I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
omg two days in a row
wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!
Did NOT need that visual.
I am mentally tuned into Atrios' posting schedule.
It's like a series of tubes.
Jac! Poopyhead!
hmmmm
Wanker of the Day
John McCain.
BIG TIME!
bye for now moonbats 
To call Johm McCaim a wanker is to insult wankers everywhere.
Time for me to go take a freedom nap. Hold all my calls unless it is Obama asking me to be his Veep.
"I hate Habeas like that crippled bitch I used to be married to"-John McCain
Giant, huge, fucking, stupid mistake.
Americans actually LIKE that pesky constitution.
dragged up:
JeffCO-- My first thought about volunteering with my local (and generally useless) DNC was: I wanna be in charge of the registration issue.
But you are exactly right: It needs to be addressed nationally and publicly as soon as possible.
What do we do about that?
Seriously -- you start the movement and I'll sing a few bars and sit back down.
To call Johm McCaim a wanker is to insult wankers everywhere.
Harry Doghiney (D-TX)
Just give yourself a moment to imagine J McL literally wanking.
/sadist
Presumed U.S. Republican presidential nominee John McCain says Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling on detainees at Guantanamo Bay is one of the worst in American history.
I can think of a worse one...
The one putting Monkey Boy Bush in the White House?
No argument here!
Just what I was hoping for:
http://radar.weather.gov/radar.p...101111&
loop=yes
Just give yourself a moment to imagine J McL literally wanking.
Runs from room screaming!
What's so bad about giving people their day in court?
According to the right-wing calculus, terrorist detainees are so bad, we can't trust the courts not to set them free. And telecom companies are such good citizens, they shouldn't be subject to even the threat of litigation.
Is the ultimate goal to eliminate the judicial system altogether?
Habeas Corpus: infuriating Conservatives since 1215.
I'd rather have a wonk than a wanker in the WH.
Just give yourself a moment to imagine J McL literally wanking.
pass the brain bleach please.
What's so bad about giving people their day in court?
The government can't have absolute power if individuals have rights.
I'd rather have a wonk than a wanker in the WH.
Gromit
Alliteration!
What's so bad about giving people their day in court?
Tears down the illusion of our superiority over furriners.
Better late than never, eh, V? 
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Alliteration!
I have been outed. Yes, I am Jesse Jackson.
Ralphie -- so it's missing you, I guess?
Somewhat OT and probably someone else has mentioned this but...
Under the definition of torture used by the Bush administration, John McCain was never tortured. Beverages to all that have metioned this before me.
Did someone say Huggy Bear McCain???
http://thumbsnap.com/v/K10C1U1I.jpg
Actually, I'm kind of surprised Digby didn't mention what McCain said Thursday about the ruling:
It obviously concerns me . . . but it is a decision the Supreme Court has made. Now we need to move forward. As you know, I always favored closing of Guantanamo Bay and I still think that we ought to do that.
Yesterday he then decided it exceeded Dred Scott and Bush v. Gore and "Three Generations of imbeciles is enough!" to rocket to the top of the Worst Decisions Evah! chart.
Huh. Flip flop much, Senator?
Ralphie -- so it's missing you, I guess?
No, it's starting now. Not happy.
Just this week I heard an otherwise rational and definitely Obama-supporting academic say of McCain - "He's not such a bad guy, though I like Obama more I could vote for him. He's got that record of being a reformer even in his own party, and despite what he's saying now I'm sure he would have to change things."
Since he already stated he was voting for Obama, I didn't bother to smack him upside the head with the reality stick, but I did wonder how many like him are out there.
JP -- cool jacket (vest?)!
Gas milage on those puppies make a HMMWV look like a fracking hybrid.
I am not sure I want to drive it around. I just want to park it in the back yard and lob shells a few miles into other back yards.
leibniz♘☮ | 06.14.08 - 5:59 pm | #
There are areas of Dayton that look like that's what happened to them.
Buckeye. Dealer of Rare Coins | 06.14.08 - 6:10 pm |
To call Johm McCaim a wanker is to insult wankers everywhere. Harry Doghiney (D-TX)
Doghiney! Thanks again for being such a gracious and hairy host!
A disturbing thing is that one can see the genuine possibility of a future Supreme court, stacked with authoritarians, agreeing with a GOP president that the establishment of a dictatorship and the jailing of all Democrats is "constitutional".
A McCain victory would certainly be another step down that dark path.
V for Virginia: JP -- cool jacket (vest?)!
Faincy (as we hillpeople say) embroidered t-shirt, actually.
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No, it's starting now. Not happy.
Ralphie
Ewww. Are you in a sandbag-prone area?
Damn! Ralphie, I am putting a big wall at the lakeshore if you people keep sending us this stuff.
"Just this week I heard an otherwise rational and definitely Obama-supporting academic say of McCain - "He's not such a bad guy,"
McCain wants to keep the US at war for years.
He IS a bad guy.
http://thumbsnap.com/v/oO239a4t.jpg
Since he already stated he was voting for Obama, I didn't bother to smack him upside the head with the reality stick, but I did wonder how many like him are out there.
Jeezum. I guess academics can be low information voters, too. And there is a long, long time between now and November.
Since he already stated he was voting for Obama, I didn't bother to smack him upside the head with the reality stick, but I did wonder how many like him are out there.
JeffCO | 06.14.08 - 6:13 pm | #
Heard that in Sili Valley a bunch. Better than the usual libertarian bullshit, but still.
McCain wants to keep the US at war for years.
He IS a bad guy.
he's a Republican.
Cripes - look at the flooding map.
Nice sheets call!
LANSING, Mich.-- Gov. Jennifer Granholm says she has gotten personal assurances from presidential candidate Barack Obama that he'll restore the full voting rights of Michigan and Florida's national convention delegates.
Granholm says today during a conference call with reporters that Obama told her he plans to make sure delegates from both states get their full votes.
http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_...=93786&
catid=14
Has Bush made mention of the midwest floods yet?
McCain wants to keep the US at war for years.
He IS a bad guy.
he's a Republican.
The Old Man From Scene 24
That's what I said - he's a bad guy!
I've read some of the men in Gitmo have no place to go even if they are released. We created a monster.
Ewww. Are you in a sandbag-prone area?
No, I'm pretty safe from high water. Falling trees and branches are another story. Just finished cleaning up yesterday.
Chernobog take my internet provider in all its random-drop-of-service glory.
According to the right-wing calculus, terrorist detainees are so bad, we can't trust the courts not to set them free. And telecom companies are such good citizens, they shouldn't be subject to even the threat of litigation.
Is the ultimate goal to eliminate the judicial system altogether?
In the feudal age, the local lord and aristocrat had the power of justice on his property, and owned those who dwelled their at his sufferance. That's what they would really like to have back.
So, to give you the short answer: yup.
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Cubs win 6-2.......
Barack and the Cubs will win in the fall.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/
pol...ndraising_N.htm
Rank and file Republicans in the House of Representatives are tens of millions of dollars short of meeting fundraising targets set by their own campaign committee in advance of the November elections, according to figures circulating among the leadership, heightening concerns inside the party about major losses in November.
Most recent figures show that Republican lawmakers have brought $27 million into the coffers of the National Republican Congressional Committee in the past 17 months, far short of the target of about $58 million.
McCain just doesn't strike me as a very bright individual.
Senior Doghiney,
What part of the Lone Star are you in?
Most recent figures show that Republican lawmakers have brought $27 million into the coffers of the National Republican Congressional Committee in the past 17 months, far short of the target of about $58 million.
1Watt, Hermit
Gloaty gloat gloat!
...heightening concerns inside the party about major losses in November.
what a shame. Not.
where will all of that water end up when it makes its way downstream?
McCain just doesn't strike me as a very bright individual.
Florida | 06.14.08 - 6:23 pm | #
My God! Entire states are now catching on.
McCain just doesn't strike me as a very bright individual.
Florida |
Me neither.
And I get the impression he wasn't playing with a full deck BEFORE Vietnam.
Flip flop much, Senator?
Rmj, Eschatonian Theologist
Oh, pooh. You just don't appreciate mavericky maverickness when you see it.
Most recent figures show that Republican lawmakers have brought $27 million into the coffers of the National Republican Congressional Committee in the past 17 months, far short of the target of about $58 million.
Much more of that, and they'll have to start reducing the amounts they 'expense' out to their Caymans accounts.
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McCain just doesn't strike me as a very bright individual.
Like I said, he's a Republican.
Most recent figures show that Republican lawmakers have brought $27 million into the coffers of the National Republican Congressional Committee in the past 17 months, far short of the target of about $58 million.
Sad. So very sad.
Me neither.
I don't know, Terry. You seem pretty sharp to me.
McCain just doesn't strike me as a very bright individual.
Like I said, he's a Republican.
The Old Man From Scene 24
McCain just doesn't strike me as a very bright individual.
$100,000 of credit card debt. What a fucking moron.
where will all of that water end up when it makes its way downstream?
therealhellkitty
Nowhere, if it shows up during Tim Russert's funeral.
where will all of that water end up when it makes its way downstream?
New Orleans!
Me neither.
I don't know, Terry. You seem pretty sharp to me.
Shared Humanity
Whoops - meant to say that McCain doesn't strike me as very bright, either.
$100,000 of credit card debt. What a fucking moron.
Richard
Richard, are you serious?
Nowhere, if it shows up during Tim Russert's funeral.
SteveLG | 06.14.08 - 6:26 pm | #
I have an image of rivers waiting impatiently, looking at their watches, for the media to pay attention.
where will all of that water end up when it makes its way downstream?
New Orleans!
Whence it will be explained as God's wrath on the uppity for attempting to register to vote.........
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A McCain victory would certainly be another step down that dark path.
Whatever, Yoda.
McCain's plan to be elected: "If I flap my elbows like a penguin and call everyone my friends, I'm a lock to win!"
Got to get ready for dinner. We have a group of old friends (9 couples) we are going out with this evening.
May you enjoy your evening of coupling, Shared Humanity.
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Got to get ready for dinner. We have a group of old friends (9 couples) we are going out with this evening. Shared Humanity
It's a hardscrabble life in Swingtown.
Richard, are you serious?
McCains report more than $100,000 in credit card debt
http://thehill.com/campaign-2008...2008-06-
13.html
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and his wife reported more than $100,000 of credit card liabilities, according to financial disclosure documents released Friday.
The presidential candidate and his wife Cindy reported piling up debt on a charge card between $10,000 and $15,000. His wife’s solo charge card has between $100,000 and $250,000 in debt to American Express.
Another charge card with American Express, this one for a “dependent child,” is carrying debt in the range of $15,000 and $50,000.
Cindy McCain reported a wealth of assets, including properties in Arizona and one she sold in La Jolla, Calif. for more than $1 million in profit.
In addition to his Senate salary, McCain received an annual pension from the U.S. Navy that is worth more than $58,000.
Democratic candidate, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), reported no liabilities in his annual financial disclosures.
I'd rather have a wonk than a wanker in the WH.
Even with the right spouse
You might grouse and shit
If he seems a bit
Of a smart ass droning on and on
Of how we're doin' it wrong
And bad ass ain't strong
Come on sing along
With me
I'd rather have a wonk than a wanker in the WH.
Mother on the right's a right louse
All the time getting lit
"Bring 'em on" and shit
Try to kill the Great Writ
.......
And my white rapper writer's block has kicked in...
$100,000 of credit card debt. What a fucking moron.
More than that! it's at least $100,000 and as much as $225,000 on two cards.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/1...r=1&
oref=slogin
Senators John McCain and Barack Obama released their Senate financial disclosure statements on Friday, revealing that Mr. McCain and his wife had at least $225,000 in credit card debt and that Mr. Obama and his wife had put more than $200,000 into college funds for their daughters.
The McCains are rich and owe money on credit cards, while the Obamas are doing well off his book royalties they are providing for their children's future. Just about suns up the difference between the Rethugs and the Dems.
McCain's plan to be elected: "If I flap my elbows like a penguin and call everyone my friends, I'm a lock to win!"
Florida
I don't know why but that reminded me of a Monty Python skit.
Cleese ringing the bell and saying:
"Gooood niiiiiiiiiight...ding ding ding!"
Breaking News: Guerrillas in western Afghanistan deployed a roadside bomb to kill 4 US Marines on Saturday.
Silly Juan Cole. He thinks there is news in the post-Russert era.
He even thinks it noteworthy that "In May, more US and allied troops were killed by guerrillas in Afghanistan than in Iraq."
There's your wanker of the day, Atrios. Doesn't he know that 6/13 changed everything?
I always thought Plessy v. Ferguson sucked, but I guess this is much worse.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and his wife reported more than $100,000 of credit card liabilities, according to financial disclosure documents released Friday.
The presidential candidate and his wife Cindy reported piling up debt on a charge card between $10,000 and $15,000. His wife’s solo charge card has between $100,000 and $250,000 in debt to American Express.
Well, he was right when he says he knows nothing of economic matters.
NYT:
The bulk of the McCains’ obligations stemmed from a pair of American Express credit cards that are held in Cindy McCain’s name. According to the disclosure reports, which present information on debts in a range rather than providing a precise figure, Mrs. McCain owed $100,000 to $250,000 on each card.
Another charge card, held by what was described as a “dependent child,” had also accumulated debts of $15,000 to $50,000. In addition, a credit card held jointly by the couple was carrying $10,000 to $15,000 in debt, the filing indicated, at a stiff 25.99 percent interest rate.
McCain just doesn't strike me as a very bright individual.
Florida | 06.14.08 - 6:23 pm | #
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yeah you say that now...
you panhandler
McCain's plan to be elected: "If I flap my elbows like a penguin and call everyone my friends, I'm a lock to win!"
http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movie...vito/
batman.jpg
The McCains are rich and owe money on credit cards, while the Obamas are doing well off his book royalties they are providing for their children's future. Just about suns up the difference between the Rethugs and the Dems.
The McCains have so much plunder that $225K is chump change to them, while the Obamas still have the reflexes to be careful and responsible with money.
And THAT sums up the differences, imo.
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I always thought Plessy v. Ferguson sucked, but I guess this is much worse.
Both are separate but equal!
The McCains' credit card debt is something even the dimmest bulb can understand, and it's not good news for Gramps... who's going to carry Obama's water on this one?
you panhandler
click?
Who you callin' panhandler? It's Obama who keeps asking everyone for change!
I love the "deeply divided" and "one vote away" line of attack from the wingnuterati. Bush v. Gore was "one vote away" and the court was "deeply divided". Based on that, their hero king should never have been given his power.
Whoa! ABC leads with Iowa floods and teaser that "more allied troops are dying in Afghanistan than Iraq."
Of course that's because they had a correspondent in the convoy that was attacked so prolly they got video. Makes all the difference.
"McCain on Thursday said he had not read the ruling and reserved his criticism. But on Friday, speaking to about 1,500 people at a town hall meeting in Pemberton, N.J."
McStain isn't going to too many parts of my state.
He was quoted as saying that New Jersey could be won by the GOP come November.
Yeah, right, John!
where will all of that water end up when it makes its way downstream?
therealhellkitty
In my kitchen and guest bedroom.
If McCain's willing to run up that kind of debt on the credit cards, you'd think he'd be willing to spend at least a little money on dental work for that grill full of chiclets of his.
The McCains' credit card debt is something even the dimmest bulb can understand, and it's not good news for Gramps... who's going to carry Obama's water on this one?
the teebee media will push it as "See? John McCain is a regular guy, with debt, just like you" and the talk radio hateranters will push "Obama is so flush with unearned affirmative-action wealth that he paid off his credit cards".
And would that i were satirizing.
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McCain just doesn't strike me as a very bright individual.
Huggy Bear is nothing more than a vessel for raw, demonic ambition that desires to play itself out.
"The McCains have so much plunder that $225K is chump change to them, while the Obamas still have the reflexes to be careful and responsible with money.
And THAT sums up the differences, imo."
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--Cynicus
I find $225k in credit card charges disturbing, no matter how rich you are.
Dredd Scott vs Sandford sorta sucked.
But letting people go into a court room to have evidence presented against them makes that decision look like roses.
McCain is so right.
He was quoted as saying that New Jersey could be won by the GOP come November.
Maybe some New Jerseyians (?) could sell him a bridge while he's there.
Afternoon, folks.
Let me just say, "What Digby said."
If McCain's willing to run up that kind of debt on the credit cards, you'd think he'd be willing to spend at least a little money on dental work for that grill full of chiclets of his.
Florida
Ooooh. don't say things like that.
Bill O'Reilly will use it against all liberal bloggers.
/snark
Another charge card, held by what was described as a “dependent child,” had also accumulated debts of $15,000 to $50,000. In addition, a credit card held jointly by the couple was carrying $10,000 to $15,000 in debt, the filing indicated, at a stiff 25.99 percent interest rate.
The Old Man From Scene 24 | Homepage | 06.14.08 - 6:33 pm |
A dependent child? That's a lot of debt.
The presidential candidate and his wife Cindy reported piling up debt on a charge card between $10,000 and $15,000. His wife’s solo charge card has between $100,000 and $250,000 in debt to American Express.
I'm sure their finances are totally independent, right? So anything like, say, a McLame flight on Cindy's snazzy airplane, he'd have paid for on his card.
Right?
He was quoted as saying that New Jersey could be won by the GOP come November.
Maybe some New Jerseyians (?) could sell him a bridge while he's there.
The Old Man From Scene 24
My neck of the woods has two.
I'd be happy to push him off either one.
I'm sure their finances are totally independent, right? So anything like, say, a McLame flight on Cindy's snazzy airplane, he'd have paid for on his card.
Right?
V for Virginia, you know
Sure am glad that a regular guy like McCain has access to his wife's fleet of private planes. He's just like you and me, that McCain.
Does anyone know it the credit card charges are personal or campaign debt?
Another charge card, held by what was described as a “dependent child,” had also accumulated debts of $15,000 to $50,000.
If the dependent child is the little girl from Bangladesh who Cindy adopted, isn't she a minor?
What is a minor doing with a charge card?
Does anyone know it the credit card charges are personal or campaign debt?
No, but the charges down at the local "Gentlemen's Club" could go either way.
Sure am glad that a regular guy like McCain has access to his wife's fleet of private planes. He's just like you and me, that McCain.
Florida
Oh, indeed. The main feature of my upcoming (and utterly illusory) Senate campaign will be my use of my husband's jet.
[Honey! You have a jet, right???}
Does anyone know it the credit card charges are personal or campaign debt?
These are personal finance disclosures.
What is a minor doing with a charge card?
From that debt load, partying down.
Of course, the fact that there is a decades-long tradition of making illegal campaign contributions in the name of dependant minors (to get around one-payor amount ceilings) is neither here nor there, i'm sure.......
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I think the dependent child is the one with the blog. She's running around the country with her video cam and documenting the atrocities, to coin a phrase.
But I thought the MSM told me that McCain was such a regular guy that he flew coach and carried his own bags? Now these commies at Bloomberg tell me his wife owns a fleet of private jets that are at his campaign's disposal? WTF? It's like the MSM deceived me!
Hmmm...carrying that kind of debt with that kind of interest rate...sure doesn't inspire any sense of fiscal conservatism, eh?
I find $225k in credit card charges disturbing, no matter how rich you are.
mer
It certainly raises as many questions as John Edwards' $400 haircut, or am I naive?
I think the dependent child is the one with the blog. She's running around the country with her video cam and documenting the atrocities, to coin a phrase.
Ralphie
. . . utterly independent of any campaign, for example HER FATHER'S, no doubt.
[goes for a permanent ocean swim]
He even thinks it noteworthy that "In May, more US and allied troops were killed by guerrillas in Afghanistan than in Iraq."
I follow the OEF casualties more than the OIF ones because nobody else seems to. Probably another record year in our "good" war...
Creep!
"Before his tour of duty in Vietnam, McCain had married a model from Philadelphia, Carol Shepp. While he was imprisoned, she was in an auto wreck, thrown through her car's windshield and left seriously injured.
After his return to America, McCain had an extramarital affair with Cindy Lou Hensley, whose father owned Hensley & Co., a Phoenix-based liquor company that is the nation's second largest Anheuser-Busch distributor. McCain and Shepp were divorced in 1980, and he married his millionaire mistress the following month."
sure doesn't inspire any sense of fiscal conservatism, eh?
I've been paying attention to "fiscal Conservatives" since Reagan, and apparently it means "borrowing a shitload of money and giving it to corporations".
Mmmmm....that was a nice nap.
Oh, and that was truly wankerific.
But I thought the MSM told me that McCain was such a regular guy that he flew coach and carried his own bags? Now these commies at Bloomberg tell me his wife owns a fleet of private jets that are at his campaign's disposal? WTF? It's like the MSM deceived me!
His wife makes him ride in the back - that's coach.
and if you examine those jowls, you will see that he's carrying bags alright.
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That elitist Obama is on my teevee, filling sandbags with a shovel. A real American would use his bare hands!
Have we heard from attaturk?
Creep!
Hey, a maverick can be a tomcat, too!
That elitist Obama is on my teevee, filling sandbags with a shovel. A real American would use his bare hands!
Florida
Where's Monkey Boy?
Creep!
Hey, a maverick can be a tomcat, too!
SteveLG
"Tomcat" is one of CLEANER things I can call HIM!
Where's Monkey Boy?
Filling his hands with Merkel.
or am I naive?
IOKIYAR.
Really, it is.
If the Obamas had that sort of debt it would be a huge story, but since its McCaint it will hardly be mentioned in the MSM again.
What is a minor doing with a charge card?
I had a 12 YO fill up my gas tank, and take me out to dinner with her platinum card. She never goes anywhere without it. (Her father was out of the country, so it is only safe and responsible that she have it)
Her dad gave her the idea that I might take her wherever she wanted to go in his absence.
That elitist Obama is on my teevee, filling sandbags with a shovel. A real American would use his bare hands!
Florida
Are his sleeves rolled up? Does he have a bunch of idle national guard standing behind him as props? Oh wait, that'd be how Bush does it.
It certainly raises as many questions as John Edwards' $400 haircut, or am I naive?
SteveLG
Oh, for the love of all that's holy, I'm going to remind you just once more: When Democrats are affluent they're hypocritical, because they claim to care about people who aren't as rich as they; when 'thugs are affluent they're just doing what 'thugs do, thereby confirming that they really don't give a shit about anyone who is not their kind (dear).
Please try to keep up.
I've been paying attention to "fiscal Conservatives" since Reagan, and apparently it means "borrowing a shitload of money and giving it to corporations that give you a cut of the action."
Left a bit off there, pard.
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Where's Monkey Boy?
Terry C, Obama/Clinton 08
Still in Europe, I believe, on another "Farewell Tour."
I would think republican voters might find a $225k Amex credit card bill (not sure if it the one you have to pay off at the end or the one monthly payment one like Visa) outrageous. Hell, even republicans are having to cut back on spending now.
That elitist Obama is on my teevee, filling sandbags with a shovel. A real American would use his bare hands!
Florida
McCain the Maverick would use his cheek pouches.
Have we heard from attaturk?
ErinPDX
He seemed fine yesterday... house doesn't seem vulnerable, but office perhaps a bit more so.
I haven't been around much myself today, though.
Some anti-wankerage could be accomplished by going here. (Link is from the Digby post)
Still in Europe, I believe, on another "Farewell Tour."
It's unfortunate that they get to wave goodbye before we do.
McCain the Maverick would use his cheek pouches. - Terry C
and make an excellent sandbag.
It's unfortunate that they get to wave goodbye before we do.
Ralphie
220 days.
Erin -- Atta was around earlier and he's fine, so far.
Funny...a LTE in the Strib today actually bemoaned the fact that not only does Obama have more Senatorial experience than Abraham Lincoln, but that he doesn't wear a flag lapel pin.
Utterly amazing comedy, right there.
When Democrats are affluent they're hypocritical, because they claim to care about people who aren't as rich as they; when 'thugs are affluent they're just doing what 'thugs do, thereby confirming that they really don't give a shit about anyone who is not their kind (dear).
I hate hypocrites!
Still in Europe, I believe, on another "Farewell Tour."
It's unfortunate that they get to wave goodbye before we do.
Ralphie
Say goodnight, George.
It's unfortunate that they get to wave goodbye before we do.
Ralphie
220 days.
Diane C. Barking-Mad
But who's counting?
Still in Europe, I believe, on another "Farewell Tour."
Diane C. Barking-Mad
Hey, if they wanna keep him.....
I'd be glad to send Cheney over, too.
Still in Europe, I believe, on another "Farewell Tour."
It's unfortunate that they get to wave goodbye before we do. - Ralphie
We may get our chance when his "Reprise Tour" takes him to Denn Hague in '09".
I hope, I hope, I hope.
Still in Europe, I believe, on another "Farewell Tour."
The bubble is even more impermeable when in other countries. Makes it easier to hide the bad news from Dubbyah - most emphatically to include hiding the bad news that McCain wants no more Bush praises.
Not to mention that it's easier to schedule around Dubbyah's return to drinking.
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thanks V for V
McCain wants no more Bush praises.
Barndoor....locking....horses.
Say goodnight, George. - SteveLG
Fie! An insult to pongoids, everywhere.
Are his sleeves rolled up? Does he have a bunch of idle national guard standing behind him as props? Oh wait, that'd be how Bush does it.
The WH propaganda functionaries would take National Guardsman off the sandbagging lines and have them stand around idle for hours to be props.
In the meantime, they'd halt all relief convoys into the area, shut down all messing facilities, and bring to a standstill any water pumping operations while the Dear Leader is anywhere within a 100 miles of those operations.
But who's counting?
NTodd, WhyIGottaBeMrPink
My liver is.
Hey, if they wanna keep him.....
I'd be glad to send Cheney over, too.
Terry C, Obama/Clinton 08
Last trip there for either of them, is my fantasy.
An insult to pongoids, everywhere.
bo
I had to Google that.
But who's counting?
NTodd, WhyIGottaBeMrPink
My liver is.
Diane C. Barking-Mad
I have one on layaway for January. Whichever way it goes, I suggest you do it soon.
Ah, my family is home! i am made joyous thereby.
Good night gentles all, good night and good luck!
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But who's counting?
NTodd, WhyIGottaBeMrPink
My liver is.
Diane C. Barking-Mad
Sadly, I had to give my liver away. I just couldn't take care of it anymore.
I have a chunk of cow to attend to, along with ancillary comestibles.
Y'all behave yourselves, y'hear? Unless you don't wanna.
*MWAH*
I have one on layaway for January. Whichever way it goes, I suggest you do it soon. - V for Virginia
Sage advice. A woman with wisdom is a beautiful thing.
I'm so petty, I can't let this go. I'd love to see her itemized Amex statement. What could a person who has had so much money for so long still need to spend $225k on?
Ah, my family is home! i am made joyous thereby.
Oh. I thought you meant us.
Have a nice evening, anyway.
What could a person who has had so much money for so long still need to spend $225k on?
mer |
Extortion payments?
I have one on layaway for January. Whichever way it goes, I suggest you do it soon. - V for Virginia
I'm taking the day off for Obama's inauguration.
Like I did for Bill Clinton's in 1993.
Good evening, all.
What outrages have I missed while I was away?
I'm so petty, I can't let this go. I'd love to see her itemized Amex statement. What could a person who has had so much money for so long still need to spend $225k on?
"Would you want this woman in the White House spending your tax money like Nancy Reagan did?"
[photos of CMc credit card statement, Nancy's china]
Hello NTodd and E
taking a short break from the fabulous weather.
I'm so petty, I can't let this go. I'd love to see her itemized Amex statement. What could a person who has had so much money for so long still need to spend $225k on?
mer
I'm with you on that, Mer. Isn't that even more than his annual salary as a senator?
I have a feeling I'm going to be so hung over the day after Election Day.
McCain just doesn't strike me as a very bright individual.
Florida
H e actually appears to be getting dumber as the race goes on. He absolutely refuses to learn anything. I think serious mental illness should be consideered.
high 76
low 48
I was kind of dead threaded because I was looking for an audio clip.
To David Derbes: Thanks.
I met some very interesting people at the NCMR in Minn. just sitting down at a table got me introduced to a woman who knows how to challenge a church that violates their 501 c. 3 status. I also had a great conversation with a lesbian pastor who used to argue on TV with the right wing ministers.
People who abuse their 501 c. 3 status piss me off. So many 501 c. 3s work very hard to do good works and to be non-partisan. Right wing people use them to avoid paying taxes.
I also heard some people from the Southern poverty law center and from the US District attorneys' office who actually go after people who spew hate speech. All things that I needed and wanted to know more about.
But you know one thing that I remember clearly? A large black woman who was standing by the elevator on the way out of the convention who said, "Thank you for fighting the good fight."
I don't know if she recognized me (it was after my talk) or she was saying it to people who attended the convention, but it was really quite wonderful and it cheered me up during a time where I had just re-listened to some "Hot Talk" clips.
Here are two that I re-listened to that depressed me. Both of these people are still broadcasting on ABC Radio station K S F O which is now owned by Citadel Broadcasting which is owned by Disney.
Lee Rodgers NOT apologizing for calling for the torture and death of a criminal and saying he didn't know he was black then and he didn't know months later.
http://www.spockosbrain.com/
LeeR...22007H11M59.wma
About 4 minutes for context and stuff. This was them trying to EXPLAIN that I was taking their comments out of context, which you will see that they didn't add ANY context nor did he apologize for what he said.
And here is Brian S ussman
talking about shooting a CD of the Dixie Chix. Of course it is all in good fun. He's not actually talking about shooting the Dixie Chix, just the CD of the Dixie Chix, so that makes it okay in his mind and in the mind of his management.
http://www.spockosbrain.com/
Bria...22007H18M14.wma
about 40 second plenty of context he is very clear what he is doing.
I do find it very cool that the Obamas tossed a big chunk of the book money into the kids' college fund.
LEAVE CINDY'S AMEX ALONE!!!!
/cindymccain'splasticsurgeon
Hello NTodd and E
taking a short break from the fabulous weather.
Yes, she's very annoyed about the nice weather she left behind!
I'm so petty, I can't let this go. I'd love to see her itemized Amex
statement. What could a person who has had so much money for so long
still need to spend $225k on?
I'm sure it's on Optima, rather than on Teh Card(tm). Which means it's being used effectively as the household budget. Probably 9%. These would be accreted charges, not one big blow out at Restoration Hardware and Gucci's at the Biltmore. They did, after all, just sell the house off Central and buy the rehabbed condo on Camelback - Atrios is discovering even now that buying a new house means endless purchases of all kind of stuff. Caulk, among other things.
Sp ocko.
Thanks for doing what you do. I'm getting involved this summer in the local/state campaign. And of course, Obama.
H e actually appears to be getting dumber as the race goes on.
He's not, though. He's always been exceptionally stupid, we're just seeing it more clearly now that he's constantly in the limelight. Over the years he has carefully crafted a completely bogus media image, but this campaign is stripping that away.
Wanker of the Day
John McCain.
huh.
that's what i said.
Got a bit of ash fall from the Boony Doon fire this morning. Not as bad as Butte, but still nasty.
Caulk, among other things.
Nice.
Hey, bats.
It's my last bachelor Saturday. Thought I'd spend it with you.
*cough*tittybar*cough*
hey geor3ge, pull up a stool.
I've been keeping my liver very healthy so that when it comes time to donate it to a rich person in exchange for cash during the McCain admin, I'll have a bargaining chip. I also have two healthy kidneys and lungs. (Don't need 'em both)
"Get yur healthy liver right here! Never done any drugs! Never smoked! Didn't drink until 25 years of age! Get yur liver right here! Regular SF blood donor (wink,wink you know what that means I don't have) Special on Kidneys slightly used. 40 percent Discount for the left because of a kidney stone."
Awesome, geor3ge! I've got one more after this.
I'm creeped out by the fact that there are no close up photos of CMc. Is she one of the undead?
Hey, first house I bought, came home about a week after taking possession to a call from Teh Card(tm) to report suspicious and exceptional Card(tm) activity. Told 'em I'd just bought a house and they said, oh, gudness, that's all right then,d no problem, we understand - and keep in mind there's no limit on Teh Card(tm)....
Zap, you too?
Well, shit, pour yerself a shot and siddown!
*cough*tittybar*cough*
Go have a smoke.
The only good thing about the nonstop Russert-gasm going on is that after they plant him, it will end.
GWPDA, you're right, as always. With inflation, caulk is probably $1000 a tube.
LEAVE CINDY'S AMEX ALONE!!!!
/cindymccain'splasticsurgeon - Florida
Now I understand the true meaning of "plastic surgeon". Thanks.
mer, you should see my grout bill.
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Strange caulk is good, I hear.
Those Jungle Barbie outfits Cindy wears don't come cheap.
The only good thing about the nonstop Russert-gasm going on is that after they plant him, it will end.
At least we hope. No telling with this crowd. I'm still thinking the pallbearers will drop the casket and we'll have an Ayatollah Khomeini episode on our hands.
hey geor3ge, pull up a stool. - camelot-Obama/Maddow '08
Hey, he's an organist, not a proctologist, be nice.
At least we hope. No telling with this crowd. I'm still thinking the pallbearers will drop the casket and we'll have an Ayatollah Khomeini episode on our hands.
Apprentice to Darth Holden
There's always a chance the casket could fall on Tweety.
What gets to me is how lame his (Wanker's)campaign operatives are. Who are these clowns that cannot stop his constant mistakes?
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, BOs campaign is very good but does not look that different in ability because BO is up against the media also, while McCains is not.
Zapette's in Yurp, Geor3ge....for another ten days, or so.
Hey mer: Good for you. I forgot what part of the country you lived in. EC?
Those Jungle Barbie outfits Cindy wears don't come cheap.
Toonscribe: employed-ish
GWPDA, I know where you're coming from. My husband, being an architect, as well as an all-around-handyman, loves to buy caulk and grout. Not that I'm complaining or anything.
Cindy is so doing the gardener.
Did I mention that it is very, very hot? Gotta feed His Nibs now - a big problem when it's this hot iz doggies and kitties (and peoples too) don't have the strength to eat properly and do become ill. Right now, about all I can stand is iced tea, ice cream and jello.
Ooh, just in time for a New York style t-storm.
Cindy is so doing the gardener.
Gomez | 06.14.08 - 7:22 pm |
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Si.
Right now, about all I can stand is iced tea, ice cream and jello.
That's got three of the four basic food groups covered.
It's a perfect 75 degrees here in teh flyover countrrryeeeee.....
I have no idea what McCain did -- at last the hagiography of Timmeh became too much, I'm watching The Stand.
Zapette's in Yurp, Geor3ge....for another ten days, or so.
Zap Rowsdower...True Story!
The soon-to-be-no-longer-Future Mrs. Geor3ge left for Saratoga yesterday. I'll be joining her Wednesday. Friday's the big day. Sinfonian's live-blogging.
We all buy caulk. It's in the mortgage agreement.
Jesus the Gardener | Homepage | 06.14.08 - 7:23 pm | #
The gravatar kind of spoils the effect.
"I love Jesus with all my heart and soul. I talk to Jesus almost every day. Jesus is a big part of my life. I feel the power of Jesus in me."
Did you get Jamocha Almond Fudge?
Sp ocko, ET Tennessee. The reddest of the red--well, almost. But, I never give up. Things are changing, I hope I can help.
Yardboy, my weeds need whacking. [/Cindy M.
john mccain is a stupid fascist. news at 11.
Damn Gravatar!
Awesome...Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion!
Go see it, NYers.
at last the hagiography of Timmeh became too much, I'm watching The Stand.
I switched channels 30 minutes into coverage. Today it's been the Comcast opera channel, followed by Red Sox.
Oh, before I forget, Bonus Critter Blogging is up. It's one of the sweetest pictures I've found on the innertubes in a long time.
Oh, nice. Rain.
We'll see how the sandbag/cinderblock/plastic sheeting combo works, perhaps.
'cuz the ground's saturated.
I guess Cindy wasn't told that you don't fuck with the Jesus.
The soon-to-be-no-longer-Future Mrs. Geor3ge left for Saratoga yesterday. I'll be joining her Wednesday. Friday's the big day. Sinfonian's live-blogging.
Your horse will naturally win.
BSG mid season finale spoiler:
The fleet finds Earth, and it appears that Al Gore was right.
Awesome...Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion!
Go see it, NYers.
How cool. Maybe I'll catch it before Athenae's book signing.
Normally, I get upset about LockUp. I honestly don't think Timmeh could have stood this.
people who spoil BSG ONE FUCKING DAY AFTER it airs need to be fucking shot into the fucking fuck fuck sun fuck.
soon-to-be-no-longer-Future Mrs. Geor3ge
Egad. Some people will do anything to avoid saying "fiancee."
Well, Recount is on HBO. Should I dare?
geor3ge, how exciting. Best wishes to you and your soon to be wife. Let it be fun, whatever happens.
Did you get Jamocha Almond Fudge?
To-morrow, after I e-cycle bunch of stuff clear the hell out in Scottsdale next to the Res.
Mrs. Trifecta wants to order National Treasure 2 on pay per view. Has anybody seen it? Does Nicholas Cage overact in it?
Yeah if you're paying for HBO, why not? I know how it comes out, though.
Well, Recount is on HBO. Should I dare?
camelot-Obama/Maddow '08
I suggest computer solitaire.
trifecta: Does Nicholas Cage overact in it?
Obviously a rhetorical question.
re-HICA!
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Does Nicholas Cage Overact? Is the Pope Catholic?
To quote Will Rogers, "I'm not the member of an organized politcal party, I'm a Democrat."
Come on, you Honcho's at the top, git yur shit together. The Convention should be nothing short of spectacular.
Mrs. Trifecta wants to order National Treasure 2 on pay per view. Has anybody seen it? Does Nicholas Cage overact in it?
trifecta
Without having seen the movie, I can answer that yes, Nicholas Cage does, indeed, overact in the movie.
clear the hell out in Scottsdale next to the Res.
My daughter was born in Scottsdale.
Does Nicholas Cage overact in it?
The Department of Redundancy department approves this question.
If it doesn't rain tonight, tomorrow morning I will need to water the little garden we planted.
Yeah if you're paying for HBO, why not? I know how it comes out, though.
plantsman
Oh, wait... I guess it's not that funny after all.
):
I used to love Barnes' Buttes.
Mer. Out of curiosity do you have any local wing nut radio hosts that spew violent rhetoric or make racist comments?
BJ Upton and Willie Aybar just pulled off a double steal for the Rays, taking second and third base.
a 2 d holden, are you still playing WoW?
mer: If it doesn't rain tonight, tomorrow morning I will need to water the little garden we planted.
I think you'll have some rain.
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Mer. Out of curiosity do you have any local wing nut radio hosts that spew violent rhetoric or make racist comments? - Spock o
He said, sharpening his Snickersnee.
Yeah if you're paying for HBO, why not? I know how it comes out, though.
HBO was free for a year when I signed up for cable internet. Paying for it would be irresponisble for me since I am in a chat room and watching a movie in order to avoid looking at my bills.
Um... I still wanna know: When did Gillian Anderson become prez of PBS?
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Jeffraham: It's a changeling!
Someone mentioned how many folks came here after Timmeh passed, and how it indicated Freepers coming here to watch librul hate. Oddly, I expected humanity and was let-down when I did not find much of it.
Wow, I just had the weirdest thing happen to me. My head was pounding from being so upset all day, so I laid down in the bed. Fell asleep. A little while ago, I heard a little girl's voice in my ear, saying "Hi!" I felt a man's arms wrap around my neck. I thought D had come home and was hugging me, and I woke up. Tried to roll over to hug him back. Couldn't move. Tried to say, "Hey, lemme go." Couldn't speak. All of a sudden, he let go, and I got up. Strangest fucking feeling I've ever had.
Does Nicholas Cage Overact? Is the Pope Catholic?
plantsman,
To quote Ted Baxter, from the old Mary Tyler Moore Show: "I think this one is... the last one wasn't, though."
a 2 d holden, are you still playing WoW?
Nope, not at the moment.
Just got through with yet another SWG veteran trial, though. 40 days of NGE wankitude. I've got to admit though that while it still sucks on fundamental, primordial levels, it's improved since the original abomination was foisted upon us all.
I also hooked up with a new guild which makes a tremndous difference in your enjoyment of the game. Just being able to do Star Wars snark in guildchat in the proper context helps a great deal.
Um... I still wanna know: When did Gillian Anderson become prez of PBS? . Jeffraham Prestonian
New glasses may be in order, Jeffraham. Or has she put on a bit of weight since X-File days?
Strangest fucking feeling I've ever had.
ThinlyVeiled
You just described a classic episode of sleep paralysis, a sleep disorder.
I suffer from it and have episodes (usually during naps) four or five times a year.
ThinlyVeiled, the last time I checked your nephew had died in a car wreck. Please be gentle with yourself.
Someone mentioned how many folks came here after Timmeh passed, and how it indicated Freepers coming here to watch librul hate. Oddly, I expected humanity and was let-down when I did not find much of it.
It helps a great deal that Timmeh is not the focus of our ire, but rather the ongoing Timmehgasm has taken a life of its own and the Village idiots are making such spectacular fucking fools of themselves with the ongoing conferring of journamalistic sainthood on ol Punkinhaid.
I also hooked up with a new guild which makes a tremndous difference in your enjoyment of the game. Just being able to do Star Wars snark in guildchat in the proper context helps a great deal.
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a proper guild is one of the best things evar. my current guild is full of 30ish players w/ families and whatnot. so much fun.
Also, I might also note that the Freepers hated Timmeh because to them, because he did not publically fellate Bush or Cheney in the literal sense, he was a communist.
ATDH, peace to you and comfort in your time of loss -- I have not forgotten.
I am in a guild with Bea Arthur and Betty White.
The Guilden Grrrls rock!
"...do you have any local wing nut radio hosts that spew violent rhetoric or make racist comments?"
--Spock o
The talk radio station here has someone named Halerin H. Hill on from probably 6-10am. He proposes to be "independent," but he leans to the right. His black too, so that makes him interesting when he talks about Obama. He is very popular with local listeners, and does a lot of public/paid appearances around the area. From then on out it's Bootz, Limpaugh, Hannity, etc. It's a Fox station I think, at least the national news is. I think its 100.3 on our local FM dial. I usually only listen when I'm in the car--which isn't very often since I work at home.
Carol Burnett made my young life worth living.
Could a man named Henry John Deutschendorf have made it in showbiz?
Yeah, Plantsman. I figure it was just the stress of the day coming out in a weird dream, but it just felt so absolutely strange and real.
Could a man named Henry John Deutschendorf have made it in showbiz?
Yes, if he changed his name to John Denver.
All of a sudden, he let go, and I got up. Strangest fucking feeling I've ever had. - ThinlyVeiled
Had similar, but not during a nap, a few times. A bit disconcerting, felt like one part of my mind was trying to break the dream, but not overriding it and I was awake enough to realize I couldn't move my body. Episodes did seem to relate to stressful periods.
interesting item on sleep paralysis
http://www.stanford.edu/~dement/.../
paralysis.html
I'd like to share a favorite little story about the very last time Timmeh made me throw something at the TV.
'kay?
It was the night Obama clinched the nomination and Timmeh was talking about the sharp divisions between Obama and McCain on policy issues and saying: "Can you imagine? Maybe this year we can actually have an election campaign that's actually based on real issues, with clear choices!"
As if he had nothing whatever to do with the cheapening of political discourse. In fact, he was the ringmaster of that particular circus. Of course.
That's all from me. Who wants to be next?
Isn't this a nice wake, by the way?
Today it got up to about 108F.
I just got two more fans to replace those that were old BigBoxMart crap. This helps the swampy cooler work, exhaust some of the air, and it can move more cool air into the house.
I am so pissed I can't safely eat ANY of the food advertised on TV!
Yes, if he changed his name to John Denver.
Zap Rowsdower...True Story!
Keep this from Vicki.
Plantsman (and everyone else) thank you for your kind thoughts and words.
Unlike Thinly Veiled, my loss was not unexpected, and in some ways a relief. My dad was, in days of yore, an athlete who was a member of a state championship HS basketball team. His physical deterioration over the last six months or so was heartbreaking.
I won't go into detail, but the "I've fallen and I can't get up" ads were being replayed over and over at the house. We were on the verge of establishing first name relationships with the local paramedics.
He did pass quietly in his sleep, which is a minor blessing.
I am so pissed I can't safely eat ANY of the food advertised on TV!
plantsman, | Homepage | 06.14.08 - 7:44 pm | #
david letterman: who would have thought the healthiest part of a BLT would be the bacon?
Just got through with yet another SWG veteran trial, though.
Maybe I should go back in. No, it will just make me sad.
Carol Burnett made my young life worth living.
plantsman
For a second there I thought she was dead.
Then I googled her name.
Someone mentioned how many folks came here after Timmeh passed
Is that passive-voiced euphemism for dying really necessary?
ATDH, it is not a blessing to discount. You will find few go so peacefully, and wish they had, I imagine.
I feel bad for Russert's family and friends. What drove me nuts yesterday was all of the MSM (Williams, Brokaw, Mitchell (aka Mrs. Greenspan), Gregory) talking about themselves and Russert. They see themselves as newsworthy in this event. I admit I am jaded against them, but I tried to listen with an open mind Their "importance" and newsworthiness is a figment of their imaginations. Yesterday I saw what the real problem with the news media is: them. I didn't like MTP...never did and I think this group led us into a lousy war and coddled a pathetic president. They'll continue their work as they deify McCain.
ThinlyVeiled, after what you've been through today, it's probably to be expected.
No, I saw her in a TV Land ad and was reminded how much of my young life she affected. I recall when she first appeared on the Gary Moore Show.
hellkitty, that article described it perfectly. At least I know I'm not freaking out or losing my damn mind. It wasn't entirely unpleasant, though it was kind of scary.
ATDH, I'm so sorry about your Dad.
You just described a classic episode of sleep paralysis, a sleep disorder.
i've had that happen to me many times in the past few years. always waking from a dream.
While the Timmah love fest goes on I looked up a couple of old Digby posts about him.
Here's one.
Yes, I like that passive-voiced euphemism, if you don't mind. I've lost several people I cared for, and your crude expressions don't go gentle with me.
I recall when she first appeared on the Gary Moore Show.
I remember that, too. I used to love the Gary Moore Show when I was a kid.
Jack Benny Show was also a favorite.
They'll continue their work as they deify McCain.
Recognize and give the appropriate respect to them, the habeas corpus haters who want to bring the world back to 1215.
I can see deep truths the rest of you can't. I might be off my meds again, or maybe you are all envious and jealous.
Apprentice to Darth Holden, sorry I didn't give my condolences earlier.
I remember my grandmother's death. She was found sitting on a sofa in her basement with a bucket of water with a mop in it. Evidently, she sat down to rest, and died. I hope that is how I go.
and your crude expressions don't go gentle with me
It's not crude. But how about a compromise and use "passed away"?
eat yr heart out, I got 3 in a row!!
sheets...
i've had that happen to me many times in the past few years. always waking from a dream.
dirk gently, melancaholic | Homepage | 06.14.08 - 7:49 pm | #
I was a member of a list (Aware Sleep Paralysis) for a couple of years and it was amazing how similar the experiences were, from the hag and the stick man as part of the hallucinations, to the incredible fear that got generated.
Interestingly, more than a few members of the list reported that their episodes included alien abductions and anal probes, which might explain a lot of those reports a few years back.
Even though I have free HBO, I only have basic cable. This has been no problem since I decided not to watch the corporate media. Throughout this long memorial to Tim, I realize how out of touch I am with what the general voting public is seeing (or being smothered by.) It has made me aware that I should rethink my choice before the election, and yet I know I will be immediately aggravated by the media.
My mom died while she was in the backyard feeding the birds.
She just passed out and that was it.
It is crude, and loveless -- I can easily use it for people I did not love.
Their "importance" and newsworthiness is a figment of their imaginations. Yesterday I saw what the real problem with the news media is: them.
The whole obscene business the last 24 or so hours is a perfect depiction of the total lack of proportion and parochial world view they bring to all their coverage of the news.
I think they honestly believe that all over America people got up this morning and turned on their TVs eager to hear the latest "developments" in the ongoing saga of the death of Tim Russert.
It's way beyond bizarre... it's sick. And they make our country sick. And they need to stop.
The euphemism (and passive voice) of "passed away" is interesting.
I don't mind using it with my dad.
But with my brother, who's been gone 20 years, a victim of the AIDS epidemic, it doesn't seem to be the right way to describe it. It needs more immediacy.
Death after a long life is the way of things.
Death only as you're getting started is a whole 'nother ball of wax.
owls
My mom, who is 85 and so cool, cleaned out her attic a few years ago. She put everything on her carport and told the person who came by with a truck, "if you don't take what you don't think is valuable, you can leave without taking anything." He took it all.
She didn't want us to have to clean out her attic, although there is still quite a bit left up there. things she knew we would probably want.
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