ES! what’s on my mind? your health. hope it’s going well.

Barack Obama has become chief executive of a nation that has been greatly weakened – in particular, our freedoms, our values, and our international reputation have been greatly undermined by the policies of the past eight years.

Down economy means neighbors getting their kicks at home instead of on the town. Suckage. I could be mean and crank this song up. I’ll be nice and wear headphones.

es!

attack. Attack. ATTACK.

True, how can we help?

Greenwald was in Bean town today got some credits from ACLU. The whole weakening by BushCo of our rights is muy malo all around.

Good evening all.

Very kind and much appreciated neuro.

digg. Digg. DIGG.

dugg

Linky no worky.

Call critters and ask them to put the state relief back in the bill it effecys all local governments services, jobs and payroll. Sens Ahnold a ticket to Austria.

lurk fixed the link – try again

Eureka!
What cool horns!

WOMM? Krugman. Lashes out huge at Obama over the state of the stim.

An epic, well deserved, and very sad smackdown.

and Dugg.

Thanks Lurk.

Oops! That link was supposed to be: http://www.dailykos.com/storyo…..632/695006

Thanks, Lurk.

A pleasure.

Hey, ES!! How’s the mending?

Excellent… thanks for the link.

What do you call someone who eliminates hundreds of thousands of American jobs, deprives millions of adequate health care and nutrition, undermines schools, but offers a $15,000 bonus to affluent people who flip their houses?

A proud centrist. For that is what the senators who ended up calling the tune on the stimulus bill just accomplished.

ouch

Slower than an unplugged crock pot Teddy.

Thank dog for pain pills and the patience of a fisherman.

It’s hard to quote just segments, since the whole thing has such an acidic tenor, and needs to be swallowed whole. But…

Mr. Obama’s postpartisan yearnings may also explain why he didn’t do something crucially important: speak forcefully about how government spending can help support the economy. Instead, he let conservatives define the debate, waiting until late last week before finally saying what needed to be said — that increasing spending is the whole point of the plan.

A real spanking from start to finish.

((es))

g’evening, ES, Suze, & Pups.

What’s on my mind tonight? Figuring out a place to live. Pondering buying a fixer-upper foreclosure. I don’t like the idea, but it’s probably all i can afford after decades of Rethug warfare against the middle class.

Hi y’all. Man the Grammys sure were depressing.

ES – percoset is your friend. Elvis’ fave drug!

WOMM? Krugman. Lashes out huge at Obama over the state of the stim.

An epic, well deserved, and very sad smackdown.

Krugzilla!

I like the idea of someone like you getting ahold of a foreclosed property than some shock doctor opportunist company.

Dude!
Krugasaurus Rex. Paul is spitting nails.

Watched about four songs and said to myself…. Mulatu Astatke is much much better. *s*

All in all, the centrists’ insistence on comforting the comfortable while afflicting the afflicted will, if reflected in the final bill, lead to substantially lower employment and substantially more suffering.

Recapping highlights:

For rather than acknowledge the failure of his political strategy and the damage to his economic strategy, the president tried to put a postpartisan happy face on the whole thing. “Democrats and Republicans came together in the Senate and responded appropriately to the urgency this moment demands,” he declared on Saturday, and “the scale and scope of this plan is right.”

No, they didn’t, and no, it isn’t.

George Will is he luckiest man alive. Robert Reich was on This Week, sparing Will the Krugmanesque ego-lashing he so richly deserved. What a smug little prick.

You know the whole thing is scary when the only heavyweights on the show are BB King, Buddy Guy and Alison Krauss.

I’d like to include Robert Planet in that…but I just can’t. :-D

thank you! I’m good at painting, plastering, sanding, landscaping, blah blah. It’s good exercise *g* But maybe i should hold off and see if layoffs happen where i work. They’re putting a lot of good measures in place to avoid layoffs. I hate imposing on my mom too long, and i hate renting. Gah. Decisions. I am not a deciderator.

This music is great. Washes Miley Cyrus out of my poor ears.

and a belated thank you, ES, for tonight’s pick. I think i’m gonna have to go buy that.

I hope you didn’t mean to leave out Stevie.

***no fantasy violence please***

Ask President Obama to restore the America we believe in The link did not work here it is.
Restore our rights that is the biggest battle.
Call critters to restore the state’s stimulus cut by the senate under the direction of Rahm “The Hatchet Man” Immanuel. The states need the mney to keep up services and that will go to county and local services. Call email please the vote is tommorrow…it will be in conference now. So call its your country and your economy.

Pups, let us not become what our opponents admire – please no fantasy violence. Thanks.

Stevie was good, but pairing him with the jonas bros boy band – a humiliating pairing for SW.

Don’t forget Stevie Wonder and Al Green.

What little I heard of the Plant song …. was not impressive.

For decades they carried George Will in my local newspaper. And every day I’d read him and get infuriated at the fact that I didn’t have easy access to the facts and paradigms to refute his bullshit. It is so cool now to be able to go to google and cross check anything instantly. Also, to be able to watch Nobel prizewinners smack the shit out of him.

On my mind. I’ve been getting solicitation calls from the FOP using info furnished only to the telco in connection with an unlisted number.

Are they getting data from the 911 system or is the telco providing it?

See my link at 40…aclu has tools in place. An excellent layout of the laws that need adjusting, repealing and the plan of action…grester minds are at work there. I emailed it to 100 plus people hoping we can all support what Glenn is doing and the ACLU who want to grow their membership by 1/3.
Calling critters to restore the good stuff in the stimulus bill before they get it out of conference tommorrow.

Then you will love this. From the archives.
Krugman schools Will

Oh, just like that!

So many potential sources it’s hard to say.

i think they sell the #s, even the unlisted ones – perhaps a call to your telco demanding to be opted out of the sold list with some incentive.. such as taking away your business?

Also you should know if you donate that way less than ten percent of your contribution will reach the cause.

wow, it is 36 outside and either hailing or its that popcorn ceiling graupu stuff

Have to wear a hard hat when running to the wood pile. /s

Thanks Newt… been looking for that today Krugman has has 4 articles this week twice normal. He is trying to get this a good as he can. I appreciate the lengths he has gone to. He brings in limiting the pain. The goverenors should be on the horn to the WH and the Hill.

brought up wood this afternoon before the rains hit. when baby girl gets here later this week, she gets to do all the lugging upstairs of wood

happy dance at the thought

I agree entirely.

Mulatu Astatke and the Heliocentrics

Am I ever glad I played this! Thanks, ES.

Thank dog for pain pills and the patience of a fisherman.

Thank doggess for pain pills and the patience of a fisherman.

Corrected for you and good evening, Please start wearing non slip shoes.

Isn’t that lovely! Thanks.

Quite welcome, pd.

He nails the “bipartisan policy” as a complete waste. The rethugs are pilfering Obama’s political capital while unloading the treasury.
It really is uncanny how embolden they have become.

nothing stopped them for 8 years – they think they can continue to do so

I just dug up all my no lace shoes… and by the time this is over I should be able to publish a book called The One Hand Gourmet. lol

The CIA has informed the newly-installed US president that it has planted record numbers of informants in Britain’s Pakistani community to monitor the 2,000 terrorist suspects identified by MI5 — the British Security Service.

“Around 40 per cent of CIA activity on homeland threats is now in the UK. This is quite unprecedented,” said the British intelligence source.

http://www.presstv.com/detail……id=3510203

And if this were some penny-ante bill to raise the salary of the House barber, it would be fine. But that is not the case. He is very late.

If true that sure sounds like an awfully large percentage in just one place.

since this came from the cia, i would take it to mean they have infiltrated the afghani community in france

Speaking of menu for baby girls nutrition. I cooked black beans and black eyed peas from the organic store of course and froze them a while back. So tonight I thawed them out in hot water and added some fresh garden chard, carrots, clove of chopped garlic, 5 serrano peppers chopped, sea salt and a little balsamic vinegar. Had a cup wand sliced up wheat bread.

I must say it doesn’t not take a lot of money to eat well just creativity. Was a very light and bright snack.

Take a few deep calming breaths before, during, and after reading..’g’. Guess who is promoting the Iranian boogeyman.
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” The danger of nuclear weapons in Iran, the imminence of that threat, the measures of diplomacy, and what do we do if diplomacy fails? Those four questions need to be answered. I personally believe that if proliferation is not stopped now, it will project us into a world that will become morally unmanageable, in which there will be too many countries with too many varied incentives.” “

http://www.acus.org/new_atlant…..ger-quotes

It really is uncanny how embolden they have become.

Nobody has called their bluff in a very long time.

It is all about messaging. Forceful, deceitful messaging. Democrats do not match up, not even close, and do not appear to be making up ground very fast.

That is why the stump is so important. The stim should be defeated and Obama will be fortunate if it is – he will have to hit the trail, and I’m not talking about a couple of town-halls.

That was a 2 quart soup. the wrmth of the serranos linger on pleasantly. I remember after my USMC service bouncing around Appalachia with some buds. At there home in the hills their mom always had a pot of beans on the back burner. That may be what a lot of folks start doing.

Pelosi?

sounds yummy – except for the peppers.. my mouth has gotten tender as i’ve aged and i don’t handle hot well

I can’t help but hear all of that in his too deep very annoying monotone buzz saw of a voice.

The Kissinger thing has been working on me for an hour-plus now. What an insidious turn.

The CIA are everywhere..unconventional warfare is their game..they are definitely in Iran which is so not a good thing. I’d have to wander over to France to check if there is any open knowledge. I know off hand that Zarkowsy has long been suspected if being a Mossad agent..so maybe the CIA isn’t needed there.

Suze, you keep warm out there…

45 and wet on the Peninsula, That Guy.

No risk of my contributing to anything via telephone solicitation.

quite hailing or whatever that icy stuff was and now the skies are clearing enough to see a few stars in the clearing patches. sky is pretty bright with the almost full moon – i can see the different shades of gray to white in the clouds

still 36 outside so i’m inside for the duration (laughing)

But will Token cooperate?

On my mind…

Folks here know that for the past two years I’ve been beta testing a Cardiofeedback device called the Heart Tuner. In my experiments, I discovered that the body’s electromagnetic field dances to music, and that it’s easy to learn how to focus and direct that field.

Those who have been following my exploits remember that for some reason, the Gizmo overloaded just at the point where it seemed my heart was ready to fly. I was the first to identify the problem, and it took 18 months to find a solution. But find it we did, and now the program no longer overloads.

Bottom line?

I am pleased to announce that Humankind now has a prototype of the first fully functional Grok Box. And I helped.

token has developed excellent bladder control and has learned to hurry and get back inside. short legs will do that to a guy

bailey the cat, on the other hand, is proving to be much more difficult

Did you come up with that name?

Heading over to your spot now. You have worked tirelessly on this. Very deserving kudos.
Astral, I am late to this, but I wanted to express my condolences.

I began using the term “Grok Box” in 1973 when I used one of the first biofeedback units. Not sure if I was the first.

So far, I have only found confirmation that the CIA had France’s cooperation in the landing of rendition flights. I did find this though, it expands on a subject that has been discussed previously.
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” In 2001, the CIA named Chase Brandon, an operations officer who was assigned to South America, as liaison to Hollywood. Brandon’s film credits include The Recruit, The Sum of All Fears, Enemy of the State, Bad Company and In the Company of Spies. He has consulted for television programs including The Agency, Alias and JAG. He has appeared on Discovery, Learning Channel, History Channel, PBS, A&E, and has been interviewed on E-Entertainment, Access Hollywood, and Entertainment Tonight. “

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C…..ic_opinion

Thanks. One of the things that tore me up is that the thought that my dear wife wouldn’t be here when this happened never crossed my mind. She waited so patiently for this.

It is all about messaging.

Individually, the Dems are better at messaging, especially the progressives. But they seem never to act in coorinated unison.

Also, when it comes to messaging, Obama has some awsome talents. But at times it seems that he loses control of something, like when he started babbling aobut the Republicans being the party of ideas and launching into Reagan haigiography. Then, he called those same ideas, tired, refuted, and rejects, or somehting like that. So, if they were all that bad, why was he praising them six months ago in Las Vegas.

Your blog is the first hit on a google search for grok box.

I have an early meeting tomorrow, so I’ll call it a night.

G’nite, all.

sorry bbfly, i shudda used a snark tag to indicate my belief that they were saying one thing and meaning another

Double doggie doors…like the revolving doors keep out the weather.
Put a box with a flap say 30″ snugged up to the DD. Then they can come and go. I had Blackjack’s DD in the inner door of the back porch which had a side door kept opem uner a porch roof. Never had any wild animals come in. BJ would not tolerate poaching.

bailey uses the cat flap in the kitchen door – unless it is wet or cold outside. then we have problems.

token flat refuses to use anything but a real door to go out or in.

G nite wigwam

I don’t want to give too much credence to what we see on flack shows like Tweety and PTM, but IMO the Dems come unprepared and gulping for air out of the gate. They seem to lack even basic knowledge on issues, and refutation tactics (like not buying the premise of a bogus argument and fighting to the heart of the truth). I expect a lot from them, especially now.

nite wigwam

i’m gonna go cuddle with the critters. g’nite all.

I couldn’t agree more with that assessment. It’s like they all are void of ideas or even basic concepts of their own.

I suppose they all expect lobbyists will write the bills.

I’m also #6 for ‘the end of civilization as we know it.’

G nite Suz

I don’t know why but that made me laugh.

goodnight wigwam, ES, Suz, Newt and pups. The ACLU site has the plan to restore our rights. Worth a bookmark or download their PDF. The battle for freedom never ends the forces of facisim, oligarchy and ideological extremist will continue. We must be ever vigilant and the ACLU needs our cooperation…or at least we need to read that 100 day plan andbe mindful.

Interesting. Had no idea..

I’m so cutting edge, the cutting edge doesn’t even know I’m there… :)

To make matters worse, folks like Bob Herbert and Ms. Hamsher just tear it up, and it is such a sharp contrast to the rest of the “Left” that it startles when it happens. No discipline, rhetorical ability, and a complete lack of ability to think on their feet.

I would give anything to see that schmuck Ron Christie get plastered, but we have no one who comes close in the same studio. That dude is tremendous. It just kills me.

bite bb
nite suz

Double cutting edged…) From Grok to eternity!

Time for me to call it a night too.

G nite firedogs.

should be:

and a complete lack of ability to think on their feet…

He can only get away with it in a mutual world of stupid for sure.

nite eureka. feel better dude

clearly, yep

A good night to you,too..a tad late. I found something amusing while wandering around. Why not put all of the johns in jail for income tax evasion?
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” The former tax specialist who ran the high-priced prostitution service that the authorities say was patronized by former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, was sentenced Friday to two and a half years in prison on prostitution and money-laundering conspiracy charges. “

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes……tzer-case/

Attaturk is upstairs!
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