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Mwahahahahahahahahaha.
It's just as you always suspected.
Yes, we peace-loving, granola-eating, dirty effing hippies are really Satanists -- and we're not afraid to prove it.
Just look at the picture above. Look at the poor widdle Peeps, their food-coloring eyes glistening with fear as they contemplate their imminent doom in a hideous arcane ritual.
They're on a microwave-safe plate. Each of them rests on a point of an unhallowed pentagram. I've cleaned out the inside of the nuker. I've even unhooked the smoke alarm.
Only one thing -- ONE THING -- can save these little bits of sugar and gelatin from a fiery demise. And that's if you, dear reader, pick up a copy or two (or eight) of Marcy Wheeler's grimoire book, Anatomy of Deceit.
You know what to do. The Peeps are calling on you!
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already bought it!!!!
Phoenix woman!
I already bought it, too.
damn. i was going to thank the academy….
The Justice Department also said yesterday that Monica Goodling, a senior counselor to Gonzales who worked closely with Sampson on the firings, took an indefinite personal leave from her job on Monday. A Justice official said that she is still employed there but that it is not clear when she will return.”
Huh???..Is she vacationing at the bottom of the same lake where ‘Fredo’ was last seen…
oh…and BUY the BOOK!!!
Already bought it, read it, and am passing it around.
I’m conflicted. I hate peeps. If I buy the book will you must nuke them anyway?
geeze, I missed the last thread becuase I was in the garden!
drinksforall @ 5
She sleeps with da fishes.
Does this mean that sales of the book are not going as well as expected? You’d think that if all regular FDLers bought the book, sales would be doing fine. Especially if Dkos readers were also buying.
Nooooooo! I’m on their side. Power to the peeps.
Paul @ 7
Well, those particular Peeps actually wound up in the trash can, but I can get another box and nuke those. :-)
‘Mornin’, everyone!
Had not known that Fiestaware was nukeable. Thanks for the home ec tip!
Nuke ‘em. Peeps are a personal weaknees of mine, but never had ‘em fresh from the microwave. Can’t wait to try ‘em. Yum.
Ann in AZ @ 10
I have no idea how book sales are going, actually — I just wanted to do a post featuring Peeps, microwaves, and Anatomy of Deceit.
I’ve tried to help with Marcy’s book. Does it count if you buy copies for your friends and relatives?
Gotta get this in front of someone. This has not been analyzed, I believe.
According to the Los Angeles Times article this morning on the US Attorney firings, the “failure to enforce immigration” excuse for firing Carol Lam and others was made up as a story line on Nov. 21 by Tasia Scolinos, the chief Justice spokeswoman, in an e-mail to Cathy Martin (whose name you will remember from the Libby trial):
This is from the 18-day gap emails.
And it proves that the immigration story is a fraud (which we knew, but here it is in black-and-white).
And that means that we now have documentary proof that Carol Lam was fired for another reason.
(Which is getting very close to showing obstruction of justice.)
Oh, well I’m glad to hear that!
Don’t do it, Rambo!
Possibly the worst acting ever.
I do not negotiate with terraists. Go ahead and nuke ‘em.
I got the university library to be a copy. Does that count?
swag @ 13
It sure is! I use it in the microwave all the time!
That reminds me: Folks, if you want decent, affordable china made in America by people paid a living wage in a union shop, check out the fine products of the Homer Laughlin Company.
Prof @ 17
Gotta get this in front of someone. This has not been analyzed, I believe.
According to the Los Angeles Times article this morning on the US Attorney firings, the “failure to enforce immigration” excuse for firing Carol Lam and others was made up as a story line on Nov. 21 by Tasia Scolinos, the chief Justice spokeswoman, in an e-mail to Cathy Martin (whose name you will remember from the Libby trial):
This is from the 18-day gap emails.
And it proves that the immigration story is a fraud (which we knew, but here it is in black-and-white).
And that means that we now have documentary proof that Carol Lam was fired for another reason.
(Which is getting very close to showing obstruction of justice.)
Holy crap! Good catch!
I don’t know if Christy’s still around, but I hope she is. Marcy, too.
cleter @ 20
Good for you!
egregious @ 16
Sure does!
Peeps are vile. There! I said it! Vile.
Well, dang! How many do I need? Is one for each eye enough? I already gave one to my mom.
Marcy’s book: it slices, it dices - it makes a great gift.
OK, I’m in again. Bought one last week and sent it to Waxman.
I bought a book AND had my local public library order one (hint…hint)
Phoenix Woman @ 23
Buy.
It’s possible to roast Peeps over a BBQ.
In the meantime, we bought three copies of Marcy’s book. Hopefully, we’ve saved some Peeps from a roasty, toasty demise.
-S
A little homemaker FYI. Melted-molten Peeps make great tile grout.
-GSD
Where can I find the US Attorney 18-day gap emails? Quick link, please.
raven @ 8
LOL!
I’m putting it on my seminar syllabus for next fall!
Ann in AZ @
3
So have I.
I’m with Paul; I’d prefer it PW if you asked us to buy the book or you wouldn’t nuke those peeps.
BTW, Laura Belle says those peeps go great with beans, and Junya is never happier than after she serves ‘em for Easter brunch.
Peeps and beans, oh my!
I was gonna buy another but I finally found my copy this morning in a tote bag with one of my husband’s socks, a pair of my son’s boxers, Hannibal Rising and a Skippyjon Jones soft toy. It’s my lucky day!
BTW, Phoenix Woman, welcome. Love your posts, your exuberance, your POV.
Prof @ 32
Here:
http://www.realcities.com/mld/.....964237.htm
Prof @ 32
You might want to start with this link and click on the link to the PDF file mentioned therein:
http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/002863.php
The other day I called my US House Rep, Trent Franks office, in support of the subpoenas about the investigation into the forced resignations of the USAs. The aide I talked to insisted on giving me some bogus talking point arguments, and when I mentioned Carol Lam, she again cited her record on Immigration prosecutions. My response was that she had half of her staff working on immigration cases. She said Lam wouldn’t prosecute immigration with less than six people involved and gave me some statistics that I can’t remember and didn’t follow very well, since I’m not a political aide to a Rep.
Subsequently I heard that there is a letter from DiFi complaining about the lack of prosecutions of immigration cases in her district. I think the letter was read verbatim on TV or somewhere, and it sure didn’t sound good. I would sure like to know the truth about that letter, what motivated such a letter, etc. Especially since Feinstein has been so involved, along with Schumer, with this issue. Anybody know what the deal was?
Phoenix Woman - was reading the dump last night and stumbled into it after reading the DOJ analysis of Carol Lam’s immigration prosecution statistics plotted against other “similar” districts. There’s a definite “hit” of, “OK, we got her.”
Doc 032307_3, page 32.
When/if employment ever returns my way, then most assuredly will comply and add to the library.
Just don’t put the peeps on melmac or you’ll have a REAL mess. (I actually had to stop someone from using melmac in a microwave a while back - can we say clueless?)
Prof @
32
McClatchy has ‘em.
Prof @ 32
McClatchy has all the links. The March 23rd ones are from yesterday’s dump.
http://www.realcities.com/mld/.....attorneys/
Also check out TPM for mucho commentary.
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newtonusr @ 27
It’s a floor wax! It’s a dessert topping!
newtonusr @ 41
Man, oh man. Prof, are you still here?
Here’s your obsetruction of justice, methinks.
This is sort of related:
James Olson, former spook, gave a lecture that was broadcast on CSPAN this morning. In the question period he opined that Plame was not subject to the IIPA, that Libby was a good public servant who had become involved in something political and it was just too bad, and Plame had “broken our code” by allowing herself to be used politically.
He’s pushing a book. I figure Marcy might want to take him on, or Larry Johnson, if you’re out there. Given the view he expressed, it shouldn’t take any time at all for the MSM to get him lots of free promo time for his book, so he can talk about poor widdle Scoots. Pushback time.
GSD @ 30
Do you have many ants or other despicable vermin?
newtonusr @ 41
Does this come before or after Scolino’s Nov. 21 memo?
If after; the link is powerful.
Even if before, could it be that they were testing out various theories at DOJ?
I got the book - the peeps are saved!
OT, but just need to say I was shocked this morning as I was watching TV - not that I should have been, of course, but this I found completely unctuous.
CNN had a report on its “version” of the yesterday’s House bill and it’s the most biased crap I’ve heard, even out of CNN, in quite a while. Considering the reporter, though, I’m not at all surprised - John Roberts - he’s the one that was on the Larry King Show some months ago and was caught, along with the winger guy, ridiculing Randi Rhodes (who was also a guest on the show) during commercial breaks. We know very well about the nature his “reporting.”
Anyway, his report this morning about the House bill was, in essence:
1. Dems twisted arms and bought votes
2. It’s all “just political posturing” (he really said that!) because Bush has said he’ll veto - the whole thing basically means nothing
3. Dems said they’d be different but they’re not - it’s packed full of portk
4. Some of the pork is “legitimate” - like the aid for Katrina victims - “But look at this! (in a shocked, accusatory tone) - all this money for spinach growers and peanut storage (Roberts is clearly “aghast” at this, of course)
5. And finally Roberts gets some other guy to say something like “and democrats promised to be fiscally responsible - harumph”
This was just the most disgusting display by CNN - truly reprehensible - a “news” network presenting GOP talking points as facts. I would not be surprised if they got the text for the entire report straight from the RNC - it was that bad.
Looks like the corporate media are getting scared this war may actually come to an end…
Other ways to support Marcy’s first book :)
1) Ask your local bookseller to carry it.
2) Ask them to display it prominently.
3) Write a book review for yr local paper.
4) Write a book review at amazon or other online seller [easy to do] and don’t forget the stars rating.
5) Give recs to others who have already written online book reviews.
you obviously missed lord of the peeps.
I bought one already.
Please don’t nuke the peeps. Bite their little heads off instead. Yum
Stephen Parrish, CPA @ 35
me too !.
Phoenix Woman, is there an “after” picture??? I’d be extremely curious to see that.
I bought Marcy’s book, read it with delight and a lot of anger mixed in. My 86-year old politically active Mom is getting one too. I cannot give her my dog-eared, writing in the margin copy, only I can make out that writing.
On the Peeps, I always buy a bunch for my wife because she likes them so much. I am not sure I am doing the right thing for her health, but it is a source of enjoyment for her at this time of the year. No nuking of Peeps at this household.
Bought the book. Love the book!
everhopeful: Always remember, the GOP gave the corporate media three big gifts:
1) They repealed the Fairness Doctrine.
2) They gutted the FCC’s anti-trust regs.
3) They gave them (and other big corps) massive tax cuts.
No one should be in the least bit surprised that they favor Republicans. (The GOP’s biggest zip code for donations is in LA.)
egregious @ 52
Yup!
Wonder where this is going? How long before our new Tonkin?
Here is some info on this:
http://www.tennessean.com/apps...../703210440
AZ USA Paul Charlton was investigating CD-01 Rick Renzi for bogus land deals and Kolbe for his ties to the Foley scandal…. where are those investigations now that the NUMBER ONE USA Charlton was fired?
Quebecois @
56
Not to worry, they all rose, phoenix-like, from the ashes.
Susan in Iowa @ 48
Just like Harry Whittington is at fault for putting his face in front of Cheney’s gun!
good grief:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17763780/
Tammy Wynette Boosh.
Susan in Iowa @
48
Blurb on this dude:
Another Bushie shill.
Mental Equinox—terrific nom de blog.
i have a stack of ‘em by my computer.
every time a local newspaper columnist, talk radio host, elected official lets loose with some idiotic uninformed republican talking point induced blather about the Plame case, i shoot a copy off in the mail with a polite but firm letter and little post-it notes tagging the appropriate pages for elucidation.
it’s cathartic. and fun.
Buy it from your local bookstore. I did. Or ask them to order it.
egregious @ 67
It’s actually BobbyG, just too lazy to fill out my stuff. Just now having my first cup of coffee.
;)
Phoenix Woman @
21
My Fiestaware and I salute you, PW. Will check whether the local library has the book yet…and if not, will be buying two.
Also on this week’s “to buy” list…via the FDL amazon link, of course!… Getting Things Done [per Redshift, last thread] and “The New American Story” [Bill Bradley on MTP tomorrow].
Always remember your local library for pass-alongs, pups. Especially in these times of budget cuts and dumbing-down of America.
Gotta run for a sec! Y’all talk amongst yourselves and DON’T GET INTO THE COOKING SHERRY AGAIN, y’hear?!
Be good!
OK, Mr. RIF-raff now fully awake.
Yes, buy Marcy’s book.
Apropos — don’t laugh — put up a mySpace page for it. I have a mySpace “friend” that is a Patrick Fitzgerald page, LOL!
Mine is here.
.
You might consider putting the peeps to work as researchers. Here is a study regarding peeps and library usage:
http://www.millikin.edu/staley/peeps/
skippy @
53
Hmm…never saw that one, but you just reminded me of “Lord of the Pounce“.
Scolino’s Nov. 21 email to Cathy Martin (with Martin’s incoming):
Tasia Scolinos: For her great service handling the news media during Katrina, she got promoted to the Dept. of Justice:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasia_Scolinos
She donated $2,000 to George Bush’s reelection campaign:
Fundrace 2004: Neighbor Search
By the way, she told the press on March 15 that Gonzales had no recollection of any meetings while he was White House Counsel:
PR Newswire
Buy multiple copies of ANATOMY OF DECEIT to give as Xmas/Holiday gifts. Thanksgiving is only eight months away.
ANATOMY OF DECEIT is one-stop-shopping on Traitorgate that you cannot get anywhere else. It’s also written in a much different style from FDL and TNH posts:
From page 84, Chapter 5: “Beat the Press”:
This passage is consistent with the Pulitzer quality that runs through all 175 pages.
PW, love the visual.
Another Peeps page.
Best laugh of the morning, WaPo headline:
Bush: Democrats Should Drop Partisan Politics
This from the incoherent rodeo clown who uses soldiers and their families for photo-op props. Who never passes up an opportunity to politicize every act.
.
I can’t wait to see every way Darrell Issa was involved in this. My district needs some decent representation.
OT, I can’t stop thinking about Pat Tillman,
a couple of things, nobody here needs any convincing that Bushco is criminal…before I read blogs, I used to listen to sports radio.That bunch (Jim Rome) is pretty rah rah rah pro-military, the “do what’s right for your country” stand. So they all thought Pat Tillman was the greatest American hero, when it came out that the NFL military poster boy was shot by friendly fire and then covered up, it outraged all those sports nuts. It was an issue they could grasp. The military corruption hit on their hero. I love Pat Tillman for waking up MANY people. As I read more about the Pat Tillman cover-up, I learned Pat was very outspoken against the war. Here was a very high profile person, who was going to be on every talk show when he returned home to talk about the war.That wasn’t good for war PR. So there are serious questions to be asked about cover ups before and after Pat was killed by friendly fire. I havn’t read everything yet, but there are lot of questions
Waxman can’t keep up with all the investigation!
Sorry, I got that turned around.
Scolino’s Nov. 21 email at 1:20 pm was followed by Cathy Martin’s request (since Martin apparently isn’t good in Geography):
to which Martin replied:
Let’s see: the southern borders of Michigan, Nevada, and Washington are Ohio, Arizona, and Oregon. I can see why there would be concerns in Oregon about Californians immigrating, but would anyone from Arizona really go to Nevada, creating an immigration enforcement problem there?
But on the other hand, Cathy Martin’s memory skills are, uh, incarcerating.
Has anyone located the DOJ immigration enforcement chart, and can provide a link?
eCAHNomics @
14
I performed Peep Nukery when my kids were home last week. Particularly satisfying with the pink, blue, purple & green ones.
May we have an Easter Parade of pictures?
Oh, and I bought MANY copies of Marcy’s book & have given it to friends & recommended it highly.
Alicia @
61
I said exactly the same thing when this broke yesterday morning. I’m surprised how quiet the MSM has been. I thought they would have been all over it; it’s such a good distraction “Our plucky British allies fom Englandland victims of Iranian terr’ists” etc etc. Odd.
Picked up my copy Monday. My local book store had to order it. When I picked up my copy I asked the saleslady if she ordered an extra copy, the author is from MI I told her & we should support our local authors. Yes they did.
Mommybrain @
37
Sounds like you might want/need to buy another copy of the book if you ever plan for your nose to get close to the one you have!!
I’ve requested that the fairly vast library system in our suburban MD county buy Marcy’s book and have been assured by a friend who’s an employee there that they’re doing it.
Christy had a post earlier this month I believe about an unsettling number of current West Point cadets buying into the Jack Bauer motto “whatever it takes” even in their 4th year of military training when they had been taught otherwise. At least one West Point professor was profoundly troubled by this unprecedented development. Doubt TV’s ‘24′ could single handedly change institutional ethics.
Wondering if the Neocon interference with the DoJ and the above development in our military colleges are all of a piece. Don’t West Point applicants require a letter from their hometown Congressmen and Congresswomen?
Weren’t necons in the majority 4 years ago? and wasn’t the neocon agenda front and center then?
The other disturbing trend in our professional military has already been highlighted: the increased Christian religious expression in the military to the exclusion of other religions and any ‘nonbelievers.’
Seems like someone is planning a Holy Crusade.
Are the replacement US Attorneys from different religious backgrounds? I hope so.
Curious thing. Issa’s website is down this morning.
Shoot, I’m sorry. I focused on times, not dates. Ignore my snark about geography.
Back to the original.
On Nov. 17, Martin asks “which ones are they” and on Nov. 21 Scolino lists the 6 as being fired.
Then Scolino proposes a reason.
so we need to go back and find the context of Martin’s Nov. 17 message.
sorry for disturbing your Saturday morning with my last posting on geography, which was wholly unwarranted.
Phoenix Woman @
46
Was that the best SNL fake commercial ever or what??
BobbyG @ 79
Yeah, I was just about to link this. Glad I checked first. I hope this draws down the big “fuck you” upon Bush’s head that it deserves.
Prof @ 81
I don’t understand. Doesn’t Martin’s request come first?
Lets see….
Arizona…. investigating Renzi and Kolbe
CA San Diego …. Investigating Cunningham which broaden into Jerry Lewis which leads to the Los Angeles USA who quit in the middle of the Jerry Lewis investigation to work for Rep. Jerry Lewis legal team???
And the San Diego investigation when it gets into the MZM and the 30 front groups that were receiving government contracts where surprisingly every one of the so called employees of the front groups donated $2000 each to the RNC. I call it using OUR tax dollars being laundered to fund the Repugs.
Nevada…. wasn’t there some investigation of the Governor leading up to the Nov elections?
BTW… Paul Charlton AZ USA was rated NUMBER ONE of the 93, so where is the investigation about Kolbe playing pattycake with Pages on a Colorado river trip?
I bought Marcy’s book. Can I eat the peeps?
“Bush [aka Our Naked Emperor] Reaffirms Support for Gonzalez“
Can mean only one thing: He, Rove and Fielding are stretching Gonzo out on a limb until such time as they can believe giving them Gonzo’s head will make all this go away. Betcha!
Hang tough, Leahy and Schumer. There is only one thing these authoritarian Fascists understand — RAW POWER… Give it to ‘em, please.
And, buy the book. It talks about “deceit” which is another way of saying “What are these guys trying to hide.”
Don’t let Gonzo go so easy. Ask him what was his reason for lying….
So many justice scandals, so little time.
Great read! The prologue and epilogue contain valuable justifications for citizen journalism. Carefully researched (and reasoned) argument. Is that Marcy or Valerie on the cover? Next books, please.
I’m eeeenocent, I tell you! I’ve bought Marcy’s book, read every word twice even! Save those peeps, you harridans!!!
:)
OK, OK - just don’t harm the peeps. (Unless you need to, you know, eat them.)
I just ordered on Amazon, but noticed only 11 customer reviews! Granted, a good 4 1/2 star average, but maybe those who have read it can show Marcy some love in the reviews as well…
When I’m done, I’ll put one up…
egregious @
52
Don’t forget your local library: your tax dollars at work. Do whatever it takes to get them to buy & stock it. This should result in the purchase of a fair number of copies of the book.
I bought one. Do I have to buy another to save the chicks? Actually, I would love to see the “after” photo. Will check with my local library later today. Good idea.
Paul @
7
I’m with Paul. Can’t stand the taste; but then I have a sister, who is Republican, who loves ‘em. Finds them in any form regardless of the holiday. I say nuke ‘em anyways.
Oh - and said sister bought Obama’s books (both of them) to read when we were at Costco last week.
pdaly @ 87
I know seven kids now attending one or another of the three main military service academies. Friends of my daughter or ex-students of my wife or of mine. One is Jewish, three are mainline old-school Protestant, one is Catholic, and two are evangelical Christian. The last two attend Colorado Springs. From what I’ve been able to ascertain talking to the kids, their parents and friends, the only academy which has become a rats’ nest for the Christofascists is the Air Force Academy, and it is only getting worse there. Three out of the seven kids’ sets of parents are highly critical of Bush’s wars.
By and large, these kids aren’t different from the kind of kids who went to the academies 40 years ago when my HS friends went there. Beyond the obvious fact that kids now are SO different than they were in 1967, that is.
Nuke the Peeps! Nuke the Peeps!
I wanna see those yellow marshmallow chickadees explode!
Will you video it for us? Please?
video! yeah. A YouTube hit for sure!
Ann in AZ @ 40
This sounds like stuff based on the New York Times article this week, and it’s pretty bogus — TPM explains why. The letters about Lam were from Republican congresspersons, including Duke Cunningham. The article mentions that Feinstein wrote a letter expressing concern about border enforcement, implying that Feinstein is being insincere in her questioning of Lam’s firing. However, though the article juxtaposes mention of that letter with the Republicans’ letters, it doesn’t actually say that Feinstein’s letter was about Lam specifically, which suggests to me that it probably wasn’t. (Schumer isn’t mentioned in the article at all, and the there’s no indication the letters weret read on TV or were made public before this scandal broke.)
So no, Feinstein was not “so involved,” and as Josh says at TPM, there’s plenty of evidence that immigration cases were just a convenient cover for getting rid of Lam after she started prosecuting Republican lawmakers.
TiredFed @
104
And add clucking sounds to make it more realistic!