One last ZEd before bed

Where did you get that one Ataturk?

I know sociopaths on meth highs. George Bush is no sociopath on a meth high.

then what is he??

I’m sure that’s what Sen.Bentsen told dubya the first time he ever met him…

Did anyone else see Bush on CSPAN yesterday? He looked like a fellow who was just released from the hospital after a bar room brawl.

Bbbbbbbut, how many votes did Hillary get?

I know sociopaths on meth highs. George Bush is no sociopath on a meth high.
Bush was analysed be a top drug addicction psychologist who diagnosed him as a recovering drug addict with the symptoms which are similar to meth in the way cocaine addiction changes the brain functions.

On a bit of good news Isreal decided to stop the new housing development on Palistinian lands…so generous.

Well Dixville Notch has voted, see you in 2012, no more voting on a President until then. The final decision on a President will be determined by the battle between David Broder’s bran muffin & metamucil.

Um, isn’t this kind of an overreaction? It’s just one of those dumb human interest stories for political junkies to joke over on the night before the primaries, and it brings some much needed tourist dollars to Dixville Notch so they can afford some extra alcohol for those cold winter nights.

Dubya f*cks the help.

Where is Condi’s husband?
Will she shave her beard?

If George were a true sociopath he’d have beaten down Francois for using French allure to seduce Laura. Instead he ‘backed’ their manly man Sarkozy! He probably beat his wife because she was out of the limelight circles and reportedly going through the Big Chill sleeping elsewhere…
J’Accuse? J’adore!

The Haj now at the Mecca has one million pilgrims if I read correctly. What do you suppose they talking over their tea time?
A billion Muslims must attend at least once a lifetime at that rate it would take 1,000 years. Doesn’t add up. The demographics to house and fees all these folks are staggering. How do the Saudis do it?

The only vote in Dicksville that matters is in DC and that vote belongs to Dick Cheney.

I lived a few miles from Dixville Notch eons ago. Severe Place. In the shadow of mountains, they live for their vote.

like a sociopath on a meth high makes you totally unqualified to be President.

you know, perino said the president gets to bed early

the president said he sleeps fine

even if this president actually believed there is some good being done in Iraq, (which is impossible for me to believe), there is not one normal person that could sleep easily or “get to bed early” if their orders meant hundreds of thousands of innocent people were going to die

this president looses not a wink of sleep over the decisions he’s made

yes, he is a sociopath

Well Dixville Notch has voted, see you in 2012, no more voting on a President until then.

Actually Hicksville, as we know it here in NH, will vote again in November 2008

Richardson, on Imus, just praised Fox news and said they were “good guys over there”!

Off to the polls!

Have fun voting GSD and all.

Just saw a Romney ad he must have done right quick - time for a change and we are going to do more in the next 10 years than the next 10 centuries! WOOT.

“How do the Saudis do it?”

Selling “potential energy” in the form of $100.00 “sweet crude oil” to Corporations like “Exxon Mobile,” aka Esso of NJ, aka Standard Oil,
who then resell refined potential energy, filling the gas tanks of america’s autos sitting in endless hours of traffic. That is how they do it, to our detriment! “Walk a Mile for a camel?” Feel Lucky? How about a “Lucky Strike” cigarette today?

is he delusional?

Good morning, pups. It’s Bobo and Herbert today. Bobo looked around and discovered that Barack Obama and John McCain have differing viewpoints. He says both Barack Obama and John McCain offer a politics that is grand and inspiring. But they are very different men. What gave it away for you, Bobo? Mr. Herbert is “Striding Past the Cynics,” and says that for all the criticism of the presidential election process, the early stages of this presidential race have been both compelling and heartening.

http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/

This bit from Bobo’s column is almost enough to make me change my primary vote. Not quite, but almost:

Obama’s great skill is his ability to perceive and forge bonds with other people. Everybody who’s dealt with him has a story about a time when they felt Obama profoundly listened to them and understood them. One of mine came a few years ago.

I was writing columns criticizing the Republican Congress, but each time I’d throw in a few sentences slamming the Democrats, subconsciously trying to make myself feel good. One morning I got an e-mail message from Obama that roughly said: David, if you want to critique us, fine. But you’re just throwing in those stray sentences to make yourself feel good.

I felt like a bug pinned down in a display case.

The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready, and the biscuits are out of the oven. Have a great day.

Good morning everyone. ;-)

Those cute little people in Dixfield Notch have cast their votes. I’ve not heard the outcome of but the country wants change badly so it will be interesting how New Hampshire as a whole votes today. Will it be “same ole/same ole” or will they blow us out of the water like Iowa did?

I hope the latter!

1,718 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN GOEZ ON AND ON AND…

Citizen Raven and the Firepup Freedom Fighters:

Richardson is another DLC-Clintonista…geeze do we hafta blow the damned Democratic Party up and start all over again??!!! It ain’t like there is only a small progressive base of voters…the majority of workin’ Americans are progressive and maybe down right radical by now!

KEEP THE FAITH AND DON’T BELIEVE A THING THEY SAY!!

Ooops. *cleaning sleepys out of my eyes this morning* I meant “Dixville”. Darn it.

According to NPR Dixville Notch went for Obama and McCain. Seems at least one party is voting for change… (I can’t recall numbers, if any were given.)

Good morning Marion. I’m not surprised about McCain taking it there. Ron Paul is right up the alley of the people of New Hampshire too. I wonder how he did in Dixville? Obama being chosen is cool.

mmmmm….poutine

Off to the polls!

Yep me too. I have to hold “Vote Edwards” signs for the morning and it is bloody drizzling here.

Pondering. I would assume that if “being ready the first day” as HRC claims is all that important who would be more ready than a pres. starting a second term such as Nixon/Watergate, Reagan/Iran Contra, Clinton/Monica and bush/his second term. Seems like “hitting the ground running” is not such a good thing. As for HRC experience yep she is good at decorating the White House but Health care… not so good.

The Obama “change” meme begs the question “how are you going to change the status quo when you are bought and paid for by big business?” Can you honestly see Obama telling big pharma (lieberman’s bank) that they have to negotiate drug prices or telling insurance companies that they have to cover sick people and lower their premiums at the same time as taking money from their lobbyists? Not going to happen.

We need real change, someone that will confront big business head on, someone that will bring us universal health care not some idiotic “opt out for the rich” insurance company driven drivel. We need someone that does not take any money from big business or their smarmy lobbyists. Guess that leaves me Edwards to vote for.

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According to NPR Dixville Notch went for Obama and McCain.

Not to be disputatious here but National Pentagon Radio got it wrong again. Dixville Notch went for Obama. Period. Full Stop.

Obama got as many votes as the next three candidates combined. Yes, we have a WINNER!

Good Morning Hew Hampshire!
and you too.

here’s the CSPAN lineup for those who aren’t listening to head-banging music:

Tuesday, Jan. 8
7am - Newspaper Articles & Viewer Calls
7:30am - David Paleologos, Suffolk University, Political Research Center-Director | 7NEWS-Suffolk University Tracking Poll
8:00am - Fergus Cullen, New Hampshire Republican Party, Chairman
8:30am - Gov. John Lynch, D-New Hampshire

But, but, you mean nobody voted for Hillary??? How can that be? Didn’t “they” say that she was a shoo-in?

and Marion, that bug shouldn’t be in the display case, we should take it out back and squish it.

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But, but, you mean nobody voted for Hillary???

The Empress did not impress.

Oh, if only!

John Edwards on CNN was asked about Hillary having a moment yesterday and he just explained that he feels for Hillary, because campaigning is not an easy process to go through. He then was asked if he had ever cried on the campaign trail and he said, “No, not that I can remember”.

Is it just me or am I the only one who is hoping Sean Hannity gets mauled by the angry mob again today? Oh gawd! Please let it happen!

Marion,

Even the Secret Service thinks there’s something to this Obama phenomenon.

We just better hope these aren’t the kids of the Secret Service detail that covered Kennedy in Dallas.

Can’t Hillary win NJ & NY and do well or even win CA on Super Tuesday? Couldn’t that make up-delegate-wise-for NH & Iowa & even SC? I don’t think we have a winner yet. And if that happens the stories will be “Hillary, Comeback Kid II” and “How Obama Blew It.” MHO is that it’s still too eaerly and not enough people are taking account of NJ & NY (I think) being moved up the calendar. If that scenario plays out, Hilary’s back in. No idea where Edwards would fit in. Also, have no idea if BO-mania is gonna overcome Hillary in NY, NJ & Calif.

Typical lawyer answer - trust me on this - “…. not that I can remember.” He’ll never be able to do it entirely but he needs to lose that. Maybe he has done all he can already to do so.

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Is it just me or am I the only one who is hoping Sean Hannity gets mauled by the angry mob again today?

If you listen closely to the YouTube video of the Paul Posse harassing Hannity, you’ll here a couple of the crowd discussing the limits of engagement. One said that “throwing snow” was not acceptable behavior. Good for them. They acted fully within the law and still got Sean’s spincters in a twist.

Do you - or anyone else - have tghe link to that YouTube. I looked for it last night but couldn’t find. Me+computers = Duh.

I wouldn’t say “mauled.” But bothered, yes. I wanna see him poop his pants.

I sorta can’t believe I did this - stayed up way into the night to see how the beginning of the NH primary plays out.

I predict Obama-HRC-Edwards and McCain-Mittster-Huckleberry Finished…

Coming up shortly on the Don Imus Show will be Matt Taibbi. This should be fun. :)

well good morning ET, nice to see you here in the morning with the rest of us cranks

The Paul Posse Harrassing Hannity

What makes you think I’M cranky, Elliot?

Not a real good article. But at least it’s a mainstream media that mentions Edwards. Maybe we were better off being ignored.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22545660/

Good Morning, Firepups!

It’s foggy and mild here in central Jersey, and today’s forecast calls for a high of 67°. We had a few very cold days last week, so the warmth is welcome. And the warmth in the northeast has everyone predicting record turnouts in New Hampshire today.

Digby, as usual, has a great post about Hillary. My friend and colleague Chuck told me about a great interview he saw on C-Span a day or two ago with Obama’s New Hampshire campaign chairman, a man about 60 years old, who has been active in Democratic Party politics for many years. The campaign chairman siad that Obama has run the hands-down smartest campaign he’s ever seen, beginning with sit down meetings and town halls where Obama asked people about what issues were most important to them. According to the campaign chairman, Obama was able to craft a message that wove those concerns and issues into his campaign, so that people hear what matters to them in every speech Obama delivers.

I’ve been wavering between Edwards and Obama for several months, and like many here at the ‘Lake and in Left Blogistan generally, the appeal of Edwards for me has been his fiery rhetoric. I am outraged by what the Bush administration has done and in what is has failed to do. But Obama holds out the promise of working together, answering the deeply felt wish that we all had in the immediate aftermath of September 11th to work for something larger than ourselves. Edwards has righteous anger, as do I. But Obama holds out hope, which attracts many, many more people than anger, no matter how righteous.

And, Mr. NPJ and I no longer subscribe to the NY Times. We cancelled our subscription yesterday to protest William Kristol’s first column. Mr. NJP said that the subscription staff was prepared, and had a short spiel to give everyone who was angered by the addition of Kristol to the Times’s op-ed roster. Mr. NJP also wrote a short letter to the editor, explaining how he first became a regular reader when he was but a youth, reading Russell Baker, whose columns were filled with humor and insight into politics and the world. Alas, now we get MoDo and Republican Party hack Kristol. And Kristol’s inaugural column, praising Huckabee? All a smokescreen to damage Romney, and pave the way for Kristol’s warrior champion, St. John.

I’ve got coffee, tea, and cranberry muffins today. Help yourselves.

Work for peace, every day.

What makes you think I’M cranky, Elliot?

didn’t mean to say that about you, although I was insinuating the rest of us are.

I know. I would have liked it if he said, “Of course. I’ve had a few emotional moments on the campaign trail” or something to that effect.

Not as much as I expected. I was expecting Hannity to be running for cover. But I hope they keep it up. They have good reason to after their guy was excluded and loser Giuliani was in and fred Thompson …… zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Morning everyone. I missed Jon and Colbert last night. How did it go?

Hey, throwing snowballs is a sign of warfare. Trust me. Back in my younger days there was always a snowball fight on the way home from school! Good times. Nothing like walking down the road minding your own business when all of a sudden you get a snowball upside the head. War! LOL ;-)

Well, they had to beef up his protection, what with Billo loose and all…

where in Central NJ? (maybe I’ve asked before). I lived there before I moved here. I just couldn’t stand living in a state that actually has delegates.

I hope the NH voters haven’t found out that Alaska’s Rep. Don young has signed on to the Huckster’s campaign. Might depress the Huckster’s vote…

Listening to overnight NPR - they’re bringing out the fear factor far more than I can remember them doing it in months.

Good Morning everyone.

I’m playing hookey today. I just need to chill.

All hail Dixville Notch. Long live the newly appointed traditional media saviors.

any vote for the Huckster is depressing

Hillary reduced to “grinding it out“?

Yay!

Is the ya for the hookey, Dixville or the saviors?

for playing hookey with us! I’ll go get the popcorn

Off-topic.

NYTimes, above the fold, top left column, “Clinton ’s Campaign Shows Stress.”

Subhead: “Display of Emotion as Bid Adjusts to Rise of Obama”

Gloria Steinham has an op-ed on pervasive sexisim in American politics.

Jane said this yesterday, but jeez, for months, years, we’ve heard the likes of Tweety talk castration from the heartless witch. And now, poof, she’s a wussy woman who can’t lead.

Thanks! I’ll bring the tequilla.

IMHO, Despite the fact that the sexism is disgusting (See Think Progress for all the politicians who have teared up without it becoming such a big deal) I think this will help Hillary. She appears very real,warm and likeable in that clip.
It’s another example of IOKIYR

I’m curious about TDS and Colbert. No one in the morning crew stayed up to watch them?

Hi NJP,

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. The campaign chairman siad that Obama has run the hands-down smartest campaign he’s ever seen, beginning with sit down meetings and town halls where Obama asked people about what issues were most important to them. According to the campaign chairman, Obama was able to craft a message that wove those concerns

French Socialist Segolene Royal tried this exact same thing and look where it got her. To tell you the truth, if Obama didn’t know exactly what all of these focus groups were going to come up with as their issues before he met with them he has absolutely no business being in politics. Fortunately, I believe he had a crystal clear idea of what the citizenry sees as their issues, and he’s doing an outstanding job of giving people the sense that he’s concerned.

Which reminds me of that old George Burn’s line: “Sincerity is the key to success in life, if you can fake that, you got it made.”

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Well, they had to beef up his protection, what with Billo loose and all…

I have a dream. In my dream Bill O’Reilly is filming a jail cell from the inside after he tries one of his bully moves against a Secret Service guy.

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Gloria Steinham has an op-ed on pervasive sexisim in American politics.

America has perpetual yawn about anything Gloria Steinem has been repeating for the past four decades. Shouldn’t she be whining about nonagenarian rights by now?

I taped them and watched them this morning. They did what they could, including much on how they did not have writers.

However, it is going to be really hard for those two without their writers as the days go by. Look for plenty of flashbacks to earlier bits and longer interviews.

we’re upstairs firedogs

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I’m curious about TDS and Colbert. No one in the morning crew stayed up to watch them?

I can’t stand to watch any longer. The commercial interruption make it a most unpleasant experience. I just wait for the highlights to come up on Crooks & Liars.

I’ve downloaded a couple of episodes. If you cut out all the commercials and all the intro and exit fluff, you get at best 16 minutes of real programming every 30 minutes. That’s not acceptable.

You’re right, they should not be allowed to make money.

Morning Joe is very nice to his Neo-Con buddies. Some how one can intuitively fathom a connection is there somewhere even though Joe spends Commercial time describing himself as independent, Its that flair, in tone, that southern hint, open aggressiveness that one can see in Joe Scarborough. When I read about Joe and how he signed the Contract for America, this guy is so anchored in change it’s pathetic. And it isn’t Chump Change.

But what change are we going to get with a guy like Joe Scarborough, why am I even talking about it? He is not even a candidate. Well Joe can be like a lot of ordinary politicians that are doing these days; Dobbs is doing, and a host of others. Show the personal human side and appeal to the audience of the American electorate by performing on national television news to be a leading politician. To rule. Break in through news talk shows.

Scarborough is a tightly franchised Republican and considered himself a federalist. Very questionable issues are presented here, ideals like getting rid of the “Department of Housing and Urban Development”. “Department of Energy”. “Department of Education”. Scarborough is simply a part of the Newt Gingrich gang who in my opinion are nothing more than the rich businessman who sells weapons under the first amendment that encourage rage and civil division to instill their version of the federalist papers. And hope Americans will take power into their own hands. Then instant tyranny, patriotism, and forever war. The civil type.

But the Republicans primed and stuffed the ballets for Obama’s win in Iowa to reject a Hillary win. However, the Republicans find themselves in a tail spin. If one reads George Lakoff’s book on whose freedom were he talks about framing issues one can see how Journalist knowingly talk to each other in a game and may have found they have been out skilled by Obama. And the blow back is Obama’s Audacity of the worst kind. First the Republicans thought they only had Hillary to worry about. Now there are two. If Obama can with stand the Mainstream Media Jaggernaut Bitching, whining, and misinformation, which he very well maybe able to do, more like in order to survive, Obama and Hillary will win with a count so high the voting machines won’t even be needed. The media has already characterized Obama as a reoccurring JFK, MLK, all which also primes a short life.

Chris Mathews made the same points that are here but knows in his heart that the Democrats will as much as possible to get Whitehouse and help Obama to do it if necessary. So far the Republicans have worked old style politics and America reads it so well. The Mainstream Media is finally broken, because we are here on this fine blog to talk to each other and discuss to really understand and take back America.

I’m curious about TDS and Colbert. No one in the morning crew stayed up to watch them?

Rating the returns of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert

Woohoo! Obama: Free trade, big corporations, talk of “fixing” social security in a republikan way, and suppression of talk on racial issues. Boy, am I ever so excited for a Republikan-lite preznit.

You are so right. Hillary is Bush light and Obama is Hillary light.