You mean like in the cackles of a Kosling's heart?

So, if you expct success, you're a sucker and if you expect humiliation, you won'tbe disappointed.

What spilled into the Avon?

re: #2 tankdemon

The world's supply of good Budweiser?

My overnight comment will be "PDQ drink mix", discuss.

re: #3 PSGInfinity

good Budweiser

Can you say "oxymoron?"

Is just me or does Obama look and talk like that Vulcan on Star Trek: Voyager?

re: #7 Jason X

Is just me or does Obama look and talk like that Vulcan on Star Trek: Voyager?

Tuvok, the PC Vulcan.

re: #5 ploome hineni

You DO mean that in a good way, right ploome?
:)

re: #2 tankdemon
"So, if you expct success, you're a sucker and if you expect humiliation, you won'tbe disappointed."
Is that really what ole Will was saying? I mean that's how I read it, too but it's sure a depressing quote!

Watching "Hot Fuzz" again, a damn fine movie

Often zig, and most often when
A zag seems right; and often zag
When it seems clear a zig is in the bag.

— Coggerton Shakespeare, William's illegitimate son

That Shakespeare feller shore had a way with words.

Some Days You're The Dog; Some Days You're The Tree

g'nite

re: #6 tankdemon

Can you say "oxymoron?"

But it wasn't always this way. Centuries ago, back when sheep were sheep and werewolves were nervous, legend tells of a magical barony in central England. Famed for its flaxen-haired wenches, the beer went unnoticed until the dread Falstaff was exiled from London, wound up there, and drank the place dry...

re: #10 realwest

That's my read on it, and it would have actually been legible if I had remembered that some of the keys on this keyboard are tempermental.

Still, I would not suggest looking for misery, as it seems to have a way of catching you without much assistance.

re: #10 realwest

What took you so long?

/

My favorite quote regarding expectations is "You can't fall off the floor"
I don't know to whom to attribute that one. Maybe me.

Obama’s flip-flops in no particular order (from jgapinoy.blogspot.com):
1) was against 1990s welfare reform, now for it
2) was for Washington, DC gun ban, now against it
3) was against death penalty for any reason, now favors it for child rapists and Osama Bin Laden
4) was against NAFTA, now for it
5) was against Cuban embargo, now for it
6) promised to accept campaign spending limits/matching funds if McCain did, now refuses to participate
7) was “strongly” against FISA, a few days ago voted for it
8) was against homosexual marriage, now supports it (a rare leftward move)
9) was vocally against displaying displaying patriotism via flag lapel pins, now wears one
10) was against Jerusalem being the undivided capital of Israel, now for it
11) was for chatting unconditionally with Iran’s President AckMyDumbJihad, now for conditions
12) had promised never to “disown” Reverend Wright, now Wright is disowned
13) for 20 years was for family’s membership in hateful so-called church “Trinity”, now against it
14) was for mental health exceptions for partial-birth abortions, now against them
15) voted against laws protecting abortion survivors, now for such laws
16) claimed to be for several town hall-style debates with Senator McCain, but his campaign later said only one, and only at a time no one would watch (Independence Day)
17) was promising to never use negative ads, now using them
18) was against President Bush’s faith-based initiatives, now for them
19) demanded that Bush boycott Olympic opening ceremonies, now he’s buying ads during those ceremonies that financially support them
20) was for pulling troops out of Iraq per timetable, with little or no regard to conditions, now “entirely conditions-based”
21) two years ago, promised to bring assistance to impoverished African school where 10 of his relatives attend, but nothing yet
22) said in June that “my party” wouldn’t take money from registered lobbyists or PACs, but his campaign has accepted $15,000 from lobbyists
23)was against all offshore drilling, now for it as long as it’s “carefully circumscribed”

You are driving down the road in your car on a wild stormy night, when
You pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.

2. An old friend who once saved your life.

3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing that there could
Only
be one passenger in your car.

Think before you continue reading:

This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of
a job
application. You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to
die,
and thus you should save her first. Or you could take the old friend

because he once saved your life, and this would be the per fect chance
to pay
him back. However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate
again.

The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble
coming up
with his answer. He simply answered: 'I would give the car keys to my
old
friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind
and
wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams.'

Sometimes, we gain more if we are able to give up our stubborn thought

Limitations. Never forget to 'Think outside of the Box.'

HOWEVER..

The correct answer is to run the old lady over and put her out of her

misery, have sex with the perfect partner on the hood of the car, then

drive off with the old friend for a few beers.

God, I just love happy endings!

re: #5 ploome hineni

why did these ministers dropped their seals in the same vicinity, whiskey tango foxtrot with that?

"So, if you expct success, you're a sucker and if you expect humiliation, you won'tbe disappointed."

Sounds like a Democrat talking point.

re: #18 rawmuse

"You can't fall off the floor"

Quite right. But I'm here to tell you, friend, you can fall through it.

;)

Once upon a time, there was a little bird who refused to fly south for the winter. His friends tried to convince him that winter was coming and he should go, but the little bird was adamant. Finally, his friends left on their journey, but the little bird remained behind. Pretty soon the weather turned bitter cold. The little bird began to shiver. After a while, he decided he had made a mistake, so he too headed south. But he was too late and the weather descended upon him. As he flew, ice formed on his wings. He grew more and more weary until finally he fell to earth in a cow pasture, freezing and exhausted. He was convinced he was going to die. As he lay there, freezing to death, a cow came by and crapped on him. The manure warmed his body and wings. The bird realized he would live. He was so happy, he began to sing. A cat was passing by and heard the singing. The cat dug into the manure, uncovered the bird and promptly ate him.

There are three morals to this story:

1. Not everyone who shits on you is necessarily your enemy.

2. Not everyone who gets you out of the shit is necessarily your friend.

3. And, if you're happy in your own pile of shit, keep your mouth shut.

re: #18 rawmuse

Sure you can - you'll briefly end up: on the wall, the throne, the other wall, the door, out the window, on the porch roof, and then in the bushes.

/whistles, walks away...

re: #23 Cognito

Quite right. But I'm here to tell you, friend, you can fall through it.

;)

Like Tom Hanks in The Money Pit.

re: #8 CyanSnowHawk

Tuvok, the PC Vulcan.

Still a great actor and director as this proves.

re: #18 rawmuse

My favorite quote regarding expectations is "You can't fall off the floor"
I don't know to whom to attribute that one. Maybe me.

Dean Martin is quoted with something along that line.

Something like, "You're not too drunk if you can lie down without holding on."

Don't drink and drive. Don't even putt.

Okay I just read this horror story and nowhere does it say anyone tried to help the victim.

WTF?! This is the first I've read of this story, but it doesn't even seem like anyone's even thought to mention the fact that other people could have helped rather than watching/running.

I'm just appalled. Had to share it. Sorry.

A huge thank you to Rawmuse.

Thank you sir for hosting the Lizard meet in SF tonight.

Good diverse people, great stories and profound conversation for 2+ hours with the joy of raising our glasses high in a well deserved toast to our Great Lizard Master who provides the forum that linked us.

All Bay Area Lizards who may be shy in revealing themselves to others - fear not. We will be doing this again - it's a golden opportunity to expand friendships and connect with like minded professionals.

Again - thank you Rawmuse - great way to spend some time.

On an interesting note - some of us had mutual (non-LGF) friends. Small world indeed.

re: #6 tankdemon

Can you say "oxymoron?"

LOL! I was thinking the same thing!

About the Blogger shutouts. I just logged in to my blog and on the dashboard was the note below. Cold Raptor is still up, but that's not surprising, I don't think I've had more than a dozen visitors since I started it. Might help if I posted to it on a regular basis. No time between work and commenting at LGF.

Spam Fridays
August 1, 2008 — permalink
While we wish that every post on this blog could be about cool features or other Blogger news, sometimes we have to step in and admit a mistake.

We've noticed that a number of users have had their blogs mistakenly marked as spam, and wanted to sound off real quick to let you know that, despite it being Friday afternoon, we are working hard to sort this out. So to those folks who have received an email saying that your blog has been classified as spam and can't post right now, we offer our sincere apologies for the trouble.

We hope to have this resolved shortly, and appreciate your patience as we work through the kinks.
— Brett

re: #31 livefreeor die

LOL! I was thinking the same thing!

Virtuous leftist? World series-winning Cub? Responsible politician?

Some people have compared McCain to Dole in 96--not valid; McCain is not Dole, and won't suffer his fate. He has a better staff and more political ability

If you want to compare McCain to a Prez candidate, he is Ike in 1952: not a genius, not a conservative, not a good speech-giver, and not entirely a Republican, BUT.....

He is a pesistent campaigner who knows how to duck a punch from a lazy Illinois liberal Tool. After defeating a conservative opponent in the primaries ( Robert Taft of Oho ) , Ike won his campaign by offering a practical solution to an unpopular war ( sound familiar ?)

Of course, Ike appointed Earl Warren as Chief Justice, but......

Good night all...RW, the Dream Police are calling me.

Actually I was being mean to politicians.

"A politician collect money from the rich and votes from the poor. His job is to protect them from each other."

I'd love to find the original of that...

Hello Evening Lizards! OH, it's the FNDT, isn't it. Well, it was HOT and HOT in the Very Far Western Suburbs of Chicagoland today.

I don't know where this falls --failed expections or despair. Perhaps a failed evolutionary experiment or a fabled sea monster. Me thinks it's , some sort of Dr. Moreau sinsiter mutant or a hoax.

How are you-all and what are we talking about?

re: #33 PSGInfinity

Virtuous leftist? World series-winning Cub? Responsible politician?

good Budweiser

re: #16 tankdemon
"Still, I would not suggest looking for misery, as it seems to have a way of catching you without much assistance."

That's sure true enough.

I sure wish they'd hurry up and ship my new Les Paul.

/filler for a slow thread

re: #40 Cartman

What color?

re: #17 Noam Sayin'
Hey listen, I'm getting older more mature and sometimes some thing sorta, ah, interven, ya know?!
How are you doing tonight my friend?

re: #41 Tarkus289

Ebony, with gold hardware.

re: #43 Cartman

Sweet...

re: #30 Bobibutu

Yeah I am bummed I couldn't make it.
Maybe next time.

Has a DC Meetup ever happened?

Anyone interested in a San Diego meet up sometime soon?

re: #44 Tarkus289

I'm fired up. Been a long time since I've really played much.

re: #20 NJDhockeyfan
ROTFLMAO! Great one! I'm gonna steal that faster than a NYC minute!

Lets all meet in the geometric center of the country for a Lizard Woodstock.

I don't think I have enough lizards in my area for a meetup.

re: #48 Cartman

Blisters in your future,

re: #50 Tarkus289

Are we including Alaska and Hawaii in the geometry, or would that skew the solution a bit far west?

re: #50 Tarkus289

Lets all meet in the geometric center of the country for a Lizard Woodstock.

The Great Bask!

lol, I love Hot Fuzz

"Whats is it like being stabbed?"
"It was the single most painful moment of my life"
/nods
"What was the second most painful?"

re: #52 Tarkus289

Yes. I've started to try and build some callous with my old Melody Maker. Fingertips are a little tender right now. ;)

re: #30 Bobibutu
Hey there! Glad all y'all had such a great time!
How many folks were there and didja get to meet
zombie?!

re: #42 realwest

hey rw! How you doin' tonite?

F-15 crash update

Military investigators have reportedly found no indications of structural failure in Wednesday's crash of an F-15 in Nevada that killed one of its pilots.
One Air Force official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told In From the Cold that the surviving pilot got only "one swing" in his parachute before hitting the ground, suggesting an extremely low-altitude ejection.
At the time of the crash, the F-15 was flying a mission in support of Red Flag 08-03. In its traditional, air superiority role, the Eagle would have (most likely) been at medium to high altitude before the accident occurred.

(for redc1c4)

re: #51 Mars Needs Neocons

But they did find evidence of water there on the red planet.

re: #50 Tarkus289

Lets all meet in the geometric center of the country for a Lizard Woodstock.

Chitown!

re: #56 Cartman

Yes. I've started to try and build some callous with my old Melody Maker. Fingertips are a little tender right now. ;)

What year Melody Maker, my Father just sold a 1958 he bought way back when... $3000.00 for it!

re: #8 CyanSnowHawk

Tuvok, the PC Vulcan.

Nah, the guy who played the Vulcan could act, Obama just can't get the grasp on the acting bit...:)

re: #60 tankdemon

But they did find evidence of water there on the red planet.

lol

We've still got the oil hidden. The Mars First movement drilled here then moved on to uranus.

re: #49 realwest

Hello my friend! What have I missed at LGF the past 2 weeks?

re: #63 Dustyvet

Nah, the guy who played the Vulcan could act, Obama just can't get the grasp on the acting bit...:)

One had really weird ears, the other played an alien

re: #61 Cartman

I was just thinking that there is probably enough Lizards around for a Chicago meet-up. But, getting ggt downtown is next to impossible. Anyone up for the Western (not Very Far Western) Burbs? Oakbrook?

Too lazy to find the center of the U.S., so lets do it in Central Park, Then march to Ground Zero.

re: #63 Dustyvet

Obama's been nothing but an actor. When not using a script, he sounds like a bumbling fool (which puts him on equal footing with John McCain).

re: #67 ggt

I was just thinking that there is probably enough Lizards around for a Chicago meet-up. But, getting ggt downtown is next to impossible. Anyone up for the Western (not Very Far Western) Burbs? Oakbrook?

Round Lake Beach, where we have the finest cops that money can buy...

re: #67 ggt

I think that sounds good, but northwestern would be better!

~ good evening ggt!

re: #65 NJDhockeyfan

Hello my friend! What have I missed at LGF the past 2 weeks?

I know you didn't address that to me, but welcome back!
{high five}
You've missed a delightful, low-key evolution vs. Intelligent Design discussion. Obama acting like Kerry. And...

re: #62 sngnsgt

Oh, it's not vintage, by any means. It's about a dozen years old. Single P90 pickup at the bridge. I sure would have loved to have seen that one he sold!

This is a CBS "exclusive" so who knows if it's true, but would anbody ever lie to Lara Logan?

Exclusive: Al Qaeda No. 2 Injured?
Aug. 1, 2008(CBS) Ayman al-Zawahiri - the second most powerful leader in al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden's No. 2 - may be critically wounded and possibly dead, CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan reports exclusively.

CBS News has obtained a copy of an intercepted letter from sources in Pakistan, which urgently requests a doctor to treat al-Zawahiri. He's believed to be somewhere in Pakistan's remote tribal areas of Pakistan.

The letter refers to Sheikh Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri by name - and says that he is in "severe pain" and his "injuries are infected."

It is reportedly written by local Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud, whose signature and seal are visible on the letter.

Is he dead or just faking it?

What the f*ck did they find in Montauk?

re: #42 realwest

I've a major headache - had it since Sunday. Think it might be a sinus thing, or maybe allergies.

Going home to see dad tomorrow. I called him last night to have him line up some work for me to do. I think he's mad at me. He wants me to fill the cracks in the driveway and repile the rocks on the beach. I was thinking it would be more about driving his riding lawn mower - which he has yet to let me touch. :)

re: #67 ggt

I was just thinking that there is probably enough Lizards around for a Chicago meet-up. But, getting ggt downtown is next to impossible. Anyone up for the Western (not Very Far Western) Burbs? Oakbrook?

If we could get enough Lizards to attend, I'd be up for that.

re: #73 Cartman

Oh, it's not vintage, by any means. It's about a dozen years old. Single P90 pickup at the bridge. I sure would have loved to have seen that one he sold!

Short scale neck, that was the only problem with it, it only had the single P90 too.

re: #75 Tarkus289

What the f*ck did they find in Montauk?

?

re: #34 NhaTrang72
I posted this in the spinoff links somewhere here tonight and don't expect it got a great reception, so I'll add it here:

Economic models predict clear Obama win in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It really is the economy, stupid! Economic models that have correctly predicted the winner of almost all post-war U.S. presidential elections say recession fears will secure a victory for Barack Obama in November.
Three separate studies showed the Democratic presidential hopeful winning between 52 and 55 percent of the popular vote on November 4, based on current gloomy economic estimates.
Any further darkening in the economic outlook -- many analysts think things will get worse between now and November -- would reinforce that election outcome.
"The economy is certainly not going to be a positive for the Republicans," said Ray Fair, an economics professor at Yale university who built the earliest of the models in 1978.
His model, which assumed tepid U.S. economic growth of 1.5 percent and a 3 percent rate of inflation, predicted the Republican candidate John McCain's share of the vote would be 47.8 percent, handing Obama 52.2 percent.
"It is a decent margin but it is not a landslide," said Fair, who ran the numbers in April. "It would have been much larger if there had been a recession in 2008."
[Link: www.reuters.com...]
It's a longish article, but well worth the read since this economic prediction crap has been right on 10 of the last 12 presidential elections. That's the old saw: Americans - except in time of Declared War - vote with their pocketbooks. Which is yet another reason to hate the Dem Congress for going ahead and recessing for the summer and not voting on off shore drilling. Bad news for America is good news for Dems if they don't occupy the WH.

re: #78 sngnsgt

Mine's got 22 frets. Shorter than that?

re: #79 PSGInfinity

It was on O'Reilly, it looks some some kind of pig/dog/rat/satan type thing.

re: #72 PSGInfinity

I know you didn't address that to me, but welcome back!
{high five}
You've missed a delightful, low-key evolution vs. Intelligent Design discussion. Obama acting like Kerry. And...

My new job doesn't allow me to read LGF all day anymore and my withdrawal is intense at times. LOL

re: #70 Dustyvet

There was a time when I could remember where that is --perhaps this morning. Now, I am tired. Is that up by Crystal Lake?

Montauk Monster

Link, I hope.

re: #48 Cartman Hey there my friend - I'm sure glad to hear it (saw you announce your new guitar last night). What kind of amp/speaker "toys" (wah-wah, etc.) do you have to go with it?!

re: #75 Tarkus289

What the f*ck did they find in Montauk?

Racoon.

re: #81 Cartman

Mine's got 22 frets. Shorter than that?

I think that's the same one, changed to a Bad-Ass bridge too. My 2 brother's beat it up for years, I'm the drummer in the family, my younger brother played the old man's 74 Gibson Ripper bass too. We were a bunch of hippy, loud rock band kids...

re: #71 lone_wolf_in_illinois

Hey Lone Wolf, how's life in ?Buffalo Grove?

re: #74 mojo jojo

That is outstanding news. Who is next in line?

Anybody hear a confirm or deny on the whacking of al-Zawahiri?

/hope we got him..

re: #82 Tarkus289

re: #79 PSGInfinity

It was on O'Reilly, it looks some some kind of pig/dog/rat/satan type thing.

More bizarro - Have you seen the mutant pig in China?
[Link: www.ananova.com...]

(mild warning - creepy)

re: #85 Tarkus289

Montauk Monster

Link, I hope.

Escapee from Plum Island or a hoax.

re: #76 Noam Sayin'

I feel your pain. Sore Throat, low-grade fever that comes and goes --major allergy symptoms. I'm inclinded to think it's viral --just doesn't feel like a sinus infection.

The hot weather today made it much worse. IN the air condition I feel much better, but not totally well.

hang in there.

re: #50 Tarkus289
Uh, ok, I'll play dumb - where is the geometric center?

re: #86 realwest

I have a Blackheart tube amp on order. I have a Vox that I can get by with till then. I still have some old effects pedals, and a wah. Should be a lot of fun for me, but not so much for my neighbors. ;)

re: #82 Tarkus289

It was on O'Reilly, it looks some some kind of pig/dog/rat/satan type thing.

So Randi Rhodes was out drinking again?

re: #93 Mojo Jojo

I vote hoax, I really don't care about things like this, but that thing is weird, so is #92.

re: #58 ggt Hey ggt! I'm doing ok, thanks, but off to bed pretty soon, as I'm just plumb tuckered out!
How are you doing?

Hay lizards, say a prayer for my babysitter. She had a cat scan and they found a large growth on one of her lungs and some small ones on the other one. She goes to UVA for tests in 2 weeks.

re: #83 NJDhockeyfan

My new job doesn't allow me to read LGF all day anymore and my withdrawal is intense at times. LOL

That's likely a disguise in blessing. Or something like that...

re: #95 realwest

I suppose it should be up to me, I'll go see if I can find it.

re: #87 CyanSnowHawk

Racoon.

I got that from the Jeff Corwin quote here.

re: #45 kuchuklambat

Yeah I am bummed I couldn't make it.
Maybe next time.

A longer heads-up was agreed upon.

See ya then.

re: #88 sngnsgt

That sounds like a great family to have grown up in! Me, I'm just a former garage band hack from back in the day.

re: #92 RTLM

I tend to think these creatures are *normal* genetic mutations or at least common mutations that in olden days would have either gone unnoticed or been eaten by predators or carion birds, or ended-up pickled on a shelf in a university or museum.

We just hear 'bout them more now.

re: #100 NJDhockeyfan

Will do.

Well I have to get up early tomorrow. I'm driving the family to the Outer Banks in the morning.

Cheers!

re: #100 NJDhockeyfan

Hay lizards, say a prayer for my babysitter. She had a cat scan and they found a large growth on one of her lungs and some small ones on the other one. She goes to UVA for tests in 2 weeks.

Prayers her way, I hope it's nothing serious. My brother went the c word @ 18...

re: #65 NJDhockeyfan
OY, where to begin! LOL! - I have to be honest and tell ya I can't begin to summarize for ya - they discovered water on Mars and tasted it (Yuch, too much flouride I think) and we had some of the usual spats and all in, of all places, a couple of Dead Threads, I was witty, intelligent and informative, so, ya know, just the usual good ole LGF!
How did your training go?

re: #99 realwest

You know rw, we are like two ships passing in the night. One of us is signing-on as the other is signing-off.

I'm hangin' in there, praying for snow or at least a good freeze to kill the little allergy thingys. Thanks for asking.

re: #100 NJDhockeyfan

Hay lizards, say a prayer for my babysitter. She had a cat scan and they found a large growth on one of her lungs and some small ones on the other one. She goes to UVA for tests in 2 weeks.

Done. That's horrid. Youthful cancer is usually the most aggressive. She's got a nasty fight on her hands...

Lebanon, Kansas, in the middle of a hog farm.

Not counting Alaska and Hawaii.

re: #100 NJDhockeyfan

.

17 miles west of Castle Rock, South Dakota. including Alaska and Hawaii.

Wow, I just came back from the Necrophilia Faire. Good thing I brought my camera...

...

...I kid!

re: #69 tankdemon
"When not using a script, he sounds like a bumbling fool (which puts him on equal footing with John McCain)."
So who was your first choice for the Repub nomination (not that McCain was my first or second or even third choice but I disagree with your assessment of his speaking abilities)?

re: #110 realwest

OY, where to begin! LOL! - I have to be honest and tell ya I can't begin to summarize for ya - they discovered water on Mars and tasted it (Yuch, too much flouride I think) and we had some of the usual spats and all in, of all places, a couple of Dead Threads, I was witty, intelligent and informative, so, ya know, just the usual good ole LGF!
How did your training go?

Great! They finally let us loose this afternoon and I almost had a sale within minutes. I am looking forward to proving myself when I get back from vacation.

#80 realwest 8/01/08 9:58:29 pm reply quote

In the Really Bad Economy of 1972, the voters re-elected Nixon by a 2 -1 margin. There was also little change in both houses of Congress, which left the Dems in control.

Times were bad and getting worse, but McGovern's ideas were as nutjob-leftist as Obama's. People did not like Nixon, but they feared McGovern and feared his proposals. They chose Not So Good over 'This Dude is extreme Left'

I was comparing candidates, as there are similarities between Ike and McCain as well as Obama and Stevenson

re: #116 zombie

Nothing would surprise us anymore.

re: #105 Cartman

That sounds like a great family to have grown up in! Me, I'm just a former garage band hack from back in the day.

Dad was singer 22 years Air Force, 11 of which a Singing Sergeant:

[Link: www.usafband.af.mil...]

re: #116 zombie

Wow, I just came back from the Necrophilia Faire. Good thing I brought my camera...

...

...I kid!

Lovin' you is like lovin' the dead...

/Type O Negative

re: #116 zombie

After seeing your expose on the earlier thread, I wouldn't be at all surprised if there were such an event out there.

re: #80 realwest

What the fuck does Reuters know? Obama won't be elected. The media swarm about him will get old once September rolls around - and most people aren't paying attention, yet. McCain is only toying with him at this point, and already getting under his thin skin - big-time. The media are starting to recognize they've pissed their collective pants over this handsome, eloquent, idiot.

He can't speak with a teleprompter at every appearance, which means he'll demonstrate his ignorance on more and more occasions. Michelle will not be muzzled - she's Hillary, circa 1992 - 10-fold. He has 300 foreign policy advisors, which means there will never be a clear foreign policy communicated. He has no running mate potential who can help him, other than Hillary - and will not choose her.

His arrogance and narcissism grow with every flash of a camera, and with it he ever closer approaches the precipice of failure - pride cometh before the fall.

And Nancy and Harry, in their obstinence over domestic oil production, will screw the pooch for the House and the Senate - so long as the Republicans can get their act together, purge their ranks fo the Ted Stevenses, and communicate their ambitions for a stronger America, more free from government intervention.

And we get cookies, key lime pie and fruitcup with our schadenfreud.

Heh™

re: #112 PSGInfinity

Done. That's horrid. Youthful cancer is usually the most aggressive. She's got a nasty fight on her hands...

She's in her 50s actually but still I think she's too young to be getting sick like this. She is the most wonderful person and takes great care of my kids.

re: #116 zombie

Wow, I just came back from the Necrophilia Faire. Good thing I brought my camera... ... ...I kid!

San Francisco? Wouldn't surprise me a bit. And you can quote me on that.

re: #85 Tarkus289

Montauk Monster

Link, I hope.

Did anyone stop to thing that might be a snapping turtle with the shell removed?

re: #76 Noam Sayin'
Hey bud, sorry as hell to hear about your sinus thing, but glad to hear you're gonna see your dad.
And yeah, he'll probably have you huffing and puffing rather than riding the mower but still you'll have fun being with him!
Hey, can you ride your scooter to where he is?

re: #121 sngnsgt

That is awesome!

All Right, HAS ANYONE, every one a game of 4-suit Spider Solitaire. I'm beginning to believe that not even the computer can win.

re: #127 Noam Sayin'

There you go, using logic and making sense.

re: #124 Noam Sayin'

He can't speak with a teleprompter at every appearance, which means he'll demonstrate his ignorance on more and more occasions.

I wonder what Soros' debate-avoiding strategy will be.

re: #125 NJDhockeyfan

She's in her 50s actually but still I think she's too young to be getting sick like this. She is the most wonderful person and takes great care of my kids.

Ah. Dad had to hire a pair of middle-aged sitters to take care of my brother and I after our mom killed herself. They were wonderful. I hope they're OK...

re: #82 Tarkus289

Saw it on the internet the other day- old news. Yawn.

re: #127 Noam Sayin'

You may be absolutely right.

re: #129 Cartman

That is awesome!

Dad did it right, 22 years Air Force, another 10 w/ the Postal Service, I'd be Air Force too, but I have Epilepsy...

re: #94 ggt

Cool air coming. It's going to get down to the mid 50s tonight in Mpls.

What we call 'good sleeping weather'.

re: #96 Cartman ROTFL!
Fuck the neighbors, this is ART we're talking about!
LOL!

re: #137 Noam Sayin'

Hey! I'm going to be in Minneapolis tomorrow! Family Trip.

re: #50 Tarkus289

Lets all meet in the geometric center of the country for a Lizard Woodstock.

After years of working on it - we (IBMers from SEAsia vintage) settled on Laughlin Nevada for our get togethers. Fly into Vegas (unless you have a pvt plane) and drive down - 90 miles - past Searchlight (speed trap and home of Harry the Reid)

Great service - on the river - hot as hell.

Later lizards. I will let you all know how things are at the beach next time I log in.

:)

re: #135 Tarkus289

You may be absolutely right.

Hear Hear!

re: #100 NJDhockeyfan
Your babysitter? Do you mean for your kids or the one you had as a kid?
Either way, bad shit and prayers going up for her now.

re: #96 Cartman

I have a Blackheart tube amp on order. I have a Vox that I can get by with till then. I still have some old effects pedals, and a wah. Should be a lot of fun for me, but not so much for my neighbors. ;)

LOL! Freedom of speech includes volume!

re: #138 realwest

To call my playing art would be a real reach, my friend. ;)

re: #111 ggt I assume y'all have seen an allergist - or two, right? RIGHT?!

re: #127 Noam Sayin'

Did anyone stop to thing that might be a snapping turtle with the shell removed?

Not a bad theory, but I've looked at the pics and it has mammalian teeth including elongated canines. Probably some wild or feral animal that was in the water too long.

Morning Lizards, just got back from seeing The Dark Knight, and I found out that the U.S. Military is evil again. Swell.

re: #113 Tarkus289
Well fuck that! Ok to your Central Park, NYC then for me - or better yet Charlotte, N.C., since my cancer, cancer meds, and meds to offset the side effects of the cancer meds make it hard for me to travel! LOL!

re: #20 NJDhockeyfan

You are driving down the road in your car on a wild stormy night, when
You pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.

2. An old friend who once saved your life.

3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing that there could
Only
be one passenger in your car.

Think before you continue reading:

This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of
a job
application. You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to
die,
and thus you should save her first. Or you could take the old friend

because he once saved your life, and this would be the per fect chance
to pay
him back. However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate
again.

The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble
coming up
with his answer. He simply answered: 'I would give the car keys to my
old
friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind
and
wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams.'

Sometimes, we gain more if we are able to give up our stubborn thought

Limitations. Never forget to 'Think outside of the Box.'

HOWEVER..

The correct answer is to run the old lady over and put her out of her

misery, have sex with the perfect partner on the hood of the car, then

drive off with the old friend for a few beers.

God, I just love happy endings!

i toss my buddy the keys to take the old lady to the hospital then i fuck the girl of my dreams on the bus stop bench i then catch the bus to a bar to meet up with my old friend and get drunk while talking about old times with my old friend

/just sayin

Ah, the Ambien is starting to kick in.

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Ooops. My head hit the keyboard for a second there.

Yes, the meet up was great fun! Let's do it again with more Lizards.

re: #128 realwest

Hey, can you ride your scooter to where he is?

Wouldn't I love that. It's nearly 250 miles away. I could find a route, but I'm not sure how long my scoot could operate at 55-60 mph.

It's going to be a long ride, a ride I've done so many times I'm tired of it. Any decent talk radio craps out after about 60 miles and I haven't been listening to that much music these days. Maybe I'll bring a couple CDs with me.

re: #146 realwest

Been there, done that, got several t-shirts and wore them out.

re: #150 JimmyTheClaw

i toss my buddy the keys to take the old lady to the hospital then i fuck the girl of my dreams on the bus stop bench i then catch the bus to a bar to meet up with my old friend and get drunk while talking about old times with my old friend

/just sayin

damm goin into lurking mode just broke the iron fist rule

re: #151 Cartman

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ffkro.ejkiknfj dseweri tpojkekng lfldnlnfw! :)

re: #151 Cartman

Nite Cartman...

re: #91 Yankee Division Son

Report: Al Qaeda #2 Ayman al-Zawahiri Dead!?

Via CBS News: (CBS) Ayman al Zawahiri - the second most powerful leader in al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden's No. 2 - may be critically wounded and possibly dead, CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan reports exclusively.

CBS News has obtained a copy of an intercepted letter from sources in Pakistan, which urgently requests a doctor to treat Zawahiri. He's believed to be somewhere in Pakistan's remote tribal areas of Pakistan.

/fingers crossed

re: #157 sngnsgt

Thanks, but I'm gonna try and hang in here till the bitter end!

re: #119 NhaTrang72
Well your comparisons are fine - and Nixon won only cause he was running against a true dummy, but one with a record we could attack.
I'm just hoping that Obama keeps eating his foot all the way to Denver and beyond.
And I do think that once it's drummed into people that they'll be worse off economically with the MOST LIBERAL Senator being POTUS McCain could pull it out - plus I don't see the economy as roughed up as they do, but hey - I'm not an economist.
But if McCain's gonna win, he's gonna need a lot of grassroots type help (like Obama has, only McCain's will likely, you know, VOTE).

re: #159 Cartman

Thanks, but I'm gonna try and hang in here till the bitter end!

Don't be bitter about it, you're amongst friends...

There has got to be a Kobiayski Maru senerio for winning Spider. I've determined it's the only solution.

re: #124 Noam Sayin'

Obama won't be elected.

My barber thinks it's possible he might be a closet terrorist.

/who am I to dispute or discourage that line of reasoning?

re: #116 zombie Great expose you had today zombie - and great in it's presentation too. I see you fixed that little worry you had about how "graphic" or uncensored it should be very nicely, too.
Congrats, again!

re: #161 sngnsgt

According to Barry, I have always been bitter. And gun clingy,

obama is a vapor thin house of cards, and he is a dolt, he doesn't have a chance.

re: #165 Cartman

It's probably just that whitey thing going on...

Just bought new batteries for my Aim Point.

...just in case.

re: #139 ggt

Hey! I'm going to be in Minneapolis tomorrow! Family Trip.

Whacha doin in Mpls?

Goin to the mall? Huh? Are you going to the Mall? Enjoy your trip. Tell people you know me - you'll be escorted to the front of the line everywhere.

I'm a wheel in this town.

re: #147 Mars Needs Neocons

Not a bad theory, but I've looked at the pics and it has mammalian teeth including elongated canines. Probably some wild or feral animal that was in the water too long.

I'm looking at the Gawker photo, and there seems to be a fair amount of lividity across it's back. Could it perhaps have died on its back - as turtles are likely to do, then some smartass decided to de-shell it and pose it in this position?

re: #148 Wyatt Earp

Morning Lizards, just got back from seeing The Dark Knight, and I found out that the U.S. Military is evil again. Swell.

Faugh! - no worse than 20 minutes in the sun.

How was The Dark Night?

re: #124 Noam Sayin'
Hey Noam, calm the fuck down. It was reported by Rueters, not prepared by them!
I think you're right about McCain taking Obama, but "so long as the Republicans can get their act together, purge their ranks fo the Ted Stevenses, and communicate their ambitions for a stronger America, more free from government intervention" isn't really gonna happen with our House and Senate Candidates.
I don't know why, but the Republican Congress W had to himself in the first years of his first term didn't really do jack - one of the REAL reasons for the offseason blowout. We really, really need a top Senator and Congressperson, with fire in their belly and a take no prisoners approach to governtment to step forward for AMERICA.

re: #168 Tarkus289

Just bought new batteries for my Aim Point.

...just in case.

You need an Acog. No batteries required!

re: #169 Noam Sayin'

I would say that could have been a possibility, but if you blow up this pic. You see some remnants of fur and there are teeth including prominent lower canines.

re: #172 Cartman

Got to use what I have, I don't expect it will be long range anyway, I'm not going down alone.

I kust love it when R-Dubs starts droppin' the F-bombs!

re: #173 Mars Needs Neocons

I would say that could have been a possibility, but if you blow up this pic. You see some remnants of fur and there are teeth including prominent lower canines.

With that and the ear shape, I say dog.

re: #173 Mars Needs Neocons

hhmm a furry turtle? next they'll tell us that theirs ice on mars...
/

re: #145 Cartman
Ah, I think you're being waaay too modest - or just out of practice!
BTW - Carridine - or Kerrydine - is a really good musician and singer. Next time your on when he is, tell him I said that and ask him to send you some of his stuff - it's really GOOD!

re: #148 Wyatt Earp

Morning Lizards, just got back from seeing The Dark Knight, and I found out that the U.S. Military is evil again. Swell.

I read that from the source story on CNN. They give the amount of radioactivity leak as half a microCurie, "or less than what is found in a 50-pound bag of lawn and garden fertilizer." In other words, it was a smaller amount than you encounter on a regular basis in everyday life.

First, I am surprised that CNN even mentioned how much was released, facts like that can scuttle your scare mongering. Second, it is a testament to the integrity of the entire Navy Nuclear Power Program that a leak from those systems was that clean. Third, it speaks well that our Navy deals with this in a straightforward manner. This is which is why our Navy Nuclear Power Program has never had a nuclear accident.

pimf - there's ice on mars....

Maybe they'll find some Scotch, too?

/

re: #174 Tarkus289

You referring to a SHTF scenario?

re: #130 ggt

All Right, HAS ANYONE, every one a game of 4-suit Spider Solitaire. I'm beginning to believe that not even the computer can win.

I never have..........good luck !

re: #158 Yankee Division Son

Report: Al Qaeda #2 Ayman al-Zawahiri Dead!?

/fingers crossed

48 hour rule was invoked on that this morning.

re: #177 slokat

hhmm a furry turtle? next they'll tell us that theirs ice on mars...
/

I've been bottling the mars water and selling it to Californians for years.

Of course we fill our dispensers this way.

re: #178 realwest

Will do.

Obam-uh, in a landslide - dontcha'll see every single effin media outlet? He's the ONLY candidate. This is all just the formalities before annointment...er.... inauguration.

Seriously. McCain is weak and is performing as a weak candidate. All that grist for the mill and he runs expensive ads comparing BHO to Brittany? Are you kidding me?

re: #165 Cartman
and bible clingy, too! Don't forget that one!

re: #181 Cartman

Yep. I have imagined many scenarios, I know something completely different will most likely happen, but I will do my best.....
...I will not go down alone.

re: #186 Russkilitlover

He's using humor right now. Let's wait for after the coronation Convention before we expect the heavy ammo.

re: #183 CyanSnowHawk

Ah... I see.. have to agree, but fingers still crossed

re: #84 ggt

There was a time when I could remember where that is --perhaps this morning. Now, I am tired. Is that up by Crystal Lake?

I thinks so, We got Round Lake Heights, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, it's near Grays Lake, and Fox Lake...

re: #189 Mars Needs Neocons

He's using humor right now. Let's wait for after the coronation Convention before we expect the heavy ammo.

No one's laughing. Hello? Hello? Is this thing on? If he's got heavy ammo, saving it for a final volley is an act of desperation.

re: #179 CyanSnowHawk

It is amazing that our schools have not taught the public that there is radiation all around us everyday. If the microCurie level was bad cement would be outlawed.

re: #176 Mars Needs Neocons

With that and the ear shape, I say dog.

/whatever, it's what's for dinner!

re: #193 Metal Man

It is amazing that our schools have not taught the public that there is radiation all around us everyday. If the microCurie level was bad cement would be outlawed.

As would coal fired power plants.

re: #171 realwest

Hey Noam, calm the fuck down.

Hah! I thought that may have come on a bit strong. It was meant conversationally, I assure you.

I don't know why, but the Republican Congress W had to himself in the first years of his first term didn't really do jack - one of the REAL reasons for the offseason blowout. We really, really need a top Senator and Congressperson, with fire in their belly and a take no prisoners approach to governtment to step forward for AMERICA.

Which is why I have an inherent dislike of politicians in general. They're mostly about attaining power and keeping power; constituency be damned. Republicans had the House since '94, and they got fat and greedy, drunk with power, and obtuse to their role as representatives.

We should mount a coup. The top LGF posters could take over critical functions of the government, and probably improve efficiency. Meanwhile, we engage the likes of Victor Hanson and Thomas Sowell and others to act as policy advisors while we begin elections from the ground up - city, state, then national. San Francisco in that time will fuck itself up so badly the real estate there will be ten cents on a dollar. That, or we just fence it in and make a prison colony out of it.

re: #116 zombie

Dude, don't scare us like that.

Save your heavy ammo for the bigger critters.

re: #186 Russkilitlover

Obam-uh, in a landslide - dontcha'll see every single effin media outlet? He's the ONLY candidate. This is all just the formalities before annointment...er.... inauguration.

Seriously. McCain is weak and is performing as a weak candidate. All that grist for the mill and he runs expensive ads comparing BHO to Brittany? Are you kidding me?

Sainthood in his own time?

re: #175 Cartman
Ah, I'm just tired and grumpy from the tooth from hell is all.
Noam's a really good friend of mine - like you and he'll understand. Shoot.

re: #186 Russkilitlover

Obam-uh, in a landslide - dontcha'll see every single effin media outlet? He's the ONLY candidate. This is all just the formalities before annointment...er.... inauguration.

Seriously. McCain is weak and is performing as a weak candidate. All that grist for the mill and he runs expensive ads comparing BHO to Brittany? Are you kidding me?

Euro - Mid Eastern concert tour = $1.2 Million Dollars
Media whores food and drinks = $470,000
Coming home to find your poll numbers dropped = Priceless!

re: #196 Noam Sayin'

Well, I'm out of work with a lot of time on my hands......

re: #164 realwest

I went to zombietime and couldn't find it. help

I'm no political strategist, but what I'm seeing now is a slow buildup of substance. Currently McCain is pushing the O as an empty suit meme. It will gain more substance as it goes. Plus if the people I've talked to are any indication, they think O is stuck up, arrogant, and utterly humorless. The "world tour" irritated the hell out of most of them. (As one guy said to me "the SOB is on the news 3 times and that isn't even including the "entertainment" news shows")

Substance can wait till after the convention. O will prove himself to have no good plan for Iraq, no good plan for energy, no good plan for the economy. If McCain can hammer those issues, then O will fall. I feel that if the R's push the drilling and building refineries issue and get it out to the public that they're doing it, the fact that the D's are blocking everything will affect the voting public. Plus the fact that just the approval of drilling and refining will start to reboot the economy the way that "stimulus checks" never can.

re: #192 Russkilitlover

No one's laughing. Hello? Hello? Is this thing on? If he's got heavy ammo, saving it for a final volley is an act of desperation.

Not at all. The American public has an amazingly short attention span. Most will not even remember what's being said right now, come November.

re: #199 Dustyvet

Sainthood in his own time?

The first self-appointed saint. The man's hubris knows no bounds.

re: #194 Killian Bundy

/whatever, it's what's for dinner!

Water based roadkill, too cool.

re: #200 realwest

I wasn't criticising - I just think it's a hoot!

re: #169 Noam Sayin'

I don't know. Boys are going to a baseball game. I was hoping to find a spa somewhere within walking distance of the hotel. Monday we are off to the hinterlands of Wisconsin.

re: #197 Killgore Trout

Dude, don't scare us like that.

I'm glad I missed that comment, I just saw the "Up Your Alley" shots. Wow zombie, you were not kidding about the content.

Would it be inappropriate to post links to that on Jihadist blogs?
/I wouldn't want to cause a zombie fatwa.

re: #203 ggt

I went to zombietime and couldn't find it. help

Here is Charles post about it from earlier, it has a link.

re: #192 Russkilitlover
No one's laughing? Fuck, it got great media attention in the MSM for very little buckos and was also a helluva a lot more than just comparing Obama to hooker-type celebrities. Shot down the
"bump" Obama did have right after his European trip.
Why do I get the feeling you're sorta hoping McCain doesn't win, just so you can say "I told you so"?!

re: #201 Racer X

LOL! Please don't mind if I steal that one.

re: #173 Mars Needs Neocons

Ah, yes. Much better picture, and a different pose, too. Someone's screwing with this story.

From that picture, it looks like it could be a dead muskrat, but there's nothing in it for scale. Is it one foot long or five?

What I thought could have been the beak of a turtle is clearly the bone of the upper mandible revealed. Almost looks like it could be a cat - lynx or bobcat, but the paws seem a little narrow. Then again, tough to tell from an immaciated carcass.

Now is not the time to act as if McCain showed up and pissed in your cheerios people. He's not who I would have selected, but we've got to try and make the best of him. There was a time only 3 or 4 years ago when he was rated the most conservative member of congress. We need to help him remember that. I've found that most "normal" (meaning non-politic junkies) are actually finding his ads funny and a nice change.

Leave the fight for a few more weeks. It'll come.

re: #196 Noam Sayin'
Hmmm - you know that isn't a really bad idea, Noam.
We ought to work on it somemore - YOU ask Charles if he'll run for POTUS and I'll work on the rest of it, m'kay?!

re: #214 Noam Sayin'

I think the lack of scale is intentional. The stories I've read said that there are even conflicting stories over who has the carcass and who took the pics. They're trying to overplay the mystery of this whole thing.

Obama's Kitchen

/from Best Obama Facts

re: #215 Mars Needs Neocons

Now is not the time to act as if McCain showed up and pissed in your cheerios people. He's not who I would have selected, but we've got to try and make the best of him. There was a time only 3 or 4 years ago when he was rated the most conservative member of congress. We need to help him remember that. I've found that most "normal" (meaning non-politic junkies) are actually finding his ads funny and a nice change.

Leave the fight for a few more weeks. It'll come.

After the DNC coronation at Mile High, or is it Invesco, then is the time to hit with the devastating stuff. Then they can't swap out a damaged candidate for a new one.

re: #219 CyanSnowHawk

Exactly.

re: #217 Mars Needs Neocons

I think the lack of scale is intentional. The stories I've read said that there are even conflicting stories over who has the carcass and who took the pics. They're trying to overplay the mystery of this whole thing.

Jeff Corwin seems to think it's a racoon. Said so on Fox today. I posted a link to it above.

re: #218 Killian Bundy

LOL!

"Sorry, we're open".

LOL!

re: #184 Mars Needs Neocons

Glad to see that the fill method wasn't from Zombie's site...

/

re: #219 CyanSnowHawk

After the DNC coronation at Mile High, or is it Invesco, then is the time to hit with the devastating stuff. Then they can't swap out a damaged candidate for a new one.

Yep. Hillary has been acting like the fight has gone out of her. As soon as O has a lock thats when McCain should unload the good stuff.

re: #211 CyanSnowHawk

Thanks, I think.

re: #204 Mars Needs Neocons Well y'all oughta be a political strategist, cause I think what you said is Spot ON.
Only thing you didn't mention was trying to reach out to the MANY very unhappied and feeling disenfranchised Hillary Voters. Seriously, Obama ain't gonna pick her for VP and I believe that millions of women voters are gonna be really, REALLY pissed of at him. Black wasn't the first ceiling to break by itself; so was gender and -even though it was the primaries, Obama really got after Hillary and I think there are Millions of votes for us or who will stay home on election day if we play our cards right.

re: #186 Russkilitlover

Obam-uh, in a landslide - dontcha'll see every single effin media outlet? He's the ONLY candidate. This is all just the formalities before annointment...er.... inauguration.

Seriously. McCain is weak and is performing as a weak candidate. All that grist for the mill and he runs expensive ads comparing BHO to Brittany? Are you kidding me?

McCain is operating on a limited budget against the equivalent of the Second Coming. We all know there's enough dirt on Obama to sink him now, but what if McCain brought that on? There's still an opportunity for the SuperDelegates to nominate Hillary.

Once the DNC is over and they have their nominee - for certain - expect McCain to pop out of the cloud cover on Obama's six - high - with the sun at his back.

I have to go to bed.

weet dreams all!

re: #212 realwest

No one's laughing? Fuck, it got great media attention in the MSM for very little buckos and was also a helluva a lot more than just comparing Obama to hooker-type celebrities. Shot down the
"bump" Obama did have right after his European trip.
Why do I get the feeling you're sorta hoping McCain doesn't win, just so you can say "I told you so"?!

Oh, no. No. No. I'm seriously nervous about this election. It's a damn shame that we have a weak candidate to go against such celebrity. I'm hoping with all my heart that the majority of the electorate (most especially the electoral college) doesn't fall for this crap. But I'm very nervous.

re: #221 CyanSnowHawk

He's an expert, but the ears don't seem quite right to me.

re: #213 sngnsgt

LOL! Please don't mind if I steal that one.

Please do!

I can only imagine what the closed door strategy sessions have been like the past few days.

"How can our numbers drop! Don't these idiot Americans know what is good for them?"

Well all y'all it's been grand but I'm tired.
I hope you all have a GREAT EVENING/EARLY MORNING and that I get the chance to see you down the road.

Goodnight, all.

re: #223 slokat

Glad to see that the fill method wasn't from Zombie's site...

/

Eeww.

re: #226 realwest

If we could get the Hillary supporters to come over to our side would be great. Equally great would be letting O disenfranchise them more until they do actually stay home.

re: #226 realwest

From your finger tips to God's monitor.

re: #202 Russkilitlover

Well, I'm out of work with a lot of time on my hands......

Okay. You and Throbert McGee get to run the San Francisco Prison Colony.

Heh™

re: #225 ggt

Thanks, I think.

Heed the warnings, save you they can.

re: #229 Russkilitlover

Keep in mind what I said earlier. He wasn't always the weak candidate. I think something happened that made him afraid to be conservative. Maybe it was pandering to the hispanic vote or something, I'm not yet sure. It could also have been the fact that he grew to love hearing his name on the news.

re: #227 Noam Sayin'

McCain is operating on a limited budget against the equivalent of the Second Coming. We all know there's enough dirt on Obama to sink him now, but what if McCain brought that on? There's still an opportunity for the SuperDelegates to nominate Hillary.

Once the DNC is over and they have their nominee - for certain - expect McCain to pop out of the cloud cover on Obama's six - high - with the sun at his back.

At this point, they are screwed either way. The Hillery camp is angry and it is going to be hard to get to them to the polls now that she has been thrown under the Bus. If Obama were to be thrown under the Bus for Hillery at the convention, the Obama supporters would then be hard to get to the polls.

Operation Chaos was sublime genius on many levels.

re: #186 Russkilitlover

Obam-uh, in a landslide - dontcha'll see every single effin media outlet? He's the ONLY candidate. This is all just the formalities before annointment...er.... inauguration.

Seriously. McCain is weak and is performing as a weak candidate. All that grist for the mill and he runs expensive ads comparing BHO to Brittany? Are you kidding me?

Keep in mind he had five years of experience, under pressure, in how to out fox your opponent - the night is young -
and November is a ways off.

re: #236 Noam Sayin'

Okay. You and Throbert McGee get to run the San Francisco Prison Colony.

Heh™

Now THERE'S a challenge! Besides, all zombie's photo's nothwithstanding, it's still my favorite city!

re: #239 Syrah

As long as we can take the ball and run with it. And not let our disagreements with our own nominee keep us at home.

re: #230 Mars Needs Neocons

He's an expert, but the ears don't seem quite right to me.

I'm thinking that carcass got seriously nibbled in the water, that would explain the snout and ears.

re: #229 Russkilitlover

Gallup Daily: Obama 45%, McCain 44%
No worries yet.

re: #242 Mars Needs Neocons

As long as we can take the ball and run with it. And not let our disagreements with our own nominee keep us at home.

I will hold my nose and vote for him.

re: #238 Mars Needs Neocons

And so ironic that the "hispanic" vote is polling BHO. Hope McCain learned something.

Obama pissed off way more Hillary supporters than McCain did.

re: #243 CyanSnowHawk

Possibly. Is there something in raccoon ears that keeps them upright? If that was cut away or eaten it could cause the ear droop this shows. Of course with the state of decomp they could have just fallen over on their own, I've never had the interest in studying raccoon carcasses in various states of decomp. (The body farm pics are too much for me as was the TV special I watched)

re: #244 Racer X

Gallup Daily: Obama 45%, McCain 44%
No worries yet.

Well, that's nice. On that note....to bed! G'night everyone.

re: #245 Syrah

I'm holding my nose and rallying the vets for him here.

re: #246 Russkilitlover

It isn't easy to sway the hispanic vote from the dems. Which is odd considering many of them are socially conservative and the ones here legally generally seem to dislike the illegals who didn't go through everything they did. (Of course thats just my experience in MT and WY. I'm sure the SW sees things a bit differently)

Oops - that was yesterday. Today they are tied.

Gallup Daily: Race Tied at 44%
According to Gallup Poll Daily tracking from July 29-31, John McCain and Barack Obama are now tied at 44% in the preferences of national registered voters.

re: #251 Racer X

Oops - that was yesterday. Today they are tied.

And since most polls are heavily balanced urban, I automatically deduct 10 pts from the dem.

re: #246 Russkilitlover

And so ironic that the "hispanic" vote is polling BHO. Hope McCain learned something.

McCain losing big with Latinos

John McCain is winning a paltry 23 percent of the Hispanic vote compared with 66 percent for Barack Obama, according to a large poll released Thursday by the Pew Hispanic Center.

But … but … wasn’t his support for amnesty "immigration reform" supposed to make Senator McCain their hombre … their hermano ?

“The bottom line: Despite all of this positioning he’s taken on immigration, it’s shielded him nothing with Hispanics and it’s another point of distrust with Republicans.”

(I think he meant “yielded”, not “shielded”, just for the record …)

The Pew data comes on the heels of months of McCain advertising on Hispanic television and radio in Florida, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. On Wednesday, the Obama campaign announced its first media buy of the general election on Hispanic radio in the same states. Obama has not yet purchased advertising on Hispanic television.

Oh, well.

Way to go, Juanito !

re: #239 Syrah

Absolutely. I have a few liberal (socialist) friends who have confided in me that they don't like Obama as the nominee.

They have to confide in me because deviation from the group-think is forbidden. I, however, have long ago been labeled as a conservative and serve as a token - even though I've long ago worked for, and abandoned, the likes of The Sierra Club, Greenpeace, Amnesty International and the World Wildlife Fund.

That reminds me. I have a great story about having sex on top of a water tower to this tune.

But I'll never tell.

re: #252 Mars Needs Neocons

It is nice to see O brought back down to earth. I can only imagine how despondent the O fanatics are about his numbers dropping the past few days.

Here is some "polling" to watch.

It's one thing tot have an Opinion, it's something else entirely to stake your money on it.

re: #245 Syrah

I will also hold my nose and vote for him.

But he may in the end actually be the best of the republican choices we had. The rise of communism that seems to be coming is something he has personal experience with. He will likely not buy their double talk and posture well against their rise.

Cup half full:)

re: #130 ggt

I have won precisely one game of 4 suit spider solitaire in my life. When playing 4-suit, I consider it successful if I get an single group cleared.

re: #256 Syrah

Look at the chart. I predict O is gonna drop big time, and Mcain will go way up.

/psychic friend

Alright. Turning in. Weet dreams, y'all.

re: #117 realwest

Sorry for the delay in replying, but I was pulled away from the computer for a bit. My first choice for the Republican nomination did not run (Newt). Of those that actually vied for the honor, my preferences were Thompson, Romney, Hunter, Guiliani, Tancredo, McCain then Huckabee.

re: #254 Noam Sayin'

I know what you mean about the shackles of the group think. The lefties don't dare confess their doubts least they be shunned or ostracized from the group, which to them is a fate worse then death.

As for the water tower incident, there are some stories that should not be told at all, or embellished beyond all reason and reality.