for the week ending 2/3/07:
What a week! Not only did the Right Honorable Frogbanger Stuftcrotch give yet another annual speech on some fictional country's economy, but he sat down with Nice Polite Republicans to vomit more tired talking points in the lap of the fawning Juan Williams. Emperor Bunnypants also got dissed at a heartland diner meet-and-greet, and tried to run down the press corps with a bulldozer. No, not too much symbolism there. Note: At least he didn't use the forklift.*
Boston had an Oscar®-worthy freakout over promotional displays of two misanthropic cartoon characters from "Aqua Teen Hunger Force". Yes, Err and Ignignokt, rendered on Lite Brite pegboards, were spotted flipping the bird at passers-by. Lite Brite, people. You know, the toy you always lusted after when you were a kid — "Lite Brite, makin' things with light!" Oh, sure, it's perfectly understandable that somebody might imagine a sleeper cell of terrorists, probably clad in Brak Show t-shirts, arguing over Meatwad's obsessions with boy bands and "da shorteez" while they sift through tiny, colored, transparent pegs to stick into chunks of C-4. And honestly, if the terrorists had any sense of irony at all, they would have made the bombs in the image of Master Shake, the ATHF character that shares the same sadistic predelictions as a certain President we all know and loathe. Geez, ease up on the caffeine and repeats of "24", Boston. Nine other cities didn't seem to be especially bothered by the advertising stunt. (By the way, I understand Turner Broadcasting is being represented by Harvey Birdman, attorney at law.)
And yes, of course, the Libby trial kicked out the jams Perry Mason-style, with witnesses for the prosecution straight out of Central Casting. Dabbing daintily at her watering eyes, Judith Miller stabbed Scooter Libby in the back with an aspen branch, Ari Fleischer got so testy that I wondered if the defense was actually cross-examining him on his Target wedding registry, and FBI agent Deborah Bond (licensed to spill!) implicated that pernicious old gasbag Dick Cheney with her testimony. All this in just the first second week! [Ed. note: time flies.]
Mary Cheney attended a Glamour Magazine-sponsored event (Cheney? Glamour? Um, no.) to continue her game of "Pin the Rationalization on the Pregnant Republican Lesbian" when she proclaimed that her pregnancy was "a blessing from God. It is not a political statement. It is not a prop to be used in a debate by people on either side of an issue." Mmm-hmmm. Until it's politically expedient for you to support your dad and his posse hatin' on the gays some more. But you'll always be a clean, articulate lesbian to Joe Biden.
Oh, and two more signs of the Apolcalypse: Laura Bush attended Fashion Week in New York City, and Dick Cheney turned 66 on January 30th. One more "6" and his true name would have been revealed, thus signaling the end the world as we know it. We were thiiiiis close, my friends.
*A shout out to all the MST3K fans out there.
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I'm with Susie at Suburban Guerilla on this one. No, seriously. Makes me laugh every. single. time. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo explains . . . as if any additional explanation is needed. Nitpicker and Jesus' General check in with the Basement Patriots for their reactions to the "hoax bombs".
Oh, snap! State of the Day's Creature sums up Bush's latest road trip as a study in juxtapositions.
The Rude Pundit sends Dick Cheney birithday greetings, as do I (warning: not for the faint of heart).
TBogg flushes out the effluvia that serves as Dean Esmay's brain. And from the annals of "Shit You Can't Believe Someone Got Paid to Research," the General reports in on Bush's latest brainstorm on how to stop global warming. Paging Rube Goldberg…
And speaking of governmental imbeciles, watch d r i f t g l a s s tinker with Oliver Wendell Holmes to great effect.
RMJ at Adventus instructs "Wan" Williams how to conduct an interview with the President.
Chris "Tweety" Matthews discusses "amazing prostitutes" and pink sheets. All this via Somerby at The Daily Howler.
Scott at World O' Crap dons the wellies to kick through the field of cow pies that constitute Dinesh D'Souza's book, while Quiddity at uggabugga continues to perforate D'Souza's bubble of stupidity.
Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog notes rather drily that Bush has . . . coughed up . . . approximately 1.3% of what he promised to help NYC rescue workers. Oh, puhleeze. As if he's actually going to come through with the money. Whiskey Fire's Thers asks President Bush "what the hell is taking you so long?"
The 2006 Kippie and the Golden Wingnut honors have been awarded, presented, as always, by The Poor Man Institute.
Tune in for the latest installment of Blog Wars, in which The Heretik spells out the rules regarding any and all discussion of U.S. troops in Iraq and the rest of the galaxy.
Tata at Poor Impulse Control writes to the schnorrers at NBC's New York City affiliate WNBC regarding the "Bloggers Summit" that a few of us attended last Wednesday night over at 30 Rock. But Tata, they gave us baseball caps! Looks like it's time for another bloggers ethics panel…
D. Aristophanes at Sadly, No! explains it one . . . more . . . time to Malkin and her sergeant-at-arms, Bryan Preston, that yes, Virginia, facts DO matter.
Copernicus was wrong, according to Howard Kurtz. Roger Ailes has the deets.
Rising Hegemon's Attaturk advises Tsarina Anastasia to get out while she can.
What Jill at Brilliant at Breakfast says. Hey, but it's the Super Bowl, and wouldn't your mother LOVE a big screen TV!
Oh, and for those of you who don't have the time to sit around refreshing your computers every 15 minutes during the Libby trial livebloggingathon, Norbiz at Happy Furry Puppy Story Time has the abbreviated version.
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FITZ & WATERTIGER!
John Forde @ 0
Oh, man, do I wish!
Yikes. Cheney’s birthday. He’s still alive?
How can they tell?
The only thing that briefly bothers about Mary Cheney is her hypocrisy. Actually, I don’t really care about Mary Cheney. I think Mary Cheney is ’screwed-up’. I’m not going to make any more comments about this person. I have other concerns.
Damn you’re good, WT! Two smackdowns in one sentence. I bow to the master.
All this in just the first week!
Uhm, wasn’t this the second week of the Libby trial.
Gah, I loves me some snark on Sunday afternoons.
Snark on, Watertiger. Mary Cheney is such a hypocrite—*she* gets to keep her personal life to herself, and maintain her privacy. Her father, her mother, and her political party want to take that right away from everybody else. I guess the rules apply to the rest of us, but not to the Republicans.
I have just GOT to do some constructive things around the house, but what a hilarious post and pic! Love it!
Shoutin’ back at ya’! My favorite show and a silly comfort to me for many, many years.
watertiger – great, snarky stuff!
Roger Ailes nails Hannity, re Hannity’s obsession with hookers:
But the Bunny Ranch visit was the last straw. While Mr. Hannity, who attended Roman Catholic parochial school, interviews scantily clad prostitutes, ostensibly urging them to quit and go to law school, the camera slowly moves from prostitute to prostitute, lasciviously lingering over the one with the largest, most exposed breasts.
“Is it all about the money?” he asks one young woman. “Yes,” she replies patiently. “Any job is about the money.”
The show was taped several weeks ago, but the prostitutes are still trying to wash the Hannity off of themselves.
Blue Dido @ 7
She is a public figure by virtue of her birth, however, she has not avoided the spotlight and has made herself a conspicuous public figure pimping for her daddy’s war. Since her daddy’s administration is openly hostile to gays and having children out of wedlock, she is perfectly fair game and I wish Wolf Blitzer wasn’t such a cowering sack of jello.
No Blood for Hubris @ 3
It’s a given. The man is simply too evil to die.
Yes, we have finally sunk to this: the President of the United States is stealing ideas from “The Simpsons.”
Hillary Clinton ran for Senator for one reason. As a stepping stone to the presidency. This person is obsessed with being prez. I want a ’states-person’ for president in ‘09. And I think we Demos have some states-persons.
No Blood for Hubris @
3
He ate so much yellow cake you can see him move around in the dark…
Ed*ard Teller @ 14
atomic powered pacemakers…
end zig
EvilDrPuma @ 12
I have a rock that wards off tigers.
Great snark!
I think the ATHF people shouldn’t have used the Lite-Brites. It could easily be confused as a terrorist device. They should have used an Etch-a-Sketch instead. Those aren’t scary at all, and the Republicans love ‘em. Just look at the VP’s (former) Chief of Staff – his brain is like an Etch-a-Sketch. Information just gets garbled with the slightest turn of his head.
Mandrake - fyi I posted a response at the end of the last thread regarding why the Warner/Levin non-binding resolution might not be such an awful thing. Love to hear your thoughts on it.
Hotflash - after going back to check responsed to some posts at the end of threads, I’ve figured out that you must live near my neck of the woods AND you have a FreshRoast coffee roaster. Are you my twin? If so, which one of us is the evil one?
I have to make another cup of coffee to get the bad taste of “Senator Candace Miller” out of my mouth. It has been nice to hear her “buyer’s remorse” over the war. Rep. Miller, you’ve had so many people from your district die in this war, and die in Afghanistan while materials and troops have been moved to Iraq, leaving your constituents more vulnerable. You’re going to have a hard time convincing the people of Michigan that you would be a good replacement for Sen. Levin when your Bush Cheerleader outfit is still hanging in your closet.
(Hoping Levin won’t retire yet. I just don’t see him hanging it up for a while longer. And, I’m not thrilled with Debbie Stabenow being our Senior Senator.)
Gee, I wonder if there will be a new thread posted by the time I click “submit”. That seems to be the way today has gone.
Most everyone does the Sunday talking head shows. Except Hillary. Why is that?
Ed*ard Teller @ 14
Cheney is glowering in the dark.
LandOfTheFree: I did read that and I responded that I believe you were right and I was just gripin’ cuz it feels good. But I still get aggravated with Warner. Honestly, somebody needs to tell him this is not the 1860’s. ;)
I don’t think for a minute that prez HRC would hesitate for a moment before bombing Iran. Or whoever. And this pol is owned by AIPAC.
Hillary. The empress has no clothes.
No Blood for Hubris @
3
Recycled Dorothy Parkerisms always welcome. :)
I will “never forget” those pols who supported the Bush Iraq war. And most of all, I shall forever remember those American soldiers who gave their lives in Iraq.
Geez, I was just over at watertiger’s place committing gross spelling errors.
It’s embarrassing, I tells ya!
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1-31-07 Never Forget!
How could I forget. It’s my half birthday. A glorious time was had by all. Now I’m 55.5 which is fun to tell people, they are always shocked. Good hair goes a long way.
And speaking of t-shirts…
Just heard from egrDaughter in the DR [Dominican Rep.] who is teaching school there. After Christmas she brought back bags of new t-shirts and shoes which she now sees on so many of her schoolkids. One family in particular had no other shoes and hardly any other clothes.
To find a need and meet it, isn’t that joy?
They had an American team of doctors come down for diagnostic sessions. Lots of meds given out, only one really sick kid diagnosed, it speaks well of the earlier clean water program.
Step by step, building a healthier world.
Now if we could just have a healthy government.
spork_incident @ 24
I challenge you to face our beloved looseheadprop for a spelling marathon. She’s legendary.
So far I’ve gotta root for her, in that you correctly spelled ‘embarrassing.’ Two r’s, two s’s. Way to go.
Recycled Dorothy Parkerisms always welcome. :)
What fresh Hell is this?
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Listen up Dems. I want out of Iraq. I don’t want an attack on Iran. And I want a fair settlement to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. I want peace for my child. These are not difficult concepts.
Difficult concepts for cowards.
Veep Cheney IS the embodiment of hate.
Normally I’m a pretty good speller but when I type fast and hit “post” quickly…oy.
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spork_incident @ 27
And for those who don’t much pay attention to the magazine racks in the supermarket checkout line or at the convenience store, the headline emblazoned on the current edition of Weekly World News is: “Exclusive: First Photos from Hell.”
Wouldn’t Dorothy think that a great scoop? :)
Oklahoma kiddo @ 28
That’s about it.
Simple message, no?
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Oklahoma kiddo @ 18 says:
February 4th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Most everyone does the Sunday talking head shows. Except Hillary. Why is that?
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welllllllllll, it seems to me that she always sounds like she speaks from a ‘prepared’ statement…….don’t remember seeing her ‘ad-lib’ much that i recall…or speaking ‘off-the-cuff’……nope, can’t think of a time that i’ve seen her do that….always ‘commenting’ on something, but seems like info is from talking points, and background her staff has given her…..so, yes, i would like to see her on one of them, too…..see if she knows how to talk and think on her feet, not just regurgitate.
Long time lurker, first time poster.
So, anyone in the Boston area making plans to attend Menino’s next re-election campaign dressed up as a Mooninite? I wish I was in Boston just so I could do that.
montag @ 32
I saw that WWN headline.
Frankly, the Weekly World News is more truthful than Fox.
Big shock, I know.
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Man in the Mists @ 35
We are all Mooninites.
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Man in the Mists @ 35
I already know what the most popular Halloween costume is going to be this year.
dmac @ 34
dmac,
She definitely can think on her feet, better than most of the Senate. Intelligence isn’t the issue, it’s her policies toward the Middle East.
Do I remember correctly that you have been blogging for a really long time?
Dark Shadows And Timeless Dialogue from IMDB…
V.P.’s Curse Hangs Over Trial Like a Gothic Soap Opera
[The wealthy Bush family of Kennebunkport, Maine and Crawford, Texas is tormented by strange occurrences and their staff at the White House.]
My name is Dubya. My journey is beginning. A journey that I hope will open the doors of life to me and unlink my past with my future. A journey that will bring me to a strange and dark place, to the edge of the Potomac high atop the Oval Office – a house called Bush. A world I’ve never known, with people I’ve never met. People who tonight are still only shadows in my mind, but who will soon fill the days and nights of my tomorrows. – George W. Bush
You wish you’d never met me, Mr. President. But you did. And nothing can change it… Come to me. I command you to turn around. Look into my eyes. Deep into my eyes. You have no will of your own. You cannot resist me and the Illuminati… – Dick Cheney
If only we could find a way of telling the truth without anyone knowing what actually happened. – V.P. Dick Cheney
I said you were my friend Judy, and how I wish that were the truth. But I am past the point when friends are possible. I’m sorry. – Scooter Libby
For most men, Dick Cheney moves slowly, oh so slowly, they don’t even realize it. But Dick has revealed himself to me in a very special way. Dick is a rushing, howling wind that rages past me, withering me in a single, relentless blast, and then continues on. I’ve been sitting here passively, submissive to his rage, watching him work. Listen! Dick, howling, withering! – Tim Russert
I want to protect you Mr. President. I’m not applying for a job as your maid. -Alberto Gonzalez
Of course the press is going to kill me. I wouldn’t have it any other way! – Dick Cheney
Who made him that way? But just the same, I wonder if that isn’t why he always seems a little bit sad, a little bit lost. Because he is lost in the present. He really does come from another time. He’ll never find it. Because it’s gone forever. – Dr. Rice
I’ve never realized how much I liked it, I guess I’ve never really thought about it one way or another, how sad. Sad that I love the darkness so much and I never knew it. – Mary Matalin
I don’t want a sedative! I want Jeb! – Laura Bush
I didn’t say she was dead, I said I killed her. – Bob Novak
At last darkness has come. Goodbye, Sadaam Hussein. I might have loved you, I might have spared you, but now you must die. – President Bush
I know what Dick Cheney is!… Joe, we haven’t got time to talk. We’ve got to escape. We’ve got to get out of this town! – Valerie Plame Wilson
You can all hover over me like royal secret service. I’d be delighted to play the Queen. – Ken Mehlman
Karl Rove: It will be a long time before this Administration falls apart. It was built to last forever like the Pyramids in Egypt.
Harriet Miers: You can’t compare the Pyramids to this White House. The Pyramids were designed to be tombs.
I bet Hollywood, is dusting off these old scripts. ;)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059978/quotes
hey, egregious! Did you catch the bear joke on Prairie Home Companion’s annual joke show yesterday?
watertiger @
39
“Gimme candy or I’ll panic your whole city!”
I suppose it’s better than TP’ing the trees.
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Best part about the ads?
People have apparently grabbed some and put them on ebay, where they’re selling for thousands.
I am not in sympathy with Senator Clinton’s apparent views toward the Middle East.
Can’t stop laughing at the pic!
Oklahoma kiddo @ 18
I don’t know if she was scheduled to do the talkshow circuit this weekend, but Bill Clinton’s stepfather passed away this week. Hillary canceled several events to be with him.
It was nice to see Edwards on the MTP “Meet the Candidates” spotlight (one entire show for Edwards). He was very clear that he would support raising taxes to provide universal healthcare. A somewhat subdued Russert (aw, why so glum, lil’ Russ? *g) kinda pressed Edwards on this issue.
On the question, “How much is this going to cost?”, I wish Edwards had responded like this:
I’m guessing Edwards wouldn’t have the balls to say that last paragraph. I’d love him to prove me wrong.
For the record, I’m not really supporting any particular candidate for Prez right now. It’s way too early, and I want to see who jumps in the race, and what all of the candidates have to say on the issues. If I had to indicate a leaner at this point, I’d be leaning towards Edwards and Obama, away from Clinton.
On a more serious note…
‘NYT’ and ‘Wash Post’ Columnists Agree: Libby Trial Is All About the ‘Cover-Up’
Oklahoma kiddo @ 44
Even when he’s doing Terry Schiavo impersonations, every American politician lives in fear of Ariel Sharon….
Mocha Dem @ 45
hee! I thought the teardrop was a special touch.
montag @ 33
A couple weeks ago, the headline was even better. “Hillary picks Big Foot as her running mate.” The pics were awesome.
montag @
49
Ouch, Montag! That’s a keeper.
It is time my party, the Democrats, take exception to those who would tear asunder as to the Bush Mideast policies.
Fitzmas @ 47
David Broder lives in fear of being denied access to the cocktail weenies.
Watching Rep. Darrell Issa (R. Dark Ages) on C-SPAN I’s re-play of the house hearings on climate change data manipulation. What a sleazy character.
watertiger @ 53
Well, there’s Broder’s health to be considered. He’s getting to the age where a shortage of soft things to gnaw on could have consequences….
Is Bob Dole still hanging around?
To my recollection Hillary has never done the Sunday talk show thing. Perhaps she did. But maybe I missed it.
mandrake @ 20
I hear you. My gut instinct was to write a letter to Levin, asking him “ok, so now that you’ve negotiated your photo op, tell me what you’re actually going to do to end the damn war?” I’ve since cooled my heals and am writing a much nicer letter to him, asking him constructive questions about what concrete, binding actions Congress should take to ensure the Iraqis take responsibility for the mess we’ve left them. ;)
LandOfTheFree @ 17
Evil twin? I believe that would be me. I live in Toronto, actually, but my US side is from MI-10, and we’ll never see another like Dave Bonior, bless his soul.
Perhaps we should talk further, give me a shout at buffy at thelorekeeper d*t com. Give me about 20 min to set that up ;)
watertiger @ 54
Well, geez, it was his city and B. Clinton trashed it.*
Have some sympathy!
*(Actually, Sally Quinn but Broder endorsed it.)
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watertiger @ 56
Oh, so cruel. (Quoting Parker again) “Come here and sit by me.” :)
Frank Rich’s column “Why Dick Cheney Cracked Up” — must-read!!! — is linked at the truthout.org website.
Money quote #1: Though Mr. Libby’s lawyers are now arguing that their client was a sacrificial lamb thrown to the feds to shield Mr. Rove, Mr. Libby actually was – and still is – a stooge for the vice president.
Money quote #2: No one died in Watergate. This time around our country can’t wait two more years for the White House to be stopped from playing its games with American blood.
Lotsa links in the column…check it out.
Montag,
Dorothy Parker is my hero . . . all the drinking aside.
spork_incident @ 43
watertiger @
39
Man in the Mists @ 35
Long time lurker, first time poster.
So, anyone in the Boston area making plans to attend Menino’s next re-election campaign dressed up as a Mooninite? I wish I was in Boston just so I could do that.
I already know what the most popular Halloween costume is going to be this year.
“Gimme candy or I’ll panic your whole city!”
I suppose it’s better than TP’ing the trees.
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Follow me closely on this.
It’s what has made members of Congress afraid.
Read between the lines.
Any Democrat who wants my vote in ‘08 should be screaming to pull out of Iraq. Not to attack Iran. And for a resumption of the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. This seems fairly simple.
watertiger @ 64
Ms. watertiger and the Vicious Circle.
:-)
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ET
I missed the bear joke. Spill.
Oklahoma kiddo: my guess is that Hillary will be trying to get her mug on the talk show circuit, the Oprah circuit, the late night talk & news show circuit, the Jenny Jones show, and wherever else she can. Methinks we’ll have a serious overexposure to Hillary Clinton this year.
Her advisors have spent the past two years crafting an image as a “tough Senator who won’t be weak, even if she is a woman”. Now, they need to dance between “Hillary is your girlfriend you can dish with!” and “Senator Clinton is a serious political leader with the experience, knowledge and conviction to lead America”. I think they’ll be going on “girlfriend overload” with a dash of “she looks Presidential”.
Perhaps I should sign up on Hillary’s supporters list, and I can throw a fundraiser pajama party for her. I could be her first guest blogger, submitting my blogposts from our girlie night. (I love having my thoughts carefully edited and focus-group tested before sending them to the public).
Speaking of the shrivelled Dick turning 66- today their are 715 days left in Dick n’ Shrubs terms. Any guesses what these rectal contents might pull off, on or about day 666, which comes around the end of March?
spork incident–went to your blog—–thanks for the julian beever pavement artist link!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://users.skynet.be/J.Beever/pave.htm
and could someone give a lesson on how to ‘mark’ a quote and respond to it??????
this time tried hitting quote, then hit close tags, let’s see if it worked this time. i hate feeling remedial.
am a waaaaay newbie at some of this…….
Broder is irrelevant; has been for a number of years. This man is a disappointment. I used to like what he had to say. I am well acquainted with political disenchantment. I’m used to it. Now. Hillary.
mandrake @ 20
You don’t understand. Warner opposing the President on military issues? This is huge.
WT—was going to just pop in a quick comment to say that you’re in particularly fine form this week.
But then I checked out the link to Tata. It was worth reading into the comments just to get to:
…and that’s in a post about bloggers and NBC.
dmac @ 71
Yah, a reader sent me the link…it was hard to pick just one image.
Great stuff.
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Nice city you got there. Would be a shame if something happened to it.
I do not forgive Warner for all the years he has been a servant in the Republican cause.
egregious @
68
OK, but I’m really good at blowing jokes.
Keillor was saying it’s cold in Minnesota now, but it warmed up in December, waking the bears. They went marauding into peoples’ houses (sound effect guy comes in), eating various foods, MP-3 players, etc. The weather got cold, then warm. The bears didn’t react well to all foods. Sometimes they were happy, sometimes sad. More great sound effects. The result – bipolar bears.
RBG,
Tata is a fierce, fierce writer.
egregious @ 76
Well, I don’t know about Vercotti Brothers but I do have The Bishop!
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spork_incident @ 79
DINSDALE! (I know, I know, that’s the Pirahna Brothers)
I want Republican accountability for Iraq. And I want Democratic accountability for enabling the Republicans. Anything less would brand me, rightly so, a hypocrite.
Ed*ard Teller @ 78
[groan]
:-D
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On Mary Cheney: “But you’ll always be a clean, articulate lesbian to Joe Biden.”
You do it every week without fail. All hail Watertiger!
Define “life.” In the same sense that the scum growing on my septic tank is also “alive”? OK, in by a technicality, although in the future can we reserve the term for major members of the animal and plant kingdoms?
That Dick Cheney’s bum ticker could stutter its infarcted way past another B-day (66) while, a few days later, the great Molly Ivins could leave us at such a relatively early age proves that (1.) there is no God, or (2.) if there is one, he, she, or it is a real dick, or Dick. Since I’m already an atheist, luckily there’s no crisis-of-faith “but how could a just God allow this to happen?” bullshit to deal with. Still, it sucks.
watertiger @ 81
If I only had a whippet named “Kierkegaard” my ‘ead wouldn’t be nailed to the floor.
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If I only had a whippet named “Kierkegaard” my ‘ead wouldn’t be nailed to the floor.
‘E’s a cruel man, but a fair man.
(Bagh)Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
I haven’t read all of the comments yet so sorry if this was already mentioned.
The Media Braincloud award goes to all those networks who tastefully blurred, censored and pixelated that offending line of lites that represented the [redacted] finger.
Where’s TRex? i’ve got a TRex car symbol for him, via the Pastafarians (and a Pastafarian car symbol, too, if ya want). http://www.rof.com/?Click=159
http://www.rof.com/?Click=159
Watertiger,
your post and mention of Cheney’s 66th remined me of the bumper sticker I saw a few weeks ago.
Cheney/Satan ‘08
rumi @ 89
HAH!
watertiger @ 87
You’re using all the tricks…dramatic irony, metaphor, bathos, puns, parody, litotes, and satire.
(I love the word “litotes.”)
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oceanbreeze @ 92
Talk about yer “Unity” ticket!
rumi @ 89
We will never forget.
(This is a blatant blogwhore so feel free to ignore.)
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watertiger @ 81
Spiny Norman walks again!
Marcy’s upstairs!
kirk murphy @ 97
Hey! You’re no Harry “Snapper” Organs!
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and now for Superintendent Harry “Snapper” Organs…
those with great Python love think
alota lotalikeI don’t think any candidate could come to us and say that they were lied to about the war. Any candidates who do this, in my opinion disqualifies them as not having the leadership abilities needed to reclaim so much of our national soul lost to cheap thugs who feign to rule.
It’s time to give the White House to Al Gore and Howard Dean.
mandrake @
10
I was going to go snarked on this and suggest that it wouldn’t be easy to be the spawn of an antichrist but I’ll remain serious instead.
Documented evidence exists of both numerous CIA mind/behavior control programs (MK Ultra) and media cooperation (Mockingbird) of interests in the CIA. That agency has had good relationships with CNN in the past and DeadEye has a colorful history with both.
How far from the realm of possibility are we to consider that interviews like that are subtly controlled by the use of pre-suggested ‘trigger words’ that can render a lapdog reporter virtually impotent.
Oklahoma kiddo @ 77
I gotta disagree with you there, cousin. Warner has fairly represented the people of Virginia in way that honors our military and does not sink to the racist level of which some Virginia senators are capable.
He is intelligent, capable, and honest. Doesn’t that alone make him in the top rank?
You might wish for him to be more progressive, but for that to happen would require a different population. He is as good as you get from here.
watertiger @ 93
The first one I saw was MSNBC the day the incident was in the news.
sporked – really, we can’t make shit up as good as the cast of characters can ad-lib reality. You’re a farkin’ genius, right up there with watertiger. …no wonder I loves this place so.
rumi @ 103
You’re giving Wolf too much credit. He is a cowering sack of jello with a beard.
kirk murphy @ 100
Dinsdale!
Watching this hearing on CSPAN about the administration suppressing and intimidating scientists about global warming findings.
This Rep. Innsa of California. What a complete asshole this guy is. Anybody know anything about him. And his shoe black hair. Is this guy with the mafia or something?
SubwaySerenade @ 102
C
woops . . .
Dean!!
Rep. Darrel Issa is the one who funded the recall of Gray Davis in 2003, because he thought he could fund the recall and step in and take the Governorship for himself ….. he didn’t count on Ahnold running.
He made a fortune by inventing and selling car alarms – his voice was the one that said “back away from the car” or whatever it was programmed to say.
How did he learn so much about car alarms?
Could be from his brother who was a car thief.
Limbaugh nominated for Nobel Peace Prize . . . I just . . . *sigh* . . . whatever . . .
john in sacramento @ 111
Damn, that explains it. Looks like a used car salesman working as a hit man on the side.
Anxiously awaiting the events in the Ring Tomorrow!
Sorry, mispelled his name, Issa. I’ll remember it now. What a crumb-bum.
I misspelled “misspelled.” Oh crap.
mandrake @ 113
Yea, he also cried at his press conference when he announced he was dropping out of the Gov. recall race
Well, I’m going upstairs to see what’s in the Marcy thread
mandrake @ 108
If the Rep. is Issa, he’s the usual Rethug power-grabber. Made his fortune off after-market car alarms – those useless pieces of crap that wake up millions of Americans every night and don’t deter auto theft or break-ins.
Having demonstrated his utter contempt for the common good and public spaces, he funded the Rethug’s recall/coup against Gov. Davis.
Issa is such a dweeb he thought he’d unseat Davis in the recall (memo to Issa: checked a mirror this decade?).
Issa is a corporate cheerleader who reflexively opposes any limits to corporate biocide. His district includes the Cleveland National Forest: Issa introduced legislation to run major powerlines through the National Forest.
He so hates the environment and living world that one vote in Congress won’t let him kill the planet fast enough. So, Issa sponsored an anti-environment clone for Cunningham’s open seat.
Goopers love him, natch.
kirk murphy @ 118
Yes, he struck me that way right off. Looks like a total sleazeball. Why must we be subjected to such slime? And I don’t even live in California, but I’m offended!
mandrake @
112
He wasn’t. That’s a hoax. Stop spreading it. The link you provide is not a news story but a press release. Look at it carefully.
By Nobel Prize Rules, only invited persons can make nominations. No “outside” nominations are allowed or considered. The “nomination” of Limboo means absolutely nothing.
thanks for the link, watertiger. and, at the risk of overstaying my welcome (or overdosing on skippy, whatever) i have a few updates on the day boston stood still:
one: bloomberg reports turner networks is taking full responsibility, while a boston u law professor muses on how hard proving “intent” in the hoax charge could be;
two: the website for the guerilla marketing firm that started the whole thing is down, and some of the devices are for sale on ebay;
three: the nytimes reports the marketing firm has a history of shady approaches to their job, and bulletin board posters on the net think boston over-reacted;
and four: lawyers for the marketing firm insist they tried to help as soon as possible, and the boston pd releases a time line showing how other terrorist reports from london and new york that same morning fed their suspicions.
Douglas Watts @ 120
Well, excuuuuse me. I don’t see anything on there to indicate that the organization submitting the press release did not nominate Rush Limbaugh for a nobel peace prize. It says the Landmark Legal Foundation nominated him and it was submitted by the LLF. I don’t see what’s hoaxy about that. If being dismayed that any organization on this planet nominates Rush Limbaugh for a Nobel Peace Prize makes me a rube, well I plead guilty to that.
And I never assumed they were a legitimate organization to nominate someone for a peace prize. That was not my point.
Don’t be hatin’ on us Calis for goofy politicians. David Huffington bequeathed us Arianna.
Well, ok, Arianna bequeathed us herself after she goaded hubby into running for gov, then went through a fascinating political journey.
But still: David Huff, yegadz what a luser. What did she see in him? Besides 100s of mil in Indonesian oil money?
egregious @ 104
I guess we’ll just have to perhaps agree to disagree here.
Douglas Watts @ 120
Absolutely true about the Nobel Committee selecting the Nominators. In total the Nobel Selection Committee sends out Nomination forms to about 3000 selected individuals for ALL their different prizes. I seriously doubt that one of those individuals nominated Flush!
If these liars actually were selected as NOMINATORS by the Nobel Committee then they should show the documentation! Then they should show that on the OFFICIAL Nomination Papers the name of Russell Limbaugh along with their RATIONALE (oooh boy…would love to read THAT!) to the Committee. Maybe his putting his *ss on the line (As in the line that stated “Medical Disabilities”) when he showed his intense pacifism to his draft board was one criteria that they used? Or maybe his staunch opposition to the US being involved in Somalia because “there isn’t an exit strategy” and “What are we doing fighting in a civil war??! We should not be ‘nation building’ for a bunch of rag-heads!” Or perhaps it was his opposition to the missile attacks on bin Laden and involvement in Bosnia by a President who was “wagging the dog”?
It would probably be as good as that made by the German NOMINATOR who passed this individual on to the Nobel Committee
http://nobelprize.org/nominati…..howid=2609
Or the Soviet Nominee who thought this guy was deserving
http://nobelprize.org/nominati…..howid=3323
Or maybe it would be as good as the justification that General Trujillo’s Foreign Minister gave when he nominated his “fearless leader” for the Prize!
But at least these Nominators were legitimate (and the German actually did withdraw Der Fuhrer’s name a bit later). Rush’s nomination is about as legitimate as those the claim that “Tookie” Williams was nominated.
Or Hannity’s assertion that a quack doctor that “evaluated” Teri Schiavo was a Nobel nominee!
http://mediamatters.org/items/200503220009
People who make these claims should pony up with their letters from the Nobel Committee proving that they were selected as Nominators!
MST3K lyrics (original KTMA version):
In the not-too-distant future-
Next Sunday, A.D.-
There was a guy named Joel,
Not too different than you or me.
He worked in a satellite loading bay,
Just polishing switches to pay his way;
He did his job well with a cheerful face,
But his bosses didn’t like him
So they shot him into space.
We’ll send him cheesy movies,
The worst ever made.
Joel says when you got lemons,
You make lemonade.
Now keep in mind he can’t control
When the movies begin or end,
Because he used the extra parts
To make his robot friends.
Robot roll-call-
Cambot
Servo
Gypsy
Crow!
If you’re wondering how he eats and breathes
And other science facts,
Just repeat to yourself “It’s just a show,
I should really just relax
For Mystery Science Theater 3000.”