I’ll be catching up on sleep for a week after all the convention hubbub.
Between the hike over to the Pepsi Center in the heat, dragging my laptop bag and assorted recording devices and notebooks over the sidewalks, through the park, and across the roads, only to stand in long security lines with well-heeled "special guests" and elected folk alike. And then having to walk through said well-heeled types at the Finance posh deluxe crudite lounge (sponsored by Lexus! with free AT&T tote bag!) to get to the blogger area in the convention hall. Well, let’s just say that left a bit of a smarmy residue.
The good news was that the Pepsi Center had great air conditioning, the DNC staffers in the green room were AWESOME, the blogger seats inside the hall were fantastic — as was the useful ethernet hook-up — and the first floor had some yummy fresh squeezed lemonade which I bought myself after doing Young Turks. Did I mention that I got to see Melissa Etheridge sing live? ZOMG!
Best part of the week, though? Getting to catch up with Jane, Pach, Dave, Egregious, Ian, Lindsay, and Marcy — and finally getting to meet Spencer in person. (Don’t tell anyone, but he is such a sweetie. I wouldn’t want to ruin his street cred rep.) And sharing all the sights and sounds with you guys.
I’ll have much more on convention chatter as I process everything and catch up on sleep and coffee deficiency, but suffice it to say, it was a lot to take in all at once — from the oozy money pit through to having Lily Ledbetter show up at one of my panels. Met some truly amazing people, a lot of whom were delegates whose faith that there can be something better, and willingness to put the work in to make necessary changes where they could, was inspiring.
But first, The Peanut needs another hug.
So, did I miss anything? Pour another cuppa and pull up a chair…
PS: Well, I did miss one thing while I was gone. The Peanut had her first day of kindergarten. Here she is, holding Daddy’s hand on the way down the hall to the classroom. Thanks to my mom for taking pictures for me!
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Good morning Christy, and thanks for all you do. Hope the long weekend is useful to recoup.
Christy, Thanks for sharing the photo. How cute.
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww cutie!…rest up Redd…..recharge the batteries…it will be a real roller coaster ride from here on out
today i head to Fl,scene of my escape last summer….back to Hurricane Alley……..ugh
IIRC, and I do, Lil Mack was great on her first day of Kindergarten.
Her mother on the other hand…
Socialization Rocks!
epu ed
our new veep canidate
i said as soon as the news was trickling out…she was NOT vetted…..can you say PANDORAS BOX…hey Pandora Palin!!!
Welcome home Christy,
that video is too cute!
thanks for everything christy.
and for sharing that wonderful photo.
my mom and dad are arriving today for the weekend, so, we’re having a mother and father and child reunion here. they’re coming to help me do some stuff.
and safe travels, sadlyyes.
bbl
newt on fox right now
Morning Christie, Rest and enjoy after the rush. Yesterday McShame tried to jump into the limelight but where he landed is yet to be determined.
I actually left you a response down below. Palin’s lack of knowledge, not experience, should be an issue. She does not believe that global warming is man made. Christy, has the knowledge to tackle important issues, Sarah not so much.
Very cute picture. And bet you’re glad to be home. I’m disappointed, of course, I was hoping you’d all go to the repub convention. Thanks,again, for doing all that you do.
A quick comment on the previous thread’s subject:
My impression is that the Republicans have fielded their B team.
“Serious” Republicans are sitting this one out (or flirting with switching sides). McCain’s campaign has been run with all the ‘experience and judgment’ of a Homecoming election. He assumes coronation is certain as Captain of the POW football. The selection of Palin is cynical, but will effectively capture the small number of voters who want a woman and not a black man, while losing none of the Talibangical Right who love her pro-birth stance.
This, rather than making the election less critical, renders it even more important.
If this B team reaches office than the last 8 years, the results would be even worse (hard as it might be to imagine).
It would be a disaster to assume that racism and MSM-induced FUD could not motivate enough of the electorate to make the election close enough to steal. It’s been done in the last two elections. Obama needs a compelling mandate, he will not win a truly close race.
Yse, it is a very cute photo and it reminds me of all the stories my wife tells me when I get home because she volunteers in the local kindergarten at the Bureau of Indian Affairs Schools.
Do they let you into conventions in full Hazmat gear?
nah, Pistol-Packin’ Palin…
Thanks Christy and all the FDLers who who worked so hard on this week’s convention coverage.
Think the McCainstream Media’s going to look into whether the McCainiacs fully vetted the Palin?
I’m having a reunion myself tomorrow. I told you all that my son finally got a job worthy of his education. It meant moving from upstate NY to CT. He started 2wks ago and has been staying with a buddy. Tomorrow, he gets the keys to his new apartment so hubby and I are treking down with some of his stuff. Can’t wait.
ooops, my 16 replying to saddlyyes@6
Christy, my youngest granddaughter had her first day of kindergarten a couple of weeks ago (they start early in Indiana) and my daughter posted a photo on her blog that’s very similar to the Peanut. Except my granddaughter was running excitedly toward the school door, with a backpack nearly as big as she is! What wonderful memories we’re making!
IRT Palin. The scary thing is that it seems the repubs don’t really care who becomes the leader of this great nation. Just find someone electable and the behind-the-scenes crew will do the rest. I’ve always thought that they promised Shrub that it’s really a ceremonial position. And that’s how he viewed it.
Great photo, what a confident, grown up looking young lady striding down that hall (who is holding whose hand??), way to go grandma and Daddy!!
All the coverage was wonderful!
Is Palin destined to go the way of Eagleton????
Christy, sorry you missed Peanut’s first day but looks like she was well taken care of. Great job in Denver, recoup over the Holiday and look forward to all your great work in the future!!
CNN has an unscientific poll asking who is the better veep choice. Biden wins 68% to 32%. Funny thing is that all their polls pitting repubs against dems show that same basic result. Always double for the dems. I think that’s where we really are. Obama’s winning 2/3 of the electorate and gallup, rasmussen etc are not reflecting that.
Maybe it’s the ‘likely voter’ issue. I don’t know, but this election should be a landslide. And if it’s not, then they’ve spent all their time fixing the voting machines.
Christy, the clip of you and Robert K, Jr. was good. He’s got the MSM’s number.
On the election, the Republicans will lose some of their youth vote to Ron Paul and lose other “protest” votes to Bob Barr (who got some good PR recently on the Glen Beck Show). Many low information voters think Glen Beck is astute and he is therefore a compliment to their good judgment and taste. Beck is an alternative evidently to the more boorish Billo.
Of course, Beck is a Fascist, but such is the state of the Fascist Media.
palin talking points from the newt-paraphrased–and i didn’t ad lib, he really said these things-except parenthesis and for the hot fudge sundae.
new person emerged overnight, we’ll see how the news media will gang up on her.
she’s a real threat-real change.
raising questions about her experience, she’s more experienced than obama.
she didn’t go to an elite school, idaho. 1st journalist to be on nat’l ticket.
8years of experience, mayor and gov, 2 years OF MILITARY EXPERIENCE, as head of the guard.
multi-talented-flute, basketball, 2nd miss alaska. father a science teacher, (father or husband)labor union official.
palin has brought over voters, infused campaign with energy(i noted yesterday that the new gop word is ’enthusiasm’).
says four points-
1-solid conservative
2-real outsider and reformer
3-as a woman candidate–blah-ferraro clinton.
4-compelling human story.
sen biden dull guy old order/obama made timid decision insider dem
palin big bold step, bring about real change.
debates-professional journalist/mayor city council and gov, attractive, she was 9 years old when biden went to senate, she will dance and defeat him.
biden out of it. boring.
will be like cheney/lieberman debate
fought a lot of leadership repubs
what america needs
kids-blah blah blah
she’d do fine debating sen. obama.
obama speech was rhetoric
she gave point by point what she has accomplished
beat incumbent governor.
(dismissing her is) big city parochialism
arkansas-not very big either, clinton clinton.
she was a whistleblower.
scandal–something about a supervisor and her sister’s husband, hot much there.
80% of alaskans great job.
vetoed 300 spending proposals, so all you fiscal conservatives out there, independent, repub, dem, we’ll she’s a hot fudge sundae!!!
(i’d like to know what she vetoed, food and shelter on there maybe?)
there ya go, palin talking points, go get ’em pups!
gotta go…take care.
Palin may not have been properly vetted but I can’t believe they didn’t know about troopergate.
Amy Klobuchar lettin’ Alex Witt know she’s not going to let the Rethugs get away with lieing about Obama when the Rethugs convention is going on…look for her as an enthusiastic advocate for Obama and for the Dems.
“This election’s about agenda, not genda….”
She’s lookin’ good! Articulate, smart, forceful with a smile.
Except for all that “we welcome” these jerks bullshit.
Folks are unassing NOLA.
Christy, I bet you were welcomed home. What a doll. Looks like she is off to a good start. Enjoy. BL
I am still trying to figure out this palin thing
Was that job of mayor a full time job?
Anchorage has a population of 280K, has Palin ever been in a real city?
From where did she obtain an understanding of real cities?
Alaska receives all of its income from oil. Does Palin have an understanding of the problems of the rest of the country of raising money for schools etc. with falling property values etc.
Did she take econ. 1113 at Idaho St.? Is she too going to take all her econ advise from Phil Graham? Lots more questions
Call girls will have great business this weekend in MN. They should be flocking in – in droves. Don’t let Neal touch you without a condom.
Watching MSNBC. They’re showing the evacuation process. Seems pretty good. They even have a place to bring your pets for evacuation so that people don’t stay behind for the pet’s sake. Looks like it’s working.
John McCain is an old tail-hook flyboy trying to recapture his youth; With another beauty queen that is attractive for what she can give him.
This old gold digger is the Yosemite Sam of politics. Evidently he loves to play craps at casinos. Looks like he rolled snake-eyes.
I well remember MiniRiezette’s first day of Kindergarten.
That’s a really cute picture. It’s a little dark but I believe her hair looks red. Is she a MiniReddHedd?
Morning all.
Looking forward to the day. Elliot, Millinaryman, Scarecrow, eCahn and several others are coming over for a BBQ. Weather isn’t great, but the food will be. Wings, steak tips, ribs, home made ice cream—banana rum—and ice cream sandwiches with brownies for the cookie part.
Lots to talk about with a great group to talk with!
Gotta go and start some cooking.
Morning, Christy. Thanks for the coverage of the convention.
I’ve been back in New Orleans for three weeks, and am packing up to leave again this weekend. See you on the flip side!
[still stews]
Hello, Christy!
[stews]
.
C’mon down!!! as Jim Dooley used to say. I’ll look for you.
I know beauty queens and this woman is no beauty queen. . .
Yosemite Sam of politics. LOL Good one.
Congrats to the Peanut on your first day of school. Personally, I am having a reunion today with some beer, barbecue pulled pork and the Michigan Wolverines football team. Like Christmas for us hardcore fans. Go Blue!
but she has big hair
she, “can skin a buck and run a trot line. . . “
With a stright face — no, with much enthusiasm – they want someone a heartbeat away who 2 years ago was on the town council of MooseCock, Alaska. many, many people see this as the joke it is.
behind the scenes…and unaccountable.
Unassing NOLA with good reason
I’m still trying to figure out just what she is.
no doubt
Scott Simon did a lovely piece on Obama’s uncle…his service, GI bill, work in Univ of Chicago Libary…his hand with Michelle’ and the triumph of Barack. Really a nice piece; I have to give credit because I think Simon has been awful lately. Cheers.
And that is located. . . ?
Good morning, Christy, thanks for all the good coverage of the convention. It’s always good to get home, though. My grandson started first grade last week. I remember when he went to kindergarden a year ago, his mother cried that morning.
He’s NPR “Saturday Morning”
Tinkerbell!
thx
audio available at noon.
http://www.npr.org/templates/r…..hp?prgId=7
Scott Simon did a lovely piece on Obama’s uncle
Golly, I’m sure it was wonderful.
I’m sure Scott Simon delivered in his dulcet tones.
Say, did Scott Simon happen to talk about the news? Without “dulcet” bias?
(RevBev: Sorry…I’ve come to hate NPR)
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What happened while the Democrats were away partying was a US air raid in Afghanistan that killed some 90 civilians, scores of them children — none of them less deserving of hugs, parents, and futures than Peanut or my own 3-year-old miniralphbon.
Americans are morally and existentially doomed if they fail to recognize that the true fronts in the war on terrorism are greed, swagger, supernaturalist superstitition (eg, religious fundamentalism), secular superstition (eg, nationalist exceptionalism), and the refusal to acknowledge — as did, most recently, the RAND corporation — that you don’t bomb terrorists out of existence, you bomb them into existence.
Mrs ralphbon is away with relatives this weekend, so I’m looking forward to a fatherhood-intensive time. Just installed a bike seat, which he’s taken to as if he’s done it all his short life. Wave if you see us tooling around Prospect Park.
Hug what is precious, for all is not well, and our Democrats are only incrementally less oblivious as to why.
THIS JUST IN: “Desperate Housewives” Alert!
a Washington Post reader writes–
IOW, Palin isn’t Tina Fey — SHE’S MARCIA CROSS!!!!!!
Since when has corruption and scandal been a problem for a Republican? All they do is sweep things under the rug and tell people to move along, nothing to see here and the corporate MSM obliges. Don’t count on any “revelations” sinking Palin. Republicans and the media don’t care. McCain’s VP choice has to be one of the most cynical political decisions in recent U.S. history. It only goes to prove that Republicans could give a rat’s ass about the U.S. and are only interested in winning elections and then dividing up the spoils like any good barbarian. The choice was not to try and draw Hillary supporters but merely to create the image and impression in the minds of the uninformed or under informed that McSame is truly the candidate that will shake up Washington.
I’m pretty sure by the time I went off to first grade, kid #3, my mother was NOT crying.
can someone refresh my memory?
didn’t palin have an ‘issue’ with a house deal?
Palin certainly brings the term buffoon to a different level…very Quale like. Johnny McPow really must have suffered some brain damage in the POW cages.
I have almost started that road, so looking for cause not to have to change my ways. Work in progress, so I was pleasantly surprised.
Should McCain and the Republicans be given the coup de grace they are so deserving of in November will Palin be the first VP candidate to have her own spread in Playboy. In today’s America that would be truly historic.
news to me dmac, haven’t heard that one
My daughter (first child) was part of an unusually large class for our small-town school so they asked for volunteers to help them at lunchtime for the first couple of weeks. I was there, everyday. It helped me more than it helped the kindergarteners.
It appears that in a year and a half as gov. Palin has managed to get in hot water twice that we know about. Troopergate and then illegally using state funds to promote the defeat of an initiative (w/ a mining co)for a clean water act. She truly is in the McBushco mold.
yeah, pulled out of the deal i think or redid it, can’t remember and can’t find it.
just wondered if anyone else remembered it.
was a while back and overshadowed by stevens’ stuff.
stuck in my mind.
check back later.
Raven, it’s good to see you on this thread. This Sarah Palin, man, her voice really grates on me. The voice is so familiar and I’ve been trying to place it. There is an actress , probably early 40’s who has done a few skits as a Minnesota matronly woman, with the (Norwegian) Minn accent and all, and the pitch of her voice is almost identical to Palin’s. But damned if I can think of her name or what program I’ve seen her on.
G’morning, everyone. Woke up this morning feeling . . . creeped out. Then I remembered the Republicans are in town. Spent most of yesterday dealing with life stuff. So didn’t catch up with the Palin Caper until later in the day. WTF??? (I mean that lovingly, of course.)
But…but…Alaska is right next to Russia!
That, my friends, is change you can believe in.
.
See this article in the LA Times re Palin.
You didn’t say you were coming. Damn, now I’ll have to clean the house.
And Palin has military experience. As gov. she was in charge of nat. guard, she met with them and even modeled a uniform. Is this a joke?
IMHO, McCain just put the USA in great jeopardy with this choice. Irresponsible and dangerous. This is the person to deal with all of our adversaries? It’s a slap in the face to all Americans.
Country First, My Ass.
Too cute vid, Christy. How come the Peanut’s pic is not in it? *g*
newt said it with a straight face, said she has
2 years of military experience.
seriously.
Francis McDermott? She played the pregnant police officer in “Fargo”. Is that who you’re thinking of?
That’s a lot of negative energy to have in one place.
HEAD FAKE ALERT:
It is claimed that the GOP is sending a team up to Alaska to dig deeper into Palin’s troopergate issue:
http://firedoglake.com/2008/08…../#comments
HERE’S MY TAKE:
This entire Palin selection is a Rovian head fake. It was designed by Rove to accomplish two goals. First and foremost, to take ALL of the air out of the media that the Obama camp was destined to carry into the GOP convention. It did that, in spades. The echo just simply stopped. The news cycle yesterday was absent of any analysis or follow-through on Obama’s speech…itself a major coup for Rove. It’s as though the entire media machine stopped speaking of anything “Democratic,” in unison.
Secondly, the (apparent) selection of Palin throws a bone to the Puma’s and to women generally…one that McCain doesn’t have to necessarily follow through with, but made for a nice (disingenuous) photo-op.
Third; they’re just not that stupid not to have known about the controversy – and her familial requirements and responsibilities (Downs Syndrome newborn to care for). In short, their unbelievable choice is in fact, unbelievable…”a straw-woman.”
By the time the convention occurs, news will come out that the GOP’s own investigators have determined that, while no proof of wrong doing exists, the mere investigation of it is a distraction that the GOP simply cannot afford so close to the election. As such, the announcement that either Lieberman or Romney have become McCain’s choice will come as a massive relief to the GOP base, and capture the entire news cycle for weeks to come. If Rove thought it would be impossible for a McCain/Lieberman ticket to succeed without some form of trickery, he would have dreamed this up, making Lieberman look good by comparison. All of the push-back will already be out of the system.
He’s pulled these same stunts in the past – like putting Bernie Kerik’s name into nomination only to pull him and install Chertoff as Homeland Security Dictator. Remember when the name of Harriet Miers was put forward for a Supreme Court position? Remember? A fire storm of push back erupted, only to be followed by the swift and easy confirmation of Roberts, who looked like a breath of fresh air BY COMPARISON. THEY ARE GAMING YOU!
If I’m wrong, you’ll let me know. If I’m right, you heard it here first. Learn about all the Rovian Stunts and how the evil genius operates here:
http://plungerspeaks.blogspot.com
This is really good to emphasize the gambling McCain. Apparently, he seriously drawn to the tables, so this avid gambling streak is solidly and dangerously in his character. I think that is a great theme with reality.
The new catch-phrase for Obama attack ads shoud be something along the lines of: “John McCain and Sarah Palin….is she qualified to represent this nation to our allies? John McCain is gambling with our future.”
from the comments at Left in Alabama:
On Wednesday morning, President Carter noted . . .
. . . (during his remarks to the Alabama and Georgia Delegations at a breakfast meeting in Denver) that he created FEMA by Executive Order in 1979. President Carter continued, saying that when Congress began fashioning legislation to put his Order into the form of an Act of Congress, he insisted on three things:
1. That FEMA be directly answerable to the President (and not pigeonholed into a bureaucratic box within a box, a la a Russian matryoshka doll – my metaphor, not President Carter’s).
2. That FEMA be fully funded.
3. That FEMA always be headed-up by a competent professional.
President Carter at Denver’s Double Tree Hotel, August 27.
President Carter then reminded us that by the time Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans W. Bush had put FEMA under “Homeland Security”, thus putting another layer of bureaucracy between the Agency and the Executive; refused to provide adequate funding; and put “Brownie” in charge.
Another case of Bush’s Anti-Midas Touch.
We are destroying the planet. Court the “avid snowmobiler” vote.
Country First, SUCKAS!
How about John McShame – never right
It appears that in a year and a half as gov. Palin has managed to get in hot water twice that we know about. Troopergate and then illegally using state funds to promote the defeat of an initiative (w/ a mining co)for a clean water act. She truly is in the McBushco mold.
I’m thinking it’s 50/50 as to w/n Palin survives her delayed vetting, and remains on the ticket November 4.
Good Morning Christy and Firedogs,
suspected you were missing Peanut’s first day on our behalf but didn’t mention it outta concern you were anxious enough about it. She looks like she’s shot up at least 3 inches in the last year. Did she enjoy her first week ?
my Peanut will turn 23 next month and it truly feels like yesterday we were taking turns ringing the school bell as kindergarteners ...sigh
The Gambler crashed five planes BEFORE he was a POW. The Gambler dumped his disabled wife–and kids!–when he got tired of her to go chasing the big pot of heiress/money.
Darkblack? A separated at birth pic duo of The Gambler and Kenny Rogers as he is today after his latest plastic surgergy…one gamble too many from both of them.
McCain must be the frame.
I don’t give a scheiss about Palin’s red shoes…unless they’re prettier than McCain’s $520 Ferragamos.
Could very well be, but I’m bad with associating names and faces sometimes. If I saw her, I’d be able to confirm. She’s a little on the full-figured side. Guess I’ll have to go rent that movie.
Jon McShame lots of experience at making really bad decisions
Yep..And, never a winner. Another likeness with Bush. Just doesn’t get anything right/messes it up.
((((barbara and david))))
marvel at how sharp you’ve been this past week amidst the load you carry.
Okay, I wouldn’t put it past Rove to pull a head-fake, but I don’t see the advantage. What do they gain? Why not just have gone with who they really want and would eventually put on the ticket?
Maybe I need more coffee.
Help, please. With understanding. I’ve got more coffee in the kitchen. :) Thanks.
Maybe this is why the McCains’ credit card bills are so high…Viva Las Vegas!
Good catch…since he doesn’t carry any cash. The Gambler, he is. We cannot afford another.
McShame went chasing before he dumped his wife/kids. He dumped after he found the pot of gold and cemented the new deal.
CNN
January 27, 2006
Study: New Orleans could become vanilla city
Those blacks wouldn’t also be Democrats by any chance, would they?
THINK:
Michael Chertoff is DIRECTLY responsible for the Department of Homeland Security’s FEMA Division having been gutted prior to the 2005 Hurricane Season. In the aftermath of Katrina, Bush protected Chertoff at all costs – up to and including accepting all of the blame for Chertoff’s failures himself. BUSH NEVER TAKES THE BLAME FOR ANYTHING! For a guy who isn’t even willing to accept blame for all of his own considerable wrong doing, this fact is significant.
Why was Bush protecting Chertoff? What does Chertoff have on Bush that has led to this result? Do you know? Anything related to 9/11 Mr. Bush?
KATRINA DEBACLE – Bush Defends (rather than fires) Chertoff.
Mission Accomplished! Give that man a Medal Of Freedom!
Wonder if “The National Enquirer” will also be committing resources to vetting the beauty queen?
Why do I doubt it? IOKIYAR
However, the possible Marcia Cross/”Desperate Housewives” angle could sell a few papers — Goopers would love that.
looking over at the last thread
my inner know it all reminds you – yesterday I said
“careless” and “me too” – they so wanted some of Obama’s VP roll out mojo so badly that they would be careless and make only a cursory check of outstanding felony warrants and then pray there wasn’t more damaging stuff out there :D
I want someone to find Vicky Isemann.
I had thought about the Harriet Miers comparison. Having slept on it, wouldn’t pulling a stunt like that, while typical of BushRoveCorp, immediately call into question McBush’s decision-making capabilities?
The Narrative says that picking a VP is the first executive decision a presidential candidate makes. If they withdraw Ms. Palin from consideration for whatever reason, what does that say about McBush? Can we afford to elect someone who screws up, and wants a do-over?
Withdrawing her would do even more damage than her selection?
Last night I went out of may way to visit a few of the our local elephants favorite watering holes. Let me tell you, their tusks are down. Apparently, they haven’t gotten the memo on Palin or aren’t buying it.
This old jackass had a jolly time braying about the caribou in the headlights look and other associated absurdities.
Amen to that! Just where could she be and why is no one apparently looking? *g*
selction. No”?”. Damn laptop keyboard.
I wouldn’t put it past Rove to pull a head-fake, but I don’t see the advantage. What do they gain?
Nothing. They would gain nothing. It was, very simply, a monumental mistake.
Though I don’t discount the possibility that Palin won’t survive her delayed vetting, a forced change of the V.P. pick by McCrazy would be disastrous. An animated and real-time proof of Obama’s “He just doesn’t get it” line.
And the mere fact that they seem to have brought her aboard non-vetted reinforces growing appearance that McCrazy is genuinely and rapidly losing something mentally.
Well…….it *was* a good morning ’til I went across the street to take some cinnamon bread to a neighbor who only comes down on occasional weekends. Walked in and she was complaining about TV reception because faux wasn’t coming in right. Knowing she is a Dem, the natural question was why on earth was she watching faux? “Wanted to see what they were saying about palin.”…..”Isn’t she wonderful?!” …..”Don’t think I can bring myself to vote for Obama.”
This from a well-educated, big-league court steno with a retired lawyer husband. Only talk with her briefly a few times a year and just could not face a heavy-duty political *discussion* at this time of morning. She’s one of those people with deep-rooted personal opinions (takes one to know one *g*). One of those WTF? moments that leave ya with your jaw mopping the floor.
After this, there ain’t NO way to predict what’s gonna happen wrt to palin.
McCain’s rash & reckless, demi,
and it’s a rash & reckless decision
Good Morning everyone…. Just like Christy…… arrived home last evening… still not sure that Miss Dog is still talking to me for being gone so long this summer…
Yes. See my 102.
Keep the frame on McCain….
The Rethug mouthpieces want to keep you talking about Palin, but the real issue’s McCain’s decision-making.
The Gambler rolls craps….
Obviously it’s a fairly wild theory, but not a baseless one. They’ve done it in the past.
Rove knows the drill. When a big government appointment is announced that requires confirmation (by the Senate, for example) – he has observed that it causes an avalanche of response on both sides – and plenty of emotion and analysis is spent on the topic – overwhelming the media cycle and “burning out” the public on the topic.
Putting forth a strawman prior to your actual choice is strategically brilliant. It takes all the steam out of the pressure cooker before removing the lid. You gain the benefit of hearing the entire political debate on both sides of the issue, such that when you put forth your ACTUAL choice (who looks sooooo much better by comparison), you already have the message framed to appease your own constituents and answer your critics.
Bernard Kerick for Homeland Security Director?
Harriet Miers for Supreme Court Justice?
Sarah Palin for Vice President of the United States?
Who? What??? Get real.
Behold a pattern.
Klobuchar said it this morning…it’s about the agenda, not the gender.
Maybe you could have the place where the Repug convention is being hel a “sex-offender” residence. Here in the SLC area, you can go to online and find out the locations of sex offenders that live in your neighborhood.
If you’re really lucky, and the convention is within a certain distance of a school, park or daycare center, you could even get law enforcement officials make the convention move to a different spot (heh). Isn’t there a law on the books saying that sex offenders can’t be within a certain distance?
That would make a good newpaper article: “Known sex offenders make RNC move convention site.”
doesn’t seem like anyone in the McCainStreamMedia is bothering to look for her.
They’ve plenty of time to pick a vp. I’m wondering if Somebody had a little temper tantrum, a little shouting match or something with Mr. First Choice, whoever that might have been.
But, nonetheless, yes Ellie. Rash and Reckless. Gambling with our future.
(Rubbing hands together) They’re playing right into our hands. Ha.
What I would like to see is HRC and Farriaro go out there and slam Palin for using their races in her speech yesterday….. THAT really got me going…..
It’s hard to find anything in the Sonora Desert. It’s pretty big.
Somehow, someone with a wry sense of humor needs to make a viral YouTube to the tune of “The Gambler.”
My ‘baby” came home from a 4 month stay in Alaska this week. Of course he is 22 and 6′5 but he is still my youngest and I was glad to have him home.
Across country flight and he arrives 2 min. early, what luck.
Peanut looks adorable from behind and what I would not give for some grand babies soon!!!
The boy said Palin is up to her ear in republican politics, cronies with Stevens and Young.
Also tight with the oilmen which means she is anti environment.
Am I the only one that sees this as another shadow government for the extreme neoconservatives if McCain/Palin wins? This makes me think more then ever there is some secret cabal working behind the scenes that will use McCain as they used Bush for their own agenda.
God help us if this women EVER were to become president, no foreign experience ever!!!!!!!!
agree. listed all the possibilities, scratching off any one of them with any “softness” on ‘choice’ – Pawlenty was the only one left standing – but he has irked some of the anti choicers at home for not showing up to some of their see-the-aborted-fetus burlesques
so either Pawlenty didn’t truly want it, or in fact her gender gave her a .5 advantage in the final tally
funny that Dobson finally showed up yesterday aint it ?
Hey, come on. Alaska is next to Russia, remember?
But she has modeled a national guard uniform and knows how to shoot a rifle.
oh, and btw not Tina Fey
Bernard Kerick for Homeland Security Director? Mistake – occasioned by taking Ghoulianai’s word about Kerick.
Harriet Miers for Supreme Court Justice? – Mistake, occasioned by George W.’s hubris, cronyism, and lack of a clue.
Sarah Palin for Vice President of the United States? Mistake, occasioned by an apparently increasingly confused, desperate, and uninformed John McCain.
Who? What??? Get real.
Behold a pattern. – Agreed.
Funny little piece from Steve Benen at CarpetAnimal;
http://www.washingtonmonthly.c…..014472.php
Jaw dropper from Charlie Black, also via CarpetAnimal;
http://www.washingtonmonthly.c…..014474.php
just checking in–
there’s something bothering me about the highway footage of people evacuating…all of the cars are new. haven’t seen one old car yet…..is it that no lower/middle income people are left in new orleans? or they can’t afford to leave again?
around here, lots of older cars.
footage of the city i’ve seen in past had older cars driving down city streets. and when they interview people, wassn’t a new car in the driveway.
dunno, bothered me.
bbl-parents an hour away, be here soon!!!!
Democrats should take every opportunity to ask her about VECO/Stevens – as she has not been his pal. go ahead, make her equate him with “all that corruption” she has fought at home . . .he still has a cadre of allies in State govt. who may be inclined to leak a less than complimentary detail or two :D
(((cbl2))) Thanks so much!!
I love the line in the comments of the Benen piece:
Palin. All the Cheney without the Dick.
Can these jokers think about anything besides war?
The Democrats should create an ad using this handy clip.
Voter: “Mr. McCain, how do we beat the bitch?”
McCain: “That’s a good question.”
-G
I didn’t see that, that’s priceless.
What a great picture. My ‘little feller’ started first grade this year. The first three days he wouldn’t get on the bus so I had to drive him to school and walk in with him.
He has an older brother and sister, but he’s the most attached to us. Kids are cute.
Getting back to the topic of the last couple of days, I came up with a graphic that would be great if there was a left-wing version of Fox News. I call it “Baby Bear Killer Tapped for Republican Veep“
No.
they showed buses this morning. and they weren’t “all those parked school buses” Iannity was raging about 3 years ago
Good Morning Katymine. How’s the weather in AZ? We’re having muggy hot-hot here in LA, CA.
GSD, you have a mind like a steel trap. That is teh awesome.
She certainly has no problem killing defenseless animals for their hides. Mayhaps we can find a pic of her clubbing seal pups. Wonder if the critters in Alaska would hire a vet to defend them against serial animal killers?
I tend to agree with that, but given how short the time between convention and election — all the republicans want to do is win. By hook or by crook. You know, business as usual. Actually governing — not so much.
A Republican VP fluffer needs to remind Palin not to say anything about or touch McInsane’s thinning hair.
Just saw a segment on how they are staging people to get out of the city, Homeland Security identified centers where people are to go to, they will then be bused to a central center and then moved out of the area. A lot of people showed up at the central area vs. going to the community designated area. They are expecting over 30,000 people to evacuate using this method.
Unless someone had used their old car to evacuate Katrina and saved it from the storm, most likely any of the older cars were destroyed and no longer usable.
I imagine the Obama folks are pouring over ever bit and morsel of invective and misogynist bile that the right wing Limbaugh set has been dumping on Sen. Clinton for years.
They’ll need it because the GOP is pivoting into identity politics mode and they will have become the bravest defenders of women and feminism the world has ever known.
-G
“She hunts…” notes Frank the Gallup Guy. Well, except for the big game-ranches that the Chee-knee NRA execs hunt at, hunting is on the decline. Because times are tight. Hunting is expensive. And too much land is being closed off from ordinary hunters so the guys with big checkbooks can buy access.
Hmmmm. Where have I heard that before….
No sh!t. They don’t want to govern, they want to rule.
katymine–thanks, struck me as odd.
Fun Fact; McCain is 23 years older than Alaska!
I guess I missed a looloo (ha) of a monsoon storm by a day. We even had hail, pretty good sized….. need to do a walk-about the house to see if there is any damage… Yes it is muggy but it is monsoon season……
we don’t need that pic. unfortunately, there are plenty of pics of drowning polar bears and wolves shot to death from helicopters – topics 7 year olds turn and ask Mommy “why aren’t we stopping this ?”
another sign of their carelessness
Do you think Palin will ever be interviewed anywhere other than Fox?
Sarah Palin-Quayle is eagerly anticpating some patronizing tutorials on foreing policy from John McCain. McCain and Charlie Black say so.
-G
Palins credo: Any impregnated female of any age, even if she be impregnated thru incestuous rape, must carry her fetus to full term, even in cases where her own life may be threatened.
Jane and Lindsay are in Minneapolis to do coverage of the RNCC for us. I just could not be away from The Peanut for two weeks in a row. It was tough enough missing the first day of kindergarten.
But we’re definitely covering the Republican convention — just not with me there. *g* And, believe me, I think Jane is perfectly capable of stirring things up…
When Elmore did the first Monday Night Football game in NOLA over a year after Katrina, he said he saw lots of cars just sitting there which were totaled from storm damage, many were turned over in some way…… actually he said that 13 months and again the next year, the city looked like the storm was just last month…..
He will do two games there this season so get another update on the city…… He said that essential services such as grocery stores are hard to find or miles away.
HuffPo has a picture up of People mag’s covershot of the McCain-Palin family assembly in Dayton. Nice to see that the McCain family is keeping up their tradition of “only child.” The baton is passed from Cindy to Meghan?
My boyfriend worked for the brand new Faux News for the 1996 GOP convention in San Diego….. It was his last….. refuses to work for them again…. He said that even in 1996, they were receiving their “talking points” via fax…… He would watch these segments and kept thinking “WTF” did they get that information?
I have to admit that I find this story of Palin’s last pregnancy fascinating. She is the Governor of Alaska. She is pregnant for 8 months, and nobody notices. And it isn’t just the people of Alaska. She supposedly returned to Alaska to deliver from Texas after giving a speech there. The Texans in the audience didn’t notice either.
At 44, she is in a high risk group. She also apparently knew the fetus had Down’s (a complicating factor), and yet even after her water begins to break in Texas, her OB/GYN says no biggie, just get on a plane, fly 3,000 miles, and I’ll see you when you get here.
Now maybe Alaskans are different from the rest of us. Maybe they wear their parkas 24 hours a day, inside, outside, to bed, at home or when they travel to places like Texas. And maybe their docs have a very peculiar idea of medicine, but for the rest of us does this really make any sense?
Hey, here’s an idea…Rachel Maddow’s got a new show all her own over at MSNBC…she’s breaking that glass ceiling with the 18 million cracks…how about an appearance there?
Think any of the Hillary supporters who were going ballistic over even the thought of Sebelius on the ticket are actually going to vote for The Palin-Gambler ticket?
Lindy — please stay safe. Was thinking about you when I heard about Gustav — hope everything stays safe and sound for you all. You’ve already been through way too much as it is…lots of prayers coming your way.
It’s not carelessness. It’s a symbol of their belief that all creatures other than humans have value only as food, ornaments or clothing. It’s a symbol of their belief in superiority over all creatures. Killing is the ultimate act of control.
solai–cnbc was running one yesterday and the rest of it this weekend on wall street journal show….a reporter did an interview with her tuesday and wednesday i think…was from this past week. might have times listed on their website.
The Republicans are praying for another hurricane to hit New Orleans. It’s the only means *they* have for filling a sports stadium with screaming people.
Yes, well so can I. And that’s a Presidential qualification how, exactly? Jeebus, that’s the most cynical attempt to appeal to the low-education voter I’ve heard in a long time. I can also stew up a mess of squirrels with gravy and serve them over mashed taters…and yet, that’s not really presidential mettle either — it’s a survival skill.
Jeebus, these people are daft.
Oh, geez, the Rethugs have no idea what they’re in for with Lady Jane.
Sic ‘em, Lady Jane.
Republishill Joe Somebody on MSNBC sayin’ yes, she is too, experienced, she’s the governor of a state. She has experience, she has vetoed….
Hmmm, didn’t she veto-twice-legislation that would have protected the polar bear? Wonder if she took off her shoes and ran her tootsies thru her bearskin office rug when she did it?
The Gambler chose Annie Oakley and she may put on a good show, but it’s still just a show.
Time to shut it down. Framing and ground game. Framing and ground game.
The scary thing about Palin is she asked “what does a vice president so all day”? The woman hasn’t a clue about anything or she wouldn’t even have asked the question. IQ of 32
Cute little pixie in the picture, Christy.
We had our first day of preschool this week. Happy to say, the little bud was one of the only kids who didn’t cry when Mommy and Daddy left. He made his fuss when it was time to leave. Tee hee.
OB was never my area of expertise in nursing but when I waited 4 hours after my water broke I received a dressing down from the Doc…… starting with… “You of all people, a nurse should know the danger of infection” ….. there is also the danger of the cord slipping down around the baby’s head and causing a critical situation…
that would be “do all day” – Geez – it’s early.
thanks katymine
lindy take care ‘girl…
ok, will check back when i can, need to do final things before parents arrive…yahoo!!! no snark. gonna be rough getting stuff done, but needed help, and here they are, showing up to get it done….i’m speechless.
‘later.
Last night I looked at pics online that were taken when Palin was supposedly 7+ mos. pregnant. There was no baby bump — simply not possible for a woman who has already birthed four children. And that whole water breaks, fly back to AK to give birth story is absurd.
My guess is that the McCain people are more concerned about this…..not Troopergate so much.
Birth certificates are public documents. When will someone find, and publish, this one?
you mean, this one ?
reply to katymine@169
exactly — reckless endangerment. That’s the real link between the Palin Gambler team.
she had 300 vetos in her term so far…
300.
wonder how many programs she’s axed?
ok, later.
I think that the bill that she vetoed twice was a bill that would prohibit shooting wolves from helicopters and planes
CSPAN showing Stephanie Tubbs Jones memorial service now.
A terrible loss. And what a compare and contrast to the woman we’ve been talking about.
agree. I was speaking more of their carelessness in their naked grab at the mommy vote – not even considering how their bloodlust will play with that demographic
Following Shrub’s ideas about potentially embarrassing documents, they’ll find one and destroy all copies then fabricate a new one with the “proper” names filled in.
no, a new one, they aired part of it during the 4oclock hour, rest today….new one from this past week……said they taped for an hour.
tuesday and wednesday i think.
see ya. check back later.
PW’s got props for Obama up top
In and out this morning. This is profound, PeteCO
Are you thinking of Edie McClurg? She can really lay on that nasal upper midwest thing.
BTW – morning, Firepups!
Christy — thanks for the sacrifice you made, I know you probably wanted to be there on that first day. Appreciate greatly that you were in Denver for us.
You mean all moms don’t go out and kill things for fun? /s *g*
Can’t forget the snark tag on that one.
hunting from airplanes no different than Chee-knee harvesting on a game farm. Not real hunting.
Yes, I have hunted. Yes, I have consumed antelope meat. Hunting for food fine with me. Hunting for alcohol-fueled testosterone rush not fine.
Gotta question McCain’s judgement…the rule is “Vet First…nominate later”. The fact that they are doing this after the fact only allows them to create “plausible deniability” arguments rather than dealing with the facts of the issue. Is this the way he’s going to run the Executive branch? Not examine appointees backgrounds until after the fact?
Here’s where such stuff leads….
“In 2005, Palin co-filed an ethics complaint against Murkowski’s longtime aide and then attorney general, Gregg Renkes, for having a financial interest in a company that stood to gain from an international trade deal he was helping craft.”
Now what is very interesting is that Palin consistently filed ethics complaints against those that stood in her way to rising politically. She tossed out any political competitors from the Wasilla City Council and Government, replacing them with cronies. When she was appointed by Murkowski to Alaskas Energy and Resources Commission she disclosed that the Chair was involved in ethics violations. Then she went after Murkowski.
Now she wants to be VP?
Biden can easily ask her if she believes that close family should be scrutinized for benefiting from legislation drawn up or signed by politicians? Does she intend to reveal her husbands investments and their tax returns?
And then…whap…hit her with Cindy McCain…who refuses to disclose her detailed investments so that any benefits that accrued from John’s legislation can be investigated.
One example is “How much did Cindy McCain benefit from the McCain sponsored Indian Gaming Act…from the expansion of alcohol sales into casinos on Native American Reservations?” I can bet it would be in the tens of millions of dollars…as it drew hundreds of thousands of visitors away from Nevada into the domain of Cindy McCain Helmsley Beer Distributors.
That’s what gets me about the pregnancy story. We are being told it as if it is all somehow normal that things happened this way when every aspect of it is incredible.
That Downs Syndrome baby – was it hers, or her 16 year old daughter, Bristol’s, who was out of school for months – purportedly with mono?
Rut-Roh!
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-69834
Alaskan Governor’s child may be her daughter’s?
The rationale that she gave for having another baby at that age was that her husband wanted to have ANOTHER son. Sort of a double insult to both the other kids…first son wasn’t enough of a good experience for the guy?
“Sorry Track! But we want to have another round of getting this child-rearing thing right’”
And to the daughters- “Daddy has had enough with girls…he wants another BOY!”
Why not just say that they don’t believe in contraception (rumors are that she wanted to exclude it from insurance plans).
But I guess that wouldn’t fly because she waited until 7 years AFTER her last daughter to get pregnant again. Unless, of course, the use a rather long “7 year itch” rhythm method?
Then there is the issue of doing this at 44, just after she became governor (ah…maybe they “celebrated” her victory?)…taking on a child, and all the health risks that a 44 year old woman faces that a 37 year old would only encounter at far lower levels. Certainly the stress and time committments of being Governor are far greater than that of being Mayor of Wasilla.
If I was going to try for another son, because another daughter was a disappointment, then why not right after the last pregnancy. You’re younger, your husband is younger (genetic defects, like chromosomal abnormalities) increase as a result of both parents age. She was adapted to life as mayor in a very small town…far less stress.
Something is wrong with this storybook tale!
Yeah, that’s her!! Edie McClurg. Her voice in the comedy skits reminds me of Palin’s. Thanks, Rayne.
That plot went out with Victorian fiction.
Thank you Christy for your wonderful blogging from the Convention. Can I just say that I am in awe of your live blogging ability? Good work, you. Enjoy your well deserved time with your family.
(((Peanut, Christy, and Peanut’s Dad)))
Happy kindergarten!