Comments on: It’s Hard Out There For A Blimp http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:49:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ThatSinger http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1165255 ThatSinger Wed, 26 Dec 2007 06:22:09 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1165255 <p>Sadly, the ‘tard train has left the station… </p> <p>I’m almost willing to make an exception the Paulites… almost…</p> Sadly, the ‘tard train has left the station…

I’m almost willing to make an exception the Paulites… almost…

]]> By: lastexyle http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1164932 lastexyle Wed, 26 Dec 2007 01:57:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1164932 <p>Yup, this is actually the music that plays while you’re piloting the airship, quite fitting if I do say so myself.</p> Yup, this is actually the music that plays while you’re piloting the airship, quite fitting if I do say so myself.

]]> By: Moon http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1164851 Moon Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:19:00 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1164851 <p>Hey, I think it’s great that Dr. Paul is giving the Repug Party “GAS” pains. I wonder if he’ll spend all that money he has collected staying in the race. Or will the RNC come a knockin’……hat in hand? Gimme, Gimme<br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYBpc4_fXmM" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYBpc4_fXmM</a></p> Hey, I think it’s great that Dr. Paul is giving the Repug Party “GAS” pains. I wonder if he’ll spend all that money he has collected staying in the race. Or will the RNC come a knockin’……hat in hand? Gimme, Gimme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYBpc4_fXmM

]]> By: brendanscalling http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1164720 brendanscalling Tue, 25 Dec 2007 22:24:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1164720 <p>that has got to be one of the most unintentionally hilarious things I have ever seen.<br /> the guy almost deserves to be president just for the humor value of his campaign.</p> that has got to be one of the most unintentionally hilarious things I have ever seen.
the guy almost deserves to be president just for the humor value of his campaign.

]]> By: fahrender http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1164707 fahrender Tue, 25 Dec 2007 22:03:15 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1164707 <p>i was thinking it was too bad paul’s first name wasn’t leo ……</p> <p>good luck with getting rid of ‘tard as a suffix. it’s way past viral and will probably never go away.</p> i was thinking it was too bad paul’s first name wasn’t leo ……

good luck with getting rid of ‘tard as a suffix. it’s way past viral and will probably never go away.

]]> By: selise http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1164706 selise Tue, 25 Dec 2007 22:01:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1164706 <p>i wouldn’t be too sure about horton (harper’s) being so libertarian. if that were the case, he would have advocated decreasing gov. spending and not increasing taxes. it could have just been that he was focusing on areas of agreement (since it involves the things they both appear to care about most strongly).</p> <p>oh, and for the curious. here’s <a href="http://antiwar.com/radio/2007/12/21/scott-horton-6/" rel="nofollow">the link</a> to the horton & horton podcast (45 min). recommended.</p> <blockquote><p>Scott Horton Interviews Scott Horton<br /> December 21st, 2007</p> <p>The other Scott Horton (no relation), heroic, anti-torture human rights lawyer, Columbia University lecturer and noted author of the blog “No Comment” at Harper’s magazine, discusses the Bush administration’s absolute contempt for the rule of law, the Department of Justice-granted impunity of military contractors in Iraq, the administration’s use of torture, the history of waterboarding in English history, George Washington’s position on the torture of prisoners and its results, the recent mysterious fire in the vice-president’s office, the passing out of immunity to the government’s co-conspirators in tapping your phone and computer, the persecution of Qwest for refusing to enter the conspiracy, the administration’s widespread use of the Justice Department to persecute their political opposition across America, the many benefits of impeachment, his opinion of Ron Paul, the outrageous amount of government debt and future obligations and also breaks the story that the firing of U.S. Attorney David Iglesias was carried out by Bush himself.</p></blockquote> i wouldn’t be too sure about horton (harper’s) being so libertarian. if that were the case, he would have advocated decreasing gov. spending and not increasing taxes. it could have just been that he was focusing on areas of agreement (since it involves the things they both appear to care about most strongly).

oh, and for the curious. here’s the link to the horton & horton podcast (45 min). recommended.

Scott Horton Interviews Scott Horton
December 21st, 2007

The other Scott Horton (no relation), heroic, anti-torture human rights lawyer, Columbia University lecturer and noted author of the blog “No Comment” at Harper’s magazine, discusses the Bush administration’s absolute contempt for the rule of law, the Department of Justice-granted impunity of military contractors in Iraq, the administration’s use of torture, the history of waterboarding in English history, George Washington’s position on the torture of prisoners and its results, the recent mysterious fire in the vice-president’s office, the passing out of immunity to the government’s co-conspirators in tapping your phone and computer, the persecution of Qwest for refusing to enter the conspiracy, the administration’s widespread use of the Justice Department to persecute their political opposition across America, the many benefits of impeachment, his opinion of Ron Paul, the outrageous amount of government debt and future obligations and also breaks the story that the firing of U.S. Attorney David Iglesias was carried out by Bush himself.

]]> By: fishbane http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1164705 fishbane Tue, 25 Dec 2007 21:59:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1164705 <p>I have to agree with Jane - while I never want the nut anywhere near the levers of power (preferably, farther away than he is now), he really pulled a coup in attracting the performance artists rioting (and blimping) for him.</p> <p>If it were just a bit more over the top, I might go to some of the events, just for fun. Something for the Dems to figure out - I don’t expect them to go balls out SantaCon to satisfy people like me, but make politics fun for people who aren’t wonks. A lighthearted dance at a club or an impromptu snowman contest (who can do the best Snowrove?) not organized by the campaign would be great.</p> I have to agree with Jane – while I never want the nut anywhere near the levers of power (preferably, farther away than he is now), he really pulled a coup in attracting the performance artists rioting (and blimping) for him.

If it were just a bit more over the top, I might go to some of the events, just for fun. Something for the Dems to figure out – I don’t expect them to go balls out SantaCon to satisfy people like me, but make politics fun for people who aren’t wonks. A lighthearted dance at a club or an impromptu snowman contest (who can do the best Snowrove?) not organized by the campaign would be great.

]]> By: CTuttle http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1164704 CTuttle Tue, 25 Dec 2007 21:57:48 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1164704 <p>Guten Weihnachten, Fahrender!</p> Guten Weihnachten, Fahrender!

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1164703 eCAHNomics Tue, 25 Dec 2007 21:56:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1164703 <p>Can’t take pride of authorship, or provide a link because I can’t remember where I read it.</p> Can’t take pride of authorship, or provide a link because I can’t remember where I read it.

]]> By: fahrender http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1164702 fahrender Tue, 25 Dec 2007 21:56:13 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/25/its-hard-out-there-for-a-blimp/#comment-1164702 <p>i was thinking more on the order of David Byrne, although David Lynch could’ve put a nice twist on the whole production.</p> i was thinking more on the order of David Byrne, although David Lynch could’ve put a nice twist on the whole production.

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