CNN’s Dana Bash reported on air that McCain, when questioned by a producer on the subject on Capitol Hill, not only refused to answer, but grew "very angry":I have to tell you something that just happened on Capitol Hill, and that is our Senate producer Ted Barrett just ran into John McCain and asked about something that we're hearing from Democrats, which is John McCain is calling for more information to Congress, but he had a press conference yesterday instead of going to a closed briefing where administration officials were giving more information. Well, Ted Barrett asked John McCain about that, and it was apparently an intense, very angry exchange and McCain simply would not comment on it at all.
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Oh, Tri didn't you mention 5 Hour Energy? it kills people.
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Hostess goes into bankruptcy and liquidation to get rid of striking workers. FU greed heads!
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Mornin' all & Happy Start of Vacation Fridee!!
Still at home - my sleep mask & machine just arrived. You may now call me Bane.
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Mornin' all & Happy Start of Vacation Fridee!!
Still at home - my sleep mask & machine just arrived. You may now call me Bane.
Planning to take over an entire city for your purposes?
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Hostess goes into bankruptcy and liquidation to get rid of striking workers. FU greed heads!
I'm sure the CEO will be driving home with a trunk full of money.
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Mornin' all & Happy Start of Vacation Fridee!!
Still at home - my sleep mask & machine just arrived. You may now call me Bane.
Planning to take over an entire city for your purposes?
Ahhhh.. yess!
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Do you needs lieutenants?
With the Bera-Lungren race called, five House races — in Arizona, California, Florida, North Carolina and Utah — remain unresolved. The Democratic candidate leads in each race.
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Do you needs lieutenants?
I would prefer to be chief of staff.....but as "Captain Chemo", I may have a responsibility to stand up for Truth, Justice, and the American Way!
Or maybe I'll just try not to throw the heck up. (Able to NOT spew all over the scenery....)
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Today I will be buying up whatever remaining stock of Ho-Hos I can find.
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Today I will be buying up whatever remaining stock of Ho-Hos I can find.
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Today I will be buying up whatever remaining stock of Ho-Hos I can find.
Without Ho-Hos, life just isn't worth living.
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Today I will be buying up whatever remaining stock of Ho-Hos I can find.
Without Ho-Hos, life just isn't worth living.
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Today I will be buying up whatever remaining stock of Ho-Hos I can find.
Without Ho-Hos, life just isn't worth living.
See I'm more of a Tasty Kake man myself. Those fruit pies RULE!
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you all realize no more Twinkies is a sign of the coming Zombie Apocalypse
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Dear Meghan McCain: the party of which you speak exists. It's the Democratic Party.
She is still in very deep denial. Maybe she gets that from her Dad...
I felt sad, exhausted, beaten down, and heartbroken. It was the first time that I considered that the Republican Party, which I love so much, might die.
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Today I will be buying up whatever remaining stock of Ho-Hos I can find.
Without Ho-Hos, life just isn't worth living.
At the same time, it was revealed that another general - John Allen - had engaged in an "inappropriate" relationship. It raises the question of whether the top military brass is a type of "boys club" where this sort of thing is more common than realized.
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In a fight between Meghan McCain and Luke Russert, who would win?
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In a fight between Meghan McCain and Luke Russert, who would win?
The American People.
wo people are dead and two people are missing after an explosion at a platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
In addition, four people have been airlifted to West Jefferson Hospital, two of them who are said to be in critical condition.
The U.S. Coast Guard confirms there is an offshore platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico in the area of West Delta Block 32.
Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts said the rig in question is a shallow water platform in the Gulf of Mexico. It is near West Cote Blanche Bay, south of New Iberia on the south-central Louisiana coast.
The rig belongs to Black Elk Energy out of Houston and it produces both oil and natural gas.
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Serious, Non Snarky question, does anyone know what happened to the Food that Romney *collected* for Sandy?
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Serious, Non Snarky question, does anyone know what happened to the Food that Romney *collected* for Sandy?
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Not again...
Breaking News
Report two dead, two missing in Gulf platform fire
two people are dead and two people are missing after an explosion at a platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
In addition, four people have been airlifted to West Jefferson Hospital, two of them who are said to be in critical condition.
The U.S. Coast Guard confirms there is an offshore platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico in the area of West Delta Block 32.
Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts said the rig in question is a shallow water platform in the Gulf of Mexico. It is near West Cote Blanche Bay, south of New Iberia on the south-central Louisiana coast.
The rig belongs to Black Elk Energy out of Houston and it produces both oil and natural gas.
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Today I will be buying up whatever remaining stock of Ho-Hos I can find.
Without Ho-Hos, life just isn't worth living.
Bob, how about a bacon flavored Ho-Ho?
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Today I will be buying up whatever remaining stock of Ho-Hos I can find.
Without Ho-Hos, life just isn't worth living.
Bob, how about a bacon flavored Ho-Ho?
Philistine! - you do NOT mess with the recipe, lest you end up with the vastly inferior "Swiss Rolls"
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Today I will be buying up whatever remaining stock of Ho-Hos I can find.
Without Ho-Hos, life just isn't worth living.
Bob, how about a bacon flavored Ho-Ho?
Philistine! - you do NOT mess with the recipe, lest you end up with the vastly inferior "Swiss Rolls"
did you just dog Little Debbie?
With the coming of the 2008 presidential election, you had completed your training in the Dagobah System (what locals call the South Side of Chicago),
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Today I will be buying up whatever remaining stock of Ho-Hos I can find.
Without Ho-Hos, life just isn't worth living.
Bob, how about a bacon flavored Ho-Ho?
Philistine! - you do NOT mess with the recipe, lest you end up with the vastly inferior "Swiss Rolls"
did you just dog Little Debbie?
I did indeed
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Today I will be buying up whatever remaining stock of Ho-Hos I can find.
Without Ho-Hos, life just isn't worth living.
Bob, how about a bacon flavored Ho-Ho?
Philistine! - you do NOT mess with the recipe, lest you end up with the vastly inferior "Swiss Rolls"
did you just dog Little Debbie?
I did indeed
awww - poor Little Debbie - some of them aren't so bad
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Today I will be buying up whatever remaining stock of Ho-Hos I can find.
Without Ho-Hos, life just isn't worth living.
Bob, how about a bacon flavored Ho-Ho?
Philistine! - you do NOT mess with the recipe, lest you end up with the vastly inferior "Swiss Rolls"
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Something more for today's blog....An ethics review is coming.
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Today I will be buying up whatever remaining stock of Ho-Hos I can find.
Without Ho-Hos, life just isn't worth living.
Bob, how about a bacon flavored Ho-Ho?
Philistine! - you do NOT mess with the recipe, lest you end up with the vastly inferior "Swiss Rolls"
Jebus, Bobber. I thought by adding bacon, your favorite meat to a Ho-Ho and you would have magic.
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Hostess shut its website down.
Quote by Raine:The Board of Directors authorized the wind down of Hostess Brands to preserve and maximize the value of the estateQuote by Raine:
Hostess shut its website down.
WTF is this shit?
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Hostess shut its website down.
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Hostess shut its website down.
you know what I find funny - have we heard anyone interview the union workers?
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Hostess shut its website down.
WTF is this shit?
Let me clarify: this is NOT the Union that did this, this is the BAINING of Hostess.
MAke no mistake about that.
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Hostess shut its website down.
WTF is this shit?
Let me clarify: this is NOT the Union that did this, this is the BAINING of Hostess.
MAke no mistake about that.
I did hear some rumblings about the possibility of a European company stepping in to buy the company, but no specifics.
This affected our ability to continue to make products and service our customers’ needs and pushed Hostess Brands into a Wind Down scenario. As a result, the Company was forced to proceed with an orderly wind down and sale of our operations and assets. We deeply regret taking this action. But we simply cannot continue to operate without the ability to produce or deliver our products.
Hostess Brands will sell its popular cake snack brands, including Twinkies®, CupCakes®, Ding Dongs®, Ho Ho’s®, Sno Balls®, Donettes®, Drake's® cakes and Dolly Madison®. Bread brands to be sold include Wonder®, Nature’s Pride®, Merita®, Home Pride®, Butternut®, and Millbrook®, among others.
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Hostess shut its website down.
you know what I find funny - have we heard anyone interview the union workers?
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Hostess shut its website down.
you know what I find funny - have we heard anyone interview the union workers?
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Hostess shut its website down.
you know what I find funny - have we heard anyone interview the union workers?
Interested in the union perspective is? Gotcha!
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Hostess shut its website down.
you know what I find funny - have we heard anyone interview the union workers?
Interested in the union perspective is? Gotcha!
BCTGM members voted to strike Hostess after the company imposed cuts that included ending payments to the employees’ pension plan while executives awarded themselves massive bonuses. Among the raises was a 300 percent raise (from approximately $750,000 to $2,550,000) for the then-CEO of Hostess. At least nine other top executives of the company also received massive pay raises, including one who received a pay increase from $500,000 to $900,000 and another received one that brought his salary from $375,000 to $656,256.
Hostess is currently owned by hedge funds Silver Point Capital and Monarch Alternative Capital.
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Hostess shut its website down.
you know what I find funny - have we heard anyone interview the union workers?
Interested in the union perspective is? Gotcha!Vulture capitalism.BCTGM members voted to strike Hostess after the company imposed cuts that included ending payments to the employees’ pension plan while executives awarded themselves massive bonuses. Among the raises was a 300 percent raise (from approximately $750,000 to $2,550,000) for the then-CEO of Hostess. At least nine other top executives of the company also received massive pay raises, including one who received a pay increase from $500,000 to $900,000 and another received one that brought his salary from $375,000 to $656,256.
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*non-sequitir*
How is it possible to be super-patriotic and wrap yourself in the flag, at the same time you've signed a petition to secede from same?
You cannot be both.
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Hey, when did KPOJ got to sports?!
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Hey, when did KPOJ got to sports?!
Apparently at the beginning of this week. I've heard 1090 in Seattle is going to flip to sports in January. Just like in 2008, when Democrats get elected, we seem to lose progressive talk stations.
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Well, now I'm surprised. I can't find the American Cancer Society on any United Way agency list. I refuse to donate to the BSA at this point.
Not quite sure who to donate to. Maybe the Girl Scouts, out of spite.
Twinkee inflation 35 dollars at Amazon.....DAMIT!
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Text from a friend:Twinkee inflation 35 dollars at Amazon.....DAMIT!
Well played, well played indeed!
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Text from a friend:Twinkee inflation 35 dollars at Amazon.....DAMIT!
Well played, well played indeed!
Twinkees could very well become the new sponge....
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I am home and online again.
My interview went well, I think. I talked to two teachers, was familiar with the upcoming book for the literature class and talked about preparing students for tests. I should know sometime next week if I have the maternity leave position for 10 to 12 weeks.