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It's the End of the World As We Know It
Author: BobR    Date: 04/03/2008 12:41:50

It's the end of the world as we know it...
And I feel fine...

- REM


About a month ago, I posted a link in the comments of a daily blog post to a site that describes various possible ways that earth (or in some cases human life upon it) could be destroyed. One of those scenarios described a black hole being created in a laboratory and then "getting loose" and slowly consuming the planet.

I was reminded of this when I read this story about a lawsuit against the newest CERN particle collider in Switzerland:
The builders of the world's biggest particle collider are being sued in federal court over fears that the experiment might create globe-gobbling black holes or never-before-seen strains of matter that would destroy the planet.

Representatives at Fermilab in Illinois and at Europe's CERN laboratory, two of the defendants in the case, say there's no chance that the Large Hadron Collider would cause such cosmic catastrophes. Nevertheless, they're bracing to defend themselves in the courtroom as well as the court of public opinion.

The Large Hadron Collider, or LHC, is due for startup later this year at CERN's headquarters on the French-Swiss border. It's expected to tackle some of the deepest questions in science: Is the foundation of modern physics right or wrong? What existed during the very first moment of the universe's existence? Why do some particles have mass while others don't? What is the nature of dark matter? Are there extra dimensions of space out there that we haven't yet detected?

Some folks outside the scientific mainstream have asked darker questions as well: Could the collider create mini-black holes that last long enough and get big enough to turn into a matter-sucking maelstrom? Could exotic particles known as magnetic monopoles throw atomic nuclei out of whack? Could quarks recombine into "strangelets" that would turn the whole Earth into one big lump of exotic matter?
(note: see the article for all of the embedded links...)

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/061229/061229_lhc_hmed_6p.hlarge.jpg


What's interesting concerning that last possibility (strangelets) is that it was also mentioned on the Exit Mundi site.

While this is all theoretical, the greater danger is global warming. Melting permafrost is releasing even more methane into the atmosphere, while at the same time reducing the reflectivity of the earth's surface and increase heat absorbtion, which causes even more melting, and a deadly spiral ensues. We've all heard the discussions about rising sea levels and radical changes in weather. Once again, the shiny happy people at Exit Mundi take it beyond that point and describe how earth could become another Venus:
Here’s how it goes. As the temperatures rise, more water evaporates. But as more water evaporates, our atmosphere gets thicker -- causing the temperatures to rise even more. And as the temperatures rise even more, even more water evaporates. And as even more water evaporates... You've got it: there’s a chain reaction going on. The dreaded ‘runaway greenhouse effect’ has just kicked in.

It gets worse - read it if you dare.

oh, and by the way:

 

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Comment by m-hadley on 04/03/2008 12:57:51
BobR,

I posted a new entry, a review of sorts of Barack Obama's Q & A last night on MSNBC Hardball at West Chester University. It attempts to point out the difference between intelligence and smarts. Feel free to use it today if you'd like. Here it is:

http://emailstosms.blogspot.com/ Use it if you'd like. I would be most honored to post here at Four Freedoms.

Cheers,

mfaye

Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 13:17:02
Good morning.



I actually got up even if I didn't get to bed until 4 AM.

Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 13:30:10
Good morning everyone!



We lost our power for a while here this morning... poor BobR...:(

Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 13:32:05
Morning Raine. Sounds like you have problems with the power company in the ATL.

Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 13:35:53
:party: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOBBER!!!:birthday::party:

:beer: :heart::hug::wub2::heart:


Comment by TriSec on 04/03/2008 13:38:04
Hi Faye. Read your post...I too have recently decided to get behind the good Senator from Illinios. Enough that I'm on the verge of calling in to volunteer on the campaign for something.



The last time I did that was for my own Senator Kerry, and we all know how that turned out. I'm hoping for a better outcome this time.

Comment by TriSec on 04/03/2008 13:39:46
Oh, and aside to Bob...yes, I'm thinking of 'coming back' to the party this year, too. (I am an actual card-carrying Libertarian, and currently "unenrolled" in this Commonwealth.) I might not give up the ol' "L" yet, but I'll probably go back on the Democratic list at the state level.



(see some interesting debate elsewhere on the forum about Open Primaries)





Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 13:40:13
Happy Birthday indeed BobR.



:party:



From a fellow Aires.

Comment by Shane-O on 04/03/2008 13:50:41
Happy Birthday BobR!

Comment by velveeta jones on 04/03/2008 13:50:56
Uggggghhhh............*cough* (good morning) Ack........... Velveeta may be..........dying.



Free Smiley Face Courtesy of www.FreeSmileys.org



Was nice............. to ............. know............. all of

you..............ACK.

:thud:



Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 13:54:25
Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 13:56:47
Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 13:57:37
Quote by velveeta jones:

Uggggghhhh............*cough* (good morning) Ack........... Velveeta may be..........dying.



Free Smiley Face Courtesy of www.FreeSmileys.org



Was nice............. to ............. know............. all of

you..............ACK.

:thud:

We have a Blogger down in aisle 6! send help STAT!!!!!!!!



Comment by velveeta jones on 04/03/2008 13:57:40
Oh wait! Maybe that "bright light" is just the candles on BobR's cake!! WooHOO!!



..............HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOBBER!!!...............




Photobucket

Comment by wickedpam on 04/03/2008 13:59:51
Morning :hug:





It's a Bobber B-Day!





Comment by BobR on 04/03/2008 14:00:01
finally got the blog done. It's an uplifting story on the anniversary of the day my mother pushed me out of her womb.

Comment by m-hadley on 04/03/2008 14:00:57
Quote by Raine:

:party: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOBBER!!!:birthday::party:

:beer: :heart::hug::wub2::heart:




Happy Happy Birthday BobR!

Hope your day is fun and relaxing and your year ahead is spectacular! :D

Cheers,

mfaye



Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 14:02:59
Quote by BobR:

finally got the blog done. It's an uplifting story on the anniversary of the day my mother pushed me out of her womb.
Now there is an image that is like blinding hot pokers in my eye!! :rofl:



Comment by velveeta jones on 04/03/2008 14:03:20
Bob, you would have had a birthday card in your mail, if someone, (ahem) had alerted me....................



;)



:lol:

Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 14:05:03
Happy Birthday Bobber!!!



Comment by m-hadley on 04/03/2008 14:05:11
Quote by TriSec:

Hi Faye. Read your post...I too have recently decided to get behind the good Senator from Illinios. Enough that I'm on the verge of calling in to volunteer on the campaign for something.



The last time I did that was for my own Senator Kerry, and we all know how that turned out. I'm hoping for a better outcome this time.




Thanks for checking out my blog TriSec and welcome to the Obama camp - I think that intelligence is so important in a leader. We have all seen the disastrous result of having an imbecile in office. Rock on BTB, I have a much better feeling about Obama than I did about Kerry (no disrepect intended).

Cheers,

mfaye



Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 14:07:50
julia sweeney???



THEOCRACY!

Comment by velveeta jones on 04/03/2008 14:08:06
HAPPY Photobucket BIRTHDAY

Comment by BobR on 04/03/2008 14:08:26
Julia THEOCRACY?? Sweeny is going to be on the show?

Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 14:11:10
Quote by BobR:

Julia THEOCRACY?? Sweeny is going to be on the show?


Yep, that one. I think I'm having flashbacks.

Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 14:13:49
I received this picture in my Inbox this morning from someone who ( I guess ) thought they were being funny.

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x280/icebergslim1047/barackonphone.jpg


The caption read: "When you are faking a pose for a camera photo opportunity, at least you can get the phone turned in the right direction!"



My response was:

Yeah, maybe Obama should have taken Photo-Op tips from BoyWonder

While the towers fell --->
http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/G/f/bush_petgoat_chapter2.jpg
<--- While Katrina ravaged New Orleans






Comment by BobR on 04/03/2008 14:16:10
Quote by starling310:

I received this picture in my Inbox this morning from someone who ( I guess ) thought they were being funny.

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x280/icebergslim1047/barackonphone.jpg


The caption read: "When you are faking a pose for a camera photo opportunity, at least you can get the phone turned in the right direction!"



My response was:







The phone looks like it's in the right direction to me. :huh:

Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 14:16:10
Quote by velveeta jones:

Bob, you would have had a birthday card in your mail, if someone, (ahem) had alerted me....................



;)



:lol:
You know there IS a calendar on the Message board!!!





Just saying!! :hug:

Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 14:17:22
I got a fevah....

Comment by velveeta jones on 04/03/2008 14:19:12
Starling.............I'm confused. What's wrong with the picture. (Please remember, I'm at death's door this morning). The phone is not in the right direction? Wha?

Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 14:20:50
Oh crap Bobber. You are right. The one that was sent to me had been photoshopped to show it upside down. Sorry! But, now ya get the drift.



Comment by velveeta jones on 04/03/2008 14:21:17
Quote by Raine:

Quote by velveeta jones:

Bob, you would have had a birthday card in your mail, if someone, (ahem) had alerted me....................



;)



:lol:
You know there IS a calendar on the Message board!!!





Just saying!! :hug:






??????



(Really? I blame all the pot I smoked in my, er, youth.......... that's my excuse).

Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 14:23:19
Quote by velveeta jones:

Starling.............I'm confused. What's wrong with the picture. (Please remember, I'm at death's door this morning). The phone is not in the right direction? Wha?


Velveeta, don't die on us. Where's a blog doctor or nurse when we need one?

Comment by velveeta jones on 04/03/2008 14:23:33
Quote by starling310:

Oh crap Bobber. You are right. The one that was sent to me had been photoshopped to show it upside down. Sorry! But, now ya get the drift.



Star...... send your "friend" this one:



Photobucket

Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 14:24:23
SO someone FAKED the picture. Nice... I wish someone faked those of Dumbya.







Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 14:24:37
Quote by velveeta jones:







??????



(Really? I blame all the pot I smoked in my, er, youth.......... that's my excuse).


That's your excuse and you're sticking to it.



Yeah, that's the ticket.

Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 14:24:59
file:///T:/obama_phone%20copy.jpg




This is what came in the email.

:doh:

Comment by velveeta jones on 04/03/2008 14:25:06
Quote by livingonli:

Quote by velveeta jones:

Starling.............I'm confused. What's wrong with the picture. (Please remember, I'm at death's door this morning). The phone is not in the right direction? Wha?


Velveeta, don't die on us. Where's a blog doctor or nurse when we need one?


No worries....... I'll pull myself together. I want to die via the large black hole that's being built. Sounds like ............. fun.........?

:lol:

Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 14:25:48
Isn't that HILARIOUS!?!?! OMG.....these right wingers. They slay me!



Comment by BobR on 04/03/2008 14:27:32
Quote by starling310:

file:///T:/obama_phone%20copy.jpg




This is what came in the email.

:doh:


try again. We can't access your "T:" drive... :P

Comment by wickedpam on 04/03/2008 14:27:53
Quote by starling310:

I received this picture in my Inbox this morning from someone who ( I guess ) thought they were being funny.

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x280/icebergslim1047/barackonphone.jpg


The caption read: "When you are faking a pose for a camera photo opportunity, at least you can get the phone turned in the right direction!"









Maybe I'm being dense but how is the phone in the wrong direction?



Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 14:29:38
The word SMEAR is icky.

Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 14:30:18
George Clooney will be on tonight's Daily Show.

Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 14:30:34
Quote by BobR:

Quote by starling310:

file:///T:/obama_phone%20copy.jpg




This is what came in the email.

:doh:


try again. We can't access your "T:" drive... :P




Oh! Screw it.

The picture I received was doctored to show him answering the phone upside down.

That's all. I can't get it to a common folder.



Comment by velveeta jones on 04/03/2008 14:34:57
Bobbers drive only goes up to "Va JaJa"



:rofl:



(I crack my sick self up). :)

Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 14:35:20
Found a copy of it. .. . but, sheesh I took so long getting to it, not really clever anymore.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/graphics/obamaphone.jpg


Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 14:36:19
Quote by velveeta jones:

Bobbers drive only goes up to "Va JaJa"



:rofl:



(I crack my sick self up). :)
:rofl: you have no idea!!! :P



Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 14:37:00
Quote by velveeta jones:

Bobbers drive only goes up to "Va JaJa"



:rofl:



(I crack my sick self up). :)


That's why we love you.

Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 14:37:44
:bump:



Let's try this. . . Again.



Quote by starling310:

I received this picture in my Inbox this morning from someone who ( I guess ) thought they were being funny.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/graphics/obamaphone.jpg


"When you are faking a pose for a camera photo opportunity, at least you can get the phone turned in the right direction!"



My response was:

Yeah, maybe Obama should have taken Photo-Op tips from BoyWonder

While the towers fell --->
http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/G/f/bush_petgoat_chapter2.jpg
<--- While Katrina ravaged New Orleans








Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 14:39:19
McSame should pick Hillary. She's been stumpin' for him for months.



Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 14:39:39
I swear, McCain is slowly losing his mind....

Comment by Shane-O on 04/03/2008 14:39:47
Quote by livingonli:

Quote by velveeta jones:

Starling.............I'm confused. What's wrong with the picture. (Please remember, I'm at death's door this morning). The phone is not in the right direction? Wha?


Velveeta, don't die on us. Where's a blog doctor or nurse when we need one?


Feel better Velveeta -- sending blog medic...

Comment by velveeta jones on 04/03/2008 14:40:08
Oh, I DO hope that posts Jim's "Obama in the Hood" bit so my wife can hear it. She'll get a big kick out of that..........

Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 14:40:12




The thing is she sent it to me, knowing I do Graphics and work in Digital Photo Manipulation software all day.



Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 14:40:28
:rofl: he's a silver surfer!! good one :clown:!!

Comment by BobR on 04/03/2008 14:41:05
Quote by velveeta jones:



Star...... send your "friend" this one:



Photobucket


FWIW - this photo is a fake too

Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 14:43:56
Quote by BobR:

Quote by velveeta jones:



Star...... send your "friend" this one:



Photobucket


FWIW - this photo is a fake too




It is indeed.

That's why I sent photos that were real. And, really taken while sh*t was hitting the fan around the world and OH YEAH, the president should have been doing SOMETHING ABOUT IT......Not reading and playing the guitar!!!

:deadhorse:

Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 14:44:16
John McCain is already alder than Ronald Raygun was

Comment by velveeta jones on 04/03/2008 14:46:45
Quote by BobR:

Quote by velveeta jones:



Star...... send your "friend" this one:



Photobucket


FWIW - this photo is a fake too


Fake, only because the photogs alerted the dolt to his faux pas first.



Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 14:54:31
Oh why do people call Momma and sing.





Comment by wickedpam on 04/03/2008 14:54:37
What is this the SM Talent Show?

Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 14:55:03
Poor Debbie Stabenow.



Her husband looks like a tool anyway.



Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 14:56:49
The Big Dog is falling hard off his pedastal.



Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 14:59:33
OY... don't sing caller don't sing!!!

Comment by m-hadley on 04/03/2008 15:04:19
Quote by velveeta jones:

Bobbers drive only goes up to "Va JaJa"



:rofl:



(I crack my sick self up). :)




Feel Better Soon Velveeta,

What's wrong? Don't mean to be a snoop, I'm just curious. Anyway, take good care.



Cheers,

mfaye

Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 15:04:40


Elizabeth Edwards Discusses John McCains healtcare plan yesterday on the *today Show*



It is so nice to see here again!

Comment by BobR on 04/03/2008 15:06:54
Finally, a little honesty from Karl Rove: "Barbara Bush scares me"

Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 15:07:27
:rofl: new Red state update!!



Should Hillary drop out???





Comment by wickedpam on 04/03/2008 15:08:34
He's doesn't sound like he's from Nottingham!

Comment by TriSec on 04/03/2008 15:20:33
Quote by BobR:

Finally, a little honesty from Karl Rove: "Barbara Bush scares me"




Rove might be Satan's own spawn, but he is occasionally perceptive...



She [Hilary Clinton] also has a sense of entitlement that can annoy people, he said: "You know, the sense of 'This is mine, I deserve it; we're the Clintons, this is ours.' And I think that really caused a lot of people to say, 'You know what? It's not yours.'


Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 15:20:33
Madonna, Madonna, Madonna.

Darlin' I love you. But, you are not...I repeat NOT an actor.



Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 15:20:51
Humphrey GoGurt!?



Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 15:21:30
Ingrid Bergman. :: hubba hubba ::

Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 15:21:45
Hillary to release tax returns?



Either today or tomorrow, but the other very stunning news is that the Clinton campaign will not release thier fundraising totals until the April 20 deadline.In the meantime, Barack Obama Has raised 40 million dollars in March...
Yet another success of lowered expectations, and well-concealed numbers, as Obama announces his fundraising numbers for March.



The campaign says he raised more than $40 million from more than 442,000, more than 218,000 of whom were giving for the first time. It's a well Obama's barely begun to tap.


Comment by TriSec on 04/03/2008 15:25:57
Didn't I hear recently that the Clinton campaign finished February in debt?



Seems to me that the old adage "follow the money" still holds true. Obama is running rings around her...





Comment by velveeta jones on 04/03/2008 15:28:19
What?



Dykes in the desert?



:drool:

Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 15:28:28
LESBIANS FOR JIM WARD!

Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 15:29:21
Quote by TriSec:

Didn't I hear recently that the Clinton campaign finished February in debt?



Seems to me that the old adage "follow the money" still holds true. Obama is running rings around her...





From politico:

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s cash-strapped presidential campaign has been putting off paying hundreds of bills for months — freeing up cash for critical media buys but also earning the campaign a reputation as something of a deadbeat in some small-business circles.

[..................]







The New York senator’s presidential campaign ended February with $33 million in the bank, according to a report filed last week with the Federal Election Commission, but only $11 million of that can be spent on her battle with Obama.



The rest can be spent only in the general election, if she makes it that far, and must be returned if she doesn’t. If she had paid off the $8.7 million in unpaid bills she reported as debt and had not loaned her campaign $5 million, she would have been nearly $3 million in the red at the end of February.


Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 15:31:51
Sorry I've been away for a bit. Just getting my speeds upgraded on the laptop so I have the same speed as my desktop.

Comment by velveeta jones on 04/03/2008 15:32:15
Quote by m-hadley:

Quote by velveeta jones:

Bobbers drive only goes up to "Va JaJa"



:rofl:



(I crack my sick self up). :)




Feel Better Soon Velveeta,

What's wrong? Don't mean to be a snoop, I'm just curious. Anyway, take good care.



Cheers,

mfaye


Oh, sorry I missed this faye. I must have doozed. zzzzzzzzzz.

General "poopiness" I believe is the medical term. Along with severe allergies and my, er, "friend" came to visit. ;)



:lol:



Comment by Shane-O on 04/03/2008 15:39:24
Oh, Steph and her

Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 15:39:47
Julia sweeney has SUCH a strange voice..

Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 15:40:27
:: beep :: "Hillary...it's not you. It's me."

Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 15:40:46
I always like when Rachel would use the "poop" drop on her show.

Comment by BobR on 04/03/2008 15:41:20
Quote by velveeta jones:

...and my, er, "friend" came to visit. ;)

:lol:



TMI!!! TMI!!! :thud:

Comment by wickedpam on 04/03/2008 15:43:39
I love that song. It's totally on my iPod

Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 15:46:39
Quote by BobR:

Quote by velveeta jones:

...and my, er, "friend" came to visit. ;)

:lol:



TMI!!! TMI!!! :thud:


Haven't you heard. Sharing is caring.

Comment by velveeta jones on 04/03/2008 15:47:41
Quote by BobR:

Quote by velveeta jones:

...and my, er, "friend" came to visit. ;)

:lol:



TMI!!! TMI!!! :thud:


Oh but when Stephanie says it........... you laugh!!



:rofl:





Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 15:52:44
OMG.... I love when Chris says "for the love of all things holy" :rofl:

Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 15:55:27
This is the Jed REport version of the the 3am economic ad.... :P

Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 15:57:33
Since the baseball games start early and so you can savor the free preview here is the digital cable schedule for MLB Extra Innings.



Game10 12:00PM Chicago White Sox at Cleveland SportsTime Ohio

Game14 12:30PM Arizona at Cincinnati FSN Arizona

Game09 1:00PM Washington at Philadelphia CSN Philadelphia

Game11 1:00PM Colorado at St. Louis FSN Midwest

Game12 1:00PM LA Angels at Minnesota FSN West

Game13 1:00PM Kansas City at Detroit FSN Detroit

Game08 2:00PM Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs FSN North Wisconsin (also on WGN)

Game10 3:30PM Houston at San Diego FSN Southwest Houston

Game08 7:00PM Pittsburgh at Atlanta SportSouth

Game09 7:00PM Toronto at NY Yankees YES

Game11 7:00PM Tampa Bay at Baltimore MASN



Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 16:05:24
I had mentioned to my lady friend, once, that 1 of my goals for the spring/summer is to change my own oil.

She came back from Seattle with a mechanic's shirt that she found in a vintage shop...it even has a name tag that says "Terry." I spell mine with an "i" but, still....



Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 16:08:30
I am liking your lady friend more adn more :star:ling.



What a wonderful story!

Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 16:14:36
Is this the tool from Sen. Inhofe's office on Thom's show right now.

Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 16:17:14
Quote by Raine:

I am liking your lady friend more adn more :star:ling.



What a wonderful story!




I thought it was so sweet. Cool, that she found a mechanic shirt, that will sort of fit me, with my name on it. But, even cooler that she remembered what I had said.

:hug:

She's lovely.



Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 16:19:34
:star:, it looks like your ex is on the losing end of the deal. This new relationship sounds like it has much more potential.

Comment by starling310 on 04/03/2008 16:32:33
Quote by livingonli:

:star:, it looks like your ex is on the losing end of the deal. This new relationship sounds like it has much more potential.




We seem like a better match, at this point. But, it's still very early.

I hope my ex is happy and that we can maintain a friendship some day. She's a good person. We just weren't compatible.

Comment by BobR on 04/03/2008 16:44:25
Quote by starling310:





We seem like a better match, at this point. But, it's still very early.

I hope my ex is happy and that we can maintain a friendship some day. She's a good person. We just weren't compatible.


been there, done that.... :peace:

Comment by IzzyBitz on 04/03/2008 17:03:04
Happy Birthday BobR :banana:

Comment by TriSec on 04/03/2008 17:17:51
Quote by livingonli:

Since the baseball games start early and so you can savor the free preview here is the digital cable schedule for MLB Extra Innings.



Game10 12:00PM Chicago White Sox at Cleveland SportsTime Ohio

Game14 12:30PM Arizona at Cincinnati FSN Arizona

Game09 1:00PM Washington at Philadelphia CSN Philadelphia

Game11 1:00PM Colorado at St. Louis FSN Midwest

Game12 1:00PM LA Angels at Minnesota FSN West

Game13 1:00PM Kansas City at Detroit FSN Detroit

Game08 2:00PM Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs FSN North Wisconsin (also on WGN)

Game10 3:30PM Houston at San Diego FSN Southwest Houston

Game08 7:00PM Pittsburgh at Atlanta SportSouth

Game09 7:00PM Toronto at NY Yankees YES

Game11 7:00PM Tampa Bay at Baltimore MASN







:whistling:

Comment by wickedpam on 04/03/2008 19:07:53
Randi got suspended?

Comment by IzzyBitz on 04/03/2008 19:10:18
Hillary's in town.

Naomi Campbell was arrested at Heathrow Airport.





Comment by IzzyBitz on 04/03/2008 19:16:17
Quote by wickedpam:

Randi got suspended?




Is this code for rehab? Or did she say something untoward? AAR is going down the tubes.



By the by, who is syndicating Thom now?

Comment by wickedpam on 04/03/2008 19:18:34
Quote by IzzyBitz:

Quote by wickedpam:

Randi got suspended?




Is this code for rehab? Or did she say something untoward? AAR is going down the tubes.



By the by, who is syndicating Thom now?






I think she said something during a speaking engagement that AAR didn't like or something like that but I haven't been able to find the details yet. Still looking.

Comment by Shane-O on 04/03/2008 19:21:41
Quote by wickedpam:

Randi got suspended?




I think this might be the issue:





Comment by wickedpam on 04/03/2008 19:21:46
From AAR



STATEMENT OF AIR AMERICA RADIO, FROM CHAIR CHARLIE KIREKER

By air america

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 3, 2008



New York - Air America has suspended on-air host Randi Rhodes for making inappropriate statements about prominent figures, including Senator Hillary Clinton, at a recent public appearance on behalf of Air America in San Francisco which was sponsored by an Air America affiliate station.



"Air America encourages strong opinions about public affairs but does not condone such abusive, ad hominem language by our Hosts," said chair Charlie Kireker.





Comment by IzzyBitz on 04/03/2008 19:26:29
I think this appearance was some time ago. What's going on at AAR? I think they're losing their marbles.

Comment by wickedpam on 04/03/2008 19:29:01
It was the San Fran appearance this past week.



Thought she was rough of Feraro but didn't really see anything worth getting suspended over. :shrug:

Comment by wickedpam on 04/03/2008 19:29:14
Unless I missed soemthing that is.

Comment by velveeta jones on 04/03/2008 19:40:56
Quote by wickedpam:

From AAR



STATEMENT OF AIR AMERICA RADIO, FROM CHAIR CHARLIE KIREKER

By air america

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 3, 2008



New York - Air America has suspended on-air host Randi Rhodes for making inappropriate statements about prominent figures, including Senator Hillary Clinton, at a recent public appearance on behalf of Air America in San Francisco which was sponsored by an Air America affiliate station.



"Air America encourages strong opinions about public affairs but does not condone such abusive, ad hominem language by our Hosts," said chair Charlie Kireker.





Oops!



:LOL:



Funny stuff........... though she could tone down the "whore" talk. A bit too much like the liberal version of mAnn Coulter.



Comment by Shane-O on 04/03/2008 19:47:47
Quote by wickedpam:

Unless I missed soemthing that is.


I think the main one was: "And, Hillary is a big fucking whore too."



Ya know, I think we all say stuff that we wish we could have back (I certainly know that I do). Especially in the heat of what was a political stand-up routine. I still support Randi.



Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 20:05:15
A number of the higher-ups at Air America are Hillary supporters including Mark Green. Robert Kennedy Jr. and David Bender are also Hillary supporters. Randi has been the most critical of Hillary on the air and I wonder if they were partially looking for an excuse to smack her in line.



BTW, Air America still distributes Thom's show but he has his own distribution arm as back-up from his pre-AAR days which I believe he can fall back on if Air America goes under.

Comment by Shane-O on 04/03/2008 20:08:11
Quote by livingonli:

A number of the higher-ups at Air America are Hillary supporters including Mark Green. Robert Kennedy Jr. and David Bender are also Hillary supporters. Randi has been the most critical of Hillary on the air and I wonder if they were partially looking for an excuse to smack her in line.



BTW, Air America still distributes Thom's show but he has his own distribution arm as back-up from his pre-AAR days which I believe he can fall back on if Air America goes under.




And think of the pressure the Clintons put on MSNBC regarding David Schuster.



Comment by IzzyBitz on 04/03/2008 20:08:28
Oh, dear. Those darned recording devices will get you every time! Fucking whore seems a bit harsh. I suspect

Comment by IzzyBitz on 04/03/2008 20:15:03
Since no one at the executive level tells the truth and only makes polite excuses, we will not know the raw deal until Randi talks about it.

Comment by Shane-O on 04/03/2008 20:17:36
Quote by IzzyBitz:

Since no one at the executive level tells the truth and only makes polite excuses, we will not know the raw deal until Randi talks about it.


Possible hint on this score... Be sure to listen to the SMS tomorrow.



Of course, we all do... :)



Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 20:28:25
Sammy gets a caller asking about Randi's drinking. I don't think he would be at liberty to discuss it in the first place.

Comment by Shane-O on 04/03/2008 20:33:29
Quote by IzzyBitz:

Since no one at the executive level tells the truth and only makes polite excuses, we will not know the raw deal until Randi talks about it.




And they better not Randi...

Comment by IzzyBitz on 04/03/2008 20:33:29
Let us know. If she's smart, she won't say anything. It could come back to bite her in the ass considering her bias.

Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 20:41:20
So do they whack the opponent with a bible in Christian Wrestling instead of a chair?

Comment by BobAndRaine on 04/03/2008 21:40:53
New blog post.



You should go read it.



Now.



Comment by Raine on 04/03/2008 21:42:06
:thud: I go out for the afternoon and I see this news! Wow.





They suspended her? It was harsh no doubt, what she said, but damn.







Comment by Will in Chicago on 04/03/2008 21:56:20
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BOBR!!!!



















I also started a thread for you at the Unfiltered News Network.









Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 23:10:54
Rachel just used the on her show.

Comment by livingonli on 04/03/2008 23:28:43
Rachel is going to do Countdown tomorrow filling in for Keith.



I really have to get to ShelaghC to send us that fanfare.

Comment by livingonli on 04/04/2008 01:08:43
Mike Malloy is talking about the Randi Rhodes suspension.

Comment by Raine on 04/04/2008 01:28:32
What is he saying, Liv?

Comment by IzzyBitz on 04/04/2008 01:33:12
Quote by livingonli:

Rachel is going to do Countdown tomorrow filling in for Keith.



I really have to get to ShelaghC to send us that fanfare.




Oh, Sweet Baby Cheesus!! This is the audition we've been waiting for. GREAT NEWS!

Comment by livingonli on 04/04/2008 01:37:47
He's commenting about how badly Air America treated Randi by suspending her and how they have watered down the content by bringing in people like Lionel. He has kind of shifted into the state of Air America with him being fired when he was filling in for Randi to the WWRL situation with the station dropping Thom Hartmann for Ed Schultz.



Mike was talking about how Al Franken refused to have promos for Mike Malloy running during his show because he felt Mike gave "liberals a bad name".



And now he's commenting on the bit that seems to have gotten Randi suspended saying it wasn't different from what other comedians have been doing.

Comment by livingonli on 04/04/2008 01:40:19
It seems like Mike Malloy liked Manzo more than the UNN people do.

Comment by livingonli on 04/04/2008 01:41:04
Raine, Yankees are leading Toronto 3-2 bottom of the 8th.

Comment by IzzyBitz on 04/04/2008 01:46:53
Mike is on FIRE! Finally someone speaks the truth about Air America.

Comment by livingonli on 04/04/2008 01:52:55
Geraldine Ferraro is on Fox saying that Randi should be fired.



BTW, is your husband out of prison yet? :rofl:



That's why I love Mike.

Comment by Raine on 04/04/2008 01:54:15
Wow... we are turning on Mike...



I gotta say I am pretty fucking pissed that they suspeneded her for something she said OFF air.





This is something that I gotta say, this is wrong.

Comment by Raine on 04/04/2008 01:59:20
Izzy, yes, mike is on fire...



And I gotta say my gut tells me somehow this DOES have to do with WHO she was talking about.



This is the second media person to get suspened for speaking badly of the clintons. Am I being Foily?



Maybe....

Comment by livingonli on 04/04/2008 02:01:05
And this goes to the management of Air America even if not most of the hosts being very pro-Hillary.

Comment by Raine on 04/04/2008 02:01:14
Quote by livingonli:

Geraldine Ferraro is on Fox saying that Randi should be fired.



BTW, is your husband out of prison yet? :rofl:



That's why I love Mike.


She was on FOX?

'

OK, this is making my suspicions even more likely

Comment by Raine on 04/04/2008 02:02:03
Was ANY of this mentioned on KO this evening?

Comment by Raine on 04/04/2008 02:02:51
Here is the bottom line, What Randi said was NOT on Air. it wasn't.





Comment by Raine on 04/04/2008 02:08:08
Yeah, liv, Mike is ripping AAR a new hole.

Comment by livingonli on 04/04/2008 02:08:54
Quote by Raine:

Was ANY of this mentioned on KO this evening?


Nope.



I get the impression that none of the other hosts at Air America liked Al Franken? At least Malloy hasn't hid it. Although I do believe Maron has said stuff as well.

Comment by Raine on 04/04/2008 02:15:53
I sense a cold wind in the area of free speech tonite.





Randi got censored. David Schuster did... Imus did...



This is gettting really out of hand... In the mean time, Rush and Beck and O'reilly and hannity and matthews.... What happen's?



Nothing. NAda. Zilch.





Comment by IzzyBitz on 04/04/2008 02:25:45
I agree with you Raine and I don't think you're being foily. I think it has to do with who Randi talked about and I think AAR wanted to suspend and/or get rid of her and I think there was some pressure from the Hillary camp to do so. This made it easier for AAR to suspend her because they knew they would get back up from Hillary's people in the media.



Hillary is on The Tonight Show tonight. We'll see if she stirs this big pot of steaming poo.



Geraldine Ferraro can kiss my big black ass. :Cartman:

Comment by Raine on 04/04/2008 02:25:59
I can't believe they took off Thom in NYC. I blame this one on the Greens. I do.

Comment by Raine on 04/04/2008 02:30:44
Quote by IzzyBitz:

I agree with you Raine and I don't think you're being foily. I think it has to do with who Randi talked about and I think AAR wanted to suspend and/or get rid of her and I think there was some pressure from the Hillary camp to do so. This made it easier for AAR to suspend her because they knew they would get back up from Hillary's people in the media.



Hillary is on The Tonight Show tonight. We'll see if she stirs this big pot of steaming poo.



Geraldine Ferraro can kiss my big black ass. :Cartman:


Leno, huh?



*sigh* I will wait for the youtube of that one.



I am getting more and more angry as I think about this. Randi, Malloy, UF (rememember Lizz's last show with Dobson) all of the wonderful TRULY progressive programming they had... all gone now.



And Randi came out SQUARELY against the Clinton campaign. I think she is paying for it. IT is no secret That MArc Green is an ardent Hilalry Clinton supporter, and on more than one occasion from Rach, Randy and Sammy, they have given the disclaimer that they are NOT told what to say regarding support... NOW I truly have to wonder.



Randi is gone, you think those that are left are going to feel comfy in saying what is on thier mind... be it IN the Studio or OUTSIDE of it?



I know that I would be concerned.

Comment by Raine on 04/04/2008 02:33:02
Randi is slated to call in Malloy from what I am reading around the internets...

Comment by IzzyBitz on 04/04/2008 02:33:17
That's because Rush, Beck, O'Liely, Hannity and Matthews want Hillary to win the primary. Job security, ya know.



Comment by livingonli on 04/04/2008 02:41:34
Only Sammy is squarely against Hillary and he's been more temperate in his comments and has not gone after Hillary with guns a-blazing like Randi has and Randi only started doing it when Hillary increasingly relied on the Karl Rove tactics to try and win(if not steal) the nomination.

Comment by IzzyBitz on 04/04/2008 02:41:38
If they fire Randi, I'm sure Springer is still available. Jeebus. It's time to play the bagpipes for AAR.



I'm gonna keep listening to Malloy, but I'm signing off the internets. Hope Randi calls in.



Maybe all this anger will fuel the wedding chamber bed, Raine! Have a good one.

Comment by Raine on 04/04/2008 02:45:32
A guy from the Washington Times just said on FAUX news that the suspension was not warrented.





HE himself said this was a STAND UP ROUTINE.



So, am I hearing this correctly? A dude on Faux is defending Randi?!@?@?@?@

Comment by livingonli on 04/04/2008 02:51:36
Quote by Raine:

A guy from the Washington Times just said on FAUX news that the suspension was not warrented.





HE himself said this was a STAND UP ROUTINE.



So, am I hearing this correctly? A dude on Faux is defending Randi?!@?@?@?@


It's a sign of the apocalypse.



And Glenn Beck made 2nd worst person for saying that Wal-Mart shouldn't have given that money back to that woman because they won in court.



Why does that asshole have a fucking job at CNN? If there's a person who should be taken off the air it's that asshole.

Comment by Raine on 04/04/2008 02:52:40
Quote by IzzyBitz:

If they fire Randi, I'm sure Springer is still available. Jeebus. It's time to play the bagpipes for AAR.



I'm gonna keep listening to Malloy, but I'm signing off the internets. Hope Randi calls in.



Maybe all this anger will fuel the wedding chamber bed, Raine! Have a good one.
:drool: angry progressive sex!!! :rofl:



Gnite Izzy!



Comment by livingonli on 04/04/2008 02:53:26
Sanchez book-ends his calls between Momma and Malloy.

Comment by BobR on 04/04/2008 02:55:58
Quote by IzzyBitz:

If they fire Randi, I'm sure Springer is still available. Jeebus. It's time to play the bagpipes for AAR.



I'm gonna keep listening to Malloy, but I'm signing off the internets. Hope Randi calls in.



Maybe all this anger will fuel the wedding chamber bed, Raine! Have a good one.


I think it's funny how a quick trip to the court house can transform the unmarried fornication room to the wedding chamber.



It's magic...





Comment by livingonli on 04/04/2008 03:24:46
It's amazing how we were able to keep two blogs going simultaneously for a few hours.