1,807 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND…

All hail Zed…Zed is dead…lomg live Zed!!

Zed is dead, and this is what he said: “Don’t want no shortnin’ in my bread.”

EPU’d: The only surge success Republicans can cite is a reduction in U.S. casualties. And, obviously, withdrawing would seal the deal on that success. But Petraeus claims the opposite. That man’s a foo.

Can’t someone find some YouTube footage of Tweety on a Treadmill?

Thanks for the post.

FWIW, YouTube of Stephanie Miller calling Tweety a “right wing tool“

An unusual gaffe by KO last night, he said Bush gave the “Medal of Freedom” to the fallen Seal. It was the Medal of Honor, the MOF is for hero’s like George Tenant.

Sorry forgot to mention, she’s a guest on Hardball when she does it and Tweety is so pissed at her he can’t see straight.

Tweety is Ted Baxter as simple as ever.

Good morning, pups. It’s solo MoDo today, writing about “Toil and Trouble.” She was at the Senate hearings yesterday and says the guardians of Iraq offer more of the same and no answers about how we can stop our ward from aligning with our enemy.

http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/

The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready, and there’s a selection of bagels with cream cheese. There’s also a little bit of prosciutto left from roasted asparagus with prosciutto that might fit on a bagel. Have a great day.

Why waste time and space on that spit drooling piece of shit?
How about, instead of giving him any credence, why not use the space to urge a product boycott of his sponsors?
Or, if that is too much, why not try a comment or two regarding the concept of a Pause followed by an open ended period of Assesment!!!!

He handed Washington a business card and told her to call anytime “if you ever want to hang out with Chris Matthews.”

That’s so sad.

Is there a video of him hitting on Erin Burnett? That was rather pathetic too.

Unfortunately, Tweety’s the man of the hour:
– http://digbysblog.blogspot.com…..ng-to.html
– http://www.mediabistro.com/fis….._81956.asp

why not try a comment or two regarding the concept of a Pause followed by an open ended period of Assesment!!!!

Petraeus and Crocker say that the surge’s success (a reduction in U.S. casualties) is both fragile and reversible. So, fuck the pause and assessment. Let’s seal the deal by withdrawing as quickly as we can.

Mornin’ all!

Whatta a fucking pig. $5 million/yr? Jesus fucking wept.

morning! is everyone looking foward to day 2 of the p&c dog and pony show?

my favorite line from yesterday was when biden told p&c that their physical stamina (shown by their “long” day testifying) was greater than their good judgment.

is everyone looking foward to day 2 of the p&c dog and pony show?

I do believe that I have to watch the early spring grass growth instead.

not to worry – you can listen to the hearings while watching the grass grow. *g*

Bill Boyarsky on Why Hillary Won’t Quit:

“Nobody Votes for a Quitter” — Real politicians don’t quit. They are defeated, indicted, jailed, die or, in some jurisdictions, ousted by term limits. So don’t expect Hillary Clinton to surrender just yet.

The worst thing about Tweety is that he’s so enamoured with his own voice/presence. [Gee, if that’s really so, maybe he’ll come over here, read this and learn something.]

He NEVER waits for a guest to finish an answer to one of his inane questions — he’s always got a more “brilliant” one on the tip of his tongue that he’s just GOT to get out there for the [in his dreams] admiring masses.

He thinks the world is the place it was 25 years ago, when [in his recall of it] the “pundit class” educated those poor, uninformed masses — everyone tuned into the talk-fests on Sunday to gain “insight” from those on the scene [like in Tip O’Neill’s office]. Alas, the internet has intruded, and folks can now find “more and better” information from other more reliable sources.

If Tweety could get over the “it’s all about ***ME*** attitude and update his focus, it would be a start.

Re: Kidnapping

I’m sure the American people could raise any reasonable ransom in say ten-twenty years.

is everyone looking foward to day 2 of the p&c dog and pony show?

I do believe that I have to watch the early spring grass growth instead.
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I’m painting, and I think I’ll watch it dry.

not to worry – you can listen to the hearings while watching the grass grow. *g*

Lord know, the noise of the sun rising will no doubt drown out the cacophony from congress. damn.

Re: Kidnapping
I’m sure the American people could raise any reasonable ransom in say ten-twenty years.

Do you remember the O’Henry story, “The Ransom of Red Chief”? Kidnappers snatch a kid, attempt to get ransom, and no one wants to pay it, so they’re stuck with the brat.

I think this would be Tweety’s problem: we’d have to pay someone to TAKE him.

***Note to nomolos***

If you fail to watch and or listen to the C&P dog and pony show you can read all about it at FDL. A great source for all things interesting.

I would like the chair of the committee to say: you didn’t say much in your prepared testimony & we heard it yesterday, so we are going to skip it today & see if we can get you to be forthcoming in response to Qs.

Snap!!!!

707!

see if we can get you to be forthcoming in response to Qs.

It is certainly not recommended that you hold your breath while waiting… unless, of course, you have you will and other affairs in order

I can’t believe that Congressmen will sit there and listen to that chickenshit kiss-ass Petraeus tell that that withdrawing would jeopardize the success of the surge, whose only success is a reduction in casualties. What the Fuck?

but then the rest of congress would have to condemn him (a la moveon) for lack of proper respect shown to one’s betters.

Glad to have advance notice of the Tweety piece in the NYT. We have several days to work on our letters to the editor & comments on their board.

EOY 07
Hardball averaged less than 400,000 viewers – less than half of that was the precious 25-45 male demo

KO averages 830k with spikes for ‘Special Comment’

and I agree with the John Madden comparison

Mornin’ All

whose only success is a reduction in casualties

the goal is to reduce casualties – not eliminate them.

for anyone planning to miss today’s dog and pony show, you can redeem yourself tomorrow – mukasey will be testifying.

Oops!

Re: Kidnapping

I’m sure the American people could raise any reasonable ransom in say ten-twenty years.

Well, sure we could. If each person family block contributed a penny it shouldn’t take long.

They can do it politely! *g*

I’ve got a cold. Very unusual. I almost never get sick. So, unless the vitamin C works better than it did yesterday, I’m moping around inside & will probably watch the hearings.

Careful! The moderators are lurking.

sorry to hear you are not feeling well, but since i’ll be listening and misery loves company….

But, but, but… I was offering to HELP…!!

looking forward to Congressman Robert Wexler’s questions ( as solicited from the internets)

and there’s a chance Congressman Spratt (Skelton’s wingman on Armed Services) may make some noise about his math – he is Chair of House Budget Committee

It was certainly better to listen while blogging yesterday than to listen alone!

amen. listening alone is a sure-fire recipe for despair.

Morning everybody!

Here’s CSPAN this morning. They end early to carry the House hearing.

7:20 am – Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE), Armed Services Cmte. Member
Sen Nelson’s statement on the 5th anniversary of the Iraq War

7:40 am – Rep. Todd Akin, (R-MO), Armed Services Subcmte Ranking Member
Akin’s statement on the 5th anniversary of the Iraq War

8:00 am – Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), Foreign Relations Cmte. Member
Feingold’s statement on the Letter to President Bush from Democratic Leaders Regarding Iraq

8:30 am – Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Armed Services Cmte. Member
Cornyn’s statement: Clear Progress Being Made in Iraq

9:00 am – House Armed Services Hearing with Ambassador Ryan Crocker and General General David Petraeus

The second day of Congressional hearings with Gen. David Petraeus and Amb. Ryan Crocker continues. The commander of Multinational Force-Iraq and the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq appear before the House Armed Services Cmte., where they offer testimony of the status of the war and political developments in the country.

I prefer to save my popcorn for the ‘Yoo hoo, Mr. Yoo — Mr. Conyers would like to speak to you’ proceedings coming next month.

Nothing of note came out of yda’s proceedings, and today will be more of the same attempts to keep kicking that damn can down the road into 2009.

ooking forward to Congressman Robert Wexler’s questions ( as solicited from the internets)

and there’s a chance Congressman Spratt (Skelton’s wingman on Armed Services) may make some noise about his math – he is Chair of House Budget Committee

thanks for the heads up!

And it sure does help watching these hearings with friends. Helps blunt the rages.

Not to mention the information shared, it’s Hearing Enhancement.

Yes, but I’m both a masochist (spending all this time when nothing new will happen) and a sadist (taking delight in watching members of congress tear into P&C). Today’s Qs are likely to be more pointed than yesterdays.

A little good news, April’s moonless phase has passed. That’s a strong indication that Bush won’t try to bomb Iran until May.

Yet another article on Tweety: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…..95721.html

iran watch update:

a banker’s war

carrier location update (lincoln – westpac heading to me, kitty hawk went north to japan, nimitz – westpac, truman – me through june).

gareth porter – “Iraqi rogues and a false proxy war“

Iran condemns Iraq Green Zone attacks (contra c&p show – that iran was behind those attacking the green zone)

Iran Says It’s Installing New Centrifuges

Ooooh. Caller on WJ just called out Nelson (NE). Said he usually votes with the Rs! Good for her.

Nothing of note came out of yda’s proceedings, and today will be more of the same attempts to keep kicking that damn can down the road into 2009.

i am primarily listening in an attempt to gauge the “blame iran” level of histeria.

Todd Akin on CSPAN pushing the ‘Iran did it’ BS

oops you reminded me
Here’s the link to email questions for the guests on Washington Journal

ecahn – iirc, you recommended this booktv ep with krauss? i’m downloading it now to watch later – hoping it will be a nice counter to the hearings this week.

Good Morning AM Dogs
I miss hanging out with you guys all day. :(
Damn this need to make a buck.

I just send my Qs to journal@c-span.org. Here’s the one I sent his morning:

Juan Cole* makes an analogy this morning: the Lebanese civil war sputtered on for 14 years after the invasion by Syria (greeenlighted by Henry Kissinger). In other words, foreign occupation did not end the civil war, nor did Israel’s invasion, nor did the presence of U.S. marines. Foreign interference juvenilizes the domestic parties and allows them to avoid the hard work of compromise. Comment?

Gardiner, NY
* http://www.juancole.com/2008/0…..alogy.html

Good for you-you found it. I think you’ll enjoy it very much. Krauss is a gem.

Prepare yourself for this meme.

This morning on Imus, Lance Morrow of Time magazine said that maybe McCain’s the only one who could end the Iraq war, in the way that Nixon could go to China…..

but then also, someone he would not name, a top George HW Bush security advisor, a “big cheese” said he had switched his registration from Repub to Dem and will vote for Obama.

oh, and the “cheese” thinks poor l’il Bushie was led astray by those big, bad Dicks, Dick Rummy & Wolfie.

So the efforts at legacy whitewash will doubtless be fierce.

maybe McCain’s the only one who could end the Iraq war, in the way that Nixon could go to China

Well, maybe McCain will end the war by just forgetting that it’s going on. Ya know, Alzheimers.

Feingold up next on Cspan

AND Scarecrow is upstairs!

Matthews was a product of the reaganization of the democratic party in
the time of o’neill. That and his nostalgia for a catholic working class
meaning white catholic working class politics obsoletes him totally. That
translates into wisdom in the beltway punditocracy, howdy doody watchers
every swinging one of them.

Here’s what I wrote to Tweety after Miller called him a right-wing tool:

Sorry, Mr. Matthews, anybody who has as much of a man-crush on John McCain as you do, is a right-wing tool.

Stephanie Miller was right, and I only wish she’d stuck to her guns. You ARE a right-wing tool and you always have been.

Live with THAT.

ThatGuy
SillyValley, CA

“Matthews often declares, loudly of course, that he loves politics — apparently, in the way Mark David Chapman loved John Lennon.”

OMG, that is sooo sooo mean and funny!
Ha! ROFLMAO

Stephanie wasn’t kidding. That was hysterical. Tweety looked like he was going to blow a gasket.