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Not feeling Magnanimous, Nope, not yet.
Author: Raine
Date: 11/10/2008 13:32:30
Monday. A week ago we were all nervous and happy and concerned. About every emotion one could feel was probably pulsing through our veins. Tuesday night, it happened. A great weight was removed from the collective shoulders of most of America. It felt jubilant wonderful and thrilling.
.. at least in most of the United States of America. States like Arizona, Arkansas, California and Florida joined in the backwards advance of states like Mississippi to strip away rights from our GLBT brothers and sisters. We must work to regain the rights that are slowly being taken away from our citizens. We still have work to do.
*ush is still pResident, and still is doing all he can to undermine this Country. Imagine drilling for oil in Arches National Park. He will try to undermine as much as he can before he leaves office. A lame duck he is not, he is a wounded animal that will lash out trying to survive. While President Elect Barack Obama can and will take care of as much of this damage as he can-- we're going to have to keep writing letters and making phone calls to our elected officials telling them what we think and feel. We still have work to do.
Rush and Hannity and their ilk still have radio and TV shows. They still control a majority of the airwaves. The hate that they spew is not going away. Most of these people rose to media power under a Democratic president, lest we forget. We still have people like Bachman and Boehner in office. They will not go quietly into the night. Faux News and the propaganda machine are still with us, alive and well. Until they become irrelevant, we still have work to do.
On Tuesday we elected Barack Obama to be the 44th President of the United States of America, and the world celebrated with us. Sorry to bust the bubble, but that was just a small tiny step in making the change happen for our country. It was the beginning. We needed that to happen in order to save America from fascism, but we still have work to do.
It would be easy to forgive and forget. I would like to simply forgive, but right now I can't. Not when People on the right are still thinking that what they have done is right and just. I don't expect them to ever apologize for calling me unpatriotic, because that is just not the way it is. We are Liberals, and our job is to just keep going forward trying to make things just for our fellow humans. Tuesday was a good respite. It was nice to finally be able to breath again. It was something we have worked very hard to achieve, but it was just the beginning of the end not happening. We are liberals. It is easy for us to forgive. It's easy to say it's alright, let's just work from here on in and make this better... But I am just not ready to forgive and forget yet. There is no time to sit back and relax, because those that have done this to our country have not stopped doing what they do. And they won't. While our President Elect should be bipartisan for the sake of our country, I can not. I will not.
I cannot forgive and simply forget while the people who did this still have power, whether it be in office or on the airwaves, and feel no remorse. I am just not that magnanimous a person. After over 8 years, 12 even, of the partisan attacks from that party over there -- (you see I have not forgotten the Clinton years) I have learned to never sit back and trust these people. Newt Gingrich is still around, as are many others... like say Karl Rove. I can't just let all that go, not now not yet, maybe never. I use that to keep me going to make change. You see, this is going to take all of us, Some people will become more moderate in the coming weeks and months, and that is fine. I understand, but if I still sound radical, it is because, I don't ever want to look down from the edge of a cliff knowing that at any moment with the wrong breeze, our country would fall, and never return. We still have work to do.
Our President Elect and our new congress can only do so much to enact the change we need. The battles won't be SO uphill as they have been the past 12 years, but battles still must be waged. We are ALL in this now, responsible for turning the U.S.A. back around. You see, they say 'watch out what you ask for, you might get it' ... well we got it. Awesome and huge responsibility.
We still have work to do.
:peace: and :heart:
Raine
.. at least in most of the United States of America. States like Arizona, Arkansas, California and Florida joined in the backwards advance of states like Mississippi to strip away rights from our GLBT brothers and sisters. We must work to regain the rights that are slowly being taken away from our citizens. We still have work to do.
*ush is still pResident, and still is doing all he can to undermine this Country. Imagine drilling for oil in Arches National Park. He will try to undermine as much as he can before he leaves office. A lame duck he is not, he is a wounded animal that will lash out trying to survive. While President Elect Barack Obama can and will take care of as much of this damage as he can-- we're going to have to keep writing letters and making phone calls to our elected officials telling them what we think and feel. We still have work to do.
Rush and Hannity and their ilk still have radio and TV shows. They still control a majority of the airwaves. The hate that they spew is not going away. Most of these people rose to media power under a Democratic president, lest we forget. We still have people like Bachman and Boehner in office. They will not go quietly into the night. Faux News and the propaganda machine are still with us, alive and well. Until they become irrelevant, we still have work to do.
On Tuesday we elected Barack Obama to be the 44th President of the United States of America, and the world celebrated with us. Sorry to bust the bubble, but that was just a small tiny step in making the change happen for our country. It was the beginning. We needed that to happen in order to save America from fascism, but we still have work to do.
It would be easy to forgive and forget. I would like to simply forgive, but right now I can't. Not when People on the right are still thinking that what they have done is right and just. I don't expect them to ever apologize for calling me unpatriotic, because that is just not the way it is. We are Liberals, and our job is to just keep going forward trying to make things just for our fellow humans. Tuesday was a good respite. It was nice to finally be able to breath again. It was something we have worked very hard to achieve, but it was just the beginning of the end not happening. We are liberals. It is easy for us to forgive. It's easy to say it's alright, let's just work from here on in and make this better... But I am just not ready to forgive and forget yet. There is no time to sit back and relax, because those that have done this to our country have not stopped doing what they do. And they won't. While our President Elect should be bipartisan for the sake of our country, I can not. I will not.
I cannot forgive and simply forget while the people who did this still have power, whether it be in office or on the airwaves, and feel no remorse. I am just not that magnanimous a person. After over 8 years, 12 even, of the partisan attacks from that party over there -- (you see I have not forgotten the Clinton years) I have learned to never sit back and trust these people. Newt Gingrich is still around, as are many others... like say Karl Rove. I can't just let all that go, not now not yet, maybe never. I use that to keep me going to make change. You see, this is going to take all of us, Some people will become more moderate in the coming weeks and months, and that is fine. I understand, but if I still sound radical, it is because, I don't ever want to look down from the edge of a cliff knowing that at any moment with the wrong breeze, our country would fall, and never return. We still have work to do.
Our President Elect and our new congress can only do so much to enact the change we need. The battles won't be SO uphill as they have been the past 12 years, but battles still must be waged. We are ALL in this now, responsible for turning the U.S.A. back around. You see, they say 'watch out what you ask for, you might get it' ... well we got it. Awesome and huge responsibility.
We still have work to do.
:peace: and :heart:
Raine
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Comment by 
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 13:50:02
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 13:50:02
Morning all! :coffee2:
Excellent opening today Raine.. it's been easy to forget for the past week that these idiots are still out there doing everything they can to milk this country dry, both of reasoned thought and of its financial stability. We know we've got a lot of work to do going forward to bring things back, but knowing that we have a president, a Congress, and millions of our fellow Americans (and, it seems, citizens of other countries as well) motivated to make the needed changes and advances to bring this country back to the greatness it once knew.
Excellent opening today Raine.. it's been easy to forget for the past week that these idiots are still out there doing everything they can to milk this country dry, both of reasoned thought and of its financial stability. We know we've got a lot of work to do going forward to bring things back, but knowing that we have a president, a Congress, and millions of our fellow Americans (and, it seems, citizens of other countries as well) motivated to make the needed changes and advances to bring this country back to the greatness it once knew.
Comment by 
TriSec on 11/10/2008 13:52:54
TriSec on 11/10/2008 13:52:54
Raine, I am reminded of something Prime Minister Winston Churchill said not long after the British victory at El Alamein (November, 1942)
"We have a new experience. We have victory - a remarkable and definite victory."
And moments later, in the same speech:
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."
All we did Tuesday was pull the emergency brake. We can't start the train again until the track ahead is fixed.
"We have a new experience. We have victory - a remarkable and definite victory."
And moments later, in the same speech:
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."
All we did Tuesday was pull the emergency brake. We can't start the train again until the track ahead is fixed.
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 13:53:47
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 13:53:47
BTW does anyone else here actually watch CNN's Late Edition? They had this fantastic segment on how the election of Obama could positively affect the black community in the country. I'll see if I can find a Youtbue clip of it..
Comment by 
wickedpam on 11/10/2008 13:57:56
wickedpam on 11/10/2008 13:57:56
Morning :hug:
A Monday morning funny - Morning JOe was a little spicy this very morning :p
A Monday morning funny - Morning JOe was a little spicy this very morning :p
Comment by TriSec on 11/10/2008 14:02:19
TriSec on 11/10/2008 14:02:19
FCC Complaint! FCC Complaint!
Comment by 
Raine on 11/10/2008 14:02:44
Raine on 11/10/2008 14:02:44
:rofl: OMG!
Hello? ? we had a major Mouthrobe malfunction! Was Joe hitting some of Miksa's Skyye Wodka™?
Honey? Come to Momma?
Hello? ? we had a major Mouthrobe malfunction! Was Joe hitting some of Miksa's Skyye Wodka™?
Honey? Come to Momma?
Comment by 
m-hadley on 11/10/2008 14:04:24
m-hadley on 11/10/2008 14:04:24
Yay Raine-O,
I love that you are pointing out in a much more palatable fashion than screechy Chris Lavort going on about the obnoxious Prop 8 being passed - he is not the only one who is angry about that, some of us don't have the luxury of living in WeHo, or the Village (NYC) or Massachusetts, but that doesn't mean we care about our rights to love and live as we choose any less than those who live in larger media markets. Right on Sistah! I love you (and I mean that in whatever way you choose to interpret it :P)
Cheers,
mfaye
& 
& :dance:
:gobama:
I love that you are pointing out in a much more palatable fashion than screechy Chris Lavort going on about the obnoxious Prop 8 being passed - he is not the only one who is angry about that, some of us don't have the luxury of living in WeHo, or the Village (NYC) or Massachusetts, but that doesn't mean we care about our rights to love and live as we choose any less than those who live in larger media markets. Right on Sistah! I love you (and I mean that in whatever way you choose to interpret it :P)
Cheers,
mfaye
& & :dance::gobama:
Comment by 
BobR on 11/10/2008 14:06:11
BobR on 11/10/2008 14:06:11
It's Morning Joe "f*cking" Scarborough! :coffee:
Comment by wickedpam on 11/10/2008 14:09:48
wickedpam on 11/10/2008 14:09:48
I kinda feel bad for Joe - it really was just a slip of the tongue
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 14:12:15
Raine on 11/10/2008 14:12:15
I 
you back Faye!
In the coming days, I hope to blog a bit more about these things and such.
you back Faye! In the coming days, I hope to blog a bit more about these things and such.
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 14:12:48
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 14:12:48
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 14:15:58
Raine on 11/10/2008 14:15:58
You know, I don't feel so bad for Joe.
he was one of the many that actually questioned PE Obama's patriotism, he religion adn all of the other things that the other hate mogers have been doing.
HE has been rude and nasty to ANYONE who disagrees with him on that network, Keith Rach MAtthews --- the list goes on. HE has been a sexist poig to Mika (who doesn't exactly help the situation) SO I don't feel bad.
Plus, the "Morning 'F*cking' Joe Show" just overall. sux.
he was one of the many that actually questioned PE Obama's patriotism, he religion adn all of the other things that the other hate mogers have been doing.
HE has been rude and nasty to ANYONE who disagrees with him on that network, Keith Rach MAtthews --- the list goes on. HE has been a sexist poig to Mika (who doesn't exactly help the situation) SO I don't feel bad.
Plus, the "Morning 'F*cking' Joe Show" just overall. sux.
Comment by TriSec on 11/10/2008 14:16:03
What are you talking about? In the true spirit of bipartisanship, I say we all participate!
:pirate:
What's that? None of us watches Fox to begin with?
Oh, poop. :kickcan:
TriSec on 11/10/2008 14:16:03
What are you talking about? In the true spirit of bipartisanship, I say we all participate!
:pirate:
What's that? None of us watches Fox to begin with?
Oh, poop. :kickcan:
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 14:16:03
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 14:16:03
"The problem with FOX is that they are pandering to people that truly want fair and balanced. We conservatives want the truth."
A freeper said this.
I'm making this my new email sigline 'cause it's sooo good!
A freeper said this.
I'm making this my new email sigline 'cause it's sooo good!
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 14:17:13
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 14:17:13
I've tried watching that show.. they need to get rid of Scarborough & Barnicle and bring in the Morning Sedition crew!
Comment by TriSec on 11/10/2008 14:21:02
TriSec on 11/10/2008 14:21:02
Ya know, I used to love Mike Barnicle when he wrote for the Boston Globe.
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 14:22:19
OMG.
:rofl:
Raine on 11/10/2008 14:22:19
Quote by Scoopster:
"The problem with FOX is that they are pandering to people that truly want fair and balanced. We conservatives want the truth."
A freeper said this.
:rofl:
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 14:25:15
Raine on 11/10/2008 14:25:15
Comment by wickedpam on 11/10/2008 14:27:06
wickedpam on 11/10/2008 14:27:06
Wow, Shelagh's becoming quite the regular - you go girl 
Comment by 
shelaghc on 11/10/2008 14:28:42
Frankly, I'd rather that I didn't have the time to be a regular.
One year unemployed and counting.
:-(
shelaghc on 11/10/2008 14:28:42
Quote by wickedpam:
Wow, Shelagh's becoming quite the regular - you go girl
Frankly, I'd rather that I didn't have the time to be a regular.
One year unemployed and counting.
:-(
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 14:29:46
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 14:29:46
Another reason why Lieberman should get a boot to the ass - watch his reactions:
Comment by 
starling310 on 11/10/2008 14:30:58
starling310 on 11/10/2008 14:30:58
:: ever cleanse commercial :: "15 -20 pounds of waste, trapped to the colon wall like spackle or paste." 
On that note, morning!
On that note, morning!
Comment by wickedpam on 11/10/2008 14:34:01
You'll find something The right job is still out there they just don't know they need you yet.
wickedpam on 11/10/2008 14:34:01
Quote by shelaghc:Quote by wickedpam:
Wow, Shelagh's becoming quite the regular - you go girl
Frankly, I'd rather that I didn't have the time to be a regular.
One year unemployed and counting.
:-(
You'll find something
The right job is still out there they just don't know they need you yet.
Comment by 
livingonli on 11/10/2008 14:35:54
livingonli on 11/10/2008 14:35:54
Good morning everyone.
I'm with you, Raine. Considering the ugly rhetoric coming from the right and the hate they still espouse in defeat I am definitely not ready to make nice.
Oh, Shelagh. And what's worse, under the Bush Administration cooked book statistics you probably don't even count as unemployed.
I'm with you, Raine. Considering the ugly rhetoric coming from the right and the hate they still espouse in defeat I am definitely not ready to make nice.
Oh, Shelagh.
And what's worse, under the Bush Administration cooked book statistics you probably don't even count as unemployed.
Comment by starling310 on 11/10/2008 14:37:09
starling310 on 11/10/2008 14:37:09
Good F*ck morning F*ck. . . . F*ck F*ck F*ck.
Comment by livingonli on 11/10/2008 14:40:26
livingonli on 11/10/2008 14:40:26
I'm just hearing that DHL has cut 9500 jobs and Circuit City has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. So, how's that Bush economy working out?
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 14:40:31
Raine on 11/10/2008 14:40:31
It would be WONDERFUL if PE Obama would give the same treatment to FAux nooz as they did to Helen Thomas.
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 14:42:22
:spit:
Raine on 11/10/2008 14:42:22
Quote by starling310:
Good F*ck morning F*ck. . . . F*ck F*ck F*ck.
:spit:
Comment by starling310 on 11/10/2008 14:42:52
Damn...a good opportunity to get a discounted LCD TV. . . if only I had some cash.
starling310 on 11/10/2008 14:42:52
Quote by livingonli:
I'm just hearing that DHL has cut 9500 jobs and Circuit City has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. So, how's that Bush economy working out?
Damn...a good opportunity to get a discounted LCD TV. . . if only I had some cash.
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 14:43:57
Raine on 11/10/2008 14:43:57
Keith is supposed to be on the View today... for those that can't watch... their is a website called "watchingtheviewdotcom" and it should be up later on in the day.
Comment by wickedpam on 11/10/2008 14:45:12
Went to CC on SUnday - not that good a discount yet. Atleast 10% isn't that good in my book
wickedpam on 11/10/2008 14:45:12
Quote by starling310:Quote by livingonli:
I'm just hearing that DHL has cut 9500 jobs and Circuit City has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. So, how's that Bush economy working out?
Damn...a good opportunity to get a discounted LCD TV. . . if only I had some cash.
Went to CC on SUnday - not that good a discount yet. Atleast 10% isn't that good in my book
Comment by starling310 on 11/10/2008 14:45:20
Why did they tell him he didn't say the word, when he did?
I loved the guy whispering in the background; "Was it F? DId they bleep him?"
:rofl:
starling310 on 11/10/2008 14:45:20
Quote by Raine:Quote by starling310:
Good F*ck morning F*ck. . . . F*ck F*ck F*ck.
:spit:
Why did they tell him he didn't say the word, when he did?
I loved the guy whispering in the background; "Was it F? DId they bleep him?"
:rofl:
Comment by starling310 on 11/10/2008 14:46:15
Feels evil to be waiting for the Going Out of Business Sale. Oh well, I guess I'm evil.
starling310 on 11/10/2008 14:46:15
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by starling310:Quote by livingonli:
I'm just hearing that DHL has cut 9500 jobs and Circuit City has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. So, how's that Bush economy working out?
Damn...a good opportunity to get a discounted LCD TV. . . if only I had some cash.
Went to CC on SUnday - not that good a discount yet. Atleast 10% isn't that good in my book
Feels evil to be waiting for the Going Out of Business Sale. Oh well, I guess I'm evil.
Comment by TriSec on 11/10/2008 14:46:59
I heard about DHL this morning, which actually surprised me. Isn't the holiday season their bread and butter?
Didn't know about Circuit City. I've needed a new car stereo for a year, I wonder if there will be a fire sale?
TriSec on 11/10/2008 14:46:59
Quote by livingonli:
I'm just hearing that DHL has cut 9500 jobs and Circuit City has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. So, how's that Bush economy working out?
I heard about DHL this morning, which actually surprised me. Isn't the holiday season their bread and butter?
Didn't know about Circuit City. I've needed a new car stereo for a year, I wonder if there will be a fire sale?
Comment by TriSec on 11/10/2008 14:48:10
TriSec on 11/10/2008 14:48:10
Was President-Elect Obama going to stimulate our package in time for the holidays?
(I know, he has little say yet except as a sitting Senator...)
(I know, he has little say yet except as a sitting Senator...)
Comment by livingonli on 11/10/2008 14:48:30
I ususally preferred Best Buy myself although I got my HD set from PC Richard's.
livingonli on 11/10/2008 14:48:30
Quote by starling310:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by starling310:Quote by livingonli:
I'm just hearing that DHL has cut 9500 jobs and Circuit City has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. So, how's that Bush economy working out?
Damn...a good opportunity to get a discounted LCD TV. . . if only I had some cash.
Went to CC on SUnday - not that good a discount yet. Atleast 10% isn't that good in my book
Feels evil to be waiting for the Going Out of Business Sale. Oh well, I guess I'm evil.
I ususally preferred Best Buy myself although I got my HD set from PC Richard's.
Comment by m-hadley on 11/10/2008 14:52:15
m-hadley on 11/10/2008 14:52:15
Aaaaagh, wasn't red the color affiliated with communism? Isn't is ironic that now red is connected to the far-right wing? I'm just sayin'...
Cheers,
mfaye & :dance:
Cheers,
mfaye
& :dance:
Comment by starling310 on 11/10/2008 14:54:14
I don't think this package is going to include a check, though.
starling310 on 11/10/2008 14:54:14
Quote by TriSec:
Was President-Elect Obama going to stimulate our package in time for the holidays?
(I know, he has little say yet except as a sitting Senator...)
I don't think this package is going to include a check, though.
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 14:54:20
I love that Mika tried to say he didn't say it. He denied it as well, saying that at least he wasn't taking Ambien like She was (wtf? 
)
You know, this has been a long time coming. He walked of the set a few months ago in disgust at Rach, he got all pissy at KO during the Dem Convention (remember the "get a shovel" exchange?)
Last week Tweety schooled him...
Raine on 11/10/2008 14:54:20
Quote by starling310:Quote by Raine:Quote by starling310:
Good F*ck morning F*ck. . . . F*ck F*ck F*ck.
:spit:
Why did they tell him he didn't say the word, when he did?
I loved the guy whispering in the background; "Was it F? DId they bleep him?"
:rofl:
)You know, this has been a long time coming. He walked of the set a few months ago in disgust at Rach, he got all pissy at KO during the Dem Convention (remember the "get a shovel" exchange?)
Last week Tweety schooled him...
Comment by 
Random on 11/10/2008 14:54:51
Random on 11/10/2008 14:54:51
I've got me a new sig, and tag line...seeee
- Joe "F*ck You" Scarborough
- Joe "F*ck You" Scarborough
Comment by Random on 11/10/2008 14:56:08
wait, when did the Maddow thing happen?
I remember KO.
And don't remember tweety
Random on 11/10/2008 14:56:08
Quote by Raine:I love that Mika tried to say he didn't say it. He denied it as well, saying that at least he wasn't taking Ambien like She was (wtf?Quote by starling310:Quote by Raine:Quote by starling310:
Good F*ck morning F*ck. . . . F*ck F*ck F*ck.
:spit:
Why did they tell him he didn't say the word, when he did?
I loved the guy whispering in the background; "Was it F? DId they bleep him?"
:rofl:
You know, this has been a long time coming. He walked of the set a few months ago in disgust at Rach, he got all pissy at KO during the Dem Convention (remember the "get a shovel" exchange?)
Last week Tweety schooled him...
wait, when did the Maddow thing happen?
I remember KO.
And don't remember tweety
Comment by Random on 11/10/2008 14:58:19
Random on 11/10/2008 14:58:19
I am a White African-American.
- Joe "F*ck You" Scarborough
- Joe "F*ck You" Scarborough
Comment by BobR on 11/10/2008 14:59:10
BobR on 11/10/2008 14:59:10
Quote by TriSec:
Was President-Elect Obama going to stimulate our package in time for the holidays?
(I know, he has little say yet except as a sitting Senator...)
Comment by shelaghc on 11/10/2008 15:02:27
I'll take the wrong job right now, thank you. A friend of mine, who is a "professional," thinks that if I just send out three resumes and "really go after" those jobs, I'll get one of them. She's also suggested that I try to target specific companies that I'm interested in and that they'll create a job for me if I present myself that way.
No one "creates" a job for an administrative assistant.
She has no clue what it's like for someone without a degree to be in this economy. She's fortunate enough to be in a growing field - greening buildings - and has a master's degree in sustainable energy.
shelaghc on 11/10/2008 15:02:27
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by shelaghc:Quote by wickedpam:
Wow, Shelagh's becoming quite the regular - you go girl
Frankly, I'd rather that I didn't have the time to be a regular.
One year unemployed and counting.
:-(
You'll find something
I'll take the wrong job right now, thank you. A friend of mine, who is a "professional," thinks that if I just send out three resumes and "really go after" those jobs, I'll get one of them. She's also suggested that I try to target specific companies that I'm interested in and that they'll create a job for me if I present myself that way.
No one "creates" a job for an administrative assistant.
She has no clue what it's like for someone without a degree to be in this economy. She's fortunate enough to be in a growing field - greening buildings - and has a master's degree in sustainable energy.
Comment by Random on 11/10/2008 15:05:06
Random on 11/10/2008 15:05:06
Comment by starling310 on 11/10/2008 15:07:32
starling310 on 11/10/2008 15:07:32
Comment by wickedpam on 11/10/2008 15:12:00
wickedpam on 11/10/2008 15:12:00
MGM!
Comment by TriSec on 11/10/2008 15:12:55
TriSec on 11/10/2008 15:12:55
Alright folks....help me save my beloved warbirds!
Frickin' Bush put aviation on life support for me, now that we have hope on the horizon, he's trying to administer the coup de grace...
:pirate:
Frickin' Bush put aviation on life support for me, now that we have hope on the horizon, he's trying to administer the coup de grace...
:pirate:
Comment by starling310 on 11/10/2008 15:15:55
starling310 on 11/10/2008 15:15:55
Arnold as Energy Czar?!?!?
Hmmm....
Hmmm....
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 15:16:19
Raine on 11/10/2008 15:16:19
I forgot about this one too. Schuster schools Joe F*ck Scarborough.
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 15:17:27
Raine on 11/10/2008 15:17:27
(it's about 4 minutes in.)
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 15:17:34
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 15:17:34
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 15:18:18
Someone's been taking lessons from Bill Kristol and Ed Schultz!
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 15:18:18
Quote by Raine:
Joe walks off set after Rach schools him...
Someone's been taking lessons from Bill Kristol and Ed Schultz!
Comment by starling310 on 11/10/2008 15:19:43
starling310 on 11/10/2008 15:19:43
Ha! Impromptu Steph Sing-A-Long.
Comment by Random on 11/10/2008 15:21:14
Wow...Scarborough doesn't do crossfire, but will interrupt someone else.
And nice work on the sound guys shutting of Joe's mic as he's tearing it off.
Random on 11/10/2008 15:21:14
Quote by Raine:
Joe walks off set after Rach schools him...
Wow...Scarborough doesn't do crossfire, but will interrupt someone else.
And nice work on the sound guys shutting of Joe's mic as he's tearing it off.
Comment by livingonli on 11/10/2008 15:24:53
livingonli on 11/10/2008 15:24:53
And now it's time for me to go head off and get my car inspected and the usual body work. I could use a stimulus package so I would have money for a new car.
Comment by shelaghc on 11/10/2008 15:37:31
shelaghc on 11/10/2008 15:37:31
Sorry - I forgot that the unemployed are a lower class.
I'll come back when I'm not in a position to depress anyone.
I'll come back when I'm not in a position to depress anyone.
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 15:38:10
I was singing here too!
Raine on 11/10/2008 15:38:10
Quote by starling310:
Ha! Impromptu Steph Sing-A-Long.
Comment by BobR on 11/10/2008 15:39:09
:huh: Where did THAT come from?
BobR on 11/10/2008 15:39:09
Quote by shelaghc:
Sorry - I forgot that the unemployed are a lower class.
I'll come back when I'm not in a position to depress anyone.
:huh: Where did THAT come from?
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 15:39:31
What is that supposed to mean?
Raine on 11/10/2008 15:39:31
Quote by shelaghc:
Sorry - I forgot that the unemployed are a lower class.
I'll come back when I'm not in a position to depress anyone.
Comment by wickedpam on 11/10/2008 15:40:30
:huh: ?
wickedpam on 11/10/2008 15:40:30
Quote by BobR:Quote by shelaghc:
Sorry - I forgot that the unemployed are a lower class.
I'll come back when I'm not in a position to depress anyone.
:huh: Where did THAT come from?
:huh: ?
Comment by Random on 11/10/2008 15:41:11
who what when where why how
Random confused.
Random on 11/10/2008 15:41:11
Quote by shelaghc:
Sorry - I forgot that the unemployed are a lower class.
I'll come back when I'm not in a position to depress anyone.
who what when where why how
Random confused.
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 15:45:04
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 15:45:04
And now.. a really huge image from Tuesday night:
Comment by Random on 11/10/2008 15:46:25
Ahh, look at the dads looking at each other in the last photo.
Random on 11/10/2008 15:46:25
Quote by Scoopster:
And now.. a really huge image from Tuesday night:
Ahh, look at the dads looking at each other in the last photo.
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 15:47:07
??? What the..
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 15:47:07
Quote by shelaghc:
Sorry - I forgot that the unemployed are a lower class.
I'll come back when I'm not in a position to depress anyone.
??? What the..
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 15:48:17
Raine on 11/10/2008 15:48:17
Scoop, those pictures are just beautiful.
That is what America is supposed to look like!
That is what America is supposed to look like!
Comment by wickedpam on 11/10/2008 15:53:09
stupid dust.
wickedpam on 11/10/2008 15:53:09
Quote by Scoopster:
And now.. a really huge image from Tuesday night:
stupid dust.
Comment by TriSec on 11/10/2008 15:54:55
Ok, off to Sen. Kennedy and Rep Markey, and also Sen. Kerry (Senate Aviation Committee) and Rep. Capuano (D-MA), House Subcommittee on Aviation.
:modbat:
Mess with my B-17s, willya!!
TriSec on 11/10/2008 15:54:55
Quote by TriSec:
Alright folks....help me save my beloved warbirds!
Frickin' Bush put aviation on life support for me, now that we have hope on the horizon, he's trying to administer the coup de grace...
:pirate:
Ok, off to Sen. Kennedy and Rep Markey, and also Sen. Kerry (Senate Aviation Committee) and Rep. Capuano (D-MA), House Subcommittee on Aviation.
:modbat:
Mess with my B-17s, willya!!
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 15:56:57
November is just not a real good month for Joe f*ck Scarborough.
This video was uploaded November 10, 2006.
Maybe it's the Dems that make him do it.
Raine on 11/10/2008 15:56:57
November is just not a real good month for Joe f*ck Scarborough.
This video was uploaded November 10, 2006.
Maybe it's the Dems that make him do it.
Comment by starling310 on 11/10/2008 16:02:27
No way! That really happened!? Organically?
That is friggin' awesome.
starling310 on 11/10/2008 16:02:27
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Scoopster:
And now.. a really huge image from Tuesday night:
stupid dust.
No way! That really happened!? Organically?
That is friggin' awesome.
Comment by TriSec on 11/10/2008 16:04:40
TriSec on 11/10/2008 16:04:40
My third scout camp is for sale...
:kickcan:
So, we've lost Indian Pond, Camp Onway, and now Camp Sayre.
Although this one was 100% Council's fault. They wanted a temple and wound up with a mausoleum...
:kickcan:
So, we've lost Indian Pond, Camp Onway, and now Camp Sayre.
Although this one was 100% Council's fault. They wanted a temple and wound up with a mausoleum...
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 16:10:52
Raine on 11/10/2008 16:10:52
:modbat: Momma, Diet Dr. Pepper Rawks!
Comment by wickedpam on 11/10/2008 16:11:08
wickedpam on 11/10/2008 16:11:08
Diet Dr Pepper and chocolate ice cream - yummmm
Comment by wickedpam on 11/10/2008 16:13:03
wickedpam on 11/10/2008 16:13:03
Virginia - a wine state :p
Comment by livingonli on 11/10/2008 16:24:36
livingonli on 11/10/2008 16:24:36
Now blogging on the Wi-Fi. What happened with Shealgh? 
I think I did the most blogging back when I was out of work. Although I am still pretty chatty.
I think I did the most blogging back when I was out of work. Although I am still pretty chatty.
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 16:26:32
Raine on 11/10/2008 16:26:32
That was a little rude. What kinda bug just got up momma's pertard?
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 16:32:06
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 16:32:06
Comment by livingonli on 11/10/2008 16:35:16
That's usually what a rightie does with a caller who disagrees with them. Considering some of the asshats who have been left on, that was unusual.
livingonli on 11/10/2008 16:35:16
Quote by Raine:
That was a little rude. What kinda bug just got up momma's pertard?
That's usually what a rightie does with a caller who disagrees with them. Considering some of the asshats who have been left on, that was unusual.
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 16:50:51
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 16:50:51
Israeli Supreme Court approves destruction of Muslim graveyard to build "Museum of Tolerance"
Someone call Alanis Morrissette in on this one.
Someone call Alanis Morrissette in on this one.
Comment by starling310 on 11/10/2008 16:51:19
starling310 on 11/10/2008 16:51:19
Aw...Michelle. That is sad.
We don't hate you Michelle. You are lovely!!!
We don't hate you Michelle. You are lovely!!!
Comment by starling310 on 11/10/2008 16:53:19
starling310 on 11/10/2008 16:53:19
HA! That's what I said. Obama should use the Popemobile!!
Comment by wickedpam on 11/10/2008 16:54:33
wickedpam on 11/10/2008 16:54:33
oh - yeah, never tried to cut through a motorcad in this city. they shut down side street, parking lots all sorts of things to try and keep that from happening and they do not appreciate anyone trying to cross the street or get back to work or to the store in front of or during a motorcade
Comment by livingonli on 11/10/2008 16:56:17
livingonli on 11/10/2008 16:56:17
Who'da thunk it? The Jets and Pats are tied for first in the AFC East.
Comment by TriSec on 11/10/2008 17:00:26
Hey Liv...say your status on facebook, so here's an off-the-wall question.
How old is your mattress?
I was having trouble sleeping and was also feeling old and tired for a while earlier in the fall...until I took the bed apart and discovered the central support had collapsed. I got the thing fixed and it's like having a new mattress again, that ol' restful sleep is back on most nights.
I know you've got a weird schedule and other issues, but maybe a little thing like that might help a bit...
TriSec on 11/10/2008 17:00:26
Quote by livingonli:
Now blogging on the Wi-Fi. What happened with Shealgh?
I think I did the most blogging back when I was out of work. Although I am still pretty chatty.
Hey Liv...say your status on facebook, so here's an off-the-wall question.
How old is your mattress?
I was having trouble sleeping and was also feeling old and tired for a while earlier in the fall...until I took the bed apart and discovered the central support had collapsed. I got the thing fixed and it's like having a new mattress again, that ol' restful sleep is back on most nights.
I know you've got a weird schedule and other issues, but maybe a little thing like that might help a bit...
Comment by TriSec on 11/10/2008 17:02:02
TriSec on 11/10/2008 17:02:02
Speaking of facebook, a distant relative just added me as a friend....and has a family tree website going.
I have just discovered that I have a relative buried in Arlington National Cemetery (WWII service in the Philippines), so we might have a field trip come January!
I have just discovered that I have a relative buried in Arlington National Cemetery (WWII service in the Philippines), so we might have a field trip come January!
Comment by livingonli on 11/10/2008 17:06:02
livingonli on 11/10/2008 17:06:02
When I put my status up, it was because I did 12 hour shifts both Saturday and Sunday. My mattress has taken a bit of a beating, most likely I probably need a new one. Maybe when I get my extra Christmas money, I can put some towards it.
Comment by 
Grumpymann on 11/10/2008 17:10:59
Just poped in to let you all know that the ChimpyMcBushShow has never had anything Even the basis if the current attatude twords Iran is made up. Read it here.
Grumpymann on 11/10/2008 17:10:59
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has obtained evidence suggesting that documents which have been described as technical studies for a secret Iranian nuclear weapons-related research program may have been fabricated.
The documents in question were acquired by U.S. intelligence in 2004 from a still unknown source -- most of them in the form of electronic files allegedly stolen from a laptop computer belonging to an Iranian researcher. The US has based much of its push for sanctions against Iran on these documents.
The new evidence of possible fraud has increased pressure within the IAEA secretariat to distance the agency from the laptop documents, according to a Vienna-based diplomatic source close to the IAEA, who spoke to RAW STORY on condition of anonymity.
The laptop documents include what the IAEA has described in a published report as technical drawings of efforts to redesign the nosecone of the Iranian Shahab-3 ballistic missile “to accommodate a nuclear warhead.” The documents are also said to include studies on the use of a high explosive detonation system, drawings of a shaft apparently to be used for nuclear tests, and studies on a bench-scale uranium conversion facility.
These technical papers, along with some correspondence related to the alleged secret Iranian program -- referred to by the IAEA as “alleged studies” -- have been the primary basis during 2008 for the insistence by the US-led international coalition pushing for sanctions against Iran that the Iranian case must be kept going in the United Nations Security Council.
Comment by wickedpam on 11/10/2008 17:11:25
Its a beautiful cemetary if you have never been - very peaceful, unless your near the Lee Mansion
wickedpam on 11/10/2008 17:11:25
Quote by TriSec:
Speaking of facebook, a distant relative just added me as a friend....and has a family tree website going.
I have just discovered that I have a relative buried in Arlington National Cemetery (WWII service in the Philippines), so we might have a field trip come January!
Its a beautiful cemetary if you have never been - very peaceful, unless your near the Lee Mansion
Comment by livingonli on 11/10/2008 17:15:15
livingonli on 11/10/2008 17:15:15
Anyone listening to Thom right now? Interesting stuff about the people who were backing California's Proposition 8.
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 17:25:14
You know, the report that came out last year that said they stopped the nuke program in 2002? I have been trying to understand why everything seemed to keep being ratcheted up after that.
I am glad this sotry has come out.
Raine on 11/10/2008 17:25:14
Quote by Grumpymann:Just poped in to let you all know that the ChimpyMcBushShow has never had anything Even the basis if the current attatude twords Iran is made up. Read it here.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has obtained evidence suggesting that documents which have been described as technical studies for a secret Iranian nuclear weapons-related research program may have been fabricated.
The documents in question were acquired by U.S. intelligence in 2004 from a still unknown source -- most of them in the form of electronic files allegedly stolen from a laptop computer belonging to an Iranian researcher. The US has based much of its push for sanctions against Iran on these documents.
The new evidence of possible fraud has increased pressure within the IAEA secretariat to distance the agency from the laptop documents, according to a Vienna-based diplomatic source close to the IAEA, who spoke to RAW STORY on condition of anonymity.
The laptop documents include what the IAEA has described in a published report as technical drawings of efforts to redesign the nosecone of the Iranian Shahab-3 ballistic missile “to accommodate a nuclear warhead.” The documents are also said to include studies on the use of a high explosive detonation system, drawings of a shaft apparently to be used for nuclear tests, and studies on a bench-scale uranium conversion facility.
These technical papers, along with some correspondence related to the alleged secret Iranian program -- referred to by the IAEA as “alleged studies” -- have been the primary basis during 2008 for the insistence by the US-led international coalition pushing for sanctions against Iran that the Iranian case must be kept going in the United Nations Security Council.
You know, the report that came out last year that said they stopped the nuke program in 2002? I have been trying to understand why everything seemed to keep being ratcheted up after that.
I am glad this sotry has come out.
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 17:28:20
They used to do that in NYC as well. I worked a block over from the UN and when the pResident was in town, forget trying to get anywhere.
Raine on 11/10/2008 17:28:20
Quote by wickedpam:
oh - yeah, never tried to cut through a motorcad in this city. they shut down side street, parking lots all sorts of things to try and keep that from happening and they do not appreciate anyone trying to cross the street or get back to work or to the store in front of or during a motorcade
They used to do that in NYC as well. I worked a block over from the UN and when the pResident was in town, forget trying to get anywhere.
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 17:30:09
Raine on 11/10/2008 17:30:09
I just got news that PE Obamam will not be attending the Global Financial Summit November 25-26.
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 17:33:04
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 17:33:04
Obama to undo Bush "laws" (i.e. executive orders) on a variety of policy positions.
GOOD.. I was hoping this would be something that gets taken care of up front in January.
GOOD.. I was hoping this would be something that gets taken care of up front in January.
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 17:39:07
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 17:39:07
"Safe" Mini-sized nuclear reactors to become available in five years?
Interesting.. it says no weapons-grade material. What isotope does it use then?
Interesting.. it says no weapons-grade material. What isotope does it use then?
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 17:42:02
Raine on 11/10/2008 17:42:02
Comment by Grumpymann on 11/10/2008 17:43:10
Some Con talker?
Some Rethug hack?
Sound fimular?
Nope German Nazi-Party Offical
Grumpymann on 11/10/2008 17:43:10
"A non-white America is a declaration of war on all people who believe an organically grown social order based on language and culture, history and heritage to be the essence of humanity," he said.
"Barack Obama hides this declaration of war behind his pushy sunshine smile."
Gansel said Obama's triumph was the product of "the American alliance of Jews and Negroes"
Some Rethug hack?
Sound fimular?
Nope German Nazi-Party Offical
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 17:46:24
Raine on 11/10/2008 17:46:24
We still have so far to go Grump. :(
Comment by TriSec on 11/10/2008 17:47:21
Ya know, I had a relative die from Parkinson's disease.
I've also stood on the South Rim at sunset and had my breath taken away.
I'd like my son not to die from this disease, and I also want him to have the chance to see the Grand Canyon without oil derricks next to the trail.
TriSec on 11/10/2008 17:47:21
Quote by Scoopster:
Obama to undo Bush "laws" (i.e. executive orders) on a variety of policy positions.
GOOD.. I was hoping this would be something that gets taken care of up front in January.
Ya know, I had a relative die from Parkinson's disease.
I've also stood on the South Rim at sunset and had my breath taken away.
I'd like my son not to die from this disease, and I also want him to have the chance to see the Grand Canyon without oil derricks next to the trail.
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 17:49:57
Awww.. someone's got their schnitzel in a Vize-Griff!
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 17:49:57
Quote by Grumpymann:Some Con talker?"A non-white America is a declaration of war on all people who believe an organically grown social order based on language and culture, history and heritage to be the essence of humanity," he said.
"Barack Obama hides this declaration of war behind his pushy sunshine smile."
Gansel said Obama's triumph was the product of "the American alliance of Jews and Negroes"
Some Rethug hack?
Sound fimular?
Nope German Nazi-Party Offical
Awww.. someone's got their schnitzel in a Vize-Griff!
Comment by 
Mondobubba on 11/10/2008 18:18:32
Mondobubba on 11/10/2008 18:18:32
Hiideeho all. I am off on an adventure! BBL
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 18:36:12
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 18:36:12
Mondo! When you get back we need to talk about the stalker..
Comment by TriSec on 11/10/2008 18:43:53
TriSec on 11/10/2008 18:43:53
Say folks, what's this I've been hearing about tickets for the inaugural?
I'd imagine that's for the VIP pavilion and any close-in seating, us unwashed heathens can just stake out a spot on Pennsylvania Ave, right?
I'd imagine that's for the VIP pavilion and any close-in seating, us unwashed heathens can just stake out a spot on Pennsylvania Ave, right?
Comment by livingonli on 11/10/2008 18:50:20
livingonli on 11/10/2008 18:50:20
My car is fixed so it's time for me to go off in search of adventure. Lator, Gators.
Comment by TriSec on 11/10/2008 18:54:35
TriSec on 11/10/2008 18:54:35
Help!
My sinal areas are all blocked up and George Bush took away my Sudafed!
:thud: <-- suffocates
My sinal areas are all blocked up and George Bush took away my Sudafed!
:thud: <-- suffocates
Comment by TriSec on 11/10/2008 18:55:17
Adventure!
Excitement!
A blogger craves not these things!
You are Reckless!
TriSec on 11/10/2008 18:55:17
Quote by livingonli:
My car is fixed so it's time for me to go off in search of adventure. Lator, Gators.
Adventure!
Excitement!
A blogger craves not these things!
You are Reckless!
Comment by wickedpam on 11/10/2008 18:55:43
it is for the pavillon but mostly for the stand seats. the rest of us get to stand along the side of the road. it's still very cool to see even if it's hell on the feet
wickedpam on 11/10/2008 18:55:43
Quote by TriSec:
Say folks, what's this I've been hearing about tickets for the inaugural?
I'd imagine that's for the VIP pavilion and any close-in seating, us unwashed heathens can just stake out a spot on Pennsylvania Ave, right?
it is for the pavillon but mostly for the stand seats. the rest of us get to stand along the side of the road. it's still very cool to see even if it's hell on the feet
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 19:09:09
Raine on 11/10/2008 19:09:09
This is what I have heard... there are going to be 250,000 free tickets. Many are going to the Obama election tean or something like that. Also, many are going to congressional representatives -- of those you can contact your rep and request tickets. We sent a letter to our rep John Lewis, I doubt we will get them, but it is worth a shot.
Those that do not get tickets can go to the National Mall where there will be jumbo screens to watch. The parade route is open to the public as well (for free, no tickets needed)
ANYONE who buys a ticket is buying a counterfeit ticket. Tickets are FREE, it's just that there are a limitied number to get inot the actuall area where the inaugeration will be.
Those that do not get tickets can go to the National Mall where there will be jumbo screens to watch. The parade route is open to the public as well (for free, no tickets needed)
ANYONE who buys a ticket is buying a counterfeit ticket. Tickets are FREE, it's just that there are a limitied number to get inot the actuall area where the inaugeration will be.
Comment by 
IzzyBitz on 11/10/2008 19:11:12
IzzyBitz on 11/10/2008 19:11:12
I think the gay rights battle will always be uphill. Gays are the new blacks. The YES on 8 TV ads could easily have been from scripts used during the 50's to discriminate against black people. I doubt I'll live to see the day of equal rights for everyone.
The most interesting thing about Joe's "fuck you" is the big deal made of it, having to apologize and carrying on about it. That's why I only listen to the satellite radio now. Fuck is like puppy - just another word. Who cares. The politically correct AM/FM radio needs to go away. It's such a wasteland of vanilla. Music and talk radio have fallen into a mold and there isn't anything creative happening. Harumpf!
The most interesting thing about Joe's "fuck you" is the big deal made of it, having to apologize and carrying on about it. That's why I only listen to the satellite radio now. Fuck is like puppy - just another word. Who cares. The politically correct AM/FM radio needs to go away. It's such a wasteland of vanilla. Music and talk radio have fallen into a mold and there isn't anything creative happening. Harumpf!
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 19:16:24
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 19:16:24
That's what it sounds like.. I don't want to have a close-up seat on the South Lawn, I just want to be there.
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 19:24:49
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 19:24:49
Oh my.. the new coworker just brought fresh-baked brownies in.
:wub2:
:wub2:
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 19:28:46
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 19:28:46
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 19:34:49
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 19:34:49
MSNBC is saying that Terry "Toadie" McAulliffe has filed to run for Governor of VA..
:puke: Oh please God no...
:puke: Oh please God no...
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 19:37:37
I hope he get's the seat at the head of the Department of Health and Human Services...
And I hope David Plouffe takes over the reigns of the DNC.
Raine on 11/10/2008 19:37:37
Quote by Scoopster:
Dr. Howard Dean to step down as Chairman of DNC..
And I hope David Plouffe takes over the reigns of the DNC.
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 19:41:05
Aww F*ck you izzy!
I understand what you are saying, but I am still getting a kick out of seeing that worm squirm.
And I also pray that you are wrong about equality in our lifetime.
Raine on 11/10/2008 19:41:05
Quote by IzzyBitz:
I think the gay rights battle will always be uphill. Gays are the new blacks. The YES on 8 TV ads could easily have been from scripts used during the 50's to discriminate against black people. I doubt I'll live to see the day of equal rights for everyone.
The most interesting thing about Joe's "fuck you" is the big deal made of it, having to apologize and carrying on about it. That's why I only listen to the satellite radio now. Fuck is like puppy - just another word. Who cares. The politically correct AM/FM radio needs to go away. It's such a wasteland of vanilla. Music and talk radio have fallen into a mold and there isn't anything creative happening. Harumpf!
I understand what you are saying, but I am still getting a kick out of seeing that worm squirm.
And I also pray that you are wrong about equality in our lifetime.
Comment by TriSec on 11/10/2008 20:11:39
yep...still re-discovering that thing called music!
The sun is shining, the BSO is on the radio, what more could you wish for?
:gobama:
TriSec on 11/10/2008 20:11:39
yep...still re-discovering that thing called music!
The sun is shining, the BSO is on the radio, what more could you wish for?
:gobama:
Comment by BobR on 11/10/2008 20:13:12
How popular is Tim Kane? Wouldn't McAulliffe have to beat him in the next primary?
BobR on 11/10/2008 20:13:12
Quote by Scoopster:
MSNBC is saying that Terry "Toadie" McAulliffe has filed to run for Governor of VA..
:puke: Oh please God no...
How popular is Tim Kane? Wouldn't McAulliffe have to beat him in the next primary?
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 20:17:52
Raine on 11/10/2008 20:17:52
Ha! Mala and Randi have something in common now. She is running for the Homeowner's association! :P
Comment by IzzyBitz on 11/10/2008 20:19:06
You can put that asterisk where the sun don't shine!
IzzyBitz on 11/10/2008 20:19:06
Quote by Raine:Aww F*ck you izzy!Quote by IzzyBitz:
I think the gay rights battle will always be uphill. Gays are the new blacks. The YES on 8 TV ads could easily have been from scripts used during the 50's to discriminate against black people. I doubt I'll live to see the day of equal rights for everyone.
The most interesting thing about Joe's "fuck you" is the big deal made of it, having to apologize and carrying on about it. That's why I only listen to the satellite radio now. Fuck is like puppy - just another word. Who cares. The politically correct AM/FM radio needs to go away. It's such a wasteland of vanilla. Music and talk radio have fallen into a mold and there isn't anything creative happening. Harumpf!
You can put that asterisk where the sun don't shine!
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 20:21:03
Kaine is kinda term-limited - VA's constitution apparently has a clause preventing consecutive terms.
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 20:21:03
Quote by BobR:Quote by Scoopster:
MSNBC is saying that Terry "Toadie" McAulliffe has filed to run for Governor of VA..
:puke: Oh please God no...
How popular is Tim Kane? Wouldn't McAulliffe have to beat him in the next primary?
Kaine is kinda term-limited - VA's constitution apparently has a clause preventing consecutive terms.
Comment by IzzyBitz on 11/10/2008 20:24:11
IzzyBitz on 11/10/2008 20:24:11
Oh, no. Randi's neighborhood is about to be under a reign of terror! Eeep. Everybody run. The radio talk show host has a clipboard and gavel. 
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 20:24:21
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 20:24:21
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 20:35:29
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 20:35:29
Hmm.. mag 3.1 earthquake near San Francisco.
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 20:45:05
Raine on 11/10/2008 20:45:05
:boobs2: Backatcha Izzy!
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 20:47:12
Raine on 11/10/2008 20:47:12
I heard that About KO not voting. I am VERY disappointed in him. I kinda understand his reasoning that it's his way of remaining 'objective' ---
That is where I say it's a load of hooey. Kieth is NOT objective.
That is where I say it's a load of hooey. Kieth is NOT objective.
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 20:51:44
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 20:51:44
Yeah.. Keith actively goes out of his way to not be objective, but claims he would have a horse in the race if he voted?
That's ehh.. slightly flawed reasoning there KO. I think you should nominate yourself for Worst Person tonite!
That's ehh.. slightly flawed reasoning there KO. I think you should nominate yourself for Worst Person tonite!
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 20:52:47
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 20:52:47
WTF at the poll? A crueller is round...
..at least the ones I get are!
..at least the ones I get are!
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 20:54:38
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 20:54:38
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 21:13:15
I kinda dig Nebraska and Maine electoral systems.
Raine on 11/10/2008 21:13:15
Quote by Scoopster:
Obama wins Omaha's congressional district, gains 365th electoral vote.
:clap: Wooo Nebraska!
Comment by IzzyBitz on 11/10/2008 21:17:42
IzzyBitz on 11/10/2008 21:17:42
KO is a bit of a kookoo bird. Hope his ego doesn't become as big as his head.
I missed George Carlin's verbal virtuosity during the election.
I missed George Carlin's verbal virtuosity during the election.
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 21:18:22
Raine on 11/10/2008 21:18:22
Comment by livingonli on 11/10/2008 21:26:22
livingonli on 11/10/2008 21:26:22
So, Ted Nugent saying "suck on my gun". Maybe that's why he loves guns. Methinks someone is a little insecure about himself. I guess that does explain his loves of guns.
Comment by livingonli on 11/10/2008 21:27:28
My only criticism of George Carlin was that he was also proud of not voting. He said he didn't want to contribute to the problem.
livingonli on 11/10/2008 21:27:28
Quote by IzzyBitz:
KO is a bit of a kookoo bird. Hope his ego doesn't become as big as his head.
I missed George Carlin's verbal virtuosity during the election.
My only criticism of George Carlin was that he was also proud of not voting. He said he didn't want to contribute to the problem.
Comment by livingonli on 11/10/2008 21:56:44
Just imagine if they had gotten Nailin' Palin?
livingonli on 11/10/2008 21:56:44
Quote by Raine:
:rofl: Mormons accidently rent porm flick...
Just imagine if they had gotten Nailin' Palin?
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 22:27:44
Raine on 11/10/2008 22:27:44
I dunno if anyone is listening still to Randi, regarding the RW hate attacks that she is seeing on Obama, and her concern about the next 8 years...
They haven't been any worse than the past few months... Obama fought back those smears during the race, and I suspect, as difficult as it will be, we WILL keep fighting this shit down.
It was bad during the Clinton Administration, but we did not have a blogoshpere then. People are smarter now.
They haven't been any worse than the past few months... Obama fought back those smears during the race, and I suspect, as difficult as it will be, we WILL keep fighting this shit down.
It was bad during the Clinton Administration, but we did not have a blogoshpere then. People are smarter now.
Comment by IzzyBitz on 11/10/2008 22:31:43
IzzyBitz on 11/10/2008 22:31:43
Ricky Gervais and an English actress were reading the script from Nailin' Palin on The Graham Norton Show. She's having an affair with Todd's business partner. Loaded with chessiness. Highlarious!
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 22:49:32
you are hellbent on getting us to get Sattelite radio, eh?
IS there a podcast? Sounds funny as hell.
Raine on 11/10/2008 22:49:32
Quote by IzzyBitz:
Ricky Gervais and an English actress were reading the script from Nailin' Palin on The Graham Norton Show. She's having an affair with Todd's business partner. Loaded with chessiness. Highlarious!
IS there a podcast? Sounds funny as hell.
Comment by IzzyBitz on 11/10/2008 23:23:56
IzzyBitz on 11/10/2008 23:23:56
Yes, I am hellbent on getting everyone to join the satellite cult; however, Graham Norton is on BBCA on the TV machine. 
Comment by 
trojanrabbit on 11/10/2008 23:49:47
trojanrabbit on 11/10/2008 23:49:47
I don't see what the f*ck problem there is with Joe f*cking Scarborough.
It's just f*cking cable. F*ckingCC has nothing to do with it.
Hmm that beer had quite a f*cking effect.
It's just f*cking cable. F*ckingCC has nothing to do with it.
Hmm that beer had quite a f*cking effect.
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/10/2008 23:54:47
Ohhh yeah! WOW! Who could it be? Now that we know Sam is a shape shifter n junk! all twisty and turny!
Mondobubba on 11/10/2008 23:54:47
Quote by Scoopster:
Mondo! When you get back we need to talk about the stalker..
Ohhh yeah! WOW! Who could it be? Now that we know Sam is a shape shifter n junk! all twisty and turny!
Comment by Scoopster on 11/10/2008 23:57:14
Well I kinda got a good look at that shadowy figure that was chasing Sookie and it looked like Rene!
Scoopster on 11/10/2008 23:57:14
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Scoopster:
Mondo! When you get back we need to talk about the stalker..
Ohhh yeah! WOW! Who could it be? Now that we know Sam is a shape shifter n junk! all twisty and turny!
Well I kinda got a good look at that shadowy figure that was chasing Sookie and it looked like Rene!
Comment by Raine on 11/10/2008 23:59:05
:rofl:
I don't have a problem in the end with his saying fuck. It's the RW hypocrisy. This is the guy who wanted heads to roll for the Janet JAckson Wardrobe malfunction, he wanted to see MAJOR FCC fines for indeceny.
And when he said it, it was his complaining that Rham oft uses the *f* word and how offensive Rham is for using that word.
Oh dear... the instant karma.
Raine on 11/10/2008 23:59:05
Quote by trojanrabbit:
I don't see what the f*ck problem there is with Joe f*cking Scarborough.
It's just f*cking cable. F*ckingCC has nothing to do with it.
Hmm that beer had quite a f*cking effect.
I don't have a problem in the end with his saying fuck. It's the RW hypocrisy. This is the guy who wanted heads to roll for the Janet JAckson Wardrobe malfunction, he wanted to see MAJOR FCC fines for indeceny.
And when he said it, it was his complaining that Rham oft uses the *f* word and how offensive Rham is for using that word.
Oh dear... the instant karma.
Comment by Raine on 11/11/2008 00:00:14
aww hell. I have 180 channles. I can't keep track of them all.
Raine on 11/11/2008 00:00:14
Quote by IzzyBitz:
Yes, I am hellbent on getting everyone to join the satellite cult; however, Graham Norton is on BBCA on the TV machine.
aww hell. I have 180 channles. I can't keep track of them all.
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 00:03:40
I will note that Brother Mondo single handled brought Omaha/Douglas County in for Obama. :rofl:
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 00:03:40
Quote by Raine:I kinda dig Nebraska and Maine electoral systems.Quote by Scoopster:
Obama wins Omaha's congressional district, gains 365th electoral vote.
:clap: Wooo Nebraska!
I will note that Brother Mondo single handled brought Omaha/Douglas County in for Obama. :rofl:
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 00:06:32
Oh I will need to watch it again, I didn't notice that. Hmmm. Did you notice the head vampire (who played both the ADA on "Homicide" and the governor on "Oz") had an iPhone!
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 00:06:32
Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Scoopster:
Mondo! When you get back we need to talk about the stalker..
Ohhh yeah! WOW! Who could it be? Now that we know Sam is a shape shifter n junk! all twisty and turny!
Well I kinda got a good look at that shadowy figure that was chasing Sookie and it looked like Rene!
Oh I will need to watch it again, I didn't notice that. Hmmm. Did you notice the head vampire (who played both the ADA on "Homicide" and the governor on "Oz") had an iPhone!
Comment by Scoopster on 11/11/2008 00:12:31
Gotta love technology.. and to think his story is that he was an official during the Inquisition too.
Scoopster on 11/11/2008 00:12:31
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Scoopster:
Mondo! When you get back we need to talk about the stalker..
Ohhh yeah! WOW! Who could it be? Now that we know Sam is a shape shifter n junk! all twisty and turny!
Well I kinda got a good look at that shadowy figure that was chasing Sookie and it looked like Rene!
Oh I will need to watch it again, I didn't notice that. Hmmm. Did you notice the head vampire (who played both the ADA on "Homicide" and the governor on "Oz") had an iPhone!
Gotta love technology.. and to think his story is that he was an official during the Inquisition too.
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 00:13:39
:reads Salon article on Scarborough, gets up to speed: So he dropped an eff bomb. Oh the humanity! I am writing the FCC even as we speak.
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 00:13:39
Quote by Raine::rofl:Quote by trojanrabbit:
I don't see what the f*ck problem there is with Joe f*cking Scarborough.
It's just f*cking cable. F*ckingCC has nothing to do with it.
Hmm that beer had quite a f*cking effect.
I don't have a problem in the end with his saying fuck. It's the RW hypocrisy. This is the guy who wanted heads to roll for the Janet JAckson Wardrobe malfunction, he wanted to see MAJOR FCC fines for indeceny.
And when he said it, it was his complaining that Rham oft uses the *f* word and how offensive Rham is for using that word.
Oh dear... the instant karma.
:reads Salon article on Scarborough, gets up to speed: So he dropped an eff bomb. Oh the humanity! I am writing the FCC even as we speak.
Comment by livingonli on 11/11/2008 00:15:46
I have 130 channels just in HD.
livingonli on 11/11/2008 00:15:46
Quote by Raine:Quote by IzzyBitz:
Yes, I am hellbent on getting everyone to join the satellite cult; however, Graham Norton is on BBCA on the TV machine.
aww hell. I have 180 channles. I can't keep track of them all.
I have 130 channels just in HD.
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 00:16:26
That is one of the things I like about the show, little details like that.
Scared girl: Are you a Christian?
Bill: I used be.
Best line right there. Or maybe Sookie dropping an F-bomb about Sam's revelation about being a shape-shifter. I think that is the first time she cursed in the whole show.
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 00:16:26
Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Scoopster:
Mondo! When you get back we need to talk about the stalker..
Ohhh yeah! WOW! Who could it be? Now that we know Sam is a shape shifter n junk! all twisty and turny!
Well I kinda got a good look at that shadowy figure that was chasing Sookie and it looked like Rene!
Oh I will need to watch it again, I didn't notice that. Hmmm. Did you notice the head vampire (who played both the ADA on "Homicide" and the governor on "Oz") had an iPhone!
Gotta love technology.. and to think his story is that he was an official during the Inquisition too.
That is one of the things I like about the show, little details like that.
Scared girl: Are you a Christian?
Bill: I used be.
Best line right there. Or maybe Sookie dropping an F-bomb about Sam's revelation about being a shape-shifter. I think that is the first time she cursed in the whole show.
Comment by trojanrabbit on 11/11/2008 00:35:52
I don't have a problem with it either, as again, it's cable not broadcast the FCC really has nothing to do with it.
But then again, seeing as I can't think of any recent decision the FCC has made - technically or content-wise, that has made ANY sense I'm sure they'll stick their nose into it, because MSNBC is LIBURUL!!!
trojanrabbit on 11/11/2008 00:35:52
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine::rofl:Quote by trojanrabbit:
I don't see what the f*ck problem there is with Joe f*cking Scarborough.
It's just f*cking cable. F*ckingCC has nothing to do with it.
Hmm that beer had quite a f*cking effect.
I don't have a problem in the end with his saying fuck. It's the RW hypocrisy. This is the guy who wanted heads to roll for the Janet JAckson Wardrobe malfunction, he wanted to see MAJOR FCC fines for indeceny.
And when he said it, it was his complaining that Rham oft uses the *f* word and how offensive Rham is for using that word.
Oh dear... the instant karma.
:reads Salon article on Scarborough, gets up to speed: So he dropped an eff bomb. Oh the humanity! I am writing the FCC even as we speak.
I don't have a problem with it either, as again, it's cable not broadcast the FCC really has nothing to do with it.
But then again, seeing as I can't think of any recent decision the FCC has made - technically or content-wise, that has made ANY sense I'm sure they'll stick their nose into it, because MSNBC is LIBURUL!!!
Comment by trojanrabbit on 11/11/2008 00:49:16
trojanrabbit on 11/11/2008 00:49:16
And putting my technical hat on - case in point of the FCC's total Palinesque incompetence.
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/10/22/10396/
All seems well and good on the surface, an experimental radio service that can serve the most rural parts of Alaska. What the dunderhead that let this thing go through didn't realize (quite easily determined by looking at an F*ckingCC allocation chart) is that the Amateur Radio Service has used some of the frequencies proposed for DECADES, as it allows worldwide communications with very little power (100 watts), and is PARTICULARLY useful for Amateurs in Alaska, the firing up of one 100,000 watt experimental transmitter would make one amateur band completely worthless worldwide.
Fortunately they saw the error of their ways. No, it was not April 1st.
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/10/22/10396/
All seems well and good on the surface, an experimental radio service that can serve the most rural parts of Alaska. What the dunderhead that let this thing go through didn't realize (quite easily determined by looking at an F*ckingCC allocation chart) is that the Amateur Radio Service has used some of the frequencies proposed for DECADES, as it allows worldwide communications with very little power (100 watts), and is PARTICULARLY useful for Amateurs in Alaska, the firing up of one 100,000 watt experimental transmitter would make one amateur band completely worthless worldwide.
Fortunately they saw the error of their ways. No, it was not April 1st.
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 00:53:40
I was listening to a thing about the fuck on NPR, there is some contention about about saying "fuck" is obscene or not. Apparently, if you say I'm gonna fuck you bow-legged baby, that is obscene, but if you say "fuck all ya y'all!" that isn't since it isn't in the original meaning of the word. Which just proves to my why fuck is the fuckin' greatest word!
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 00:53:40
Quote by trojanrabbit:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine::rofl:Quote by trojanrabbit:
I don't see what the f*ck problem there is with Joe f*cking Scarborough.
It's just f*cking cable. F*ckingCC has nothing to do with it.
Hmm that beer had quite a f*cking effect.
I don't have a problem in the end with his saying fuck. It's the RW hypocrisy. This is the guy who wanted heads to roll for the Janet JAckson Wardrobe malfunction, he wanted to see MAJOR FCC fines for indeceny.
And when he said it, it was his complaining that Rham oft uses the *f* word and how offensive Rham is for using that word.
Oh dear... the instant karma.
:reads Salon article on Scarborough, gets up to speed: So he dropped an eff bomb. Oh the humanity! I am writing the FCC even as we speak.
I don't have a problem with it either, as again, it's cable not broadcast the FCC really has nothing to do with it.
But then again, seeing as I can't think of any recent decision the FCC has made - technically or content-wise, that has made ANY sense I'm sure they'll stick their nose into it, because MSNBC is LIBURUL!!!
I was listening to a thing about the fuck on NPR, there is some contention about about saying "fuck" is obscene or not. Apparently, if you say I'm gonna fuck you bow-legged baby, that is obscene, but if you say "fuck all ya y'all!" that isn't since it isn't in the original meaning of the word. Which just proves to my why fuck is the fuckin' greatest word!
Comment by livingonli on 11/11/2008 00:59:50
livingonli on 11/11/2008 00:59:50
I remember one of my co-workers made a sheet with all the uses of the F word. I wish I still had a copy of it. You can use it for pretty much everything.
Comment by livingonli on 11/11/2008 01:02:05
livingonli on 11/11/2008 01:02:05
Keith is going to do a special comment on Prop 8 tonight.
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 01:05:32
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 01:05:32
The President-Elect still drops his girls off at school. Well he rides in the massive SUV the Secret Service drivers him around in. So, I guess yeah he is dropping them off.
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 01:07:15
Steve Earle saying best!
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 01:07:15
Steve Earle saying best!
Comment by Random on 11/11/2008 01:17:27
Random on 11/11/2008 01:17:27
Hello Every ones.
Still not paying attention to anything i do?
Good.
Still not paying attention to anything i do?
Good.
Comment by livingonli on 11/11/2008 01:21:55
If your goal is to not draw attention to yourself that is not the strategy.
livingonli on 11/11/2008 01:21:55
Quote by Random:
Hello Every ones.
Still not paying attention to anything i do?
Good.
If your goal is to not draw attention to yourself that is not the strategy.
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 01:28:00
Oh we are always paying attention to you, we just don't tell you about it. We've got a little list of Randoms that won't be missed!
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 01:28:00
Quote by Random:
Hello Every ones.
Still not paying attention to anything i do?
Good.
Oh we are always paying attention to you, we just don't tell you about it. We've got a little list of Randoms that won't be missed!
Comment by livingonli on 11/11/2008 01:49:04
livingonli on 11/11/2008 01:49:04
Bill-O is a triple winner on worst person tonight.
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 01:56:46
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 01:56:46
Wow. Best. Special.Comment.Ever. :cry:
Comment by Raine on 11/11/2008 02:01:41
Raine on 11/11/2008 02:01:41
OMG, KO is talking about Jumping the Broom. He is talking about the fact that if people we slaves tehy could not get married.
Comment by Raine on 11/11/2008 02:02:36
Raine on 11/11/2008 02:02:36
I am still a few moments behind the SC, and I am getting allergies.
Comment by Raine on 11/11/2008 02:04:34
Raine on 11/11/2008 02:04:34
Love.
Comment by Raine on 11/11/2008 02:14:49
Raine on 11/11/2008 02:14:49
Did Andrea Mitchell just slip and allude to Powell as Defense Secretary?
Comment by Random on 11/11/2008 02:15:50
Wait...I won't be missed. O.O
Random on 11/11/2008 02:15:50
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Random:
Hello Every ones.
Still not paying attention to anything i do?
Good.
Oh we are always paying attention to you, we just don't tell you about it. We've got a little list of Randoms that won't be missed!
Wait...I won't be missed. O.O
Comment by Raine on 11/11/2008 02:23:07
Everyone is missed.
Random -- you silly fool, you are lerved here.
Raine on 11/11/2008 02:23:07
Quote by Random:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Random:
Hello Every ones.
Still not paying attention to anything i do?
Good.
Oh we are always paying attention to you, we just don't tell you about it. We've got a little list of Randoms that won't be missed!
Wait...I won't be missed. O.O
Random -- you silly fool, you are lerved here.
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 02:24:04
Yeah! Damn allergies!
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 02:24:04
Quote by Raine:
I am still a few moments behind the SC, and I am getting allergies.
Yeah! Damn allergies!
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 02:25:06
I kid because I love, Random. If I didn't like you, I wouldn't talk to ya!
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 02:25:06
Quote by Random:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Random:
Hello Every ones.
Still not paying attention to anything i do?
Good.
Oh we are always paying attention to you, we just don't tell you about it. We've got a little list of Randoms that won't be missed!
Wait...I won't be missed. O.O
I kid because I love, Random. If I didn't like you, I wouldn't talk to ya!
Comment by Raine on 11/11/2008 02:29:54
Raine on 11/11/2008 02:29:54
Lieberman was offered the Vet adn Forien affairs Chair... he said that was unnacceptable.
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 02:32:05
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 02:32:05
Marilyn Musgrave...she's a wack-job of some kind?
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 02:39:07
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 02:39:07
So, David Sirota. Its 8:40. You are not on Rachel. Disappointed.
Comment by TriSec on 11/11/2008 02:39:27
TriSec on 11/11/2008 02:39:27
Evening, folks. *sigh*
More drama at the ol' Cub Scout Committee this evening.
<--wails
I just want to run my den meetings and go home!
More drama at the ol' Cub Scout Committee this evening.
<--wailsI just want to run my den meetings and go home!
Comment by Random on 11/11/2008 02:41:23
Hm...I do wonder. lol
Random on 11/11/2008 02:41:23
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Random:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Random:
Hello Every ones.
Still not paying attention to anything i do?
Good.
Oh we are always paying attention to you, we just don't tell you about it. We've got a little list of Randoms that won't be missed!
Wait...I won't be missed. O.O
I kid because I love, Random. If I didn't like you, I wouldn't talk to ya!
Hm...I do wonder. lol
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 02:49:59
What kine drama, Sir? You can't leave us hanging.
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 02:49:59
Quote by TriSec:
Evening, folks. *sigh*
More drama at the ol' Cub Scout Committee this evening.
I just want to run my den meetings and go home!
What kine drama, Sir? You can't leave us hanging.
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 02:52:25
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 02:52:25
Finally! The Sexy, Sexy David Sirota! Talking Rachel down for the second time in one show. I fear for the Good Doctor's health.
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 02:55:46
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 02:55:46
Rachel's Secret Service handle is "Dork Nozzle?" Oh that scamp!
Oh that scamp!
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 02:56:21
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 02:56:21
Damnit, I mused! :kickcan:
Comment by TriSec on 11/11/2008 02:57:24
TriSec on 11/11/2008 02:57:24
*sigh*
I have two newbie leaders upset over money and the lack of parental involvement. So we spent a tiresome hour arguing back and forth over these neverending issues.
After the season we had last year, I was hoping for a better season this year. It's not shaping up that way.
TriSec has to do some outreach and try to smooth some ruffled feathers....your Cubmaster's work is never done.
I have two newbie leaders upset over money and the lack of parental involvement. So we spent a tiresome hour arguing back and forth over these neverending issues.
After the season we had last year, I was hoping for a better season this year. It's not shaping up that way.
TriSec has to do some outreach and try to smooth some ruffled feathers....your Cubmaster's work is never done.
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 02:59:51
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 02:59:51
Kel-tic Kent, KEL-tic. Sel-tic is the basketball team in Boston.
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 03:01:45
Dudes, welcome to volunteer work in a underfunded non-profit. Sounds about par for the course.
Mondobubba on 11/11/2008 03:01:45
Quote by TriSec:
*sigh*
I have two newbie leaders upset over money and the lack of parental involvement. So we spent a tiresome hour arguing back and forth over these neverending issues.
After the season we had last year, I was hoping for a better season this year. It's not shaping up that way.
TriSec has to do some outreach and try to smooth some ruffled feathers....your Cubmaster's work is never done.
Dudes, welcome to volunteer work in a underfunded non-profit. Sounds about par for the course.
Comment by TriSec on 11/11/2008 03:07:01
TriSec on 11/11/2008 03:07:01
I know it.
But then again, I've been at this 20+ years now. (Yes, I still shudder when I think of it.)
But then again, I've been at this 20+ years now. (Yes, I still shudder when I think of it.)
Comment by livingonli on 11/11/2008 03:11:00
livingonli on 11/11/2008 03:11:00
We're all starting to sound like we're old.
Comment by shelaghc on 11/11/2008 05:54:37
shelaghc on 11/11/2008 05:54:37
Earlier today I pretty much blew off everyone on the blog by stating:
Then I left the blog. Later I was a bit sorry and wondered if I'd been hasty so I stopped back and found that, other than a few people seeming rather puzzled, nothing much was made of my statement and departure. No one had bothered reading my previous comments to see if anything was wrong.
So I suppose some explanation is necessary.
After Mala noted that I was becoming something of a regular in calling Stephanie I replied:
The one and only response to something, which was, for me, a very upsetting admission, was Mala simply (in paraphrase) telling me to buck up because she was sure I'd get a job.
I replied in earnest about how distressed I've become on my unemployed status including that a very good friend of mine is totally clueless about how hard this has all been on me. What I wrote in that comment wasn't easy for me to put into words.
Not a soul on the blog so much as acknowledged my distress. Instead, there was an influx of links and a rather distressed Trisec begging for help in rescuing some planes.
I'm learning firsthand about the plight of the chronically unemployed and to say it is depressing is an understatement. This isn't a chemical imbalance that a few pills will take care of - it's situational and needs emotional support.
As I stated earlier, one very good friend sincerely believes:
despite telling her that between July and now, I've applied for nearly 250 jobs and had about ten interviews for my efforts - that's less than a 5% return rate I believe.
Being chronically unemployed isn't fun because you get to sit around the house all day if you want. It doesn't just suck. It's demoralizing and after a while it becomes self-fulfilling. I was confident when I first started interviewing. Now I'm becoming desperate and I don't know if it's reflecting in the interview process. Jobs that I'm absolutely qualified for go to other people and I have no idea why. Why them and not me?
I have to contact an energy assistance program this week because I'm not sure if I'll be able to afford the cost of my heating bills in a drafty apartment this winter. Again, demoralizing.
I make too much to qualify for food stamps. Also demoralizing.
I have medical bills that should have been covered by the half-assed insurance I paid for but they're refusing to pay on the grounds of pre-existing food-poisoning. So I'm getting calls from bill collectors because of that.
Pretty demoralizing too.
And, of course, I have no family support system. The only person in my family who asks if I need help is my Mom, also the only person who really can't help me and forgets that I'm unemployed within two minutes of me reminding her.
Oh, and being depressed about it is pretty lousy too because there's no simple way to keep your chin up when another best friend reminds you that standard job searches are now taking at least three years.
How's that for a pepper-upper?
And when I suggested to someone at my church that a support or networking group for other unemployed members might be a good idea I was dusted off.
So I brought up in the blog that I've passed my one-year anniversary of being out of work and it pretty much hit with a thud and was lost in all the excitement of some planes and some cool links and whatever else was more interesting.
Sorry - I forgot that the unemployed are a lower class.
I'll come back when I'm not in a position to depress anyone.
Then I left the blog. Later I was a bit sorry and wondered if I'd been hasty so I stopped back and found that, other than a few people seeming rather puzzled, nothing much was made of my statement and departure. No one had bothered reading my previous comments to see if anything was wrong.
So I suppose some explanation is necessary.
After Mala noted that I was becoming something of a regular in calling Stephanie I replied:
Frankly, I'd rather that I didn't have the time to be a regular.
One year unemployed and counting.
:-(
The one and only response to something, which was, for me, a very upsetting admission, was Mala simply (in paraphrase) telling me to buck up because she was sure I'd get a job.
I replied in earnest about how distressed I've become on my unemployed status including that a very good friend of mine is totally clueless about how hard this has all been on me. What I wrote in that comment wasn't easy for me to put into words.
Not a soul on the blog so much as acknowledged my distress. Instead, there was an influx of links and a rather distressed Trisec begging for help in rescuing some planes.
I'm learning firsthand about the plight of the chronically unemployed and to say it is depressing is an understatement. This isn't a chemical imbalance that a few pills will take care of - it's situational and needs emotional support.
As I stated earlier, one very good friend sincerely believes:
that if I just send out three resumes and "really go after" those jobs, I'll get one of them
Being chronically unemployed isn't fun because you get to sit around the house all day if you want. It doesn't just suck. It's demoralizing and after a while it becomes self-fulfilling. I was confident when I first started interviewing. Now I'm becoming desperate and I don't know if it's reflecting in the interview process. Jobs that I'm absolutely qualified for go to other people and I have no idea why. Why them and not me?
I have to contact an energy assistance program this week because I'm not sure if I'll be able to afford the cost of my heating bills in a drafty apartment this winter. Again, demoralizing.
I make too much to qualify for food stamps. Also demoralizing.
I have medical bills that should have been covered by the half-assed insurance I paid for but they're refusing to pay on the grounds of pre-existing food-poisoning. So I'm getting calls from bill collectors because of that.
Pretty demoralizing too.
And, of course, I have no family support system. The only person in my family who asks if I need help is my Mom, also the only person who really can't help me and forgets that I'm unemployed within two minutes of me reminding her.
Oh, and being depressed about it is pretty lousy too because there's no simple way to keep your chin up when another best friend reminds you that standard job searches are now taking at least three years.
How's that for a pepper-upper?
And when I suggested to someone at my church that a support or networking group for other unemployed members might be a good idea I was dusted off.
So I brought up in the blog that I've passed my one-year anniversary of being out of work and it pretty much hit with a thud and was lost in all the excitement of some planes and some cool links and whatever else was more interesting.