Blue Texan!

Rip Van Winkle came up for air for just a moment. Now he’ll just go back to sleep…for 100 years this time…

You rat! I almost beat ya!

rats.

Fred Thompson’s campaign has been painful for me. I’m a real L&O addict. Never thought his cameos were particularly good, but now I have to keep from throwing up when I see him. Has taken a lot of joy from my life.

How do you say “toast” in Southern?

Usually we don’t. We prefer grits.

Come… and…. get it!.
Yer toast is ready Mr. Thompson, we have a serving for Mr. Ghouliani here also.

So did you look at the video? Has to be a classic.

I’m rooting for “none of the above” for the R convention.

buh bye guys n gals.

This here is excellent news in this post. Thanks BT.

tell ‘im not ta’ let the door hit ‘im, et al…………

Let’s hope he’s done. my take on fred is he’s doing it for his grandkids bragging rights (like Richard Harris taking the Dumbledore role) and because his friends asked him to at the last cocktail party. Can’t say no to good friends like those.

Who wins the Vanity Primary? Mitt, Rudy or Fred?

Hi BT!

going there now after a vain attempt at the zed. :|

and even party insiders seem to think Grandpa’s on his way out.

Somebody *please* tell me that Frddie is Mary Matalin’s guy…

I almost beat ya!

Almost? Two minutes is almost? *g*

I’m a real L&O addict.

So am I. You know that expression: “I don’t watch television, I just watch Law & Order”? I have the copyright on that…*g* But I know exactly what you mean about seeing Fred in reruns.

OT about KO: First they ignore you…

Geez, every day I find we have more in common.

Thanks for posting that digby link on my wall. Jane had also told me about that this morning…

“feel the Fred-mentum …. zzzzz”

I know. It’s uncanny. But I don’t ski. But I also have family connections to Jewish culture, and to Israel…and also to Midtown Manhattan.

Just take Fred up to some mountain hollow and leave him with squirrels.

ok – from Wiki about Scary Mary Matalin:

She is now involved in the presidential campaign of Fred Thompson.

And Freddie is goin’ down the tubes…

Ahhh, anybody got a cigarette?

The big Q is, does Viagra also contain caffein?

just bustin’ w pride for ya!
*g*

But I don’t ski.

Now, as Steven Colbert would say, you are dead to me. *g*

OT Bush hates Whales

George says whales are a threat to Nation Security and it is time to stop being nice to them.

“Fred-O’s just another word for
Nothing left but to lose”

My understanding is that Thompson has to do chemotherapy. My sister has done that and she says it’s exhausting!! Have ANY of the traditional media folks done anything to call attention to this very obvious fact?!?!? How can grandpa Fred function in a crisis if he’s in chemo?!?!?

OT: Per this from Dkos, immunity for the Telcos implies immunity for BushCo. It’s a long, important article.

And after he drops out, Fred can’t go back to Law & Order. Sam Waterston has already taken his job. Unless, unless Waterston’s party, the content-free and meaning-challenged Unity’08, really takes off in a big way…*g*

Actually, there are some of us who were relieved when Undead Fred launched his presidential campaign because he had been slo-walking thru and messin’ up a perfectly good L&O.

From the Grampa Fred scenes I have seen in L&O the writers seem to
have him cast in a shit for brains character, vain SOB could care
less on screen and off.

Stephen Colbert…*g*

The big Q is, does Viagra also contain caffeine?

lol. But what would make you think that any of The Manly Men of FDL would know the answer to that one?

this is one big reason they hate Huckabee so much. the Huck may well be a player at their convention …..

God, I was howling when I read “nap time.” He does get all a flutter though when he talks about those darn Al-Qaeda rascals, Jesus Christ (i.e. Reagan), and those damn illegals though. Those items just put a spring in his stem.

I prefer my caffine straight.

OT ~ There’s still time: Drop a Dime Day!

Support Rep. Robert Waxler.

I meant “step.”

Hehe. Maybe some of the manly men at FDL have googled it. All learning is not necessarily by doing.

I prefer my caffine straight.

In the context of Vi*gra, – nah, I just can’t do it… heh.

maybe we already have a firm grip on the (t)issue at hand… :~)

Just don’t let Huck escort him. He might think the squirrels are for lunch.

All I know is I tried it once and it got stuck in my throat,
I had a stiff neck for three days.

OT ~ There’s still time: Drop a Dime Day!

I love the button:
“Satan always asks… What Would Cheney Do?”

Practice makes perfect?

maybe we already have a firm grip on the (t)issue at hand… :~)

oh no you didn’t!!!

707!!

Did you see your doctor after 4 hours?

The Manly Men of FDL

You mean as opposed to girly men? What about feminist men? I consider myself one of those. And I get addressed as Ms on envelopes a lot. (And yes, those still exist, with exquisite stamps people used to collect.)

How do you say “toast” in Southern?

Biscuits.

and she would know ;)

All learning is not necessarily by doing.

So says Plato. Now as for Socrates…well, never mind.

The Manly, Well Rounded, Non-Judgmental, Progressive, Handsome and Blindingly Intelligent Men of FDL…

Criminy! It made my computer crash! I mean the fodder for late night jokes is enormous:

So this is what’s on the menu for Huck’s inaugural soiree?

Chef Irvine readies himself for the next Royal Family visit, left with nothing but rodents and a popcorn popper on the next Dinner Impossible.

Can we just say Huckabee’s campaign is roadkill?

Huckabee Popper outsells the Foreman Grill, 2 to 1 among homeless vets!

Rocky the Flying Squirrel endorses Fred Thompson for President!

There is a part of me that finds Fred’s lacksidasical style refreshing.

So many of the others seem to want it too much. So much so, their better qualities seem to be trumped by their Potomac fever.

There is a part of me that finds Fred’s lacksidasical style refreshing.

Well, there is the old saw that “anyone who would *want* to be president should be automatically disqualified…”

I know. But the refreshing part is quickly overpowered by the memory of his Libby Lovin’ Lobby.

707. An instant classic, huh!

Your one about roadkill reminds me I should forward the link to two friends.

from below
A couple of good OTs at TPM.
1. A video of Hucksterbee talking about frying squirrel in a popcorn popper when he was in college.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/063883.php

may i say the eotten apple does not fall far from the diseased tree

The Manly, Well Rounded, Non-Judgmental, Progressive, Handsome and Blindingly Intelligent Men of FDL…

Who seem to need constant reassurance? *ducking*

that was ROTTEN APPLE

maybe we already have a firm grip on the (t)issue at hand… :~)

You better ask Larry Craig that. This thread is definitely going down the toilet, from the look, so to speak, of “things”…tu sais, la chose a la Freudienne…

Re:

How do you say “toast” in Southern?

Toast.

the following is a public service announcement:

Pizza that has been in the refrigerator for a week and a half can *not* be rescued by a good microwaving.

Off for sustenance – back later…

dosido @ 55 has a reaction to the video.

Of course, I strongly disagree with him on the issues. Just saying that his style has some appeal.

fried squirrels. I heard that on Morning Joe this morning. In-f*ck-ing-credible.

Yes, when the rats jump off the HMS Huckabee, we’ll know why!

Thompson only got this far because he was too lazy to quit earlier.

member in good standing, and all that…

regular or extra crispy?

Hear ya, oldgold! ;)

OK, did anyone see Jay Leno last night? He said: “Democrats really have a choice. They can vote either for a black man or a white woman. Now that’s the choice Michael Jackson faces every night before he goes to bed.”

Leno left Edwards out of the equation. Just like the rest of MSM.

all these DNA challenged fukkkkkkkkerz make me sick to my stomach…they are a new diet craze in this house

“I’m tired,
sick and tired of love,
I’ve had my fill of love,
from below and above,
tired,
tired of being admired,
tired of love uninspired,
let’s face it,
I’m tired!”
Fred Thopmson

Cooking squirrels in a popcorn maker, oh yummy!

I think I need some special help to ‘keep up’ my end of the conversation.

he is a brain dead little toady…none of his staff like him…sez alot

Who seem to need constant reassurance?

You weren’t talking about me, were you? ;=)

hahahahahaha
the GREAT WHITE HOPE

There, there. Everything’s OK.

check it out on TPM. Headline reads “I’m Loving It!” LOL.

I brake for squirrels.

gtg lose my lunch before I head out. see you all later.

I know this will come as a shock to you all, but guess who picked Frederick of Jowllywood as the Repuke nominee…

One William Kristolnacht

Perhaps in October[2008], when Thompson and Obama stand across the stage from each other, the hopes and dreams of both parties riding on their shoulders, we’ll come close.[to Raygun vs. Bobby Kennedy]

http://www.time.com/time/magaz…..37,00.html

Of course, this does not bode well for Obama if the Man Who Is Always Wrong is predicting an Obama nomination.

ot ..went to super market last nite
they have had a post Xmas…cost raise about 20% on most products

Somehow I just knew the wits here would find that irresistable…
“Women sense my power…” Yikes!

707.

Re:

How can grandpa Fred function in a crisis if he’s in chemo?!?!?

If Reagan could serve with Alzheiemer’s and Bush could serve without a clue, who says the President is anything other than a figurhead in most Republican administrations these days? I’ll except 41. He seemed to be quite on top of his game, though exactly what that was was a state secret.

Again objecting to private acts in public places….

really going now!

Actually it would be biscuits – grits are in place of hash browns.

I want a nice crisy tail!

And redeye gravy.

Bill Kristol is picking Fred as the Repug nominee? Really? And I thought this dude has a Harvard Ph.D. Of course Andrew Sullivan also has one of those (PhD from Haarvard). But at least he can write. Even if has shitty ideas, to come back to topic.

Is this the appropriate point for me to recount my squirrel-in-the-balzing-woodstove true story?

Then there is grillades (veal or pork) over cheese grits. mmmmmmmmm.
My momma makes em real good.

Make that blazing

King Boy has an MBA from same said school.

From Froomkin: A “Live” Chat with George

Ask the White House

The White House Web site yesterday excitedly announced that Bush himself would host ” Ask the White House” at 1 p.m. and answer questions about his trip. It’s supposed to be a “live chat” — and would have been Bush’s first.

But somehow, the ” transcript” of the event was up on the web site before 11 a.m.

Here’s one of the only seven questions: “Dear Mr. President, In your opinion, what strategy can the United States of America pursue in order to maintain close ties with the Middle East to promote peace, liberty, and democracy, while maintaining a strong foothold on the fight against terror? In deep gratitude for your service to this great nation.”

Here’s another: “Mr. President, A silly question, but who picks your attire for all the important events you attend? Love your ties.”

And here’s yet another: “Dear President Bush, I would like to know why the government doesnt invest in research to try to create some kind of big battery that would replace the use of oil.”

…

Inept?

MBA
Mucho Bullshit from an Asshole

That article was excreted almost a year ago. Not sure who Kristolnacht is predicting now

Can’t think of a better time.

Jeezus. Someone get that dipshit some writers. Oh wait…

biscuits go well with gravy tho and that gravy train must be stopped!

Kissing my grits is better.

Now i’m hungry :/

FWIW, I grew up in Kentucky where there is a squirrel “season” for hunting. And my father tended to do some hunting of small game such as squirrel, rabbit, etc.

When you do not have a lot of money, then it is a means of adding to your larder when times are tight.

Funniest squirrel story I’ve ever heard:

A true story of a rookie cop’s first day on the job.
(The story begins approximately 20 minutes into the audio file.)

This American Life – Nov. 13, 1998

“This American Life’s story about the cop’s first day on the job, in which he tries to catch a squirrel in a house. In fact, I’ve heard it twice, and both times I had to stay in my car, laughing, with tears streaming down my face.”

Oh no, please don’t…*g* I have a delicious lunch coming up.

I tend to like my grits palin with butter and pepper. Although the red eye also is tasty on the grits when in companion with the fried country ham slices.

the office and person known as PRESIDENT of THE UNITED STATES has FOREVER been dimminished and ruined for me…that is all

Inane?

Ok, then. Rats. Might as well cough it up…

i had them on my closed balcony all the time…fed em peanuts,they have agile little hands…THEY never pooped where they ate(on said balcony) which prolly is one up on chimpster

My kitchen at the country house is heated with a wood stove. Arrived around 2p one 50 degree day a couple of years ago, lit up the fire, which was quickly blazing. Meanwhile, I was putting away groceries and doing other stuff in the kitchen. The woodstove has glass doors in front which I leave ajar to create a better draft when I’m originally heating up the kitchen. I noticed a dark shape out of the corner of my eye, and movement in one of the doors. Soon it leaped out of the stove, and it looked like a large rat. I finally got it to run outside, when I discovered that it was a squirrel (their gait is entirely different from a rat’s gait) with the fur on its tail burned off. Scared the daylights out of me.

Now I learn that I let a gourmet meal run away.

Here’s another: “Mr. President, A silly question, but who picks your attire for all the important events you attend? Love your ties.”
———-
used to be KKKarl Rove flight suits,cowboy gear etc

So you and Huckabee have something in common after all.

where in the world is Carmen San Rove anywho?

When I click on the listen button it goes to some other page. What am I doing wrong?

That, and clearing brush is what I have in common with W. Maybe it’s time to switch parties. Those Rs have all the fun.

I think what Freddie needs are some body-doubles a la Hannah Montana (or Saddam Hussein). That way he could use real “surrogates” to get his message out., and get quality nap time!

try links on this page

Now I learn that I let a gourmet meal run away.

Specially smoked squirrel, then later sauteed briefly in olive oil and garlic? Then add habeneros as necessary to the palate? With some fine French red wine? Now that’s what I call a fusion cuisine. Yum yum.

oopsie

http://timesofindia.indiatimes…..705895.cms

I think Fred has missed his exit ramp. He’s lost and doesn’t know it.

I’ve talked to my hunter friend about squirrel & groundhog, but he doesn’t do small game.

Former President Bill Clinton. We sent you money when you were running for president. We voted for you four times. Twice in the primaries and twice in the General.

We don’t care a twit for Obama. But, Bill Clinton. Hillary is the candidate for change? Oh really Bill. Shut up.

Bill Clinton, who carried Nevada in two general elections, urged voters Tuesday to buck labor endorsements for Sen. Barack Obama and support his wife in Saturday’s hotly contested presidential caucuses as the only Democratic candidate with the experience necessary to change the country.

The former president trumpeted New York Sen. Hillary Clinton’s accomplishments while painting Obama as the “establishment” candidate who would bring only the “feeling of change.”

Meanwhile, this Mormon will say anything, anything at all, to get elected. But he won’t be:

Filed at 2:34 p.m. ET

BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) — Mitt Romney on Wednesday swapped talk of resurrecting the auto industry that helped him in Michigan with a pledge to pay attention to textile and other industrial job losses that have punished the South.

”You’ve seen it here, in furniture. You’ve seen the textile industry, where Washington watched, saw the jobs go and go,” the Republican presidential contender told a group of senior citizens at the Sun City Hilton Head Retirement Center.

Please send money (if you can) and confidence to John Edwards. HRC and Obama pale in the shadow of Mr. Edwards. (We are not in anyway connected to the Edwards campaign)

Hunting the small game like squirrel, groundhog, rabbits, et al may be more of a southern thing. When properly prepared by someone who knows what they are doing, it can be quite tasty. My father knew how to prepare such foods. Mostly fried but he would admit that he could not do snapping turtle well other than as turtle soup.

I know what could really ,ahem> fire up old Freddies campaign. One has to take something like this and make it an asset. Here’s how.

“The Constitution clearly called for a much more limited role of the Federal Government! So I’m calling for Congress to be limited to three month sessions and the activities of the President to be limited to between 9 and 4 PM with time off for a long lunch…and no weekend work. I’ve done some research on the daily schedules of Presidents like Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison and John Tyler…and it’s clear that they didn’t have such long schedules and were quite successful Presidents. Meanwhile I’ll go back to my sweet cold milk and cherries!”

My funny squirrel story:

The last time we were in London, we wanted to feed the squirrels in Kensington Garden. (They’ve eradicated rabies there, so it’s safe to feed the squirrels, and they’re very tame and shameless beggers.) We weren’t able to find any nuts, but we got some popcorn at a nearby lunch place.

The squirrels would come up and take the popcorn (or hop up on your knee, if you bent down), and then kind of sniff at it and shoot us a dirty look.

A local explained to us that they’re so accustomed to being fed that they only take peanuts, and not only that, they’ll turn up their noses if they’re not fresh peanuts!

If the Dems blow it next November, our party will have lost two loyal, (over three decades) straight Democratic voters. Me and my lady will re-register as indies. This unsavory cast of Republican presidential candidates should be a cakewalk to trounce.

Small game hunting is perfectly northern as well :)

Are there as many deer hunters in the south as there are in the north?

CNN blurb re Republican former Michigan Congressman indicted on aiding terrorist groups? Didn’t catch the details, scrambling on a work project here, but maybe someone else caught this?

Except for the rabies part, this sounds much like George Bush’s life.

Romney knows how to fix manufacturing because his dad was an auto executive, don’cha know. Those guys had nothing to do with the fact that the auto industry went into decline and manufacturing jobs were shipped overseas, so that’s just who we need to fix it.

Near enough although the deer are much larger in the north. I’ve got cousins in KY who hunt everything though. It also varies the number of deer you can take in a season depending on where you are.

From the link

The PPP co-chairman, however, would not say if his party would seek the impeachment of Musharraf if opposition parties get a majority in the elections.

“This question is hypothetical. For now, we are focused on the elections,” he said.

I guess impeachment is “off the table”.

msnbc.com has a front page photo of Fred T. adjacent to the headline “Is It Too Late For a Stimulus Package?”

DING!

Just curious- Why are there so many guns on the wall behind Thompson? Is that really GOP HQ, or a gun shop?

How do you say “toast” in Southern?

Texas Toast

Hillary was on CNBC earlier today presenting “Stimulus Package” … her one act play.

Such drama. Such bullshit. Even the acting was lousy.

OT: Chris Kelly has posted a most entertaining review of Johah “pantload” Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism at HuffPo.

Toast in Southern = biscuits

Send money to edwards?? John has been running since he dissed Kerry and did little for his campaign. If Edwards hasn’t gained any traction since 2004 thats what we call a hint..

“(Pictured: Fred Thompson at GOP headquarters in South Carolina.)”

GOP Headquarters?

What’s with the gunracks?

NRA outlet at the GOP maybe.

Err, guys? That was a joke. Jeez.