Hi Jane…

Ohhhh I love it…. where can I get one?

BTW, a couple of local Anchorage rightwing AM radio hosts are saying “Barack HUSSEIN Obama” every time they mention Obama’s name. Is there a concensus that when vthey say it the way those guys do it is slanderous, and is there a really good response?

thank goddess for the good news!

What will the Jews think?

On this one, I might have a lot to say, since my own kids are Jewish…

Our trolls were too bored to bitch.
Good point the GOP’s morale is down

Pumpkinhead: Mr. Obama, your daughters’ babaysitters’ fathers’ pastor once called Farrakhan a great man.

Do you repudiate them?

-G

Clinton needed to land a knockout punch tonight, and it doesn’t sound like she did it. If anything, she lost some ground. I Obama’s a lock at this point.

g’evening pups – anything happening today?

Is that the best you got?

Fuck ‘em. They sound like the ten year olds they have are devolving into.

I would say that their behavior says something about them.

-G

Damn, Tweety’s being an asshole to Jesse!

Damn I hate that fucker.

You could call in and ask them what trauma they suffered that caused their mental and emotional development to stop at a 3rd grade level. But that would be snarky, they probably wouldn’t get it.

This country supported King Hussein of Jordan for years.

TWEETY HATES WOMAN period

It hurt when Tweety and Russert were both onscreen together. It hurt so bad.

Hi Suz!

wow, Christy really is multi-talented:

Redd hits buzzer-beating 3 to lift Bucks over Cavs

Barack Obama should not be president, because when he was an EMBRYO his parents gave him the middle name, Hussein. What is wrong with America?????

the response is simple…..
you are a racist…you are a xenophobe….
you are an apologist for bush, cheney and rove….
you are a peddler of hate……
need i say more….?????

I’m thinking he is jealous.

“Fuck you asshole.” Worked for Ahhnold in Term I.

Why does it say Biodun Ignia?

“And your point is?”

Whatever the response to the Hussein stuff or the Madrassa stuff, it just backfires on them. People who are turned on by that are people who won’t vote for a woman no matter who she is, or won’t vote for an African American either. It appeals to the worst bias and ignorance in people. If I were running a campaign I’d do everything to eliminate it, but there’s a reason that they’re called wing-nuts.

What will the Jews think?

The Jews, they know Russert’s logic comes from the same place as his brain is located.

TDS on now playing the same clip of Hill in the yellow jacket invoking the heavens that Timmeh accidentally played. TDS was taped 4 hours before the debate began.

BTW, a couple of local Anchorage rightwing AM radio hosts are saying “Barack HUSSEIN Obama” every time they mention Obama’s name. Is there a concensus that when vthey say it the way those guys do it is slanderous, and is there a really good response?

It’s childish, but it IS his name, so I don’t really see it as being slanderous. The proper response, of course, is to point out that the Republican front-runner is John Sidney McCain III. I kind of like the irony of that. The Democrat sounds like a terrorist, and the Republican sounds like a weenie.

BTW, a couple of local Anchorage rightwing AM radio hosts are saying “Barack HUSSEIN Obama” every time they mention Obama’s name. Is there a concensus that when vthey say it the way those guys do it is slanderous, and is there a really good response?

Ask them if they had any choice in naming themselves.

Supported that other Hussein guy, too. Bushy mustache guy.

Sen. Byrd is in the hospital after falling at home.

Jacobs said Byrd fell at his Virginia home Monday night. He came to his office Tuesday and was on the Senate floor to vote for an Indian health bill. But after noticeably wincing in pain, Byrd’s staff advised him to see the Capitol physician, who “smartly for a 90-year-old man advised him to go to Walter Reed for observation.”

Some yokel did it here on our local progressive radio and I called in….

~ it is traditional in the adoption community of foreign born children to have their given birth name as their middle name…. Do you think that my son’s middle name which was given to him by his birth mother 25 years ago should be penalized because it is the same as the first and middle name of the current leader of North Korea?

~ wow… pretty special that in 1961, Obama’s mother gave him his middle name which just happens to be the same last name of a dictator who the US enabled to be in power and eventually became an enemy 30+ years later…

~ Hussein means blessed…

HUSSEIN = SMITH

but will he denounce or reject that name!

Barack’s middle name is Hussein. Hussein, Hussein, Hussein…

Mine is Helen. I never use it.

And Huckabee wants a law declaring a fertilized egg a person.

he really should stop wearing polyester pants–his brain is obviously not getting enough air. ; >

I think he should denounce his parents for giving him the name.

No wait, repudiate.

No, shun.

-G

“Barack HUSSEIN Obama”
Bush 1 sold Saddam HUSSEIN all those chemical weapons he used to commit Genocide.

Sidney??? So when he gave name rank and serial number….. Sidney…. no wonder they tortured him

Don’t like it. Almost as bad as Willard.

Barack Hussein Obama is the same code speech as Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The final stench? You talkin’ about Matthews interviewing Russert? I dunno, didn’t watch it.

I figure that every one of these talking heads who use BO’s middle name do so because they have a little dick and they are overcompensating.

I don’t know. I watched the debates with an open mind, and what I think is that either of these candidates would be a 1000 percent improvement over the asshole currently in office.

And yet, here comes my primary, finally, and I have no idea who I’m going to vote for. I still have a strong urge to vote my candidate, John Edwards. He’s on the ballot here in Vermont.

Voting between Barack and Hillary? I just don’t know. Which ever gets the nomination, I will surely support. But I really missed Edwards in the debate tonight, thought I heard so many echoes of his words.

Does the egg get to vote?

No. He is who he is, and he has the majority of the vote of the US, and the support of the planet. What’s in a forking name.

SPEW!

I don’t have a middle name. This crap makes me feel like marching down to the courthouse and taking Hussein as my middle name.

What if we all did that? That’d give the wingnuts something to talk about.

:) supported him before we didn’t support him.

if a female egg, she must remain 3 paces behind any male eggs and speak only when spoken to, mary mc.

Huckleberry Hound also wants to shut down the IRS. I think even most American voters can see that he’s not up to being president.

Reject?

I’m not eating breakfast….ewww.

I don’t know why Obama didn’t get rid of Hussein years ago when he first decided to go into politics. (really–it was always going to be used against him)

Or else he should get out in front of it and claim it proudly as his name.

Well, millions of people lost power today in Florida in rolling blackouts. After California and New York and now Florida I think we need some improvements.

No, they don’t get to vote or drink, but you’ll probably find a recruiter that would be willing to put their name on the blank for them as part of a delayed entry program.

Does it have tax liability?

Hey, wait a minute Suzanne. I thought size didn’t matter!

i voted Edwards in my NY primary even tho he had dropped out. it was a statement.

And mine is Jack, and that don’t mean Jack.

My grandmother didn’t have a middle name and it gave her a lot of grief when she applied for Social Security…. so she told them it was N. … for nothing…

only to men is what it looks like to me

Never address anything they say. Always play offense.

So ask, “Why would a private jet of extremely wealthy middle-aged men fly to a country known for it’s sex trade, especially underage sex, with vileS of vi*gra for the weekend?”

or, “Why would a man repeatedly call a workplace subordinate and vividly describe using sex toys on himself and sleeping around in Italy while his pregnant wife stays home, and then claim to be a champion of family values and Christianity? Isn’t that weird?”

Ya know…stuff like that.

It is just a word.

he was named after King Hussein of Jordan,one of Americas besst ist friends/

oh–Rachel Maddow says McCain won the debate.

When did he start channeling Ron Paul?

Will it come out holding a social security card?

You should vote for one of the candidates in the race IMHO–I understand your feelings for Edwards, but the vote for him isn’t going to help anyone including you who has spent a lot of time watching this primary race and should make your opinion count.

You’ve been misled.

And I’m here to tell you it bloody well does.

I thought that might be joke link too. No luck.

Just what we need -homicide investigation for every possible miscarriage. Will there be an flying possible early pregnancy squad to harrass every woman of childbearing age? Will those infernal murder mills, the fertility clinics, finally be closed down?

what’s that saying?

ah! “words have power”

Huckabee is going for the pre-delegates.

-G

By not getting rid of his name, he is claiming it.

I don’t have a middle name. My mom really named me Beer Fart Liberal, after my uncle. But they put it on the birth certificate as one word – “Beerfart.” It stuck.

Rachel kills me. Paraphrasing: “You wouldn’t vote to drive a bus into a ditch.”

Has anyone suggested giving her her own show? Oh, yeah. A million times.

I agree with Rachael. Im sick of debates and sick of the primary

I think a lot of men have been misled by women who don’t want them to feel more inadequate than they already are.

Bummer. Cuz we Scotsmen are known to be, well, “diminutive”. :-)

And Huckabee wants a law declaring a fertilized egg a person.

I grow weary of the “Life begins at conception” tripe. It’s like the “We haven’t been attacked since 9/11″ talking point. It simply isn’t true. The egg is alive prior to conception, as is the sperm. Fertilization does not “create” or “begin” life.

hahahahahahahaha
undoofy clap

Other people name you...you don’t even have a choice until you are older and can legally change it…like Helen to…gee..I can’t even think of another name….well, you get the picture…

Oh, you could ask them if they know that Barack’s mother’s first name was actually Stanley, and that she was a proud atheist and enjoyed reading Marx.

That should really get them frothed up.

Betcha they drive Hummers, too.

agreed, it’s a dumb point to hammer on.

Huh?

My ex is Jewish by way of Israel..born in the US of Israeli parents…Jewish culture is transmitted through the mother…I guess I really don’t understand your question…??? Please spell it out for me…

I was officially middle named “Rakestraw” but they changed it as they thought it would give me trouble.

i think primaries are where your heart and soul should rule, regardless of practicality or feasibility, etc.

the general is where you get practical.

it’s the name barack that means blessed.

Me too. I’m bored. Wake me after labor day.

Oh, stop!! :)

Not one scotsman of my personal … acquaintance.

I thought it was the opposite. Swinging free and sligthly chilled under the kilt kind of beefed things up, increased fertility, etc

I am part Scots, and I always, uh, thought it was the opposite. Uh-oh.

The funny thing is that they refer to themselves as “pro-life”. I always point out that they are pro death penalty and pro war.

They’re not pro life, they’re anti sex.

another classic overcompensation for being shortchanged – big powerful vehicles.

not the ones in Glasgow that i’ve known

; >

Are you seriously gonna critique Obama about his middle name? I’ve heard him address this several times. He can be quite funny about it.

LOL – good one to repeat every time they say it.

Oh, stop!! :)

It’s “Don’t stop.”

he was named after King Hussein of Jordan,one of Americas besst ist friends/

King Hussein’s middle name is Sidney?

/kidding

ok got it backwards….

Thanks for feedback amberglow and PetePierce. I have never been so torn about my vote. I’m with you amber, in that I think my vote for JRE reflects my support for his progressive platform, and I think the fact he stayed in the race so long is why we heard so many of his talking points tonight.

But, I also hear you Pete. I’ve invested a great deal of time, effort and money in this primary, and I want to continue to have my voice, through my vote, count in some way.

I have some serious thought to put into it between now and Tuesday.

We’re fine here in the City Beautiful. But man, that was a nasty, nasty storm. didn’t last too long but it was spooky black and dark.

There is our regular poster and contributor “Biodun”…so I thought what? Is that Biodun with a twist? Just good thoughts!!! Another Biodun!

As a bit of karma the new SUV saftey crash test reports are out, and the Hummer didn’t do so good. Guess all that macho posturing and 2 miles per gallon won’t save your ass in a crash.

LOL

I get this mixed up. Is it supposed to be your hands or your feet that are proportionate with your wang?

I think GWB has tiny, tiny hands and feet.

I think Edwards is gonna endorse Barack before Tues to give him just enough boost for wins in OH and TX. Still thinking Edwards is frontrunner for VP as well.

What is going on? Biodun….WTF??? Troll attack or what? Mods?

“I think the fact he stayed in the race so long is why we heard so many of his talking points tonight.”

that’s what i was hoping to provoke when i voted. : >

Just thought it was like Kirk Murphy with and without the MD…

what’s the problem LS

Damned if I know.

Teeny weeny.

As a bit of karma the new SUV saftey crash test reports are out, and the Hummer didn’t do so good. Guess all that macho posturing and 2 miles per gallon won’t save your ass in a crash.

Along those lines, the media is just now pointing out what I’ve been noticing over the last week or so–gas prices are going up again. Here in Houston, it was just under $3 a gallon for quite while. Now it $3.05 to $3.10.

the same Biodun…I was outted in the book salon announcement (unintentionally I’m sure), so I told Jane might as well post with my whole name…

microscopic! : >

Russert is a cancer on the body politic. The health of the nation is in peril as long as he is held up as the model for political discourse. Just hope a new administration tells NBC they will not deal with this rich, pompous, disingenous phony.

Is that our Biodun or another Biodun? If it is our Biodun then okay…just checking.

Maybe should keep Russert. If the premises to his wretched and silly hypothetical dilemma questions get any longer and more elaborate, the audience will start to crack up before he finishes. Like to see how Russert handles that?

“Suppose NAFTA finances a trade deal that leads to the Chinise developing an anti-satellite missle, which Al Qaeda hijacks and uses to steer an asteroid towards earth, and it is all financed by the socialsecuritymedicaidtrustfundcrisis. Would you throw old people out in the cold to stop it? Would you attack Mexico, Yes or No?”

“That’s a silly question, Tim”

“Oh, so you won’t protect The Homeland, huh? Next question.”

Silly. Gawd…I got weirded out over that…you know.

see his answer at 117. same guy

$3.20 in my part of michigan with 4$ lurking on the horizon for spring. *sighs* I really need another job.

Josh Bolten, and possibly Gannon/Guckert would know…
http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2…..s-to-work/

Nevermind…

You all arent talking about the Clenis again?

You rang?

best Lurch imitation

More signs of the sword of Damocles hanging over the GOP.

Special senate election in NY goes to the Democrats. A seat that had been held by the GOP since 1880.

-G

LOL!!!

Glad you’re protecting my identity….*G*… (I actually the Mods have control over all this…)

hey kirk, living dangerously and tempting The Lurking Mod tonight?

I sincerely hope not.

who is a TRAITOR outed Val Plame

Cancer on the body politic

oooch

More like a wet fart emanating from the body politic. In my view.

* tapping ruler in hand *

Hilarious!! I got a good laugh outta that one!

nope–it’s just always struck me as weird–it’s always painted as a bad thing whenever anyone mentions it, and it’s an obviously easy attack on him–why not get rid of it, esp if it’s not a family name or doesn’t have special meaning?

Barack Obama alone is a mouthful and says “foreign” to many Americans (most of us are not wordly at all), which is not a plus in an presidential election where it’s always been waspy names. And he used to go by “Barry”, no? (which reminds me of Geraldo, who used to go by Jerry Rivers)

Diesel went up 35 cents here from friday to monday. Reports call for perhaps up to 4 bucks a gallon by spring. Groceries are going up soon.

and Chanels war criminal/profiteer Darth mofo

Hi Doc….. just using you as an example of someone who seems to have two login names…

really GREAT MD appointment with good news…. new doc…. he said that it would be very low odds for me to have mets after reviewing the pathology report …

If you have time read Kid Oakland on Kos.
Very much what I am feeling.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyo…..173611/603

Ill go one better…Russert is an anal wart on Darth Cheney’s butthole

It’s a bittersweet time for all of us Edwards people..

I was for Edwards too. And living in Texas I never thought we’d be in play here, but we are and I sure plan to make my vote count. As I mentioned earlier I was undecided, but have now swung to Obama and will vote for him and then caucus for him in my precinct – we split our delegates between the primary and the caucuses. I’ll probabably make it to at least the county caucuses as well and we’ll just have to see about the state convention.

i hate what the repukes have done in 7 years,people are suffering mightily

The nation will be better off when the entire Republican Party is pronounced doa on election day. The victory of a Democrat in a seat that has been held by a Republican since 1880 in New York is a harbinger of what Republicans can expect nationwide. When they are down never let them get up.

That’s redundant.

Fantastic news.

Imagine what would happen if he had changed it. It would be found out, and then it would be “He’s ashamed of the name his parents gave him!” As far as the name goes he’s damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t. Stupid, either way. Better he address it with humor, and a bit of mockery of the idiots bringing it up wouldn’t hurt either. It’s his freaking name, and he has no more control over it than anyone else does whose parents named them at birth.

If Obama changed his name it would be worse. Then a truly unhinged and massive ‘what is he hiding’ campaign would be waged by the usual suspects.

The GOP is like the old Soviet Secret Police: give me the person and I will give you the case. Obama was wise not to change it.

Only solution is that stay on offense.

I saw that. Fasten your seatbelts. If that happens…we all will have to gather together because everything will go up drastically in price. We will have to “dig deep”. No joke.

If he were to drop the name, the wingnuts would eat him alive – “What’s he trying to hide? Is he a spy? Is he ashamed of his heritage?” You know – the usual.

That gets at the core.

hahahahaha! 707

katy – wonderful news! YAY!

(and no worries on the example – I never pass up the chance to summon up Lurch)

_ _ _

unless, of course, the Lurking Mod were to object

(but finding a textual representation of Cousin It would be a challenge…)

mind reader

The Democrat in Dennis Hasturd’s open seat special election is getting very, very close to even in the polls.

-G

those like myself who are on a fixed income are gonna be facing the nothing left to cut dilema and having to decide between heat or food.

No, I think cancer is an apt description of not only Russert but the Republican Party. If a cancer is not removed from an organism it will eventually destroy that organism. If a cancer in the body politic is left in place, it too will destroy that social construct, i.e. the democratic republic.

He’s shattering every record possible. I’d say we can handle it. His mother and father died many years ago, and perhaps he rather likes his name and reminds him of them. To suggest that he needs to change or remove it is rather silly.

glad to hear that news. Good luck.

Daavid Brooks has a column over at the NYT on the “real” McCain. I won’t link to it. It is basically a completely uncritical laundry list of his “maverick” turns. Brooks is doing his usual concern troll hackery here recycling the memes that McCain is a straightshooting maverick and gosh darn it it would just be a real shame if the Democrats candidates were to “become demagogues and hurl accusations at each other.” Apparently Republicans only like criticism when they are the ones doing it. I guess there is a real fear that the gloss is coming off St. John’s halo for Brooks to go all sensitive and “Can’t we all just get along?” on us.

I have been dealing with an oncologist who seems to be a nervous nilly & goes into panic mode then refers me on to another specialists…. sending me and the whole family into a tissy….

No shit. Us too. We have to have a plan of communication if the communication were to go down…like Florida today. We need Plan B.

Some commenters are correct, though. For all my and others hating on poor old Tim tonight, he is but a symptom. If he got kicked off another would replace him.

Would be a refreshing change though.

ewwwww. Kinda like a hemorrooood ? ewwwww.

Just an Average 27 Year old with her $200,000 Hedge Fund job and her boyfriend’s $3.8 million dollar apartment

These are the people struggling in this country, deeply impacted by NAFTA and with crushing health care concerns.

I guess you’re right, but then why is it always reinforced that it’s inherently a bad thing, and used only as part of attacks on him and not ever seen or reinforced as a part of him? Or even a “that’s my name-don’t wear it out” kinda thing?

It’s continually used against him, and i don’t see the pushback at all, but see each attack that uses it on every channel. And each successive use of it against him reinforces a “foreign” notion in people’s minds about him which feeds into those emails and stuff.

That’s great, I don’t know what mets is, but I sure am glad you don’t have it!!

NMI

status quo= good for 5′2 Brooksie,for the rest of Merika…not so much…sawed off toady

It’s continually used against him, and i don’t see the pushback at all, but see each attack that uses it on every channel. And each successive use of it against him reinforces a “foreign” notion in people’s minds about him which feeds into those emails and stuff.

What kind of pushback would you suggest against the worst form of bias and ignorance? Ever tried to tell biased ignorant people how biased and ignorant they are?

I especially like how Brooks, like a good analytical columnist devoted to informing the public, discussed whether any recent events or actions or decisions by McCain might put his previous moderate and maverick accomplishments in a different light. Note how even handed and critically astute it was.

Note that factual analysis upon which the dig at Obama was based.

Note it well.

Again, he addresses this often and sometimes even has fun with it pointing out the childishness of those treating it as a slander. He handles this issue fantastically IMO.

Nuthin’ happened here. I don’t think. But Orlando only has one traffic light anyway. so i don’t know if anyone would notice if it wasn’t working. i honestly didn’t know this had been a problem. we lost power for a second or two from a storm tonight. that’s it.

Most of the people who won academy awards were foreign. Many of the people who run MSFT including MSFT research are from somewhere else–even at Seattle.

Obama’s experience in foreign places is a real plus and it will win a ton more friends for this country than the asshole who is universally hated most of the places he goes.

Just so you know some hedge funds lose is all, David Stockman lost it all and now faces a criminal trial. Yes, he was Reagan’s budget director.

When you have had cancer and it spreads though out your body it is called metastatic spread of the cancer or “mets” for shorthand… thanks

Your right. People tell me all the time. Don’t bother me none.

Oh, dear. I came in late and just saw the one comment. Sorry that you are not confident in your doctor. I’m sure it’s difficult to be an oncologist, but a healthy balance is critical. The patient (you, katymine) is everything. Sorry your family is upset too.

I think Jon Stewart has actually done a pretty good job of pushing back on it lately — exposing it and mocking it, rather than letting it be circulated in the shadows.

Yep– I was surprised to see Stockman indicted. I remember back in the day when he was a household name.

posted this on the last thread, but wanted to make sure people knew about DAVID WILHELM….

was reading comments and can’t pass this one up—even though i’m epu’d…….

i posted this 2-13-08 about DAVID WILHELM, everyone should know what kinda guy he really is……..i sent letters all over the damn place, seems like i must have missed a few people, didn’t write msnbc.

he was here last week and here’s a quote–
”I’m impressed by barack obama because of his rural-development strategy”

well. that scares me. here’s an example of why.

here’s what i posted…..i sent letters all over the place, nationally, but i didn’t send one to msnbc, anyone have their email?

=================================

david wilhelm, hmmmmmmm……seems like a nice enough guy, good looking, pleasant enough……..

BUT

well, he’s known around these parts………

google lake snowden albany ohio hocking college

there is a lake here that he and a pal tried to develop and make private.

a girl at athens messenger wrote some good articles about it.

it is a public lake, created for water use, many families were ’bought out’ and relocated to make it, now owned by hocking college, long story, it’s in the deed that it remain public access land…….

they tried to thwart that.

one of my friends was directly involved in fighting it.

the locals here even turned out to fight it.

the kind that don’t do that.

you’d a thought someone was trying to take away their rights to own a gun.

the developers pulled out—said that all they were trying to do was bring jobs here……uh huh, waitressing and a cook…….meanwhile, noone would have had access to the best lake in se ohio to camp or fish anymore.

and a corporation would be profiting from public lands, big time…….

they acted like they were the only solution…..we didn’t buy it.

that’s david wilhelm. democrat.

back to shoveling snow…….

That’s very true. When you’re good with comedy it’s a great way to handle issues like that.

My middle name is /.

Not since the new doctor…. Elmore and I went to see him a month ago…. he is very calm, matter of fact and sits and talks to us…. asked tons of questions, got great answers and very happy with my new doctor…..

It says more about those using the attacks.

If it is working, I don’t see it. The man is steamrolling to the election and picking up an incredible amount of votes.

-G

-That is good to hear…4,000,000 people without power today was..worrisome, but I hear it is restored.

showoff

I hadn’ thought thru primary plus caucus meaning people could vote twice…. so some people vote only in primary and don’t caucus. & vice versa?

i know–it’s a little thing, but it’s part of that drip, drip, drip being used against him. I don’t know how it should be handled but it’s being propagated as a wholly negative thing everyday and getting very wide play as a meaningful thing–in a bad way.

The size of middle names doesn’t matter.

Any relation to te artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Prince?

egggggselent …good luck!

Brooks is a liar. A bold faced propagandist and a tool.

-G

tis a pretty slim one ya got there – i soy tan lee understand why you would say that (/s)

We pronounce it “glyph”.

just for power and money

Know what? Nothing matters. it’s all bogus.

On that note, i am going to have a bowl of cereal and go to bed.

good nite pups.

I hadn’ thought thru primary plus caucus meaning people could vote twice…. so some people vote only in primary and don’t caucus. & vice versa?

Are you talking about Texas? I think the way it works is that you MUST vote in the primary in order to be eligible for the caucus. I did early voting today, and they asked everyone voting on the Democratic side if they were going to go to the caucus, too. Most people just said no and moved on, but a few tried to figure out what the hell was going on, some with better results than others.

Their tricks aren’t working anymore. In fact, the old tricks fuel more support for Obama. We must stop being afraid of Repubs and the Noize Machine.

That’s how the right wing wurlitzer operates. If it was Hillary, they’d be talking about Whitewater, Bill’s affairs, etc. Obama has responded to all of these things.

I believe most voters want to hear about the economy, health care and the Iraq war, not whether or not Obama is a secret muslim.

Are you related to Patrick6/8?

That’s my hat size.

David Stockman was a Congressman before Reagan picked him for Budget Director, the person who won the seat after Stockman is also indicted and awaiting trial!! But I forget his name.

so do people like Brooks get email instructions on what they’re supposed to write? does it come in phone calls? or just a tacet understanding? how many instructions per week? do they tell topics for both columns or does he get to write one himself? or maybe there’s a list of 5 columns and he gets to pick which one he wants to ”write” today?

Don’t underestimate the Republicans and their MSM shills. They have too much to lose to throw in the towel. By the time the MSM is finished with Obama many Americans will believe that a vote for Obama is either a vote for Osama or Willie Horton. You can bank on it. They will use it, it remains to be seen if it will work on an American public that historically suffers from ADD.

Tom Delay?

Hat size matters. that’s my collar size. pencil necked geek, huh?

Hee. Well I do know he marches to the beat of a different drummer.

Are you a musician?

It’s not fear–it’s recognition that it’s being reinforced and propagated every day in conjunction with the emails and other smears (and that pic) feeding into the defining of him as “unamerican” and “strange”.

The old tricks do work–that’s why they use them. And most Americans only see the little pieces the media repeats endlessly– and they still only picks up the GOP smears against us and spread them just as widely as before.

I am actually Zippy the Pinhead.

Hussein means “good looking“

Good guess but from Wikipedia:
Mark Deli Siljander (born June 11, 1951) is a former Republican U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan who was indicted January 16, 2008 in connection with his work for an Islamic charity accused of funneling money to an Afghan warlord.

Michigan-04 should be so proud.

I used to e-mails with GOP talking points. Can’t remember from whom or why. and I would drive around alot back then for work and I’d listen to Rush and very often he’d talk about some of the same ones. same points. it’s not spontaneous or independent what they do.

I can throw pianos out of tune with my voice. I started out as Patrick, but people confused me for TRex’s brother – a drummer. So naturally…

“it remains to be seen if it will work on an American public that historically suffers from ADD.”

that’s it–these little things endlessly repeated are the things that get thru the clutter and get remembered.

My hubby just came in from the grocery store. He was listening to Mike Malloy
on the radio in the car. He said that Rahm Emanuel is going after Dennis Kucinich’s seat. Apparently, Emanuel is pissed because Kucinich filed articles of impeachment against Cheney. Does anyone know anything about this?

My collar size is 6-8. I’m kinda pencil necked.

Hahahahahhhahahahhahaha…!!! Great catch.

I’m soooo scared…bugga, f’ing, bugga…

Boneheads…

A month or two ago I might have been a little more worried, but the sheer size and the sustainability of the Obama movement is making think we’ve entered a whole new era. I mean, the numbers just keep growing exponentially. Truly stunning things happening right before our eyes. Probably noting even close to this has been seen in America.

Yes, the tired crap will still work on a certain percentage, but I think it’ll get swallowed up by the Obamatrain.

Off to bed …. thanks for a fun evening…. so much more fun than that debate…. btw… another wacky AZ law coming out of our legisature… Proposed bill OKs guns in schools

Individuals with a concealed-weapons permit would be allowed to bring their guns onto school grounds under a measure introduced Friday at the Arizona Legislature.

The proposal, Senate Bill 1214, would exempt concealed-carry permit holders from a state law that bars individuals from knowingly carrying deadly weapons onto school property. If it becomes law, the measure would allow teachers and anyone else with a valid permit to carry their weapon onto the grounds of any public or private K-12 school, college or university in the state.

Repug state senator stated that kindergärtners are sitting ducks in school.

Yes. Rahm is a fucking idjit.

g’nite katymine and i’m banging my head on the desk.. dayam rethug down there trying to out texas texas?

That’s a whole new take on duck, duck, goose :/

I just think that’s all they know, and they aren’t bright enough to adjust. Hillary has been finding this out the hard way. Time will tell all!

usually, hardly anybody caucuses. but it’s hard to say what will happen this year. i can let y’all know what the turnout is here when i get home tuesday night.

Does anyone have the various pictures of Bush in native dress in other countries? I have seen some but can’t remember where. I think they should be used every time the wingnuts show a picture of Obama in Africa. Obama looks a whole lot better than Bush.

Karl Rove’s blackberry messages to reporters remember all those White House emails that were deleted.
If you switch between the news channels during the day you can tell when Karl has had a new thought. All the GOP talking heads on all the TV channels are all discussing the same thing and have the exact same take on the issues Karl’s take on the issue.

yes — I was asking about texas. and that makes sense for the primary to be a prereq of the caucus. i can certainly imagine people being confused. thanks for the info.

Oh, and back up: Jane!

So, how did Sheik bin al BaraBlackHusseinOsamBama do tonight?

try watertiger’s archives.. she usually finds the pics of boosh in garb

He blew up the joint. I mean he was killer, man!

Hope your’e right but this level of enthusiasm has been seen before, this is not a completely unique phenomenon. RFK engendered the same kind of enthusiasm.

Thanks :)

g’nite katymine – wshing you a deep and worry-free sleep

Well, there’s always the one where he’s holding hands with Prince Abdullah.

Howsabout this?

Inveterate racist and C list pundit Debbie Schlussel worked for him.

-G

That’s what he wore on the Gannon/Guckert sleepovers in the WH.

Good one:

http://sporkinthedrawer.typepa…..llah_8.jpg

It gets breezy underneath.

Eliot Spitzer helped convict some insurance excutives. Google AIG and prison if your interested. They face up to 200 years in prison. Ouch!

http://www.think-israel.org/ma…..dullah.jpg

It does need to be addressed and Obama often addresses the matter.

Remember that in 2006 George W. Bush campaigned hard by saying:

“If the Democrats win, the terrorists win.”

Deadeye Dick was doing the same shit and it didn’t work.

-G

Yes, I agree, but Obama’s numbers are dwarfing even what RFK was doing. Then the obvious differences of skin color and personal backgrounds give today’s events a whole new twist.

Next thing you know, the female eggs will want the vote, and to own property.

A month or two ago I might have been a little more worried, but the sheer size and the sustainability of the Obama movement is making think we’ve entered a whole new era.

As a former Edwards supporter, this was the one thing that attracted me to Obama. He really is working the people-powered ground game from the bottom up. In 2004, Karl Rove beat us by organizing through wingnut churches to get those people out to the polls. Kerry did not adopt enough of the Howard Dean bottom up approach in 2004. Obama is doing it. Interestingly, his main opponent has been using a consultant-driven top down approach. And it’s not working.

That’s the one I was thinking of. Now I ask you, does he look Asian? And who would care if he did – ye gods, the wingnuts are so simple minded. Thanks.

hey teddy

Here’s Bush wearing a beard.

News for Florida does anyone remember Bob Allen, former Florida State Rep.

Well today we had an election:
Democrat Tony Sasso narrowly defeated Republican Sean Campbell by about 400 votes in Tuesday’s election for state House District 32, ending a fierce battle marred by attack ads and misleading accusations in the final days of campaigning.

707 !!

woohoo – gotta link for that?

Was this Bobbing Bob’s seat?

-G

http://www.orlandosentinel.com…..3014.story

or just http://www.orlandosentinel.com Front Page News here

sweet, thanks sandman

What about the shiner Shrub was sportin’ after his “incident” while visiting RoldGoldistan.
http://www.bradblog.com/Images…..se_med.jpg

Tripped while choking on pretzel. Strange daze indeed. To future generations: We’re all terribly sorry and we did the best we could to stop it.

Yes, Bob Allen was arrested in a bathroom.

sandman, that will go up in the news ticker next. appreciate it.

hehehehhe from the article:

Voter turnout for the special election was low, with 26 percent in Brevard and only 10.9 percent in Orange County, where Campbell captured most of the votes, said Fred Galey, Brevard Supervisor of Elections.

Sasso will serve the rest of former state Rep. Bob Allen’s term, about eight months. He then will have to run for re-election to hold onto the seat, which serves parts of Brevard and Orange counties.

After seven years in the Legislature, Allen reluctantly resigned late last year when a jury found him guilty of soliciting sex from an undercover police officer in a Titusville park restroom.

I think that bag of pretzels was bearding for a hunting trip.

dmac,
Hey! Thanks for all that good info, I didn’t know a bit of it. Will pass it on.
PS Get on facebook willya please!

Right on. I think Howard Dean and those implementing the 50 State Strategy deserve alot of the credit for what’s happening with Obama right now. Better and Better Dems ‘08!

Tom Friedman–one of few guests on Letterman who has 100 times as much money as Letterman.

was cheney anywhere around when boosh got that black eye? i’ve always wondered if boosh told cheney no in a moment of lucidity.

Bobbin’ for Allens?

There are some good entries on DailyKos today or yesterday with reports from local organizers in TX. I think the Democratic party has to organize like that in all 50 states. That more than anything is what has led me to slightly favor Obama recently, even though I like specifics of HRC domestic proposals better.

Inheritance or who’s he married to?

moment nanosecond of lucidity.

If anyone wants a laugh from Florida, former Gov. Jeb Bush once took a meeting with a private company to sell them the State Water Supply.

The company’s name …..ENRON

Nothing ever came of the meeting.

Suz, I was kind of wondering if it was inflicted by the missus.

sorry, ma’am, i was being optimistic again and i do know better

Tracking the leads now :-)
Pretty early on in Chimpy’s maladministration.

i had not thought of that, LL *waving*

*waving back* ;-)

margot–thanks!

i left you my email once, when you commented about ohio firedog get together, but you left before i got it posted……..

proxima123 at frognet dot net

and anyone else who needs to send me stuff………

You nailed it. Like him or not, he works very hard and I’m always interested when people who don’t have to work win Putlitzers and write interesting books. His wife’s father is a multibillionaire shopping center mogol.

there are those persistant rumors about her moving out temporarily to the mayflower hotel and refusing to come back until (X) happens.

jeebus on a stick. huffpo already has 3,000 comments on the debate.

I think it would help if the left would spread the meme that a name like Hussein is similar to a name like John or Mary or Paul, ie very common for in particular culture which may or may not denote especial religious identification with the religion in which the name came to prominence.

But it is probably too much to ask.

I think I have found THE photo that’ll drive the racist GOPers nuts.

-G

Back, pups. Been creating mischief….

Thanks for the comments on how to deal with rightwing AM radio attacks on Barack.

Here’s tw3k’s McCain cow grazing atop Hugh’s scroll, set atop stencils from anti-Fascist posters we’re making.

With Gannon on the guest list, I thought Laura refused to come back until X stopped happening…

too bad it has a GOP type in it – IOKIYAR

hahahaha

I think I have found THE photo that’ll drive the racist GOPers nuts.

-G

That would probably do it. In fairness to W, he’s never seemed to care about the color of people’s skin. He just cares about whether or not they kiss his ass.

Great stuff ET — tw3k will love that!

yea, he holds all people in equal doses of contempt.

That’s great ET :D

Tell me more about the stencils too, that is a great form of underground art.

Does Alaska have any nuc plants, Turkey Point went offline today in Florida.

except, of course, mommy dearest

sandman, was that the cause of the blackout i heard about today?

Fire at substation.

ouch. thanks. one of the duties i hated back in the day was pretending to be a traffic signal when there was not power. even worse at night during a rainstorm.

not being rude. my buddy peter bevis just called. he says “hi,RBG!”

How the hell is the old goat?

Suz, we pay extra attention to the officers on traffic details, especially in extreme weather; arranging for timely relief, etc.

Dmac, I got it this time! Thanks.

Hey bonkers and all – Edwards would be a great choice for VP but haven’t read any report he would be interested.

We just came home from watching Blade Runner at our local movie palace. Is there a winner for the debate we missed?

so did my dispatchers, LL but sometimes, there just aint no relief to be found :(

After the hurricanes in 2004, the National Guard directed traffic carry their rifles.

avast ye mateys, join the party upstairs

Suz, that’s true too — more calls for service than officers available!

See ya upstairs.

ahoy, et!

Here’s tw3k’s McCain cow grazing atop Hugh’s scroll, set atop stencils from anti-Fascist posters we’re making.

dang trouble maker!
keep it up.

tw3k’s design for McCow the totally bought and sold out
Maverick Branded
Build your Own!
Make ‘em, Trade ‘em, Swap ‘em with friends.
Ten Million McCows March on Washington to Stamp Out Mad McCain Disease!

here’s mine.

here’s epu’s (gush alert!)pup.

I have enormous problems with NBC/MSNBC. I can’t stand the commentators. Russert and Matthews are the worst of the litter, but they’re all so bad. They will do or say anything to make news. Russert needs massive doses of Ex-Lax and Matthews needs a muzzle. Everyone should be frightened that Cheney trusts Russert.

Read somewhere that liberals listen to right wing radio but wingnuts don’t listen to liberal radio not that there’s much of that. On yesterday’s Steve Malsberg show he brought out that Obama is friendly with a fellow named Ayers who is now a professor at some Illinois college, but who was a Weatherman in the 60’s who as late as 2000 said he wasn’t sorry about blowing up this and that. Seems Obama and him were on the Board of Directors of some community group and are friendly. Apparently Obama had come across this before and pointed out that he was eight years old when the Weathermen operated. Obama does well on his feet and he’s got a sense of humor, two big assets. It demonstrates, if demonstration is necessary, how nasty things are going to get.