Another awesome post WT…! ;-)

Ooh zedders on first try…! ;-)

Aw, thanks mang.

“Pretentious twatwaffle.” Heh.

watertiger!

Thanks watertiger.

Suz!

What pinches my jockies is that she’s to dang ‘Moderate’… 95% siding with the Conservative judges within her circuit sends shivers down my spine…! 8-(

That sent Wine through my nose …

Watertiger !

Doodette…! ;-)

Dood…! ;-)

Hola, Petrocelli!

And yeah, nobody’s talking about her judicial temperament – only her double-x genetic code temperament.

You know what’s the first thing Chris Matthews could do to up his legitimacy? Dump “political analyst” Pat Buchanan. What a constipated baboon that “man” is.

Yeah… Latina does stick in their craw… A tad bit at least…!

Watertigre!

Nice – pointing out the redundancy.

Guess we shouldn’t beshocked about his Twittering at Auschwitz – taste and class have nevere been Nootie’s strong points.
(I’d post links for that assertion, but it would take so long….)

I hailed you downstairs buddy … how’s things ?

As for Newt Gingrich, well, I always believed he could be just as big an asshole in 140 characters or less.

i don’t know what bothers them most: that she’s a latina – she’s a woman – or that she was originally appointed by ghwbush

i rhink y’all ought to print up that poster as a T-shirt ..

but she needs a beret .. ya know .. “g”

She’s a gift to the Conservatives and they know it. The outrageous RW charges that Soto is a liberal are as ridiculous as those leveled at the warmongering anti-labor Obama. The Right Wing does it to appease the base.

Y’know, I’m tempted to order a t-shirt….but I’ve been told women my age shoujldn’t wear t-shirts any more.

Besides, there would be too many nutjobs who would take it seriously. Sigh.

Alway’s could be better… Escrow is about to close and I’m about to start building my home…! *g*

That’s only cuz, you know Ginsburg has been raising Holy Hell since, like .. for- evvuh

She is wearing a beret – what else is that star on?

I’m past caring what bothers the wingnuts; I just hope the time comes for them to shut up before I puke out my ears.

I’m seriously hoping she doesn’t pull a reverse Souter…! 8-(

I think that bump on the top of her head with an X on it is a beret. Hard to tell because she has big hair.

Thank Heavens Dood … I’ve been thinking of you lots but couldn’t help all this while :-(

somebody no clicky the linky! ;-)

No Worries, Mahn…! Every little thang…! ;-)

Uh- oh – I did click — what’d I miss?

Oh gag, Sharpton’s speaking on behalf of Sotomayor. That won’t do her any good.

Well, she worked hard to get where she is, as did BO … that sends a dangerous message against
their “Born rich and privileged” ideal.

Errr, are you referring to the fact that I could get a coffee mug instead of a t-shirt, WT?

Where ? I enjoy Sharpton throwing Darts on the wingnuts.

Gillibrand drops a hint. She sez she doesn’t think Andrew Cuomo will primary Gov. Paterson next year. He, BTW, appointed her. Cuomo: did you hear the hint? No comment from his office. Cuomo BTW leads in the polls, and IMO Paterson is doing a miserable job.

However, I’ve seen too little ‘empathy’ from either to borne out that worry…! 8-(

NYOne on my cable. I switched there by accident and stayed to catch up on how they’re reporting local politics.

If Gingrich twitters from Auschwitz does that make him a neo-Holocaust denier?

He’s visiting his roots…!

“Newt Gingrich” being Southern for “Heil Hitler.”

conveniently Catholic

If Newt Gingrich is Catholic, I’m the Pope.

Wait a minute…He is?

BAM!

Excommunicated, mister…No ticket, no laundry.

;>)

Uhhhh, I dunno even how to make a snarky response to that.

He sure knows how to trivialize everything he touches.

Somehow, the news he was touring Auschwitz, but was too bored to turn off his little blackberry, reminded me of his recent “conversion” to Catholicism. I never did see an explanation of why, but what bothers me more is, how? How the hell did he get past those two horrible divorces? (Yes, I myself got an annullment to marry my 2nd, Catholic DH, so I know what’s required. I also know you might get benefit of the doubt for one, but the second one?????) Sorry to go O.T. The man burns me up for 1001 reasons.

Maybe he’ll get excommunicated when he dumps the current, #3 wife./s

Excommunicated, mister…No ticket, no laundry.

…since his first divorce…? ;-)

I owe ya a cold one…! ;-)

Wife III is probably safe until after Newtie loses the 2012 primaries.

Wow. I read today, for the first time, both Rove’s and Gingrich’s wiki’s. They both have really f’d up family lives. Gingrich (ne McPherson)’s mother was 16 when he was born and his father was 19.

Dammit, I thought your Customs are s’posed to ask them Canooks fer Secure I.D.

According to his wiki, R.C. is his third wife’s religion.

Thers has a good comment tonight:

“tomorrow I’ll get to why the “wise Latina” line that the Moron Chorus is croaking against her is very silly. Long story short, the idiots made me read the whole speech that line comes from, and now I am a fan of hers.”

Me, too, actually. I’ve seldom seen a more thoughtful explanation of exactly what Obama meant by judges needing to have “empathy.”

You know, that was the logical explanation, but why did he wait so long? Never mind, that’s purely a rhetorical question.

The paint shopped image of a second circuit judge bedecked in Che Guevara’s headgear is pretty weak.

[Note to Ed.: An historical note written from an hotel in a undisclosed location in the English countryside: does not an aspirated “h” require “a”, not an “an”?]

A nice tall, iced tea would be fine, thanks. ; )
Warmish tonight.

As I remarked earlier, I’m worried that she’ll be roped in by Roberts and side with the Conservative wing more often than not…! Maybe, it’s just me…?

Right back atcha, fellow terror enabler.

;>)

You mean he waited 9 years after marriage before he converted to his 3rd wife’s religion? I hadn’t noted the dates. Probably had to go to a lot of classes at the local parish before they’d let him in. /s

I’m already loving Sonia Sotomayor, just because of the apoplexy she is causing amongst the wingnuts. I expect Newt or Hannity to fall over and start foaming at the mouth any minute now. You can already tell from their attacks that they have nothing. Pretty much they are saying they are opposing her because she is Puerto Rican.

That’s it – he kept failing the pop quizzes!

No, Newt, the Golden Rule is NOT “Do unto others quick before they get to you.”

Has anyone coined the nickname “Soutermayor” yet?

LOL … any new works of art to show us ?

Heh… Nice one…! *g*

Shhh… Don’t encourage him…! 8-P

Before this is over, they will paint her as an elitist Noo Yawkah …

LOL.

In 2004, The Catholic Diocese of Orlando printed and distributed Candidate Questionaires encouraging members to vote Republican. Around that time, Neil Bush met with then Cardinal Ratso (now Pope) to malign Kerry with the Communion kerfuffle.

Orlando Diocese opposed Obama’s honorary doc from Notre Dame. Local networks reported the story filming a tiny group of protesters in the Orlando Church. Grand Poobah poo-pooed Obama and baby killing.

Area Catholic Churches have posted full color banners decrying abortions with hundreds of miniature crosses planted beneath the banners.

Catholic Priests always pray for our troops or “our men in uniform”, but never for the dead or injured Arabs.

If they were any more Republican, they would be the RNC.

was too bored to turn off his little blackberry

Doesn’t that just say it all about Nootie and his blowfish ilk, shallow as a plate of urine. Can’t even turn off the umbilical gizmo and let the spirits talk to him.

;>)

Hmm, I don’t mean I think she’ll be the wild-eyed liberal we were all hoping for, but after all these years on the court, and after all these years (like her whole life) being neither male nor WASP in the legal profession, I think she can think for herself, and defend her own ideas.

Plus, there is some indication that she is actually known for tact and persuasiveness (despite the anonymous whispers before the nomination), so she just might reach the nutters and pull them toward the center.

We don’t know, of course. You can’t evere know; she doesn’t know herself. Nothing to do but wait and see.
But, on the basis ekwhite cites (she’s giving the wingnuts apoplexy), I like her a lot, too.

I’m all out of cards to play, P.

;>)

I think she can think for herself, and defend her own ideas.

I hear she asks good Qs from the bench. I’m looking forward to her performace at the confirmantion hearings. It could be good theater, certainly less boring than Roberts or Alito, and fewer tears than the latter.

Are you saying Newt converted in Orlando?

Honestly, if he came to the church where I converted here in San Antonio, I think people would turn their backs and give him a wide berth.

Of course, since Archbishop Flores retired, our diocese is somewhat more conservative, but it still is positively Commie compared to some others.
(recall, of course, this is a more than 50% Hispanic [read, Mexican-American, NOT Cuban] and the biggest Dem-voting city in this otherwise-benighted State. Not many REpubs found in most of our churches.

Yeah, I hope so. She’s already been confirmed to the bench twice; she’ll be ready.

Do you think today’s so-called “news channels” will bother to broadcast the hearings this time?

[Editor’s note: It’s “an” Hispanic, Pat. Here in America, we speak English, okay?]

I’ve noticed lots of people use “an” in front of words beginning with the letter “h” but it’s not the way I was taught. For the record I should probably confess that I was self taught inside a (not an) hollow tree, which I shared with a bunch of snakes who sometimes made a (not an) hiss. “An” is probably appropriate if you’re from some place like Yorkshire and make a (not an) habit of dropping your “h”s.

Only the parts she screws up.

I thought Austin was the D city in TX.

And the bits that take the least creativity to twist.

ROFL

Don’t know where Newt converted. While it is nice for you to have a liberal(ish) diocese, one cannot easily overlook the maligning of Kerry by Card Ratso at the urging of his fellow board member Neil Bush. BTW, have you ever rec’d any hard-right-leaning “Candidate Questionaires” from your church?

I got one (that one time) and never saw another. It was really over the top. Question 1 was this: Would you support legislation that would fund the destruction of a human embryo?

Heh… Alo’a…! ;-)

I’m not getting into the grammar dispute, but here’s a source.

Howdy, CT.

What, no stealth agenda and winking evasion of questions? What’s America coming to, I say.

;>)

I think that’s right. “An” hotel is now an outdated anglicism. Generally, when the “h” is aspirated, when the sound is a consonant rather than a vowel, it uses an “a”: a hotel, a hissy fit, an illusory GOP promise.

What’s America coming to…

*gasp* …Canada…? ;-)

I have this fantasy of Obama backing McConnell up against a wall and saying “Listen up, Dickweed! Sotomayor is as conservative as you’re gonna get! My next nominee is gonna be Al Gore! Take the gift I’m handin’ ya, Dickweed, and shut the f*ck up!”

He lives in Atlanta.

Careful there fella, or our Governor-General will come over there and eat your Heart ! *g*

*sigh* It’s closing time here… I bid ya’ll a fond adieu…! *g*

My elementary school English teacher, Miss Webster, is rolling in her grave.

[Editor’s note: In America, you pretentious twatwaffle, it is unnatural to end sentences with a preposition.

That’s tellin’ him where it’s at!

oops.

Gracias for the nifty link.

ecahnomics – All right, there are two of us. Okay, I admit, there are some repubs in both places. San Antonio’s county, btw, at least when I moved here and studied for the TX bar, was the only county constitutionally “wet.” Everywhere else, they have to vote on dry or wet, but SA is in the constitution – all kinds of booze allowed, no votin’ needed. (Obviousl, I haven’t kept up with whether that still applies elsewhere. When I visited Dallas from OK, it was important – you might have to “join a club” to get booze in some parts of Dallas, and other parts, no booze possible.
But, I digress.

hackworth—No, actually I haven’t been to church in awhile. Don’t know if I’d have heard about it if such printed matter were being distributed by priests. I once would have expected it would make the newspaper, buut can’t count on that anymore. Our paper is a mere shell of its former self.

That was most interesting… Will she be recalled…? Ta-ta…!!!

You need Dennis Kucinich up on that wall singing Leonard Cohen songs.

You want the Truth!

I’d rather eat fish tacos from Bete Midlers soft tostada’s.

The white US men lost any control they had left after the election of 2000.

eeeyeww. I saw that on Rachel. Yuck.

Well, I need to duck out for a quick errand. The huge horrid thunderstorm we were supposed to get slammed by seems to hav e veered around us, and I need to pick up a few small things for breakfast.
Lots of fun, all, as ususal.

aloha ct

G’nite CT !

An honest appraisal.

I feel under-represented – there are only 7 white guys on the Supreme Court. :(

Well, your Secretary of Homeland Securitah certainly did…come to Canada, that is.

For a resuscitator of Neocon election talking points, she’s flamboyantly pugnacious.

;>)

Nighters (or good late afternoon to you) CT.

Que?

Scroll down to the bottom for a picture of Newt & Callista. Their hair is almost the same color, except that his has a bluish tint, and hers has a pinkish one. So you can tell who’s the boy & who’s the girl.

“Up with this, I will not put”, Churchill’s snark at those who adhered to such rules at the expense of being understood.

My elementary school English teacher, Miss Webster, is rolling in her grave.

jeez, how ya gonna ever argue with an English teacher named Webster?

Was her first name Miriam?

Nice choice of tie for a blue suit and a VERY blue shirt, Newt. Perhaps you should ask the missus for help coordinating your ensemble.

*spew*

Non-fiction books include his latest, 5 Principles for a Successful Life, in addition to Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less, Real Change, A Contract with the Earth, Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America, To Renew America, Lessons Learned the Hard Way, Saving Lives & Saving Money, Window of Opportunity, The Art of Transformation, and Rediscovering God in America.

Is there a right wing cause célèbre pressure group that Newt hasn’t written a nugget of fresh, steaming wisdom for?

;>)

Patricia T. O’Connor, author of Woe is I, sez that the rules about not using split infinitives nor ending a sentence with a preposition originate in French, and were a snobbish addition to English (like the word for the meat we eat are French in origin, while the meat on the hoof is Germanic in origin), and have no basic legitimacy in English. So she advises ignoring them. At least that’s how I remember what she said. She’s on wnyc once/month.

dammit eCAHN, if I get some kind of Newtish virus from clicking on that, I’m coming lookin’ for ya.

Wanda Sykes is on Leno tonight …

Gertude, more’s the pity.

She was a bird fanatic, and to practice writing business letters, we had to write a letter to join the Jr. division of the National Audubon Society. I thought she was cuckoo at the time, but now I love watching birds. I grew up.

If he were contagious, there’d be more Rs than 23%.

Gertude, more’s the pity.

oh.

yeah, I’ve never had the urge to buy a Gertrude-Webster dictionary.

notice how the two pictures of Newt at the top of the Web page are mirror images of each other? What subliminal message is he trying to send…that he is the opposite of what he seems?

We have to learn to slow down to really appreciate nature. Nearly impossible to do when we are young.

Good catch. I missed that.

Shifting into low gear here, splendid evening to all.

Watching nature was not for an 8th grade tomboy. Running in nature & climbing trees, now that was a different story.

Now, however, my knees are too old to run.

Nite rf. Sleep well.

g’nite ratfood

Um, is Calista one of the women he bedded while still, you know, married to someone else?

You forgot that she is not very intelligent, just ask KKKarl Rove. He knows a ton of Yale grads that aren’t very smart…..

One of them became POTUS.

Yep. Very un-R.C. of her.

night rf, and all.

gotta be up early to get my ass handed to me in court tomorrow.

It happens.

g’nite jayt

True, I was a tree climber from early on. Didn’t fall out of one until I was nearly grown which cured me of the habit. Anyway, I suppose we enjoy different aspects of nature according to our age and inclination.

Eeep … adultery ? How many commandments do you have to break before you can become R.C. ?

Nite jayt, and hope it goes as well as possible tomorrow.

Practice makes perfect.

I never fell out of a tree while climbing them in my youth. And now I climb up on a broken ladder (uneven broken part at the top) with one rung missing to saw (hand saw) branches off of trees. My contractor thinks I’m nuts & will suffer a bad fall someday soon.

I don’t know, but the term “hoover” fits into the commandments somewhere. Or perhaps it’s a case of… how should I say this… her pecuniary wherewithal.

This is a watertiger post, right?

Interesting hypothesis, since the French infinitive is a single word: aller, to go (to boldly go where no grammarian has gone before).

I imagine experts and the likes of Bill Safire (a Nixon shill, but skilled with words) have fixed views. It would seem a little hard to tell. Anglo Saxon (Germanic) words have mixed with Norman (Scandinavian) French for a thousand years.

Then again, the English aren’t quite sure whether Australians and Americans still speak English: “In America, they haven’t used it for years!” as Prof. Higgins laments.

won’t you please buy yourself a new ladder?

You can’t get washed unless you get dirty.

;>)

I may not remember accurately what she said. It was several years ago.

I once was overrun with frustration, coordinating a report with the economist in our London office, who couldn’t write his way out of a paper bag (an Oxbridge type). I finally told him: I write English, you write British. Didn’t endear me to him.

ROFL … Touche !

The thing is, my broken ladder is really light, so I can easily manipulate it in awkward locations. I have a better ladder, but it is too heavy, as would be any ladder I could find in a store. It’s aluminum, sturdy, and the missing rung is one off the ground. Plus I’m careful.

Look America, a foreign infidel using French flagrantly…No doubt a socialist, prepare the tumbrel and I’ll gather the kindling.

;>)

those last 3 are also known as famous last words.(laughing)

OK, it sounds like you have made up your mind…but as one who has recently been up in trees on a ladder hand-sawing tree limbs, I’m still with your contractor.

LOL … I’d better leave now. Au revoir

Yep. But I’ve probably been doing this for a total of hundreds of hours over the past half dozen years, so I’m completely convinced it’s safe. Otherwise I would have fallen already, right? (Rationalizations come in all sizes & shapes.) But after tonight, if I fall, I certainly won’t admit it here. *g*

Did it turn out badly?

g’nite petro

or at least come up with another excuse why you are wearing a cast :)

Bon nuit.

Note the ‘progressive’ movement used, much like socialist dabblings leading to hard-core communism. À Bientôt, comrade.

;>)

Yep. One of the advantages of telling tales online.

but then now that we have discussed that – any excuse you use would be suspect

Hmmm.

Je vous en prie.

No…like you, I was careful…but I was very aware of the precariousness of the situation. And my ladder wasn’t broken.

Glad to hear it turned out well.

I would not be able to perform the task with any other combo. And I have lots of trees, esp pin oaks and shagbark hickories, where the branches grow down. So if I don’t cut off the low branches, I can’t mow underneath.

well, I wish you the best. happy pruning!

http://www.sciencefriday.com/p…../200905295
Hey Pups,
NPR interview with Mr. CE on Friday — Dissection!

Thanks.

Cool. Congratulations to Mr. CE. I suppose this one was not included.

Che Sarah, Sarah.
Whatever will be, will be.

How like a bloody Yank, or words to that effect, must have been beamed across the pond. I can usually translate, even cricket terms, but still get muddled over things like plural nouns and RP. Working with those inside the Magic Circle, it seemed that their point was to be arcane and not write down the rules, linguistic and otherwise. It was their way of spotting outsiders and keeping them that way. Thankfully, there are lots of more down to earth types that are more enjoyable.

I wouldn’t blame it all on the ancient universities; one of the best writers I know is an Oxbridge medical researcher. But they do seem to keep alive a strain of hothouse professional for whom common sense and plain speaking is as unimaginable as telling the truth inside the beltway.

zomg I can’t order my mug, t-shirt and thong with the unpronounceably named Suprema on it, because Cafe Press is down. I bet Bay Buchanan threw a monkey wrench into their works.

There is nothing wrong, illegal, or ungrammatical about ending a sentence with a preposition. The prohibition against it is not a rule, but a lingering superstition–what Winston Churchill called “the kind of nonsense up with which I shall not put.”