Fitz!

Okay, now to read.

Thanks for showing up, TRex. I was getting nervous thinking of people showing up for their weekend-starting snark and seeing my gloomy Iraq post.

If Dubya himself starts pimping the War on Christmas, you’ll know they’re scared of losing the fundie vote.

Okay, this is fun stuff. I take it O’Reilly wants to give Keith Olbermann as many chances as possible to make him Worst Person in the World between now and Christmas. Because, let’s face it, any attention is good attention when you’re a narcissistic bully-boy.

I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve already microwaved my first miniature Babe in a Manger. I started early this year!

Now if only I could find those damned Wise Men…

Yeah, I think we’ve heard it all. From “Nancy Pelosi as House Speaker??? Never!” to “Bush is the best friend Israel ever had.” There’s just no arguing with stupid people, ya know? They believe what they believe cause it ‘gets them thru the night.’

figures little Billy O’Reilly would be scared of a GIRL!

;-)

and why raise the threat to Christmas in October? oh, yes, the elections. I forgot.

Your SPEAKER PELOSI link scared the crap out of my dogs.

Kurt @ 3

Now if only I could find those damned Wise Men…

WISE MAN #1: We are three wise men.

MANDY: Well, what are you doing creeping around a cow shed at two o’clock in the morning? That doesn’t sound very wise to me.

WISE MAN #3: We are astrologers.

WISE MAN #1: We have come from the East.

MANDY: Is this some kind of joke?

WISE MAN #2: We wish to praise the infant.

WISE MAN #1: We must pay homage to him.

MANDY: Homage? You’re all drunk. It’s disgusting. Out! The lot, out!

della Rovere @ 6

and why raise the threat to Christmas in October? oh, yes, the elections. I forgot.

We’re voting for Messiahs now? I think this is all getting a little out of hand.

Jane Hamsher @ 8

Your SPEAKER PELOSI link scared the crap out of my dogs.

You’re lucky I didn’t include the one with the scream in it.

Swopa- not to worry about the lack of on-topic comments on your earlier post. Alas, we know all too much about what’s going on there- “all to much” meaning, all to much about Clusterfuck’s big adventure- kinda hard to get going on that topic when all the signs are for hope in Nov. Not that that’s gonna undo the shithole created by BushCo. overnight, but at least it’s a start.

Man, I can’t BELIEVE it’s almost War on Christmas Season already. Where does the year go?

I promised myself that THIS year I’d get all my War on Christmas shopping done early.

Jane – Poor Omar here woke from a deeeep sleep and got really upset too!

Trex – you need to include pup warning labels next time!

(but the cats just slept through the whole thing … and you are a cat person)

Christmas prevails!

;>)

No more Christmas – ‘this is pulling us down, because it’s too judgmental.’”

What’s judgmental? Christmas? Dude, the only judging that goes on at xmas is between kids & the comparison they do about who got the good presents & who got hosed.

Am I nuts? Is anyone complaining about judgment at christmas?

darkblack @ 15

Christmas prevails!

;>)

Now, that’s really disturbing. I’m glad I’m not covering Egypt this week, or I’d have to deal with the mental image of Bill O’Reilly crossing the sky in the solar barque by day.

SPEAKER PELOSI. (AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!)

… or, as I’ve been calling my Congresswoman lately, Grandma Minority Leader.

Yay, TRex!

Valley Girl @ 12

Swopa- not to worry about the lack of on-topic comments on your earlier post.

Oh, I don’t care about off-topic comments (I probably posted a couple myself).

I was worried about people needing to refill their antidepressant prescriptions at an inconvenient hour.

TeddySanFran @ 18

SPEAKER PELOSI. (AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!)

… or, as I’ve been calling my Congresswoman lately, Grandma Minority Leader.

Yay, TRex!

I dunno, I’m a bit conflicted. A good thing if Grandma Minority Leader bakes cookies and gives great cuddles. Not so great if she spits on her handkerchief to clean your face.

Leave it to a sauropod to get it wrong. TRex, 63% of Fox viewers don’t know what dental floss is. And what percentage of your species flossed in their heyday, dinodog?

Persiflage @ 19

I dunno, I’m a bit conflicted. A good thing if Grandma Minority Leader bakes cookies and gives great cuddles. Not so great if she spits on her handkerchief to clean your face.

Don’t you hate it when the Minority Leader pinches your cheeks?

EvilDrPuma @ 21

Persiflage @ 19

I dunno, I’m a bit conflicted. A good thing if Grandma Minority Leader bakes cookies and gives great cuddles. Not so great if she spits on her handkerchief to clean your face.

Don’t you hate it when the Minority Leader pinches your cheeks?

And only gives you half a stick of gum in church.

EvilDrPuma @ 22

Persiflage @ 19

I dunno, I’m a bit conflicted. A good thing if Grandma Minority Leader bakes cookies and gives great cuddles. Not so great if she spits on her handkerchief to clean your face.

Don’t you hate it when the Minority Leader pinches your cheeks?

and tells you what a big country you’re getting to be.

We know Bush has no plans if Dems win, but do we? Are we prepared for the intense backlash that will come not only from Fox News, but from all the other corporate conservative news networks? If we win, Fox, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC and others will all be screeching about those “radical Democrats” and, of course, those angry bloggers. And David Broder will get the vapors.

Sorry to go OT so soon in the eve. But, found this via SpazeBoy.

The first link is a .pdf (but quick to load) that compares Lamont and Lieberman on the issues.
http://www.hksimon.ms11.net/Final_2.pdf

Second are introductory remarks. .pdf, but also quick to load.
http://www.hksimon.ms11.net/Final_Ned.pdf

Source:
http://www.spazeboy.net/nedandjoe

(just posted TODAY)

Rob Zuber @
25

We know Bush has no plans if Dems win, but do we? Are we prepared for the intense backlash that will come not only from Fox News, but from all the other corporate conservative news networks? If we win, Fox, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC and others will all be screeching about those “radical Democrats” and, of course, those angry bloggers. And David Broder will get the vapors.

Are we ready? We’ve got friggin Tyranosaurus Rexs with wifi laptops and they’re stuck with Rush and Ann and Bill. They are doomed, doomed, doomed.

ET- email me if you would be interested in doing phone banking for Lamont. No promises, just an idea I am trying to pursue.

Rob Zuber @ 24

We know Bush has no plans if Dems win, but do we? Are we prepared for the intense backlash that will come not only from Fox News, but from all the other corporate conservative news networks? If we win, Fox, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC and others will all be screeching about those “radical Democrats” and, of course, those angry bloggers. And David Broder will get the vapors.

Remember, each Dem win means a few less people who are listening to the screeching any more. The media will bend, or their big bosses won’t make money, and that’s all that ever really mattered to them.

TRex, This is so wonderful, i can’t wait to send you a very special War on Christmas greeting card–Twelve Days of War on Christmas: On the 1st day of WOC, George Bush cuts down all the Christmas trees in the National Forests. On the 2nd day of WOC, . . . well, you just have to wait for the unholydays to get the other 11.

Ed*ard Teller @ 21

And what percentage of your species flossed in their heyday, dinodog?

Between the number of teeth and the puny arms, I think it’s safe to say there was a bit of projection going on in that “dental floss” remark.

Or perhaps envy.

My arms are not puny. I’ve been working out. Can’t you tell?

Please put “X” back into X-mas.

Speaking as a liberal secular humanist, I don’t give a rats ass what you celebrate, or how, or when.

But celebrate your religeous holidays with you own money, thanks.

Personally I think we need to have a war on New Year. 2007 is one year too close to the replacement of dear leader, after all.

SPEAKER PELOSI holds no terror for me. DREAD PIRATE PELOSI, on the other hand…..

TRex @
11

Jane Hamsher @ 8

Your SPEAKER PELOSI link scared the crap out of my dogs.

You’re lucky I didn’t include the one with the scream in it.

The cats were also dis-impressed. Me, I just had a small heart palpitation.

Rob Zuber @
25

We know Bush has no plans if Dems win, but do we? Are we prepared for the intense backlash that will come not only from Fox News, but from all the other corporate conservative news networks? If we win, Fox, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC and others will all be screeching about those “radical Democrats” and, of course, those angry bloggers. And David Broder will get the vapors.

Let’s not let them down. Immediately vote to defund the war. We can come up with all the “humanitarian withdrawal” plans we like, but those require goodwill and competence. I don’t believe this president has goodwill. And, if someone somehow managed to convince me that he had good will, they’d never convince me of his competence.

I think Nancy Pelosi would make a great speaker – and – if the impeachement of Bush and Cheney are succesful – a great President.

TRex @ 32

My arms are not puny. I’ve been working out. Can’t you tell?

Not according to Monk’s picture yesterday. Teensy little arms. Nice rear end though.

TRex @
32

My arms are not puny. I’ve been working out. Can’t you tell?

That’s only one arm…well, hand, really.

But seriously folks, we also have to consider the Global War on All Other Religious Holidays:

Easter
Yom Kippur
All Saints’ Day
Solstices and Equinoxes(i?)
St. Patrick’s Day

I guess we’re left with Colombus Day (Catholic, so no)
Fourth of July
…what else?

Wigwam @ 32

Please put “X” back into X-mas.

Fry: You know, Christmas. X-M-A-S, Christmas.

Leela: It must be an archaic pronunciation, like when you say “ask” instead of “ax.”

TRex, you da ‘pod!

You are absolutely *on fire* tonight!

Wonderful writing, so, so many diamonds in this piece. And it’s contagious, too, look at those comments. Late night is just the best party.

Persiflage @ 37

TRex @ 32

My arms are not puny. I’ve been working out. Can’t you tell?

Not according to Monk’s picture yesterday. Teensy little arms. Nice rear end though.

*Blush*

I’m told it’s one of my best, ah, assets.

Ground Hog Day. War on Ground Hog Day. or we’ll be doomed to wake up to relive it every day.

SteveAudio @ 38

TRex @
32

My arms are not puny. I’ve been working out. Can’t you tell?

That’s only one arm…well, hand, really.

But seriously folks, we also have to consider the Global War on All Other Religious Holidays:

Easter
Yom Kippur
All Saints’ Day
Solstices and Equinoxes(i?)
St. Patrick’s Day

I guess we’re left with Colombus Day (Catholic, so no)
Fourth of July
…what else?

Earth Day?

Ga @ 42

Ground Hog Day. War on Ground Hog Day. or we’ll be doomed to wake up to relive it every day.

SteveAudio @ 38

TRex @
32

My arms are not puny. I’ve been working out. Can’t you tell?

[…]
I guess we’re left with Colombus Day (Catholic, so no)
Fourth of July
…what else?

My Native American friends are particularly fond of celebrating Columbus Day, the day white people were discovered.

Patrick 4/4 @ 45

Patrick 4/4 @ 44

Ga @ 42

Ground Hog Day. War on Ground Hog Day. or we’ll be doomed to wake up to relive it every day.

That leaves Labor Day is the mostest importantest holiday ever!

Wigwam 33
Please put “X” back into X-mas.

And the AUMF back into AUMFOC. W is untidy.

HotFlash @ 40

TRex, you da ‘pod!

You are absolutely *on fire* tonight!

Wonderful writing, so, so many diamonds in this piece. And it’s contagious, too, look at those comments. Late night is just the best party.

Great to have you, HF! Can I fix you a drink?

At this time of year I always feel compelled to remind others to be cognizant of religious minorities.

Trex, your singular focus on the War on Christmas reminds me of all those Decembers when my celebrations went no further than lighting our War on Hannukah candles, and reciting, in mangled Hebrew, a few War on Hannukah prayers. We sang “War on Hannukah, War on Hannukah, come nuke the menorah” and other favorites, but those traditions did little to alleviate the sense of deprivation I felt at having no War on Christmas tree, covered with glittering War on Christmas lights, surrounded by mounds of brightly colored War on Christmas presents.

Please try to be more inclusive, to remember that the Wars on Holidays can and should include people from ALL Wars on Religion.

Patrick 4/4 @ 46

Patrick 4/4 @ 45

Patrick 4/4 @ 44

Ga @ 42

Ground Hog Day. War on Ground Hog Day. or we’ll be doomed to wake up to relive it every day.

I always pray for World Peace.

“We Wish You An End To Christmas, And A So-So New Year”

“War on Hannukah, War on Hannukah, come nuke the menorah” and other favorites

*spit-take*

percy … wonderful!

This is what I expect good ole Bill’s reaction will be on election day:

http://vids.myspace.com/index……1184675961

“Adeste Forget It”

Percy, But can i count on you to learn the War on Kwanza songs?

I’m totally looking forward to yanking their chains this year. I’ve already made a “Solstice is the reason for the season” button. ;)

I remember when I found out all my War on Christmas presents were really from my parents.

I was very disillusioned.

Persiflage @ 37

TRex @ 32

My arms are not puny. I’ve been working out. Can’t you tell?

Not according to Monk’s picture yesterday. Teensy little arms. Nice rear end though.

and the tail needs no pants

SteveAudio @ 57

“Adeste Forget It”

I get the sense that line would be hilarious if I only understood it.

Freakin gay people. Always telling jokes nobody understands but themselves.

“War on Christmas” is just code for “War on Christians”- trying to stir up those who still hate every other religion.

TRex @ 61

SteveAudio @ 57

“Adeste Forget It”

I get the sense that line would be hilarious if I only understood it.

Freakin gay people. Always telling jokes nobody understands but themselves.

You know the tune: “Oh come let us ignore him…”

Tell it like it is Dude! Finally the truth and speaking of truth please open your new, fresh Vanity Fair magazine to page 224 to read the sad but true story that will effectively END Conrad “horse killer” Burns senate career. Galloping Scared by Kurt Brungardt. At last, my dream will come true!

Marcus Owens responds to the “war on religion” canard

http://realreligiousleft.blogspot.com

My sister Kristin, who died 4 years ago, always made me sing:

“Hark The Hare-Lipped Angels Sing,
Gthlory Tho Thhe thnewborn Khing”

You had to be there…

TRex, have you heard that in the latest onslaught of the War on Christmas, the ACLU and Speaker Pelosi are suing to have Nativity scenes banned from churches?

Uh, no, I guess you haven’t heard that.

I hope BillO wasn’t listening…

SteveAudio @ 39

TRex @
32

My arms are not puny. I’ve been working out. Can’t you tell?

That’s only one arm…well, hand, really.

But seriously folks, we also have to consider the Global War on All Other Religious Holidays:

Easter
Yom Kippur
All Saints’ Day
Solstices and Equinoxes(i?)
St. Patrick’s Day

I guess we’re left with Colombus Day (Catholic, so no)
Fourth of July
…what else?

Halloween? That’s always been my favourite, kids show up, you give them candy, they go away, you don’t have to cook anything special or drive over snowy roads to visit relatives. But I guess I could declare War on Halloween for The Cause.

y’all are just the funniest people and I’m laughing so hard, it’s making the dogs look at me suspiciously while I wipe the tears from my face…

“Silent Night, Silent Night,
No One Cares, Nothing Is Bright”"

HotFlash @ 69

SteveAudio @ 39

TRex @
32

My arms are not puny. I’ve been working out. Can’t you tell?

That’s only one arm…well, hand, really.

But seriously folks, we also have to consider the Global War on All Other Religious Holidays:

Easter
Yom Kippur
All Saints’ Day
Solstices and Equinoxes(i?)
St. Patrick’s Day

I guess we’re left with Colombus Day (Catholic, so no)
Fourth of July
…what else?

Halloween? That’s always been my favourite, kids show up, you give them candy, they go away, you don’t have to cook anything special or drive over snowy roads to visit relatives. But I guess I could declare War on Halloween for The Cause.

You actually gave them candy?

Weird. I just usually yelled at them.

SteveAudio @ 67

My sister Kristin, who died 4 years ago, always made me sing:

“Hark The Hare-Lipped Angels Sing,
Gthlory Tho Thhe thnewborn Khing”

You had to be there…

(snicker)

TRex @ 50

HotFlash @ 40

TRex, you da ‘pod!

You are absolutely *on fire* tonight!

Wonderful writing, so, so many diamonds in this piece. And it’s contagious, too, look at those comments. Late night is just the best party.

Great to have you, HF! Can I fix you a drink?

Just shuffling off to bed, but you can pt a splash of virtual rye in my cocoa, if you have any. There, I got the marshmallow out to make room.

TRex @ 73

SteveAudio @ 67

My sister Kristin, who died 4 years ago, always made me sing:

“Hark The Hare-Lipped Angels Sing,
Gthlory Tho Thhe thnewborn Khing”

You had to be there…

(snicker)

Thanks. Made me smile.

“Unholy Night”

SteveAudio- maybe you can do a rewording of this one:
http://www.carols.org.uk/god_r…..tlemen.htm

God Rest Ye Scary Gentlemen.

Cthulhu Hear What I Hear?

Getting late. Must to bed.

Merry War on Christmas (and Kwanza, Diwali, Hannukah etc.) to all, and to all a good night.

The War on Christmas:

Bush claims Saddam has Presents of Mass Consumption

We “stay over for the holidays.”

There are no presents.

There is no plan for Boxing Day. Or New Year’s.

No more blood for egg nog.

From my early childhood, before the War on Christmas started, I vaguely remember singing,

“We Three Kings Of Orient Are
Trying to Smoke a Giant Cigar
It was loaded, it exploded…
Now we are on a star”

Undoubtedly taught to me by a secular humanist Sunday School teacher trying to subvert young minds in preparation for the impending War on Christmas…

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen brings back memories…

Of my little brother, being deemed big enough to go into the men’s (sometimes labeled “Gentlemen”) restroom by himself. And, while we waited for him outside, we heard his little voice ring out with “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”.

Okay, maybe I was easy to amuse back then. But I still smile when I think of it.

I just heard the first ripe pecan of fall bounce off my roof.

“Good grief ye hairy gentlemen
Let’s nuke on you this May
Re: member, cursed the sailor
Was bored on grease, ma’s day”

i have no idea, it’s really quite sad…

Wreck the walls, lets lob and volley;
blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah…

SteveAudio thanks for “Hark The Hare-Lipped Angels Sing”; its a keeper!

It’s a tie between which line made me laugh louder – the floss or the strawless strawman.

Great post

TRex @ 83

I just heard the first ripe pecan of fall bounce off my roof.

If a pecan falls in the forest…”

http://americablog.blogspot.co…..being.html

~~~ABC News on religious right being ticked at the GOP over gays
by John in DC – 10/13/2006 10:57:00 PM

Boo hoo. The religious right just figured out that the Republicans don’t like them, or their ideas, very much. Here is the transcript of tonight’s ABC broadcast about all of this.~~~

TRex @ 83

I just heard the first ripe pecan of fall bounce off my roof.

Better yet:

“Heavenly nuts of night are falling,
It’s twilight time”

the other kids always sang to little bill o’lielly (and he’s still trying to get even):

Better watch out,
better not cry,
better not pout,
i’m tellin’ you why,
Santa Claus is . . . . .. … .. … dead.

TRex- pecans are my favorite nuts. Hope you can get to them before the squirrels do.

SteveAudio @ 89

TRex @ 83

I just heard the first ripe pecan of fall bounce off my roof.

Better yet:

“Heavenly nuts of night are falling,
It’s twilight time”

That song was in the William Gibson X-Files.

Best.

Episode.

Ever.

Ga @ 89

the other kids always sang to little bill o’lielly (and he’s still trying to get even):

Better watch out,
better not cry,
better not pout,
i’m tellin’ you why,
Santa Claus is . . . . .. … .. … dead.

Falafel -lafalafel- fala-la-la!

Deck the malls with lots of money
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
It’s got nothing to do with God’s Sonny
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Don we now our gay apparel*
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Praise the Trex drawing done by Carol
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

* That’d be Trex’s new online purchases.

TRex, does your mom by any chance have a fantastic recipe for pecan pie?

Didn’t someone else hear that pecan the other day–on one of Christy’s mornings?
if we are going to war on christmas, do we get uniforms and medals?

The War on Christmas:

Is that another one of those “you are either with us or against us” deals?

Is Chimpy going to start using it in his speeches?

neurophius @ 95

TRex, does your mom by any chance have a fantastic recipe for pecan pie?

Hooboy, yes, she does.

But she also does this caramel cake that’s studded with roasted, salted pecans. Oh, my sweet gentle Jesus, it’s tasty.

http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/r…..tnuts.html
THE SWEETEST ROASTED PECANS ON EARTH
Pecan pie? Who cares about the extra stuff!

Ooops- Trex, didn’t mean to step on your mom’s pecan recipes. But, for a late nite snack, virgin pecans are near the top of my list.

Absolutely and utterly completely OT – when does daylight savings end in the US?

Valley Girl @ 100

Ooops- Trex, didn’t mean to step on your mom’s pecan recipes. But, for a late nite snack, virgin pecans are near the top of my list.

Virgin pecans? How can you tell?

Persiflage @ 101

Absolutely and utterly completely OT – when does daylight savings end in the US?

Oct. 29.

It’s Not Speaker Pelosi that scares them.

Shortly after the Democrats retake the House and Senate, Bush and Cheney will be forced to resign in disgrace, which would make Nancy Pelosi the President.

Then by popular demand, she would have to nominate as her Vice President, the man most responsible for the Democratic Congressional Landslide.

That would be Howard Dean

Pelosi/Dean 07
“Scares the shit out of all of ‘em!”

Persiflage @ 101

Valley Girl @ 100

Ooops- Trex, didn’t mean to step on your mom’s pecan recipes. But, for a late nite snack, virgin pecans are near the top of my list.

Virgin pecans? How can you tell?

I meant the ones that don’t have pie or cake about them. Or…

TRex @ 98

neurophius @ 95

TRex, does your mom by any chance have a fantastic recipe for pecan pie?

Hooboy, yes, she does.

But she also does this caramel cake that’s studded with roasted, salted pecans. Oh, my sweet gentle Jesus, it’s tasty.

Well, I certainly hope you (and she) share them both with us. You are such a gracious host, after all…

Persiflage @ 102

Valley Girl @ 100

Ooops- Trex, didn’t mean to step on your mom’s pecan recipes. But, for a late nite snack, virgin pecans are near the top of my list.

Virgin pecans? How can you tell?

Mark Foley tries to IM them.

And Shrill O’Lielly doesn’t think Denny the Hutt is scary?

You gotta be a stone-cold stalwart not to run and hide when you see him come waddling toward you….

TRex @ 106

Persiflage @ 102

Valley Girl @ 100

Ooops- Trex, didn’t mean to step on your mom’s pecan recipes. But, for a late nite snack, virgin pecans are near the top of my list.

Virgin pecans? How can you tell?

Mark Foley tries to IM them.

omigod TRex!!!! Best laff of the eve. Now I gotta wipe the spittle off my monitor.

Persiflage @ 102

Valley Girl @ 100

Ooops- Trex, didn’t mean to step on your mom’s pecan recipes. But, for a late nite snack, virgin pecans are near the top of my list.

Virgin pecans? How can you tell?

From the little screams coming from them as you remove their shells….

TRex @ 107

Persiflage @ 102

Valley Girl @ 100

Ooops- Trex, didn’t mean to step on your mom’s pecan recipes. But, for a late nite snack, virgin pecans are near the top of my list.

Virgin pecans? How can you tell?

Mark Foley tries to IM them.

I hope The War on Christmas doesn’t try to get rid of them. Aren’t virgins one of those “Christmas” things?

SteveAudio @
72

HotFlash @ 69

Halloween? That’s always been my favourite, kids show up, you give them candy, they go away, you don’t have to cook anything special or drive over snowy roads to visit relatives. But I guess I could declare War on Halloween for The Cause.

You actually gave them candy?

Weird. I just usually yelled at them.

Yeah, candy, or Freezies or Perrier or office supplies.

Mark Foley’s theme tune- the Nutcracker Sweet?

Subway Serenade @ 104

It’s Not Speaker Pelosi that scares them.

Shortly after the Democrats retake the House and Senate, Bush and Cheney will be forced to resign in disgrace, which would make Nancy Pelosi the President.

Then by popular demand, she would have to nominate as her Vice President, the man most responsible for the Democratic Congressional Landslide.

That would be Howard Dean

Pelosi/Dean 07
“Scares the shit out of all of ‘em!”

That sounds *so* nice! Makes me want to do some phone banking tomorrow. Night all, I want to get an early start.

OT, but is humor at Late Nite ever OT?

Another Junya Joke I got at work:

The Coded Message

After numerous rounds of “We don’t even know if Osama is still alive,” Osama himself decided to send Junya a letter in his own handwriting to let Junya know Osama was still in the game.

Junya opened the letter and it appeared to contain a single line of coded message:

370HSSV 0773H

Junya was baffled, so he e-mailed it to Condi Rice. Condi and her aides had no clue either, so they sent it to the FBI.

No one could solve it at the FBI so it went to the CIA, then to the NSA.

With no clue as to its meaning they eventually asked Britain’s MI-6 for help. Within a minute MI-6 cabled the White House with this reply “Tell Junya he’s holding the message upside down.”

Persiflage @ 102

Valley Girl @ 100

Ooops- Trex, didn’t mean to step on your mom’s pecan recipes. But, for a late nite snack, virgin pecans are near the top of my list.

Virgin pecans? How can you tell?

Never had to pay for one in my life.

I saw the War on Christmas last year. Two major radio stations here in NYC began playing Christmas music literally on the day after Halloween.

Pardon me for being a traditionalist, but the Christmas season begins when Santa Clause arrives at Macy’s at the end of the Thanksgiving Day Parade.

To start with the music on the day after Halloween is indicative of a real war on Christmas that has nothing to do with Secular Progressives.

TRex @ 107

Persiflage @ 102

Valley Girl @ 100

Ooops- Trex, didn’t mean to step on your mom’s pecan recipes. But, for a late nite snack, virgin pecans are near the top of my list.

Virgin pecans? How can you tell?

Mark Foley tries to IM them.

Ha!!! Brilliant! Now how does he tell which ones are boys?

della Rovere @
7

and why raise the threat to Christmas in October? oh, yes, the elections. I forgot.

I’m so confused: the Xmas threat level is at red and green!

Round Yon Virgin
pecan so wild,
holy pecan
so tender and shelled,
bounce off trex’s rooo–ooof,
War on Christmas is born.

Ha!!! Brilliant! Now how does he tell which ones are boys?

Dude. Their penises.

Ha!!! Brilliant! Now how does he tell which ones are boys?

nuts.

…And a Loofah in a pear tree.

TRex @ 121

Ha!!! Brilliant! Now how does he tell which ones are boys?

Dude. Their penises.

Clearly I need to do some investigating when next at the supermarket.

“Whatcha doin lady?”
“Looking for pecan dicks”

“Security, Aisle 10, Security Aisle 10″

Mad Dogs @ 114

OT, but is humor at Late Nite ever OT?

Another Junya Joke I got at work:

The Coded Message

After numerous rounds of “We don’t even know if Osama is still alive,” Osama himself decided to send Junya a letter in his own handwriting to let Junya know Osama was still in the game.

Junya opened the letter and it appeared to contain a single line of coded message:

370HSSV 0773H

Junya was baffled, so he e-mailed it to Condi Rice. Condi and her aides had no clue either, so they sent it to the FBI.

No one could solve it at the FBI so it went to the CIA, then to the NSA.

With no clue as to its meaning they eventually asked Britain’s MI-6 for help. Within a minute MI-6 cabled the White House with this reply “Tell Junya he’s holding the message upside down.”

Oh, I was away… I was thinking that 3sivund needed to weigh in on this one, or more generally on the thread. And, now, here he is!

Damn, he caught me. I’ve been trying to do away with Xmas for years.

Fiiiiiiiiiiive vibrating thiiiiiiings!
Four harassing calls,
Three lawsuits,
Two hired thugs,
And a loooooooofah in a pear tree…

dang, no good way to write “VG” upside down….

TRex: ya think your Mom would part with that caramel cake recipe?

ET, if you’re here, I sent $$ to Ms. Diane Benson. Maybe all those stuffed heads will go back to Alaska where they were shot.

TRex @ 127

Fiiiiiiiiiiive vibrating thiiiiiiings!
Four harassing calls,
Three lawsuits,
Two hired thugs,
And a loooooooofah in a pear tree…

heh, made me falafel my chair

punaise @ 126

dang, no good way to write “VG” upside down….

I share your frustration. I was just trying to figure out how to write “pecans” upside down!!!!

***can’t stop laughing***

We HAVE to do a book of “War on Christmas” carols

really !

(and send an autographed copy to Mr. O`Lielly…)

“Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day,” – Thomas Jefferson

Subway Serenade…that is the sweetest thing you have ever said….

Look you guys, it’s Santa Cthulhu!!

Walt Kelly was on our wavelength too, although this wasn’t one of his political ones…

“Deck the halls with Boston Charlie –
Walla Walla, Wash., and Kalamazoo!
Nora’s freezin’ on her trolley,
Swaller dollar cauliflower allagaroo!”

I had such fun writing that on the outside of a package to my sister during her first December at college in Walla Walla, WA. Confused the heck out of the mail clerk at my local post office.

I learned rather early the risks associated with festivals that we so often become inured to as adults, calloused souls who endure rather than celebrate.

A tot, I came home from school to find a wonderful display, underneath which were presents wrapped in gaily*-colored paper.
I was told that on an appointed holy day that one of these treasures would be mine.

How it rattled! How it shone!

And comes the moment…At last, anticipation becomes possession.

A packet of HB pencils.

Politely recoiling in horror, I casually lunged for the sock with my embroidered name that had materialized overnight, tenderly hung upon the mantle…Surely this would hold riches most abundant.

An orange. And two pink erasers.

And I knew then that from that minute forward, the flame of (Caution: Not nice) Jingle Jihad would burn in my heart…Forever.

* Not that there’s anything wrong with that

;>)

“War on 34th Street”

Starring:

Father Shill O’Reilly (as himself, and in the dual role of Joe McCarthy)
Oliver North: Kris Krinkle
Judge Roy Moore: Judge Henry X. Harping
Ken Starr: District Attorney Tom Marinara
Phyllis Schlafly: Doris Talker
Ann Coulter: Susan Talker
LTG Jerry Boykin: Fred Notgayley
Charles Krauthammer: Julius Rosenberg

Crowds provided by: Little Green Snotballs, Backed into a Corner, and Electrocuted at Birth.

The stirring and religious story of dedicated solipsists in their quest to blame everyone else for everything ever done and to turn a socialist atomic spy from his dastardly ways, rehabilitate him and provide him with meaningful employment.

(mod p.s.- probably got trapped by “too many links”)

lump of coal’Reilly

if I ever get a dog, it won’t be a pecan-ese. too nutty.

spiderpaws @
129

TRex: ya think your Mom would part with that caramel cake recipe?

ET, if you’re here, I sent $$ to Ms. Diane Benson. Maybe all those stuffed heads will go back to Alaska where they were shot.

ROFL. Don Young’s office wall is covered with dead animals he claims to have killed.

I’d like to imagine Diane Benson’s office with Tlingit and Haida and Tanaina and Yupik art on three walls and Don Young’s head on the fourth.

Looks like the “winds” are shifting a bit

“Category 5 Hurricane Heads for House GOP

Let’s get the disclaimer out of the way: there are 25 days between now and the November 7 election and things could well change, making what follows obsolete.

That said, this is without question the worst political situation for the GOP since the Watergate disaster in 1974. I think a 30-seat gain today for Democrats is more likely to occur than a 15-seat gain, the minimum that would tip the majority. The chances of that number going higher are also strong, unless something occurs that fundamentally changes the dynamic of this election. This is what Republican strategists’ nightmares look like…”

from Cook Political Report

“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist thinks it will change; the realist adjusts the sails.” – William Arthur Ward

punaise @ 140

if I ever get a dog, it won’t be a pecan-ese. too nutty.

All this pee-can talk reminds me. I gotta see a man about a dog.

OK, regional pronunciation query:

is it “peee-kannn” or “puh-cahn“

CA variations on almonds:
all-munds
ammunds
aw-munds

montag @ 143

punaise @ 140

if I ever get a dog, it won’t be a pecan-ese. too nutty.

All this pee-can talk reminds me. I gotta see a man about a dog.

You’re in trouble now

oops, merged comments

I say “puh-KHAN”.

ET: the perfect image! I’d like to be a fly on the wall as Young packs up his office trying to find boxes for all those heads. Do you think she has a chance? Where is Soros when you need him?

TRex @ 146

I say “puh-KHAN”.

I say guh-nite, folks. folding early.

BTW, thanks, spiderpaws.

ET is begging the rest of the pups to contribute pennies or fivers or whatever to Diane Benson who is running for the a house seat almost as big as the original 13 states. She has to travel from Ketchikan to Barrow to Juneau to Bethel to Fairbanks to Yakutat and so on. She’s closing on Young and he’s only got 10x as much money as Diane now, having foolishly outspent her 20 to 1 for too long.

you can donate here:

http://www.actblue.com/page/egregious
http://bensonforcongress.com/

Hey, Falafel Boy. I’m celebrating Saturnalia.

Meantime, here’s a hymn and a haw for you. 25 days and counting . . .

Bad King Bush-is-sloshed looked out on the eight November.
Democrats were all about, causing him to whimper.
“Woe is I,” he cried to Dick. “You told me I was Truman!”
“Get a grip, Chimp,” said the Veep. “You’re hardly even human.”

punaise @
144

OK, regional pronunciation query:

is it “peee-kannn” or “puh-cahn“

CA variations on almonds:
all-munds
ammunds
aw-munds

Note to self: Call whole thing off.

It’s “puh-cahn“

“peee-kannn” is heresy.

All-Munds awright! Right now we’re awash in walnuts drying on screens on every available square inch and hoping we can keep the rats at bay….

one for the road: W is “Ole King Wince & slosh”

punaise @ 154

one for the road: W is “Ole King Wince & slosh”

That was then. Now, he’s “Ex-King Wins?, It’s Lost….”

The Caramel Cake Recipe TRex…what about that? Is there hope? I have a recipe using walnut flour that I would gladly trade her…

spiderpaws @ 156

The Caramel Cake Recipe TRex…what about that? Is there hope? I have a recipe using walnut flour that I would gladly trade her…

I will ask. I get the sense that the icing is the hard part. Very tricky.

Well, I think I hear my pillow calling me, gang. You all have a good night. Sleep well.

G’night Trex. Sweet dreams!

From TPM:

Huge amount of independent expenditures today by the NRCC: $9.3 million.

Here are the biggest hits:

$424,948.80 against Democratic challenger Darcy Burner in the WA-8;

$571,073.60 against Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy in PA-8;

$657,276.80 against Democratic challenger Joe Sestak in PA-7;

$652,884.80 against Democratic challenger Lois Murphy in PA-6;

$579,187.60 against Democrat Zack Space in the race for Bob Ney’s open OH-18 seat;

$521,985.88 against Democratic incumbent Rep. Melissa Bean in IL-8;

$436,881.00 against Democratic challenger Ron Klein in FL-22;

$417,933.39 against Democratic challenger Ken Lucas in KY-4;

A whopping 99% of today’s expenditure was for negative advertising.

Ok, one more Junya humor ditty from work before I grab some zzzs:

Battle Hymn of the Republicans
(to the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Republic)

Mine Eyes have seen the bungling of that stumbling moron Bush;
He has blathered all the drivel that the neo-cons can push;
He has lost sight of all reason ’cause his head is up his tush;
The Doofus marches on.

I have heard him butcher syntax like a kindergarten fool;
There is warranted suspicion that he never went to school;
Should we fault him for the policies — or is he just their tool?
The lies keep piling on.

Glory! Glory! How he’ll Screw Ya’!
Glory! Glory! How he’ll Screw Ya’!
Glory! Glory! How he’ll Screw Ya’!
His wreckage will live on.

I have seen him cut the taxes of the billionaires’ lone heir;
As he spends another zillion on an aircraft carrier;
Let the smokestacks keep polluting — do we really need clean air?
The surplus is now gone.

Glory! Glory! How he’ll Screw Ya’!
Glory! Glory! How he’ll Screw Ya’!
Glory! Glory! How he’ll Screw Ya’!
Your safety net is gone!

Now he’s got a mighty hankerin’ to bomb a prostrate state;
Though the whole world knows its crazy — and the U.N. says to wait;
When he doesn’t have the evidence, “We must prevaricate.”
Diplomacy is done!

Oh, a trumped-up war is excellent; we have no moral bounds;
Should the reasons be disputed, we’ll just make up other grounds;
Enraging several billions — to his brainlessness redounds;
The Doofus marches on!

Glory! Glory! How he’ll Screw Ya’!
Glory! Glory! How he’ll Screw Ya’!
Glory! Glory! How he’ll Screw Ya’!
THIS…DOO…FUS…MAR…CHES…ON

Mad Dogs @ 161

Ok, one more Junya humor ditty from work before I grab some zzzs:

Battle Hymn of the Republicans
(to the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Republic)

Mine Eyes have seen the bungling of that stumbling moron Bush;
He has blathered all the drivel that the neo-cons can push;
He has lost sight of all reason ’cause his head is up his tush;
The Doofus marches on.

Someone put a lot of time and effort in on that one. :)

good one Mad Dogs

God–I’m not even at number 4 on my Gay Agenda To Do List (infilitrate GOP as a staff member)…it can’t be War on Christmas yet.

hey gang … I was heading to sleep and stumbled across the following – over 100 students were arrested tonight at Gallaudet University – they have been blockading the university to attempt to stop the appointment of a new president who has a pretty dreadful history as head of the pre-college school there (there’s a faculty letter from the pre-college school protesting her appointment and detailing why). Anyhow, tonight the university had the students arrested – and waited until after dark to arrest them which is horrible for deaf students who rely on ASL as their language.

There’s a liveblog here:
http://www.scallionstallion.com/

a diary at dkos here:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/10/13/215938/78
and a tv report here:
http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/M…..cale=EN-US

recommend the dkos diary if you can and let’s send some good wishes and support their way.

Two weeks ago, I was present at a peaceful protest, against Iraq, where a number of people were arrested, also after dark. 45 cops, in riot gear, turned out to arrest a 78-year old nun, a priest, two 15 year old girls. Such bravery by the cops.

more info from Gallaudet:

http://www.gufssa.com/

photos from the arrests halfway down page …

Karen Allen – I never understand why peaceful protestors are treated in this way … and these students are simply fighting for the right to have their university live up to its promise of respect for deaf students – not such a big demand for a deaf university, eh?

If O’Reilly wins the War on Christmas and another attack happens, would that be XMas War II?

Or does he not have a postwar plan? How much has he considered the possibility that when he enters the Christmas capital (or is it the anti-Xmas capital?), that true Christmas lovers might not be happy with what this means for the future of Christmas, let alone Xmas….

Ed*ard Teller @ 168

If O’Reilly wins the War on Christmas and another attack happens, would that be XMas War II?

Or does he not have a postwar plan? How much has he considered the possibility that when he enters the Christmas capital (or is it the anti-Xmas capital?), that true Christmas lovers might not be happy with what this means for the future of Christmas, let alone Xmas….

Hmm, O’Reilly sends out Gen. James Dobson to occupy Hollywood, and puts Michael Savage in charge of the Christian Provisional Authority. Rush Limbaugh seizes all the radio and TV stations. Everyone begins to die from propaganda and schmaltzy and insincere Sinatra Christmas music overload.

Car bombs appear… many people die while trapped in traffic on the I-5. Sectarian violence breaks out as Vietnamese Buddhists from Riverside mount night-time attacks on the Crystal Cathedral.

It’s the same old story. Without a plan….

A pilot from Texas once told me that a puh-can was nut from which one could make puh-can pie; and a pee-can was what you needed for a long flight in a small aircraft without a potty….

Snark, the Mighty Trex Sings,
No Glory For the Mad Boy King!

(what a jolly thread for an insomniac! I laughed so hard, I nearly wore my worries out— thank you all.)

now, how to get alla these songs outta my head?

crickets….

kirk murphy @ 172

crickets….

… napping in the pecan trees…. :)

What really scares them is Speaker Pelosi, the Senate and House breeze through impeachment proceedings for Bush and Cheney, they get removed
from office, and then it’s President Pelosi.

jeff @ 174

What really scares them is Speaker Pelosi, the Senate and House breeze through impeachment proceedings for Bush and Cheney, they get removed
from office, and then it’s President Pelosi.

I don’t think that scares them–but they sure are trying to scare the public with that eventuality in the hopes of convincing the morals and values crowd to stay with the GOP.

I seriously doubt there will be any impeachment proceedings coming up. Much as I and a lot of others would just enjoy the hell out of such, the Democrats aren’t going to move very quickly, the White House will stonewall the hell out of every demand for information, and any Republican minority will really crank up the Wurlitzer to convince the public that it’s all politically motivated (although I’ll certainly accept the possibility that there’s something out there that’s so really, really stinking bad, yet to be stumbled over, that no one knows a thing about now that could change that in a hurry).

And, it would have to be so bad that the American Taliban would be hunting around for their torches and pitchforks. Even Junior fucking a chicken at high noon on the Truman balcony won’t do it.

Mornin’, everyone.

What really scares them is Speaker Pelosi, the Senate and House breeze through impeachment proceedings for Bush and Cheney, they get removed from office, and then it’s President Pelosi.

Well, I’m not sure if even I’m ready to think about that scenario yet, but it’s sure a hell of a lot happier than the one where they call off the elections all-together. Given this diary over at dKos that describes Charlie Cook’s talking of a “Category Five” storm headed towards the House GOP, I’m fairly rolling out of bed with my tin-foil hat! *g*

Here’s a big voice from “over there”

ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU: It was fantastic seeing the many, many people who came out in opposition. It was fantastic. You know, sometimes when you say, “Ach, Americans,” or “Oww, people nowadays don’t care,” it’s not true. Millions turned out. Millions. Millions said, “No. Give peace a chance.” And I said, and so many others — I wasn’t the only one. The Pope said so, too. The Archbishop of Canterbury said so. The Dalai Lama said so.

But this war, if it was to be a justifiable war in terms of the just war theory, would have to be one that was declared by a legitimate authority. And the administration here was aware of that. That’s why they went to the UN. There’s no point in going to the UN, if you had already decided — they probably, of course, had decided — but, I mean, there was no point unless they believed or they realized in order for it to be legitimate and therefore justifiable, the only authority would have to be the UN. And when they didn’t get what they wanted from the UN, they did what they did. We said then, and we keep saying so, not just that it was illegal, it was immoral. And the consequences of it just now — I mean, you have to be — you’ve really got to be blind to say, “Well, yeah, it’s okay. We have removed Saddam Hussein.” Why didn’t you say that was the reason for going? Because the world would have said, “No, no, no, no. That isn’t a reason that will be allowable for you to declare war.”

And I’m sad. I’m sad that we seem so inured now. They tell you a hundred people have been killed, and the United States and its allies are doing that; and they say, “No, no. We targeted that house, because our intelligence said so.” Intelligence. The same intelligence that said there were weapons of mass destruction? Please. That’s been done in your name, that mothers and children have been killed. And when you say, “What about the civilian casualties?” They say, “Sorry, our intention was to target insurgents.” And most of us, I think, just shrug our shoulders. But you see, you experienced a little bit on September the 11th, the kind of thing that is meted out on a regular basis.

AMY GOODMAN: Archbishop Desmond Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize. He’s from South Africa, turned 75 this week.

(emphasis mine)

http://www.democracynow.org/ar…..13/1359237

TRex, your post brought tears to my eyes. I haven’t laughed that hard in a while!

Keep up the good work and maybe all of us who are half-wits and above can laugh that braying jackass O’Reilly off the air.

Good morning!

One of the great advantages to a win for the Dems this Fall will be a huge de-deification of Karl Rove et al. He is not Lo Pan or any other super-villian. He just plays very dirty. Recently, most of that dirty play has been directed, quietly, at Republicans like Specter….

I look forward to us getting over our collective anti-hero worship of that man.

I dunno, I’m kinda on the fence here.
Hmmmmm, a child molesting crook or a dedicated Grandmother ?

Decisions, decisions………….

And — for a great little animation about good and evil American style:

The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny

(Well it is cartoon Saturday)

Funny stuff.

Even funnier when you stand Falafel Boy and Nancy beside each other. She’s maybe,what 5′2″ and weighs as much as one of my legs? Yep,you gotta watch those teeny little grandmas,trouble makers,the whole lot of ‘em. Bill’s scared of a girl,neener,neener.

Poor Bill,he never got over being stood up by his prom date. Now the rest of us must pay.

If Bill didn’t have this gig,he’d be the old guy in his neighborhood throwing shit at kids and screaming at them to get off his lawn from his rocking chair on the porch.

What a maroon.

An Angry Old Broad @ 182

Funny stuff.

Poor Bill,he never got over being stood up by his prom date. Now the rest of us must pay.

Yup, probably still pissed about it, payin’ in advance for her, and all….

Morning imm, AOB, and all,

First light frost of the season here. I’m making coffee and herb biscuits. Cut down the last basil plant yesterday and made another two jars of pesto. Mmm, pesto.

I heard an NPR piece the other evening, interviewing a group of people in Colorado about the upcoming midterm elections. Some businessman absolutely frothed at the mouth at the prospect of Speaker Pelosi. When I got home I asked Mr. NJP how anyone could be so worked up about Nancy Pelosi, he said I should listen to Fox or talk radio, where they demonize anyone to the left of Attila the Hun.

Siun @
166

hey gang … I was heading to sleep and stumbled across the following – over 100 students were arrested tonight at Gallaudet University – they have been blockading the university to attempt to stop the appointment of a new president who has a pretty dreadful history as head of the pre-college school there (there’s a faculty letter from the pre-college school protesting her appointment and detailing why). Anyhow, tonight the university had the students arrested – and waited until after dark to arrest them which is horrible for deaf students who rely on ASL as their language.

There’s a liveblog here:
http://www.scallionstallion.com/

a diary at dkos here:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/10/13/215938/78
and a tv report here:
http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/M…..cale=EN-US

recommend the dkos diary if you can and let’s send some good wishes and support their way.

Holy Crap! Usually the deaf community is so closed, nothing ever makes the news. I oughta know because I’m a member of that community. So it’s almost bizarre to find Gallaudet news in the comments section of a blog. I hadn’t known this was going on but thanks for the heads up! Wow, I’ve got to forward this to friends.

angie -

thanks for the bit from democracy now!… i thought yesterday’s was even better than usual (podcast). listening to archbishop desmond tutu was inspiring… and made me think that maybe some of the seeds of the south african miracle could have been planted by gandhi?

or maybe it’s just that i’ve been following along (via webcast) of nagler’s course “introduction to nonviolence” at ucb…. and am now seeing the connections

anjinsan @ 185

Siun @
166

hey gang … I was heading to sleep and stumbled across the following – over 100 students were arrested tonight at Gallaudet University – they have been blockading the university to attempt to stop the appointment of a new president who has a pretty dreadful history as head of the pre-college school there (there’s a faculty letter from the pre-college school protesting her appointment and detailing why). Anyhow, tonight the university had the students arrested – and waited until after dark to arrest them which is horrible for deaf students who rely on ASL as their language.

There’s a liveblog here:
http://www.scallionstallion.com/

a diary at dkos here:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/10/13/215938/78
and a tv report here:
http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/M…..cale=EN-US

recommend the dkos diary if you can and let’s send some good wishes and support their way.

Holy Crap! Usually the deaf community is so closed, nothing ever makes the news. I oughta know because I’m a member of that community. So it’s almost bizarre to find Gallaudet news in the comments section of a blog. I hadn’t known this was going on but thanks for the heads up! Wow, I’ve got to forward this to friends.

This has been brewing for 3-4 months–ever since the announcement was made. I recall an NPR piece from maybe late spring, very early summer, about the general depression on the Gallaudet campus about the change. Apparently, the previous university president was a revered figure on campus.

I King Jordan is definitely a celebrity in the deaf community. It’s disappointing to see how he authorized the arrests of these protesters when you consider the “Deaf President Now” protest of 1984 where the Mall in DC was flooded with deaf protesters who were 100% responsible for installing him as the #1 at gallaudet. He’s going to have a lot of tough questions to answer.

I was surprised to see anything about Gallaudet myself. My dad actually did his doctoral work there back in the early 1980s — I’ll have to ask him about his take of what’s going on now.

punaise @ 129

dang, no good way to write “VG” upside down….

b^

It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out. I’m still reading up on it. :)

Valley Girl @ 132

punaise @ 126

dang, no good way to write “VG” upside down….

I share your frustration. I was just trying to figure out how to write “pecans” upside down!!!!

suo)3d
shoot what does punaise use for a?
maybe
sue)3d

And we need a war on christmas advents calendar! You know, a brightly colored, sprinkled with sequens calendar picture of war-on-christmas-stuff with a little window for every day that the kids can open up and find inside an implement of the war on christmas. On “the big day” the window opens to a picture of Satan.

Ga @ 30

TRex, This is so wonderful, i can’t wait to send you a very special War on Christmas greeting card–Twelve Days of War on Christmas: On the 1st day of WOC, George Bush cuts down all the Christmas trees in the National Forests. On the 2nd day of WOC, . . . well, you just have to wait for the unholydays to get the other 11.

Morning All, another frosty morning in eastern Maine. Best wishes for a peaceful weekend for all, with a good mix of recreation and politicking for change and justice.

A last comment about the gally protests:
‘Fernandez’ must be spanish for ‘Lieberman’ because everywhere I look, she has zero support from the community at large, but that’s not stopping her from running for the top slot at the University. What is it with republicans?

Morning everyone!

Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial
The Abramoff Scandal; Nonprofits for sale

They are tax-exempt groups with crusading names such as Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) and Citizens Against Government Waste.

Unknown to the Internal Revenue Service, these Washington-based nonprofits also were working for fees on behalf of corrupt uber-lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

A report by Democratic staff on the Senate Finance Committee outlines how Abramoff laundered money from his wealthy clients through these tax-exempt groups.

Let’s say, for example, that Abramoff wanted Congress to bestow a tax break on his client, Brown-Forman, maker of Jack Daniels whiskey. He knew that a newspaper op-ed written by him wouldn’t influence lawmakers. Instead, Abramoff would prevail upon people such as Grover Norquist, head of the nonprofit ATR, to write an op-ed in favor of such legislation, or to make phone calls to lawmakers…..

anjinsan @ 195

A last comment about the gally protests:
‘Fernandez’ must be spanish for ‘Lieberman’ because everywhere I look, she has zero support from the community at large, but that’s not stopping her from running for the top slot at the University. What is it with republicans?

What makes it complicated is that Fernandes was picked by the board–with the support of Jordan–so there will be plenty of accusations of treachery on Jordan’s part. What hasn’t been made clear from what I’ve been able to read is whether or not the students had some other candidate in mind in all this. ???

Thanks John at 197.

We musn’t forget the Grover’s and Ralston’s
of this world…
Please Fitz, please Fitz leak us the real story
(only kidding)…

Jack

rwcole says:
October 13th, 2006 at 9:02 pm

Goopers now refusing to send any bags of money to Ricky “the loser” Santorum.

From TPM Cafe
National GOP Not Opening Wallet For Santorum’s Reelection

The national GOP isn’t giving any money to help GOP Senator Rick Santorum hang on to his seat against Dem Bob Casey, raising questions about whether national Republican strategists have privately given up on the incumbent’s campaign. Today’s Patriot-News reports that neither the RNC nor the NRSC has reserved any air time at Pennsylvania TV stations for “independent expenditure ads for Santorum or against Casey. Though an NRSC spokesman denied to the paper that the committee had given up on Santorum, recent polls show Santorum trailing badly behind. And while the RNC isn’t really helping Santorum, it’s investing heavily in Senate races in Tennessee, Missouri and Ohio.

Bold is mine.

montag @ 198

I noticed that too. But then I read this in WaPo

For some, it is an issue of race, with a flawed search process that shocked the community when a strong black candidate and former chairman of the board, Glenn Anderson, was not one of the three finalists, despite the growing proportion of deaf children who are not white.

Old Sow @
195

Morning All, another frosty morning in eastern Maine. Best wishes for a peaceful weekend for all, with a good mix of recreation and politicking for change and justice.

Good morning. This is not directed to you. Just me venting.
When the lunatics run the asylum, who judges the sane from insane?

anjinsan @ 200

montag @ 198

I noticed that too. But then I read this in WaPo

For some, it is an issue of race, with a flawed search process that shocked the community when a strong black candidate and former chairman of the board, Glenn Anderson, was not one of the three finalists, despite the growing proportion of deaf children who are not white.

Yeah, there was just a moment ago a report from NPR interviewing a student, and racism came up, as did audism, as did the belief that there were too many non-signing instructors on campus (that may seem a problem, but, if the school has been trying to expand program offerings, there may be a shortage of such profs). Complicated issues with strong emotions embedded in them.

TRex,

You are so liberal that you completely miss the point. What is “scary” about Speaker Pelosi is that it would mean that a woman is the Speaker…gasp, ack, help! What is the world coming to??!!! No one has to know what she stands for. She stands for the dreaded extra X chromosome!!

Fresh thread, gang. Morning everyone!

Good Morning Firedogs,

anjinsan – you are on it – I very much remember being inspired by and rooting for the students in 1984 – I hope to goodness they prevail again.

back to T Rex’s post – these folks and their projection – they’ve actually messed with one of our holidays: Halloween – plenty of communities and schools have been pressured to stop celebrating with fests, costume parades and fund raising haunted houses !

“no pledge of allegiance to God.”

Hey, Bill O, it’s a pledge to the FLAG, not to God. But thanks for revealing what your REAL feelings are.

Home run, TRex!

claymore mine that I made myself out of papier-mache and brussels sprouts.

I’m going to be giggling all day about that one.

Facts BillO don’t want you to know:

Christmas not a federal holiday till 1879.
In 1790s, you could be fined in Boston for celebrating Christmas.
George Washington’s signature on the Treaty of Tripoli is right below “the United States is in no wise a Christian nation” (not an exact quote).
Sunday mail delivery only ended in 1910.
Most of the founding fathers were Deists, not Christians. Nine were FreeMasons.
No way that rubbing a falafel on a girl’s naked, wet body will get you laid.

egregious @
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Valley Girl @ 132

punaise @ 126

dang, no good way to write “VG” upside down….

I share your frustration. I was just trying to figure out how to write “pecans” upside down!!!!

suo)3d
shoot what does punaise use for a?
maybe
sue)3d

3sivund: the “v” is the upside down “a” (albeit lacking the crossbar). VG, you’re onto something with “e” for lower case “a”.

this is how we solve the huge problems in the world…

one more seasonal song, too late for an audience (probably just as well given the utterly tactless cognitve dissonance):

W, Cheney and Rummy, in unison -

“We’re goin’ on a slay ride, slay ride”

time for a skippy golden oldie from the fabulous skippy vaults:

yes virginia, there is a war on christmas

an excerpt:

not believe in the war on christmas! you might as well not believe in the war on terror. you might get your papa to hire men to watch all the malls during december to catch godless communists trying to force people to say “kwanzaa hannukah ramadan,” but even if you didn’t see anybody try to wrestle christ away from the true believers at the gap, what would that prove? nobody ever sees secular heathens actually try to drink the blood of christian children, but that is no sign there is no war on christmas. the most real things in the world are those that neither logical men nor rush limbaugh can see. did you ever see jesus ride a dinosaur? of course not, but that’s no proof that he didn’t. nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are available only to the truly faithful, who shall delight in watching their enemies be smitten down in flames when the lord takes his rightful place in the mall.

War on Christmas claymore made out of papier-mache and brussels sprouts. Thank you TRex, you rule. I like Halloween more but I have nothing against War or Christmas, it’s all good.

Jane Hamsher @
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Your SPEAKER PELOSI link scared the crap out of my dogs.

Mine, too. Had to take him for a walk before I could continue reading. But…I’m nervous, too, until November 8th.

Did anyone happen to notice that hint on Iran’s involvement in the Iraqi insurgency? They are sooooooo gunning for Iran. Isn’t it enough that the USA is mired in two messy conflicts already?

Here’s what we do–starting January 1, 2007 we put all the known religions on a big wheel, like the Wheel of Fortune. The President will then spin this wheel and whatever religion (including humanism and its variants) the pointer indicates will be the religion to celebrate for that year. So one year it might be Taoism and the next Sciencetology.