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Debate Recap
Author: BobR    Date: 10/31/2007 12:04:30

The Democratic debate last night was significant and trivial, inspiring and infuriating, focused and chaotic. In short - it was a microcosm of our political system.

Personally, I found the constant focus on Hillary distracting and aggravating. At least half the debate was Hillary being attacked or Hillary defending herself. While it's true that the media and the Republicans have already dubbed her the winner, the intense focus on her set up an atmosphere of "trash Hillary" (which was pointed out by Bill Richardson). She's certainly my least-favorite candidate, but I thought the moderators and some of the other candidates could've done better to spread the time and topics around.

In fact, one of the most aggravating things about the debate was how little time was afforded the non-front-runner candidates. Clinton, Obama, and Edwards got most of the screen time, with Dodd, Biden, Richardson and Kuncinich getting what little scraps got tossed their way. This was a shame because Dodd had some VERY good answers and came off as someone who could inspire confidence among the electorate. Richardson made some good points as well.

Kucinich was a bit disappointing. Every answer seemed to include the phrase "I'm the only candidate on this stage who...". Yeah Dennis, we get it. You don't need to remind us with every single frikkin' answer.

Of course - it didn't help when Dennis gets asked about UFOs. I mean - come on.. - isn't that a bit insulting to have to answer a question like that when you're running for president? It seemed an obvious attempt by the media (yes - MSNBC is still the media) to paint him as the "wacko left". What a shame....

I found Edwards to once again be inspiring, focusing on the American people rather than politics (most of the time anyway). He made some good points about how Americans are always willing to help and sacrifice (such as during the Katrina disaster), and reminding everyone that the government belongs to the people. He also came off as humble and real. Good stuff...

One of the better aspects of the debate was the "lightening rounds". Candidates had 30 seconds to answer a question. It's always interesting to see who can answer a simple question and who tries to shove a 60 second canned response into the time alotted. Conclusion? All of them did at least one well, but most of them blew their time badly on the others.

In the end, I think Hillary got eviscerated, Obama came off as stumbly, Dodd showed himself to be leadership material, Edwards reinforced himself as the "people's honest candidate", and the rest broke even.

These are my opinions; your results may vary.
 

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Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 12:18:45
FIRST!!!!!



Morning! :hug:

Comment by Will in Chicago on 10/31/2007 12:45:39
Good morning, bloggers!!



Happy Halloween!! (Hmm, I wonder if Cheney will be popping out of the coffin early today?)

Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 12:52:19
Okay, listening to Bill Press (shesh! the things I do to make sure I hear Steph) but he's asking people if they've seen a UFO in honor of the question to Kunich last night.



I would like to go on record to say that I have seen a UFO so I'm in the same nutty category with him and Pres Carter.

Comment by Will in Chicago on 10/31/2007 13:03:14
Quote by wickedpam:

Okay, listening to Bill Press (shesh! the things I do to make sure I hear Steph) but he's asking people if they've seen a UFO in honor of the question to Kunich last night.



I would like to go on record to say that I have seen a UFO so I'm in the same nutty category with him and Pres Carter.




I have not seen a UFO. However, Kucinich claims he saws something which he could not identify. So did Jimmy Carter.



How about questions that really matter for the candidates? Perhaps Kucinich should have asked Russert why he asked the question.



Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 13:06:10
Quote by will in chicago:

Quote by wickedpam:

Okay, listening to Bill Press (shesh! the things I do to make sure I hear Steph) but he's asking people if they've seen a UFO in honor of the question to Kunich last night.



I would like to go on record to say that I have seen a UFO so I'm in the same nutty category with him and Pres Carter.




I have not seen a UFO. However, Kucinich claims he saws something which he could not identify. So did Jimmy Carter.



How about questions that really matter for the candidates? Perhaps Kucinich should have asked Russert why he asked the question.





Bold mine





That he should have. In the presidental debate it would seem that question was made to make him look

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 13:18:42
good morning!

Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 13:21:07
Hey Raine!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 13:25:06
Oh dear... I stayed up too late last nite.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 13:26:28
must.... get.... coffee....

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 13:32:06
BOO!

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 13:32:58
Good morning.



Raine, pass that coffee pot over please. I only got about 2 hours sleep last night. I think i'm catching Momma's insomnia.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 13:35:15
you know, the thing is, about the UFO... I myself have seen one... but it really is bad form to ask that at a presidential debate. I was really pissed at that question. I was even more irritated with Tweety afterward laughing fully outright at dennis afterward.

Comment by BobR on 10/31/2007 13:36:18
morning, folks... :coffee:

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 13:36:40
Quote by livingonli: Good morning. Raine, pass that coffee pot over please. I only got about 2 hours sleep last night. I think i'm catching Momma's insomnia.
:coffee: Here you go Liv... OOFda... 2 hours? that isn't good at all.

Comment by BobR on 10/31/2007 13:37:15
Quote by will in chicago:

Good morning, bloggers!!



Happy Halloween!! (Hmm, I wonder if Cheney will be popping out of the coffin early today?)


no no!

Romney is Dracula... Cheney is Darth Vader...

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 13:38:52
Wow. what the hell was that about?

Comment by BobR on 10/31/2007 13:39:03
Quote by wickedpam:

Quote by will in chicago:

Quote by wickedpam:

Okay, listening to Bill Press (shesh! the things I do to make sure I hear Steph) but he's asking people if they've seen a UFO in honor of the question to Kunich last night.



I would like to go on record to say that I have seen a UFO so I'm in the same nutty category with him and Pres Carter.




I have not seen a UFO. However, Kucinich claims he saws something which he could not identify. So did Jimmy Carter.



How about questions that really matter for the candidates? Perhaps Kucinich should have asked Russert why he asked the question.





Bold mine





That he should have. In the presidental debate it would seem that question was made to make him look


I made the comment last night on the blog - UFO means Unidentified Flying Object. It does NOT mean "Flying saucer full of little green men"... :rolleyes2:

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 13:39:50
a stream of Vomiciousness actually.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 13:40:38
OH ! NAncy pelsoi was beautiful yesterday when I saw her on Countdown!! :rofl:

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 13:40:54
Quote by Raine:

Quote by livingonli:

Good morning.



Raine, pass that coffee pot over please. I only got about 2 hours sleep last night. I think i'm catching Momma's insomnia.
:coffee: Here you go Liv... OOFda... 2 hours? that isn't good at all.



And I hardly slept at all the night before and I'm supposed to do overtime today and be in at Noon.

Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 13:42:51
And with Christmas coming!

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 13:45:00
mAnn Coulter can dress as a skank for halloween. Oh, wait, mAnn is already a skank.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 13:47:31
http://www.laughingsage.com/macabrefiles/photos/Chaney_Phantom.jpg
Is it Dick or Lon?!?!?

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 13:47:52
:prince: The monster mash! :prince:

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 13:49:07
Quote by livingonli: And I hardly slept at all the night before and I'm supposed to do overtime today and be in at Noon.
Man that sucks.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 13:49:31
But who has a brand new key?

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 13:50:43
Quote by Raine:

But who has a brand new key?


Now that's the question that needs to be answered.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 13:51:31
Can anyone get on the MEssage board?

Comment by TriSec on 10/31/2007 13:54:13
:ph34r:



Boo!



Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 13:54:57
My favourite part of the debate last night I think was when Chris Dodd said he was for legalizing :bong:

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 13:55:49
Hmmm.. I am not able to get on a few sites this morning... I hate when this happens.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 13:57:33
"You cannot be a president of the United States who's wanton in his expression of violence," Kucinich said. "There's a lot of people who need care. He might be one of them. If there isn't something wrong with him, then there's something wrong with us. This, to me, is a very serious question."
Go on dennis!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 13:59:46
WHAT? IS anyone listening to the Nova stream? Is that becuase of daylight saving this weekend?

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 13:59:56
Quote by Raine:

Hmmm.. I am not able to get on a few sites this morning... I hate when this happens.


The internets are broken.

Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 14:00:01
Quote by Raine:

Hmmm.. I am not able to get on a few sites this morning... I hate when this happens.






It was okay at about 8:30ish - now I get an error message

Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 14:01:26
Quote by Raine:

WHAT? IS anyone listening to the Nova stream? Is that becuase of daylight saving this weekend?






I've got Phoneix going not sure what you're hearing though.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 14:03:46
ok... The server that the board is on is down. DArn it all. I hate when that happens. :(

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 14:05:48
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine: WHAT? IS anyone listening to the Nova stream? Is that becuase of daylight saving this weekend?
I've got Phoneix going not sure what you're hearing though.
They said they were moving all the times up an hour starting next week.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 14:07:36
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine: Hmmm.. I am not able to get on a few sites this morning... I hate when this happens.
It was okay at about 8:30ish - now I get an error message
I can't even access the tech support site to see what is going on.

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 14:09:12
Quote by Raine:

Quote by wickedpam:

Quote by Raine:

WHAT? IS anyone listening to the Nova stream? Is that becuase of daylight saving this weekend?






I've got Phoneix going not sure what you're hearing though.


They said they were moving all the times up an hour starting next week.


Since Arizona doesn't observe Daylight Savings Time, they have to adjust their hours to the fact that everyone else has changed. They don't fall back when everyone else does. Thus, Momma moves from 6 to 7 AM and Mike Malloy moves from 6 to 7 PM.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 14:11:35
Judge in lost pants lawsuit loses job. I bet he gets put up as a federal attorney!

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 14:12:42
Where does the Republican Party find all these self-hating closet cases? :scratch: :

Comment by TriSec on 10/31/2007 14:16:22
Say, do we have to pay back all that daylight we saved this summer?



So, we're moving off "New Eastern Standard Time" and back to "Eastern Winter Time", eh?



If we're on "daylight savings" for the majority of the year, isn't that "standard" now?



:scratch:



BTW, this guy is working on IE; is it a firefox issue?

Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 14:16:57
Quote by Raine:

Judge in lost pants lawsuit loses job.



I bet he gets put up as a federal attorney!




Nice to see karma come back and bite someone in the ass - what he did to that family was horrible



Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 14:18:46
That guy works on firefox only sometimes for me... it is the strangest thing.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 14:19:36
I like charlie in the box.

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 14:20:23
Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 14:20:53
Wax lips... I remember some of them you could eat.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 14:28:46
Just keep playing the music momma!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 14:29:31
I am with the caller... Hillary did not do very well... The was for divers liscenes before she was against them!

Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 14:29:56
Quote by Raine:

Wax lips... I remember some of them you could eat.




I prefered the wax bottle with colored sugar water inside.



Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 14:33:06
Condi may have blown the Blackwater investigation
Potential prosecution of Blackwater guards allegedly involved in the shooting deaths of 17 Iraqi civilians last month may have been compromised because the guards received immunity for statements they made to State Department officials investigating the incident, federal law enforcement officials said yesterday.
FBI agents called in to take over the State Department's investigation two weeks after the Sept. 16 shootings cannot use any information gleaned during questioning of the guards by the department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security, which is charged with supervising security contractors.
Should she be charged with interfering with a federal investigation? :rage:

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 14:33:40
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine: Wax lips... I remember some of them you could eat.
I prefered the wax bottle with colored sugar water inside.
I loved those!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 14:36:03
"Lead paint is a problem when it's ingested by a child, so to have lead on an item that is designed to go into the mouth -- that's what's particularly horrifying about these teeth," said Dr Jeffrey Weidenhamer of Ashland University in Ohio, the team leader. [....] "We analysed the paint on the surface of the teeth. The orange teeth were the worst in terms of having six to seven percent lead by weight in the paint," Weidenhamer said. [...] "That's about 100 times the US standard on lead in paint which is .06 percent," he told AFP. [...] Lead can cause damage to the brain and nervous system of children, behavior and learning problems, slowed growth, hearing problems and headaches.
100 times the us lead standard found in childrens halloween teeth

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 14:40:45
All this talk about UFO's makes me very angry. Very angry indeed.



http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n89/jackierose_2000/martian-1.jpg


Comment by Will in Chicago on 10/31/2007 14:41:08
Bush related to Vlad the Impaler? Of course, that is where he gets his diplomatic skills, his respect for human rights, and his desire to be surrounded by those who look like the undead, such as Cheney and Chertoff.



Say, is Bush's next poverty relief program to be what his ancestor did: lock poor people in a building and set it on fire to get rid of their poverty?

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 14:41:55
For the GAZILLIOTH time... MEDICARE is for poor children! SCHIP is for children who cannot otherwise get health care!

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 14:43:23
Quote by Raine:

For the GAZILLIOTH time... MEDICARE is for poor children! SCHIP is for children who cannot otherwise get health care!


Someone needs to call in and correct them.

Comment by TriSec on 10/31/2007 14:43:25
Quote by Raine:



Lead can cause damage to the brain and nervous system...behavior and learning problems, slowed growth, hearing problems...







Wow. who knew that W was chewing on raw lead as a young boy....



Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 14:48:09
Quote by will in chicago: Say, is Bush's next poverty relief program to be what his ancestor did: lock poor people in a building and set it on fire to get rid of their poverty?
he already did that, but instead of fire he used water... :grumble:

Comment by BobR on 10/31/2007 14:48:09
Oingo - Boingo!! YAY!!!

Comment by Will in Chicago on 10/31/2007 14:48:22
Dead Man's Party!!!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 14:50:03
Quote by TriSec:
Quote by Raine: Lead can cause damage to the brain and nervous system...behavior and learning problems, slowed growth, hearing problems...
Wow. who knew that W was chewing on raw lead as a young boy....
Barbara used to give him LeadChippies cereal

Comment by BobR on 10/31/2007 14:50:29
Quote by TriSec:

Quote by Raine:



Lead can cause damage to the brain and nervous system...behavior and learning problems, slowed growth, hearing problems...







Wow. who knew that W was chewing on raw lead as a young boy....



Shiny... soft and chewy... yum...

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 14:54:15
See yesterdays blog for the picture of his motorcade.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 14:58:10
http://www.nypost.com/seven/10302007/photos/news003.jpg
Dead Eye Dicks dixie flag flap motorcade

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:00:38
http://www.nypost.com/seven/10302007/photos/news003b.jpg
There is the flag... he is such a Dick.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:03:11
:( R.I.P Mr Goulet.... I loved that mans voice....

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:05:55
This day in History: October 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the door of the Whittenberg Palace Church marking the start of the protestant Reformation in Germany. Afterwards he went out and had a few pints of Oktoberfest beer. Martin remembers his deed three days later.

Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 15:07:07
Quote by will in chicago:

Bush related to Vlad the Impaler? Of course, that is where he gets his diplomatic skills, his respect for human rights, and his desire to be surrounded by those who look like the undead, such as Cheney and Chertoff.



Say, is Bush's next poverty relief program to be what his ancestor did: lock poor people in a building and set it on fire to get rid of their poverty?




Damn - part of my ancestry is Slavic this raises my chances to be related to idiot boy.



Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:10:34
Some of us would rahter not revisit the impeachemnt days.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:10:58
Linda Tripp is a troll.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:11:32
Oh . my. god.

Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 15:12:06
Is Linda wearing cords?



She deserves what she got -you don't betray friends like that.

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 15:17:50
Quote by wickedpam:

Is Linda wearing cords?



She deserves what she got -you don't betray friends like that.


Republicans have no friends, only people they use.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:19:18
I few years ago, I heard a palestinian Rap group... they were really good!

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 15:20:01
Time to go haul off to the salt mine.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:20:20
Was linda tripp a republican? :scratch: I dunno, she mos def is an

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:21:00
Quote by livingonli: Time to go haul off to the salt mine.
LAter LIV! Watch out for egg throwers on the Parkway!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:23:07
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j205/racaulk/Political/mike100707.jpg


Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:23:38
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j205/racaulk/Political/mike1029.gif


Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:24:16
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j205/racaulk/Political/mike103005.gif


Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:25:27
:prince: Witchy Woman :prince:

Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 15:25:54
Quote by livingonli:

Quote by wickedpam:

Is Linda wearing cords?



She deserves what she got -you don't betray friends like that.


Republicans have no friends, only people they use.




I don't know about that, maybe the thuggy ones.



Liberal confess - my best friend in college was republican. Politcs was the only thing we would not talk about.



Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:26:34
Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:28:12
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by livingonli:
Quote by wickedpam: Is Linda wearing cords? She deserves what she got -you don't betray friends like that.
Republicans have no friends, only people they use.
I don't know about that, maybe the thuggy ones. Liberal confess - my best friend in college was republican. Politcs was the only thing we would not talk about.
YEah, I know what you are saying Mala. I mean seriously... look at my republidad.

Comment by TriSec on 10/31/2007 15:29:39
*grunt*



Gloucester.



You know, where the Gorton's Fisherman is from?



Gloss-ter, Jim. (Yes, I know he was being facetious)



But can you say Leicester? or Haverhill? or Lowell?





Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:31:43
Ugh... I am so not looking forward to falling back. I hate turning the clocks back. I really do.

Comment by producerchris on 10/31/2007 15:32:04
Quote by TriSec:

*grunt*



Gloucester.



You know, where the Gorton's Fisherman is from?



Gloss-ter, Jim. (Yes, I know he was being facetious)



But can you say Leicester? or Haverhill? or Lowell?







How about Peabody?



Good morning, everyone! :waves eastward:



ProducerChris

Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 15:32:44
I forgot they had the High Heel race on Dupont last night. Heard there were a lot of mAnn Coulter's and tap dancing LArry Craigs

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:36:02
One KKK group to protest another KKK group... You can't make this stuff up folks!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:38:04
Heya !!! nice to read you!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:39:07
YAY! I got another staff member to handle!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:39:56
Oh buddy... buddy ... please... you are hurting my ears.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:40:29
YES! Bones! Throw the bones!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:41:47
oooh... CeeCee has quiet the evil cackle... I love it!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:44:34
I cannot believe we have ANOTHER gay GOP scandal... this is just getting crazy.

Comment by TriSec on 10/31/2007 15:44:43
Quote by producerchris:



How about Peabody?



Good morning, everyone! :waves eastward:



ProducerChris




Heh. I'm from Saugus. (Saw-guss) Peabody is our nemesis!



And that little town north of you guys there (Santa Clarita) used to be called Saugus, and was indeed founded by a couple of guys from my hometown back in the mid 1800s.





Comment by TriSec on 10/31/2007 15:48:14
Republicans are lying sacks of crap.



I used to be a republican until I learned of a special program to eliminate glassy-eyed parroting automatons from my life.



I did it, you can too! Let me send you a powerful free tape!





Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:48:30
Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:49:33
He told the Associated Press that his school will teach not just about Wicca but also about multiple spiritual traditions, as well as offering training in practical skills like financial management.
:rofl:

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:51:53
Quote by TriSec: Republicans are lying sacks of crap. I used to be a republican until I learned of a special program to eliminate glassy-eyed parroting automatons from my life. I did it, you can too! Let me send you a powerful free tape!
Order in the next 5 minutes and we'll send you a brazilan power crystal --- FREE

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:52:40
Connie: "WE're gonna have to send you down to storage basement B"

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:56:05
Oh this is just...wrong...

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:56:57
The snowman is kinda toolie.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 15:58:52
21 people convicted in Madrid Bombings Isn't that amazing? How many people were convicted for 9/11???

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 16:10:39
Small boats are now a terror threat....... seriously folks, can't ANYTHING be a terror threat? And speaking of threats... how are we doing with those ports and the security and the Flaven?

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 16:15:32
Hoohaw... caller is just so wrong.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 16:16:30
Go on Thom! you tell him! WHAT???? there was no wealth??? tell that to the Vanderbilts and the Astors.

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 16:19:36
Phew! I was starting to have withdrawal symptoms!



I didn't have the blog address. I had to go through the Message Board.



Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 16:23:37
From last night:



Quote By: Raine

wow... Just went over to theboard... ling... whew... you be da shit sista!




To what do I owe this compliment?



Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 16:24:30
Bobber! Nice post. I think you're assessment is "spot on!"



Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 16:26:17
I wonder why it is that people just simply have such vastly different views of things like Social Security. It just always makes me wonder; why is it that I feel this way, and some one else feels that way when it seems so clear to me???



I dunno. . . I am rambling.



Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 16:26:33
Quote by starling310: Phew! I was starting to have withdrawal symptoms! I didn't have the blog address. I had to go through the Message Board.
Book mark it baby! I was wondering where you were... Goodness sometimes this seems like a really funky divorce.

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 16:28:52
Quote by Raine:

Book mark it baby!



I was wondering where you were... Goodness sometimes this seems like a really funky divorce.




A funky Divorce? You were afraid it was another blog's visitation day?

:rofl:

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 16:29:42
Quote by starling310: I wonder why it is that people just simply have such vastly different views of things like Social Security. It just always makes me wonder; why is it that I feel this way, and some one else feels that way when it seems so clear to me??? I dunno. . . I am rambling.
No I wonder the same things... and then I wonder if someone like that man will make sure he won't take any money from social security. It is really strange for me to hear that poor people would be better off without SS. All I can think is yes, they would be homeliess and on the streets.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 16:31:02
Quote by starling310:
Quote by Raine: Book mark it baby! I was wondering where you were... Goodness sometimes this seems like a really funky divorce.
A funky Divorce? You were afraid it was another blog's visitation day? :rofl:


Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 16:31:55
I wonder if Trick or treaters will visit us tonite! This is our first halloween here at this place.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 16:41:11
bb in a few... I gotta go disguise the hall light to look like fire raining down...

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 16:41:17
Quote by Raine:

No I wonder the same things... and then I wonder if someone like that man will make sure he won't take any money from social security.





It is really strange for me to hear that poor people would be better off without SS.



All I can think is yes, they would be homeliess and on the streets.





I just keep thinking "what if he lost everything through no fault of his own? would he change his thinking then?"

Comment by BobR on 10/31/2007 16:53:03
One. More. Time, Thom:



UFO = Unidentified Flying Object.

UFO != Flying saucer piloted by little green men.

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 16:57:58
Quote by starling310:

Quote by Raine:

No I wonder the same things... and then I wonder if someone like that man will make sure he won't take any money from social security.





It is really strange for me to hear that poor people would be better off without SS.



All I can think is yes, they would be homeliess and on the streets.





I just keep thinking "what if he lost everything through no fault of his own? would he change his thinking then?"


Hey, you can just learn to appreciate the nutritional value of cat food when that was all you could afford without social security.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 16:58:24
ok... I have disguised the hall light... I put a pumpkin mask on our seedless watermenlon... Candy in a bowl... rwe are halloween ready.

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 16:59:45
Quote by livingonli:

Hey, you can just learn to appreciate the nutritional value of cat food when that was all you could afford without social security.




Hmm...canned or dry?

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:02:49
OH gawd... Bush should shut up... PLEASE make him shut up!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:03:33
Quote by starling310:
Quote by livingonli: Hey, you can just learn to appreciate the nutritional value of cat food when that was all you could afford without social security.
Hmm...canned or dry?
Fancy feast!

Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 17:10:05
Quote by Raine:

ok... I have disguised the hall light... I put a pumpkin mask on our seedless watermenlon... Candy in a bowl... rwe are halloween ready.




I'll have pic from our yard tomorrow most likely



Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:11:08
You know John Edwards really did hit a few damn good home runs last night.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:11:55
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine: ok... I have disguised the hall light... I put a pumpkin mask on our seedless watermenlon... Candy in a bowl... rwe are halloween ready.
I'll have pic from our yard tomorrow most likely
Cool!

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 17:13:56
Quote by Raine:

Quote by starling310:

Quote by livingonli:

Hey, you can just learn to appreciate the nutritional value of cat food when that was all you could afford without social security.




Hmm...canned or dry?


Fancy feast!


That might be pricey without Social Security. You might have to settle for that store brand.

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 17:15:12
Quote by starling310:

From last night:



Quote By: Raine

wow... Just went over to theboard... ling... whew... you be da shit sista!




To what do I owe this compliment?





BUMP!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:18:33
I will have pictures as well... I am not dressing up this year (I am wearign an orange t-shirt that says "Spooky" ) But I will have a pisture or two...

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:19:36
Quote by starling310:
Quote by starling310: From last night:
Quote By: Raine wow... Just went over to theboard... ling... whew... you be da shit sista!
To what do I owe this compliment?
BUMP!
two words: Swift BORED. you did great.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:20:31
Quote by livingonli:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by starling310:
Quote by livingonli: Hey, you can just learn to appreciate the nutritional value of cat food when that was all you could afford without social security.
Hmm...canned or dry?
Fancy feast!
That might be pricey without Social Security. You might have to settle for that store brand.
HEck Tuna fish is cheaper than cat food !

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 17:20:36
Ah.....



Right....





Swift bored.



Sometimes I wonder if I am too corny for my own good. But, I do try.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:21:21
You know, as a total non sequitor... my last remainfg tomatoe plant is STILL blooming and has green tomatoes on the vine... Amazing ....

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:22:30
Quote by starling310: Ah..... Right.... Swift bored. Sometimes I wonder if I am too corny for my own good. But, I do try.
ALl I know is that in los CASA de Braine, you are a wonderful source of smiling!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:23:18
Kucinish did really wonderful with a totally insulting question.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:24:19
YEs, That is now an incorporated village in Georgia... Los Casadebraine.

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 17:24:50
Quote by Raine:

ALl I know is that in los CASA de Braine, you are a wonderful source of smiling!





Well, gee wiz ma'am. That's mighty nice of you.



Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:25:59
So on the lunch menu today... BLAT... IF you like BLT's , try adding a few slices of Avocado... it makes a wonderful sandwich and rocks it out of the universe!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:27:55
I want Joe Biden as secretary of defense. the man knows foriegn policy. HE is smart as hell. I would like to have a less abrasive person as secretary of state.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:29:25
That ain't nice! thassa troof! "ice clinks in glass:

Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 17:30:01
Quote by Raine:

Quote by livingonli:

Quote by Raine:

Quote by starling310:

Quote by livingonli:

Hey, you can just learn to appreciate the nutritional value of cat food when that was all you could afford without social security.




Hmm...canned or dry?


Fancy feast!


That might be pricey without Social Security. You might have to settle for that store brand.


HEck Tuna fish is cheaper than cat food !




But then you risk mercury posioning.



Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:30:12
:poke: LIV!!! wake up!

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 17:31:24
Quote by Raine:

That ain't nice! thassa troof! "ice clinks in glass:


Have you been listening to Tom Delay's speeches again?

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:32:04
Quote by wickedpam: But then you risk mercury posioning.
I am still trying to figure out how the hell momma got such a high number... that is really scary. Most people have like 3-5... she has what was it? 39?!?!?! That is scary.

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 17:32:41
Maybe I need DinoVite for my itching!



:scratch:

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:32:57
Quote by livingonli:
Quote by Raine: That ain't nice! thassa troof! "ice clinks in glass:
Have you been listening to Tom Delay's speeches again?
HEll I could be his speechwriter... :rofl:

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 17:36:33
Quote by Raine:

Quote by wickedpam:

But then you risk mercury posioning.

I am still trying to figure out how the hell momma got such a high number... that is really scary. Most people have like 3-5... she has what was it? 39?!?!?!



That is scary.



You do not want to become your own thermometer. She needs to give up the fish and have some nice comfort food (or go Italian).



Has anyone pitched to here coming to the East Coast on the Goldwater-Miller tour?

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 17:48:46
Listening to Bill Maher interview the Senior Citi. . Senator from Texas. . Hay Bailey

Bitchen---kay baily hutchinsen.

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 17:49:57
Quote by starling310:

Maybe I need DinoVite for my itching!



:scratch:




Last night I slept with socks on my hands so I wouldn't scratch during my sleep.





Comment by TriSec on 10/31/2007 17:55:26
Alright, I'm going to have a little Sith lord running around this evening.



No, he isn't dressing up like the Vice President.



I'll be all in black with my cloak and my "Mace Windu" lightsaber...



But our pumpkin wins the 'scary' contest. It's already devolved into a rancid blob of orange goo...it looks pretty freaky right now.



Funny thing, not that long ago it used to be cold enough around here to leave it out on your stoop for days, if not weeks at a time with no ill effect. Wonder what that's about?



Aaaand not many of the leaves have changed yet either, and those that did went straight from green to brown.





Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 17:56:04
Ut's amazing how quickly Sports Illustrated can crank out a DVD on the Red Sox run to the World Series.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:56:29
WE are now carving our pumpkin... "spooky"...

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:58:00
I pitched! no one seems to have caught... perhaps I could pitch again!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 17:58:53
Quote by starling310: Listening to Bill Maher interview the Senior Citi. . Senator from Texas. . Hay Bailey Bitchen---kay baily hutchinsen.
::: well Played madam::: :D

Comment by TriSec on 10/31/2007 17:59:30
Quote by Raine:

So on the lunch menu today... BLAT...





IF you like BLT's , try adding a few slices of Avocado... it makes a wonderful sandwich and rocks it out of the universe!




BLAT!



Woop, sorry. I'll clean it up.



Avocado....the only food that doubles as caulking!!!



:skates off:





Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 18:00:27
Quote by starling310:
Quote by starling310: Maybe I need DinoVite for my itching! :scratch:
Last night I slept with socks on my hands so I wouldn't scratch during my sleep.
Oh dear... is this a common occurance? Can you use the spray on benadryl? I thought you had Hives, when I get them I immediatly take 2 bendryls and spray the hell out of my body with the stuff.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 18:01:33
Tri, Javi's costume sounds awesome! And I am formerly requesting a picture of le punkeen!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 18:02:06
KAren hughes is leaving to join the WNBA I think. (I know, off to the penalty box I go....)

Comment by TriSec on 10/31/2007 18:02:52
heh. I have the fancy new telephone with the flaven...I'll take some pix and get them up later.



Comment by TriSec on 10/31/2007 18:07:49
*grunt*. MB still down? :kickcan:



Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 18:07:55
:puke: eyes in my martini??? Oh hell no.

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 18:14:21
Quote by Raine:

Oh dear... is this a common occurance? Can you use the spray on benadryl? I thought you had Hives, when I get them I immediatly take 2 bendryls and spray the hell out of my body with the stuff.





I'm pretty sure it's Eczema. It's never been this bad before; inside my elbows, back of my knees, back, stomach,e tc. I think it was brought on by the tight, low quality fabric costume, that I've been charged with wearing in my most recent stage appearance.

But, over the past 2 nights, I haven't been able to sleep cuz of the itch! And, I know that scratching can give you an infection, so I wore the socks on my hands.

It's definitely not hives.

Benadryl Cream, applied directly did not work.

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 18:14:45
Sorry for the "Rash talk!"





Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 18:15:25
Andrew Sullivan is totally slamming Hilary and it's AWESOME!

Comment by TriSec on 10/31/2007 18:18:11
Say Raine, if I showed up on your doorstep in costume this evening, could I get one of your "special treats"?



[Pipe down, you mooks. It's a special candy for adults, consisting of one olive in a funnel-shaped glass, covered with a delightful crystal sauce.]





Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 18:21:50
Quote by starling310:

Quote by Raine:

Oh dear... is this a common occurance? Can you use the spray on benadryl? I thought you had Hives, when I get them I immediatly take 2 bendryls and spray the hell out of my body with the stuff.





I'm pretty sure it's Eczema. It's never been this bad before; inside my elbows, back of my knees, back, stomach,e tc. I think it was brought on by the tight, low quality fabric costume, that I've been charged with wearing in my most recent stage appearance.

But, over the past 2 nights, I haven't been able to sleep cuz of the itch! And, I know that scratching can give you an infection, so I wore the socks on my hands.

It's definitely not hives.

Benadryl Cream, applied directly did not work.




ummmm - I've heard apple cider vinegar will help. And I've used witchhazel for just about everything you might try that.



Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 18:23:41
Thanks Mala! I'll give the witch hazel a try.

I am sure it takes several days to claer up, regardless. But, right now it SUCKS!





Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 18:38:30
GASP!!! Thm said swiftboating!! I am insulted!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 18:39:35
Quote by TriSec: Say Raine, if I showed up on your doorstep in costume this evening, could I get one of your "special treats"? [Pipe down, you mooks. It's a special candy for adults, consisting of one olive in a funnel-shaped glass, covered with a delightful crystal sauce.]
Why yes!! of course you can!

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 18:40:53
Quote by Raine:

GASP!!! Thm said swiftboating!! I am insulted!




Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 18:48:57
Quote by wickedpam:



ummmm - I've heard apple cider vinegar will help. And I've used witchhazel for just about everything you might try that.





I think what would help is if I could sit around with no clothes rubbing against my skin!



Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 18:58:27
Senator Edwards!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 18:58:38
Pumpkin done! if you build it will they come?

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 19:06:57
Quote by wickedpam:

Senator Edwards!




Where?

When?



That's really weird. I was just listening to him on Bill Maher and thinking the same thing;





Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 19:08:00
He was just on with Thom

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 19:08:09
Quote by starling310:
Quote by wickedpam: ummmm - I've heard apple cider vinegar will help. And I've used witchhazel for just about everything you might try that.
I think what would help is if I could sit around with no clothes rubbing against my skin!
BEing naked helps everything!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 19:08:30
MArc MAron filling in for Randi!!! :clap:

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 19:09:44
MAla is right about the Witch HAzel starling. I forgot about the stuff.. but it does rock... that and ALoe Vera.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 19:10:20
HE was great when Edwards was on Bill Maher.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 19:11:05
Hmm.. you think I can make a butter finger MArtini? I do...

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 19:11:08
Quote by Raine:

MAla is right about the Witch HAzel starling. I forgot about the stuff.. but it does rock... that and ALoe Vera.




My Cortizone has Aloe in it. Yes'm.

I have some Witch Hazel. I'm gonna give it a shot!



Comment by TriSec on 10/31/2007 19:11:32
Say, star...aren't you local to me?



:leaps in car, heads out:



I am a former EMT, you know. I can take care of you.





Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 19:11:58
The board is back up!

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 19:13:18
Quote by Raine:

Hmm.. you think I can make a butter finger MArtini?



I do...




Absolutely!

Frangelica, Butterscotch Schnapps, Vodka, Godiva, Baileys for good measure.

Chocolate Syrup, Caramel syrup.

Why not?





Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 19:16:07
Quote by TriSec:

Say, star...aren't you local to me?



:leaps in car, heads out:



I am a former EMT, you know. I can take care of you.







Only about 3 hours!

I'll put some candy out for you!



Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 19:16:53
For the last hour I was in a control room with no internet access.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 19:17:35
I am scared to reflect, Sorry Marc. :P

Comment by BobR on 10/31/2007 19:18:08
Quote by starling310:

Quote by wickedpam:



ummmm - I've heard apple cider vinegar will help. And I've used witchhazel for just about everything you might try that.





I think what would help is if I could sit around with no clothes rubbing against my skin!



The "Squeezy" music immediately began playing in my head without me even thinking about it...

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 19:18:46
EEP! I thought your were put out for rendition liv...

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 19:20:16
Quote by starling310:
Quote by Raine: Hmm.. you think I can make a butter finger MArtini? I do...
Absolutely! Frangelica, Butterscotch Schnapps, Vodka, Godiva, Baileys for good measure. Chocolate Syrup, Caramel syrup. Why not?
OOh that works... I was thinking Butterschotch schnapps, Vanilla Vodka and clear cream de Cocoa...

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 19:21:48
Quote by Raine:

EEP! I thought your were put out for rendition liv...


That's when they make me watch infomercials.

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 19:24:07
Quote by Raine:



OOh that works... I was thinking Butterschotch schnapps, Vanilla Vodka and clear cream de Cocoa...





Mmm..hm....yup. That'd pro'ly work too!



Comment by wickedpam on 10/31/2007 19:24:47
Quote by Raine:

Quote by starling310:

Quote by Raine:

Hmm.. you think I can make a butter finger MArtini?



I do...




Absolutely!

Frangelica, Butterscotch Schnapps, Vodka, Godiva, Baileys for good measure.

Chocolate Syrup, Caramel syrup.

Why not?



OOh that works... I was thinking Butterschotch schnapps, Vanilla Vodka and clear cream de Cocoa...







According to Webtender.com



Butterfinger

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz Butterscotch schnapps

1 1/2 oz Bailey's irish cream

2 parts Milk

Mixing instructions:

fill glass with ice. pour butterscotch scnapps and bailey's into glass. fill with milk. shake. serve with sip straw.







Okay I'm out, gotta finish up at the house and prepare to the goblins! Happy Halloween everyone!



Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 19:25:43
Happy Halloween Mala.



Time for drinking with a sweet tooth.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 19:25:53
OK, SO MArc is in LA too and he has critter problems? Momma should not feel so bad anymore.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 19:26:49
HEy... you know... MArc could be a fill in for momma, no? HE could be like the catacerous uncle that fills in... Instead of feeding us roast beef, he might throw us a few peices of beef jerky.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 19:28:07
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by starling310:
Quote by Raine: Hmm.. you think I can make a butter finger MArtini? I do...
Absolutely! Frangelica, Butterscotch Schnapps, Vodka, Godiva, Baileys for good measure. Chocolate Syrup, Caramel syrup. Why not?
OOh that works... I was thinking Butterschotch schnapps, Vanilla Vodka and clear cream de Cocoa...
According to Webtender.com Butterfinger -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Butterscotch schnapps 1 1/2 oz Bailey's irish cream 2 parts Milk Mixing instructions: fill glass with ice. pour butterscotch scnapps and bailey's into glass. fill with milk. shake. serve with sip straw. Okay I'm out, gotta finish up at the house and prepare to the goblins! Happy Halloween everyone!
LAter MAla! HAppy Halloween!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 19:29:24
Quote by BobR:
Quote by starling310:
Quote by wickedpam: ummmm - I've heard apple cider vinegar will help. And I've used witchhazel for just about everything you might try that.
I think what would help is if I could sit around with no clothes rubbing against my skin!
The "Squeezy" music immediately began playing in my head without me even thinking about it...
I think I saw him dancing a little bit in his chair too... :rofl:

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 19:30:01
Happy Halloweeeen Mala!



Comment by BobR on 10/31/2007 19:34:37
Keep an eye out for the Great Pumpkin!

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 19:41:51
Wait a minute. Randi is out AGAIN!





Comment by TriSec on 10/31/2007 19:42:05
Quote by BobR:

Keep an eye out for the Great Pumpkin!


http://img.viacomlocalnetworks.com/images_sizedimage_275204613/xl




Tipped the scale at the Topsfield Fair at around 1600 pounds. (give or take a few). Largest vegetable on Earth!!



Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 19:42:37
There was a car accident on the Parkway on the way to work which closed two lanes but no one was throwing eggs.

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 19:42:49
Sheila Jackson Lee is on the HilaryWagon.

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 19:51:07
Quote by starling310:

Sheila Jackson Lee is on the HilaryWagon.


Everyone seems to be just rolling over and declaring her the nominee.

Comment by TriSec on 10/31/2007 19:55:28
Sorry folks. I'm not voting for Hilary.



There, I said it.



The last thing we need is anyone named Bush or Clinton in the white house...AGAIN.



Time for new blood.





Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 20:37:10
Quote by TriSec:
Quote by BobR: Keep an eye out for the Great Pumpkin!
http://img.viacomlocalnetworks.com/images_sizedimage_275204613/xl
Tipped the scale at the Topsfield Fair at around 1600 pounds. (give or take a few). Largest vegetable on Earth!!
I saw that this Sunday morning on CBS sunday morning! It was AMAZING!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 20:38:47
Quote by starling310: Wait a minute. Randi is out AGAIN!
:foil: I just realized that too...

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 20:40:13
Why is everyone declaring her the winner? I just do not get it. Hillary is NOT who I want for president.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 20:41:24
I will be giving people a halloween surprise in a few moments... as soon as I uplaod some stuff to the bucket... :D

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 20:43:59
I had my first trick or treater EVER!!!!

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 20:52:57
Quote by Raine:

Why is everyone declaring her the winner? I just do not get it. Hillary is NOT who I want for president.


And if you look at these discussion forums, I don't think many progressives want her either. It seems like only the pundits and the Republicans want her to be the nominee.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 20:57:08
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/raine1967/IMG_1644.jpg
I love a man willing to wear make up to work.... ;)

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 20:58:06
YEs, you can erfill you water bottle! I do!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 20:59:59
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/raine1967/IMG_1646.jpg
See the light? I made it look like fore!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 21:00:37
err. I meant Fire... :blush:

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 21:01:16
WHAT? The feds ruled agaist the Phelps? (scurries to find the story)

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 21:20:16
A Halloween joke from Momma Star :



"What do you get when you goose a ghost?"



"A handful of sheet!"



Hiiii yooooo!



: crickets :



Eh hem

: tap tap :

Is this thing on?

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 21:21:45




: jumps about 3 feet :

Oh! Dear God! That picture was frightening.



Hey! Westboro Baptist!

Comment by Will in Chicago on 10/31/2007 21:21:58




I wondered how this would pan out.



I checked AP for a longer version of the story:



Jury awards father $2.9 million[ in funeral case.



It is nice to see that Westboro Church will bear some costs for trying to disrupt funerals time and time again.

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 21:23:54
30 years old and me mum still sends cards on Halloween.



And, Valentine's Day. . .



Easter.



Foruth of July. . .



: trails off :

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 21:30:10
my poor little sophie. . . she has a nervous meow whenever I am doing one of 2 things:

using a hammer

playing the guitar.



I feel horrible. the first strum and it's : shaky meow : : shaky meow :

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 21:31:50
She doesn't seem scared. Maybe she's a front man. Girl. Cat.



Comment by Will in Chicago on 10/31/2007 21:34:33
Raine, I shared the story I found over at the Unfiltered News Network boards and linked to here. Here is the thread:



Westboro Baptist Chuch owes father $2.9 million

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 21:34:51
Quote by starling310: A Halloween joke from Momma Star : "What do you get when you goose a ghost?" "A handful of sheet!" Hiiii yooooo! : crickets : Eh hem : tap tap : Is this thing on?
:rofl: I love puns! Send it in ling! DO IT!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 21:36:28
Quote by will in chicago: Raine, I shared the story I found over at the Unfiltered News Network boards and linked to here. Here is the thread: Westboro Baptist Chuch owes father $2.9 million
On my way!

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 21:36:30
Send it in? To whom?



It was in a card from Momma Star.

Along with 20 bucks. Woooooo doggggy!



Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 21:38:56
Quote by starling310:

my poor little sophie. . . she has a nervous meow whenever I am doing one of 2 things:

using a hammer

playing the guitar.



I feel horrible. the first strum and it's : shaky meow : : shaky meow :




The cat doesn't know if she should join in the party.

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 21:41:18
Quote by livingonli:



The cat doesn't know if she should join in the party.






I feel bad. I know the hammer scares her because she does the weird meow and then goes away, but with the guitar she does the meow but stays. I can't tell if she's freaked out or not.

I don't want to give her anxieties!

Comment by Will in Chicago on 10/31/2007 21:49:43
Quote by Raine:

Quote by will in chicago:

Raine, I shared the story I found over at the Unfiltered News Network boards and linked to here. Here is the thread:



Westboro Baptist Chuch owes father $2.9 million
On my way!





A little cross site promotion never hurts.



Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 21:51:30
Kittie doesn't know if she should appreciate music. She's more nervous about the hammer I guess.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 21:52:11
Quote by will in chicago:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by will in chicago: Raine, I shared the story I found over at the Unfiltered News Network boards and linked to here. Here is the thread: Westboro Baptist Chuch owes father $2.9 million
On my way!
A little cross site promotion never hurts.
TRue ... I have been so busy just trying to get this baby off the ground... I am sorry ...

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 21:55:10
It could be my guitar playing.

Comment by Will in Chicago on 10/31/2007 21:55:29
Don't worry, Raine! I have been busy with the Daily Headlines -- which I am sending to several good progressive hosts. (I e-mailed Marc Maron this afternoon.) Fortunately, I am getting some help and hopefully will get more on it soon. This should mean being able to post here more often.



The blog looks good and I see that it has been busy.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 22:04:42
Quote by starling310:
Quote by livingonli: The cat doesn't know if she should join in the party.
I feel bad. I know the hammer scares her because she does the weird meow and then goes away, but with the guitar she does the meow but stays. I can't tell if she's freaked out or not. I don't want to give her anxieties!
HAve a little faith! She's a cat... they don't really get anxieties.. the just get anal.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 22:09:58
Quote by will in chicago: Don't worry, Raine! I have been busy with the Daily Headlines -- which I am sending to several good progressive hosts. (I e-mailed Marc Maron this afternoon.) Fortunately, I am getting some help and hopefully will get more on it soon. This should mean being able to post here more often. The blog looks good and I see that it has been busy.
Oh, will that is so cool for you. We are still such small fish... All i ask is a tiny mention once in awhile from a show here and there I think that between Bob and TRi (and now Mondo) we might get a good mention. These guys are doing great work. This is a good place.. Fun to chat.. And you can tell dirty jokes...

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 22:11:03
Quote by starling310: It could be my guitar playing.
Pfff. I suck at the guitar.... I have no clue at all.

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 22:12:10
I pretty much suck too, but I keep trying to play.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 22:13:25
Have I tol d you lately I love the good Dcotor Maddow?!?!?

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 22:15:02
Quote by starling310: I pretty much suck too, but I keep trying to play.
Do not ever stop. I will aly money on this... I bet you are better than you give yourself credit for.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 22:16:22
OK, I had one trick or treater... I think that will be it. :(

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 22:17:22
Quote by Raine:

Quote by starling310:

I pretty much suck too, but I keep trying to play.


Do not ever stop.



I will aly money on this... I bet you are better than you give yourself credit for.


I wish I could have played something. I know I can't sing for crap. I lost any ability to carry a tune when my voice changed.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 22:18:02
Larry Craig is a TrickAND a Treat

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 22:20:31
Quote by livingonli: I wish I could have played something. I know I can't sing for crap. I lost any ability to carry a tune when my voice changed.
Do you want to sing? I still have faith in you Liv... you just gotta break out.

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 22:21:23
Quote by Raine:

Quote by starling310:

I pretty much suck too, but I keep trying to play.


Do not ever stop.



I will aly money on this... I bet you are better than you give yourself credit for.


Well, any lesbian worth her salt needs to play the guitar!

Comment by starling310 on 10/31/2007 22:22:10
Quote by livingonli:

I wish I could have played something. I know I can't sing for crap. I lost any ability to carry a tune when my voice changed.




Could have? It's never too late to start!



<--------- Liv!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 22:23:45
I have great candy... the kids are not coming to the house... That sounds dirty... But is really isn't... I have Butter Fingers....

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 22:24:36
Quote by Raine:

Larry Craig is a TrickAND a Treat


He's the treat that keeps on giving. And his trick is when he taps his toes. :P

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 22:25:21
Quote by starling310:
Quote by livingonli: I wish I could have played something. I know I can't sing for crap. I lost any ability to carry a tune when my voice changed.
Could have? It's never too late to start! <--------- Liv!
NEVER!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 22:25:45
Rach is kinda scaring me right now.....

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 22:25:51
Quote by Raine:

I have great candy... the kids are not coming to the house... That sounds dirty... But is really isn't... I have Butter Fingers....


You never got trick or treaters in the Valley. I remember how my Mom noted in later years how it seemed like the kids didn't come around anymore.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 22:29:12
I'm a scareeed!

Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 22:30:35
Quote by Raine:

Rach is kinda scaring me right now.....


What's she talking about?

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 22:32:05
Quote by livingonli:
Quote by Raine: I have great candy... the kids are not coming to the house... That sounds dirty... But is really isn't... I have Butter Fingers....
You never got trick or treaters in the Valley. I remember how my Mom noted in later years how it seemed like the kids didn't come around anymore.
I lived in serious country... my sisters exported the kids to *suburbanrural* developements. Now, I live in a city... and the kids walk oast, thinking it is just an apartment.. Oh hell.... they are missing some wicket candy!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 22:32:37
Past, not oast... Raine apologizes...

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 22:34:05
Quote by Raine:
Quote by starling310:
Quote by livingonli: I wish I could have played something. I know I can't sing for crap. I lost any ability to carry a tune when my voice changed.
Could have? It's never too late to start! <--------- Liv!
NEVER!
I meant that to say that it is NEVER too late to start!!!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 22:43:26
ok, I had my SECOND treak or treater... Should I be freaked that this was ALSO a tinkerbell costume?

Comment by MMB on 10/31/2007 22:50:06
Hope everyone gets a Trick or Treat which ever they prefer!! Happy Trick or Treating

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 22:54:58
:rofl: I love the Doctors costume!!! Thank you Rach for expaining why we delaying DST!!!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 23:08:12
Tom brady and a geish girl just came by! :party: I totally respected the little man for being Tom brady on halloween!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 23:09:16
...and ... I schooled him on what a FACE MASK penalty is. They both got extra candy!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 23:10:20
Quote by MMB: Hope everyone gets a Trick or Treat which ever they prefer!! Happy Trick or Treating
Hola MMB!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 23:13:30
OOh the Good Dr. will be ont the *today * show tommorrow morning! LIV! DVR this one!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 23:14:27
a Noun and a verb and 9/11.... the best giggle shit all night.

Comment by TriSec on 10/31/2007 23:24:56
:kickcan:



No pumpkin pix... I stepped on it quite by accident; it's dead.



Liv, speaking as an adult learner (although I played violin in grade school) it's never too late to pick up an instrument. I've only been playing 6 years, but I'm good enough to play onstage with a Big Band...



puns?



Why isn't "monosyllabic" a shorter word?





Comment by livingonli on 10/31/2007 23:42:53
Quote by Raine:

OOh the Good Dr. will be ont the *today * show tommorrow morning! LIV! DVR this one!


On it. Make mental note when I get home. I took an early dinner break since I have been here since 12 and I was starving. I think my pizza place may be slacking because my stomach is a little upset now.

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 23:55:18
Quote by TriSec: :kickcan: No pumpkin pix... I stepped on it quite by accident; it's dead. Liv, speaking as an adult learner (although I played violin in grade school) it's never too late to pick up an instrument. I've only been playing 6 years, but I'm good enough to play onstage with a Big Band... puns? Why isn't "monosyllabic" a shorter word?
OH NO!!!

Comment by Raine on 10/31/2007 23:59:36
OH my! I am almost out of candy!... and liv... listen to TriSec... he knows of what he speaks!

Comment by livingonli on 11/01/2007 00:10:28
The Great Pumpkin got squished. What's Linus going to do now?

Comment by livingonli on 11/01/2007 00:12:37
Fox Reality Channel is running the search for the next Elvira.



I assume the wig and the are prerequisites.

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 00:44:40
: eric cartman : Sweeeet

BRAVO is showing the 100 scariest movie moments!





Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 00:49:29
The Hitcher! Eep!



We need an emoticon pulling the sheets over it's head.

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 01:02:32
Oh man. . . The Blair Witch Project.

I am still bummed that I knew it was fake when I went. If I thought was real while watching, that would have been some scary shit!



Comment by livingonli on 11/01/2007 01:03:24
A little less than 3 hours in my shift. Must fight off the clutches of big sleep.

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 01:15:55




Wake up Living! Wake up!

Don't go to sleep!!!



Oh sorry...too many scary moments.





Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 01:17:20
Oy...Now they are talking about "seven."





Comment by livingonli on 11/01/2007 01:18:06
http://www.stephaniemiller.com/imagesuser/original/stephaniehalloween.jpg


Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 01:19:58
I wonder if "Silkwood" will be on this. That movie scares me. But, in a different way.



Why does it feel like a Friday? :scratch:

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 01:20:55




Nice! I wonder if she did dress up as a thermometer.

She should have gone to the SoHow parade. . . she can't sleep anyway.



Comment by livingonli on 11/01/2007 01:23:32
Quote by starling310:

I wonder if "Silkwood" will be on this. That movie scares me. But, in a different way.



Why does it feel like a Friday? :scratch:


Politically scary would be a different category? How about The Handmaid's Tale? JFK? Fail Safe? A Clockwork Orange?

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 01:24:06
YOu know Liv, I didn't decide to try and teach myself the guitar until I discovered Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Neko Case, etc.



Maybe all ya need's a little inspiration. Checked out any different style music lately.

How about the Djembe? Cool instrument and way fun to play.

Check out Toumani Diabate. You'll want to pick up a drum!

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 01:25:11
Quote by livingonli:

Politically scary would be a different category? How about The Handmaid's Tale? JFK? Fail Safe? A Clockwork Orange?




Aye Carumba. A Clockwork Orange! : shudder :

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 01:25:47
Comment by TriSec on 11/01/2007 01:34:09
Quote by starling310:

Oh man. . . The Blair Witch Project.

I am still bummed that I knew it was fake when I went. If I thought was real while watching, that would have been some scary shit!





You fell for that? I've pulled scarier pranks at scout camp...



But I agree with 7. That one is still riveting, even knowing the outcome now.



Funny thing about politically scary movies..."By Dawn's Early Light" scared the bejeezus out of me back in the early 90s...





Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 01:38:33
Quote by TriSec:

You fell for that? I've pulled scarier pranks at scout camp...



But I agree with 7. That one is still riveting, even knowing the outcome now.



Funny thing about politically scary movies..."By Dawn's Early Light" scared the bejeezus out of me back in the early 90s...







I may have fallen for it, but the cat was out of the bag by the time I went to see it. I guess I am gullible.



Yeah, I think with Silkwood, it's creepy because it remains unsolved.

The Amelia Earhart story is creepy to me too. Now you hear her, *poof* Gone!

Comment by livingonli on 11/01/2007 01:39:55
In my senior year in class I took a film on politics and history in film and it went into some interesting tangents. Our final was based on the original George Romero Living Dead trilogy. Of course, we compared everything from Charlie Chaplin to Invasion of the Body Snatchers (both the '56 and '78 versions).

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 01:42:20
Mmmm...yes, Dawn of the dead. Creepy.

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 01:43:22
I find the scariest movies are the ones that don't show much.

I still can't watch Halloween without the lights on!

Comment by livingonli on 11/01/2007 01:47:22
Quote by starling310:

I find the scariest movies are the ones that don't show much.

I still can't watch Halloween without the lights on!


I wonder if that's why I prefer the old Universal Horror films over the slasher films that became prevalent in the 80's.



Tonight on Fuse, it's train wreck movie night. They go from Half-Baked to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 01:50:44
Quote by livingonli:

I wonder if that's why I prefer the old Universal Horror films over the slasher films that became prevalent in the 80's.



Tonight on Fuse, it's train wreck movie night. They go from Half-Baked to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.




Hell yeah...I think the best "scary" movies were made pre-80's.

But, I think there is a big difference between scary and horror. And then there is a separate class of movies; disturbing. And, don't forget suspense.

But, if I want to jump and throw my popcorn in the air, I've got to go Old School!

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 01:53:46
: the omen :

"you put a kid in a suit and you're half way there. kids in suits are scary!"





Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 01:55:33
10 bucks....Raine and her roommate have the stereo crankin' and are partying with trick or treaters and their parents!



"That's right Tinkerbell. Get down with yer bad self."

"Woop! Woop!"

Comment by livingonli on 11/01/2007 01:57:15
Quote by starling310:

: the omen :

"you put a kid in a suit and you're half way there. kids in suits are scary!"





A kid willing to wear a suit is the first sign of the mark of the beast.



Hell, I'm still like that when it comes to wearing suits.

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 01:58:09
Yes! Halloween is at #14!





Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 02:02:28
Is it urban legend that Jamie Lee Curtis is a hermaphrodite?

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 02:05:54
Ha! Stephen King : "I've had experiences with fans who are a little loose in their shoes."





Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 02:06:35
Oop..Living! george Romero was just on. . . he too said he has some nutty fans.





Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 02:10:18
Rob Zombie; Surprisingly normal.

Comment by livingonli on 11/01/2007 02:11:51
Quote by starling310:

Is it urban legend that Jamie Lee Curtis is a hermaphrodite?


I think it's an urban legend.

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 02:13:23
I figured.





Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 02:13:43
Okay! I believed it alright! I believed it!





Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 02:15:03
Liv, is it warm there?

I have my pellet stove thermostat set to 70 and it hasn't kicked on yet. Craziness!



Comment by livingonli on 11/01/2007 02:16:27
Here it's in the upper 50's. Too warm for the heat to kick in. But then I'm in a building where the A/C is on year round for the equipment.

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 02:18:20
"Night of the Living Dead" has the #9 Scariest Moment!





Comment by livingonli on 11/01/2007 02:22:52
It's Halloween night, time to start plugging the Christmas Concerts



You're watching MSG. The tag line should be shameless promotion.

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/01/2007 02:25:54
Mmmph :snorkle, cough, hack:

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 02:30:21
Hello Mondo!



Y'alright?



Comment by livingonli on 11/01/2007 02:30:41
Evening Mondo.

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/01/2007 02:32:13
Quote by starling310:

Hello Mondo!



Y'alright?







I got cowl in by nobe! And a shiny new laptop in the bedroom! None of my neighbors seem to have wireless networking though.

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 02:35:53
Dang! Dont'cha hate that?

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 02:36:48
Umm...i went out for a smoke and I think I may have scared myself.





Comment by Mondobubba on 11/01/2007 02:43:24
Quote by starling310:

Umm...i went out for a smoke and I think I may have scared myself.







Ya know, if you weren't polluting the temple of your body like that, this wouldn't have happened. :stern parent-ish:

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/01/2007 02:44:59
:shrug: I'm going to bed! Night all!

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 02:45:59
Oh mondo... You're right Dad.



It was the Bravo's 100 Scariest Moments that scared me.



Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 02:46:41
Night Mondo!

Comment by livingonli on 11/01/2007 02:54:12
Good night Mondo.

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 02:57:05
Holy Cow! JAWS has the #1 scariest moment.



Comment by livingonli on 11/01/2007 03:03:43
We need a bigger boat.

Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 03:06:55


Comment by starling310 on 11/01/2007 03:11:40
Well, good night Living. Enjoy the rest of your shift.





Comment by livingonli on 11/01/2007 03:17:00
Good night Hasta la manana.

Comment by Raine on 11/01/2007 22:26:28
I love it when Rach plays the porn music!