“After all, his management of [former Vice President] Dan Quayle’s public image as his chief of staff is still something that takes your breath away,”

Yeppurs, l’il Billy Kristol is such a master of, er, um, nothing.

Mornin’, BT

I love the smell of roasting Kristol in the morning. Smells like…….shit.

burn and stir it

The party of stupid is going strong in Oklahoma.
http://rawstory.com/08/news/20…..omic-woes/

Sarah Palin story sparks Republican family feud

I usually feel sympathy for people in self-destruct mode. Having a hard time feeling it in this case.

I usually feel sympathy for people in self-destruct mode.

Darwinism ain’t always a bad thing….

From the WaPo link:

Only months after declaring his intention to run against Sen. Arlen Specter, former National Constitution Center president Joe Torsella is endorsing the incumbent for reelection.

It’s totally depressing news that the great state of Pennsylvania can’t do better than single-shot Specter.

Federer-Karlovic about to tip off. I am actually excited because Karlovic has shown he can do more than serve.

Did Sestak say definitely he wasn’t going to run? Torsella dropped out almost when Specter switched.

(Blake and Fish take first set in doubles quarterfinal)

Good morning BT. I enjoyed Rs bellyaching over Franken on WJ. Including total fantasies. I particularly liked the caller who averred that the vote was fixed. When challenged by the host as to why he thought that, the caller said he just did.

Yes, I ask too: WHERE ARE CNBC’S BEEKER’S TEETH IN THAT VIDEO????

Torsella’s close relationship with Rendell (and Rendell’s close relationship with Specter) makes the endorsement somewhat expected and furthers the idea that Specter is the establishment pick and Sestak is the renegade outsider.

Apparently Sestak is still in, but he’s more right-of-center than Specter. which makes the situation in PA even more depressing.

According to the Jerusalem Post, 6 Mousavi supporters have been hanged:

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/S…..2FShowFull

(On the um, distaff side both Venus and Serena and Llagostera Vives/Martinez Sanchez cruising. Azarenka and Vesnina look like geniuses for not wanting to play the latter)

Agh. A WaPo link. I should have checked before clicking because I don’t want to give those buttheads any traffic.

(Yawns, stretches, wonders why she’s feeling particularly pleased this morning. Remembers.) I have two senators!!! Spread the word!!! *g*

They’re playing hardball. Now Iran emerges for all the world to see what it has been all along: a theocratic dictatorship. I thought, without any evidence whatsoever, that the 2005 election was fixed too.

Why did we know it would come to that?

Shit. I suppose the question is whether the regime will admit to this to intimidate people or it can get in more papers.

Would 80 be enough?

We need “better Democrats,” starting at the top.

Even with the ayatollah picking who can run those clowns are fueding. Imagine if anyone could run.

Guess the turbanheads fooled the people of Iran for quite awhile.

Why is North Dakota in such relatively good shape? O-I-L. Namely, the Bakken formation. Between that and (heavily subsidized) corn ethanol, the state’s farmers managed to rake in lots of cold hard cash over the past decade.

I can’t wait for the results of the “investigation” into Neda’s death. An American CIA agent did it. Then the clerics will go out and hang another hundred or so Iranians.

I don’t think that it’s possible to have both a beak *and* teeth…

Another Inquisition, only with a different religion.

There was a doubt about “who they are”?

As the U.S. sows, so shall it reap. Coup leader in Honduras is a distinguished graduate of School of the Americas. Another classic case of blowback, since most U.S.ians don’t know anything about School of Americas, so are completely ignorant about the U.S. training assassins, right-wing dictators and coup leaders.

Would 80 be enough?

I’m still pulling for 81. That way the D’s could actually filibuster themselves….

(Federer 6-3. 23 minutes. 93% win percentage on first serve. Unreal.)

That is the truth. My son couldn’t find a house to rent and had to buy one in Minot.

… the U.S. training assassins, right-wing dictators and coup leaders.

are the torture classes core curriculum or graduate level?

Snark off. Please elaborate. Was the CIA agent acting to provoke the clerics to unleash violence?

According to guest on democracynow, Zalaya was business elite, but started to take more leftist positions around 2007, including switching positions to be against U.S. free trade agreements. No wonder the U.S. had to get him out.

Torture is one of the easiest subjects to get up to speed in so I’d guess it’s one of the first subjects taught.

Imagine if anyone could run.

Can we send ‘em Sarah Palin?

on edit: the possibilities for imaginating are pretty boundless here…

I particularly liked the caller who averred that the vote was fixed. When challenged by the host as to why he thought that, the caller said he just did.

I happened to catch that particular bit and it was a hoot. Makes ya wonder what passes for brains in a lot of wingnut heads. Dog knows there ain’t no logic there! It’s nice to very occasionally have one of the hosts (like once in a very blue moon) actually ask a leading question that serves to point out the stooopidity level of the caller.

I know about the “school,” but what’s its origin? Oh, wait. Wiki.

Thanks to all for your responses to the 6 Mousavi supporters being hanged! If this is true, it will show the world that the only backwards-thinking-tyrants are those in power! Of course, there’s morons like Rush Limbaugh who are right now sympathizing with the “poor widdle Honduras military” in having to use force to overthrow their government of people, by the people, and for the people! Man, what a bunch of ironic wingnuts in the American Taliban (today’s GOP)! They have no clue what they’re doing and when they’re in such disarray, violence will emerge from them. Rush tried to convince me yesterday that 95% OF THE HONDURAN PEOPLE SUPPORT THEIR MILITARY’S COUP OF THEIR DULY ELECTED PRESIDENT! Unfreakingbelievable.

LMAO!

Dogma is the antithesis of logic.

Oooops. Zalaya criticized the U.S. war on drugs and legalization of some drugs to lessen violence in Honduras. Outgoing U.S. ambassador said remittances by Hondurans to their own country are mostly drug related, as a way of punishing Zalaya. Zalaya wrote Obama in December 2008, critizing U.S. policy in Honduras and then committed the sin of making the letter public. A very dangerous man from the U.S. POV, and since the U.S. had so many tools in the country, it was easy to get rid of him.

40 was for you

Hey BT and Pups!

Nice rundown BT. Some stuff to chew on. Speaking of which, Normie isn’t as pretty when he frowns alldedamtime. Must be the teeth. I likie him better losing. This is good.

Senator Franken. Ahhhhhhhhhh. Excellent.

And what’s with all the open-door fights among the repubbles? Terribly unseemly. Talk about rockets’ red glare. Whew!

We’re off to get keys to our new digs today! Whoop!

Still have piles of stuff everywhere, and dirty windows. We’re close to drawing straws over who does what, just to get OUTTA here. We have loved living here but, geegollywhizzer, the lady who lived here sure had a lotta junk! Never turned away anything that still had a little use left in it, and still don’t. I think we might have achieved a record of some sort for finding good loving homes for an incredible bunch of things ‘n stuff.

WELL then! Gotta go look bizzy.

Don’t stand between any repubbles on the 4th, gang. Let ‘em scrabble wit eachudder. Say. Is Sanford for real? egad. Someone shut him in his room with a box of tissues and be done with it. It’s getting just a tad embarrassing. *shudder*

P. E. A. C. E. to all Puppies and Tigers. ;->

(Black and Huber must have heard me from here since they are now up a break in the third set.)

Normie got his teeth fixed (look like a row of new refrigerators, I am fond of saying). Now he needs to get his forehead fixed. Not just botox, but silicone injections in those very deep furls in his brow to smooth them out.

I had snark on. Don’t they blame everything on the CIA? Doesn’t matter if none of the dots connect up, the CIA did it. We have the enemy du jour, they have the CIA. While most Americans don’t know the CIA assisted in the overthrow of the democratic govt there in 53, it was a British operation after all, the Iranians have never forgotten, nor will they.

Franken’s election now swings the focus for cloture votes from Susan Collins and Olympia Snow to Ben Nelson, Blanche Lincoln, Evan Bayh and a few others. It would be nice to have really progressive Democrats representing Nebraska, Arkansas, and Indiana, but it’s been a while since their electorates sent any to Washington. For all I know, they may actually be more progressive than their constituents, but wouldn’t be in office if they advocated their ideals in all cases. It still reminds me of the line, “if you think they’re mean, you ought to see their constituents.”

Got another news item for y’all:

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/71012.html

Remember that recent horrible coal-ash spill disaster in TN? And how the EPA had a list of other locations around the country……….but they refused to release the names of the sites.

Dog bless Boxer for pushing for release of the information and McClatchy for writing about it. The EPA has now forked over the list and you can see where they are located relative to you.

There are SEVEN! Count ‘em! Seven forkin’ sites in North Carolina alone. Do you have one sitting in your back yard?

whu? Then we call him Bubblehead? Nice. LOL.

yeah. i saw the refrigerator lineup, but seems like ages since that last sparkle.

somehow i just can’t spare a square of simperapathy for the nit. make him go away, please.

Have a terrific day eCAHN and all.

Normie is at least theoretically married, right?

I’m not up on his personal life, but I think I remember that his wife is some sort of actress or model wannabe, and spends most of her time on the Left Coast. Is that what you are referring to?

mebbe he had to trade her in to buy the refrigerators.

Flood watch throughout the Tampa Bay area. Can’t remember the last time I heard that. Rained pretty much all day yesterday and it’s coming down in buckets now. Not that I mind the rain but we’re south of the aquafers and the runoff just goes into either Tampa or Boca Ciega Bay.

I wish we’d flag links for source (like WaPo or the Politico) just like we usually flag PDFs. I *hate* giving the Politico any clicks.

lol!

Unless his wife is about 16, that wasn’t her standing next to him yesterday.

(and I’m wondering if the “real” wife didn’t trade Normie in quite some time ago – never see them together)

We’ve had so much rain in mid-Hudson this year that the slugs are trying to get into the house. I’ve thrown several off my back porch back into the grass.

I’m off. Be well everyone.

your mouse doesn’t have an “un-click” button?

(they cost a little more, but are well worth it)

OMG makes me sick. Look at OH! Groan. At least we’re heading away from them.

Kudos to National Geographic, btw. Don’t have a link, but they ran a stunning article on those hideously dangerous, abominable slurry “ponds”. Also the mountain topping. Even now, though, most people seem ignorant about the fact and the danger.

Way, WAY beyond just sad. Criminal, I’d say. Clean coal LIES LIES LIES!

Bill in Portland is having himself rather a lot of fun giving o’lielly a big fat poke (with his middle finger) this morning: *G*

http://www.dailykos.com/story/…..-Wednesday

Thanks for clarifying. The problem is, many of the allegations of CIA interference turn out to be correct. Other activities never see the light of day in the media. The ones that do are spun to divert blame on fictionalized villains.

“The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media.” –William Colby, former CIA Director, quoted by Dave Mcgowan, Derailing Democracy.

Do you have one sitting in your back yard?

Coal ash pond in Milledgeville, Georgia? Who knew…

Hmmmm. Makes me wonder. Do cardboard cutouts have backsides? I sense the potential for some fun. heh.

Umm…I have never heard of that kind of mouse. Are you kidding? (I have a Logitech wireless mouse)

Are you kidding?

Who – me? *g*

yes. But I’m thinking that if you hold both the right and left-click buttons at the same time, stand up and scream “NOOOOOO !!”, it’s gotta count for something.

Then again, I could be wrong.

I knew Colby fairly well when he was CIA Station Chief, Saigon. Hell has a special place for people like him.

OK I’m outta here. Bout to git in trubble with my dutiful honey who’s always prompt and organized. He’s one key to our success. I’m supposed to be the other. Does the best i can. honest. Love is grand. Treasure it. *g*

LOL. If I ever remembered to do it, I could just hover the cursor over the link and see where it goes instead of just blindly clicking. But hey, I don’t think of stuff like that until at least 10:00 a.m.

Damn bubba, up in the stratosphere wit dat! I never even talked to my CO. . . well. except for that little incident on the bunker line. . .

Hope there’s a good chunk of real estate down there, because he can expect to have a lot of company from his former colleagues.

Off to swim to the great capitalist cesspool.

RevBev, if, repeat if, Angela’s hiding just go into the room, sit on the floor and talk softly to her for a bit and leave. She’ll come out eventually once she feels safe but watch her around doors leading to the outside. Hopefully she felt at home as soon as she was out of the carrier.

Be good to yourselves, and all other living things.

Namaste

It was all strictly business.

Interesting the way they’re spaced around the country….talk about a picture being worth a thousand words. :-(

I didn’t think you were hangin with him!

Um. They’re all in the Coal Belt? Am I missing something?
FunnyWheelieDiva

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Michael “Savage” Weiner may replace Osama “Bin” Laden as Public Enemy Number One, if he keeps terroristically threatening people. But I hear the wingnuts are hoping Al Qaeda will strike again while Obama is President. Cuz that was so good for them last time, politically.

Are those FEMA camps ready yet?
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I didn’t mean anything specific, Fd……just that the illustration makes it easy to see the locations vs lottsa words. Sorry about the lack of clarity.

Loyalists to Palin, including Kristol, were outraged at Purdum’s piece, believing it to be another example of what they see as elite media contempt for the Wasilla native.

Wonder if “Loyalists to Palin, including Kristol” were as outraged about Purdum’s piece on Bill Clinton.

This has background on Torture School US style.

A Thoroughly Un-American Institution

Today, June 24, 2009, Congress will vote on an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act which would require the School of the Americas/WHINSEC to release to the public the names, ranks, countries of origin, courses taken and dates of attendance of all the students and instructors at the institute.

The School of the America’s, renamed WHINSEC, is an organization founded with the explicit purpose of teaching its students the science of torture and interrogation techniques. Its records have been concealed, and for the most part its dealings shrouded in mystery.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0906/S00394.htm

> Uh, no one freaking lives there?

Before making too much fun of ND, remember they have nukes.

The NW corner of the state, especially the oil country in the Minot/Williston area, is booming. My brother’s a building contractor there and he can’t hire enough workers. He has more work than he can handle.

I was traveling through the area last month and had a hell of a time even finding a motel room in Minot. They’re all full of oil workers.