No more TRex???

trex!!!!!

1

TRex forEVAH!

Hi RBG!

RBG! You got yourself a promotion?

RBG, thank you.

Here’s to the start of a new era at Late Nite, but we will nevah forget ((( TRex )))

Hi RBG…. in Chico CA this week and have not planned a meet up yet…. wow I must be slipping.

RBG knew the party downstairs was getting a little crowded so he fixed us up a fresh new party pad.

did someone let downstairs know?

Did I spend so long catching up on comments that I missed my chance to thank TRex?

this is gonna be different!

Suzanne @ 10

did someone let downstairs know?

yep

note to self:

Stop Your Sobbing

Suzanne @ 9

RBG knew the party downstairs was getting a little crowded so he fixed us up a fresh new party pad.

Loo Hoo. @ 6

RBG! You got yourself a promotion?

Let’s just say I don’t plan to make it a regular gig :>)

RBG, How many days until the first pitch…? ;-)

Since we have neither a topic nor a lot of traffic, perhaps this would be a good time for someone to explain to me:

1) What is “digg”?

2) Why do you do it?

3) How do you do it?

Thanks!!!

If you digg something, it will take you to a website that has links that explain what it is

CTuttle @ 16

RBG, How many days until the first pitch…? ;-)

Sorry, ain’t going there.

Dayum. Look what happens when I take a break from the internet!

I am going to a Dan Lungren town hall meeting tomorrow night in Folsom. Do yall have any questions you want me to ask him.

well, looks like Ahnold was to privatize public infrastructue in CA…

gonna suck!

neurophius @ 17

Since we have neither a topic nor a lot of traffic, perhaps this would be a good time for someone to explain to me:

1) What is “digg”?

2) Why do you do it?

3) How do you do it?

Thanks!!!

This will explain.

late night candy

OldCoastie @ 22

well, looks like Ahnold was to privatize public infrastructue in CA…

gonna suck!

God damn it! My stomach is already starting to hurt. What the fuck? They have already sold many of the water districts to private companies. Now I know that health care reform with never happen with that thick fucker as governor.

marymccurnin @ 25

OldCoastie @ 22

well, looks like Ahnold was to privatize public infrastructue in CA…

gonna suck!

God damn it! My stomach is already starting to hurt. What the fuck? They have already sold many of the water districts to private companies. Now I know that health care reform with never happen with that thick fucker as governor.

I guess we must start kicking and screaming… I’m hating this big-time.

Thanks, TJ and newtonusr

Amy Winehouse? Wow she’s not a bad sanger when she’s not puking and snorting and fallin down from the weight of that horrifying makeup. Blech. Not bad at all.

I thought you ran people off of FDL for that “Attttaaaaacccccck” stuff. Oh, wait. Maybe that was something else. Nemmind.

well, it is late and I must sleep with my sad, tear-stained eyes…

ah-nold learned the boosh method – take as much of the government as possible for your buddies to privatize and make as much money from as possible during your time at the helm.

marymccurnin @ 21

I am going to a Dan Lungren town hall meeting tomorrow night in Folsom. Do yall have any questions you want me to ask him.

Ask him if he knows when Doolittle’s gonna resign!

Suzanne @ 29

ah-nold learned the boosh method – take as much of the government as possible for your buddies to privatize and make as much money from as possible during your time at the helm.

I still don’t understand the “privatize the lottery” scheme of Arnold’s.

Ask Lungren about Arnold’s privatization and where he stands on it.

Yeah, Go Code Pink…

Jostling for Attention, Demonstrators Swarm Naval Academy Gates
Lure of Publicity Draws Diverse Groups

“Not so welcome, however, was the third group, Code Pink, which arrived minutes later.

The D.C. activists came bearing pink poster boards and equally loud T-shirts and feather boas. And the crowning piece of their prop collection: a bigger-than-life papier-m¿ch¿ replica of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s head.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/…..7112702806

When you hear the word privatize you need to ask who is going to be making 30% profit on work that used to be NOT for profit government work at MY expense?

I can’t even think about Arnold right now, so good night all!

sleep well loo hoo

And I guess that’s what I can contribute to the discussion. :p I need to go to bed. Night, all.

night Liss

Nite, Loo Hoo!

I need to head to bed too… after my first day back at work….Nite all

TeddySanFran @ 31

marymccurnin @ 21

I am going to a Dan Lungren town hall meeting tomorrow night in Folsom. Do yall have any questions you want me to ask him.

Ask him if he knows when Doolittle’s gonna resign!

I will.

*waving g’nite to the leaving sleepy pups*

sleep well katymine

TexBetsy @ 24

late night candy

Sorry, TexBetsy – jelly beans make me think of Ronnie.

TRex,

Really
Been
Good

hey there punaise.

Ed*ard Teller @ 44

TexBetsy @ 24

late night candy

Sorry, TexBetsy – jelly beans make me think of Ronnie.

This better?

The punster
The punerator
Howdy!

thanks, tex, i love kisses

TexBetsy @ 48

Ed*ard Teller @ 44

Sorry, TexBetsy – jelly beans make me think of Ronnie.

This better?

Much! Smooches to you, too…

heya.

I love the Brits…

‘Peace there won’t be, but you look well’

Ian Black
Wednesday November 28, 2007
The Guardian

“We’re off to a strong start,” George Bush quipped at the end of his opening speech to the conference, but he mangled Mahmoud Abbas’s first name and fumbled a handshake between the Palestinian president and Israel’s prime minister, Ehud Olmert, that didn’t quite live up to the occasion’s historic billing.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/isra…..40,00.html

I am off to bed to dream of TRex and his new blog. Goodnight my friends. See you in the morrow.

sleep well mary.

Nite, Mary and any that I missed…

news briefs:

FBI hopes new Web site will help nab bandits
from Star-Telegram
By MARK AGEE

There has been a 25 percent increase in bank robberies nationwide since 2000, according to FBI data. DALLAS — The Scarecrow Bandits robbed their 10th bank in the Dallas-Fort Worth area Friday.

The pair, named because of their flannel shirts and straw hats, have become more violent each time and recently assaulted bank tellers, authorities said.

But now the FBI is hoping its new Web site — bandittracker.com — will help get the surveillance photos, and pictures of bad guys from around Texas, in front of thousands of sets of eyes. The recently launched site has photos, sketches and reward information for about 100 bank robbers from around the state, including the Scarecrow Bandits.

“These guys are going to hurt someone,” said Bob Casey, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Dallas division. “We want to catch them by Christmas.”

nite mary

Bionic Cat Falls 3 Stories and Lives — Twice
via ABC News: Top Stories on 11/27/07
The Kitty’s Four Legs Are Full of Pins

Shocking
via Eschaton by Atrios on 11/27/07

Wikipedia says Rick Stengel has multiple child rape convictions. While I have neither the time nor legal background to verify this allegation, it’s well beyond stupid for Time to employ such a person.

A Major Recession Would Be Great News For Republicans
via Eschaton by Atrios on 11/27/07

It’s definitely true, though perhaps not quite as good news for them as would be a landslide victory for Democrats.

marymccurnin @ 49

The punster
The punerator
Howdy!

Pun-a-rama!
The Pun-meister…

CTuttle @ 53

I love the Brits…

‘Peace there won’t be, but you look well’

Ian Black
Wednesday November 28, 2007
The Guardian

“We’re off to a strong start,” George Bush quipped at the end of his opening speech to the conference, but he mangled Mahmoud Abbas’s first name and fumbled a handshake between the Palestinian president and Israel’s prime minister, Ehud Olmert, that didn’t quite live up to the occasion’s historic billing.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/isra…..40,00.html

OK, now THAT’s dumber than dirt. How does anyone mangle the pronunciation of “Mahmoud”?

Jeebus…I mean Omar!

Feh!

FunnyDiva

just goes to show ya, if boosh can fuck something up, he will

TexBetsy @ 60

Shocking
via Eschaton by Atrios on 11/27/07

Wikipedia says Rick Stengel has multiple child rape convictions. While I have neither the time nor legal background to verify this allegation, it’s well beyond stupid for Time to employ such a person.

Uh oh, Betsy
I think you’ve been pwned. A commenter over at Glenn Greenwald’s last post about the Time debacle was gloating over a spot of wiki-vandalism. May want to re-read tomorrow during the day when it’s reverted.

Unless teh Google brings up any legit news stories…

FunnyDiva

I’m off to sleep. See y’all tomorrow.

Oops, Betsy was quoting Atrios, who was probably being snark-i-licious.

Fact remains, there is more than a rumor of wiki-vandalism on that entry over at Salon.

FunnyDiva

Night, Betsy
Sleep well!

FunnyD

While I have neither the time nor legal background to verify this allegation…

is basically what Joe Klein said about the FISA bill. Atrios was just turning the snark on Stengel, big time.

TexBetsy @ 66

I’m off to sleep. See y’all tomorrow.

I wish ya pain free sleep!

thanks CT and funnyD

Ooh, Frontline is on here! I shall bid ya’ll a fond adieu! Aloha Oe!!!

TheOtherWA @ 69

While I have neither the time nor legal background to verify this allegation…

is basically what Joe Klein said about the FISA bill. Atrios was just turning the snark on Stengel, big time.

Ha! Now I get it.

And I have a mental image of Atrios with a firehose, like in the olden civil rights era!

FunnyDiva

I like that image, FunnyDiva.

Good night, all. Back at it tomorrow.

katymine @ 35

When you hear the word privatize you need to ask who is going to be making 30% profit on work that used to be NOT for profit government work at MY expense?

Here’s the best part: thanks to the fact that all the people who used to do what’s been privatized for the government will be joining the private industry, soon no one in government will understand how it really works. Lovely system.

No more TRex? The place just won’t be the same. If you’re still around TRex, thanks for the laughs. If not, well, I’ll catch you over at your new place. Blogger ain’t so bad once you get used to it.

Echo … echo … echo …

Well, everyone have a good evening.

nite cujo

Hey, Loo Hoo – you asleep?

goodnite everyone….

newtonusr @ 79

Hey, Loo Hoo – you asleep?

Apparently. I’m not.

g’nite teddy

hey et, 41 down here tonight, but we are supposed to be really dropping temps at night starting tomorrow with clear skies – perhaps back down to the 29 we had friday nite.

Ed*ard Teller @ 81

newtonusr @ 79

Hey, Loo Hoo – you asleep?

Apparently. I’m not.

Hey, ET!
I’m either wrong, or Exxon has had this case gamed out to last 30 years…
very depressing what they’ve been able to do in the courts.

Good night, Suzanne, ET, newtonusr, whoever else is here…

Jeez, Amy is 24-25. I can’t remember making sterling decisions that i’m holding the flag for except oh yeah, rock against racism, fighting for the environment, voting rights. Yeah, things have changed since the 70s, 80s, 90s, and aughts. They’ve gotten better and we can trust the powers that be to work in our best interest…they are fucking scarey, like worse than Stalin, Hitler, Chucky. Help, Cecil, Help!

nite neurophius

i’m here but am leaving. have an early morning ahead of me tomorrow – i have to be up before (gasp) noon. g’nite all

newtonusr @ 83

Ed*ard Teller @ 81

Apparently. I’m not.

Hey, ET!
I’m either wrong, or Exxon has had this case gamed out to last 30 years…
very depressing what they’ve been able to do in the courts.

Yeah. My son was born as the oil was leaving Prince William Sound and entering the Gulf of Alaska – late May, 1989. A friend nicknamed ET Jr. “Slick” at the time. Well, “Slick” is a freshman in college now!

Ed*ard Teller @ 88

Yeah. My son was born as the oil was leaving Prince William Sound and entering the Gulf of Alaska – late May, 1989. A friend nicknamed ET Jr. “Slick” at the time. Well, “Slick” is a freshman in college now!

Yeah, and I assume the name Hazelwood is unmentionable in your parts..
i recall it like it was yesterday, and thinking that, although it took an environmental catastrophe, Congress would move mountains to make “corporate America” play it straight. Fuckin’ dreamer.

newtonusr @ 89

Yeah, and I assume the name Hazelwood is unmentionable in your parts..
i recall it like it was yesterday, and thinking that, although it took an environmental catastrophe, Congress would move mountains to make “corporate America” play it straight. Fuckin’ dreamer.

Hazelwood created more jobs than any Alaska governor ever did. They just didn’t last very long. Notice that the Exxon Valdez attracted worldwide media attention for months, but that NO subsequent oil spill anywhere – even that big – has gotten anything close to that amount of attention.

Ed*ard Teller @ 90

Hazelwood created more jobs than any Alaska governor ever did. They just didn’t last very long. Notice that the Exxon Valdez attracted worldwide media attention for months, but that NO subsequent oil spill anywhere – even that big – has gotten anything close to that amount of attention.

The conspiracy theorist in me wonders how that is possible, that the industrialist-powerhouses have managed to curb the news cycle. But after spending time in places like this, I don’t wonder anymore. They do it right before our eyes daily, and the money exchanges hands in daylight. Amazing.

I suppose that a pliant media and an apathetic public are what you get just before folks wake up and decide not to accept it. Question is, how much more of that road do we have to travel before that inevitability.

Hmmm, anyone still around interested in the CA privatization thing? If you’re for really gearing for battle, you might find this syllabus in public finance useful.

Obviously the more basic econ you’ve studied the better, but the Stiglitz main text and many of the other readings should be fairly intelligible even without any background. The main point, which is unlikely to surprise folks around here, is that there’s much more to providing public goods than getting them “cheaply,” e.g. accountability, transparency, etc. also matter. The readings in the syllabus delve into these issues analytically, something that I think you’ll find politicos from the other side rarely do straightforwardly; as usual, they’ll be the ones chanting the buzzwords.

TheOtherWA @ 69

While I have neither the time nor legal background to verify this allegation…

is basically what Joe Klein said about the FISA bill. Atrios was just turning the snark on Stengel, big time.

Atrios is downright brutal:

According to sources, Rick Stengel has 32 child rape convictions. Stengel has yet to comment on these allegations, and I have neither the time nor legal background to figure out if they are true.

[…]

Democrats believe that Rick Stengel (richard_stengel@timemagazine.com) and Mickey Kaus have regular threesomes with a goat, while Republicans believe Mickey has a strictly monogamous relationship with his goat.

For anyone not following the story, these are mocks of Joe Klein’s reporting, which Rick Stengel tolerates and defends.

prostratedragon @ 92

Hmmm, anyone still around interested in the CA privatization thing? If you’re for really gearing for battle, you might find this syllabus in public finance useful.

Crash course!

prostratedragon @ 92

Hmmm, anyone still around interested in the CA privatization thing? If you’re for really gearing for battle, you might find this syllabus in public finance useful.

Obviously the more basic econ you’ve studied the better, but the Stiglitz main text and many of the other readings should be fairly intelligible even without any background. The main point, which is unlikely to surprise folks around here, is that there’s much more to providing public goods than getting them “cheaply,” e.g. accountability, transparency, etc. also matter. The readings in the syllabus delve into these issues analytically, something that I think you’ll find politicos from the other side rarely do straightforwardly; as usual, they’ll be the ones chanting the buzzwords.

They have unshakable faith in the infallibility of the unseen hand.

wigwam @ 93

TheOtherWA @ 69

is basically what Joe Klein said about the FISA bill. Atrios was just turning the snark on Stengel, big time.

Atrios is downright brutal:

According to sources, Rick Stengel has 32 child rape convictions. Stengel has yet to comment on these allegations, and I have neither the time nor legal background to figure out if they are true.

[…]

Democrats believe that Rick Stengel (richard_stengel@timemagazine.com) and Mickey Kaus have regular threesomes with a goat, while Republicans believe Mickey has a strictly monogamous relationship with his goat.

For anyone not following the story, these are mocks of Joe Klein’s reporting, which Rick Stengel tolerates and defends.

lamo, brutal is right. follows the logic tho *g

tw3k @ 96

wigwam @ 93

Atrios is downright brutal:
For anyone not following the story, these are mocks of Joe Klein’s reporting, which Rick Stengel tolerates and defends.

lamo, brutal is right. follows the logic tho *g

I just hope Duncan ran this by his attorney first.

newtonusr @ 97

tw3k @ 96

lamo, brutal is right. follows the logic tho *g

I just hope Duncan ran this by his attorney first.

who is Duncan? Time probally has a boat load of attorneys, eh?

newtonusr @ 97

tw3k @ 96

lamo, brutal is right. follows the logic tho *g

I just hope Duncan ran this by his attorney first.

Damn! It’s no wonder the mainstream journalists love us so much. ;-)

tw3k @ 98

newtonusr @ 97

I just hope Duncan ran this by his attorney first.

who is Duncan? Time probally has a boat load of attorneys, eh?

Atrios = Duncan Black

ah, I get it. I’m kinda slow some times *g

They have unshakable faith in the infallibility of the unseen hand.

A-a-a-a-a-men-n-n-n.

(In my darker moments, I actually don’t think that’s true. They just find it a useful rhetorical device. You know —a con. Like all cons, it’s probably true somewhere, just not when and where it’s mostly likely to be invoked, by some people.)

prostratedragon @ 102

They have unshakable faith in the infallibility of the unseen hand.

A-a-a-a-a-men-n-n-n.

(In my darker moments, I actually don’t think that’s true. They just find it a useful rhetorical device. You know —a con. Like all cons, it’s probably true somewhere, just not when and where it’s mostly likely to be invoked, by some people.)

I once read an econ book by Galbraith, “Almost Everyone’s Guide to Economics” or something similar. He make that point that at the same time they preach the wonders of the free market most American businessmen do everything possible to insulated themselves from it — and none of them see any hypocricy in doing so.

Damn, it’s that time. G’nite all.

bailing…
zzzzz

I like her better in this clip than anything I’ve seen.

She has no need for the big hair and the “Elvira, mistress of the night” makeup.

Not with that voice. :o)

LoudounLib @ 14

note to self:

Stop Your Sobbing

Thanks, I needed that, onward.

Stalking herds of hypocritus neocnasaurs, shreds of flesh hanging from serrated banana sized teeth, small but enormously muscled forearms sporting needle sharp grasping claws for that final embrace of flesh shearing, bone crushing reptilian death TRex goes forth! KILL TREX!!!KILLLLLLL! Amy, PUUUUUHLEAZE get the help you need to beat this drug thing, PUUUUUHLEAZE! I KNOW how hard it is, baby I KNOW. But ya GOTTA do it. We, THE WHOLE FARKIN WORLD can NOT afford to lose one of the best songbirds ever to take wing. PUUUUUHLEAZE!