Oooooooh. Look what arrived in my mail yesterday. A survey from the Heritage Foundation. Well, in truth, it is a fundraising mailer thinly disguised as a survey, but I hate to quibble with an organization with as much experience at this sort of tactic as the Heritage Foundation. I mean, they are a Conservative Think Tank Of Stature. Right? Um…right?
So, let's just dive right into their stature-esque think tankiness, shall we?
(Oh, and to make it more enjoyable for everyone, might I suggest that you read the following "survey questions" in the voice of Frank Ferret Face Burns. I think it adds a touch of truthy je ne sais quoi to the whole experience. And I find that the voice of Frank Burns is just perfect for wingnut voiceovers, don't you?)
1. Do you believe the left poses a threat to our national security? Yes No Unsure
– Well, I've obviously answered "no" to this one. Unless, of course, you can say that neocons are leftist, which they most assuredly are not, because frankly they've done more damage to America's ability to defend itself since…well, pretty much ever. The neocons are sucking the wind right out of America's sails, and I've written a little note on my Heritage Foundation survey saying just that. You just know with a helpful answer like this that they will be soliciting my opinion more frequently. Okay, onto the next one.
2. Do you think the left has the ability to fatally damage the conservative agenda? Yes No Unsure
– I've decided to add a write-in candidate: "Good Lord, I sure hope so!" I think the exclamation point really makes the difference there, don't you? I just hope I don't offend anyone by praying to the Lord Jehovah to help the conservative agenda to be fatally damaged. Do you think I should tone down my liberal fervor just a tad?
3. What do you think are the most important elements of the conservative agenda this year? (Please number 1 – 3.)
Gosh, this one is more difficult, with such stellar choices as follows:
* winning the war in Iraq
* making America secure against terror
* securing our borders
* preventing liberals from raising taxes
* protecting traditional marriage
* winning the war on terror abroad
* making America better prepared for disasters
* cutting government spending
* moving toward energy independence (well, that's an interesting one from the Heritage Foundation, isn't it?)
* appointing conservative judges
*other ______________
Once I got past the redundancy of the several "scary foreigner" security threat possibilities and the traditional scary pesky homosexuals, I had to laugh at cutting government spending. Ah, yes, conservatives have been so fabulous at that the last six years, haven't they? And appointing conservative judges? Well, that takes us right back to the pesky homosexuals again and, dare I say it, abortions (gasp! because women ought not be trusted to make their own decisions about something so private, so painful, so personally wrenching with their own families, and it being no one else's damn business, no siree). And if there are a few corporate legal decisions thrown in for good measure against those evil union folks and those other folks some like to call "workers"? Well, so much the better, I guess, for The Heritage Foundation. Sure, this is a tough category, but I'm going with (1) "making America secure against terror," (2) "making America better prepared against disasters" and (3) "other:" "getting George Bush out of office as soon as possible so that we can make some headway on 1 and 2 above." I think they'll go for that sort of logic, how about you?
4. From which media do you get most of your news? (You may check more than one.)
* the TV networks
* newspapers
* radio news
* the Internet
* cable news stations
* magazines
* radio talk shows
* other ________
While all of these are tempting choices, I've gone with "other" — I've decided to write in "Keith Olbermann." Just for kicks. Next up is my fave question of all. Truly.
5. Which of the following "new media" do you listen to, watch, or use?
* Rush Limbaugh
* Fox News
* the Internet (What?______)
* other talk radio (Who? ______)
* other cable news (What?_______)
Oh, lookee, the Heritage Foundation is using their fundraising mailer to pimp out promo for Rush Limbaugh and Faux News. Because Rush is tres nouveau, isn't he, with a show that started in…1988, when Rush devolved into the wingnut mouthpiece that he is today. I am so sending them money. (Not.) And I'm writing in firedoglake. I think they'll enjoy browsing through our site, don't you? (Oh, darn it. I used French again. Now they'll know I'm a liberal fer sure.)
6. Do you ever look at Heritage's website MyHeritage.org? Yes No Unsure
Um….no. Not really.
Now, the interesting part of this mailer for me was that The Heritage Foundation has 501(c)(3) status from the Internal Revenue Service. And yet, they can send out mailers whose entire purpose is as follows:
Ooooooooh! Liberals!!! Scary!!!! Send us some money!!!!!!!!!
And yet they still maintain their 501(c)(3) status. The mailing also includes a six page letter ostensibly signed by Steve Forbes (pssst — I think the signature is a phony computer fill-in…), which goes on and on in the language that is normally reserved for crazy old men who've had too much beer at the VFW and are staggering homeward after last call (or Pat Buchanon pretty much any given day when he hasn't had his morning prune juice): "crazy leftists," "radical liberals," or, my favorite, the "feminist left." (Ooooh, even scarier: LIBERAL WOMEN! RUN FOR YOUR VERY LIVES!)
I haven't spent much time (yet) digging through all of the tax laws involved, but I do know that to maintain this tax-exempt status you cannot advocate directly for particular candidates and a number of other check-off provisions that cannot be breached. If we have some tax experts in the readership, please do chime in and explain to me how a blatantly partisan organization which shills for the people who shill for the candidates can play Six Degrees of Alexander Hamilton with the tax laws, and skate this close to the edge without going over. Truly. Isn't it about time we started asking some questions about just this sort of thing?
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LOVE Maj. Frank Burns!!
Frank Burns eats worms!
This is a kick. I’m a survey researcher and of course one sees this kind of fake survey all the time from partisan sources. But this is not just any partisan source — it’s a highly regarded “think tank” whose “research” is used to justify all kinds of conservative policies. The fact that they would run this kind of thing ought to be deeply embarrassing for them. Christy, can you scan this and post it? If used well, this could help create a meme in which the Heritage Foundation research is nothing more than partisan hackery. Of course we know it is, but this fake survey is gold!
– Joel
I want a martini with a few surgeons. And fuck McArthur!
OT . . . .
As Wilford Brimley once said, “Wonderful thing; subpoenas.”
Seems the spector of Waxman’s hearings has Gonzales a wee bit nervous.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200…..rosecutors
Be sure to go back to the the preceding thread if you haven’t read it and check out “zhiv @ 81″
Nails it. The war on terror was abandoned when Bush abandoned Afghanistan and the hunt for bin Laden.
I soooo would have put Jon Stewert.
And as for Frank Burns, he is the poster boy of Republicans,except he has a uniform.
2. Do you think the left has the ability to fatally damage the conservative agenda? Yes No Unsure
I would have written in, no, the neocons have already fatally wounded the conservative agenda. Its impossible for the left to fatally wound a corpse.
Wow, no choices about blaming Clinton.
“Frank: I’m sick of hearing about the wounded! What about the thousands of wonderful men who are fighting this war without any of the credit or the glory that always goes to those lucky few who just happen to get shot?”
Being a lawyer Christy, is it possibly your duty as an Officer of the Court to tell the appropriate authority about the illegal act of the Heritage Foundation, copy to the chair if the requisite oversight Committee.
Here’s what I did (gacked from Pandagon because the Flying Monkeys were DDoSing the post that had this info) in the case of Wild Bill Donohue the Anti-Semite.
You can see what fields would need to be changed (tax ID# and other identifiers, etc.), but otherwise it would be a pretty similar complaint.
“..fatally damage the conservative movement…”
How do you kill the undead?
Did it come with a business reply envelope?
Take a cinderblock (maybe two) and wrap them and the survey in heavy prown wrapping paper. Afix the pre-paid business reply envelope and sent the survey right back to them.
heritage will be billed for the postage.
Or better yet, mail them some fish. Wrap it in saran wrap so it gets nice and rancid in transit.
Business reply is usually bulk third-class mail, so it takes a good long time to reach the recipient. Your fish has plenty of time to age.
Where was Gannon / Guckert in that survey?
Phoenix Woman @ 12
This is a keeper Phoenix Woman, thanks for the resource.
Political Pollyana – that scene with Wilford Brimley has been playing in my head for 4 years now – you can come over and play anytime ;)
o/t
Mornin’ Christy – suggested to Scarecrow he cross post over at Gilliard’s place, he may need your help negotiating the trail (yeah, I know, as if you aren’t busy enough!)
Hey, no fair. I didn’t get this mailer. Truly amazing that this foundation is tax exempt.
I wonder how people at the Heritage Foundation think when characterizing the female “target.”
Right on. Take it to ‘em! They’ve been pulling this sh*t for years through these non-profits and churches. Would be great to have a coordinated effort to start making these criminals, you know, follow the rule of law for once.
*sneaks in cautiously*
halloooooooh? Christy? is if safe?
EEK! I mean, OH GOODIE! A pugnikan survey!
I luv those things!
I followed the little crumb trail with those a few yrs ago, and I even have my very own little official plastic happy-face-loopy-doopy volunteer card as a result.
Actually, it’s made out in my horsey’s name, but she was ever so loyal, and kind of an imp at heart, and she was an Arab. So we’re cool.
now… back to read, c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y.
*sips s’more of cuppa #2*
7. Do you believe that lying under oath is a serious crime?
___Yes
___No
___Only if it’s about sex.
8. Speaking of sex, do you believe that people who commit adultery are unfit to be president of the United States?
___Yes,
___No
___Not if they are leading the effort to impeach a sitting President for having adultery.
9. Do you believe in the separation of church and state?
___Yes
___No
___Only for Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and other heathen.
10. Do you support gay rights?
___Yes
___No
___Only for gay hookers moonlighting as Republican journalists or soldiers.
Hawkeye Pierce @ 4077:
And that goes for the Heritage Foundation, too.
Christy -
When time permits, I will look at Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). I think that we will find that a 501(c)(4) organization (AIPAC, for example) can engage in lobbying, since contributions to a 501(c)(4) are nondeductible.
Millineryman @
9
It’s always assumed.
BTW, and only slightly off-topic, Poputonian over at Hullabaloo has coined a new word for our friends on the right, in the wake of Newt’s admission of his extracurricular activities during the Clinton impeachment:
1 : a typical Republican who fakes good by putting on a false appearance of virtue or religion
2 : a typical Republican who fakes good but acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings
3 : a typical Republican whose need for self-gratificaton extends to the public sphere
Tug @ 15
Under the desk while the writer was working.
cbl @
17
I sent Jen an e-mail and we’ll see what happens. Thanks for the suggestion.
Love this post, Christy. How do I get on the mailing list? I just get stuff from Melanie Morgan – stunningly stupid.
“3. What do you think are the most important elements of the conservative agenda this year? (Please number 1 – 3.)
Gosh, this one is more difficult, with such stellar choices as follows:
* winning the war in Iraq
* making America secure against terror
* securing our borders
* preventing liberals from raising taxes
* protecting traditional marriage
* winning the war on terror abroad
* making America better prepared for disasters
* cutting government spending
* moving toward energy independence (well, that’s an interesting one from the Heritage Foundation, isn’t it?)
* appointing conservative judges
*other ______________”
WHAT? Where’s flag-burning? Or will that be a choice in ‘08?
mc @ 28
Sounds about right. They only seem to trot that turkey out for Votesgiving.
The scary part is the implicit link in the first question that Liberals are a danger to national security. This is McCarthy all over again. With the outrageous powers ceeded to the executive branch via the Patriot Act, we could all be in jail soon. Here’s a question you might see on the next Heritage fish wrap: “Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Democrat Party”, followed by “Have you ever posted on FDL?”
This sort of mailing makes excellent bird cage lining. The only problem is that if the birds start reading it, you might get a visit form the SPCA.
ligatormom @ 22 !!!
Hi Pups! Long time no post, and in my typical OT fashion, I wanted to share the reasons for my absence. I am not trying to hijack this thread, but I want to share a wonderful woman with all of the fabulous pups here at the lake.
Six weeks ago, my wonderful mother was diagnosed with metastases of the spine. She was given a prognosis of 7 – 9 months, but the Lord decided to take her this past Wednesday morning.
Here is her obituary, with the link so that those that wish can see a photo of a progressive before the term was coined. God Bless Her, and God Bless the lake.
LAMAR, MILDRED BERNICE “MEMAW,” age 80, passed away peacefully in her Fern Creek home on Wednesday, March 7, 2007, following a short but courageous battle with cancer. She was born October 2, 1926, in the City of Louisville, Jefferson County, KY, to the late George Harlan and Mary Bonnie (Flaherty) Knott. She attended Auburndale Elementary School and graduated from Fairdale High School in 1944. She went on to attend business school. On July 2, 1948, she was united in marriage to Walter Kenneth Lamar in Louisville, KY. She was a public servant for the state and federal government and held positions at the Kentucky department for the deaf and blind, the Department of the Army with the fourth training brigade at Fort Knox and the Small Business Administration. This amazing lady was of small stature, but possessed immeasurable strength when it came to overcoming adversity and unselfishly nurturing others. Despite being born into poverty and being a young girl during the depression, even suffering a bout of malnutrition requiring hospitalization as a nine-year- old, she was proud and resourceful, demonstrating the motivation to help her family survive hard times by working numerous jobs during childhood and young adulthood. A few of the more interesting included packing pickle jars at Paramount, bussing tables at the Blue Boar Cafeteria, and driving a laundry truck during World War II that required “rigging” so she could reach the pedals. She had a remarkable knowledge of politics, was a devoted Democrat who took her right to vote seriously, and proudly supported equality for women and the less fortunate. Most importantly, she totally gave of herself in the name of family with regard to their physical, emotional and educational needs and material desires. Although she suffered from severe arthritis the last decade of her life, she exuded vitality on a daily basis, and had a beautiful smile for everyone. Mrs. Lamar is survived by her husband, Kenneth; her three daughters and their husbands, Denise and Bill Cross of Finchville, KY, Susan and Joseph Powers of Louisville, KY, and Dr. Janine Malone and Joseph Malone of Crestwood, KY. She is survived by five grandchildren, Nicholas Cross, Emma Rose Powers, Alex, Kendall and Grace Malone; two sisters, Doris (Knott) Jeffries and Regina (Knott) Stinson; and one brother, Harold Knott, all of Louisville. She is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Alvin, Robert and George. Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday, March 10, 2007 at Owen Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Highway. Jerry Jeffries, Mrs. Lamar’s nephew, will lead the ceremony. Internment will be in Bethany Cemetery. Relatives and friends are welcome at Owen Funeral Home on Friday from 4-8 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until the hour of services. Expressions of sympathy in her memory can be made to the American Cancer Society, Kosair Charities or Hospice and Palliative Care of Louisville.
Published in The Courier-Journal from 3/9/2007 – 3/10/2007.
http://www.legacy.com/louisvil…..D=86754185
Christy, have you seen the latest survey/fundraising letter from the DNC? It’s just as bad, coming from the other perspective. I applaude you for returning a snarky reply, as I always do with the DNC surveys. It’s not that I don’t agree with the perspective- it’s just that I hate that they pretend to want my opinion, but only if I send them some money. But as long as they keep sending me the survey, I’ll keep sending it back, with a long letter explaining why I only give my political dollars to my local Democratic candidates. Who knows, maybe I’ll get a letter back from Dr. Dean telling me to knock it off already.
Lets not forget, these people write cigarette ads…
To them, “energy independence” means “drilling rigs in Central Park.”
Oh, the universe has answered. I got a call the other day from a friend who is coordinating an event for another foundation. They are honoring a certain elected official who shall go un-named. They plan to raise funds by selling photos of un-named (at the event) with “donors,” for serious money. The person who called me suspects the donations are in fact for un-named’s campaign funds. I was thinking of contacting the state AG’s office, but perhaps after reading PW’s linky, and SP,CPA’s input, I will have a better idea of what to do.
I suppose un-named could provide “photo ops for donors” for serious cash to benefit the foundation without any problem? My contact suspects otherwise, as they have been very cagey about all of this, which raised the concern.
Anyone? I have to go, will check back later. Thanks PW for the linky.
Besides official pugnikan surveys, I got some pre-Nov. ‘06 from f-o-r-m-e-r Sen. DeWine.
I quite literally hauled off and answered both his and the ones to the party just as fully and honestly as I possibly could, or rather my horsey did.
Seriously, there were stars to lengthy alternative questions I thought they OUGHT to have asked.
There were booming broadsides at most of their idiotic policies, reasons appended in full.
Ditto aimed at their dreadful neglect of all the important issues I could think of.
Only thing I held back on, was to phrase all in clean-as-a-whistle language.
Oh, and the money-thing. I always crossed that line out with a heart-felt apology, “no money at this time. sorry. but please DO read my survey, thank you.”
Amazing result: they kept sending more surveys, and finally I earned my lil’ plastic ‘git-in-free’ card. Nice mind-cleansing little diversion for awhile…. *g*
Didn’t Wilfred Brimley pronounce it “subpinis”?
KY Woman @ 33 –
Thanks for sharing. Your mother sounds like she was a gem.
Kentucky Woman: ((((((hug))))))
brendan @ 14
Oh yeah (gigle,snort) we should ALL do this!
Scarecrow @ 26
scarecrow – a special email address has been set up for guest posts (jen has a lot going on and there are others helping in the background).
here’s the link with the email addy and info.
OH THE SNARK!! I LOVE IT.
Happy,happy Friday morning!
This whole post had me laughing out loud and litigatormom @ 22 was especially hilarious.
This seriously made my day. I hope it gets better from here!
Peterr@47:
For real? Well, then, Christy’s in for even more fun, ergo, so are we!
oh.. and, Christy?
Absolutely not. Please don’t change a thing.
Do let us know when you’ve earned your very own little plastic card. ;->
librarian – yeah. about a year ago when we were dealing with the Debbie Does Abramoff thingy, was thinking some of the less ethical among us should pull an Absence of Malice on ol Lovey – of course, more civil and ethical heads prevailed :(
barbara @ 44
And you would be wrong. No one ever comes off the list.
Wingnut mailing lists are moneymakers – the longer the list, the more money Heritage gets when they sell it to some smaller wingnut group.
Ahhhhhhhh, nothing like a little levity to start the weekend off “left”.
Can we hope this DC madame (and her little black book) story grows legs (and multiple appendages not to be named *g*)? The MSM will *love* it……….but it’s dead on the vine if there isn’t at least one major dem name included.
Librarian @ 38
Yep. “SUB-PEENIES”
selise @
42
Thanks, Selise. I’d missed that.
Christy,
I sure hope you’ll do as Joel asked in #3 above and fax this survey to him. It sounded to me like he well might know the best way to use it.
I’d also like to comment that I read the OT link to the yahoo article that politicalpollyanna posted at #5 above. I’m hoping this is a sign that the Congress has tired of Abu Gonzales’ antics, and they are considering impeachment of him before Bushie changes the AG as a pre-emptive move (although he’ll still have to get Senate confirmation of his new nominee.) Then they can move on to Michael Chertoff (again, they’ll still have to get Senate confirmation.) Then they can move on to others.
Do you think the Congress will start figuring out that the Administration will fold when the fire gets too hot! Gee, maybe if they turn up the heat…
Christy – Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3):
Corporations, and any community chest, fund, or foundation, organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, or educational purposes, or to foster national or international amateur sports competition (but only if no part of its activities involve the provision of athletic facilities or equipment), or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual, no substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting, to influence legislation (except as otherwise provided in subsection (h)), and which does not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office.
Totally OT…
Committee Will Hold Hearing on Disclosure of CIA Agent Valerie Plame Wilson’s Identity
Chairman Henry A. Waxman announced a hearing on whether White House officials followed appropriate procedures for safeguarding the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson. At the hearing, the Committee will receive testimony from Ms. Wilson and other experts regarding the disclosure and internal White House security procedures for protecting her identity from disclosure and responding to the leak after it occurred. The hearing is scheduled for Friday, March 16.
In addition, the Committee today sent a letter to Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald commending him for his investigation and requesting a meeting to discuss testimony by Mr. Fitzgerald before the Committee.
The Oversight Committee will webcast the hearing live at http://www.oversight.house.gov.
it could always contain the name of one William Jefferson ;)
ReddHedd:
How did YOU get on the mailing list of the Heritage Foundation? Can the moral majority survey be in your mail today?
( Oh, there was a small spelling error in your post. Heritage is a conservative STINK tank, not a “think” tank.)
KY Woman,
That was very generous of you to share with us some of the story of your mother. I am sorry for your loss but think she is proudly looking down on you and the rest of our family.
AZ Matt
j cro
EPU’d -
in a perfect cbl world -
Congressman Waxman would bring forth someone who has been if not hurt, at least compromised by OVP’s work on Brewster Jennings, and that soul would testify behind a screen – oh yeah, a little theatre even the most compromised weenie guzzler would have to report on
gotta go!
Have a FDL day!
MR. Bill @
13
i’m putting on my garlic necklace right this minute!
Kentucky Woman- she sounds wonderful…what a legacy.
best healing to you and your family for your profound loss.
Terry Olson @ 18
don’t sit there complaining.
just go to an appropriate website and, you know, take it from there . . .
i found one for volunteers & simply asked some lil questions. Voila! (oops, sorry Christy, there’s that pesky French again!!?!)
KY Woman:
My condolences to you and your family. My Memaw–yes, my grandma–is a tough as nails almost 94 year old and she’s from Henderson KY…she’s in a nursing home there. Well, she’d correct me very firmly and say Sturgis, but heck, most of her years were spent in Henderson, so there.
I find myself wondering the extent to which, even at this date, Ms. Plame will be able to testify in an open session.
Recall that Joe Wilson, on Countdown, said uneqivocally that his wife was a NOC, involved in activities that, at least to some extent, he is *still* unaware of.
I’m glad she’s testifying, but I don’t think that any of the ‘good stuff’ is gonna make it on the teevee.
But behind closed doors…..?
cbl @ 57
Ok, you gotta send this suggestion to Waxmans’ e-mail!
christy: how in the world were you lucky enough to receive this “survey”? love your responses.
on another subject i am on the war path re Richard Wolffe who frequently appears on Countdown. don’t know why keith continues to have him as he so busy putting himself on both sides of the fence. i keep sending blogs re Wolffe to Keith and hope he will come up w/someone else–like Christy or Jane!
On their laundry list under part 3 they left off some stuff:
- Start a war with Iran.
- Spy on all US citizens. (The FBI is ahead of them here)
- Boycott France.
“And yet they still maintain their 501(c)(3) status.”
And yet Protestant mainline churches in Pasadena with preachers who dare to do something so un-Christian as to sermonize against war are investigated by the shrub IRS for running afowl of their tax exempt status [for being politically partisan]… wonderful.
conniptionfit @ 41
never anger your postman…
“..fatally damage the conservative movement…”
The Conservative Movement is fatally damaging the Conservative Movement.
It would be nice if more Senate Democrats would contribute. How about a little debate on the war? The war is mostly what is sinking the Republicans. Make them own it. Its their war.
Adie @ 58
I had a similar thought when I read that Cheney’s doctors were putting him on blood thinners after they discovered that clot. I mean, how can you have a blood clot, or need blood thinners, when you don’t have blood?
Then I realized that the reference to blood thinners was probably figurative rather than literal. Instead, they are giving him the special potion that Barnabas Collins used to take so that he could come out of his crypt during daylight hours.
We could probably all gat on the Heritage Foundation list by visiting their web site, then go out and get a brick or a cinder-block and wait for the mailman to arrive with your “survey.” Sounds like fun to me!!!
KW, the Mohawks say now she’s in fields where there are always fresh strawberries. May you and yours find peace and strength as well.
OT for the Plame addicts out there: Charles Krauthammer is up today at the WaPo on the Libby verdict. The column is pretty scattershot. The comments are devastating. I went through three of 22 pages, and they were all negative. Not only are readers going after this particular column, but they’re pointing out that WaPo seems to have a daily rotation of columnists and editorialists who are criticising the verdict. Lil Debbie is going to have to sort through quite a few of them to find the one positive one applauding the Post’s “balance” on this case.
Kentucky Woman your mother sounded like a real inspiration and a courageous woman. Sorry for your loss and I wish there was something more that could be done for those who suffer such pain from arthritis.
Knowing what Deadeye Dick Cheney is full of, one would think Cheney’s doctors would prescribe stool softeners instead of blood thinners.
-GSD
Hey Christy,
Can we see the 6 page wingnut missive from The Forbester, please?
“praying to the Lord Jehovah”
It’s Yahweh, not Jehovah. The OT was written without vowels, and the characters given for the name of the deity were YHWH. Vowel points were added later to aid in prounciation, or something like that. The name of the deity was too sacred to be uttered, so the vowel points for “Adonai”, which translates to “Lord” were added whenever YHWH appeared. In English translations, YHWH and I guess a, o, and a, got conglomerated into “Jehovah.” When “LORD” appears in small caps in the King James version, that means that the word being translated is “YHWH”
Not an important quibble, or even a quibble, just sort of interesting, to me anyway.
Peterr @
47
HEED THIS POINT CAREFULLY. DO NOT EVER ANSWER THESE SURVEYS.
Even your snarky response is money in their pockets; it helps the company that processes the survey hone down exactly who you are and what will sell to you.
Let’s further say that a certain former prosecutor were to answer truthfully, sans snark, in regards to gun control but only gun control on this kind of survey. The next time a candidate comes up as a so-called “independent” that plays to this segment of the voting population, the wingers will know to fund this candidate if they have no other horse in the race. (Hello, Joe Lieberman?)
NEVER ANSWER THESE IN ANY WAY. Simply take immense pleasure in shredding, or burning in a fire-safe receptacle outdoors.
Personally, I think they are wonderful for starting bonfires on those cool starry spring evenings when you might have a few hundred of your favorite progressive voters over for a weinie roast and a Meetup. Don’t forget the beer and the marshmallows!
Thanks to all of you for the condolences. To fulfill one of mom’s wishes:
Get Bush and Cheney out of office now!
Now, back to your regularly scheduled blogging.
:)
OT, but probably of interest to the many lawyers here.
Paul Krugman today points to the real scandal of the fired U.S. Attorneys.
“The bigger scandal, however, almost surely involves prosecutors still in office,” Krugman writes. “The Gonzales Eight were fired because they would not go along with the Bush administration’s politicization of justice. But statistical evidence suggests that many other prosecutors decided to protect their jobs or further their careers by doing what the administration wanted them to do: harass Democrats while turning a blind eye to Republican malfeasance.”
Raw Story
Kentucky Woman,
How proud you must be to have had such a mom! My condolences for your loss.
Why does the Heritage Foundation hate liberals?
liberal: Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas; free from bigotry.
Crazy Horse @ 32
DITTO!! litigatormom @22 LMFAO!!!
Terry Olson @ 18
From 1967 until early 1982, I was mostly GOP – sent them money and campaigned for GOP candidates. Even while I did a lot of things the GOP wouldn’t have approved of had anybody bothered to connect my dots. I went from Republican to non-partisan to Green. I only changed my registration to Democrat this past summer.
As part of my sentence and penance for being a GOoPer for so long, they kept on sending me stuff like what Heritage sent Redd every friggin’ day for over 15 years.
You could have filled a dumpster with the signed pictures of Ronald Reagan, Jack Kemp, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, Bob Dole, blahblahblah I got through all that time. Thousands of questionaires like the one Christy described. When I joined the Greens in 1991, I started answering some of the most egregious q’aires and sending them back. Probably over 50 of them. I never once got a letter back from anyone or any org which seemed to indicate any of my rude answers had been read.
Thank God, they finally stopped in the 90s…
John Lott @ 76 —– well, may be, but the OT was written in about 650BC and is almost entirely a work of fiction, so Jev/Yah makes little difference. At least there is external evidence for the existence of Jesus…… as a good man and trouble-maker, (divinity, though, is Faith)…… just like all FDLers, hein!
Rayne @ 77
oh awright! phoooh! but i’m keepin’ the lucky plastic card. maybe it & a little(?!) gray hair’s good enuf to get into an ‘event’ some time…
besides, I promptly got off pugnikan list by missing just one of their mailers.
but my more cautious self says keep ‘em at arms’ length… then step back s’more… ;->
For the latest news, hearings, legal filings and other essential documents on the politically motivated prosecutor firings, see:
“The Bush DOJ U.S. Attorney Scandal Documents.”
John Lott @ 76
OT, but there’s a nut out there who claims it’s “Yao-Hu” and the messiah is called “Yao-hu-shua”. Whoever it is sends messages every so often to soc.genealogy.medieval (where it is more than a little OT).
3. What do you think are the most important elements of the conservative agenda this year?
A. Ducking responsibility
B. Blaming Democrats for their mistakes
C. Whining
D. All of the above
Also “je ne sais quoi” sans “s”.
Here’s a response, that will test the pacemakers at the wingnut Hermitage Foundation:
America Needs a New Deal for the 21st Century
From Garrison Keillor and The Writers Almanac:
It was on this day in 1933 that newly inaugurated President Franklin D. Roosevelt called a special session of Congress and began the first hundred days of enacting his New Deal legislation.
It was the Great Depression. A quarter of the American workforce was unemployed. The prices for industrial goods and agricultural products were falling. There were breadlines in every major city for all the unemployed and hungry. Thousands of people roamed the country on freight trains looking for odd jobs and handouts. Banks were failing at an unprecedented rate, and millions of Americans had lost all or part of their savings.
So people were shocked by Roosevelt’s cheerful demeanor when they saw him just before his inauguration. He was facing one of the most difficult domestic situations in the country’s history, but he seemed excited about it. At his first press conference, on March 8, 1933, the reporters were surprised that the new president actually talked to them. Almost all previous presidents had refused to talk off the cuff with reporters, but Franklin Roosevelt didn’t mind answering all kinds of questions about what he planned to do for the country’s problems.
And then on this day in 1933 he called Congress into session. He had Democratic majorities in both houses. The first piece of legislation the President proposed was the Emergency Banking Act. Even though no one had a chance to examine it in detail, the bill passed after forty minutes of debate. For the next few months, bills were passed almost daily. Among the new federal programs created were the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, which distributed half a billion dollars to the poor; the Civilian Conservation Corps, which employed people to work on forestry projects; the Public Works Administration, which employed people to build bridges, dams and roads all across the country; the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built and maintained dams on the Tennessee River, controlling flooding and providing cheap energy; and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which provided for the first insurance of banking deposits.
John Lott @ 76
Christy’s spelling, IMO, was likely intentional, echoing its use in some circles of the wingnutosphere.
You can learn a lot about the mindset of a winger by listening carefully to see which version of the bible they quote, and the particular language they use. The use of “The Lord Jehovah” would lead me to put the speaker somewhere in the 18th century.
Which kind of fits with much of the wingnutosphere on the right.
What the fuck is the “convervative agenda?”
If Heritage would define that for us, maybe we could answer the question.
“Six degrees of Alexander Hamilton”
Christy, this is one of the big reasons I love you… If I’d a drink, I’da spewed.
I think Al Gonzales may be on the short timer list. Bush is hoping that the fuse will be snuffed out when it reaches Torture Guy Gonzales instead of following the logical trail right back to Rove.
Bush will destroy anyone that comes between him and The Turdblossom.
Like a true co-dependant couple that Rove and Bush.
-GSD
3. What do you think are the most important elements of the conservative agenda this year?
A. Bankrupting the country
B. Destroying Social Security
C. Wrecking the environment
D. All of the above
ET 83
Congrats! If recent poll #s are correct, suspect you’re gaining lotsa company. At least I’d like ta think so…
Still, it’s amazing how dense some folks still are. I remain sorta stunned by revelations that jury members felt sorry for Irving. Still, only 2 spoke out publically (is that still true, only 2?), so I do wonder about the “wiser” heads who are keeping their thots private.
I’m always queasy about jurors who just can’t wait to dash for the cameras. hm-m-m.
Bustednuckles @ 7
The thing about Stewart is that he claims he isn’t doing the news, but for so many people he is doing the news. The stuff is there, and it’s (mostly) factual. But the ridicule it so richly deserves is heaped on it.
I don’t know if it would be a good thing if Stewart and Company realized that they are doing The News (in a PoMo way).
BC
4)Name the all powerful billionaire with a massive propaganda network that reaches all corners of the globe with satellites, cable networks, newspapers and easy access to those in power?
A)George Soros
B)John Stewart
C)Michael Moore
D) Rupert Murdoch
E) If you answered D you are part of the liberal media elite.
-GSD
The Heritage Foundation survey reminds me of a cheerleader jumping up and down in front of a mirror, waving pom-poms around and yelling “go team.”
I used to get questionnaires from the GOoPer who at that time ‘represented’ me (thank Ghu it was only one term!). The questions and answers were carefully written so any choice could be used to support his votes, and no answer matched any of my views. I’ve often wondered who wrote the things (but not what party they belonged to).
Oh yes. Business reply mail can be first class: it will say on the permit label, in the space where the stamp would go. You pay for the permit, plus the going rate for each piece that comes back to you.
Kentucky Woman @ 33
Thank you for sharing about your mom. I had a Memaw, too. You must be so proud of her, and I’ll bet she was proud of you too for following in her footsteps.
global yokel @ 91
I think it goes something like, “Me! Me! Me! Me! Me! Me! Me! Me!”
Hugh @ 88
You forgot “re-writing history.”
GSD @ 93
Good point. Perhaps Abu G will be the flypaper for the bad. Dubya can’t do without his brain. Jes’ can’t do it. Wouldn’t be prudent. How the hell is a man able to think without his brain – especially if it is located inside another man’s skull.
Stephen Parrish, CPA @
24
I’ve just been through this. YearlyKos is 501(c) (4), for just these reasons. And, yes, contributions are not tax-deductible. We had to put up disclaimer language for registrants at virtual YKos.
I do not see how the Heritage Foundation can maintain 501(c)(3) status with mailers like this.
global yokel @
91
I suspect they will tell you it’s the opposite of the “gay agenda.” Whatever that is.
My gay tech buddie say, “Agenda? there’s an agenda and nobody told me? Now what do I do? Do I have to report somewhere to get my copy?”
We figure it has something to do with closet organization at 9:00 am and suiting fabric selections at 11:00 am, for lack of a better answer. Which begs the question again: what the hell is the “conservative agenda”?
Frank Probst @
72
Hey! They’re balanced. On the one hand you have their columnists, and on the other hand, facts, as reported in the news sections, rather than the editorial and op-ed pages. That’s balance, isn’t it? After all, facts have a well-known liberal bias.
Ed
“making America better prepared for disasters”
Well the neocons have succeeded there. EVERYONE in the WORLD is expecting more disasters while these guys are in charge. We’re all ready for that eventuality.
ps: I asked about taping a junk mail postage-paid envelope to a brick at my local post office, and they told me that they wouldn’t deliver it. The return ‘info’ has to fit inside the envelope. It is surprising how much return info can fit in an envelope…
“pesky homosexuals?”
Whatever happened to “truly disgusting” or “marriage-ruining” or “Armageddon-bringing?” When did we get downgraded to PESKY?
Things such as;
Dryer lint
Beer can tabs
Other junk mail flyers
Gay pride meeting minutes
You get the drift.
I saw more of Anne Readington last night on Hardball and have decided that decide her penchant for voyeurism, she has got to be the most incurious individual I have ever heard. Even Howard Fineman was laughing at her responses.
Jeez, Anne, we know what your charge was and you guys performed excellently but aren’t you just the least little bit curious about what the whole thing was about? Beyond the narrow confines of the task, there was a conspiracy to squash the critics of the administration and the methods the administration used to justify the war in Iraq. And your precious, poor Scooter was in the middle of it all. He was one of the architects of the Iraq War. Ask the 3000 American soldiers who died whether they think Scooter is a “nice man”. He’s not. He and a small group of other neocons have done almost irreparable damage to America’s foreign policy and treasury. And to top it all off, they destroyed the career of a US asset. Destroyed it Anne. As in, Valerie Plame no longer has a job and will never be able to practice her profession ever again in the service of our country to hunt down nuclear materials around the world.
It is clear that Anne has been the target of some very sophisticated jury consultant’s work. They were watching Anne, watching her eye movements, her facial expressions, her body language and tailoring a message to be delivered to Anne and similar jurors: Scooter is just a peon, Scooter is nice, Scooter is a scapegoat, Scooter only did what he was told, cut Scooter a break.
Anne, you’ve been had.
he.. just spent 10 minutes reading stuff on the Heritage website… arms race is good, militarize space, green is bad, suburban sprawl is good, racial equality can only be achieved through more inequality, native americans are bad (a pet issue for them?), virginity pledges, suppress the secessionist Hawaiian insurgency (huh???), big government is bad unless we run it, conquest! conquest! conquest! privatize! privatize! privatize! This is better than Fox Noise.
global yokel @ 91
Similarly, just exactly what does “protecting American interests abroad” mean?
Adie @ 95
You’d think, being as close as they were to the case and to the man himself, they might do a little googling and learn about Scooter.
Information regarding Scooter’s Aspen Group and PNAC leadership that can be easily found and read on the internets is damning evidence of one twisted sister. Scooter is an evil mastermind. He was not a coffee fetcher.
what do you think is the conservative agenda? hmmmm – to return us to the days of them good ole “boys” – where “folks” knew their place!!
No fair, Christy! You did not issue a spew alert for this!
The only people who feel there is a gay agenda are the people who deny that we are normal human beings who deserve equal rights and protection under the law.
And those who claim there is gay agenda, I have to wonder about their intimate knowledge of it.
Blub @
111
I support the secessionist Hawaiian insurgency. Lived on Oahu as a kid. I learned a lot about Hawaiian history. They got royally screwed. If they want out, I’m behind them.
Christy I lost my whole latte reading this hysterical post…Thanks….
Ed Drone @ 106
I am going to write a diary on dKos a little later explaining my experience today in trying to get David S. (for “Schmendrick”) Broder to answer my question during a live-chat at the WaPo site. Suffice it to say, I was unsuccessful. But when you compare my question to the ones he DID answer — well, I just have to share.
Adie @ 58
That’s ONE thing Bob Novak won’t be blabbing about.
portia.vz @
117
Roadside bombs made of a coconut filled with macadamia nuts.
-GSD
“Why does”
Insanity by redefinition of the [language] words.
Didn’t we have a postal carrier at fdl who begged us not to do the tie the envelope to the brick thing?
Charity stuff. The politician gets a giant speaker’s fee for attending an event with photo ops. People make their checks out to the foundation. It’s all legal, if sleazy.
Heritage 501(c)3 v 501(c)4:
Most large foundations have a tax deductible part = 3 = “charity” and a non-deductible part = 4 = do whatever you want.
If it said 501(c)3 on this survey its because they are going to argue this is “EDUCATIONAL” and therefore a charitable activity covered under IRS law. It’s all legal folks.
But keep the light shining on this slime anyway.
Back to work I guess. It was a short rest.
TeddySanFran @ 108
Ahem . . . “pesky homosexuals” are the ones who call the wingnuts after their bath house trysts. You know — the ones who want to be “friends.”
GSD @ 121
hahaha… they literally have dozens have articles on this pressing national crisis.. my gosh, if you read their propaganda bulletins you’d think that Maoist Hawaiian insurrectionists are the next front in the War on Terror. Instead of wagging the dog with Albania, they’re trying to manufacture an enemy out of a US state????
for the first time in my life i actually spit out my coffee when i read this headline
cleaning up the keyboard now
xxoo
Melanie Morgan’s Move America
BackwardForward nuts are protesting 3,000 white crosses on a hillside in Lafayette.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/…..OIBMK1.DTL
Does Norbizness know the Heritage Foundation is doing a survey about him?
Blub @ 125
My God the terrorists have followed us here! We better get Danno and Chin Ho on the terrorism beat pronto or we’ll fighting Polynesians wearing leis and grass skirts in the streets of Omaha before we know it.
-GSD
AZ Matt @ 127
Yet if that were just ONE gigantic cross they’d be protesting to keep it right where it is.
We have entered a post-factual, beyond satire age.
-GSD
John Lott @
76
Aren’t the vowel points the ones for ‘Elohim’ rather than ‘Adonai’?
Even more of a quibble I guess
GSD @ 130
GSD @ 130
Yet if that were just ONE gigantic cross they’d be protesting to keep it right where it is.
We have entered a post-factual, beyond satire age.
-GSD
You aren’t far off on that thought. The Age of Absurd sseems to be here.
Adie @ 101
“Hello, I’m Dr. Bunsen Honeydew. Welcome to Muppet Labs, where the future is being made today. And today, my assistant Beaker’s brain is directly connected to the Heritage Foundation’s office computer network.”
“Me! Me! Me! Me! Me! Me! Me! Me!”
Crissy.
I regret to inform you that the Heritage Foundation Questionnaire you cite was mistakenly sent out to the list upon which your name appears.
That list would be my personal one.
I call it UBER-enemies of the State.
Just thought you should be warned.
Dick Cheney
Vice President-for-life
OK – stop screaming – it’s not true . . . yet
portia.vz @ 117
I was born there, and lived there until my folks left Hilo for the Mainland in time for me to start high school.
What surprises me (now, didn’t then) was that we basically got the straight dope on Hawaiian history. Some of the nastier details were left out (the looting of I’olani Palace, for example), but the story was essentially correct. Basically, we stole Hawai’i the same we stole Texas from the Mexicans. Sent in settlers and established economic interests, then took over the government by armed rebellion.
As far as the secessionist insurrectionists are concerned, I dunno who the Wingnuts are referring to. There is a fairly strong native rights movement on the islands, but I follow things fairly closely and I haven’t heard of anything that approximates insurrection.
BC
Dr Puma, that is fuckin’ hilarious!
I like to send as much of a Parade magazine as I can stuff into their return envelope without revealing anything that identifies me with the envelope. They get to blow money paying the post office for difficult to recycle worthless trash. This game can go on for years. When you sign up for the original time, make sure you use your dog/cat/hamster’s name so that it’s easy to know which parts of your junk mail will be fun to stuff.
Peterr @
90
OK, I believe that, it makes a great deal of sense. My exposition, then (I think) combines with that to help illustrate what kind of thinkers occupy the wingnutosphere – people who just glom onto what is passed to them by authority figures, without doing any research into the underlying facts.
hackworth @
113
Exactly! I’ve been telling anyone who will listen that he is no low-level patsy – he’s one of the architects of PNAC and a bad, bad man. Cheesy rictus notwithstanding.
edit122 “Why does the Heritage Foundation hate liberals?” @81
Insanity by redefinition of the [language] words.
adie @95
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…..ocs/libby/
here’s a site someone posted the other day-written by juror #9
Marcy’s in.
GSD @ 121
Well, I don’t approve of bombs. I was thinking more along the lines of forcing the haolis to eat mega doses of poi until they begged for mercy and agreed to leave.
AZ Matt @ 127
“Move America Forward” – that always sticks in my craw the way they and some of these other rightie websites copped off of MoveOn.org.
The Right is just incapable of original thought.
Blub @ 111
Most Americans don’t realize that Hawaii has been an occupied nation that was forced to become a territory under coercion.
Bargain Countertenor @ 136
I think that’s the point. Creating a hawaiian bogeyman is about as ridiculous as the constant wingnut refrain about some sort of shadowly “Aztlan plot” to return the southwest to Mexico and then stage genocide against anglos…. they STILL bring that one up (based on an article from the 1920s, probably written by anglos people to begin with)
In the wingnut mindset Brown people complaining = insurrection/rebellion/treason. It’s the same sort of logic that led to gruesome mass-executions of largely innocent slaves in late 18th century colonial America… the slightest hint of dissatisfaction by those they know have reason to be dissatisfied was seen as a conspiracy to revolt and a violent threat to civilization.
portia.vz @ 144
And I was thinking 7×24×365 exposure to Don Ho tunes would do it.
[…Tiny bubbles (tiny bubbles), in the wine (in the wine)…]
portia.vz @ 144
Don’ make stink-face ’bout poi. Dat’s ono, ’specially if got kalua pig to go wit’ him.
BC
Blub @ 147
Bargain Countertenor @ 136
Need to keep in mind that Hawaii has swung both ways, has been shifting more red in last decade.
Also need to keep in mind the impact and size of military investment in that state. There are groups that do not want that threatened in any way.
Bargain Countertenor @ 149
Maika`i! `A`oia!
Rayne @ 146
As I recall the history, the ali’i (aboriginal Hawai’ian noble caste, who were governing under a constitutional monarchy) were themselves aware that the Islands weren’t going to make it in a world of heavily armed nation-states. They had the misfortune to be sitting at a strategic crossroads with one of the world’s best harbors (Pearl) when naval power was dominant.
The ali’i sought closer ties with the U.S. but made the mistake of opening discussions with the U.K. I personally believe that was what triggered the planters’ rebellion. They didn’t want to be absorbed into the Commonwealth.
The real shame is that the aboriginal Hawaiians have been screwed over. Until lately, they have had neither the rights nor recognition accorded aboriginal North Americans. I’m not sure personally if that was a good thing or a bad thing, and I suspect they aren’t sure themselves.
BC
juslin @ 114
Welfare Queens in their Cadillacs is a Reagan line (though it was written for him) that had and still has tremendous dog whistle power. It concisely explains the conservative agenda.
Which is pretty much this: I got mine so screw you.
Why should I pay taxes for lazy people who don’t want to work?
a.) Appeal to Racism.
b.) Appeal to Sense of Envy – If I can’t afford to own a Cadillac why should any person who is poorer than I am be able to own one.
c.) The Democratic Party is for poor people. I am middle class, not poor, but I will be rich when I win the lottery and I won’t want to pay taxes. I wish now and always to associate myself with wealth, even though I am not wealthy yet. If I work hard enough I may become wealthy. In America, I can pull myself up by my own bootstraps. I do not require anything from the government (not even roads, police, fire service or streetlights). I begrudge others any aid from the government, no matter their circumstances. My fellow man should help the poor by nature of his altruistic benevolence and Christian Works like a thousand points of light. And if he doesn’t – screw them!
juslin @ 114
Be afraid of everybody and everything different, all the time. Be very afraid. Vote accordingly.
Yeah, it’s a bargain with the devil, and they know it.
Many of my family members on my dad’s side are quietly successionists. Dad’s not, drank too much Kool-Aid here on the mainland.
Bugs the crap out of me in regards to the Kamehameha School. Whites literally did everything to euthanize Hawaiian culture, and have had a hizzy about a concession with indigious peoples that would preserve what’s left of the culture they nearly lost. Grrr…trying to stop the loss of a culture is NOT anti-white, is NOT discriminatory. It’s a desperate stop gap to replace the riches of a culture stolen from them.
Pau ka pono.
I was born in hawaii, when it was a freshly-snatched territory (oh, does that show my age?).
Huh? Conservatives are worried about Hawaiian succession? Yeah, don’t let them radical Hawaiians scare ya. You might get lei-ed against your will…
Rayne @ 151
You win, Rayne. My Hawaiian vocabulary isn’t that good, and I can’t get a dictionary to tell me what `a`oia is …
And yeah, the US fought about taking stars off the flag. I don’t see it happening … not least because Hawai’i is still a strategic crossroads for power projection.
BC
Bustednuckles @
109
now THAT is worth remembering, and doing!
Rayne @ 155
Never lose hope, Rayne.
BC
The tax exempt status is fine.
Just wish organizations on our side were as strong.
Cheesy rictus
Alicia, I think you just named the house band for FDL.
-GSD
Bustednuckles @ 7
The Republicans have a hair style. But, then again, it could really be a ‘rug’ style.
I do find it amusing that Limbaugh and Fox are now Heritage’s designated media outlets. What happened to Buckley and Will and the other old boy, old guard conservatives? I thought Heritage was supposed to be respectable, not shrill.
Hey… think you could copy this survey, and put it in pdf format and post it? So ALL OF US can print it, fill it out, and send it in????
SERIOUSLY!
If you have already written on it, then just copy that, white out the handwritten parts, and copy and pdf it.
I think these guys should get 1000s upon 1000s of these surveys.
Terry Olson @ 18
Have we reached more tax exempt organizations than tax paying businesses yet?
Maybe we need to overhaul the tax exempt organizations, we sure could use the tax dollars.
conservative agenda – keep them gay porn stars for their own personal pleasure ;o}!!! lol them fundies just looooooooove them “boyz”
Rayne @
148
Down on the beach at Waikiki, there’s a lady that i used to know.
Her name is Lola, she’s wiki-wiki…
It was the first hula I ever learned for a MayDay
Bargain Countertenor @
149
Do you think I should tone down my liberal fervor just a tad?
No.
And re: your 501(c)(3) question: If William Donohue and the Catholic League can still have their 501(c)(3) status at this point, the HF is surely in no danger. Until 2008, anyway.
portia.vz @ 168
You make stink-face ’bout poi, got big beef!
Besides, I’ve long-since run out of library paste.
BC
portia.vz @ 167
(Wo)man, I haven’t thought about May Day in a long old time. My first year on the mainland, mid-April rolled around and nobody was even starting to think about May Day … I made the mistake of asking my classmates what was going to go on. I got tagged as a Hawaiian Cryptocommunist…
BC
you know, the talk about the “Flag burning amendment” made an amusing thought cross my mind. What would happen if there was a constitutional amendment passed that said that the constitution could no longer be amended? Would that freeze it up in place? Would an amendment repealing that one be judged “unconsitutional” and couldn’t be passed? Would the supreme court justices’ heads explode like an old Star Trek episode?
turkish bill @
131
I’m pretty sure that it’s “Adonai” and not “Elohim”. I remember reading about it in at least a couple places and it was “Adonai”. Now, the stuff I remember didn’t always actually happen, but I think this did, I do have a good memory for words and for stuff I’ve read. In addition, I’m pretty sure that “Elohim” means “God” and “Adonai” means “Lord” and I know that when you see “LORD” in the KJV, that indicates that the proper name of God was used. Also, if the vowel points for Adonai are a, o, a, they go into YHWH like this: YaHoWaH, giving a close approximation to “Jehovah”.
Bargain Countertenor @
171
LOL! I *loved* May Day. It is a tradition that should be exported. Everyone should learn to hula.
John Lott @ 173
Actually, “Elohim” is plural, meaning “gods.” It’s a leftover from before the strict orthodox adherence to monotheism.
Rayne @ 105
Simply put the conservative agenda is f*cking over anybody that isn’t them, and if they can make more money while they do it, all the better.
dmac @
142
Thanks. I heard him on the telly enjoying hisownself, which is o.k., I guess; & I had noticed the “diary” at HuffPo – yep, same guy who made a bee-line for the cameras. hm-m-m…
What are juries coming to?! Thank heaven this one had at least some who were concentrated on the task at hand, totally. Dear Quickstep-Denis sounds rather self-absorbed & probably as if he’s already planning to foist a jury book on the world – ready or not. I’d like to be wrong, but his 1st few wds were more encouraging than his next many… I’m holding off before diving into his “diary”, sigh.
Hey Denis! If you’re out there. Try reading Marcy’s book before using the high-dive board; just a thot. I think it’s supposed to be o.k. now for you guys to read and listen to stuff.
Alicia @
140
GOOD! We should all keep doing it. Letters to editor. Surveys. Call/write-in to MSM. Congress (yeah, sad, but they need reminders too, if only to yank em back a square or 2 so they realize their constituents know. oh my heavens! they know! EGAD!) Ubetcha! ;->
Thanks again for many many great posts, Christy.
You always seem to know what’s needed, whether tears or spew; tho the combo is a bit to handle for us old biddies ‘n coots. I have to learn to
swipeborrow a few more coasters from the local quickiemeal joints. *g*Peanut has one very special mom.
Stephen Parrish, CPA @ 52
Thanks, Stephen. Any definition of “propaganda” in the code, T-regs or cases? And what exceptions does sub. (h) allow? If you’ve got the time/interest, email me:
bobhackney@hotmail.com
Regards
politicalpollyanna @
5
oh that was a good article! – another “no soup for you!” moment :)
(i just saw “absence of malice” again recently on tv. made back in the days when we saw quite a bit of justice portrayed in the movies)