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No Seat for you! (not you, actually - It's Him, that one. Over there)
Author: Raine
Date: 01/05/2009 13:30:14
Can you help me figure out this conundrum? Harry Reid has said that he will not seat Roland Burris as the next Democratic Senator from the state of Illinois because of the taint all around Blago. Harry has expressed the need to make a stand on this issue and has stated that he can use the US Senate to block this from happening. I have a little problem with that and I will get to it in a moment...
Did you know that Minnesota has an open senate seat? A REALLY wide open seat. (not a Larry Craig open seat -gutter!! people -- out of it!!) As of Saturday, Norm Coleman was no longer a sitting senator. We learned over the weekend that Al Franken won the popular vote in his state by a number closer to 200 votes. It now must go the the Secretary of State to be verified, and then to the state senate. In the mean time, Norm will be fighting it all the way.
That brings me back to Harry Reid. What will Harry do? On Tuesday, the 111th Congress convenes. 2 quick questions come to mind:
1) Will he allow Norm to take a seat in his office?
2) Will he block Roland from entering the Senate building?
I have been watching the drama unfold over the past few days and Harry has taken a bold and STRONG stance as the Senate leader. A bold stance to block a DEMOCRATIC senate selection. He has taken a NOT so bold stance to tell a GOP senator that he no longer has a seat. While I understand the desire to have the corruption taint not exist, why is Harry fighting harder to have Roland Burris NOT show up than he is to make sure that Norm knows he lost?
Tuesday will tell what happens. It seems to me that if Harry is gonna fight, it would be about keeping a non seated senator out of the senate building.
Reid keeps invoking Article 1.5 as a reason to block Burris. Why didn't he invoke Article 1.5 when Ted Steven was convicted? It seems to me that in order for this provision to be invoked, a senator needs to be seated AND commit disorderly behavior to be expelled. I am looking for a clause in the constitution that says it gives ANY member of the senate the ability to prevent an appointment. Harry never invoked this clause with Ted Stevens. As a matter of fact, the convicted felon got a standing ovation from GOP members.
This is not an endorsement of Roland Burris. I am just questioning Harry Reid's priorities. His leadership is looking like he is fighting small battles and not understanding the war. That is not real leadership, that is bad management.
We need to get our Democratic Senators seated now... it might not be the people Harry wants, but if we as Dems are going to respect the rule of law, we need to let Roland Burris be seated regardless of who appointed him. Harry needs to respect the rule, as ugly as it might seem.
Harry should spend more time making sure senators who are NOT sitting in elected office don't show up on Tuesday expecting a seat.
Let Burris stay. He was appointed legally, if not morally -- and the people of Illinois can make the choice in the next election whether they want him to remain senator. In the meantime, we have another Dem seat that we very much need. Harry Reid doesn't get to appoint the next senator from the state of Illinois. He is overstepping his authority and ignoring the one he has right now by not preventing Norm Coleman from returning to the Senate. He lost. He has no seat and he was not declared the winner.
Am I missing something here?
:peace: and :heart:
Raine
(On second thought, maybe Harry could let Coleman have a broom closet over next to storage Room B. )
Did you know that Minnesota has an open senate seat? A REALLY wide open seat. (not a Larry Craig open seat -gutter!! people -- out of it!!) As of Saturday, Norm Coleman was no longer a sitting senator.
When the 111th Congress convenes on Tuesday, Norm Coleman may be out of an office, even though his Senate race remains far from settled.
Coleman’s first term officially expires at noon on Saturday, and he is locked in one of the closest Senate races in history, with Democrat Al Franken clinging to a 49-vote lead out of nearly 3 million votes cast.
Since he has not been certified a winner in the race, Coleman may have to give up his privileges as a senator, including his desk on the floor, his personal office and his right to vote on legislation, according to Democratic aides familiar with the rules.
That brings me back to Harry Reid. What will Harry do? On Tuesday, the 111th Congress convenes. 2 quick questions come to mind:
1) Will he allow Norm to take a seat in his office?
2) Will he block Roland from entering the Senate building?
I have been watching the drama unfold over the past few days and Harry has taken a bold and STRONG stance as the Senate leader. A bold stance to block a DEMOCRATIC senate selection. He has taken a NOT so bold stance to tell a GOP senator that he no longer has a seat. While I understand the desire to have the corruption taint not exist, why is Harry fighting harder to have Roland Burris NOT show up than he is to make sure that Norm knows he lost?
Tuesday will tell what happens. It seems to me that if Harry is gonna fight, it would be about keeping a non seated senator out of the senate building.
Reid keeps invoking Article 1.5 as a reason to block Burris. Why didn't he invoke Article 1.5 when Ted Steven was convicted?
Section 5. Each House shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner, and under such penalties as each House may provide.
Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member.
Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the members of either House on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.
Neither House, during the session of Congress, shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.
This is not an endorsement of Roland Burris. I am just questioning Harry Reid's priorities. His leadership is looking like he is fighting small battles and not understanding the war. That is not real leadership, that is bad management.
We need to get our Democratic Senators seated now... it might not be the people Harry wants, but if we as Dems are going to respect the rule of law, we need to let Roland Burris be seated regardless of who appointed him. Harry needs to respect the rule, as ugly as it might seem.
Harry should spend more time making sure senators who are NOT sitting in elected office don't show up on Tuesday expecting a seat.
Let Burris stay. He was appointed legally, if not morally -- and the people of Illinois can make the choice in the next election whether they want him to remain senator. In the meantime, we have another Dem seat that we very much need. Harry Reid doesn't get to appoint the next senator from the state of Illinois. He is overstepping his authority and ignoring the one he has right now by not preventing Norm Coleman from returning to the Senate. He lost. He has no seat and he was not declared the winner.
Am I missing something here?
:peace: and :heart:
Raine
(On second thought, maybe Harry could let Coleman have a broom closet over next to storage Room B. )
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Comment by 
m-hadley on 01/05/2009 13:40:27
m-hadley on 01/05/2009 13:40:27
Mornin' Raine and other 4Fers :coffee:
Excellent post - Bill Press is talking to some guy about this right now! You are so ahead of your time :p
Happy Monday - it's back to the grind for me today....
Cheers,
mfaye
& :dance:
Excellent post - Bill Press is talking to some guy about this right now! You are so ahead of your time :p
Happy Monday - it's back to the grind for me today....
Cheers,
mfaye
& :dance:
Comment by 
TriSec on 01/05/2009 13:46:51
TriSec on 01/05/2009 13:46:51
This....is Harry Reid.
Comment by 
wickedpam on 01/05/2009 13:49:57
wickedpam on 01/05/2009 13:49:57
Morning :hug:
Why is it that Harry Reid only stands up to his own party? :scratchhead:
Why is it that Harry Reid only stands up to his own party? :scratchhead:
Comment by 
Raine on 01/05/2009 13:57:18
happy grinding Faye!
I must be ahead of something, as I wrote most of it last night, hoping that the story would change when I got up this morning.
Sadly, nothing changed. Once again, Harry fights the very side of the aisle he should be fighting for.
Raine on 01/05/2009 13:57:18
Quote by m-hadley:
Mornin' Raine and other 4Fers :coffee:
Excellent post - Bill Press is talking to some guy about this right now! You are so ahead of your time :p
Happy Monday - it's back to the grind for me today....
Cheers,
mfaye
I must be ahead of something, as I wrote most of it last night, hoping that the story would change when I got up this morning.
Sadly, nothing changed. Once again, Harry fights the very side of the aisle he should be fighting for.
Comment by TriSec on 01/05/2009 14:03:30
TriSec on 01/05/2009 14:03:30
Ooog. NovaM is streaming despite the big disclaimer on their website, but the sound quality is horrid. Sounds like they're in a big echo chamber this morning....
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 14:09:57
Raine on 01/05/2009 14:09:57
ooh it DOES have a funky echo.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 14:12:15
Raine on 01/05/2009 14:12:15
I just went over to seattle. the stream is about 30 seconds behind the kphx stream. interesting
Comment by wickedpam on 01/05/2009 14:18:50
wickedpam on 01/05/2009 14:18:50
I'm on the KTLK stream and it's fine if that helps
Comment by 
Will in Chicago on 01/05/2009 14:25:27
Good morning, bloggers!! Excellent post, Raine!! I have little faith in Reid, who if he was more laid back in fighting for the Democratic Party, he would be comatose.
The new local affiliate 1190 AM is playing well, but the second hour of Bill Press was replaced by a Randi re-run. I hope that things will improve during the day.
Will in Chicago on 01/05/2009 14:25:27
Quote by TriSec:
Ooog. NovaM is streaming despite the big disclaimer on their website, but the sound quality is horrid. Sounds like they're in a big echo chamber this morning....
Good morning, bloggers!! Excellent post, Raine!! I have little faith in Reid, who if he was more laid back in fighting for the Democratic Party, he would be comatose.
The new local affiliate 1190 AM is playing well, but the second hour of Bill Press was replaced by a Randi re-run. I hope that things will improve during the day.
Comment by TriSec on 01/05/2009 14:28:37
TriSec on 01/05/2009 14:28:37
Comment by TriSec on 01/05/2009 14:30:48
TriSec on 01/05/2009 14:30:48
And now Momma's stream is weak.
Comment by m-hadley on 01/05/2009 14:32:02
Me too Mala
Just had my daily check in with the loverly Rebekah - she said that she was in bed by 6:00pm on NYEve - pobrecita!
Cheers,
mfaye :hug:
m-hadley on 01/05/2009 14:32:02
Quote by wickedpam:
I'm on the KTLK stream and it's fine if that helps
Me too Mala
Just had my daily check in with the loverly Rebekah - she said that she was in bed by 6:00pm on NYEve - pobrecita!
Cheers,
mfaye :hug:
Comment by 
BobR on 01/05/2009 14:35:40
time for Flomax!
BobR on 01/05/2009 14:35:40
Quote by TriSec:
And now Momma's stream is weak.
time for Flomax!
Comment by TriSec on 01/05/2009 14:38:01
TriSec on 01/05/2009 14:38:01
Feh, I got nothing now. :kickcan:
Gonna have to head over to the ol' iTunes for some music, methinks.
Gonna have to head over to the ol' iTunes for some music, methinks.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 14:52:02
Raine on 01/05/2009 14:52:02
Comment by wickedpam on 01/05/2009 14:56:14
wickedpam on 01/05/2009 14:56:14
is it just me or does Sherry remind anyone else of the creepy guy from Family Guy?
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 14:58:48
Noiw that you mention it... YES!
Quagmire!!!
Raine on 01/05/2009 14:58:48
Quote by wickedpam:
is it just me or does Sherry remind anyone else of the creepy guy from Family Guy?
Quagmire!!!
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 15:09:58
Raine on 01/05/2009 15:09:58
This doesn't sound good.
Israel rains fire on Gaza with phosphorus shells
Israel is believed to be using controversial white phosphorus shells to screen its assault on the heavily populated Gaza Strip yesterday. The weapon, used by British and US forces in Iraq, can cause horrific burns but is not illegal if used as a smokescreen.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 15:12:20
Raine on 01/05/2009 15:12:20
Comment by wickedpam on 01/05/2009 15:16:42
wickedpam on 01/05/2009 15:16:42
When they serve mink steaks in restaurants and the grocery store - I'll consider wearing mink.
Comment by 
livingonli on 01/05/2009 15:20:01
livingonli on 01/05/2009 15:20:01
Good morning folks.
Have a doctor's appointment at 11 AM. Wish me luck. Then again the last few days I haven't had much of an appetite so that might help.
Have a doctor's appointment at 11 AM. Wish me luck. Then again the last few days I haven't had much of an appetite so that might help.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 15:26:02
Raine on 01/05/2009 15:26:02
Good luck Livin'!!!
Comment by BobR on 01/05/2009 15:27:27
It only took 60 years for the Jews to go from holocaust victims to perpetrators of war crimes...
BobR on 01/05/2009 15:27:27
Quote by Raine:
This doesn't sound good.
It only took 60 years for the Jews to go from holocaust victims to perpetrators of war crimes...
Comment by 
Scoopster on 01/05/2009 15:39:03
Scoopster on 01/05/2009 15:39:03
Morning all.. Help I'm being held hostage in a website redesign!
Help I'm being held hostage in a website redesign!
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 15:43:50
Raine on 01/05/2009 15:43:50
Ok, Sanchez... chillax...
Comment by Scoopster on 01/05/2009 15:48:28
Scoopster on 01/05/2009 15:48:28
Hey Israel...
Comment by livingonli on 01/05/2009 15:48:50
livingonli on 01/05/2009 15:48:50
And now it's off to the doctor's. I'll be in and out since I have other errands to do today as well.
Comment by 
starling310 on 01/05/2009 15:58:19
starling310 on 01/05/2009 15:58:19
Morning!
I agree completely on Reid. He chooses NOW? This issue? To finally grow a spine?
Well done Harry.......NOT!
I agree completely on Reid. He chooses NOW? This issue? To finally grow a spine?
Well done Harry.......NOT!
Comment by Scoopster on 01/05/2009 16:06:04
Scoopster on 01/05/2009 16:06:04
Harry Reid is a fucking desert jellyfish.
Comment by starling310 on 01/05/2009 16:09:18
starling310 on 01/05/2009 16:09:18
He's not been impeached. And, he has not been found guilty of anything.
We are all still presumed innocent until proven otherwise, regardless of how bad our hair is!
We are all still presumed innocent until proven otherwise, regardless of how bad our hair is!
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 16:11:01
Raine on 01/05/2009 16:11:01
you know it just dawned on me that Blago needs to pick a replacement for Rham Emmanuel as well...
I wonder how that one is gonna go...
I wonder how that one is gonna go...
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 16:14:17
I must correct myself...
There is a special election for the seat.
Raine on 01/05/2009 16:14:17
Quote by Raine:
you know it just dawned on me that Blago needs to pick a replacement for Rham Emmanuel as well...
I wonder how that one is gonna go...
There is a special election for the seat.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 16:23:57
Raine on 01/05/2009 16:23:57
Shelagh! 
Comment by wickedpam on 01/05/2009 16:24:15
wickedpam on 01/05/2009 16:24:15
Shelagh :hug:
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 16:26:44
Raine on 01/05/2009 16:26:44
How is this story different from Bill Richardson?
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 16:35:44
Raine on 01/05/2009 16:35:44
Comment by m-hadley on 01/05/2009 16:38:49
m-hadley on 01/05/2009 16:38:49
Ugh - Kevin in DC :shrug:
I wish he would go away...
Cheers,
mfaye
I wish he would go away...
Cheers,
mfaye
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 16:39:12
Raine on 01/05/2009 16:39:12
I will never forgive Nancy Pelosi for taking imeachment off the table.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 16:40:19
all talk no action....
Raine on 01/05/2009 16:40:19
Quote by m-hadley:
Ugh - Kevin in DC :shrug:
I wish he would go away...
Cheers,
mfaye
all talk no action....
Comment by m-hadley on 01/05/2009 16:45:37
Same here, Raine,
Why oh why don't Congreessional Dems come with spines? I'm just askin'...
Cheers,
mfaye
m-hadley on 01/05/2009 16:45:37
Quote by Raine:
I will never forgive Nancy Pelosi for taking imeachment off the table.
Same here, Raine,
Why oh why don't Congreessional Dems come with spines? I'm just askin'...
Cheers,
mfaye
Comment by starling310 on 01/05/2009 17:00:36
starling310 on 01/05/2009 17:00:36
He teared up!?! What? Is he some kind of WIMP!?!? What is he GAY or something??
We can't have a President that "tears up!" That's like having a CHICK in the white house!
:: this comment has been brought to you by your resident Right Winger impersonator ::
We can't have a President that "tears up!" That's like having a CHICK in the white house!
:: this comment has been brought to you by your resident Right Winger impersonator ::
Comment by wickedpam on 01/05/2009 17:00:41
wickedpam on 01/05/2009 17:00:41
Hmmm - question - my half brother (whom I haven't talked to in years) has not yet mentioned that he got married. Do I send him a funny note via the facecrack?
Comment by wickedpam on 01/05/2009 17:01:24
wickedpam on 01/05/2009 17:01:24
Quote by starling310:
He teared up!?! What? Is he some kind of WIMP!?!? What is he GAY or something??
We can't have a President that "tears up!" That's like having a CHICK in the white house!
:: this comment has been brought to you by your resident Right Winger impersonator ::
Comment by starling310 on 01/05/2009 17:01:49
He did go away for a while, then some damn caller mentioned that he was missed!!
starling310 on 01/05/2009 17:01:49
Quote by m-hadley:
Ugh - Kevin in DC :shrug:
I wish he would go away...
Cheers,
mfaye
He did go away for a while, then some damn caller mentioned that he was missed!!
Comment by starling310 on 01/05/2009 17:02:49
Fo' Real y'all.
Do we really want to die on this hill?
starling310 on 01/05/2009 17:02:49
Quote by Raine:
The Rude Pundit:
Advice to Senate Democrats: Just Fucking Seat Burris:
Fo' Real y'all.
Do we really want to die on this hill?
Comment by starling310 on 01/05/2009 17:07:32
starling310 on 01/05/2009 17:07:32
This sums it up nicely:
And, there ya have it.
Just, seat him for Christ's sake.
And on what? On the fact that you think the governor sucks balls? Fine, he sucks 'em. He should have resigned. But he decided to play the prick card.
And, there ya have it.
Just, seat him for Christ's sake.
Comment by starling310 on 01/05/2009 17:08:38
starling310 on 01/05/2009 17:08:38
Kerri Lucas!?!?! UGH.
Thom!
Thom!
Comment by starling310 on 01/05/2009 17:10:33
starling310 on 01/05/2009 17:10:33
Oh. Pardon me. I mused all over the place.
:: wrings out "ShamWow" towel ::
:: wrings out "ShamWow" towel ::
Comment by wickedpam on 01/05/2009 17:13:38
muse away
wickedpam on 01/05/2009 17:13:38
Quote by starling310:
Oh. Pardon me. I mused all over the place.
:: wrings out "ShamWow" towel ::
muse away
Comment by livingonli on 01/05/2009 17:18:25
livingonli on 01/05/2009 17:18:25
Back from the doctor. And I lost 6 pounds. So, at least there's some good news there.
Now I just have to worry about my money.
Now I just have to worry about my money.
Comment by m-hadley on 01/05/2009 17:22:04
Kevin aside. It is NICE to see you on the blog today Starling, Dahling :D
Cheers,
mfaye
BTB, loved the reference to ShamWow - you are so au courant :dance:
m-hadley on 01/05/2009 17:22:04
Quote by starling310:Quote by m-hadley:
Ugh - Kevin in DC :shrug:
I wish he would go away...
Cheers,
mfaye
He did go away for a while, then some damn caller mentioned that he was missed!!
Kevin aside. It is NICE to see you on the blog today Starling, Dahling :D
Cheers,
mfaye
BTB, loved the reference to ShamWow - you are so au courant :dance:
Comment by m-hadley on 01/05/2009 17:23:21
Way to go Livin!
That is great - what's your secret?
Cheers,
mfaye & :peace:
m-hadley on 01/05/2009 17:23:21
Quote by livingonli:
Back from the doctor. And I lost 6 pounds. So, at least there's some good news there.
Now I just have to worry about my money.
Way to go Livin!
That is great - what's your secret?
Cheers,
mfaye
& :peace:
Comment by wickedpam on 01/05/2009 17:23:21
:hug: Congrats Liv!
One worry at a time that's the best way to take it.
wickedpam on 01/05/2009 17:23:21
Quote by livingonli:
Back from the doctor. And I lost 6 pounds. So, at least there's some good news there.
Now I just have to worry about my money.
:hug: Congrats Liv!
One worry at a time that's the best way to take it.
Comment by starling310 on 01/05/2009 17:23:33
Thankee Roomie!
starling310 on 01/05/2009 17:23:33
Quote by m-hadley:Quote by starling310:Quote by m-hadley:
Ugh - Kevin in DC :shrug:
I wish he would go away...
Cheers,
mfaye
He did go away for a while, then some damn caller mentioned that he was missed!!
Kevin aside. It is NICE to see you on the blog today Starling, Dahling :D
Cheers,
mfaye
BTB, loved the reference to ShamWow - you are so au courant :dance:
Thankee Roomie!
Comment by BobR on 01/05/2009 17:23:54
There's ALWAYS something to worry about. Worrying about money won't solve the problem. Instead, try to focus on the good news and keep your spirits up.
BobR on 01/05/2009 17:23:54
Quote by livingonli:
Back from the doctor. And I lost 6 pounds. So, at least there's some good news there.
Now I just have to worry about my money.
There's ALWAYS something to worry about. Worrying about money won't solve the problem. Instead, try to focus on the good news and keep your spirits up.
Comment by Scoopster on 01/05/2009 17:25:06
Scoopster on 01/05/2009 17:25:06
Comment by livingonli on 01/05/2009 17:25:39
I have been eating less. My biggest hurdle has been eating when I was bored.
livingonli on 01/05/2009 17:25:39
Quote by m-hadley:Quote by livingonli:
Back from the doctor. And I lost 6 pounds. So, at least there's some good news there.
Now I just have to worry about my money.
Way to go Livin!
That is great - what's your secret?
Cheers,
mfaye
I have been eating less. My biggest hurdle has been eating when I was bored.
Comment by Scoopster on 01/05/2009 17:35:13
OMG did you see the new thing he's pushing yet? I saw this the other night and it had me at the part where he say.... oh you'll see it! :lol:
Scoopster on 01/05/2009 17:35:13
Quote by m-hadley:
BTB, loved the reference to ShamWow - you are so au courant :dance:
OMG did you see the new thing he's pushing yet? I saw this the other night and it had me
at the part where he say.... oh you'll see it! :lol:
Comment by wickedpam on 01/05/2009 17:38:58
ding! ding! ding!
wickedpam on 01/05/2009 17:38:58
Quote by BobR:Quote by livingonli:
Back from the doctor. And I lost 6 pounds. So, at least there's some good news there.
Now I just have to worry about my money.
There's ALWAYS something to worry about. Worrying about money won't solve the problem. Instead, try to focus on the good news and keep your spirits up.
ding! ding! ding!
Comment by wickedpam on 01/05/2009 17:41:08
bump - still in need of some Emily Post (but with out the stuffiness) type advice :)
wickedpam on 01/05/2009 17:41:08
Quote by wickedpam:
Hmmm - question - my half brother (whom I haven't talked to in years) has not yet mentioned that he got married. Do I send him a funny note via the facecrack?
bump - still in need of some Emily Post (but with out the stuffiness) type advice :)
Comment by BobR on 01/05/2009 17:47:49
yeah, I'd like to slap his nuts... with a baseball bat.
BobR on 01/05/2009 17:47:49
Quote by Scoopster:
OMG did you see the new thing he's pushing yet? I saw this the other night and it had me
yeah, I'd like to slap his nuts... with a baseball bat.
Comment by 
IzzyBitz on 01/05/2009 18:04:12
Not to be harsh, but it might be that he doesn't want a relationship if he chooses not to share his personal life. He's being polite, but not getting too personal.
IzzyBitz on 01/05/2009 18:04:12
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by wickedpam:
Hmmm - question - my half brother (whom I haven't talked to in years) has not yet mentioned that he got married. Do I send him a funny note via the facecrack?
bump - still in need of some Emily Post (but with out the stuffiness) type advice :)
Not to be harsh, but it might be that he doesn't want a relationship if he chooses not to share his personal life. He's being polite, but not getting too personal.
Comment by TriSec on 01/05/2009 18:12:33
TriSec on 01/05/2009 18:12:33
heh.
Once a year, we make a foray into the cartoonish world of "As seen on TV". It's at the Topsfield Fair in the so-called "professional building".
Seeing it on TV is one thing, but being in a room full of these guys as they make their presentations is quite a show. Plus you actually get to handle the merchandise before buying. Some of it actually works, but most of it is incredibly cheap.
We usually do buy a trinket or two, just to make the day complete. (And they always have "Just for the Fair!" special deals, too...)
Anyway, I digress.
Once a year, we make a foray into the cartoonish world of "As seen on TV". It's at the Topsfield Fair in the so-called "professional building".
Seeing it on TV is one thing, but being in a room full of these guys as they make their presentations is quite a show. Plus you actually get to handle the merchandise before buying. Some of it actually works, but most of it is incredibly cheap.
We usually do buy a trinket or two, just to make the day complete. (And they always have "Just for the Fair!" special deals, too...)
Anyway, I digress.
Comment by wickedpam on 01/05/2009 18:13:30
not harsh - trying to figure my relationship with someone who said they grew up knowing I existed, step/half family even had picts of me as a kid when I had no clue about them, and "friends" me on facecrack.
Trust me it's all confusing - I know.
wickedpam on 01/05/2009 18:13:30
Quote by IzzyBitz:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by wickedpam:
Hmmm - question - my half brother (whom I haven't talked to in years) has not yet mentioned that he got married. Do I send him a funny note via the facecrack?
bump - still in need of some Emily Post (but with out the stuffiness) type advice :)
Not to be harsh, but it might be that he doesn't want a relationship if he chooses not to share his personal life. He's being polite, but not getting too personal.
not harsh - trying to figure my relationship with someone who said they grew up knowing I existed, step/half family even had picts of me as a kid when I had no clue about them, and "friends" me on facecrack.
Trust me it's all confusing - I know.
Comment by starling310 on 01/05/2009 18:22:46
starling310 on 01/05/2009 18:22:46
Thom's show has self-destructed! 
Comment by starling310 on 01/05/2009 18:26:24
starling310 on 01/05/2009 18:26:24
CORPORATIONS ARE NOT PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by starling310 on 01/05/2009 18:28:44
starling310 on 01/05/2009 18:28:44
Was Kerri breast feeding or something during that interview? Great, she has spawned.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 18:30:07
Raine on 01/05/2009 18:30:07
:kickcan: I missed the Show self destruction while I was managing to burn myself making lunch. :(
Comment by starling310 on 01/05/2009 18:31:03
Raine has self destructed.
starling310 on 01/05/2009 18:31:03
Quote by Raine:
:kickcan: I missed the Show self destruction while I was managing to burn myself making lunch. :(
Raine has self destructed.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 18:32:21
:spit: indeed, It seems as tho I have.
Raine on 01/05/2009 18:32:21
Quote by starling310:Quote by Raine:
:kickcan: I missed the Show self destruction while I was managing to burn myself making lunch. :(
Raine has self destructed.
:spit: indeed, It seems as tho I have.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 18:35:51
What I REALLY want to know is if you actually got a Brazillion Power crystal! ...
Raine on 01/05/2009 18:35:51
Quote by TriSec:
heh.
Once a year, we make a foray into the cartoonish world of "As seen on TV". It's at the Topsfield Fair in the so-called "professional building".
Seeing it on TV is one thing, but being in a room full of these guys as they make their presentations is quite a show. Plus you actually get to handle the merchandise before buying. Some of it actually works, but most of it is incredibly cheap.
We usually do buy a trinket or two, just to make the day complete. (And they always have "Just for the Fair!" special deals, too...)
Anyway, I digress.
Comment by TriSec on 01/05/2009 19:08:51
TriSec on 01/05/2009 19:08:51
: pulls up in blogulance : (say, why do ambulances have "ecnalubma" painted on the front, anyway?)
Raine, be nice to your friendly online EMT and we'll take care of you. Burn something tender did we?
Raine, be nice to your friendly online EMT and we'll take care of you. Burn something tender did we?
Comment by 
Mondobubba on 01/05/2009 19:09:12
Mondobubba on 01/05/2009 19:09:12
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 19:19:39
That soft spot on the knuckle of my ring finger... I will be alright. But it's good to know we have a blogulance!
Raine on 01/05/2009 19:19:39
Quote by TriSec:
: pulls up in blogulance : (say, why do ambulances have "ecnalubma" painted on the front, anyway?)
Raine, be nice to your friendly online EMT and we'll take care of you. Burn something tender did we?
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 19:21:44
that looks like a great pick!
Raine on 01/05/2009 19:21:44
Quote by Mondobubba:
Obama's pick for head of the OLC. You know where John Woo and Bybee worked.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 19:39:38
Raine on 01/05/2009 19:39:38
Breaking: Leon Panetta is said to be the Obama pick for the CIA.
Comment by wickedpam on 01/05/2009 19:42:04
**sigh**
Wedgewood - 250 years in business
Waterford - in business since the 1789-1853 then again in 1947 to now
Also filed for protections
Royal Doulton - in business for almost 200 years
Spode - in business since the 1770's
Really, seriously, how does one person break the world?
wickedpam on 01/05/2009 19:42:04
Quote by TriSec:
Waterford files for bankruptcy.
Yes, the crystal people.
**sigh**
Wedgewood - 250 years in business
Waterford - in business since the 1789-1853 then again in 1947 to now
Also filed for protections
Royal Doulton - in business for almost 200 years
Spode - in business since the 1770's
Really, seriously, how does one person break the world?
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 19:42:07
Raine on 01/05/2009 19:42:07
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 19:43:13
I believe that man is maybe the most despised person in the World.
Raine on 01/05/2009 19:43:13
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by TriSec:
Waterford files for bankruptcy.
Yes, the crystal people.
**sigh**
Wedgewood - 250 years in business
Waterford - in business since the 1789-1853 then again in 1947 to now
Also filed for protections
Royal Doulton - in business for almost 200 years
Spode - in business since the 1770's
Really, seriously, how does one person break the world?
Comment by Mondobubba on 01/05/2009 19:43:44
Hmmm I didn't know that Waterford also owned Wedgewood. Speaking of Wedgewood, did you all know that the great Charles Darwin was married to a Wedgewood? I betcha didn't!
Mondobubba on 01/05/2009 19:43:44
Quote by TriSec:
Waterford files for bankruptcy.
Yes, the crystal people.
Hmmm I didn't know that Waterford also owned Wedgewood. Speaking of Wedgewood, did you all know that the great Charles Darwin was married to a Wedgewood? I betcha didn't!
Comment by BobR on 01/05/2009 19:54:02
He was aided and abetted by the Republican party and the neocon operatives.
BobR on 01/05/2009 19:54:02
Quote by wickedpam:
**sigh**
Wedgewood - 250 years in business
Waterford - in business since the 1789-1853 then again in 1947 to now
Also filed for protections
Royal Doulton - in business for almost 200 years
Spode - in business since the 1770's
Really, seriously, how does one person break the world?
He was aided and abetted by the Republican party and the neocon operatives.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 19:58:14
I meant... t*W*itter... 
:P
Raine on 01/05/2009 19:58:14
Quote by Raine:
The Fox Titter account was hacked...
I meant... t*W*itter... :P
Comment by starling310 on 01/05/2009 20:13:11
Anyone else on the WJNO stream? I am hearing music instead of Randi. Too Shy...Kajagoogoo? Really?
starling310 on 01/05/2009 20:13:11
Anyone else on the WJNO stream? I am hearing music instead of Randi. Too Shy...Kajagoogoo? Really?
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 20:19:04
now I have an earworm.
Randy was a repeat over the the Pheonix stream... I have decided to give Shultz a shot for a little bit.
Raine on 01/05/2009 20:19:04
Quote by starling310:
now I have an earworm. Randy was a repeat over the the Pheonix stream... I have decided to give Shultz a shot for a little bit.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 20:20:04
:rofl:
Raine on 01/05/2009 20:20:04
Quote by Raine:
Coleman's DC offices ordered shut.
as in LOCKED!!!
Shortly before noon, however, Coleman staffers were directed to close their offices in St. Paul and on the third floor of the Hart Office Building near the U.S. Capitol. By the lunch hour, the doors were locked, though the lights were left on. Nobody answered a knock on the door.
:rofl:
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 20:23:23
Raine on 01/05/2009 20:23:23
Comment by wickedpam on 01/05/2009 20:32:26
awww damn! now I do too! Curse you Nick Rhodes and your producing a song that is overly earwormable!
wickedpam on 01/05/2009 20:32:26
Quote by Raine:Quote by starling310:
Randy was a repeat over the the Pheonix stream... I have decided to give Shultz a shot for a little bit.
awww damn! now I do too! Curse you Nick Rhodes and your producing a song that is overly earwormable!
Comment by Mondobubba on 01/05/2009 20:32:49
Mondobubba on 01/05/2009 20:32:49
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 21:01:44
I may very well watch O' Riley tonite....
Raine on 01/05/2009 21:01:44
Quote by Scoopster:
Toxic pink fallout cloud spotted near New York City....
I may very well watch O' Riley tonite....
Comment by Mondobubba on 01/05/2009 21:27:13
Mondobubba on 01/05/2009 21:27:13
Have I mentioned how much I dislike the work "progressive" as opposed to "liberal?"
Let explain why.
Progressivism started as the middle class reaction to the perceived bad behavior of the rich in the Gilded Age. Some of the ideas the progressives has were good, settlement houses, conservation of land and resources, anti-trust. With that said there were some really bad ideas that were part of the progressive movement as well like, temperance and its close cousin prohibition, and Jim Crow.
There is a wiff of anti-emigrant nativism that comes of prohibitions against alcohol, primarily against Germans in the upper mid-west because of the cultural tradition of going to the beer garden on Sunday after church. Drinking on Sunday? How awful! Those bad foreigners besmirching America's cultural purity! All I have to say about Prohibition is this, we know that worked out.
On the race issue the progressive thought that race mixing was a bad thing. It might lead to the mongrelization of the White race. Yeah there is that eugenics thing there too. So best keep those black folks in their place, so thought southern progressives. We know how well that worked out too.
My other and possibly more important object to the word than two of progessivism two greatest failures is the way it was adopted by liberals as cover when "liberal" was made into a slur by the far right reactionaries who have take over the Republican party over the past thirty or so years. We need to take "liberal" back from them. American liberalism helped win WWI, it won WWII, it brought about the Marshall plan, it pulled the US out of the Great Depression (BTW check out David Sirota's crushing of the new conservative meme), it got civil rights legislation passed despite the resistance of the Southern Democrats. I could go on, but you get the point. So take it back. To put spin on a certain work in the "urban" vernacular: Franklin Roosevelt, OL (Original Liberal)!
Let explain why.
Progressivism started as the middle class reaction to the perceived bad behavior of the rich in the Gilded Age. Some of the ideas the progressives has were good, settlement houses, conservation of land and resources, anti-trust. With that said there were some really bad ideas that were part of the progressive movement as well like, temperance and its close cousin prohibition, and Jim Crow.
There is a wiff of anti-emigrant nativism that comes of prohibitions against alcohol, primarily against Germans in the upper mid-west because of the cultural tradition of going to the beer garden on Sunday after church. Drinking on Sunday? How awful! Those bad foreigners besmirching America's cultural purity! All I have to say about Prohibition is this, we know that worked out.
On the race issue the progressive thought that race mixing was a bad thing. It might lead to the mongrelization of the White race. Yeah there is that eugenics thing there too. So best keep those black folks in their place, so thought southern progressives. We know how well that worked out too.
My other and possibly more important object to the word than two of progessivism two greatest failures is the way it was adopted by liberals as cover when "liberal" was made into a slur by the far right reactionaries who have take over the Republican party over the past thirty or so years. We need to take "liberal" back from them. American liberalism helped win WWI, it won WWII, it brought about the Marshall plan, it pulled the US out of the Great Depression (BTW check out David Sirota's crushing of the new conservative meme), it got civil rights legislation passed despite the resistance of the Southern Democrats. I could go on, but you get the point. So take it back. To put spin on a certain work in the "urban" vernacular: Franklin Roosevelt, OL (Original Liberal)!
Comment by Mondobubba on 01/05/2009 21:37:55
Mondobubba on 01/05/2009 21:37:55
Say this with me now, all of you. Senator Al Franken. Listen do you hear that? Yes, it is the sound of Republican veins popping all over the country. If I may quote "The Lion King" for the first and last time on das blog:
Shenzi: Ooooh! Do it again!
Senator Al Franken!
: pop: Oh lookit Bill O's eye! It's all blood shot. :tittertee, tittertee, titter:
Shenzi: Ooooh! Do it again!
Senator Al Franken!
: pop: Oh lookit Bill O's eye! It's all blood shot. :tittertee, tittertee, titter:
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 21:47:33
Seriously, I am hearing the poppoppop...
I am gonna steal this from Lizz, but it's true. Norm has now lost to a wrestler AND a comedian.
Raine on 01/05/2009 21:47:33
Quote by Mondobubba:
Say this with me now, all of you. Senator Al Franken. Listen do you hear that? Yes, it is the sound of Republican veins popping all over the country. If I may quote "The Lion King" for the first and last time on das blog:
Shenzi: Ooooh! Do it again!
Senator Al Franken!
: pop: Oh lookit Bill O's eye! It's all blood shot. :tittertee, tittertee, titter:
I am gonna steal this from Lizz, but it's true. Norm has now lost to a wrestler AND a comedian.
Comment by Mondobubba on 01/05/2009 22:13:02
Mondobubba on 01/05/2009 22:13:02
I am off. Marcelle, the glue that holds the Duval Co. Democratic Committee together is 75 today. There is a party for her. She is pretty damn amazing if you ask me.
Comment by Will in Chicago on 01/05/2009 22:31:25
Will in Chicago on 01/05/2009 22:31:25
Here is an interesting editorial that I found at Ha'aretz, a leading Israel liberal daily. Fortunately, there are some calmer minds in any country or region. Sadly, they are out of power in many places.
My hope is that there will be an effort to end the current conflict - but it will take courage, insight, and humility from all sides in the conflict to build a lasting peace.
Lull now
By Haaretz Editorial
Tags: israel, hamas, Gaza
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to Jerusalem today provides Israel with an exit ramp from the fighting against Hamas in Gaza. Sarkozy proposes declaring a lull in combat, which would test whether Hamas would agree to halt firing rockets. Israel would do well to respond affirmatively to the proposal, which protects its right to respond with force in the event the Palestinians continue firing from the Gaza Strip.
The lull would also be a good opportunity to halt the ground operation and pull back the Israel Defense Forces to Israel proper. In its decision to deploy ground troops in the operation, Israel showed that it is not deterred from assuming risks to defend its citizens, and it proved that its army is not afraid of engaging "armed" Palestinians in combat. But it is difficult to understand the purpose of prolonging the ground operation, which is liable to end in a difficult entanglement and casualties.
My hope is that there will be an effort to end the current conflict - but it will take courage, insight, and humility from all sides in the conflict to build a lasting peace.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 22:51:39
Thanks for posting this Will. I especially appreciated this part:
This is a situation that is very out of hand. It's hard for me to grasp the entire situation, and I would never say that A country should not defend itself, but what I am seeing is really just devastating.
I hope that people can understand it when I say that I suddenly understand how so many people around the world hated our administration more than our country. I am not pleased with Israel right now. That is not a defense of Hamas, I just have to wonder if this could have been prevented.
Raine on 01/05/2009 22:51:39
Quote by Will in Phoenix:
Here is an interesting editorial that I found at Ha'aretz, a leading Israel liberal daily. Fortunately, there are some calmer minds in any country or region. Sadly, they are out of power in many places.Lull now
By Haaretz Editorial
Tags: israel, hamas, Gaza
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to Jerusalem today provides Israel with an exit ramp from the fighting against Hamas in Gaza. Sarkozy proposes declaring a lull in combat, which would test whether Hamas would agree to halt firing rockets. Israel would do well to respond affirmatively to the proposal, which protects its right to respond with force in the event the Palestinians continue firing from the Gaza Strip.
The lull would also be a good opportunity to halt the ground operation and pull back the Israel Defense Forces to Israel proper. In its decision to deploy ground troops in the operation, Israel showed that it is not deterred from assuming risks to defend its citizens, and it proved that its army is not afraid of engaging "armed" Palestinians in combat. But it is difficult to understand the purpose of prolonging the ground operation, which is liable to end in a difficult entanglement and casualties.
My hope is that there will be an effort to end the current conflict - but it will take courage, insight, and humility from all sides in the conflict to build a lasting peace.
Thanks for posting this Will. I especially appreciated this part:
It is vital to preserve these goals and not get dragged into a futile pursuit of Hamas in an effort to topple its regime. Experience teaches that expanding the set of objectives complicates achieving them, turning a lightning-quick operation into a long war of attrition. The government and IDF succeeded in mustering domestic and international legitimacy to an extensive military operation against the rocket fire, and it would be a pity to risk that legitimacy if the fighting drags on "until Hamas waves a white flag."
This is a situation that is very out of hand. It's hard for me to grasp the entire situation, and I would never say that A country should not defend itself, but what I am seeing is really just devastating.
I hope that people can understand it when I say that I suddenly understand how so many people around the world hated our administration more than our country. I am not pleased with Israel right now. That is not a defense of Hamas, I just have to wonder if this could have been prevented.
Comment by livingonli on 01/05/2009 23:03:02
livingonli on 01/05/2009 23:03:02
For those of you who actually get CNN International, it is amazing how much coverage they have given to the situation in the Gaza compared to the almost non-existent coverage on the US centered news channels.
Comment by livingonli on 01/05/2009 23:05:02
livingonli on 01/05/2009 23:05:02
I think I caught a stomach virus. I have been queasy all day and my breakfast didn't settle too well.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 23:13:02
Raine on 01/05/2009 23:13:02
Oh I am sorry to hear that liv. ...
::: passes you some Bi-carb. :::
::: passes you some Bi-carb. :::
Comment by 
Random on 01/05/2009 23:16:28
Random on 01/05/2009 23:16:28
I feel loved.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 23:19:45
Raine on 01/05/2009 23:19:45
RANDOM!!!
you are loved. I have been missing you.
you are loved. I have been missing you.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 23:20:17
Raine on 01/05/2009 23:20:17
I just had a thought... and was ready to post that thought, until I saw Random on the blog.
Comment by Random on 01/05/2009 23:29:50
That is how Ranodm controls your lives.
Random on 01/05/2009 23:29:50
Quote by Raine:
I just had a thought... and was ready to post that thought, until I saw Random on the blog.
That is how Ranodm controls your lives.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 23:30:06
Raine on 01/05/2009 23:30:06
I shall heretofore never call her mAnn coulter... it shall be-------
bAnn Coulter. And remember--- you heard it here first.
bAnn Coulter. And remember--- you heard it here first.
Comment by Random on 01/05/2009 23:30:51
Well...its either the small print "FRANKEN WINS" or the large print "NBC BANS COULTER FOR LIFE; CUT FROM 'TODAY' SHOW OVER BOOK'S CLAIMS, NO MORE CABLE"
Either way...so good.
Random on 01/05/2009 23:30:51
Quote by Raine:
OMG!!! Front Page of Drudge! Get thee there NOW!!1
Well...its either the small print "FRANKEN WINS" or the large print "NBC BANS COULTER FOR LIFE; CUT FROM 'TODAY' SHOW OVER BOOK'S CLAIMS, NO MORE CABLE"
Either way...so good.
Comment by Random on 01/05/2009 23:32:54
Random on 01/05/2009 23:32:54
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 23:33:09
I am randomized!
Raine on 01/05/2009 23:33:09
Quote by Random:Quote by Raine:
I just had a thought... and was ready to post that thought, until I saw Random on the blog.
That is how Random controls your lives.
I am randomized!
Comment by Random on 01/05/2009 23:34:45
Random on 01/05/2009 23:34:45
Quote by Raine:Quote by Random:Quote by Raine:
I just had a thought... and was ready to post that thought, until I saw Random on the blog.
That is how Random controls your lives.
I am randomized!
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 23:35:17
Raine on 01/05/2009 23:35:17
What I wanted to say, and I wish I had written this in my blog this morning...
was that if the senate could be so magnaminous about taking Joe the traitor Lieberman back into the Dem fold... AFTER campaigning for McCain AND Coleman... Burris sure as shit should be seated.
Harry Reid is still pissing me off.
was that if the senate could be so magnaminous about taking Joe the traitor Lieberman back into the Dem fold... AFTER campaigning for McCain AND Coleman... Burris sure as shit should be seated.
Harry Reid is still pissing me off.
Comment by Raine on 01/05/2009 23:37:16
I hate this predatory practice.
HATE it. I saw something like this down here last year, and friggin 10 year old kids were playing in it.
Raine on 01/05/2009 23:37:16
Quote by Random:
Arcade or Army...cade
New Army recruiting. Get the gamers! Random is scared.
I hate this predatory practice.
HATE it. I saw something like this down here last year, and friggin 10 year old kids were playing in it.
Comment by Random on 01/05/2009 23:40:27
It's really crappy, cause it'll get the kids who play NFL two thosand whatever into joining and eventually dying. But then again...the think NFL two thosand whatever are real games, and their 300-400 dollar system is worth it to buy a new NFL game every year.
Random on 01/05/2009 23:40:27
Quote by Raine:Quote by Random:
Arcade or Army...cade
New Army recruiting. Get the gamers! Random is scared.
I hate this predatory practice.
HATE it. I saw something like this down here last year, and friggin 10 year old kids were playing in it.
It's really crappy, cause it'll get the kids who play NFL two thosand whatever into joining and eventually dying. But then again...the think NFL two thosand whatever are real games, and their 300-400 dollar system is worth it to buy a new NFL game every year.
Comment by Random on 01/05/2009 23:41:37
Random on 01/05/2009 23:41:37
Random opinion of Harry Reid: Pansy piece of crap who couldn't find a toilet, if it weren't for several handlers and a yellow line from his desk to the bathroom.
Comment by livingonli on 01/05/2009 23:46:23
livingonli on 01/05/2009 23:46:23
All hail Random. 
:bow:
Doesn't sound like you will get sucked into the army's grand scheme.
:bow:Doesn't sound like you will get sucked into the army's grand scheme.
Comment by Random on 01/05/2009 23:51:05
Army's always had a strange place in my heart. good and bad things about it. Truth be told Random may have joined the Army if his two real loves in life could not have been found through the army. (making video games and writing stories...NOT journalism)
So...Random just watches from the sidelines...laughing.
Random on 01/05/2009 23:51:05
Quote by livingonli:
All hail Random.
Doesn't sound like you will get sucked into the army's grand scheme.
Army's always had a strange place in my heart. good and bad things about it. Truth be told Random may have joined the Army if his two real loves in life could not have been found through the army. (making video games and writing stories...NOT journalism)
So...Random just watches from the sidelines...laughing.
Comment by Raine on 01/06/2009 00:03:39
funny you should say that.
You know, when I was trying to get into college, I found that I had no money, no prospects etc. my paretns were going thru a really bad divorce... blah blah... anyway...
I was going to go to college come hell or high water. I wanted to be a fashion designer, I wanteeed to make art. The Army had a program that PAID for college!
So I called... they asked me what I wanted to go to college for... I told them fashion design and illustration... they promptly told me that they really didn't have a need to redesign the Army uniform and wished me the best of luck in my college journey.
:rofl:
YEs, the Army rejected me!
Raine on 01/06/2009 00:03:39
Quote by Random:Quote by livingonli:
All hail Random.
Doesn't sound like you will get sucked into the army's grand scheme.
Army's always had a strange place in my heart. good and bad things about it. Truth be told Random may have joined the Army if his two real loves in life could not have been found through the army. (making video games and writing stories...NOT journalism)
So...Random just watches from the sidelines...laughing.
You know, when I was trying to get into college, I found that I had no money, no prospects etc. my paretns were going thru a really bad divorce... blah blah... anyway...
I was going to go to college come hell or high water. I wanted to be a fashion designer, I wanteeed to make art. The Army had a program that PAID for college!
So I called... they asked me what I wanted to go to college for... I told them fashion design and illustration... they promptly told me that they really didn't have a need to redesign the Army uniform and wished me the best of luck in my college journey.
:rofl:
YEs, the Army rejected me!
Comment by 
trojanrabbit on 01/06/2009 01:02:25
trojanrabbit on 01/06/2009 01:02:25
Church violence
Bush's historical impact
Best Body Language
Nope nothing on O'Really about Franken so far
But Newt's gonna chime in on the crisis in Gaza
Ooops spoke too soon.
WSJ is accusing Franken of CHEATING!!!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
That will have to wait until later - listening now to hour 2 of Stephanie. Oh I missed her so.
Bush's historical impact
Best Body Language
Nope nothing on O'Really about Franken so far
But Newt's gonna chime in on the crisis in Gaza
Ooops spoke too soon.
WSJ is accusing Franken of CHEATING!!!!
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: That will have to wait until later - listening now to hour 2 of Stephanie. Oh I missed her so.
Comment by Random on 01/06/2009 01:10:11
lol. Well the funny thing is when i said programming for games, they said they did games (they have...they sucked) and i just laughed. And said no to journalism.
Even the Marines are pretty desperate if they've called me.
Random on 01/06/2009 01:10:11
Quote by Raine:funny you should say that.Quote by Random:Quote by livingonli:
All hail Random.
Doesn't sound like you will get sucked into the army's grand scheme.
Army's always had a strange place in my heart. good and bad things about it. Truth be told Random may have joined the Army if his two real loves in life could not have been found through the army. (making video games and writing stories...NOT journalism)
So...Random just watches from the sidelines...laughing.
You know, when I was trying to get into college, I found that I had no money, no prospects etc. my paretns were going thru a really bad divorce... blah blah... anyway...
I was going to go to college come hell or high water. I wanted to be a fashion designer, I wanteeed to make art. The Army had a program that PAID for college!
So I called... they asked me what I wanted to go to college for... I told them fashion design and illustration... they promptly told me that they really didn't have a need to redesign the Army uniform and wished me the best of luck in my college journey.
:rofl:
YEs, the Army rejected me!
lol. Well the funny thing is when i said programming for games, they said they did games (they have...they sucked) and i just laughed. And said no to journalism.
Even the Marines are pretty desperate if they've called me.
Comment by Will in Chicago on 01/06/2009 01:40:55
Will in Chicago on 01/06/2009 01:40:55
Raine, I think that perhaps the Israeli government could have done its part to avoid this by trying to put more supplies into Gaza and have them distributed by relief agencies. They also would have been best not to target Hamas leadership. Hamas has seen some success politically in its charitable work. (This is despite the fact that the Charter of Hamas calls for the destruction of Israel and has such puzzling and disturbing phrases as this.
At the same time, Hamas has its own role in the conflict and blame - firing rockets at random is wrong and Israel does have a right to a response. Families in Gaza and Sderot both deserve to live in peace. I just think that there could have been better options. One of the great tragedies of this situation is that I do not see the Israeli or Palestinian peoples being well-served by so-called leaders.
I support peace, a two-state solution and the state of Israel - but I reserve the right to criticize any and all parties. So, I think that there has to be better solutions but I realize it is perhaps perilously easy to say this sitting behind a computer thousands of miles away from the region.
Moreover, if the links have been distant from each other and if obstacles, placed by those who are the lackeys of Zionism in the way of the fighters obstructed the continuation of the struggle, the Islamic Resistance Movement aspires to the realisation of Allah's promise, no matter how long that should take. The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him salvation, has said:
"The Day of Judgement will not come about until Moslems fight the Jews (killing the Jews), when the Jew will hide behind stones and trees. The stones and trees will say O Moslems, O Abdulla, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him. Only the Gharkad tree, (evidently a certain kind of tree) would not do that because it is one of the trees of the Jews." (related by al-Bukhari and Moslem).
At the same time, Hamas has its own role in the conflict and blame - firing rockets at random is wrong and Israel does have a right to a response. Families in Gaza and Sderot both deserve to live in peace. I just think that there could have been better options. One of the great tragedies of this situation is that I do not see the Israeli or Palestinian peoples being well-served by so-called leaders.
I support peace, a two-state solution and the state of Israel - but I reserve the right to criticize any and all parties. So, I think that there has to be better solutions but I realize it is perhaps perilously easy to say this sitting behind a computer thousands of miles away from the region.
Comment by Mondobubba on 01/06/2009 01:52:01
Pstt her real name is Andy, cause you know she's man, baby etc. I will post my story/bio/creepy fiction about how Andy became Ann. It is a tale of frightening sexual abuse, gender confusion and venereal disease.
Mondobubba on 01/06/2009 01:52:01
Quote by Raine:
I shall heretofore never call her mAnn coulter... it shall be-------
bAnn Coulter. And remember--- you heard it here first.
Pstt her real name is Andy, cause you know she's man, baby etc. I will post my story/bio/creepy fiction about how Andy became Ann. It is a tale of frightening sexual abuse, gender confusion and venereal disease.
Comment by Mondobubba on 01/06/2009 02:02:02
Mondobubba on 01/06/2009 02:02:02
Hey I actually have some sympathy for Laura Bush and family tonight. The family cat "Kitty" has passed over the Rainbow Bridge. She was 18 years old.
Comment by Random on 01/06/2009 02:03:01
uh...okay. I didn't know that...
Random on 01/06/2009 02:03:01
Quote by Mondobubba:
Hey I actually have some sympathy for Laura Bush and family tonight. The family cat "Kitty" has passed over the Rainbow Bridge. She was 18 years old.
uh...okay. I didn't know that...
Comment by livingonli on 01/06/2009 02:08:02
livingonli on 01/06/2009 02:08:02
Tonight, Mike Malloy is a repeat too. It sounds like Nova M still has a few kinks since the dial change. He supposedly will be back tomorrow.
Comment by Mondobubba on 01/06/2009 02:33:57
Me working lat mosheen at the gym. Flat panel TV in front and above, FNC. Story, "Goodbye, Kitty." Closed captioning filling all the details.
Mondobubba on 01/06/2009 02:33:57
Quote by Random:Quote by Mondobubba:
Hey I actually have some sympathy for Laura Bush and family tonight. The family cat "Kitty" has passed over the Rainbow Bridge. She was 18 years old.
uh...okay. I didn't know that...
Me working lat mosheen at the gym. Flat panel TV in front and above, FNC. Story, "Goodbye, Kitty." Closed captioning filling all the details.
Comment by Mondobubba on 01/06/2009 02:36:24
Mondobubba on 01/06/2009 02:36:24
Rachel has jokes. Discussing Dawn Johnson, shows graphic of Don Johnson. Get it!
Comment by Random on 01/06/2009 02:39:44
Random on 01/06/2009 02:39:44
Comment by Mondobubba on 01/06/2009 02:53:53
Mondobubba on 01/06/2009 02:53:53
Comment by livingonli on 01/06/2009 03:08:31
Maybe we need a publicist.
livingonli on 01/06/2009 03:08:31
Quote by Random:
Wonkette! best liberal blog 2008
Can someone tell me why 4F isn't on that list?
Maybe we need a publicist.
Comment by Mondobubba on 01/06/2009 03:22:48
Mondobubba on 01/06/2009 03:22:48
Does Mitch McConnell's gaping assholishness stem from him having no upper lip to speak of? Discuss.
Comment by livingonli on 01/06/2009 03:34:01
Does he have a Dickipedia entry?
livingonli on 01/06/2009 03:34:01
Quote by Mondobubba:
Does Mitch McConnell's gaping assholishness stem from him having no upper lip to speak of? Discuss.
Does he have a Dickipedia entry?
Comment by Mondobubba on 01/06/2009 03:48:48
No, the 23/6 guys need to get on that. There is one on Rick Warren:rofl:
Mondobubba on 01/06/2009 03:48:48
Quote by livingonli:Quote by Mondobubba:
Does Mitch McConnell's gaping assholishness stem from him having no upper lip to speak of? Discuss.
Does he have a Dickipedia entry?
No, the 23/6 guys need to get on that. There is one on Rick Warren:rofl:
Comment by 
clintster on 01/06/2009 04:32:56
clintster on 01/06/2009 04:32:56
Colbert's new co-host: Alan Colmes!
Comment by livingonli on 01/06/2009 04:34:44
He's in the same position that he was with Hannity.
livingonli on 01/06/2009 04:34:44
Quote by clintster:
Colbert's new co-host: Alan Colmes!
He's in the same position that he was with Hannity.