Zed?

hi Jane!

First?

zed?

Nope. But I’m getting closer.

Damnit! Missed it!

no zed, quatro…

Hi Jane!

I’m already over there leaving nasty comments about the carpets not matching the drapes and stuff so please join me.

Heh, You mean they actually have drapes?

The f thingy is a virus and it’s spreading!

i registered a couple of hours ago at open left – but still haven’t gotten the expected email (with a password).

am i the only one having trouble registering?

another problem i’ve had at openleft…. when i tried to leave a comment, this is the error msg i got:

We’re sorry, but we were unable to locate that page.

so i can’t even leave a msg about the problems i’m having… hope chris or matt will see them here.

g4 ibook, mac os 10.4.9, safari.

Thanks for the Open Left tip Jane..

I am registering over there now..

selise @ 10

i registered a couple of hours ago at open left – but still haven’t gotten the expected email (with a password).

am i the only one having trouble registering?

NO..I had to change my name and finally using the monkeys and key-board approach, it finally worked.

Why do I hear B’rer Rabbit in my head when I read the title of this post?

Please don’t throw me in dat der briar patch over there . . .

;)

Ah, another bookmark. Got to poke around later when I have more time. Thanks, Jane, for pointing this new site out!

selise @ 10

i registered a couple of hours ago at open left – but still haven’t gotten the expected email (with a password).

am i the only one having trouble registering?

I just registered there. No problem.

helloo

Very glad they’ve launched Open Left…would love to see them incorporate material from ExtremeDemocracy as they go forward, since the intersection of technology and democracy shouldn’t be left to the A-List techies alone.

Yo Jane!

How ya doin’?

greenwarrior @ 16

helloo

Congratulations!

greenwarrior @ 16

helloo

thanks everybody for your instructions. my first block in the beginning was finding the meta box. computer intimidated i am. and with all y’all’s help i am now f’d.

Open Left looks promising, but may still be experiencing technical difficulties. When I clicked on “Post a comment,” I got a message that said, “We’re sorry, but we were unable to locate that page.”

Anyway, if you are reading this, Matt and Chris, congratulations on your new blog. I look forward to a lot of interesting reading.

Biodun @ 9

The f thingy is a virus and it’s spreading!

I’m loving it.

One of our readers is writing an app that will allow people to self-organize geographically so you can get together with other FDLers in your area to pay visits to your congresspeople, write letters to the editor, drink together, whatever — the things we have always wanted a structure for with the Roots project. It’s really exciting.

Jane Hamsher @ 22

Biodun @ 9

The f thingy is a virus and it’s spreading!

I’m loving it.

One of our readers is writing an app that will allow people to self-organize geographically so you can get together with other FDLers in your area to pay visits to your congresspeople, write letters to the editor, drink together, whatever — the things we have always wanted a structure for with the Roots project. It’s really exciting.

Netroots is growin’ a TREE!

Does this mean we’re not trying to crush Stoller anymore?

Jane Hamsher @ 22

Biodun @ 9

The f thingy is a virus and it’s spreading!

I’m loving it.

One of our readers is writing an app that will allow people to self-organize geographically so you can get together with other FDLers in your area to pay visits to your congresspeople, write letters to the editor, drink together, whatever — the things we have always wanted a structure for with the Roots project. It’s really exciting.

The new self-organization app will be quite handy. Some of us MN FDLers have already been getting together. The new app will expand the group rapidly. I know there are several several MN FDLers out here. Our first task is to get Coleman out in ‘08!

Way OT – Just came back from shopping and milk at WalMart is $4.14 a gallon!

Biodun @ 9

The f thingy is a virus and it’s spreading!

You’ll love it. It’s a way of life!

(with leather?)

I have been voting the straight Democratic ticket for 39 years. But lately, over the past seven years, I get the feeling my party takes me and those like me for granted. The Democratic leadership needs to understand many of us are very frustrated with them. Their lack of courage spefically puts this Dem off. The GOP understands and respects strength. That’s about the only thing I agree with the Republicans on.

Gore for president!

Jane Hamsher @ 22

Biodun @ 9

The f thingy is a virus and it’s spreading!

I’m loving it.

One of our readers is writing an app that will allow people to self-organize geographically so you can get together with other FDLers in your area to pay visits to your congresspeople, write letters to the editor, drink together, whatever — the things we have always wanted a structure for with the Roots project. It’s really exciting.

Yea.. exciting to the point of addiction !! I got registered over there and instantly discovered a whole new world within Cyberspace.. It has great potential and already has 1.7 million members..

egregious @ 24

Does this mean we’re not trying to crush Stoller anymore?

we can still crush him with competitive {{{kindness}}}

Ed*ard Teller @ 30

egregious @ 24

Does this mean we’re not trying to crush Stoller anymore?

we can still crush him with competitive {{{kindness}}}

Compassionate Liberals…

Lookit all the little f thingys. I thought I followed the instructions, but don’t see mine in Preview. What did I miss?

Oklahoma kiddo @ 29

I have been voting the straight Democratic ticket for 39 years. But lately, over the past seven years, I get the feeling my party takes me and those like me for granted. The Democratic leadership needs to understand many of us are very frustrated with them. Their lack of courage spefically puts this Dem off. The GOP understands and respects strength. That’s about the only thing I agree with the Republicans on.

Gore for president!

Well, I’m independent, but I agree with what you are saying. I believe all the elected officials are taking their constituencies for granted. It’s like they know how to campaign, but once elected they completely forget the representation part. Jerks. “I’ll tell you what you want to hear, then I do what I want.”

I love the fact that one Repub (forget which one) was so alarmed that citizens were calling his office threatening not to vote for him next time. Gee, a real slap of reality.

Hey, will you guys still read my comment if I don’t have an F thingy?
;) luv ya!

More cross-pollination — Gooody!!!

OOPS. Nevermind. SHEESH, and my job is technology.

msmolly @ 32

Lookit all the little f thingys. I thought I followed the instructions, but don’t see mine in Preview. What did I miss?

It’s showing up on your comments when I read them.

I spent a little time going through Open Left. I like the site, especially more links to environmental action groups than one sometimes sees.

msmolly @ 32

Lookit all the little f thingys. I thought I followed the instructions, but don’t see mine in Preview. What did I miss?

Nothing. It’s working.

OT…But Bush is consistent in his contempt for the law…

From TPM

White House: Probation for Libby
…
Today, White House counsel Fred Fielding wrote Patrick Fitzgerald in an effort to clear this up. When the president said “supervised release,” he meant it, no matter if that clashes with the law. The president’s commutation power would “unmistakably govern,” Fielding wrote. You can read the letter here

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/003630.php

Iraqi Foreign Affairs Minister says “Turkey has massed 140,000 soldiers at Iraq’s northern border, where the rebel Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, has bases and launches attacks on Turkish forces.”

The White House said President Bush is not contemplating withdrawing forces from Iraq now despite an erosion of support among Republicans for his war policy.

I just added Open Left’s RSS feed
to My Yahoo home page.. it was easy..

The more leftist blogs the merrier.

Repugs:

Read them and weep!

greenwarrior,

thanks for your helpful comment yesterday at Siun’s thread. Also, wish I could have been at the central Terxas picnic. Looks like it was perfect weather.

More fodder for leftist blogs. From AP:

Filed at 2:36 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) — The boost in troop levels in Iraq has increased the cost of war there and in Afghanistan to $12 billion a month, and the total for Iraq alone is nearing a half-trillion dollars, congressional analysts say.

All told, Congress has appropriated $610 billion in war-related money since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror assaults, roughly the same as the war in Vietnam. Iraq alone has cost $450 billion.

Lookin to see if the little f thingie shows up

“Open Left” requires signup? that’s not very democratic…

Why I love Froomkin: he posted a big chunk of Odom’s remarks. These deserve to be distributed far & wide.

But retired Lt. General William Odom writes for NiemanWatchdog.org (where I serve as deputy editor) that Bush is not in any mood to compromise: “The president is strongly motivated to string out the war until he leaves office, in order to avoid taking responsibility for the defeat he has caused and persisted in making greater each year for more than three years.

“To force him to begin a withdrawal before then, the first step should be to rally the public by providing an honest and candid definition of what ’supporting the troops’ really means and pointing out who is and who is not supporting our troops at war. The next step should be a flat refusal to appropriate money for to be used in Iraq for anything but withdrawal operations with a clear deadline for completion.

“The final step should be to put that president on notice that if ignores this legislative action and tries to extort Congress into providing funds by keeping U.S. forces in peril, impeachment proceeding will proceed in the House of Representatives. Such presidential behavior surely would constitute the ‘high crime’ of squandering the lives of soldiers and Marines for his own personal interest. [Emphasis added.]”

Steve-AR @ 39

OT…But Bush is consistent in his contempt for the law…

From TPM

White House: Probation for Libby
…
Today, White House counsel Fred Fielding wrote Patrick Fitzgerald in an effort to clear this up. When the president said “supervised release,” he meant it, no matter if that clashes with the law. The president’s commutation power would “unmistakably govern,” Fielding wrote. You can read the letter here

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/003630.php

Daily Kos says Fitz’s opinion is filed. It’s not up at the DOJ Special Counsel site yet; and I haven’t a clue how to find it otherwise. Anyone?

egregious @ 24

Does this mean we’re not trying to crush Stoller anymore?

!777

Hey guys,

I went to Openleft and then on through to the war protesters in front of McConnell’s home on the Fourth of July. Check it out:

protest video

No one can look at this video and say what a bunch of rabblerousers…instead it’s middle america speaking up calmly and firmly. I like it.

And yet more fodder from AP:

Filed at 2:30 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army failed to meet its recruiting goal in June, raising concern that the unpopular Iraq war and strong economy could wreak even more havoc on enlistments.

Army officials acknowledged Monday that the service missed its recruiting target for the second month in a row, but would not provide exact numbers. But two defense officials said the Army fell short of its 8,400 goal by about 15 percent — which is more than twice the June shortfall and would mean that roughly 7,000 recruits signed up.

mauimom @ 48

Why I love Froomkin: he posted a big chunk of Odom’s remarks. These deserve to be distributed far & wide.

But retired Lt. General William Odom writes for NiemanWatchdog.org (where I serve as deputy editor) that Bush is not in any mood to compromise: “The president is strongly motivated to string out the war until he leaves office, in order to avoid taking responsibility for the defeat he has caused and persisted in making greater each year for more than three years.

“To force him to begin a withdrawal before then, the first step should be to rally the public by providing an honest and candid definition of what ’supporting the troops’ really means and pointing out who is and who is not supporting our troops at war. The next step should be a flat refusal to appropriate money for to be used in Iraq for anything but withdrawal operations with a clear deadline for completion.

“The final step should be to put that president on notice that if ignores this legislative action and tries to extort Congress into providing funds by keeping U.S. forces in peril, impeachment proceeding will proceed in the House of Representatives. Such presidential behavior surely would constitute the ‘high crime’ of squandering the lives of soldiers and Marines for his own personal interest. [Emphasis added.]”

But, but, but… He listens to his generals on the ground!

Pete Bogs @ 45

“Open Left” requires signup? that’s not very democratic…

Signup to post comments. Like here at FDL.

Ed*ard Teller @ 43

greenwarrior,

thanks for your helpful comment yesterday at Siun’s thread. Also, wish I could have been at the central Terxas picnic. Looks like it was perfect weather.

I also really liked your courage re Rachel Corrie. And then courage again to post the link here at fdl when that discussion was going on. From the description, it sounds like I might want to run and hide from the music. But then I know I want to run and hide from her dying the way she did doing what she was doing.

If you call no rain, hot and very humid perfect weather, then have at it. The only way I could be happy was to be wet and I did that instantly upon arrival and repeated as necessary. Once wet, I really loved being there getting to know the other firepups with Gnome de Plume being such a thoughtful hostess and the environment being so visually appealing and satisfying.

newspaperbrat @ 49

egregious @ 24

Does this mean we’re not trying to crush Stoller anymore?

!777

Momentary truce. Ttomorrow we’ll crush him.

Biodun @ 53

Pete Bogs @ 45

“Open Left” requires signup? that’s not very democratic…

Signup to post comments. Like here at FDL.

Nope, you don’t have to sign up here to post comments, but you can sign up if you like to have your facebook page next to your name if you comment. Sign up at FDL is not mandatory but it is at Open Left.

From Salon’s War Room:

We just got off the phone with Tracy Schmaler, a spokesperson for the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Democratic majority. Schmaler told us it is her understanding that — despite President Bush’s invocation of executive privilege in regards to the testimony of former White House staffers Sara Taylor and Harriet Miers about the ongoing U.S. Attorneys scandal — Taylor will still appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

Schmaler says she learned that from Taylor’s lawyer, W. Neil Eggleston, earlier Monday afternoon. When called for confirmation by Salon, Eggleston was unavailable. He has not yet returned a message left seeking comment.

My bold.

Biodun @ 51

And yet more fodder from AP:

Filed at 2:30 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army failed to meet its recruiting goal in June, raising concern that the unpopular Iraq war and strong economy could wreak even more havoc on enlistments.

Army officials acknowledged Monday that the service missed its recruiting target for the second month in a row, but would not provide exact numbers. But two defense officials said the Army fell short of its 8,400 goal by about 15 percent — which is more than twice the June shortfall and would mean that roughly 7,000 recruits signed up.

Fodder is right – the casualty rate is running at around 20% – how long can the Army sustain a 20% loss of soldiers, not meet recruiting goals (and oh how those recruiting standards have sunk low – gangs, criminals and racists are now eligible)?

Jane @ 56:

Thanks for clarifying that. I didn’t know.

Jane Hamsher @ 55

newspaperbrat @ 49

!777

Momentary truce. Ttomorrow we’ll crush him.

Dammit. When he went silent, there was fleeting hope.

Now they’ve got their own mother ship, and they must be destroyed.

Dammit. When he went silent, there was fleeting hope.

Now they’ve got their own mother ship, and they must be destroyed.

We need to send Trex over and ,Ahem, rearrange the furniture.
Besides, Jane was right, the carpets clash, badly.

I signed up at Open Left, but I still can’t post comments there. I don’t see any way to “sign in”.

selise @ 10

i registered a couple of hours ago at open left – but still haven’t gotten the expected email (with a password).

am i the only one having trouble registering?

Did you check your spam or bulk mail?

Pachacutec @ 60

Jane Hamsher @ 55

Momentary truce. Ttomorrow we’ll crush him.

Dammit. When he went silent, there was fleeting hope.

Now they’ve got their own mother ship, and they must be destroyed.

Hammerin’ them as we blog.. !!!!

They do have some interesting articles but not NEAR the comments we have over here..

Go over to OpenLeft and tell them we must have more bipartisanship, and less anger.

Heh.

White house beggin’ Fitz for more Scooter freedom

Letter to Fitz

Pachacutec @ 65

Go over to OpenLeft and tell them we must have more bipartisanship, and less anger.

Heh.

Should we SHOUT IT IN ALL CAPS?

Nah, I’m just playing. Be nice. Don’t be an OpenLeft troll.

Mojo @ 66

White house beggin’ Fitz for more Scooter freedom

Letter to Fitz

ha-ha!

No one asked the White House for their opinion, as Reggie’s footnote indicated they might do, but Fielding is butting in anyway!

Actually, I’m impressed. They already have a lot of content and the layout had a lot of thought go into it.
Just a quick look shows you can have diaries like the Great Orange Monster, and a host of other features. Stoller does some good work, it will be interesting to see how much market he can grab.

Pachacutec @ 68

Nah, I’m just playing. Be nice. Don’t be an OpenLeft troll.

More Senators named Joe!~

Mojo @ 66

White house beggin’ Fitz for more Scooter freedom

Letter to Fitz

Even though he wasn’t asked, Fielding is sharing his views as guidance. Cuz Fitz is stupid. Yeah, that’s the ticket.

…and the king’s word was law.

Mojo @ 66

White house beggin’ Fitz for more Scooter freedom

Letter to Fitz

Here’s Fitz’s filing via Marcy.

Helen @ 72

wtf? fielding writes to fitz and cc’s walton???

who raised this clown?

who does he think he is?

make walton grumpier much?

are libby’s lawyers bowing out?

Help! I can’t get any comments to post. What’s up?

Who is Fred Fielding and why does he hate America?
And who give a fuck what he says…

fdl reader @ 75

Helen @ 72

wtf? fielding writes to fitz and cc’s walton???

who raised this clown?

who does he think he is?

make walton grumpier much?

are libby’s lawyers bowing out?

Go see what Marcy has to say.

Especially see TeddySanFran’s opinion.

Gnome de Plume @ 76

Help! I can’t get any comments to post. What’s up?

I would quit and relaunch your browser, then try again. You are not in “mod”.

Is there a way for a Coup d’etat?
The Consitution has been dragged through the mud and most folks are asleep at the switchero?
We need a flamethrower…

Helen @ 78

fdl reader @ 75

Helen @ 72

wtf? fielding writes to fitz and cc’s walton???

who raised this clown?

who does he think he is?

make walton grumpier much?

are libby’s lawyers bowing out?

Go see what Marcy has to say.

Especially see TeddySanFran’s opinion.

Thank you.

Fitz’s filing will be a footnote to a fuck-obstruction of justice.
It just plain hurts…

The site looks great, and the conceptual framework is really excellent–permitting, nay, perhaps forcing dialogue. If a single issue lobbyists refuses the offer to put up a front page post defending their decisions, they are going to look really bad.

Actually I believe the Judge asked both sides to file opinions on the Prez-nuts confusing “commutation” of a non-existent jail term for scoots

I am curious to see what Reggie comes up with. I want to see if he can make George use more of his Presidential Power.

The pResident has officially used his “War Powers Act” powers….

on America…

Helen @ 48

Steve-AR @ 39

OT…But Bush is consistent in his contempt for the law…

From TPM

White House: Probation for Libby
…
Today, White House counsel Fred Fielding wrote Patrick Fitzgerald in an effort to clear this up. When the president said “supervised release,” he meant it, no matter if that clashes with the law. The president’s commutation power would “unmistakably govern,” Fielding wrote. You can read the letter here

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/003630.php

Daily Kos says Fitz’s opinion is filed. It’s not up at the DOJ Special Counsel site yet; and I haven’t a clue how to find it otherwise. Anyone?

Emptywheel’s got a post up at Last Hurrah re: Fitz’s opinion.

Pete Bogs @ 46

“Open Left” requires signup? that’s not very democratic…

Anyone can sign up — how is that not democratic?

It’s a little more *trouble* than just popping on and posting, but it’s no less open.

I’m sorry…my pessoptimism is showing…NEXT Hurrah here.

and where’s my f thingy? Does it take a while to manifest? I signed up…

Can we demand that Bush take a mental health
test to prove he is delusionary…
Alert, alert… talking papers a foot that we are winning the surge and need a lttle more time to soldify our position…
(just anticipating)

Laura Doty @ 89

and where’s my f thingy? Does it take a while to manifest? I signed up…

Did you fill in your profile at FDL, including the URL of your facebood profile?

greenwarrior @ 20

greenwarrior @ 16

helloo

thanks everybody for your instructions. my first block in the beginning was finding the meta box. computer intimidated i am. and with all y’all’s help i am now f’d.

I think we’re all F’d but not in the way you intend.

vieravisionary @ 26

Way OT – Just came back from shopping and milk at WalMart is $4.14 a gallon!

And if you didn’t make sure it’s organic, I mean really certified organic, that ain’t cream that’s floating at the top.

james @ 93

vieravisionary @ 26

Way OT – Just came back from shopping and milk at WalMart is $4.14 a gallon!

And if you didn’t make sure it’s organic, I mean really certified organic, that ain’t cream that’s floating at the top.

Thanks for the visual :-( It just seems so hard to believe that a gallon of milk is more than a gallon of gas!

greenwarrior @ 54

Ed*ard Teller @ 43

greenwarrior,

thanks for your helpful comment yesterday at Siun’s thread. Also, wish I could have been at the central Terxas picnic. Looks like it was perfect weather.

I also really liked your courage re Rachel Corrie. And then courage again to post the link here at fdl when that discussion was going on. From the description, it sounds like I might want to run and hide from the music. But then I know I want to run and hide from her dying the way she did doing what she was doing.

The sad thing is stop 100 people on the street and ask them who Rachel was and how she died and what for and maybe one person could answer the question.

Hi,

I just registered at facebook, but (sigh) registered under my real name rather than as elef. I didn’t realize that I could have done that. So now I may take my old (well, not very old) registration off and re-register. So how do you you get the “f” thing on the comments?

thanks Jane for reminding about OPEN LEFT opening. I’m looking forward to their info. Thanks to you all on FDL for all your blogs == they are so important!!!

TexB @ 63

selise @ 10

i registered a couple of hours ago at open left – but still haven’t gotten the expected email (with a password).

am i the only one having trouble registering?

Did you check your spam or bulk mail?

yup. not there. went and tried to have the system send me another mail… nothing.

matt, chris… are you reading this by any chance? did i try to sign up too early?

N=1 @ 58

Biodun @ 51

And yet more fodder from AP:

Fodder is right – the casualty rate is running at around 20% – how long can the Army sustain a 20% loss of soldiers, not meet recruiting goals (and oh how those recruiting standards have sunk low – gangs, criminals and racists are now eligible)?

And don’t forget that “insta-citizenship” for those foreigners that sign up. I wonder if the recruitment centers at our foreign embassies have also noted a drop in enlistments?