Thanks Charles, I was getting depressed!

It's Sunday afternoon here in NJ.

What happened to the Buzz link? Not that I'll miss it, to be honest...

I have to write lesson plans for my English 10 RR. I also have to decode the previous teacher's grade-book and figure out how she wanted to weight exams and all that neat stuff. Can we turn this into the Sunday Brunch & Drinking Thread?

I am so racist for enjoying this guy's rants.

I'm voting for McCain / Palin

Wild horses could not get me to drink this coffee!

Disgusting! Spit!

[Link: www.truthorfiction.com...]

Why would I not have anything on the sidebars showing?

It was okay here this morning for me, now it's just the thread or just comments on this page.

TIA

I took the buzz links off the front page, because their code isn't suited for multiple links; it has to load a Javascript file for every post, which was too much overhead.

They're still there on the individual pages.

re: #5 Racer X

I am so racist for enjoying this guy's rants.

I'm voting for McCain / Palin

That guy is awesome.

Hey Charles,

Now that you're around, I've always wondered if you're a fingerstyle player or a flatpicker.

If it is any help, I lose the left sidebar when switching threads.

Thank you.

Yup, the left sidebar is off the edge of my screen.

Fox News just ran a piece that explains the financial crisis for anyone who does not have any clue as to what is going on. It is basically "for dummies". The MSM will not run something like this because it points the finger at the CRA, Clinton, Obama, Frank, Dodd, Schumer. I am sickened by the way the MSM has covered their fraking eyes on this.

McCain better speak of this clearly and forcefully Tuesday.

re: #14 cblesz

Fox News just ran a piece that explains the financial crisis for anyone who does not have any clue as to what is going on. It is basically "for dummies". The MSM will not run something like this because it points the finger at the CRA, Clinton, Obama, Frank, Dodd, Schumer. I am sickened by the way the MSM has covered their fraking eyes on this.

McCain better speak of this clearly and forcefully Tuesday.

I really hope a little of Palin's fearlessness rubs off on McCain.

Hmmm.. sticky situation indeed. Something for the guys and gals. I'm really liking Daniel Craig as the new Bond, but Mrs. Lawhawk really digs him. Alot. Can't blame her. He gets all the hot gals (even though they all seemingly end up dead).

re: #14 cblesz

I saw it last night. It was a very good at connecting all the various dots. I know you were just joking, but Fox did a good job...the piece is not for 'dummies' at all.

re: #15 reine.de.tout

I really hope a little of Palin's fearlessness rubs off on McCain.

I don't think it's fear that's holding McCain back. It never has before. Rather, I think either he plans such attacks himself later or he really does want to run an honorable campaign. Unfortunately he is not playing with people who do.

re: #5 Racer X

I am so racist for enjoying this guy's rants.

I'm voting for McCain / Palin

"The price John McCain paid for his country, you couldn't even pay the taxes on".

Reuters headline"Obama accuses McCain of a smear campaign."This is rich..... who's been smearing who in this campaign?Palin is , a book banner, racist, idiot, bad mother, illegal firing,unqualified, rube.......

re: #9 Sparkizzy

That guy is awesome.

HA! He escaped the plantation!

re: #16 lawhawk

Hmmm.. sticky situation indeed. Something for the guys and gals. I'm really liking Daniel Craig as the new Bond, but Mrs. Lawhawk really digs him. Alot. Can't blame her. He gets all the hot gals (even though they all seemingly end up dead).

Daniel Craig is the hottest Bond since Sean Connery was young, imo.

Yeah, CSS is a pain in the ass. It is still better than dealing with the messy Tables way of doing layout but still can be a pain in the ass.

Charles, try using that Firefox plugin called "Firebug" which can help you figure out what is causing the problem.

Just in case anyone has forgotten, here's Obama giving Hillary the finger some months back.

[Link: hotair.com...]

Real class.

re: #17 DeafDog

I saw it last night. It was a very good at connecting all the various dots. I know you were just joking, but Fox did a good job...the piece is not for 'dummies' at all.

Well, it is. I work in the business and have bought and sold HEL's, MBS and CMO's. The average Joe has no idea how we got here...other than it is George Bush's fault.

re: #18 arethusa

I don't think it's fear that's holding McCain back. It never has before. Rather, I think either he plans such attacks himself later or he really does want to run an honorable campaign. Unfortunately he is not playing with people who do.

You are probably correct.

I hope he "sees the light" and starts playing hard.

Oh, talking about smears.... McCain is an old, angry, senile,racist,right-wing, nut......

re: #26 reine.de.tout

You are probably correct.

I hope he "sees the light" and starts playing hard.

Has he ever played hard when campaigning?

re: #16 lawhawk

Hmmm..

re: #16 lawhawk

Hmmm.. sticky situation indeed. Something for the guys and gals. I'm really liking Daniel Craig as the new Bond, but Mrs. Lawhawk really digs him. Alot. Can't blame her. He gets all the hot gals (even though they all seemingly end up dead).

I really like that they toned down the cartoony-ness and gagetry. like that when he fights he gets cut and bruised and stays injured - though he still heals rapidly

The MSM will be spinning it like this all the way to Nov. 4th. Then, if their man wins, they will excuse, explain away and gloss over the coming disaster that will be his Presidency. I want to barf just thinking about it!

My left sidebar isn't gone, it's just clear in the hell down at the bottom of the page...

The Giants are abusing the Seahawks so badly it's almost criminal.

re: #31 Desert Dog

The MSM will be spinning it like this all the way to Nov. 4th. Then, if their man wins, they will excuse, explain away and gloss over the coming disaster that will be his Presidency. I want to barf just thinking about it!

MSM meme for BO's presidential failures
GeorgeBushes!
GeorgeBushes!
GeorgeBushes!
GeorgeBushes!

re: #5 Racer X

I am so racist for enjoying this guy's rants.

I'm voting for McCain / Palin

That was fun.

That was great!

re: #18 arethusa

I don't think it's fear that's holding McCain back. It never has before. Rather, I think either he plans such attacks himself later or he really does want to run an honorable campaign. Unfortunately he is not playing with people who do.

I don't think he's fearful. I think he's a hero who's seen war, been tortured, held his place with honor. Nothing else can ever be that bad, even politics. I used to work in a really stressful job, with people's lives in my hands. Nothing else has ever been terribly stressful since then, when I stop and think about it.

re: #29 DeafDog

That would be George Lazenby. Connery was excellent, and I thought that Pierce Brosnan was very good (should have been Bond instead of Dalton but for the Remington Steele run), and Moore was a more humorous take on Bond (fun when growing up the late 70s early 80s.

Craig is far more dangerous and menacing than any of the other Bonds. You never quite got that with even Connery. Sure, you've got the cold determination, but Craig's Bond is relentless in pursuit of his objectives.

re: #33 JammieWearingFool

It's one of the most dominating performances from the Giants in a long time - clearly on top of their game and Manning was sharp. Real sharp.

re: #20 nigella

Reuters headline"Obama accuses McCain of a smear campaign."This is rich..... who's been smearing who in this campaign?Palin is , a book banner, racist, idiot, bad mother, illegal firing,unqualified, rube.......

The msm has been doing most of the smearing for obambi/plugs.

re: #28 gettinby

Has he ever played hard when campaigning?

I don't know...anybody remember him in 2000? My impression is, no.

re: #25 cblesz

Well, it is. I work in the business and have bought and sold HEL's, MBS and CMO's. The average Joe has no idea how we got here...other than it is George Bush's fault.

Is there anything about the piece that you would correct or add to?

I thought they did a good job of showing a well-intentioned program spinning out of control.

Charles, I noticed your wrapper has a neg margin - why not just set the margin to auto which will center it?

re: #38 lawhawk

It's one of the most dominating performances from the Giants in a long time - clearly on top of their game and Manning was sharp. Real sharp.

342 yards used to be an offensive explosion for an entire game. Now they have that in the first half.

It could actually be worse than 27-6 right now. Of course, a whole half to go, but it's looking good.

I'm starting to think this team has potential.

:D

re: #41 DeafDog

Is there anything about the piece that you would correct or add to?

I thought they did a good job of showing a well-intentioned program spinning out of control.

No. I thought it was pretty good. Heard most of it on the radio on the way home from the supermarket...did not get to see the visuals, but it sounded good.

I really think that bit of AP "analysis" is just one more indicator that the MSM era is largely over. Thank goodness for the Internet.

re: #42 tedzilla99

Charles, I noticed your wrapper has a neg margin - why not just set the margin to auto which will center it?

It is using auto margins now. But the "no scroll bars" problem is still there.

re: #32 Fat Jolly Penguin

My left sidebar isn't gone, it's just clear in the hell down at the bottom of the page...

OMG! You're right!

re: #37 lawhawk

The Moore movies were got to be too campy for me....they took a good campiness and went to far. The Space Shuttle adventure (Octopussy?) was way far fetched.

The last bond flick (with Craig) had a totally different feel to it than the Moore movies. The chase scene in the construction site was awesome! It reminded me of the "Bourne Identity" movies with Matt (good actor, hate his polities) Damon. You got the feeling that it just might be real.

re: #37 lawhawk

I agree, Craig is much more dangerous. Bond has always been suave and all that, but beginning with Roger Moore and then Pierce Brosnan, the character became more like a Super Hero than a real guy. I think casting Craig was the best thing that has happened to this franchise in a long time. He get's beat up, makes mistakes and misjudges. Of course, in the end, he still gets the bad guys, but it's not so predetermined as previous versions of Bond. Mrs. Desert Dog has voted Craig as the best Bond ever, too - for different reasons, no doubt.

re: #46 Charles

It is using auto margins now. But the "no scroll bars" problem is still there.

not seeing that one - you're probably changing it faster than I can refresh it heheh

I'll probably be more of an interruption than a help so I'll quiet down. I do have lots of experience in breaking stuff with CSS haha

Aah! Why didn't someone tell me the Phillies are on now?

*leaves in haste*

re: #50 tedzilla99

not seeing that one - you're probably changing it faster than I can refresh it heheh

I'll probably be more of an interruption than a help so I'll quiet down. I do have lots of experience in breaking stuff with CSS haha

You can see the scroll bar problem if you resize the window to a smaller width than the content. The left sidebar disappears off the left side.

OH, and Obama is running ads, "economy in turmoil, thousands of jobs lost, yada yada yada...and John McCain wants to change the subject"...YES, he does jackass. Nobody has pushed you on your CHARACTER and YOUR BUDDIES...freaking retard. Unreal. How about someone in the MSM push him on it? Does he not think it is about his judgement and character?

I'm trying to figure out a way to completely ignore any/all polls and/or predictions. Any suggestions?

re: #5 Racer X

I am so racist for enjoying this guy's rants.

I'm voting for McCain / Palin

Thanks for that,Damn dude,Racer X,you just made my day.I wouldn't call it a rant,seem very enlightened.

re: #39 newsjunkie_ky

The msm has been doing most of the smearing for obambi/plugs.

The MSM is spoon fed. The age of "investigative journalis" has passed. Case in point, the MSM in Iraq is stuck in the green zone (has been for years) and they consider going to press conferences as 'reporting.' Meanwhile, Michael Yon gives you facts from the field...totally different and more real from what you will hear in the MSM. That was a bit of a rant, but my point is that the MSM may be reporting, but the mud is comming from the campaign itself, because the reporters are nothing but faces.

re: #54 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I'm trying to figure out a way to completely ignore any/all polls and/or predictions. Any suggestions?

Chocolate.

Europeans scrambling to save failing banks. Nothing better on a dreary Sunday than watching Europeans scrambling for any reason.

re: #54 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I'm trying to figure out a way to completely ignore any/all polls and/or predictions. Any suggestions?

Just stay here, hon, and don't read those other things.

re: #22 reine.de.tout

Daniel Craig is the hottest Bond since Sean Connery was young, imo.

My favorite MTV Celebrity Death Match is the one where Sean Connery and Roger Moore are fighting for the title of "Baddest Bond" with gadgets from the Sharper Image catalog.

Anyone that participates in the Eurofascism threads and hasn't read this article yet that I've been posting ought to read it now. It's very important to understand what the left-right continuum means in the continental European tradition. I see a lot of posters who don't get it at all; who don't understand the differences between the American and European traditions, and the discussion gets hopelessly muddled. It's a bit of a heavy read, but worthwhile, so here it is again.

[Link: www.worldandi.com...]

re: #57 Syrah

Chocolate.

I wish you could be my Mom.

re: #49 Desert Dog

I agree, Craig is much more dangerous. Bond has always been suave and all that, but beginning with Roger Moore and then Pierce Brosnan, the character became more like a Super Hero than a real guy. I think casting Craig was the best thing that has happened to this franchise in a long time. He get's beat up, makes mistakes and misjudges. Of course, in the end, he still gets the bad guys, but it's not so predetermined as previous versions of Bond. Mrs. Desert Dog has voted Craig as the best Bond ever, too - for different reasons, no doubt.

Mr. Doppelganger liked Casino Royale a lot. I have never been a big Bond fan, but I would have chosen Clive Owen over Daniel Craig. Mmm, Clive Owen...

Now what have you done, I can't select any text from anywhere?!?!?

Wow!

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My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can. That's almost $7.00 in dog money. - Joe Weinstein

It does not matter much what a man hates provided he hates something. - Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902)

In England, any man who wears a sword and a powdered wig is ashamed to be illiterate. I believe it is not so in France. - Dr. Samuel Johnson (1707 - 1784)

From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is a rule up with which I shall not put. - Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)

re: #60 Colonel Panik

My favorite MTV Celebrity Death Match is the one where Sean Connery and Roger Moore are fighting for the title of "Baddest Bond" with gadgets from the Sharper Image catalog.

That was hilarious!

re: #56 DeafDog

The MSM is spoon fed. The age of "investigative journalis" has passed. Case in point, the MSM in Iraq is stuck in the green zone (has been for years) and they consider going to press conferences as 'reporting.' Meanwhile, Michael Yon gives you facts from the field...totally different and more real from what you will hear in the MSM. That was a bit of a rant, but my point is that the MSM may be reporting, but the mud is comming from the campaign itself, because the reporters are nothing but faces.

You are right but this keeps the perception that obambi is running a 'nice' campaign, while that evillllll McCain/Palin are running a mean, dishonest campaign.

But on the positive side, the ctrl-F search function now works again for me, for the first time in a year!

re: #1 nigella

Thanks Charles, I was getting depressed!

Why are you depressed?

The Way I See It #287

"There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women."

Madeleine K. Albright
Secretary of State and Ambassador to the UN

re: #70 Noam Sayin'

hat tip: Powerline

re: #48 DeafDog

You cannot mention his name without posting the link.

MAAAAAT DAAAAAMON!

re: #54 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I'm trying to figure out a way to completely ignore any/all polls and/or predictions. Any suggestions?

Go to a dark and quiet space.

Sit or lie down.

Close your eyes.

Ask yourself, 'Where's the pain?'

Describe to yourself exactly where it is. (center of stomach, back of head, left side of neck, etc.)

Once you pinpoint the pain, ask yourself, "What does it look like?"
(shape of a ball, pencil, door, etc.)

Then ask, "How much fluid can it hold?" (1 oz., 6 oz. ?)

Then ask, "What color is the fluid?"

Then wait a few seconds...and ask again, "Where's the pain?"

It will either move or disappear. If it moves, start over. It'll finally go away.

You will never be bothered again by a poll or prediction. The information will just bounce off of you.

/This is my prediction. :)

re: #62 debutaunt

Chocolate doesn't really solve anything, but for a fleeting moment, you can taste contentment.

Sometimes that is enough to remember blessing in life that we all to easily overlook in the frustrations and worries of the everyday.

I've started looking at puppies online. I want another pek-a-poo. How do you know it's not a puppy mill? And aren't you rescuing a puppy if you get it away from a puppy mill? My daughter adopted (bought) a puppy from a 'rescue foster mom' but as she had 50 dogs in cages isn't this almost like a puppy mill?

/I feel so guilty for looking.

So hey, look at this:

SEC charges 5 L.A. brokers on subprime mortgages
By Robert Daniel, MarketWatch

Last update: 4:28 a.m. EDT Oct. 5, 2008
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) - The Securities and Exchange Commission charged that five Los Angeles-area brokers "put their customers at risk by refinancing their homes with subprime mortgages that they could not afford."

The agency, in a statement on Friday, said it charged the five with securities fraud, saying that the brokers executed the refinancings to "fraudulently sell [the homeowners] unsuitable securities." It filed the case in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.
...

The SEC is going to prosecute bad mortgage lenders? A mortgage is a security?

I don't think so.

The SEC, late to the party, but already drunk.

re: #55 Oldasdirt

I love that guy!

I noticed div id=#maincontentdiv doesn't have any properties?

I put the old design (with tables, yech) back until this is debugged a bit more.

Reload the page and you'll be back to normal.

American Thinker has a good post today on MSM and how we should view them.

THEY ARE THE ENEMY!

Conservatives have to realize one simple truth: the Big Media is not the enemy's ally who can be won over; it is the enemy itself. The U.S. Big Media is every bit the propaganda arm of the Democratic Party's left wing as Dr. Goebbels' organization was the propaganda arm of the Nazi regime.

BBIAM,
gotta go babysit Granddaughter for a few min.

re: #81 newsjunkie_ky

BBIAM,
gotta go babysit Granddaughter for a few min.

let her post. We could use a new perspective!

re: #75 newsjunkie_ky

I've started looking at puppies online. I want another pek-a-poo. How do you know it's not a puppy mill? And aren't you rescuing a puppy if you get it away from a puppy mill? My daughter adopted (bought) a puppy from a 'rescue foster mom' but as she had 50 dogs in cages isn't this almost like a puppy mill?

/I feel so guilty for looking.

I'm getting my wife a new puppy for her birthday next week.

re: #79 Charles

I put the old design (with tables, yech) back until this is debugged a bit more.

Reload the page and you'll be back to normal.

Oh goody, I can select text again. But strangely, the ctrl-F is still working, too! And yes, the left column is top-aligned again, hurrah.

Saw "An American Carol" Friday night. Flashes of the Airplane! brand of parody humor, and a couple of flashes of genuine Why We Fight sentiment. I recommend it highly.

re: #83 BBev

I'm getting my wife a new puppy for her birthday next week.

what a coincidnece. i'm thinking of getting my puppy a new wife (okay ,, it would relly be for me ,, but shhhhhhh)

re: #86 sattv4u2

what a coincidnece. i'm thinking of getting my puppy a new wife (okay ,, it would relly be for me ,, but shhhhhhh)

You own me a new comp screen. I just spit wine all over it.

re: #87 BBev

You own me a new comp screen. I just spit wine all over it.

hehehehehe,,,

thats what you get for drinking while I'm working !

Tom Brokaw this Tuesday, Bob Schieffer next Tuesday, for whoever was asking about the remaining debates the other day.

[Link: www.swamppolitics.com...]

re: #80 Intrepid

American Thinker has a good post today on MSM and how we should view them.

THEY ARE THE ENEMY!

They need to be made into the story: there need to be opinion pieces and Fox News items asking why CNN, MSNBC and the New York Times censor themselves of any facts that might reflect badly on Obama. Make the MSM have to answer to the charge that they refuse to present the full truth, make them defend their self-stated reputation for telling the whole story without bias.

[Link: www.arapahoebasin.com...]

[Link: www.beavercreek.com...]

storm clouds of soon snow

re: #91 taxfreekiller

The days are getting shorter, too, I think it's a plot by Cheney to make us burn more oil.

Obama endorsements that John McCain would never get:

The Taliban
Hamas
Hezbollah
Hugo Chavez
Fidel Castro
The surviving members of the Weather Underground
Black Liberation Theology supporters
Louis Farrakhan
Jane Fonda, Sean Penn, Susan Surrender, et al
Al Qaida
Muammar Gaddafi
Communist Party of the USA
Vladimir Putin
The entire MSM of the USA, Canada, Europe and Asia

I am sure I miss some other obvious ones too.

re: #90 stuiec

In fairness to the often lampooned Bill Oreilly, he's been doing that for months now.

re: #92 itellu3times

The days are getting shorter, too, I think it's a plot by Cheney to make us burn more oil.

Where do you live? every day here in Atlanta is still 24 hours long !

re: #75 newsjunkie_ky

I've started looking at puppies online. I want another pek-a-poo. How do you know it's not a puppy mill? And aren't you rescuing a puppy if you get it away from a puppy mill? My daughter adopted (bought) a puppy from a 'rescue foster mom' but as she had 50 dogs in cages isn't this almost like a puppy mill?

/I feel so guilty for looking.

Wouldn't there be some kind of an organization that keeps a watchout list for these things? Maybe your local animal shelter would know.

Maybe, if it is indeed a puppymill that you've contacted, your local animal shelter would want to know that also.

The reputation of these mills (my understanding) is that the dog you've saved by buying it from the mill will/may be diseased or inbred so badly that it will have genetic problems.

If you see mama winger, she might know.

re: #93 Desert Dog

90%+ of blacks, just because.

Charles,

It might be the position: relative you had on the wrapper and the topdiv - unless you took those off. You could probably just set the topdiv to width: 100% and then have the wrapper underneath with margin: 0 auto; without your positioning. With the specific width wrapper your left and right columns will not resize with the window.

If I'm way off, just say I'm off and I'll go away :)

&#9834 &#9836 Good afternoon {lizards!} &#9836 &#9834

:D

re: #95 sattv4u2

Where do you live? every day here in Atlanta is still 24 hours long !

That's why it's Hot-lanta, but it does make the peaches sweet.

re: #93 Desert Dog

re: #97 itellu3times

90%+ of blacks, just because.

and I wonder what percent of "white guilt" Caucasians

re: #80 Intrepid

Great article, Mr. Volsky breaks it down. My favorite line...Attempts to shame the Big Media into objectivity will go nowhere, it will not be moved by gentle rebukes and reminders of the precepts supposedly taught at journalism schools.

[Link: www.cbc.ca...]

Speaking of lizards....

re: #96 gettinby

Wouldn't there be some kind of an organization that keeps a watchout list for these things? Maybe your local animal shelter would know.

Maybe, if it is indeed a puppymill that you've contacted, your local animal shelter would want to know that also.

The reputation of these mills (my understanding) is that the dog you've saved by buying it from the mill will/may be diseased or inbred so badly that it will have genetic problems.

If you see mama winger, she might know.

I would go to [Link: www.petfinder.com...] -- you can search for the size and age of the pet you want, and they have lots of rescue organizations and shelters listed. I got my puppy from a rescue listed there.

re: #93 Desert Dog

rustlers, cutthroats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperadoes, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, half-wits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswagglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass kickers, shit kickers and Methodists

We? I'm supposed to be helping? Charles! I don't know nuthin about CSS table-less design. Lawdy Lawd