Zed!!!

woohooo!!!!

triple?

Home run!!!

Now, you have to go downstairs and tell everyone we’re here. That’s the rule.

Cute!

But really, weren’t the 80’s just one long wardrobe malfunction?

Like I told you the other night, I was thrilled when I heard U2:

Thank God for guitars!

I wonder who dumped whom?

“My ex got a six-figure severance package, and all I got was this lousy five-figure raise.”

Hey, on that note, I did a show with Flock of Seagulls once. Really nice guys, even the one with the HAIR.

I bet she dumped him now that he is unemployed (or will be in June).

Why didn’t the repubs notice or comment on him STILL BEING MARRIED? Isn’t adultery still on their top 10 list?

Joe Klein’s conscience @ 7

I wonder who dumped whom?

She dumped him, mortified at the embarrassment he brought her.

TexBetsy @ 12

Why didn’t the repubs notice or comment on him STILL BEING MARRIED? Isn’t adultery still on their top 10 list?

the msm says he and she are divorced. not so?

SteveAudio @ 10

Hey, on that note, I did a show with Flock of Seagulls once. Really nice guys, even the one with the HAIR.

topical band, FOS.

“And Iran, Iran so far away…I couldn’t get away!”

TexBetsy @ 11

Why didn’t the repubs notice or comment on him STILL BEING MARRIED? Isn’t adultery still on their top 10 list?

Or the fact that Shaha is Muslim. Wouldn’t that make Wolfie vulnerable to Sudden Jihadi Syndrome?

He is married as in let no man put asunder.

Alfred Kelgarries @ 14

TexBetsy @ 12

Why didn’t the repubs notice or comment on him STILL BEING MARRIED? Isn’t adultery still on their top 10 list?

the msm says he and she are divorced. not so?

Perhaps now. Certainly not for long.

TRex @ 16

TexBetsy @ 11

Why didn’t the repubs notice or comment on him STILL BEING MARRIED? Isn’t adultery still on their top 10 list?

Or the fact that Shaha is Muslim. Wouldn’t that make Wolfie vulnerable to Sudden Jihadi Syndrome?

He just didn;t want to have to go to Michelle’s concentration camps with his radical Muslim GF.

TexBetsy @ 18

Alfred Kelgarries @ 14

the msm says he and she are divorced. not so?

Perhaps now. Certainly not for long.

line from The Jackal: “Does your wife know?” “She does now!”

SteveAudio @ 7

But really, weren’t the 80’s just one long wardrobe malfunction?

Like I told you the other night, I was thrilled when I heard U2:

Thank God for guitars!

I was just listening to “Shadows and Tall Trees.”

Suzanne @ 17

He is married as in let no man put asunder.

Let no man put ass on her?

Dover Bitch @ 21

SteveAudio @ 7

But really, weren’t the 80’s just one long wardrobe malfunction?

Like I told you the other night, I was thrilled when I heard U2:

Thank God for guitars!

I was just listening to “Shadows and Tall Trees.”

Very nice!

One long wardrobe malfunction *and* one long republican-dominated nighmare.

Re the last thread: Jane is straight? I mean, I was hoping against hope :-)

Poor Shaha – who will she turn to in her time of need? Isn’t she working for one of the Cheney daughters?

SteveAudio @ 22

Suzanne @ 17

He is married as in let no man put asunder.

Let no man put ass on her?

Let no man put his ass under her, silly :-)

LLEvening, kittehs and pups!

I [heart] Olbermann!
“Neville Chamberlain” moment, indeed!
And State of VA, WorstPiTW nod, double yep!

and so the circle of life continues…
*WeeRog meet WeeChaney-Poe*

Hey Class President, where we gonna have prom?

here’s an old 80’s one for monica: Hair or Weave?
(wish i time to do a remix with images of monica)

NYT offers opinion…On to the main course…

Ms. Goodling admitted to politicizing the Justice Department in ways that certainly seem illegal; she made clear that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales lied at a critical point in the investigation; and she gave Congress all the reason it needs to compel Karl Rove and Harriet Miers, the former White House counsel, to testify about what they know.

How they gonna git Karl to talk?

Markinsanfran @ 26

SteveAudio @ 22

Let no man put ass on her?

Let no man put his ass under her, silly :-)

Dang. How could I have missed that.

My 80’s fashion confession: I owned a pair of white leather capezios.

Good evening TS

Muzzy @ 31

My 80’s fashion confession: I owned a pair of white leather capezios.

Slippers, or pointe shoes?

pointe lace ups

Muzzy @ 30

My 80’s fashion confession: I owned a pair of white leather capezios.

Oh I had those in every color back when I danced!

Hey, Paulie, your comb will float in…

Outta Space – Billy Preston

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=podVGuZS6g8

evening, tribescribe!

TexBetsy @ 32

Good evening TS

Hey TB…how are you this eve?

“But really, weren’t the 80’s just one long wardrobe malfunction?”

Yes indeed. And don’t forget about hairstyle malfunctions, if that’s an acceptable parallel phrase.

SteveAudio @ 7

But really, weren’t the 80’s just one long wardrobe malfunction?

Like I told you the other night, I was thrilled when I heard U2:

Thank God for guitars!

no kidding. one more Simple Minds bass ‘n synth song and my head would have exploded.

Alfred Kelgarries @ 37

evening, tribescribe!

AK, what’s shAKin?

Wiki says that Paulie separated in 2001 and may have divorced in 2002, but his marital status is “uncertain”. Seems to me that certainty is a part of public record somewhere…if no one can find it, maybe he is still separated but not divorced….?

Paulie Shore is obnoxious.

How they gonna git Karl to talk?

I can work wonders with a pair of red hot pliers.

TribeScribe @ 37

TexBetsy @ 32

Good evening TS

Hey TB…how are you this eve?

Doing well thanks. Spent most of the day here at the lake. :)

punaise @ 43

Paulie Shore is obnoxious.

zygote malfunction *g*

TRex (hands on hips) you were speaking hypothetically?

TribeScribe @ 41

Alfred Kelgarries @ 37

evening, tribescribe!

AK, what’s shAKin?

sea life puns. incomprehensible democratic behavior. 80’s rants, and of course, (on topic) teh gay. (I saw the pun and righteously ignored it. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.)

Suzanne @ 46

TRex (hands on hips) you were speaking hypothetically?

Metaphorically.

punaise @ 40

SteveAudio @ 7

But really, weren’t the 80’s just one long wardrobe malfunction?

Like I told you the other night, I was thrilled when I heard U2:

Thank God for guitars!

no kidding. one more Simple Minds bass ‘n synth song and my head would have exploded.

And they weren’t even the worst.

When I was working with Berlin they opened here in L.A. for the Police. Also on the tour were The Thompson Twins and The Fixx.

Too much triggered bass, chorused Strat, and Oberheim OB8 for my taste.

And there’s something a little disconcerting about having your hair and makeup done before a concert if you’re not Madonna or someone in that category.

TRex @ 44

How they gonna git Karl to talk?

I can work wonders with a pair of red hot pliers.

welcome back TRex. in your case, just smile at him. real big.

(taking hands off hips)

TRex @ 44

How they gonna git Karl to talk?

I can work wonders with a pair of red hot pliers.

Dude, you have claws…or have you forgotten?

Suzanne @ 52

(taking hands off hips)

hah! didn’t say “Simon says take your hands off your hips”

I gotta go hang with Mrs. Audio before she goes to bed, she gets up earlier than I do.

Back in a bit.

TRex, you get my mail?

TexBetsy @ 45

Doing well thanks. Spent most of the day here at the lake. :)

Peelin back the layers, no?
Been a good soak? ((Relief))

TRex @ 44

How they gonna git Karl to talk?

I can work wonders with a pair of red hot pliers.

Tie him to a chair and let Keith Olberman get all special comment in his grill!

Wolfies gonna have to suck his comb all by himself.

Besides, Shaha wasn’t much for darning socks.

-GSD

P.S. An EPU’d message back at last post.

TribeScribe @ 56

TexBetsy @ 45

Doing well thanks. Spent most of the day here at the lake. :)

Peelin back the layers, no?
Been a good soak? ((Relief))

Been a great soak. I love it here. Especially on a CSpan day.

SteveAudio @ 50

When I was working with Berlin they opened here in L.A. for the Police.

Saw Police/FoS concert at the Hampton Coliseum — unreal!

and The Fixx.

The Boathouse, Norfolk

SteveAudio, I think I like you *g*

SteveAudio @ 50

[Simple Minds]
…weren’t even the worst.

they were OK, but I was always puzzled that Chrissie Hynde and the singer were an item.

hey, thx for the re-introduction to goldfrapp the other night, trex, i featured her “strict machine” on my skippy’s late nite music club.

personally i heart 80’s music.

I saw the Police, Flock of Seagulls and the Fixx. At what was then known as Sullivan Stadium, now it’s Norelco or Bic Park, wait, Gillette Stadium.

I ran so far away that I was saved by Zero with voices inside my head.

-GSD

Hey skippy – how goes the HRC theme song search contest?

If there are any lawyers in the house, a question.

Can the witnesses bring notes, emails, calendars, anything at all? Is it all memory-based, or just with this crowd?

TRex @ 44

How they gonna git Karl to talk?

I can work wonders with a pair of red hot pliers.

Buying the “24″ talking points, I see. I thought that Therapods would take a different approach.

Bob in HI

WASHINGTON (CNN) — The U.S. military is joining forces with the State Department to prepare a new Iraq strategy that includes negotiating cease-fire and power-sharing agreements with some enemy combatants, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

The talking point about “not negotiating with evil” is no longer operational.

-GSD

GSD @ 64

I saw the Police, Flock of Seagulls and the Fixx. At what was then known as Sullivan Stadium, now it’s Norelco or Bic Park, wait, Gillette Stadium.

I ran so far away that I was saved by Zero with voices inside my head.

-GSD

Hope you didn’t let anyone stand too close to you.

Dover Bitch @ 55

TRex, you get my mail?

I did, although I have not loaded the script yet at home. Thanks!

but if you want to talk about the 80’s, i worked at both us festivals…every act in early 80’s music was there. it was freakin’ fantastic.

including but not limited to sting the b-52’s ramones oingo boingo fleetwood mac pretenders metallica tom petty & the heartbreakers pat benetar the cars santana the kinks jimmy buffet jackson browne grateful dead….

then after breakfast things really took off…

bonkers @ 69

GSD @ 64

I saw the Police, Flock of Seagulls and the Fixx. At what was then known as Sullivan Stadium, now it’s Norelco or Bic Park, wait, Gillette Stadium.

I ran so far away that I was saved by Zero with voices inside my head.

-GSD

Hope you didn’t let anyone stand too close to you.

I was driven to tears. But when the world is running down, you make the best of what’s still around.

-GSD

SteveAudio @ 50

When I was working with Berlin they opened here in L.A. for the Police. Also on the tour were The Thompson Twins and The Fixx.

Too much triggered bass, chorused Strat, and Oberheim OB8 for my taste.

I gave their (Berlin) bass ‘player’ one lesson, back in the day…Hoo yah, NPMF.

Couldn’t even fumble a lower tetrachord.

TRex @ 69

Dover Bitch @ 55

TRex, you get my mail?

I did, although I have not loaded the script yet at home. Thanks!

Well, don’t thank me yet :)

GSD @ 72

I was driven to tears. But when the world is running down, you make the best of what’s still around.

-GSD

As long as there aren’t any Helicopter Killing Cottonmouths around though. ;)

Well, if none of you will offer me an iPod, I guess it’s time to go to bed ALONE again.

Geez.

And I thought you were my friends.

Sigh.

Sniffle.

I gave the The Thompson Twins only one stick of Wrigley’s gum. They were pissed.

Well we reached the beach,
saw the red skies at night
and the Aurora Borealis came in view.

One thing led to another,
it got deeper and deeper
and we had to ask
“Are we ourselves?”

Who is this King of Pain
who expects to be saved by zero?

We said, there has to be an
Invisible Sun cause we’re
spirits in a material world

We said “we can’t stand losing you”
and hey Karl,
Don’t stand to close to me!

da doo doo doo
da da da da….

Sorry, TB, ipod-less myself. (here’s a kleenex)

darkblack @ 73

I gave their (Berlin) bass ‘player’ one lesson, back in the day…Hoo yah, NPMF.

Couldn’t even fumble a lower tetrachord.

Now Jeff Berlin…he’s all over the tetrachords.

TexBetsy @ 76

Well, if none of you will offer me an iPod, I guess it’s time to go to bed ALONE again.

Geez.

And I thought you were my friends.

Sigh.

Sniffle.

I missed the recruitment thread.
It’s up to an iPod now? *g*

Suzanne @ 65

Hey skippy – how goes the HRC theme song search contest?

thanks for asking, suzanne…

so far meredith brooks’ bitch is ahead by one, with you don’t want to f*ck with me by old dirty bastard right behind, then rem’s it’s the end of the world as we know it followed by money by the flying lizards….each only separated by one or two votes.

the surprise (for me, at least) is rogers & hart’s 10 cents a dance from the 1930’s is tied for fifth place with several other more contemporary songs.

voting is still open! cast your vote on skippy’s right hand side bar right under the youtube of a 12 year old chess genius saying “it’s skippy the bush kangaroo” from last week’s episode of house.

TribeScribe @ 80

TexBetsy @ 76

Well, if none of you will offer me an iPod, I guess it’s time to go to bed ALONE again.

Geez.

And I thought you were my friends.

Sigh.

Sniffle.

I missed the recruitment thread.
It’s up to an iPod now? *g*

They offered a toaster, but I have two. Need an iPod though.

Groan.

That cool Nokia phone I want?

They made an all black chrome one.

Drooooool.

Yeah, but you get the goods by being the
recruiter

Have you tried the college campuses?
*g*

Police? dinosuars?

WALKING IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS

Fifty million years ago
You walked upon the planet so,
Lord of all that you could see
Just a little bit like me

Walking in your footsteps

Hey Mr. Dinosaur
You really couldn’t ask for more
You were God’s favourite creature
But you didn’t have a future

Walking in your footsteps

Hey mighty brontosaurus
Don’t you have a lesson for us
You thought your rule would always last
There were no lessons in your past
You were built three stories high
They say you would not hurt a fly
If we explode the atom bomb
Would they say that we were dumb?

Walking in your footsteps

Fifty million years ago
They walked upon the planet so
They live in a museum
It’s the only place you’ll see um.

Walking in your footsteps….

I have finally found the perfect Rove frame.

Rove is George Costanza.

-GSD

bonkers @ 80

Now Jeff Berlin…he’s all over the tetrachords.

JB could have blown that chump up with boxing gloves laced on and his amp on standby.

I learned a little bit from him when I wasn’t succumbing to my vices.

;>)

Cure or Iron Maiden ?

Silly Sting.

It should be 5,000 years ago.

Duh.

-GSD

“We’re so sorry, Uncle Gonzo, but if anything should happen we’ll be sure to give a ring!”

*ring!* *ring!*

Uncle Albert – Paul McCartney

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQadhVz1qqU

Hey all, ok, just going for a full cannonball into the lake…

I loved the Pretenders, The Boss, and yay, a free Talking Heads concert at Sproul Hall, UC Berkeley! woo-hoo! Wardrobe flashback: fushia pink cotton blazer and the feathered hair.

I came here again because I had KO Interruptus during his special comment for which I had specifically waited up for and then my kids turned off the TV, after hearing him rant! Argh!

Anyway, I also traipsed over to TruthOut and while remembering the deer-in-the-headlights-look on MG’s face when asked about files, I saw this in the WaPo article they cite:

Officials Describe Interference by Former Gonzales Aide

Before she and Sampson resigned,Goodling wrote a series of memos summing up the longtime U.S. attorneys she helped to fire. She said that Iglesias was “in over his head,” that Carol C. Lam of San Diego showed “a failure to perform” and that Arizona’s Paul K. Charlton was guilty of “repeated instances of insubordination.”

Yet Goodling’s final list, assembled as “talking points” for Congress and the media, also noted that nearly every fired prosecutor had received stellar reviews from Justice Department evaluators.

(my bold)

She blanched when asked about her files. Where are they? Does Congress have them yet? Apologies if I’m not keeping up.

GSD @ 87

I have finally found the perfect Rove frame.

Rove is George Costanza.

-GSD

DING!

Paging darkblack,
PhotoShopOp!

do-si-do

nice cannonball. excellent splash (handing out towels).

Were her files what she turned over immediately before testifying?

Darkblack,

In the event a Rovestanza masterpiece should overcome you.

-GSD

GSD @ 90

Silly Sting.

It should be 5,000 years ago.

Duh.

-GSD

These pop stars and their pathetic attempts at non-biblical historical revisionism…Scientific method? Eggheaded boshery. Fossils? Planted to weed out the infidels. Natural wonders? Merely slapdash scenery thrown together for God’s home movies.
Monkies into men? …Oh…Ah…

;>)

SteveAudio @ 50

punaise @ 40

no kidding. one more Simple Minds bass ‘n synth song and my head would have exploded.

And they weren’t even the worst.

When I was working with Berlin they opened here in L.A. for the Police. Also on the tour were The Thompson Twins and The Fixx.

Too much triggered bass, chorused Strat, and Oberheim OB8 for my taste.

And there’s something a little disconcerting about having your hair and makeup done before a concert if you’re not Madonna or someone in that category.

Never quite understood why people listened to that stuff in the 80s, when they could have been listening to Los Lobos, X, the Blasters, the Plimsouls, the Motels, Lone Justice, Oingo Boingo, Wall of Voodoo, etc., etc (can you tell I spent the early 80s going to school in LA?).

Suzanne @ 94

do-si-do

nice cannonball. excellent splash (handing out towels).

Were her files what she turned over immediately before testifying?

Not sure. Perhaps she only handed over copies of her opening statement?

Oh you know what? It’s late. The files she did not want to get into were ones about hiring or not hiring particular candidates for open positions. She claims she did not keep the notes on people who were rejected. this article touches on one such occasion who was hired anyway.

OT.

Coming up on 30 years since Star Wars was released.

A little trivia courtesy of the BBC.

7. Sir Alec Guinness made a ton of money from the film having recognised its potential success and negotiating a deal for two per cent of box office takings. He also refused to do any promotional work for the film.

Smart old fella.

-GSD

darkblack @ 95

…Oh…

;>)

heh, good one!

GSD, took my firstborn to see that at the Geary Theater in SF after it came out. She was only a few weeks old at the time and was very well behaved.

TexBetsy @ 76

Well, if none of you will offer me an iPod, I guess it’s time to go to bed ALONE again.

Geez.

And I thought you were my friends.

Sigh.

Sniffle.

we are your friends. we’re giving you an iPhone! :>

burnspbesq @ 97

SteveAudio @ 50

And they weren’t even the worst.

When I was working with Berlin they opened here in L.A. for the Police. Also on the tour were The Thompson Twins and The Fixx.

Never quite understood why people listened to that stuff in the 80s, when they could have been listening to Los Lobos, X, the Blasters, the Plimsouls, the Motels, Lone Justice, Oingo Boingo, Wall of Voodoo, etc., etc (can you tell I spent the early 80s going to school in LA?).

80’s was teens & Beach Punk for some of us.
Concert-going was like Shore Liberty,
(after having done the dishes, of course) *g*

Who would have known that America was to morph into the Empire, complete with Emporer Palpatine Lieberman.

-GSD

Suzanne @ 101

GSD, took my firstborn to see that at the Geary Theater in SF after it came out. She was only a few weeks old at the time and was very well behaved.

i was a trekkie BEFORE there were trekkies! I watched star wars the night it came out, got a cool ad button that i’m told is worth mucho bucks because there weren’t many made, and took sick the next day and watched it six times in a row. i also assumed it would tank at the box office; wrong-o, spook boy!

Alfred Kelgarries @ 101

TexBetsy @ 76

Well, if none of you will offer me an iPod, I guess it’s time to go to bed ALONE again.

Geez.

And I thought you were my friends.

Sigh.

Sniffle.

we are your friends. we’re giving you an iPhone! :>

iProne?

tw3k @ 106

Alfred Kelgarries @ 101

we are your friends. we’re giving you an iPhone! :>

iProne?

that’s the chinese knock off copy…sold at walmart!

Momma!

Take Me To The River – Talking Heads (live 1980)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25E0ACkA6uo

Alfred Kelgarries @ 105

Suzanne @ 101

GSD, took my firstborn to see that at the Geary Theater in SF after it came out. She was only a few weeks old at the time and was very well behaved.

i was a trekkie BEFORE there were trekkies! I watched star wars the night it came out, got a cool ad button that i’m told is worth mucho bucks because there weren’t many made, and took sick the next day and watched it six times in a row. i also assumed it would tank at the box office; wrong-o, spook boy!

do-si-do @ 109

Alfred Kelgarries @ 105

i was a trekkie BEFORE there were trekkies! I watched star wars the night it came out, got a cool ad button that i’m told is worth mucho bucks because there weren’t many made, and took sick the next day and watched it six times in a row. i also assumed it would tank at the box office; wrong-o, spook boy!

do si do @ 109 got truncated…

Geez, that was weird. My comment submitted without comment. A no comment comment?

I was going to comment that I never got into Star Trek. Have fond memories of Lost in Space, though.

Alfred Kelgarries @ 105

i was a trekkie BEFORE there were trekkies!

ok, late late nite dockside confessions…
Great Lords of Kobal, I was into the original
Starbucks

How about “Life During Wartime” by Talking Heads?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzORu1dqEE0

Danger Will Robinson.

TRex @ 16

TexBetsy @ 11

Why didn’t the repubs notice or comment on him STILL BEING MARRIED? Isn’t adultery still on their top 10 list?

Or the fact that Shaha is Muslim. Wouldn’t that make Wolfie vulnerable to Sudden Jihadi Syndrome?

That would mean Wolfie was providing aid and comfort to the terrorists.

Alfred Kelgarries @ 110

do-si-do @ 109

do si do @ 109 got truncated…

Truncated? The pain! The pain!

do-si-do @ 111

Have fond memories of Lost in Space, though.

“danger, Will Robinson!”

Suzanne @ 114

Danger Will Robinson.

or as we used to say in STTNG, “danger, danger wesley crusher!”

punaise @ 117

do-si-do @ 111

Have fond memories of Lost in Space, though.

“danger, Will Robinson!”

“That Does Not Compute!” I’ve always wished they would have let the robot finish that sentence. “You biological assh*le!”

punaise @ 117

do-si-do @ 111

Have fond memories of Lost in Space, though.

“danger, Will Robinson!”

wasn’t that just the greatest robot ever?

OK, maybe R2D2 wins, but The Robot was so ahead of its time.

Talking Heads – Remain in Light – one of my five or six desert island albums.

punaise @ 121

Talking Heads – Remain in Light – one of my five or six desert island albums.

didn’t their lead singer study to be a jesuit?

All I have to say about Cameo is….Owwwwwwwww. It wasn’t just the 80’s, by the way. For sublime music combined with bad fashion, look at any Isley Brothers’ album cover from the mid to late 70’s, like this one:

http://home.uchicago.edu/~araki/isley brothers – showdown.jpg

do-si-do @ 111

Geez, that was weird. My comment submitted without comment. A no comment comment?

I was going to comment that I never got into Star Trek. Have fond memories of Lost in Space, though.

WARNING! DANGER! ALIENS APPROACHING!

–the Lew Dobbs Robot

TribeScribe @ 93

GSD @ 95

Why not?

;>)

Lew Lou Dobbs Robot

A couple of summers ago, the Plimsouls and X did a concert together at the Orange County Fair, and drew a crowd that was mostly people who had been fans in the 80s. It was a fantastic evening, but …

There was something peculiar about seeing people who drove to the show in Benzes and Hummers raising arms that had $8,000 Rolexes on them to sing along to “We’re Desperate.”

darkblack @ 125

TribeScribe @ 93

GSD @ 95

Why not?

;>)

LOL707LOL707LOL707LOL707

neurophius @ 124

WARNING! DANGER! ALIENS APPROACHING!

–the Lew Dobbs Robot

ROFL!

burnspbesq @ 127

A couple of summers ago, the Plimsouls and X did a concert together at the Orange County Fair, and drew a crowd that was mostly people who had been fans in the 80s. It was a fantastic evening, but …

There was something peculiar about seeing people who drove to the show in Benzes and Hummers raising arms that had $8,000 Rolexes on them to sing along to “We’re Desperate.”

that was the poster concert for the american way of life. pity its gone forever…

Ok, who pissed off the FDL NSA handler?

World Bank theme song, borrowed from X:

Paulie Hit and Run Jenin

Suzanne @ 131

Ok, who pissed off the FDL NSA handler?

problems?

Adam Ant. Boy George. Billy Idol. Cyndi Lauper. Assymetrical haircuts. Shocking pink lipstick. Shoulder pads from hell.
SOB….I MISS THE 80s……

OT It is possible that I am sobbing because I am now marking papers (first year uni students). Best sentence so far =
“Women were seen as fridged which means extremely cold, this was the definition males made.”

AK, I was referring to do-si-do’s Geez, that was weird. My comment submitted without comment. A no comment comment?

Alfred Kelgarries @ 133

Suzanne @ 131

Ok, who pissed off the FDL NSA handler?

problems?

only one refresh comments button showing…

Suzanne @ 135

AK, I was referring to do-si-do’s Geez, that was weird. My comment submitted without comment. A no comment comment?

that happens to me rarely; i think it has to do with the paste function working incorrectly so that the blockquote barfs. i don’t think its on your end.

darkblack – you are without mercy :~)

Good night, everybody. Juan Carlos has asserted his rights as BedCat and announced that it’s past our bedtime.

Nighters!

Hhhhmmmm @ 134

Adam Ant. Boy George. Billy Idol. Cyndi Lauper. Assymetrical haircuts. Shocking pink lipstick. Shoulder pads from hell.
SOB….I MISS THE 80s……

OT It is possible that I am sobbing because I am now marking papers (first year uni students). Best sentence so far =
“Women were seen as fridged which means extremely cold, this was the definition males made.”

Isn’t there a contest for teachers to submit the most tortured sentence from student papers? I’ll try to find the link and post it sometime.

punaise @ 132

World Bank theme song, borrowed from X:

Paulie Hit and Run Jenin

All we need is money, just give us what you can spare,
20 or 30 pounds of potatoes and 20 or 30 beers,
Turkey on Thanksgiving like alms for the poor,
All we need are the necessities, and more.
It was better before, before they voted for whatsisname.

Alfred Kelgarries @ 137

the blockquote barfs.

just don’t slip in it!
*ewww*

TRex @ 139

Good night, everybody. Juan Carlos has asserted his rights as BedCat and announced that it’s past our bedtime.

Nighters!

night therapod. pet your owner for us. (do you ever go to C.O.?)

Alfred Kelgarries @ 137

Suzanne @ 135

AK, I was referring to do-si-do’s Geez, that was weird. My comment submitted without comment. A no comment comment?

the blockquote barfs. i don’t think its on your end.

You know, I was wondering why that button was called “refresh comments”…

That picture of DB’s is enough to require copious amounts of eye bleach. (shruddering)

my guns, my money…it’s all my fault…
I must not think bad thoughts

g’nite, TRex.

Suzanne @ 145

That picture of DB’s is enough to require copious amounts of eye bleach. (shruddering)

never trust a man who knows how to use photoshop…

TRex @ 139

Good night, everybody. Juan Carlos has asserted his rights as BedCat and announced that it’s past our bedtime.

Nighters!

Dr Smith says: Don’t leave me alone! Wait for me!
night, trex…

I think it is called refresh comments because it does not refresh the entire page; it only gives you the new comments.

Suzanne @ 150

I think it is called refresh comments because it does not refresh the entire page; it only gives you the new comments.

Ahh. OK last Lost in Space quote:

Robot: My micromechanism thanks you, my computer tapes thank you, and I thank you.

Thanks TRex, Suzanne, Alfred, firepups et al.

nighty night.

Suzanne @ 150

I think it is called refresh comments because it does not refresh the entire page; it only gives you the new comments.

unless there are two of them. in which case,
lay off the darjeeling and/or hard refresh
*g*

shoot the sex machine drug

do-si-do @ 151

Suzanne @ 150

I think it is called refresh comments because it does not refresh the entire page; it only gives you the new comments.

Ahh. OK last Lost in Space quote:

Robot: My micromechanism thanks you, my computer tapes thank you, and I thank you.

Thanks TRex, Suzanne, Alfred, firepups et al.

nighty night.

Night. “Robots Never Sleep. One Of Many Reasons We Are Superior To Humans.”

“But what about that pain in all the diodes down your left side?”

“That Does Not Compute.”

Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
HAL?

K, I’m back. Anyone still here?

burnspbesq, Sex machine? I was looking for that orgasmatron in Sleeper.

TS, yeap. It is my understanding that the button helps ease the load on the servers. Especially helpful on live blog days.

SteveAudio @ 156

K, I’m back. Anyone still here?

No. You are dreaming this.

hmmm…if they’d held the line…

Half Crazy, singing Daisy
A completely different scenario

Suzanne @ 157

burnspbesq, Sex machine? I was looking for that orgasmatron in Sleeper.

TS, yeap. It is my understanding that the button helps ease the load on the servers. Especially helpful on live blog days.

i believe that suzanne is right. it’s web 2.0 stuff and a bit technical for late night, but basically the button uses special HTML functionality to only download new comments from the web site, which is a much smaller download than the whole page and all the previous comments. That’s one of the reasons each comment has a unique number.

neokneme @ 29

NYT offers opinion…On to the main course…

Ms. Goodling admitted to politicizing the Justice Department in ways that certainly seem illegal; she made clear that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales lied at a critical point in the investigation; and she gave Congress all the reason it needs to compel Karl Rove and Harriet Miers, the former White House counsel, to testify about what they know.

How they gonna git Karl to talk?

water board him?

Suzanne @ 157

burnspbesq, Sex machine? I was looking for that orgasmatron in Sleeper.

TS, yeap. It is my understanding that the button helps ease the load on the servers. Especially helpful on live blog days.

i might have missed it.
what causes two refresh buttons to show up?
(other than the promise of bagels)

TRex @ 84

Groan.

That cool Nokia phone I want?

I can think of an even cooler phone.

They could make a multi-function gadget with a charging crank on the back like those LED flashlight/radios. If they added added a cell phone function to that -
would it be a crank caller?

;)

Alfred Kelgarries @ 158

SteveAudio @ 156

K, I’m back. Anyone still here?

No. You are dreaming this.

Damn! And it felt so real.

Suzanne @ 157

burnspbesq, Sex machine? I was looking for that orgasmatron in Sleeper.

Sorry for the misdirection.

AK, which is why if you have a comment that gets caught in the filters, you may have to refresh your page in order to see it after it is freed.

It’s what you got

Freedom of Choice – Devo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nJ5_gCiAvY

Alfred Kelgarries @ 159

Suzanne @ 157

burnspbesq, Sex machine? I was looking for that orgasmatron in Sleeper.

TS, yeap. It is my understanding that the button helps ease the load on the servers. Especially helpful on live blog days.

aka AJAX

Two refresh comments buttons is my clue that it is time to (1) refresh page; and if that does not work (2) clear my cache.

Suzanne @ 166

AK, which is why if you have a comment that gets caught in the filters, you may have to refresh your page in order to see it after it is freed.

thot so. overall, great page design too. i’m going to steal ideas from it! :)

Suzanne @ 169

Two refresh comments buttons is my clue that it is time to (1) refresh page; and if that does not work (2) clear my cache.

How or where do you see 2 refresh buttons?

SteveA, I believe you would not have that happen since you are on a Mac. I believe that is a PC thing. I could be wrong tho. Going from memory here.

SteveAudio @ 171

Suzanne @ 169

Two refresh comments buttons is my clue that it is time to (1) refresh page; and if that does not work (2) clear my cache.

How or where do you see 2 refresh buttons?

Just an occasional stubborn blurp *shrugs*

Suzanne @ 172

SteveA, I believe you would not have that happen since you are on a Mac. I believe that is a PC thing. I could be wrong tho. Going from memory here.

And while I have looked at it on my PC, it’s been a while…and I stole the PC’s Ethernet cable, and have yet to make a replacement…

Is anyone having a problem with the refresh comments button or is this just a discussion?

Suzanne @ 175

Is anyone having a problem with the refresh comments button or is this just a discussion?

just a discussion for me. the only odd behavior i get on a regular basis is that when i refresh, i don’t get “no new comments” nor do it get the new comments. i just get the countdown button. i refresh the whole page and its fine. i’m on winxp service pack 2 and (for my sins) IE7.

Suzanne @ 175

Is anyone having a problem with the refresh comments button or is this just a discussion?

just a qn meanin to ask.
tnx for ideas. oh PC…
(coaxing to play nice)

Suzanne @ 174

Is anyone having a problem with the refresh comments button or is this just a discussion?

not me. my browser has burped before tho.

radiofreewill @ 167

It’s what you got

Freedom of Choice – Devo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nJ5_gCiAvY

good pick!

Just a discussion for me. the only odd behavior i get on a regular basis is that when i refresh, i don’t get “no new comments” nor do it get the new comments. i just get the countdown button. i refresh the whole page and its fine. i’m on winxp service pack 2 and (for my sins) IE7.

That’s a built in feature to make one wait 15 seconds before pushing the button again will work.

Mac OS 10.4.9
Firefox 2.0.0.3

Always works just fine.

Suzanne @ 180

Just a discussion for me. the only odd behavior i get on a regular basis is that when i refresh, i don’t get “no new comments” nor do it get the new comments. i just get the countdown button. i refresh the whole page and its fine. i’m on winxp service pack 2 and (for my sins) IE7.

That’s a built in feature to make one wait 15 seconds before pushing the button again will work.

For me, I get eiter “No New Comments”, or the new comments, plus the countdown in the Refresh box.

I’m pretty sure that’s optimum.

Suzanne @ 180

Just a discussion for me. the only odd behavior i get on a regular basis is that when i refresh, i don’t get “no new comments” nor do it get the new comments. i just get the countdown button. i refresh the whole page and its fine. i’m on winxp service pack 2 and (for my sins) IE7.

That’s a built in feature to make one wait 15 seconds before pushing the button again will work.

sorry i’m not being clear. what happens is that it is SUPPOSED to get new comments, but doesn’t display them for some reason. when i refresh the whole page they are there.

Also, it has been found that the refresh comments button will start to slow down once threads get into high numbers of comments. That is one of the reasons TRex is now doing a Late Late nite.

BTW, totally off topic, but HuffPo is always looking for comment moderators. With the traffic they get, it’s a big job. Everything goes through moderation over there, until it’s manually released.

Alfred Kelgarries @ 176

i’m on winxp service pack 2

that and just added Adobe CS2 RAM
CS2 would prefer a Mac Daddy ; )

AK, then it could be telling you to clear your cache. IE7 has all kinda funky stuff (from what I’ve heard – Firefox user myself).

Why are you not running Firefox?

TribeScribe @ 186

Alfred Kelgarries @ 176

i’m on winxp service pack 2

that and just added Adobe CS2 RAM
CS2 would prefer a Mac Daddy ; )

For any desiring to upgrade to a Mac, here’s the hot tip:

Apple sells refurbs at a substantial discount, yet with a full as-new warranty.

Alfred Kelgarries @ 182

sorry i’m not being clear. what happens is that it is SUPPOSED to get new comments, but doesn’t display them for some reason. when i refresh the whole page they are there.

i get that once in a while when the request gets lost.

“Now if I let you see this place where stories all ring true
Then will you let me past your face to see what’s really you
It’s not for me I ask this question as though I were a king
For you have to love, believe and feel, before the burst of tambourines take you there”

Green Grass and High Tides – Outlaws

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R82OM5tzcrk

TribeScribe @ 185

Alfred Kelgarries @ 176

i’m on winxp service pack 2

that and just added Adobe CS2 RAM
CS2 would prefer a Mac Daddy ; )

nice you use blender at all?

AK, is it doing that when the number of comments on a thread is over 250 or so?

Suzanne @ 187

AK, then it could be telling you to clear your cache. IE7 has all kinda funky stuff (from what I’ve heard – Firefox user myself).

Why are you not running Firefox?

because the stupid government won’t use it in the sector my boss works for. he tries every chance he get to get them to switch, but they’re a buncha microsofties…:(:(

on my personal box i use all open source stuff, firefox, open office, all under ubuntu linux. heaven!

Suzanne @ 192

AK, is it doing that when the number of comments on a thread is over 250 or so?

i frankly haven’t noticed. next time it does i’ll keep track. hasn’t done tonite that I noticed…

CSpan is re-running Monica G.

SteveAudio @ 188

Apple sells refurbs at a substantial discount, yet with a full as-new warranty.

Roger that. Next get *g*

Where do I get more info about HuffPo Mod?

radiofreewill @ 189
late late night dj :)

TribeScribe @ 196

SteveAudio @ 188

Apple sells refurbs at a substantial discount, yet with a full as-new warranty.

Roger that. Next get *g*

Where do I get more info about HuffPo Mod?

email me, I’ll put you in touch with the folks.

I do it for free, since I don’t spend much time doing it, and since Arianna has always been so great to me, giving me, and several other L.A. based bloggers front page privileges. But there is a small honorarium for most of the comment mods, I understand.

AK, there are some glitches that occasionally happen when a thread gets up into high numbers. Mac users sometimes get a gray box that obscures some of the comments. Some PC users have the refresh comments button hang or will get two refresh comments buttons. The tech crew has been trying to identify the cause.

radiofreewill @ 190

“Now if I let you see this place where stories all ring true
Then will you let me past your face to see what’s really you
It’s not for me I ask this question as though I were a king
For you have to love, believe and feel, before the burst of tambourines take you there”

Green Grass and High Tides – Outlaws

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R82OM5tzcrk

*10 minute jam*
nowthaswhatImtalkinabout!

Suzanne @ 199

AK, there are some glitches that occasionally happen when a thread gets up into high numbers. Mac users sometimes get a gray box that obscures some of the comments. Some PC users have the refresh comments button hang or will get two refresh comments buttons. The tech crew has been trying to identify the cause.

I have seen that gray box.

Suzanne @ 199

AK, there are some glitches that occasionally happen when a thread gets up into high numbers. Mac users sometimes get a gray box that obscures some of the comments. Some PC users have the refresh comments button hang or will get two refresh comments buttons. The tech crew has been trying to identify the cause.

what do you run on your backend server, java or asp? i can help a bit with asp but am only learning java…

AK, you are talking to the wrong person about that. I’m a mod – not part of the tech crew. I have no idea other than it is WordPress.

Suzanne @ 203

AK, you are talking to the wrong person about that. I’m a mod – not part of the tech crew. I have no idea other than it is WordPress.

ah. never mind, wordpress is way over my head.

on a happier note, we will all get to watch Lous Dobbs head explode tomorrow!

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/…..-meltdown/

lamp stack

tw3k @ 191

TribeScribe @ 185

that and just added Adobe CS2 RAM
CS2 would prefer a Mac Daddy ; )

nice you use blender at all?

will get to Blender & Flash soon
playing with PS/ILL/InDes now
used to goof off with LWPro & such…
Spent a decade in Axs/Exl/PPT h3ll –
no worse for the wear though *g*

tw3k @ 204

lamp stack

errrmm.. MAMP stack! :D

tw3k @ 205

lamp stack

the minute I heard wordpress i knew it was lamp. i’m still boning up on wordpress and wiki in general; at work we use SharePoint Services from Microsoft. Whoopeee.

tw3k @ 207

tw3k @ 204

lamp stack

errrmm.. MAMP stack! :D

MAMP?

TribeScribe @ 205

tw3k @ 191

nice you use blender at all?

will get to Blender & Flash soon
playing with PS/ILL/InDes now
used to goof off with LWPro & such…
Spent a decade in Axs/Exl/PPT h3ll –
no worse for the wear though *g*

Cool! Mac are great for the creative apps :)

blender has a real funky UI to get used to but it’s a quick learning curve with many good tuts.

tw3k @ 205

lamp stack

effin cool.

Alfred Kelgarries @ 204

on a happier note, we will all get to watch Lous Dobbs head explode tomorrow!

Saw an interview with Simcox not too long ago.
Struck me as a shady character then….

Mac Apache MySQL Php… heh

Alfred Kelgarries @ 209

tw3k @ 207

errrmm.. MAMP stack! :D

MAMP?

never mind. i’m utterly lost on macs. i utterly want a mac. love hate relationship.

tw3k @ 210

TribeScribe @ 205

will get to Blender & Flash soon
playing with PS/ILL/InDes now
used to goof off with LWPro & such…
Spent a decade in Axs/Exl/PPT h3ll –
no worse for the wear though *g*

Cool! Mac are great for the creative apps :)

blender has a real funky UI to get used to but it’s a quick learning curve with many good tuts.

Seriously, they are great for everything.

The ONLY thing I use a PC for is AutoCAD, but I still do a lot of CAD on the Mac, along with everything I do for pleasure, business, blogging, etc.

ok, that’s it for me tonight, folks. g’nite all.

Alfred Kelgarries @ 213

Alfred Kelgarries @ 209

MAMP?

never mind. i’m utterly lost on macs. i utterly want a mac. love hate relationship.

na if you run ubuntu at home you just need to get used to some sort of bsd.

Suzanne @ 216

ok, that’s it for me tonight, folks. g’nite all.

nite suzanne. tomorrow will be better…

Alfred Kelgarries @ 214

Alfred Kelgarries @ 209

MAMP?

never mind. i’m utterly lost on macs. i utterly want a mac. love hate relationship.

So easy, so smooth…

Here’s one example:

When you want to remove an app from the Mac, you drag the folder with the app to the trash, then empty trash.

Period.

No .dlls or other weird files in odd locations, just a straightforward process.

tw3k @ 217

Alfred Kelgarries @ 213

never mind. i’m utterly lost on macs. i utterly want a mac. love hate relationship.

na if you run ubuntu at home you just need to get used to some sort of bsd.

isn’t os x unix based?

Suzanne @ 216

ok, that’s it for me tonight, folks. g’nite all.

Later, Suz.

Alfred Kelgarries @ 220

tw3k @ 217

na if you run ubuntu at home you just need to get used to some sort of bsd.

isn’t os x unix based?

Yes, but its’ still pretty hidden from the user by the GUI.

Alfred Kelgarries @ 218

Suzanne @ 216

ok, that’s it for me tonight, folks. g’nite all.

nite suzanne. tomorrow will be better…

Better Days

SteveAudio @ 222

Alfred Kelgarries @ 220

isn’t os x unix based?

Yes, but its’ still pretty hidden from the user by the GUI.

exactly. i love gui’s, but they can be somewhat challenging if you are using a different metaphor all the time, which i am (windoze). i’ll make myself get a mac in a couple of years and then i’ll get over it. i used to feel the same way about windoze.

Here’s one for the road – g’nite everyone!

Travelin’ Light – Widespread Panic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52C1pOYDD7w

SteveAudio @ 219

No .dlls or other weird files in odd locations, just a straightforward process.

yep.
those MAC-PC commercials are a hoot.
Gates went after em, but couldn’t pull the plug.
don’t know whether ta laff or cry –

SteveAudio @ 218

never mind. i’m utterly lost on macs. i utterly want a mac. love hate relationship.

So easy, so smooth…

Here’s one example:

When you want to remove an app from the Mac, you drag the folder with the app to the trash, then empty trash.

lol, w3rd. And many apps install by draging to the harddrive.

Alfred Kelgarries @ 224

SteveAudio @ 222

Yes, but its’ still pretty hidden from the user by the GUI.

exactly. i love gui’s, but they can be somewhat challenging if you are using a different metaphor all the time, which i am (windoze). i’ll make myself get a mac in a couple of years and then i’ll get over it. i used to feel the same way about windoze.

Don’t wait, you’ll be glad.

A PC, even with XP is still like a car where you have to check the oil and turn the crank to start it.

A Mac is like getting into a modern car, with electric windows and automatic transmission.

Not a great metaphor…

When I was younger, with computers and all electronics, I was about the process…that’s the PC.

Now, I want to start the car and drive, get things done…that’s the Mac.

tw3k @ 227

SteveAudio @ 218

never mind. i’m utterly lost on macs. i utterly want a mac. love hate relationship.

So easy, so smooth…

Here’s one example:

When you want to remove an app from the Mac, you drag the folder with the app to the trash, then empty trash.

lol, w3rd. And many apps install by draging to the harddrive.

Yep! How slick is that?!?!

Alfred Kelgarries @ 223

SteveAudio @ 222

exactly. i love gui’s, but they can be somewhat challenging if you are using a different metaphor all the time, which i am (windoze). i’ll make myself get a mac in a couple of years and then i’ll get over it. i used to feel the same way about windoze.

and if you want you can run most window managers. e17 is nice :)

SteveAudio @ 228

tw3k @ 227

lol, w3rd. And many apps install by draging to the harddrive.

Yep! How slick is that?!?!

Totally! Plus you get the cli so you can custom compile foss software. best of both worlds :)

bah, getting my blockquotes out of order, lol.

I’ve been using Macs almost since they came out – switched from my Commodore in 1989. I’ve had less breakdowns in 18 years with all my macs – our family now has seven active and three in reserve – than I’ve sometimes had in 18 days on the Windows PCs at the music labs and other work stations I’ve had to deal with at my job.

blogwhoring because it’s late:

I got over 10k hits today for my piece about spawn of Satan Deryk Schlessinger’s naughty MySpace page.

My friend John Amato gave me a link, which helped a lot.

[/blogwhoring]

Ed*ard Teller @ 233

I’ve been using Macs almost since they came out – switched from my Commodore in 1989. I’ve had less breakdowns in 18 years with all my macs – our family now has seven active and three in reserve – than I’ve sometimes had in 18 days on the Windows PCs at the music labs and other work stations I’ve had to deal with at my job.

Indeed! I concur.

Ed*ard Teller @ 233

I’ve been using Macs almost since they came out – switched from my Commodore in 1989. I’ve had less breakdowns in 18 years with all my macs – our family now has seven active and three in reserve – than I’ve sometimes had in 18 days on the Windows PCs at the music labs and other work stations I’ve had to deal with at my job.

By the way, what job?

Best interview with Sibel Edmonds I’ve ever watched. She’s a total Anti-Monica G…

SteveAudio @ 236

By the way, what job?

I teach music in college in Anchorage, Eagle River and Palmer, at 3 UAA campuses. But I’m phasing myself out.

SteveAudio @ 233

blogwhoring because it’s late:

I got over 10k hits today for my piece about spawn of Satan Deryk Schlessinger’s naughty MySpace page.

My friend John Amato gave me a link, which helped a lot.

[/blogwhoring]

heh cool. you from mich.?

tw3k @ 239

SteveAudio @ 233

blogwhoring because it’s late:

I got over 10k hits today for my piece about spawn of Satan Deryk Schlessinger’s naughty MySpace page.

My friend John Amato gave me a link, which helped a lot.

[/blogwhoring]

heh cool. you from mich.?

No, L.A.

Ed*ard Teller @ 236

Best interview with Sibel Edmonds I’ve ever watched. She’s a total Anti-Monica G…

yeah, interestng!

Ed*ard Teller @ 238

SteveAudio @ 236

By the way, what job?

I teach music in college in Anchorage, Eagle River and Palmer, at 3 UAA campuses. But I’m phasing myself out.

Very cool.

I taught in the music department at Long Beach City College from ‘87-’95 (Sound Reinforcement & Studio Maintenance).

And now I teach at UCLA extension, studio maintenance again.

good night, all.

gn steve

SteveAudio-
Gold stars to those who wade into the fetid swamp to write critically of the Schlez. She’s a stain on the culture. Bravo.
BTW, after finally reading thru all the comments here, I have a minor take on the Mac browser & gray bars…
I have clients who also experience this in Entourage and certain types of chart placements from Excel into late versions of Illustrator.
I have been able to replicate the bug, mostly on PowerPC-based laptops like 15.4″ and 17″ PowerBook G4’s. In these cases, I’ve found it to be a rendering bug in the Mac OS, but it usually clears up after disk maintenance and incremental OS update (or re-application on an incremental OS update), like 10.4.4 to 10.4.7, or 9.
nite steve

SteveAudio,

1. So Derek is the guy they were trying to identify after he slugged somebody at a political event, he’s the guy with the sleazy Islamaphobic web page, he loves Humboldt County herb, AND he’s Dr. Laura’s son? I did not know that, and it is really funny and even more stupid. Is this story getting traction?

2. Cool Job, Steve! We just hired an outstanding young woman to run the art, drama and music support. She’s so well organized, I’ve been thinking they should get her to teach a course sort of like you might have taught at some time – turning all the maintenance tasks and communication skills of running multimedia classes, live plays and concerts, and all that into a course the kids at the school can take and get credit for. Now, they’re just supposed to fulfill so many hours a semester signing up to do those things. Quality suffers. If they got credit and learned it comprehensively, it would change the studio, lab and workshop environments in a good way.

newtonusr & Ed*ard Teller:

Thanks, interesting stuff.

We all definitely need to stay in touch.

Thanks, guys.

This BBC-screened debate in early May at the Oxford Union in the UK on the Isr**l lobby, is excellent. This is a famous debate series. The student questions almost make my eyes well over in tears. There IS hope.

i’ll check it. that last one is amazing.

tw3k @ 249

i’ll check it. that last one is amazing.

Yeah. Ms. Edmonds is so passionate, so beautiful and pretty damn honest. Her story should have had traction at least three times since it started. Paging Rep. Waxman….

Looks like the nite crew closed shop early. [unlatches screen door]

Marion -

Didn’t you mention biscuits early late nite? Hope that offer’s still on; I brought some sourwood honey.

twolf –

Did you see the note I left for you at the bottom of one of yesterday’s threads?

Ed*ard Teller @ 249

tw3k @ 249

i’ll check it. that last one is amazing.

Yeah. Ms. Edmonds is so passionate, so beautiful and pretty damn honest. Her story should have had traction at least three times since it started. Paging Rep. Waxman….

yeah, i’d like to hear what Edmonds has to say. A true believer in the constitution.

the bbc debate was interesting and i would agree that the debate here in the states is from the pov of israel.

Good morning, pups. Coffee and tea are ready. Hi, Waccamaw, the biscuits just came out of the oven, hot and flaky. Help yourself, and try some of our local honey too. I’ve got some in my tea and it’s delicious.

Today it’s Dr. Gawande on rethinking nursing homes and Mr. Kristof is in China.

http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/

Waccamaw, may I try a dollop of your sourwood honey? I don’t think I’ve ever had any.

Mornin’ all!

Body pulled from river identified as missing U.S. soldier

The body of a man dragged from the Euphrates River south of Baghdad has been identified as Pfc. Joseph J. Anzack Jr., one of three U.S. soldiers thought to have been kidnapped earlier this month, the U.S. military said Thursday.

Lt. Col. Josslyn Aberle also said reports of a second body being found along with Anzack’s on Wednesday are “false.”

Waccamaw – Just saw your note. The key is to set your clock ahead 5 minutes. Then you get the jump on everyone else because you are operating in the future (insert futuristic music here).
;)

‘That Strikes at the Core’
Monica Goodling concedes that a political line was crossed in hiring at the Justice Department.

…It was sad, as well, that so many Republican committee members chose to ignore this ugly fact and heap praise on Ms. Goodling. “I think you have . . . shown people who are here. . . . why people in the Justice Department thought you were worthy of your job,” said Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.). “Millions of Americans now know a lot more about you, and they’re proud to have somebody like you serving in government,” said Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.) Violating the law against politicizing the civil service is no grounds for pride…

Good morning pups!

Yo, Marion, twolf, egregious…how’s your Thursday starting?

Yeesh, some video TRex pulled for L2N. Like the Ferrari parked in front of the church. Sure.

twolf1 @ 257

‘That Strikes at the Core’
Monica Goodling concedes that a political line was crossed in hiring at the Justice Department.

…It was sad, as well, that so many Republican committee members chose to ignore this ugly fact and heap praise on Ms. Goodling. “I think you have . . . shown people who are here. . . . why people in the Justice Department thought you were worthy of your job,” said Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.). “Millions of Americans now know a lot more about you, and they’re proud to have somebody like you serving in government,” said Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.) Violating the law against politicizing the civil service is no grounds for pride…

The fact is that that there was no blockbuster from Ms. Goodling. She came across as extremely credible. She did not provide the needle to provide evidence of criminal wrongdoing which is what is required to pierce Executive Privilege, so the Dems failed to “get” Karl Rove. May Peace and Tranquility now return to Capital Hill.

Rayne @ 259

Yo, Marion, twolf, egregious…how’s your Thursday starting?

Yeesh, some video TRex pulled for L2N. Like the Ferrari parked in front of the church. Sure.

Good morning, Rayne, can’t speak for them but it’s a Vivaldi concerto here. Howzit there?

egregious @ 258

Good morning pups!

good morning, ‘gregie!

Somebody is still huffing glue. Amazing what people get paid to do these days — but that’s the nature of the Culture of Corruption.

Let’s review before the glue fumes overcome the rest of us, shall we?

This is what Rep. John Conyers saw on first pass yesterday:

1. In the first five minutes of this hearing, we learned that in Ms. Goodling’s view, Paul McNulty, the Deputy Attorney General, misled the Senate in his testimony about the limited role of the White House, when he personally knew otherwise. We also learned that Mr. McNulty withheld information from the Senate which had the effect of concealing Senator Domenici’s role in the termination of Mr. Iglesias. Ms. Goodling also admitted to taking inappropriate political considerations into account when hiring non-political DOJ employees.

2. Second, in what I believe may have been the bombshell revelation of the hearing, we learned the Attorney General made public statements that Ms. Goodling believed were inaccurate and that he appeared to be engaged in “coaching” witnesses after the fact, in direct contradiction to the Attorney General’s testimony that he had gone out of his way not to speak to any of the fact witnesses. This coaching made Ms. Goodling feel, in her own words “uncomfortable.” This raises the most serious questions to date about the conduct of the Attorney General.

3. Third, we learned the White House was intimately involved in the process of terminating the US Attorneys, from the beginning through final sign off, and Ms. Goodling believes Mr. Rove was involved in the process.

4. Fourth, Ms. Goodling admitted that laws were violated with regard to the consideration of the hiring of career employees at the Department of Justice. By her own terms, she admitted she “crossed the line” with regard to the hiring of Assistant US Attorneys and Immigration Judges.

5. Fifth, we learned that there indeed was a ninth US Attorney on the firing list, Mr. Graves from Missouri. Again, this contradicts the testimony of the Attorney General on this matter.

And this is what another former prosecutor saw yesterday:

The parts of Monica Goodling’s testimony that stood out to me most yesterday: 1) detailing how McNulty misled Congress with “incomplete or inaccurate” testimony on 2/6/07 that was “not fully candid” and 2) her admission to her part in politicizing the hiring of career folks at the Justice Department.

And emptywheel is only just starting to dig into the mix, noting that Sara Taylor, um, Harriet Miers may have appointed Tim Griffin (which is not a legal appointment), and Monica was likely soliciting defense funds with her testimony yesterday.

Let’s crack open the windows and air this place out; obviously somebody’s already killed brain cells if they didn’t take special note of the parts of Goodling’s testimony where she “credibly” admitted to a criminal act (and the Republicans cheered her actions).

Turkey Waste Will Power Electric Plant…

With 16,000 hens gobbling around him, Langmo is standing on a 15-inch layer of turkey litter some 750 tons of the stuff that represents a new source of energy…

But she didn’t mean to! Blink blink!

Rayne @263: All of the allegations named in your post are proof that shocking of shocks! Politics are done at the White House. There’s gambling at that there casino, Mildred!…As to admissions of criminal acts…if they did occur, they were immunized, so Ms. Goodling is free to go about her business and hopefully a lucrative legal and political career.

Morning gang. Fresh thread and pass the coffee…

Christy has a teeny tiny question upstairs.

Shorter Monica:
Disarray, Disarray, AG who cant determine what improper is and then lies to congress about it. Illegally considered party affiliation in some doj jobs, has barron harkonnen for a lawyer..

MSNBC talking excitedly this morning about JokeLine’s new article about how much better things are in Anbar Province (citing unidentified sources), then following immediately thereafter with report of U.S deaths and car bombs today in – yep – Anbar Province. They’re backing off the JokeLine article as the morning proceeds.

Way to go, Joe.

Kiran fondling the sociology student/sex worker’s flimsy fripperies sent me from CNN to MSNBC this morning. Where lo and behold, Jim Cramer’s trying out as host–he’s giving it his best shot, but really, really bad. And supported by former Imus’ sidekicks Charles McCord and Chris Carlin.

A pale shadow. Imus was the linchpin, and I miss Imus.

And boyoboy did KO nail it last night in Special Comment. But he can’t singlehandedly take on all the rest of MSM.

Shocking shocks!! Who would ever have thought that asking questions about one’s political affiliation before hiring them for a career position (NOT a political appointment) would be ILLEGAL!!!

Put down the glue and step away. Seriously. You are going to do yourself some permanent damage to your brain cells, and you don’t have many to spare.

Rayne @ 272

Shocking shocks!! Who would ever have thought that asking questions about one’s political affiliation before hiring them for a career position (NOT a political appointment) would be ILLEGAL!!!

Put down the glue and step away. Seriously. You are going to do yourself some permanent damage to your brain cells, and you don’t have many to spare.

When you reread the testimony, she only looked at political affiliations of career people (as opposed to political appointees) when they applied for both positions as many applicants do…

Really. The glue stench is annoying. Open the window.

People — especially LAWYERS like Goodling — do not plead the Fifth or ask for immunity because they feel like it.

They plead the Fifth and they ask for immunity because THEY KNOW THEY COMMITTED A CRIME.

Her testimony yesterday clearly indicated she violated the Hatch Act.

You sure do have those talking points down. You can tell your minders we noticed. But seriously, enough with the brain damage.

Hi, Marion -

Sorry I didn’t respond earlier; hope you see this. Re. the sourwood honey……..it truly is delicious. Only problem (as you would imagine) is it’s a wee tad hard for the beekeepers to know exactly which blossoms the little suckers have been dining on. As I understand it, they have to rely on taste and (since sourwood tends to be more expensive) some might be less than honest in their labeling. With the rate the honey bees are dying off, who knows how long it’s gonna be available, regardless of price. :-(

Went out for the usual dead tree and got waylaid eating snow peas straight out of the garden.