I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
WooHoo!
Runs to second.
The throw, the tag
Poopy-head!
Yeah, he's fucking awesome.
Although I'm curious as to how he can say he can work with people across the aisle when he wouldn't even look at Obama last night.
Petty little shithead.
He came across as a crochety old asshole. If that was his intent, he succeeded.
The American people do know him very well...we have a lifetime of this kind of entitled crap from old white men who know better (including the media)
They should all quit now in disgrace
R U eating, DWD?
As somebody said last night, the first rule of nicknames is that you don't get to make up your own nickname.
He came across as a crochety old asshole. If that was his intent, he succeeded.
DWD
I think that might have been his strategy, but it came off as more of a tactic
This "looking him in the eye" thing sounds fatal for mavericky John.
It's Nixon's sweat, shifty eyes and five o'clock shadow.
He actually called himself a maverick last night?
Couric: But he's been in Congress for 26 years. He's been chairman of the powerful Commerce Committee. And he has almost always sided with less regulation, not more.
Palin: He's also known as the maverick though, taking shots from his own party, and certainly taking shots from the other party. Trying to get people to understand what he's been talking about - the need to reform government.
Couric: But can you give me any other concrete examples? Because I know you've said Barack Obama is a lot of talk and no action. Can you give me any other examples in his 26 years of John McCain truly taking a stand on this?
Palin: I can give you examples of things that John McCain has done, that has shown his foresight, his pragmatism, and his leadership abilities. And that is what America needs today.
Couric: I'm just going to ask you one more time - not to belabor the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more regulation.
Palin: I'll try to find you some and I'll bring them to you.
Maverick Twins Powers Unite!
I liked the part where McCain said he had performed Henry Kissinger's bris.
He actually called himself a maverick last night?
Yes, he did.
Ate a bit last night, Plantsman. I am doing OK. The announcement that I did not have either a severe blockage or cancer was enough for now. I can live with the other for a bit.
I got the keyboard to work on the new computer and the network in the home JUST started working this morning after two days. I guess I know what I did - I will take credit for it at any rate.
So, things is looking up.
It will be interesting to watch McCain try to "correct" the eye contact thing in subsequent debates, much as Gore was convinced to temper the "aggressiveness" he was criticized for.
It might not turn out well for McCain, either.
He actually called himself a maverick last night?
Marcellina | Homepage | 09.27.08 - 9:57 am | #
He often calls himself a maverick. Needs to arrange for western music to play in the background, maybe the sound of stampeding cattle or something.
He actually called himself a maverick last night?
Yes. And his running mate is a good little maverick too.
Calling yourself a maverick is not mavericky at all.
marcellina - schedule got busy again today.
Where is everyone? I need to talk to someone. I need to talk to ronjazz as soon as possible.
Yeah, not a blockage and not cancer is very good news -- hope you continue to improve.
Rootless-e, why are you not singing, half-drunk in some Oktoberfest tent by now? 
Not only did he call himself a maverick, but he finished up with a
POW!
POW! POW! POW!
~
If McCain is a maverick, why is there a big W branded on his ass?
I have some very important information regarding backtracking and a secret plan of authorization.
At the risk of sounding like a concern troll, I was a wee bit diappointed by Obama last night. I thought he missed a lot of opportunities. When McCain said, "...I have a fundamental belief in the goodness and strength of the American worker. And the American worker is the most productive, the most innovative," it was the perfect time for Obama to bring up $50 lettuce.
Calling yourself a maverick is not mavericky at all.
racymind
Especially when he stamps and shakes his fists while saying it
Here's a great example of McCain at his most awesome.
Yeah, the American people know him. Before this election, I had a vague recollection of the Keating 5. Now I'm pretty well re-acquainted with the clusterfuck.
I knew he was a POW. I didn't know he was referred to as a "reverse ace".
I didn't know he made a multi-millionaire heiress, after dumping his first wife who stuck with him through disfiguring accident and 5+ tears as a POW.
♪"Getting to know you,
Getting to know all about you"♪
If McCain is a maverick, why is there a big W branded on his ass?
SteveLG | 09.27.08 - 10:00 am | #
You're seeing it upside down.
I don't know if I can remember a pol that has a reputation that's built on such a crock of horseshit as McSpain's is.
He's the virtual opposite of everything he and his toadies claim he is. What a bad joke.
Rootless-e, why are you not singing, half-drunk in some Oktoberfest tent by now?
Marcellina | Homepage | 09.27.08 - 10:00 am | #
I gotta say, it seems interesting more like a car wreck than an appealing party. Almost got killed by drunk glaswegians in kilts yesterday as they staggered into the road and made someone drive up on the sidewalk to avoid 'em.
He often calls himself a maverick. Needs to arrange for western music to play in the background, maybe the sound of stampeding cattle or something.
McCAIN! COME BACK, McCAIN!
Maybe they can ProTools together a clip of Ronald Reagan on the Death Valley Days set introducing his friend McCain.
When asked by a reporter how he felt about the Confederate flag during a January 12 campaign event, McCain replied: "Personally, I see the flag as symbol of heritage."
The Arizona senator expressed regret for that stance on Wednesday, telling the audience of Republicans: "I feared that if I answered honestly, I could not win the South Carolina primary. So I chose to compromise my principles."
Mavericky!
So sad about Paul Newman.
A true liberal and one of the best actors ever.
Looking at Obama on taht stage last night, one thought kept occurring to me:
where's his organ grinder?
The connectionistic model proposed by Rumelhart and McClelland (1986) extends the parallel-distributed processing model. It is one of the dominant forms of current research in cognitive psychology and is consistent with the most recent brain research (see Scientific American, 2000). This model emphasizes the fact that information is stored in multiple locations throughout the brain in the form of networks of connections. It is consistent with the levels-of-processing approach in that the more connections to a single idea or concept, the more likely it is to be remembered.
I have a long record and the Eschaton people know me very well and that is independent and a maverick and I'm happy to say that I've got a partner that's a good maverick along with me now.
Just like a wagon load of Borax pulled by 20 mules, John McCain is a mavericky kinda thing
- new slogan
Just like Arizonans!
I thought it was fun when Obama reminded him that he hadn't wanted to meet with the President of Spain (because he didn't know who he was).
Ah, dud returns for a brilliant racist jibe!
Almost got killed by drunk glaswegians in kilts yesterday as they staggered into the road and made someone drive up on the sidewalk to avoid 'em.
That sounds like fun. I think I'm a drunk Glaswegian trapped in a sober Philadelphian's body.
I'm going to go put on my woolly jumper and nurse this have over with a cup of tea with a wee spot of milk.
it speaks of mccain's mostly cozy relationship with the Villagers and SCLM. he "knows" the "american people" know him well because he's seen himself on the teevee a great deal. when everyone in the Village agrees, so follows america, naturally.
Paul Newman was a member of a secret organization that was trying to poison the people through Newman's popcorn and spagetti sauce.
A true liberal and one of the best actors ever.
That's sad. I agree completely. Of course, he lived for 83 years which is a good thing.
Hate it that the end was so painful tho.
Almost got killed by drunk glaswegians in kilts
Ah, experiences you'll treasure all your life.
As BG noted upthread, McCain just can't make eye contact.
I thought it was fun when Obama reminded him that he hadn't wanted to meet with the President of Spain (because he didn't know who he was).
bill
I think that was my favorite part of the night. McCain just didn't even respond to the spain thing.
wtfwjd: That would have been a good response. I would have liked Obama to start a correction of McCain by saying: Perhaps the Senators memory is slipping but..
Paul Newman dead at 83.
RIP, Paul Newman. Be well, Ms. Woodward and Newmans.
So sad about Paul Newman.
A true liberal and one of the best actors ever.
HoneyBearKelly
Aw shit.
I still buy his popcorn so I can fantasize that it's him I'm eating. Ooops, said too much.
Nobody sexier.
You know, every time I see Alex Witt I want to break her nose again.
Lawmakers: Give first black boxing champ a pardon
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The first black heavyweight champion should be granted a presidential pardon for a racially motivated conviction 75 years ago that blemished his reputation and hurt his boxing career, the House recommended Friday.
Jack Johnson became world heavyweight champion in 1908, sparking a search for a white boxer, dubbed "the Great White Hope," who could beat him.In 1913, Johnson was convicted of violating the Mann Act which outlawed the transportation of women across state lines for immoral purposes. Authorities had first unsuccessfully tried to charge Johnson over his relationship with a white woman who later became his wife.They then found another white woman who testified that Johnson had transported her across state lines in violation of the Mann Act.Johnson fled the country, returning in 1920 to serve nearly one year at Leavenworth. He tried to renew his boxing career after leaving prison, but never regained his title.The House resolution, passed by voice, states that Johnson paved the way for black athletes to participate and succeed in integrated professional sports and that he was "wronged by a racially motivated conviction prompted by his success in the boxing ring and his relationships with white women."It urged the president to grant Johnson, who died in 1946, a posthumous pardon."He was a victim of the times and we need to set the record straight -- clear his name -- and recognize him for his groundbreaking contribution to the sport of boxing," said Rep Peter King, R-N.Y., author of the resolution.The measure now goes to the Senate, where Republican presidential nominee John McCain, a senator from Arizona, has a companion resolution.
Perhaps it was coincidence that the song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" was playing as Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin worked the crowd at the Irish Pub last night.
No, it wasn't coincidence. That's the only song on their jukebox.
I'm sure Brett O'Donnell coached McCain to look at the "judge" and never his opponent.
The idea is that you will never sell your opponent, so look at whoever may be buying.
McCain obviously can't think for himself
RIP, Paul. God, those eyes!
Why did you break Alex Witt's nose?
After we bought Paul Newman's salsa, my wife and I both become gay, but not toward each other.
But we are still uber-Mavericky.
I looked at mcCain, and had one thought:
Where's his organ?
McStain: The people know I'm a hump broke maverick.
Rootless-e, why are you not singing, half-drunk in some Oktoberfest tent by now?
Marcellina
The one and only time I was in Germany (for 4 weeks during law school as part of an exchange program), I went to some sausage festival in Berlin and became violently ill the next few days from food poisoning.
That was my first eye-opening experience with European health care. I didn't have insurance at the time, so I was suffering in silence in my dorm room, and finally the lady assigned to keep watch over us became concerned and said you must go to the hospital and I said, I can't afford it. She just looked at me like I was insane.
They will not charge you if you cannot pay, she said. And they didn't.
My review of Sean Bean in a movie about highschool rugby can be found here, if you're interested.
http://boxoffice.com/reviews/200...ever-
strong.php
No, it wasn't coincidence. That's the only song on their jukebox.
wtfwjd? | Homepage | 09.27.08 - 10:08 am | #
--
Did "Everyone Blow Chunks Tonite" have a skip in it?
The idea is that you will never sell your opponent, so look at whoever may be buying.
McCain obviously can't think for himself
The impression I had was of an eight-year-old at a spelling bee.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Only flick that I liked Elizabeth Taylor in.
Cool Hand Luke
Hud
The Hustler
The Color of Money
The man was a giant talent and a great guy.
pub -
Now that I think about it, that's exactly what McSpain looks like, a little chimp.
RIP paul newman.
Nobody sexier.
qlª - Obama/Biden
as far as strong, manly but goodhearted, str8 white guy looks go, i would agree. it'll be a long time before they find another actor to represent that group as well.
Last night, I looked at maverick, and thought:
Where's his whore?
I'm struck by the fact that a maverick, by definition, does not lead. Maverick's don't just take the herd in a different direction, they leave the herd.
When has McCain ever demonstrated leadership? Never. He follows his own party except when he needs to spit-shine his image a little and claims to support something popular so he can stay in office, then he goes back to following his party leadership. There is no evidence that he's ever gotten even members of his own party to go along with him.
I looked at mcCain, and had one thought:
Where's his organ?
pud | 09.27.08 - 10:08 am | #
You know, I actually prefer unabashed unashamed racism to the usual Republican nudge-nudge-wink-wink variety.
Good for you.
I think m¥ favorite Paul Newman movie is "Nobody's Fool." Go figure, he was already getting old then but I liked him all the more.
Patricia Neal to Paul Newman in Hud:
"Yew wawna Fig Newton?"
I think m¥ favorite Paul Newman movie is "Nobody's Fool." Go figure, he was already getting old then but I liked him all the more.
Marcellina | Homepage | 09.27.08 - 10:11 am | #
Great movie and he's wonderful in it.
Oh no.. Paul Newman?
Also, I bet Paul Newman would have made a good president.
Good for you.
heh.
"Thank ya, honey." As he tosses a ladies high heel through the door. Hud.
So sad about Paul Newman.
A true liberal and one of the best actors ever.
HoneyBearKelly
good riddance.
They will not charge you if you cannot pay, she said. And they didn't.
A friend of mine had a similar experience in Italy last year. While on vacation, his son became ill and spent three days in the hospital. He has insurance, but no one ever asked him for it. They treated his son, and then released him and my friend's family went home. No one ever asked for payment.
paul newman, one of the best actors and human beings ever.
he got sweet on a girl his boy ideal love was married to in pilot school
that's a maverick
reminds me of why in the fuck didn't CIA killer for hire and "true believer's son wasn't encouraged to weave tumbleweed baskets when the facts showed and remain that that's all he could have done .. even as a reborn
(nevermind what her problem was? geez)
needs a dude and any dude will do ... even her husbands good buddy?
even if he's the four hundredth and ninety second in a class of four hundred and ninety eight?
all these people are creepy when pulled out of their collective closets
If you have 5 minutes of your life to throw away, you can watch my first and probly only white trash cooking show. With music !!!
oh, i get it now, GW. pardoning johnson "proves" republicans like black people. yeah, that'll work.
shorter chimpy: You must pay. You will pay, and pay again. If you do not pay, the terrists have won.
Last night, I looked at Sarah Palin, and...
Oh. No I didn't, that whack-job didn't even show up. Why has my party adopted cowardice as its only response?
Avedon nailed it!
I would love to see Obama say:
Senator McCain, you call yourself a maverick. Mavericks are not leaders, they're leavers. They don't work for the herd, they work for themselves.
Sweet Bird of Youth
Farewell...
Put us on a path to recession? PUT us on a path to recession?
WTF path do you think we are fucking on, fuckhead?
I think m¥ favorite Paul Newman movie is "Nobody's Fool." Go figure, he was already getting old then but I liked him all the more.
Marcellina | Homepage
oh yes. with melanie griffith? it was wonderful. gosh, it's been years since I watched that.
:rushes over to netflix:
Did "Everyone Blow Chunks Tonite" have a skip in it?
They used to have "Strokin'" by Clarence Carter but they wore out the groove.
Ah, experiences you'll treasure all your life.
Marcellina | Homepage | 09.27.08 - 10:05 am | #
I knew you'd understand.
In his mid-70s, Mr. Newman raced GT cars at Sebring.
And he raised hundreds of millions for his highly efficient and useful charity with his not for profit food company.
When you think of a proper liberal and good works, please think of Mr. Newman.
I'm so jealous of Paul Newman. Why can't a conservative be handsome and smart?
My favorite Paul Newman movie -- "The Long, Hot Summer."
good riddance.
pud | 09.27.08 - 10:12 am | #
Dude...if I were you, I'd get my affairs in order.
Just saying...
Hey swami - you ever see "Shine a Light"? I just got the DVD yesterday.
maverick 2.0, now with more maverickeyness!!!
"The Verdict" remains my favorite PN flick. he reminded me of my dad. i'm too young to have enjoyed Newman when he was young and defined teh hawt for men in film, but i can imagine how women must have enjoyed him back then.
Alison Goldwater Ross, granddaughter of Barry Goldwater, argues that McCain has rejected Goldwater’s legacy.
The two Arizonans clashed on several occasions during their political careers. Goldwater, as documented in “Pure Goldwater,” a book by the Senator’s son Barry Jr., was depressed and angered by McCain’s involvement in the Keating Five scandal. Later in his career, a rift developed between the two after McCain used Goldwater’s name — without his permission — for fundraising purposes.
My grandfather felt that he was deceived by McCain,” she said. “Because he looked at McCain and said, here was this young guy who has a lot of potential in the Republican Party, who is coming through the ranks, and then he pulled something like this. My grandfather had to ask, ‘Is this something I want to be close to?’”
My favorite Paul Newman movie -- "The Long, Hot Summer."
Based on "The Hamlet," maybe my favorite Faulkner read.
I'm so jealous of Paul Newman. Why can't a conservative be handsome and smart?
reminds of something that happened yesterday. Apparently Ashley Judd must read Eschaton because she repeated the line about, A woman voting for Palin is like a chicken voting for Col. Sanders.
K-Lo posted it along with some derogatory remark about Ms. Judd's acting ability. It was to larf, as they say.]
good riddance.
pud
republic class.
You and your ilk couldn't stand up to one of Newman's dingleberries, you sorry little punk.
Palin
goes without saying
nutso factor
we all have one ... the second marriage love of your brother or cousin that laughs at anything
tehe tee heehee hee
As Judds go, I far prefer Ashley.
K-Lo posted it along with some derogatory remark about Ms. Judd's acting ability. It was to larf, as they say.]
TJ, mad as hell | 09.27.08 - 10:16 am
Mr. Jill looooves Ashley Judd.
But he has very good taste.
"marge, it takes 2 to lie"
the ratwangers are brilliant liars and assholes; that the average voter doesn't get this is telling of the mentality of the average american idiot.
chimpy radio address. Does he actually think people believe what he says?
Mr. Jill looooves Ashley Judd.
But he has very good taste.
Jill
Aha! Jill = Ashley Judd 
OXFORD, Mississippi (CNN) -- A national poll of people who watched the first presidential debate suggests that Barack Obama came out on top
It's all over, McStain. Please surrender now to avoid embarrassing our nation any longer.
oh, i get it now, GW. pardoning johnson "proves" republicans like black people. yeah, that'll work.
chicago dyke, mellow
really gonna make up for all the black men he executed as governor of Texas. Not.
131 prisoners were executed while GWB was governor.
131.
http://www.commondreams.org/view.../061700-
102.htm
Photo at CNN website looks like Obama is holding McBush up, and holding his breath to avoid the old-man/Depends smells.
K-Lo was referring to the talent of two-time Golden Globe nominee for Best Actress Ashley Judd? Jealous much, K-Lo?
chimpy radio address. Does he actually think people believe what he says?
Can't tell, since no one actually listens.
Does he actually think anyone listens on purpose?
I loved Butch and Sundance and the Sting. Mostly because my Dad loved them and we watched them as a family.
I always thought Redford was the sexy one - silly me.
For those of you with the Food Channel, check out the Paula Dean show tonight at 7pm.
Apart from a recipe for corn-encrusted bass, my drummer's blues band is the special guest. They're good!!!!!
yes, I liked the coffee too. What? Did I say "coffee"?
One of my faves: Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.
And of course, The Sting, especially the poker game on the train with Newman squaring off against a very sinister Robert Shaw.
LATimes photogallery of Paul Newman.
I love Ashley Judd. But then, thrillers are far and away my favorite movie genre...
I always thought Redford was the sexy one - silly me.
Jill
Have you seen Hud?
Sorry, Satan; can't stomach Paula Dean and her show.
Uh, that last Satan post about my drummers blues band being on the Paula Dean show was me.
I regret the error, not to mention my inevitable damnation.
K-Lo was referring to the talent of two-time Golden Globe nominee for Best Actress Ashley Judd? Jealous much, K-Lo?
K-Lo and pud here are like two peas in a pod.
here's the K-Lo post (includes a lovely photo of Ms. Judd and Madeline Albright)
http://
corner.nationalreview.com...TNiMTgyMDIwN2Q=
In his mid-70s, Mr. Newman raced GT cars at Sebring.
Lime Rock was his second home as a car racing lover. Glad he was able to go just this past august
Just standing in the rain, talking to myself.
My favorite Paul Newman scene.
Wow, sad.
How the fuck can McCain possibly have criticized Obama about attacking Pakistan last night? Is he so out of touch that he does not know that is precisely what is happening?
LATimes photogallery of Paul Newman.
that first shot of him is pretty amazing. thanks.
Paul Newman lived a great life, activist, humanitarian, charity work and fantastic actor. I will miss him.
Hey swami - you ever see "Shine a Light"? I just got the DVD yesterday.
billy b | Homepage | 09.27.08 - 10:15 am | #
The Stones on a good, but not great, night. Fantastically filmed, of course.
Make sure you stick around for the ending...Marty pulls off a sight gag that's quite hilarious....
When you namesteal Satan it causes confusion. How will we know when it's you or the real Satan commenting? For shame!
Obama smacking McCain for "Bomb, Bomb Iran" was sweet.
Have you seen Hud?
JT | 09.27.08 - 10:21 am | #
Nope. I think Newman reminded me of my father too much - so, you know, it would be creepy and all.
Plus I loved Barefoot in the Park and The Way we Were (keep in mind I was pre-teen at the time).
My most recent heart throb was Toby on West Wing. Seriously.
Harper.
When you namesteal Satan it causes confusion. How will we know when it's you or the real Satan commenting? For shame!
Toonscribe: Obama/Biden 08 | 09.27.08 - 10:24 am | #
Clearly, we need to alert Nancy Drew, Vermont Internet Detective.
Lime Rock has its own deep red coreopsis, you know. "Lime Rock Ruby."
Just standing in the rain, talking to myself.
My favorite Paul Newman scene.
HoneyBearKellyGoGiants
That's chimpy behind the dark glasses.
I'm told that Biden appeared on every major network tonight except ABC (which only turned him down because Palin wasn't available, on an equal-time sort of basis).
The above is from the New Republic. It is BS that ABC won't interview Biden because Palin won't show up.
Just standing in the rain, talking to myself.
My favorite Paul Newman scene.
HoneyBearKellyGoGiants | Homepage | 09.27.08 - 10:23 am | #
Wow....
'ain't you scared!? ain't you scared of dyin?!'
somehow that fits in with McLiar and the debates yesterday.
Harper.
I never understood why it was named that, why the producer felt it necessary to change the name of the detective from the Ross Macdonald novels, whose name was Archer.
Maverick: "Horseshit"
http://www.dailykos.com/story/20...9/27/1216/
62905
How will we know when it's you or the real Satan commenting?
Well, as we all know, Simels is nefarious. Satan would be straight up with us, for sure.
Obama smacking McCain for "Bomb, Bomb Iran" was sweet.
plantsman | 09.27.08 - 10:24 am | #
I cannot say how sweet that was... it was so great and not snide like ol McShame either
"what we've got here is a failure to communicate. so you git what we had here the other day - he wantsit, so he gitsit. I don't like this any more than you men do..."
/gwb
or some such. good times.
Make sure you stick around for the ending...Marty pulls off a sight gag that's quite hilarious....
Thanks. Will do.
No, goddammit. A decision about invading Iraq is relevant because it shows piss poor judgment. Hack.
How the fuck can McCain possibly have criticized Obama about attacking Pakistan last night? Is he so out of touch that he does not know that is precisely what is happening?
What they were talking about was incursions into Pakistan in pursuit of terrorists.
What struck me is that neither of them appeared to be aware, or at least thought it was relevant, that we are now skirmishing with Pakistani troops.
Weenie Kristol lookalike: I don't think the American public was paying much attention to where McStain was looking in the debate.
Keep telling yourself that.
No, goddammit. A decision about invading Iraq is relevant because it shows piss poor judgment. Hack.
Snow (D-SC)
Indeed. I wish we could eliminates all pundits on the same basis.
that we are now skirmishing with Pakistani troops.
Those are just Freedom Tussles.
One thing that came through loud and clear is that McCain is very WHITE. I had to adjust the contrast on my TV just to see his facial features. Was this intentional or is he just so ill that it appears there is no blood in his face?
-
The Oil and Gas Lady is also in a Calcium/bone density ad. She's dead to me.
My family in Wyoming sez mavericks are calves that lost their mommy.
How the fuck can McCain possibly have criticized Obama about attacking Pakistan last night? Is he so out of touch that he does not know that is precisely what is happening?
Whiney McBootlicker McStain: It's OK when my chimp and master does it.
Or a horse that lost its mommy.
Okay, who moved my reading glasses. Can't see shit. give 'em back now.
Was this intentional or is he just so ill that it appears there is no blood in his face?
$5,500-make-up artists can't be wrong!
whose name was Archer.
From my memories of Macdonald, there were copyright issues....
I saw some photos where it looks like McStain has something attached to his back. Either that, or he's suddenly developed a dowager's hump.
My family in Wyoming sez mavericks are calves that lost their mommy.
That's a doggie (or however you spell it) as in the old song "get along, little doggie."
What they were talking about was incursions into Pakistan in pursuit of terrorists.
What do you think we are doing right now? Why do you think Pakistani troops are shooting at our troops right now?
Nell Newman is pretty neat.
Going out for a bit. Later, peeps.
well, it sure looks like mcstunty was a miserable failure last night with indies and undecideds.
As BG noted upthread, McCain just can't make eye contact.
watertiger | Homepage | 09.27.08 - 10:05 am | #
Oh, crikey.
Well, as we all know, Simels is nefarious. Satan would be straight up with us, for sure.
Marcellina | Homepage | 09.27.08 - 10:27 am | #
Satan would never violate the Vermont-certified laws of trust and community by trolling.
As I stated yesterday, I would think a mortician would be a better makeup person for Cranky. He could put him/her on retainer since I'm sure he's gonna need him for other duties in the not too distant future.
From my memories of Macdonald, there were copyright issues....
Interesting. How did they get away with using the plot from one of his novels?
grumpy old white man
there is no better title for mclame's performance.
obama was presidential, but alas, this being dumbfuckistan (aka uhmerica)...that may not get one elected.
OT, there is another Firefox update.
time to do some housework. ick. haven't tackled it since I got back from France. it's gonna be ugly.
see you lovely people later.
Sounds like the seeds of McCain's apparent intimidation by Obama may have been sown at the White House meeting the day before;
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, pressed Boehner hard, asking him if he really intended to scrap the deal and start again.
No, Boehner replied, he just wanted his members to have a voice. Obama then jumped in to turn the question on his rival: "What do you think of the [insurance] plan, John?" he asked repeatedly. McCain did not answer.
Also sounds like another example of McCain's impulsiveness:
When Sen. John McCain made his way to the Capitol office of House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) just past noon on Thursday, he intended to "just touch gloves" with House Republican leaders, according to one congressional aide, and get ready for the afternoon bailout summit at the White House.
Instead, Rep. Paul D. Ryan (Wis.), the ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee, was waiting to give him an earful. The $700 billion Wall Street rescue, as laid out by Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr., was never going to fly with House Republicans, Ryan said. The plan had to be fundamentally reworked, relying instead on a new program of mortgage insurance paid not by the taxpayers but by the banking industry.
McCain listened, then, with Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.), he burst into the Senate Republican policy luncheon. Over a Tex-Mex buffet, Sens. Robert F. Bennett (Utah) and Judd Gregg (N.H.) had been explaining the contours of a deal just reached. House Republicans were not buying it. Then McCain spoke.
"I appreciate what you've done here, but I'm not going to sign on to a deal just to sign the deal," McCain told the gathering, according to Graham and confirmed by multiple Senate GOP aides. "Just like Iraq, I'm not afraid to go it alone if I need to."
"The word at the WH is that they believe they are making progress."
In how many ways is that not encouraging?
Damn! Obama did good last night (Could have been nastier but Obama is a NICE guy and that is his thing - even I WISH it were not quite so)
The computer accepted my clunky old keyboard and I can type again
The network finally started working
My body seems to be coming back to normal slowly.
The world does not suck.
(Paul Newman died at 83 and that is sad. My father was 83 and my mom 82. I guess that is kind of how long people live, you know?)
What do you think we are doing right now? Why do you think Pakistani troops are shooting at our troops right now?
You're right, of course, but we've been doing it since last spring. I was disappointed that Obama didn't point out that the day after he made that statement, the CIA went into Pakistan and scored half a dozen or so al-Qaeda.
btw I think that the shooting on the part of Pakistani troops does not bode well for the longevity of the Zardari regime.
As BG noted upthread, McCain just can't make eye contact.
watertiger
I'm sure he'll be coached about that for subsequent debates... and that makes it much more likely, IMO, that at some point he'll have a total meltdown.
We may refuse to take advantage of McStain because he's old and smelly and cranky, but will Pootie and Osama and the other evildoers?
"Just like Iraq, I'm not afraid to go it alone if I need to."
When the fuck did you ever go it alone on Iraq? Lying to others is dishonorable; lying to yourself is pathetic.
Apologies for the repeat blogwhore, but over at Box Office I sing the praises of an obscure 40s horror film about a mad scientist who turns an ape into a human, thus anticipating the career of George W. Bush. Honest.
http://boxoffice.com/blogs/steve...nia-spec-
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As always, if you leave a comment, I promise not to be irked.
Interesting. How did they get away with using the plot from one of his novels?
Or, alternatively, Newman insisted on it being an "H" name to honor his string of movies that started with "H".
Oy.
Vice presidential debate is on Thursday.
I don't know if my liver can stand it.
Blast from the past:
IFILL: This goes to you, Senator Edwards, and you have two minutes.
Ten men and women have been nominees of their parties since 1976 to be vice president. Out of those ten, you have the least governmental experience of any of them.
What qualifies you to be a heartbeat away?
Ifill will be moderating Thursday too...last time she lobbed softballs at Cheney and attacked Edwards. Let's hope she's wised up this time.
"Just like Iraq, I'm not afraid to go it alone if I need to."
wtf?
The question now is: will Palin drop out before Thursday's scheduled debate. I'm not trying to be funny--I think there is a real chance something could happen between now and debate time. What do you all think?
Father leaves nine children at Nebraska hospital
Parents are abandoning teenagers at Nebraska hospitals, in a case of a well intentioned law inspiring unintended results.
Over the last two weeks, moms or dads have dropped off seven teens at hospitals in the Cornhusker state, indicating they didn’t want to care for them any more.
“They were tired of their parenting role,” according to Todd Landry of Nebraska’s Department of Human and Human Services, quoted in USA Today.
Under a newly implemented law, Nebraska is the only state in the nation to allow parents to leave children of any age at hospitals and request they be taken care of, USA Today notes. So-called “safe haven laws” in other states were designed to protect babies and infants from parental abandonment.
The most eye-popping case in Nebraska occurred Wednesday, when a 34-year-old father deposited nine children ages 1 to 17 at Creighton University Medical Center -- and then walked away.
The mother died a year and a half ago after a cerebral hemorrhage. The father, Gary Staton, told KETV-TV, a local station, "I was with her for 17 years, and then she was gone. What was I going to do? We raised them together. I didn't think I could do it alone. I fell apart. I couldn't take care of them."
you were with her for 17 years and made her have 9 babies?
parents tired of parenting teenagers..."well they were great until they grew up"
I think Zardari will be joining his wife soon. The ISI will kill him and demand Musharraf return.
Even if the ISI doesn't do it, the CIA will say it was them.
McStain looks like the old codgers you see in a rest home, except that he isn't in a rest home.
Advice to the children:
Growing old is not for sissies.
Oy.
Vice presidential debate is on Thursday.
I don't know if my liver can stand it.
HoneyBearKellyGoGiants | Homepage | 09.27.08 - 10:42 am | #
I think my problems will be more intestinal that evening...
We now know why McStain is against face to face talks with Iran. He can't look them in the face and say what needs to be said.
What do you all think?
won't happen. McAnus' hands are tied, and she's too clueless/ambitious to quit for the good of the party.
I know much healthier-looking and vibrant people McCain's age.
ashley judd is gadzoooks hot
Me da is almost ten years older than Crash ands looks 10 times healthier.
why was Palin in a shitty philly bar?
Or, alternatively, Newman insisted on it being an "H" name to honor his string of movies that started with "H".
GWPDA yclept Damaged Historian
Hud was originally named Pud before he changed it.
Obama/Biden rally in Greensboro starts at 12:15 p.m.-streaming video here
Caribou Barbie will only quit if they promiser a shot at the top spot in 2012.
McBombBomb will never admit to making a mistake so they'll have to talk her into quitting.
Hanging out in a Philly pub on debate night was not the wisest move.
Whoever is advising that campaign wants them to lose. That's the only explanation.
The question now is: will Palin drop out before Thursday's scheduled debate. I'm not trying to be funny--I think there is a real chance something could happen between now and debate time. What do you all think?
Stew | 09.27.08 - 10:44 am | #
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Wife & me discussed this last night. She thinks Sarah Palin will go with the "my child is sick" escape route for the Thursday debate and then get Carly Fiorina-ed for the rest of the campaign.
Mittens to fill-ins.
Lollapalooza !!!
why was Palin in a shitty philly bar?
euphronius fail whale
She was homesick?
Intrade puts at an 8% chance that Palin withdraws.
Geeeez, euphronious, where you been boy? Question is, how could she be Wynona's sister? Talk about opposites.
Dear future president Obama,
please clean the deadwood out of NPR when you take office.
I think McCain looked like Skeletor last night. His yellowed teeth really give me the willies.
Paul Newman, RIP.
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why was Palin in a shitty philly bar?
to keep her away from the post-debate media spin machine.
They hid her, then they of course complained that Biden was interviewed by every network but no one interviewed Palin.
What qualifies you to be a heartbeat away?
"Uh... in what respect, Gwen?"
i was here all last night.
Ashley looks a lot like Naomi.
I just can't see how McCain can take the chance of putting Palin on national tv for ninety minutes--whatever chances he has of winning will whither away before the debate is halfway over. If she humiliates herself with Katie Couric, she'll be roadkill once Biden gets through with her. I know they structured the debate as best they could to her advantage, but...
Good morning all:
Our guy won....he's young and smart and came across as poised, controlled and presidential. Can't wait 'til Thursday.
On a sadder note:
Paul Newman is dead.
Cheney lives.
There is no god.
Greensboro, town where I was born.
What the hell is Cindy thinking with the mussed up hair do?
Is McCain's campaign still suspended or has he quit that charade?
obama HAD to have won teh debate. otherwise the question of who 'won' wouldn't have been posed by our so-called-liberal-media. all the polls show he did.
What qualifies you to be a heartbeat away?
Well, er ... gonna ... dontchya ... guys n gals, I do have a heartbeat ...
This is all really about the "undecideds". At this point, you have to have been asleep for the last eight years not to have an opinion, so I really don't believe there are many who fall into that category.
No wait, it's all about who controls the voting machines.
More coffee.
Morning, beautiful peeps.
sheets
I'm sure he'll be coached about that for subsequent debates...
Not sure that even matters. Last night was his big chance to show the US that he is the master of foreign policy and Obama is just a dillettante. He clearly failed to do that. Everything that remains will favor him, including the near certainty that Sarah Palin will embarrass herself severely next week.
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Geeeez, euphronious, where you been boy? Question is, how could she be Wynona's sister? Talk about opposites.
Wynonna is not opposite anything, except sobriety. Naomi's not exactly on the wagon either.
(Paul Newman died at 83 and that is sad. My father was 83 and my mom 82. I guess that is kind of how long people live, you know?)
DWD
DWD - same ages as my parents. Funny how when the news breaks of someone else's passing, I'm attuned to those ages.
Well, er ... gonna ... dontchya ... guys n gals, I do have a heartbeat ...
I'm really beginning to hate this folksy shit.
"undecideds"
These are people who haven't been laid in so long that their sex pipes have frozen up.
I used to have a screen name on one of the chats as Paul Neumans Twin
yeah I know ... misspelling but none the same that was me
love the man
If weeks of remedial brainwashing haven't made it safe to let Palin back on the street, they can't possibly risk the VP debate, which will be watched by a far larger audience due to the Britney/Lindsey/Amy W. factor.
I nominate Barack Obama for Bret in the remake. Will Smith would be a good choice for Bart.
Paul Newman
Hombre
One word: Denny Crane.
Palin: I'll try to find you some and I'll bring them to you
Or, rather:
"I'll try to find ya some and I"ll bring 'em to ya."
maverDICK.
or maveprick.
"your crippled body isn't awesome"-John McCain to Carol
I've heard of this John.
Isn't his last name McKeatingFive ?
Isn't call yourself a maverick a little like calling yourself hip? I mean it's a pretty good sign you're not.
Just sounds weird.
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