Aloha, Julia!

Hey, Julia~~~~

But if they quit lying what will they have left to say?

Hi Julia! McShame doesn’t know how to use teh toobz yet! Why would he trust a website?

hey, folks (le puff. le pant. le phew.)

just not quite under the wire, but damn close.

Hi Julia

Exactly, Doc! What would they say…! ;-)

damfino. I guess it remains to be seen if the country is willing to trade being able to afford to drive home to the suburbs for being on the side of the guys leaving the bags of flaming dogshit on the porch and running away.

eCAHNomics! It’s been a bit. How are you?

C, DWR, and TexBetsy, helloes.

Let’s alert Charlie Gibson

Check out last sentence of next to last paragraph.
http://www.economist.com/world…..d=11792644

And here, digby notes that McCain’s campaign has been scrubbing their website of an AP story noting McCain’s announcement of his candidacy. The problematic line in the story? “A political celebrity, McCain is considered a top contender for the nomination.”

Two reactions from the McCain campaign:

(1) Oops.

(2) Damn that Google cache!

707!

The biggest problem is that the corporate media (who are really scared of the Democrats) won’t call McShitpile on his bullshit. Worse the report it without noting that it is total bullshit. The consequence is that significant numbers of people end up believing it is true. The whole offshore/ANWAR/anywhere else we can drill crap they are peddling as a solution for high gas prices.

Trying that again.

707!

You are famous!

Typing with your feet in the air is sooooo hard.

Here’s the new Celeb ad…

Gracious me.

You’re not just famous, you’re famous in the Economist…

It’s only a matter of time until it’s “The eCAHNomist.”

Oh, hey, I just got off work just about exactly an hour ago, it’s rightside up to me…

huffington reporting that Obama is open to offshore drilling. Both candidates have done their flip flop on that issue now.

Yeah! And in the Economist too! Congrats, eCAHN! *g*

And here, just the other night she was talking about other things.

;~P

Sorry about the “grassy mall” connotation, that I didn’t mean, but wouldn’t have been quoted otherwise.

Oh, dood, you ain’t seen nothing.

This is the McCain campaign’s newest contribution to the religious sensitivity they feel so strongly about

I’m guessing, though, that this is the rare occasion that our boy Bill Donahue goes for the blasphemy, schmasphemy, can’t you take a joke? explanation.

Saw that and was very disappointed. Somebody needs to be out there smacking them on this as total bullshit. Krugman nailed perfectly this morning.

Yeah, well, you’d definitely want to pick your point to view those from.

I have to admit that I expected it. McBushes big issues are:

Obama won’t drill to solve the oil problem

and

Obama didn’t support the surge…

Obama can make one of the two issues disappear- so it appears that he will.

Uhn. Hadn’t even noticed that aspect. Here amongst the foul mouthed fembloggers, rhetorical excess is properly appreciated as a fine art form.

I saw that and my jaw dropped…! WTF is running through their feeble brains…?

Thanks for the booster, but I’m not holding my breath. However, I think the stringer may have cited me, not only because of my flamboyant statement (Pelosi take notice) but also because I stated my intention in words of one syllable in simple declarative sentenances. Ds are so BAD at that.

Don’t know- I’ll be happy to see some evidence that it ain’t working. So far it appears that it MAY be.

Father Bong say: “Best way to avoid conflict – Not be there.”

You are assuming facts not in evidence:
a) that they have brains
b) that they use them in making campaign commercials.
From what I have seen I would argue for neural ganglia and sole reliances on the amygdyla.

Bout time for some good old fashioned McCain bashin ads…SOMEONE- PLEASE!

Oh wow, I actually think that ad will help Obama more than anything. Left the following comment on the youtube page, just for giggles.

“I love this ad! Obama all the way ‘08!”

Sh*t!

You’re gooooood~~~~~~~

Simple sentences and action verbs.

Words to live by.

DING!

McCain superimposed on a rusted out Model T Ford?

The key to good writing and good rhetoric.

Got your reaction earlier/. Thanks.

McCain doin his stiff legged walk in front of someone reading “The Wonderful One Hoss Shay”?

Congrats ecahn!

More like a horse drawn wagon with a busted axle.

Well, I certainly hope Pastor Dan’s on it. That was appalling.

factses?

FACTSES?

We Don’t need no steenking FACTSES!

;~P

And wouldn’t recognize them if they bit us on the asses.

http://holyjoe.org/poetry/holmes1.htm

Link to wonderful one hoss shay

Oh, no kidding. We had 100 word posts last week, and it took me an hour and a half to whittle it down.

I don’t clear my throat in 100 words or less.

Oh, and eCAHN, most humble congrats. I know when I’m outclassed.

I would argue for neural ganglia and sole reliances on the amygdyla.

darn, I was just getting ready to say the same thing.

(ahem) *g*

I don’t clear my throat in 100 words or less.

Hum a few bars first…! ;-)

The reply button is acting up tonite, eh? ;-)

I’m usually done in ten (words, that is). It’s true.

a(I should preface this by saying that while I recognize that clarity of speech is important I by no means mean to suggest in any way that…)Hem.

Maybe ellipses would help.

707! Maybe…! 8-P

Great post, Julia. I fully expect the McCain campaign to be totally fact-free by Labor Day. Veep Joe Lieberman will be a big help there: “No one wants to bring home the troops more than I do.”

CAHN, I find it amusing that the stuffy Economist printed a statement from you that would get you moderated at FDL! Time for a blogger ethics panel.

Yes, but we say “fuck.” A lot.

Julia…. that pic of McBush is more than one Arizonian can tolerate…. OMG that is awful…

Yeah, but I bet Lieberman’s really pissed now – Obama can’t be Moses. Hagee is Moses.

Time for the shovels Pups so you caN DIGG THIS FINE post!!

Digg it Here
(thanks, nahant, for opening the Digg!)

i don’t respond to websites that i have no idea what they’re wtalking about.

but apparently he has no idea what any website is talking about, because he doesn’t use the innertubez.

In the same vein…

LIEBERMAN: That’s why Senator Graham and I are introducing a resolution recognizing the strategic success that the surge has achieved in a central front — the central front of the war on terror against the enemies who attacked America on 9/11/01, and expressing our thanks to our troops who’ve made that success possible.

Ummm, wasn’t it Afghanistan or even Saudi Arabia…? D’oh…

Hi Teddy it is always a pleasure to help the Lake out:>)
Chili has been started and will be ready for Sunday..so bring your appetite’s… the mild(ha) and the very hot for Newton and those who dare!

And Pakistan.

Aloha, nahant! You made the pie yet?

I’m sorry. Here’s my favorite lolcat of the week as a palate cleanser

No I won’t start that until tomorrow afternoon… Will be Blueberry Peach… found some really good peaches and Blueberries..

Since McC is running a fact-free campaign why would he need something like Fact Check? Waste of time for him.

Rather enjoyed that one myself. 8-)

[in light of the high level of political discourse lately in the presidential race]

I surmise that Barack or Michelle Obama could answer the boxer-or-briefs question, although I hope both would consider the question not deserving of an answer.

John McCain has a lot of gall to compare Barack Obama to underwear-challenged Britney Spears and Paris Hilton.

John McCain, I surmise, has a liking for trophy-class underwear.

Hmmm… I’ve never had that combo…! Sounds good though! 8-)

fuck yes.

This one also seems appropriate and on topic.

Tried and true recipe :>) those flavors really go together well…

my fave

Ummm, wasn’t it Afghanistan or even Saudi Arabia…? D’oh…

Wanted: 50 politically savvy persons, available 24-7-365 for whisper-in-the-ear duty for each Republican Senator.

Pay sucks, but you’ll meet some ‘people’. Great starter job – contact the RNC at 1-800-BUL-SHIT.

Starter job? I think I would call it more of a fixer-upper.

I was thinking of the standard Republican minimum-wage pay rate…

The Swift boat season has begun. The Republicans have a war in Iraq that voters don’t want, an economy that has tanked, and a government they have looted to a husk. So naturally McCain will attack Obama for not giving a major gift to oil companies already enjoying the largest profits in history because, well just because. We need to drill for oil even though the amount of oil is small in the great scheme of things and the oil companies don’t have the rigs to exploit the leases they will get, and they already have millions of acres on lease they aren’t developing.

If Americans elect a dimwitted, no-think continuation of George Bush’s 8 years, then our country will likely become a second tier state in 10 years and it will deserve to become so.

Oh. Bread and water and all the bullshit you can eat? Accommodations provided in a refrigerator box in the alley out back.

5. Tops.

Oh, that is teh awesome.

I’d say if I had to choose a favorite it would be this or this

although as a family we are all, for various reasons, amused by this

You know, I wouldn’t undersell us – I’ve found serious problems with the narrative in the parts where it deals with people I know about, so I don’t doubt they’re cooking the rest too.

Remember, they don’t have to keep it close enough to steal if we’re all cynical enough to let them tell us it’s close enough to steal.

I am still hopeful that the public will see through the bullshit, but with reservations. After all, half the people in this country voted for a sociopathic idiot frat boy twice based on some twisted fantasy that they would enjoy having a beer with him.

Oh, I dunno – I think they used the beer thing as a way to cover the fact that they lied like dogs about Gore and didn’t tell us a damn thing about Bush.

Except Molly, bless her heart, and Lou DuBose.

I’m fading fast here. Take care and enjoy.

Btw, next week I go for an orientation and then I start working here…! 8-)

some twisted fantasy that they would enjoy having a beer with him.

yeah, having a beer with a guy who was sellin’ himself as a recovered alcoholic.

Never underestimate the utter stupidity of the low-information voter…

Aloha, DD!

Nite doc.

Btw, next week I go for an orientation and then I start working here…! 8-)

didn’t understand a word of the wiki, but it looks like a cool place.

hey, when you discover Amazon-Women on Mars, you’re gonna report it here first, right?

Heh, with explicit pixs…! ;-)

Btw, next week I go for an orientation and then I start working here…! 8-)

So that’s how you get your kecks.

I Dugg nahant’s Digg

*groan* 8-P

That’s wonderful, CT!!

John McCain not only has no regard for the truth, he lies willfully and with impunity.

John McCain:
Worse than Bush

Evening Neuro how are you doing tonight??

Congrats on the new gig. That’s one powerful observatory.
Question: If we build a giant mirror on the moon, could the observatory be used to look for intelligent life on Earth?

willfully? – yes
skillfully? – NO.

NIght, Doc.

The John McCain campaign cites Factcheck.org as authority, when it is convenient to do so

John McCain disses Factcheck.org

John McCain does not speak for the John McCain campaign.

Heh, We might catch some glimpses…! Thanks Ya’ll! *g*

I am fine. Had a nice dinner at an Indian restaurant with friends.

How are you, nahant?

Wow. That’s amazing.

I’m surrounded by rocket scientists.

Results of some polls querying voters about the direction in which they see the country going, tabulated at PollingReport.com, are significant enough that they should be hard to downplay. Democrats and Republicans promising change risk giving the impression, should they play up the direction-of-the-country polling results, that they would change current federal government behaviors in major ways, however.

What are you going to be a jack of all trades for them?? Places like that need some one who can do almost anything or at least figure out hoe to do it!

Oh yeah congrats CT … been wondering what ever happened after that interview with them… Send me some pictures from the telescope.. I love great pictures of OTHER places and things…

Doing just fine here in the Bay area… has cooled off nicely:>)

It’s bizarre. When they were whacking on Romney, they were the darlings of his campaign.

Makes you wonder, their still having that up, if they’re as enthusiastic about Romney as they might be.

Heh, We might catch some glimpses…!

hey – priority check.

Now which is more important – intelligent life on earth – or Amazon Women? (hint – this is meant as a rhetorical question)

Help a brother out here, eh?

Laser spotter and assist with the telemetry… They do have a wide variety of jobs, so I’ll see after I have my foot in the door…!

Good luck…

wishing it was me…:>)

Hard to answer my wife tends to read the comments from time to time…! ;-)

Hard to answer my wife tends to read the comments from time to time…! ;-)

oh.

Has *she* ever discovered any Amazon Women? *g*

Has anyone commissioned a bust of McAngry fashioned out of feces?

Because he deserves it.

-G

Btw, nahant did you feel the 5.2 rattler…?

bust of McAngry fashioned out of feces?

human or bull?

A little of both.

-G

Congrats CTuttle! It’s been ages since I’ve posted here (lurking and absorbing the general brilliance) but I had to say you’ve got my absolute dream job (no matter what it is) You’re working at the Keck!

Not up here… didn’t feel a thing… but thanks for asking… How is the wife doing after her experience with the roto rooter doc… everything turn out OK??

fish

So-so for the better half, surgery will be on tap later, but, nothing life-threatening! 8~)

Oh, this is good (I was hoping for a good thing)

The judge overseeing the criminal cases for the five remaining defendants in the Jena Six case was removed against his will over his remarks about the teenagers. The judge, J. P. Mauffray Jr., had acknowledged calling the defendants “troublemakers” and a “violent bunch,” but he insisted he could be impartial. Defense lawyers disagreed and asked that he be removed. Another judge, Thomas M. Yeager, found that there was an appearance of impropriety.

Give her my best wishes CT… I know she has your full support and love!

I don’t know if nahant did, but I certainly did. A real ‘roller’ rather than a ‘jolter’ — but I got that weird sense of what I’ve heard about from other habitats at the beach…. that if it shakes just ‘right’ then the sand will liquify and all the houses will sink. I’ve experienced 4 or 5 other earthquakes during my ins and outs in California; this one actually left me woozy. First time I’ve felt like a wimp. 20 minutes afterwards, I still felt like I hadn’t got my land legs back. Not sure what we’ll all do when the Big One hits. Still and all, I’d rather do earthquakes than tornados (which I did in Ohio) or hurricanes (which I did in Houston)…… I don’t know why, I just do.

here in NE KS we are in the middle of a 3 day heat advisory. Heat index for tomorrow is predicted at 106. Of course that probably sounds like nothing to our friends in Arizona. It has cooled down somewhat this evening, though; temperature was 81 at 11:55 p.m. CDT

“appearance,” indeed.

Mahalo, beard5! Please join in more often, there’s no place like the Lake! Keck is but one group atop Mauna Kea, I believe there’s 6 other observatories comprising 8-10 various telescopes etc…! It truly is a phenomenal site! My only regret is during the winter months, this is Hawai’i after all…! ;-)

Here is a little hope for justice Time article

Well, yeah.

But I’m guessing it’s not all that easy to get a judge removed down there if they don’t want to go, so this is good.

In that picture of McBush up top, it appears he has developed a bit of a Dick Cheney sneer, although I believe it is in the opposite direction.

…that if it shakes just ‘right’ then the sand will liquify and all the houses will sink.

I’ve never heard that before…!

Waving to nahant – are you two heading to the Sunday Pod Party on Sunday in Boulder Creek? Inquiring minds want to know. ;~))))

I think we hit 88 at noon here today, neuro! It’s a nice comfortable 73 now with a gentle tradewind blowing…! ;-)

Krusty McClown’s just crackin himself up, but his schtick is already getting OLD.

Who knew he was running for Class Clown? Or should I say No-Class Clown?

One of the most absurd criticisms by McCain was to blame Obama for the high gasoline prices. Actually, it is Bush, Phil Gramm, McCain and all of the other corporate Republican deregulaters that have allowed the unregulated electronic oil futures markets to be rigged by speculators.

We’re being ENRONed again: this time by oil futures contracts speculators who are unnecessarily and very profitably driving up the price of crude oil and hence retail gasoline prices. Curious as to why you are suddenly paying over four dollars a gallon for gasoline? No, it’s not due to “supply-and-demand,” no, it’s not due to “OPEC,” nor is it due to “peak oil.” It’s due to totally unregulated electronic oil futures trading in world markets. Check out the very lucid article that explains the unseen financial machinations in oil futures markets written by F. W. Engdahl on May 2, 2008, entitled, “Perhaps 60% of Today’s Oil Price is Pure Speculation.” It may be viewed at .
http://www.financialsense.com/…../0502.html

In a nutshell, he suggests that the Bush Administration dropped the ball in January 2006, when they allowed totally unregulated electronic trading of oil futures contracts in New York. Previously these electronic trades had been made at the London Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Futures Market. With that decision by the Bush Administration, all of the world’s oil prices were then opened to upward pressure from speculative futures contracts. In essence, oil futures contracts made by speculators, banks, hedge funds and pension funds all competed with real demand on the spot markets and had the effect of driving up both wholesale oil prices and retail gasoline prices. Speculators have made billions of dollars on their trading of oil futures contracts. All of their profits come right out of our pockets.

Even with a stable oil supply, there is a slow worldwide increase in demand for oil, which creates a long-term upward pressure on oil prices. However, with the relentless saber-rattling and war-mongering by Bush and Cheney in the last several years, and the more recent war talks by McCain and the Israelis, the oil futures markets are rife with speculation and paranoia. This war talk keeps ratcheting up the prices on the oil futures contracts and hence the wholesale spot market prices. It is an endless spiral of greed and paranoia.

As long as there is no tough and effective oversight of the electronic oil futures markets by the Bush Administration, the oil prices will climb endlessly. These oil prices will be quickly followed by hikes in the retail gasoline prices at the pump. The 60% speculation share of the $4.25/gallon gasoline price, is about $2.55/gallon, which is what we consumers are paying to these oil speculators as a “service fee.” Not a bad “fee,” since the speculators produce no usable goods or services…Just a few large greedy oil futures traders helping themselves to your gas money.
Without this added-on oil futures “service fee,” you would be paying about $1.75/gallon for gasoline. Write, call or smoke-signal your Representatives and Senators today and suggest that they read the June 2006 report by The U. S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations entitled, “The Role of Market Speculation in Rising Oil and Gas Prices.” Then demand that they investigate and then force the Bush Administration to firmly regulate the computerized oil futures contracts trading in New York, London and Dubai.

This electronic oil price futures scandal is costing US drivers about $969,000,000.00 per day! That number is based on 60% speculation fee of a gasoline price of $4.25/gallon and on US 2004 consumption of 380,000,000 gallons/day. Tell you Senators and Congresspersons to simply shut down this unregulated electronic oil futures contract trading market. Then the price of gasoline will slowly drop to about $1.75/gallon…The only way that oil price futures contracts make money is if the price of oil goes up in the future, say, 30, 60 or 90 days later. This futures market serves no social need. It is just for corporate greed. The corporate speculators are probably also gaming/ENRONing the wheat and corn futures markets the same way.