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TSF!!!
Spiderpaws here
Blue America!!!
neurophius @ 1
now I know where the “neuro” in your handle comes from — you’ve got some insight, my friend.
that was very fast!
And very lucky.
Howdy all.
I made it! I was stuck in refresh traffic…
wow, this the highest I’ve ever been on a thread :D
Shadowstalker @ 7
Holiday getaway Fridays are the worst…
Shadowstalker @ 7
So was I! I left you a comment, SS!
I’m signin’ off. Since no EDP tonight, may I say, be excellent to one another.
Myrtle June @ 8
Congrats on the 8 !!!!
Mutant Poodle @ 11
See you tomorrow. And it may be your time to drool. Sleep well my friend.
TexB @ 6
What’s for L-L snaks, TexB??
MutantPoodle@9…
and me using IE, the Yugo of the net, too!
TeddySanFran @ 14
I will come up with something. You have a preference TSF?
Mutant Poodle @ 11
True, His Evilness wasn’t present, excepting Petro, that is!!! Nite, MP!!!
Shadowstalker @ 15
Hey, it got me No. 1…
Do you have broadband?
CTuttle @ 17
You Rang ?!! *g*
CTuttle@10…
I can’t even imagine so mundane a thing as Wally-world in HI. Please tell me it’s more interesting than in Misery…
TexB @ 16
Nachos ? Quesadillas ? I’m hungry !!!
Suzanne dear – hope your headache went away. Acupressure is good.
Shadowstalker @ 15
***
Shadowstalker: Reminds me of an old joke…
Q: Why is the rear-window defogger standard equipment on a Yugo?
A: To keep your hands warm while you’re pushing it.
neuro@18…
Only at work. At home, I prod the hamsters and they run around their cage, thus powering my dialup.
Petrocelli @ 21
Is your name TSF?
MJ, thanks for your commentary prevthread. I have not read anybody else chastize Biden about his “community” talk. In that context, “Obama’s been tested, too” lines up pretty well with “Mary Cheney’s a lesbian” from our standup guy last time around.
Thanks for your perspective.
TexB at 16:
“You have a preference TSF?”
I thought that Teddy’s preference was well-known… *g*
Well, TexB, I do have a preference. Oh, you meant food….
neurophius @ 27
I do not serve men as snack. Sorry.
TexB @ 25
Um … it could be … *g*
grumble grumble … Peterr ate all the Pecan Pie … grumble …
Shadowstalker @ 20
Not much, but we have a gorgeous view of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea on a clear morn from the parking lot!!! 13,000fters each, as seen from 500ft Elev.!!!
You call that a production number, TSF?
Feh.
;>)
Veggie quesadillas for Petro & anyone else who wants.
i love that that has its special political relevance now.
Petrocelli @ 30
I swear, Petro, you’re so ungrateful…!!! *g*
Jeepers. That video brought on some serious flashbacks…
Ah, if only I could still fit in that red dress I wore dancing, along with those CFM strappy sandals with the 4 inch heels. I can almost taste the lambrusco and feel the film of cigarettes.
Thanks, TSF.
TexB @ 33
Muchas gracias !!!
darkblack @ 32
Just magnificent. And entirely sing-able!
yellowdog jim @ 34
You seen this?
Rayne @ 36
Hi, Rayne, you’re up late! Care for a quesadilla?
darkblack @ 32
Hey, Darkblack! You rule again!!!
TeddySanFran @ 38
‘Without meter, all is lost’
;>)
TeddySanFran @ 40
Thanks, sweetie, but I’ll never get even close to that red dress if I eat this late, more likely to need a red blimp. 2 am here in the Great Lakes State, should hit the hay very soon.
TexB @ 39
i had not!
thank you.
Guten Morgen
Good night my friends.
Let’s just plain say, since it’s kinda slow around here tonight, that TFS has a really good take on reality.
Loo Hoo. @ 47
What is reality?
tw3k @ 45
Danke!
TexB @ 46
Good night! And thanks for all the great food. Pie first, my favorite order of things.
Loo Hoo. @ 41
Other than my blatant blogwhoring, of course.
Ta, LH.
:)
TexB @ 46
G’nite, Ma’am!!!
darkblack @ 32
wow!
TexB @ 48
that the True Progressives need our dollar help sooner rather than later. party on! (and help them feel the luuuuuuv)
Our efforts really matter in Q2 — you early a.m. folks reading this, dig deep if you can!
TexB @ 46
Thanks for the vittles, Betsy … sleep well …
yellowdog jim @ 53
All the War Criminals! Nice Pix!!!
CTuttle @ 49
Gesundheit !!!
Yeah, fahrender!
TexB @ 48
Reality is a crutch for those who can’t handle hard drugs, or so my hippie friends used to say.
Petrocelli @ 58
:P!!!
CTuttle @ 57
That’s aiming to be the Sgt. Pepper’s cover.
;>)
wigwam @ 60
707 !!!
darkblack @ 62
Of the Perps!!!
Just stepped into the lake and noticed praise of Wes Clark in the last thread. I think Clark is playing many of us like a two dollar fiddle. The tell for me is his support Gang of fourteen member Democratic Senator Mark Pryor (AR) who considers Joe Lieberman his mentor and votes with Lieberman at the worst of times.
Today I received another email from Wes that is packed full of falsehood after falsehood in re Pryors current situation and his record.
First let me say Pryor has no known D opponent in the midst anent his next campaign 08. The only rumor of a possible opponent from Republican side is Mike Huckabee who would lose to Pryor, imo. In other words Pryor is under NO threat of losing his seat.
Wes Clarks letter sent out today.
We on the left may indeed be impressed with much of what Clark has said in the past as well as his support for Ned Lamont last Summer… but everything Wes is doing with this letter in his home state where standing up and exposing him for the miserable embarrassment he is, proves to me beyond reasonable doubt Wes is either grossly misinformed or making one very bad triangle for political gain.
A few points about Mark Pryor
Voted for cloture on Alito
Voted for Gonzo as AG
Voted for Bankruptcy bill
Voted for Alice Fisher Assist US AG
For torture bill
Voted to end Habeas Corpus
For cloture Child interstate abortion notification act (Mark is anti choice and says so)
Voted to continue Iraqi occupation this March and May (2007)
Has stated with no doubt he is ready to end net neutrality as soon as he can.
Mark Pryor is a plague on our
partydemocracy.. and Wes Clark is going to bat for him, even when it is not necessary…Teddy, we need to slap this man back a step, quickly… After all he quite possibly laid low in hopes of a VP nomination this year… this needs to be exposed and discussed in the blogos, imo. Wes Clark deserves no support as a VP candidate unless he makes a full reversal on Mark.
P.S. Mark launched his reelection bid earlier this year in Little Rock with an 800k fund raiser which Wes helped out as much as could at that time.
Darkblack, you have surpassed even your own very high standards. I salute you.
TexB @ 29
is that like a principle, or a matter of supply?
(”I have My Principles,
and if you don’t like them
… i have others!”)
wigwam @ 60
I thought it was a mere figment of our imagination!!! ;-)
evening all just lurking a bit on the lake – playing catchup here… glad to be home again but eyes are starting to blur – probably read too much :o) – need some sleep now ..play nice now and share all snax ok nighttttttttt
yellowdog jim @ 67
The Great Groucho Marx !!!
CTuttle @ 68
There you go with the fig leaves again … *g*
What prompts Wes’ newfound love for Pryor, ES?
Petrocelli @ 71
I tell ya, I’m a nature boy!!!
yay, facebook app server back up *g
tw3k @ 74
… all it needed was a bit of v*agra … *g*
Petrocelli @ 70
Computer scientist Andy Tannenbaum is famous for a quote in his book on communication networks: “The great thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from.” (Okay, so maybe it’s only funny to certain categories of geeks.)
needed something, it was down for a while.
Ooh, my Brown Sugar, is gonna be in Aspen next week! Gwen is attending an Aspen Inst. event, should be an interesting broadcast on Friday!!!
TeddySanFran @ 72
Possible answers
Money, imo.
Both are from the same neighborhood (my grandmothers neighborhood) so old loyalties with the wrong crowd??
Wes should be standing by the principals he is known to express at ykos and in CT last year..and running against Mark this year… he is most likely the only person who could beat Mark while promoting the correct messages, like Ned did.
Also wtf..is Wes doing playing some rovian fear card at this point in time when there is no evidence I know of this being true. Nor does he cite any. Wes should attack rove not promote fear of him, imo.
wigwam @ 76
Um … the kind who never get laid ?!! *g*
wigwam @ 76
Ain’t it the truth tho.
2:30 in Toronto … have to be fresh for a weekend of great Jazz … G’nite all !!!
nite, Petro.
darkblack @ 62
really excellent.
TSF, I have been wanting for some time to thank you for the really helpful insight you provided a while back re: Specter.
I’m curious about your take on his staff member having *unbeknownst to him* slipped into law the interim USA provision. I have noticed Specter seemingly being ultra-cooperative with Leahy of late and wondered if it might be a trade-off for not calling his bluff. Wouldn’t a staff member be permanently burned for pulling a stunt like that? (At least without a wink and nod?)
Petrocelli @ 82
Aloha Oe, Petro!!! *g*
I gotta say, Double Gitmo Mitt is taking a beating on this dog-on-the-roof story, throughout the blogo.
Clueless & Cruel
SunnyNobility @ 85
Somehow the Scottish Haggis comes out!!!
Teddy, Also we know the Clintons have a long history with both the Pryor family and Lieberman back to their collage days.. Could Wes be helping Lieber candidates as a favor for Hillary in hopes of a VP rider?
No matter who might consider Wes as a VP candidate (or anything else) these questions need to be very clearly brought forth and answered by anyone willing to promote Wes..
Wes knows of his hypocrisy here.
TeddySanFran @ 87
sadistic ken doll
SunnyNobility @ 85
IIRC:
– Specter had just gotten out of the hospital and was still on chemotherapy.
– The scoundrel had moved on to replace one of the fired US Attorneys, or something like that.
That said, I share you disgust and bewilderment that this fool has not been locked up.
SunnyNobility @ 85
You are more than welcome. I believe that staff member who slipped the Patriot Act provision in *unbeknownst to him* is now a USAttorney. So, he is beyond the reach of the JCommittee.
The surprising thing to me was seeing Orrin Hatch join the Democrats when the NSA subpoenas were authorized. Now *that* was a shock.
Eureka Springs @ 89
Yeah, I got that same e-mail as you. I think from signing his “stop iran war” petition.
TeddySanFran @ 87
Adios ole Gitmo Mitt – one down – how many does that leave in the rethug cave?
A commenter at Swampland, adding to the many deep thoughts already expressed by Ana[l] Marie Cox re the Romney Canine Fiasco, points out: “If the ‘windscreen’ was effective, how did the dog poop escape from the crate?”
It just keeps getting deeper. Double Gitmo Mitt will be forever known as the candidate whose Dad’s campaign imploded on VietNam brainwashing and whose own campaign imploded on dogshit.
heh
TeddySanFran @ 95
Does that make it a double barney?
TeddySanFran @ 92
I was aghast to see Orrin question the NSA! He was one of Shrub’s most fervent water carriers throughout this Maladministration!!!
TeddySanFran @ 95
***
Hmmm. I’m no aerodynamic physicist, but a quick guess…
windscreen = front of crate
poop = back of crate
newspaperbrat @ 94
Too Many!!! ;-)
Who?
Eureka Springs @ 100
You’re gonna have to look that one up, I’m afraid, or ask Emptywheel when she’s next about. Christy might remember. I’m good on the stories, but don’t recall the names….
TexB @ 48
experience.
(i have been so experienced it is unreal.
i am less experienced now, thankfully.)
or
a kajillion quadrillion quantum particles zipping in and out of virtual space at relativistic speeds … a massive black hole at the center of each galaxy, making star formation possible, therefore our existence … dark matter, dark energy … quarks and leptons and DNA (made out of quarks and leptons, of course)
…
we are star dust.
a wailing song and a good guitar.
the love of your family and friends.
this lake.
sleep, when you need it.
empiricists would say that it is a meaningless term, because it tries to refer to something that can not be directly experienced by the senses.
to stephen hawking, suggestion of a underlying reality is too abstract.
the faith and hope in a young child’s smile.
i prefer the Buddha sky,
Dharmakaya.
just because.
TeddySanFran @ 101
Brett Toleman, part of the Mormon Mafia along with Kyle Sampson. http://downwithtyranny.blogspo…..-kyle.html
Hiya, Firepups!
I’m still banging around downstairs Dreaming of this Nominee. Such a flavorful feast, but I feel like I’m alone in the Convention Hall after everyone has gone home. Oh, well, I’ll just continue writing comments in EPU-ville. Maybe someone will read them some day. But the stuff downstairs is just too good to ignore.
Bob in HI
ain’t it grand?
hi Bob! Wondered if you were still down there hollering out some Sorensen! Are you reading it aloud?
Petrocelli @ 70
i resemble that remark!
and i thank you very much.
my favorite Marxists.
okay, ‘pups. it’s bedtime for me.
see you around these parts tomorrow.
throw sumptin in the BlueAmerica hat if you’ve got it to throw.
sleep well.
yellowdog jim @ 102
See, now don’t you feel better about youself already?!!! 8-D
Thanks wigwam.
Bob Schacht @ 104
thanks for that heads up.
i’ll have to go check them out.
i spend most of my posts at the bottom of the most abandoned threads.
the evil parallel universe is very quiet.
gn tsf
TeddySanFran @ 108
G’nite, Teddy!!! Nice Job!!!
goodnight buds.
Loo Hoo. @ 114
Nite, Loo Hoo!!!
CTuttle @ 109
and sleepier too.
TeddySanFran @ 101
i don’t believe they’ve been identified.
yet.
have they/he/she?
yellowdog jim @ 117
IIRC, Marcy does know whom it would be! I seem to recall a post or two on TNH!!!
wigwam @ 103
wow!
thanks.
i missed this.
yellowdog jim @ 117
From http://downwithtyranny.blogspo…..-kyle.html
wigwam @ 120
I swear Yellowdog Jim, ask and ye shall receive!!!
CTuttle @ 121
Ain’t Google grand? It must be God — it seems to know everything.
Evening, all. Sorry to show up so late — just got home. Man-Cub and I went up to LA tonight to see Alison Krauss at the Greek Theatre. Excellent in every way. Exceeded expectations.
Anyone score an iPhone today?
wigwam @ 122
They’d like to be omnipotent!!! *g*
burnspbesq @ 123
I’m told that the hot tip, if you want one, is to go to the AT&T stores rather than the Apple stores.
wigwam @ 120
so why is this not a prosecutable crime of some sort?
perpetrating a fraud on congress?
hmmm … to likely, all the lobbyists …
something else?
?
>sputter, fume!
CTuttle @ 121
i declare.
its woke me up here at 2:34.
yellowdog jim @ 126
Because nobody read the bill before it was signed by Shrub!!!
yellowdog jim @ 126
I’d guess that Specter, like any busy executive, relies on his staff to prepare documents for his signature. But in most industries, any staff member who’d deceive their their boss that way would be black-balled and out of a job. But in Bush-era conservativism, Tolman is viewed as a hero.
Lobbyists seem to be the folks who write to much of our law, no? There was another former Orrin Hatchling…now chief of staff for Specter..who Tolman contacted and had the AG appointment provision entered into the Patriot act at the last moment… his name: Michael O’Neil… lots of Hatchlings in dangerous positions throughout and many attended George Mason University..
wigwam @ 122
thanks wigwam.
i going to DWT now,
make a bookmark and
then go to the land of nod.
appreciate your assist there.
thanks.
sweet dreams.
TeddySanFran @ 106
I think I’m gonna read it on the Fourth of July in a public park. Gonna find me a soap box. Maybe read it once an hour.
Bob in HI
I’m back from downstairs, having finally read all the comments, and leaving half a dozen of my own down in EPU-land. It was so wonderful to hear from looseheadprop again! And I’m so excited that now that her trial is over (for the time being), she’s talking once again about Priming the Pump! I’m glad I took the time to read through those comments!
Bob in HI
Bob Schacht @ 133
You’re missing Bill Moyers ripping Murdoch a new *sshole!!!
Bob Schacht @ 132
Magic Island? Ala Moana??? *g*
just for the record , the moon is full in Capricorn at 8* 25 ” at 6:49 tomorrow morning. That is conjunct Suzanne’s south node. Did I hear she had a headache?
spiderpaws @ 136
Sho’nuff! I’m Cap rising, Virgo! Heavy Earth!!! *g*
everyone got their sleep mask on here?
CTuttle @ 134
I caught the end of it. Bill Moyers is *SO* good!
Bob in HI
spiderpaws @ 138
Dang Crickets! Pesky critters this time of night!!! :-D
CTuttle @ 135
Ala Moana. We’re planning an Impeachment event down there on the morning of the 4th.
Bob in HI
spiderpaws,
Can I ask what you see for a certain birthdate, regarding work/housing?
Libra, 10-8-53
I’m feeling like bricks are falling on me.
Bob Schacht @ 139
The whole show was most excellent, however, his Ala KO ‘Special Comment’ diatribe on Rupert was golden!!!
Bob Schacht @ 141
Right On! Grand Central! How many do you anticipate?
CTuttle @ 144
No idea. We’ll set up a small canopy, I’ll take along our Progressive Democrats of Hawaii banner and a bunch of Impeachment stuff. We just plan to regale passersby with our charm, good sense, and brilliance. :-)
Bob in HI
Bob Schacht @ 145
Sounds Cool! Sorry, I live on another Isle! I think Pahoa has a little Soiree planned!!! *g*
Bob, give me a heads up on LHP’s task assignments for Priming the Pump, I really would like to contribute my time and efforts!!! Aloha Oe! I bid another fond adieu to the Lake! (poof)!!! *g*
good morning from rainy and delightful Dublin, where I am spending the last day of my vacation, after 2 weeks of spoiling the kids, staying up too late with the younger adults who are celebrating graduations, generally having a fine time – with a Peter Gabriel/Crowded House show thrown in for good measure. (I hadn’t seen that much rain and mud at a concert since Woodstock).
Just wanted to send some love (and cash) to Blue America, FDL, and all the firepups. Thanks for reminding me the quarter was ending. Hadn’t been online in weeks and lost track of deadlines.
I did discover that I can ignore the cyber world for up to 14 days at a time, but it requires getting on a boat and cruising thru Ireland’s waterways, with kids to teach about how to birdwatch, keep the boat in order and on course, and being out of range of cellphones, tv and internet connections for most of the time. I recommend it for anyone who’s burned out.
Modest donations now, the euro’s strength kicked my butt on this trip, but have some plans to do some decent contributions later this summer. Delighted that BA has added Donna Edwards to the list, she’ll be a powerful addition to the progressive wing of the House.
And am even more delighted to hear the good news that Jane has finished the last chemo treatment. We all keep you in our thoughts/prayers Jane, and expect that we’ll have many more years to work, laugh and love together.
green energy of all types, sent with love and joy, from the emerald jewel of the Atlantic.
Margot, I need more than the info you provided…info you probably would not want to put up in public. However, there are a few things I can tell you if you are still here??????
Good morning from trendy Blue Ridge GA..
overcast and 70. I’m taking my family camping and of course rain is in the forecast (after the dryest winter and spring since ‘88)…
Camping, what do you do, open the door up there?
Morning fellow Georgians. Raven did you finally receive rain yesterday? Two days in a row for Roswell, yahoo..
Good morning, Raven — and Mr. Bill if you’re still here although your post is an hour old.
Good morning pups!
Good morning, pups. Today the NYT has Timothy Egan saying that the war in Iraq is now like a post-apocalyptic science fiction film like “Blade Runner,” and Bob Herbert who hopes that what’s going on in the Supreme Court will convince black people that voting is important.
http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/
Coffee and tea are all ready, and I’ve fired up the waffle iron. Help yourselves, and have a great day.
Good Morning, Pups!
It’s Blue Moon Saturday, June 30th
A Blue Moon (2nd full moon in same calendar month) happens about once every five and a half years.
Enjoy!
morning all!
did anyone catch bill moyers last night? the first part of the show is on congress/bush trade deals from this past week. i’m just listening now – wow! highly recommended – looks like there are some big trade bills coming up for a vote in either july or september…. that need to be opposed. david sirota has been warning us about a sell out to corporate interests – looks like this is what has happened.
will study up and post some info in later comments.
Just wanted to offer up a thought I couldn’t share during this week’s white house soopeenee fest.
Sure, I’m frustrated like everyone else at the stonewalling but, as I’ve written before-
“Better to stonewall the documents and be thought a criminal, than to turn over those documents and remove all doubt.”
I think it’s safe to say most people that read and contribute to FDL assume the withheld documents contain very incriminating stuff (me too).
So, putting yourself in their shoes (that “whoosh” you just heard was your morals & principles leaving, but hey- go check your bank account and stock options now) when would you prefer to face embarrassment, humiliation & possible jail time? Before the Boy Blunder leaves office, or after?
So, IMHO all the delay and legal wrangling means they have much to hide, and I have every confidence that Waxman, Leahy & Conyers will get that rock turned over eventually.
It’s over.
Painstakingly slow.
But it’s over.
Democracy as we knew it will soon be back in town.
STTP in Ohio @ 158 –
have your read mike stark’s dkos diary and listened to his clip of the bloggers conference with speaker pelosi?
sounds like the plan is to use the oversight process to build a record that will convince the voters to vote D. no impeachment, no jail time.
recommend to all – listen to it all (reading the transcript doesn’t capture the tone). other good stuff too on iraq.
more on friday’s trade announcments from david sirota
CTuttle @ 31
One of my favorite memories is visiting the Big Island when I was in high school in Honolulu. The first time I ever played in snow was on Mauna Loa in Hawaii! Since then I have seen far too much snow living in Chicago, New Jersey, and New York.
Thanks Selise!