Wingnuts just love their Civility Scam — the pretense that any expression of outrage over their fuckups, lawlessness, and all-around mayhem is much, much worse than, well, their fuckups, lawlessness, and all-around mayhem.
To wit. Right blogs are desperately trying to pretend that Rep. William Delahunt wants Al Qaeda to assassinate David Addington, Dick Cheney’s Chief of Staff. This is of course a pretty stupid phony "scandal," but they’re sure waxing hysterical over it. As is often the case, Red State has their undies bunched up tightest:
Mr. Delahunt now denies he meant what he said. But what he clearly said was "I’m glad they finally have a chance to see you." Al Qaeda now knows the face of one of the men who relentlessly pursues its henchmen and deals with their interrogations. Mr. Addington volunteered for public service, not a death sentence with Congressional encouragement. Mr. Delahunt is both a vile liar and a cowardly lion willing to roar down at Mr. Addington while encouraging terrorists to do his dirty work in a war he has been ineffective at stopping.
The reason this is dumb is pretty obvious. One does not need to defend Delahunt’s comment to point out that he was dealing with someone determined to be a dick because he loathes the very concept of being held accountable to the people’s representatives for his fondness for torture. Torture.
Which makes this from the Red State "directors" pretty pathetic:
It is no secret that public discourse in this country has become very shrill. Blogs on the left regularly feature vulgar diatribes against the right.
Only because you have it coming, you gang of sociopath assholes. (For extra fun, Red State believes that "liberalism kills babies." This of course elevates the discourse.)
Video: "You Blanks," off Be Still Please by Portastatic. You can’t see anything in the video, but the lyrics resonate with this post: "All my songs used to end the same way/ "Everything is gonna be okay’/ But you fuckers make that impossible to say." Highly recommended record & band.
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Hi Thers
hola Thers and Betsy!
Has he read any right wing blogs?
Evening Betsy, jayt, & all.
What is this “reading” thing of which you speak?
/s
Don’t they come in comic book form?
Did someone tell downstairs?
I just loved how Delahunt stuck it to pompous prig Assington!
And Hi Thers!
From John McCain’s own words come the slogan of the day. Please spread this around as much as you can (or would like – I am not really very pushy.) I just like it. :)
McCain on gas price, “I don’t see how it matters.”
Quote was gleaned from the article at this site. It is legitimate if shortened for effect but not content.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…..09601.html
Pix from my visit to Gnome de Plume’s house. Still visiting. Staying overnight.
All part of the game.
See, if you are “vulgar,” that is worse than advocating torture…
Vulgar? Us?
let’s see – it’s been a few weeks since we had a ‘fuck’ thread….
Is there such a thing as a self-fulfilling thread?
Gosh, before Addington had his face plastered upon the cable station to end all cable stations — CSPAN — no one could have anticipated that anyone involved with the Bush Administration’s policies of detention would have angered anyone.
Do we need to swear all thread?
Come now, Thers. You know quite well that in DC “civility” means that Republicans can say whatever vilke, outrageous, sexist, racist, eliminationist shit that they want and progressives will simply SHUT THE FUCK UP. Thems the rules. We did not make them up (well actually they did, but that is neither here nor there), but everybody has to play by them or the whole system will collapse.
Thers!
Aloha, Thers!
BTW, Thers. Congrats on the kiddo’s graduation.
ygm
(actually, you had mail a while ago . . .)
Please. Do the Red State loons realize that a Google search of Mr. Addington leads to links with pictures of Mr. Addington? He’s not exactly been living under the Witness Protection program. Ack, the stupid!
Well, M’dear it is a ‘Foul-Mouthed Feminist’ blog, after all…! ;-)
Hi all, driving by really quickly with a program alert — tonight’s Saturday Night Live is a rebroadcast of the very first one, with George Carlin as host. Enjoy!
‘Night all!
F*** the f***ing Yankees.
So to speak.
Tom Tomorrow on Conservative civility with racist words
Teh Google is a bit advanced for many of the swamp dwellers.
*raising a glass*
To Carlin!
*ding*
Indeed.
And on another note, wingnuts like to pretend they are “intellectuals” because they don’t say “fuck,” no matter what vile or nonsensical crap they’re spewing.
They don’t like being made fun of in vulgar terms because they are buffoons, know it, and are desperate to pretend otherwise.
Yeah I know. But then I figured, hell, they’ve got a damn blog. The Google shouldn’t be that big of a stretch. My bad.
Thanks!
This is a real liberal den of …liberals. Hell, Dan Froomkin was blowing kisses to Marcy this afternoon and he is a freedom hating commie pinko Kennedy loving treee-hugging Bush hater. So this is a bad ass place.
Amen, Rev! FTFY! ;-)
Remember that these are the folks the guys in Deliverance make fun of.
Thanks for the timely tip. Carlin was a straight shooter. Like Russert. /s
What they were really after was to distract attention from exactly why Addington was here.
The right wing nut jobs wait with a large butterfly net to catch any statement that can stuffed into a talking point to be used against the person making the statement. Ain’t working anymore boys. wait. let me say that louder for those with a tin ear.
AIN’T FUCKIN’ WORKIN’ ANYMORE BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And on another note, wingnuts like to pretend they are “intellectuals” because they don’t say “fuck,” no matter what vile or nonsensical crap they’re spewing.
They don’t like being made fun of in vulgar terms because they are buffoons, know it, and are desperate to pretend
otherwise.
Fucking buffoons.
I have long maintained that my proudest achievement is that my son and I both survived until his 18th birthday and HS graduation. Good luck with the college thing. Mine dropped out his freshman year, but turned out OK in the long term. He is 35 now and the SysAd for a software company.
pssh. addington- i’d love to kiss you (off) but I just washed my hair, senator.
Republicans try to dismiss any criticism as “Gotcha politics”.
Well, if you can’t stand the heat, get outta the kitchen.
“Civility” and “bipartisanship” means “You cave in to what we want, without arguing.”
Republicans don’t like criticism, because they mostly have no answers.
Bob in HI
Ooh, this is a great topic. I may have to register w/ Digg finally.
Loudun Lib – thanks for the headsup; I’ve never seen the first SNL. Looking forward to it. I’ll bet the Not-Ready-For-Prime-Time Players were really not ready the first time.
BTW, apropos the last thread – Our local weather report – cold front coming in tomorrow – highs only around 95. Later in the week, back up to 99.
er, comgressman. I hate when i go to the wrong house…
Btw, Thers, I even used the term f*ckup in my post today…!
Repiglicans swear plenty. More importantly, they lie regularly and support policies that kill people.
Damn he was a pompous ass during testiony. I had to turn it off or risk throwing my shoe through the screen.
Don’t hold back marymc!
Cheney and Dubya And Saclia set the bar for civility. Go F*ck Yourself. F*ck Sadam, we’re taking him out. The finger. The under the Chin scrape. Shooting your friend and making him apologize for getting his face in your way after your three beer lunch.
Hell, we don’t make fun of that serious possible VP candiate of the McCain’s Gov. Jindal. He is doing gawds work. I wonder if though about wondering why the Vatican has an interest in science. I don’t hear anything about intelligent design comig from the Pope.
How are you? We haven’t been on the same page at the same time for awhile.
Hiya, TexBetsy. How’s Snarky doing?
Bob in HI
Thers!
Great. Loving the east coast and not yet tired of my folks.
Didn’t Michelle Malkin drive someone to suicide once? Didn’t she stalk that kid the Democrats made a poster child for healthcare?
What is the Best O’Reily ever got on Koz?
We moderate our comments at least.
We allow dissent you just have to defend yourself.
We just don’t allow what? real bad swearing, major personal attacks, trolls what else?
The Righty blogs though ban you for dissent even if you are civil.
The Righty Blogs see no problem with not moderating death threats/well they call them jokes against Hilary and Obama.
Although to be fair to Comedy the twisted Right only knows how to hurt others to get a laugh.
The Right calls us Vulgar when we defend ourselves!
I don’t think they understand the meaning or nuance of intellectual, baby.
Careful with the “Torture” word.
“Cruel and Inhuman”… That’s the ticket.
Keep up, fer the love of Pete.
Jeez
Hangin’ in. Wondering if I need to brush up on some science cirriculum since “the exorcist” Governor decided that ID can now be taught on a par with actual science. Fuck a duck!
Do the Red State loons realize that a Google search of Mr. Addington leads to links with pictures of Mr. Addington?
True – but Delahunt didn’t exactly cover himself in glory with that dumb-ass comment of his, either.
“We just don’t allow what? real bad swearing, major personal attacks, trolls what else?”
kiddo.
Hola Gang. I am trying to keep up with Betsy. Playing hostess, while she comments on at least three different blogs all at the same time. Now to put SNL on the TeeVee. See if I can recall 1975.
Oh, Gnome,
My wedding year! We were all planted in front of the set.
Chris
“Fuck a duck!”
Did you know that male birds don’t have dickie wickies?
We should be OK. She’s more a college type than a high school type, I think.
It is amazing how many folks are rendered inarticulate in the moment. we need to elect folks who can think on their feet and swing from their heels (apropos clubs, not trapezes!)
peterr at 26
definitely-
to a fine human being
*ding*
“Great. Loving the east coast and not yet tired of my folks.”
(Gasp!) You mean to tell me she has left Texas?!?!?!?
Good on ya!
Bob in HI
That’s good.
I was the same. I got more into it the further along I got.
Dickie Wickies? Are you trying to not shock the right wing? :)
Uh oh, I’m in trouble…
tell ‘im where she’s going NEXT
Not gonna go there :0)
Carlin looks so young! I was 10 years old and staying up for this show as the be all, end all.
You’re behind the times. She made it to New Mexico twice this spring. ;)
I got less of a “pompous” vibe from Addington and more of a “sociopath” vibe.
Honestly, no snark, either. He needs a diagnosis.
Hi, Gnome. Got tv on – barely recognize Carlin – hair not gray, no ponytail! Wow. I guess 1975 was a long time ago. sigh.
Terri Gross replayed an interview with him last week. What struck me was how much he talked about his fascination w/ words and language, from an early age. Did you know he dropped out of school after ninth grade because he knew exactly what he wantged to do?
But not before he got one year of Latin, which he loved. The word thing.
And ducks are into rape and homosexuality. We even have taped evidence of homosexual necrophilia among mallards (who really are rather depraved).
He needs to be sent to the Hague and locked up for the rest of his life.
wwell there;s decidedly a streak of narcissism to him…
Hmph! 1975? I have earrings older than that!
To shock those motherfuckers you would have to do something radical like fuckin’ wage fuckin’ peace. FUCK!
jayt, no. But it was not really all that big a deal, either. It was just a dumbass comment, hardly a first in congress…
Yeah and do you know why it isn’t working? Because voters are paying attention! Why are Voters paying attention!
1) Bush still has not caught Ossama because Ossama is in Pakistan and all our solders are in Iraq and Afghanistan
2) Bush has been fighting in Iraq longer than we fought World War 2 and he is still no closer to victory. The Mainstream Media keeps the Iraq news coverage to 2 minutes a day for a reason. But its not because the supposedly Liberal Media is trying to help Obama win in November.
3) The price of gas is over $4 dollars a $%@# gallon! Wheat, rice corn etc re also going up because the trucks that bring EVERYTHING to the stores are paying higher gas prices.
4) The Dollar is going down in value.
5) People, not just Brown Poor People are losing their homes apparently John McCain now has a home in tax foreclosure.
6) What do you want to bet the bank will work with him so he can keep his home
Now to put SNL on the TeeVee. See if I can recall 1975.
I seem to remember an episode with the ‘Bass-O-Matic’ which left me and a few friends rolling on the floor laughing.
There *may* have been some allegedly illegal substances involved, thus explaining the rolling on the floor portion of the evening…
Since north of El Paso is New Mexico she wouldn’t have to travel far.
*sigh* and college text books
He needs to take a number.The number of pathologies in this administration is really striking.
dugg
Nor the last. At least he didn’t tell Addington to go fuck himself as an certain member of this administration did to a Senator on the floor of the Senate.
Were they fashionable back then, on guys, DD? ;-)
And a college diploma.
You old hippie!
woulda been a winner if Delahunt had lamented that the hearings weren’t being shown w/in Guantanamo et al…
Or maybe that’s just my opinion…
Can you all stand another SNL observation?
It feels odd to see Dan Ackroyd and Chevy Chase come on screen to silence – no cheering and screamin from the audience. Dope slap to the forehead — nobody’d ever seen them before then!
She went on a spring break field trip with the teen center on base. Second time was with TexNephew (the one she calls “Big Brother”)
We were in graduate school — poor and looking for entertainment with a few cheap beers. At least SOMEONE had a television in our group of ten…
too many of the same type…unfortunately, they continue to prone the maxim re: the banality of evil…
T’anks Suzanne–
Well, that hardly counts ;-)
-unless, maybe, she went to Santa Fe.
So, where’s she going next?
My oldest niece, who just completed her freshman year at Swarthmore, is on her way to France for a coupla months.
Bob in HI
Yeah, I figure he was reaching for something like that but didn’t find it. He certainly wasn’t encouraging Al Qaeda to behead him….
I was 8 or 9 when this show was first broadcast.
Oh Lord, the suits on Billy Preston’s band. The 70’s were a fashion wasteland.
prove, not prone. dang this one-handed typing!!
Laura, ya went to another wrong house… He’s a member of the ‘Barnacle’ Branch, he’s Darth’s right hand man…! *g*
Unheard of actually. Especially in Tahlequah, OK, where I went to college. 30 miles east of and more redneck than Muskogee. When I pierced my ears in 1971, most “good girls” (code for respectable, middle-class, white girls) did not have pierced ears. I pierced mine before some of my women friends did.
Well I was guessing at the rules of FDL but by real bad swearing I don’t mean swearing as an expression of anger, I meant as part of a description of physical harm like to a presidential candidate or their family.
I never watched TV back then but happened to that night. Within minutes it was obvious this was something very different…
When I found out it wasn’t a special but a new series I flipped out.
why are you typing one handed laura d?
And damned proud of it. Fought the reality wars and survived to tell the story (what I can remember anyway). Reality won, by the way.
I thought that was the 60’s…! ;-)
Laura, you’re doing great!
cut couple tendons/nerves in right hand–surgery monday. fish r fine. fish bowl, kablooey.
Dr. Dick!!! So did Mr. CE! You bad boys…
(((laura d))) i am so sorry to hear that
Yep. Still bad to the bone, but can’t get up to as much as I used to.
Ouch! That hugs…! Sorry to hear that! Good luck on Monday! *g*
Hee hee, I was just messing.
At least the 60’s were more natural fabrics. By the 70’s it was synthetic everything. Polyester leisure suits, anyone? One of the guitar players looked like he had on a plastic leather suit. With bellbottoms and pointy-toed boots.
thanx suz. good news is, i was already planning to take week off, so easy 2 adjust 2.
thnx ct
still, not the way you had planned the week :(
Really sorry to hear that. Hope all goes well.
Heh, That reminds me of the attempts to revive ‘em by DiFi, Lott, Graham, et al…! ;-)
My favorite shirt was a polyester grey thing, with dark green walnuts printed on it. I loved it. Was I high?
yh. on bright side, i’ve started a little blog 4 Iraqi clinicians (psychiatrists mainly) and still will be able 2 do what i planned 4 week: posting article.photos on a particular method 4 working with traumatized kids, so life is still good.
Sorry for the injury Laura D.
If this were a wingnut blog we’d all be typing one handed…
thanx so much.
Lots of those cats are no longer with us. Belushi, Radner, Kauffman, Janice Ian…
with blinders on, 2
(((Laura))) ouch. wishing you swift healing.
Duck Me!
and eating cheetos
or were u referring to cheeto stains in the nether regions?
Probably. My school pictures from that decade are safely packed away where no one will ever see them. *shudder*
BRAIN FAIL
yeah! woohoo… link?
And Janis Ian is singing..look at her outfit!
More new pix just posted. All the animals de Plume.
Did ya see my post today? I highlighted this GG article, today, while using other sources…!
LOL!
Dr. Dick, way more than I ever wanted to know about the s*xual habits of ducks.
No. Listen to her voice.
‘preciate it. by the way, might u know of a psychiatrist who might b interested in spearheading getting psych meds to iraqi psych hospitals? i’m looking 4 someone who might be up 4 this…can help myself, but think an m.d. would be best at top of page…
And Janis Ian is singing..look at her outfit!
forget the outfit – what’s she doing with my (1975) hair?
Her voice is FABULOUS. I used to have all her albums.
So did my oldest brother.
The music is good! The jokes are funny!
I miss this old SNL.
How much of it remains…? ;-)
sorry thers. my mentor’s mantra was : “keep your mind in the gutter and u won’t go far wrong.” and i look like such a sweet thing!
White suit, not too bad.
Carlin’s bit about airport security was amazingly prophetic.
Background research for my future status as Montana’s leading (and only) publicly funded sex educator. ;-)
Hugs Laura!
Hee hee.
Me too.
Yeah. This is before they lengthened the skits and beat every joke to death for 5 minutes.
Yes, it was. JI voice, beautiful.
thus far, invitation only (am iraqi psychiatrist is gatekeeper) as it’s just clinical. bit i think i will start a little something more and will link u when i do. thanx,
ct, i’ve got 2 remember yr time zone. i don’t check late enuff. will look now,
How much of it remains…? ;-)
That calls for a very short answer.
I now tell barbers I want my hairs cut….
There have been some funny casts over the years, but this bunch was the gold standard.
back atcha, margot!
Sorry to be so time-zone challenged, amongst other things…! *g*
I can so empathize with that…! 8-)
not a problem… congrats!
Magic 8 Ball says,
Signs point to….
Um, what was the question again? ;)
sorry about your accident laura, good luck…….go easy……
ctuttle–in some parts of the country fashions were in a time warp, the 70’s were the sixties, and the eighties were the 70’s……time travel takes longer to some areas of the country…….
and in some circles in 1975, i was 16 then, ’boys’ with earrings were ’bad asses’..the same way people were looked at when they started piercing eyebrows……noses were already done in the black community, that wasn’t strange to people……the ears though, was new…….i liked it. still do. both ears. little tiny loops.
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and pups who haven’t heard, jane started a flickr page for firedoglake, you don’t have to be a member to look at stuff…..kathryn in ma put up ecahn gathering pics, and i started a page, which i had been wanting to do….so, got out the camera someone gave to me and put some stuff up.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/776591@N20/
Question why do Conservatives like humor that hurts people or puts people down in some fashion.
What or rather how many mental conditions have lack of empathy and I don’t know what else as a common symptom.
Also is there any treatment I think if there is any National Healthcare plan we come up with should cover it.
Heh, heh, heh!
some people make themselves feel better by belittling those around them so they appeared better in comparison
i was married to one of them and learned that one the hard way
left u a comment @m&C oh Man oF the westliest WEST
You were married to Darth?
Well I hope things are better for you know:)
It sounds like a small ego type problem but is that the only reason Conservatives are like that, and will therapy work to fix it?
same name as your dog (which cracks me up)
things – i think ego has a lot to do with it and poor self esteem
Darth is UnDead so unless she wore Black at the wedding?
They are mostly very insecure and frightened people. Anything which is different or challenging appears to be a threat and they respond to their fear by hating everything which scares them.
To be UnDead you have to have been dead before…..oh wait . . .
OK, crashing. Evening, all!
g’nite thers
Night Thers.
So we have to
turn the other cheekstop them from hitting us, and then somehow make them feel good about themselves without letting them hurt/put others down?This might be doable
Sleep well Thers.
OT
May I suggest that everyone read the book advertised at the top of the page -”Deer Hunting With Jesus.” It’s a wonderful and easy read and not only reveals the culture of what he refers to as “rednecks” but it reveals a whole lot about those of us who are blessed.
I promise you will enjoy it.
Nite Thers.
Good Nite Thers!
It is about the art of manipulation for the sake of survival.
It’s not just a sad pathology – it’s their strategy.
Hey pups.
Kewl! Sorry, I had to step out and check my bread in the oven, then, sliced off the best part to ‘test’ it, the heel slathered with butter…!
Ever read the Redneck Manifesto?
http://www.amazon.com/Redneck-…..0684838648
Hey Newt, how are you?
Hey Newtonusr.
To cure them? Or are you referring to why they act the way they do as a response to fear/small ego/etc?
thingscomeundone at 160—”
Question why do Conservatives like humor that hurts people or puts people down in some fashion.
What or rather how many mental conditions have lack of empathy and I don’t know what else as a common symptom.
Also is there any treatment I think if there is any National Healthcare plan we come up with should cover it.”
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i can answer that!!!! like dr. dick and his ducks, i did research in this area.
prognosis? little dick/big ego syndrome–
(i worded that to not put down the smaller endowed without an ego problem, it’s how you use it, and girl is gonna turn down a good guy),
treatment? penile transplants…….if that became a medically possible treatment, they would make sure universal healthcare would be here next week to make sure they didn’t have to pay for it, and it would be called something else to hide they had it done….and just think what a nice world it would be with all that post-operative empathy and stuff……….
bedtime, take care………
My fiancee has instructed me to let HER cut my hair, which is thinning in front, but thick and curly on the sides and back. In fact, she has teasingly suggested that I let it grow into a ponytail. Ack! I have never in my life let my hair grow long enough to tie in the back! That doesn’t strike me as conforming to my image of what grandfathers are supposed to look like– unless they’re “old hippies”, and I never had creds as a young hippie. But she’s from southern California, and maybe they do things differently there.
Bob in HI
Hi NewTonusr
Had never heard of it but just ordered it. I thank you for the suggestion. I am trying to figure out how we have let all these wonderful, hard-working people fall through the cracks. Again, thanks.
night dmac.
Ponytails on guys over 40 are sometimes called Desperadoos.
Bob, My hair has often been long enough for a pony tail. Wore one today.
Fine Christine.
Just finished watching the Addington-Yoo hearing. They have it down.
Belittle, conjure images of effeminate Democrats who haven’t got the nuts to protect the “Homeland,” want to marry your kids to the same sex and teach them to smoke dope…
There’s a well reasoned strategy. They played the electorate like fiddles, and our “leaders” are only happy to oblige.
sleep well dmac
Nite dmac your idea is well Freudian I don’t think its wrong but it has snark potential:)
Personally I relish deconstructing what grandfathers are supposed to look like or do – usually with a sledgehammer and blowtorch. Grandkids love it. They have the coolest (and weirdest) Grandpa on the block.
In the end we will manipulate to survive. But not in a bad way.
Yes, Scary as shit.
In fact, she has teasingly suggested that I let it grow into a ponytail.
I’ve considered it – but not sure I like the look on older guys (like me).
Besides, I kinda like my eccentricities to come as a surprise (my motto -”don’t ever let ‘em see ya coming”)
Snack is ready.
We dehumanize poor whites because they are proof that the system does not work even for whites. I love Skynard, northern redneck bars are often less racist than snooty suburban bars.
g’nite dmac and all the leaving sleepy pups i missed while facilitating token saving a redwood tree
dr dick at 168–saw that as i was waiting for comment to load and singing off…….you worded that perfectly, i could picture them laying in their beds as little pubs, scared, and noone to comfort them……so, they learned to even hate that, human comfort…….as thingsundone said, empathy….didn’t get it, afraid of it…..see it as a weakness cuz they had to ’get over it’, get over needing it and not getting it…….yep.
Yum!
Suzanne, send Token down here. We’re in a drought and Gnome’s pups may need some help.
I was thinking earlier today that “civility” is just the Right Wing’s attempt at enforcing “political correctness”. It’s ironic that they so emulate something they think they hate.
I personally believe that some % of self-described conservatives are actually liberals who just have yet to recognize that many of their beliefs are in conflict with one another. :-)
token is staying put – the poor redwoods are stressed as it is and need every drop.
I do not believe that Addington has shown any concern over the filming and photographing of United States Armed Services personnel stationed in Iraq when Bush, Cheney, cabinet officers, and Republican Members of Congress (John McCain being one of them) have appeared there for photo-ops, despite the post-invasion formation and persistent presence of AQI, al-Qaeda in Iraq.
Poor whites have become invisible and they know it. Proud and stubborn and helpless.
Thank goodness that you are back.
Heh, each time ya mention Token ’saving’ a redwood, I picture a thimble full of water next to the ocean…! I can’t seem to shake it…! ;-)
…and bitter about it.
the comparison is pretty apt ct (laughing)
I think a couple of my neighbors (Smoke Jumpers) are down there giving you guys a hand right now. Haven’t seen them for a few days and I know we sent several firefighting crews do to y’all.
I think you will like the book I’ll check out your suggestion next time I’m at the bookstore.
Had trouble connecting to FDL when I was back east, especially from my bedroom which is about 6 walls away from the wireless router.
They have been invisible for most of my life and are seriously pissed off about it. This is one of the problems the Democrats are facing right now. It is also why we need to foreground the issue of class once again in our politics.
And yet a big chunk of them still vote GOP, in direct conflict with their best interests. I can’t figure it.
OT – watching an >i>Ambien commercial -
Is there really a big problem with people who are attempting to operate heavy machinery while trying to go to sleep?
Amazon has it for $11 or used for $8. I plan to order several for gifts.
ooops, yes, things, i did forget the snark tag
/s
especially the part about ’research in this area’ /s !!!!!
really outta here now…….take care.
As Einstein is reputed to have said, there are only too things which are infinite, the universe and human stupidity and I am not so sure about the universe.
please tell them this californian thnx them 4 thr service
We missed you.
Edwards tried mightily hard to do so… You see where it got him…! 8-(
Treat everyone the way they not you want to be treated and do not be afraid to demand that others treat you the same.
Or if Rush Limbaugh wants to go to Obama’s neighborhood bar and start talking the way he does on his radio show:)
Political Correctness is more about saving people from themselves in social situations where they are not the majority.
That’s exactly what this book is about. It’s a funny book but so sad in other ways. These people are desperate and the Dems decided a number of years ago that they were not worth bothering about because they were racists and gun-loving. This book makes you understand them.
Progenitorivox
Ambien can a serious problem the next day. It can leave you drugged. But I don’t think that is what they are talking about. It is just what the lawyers told ‘em to say.
I like to browse with my fingers on a page first:)
who wants to see my new babies?
http://shaggydogfarms.com/
I will, though you may see them before I do. They were grousing a week or so ago about things being slow and wanting to get into action. I told them that I hoped they enjoyed California (your fires were just taking off then). Never can tell, we may want them back later this summer, though I hope not.
Oh man, I want Billy Preston’s jacket!
Ashcroft must speaking in tongues through the members of REDSTATE.
I’m glad they left Delahunt’s contact info, here is e-mail to him.
Have to call too.
especially the part about ’research in this area’ /s !!!!!
really outta here now…….take care.
Good nite again, your story sounded too real to be all imagination you sure you didn’t do some research:)
Thank you! I missed you too.
Our corporate masters, as represented by their tools in the MSM, absolutely do NOT want this to be an issue for discussion.
I would be happy if we didn’t need them. We have 1000 fires burning right now. Can we even imagine that many? I can’t.
Great site! Thank you.
It is just what the lawyers told ‘em to say.
Fucking lawyers….
max is too cute – and those brown tabbies (swoon)
just what im in the mood for…yum…howya feelin?
Night TCU!
Of course on talk radio they LOVE to talk about how civil they are. What they don’t bother to mention is that they have a 7 second delay in case they slip, AND are subject to HUGE penalties if the producer misses the swear word (s). So they have some serious motivation. And when they are NOT on the air do they swear? You BET! (See, “We’ll do it live! F*** it!” with Bill O’Reilly)
VENUE, VENUE, VENUE.
Where you say things makes a difference. Some of us are not on commercially supported broadcast media that has been regulated for years.
So what do they do? Since they are FORCED into civility by their pocketbooks and protected from incivility by the 7 second delay, they have to be more clever with their vile comments.
Of course the also pretend that they wouldn’t or swear if they didn’t have all those restrictions and penalties. Yeah, right.
At the EschaCon we got fake pearls for clutching whenever one of our speakers said a dirty word. I think those should be sent to the complainers at Red State.
dildoes
ah thank you so much
sky was blue(er) 4 a few hrs 2day. lightening feared today/2morrow.
hope u don’t need ‘em later. let them fish 4 action–better for lungs/soul!
Pretty good! Well enough to have lunch out, then drive down to Gnome’s, swim in the river with her, hang out with her family at a BBQ, and come home and hang out on blogs. Not bad! This childless vacation stuff suits me just fine.
This book makes you understand them.
Or you can talk and drink with them which more fun.
*sigh* I prefer to call them the FCM as opposed to MSM… Fawning Corporate Media…! ;-)
hi Laura — sorry for late reply. If you’ll email me at kmurphy riseup net, I’d love to talk more with you….
somebody here went to look at him,or is GOING to look at him..fingers crossed
For Profit Media.
GOOD!!!
A quick drive-by comment by a wore-out supplier to an addicted nation. Seems the entire dialectic of the wrong wing is a sandbox game of smear. We say “Tom Delay” they say “Blue Dress.” We say linking Iraq with 9/11 and they say “it depends on the meaning of ‘is’”, as smirkily as possible.
This is aimed at the middle, calculated at frustrating them out of the voting process. Meanwhile, compromise is defined as Republicans voting in lock-step and peeling of enough Democrats to give Bush everything his little black heart desires. This frustrates the base on the left who stay home in droves in frustrated futility.
The “press” insist there are two “sides” to everything, and completely fail at educating between fact and fiction.
We know what the results are of this cauldric brew of cesspolitics. For this reason we must keep on doing what we do, regardless of the chickenshit sellouts who call themselves Democrats, much less Americans, and drag this system our way. I wish I could fix this with a cheaterpipe, a sledgehammer and a 36″ pipe wrench, but surely someone would stop me first.
We gotta go the long way around. Local politics first.
Hey OFG!
Progenitorivox
Hahahaha!
hey ofg – all politics is local
Interesting. I see political correctness as set of rules and expectations to be imposed on people in the hopes that sensibilities not be offended. Some people insist on “African American” over “black”, while others (RedState) insists that you not say “fuck”, even if that’s what you really mean.
Yeah, but these guys are adrenalin junkies. The elite wildland firefighters who parachute into the wilderness to attack the fires. Nice guys, but a tad crazy (in a good way).
Nite TexBetsy are you going to Netroots Nation?
i need to take my melatonin…takes 1/2 hr to kick in
Yes. As press.
bless ‘em
sweet!
I was wondering who would come up with some applicable bed-time machinery.
Shoulda known… – LOL!!
they have brass ones for sure. the hotshots are doing the job that needs to be done when it needs to be done in service of others. true american patriots
Yep. I figure all of us in the arid West owe them a drink.
If you want to see an example of wingnut discourse, check out these morons.
Did you see in the prior thread that Peony said 74 homes had burned in her town – outside Chico? Awful
the town of paradise isn’t :(
I see political correctness as set of rules and expectations to be imposed on people in the hopes that sensibilities not be offended.
Won’t sensibilities be offended if rules and expectations are imposed?
Respect should be a two way street but of course that only works if you take the effort to try and understand others.
Hotshots go where you can get a truck or walk into. Smoke Jumpers go where they can’t. Can you even imagine parachuting into those fire zones like they do?
Believe it or not, Oklahoma used to be solidly Democratic. But the keys to power became heavy, and the people were willing to let the elected leaders carry them. Guys like Gene Stipe. Regular folks quit carrying politicians with fundraisers and let them find their own way. Rules got bent and broke, just to stay in office.
Suddenly the Democrats are crooks who can’t be trusted. In comes the Republicans, who are much more adept at funneling money here and there.
Seems it’s always about the money.
My daughter said that Paradise is where all the beautiful, expensive homes are. Can’t imagine starting over with nothing.
Press Cool for FDL, a local paper, your blog?
sorry, i confused the two and thought hotshots were the jumpers.. my apologies
And it is only going to get worse as the climate warms and we increasingly divert scarce water to human use in the West.
damn – local news tease – “change of smoking policy at the airport…”
Now what? Smoking is banned for all of those who are even thinking about taking a flight sometime within the next two years?
amen
Have a daughter in Arizona and she goes nuts talking about the Snowbirds who move there and insist on growing roses “just like back home.”
I left the state when they made to transition to Republican control in 1987. In some parts of SE Oklahoma the Republicans didn’t even run candidates for office.
For http://headonradionetwork.com/
I have a blog there, but all the blogs are in server hell at the moment.
Can you even imagine parachuting into those fire zones like they do?
Or going to this summer’s Republican National Convention?
(Sorry.)
starting to sounds like new york and all those problems with the guy they finally wrangled to replace the guy who is ‘retiring’ (after scandal of course) and the new guy died.
One is people who take on the exciting and unpredictable.
The other is a munch of boring dickwads patting each other on their butts.
Gene Stipe, that OFG mentioned was a real piece of work. Democratic party boss who basically ran SE OK out of his base in McAllister (site of the state maximum security prison). Was widely reputed to be the front man and local consiglieri for the NO mafia operations in the area as well.
cartoon zed to claim upstairs
I’d want hazard pay for either one…
Already got it.
thnak u kirk. ygm
Duck Dick is then non offensive and kool for fdlers? Like that Duck Dick sucks. Or the Retards suck like a duck dick. Freedom of speech suppoerters Lenny Bruce, George Carlin and Frank Zappa would call that baby talk. Get some motherfucker SOB etc. as the stronger the language the stonger the expession. Like a decibel meter language metaphors and idioms are a big part of rap music eapressing disgust for ghetto life in America. Rhat the fuck. Oh shit is clearer than ducky dick whlie those expression appeal to differring mindsets. Also the inrensity is lost in textual translation. Similaely e e cummings omission of puctuations was a rebel call as well.
Wingnuts never understood that Valerie Plame was covert, of course they think Addington should be treated as though he was. Dipsticks, all of them.
Prolly looks better on you than it would on me
:-)
Bob in HI
Oh yes, it infuriated my parents in NM when people would move there and say, “Now we just need grass and trees, and it’ll look nice.”
Dumbshits.
Damn. Gotta save this. Perfect summation of what I usually try to impart upon the sheeple I encounter. Thanks.
Al Quaida assassins aren’t what Addington feigns concern over.
No, instead they say c**t, al a John McCain.