Good morning. Such beautiful daffodils!

Webb vs. Graham doesn’t sound like too much of a contest.

Oh goody, McLame on Faux Nooze… …

Hiya Elliott!

Long-term listener……………first time caller.

Hi jayt Hi Loo Hoo

I just love daffodils!

And a few of the shows this morning will be dillies.
I think Webb will have Graham Cracker for breakfast

My computer hates me ………..

My stomach hates me …………..

I’m goin’ back bed……………

did anyone see the campaign video they just showed on CSPAN of John McCain singing Streisand?

Good morning, Elliot. How’s tricks?
I’m going back to bed too, jayt.

I just put CSPAN on, thankfully, i missed that. However, I did see Obama dancing with Ellen for the 489th time.

Well I just found the link for you

He’s someone you’d want to have a beer with, so let’s elect him.

I see ABC has Katrina van den Heuvel taking on three certifiable wingnuts. My money’s on Katrina.

ABC’s This Week: Next week, Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador. Ryan Crocker will testify before the House and Senate to assess the state of the war in Iraq. Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) discuss the upcoming report and debate U.S. strategy in Iraq going forward.

here’s what’s bothering me

the democrats should not be calling engagement in Iraq a u.s. war

first of all, it’s a pnac war and a bush war and a Cheney war but it’s not a us war

what’s going on with that?

they abused our armed forces for their own person wealth and now it’s OUR war?…for all eternity?

errr

no

they don’t get to decide through their lies that our armed forces will continue to fund their profit and countenance their depravity

just because they got away with it doesn’t mean we are stuck with their agenda, WE ARE NOT

that’s the first thing, the second thing is the “Iraq strategy” HAS GOT TO MEAN, “they run their country not us”

that is the strategy, the strategy is NOT “staying”, NOR IS THAT THE GOAL, the strategy is leaving, that is the goal and the strategy MUST accommodate that goal

that is how the democrats NEED to frame this discussion, and they NEED to pay NO HEED to any republican that says otherwise, they need to remind the republicans that is the promise of this president

I want the democrats to understand what it means to win a discussion, to control the debate, to take away the tools of deception and by making certain the burden of failure is on the republicans, that the democrats cannot possibly fail in Iraq, the president failed and continuing that failure harms our national security and our chances for any success what so ever

Shorter crazy CSPAN caller: Obama’s middle name is Hussein and she isn’t comfortable with that, he seems nice and would be better in the movies. Hillary jumps to conclusions and has a bad temper. Will vote for McCain because “he seems like he’d be an OK president.”

I want the democrats to understand what it means to win a discussion, to control the debate, to take away the tools of deception and by making certain the burden of failure is on the republicans, that the democrats cannot possibly fail in Iraq, the president failed and continuing that failure harms our national security and our chances for any success what so ever

they don’t seem to want to hear this.

shorter perris;

“laugh at whatever the republcans say, ask them if they really expect americans to continue falling for their crap and then allow the republican to lay the entire blame on the president”

not so short, but there it is

because they think they are still in the minority, they are afraid of “loosing the center”, they fail to see WE are the center

this must be made clear, we must point out all the “centrist” democrats that will loose their seat in power and we must make them start working for their employers not their paychecks

It took me a long time to understand that exceptional stupidity is rampant among our population.

This makes me sick to my stomach
Army Worried by Rising Stress of Return Tours to Iraq

Army leaders are expressing increased alarm about the mental health of soldiers who would be sent back to the front again and again under plans that call for troop numbers to be sustained at high levels in Iraq for this year and beyond.

Among combat troops sent to Iraq for the third or fourth time, more than one in four show signs of anxiety, depression or acute stress, according to an official Army survey of soldiers’ mental health.

The stress of long and multiple deployments to Iraq is just one of the concerns being voiced by senior military officers in Washington as Gen. David H. Petraeus, the senior Iraq commander, prepares to tell Congress this week that he is not ready to endorse any drawdowns beyond those already scheduled through July. more…

this must be made clear, we must point out all the “centrist” democrats that will loose their seat in power and we must make them start working for their employers not their paychecks

I think we’ve got a start on this to be sure,
More and Better Democrats through Blue America and others. We are making some of the members suffer primary blues.

Gud Soonde moanin’…Now finally at last we can have a leader (Koomandor J McNasty) to create better lies of why we are in Viet..er Iraq and we Merikans can get comfortable with our occupation and blood letting there. I need to hear more about the coming Depression please?

This is the core of the “more and better democrats” argument.
The “leadership” have demonstrated their ability to fall into power by not getting fired while the opposition significantly lowered expectations of competence.
They are not movers and shakers or else they would have shaken or moved much sooner.

Good morning, pups. Boy, am I ever late this morning… It’s MoDo, Kristof and Rich in the NYT today. In “The Vodka Chronicles” Modo says that maybe now that John McCain is the presumptive Republican nominee, his campaign wants to put his vices in a vise and sanitize the wild side of the man. Mr. Kristof writes about “Our Racist, Sexist Selves” and says that the unconscious is playing a political role this year, with evidence showing that most Americans have unconscious biases against blacks and women in executive roles. Mr. Rich says “Tet Happened, and No One Cared,” and that John McCain’s doomed promise of military “victory” in Iraq is akin to Wile E. Coyote’s perpetual pursuit of the Road Runner, with much higher carnage.

http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/

The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready, and while I was out doing errands yesterday I snagged some chocolate croissants at the bakery. It finally stopped raining, so I’m going to spend some time in the garden today. Have a grand day.

mmmmmm…. chocolate croissants….

sad but true

I agree whole heartedly with twolf1, mMmmm

Marion what are you planting today?

Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) Obama supporter v Gov. Ed Rendell (R-PA) Clinton supporter.

Ed Rendell is an “R”? I don’t think so.

oops he most certainly isn’t!
thank you, fixed it.

I’m going to put some coleus into their new bed (Mr. Marion in Savannah just loves coleus and we always have a variety of them), but mostly it’s [sigh] weeding. If I could get the things I WANT to grow be half as vigorous and prolific as the weeds I’d be the envy of the neighborhood! Oh, and I’ll probably snag some baby lettuce and mesclun mix which is coming along nicely.

Everyone who proposes voting for McCain should be sat down in a chair and made to watch In the Valley of Elah. Best damned anti-war movie I’ve seen in years. Won’t give anything away, but as the soldier’s father tells the cop’s little boy in a bedtime story, Elah is where David slays Goliath.

A powerful lesson in how you face monsters. And the ending, you know why–America in distress.

And anybody who’s blase about working for the election of more and better Democrats this year, or whose energy level wavers, see this film so you know what is being done to our soldiers. It just may tell you something about McCain, too. We cannot afford to waver this year. Haunting.

Thanks for the listings, Elliott, and perris @ 12–right on!

Per http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…..95221.html

Sen. Joe Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the military push didn’t succeed because U.S. troops remain committed there in large numbers and political reconciliation has not been achieved. “The purpose of the surge was to bring violence in Iraq down so that its leaders could come together politically,” said Biden, D-Del., in this week’s Democratic radio address. “Violence has come down, but the Iraqis have not come together.” He later added, “There is little evidence the Iraqis will settle their differences peacefully any time soon.”

So the “means” was achieved but the “end” didn’t follow, a sure sign of delusional strategic thinking. Nevertheless, the wife of the originator of the surge assures us that the surge has worked, and she got a PhD studying the writings of the ancient Roman generals, so she should know: http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/36524.html

Iragi Ambassor on C-Span is holding all the talking points for the Bush/Cheney war. Inference, American’s can’t leave. I feel for the Iragi people for whatwe did to that country and the displaced people that are in tents and living in JOrdan and other palce. I just don’t know what the solution is. Anybody have a suggestion>

Nevertheless, the wife of the originator of the surge assures us that the surge has worked, and she got a PhD studying the writings of the ancient Roman generals, so she should know: http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/36524.html

you forgot the spew alert on that one!

I don’t know either, did you have a chance to watch any of the conference on the refugee problem? I caught parts of it, it’s heartbreaking to think MILLIONS of people have been thrown into limbo for who knows how long.

I can not even begin to fathom what their lives must be like compared to what they were before we blew up Iraq. And not one of the neocon pnackers or the rest of BushCo would be able to endure it themselves.

I tried to call, but, as usual, line was busy by the time I got around to it. I was going to ask him how humilitating did he find it to be W’s puppet.

Ray Choto, “Studio 7 for Zimbabwe” Radio Program is up on CSPAN now.

(marion, tell Mr. Marion love the coleus too!)

too bad you didn’t get through, I don’t think they would have read that question from an email tho.

Yeah, I didn’t bother emailing it.

It sounds like your June 22 meet-up will be supersize, lots of pups talking about it.

Running a little over a dozen as of now. Plenty of room for more, though.

Wow is Ed Rendell smooth. He’s ratcheting down how much Hillary “must” win by in Pennsylvania as tossaway comments threaded in his verbal talk-talk-talk. Hillary, who had a 20-point lead would win “big” if she won by 5-10 points, no, wait-wait-wait, if she won by 4-8 points.

By the time this segment is over she could be winnin’ by minus 2 points the way Rendell’s framin’ it.

Fox News: New Terror Warning – Al Qaeda recruiting westerners!!1!!1!!!! “how do we stop western looking terrorists from coming to our country?”

and this surprises you, why?

Keep us generally appraised of the numbers so that I can make sure I bring plenty of black bean enchiladas…

Can’t answer you now – busy with duct tape and plastic sheeting…

No first and foremost IT IS NOT A A ‘WAR’ IT’S A FREAKIN’ OCCUPATION!

Until we start talking about it using the proper frame we will not succeed in ending it.

Americans don’t ‘lose’ wars. Period.

Americans don’t want to be occupying another country for any reason. Until we in the progressive blogosphere start hammering away with the proper frame we will not win this debate.

Chris Wallace is campaigning for John McCain while arguing with John Kerry.
(and this doesn’t surprise me :)

Yoou’re making my mouth water. *wiping drool off keyboard*

While we are contemplating the spring blizzard outside our window.

Priceless.

I’d buy it if it was available.

bummer! No Brit Hume on the Fox News All Stars. He never fails to drop my jaw. But the bloody Kristol’s on with Mara Liasson, Fred (duh) Barnes, and teh e’er hapless Juan Williams.

The nattering of the chattering Villagers. How edifying. I just wonder what Ambassador Young is gonna talk about.

Hmmmmmmmmmm?

5 gets ya 10 it’s related to the ‘Magic Man’ and his scorched earth campaign to lose to McSame in November. I wonder why the Obama campaign hasn’t wheeled out Barry’s good pay ‘The Last Honest Man’ to help in the stretch drive.

Oh….yeah, I forgot. ‘The Last Honest Man’ is supporting a ReThuglican name of McSame.

Good Morning Elliot and all Sunday Morning Pups
Cloudy and 57 in LA.
I’m very slow this am. More coffee please.

Goodness! They start out picking on Hillary’s tax returns. Fred Barnes says teh country will be shocked when they find out how much money the Clinton’s made, apparently they should have retired like Truman did and just gone home and live quietly.

*pouring a cup*
Do you want sugar, cream?

Europe’s new alpha dawg: http://www.washingtonpost.com/…..id=topnews

The presidents and prime ministers and their spouses had gathered at the Athenee Palace Hilton hotel for a gala dinner on the final night of the NATO summit when suddenly an unexpected visitor crashed the party — Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Although Russia does not belong to the alliance, and Putin had not been invited to the dinner, he showed up anyway, to everyone’s surprise. The NATO leaders politely made room for him — as it happened, Afghan President Hamid Karzai had backed out at the last minute, leaving an open seat — but they were all buzzing at the breach of protocol and its larger meaning.

Putin is the man who came to dinner in more ways than one. Putin’s Russia loomed over the summit that ended Friday much as it increasingly looms over Europe these days, an inescapable force that may not be as menacing as during the Cold War but is no longer the docile international welfare recipient of the 1990s either. The Russia he built during an eight-year presidency ending next month has forced its way to the table of European politics, even if uninvited, and competes for influence with the United States.

Russia succeeded this week in staring down NATO on where it should expand next, persuading Europeans dependent on its plentiful energy supplies to defy President Bush and refuse membership road maps to the former Soviet republics of Ukraine and Georgia. Anxious about the U.S.-Russia dispute over missile defense, NATO endorsed Bush’s system but appealed to him to cut a deal with Putin to avert a new arms race.

[…]

Remember that NATO is a mutual-defense pact; anyone who joins we have to defend.

Thanks, hon. Both please.
I could use a coupla those black bean enchiladas too. I always get inspired coming here. Might have to do some cooking when I get back from church.
MMMMMMMM yummmmm.

Somewhere I read that NATO is like a chain, only as strong as its weakest link. I tried that out on a WJ guest a couple of days ago (they actually read my email), and he agreed, largely becuase of what you point out about conditions of memmbership is that all are supposed to come to the defense of any member who’s attacked.

Of course, W would put a signing statement on that clause. For him getting countries to join NATO is analogous to those late-19th century empire builders. W thinks he’s kikng of all the NATO member countries.

Don’t forget: a heavy hand with the onions and garlic(I start with three cloves and go up from there) and whatever cheese is your fancy(extra sharp cheddar works really really well).

Yeah, I forget which paper/on-line site I saw this yesterday but there was someone complaining that Bill made $6.9M from his book but “only gave” a million of that to charity, that he was a bad bad person.

W thinks he’s kikng of all the NATO member countries.
Kiking?
Sorry, I said I’m slow this am. :)

Typo. Should be king. Sorry.

Thanks Toby. This really is good weather to spend the afternoon in the kitchen.

Blech! The madness of King George.
I’m feeling like a real peasant today.

They didn’t seem to mention anything about Republicans and their wingnut welfare system. And what about Reagan?

‘Morning, Firepups! Nice to see you hosting, Ellie!

Two doses of Howard Dean this morning? Groovy!

Hmmm, porphyria, wasn’t it? We’ve tried every other explanantion for W’s behavior; maybe that’s it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyria

Hey Rayne!

Yeah, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen Dean on the tvee

Mornin’Elliot and pups!

I am livlin’ in luxury this mornin’—at my parents’ house.

I woke up this morning like it was Christmas–it hit me, it’s sunday, noone here but me—talking head shows!!!!!!!!! i don’t have to go by the live-blogs, i can watch! (i used to be addicted to them, would tape some and watch others, newshound)

so, am watchin the news shows on cable, sittin’on the couch with mom’s laptop….wireless, no dial-up, pinch me. :)

(took a while to get signed in.)

wow, I am a princess.
runnin with the big dogs this mornin. life is good.

won’t be commenting long, not used to her laptop, and need to get ready to friend’s…just wanted to share my joy…

and mara liasson-npr-has been getting on my nerves not reporting the facts lately, still doing the same thing on tv i see.

i see bill kristol skipped bleaching and went for the enameling

Garlic, onions, adobo (salt seasoning) and cumin. Velveeta is the secret ingredient. Put a good size block in each one. Don’t tell anyone. I promise your guests will rave about the enchiladas.

maybe that’s why Bush was so psyched about the purple fingers

Liasson as the fake liberal. She is a right wing tool. She joined the dark side years ago.

Good Morning Elliot and Firedogs

Turn It Up

i meant livin in luxury because of cable and wireless!!!

oh my tv went from fox news to joel oxsteen, preacher, didn’t notice the change at first!

Reliable Sources on. Will talk about whether McCain’s getting a softer ride. Substance vs bowling scores. Youtube.

Did you notice that Lincoln Chafee thought Petraeus is a good guy? He’s also a fan of the “Gang of Fourteen”.

well thank you for that, what a treat!

i see bill kristol skipped bleaching and went for the enameling

Dentures, babe, from years of gnawing the truth to death.

dmac, you must be in 7th Heaven if you are high speed and wireless!

and teh e’er hapless Juan Williams.

You mean the same e’er hapless Juan Williams that offered up the following in the WSJ this week?

But when Barack Obama, arguably the best of this generation of black or white leaders, finds it easy to sit in Rev. Wright’s pews and nod along with wacky and bitterly divisive racial rhetoric, it does call his judgment into question. And it reveals a continuing crisis in racial leadership.

What would Jesus do? There is no question he would have left that church.

Jesus & Sen. Obama should’ve left ‘that church’, while Mr. Williams is told by Brit Hume “Somebody needs to hose you down” live on camera and he said nothing.

A full frontal racial slapdown live on the TV home of ‘wacky and bitterly divisive racial rhetoric’, and he can’t even muster a response, let alone stop going to the Fox pay window.

But he’s the deciderer of Jesus and Sen. Obama’s church going habits.

Nice!

That’s a good comment to send directly to Juan Williams. Very well put.

Wow is Ed Rendell smooth. He’s ratcheting down how much Hillary “must” win by in Pennsylvania as tossaway comments threaded in his verbal talk-talk-talk. Hillary, who had a 20-point lead would win “big” if she won by 5-10 points, no, wait-wait-wait, if she won by 4-8 points.

By the time this segment is over she could be winnin’ by minus 2 points the way Rendell’s framin’ it.

Rendell and Casey just came on here, you’re right, he’s sputtering and spinning.

cbl2–what a thrill to click and be able to hear that exceptional goose pimple song!!!!!

here’s my first you tube posted that i can listen too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xdZIZ7UPCs

it was a toss up between it and higher loove

rayne–i wondered if it was his teeth.

elliot–you know i am! that’s why i had to tell you!!!!

have to go let callie out, bbl.

Nice of Cindy to call in to CSpan and show her support for John … *g*

((((( Elliott )))))

When Juan Williams can sit on a panel on Fox News and nod along with wacky racist and paranoid right wing ramblings, it does call his judgement into question.

-G

One more thing and then I’ve got to head out.
For anyone interested, on Late, Late Nite, Suzanne posted pix of her daughter’s bridal shower yesterday. Lots of real nice shots.
Thot some of you might enjoy.

http://www.thurgoodmarshall.co…..ontact.htm

This link provides a contact page for Juan Williams.

rayne–i wondered if it was his teeth.

I really don’t know, was just kidding — but they sure look fake like nearly everything else about the man. A heartless, soulless synthetic representation of a human.

That’s a good comment to send directly to Juan Williams. Very well put.

Thanks.

I thought about your suggestion, but my wife might work for the CIA.

I think he has to show up more since the Clinton campaign seems bent on hanging the Mi Fl debacle around his neck (and Obama’s)

Rep. Wexler is seeking input on what you would like him to ask Petraeus this week. He will use two questions from teh people. . .

This is what he says:

Please consider submitting a question. You already work so hard to bring accountability to this Administration and to bring our troops home from Iraq. I hope this provides you another opportunity for us to collaborate and directly influence the national dialogue.

Please keep your questions short and focused.

I look forward to your response, and thank you for participating directly in our democracy.

Congressman Robert Wexler

http://www.wexlerforcongress.com

A heartless, soulless synthetic representation of a human.

But, I’m wondering how do you really feel about him?

MtP – Timmeh seems outraged by the amount of money the Clintons make. Why is that an issue? How much does Timmeh make?

LOL !!!

((((( dmac )))))

You’ve a strong stomach to watch Kristol this early on a Sunday …

Petro!

-G

maybe the best soundtrack evah ! – love to see comments from all over the planet for this music – noticed some hippy named Redshift commented in one of their other songs :D

thanks for the link, now to listen

Elliot – what a gracious host, are you sure you aren’t Texan ?

Love it, thanks!

well you chose a perfect first song to listen to. Thanks!

I’m keeping a count of how many African Americans the MSM are getting to diss Obama … so far 3, including a Pastor … I don’t watch a lot of your TV channels for obvious reasons …

Hey Buddy, how’s it goin’, eh ?

I LOVE to watch the bloody Kristol on Sundays, it’s the one segment of all the shows that I ‘m sure to watch. I know it’s a perverse pleasure but I confess it.

(((Petro)))

I was hoping Senator Caffee would answer my question about the enormous increase in government spending, under Bush from 1.9 trillion to 2.9 trillion. What except for Medicare, Part D did we get?

oh yeah, petro, i eat it up—used to when i had cable, now i ride the am airwaves t0 keep up—know thine enemies i say…….

weelxome cbl2–

man it’s hard to type on this laptop!

ok, callie says ‘outside NOW’ pleeeeeaaaaaaaaase….

bbl

Being Bill Kristol … where everyday is Opposites Day !

Face The Nation: Chairman Democratic National Committee Howard Dean. Rajiv Chandrasekaran National Editor The Washington Post; Nancy Youssef Chief Pentagon Correspondent McClatchy Newspapers; Lara Logan

good god !, possibility of the truth showin’ up – did someone forget to call Hoyer or Lieberman ??? – am tivoin’ this one

MtP – Timmeh seems outraged by the amount of money the Clintons make. Why is that an issue? How much does Timmeh make?

Here’s hoping he saves some of that outrage for Pres. McFlightsuit.

He ain’t seen nuthin’ yet.

Between brush clearings he’s gonna make gazillions on the wingnut welfare lecture circuit.

why thank you, but no I’m not from Texas, but me mum did me learn me good manners.

MtP – Timmeh seems outraged by the amount of money the Clintons make. Why is that an issue? How much does Timmeh make?

and there was no bigger book whore than him.

Next time they tell you McSame is a war hero…tell them to GOOGLE 20 hrs in combat with his name….yup 2 0…..wow.and not on the frontlines either.he even admited to being a war criminal…

Reliable Sources on. Will talk about whether McCain’s getting a softer ride. Yes.
Substance vs bowling scores. bowling scores
Youtube. politico’s answer to Conan O’Brien says newbies like him will bring things we haven’t even heard of to Youtube. Youtube a megaphone for the ratings-challenged MSM

Sidebar to all: Seen the Babies for Obama Youtube yet? Giggles time.

Sidebar to Juan Williams: Jesus would have been preaching in that church! And throwing you and the rest of the money-changers out of MSM temple.

Do you notice how the media do their one show a year on King and civil rights so that they can forget African Americans exist the rest of the year?

Also I have to ask about the Webb vs Graham thing on This Week. Why is it that only two conservatives are allowed to discuss the Iraq war? Why can’t the media find a liberal or progressive to contest the Right Wing Republican storyline?

Timmeh makes more!itsa fact

Good morning Elliott, pups!

IN HIS OWN WORDS!!
Im a war criminal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3VqMUiZ2-g

sorry yes…GOOD MORNING pups,and Elliot

OMG!

i don’t have to ‘bbl’

it’s WIRELESS!!!!

i’m now on the deck enjoying this beautiful spring morning–have to tell dad he needs to hook up cable on the deck and will be nirvana..

so, blog the shows you guys.

i know i may be annoying this am, but this is truly delightful!

(hey margot–i might go to pyramid hill this week)

he is way too LAZY to ever speechify again…imo

hugh at 110–i’ve written tons of letters about that one, no affect yet, obviously

hey egregious—-I’m in ‘h’ ohio!!!

said hi to ‘m’ for you friday night!

oh forgot to say–

noone commented on how fox gave mccain free air time during the roundtable for his ‘i’m a war hero’ man of america whose time has come’ commercial, then even more time discussing how great it was.

oy Thurgood Marshall,must roll over in his grave when…WANNNNNNNNNNNNNNN,opens his mouth

(close your ears)
HE IS NO WAR HERO…he was in combat 20 hrs…dropping bombs on innocent woman and children by his own words!…sorry to vent

sttp–bush already made millions from stocks because of his war….

*crickets*

make even more from the war talking about it.

*crickets*

Hugh, the Imus Show has redeemed itself in my eyes in this regard. Their programming and their on-air personalities have grown and diversified. One of the new sidekicks, Kerith, raised exactly your point. I started watching the show years ago because it was a good bellcow for the framing of conversations in the general media. Maybe they can be on this, going forward.

And they have music that appeals to me.

Watching MTP’s discussion of MLK, I didn’t hear anything about the powerful speech RevDeb linked to the other day. Did I miss something? [HuffPo had a terrific commentary by Ralph Elisberg drawing Nam-Iraq parallels that’s must reading, too]

You must have missed his reply

he is way too LAZY to ever speechify again…imo

Let’s think this through… 3-5 million to read a 40 minute speech that someone else thought up and writes.

I think Laura would push him out on stage herself; after all she’s gonna need cash for cigarettes and fancy clothes for the Dallas social set.

sadly at 120–i wonder at someone who could show their most vulnerable state ever and use it in a commercial….

no way.

way.

(have realized with high speed, can comment faster, maybe dial-up is a good thing for me)

friday afternoon – teenager cbl found his parents literally ROFLTAO at all the outrage about Clinton earnings – talking about money is bobblehead porn

Do you notice how the media do their one show a year on King and civil rights so that they can forget African Americans exist the rest of the year?

It’s shamefully obvious.
I did get chills listening to those clip from his last speech, it was as if he knew he was going to be shot. Maybe he had been warned away and chose to stand firm.

sttp–laura’s gonna need a lot of book money with w bein’ retired and all..

Mornin’ all,
Setting up for a NY Peace Action, 5 Yrs. Too Many rally yesterday, a guy runs up to the fence and asks what we’re doing. First thought was he wasn’t pleased with our rally, but turns out he’s a recently returned army vet and wanted info re: our group. He pulled out his dog tags and started ranting about how bad the situation is in Iraq. He also said that the army wasn’t giving him his full disability. We supplied him with our flyer and IVAW address and he said he’d be in touch.

He made his friend pull the car over and wait for him. Wish he hadn’t been in such a hurry. He shook my hand and thanked me and ran off. I can’t stop thinking about his comments and the fact that he was thanking me. I hope he’s ok and contacts us soon.

Good Morning to you later-bird pups!
but you missed the chocolate croissants Marion put out.

and dmac, you’re entitled to enjoy your speedom this morning! ;)

I saw the headline in the fdl news box.

More than 50 percent chance of U.S. recession: Greenspan

Greenspan also said that there was a more than 50 percent chance that the Japanese would attack Pearl Harbor and that we would invade Iraq. The guy is prescient I tell you. I don’t know how he does it.

sttp–bush already made millions from stocks because of his war….

Understood, but Bush himself has stated he’s looking forward to “replenishing the coffers” as I think he put it not long ago.

Besides, I don’t think Darth is gonna share much of the missing 8.8 billion that’s in his basement with him.

hi dmac, how lovely! Soak up the sun.
And the YouTubes, while you have highspeed.

ummm, hasn’t the economy been crap since oh about 9/11? But wait! Bush’s base is starting to feel it, so it must be the real thing now. Gah!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si0WTCMrksw

this kinda says it all

i know the song gets posted, but this version? wins.

i’m dangerous with wireless :)

there was a time I had respect for him and really thought he knew what he was doing, and thought what he was doing was the right thing for US. But now, to see him in the brighter lights at FDL, I almost think he’s a criminal.

perfectly said sttpin ohio….. ;o}

Thanks.

LOL

He can predict the past with 100%50% accuracy

No need … with all this talk of biofuels, he’s cornered the market on brush …

I can feel your joy … keep it going …

Morning Ellie, nice to see you here this morning. Hope all is well with you.

Petro, I’ll be in Hamilton next weekend.

Howard Dean is wrong – It will not be a third Bush term if McCain wins the election and I as a Democratic voters am tired of that lame o line.

There is a HUGE problem for Obama – Fist he won’t win and IF He does by refusing to seating Michigan and Florida delegates he will not have the support of Hillary Clinton’s fighting strong supporters.

I was at a congressional caucus yesterday and Obama supporters have killed any hope of gaining strong Clinton democratic voters. They did it by venomously attacking and hating two of the democratic party’s stongest ally’s. Good job Obama supporters. I hope that you can as you say you can live without our votes and you will never have mine. Becuase you valued using Republican hate tactics against the Clintons rather than on the merits of each candidate. Where have they been hiding Michele Obama any way – I hear that she “HATES” whites. Nice one Michele. Wait until the media drops that bomb on the general election cycle.

I’m almost a McCain Democrat because so many people hate the Clintons so well.

Another fine example of the media trying to turn rumors into fact.
On Face the Nation, Bob Schieffer tried to perpetuate a rumor that the Clintons are racists based on his own false assumptions.
He said to Howard Dean, “Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton are telling, they’re telling superdelegates, they’re telling anybody who will listen, they say this in private, but they, we keep hearing it, so there must be something to this. That they are saying that Barack Obama simply can’t win and maybe the suggestion is ‘can’t win because he is an African-American.’”
You can hear the audio at
http://inewstube.com/content/view/101/64/

Gorgeous photo, but I don’t want to see your face that closeup EVER!

I have a real rant re CNN’s show this morning “This Week in Politics”,over the repetitve lies on Obama’s record, and I hope the FDL and Kos community will help with this.
Enough is enough. A very young girl challenged McCain on the event ‘not being political’ as she was told. We all should start going after them as well. As a disclaimer I’m def. an Obama fan, but as a person of the law I want the truth out about both sides. But CNN -

But CNN is way the f*** out of line lately. They’re scraping the bucket for crap even FOX doesn’t want or won’t say.
Hung over or from too much heat under their robes most likely.. but their is absolutely no excuse for lies ..

Their “not just ‘news’”show this morning started off in unanimity between CNN and Time’s Jay Carney by singling out Obama , that “”..He’s an unknown”..”Obama has not been tested in any tough elections”.
Those are outright lies:
1. They don’t make any of those same comments about Clinton, who had big donors and the Clinton name behind her and only ran in one election -using her husbands credentials to supplement her lack thereof. Hardly a ‘tough’ endeavor.
2. Obama had no money and just his own record of achievements.
3. Obama with no name or money and his own credentials, has actually been involved in SIX ELECTIONS:, contrary to statements made by CNN and Time

a. +3 -Three elections for the Illinois seat: 1996 (the first ), then was re-elected twice more in 1998 and 2002 (2002 was “a tough election” for a number of reasons: he had just lost the 2000 election, and, the district was redrawn -adding more whites, contradicting those who say it was just a “easy black district. )
b. +1 -Obama ran in 2000 for the U&S House – a very “tough election” -WHICH HE LOST. It’s tough to ‘lose’ , wouldn’t CNN -especially CNN -say??
c. +1 – Ran for US Senate in 2004. A “tough election” where he vehemently and publicly voiced opposition to the war. A pretty “tough” thing to do -??
d. +1 -2008 Presidential candidate. With no money, only his own credentials and record Obama has fought against massive obstacles and challenges for well over a year.

A pretty damn tough campaign so far -eh CNN?? And unlike your racist drooling ranting Dobbs, Obama is still smiling and pleasant -even to those who’ve done him wrong.

If ever there’s a man who lives by the true meaning of the Bible -it’s Senator Barack Obama .
And if ever a man has worked his heart out on a daily basis for over 12 years and six elections, and done it for not his own pockets but for -”for all the people in this country“, it’s Barack Obama.

Obama has not only earned his place as our next President, he epitomizes everything America should stand for. And therefore should be our next President!

Don’t just vote for him, support what he stands for. ..because the ‘what’.. is ‘us’.

Danny, if you are a McCain Democrat then you are trully a troubled soul. Grow up and look at the big picture.