Berlusconi wasn’t punched he got smacked with a statue.

Raven is right, he got smacked because the mental patient threw a replica of the Duomo. It is plainly evident in one scene that is run on tv.

Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.

Ut oh ….

Copenhagen Climate Talks SUSPENDED, In Chaos, As Countries Walk Out Of The Conference (BREAKING)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/14/copenhagen-climate-talks_n_390750.html

I guess that’s the Christmas spirits….

The Gubernator sez property damage by protesters of education cuts are acts of terrorism, according to democracynow.

It’s a little early in the morning for spirits.

nonsense *burp*

I have a tad of champagne left from last night. Perhaps I should have mixed it into my orange juice. Well, there’s always the next orange juice.

This democracy shit at Copenhagen is a drag. Why don’t the indiginous people just stfu and let the rich countries do whatever they want? /s

Allen regularly socialized with the state’s top political and business leaders. He was the oil industry’s most visible advocate, a power broker in Juneau and a major fundraiser for state and national Republicans. The chamber took note of the help he provided presidential aspirant Sen. Bob Dole and said his role as publisher of the Voice of the Times, his opinion section in the Daily News, “enhanced his credibility in Alaska.”

A picture dated 1999 shows Allen with Rita Ivanova, a Russian woman he dated, at Murkowski’s annual fishing event in Ketchikan. Allen is at the center of the picture, his arm draped around Ivanova, and on either side are Sens. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., Rep. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., Murkowski, Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., and Sen. Don Nickles, R-Okla.

http://www.adn.com/news/politics/veco/story/1053359.html

The next time Sarah says anything about Chicago Politics we ask her if Drill Baby Drill is the Alaskan Way of getting things done in politics.

Mornin’, BT, pups

I’m willing to bet that the rich countries are scurrying to put a good face on the devoloping countries standing up to the bullies. I can’t wait to hear the statement from our conference liar spokesperson.

BT seems to have the morning off, it’s a twolf1 early morning swim this morning!

And yeah, I can’t wait to hear our lying assholes spokespeople put their spin on this.

U.S. major delegate rejected developing countries’ demands out of hand.

When Moore moved into the Castle Apartments in 1996, Tyree, then 15, was struggling with a crack cocaine addiction and spending time at the home of Josef Boehm, the owner of Alaska Industrial Hardware, himself a cocaine addict, Moore said. Boehm, now 65 and in federal prison in Texas, was known to Tyree and other addicted girls as “Joe Millionaire” for the crack he traded for sex.

Moore said Allen was no friend of Boehm and strongly opposed illegal drug use. She thought Allen could help her friend Tyree by paying for her rehabilitation. Around October or November 1996, Moore introduced Allen to Tyree. A few days later, when she went to Allen’s home on a “date,” she brought Tyree, who wouldn’t turn 16, the age of consent, until Dec. 17. The three had sex in Allen’s hot tub, she said. Tyree stayed with her at the Castle Apartments, and would be there when Allen came over. There were times when Moore, Tyree and two other friends would join Allen in bed. Another time, Moore said, she witnessed a different friend who was 15 have oral sex with Allen in Allen’s car.

http://www.adn.com/news/politics/veco/story/1053359.html

Halfway through the long story and we find out the money quote 15 year old crackhead dating someone very connected to the Alaska GOP. This is why the media is in trouble they are burying lead stories to protect the Elite with paragraphs of boredom.

More proof of just how much things have stayed the same changed since the election.

New Orleans and half of Florida can disappear into the ocean easy we are not immune from this is Bush leading this moron delegation?

Biden will be on Morning Joe tomorrow.

OFG & TCU,

The coverage of Copenhagen on democracynow (they’re the only ones broadcasting from the venue) would rip your heart out.

Danish police, under a new law, can preemptively arrest people who might be a problem. Used to arrest peaceful demonstrators. Nearly 1000 arrested. Can be held for 12 hours.

:( What are they saying eCHAN

Had a activist from Himalayas who said that 70% of the streams had dried up. Put Dafur in context of fight for water, not religion, as Lake Chad is shrinking. Just 2 examples.

No trial and of course its only used on Lefties not Bankers, Oil Drillers, War profiteers etc considering the damage done to society we can easily argue to turn these laws against them.

Damn, that’s what I get for assuming. Didn’t even bother to look. Thanks.

Exxon Mobil to Buy XTO Energy for $31 Billion

Oh, look, another disgusting, repellent republiKKKan pervert. Now what about that Kneegrowe Penis golfer?

Our arrogance comes with a price. Too bad the PTB think otherwise.

A windfall tax on oil producers that they cannot pass on to consumers seems like a good idea now.

The PTB haven’t been wrong yet, so no reason for them to change.

Well, at least someone is creating new jobs :D

Nev. Brothel Aims to Offer 1st Male Prostitutes

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/12/14/business/AP-US-Male-Prostitutes-Nevada.html

Time to break up the oil companies and restrict their lobbying to a percentage of taxable profits? Exact numbers can be debated later.

Bankers, drillers, MIC don’t do street demonstrations. They don’t have to since they can easily do backroom deals. Successively working to shut down the avenues of expression of ordinary folks is part of the grand plan.

ROFLMAO Yep, legends in their own minds.

Denmark going after green protesters a country building a nationwide electric car charging network? I wonder if Denmark wants to make sure they keep their lead in wind tech? Kind of like how Toyota joined that American car company group that lobbies to keep American car companies fuel inefficient.
Then of course oil prices went up and GM and Chrysler got bailed out.

Off to swim in the great capitalist cesspool.

US KIA Irak: 4,371

US KIA Afghanistan: 934

US MBS 2009: 43,028

Be good to yourselves, and all other living things.

Namaste

Successively working to shut down the avenues of expression of ordinary folks is part of the grand plan.

New Orleans or maybe Holland goes into the sea those very same laws that the bankers created to arrest people without trial will be used against them.
Circles turn

Himalayan glaciers may disappear by 2035!

http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/38627

Paul Samuelson was one of the truly great economists of this century. He was snarky at times, as I recall from certain seminars he gave, but he could be deep when his good angel was ion charge. He is one of the father’s of the modern mathematical strain of economic theorizing, which in the hands of tyros has done much to coarsen the discipline. At the end of his days, when asked what he thought would be the next ‘big breakthrough’ in economics, he averred that analytical advances at the present time were unlikely; what economists needed, he said, was to study economic history for facts and stories that could nourish their thought and send it in new directions. I liked that. Of course, I am an economic historian.

New post upstairs…

I wanna know where the tp roll is in that strange bathroom.

Good to hear, Knut, that’s a fascinating subject to this poet. I used to be an advanced placement math student back in high school; now my math coprocessor hardly works at all(too many head injuries/hangovers/bong hits, I’m guessing).

I’ve just started reading F. William Engdahl. Any thoughts? Anyone else you can recommend? Have you published, got a Web site?