TRex!

Hello everyone!

What can I get you all?

TeddySanFran @ 1

Hello everyone!

What can I get you all?

Nothing for me, thanks, but how about some whine and cheese for the wingnuts?

Hey Teddy, I’ve not been able to keep up with all the comments lately, did Monk ever get that big face page over to Jane before she left for DC?

Teddy!!!!

Has anybody sent word downstairs that we’re up here?

Hi TSF, if you happen to get around to it, could you add to the many comments telling Dave “I learned history from Rambo movies” Broder it it time for him to quit?

One of the losers in the weekend oratorical marathon was retired Gen. Wesley Clark, who repeatedly invoked the West Point motto of “Duty, Honor, Country,” forgetting that few in this particular audience have much experience with, or sympathy for, the military.

That got Dave “Wanker of the Day” from Atrios, and it was well deserved.

If you’ve lost In-N-Out-Burger, you’ve lost the heart and soul of California.

Good evening, everyone!
Hello, GdP — I have no word on the Monk project.
Suzanne!!!!!
Whine and cheese coming right up, LL.

TeddySanFran @ 2

Hello everyone!

What can I get you all?

An Irish Coffee with Jamisons please! Yes, whipped cream on top too!

TSF!

I’ll try a Cosmo, only, hold the cranberry and no twist. I’ll take it with a cherry and equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth and change out the vodka for bourbon, please.

So TeddySanFran, how’s life in Bagdad-by-the-Bay? I so miss Herb Caen.

Kahlua hot chocolate, please.
It’s minus 16 here and dropping fast.

TSF –

I’ll have a glass of Irish whiskey – Black Bush, if you’ve got it. Kinda damp and chilly here in the east bay with the fog rolling in and the rain on the way.

ifthethunderdontgetya @ 7

Hi TSF, if you happen to get around to it, could you add to the many comments telling Dave “I learned history from Rambo movies” Broder it it time for him to quit?

One of the losers in the weekend oratorical marathon was retired Gen. Wesley Clark, who repeatedly invoked the West Point motto of “Duty, Honor, Country,” forgetting that few in this particular audience have much experience with, or sympathy for, the military.

That got Dave “Wanker of the Day” from Atrios, and it was well deserved.

The commenters really went to town on Broderella, didn’t they? I sent emails directly to ombudsman@washpost.com; executive.editor@washingtonpost.com; and dbroder@washpost.com. Asked for an apology, and copied that long list of Democrats who’ve served and Republics who had “other priorities.”

Broder was shameful, and fundamentally misreported, according to those who attended the DNC meeting.

brb — heading for the complicated, fancy-drinks part of the backbar….

Hey everyone, I announced the impending debut of TRex on the YearlyKos Update podcast on the YKos and DKos sites today! We hit the toobz running Friday night with the first episode on the YKos website.

I’ll have a Libby on the rocks, please.

CAn we use Lowry’s Treasoned Salt with jerked salsa to stew a Melanie Migraine? don’t find many of those in the frozen food sections of the mini-marts around here so not sure how to do her up. No recipes in Betty Croker.

God it is fun when morons melt down in public.

Okay — here we go:
AZ M — real whipped cream!
jS — that WAS complicated….
PS — this’ll warm ya, I made it a double.
Peterr — doubled this one too, by the time everyone heads upstairs, who knows how long it’ll take me to re-fresh ya, laddie.

i’d have ta think, that linking to the whole 3-hour xtra-special broadcast might not be, ya know, ‘fair use’. Better turn this one over to blogicalthought for its expert legal opinion on the matter.

Valley Girl @ 17

I’ll have a Libby on the rocks, please.

When it says LIBBY, LIBBY, LIBBY on the LABEL, LABEL, LABEL you will LIKE IT, LIKE IT, LIKE IT squirming as much as it is ABLE, ABLE, ABLE…on ice!

Valley Girl @ 17

I’ll have a Libby on the rocks, please.

What, you don’t want bitters in your drink?

Methinks the mysticeral magicifercatin’ fairy President has been up to some devious deviltry.
…Sic ‘em, Pope Rex!

;>)

VG — we call that a Twisted Scooter here on the left coast.

‘ere, milady!

UptownNYChick @ 19

God it is fun when morons melt down in public.

Speaking of meltdowns, didja hear about the diaper-clad astronaut that drove from TX to FL to stalk a fellow astronaut? You know shes gonna turn out to be a Republican.

As long as we have it, free speech will beat these idiots everytime. God bless (or Flying Spaghetti Monster bless) the people of FDL to expose the hypocrisy with honor and hope. It is amazing that people that work at KSFO rely on the 1st Ammendment for their food, will falsely claim “censorship” and “comments taken out of context” to spew their vile crap. I actually support their right to spew it and our right to expose it. They just want to quash our right to expose it. Damn I’m angry……..

TeddySanFran @ 20

Okay — here we go:
AZ M — real whipped cream!
jS — that WAS complicated….
PS — this’ll warm ya, I made it a double.
Peterr — doubled this one too, by the time everyone heads upstairs, who knows how long it’ll take me to re-fresh ya, laddie.

If it would make things easier on you, you could just leave the bottle right here by me . . .

fini- please keep me posted via email. ‘nuf said for now, I hope.

‘ello, darkblack, what’s yer poison tonite?

Damn TSF, you are fast! Hey, those were great photos of the Queen Mary coming into the bay.

TeddySanFran @ 20

Okay — here we go:
AZ M — real whipped cream!
jS — that WAS complicated….
PS — this’ll warm ya, I made it a double.
Peterr — doubled this one too, by the time everyone heads upstairs, who knows how long it’ll take me to re-fresh ya, laddie.

Hey, this tastes like a perfect bourbon Manhattan…mmmm. See,I knew I’d like Cosmos!

Thanks Teddy!

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 26

UptownNYChick @ 19

God it is fun when morons melt down in public.

Speaking of meltdowns, didja hear about the diaper-clad astronaut that drove from TX to FL to stalk a fellow astronaut? You know shes gonna turn out to be a Republican.

Of course she will! ;-)

TSF @ 14, thanks, I meant to post the link, and spaced it. Doh!

PNAC is also a good source of war lovers with other personal priorities.

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 26

UptownNYChick @ 19

God it is fun when morons melt down in public.

Speaking of meltdowns, didja hear about the diaper-clad astronaut that drove from TX to FL to stalk a fellow astronaut? You know shes gonna turn out to be a Republican.

that diaper detail was so bizarre it made me cringe

Dear 60-foot therapod,

if you get hungry on your way back to Athens, feel free to stop in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for a tasty late-night snack. We Dukies won’t mind if you eat some Carolina basketball players the night before the game.

Go Devils!

P.S. TSF, you can serve me anything, as long as it’s not light blue.

Valley Girl @ 29

fini- please keep me posted via email. ‘nuf said for now, I hope.

Absolutely…I’ll send you an email later to update you on the discussions I’ve had.

TeddySanFran @ 2

Hello everyone!

What can I get you all?

With stories like this popping up today, I’d say a spittoon would be in order.

Haggard now “completely heterosexual”

Excerpt: One of four ministers who oversaw three weeks of intensive counseling for the Rev. Ted Haggard said the disgraced minister emerged convinced that he is “completely heterosexual.”

(The operative word is “convinced,” of course. Because those of us on the other side of the Jeebus Barrier have our own term for “three weeks of intensive counseling.” It starts with a “b-,” ends with an “-ing,” and has “rainwash” in between.)

Haggard also said his sexual contact with men was limited to the former male prostitute who came forward with sexual allegations, the Rev. Tim Ralph of Larkspur told The Denver Post for a story in Tuesday’s edition.

“He is completely heterosexual,” Ralph said. “That is something he discovered. It was the acting-out situations where things took place. It wasn’t a constant thing.”

Remember, it’s not homosexuality or bisexuality if you’re just “acting out.”

Here’s a good getting-to-know-you question for you Firepups: when did you decide
you were too mature to “act out,” and how many ministers had to “intensively counsel” you to get you through this process of maturation?

Appleton’s and shaved ice, s’il vous plait, TSF.

…And how is everybody this evening?

TeddySanFran @ 25

VG — we call that a Twisted Scooter here on the left coast.

‘ere, milady!

Brilliant, TSF. I was thinking that we needed to come up with a bunch of new cocktails for the occasion. Twisted Scooter had me LOL.

Hey I’m so late to the party I’m still thinking about Darkblack. I didn’t know that he/she had a blog. Wahoo! I love Darkblack. Bookmark that one.

And T-Rex, I do not envy you having to leave the Scene of the [recreation and dissection of] the Crime and go back to work. What a rush to be in DC and listening to the trial. The analogy about ice cores is so right on. It is spelunking the crime scene that is the Bush Administration.

Hey TSF,
How is the Haggard the Horrible story playing out around Frisco?

TeddySanFran @
14

ifthethunderdontgetya @ 7

Hi TSF, if you happen to get around to it, could you add to the many comments telling Dave “I learned history from Rambo movies” Broder it it time for him to quit?

One of the losers in the weekend oratorical marathon was retired Gen. Wesley Clark, who repeatedly invoked the West Point motto of “Duty, Honor, Country,” forgetting that few in this particular audience have much experience with, or sympathy for, the military.

That got Dave “Wanker of the Day” from Atrios, and it was well deserved.

The commenters really went to town on Broderella, didn’t they? I sent emails directly to ombudsman@washpost.com; executive.editor@washingtonpost.com; and dbroder@washpost.com. Asked for an apology, and copied that long list of Democrats who’ve served and Republics who had “other priorities.”

Broder was shameful, and fundamentally misreported, according to those who attended the DNC meeting.

oooooo, what Oliver Willis said ……….

i get the feeling that he thinks broder is, maybe, not honest?

burnspbesq @ 36

Dear 60-foot therapod,

if you get hungry on your way back to Athens, feel free to stop in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for a tasty late-night snack. We Dukies won’t mind if you eat some Carolina basketball players the night before the game.

Go Devils!

P.S. TSF, you can serve me anything, as long as it’s not light blue.

Is Lance Thomas getting any run down there lately? Great kid, not so sure he was an ACC player, but I really wish he’d do well.

When Aravosis was on Paula Zahn’s show tonite to discuss the Snickers Ad — and then also Ted Haggard — John had the funniest look on his face during the Ted Haggard segment when Paula turned to him and asked, “Now, you came out, didn’t you?”

I want her to ask Anderson Cooper the same question.

AZ Matt @ 42

Hey TSF,
How is the Haggard the Horrible story playing out around Frisco?

I’m going to guess that if they’re having a nice big laugh about it. I know I am.

LoudounLib @ 33

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 26

You know shes gonna turn out to be a Republican.

Of course she will! ;-)

I’m gonna bet Libertarian. A republican would just foul herself, sans diaper.

AZ Matt @ 42

Hey TSF,
How is the Haggard the Horrible story playing out around Frisco?

We are still too absorbed in our Mayor’s Little Drama to pay much attention to preachers who stray (and then stray back!)

Well I love you too, Susan in Iowa

;>)

Kooky white wimmin’ in Texas are running ’round in diapers and cheatin’ on their man…

While in crazy San Francisco a brave man lost his life trying to save his wife and children from a horrible blizzard.

San Francisco values meets the Texas “heartland” and kicks some serious ass.

-GSD

Wow, I can’t stop laughing….bravo! Nice work!

Before you get too down on Melanie, here’s a little nugget from last October, when the SF Chronicle did a feature on Melanie:

Her latest round of national notoriety began this summer, after she told The Chronicle in June that New York Times editor Bill Keller should be jailed for treason for approving the publication of stories of how the federal government is monitoring international bank transfers to track terrorist financing. When it was pointed out to Morgan that the maximum penalty for treason is death, she told The Chronicle:

“If he were to be tried and convicted of treason, yes, I would have no problem with him being sent to the gas chamber. It is about revealing classified secrets in the time of war. . .”

In other words, it seems that MM might like to see Libby, Cheney, and Rove sharing a little gas filled room, courtesy of the US Department of Justice.

I wonder if any of her callers have asked her about that. Oh, Spocko . . .

UptownNYChick @ 44

burnspbesq @ 36

Dear 60-foot therapod,

if you get hungry on your way back to Athens, feel free to stop in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for a tasty late-night snack. We Dukies won’t mind if you eat some Carolina basketball players the night before the game.

Go Devils!

P.S. TSF, you can serve me anything, as long as it’s not light blue.

Is Lance Thomas getting any run down there lately? Great kid, not so sure he was an ACC player, but I really wish he’d do well.

Lance is starting to get it. He’s played very well recently. He just needs to stay out of foul trouble. Which will be difficult tomorrow night if he has to guard Wright without much help.

darkblack @ 49

Well I love you too, Susan in Iowa

;>)

be still, my aged heart..

fahrender — the heck with honest, I’m not sure Broderella was even there! Based on the sheer number of commenters at WaPoO who’ve sharply challenged his version of events, I think David will have to address the issue.

Haggard’s conversion back to the right way of life was accomplished with a three week long prayer circle. . . . jerk.

Valley Girl @ 40

TeddySanFran @ 25

VG — we call that a Twisted Scooter here on the left coast.

‘ere, milady!

Brilliant, TSF. I was thinking that we needed to come up with a bunch of new cocktails for the occasion. Twisted Scooter had me LOL.

and, as it’s sometimes called, the “Bendover” …….

[shaving ice furiously]

TeddySanFran @ 48

AZ Matt @ 42

Hey TSF,
How is the Haggard the Horrible story playing out around Frisco?

We are still too absorbed in our Mayor’s Little Drama to pay much attention to preachers who stray (and then stray back!)

You know, I haven’t read the stories on that but do know he was straying around and is headed to rehab for it. (LOL) But Rev. Ted Miracle Cure offers hope for millions. I wonder if Darth Cheney will send Mary to Colorado Springs?

since you ask, like we do it in Texas…. straight up tequila (1800 or Patron silver) with a bit of lime….several of these, if you need it….

I understand that it might sound a bit much for a Tuesday night, but what with all that’s going on (Gov. Goodhair Perry m(oan)dated that preteen girls get a vaccination that would prevent cervical cancer?!!!!) [first state in the nation- might he have heard the drumbeats for progressiveness?] Good for him, but oh Gawd! the wingnuts say- they’ll just have s*x as soon as they walk out of the door of the clinic!

Drink up. It’s gonna be an interesting ride to rationality…..

burnspbesq
Good. Lance is a really good kid. I hope it works out for him there.

TeddySan Fran – Say hello to my little grown up peanut in SF – she’s the short blonde feisty one.

Mary McCurnin @
56

Haggard’s conversion back to the right way of life was accomplished with a three week long prayer circle. . . . jerk.

We knew this story would have a happy ending.

-GSD

Haggard may have strayed back, but I doubt they’ll be letting him near the collection plates anytime soon.

TeddySanFran @ 58

[shaving ice furiously]

I tried making shaved ice once, but it tasted funny… maybe I didn’t get all the lather off.

darkblack @ 24

Methinks the mysticeral magicifercatin’ fairy President has been up to some devious deviltry.
…Sic ‘em, Pope Rex!

;>)

Great! The Wizerd of Aaaaaagggghhhhh.

Jeesh, Teddy, you got the Mayor Newsom flap plus the pending announcement of Weiner-Savage for President.

Too much fun.

-GSD

stibbert @ 64

Haggard may have strayed back, but I doubt they’ll be letting him near the collection plates anytime soon.

And they won’t let him touch the staff of life.

postmodernista @ 60

since you ask, like we do it in Texas…. straight up tequila (1800 or Patron silver) with a bit of lime….several of these, if you need it….

I understand that it might sound a bit much for a Tuesday night, but what with all that’s going on (Gov. Goodhair Perry m(oan)dated that preteen girls get a vaccination that would prevent cervical cancer?!!!!) [first state in the nation- might he have heard the drumbeats for progressiveness?] Good for him, but oh Gawd! the wingnuts say- they’ll just have s*x as soon as they walk out of the door of the clinic!

Drink up. It’s gonna be an interesting ride to rationality…..

But didn’t I read that the vax manufacturer, Merck, is a big contributor to Governor HairDo? So he’s in trouble with the fundies and the good-government folks as well?

johnSwifty @ 47

LoudounLib @ 33

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 26

You know shes gonna turn out to be a Republican.

Of course she will! ;-)

I’m gonna bet Libertarian. A republican would just foul herself, sans diaper.

Nah, I know Libertarians, I used to be one, the Libertarians already foul themselves with no diaper as it is. Only a Republican would think to grab Depends on the way – they wouldn’t want to soil the seats of the Infiniti.

GSD @ 63

Mary McCurnin @
56

Haggard’s conversion back to the right way of life was accomplished with a three week long prayer circle. . . . jerk.

We knew this story would have a happy ending.

-GSD

Yes, that is so Disney… .

Darkblack, where are you? Just curious.

How ’bout a drink called a Sealed Indictment? It’s a layered drink, pour any fatty apertife over the back of a spoon and suspend between two layers of reality.

stibbert @ 64

Haggard may have strayed back, but I doubt they’ll be letting him near the collection plates anytime soon.

but will they let him teach the 15 to 17 year old boys Sunday School class?

Mary McCurnin @ 68

stibbert @ 64

Haggard may have strayed back, but I doubt they’ll be letting him near the collection plates anytime soon.

And they won’t let him touch the staff of life.

Nope, he has to leave the business and the state, according to his preacher pals. Nice for his kids, eh? Uprooting them in the middle of their young lives to move to Missouri or Iowa….

TSF, as a chaser, I’ll have a Fitzgerald, neat. Thanks.

As long as we’re talkin’ about morally repugnant media shills for the Rethuglican party line, here’s the comment I sent David Broder this evening about his insult to Democrats and Wesley Clark:

Your ad hominem attack on Democratic liberals while demeaning Wesley Clark was both untruthful and insulting. When I was a college kid working on Gene McCarthy’s 1968 campaign, among the first volunteers I met in Wisconsin were Vietnam Vets…including permanently injured. Back at home months later, I listened to the despair of guys who brought home nightmares too horrific to recount. We were peaceniks, we were anti-war FOR those guys. Our brothers, our fathers, our friends.

If you want to attack anti-militarists, attack the ruling Republicans who have treated the current generation of our brothers, our sisters, our fathers and mothers, our friends…as so much IED fodder to be sacrificed for “legacy” or ego. For political games and rubberstamping of corruption and incompetence and cronyism and war profiteering as flagrant and obscene as any this country has ever seen.

And sir, when you look in your mirror, ask yourself if you are seeing the face of an honest man. Because I don’t see it in your writing.

Nah, I know Libertarians, I used to be one, the Libertarians already foul themselves with no diaper as it is. Only a Republican would think to grab Depends on the way – they wouldn’t want to soil the seats of the Infiniti.

Preserve the merch at all costs!

TeddySanFran @ 58

[shaving ice furiously]

Don’t bother for me. JTS Brown. No ice, no glass.

TeddySanFran @ 69

postmodernista @ 60

since you ask, like we do it in Texas…. straight up tequila (1800 or Patron silver) with a bit of lime….several of these, if you need it….

I understand that it might sound a bit much for a Tuesday night, but what with all that’s going on (Gov. Goodhair Perry m(oan)dated that preteen girls get a vaccination that would prevent cervical cancer?!!!!) [first state in the nation- might he have heard the drumbeats for progressiveness?] Good for him, but oh Gawd! the wingnuts say- they’ll just have s*x as soon as they walk out of the door of the clinic!

Drink up. It’s gonna be an interesting ride to rationality…..

But didn’t I read that the vax manufacturer, Merck, is a big contributor to Governor HairDo? So he’s in trouble with the fundies and the good-government folks as well?

oh yes, I believe that he is in such trouble, but that he’d get out there so far without provocation is unbelievable. Was born and raised in Texas, and i can’t quite fathom it….

fahrender @ 74

stibbert @ 64

Haggard may have strayed back, but I doubt they’ll be letting him near the collection plates anytime soon.

but will they let him teach the 15 to 17 year old boys Sunday School class?

He definately won’t be able to preach on the second coming.

-GSD

Did anyone see Jim Webb’s speech on the floor today?
Brilliant.
His money line is: This is not supporting the troops. This is misusing the troops.
I love that line. The Dems should make it their comeback to Bush, Lieberman and McCain’s surge plan.

Valley Girl @ 76

TSF, as a chaser, I’ll have a Fitzgerald, neat. Thanks.

get in line, miss! he sure is neat, ain’t he?

TeddySanFran @ 75

Nope, he has to leave the business and the state, according to his preacher pals. Nice for his kids, eh? Uprooting them in the middle of their young lives to move to Missouri or Iowa….

My money is on a move to South Beach or LA.

fahrender @ 74

stibbert @ 64

Haggard may have strayed back, but I doubt they’ll be letting him near the collection plates anytime soon.

but will they let him teach the 15 to 17 year old boys Sunday School class?

He will have to convert to catholicism for that.
(sorry, a recovering catholic here)

Susan in Iowa @ 72

Darkblack, where are you? Just curious.

In a fixed orbit outside of the CONUS, at the moment.

TeddySanFran @ 75

Nope, he has to leave the business and the state, according to his preacher pals. Nice for his kids, eh? Uprooting them in the middle of their young lives to move to Missouri or Iowa….

Speaking on behalf of Iowa, we don’t want his kind around here. (You know…the Fake Straight Guys for Jeebus kind.)

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 70

Only a Republican would think to grab Depends on the way – they wouldn’t want to soil the seats of the Infiniti.

See how liberals have it all over those bozos. With the floor of the ‘68 Super Beetle all rotted out, I can just pee right through! Wooo Hooo!

TeddySanFran @
20

Okay — here we go:
AZ M — real whipped cream!
jS — that WAS complicated….
PS — this’ll warm ya, I made it a double.
Peterr — doubled this one too, by the time everyone heads upstairs, who knows how long it’ll take me to re-fresh ya, laddie.

You’ve won my heart! Everything’s better doubled. Just ask the house spaniels….

Fabulous post. It reads like TRex turned up the stereo, way up, before leaving his apartment. Rock and Roll mighty theropod. And he left TSF, the host with the most behind an open bar!

Grand Marnier, neat please.

LoudounLib @ 78

Preserve the merch at all costs!

LOL exactly!

Once RevTed and MrsTed get set up with their Masters degrees in Psychology, I’m sure they’ll have a nice little ex-gay scam going real quick.

Oh — here’s the bottled water, cranberry juice, and not-real-beer for the rest of y’all. Didn’t mean to leave our Mayor and his pals out of the party….

UptownNYChick @ 82

Did anyone see Jim Webb’s speech on the floor today?
Brilliant.
His money line is: This is not supporting the troops. This is misusing the troops.
I love that line. The Dems should make it their comeback to Bush, Lieberman and McCain’s surge plan.

Russ Feingold and Jim Webb are definitely the new leaders of the Democratic Party. Period.

Mary @ 68, that was a good one!

I always felt sorry for that maroon’s wife.

Teddy, you’re the best. Could I have a Special Dispensation with Alps? (Irish Coffee with a shot of chocolate and a mountain of whipped cream)

By the way TRex, that poor baby looks so miserable…..

-GSD

fahrender @ 93

UptownNYChick @ 82

Did anyone see Jim Webb’s speech on the floor today?
Brilliant.
His money line is: This is not supporting the troops. This is misusing the troops.
I love that line. The Dems should make it their comeback to Bush, Lieberman and McCain’s surge plan.

Russ Feingold and Jim Webb are definitely the new leaders of the Democratic Party. Period.

And Webb is my senator :-)

ES, AR — GM, very neat.

And crank the stereo to 11, wouldja please, hon?

johnSwifty @ 88

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 70

Only a Republican would think to grab Depends on the way – they wouldn’t want to soil the seats of the Infiniti.

See how liberals have it all over those bozos. With the floor of the ‘68 Super Beetle all rotted out, I can just pee right through! Wooo Hooo!

back in the day ……

one of the differences cited between Democrats and Republicans:

A Republican never pisses in the shower.

Good thoughts going to Mrs. K8. My lesson of late is to always look forward. And let others help

On another note altogether, I had heard this morning about the astronaut being arraigned and then charged with attempted murder. I did not heard about any diapers however. What is with that????? I must have missed that part of the story.

Oh never mind … the story would just cause me terrible dreams, so forget it. Ummm, Astronaut and the diapers …

.

johnSwifty @ 88

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 70

Only a Republican would think to grab Depends on the way – they wouldn’t want to soil the seats of the Infiniti.

See how liberals have it all over those bozos. With the floor of the ‘68 Super Beetle all rotted out, I can just pee right through! Wooo Hooo!

You know how you can tell who the Libertarian is at the debate? He’s the one arguing for an unfettered free market asking you for a ride home because he missed his bus.

Teddy -

This bunch is starting to run up quite a bar tab, perhaps they ought to lay some plastic on the Donate on button upper right of the page.

Lindy @ 95

Teddy, you’re the best. Could I have a Special Dispensation with Alps? (Irish Coffee with a shot of chocolate and a mountain of whipped cream)

Whipping as hard as I can (where’s Reverend Haggard when you really need him to lend a hand, anyway?)

Even Gallup has Chimpy in the tank.

Poor George, he can’t help it, he was born with a silver spoon in his nose.

-GSD

TeddySanFran @ 92

Once RevTed and MrsTed get set up with their Masters degrees in Psychology, I’m sure they’ll have a nice little ex-gay scam going real quick.

Oh — here’s the bottled water, cranberry juice, and not-real-beer for the rest of y’all. Didn’t mean to leave our Mayor and his pals out of the party….

The heck with the degrees, all they’ll need to do is watch a rerun of tonight’s episode of Boston Legal. Karma timing!

LoudounLib @ 97

fahrender @ 93

UptownNYChick @ 82

Did anyone see Jim Webb’s speech on the floor today?
Brilliant.
His money line is: This is not supporting the troops. This is misusing the troops.
I love that line. The Dems should make it their comeback to Bush, Lieberman and McCain’s surge plan.

Russ Feingold and Jim Webb are definitely the new leaders of the Democratic Party. Period.

And Webb is my senator :-)

I am very envious of you. I am becoming a huge fan of Webb’s. I have even begun reading his books.
I have a dream he will run into Lieberman in a dark alley soon…

LoudounLib @ 97

fahrender @ 93

UptownNYChick @ 82

Did anyone see Jim Webb’s speech on the floor today?
Brilliant.
His money line is: This is not supporting the troops. This is misusing the troops.
I love that line. The Dems should make it their comeback to Bush, Lieberman and McCain’s surge plan.

Russ Feingold and Jim Webb are definitely the new leaders of the Democratic Party. Period.

And Webb is my senator :-)

i slipped his campaign a benjamin last october. and damned proud of it.

TeddySanFran @ 103

Whipping as hard as I can (where’s Reverend Haggard when you really need him to lend a hand, anyway?)

I am so not going there…

TeddySanFran @ 103

Lindy @ 95

Teddy, you’re the best. Could I have a Special Dispensation with Alps? (Irish Coffee with a shot of chocolate and a mountain of whipped cream)

Whipping as hard as I can (where’s Reverend Haggard when you really need him to lend a hand, anyway?)

LOL…oh dear.

petedownunder @ 102

Teddy -

This bunch is starting to run up quite a bar tab, perhaps they ought to lay some plastic on the Donate on button upper right of the page.

Yeah, you freeloaders, pay up! Whodya thinks gonna pay for this party, yer grandchildren? We’re not Republicans, after all!

Rather OT some history I need to record.

Stone Mountain, TRex isn’t this up your way?

There are unattributed photos of Ansel Adams in two publications: Arizona Highways, put out iirc by the state of Arizona, and The Highway Magazine, put out by Armco Steel of our hometown Middletown, Ohio, now AK Steel.

My grandfather Walter Herbert Spindler met Ansel Adams in 1958 [possibly 59] as a fellow nature photographer. My mother has the 4-6 issues of Arizona Highway with unattributed Ansel Adams photos: I will TRY to get you the dates. We also have decades of The Highway Magazine with the first Adams in 1916 then jumping to the mid 20’s and continuing on for decades. My cousin Steve Spindler [a cartographer—surprise?] in Jenkintown, suburban Philadelphia, has these issues.

Granddad was a photographer of the building of the Alaskan Highway in 1943, because he felt he had to be there. Is there a better reason?? Does this sound like any egregious characters you know?

Granddad also met Mt. Rushmore and Stone Mountain sculptor Gutzon Borglum. They met in 1936 at Mt. Rushmore when the sculpture wasn’t yet finished. He saw Borglum’s work at Stone Mountain in approx 1933, apparently they ran out of money…for 50 years, the project was later finished.

I don’t know what else to say about this except that I promise to extract more details from my mother tomorrow before she embarks on her first trip to Paris.

(dinging glass, then raising it up)

A toast . . .

To friends who drink and friends who don’t;
To friends who tell, and friends who won’t;
To friends who laugh and friends who cry;
To friends like these — my glass is high!

NYChick@106 – wouldn’t that be a throwdown!

fahrender @ 99

back in the day ……

one of the differences cited between Democrats and Republicans:

A Republican never pisses in the shower.

And a Democrat just never takes a shower!

I think the classic difference is still that Republicans see it as an “every man for himself” deal and Democrats see it as “we’re all in this together.” And that would be ok, two competing theories and all, except Republicans persist in changing the rules so that it’s, “All us good old boys for ourselves, and everyone else is just screwed.”

TeddySanFran @ 110

petedownunder @ 102

Teddy -

This bunch is starting to run up quite a bar tab, perhaps they ought to lay some plastic on the Donate on button upper right of the page.

Yeah, you freeloaders, pay up! Whodya thinks gonna pay for this party, yer grandchildren? We’re not Republicans, after all!

You may recall Herb Caen used to say that the three dirtiest words in the English language were: “No Host Bar”

Postmodernista – I am having trouble understanding Guvner Goodhair’s decision as well. It is so out of character. Someone must have promised to bankroll his supposed run for the vice presidency.

GrandmaJ @ 100

Good thoughts going to Mrs. K8. My lesson of late is to always look forward. And let others help

On another note altogether, I had heard this morning about the astronaut being arraigned and then charged with attempted murder. I did not heard about any diapers however. What is with that????? I must have missed that part of the story.

Oh never mind … the story would just cause me terrible dreams, so forget it. Ummm, Astronaut and the diapers …

.

Yeah you know I heard this in the morning too, then around noon or so they added the diaper detail to the narrative. I was managing to ignore the story until they dropped that bit into it, then it got me wondering WTF?!?

It’s kind of unfair though, I mean, it was a standard crazy stalker chick story until they took it to the next level. It reminds me of the story at Christmas time 2005 when Keith Richards fell out of a palm tree and had to have surgery. Instead of an outpouring of well wishes and support, everyone on the planet collectively asked “What was Keith Richards doing in a palm tree?”

Peterr @ 112

(dinging glass, then raising it up)

A toast . . .

To friends who drink and friends who don’t;
To friends who tell, and friends who won’t;
To friends who laugh and friends who cry;
To friends like these — my glass is high!

I looks towards you – all of you! – and I raises my glass…

GSD @ 104

Even Gallup has Chimpy in the tank.

Poor George, he can’t help it, he was born with a silver spoon in his nose.

-GSD

707 !!! Molly Ivins is smiling down on you …..

darkblack @
86

Susan in Iowa @ 72

Darkblack, where are you? Just curious.

In a fixed orbit outside of the CONUS, at the moment.

Fine. Be coy. But when the Iowa caucuses start I want to send you grainy pictures of the contenders for your pleasure.

fahrender @ 119

GSD @ 104

Even Gallup has Chimpy in the tank.

Poor George, he can’t help it, he was born with a silver spoon in his nose.

-GSD

707 !!! Molly Ivins is smiling down on you …..

As is Ann Richards, whose line that was borrowed from.

LoudounLib @ 113

NYChick@106 – wouldn’t that be a throwdown!

Not really much of a fight. I imagine Joe is like all chickenhawks and would need those depends that wacky astronaut was wearing.
I would just love to see him peeing himself as Webb told him to STFU

Peterr @ 112

(dinging glass, then raising it up)

A toast . . .

To friends who drink and friends who don’t;
To friends who tell, and friends who won’t;
To friends who laugh and friends who cry;
To friends like these — my glass is high!

Hear hear! This is the place to be on a Tuesday night.

No-longer-with-the-AP Washington Post “Money & Politics Reporter” John Solomon chatz tomorrow at 11am eastern. Questions accepted anytime.

This is the fellow who wrote about the Harry Reid “land sale scandal” that wasn’t and the John Edwards “Georgetown Mansion sale scandal” that wasn’t. I wonder what Democrats he’ll malign tomorrow. I think I’m banned from his chats, so y’all need to ask him some good ones about “Money and Politics,” okay?

egregious @ 111

Rather OT some history I need to record.

Stone Mountain, TRex isn’t this up your way?

Granddad also met Mt. Rushmore and Stone Mountain sculptor Gutzon Borglum. They met in 1936 at Mt. Rushmore when the sculpture wasn’t yet finished. He saw Borglum’s work at Stone Mountain in approx 1933, apparently they ran out of money…for 50 years, the project was later finished.

The story I heard about the stone mountain project was that Borglum quit because he wasn’t being paid…I think they finally hired somebody’s brother who made monuments for graveyards…and before he quit, he defaced his work. I don’t know if this is true or not, but it was a good story.

UptownNYChick @ 122

LoudounLib @ 113

NYChick@106 – wouldn’t that be a throwdown!

Not really much of a fight. I imagine Joe is like all chickenhawks and would need those depends that wacky astronaut was wearing.
I would just love to see him peeing himself as Webb told him to STFU

You’re right, Webb could stop him with a stare and a STFU ;-)

Fini — but WHAT was she doing with the diapers? Or is she pleading the fifth? I swear some days I think the Bush people are planting these stories just to keep us diverted. This should be a real barnburner. So, what does a certain astronaut and a diaper have in common? lack of control.

Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 101

You know how you can tell who the Libertarian is at the debate? He’s the one arguing for an unfettered free market asking you for a ride home because he missed his bus.

And writhing around with a dog eared copy of The Fountainhead like a evangelical waves a snake at the big prayer meetin’

I’m with you, I just don’t get it.

Hear hear! This is the place to be on a Tuesday night (Wednesday afternoon for you, is it, pete?).

It is downunder, but I’m up here till tomorrow night when it’s back to where they are having thirty degree days (30 C of course). I see that it’s getting past my bed time. G’night every one; thanks Teddy for being a good host.

it’s been real, folks. gotta go to work. catch y’all on the flip side ….

On the astronaut-diaper thing – they wear diapers during take off and landing. supposedly it is no big deal to them. This ‘naut did it so she didn’t have to stop.

I think the “diapers” part of the story has to do with her being an astronaut, and the need astronauts have for special under-spacesuit garments. Initially, they were Space Diapers; now they’ve morphed to Depends.

It was a 900-mile trip, though, from Houston to Orlando — what was she driving with that kinda range? Weren’t fuel stops necessary anyway?

Addendum to post #127 – just read further and UpTownChick makes reference to the astronaut wearing depends … WEARING THEM?????. She was actually wearing depends? I am sputtering…

fahrender @ 130

it’s been real, folks. gotta go to work. catch y’all on the flip side ….

‘night fahrender! I’m out too. Peace pups!

Oh the weather outside is frightful (18F and snowing in NoVA!) but late night FDL is so delightful…but reality bites and so I must go. G’night all :-)

g’nite pete & farhrender. come back soon!

GrandmaJ @ 127

Fini — but WHAT was she doing with the diapers? Or is she pleading the fifth? I swear some days I think the Bush people are planting these stories just to keep us diverted. This should be a real barnburner. So, what does a certain astronaut and a diaper have in common? lack of control.

The AP story said she was wearing them in the car while she drove from Texas to Florida so she wouldnt have to stop to go to the bathroom. They use Depends on shuttle missions apparently, when they do spacewalks. So its not actually a detail that is beyond logic and reason, but it is damned odd in the context of her rush to drive to FL.

Once she got to FL she harrassed her lover’s friend who was coming to see him, following her as she got off her plane to the rental car she got. She then sprayed a chemical spray into the car which is why she is charged with attempted murder. The whole story is crazy.

g’nite, double-L

TSF, holding court!

This thread moved along really fast! But now I must call it quits, too. Gotta be ready for Timmeh tomorra!

wot, we’re all drinking liberally on a tuesday? that’s fine w/ me, would anyone else care for some Garibaldi-brand jug chianti?

Thanks Teddy. Color me confused, bemused, and utterly bewildered. She really is beyond comprehension.

Also the astronautte sez the man’s more than a professional acquaintance, but their relationship is not romantic. And she and her husband split about three months ago. Sad, really, for this meltdown to have happened at all, and also so publicly. I could tell KO was torn about reporting it.

GrandmaJ @ 133

Addendum to post #127 – just read further and UpTownChick makes reference to the astronaut wearing depends … WEARING THEM?????. She was actually wearing depends? I am sputtering…

It was truly strange to hear the NPR news announcer say “adult diapers.”

stibbert @ 141

wot, we’re all drinking liberally on a tuesday? that’s fine w/ me, would anyone else care for some Garibaldi-brand jug chianti?

I’ve been celebrating 3 nights in a row, hook me up! SUPER BOWL CHAMPION COLTS!!!!

(I’m from Indy)

oh, pass that jug this way, please stibbert!

‘ere ya go, Fini!

Whip it good, Teddy…..

TeddySanFran @ 147

‘ere ya go, Fini!

Over the teeth and past the gums, look out stomach here it comes!

Is this the time of the thread when I’m supposed to run out to the “grocery store” like TRex does every evening?

TeddySanFran @ 150

Is this the time of the thread when I’m supposed to run out to the “grocery store” like TRex does every evening?

This thread? Better make it to the liquor store before it closes….

Liberals, and proud of it we are! D’Souza’s attacks are savage, like kids eating toasted marshmallows.

From the NYT’s:

Books of The Times
Dispatch From Gomorrah, Savaging the Cultural Left
By MICHIKO KAKUTANI

Whereas “Illiberal Education,” the book that made Mr. D’Souza a conservative star back in 1991, had some illuminating points to make about the excesses of political correctness on college campuses, this embarrassing volume is an out-and-out partisan screed made up of illogical arguments, distorted and cherry-picked information, ridiculous generalizations and nutty asides. It’s a nasty stewpot of intellectually untenable premises and irresponsible speculation that frequently reads like a “Saturday Night Live” parody of the crackpot right. It gives conservatism a bad name while viciously throwing oil on the partisan fires already burning in red state, blue state America.

Nothing like a great review!

okay, so I finally had to google the astronaut story. one text here

Have to say, this juxaposition of information had my head spinning:

[] An officer reported following Nowak and watching her throw away a bag containing the wig and BB gun. Police also found a steel mallet, a 4-inch folding knife, rubber tubing, $600 and garbage bags inside a bag Nowak was carrying when she was arrested, authorities said.

[]

NASA spokesman James Hartsfield in Houston said that, as of Monday, Nowak’s status with the astronaut corps remained unchanged. “What will happen beyond that, I will not speculate,” he said. He said there were no rules against fraternizing among astronauts. …

Teddy,

Any single malts behind the bar? Something smokey?

well, yes, there’s lots smokey chez TSF. oh, you wanted Scotch!

Gnome de Plume @ 131

On the astronaut-diaper thing – they wear diapers during take off and landing. supposedly it is no big deal to them. This ‘naut did it so she didn’t have to stop.

But she was in a car on earth and she had to stop for gas a few times over 950 miles.

Prairie Sunshine @ 77
I canvassed for Gene McCarthy when I was in high school… Neat and Clean for Gene. ;)

She was in a hurry. She had to get to Orlando before her victim’s plane landed.

burnspbesq @
36

Dear 60-foot therapod,

if you get hungry on your way back to Athens, feel free to stop in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for a tasty late-night snack. We Dukies won’t mind if you eat some Carolina basketball players the night before the game.

Go Devils!

P.S. TSF, you can serve me anything, as long as it’s not light blue.

My father is a Tar-Heel class of ‘63. He would never, ever forgive me.

‘grats to your team, fini – i’ve lots of cousins in Indy, hope you & they will all enjoy the civic pride. it’s a real boost!

TeddySanFran @ 155

well, yes, there’s lots smokey chez TSF. oh, you wanted Scotch!

Neat if you please.

TRex!!!

AZ Matt @
152

Liberals, and proud of it we are! D’Souza’s attacks are savage, like kids eating toasted marshmallows.

From the NYT’s:

Books of The Times
Dispatch From Gomorrah, Savaging the Cultural Left
By MICHIKO KAKUTANI

Whereas “Illiberal Education,” the book that made Mr. D’Souza a conservative star back in 1991, had some illuminating points to make about the excesses of political correctness on college campuses, this embarrassing volume is an out-and-out partisan screed made up of illogical arguments, distorted and cherry-picked information, ridiculous generalizations and nutty asides. It’s a nasty stewpot of intellectually untenable premises and irresponsible speculation that frequently reads like a “Saturday Night Live” parody of the crackpot right. It gives conservatism a bad name while viciously throwing oil on the partisan fires already burning in red state, blue state America.

Nothing like a great review!

And yet they’ll have him on ‘All Things Considered’ to talk about the Middle East.

TRex, you home safe and sound?

Eureka Springs, AR @ 156

Gnome de Plume @ 131

On the astronaut-diaper thing – they wear diapers during take off and landing. supposedly it is no big deal to them. This ‘naut did it so she didn’t have to stop.

But she was in a car on earth and she had to stop for gas a few times over 950 miles.

Orlando Sentinel story says the police collected two used adult diapers as evidence.

TRex @ 163

And yet they’ll have him on ‘All Things Considered’ to talk about the Middle East.

D’Souza can talk about anything… he’s an in-tel-lect-u-al.

Suzanne @ 164

TRex, you home safe and sound?

And tired.

I’ll never catch up on all these comments. And RBG told me I really need to go check out the comments to my Ted Haggard thread.

uh-oh, he’s home! better get the stuffing back in the sofa, turn the stereo down….

how was deecee?

montag @ 166

TRex @ 163

And yet they’ll have him on ‘All Things Considered’ to talk about the Middle East.

D’Souza can talk about anything… he’s an in-tel-lect-u-al.

He’s an utter pretentious twat. Self-important little shitbag. A spoiled little lock-stepping fraud.

TRex @ 167

Suzanne @ 164

TRex, you home safe and sound?

And tired.

I’ll never catch up on all these comments. And RBG told me I really need to go check out the comments to my Ted Haggard thread.

TRex- I can give you a pointer on that…

montag @ 166

TRex @ 163

And yet they’ll have him on ‘All Things Considered’ to talk about the Middle East.

D’Souza can talk about anything… he’s an in-tel-lect-u-al.

No, he is an Expert. Ex – the unknown factor. Pert – squirt under pressure.

Looks like Barbara Boxer is hunting some EPA no-gooders.

Praise the Lord!

Apparently the Holy Ghost is in a forgiving mood. Not only is Ted Haggard cured, seems ol’ Mark Foley has won the battle of the bottle…

http://www.nypost.com/seven/02…..gesix_.htm

Now his Highness can get to work on Foley’s other “ailments,” like his homosexualmentality and the child predation thing. Wait, why did he go into “rehab”? I’m so confused…

TeddySanFran @ 168

uh-oh, he’s home! better get the stuffing back in the sofa, turn the stereo down….

how was deecee?

It was great, but I ended up not doing much Libby stuff at all. I never even made it to the courthouse. It was fuh-REEZING and I was having such a great time hanging out with my dad. I kept getting ready to head over to the courthouse and we’d get to talking about something and I was afraid they wouldn’t let me in the media room to see Swopa and Jane was in court all day and blah blah blah.

And it waited to snow until about an hour after I left. Dammit.

Still, I did get to spend some time with Jane and Pach and my English teacher from high school and a friend of mine from way back in my early, early blogging days. And now I’m home and very glad and very, very tired.

stibbert @
160

‘grats to your team, fini – i’ve lots of cousins in Indy, hope you & they will all enjoy the civic pride. it’s a real boost!

My friend Niswander and I videotaped the stoopidity taking place downtown after the win. We did the stupidest thing I’ve ever done in my life. After we won, we both jumped in his car and ON PURPOSE drove downtown to get into a traffic jam! I loved every minute of it. Here is the video of that experience. Here’s another video he did at the celebration at the RCA Dome yesterday.

http://www.salon.com/opinion/f…..2/07/webb/

A time for the Senate to lead

Why I back the Warner-Levin compromise as a first step to changing direction in Iraq.

By Sen. Jim Webb

…the administration’s …reaction has been …to go to the well again and again, asking for even greater sacrifices from our military, while ignoring their most basic responsibility, which is to put together a clear diplomatic effort that will bring full context to the issues that face us and in short order end our involvement.

This is not supporting the troops. This is misusing the troops.
…

Hey TRex, we had a good announcement of the podcast at YearlyKosConvention.org today, and DailyKos as well. You got email on the subject! Glad you’re home safe and sound.

Jane said “Screwed” on TV. He he he.
Good night all.

Re the diaper story, some women suffer from stress incontinence which results from weakening of the pelvic floor from among other things childbearing. This is what I first thought of when I heard the story.

Off to bed, g’nite.

TSF,

Boxer did a good smackdown on those wankers. Bushco is going to hate California for sending him Waxman, Boxer, and others to mess with his dreams. He will need diapers to keep from wetting his bed.

Hugh @ 179

Re the diaper story, some women suffer from stress incontinence which results from weakening of the pelvic floor from among other things childbearing. This is what I first thought of when I heard the story.

Off to bed, g’nite.

Umm, don’t think that’s the major medical problem for this woman….

This is a weird country… as if we needed yet more evidence of that….

Hugh @ 179

Re the diaper story, some women suffer from stress incontinence which results from weakening of the pelvic floor from among other things childbearing. This is what I first thought of when I heard the story.

Off to bed, g’nite.

That whole story just makes me really sad. I can’t seem to glean the same vicious pleasure that some people seem to be getting out of it. That woman really lost her grip. And for what? Love?
Love is a Dog From Hell.

Strange as it may seem someone over in the Office of The Vice President has a sense of humor.

http://wid.ap.org/documents/li…..DX1030.pdf

Take a look at Scooter’s 6 PM meeting!

TRex- just sent you email

cinnamonape @ 183

Take a look at Scooter’s 6 PM meeting!

Must have been with Dubya….

TRex @ 182

Hugh @ 179

Re the diaper story, some women suffer from stress incontinence which results from weakening of the pelvic floor from among other things childbearing. This is what I first thought of when I heard the story.

Off to bed, g’nite.

That whole story just makes me really sad. I can’t seem to glean the same vicious pleasure that some people seem to be getting out of it. That woman really lost her grip. And for what? Love?
Love is a Dog From Hell.

The man in question is describing their relationship as “more than work and less than an affair.”
Not sure what she was doing it for.

TRex @ 163

AZ Matt @
152

Liberals, and proud of it we are! D’Souza’s attacks are savage, like kids eating toasted marshmallows.

From the NYT’s:

Books of The Times
Dispatch From Gomorrah, Savaging the Cultural Left
By MICHIKO KAKUTANI

Whereas “Illiberal Education,” the book that made Mr. D’Souza a conservative star back in 1991, had some illuminating points to make about the excesses of political correctness on college campuses, this embarrassing volume is an out-and-out partisan screed made up of illogical arguments, distorted and cherry-picked information, ridiculous generalizations and nutty asides. It’s a nasty stewpot of intellectually untenable premises and irresponsible speculation that frequently reads like a “Saturday Night Live” parody of the crackpot right. It gives conservatism a bad name while viciously throwing oil on the partisan fires already burning in red state, blue state America.

Nothing like a great review!

And yet they’ll have him on ‘All Things Considered’ to talk about the Middle East.

KQED – most listened to station in public radio – had him on their AM gab show here in SF. They gave him that spot to hawk his new book.

During the current pledge drive.

To underwrite KQED’s support for Dinesh’ hate campaign, pledge now.

That whole story just makes me really sad. I can’t seem to glean the same vicious pleasure that some people seem to be getting out of it. That woman really lost her grip. And for what? Love?

I heard they found CDs from this band in her car.

http://www.loveandrockets.org

TRex @ 182

That whole story just makes me really sad. I can’t seem to glean the same vicious pleasure that some people seem to be getting out of it. That woman really lost her grip. And for what? Love?
Love is a Dog From Hell.

I don’t understand why the media had to throw in the diaper angle to push this story into the next level of coverage. This story was gonna die a sure death until they “spiced it up” with that info.

It truly is sad, she lost her mind in love, who hasn’t done that? Long distance love affairs are doomed to fail from the beginning, but if you have a strong enough attraction it will make you go to extremes. Granted though, this case was pretty extreme, it’s just so sad for her children and ex husband who are no doubt dying of embarassment now.

Ya’ll have a good night!

kirk murphy @ 187

KQED – most listened to station in public radio – had him on their AM gab show here in SF. They gave him that spot to hawk his new book.

During the current pledge drive.

To underwrite KQED’s support for Dinesh’ hate campaign, pledge now.

too late for me to rescind this year’s pledge, but they’ll be distressed to learn that next year my $60 is going to an upgrade of my pledge at KALW.

bonkers @ 188

That whole story just makes me really sad. I can’t seem to glean the same vicious pleasure that some people seem to be getting out of it. That woman really lost her grip. And for what? Love?

I heard they found CDs from this band in her car.

http://www.loveandrockets.org

I always fucking hated that band. I never understood what happened. Tones on Tail were awesome, then they changed their name to Love and Rockets and went all hippie-dippy and suuuuucked. And every little goth chick in America swooned hard.

Rove and Lockets – dance to it!

montag @
185

cinnamonape @ 183

Take a look at Scooter’s 6 PM meeting!

Must have been with Dubya….

Yep! In fact it seem s like it was…the 5 PM meeting was with De (Hard) Ciderer-in-Chief…it was at the White House!

punaise @ 193

Rove and Lockets – dance to it!

Now, Rove and Dockets, I could dance to.

Not sure if this is archived at Air America or Thom Hartmann’s site, but Hartmann just demolished D’Snooza a couple of weeks ago on his AAR show. And through it all, Thom was polite. Really looking forward to Hartmann taking over Franken’s spot on Air America.

And, looking forward to Franken becoming the next senator from Minnesota, eh!

Hey, remember Divine Strake, the big bomb test that was scheduled for the same time as YKos in Nevada last year? It’s back!

http://www.colorofchange.org/lieberman/

Don’t Let Lieberman Give Bush a Pass on Katrina

Ten months ago, Senator Joe Lieberman blasted the White House for obstructing a Senate committee’s investigation into the federal response to Katrina. Now he controls that committee, but instead of forcing the White House to participate, he’s called off the investigation altogether!

Lieberman is side-stepping his responsibility to hold the White House accountable and betraying the citizens of the Gulf Coast. Join us in calling him out and demanding that others in Congress conduct a full investigation if he won’t.

my contempt for Jowl Eiberman will never meet its match.

TRex @ 192

I always fucking hated that band. I never understood what happened. Tones on Tail were awesome, then they changed their name to Love and Rockets and went all hippie-dippy and suuuuucked. And every little goth chick in America swooned hard.

Drugs and fast money are powerful modifiers of the human creative spirit. They started writing for the pop alternative market. I loved ToT and of course, you realize these guys and Peter Murphy = Bauhaus. I mean, DAMN! what happened to them? I had a girlfriend waaaaay into Daniel Ash when the Earth, Sun, Moon album was out. I have bad memories of those times.

montag @ 195

punaise @ 193

Rove and Lockets – dance to it!

Now, Rove and Dockets, I could dance to.

Unchained Melody

punaise @ 191

kirk murphy @ 187

KQED – most listened to station in public radio – had him on their AM gab show here in SF. They gave him that spot to hawk his new book.

During the current pledge drive.

To underwrite KQED’s support for Dinesh’ hate campaign, pledge now.

too late for me to rescind this year’s pledge, but they’ll be distressed to learn that next year my $60 is going to an upgrade of my pledge at KALW.

Good on ‘ya.

I’m happy to support KALW and KPFA. I’ll be happy to resume support for KQED when they stop fellating AEI and the neocons.

If station management needs to do that in public, why can’t they leave the programs alone and just go to the Power Exchange?

via DKos:

Craig Johnson Wins SSD-07 Special Election!!!!!!!

a netroots victory in New York

Dana Milbank proves he can mock Democrats equally well when they are in the majority.

punaise @ 200

Unchained Melody

Hey, wasn’t that a John Dinesh D’Souza tune? “March of the Frogs?”

ok, kirk, that made me spew (in a consentual way)

TeddySanFran @ 203

Dana Milbank proves he can mock Democrats equally well when they are in the majority.

Man, does that dude always write that shitty? Speaking of fellating, jeezus….

bonkers @ 206

Man, does that dude always write that shitty? Speaking of fellating, jeezus….

Never is Milbank in doubt about who signs his paycheck….

bonkers @
206

TeddySanFran @ 203

Dana Milbank proves he can mock Democrats equally well when they are in the majority.

Man, does that dude always write that shitty? Speaking of fellating, jeezus….

His Countdown act is becoming quite tiresome as well (are you reading this late, MSNBC Secaucus?)

Skull & Bones: The Secret Society That Unites John Kerry and President Bush

ALEXANDRA ROBBINS: There are a slew who are members of Skull and Bones, and some of them are biased. Some of them are not. Dana Milbank of the “Washington Post” is certainly not a biased journalist. He doesn’t hold allegiance to his Skull and Bones connections, which is nice.

~~~~ HAHA!!!!

Home from work. Watching Jane and Swopa on their great recap, I’ve only got one thing to say. Jane, get your rest. You look great, but do what your doctors say.

I watched a few minutes of Waxman’s hearing this morning, very few of the questions. Is Milbanks hiding some doozies? From what little I saw, I couldn’t disagree with this:

Republicans could hardly believe their luck. “Nobody took him on,” exulted Tom Davis (R-Va.), who surrendered the chairman’s gavel to Waxman last month. “We thought they’d be all over him for de-Baathification.”

So did they ride Bremer on that? If not, will Bremer be back up?

[mod note- released- don’t know why it got caught]

montag @
79

TeddySanFran @ 58

[shaving ice furiously]

Don’t bother for me. JTS Brown. No ice, no glass.

Shoot pool, Fast Eddie…

Cliff Varnell @ 211

Shoot pool, Fast Eddie…

Wondered when someone was going to notice that one. :)

Mon General speaks up about Rev. Ted’s cure.

Our leaders continue to disappoint:

PARIS, Feb. 6 — Representatives from 57 countries on Tuesday signed a long-negotiated treaty prohibiting governments from holding people in secret detention. The United States declined to endorse the document, saying its text did not meet U.S. expectations.

Louise Arbour, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, said the treaty was “a message to all modern-day authorities committed to the fight against terrorism” that some practices are “not acceptable.”

In Washington, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack declined to comment, except to say that the United States helped draft the treaty but that the final wording “did not meet our expectations.”

Suzanne @ 213

Mon General speaks up about Rev. Ted’s cure.

Hmmm, a severe shortage of pea soup in Colorado Springs, eh?

TeddySanFran @
208

bonkers @
206

TeddySanFran @ 203

Dana Milbank proves he can mock Democrats equally well when they are in the majority.

Man, does that dude always write that shitty? Speaking of fellating, jeezus….

His Countdown act is becoming quite tiresome as well (are you reading this late, MSNBC Secaucus?)

Yeah, it was damned annoying when he was on talking about the Iraq resolutions, and said in that smug way of his, “oh, I’m sure they’ll work out something in a few days or a few weeks.” I so wanted Keith to ask “and how many more will have died in that time?”

TeddySanFran @ 214

Our leaders continue to disappoint:

Shorter Sean McCormack: “They took out our wiggle words.”

bonkers @ 206

Man, does that dude always write that shitty? Speaking of fellating, jeezus….

Isn’t that what got Madonna into trouble a few years back?

Gnome de Plume @ 116

Postmodernista – I am having trouble understanding Guvner Goodhair’s decision as well. It is so out of character. Someone must have promised to bankroll his supposed run for the vice presidency.

I certainly am not the person to speak for his motives, but- he said:
“Never before have we had an opportunity to prevent cancer with a simple vaccine. While I understand the concerns expressed by some, I stand firmly on the side of protecting life. The HPV vaccine does not promote sex, it protects women’s health. In the past, young women who have abstained from sex until marriage have contracted HPV from their husbands and faced the difficult task of defeating cervical cancer. This vaccine prevents that from happening.”

I never expected this, I guess we’ll see….

Redshift – Did you locate any decent maps of Afghanistan?

try this site

Iraq maps

Afghanistan maps

*waving to ES*

TRex @ 174

It was great, but I ended up not doing much Libby stuff at all. I never even made it to the courthouse. It was fuh-REEZING and I was having such a great time hanging out with my dad. I kept getting ready to head over to the courthouse and we’d get to talking about something and I was afraid they wouldn’t let me in the media room to see Swopa and Jane was in court all day and blah blah blah.

And it waited to snow until about an hour after I left. Dammit.

Still, I did get to spend some time with Jane and Pach and my English teacher from high school and a friend of mine from way back in my early, early blogging days. And now I’m home and very glad and very, very tired.

Well, you’ll just have to come back again, then!

Everybody comfy?

Anybody need anything?

[wondering what hosting’s really all about]

Hiya Suzanne – Good to see you. It means you have electricity…)

TeddySanFran @
224

Everybody comfy?

Anybody need anything?

[wondering what hosting’s really all about]

I could use a drink, please.

Teddy, I need to win the lottery – oh, and world peace, please.

ES – hasn’t started raining here … yet *g*

oooh. I’ll have some of what Suzanne is having, thanks!

Sorry to disappear, you guys.

Juan Carlos seems a little sick. His eyes are all runny and he keeps sneezing.

I think we’re going to the vet in the morning.

Meanwhile, I need to eat something and hit the rack.

Good night.

Oh, and thank you, Teddy for hosting the thread in my absence!

TSF – You throw a great thread. All is comfy at the Kings River with a warm fire and a fantastic sky. We had a nice touch of Spring today but its over now. Fortunately the ice melted and the roads are clear enough to get groceries this week.
Sure wish I had some Brother In Laws BBQ, especially the sweet potato pie.

Suzanne – It does happen, I won 5K on powerball a few years back.

TRex, you take care of Juan Carlos. Teddy is taking care of us. Please keep us posted about the vet.

‘Twas a wonderful post tonite, TRex. Rest well with JC.

Eureka Springs, AR @ 221

Redshift – Did you locate any decent maps of Afghanistan?

try this site

Iraq maps

Afghanistan maps

Thanks! I hadn’t found any. So Uruzgan is north of Kandahar. Interesting.

Well, I guess we can turn the stereo back up to ELEVEN, then.

Obviously, Juan Carlos is happy you’re home, safe and sound, and so are we. TSF will hold down the fort and we’ll be fine.

Sleep well, Trex, see you tomorrow. We’ll clean up after ourselves and everything. Really. You won’t even be able to find any stains on the carpet.

;)

TeddySanFran @ 224

Everybody comfy?

Anybody need anything?

[wondering what hosting’s really all about]

I’ve gotta hit the sack, but I could go for hot chocolate with a shot or two of peppermint schnapps as a nightcap.

* as ES turns over a small pillow on the couch*

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m seriously jonesing for those audio tapes to be released tomorrow. I plan to listen to them all day tomorrow on my iPod. It’ll drive everyone at work nuts, because I’ll keep saying “Huh?” to every question they ask me, cuz I won’t be listening to them. Ha, ha, ha!

Fire Dispatch dot com (choose Santa Cruz County then click on the icon to listen) just dispatched fire and ambulance to a residence in Santa Cruz on a medical – second hand report to them of a mountain lion attack

TRex @ 192

bonkers @ 188

That whole story just makes me really sad. I can’t seem to glean the same vicious pleasure that some people seem to be getting out of it. That woman really lost her grip. And for what? Love?

I heard they found CDs from this band in her car.

http://www.loveandrockets.org

I always fucking hated that band. I never understood what happened. Tones on Tail were awesome, then they changed their name to Love and Rockets and went all hippie-dippy and suuuuucked. And every little goth chick in America swooned hard.

TRex, you make me laugh out loud. Huge thanks for that.

Speaking of the astronaut and her long distance escapade (don’t know what else to call it) the thing that touched me most was her coworkers who stood by her completely and said they just wanted to make sure she was ok and to take care of her. It says they know her as a stable, normal person who did something completely out of character and they’re worried.

Since she and her husband just separated a few weeks ago, that makes sense. No one handles it well when it appears their life is falling apart, but most people live calmer lives than she did. She’s an astronaut who’s flown on the shuttle, of course she’s gonna freak out in a very big way. Folks like her don’t think small, ya know what I’m saying?

That doesn’t excuse what she did, ok? I’m just saying…

TheOtherWA – That makes a lot of sense. I’m just glad nobody was hurt.

niters all, see you on the flip.

Here’s your cuppa goodness, Redshift, you lucky Webb constituent….

Now I’m gonna hit the hay myself — play nice ‘pups, see you for some Timmeh testifyin’ tomorrow!

Caught in mod twice. hmmm?

g’nite pups

Okay, do I have to be so crude and say it?
As a humble, left-wing(?) homo from San Jose, Melanie can literally suck my dick (Please God, let me be gay again, I’ll never hang around Ted Haggatha again!)..

Hi Folks!
Check out this story in the SF Bay Guardian about KSFO and me (Spocko) that just came out.
Overall a really nice story. I like how he pushed the narrative forward a bit.

http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?…..sue_num=19

My 15 minutes are up, but of course Morgan, Rodgers, Sussman and KSFO/ABC/Disney won’t forget about me, even though the tactic now appears to be going back to the “ignore him and he’ll go away.” mode. Morgan’s co-author Catherine Moy’s attacked Mike Stark for his potty mouth. I think we know what to expect from the responsible, “professional journalists”.

Maybe I’m next on the hot seat after Mike. (I wonder if it’s Ol’ Sparky? I’ll bet Officer Vic would do sound effects to go with the muck racking of my life. My family will be so excited that I drew the attention of Melanie Morgan and Catharine Moy, the authors of the Get Cindy Sheehan book. I’m sure they will find lots of juicy stuff about me. I’m no saint (Full disclosure, I have used swear words on the Internets. I also once snuck out of my room instead of taking a nap when I was 4. And it just gets worse as I got older!)

The power of Talk Radio to spread innuendo, rumors and out right lies is massive. There are no real time checks and balances for them. They can and will say ANYTHING for HOURS at a time, up to and including talking about killing people on the air. We ignore their power to persuade people at our peril.

They are the ones beating the drums for war with Iran. They are the ones making the media the enemy and decent Muslims, non-human Others.

I do wish we could see a copy of Disney’s guidelines for on-air Talent.

I don’t think they will talk about killing me on the air, they’ll have more fun mocking and smearing me. And in the background their PR firm and Blogical Thought (who I really DOUBT is a grandmother!) will continue the Swift Boating of Spocko.

(Boy am I full of myself tonight! Who am I kidding? They will go back to attacking Pelosi, Sheehan and Kerry. Sorry for my ego explosion, I’ve been sick.)

LLAP,
Spocko

Viva Spocko! What an excellent job you’ve done for all of us in hitting Disney where it hurts – in the profit statement. I’m thinking of starting a boycott of Murdoch newspapers and TV stations. I even have a campaign name “No Love for Rupert” Think it might work?

Persiflage;

Hmmm. I’m not really a slogan guy. But my advice is dig deeper. There are connections that they don’t want you to know about, and will try and shut you up when you do.

Considering that journalists don’t always want to dig into Fox (because they could be accused of having “an agenda”) you might just dig up something more powerful than a boycott.

Good luck. Let me know what you find.
LLAP,
Spocko

hmm there’s a lot of buzz around this story on trendio http://www.trendio.com

Greekgeek @
249

hmm there’s a lot of buzz around this story on trendio http://www.trendio.com

What are we supposed to be looking at here, it’s making me dizzy?

mealy-mouthed termagant

That is one of the best pejorative phrases I’ve ever heard. I love it. Reminds me of a vulture I once worked for.

Termagant has been associated in Western Minds as a Muslim deity, uusually portrayed in popular culture as a turbanned, robed person, then finally a woman (because of the robe). HMS Termagant was a T-class destroyer

http://navalhistory.flixco.inf…..30/a0.htm.

Ah WikiPedia. You are so informative..

Good morning, pups. Today in the NYT we have Thomas Friedman explaining how we can get out of Iraq in less than 2 Friedman units (fever dream), and Maureen Dowd plays “shoot the fish in the barrel” with Joe Biden.

http://mgpaquin.blogspot.com/

I’m coming down with a cold, so wear gloves before clicking the link. {sniffle} Maybe another cup of tea will help. {cough}

Mornin’ all! Warmer this AM at 12 degrees — downright balmy. Intellicast said that it snowed here. I looked out the window to confirm; yes, it had snowed. I think I need to get out more ;)

Mornin’ all. Speaking of whining, listening to a replay of the Iraq waste, fraud and abuse hearing and Repubes trying to cover Bush’s ass by complaining about the very fact that this hearing is being held. Chris Shays should change his name to Chris Shameful. I have never heard such whining from a grown man.

Love how they keep trying to hide behind the troops to avoid accountability.

Friedman is such a hypocritical ass. I have run out of hyperbole to describe these people adequately.

Gotta get to work – just checking in for another one of TRex’s amusing posts to start my day sanely.

Am looking forward to watching Bremer squirm after work today.

spocko @
249

Persiflage;

Hmmm. I’m not really a slogan guy. But my advice is dig deeper. There are connections that they don’t want you to know about, and will try and shut you up when you do.

Considering that journalists don’t always want to dig into Fox (because they could be accused of having “an agenda”) you might just dig up something more powerful than a boycott.

Good luck. Let me know what you find.
LLAP,
Spocko

Rupert admitted to slanting the news to support the president’s agenda. That’s pretty damning.

Tweety just accidentally said “f*ck”on Imus.

Earlier, Tweety did a good job of explaining the underlying crime of the Libby case, the Iraq war.

John Casper @ 260

Tweety just accidentally said “f*ck”on Imus.

Earlier, Tweety did a good job of explaining the underlying crime of the Libby case, the Iraq war.

Tweety seems to ’slip up’ a lot.

::looks around at the empties:: Jeeze you guys! I’ll be washing glasses all morning.

Hehe Lindy, guess we may be needing some Hair of the Blog, eh?

Morning All Our Relations! Looking forward to today’s testimony.

CNN – another chopper down in Iraq…

…the chopper that went down was a Chinook, the twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Cause of crash unknown and under investigation.

New thread

G’mornin all.

It’s a toasty 4 degrees in Motown. Most of the schools are open. I usually work at a school on Wednesday mornings, so I was up early, acting just like I did when I was 10 years old, sitting in my bathrobe watching the TV and waiting to cheer when they showed “mine” was closed. It wasn’t.

I normally want to go to school, but I had a feeling the kids would be cranky, and I had a dinner celebration that included an incredible chocolate crema mousse. Delicious, but it kept me too wired to sleep well.

After getting out of the shower, I got the call that my class itself was canceled for the day. I’m trying to decide if I should put on footie pajamas and make pancakes & watch cartoons like I did when school was canceled all those decades ago…

Nah, I think I’m gonna do breakfast and then watch the Libby trial proceedings here while also watching C-SPAN hearings. Watching these Senators blather on & on reminds me of some cartoon characters like this guy.

Marion – Good morning. Hope you feel better. Did you come across a Krugman piece on Molly Ivins last week and drag it out from behind the firewall? My mum recommended it. A link would be great. Many thanks.

Don’t forget the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). They also pulled their adds from KSFO. As soon as Gov. Granholm heard about what was going on, she took action.

twolf1 @ 261

John Casper @ 260

Tweety just accidentally said “f*ck”on Imus.

Earlier, Tweety did a good job of explaining the underlying crime of the Libby case, the Iraq war.

Tweety seems to ’slip up’ a lot.

Tweety is, to a certain degree, a loose cannon.

Tweety is, to a certain degree, a loose cannon.

More like a loose stool if you ask me.

I’ll have a “Dick Cheney”…that’s when the bartender loads a full shot of any liquor into a straw, and blasts it directly at the side of the customer’s face when he’s not looking. After that, the bartender laughs maniacally and goes on dinner break while the customer writhes on the floor in horrible pain. It is customary to apologize to the bartender for standing in his path, and tip him profusely.