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Open | Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 3:44:00 am PDT
Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave
When they think that their children are naive.
— Ogden Nash
575 comments
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Sep 22, 2008 3:50:53am |
C'mon Monday! Let's find a way to give some traction to Jawa today!
Let's let Barry back up what he said about "firing" anyone involved with such a smear. Let's get that "fired" person on the air to tell about where their orders came from.
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IslandLibertarian Mon, Sep 22, 2008 3:51:48am |
I'm one of the kids my parents warned me about staying away from.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Sep 22, 2008 3:53:08am |
re: #4 IslandLibertarian
I'm one of the kids my parents warned me about staying away from.
She have one of those, "My Child Was Inmate of the Month at Shawshank Reform School" bumper stickers?
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Fenway_Nation Mon, Sep 22, 2008 3:55:35am |
An open thread? And me with nothing to discuss
Except for this:
Visit the O'Grady/Brown memorial website.
These two police officers were murdered by close friends of Bill Ayers after an armoured truck robbery in Nyack, N.Y. back in 1981. How close? Not just 'fleeting acquaintences from the Weathermen Days'. More like 'Ayers Raised Their Infant Son To The Red Diaper Babay He Is Today', complete with a Rhodes scholarship and fawning NYT and PBS articles about him.
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smokefire Mon, Sep 22, 2008 3:59:45am |
Damn Patriots.
Looks like Super Bowl is out this year.
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scottishbuzzsaw Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:00:56am |
Mornin' Lizards...running late, and a day behind in the news...still catching up on the Jawa Report...good stuff...hope you're all well today!
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:01:14am |
re: #9 Killian Bundy
Funny that you mention "The Common Man". Yesterday saw an article about the melamine poisoning in China. Official said something to the tune of, "We must make sure that the "common people" can eat with confidence."
Can you imagine the reaction from the American Public if someone called them "common people"? That is why they are known as the "American Public".
Just words.
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IslandLibertarian Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:01:31am |
re: #6 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
She have one of those, "My Child Was Inmate of the Month at Shawshank Reform School" bumper stickers?
Mom traded her bumper for wings a few years back.
She's probably whispering in Gods ear advice on how to run my life.
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Ford_Prefect Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:01:46am |
Good morning Lizards!
Just a drive by for me today.
Hope all are well and happy.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:03:25am |
re: #13 IslandLibertarian
She have one of those, "My Child Was Inmate of the Month at Shawshank Reform School" bumper stickers?
Mom traded her bumper for wings a few years back.
She's probably whispering in Gods ear advice on how to run my life.
Whaddya talkin' about? She's probably whispering in his hear how to run the Planet Earth! (if anything like my mommy!)
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smokefire Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:04:32am |
re: #6 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
She have one of those, "My Child Was Inmate of the Month at Shawshank Reform School" bumper stickers?
We are the people our parents warned us about
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yochanan Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:05:08am |
re: #10 smokefire
Damn Patriots.
Looks like Super Bowl is out this year.
i know your pain being a CHICAGO BEAR FAN
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smokefire Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:07:22am |
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Jewels (AKA Julian) Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:07:23am |
My state doesn't even havea professional Football team...so meh on the NFL
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NC State of Mind Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:10:22am |
re: #12 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Can you imagine the reaction from the American Public if someone called them "common people"? That is why they are known as the "American Public".
Just words.
Wait a few more years until we get a few more institutions nationalized and we'll be referred to in the same way. Maybe they'll at least call us the plebians.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:12:09am |
re: #21 Jewels (AKA Julian)
Jewels? You crazy? You're not stuck with your crappy local franchise. The world is your oyster! You may be like me! A fair-weather fan!
I'm a Cowboy fan in general, but can move around to whatever makes me feel good. When we suck, I can still pull for others.
Seriously. You could be forced to wear a "Cardinals" jersey.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:13:25am |
re: #23 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I'm a Cowboy fan in general, but can move around to whatever makes me feel good. When we suck, I can still pull for others.
Except the Redskins.
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Cap'n DOC Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:16:42am |
re: #22 NC State of Mind
Hey! What happened to my share of AIG? Or do I also get a piece of Freddie & Fannie?
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IslandLibertarian Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:23:24am |
re: #17 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Whaddya talkin' about? She's probably whispering in his hear how to run the Planet Earth! (if anything like my mommy!)
You know what MOM stands for?
Master Of Manipulation!
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:29:49am |
re: #27 IslandLibertarian
You know what MOM stands for?
Master Of Manipulation!
Heh - I resent that!
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Jewels (AKA Julian) Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:30:09am |
Looks like the Tree Sitters just got a dose of reality
[Link: www.sfgate.com...]
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IslandLibertarian Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:31:04am |
I was born in Los Angeles.
I have pictures of me as a kid on the LA Colosseum practice field with the 1955 Los Angeles Rams.
St. Louis? Saint Louis?
/like a junkie, I can't kick 'em.
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Killian Bundy Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:31:07am |
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IslandLibertarian Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:31:31am |
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:34:15am |
re: #32 IslandLibertarian
you tryin' to manipulate me?
Nope. I don't do the manipulation thing. I've always made my children manipulate themselves, thank you very much.
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IslandLibertarian Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:35:11am |
re: #34 galloping granny
Bravo!
You've earned the moniker MOM!
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Cap'n DOC Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:35:26am |
WARNING - After the previous threaded subject, I would suspect we're going to be flooded with very holey sock-puppets and troll traffic today.
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NC State of Mind Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:36:52am |
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2by2 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:37:55am |
What Palin would have said, had she not been dis-invited from a NY rally today against Ahmedinejad........
(btw thanks to Clinton's refusal to speak with Palin on the list as well)
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Sharmuta Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:38:38am |
re: #36 Cap'n DOC
WARNING - After the previous threaded subject, I would suspect we're going to be flooded with very holey sock-puppets and troll traffic today.
Just ask them what member of the Winner family they are.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:39:14am |
re: #36 Cap'n DOC
Yummy. Trools. Sock Puppets? Welcome to the dryer of doom!
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:39:47am |
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Cap'n DOC Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:40:06am |
re: #40 Sharmuta
LOL. Do I frame it something like - "Are you a Winner"?
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IslandLibertarian Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:40:47am |
re: #40 Sharmuta
Just ask them what member of the Winner family they are.
They're the ones under the bus.
Got to try to sleep now. (damn med's have me wired)
God Bless All!
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Sharmuta Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:41:04am |
re: #43 Cap'n DOC
LOL. Do I frame it something like - "Are you a Winner"?
I asked "Mr. Sandman" which winner he was. LOL
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pingjockey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:42:39am |
Mornin' all! Shouldn' that be whinner family not winner?
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:49:23am |
Michelle Malkin is up early and hot on the trail of this $700 billion bailout scam. Among the provisions, this one -
And right there in the text of the proposal is this naked power grab: “Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.”
Read it all.
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lifeofthemind Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:55:53am |
Good morning,
Here is beverage spewing information to start the day with. McCain is thinking of putting Coumo, one of the people who helped create the sub-prime disaster under Clinton, in charge of the cleanup.
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Killian Bundy Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:56:31am |
Some asshole is on Fox spewing a trillion here and an trillion here.
It hass to be done, our national debt is already almost ten trillion
/ let's get real
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obageegee Mon, Sep 22, 2008 4:56:37am |
Don't know if this one merits posting but some of my conservative friends got this in their inbox this morning , did anyone else get it? "this was sent to me today"give me your reactions
The following is from a source that has been correct on wild rumors like this on 4 out of 7 occasions.
On or about October 5th, Biden will excuse himself from the ticket, citing "health problems", and he will be replaced
to as many blog sites and personal email lists as is possible. I have already seen a few short blurbs about this. The "health problem" cited in those articles was an aneurysm. Probably many of you have heard the same rumblings.
However, at this point, with this information from the DNC, it looks like this Obama strategy will be a go. Therefore, it seems that the best strategy is to get out in front of thi s Obama maneuver, spell it out in detail, and thereby expose it for the grand manipulation that it is.
So, let's start mixing this one up and cut the Obamites off at the pass. Send this information out to as many people as you can and post it on every website and blog that you can access.
Editor's Note: I've heard this from several sources. Biden is a loose cannon and an amazingly poor choice for VP. Hussein's hatred for Hillary will be trumped by his sponsor's (Soros and gang) rabid desire to hijack America.
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:01:14am |
re: #50 obageegee
"Correct on 4 out of 7" is exactly the same odds that you get flipping a coin. No big deal. Re Biden's aneurisms, he has had two brain aneurisms repaired. Which makes him a pretty good candidate for a third.
I would be very surprised if Hillary was fool enough to pick up Barry's marbles this late in the game. And notice the desertion now of a number of her biggest high profile supporters.
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NC State of Mind Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:01:34am |
re: #50 obageegee
In the first place, I can't imagine Obama doing this. Even less so on October 5th, after the one and only VP debate on the second, IIRC.
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Lawrence Schmerel Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:02:25am |
Yippee! An early Monday morning thread. Great advice, too. I have a two-and-a-half year old son. He is a very wise little boychik.
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rustynail Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:03:09am |
re: #22 NC State of Mind
Wait a few more years until we get a few more institutions nationalized and we'll be referred to in the same way. Maybe they'll at least call us the plebians.
Or maybe the proles
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lifeofthemind Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:04:09am |
re: #51 galloping granny
Re Biden's aneurisms, he has had two brain aneurisms repaired. Which makes him a pretty good candidate for a third.
This needs to be more widely publicized. Did Obama do a background check on his candidate?
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:04:47am |
re: #56 lifeofthemind
This needs to be more widely publicized. Did Obama do a background check on his candidate?
I have thought right along that Biden was not Barry's first choice - more like the only one who would take the job.
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Pullus Iulius Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:07:36am |
re: #48 lifeofthemind
Well, he was throwing out Bloomberg's name as a possible leader in his financial resolution task force this morning, as well. Along with Mitt Romney and Warren Buffett. I'm not going to hold my breath for any of it. But I have to hand it to McCain for his love of rolling the ol' hand grenade across the table.
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:07:40am |
re: #48 lifeofthemind
Good morning,
Here is beverage spewing information to start the day with. McCain is thinking of putting Coumo, one of the people who helped create the sub-prime disaster under Clinton, in charge of the cleanup.
I heard that. McCain always referred to the Democrats as "My Dear Friends." Now that he is acting somewhat like a Republican, they are mauling him & yet he talks about appointing a Dem.
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kcladderman Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:08:09am |
re: #57 galloping granny
Biden doing the job regular democrats won't do
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reine.de.tout Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:08:29am |
I'm just getting up, and this might be "old" news to some of you right now, but re: the Jawa Report's article from last night, Michelle Malkin reports:
Now, here’s the juicy part. Within an hour of publication of the Jawa Report’s investigation, “eswinner” deleted the smear video that he had uploaded several times on September 11. Here’s a screenshot of the cached copy:
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lifeofthemind Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:08:41am |
Obama's people got Pallin kicked out of the rally at the UN by threatening the tax status of Jewish organizations. Obama supporting "Religions for Peace" are planning a meeting with Ahmadinejihad. What about their tax status?
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:11:15am |
re: #61 reine.de.tout
I'm just getting up, and this might be "old" news to some of you right now, but re: the Jawa Report's article from last night, Michelle Malkin reports:
Michelle's article is a summary of Jawa's lengthy one from the thread below.
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:11:16am |
re: #62 lifeofthemind
Obama's people got Pallin kicked out of the rally at the UN by threatening the tax status of Jewish organizations. Obama supporting "Religions for Peace" are planning a meeting with Ahmadinejihad. What about their tax status?
The money people did it, Soros & that crowd. Could there be a more self-loathing Jew?
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:11:56am |
Two grenades found at JetBlue Terminal at JFK
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yochanan Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:16:27am |
From the days of FDR, the vast majority of American Jews have identified with the Democratic Party almost if it were their religion. This included most especially secular Jews like me whose blasé attitude toward their faith and toward religious observance in general made such a replacement all the more important emotionally. This same Jewish majority also identified with the cause of social justice and, as Barack Obama among many others has noted, were some of the most active participants in the civil rights movement of the Fifties and Sixties. That was all how it should have been and was a perfectly logical and praiseworthy epoch in the development of our country.
Hello – those days are over! The events leading up to Monday’s anti-Ahmadinejad demonstration by Jewish organizations at the UN put the final nail in an already long-moldering coffin. Jews should no longer align themselves with the Democratic Party any more than they should align with the Republicans. They should act and think for themselves, devoid of ideological or partisan bias. They should first be Americans, not Democratic Party Americans.
The reasons for this are many, but paramount among them is that being hostage to one political party is tantamount to giving up your freedom and relinquishing your ability to confront reality and act in your own interest, not to mention the interest of others. Many Jewish Americans still do this for reasons that are at best sentimental and nostalgic, and at worst self-destructive. But a tipping point may be approaching. The virtual night of the long knives played out between the Democratic Party and various Jewish organizations surrounding the Iran demonstration, including allegations that party operatives were threatening the loss of tax exempt status over Sarah Palin’s appearance, with more unpleasant revelations undoubtedly to come, is obviously causing people to reconsider this allegiance to the Democratic Party that approaches fealty.
I urge my fellow Jews to keep thinking about this and not to retreat into the cocoon-like safety of an outmoded tradition. Change is difficult. But remember that Hillary Clinton – that paragon of the Democratic Party, a woman who calls herself a “progressive” (oh, desecration of the English language!) – was willing to forego the protest of the man who is arguably the most significant enemy of the Jews since Hitler for partisan and (most likely) personal pique reasons. How morally repellent is that!
And then Joseph Biden told us he was busy–too busy to protest a nuclear-armed madman who fervently believes that his mysterious Twelfth Imam (Mahdi) is destined to unite a chaotic globe under Allah. (And don’t tell me that evangelicals believe similar things. If you think there is an equation between evangelicals and Khomeinist Islamists, you need a cold bath.)
No, those Democrats thought of themselves and their party first, the citizens of this country and the world later. When Republicans behave in a similar reprehensible manner, we should condemn them with all ferocity. But fellow Jews, stop being slaves to the Democratic Party. End this illicit love affair – not just for your own good, but for the good of humanity.
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mama winger Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:17:13am |
Good morning LGF friends.
This is what happened down the block from me yesterday:
[Link: www.kenoshanews.com...]
Looking out my balcony this morning I see that the police tape is still up and what looks to be investigators are on the scene.
Thank God more people were not killed - it went right between the bedrooms as the children were asleep.
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Killian Bundy Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:18:11am |
re: #65 galloping granny
Two grenades found at JetBlue Terminal at JFK
/ain't going to take down a plane, especially in luggage
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Killgore Trout Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:18:13am |
re: #65 galloping granny
Link? This has happened a couple times. They might be seciurity training devices left behind or some Army reservists was trying to sneak some dummy grenades home.
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lifeofthemind Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:19:17am |
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:21:25am |
re: #67 yochanan
Damn, well said. A really good summation. Go Sox!
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tappin52 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:22:41am |
I posted this on the thread about the JAWA report. After O'Rielly's site got hacked last week, he just might be sufficiently ticked off to dive into this Obama connect the dots game.
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yochanan Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:22:45am |
re: #67 yochanan
Simon is a word smith and says things much better than I ever could but those are my feelings to a "T" just that the defeatism in the donk party did it to me and not the censorship of Gov'r Palin.
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:23:01am |
re: #67 yochanan
I know part of this is quotes from an article I read yesterday . . . . . which also stated as I recall that "most US Jews today are descendants of Jews escaping the Holocaust who were allowed into the US by FDR."
Which surely made me wonder who wrote the article, since neither FDR nor anyone else allowed any great influx of Jews into the US either prior to or during WWII. We did, in fact, turn at least one boat away.
re: #70 Killgore Trout
Link? This has happened a couple times. They might be seciurity training devices left behind or some Army reservists was trying to sneak some dummy grenades home.
LIve on Fox now
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reine.de.tout Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:23:27am |
I'm just getting up, and this might be "old" news to some of you right now, but re: the Jawa Report's article from last night, Michelle Malkin reports:
Now, here’s the juicy part. Within an hour of publication of the Jawa Report’s investigation, “eswinner” deleted the smear video that he had uploaded several times on September 11. Here’s a screenshot of the cached copy:
re: #63 galloping granny
Michelle's article is a summary of Jawa's lengthy one from the thread below.
When I went to bed last night, the videos were still on YouTube. They have deleted the videos and eswinner has now deleted his account. I didn't see that updated info at Jawa when I went there this morning (it's buried in the story).
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doriangrey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:23:54am |
Good morning Lizards............................
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yochanan Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:25:03am |
re: #72 opnion
those are Rodger L Simon's words I wish they were mine. i should have footnoted in right on the link but here i will.
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reine.de.tout Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:25:04am |
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:25:29am |
re: #76 reine.de.tout
I'm just getting up, and this might be "old" news to some of you right now, but re: the Jawa Report's article from last night, Michelle Malkin reports:
When I went to bed last night, the videos were still on YouTube. They have deleted the videos and eswinner has now deleted his account. I didn't see that updated info at Jawa when I went there this morning (it's buried in the story).
Jawa and others have copies of the videos, screenshots of the accounts, etc. Thank goodness for a scrolling mouse.
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:26:17am |
re: #79 yochanan
those are Rodger L Simon's words I wish they were mine. i should have footnoted in right on the link but here i will.
Ok, at least youir sentiments.
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yochanan Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:27:29am |
re: #75 galloping granny
the majority of jews in America came here between 1880 and the beginning of ww1 and post ww2 my wife's grand father was one of the few who got in during the middle 1930's. to messure the times is to quote the PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA who said one jew would be too many.
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scottishbuzzsaw Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:29:35am |
re: #80 reine.de.tout
good morning, Scotti!
How are you today?
Slow wake-up, I'm afraid, but getting there...how are you?
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scottishbuzzsaw Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:30:24am |
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yochanan Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:30:24am |
back in the 30's it was the AMERICA FIRSTERS' lead by father cauglin and a famous flyboy that drove the ave jew into the arms of the democrat party
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Killian Bundy Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:30:28am |
A large amount of Geraldo bogus,
/two grenades are bull[expletive deleted] weapons against airliners
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:31:49am |
re: #83 yochanan
the majority of jews in America came here between 1880 and the beginning of ww1 and post ww2 my wife's grand father was one of the few who got in during the middle 1930's. to messure the times is to quote the PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA who said one jew would be too many.
That is also my understanding.
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Nevergiveup Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:32:35am |
re: #87 Killian Bundy
A large amount of Geraldo bogus,
/two grenades are bull[expletive deleted] weapons against airliners
I know I heard his reporting also. Sounded like shots ringing out in Dallas? What an ass.
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pingjockey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:34:09am |
On FNC, McCain running ads about obambis' Chicago machine connections!
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reine.de.tout Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:34:11am |
re: #47 galloping granny
Michelle Malkin is up early and hot on the trail of this $700 billion bailout scam. Among the provisions, this one -
Read it all.
Link to that? I went to MM site and could not locate this.
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:37:02am |
re: #91 reine.de.tout
Link to that? I went to MM site and could not locate this.
Sorry - it was the Lead Story when I posted it - [Link: michellemalkin.com...]
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reine.de.tout Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:37:10am |
re: #84 scottishbuzzsaw
Slow wake-up, I'm afraid, but getting there...how are you?
Same!
I had to get up this morning, I accepted a short-term, part-time job for which I will be paid handsomely, but I had to get up early so I can get ready!
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ggt Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:37:21am |
Good Morning Lizards! It is murky this early morning in the Very Far Western Suburbs of Chicagoland.
The number of sick children in China has risen to 53K
How are you-all and are we talking about Jawa?
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doriangrey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:37:38am |
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yochanan Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:37:45am |
PRESIDENT HOOVER tried the do nothing route and it did not work out so well. A total econ. melt down could have had a much larger cost.
not being an expert on the econ having only taken 3 econ class in college i have no opinion on this matter.
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3 wood Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:38:51am |
Good Morning folks.
The odds of a Morgan Stanley - Wachovia merger deal just got a lot longer, because of this:
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- In yet another extraordinary development for Wall Street, the Federal Reserve said late Sunday night that venerable investment banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley will become bank holding companies, subjecting themselves to stricter federal oversight.
The main motivation for a broker to merge with a bank was to have direct access to capital during tight times like this. But by becoming a bank holding company, Goldman and Morgan can walk up to the discount window and borrow all they need themselves.
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HoosierHoops Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:39:01am |
re: #96 doriangrey
Morning Marshmallow..../sniffs around for coffee.....
Just put a pot on..
Good morning Lizards!
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scottishbuzzsaw Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:39:15am |
re: #96 doriangrey
Morning Marshmallow..../sniffs around for coffee.....
Looks like Reine has the coffee this morning, bless her!
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reine.de.tout Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:40:05am |
re: #84 scottishbuzzsaw
Slow wake-up, I'm afraid, but getting there...how are you?
Might you be interested in sharing a recipe or two?
e-mail me if you are, I'm keeping a list of interested folks so I can contact them with further details if there is enough interest to proceed with this.
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doriangrey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:40:05am |
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ggt Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:40:37am |
re: #68 mama winger
That made the drive-by news down here. Freakkyyyyyy!
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pingjockey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:41:31am |
Paperweights! Hey don't take fake grenades in your luggage! Idiots.
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Nevergiveup Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:41:50am |
Seems like Geraldo's big scoop at the Jet Blue Terminal at JFK were WW2 hand grenade paper weights. Maybe geraldo can keep them al Capone's vault?
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3 wood Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:42:58am |
Sports Notes:
Congrats to the US Ryder Cup team for their victory. It was nice to seed the US play team golf for a change instead of the "me-first" style of the last 9 years.
Gee, I wonder which big name golfer was on those other teams that was not on this one? Hmmm, I'll have to think on that one.
Also, before the football season started I projected the Chicago Bears to go 5 - 11. Now I'm having a hard time figuring out where they will pick up the other 4 wins. Could be a 1 and 15 year, for sure.
Hey realwest, if you are out there, check your email.
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:43:39am |
re: #107 Nevergiveup
Seems like Geraldo's big scoop at the Jet Blue Terminal at JFK were WW2 hand grenade paper weights. Maybe geraldo can keep them al Capone's vault?
That Capone stunt probably cost him an anchor slot.
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ggt Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:44:15am |
re: #58 Pullus Iulius
So Bloomberg (of NY?) can take take his war against guns into the economic realm?
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reine.de.tout Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:44:50am |
If anyone missed the cookbook idea from a thread last night, please take a look here, and if you are interested in donating a recipe or two or three, please e-mail me.
If the LGF e-mail does not work, click my avatar and my e-mail is written there.
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3 wood Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:44:52am |
re: #68 mama winger
Congrats on the Cubs. I told you they would win their division.
Now they need to get hot in the post season.
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Cap'n DOC Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:45:49am |
Geeesh. I just got done reading the Jawa Report - in its entirety. I've decided that the obamessiah has not been swift-boated, but innerTubed.
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scottishbuzzsaw Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:45:49am |
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doriangrey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:47:36am |
re: #111 reine.de.tout
If anyone missed the cookbook idea from a thread last night, please take a look here, and if you are interested in donating a recipe or two or three, please e-mail me.
If the LGF e-mail does not work, click my avatar and my e-mail is written there.
I have the perfect name for the LGF Cookbook.... "101 ways to fatten up your Lizard".....
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yochanan Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:48:55am |
re: #108 3 wood
the most we usually get is one winning team a year in Chicago this year we have two winning small ball teams but if you listened to the local media you would only think we had one winning team but unless they have a total melt down the CHICAGO WHITE SOX should also win there division.
now how would the baseball world react to a sub way series in CHI TOWN.
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runrabbitrun Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:50:26am |
re: #101 scottishbuzzsaw
Looks like Reine has the coffee this morning, bless her!
After the lateshow last night, I went out early to buy some fresh dark Italian roast from our international deli.... ::sniffs deeply::
(sorry I was late bringing it to the table, but I almost came in this a.m. wearing my velociraptor costume - I took it out of storage this weekend for Oct 31 - that would have sent a few bleary-eyed lizards running and a few older lizards wondering if I was their firstest cousin once removed....)
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scottishbuzzsaw Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:51:22am |
re: #116 doriangrey
I have the perfect name for the LGF Cookbook.... "101 ways to fatten up your Lizard".....
Do Lizards like chocolate?
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reine.de.tout Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:51:46am |
re: #120 scottishbuzzsaw
Do Lizards like chocolate?
Chocolate is a major food group all its own at my house.
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scottishbuzzsaw Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:52:49am |
re: #119 runrabbitrun
After the lateshow last night, I went out early to buy some fresh dark Italian roast from our international deli.... ::sniffs deeply::
(sorry I was late bringing it to the table, but I almost came in this a.m. wearing my velociraptor costume - I took it out of storage this weekend for Oct 31 - that would have sent a few bleary-eyed lizards running and a few older lizards wondering if I was their firstest cousin once removed....)
Oooo...smells wonderful!
Velociraptor?!? LOL! Howdy, cuz'!
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:52:49am |
Good Morning Lizard Nation!
Did everyone have a good weekend?
Other than the Patriots getting stomped by the Dolphins - AT HOME - mine was dandy. LOL
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HoosierHoops Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:53:38am |
re: #123 loppyd
Good Morning Lizard Nation!
Did everyone have a good weekend?
Other than the Patriots getting stomped by the Dolphins - AT HOME - mine was dandy. LOL
Good Morning Loppy! great weekend!
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:54:20am |
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3 wood Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:55:54am |
re: #117 yochanan
the most we usually get is one winning team a year in Chicago this year we have two winning small ball teams but if you listened to the local media you would only think we had one winning team but unless they have a total melt down the CHICAGO WHITE SOX should also win there division.
It's a Cubs town, that is for sure. The White Sox do have to win at least 1 of 3 at Minnesota, and our bull pen is awful.
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doriangrey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:56:09am |
re: #120 scottishbuzzsaw
Do Lizards like chocolate?
Does Gov. Palin know how to field dress a moose? Of course the answer is yes....
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3 wood Mon, Sep 22, 2008 5:59:50am |
re: #123 loppyd
Other than the Patriots getting stomped by the Dolphins - AT HOME - mine was dandy. LOL
Your QB can't find his secondary receivers yet, the defenses have figured that out, so they are just taking Moss out of the play so the passing game is stymied.
But in a few games he should get the hang of it, so keep hope. At least you guys have professional receivers who can. like catch the ball and stuff.
Not like my Bears would specialize in getting slow footed receivers who can not catch the ball.
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Tigger2005 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:02:14am |
Interesting link above about how neither McCain nor Obama are friends of the free market. I have to agree, but there's really no choice but to vote McCain and hope he does less damage. And that he doesn't manage to brainwash Sarah too much. McCain's a great man, Sarah, but your first hero was Reagan, and even though he was "just" an actor, Reagan was the better conservative!
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Kenneth Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:02:31am |
The anti-Palin backlash continues as the Moose Insurgent Liberation Front (MILF) attacks again with a terrible new weapon, the Improvised Elk Device (IED)
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doriangrey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:04:02am |
Well later Lizards, time for me to head off to work............
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scottishbuzzsaw Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:04:11am |
re: #127 doriangrey
Does Gov. Palin know how to field dress a moose? Of course the answer is yes....
I wonder if moose would taste good with a chocolate sauce...
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jpkoch Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:04:38am |
re: #2 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
C'mon Monday! Let's find a way to give some traction to Jawa today!
Let's let Barry back up what he said about "firing" anyone involved with such a smear. Let's get that "fired" person on the air to tell about where their orders came from.
Yeah, right. Like Obama would fire the one man who got him this far: Axelrod. Obama would no more fire Axelrod than Nixon would have fired HR Halderman....er, wait a minute. Nixon did fire him.
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:06:05am |
re: #128 3 wood
I agree. He's tentative, but isn't awful.
The offensive line turned in a miserable performance - he got sacked 4 times for Pete's sake!
Yes, Da Bears do need some good receivers.
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runrabbitrun Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:06:10am |
re: #133 scottishbuzzsaw
I wonder if moose would taste good with a chocolate sauce...
chocolate moose?
:D
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scottishbuzzsaw Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:07:44am |
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3 wood Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:08:03am |
re: #125 loppyd
I have long theorized that the Bears draft from a different pool of players than other teams. We get the pool of slow footed, stone fingered, and blind players.
Other teams get to draft from the pool that has quick players who can run into the end zone real fast carrying the football.
We have to be able to draft from that pool of players.
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Pullus Iulius Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:08:19am |
re: #110 ggt
Much more likely it's to throw the 0ther side off their stride for a step or two. And to force Cuomo and Bloomberg to spend a little political capital in issuing denials and no-thank-yous. But it's worth noting that the McCain campaign has a resolution strategy (whether it stinks or not) in the works, while 0bama, in the week that's supposed to be his "Florida Retiree Blitz," just has more whining and scary booga-booga stories.
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:10:02am |
re: #133 scottishbuzzsaw
I wonder if moose would taste good with a chocolate sauce...
Probably not. But it makes one heck of a stir fry done like Beef in Oyster Sauce.
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3 wood Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:10:16am |
re: #135 loppyd
The offensive line turned in a miserable performance - he got sacked 4 times for Pete's sake!
Well, he's standing there waiting for his primary receiver to get open. Unfortunately, cause the defense has figured that out, the primary is triple covered.
So the defensive line smells blood and goes all out to nail him and he's getting killed back there.
He has to look off the primary receiver.
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ggt Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:11:22am |
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scottishbuzzsaw Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:11:30am |
Off to start the new week...have a great day, Lizards!
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Miss Trixie Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:11:43am |
♪ ♬ Good morning {lizards!} ♬ ♪
What a beeeYOOOOOOOOOtiful first day of Autumn.
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3 wood Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:11:52am |
re: #135 loppyd
Yes, Da Bears do need some good receivers.
They don't have a #1 receiver.
The don't even have a #2 receiver.
They have a bunch of #3's.
That's like having a baseball team of all 1st basemen.
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3 wood Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:13:31am |
re: #135 loppyd
By the way, Griesie passed 67 times yesterday and the Bears never came close to him.
Like I say, I'm trying to figure out where the Bears will get another win this year and I'm coming up empty.
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yochanan Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:13:59am |
re: #136 runrabbitrun
MEAT AND CHOC do taste good together.
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:14:02am |
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BaseballMom57 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:15:32am |
re: #67 yochanan
Excellent post. Pity there is only one upding I can give.
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Miss Trixie Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:15:46am |
re: #133 scottishbuzzsaw
I wonder if moose would taste good with a chocolate sauce...
no no, luv - it's Chocolate Moose.
:P
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runrabbitrun Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:15:47am |
re: #144 Miss Trixie
♪ ♬ Good morning {lizards!} ♬ ♪
What a beeeYOOOOOOOOOtiful first day of Autumn.
good morning miss T!
.........there's chocolate moose, moose with oyster sauce, and chocolate-covered velociraptor (deep-fried) at the breakfast buffet....
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:17:46am |
re: #146 3 wood
If you had asked me that before this weekend I would have said Miami was a safe bet.
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:18:54am |
re: #144 Miss Trixie
Good Morning {Miss Trixie}!
Send some sunshine this way, would ya?
Cool and cloudy here on Boston's North Shore. Tough to get going this morning....
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Miss Trixie Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:19:09am |
re: #151 runrabbitrun
good morning miss T!
.........there's chocolate moose, moose with oyster sauce, and chocolate-covered velociraptor (deep-fried) at the breakfast buffet....
Thankey! I do believe that I'll help myself. :) Where's that gamey buttocks or are they marinating somewhere for the lunch buffet?
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Miss Trixie Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:21:30am |
re: #153 loppyd
Good Morning {Miss Trixie}!
Send some sunshine this way, would ya?
Cool and cloudy here on Boston's North Shore. Tough to get going this morning....
Morning {loppyd} Notify your office to watch for a FedEx sunshine-filled package to arrive sometime this afternoon. :D
Bring sunglasses.
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:23:58am |
re: #155 Miss Trixie
Morning {loppyd} Notify your office to watch for a FedEx sunshine-filled package to arrive sometime this afternoon. :D
Bring sunglasses.
You really are the best!
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williwonka Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:24:07am |
re: #67 yochanan
One explanation for many Jews hating any party consider right wing is the almost universal labeling of National Socialism as right wing.
In part this took place as it would have been more difficult to to unleash the necessary commitment to destroy Nazism if the system was viewed as similar to the Soviet Union.
At the very least it would have interfered with fullly supporting our ally the Soviets.
It should be noted that until Germany attacked Russia, Stalin was a friend of Hitler and the U.S. communist party opposed any actions against Germany.
Once Russia was attacked the communist turned against the the Nazis.
If the Nazis were foes of the communist or the left, then other who opposed communism must be similar to Hitler and the Nazis.
Republicans are on the right of the political spectrum. Some have been painted as far right.
The left has been very astute in propagating this concept and I believe their success in doing so accounts for the loyalty of Jews to the Democrat party.
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aussiemagpie Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:24:49am |
G'day from Down Under to {everyone}
We're having gorgeous, warm Spring weather here in Sydney - after a long winter it's very welcome change
Our footy season is winding up for the year - and then it's time for cricket!
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Wyatt Earp Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:26:06am |
It's Monday. Who wants a hug?
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:27:39am |
Good morning all y'all - from a pleasant (65 degrees going up to 81 degrees) bright and sunny Charlotte!
How is everyone this fine morning?
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HoosierHoops Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:29:04am |
re: #144 Miss Trixie
♪ ♬ Good morning {lizards!} ♬ ♪
What a beeeYOOOOOOOOOtiful first day of Autumn.
Good Morning miss trixie..It is a beautiful day
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:29:17am |
re: #160 Wyatt Earp
It's Monday. Who wants a hug?
Australia has hippies?
Who knew?
Mornin Wyatt and all !
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Kenneth Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:29:40am |
re: #161 realwest
Hey real! Good to see you. I'm doing fine & I hope you are too.
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HoosierHoops Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:29:46am |
re: #161 realwest
Good morning all y'all - from a pleasant (65 degrees going up to 81 degrees) bright and sunny Charlotte!
How is everyone this fine morning?
in a word..wonderful!
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yochanan Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:29:56am |
have a good one lizards and if i ever get to meet Roger Simon the author of the post i put up on 67 i would love to shake his hand
and the new york sun put Gov'r Palin speech on there front page
I ♥ GOV'R PALIN
got to go and do some work have a good one lizards.
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reloadingisnotahobby Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:31:13am |
re: #161 realwest
Be very careful Real...
They puttin chocolate on perfectly good moose meat!
Oh , the horror.........
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:31:30am |
re: #164 Kenneth
Good morning Kenneth - glad to hear you're doing well!
I'm doing ok, but have been fighting "bugs" or malfunctions (either by "operator" or otherwise) in my computer and especially in my e-mail system for two days now!
There are times ya love computers and times when, well................................BOOM!
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Pullus Iulius Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:31:44am |
re: #161 realwest
Good morning, Realwest. Pretty morning up here; hope you're doing well. Did the Giants make it exciting enough for you yesterday?
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:32:34am |
re: #165 HoosierHoops
Hey Hoops - WONDERFUL?! Well it's not your birthday and the Colts lost (again) so what's so wonderful for you today?
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RossM3838 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:32:34am |
Its a mixed blessing for me this year. The NY Giants look like a true super bowl contender yet again but my beloved FSU Seminoles seem to be back to their recent undisciplined chaos. This offense is truly offensive. They really need a new coach. He seems to have lost control.
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aussiemagpie Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:32:44am |
re: #161 realwest
Good morning all y'all - from a pleasant (65 degrees going up to 81 degrees) bright and sunny Charlotte!
How is everyone this fine morning?
Hi {darls}
It's almost Tuesday morning here and all's well at Chez Aussiemagpie
How are you doing? I read about your Mum having a fall - she's OK?
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runrabbitrun Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:33:10am |
re: #154 Miss Trixie
Thankey! I do believe that I'll help myself. :) Where's that gamey buttocks or are they marinating somewhere for the lunch buffet?
....there's an extra charge for buttock as it is the tenderest part....
::pinch::
As far as lunch goes, the chef is testy and running a little behind, so I wouldn't make too many cracks...................
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:34:26am |
re: #169 Pullus Iulius
Exciting enough? Damn near gave me a coronary event!
And geez, to the Bengals no less!
However, we still are 3-0!
And the Yankees won the last game to ever be played in The House That Ruth Built!
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3 wood Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:35:24am |
re: #148 loppyd
Yeah, but your team had the Super Bowl Shuffle!
:)
Over a generation ago.
Since then, other than an odd year here and there, they suck.
The entire league has rules and just invite you to throw and score.
So what do the Bears brain trust do? Build an offense where the best thing they do is punt.
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UFO TOFU Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:36:12am |
re: #158 aussiemagpie
Hey aussie, haven't seen you in awhile. How's things?
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aussiemagpie Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:36:34am |
re: #160 Wyatt Earp
It's Monday. Who wants a hug?
Hi, I've met this bloke when he was in Pitt Street Mall in town - and he's not of the smelly variety of hippy
And he's been on Oprah or some other show like that you have there :-)
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ggt Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:36:47am |
RW! Trixie! Morning Lizards!
I have to start my day soon, so I if I don't get to post again --good to see you!
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:36:55am |
re: #172 aussiemagpie
D'day {Aussiemagpie} well my Mom had a fall, but it turns out to have been a minor one (keeps fingers crossed) and it did happen quite a while ago!
How is it you just came to read about it recently - I mean, I thought you guys were ahead of us by a day?!? LOL!
Anyway, I'm glad to hear all is well with you and Julie!
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3 wood Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:38:10am |
re: #152 loppyd
If you had asked me that before this weekend I would have said Miami was a safe bet.
The league now has tape on your QB and they have fiagured out his tendancies.
It took me about 2 series of watching him play to figure out that he is locking into the primary receiver, and I'm not a profession coordinator. He has got to learn to go through hos progression on pass plays or you can forget it. And without that, you can forget about play action working too.
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:38:40am |
re: #175 3 wood
Ah, good morning my friend! Now, now - at least Da Bears punt WELL! LOL!
You and I honestly could do a better job of running Da Bears than the current coach and front office are doing!
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Pullus Iulius Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:38:58am |
re: #174 realwest
Yeah, it's kind of like the Electoral College. When all is said and done, the only important thing is whether it's a W or an L.
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:39:23am |
re: #178 WriterMom
Good morning WriterMom, how are you this morning?
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HoosierHoops Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:39:51am |
re: #170 realwest
Hey Hoops - WONDERFUL?! Well it's not your birthday and the Colts lost (again) so what's so wonderful for you today?
Well yesterday at around 4pm right before the game..the house was packed and everyone was having a good time when mrs. hoopster said she had to go somewhere and would be back shortly..I heard a few snickers so i knew something was up..
When she got back she asked me to go in the bedroom for a couple of minutes and when i came back in there was Jordan sitting in my chair sipping a beer. He got a 72 hour leave from the Marines to come home for my birthday.
I'm only here a few hours today and taking off work the rest of the day and going to go goof off with my Boy.
The best birthday present..Ever!
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soccerdad Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:39:58am |
wow -- 3:44 PST thead posting....Charles was up late!
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:40:14am |
re: #111 reine.de.tout
Great idea. I'll contribute a few recipes. I love the idea!
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lawhawk Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:40:21am |
Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area. There's a real important story in the NY Sun today that merits attention about how al Qaeda's latest message appears to be a signal to carry out further attacks. It also notes that the Marriott bombing in Islamabad may have been a decapitation strike against the Pakistani bombing - that President Zardari was scheduled to attend Iftar at the Marriott later that evening.
That's a situation I had surmised when the attacks occurred, and suggests that the Pakistani government is seriously compromised by the Islamists and al Qaeda/Taliban elements.
More here.
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soccerdad Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:41:15am |
re: #187 HoosierHoops
Well yesterday at around 4pm right before the game..the house was packed and everyone was having a good time when mrs. hoopster said she had to go somewhere and would be back shortly..I heard a few snickers so i knew something was up..
When she got back she asked me to go in the bedroom for a couple of minutes and when i came back in there was Jordan sitting in my chair sipping a beer. He got a 72 hour leave from the Marines to come home for my birthday.
I'm only here a few hours today and taking off work the rest of the day and going to go goof off with my Boy.
The best birthday present..Ever!
AWESOME PRESENT. Congrats and happy birthday!
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:41:31am |
re: #186 realwest
Hi realwest...I'm good. I've recovered from my Re-Education Camp at work...but had a family event yesterday that showed the real left/right divide in my family. Text book definition of lefty Jews...
LEFTY HAS NO SENSE OF HUMOUR!
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godfrey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:41:45am |
So much for Obama's "new kind of politics."
lol
Shackleford shows it's just old-style Chicago hardball politics, just with more money.
Remember when Obama said the Mac/Palin campaign "wouldn't know what hit them?" He was gloating. He knew this was coming.
Obama is a giddy communist with social pretensions.
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:41:55am |
re: #184 3 wood
Gack! I posted something upthread my friend that I'm having "computer troubles again" specifically with my e-mail; I'm gonna have to go to Web Mail to try to find any new e-mails!
Didja send something today?
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aussiemagpie Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:42:32am |
re: #176 UFO TOFU
Hey aussie, haven't seen you in awhile. How's things?
Hi there darls
I ended up taking a break from LGF - my old computer died, and then by the time we got a new one I was already turning into a lazy lurker
Life is good - except we are suffering under an Obama clone after our PM John Howard and the Liberal party lost the last federal election
Now we have PM Kevin Rudd or KRUDD as he is known by us conservative types
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:42:40am |
re: #182 realwest
Ah, good morning my friend! Now, now - at least Da Bears punt WELL! LOL!
You and I honestly could do a better job of running Da Bears than the current coach and front office are doing!
Hi Real. You have noticed how inept the Bears are, huh?
When they passed on Brady Quinn, because they thought that they were set at QB, that told me all I really need to know.
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Dar ul Harb Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:43:39am |
Guess it was inevitable, after all the people Obma's thrown under there.
The campaign bus finally threw an Axelrod.
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:43:43am |
re: #187 HoosierHoops
WOOT! GREAT NEWS HOOPS - Go wake him up and get started goofing off!
We'll see ya sometime later this week, I'm sure!
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aussiemagpie Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:44:08am |
re: #180 realwest
LOL! I read about your Mum's fall before it happened - as I'm in the future :-)
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3 wood Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:44:17am |
re: #182 realwest
Ah, good morning my friend! Now, now - at least Da Bears punt WELL! LOL!
You and I honestly could do a better job of running Da Bears than the current coach and front office are doing!
The Bears took the ball away form the Buc's 4 times yesterday and still lost.
Last week they scored on a blocked punt, and still lost.
They have the Eagles coming in this weekend, who will absolutely destroy the Bears.
I'm looking at next years draft already.
What slow footed, stone handed, blind receiver can we draft early next year? Or a short QB with happy feet. Or a running back who hates to carry the ball. Or an offensive lineman with a bad knee. Maybe we can find a punter with a bad back and draft him in the first round.
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Dar ul Harb Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:44:55am |
re: #188 soccerdad
wow -- 3:44 PST thead posting....Charles was up late!
It's a script. He's cool that way.
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:45:54am |
re: #192 WriterMom
Well I'm glad you survived the re-education camp, but you are spot on when you say "LEFTY HAS NO SENSE OF HUMOUR!"!
They are indeed a dour lot - when they aren't being surly, I mean!
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nevergiveup Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:46:16am |
Palin in undelivered speech for UN protest: Ahmadinejad dreams of Final Solution
By Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Ahmadinejad, Clinton, Palin
In the speech which Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin was to have delivered at a Monday rally protesting the UN appearance of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, she was to have said that the Iranian president "dreams of being an agent in a 'Final Solution' - the elimination of the Jewish people."
[Link: www.haaretz.com...]
Would have been a nice speech!
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3 wood Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:46:16am |
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Wyatt Earp Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:46:31am |
re: #177 aussiemagpie
Hi, I've met this bloke when he was in Pitt Street Mall in town - and he's not of the smelly variety of hippy
And he's been on Oprah or some other show like that you have there :-)
I didn't think he was that kind of hippie, but he apparently is VERY generous!
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soccerdad Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:46:52am |
re: #195 aussiemagpie
Hi there darls
I ended up taking a break from LGF - my old computer died, and then by the time we got a new one I was already turning into a lazy lurker
Life is good - except we are suffering under an Obama clone after our PM John Howard and the Liberal party lost the last federal election
Now we have PM Kevin Rudd or KRUDD as he is known by us conservative types
SHOOT! Howard is out? I did not know that. When did that occur?
How did the liberal media miss crowing and struting about that one? (another Bush supporter shown the door!)
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:47:15am |
re: #197 loppyd
Hey {loppyd} how are you doing today good looking?
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UFO TOFU Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:47:26am |
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:48:12am |
re: #198 Dar ul Harb
Guess it was inevitable, after all the people Obma's thrown under there.
The campaign bus finally threw an Axelrod.
Are you just making a funny, or did he really dump Axelrod?
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:48:44am |
re: #198 Dar ul Harb
Good morning Dar - geez, Rusty's piece didn't come out but about 8 hours or so, do you mean to tell me that they've already shoved their "Karl Rove" under the bus, or was that an anticipatory statement?!
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aussiemagpie Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:48:48am |
I'm watching Fox News
Lizard spit can help you slim down :-)
(Diabetic drug Byetta uses lizard spit apparently)
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soccerdad Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:48:50am |
re: #202 Dar ul Harb
It's a script. He's cool that way.
No kidding....I did not know that. I guess I just figgered he was being his cool self and out running around until closing time, came home and decided to start messing around and voila! 'why don't I throw up a new thread?'
(I'm so old school)
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3 wood Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:49:55am |
re: #197 loppyd
Having a QB who can calmly go through his 3 receiving options on pass plays is invaluable.
Not that I would personally know what that is like, being a Bears fan. But I see this parade of other teams with QB's who can do that come in here and beat my team like a rented mule.
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aussiemagpie Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:49:58am |
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:50:13am |
re: #212 aussiemagpie
I'm watching Fox News
Lizard spit can help you slim down :-)
(Diabetic drug Byetta uses lizard spit apparently)
If I injested lizard spit, I'd loose my appetite.
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:50:48am |
Morning..................
/stumbles to get coffee
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soccerdad Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:51:01am |
re: #216 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
If I injested lizard spit, I'd lose my appetite.
That's the idea. Works with Hippo Spit as well.
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3 wood Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:51:12am |
The DOW is down 88 points in early trading with profit taking and buyers remorse on the bail out deals.
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:51:44am |
re: #201 3 wood
Hey, as I said, you and I could run that team better than it's currently being run! LOL!
My guess is that the current "Brain Trust" of Da Bears thinks they're set at QB and running back, so I think they will pick a HUGE lineman - defensive, of course - who has a looong history of back spasms as their first round pick.
Frankly I think they're set at Punter! LOL!
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Miss Trixie Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:53:14am |
runrabbitrun
....there's an extra charge for buttock as it is the tenderest part....
::pinch::
OH NO YOU DI'ENT!
*WHACK*
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:54:13am |
re: #205 3 wood
Late last night like on September 21 or what others would call really early THIS morning? (I;m only asking cause I'll have to get off LGF and re-boot to get to my web-mail - less you want to try resending it to me? Maybe that sidekick had a beneficial effect on my e-mail! LOL!).
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Miss Trixie Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:54:28am |
{realwest} Morning luv *smoochie* Happy to see you today. *huggles* :D
{Hoosier} What a wonderful birthday! :D
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3 wood Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:55:39am |
re: #222 realwest
Late last night like on September 21 or what others would call really early THIS morning? (I;m only asking cause I'll have to get off LGF and re-boot to get to my web-mail - less you want to try resending it to me? Maybe that sidekick had a beneficial effect on my e-mail! LOL!).
Around 10 pm last night.
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aussiemagpie Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:55:40am |
re: #206 Wyatt Earp
I didn't think he was that kind of hippie, but he apparently is VERY generous!
He sure is - nice little blog you have too
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:56:10am |
re: #219 3 wood
What's your take on the bailouts my friend?
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:57:39am |
re: #221 {Miss Trixie}
Hey there Gorgeous! Here's a *smoooch* for you!
How are you doing and when did you change your avatar? Did Lil Miss piss you off or something?!
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:59:16am |
re: #225 3 wood
Ah rats. Ok, gonna have to exit LGF for a while to check my Webmail y'all - be good, I'll be back in a few!
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scottishbuzzsaw Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:59:26am |
re: #223 sparrowlake
Had to pop back in just to thank you for that! Back to work...by way of the chocolate shop...
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:00:26am |
From NRO, a review of the new conservative comedy An American Carol:
Another standout has Patton’s ghost showing Malone a modern-day plantation full of happy cotton pickers who thank Malone for being such a humane slave owner. Malone staggers at the sight only to learn that this is his plantation and these are his slaves — thanks to anti-war sentiment that prevented the Civil War.
In a line that filmmakers are still debating whether to cut, a smiling Gary Coleman finishes polishing a car and tosses his rag to someone: “Hey, Barack!”
No, he didn’t say that. Yes. He. Did.
Get your popcorn ready!
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aussiemagpie Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:00:39am |
re: #207 soccerdad
SHOOT! Howard is out? I did not know that. When did that occur?
How did the liberal media miss crowing and struting about that one? (another Bush supporter shown the door!)
Hi, we had our FederaL election in November last year - KRUDD won because people wanted a change!
BTW he's coming to speak at the UN this week too
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:01:03am |
re: #208 realwest
Hey {loppyd} how are you doing today good looking?
{realwest}
I'm good! How are you?
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nyc redneck Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:03:14am |
good morning folks,
and a beautiful early fall morning it is.
i sure do wish gov. palin was going to be speaking today.
i think she was shut down because the dems don't want her in the spot light and because the dems are such non-confrontational cowards towards our enemies.
sarah speaking up makes them look weak by comparison. ( ie.obama thinks iran is a small country, not a danger to us)
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wahabicorridor Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:03:34am |
Good morning all! This is a driveby as I have much to do today. Last nite I was telling Hubby about the disparity between the Palin crowd draw vs. Biden (60k vs. 20K). Know what he told me? Hillary is only stumping for Obama about once a week. Know why? She's drawing about 200. Yep, that's only 2 zeroes folks. heh.
Have a great one!
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:05:48am |
re: #238 wahabicorridor
Good morning all! This is a driveby as I have much to do today. Last nite I was telling Hubby about the disparity between the Palin crowd draw vs. Biden (60k vs. 20K). Know what he told me? Hillary is only stumping for Obama about once a week. Know why? She's drawing about 200. Yep, that's only 2 zeroes folks. heh.
Have a great one!
I heard that Biden's crowd was 2000 not 20000. That 60,000 crowd that Palin drew in Florida is just a hair shy of the stadium crowd Obama drew in Oregon with the promise of a free concert by the marxist "band" the Decembrists.
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:06:45am |
OT but story worthy.
Update: FBI serves search warrant against UT student in Palin case
[Link: www.wbir.com...]
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:07:27am |
re: #214 3 wood
Is Grossman still there or is he working at Home Depot these days?
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aussiemagpie Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:07:42am |
re: #209 UFO TOFU
I don't post much, my computor has a hard time with LGF. Are you familiar with this author? The article seems pretty solid, but I don't know anything about the author.
Thanks so much for the link - need stuff for my AGW file as I'm surrounded by believers
And no I hadn't read anything by this bloke before
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:07:52am |
re: #238 wahabicorridor
Good morning all! This is a driveby as I have much to do today. Last nite I was telling Hubby about the disparity between the Palin crowd draw vs. Biden (60k vs. 20K). Know what he told me? Hillary is only stumping for Obama about once a week. Know why? She's drawing about 200. Yep, that's only 2 zeroes folks. heh.
Have a great one!
That and she want's a crack in four years, it would be foolish of her to support him.
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:10:36am |
re: #241 loppyd
Is Grossman still there or is he working at Home Depot these days?
He's still in the bullpen. Hey the Bears are set. Like the Cubs , they always sell out.
You can't get a ticket, but they still want to toss tailgaters out of the parking lot at kick off, if they don't have game tickets.
Can't beat it, bad football & getting hassled.
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ciaospirit Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:10:52am |
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:11:05am |
re: #230 3 wood
HEY! I got your e-mail and just replied to it (keeps fingers crossed that 3 wood will get the reply)! Who says kicking the computer can't have a beneficial effect on it! LOL!
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Golem Akbar Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:11:10am |
Good morning Lizards. Fall falls today, this afternoon, sometime. Can't wait. Getting tired of 90-degree afternoons. Fall is the best time of year here in Los Angeles [no, I don't work for the chamber of commerce].
Heard the "Go, go Johnnie (McCain)" song this morning on radio. Great way to start the day!
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:11:49am |
Via Politico:
McCain closes huge gap on key question for women
Since picking Sarah Palin as his running mate, John McCain has obliterated what had been a 34-percentage-point deficit in a poll of likely women voters on the question of which candidate has a “better understanding of women and what is important” to them.
The two are now effectively tied, with McCain's 44 to 42 percentage lead within the margin of error of the most recent poll conducted by pollsters Kellyanne Conway and Celinda Lake for Lifetime Television. In Lifetime's July poll, women preferred Barack Obama on the same question by nearly three-to-one— 52 to 18 percent.
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ciaospirit Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:12:09am |
Email rumor going around that Obama is going to announce around Oct. 5 that Biden is leaving due to health problems and Hillary is stepping in.
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:12:55am |
re: #244 opnion
He's still in the bullpen. Hey the Bears are set. Like the Cubs , they always sell out.
You can't get a ticket, but they still want to toss tailgaters out of the parking lot at kick off, if they don't have game tickets.
Can't beat it, bad football & getting hassled.
Yeah but at least you don't have to listen to the Pittsburgh Pirates owner wonder why his season ticket holders are at 9,000 and next year will be different.
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:13:28am |
re: #249 ciaospirit
Email rumor going around that Obama is going to announce around Oct. 5 that Biden is leaving due to health problems and Hillary is stepping in.
Health problems? His body is rejecting the hair transplant?
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:13:55am |
re: #249 ciaospirit
Email rumor going around that Obama is going to announce around Oct. 5 that Biden is leaving due to health problems and Hillary is stepping in.
No offense, but I'll file that one next to the e-mail rumor about Bill Gates sending me a big check if I forward an e-mail rumor about Bill Gates sending out big checks for forwarding e-mail rumors.
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:14:05am |
re: #249 ciaospirit
Email rumor going around that Obama is going to announce around Oct. 5 that Biden is leaving due to health problems and Hillary is stepping in.
Not happening.
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Kenneth Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:14:34am |
The biggest lie the Western left has promoted since 9-11 is that there is no one war with Islamo-fascism. Al Qaeda knows the war exists. Iranian mullahs & their proxies Hamas & Hezbollah know there is a war. But the Western intelligentsia refuses to acknowledge it. The most they will concede is that there is a good war against bad guys in Afghanistan, (although many will call that a bad war too) and the distraction of a bad war in Iraq. They will insist there is a "Israeli/Palestinian conflict" but will ignore the centrality of that particular front in the war between Islamo-fascism & the West. They refuse to accept the interconnection of all these separate fronts.
Eventually the sting of Al Qaeda’s defeat in Iraq will be forgotten; their boldness will return and they will reconstitute in a place which America will have no specific reason to lean on. And if from that place another 9/11 attack is mounted Robert Fisk may be among the first to say that ‘it was all our fault’. In a sense he will be right even had he the wit to realize he was pointing at a mirror which our public intellectuals have shattered into parts. The myriad reflections in that crazed reflection don’t represent different things. They represent the same confused Western society attempting to see itself through a kaleidoscope of lies.
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:14:44am |
re: #250 CommonSense
Yeah but at least you don't have to listen to the Pittsburgh Pirates owner wonder why his season ticket holders are at 9,000 and next year will be different.
Frankly, I'm surprised that there are that many season ticket holders.
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:14:54am |
re: #239 galloping granny
Hey there {galloping granny}! How are you today?
Could you do me a BIG favor and send me an e-mail, so I can a) see if I'm gonna keep getting e-mail on my regular e-mail system and b) reply with a question for you?
For some reason,direct sending - that is, initiating the e-mail is still giving good ole earthlink's e-mail program fits!
I'd appreciate it a lot!
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:14:56am |
re: #251 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
Health problems? His body is rejecting the hair transplant?
His plugs keep insisting that he "start the reactor, free Mars".
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:15:00am |
re: #244 opnion
He's still in the bullpen. Hey the Bears are set. Like the Cubs , they always sell out.
You can't get a ticket, but they still want to toss tailgaters out of the parking lot at kick off, if they don't have game tickets.
Can't beat it, bad football & getting hassled.
I don't know, the Cubs have something kind of magical going on this year.
Not sure about the policy at Gillette as far as tailgating goes....I'll look into it.
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FrogMarch Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:15:31am |
Good morning all.
More political bias to report in the dominate liberal press.
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:15:33am |
re: #250 CommonSense
Yeah but at least you don't have to listen to the Pittsburgh Pirates owner wonder why his season ticket holders are at 9,000 and next year will be different.
It is an amazing phenomenon, there is a relationship between winning and fan attendance.
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:15:35am |
re: #252 Occasional Reader
I agree. A non-starter. Obama is stupid, but not that stupid.
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:15:44am |
re: #252 Occasional Reader
No offense, but I'll file that one next to the e-mail rumor about Bill Gates sending me a big check if I forward an e-mail rumor about Bill Gates sending out big checks for forwarding e-mail rumors.
You may have also won the Nigerian lottery!
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:15:53am |
re: #249 ciaospirit
Saw that coming, if I was McCain I would have a complete series of ads as this a telling example of NObama's lack of judgment and out of tune.
Maybe even request Biden's medical documents.
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The Other Les Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:16:40am |
Just found this.
[Link: www.abc.net.au...]
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:16:42am |
re: #262 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
Or be able to help Suha Arafat move funds to a safer account!
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:17:15am |
re: #260 opnion
At 16 straight losing seasons, not even an accidentaly oops, how did we win that many games?
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:17:16am |
re: #265 WriterMom
Or be able to help Suha Arafat move funds to a safer account!
That poor, dear woman...
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Kenneth Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:17:37am |
re: #261 WriterMom
And Hillary is not that stupid either. Her strategy is to go through the motions for the next few weeks & then run again in 2012. Hopefully by then Obama will be nothing more than a really bad hangover.
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:18:16am |
re: #265 WriterMom
I just now got a Spam-scan, only it's in French!
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:18:56am |
re: #268 Kenneth
Running his show as a marxist aggitator community organizer.
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Golem Akbar Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:19:17am |
re: #269 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
I just now got a Spam-scan, only it's in French!
That would be une spamme-camme?
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nyc redneck Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:19:19am |
re: #239 galloping granny
I heard that Biden's crowd was 2000 not 20000. That 60,000 crowd that Palin drew in Florida is just a hair shy of the stadium crowd Obama drew in Oregon with the promise of a free concert by the marxist "band" the Decembrists.
i love it.
she's such a breath of fresh air w/ such good sound ideas.
that's what most americans are looking for.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:20:14am |
re: #269 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
I just now got a Spam-scan, only it's in French!
Then it's a pâté-scam.
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Typicalwhitey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:20:53am |
re: #239 galloping grannyI heard that Biden's crowd was 2000 not 20000. That 60,000 crowd that Palin drew in Florida is just a hair shy of the stadium crowd Obama drew in Oregon with the promise of a free concert by the marxist "band" the Decembrists.
2000 is correct.
Biden isn't that popular actually.
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:21:13am |
re: #258 loppyd
I don't know, the Cubs have something kind of magical going on this year.
Not sure about the policy at Gillette as far as tailgating goes....I'll look into it.
In Chicago it is now wall to wall, all Cubs all the time.
I am a White Sox fan, but I am happy for fans like Mama Winger.
A lot of my friends that are Cub fans not so much.
I am trying to appear magnanimous, but deep down I am seething like a Muslim seeing a cartoon of Mohammad in a bra & panties.
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Golem Akbar Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:21:23am |
re: #270 CommonSense
Running his show as a
marxist aggitatorcommunity organizer.
Wouldn't that make a Mafia Don a community organizer?
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:21:29am |
re: #248 loppyd
Hi {loppyd} - I'm doing ok thanks and I'm glad to hear you are too.
In North Carolina Obama has been running at least two different (maybe 3 but I don't really watch 'em much) ads about how McCain is BAD for women, voted against equal pay for women and all that jazz and then shows McCain walking down some stairs with President Bush.
Wonder if that's because McCain has closed that gap among women voters?
And if we have any more significant success in Iraq or Afgahnistan, I wonder if showing McCain and Bush together could blow up in Obama's face at this Friday's debate?
BTW - do you or does anyone know who the "moderator(s)" is or are for this Friday's debate?
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FrogMarch Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:21:59am |
Democrat thievery and corruption alone brought down Fannie and Freddie -
John Sununu knew it and tried to stop it - but the democrats would not let him.
”The dirty little secret about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is when the investigators began discovering the books were being cooked, the companies were protected by Democrats, who stalled — for two years — efforts by Sen. John Sununu, R-New Hampshire to reform the lenders.”
Now we get to sit back and watch as the democrats and their media partners try to re-write history.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:22:04am |
I wonder if there's a French-Jewish indignant exclamation along the lines of, "et qu'est-ce que je suis, pâté?"
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Typicalwhitey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:22:25am |
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Golem Akbar Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:22:39am |
The Crips and the Bloods are community organizers?
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:23:02am |
re: #249 ciaospirit
NO! Never gonna happen, I mean even the Democrats
Leftists aren't THAT cynical, are they?
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:23:16am |
re: #266 CommonSense
At 16 straight losing seasons, not even an accidentaly oops, how did we win that many games?
I know that it is not possible, but it seems like the Cubs played the Pirates , every other series.
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Dar ul Harb Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:25:00am |
I was joking. But I wouldn't be surprised, if this gets big coverage.
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:25:06am |
re: #279 Occasional Reader
Not likely, because most French Jews are Sephardic, from North Africa.
So it would be more like, "et moi...est que je suis harrissa?"
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JustMyView Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:25:30am |
re: #277 realwest
BTW - do you or does anyone know who the "moderator(s)" is or are for this Friday's debate?
Jim Lehrer
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ciaospirit Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:25:35am |
re: #239 galloping granny
I heard that Biden's crowd was 2000 not 20000. That 60,000 crowd that Palin drew in Florida is just a hair shy of the stadium crowd Obama drew in Oregon with the promise of a free concert by the marxist "band" the Decembrists.
Here's the article about Florida:
The largest was the crowd — an estimated 60,000 according to the fire chief. Some people had to wait in line about 90 minutes just to park their cars. Biden’s largest crowd during a visit earlier this month was about 2,000.
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:25:52am |
Great read by Andrew Breitbart on celebrity lesbians and their toxic PDS.
Not since Rosie O'Donnell & Co. manhandled Elizabeth Hasselbeck weekdays on "The View" have liberals been so gleeful to watch a bitter lesbian tear down a confident and beautiful conservative Republican woman. Unresolved high school lust and angst at well-adjusted cheerleaders and popular prom queens should be left for medical professionals, not for midmorning television gabfests.For many, gay marriage is a key issue.
Yet none of these gilded-ghetto living haters point out that their savior, Mr. Obama, stands against gay marriage, too. Is that change Melissa Etheridge can believe in?
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:26:05am |
Did anyone post this?
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:27:44am |
re: #256 realwest
Hey there {galloping granny}! How are you today?
Could you do me a BIG favor and send me an e-mail, so I can a) see if I'm gonna keep getting e-mail on my regular e-mail system and b) reply with a question for you?
For some reason,direct sending - that is, initiating the e-mail is still giving good ole earthlink's e-mail program fits!
I'd appreciate it a lot!
Sure thing real - give me 60 seconds or so.
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nevergiveup Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:27:56am |
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:28:11am |
re: #260 opnion
Wow. You should do, like an academic study on that.
Your Team Sucks: Why Attendence is Waning at [insert your team name here] Games
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:29:09am |
re: #285 WriterMom
Not likely, because most French Jews are Sephardic, from North Africa.
So it would be more like, "et moi...est que je suis harrissa?"
"It seems these Sephardic French Jews have a different word for everything!"
-channeling Steve Martin
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:29:46am |
re: #291 galloping granny
Sure thing realwest - give me 60 seconds or so.
Done. If you are having trouble sending mail but can pick it up, your ISP may be having a problem with his mail server. Have you tried pinging the server?
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Golem Akbar Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:29:47am |
re: #289 WriterMom
Did anyone post this?
It's shameful that her appearance was canceled. And it's shameful that Obama didn't take the high road and ask to appear alongside any top Republican also wanting to make a statement.
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:30:50am |
re: #288 loppyd
Great read by Andrew Breitbart on celebrity lesbians and their toxic PDS.
I love Breitbart!
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:30:55am |
re: #296 realwest
"Jim Lehrer" OY!
And Gwen Ifill for the VP debates. Why do liberal PBS talking heads get a lock on these things?
(That said, I think these two are relatively fair.)
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:31:04am |
re: #277 realwest
Obama needs to be careful about his attacks on McCain as far as women are concerned since he pays plenty of women on his staff less than their male counterparts.
IIRC it's Jim Lehrer moderating Fri.
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nevergiveup Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:31:43am |
re: #298 Golem Akbar
It's shameful that her appearance was canceled. And it's shameful that Obama didn't take the high road and ask to appear alongside any top Republican also wanting to make a statement.
With most liberals it's their way or the highway, the high road never plays into it!
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:32:00am |
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:32:00am |
re: #297 galloping granny
Pinging the server? I don't hardly even know the server!
Uh, seriously, in english, what is and how do I ping the server?!
Checking for e-mail now!
BBIAM!
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BlueCanuck Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:32:02am |
Morning all, just checking in and catching up on stuff while my laundry is brewing.
/or something like that.
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Kenneth Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:32:03am |
re: #289 WriterMom
Did anyone post this?
Great speech, it's a shame the Dems would let her give it. This paragraph is especially important:
Earlier this year, Senator Clinton said that "Iran is seeking nuclear weapons, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps is in the forefront of that" effort. Senator Clinton argued that part of our response must include stronger sanctions, including the designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organization. John McCain and I could not agree more.
Obama voted against that designation.
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:32:49am |
re: #295 Occasional Reader
Well, I cheated on that. Harissa is just a spicy condiment...not a real delicacy like CHOPPED LIVAH.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:33:21am |
re: #288 loppyd
Great read by Andrew Breitbart on celebrity lesbians and their toxic PDS.
From that link:
Clumsy on her lesbian training wheels...
I'll bet that's the first time that phrase has ever been written.
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:33:47am |
re: #307 taxfreekiller
Some one send a request to the FCC and request a name change.
NBC SHOULD BE "DNC"
like that
On of my favorite parts of the convention was when the audience chanted "NBC, NBC, NBC" after Sarah Palin's dig at the MSM.
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:35:08am |
re: #309 Occasional Reader
I'll bet that's the first time that phrase has ever been written.
It made me LOL.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:36:31am |
re: #306 Kenneth
including the designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organization
I have mixed feelings about that decision. On the plus side, it's at least doing something. On the minus, it seems to rest on the logic that the IRGC is somehow a separate and unique entity from the regime itself, reminsicent of this "the armed wing of..." foolishness that we Westerners are so prone to.
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:37:09am |
re: #303 loppyd
Yes, except for realizing that some of my relatives are so far gone to the left-it's astounding.
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nevergiveup Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:38:05am |
Lieberman is campaigning with Mccain in Scranton PA.
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jwb7605 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:38:50am |
re: #289 WriterMom
Did anyone post this?
Is that what her actual speech was (would have been) -- a transcript?
I didn't see it put that blatantly in the article header.
It certainly does sound exactly like what she would have said.
Including the positive support for Hillary's comments.
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:38:58am |
re: #314 WriterMom
Yes, except for realizing that some of my relatives are so far gone to the left-it's astounding.
Oy.
My future in-laws are way left. I have found it's easier to let them rant and then smile sweetly, giggle and say "if you say so."
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:39:34am |
re: #315 nevergiveup
Lieberman is campaigning with Mccain in Scranton PA.
A tour of Dunder-Mifflin is planned.
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BaseballMom57 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:40:00am |
re: #257 Occasional Reader
His plugs keep insisting that he "start the reactor, free Mars".
That one sent my coffee out my nose. LMAO
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redstateredneck Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:40:00am |
Morning, {all y'all}
I received some jokes from my moonbat brother. Most were pretty funny but then (natch) he had to get some Palin crap in there. "White privilege"...WTF?
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:40:26am |
re: #317 loppyd
I had a colleague who once gave me excellent advice: "Nod and smile. Nod and smile.".
Repeat as necessary!
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nevergiveup Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:40:56am |
re: #316 jwb7605
Is that what her actual speech was (would have been) -- a transcript?
I didn't see it put that blatantly in the article header.It certainly does sound exactly like what she would have said.
Including the positive support for Hillary's comments.
It appears to be and is being reported as such in Haaretz.
[Link: www.haaretz.com...]
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:42:04am |
re: #322 WriterMom
I had a colleague who once gave me excellent advice: "Nod and smile. Nod and smile.".
Repeat as necessary!
I will not nod! Evah! :)
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nevergiveup Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:42:50am |
Oh G-D McCain is going to tell an Irish Joke?
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coz Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:43:10am |
Good Morning and Happy Monday back again from the Land of Coz!
Who took care of Word of the Day and Useless Trivia?
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:43:19am |
re: #321 redstateredneck
They need to make up their minds. Is it white privilege or white trash? Jeesh!
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:44:17am |
re: #275 opnion
In Chicago it is now wall to wall, all Cubs all the time.
I am a White Sox fan, but I am happy for fans like Mama Winger.
A lot of my friends that are Cub fans not so much.
I am trying to appear magnanimous, but deep down I am seething like a Muslim seeing a cartoon of Mohammad in a bra & panties.
AHHHHHHHHHHH ROFL LOL LOL LOL
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Crux Australis Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:44:17am |
When are things going to start happening?
So far these ads have been very tame by Australian standards.
I would go after Obama and never let go until 4 November.
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:44:59am |
re: #297 galloping granny
Hey gallopiing granny - I received it and replied - PLEASE let me know if you receive the reply and if not, how do I go about pinging my server?!
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redstateredneck Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:45:20am |
re: #327 loppyd
They need to make up their minds. Is it white privilege or white trash? Jeesh!
I think they think they are one and the same.
This Is Your Nation on White Privilege
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coz Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:45:40am |
Word of the Day
Monday September 22, 2008
undulate UN-juh-layt; UN-dyuh-, intransitive:
To move in, or have, waves; to vibrate; to wave; as, undulating air.
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Golem Akbar Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:45:50am |
re: #314 WriterMom
Yes, except for realizing that some of my relatives are so far gone to the left-it's astounding.
I'm still waiting for the supposed turn-around in my family, of lefties losing faith in the Obamessiah. It hasn't happened yet, except for those already wobbly with the dems. Here's the bs they are now swallowing.
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:45:50am |
....and if I here one more person make fun of Sarah Palin' dropping her "g"s and ignoring Obama's I will scream.
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Kenneth Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:46:26am |
re: #317 loppyd
Have you ever had 5 relatives shouting at you simultaneously "You have no right to shout and force your opinions on us!"
My only response was, "I love you all dearly, but on this topic your hypocrisy is staggering."
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:46:55am |
re: #331 redstateredneck
I think they think they are one and the same.
This Is Your Nation on White Privilege
Gosh, can we do one of those for Obama now?
[crickets]
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:47:13am |
re: #324 loppyd
Whoa, {loppyd} when I read that it "sounded" just like Teddy Kennedy had said it!
That Massachusetts accent is deceiving, I tells ya!
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:47:14am |
re: #327 loppyd
They need to make up their minds. Is it white privilege or white trash? Jeesh!
Privileged trash = recyclables.
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:47:31am |
re: #331 redstateredneck
I am white privilege.
Who knew I had so much in common with Saracudda?
LOL
White privilege is when you can attend four different colleges in six years like Sarah Palin did (one of which you basically failed out of, then returned to after making up some coursework at a community college), and no one questions your intelligence or commitment to achievement, whereas a person of color who did this would be viewed as unfit for college, and probably someone who only got in in the first place because of affirmative action.
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Kenneth Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:47:32am |
re: #322 WriterMom
How did your meeting with the Thought Police go last week?
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:47:48am |
re: #333 Golem Akbar
Good Lord! Could you not have given me a barf bag preparation warning?
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Golem Akbar Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:48:05am |
re: #317 loppyd
Oy.
My future in-laws are way left. I have found it's easier to let them rant and then smile sweetly, giggle and say "if you say so."
It's proof that Jews aren't necessarily smarter than other groups, imho. Another cliche down the rat hole.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:48:05am |
re: #335 Kenneth
Have you ever had 5 relatives shouting at you simultaneously "You have no right to shout and force your opinions on us!"
Five, no; one, yes. It's quite fascinating. You explaining calmly why you disagree = "forcing your opinion on me!".
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coz Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:48:48am |
Stuff to start your week:
A honey bee must tap two million flowers to make one pound of honey.
A typical American eats 28 pigs in his/her lifetime.
Americans consumed over 3.1 billion pounds of chocolate in 2001, which is almost half of the total world's production.
Americans spend approximately $25 billion each year on beer.
Americans spent an estimated $267 billion dining out in 1993.
An etiquette writer of the 1840’s advised, “Ladies may wipe their lips on the tablecloth, but not blow their noses on it.”
Astronaut John Glenn ate the first meal in space when he ate pureed applesauce squeezed from a tube aboard Friendship 7 in 1962.
Aunt Jemima pancake flour, invented in 1889, was the first ready-mix food to be sold commercially.
Caffeine: there are 100 to 150 milligrams of caffeine in an eight-ounce cup of brewed coffee, 10 milligrams in a six-ounce cup of cocoa, 5 to 10 milligrams in one ounce of bittersweet chocolate, and 5 milligrams in one ounce of milk chocolate.
California’s Frank Epperson invented the Popsicle in 1905 when he was 11-years-old.
Capsaicin, which makes hot peppers “hot” to the human mouth, is best neutralized by casein, the main protein found in milk.
China’s Beijing Duck Restaurant can seat 9,000 people at one time.
Chocolate contains phenylethylamine (PEA), a natural substance that is reputed to stimulate the same reaction in the body as falling in love.
Chocolate manufacturers currently use 40 percent of the world's almonds and 20 percent of the world's peanuts.
During the Alaskan Klondike gold rush, (1897-1898) potatoes were practically worth their weight in gold. Potatoes were so valued for their vitamin C content that miners traded gold for potatoes.
During World War II, bakers in the United States were ordered to stop selling sliced bread for the duration of the war on January 18, 1943. Only whole loaves were made available to the public. It was never explained how this action helped the war effort.
Fortune cookies were invented in 1916 by George Jung, a Los Angeles noodle maker.
Fried chicken is the most popular meal ordered in sit-down restaurants in the US. The next in popularity are: roast beef, spaghetti, turkey, baked ham, and fried shrimp.
Goulash, a beef soup, originated in Hungary in the 9th century AD.
Haggis, the national dish of Scotland: take the heart, liver, lungs, and small intestine of a calf or sheep, boil them in the stomach of the animal, season with salt, pepper and onions, add suet and oatmeal. Enjoy!
Hostess Twinkies were invented in 1931 by James Dewar, manager of Continental Bakeries' Chicago factory. He envisioned the product as a way of using the company's thousands of shortcake pans which were otherwise employed only during the strawberry season. Originally called Little Shortcake Fingers, they were renamed Twinkie Fingers, and finally "Twinkies."
In 1860, ‘Godey’s Lady’s Book’ advised US women to cook tomatoes for at least 3 hours.
In 1926, when a Los Angeles restaurant owner with the all-American name of Bob Cobb was looking for a way to use up leftovers, he threw together some avocado, celery, tomato, chives, watercress, hard-boiled eggs, chicken, bacon, and Roquefort cheese, and named it after himself: Cobb salad.
In 1976, the first eight Jelly Belly® flavors were launched: Orange, Green Apple, Root Beer, Very Cherry, Lemon, Cream Soda, Grape, and Licorice.
In 1990, Bill Carson, of Arrington, Tennessee, grew the largest watermelon at 262 pounds that is still on the record books according to the 1998 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.
In 1995, KFC sold 11 pieces of chicken for every man, woman and child in the US.
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Pullus Iulius Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:48:53am |
re: #332 coz
Word of the Day
Monday September 22, 2008undulate UN-juh-layt; UN-dyuh-, intransitive:
To move in, or have, waves; to vibrate; to wave; as, undulating air.
As opposed to UN-dulate:
To bend forward or backward in a spineless fashion; to tie oneself in knots
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:48:56am |
re: #340 Kenneth
Ga to infinity!
/just kidding...made one tormentor stutter and hiccup a bit so it was not so bad
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:49:03am |
re: #293 WriterMom
Wow. You should do, like an academic study on that.
Your Team Sucks: Why Attendence is Waning at [insert your team name here] Games
Yeah, if I can get my hands on some federal grant money to do the study.
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rawmuse Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:49:12am |
Good morning Coz
That would be me.
Results are posted on yesterday's open thread.
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Kenneth Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:49:39am |
re: #343 Occasional Reader
Simply having another opinion is unacceptable to them. I don't even have to say anything for them to seethe.
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redstateredneck Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:50:15am |
Last time I was with my liberal family I declared politics off limit. We went to the local tavern, got drunk, and sang karaoke instead.
Much more pleasant.
:D
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Cap'n DOC Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:50:20am |
re: #330 realwest
Usually something like popmaster.servicename ie: popmaster.qwest.com
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Golem Akbar Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:51:04am |
re: #334 loppyd
....and if I here one more person make fun of Sarah Palin' dropping her "g"s and ignoring Obama's I will scream.
Just remember that everytime they ridicule Sarah Palin, she gains more support from women and men who dislike the "better than thou" attitude of liberals. That could turn a scream into a chuckle.
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loppyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:51:29am |
re: #335 Kenneth
Have you ever had 5 relatives shouting at you simultaneously "You have no right to shout and force your opinions on us!"
My only response was, "I love you all dearly, but on this topic your hypocrisy is staggering."
Luckily, most of my blood relatives are conservative. My mom is definitely the swing vote and this year the pendulum has swung to the left. She's been very critical of Sarah Palin and the other day I called her a snob. I told her by attacking Sarah Palin she is attacking me and everything I believe in. She looked as though I had just slapped her. Hours later, out of the blue she said "I am not a snob!" It made her think.
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redstateredneck Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:51:38am |
re: #345 coz
{coz}!
An etiquette writer of the 1840’s advised, “Ladies may wipe their lips on the tablecloth, but not blow their noses on it.”
What about gentlemen?
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:51:46am |
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rawmuse Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:51:50am |
The weirdest thing I learned all weekend was that the island of Cuba originated in the location of the present Pacific ocean and migrated to its present position over 300 million years.
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UFO TOFU Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:51:55am |
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Golem Akbar Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:52:05am |
re: #341 WriterMom
Good Lord! Could you not have given me a barf bag preparation warning?
Yeah, I shudda. sorry
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:52:33am |
re: #304 realwest
Pinging the server? I don't hardly even know the server!
Uh, seriously, in english, what is and how do I ping the server?!
Checking for e-mail now!
BBIAM!
Sorry real - never mind. It is a way to tell from your DOS prompt whether the server is up or not on their end. Just call the Earthlink technical folks instead.
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Golem Akbar Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:53:00am |
re: #352 redstateredneck
Last time I was with my liberal family I declared politics off limit. We went to the local tavern, got drunk, and sang karaoke instead.
Much more pleasant.
:D
There's not enough drinkers in my family dammit.
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:53:03am |
re: #351 Kenneth
OMG. That word: unacceptable.
That is what I always hear...well, blah blah blah blah that's UNACCEPTABLE.
Uh, hello? Unacceptable to who exactly? This weekend, I was literally paraded in front of a couple of relatives who could not wrap their brain around the idea that I was 'pro-Palin' (like what is that supposed to mean anyway). Then they started talking about how "funny" Heather Malicki's piece on Palin was, and to tell me that IF conservative voiced were allowed to be heard on CBC, that the ratio should be 1:20, in favour of liberal opinion.
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rawmuse Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:53:29am |
"Either this wallpaper goes, or I do"
-Ogden Nash, on his death bed.
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redstateredneck Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:53:48am |
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:53:52am |
re: #131 Kenneth
The anti-Palin backlash continues as the Moose Insurgent Liberation Front (MILF) attacks again with a terrible new weapon, the Improvised Elk Device (IED)
LOL
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:53:54am |
re: #349 TS
Thanks!
/lifts stein & banana in TS's direction
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Kenneth Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:55:04am |
re: #347 WriterMom
I am very curious what it was all about... you will have to tell me some day. Maybe we can meet in a secluded parking garage wearing matching Groucho glasses?
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:55:41am |
re: #368 rawmuse
"Either this wallpaper goes, or I do"
-Ogden Nash, on his death bed.
That was Oscar Wilde, not Ogden Nash. I only know because my boss mentions it every other day for some reason.
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:55:57am |
re: #330 realwest
Hey gallopiing granny - I received it and replied - PLEASE let me know if you receive the reply and if not, how do I go about pinging my server?!
Yup - I got it just fine.
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rednaxela Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:56:08am |
Re: Bailout
I've now seen the Paulson Sunday morning show videos and my distinct impression is that Paulson is far from convinced of his own plan. When an eminently articulate man like Paulson talks such gibberish, it's a sure sign he does not have the answers.
To be sure: The MSM types weren't doing there jobs either. Did Tom Brokaw even consider asking Paulson what he meant by "alternatives" when he said that the "alternatives would be much worse"? Didn't think so.
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rawmuse Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:56:43am |
re: #373 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
Thank you, I stand corrected. Funny, nonetheless.
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:56:46am |
re: #353 Cap'n DOC
Uh, Cap'n DOC
Usually something like popmaster.servicename ie: popmaster.qwest.com
The only thing I understood there was "Usually something like" the rest is gibberish to me.
And don't laugh, I'll bet more than 80% of people out here didn't understand it either.
WHAT's usually something like?!
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coz Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:57:16am |
UFO
You rock!
from your link,
Look up, look down, look out, look around.
— Yes, "It Can Happen"
Awsome Band, Great Song!
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UFO TOFU Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:57:23am |
Times change:
FIFTY-THREE years ago, in the early months of Herbert Hoover's Administration, Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson was presented with a small batch of Japanese telegrams that had been deciphered by a highly secret American code-breaking organization known as the Black Chamber. Appalled at the invasion of another nation's private communications, Stimson immediately cut off funding to the cryptologists with the admonition ''Gentleman do not read each other's mail.''
[Link: query.nytimes.com...]
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:58:14am |
re: #345 coz
Hey coz! Good to see you! How's everything in cozland today?!
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jwb7605 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:58:22am |
OT
I train under this woman for the Bolder Boulder.
Rocky Mountain Cardiology sponsors a group called "Bravehearts", and encourages their patients to join. The group consists of people who have had some sort of "event". This last Bolder Boulder, I met Bobby McGee and chatted with him and Marci for several minutes. Marci was training the group because the 'original' trainer (Inge) was finishing up her P.A. degree/training.
The whole thing is 'free'. No charge.
My cardiologist tells me "my heart functions are improving" and credits this program largely for being responsible.
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 7:59:11am |
re: #374 galloping granny
Yea! Now I want to try originating an e-mail to you.
Ready?!
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coz Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:00:02am |
{writermom}!
Thank you again, for everything.
I did try to talk my wife into letting me observe the Sabbath, but she insisted I have a house to paint,
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yma o hyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:00:06am |
Hiya, Lizard Nation!
I see you've had a busy and brilliant night!
Here is a report to induce more hilarity!
Its about that meeting of right-wing extremists in Cologne, and how it came to a more than unglorious debacle.
Read it and laugh!
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Golem Akbar Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:00:43am |
re: #367 WriterMom
OMG. That word: unacceptable.
That is what I always hear...well, blah blah blah blah that's UNACCEPTABLE.
Uh, hello? Unacceptable to who exactly? This weekend, I was literally paraded in front of a couple of relatives who could not wrap their brain around the idea that I was 'pro-Palin' (like what is that supposed to mean anyway). Then they started talking about how "funny" Heather Malicki's piece on Palin was, and to tell me that IF conservative voiced were allowed to be heard on CBC, that the ratio should be 1:20, in favour of liberal opinion.
It's funny (and maybe funny ha ha, too) that in my family, I do not mention political things, at all. I never bring it up, anymore, since...well, I just get the weird stares [shh...he's a conservative!]. And when politics is brought up (it's inevitable), I usually try to change the subject or duck out of the conversation. What is so amusing, and maybe even great, is that once in a while, someone will approach me and engage in a real one-on-one, with an open mind. I've made a couple of converts, and slowly my whole fam damily is starting to change. Slowly. Too slowly. I just got a key cousin over to McCain. I am no longer alone. {don't give up}
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:00:45am |
re: #383 realwest
OK, {galloping granny} just sent an original e-mail to you!
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:01:39am |
re: #365 coz
Hey my friend - nothing much - and what is happening ain't really good - please keep those prayers coming!
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:01:44am |
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:02:36am |
re: #339 loppyd
I am white privilege.
Who knew I had so much in common with Saracudda?
LOL
Do the Libs notice that Barry was a less than mediocre high school student, yet got an academic scholarship to college in California?
He is President of Harvard Law Revue, yet submits nothing for publication.
How about the angry Michelle tanks the SAT , but goes to the Ivy League.
Much more fun to ridicule Sarah Palin & not deal with Mr. & Mrs. Affirmative Action.
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kawfytawk Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:03:02am |
good morning
this has probably been posted either here or on the dead thread...but I thought it was funny and wanted to either post or repost whichever the case may be.
As I was catching up on the dead thread someone posted this link
what I thought was funny was the comment by "rusty"
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nevergiveup Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:04:05am |
File this under: How do you spell Arrogant Son of a Bitch!
Last update - 15:42 22/09/2008
Obama pays tribute to Olmert, looks forward to working with successor
[Link: www.haaretz.com...]
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redstateredneck Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:04:19am |
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:04:29am |
re: #383 realwest
Yea! Now I want to try originating an e-mail to you.
Ready?!
Sure - and I replied to the other.
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Tigger2005 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:04:31am |
re: #319 WriterMom
Good Lord.
I don't know how we could continue to call Iraq an "ally" if they did something like that. But then we still call the Saudis our "friends."
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Kenneth Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:04:48am |
re: #358 loppyd
Wow! Good for you.
Sadly, my mother is totally in awe of the ONE. No criticism of any kind is permitted in her presence. Unfortunately, she's in poor health so I refrain from any comment whatsoever. It's not worth her getting upset. My father is more moderate, & we attempt civil discussions among ourselves, but even he avoids any political discussions with her.
My wife's political views are a blend of liberal and conservative positions depending on the issues (economics & national defense are conservative, social issues more liberal). A year ago she said if she were American she would vote for Hillary. She could never see the attraction of Obama, so obvious an empty suit was he, she was deeply offended by the mistreatment Sen. Clinton received from Obama & the biased media. When McCain chose Palin and the Dems went ape-shit attacking her, my wife was so offended she said she would now vote for McCain/Palin (if she was American).
I'm sure there are tens of thousands of pissed off Hillary supporters who are planning on voting for McCain/Palin now.
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:05:21am |
re: #395 nevergiveup
File this under: How do you spell Arrogant Son of a Bitch!
Last update - 15:42 22/09/2008Obama pays tribute to Olmert, looks forward to working with successor
[Link: www.haaretz.com...]
The only "tribute" that Olmert has needed for quite some while now is a size 13 boot in the rear to get him the hell out of the chair.
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merrytexas Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:05:39am |
Great new Obama Chicago Political Machine ad on Youtube I found at Hillaryclintonforum.net. (Those people are on fire for McCain!)
If you click on Paul Villareal's name, you get a page with info about him but not real sure what relationship is with M/P Campaign.
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Ayatollah Ghilmeini Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:05:41am |
Interesting Times
The last week has seen groundbreaking and world changing events focusing the minds of American voters on their choice; this bodes ill for Obama's campaign.
The Jawa report on possible subverting of election laws to falsely vilify Republicans is a wonderful example of the far left not learning the lessons of past defeats and doubling down on its poor understanding of US voters. When you drink the liberal kool-aid and believe in the need to confront the "right wing media" (you know, MSNBC, the NYT and CBS), you believe that you are justified in violating the rules because the evil Republicans are doing so. Unlike the Kerry response to the swiftboaters, these "fighting democrats" are fighting back hard, attacking before Rove tries to get in the first punch; except Rove is not even there. This delusion is evident in Obama's get in their faces comments. They think they are sprinting to victory but McCain is within striking distance in California! The problem for dems is not the VP, its the top of the ticket.
The Wall Street melt down plays to McCain's strengths, he called for Fanny and Freddie to get more oversight and of course the Dems blocked it. Meanwhile Obama has nothing in his c.v. that speaks to the political experience necessary to face the biggest financial crisis we have faced since the Depression. Do you think America will turn to a one moot-issue upstart (the one issue being Iraq, which most think McCain and Bush solved with the surge that Obama still can't even admit worked) or will we turn to an experienced proven leader? Name me a single thing Obama has ever done that remotely qualifies him to handle the Wall Street mess? I am sure Obama's for some reason missing-from-his-autobiographies visit to Pakistan will be of utmost use in formulating his financial policy. After all, Pakistan is the Switzerland of South Asia, minus the Swiss, the banks and the chocolate but with all the militants and terrorists you can eat.
Democrats, in their endless need to punish success, are seeking to cap CEO salaries. How unamerican! Why not leave salaries uncapped but tied to long term stock performance (as opposed to short term performance which encourages hanky panky and hurts long term company investment) and why not require Wall Street to pay back the bailout with the incentive of liberalized pay once it has? Using human nature to solve big problems is always the best solution.
At the center of the crisis lies the weak dollar and inflationary issues caused by our energy dependence. Let's issue $2 trillion (with a T!) in eBonds. Bonds backed by the energy projects they finance with the ultimate goal of US energy independence by 2020. Nuclear, solar, wind, biomass, cellulostic ethanol, methanol, oil, clean coal, tidal and geothermal, an all out effort using an across the board solution; then spend $100 billion on the basic science to get the needed next generation technology breakthroughs; if we crack superconductivity, we can put 100 nuclear reactors safe under the rocky mountains and deliver terrawatts all over the country.
We can pay for some of it by selling China US trained and overseen health, building and food inspectors. When we do it, everyone knows it is safe.
Obama is young and energetic, gives a great speech but have you seen any creativity and innovation from him?
If John Sidney wipes the floor with the lightweight on the first debate this week, the Party of the Wilderness is set for another long sojourn in the wasteland, courtesy of nominating the most far left unprepared candidate in US history to face the one of the most challenging times in US history.
Obama supporters have often framed their candidate's selling point as turning on convincing the voters to turn to this unproven quantity from Illinois. Joe Louis once quipped there was nothing wrong about America that Hitler would fix, ironically, there is nothing in Barack Obama that can deal with the current climate.
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:05:48am |
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wrenchwench Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:06:14am |
This is wierod. LGF is the only site I can get on my 'puter right now. Everything else comes up Address Not Found. Can't even access my email. But I can get to any page on LGF, and [if this works] even post a comment.
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:06:28am |
re: #392 opnion
It's the foundation of entitlement, much like the Presidency which he views as an entitlement and if you don't vote for him your racist.
NObama being a puppet in an empty suit has nothing to do with it.
/sarc
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:06:37am |
re: #398 Tigger2005
There need to be a very public outcry against this. For America to do so much for Iraq and then they do something like this...outrageous.
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Cap'n DOC Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:06:48am |
re: #304 realwest
Sorry. After further reading downthread, I realized someone else gave you better advice - call your ISP tech support. They should be into their second mocha grande by now.
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redstateredneck Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:07:10am |
re: #404 wrenchwench
This is wierod. LGF is the only site I can get on my 'puter right now. Everything else comes up Address Not Found. Can't even access my email. But I can get to any page on LGF, and [if this works] even post a comment.
Bwahahaha!
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:07:13am |
re: #375 rednaxela
Hi ya rednaxela! I understood Paulson quite well actually.
The reason the MSM didn't ask him about the alternatives was because the MSM doesn't understand a damn thing about this financial mess - not one damn thing.
The alternative to the Fed's action would have been a depression that would have made the "great depression" seem like a minor economic bump in the road. That was Paulson's point and the same point that the MSM gets hysterical about, even though they don't know WHY they are hysterical about it, but because they think this terrible financial situation is going to somehow work to Obama's benefit.
And because the MSM is full of loons.
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:07:26am |
re: #404 wrenchwench
The work of Karl Rove?
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:07:54am |
re: #404 wrenchwench
THERE IS NO BLOG BUT LGF and STINKY IS ITS MASTER.
/perhaps a new mind-computer control update has been installed?
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:08:21am |
Realwest - that new email came through just fine.
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Tigger2005 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:08:37am |
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wrenchwench Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:08:51am |
Well, I'd rather get only LGF than everything but LGF.
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Kosh's Shadow Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:09:42am |
re: #404 wrenchwench
This is wierod. LGF is the only site I can get on my 'puter right now. Everything else comes up Address Not Found. Can't even access my email. But I can get to any page on LGF, and [if this works] even post a comment.
Sounds like you have a DNS problem. LGF is in the DNS cache, so your computer can find it, but nowhere else.
When you brought your computer up, did you go first to LGF? Anyplace else?
See of those placed work. The problem might NOT be your computer but your ISP.
Or it might be in the network configuraton.
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jwb7605 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:10:02am |
re: #304 realwestPinging the server? I don't hardly even know the server!
Uh, seriously, in english, what is and how do I ping the server?!
Checking for e-mail now!
BBIAM!
re: #364 galloping granny
Sorry real - never mind. It is a way to tell from your DOS prompt whether the server is up or not on their end. Just call the Earthlink technical folks instead.
Try this program (scroll down to the "lite" it's the free version)
http://ultraping.netfirms.com/
just type in the site name.
I typed littlegreenfootballs.com,
got
Pinging littlegreenfootballs.com [66.228.122.13] with 32 bytes of data:Reply from 66.228.122.13: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=50
Reply from 66.228.122.13: bytes=32 time=31ms TTL=50
Reply from 66.228.122.13: bytes=32 time=64ms TTL=50
Reply from 66.228.122.13: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=50Ping statistics for 66.228.122.13:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 31ms, Maximum = 64ms, Average = 46ms
Minimum = 31ms, Maximum = 64ms, Average = 46ms
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:10:42am |
re: #404 wrenchwench
This is wierod. LGF is the only site I can get on my 'puter right now. Everything else comes up Address Not Found. Can't even access my email. But I can get to any page on LGF, and [if this works] even post a comment.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUST YOUR 'PUTER. WE CONTROL THE VERTICAL. WE ALSO CONTROL THE HORIZONTAL.
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:10:42am |
re: #395 nevergiveup
File this under: How do you spell Arrogant Son of a Bitch!
Last update - 15:42 22/09/2008Obama pays tribute to Olmert, looks forward to working with successor
[Link: www.haaretz.com...]
Donna Brazile said Sunday that Obama has no doubt that he is the next president. He apparently considers this campaign, a necessary evil.
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Honorary Yooper Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:11:21am |
Good morning all.
I hope Rush picks up this case of astroturfing that Rusty exposed last night on The Jawa Report.
/Go Rusty!
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Kenneth Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:11:25am |
re: #367 WriterMom
Do you ask your relatives how they could support Obama after he received endorsements from Hamas and the Iranian mullahs? You would think the cognitive dissonance would give them all strokes!
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wrenchwench Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:12:06am |
re: #417 Kosh's Shadow
Sounds like you have a DNS problem. LGF is in the DNS cache, so your computer can find it, but nowhere else.
When you brought your computer up, did you go first to LGF? Anyplace else?
See of those placed work. The problem might NOT be your computer but your ISP.
Or it might be in the network configuraton.
LGF is my home page, but I did access another site before the probalem presented itself. The guys at my ISP will only be on their first mocha grande, but I'll give 'em a call.
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Honorary Yooper Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:12:20am |
re: #419 Occasional Reader
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUST YOUR 'PUTER. WE CONTROL THE VERTICAL. WE ALSO CONTROL THE HORIZONTAL.
So I thake it, we're at The Outer Limits of solving our computer problems? ;-)
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:12:43am |
re: #393 kawfytawk
Um, THIS IS the Dead Thread! But I liked "Rusty's" comment too!
GOOGLE - if there's a Republican in the WH, then whatever's bad for America is good for us!
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:12:45am |
re: #414 Tigger2005
So much for visiting the Pyramids.
was carried out by tribesmen or bandits
Aren't the all?
A ministry statement said: "This is an act of banditry not of terrorism."
Banditry? WTF
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Kosh's Shadow Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:12:47am |
re: #420 opnion
Donna Brazile said Sunday that Obama has no doubt that he is the next president. He apparently considers this campaign, a necessary evil.
May this pride be followed by a great fall.
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Honorary Yooper Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:13:25am |
re: #420 opnion
Donna Brazile said Sunday that Obama has no doubt that he is the next president. He apparently considers this campaign, a necessary evil.
Then Obama must be shown otherwise. He is extremely arrogant if he thinks the campaign is a necessary evil.
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Kenneth Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:13:48am |
Former Muslim radical Shiraz Maher spent his student days campaigning for an Islamic caliphate in which execution for renouncing Islam would be written into the constitution.
Now Shiraz is calling for moderation and greater Muslim integration into British life, a stance which has meant he himself is now labelled an apostate by some Muslim radicals, for which the penalty is death.
He asks whether such an extreme punishment is really justified by the Qur'an and the example of the Prophet Muhammad.
Converts' experiencesConverts from Muslim backgrounds share their stories with Shiraz.
Ziya Meral gew up in Turkey and now lives in the UK. His parents disowned him when he converted from Islam to Christianity.
"They told people I died in an accident rather than having the shame of their son leaving Islam."
'Sophia' was living in East London when she converted to Christianity. She ran away from home, but her mother tracked her down and turned up to disrupt her baptism.
"My brother was really angry. He reacted and phoned me on my mobile and just said: 'I'm coming down to burn that church.'"
Remember, there is no compulsion in Islam... blah, blah, blah...
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:13:54am |
re: #417 Kosh's Shadow
Sounds like you have a DNS problem. LGF is in the DNS cache, so your computer can find it, but nowhere else.
When you brought your computer up, did you go first to LGF? Anyplace else?
See of those placed work. The problem might NOT be your computer but your ISP.
Or it might be in the network configuraton.
And it sounds more than a bit like a nasty awful worm that I got infected with about 10 days ago - something called Virtumundo. Took me 3 days and a half dozen or more programs to get the miserable machine cleaned.
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Kosh's Shadow Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:13:57am |
re: #424 wrenchwench
LGF is my home page, but I did access another site before the probalem presented itself. The guys at my ISP will only be on their first mocha grande, but I'll give 'em a call.
Does the other site work as well?
How do you connect to the internet? Do you have a router or just a cable or dsl modem?
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:13:58am |
re: #405 CommonSense
It's the foundation of entitlement, much like the Presidency which he views as an entitlement and if you don't vote for him your racist.
NObama being a puppet in an empty suit has nothing to do with it.
/sarc
Yup, I heard Michelle in a rant a few months back make it sound like the Presidency should be a minority set aside for Barack.
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Cap'n DOC Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:14:02am |
re: #420 opnion
Am I supposed to ding that one up or down?
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kawfytawk Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:14:05am |
re: #426 realwest
well you know what I mean....lol.....the dead thread before this dead thread.
I need more coffee.
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jwb7605 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:14:56am |
re: #404 wrenchwench
This is wierod. LGF is the only site I can get on my 'puter right now. Everything else comes up Address Not Found. Can't even access my email. But I can get to any page on LGF, and [if this works] even post a comment.
You've lost your "DNS Server".
You're getting LGF because the address was "cached" as the last available place to look (and it's now the only place your 'puter remembers)
Turn your computer off.
Turn your modem off, wait several seconds, turn modem back on.
Once your modem has rebooted and all the green LED's are happy,
Turn your computer back on.
There are too many reasons to go into on why/how this happens.
Works about 100% of the time for me.
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Tigger2005 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:14:57am |
re: #420 opnion
Donna Brazile said Sunday that Obama has no doubt that he is the next president. He apparently considers this campaign, a necessary evil.
I realized that when he made the "I didn't eat hotel food all these months just to lose" remark.
I think we may see a lot of bullying at the polls.
And if he loses ... riots, possibly a march on the White House in an attempt to "take over."
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:15:15am |
re: #376 rawmuse
Thank you, I stand corrected. Funny, nonetheless.
A little known fact about Oscar Wilde was that he, the most decadent of The Decadents, converted to Catholicism before he died. Among other reasons (the Catholic chaplain at Reading Gaol was the only person to treat him with love & respect after his imprisonment for buggery) he said, "It's a great religion to die in."
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nevergiveup Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:15:23am |
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:15:48am |
re: #418 jwb7605
That does not work though to tell if something is awry between realwest's computer and his server. Tells you only that the connections between the server that script is located on and the server you are pinging is OK.
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:16:24am |
re: #428 Kosh's Shadow
May this pride be followed by a great fall.
She seemed bewildered by Obama's attitude & she is onboard with him.
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wrenchwench Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:16:24am |
Holy schamoly. 543 spams...
[Kosh's Shadow: DSL. Upgraded from dial-up about six months ago, then upgraded from Windows 98 to XP about 2 months ago, and I feel spoiled rotten!]
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:16:51am |
re: #413 galloping granny
Whew, thanks galloping granny!
See, I just knew that with ENOUGH FORCE a swift kick to the CPU would fix it! LOL!
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:16:53am |
re: #438 Tigger2005
I realized that when he made the "I didn't eat hotel food all these months just to lose" remark.
So your heart went out to him, too, about having to cram down all that five-star cuisine, eh? How the One has suffered for us!
And if he loses ... riots, possibly a march on the White House in an attempt to "take over."
I think little or none of the former, and definitely not the latter. We're not a banana republic.
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:16:59am |
re: #440 nevergiveup
The 50 Richest Members of Congress
[Link: www.rollcall.com...]
Gee, I'm doing something wrong!
The katsup plant is right outside my window.
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Kenneth Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:17:46am |
Freedom of speech, Democrat style:
Organizers of Iran rally threatened with loss of tax-exempt status if they invited Palin
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Alouette Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:17:53am |
re: #361 rawmuse
The weirdest thing I learned all weekend was that the island of Cuba originated in the location of the present Pacific ocean and migrated to its present position over 300 million years.
How did it get through Panama?
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MandyManners Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:17:59am |
re: #438 Tigger2005
I realized that when he made the "I didn't eat hotel food all these months just to lose" remark.
When did he say that?
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nevergiveup Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:18:19am |
re: #438 Tigger2005
I realized that when he made the "I didn't eat hotel food all these months just to lose" remark.
I think we may see a lot of bullying at the polls.
And if he loses ... riots, possibly a march on the White House in an attempt to "take over."
See here's what I bitter white guy like me doesn't get? I like Hotel food!
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:18:45am |
re: #429 Honorary Yooper
Then Obama must be shown otherwise. He is extremely arrogant if he thinks the campaign is a necessary evil.
It bothers me. I hope that it is just hubris & that they are not holdin back a big October Surprise. Where are the Annenberg Challenge papers?
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lawhawk Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:19:17am |
re: #400 galloping granny
That's not quite the tribute I had in mind.
I always thought a perpwalk with orange jumpsuit was eminently appropriate, and couldn't come fast enough given the corruption that surrounded his personal and professional life, to say nothing about how he ran Israel's national security situation into the ground by refusing to deal with the Palestinian rocket war or Hizbullah's war against Israel with the full force and effect of the Israeli military. He was, and remains, more interested in getting a peace deal on paper than actually providing for Israel's security.
On that point, Livni is little different. She wants the same thing.
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Ojoe Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:19:28am |
re: #452 nevergiveup
One should be thankful to the Creator for the food one gets, Mr. 0bama.
I can't stand him.
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:19:33am |
re: #434 opnion
Yup, I heard Michelle in a rant a few months back make it sound like the Presidency should be a minority set aside for Barack.
Well, when you have your sights set on High Emperor of All He Surveys, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and The Last King of Scotland, POTUS is a step down.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:19:38am |
re: #439 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
Among other reasons (the Catholic chaplain at Reading Gaol was the only person to treat him with love & respect after his imprisonment for buggery) he said, "It's a great religion to die in."
Catholicism also seems to have a lock on Defense Against the Dark Arts (to borrow a Hogwartism). You never hear about Episcopalian exorcists.
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rednaxela Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:19:43am |
re: #409 realwest
I think the bigger problem is that without pressing the reset button, i.e. a depression of some sort, none of the underlying problems, i.e. complete tax system overhaul, rescission of Sarbanes Oxley, removal of capital gains tax, would actually be addressed. It would be business as usual with the bill, and the inevitable depression, being simply passed to the next generation.
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:19:46am |
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Peacekeeper Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:19:50am |
re: #447 Occasional Reader
I think little or none of the former, and definitely not the latter. We're not a banana republic.
Que? How many many banks failed in Latin Awerica last week?
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:20:34am |
re: #452 nevergiveup
I thought NObama was over Bill Ayers having dinner.
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:20:57am |
re: #438 Tigger2005
I realized that when he made the "I didn't eat hotel food all these months just to lose" remark.
I think we may see a lot of bullying at the polls.
And if he loses ... riots, possibly a march on the White House in an attempt to "take over."
That's why I'll be working the polls on Election Day, to make sure that no funny "community organizing" takes place.
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todler Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:21:03am |
From last nights Emmys:
Mmartin Sheen:
"... Then he urged viewers to vote for "the candidate of your choice, at least once.""
Didn't Mayor Daley say to "vote early, and vote often"? Nice to see the democrats continue the Chicago mantra.
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nevergiveup Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:21:27am |
re: #463 CommonSense
I thought NObama was over Bill Ayers having dinner.
Not dinner, just cocktails and commie orientation!
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Kosh's Shadow Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:21:33am |
re: #444 wrenchwench
Holy schamoly. 543 spams...
[Kosh's Shadow: DSL. Upgraded from dial-up about six months ago, then upgraded from Windows 98 to XP about 2 months ago, and I feel spoiled rotten!]
Since it is fixed, I won't try to diagnose further; could have been a glitch with your ISP.
To keep spam down, don't give places your email address, or get a throwaway one on gmail or yahoo; use it for a while, and then close it. Let the spammers waste their time.
And NEVER open attachments you aren't sure were sent to you legit. A new one going around has a zip file, and it claims to be the "credit card statements you asked for". I knew not to open it, and reported and deleted it.
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:21:47am |
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:21:52am |
re: #449 Kenneth
Freedom of speech, Democrat style:
Organizers of Iran rally threatened with loss of tax-exempt status if they invited Palin
“This is insulting. This is embarrassing, especially to Gov. Palin, to me and I think it should be to every single New Yorker,” Assemblyman Dov Hikind, D-Brooklyn, told CBS 2 HD.
Seems that not all politicians with a (D) next to their name are incapable of rising above partisan politics (although most are). Good for Hikind.
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:21:58am |
re: #461 taxfreekiller
Dumb ass McCain,
In Penn. live speech...
"Comprehensive Immigrations Reform" one of my first acts.
Way to go McCain, piss off the base.
Sarah Palin, if you follow him down this road, its a dead end road.
We beat him and Bush last year, now he does not have Bush to help.
We will vote him in,,, cause Obama is a full blown commie nut case.
We will work to make sure McCain and you Sarah Palin toe the line.
We are "Done" with the two faced bull shit.Facts Count.
?
No Frosted Flakes this morning?
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rednaxela Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:22:03am |
Re: Paulson and Bailout
The WTO agreement, specifically the GATS, mandates that any bailout be extended to foreign banks too. So there isn't anything congress can do to prevent that.
Solution: No bailout.
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:22:04am |
re: #449 Kenneth
Yeah, and what's more disgusting is that the Jewish Orgainization was threatend with the loss of it's IRS excemption by ANOTHER JEWISH ORGANIZATION, an outfit called J Street.
Maybe someone ought to inquire about their tax status, ya think?!
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:22:39am |
re: #460 Peacekeeper
Que? How many many banks failed in Latin Awerica last week?
Only those that invested in nuclear wessels.
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:23:00am |
re: #467 nevergiveup
Not dinner, just cocktails and commie orientation!
I forgot the lost trove of Russian Vodka............
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MandyManners Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:23:02am |
re: #449 Kenneth
Freedom of speech, Democrat style:
Organizers of Iran rally threatened with loss of tax-exempt status if they invited Palin
Who threatened it?
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Peacekeeper Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:23:23am |
“This is insulting. This is embarrassing, especially to Gov. Palin, to me and I think it should be to every single New Yorker,” Assemblyman Dov Hikind, D-Brooklyn, told CBS 2 HD.
What about the married New Yorkers?
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:23:42am |
re: #454 lawhawk
That's not quite the tribute I had in mind.
I always thought a perpwalk with orange jumpsuit was eminently appropriate, and couldn't come fast enough given the corruption that surrounded his personal and professional life, to say nothing about how he ran Israel's national security situation into the ground by refusing to deal with the Palestinian rocket war or Hizbullah's war against Israel with the full force and effect of the Israeli military. He was, and remains, more interested in getting a peace deal on paper than actually providing for Israel's security.
On that point, Livni is little different. She wants the same thing.
I wouldn't mind the perpwalk as a celebration of Olmert's former "service." I'm hoping that Livni cannot manage to put together a coalition.
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Tigger2005 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:24:05am |
re: #68 mama winger
Good morning LGF friends.
This is what happened down the block from me yesterday:
[Link: www.kenoshanews.com...]
Looking out my balcony this morning I see that the police tape is still up and what looks to be investigators are on the scene.
Thank God more people were not killed - it went right between the bedrooms as the children were asleep.
That reminds me of that horrible accident during the filming of The Twilight Zone movie, which killed actor Vic Morrow and two children.
Interestingly, Vic Morrow had a premonition that he was going to die in a helicopter crash.
[Link: www.findadeath.com...]
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:24:09am |
Cuba migrated to the Caribbean to do the jobs that American land masses wouldn't do.
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Peacekeeper Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:24:15am |
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:24:30am |
re: #477 Peacekeeper
“This is insulting. This is embarrassing, especially to Gov. Palin, to me and I think it should be to every single New Yorker,” Assemblyman Dov Hikind, D-Brooklyn, told CBS 2 HD.
What about the married New Yorkers?
Maybe they are all inner city single parents?
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Tigger2005 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:24:40am |
re: #447 Occasional Reader
I think little or none of the former, and definitely not the latter. We're not a banana republic.
No, but there are plenty of people who think we are.
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jwb7605 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:26:03am |
re: #441 galloping granny
That does not work though to tell if something is awry between realwest's computer and his server. Tells you only that the connections between the server that script is located on and the server you are pinging is OK.
I supplied that link for those who are uncomfortable with dropping to a DOS prompt and entering "ping [whatever]" from the command line. It looks like an exact copy of what happens using the DOS command line except the results are printed in a small window form.
If you want to know the other stuff, issues involved can quite easily exceed the capabilities of this thread.
Personally, for my own home network, I use this script. I had to write it myself, but it shortens up the troubleshooting process quite a bit.
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:26:36am |
re: #472 rednaxela
Re: Paulson and Bailout
The WTO agreement, specifically the GATS, mandates that any bailout be extended to foreign banks too. So there isn't anything congress can do to prevent that.
Solution: No bailout.
Give me just ONE good reason why the American public should bail out the entire world financial system? Just ONE. Bailing out our own banks is too much. Bailing out all of them is way over the top. Let the banks fail.
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Kenneth Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:27:16am |
re: #470 Occasional Reader
Sarah Palin, the Human Wedge Issue, strikes again! The Democratic Party block is cracking up reacting to her. McCain was brilliant in picking Palin.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:27:37am |
re: #485 galloping granny
Give me just ONE good reason why the American public should bail out the entire world financial system? Just ONE. Bailing out our own banks is too much. Bailing out all of them is way over the top. Let the banks fail.
Yeah, that'll show 'em.
Our prosperity depends on the world financial system.
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:27:41am |
The Messiah NObama and his new carbon spewing plane.
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]
This is what I think about everytime NObama talks about plugging our cars in to save the enviroment.
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:27:55am |
re: #458 rednaxela
Unfortunately we can't push the re-boot on only part of the problem; we "re-boot" now and it's a MUCH bigger (and world wide) depression than the weirdly named "great depression" when something like 1/3 of Americans COULDN'T FIND A JOB.
This one would have been worse, by FAR.
Reform is needed and is gonna come - especially if McCain wins (and maybe even if Obama wins, though it's hard to tell because Obama doesn't really have any economic plan except to tax, tax and tax some more) but we can't just allow another, BIGGER and WORSE deperssion than the one of the 1930's. That way lies the path to either Communism or Fascism.
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Peacekeeper Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:28:03am |
I spent some quality time this weekend with family who are now leaning Obama because of the financial crisis. Obama is the financial crisis, the CBC fucking well created it by making Fanni/Freddie float all those bad loans. Obama has lined his pockets with their money and hired the CEO
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akak Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:28:24am |
Russia should really be listed as a terror state if they are passing significant intel on Israel to Hebashitzahs.
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:28:42am |
re: #486 Kenneth
Sarah Palin, the Human Wedge Issue, strikes again! The Democratic Party block is cracking up reacting to her. McCain was brilliant in picking Palin.
I agree.......as the ole beer commercial goes............."Brillant"
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Ben Hur Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:29:12am |
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Tigger2005 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:29:20am |
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Kosh's Shadow Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:29:37am |
re: #484 jwb7605
I supplied that link for those who are uncomfortable with dropping to a DOS prompt and entering "ping [whatever]" from the command line. It looks like an exact copy of what happens using the DOS command line except the results are printed in a small window form.
If you want to know the other stuff, issues involved can quite easily exceed the capabilities of this thread.
Personally, for my own home network, I use this script. I had to write it myself, but it shortens up the troubleshooting process quite a bit.
Note that a lot of ISPs block pings because they can be used for denial of service attacks, so lack of a response to a ping doesn't mean there is a problem.
And you might get ping to work on Windows but not Linux; ping can use either TCP or UDP, and UDP is more likely to be blocked.
(TCP is "reliable", that is, it automatically retries; UDP isn't. UDP is used for stuff like streaming video, where the glitch would be worse waiting for a retransmission than just skipping the missing material)
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:29:39am |
re: #484 jwb7605
I supplied that link for those who are uncomfortable with dropping to a DOS prompt and entering "ping [whatever]" from the command line. It looks like an exact copy of what happens using the DOS command line except the results are printed in a small window form.
If you want to know the other stuff, issues involved can quite easily exceed the capabilities of this thread.
Personally, for my own home network, I use this script. I had to write it myself, but it shortens up the troubleshooting process quite a bit.
I am aware of just why you supplied it. However, you reasoning is based on a fallacy.
Ping is useful on an individual basis to determine what is going on between the computer you are operating and the one you are trying to reach. Pinging from some server you access by way of the internet tells you only that the connection between that server and the computer you want to reach is Ok - or not. It tells you nothing at all about the path from YOUR computer to the server you want to reach.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:30:21am |
re: #489 realwest
That way lies the path to either Communism or Fascism.
If we get there I will be the FIRST to inform on you for having written that, that... subversive statement.
The Fatherland must be protected from your kind!
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:30:23am |
re: #490 Peacekeeper
I spent some quality time this weekend with family who are now leaning Obama because of the financial crisis. Obama is the financial crisis, the CBC fucking well created it by making Fanni/Freddie float all those bad loans. Obama has lined his pockets with their money and hired the CEO
Not picking at our family, but it's amazing how economically ignorant people are.
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doppelganglander Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:30:25am |
re: #68 mama winger
Good morning LGF friends.
This is what happened down the block from me yesterday:
[Link: www.kenoshanews.com...]
Looking out my balcony this morning I see that the police tape is still up and what looks to be investigators are on the scene.
Thank God more people were not killed - it went right between the bedrooms as the children were asleep.
Holy cow! When I saw the news, I thought of you since you're the only person I know in Wisconsin (well, "know" in the Internet sense). I'm happy to hear you and your neighbors are safe.
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Ward Cleaver Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:30:31am |
re: #449 Kenneth
Freedom of speech, Democrat style:
Organizers of Iran rally threatened with loss of tax-exempt status if they invited Palin
The bits from the piece make me feel a little better:
“This is insulting. This is embarrassing, especially to Gov. Palin, to me and I think it should be to every single New Yorker,” Assemblyman Dov Hikind, D-Brooklyn, told CBS 2 HD.
And this:
“I’m absolutely appalled at the behavior of the Democrats,” said Bob Kunst of Defenders.net. “I’m a Democrat and for the first time in my life I’m going to vote Republican. I can’t take it anymore.”
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:31:28am |
re: #438 Tigger2005
I realized that when he made the "I didn't eat hotel food all these months just to lose" remark.
I think we may see a lot of bullying at the polls.
And if he loses ... riots, possibly a march on the White House in an attempt to "take over."
If he loses Dem lawyers will file challenge after challenge.
I am afraid that there will be riots if the One does not get his props.
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Honorary Yooper Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:31:47am |
re: #483 Tigger2005
No, but there are plenty of people who think we are.
Exactly. Ever been to Cook County, Illinois?
All the wonderful banana republic accessories are to be found there; nepotism, divine right of politicians, el mayor for life, graft, corruption, gang bangers in the city council, crooks in the governor's office, etc. Basically, it makes Mos Eisley Spaceport look like a model community.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:31:49am |
re: #490 Peacekeeper
I spent some quality time this weekend with family who are now leaning Obama because of the financial crisis. Obama is the financial crisis, the CBC fucking well created it by making Fanni/Freddie float all those bad loans. Obama has lined his pockets with their money and hired the CEO
Unfortunately, I think it will be a hard message for McCain to sell. To the uninformed voter, financial crisis = need for CHANGE!, and hey, that guy over there is saying "change" a lot, so he must be okay.
Last week's events have not made McCain's job any easier, sad to say.
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:32:06am |
re: #487 Occasional Reader
Yeah, that'll show 'em.
Our prosperity depends on the world financial system.
The world's prosperity depends on ours. After all, who will buy inflated mideast oil? Or Crap from China? Who will feed half the world? Who will pony up for every emergency, act of god and crisis anywhere?
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:32:12am |
re: #501 opnion
If he loses Dem lawyers will file challenge after challenge.
I am afraid that there will be riots if the One does not get his props.
Along with the "McCain stole the election"
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yma o hyd Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:32:39am |
Nightmare - could this really happen?
The US election nightmare scenario
Tell me, please, that he's only trying to scare the pants off everybody!
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Ward Cleaver Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:33:17am |
re: #499 doppelganglander
Holy cow! When I saw the news, I thought of you since you're the only person I know in Wisconsin (well, "know" in the Internet sense). I'm happy to hear you and your neighbors are safe.
It's amazing that the house didn't catch fire:
Authorities suspect the helicopter, a 2006 Robinson R44 owned by a Kenosha-based air service, crashed sideways through the roof, pushed down a grand staircase in the two-story home, then burst out the front door and skidded across the street. The fiery wreckage came to rest in the front yard at 6931 97th Ave. No one in that house was hurt, and the home was spared.
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jwb7605 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:33:29am |
re: #495 Kosh's Shadow
re: #496 galloping granny
I stated this:
If you want to know the other stuff, issues involved can quite easily exceed the capabilities of this thread.
Didn't mean to cause trouble, and I apologize for apparently being stupid.
I'll STFU and go away now as I have other things to attend to.
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MandyManners Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:33:38am |
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:33:40am |
re: #461 taxfreekiller
Dumb ass McCain,
In Penn. live speech...
"Comprehensive Immigrations Reform" one of my first acts.
Way to go McCain, piss off the base.
Sarah Palin, if you follow him down this road, its a dead end road.
We beat him and Bush last year, now he does not have Bush to help.
We will vote him in,,, cause Obama is a full blown commie nut case.
We will work to make sure McCain and you Sarah Palin toe the line.
We are "Done" with the two faced bull shit.Facts Count.
I will troop out & vote for him, but McCain is not a good candidate.
What part didn't he get about the rebellion against the Amnesty Legislation?
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Peacekeeper Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:33:43am |
re: #498 CommonSense
Not picking at our family, but it's amazing how economically ignorant people are.
It's all: I want Obama so he can punish those rich guys. Arggh.
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Tigger2005 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:33:49am |
re: #501 opnion
If he loses Dem lawyers will file challenge after challenge.
I am afraid that there will be riots if the One does not get his props.
Well, I'm not "afraid" of pissy riots, not likely to have any around here anyway. However, I don't own a gun, but probably anyone who thinks their home or business may be threatened by rioters should have one.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:33:54am |
re: #498 CommonSense
Not picking at our family, but it's amazing how economically ignorant people are.
Peacekeeper is the smart one in that family.
I mean, think about that.
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rednaxela Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:34:28am |
re: #485 galloping granny
Give me just ONE good reason why the American public should bail out the entire world financial system? Just ONE. Bailing out our own banks is too much. Bailing out all of them is way over the top. Let the banks fail.
Completely agree.
All I am saying is that under the WTO treaty -- by which the US government is bound -- all banks would be entitled to the bailout, domestic and foreign.
My solution is simple: Let's press the reset button.
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:34:36am |
re: #501 opnion
If he loses Dem lawyers will file challenge after challenge.
I am afraid that there will be riots if the One does not get his props.
Better riots than what we will get if he does.
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:34:39am |
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:34:46am |
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JustMyView Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:35:20am |
re: #503 Occasional Reader
Unfortunately, I think it will be a hard message for McCain to sell. To the uninformed voter, financial crisis = need for CHANGE!, and hey, that guy over there is saying "change" a lot, so he must be okay.
Last week's events have not made McCain's job any easier, sad to say.
Also, Obama is not the only candidate w/ ties to Fannie/Freddie. I'm honestly surprised that he would raise the issue.
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:35:25am |
re: #511 Peacekeeper
It's all: I want Obama so he can punish those rich guys. Arggh.
Ask them this leftist stumping question that I use every day and get the moose in the headlight look.
"When was the last time a poor person paid an employee?"
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Tigger2005 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:35:50am |
re: #510 opnion
I will troop out & vote for him, but McCain is not a good candidate.
What part didn't he get about the rebellion against the Amnesty Legislation?
Like I said earlier, Sarah needs to keep her own counsel on these issues and not be too awed by McCain. He's a great man to be sure, but he's not a good conservative. Keep Reagan on top of the pedestal, Sarah!
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realwest Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:36:06am |
re: #485 galloping granny
Let the Banks Fail?
I just can't deal with statements like that, I really can't.
I'm outta here folks.
I hope to get the chance to see y'all down the road.
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Peacekeeper Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:36:11am |
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galloping granny Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:36:50am |
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:36:53am |
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:37:28am |
re: #526 buzzsawmonkey
Isn't it deer in the headlights? Bambi, etc..?
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kawfytawk Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:38:20am |
re: #506 yma o hyd
Nightmare - could this really happen?
The US election nightmare scenario
Tell me, please, that he's only trying to scare the pants off everybody!
The picture of Pelosi and the caption underneath was enough to scare the bejeebers out of me
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Peacekeeper Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:38:38am |
re: #521 CommonSense
They're not leftists, that's what is so frustrating. Just angry and they think they can sick socialist Obama on them. The populist trap.
And I scream: Obama got where he is by tapping BIG money and high finance.
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SummerSong Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:38:39am |
All but one, of my family members, (parents, siblings, spouse, children) will be voting McCain/Palin. That one hold out is Libertarian and may still go McCain before it's over. It's a real luxury not to have to argue politics with loved ones.
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:38:45am |
re: #529 WriterMom
Normally but Palin is in the picture so it gets more feathers ruffled.
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MandyManners Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:39:06am |
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victor_yugo Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:39:12am |
re: #487 Occasional Reader
Yeah, that'll show 'em.
Our prosperity depends on the world financial system.
No. Our prosperity depends on value-for-value trade, no matter what other financial systems are based on.
If the world's financial systems are built on sand, then let them sink.
Read the chapter "A is A" in Atlas Shrugged.
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:39:38am |
re: #531 Peacekeeper
So it's blame the successful for not failing.
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MandyManners Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:40:28am |
re: #531 Peacekeeper
They're not leftists, that's what is so frustrating. Just angry and they think they can sick socialist Obama on them. The populist trap.
And I scream: Obama got where he is by tapping BIG money and high finance.
Send them this article.
[Link: nymag.com...]
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WriterMom Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:40:46am |
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nevergiveup Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:40:56am |
Abbas: Changes in Israeli, US governments to delay peace
process
[Link: www.ynetnews.com...]
Yeah, I guess continued Palestinian terror is just no never mind?
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BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:41:05am |
re: #537 CommonSense
So it's blame the successful for not failing.
That's why oil execs are hauled before Congress every year.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:42:38am |
re: #534 buzzsawmonkey
But I'm sure that even a full-grown moose would be dazzled by the wattage some of today's SUVs carry.
But, on the other hand, it would view a SmartCar as a light midnight snack.
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Tigger2005 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:42:44am |
re: #511 Peacekeeper
It's all: I want Obama so he can punish those rich guys. Arggh.
It's a vicious cycle.
You punish the rich guys.
Things get worse.
You punish the rich guys again.
Things get worse.
You punish the rich guys some more.
Things get worse.
You punish the rich guys ...
No, wait, you don't punish the rich guys, because the only rich guys still standing support YOUR party, and the nouveau riche people are your cronies. Everyone else is poor, and easily manipulated into believing anyone but you is the cause of their problems, because after all you are constantly declaring your affection for the peasants.
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Kosh's Shadow Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:43:05am |
re: #505 CommonSense
Along with the "McCain stole the election"
And that everyone in the US is racist.
But then people think 0bama should be president just because of affirmative action.
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:43:52am |
re: #539 MandyManners
Send them this article.
[Link: nymag.com...]
Mandy that is my favorite picture of NObama the Messiah decending from the heavens on a mission from God to save the planet and mankind, which is ironic due to his stance on abortion.
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:43:55am |
re: #520 JustMyView
Also, Obama is not the only candidate w/ ties to Fannie/Freddie. I'm honestly surprised that he would raise the issue.
Hi JMV. Two things, in just two years in the Senate Obama has managed to be the #2 recipient of Fannie/Freddie money over the last 10 years.
Very impressive.
As for McCain's campaign manager, what happened to "Guilt through Association?" You know Wright, Rezko, Phlager, Ayers, Farrakhan, etc?
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Tigger2005 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:44:53am |
re: #548 opnion
Hi JMV. Two things, in just two years in the Senate Obama has managed to be the #2 recipient of Fannie/Freddie money over the last 10 years.
He did it in 4 years, actually.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:45:08am |
re: #543 buzzsawmonkey
Scare a moose, scare a moose when you do the fandango.
That's just the sort of thing I'd expect from you and your elk.
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Outrider Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:45:41am |
re: #520 JustMyView
Also, Obama is not the only candidate w/ ties to Fannie/Freddie. I'm honestly surprised that he would raise the issue.
Why are they always anonymous? And when pushed real hard, these "anonymous" sources can never be produced.
"...Some who came forward were Democrats, but Republicans, speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed their descriptions..."
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Vergeltung Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:46:11am |
re: #493 Ben Hur
Manhood Fail
Take a good look at your keyboard.
And Boker effen Tov.
funny stuff...
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wrenchwench Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:46:12am |
re: #468 Kosh's Shadow
The spam goes to my "info-at-mywebsite" address (all but two of them, anyway) which I removed from my website over a year ago, but the spam has not subsided since that removal. Mostly Russian stuff today.
And yes, I never open unknown attachments. Thanks for your input!
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:46:35am |
re: #539 MandyManners
Send them this article.
[Link: nymag.com...]
So I'm pretty sure the people in that photo are hard-working, blue collar folks, right?
///
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CommonSense Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:47:14am |
re: #542 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey
That's why oil execs are hauled before Congress every year.
I got it bring in those not cooking the books with links to Republicans (BIG EVIL Oil) and give those that cook the books with links to Democrate (Financial Institutions) a free pass and collect billions in bonuses.
[Link: www.independent.co.uk...]
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opnion Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:48:18am |
re: #549 Tigger2005
He did it in 4 years, actually.
Do you mean that he got money as a State Senator?
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Vergeltung Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:49:01am |
re: #501 opnion
If he loses Dem lawyers will file challenge after challenge.
I am afraid that there will be riots if the One does not get his props.
only one more trip to the gun shop, and I'll be ready. :)
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Honorary Yooper Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:49:10am |
re: #506 yma o hyd
Nightmare - could this really happen?
The US election nightmare scenario
Tell me, please, that he's only trying to scare the pants off everybody!
Well, Pelosi couldn't be president as the House would have to vote to choose one, and she isn't on the ballot. The entire thing is governed by the 12th Amendment:
The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and all persons voted for as Vice-President and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate.
The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted.
The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March [20th Jan.] next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President.
The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.
The VP could be Biden or Palin depending on the Senate vote, and he or she would become President.
The only way in which Pelosi could become President is the following from the 20th Amendment:
Section 3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.
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merrytexas Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:49:48am |
re: #520 JustMyView
Also, Obama is not the only candidate w/ ties to Fannie/Freddie. I'm honestly surprised that he would raise the issue.
Maybe he raised the issue because he tried to fix the problem in 2005.
"Mr. President, this week Fannie Mae’s regulator reported that the company’s quarterly reports of profit growth over the past few years were “illusions deliberately and systematically created” by the company’s senior management, which resulted in a $10.6 billion accounting scandal.
The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight’s report goes on to say that Fannie Mae employees deliberately and intentionally manipulated financial reports to hit earnings targets in order to trigger bonuses for senior executives. In the case of Franklin Raines, Fannie Mae’s former chief executive officer, OFHEO’s report shows that over half of Mr. Raines’ compensation for the 6 years through 2003 was directly tied to meeting earnings targets. The report of financial misconduct at Fannie Mae echoes the deeply troubling $5 billion profit restatement at Freddie Mac.
The OFHEO report also states that Fannie Mae used its political power to lobby Congress in an effort to interfere with the regulator’s examination of the company’s accounting problems. This report comes some weeks after Freddie Mac paid a record $3.8 million fine in a settlement with the Federal Election Commission and restated lobbying disclosure reports from 2004 to 2005. These are entities that have demonstrated over and over again that they are deeply in need of reform.
For years I have been concerned about the regulatory structure that governs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac–known as Government-sponsored entities or GSEs–and the sheer magnitude of these companies and the role they play in the housing market. OFHEO’s report this week does nothing to ease these concerns. In fact, the report does quite the contrary. OFHEO’s report solidifies my view that the GSEs need to be reformed without delay.
I join as a cosponsor of the Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005, S. 190, to underscore my support for quick passage of GSE regulatory reform legislation. If Congress does not act, American taxpayers will continue to be exposed to the enormous risk that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose to the housing market, the overall financial system, and the economy as a whole.
I urge my colleagues to support swift action on this GSE reform legislation"
[Link: hotair.com...]
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alien_mind Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:52:07am |
re: #502 Honorary Yooper
Exactly. Ever been to Cook County, Illinois?
All the wonderful banana republic accessories are to be found there; nepotism, divine right of politicians, el mayor for life, graft, corruption, gang bangers in the city council, crooks in the governor's office, etc. Basically, it makes Mos Eisley Spaceport look like a model community.
i've lived in Cook county for 6 years now. i cannot believe what goes on here in Chicagoland. nothing I've seen written about it is an exaggeration. in fact, the whole truth would make your hair stand on end.
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Vergeltung Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:53:19am |
re: #544 Occasional Reader
But, on the other hand, it would view a SmartCar as a light midnight snack.
don't be dissin' my Smart Car, ho! ;P
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MandyManners Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:57:35am |
re: #555 Occasional Reader
So I'm pretty sure the people in that photo are hard-working, blue collar folks, right?
///
Well, Soros is wearing a blue shirt.
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J.S. Mon, Sep 22, 2008 8:59:58am |
Obama is on right now (on CNN) -- Obama is using that fabricated southern accent -- trying to sound Messianic, I guess. He's still The Liar, though. Right now he's claiming that he's all about giving "da Volk" tax breaks...Yeah, sure. Tell us another one, Barry -- especially with that proposed Health Care plan and all those other subsidies...The only one who'll be enriched by an Obama win -- will be Obama and his cronies.
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Buck Mon, Sep 22, 2008 9:03:08am |
FOX NEWS doing ORIGINAL Streaming video, not just putting the on air stuff on the net, but streaming a live, raw feed of political talk.
Boring or incredibly brave.
You Decide!
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]
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Occasional Reader Mon, Sep 22, 2008 9:03:09am |
re: #565 J.S.
Obama is using that fabricated southern accent -- trying to sound Messianic, I guess
Did anyone else notice that during his acceptance speech, after he referenced Martin Luther King Jr. toward the end, he started to try to sound like MLK? Similar cadence, semi-demi "southern" accent, etc.
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Ward Cleaver Mon, Sep 22, 2008 9:04:26am |
re: #539 MandyManners
Send them this article.
[Link: nymag.com...]
One of the latest comments on that article:
I for one am hopeful. Whatever it takes - get him in! Everyone is coming together. There's even women posting Photos of Breasts to Raise Money for the Obama campaign! How could you NOT want to be in that party! Ok - maybe [Link: BreastsForObama.com...] is a little immature - but its far better than being STODGY - is it not!
* By jmax on 09/07/2008 at 6:06 am
I knew it was only boobs that are voting for Obama!
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Ward Cleaver Mon, Sep 22, 2008 9:05:04am |
And no, I didn't go to see if the URL really exists.
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J.S. Mon, Sep 22, 2008 9:11:13am |
re: #567 Occasional Reader
After you noted it, I did notice -- Obama did sound like some sorry imitator of MLK...(perhaps that's another thing which attracts people? Obama himself is an empty suit, a blank, soulless, but he can mimic other "greats" -- superficially -- so that he gains an appeal...)
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JustMyView Mon, Sep 22, 2008 9:11:40am |
re: #548 opnion
Hi JMV. Two things, in just two years in the Senate Obama has managed to be the #2 recipient of Fannie/Freddie money over the last 10 years.
Very impressive.
As for McCain's campaign manager, what happened to "Guilt through Association?" You know Wright, Rezko, Phlager, Ayers, Farrakhan, etc?
To me, it seems reasonable that Obama would be at the top of almost any such list because he's been running for president for so long. Only McCain has the same necessity to raise large amounts of money. Also, the Fannie/Freddie offices are in a very blue neighborhood. I heard on PBS on Friday that McCain had received substantially more money than Obama from F/F's directors and officers than Obama. Such comments are more a reflection of the organization's activity than contributions from regualr employees. They said that info came from the FEC, but their database isn't easy to navigate, so I haven't taken the time to check it out.
I don't think it's really worthwhile to have a big argument about this. There's ample evidence that both Obama and McCain have gotten lots of money from Wall Street and other financial sector organizations.
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Kenneth Mon, Sep 22, 2008 9:15:33am |
re: #534 buzzsawmonkey
Usually. But I'm sure that even a full-grown moose would be dazzled by the wattage some of today's SUVs carry.
And of course, "moose" inevitably references Palin, hunting, etc.
The Moose Infidel Liberation Front (MILF) attacks again
with an Improvised Elk Device (IED)
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RossM3838 Mon, Sep 22, 2008 9:24:56am |
It was liberal democrat Barny Frank who protected fannie Mae. He was affraid that bringing some dicipline would make it more dificult for low income people to afford their own homes.
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