Hmmmmmmm……….

Aloha, ES!

Eureka!

Aargh, ya snuck in ahead of me…! 8-P

Hi ES.

I’m headed to sleep. G’nite Firepups.

Is this thing on? tap tap tap, goes Larrry Craig..

So pissed off at Obama for this FISA capitulation.

Can’t get rid of this sinking feeling that I voted for the wrong person in the Presidential Primary.

Makes me sick to my stomach.

Hi All! Summer is finally here. Sweaty temps and Friday night dinner party.

Wow.. and I thought I was going to FITZ myself..)

They don’t mince their words, eh?

pain free sleep wishes tex

g’evening es.. another fine video :)

Pain free sleep wishes, Tex!

I know what you mean. His campaign had been so brilliant for so long…sad to see this. I keep hoping that he’s just doing what he needs to do to win so that he can govern…don’t know. I’ve lost enthusiasm for sure.

The squirrels have been smoking crack again.

Don’t kick yourself to much. Anyone to the left of him wouldn’t have made it this year anyhow.. I know, I voted for Kucinich. I must say, big O has some serious work to do if he fails the constitution on FISA and wants to keep my vote this Fall.

Digg this NOW!!!

tech crew is working on some stuff so we may have some hiccups

dugg

Scary warnings there…everything ok?

please?

yes I have felt a few hiccups myself in the past few minutes

I fully empathize with that notion, ES, however, Obama still will get my vote in Nov… Altho, Barr is looking better every day…! ;-)

OK and thank you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsezr0qiFIc
Hello, it’s me, by TR,

bruce - girls in their summer clothes

I think the Pubes were too chicken shit to get the Neocons out of their party, so they just took over ours. We have about 15 real Democrats left and they’re fighting for our lives.

Rancho Deluxe!

It’s all about the Blue America progressive marathon not a sprint, anyhow.

Grrrrrrr!

Weeeeeeeeee!

Thinking of you all…..I’m getting bizarre warning signs. Hope we don’t go down again

Hey NSA, would you mind moving your effing truck offa our toobz?

It has been a little funky very recently, I thought it was FF, so I switched to Safari and it still was funky…! Mahalo for the heads up, Suz!

The Bastard Fairies - We’re All Going To Hell

I’m Larry Craig and I approve this message.

Speaking of all going to hell..
I saw a minivan with 7 large bumper stickers on it. 2 on the back said, “If you died tonight, where would you wake up?”

The others were along that line.
I just wanted to hug the poor driver and say, there there, what are you afraid of? Poor baby. I’ll save you a spot! :)

Yes. Barr looking better to me too, particluarly since I am in Red Louisiana and it is almost like my vote doesn’t count anyway. Sending a message to both parties would be right up my alley right now.

When the French mock us.

the tech crew is tweaking some stuff - if ya get that weird error message, take heart and know the lake will be back in just a few. the tech crew says it should be not for long if we do go down

but i think the worst is already behind us :)

We must be threat.

FEEEEEL the POWAH!!!!

Heya Busted..) I thought you might approve of the ornery fairies tonight. *g

I have been feeling the funk on Opera

I’m next door in Texas, and I know how you feel!

Behind blue eyes.
What a week, and this is just the beginning. Hiya Margot!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_1RqyNdzbE

Yes, I saw. The database refuses to talk to me. Join the club, I told it.

Something trippy, listen to that, while listening to this at the same time.

Hi Chris, good one!

And hiya Margot. : )

Going down might be sorta fun.

I can see how that might work, but I don’t think I have it sinc’d up right.

If we do go down?

What. The. Fuck.

Oh. And I’M a bad girl!?

Sorry, I am still laughing.
Great find man.
BTW, I has dibs on the Ice Cream stand right over the level of Hell this administration winds up at.

I’d have replied - “That’s a trick question. If you die, you won’t wake up!“.

Of course, this is why the database refuses to talk to me.

EPUd and embellished a bit from earlier:

Per the Barak Obama clip on Count Down for Wed., 6/25/08, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25390842/

The issue of the phone companies, per se, is not one that overrides the security interest of the American people. I do want accountability and making sure that, as I’ve said before, somebody’s watching the watchers. That you don’t have an administration that feels it can make its own determinations about when warrantless wiretaps are applicable without going through a FISA court; can we get to the bottom of what’s being taking place; and, most importantly, do we have safeguards going in place going into the future, so that American civil liberties are not being violated?

The problem is that this bill is aimed at getting rid of everything about which Obama says, “I do want …”:

— It is blindingly obvious that: “The issue of the phone companies, per se, is not one that overrides the security interest of the American people.” The question is whether the welfare of the phone companies overrides the constitutional rule of law. Duh!

— To get accountability, you have to hold people accountable rather than immunize them.

— To force the administration to go through FISA court, you leave FISA in place rather than legalizing the circumvention of FISA courts.

— To get to the bottom of what’s been taking place, you let the discovery processes of the current lawsuits run their course rather than support a law that forces the judges to dismiss those suits.

— To keep safeguards in place you don’t support legislation to remove them.

And, here’s Jonathan Alter on CountDown, later on Count Down 6/25/08:

And I actually think one of the big points, Keith, that hasn’t been made about this bill is that currently, as of last August, since last August, we’ve been operating in an unconstitutional environment, clear violation of the Fourth Amendment.

So, there was tremendous urgency to get the FISA court back into the game. And does this bill do it imperfectly? Yes. But it does do it and it restores the Constitution, which is a point that’s not getting made very much.

I’m sorry, but the only way to restore the Constitution is force the government to obey it or to ammend it. This bill does neither. In fact, it attempts to legalize what has been going on since August.

Hi neighbor.;)

Love all world music, thanks,H. We have a huge Celtic library. And heh to wang…

i’m going down

YES! Another edition of simple answers…! ;-)

Here’s the goin’ down I was looking for

Speechless. But laughing out loud.

Mary, how’d the interview go?

Hey! You stay out of this… *g*

nice family values you all got here tonight with them venomous fairies or whatevah…..

Here’s some more from another part of the world.

We don’t need family values. We’re Democrats…
Well, most of us.

Oops, was that a rhetorical question…? ;-)

i’m not the host tonight - that would be es who selected the bastard fairies

This wouldn’t be the first time I’d voted third party, or even the second. I don’t think I will this time, but I certainly understand the temptation.

Going to be interesting to hear KO’s special comment on Monday.. I bet he manages to eat half a crow.

guilty as chaRged

I agree. He’s knows he latched onto the wrong argument.
He should have Glenn on to make the “civil” argument, sort of as a counter.
“We report, you…”
nevermind

It went well. Really nice, young men. VERY focused. I liked them. I will find out tomorrow.

I like the fact he at least engages the net roots…! BTW, Moyers hasn’t aired here yet, who was on?

Jeff Beck’s Goin’ Down takes me way, way back.

Anybody know what he’s been doing lately? Suzanne?

I missed KO tonight. He’s having a special comment Monday? Did he give any clues??

SOmeone at Huffpo put up a poll.. Gllenn or KO, who’s right? and it was damn near a tie… Must say that surprised the heck out of me.

fingers and toes crossed for ya mary mc

i was just listening to him and srv play that on kpig, neuro. i’ve not heard anything. have ya checked his site?

Hi doodle, hi everyone;)

Real Love

Best wishes, hopes, thoughts…mary.

Don’t make me come over there…

BTW, I really like the.. he should have Glenn on the show idea. Excellent.

Nice young men? Tell me more.

I’m reminded that I need to brush up on The Faerie Queen.

You didn’t realize you are in a herd of Rabid Hamshers?

Thanks guys.

I am in a funk. Not being able to go outside since last Saturday is starting to make me crazy. The smoke was awful today. 270,000 acres burned/burning. Toast. California is a piece of toast.

I missed it too. SOmeone mentioned in comments earlier.. He has a special comment on all of this planned for Monday.

Damn right! I really like and have highest regard for both Glenn and Kieth:
— IMHO, Glenn is simply the most lucid political writer in American history since Thomas Paine.
— Olbermann may be an even more improbable phenomenon: the only progressive voice on TV news in America, unless you want to count Moyers at TV news. And, not only progressive. That guy is damn insightful and extremely eloquent.

In the context of the current squabble, Glenzilla is dead on. Keith got a bit carried away via his respect for John Dean and Barak Obama. The problem is that Obama seems to have snapped to the right so hard his eye balls were left looking over his shoulder.

I’ll second or third that emotion! Btw, my wife was talking to an individual who is aware of the hiring procedure for the job atop Mauna Kea, and they told her it’s a 6 week waiting period… I still have 2 more to go…! ;-)

Ooopsie, meant to reply to Mary’s 72.

you are not the only one in a funk, mary mc. this has been a challenging week and my get up and go got up and went and hasn’t returned

FISA and Obama’s ability to have his cake and eat it too.

I am SO rooting for you dude, that would be forkin AWESOME!

Watching George Carlin on HBO helped me a LOT tonight.

Kate. And Edith, too.

Some http://youtube.com/watch?v=aF3fW4Nox9U for ya.

I knew I should have had Jane’s bukake post / link handy tonight. /s

Well that’s good news. Can’t wait to hear the outcome. I’m sure it will be happy, but I can take it if it’s not. *G*

Busted! You still present?

Ok, that didn’t work too good. Try this instead.

Can’t see your vid, Hannibal.

This will be Must See.

We have all been holding up the sky for too long.

Amen, BK! I was giving up with the constant refrain I was being fed… “We’ll let you know sometime this week…” for the last four weeks! Rather deflating…

Agreed.. Looks like the scuffle, or whatever we should call it… is helping raise attention to the issue overall. SO this whole ordeal may very well be a good thing.

Apparently Olbermann doesn’t read Greenwald. That’s a shame. Underneath it all, IMHO, they are soul mates. And they have complementary talents. Olbermann gets the word out, and Greenwald determines in minute detail and documentation what the word should be. I imagine that it could be the beginning of a long and beautiful collaboration. Someone should get them together via their mutual friends: John Dean, Markos Moulitsas, perhaps Rachel Maddow.

Smoked Oysters, they were handy and the cats loves me again….

An opportunity to actually discuss the language of the bill!!

rachael would be ideal for reaching out to keith with the idea but i have no clue of she knows or reads glenn

Obama’s the-bill-changed-but-my-position-didn’t statement needs some serious explaining.

Me too.. and i want to be on the top of the waiting list when CT retires!

How is the air inside? It must be getting a bit smoky by now. Do you have a central air conditioner?

She must. I can’t believe that KO hasn’t been a fan of Glenn’s.

Heh, I bet…! 8-)

KO and Moyers should not be mentioned in the same sentence (I just violated my own injunction!) Moyers is a true journalist who has paid his dues and is a treasure. KO is a personality broadcaster who brings some balance to the news that is badly needed. In his exchange with Glenzilla, he revealed that he hasn’t done his homework (he criticized Greenwald without even reading his column), and is therefore shallow, and not a real journalist. We like him because he often has the courage to say on national TeeVee what many of us would like to say to such a big audience.

In this exchange, Glennzilla won hands down. He did his homework, he knew his facts, and he documented his assertions. Olberman didn’t. I am hopeful that Keith will learn a positive lesson from this exchange.

Bob in HI