I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
First.
Second
third
3rd
Damn.
I think Thor should resign from his 3rd position and let me have a home run.
Quack.
Serena Williams pwns Wimbledon.
Happy, happy day, folks!
Well, there goes the quorum.
Again for anyone who cares.
http://tennis.about.com/cs/
begin...ginnerscore.htm
Roddick will be pwned by Bill Kurtis.
guess what national newspaper that used to have credibility ran this lead:
Sarah Palin, the Republican Alaska governor who captivated the nation with a combative brand of folksy politics, announced her resignation yesterday in characteristic fashion: She stood on her back lawn in Wasilla, speaking into a single microphone, accompanied by friends and neighbors in baseball hats and polo shirts.
She stood on her back lawn in Wasilla, speaking into a single microphone, accompanied by friends and neighbors in baseball hats and polo shirts and spoke incoherently while ducks quacked in the background.
Needed a little editing.
Sarah Palin, the Republican Alaska governor who captivated the nation with a combative brand of folksy politics, announced her resignation yesterday in characteristic fashion: She stood on her back lawn in Wasilla, speaking into a single microphone, accompanied by friends and neighbors in baseball hats and polo shirts.
peterboy
Sounds as though Hiatt himself wrote that intro.
All lame duck politicians should resign today.
Ha! Beat you to it. As my fridge magnet says, "Call Dominos. 30 minutes or less!"
Honest, I bought those windows myself.
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WSJ headline from thursday
"GM aims for IPO next year"
All lame politicians should step down.
A duck made lame by shooting its own foot?
Makes no sense.
All politicians should step down.
A duck made lame by shooting its own foot?
Didn't want to go to Iraq.
All politicians should wear gold lame pumps.
She could have run again; chose not to.
She could have remained in office for another 1.5 years; chose not to.
All politicians should wear gold lame pumps.
All male politicians should wear gold lame penis pumps.
All politicians should step down.
We have here a list of bloggers who are ready to fill all vacancies. However, they will deemed lame and should step down.
She could have protected her daughter from an unintended pregnancy and chose not to.
the thursday wsj also reports on boeing's efforts to recover from its insane attempt to become a general contractor with no manufacturing facilities.
We have here a list of bloggers who are ready to fill all vacancies.
A regular said the other day that states like NJ and NY should have more than two Senators.
I want one of those posts.
I would like to have (D-NJ) next to my name as I tell Mitch McConnell "I got your filibuster right here!"
http://climateprogress.org/2009/...enie/#more-
8701
'puter kicked me off before I could post the link last thread - primer on palin bullshit
good ridance!
Which of us can possible fathom the deep thought behind the actions of Sarah Palin? She has a plan. Let's just wait for all to be revealed and then marvel at the brilliance.
I'm just saying her "lame duck" line was lamer than lame. SHE *DECIDED* not to run for a second term -- that's a self-inflicted wound.
More interesting to me, rather that why she did it, is what will she do now? She's not going to be a homemaker. The pres. campaign, whether her goal or not, is still a long way off.
nytimes has only one comment up on their palin comment blog.
It says:
Happy Birthday to Malia.
She could have remained in office for another 1.5 years; chose not to.
Could have given a speech that made sense, chose the fridge magnet.
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And the lame dick ones, too. [Looks at Sanford, Craig, Vitter, ...]
Sarah Palin, the Republican Alaska governor who captivated the nation
Captivated?
Try appalled.
So she's a lame lame duck and leading light in a lame party. Comedy gold lame.
She has a plan. Let's just wait for all to be revealed and then marvel at the brilliance.
dan a
I marvel that she can manage to find the ladies' room.
Skunk, but don't smoke it!
More interesting to me, rather that why she did it, is what will she do now? She's not going to be a homemaker. The pres. campaign, whether her goal or not, is still a long way off.
Marcellina, in Urlaub
I like the white trash Oprah hypothesis. With Mike Huckabee.
However, they will deemed lame and should step down.
They should do more stretching first.
what are you drinking, Terry C?
this one's on me.
and happy happy fourth to all you patriots. keep up the fight and join a phone bank for health care this week at either the courage campaign or OFA.
Happy Fourth!
Where's my fifth?
All politicians should step down.
"Stepping down" is now a "fighter's move". Do we have a defense against that?
what are you drinking, Terry C?
this one's on me.
Diet Pepsi, twist of lemon.
Thank yew kindly.
I'm surprised she didn't quote Kenny Rogers.
She's not going to be a homemaker. The pres. campaign, whether her goal or not, is still a long way off.
Marcellina, in Urlaub | Homepage | 07.04.09 - 11:08 am | #
She's joining the private sector to try to build shareholder value by ramping up innovation and production in the Wassila Meth Belt.
A highly regarded Cuban pitching prospect has defected from the national team while playing in a tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands. His next stop could be in the major leagues, possibly with the New York Yankees.
Aroldis Chapman, whose age was reported to be 21 years old, walked out of his hotel room in Rotterdam and did not return, a spokesman for the Dutch baseball team said Friday. Chapman told cubaencuentro.com he was in Europe, but refused to reveal his location.
I've got SarahPAC ads over at StatCounter...
Comment by guillen blocked.
Whatever THAT has to do with anything talked about on this thread.
Sarah needs money to lawyer up.
JP!
MSNBC is still running and marveling at excerpts from Sarah's "speech."
This morning lots and lots of wingnuts were calling in to CSPAN and defending her.
I'm surprised she didn't quote Kenny Rogers.
fred |
Know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em?
The lesson that the ruthless corners of the political world will take from the rise, fall, and departure of Sarah Palin that if you attack a politician’s children nastily enough and relentlessly enough, you can get anybody to quit.
Terry, that did just happen. Made the news here.
This morning lots and lots of wingnuts were calling in to CSPAN and defending her.
The stoopid stick together.
Skunk, but don't smoke it! - Jeffraham
Before the next-to-last farmers cottage and drying shed in the nieghborhood were torn down, there were skunks in residence in the shed. The neighbor said the skunks and her cats got along famously and one year she found a momma and babies swimming in the pool.
Yes, a fighter's move. I remember when Muhammad Ali would give rambling, incoherent press conferences right in the middle of a fight. And then walk out of the ring. It was brilliant, took everyone by surprise. In bizarroworld, of course.
if you attack a politician’s children nastily enough and relentlessly enough, you can get anybody to quit.
Speaking of stoopid.
I'm surprised she didn't quote Kenny Rogers.
fred |
Know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em?
Terry C - Castrating B*tch*
"I Just Dropped In To See What COndition My COnditon Was In" was more coherent.
Is she MJ's anonymous surrogate mother?
A paper in Seattle posits an impending federal indictment on corruption charges
prompted Palin to resign.
Is she MJ's anonymous surrogate mother?
Marcellina, in Urlaub
What do ya wanna bet she has a big advance check comin in on 25 July so she doesn't need the job and paycheck anymore.
Ahhh, the WATB defense. Can't imagine why we Democrats don't have more sympathy for it.
If only Mark Sanford were as wise as Sarah.
MSNBC is still running and marveling at excerpts from Sarah's "speech."
So they're giving us a choice of the deceased (MJ) or dead-from-the-neck-up (Palin).
I'm surprised she didn't quote Kenny Rogers.
fred
I'm surprised she didn't quote a Kenny Rogers' Roasted Chicken.
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Palin recently signed an extremely lucrative book deal. She's gonna be rich.
"afraidofherafraidofherafraidofher"-Fox
plants!
.A paper in Seattle posits an impending federal indictment on corruption charges
prompted Palin to resign.
plantsman, mad google skillz
That would be pretty sad in a way, as I was hoping that a sizable hunk of the Republican establishment would continue to ride her into the abyss.
Either commentator position at Faux, or preparation for suicide by sunken boat with Todd when the idictment comes down. Or both.
Hell, I'm still marveling at that speech! It's truly a thing of wonder.
Rather than a blow to a career, Sarah Palin's decision to resign underlines her self-awareness, writes The Daily Beast's John Batchelor. She is now unmatched for the 2012 primary.
The overly-large Wasilla Sports Center AND Sarah's newer home there were built at the same time with the same materials by the same contractor. Can you spell "kickback?"
"When Boeing first rolled out plans for its Dreamliner, it said that it was reinventing the way it builds commercial airplanes. Instead of manufacturing most of the plane at its Everett, Wash., facility, many parts would be made by suppliers around the world. The parts then would be shipped to Boeing's plant for final assembly.
Boeing, however, quickly discovered that keeping track of the different suppliers -- and keeping the whole project on schedule -- was more difficult than it had anticipated. Delays accumulated, and the plane is now two years behind schedule."
WSJ
http://online.wsj.com/article/
SB...2652581463.html
What do ya wanna bet she has a big advance check comin in on 25 July so she doesn't need the job and paycheck anymore.
Texas Hill Country Tom
That's exactly what this is about. She inked a book deal in May. She would be required to disclose it under Alaska law, and it will almost certainly lead to another ethics complaint.
She wants to cash in, is tired of being investigated, and this also allows her to spend all her time in the lower 48.
If only Mark Sanford were as wise as Sarah. - plantsman
Likewise Arnie Schwartzenbumbler.
.Rather than a blow to a career, Sarah Palin's decision to resign underlines her self-awareness, writes The Daily Beast's John Batchelor. She is now unmatched for the 2012 primary.
trifecta
Ya think they'll still keep betting on her after she's indicted? In jail?
it's true - if they aren't campaigning for re-election, how are they supposed to get anything done?
Plus, it may turn out that building jetliners out of plastic wasn't such a great idea.
I woke up this mornin' with the sundown shinin' in
I found my mind in a brown paper bag, but then...
I tripped on a cloud and fell eight miles high
I tore my mind on a jagged sky
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
I watched myself crawlin' out as I was a-crawlin' in
I got up so tight I couldn't unwind
I saw so much I broke my mind
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)
Someone painted "April Fool" in big black letters on a "Dead End" sign
I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind
Eight miles outta Memphis and I got no spare
Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
I said I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
Yeah yeah oh-yeah
Plus, it may turn out that building jetliners out of plastic wasn't such a great idea.
That's the part that bugs me. Isn't carbon-reinforced plastic pretty damned flammable?
Downpour over, sun is shining.
What do ya wanna bet she has a big advance check comin in on 25 July so she doesn't need the job and paycheck anymore.
Texas Hill Country Tom
I bet nothing, because that's definitely the White Trash Way...
If there is an indictment, I betcha it's because some of Mittens's minions were out snooping around in Alaska and tempting informants to come forward.
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
Only Kenny Rogers song I like.
Well, there's that, repeated severe thermal stress, possible fatigue issues, etc.
Sarah Palin's decision to resign underlines her self-awareness,
He has self-awareness confused with narcissism.
That's the part that bugs me. Isn't carbon-reinforced plastic pretty damned flammable?
Gromit | 07.04.09 - 11:25 am | #
Dude, a big aluminum tube filled with jet fuel is flammable.
Sarah is such a doofus. Gen. MacArthus never said that. The rightful attribution of the quote is General Oliver Prince Smith, USMC. The commander of the 1st Marine Division at the Chosin Resevoir in Korea in December 1950. The sentence she quoted was preceded by: "Retreat, hell!"
Boeing, however, quickly discovered that keeping track of the different suppliers -- and keeping the whole project on schedule -- was more difficult than it had anticipated. Delays accumulated, and the plane is now two years behind schedule."
UTC is part of that effort to supply parts for the Dreamliner and they keep fucking up the parts. We used to talk about it all the time when I was still working.
Irwin Corey wept at the genius of Palin's speech. Announced his retirement. "No way I can out crazy that woman."
Palin is self-centered, not self-aware.
The rightful attribution of the quote is General Oliver Prince Smith, USMC. The commander of the 1st Marine Division at the Chosin Resevoir in Korea in December 1950. The sentence she quoted was preceded by: "Retreat, hell!"
Blago
Historical accuracy hasn't exactly been a strong point for the GOP.
There's a lot Sarah doesn't know much about.
look at the busybodies over the political corpse of Sarah Palin!
UTC is part of that effort to supply parts for the Dreamliner and they keep fucking up the parts. We used to talk about it all the time when I was still working.
Supreme Commander Thor | 07.04.09 - 11:27 am | #
One of those systems that looks better in powerpoint than in reality.
Ya think they'll still keep betting on her after she's indicted? In jail?
slartibartfast
She could have given that ramblefest in front of trunk with a bloody arm sticking out of it and the media coverage would still consist of Buchanon and Carville yelling at each other about her prospects for 2012.
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.Rather than a blow to a career, Sarah Palin's decision to resign underlines her self-awareness, writes The Daily Beast's John Batchelor. She is now unmatched for the 2012 primary.
trifecta
because that's what we need in a president - someone who is independent and strong enough to walk away from her obligations if it is in the best interest of her political career.
Only Kenny Rogers song I like.
Toonscribe: domestic shorthair | 07.04.09 - 11:26 am | #
yeah, me too. altho to tell the truth, it's the only one im aware of before he hit it big (to the extent he did). its the only one that was regularly played on fm radio, back in the day.
Sarah's performance reminded me of high school speech class where you had to make an expository speech that lasted 5 minutes and you couldn't use notes.
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You'll notice Boeing has not adopted their Dreamliner supply strategy on the other planes they build.
Flight attendant on a plane I was on a while back: "Welcome to Denver. We hope to see you again the next time you want to hurtle through the air in a thin metal tube"
Same crew, on departure: "At United Airlines, we are proud to have some of the finest flight attendants in the business. Unfortunately, none of them are here with us today."
I think Sarah should run with David Vitter in 2012.
I can see the bumper stickers now:
Quitter/Vitter 2012!
and would-be engineers Gromit and plantsman!
I tend to think that anyone being talked about as a contender in 2012 isn't gonna have a chance. People like dark horses. Someone else is going to come out of the woodwork later on.
Kenny and The First Edition did it on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, I remember.
Terry C is self-centered, not self-aware.
Jesus fucking Christ, what a steaming dump of horseshit the Washington Post has become.
Someone else is going to come out of the woodwork later on.
i think that was the title of an old outer limits show "it came out of the woodwork"
I tend to think that anyone being talked about as a contender in 2012 isn't gonna have a chance.
i said it in 2008 and i'll say it again now: they are planning for 2016. it's a long game.
Sarah Palin's decision to resign underlines her self-awareness
Awareness of when to foist the mess you've made onto the next guy . . . excuse me, pass the ball.
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And dim-bulb busybody banned mimi, getting her half-cent in!
Comment by Sarah blocked.
Phoning it in now, Allen?
i used to watch the smothers brothers, but i dont remember if i saw that show. i was stoned a lot, then.
Halsocan appears to hate me at the moment.
Night Gallery: "Something In The Woodwork." I loved that episode!
Terry C is self-centered, not self-aware.
Sarah | 07.04.09 - 11:32 am | #
nice try, but that wasn't nearly rambling or incohereny or crazy enough to be the real sarah.
Buttle is still after Terry C, I see.
The thing I didn't understand about Sarah Palin's speech is that there was no teleprompter. How do you deliver a speech without a teleprompter?
Quitter/Vitter 2012!
Toonscribe: domestic shorthair
Viper/Diaper 2012
I tend to think that anyone being talked about as a contender in 2012 isn't gonna have a chance. People like dark horses. Someone else is going to come out of the woodwork later on.
Marcellina
Sarah Palin makes for good television, which means money for Sarah Palin. It doesn't matter if she wins - running for President can be very lucrative.
(One reason Newt Gingrich is always hinting he might. It's profitable.)
Quitter/Vitter 2012!
Toonscribe: domestic shorthair
Viper/Diaper 2012
Terry C
Terry C is self-centered, not self-aware.
Sarah | 07.04.09 - 11:32 am | #
Slow day in Austin, I see.
Sarah can't read -- that's how.
How do you deliver a speech without a teleprompter?
i think we just learned that.
bwahahahahaha!
How do you deliver a speech without a teleprompter?
Incoherently?
I am so totally not a middle-aged guy trolling eschaton with a right wing agenda. Now stop talking about Palin or I will tell you about the time my Grandfather fell out of the guard tower at Auschwitz.
Pat Buchanan up next on MSNBC to weigh in on Palin.
This should be fun.
When Boeing first rolled out plans for its Dreamliner, it said that it was reinventing the way it builds commercial airplanes. Instead of manufacturing most of the plane at its Everett, Wash., facility, many parts would be made by suppliers around the world. The parts then would be shipped to Boeing's plant for final assembly.
An attempt to spread the liability as far as possible. Which would also have the effect of lowering the overall airworthiness of planes built this way. Since no one has to worry about taking the whole hit when a plane goes down, QC, which can be a drag on production schedules, will be de-emphasized. Good thing doing it this way turned out to be such a clusterfuck...
I didn't mean having a chance to win, I mean having a chance to even make it through the primaries. She's not going to brilliantly re-invent herself between now and then.
sarah's not a complete idiot, though. she timed her announcement on a night when letterman is off, and jon won't be back for a week.
Jesus fucking Christ, what a steaming dump of horseshit the Washington Post has become.
dave™© | Homepage | 07.04.09 - 11:32 am | #
Apparently you didn't read it during the Clinton years/impeachment.
She's not going to brilliantly re-invent herself between now and then.
Marcellina, im Urlaub
She hasn't much to work with.
i'm not sure if this kitty doesn't want me to type, or if she just wants to help.
This should be fun.
Ooh, gotta hear this. Has his crush let him down? Is he feeling betrayed?
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She's not going to brilliantly re-invent herself between now and then.
Ya can't re-invent a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
http://pollingreport.com/obama_job.htm
Only tar-paper huffing morons give a fuck about 'teleprompters'.
Pat Buchanan up next on MSNBC to weigh in on Palin.
This should be fun.
Brooklyn Girl, shady dame
define fun?
reich wing natist goes off the rails...?
BTW, in case you missed the news during Michael Mania, the memorial service for the late great Billy Mays is also on Tuesday.
At an Abbey Rents in Glendale. Make your reservation now!!!!
Has his crush let him down? Is he feeling betrayed?
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Sparkle Plenty
That seems to be the case with Rich Lowry.
She's not going to brilliantly re-invent herself between now and then.
Marcellina, im Urlaub
She hasn't much to work with.
Terry C - Castrating B*tch* | Homepage | 07.04.09 - 11:37 am | #
Exactly. I hope she runs. She'll get her ass handed to her. I mean, really ... can you imagine her trying to wink her way through the presidential debates?
natist = nativist
sheesh!
With the Scotsman out of the tournament, the blancmanges will almost certainly win Wimbledon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U...h?
v=UMCNltgrs1U
I don't think Palin knows what a lame duck is.
Billy Mays lived in the Tampa area -- which didn't surprise me.
I'm out. Have a good day, peeps.
reich wing natist goes off the rails...?
Buck those rails and fall into the chasm!
wapo lead is stupid sheets.
as I said above in this thread.
Didn't taste it in your mouth that time? Here's some more.
http://pollingreport.com/
obama_j..._job.htm#Gallup
Slow day in Austin, I see.
steve simels
Why isn't he at a teabagging?
Parade just ended. I have the benefit of owning a home where the village starts their 4th of July parade. It is not spectacular but easy to view since all I need to do it sit on the front porch.
As is always the case, the Gays, peace advocates and (this year only) single payer groups got the most applause.
And Pat rings in with a Palin apologia. What a shock.
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remember, in the end...
nobody wins, unless everybody wins.
springsteen
I don't think Palin knows what a lame duck is.
Brooklyn Girl, shady dame
in her world it's something you hunt down and kill for sport!
"You bet I know what a lame duck is! It's a duck that chewed it's foot off escaping the trap!"
damn, forgot the 
And Pat rings in with a Palin apologia. What a shock.
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Sparkle Plenty
The daughter he never had.
Why isn't he at a teabagging?
The Austin teabagging was yesterday, featuring non-celebrities like not-Joe the not-Plumber. It was festival of ignorance and race hate.
Pat thinks Sarah can still cram for the big test and choose to run for pres in '12.
Like the choice is up to her, Pat.
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Only Kenny Rogers song I like.
"Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town"?
"Something's Burning"?
"Reuben James"?
BTW, anyone else remember the syndicated show he did in the early 70s called "Rollin'"? First place I saw Tina Turner and the Ikettes on TV. An extremely momentous occassion in my 12-year-old life at the time...
Note to Pat: Palin ain't Nixon.
Here in Texas they are reccommending shooting feral pigs from helicopters. Could this be Sarah and Todd's new gig?
The Austin teabagging was yesterday, featuring non-celebrities like not-Joe the not-Plumber. It was festival of ignorance and race hate.
Mark B.--Buzzkiller |
Sounds like the kind of thing that even reading about makes you feel dirty.
Sarah Palin = Dada
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In the nearly five hours it took to go from San Francisco to an undisclosed location somewhere between Sacramento and Tahoe by car, I missed all the Mooselini hoo-hah. Driving near the 4th in California is not for the squeamish or the impatient.
I certainly hope CoT liveblogged her speech. In this case, though, it would probably have been gilding the lily.
Whatta maroon. And if McCain had won, this turnipseed brain might well have been our president. (I still don't think McCain survives the first Obama term.)
Here:
Culture of Truth with a great shorter--
Palin:
"I'm not wired to be normal politics and as usual and not just hit our head against the wall and make a difference for our priorities and also there's a full court press from the press and you need to pass the ball for victory and also you know also a good point guard needs to keep her head up to keep her eye on the ball of national security, freedom, energy and candidly and truthfully passing the ball so trust me and this is not politics as usual and millions of dollars have been wasted to allow me to be Governor also with prayer and fighting for children hell ya also the kids saw Trig understand we need each other and time is precious and we need more Trigs and in Kosovo and Germany we can learn from our selfless troops and they know life is short and build up their families and their states and our country and that's worthy and our public priority and first things first and I love my job and I love Alaska so I don't explain because it's not politics as usual also and I am calling an audible and looking north to the future!"
And if McCain had won, this turnipseed brain might well have been our president.
David Derbes, optimistic
A very scary thought.
A paper in Seattle posits an impending federal indictment on corruption charges prompted Palin to resign.
plantsman, mad google skillz
Something along those lines is what I think led to the resignation; but time will tell.
Most patriotic song from the most patriotic movie evah!
Actually prefer this.
I certainly hope CoT liveblogged her speech. In this case, though, it would probably have been gilding the lily.
He posted 3 paragraphs of gibberish which I thought were were over the top even for him. And then I watched the video and realized it was a verbatim transcript.
Most patriotic song from the most patriotic movie evah!
AndyG
Oxygen is showing that tonight.
I will NOT be watching it.
thanks, O robot eater.
Someone really ought to nominate CoT for the web equivalent of the Pulitzer.
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in.
i'm not sure if this kitty doesn't want me to type, or if she just wants to help. - dirk gently
One of the things technology has deprived us of is kitty vs manual typewriter wars.
Here in Texas they are reccommending shooting feral pigs from helicopters.
Toby, Buttles and Chilifarts had better be careful.
Optimist:
Go give him some hits: http://moonshinepatriot.blogspot.com/
thanks, O robot eater.
Someone really ought to nominate CoT for the web equivalent of the Pulitzer.
David Derbes, optimistic | 07.04.09 - 11:48 am | #
Yeah.
Damn, that was funny.
Live fish are more likely to stay out of the frying pan than dead fish.
The USA came in 114th in a happiness survey!
and 83rd of course in the peacefulness survey just a few weeks ago
Switzerland shot up the basket case survey #'s for some reason though.
Terry C is self-centered, not self-aware.
Sarah |
Says the asshole who has an army of sockpuppets and pretends to be a woman.
Could they replace Michael Steele with Palin?
Would they?
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