Surprise! Party!
Yeah, we just thought we’d drop in!
Where’s your icebox?
Where’s the punch?
Eww, house-a-tosis!
Who’s to blame when parties really get out of hand?
Who’s to blame when they get poorly planned?
Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoooo–oooooo…
Crashers get bombed, slobs make a mess
Ya know sometimes they’ll even ruin your wife’s dress
Crashers gettin’ bombed. (Who’s to blame?)
Can you pull it back in line?
Can you salvage it in time?
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hey, am I first? Is everyone still downstairs?
Greetings from the LA Blogger Party.
Me & Mrs. TBogg feeling pretty lucky sitting in that handsome bunch o’guys.
Oooh – houseatosis..
Zed out of bounds!
trois?
Jane and friends!!
details – we want details ;o) lol
Those guys are undeserving.
Nice Hawaian shirts, guys.
I notified everyone downstairs, Jane.
handsome crew
OH, man, you all look like you’re have fun! Jane, you look GREAT! Live it up, folks!
I’m the one wearing the lampshade.
Jane, Have fun but just remember some in the community might be a tad envious.
Is this your new production company? Natural born dressers!
Jane – can you identify everyone in the photo for us?
What a great picture!!
While it was impossible to know for certain whether a person was one of the Elect, one could have a sense of it based on his own personal encounters with God. Outwardly the only evidence was in the person’s daily life and deeds, and success in one’s worldly endeavors was a sign of possible inclusion as one of the Elect. A person who was indifferent and displayed idleness was most certainly one of the damned, but a person who was active, austere, and hard-working gave evidence to himself and to others that he was one of God’s chosen ones (Tilgher, 1930).
My emphasis.
how is the punch?
anything good to eat?
Toby,
I think Thers was off-base.
The doctor who wouldn’t try to help the crying kid at the mall, for fear of being accused a child molester?
This is not something to ridicule. Or about which to laugh. IMO.
A friend just e-mailed me this. Guess Ronnie was smarter than I thought.
From the just published REAGAN DIARIES. The entry is dated May 17, 1986.
–
Jonathan @ 19
I think he’s a different Toby. I was confused too.
oddmommy @ 20
Hoax. Sorry.
Jane, I think Ann Althouse will be screaming about you shortly….
GordonM @ 22
: (
[slinking off in silent mortification]
otoh……at least I WAS right about Ronnie! : )
Jonathan @ 19
Oh for goodness sakes. Please take that party pooping topic to another thread. Thank you.(jmho)
Let’s see. Skippy, TBogg, RJ Eskow, Steve Audio, Howie Klein, John Amato…it’s raining men, wouldn’t you say?
Kucinich on Univision’s Democratic Candidates Debate is getting cheers for his statement on immigration reform. Edwards’ sideways where’d-this-guy-come-from-tonight look was priceless.
Richardson compares border wall to East Germany’s. Says U.S. can build a 12 foot high wall, but Mexicans will have 13 foot ladders: good laughs.
Response to Edwards’ answer barely tepid.
Gravel: I am embarassed at the thought of building a wall. Audience growls in agreement. However, lukewarm applause at end.
Hillary: very measured. No heat. Nice smile and delivery. Audience silent during speaking, polite at end.
Dodd: interrupted by applause. comparing disparity between money spend on Latin America and on Iraq. Roaring applause.
Obama: Dry speaking affect. Looks meagre. Applause at end alightly louder than for Hillary.
LA does have a certain ambi*nce. My kind of town. My second favorite city.
Elliott @ 18
Pink lemonade anyone? *s*
Howie and I have relocated to a fundraiser for Russ Warner now, who’s running against David Dreier. I think it’s picture blogging on the road for a while here.
Jane Hamsher @ 2
Jane,
To help with your medical expenses, seems to me that you could offer to do an ad for the place that you got your treatments from, name your price, and say “For that price we’ll use this picture with the narrative, ‘this is how I look after receiving treatment from ______’.”
Their phones will be ringing off the hook. You oughta get enough to wipe out those medical bills!
Bob in HI
Eureka Springs @ 28
I’d be much obliged, Mr. Springs!
Wow, what happens at the blogger party stays at the blogger party I would suppose.
So…did y’all change into pajamas, go to the basement and indulge in cheeto’s???? Besides, aren’t y’all teenagers???
Hey, where’s Jonah?
Jane Hamsher @ 29
Jane,
I’ve given via FDL to a number of Blue America candidates.
Russ Warner is the only one to send me a letter thanking me.
My message here is not about me. It’s about Russ.
Oklahoma kiddo @ 28
Very odd. But I like odd.
On a continent far, far away, the Chief Party Animal got loose:
Condi “still technically a virgin” Rice had no comment. Neither did the kangaroos.
this is OT but http://www.MSNBC.com is saying that Larry Craig will submit paperwork tomorrow to withdraw his plea. The gift that keeps on giving.
Jonathan @ 36
I received a letter from Darcy Burner for my pittance of a contribution.
Elliott @ 18
Cheers Elliot!
Eureka Springs,
Just FWIW, we’re on the same page 99 percent of the time.
Millineryman @ 40
Cheers Millineryman!
and CHEERS!
to our favorite bloggers across the Left.. )
Someone say PARTY!?
And it’s raining men!!?
Swoooooooooon…
As far as it raining men, it’s a severe drought over here.
Six handsome men, and two “absolutely fabulous” babes…
Oh what a beautiful bunch of lefty bloggers. Jane you are looking as snarky as your posts!
Bottoms up!
Jane Hamsher @ 26
That and progressive brain power. Wow, the air must have been electric when that shot was taken.
Jonathan @ 41
Yes we are..) Sorry, I just read the end Thers thread and feared misery spreading into the party.
Dr John anyone?
wangdangdoodle @ 43
spin one!!
Semi Drive By From Al The Spook:
NYT article (via Truthout) on the upcoming announcments in re California’s Ambitious Healthcare Plan. (Mcc on Late Nite was discussing this earlier).
JPL @ 39
The answer to a progressive maiden’s prayer.
Univision: ‘undocumented workers”?
Edwards: polite clapping
Kucinich: about the same reaction, but does he ever throw himself into his answer!
Q: how diminish anti-Hispanic prejudice?
Clinton: well, I hire Hispanics
Obama: we’ve returned to days of prejudice
Edwards: this is the *UNITED* S.A. but Bush had used every tool to *divide* the country. Hearty applause.
Q: how diminish tendency of Latin America, South America to go left?
Dodd gets cheers for answer.
Public financing of elections and no more worries about fundraisers. Candidates. Think about it. No money worries! No money grubbing lobbyists. Then you could actually run on the issues. And when you get in you could do what you said you were going to do during the campaign. We are going outback for a swim.
Jane..
Could you pick up a Skippy t-shirt for me? When you’re flying back, just toss it out the window over Tulsa. I’ll find it. g*
Toby Wollin @ 52
This one may be even better.
Millineryman @ 45
One of my favorite quotes—–
Cary Grant, “Do you need a coat?”
Ingrid Bergman, “You’ll do.”
(Notorious 1946)
Love that movie, want to get a copy some day….
Elliott @ 49
You had to ask!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWwyjmSbJPs
AP – Seemingly taunting Osama bin Laden, President Bush’s homeland security adviser said Sunday the fugitive al-Qaida leader is “virtually impotent” beyond his ability to hide away and spread anti-American propaganda.
behindthefall @ 27
Where are you watching this, please?
Jane, you guys look like you’re having a blast. Cheers!
althespook @ 56
Run, Larry, Run!
ticktock @ 56
That’s funny. I love Ingrid Bergman.
Oklahoma kiddo @ 58
Interesting. Townsend said, “impotent”…it’s just a “talker”. I’d go as far as say it’s a “projection”…
Lobbyists. The last of the door-to-door vacuum salesmen and women.
Eureka Springs @ 48
Now there’s someone who can wear a bowtie and get away with it.
Toby Wollin @ 48
I can’t helpbut add this. I hope no bad people show up.
Elliott @ 50
Hard to top Dr. John (thanks Eureka!), let me look around for something…
Watch Mos Def, it is hilarious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWwyjmSbJPs
Chris Dodd will be plugging his book and the rule of law on the TIVO (sounds vary vary old Lamont school. Tagaris?)
althespook @ 56
You know, the problem will reading this (and the linked piece from last night listing about 200-300 separate items — some multiples for individual GOP’ers) is that it’s like serial murder or something like that. You just get desensitized to the whole corrupt, amoral, manipulative mess. These folks would not know “the right thing to do” if it came up and smacked them in the head. Given a moment of decision of “should I or shouldn’t I” they always end up with “What the heck..” as their answer.
mui @ 66
The intro is hiarious!! Especially since I’m watching a 60 Minutes episode about geeks…
Dr John was nice!
Dang, Late to the Party, as usual…! Aloha, Ya’ll!!! ;-)
Jane, are you trying to tempt a comment from Ann Althouse? lol
Here’s something for the “Angry Blogger party”:
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/…..n-blogger/
behindthefall @ 53
Loo Hoo. @ 60
It’s Univision, Spanish language network, here out of NYC, but understand it’s based in Florida. Try cable; this is satellite.
Reading Lefty Blogs Party:
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/…..den-blogs/
The problem with men and women:
Men peak the moment hormones hit.
Then they go downhill. Not right away, but over time.
Women, as this writer understands, continue to grow.
A real mis-match.
behindthefall @ 77
Are the candidates trying to do their debate in Spanish?
mui @ 76
I’m paraphrasing my wife’s summary, but that seemed to the gist of it.
No idea about a transcript, but I’d like to find one myself. Univision does have a website, but it has usually been pretty generic and hasn’t covered their individual broadcasts.
Toby Wollin @ 70
I’m afraid as an unabashedly political little ectoplasm, I’m merely interested in the damage such a luscious scandal would cause the Rethugs at the polls…
mui @ 76
And they’re some of her best friends, too.
Jeebus. She really is a Dominionist.
I had occasion to be at a gathering of old friends this weekend and this got my BFFevah! and me be-bopping around.
And because it’s a fav of Sam’s I offer it here.
Doors of Your Heart
GordonM @ 64
I once sold him a Tux, the largest in stock. He gave me tickets to five nights of his show at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. I brought the best dancers along and man was he happy about that.
Jane,
You look great. Say hello to the John, Howie, etc
Miss and love you
behindthefall @ 81
I hope someone’s taping. She can’t get away with that.
Gotta check on the brownies.
mui @ 88
Mmmm. Brownies.
althespook @ 82
Heh – aren’t we all???? The really horrifying (in a delightfully snarky way) thing though is that they aren’t even struggling to stop this or hold a lid on it or control the spin or anything. This stuff just keeps on oozing out of every political rat hole out there. It’s mind boggling…
wrote my first blog post today, on my good friend’s blog.
felt good.
jane, that is one party even i would drag my sorry ass to attend. if for no other reason than to offer howie a decent shirt!
there in spirit.
Jonathan @ 78
Mismatch, yeah. But the pleasant surprise I had when I turned 50 – hormones were no longer running* my life.
* And by that I mean fucking up.
Tommy, How’s it going? I’m still living in the magical world of IF hoping that they find some GOP male with a blue dress on.
JPL @ 93
preferably wearing fish nets as well
It’s going well, JPL. Esten is rockin’ and back in school. We had a tough time last month when he was hospitalized for an infectious kidney stone blockage. All is well.
Since he does well, I do too.
It’s nice to dip my toes back in the Lake. Such a sweet picture; does my heart good to see it.
Jonathan @ 79
Mr. Doodle didn’t get the memo.
;)
Tomato and pesto crostine, anyone? Fresh from the garden.
Eureka Springs @ 84
Saw him at Kimball’s East around ‘90. Had his big band. He would be doing one of his swamp boogies, and just drop into a Duke Ellington and expect his band to be right there with him. It was awesome.
Univision: Everything out of the speaker is Spanish, but questions to candidates are in English, as are the answers, even for Richardson (so he doesn’t have an advantage by being Spanish=speaking)
Current question: Why is medical care so difficult to get in the U.S.?
Richardson: lower the age for Medicare from 65 to 45. Enthusiastic response.
Dodd: Roars and cheers to his answer on a question about undocumented aliens.
(Boy, I wish I understood Spanish at this level. Sorry, everybody. Germanic languages, I might have a shot, but not this.)
Ooh, Hillary actually moved both arms at once. She’s warming up.
Gravel looks like an animated, trustworthy grandfather, but he’s not getting the applause.
Edwards is animated, too, but getting modest applause.
Kucinich on fire; get the insurance companies out of the act in medical care. Roars and cheers.
tommy yum @ 91
can you provide a link?
JPL @ 93
Is Sen. Piddles (R – Pampers) in blue diapers close enough?
Well, hell, if it’s a blogger party, let me throw one on the jukebox:
Love Shack
Crostini, damnit.
tommy yum @ 95
that’s wonderful news!
RonD @ 101
Let’s dance!!
GordonM @ 65
Dr. J. He da man. ;0)
more blogger pics upstairs
JPL @ 99
click on my name!
FYI.. Party on upstairs
Univision: Q: What contributions can Hispanics make to the country?
Richardson: smattering of applause for a long speech
Dodd: good burst of applause for a short answer
Gravel: seems to be going the “we’re all human” route. Well received.
Edwards: Edwards has this habit of lifting his eyebrows and grinning — it takes away from his potential seriousness. Polite applause.
Kucinich: Why does Hillary smirk at him? Roars and cheers — again.
Obama: The man has no heat, not on this stage, not tonight. Better than average applause.
Clinton: Smiles as though she’s already been crowned. Lookin’ presidential. Smooooth. Big cheer at the end, as at the beginning but not throughout. Think she has some supporters there, a claque?
Oh, man, missed the party again. No, not the one Jane was at (well, that one, too), but the Univision debate. Didn’t realize it was tonight, on a station I actually get.
Just turned it on while Obama was saying something not terribly fascinating (well, anyway I forgot it already), then on to Hillary.
Question on the contribution of Hispanics to the U.S. I heard “500 years of history”, etc., etc., turned my back and attention for a minute – heard big applause, and looked over to see the hosts winding up and the candidates walking off-stage. Drat. Wish I’d known. Tho’ listening, translating, and typing all together might be beyond my skills.
How’d all the canning go, Kirk? I admire you for that!
Well I’m REAL sorry I wasn’t able to get a ride to get there today.
. . . One of my favorite quotes—–
Cary Grant, “Do you need a coat?”
Ingrid Bergman, “You’ll do.”
(Notorious 1946)
Love that movie, want to get a copy some day….
Don’t HOLD a candle to the whistle scene Bacall just OOOOOOOZZZZZES on . . . .
“You DO know how to whistle, don’t you.”
Greatest.
Clothed.
Sex.
Scene.
Evah!
Elliott @ 84
I’m a big old English Beat fan . . . great vid and track, and thanks for sharing!!
“Sooner or later . .. “
wangdangdoodle @ 102
Home grown basil, with ROASTED pine nuts, garlic, EVOO . . . and a ton of fresh shredded parm and romano and asagio cheeses.
I has yer pesto, and I MAKES it . . . and eats it too!
God I love homemade pesto in the winter months . . . . . . . ain’t it grand!
Lots of white people doing good things
In happier times, pictures. How nice.
– Mrs. Thompson wonders why they are looking at Hamsher’s cleavege, and NOT hers.