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Author: TriSec    Date: 09/02/2008 11:37:33

Good Morning.

Today is our 1,994th day in Iraq.

We'll start as we always do, with the latest casualty figures from the warron terra, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4151
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 4012
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 3690
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3292
Since Election (1/31/05): 2714

Other Coalition Troops - Iraq: 314
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 581
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 366
Contractor Deaths - Iraq: 444


We find this morning's Cost of War passing through $ 550, 598, 575, 000.00.

Since it's the first day of school tomorrow for most of the United States, we'll briefly take a closer look at the war's cost in real-world terms today.

$4,681 per household.
$1,721 per person.
$341.4 million per day.

For the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the money spend in Iraq could have bought the following things:

2,217,591 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR
265,270 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
317,450 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR
1,932,158 Scholarships for University Students for One Year

(more at the link.)



Even though the RNC has been scaled back to avoid any improprieties during a hurricane strike, antiwar protesting has continued at a fever pitch. As Bobr reported yesterday, this event was being used as "filler" last night on C-Span. So folks expecting Republicans urging us to "stay the course" got a protest march instead!
ST PAUL, Minnesota (AFP) — They came in their thousands -- veterans, grandmothers, young families and even disgruntled Republicans bearing banners and peace flags, and calling in one voice to end the war in Iraq.

Under the watchful eye of scores of police in riot gear, thousands of protestors marched through the streets of St. Paul urging Republicans gathered for the party convention to bring US troops home.

Snipers looked on from nearby buildings and a helicopter hovered overhead, at times drowning out the shouts from the parade.

Trouble flared when one group split away from the beginning of the march and tussled with police, who fired pepper spray on the crowd, including at an AFP photographer. Reports said five people were arrested.

But the atmosphere was mostly festive with demonstrators keen to press home their message, even though they went unheeded as they funneled through a fenced-in walkway, barely within sight of the convention center.

"I'm here for all the Iraqi women who can't be here," said 72-year-old Mim Olsen, from Texas, a veteran of some of the country's most powerful civil rights marches.

"It can be very lonely out there, if you are grieving. So this kind of gathering is important for each other, to say to everyone that we are all members of the human family."

As the march got underway, some demonstrators tried to taunt the riot police stationed at key intersections, visors covering their faces, long wooden truncheons braced at the ready.

The mostly-women marshalls from the organizers of the "March on the RNC" rally anxiously shepherded people past potential flashpoints on the short parade from the capitol building.

Iraq veterans against the war fell in step with mothers pushing prams and rowdy students shouting anti-government slogans. Some estimated there were about 10,000 people in the crowd.

"We joined up with an altruistic vision of promoting freedom and justice around the world," said Vince Emanuel, a Marine lance corporal who did a tour of duty in Iraq from August 2004 to April 2005, explaining why he was marching.

"Except we saw the killing of innocent people and the destruction of property ... for a lot of us it was very disenfranchising."

The veterans group tried to hand a message to the campaign of Republican White House hopeful John McCain calling for a withdrawal from Iraq, reparations for the Iraqi people, and full medical benefits for veterans.

No-one from McCain's campaign received them, Emanuel said.



Seeing that it is convention week, it's worth reviewing the things John McCain has already said about Iraq....so
in his own words:

“But I believe, Katie, that the Iraqi people will greet us as liberators.” [NBC, 3/20/03]

“It’s clear that the end is very much in sight.” [ABC, 4/9/03]

“There’s not a history of clashes that are violent between Sunnis and Shiahs. So I think they can probably get along.” [MSNBC, 4/23/03]

“This is a mission accomplished. They know how much influence Saddam Hussein had on the Iraqi people, how much more difficult it made to get their cooperation.” [This Week, ABC, 12/14/03]

“I’m confident we’re on the right course.” [ABC News, 3/7/04]

“I think the initial phases of it were so spectacularly successful that it took us all by surprise.” [CBS, 10/31/04]

“I do think that progress is being made in a lot of Iraq. Overall, I think a year from now, we will have made a fair amount of progress if we stay the course. If I thought we weren’t making progress, I’d be despondent.” [The Hill, 12/8/05]



Lastly, his VP isn't going to be of much help in this instance. In case you missed it, here's 50 problems with Sarah Palin, not the least of which is the following: Palin stated "I haven't really focused much on the war in Iraq.."

So. At least today it will be "business as usual" in Minneapolis....whatever that means.



 

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Comment by TriSec on 09/02/2008 11:58:11
It's been a while since we had a "bonus clicky".....but I just ran across this....



Dereliction of Duty





At a town hall meeting in Denver in early July, a Vietnam veteran asked presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) why he had opposed increasing healthcare for veterans whenever Congress had taken up the issue over the past six years. McCain virtually ignored the man’s question, dissembling his opposition to an updated GI Bill for veterans. After the questioner challenged McCain’s response, the senator reacted as he usually does when queried beyond his comfort level: He got visibly angry...




Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 12:09:48
Morning :hug:

Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 12:34:14
Don LaFontaine Dies He was the legendary movie trailer voice guy

Comment by m-hadley on 09/02/2008 12:46:02
Morninr' Mala & Tri :hug:

Hope everybody had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday weekend - back to the grind today - ugh!

Cheers,

mfaye

:fbump:

Comment by Random on 09/02/2008 12:48:57
....Random is going to kill someone now.

Comment by m-hadley on 09/02/2008 12:53:57
Quote by Random:

....Random is going to kill someone now.




Fight that urge, Random!!

Cheers,

mfaye

:peace: & :heart:



Comment by Random on 09/02/2008 13:01:35
Quote by m-hadley:

Quote by Random:

....Random is going to kill someone now.




Fight that urge, Random!!

Cheers,

mfaye

:peace: & :heart:



Incase to have a better idea of where random's homicidial urge is coming from, have a look at the last few posts in yesterday's blog. There...You will see my computer troubled by "fraudware" now...It's back...and that means i have to reboot my OS from scratch, got damn piece of crap assholes.

Comment by BobR on 09/02/2008 13:05:51
Morning folks...



blogging from the beach. Life is good... B)

Comment by clintster on 09/02/2008 13:10:59
Quote by wickedpam:

Don LaFontaine Dies He was the legendary movie trailer voice guy




I don't know if I want to live "In a world..." where I don't hear that voice at least once a week. :(

Comment by Scoopster on 09/02/2008 13:13:11
Quote by Random:

....Random is going to kill someone now.


In a world where bloggers are on the warpath, there is only one hope for restoring sanity.



:coffee: :coffee: :coffee: :coffee: :coffee: Morning all :lol:

Comment by velveeta jones on 09/02/2008 13:23:26
Morning all! :yawn:



Republicans: the gift that keeps on giving! Wow!



This is on ABC News!!!! Even they are aghast!





Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/02/2008 13:28:18
Good morning everybody!!



Yeah, turned on the TeeVee at 6:15 thinking I just missed a little of the convention when I find out I missed the whole thing. Turn to the 'SPAN to get the protestors.



Yeah, we'd love to have Governor Palin here to let you jackholes at CNN ask her questions, but you know there's a hurricane in the Gulf and we're doing everything we can to help (especially now that all the Governors are Rethugs).

Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 13:29:15
wow - just - ya - wow

Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 13:30:25
Good morning... I managed to wrassle the laptop from bobbers hands...





I loved that drop in I don't know if it was Shane or DJ clip...



"John McCain Tapped Sarah Palin" :rofl:



Comment by TriSec on 09/02/2008 13:35:50
Oh crap, Random.



Earlier in the summer, I was invaded by something called "Rogue Security" software...it kept popping up porn sites and links to pay $50 so I could "register" and remove the popups...



I eventually spent 3 days going line-by-line through the registry and clearing everything out. (fortunately, there were instructions online). Check that out, if it's well-known, there should be something out there about it.



F*ckers.





Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 13:35:51
Good morning everyone.



Well since I worked the Holiday weekend, I am actually off today but I do have a vacation starting Friday.

Comment by Scoopster on 09/02/2008 13:39:14
Quote by TriSec:

Oh crap, Random.



Earlier in the summer, I was invaded by something called "Rogue Security" software...it kept popping up porn sites and links to pay $50 so I could "register" and remove the popups...



I eventually spent 3 days going line-by-line through the registry and clearing everything out. (fortunately, there were instructions online). Check that out, if it's well-known, there should be something out there about it.



F*ckers.





Oh I had that damn thing before.. it installed a taskbar icon that looks like a Windows security bubble and it turns out to be malware to get you to buy anti-malware programs.



Stupidest. Marketing. Campaign. Ever.

Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 13:39:50
SO what the HELL is going on up there in Mn/StPaul?





They arrested Amy Goodman?

Comment by starling310 on 09/02/2008 13:43:32
Yo! Yo! Yo! :coffee2:

Comment by starling310 on 09/02/2008 13:45:51




Was anyone arrested at our convention? People from FAUX News or anything like that?



No?



No you say?



Huh. Interesting.





I do wish the protestors hadn't gotten friggin violent.



F*ckers.



Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 13:46:12
Quote by Raine:

SO what the HELL is going on up there in Mn/StPaul?





They arrested Amy Goodman?


The little fascist police in St. Paul arrested her and several of the shows producers. I posted the e-mail I got last night.

Comment by BobR on 09/02/2008 13:48:08
Quote by livingonli:

Good morning everyone.



Well since I worked the Holiday weekend, I am actually off today but I do have a vacation starting Friday.


Another vacation? Didn't you just go to Las Vegas?



Are you trying to compete with Dubya? :rofl:

Comment by BobR on 09/02/2008 13:49:22
Quote by starling310:





Was anyone arrested at our convention? People from FAUX News or anything like that?



No?



No you say?



Huh. Interesting.





I do wish the protestors hadn't gotten friggin violent.



F*ckers.



I wonder if those "violent" protesters were Republican operatives (Agents Provocatuer) sent to make the anti-war protesters look bad.

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 13:49:27
Quote by BobR:

Quote by livingonli:

Good morning everyone.



Well since I worked the Holiday weekend, I am actually off today but I do have a vacation starting Friday.


Another vacation? Didn't you just go to Las Vegas?



Are you trying to compete with Dubya? :rofl:


I do get 4 weeks a year and I try to use as much time in the summer as possible.



Alas this will be a stay at home vacation.

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 13:50:14
Quote by BobR:

Quote by starling310:





Was anyone arrested at our convention? People from FAUX News or anything like that?



No?



No you say?



Huh. Interesting.





I do wish the protestors hadn't gotten friggin violent.



F*ckers.



I wonder if those "violent" protesters were Republican operatives (Agents Provocatuer) sent to make the anti-war protesters look bad.


I wouldn't be surprised. Bush has revived a lot of Cointelpro tactics.

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 13:52:14
Alaska borders Canada. Does that count as foreign experience too.

Comment by starling310 on 09/02/2008 13:52:57
Quote by BobR:

Quote by starling310:





Was anyone arrested at our convention? People from FAUX News or anything like that?



No?



No you say?



Huh. Interesting.





I do wish the protestors hadn't gotten friggin violent.



F*ckers.



I wonder if those "violent" protesters were Republican operatives (Agents Provocatuer) sent to make the anti-war protesters look bad.




I had the same thought...it happened in Thailand...there were riots and then they blamed it on buddhist monks.





Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 13:53:17
Maybe this is a Master "Bait & Switch*.... so then people will be relieved at a Romney Pick.

Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 13:54:13
I find it amazing how quickly the press vetted Sarah...





Comment by starling310 on 09/02/2008 13:54:57
Quote by Raine:

Maybe this is a Master "Bait & Switch*.... so then people will be relieved at a Romney Pick.




I am no longer surprised by anything.



Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 13:55:45
I just heard that Rudy Guiliani is being taken off of tonites speakers list at the RNC.. :foil:

Comment by starling310 on 09/02/2008 13:55:49
Gun totin'?

Hockey Playin?

Basketball Playin?



Are we sure Sarah Palin is not a Lesbian?

Comment by starling310 on 09/02/2008 13:56:20
Actually, we wouldn't want her.



I just know the Repugs would think that was horrible.



Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 13:56:39
Quote by starling310:

Quote by Raine:

Maybe this is a Master "Bait & Switch*.... so then people will be relieved at a Romney Pick.




I am no longer surprised by anything.

I have been walkng around absolutely stunned at the Republicans these past few days.



Stunned.



Comment by m-hadley on 09/02/2008 13:57:23
Mornin' kiddos,

I was on hold for several minutes, but as I am calling from work, I couldn't hold on, but I was going to share this MySpace Fun Fact - seems that Bristol's baby-daddy Levi Johnston had on his MySpace page, among many expletives, the fact that he "Doesn't want any kids." Ooooops :P

Cheers,

mfaye

:fbump: & :peace:

Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 13:57:54
Joe biden to Sarah Palin at the debate: "I know Hillary Clinton, and you sarah Palin are No hillary Clinton"

Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 13:58:40
Quote by m-hadley:

Mornin' kiddos,

I was on hold for several minutes, but as I am calling from work, I couldn't hold on, but I was going to share this MySpace Fun Fact - seems that Bristol's baby-daddy Levi Johnston had on his MySpace page, among many expletives, the fact that he "Doesn't want any kids." Ooooops :P

Cheers,

mfaye

:fbump: & :peace:
Link me sistah! I can call.....



Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/02/2008 14:02:23
Quote by m-hadley:

Mornin' kiddos,

I was on hold for several minutes, but as I am calling from work, I couldn't hold on, but I was going to share this MySpace Fun Fact - seems that Bristol's baby-daddy Levi Johnston had on his MySpace page, among many expletives, the fact that he "Doesn't want any kids." Ooooops :P

Cheers,

mfaye

:fbump: & :peace:


Family values



:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:



Comment by Scoopster on 09/02/2008 14:03:16
Oh man.. now they're digging into this thing about Palin being a secessionist.

Comment by Random on 09/02/2008 14:04:31
Quote by Scoopster:

Quote by TriSec:

Oh crap, Random.



Earlier in the summer, I was invaded by something called "Rogue Security" software...it kept popping up porn sites and links to pay $50 so I could "register" and remove the popups...



I eventually spent 3 days going line-by-line through the registry and clearing everything out. (fortunately, there were instructions online). Check that out, if it's well-known, there should be something out there about it.



F*ckers.





Oh I had that damn thing before.. it installed a taskbar icon that looks like a Windows security bubble and it turns out to be malware to get you to buy anti-malware programs.



Stupidest. Marketing. Campaign. Ever.


They weren't trying to get you to buy anti-malware. They were trying to get you to buy a virus.



that aside, I've wiped my hardrive clean and re-installed my OS, so i should be free of it.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/02/2008 14:04:59
Grampy McSame. The gift that keeps on giving.

Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 14:07:12
I present to you, :Levi and Bristol... the American dream.


Comment by velveeta jones on 09/02/2008 14:08:05
Quote by starling310:

Gun totin'?

Hockey Playin?

Basketball Playin?



Are we sure Sarah Palin is not a Lesbian?






:rofl:





Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 14:09:17
Quote by Raine:

I just heard that Rudy Guiliani is being taken off of tonites speakers list at the RNC.. :foil:


Does this mean the extra crazy fundie will be replaced by mister 9-11 answers everything.



I could just picture the debates now with John McCain always talking about being a POW and Ghouilani talking about the 9-11 attacks.

Comment by m-hadley on 09/02/2008 14:09:38
Raine, My Sistah,

Here's the link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/01/levi-johnston-bristol-pal_n_123089.html

I think that fair Rebekah would put you right through - she thought it was a great "fun fact."

Cheers,

mfaye :hug:

:fbump:

Comment by starling310 on 09/02/2008 14:09:56
Quote by velveeta jones:

Quote by starling310:

Gun totin'?

Hockey Playin?

Basketball Playin?



Are we sure Sarah Palin is not a Lesbian?






:rofl:











Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 14:10:03
Quote by Raine:

Quote by m-hadley:

Mornin' kiddos,

I was on hold for several minutes, but as I am calling from work, I couldn't hold on, but I was going to share this MySpace Fun Fact - seems that Bristol's baby-daddy Levi Johnston had on his MySpace page, among many expletives, the fact that he "Doesn't want any kids." Ooooops :P

Cheers,

mfaye

:fbump: & :peace:
Link me sistah! I can call.....







Baby-Daddy "Don't want kids" According to TMZ they page has been taken down now.

Comment by velveeta jones on 09/02/2008 14:13:20
Has anyone mentioned this? Sarah got a drunk driving ticket about 22 years ago!



DUI

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 14:13:47
Sarah Palin is the gift that keeps on giving.

Comment by starling310 on 09/02/2008 14:15:29
Quote by wickedpam:

Quote by Raine:

Quote by m-hadley:

Mornin' kiddos,

I was on hold for several minutes, but as I am calling from work, I couldn't hold on, but I was going to share this MySpace Fun Fact - seems that Bristol's baby-daddy Levi Johnston had on his MySpace page, among many expletives, the fact that he "Doesn't want any kids." Ooooops :P

Cheers,

mfaye

:fbump: & :peace:
Link me sistah! I can call.....







Baby-Daddy "Don't want kids" According to TMZ they page has been taken down now.




My Baby-Daddy wants kids and I'm not even pregnant yet!



Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 14:16:41
Hmmm - maybe "Girls on Film" would be a fun choice for a montage

Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 14:18:44
The pool is calling...



be back later... :peace:

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/02/2008 14:20:49
Quote by velveeta jones:

Has anyone mentioned this? Sarah got a drunk driving ticket about 22 years ago!



DUI




That's her husband (and not at the time, either)

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 14:21:00
I love the pool.

Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 14:21:12
Deep fried smores do sound good

Comment by Random on 09/02/2008 14:25:42
Okay...who here knows that while I have administrator access I can't access Disk Management.

Comment by velveeta jones on 09/02/2008 14:32:36
Quote by trojanrabbit:

Quote by velveeta jones:

Has anyone mentioned this? Sarah got a drunk driving ticket about 22 years ago!



DUI




That's her husband (and not at the time, either)


Dammit! I need to stop relying on gossip! Must do my own gossipy research!

Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 14:36:40
Yeah, I wouldn't open that Steph

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 14:52:02
Miss Mooseburger.

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 14:55:06
My latest e-mail on Amy Goodman;



**UPDATE**



Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman, Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar

Released After Illegal Arrest at RNC



Goodman Charged with Obstruction; Felony Riot Charges Pending Against

Kouddous and Salazar



ST. PAUL--Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and producers Sharif Abdel

Kouddous and Nicole Salazar have all been released from police custody

in St. Paul following their illegal arrest by Minneapolis Police on

Monday afternoon.



All three were violently manhandled by law enforcement officers. Abdel

Kouddous was slammed against a wall and the ground, leaving his arms

scraped and bloodied. He sustained other injuries to his chest and back.

Salazar's violent arrest by baton-wielding officers, during which she

was slammed to the ground while yelling, "I'm Press! Press!," resulted

in her nose bleeding, as well as causing facial pain. Goodman's arm was

violently yanked by police as she was arrested.



On Tuesday, Democracy Now! will broadcast video of these arrests, as

well as the broader police action. These will also be available on:

www.democracynow.org



Goodman was arrested while questioning police about the unlawful

detention of Kouddous and Salazar who were arrested while they carried

out their journalistic duties in covering street demonstrations at the

Republican National Convention. Goodman's crime appears to have been

defending her colleagues and the freedom of the press.



Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher told Democracy Now! that Kouddous and

Salazar were arrested on suspicion of rioting, a felony. While the three

have been released, they all still face charges stemming from their

unlawful arrest. Kouddous and Salazar face pending charges of suspicion

of felony riot, while Goodman has been officially charged with

obstruction of a legal process and interference with a "peace officer."



Democracy Now! forcefully rejects all of these charges as false and an

attempt at intimidation of these journalists. We demand that the charges

be immediately and completely dropped.



Democracy Now! stands by Goodman, Kouddous and Salazar and condemns this

action by Twin Cities' law enforcement as a clear violation of the

freedom of the press and the First Amendment rights of these journalists.



During the demonstration in which the Democracy Now! team was arrested,

law enforcement officers used pepper spray, rubber bullets, concussion

grenades and excessive force against protesters and journalists. Several

dozen demonstrators were also arrested during this action, including a

photographer for the Associated Press.



Amy Goodman is one of the most well-known and well-respected journalists

in the United States. She has received journalism's top honors for her

reporting and has a distinguished reputation of bravery and courage. The

arrest of Goodman, Kouddous and Salazar and the subsequent criminal

charges and threat of charges are a transparent attempt to intimidate

journalists.



Democracy Now! is a nationally-syndicated public TV and radio program

that airs on over 700 radio and TV stations across the US and the globe.



Video of Amy Goodman's Arrest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYjyvkR0bGQ



Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 15:10:56
Caribu Barbie - that is too funny!

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 15:12:24
So what does Moose burger taste like?

Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 15:14:00
Faye!

Comment by starling310 on 09/02/2008 15:14:14
Quote by livingonli:

So what does Moose burger taste like?




Chicken.



Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 15:14:26
Quote by livingonli:

So what does Moose burger taste like?




chicken? :shrug:



Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 15:21:24
blog mind meld :p

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 15:22:02
Quote by wickedpam:

Quote by livingonli:

So what does Moose burger taste like?




chicken? :shrug:



I still wonder how any food that's a tad exotic ends up tasting like chicken.

Comment by Shane-O on 09/02/2008 15:22:26
Finally awake...

Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 15:29:43
Quote by livingonli:

Quote by wickedpam:

Quote by livingonli:

So what does Moose burger taste like?




chicken? :shrug:



I still wonder how any food that's a tad exotic ends up tasting like chicken.




Chicken is a rather bland protein that takes on the flaver of things it's cooked with, maybe that's why.



Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 15:30:02
Morning Shane-O

Comment by m-hadley on 09/02/2008 15:34:21
Quote by wickedpam:

Faye!




Mala,

What happened? I'm stuck out on the ref desk - Gonna have to catch up laters with the StephCast. Thanks for filling me in :P

Cheers,

mfaye :hug:

Comment by Random on 09/02/2008 15:41:45
...Well, glad to see everyone was such a help with my problem.

Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 15:45:48
Back from the pool... but only long enough to make a *breakfast* smootie... :D

Comment by m-hadley on 09/02/2008 15:48:16
Quote by Raine:

Back from the pool... but only long enough to make a *breakfast* smootie... :D


Raine,

Enjoy your smootie, you cutie :p

Cheers,

mfaye :hug:



Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/02/2008 15:48:17
Milfy McMooseburger

Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 15:57:15
Quote by m-hadley:

Quote by wickedpam:

Faye!




Mala,

What happened? I'm stuck out on the ref desk - Gonna have to catch up laters with the StephCast. Thanks for filling me in :P

Cheers,

mfaye :hug:






Guess the quote for Jim - you got a shout out :D



Comment by starling310 on 09/02/2008 15:58:15




Tina Fey is way more hot!



Comment by m-hadley on 09/02/2008 16:03:00
Quote by wickedpam:

Quote by m-hadley:

Quote by wickedpam:

Faye!




Mala,

What happened? I'm stuck out on the ref desk - Gonna have to catch up laters with the StephCast. Thanks for filling me in :P

Cheers,

mfaye :hug:






Guess the quote for Jim - you got a shout out :D







Thanks mucho Mala,

Always good to know that those of us who toil away in anonymity are sometimes recognized :P

Cheers,

mfaye :hug:

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 16:06:57
Quote by starling310:





Tina Fey is way more hot!



Damn straight. And even she is probably more qualified to be president.

Comment by Shane-O on 09/02/2008 16:08:19
Quote by starling310:





Tina Fey is way more hot!

Ms. Tina Fey is KILLER HOT... bow chicka bow-wow



Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 16:09:05
Amy Goodman on with Thom Hartmann.

Comment by Shane-O on 09/02/2008 16:12:13
Oh crap! -- I gotta write a bloggie thingie for tomorrow... eep!



Today is Tuesday, yes?



(I kid - Mr. BobR and Ms. Raine! -- I hope you are having a great vacation - miss ya!)

Comment by starling310 on 09/02/2008 16:17:21
Quote by livingonli:

Amy Goodman on with Thom Hartmann.




This is incredible.



What the f*ck!



Comment by Mondobubba on 09/02/2008 16:18:12
Quote by starling310:





Tina Fey is way more hot!







Star(Dar)ling, have you been thinking the same thing I've been thinking? Tina Fey and Sarah Palin separated at birth? It hit me last night. I agree Tina Fey, way hotter.

Comment by Mondobubba on 09/02/2008 16:23:38
Separated at birth:



http://bittenandbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/tina-fey-30-rock.jpg






http://wonkette.com/assets/resources/2008/03/sarah_palin_ap.jpg


Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 16:26:13
Sarah does look more like the frigid librarian in the Skinemax films.

Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 16:33:18
Tina has a better dye job

Comment by m-hadley on 09/02/2008 16:39:16
Quote by livingonli:

Sarah does look more like the frigid librarian in the Skinemax films.




Watch those "frigid liberrian" comments, Livin,

Ain't nothin' chilly 'bout this liberrian - grrrrr. :P

Cheers,

mfaye

:fbump:

Comment by Mondobubba on 09/02/2008 16:40:47
Quote by wickedpam:

Tina has a better dye job






Tina has that army of stylists, I mean she is an actor/producer member of the Hollywood liberal elite. She is works with that borderline commie Alec Baldwin.

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 16:41:09
Quote by m-hadley:

Quote by livingonli:

Sarah does look more like the frigid librarian in the Skinemax films.




Watch those "frigid liberrian" comments, Livin,

Ain't nothin' chilly 'bout this liberrian - grrrrr. :P

Cheers,

mfaye

:fbump:


You will never be confused with that character.

Comment by Mondobubba on 09/02/2008 16:41:51
Quote by m-hadley:

Quote by livingonli:

Sarah does look more like the frigid librarian in the Skinemax films.




Watch those "frigid liberrian" comments, Livin,

Ain't nothin' chilly 'bout this liberrian - grrrrr. :P

Cheers,

mfaye

:fbump:






Pst Faye, that's lye-berrian.

Comment by Scoopster on 09/02/2008 16:43:27
Sarah Palin reminds me of that crazy mom/PTA lady in Donnie Darko..



"Of course I know who Graham Greene is. I think we've all seen Bonanza.." :rofl:

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/02/2008 16:54:54
Damn, can't see that pic of Tina Fey from work. They musta be blocking that site.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/02/2008 16:58:40
Hey Shane-O!



Your video of Steph and Carville taking down the bat-shiat crazy congresswoman made Fark.



Video from Larry King of James Carville's cannibalistic devouring of Rep Michele Bachman, when she tries to dance around the topic of Palin being unqualified



You ain't the subby, are you?





Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 17:02:26
Quote by m-hadley:

Quote by Raine:

Back from the pool... but only long enough to make a *breakfast* smootie... :D


Raine,

Enjoy your smootie, you cutie :p

Cheers,

mfaye :hug:



Wow! who knew a pticher of *breakfast Smooties* could give such a buzz!



bobber is swimming in the gulf... I am back in the room.

Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 17:04:23
So does anyone know why they replaced the Keynote speaker, Rudy 911iani, with Fred Thompson?

Comment by Scoopster on 09/02/2008 17:09:06
Could be that they're replacing Palin with Drooliani on the VP slot?

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 17:10:15
And no one at the RNC is answering when is Sarah Palin going to speak.

Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 17:10:36
RNC doesn't have ANY of the scheduale lised at thier website. These guys have no idea what is happening at their convention. I have never seen such a clusterf*ck.





And they say organizing liberals was like herding cats.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/02/2008 17:11:42
Quote by Scoopster:

Could be that they're replacing Palin with Drooliani on the VP slot?




You'd think they'd wait until 9/11 to make that announcement.



Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 17:13:52
Quote by Mondobubba:

Quote by wickedpam:

Tina has a better dye job






Tina has that army of stylists, I mean she is an actor/producer member of the Hollywood liberal elite. She is works with that borderline commie Alec Baldwin.




Please like the RNC doesn't have stylists too. They just aren't good stylists.



Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 17:16:57
Quote by Scoopster:

Could be that they're replacing Palin with Drooliani on the VP slot?


I am wondering that very thing, scoop.

Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 17:17:37
Quote by trojanrabbit:

Quote by Scoopster:

Could be that they're replacing Palin with Drooliani on the VP slot?




You'd think they'd wait until 9/11 to make that announcement.



:rofl:

Comment by Mondobubba on 09/02/2008 17:18:16
Quote by wickedpam:

Quote by Mondobubba:

Quote by wickedpam:

Tina has a better dye job






Tina has that army of stylists, I mean she is an actor/producer member of the Hollywood liberal elite. She is works with that borderline commie Alec Baldwin.




Please like the RNC doesn't have stylists too. They just aren't good stylists.





I refer you to ProducerChris' comment on set designers.

Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 17:19:16
Remember... we don't say we're Americans, We're Alaskans....


Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 17:19:31
Newt Gingrich with Tavis Smiley on one of my local PBS stations.

Comment by Mondobubba on 09/02/2008 17:19:44
Quote by Raine:

RNC doesn't have ANY of the scheduale lised at thier website. These guys have no idea what is happening at their convention. I have never seen such a clusterf*ck.





And they say organizing liberals was like herding cats.






I put on the Span and there is Joe Biden! :rofl:

Comment by Scoopster on 09/02/2008 17:30:36
Quote by Mondobubba:

Quote by Raine:

RNC doesn't have ANY of the scheduale lised at thier website. These guys have no idea what is happening at their convention. I have never seen such a clusterf*ck.





And they say organizing liberals was like herding cats.




I put on the Span and there is Joe Biden! :rofl:


Heh.. it's hilarious that all this Republican DEAD AIR on C-Span is being filled with Obama & Biden.



Then again, I suppose DEAD AIR is better than HOT AIR. :fart:

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 17:32:02
I better head off to get some stuff done. Talk to y'all later.

Comment by TriSec on 09/02/2008 17:39:12
Afternoon, folks!



Back from a delightful morning paddle on the River Chuck...



Heading out in a bit to the wingnuts' for a last hurrah grilled meat event this evening. (No word if Moose will be served.)



First day of school tomorrow! (and my last day of vacation....back to the mines Thursday.)



It's striking me that we're watching the death of the Republican Party. I wonder if the Whigs knew the end was near when they faded into history?





Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 17:40:02
:rofl:



Red state update talks about Sarah Palin...





Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 17:55:05
Quote by Mondobubba:

Quote by wickedpam:

Quote by Mondobubba:

Quote by wickedpam:

Tina has a better dye job






Tina has that army of stylists, I mean she is an actor/producer member of the Hollywood liberal elite. She is works with that borderline commie Alec Baldwin.




Please like the RNC doesn't have stylists too. They just aren't good stylists.





I refer you to ProducerChris' comment on set designers.




exactly



Comment by Random on 09/02/2008 18:14:45
Random Is now confused.

Comment by m-hadley on 09/02/2008 18:36:02
Now Milfy Mc Mooseburger has gone and done it - she has threatened us Lye-berrians (nod to Mondo :P)

An article from Time Magazine's website has this bit of information that



I thought might be of interest as we get ready for Banned Books Week:



"Stein says that as mayor, Palin continued to inject religious beliefs into her policy at times. "She asked the library how she could go about banning books," he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. "The librarian was aghast." The librarian, Mary Ellen Baker, couldn't be reached for comment, but news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire her for not

giving "full support" to the mayor."



Link to the full article:

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1837918,00.html



Them's fightin' words...

Cheers,

mfaye

:fbump:



Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/02/2008 18:39:07
I still chuckle when a little podunk backwater with a population barely over 8000 has the nerve to call itself a city. Especially when Carville showed the picture of the Wasilla "City Hall". But then, that might be my East Coast bias. Even places over 10-12K call themselves towns.

Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 19:04:42
Did I just hear that Jerry Reed died?

Comment by starling310 on 09/02/2008 19:05:43
Quote by m-hadley:

Now Milfy Mc Mooseburger has gone and done it - she has threatened us Lye-berrians (nod to Mondo :P)

An article from Time Magazine's website has this bit of information that



I thought might be of interest as we get ready for Banned Books Week:



"Stein says that as mayor, Palin continued to inject religious beliefs into her policy at times. "She asked the library how she could go about banning books," he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. "The librarian was aghast." The librarian, Mary Ellen Baker, couldn't be reached for comment, but news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire her for not

giving "full support" to the mayor."



Link to the full article:

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1837918,00.html





Them's fightin' words...

Cheers,

mfaye

:fbump:





It's fightin' words for avid readers as well!











Comment by TriSec on 09/02/2008 19:13:12
Heh. Massachusetts stuff. My hometown of Saugus is still town government, population 25,000.



Framingham, MA...population 66,910 is still using town govenrment; they bill themselves as America's largest town.



Wasilla, AK is roughly equivalent to Topsfield, MA in both population and budget.





Comment by m-hadley on 09/02/2008 19:27:39
This should shed some much needed light on the scientific debate:

http://www.sciencedebate2008.com/www/index.php?id=40

It's a site in which noted scientists pose 14 questions to both Obama and McSame. Obama has already answered the questions, but we are still waiting for McRage's answers - should be interesting...

Cheers,

mfaye

:fbump:

Comment by m-hadley on 09/02/2008 19:30:54
Quote by starling310:

Quote by m-hadley:

Now Milfy Mc Mooseburger has gone and done it - she has threatened us Lye-berrians (nod to Mondo :P)

An article from Time Magazine's website has this bit of information that



I thought might be of interest as we get ready for Banned Books Week:



"Stein says that as mayor, Palin continued to inject religious beliefs into her policy at times. "She asked the library how she could go about banning books," he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. "The librarian was aghast." The librarian, Mary Ellen Baker, couldn't be reached for comment, but news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire her for not

giving "full support" to the mayor."



Link to the full article:

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1837918,00.html





Them's fightin' words...

Cheers,

mfaye

:fbump:





It's fightin' words for avid readers as well!













Heya Roomie,

Should be fightin' words for every thinking person on the planet, thanks for the props Star, dahlink :D

Cheers,

mfaye



:gobama: :airhump:



Comment by starling310 on 09/02/2008 19:32:19
Quote by m-hadley:

Heya Roomie,

Should be fightin' words for every thinking person on the planet, thanks for the props Star, dahlink :D

Cheers,

mfaye



:gobama: :airhump:





True dat homey! :fbump:



Comment by m-hadley on 09/02/2008 19:40:45
Randi: "Serving 6000 people is impressive if you are a caterer, not if you are a mayor!"

Cheers,

mfaye

:fbump:

Comment by starling310 on 09/02/2008 19:42:20
Oh Randi...



"Everybody stole my Hail Mary..."



COME! ON!





Comment by starling310 on 09/02/2008 19:43:17
I wonder if Randi has an in-law apartment where her ego lives.



Comment by Random on 09/02/2008 19:53:10
BOO! *random attack*

Comment by wickedpam on 09/02/2008 19:58:52
Quote by starling310:

I wonder if Randi has an in-law apartment where her ego lives.







:spit: :rofl:

Comment by starling310 on 09/02/2008 19:59:19
Quote by wickedpam:

Quote by starling310:

I wonder if Randi has an in-law apartment where her ego lives.







:spit: :rofl:








Comment by starling310 on 09/02/2008 20:03:20
President Bush speaking by satellite tonight. Oh Lord; the delay will make sound even more dense than normal.



Comment by starling310 on 09/02/2008 20:17:37
Uck...Randi's show is kind of salacious today.

I'd rather she didn't assume to know what happened with Palin's brother-in-law. We don't know and that's what investigations are for.



Ugh...



*click*



Comment by Mondobubba on 09/02/2008 20:21:49
Quote by starling310:

I wonder if Randi has an in-law apartment where her ego lives.





No, you have it backwards. Randi lives in the in-law flat. Her ego had free run of the house.

Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 20:33:41
Hey all... breezing thru... blogging from the balcony.. Sarah who?



:P



:modbat: no one bans books and get's away with it!!! ok, all better now...

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 20:56:07
Quote by Mondobubba:

Quote by starling310:

I wonder if Randi has an in-law apartment where her ego lives.





No, you have it backwards. Randi lives in the in-law flat. Her ego had free run of the house.


:clap:



Both the librarian story and the in-law story show a very Nixonian abuse of power and that she will use it to deal with people who aren't loyal to her. Then again, how different is that from what Bush and Cheney have done?

Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 21:43:15
ok... The palin family saga are teh things that the blue collar comedy tour regularly make jokes about.



This is scary stuff.

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 21:51:20
Bomb Bomb Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran and his beauty queen.

Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 21:55:45
John MCCain has cancelled his interview with LArry King tonite....





Could it be because he doesn't want to face this kind of questioning? (this is AWESOME, btw, to see a reporter REALLY ask a question and not let the McCain campaign get away with the diversion and the deflection)





Comment by Raine on 09/02/2008 21:56:23
Serious question... it is 6 pm... where is the Convention on the span?

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 22:23:53
I just flipped it on. It looks like the hall is still half-empty. C-SPAN 2 is showing some Republican hack from New Mexico giving a speech still calling the Clinton tax changes the biggest tax increase in history.

Comment by Random on 09/02/2008 22:39:42
Quote by livingonli:

I just flipped it on. It looks like the hall is still half-empty. C-SPAN 2 is showing some Republican hack from New Mexico giving a speech still calling the Clinton tax changes the biggest tax increase in history.


The guy didn't get the new talking point that Obama voted for the largest Tax increase between not voting and doing nothing in the senate.



Yes apparently They say Obama's done nothing, but when it suits them he did show up.

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 23:13:28
Anyone listening to Rachel right now?

Comment by Scoopster on 09/02/2008 23:22:26
:O I just heard from a friend that Shepard Smith called Ray Nagin a.. n...er today on the air! wtf...

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 23:25:53
Fox News is completely running off the rails. How can anyone deny that it's the pravda of the GOP anymore?

Comment by livingonli on 09/02/2008 23:43:45
Today's Democracy Now;

DEMOCRACY NOW! ARRESTS & CHARGES



Watch Amy Goodman on CNN tonight at 5:50 PM ET



Amy Goodman and Producers Nicole Salazar and Sharif Abdel Kouddous were

arrested and released hours later at the Republican National Convention

yesterday. All three were violently manhandled by law enforcement

officers. Goodman was charged with obstruction, and felony riot charges

are still pending against Kouddous and Salazar. Democracy Now!

forcefully rejects all of these charges as false and an attempt at

intimidation of these journalists. We demand that the charges be

immediately and completely dropped. Stay tuned for more information.



Keep the story of illegal arrests of independent journalists at the RNC

alive. Please forward these videos to everyone you know.



Footage of Producer Nicole Salazar's Arrest at RNC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jreRSEQ_yg



Footage of Amy Goodman's Arrest at RNC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYjyvkR0bGQ



Amy Goodman Interviews Producers Nicole Salazar and Sharif Abdel

Kouddous About Their Arrests at RNC

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/2/amy_goodman_two_democracy_now



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TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!:



* Amy Goodman & Two Democracy Now! Producers Arrested at RNC Protest *



More than 280 people were arrested here in St. Paul Monday, the opening day of the Republican National Convention. Among them were several journalists covering the protests in the streets, including three of us at Democracy Now! Amy was detained trying to question police officers about the arrests of Democracy Now! producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar.



Listen/Watch/Read

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/2/amy_goodman_two_democracy_now





* Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) Condemns Police Intimidation of Journalists *



Democratic Congress member Keith Ellison of Minnesota has been back in the Twin Cities this week closely monitoring the treatment of protesters and journalists at the RNC. He joins me now in St. Paul.



Listen/Watch/Read

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/2/rep_keith_ellison_d_minn_condemns





* Hurricane Gustav Slams Louisiana: A Report from Jordan Flaherty in New Orleans *



Hurricane Gustav slammed the US Gulf Coast just west of New Orleans on Monday but has now weakened to a tropical depression. According to the National Hurricane Center, Gustav remains a flood threat as it moves over central Louisiana. Forecasters also warn that another storm, Hurricane Hanna, could hit the Gulf Coast by midweek.



Listen/Watch/Read

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/2/hurricane_gustav_slams_louisiana





* As the RNC Opens in St. Paul, Twin Cities Police Arrest Nearly 300; Journalists Targeted *



Gena Berglund of Minnesota Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild discusses the police tactics, including the targeting of journalists and use of excessive force on the street. On Monday, officers in riot gear fired rubber bullets, teargas, pepper spray and concussion grenades at protesters and journalists.



Listen/Watch/Read

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/2/as_the_rnc_opens_in_st





* Report: Secretive Right-Wing Group Vetted McCain's VP Candidate Sarah Palin *



Max Blumenthal of The Nation reports: Last week, while the media focused almost obsessively on the DNC's spectacle in Denver, the country's most influential conservatives met quietly at a hotel in downtown Minneapolis to get to know Sarah Palin. The assembled were members of the Council for National Policy, an ultra-secretive cabal that networks wealthy right-wing donors together with top conservative operatives to plan long-term movement strategy.



Listen/Watch/Read

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/2/report_secretive_right_wing_group





* As RNC Opens, Iraq Veterans Against the War March in St. Paul *



We return to the streets of St. Paul, where more than one hundred members of Iraq Veterans Against the War held a rally on Monday. The antiwar vets marched to the site of the Republican National Convention. Jacquie Soohen of Big Noise Films filed this report.



Listen/Watch/Read

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/2/as_rnc_opens_iraq_veterans_against





* A Debate: Iraq Veterans Against the War vs. Vets for Freedom *



Democracy Now! speaks with Geoffrey Millard, chapter president of the IVAW in Washington, D.C.; David Bellavia, vice chair of Vets for Freedom; and Steve Russell, founder and chair of the group Vets for Victory.



Listen/Watch/Read

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/2/a_debate_iraq_veterans_against_the





* Headlines for September 2, 2008 *



Hurricane Gustav Hits Louisiana; Devastation Less Than Expected

Police Arrest Nearly 300 RNC Protesters in St. Paul

Cindy McCain and Laura Bush Speak at RNC

Sarah Palin Linked to Sen. Stevens 527

Thailand PM Declares State of Emergency

Five Afghan Children Killed

Report: Both Russia and Georgia Used Cluster Bombs



Listen/Watch/Read

]http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/2/headlines


Comment by Mondobubba on 09/02/2008 23:45:10
So who is going to download Chrome? Anybody?

Comment by Mondobubba on 09/03/2008 00:04:42
Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 00:19:40
Quote by Mondobubba:

So who is going to download Chrome? Anybody?




I have enough problems with IE & Firefox. I don't need more.



OOOO an RNC Video on the SPAN. 9/11 9/11 9/11 9/11 Wave the flag WAR WAR WAR!



Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 00:32:22
What a lineup



9:45 - ApeBoy

10:10 - Sleepy Thompson

10:40 - Alf Loserman.



They made sure to seat a black woman next to Cindy McCain.



And now up, the batshiat crazy congresswoman.

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 00:33:09
I stand by my decision to watch Family Guy on TBS.

Comment by Scoopster on 09/03/2008 00:36:20
Main event of the 2008 World Series of Poker starts tonight on ESPN... quality teevee alternative to Chimpy and the Hips!

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 00:37:07
I shouldn't be watching this so soon after dinner.

Even 3 hours after is probably too close. :puke:



Batshiat crazy congresswoman looks too much like Mary Richards.

Comment by Shane-O on 09/03/2008 00:38:42
I say - go with the season premiere of "The Shield" -- 10 pm est on FX. Awesome show...

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 00:39:07
That's why I am watching Family Guy. Hell, I would watch poker or paint drying before the GOP convention.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 00:49:23
Nah, I just shut the TV off. Listening to today's SMS.

Comment by TriSec on 09/03/2008 00:58:25
Aww, I just opened a fresh bottle of Rye Whiskey for the ocassion (101 proof).



President's coming on, I'm ready for the train wreck!





Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 01:15:15
I have Mike Malloy on now as well. He will have fun with this.

Comment by TriSec on 09/03/2008 01:42:50
Five living Medal of Honor recipients in the auditorium?



That's impressive, no matter who they're voting for; I'll stand up for that, too.



But we can do without the "USA"chants...





Comment by TriSec on 09/03/2008 01:53:58
Well, so far on the convention floor, I've seen one entire black man!



(There was a second, but he was wearing press credentials, so that doesn't count.)



I also see a lot of gray hair there...





Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 01:54:43
Time for another dose of Xanax, Pickles

Comment by Raine on 09/03/2008 01:55:15
If anyone has seen a pewrson of colour at the RNC, please, DRINK

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 01:55:40
Quote by TriSec:

Well, so far on the convention floor, I've seen one entire black man!



(There was a second, but he was wearing press credentials, so that doesn't count.)



I also see a lot of gray hair there...





There was a black woman seated next to Cindy McCain.



Oooo - heeeeeres ApeBoy



Comment by Raine on 09/03/2008 01:55:51
Tri... I should have read the comments before I posted.

Comment by Raine on 09/03/2008 01:56:52
Quote by TriSec:

Five living Medal of Honor recipients in the auditorium?



That's impressive, no matter who they're voting for; I'll stand up for that, too.



But we can do without the "USA"chants...





Bob is wondering if this is the RNC or a VFW reunion.....

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 01:57:14




He reads the Daily Intelligence Briefings???????

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 01:58:05
Mike Malloy did a hilarious mock interview with Sarah Palin.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 01:58:12
McCain was a POW????

Comment by Raine on 09/03/2008 01:58:56
John mcCain adopted a black baby that I smeared him with in 2000....Says Dubya... really

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 01:59:03
Oooo "the angry left"



Fucker

Comment by Raine on 09/03/2008 01:59:42
Quote by trojanrabbit:

McCain was a POW????




Really? Are you serious?

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 01:59:53
Oh I can't WAIT to hear the voice deity rip this to shreds tomorrow.

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:00:29
Red Sox are beating the Orioles 13-1.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:00:46
Quote by Raine:

Quote by trojanrabbit:

McCain was a POW????




Really? Are you serious?




Yeah. And he's honest and speaks straight from the heart. :puke:



Comment by TriSec on 09/03/2008 02:00:55
Geez, we've been doing this too long.



The president said "September 11" and I reflexively reached for my glass...





Comment by Raine on 09/03/2008 02:01:19
Was bush drinking all day (his face is that red...) to get himself ready to give this piece of crap speach?

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:01:59
Well, the black woman's gone. Poppy Bush is in her place.



9/11 9/11 9/11

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:02:34
And the Yankees are leading Tampa Bay 7-2.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:02:35
Who? Michael Palin?

Comment by Raine on 09/03/2008 02:02:50
Quote by TriSec:

Geez, we've been doing this too long.



The president said "September 11" and I reflexively reached for my glass...



Oh... Tri... so did Bob and I!!! :rofl:



Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:04:18
No, the black woman is now behind Cindy.

Comment by Raine on 09/03/2008 02:04:28
I have never seen such a load of crap fed to america.





But, I really look forward to cindy's cookie recipes... :P

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:04:53
Quote by trojanrabbit:

Who? Michael Palin?


I came in here for an argument. I can't argue with you unless you paid.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:05:38
Quote by livingonli:

Quote by trojanrabbit:

Who? Michael Palin?


I came in here for an argument. I can't argue with you unless you paid.




I'm arguing in my spare time.



Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:05:39
Quote by Raine:

I have never seen such a load of crap fed to america.





But, I really look forward to cindy's cookie recipes... :P


Who did she steal them from this time?

Comment by Raine on 09/03/2008 02:06:10
Why is cspan showing a Raygun video?

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:06:55
Get her off the stage quick, it's time for Sleepy Thompson.

Comment by Raine on 09/03/2008 02:07:11
VOTE FOR RAYGUN '08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:07:48
The son of a hard-drinking wise-cracking shoe salesman. Must be a tribute to Bonzo.

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:08:28
Quote by Raine:

VOTE FOR RAYGUN '08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1


RAYGUN Eat Your Brains!!!!!

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:08:48
MAVERICK!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:09:14
Getting government off your back and in your bedroom.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:10:04
Geez, McCain looked old even when RayGun was President

Comment by Raine on 09/03/2008 02:11:22






Here we go... stop whining america.......... Fred is telling you that you are the grapes of wrath....

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:11:25
Mike Malloy is talking about the Amy Goodman arrest.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:12:20
So why isn't Mr 9/11 here?

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:13:49
WOW She can field dress a moose. That settles it, I'm voting for Palin.

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:14:14
Wow Fred - field-dressing a moose is a requirement for the VP slot??

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:15:12
What is the Quaker Oats man doing there?...



... oh my bad - that's Babs Bush...

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:15:34
A moose once bit my sister....

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:16:03
Cindy McCain: "Even my black baby is here - she's sitting behind me where she belongs..."



(Raine)

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:16:51
So McCain's daddy was a fuckup too? That explains it.

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:17:21
John was the leader of the troublemaker - that's some more of his leadership credentials...

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:17:49
John McCain was a POW????

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:18:44
Maybe Sarah Palin really wanted to be on Northern Exposure.

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:18:49
McCain dated a stripper? So that's more of his leadership.



and now Fred is sugar-coating the Forrester incident that McCain caused!

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:19:10
Don't bring up the fact that McCain caused the accident on the Forrestal.

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:20:17
Here's the Bush Legacy;



http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n219/tshafer1/bathtub2.jpg


Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:20:30
Wasn't he married to someone else back then?

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:21:30
Now remember, this was NOT torture!

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:21:31
Lessee, so far we have:



demerits...

stripper...

caused a deadly fire on an aircraft carrier...

shit his pants...



yep - he's presidential material all right.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:22:42
Tell them Sleepy, this WAS NOT TORTURE!!!!

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:23:39
Quote by trojanrabbit:

Now remember, this was NOT torture!


So we have 500 future presidents in Gitmo, right?



Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:23:55
God does that stage SUCK!

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:24:49
Klink, who is this man??

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:25:04
After enduring all of that, he STILL won't condemn torture, nor give soldiers their due??

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:25:22
He's a truth seeking maverick.

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:25:41
Quote by trojanrabbit:

Wasn't he married to someone else back then?


You mean the hot wife who was no longer hot when he came home because she was in a car accident which led McCain to run off for more tail until he found his sugar mommy.

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:25:44
Why are they using Russert's photo to push this obscenity?

Comment by TriSec on 09/03/2008 02:26:41
Oh, Fred is such a riveting speaker...





Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:27:15
Quote by BobR:

After enduring all of that, he STILL won't condemn torture, nor give soldiers their due??




Now you KNOW we don't torture. USA! USA! USA! And the soldiers knew that continuous deployment meant nothing to ApeBoy.



Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:27:48
Quote by BobR:

Lessee, so far we have:



demerits...

stripper...

caused a deadly fire on an aircraft carrier...

shit his pants...



yep - he's presidential material all right.


I've only been with strips, guess I'm not presidential enough. I haven't shit in my pants since I was a wee lad.

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:28:03
They're trying to take credit for balancing the budget??... and reforming welfare??

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:28:15
Ugh, 10 more minutes of this shit?

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:29:01
There's 3 hours worth of RWW material here.

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:29:12
There's a 14-14 tie in the Braves-Marlins game.

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:29:37
That last scene it looked like a tiny Fred was standing on McCain's desk!



:rofl:

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:29:59
Quote by BobR:

They're trying to take credit for balancing the budget??... and reforming welfare??


You mean when Clinton was President.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:30:40
Terrr, terrr, terrr.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:31:38
Look at the little robots clap.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:33:10
Gasoline? Really Freddie? GASOLINE?????? You're going to blame high GASOLINE prices on Democrats????

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:33:39
Oh, a brown person.

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:34:11
The Republican version of "Tax Reform" is "cut all taxes until the country is bankrupt".

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:34:50
Some dimwit has a sign that says "Environmentalists LOVE McCain" ??????

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:35:28
Quote by trojanrabbit:

Gasoline? Really Freddie? GASOLINE?????? You're going to blame high GASOLINE prices on Democrats????


That's been the talking points for the last few months. Do they really think that enough people are that stupid besides the lemmings at the convention.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:36:24
Quote by livingonli:

Quote by trojanrabbit:

Gasoline? Really Freddie? GASOLINE?????? You're going to blame high GASOLINE prices on Democrats????


That's been the talking points for the last few months. Do they really think that enough people are that stupid besides the lemmings at the convention.






Obviously yes. That's No Child's Behind Left at work.

Comment by TriSec on 09/03/2008 02:36:43
WHa? "John Bless America"????





Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:37:10
As soon as Loserman starts speaking he should be thrown off every committee he's on.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:38:17
Did they get permission to play this song?

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:38:45
Quote by trojanrabbit:

Look at the little robots clap.


The clapping doesn't quite hide the dead look in the eyes, that sadness that says "I am unhappy in life but I don't know what's wrong"... so they buy the republican brand and don't know why it doesn't work like the package said it would, but they don't want to return it to the store, because that would mean admitting they made a mistake, and they don't make mistakes.





Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:39:30
Quote by TriSec:

WHa? "John Bless America"????





I heard it too!!

Comment by Mondobubba on 09/03/2008 02:40:16
Study break. I am not watching the RNC. I mean I've been studying since 8:30 my brain hurts enough.



In other news, I Mondo have downloaded the Chrome browser beta from the mighty Google. So far meh, better than IE, but I still like the flaming vulpine more.

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:40:16
Quote by trojanrabbit:

Oh, a brown person.


I wonder how much they're paid to fill the seats.

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:40:39
It's Zell Lieberman!

Comment by Random on 09/03/2008 02:41:22
Random is here...Random is confused...anyone home...home...home...

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:41:49
Oh here we go - a "let's all get along" speech immediately after Sleepy Thompson's "liberals suck" speech.

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:42:48
Quote by BobR:

It's Zell Lieberman!


Maybe he will challenge Chris Matthews to a duel too.

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:43:24
He's talking about "partisanship" at a party convention??

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:43:38
Please welcome the Traitor, Joe LIEberman.

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:44:25
Quote by BobR:

Oh here we go - a "let's all get along" speech immediately after Sleepy Thompson's "liberals suck" speech.


Just a tad schizophrenic.

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:44:37
LIEberman just called himself a DEMOCRAT??



Dude - you gave up your right to do that in 2004....



douchebag.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:44:43
DIAF, traitor.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:46:11
Israel matters more than Party!!

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:46:58
More clapping with the hands while the eyes are dead.

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:48:09
Der Vaterland iss more important den der party!



Heil!

Heil!

Heil!

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:48:48
No, it shouldn't take natural disaster. It takes the human disaster, Bush/Cheney

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:49:03
Just remember Raine, the Giants season opener is Thursday Night at 7 so a good reason to avoid the convention. If I was off I would be watching the Giant game.

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:50:04
God only made one McCain, then he broke the mold.

Then the Viet Cong broke his arms.

Then Cindy broke his spirit.



And now he wants to break the bank.



Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:50:51
Where's ALF??

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:51:32
SERVICE!



Yes, the service economy is the only one left.

Comment by TriSec on 09/03/2008 02:51:54
And the flat drone is putting me out...



I'm not staying up for the rest of this.



TriSec is shutting down, Over and Out!





Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:51:54
Quote by BobR:

God only made one McCain, then he broke the mold.

Then the Viet Cong broke his arms.

Then Cindy broke his spirit.



And now he wants to break the bank.



Or is it simply break the rest of us.

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:52:11
Quote by livingonli:

Just remember Raine, the Giants season opener is Thursday Night at 7 so a good reason to avoid the convention. If I was off I would be watching the Giant game.


Raine is busy railing against Zell Lieberman...

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:52:16
Uh Joe, McCain has disowned that immigration bill. Dumbass.

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:52:53
I don't blame you, Tri, Have a good night.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:53:29
G'night Tri

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 02:53:53
Now I find something good, Spike HD is showing Star Wars (the original) in glorious High-Definition.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:53:59
B-b-b-but CLINTON!!!!

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:54:14
McCain and Palin - two mavericks running wild and free across the prairie...



"And they called him Wildfire..."



(earworm)

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:55:19
Palin's a leader



:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:56:35
WAR!!! WAR!!! WAR!!!

Comment by velveeta jones on 09/03/2008 02:58:15
Mommy, who are all those crazy looking white people? I'm scared.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 02:58:24
No, Joe. We're just pissed off at traitors like you.

Comment by BobR on 09/03/2008 02:59:18
speak to me Joe...



No - not thinking of voting for McCain...



Yeah - I know this not an ordinary election...



Yeah - McCain is not ordinary (thank God)...



He's going to clean up Washington...



McCain - for Janitor in Chief!

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 03:00:26
You can always count on him to be straight with you about where he stands.



Oh GOD!



:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/03/2008 03:02:45
I've had enough of this.



Seig heil, y'all

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 03:03:17
Time for the Daily Show.

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 03:10:18
The Daily Show mentioned the ABC story on the band Hookers and Blow.

Comment by velveeta jones on 09/03/2008 03:13:32
John Steward ROCKS!!!!!!



:rofl:

Comment by livingonli on 09/03/2008 03:40:27
One of the clips on Colbert had Stephanie Miller in it.