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Late Late Nite FDL: And Now…A RedState Update™By: TRex Tuesday July 24, 2007 10:00 pm |
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Zed?!
Darn, just missed.
Yay!
be vewy, veyw qwiet, I’m hunting SNARK!
Diva
boo!
Hiya, big Mitch!
You want I should tell downstairs?
diva funny.
Cindy Sheehan on Hardball
yellowdog jim @ 6
awwww, fanks, jim!
And I was trying to be funny, so I must _not_ be a RepugnantCan.
What a relief!
(((((((TRex!)))))))
You’re my Snark-o-therapod role model.
Diva
Funnydiva2002 @ 8
not a rethug, no.
teh fun funny
vewy vewy funny.
fanks.
Well, I think I will turn in now. Take care and enjoy the snark.
Zedecile?
Barry Bonds up in a tie game in the bottom of the 10th. He is two behind Hank Aaron on the all time home-run list.
For those that missed it downstairs, chocolate?
DrDick @ 11
G’nite, Dr…..Dick!
Dang, EPU’ed:
AZ Matt @ 235
NY Times Editorial which Bush won’t read and recommend
Editorial
No Exit Strategy
Published: July 25, 2007
The American people have only one question left about Iraq: What is President Bush’s plan for a timely and responsible exit? That is the essential precondition for salvaging broader American interests in the Middle East and for waging a more effective fight against Al Qaeda in its base areas in Pakistan and Afghanistan. And it is exactly the question that Mr. Bush, his top generals and his diplomats so stubbornly and damagingly refuse to answer.
Yesterday provided two more frustrating and shameful examples of this denial. One was a new war plan drawn up by America’s top military commander and top diplomat in Baghdad that will keep American troops fighting in Iraq at least until 2009. The other was yet one more speech by President Bush that claimed that Iraq was the do-or-die front in the war on terrorism — rather than a rallying point for extremists and a never-ending drain on the resources America needs to fight that fight.
The war plan drawn up by Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker simply assumes that a large-scale United States military presence in Iraq will continue for at least two more years.
…
Speaking of which, one of my congresscritters, Neil Abercrombie, uber-liberal, has paired up with the Tenn. Bluedog, Tanner! They seek an amendment demanding, within 60 days, a detailed plan for withdrawal from Irak! 8-)
Sleep well Dr D
These guys rule.
These are the signs I put up yesterday:
http://freewayblogger.blogspot.....cisco.html
painting more now.
good night y’all…
TexB @ 14
Awwwww, Betsy! How did you know?
Thank you so much.
What are the rest of the Firepups having?
Diva
TRex thinks we’re nice. That’s what we called the boys in high school we wouldn’t think about dating. You know, like, they had really nice teeth? If they called, we’d say we already had plans (to wash our hair)?
We’ve been disrespected by our own late night dinosaur. But, he seems like a NICE enough guy…
Funnydiva2002 @ 20
Well TRex is eating reporters. And everyone else is sharing with you.
From TPM Muckraker:
G’night Dr. Dick and Scarlet.
TRex, did you put those guys up there so I’d have to agree with TexB that women ARE better?
You silly.
Loo Hoo from the previous thread:
I believe you’ll find that word is spelled “gnarly”, dear.
Sigh.
Would you like some tea?
TexB @ 22
Ugh. Hope he’s got extra-strength Maalox. Bleah.
Diva.
AZ Matt @ 23
Who would be the other Dem in the gang of 8?
Loo Hoo,
I’m telling the principal that you have a potty mouth.
F*ckin’ A, Girl!
Loo Hoo. @ 21
Being a Dood, I left my sentiments about that on the last thread! Hey, TRex! :P!!!
What is it with Alaskan Republicans?
From The Muckraker:Boo-Hoo!
Sleep well, DrD
Good on ya, scarlet p!
BigMitch @ 27
Jane Harman
Bringing the Animals Into the Food Debate
By KIM SEVERSON
Animal rights activists move from the margin to the mainstream.
THE first farm animal Gene Baur ever snatched from a stockyard was a lamb he named Hilda.
That was 1986. She’s now buried under a little tombstone near the center of Farm Sanctuary, 180 acres of vegan nirvana here in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York.
Back then, Mr. Baur was living in a school bus near a tofu factory in Pennsylvania and selling vegetarian hot dogs at Grateful Dead concerts to support his animal rescue operation.
Now, more than a thousand animals once destined for the slaughterhouse live here and on another Farm Sanctuary property in California. Farm Sanctuary has a $5.7 million budget, fed in part by a donor club named after his beloved Hilda. Supporters can sign up for a Farm Sanctuary MasterCard. A $200-a-seat gala dinner in Los Angeles this fall will feature seitan Wellington and stars like Emily Deschanel and Forest Whitaker.
As Farm Sanctuary has grown, so too has its influence. Soon, due in part to the organization’s work, veal calves and pregnant pigs in Arizona won’t be kept in cages so tight they can’t turn around. Eggs from cage-free hens have become so popular that there is a national shortage. A law in Chicago bans the sale of foie gras.
And earlier this month, the New Jersey Supreme Court agreed to hear a case concerning common farming practices that a coalition led by Farm Sanctuary says are inhumane.
All of these developments reflect the maturation and sophistication of Mr. Baur and others in a network of animal activists who have more control over America’s dinner table than ever before.
NYTimes
Oh AZ MATT — you have made my DAY!
Cup of tea? Please.
AZ Matt @ 30
They like living in the dark six months of every year, and want that darkness to go on year-round.
Cave-dwellers, y’know….
BigMitch @ 34
Doesn’t VECO’s illegalities now embrace your entire congressional delegation now???
gosh, alaska is losing rethugs right and right.
Loo Hoo. @ 35
One lump or two?
Lemon or milk?
TexB @ 14
ah, my weakness.
ever heard of anandamide?
the “bliss drug”.
chocolate … mmmmm …
but i’m fasting now for my blood test(s) tomorrow.
i have a physical on the 3rd, so i do the test in the morning and get nothing to eat tioll they take my blood.
may your pilgrimage be blessed.
Suzanne @ 38
Bush will commute their sentances.
You know, I really can’t wait to see the Republican version of the YouToobz Q&A…women clutching their pearls asking which hunka burning love will save them when the rains come.
Mebbe the boyz will ask the suits about Fred Thompson???
demi @ 28
The principal knows. So does the superintendent!
yellowdog jim @ 40
May all your blood test prove negative from harm.
AZ Matt @ 41
If Shrub is still around by then…!
Loo Hoo. @ 43
That, I believe!
Don’t burn your tongue on your tea.
burns, if you are still around, that is a cool song (and diving platform shot)
War: The disease, its vector, and its cause.
CTuttle @ 45
so many pardons so little time.
AZ Matt @ 41
Bush would sell Alaska back to the Russians if Cheney thought there was a buck or two in it for him. That way, the Russians would be part of our missile defense system, whether they like it or not….
Hey, Don! Can you speak Roosky?
TRex @ 39
Perhaps lots of lemon would be best at this point!
CTuttle @ 45
He’ll give them (and all other loyal Rethugs) a prophyllactic pardon before he leaves office. And then he’ll have another colonoscopy so that Cheney can pardon him. (That’s my theory, and I’m sticking to it.)
argosfalcon @ 44
Thanks.
kind of you.
i wasn’t hungry
until i wrote that i couldn’t eat.
Madison Guy @ 48
Can a bad idea be a disease, if so can we isolate those which carry it, but who is to say “bad idea” and there lays a danger.
Tea is served.
TexB @ 14
Ummmm. Good Evening Betsy. May I have one of each?
SunnyNobility @ 56
Certainly Sunny. No calories.
guess I can have no treat, but rust never sleeps (but I do) and remember, sometimes that which is given, may come around to bite us. Sorry the pest.
do-si-do @ 42
I eagerly await their ‘Body Language’ with the inevitable questions about Iraq!!! ;-)
if the republicans are going to do a YouTube debate, I am gonna submit a question:
Gentlemen, American Citizens like me are concerned that if one of you is elected president, will our babies be safe?
This is my baby…
(I will then reach offscreen and produce a massive framed copy of the Constitution.)
This is the United States Constitution, purchased in the late 1770s with the blood of American Patriots. I am worried about habeus corpus and the creeping consolidation of power by the executive branch.
Gentlemen, what are your positions on Checks and Balances and the limiting of a unitary executive?
Good night my friends.
G’night, Betsy
Sleep well and pain free!
Diva
G’nite TexB. Sleep peacefully.
Good night, TexB. I am headed that way m’self.
Night, all.
patrick @ 60
Man, that’s a keeper!
Shhhhhh.
I’m trying to convince Pach, Christy, and Jane that we should dress up as ABBA for at least one night of the convention.
So far, they’re not so into it.
TRex, you get my mail earlier?
For those who are distraught about our Constitutional Crisis, here’s Molly Ivins:
“So keep fightin’ for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don’t you forget to have fun doin’ it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce. And when you get through kickin’ ass and celebratin’ the sheer joy of a good fight, be sure to tell those who come after how much fun it was.”
For Molly’s sake, do something everyday.
TexB @ 55
We’re going to have ourselves a time, girlfriend!
I was going to say gonna, but I was afraid TRex would put that inside asterisks.
TRex @ 66
now that an image, press on.
patrick @ 60
Please Do!!! Pretty please, with sprinkles and a cherry on top!!!
Winter, spring, fall and summer
If someone’s doin’ something dumb,
An Alaskan does it dumber.
Here’s a brief refresher course in Alaskan politics.
Ted Stevens, one of the longest serving Senators is referred to as “Alaska’s Senator for Life.” They named the airport after him.
His son, Ben Stevens is a spoiled brat, who, on the strength of his name alone, became the Speaker of the State House. There, he presided over a bunch of crooks who proudly called themselves the “Corrupt Bastards Club.”
The FBI served some search warrants on the offices of the Republican legislators, so it came as no surprise when three of them were indicted, though some were surprised that Ted’s little boy wasn’t among them. The indictment did refer to payments to an un-named Senator on a date, and in an amount that matched something on Steven’s disclosure forms, which he attributed to “consulting income.”
The payments in the indictment came from executives from VECO, an indigenous oilfield service company. The President and another officer have pled guilty, and the indictments referred to tape-recordings, so, the presumption of innocense is not as strong as it might be.
In the midst of it all, it was revealed that a major remodel of Ted Stevens home in a suburb of Anchorage was completed, and the construction was supervised by the same oil-field service company, VECO. (The construction consisted of raising the building and bulding another story under the existing building.
There have been the usual number of sweetheart deals involving land in Alaska, but this week another one hit the presses. Lisa Murkowski, our junior senator, who succeeded her father, when he became governor and appointed her to his seat, was revealed to have purchsed a piece of property at $100,000 below fair market value. It’s her first scandal, but give her time.
On April 23rd, I wrote here,
In that same blog, I spoke about how Don Young is vulnerable to an election challenge because of his record on the Northern Mariana’ Islands, a subject near and dear to at least one firepup, DoverBitch.
So far, only one person has registered to oppose Don Young in the next election. That would be Diane Benson, and our own intrepid Ed*uard Teller is working on her campaign. (She lost to him last time, and previously ran as a Green candidate for Governor.)Smelling blood, the Dems are talking about putting up a candidate who has had a good legislative career. Ms. Benson has one qualification that nobody would envy. Her son was a casualty in Iraq.
There was one Alaskan politician that some here might embrace. He got the silver medal in his one race.
picturing a 60 ft therapod and a 600 plus inca warrior wearing blonde wigs… oh my
I like that question, too, Patrick!
TexB @ 67
Yes, and yes to your question.
I am cooking dinner right now, so I am going to have to answer your email a little later.
Good night, y’all.
I’ve got a lot of reading to catch up on.
mitch, you thinking of doverbitch?
aggggghhhh make that a 600 plus year inca warrior…
Suzanne @ 77
Yes, that’s it. Thank you.
here is db’s blog, mitch. she recapped the hearing last week re the nmi.
argosfalcon @ 54
bad memes exist.
like the cheneyBu$hco disease aka
‘bush derangement syndrome’.
levy says its “malignant egophrenia“.
levy refers to our collective psychosis.
Here’s a good one from the NYT. Too many deaths in Irak, so they’re thinking of doing funerals once a month:
The anger and hurt were immediate. Soldiers’ families and veterans protested the change as cold and logistics-driven. Critics online said the military was trying to repress bad news about deaths. By mid-June, the base had delayed the plan.
[Its commander, Lt. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, was expected to decide Wednesday whether to go through with it.]
“If I lost my husband at the beginning of the month, what do you do, wait until the end of the month?” asked Toni Shanyfelt, who said her husband was serving one of multiple tours in Iraq. “I don’t know if it’s more convenient for them, or what, but that’s insane.”
Suzanne @ 80
Wasn’t the hearing scheduled for today? (Tues)
Here’s an interesting thing, grossly off-topic and marginally about sports. I am watching the Atlanta-San Francisco game which had Atlanta ahead 4-0 going into the ninth. The Giants tied it up, after they were within one strike of losing, twice.
The interesting thing is that right at the bottom of the ninth inning, a huge flock of seagulls arrived. They have learned to come to the ball park when the game ends, because they can pick up after the fans leave.
Isn’t nature grand? I am sure the seagulls were disappointed to see the game go into extra innings, and the fans were disappointed when Atlanta scored 3 in the top of the 13th.
Loo Hoo, it would seem the Gen. is tired of attending so many funerals, 21 in the past month alone! Hmmm… How many has Shrub attended!
bonkers @ 68
i miss her too:
(i de-EPUed myself from downstairs.)
hi bonkers.
we meet again.
BigMitch @ 84
Used to happen @ Candlestick, too. They hear the dinner bell.
Loo Hoo. @ 82
They already tried this at Fort Lewis in Washington, but it was loudly criticized by everyone, and they backed down.
I’m very surprised they’re doing it anywhere.
Loo Hoo. @ 82
I recall a story like this a few months ago? Is this the same fort?
It’s awful, I agree, terrible….no respect. I know this sounds calculating, and it is, but take plenty of photos, dammit, and send to DC, and publish them everywhere.
:(
CTuttle @ 85
I believe he made it a policy early on not to attend funerals at all. Guess he didn’t want to show favoritism. Wasn’t it Rumsfeld, when called on using signature stamps, decided to actually sign letters of regret?
TheOtherWA @ 88
Actually, OtherWA, I followed the link to the story from an earlier thread and, surprise, they were talking about Ft Lewis.
Glad to hear they’ve backed down.
Diva
Loo Hoo. @ 90
Yes, you remember correctly.
Wait a minute, they did back down, but the NYTimes article is ABOUT Ft. Lewis. WTF do they think they’re doing?
That would be a really bad idea, dude. Just saying.
TheOtherWA @ 93
Awww, c’mon OtherWa, give the poor journalists a break! I mean, fact-checking and follow-up are, like, tough. (Let’s go shopping…)
Sheesh
Diva
OK, looks like it’s a quiet night here at the lake. Good excuse for me to hit the pillow a bit early.
Goodnight, Everypup!
Diva
gnight Diva
g’nite diva. sleep well
It has been a strange day, what with Abu Bullshit and all. I can’t wait to hear what Jane Harmon says about AG^2 and whether or not his retelling of the meeting with the gang of 8 has any semblance to the truth. Tomorrow, we will see about inherent contempt on Harriet Meiers. It’s getting to the point that even if Dems want to avoid a showdown, it is being forced on them.
Step back and think about it. A major democracy has had its chief law inforcement officer called a liar by the majority party. If nothing happens, then …. I don’t know what.
RedState Update is hilarious! Started looking through their other videos and couldn’t stop. And speaking of ‘journalists’, check out this YouTube clip where they’re on CNN.
I swear the woman anchor doesn’t realize it’s a joke. Maybe she’s starting understand by the end, but I’m not so sure. What a sad, sad state our media has become.
All the more reason to donate to FDL! Oh, and it’s Jane’s birthday, so make sure to show your appreciation for having an alternative to the vacuous airheads.
Funnydiva2002 @ 95
Actually I meant Ft. Lewis, but the Times could use a reality check once in a while too. :)
BigMitch @ 99
***
Mitch: Just saw a mention on Talking Points Memo that all four Dems in the group have gone on record as saying Gonzales is wrong. Now, we’re awaiting the four Republicans’ memories of same…
(Scroll down to the 11:39 pm item, “Who’s Going to Ask Republicans?”)