isn't in and of itself a slur, in this context, it seems wildly inappropriate to say the least," said the group's spokeswoman, Lisa Navarrete.
I've got da shmoke.
Can the nation's financial system stand the eating of a one-branch bank in Wyoming?
http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/pr...09/
pr09122.html
and i fear for the future of the american white male
Vermont comes with a manual?
Michael Deadhead is looking more and more like a Lautrec reprobate.
and i fear for the future of the american white male
plum p,better democrats please
Keep us in food, beer, sports and a little nookie and we'll be just fine...
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Freckles is weird like that - liking all sorts of stuff around the house.
Vermont comes with a manual?
trifecta
Maple Syrup is complicated.
Meanwhile, the AP reports from Chicago that the Sears Tower "was renamed the Willis Tower on Thursday in a downtown ceremony":
Mayor Richard Daley and Joseph Plumeri, who heads Willis Group Holdings, the London-based insurance broker that secured the naming rights as part of its agreement to lease 140,000 square feet of space in the tower, unveiled a sign with the new name in the tower's lobby.
"Willis is investing in Chicago. Willis is investing in Chicago. That's positive," Plumeri said during Thursday's ceremony.
We doubt we'll ever call it Willis Tower. To this day we refuse to refer to the skyscrapers in our own backyard as the MetLife Building and the Fiat Building.
But we digress. What caught our attention about this AP story was the headline: "What You Talkin' Bout, Willis? Sears Tower Renamed." What the AP said--and how it said it--was a riff on a black television character, Arnold Jackson, whose accent is now widely considered a broad parody.
Child actor Gary Coleman played Arnold in "Diff'rent Strokes," which debuted on NBC in 1978. Arnold and elder brother Willis (Todd Bridges) were the adopted children of a wealthy, WASPy widower, Philip Drummond (Conrad Bain). Whenever Arnold was incredulous at something his brother had said, he would employ the catchphrase the AP referenced in the headline (though the Internet Movie Database spells it "whatchoo" rather than "what you").
The AP dispatch with the ethnic sitcom reference in the headline ran yesterday--the same day as the AP dispatch about Coburn's ethnic sitcom reference. We don't find the AP headline "wildly inappropriate," but the AP's search for someone to describe Coburn's comment that way is wildly silly.
Oh, and the occasional new power tool...
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I've got da shmoke
Just some of my lowly masterkush.
Sucks.
"FDIC is eating some pretty small fry
"
i thought all the little banks were run by the smart and responsible folk who only made wise and prudent investments.
and i fear for the future of the american white male
Undervalued, discriminated against, never in charge of anything. They are barely seen any more. Truly an endangered species. The ivory billed woodpecker of great apes.
by the way, it's dead cool that Tom Watson is leading the British Open while Tiger didn't make the cut!
vive les vieux!
Meanwhile, the AP reports from Chicago that the Sears Tower "was renamed the Willis Tower on Thursday in a downtown ceremony":
Watchu talking bout
"Vermont comes with a manual?"
bag balm and duct tape.
Barndog, Blissed
"What?"
The ivory billed woodpecker of great apes.
Gromit
soon, the american white male species will be on the indangered list, like koalas.
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/
200...ry5166310.shtml
republican money management.
i thought all the little banks were run by the smart and responsible folk who only made wise and prudent investments
Your mattress gets a better interest rate, jdw..
The Hill reports on an unpleasant encounter in another Senate committee hearing:
The President and CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) tore into Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) Thursday for what he said were "condescending" and "God awful" racial statements at a hearing.
NBCC head Harry C. Alford took strong exception to Boxer having referenced an NAACP report favoring climate change legislation during a hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, of which Boxer is the chairwoman.
"Madam chair, that is condescending to me," Alford said. "I'm the National Black Chamber of Commerce, and you're trying to put up some other black group to pit against me."
We watched the video, and we can see Alford's point. Boxer does come across as condescending, and, weirdly, she doesn't even seem to understand why he would find it offensive for her to rebut his argument not on the merits but via a racially specific appeal to authority.
Yet Alford, by speaking on behalf the National Black Chamber of Commerce, is himself relying on just such a racially specific appeal to authority. We tend to agree with Alford and disagree with Boxer on the subject they were discussing, but the rule of etiquette he invoked--blacks may claim authority on account of their race, but whites may not seek to undermine that authority--put her at an unfair disadvantage, one that was particularly unwarranted given that the topic at hand had nothing to do with race.
I don't really see any requirements 'cept you have to be a Vermont resident (no length of residency indicated).
Ericka qualified even though her last job with benefits was in OR and at the time she applied she'd lived here less than a year, but perhaps she got special dispensation being pregnant.
But if there were a time issue, I would suspect they'd indicate that in their qualifications, but I can't find any explicit mention.
"What?"
Huh?
Maple Syrup is complicated.
Steeler Fan
there's some maple syrup in space right now, our astronaut Julie Payette brought some with her.
by the way, it's dead cool that Tom Watson is leading the British Open while Tiger didn't make the cut!
vive les vieux!
plum p,better democrats please | 07.17.09 - 6:50 pm | #
Racist fuck.
Vermont comes with a manual?
I always RTFM.
I would like a copy of the Vermont manual on CD. I will send a SASE.
I got a half gallon of pure Northern Michigan maple syrup for $8 from my bro.
30 wt. Best you can get.
Watching the Steelers doesn't require a manual.
I would like a copy of the Vermont manual on CD. I will send a SASE.
Act now and I'll include this Beethoven music, free of charge!
Vermont comes with a manual?
Is it possible to get Vermont with an automatic instead?
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"Which way was this goin"?
"What"?
I would like a copy of the Vermont manual on CD. I will send a SASE.
trifecta
They can't find the CD.
" Tom Watson is leading the British Open while Tiger didn't make the cut!"
The more things change the more they stay the same.
30 wt. Best you can get.
Barndog, Blissed | Homepage | 07.17.09 - 6:54 pm | #
What's the SAE rating?
Glenn Beck Radio Freakout Remixed Into Heavy Metal Song About Vampires
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
20...t_n_237499.html
mkay...told ya, the white american male IS in danger. Also.
No one will be watching golf this weekend.
"Which way was this goin"?
I dunno..
Thanks, NTodd!
Now, if rent + some kind of insurance in Dayton turns out to be more expensive than rent in a town in Vermont + an occasional trip to Dayton, I'll have an option!
"I got a half gallon of pure Northern Michigan maple syrup for $8 from my bro."
in vermont, the syrup farmer would sell a gallon to a flatlander for $80, pocket $75, and go buy a gallon of Log Cabin.
Those Apollo 11 pictures don't really show anything.
I would like a copy of the Vermont manual on CD. I will send a SASE.
Maybe Socialized Obamacare isn't so bad after all though it is a little late
Speaking on the House floor, the Wichita Republican wondered what if President Obama’s mom had had the chance for a taxpayer-funded abortion.
“If that financial incentive was in place, is it possible that his mother may have taken advantage of it?” he said.
A nation can dream I guess. 
in vermont, the syrup farmer would sell a gallon to a flatlander for $80, pocket $75, and go buy a gallon of Log Cabin.
Bastards they are, alla them.
No one will be watching golf this weekend.
The old fucks that gave up watching when Tiger started up will...
Oh, and those who genuinely like the game. Or something. Also.
No one will be watching golf this weekend.
Steeler Fan
I vegged out this morning and watched some of the Tour de France. It was scenic. And dull. Also.
Oh, and those who genuinely like the game.
That's funny.
I vegged out this morning and watched some of the Tour de France. It was scenic. And dull. Also.
I like watching that race, no matter how dull it can become.
"Bastards they are, alla them."
nah, taking advantage of yuppie flatlanders is an enjoyable sport.
I vegged out this morning and watched some of the Tour de France. It was scenic. And dull. Also.
Dull? So no crazy anorexic tried to trip Armstrong, as threatened?
That's funny.
I had to throw it in...
Damn, I missed the Sorrell Booke thread below (Oliver Willis link). One of the most underrated character actors of his time.
-
"there were so many turds in the confirmation punchbowl, I don't know where to begin."
Bay Buchanan said today that the Republican party is the White party.
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha.
Dull? So no crazy anorexic tried to trip Armstrong, as threatened?
Too busy modeling Donna Karan's new collection, designing a suspension bridge, and giving advice to the love-lorne
I like watching that race, no matter how dull it can become.
Amazing endurance. Motivated by the fact that they're passing through Mimi's village this weekend.
"there were so many turds in the confirmation punchbowl, I don't know where to begin."
You are beginning to sound like Moe.
Also.
"there were so many turds in the confirmation punchbowl, I don't know where to begin."
racymind
Note to self. Drink only from faucet.
Bay Buchanan said today that the Republican party is the White party.
Everyone on the planet, except for Michael Steele, knew that.
golf is thrilling
those walks in peculiar suits
the slow motion milling
the monotone things they say
it's like being in a coma
while the muzak plays
You are beginning to sound like Moe.
Barndog, Blissed
I was quoting Liz Winstead on Ed Show.
"At a time when publishers are scrambling to keep customers willing to pay $26 for a hardcover book instead of $9.99 for an electronic version, the publisher of Senator Edward M. Kennedy's forthcoming memoir is going in the opposite direction--issuing a limited edition it plans to sell for $1,000 a copy," the Boston Globe reports:
Twelve, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing, is planning to issue 1,000 copies of a leather-bound, electronically signed edition of "True Compass" and sell them through the website of Hachette Book Group, the parent company of Grand Central. Although publishers and licensed contractors do occasionally produce collectors' editions on various titles, such a premium version is quite rare.
Kennedy, 77, reportedly received an $8 million advance for the memoir that he wrote in collaboration with Ron Powers . . .
Mary Jo Kopechne, who went for a ride with Sen. Kennedy 40 years ago Sunday, did not receive an advance for her memoir.
As if Mimi actually exists.
Pbbbbbbbbbt.
Hecate, yes but great that they finally admit it.
I was quoting Liz Winstead on Ed Show.
I shall retract my former statement, with full apologies.
Chuck Todd : Nate Silver :: Carlos Mencia : Richard Pryor
Timely...
I shall retract my former statement, with full apologies.
Barndog, Blissed
No apology, sounding like Moe is generally a good thing. And nobody makes maps like he does.... heh.
Richard Pryor
Who are the rest of those schmucks you named off?
Should I be concerned that my female dog likes to lick my legs and arms when she has a chance? Or is it just a momma thing?
To everyone who wished me a happy birfday Wednesday, thankyou. Seems a cow stepped on the phone line burried in some amish pasture. I'm lucky I don't have to crank the phone to make a call.
Should I be concerned that my female dog likes to lick my legs and arms when she has a chance? Or is it just a momma thing?
She knows you are the leader of the pack. It's pretty common.
what if some asshole tried to play the victim, and nobody bought it? now imagine that person is the conservative movement.
I don't want Mark Sanford in coach.
People elect some real idiots.
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That quote about Bay Buchanan triggered a Billy Idol ear worm. Damn.
http://www.elyrics.net/read/b/bi...ing-
lyrics.html
John's cat looks like my boi cat. heh.
Gordon Waller, of the duo Peter and Gordon, has died.
http://www.radaronline.com/exclu...and-gordon-
dies
Anonymous, maybe, nymless and gravatarless, never. Damn the Internet Explorer Tools, damn them.
'Evening, all . . .
by the way, it's dead cool that Tom Watson is leading the British Open while Tiger didn't make the cut!
I got a little verklempt when Tommy did that little leg kick after the birdie putt on 18.
Yes, I'm so old I remember when he was Tommy Watson. When my parents retired they had such a golf crush on him. They would watch him on telly and sip their xxx dry noon-time martinis as they cheered him on.
.
Gordon Waller, of the duo Peter and Gordon, has died.
AKA, "The Redcoats" on an episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show"...
I don't want to ride an elevator alone with Mark Sanford.
Or any other republican, for that matter. My inner thigh thanks me.
Oh Noes!!!
http://thumbsnap.com/v/S9R4ID54.jpg
is it just me, or are most golfers totally unsexy? maybe that's just my incorrect impression, but there's something about golfers that is a complete turnoff, when they golf. it's odd; i find other sports people attractive while playing their sport, but that's never happened to me while watching golf.
maybe it's the shoes...(not a sheets call)
I always got Peter and Gordon and Chad and Jeremy mixed up . . ..
16 states passed 10% unemployment in June.
John- "What should I do Duncan? They don't seem to trust me."
A-man- "Just post some cat pics. Their all suckers for cats."
John- "Oh, OK.
bluesman- "What"
Barndog- "I dunno."
maybe it's the shoes...(not a sheets call)
They makes Croc's for golf now?
Off to eat dinner.
Chow.
Hempy the racist troll has a new bff: California pol, Gary Frago.
Time for Hempy to fire up another blunt and put the tofu on the grill.
Crocs going bankrupt. Lost $168 million last year. No one buying a second pair, they don't wear out and people have decided they really aren't such a good idea after all. The Croc balloon has burst.
ATLANTA – Nearly 36 percent of black Americans are obese — much more than other major racial or ethnic groups — and that gap exists in most states, a new federal study finds.
The Croc balloon has burst.
Chichimec
I was sure it was a great investment! I guess I'll go with buggy whips.
On The Learning Channel a "What Not to Wear"/"Say Yes to the Dress" marathon.
Learning.
ATLANTA – Nearly 36 percent of black Americans are obese — much more than other major racial or ethnic groups — and that gap exists in most states, a new federal study finds.
BRING BACK THE POLL TAX!
Ron Wyden is past the expiration date. Time to toss his ass next election.
CD - here you go
http://www.golf.com/golf/gallery...32290-
2,00.html
kinda meh, but ...
www.toplessgolf.com
oh my
Real Time With Bill Maher
``Daily Kos'' founder Markos Moulitsas; Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-Mont.); actress Anna Deavere Smith; actor Jason Alexander; journalist Joe Scarborough.
NEW
"Ron Wyden is past the expiration date. Time to toss his ass next election."
fuck him.
BREAKING: MISCHA BARTON STILL IN TEH HOSPITAL.
rootless, darling: i did say "most." i mean: i golf, don't i? i'm not exactly "plain." i'm talking about the country club set, as well as older male pros. um, ick? 
The Croc balloon has burst.
Chichimec
that bums me out, i just got on the bandwagon and i fucking love mine. looooooove them. perhaps i'll go buy four or five pairs, and just store them for the time, decades from now, when the ones i wear today finally give out. can they branch out into underwear, perhaps?
fred, my husband is having knee problems. The other day we were at the doctor's office. Every single person who walked in through the door was very overweight or obese, except for one 4- or 5- year-old child. I would guess I saw at least 12-15 people walked into the waiting room. They were all white. It's really sad.
Yes, I'm so old I remember when he was Tommy Watson. When my parents retired they had such a golf crush on him. They would watch him on telly and sip their xxx dry noon-time martinis as they cheered him on.
.
Sparkle Plenty
Jack Nicklaus was my first crush! i was 5.
Is there champagne in that shoe?
Croc should make cars.
Or car tires. Think how pretty they'd be.
"At a time when publishers are scrambling to keep customers willing to pay $26 for a hardcover book instead of $9.99 for an electronic version...
Yeah, well, that E-version comes with a rubber band attached...
Next trip to the store, I'm gonna look for the licensing agreement on the bottom of the bag of Fritos...
for the record i totally disagree with this ESPN bobblehaid.
i'm trying not to get into it over there, but i may not be able to help myself. homophobia is always wrong, there is never an excuse for it, and oppressed people don't get a pass for being so. ever. also.
are Teh Puppets around?
Public libraries are next, mark my words. Question is, who will be holding the knife, Amazon or Google...
Somebody tried to burn down the New Grand Canyon Bridge:
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (AZ,NV)
Rangers And Firefighters Suppress Bridge Blaze
Rangers and wildland firefighters responded to a fire at the Hoover Dam bypass project on Sunday, July 12th. The fire was reported to the Lake Mead Interagency Dispatch Center at about 9:40 a.m. Bureau of Reclamation police officers from Hoover Dam were first on scene and reported that there were flames at the base of the bridge pier on the Nevada side. Rangers and firefighters faced steep grades and 70 to 100 foot cliff drops getting down to the fire. A report that explosives might be in the area delayed the initial attack on the fire. A helicopter from Las Vegas Metro PD was able to check the area for explosives; none were sighted.
(NPS Morning Report, 2nd item down)
Not very efficient opposition, aside from the "report" of possible explosives. I didn't know the project existed until somebody here (Doug maybe?) posted a pic of it a few days ago.
Jack Nicklaus was my first crush! i was 5.
plum p,better democrats please
Jack was a cutie, but Gary Player's eyelashes . . . mmmm, mmmm, mmmm.
.
I would really, really like to be a Supervisory Archivist at Hickam Field.
Just saying.
Jan Stephenson
Chris Cilizza is showing the exact type of inside - the - beltway - box thinking that inspires a mixture of revulsion and pity, along with the belief that when producers look for analysts for political talk shows, they must simply pull homeless drooling idiots in off the street.
This Intellectual Giant just offered the idea on Hardball that opponents of healthcare reform would have a real chance of undermining its support in the electorate, if they would just attack it on the issue of 'big government' or cost, as if it had never occurred to anyone ever before to use that tired, old, ridiculous argument.
Sorry, moron. They actually thought of that. It isn't working because in light of the Repigs' repeated expansion of Big Government over the years, in light of the 'fiscal conservatism' they've exhibited with bailouts of banksters, wars of choice, no - bid contracts, and their own lavish healthcare plans, their hypocrisy has been writ large for all to see, and these rat - bastards can't fool anyone anymore. Neither can you.
The 'fiscal responsibility' argument, like the 'big government' critiques politicians have been using since Reagan came into the White House and ran up a huge defecit expanding the government he criticized, no longer work. That ship has sailed.
The people pushing this argument no longer have any credibility. The Chris Cilizza's of the world haven't figured that out, apparently. Which is why he's still attempting to legitimize it. What a fool.
still not dead
I would really, really like to be a Supervisory Archivist at Hickam Field.
Just saying.
GWPDA Heroine of the Workplace
GWPDA, I would dearly love for you to have the position too, but I strongly suspect that people in that specialty of that service work for years to get enough seniority to snag such a gig. And have internal clout, er I mean "qualifications", as well.
Might be worth keeping an eye out for who does get Hickam though , then jump with both feet on the job from which they are departing.
aie! the world really really really loves Barack
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/
2...considered.html
Somebody owes us $100...
Teh Giant Puppets | 07.17.09 - 2:41 pm | #
Addressed & redressed.
Do your homework.
Lest the display of ethics wrt who raised the issue
and the team-player history key to resolving the issue
doth biteth thee in the nether regions.
mkay?
Jack Nicklaus was my first crush! i was 5.
plum p,better democrats please
Jack was a cutie, but Gary Player's eyelashes . . . mmmm, mmmm, mmmm.
.
Sparkle Plenty
You gals had it good. For us guys, in the olden days, unless you were a poofter, there weren't a lot of athaletic hunkettes to jones for until, oh, maybe Billie Jean King. The irony there is stout enough to build a house from...
Most of the professional analysts I see on programs like 'Hardball' are obviously picked precisely because they are complete idiots.
Chris Cilizza = Exhibit 'A'.
Lazy idiots.
Evening, good people.
Lazy idiots.
Duane V, pissed
teevee pundits are on the same intellectual level as walmart greeters. That's why they're chosen.
Maybe so.
Xan, you might want to check the Salon article this morning on the 'historian' at Arlington.
It's quite revealing.
teevee pundits are on the same intellectual level as walmart greeters. That's why they're chosen.
cosmosis the shodan | 07.17.09 - 7:48 pm | #
what a nasty thing to say about walmart greeters.
what a nasty thing to say about walmart greeters.
rootless-e, ahora con picante
Thank you rootless-e. I won't have to destroy my resume after all.
for the record i totally disagree with this ESPN bobblehaid.
i'm trying not to get into it over there, but i may not be able to help myself. homophobia is always wrong, there is never an excuse for it, and oppressed people don't get a pass for being so. ever. also.
chicago dyke, late nighter
Now this guy's got empathy. This nonsense was the sort of thing said to diminish the fight for women's rights too. Interesting how the bigots replay the same old stuff.
You go!
Well, Suck-my-dick-O-Scan obviously wants me to go read a book. While I still can...
And by the way - all of youse - How the hell old do u pibbles think I am?
Talk about teaching your grandmothers to suck eggs....
GWPDA - you're 1/2 my age
Uncle Blodge, You're Semils age?
49 dear
GW, I saw you posted something about that earlier, maybe last night. I was, and remain, puzzled about just what you found so objectionable about it. Maybe I need to read the whole story to understand, but the man had a legitimate college bachelor's degree in history and more or less invented the "archivist" position for himself. More power to him for initiative, but it sounds like it consists mainly of giving tours to celebrity visitors.
Is it his appropriation of the term "archivist" you object to?
(hoping you will explain and spare me the need to go to Salon, which I dislike.)
Amazon deleted purchased e-books from its new Kindle right under the owner's noses.
Do not want.
I will be 60 in Sept. Seems hard to believe. Just having received my SS statement I wish I was 66. I would retire tomorrow.
And by the way - all of youse - How the hell old do u pibbles think I am?
Talk about teaching your grandmothers to suck eggs....
GWPDA Heroine of the Workplace |
Lessee, I recall first hearing you state your age as 105 back in 2004, so, depending on your birfday, that makes you 110 +-. But I'm sure that's in dog years, or something...
this Beethoven music free of charge
can ya cut me off five minutes worth?
.
Thanks, NTodd!
Now, if rent + some kind of insurance in Dayton turns out to be more expensive than rent in a town in Vermont + an occasional trip to Dayton, I'll have an option!
stuckinlodi | 07.17.09 - 6:55 pm | #
Well, rent is still pretty cheap here, but alas no state insurance plan. Or money.
I will be 60 in Sept.
Lot of that going around...
They were, um, Orwell books.
I started perusing the local job listings again today, as school's done this next week.
Eh.
Good evening!
TMZ.com seems to think Tony Romo dumped Jessica Simpson because she put on a few pounds.
Ahem.
My dear cousin, GWPDA, is indeed a very respected elder in most communities.
She is, however, a few months my junior.
That said, I still will insist on respect being paid to her status as an elder because she has literally earned it for all of us in many different sorts of ways, including some ways that will prove to be integral for women in the workplace.
So back off, those assholes who may be lurking.
TMZ.com seems to think
you care about this, why?
Roger Simon is a cunt.
"Lot of that going around..."
--Meanie-meanie, tickle a person
Like I said, hard to believe. But I still have decent work and I will continue.
you care about this, why?
chicago dyke, late nighter
Why do you care why I care about it?
He has gotten himself called Historian by the federal government. He is not an historian. He has a couple of history courses under his belt. He has no competence as an historian, which is demonstrable, he has no training as an historian, which is demonstrable. He is a buff. He is treating his responsibilities exactly as one would expect as a buff. It's exactly as tho you said - look! That person took chemistry in high school - we'll make him a Chemist in charge of determining serious chemistry things! Or better - I have a plunger. But guess what? I'm not a plumber.
stuckinlodi -- Do you know Ohio has a single-payer program working its way through the statehouse now?
Kucinich just got an amendment passed today that will end the use of some fed act to block attempts by states to establish their own single-payer programs.
Yay, Dennis!
.
Gordon Waller, of the duo Peter and Gordon, has died.
It isn't all Steelers with me.
I am a human being.
Buckeye, rent in Dayton IS cheap; so is real estate to buy. Just have to wait til the time comes.
Best case, either there's a public option by that time, or my dad makes it at least another 7 1/2 years and I can get Medicare .
Kucinich just got an amendment passed today that will end the use of
some fed act to block attempts by states to establish their own
single-payer programs.
MOST EXCELLENT! This will make the system in use in NM (de facto single payer) de jure. And maybe, -maybe- the weird system in AZ can follow suit. We would like this very, very much.
While the felines used purr-cries around their familiar owners, they were not eager to make the same cries in front of strangers. So McComb and her team trained cat owners to record their pets' cries - capturing the sounds made by cats when they were seeking food and when they were not. In all, the team collected recordings from 10 different cats. The researchers then played the cries back for 50 human participants, not all of whom owned cats. They found that humans, even if they had never had a cat themselves, judged the purrs recorded while cats were actively seeking food - the purrs with an embedded, high-pitched cry - as more urgent and less pleasant than those made in other contexts.
When the team re-synthesised the recorded purrs to remove the embedded cry, leaving all else unchanged, the human subjects' urgency ratings for those calls decreased significantly. McComb said she thinks this cry occurs at a low level in cats' normal purring, "but we think that cats learn to dramatically exaggerate it when it proves effective in generating a response from humans." In fact, not all cats use this form of purring at all, she said, noting that it seems to most often develop in cats that have a one-on-one relationship with their owners rather than those living in large households, where their purrs might be overlooked.
this is a catblog thread, right? so: also.
See, Dad? John can do Friday Catblogging! What's your problem?
TMZ.com seems to think Tony Romo dumped Jessica Simpson because she put on a few pounds.
Steeler Fan
The tabloids are screaming about Michael Jackson being 5'11" and only 110 pounds at the time of his death.
If he had been female, they would have been going on and on about "hot" he looked.
Anorexic is as unattractive as obese.
Cameron Diaz refuses to touch doorknobs.
Is that another word for small penis?
Cousin Barking-Mad, would you care to come visit the Casa des los Geckos and drink iced wine while floating in teh pool?
Arthur would bring it out, of course.
I bought myself some lobster when I turned 50, I think I will do it again when I turn 60. Garlic butter is cheap.
TMZ.com seems to think
TMZ does not think. It's the very essence of it.
Christina Ricci is afraid of indoor plants.
Ashamed of USA for 2008 | 07.17.09 - 6:56 pm
Shame HIS momma didn't have one.
Auntie GWPDA, I would love to be afloat in your pool. But would Arthur be willing to bring me an iced tea instead of wine?
Howie Mandel hates to shake hands.
Sallyh, u are of course also invited. Also.
Cousin Barking-Mad, would you care to come visit the Casa des los Geckos and drink iced wine while floating in teh pool?
Arthur would bring it out, of course.
GWPDA
My dear, perhaps later in the summer, or early fall, when my calendar and your climate begin to moderate.
And I am serious. Also.
Rent in towns in Vermont does not appear to be affordable .
How would OH pay for single-payer?? They're almost as broke as CA>
Madonna is afraid of thunder.
Ashamed of USA for 2008
Aw, what's the matter? Got your little feelings hurt?
This should be ... interesting.
How would OH pay for single-payer??
Sucky football team tax.
Auntie GWPDA, I would love to be afloat in your pool. But would Arthur be willing to bring me an iced tea instead of wine?
of course! with meyer lemon? Or perhaps watermelon agua fresca?
Steeler Fan aren't you supposed to have fucked off?
Are you not able to stay fucked off or something?
Auntie GWPDA, black brewed tea and a slice of Meyer lemon would be divine.
Roger Simon is a cunt.
Some leopards never change their spots. Nor, go away and not come back, even when that's what they say they'll do. No honor.
Unless somebody wants to hire me, I shall be here, at the Casa des los Geckos, with pool and drinks...
Aw, what's the matter? Got your little feelings hurt?
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere
I was ashamed of the USA for 2000 and 2004.
But, then again, racists are bizarros.
you care about this, why?
chicago dyke, late nighter
Why do you care why I care about it?
Steeler Fan
curiosity. you seem like an intelligent person, perhaps you can explain it to me. i truly don't understand. why do you care why celebrities supposedly break up? or for that matter, anything about their personal lives? even their professional lives. why does such interest you? i'm not being snarky. i truly don't get it. i'm trying to think of the right metaphor, and failing. i just don't understand. the occasional News of the Very Weird Celebrity, a la MJ, i can grok. but these come and go types, interchangeable blonde teen of the week and her trailer trash boyfriend drama...i guess i don't get why that's worth your brain cells.
at least when we're talking about pols and their drama, it's related to policy (or usually is). foley writing internet pedophile law while being one = noteworthy to me. rich blonde of the week celebrity and her partner = unreal to me and my life. why does it matter in yours, that's what i'm asking. seriously, and respectfully. help me understand.
Steeler Fan aren't you supposed to have fucked off?
Are you not able to stay fucked off or something?
Virginia on Liberal Mountain
Vicki says hi.
Hecate can come float too. And watermelon agua fresca is delicious....
"This should be ... interesting."
--Virginia
Jeez, Virginia, how the hell did you happen to find that?
curiosity. you seem like an intelligent person, perhaps you can explain it to me. i truly don't understand.
Junk food for the brain.
Hi Virginia on Liberal Mountain! I trust you're having fun
oh to live on - liberal mountain - with the barkers and the colored balloons
Heh. Haley Barbour gets his fat honey-stained paw caught in Teh Family mess. He offered Chip Pickering Trent Lott's SEnate seat.
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Sallyh! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
This should be ... interesting.
Virginia on Liberal Mountain
Some MAJOR weirdness there.
Jeez, Virginia, how the hell did you happen to find that?
mer
It was on Big Love. Molly said she wanted to go, I said I'd be here at the right time, and Marcellina said, Hell, yeah! Also.
So we're going.
Hope I don't get kicked out.
BTW, while I have been harsh when it comes to President Obama's failure to keep some key promises, and while I would have preferred a more lefty nominee to SCOTUS, I do admit to having some admiration for his pick, Sonia Sotomayor, a wise Latina.
And for good reason.
Some leopards never change their spots. Nor, go away and not come back, even when that's what they say they'll do. No honor.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
Yeah. Sorry that you don't like me posting here.
This isn't high school. You don't get to say who does that.
Who the John is Pip Chickering?
{{{Jeffraham!}}}
Home from work?
GWPDA Heroine of the Workplace -- Well, Kucinich's amendment just passed in committee, but it had 13 Repub votes, I think so looks like it may stay put as the bill makes its way along.
,
Virginia
Plz give hugz to the folkz at LM!
I was at Big Lots today, buying large quantities of Pantene conditioner, when I noticed they had bunches of pool toys for sale. This is always amusing to Phoenicians - we have like three months of summer to get thru. But nice - lots of pretty toys on sale for the 'end of the season'.
Yeah. Sorry that you don't like me posting here.
This isn't high school. You don't get to say who does that.
As I said, no honor.
Sallyh: Home from work?
Indeed -- and goin' back, tomorrow.
Sallyh we are! But it's been a long (strange) trip and we're ready to be headed home tomorrow.
One stop in Philly to hit the Bartram gardens and then homeward.
Maybe I should just knock on the Atrios' door and see if they want to feed us lunch? I'm sure they'd love that
At least I don't get sloshed all the time.
Meghan McCain: Joe the Plumber is a dumb ass.
JP you got a JOB?
KEWL!
This should be ... interesting.
Virginia o
ack! ackackack!
but i bet the General has tickets. yikes.
Do they use farts as 'found sounds'?
Who the John is Pip Chickering?
Ex-congressman, fundie whackadoo, son of racist judge who was a cause celebre to the Right before Miguel Estrada became more useful. Resigned from Congress before his wife filed papers for divorce on grounds of adultery, lived in the Family house on C Street before he ran away
Steeler Fan, while we are hardly a bastion of delicate sensibilities, you could be more creative than applying the term 'cunt.'
Hecate will do, and I know that the same is warmly returned.
Do you need any small children? They seem to have a surfeit.
Resigned from Congress before his wife filed papers for divorce on grounds of adultery,
There are those Repig family values again.
I believe Pickering's wife is accusing him of doing the deed w/ his mistress IN the C Street house, IIRC.
Virginia: JP you got a JOB?
Not really -- a compassionate conservative hot married woman is paying me $10/hr. to mind the scooter shop, on occasion.
Walter Cronkite has passed. What a shame.
As I said, no honor.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
Can't you just leave things be?
Must you point a finger at a poster and say - He's not cool.
Yeah. Sorry that you don't like me posting here.
Sorry you still seem obtuse.
CD Hey, babe!
They still have some DFH t-shirts. Do you still want one?
Seems like someone else did, too, but I, uh, seem to have forgotten.
You will (possibly) be relieved to know that I have suffered no further injuries along the way.
Do you need any small children? They seem to have a surfeit.
G/Son is coming to spend the night tomorrow; I think I'll be full up. I have a wading pool, play dough, and bubble stuff. Also, a Redwall Abbey DVD.
Steeler Fan
Steeler Fan, while we are hardly a bastion of delicate sensibilities, you could be more creative than applying the term 'cunt.'
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere
I guess so. It just popped into my head. And assmunch was taken.
V - embarrassed to say I've never been to bartram gardens
"is"
Steeler Fan is the biggest douche I ever heard of.
Can't you just leave things be?
Keep showing up here and using "cunt" as a slur. Nothing will be "let be."
I believe Pickering's wife is accusing him of doing the deed w/ his mistress IN the C Street house, IIRC.
stuckinlod
Another of "Deacon" Tom Coburn's counseling projects at the Christian Mafia [their own term] cult?
Blodge -- you should check it out. Mr. V was there in Philly while we frolicked on Saturday with our fellow Atriots, but he wants to see it all leafed out and shit.
How's by you?
Walter Cronkite has passed. What a shame.
Monica_A
That is a shame. I think he was good people.
Keep showing up here and using "cunt" as a slur. Nothing will be "let be."
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
Yeah. That word was never used here before.
Oy.
I believe Pickering's wife is accusing him of doing the deed w/ his mistress IN the C Street house, IIRC.
Hardly sounds like a romantic love nest, if you ask me.
Must you point a finger at a poster and say - He's not cool.
Must you still say words that people have indicated really offend them?
Jeffraham, best of luck.
The best job I ever had was supposed to be temporary. It lasted 15 years. Good stuff happens occasionally.
A cat's purr is indeed a part of its "language". All the cats I've ever had have one thing in common; the only time they aren't purring is when they're asleep. A purr can mean "happy kitty", but it can mean contradictory things like "hold me, I don't feel so good", and "leave" me alone, dammit, I'm sick". Shame they don't come with a Purr/English Dictionary. Or at least a phrasebook...
That word was never used here before.
You've been specifically asked not to use it. The fact that you continue to do so, says all anyone needs to know about you.
Will our Press Corpse give Walter Cronkite two weeks of coverage? Hell no because they have no idea who he is.
Steeler Fan is the biggest douche I ever heard of.
Virginia on Liberal Mountain
Walter Cronkite has passed. What a shame.
That is a shame. Truly. I grew up watching him on CBS news.
[waits appropriate time]
I did have him on the Dead Pool.
The fact that you continue to do so, says all anyone needs to know about you.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
But wait!
There's more!
Junk food for the brain.
Steeler Fan
i care for two old sick people who have diabetes, partially caused by junk food. i'm going to avoid something similar with my own brain, when i'm old. you enjoy yours and do with your person what you want. but i'm telling you and science agrees: junk food makes you fat, slow and stupid. both kinds. so i'll pass, thanks.
Jeffraham, happy to hear it.
Mlle is trying to get a job here. If she was able to find something not far away, a scooter might be ideal for her.
She and I talked this morning. She said, I could have forgiven him lying about his work history and financial issues, but when he said I couldn't bring Maddy to NY because he didn't ever want to deal with Ty, that was the real deal breaker--and the source of most of their bitter arguments the past couple of weeks. And of course he was accusing Mlle of consorting with her ex-husband. As if that would ever happen. They have the two minute exchange down pat. "What time do you want to bring her and what time do we need to have her back? Is there anything I should know?"
She knows she's going to have to do business with the ex for a while, but she's reached a point where it's no longer personal.
Sadly, I lost points on Walter because he was over 90.
You've been specifically asked not to use it. The fact that you continue to do so, says all anyone needs to know about you.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
No, that was the p-word. There is a book about the C-word. Vicki has it.
What I find both amazing and encouraging is the fact that the wives of these philandering Republican officials are speaking out, whether it is Ms. Pickering or Ms. Ensign.
That would not have happened even ten years ago.
I'm going to check this story out when some old friends of mine from Wyoming come to BBQ at our place in a couple days. They're visiting relatives in the county this week. They said that they couldn't come over because both of them were down with a bad case of flu ... which they claim they caught from no other than a similarly sick Dick Cheney when that diabolical presence shook their hands and engaged in a very close-up conversation. Apparently everyone in Wyoming knows Dick ... on a first hand basis (actually, my friend's parents are "old friends"). I'll check this story out when we get toether.
V - all aspects of my life r looking up.
That word was never used here before.
To your dying breath you'll defend your god given right to offend. Good on ya.
Sally -- good news, indeed.
I have to grab a shower. Talk to most of you later.
Wireless works!
Walter Cronkite be dead.
RIP, Walter Cronkite.
Jeffraham, and the SO had complained that Mlle would give Maddy more attention than she'd give him.
her answer was, well, duh! She's 3!
Walter Cronkite became one of the top American reporters in World War II, covering battles in North Africa and Europe. He was one of eight journalists selected by the U.S. Army Air Forces to fly bombing raids over Germany in a B-17 Flying Fortress. He also landed in a glider with the 101st Airborne in Operation Market-Garden and covered the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he covered the Nuremberg trials, and served as the United Press main reporter in Moscow for two years.
Gomez
Fuck off. You continually demonstrate that you're really not fit for human companionship. And leave Vicki the fuck alone. She's not even here to defend herself, you cowardly ass.
Blodge
l8r
This isn't high school
it's not???
geez, nobody ever tells me anything...
.
A flash, apparently official, Walter Cronkite has died.
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To your dying breath you'll defend your god given right to offend. Good on ya.
NTodd, Wise Latina
And, and, The Browns....suck.
No, that was the p-word. There is a book about the C-word. Vicki has it.
Because Vicki has a book you can post something that offends? Mighty white of ya, man.
Lindsay: The best job I ever had was supposed to be temporary. It lasted 15 years. Good stuff happens occasionally.
Thanks -- one of the regular customers said he could likely get me on as part of a night cleaning crew at a building, downtown, if I wanted it. I said, "hell, yeah!"
Steeler Fan is the biggest douche I ever heard of.
Do I need to unkillfile it to read what it said? Mmmm, no, I don't think so...
"No, that was the p-word."
Possum?
There will be no filibuster of Judge Sotomayor's nomination. That's not an unreasonable result. The prevailing standard for a filibuster (to the extent there is a standard) requires that "special circumstances" be present. But Sotomayor is a garden-variety competent left-liberal appellate judge. Neither her left-liberalism nor her lack of excellence as a judge constitutes a special circumstance.
Fuck off. You continually demonstrate that you're really not fit for human companionship. And leave Vicki the fuck alone. She's not even here to defend herself, you cowardly ass.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
I can call her if you'd like.
That word was never used here before.
I used to be guilty of using it. Even though I meant in the British sense - it is a unisex insult.
However, some regulars asked me to refrain and I no longer use it.
And that's the way it is...
RIP, Walter.
Rent in towns in Vermont does not appear to be affordable .
How would OH pay for single-payer?? They're almost as broke as CA>
stuckinlodi | 07.17.09 - 8:11 pm | #
Borrow from Bill Gates.
You will (possibly) be relieved to know that I have suffered no further injuries along the way.
Virginia
that is Gud Newz! haw, can i tease you and tell you you are so cute in the morning, when you're grumpy and your [x] is bothering you? that was a fun car ride. heh. ask Barndog about the screaming in pain freakazoid he had to deal with working security one year. seriously, this Bliss was smooth and mild, and i'm so glad.
did you and hubby get the photo of the twig art? with all of us, woody, etc, out by our campsite? i was told you would soon. and yes, to tee shirts. let's email on that; i owe so many atiots money and stuff, but i'm going to get to that this week. i swear on sarah palin's motherhood.
Too bad he witnessed the wholesale despoilment and demise of the free press.
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What I remember about WC is the Viet Nam war. One thing the gov't learned was not to let the war into Americans' living rooms.
Cool. Another punch for my coffee card.
Walter Cronkite is someone who's been in my life since I was born. What an amazing life, full of rich experiences and done with integrity.
As I said to my mother when I told her good bye at her funeral, well done.
fuck, Walter is dead.
This isn't high school
it's not???
geez, nobody ever tells me anything...
.
tacitus voldebaere
Doesn't mean there won't be a pop quiz...
"How would OH pay for single-payer?? They're almost as broke as CA>
stuckinlodi"
they wouldn't. this is just another stupid dk stunt, and it better not derail anything.
Because Vicki has a book you can post something that offends? Mighty white of ya, man.
NTodd, Wise Latina
Yeah I probably should have called him something else.
Roger Simon is a fuckwit.
John, bad news. Hope's a Republican.
Sallyh -- So glad Mlle is on the right track. Did she fly back, today?
What I remember about WC is the Viet Nam war.
My main memories are his signoffs during the Hostage Crisis.
that was me at 8:29
man, CBS isn't even going on live to cover Walter's death. I guess he's no Michael Jackson...
bastard CBS
Yeah I probably should have called him something else.
Sokath! His eyes uncovered!
the most trusted man...
dead.
man, CBS isn't even going on live to cover Walter's death. I guess he's no Michael Jackson...
And interrupt The Ghost Whisperer?
man, CBS isn't even going on live to cover Walter's death. I guess he's no Michael Jackson...
bastard CBS
plum p,better democrats please
Walter Cronkite is dead and Rush Limbaugh still slithers through life.
Damn!
No mention in Lauer's report of Cronkite's biased coverage of the Vietnam War.
CBS isn't even going on live to cover Walter's death. I guess he's no Michael Jackson...
But we got Timmeh 24/7 and his spawn as a "commenter"
tacitus,
You was missed at Tied House on Wednesday. Fokowi spoke of a rematch, time and date TBD.
The last of Murrow's Boys has filed his final story.
Rest In Peace, Mr. Cronkite.
I was a little too young to know/appreciate his delivery. I liked his bits on NPR the past couple of years, though.
Jeffraham, best of luck.
The best job I ever had was supposed to be temporary. It lasted 15 years. Good stuff happens occasionally.
Lindsay, clean fucking hippie | 07.17.09 - 8:22 pm | #
The job I have now started as a temp job. 7 years ago.
My stricking memory, not that i've seen it then (i wasn't born!) is him choking up after anouncing JFK's death
Margaret Carlson regarding Walter Cronkite: We've come a long way since then.
And not in a good way, Margaret.
"Yeah I probably should have called him something else."
Good boy.
Walter Cronkite is dead and Rush Limbaugh still slithers through life.
Rush won't make it to 92.
Sokath! His eyes uncovered!
NTodd, Wise Latina
man, CBS isn't even going on live to cover Walter's death. I guess he's no Michael Jackson...
bastard CBS - plum p
Just refelective of the fucked up priorities of MSM.
Gonna miss Uncle Walter.
man, CBS isn't even going on live to cover Walter's death. I guess he's no Michael Jackson...
bastard CBS
plum p,better democrats please
News is no longer a core function for CBS-Viacom.
But we got Timmeh 24/7 and his spawn as a "commenter"
Hecate
yep.
later
Sokath! His eyes uncovered!
NTodd, Wise Latina
I've been posting as Penguin Fan for about two months w/o avatar. I change to Steeler Fan and put up the logo avatar and presto - I'm told to fuck off by two commenters.
Did they not know?
My stricking memory, not that i've seen it then (i wasn't born!) is him choking up after anouncing JFK's death
plum p,better democrats please
I had turned 11 earlier that month. I will never forget ANYTHING about that day as soon as I live.
Worked 5 years on a 6 month contract.
Ooops -
As LONG as I live.
I need some wine, I believe.
But we got Timmeh 24/7 and his spawn as a "commenter"
Hecate
Hec beats me to it. our only consolation is that when most of today's bobbleheads die, they won't get wall to wall coverage either.
but yes, fuck CBS for forgetting the man who put them on the map of the american mind. i hope you are bankrupt really soon, you soulless fucks.
Dear Le Jackel:
There are Latin terms such as fellatio, cunilinus and analingus. Why is there no Latin term for fisting?
Troubled in Tuscany.
Dear Troubled:
Latins had small rectums.
Le Jackel
Steeler Fan | 07.17.09 - 8:31 pm | #
Leave, asshole.
"My stricking memory, not that i've seen it then (i wasn't born!) is him choking up after anouncing JFK's death"
tet.
" I will never forget ANYTHING about that day as soon as I live."
When are you going to start living?
...because you can't cut live when The Ghost Whisperer is on!
What I remember about WC is the Viet Nam war.
My main memories are his signoffs during the Hostage Crisis.
NTodd,
It occurs to me that while both of those memories resonate with me, I also realize that I could not tag him with either a liberal or conservative label. He simply reported, and on occasion, fulminated on immorality, said fulminations never having any political basis.
I fear we will never see his like again.
but yes, fuck CBS for forgetting the man who put them on the map of the american mind. i hope you are bankrupt really soon, you soulless fucks.
chicago dyke, late nighter
My dad has a CBS pension. Please no.
Walter Cronkite is dead and Rush Limbaugh still slithers through life.
Rush won't make it to 92.
NTodd, Wise Latina
Hopefully, he won't make it to 60.
I'm sorry, but I hate that bastard!
Worked 5 years on a 6 month contract.
The two best paralegals I've ever had were hired as temps. One is still with me; one went to law school and is now in the administration.
With the name given as John, are scholars wrong to think that the guest blogger is probablyJohn Davison Rockefeller (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) who was an American industrialist and philanthropist. Rockefeller revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy. In 1870, he founded the Standard Oil Company and ran it until he officially retired in 1897.
I need some wine, I believe.
Terry C
i have this fine merlot from CA. here, let me pour you a glass.
Fewer and fewer adults in the news world... lying splotchy bullies, male models who don't know anything and comedians who have to slide what they know in among the laugh lines.
I guess that applies to more than the 'news' business, come to think of it...
That is a shame. Truly. I grew up watching him on CBS news.
Yeah, when you're weaned on folks like Cronkite, Murrow, Reasoner, Chancellor, Rudd, etc., you have much higher expectations of the 4th estate -- and the country.
.
I was a Hinky Binky man myself.
Something about Chet . . . .
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Dear Le Jackel:
Why do you observe the sabbath and urge others to follow suit?
Hard Working in Wichita.
Dear Hard Working:
I am a lazy fuck.
Regards,
Le Jackel.
Terry C - Castrating B*tch* | Homepage | 07.17.09 - 8:34 pm
NOT me.
A troll is going through a lot of trouble (stealing nym, gravatar AND homepage) to stalk me.
I must be doing something right.
Rush won't make it to 92.
NTodd, Wise Latina
See, I want him to suffer through old age.
You was missed at Tied House on Wednesday. Fokowi spoke of a rematch, time and date TBD.
bo, Tincture of Ignore!
oh, thanks, bo!
i work in peanut creek, uh, i mean walnut creek (usually 10am - 7pm) these days, so i can't be in mountain view at 4pm
would love to hang out on a weekend day, tho, preferably in the east bay or the city
y'all can come over and see the view from the Bear Cabin someday...
.
to be fair, tim was sort of all of the sudden.
i'm not sure walter was any better than tim.
the gestalt was different, war, in your living room.
now we have predator drones. it's orwellian.
i have this fine merlot from CA. here, let me pour you a glass.
chicago dyke, late nighter
Oh, thank you. I believe I will have some.
Lets not forget Dan Rather.
I always preferred Roger Mudd.
the gestalt was different, war, in your living room.
now we have predator drones. it's orwellian.
Agreed, but the gov't is careful to keep footage of what the drones do out of our living rooms. Now, the news tells us who is winning American Idol and how to have a great Saturday BBQ
I just thought of the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Ted Baxter idolizing Cronkite.
the CBS logo will be on every cable news channeln this week-end, yet CBS can't be bothered to go live for Walter.
bastards.
and yes, Walter was much better than Timmeh
Russert would never have gone against a President the way Cronkite did LBJ.
Not in a million fucking years.
LarryElvis stars in "Thirteen Pounds Of Mischief."
Jane Curtin pretended she was in love with him.
Apparently CBS, of course, scooped the announcement earlier, interrupting the broadcast.
And there I was imagining Cronkite having left a request that the broadcast not be interrupted - and he would know what should or should not interrupt the feed.
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Walter Cronkite was instrumental to America losing the war in Vietnam.
Time for me to eat something more substantial that Triscuits.
Enjoy the evening, dear bats.
"Russert would never have gone against a President the way Cronkite did LBJ."
timmah went after clinton's penis.
Walter Cronkite was instrumental to America losing the war in Vietnam.
patrick
fuck off troll.
Here is actual "as-it-happened" footage from CBS, with Walter Cronkite reporting on the historic moon landing of Apollo 11 in July, 1969.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g...h?
v=g_sWmD6NvMY
Cronkite was instrumental to the American public realizing the Vietnamese were *winning* the war.
"Russert would never have gone against a President the way Cronkite did LBJ."
timmah went after clinton's penis.
jdw
http://thumbsnap.com/v/oWgf8tOe.gif
brian williams wanted to be walter.
sorry, dood, yer waaaaay short.
Cronkite had no factual basis for declaring the Vietnam war lost.
totally paranoid thought:
blog ads for conservative causes, that show up on librul blogs, do so bc the idea is to reduce clickthrus on those librul blogs, causing them to have less revenue and then fail.
yes, i'm paranoid. but i'm over here at PFOAM and wondering, "why are there two prominent ads about Bush and Palin here? just why?" i'm not going to click on something that says "tell us how much you love Sarah!"
Cronkite had no factual basis for declaring the Vietnam war lost.
patrick
Seven more years did not improve things.
brian williams wanted to be walter.
sorry, dood, yer waaaaay short.
jdw
Brian Williams ain't even Brokaw.
And I am no fan of Brokaw's.
arf.
http://engrishfunny.com/2009/07/...raq-government/
Mixed sea food Iraq government office surface........mmmmmmmmmmmm.
I think the fundamental difference between Cronkite and Russert was their view of their role. Cronkite, even as he became part of the Establishment, understood that the media and the government should have an adversarial role--Nixon and Johnson, IIRC, hated him; Russert, coming to the media from government, saw the two as partners ("everything is off the record unless otherwise..."). A lot of this, I admit, is a result of my personal prejudice. Cronkite retired before I was politically engaged, and I thought Russert to the be the incarnation of all the lazy, clubby moral complacency of today's political media. So. FWIW. Also.
yes, i'm paranoid. but i'm over here at PFOAM and wondering, "why are there two prominent ads about Bush and Palin here? just why?" i'm not going to click on something that says "tell us how much you love Sarah!"
chicago dyke, late nighter
There was one yesterday from the Repig Governors Association trashing my state's Democratic governor.
Ain't clicking on that, either.
"Brian Williams ain't even Brokaw."
he's got a better tan. you gotta give him that.
cronkite also had aquired a high degree of trust that gave weight to his opinion about vietnam
notice how eager the wingers are now to discredit reporters
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Russert was a GOP ass-kisser.
I'm sorry he missed Obama's election.
"Russert would never have gone against a President the way Cronkite did LBJ."
timmah went after clinton's penis.
jdw
http://thumbsnap.com/v/oWgf8tOe.gif
Terry C - Castrating B*tch-
omg, that's hilarious...
Where is our food-serving litterbox-servicing back-scritching bitch?????
WE WANTS OUR FOODS NOW PLEASE!!!1111!11!111!!
Or better - I have a plunger. But guess what? I'm not a plumber.
GWPDA Heroine of the Workplace
Joe the Historian?
he's got a better tan. you gotta give him that.
Jeffraham, no, she's headed on the train to see her grandfather, who is her last surviving grandparent and nearly 90 years old. Her dad told her that you never know when...
And for some reason, hearing of Mr. Cronkite's death made the death of my mother smack into me like the boulder that was chasing Indiana Jones.
Comment by patrick blocked.
Fuck off, jack.
sorry, that should've been PFTOACentury. my bad.
LarryElvis stars in "Thirteen Pounds Of Mischief."
the after shot isn't good enuff, JP. what did he do? mine love to knock over full water glasses. like, when they are right next to the computer. i've had to install special narrow shelves to set my water glasses on, to prevent this. they are evil and don't care. but i still worship and love them, of course.
Bite me, Haloscan.
And, better botox
I really had great fun, today at the scooter shop. Stayed busy, all day, even though Mrs. Scooter Guy came in and worked over half the day. I sold some odds and ends -- nothing over $50 -- and talked to a half-dozen lookie-loos. I also got to take The Fastest Buddy 125 In Nashville for a couple of test rides, trying to diagnose a suspected electrical or fuel problem. We think we've nailed it down to the stator, but we'll have to test ride it, tomorrow to know for sure.
WE WANTS OUR FOODS NOW PLEASE!!!1111!11!111!!
Jeffraham's Cat(s)
oh, shut up you two
Walter Cronkite was instrumental to America losing the war in Vietnam.
No, that would be the VC, the NVA, ARVN's incompetence, South Vietnam's corruption, and our own arrogance.
omg, that's hilarious...
ellroon, smolderingwreckian
Got it from BartCop.com.
Dear Le Jackel:
Why do good people have to die?
Dead in Denver.
Dear Dead:
Because eternal life sucks. Just ask God.
Le Jackel.
Cronkite had no factual basis for declaring the Vietnam war lost.
We lost Tet. He saw that.
Well, Cronkite not only went over to Vietnam himself, he was enough of a reporter to talk to the soldiers, and had enough real-war experience to know what the Pentagon types said wasn't adding up. It wasn't an easy thing for him to do.
Try reading "the powers that be" by David Halberstam... the press was never what it could have been, but it was sure a damn sight better than it is now.
No, that would be the VC, the NVA, ARVN's incompetence, South Vietnam's corruption, and our own arrogance.
NTodd, Wise Latina
And the absence of Rush Limbaugh and Dick Cheney.
Walter Cronkite was instrumental to America losing the war in Vietnam.
Not winnable.
How fucking stupid ARE these chickenhawks, anyway?
I really thought Cronkite would hang in until the anniversary of the moon landing.
So long, "Ironpants"...
Jeff
Sounds as if you are enjoying the job; that's a good thing!
There was one yesterday from the Repig Governors Association trashing my state's Democratic governor.
Wasn't Mark Sanford (R),SC) the head of that association?
Yes. Yes, he was.
What's the problem again?
Russert would never have gone against a President the way Cronkite did LBJ.
Not in a million fucking years.
nick carraway
also true. but again, the gestalt.
i don't know what happened to this country, we used to have balls.
eclipses both the sun and moon...
he not busy being born is busy dying.
I guess killing 3 million Vietnamese wasn't enough for some people.
Cronkite did not say the war was lost.
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Wow. Cronkite was responsible for the fall of the Roman empire, the death of Atila the Hun, and the explosion of the Challenger shuttle. He was amazingly powerful!
arf.
nick carraway | 07.17.09 - 8:44 pm | #
sit! stay! good dog. now, have a bone.
...are you injecting some dogblogging for Balance? i understand if so.
Hecate: Sounds as if you are enjoying the job; that's a good thing!
Oh, I've always helped out when I've been there (for no pay... 'cept maybe beers, or the occasional gimme of an accessory), but it's more fun when you have the keys, and are getting paid.
Quentin, Tet was supposed to be our victory dance.
It was anything but. To have indicated otherwise would have been false and wrong.
cnn has better walter images than msnbc right now.
y'all can come over and see the view from the Bear Cabin someday...
Friend of mine lived at 6969 Snake Blvd. Srsly.
I just wish the scooter shop were doing well enough to justify having me there 30-40 hours a week... I have a feeling that they'd like to do that, but business has been slow, all season.
chicago d: yeah, although I hadn't realized it til you pointed it out...
(wags tail, looks at door, wants out for a run)
later, possibly.
Amazing how people like this are always the biggest supporters of war:
http://
www.liberalslikechrist.or...ickenhawks.html
And, better botox
Hecate
????
I read Cronkite's autobiography, rather mild and meandering... Oddly, no real dates listed to give you a timeline.
Not winnable.
How fucking stupid ARE these chickenhawks, anyway?
Terry C - Castrating B*tch-
Sounds like Afghanistan to me. . . .
Cronkite was responsible for the fall of the Roman empire...
I saw that show in several elementary school classes...
MmmmmMmmmmmMMMmmmmmmmm...Jeffy's got jobses!
Now mores and betters foods! Stinky human leftover pre-eaten chicken wings weren't getting it!!
And scritching in that yard dirt just isn't as good as real cats litters. Sneaking in sacks of the neighbor's soil after dark was not cool, we told Jeffy so.
chi
Brian Wms has better botox. Haloscan hates me
What I remember about WC is the Viet Nam war. One thing the gov't learned was not to let the war into Americans' living rooms.
Hecate
Or an honest reporter, ever again.
And, better botox
Hecate
????
chicago dyke
she was saying Brian Willians has better Botox that Walter.
once walter retired, he got involved in some liberal causes.
http://www.interfaithalliance.or...walter-
cronkite
"When I anchored the evening news, I kept my opinions to myself. But now, more than ever, I feel I must speak out. That’s because I am deeply disturbed by the dangerous and growing influence of people like Pat Robertson and James Dobson on our nation’s political leaders.
Like you, I understand that freedom of speech is a founding principle of our nation, and I respect people with the courage to speak their minds. As a concerned person of faith, however, I have watched with increasing alarm as Religious Right groups manipulate religion to further their intolerant, political agendas. Over the years, they have gained considerable influence at every level of government...on local school boards, in the Administration, the courts, and in Congress. They have shrewdly twisted the traditional healing role of religion into an intolerant, political platform."
I read Cronkite's autobiography, rather mild and meandering... Oddly, no real dates listed to give you a timeline.
ellroon,
I listened to it, audiobook, what stands out most is the baseball anecdote (Cronkite and a colleague faked the play-by-play of a baseball game using only the inning result they were getting on the wire) that Reagan stole from Cronkite.
This has been an AWESOME day, weather-wise, too (which made taking Matt's "Stunt Buddy" out for the test rides all that much more fun... 10" wheels and 30mph wind gusts in heavy traffic on a perfect summer day = HEAVEN!).
I have the a/c off, the door open, and the fan on high.
Sounds like Afghanistan to me. . . .
DWD-Sordid
I don't support THAT, either.
cnn has better walter images than msnbc right now.
plum p,
So what, plum. They'll never have better journalists.
Walter Cronkite was instrumental to America losing the war in Vietnam--
--said the frightened little chickenhawk who wouldn't be caught within ten miles of a recruiting station.
Cronkite had bigger chunks of you in his stool.
Friend of mine lived at 6969 Snake Blvd. Srsly.
ErinPDX
pretty close by
the only history that the area has before the 1940s is that the indians had a sweatlodge at the bottom of the hill because of the nice mountain creek here...
.
Hey Walter say hi to Ho for me in Hell
Sneaking in sacks of the neighbor's soil after dark was not cool,
sand, from the shores of lake MI. no scooter to haul it, either. heh. those were the days.
they'll pass, my friend. believe it.
Walter Cronkite was instrumental to America losing the war in Vietnam--
If it was so winnable, where was Bush?
And Cheney?
Comment by We could have won in Nam blocked.
"We." Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
You can make up for it this time around, you know...
So what, plum. They'll never have better journalists.
pie
indeed. no, it's just that cnn got one of walter's producer, so the material is a but better than the tribute going on msnbc
when i worked for the army, they told me that the Official Army Word on the subject was that the vietnam war was not winnable
army folks are not the kind to be fooling themselves on this kind of stuff
.
Whosis dis other catbloggerz? Jeffys came in sees that post and yelled at us "you two just aren't good enough to be Duncan Black's favorite cats! I wants to be chief head cat blogger and Duncan Black knob gobbler!"
.
Now mores and betters foods! Stinky human leftover pre-eaten chicken wings weren't getting it!!
And scritching in that yard dirt just isn't as good as real cats litters. Sneaking in sacks of the neighbor's soil after dark was not cool, we told Jeffy so.
Jeffraham's Cat(s)
My critters love pre-eaten chickn parts (though they like the prime goods even better), and doing they bidness outside.
Cittie Kitties...
too hot here
Hey Walter say hi to Ho for me in Hell
We could have won in Nam
No, we could not have. One big reason is that it wasn't our war and there was no reason for us to be there. LBJ once promised not to send American boys to die for a cause that others should be fighting.
Course, you weren't there, nor are you in the service now, chickenhawk.
We could have won in Nam blocked.
I'm sure this one means THE Nam.
He served in the same company as sonny's blazing ass.
If it was so winnable, where was Bush?
And Cheney?
Hiding like the frightened cowards they are - just like our chickenhawk little troll.
Course, you weren't there, nor are you in the service now, chickenhawk.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
Why is it SO sure Ho Chi Minh is in hell?
Hey Walter say hi to Ho for me in Hell
We could have won in Nam
and, as the colonel told me, the reason was that the government we were propping up did not have the backing or trust of the people
would you like to tell the u.s. army general staff that they are wrong?
.
G/Son is coming to spend the night tomorrow; I think I'll be full up. I
have a wading pool, play dough, and bubble stuff. Also, a Redwall Abbey
DVD.
AND A SLIP 'N' SLIDE!!!!!
If it was so winnable, where was Bush?
And Cheney?
Just found out that Pat Buchanan, defender of some country in a galaxy far, far away, despite being in ROTC, got a medical deferment early on.
Amazing how that happens.
i'm only sad when i reflect that in truth, Walter wouldn't have been able to hang, here. i had a few of his kind on my blog a couple of times, and the truth is, to them, we're just too "foul mouthed" and uncivil to be taken seriously. decorum: that was their watchword.
I see I haz been had...
AND A SLIP 'N' SLIDE!!!!!
How about a Water Wiggle?
Why do Trolls always want to blame the messenger?
AND A SLIP 'N' SLIDE!!!!!
I am saving that for when he is five!
Terry C, we were so utterly stupid in not negotiating with Ho Chi Minh.
He wanted to open up trade with the US. He was a nationalist. But I guess during the Cold War, that sounded waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much like Communism.
All that blood, and for what?
"He was amazingly powerful!
ellroon, smolderingwreckian"
Don't forget he is also responsible for the disparate number of buns to hot dogs in their respective packaging.
We assumed we were invincible because of our righteous win in WWII, then we ground to a standstill in Korea, fled from Vietnam, then started little winnable political wars during Reagan and Bush's era.
Then there came Georgie Bush and his fuck up in IraqAfghanistan which is a quagmire to end all quagmires.
Hey Walter say hi to Ho for me in Hell
We could have won in Nam
I also find your use of the word ho offensive.
EkCenTriK: Don't forget he is also responsible for the disparate number of buns to hot dogs in their respective packaging.
I can get salchichas in 8-packs to match the buns, these days.
I'm pretty much old school. I dunt care about your means of expression. I do care about what u mean to say. Iz teh editor in me.
Ooopsies.
All that blood, and for what?
So that folks like LBJ and McNamara et al. could feel like they had big cocks. That's what most wars are for.
I
have a wading pool, play dough, and bubble stuff.
They make the most amazing bubble blowers these days. Play dough rawks, especially when little hands can make turtles, frogs, and snakes.
The best slip'n slides are just a massive sheet of black plastic. None of these little narrow things for me!
Well, Tet cut both ways, but what I meant was (besides that chickenhawks should enlist) that Cronkite said it was *unwinnable*, not lost.
And that was what Tet showed. Yes, the U.S. eventually won all the battles and VC/NVN casualties were very high, but it showed there was a big effective opposition to our presence which is not what the story back home was. The commies were supposed to be a vocal minority and we were supposed to be helping the government put them down. Tet gave the lie to that, which meant the original fantasy was unachievable and we could only have stalemate, but we could have it as long as we wanted to pour blood and treasure down a rat hole. Then that went on for a few years.
Don't remind me of all that shit, damn.
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"I also find your use of the word ho offensive."
Blowing on the embers?
We could have won in Nam blocked.
Here ya go, sweetheart!
http://thumbsnap.com/v/UmFjYcDa.jpg
AND A SLIP 'N' SLIDE!!!!!
that's made of Win. good job, grandma.
bikes are good too. and portable painting minicomputer thingees, also.
"salchichas"
JP? Those are?
army folks are not the kind to be fooling themselves on this kind of stuff
Wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll. Maybe.
All that blood, and for what?
So that folks like LBJ and McNamara et al. could feel like they had big cocks. That's what most wars are for.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
Bottom line: dick-waving on a grand scale.
So that folks like LBJ and McNamara et al. could feel like they had big cocks. That's what most wars are for.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
And you complain about me.
EkCenTriK: JP? Those are?
Hawt Dawgs. Or so Kroger's translators assume.
Here's hoping "Hanoi Jane" is next!
i'm only sad when i reflect that in truth, Walter wouldn't have been able to hang, here.
It was the difference in age and experience.
No comparison.
i just love this white face shit
he helped her out of a jam i guess...
I am saving that for when he is five!
Okay. Just dunt let it get all worn out before then.
yep
it was all about bush sr's pee pee. that's why we're in iraq and afghanistan
We wants to be blogged on front page of famous Atrios bloggerz blogs too!
Why Atrios blogger guy not let Jeffy have cat bloggerz job?
We thinks Atrois blogger guy is azzhole and wanna-be famous like KOS bloggez-guy is famous but can't be bcuse his posters an readers are too stupid.
OPEN THREAD!!111!1!1!!!
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To your dying breath you'll defend your god given right to offend. Good on ya.
NTodd, Wise Latina
That's basically the right wing in a nutsack...
LBJ went into the Vietnam War so he would not be thought soft on communism.
He was running against Goldwater at the time.
And you complain about me.
Yes. Patriarchy.
The kitteh scene, one hour ago.
JP
I learn something new every day.
The trolls just don't understand that "The Green Berets" is NOT a documentary.
and portable painting minicomputer thingees, also.
I have an iPhone app that is computer fingerpaint and it will keep G/Son occupied during the longest restaurant dinner you can imagine. He loves it.
But, seriously, this kid's energy level is beginning to kick my butt. If I'm up for it, we'll go see the lotus at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens tomorrow, just so he'll run around and take a nap
yep
it was all about bush sr's pee pee. that's why we're in iraq and afghanistan
ErinPDX
And we're still there now because...
Okay. Just dunt let it get all worn out before then.
I'd love one right now...it is 95 and i'm getting grouchy. Need more fans. And younger son is still at high rocks...
Seems to me that we're still propping up every right wing dictator across the planet.
I had a history professor as an undergrad who was very critical of the Vietnam war (okay, at BC, a Jesuit institution, damn near everyone opposed it). Talking in class one day about Dien Bien Phu and how absurd it was that our government was propping him up, simply because he wasn't 'communist' or 'socialist.'
Someone in the class piped up, but that would never happen in the United States, a right wing takeover of the government.
Our prof, a Jesuit priest, said, if fascism will survive anywhere, it will be in the US. And damned if he wasn't correct.
The trolls just don't understand that "The Green Berets" is NOT a documentary.
Terry C - Castrating B*tch-
John Wayne would have won the war in Vietnam if we had let him use nukes!
EkCenTriK: I learn something new every day.
I kill enough brain cells every day to forget several thangs.
Yes. Patriarchy.
NTodd, Wise Latina
The last thing I am is a member of the patriarchy. I have rebelled against the man since age 6.
And you complain about me.
Steeler Fan
this is me, turning against you. don't even try to go there, punk. if you're stupid enough to blame women for war, or Hec for pointing out what she did, you're as dumb as the harsher comments here tonight suggest. i don't really care or follow that kind of drama, but i'm Just Sayin. suck up and deal that a powerful, intelligent woman (Hecate) disagrees with you. that's what a Man would do.
"it was all about bush sr's pee pee. that's why we're in iraq and afghanistan"
No, it's about money and power.
And we're still there now because...
good fuckin question
guess we have lots of money and lives to burn
John Wayne would have won the war in Vietnam if we had let him use nukes!
ellroon, smolderingwreckian
The guy didn't even know what direction the sun rose in.
Gomez
I don't complain about you. I want you to be a man of your word and go away and never come back.
suck up and deal that a powerful, intelligent woman (Hecate) disagrees with you. that's what a Man would do.
chicago dyke, late nighter
Then she should come up with better arguments than size of pee pee.
And we're still there now because...
Because our president is trapped by the prevailing idea that there is such a thing as a good, smart war.
The kitteh scene, one hour ago.
Jeffraham, public option
Watch out! You're going to get trampled by a herd of cats!
chi:
You weren't here earlier today.
We had one troll (I'm sure it was Buttles) who had NOTHING good to say about women.
Really nasty shit.
Hey SallyH - I didn't know that you're a BC alumn too.
I was there during the Reagan years. I managed to convert a couple of Reagan youth.
and the truth is, to them, we're just too "foul mouthed" and uncivil to be taken seriously. decorum: that was their watchword.
chicago dyke,
and that's ok. remember the gestalt.
compared to the talking dumb heads these days, he was a genius and a gift.
hey, we have matt taibbi, HST with substance.
not that anyone is listening.
guess we have lots of money and lives to burn
What a horrific waste of money and lives.
To think what we could do with the opposite mindset...
Jill--class of 76. I's a lot older than you
Money + power = perceived size of dick
Then she should come up with better arguments than size of pee pee.
But that's what Vietnam was. A dick swinging contest. Don't deny it.
And still, it's a patriarchy thing. Don't tell me you've been rebelling against the Man. You're a white man. You used a feminizing word to turn a man into a woman. Saying a guy has a dick is, like, true.
Rather than trying to somehow rhetorically turn the tables, just say you were offensive, have been called on it, and move on having admitted something to the people here and yourself. It's called 'growth' and it does a world of good.
I don't complain about you. I want you to be a man of your word and go away and never come back.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
You don't get to say that. All that is happening now is you are giving me a hard time and inspiring a few bad comments from some other commenters.
You are abusing your position here.
Hecate, ur a Very Gud Gurl.
U noes that.
Me, I wanted a number of things that were more or less promised, in the days that Our Walter was the Messenger. None of them came true. But Our Walter did his very, very best, every single day.
There isn't one damned thing better than that.
Jeffy takn our pictures alla times but bless his heart! he canna use a camera very goods.
Someone helps his exposures so he can gets onna front page of big daddy Atrios bloggerz blogs plz?
AND A SLIP 'N' SLIDE!!!!!
Oh, some good memories.
Just a few years You must have been one of the first "co-eds".
A few recent Cronkite incidents via Wikipedia:
* In his column, (Cronkite) repeatedly condemned President George W. Bush and the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In 1998, he supported President Bill Clinton during the impeachment trial. He was also a proponent of limited world government on the American federalist model, writing fund-raising letters for the World Federalist Association (now Citizens for Global Solutions). In accepting the 1999 Norman Cousins Global Governance Award at the ceremony at the United Nations, Cronkite said:
"It seems to many of us that if we are to avoid the eventual catastrophic world conflict we must strengthen the United Nations as a first step toward a world government patterned after our own government with a legislature, executive and judiciary, and police to enforce its international laws and keep the peace. To do that, of course, we Americans will have to yield up some of our sovereignty. That would be a bitter pill. It would take a lot of courage, a lot of faith in the new order. But the American colonies did it once and brought forth one of the most nearly perfect unions the world has ever seen."
Cronkite contrasted his support for accountable global government with the opposition to it by politically active Christian fundamentalists in the United States:
"Even as with the American rejection of the League of Nations, our failure to live up to our obligations to the United Nations is led by a handful of willful senators who choose to pursue their narrow, selfish political objectives at the cost of our nation’s conscience.They pander to and are supported by the Christian Coalition and the rest of the religious right wing. Their leader, Pat Robertson, has written that we should have a world government but only when the messiah arrives. Any attempt to achieve world order before that time must be the work of the Devil! Well join me… I'm glad to sit here at the right hand of Satan."
* Cronkite appeared in the 2004 Robert Greenwald film Outfoxed, where he offered commentary on what he said were unethical and overtly political practices at the Fox News Channel. Cronkite remarked that when Fox News was founded by Rupert Murdoch, "it was intended to be a conservative organization — beyond that; a far-right-wing organization".
* In January 2006, during a press conference to promote the PBS documentary about his career, Cronkite said that he felt the same way about America's presence in Iraq as he had about their presence in Vietnam in 1968 and that he felt America should recall its troops.
The guy's aces in my book - and we didn't even watch him when I was a kid (we were a Huntley-Brinkley household)!
Remembrances around the world are coming in about Cronkite:
We would have lost if it wasn't for Walter - Gen. Giap
"it was all about bush sr's pee pee. that's why we're in iraq and afghanistan"
No, it's about money and power.
fred
sorry, fred. i have to disagree. money and power, for most people, are merely means to an end. ahem. tail. um, you know what i mean.
money can't kiss you, tell you it loves you, that you're beautiful, etc. power can make people do that for you, but it can't take away the knowledge that they're only saying so bc you have the power. no, in the end, what people want is what money and power can't buy. but stupid repukes don't understand the complexities, and so they confuse money and power for what they really want.
i don't.
They make the most amazing bubble blowers these days. Play dough rawks, especially when little hands can make turtles, frogs, and snakes.
pie
Babysitting my niece, neph, and a friend of theirs once, I turned 'em loose on a big lump of cabc and ended up with a couple fireable...whatevers. Glazed 'em and took 'em to the ceramic store to be fired, and gave 'em back. The pieces are long gone now, but they seemed to enjoy it. Lawdy, that was a mess, though...
"People come up to me and say, 'Oh Mr. Cronkite, we watch you every
night. We believe everything you say.' I want to grab them by the
shoulders and shake them and say, 'no, no, no' for heaven's sake. Don't
accept everything as gospel you hear on the air. That's dangerous," he
told Gabereau in 1991.
"We make our share of mistakes. We
have hits, runs and errors every night, and you've just got to
understand that what we're saying out there is the best we can do."
But that's what Vietnam was. A dick swinging contest. Don't deny it.
If being afraid of being called soft on communism is a dick swinging contest fine. But call it being afraid of being called soft on communism. If you listen to the LBJ tapes, its what happened.
Terry C, I got Mlle a slip and slide when she was five. She and her friends loved it. I decided to join them one day.
I then learned why it's designed for kids. Hitting the ground that hard was painful for days afterwards
Walter Cronkite was the first man on the moon.
If you're near DC there's a lotua festival at Kenilworth:
Where Water and Land Touch
In an age old dance land, water, and wind combine at Kenilworth Park, Aquatic Gardens, and Marsh. Sparkling in the sun on a breezy day, this natural area of Anacostia Park has origins in a 1926 act authorizing parks to preserve forests and natural scenery. The park reflects the history of the nation's rivers and wetlands. Come, join the dance.
The trolls just don't understand that "The Green Berets" is NOT a documentary.
Well, DUH! It's a comedy, right?
too hot here
ErinPDX | Homepage | 07.17.09 - 8:58 pm | #
Once again, we have your weather-supposed to be a high of 68 tomorrow.
Apparently we've skipped ahead two months, weather-wise.
Me, I like women.
The trolls just don't understand that "The Green Berets" is NOT a documentary.
The sun sets in the East in my world.
I then learned why it's designed for kids. Hitting the ground that hard was painful for days afterwards
Sallyh, Grandmere Poissonniere
Never ceases to amaze me the kind of spills we could take as kids.
That would kill us now.
STEELERS FANZ !
Jeffy sez you win alla dick swinging contests hands-on.
Moe, not only do you like women, but you treat them with respect.
You don't get to say that. All that is happening now is you are giving me a hard time and inspiring a few bad comments from some other commenters.
You chose to comment/get angry at us for calling war what it is. A male dick swinging contest.
Jane Fonda is a true Patriot.
We're having unheard-of AWESOME weather, for July. Today was perfect, in nearly every way.
I want these tulips:
http://www.americanmeadows.com/
F...TulipBulbs.aspx
ah fuck.
later, bats.
The trolls just don't understand that "The Green Berets" is NOT a documentary.
Well, DUH! It's a comedy, right?
dave™©
According to a lot of Vietnam vets it was.
Me, I LOVE women.
You chose to comment/get angry at us for calling war what it is. A male dick swinging contest.
ErinPDX
What was the Falklands War?
According to a lot of Vietnam vets it was.
Hey, George Taki bought the FARM!
You don't get to say that.
She gets to say whatever she wants. She's expressed a preference based on something you promised publicly, and coming from her being offended by your insistence on using some words that are sexist.
You're giving her a hard time by not fucking growing up just a little bit because you're so goddamned invested in your right to offend a fair number of people here.
Me, I like women.
What's not to like?
Jane Fonda is a true Patriot.
Duane V, pissed
On THAT, we AGREE.
And respect and admire them.
The pieces are long gone now, but they seemed to enjoy it. Lawdy, that was a mess, though...
Meanie-meanie, tickle a person
I cleaned out my kitchen pantry once and had a messy day for my small son and his friend. Old flour, cereals, soy sauce packs, old spices, jars and plastic cups... they played with the stuff all day on plank of wood set up in the dry yard. The goop they made was horrific but they still talk about it....
What was the Falklands War?
Steeler Fan
You're assuming Thacher was female.
If being afraid of being called soft on communism is a dick swinging contest fine. But call it being afraid of being called soft on communism. If you listen to the LBJ tapes, its what happened.
Steeler Fan
It's what's happening now. It's why Obama continues not one, but two wars.
It's revolting.
Who's afraid of the big, bad, fake wolf?
Not I.
Moe, not only do you like women, but you treat them with respect.
Sallyh
Well, that's kinda what I was saying.
I like women. The one I sleep with, she's like so waaaaaaay smarter than me. That's pretty cool. I must have something going for me, but I'm not smart enough to figure it out, so, ya know, I shrug, thank the universe, figure I don't know shit.
You don't get to say that
You said it. Now have the backbone to live up to it.
LBJ went into the Vietnam War so he would not be thought soft on communism.
The role of the lunatic fringe in pushing "anti-communism" at all costs for strictly ideological and political reasons should never be forgotten.
Sad about Walter Cronkite's passing. He lead an honorable life.
What was it said, when LBJ lost Cronkite on Vietnam, he lost the public.
I trusted the guy. Maybe Helen Thomas is from that era, hell, she's as old as he was, but the current crop could be switched out tomorrow and I wouldn't notice.
Dear Le Jackel:
Why do earth chicks really dig big dicks and say they don't?
Dummy in Des Moines.
Dear Dummy;
Lust and a kind heart. Why did humans go to the moon and assorted things? A spirit of adventure and the willingness to bear any burden.
Regards,
Le Jackel.
Walter Cronkite is dead, and the memorial is flashing my childhood before my eyes.
Suddenly I feel old, and mortal, and sad.
God be with you, Mr. Cronkite, and with your family.
ok. what about war do women 'love?'
seriously. war. not pretend war or pretend tuff guys or pretend swinging dick. what is it about war that women want?
i can list, and it's long, the things some men love, truly love, about war.
John Wayne would have won the war in Vietnam if we had let him use nukes!
ellroon, smolderingwreckian
Hell, I coulda won the war. If the Army had accepted me. And I'd been Iron Man...
That's pretty cool. I must have something going for me, but I'm not smart enough to figure it out...
C'mon, Moe - you know what it is... say it...
Jeffy's stymied talkin' about the weather now.
You know hez stymied when he starts talkin about the weather.
TAKE US FOR A WALK JEFFY!!! I gots leash?
John Wayne would have won the war in Vietnam if we had let him use nukes!
ellroon, smolderingwreckian
Hell, I coulda won the war. If the Army had accepted me. And I'd been Iron Man...
Meanie-meanie, tickle a person
If I had been Doc Manhattan I'd have kicked all your asses.
John Wayne would have won the war in Vietnam if we had let him use nukes!
ellroon, smolderingwreckian
Wayne was a chickenhawk.
As was Reagan.
John Wayne would have won the war in Vietnam if we had let him use nukes!
Hs hs hs, that's pretty funny because it's so improba-- ohwaitaminnit, that was GENERAL CURTIS LEMAY'S PLAN!!!
She gets to say whatever she wants. She's expressed a preference based on something you promised publicly, and coming from her being offended by your insistence on using some words that are sexist.
I was asked to come back. I came back.
Buckeye
Those are gorgeous. I adore tulips, but don't try to grow them. Our squirrels eat the bulbs and our summers are too humid. V sad, as they are one flower that has almost true black varieties.
C'mon, Moe - you know what it is... say it...
OK, okay. I've been reluctant to admit it, but I have two cocks.
What was it said, when LBJ lost Cronkite on Vietnam, he lost the public.
That's the way it was...
sorry your dick is small, LJ. it's not important, really. do you need some pointers?
Supreme Commander, seeing Cronkite pass, just so recently after my mother did, really made it hit hard that yes, the world is different now, and will forevermore be.
I was asked to come back. I came back.
You promised that you wouldn't. Apparently, your word is not worth much.
You're assuming Thacher was female.
Supreme Commander Thor
I'm going to have to stop coming up with examples like these.
Supreme Commander, seeing Cronkite pass, just so recently after my mother did, really made it hit hard that yes, the world is different now, and will forevermore be.
I have to admit that the world that I used to know is pretty much gone now. There's only a few of my heroes left. After that it's a whole new land of confusion.
i can list, and it's long, the things some men love, truly love, about war.
chicago dyke, late nighter
"It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it"
-robert e lee
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I GOTS LEASH!!!1!!!
Jeffy he talks likes you talk with that feme egge thing. Iz he catbloggerz too?
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THere was something I wanted to tell rmj, but can't remember. Oh well.
You promised that you wouldn't. Apparently, your word is not worth much.
Hecate, Runnymeade Conspirator
Its a man's prerogative to change his mind.
God be with you, Mr. Cronkite, and with your family.
I love you.
We may be shooting a bit of video at the shop, tomorrow. Either a carb cleaning, or some material for a scooter safety clip.
Me, I LOVE women.
Duane V,
We love you too, Duane.
Its a man's prerogative to change his mind.
Steeler Fan
In the old days, a man's word was worth something.
And we're still there now because...
pie
Wingers got the fear of God in 'em. Helps 'em fear everything, and propagate that fear to all of us.
The fearless are not affected by their mythological bullshit and see right through their attempts to be divisive.
Can't divide, won't conquer...
Dan Rather is on the verge of tears.
Supreme Commander, there are things in this modern world that I would never want to be without. (Internet access among them.) It's just sort of weird to realize that I am now the oldest surviving family member in the US on my mother's side.
I have two cousins who are much older than me who are the Six Counties. My mother's sister was much older than she was, and I only met my aunt and cousins once.
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I was asked to come back. I came back.
Isn't that nice.
Now can you at least show a little decency about the offensiveness? Evolve?
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"When I anchored the evening news, I kept my opinions to myself. But now, more than ever, I feel I must speak out.
What kind of world might we have had if Walter had come to that conclusion a bit earlier in life, and switched from straight news to a commentary gig?
Assuming he would even have been allowed...
Now can you at least show a little decency about the offensiveness? Evolve?
NTodd, Wise Latina
That two words now I can't use. fine.
Supreme Commander, there are things in this modern world that I would never want to be without. (Internet access among them.) It's just sort of weird to realize that I am now the oldest surviving family member in the US on my mother's side.
My father and some of my uncles are still alive, but they're all in their 80's and last 70's for the most part. I know that feeling of being the last one left; it's only a matter of time before it happens to me.
I try to always look ahead anymore. The past is done, it's all been said. I can't say any more about it.
i was going to say.
you guys know about the new sheets?
So funny...
If I had been Doc Manhattan I'd have kicked all your asses.
Supreme Commander Thor
If you were Ozymandias, you could simply manipulate the world into accepting peace and harmony.
It's what's happening now. It's why Obama continues not one, but two wars.
We are disengaging from Iraq, just like the man said.
We may be shooting a bit of video at the shop, tomorrow.NOT the ones videos like with the five guys and and vaseline again ONOES?
We stay out on the balconys next time you do that, k?
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I found Cronkite's "A Reporter's Life" to be a pretty good read...
http://www.amazon.com/Reporters-...47880092&sr=1-
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Can we PLEEZE have some deent weather for the Green River Fest tomorrow?
http://www.greenriverfestival.com/
John 18:23...is this guy out of the new testament or what?
CALLING THE MYTHBUSTERS!
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