g'nite all

Does anyone have a good joke?

Look at this graph.

[Link: bp1.blogger.com...]

A plot with a regression line of polls for the last 60 days.

Not looking good for Obama.

The trip hasn't helped.

How many lawyer jokes are there?

The Rush Snakes and Arrows Tour is over tonight in Indianapolis. Thanks guys for a great show!

re: #4 drmark

As many as there are lawyers?

Troublemaker..

One: The rest of them are true!

re: #2 LudwigVanQuixote

Probably not. Most of my faves are either in poor taste, or very, very old.

re: #3 karmic_inquisitor

Look at this graph.

[Link: bp1.blogger.com...]

A plot with a regression line of polls for the last 60 days.

Not looking good for Obama.

The trip hasn't helped.

Oh, another polling geek -- I can't believe it. Great stuff, KI. Where did you get it? What polling data is included?

Okay. My 15 yr old son told me this one.

How many blondes does it takes to change a light bulb?

Why do medical students prefer doing experiments on lawyers than on white mice?

3 reasons:

1) white mice are cute.

2) lawyers are in greater supply.

3) there are some things that you can't pay a mouse to do.

re: #11 wolfie

Okay. My 15 yr old son told me this one.

How many blondes does it takes to change a light bulb?

Grrrrr, how many?

re: #11 wolfie

Inconceivable!

How many?re: #12 karmic_inquisitor

See its true!

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

..yeah, but if it fell on they'd both "feel" the impact of the same tree.

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

And Obama can't see the forest for the trees.

Hi!

Bye!

re: #11 wolfie

15 year old boys know nothing of blondes.

re: #10 hermeneutics

Oh, another polling geek -- I can't believe it. Great stuff, KI. Where did you get it? What polling data is included?

[Link: www.fivethirtyeight.com...]

The guy is an Obama supporter but a statistician who plays it straight.

The numbers are all eroding for him.

re: #14 Timbre

You keep using that word...

None.

They can always get a guy to do it for them.

re: #19 Racer X

15 year old boys know nothing of blondes.

Some 15 year old boys are blonde themselves.

From the side-bar that I can see:

Police Raid on Muslim Charity

From the Australian.

Probably already noted, but I think it's interesting.

re: #2 LudwigVanQuixote

Does anyone have a good joke?

what is the difference between erotic and kinky?

erotic is when you use a feather...
kinky is when you use the whole chicken.

re: #2 LudwigVanQuixote

Does anyone have a good joke?

Two bowling teams, one of all blondes and one of all brunettes, charter a double-decker bus for a weekend trip.

The brunette team rode on the bottom of the bus, and the blonde team rode on the top level.

The brunette team down below really whooped it up, having a great time, when one of them realized she hadn't heard anything from the blondes upstairs.

She decided to go up and investigate.

When the brunette reached the top, she found all the blondes in fear, staring straight ahead at the road, clutching the seats in front of them with white knuckles.

the brunette asked, "What the heck's going on up here? We're having a great time downstairs!"

One of the blondes looked up at her, swallowed hard and whispered...

"YEAH, BUT YOU'VE GOT A DRIVER!"

The night is young....

Yay! An overnight thread of open goodness! Welcome new arrivals and gamey-buttocked trolls!

Thank God the Tiki Bar is open!
/john hiatt mode off

re: #5 Timbre

The Rush Snakes and Arrows Tour is over tonight in Indianapolis. Thanks guys for a great show!

Great show, indeed. Saw them in Concord, CA just a few weeks ago. Then just saw The Police at the same venue. Rush played for 2 1/2 hours (not including intermission), and they rocked as hard as they ever have. I swear Geddy's voice is actually getting better with age. The Police played 90 minuted with no intermission. They're playing was decent, but their engineers are deaf. Just a wall of distorted noise.

re: #20 karmic_inquisitor

Oh, someone on LGF a few days ago showed me that site. I love it. It is a good counterbalance to the Hedgehog Report [Link: www.davidwissing.com...]

re: #19 Racer X

But they wish they did!

re: #10 hermeneutics

BTW - the numbers are for 6 months not 60 days as I said earlier.

re: #2 LudwigVanQuixote

A teacher in Elmira, New York, who is an Obama supporter, asked her 4th grade class,"How many of you are Obama fans?"

Not really knowing what an Obama fan is, but wanting to be liked by the teacher, all the kids raised their hands, except for Little Johnny.

The teacher asked Little Johnny why he decided to be different?

Little Johnny said, "Because I'm not an Obama fan."

The teacher asked, "Why aren't you an Obama fan?"

Johnny said, "Because I'm a Conservative ."

The teacher asked him why he's a Conservative .

Little Johnny answered, " Well, my Mom's a Conservative and my Dad's a Conservative, so I'm a Conservative."

Annoyed by this answer, the teacher asked, "If your mom was a moron and your dad was an idiot, what would that make you?"

With a big smile, Little Johnny replied, "That would make me an Obama fan."

Lord knows I am a fool, and I see a naked Peruvian broad using her flag as a saddle!

It's okay, the picture is safe for work.

how's life, all?

re: #5 Timbre

The Rush Snakes and Arrows Tour is over tonight in Indianapolis. Thanks guys for a great show!

Did you go?

Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

re: #31 hermeneutics

Oh, someone on LGF a few days ago showed me that site. I love it. It is a good counterbalance to the Hedgehog Report [Link: www.davidwissing.com...]

Thanks for the link. i will check that one out,

Rasmussen started linking to 538 so i started looking. The guy does a great job. He does stats for baseball for a living.

re: #33 karmic_inquisitor

BTW - the numbers are for 6 months not 60 days as I said earlier.

What do you think of the new Quinnipiac polls (hope I spelled this correctly) of swing states?

re: #5 Timbre

The Rush Snakes and Arrows Tour is over tonight in Indianapolis. Thanks guys for a great show!

Are they Lizards? Seriously?

Hi all, my take on the obamapolooza tour is that it's a bust.I was reading the live "messiah" speech earlier on LGF, and I think it was a loser. Of course I had to start early on my drinking because it was so infuriating, but that of course couldn't possibly have clouded my judgment....hiccup... Just kidding. When the" Sermon on the Mount" was happening I was babysitting my two Grandchildren. Doesn't mean I didn't want to drink, but I had to maintain some sort of responsibility.

re: #30 Lizard by the Bay

The thing that scares me about Rush is that they are such professionals and perfectionists, I'm thinking they may hang it up sooner than later. But I respect them for that and, that's why we have CDs and DVDs!

re: #34 lori lane

Funny, and sad-but-true..

Good evening all y'all - how's everyone doing tonight?

re: #45 realwest

Hey now. Whats up daddy o.

evening -- for the hatchlings --

This is officially the Dead Thread. Unless Charles posts again.

Great, another "Open Thread" designed to bash us Closed Thread Proponenists!

/s

re: #2 LudwigVanQuixote

OK...one day on an Indian Reservation somewhere in the Southwest, a young man approaches his father.

"Dad.." he asks "How are our names chosen?"

"Well, my son, it is tradition in our clan to be named after the first thing the mother sees after giving birth. My father was born during the twilight hours, hence the name Red Cloud. I was born not too far from the hunting ground, hence the name Running Deer"

After a thoughtful pause, the father continues "Why do you ask this, Two Dogs Fucking?"

re: #45 realwest

Good evening all y'all - how's everyone doing tonight?

REAL! Quite fine ... and you?

re: #37 baxtrice

Went to the Dallas show--both times! Wonderful!

Howdy, R-Dubs.

99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

Hiya RW!

Hows it goin?

realwest is here !

RW you missed the hatchlings.

how ya' doin'?

re: #34 lori lane

See if you can spot Little Johnny.

Hi realwest, how are you?

RW --your toofers feeling better?

re: #36 cliffster

how's life, all?

It beats the alternative.

re: #49 Fenway_Nation

OK...one day on an Indian Reservation somewhere in the Southwest, a young man approaches his father.

"Dad.." he asks "How are our names chosen?"

"Well, my son, it is tradition in our clan to be named after the first thing the mother sees after giving birth. My father was born during the twilight hours, hence the name Red Cloud. I was born not too far from the hunting ground, hence the name Running Deer"

After a thoughtful pause, the father continues "Why do you ask this, Two Dogs Fucking?"

Love it!

re: #26 Ozark Mountain Daredevil ROTFLMAO! Good one!

re: #45 realwest

Good evening all y'all - how's everyone doing tonight?

Newbie here realwest, how are you feeling? Been reading about your situation for quite awhile.

re: #51 Timbre

Went to the Dallas show--both times! Wonderful!

Me too -- Awesome. 3/12 hours of goodness. I'm wondering if there's another album on the way after the S&A tour?

My God Mandy if you were a 5 year old boy I would think I just saw you bottom left.....

re: #35 Wyatt Earp

Oh...would that I were a Peruvian flag.

re: #2 LudwigVanQuixote

Not tonight... but there's a bad one traipsing around Europe, promising that he'll whip the pillaging torturers from the US into shape when he's elected.
Dammit, I am really sick of this.

re: #20 karmic_inquisitor

Obama is going to go down in flames in november

re: #45 realwest

Good evening all y'all - how's everyone doing tonight?

Life is good - I'm hanging out in Texas and flipping between news channels and Golf Network. I'm sick of LPGA beating up on Michelle Wie, and I'm sick of news channels giving Obama a hand, er, job, er, giving him a hand.

re: #46 Mich-again
Hey Mich! This Daddy-O is in the middle of finishing his meds for the night to try to get at least 6-7 hours of sleep tonight! LOL!
What are you up to?

re: #64 nigella

My God Mandy if you were a 5 year old boy I would think I just saw you bottom left.....

HA!

re: #67 pegcity

Obama is going to go down in flames in november

Pray tell ... why are you so confident?

I've seen this a dozen times but its still funny.

The Worst Woman Driver EVER.

re: #67 pegcity

Obama is going to go down in flames in november

Quite appropriate after his speech ripping the USA in GERMANY!

re: #50 hermeneutics
Hey hermy! I'm doing ok, still sore from tooth, and very tired but otherwise ok, how's by you?

re: #59 MandyManners

It beats the alternative.

My Dad used to say that.

re: #43 Timbre

The thing that scares me about Rush is that they are such professionals and perfectionists, I'm thinking they may hang it up sooner than later. But I respect them for that and, that's why we have CDs and DVDs!

I disagree. If they were going to break up, it would have been after Neil's personal tragedies. When I heard Vapor Trails I almost wished they would break up. But then they proved to everyone that they still know how to record music just for fun (Feedback), do tours just for fun (R30), and make a really great album still (Snakes & Arrows). If anything, they're just getting their stride back. Alex's playing has never been tighter. Neil is as perfect as ever. Geddy is still a bass player without equal.

re: #67 pegcity

Obama is going to go down in flames in november

Wish I had your optimism, everyone I meet seems to be imbued with a zombie like devotion to "O-bam-aaaa..."

re: #56 MandyManners

LOL!
Johnny stands in the corner after the class photo is taken.

re: #65 Slumbering Behemoth

Gives new meaning to "Don't Tread On Me."

re: #52 Cartman Hey my friend, how are you doing this evening?

re: #69 realwest

What are you up to?

Watchin ESPN, hanging out here, having a brew, Same as it ever was.

re: #72 Mich-again

I'm afraid to click, and I'm compulsive about link clicking.

re: #54 Racer X Hello my friend, good to see ya out here! What's going on?

re: #74 realwest

Hey hermy! I'm doing ok, still sore from tooth, and very tired but otherwise ok, how's by you?

I'm on one of those detoxing regimens. HATE IT. I drink, only, lemon juice with maple syrup ... for TEN DAYS. Today was day three. Only six more to go.

I've found, after battling the big C, that periodic detoxing/fasting is good for the body.

re: #59 MandyManners

How do you know?

re: #63 baxtrice

Me too -- Awesome. 3/12 hours of goodness. I'm wondering if there's another album on the way after the S&A tour?

Geddy said in an interview that album money is not nearly as good as it was years ago. Touring is the main business. But I do think they'll do a studio session after a 2-3 year break.

re: #76 Lizard by the Bay

I disagree. If they were going to break up, it would have been after Neil's personal tragedies. When I heard Vapor Trails I almost wished they would break up. But then they proved to everyone that they still know how to record music just for fun (Feedback), do tours just for fun (R30), and make a really great album still (Snakes & Arrows). If anything, they're just getting their stride back. Alex's playing has never been tighter. Neil is as perfect as ever. Geddy is still a bass player without equal.

There's some good stuff on Vapor Trails..*lips quiver* I actually like that album. (Yes I know it's not their best..):)

Savage is saying Obambi cancelled his visit to see out wounded soldiers.

re: #75 Cartman

So did mine. Until November last year.

Somehow, it's still funny.

re: #72 Mich-again

That's what happens when you drive you don't know how to drive a stick shift.

re: #80 realwest

OK, R-Dubs. My water heater and my washer both went to appliance heaven in a 24 hour span, but other than that things are pretty good.

re: #55 ggt Hey ggt! I may have missed 'em coming in the door, but I'll catch up with 'em sooner or later - sooner if they're trolls or mobys!
How are you tonight?

re: #40 hermeneutics

What do you think of the new Quinnipiac polls (hope I spelled this correctly) of swing states?

Interesting to say the least.

Quinnipac does well in the 538 pollster ratings -

[Link: www.fivethirtyeight.com...]

I am starting to think that the "likely voter model skew" for this year that pollsters adopted overestimate Obama's demographic (historically unreliable young voters). They have based the skew on party id, but the older voters who left "Republican" have gone to independent and are very skeptical (and more likely to vote).

I also think that the skew should be different for different regions.

If Obama gets behind McCain by 7 points nationally, his followers will bail. The party will be over and they will concentrate on other stuff (like buying gas). After that he won't recover. JMO.

re: #82 Dianna

No one gets hurt. Its funny kinda.

re: #88 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Savage is saying Obambi cancelled his visit to see out wounded soldiers.

OUR- PIMF, sorry.

re: #84 hermeneutics

That seems like something that would apply to all of us. Not that all of us could do it, but...

re: #86 Timbre

Geddy said in an interview that album money is not nearly as good as it was years ago. Touring is the main business. But I do think they'll do a studio session after a 2-3 year break.

Ahhh, that's cool, as long as they keep coming back to Dallas, I don't care if they are in the studio or not. I just want to be able to hear them play some more. :)

re: #87 baxtrice

Ghost Rider, One Little Victory, Earthshine. These three songs are good (not great). The rest of the album is utterly forgettable IMHO.

re: #62 Ozark Mountain Daredevil You've been reading about my situation for quite a while? And you're a newbie?
Son, y'all gotta get out more! LOL!

baxtrice, if this makes you feel any better my"older" sister, a staunch Democrat for 30 years and her dim-wit friend have told me after years of blasting my Conservative beliefs, that it will be a cold day in hell before they will vote for Obama. They were Hillary fans and are livid he treated her so badly. Take it for what it's worth.

re: #88 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

I think it was Newsbusters who had it originally, but yes, he blew off our wounded.

re: #72 Mich-again

Maybe the told her to roll it in upside down to make sure there is room for the other cars.

Bloody hilarious.

re: #67 pegcity

Obama is going to go down in flames in november

Today may have marked the beginning of the end.

That speech was stupid and uninspired. Yet the press swooned. Voters are starting to sense that they are being played for fools.

re: #92 realwest

hangin' in there rw, thanks for asking.

re: #89 Dianna

My Pop had all kinds of little endearing sayings. Sure do miss him.

re: #88 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Here's what his campaign said: "The senator decided out of respect for these servicemen and women that it would be inappropriate to make a stop to visit troops at a U.S. military facility as part of a trip funded by the campaign."
[Link: www.politico.com...]

re: #76 Lizard by the Bay

I kind of agree with you. But what I meant was they won't be playing at 60+ if they can't keep up their standards. And I have no idea what kind of medical shape the 'ole fingers and wrists and shoulders are in.

re: #91 Cartman

OK, R-Dubs. My water heater and my washer both went to appliance heaven in a 24 hour span, but other than that things are pretty good.

You need this, Cartman, according to Rush... : )

Last time I had a flat tire, I pulled my truck into one of those side-of-the-road gas stations. The attendant walks out, looks at my truck, looks at me, and I SWEAR he said, "Tire go flat?" I couldn't resist. I said, "Nope. I was driving around and those other three just swelled right up on me. Here's your sign."

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

— William Blake

If you've seen one tree you've seen them all.
- Ronald Reagan

re: #98 Lizard by the Bay

Ghost Rider, One Little Victory, Earthshine. These three songs are good (not great). The rest of the album is utterly forgettable IMHO.

Add Sweet Miracle to that I am will agree to the list of good songs from the album.

re: #103 karmic_inquisitor

I think the Obama train is running out of steam, the media is even having a hard time covering up his gaffes.

re: #67 pegcity

Obama is going to go down in flames in november

Somebody tell him to ask John F*ing Kerry how well those European endorsements worked out.

Americans want an American Citizen as President, not some utopian dreamer that claims to be a World Citizen. If there is one person that is expected to put America First, it is the President of the United States of America.

Americans know that Europe loves a weak America, and that is why, by and large, they hated Reagan.

re: #68 cliffster Well you know she ought not to be trying to play with the men. She has to hit longer approach shots (guys are hitting 6 or 7 irons and she's using a two iron) and she really needs to improve her short game - a LOT.
Don't know why the LPGA is giving her a hard time, though.

re: #105 Cartman

I'm at peace with his passing. He and I didn't get along very well, but I'm pleased that I made some kind of peace with him before he went. I think I'd be feeling very sad if I hadn't.

re: #79 Wyatt Earp

Four years prison for that? Man, I am grateful to have been born American.

Your last bit was chuckle worthy:

Oh, she’s guilty alright. Guilty of being smoking hot! I say we throw the book at her. And by “book,” I mean me.

re: #77 baxtrice

Wish I had your optimism, everyone I meet seems to be imbued with a zombie like devotion to "O-bam-aaaa..."

If you are in a solid blue state, shrug it off.

If you are in a swing state - worry.

re: #88 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

I heard he didn't meet with the regular troops hardly at all, but did have time to work out at the hotel gym and get in plenty of photo ops with the brass.
Seethe.

re: #102 Archimedes

It just keeps getting funnier every time I watch it.

I've decided my response to the Obamaites is:

Why in the world would you want a CHICAGO POLITICIAN in the Oval Office?

Nighty-night, Lizards!

Getting back to Vapor Trails, it wasn't the weak song writing so much as the horrible mixing. Who wants to listen to a CD so overcooked that it's clipping from beginning to end? Oh yeah, and if I hear Secret Touch one more time I may vomit. Blessedly, they dropped it from the second leg of the tour and replaced it with Red Barchetta.

re: #116 Slumbering Behemoth

Thank you much. That story almost writes itself. A good thing, too, since I can barely link two words together.

Well, I can link Obama Sucks, but that's about it.

re: #106 jaunte

Which is nonsense, of course. He's trying to become their commander in chief.

He blew them off. He doesn't care, and it's useless to pretend that he does.

re: #108 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

You need this, Cartman, according to Rush... : )

Too late. I went for the garden variety water tube. It was just a tad more in my price range. ;)

re: #106 jaunte

Here's what his campaign said: "The senator decided out of respect for these servicemen and women that it would be inappropriate to make a stop to visit troops at a U.S. military facility as part of a trip funded by the campaign."
[Link: www.politico.com...]

IMHO, Obambi's an asshole. Who'd vote for the knucklehead?

re: #93 karmic_inquisitor

Sometimes I have to step back and question my own involvement in the polls. I want so badly for McCain to win that my tendency is to discount polls from D-sources, like PPP, or university-based polls, like Quin.

But this university poll looked positive for McCain. Winning in COlorado and closing in in MI, MN and WI ... it is almost too good to be true.

And it is only July.

The model skew is way off -- I agree. They should base it, in states with declared and public registration information, on the actual registrations by party.

I don't pay for premium, but Rasmussen seems all over the place this year. Any insight into his fundamentals?

re: #35 Wyatt Earp

Lord knows I am a fool, and I see a naked Peruvian broad using her flag as a saddle!

It's okay, the picture is safe for work.

...one giant step for vexilloligy.

re: #67 pegcity

Obama is going to go down in flames in november

Forgot to mention - this trip fixed the idea that we are winning in Iraq in many minds. Unintended consequence.

That lowers anxiety and anger and now raises the skepticism bar.

Obama has no work history. None. Never a full time job.

Here's the thing...
I don't want the walls torn down between us and the Islamofascists.
Leave 'em up.
Hell, build 'em higher.

By the way the Obama handlers are blaming the Pentagon for their not visiting the troops. They say it would look political. Hello, how many Senators etc. have visited the wounded troops? Were they afraid they would be accused of politicizing?Please give me a break. Obama didn't want to be seen with troops who were less than enthusiastic. Better to play to an adoring German crowds. Sick.........

Mr. Obama Head should have worn his angry eyes.

re: #67 pegcity

Obama is going to go down in flames in november

Promise?

re: #109 Racer X

We decided on the spur of the moment to go and get some tacos at work last week and brought them back to the office. One of our coworkers came by and asked "Where did the tacos come from?" My response, "Mexico, there's millions of them."

It was funny at the time.

re: #115 Dianna

My Pop was pretty much my best bud later on in life. His passing was pretty tough on me. I'm really glad you made peace with yours. It was the right thing to do.

re: #82 Dianna
Hi Dianna! Don't be afraid, go ahead and click it, it's really not that bad!
Funny, yes, bad, not so much!

re: #114 realwest

well she gave up on playing with the men.. for now. It's been a long time since she got mixed up on that. I'm just thinking, that's at least two DQ's for her. I've heard of, maybe 1 other DQ and I don't at all remember the details. So is Wie just an idiot, or are they picking on her? Kind've a weird way to treat someone who singlehandedly doubles your ratings?

re: #100 nigella

baxtrice, if this makes you feel any better my"older" sister, a staunch Democrat for 30 years and her dim-wit friend have told me after years of blasting my Conservative beliefs, that it will be a cold day in hell before they will vote for Obama. They were Hillary fans and are livid he treated her so badly. Take it for what it's worth.

I don't know, I grew up in a "independent" household..but we usually voted for the Republicans, because the "less government the better" is what my dad always said. LOL This has been one strange campaign season.

re: #26 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Two bowling teams, one of all blondes and one of all brunettes, charter a double-decker bus for a weekend trip.

The brunette team rode on the bottom of the bus, and the blonde team rode on the top level.

The brunette team down below really whooped it up, having a great time, when one of them realized she hadn't heard anything from the blondes upstairs.

She decided to go up and investigate.

When the brunette reached the top, she found all the blondes in fear, staring straight ahead at the road, clutching the seats in front of them with white knuckles.

the brunette asked, "What the heck's going on up here? We're having a great time downstairs!"

One of the blondes looked up at her, swallowed hard and whispered...

"YEAH, BUT YOU'VE GOT A DRIVER!"

That is funny!

re: #124 Dianna

This is a pretty clear sign that he'd be as bad for the military as Carter.

Uh, oh. Someone rogered the thread.

re: #113 CyanSnowHawk

Obama just wants America to be loved again.

BARF

re: #128 Fenway_Nation

Wow, I had to look that word up. Thanks! I feel a tad bit smarter now.

re: #143 Cartman

Uh, oh. Someone rogered the thread.

It must be you. My thread is not Rogered.

re: #114 realwest

Well you know she ought not to be trying to play with the men. She has to hit longer approach shots (guys are hitting 6 or 7 irons and she's using a two iron) and she really needs to improve her short game - a LOT.
Don't know why the LPGA is giving her a hard time, though.

I know why. Maybe she needs to win like, oh, maybe ONE LPGA tournament, and learn how to sign her scorecard, then she can maybe think about playing PGA tour events.

Whoa! Have a look at this!

Mysterious Explosions plague the Republican Guards

re: #146 Mich-again

Roger that. Heh.

Now, Despite how good the new album is, I think it was a huge mistake to play eight songs from it on the last tour, and completely blow off albums like Test For Echo, Presto, etc. Especially that 5 song post break marathon (the audience was wishing they had held their bathroom break for this part I think). And the choices... Spindrift? The Way the Wind Blows? The Larger Bowl? I would have traded all three songs for Faithless, but that's just me.

re: #148 Dianna

Ah Mossad

re: #100 nigella

baxtrice, if this makes you feel any better my"older" sister, a staunch Democrat for 30 years and her dim-wit friend have told me after years of blasting my Conservative beliefs, that it will be a cold day in hell before they will vote for Obama. They were Hillary fans and are livid he treated her so badly. Take it for what it's worth.

Sounds familiar. My brother and SIL, who are yellow dog Democrats (tho not moonbats) can't stand Obama. He told me he was seriously tempted to take a job offer in Florida just so they could vote for McCain! (They live in PRico.)

re: #117 karmic_inquisitor

If you are in a solid blue state, shrug it off.

If you are in a swing state - worry.

I'm in Texas, I'm not too worried, I'm just tired of all the college students and the professors with their lips planted firmly on Obama's hindquarters. I had to defend Hillary Clinton in class one day, because the professor was ranting about how she should have dropped out. I told him that this was America and if she wanted to run for Pres. let her freakin run. I thought he was going to fail me. LOL

re: #147 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Heh, seems like she would. But how many LPGA tour members haven't won an event? And how many have inadvertantly broken the rules and didn't get DQ'd?

re: #84 hermeneutics
"I've found, after battling the big C, that periodic detoxing/fasting is good for the body."
You mean to tell me that you periodlically drink ONLY lemon juice with maple syrup ... for TEN DAYS? How does that help with battling cancer? Did a doctor tell you to do that and if not does your doctor know you do that?!
Oh, and I'm sorry, but if this is day 3, you have 7 days left to go, not 6! SORRY!

I don't see any Rodgering, but someone was bad.

re: #148 Dianna

I have been saying for years the best way to deal with the Mullahs is to Terrorize the Terrorists.

re: #148 Dianna

Ah, I got that through 1) Rod Graves' reader blog over at Say Anything Blog, and he got it via Ace.

OK, now the thread is Rogered...

re: #2 LudwigVanQuixote

Does anyone have a good joke?

A naked blond walks into a bar with a poodle under one arm and a two foot salami under the other. She lays the poodle on the table. The bartender says, "I suppose you won't be needing a drink." The naked lady says...

re: #151 pegcity

I don't know. Looks like the US to me, possibly DIA?

re: #126 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

This take on why Obama skipped seeing the wounded troops is even worse.

Did Obama Snub Troops Becuase He Couldn't Bring Reporters Along?

OK. Reloaded and things are cool now. Lost the sidebars there for a minute.

re: #49 Fenway_Nation

Got one for you. ;) And it came from a member of the same Fenway Nation we belong to!

Senator BARACK OBAMA was invited to address a major gathering of the Northeast American Indian Tribes two weeks ago in upstate New York .

HE spoke for almost an hour on HIS future plans for increasing every Native Americans present standard of living, should HE one day become the President. HE referred to his career as a Senator, how he had signed 'YES' for every Indian issue that came to his desk for approval.

Although the Senator was vague on the details of his plan, he seemed most enthusiastic about his future ideas for helping his 'red sisters and brothers'.

At the conclusion of his speech, the Tribes presented the Senator with a plaque inscribed with his new Indian name - Walking Eagle. The proud Senator then depart ed in his motorcade, waving to the crowds.

A news reporter later inquired to the group of leaders of how they came to select the new name they had given to the Senator. They explained that Walking Eagle is the name given to a bird so full of shit it can no longer fly.

Iran is intensifying efforts to strengthen the effectiveness of Hizbollah in southern Lebanon in preparation for a possible attack on Israel. Revolutionary Guards are keen to strengthen its leadership following the assassination of Imad Mugniyeh, Hizbollah’s head of security, in the Syrian capital by Israeli agents last February.

How does the telegraph know it was Israel, last time i checked they didn't admit anything

re: #154 cliffster

Heh, seems like she would. But how many LPGA tour members haven't won an event? And how many have inadvertantly broken the rules and didn't get DQ'd?

Inadvertently means she didn't know it was a rule. Doesn't apply in this situation. Sorry.

re: #91 Cartman So you're saying you haven't showered and you haven't had any clean clothes to wear recently (shuffles around to be upwind of Cartman)? Gee, I'm really sorry to hear that -were either under warranty?

Hello to all Lizards(even you new ones...I see I missed an open door earlier) and how is everyone is Lizard nation today?

re: #160 Mich-again

OK, now the thread is Rogered...

I've got Roger Moore in my avatar..does that mean anything? LOL

re: #148 Dianna

Whoa! Have a look at this!

Mysterious Explosions plague the Republican Guards

Mysterious explosions? In Mosques? In those holy places where nothing bad could ever ever happen?

Seems like some might be munitions depots, imo

re: #153 baxtrice

If he does, take him to the administration. Seriously.

re: #20 karmic_inquisitor

[Link: www.fivethirtyeight.com...]

The guy is an Obama supporter but a statistician who plays it straight.

The numbers are all eroding for him.

Interesting.

The more you see of him, the less sense he talks, in my experience. Today's speech in Berlin was just plain silly, being a mush-headed collection of banal platitudes tied together with a half-remembered Reader's Digest version of history. It read like B- material from a college speech class.

Maybe, just maybe, other people are starting to notice...

...Yeah, and maybe I'm a Chinese jet pilot.

Hey Realwest,

Seems to be a lot of excitement around here lately. I'm getting too old for any new Purple Hearts, so I watch from a safe distance. How are things with you? I hope you are doing well.

re: #164 Cartman

OK. Reloaded and things are cool now. Lost the sidebars there for a minute.

Reloaded here too and the thread is no longer Rogered. Weirod.

Hey Wyatt and Realwest!

re: #130 tradewind

Here's the thing...
I don't want the walls torn down between us and the Islamofascists.
Leave 'em up.
Hell, build 'em higher.

And fill 'em with water.

answers: WAtW: A, C, E, I; BHO: B, D, F, G, H.

re: #148 Dianna

Remember, these are the same crack troops that surrendered en masse to the Americans in about, oh, ten minutes in DSI.
The same troops whose PR was handled by Mohammed Al Seef, AKA Baghdad Bob, the wacky Iraqi information minister.
Not surprising that they have a hard time keeping a secret.

re: #127 hermeneutics

No idea why Rasmussen is oscillating so much.

He has a solid track record. I can only assume it reflects real uncertainty. A lot of people want Obama to win because they think it will cleanse the nation of some past sins.

As they tune into what he is saying, the doubts circulate.

The Florida flip seemed weird at first to me, but I am speculating that the Jewish vote is very undecided on the guy and the latest poll (which probably overstated the move) still reflects a lot of Jewish voters accepting Obama over Hillary and returning to a "Vote Democrat" mindset.

Pure speculation.

But this is all going to play out with regional shifts before it sets up and hardens in October.

re: #158 Mich-again

And you are right.

I'd prefer, of course, to think it's internal; though I admit that is unlikely.

Rogered again. I think it's the text that was pasted in #135, and reposted in #155. It's pushing the margins.

re: #104 ggt I'm really glad to hear that ggt! Haven't heard from you lately and was wondering about you - was gonna e-mail tonight or tomorrow. Really glad to hear you're doing ok!

I smell hatchlings..

re: #171 SpartanWoman

Not in mosques.

Read the article. It's very interesting.

re: #122 Lizard by the Bay

Getting back to Vapor Trails, it wasn't the weak song writing so much as the horrible mixing. Who wants to listen to a CD so overcooked that it's clipping from beginning to end? Oh yeah, and if I hear Secret Touch one more time I may vomit. Blessedly, they dropped it from the second leg of the tour and replaced it with Red Barchetta.

Yikes, okay I won't make you listen to that song if we have a lizard meetup. :)

I never see Salamantis post anywhere else but the evolution/creationist threads, and prolificly Salamantis posts there! Who is this person?

re: #168 realwest

So you're saying you haven't showered and you haven't had any clean clothes to wear recently (shuffles around to be upwind of Cartman)? Gee, I'm really sorry to hear that -were either under warranty?

Yeah, I was pretty 'disagreeable' this morning, so to speak. It's all good now!

re: #143 Cartman

Uh, oh. Someone rogered the thread.

I remember meeting an English expat in Asia who carried a second set of business cards with the name "Roger U. Hard" on them.

re: #156 realwest

Yes, that's what I drink -- lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne pepper. For ten days.

The third day is a bitch. That was today.

This is the only bizarre health thing I do. When it is over, RW, I really do feel better. I have to be careful I don't lose too much weight, though.

Hi all, evidently somone in management didn't like my joke, it got deleted. Hope everone is doing well, and welcome to the hatchlings...

Jeopardy question: Where US special operators are hanging out these days.

Answer: What are countries ending in "an"?

re: #20 karmic_inquisitor

[Link: www.fivethirtyeight.com...]

The guy is an Obama supporter but a statistician who plays it straight.

The numbers are all eroding for him.

By looking at all these Polls lately....I am going to have to find a new state to move to....I am tired of being in a booo blue state.

re: #148 Dianna

Whoa! Have a look at this!

Mysterious Explosions plague the Republican Guards

You're welcome.

(cue my theme music)

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

— William Blake

Not only that but Kos and PuffHo are in a whole different forest.

After stepping around a marked police patrol car parked at the front door, a man walked into H&J Leather & Firearms intent on robbing the store.

The shop was full of customers and a uniformed officer was standing at the counter. Upon seeing the officer, the would-be robber announced a hold-up! and fired a few wild shots from a target pistol. The officer and a clerk promptly returned fire, and several customers also drew their guns and fired. The robber was pronounc ed dead at the scene by Paramedics.

Crime scene investigators located 47 expended cartridge cases in the shop. The subsequent autopsy revealed 23 gunshot wounds. Ballistics identified rounds from 7 different weapons. No one else was hurt.

re: #106 jaunte Hey juante! How are ya tonight?
Didn't his campaign think it funny that he stopped at military bases in Iraq and Aghanistan, then, you know - inappropriate to do that on the taxpayer's dime.
BTW, anyword on where he and Michelle will be spending their time shopping on "our" dime?!

re: #184 Yankee Division Son

I smell hatchlings..

I used deodorent this morning. Tough crowd!

BBIAM!

re: #186 baxtrice

Yikes, okay I won't make you listen to that song if we have a lizard meetup. :)

No problem. :-) Actually, if we just keep Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, and Grace Under Pressure on a loop I think everyone will be happy.

(This is a joke my rabbi liked)

In the old days, two young rabbis are on a train heading to a small town for a shidduch (arranged marriage). The one young rabbi says to the other, "I'm not ready to get married." He gets off the train at the next stop and leaves our story.

When the train pulls into the small town, there are two potential mother in laws waiting, but only one young rabbi.

The two mothers start to argue over whose daughter will get the young man. The argument gets heated. They take the problem to the sage old rabbi of the town.

The old rabbi strokes his long bushy gray beard and and peers over his little round glasses in deep thought. Finally, he slaps his hand on his desk and shouts:

"We will do what King Solomon did! Cut him in half!"

The first potential mother in law says:

"That's horrible! He's such a nice young man! How can we do such a thing!"

The second potential mother in law grins evilly and sneers:

"Great idea. Cut him in half."

The old rabbi points at her and says:

"That is the real mother in law!"

re: #166 pegcity

I have no bloody clue. I'm saying it's interesting, not that I have all the answers.

re: #172 Dianna

If he does, take him to the administration. Seriously.

I didn't give him a reason to fail me. Every assignment was turned in on time. I always made an A, but I got an A- for a final grade at the end of the semester... LOL I wondered about that minus for a bit..

re: #185 Dianna

Not in mosques.

Read the article. It's very interesting.

The caption under the pic read:A funeral procession for two of the people who died in the mysterious explosion in a mosque in Shiraz.
But the rest of the article is interesting enough.Still say many mosques are probably full of explosives

re: #179 tradewind

Ah...Iran, not Iraq?

re: #202 Dianna

sorry wasnt commenting about what you said

bbl

New York Times goes bankrupt soon. I would smile. A lot.

re: #201 LudwigVanQuixote

(This is a joke my rabbi liked)

In the old days, two young rabbis are on a train heading to a small town for a shidduch (arranged marriage). The one young rabbi says to the other, "I'm not ready to get married." He gets off the train at the next stop and leaves our story.

When the train pulls into the small town, there are two potential mother in laws waiting, but only one young rabbi.

The two mothers start to argue over whose daughter will get the young man. The argument gets heated. They take the problem to the sage old rabbi of the town.

The old rabbi strokes his long bushy gray beard and and peers over his little round glasses in deep thought. Finally, he slaps his hand on his desk and shouts:

"We will do what King Solomon did! Cut him in half!"

The first potential mother in law says:

"That's horrible! He's such a nice young man! How can we do such a thing!"

The second potential mother in law grins evilly and sneers:

"Great idea. Cut him in half."

The old rabbi points at her and says:

"That is the real mother in law!"

The old rabbi had a desk at the train station? Why?

BTW - I am awestruck by anyone battling cancer who has a great attitude - like those on this board who are fighting it / have fought it. You folks inspire the crap out of me.

Agh!

I'm so sorry, I must sign off and head for bed. The dogs need walkies, the trash needs emptying, and then, well, 5 am comes way too early for me.

Take care, lizards!

re: #35 Wyatt Earp

Lord knows I am a fool, and I see a naked Peruvian broad using her flag as a saddle!

It's okay, the picture is safe for work.

Wow. That girl has a butt that won't quit.

She can wear my flag anytime

re: #200 Lizard by the Bay

No problem. :-) Actually, if we just keep Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, and Grace Under Pressure on a loop I think everyone will be happy.

Can I add Hold Your Fire to that?

re: #208 cliffster

New York Times goes bankrupt soon. I would smile. A lot.

They would certainly deserve it. I would hope that it's bought by a conservative outlet.

re: #180 karmic_inquisitor

I really don't understand the white guilt stuff. I'm very white ... and not guilty of anything that would cause me to vote for someone just because he's black.

The Jewish voter phenomenon fascinates. I've been wondering when they'll flip to the Rep side, only because it seems rational for a sincere Jew (not the secular Jews) to vote Republican. I think this may be the election that pulls Judaism into secular and practicing contingents with the secular voting D and religious voting R. We'll see.

re: #209 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

The old rabbi had a desk at the train station? Why?

Crap! Never mind.

re: #187 cliffster

I dunno, but his ideas, responses, logic, reasoning and communication skills are first-rate, Cliff!

/Gotta go, back as K

re: #208 cliffster

New York Times goes bankrupt soon. I would smile. A lot.

What was the story today? 82% drop in profits? Haven't they figured out yet that liberals don't pay for their news?

re: #109 Racer X Hey, here's a Bill story: I came out of the dry cleaners and saw a fella trying to open his car door with a coat hanger - good looking car, too, all washed and waxed up real pretty and I asked him "Lose your keys" and he replied, "Nope just washed her and I'm fixing to hang her up to dry!" Here's YOUR sign Bill Engelvalt!

re: #213 baxtrice

Can I add Hold Your Fire to that?

I hope you do! My favorite, actually. I just picked the 3 that all Rush fans seem to agree on.

re: #90 ggt

That's what happens when you drive you don't know how to drive a stick shift.

I had my most decisive argument win ever due to someone popping their clutch and getting tapped by the following car that wasn't paying attention.

My friend had just purchased this car, and did not know how to drive a stick. (Silly girl) I had managed to show her quickly how to handle it, and talk her through some simple stuff on streets with no traffic, and she was getting the hang of it. We were at a stop sign and making a right turn to a somewhat busy street. Someone pulls up behind us and she goes to make the turn, pops the clutch and stalls. The guy behind us, looking for oncoming traffic doesn't notice we stopped until he is right on top of us, then taps the back bumper when he can't stop in time. I get out to talk with him and he starts carrying on about how my friend shouldn't be driving if she doesn't know how. I return that he should pay attention to what is in front of him. He counters by saying that she did something unexpected and he is a Reserve Deputy for the San Diego County Sheriff's office and he knows about driving safely, at which point I managed to shut him down completely with five words, "Then you should've known better."

re: #112 pegcity Hi there. Well take a look in the Spin off links - the Associated With Terrorist Press isn't having a hard time at all!

“The Lizards of the night will come on shift at anytime now and use the thread for all kinds of perverted purposes.” ~ AmeriDan, previous thread, describing the Dead Thread

Just curious. Are the perversions going to begin any time soon?

/I'm starting to get sleepy ...

Some people contribute in great measure to making this world suck for everyone else.

And they're probably Democrats.

re: #198 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

lol... welcome aboard.

re: #215 hermeneutics

I don't have any white guilt either.

And I don't think that obambi had to point out "that he looked different than other Americans who had talked to Berliners"

re: #56 MandyManners

kid in the front row on the left

re: #218 Lizard by the Bay

What was the story today? 82% drop in profits? Haven't they figured out yet that liberals don't pay for their news?

Like everything else, they expect the taxpayers, AKA us, to pay for it.

re: #126 Ozark Mountain Daredevil Other assholes. Or the MSM, but then I repeat myself.

re: #205 Dianna

Sorry...
I read 'Revolutionary Guard' and transposed it to ' Republican Guard'.
Getting late.
Then again, the link does read ' explosions plague republican guard', so I cop a nolo plea.
:)

Some interesting "polls".

re: #130 tradewind

Here's the thing...
I don't want the walls torn down between us and the Islamofascists.
Leave 'em up.
Hell, build 'em higher.

there's a joke about that..... %-)

re: #220 Lizard by the Bay

I hope you do! My favorite, actually. I just picked the 3 that all Rush fans seem to agree on.

Hold Your Fire has my absolute favorite Rush song ever on it -- and if you click on my nick, and read my tagline, I'm sure you'll recognize it.

OT -- my kitten is having a schizophrenic attack and trying to eat my toes!

re: #225 Yankee Division Son

lol... welcome aboard.

Thanks!

re: #223 RedPepper

“The Lizards of the night will come on shift at anytime now and use the thread for all kinds of perverted purposes.” ~ AmeriDan, previous thread, describing the Dead Thread

Just curious. Are the perversions going to begin any time soon?

/I'm starting to get sleepy ...

The most exciting thing that happens on the overnight thread is the Fruit Cup!

re: #228 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

Like everything else, they expect the taxpayers, AKA us, to pay for it.

How long before someone broaches the idea of a newspaper bailout in Congress?

re: #72 Mich-again

were did you get a pic of mandy driving

ducks
just kidding mandy

re: #212 Pawn of the Oppressor

Homer Simpson's' infamous line to Marge when they were dating: "Surely, yours is a butt that won't quit."

re: #236 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

How long before someone broaches the idea of a newspaper bailout in Congress?

If I hear the term bailout used one more time in Congress, I am going to REVOLT!

re: #209 Ozark Mountain Daredevil

The old rabbi had a desk at the train station? Why?

It is always painful when your joke falls flat... LVQ hangs head in shame. They took the argument to the old rabbi somewhere in town.

re: #139 cliffster I don't know about being an idiot but she sures blames everyone else - last time she played the Men's tournament, she forgot to sign her scorecard and blamed her caddy!
If she wore longer skirts, the ratings would flat line for her.

re: #232 redc1c4

Well, don't leave us hanging......
Unless it's the one about drowning UBL.

re: #236 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

How long before someone broaches the idea of a newspaper bailout in Congress?

Isn't that what the dems are already calling the Fairness Doctrine?
;)

Iran: President declares 5 August 'Islamic human rights day'

Iran's Supreme Cultural Revolution Council headed by hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has declared 5 August an annual international Islamic human rights day.

The conservative-dominated council also nominated 12 July as an annual 'National Virtue Day for the Veil'.

/comedy gold

re: #231 Syrah

Some interesting "polls".

I love Intrade.

Recommended diary on kos:

"By this Foreign policy speech will future ones be measured"

A. I didn't think his speech today was that great.
B. He didn't get the applause I was expecting either.

re: #244 Killian Bundy

Iran: President declares 5 August 'Islamic human rights day'

/comedy gold

So there is comedy in the Muslim world

re: #238 Wyatt Earp

Homer Simpson's' infamous line to Marge when they were dating: "Surely, yours is a butt that won't quit."

Oh hey there Wyatt!
LOL

re: #148 Dianna I wonder if all of our Special Forces are accounted for?!
I wish.

re: #248 Typicalwhitey

Not a word, lady! :) Remember, I have surgery in ten hours!

So, democrats get defeated election after election by the heartland. And Obama goes abroad and gives his sweeping speeches, clearly appealing to people who think America has fallen down in the World's eyes. Does he think that the folks in the heartland are the ones that are pissed about how the world thinks about us?

re: #243 Irene NYC

Pelosi and company have a nifty end run to get the FD snuck through (they think) without actually getting the thang passed...
It's called ' local approval', where a peer review board in each market gets to thumbs up/thumbs down content.
The public needs to be aware in case they actually think we're that stupid and try it.

re: #227 yochanan

OK, now pick out my almost-2 year old grandson in this one. ;)

re: #235 songbird

But ... but ... that's hours away, and besides, littleoldlady gets annoyed sometimes when we lace 'em with liqueurs ...

re: #251 cliffster

But the heartland SHOULD care!11! *makes gagging motion*

/sarc

re: #250 Wyatt Earp

Not a word, lady! :) Remember, I have surgery in ten hours!

Best wishes to you.

re: #233 baxtrice

There's almost too many great songs on that album for me to choose a favorite. Force Ten, Time Stand Still, Mission, Lock and Key, but I guess my personal fave is probably Turn the Page.

re: #241 realwest

Well, she did a good job of giving the right soundbites this time, eh? "Not intentional, I'll do better next time..." I think it'll be this or next year she wins. And she'll eventually be somebody. Funny, though, while she banks from Nike, Ochoa is banking through utter dominance. Go figure.

re: #229 realwest

Other assholes. Or the MSM, but then I repeat myself.

Nothing personal to you realwest, and I realize I'm new here, but can I make a suggestion? Hope I'm not out of line, but if anyone is going reply to message 100 posts or so upthread, could you please click to quote rather than reply? It would save a lot of us the trouble of having to scroll up to read what you're replying to. Thanks!

re: #240 LudwigVanQuixote

It is always painful when your joke falls flat... LVQ hangs head in shame. They took the argument to the old rabbi somewhere in town.

I thought it was a hoot! :)

If the Eurotrash love the Dalai Bama so much, maybe they could make him President of the EU for life, and keep him.
Works for me.

OK this is funny. Scroll down.

One thing I have noticed:

The Democrats keep pinning their hopes on increasing turnout among 18-24-year-olds. They keep seeking some "magic bullet" solution that will cause all of those youth to show up at the polls and vote Democrat, and I don't think there is one.

The big problem for the Democrats is that 18-24-year-olds who lean left are mostly in college. The general election takes place in a different academic year from the primaries, and a big part of getting 18-24-year-olds to the polls involves personal ties. A college student can find him-or-herself in a very different situation in the fall than they were that previous spring. A new academic year can mean different living arrangements. Progress in ones academic career means the coursework only gets harder. Scholarships can be won or lost. You can make new friends or lose contact with old friends. Also, between academic years, most college students go home, and get deprogrammed a bit. November may not come late enough for the re-programming to take place.

In short, life happens to 18-24-year-old voters, and only the seriously political among them actually turn out and vote. The "right" candidate can't motivate the apathetic and overburdened youth.

re: #244 Killian Bundy

Iran: President declares 5 August 'Islamic human rights day'

/comedy gold

Yes, Ahmadenijad is helping the world recognize a great American human rights holiday: the day the Pilgrims set said on the Mayflower for America. Good for him!
;)

re: #256 LudwigVanQuixote

Thanks, but it's more of a procedure: I'm getting snipped.

Check this out.

Even the Germans thought Obama's speech sucked.

Huge Crowds Left with Mixed Feelings

Expectations were sky-high for the speech US presidential candidate Barack Obama delivered in Berlin Thursday evening. Enormous crowds welcomed what the senator had to say, but not everyone was convinced by his delivery.

....

"In general I have to say I was a bit disappointed," Kliegl said. "The coverage of the primaries created this impression that he was an amazing speaker who could carry away his audience. He didn't do that tonight. I really expected more."

re: #218 Lizard by the Bay

What was the story today? 82% drop in profits? Haven't they figured out yet that liberals don't pay for their news?

I read that they had a plan to address that profit issue... They're raising the newsstand price. Yup, that ought to do the trick.

re: #250 Wyatt Earp

Not a word, lady! :) Remember, I have surgery in ten hours!

DO you CounT On Recovering Soon?
KNowIng you, hope you don't Faint Entirely.
So LosIng your PowerS?