Never mind the Bad Bank, if I’m picked up for a class A felony today, I’m blaming this post.

Ten minutes of reality that I used to listen to before belt tests. (Yes, it’s named for that Camorra.)

Can I throw shoes at it after I purchase it … ?

Nothing like “deep thinking” while taking a huge dump from the looks of it …

I am perhaps sheltered, but I cannot believe this is real. Am I going to experience and “O SNAP” moment?

Indignico is a better name than Spümco.

I really wish I could see the painting of the clown and his dog lover. Looks like the pic is broken, though.

My recommendation would be a gallon of gasoline and a match. Admittedly a one-shot gratification vs. repetition availability with shoes but you owe it to progressives everywhere to remove this piece of “art” from future inclusion at the Met or Smithsonian.

I’d say civilization has to have been on the downslide for quite some time to have coughed up this particular hairball.

The linky worked fine for me, so I could see the picture. Unfortunately…

$250?? Black velvet paintings cost around a tenth of that, more or less, at antique barns specializing in items of dubious taste. But then, don’t they all?

This is indeed hysterical.

It is amazing to live amongst so many creeps of so many strips. Amazing bad that is. Usually I don’t see most of them in my day to day life and only have to suffer the typical racists that are all over this country, the bigots, the narcissists who are loud and insufferable on the street, in their boom cars and motorcycles or cigarette boats, the occasional surly clerk in some government office who takes sadistic pleasure in seeing people wait in long lines. And the occasional client or boss or business associate who a greedy, stupid, inconsiderate, or in some other way insufferable.

We all deal with the above. But the media brings the uber creeps to me in a never ending stream on the boob tube which I can’t watch, in the newspapers which I can no longer read, and this is not just Page Six, but the opinion page of the Old Gray Lady, and the radio where talk radio is right wing fascist ranting. If you expose yourself to media you are buried in the creepiest people.

It’s depressing. It gives me the impression that we are a nation of uneducated, self indulgent, greedy bigots whose only interest in life is money, and power and being part of some “in crowd”. YUCK

Is it possible to clean up this mess? Is this an accurate image of who we are a nation? Is it worth fighting for or do I just quietly do my part and some cheering and bitching on the blogs?

The nation and the world is going to hell in a hand basket because those in charge are uber creeps and don’t know it, and never will. I really think that this time they have really put us all in the toilet and we are now swirling around and soon to disappear down the drain.

Lovely.

Good morning, pups. Ahhh. Monday morning and no Kristol! It’s Cohen and Krugman today. Mr. Cohen, in “The Other Iran,” says the axis-of-evil myopia has led U.S. policy makers to underestimate Iran’s social, psychological and political forces for pragmatism, compromise and stability. Well, REPUBLICAN policy makers for sure. It remains to be seen what the grownups will do. Mr. Krugman, in “Bailouts for Bunglers,” says the plans for rescuing the banking system are shaping up as a classic exercise in “lemon socialism”: taxpayers bear the cost if things go wrong, but stockholders and executives get the benefits if things go right. And BIIIIG bonuses too!

Here they are.

The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready, and the biscuits are out of the oven. Nadal won the Australian Open, and probably surprised even himself. I heard that there was some other sporting thingy that went on yesterday… What was that all about? Have a great day.

“The Loan-a Lease-a”

Samuel contemplates ways to lease more fame from his already maxed out 15 minute loan.

Well that, and since he’s been exposed and knows that getting licensed as a plumber requires actual skill and hard work, Sam wants avoid going back to his career as a plumber’s assistant.

I think the media takes mediocrity and manufactures ‘uber creeps’.
The raw material is not so rare, but the media magnifies and glorifies.

Robert Reich said the same thing last week about lemons. Hmmmm…Obama said he’ll listen to anyone with “good ideas,” referencing Krugman by name, so are we to assume that Reich and Krugman’s ideas aren’t good, while Larry Summers and Robert Rubin’s ideas are good, since so far he’s proposing the latters’?

Keep working on it Robert and Paul, I’m sure if you keep working on it, you’ll get some “good ideas” sooner or later.

I wonder how many neocons are saving their bottles to come up with enough money to purchase this lame-o poster of Joe the Plumber in ‘deep thought’? It’s so hysterical to think about that I’m about to pee my pants from laughing!!!!

good morning pups, from Dayton airport

plumber’s assistant.

I resemble that!

http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/3396

Is it me or does he look a lot like he’s got Boris Karloff’s’ head in that “painting”?

Boris Karloff was much more intelligent looking…

Morning, all.

I’m old enough to remember when Hank Paulson
said that the gov might even turn a profit on
the toxic assets it was going to buy.

Gee, maybe somebody should rename them the Big Sh*tpile or something.
But first get Amity Shlaes’ opinion on it.

Cool. Pastel on black velvet is my favorite artistic medium. Didn’t Picasso have a “black velvet period”?

In the meantime, we Americans can still add our shit to the shit pile the US government has created:

http://www.buymyshitpile.com/

The Republican motif this year is lurid/tacky. One of them will likely hang this frame above the shocking pink mohair bean bag.

OT But for krysake!!!!

Republican Sen. Judd Gregg has told colleagues that if he becomes commerce secretary, his replacement would affiliate with the GOP, denying Democrats’ total dominance, his party leader said Sunday.
That would require an agreement involving President Barack Obama, who would appoint Gregg to his Cabinet, and New Hampshire Democratic Gov. John Lynch, who would name Gregg’s successor to the Senate. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky suggested such an arrangement was in the works.

Lynch, the DLC Governator is a pathetic little man who wants to be Senator. He would rather give the goopers what they want and keep his option open to run for Senate than give NH and the nation what we deserve which is a fillibuster proof majority.

LOL. hadn’t thought of that, but now that you mentiojn it, you’re right. But ya know what? This guy really does pass for a deep thinker in the Republican party. At least as much as Sarah the Palin and she’s da fyoocha of da party, so i hear.

BTW, kudos to suzanne for putting Springsteen & The E Street Band on LLN last night/this a.m. been a fan for years. he was of course hampered by the format but did a great 12 munutes in spite of it.

Not as impressive as the artists other works… …Satan on the toilet, or Trucker Jesus Christ with Big Rig

Note the exceeding high forehead and slightly bulging brain. or whatever that is. looks like something froma Boris karloff flick.

It’s a fine piece of art, but I’m going to have to wait until it’s available at a depreciated price, laying in the grass, beside Elvis, a bullfighter, and a crowing cock, near the stop light at the strip mall.
I do hope though, with the economy, that I don’t have to be sitting next to them, selling them.

LMAO! Hysterical!

The ‘painter’ definitely got the eyes right. Very pensive. Captures the essence of the man. I’m sure there will be some rethug homes stocking up on candles to light before it.

Not as impressive as the artists other works… …Satan on the toilet, or Trucker Jesus Christ with Big Rig

(Reply button not working, sorry Smgumby) Do people actually BUY that stuff?!?

This is a question I’d just as lief not face at this time of day but, if there is at least one pic like this of joe running around loose, how velvet pix are there of palin? People must be hanging on to *them* for investment purposes.

Which brings to mind another question in a similar vein: Did the person who’s trying to sell the atrocity shown above actually pay $250. for it or does s/he think there’s someone out in internet land who *will*? Either way, the seller is a few keys short a piano.

Ah, Early Morning Swim is once again filtered out as porn by the office cybernannies.

What would you say if you were visiting someone and they proudly showed you this picture on the wall?

You know it’s going to happen in some Republican’s house somewhere in America.

Unless we all chip in to purchase it and mail it to McCain’s house in Arizona as a present. Or one of the other 7. Or was that 9? I forget.

I’m sure he’d love to see Joe again. And again. And again…

Morning all,

Now I get it. When someone wants to give their POV they’re really just trying to ditch their Painting On Velvet. *g*

Here’s Joe the Plumber on his 1989 Laz-Y-Boy couch:

http://harryallen.info/wp-cont…..921942.jpg

It would have been nice to have this in the above velvet painting! I mean, really, this is the picture that inspired the velvet painting in the first place, isn’t it?

The clown and monkey tug at my heart strings, but the hairless ape? Not so much.

I’m surprised they didn’t have him standing in a jumpsuit, codpiece and all…hero *cough* that he is…

…and a crowing cock.

…and Sam Wurzelbacher? That’s redundant.

Joe the Plumber, deep stinking.

-G