Finally, a relief from politics! Nice.

Thanks, Charles.

One can only take so much before OVERLOAD starts flashing.

What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?

I was hoping for a Mickey Mouse Open.

re: #4 solomonpanting

What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?

I sure as hell hope not - I've never done the Hokey Pokey.

re: #4 solomonpanting

What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?

Then I'll put my left foot in and out, and shake it all about, then turn myself around.

If nothing else, I'll feel the euphoria of dizziness.

Afternoon, e'r'body!

re: #6 cliffster

I sure as hell hope not - I've never done the Hokey Pokey.

The Chicken Dance is where it's at!

Saw this posted on a thread over at Hot Air.

McCain/Palin = 117 years

Obama/Biden = 112 years

Elizabetty on September 14, 2008 at 4:33 PM

re: #4 solomonpanting

What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?

Then I guess your gonna have to shake it all about and hope nothing falls off?

good afternoon folks

I'm going to be unbelievably busy with a major work deadline for the next three weeks, so if anyone notices my absence (or diminished presence, more likely) here, that's the reason. Got to put LGF on the back burner for a while. A zombie's got to make a living, after all.

Fake Obama Sex Video Contains Computer Virus

[Link: www.switched.com...]

re: #13 zombie

I'll miss you.

re: #3 zombie

One can only take so much before OVERLOAD starts flashing.

Lizards are your Overlords!

re: #9 opnion

The Chicken Dance is where it's at!

No, THIS is what it's all about

re: #5 HelloDare

I was hoping for a Mickey Mouse Open.

Wait until Tiger Woods is healthy.

re: #13 zombie

Surely LGF has a few full time positions at this point?

re: #16 Dianna

I'll miss you.

Not to worry -- I've got several interesting new posts ready to go at zomblog, which I'll be uploading every couple days, so you can always get your zombie fix that way.

Houston without electricity or water. water pressure woes

Anybody hear if Houston refineries are coming back online? I've been busy watching football and reading comments.

re: #15 buzzsawmonkey

In anticipation of "Talk Like a Pirate Day," "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate":

And it's hee-ho! hi-ho! Comin' down the plains
Stealin' wheat and barley, and all the other grains
And it's a ho-hey! hi-hey! Farmers bar your doors
When you see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores!

One of the really colorful pirates was Gasperella. He was a Spanish Buccaneer who worked the Gulf of Mexico. The British Navy came hard after him.
He swore not to be taken alive. True to his word when he was cornered he wrapped a chain around his neck & jumped into the Gulf.

re: #23 buzzsawmonkey

The full-time LGF position is "hunched over the keyboard."

...or, in some cases, "splayed naked on the polar bear rug, wearing cute glasses while typing on a stylish laptop."

re: #13 zombie

Protest too much?

When I was just a lad looking for my true vocation
My father said now son, this choice deserves deliberation
Though you could be a doctor or perhaps a financier
My boy why not consider a more challenging career

Hey ho ho
You'll cruise to foreign shores
And you'll keep your mind and body sound
By working out of doors

True friendship and adventure are what we can't live without
And when you're a professional pirate
That's what the job's about

(Upstage, lads! This is my ONLY number)
Now take Sir Francis Drake, the Spanish all despise him
But to the British he's a hero and they idolize him
It's how you look at buccaneers that makes them bad or good
And I see us as members of a noble brotherhood

Hey ho ho
We're honorable men
And before we lose our tempers we will always count to ten

On occasion there may be someone you have to execute
But when you're a professional pirate
You don't have to wear a suit

I could have been a surgeon
I like taking things apart
I could have been a lawyer
But I just had too much heart

I could have been in politics
Cause I've always been a big spender
And me...I could have been a contender

Some say that pirates steal and should be feared and hated
I say we're victims of bad press it's all exaggerated
We'd never stab you in the back, we'd never lie or cheat
We're just about the nicest guys you'd ever want to meet
(Tell the truth, lad. Do you really think that Captain
and the Squire are planning to share the treasure with the
likes of us? And we being the rightful owners, who shed our
blood getting it here. Join us, lad! Donate your compass to
the treasure hunt, and get a full share!)

Hey ho ho
It's one for all for one
And we'll share and share alike with you and love you like a song
We're gentlemen of fortune and that's what we're proud to be
And when you're a professional pirate
You'll be honest, brave and free
The soul of decency
You'll be loyal and fair and on the square
And most importantly

When you're a professional pirate
You're always in the best of company

re: #18 cliffster

No, THIS is what it's all about

Thats good, 'Tank you boysum. We will pee in your town next weekum."

re: #27 Attaboid

Protest too much?

Yes, they do protest too much! And I've spent too much time documenting their antics. Enough!

re: #21 zombie

Cool!

I always look forward to your zomblog posts.

re: #5 HelloDare

I was hoping for a Mickey Mouse Open.

We have one ... the PGA

I though Rove was EVIL?!

re: #26 zombie

...or, in some cases, "splayed naked on the polar bear rug, wearing cute glasses while typing on a stylish laptop."

Kawasaki glasses, 704 series, in 34 gray

re: #28 buzzsawmonkey

There is apparently some evidence that Jean Lafitte, the famous pirate who helped Andrew Jackson win the Battle of New Orleans, was a Sephardic Jew.

I never heard that , but it would make him even more colorful.

I'm making a butterfinger cake for my dad who at 80.. developed one heck of a sweet tooth. This is decadent for sure and should be a sin.

re: #26 zombie

...or, in some cases, "splayed naked on the polar bear rug, wearing cute glasses while typing on a stylish laptop."

Will you be posting photos of that?

re: #26 zombie

Now I know you're male.

re: #38 rp1138

Will you be posting photos of that?

Only if you're a paid subscriber to my webcam.

re: #17 Alouette

Lizards are your Overlords!

I, for one, welcome our new OVERLOADs.

/Brockman?

Libs like to remind us that more people in the world hate us than ever before. I suspect that's true, but I doubt it's because of George Bush or our foreign policy. I think its because the libs themselves and our own media keep up a constant drumbeat of anti-America propaganda. I think anybody exposed to American media (and that's everybody) would think America is a bad country. You truly have to be an independent thinker to actually like America.

re: #22 right_on_target

Houston without electricity or water. water pressure woes

Who does Houston call if they've got a problem?

//no disrespect meant ...

re: #22 right_on_target

Have been watching live feed from Houston TV. Aerial views of Galvaston show incredible damage.

[Link: www.maroonspoon.com...]

re: #4 solomonpanting

What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?

Larry LaPrise, the man who wrote "The Hokey Pokey," died peacefully at the age of 83. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin.

They put his left leg in. And then the trouble began …

re: #13 zombie

I'm going to be unbelievably busy with a major work deadline for the next three weeks, so if anyone notices my absence (or diminished presence, more likely) here, that's the reason. Got to put LGF on the back burner for a while. A zombie's got to make a living, after all.

I thought all lizards were independently wealthy.

Y'know, the fatwas mailed to the Mohammed Image Archive have tailed off in recent weeks, but the last couple days have seen a surge, for some reason. Here's one that just arrived moments ago (copied and pasted verbatim):

---------------------------

From: Azrey Eshaq
Subject: see u shit....

k#$@^&%n adalah agama yang paling babi haram jadah......, aku mmg x puas hati dngn hampa......, hampa tunggu la kuasa ALLAH nanti....., ALLAH akn laknat hampa......, babi haram jadah betoi la hampa nie....., kalau nak mai kta lwn......., haram jadah punya babi agama......., xpa la......, x lama hampa akn jadi kayu api yang mmbkr neraka jahannam....., allahhuakbar....!

---------------------------

That's what most of them are like, which is why I don't usually post them.

re: #46 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

Larry LaPrise, the man who wrote "The Hokey Pokey," died peacefully at the age of 83. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin.

They put his left leg in. And then the trouble began …

I'm ashamed of myself for giggling..

re: #42 Luigi
I always thought that the world hated us , first for Disco & then later for Boy Bands.

Just thought I would repeat this "must view" vid from youtube, here, in the open thread.

re: #4 solomonpanting
I just got my mother a coaster printed with "What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?" and my brother one that says "Sorry, but I'm all out of nice."

I can empathize with the folks in the path of hurricane Ike. Chunks of my roof are blowing off as I type.

Not Breaking News : The Detroit Lions are still garbage

re: #26 zombie

...or, in some cases, "splayed naked on the polar bear rug, wearing cute glasses while typing on a stylish laptop."

Charles - we have a new topic...

I am at home listening to a great CD from my pal Dewayne Pate, fabulous player of the 6 stringed bass.
Rawmuse sez, check it out.

PUMA Revenge

Found this at a PUMA blog.

They're still pissed.

re: #50 buzzsawmonkey

That's an invocation of Chthulhu right out of the Necronomicon. Of course, that was written by the mad Arab Abdul Al-Hazred.

Sounds like its straight out of the original Al Azif, the original arabic.

Whew -- took some effort, but I finally tracked down his IP location:

Penang, Malaysia.

Help! Trying to go to Gateway Pundit, this is what gives me. A bunch of muslim "related" sites.

[Link: www.google.com...]

Country: Malaysia

Region: Pulau Pinang

City: Penang

Country Code: MY

re: #52 A Kiwi Infidel

Just thought I would repeat this "must view" vid from youtube, here, in the open thread.

Here's another video by the same producer:

WOW.

re: #10 HelloDare

Saw this posted on a thread over at Hot Air.

They've still got the "oldness"!

re: #61 sidtara

Help! Trying to go to Gateway Pundit, this is what gives me. A bunch of muslim "related" sites.

[Link: www.google.com...]

Works for me. Just go stright to the Gateway Pundit site.

re: #53 yah

I just got my mother a coaster printed with "What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?" and my brother one that says "Sorry, but I'm all out of nice."

Looks like you've got all of life's situations handled.
:*)

re: #58 Celtic Templar

PUMA Revenge

Found this at a PUMA blog.

They're still pissed.

That's pretty. Can I give it a hug?

Obama's employer when he was a community activist is still in the business of voter fraud.

[Link: www.americanthinker.com...]

Several municipal clerks across the state [Michigan] are reporting fraudulent and duplicate voter registration applications, most of them from a nationwide community activist group working to help low- and moderate-income families.

The majority of the problem applications are coming from the group ACORN,

Here's Michelle's piece about Obama and ACORN.

[Link: article.nationalreview.com...]

[Obama] cut his ideological teeth working with ACORN as a “community organizer” and legal representative.

Thanks!

re: #28 buzzsawmonkey

There is apparently some evidence that Jean Lafitte, the famous pirate who helped Andrew Jackson win the Battle of New Orleans, was a Sephardic Jew.

It seems to be true. There is a chapter about Lafitte in Jews on the Frontier, written by Rabbi Harold Sharfman. I may put up an excerpt on my website. Fascinating stuff.

re: #37 GoodBoy

Oh Man that looks sinfully delicious! I love this comment from the cook:

"You know, it just kills me when folks come to my blog and expect to find health food."

re: #63 goddessoftheclassroom

Here's another video by the same producer:

WOW.

[Link: www.youtube.com...]

And a third:

How about this.

Very funny.

Sarah Palin Has Cooties

Apparently, McSame didn't thoroughly vett his darling little bimbot before choosing her for his running mate. Then again, the senile old man doesn't know how many houses he owns...how can he be expected to know whether or not his own Veep has cooties? He'll probably deny she even has cooties or try to bury the truth. But the folks over at Daily Kos and the Democratic Underground have it on good authority that Sarah Palin does indeed have Cooties, and that her daughter is a slut (and not even the good kind of slut - she's keeping her baby). But more importantly, Sarah Palin has Cooties.

(....)

How exactly can a Cootie-sufferer find the time to perform her duties as Vice President while raising five kids, one of whom is a slut?

(....)

No one is really sure how Cooties are transmitted, but the general consensus is that you get them by being a pro-life, pro-drilling, Christian Conservative member of the NRA...and by kissing *YUCK!* boys.

No, it's not the NYT.

re: #28 buzzsawmonkey

There is apparently some evidence that Jean Lafitte, the famous pirate who helped Andrew Jackson win the Battle of New Orleans, was a Sephardic Jew.

Also that Columbus himself was a converso.

Hey guys, Noam and I bring greetings from Manuals, Noam is on his second beer, and we getting down to politics

re: #63 goddessoftheclassroom

Indeed,

I took note of the comment about oil being used to threaten economies.

Remember when opec and, I think, that fat saudi bastard saying that high oil prices wasnt their fault, that there was plenty of production and it was the action of greedy futures traders that drove up the price?

Well, it is no surprise to hear the fat bastard urge a cut back in production as the barrel price drops below $100, because they need to keep the price up.

What a {insert string of expletives here} hypocrite.

Today's extra cool Astronomy Picture of the Day at high res.

The Democrats, who are now the will hounds of the collectivist Left like to call their opponents personal pet names if you stand against them, If you use plain simple English with plain talking then you are a Red Neck, If you want to earn a living by going against union wishes at restraining your ability to earn when you want to work then you are called Selfish and a Scab, If you are patriotic and want to make sure your country and your family continues to enjoy freedom against those who wish to murder them then you are just a Baby Killer, If you adopt the principles of our founding fathers and talk of God in any way they you are just Clingers of Religion, If you want to independence and survival skills to your children as well as how to protect them selves then you are just a Gun fanatic. If you wish deal with individuals on their own merits instead of addressing them as members of their divisive collectivist group then you are a Racist and a Bigot. If you expect someone to be true to their word and promises then you are just Old Fashioned. If you have been beaten and abused by a an enemy then you are just Useless and Old.

America if finally beginning recognizing the pattern and the sources of their propaganda. The Internet and Talk Radio were forgotten and discarded as irrelevant to control communication and abandoned by the Elitist Liberals as both being Old Fashioned and Primitive. Underestimated and Thrown under the bus. Just like most of the American People and it's principles that set us apart from the rest of the world.

how about a nice wine suggestion to go along with LGF?

re: #80 PJ61

garnacha del fuego

$ 9.99

fantastic for the price

re: #80 PJ61

how about a nice wine suggestion to go along with LGF?

Any Shiraz from Australia (bastards, mutter mutter)

re: #80 PJ61

how about a nice wine suggestion to go along with LGF?

I've found that Annie Greensprings '08 goes nicely with open threads.

re: #80 PJ61

And what exactly is the nature of your generalized cowardice pun against the this site?

re: #80 PJ61

how about a nice wine suggestion to go along with LGF?

Anything from Lambert Bridge, Sonoma, CA.

re: #74 Spiritualized

Having a really big, 60s style bouffant hairdo is a lot worse than cooties, but nowhere near as bad as having really big ears and a phony southern accent.

re: #84 Egfrow

And what exactly is the nature of your generalized cowardice pun against the this site?

I'll give PJ61 the benefit of the doubt, given they didnt use "whine"

re: #87 A Kiwi Infidel

I'll give PJ61 the benefit of the doubt, given they didnt use "whine"

It's an out of place comment as has obvious undertones of contempt.

re: #80 PJ61

Try a Gloria Ferrer Carneros Valley 2004 Pinot Noir, quite excellent.

re: #86 Mardukhai

Having a really big, 60s style bouffant hairdo is a lot worse than cooties, but nowhere near as bad as having really big ears and a phony southern accent.

Can you visualise all that hair being let down?

In case you cant, this may help?

not whine... please ....I am not from the upper west side...love the garnacha del fuego idea...these are tuff economic times

re: #80 PJ61

how about a nice wine suggestion to go along with LGF?

Anything from Napa - LGF hails from California after all.

re: #78 Ojoe

WoW! Awesome.

Apple sort of goofed with the new iTunes 8 upgrade. Apparently, they've pulled back a driver. This isn't the only problem, though. iTunes 8 doesn't work for people who have their iTunes Libraries on external hard drives.

Going back to iTunes 7.7 isn't difficult, but it's time consuming. Also, iTunes 7.7 won't accept a library that's been touched by iTunes 8, so it's necessary to reload the library which takes quite a bit of time for a large library (not to mention if you let iTunes search the internet for the artwork.)

Importing all the playlists was a snap by importing the library info that I saved repeatedly in an XML file, but another catch to all this is that Apple has also delivered an upgrade for iTouch (and iPhones) that can be offered via iTunes 7.7 but only works on iTunes 8.

So I have a Classic iPod (160gb) that still works on my reverted iTunes 7.7, but my iTouch has been upgraded to work only on iTunes 8. So it is frozen in time in its current state until Apple comes up with an iTunes 8 that works with external hard drives.

The irony, of course, is that I have my iTunes Library on an external hard drive because my iPod Classic (160gb) holds too many movies, songs, photos, etc., to fit on my laptop's internal hard drive. So I have a small portable hard drive that I carry with me so that I can update my iPods whenever I want to do so.

I'm sure Apple will get this fixed (they do know about it) and it doesn't lessen my enjoyment of my iPods. Most of the content on my iPod Classic is instructional and Hebrew studies. My iTouch is mostly movies for when I'm traveling or waiting somewhere.

re: #88 Egfrow

It's an out of place comment as has obvious undertones of contempt.

Hmmmm, you may be onto summit.......

re: #45 Dublin(CA)Dude

Thanks for that link. TWC isn't cutting it on the recovery story.

Vivaldi, The Four Seasons on dueling electric guitars

I'm a few pounds heavier the last few weeks since discovering the Leinenkuegel Brewery and their fine beers

summer Shandy and their Red are fabulous

re: #79 Egfrow

They don't have to worry about my guns. Until they take my radio away.

re: #90 A Kiwi Infidel

Woah! On a governor, no less!

By the way, why don't they call a female governor -- governess?

; - )

re: #26 zombie

...or, in some cases, "splayed naked on the polar bear rug, wearing cute glasses while typing on a stylish laptop."

Yah, that's me, for sure! (Thinkpads are stylish, right?)

re: #80 PJ61

Grappa. Why fool around?

re: #102 Ojoe

Grappa, another name for jet fuel.

re: #84 Egfrow

And what exactly is the nature of your generalized cowardice pun against the this site?

So obvious, and yet I still responded. I feel so dirty.

re: #97 Archimedes

Vivaldi, The Four Seasons on dueling electric guitars
[Link: www.youtube.com...]

Very, very cool!

re: #96 Mel Lono

You're welcome, the link actually comes from Brendan Loy's WeatherNerd blog that he does for Pajamas Media.

re: #80 PJ61

how about a nice wine suggestion to go along with LGF?

I am enjoying a nice red wine from the Republic of Georgia.

From the Anchoress

re: #107 Alouette

I stick with beer - it shrinks the brain less.

[Link: timesofindia.indiatimes.com...]

As I was scrolling down I just noticed the top headline in Reuters on the left sidebar:

Scientists race to crack the genetic code of the POTATO!

re: #110 Nancy

As I was scrolling down I just noticed the top headline in Reuters on the left sidebar:

Scientists race to crack the genetic code of the POTATO!

Makes sense. To fight someone, you have to understand what makes them tick. Understand a potato, understand a liberal..

I am having a heck of a time pegging Obama's accent & cadence.
His declarative sentences sound like questions.
His pronouciation is weird, he says polisah instead of policy.
Anybody got a handle on it?

re: #108 goddessoftheclassroom

That's HOT !

re: #112 opnion

Fake Southern accent combined with stuttering.

re: #108 goddessoftheclassroom

Saw that earlier today, awesome video. And ain't the Anchoress just great?!

re: #100 Mardukhai

Actually reading some Alaskan papers last week --some DO affectionately call Her "Governess and First Dude"

re: #112 opnion

I am having a heck of a time pegging Obama's accent & cadence.
His declarative sentences sound like questions.
His pronouciation is weird, he says polisah instead of policy.
Anybody got a handle on it?

Dennis Prager was talking about this on Thursday. He played different clips and said that Obama uses different accents and cadences depending on the audience he is addressing.

Obama is very skilled at manipulating his listeners. Hillary also tried playing with different accents and was completely ripped for it.

re: #80 PJ61

how about a nice wine suggestion to go along with LGF?

Wolf Blass Cab, Australian. $12.99 and good for the price.

re: #110 Nancy

As I was scrolling down I just noticed the top headline in Reuters on the left sidebar:

Scientists race to crack the genetic code of the POTATO!

Since we know how furniture is made, when scientists are successful we'll have the genetic code of the couch potato.

re: #111 cliffster

Makes sense. To fight someone, you have to understand what makes them tick. Understand a potato, understand a liberal..

Mr. Liberalhead?

re: #114 rawmuse

Fake Southern accent combined with stuttering.

That sounds about right , but he always ends his sentences like he is asking a question.
I find his speech patterns really annoying. However I find Sarah Palin's Fargo speak to be charming.
Let me think. I got it! I like her & I really don't like him.

re: #110 Nancy
That is because Mr. Potato Head has come out of the closet!

re: #117 Alouette

Dennis Prager was talking about this on Thursday. He played different clips and said that Obama uses different accents and cadences depending on the audience he is addressing.

Obama is very skilled at manipulating his listeners. Hillary also tried playing with different accents and was completely ripped for it.

No kidding Dennis Prager noticed this.
I will bet you that if agitated, Michelle slips into real homegirl.

re: #123 opnion
I have not heard anything about Michelle in a week. What's up with her?

re: #112 opnion

I am having a heck of a time pegging Obama's accent & cadence.
His declarative sentences sound like questions.
His pronouciation is weird, he says polisah instead of policy.
Anybody got a handle on it?

He pronounces "policy" as "policy" when he is talking to media types or giving a formal speech. When he is talking to the unwashed masses, he says "polisah" as part of his horribly fake Southern-folksy accent.

I have a neighbor, a yellow-dog Democrat and lukewarm Obama supporter, who looked up that Lebanon, VA talk to find out exactly what Obama said about lipstick. He says he's not voting for "that POS" now. It wasn't what Obama said. It was the obviously put-on accent.
Turned my neighbor's stomach.

re: #112 opnion

It is odd. He exhales a little too much on some words. Very breathy. Perhaps beginning emphysema?

I was browsing around a map of Alaska early this morning to satisfy my own curiosity --I knew Russia was close but I had forgotten HOW close.

From the Mainland Alaska to Mainland Russia it appears to be no more than 75 miles. That's not from the Alaskan Island that is even closer!

Certainly close enough to cross with an ordinary boat!

re: #124 yah

I have not heard anything about Michelle in a week. What's up with her?

She is going to be on with Paula Dean. Safe

Hey loflyer.

Have one for me. And say hi to the Lizards.

re: #111 cliffster

"Makes sense. To fight someone, you have to understand what makes them tick. Understand a potato, understand a liberal.."

Idaho potato's take offense at your comment Sir. Potato's from Main may be liberal (and small) but Idaho potato's are far from small or liberal.

Sarcasm aside, this actually isn't that bad of an idea. Potato blight is a big problem and if science can find the genetic code to develop a potato that is resistant to it, great. Think about the great Irish potato famine and the misery it caused and I think you will understand where I am coming from,

On a drive to do shopping, in north central Massachusetts, I saw exactly two house signs for presidential candidates (but lots for state representative)
BOTH signs were for McCain.
Probably quite different in the People's Republic of Cambridge.

re: #126 claire

I read he is smoking again - no link - I think it was on hotair a few days ago.

re: #133 yah

I read he is smoking again - no link - I think it was on hotair a few days ago.

Yeah, I heard that he is sneaking smokes. Be a man & just light up!

re: #133 yah

If I was in his position right now, I'd be smoking more than tobacco, or maybe he is.

Oh my the health police must be having a fit.....I hope he has insurance to cover all the liability suits he will get hit with for second hand smoke.

re: #133 yah

I read he is smoking again - no link - I think it was on hotair a few days ago.

Well, his campaign promises involve smoke and mirrors.

re: #126 claire

It is odd. He exhales a little too much on some words. Very breathy. Perhaps beginning emphysema?

Maybe, but I think that the dope is emoting.
Hell he got applause early on at a rally, just for blowing his nose!

Potatoes changed the history of the world. Ireland has poor soil and weather so not too many people lived there because nothing would grow for food. Until someone brought the potato.
Then the potato blight, masses starved, thousands came to the US.

The history of food is fascinating.

While Obama might have the gift of gab when reading off of a teleprompter, I've noticed that the left appears to give him a pass for his lack of eloquence when attempting to talk about things he obviously has no idea of the subject.

The cracks about the stammering & stuttering = lies really causes lots of problems for people with a real speech impediment. A person who stutters is often thought stupid by others and as such doesn't handle the comments about good speech equaling high intelligence very well.

Just asking, when does everyone think the Slo Joe is going to drop out of the race for "medical" reasons?

And who do you think will replace him?

My money is on Hillary, about a month out from the election, after the first VP debates when he deconstructs.

re: #142 Dublin(CA)Dude

I don't see it happening. That would indicate that on his very first executive decision, Obama screwed the pooch.

Obama ..
Where he gets his change from.

re: #140 yah

Potatoes changed the history of the world. Ireland has poor soil and weather so not too many people lived there because nothing would grow for food. Until someone brought the potato.
Then the potato blight, masses starved, thousands came to the US.

The history of food is fascinating.

Yup, Native Americans got here following the food(herds) over the ice bridge fro Asia.

re: #137 taxfreekiller

Tell St. Peter at the golden gates, ya hate to make him wait,
just got to have another cigarette.

Hank Thompson?

Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen

re: #121 opnion

Sarah Palin's is a "northern accent" and common in the Dakotas, Minnesota, northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Though they all vary and are not exactly the same but all are much closer to Canadian speech.

I was not from either Alaska or North Dakota and when I first had moved to the Chicago area decades ago, people commented on my accent. Which of course, I could not hear nor even thought I had.

Speaking of Fargo --didn't the Coen brothers also do Northern Exposure? Wonder how long it will be before that is brought back in reruns!

re: #143 rawmuse

I don't see it happening. That would indicate that on his very first executive decision, Obama screwed the pooch.

I did think that Biden would drop out, but his son just resigned as a lobbyist. Looks like Biden stays.

re: #143 rawmuse

I don't see it happening. That would indicate that on his very first executive decision, Obama screwed the pooch.

McGovern did it with Eagleton, and Obama is nothing if driven to win, if he feels Hillary will be his rescue, he may go for it, but you are right, would show very poor judgement on his part with the Biden pick, but lets face it, it was very poor judgement on his part.

re: #142 Dublin(CA)Dude
Hillary ain't jumpin' on the Titannic. She'll wait until after the election and for the next four years will tell the donks "I told you so".

re: #142 Dublin(CA)Dude

Just asking, when does everyone think the Slo Joe is going to drop out of the race for "medical" reasons?

And who do you think will replace him?

My money is on Hillary, about a month out from the election, after the first VP debates when he deconstructs.

you might be right, but I think Hillary would be a fool to hitch her wagon to that falling star. And can you imagine him watching his back for 4 years? Plus, she'll be too old to run in 2016.

re: #147 Nancy

I went to school in Green Bay. A lot of my class mates sounded like Sarah Palin. They thought that my Chicago accent was funny & were always asking me to say something.
Peronaly, I think that she sounds great.

Woops . . . New Jersey Democrats forget to follow state election law and hold meeting to nominate Obama/Biden electors for November election. No worries, the Democrat controlled state will let it slide.

re: #151 dave in NC

How old is she now? 60? 62?
She'll be under seventy, I think.

But I agree.
She doesn't want to tie her name to his......especially not after setting herself up in the primaries as the "moderate" (hah!) Democrat.

"Republican Attack Machine!"
"Swift Boat me once, shame on you. Swift Boat me twice, shame on you again."
"We are the change we wanted changed for the sake of changing things!"
"ReTHUGlicans!"
"McSame!"
"McCain can't even use a keyboard and don't use that 'torture' defense. Everyone knows torture is just waterboarding and flushing korans down the toilet."

Has anyone ever figured out what TaxFreeKiller is talking about at any time? No disrepect, but WTF?

re: #127 Nancy

I was browsing around a map of Alaska early this morning to satisfy my own curiosity --I knew Russia was close but I had forgotten HOW close.

From the Mainland Alaska to Mainland Russia it appears to be no more than 75 miles. That's not from the Alaskan Island that is even closer!

Certainly close enough to cross with an ordinary boat!

There is a Russian community on the Kenai Peninsula (Ninilchik). During winter some dog team it out from the US side and meet cousins, friends etc. who dog team it over the frozen sea from the Russian side with Russian ladies who are having complex pregnancies. (with GPS - meeting up is a piece of cake)

They meet in the middle and xfer the ladies.

The ladies are then taken to one of the hospitals in Anchorage - introduced as one of the community members - thus no English spoken ... deliver the kids at the taxpayers expense. The hospital workers know what's going on ... they jokingly call it the "Russian Ward" - that's right - enough do it to have their own ward.

re: #155 wolfie

If Mac's too old, she'll be too old.

I have brought things down to a simple formula:

Who would I want to "hang out with"
The McCains and Palins or the Obamas and Bidens.

I am going with the McCains and Palins.

I don't know enough about the Bidens but the mere thought of hanging out with Barry and Michelle seems boring at best. Mr. "It's all about me" and Mrs. Angst."

re: #134 opnion

Yeah, I heard that he is sneaking smokes. Be a man & just light up!

Really. For cripes sake, it's a perfectly legal activity, if unhealthy. So is eating at McDonalds or Burger King, but people don't hide that.

re: #106 Dublin(CA)Dude

Looks like Crystal Beach is pretty much gone.

re: #161 taxfreekiller

Being Left means never having to say you're sorry.
And you were never wrong.

He's very far to the left.

Holy crapolie! Its 6:45PM on the eastern seaboard. Is anyone watching CNN?
The Liberals just ran an advertisement against John McCain. YES THE DEMS ARE TRYING TO "SWIFTBOAT" MCCAIN! I could'nt believe it. They had some vet come on and say that in the Hanoi Hilton prison he "flew off the handle" and lost his temper and that this person wouldn't want "John McCains' finger anywhere near the button"! Of course its one of those "527 PACs" or whatever they are called (not officially associated with Obama campaign.)
Maybe this is old news to most people but this is the first ive seen of that advertisment. Despicable, and yes i thought the original "swiftboating" against Kerry was also disgusting. Im no political hack or hypocrite.

By Kat-Mo at [Link: ace.mu.nu...]

In 2004, besides Bush's "security moms" and the "evangelicals", one of the touted reasons for Bush's win in the election was what I like to call "the beer factor".

The "beer factor" is that certain something that tells the electorate that, yeah, actually, they could feel comfortable to a sit down, drink a beer and shoot the breeze with the candidate. They could talk to him (or her) and he (or she) would be interested in what they had to say. More importantly, since the candidate was "like them", they believed he or she would govern like the electorate would want.

Bush had the "good ol' boy" thing going on. If you invited him to beer and barbecue, you'd expect him to spend his time telling stupid stories about this one time he and some other fellas went huntin' and ol' what's his name tripped over a pile of cow crap and nearly blew Dick Cheney's big toe off. They ended up scaring all the game away, driving into town, ordering a steak and drinking beer. Then he'd take another swig of beer and laugh like that story was still funny fifty times later.

Of course, he had that endearing way of saying "new-kew-lar" that everyone had a good laugh at including Bush.

McCain has been lagging a bit in that area and Obama is starting to feel what it's like to be last year's news at the family barbecue. Palin has re-injected the "beer factor" by a factor of 10 into the election.

So, if we had a barbecue today, what would our candidates look like?

"Uncle John" McCain: He's that slightly cranky uncle that gets invited to all the family barbecues. "Uncle John" drinks Budweiser. Out of can. He likes to tell his war stories. Over and over and over. Everybody loves him, but nobody wants to get stuck sitting next to him at the table. Some of the family gets uncomfortable when he gets cranky, but you nearly shoot your beer out of your nose when you hear him tell "Uncle Harry" "go f*ck yourself!"

Yeah, sometimes, "Uncle John" is a pretty cool guy. Besides, he did marry "Aunt Cindy" with all those bucks who ain't too shabby for an older lady.

Psuedo-Professor, Professional Community Organizer Obama, MA, BS: Yeah, he's just that ostentatious when your star struck sister introduces him. You have no idea if he has any other name because she's always going on about "Obama this" and "Obama that" for the last year. You hardly know the guy and he already pisses you off just hearing his name.

Your sister brought him home to "meet the family" because she was sure he would impress everybody with his Harvard degree and command of the English language. On the other hand, your dad thinks she brought him home because, deep down, she really wanted to piss him off. You know, he "doesn't look like" any of her former boyfriends and he "has a funny name".

Thirty seconds after she introduces him, she runs off to talk to her girl cousins about how "dreamy" he is. While they're over in the corner "oohing" and "ahhing" over his turtle neck, tweed coat with patches wearing physique, you're stuck listening to him going "blah-blah-blah-blah" about some hopey, changey community organizing he did ten years ago to help get a light bulb changed in a condemned building. Five minutes in you're starting to glance around none to surreptitiously for a way out when you suddenly recall that "Uncle John" asked you to get him another beer.

Later on you see him holding court with a bunch of the college aged kids who listen rapturously to his empty oratory. They haven't got a clue what he's talking about, but he sounds like he does and, besides, he has an exotic name. He went to Harvard, you know, and might have an answer to healing the rift in the time-space continuum.

/cont'd

Got plenty of remnants of Ike up here in Chicagoland, along with a trough that left a ton of rain. A lot of areas are flooded, and we've even had expressways closed. Some of the local creeks and rivers are well above flood stage, and some will even crest above records in some NW and West Suburbs. Been a soggy last three days (yuck).

re: #166 el matamoros

Holy crapolie! Its 6:45PM on the eastern seaboard. Is anyone watching CNN?
The Liberals just ran an advertisement against John McCain. YES THE DEMS ARE TRYING TO "SWIFTBOAT" MCCAIN! I could'nt believe it. They had some vet come on and say that in the Hanoi Hilton prison he "flew off the handle" and lost his temper and that this person wouldn't want "John McCains' finger anywhere near the button"! Of course its one of those "527 PACs" or whatever they are called (not officially associated with Obama campaign.)
Maybe this is old news to most people but this is the first ive seen of that advertisment. Despicable, and yes i thought the original "swiftboating" against Kerry was also disgusting. Im no political hack or hypocrite.

They better pray to God that that "vet" really was in the Hanoi Hilton. Those guys are all pretty tight to this very day and many of them were at the Republican convention.

The adults, on the other hand, have all drifted away to the periphery of the back deck, studiously avoiding Hopey-changey guy because he just couldn't stop himself from lecturing them about the evils of barbecuing with charcoal instead of some environmentally friendly bio-fuel. Like corn husks or dried cow dung when everybody knows it takes twice as much to cook with, costs twice as much to buy and makes the steak taste like crap.

You have no idea what your sister sees in him. Seriously, the dude sounds like your old calculus teacher and drinks foreign beer that looks, smells and tastes like warm cow piss on a hot August day. Oh, crap, he's looking over your way. "Hey! Uncle John! You need another beer?"

"Uncle Joe" Biden: He's that uncle that married into the family. You don't know why or to whom he was married, he's just been around a long time. He's kind of creepy. He has a tendency to hug all the women too long and give them that extra squeeze at the end. He's like the persistent used car salesman that has had his teeth whitened too much and wears a bad comb over. Every time he shows up it seems like he's trying to convince you to join him in another stupid @$$ deal that is supposed to make you rich over night. Of course, you know, his fancy car is leased and he sub-leases that condo.

Right on time, Uncle Joe is pontificating on some subject too loud and, yeah, there he goes, he just put his foot in his mouth. You can tell because your mom has that half-stunned, half-mad look on her face like she wants to clobber him with the potato salad spoon. Your dad takes him by the arm real quick and leads him over to that community organizer guy. Maybe the two of them can talk each other to death.

Two minutes later, half the young women standing around Professor Cool suddenly remember they have to go help put out the food or something. Some of the guys decide to go shoot some hoops. Uncle Joe just puts off that kind of vibe. Professor Cool is looking a little annoyed that he got stuck with Uncle Joe; like he wishes he could go join the pick up game, but he's too polite and maybe just a little conceited. He won't just leave his remaining acolytes to the old wind bag.

Now they are both trying to out pontificate each other. Uncle Joe keeps interrupting Professor Cool with some stunningly stupid observations. Another half of their little college crowd drifts away and the only ones left are the real die hard "I want to be a radical change agent, I just don't want to have to go to those stupid sit ins like my hippy parents did" kids.

Uncle Joe is drinking a Heineken. He tips it up and holds it in front of him so the label shows. As if to say, "see, I drink foreign beer, too." Dude wouldn't know a foreign beer if it smacked him in his head.

Crap. Now they've lost most of their captive audience and they're looking around for their next victims. "Hey! Uncle John! How about another beer?" Seriously, if you're going to have to listen to some old guy's long @$$ story you might as well listen to Uncle John tell the one about the time when he was a POW and he flipped the guards the bird after they just finished torturing him for ten hours. Gotta admit, Uncle John had some balls back in his day and he actually DID something, not sat around and talked about it.

"Cousin Sarah" Palin: You didn't even know you had a cousin Sarah until Uncle John introduces her. Okay, yeah, he did mention something one time about a second cousin, three times removed who lived in an igloo with a bunch of kids, sewed moccasins out of moose hide from a moose she tracked ten miles through a blizzard while simultaneously running the entire state of Alaska, but you never thought you were actually going to meet her.

/con't

I've just about had it with the left. You try to debate points, and they just act like crazy nutbars.

Here's an example: On another blog site, I asked a troll what if any criticism he had of Obama. He demanded I list mine of McCain. So I did. I don't like McCain on illegal immigration, torture, ANWR, global warming and campaign finance reform. The troll kept asking where were my criticism. I kept telling the troll, scroll up. He kept demanding my criticisms. I then realized I was dealing with an absolute batshit crazy person. The sad thing is that other people on that site are even now trying to debate the nutbar.

Part III

Wow! She is smokin' hot. Except she's got that husband who won the Iron Dog something or other four times. You're not sure exactly what that entails, but anything with the word "iron" in it makes you try to keep acting like you're not looking at her while you chug your Miller Gold.

She knows how to be the perfect guest. She brought side dishes and two deserts. Your dad announces that the meat is done. Automatically, Cousin Sarah starts jumping in and organizing everybody to straighten the tables, lay out the food, set out the plates and get this show on the road. Your mom and dad are pretty impressed how fast she gets everybody moving. Usually, the family has to get browbeat for fifteen minutes while they grudgingly and grumpily bring their @$$es to the table, then sit around and wait to be served.

Uncle John's beaming like a new daddy handing out cigars. He just knew everybody was going to like Cousin Sarah. Professor Cool, community organizer guy comes over and starts in, "Now, hold on. Just hold on a second. I'm the community organizer and she's not doing it right. I mean, sure, she's shot a moose and run a state, but I know how to organize a community and this is not how you organize a community. First, we need a meeting..."

Nobody's listening. Uncle Joe tries to get in on the show, too. He saunters over to where Cousin Sarah is standing, holding a baby on her hip, a bowl of baked beans in one hand and the instructions for erecting the big tent out on the lawn in the other. "Hey, little lady. That looks too hard. Let me help you." Then he takes the bowl of baked beans, sits it on the table and acts like he just successfully negotiated a treaty between Russia and Georgia.

Everybody wants to talk to Sarah. The moms about raising children and paying bills. The working moms about balancing work, children and paying the bills. Career women about the challenges of doing business, how to motivate people and the most efficient methods to get it done. The guys want to talk about fishing and hunting. The older guys about running efficient government, corruption and energy. Her husband Todd is a lucky guy. Pretty cool, too.

Over in the corner, your sister and some of her friends are making catty remarks about how she's running around with all those kids, shooting stuff *ugh* and generally making them look like a bunch of unaccomplished school girls. No one can be all of those things and definitely no woman. Women have to choose to either be a mom or a career woman. Besides, there is no way they are going to have four kids, live in a freaking igloo and shoot moose. Not that anyone asked them to, but just in case someone gets the big idea. They give all the guys the stink eye.

Did you hear? She actually wanted to pray before eating dinner! What is she? Some throw back to the 1950's? Now she's helping pick up the mess after dinner without being asked. Is she deliberately trying to make everyone look bad? What the hell is wrong with her? She is sooo setting women back like a gazillion years. Doesn't she know that the men should be helping clean up the mess and watching the babies, too? Oh. They are. That b*tch!

She drinks Pabst! Out of can! At least, it looks like she's drinking a beer. It looks like the same can she had earlier. Geez! She's a damn tee-totaler. She's just holding the beer so no one feels uncomfortable.

You just sit there drinking your beer enjoying the whole scene. This has got to be the best damn family barbecue in years. Man, you hope it doesn't end too soon. You catch Uncle John's eye and lift your beer in salute. You gotta hand it to the old guy; he's still got a few kicks in his step.

You know things have changed. Your mom is so impressed with Cousin Sarah she might actually vote Republican this year.

What? Cousin Sarah is pointing at you? She wants you to get off your @$$ and help set up the tent.

Uncle John comes over and grabs another beer, "Come on, son. Let's get'er done!"

re: #166 el matamoros

They had some vet come on and say that in the Hanoi Hilton prison he "flew off the handle" and lost his temper

You don't say!

re: #165 wolfie

Being Left means never having to say you're sorry.

That is soooooooo true! I know from experience. It is ALWAYS the other persons fault. "They should not have stepped in front of my bullet."

re: #162 reine.de.tout

Really. For cripes sake, it's a perfectly legal activity, if unhealthy. So is eating at McDonalds or Burger King, but people don't hide that.

He can't. He's the new messiah, almost by definition perfect. To me, if he's willing to hide that to gain power, what else is he willing to hide? ("My muslim faith")....

re: #166 el matamoros

Holy crapolie! Its 6:45PM on the eastern seaboard. Is anyone watching CNN?
The Liberals just ran an advertisement against John McCain. YES THE DEMS ARE TRYING TO "SWIFTBOAT" MCCAIN! I could'nt believe it. They had some vet come on and say that in the Hanoi Hilton prison he "flew off the handle" and lost his temper and that this person wouldn't want "John McCains' finger anywhere near the button"! Of course its one of those "527 PACs" or whatever they are called (not officially associated with Obama campaign.)
Maybe this is old news to most people but this is the first ive seen of that advertisment. Despicable, and yes i thought the original "swiftboating" against Kerry was also disgusting. Im no political hack or hypocrite.

The Hanoi Hilton was FORTY years ago? That is the most recent loss of temper they can come up with?

Only the Jets could lose to a QB who hasn't started since high school.

Snakebit franchise.

re: #177 stevieray

Only the Jets could lose to a QB who hasn't started since high school.

Snakebit franchise.

Oh come on, the Jets are a terrible team. Don't worry though the Pats will go no better then 9-7 this season.

re: #166 el matamoros

Wait a second, how is it unfair to point out the anti-American activities of one John F. Kerry, in time of war, giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and slandering our troops (some of whom are present on this very thread right now) when that same man runs for POTUS in 2004? That is complete BS. He is a public man, and that is part of his public record.

It (the so-called Swift Boating) was not only completely justified, it was entirely predictable to anyone with half a brain, which includes John Kerry, and most, but not all, Democrats.

Whatever this ad running on McCain is, I doubt very much that it is any part of his record as a public figure.

re: #177 stevieray

Great game going on in Denver 31-30, Chargers trail.

re: #176 galloping granny

The Hanoi Hilton was FORTY years ago? That is the most recent loss of temper they can come up with?

His most recent diatribes were against the First Amendment and conservatism in general, which was neither newsworthy nor film-worthy at that time...

Otter and Puppy democrats can't face the McCain-Palin surge. Scroll down.

Cynthia McKinney is on C-SPAN right now talking about hugging trees. Oh wait, now she's back on message: whitey bad, give money and homes and everything else to blacks to make them equal.

re: #170 goddessoftheclassroom

I can see why you call yourself Goddess of the classroom. Maybe you should write a novel. You got me hooked. I can hardly wait to read it.

re: #81 Shug

garnacha del fuego

$ 9.99

fantastic for the price

Or buy a less expensive Spanish wine and make sangria. If you live near a Trader Joe's, you can get a quaff-able Spanish red for $3.99. I think they have a garnacha for $4.99. You can match the "drink" word twice as often if you mix the wine with oranges, lemons, cloves, and sparkling water.

re: #166 el matamoros

I could never imagine one losing his temper in a place where he was treated rather well.

Randi Rhodes

re: #48 zombie

For all practical purposes they may as well be doing the Hokey Pokey.

re: #158 Bobibutu

That's actually quite humanitarian. Because it does appear that area of Russia is pretty far from any services or conveniences.

And wasn't that how the Itidord (sp?) began..........the dog sleds were used to bring medical supplies or vaccines or something like that?

re: #188 Nancy

That's actually quite humanitarian. Because it does appear that area of Russia is pretty far from any services or conveniences.

And wasn't that how the Itidord (sp?) began..........the dog sleds were used to bring medical supplies or vaccines or something like that?

Balto!

re: #50 buzzsawmonkey

That's an invocation of Chthulhu right out of the Necronomicon. Of course, that was written by the mad Arab Abdul Al-Hazred.

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re: #179 rawmuse

Wait a second, how is it unfair to point out the anti-American activities of one John F. Kerry

Absolutely. That was fair game. On the other hand, when the Democrats focus on anything associated with McCain's POW time, all it does is show the enormous difference between McCain's commitment to country and Obama's lack thereof. Go ahead: emphasize McCain's talking points. Just like in the Oriental game of Go, you should play away from strength, not into it.

Is anyone else seeing a lot of stupid coming out of the Democrat side of things?

Sometimes a show of temper is appropriate.

re: #185 ContraJihadi

Or buy a less expensive Spanish wine and make sangria. If you live near a Trader Joe's, you can get a quaff-able Spanish red for $3.99. I think they have a garnacha for $4.99. You can match the "drink" word twice as often if you mix the wine with oranges, lemons, cloves, and sparkling water.

I've had Spanish Riojas that are quite good. Chilean wines are another good, reasonably-priced option.

re: #167 goddessoftheclassroom

re: #170 goddessoftheclassroom

re: #172 goddessoftheclassroom

(did I get them all?) ;)

That was fun!

Funny, isn't it? That folks and families from the North sound just like folks and families from the South and parts in between.

/Here...have a beer, sit a spell, tell us how you're doing. :)

OK Everyone -

Bill White - the Democrat/Non-Partisan Mayor of Houston is already complaining about FEMA response to Hurricane Ike 48 hours after the storm.
Whoda Thunkit? Need I say more? FYI, Galveston mayor ok with response.

-S-

re: #166 el matamoros

Imagine that --losing your temper and flying off the handle in a prison camp!
Do they think he should have been a little more gracious?

Hillary might join Zero's camapign if he pays off all her campaign debts, and throws in a couple million dolars more for her trouble.

Then stab him in the back before the election *cackle*

re: #178 EIDE_Interface

Oh come on, the Jets are a terrible team. Don't worry though the Pats will go no better then 9-7 this season.

I live in NJ, so I know alot of jets fans. They are sure that Favre will lead them back to the promised land. I think he needs a few receivers before he can make a difference.

My Giants kicked ass, though. Let the Rams get close in the fourth, and then stepped on their necks.

/heh. spellchecker don't like Favre.

I'm watching some Ike coverage on a link somebody provided above, and one of the feeds has a reporter whining about not being allowed to go into Galveston to check out the devastation. The authorities are trying to "control" the images, he apparently thinks, because they don't want people seeing Katrina-like devastation, and so are refusing media requests for access.

Or, perhaps, just perhaps, it could be that first responders and repair-people cannot move around to do their jobs when there is a ton of traffic around. We saw that here in Baton Rouge. People got out and started driving around, and the repair crews were delayed in getting to where they needed to be. Which of course, delayed repairs to give us our electricity back, which of course, everybody complained about as they got into their cars and drove around, further delaying the repair crews, and round and round it went.

Next this guy got onto the lack of ice, water, etc., faulting the gov't for not getting supplies to these people immediately. Well, why didn't those people leave? They were given notice, for crying out loud. Plus, the supplies are stored out of harm's way, and have to be brought into the area, and that simply takes time.

Probably a good thing I never considered a job as a reporter - I wouldn't have fit in.

Got back from the Northern Virginia area early this afternoon.

If the numerous yard signs for 'McCain' and 'Democrats for McCain' I saw are any indication of what is going to hit Obama on November 4, he should be sweating right now.

The young people I spoke with last night (in their twenties and thirties) are divided. The sober ones who have real jobs and ambition are for McCain/Palin. The stoners who work at low-end jobs are worried about actually having to work harder at being stoners without benefit of gummit or family support.

The sober ones outnumbered the stoners. :)

Goddess, that's excellent! Brilliant!

re: #197 Shay4l

Hillary might join Zero's camapign if he pays off all her campaign debts, and throws in a couple million dolars more for her trouble.

Then stab him in the back before the election *cackle*

Shay41 -

And - would you blame her?

-S-

re: #179 rawmuse

Wait a second, how is it unfair to point out the anti-American activities of one John F. Kerry, in time of war, giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and slandering our troops (some of whom are present on this very thread right now) when that same man runs for POTUS in 2004? That is complete BS. He is a public man, and that is part of his public record.

It (the so-called Swift Boating) was not only completely justified, it was entirely predictable to anyone with half a brain, which includes John Kerry, and most, but not all, Democrats.

Whatever this ad running on McCain is, I doubt very much that it is any part of his record as a public figure.

The Swift Boat campaign did its job and provided much needed information about a phony candidate. The congressional tape of Kerry accusing servicemen of criminality was the opening gambit, the swift boat accounts added more to the case against Kerry.

I say let them try to besmirch McCain, like Kerry besmirched our servicemen. It will come out in the wash in November.

re: #189 christheprofessor

Balto!

Oh, I'm gonna cry.

I got a shrinkwrapped copy of Obsession from The Clarion Fund in the Sunday paper. The very fine print shows it was a supplement to 70+ papers. I wonder how many will wind up discarded?

Cynthia McKinney on C-Span and the Seahawks-49rs on Fox tied with 2:00 to go.

Do I watch comedy or drama?

john F. Kerry appeared on TV, in front of the entire NATION, in that ratty fatigue jacket and denounced American GIs, for the love of Pete. He arranged meetings with the enemy that were not authorized by our government. He threw his bogus medals over the White House fence, (or didn't, depending on which day you ask him). He wrote books about it.

And finally, if none this were true about John F. Kerry, why did Carter have to pardon him and restore an Honorable Discharge to his military record?

People that think that the Swift Boat Vets were unfair have excrement for brains.

re: #193 David Simon

I've had Spanish Riojas that are quite good. Chilean wines are another good, reasonably-priced option.

Chileans work well in sangria too, although many of them, being made with Merlot, are a little more tannic than Riojas. Harder or softer, they are definitely good values.

Chargers take the lead. Going for the two.... good!

re: #196 Nancy

Imagine that --losing your temper and flying off the handle in a prison camp!
Do they think he should have been a little more gracious?

The liberals think Hanoi Hilton was Stalag 13. Colonel Hogan never flew off the handle there.

so McCain lost his temper after being tortured for months on end... And Obama snapped when he couldn't finish his waffle...

re: #9 opnion

The Chicken Dance is where it's at!

Au contaire, mon frere!

Is it just possible that this man, John McCain, having suffered the slings and arrows of outrageous torture and interrogation; having survived in an underground mentality; having maintained his honor amongst his fellow prisoners all of whom aggressively opposed their jailers: is it just possible that this man is thinking circles around everybody else?

We may be witnessing a master teaching a lesson.

re: #131 Bubblehead II

...
Sarcasm aside, this actually isn't that bad of an idea. Potato blight is a big problem and if science can find the genetic code to develop a potato that is resistant to it, great. Think about the great Irish potato famine and the misery it caused and I think you will understand where I am coming from,

I'm sure it was no picnic, but I can't complain. It sent some of my ancestors packing for here...

re: #181 christheprofessor

His most recent diatribes were against the First Amendment and conservatism in general, which was neither newsworthy nor film-worthy at that time...

A diatribe is a whole lot different than a loss of temper.

re: #213 experiencedtraveller

Is it just possible that this man, John McCain, having suffered the slings and arrows of outrageous torture and interrogation; having survived in an underground mentality; having maintained his honor amongst his fellow prisoners all of whom aggressively opposed their jailers: is it just possible that this man is thinking circles around everybody else?

We may be witnessing a master teaching a lesson.

Obama is nothing, NOTHING compared to his Viet-cong torturers. If he managed to overcome those evil monsters, what is a little wet-behind the ears Chicago politician to him?

re: #209 stevieray

Darren Sproles having a career day.

re: #205 pittboy

I got a shrinkwrapped copy of Obsession from The Clarion Fund in the Sunday paper. The very fine print shows it was a supplement to 70+ papers. I wonder how many will wind up discarded?

pittboy -

If I get it, I will keep it along with my homebrew DVD from FOX. Didn't have the time to check the P.O. Box today. "Paper" is Asbury Park Press of which I get the "Tree" edition on Sunday.

-S-

re: #215 galloping granny

A diatribe is a whole lot different than a loss of temper.

Semantics!

re: #169 galloping granny

My thinking as well. There is a roster of the POW's and those that came back do seem to know who the others were. They better have a name for this "vet" =======

Though I find it a fishy story that ANY vet who was a prisoner of war would make a comment about another flying off the handle. I don't imagine ANY of them were exactly thrilled to be there!

re: #205 pittboy
I got the Obsession disk too - not sure if I should watch it or not - is it virus free? Who put it out?

re: #197 Shay4l

Hillary might join Zero's camapign if he pays off all her campaign debts, and throws in a couple million dolars more for her trouble.

Then stab him in the back before the election *cackle*

I wouldn't bet on that one. It is much, much too late in the day for Obama to expect Hillary to bail his ass out. The only way I can see Hill running this year for either position is if Obama himself drops out - or has a nutter and gets forced out.

re: #208 ContraJihadi

Chileans work well in sangria too, although many of them, being made with Merlot, are a little more tannic than Riojas. Harder or softer, they are definitely good values.

True, but I was thinking of Malbec.

i'd love to see them make an internet video ad showing Obama talking to different groups with different accents. personally i think people have a very negative reaction to this, but not everyone watches enough to pick up on it, so many are probably not aware that he does it.

after showing different clips that illustrate the accent changes, the voice-over could come on at the end of the ad and say something like "Barack Obama, deceptively packaged, not ready to lead."

Hillary left the convention as the only person getting a bounce.
She is poised to be in a position of power in the senate, and the Democratic presidential frontrunner in 4 years.

Why on earth would she screw that up by joing Hussein obama as a last minute Hail Mary gimmick?

Well Obama wouldn't want us to think to much about his Muslim faith, err Christian faith.

re: #226 Shug

Hillary left the convention as the only person getting a bounce.
She is poised to be in a position of power in the senate, and the Democratic presidential frontrunner in 4 years.

Why on earth would she screw that up by joing Hussein obama as a last minute Hail Mary gimmick?

If Hillary were smart, she'd detatch herself from the SS Titanic aka Obama campaign immediately. She has seemed to me to be a savvy politician to date - so we'll see.

re: #220 Nancy

My thinking as well. There is a roster of the POW's and those that came back do seem to know who the others were. They better have a name for this "vet" =======

Though I find it a fishy story that ANY vet who was a prisoner of war would make a comment about another flying off the handle. I don't imagine ANY of them were exactly thrilled to be there!

This was a very, very bad move. But then the Obama camp does seem to be all too prone to really, really bad moves. Like attacking John McCain because he can't type to use email. Going after an honest to God American Hero is not a good move.

re: #21 zombie

Not to worry -- I've got several interesting new posts ready to go at zomblog, which I'll be uploading every couple days, so you can always get your zombie fix that way.

You can put a few in dated cans and wordpress will pop them at the appointed time. Also to keep your feed live and not lose place in the SEO warfront you can can a few of your old posts and repop them. That's what I did last time I took a vacation, it worked rather well.

re: #228 EIDE_Interface

If Hillary were smart, she'd detatch herself from the SS Titanic aka Obama campaign immediately.

Frankly, I haven't seen either of the Clintons do jack squat for the 0bama since the convention.

Seeing the historic collapse of Obama before my naked eyes, I'm absolutely astonished looking back at all those huge rallies he was getting back in Feb-May period. It was truly scary, but in the back of my mind I always figured that it was just a large turnout of rabid leftists and not a sign of swing voters flocking to Obama. It turns out - I was 100% right.

re: #188 Nancy

That's actually quite humanitarian. Because it does appear that area of Russia is pretty far from any services or conveniences.

And wasn't that how the Itidord (sp?) began..........the dog sleds were used to bring medical supplies or vaccines or something like that?

Vaccines during the diphtheria epidemic--the book and animated movie Balto are based on it,

re: #232 experiencedtraveller

Frankly, I haven't seen either of the Clintons do jack squat for the 0bama since the convention.

Clinton apparently gave 6 points of advice to Obama, all of it pretty vanilla stuff. When you're good at something, why do it for free? What is in it for Bill Clinton to try to elect Barack Obama?

re: #231 buzzsawmonkey

You are working under the assumption that people recognize heroism when they see it. I think that assumption rests on weaker ground today than it ever has.

Although I think 'registered voters' recognize heroism a lot more than 'likely' voters...

re: #225 alien_mind

i'd love to see them make an internet video ad showing Obama talking to different groups with different accents. personally i think people have a very negative reaction to this, but not everyone watches enough to pick up on it, so many are probably not aware that he does it.

after showing different clips that illustrate the accent changes, the voice-over could come on at the end of the ad and say something like "Barack Obama, deceptively packaged, not ready to lead."

People will think it's "grabbing at straws".

Afternoon Lizards,

What's shakin'?

Who's the noob on the bar? I'm thirsty!

re: #232 experiencedtraveller

Frankly, I haven't seen either of the Clintons do jack squat for the 0bama since the convention.

I think even Obama knows that she's setting herself up for a run in 2012.

re: #211 Kenneth

so McCain lost his temper after being tortured for months on end... And Obama snapped when he couldn't finish his waffle...

Come on -- apples and oranges!
We're talking about a human being trying to finish a waffle - If I couldn't finish my waffle, I'd be angry, too.

_{/need I?}

re: #138 Kosh's Shadow

Well, his campaign promises involve smoke and mirrors.

And he does blow a lot of smoke.

re: #241 least

Come on -- apples and oranges!
We're talking about a human being trying to finish a waffle - If I couldn't finish my waffle, I'd be angry, too.

_{/need I?}

If the election were to be decided on the "hero" issue alone McCain would win 500 EV.

John F. Kerry and Obama are both similar in that, they are both men with repeated anti-American activities in their past, which are publicly documented, in their books and on film and video.

The Democrats, of course, think that this is such a plus, that they nominated both of these men for their candidate for President of the United States.

And yet, in the unfathomable depths of their almost impenetrable layers of collective ignorance, the Democrats will be outraged when the opposition uses this cornucopia of evidence against them, in a public forum.

re: #235 EIDE_Interface

What is in it for Bill Clinton to try to elect Barack Obama?

A new dating pool?

re: #228 EIDE_Interface

I think she is too smart also to settle for VP at this point just to bail HIM out. But she "could" agree to save the "Democrat party" by taking the number one slot. Obama is never going to agree to do that.

If Obama loses this time around, remember, she would likely be facing him in a primary in 2012. She wants to avoid that. Much better to let him "sink his own ship" because should would have his failure to win as her ammunition should he decide to try again in 2012.

re: #224 David Simon

True, but I was thinking of Malbec.

Malbec is a rather tannic fellow too. It has historically been used as a blending grape, but some wineries in California are starting to make it as the dominant varietal. One of my favorites wineries, Mauritson in the Dry Creek appellation of Sonoma County, is about to release its first "named" Malbec. I tasted a barrel sample this spring: not sure that it is my style, but we'll see what happens when it is released.

Well, as my Dad used to say: "It's all good."

My house is up for sale and somebody is coming by to look at it soon. Happy trails, Lizards.

re: #244 rawmuse

John F. Kerry and Obama are both similar in that, they are both men with repeated anti-American activities in their past, which are publicly documented, in their books and on film and video.

The Democrats, of course, think that this is such a plus, that they nominated both of these men for their candidate for President of the United States.

And yet, in the unfathomable depths of their almost impenetrable layers of collective ignorance, the Democrats will be outraged when the opposition uses this cornucopia of evidence against them, in a public forum.

Not all! PUMAs accept all those facts about Obama. How many, I don't know.

re: #168 Honorary Yooper

Got plenty of remnants of Ike up here in Chicagoland, along with a trough that left a ton of rain. A lot of areas are flooded, and we've even had expressways closed. Some of the local creeks and rivers are well above flood stage, and some will even crest above records in some NW and West Suburbs. Been a soggy last three days (yuck).

NO FLOODING WHAT SO EVER BY ME got a call from my son's mother in law asking how we are doing i guess they think chicagostan is one big block out there in new york city. closest flooding to me is 3 miles away in albany park.

Well I wouldn't count our chickens yet... fifty days to go. We've all got lots of work and right now one of the most important things is to tear down Obama economic policy, and spread the word on McCain economic policy. If we dont' we can still lose this.

re: #188 Nancy

That's actually quite humanitarian. Because it does appear that area of Russia is pretty far from any services or conveniences.

And wasn't that how the Itidord (sp?) began..........the dog sleds were used to bring medical supplies or vaccines or something like that?

Yes ... Iditarod, Diphtheria in Nome. 1048 miles.

re: #246 Nancy

I think she is too smart also to settle for VP at this point just to bail HIM out. But she "could" agree to save the "Democrat party" by taking the number one slot. Obama is never going to agree to do that.

If Obama loses this time around, remember, she would likely be facing him in a primary in 2012. She wants to avoid that. Much better to let him "sink his own ship" because should would have his failure to win as her ammunition should he decide to try again in 2012.

I'm thinking the only scenario that Hillary can actually be President is if McCain wins, fails badly like Bush and Democrats learn their lesson and don't nominate Obama again in 2012. However, McCain doesn't do the failin' thing to well - and he will have "POTUS in Training" to assist him aka The Palinator. Which basically means Hillary better be satisfied with being senator of NY.

re: #249 EIDE_Interface

Not all! PUMAs accept all those facts about Obama. How many, I don't know.

Hence my phrase "the unfathomable depths of their almost impenetrable layers of collective ignorance..."

re: #251 buzzsawmonkey

Watch out for sub-Priam mortgages from the Bank of Troy. They'll Hector you to distraction.

I could never resist the closer they brought in, Helen was her name IIRC.

re: #231 buzzsawmonkey

You are working under the assumption that people recognize heroism when they see it. I think that assumption rests on weaker ground today than it ever has.

I am working under the assumption that damned near everyone 5 years older than Obama remembers John McCain and Vietnam. And many of the many that were in the Hanoi Hilton are still alive. Going after McCain's military service is definitely NOT a good idea.

I'm sure that the Obama camp thinks they are doing to McCain just what the Swiftboat vets did to Kerry but they forget that the same group that remembers John McCain's service also remember John Kerry's actions.

re: #232 experiencedtraveller

Frankly, I haven't seen either of the Clintons do jack squat for the 0bama since the convention.

She was here in Tampa last week.

re: #252 Thanos

Well I wouldn't count our chickens yet... fifty days to go. We've all got lots of work and right now one of the most important things is to tear down Obama economic policy, and spread the word on McCain economic policy. If we dont' we can still lose this.

Who is? I'm confident that we will win, but we have to make sure that GOP turnout is a record! I'm hoping for 80% this time around. If the GOP can keep the current intensity going for 50 more days, there is NO doubts in my mind we will win. Not by the slimmest margin, but a healthy one.

Good evening to all from the Jersey Shore. I was hoping for an ocean or a biking picture to ponder.

re: #260 red131

Good evening to all from the Jersey Shore. I was hoping for an ocean or a biking picture to ponder.

Well, then look out your window!

Exactly what demographic do the Obama people think will be moved by this ad? Peace studies professors?

One of the Obamites biggest problems is that they do not understand the ordinary americano. They keep making ads that THEY find convincing.

One thing about the Clintons - they've not lost a general election contest since around 1982. They are as savvy political operators as they come. If my gut instincts are correct about them, they will only do the bare minimum campaigning for Obama, but not stake their reputations on it.