BigMitch @ 179

That was then, this is now. Now as in, the president of the United States is George fuckin’ W. Bush. Funny thing, me an Ralph thought he might win Florida, too.

60,000 African American voters in Florida in 2000 either were not allowed to vote or didn’t have their votes counted. In the period between the 2000 election and the decision on Gore vs Bush, the Dem strategy was consciously to avoid mentioning that issue. The Democrats have yet to do anything about reinstating the disenfranchised African American Florida voters, after being in power for over six months.

If you’re curious about the election fight, then go over to bradblog.com and read-up. That’s the specialty issue there.

Plenty of fighting on that has occurred without the press seeming to notice. But, that doesn’t mean NOTHING has occurred.

burns says-”Bananas are good for you, and they taste good. They taste especially good when combined with vanilla ice cream, lots of brown sugar, and a little rum, and then flambed table-side.”

bananas foster………but the best is peach melba…….my favorite.

I love a banana and peanut butter sandwich!

still life living, i stand by my statement that rolling over and playing dead, giving up, won’t change a thing. The lake has been very proactive in trying to wake up the rest of this country.

I wish I knew the answer to the why can’t this be easier – other than to say that taking the easy way out and being defeatist is not the answer.

Revolution is easier, but bloodier.

Gandhi had a better idea, but it was pretty boring.

fdl is part of a peaceful revolution with dancing, music, jokes and very high ideals, but a very pragmatic approach to getting there. In other words, we’re trying to live up to the American Ideal or American Dream, if you wish. And, we’re not gonna let some sociopathic shrimp from Crayfish Texas interrupt our party.

Suzanne @ 119

Lived in the SF Bay Area since 1964 or 65 – in SF (8th Ave/Cabrillo a block and a half from the entrance to GG Park) from 73 – 77 and then out to the suburbs of southern Alameda County. Regained my senses and moved to the Santa Cruz Mts 4 years ago.

SF stints:
Cole Valley ‘84-85
Bernal Heights ‘90-92

Moved here in 1990, still in the same flat near Dolores Park, on rent control!

solai @ 218

There was one thing mentioned yesterday at the Tillman hearing that I did not know. I guess it’s what you’re referring to above. There’s a Rumsfeld email that says “We better keep an eye on Tillman”??????? I didn’t see the hearing yet, picked that up in the blogging. Did that get explained at all? Sounds ominous.

Indeed…Rummy sent a “snowflake” (code for a memorandum) that said something like “Keep an eye on Tillman”. When asked about what this meant Rummy insolently stated stated “It means what it means.”

Well, it means TO ME, that they felt concerned about Tillman…and not in a way that involved keeping his tail out of potentially dangerous situations…which they CERTAINLY DID NOT!

They were concerned about something else about Tillman. And Rummy took a personal interest in this. That’s why I’m wondering if something in Tillman’s emails or letters to home about Chomsky might have sparked this “unusual interest” in Tillman from a man who was simply “too busy” to care about the personal events related to one enlistee…an enlistee who’s death was significant enough for Rummy’s chief aide to bring to the attention of the President.

No wonder Romney doesn’t want to take a debate question from a snowman.

i don’t think anyone is talking about giving up.

and my frustration with yesterday’s hearing was not that rummy et al. played their lying game. not at all, that was completely expected.

what i did not expect was that most of the dems on the committee would use their time in lame attempts to get in an effective sound bite and not to help to either uncover the truth, or to explain what is known.