TRex!!!

TRex

Did you know that Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham had a love child? ;-)

I let downstairs know.

hello again

RonD and Suzanne,

The radio gig went great. I went into the studio almost scared. As I was announcing the day’s program, I spilled a cup of water on the console. I surprised myself, as I reached for tissues, paper towels, today’s Anchorage Daily News, my spare shirt and other stuff, to wipe up the mess before it shorted out and the station went off the air. And, I kept talking. Things went uphill from there.

I might have screwed up royally, but I could feel TRex’s radio aura hanging over my head, and pulled the whole thing off. They want me back Friday.

Ingraham, cracker, melts like ’smores.

I luv how Barbara Walters just stands back from these “ideological” battles and lets the hair fly. It’s like she has no opinion of her own.

see folks, that’s how to bitch slap a talking head with the facts

My favorite bit was when Whoopi Goldberg patiently and politely (but very firmly) gave Ingraham a history lesson about the Black Panthers and the title of Ingraham’s book. Ingraham, who after six years of the Bush presidency and more than a decade of Republican hegemony is still operating under the illusion that conservatives are somehow the pitifully persecuted scapegoats of the USA.

Whoopi makes me smile.

I like Whoopi – when I grow up I want to be just like her…

Monica turned out OK. An attractive woman with a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics.

Laura, on the other hand … it’s a miracle nobody died in that train wreck.

Get the black light. It may be a long night.

I’m sure the pups tonight will have no trouble coming up with the soundtrack for that.

That’s great, ET!

I am so jealous (but in a good supportive way).

Suzanne @ 13

Get the black light. It may be a long night.

I’m sure the pups tonight will have no trouble coming up with the soundtrack for that.

It’s an Ingraham cracker crust.

woohoo et – is there any recording of it available to listen to?

P 4/4? the P 4/4? long time no see…

Want to be awake tomorrow for surgeon appt. Night all.

Suzanne @ 13

Get the black light. It may be a long night.

I’m sure the pups tonight will have no trouble coming up with the soundtrack for that.

There are consequences to that kind of behavior.

punaise @ 17

P 4/4? the P 4/4? long time no see…

Blessings upon you, punaise.

***dangling bait for this saturday’s nor cal firepup meetup***

confirmed attendees include:

teddy sf
egregious
punaise
mary mcc
newtonusr
newspaperbrat

don’t forget to email me at ten67x at gmail dot com for directions to the little cottage by the creek in the redwoods

Salon.com:

The dark side of Mike Huckabee

The national media seems to have a crush on our ex-governor, but here in Arkansas, we know better.

…Huckabee revealed an enduring weakness as glaring as that other Arkansas governor’s fondness for women. Huckabee seems to love loot and has a dismissive attitude toward ethics, campaign finance rules and propriety in general. Since that first, failed campaign, the ethical questions have multiplied.

In the 1992 contest with Bumpers, Huckabee used campaign funds to pay himself as his own media consultant. Other payments went to the family babysitter.

In his successful 1994 run for lieutenant governor, he set up a nonprofit curtain known as Action America so he could give speeches for money without having to disclose the names of his benefactors. He failed to report that campaign travel payments were for the use of his own personal plane.

After he became governor in 1996, he raked in tens of thousands of dollars in gifts, including gifts from people he later appointed to prestigious state commissions. …

Suzanne @ 21

***dangling bait for this saturday’s nor cal firepup meetup***

confirmed attendees include:

teddy sf
egregious
punaise
mary mcc
newtonusr
newspaperbrat

don’t forget to email me at ten67x at gmail dot com for directions to the little cottage by the creek in the redwoods

*sigh* … will be there in spirit …

Goodnight Betsy, and all best tomorrow!
{{{{{{TexBetsy}}}}}}}

Also found in a Pakistani textbook:

http://freewayblogger.blogspot…..tbook.html

punaise @ 22

Salon.com:

The dark side of Mike Huckabee

The national media seems to have a crush on our ex-governor, but here in Arkansas, we know better.

…Huckabee revealed an enduring weakness as glaring as that other Arkansas governor’s fondness for women. Huckabee seems to love loot and has a dismissive attitude toward ethics, campaign finance rules and propriety in general. Since that first, failed campaign, the ethical questions have multiplied.

In the 1992 contest with Bumpers, Huckabee used campaign funds to pay himself as his own media consultant. Other payments went to the family babysitter.

In his successful 1994 run for lieutenant governor, he set up a nonprofit curtain known as Action America so he could give speeches for money without having to disclose the names of his benefactors. He failed to report that campaign travel payments were for the use of his own personal plane.

After he became governor in 1996, he raked in tens of thousands of dollars in gifts, including gifts from people he later appointed to prestigious state commissions. …

Wait…there’s a light side?

dangling bait

I’ll be your chum

punaise @ 22

Salon.com:

The dark side of Mike Huckabee

The national media seems to have a crush on our ex-governor, but here in Arkansas, we know better.

…Huckabee revealed an enduring weakness as glaring as that other Arkansas governor’s fondness for women. Huckabee seems to love loot and has a dismissive attitude toward ethics, campaign finance rules and propriety in general. Since that first, failed campaign, the ethical questions have multiplied.

In the 1992 contest with Bumpers, Huckabee used campaign funds to pay himself as his own media consultant. Other payments went to the family babysitter.

In his successful 1994 run for lieutenant governor, he set up a nonprofit curtain known as Action America so he could give speeches for money without having to disclose the names of his benefactors. He failed to report that campaign travel payments were for the use of his own personal plane.

After he became governor in 1996, he raked in tens of thousands of dollars in gifts, including gifts from people he later appointed to prestigious state commissions. …

well, that should be good to remember if he gets the VP nod…

Patrick 4/4 @ 20

punaise @ 17

P 4/4? the P 4/4? long time no see…

Blessings upon you, punaise.

don’t be stranger!

Suzanne @ 16

woohoo et – is there any recording of it available to listen to?

They only record and archive real important inrterviews, mostly with political or activist figures from out of state. They simulcast on the web here, at KUDO-AM. There were enough people tuned in on the web to overload their server at about 57 minutes. Nice work, pups. Now they know what happpens when lotsa people listen.

punaise @ 27

dangling bait

I’ll be your chum

first i lobster then i flounder

scarlet p. @ 25

Also found in a Pakistani textbook:

http://freewayblogger.blogspot…..tbook.html

Do I detect a new poetry contest coming…?

Suzanne @ 31

punaise @ 27

dangling bait

I’ll be your chum

first i lobster then i flounder

First he flotsam and then he jetsam.

Didn’t the Huckabees steal a bunch of donated stuff from the Governors mansion when he left office, too?

Ed*ard Teller @ 32

scarlet p. @ 25

Also found in a Pakistani textbook:

http://freewayblogger.blogspot…..tbook.html

Do I detect a new poetry contest coming…?

we will have to tell TRex about this when he returns

scarlet p. @ 25

Also found in a Pakistani textbook:

http://freewayblogger.blogspot…..tbook.html

Scarlet, you are a hero.

punaise @ 29

Patrick 4/4 @ 20

Blessings upon you, punaise.

don’t be stranger!

Stranger than…?

I have officially Hit the Wall. Goodnight, everyone. Dreaming of a press release in which the USA for SDNY announces that Bernie Kerik has agreed to plead guilty and co-operate in an investigation of Rudy in exchange for a reduced sentence.

punaise @ 22

Salon.com:

The dark side of Mike Huckabee

The national media seems to have a crush on our ex-governor, but here in Arkansas, we know better.

…Huckabee revealed an enduring weakness as glaring as that other Arkansas governor’s fondness for women. Huckabee seems to love loot and has a dismissive attitude toward ethics, campaign finance rules and propriety in general. Since that first, failed campaign, the ethical questions have multiplied.

In the 1992 contest with Bumpers, Huckabee used campaign funds to pay himself as his own media consultant. Other payments went to the family babysitter.

In his successful 1994 run for lieutenant governor, he set up a nonprofit curtain known as Action America so he could give speeches for money without having to disclose the names of his benefactors. He failed to report that campaign travel payments were for the use of his own personal plane.

After he became governor in 1996, he raked in tens of thousands of dollars in gifts, including gifts from people he later appointed to prestigious state commissions. …

With a record like that, he could campaign as the cleanest governor in recent Alaska history.

TeddySanFran @ 34

Didn’t the Huckabees steal a bunch of donated stuff from the Governors mansion when he left office, too?

from the article:

Thanks to such unhappy people, we’ve broken numerous stories about Huckabee, from the first early word of his destruction of state computer hard drives (more fully reported by the Democrat-Gazette); to the time and place of his announcement for president; to his sale and purchase of homes; to his infamous “wedding registry.” About the last: Three decades after the Huckabees’ wedding, his wife registered at department stores so their new home, post-governor’s mansion, could be stocked with gifts of linens, toasters and other suitable furnishings. In early 2007, our reporting also prompted the former first lady to decline dozens of place settings of governor’s mansion china and Irish crystal that had been purchased with tax-deductible contributions to the Governor’s Mansion Association, nominally set up to improve the mansion, not to buy going-away presents for former occupants. (Huckabee’s governorship ended on Jan. 9, 2007.)

burns, sleep well and i hope your dream comes true

nite burns

‘night, Burns.

burnspbesq @ 38

I have officially Hit the Wall. Goodnight, everyone. Dreaming of a press release in which the USA for SDNY announces that Bernie Kerik has agreed to plead guilty and co-operate in an investigation of Rudy in exchange for a reduced sentence.

oh! I like your thinking, burns!

Ed*ard Teller @ 6

RonD and Suzanne,

The radio gig went great. I went into the studio almost scared. As I was announcing the day’s program, I spilled a cup of water on the console. I surprised myself, as I reached for tissues, paper towels, today’s Anchorage Daily News, my spare shirt and other stuff, to wipe up the mess before it shorted out and the station went off the air. And, I kept talking. Things went uphill from there.

I might have screwed up royally, but I could feel TRex’s radio aura hanging over my head, and pulled the whole thing off. They want me back Friday.

HURRAY FOR ET

Ten points for the good guys!

Time for me as well. Goodnight, all. The best of all possible tomorrows to you all.

Patrick 4/4 @ 37

punaise @ 29

don’t be stranger!

Stranger than…?

OK, OK… then don’t be astringent :~)

OldCoastie @ 11

I like Whoopi – when I grow up I want to be just like her…

Loved your pic on the last thread with Doggies. Beautiful doggies!

g’nite rond

I’m here, darlings, don’t panic!

Did I miss anything good?

and good doggies too, LooHoo… I’m very lucky!

Suzanne @ 13

Get the black light. It may be a long night.

I’m sure the pups tonight will have no trouble coming up with the soundtrack for that.

Iron Butterfly

TRex @ 50

I’m here, darlings, don’t panic!

Did I miss anything good?

Yes.

what did you bring us from the store, TRex?

TRex @ 50

I’m here, darlings, don’t panic!

Did I miss anything good?

forking a dood, there is some good stuff downstairs

and the suggestion of a poetry contest regarding scarlet p’s comment and link.

Turns out Cofer Black, ex-#2 at the CIA, and now vice chairman of Blackwater USA and head of Romney’s national security team is now advising Mitt Romney on the great Iranian Campaign of 2008-2015.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200…..xJchp2wPIE

So, lemme see, we have Norman Podhoretz advising Giuliani, and Cofer Black leading Romney by the ring in his nose…who said the Neo-Cons are fading into obscurity? The wooden stakes must have missed the vital vampire organs!

Loo Hoo. @ 52

Suzanne @ 13

Get the black light. It may be a long night.

I’m sure the pups tonight will have no trouble coming up with the soundtrack for that.

Iron Butterfly

Ohmyforkingawd – the song i would play in my room with the volume set 1/2 a hair below the totally piss off the parents level and yet above the piss them off preset.

I caught a bit of Ingraham and she followed the usual Base formual: She grandly announced that things were getting better in Iraq on all fronts. This has to be the mantra dictated in Republican emails that come from people like Ken Melman, Deputy Assistant to Chickenhawk Bushie and Political Director at the WH since January, and I imagine Rove still emails the faithful boobs like Rush and Ingraham.

She sounded exactly as I’d exspect a Clarence Thomas law clerk to sound.

I can’t think of anything more erratic than Ingraham discussing her case memo with Clarence Thomas (way too afraid to ask a question in any oral argument because he’d make a fool of himself) back in ‘92-93 when she was Clarence Pinpoint’s clerk.

As usual Ingraham offered no substantive details to back up her claims that things in Iraq are looking up, and in point of fact the deaths of American soldiers in 2007 are setting a record. The refugee situation actually could not be worse, and like O’Reilly and Rush, Laura pulls her facts out of the parts of her anatomy and the air.

You’ll never hear a Bush flunkie or a Republican Presidential candidate lend any detail to how things are going well or better in Iraq.

They still think it’s a college football rivalry with clearly identifiable sides, and continue to float the myth that Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia is the major enemy the U.S. is fighting.

Barbara Walters long ago decided to stay above the fray on Da View, and you’ll rarely hear her voice an opinion on anything political or important. Her forte these days is gossip.

The dimwit Liz Hasselback would have been entertaining as a kind of Laura Mini Me, but alas she was busy with Taylor Thomas Hasselbeck. I wonder if Elizabeth knows what alliteration is.

Well, things are going just swimmingly in Iraq…

Iraq detains top cop after bomb find

The head of police intelligence in Iraq’s Karbala province has been detained after roadside bombs and other weapons were found in a raid on his house, a police spokesman said on Sunday.

Karbala is home to one of the holiest cities in Shi’ite Islam and where Shi’ite factions are struggling for dominance.

The US military transferred security responsibility for the province to Iraqi authorities late last month.

Karbala police spokesman Rahman Emshawi said acting on a tip-off, a police rapid reaction force raided the home of Lieutenant-Colonel Hashem Chalub on Saturday night and seized a quantity of weapons and explosives.

Chalub was later arrested at a restaurant and was now in police custody. A special committee, including representatives of the Ministry of Interior, had been set up to investigate the affair, Emshawi said.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/071112/2/14wih.html

TRex @ 50

I’m here, darlings, don’t panic!

Did I miss anything good?

You missed TRex but he’s here now.

ET- I have to repeat a comment I made on an earlier thread. Because I don’t think you saw it.

I was reprising a yet earlier comment by Punaise, with a slight variation.

ET, we knew you before you were a radio virgin. ;)

cinnamonape @ 56

Turns out Cofer Black, ex-#2 at the CIA, and now vice chairman of Blackwater USA and head of Romney’s national security team is now advising Mitt Romney on the great Iranian Campaign of 2008-2015.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200…..xJchp2wPIE

So, lemme see, we have Norman Podhoretz advising Giuliani, and Cofer Black leading Romney by the ring in his nose…who said the Neo-Cons are fading into obscurity? The wooden stakes must have missed the vital vampire organs!

you probably will enjoy Rachel Maddow’s take on The Advisors

PATRICK 4/4!!!!

Dude! Where you been?

Ed*ard Teller @ 6

Good heavens, a broadcaster

;>)

TRex @ 63

PATRICK 4/4!!!!

Dude! Where you been?

tolja ya missed some good stuff

darkblack @ 64

Ed*ard Teller @ 6

Good heavens, a broadcaster

;>)

a Fender Tellercaster?

Valley Girl @ 61

ET- I have to repeat a comment I made on an earlier thread. Because I don’t think you saw it.

I was reprising a yet earlier comment by Punaise, with a slight variation.

ET, we knew you before you were a radio virgin. ;)

I’m not a radio virgin, but I’ve been away from the controls for 31 years.

Ingrahams situation is not uncommon. I mean, how many times have you seen someone get battered by a Hannity or O’Reilly or Limbaugh figure?

It isn’t the skill of debating your opponent, but dismantling your opponent..

TRex @ 63

PATRICK 4/4!!!!

Dude! Where you been?

Touring with the Divinyls. Long story.

pun, teddysf, newton, et al

as ya know, it is an hors d’oeuvres potluck – any idea of what ya’ll will bring?

Ed*ard Teller @ 67

Valley Girl @ 61

ET- I have to repeat a comment I made on an earlier thread. Because I don’t think you saw it.

I was reprising a yet earlier comment by Punaise, with a slight variation.

ET, we knew you before you were a radio virgin. ;)

I’m not a radio virgin, but I’ve been away from the controls for 31 years.

ET! Sorry, I suck! But, I hope you can forgive me my innocence, as irrc, you have never mentioned at FDL that part of your dark past. xxoo

darkblack @ 64

Ed*ard Teller @ 6

Good heavens, a broadcaster

;>)

If I keep on spilling liquids on the control console, I’ll be a broad-surfer – surfing right back out the door. The other live hosts there are pretty good, and I was able to make up to Shannyn, who is on from 11 to 3, over some remarks I made last summer when calling her program

I was thinking of bringing pita, hummus and dolma from the AliBaba on Haight Street. (Hope the FBI isn’t monitoring my purchases!)

OldCoastie @ 62

cinnamonape @ 56

Turns out Cofer Black, ex-#2 at the CIA, and now vice chairman of Blackwater USA and head of Romney’s national security team is now advising Mitt Romney on the great Iranian Campaign of 2008-2015.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200…..xJchp2wPIE

So, lemme see, we have Norman Podhoretz advising Giuliani, and Cofer Black leading Romney by the ring in his nose…who said the Neo-Cons are fading into obscurity? The wooden stakes must have missed the vital vampire organs!

you probably will enjoy Rachel Maddow’s take on The Advisors

Thanks, she’s snarkingly delicious!

Ed*ard Teller @ 67

Valley Girl @ 61

ET- I have to repeat a comment I made on an earlier thread. Because I don’t think you saw it.

I was reprising a yet earlier comment by Punaise, with a slight variation.

ET, we knew you before you were a radio virgin. ;)

I’m not a radio virgin, but I’ve been away from the controls for 31 years.

The virgin’s always say they’ve been away from the controls…

Rachel Maddow gives me hope.

oh tsf, that sounds yummy and should transport well.

Laura Ingraham is not in as much trouble as this guy. Watch it all the way to the end. He is SO FIRED!

Valley Girl @ 71

Ed*ard Teller @ 67

I’m not a radio virgin, but I’ve been away from the controls for 31 years.

ET! Sorry, I suck! But, I hope you can forgive me my innocence, as irrc, you have never mentioned at FDL that part of your dark past. xxoo

I’ve talked about it with RBG, because we know a lot of the same Seattle people from that place’s ancient radio history, which is some of the coolest in the country. The only station left from that earlier alternative radio universe, the KRAB nebula, is Portland’s KBOO-FM, a truly great place on the dial.

Suzanne @ 70

pun, teddysf, newton, et al

as ya know, it is an hors d’oeuvres potluck – any idea of what ya’ll will bring?

Suz, if I were able to be there, I would bring either 1) the absolutely best Daube de Bouef from a very particular recipe from a Julia Childs and co. cookbook, or 2) a bunch of stuff, including stuffed grape leaves from my fave ME cookbook.

TeddySanFran @ 73

I was thinking of bringing pita, hummus and dolma from the AliBaba on Haight Street. (Hope the FBI isn’t monitoring my purchases!)

hummus is a turrist organization

Cuz I’m Jus Pissed Off, N Ewe R 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aBxtHOlqNQ

Phil Ochs . . . damn I miss so many voices . . damn I miss them voices.

I miss them.

Fuck Richard Nixon. And His Kind.

Fuck them all.

Harumph.

Ed*ard Teller @ 30

Suzanne @ 16

woohoo et – is there any recording of it available to listen to?

They’re going to have to build some bucked up infrastructure if they want you, ET! Great news. I tried to listen with no luck…

They only record and archive real important inrterviews, mostly with political or activist figures from out of state. They simulcast on the web here, at KUDO-AM. There were enough people tuned in on the web to overload their server at about 57 minutes. Nice work, pups. Now they know what happpens when lotsa people listen.

please please baby

Loo Hoo. @ 78

Laura Ingraham is not in as much trouble as this guy. Watch it all the way to the end. He is SO FIRED!

If we know that isn’t comedy, and we laugh, does that make us baaaad people…?

Never bring liquids into a control room, ET.

;>)

tw3k @ 81

TeddySanFran @ 73

I was thinking of bringing pita, hummus and dolma from the AliBaba on Haight Street. (Hope the FBI isn’t monitoring my purchases!)

hummus is a turrist organization

And, don’t even think of bringing generic grocery store hummus. Please. The preservatives are really nasty.

Sorry, I just had to get that off my chest.

Suzanne @ 70

pun, teddysf, newton, et al

as ya know, it is an hors d’oeuvres potluck – any idea of what ya’ll will bring?

Hey Suzanne, if I give you a recipe, would make (or convince another pup to make) something to serve at the gathering? That way, if I can’t dazzle your eyes and ears with my presence, I can tantalise your tastebuds!

Suz: I’m thinking snarkaroni and cheese

punaise @ 89

Suz: I’m thinking snarkaroni and cheese

i’ve got just the koolaid for that

Path of the Cosco Busan Hitting the Bay Bridge

persiflage @ 88

Suzanne @ 70

pun, teddysf, newton, et al

as ya know, it is an hors d’oeuvres potluck – any idea of what ya’ll will bring?

Hey Suzanne, if I give you a recipe, would make (or convince another pup to make) something to serve at the gathering? That way, if I can’t dazzle your eyes and ears with my presence, I can tantalise your tastebuds!

what kinda recipe? does it involve flames?

darkblack @ 86

Never bring liquids into a control room, ET.

;>)

Absolutely right. That’s what 31 years away from the board will do.

1,657 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND..

Citizen Ed*ard Teller and the Late Nite Firepup Freedom Fighters:

Congrats on the radio gig…the folks up there on what used ta be frozen tundra are lucky. I can’t think of ANYone better ta bring it down ta folks who thirst for the truth. Keep on keepin’ on…and remember that music is so liberating because fascists can’t hear it!

KEEP THE FAITH, THEY CAN’T BUY IT AND THEY CAN’T KILL IT!!

sabre tooth scratch. eooowwww

Suzanne @ 90

punaise @ 89

Suz: I’m thinking snarkaroni and cheese

i’ve got just the koolaid for that

guess I’ll actually have to give it some thought

Suzanne @ 84

please please baby

Suz, ewe just LOVE them chaps and that hat, doncha?

One of the best things he ever did IMHO was his and hers project of ‘Under The Covers’ . . . and on THAT was one of the greatest versions of Sonny N Cher’s ‘Baby Please Don’t Go’ that I’ve ever heard.

But, most folks in here won’t know it . . . which is why I’m tellin it.

Dwitht, with Cheryl Crow, Under The Covers, Baby Please Don’t Go.

Be there, get it, listen . . . the horns alone will rock yer soul . . .*G*

Suzanne @ 91

persiflage @ 88

Hey Suzanne, if I give you a recipe, would make (or convince another pup to make) something to serve at the gathering? That way, if I can’t dazzle your eyes and ears with my presence, I can tantalise your tastebuds!

what kinda recipe? does it involve flames?

No flames. Do you own a food processor or blender?

Suzanne @ 84

please please baby

D-WIGHT! who knew the Bakersfield sound could achieve perfection?

(but man, those pants look painful)

{{{{NORSKE}}}}

NorskeFlamethrower @ 94

remember that music is so liberating because fascists can’t hear it

Well, we’ll just have to use visual aids, then.

;>)

Suzanne @ 91

persiflage @ 88

Hey Suzanne, if I give you a recipe, would make (or convince another pup to make) something to serve at the gathering? That way, if I can’t dazzle your eyes and ears with my presence, I can tantalise your tastebuds!

what kinda recipe? does it involve flames?

Or meringue and fruit?

FunnyDiva

persi, email it to me at ten67x at gmail dot com and i’ll take a look and see if my limited skills can handle it (laughing)

Funnydiva2002 @ 100

Suzanne @ 91

what kinda recipe? does it involve flames?

Or meringue and fruit?

FunnyDiva

I’m not going to make Suzanne whip up a Pavlova! My sister can make pavlova but I never mastered the art. I am, however, an expert at eating it!

Ed*ard Teller @ 84

Loo Hoo. @ 78

Laura Ingraham is not in as much trouble as this guy. Watch it all the way to the end. He is SO FIRED!

If we know that isn’t comedy, and we laugh, does that make us baaaad people…?

It is contagious. I had a laugh fit like that once at the philharmonic, my date was mortified.

Ed*ard Teller @ 84

Loo Hoo. @ 78

Laura Ingraham is not in as much trouble as this guy. Watch it all the way to the end. He is SO FIRED!

If we know that isn’t comedy, and we laugh, does that make us baaaad people…?

When it is bad to laugh, it makes it funnier. I don’t know why I talked my girlfriends into going into a holy roller type church on a Friday night. It was so bad, but I’ve seldom had a better laugh.

Suzanne @ 101

persi, email it to me at ten67x at gmail dot com and i’ll take a look and see if my limited skills can handle it (laughing)

OK, it’s pretty easy (i.e. I can do it) and delicious. I’ll send you an email and I promise I’ll reimburse you for the ingredients.

punaise @ 91

Path of the Cosco Busan Hitting the Bay Bridge

you notice the tugboat following right along (blue arrow)? sorta makes me wonder if there is a deep channel there for the big draft boats.

punaise @ 91

Path of the Cosco Busan Hitting the Bay Bridge

Something’s wrong there.

persiflage @ 103

Funnydiva2002 @ 100

Or meringue and fruit?

FunnyDiva

I’m not going to make Suzanne whip up a Pavlova! My sister can make pavlova but I never mastered the art. I am, however, an expert at eating it!

Isn’t everyone an expert at eating Pav? Well, the good kind…I had one in England once that wasn’t all that. But the home made stuff is sure good!

FunnyDiva

tw3k @ 105

It is contagious. I had a laugh fit like that once at the philharmonic, my date was mortified.

Do you remember what they were playing or why you laughed?

TeddySanFran @ 109

punaise @ 91

Path of the Cosco Busan Hitting the Bay Bridge

Something’s wrong there.

the blue arrow is the tug guiding it?

OldCoastie @ 107

punaise @ 91

Path of the Cosco Busan Hitting the Bay Bridge

you notice the tugboat following right along (blue arrow)? sorta makes me wonder if there is a deep channel there for the big draft boats.

Maybe it had an especially wide stance.

OldCoastie @ 107

punaise @ 91

Path of the Cosco Busan Hitting the Bay Bridge

you notice the tugboat following right along (blue arrow)? sorta makes me wonder if there is a deep channel there for the big draft boats.

I just assumed it was the tug assigned to guide her out.

And, TSF, I agree something isn’t quite right. Probably the satellite image is a pre-load that doesn’t show the actual weather conditions at the time.

FunnyDiva

Suz- as for the menu- I just ate a really really good avocado, which I purchased at a minor grocery store. News from various firepups (Loo Hoo esp.) in SoCal, during and after the fires indicated that avocado groves were burned.

So, I think you should really have an avocado challenge. It really takes a discerning CAian to know a good avocado, recognize it amidst all of the others in the same bin at the grocery store, store it so that it ripens sweetly, etc. etc.

Suzanne @ 112

TeddySanFran @ 109

Something’s wrong there.

the blue arrow is the tug guiding it?

no, it wasn’t under tug control – looks like it was following the tanker…’prolley just going the same way… also, there are no time stamps, so I can’t tell if the tug was REALLY traveling at the same time or what…

SF Gate:

The Cosco Busan was accompanied by a 78-foot tug named Revolution. The tug did not appear to have played any role in what followed.

Okay.

Who here knows how to use iMovie.

I am trying to make you guys a YouTube of my song I recorded. All I want is a still image while the song plays.

that must just be a generic view of the harbor… visibility that night in the fog was only 300′

TRex @ 118

Okay.

Who here knows how to use iMovie.

I am trying to make you guys a YouTube of my song I recorded. All I want is a still image while the song plays.

is newtonusr around?

OldCoastie @ 116

Suzanne @ 112

the blue arrow is the tug guiding it?

no, it wasn’t under tug control – looks like it was following the tanker…’prolley just going the same way… also, there are no time stamps, so I can’t tell if the tug was REALLY traveling at the same time or what…

Wouldn’t the tug be the pilot’s return boat?

Teddy – yup! that would make sense…

Valley Girl @ 115

Suz- as for the menu- I just ate a really really good avocado, which I purchased at a minor grocery store. News from various firepups (Loo Hoo esp.) in SoCal, during and after the fires indicated that avocado groves were burned.

So, I think you should really have an avocado challenge. It really takes a discerning CAian to know a good avocado, recognize it amidst all of the others in the same bin at the grocery store, store it so that it ripens sweetly, etc. etc.

Heh. I can’t count how often I’ve swooped up to the avocado bin, scoop out two or three of the best ones and gone…while the guy that was there to begin with is still picking them up and putting them down with a befuddled look on his face :-)

I’m pretty good at getting exactly what I want, from something to have that day, to spacing them out over the week. *cleans fingernails modestly*

;-)

TeddySanFran @ 121

OldCoastie @ 116

no, it wasn’t under tug control – looks like it was following the tanker…’prolley just going the same way… also, there are no time stamps, so I can’t tell if the tug was REALLY traveling at the same time or what…

Wouldn’t the tug be the pilot’s return boat?

I think they get back via chopper, picked up out by the Farallones. Either that or a fast launch.

TRex @ 117

Okay.

Who here knows how to use iMovie.

I am trying to make you guys a YouTube of my song I recorded. All I want is a still image while the song plays.

Hi TRex! What you need?

you gotta wonder at what point the CG called and said, “erm – betta check yer course there, skipper!”

Funnydiva2002 @ 114

I just assumed it was the tug assigned to guide her out.

And, TSF, I agree something isn’t quite right. Probably the satellite image is a pre-load that doesn’t show the actual weather conditions at the time.

FunnyDiva

You’re probably right on the first count, and correct on the second. The transponders on those vessels link to a satellite which tracks their positions in relationship to the earth, not a satellite view of the harbor. The tug appears to be following the course deviations of the Cosco, even before the bridge strike. It then hovers around the Cosco, and checks the bridge impact point on returning to the inner harbor.

my father-in-law is a retired bar pilot from a large French port. We got to accompany him out to a few ships for the ride in, years ago.

with the fog, it would seem unlikely they would use a helo, but anything is possible.

sorry TRex, I’m no help with i-anything

Ed*ard Teller @ 109

tw3k @ 105

It is contagious. I had a laugh fit like that once at the philharmonic, my date was mortified.

Do you remember what they were playing or why you laughed?

It was too long ago to remember what they played. But it was a combination of the physical performance and, then, recent memories of performing a dance piece. The more I tried to suppress the laugh the more I laughed. It was a good decade ago so I don’t remember very well.

newtonusr @ 125

TRex @ 117

Okay.

Who here knows how to use iMovie.

I am trying to make you guys a YouTube of my song I recorded. All I want is a still image while the song plays.

Hi TRex! What you need?

Check your Inbox.

Suzanne @ 16

woohoo et – is there any recording of it available to listen to?

Yay ET, and yes, is there a recording?

Just said on the local news that the NTSB interview with the pilot yielded this info:
1. He said there was something amiss with the electronics when he boarded.
2. He waited three hours for the fog to lift.
3. He was using radar, but once in the Bay its acquisition of targets seemed wrong, so he changed to the electronics.
4. The pilot turned to the captain to ask why the electronics didn’t line up with “the paper” (not sure what’s meant by that)
5. That’s when the collision occurred.

Also, this ship changed owners, management companies, and crews in late October. This was the captain and crew’s first outing. They all speak only Chinese, and translators are being brought in for their NTSB interviews tomorrow. I would presume consulate also.

alright puppies… I must sleep!

have a good one.

TRex @ 116

Okay.

Who here knows how to use iMovie.

I am trying to make you guys a YouTube of my song I recorded. All I want is a still image while the song plays.

do command-shift-4 then hit the spacebar for window capture.

peanutbutter @ 122

Valley Girl @ 115

Suz- as for the menu- I just ate a really really good avocado, which I purchased at a minor grocery store. News from various firepups (Loo Hoo esp.) in SoCal, during and after the fires indicated that avocado groves were burned.

So, I think you should really have an avocado challenge. It really takes a discerning CAian to know a good avocado, recognize it amidst all of the others in the same bin at the grocery store, store it so that it ripens sweetly, etc. etc.

Heh. I can’t count how often I’ve swooped up to the avocado bin, scoop out two or three of the best ones and gone…while the guy that was there to begin with is still picking them up and putting them down with a befuddled look on his face :-)

I’m pretty good at getting exactly what I want, from something to have that day, to spacing them out over the week. *cleans fingernails modestly*

;-)

Yep! It really is an artform, isn’t it? Native CAians really do have a special connection with avocados.

peanutbutter @ 123

Valley Girl @ 115

Suz- as for the menu- I just ate a really really good avocado, which I purchased at a minor grocery store. News from various firepups (Loo Hoo esp.) in SoCal, during and after the fires indicated that avocado groves were burned.

So, I think you should really have an avocado challenge. It really takes a discerning CAian to know a good avocado, recognize it amidst all of the others in the same bin at the grocery store, store it so that it ripens sweetly, etc. etc.

Heh. I can’t count how often I’ve swooped up to the avocado bin, scoop out two or three of the best ones and gone…while the guy that was there to begin with is still picking them up and putting them down with a befuddled look on his face :-)

I’m pretty good at getting exactly what I want, from something to have that day, to spacing them out over the week. *cleans fingernails modestly*

;-)

You know that garlic parmesian bread at Costco? Toast it and put avo on top. Mrs. Dash if you like extra seasoning, but the bread is so good…

tw3k @ 136

TRex @ 116

Okay.

Who here knows how to use iMovie.

I am trying to make you guys a YouTube of my song I recorded. All I want is a still image while the song plays.

do command-shift-4 then hit the spacebar for window capture.

but watch out for the bridge tower

radar can be very funky just when you need it most.

OldCoastie @ 126

you gotta wonder at what point the CG called and said, “erm – betta check yer course there, skipper!”

And the pilot replied, “No, we’re fine here.” Apparently.

Especially when that exchange of communication fits into steps 1-5 outlined on the local news tonight.

OldCoastie @ 128

with the fog, it would seem unlikely they would use a helo, but anything is possible.

Like the little pleasure boat bopping back and forth in the fog across the shipping lanes that early in the morning? (little green arrow).

FunnyDiva

Sleep th sleep of the just, firedogs.
Night!

punaise @ 137

tw3k @ 136

do command-shift-4 then hit the spacebar for window capture.

but watch out for the bridge tower

I’m on a wireless laptop ;)

didn’t see many sailboats on the bay this weekend, and the crab boats won’t/can’t go out.

all the sudden the Bay Area is overstocked with white wine and sourdough French bread.

Patrick 4/4 @ 143

Sleep th sleep of the just, firedogs.
Night!

good to see you ’round

Funnydiva2002 @ 142

OldCoastie @ 128

with the fog, it would seem unlikely they would use a helo, but anything is possible.

Like the little pleasure boat bopping back and forth in the fog across the shipping lanes that early in the morning? (little green arrow).

FunnyDiva

I wondered about that too! Racing between Treasure Island and the Ferry Building, it looks like.

punaise @ 145

didn’t see many sailboats on the bay this weekend, and the crab boats won’t/can’t go out.

all the sudden the Bay Area is overstocked with white wine and sourdough French bread.

Crab season postponed (was to start Wednesday).

Also late salmon might be in trouble, and herring.

say, how ’bout those Niners!

TeddySanFran @ 134

Just said on the local news that the NTSB interview with the pilot yielded this info:
1. He said there was something amiss with the electronics when he boarded.
2. He waited three hours for the fog to lift.
3. He was using radar, but once in the Bay its acquisition of targets seemed wrong, so he changed to the electronics.
4. The pilot turned to the captain to ask why the electronics didn’t line up with “the paper” (not sure what’s meant by that)
5. That’s when the collision occurred.

Also, this ship changed owners, management companies, and crews in late October. This was the captain and crew’s first outing. They all speak only Chinese, and translators are being brought in for their NTSB interviews tomorrow. I would presume consulate also.

Dang, could there be any more variables?

BTW, I am not lobbying for talking about avocados, in lieu of the SF bay disaster. I am reading those comments, and trying to absorb the info. An oil spill is way more important than avocados. Thanks for the links, all.

punaise @ 144

didn’t see many sailboats on the bay this weekend, and the crab boats won’t/can’t go out.

all the sudden the Bay Area is overstocked with white wine and sourdough French bread.

Then would you mind sending me about half a dozen loaves of the sourdough? In my universe, it goes with everything, but none of the local bakeries get anywhere near that SF sour flavor.

Thanks,
FunnyDiva
native CA-ian with no hot pepper tolerance or avocado telepathy.

Margot @ 133

Suzanne @ 16

woohoo et – is there any recording of it available to listen to?

Yay ET, and yes, is there a recording?

nope, you have to listen live on friday from 1 to 3 AK time – that’s est minus four.

but I did finally get that concert review….sorta…

TeddySanFran @ 146

Funnydiva2002 @ 142

Like the little pleasure boat bopping back and forth in the fog across the shipping lanes that early in the morning? (little green arrow).

FunnyDiva

I wondered about that too! Racing between Treasure Island and the Ferry Building, it looks like.

Which is why it caught my eye. I thought TI wasn’t developed/residential?

Valley Girl @ 151

BTW, I am not lobbying for talking about avocados, in lieu of the SF bay disaster. I am reading those comments, and trying to absorb the info. An oil spill is way more important than avocados. Thanks for the links, all.

And I don’t mean to hijack what could otherwise be a very fulfilling avocado and iMovie thread!

Where do you live now, Funny Diva?

FunnyDiva- where do you live? Panera Breads, if there is one near where you are, bakes the best pseudo CA sourdough I have tasted.

Valley Girl @ 150

BTW, I am not lobbying for talking about avocados, in lieu of the SF bay disaster. I am reading those comments, and trying to absorb the info. An oil spill is way more important than avocados. Thanks for the links, all.

Oh, we knew that, VG. You know us late-late-niters, we can multi-topic!

I think the only thing I miss more living in Seattle than a perfect backyard avo is a perfect backyard apricot.

Hmmm…may have to rummage in the pantry for something fruit-like…

FunnyD

VG – a good avocado is divine, especially if you catch it that just-ripe stage.

FunnyDiva – I’d send the sourdough, but the crust would get dinged up in the toobz…

TRex @ 118

Okay.

Who here knows how to use iMovie.

I am trying to make you guys a YouTube of my song I recorded. All I want is a still image while the song plays.

Control, shift, S creates a still frame too.
(Dang it, I always get here so late.)

Drop it on your time line, and drag it whatever length you need it to be.

Funnydiva2002 @ 110

persiflage @ 103

I’m not going to make Suzanne whip up a Pavlova! My sister can make pavlova but I never mastered the art. I am, however, an expert at eating it!

Isn’t everyone an expert at eating Pav? Well, the good kind…I had one in England once that wasn’t all that. But the home made stuff is sure good!

FunnyDiva

FunnyDiva,
Did you know that you can buy prepared pavlova mix? I could send you one if you wanted to put on a few pounds .g

Karl and I have the hood up and he’s banging around in the iMovie.

We might have a video for you guys tonight.

It might be tomorrow, though.

People live on TI now, just not very many. Perhaps it’s a secret spy boat.

To TeddySanFran and other California firepups;
Does this DiFi censure have legs or will it peter-out?
I hope the Calif. Dems embarrass her Bush-enabler butt

Ed*ard Teller @ 153

Margot @ 133

Yay ET, and yes, is there a recording?

nope, you have to listen live on friday from 1 to 3 AK time – that’s est minus four.

but I did finally get that concert review….sorta…

Vanilla pudding, huh, ET?

Loo Hoo. @ 155

Where do you live now, Funny Diva?

Seattle. Well, next town north of Seattle now.
Lots to love about living here. Except the job market.

I grew up in Silicon Valley and went to college at Cow Poly (SLO).

FunnyD

TRex @ 160

Karl and I have the hood up and he’s banging around in the iMovie.

We might have a video for you guys tonight.

It might be tomorrow, though.

No! Tonight!

TeddySanFran @ 154

Valley Girl @ 151

BTW, I am not lobbying for talking about avocados, in lieu of the SF bay disaster. I am reading those comments, and trying to absorb the info. An oil spill is way more important than avocados. Thanks for the links, all.

And I don’t mean to hijack what could otherwise be a very fulfilling avocado and iMovie thread!

Not to worry, Teddy. TRex is not a CAian, so he knows nuttin. In that realm at least.

I really do want to know the details of the events re: the oil spill. Various commenters have given info in snippets on earlier threads, but I don’t have a complete picture yet.

Franco @ 162

To TeddySanFran and other California firepups;
Does this DiFi censure have legs or will it peter-out?
I hope the Calif. Dems embarrass her Bush-enabler butt

a censure from cali?

punaise @ 158

VG – a good avocado is divine, especially if you catch it that just-ripe stage.

FunnyDiva – I’d send the sourdough, but the crust would get dinged up in the toobz…

Tha’s OK, dood! I’d crisp up the crumbs and mash em up with buttah. Mmmmmm. Nothing like a nice, fresh loaf when you need safety goggles to slice it because of the crust.

FunnyD

TRex @ 162

Karl and I have the hood up and he’s banging around in the iMovie.

We might have a video for you guys tonight.

It might be tomorrow, though.

Born to newton er apple use.

persiflage @ 160

Funnydiva2002 @ 110

Isn’t everyone an expert at eating Pav? Well, the good kind…I had one in England once that wasn’t all that. But the home made stuff is sure good!

FunnyDiva

FunnyDiva,
Did you know that you can buy prepared pavlova mix? I could send you one if you wanted to put on a few pounds .g

Thanks, dear. I seem to accumulate the extra pounds whether or not I want to!!!
But I’ve got one girlfriend from Adelaide and another who got to be Adelaide’s best chum at Uni in Melbourne. Which reminds me…it really IS getting to be time to make another pav…

Cheers
FunnyD

Franco @ 164

To TeddySanFran and other California firepups;
Does this DiFi censure have legs or will it peter-out?
I hope the Calif. Dems embarrass her Bush-enabler butt

What censure? And before I even know what it is, I’ll betcha it will fail for lack of conviction on her part.

Uh, I almost forgot. I finished Hugh’s Scroll last night. I’m going to get a couple people to help me unfurl it tomorrow at work. In the Arts Building at UAA, where they have a hall long enough to unfurl it. I’ll take some pics for the pups.

I’m all for censuring DiFink

TeddySanFran @ 162

People live on TI now, just not very many. Perhaps it’s a secret spy boat.

Drugs? Grass?

VG, I’m not sure anybody has a full picture of the SF oil spill. Not even those who should have been prepared to respond. But TSF has been following it pretty closely.

Oh, and vis a vis change of ownership/crew, etc. How much cover would/should that really give the harbor pilot? It’s their JOB to know the harbor, regardless of the vessel, isn’t it?

FunnyDiva

here is the censure linky;
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…..72342.html

Franco @ 164

To TeddySanFran and other California firepups;
Does this DiFi censure have legs or will it peter-out?
I hope the Calif. Dems embarrass her Bush-enabler butt

Feinstein censure

Wow. I had not heard of this.

Of course, when she ran for Governor, she made an advertisement of herself being booed at the Democratic state convention, so her history with the state party isn’t sweet.

Sneaking in with this link
on the DiFi censure.

FunnyDiva,
I’d never heard of pavlova before, except for the ballet dancer.
Looks delicious in the Wikipedia picture.

Funnydiva2002 @ 176

TeddySanFran @ 162

People live on TI now, just not very many. Perhaps it’s a secret spy boat.

Drugs? Grass?

VG, I’m not sure anybody has a full picture of the SF oil spill. Not even those who should have been prepared to respond. But TSF has been following it pretty closely.

Oh, and vis a vis change of ownership/crew, etc. How much cover would/should that really give the harbor pilot? It’s their JOB to know the harbor, regardless of the vessel, isn’t it?

FunnyDiva

Apparently, there are four “incidents” on the pilot’s record.

I hope all the “librul” blogs talk up this censure of DiFi tomm and keep it moving, it may not be much but it will make the Bush-enabler look bad.

FunnyDiva:
Thanks, dear. I seem to accumulate the extra pounds whether or not I want to!!!
But I’ve got one girlfriend from Adelaide and another who got to be Adelaide’s best chum at Uni in Melbourne. Which reminds me…it really IS getting to be time to make another pav…

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Ah, the Christmas pav with lots of kiwifruit and strawberry for that green/red festive spirit.

Margot @ 179

FunnyDiva,
I’d never heard of pavlova before, except for the ballet dancer.
Looks delicious in the Wikipedia picture.

Named for the dancer and, yes, ’tis delicious. Especially when the meringue is just right…crunchy outside, chewy in the middle…not too dry, not too soft…

I’m very partial to raspberries and strawberries as the filling. And blueberries.

Why do I always crave summer fruit when I can’t get it anymore?!!!

FunnyD

this Pavlov stuff – why am I drooling?

Margot @ 180

FunnyDiva,
I’d never heard of pavlova before, except for the ballet dancer.
Looks delicious in the Wikipedia picture.

Oh no Margot! You looked! The craving will start next …

punaise @ 184

this Pavlov stuff – why am I drooling?

Cuz we beez ringin’ the dinner bell…
and skippin’ straight to dessert.
er, I mean pudding!

FunnyD

punaise @ 185

this Pavlov stuff – why am I drooling?

someone ring your bell pun?

It looks like DiFi has lottsa fans in the comments section of the article….NOT…
Sorry for the DiFi obsession, she really got to me last week.

Suzanne @ 188

punaise @ 185

this Pavlov stuff – why am I drooling?

someone ring your bell pun?

ding!

Funnydiva2002 @ 187

punaise @ 184

this Pavlov stuff – why am I drooling?

Cuz we beez ringin’ the dinner bell…
and skippin’ straight to dessert.
er, I mean pudding!

FunnyD

I once promised myself that, one night, maybe when I’m feeling low, I’m going to a posh restaurant and ordering a 4-course meal, all from the dessert menu.

Franco @ 175

here is the censure linky;
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…..72342.html

Good!

ohmystars, that looks like a better than sex cake

TeddySanFran @ 176

Franco @ 164

To TeddySanFran and other California firepups;
Does this DiFi censure have legs or will it peter-out?
I hope the Calif. Dems embarrass her Bush-enabler butt

Feinstein censure

Wow. I had not heard of this.

Of course, when she ran for Governor, she made an advertisement of herself being booed at the Democratic state convention, so her history with the state party isn’t sweet.

What, was that to get republicans votes?

tw3k @ 105

Ed*ard Teller @ 84

If we know that isn’t comedy, and we laugh, does that make us baaaad people…?

It is contagious. I had a laugh fit like that once at the philharmonic, my date was mortified.

The take on this was that the host felt he was set up. Apparently he was noted for bringing all sorts of controversial guests on and giving them a platform. Sort of the “Donahue” of its time and place. The show was very popular, but resented by the corporate heads. So they apparently set up his program on short-notice with the host not being allowed them to meet with and prescreen the guests. The guy with the “Mickey Mouse” voice thus blindsided him…and he couldn’t control his laughter. It got worse when the deep baritone guy spoke up.

The show was shut down after the controversy….with many in the cast and crew being “blackballed” from the air. The host later got a program on radio, though.

persiflage @ 190

Funnydiva2002 @ 187

Cuz we beez ringin’ the dinner bell…
and skippin’ straight to dessert.
er, I mean pudding!

FunnyD

I once promised myself that, one night, maybe when I’m feeling low, I’m going to a posh restaurant and ordering a 4-course meal, all from the dessert menu.

Ooooh! Sounds like grrrlz night out to me!!!

Ruby or tawny port with that?

FunnyD

Suzanne @ 191

ohmystars, that looks like a better than sex cake

you must sex too often.

Late drive by–
Anyone else hear the song on Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now today?
“We don’t want to sing along”–
Amy didn’t mention the musicians like she usually does, but if it’s available on Youtube, it might be useful as an opening video on an FDL post.

The complete tagline is something like “We already know the words of the song– But we don’t want to sing along!” A catchy tune, well done. Should prove useful! Anyone have a link?

Bob in HI

Mmmmm. Pavlova galore!

According to one of my inside sources, the Courage Campaign will be sending out an email tomorrow re: the DiFi censure.

I will update you if I have further info I can share.

Franco @ 177

here is the censure linky;
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…..72342.html

Excellent! Courage Campaign rocks.

Persi,
I didn’t know what pavlova was but it made me think of marzipan, which I lovvve. And I haven’t had any in decades.

demi @ 179

Sneaking in with this link
on the DiFi censure.

Hey Demi! Isn’t this great (symbolic) news?

cinnamonape @ 193

tw3k @ 105

It is contagious. I had a laugh fit like that once at the philharmonic, my date was mortified.

The take on this was that the host felt he was set up. Apparently he was noted for bringing all sorts of controversial guests on and giving them a platform. Sort of the “Donahue” of its time and place. The show was very popular, but resented by the corporate heads. So they apparently set up his program on short-notice with the host not being allowed them to meet with and prescreen the guests. The guy with the “Mickey Mouse” voice thus blindsided him…and he couldn’t control his laughter. It got worse when the deep baritone guy spoke up.

The show was shut down after the controversy….with many in the cast and crew being “blackballed” from the air. The host later got a program on radio, though.

The backstory helps. Also, not understanding the language, I just find that uncontrolled laughter funny.

Franco @ 182

I hope all the “librul” blogs talk up this censure of DiFi tomm and keep it moving, it may not be much but it will make the Bush-enabler look bad.

And knock some sense into
Schumer.

Suzanne @ 193

ohmystars, that looks like a better than sex cake

The inspiration for that delicious dessert.

Funnydiva:
Ooooh! Sounds like grrrlz night out to me!!!

Ruby or tawny port with that?

FunnyD
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Hm, tawny I think. Of course, I might just get the waiter to bring us a bottle of Bailey’s Irish Cream. That’ll get me sorted, what will you have?

Franco @ 189

It looks like DiFi has lottsa fans in the comments section of the article….NOT…
Sorry for the DiFi obsession, she really got to me last week.

You’re certainly not alone, Franco.

Ed*ard Teller @ 205

Suzanne @ 193

ohmystars, that looks like a better than sex cake

The inspiration for that delicious dessert.

But how did she keep that hat on? Especially with that huge tassel as a counterweight?

Ed*ard Teller @ 204

Suzanne @ 193

ohmystars, that looks like a better than sex cake

The inspiration for that delicious dessert.

Another classic

Loo Hoo. @ 208

Franco @ 189

It looks like DiFi has lottsa fans in the comments section of the article….NOT…
Sorry for the DiFi obsession, she really got to me last week.

You’re certainly not alone, Franco.

i call her DiFink

Loo Hoo. @ 205

Franco @ 182

I hope all the “librul” blogs talk up this censure of DiFi tomm and keep it moving, it may not be much but it will make the Bush-enabler look bad.

And knock some sense into
Schumer.

That is going to be really hard because he is sense-LESS. I am sure Schumer will have a primary challenge next time up, that is what all my NY friends insist will happen, his hometown paper ripped him a new one this week-end!

1,658 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND..

Citizen TeedySanFran and the Firepup Freedom Fighters:

Let’s leave the dispicable Senator Feinstein for tonight…I’m workin’ and I can’t take time off ta do my transendental meditation ta keep from havin’ a stroke everytime I think of her. She’s become a stereotype and a parody of herself…God forgive me but she could make a male chauvenist outta me.

KEEP THE FAITH AND DO THE WORK!!

persiflage @ 206

Funnydiva:
Ooooh! Sounds like grrrlz night out to me!!!

Ruby or tawny port with that?

FunnyD
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Hm, tawny I think. Of course, I might just get the waiter to bring us a bottle of Bailey’s Irish Cream. That’ll get me sorted, what will you have?

A coffee (good, strong, cut w/cream and sugar) and a very small Armangac, ta!

Now, how do we catch that hunky waiter’s eye and get him to bring the dessert trolley over here?

FunnyD

Franco @ 212

Loo Hoo. @ 205

And knock some sense into
Schumer.

That is going to be really hard because he is sense-LESS. I am sure Schumer will have a primary challenge next time up, that is what all my NY friends insist will happen, his hometown paper ripped him a new one this week-end!

You have a link for that hometown paper? I would luv to read it.

NorskeFlamethrower @ 213

1,658 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND..

Citizen TeedySanFran and the Firepup Freedom Fighters:

Let’s leave the dispicable Senator Feinstein for tonight…I’m workin’ and I can’t take time off ta do my transendental meditation ta keep from havin’ a stroke everytime I think of her. She’s become a stereotype and a parody of herself…God forgive me but she could make a male chauvenist outta me.

KEEP THE FAITH AND DO THE WORK!!

gotta do that pet breathing thingie with 10 deep breaths pushing out the poison and then 10 cleansing breathes

it has helped me since pet taught it here one night, norske

Margot @ 202

Persi,
I didn’t know what pavlova was but it made me think of marzipan, which I lovvve. And I haven’t had any in decades.

Fortunately, there’s no nuts in pavlova. I don’t like nuts. Though you remind me that I haven’t had pavlova for ages. It’s hard to make but I can get packaged ones which taste just fine.
Aside – many years ago my doctor suspected that I may have diabetes. The tests were scheduled for Monday morning. The Friday night before, I bought a packaged pavlova, made it and ate the whole thing in 24 hours. If it was my last chance to pig out on sweetness, I made a fair hand of it. As it turned out I didn’t have diabetes but I did put on a few (quite a few) pounds.

vg, i believe that was a reference to the ny times slamming him on the editorial page this weekend

Franco @ 211

Loo Hoo. @ 205

And knock some sense into
Schumer.

That is going to be really hard because he is sense-LESS. I am sure Schumer will have a primary challenge next time up, that is what all my NY friends insist will happen, his hometown paper ripped him a new one this week-end!

There, there, Norske! Deep breaths.

have some pavlova on your next break?

FunnyDiva

Suzanne @ 193

ohmystars, that looks like a better than sex cake

Dear me. Looks too good. I’m going to try that for Thanksgiving.

Loo Hoo. @ 219

Suzanne @ 193

ohmystars, that looks like a better than sex cake

Dear me. Looks too good. I’m going to try that for Thanksgiving.

Good idea. Then you can use the egg yolks for Key Lime Pie!

Funnydiva2002 @ 221

Loo Hoo. @ 219

Dear me. Looks too good. I’m going to try that for Thanksgiving.

Good idea. Then you can use the egg yolks for Key Lime Pie!

and eggnog

cinnamonape @ 195

tw3k @ 105

It is contagious. I had a laugh fit like that once at the philharmonic, my date was mortified.

The take on this was that the host felt he was set up. Apparently he was noted for bringing all sorts of controversial guests on and giving them a platform. Sort of the “Donahue” of its time and place. The show was very popular, but resented by the corporate heads. So they apparently set up his program on short-notice with the host not being allowed them to meet with and prescreen the guests. The guy with the “Mickey Mouse” voice thus blindsided him…and he couldn’t control his laughter. It got worse when the deep baritone guy spoke up.

The show was shut down after the controversy….with many in the cast and crew being “blackballed” from the air. The host later got a program on radio, though.

Thanks for the info, but the guy speaks for all of us. When you know you need to keep your composure, and can’t, and finally just say screw it!

Mr. Teller,

My father was a DJ in the fifties and he and his colleagues got into a competition trying to break up each other on the air. This included : spraying the window less than a foot in front of the on air DJ with shaving creme … undressing in the thought to be deserted hallway on the other side of the window while someone was on air… etc. It culminated when someone light the end of the copy Dad was trying to read fire, live on air. The Station Manager dragged them into office and said the next one who broke up on air was fired, and so was the one who broke him. They decided disgression was the better part of valour LOL

Reminising,
Heather

What country is it Cinnamonape? What language are they squeaking?

Funnydiva2002 @ 214

persiflage @ 206

Funnydiva:
Ooooh! Sounds like grrrlz night out to me!!!

Ruby or tawny port with that?

FunnyD
———————————————–

Hm, tawny I think. Of course, I might just get the waiter to bring us a bottle of Bailey’s Irish Cream. That’ll get me sorted, what will you have?

A coffee (good, strong, cut w/cream and sugar) and a very small Armangac, ta!

Now, how do we catch that hunky waiter’s eye and get him to bring the dessert trolley over here?

FunnyD

Put on your sexiest pout, laugh tinklingly and when he turns, enchanted by your lovely laugh, call him over..

or

Wave a $100 note in the air, waiters are usually poor.

Franco @ 182

I hope all the “librul” blogs talk up this censure of DiFi tomm and keep it moving, it may not be much but it will make the Bush-enabler look bad.

And since we can’t recall a Senator or Congressperson it may be the “only thing” (short of discovering an obvious case of financial misappropriation) that we can do. And if there are those in the State Party who try to block this…well THEY CAN BE RECALLED!

Thus if we can’t get DIFi we can at least make her “friends” suffer from her actions.

Loo Hoo. @ 150

TeddySanFran @ 134

Just said on the local news that the NTSB interview with the pilot yielded this info:
1. He said there was something amiss with the electronics when he boarded.
2. He waited three hours for the fog to lift.
3. He was using radar, but once in the Bay its acquisition of targets seemed wrong, so he changed to the electronics.
4. The pilot turned to the captain to ask why the electronics didn’t line up with “the paper” (not sure what’s meant by that)
5. That’s when the collision occurred.

Also, this ship changed owners, management companies, and crews in late October. This was the captain and crew’s first outing. They all speak only Chinese, and translators are being brought in for their NTSB interviews tomorrow. I would presume consulate also.

Dang, could there be any more variables?

Y’know, it just seems to me that the appropriate thing to do in that circumstance is to stop dead in the water until the Captain and crew are satisfied that they have a working navigation system with all systems in agreement.

I hope the company that owns the ship gets sued within the last nickel it has. But considering the extent to which Exxon has managed to evade responsibility for the Valdez disaster, I am not hopeful.

Bob in HI

Suz- is this the link?

“>The Coup at Home

persiflage @ 225

Funnydiva2002 @ 214

A coffee (good, strong, cut w/cream and sugar) and a very small Armangac, ta!

Now, how do we catch that hunky waiter’s eye and get him to bring the dessert trolley over here?

FunnyD

Put on your sexiest pout, laugh tinklingly and when he turns, enchanted by your lovely laugh, call him over..

or

Wave a $100 note in the air, waiters are usually poor.

Guess that’ll have to be ASD, these days!

Do they like redheads there in oz?

Valley Girl @ 229

Suz- is this the link?

“>The Coup at Home

yeppers, that’s the one i know of.. there may be others.. he got his tushkie shredded in the editorials from what i hear and not just nytimes (no links – rumor only)

I’d better go and tidy the house before Mr Persi gets home. We wouldn’t want him thinking that I spend the best (and I do mean the BEST) part of the day discussing important issues and how we’re saving the world, one pavlova at a time. I’ve had fun, see you tomorrow.

Suzanne @ 218

vg, i believe that was a reference to the ny times slamming him on the editorial page this weekend

That was one article on Schumer. But there was another local one, I have been looking for it. Can’t find a link, I can’t ask my friends now it is 3:14 here in Florida. Will remember tomm. to ask!

Franco @ 212

Loo Hoo. @ 205

And knock some sense into
Schumer.

That is going to be really hard because he is sense-LESS. I am sure Schumer will have a primary challenge next time up, that is what all my NY friends insist will happen, his hometown paper ripped him a new one this week-end!

Makes you wonder if he just decided to make the money on this one big vote and retire from the Senate. Nothing else makes $en$e.

g’nite persi (or should i say g’day)

Here is the Times link on the schumer slam;

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11…..ref=slogin

Funny D: Do they like redheads there in oz?

Honey, there are mining towns in this country where they wouldn’t care if you were bald.
I’m a redheaded daughter of a redheaded mother and we’ve survived fine. Plus, with the red hair we got the easy-burning skin so, in summer, I often have to wear a hat. Saves time and money on hair maintenance.

Franco @ 236

Here is the Times link on the schumer slam;

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/us
/politics/02cnd-mukasey.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

that’s the editorial one from 11/2 – vg’s was to a frank rich from 11/11

bobschacht @ 227

Loo Hoo. @ 150

Dang, could there be any more variables?

Y’know, it just seems to me that the appropriate thing to do in that circumstance is to stop dead in the water until the Captain and crew are satisfied that they have a working navigation system with all systems in agreement.

I hope the company that owns the ship gets sued within the last nickel it has. But considering the extent to which Exxon has managed to evade responsibility for the Valdez disaster, I am not hopeful.

Bob in HI

Aloha, Bob.

Unfortunately, those suckers cover a _lot_ of distance even doing their best to stop.

I’m a little surprised the accompanying tug didn’t have better nav capability and/or communication.

What _still_ kills me is that the harbor pilot blew off the Coast Guard when he was warned. Especially in light of Teddy’s list above! Um, something wrong with electronics? Then RADAR going funky? And you tell the CG “oh no, MY instruments say we’re right on course”?!!!

Somebody needs to be looking for a new career. Preferably at low speed in a confined space.

FunnyDiva
still not laughing at this one.

C&L has up the KO segment on the Marlboro Man and Veterans’ Day

Suzanne @ 239

C&L has up the KO segment on the Marlboro Man and Veterans’ Day

It was on the msnbc site, too. Sad and infuriating.

Why does this Administration hate its own soldiers?

FunnyD

OK, looks like it’s slowing down around here.

Good night pups! Sleep well. See you tomorrow (well…later today…)

FunnyD

g’nite funnyd

I’ll never take a nap again.

Loo Hoo. @ 244

I’ll never take a nap again.

been there, swore that, took another one the next day on my break

3:30 am musing:

Here’s the difference between progressives and right wingers (especially neocons and Christers):

We, by and large, interact with the people and institutions that actually exist in the real world.

You give all appearances of doing such, at least when you’re on your game, but are in fact interacting with paranoid and/or superstitious constructs of actual people and institutions.

Should the mainstream media call BS on you, the game is up (cf Murrow, ER). Fortunately for you, in the United States deep pockets can procure the manufacture of self-serving “points of view,” just credible-sounding enough to convince browbeaten journalists and broadcast producers to cover them for “balance.” This is where it never hurts to be the ideology most closely aligned with the priorities of the megasalaried business elite.

As a result, as fairly observed by some of your bow-tied spokesmen, progressives do curse more. You should expect us to curse even more until your BS finally gets called by the bitch-slapped guardians of conventional wisdom.

Here it is.

I’ll make a post out of it tomorrow night. This is the sneak preview for Late Night Lakers.

TRex @ 247

Here it is.

I’ll make a post out of it tomorrow night. This is the sneak preview for Late Night Lakers.

i am so glad i stayed up for this – i love your voice big guy

thank you for the sneak preview by us late late nite owls, trex

I listen to it and cringe. All I hear are the wrong notes.

But thank you for liking it.

William, RIP.

:-(

TRex @ 250

I listen to it and cringe. All I hear are the wrong notes.

But thank you for liking it.

just as i look at photographs of me and only see the flaws

TRex @ 251

William, RIP.

:-(

sweet, trex

TRex @ 245

Here it is.

I’ll make a post out of it tomorrow night. This is the sneak preview for Late Night Lakers.

Wow, great voice and nice duet!

TRex @ 249

William, RIP.

:-(

who is William?

The weird second voice you hear in some parts is actually me coming through the pickup on the guitar. We couldn’t pull it out of the mix, so we just left it in.

tw3k @ 255

TRex @ 249

William, RIP.

:-(

who is William?

The kitty in the picture whose medical bills this was original a deal to pay for. You guys donated, I recorded and finally posted.

Thanks, by the way. Our donations helped make Williams last few weeks go easier with vitamins and steroids and IV fluids.

TRex @ 254

The weird second voice you hear in some parts is actually me coming through the pickup on the guitar. We couldn’t pull it out of the mix, so we just left it in.

a little static too? my speaker aren’t that great.

glad to know that we helped ease his troubles, trex

TRex @ 255

tw3k @ 255

who is William?

The kitty in the picture whose medical bills this was original a deal to pay for. You guys donated, I recorded and finally posted.

Thanks, by the way. Our donations helped make Williams last few weeks go easier with vitamins and steroids and IV fluids.

:(

I must not have been around for that.

TRex @ 247

Here it is.

I’ll make a post out of it tomorrow night. This is the sneak preview for Late Night Lakers.

Oh, it’s such a beautiful song, TRex. I rated it 5 stars and left THE VERY FIRST COMMENT!

Juan Carlos is going psycho. He’s telling me it’s time for bed. I’m going to be pretty bleary at the chiropractor’s office tomorrow morning.

I gave it its first favoriting loohoo.

time for me to head off to bed g’nite all

good night, world. I’ll just be here by my ownself…

Hey Loo Hoo!

Loo Hoo. @ 225

What country is it Cinnamonape? What language are they squeaking?

It was a show broadcast in Belgium. The language is Flemish.

Here is a followup of the show with the ill-starred host. It’s also got English subtitles so you can actually see what they were saying. Apparently some of the questions that triggered his laughter were about sex…and the guy with the “Mickey Mouse” voice was a real “buttinski”. When he cut in with “It’s not just the sex, it makes it hard to do sweet talk” it was all over…not a chance of stopping the flood.

Boemarang Interview

newtonusr @ 265

Hey Loo Hoo!

Hi, did you help TRex get it up?

Funnydiva2002 @ 176

TeddySanFran @ 162

People live on TI now, just not very many. Perhaps it’s a secret spy boat.

Drugs? Grass?

VG, I’m not sure anybody has a full picture of the SF oil spill. Not even those who should have been prepared to respond. But TSF has been following it pretty closely.

Oh, and vis a vis change of ownership/crew, etc. How much cover would/should that really give the harbor pilot? It’s their JOB to know the harbor, regardless of the vessel, isn’t it?

FunnyDiva

Evening all.

Interesting there were two ships of same size in harbor, both headed for Pusan. Common ownership?

Hi, did you help TRex get it up?

I can’t believe that question skated through the spam filters.

Loo Hoo. @ 267

newtonusr @ 265

Hey Loo Hoo!

Hi, did you help TRex get it up?

You mean the vid… yep.
If you get a request from the scaly one, you find a way to make it happen.

TRex @ 269

Hi, did you help TRex get it up?

I can’t believe that question skated through the spam filters.

HAHAHA! Too Funny. And after the evil hilarious video!!!

Loo Hoo. @ 225

What country is it Cinnamonape? What language are they squeaking?

It’s from a Belgian program called Boemarang. The language is Flemish.

The link above is neat because it offers a “post-mortem” to what happened as well as an English subtitling. In some ways it is even more obvious why he cracked up…some of the questions were about sex…and the guy with the damaged vocal chords was a real buttinski…always cutting off the woman. You’ll notice the host tried to regain control by asking the woman questions but the dam broke when Valair cuts in talking about “sweet talk” in his “Mickey Mouse” voice.

If there is a lesson from the video it shows just what suffering people with certain disabilities face, but also points out that sometimes the problems are definitely not intentional. Ironically the host and his staff were all fired for this…as if they really were responsible. All they did was try to highlight cases of medical malpractice, and sadly it backfired.

newtonusr @ 270

Loo Hoo. @ 267

Hi, did you help TRex get it up?

You mean the vid… yep.
If you get a request from the scaly one, you find a way to make it happen.

Yes. And then he throws a comment like his last at the wall and you smack yourself upside the head!!

cinnamonape @ 272

Loo Hoo. @ 225

What country is it Cinnamonape? What language are they squeaking?

It’s from a Belgian program called Boemarang. The language is Flemish.

The link above is neat because it offers a “post-mortem” to what happened as well as an English subtitling. In some ways it is even more obvious why he cracked up…some of the questions were about sex…and the guy with the damaged vocal chords was a real buttinski…always cutting off the woman. You’ll notice the host tried to regain control by asking the woman questions but the dam broke when Valair cuts in talking about “sweet talk” in his “Mickey Mouse” voice.

If there is a lesson from the video it shows just what suffering people with certain disabilities face, but also points out that sometimes the problems are definitely not intentional. Ironically the host and his staff were all fired for this…as if they really were responsible. All they did was try to highlight cases of medical malpractice, and sadly it backfired.

I watched your video with the subtitles, and it is sad that the people had been damaged by the surgeries. I will never laugh again when I watch the video…

Loo Hoo. @ 273

Yes. And then he throws a comment like his last at the wall and you smack yourself upside the head!!

Hey, it’s Late Nite – I would expect nothing less!

newtonusr @ 275

Loo Hoo. @ 273

Yes. And then he throws a comment like his last at the wall and you smack yourself upside the head!!

Hey, it’s Late Nite – I would expect nothing less!

Well, you helped TRex pull off a major technical marvel. Is he on Mac too, or did you have to figure out how to switch everything to PC?

Loo Hoo. @ 276

newtonusr @ 275

Hey, it’s Late Nite – I would expect nothing less!

Well, you helped TRex pull off a major technical marvel. Is he on Mac too, or did you have to figure out how to switch everything to PC?

We’re both Mac. We just had to quickly form that single image into a slideshow and fit the song to it.
Now for marvels, an artistic eye (which I lack) is preferred.

What is sad to me is that when Laura KNEW she was getting whupped, she jumped up and had to PROVE that she was not FAT or UGLY, as she thinks of Whoopie and Joy (and her fans do, too).

This is a time-honored method of women — when in doubt, show your boobs, etc.

No brain? Go to something that doesn’t matter — but does get you noticed by truly stupid males. (And too many females, too.)

Loo Hoo. @ 274

cinnamonape @ 272

It’s from a Belgian program called Boemarang. The language is Flemish.

The link above is neat because it offers a “post-mortem” to what happened as well as an English subtitling. In some ways it is even more obvious why he cracked up…some of the questions were about sex…and the guy with the damaged vocal chords was a real buttinski…always cutting off the woman. You’ll notice the host tried to regain control by asking the woman questions but the dam broke when Valair cuts in talking about “sweet talk” in his “Mickey Mouse” voice.

If there is a lesson from the video it shows just what suffering people with certain disabilities face, but also points out that sometimes the problems are definitely not intentional. Ironically the host and his staff were all fired for this…as if they really were responsible. All they did was try to highlight cases of medical malpractice, and sadly it backfired.

I watched your video with the subtitles, and it is sad that the people had been damaged by the surgeries. I will never laugh again when I watch the video…

Well to make things even more weird…apparently the program wasn’t real. I’ve just discovered that it was apparently done as a comedy skit by a Belgian program called In De Gloria which spoofs real Tv newsprograms and other shows. It was so real-to-life that it fooled Jay Leno, and even a German TV program.

I just looked at some other episodes of “In de gloria” and the host and the gal definitely shows up in those other programs. So I’ve been pranked! ;-(

morning!

good mroning selise. 43, cloudy and a chance of rain in a colorful but fading Blue Ridge GA./

My internet connection was down yesterday, a cable thing. And I’ve been over at Washington Post, giving Richard Cohen hell over his column quoting Karl Rove, and saying “Richard Bloomberg will bring competence to government..”

Hello-ello-lloooo?

MR. Bill @ 283

Hello-ello-lloooo?

Morning. Chance of rain for us in North Georgia. Sonny’s prayer session is today so maybe he’ll take credit.

Yo

You know, a couple of weeks ago trex jimped ugle on my ass for a “crude” joke about Malkin.

What the fuck is this>?

I had to back that up, because I thought she said, “Coming together on my dress.” And I thought, “Isn’t that kind of what got Monica Lewinsky in so much trouble?”

Ingraham has a big, hateful mouth. What surprizes me is that anyone employs her or finds her adequate enough to invite on their show. She’s been over for 10 years now.

JPL @ 284

MR. Bill @ 283

Hello-ello-lloooo?

Morning. Chance of rain for us in North Georgia. Sonny’s prayer session is today so maybe he’ll take credit.

I forgot about that.
Me, I’m gonna draw a rain turtle. It is a construction worker superstition (and probably as helpful as Sonny’s pious nodding):

Draw, with a stick, on the ground, a turtle with 3 heads pointed north (it’s an ellipse with loops for heads, and 3 lines for each foot, a 1 for a tail). Then cut off the southwest foot (draw a line thru it) and draw a circle around the whole thing.
I saw a ironworker doing this some years back, asked him what was that, and he told me he wanted it to rain, to get off early.
(of course, in normal years, it might just rain anytime in N. GA…)

Hey raven, deandra.
Ingram is like most bullies. She folds when confronted, and then saves up resentment to sling (like apes in the zoo flinging feces) from a safe distance.

Most right-wingers fold when you take away their useless adjectives and hit them with facts.

MR. Bill @ 283

Hello-ello-lloooo?

sorry, was off working on my weekly list of congressional hearings and commenting over at digby and ornicus. now – back to the list, or i’ll be late with it!

selise @ 291

MR. Bill @ 283

Hello-ello-lloooo?

sorry, was off working on my weekly list of congressional hearings and commenting over at digby and ornicus. now – back to the list, or i’ll be late with it!

NO need to apologize. You are doing the good work and Fighting the Good Fight.
I’m just a lonely guy in the sticks, looking to hear some sensible voices..

Good morning.

Good Morning Lindy and everyone

Heres’ what’s up for Washington Journal CSPAN 1

ON WASHINGTON JOURNAL
Tuesday, November 13
7am – Newspaper Articles & Viewer Calls
7:30am – Robert Kuttner, Economic Journalist & Author, “The Squandering of America”
8:15am – Newspaper Articles & Viewer Calls
9:00am – Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN), National Governors Association Chairman
9:30am – Rob Margetta, CQ Weekly, Staff Writer

who can forget Ingraham’s appearance on tweety when she told us liberals don’t like large families and that is why they support illegal immigration. They should be like her friends and family (but not Laura who is childless )
and have nine children

she is just a slightly better looking Limpballs.

Good Morning, Firepups!

It’s mild this morning in central Jersey. We’re supposed to have a few more 60° days here this week, before temperatures get back to the normal high 40s and low 50s. We’ll be getting some rain, too, tho’ I’m hoping it will go further south, where it’s needed.

Mr. NJP and I managed a great getaway last week, up to the Hudson Valley, where there was still glorious color. We visited several small towns on both sides of the river, staying in Rhinebeck in Dutchess County, browsing in shops, taking photos of great old buildings. And we spent an afternoon at the FDR home and presidential library in Hyde Park. The exhibits at the library were a great illustration of how liberal government works, making a positive difference in people’s lives. Sadly there wasn’t time to visit Val-Kill, Eleanor Roosevelt’s cottage—but that just gives us a reason to go back again.

I’ve made a batch of cornbread and the coffee’s hot. There’s water for tea lovers. Help yourselves.

Work for peace, every day.

MR. Bill @ 282

My internet connection was down yesterday, a cable thing. And I’ve been over at Washington Post, giving Richard Cohen hell over his column quoting Karl Rove, and saying “Richard Bloomberg will bring competence to government..”

That’s weird b/c my phoneline (dial-up) went fubar, too. No toobz for over six hours…..YICK! Teddy boy musta been throwing a hissy about the press he’s getting these day. :-)

The weather forecaster says GA may get some rain this week; has sonny finished prayin’ over it, yet?

Ed*ard Teller @ 6

RonD and Suzanne,

The radio gig went great. I went into the studio almost scared. As I was announcing the day’s program, I spilled a cup of water on the console. I surprised myself, as I reached for tissues, paper towels, today’s Anchorage Daily News, my spare shirt and other stuff, to wipe up the mess before it shorted out and the station went off the air. And, I kept talking. Things went uphill from there.

I might have screwed up royally, but I could feel TRex’s radio aura hanging over my head, and pulled the whole thing off. They want me back Friday.

Congrats for grace under fire (I don’ know how to do strike out) so whoops, that’s water.

Can you give us a sense of what you said? Anything about the Pups (who appreciate your work from far away in the lower 48)?

JPL @ 284

MR. Bill @ 283

Hello-ello-lloooo?

Morning. Chance of rain for us in North Georgia. Sonny’s prayer session is today so maybe he’ll take credit.

Today, huh? Count on the credit part. ;-(

Waccamaw @ 297

MR. Bill @ 282

My internet connection was down yesterday, a cable thing. And I’ve been over at Washington Post, giving Richard Cohen hell over his column quoting Karl Rove, and saying “Richard Bloomberg will bring competence to government..”

That’s weird b/c my phoneline (dial-up) went fubar, too. No toobz for over six hours…..YICK! Teddy boy musta been throwing a hissy about the press he’s getting these day. :-)

The weather forecaster says GA may get some rain this week; has sonny finished prayin’ over it, yet?

No that’s today, as JPL reminds us.

I thought I felt a disturbance in the Force…

Good morning!

[pant, pant] Good morning, pups. Running a bit late today. It’s Bobo and Bob Herbert today. Bobo says there is nobody in politics remotely like Senator John McCain. Mr. Herbert says Ronald Reagan may have been blessed with a Hollywood smile, but he was elbow deep in the same old race-baiting Southern strategy of Goldwater and Nixon.

http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/

Coffee, tea and hot chocolate are all ready, and the biscuits just came out of the oven. Have a good one.

Marion in Savannah @ 302

[pant, pant] Good morning, pups. Running a bit late today. It’s Bobo and Bob Herbert today. Bobo says there is nobody in politics remotely like Senator John McCain. Mr. Herbert says Ronald Reagan may have been blessed with a Hollywood smile, but he was elbow deep in the same old race-baiting Southern strategy of Goldwater and Nixon.

http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/

Coffee, tea and hot chocolate are all ready, and the biscuits just came out of the oven. Have a good one.

mmm biscuits…

In one of the threads I was trying to catch up on yesterday, someone was talking about a guy in GA who’s catching it for using waaaaaay more water than anyone else. I asked a question that no one responded to so maybe someone this morning can give me some idea:

How the spit does someone use 400,000 gals/mo vs. the normal 100,000/year……even with 2″ water pipes?

Not my figures (those provided by commenter) apparently from a video which I can’t access on dial-up.

katherine Graham Cracker @ 295

who can forget Ingraham’s appearance on tweety when she told us liberals don’t like large families and that is why they support illegal immigration. They should be like her friends and family (but not Laura who is childless )
and have nine children

she is just a slightly better looking Limpballs.

She looks like she gave her nip and tuck surgeon a picture of Coulter except she said, cut down on the horsefacedness.

While remembering her past misdeeds:

Either Jane or Christy said that she was the model for the scene in West Wing where the right wing radio host, female, refuses to stand up when the Pres. arrives at the White House reception and he creams her by quoting the bible against her beliefs. I believe she finally gets up.

The reference occurred sometime after February 07, when I found you guys (NYT is still good for at least some things.)

Would love to see a clip embedded if such is legal or a youtubie link.

BTW, does anyone know if in reality such behavior would be tolerated at the White House; always wondered if it would earn you a strong arm out-a-there from the secret service.

Ah, for the years of the Bartlett administration, where the women were strong, the men good looking, and the presidential aides all above average. *sigh*

Waccamaw @ 304

In one of the threads I was trying to catch up on yesterday, someone was talking about a guy in GA who’s catching it for using waaaaaay more water than anyone else. I asked a question that no one responded to so maybe someone this morning can give me some idea:

How the spit does someone use 400,000 gals/mo vs. the normal 100,000/year……even with 2″ water pipes?

Not my figures (those provided by commenter) apparently from a video which I can’t access on dial-up.

I saw that bit on WSB (Atl Channel 2), and they showed a lot of large swimming pools and extensive gardens with sprayers pumping.
There was a lot missing from the story, and an idiotic ‘interview’ with the housekeeper who answered the door at the mansion (she seemed to be Scandinavian or German)who couldn’t answer the questions was uninformative at best..
I wondered if the dude had his own well, or was buying from the Cobb Co. (for that’s where it seemed to be) water system, and how he was exempt from the watering restrictions.

OK pups gotta go work. Y’all keep the bastards honest, or at least document the lies and abuse…
There is a reckoning coming.

and how he was exempt from the watering restrictions.

he is not exempt ..he doesn’t care about the restrictions and said if the charge him double that is just the cost of doing business…
his house is the size of Hearst Castle and he seems to have the same attititude

Turkey attacks Kurdish rebels on Iraqi border

· Warplanes seen setting off for refuge in mountains
· Campaign for military offensive intensifies

BlueStateRedHead @ 298

RonD and Suzanne,
Congrats for grace under fire (I don’ know how to do strike out) so whoops, that’s water.

Can you give us a sense of what you said? Anything about the Pups (who appreciate your work from far away in the lower 48)?

Great ET story.

How to do strike:

Newfangled way is use your mouse to highlight a word or phrase, then click the “S” button above the window where you are typing. **Preview** and good to go.

Oldfashioned way is to type the following, using the < </code> and > signs instead of the brackets I use here:

[strike]egregious misconduct[/strike]

this gives you egregious misconduct

Preview is your friend :)

Any prudent navigator uses multiple systems to fix the position of the vessel.

In the case of very large vessels the position is not a point. So a GPS will give the position of the antenna, or the radar will give the reflection / image from the scanner.

There are many other means to localize your position such as the depth readings and again it depends on where the transducers are located.

All the data of the nav instruments needs to be calibrated with respect to the position of the transducers especially for the very large and beamy vessels. The GPS could show the vessel at the side of the channel, but if the antenna is on the CL of the vessel one gunwhale could very well be outside the channel. So the navigator believes he is in the channel by looking at the GPS plot, or the radar return and part of the vessel has strayed outside the channel.

I suspect this is what happened and the pilot may know the waters, but he didn’t know the vessel’s nav system.

egregious @ 310

BlueStateRedHead @ 298

RonD and Suzanne,
Congrats for grace under fire (I don’ know how to do strike out) so whoops, that’s water.

Can you give us a sense of what you said? Anything about the Pups (who appreciate your work from far away in the lower 48)?

Great ET story.

How to do strike:

Newfangled way is use your mouse to highlight a word or phrase, then click the “S” button above the window where you are typing. **Preview** and good to go.

Oldfashioned way is to type the following, using the < </code> and > signs instead of the brackets I use here:

[strike]egregious misconduct[/strike]

this gives you egregious misconduct

Preview is your friend :)

now strike out is my friend. Thanks!

What! the NY Times is letting Herbert call Bull on their beloved Bobo’s recent pull the facts out the @ss articles again Marion?

http://www.talkleft.com/story/2007/11/9/101813/914

Oh how will Bobo live with the humaliation of being proven wrong at his own paper?
How will Bobo live down the accusations of being a racist he will get for defending Regean’s States Rights, and mythical Chicago welfare queen driving a Cadillac?
How will Bobo avoid being labeled a Conservativly politicaly correct rewritter of history. Next Bobo will be saying the American Indains were not almost all killed in a genocide.

Thanks, MR. Bill and katherine G C -

Was wondering if he had an olympic-size pool in which he changed the water weekly. Probably many of the people who are living on dribbles would like to take him out to said pool and teach him the finer points of waterboarding.

[Mod: let’s not go down this path, ok?]

strike out practice

Laura-lookalike-Coulter-blonde-Ingraham

wish the it could be that easy in real life.

I wonder why Bobo is backing McCain, Ron Paul s the Regean Master of Racist Code Words this election.
I think Bobo is comprimising his principles because he doesn’t think Ron can win.
But Ron with his antiwar stance is the only GOPer who has any appeal beyound the 30%ers.
Ron is the perfect Vice Presidential choice for a GOP looking to expand its base.

breaking news.. AP…phillipines congress hit..

Sorry about spelling..

oy vey

http://www.crooksandliars.com/…..rik-story/

Couric: …Can I make a suggestion. I guess we have to follow the Kerik story, but does the rest of the country care that much? I mean if we’re really in time trouble…we’re so tight for time, do you think the whole country really cares that much about Bernard Kerik. I don’t know, I’m just curious?

Apologies, mods. Please delete the comment (and this one) if you feel appropriate.

Living in a drought area tends to stretch one’s patience level with the “entitled” class. :-(

Morning.
Waccamaw, I didn’t realize you were in the drought area. Sorry to hear it.

IRT ‘The View’, I think Bill O’Reilly will be on today. I’m betting that he will be very charming and make a joke when confronted with his lies. He will flatter Whoopi and Jay and all the rest and try to disarm them with his charm. IMO, that’s his MO.

I wonder if Bobo is going to write again without a SINGLE FACT backing him up about just how well the Bush economy is doing.
Us peons just don’t see the results, but then again after the ongoing subprime mess even Bush’s elite base isn’t seeing any results either.
The important thing to know about subprime is leverage. Sure getting a $100,000 loan to buy a home and having the interest rate go up in a declining housing market means bankrupcy for you, which is terrible!
But what about the poor banks who loaned hedgefunds the money at 10-1 or even 14-1 leverage? Meaning for every dollar of colatral a hedgefund had they were allowed to borrow $10 or even $14.
Your bankrupcy despite no income no job ninja loans only costs the bank $100,000. Now if because of you and people like you filing bankrupcy a hedge funds fails at 10 or 14 to one leverage.
Well the bank will force the fund to sell assets, stocks are an asset you can reedem quick if they don’t sell then lower the price until somebody buys.
I expect a lot of buying oppertunties in the future as Hedgefunds are forced to sell stock to make payments on the loans they borrowed from banks to buy subprime loans. These sales could keep the market low for a year or two.
I wonder if any hedgefunds like Bush 1’s Carlyle group or Mitt’s Bain Capital were dumb enough to max out their credit buying subprime loans from banks?

solai -

Not as bad as the Atlanta area or that little GA town that’s having to truck in the better part of their water but a lot of the SE US is headed in that direction. I come from a farming family (and still derive a substantial portion of retirement income from it) so people who keep on using a critical resource for anything more than the bare necessities don’t garner a lot of tolerence on my part. {{Thanks for askin’.}}

Think I’ll go sit in the corner for a while and work on my anger managment. Catch up with you guys later.

Christy’s here!

Morning Cuppa

What we need to know is just how much and who has the subprime loans now?
Under what conditions do banks have to report losses on loans and under what conditions will banks force hedgefunds to start selling assets if they haven’t already.
Also if we are going to bail out the hedges it sure woud be nice if they had to report truthfuly in accordance with standard accounting practices their results after their 2% of assets invested and 20% of profit fees.
I’m guessing that in a forced sale enviroment none of the hedges are doing well even if fees were discounted. Not that we would know hedges only report results when the news is good or when their broke.

Ahem…actually, coming together in her dress is better than coming together on her dress. At least the “in her dress” is closer to “correct” procedure. If she must be wearing her dress while the time comes (so to speak) then at least the action is in the correct ballpark. ON dresses is the realm of porno (or accidents).

What, so Laura is using the phrase “Power to the People” – coined by people who were trying to end discrimination so that they could actually VOTE and WORK and eat in the same restaurants and ride the same buses – to inspire modern-day conservatives to react against offensive televisions shows for their thirteen-year olds?

And she says the Panthers were elitists?

Ingraham is [edited by moderator]. she, malkin, savage, lumbaugh, ledeen, boortz, BoR, and the rest do nothing but spew hatred and intolerance and pass it off as “entertainment” or “political ‘commentary’”… they should all be removed from the airwaves – the airwaves the “people” own