Tennis Star Andy Roddick Won’t Play in Dubai

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The World Tennis Association has imposed a large fine on organizers of the Dubai tournament for excluding an Israeli player, and US tennis star Andy Roddick has announced he won’t play in the tournament.

The WTA yesterday fined Dubai Tennis Championships organizers a record $300,000 - more than double its previous high - after Israeli player Shahar Peer was denied a visa by the United Arab Emirates earlier this week.

The WTA also took steps to compensate Peer and ensure she and other Israeli players won’t be shut out of future tournaments in the federation. The UAE and Israel do not have diplomatic relations.

Also, U.S. star Andy Roddick said he wouldn’t defend his Dubai title next week. “I really didn’t agree with what went on over there. I don’t know if it’s the best thing to mix politics and sports, and that was probably a big part of it,” Roddick said.

(Hat tip: Gegenkritik.)

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210 comments
1 Sharmuta  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:06:46am

Good for you, Andy!

2 Noam Sayin'  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:07:49am

Kudos!

3 Shug  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:08:10am

Islamophobia

—CAIR

A tennis player with balls

—Shug

4 Racer X  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:08:40am

Lets see if more tennis players drop out.

5 Shug  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:08:45am

Tiger Woods needs to boycott the Golf tournament in Dubai

6 realwest  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:09:00am

How about that, a professional athelete who makes a principled stand that could cost him a lotta money!
Good on you Andy!

7 DEZes  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:09:00am

I have never heard of Andy Roddick, but I like the guy already.

8 gegenkritik  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:09:05am

That’s courage! I think I am a Roddick fan now.

9 jaunte  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:09:45am

It’s good to see at least one sports figure with money turning down a little more on principle.

10 Sharmuta  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:10:05am

re: #5 Shug

Tiger Woods needs to boycott the Golf tournament in Dubai

That would leave a mark. He’s a huge draw for any tournament in which he plays.

11 Bloodnok  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:10:19am

Game. Set. Match.

Way to go Andy.

12 guftafs  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:10:50am

“Game, Roddick!”

13 Cognito  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:11:00am

I don’t know jack about Roddick, or even tennis in general really. But man, I think I like that guy.

14 sattv4u2  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:11:02am

They (tourney organizers) said they could NOT ensure the safety of Shahar Peer for the ladied event

Today, they are ENSURING the secirity for Andy Ram for the mens event!
\(they must be democrats)

Dubai tournament organizers assure safety of Israeli player Andy Ram

[Link: www.google.com…]

15 VegasRick  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:11:31am

re: #7 DEZes

I have never heard of Andy Roddick, but I like the guy already.

Really? Do you live on earth?

16 yesandno  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:12:02am

Goodbye Dubai

Hello Andy!

17 sattv4u2  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:13:05am

re: #4 Racer X

Lets see if more tennis players drop out.

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal (knee) and second-ranked Roger Federer (back) withdrew earlier this week. The tournament has since lost defending champion Andy Roddick of the United States, No. 5 Nikolay Davydenko (undisclosed injury) and No. 9 Fernando Verdasco (ankle).

[Link: www.google.com…]

18 Walahi  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:13:11am

Never liked Roddick, but I will support him on this one!

Who knew tennis would be such a hotly contested ground of politics?

19 DEZes  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:13:26am

re: #15 VegasRick

Really? Do you live on earth?


I’m not a sports fan, as far as living on earth, just look at my avatar. ;)

20 realwest  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:13:29am

Is Dubai the location where, sometime last week, officials said that the players would play in an empty stadium so as to insure the players’ safety?

21 Walter L. Newton  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:13:32am

re: #15 VegasRick

Really? Do you live on earth?

Really, does it matter if Dez has never heard of him? I’ve never heard of him, and 99 percent of any other tennis players.

22 opnion  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:13:33am

If Andy Roddick boycotted a Tournament to protest US invovement in Iraq. the MSM would be into full praising mode, Boycotting to protest anti-Semiticism, not so much.

23 Elcid  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:14:08am

40-Love. Game. Set. Match. Roddick

24 Cognito  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:14:19am

re: #20 realwest

No, I think that was Sweden.

25 Jetpilot1101  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:14:22am

We may be seeing the initial reaction to Islam pushing it’s backward and misogynistic agenda a little too far. I’m hoping Andy and the Tennis Channel are firsts in a long line of people boycotting idiocy like what has happened in Dubai. Kudos to Andy, it may be worth a note of appreciation for his stand on his website.

26 DEZes  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:14:27am

re: #21 Walter L. Newton

Really, does it matter if Dez has never heard of him? I’ve never heard of him, and 99 percent of any other tennis players.


Thanks Walter.

27 Walahi  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:14:31am

re: #20 realwest

Is Dubai the location where, sometime last week, officials said that the players would play in an empty stadium so as to insure the players’ safety?

That was Sweden

28 Elcid  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:14:41am

re: #11 Bloodnok


LMAO…

29 VegasRick  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:14:53am

re: #17 sattv4u2

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal (knee) and second-ranked Roger Federer (back) withdrew earlier this week. The tournament has since lost defending champion Andy Roddick (BALLS) of the United States, No. 5 Nikolay Davydenko (undisclosed injury) and No. 9 Fernando Verdasco (ankle).

[Link: www.google.com…]

30 MandyManners  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:15:52am

re: #5 Shug

Tiger Woods needs to boycott the Golf tournament in Dubai

That’s one heckuva’ big sand trap.

31 sattv4u2  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:15:55am

re: #29 VegasRick

But NOT blue ones!

32 Walter L. Newton  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:16:20am

OT-OT

And the fools have come out in the last thread, just in case anyone needs troll bashing practice.

33 realwest  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:16:29am

re: #24 Cognito
and
re: #27 Walahi
Thank you both. Is (was) Andy scheduled to play there? (sorry, I don’t follow Tennis).

34 MandyManners  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:16:40am

re: #20 realwest

Is Dubai the location where, sometime last week, officials said that the players would play in an empty stadium so as to insure the players’ safety?

I think that’s Sweden.

35 Blackacre  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:16:42am

re: #21 Walter L. Newton

Really, does it matter if Dez has never heard of him? I’ve never heard of him, and 99 percent of any other tennis players.

I second that emotion.

36 karmic_inquisitor  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:17:11am

Good thing about this - it now places pressure on other players to do the same. And if Tennis bails on Dubai, other sports will follow.

Dubai is trying to build a “brand” that is a western friendly playground for the rich. If the elite athletes start bailing, the brand gets damaged.

Dubai can no longer prosper off of its oil.

Same thing came about when athletes and then entertainers started boycotting South Africa.

Dubai will get the choice of being rich or publicly hating Jews. They will go for rich.

37 realwest  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:17:39am

re: #25 Jetpilot1101
What, no link to Andy’s website?!
:)

38 VegasRick  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:17:57am

re: #21 Walter L. Newton

Really, does it matter if Dez has never heard of him? I’ve never heard of him, and 99 percent of any other tennis players.

Twas a joke Walter, and I’m pretty sure DEZes got it.

39 nyc redneck  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:18:11am

it looks like andy has done some thinking abt. this.
i bet he has realized that this kind of rabid bigoted scum won’t stop w/ just hating the jews.
(plus it’s terrible sportsmanship)

40 sattv4u2  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:18:48am

re: #30 MandyManners

That’s one heckuva’ big sand trap.

upding,,

but truth be told, it is one of THE most amazing golf facilities in the entire world.
[Link: www.dubailand.ae…]

41 redseeped  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:19:14am

Initially I did not like Roddick due to an overinflated ego prompted by the slobbering of the tennis commentators at the time.
In the meantime, Andy managed to grow his balls to be a MENSCH.
Appleauses!

42 realwest  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:19:21am

re: #34 MandyManners
Ah, got it from Congito and Walahi, but thank you anyway!

43 DEZes  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:20:29am

re: #38 VegasRick

Twas a joke Walter, and I’m pretty sure DEZes got it.

I got it, hence my #19 reply.
No offence taken, I even up dinged you. ;)

44 VegasRick  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:21:11am

re: #43 DEZes

I got it, hence my #19 reply.
No offence taken, I even up dinged you. ;)

None meant. and thanks.

45 VegasRick  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:22:25am

BBL

46 Miss Molly  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:22:30am

Outstanding Andy!

47 sattv4u2  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:23:00am

OT ,,, and talk about a cold case ,,, but

Reports: Arrest close in Chandra Levy slaying

[Link: news.yahoo.com…]

WASHINGTON – An arrest may be near in the nearly decade-old slaying of federal intern Chandra Levy, whose disappearance in 2001 ended Gary Condit’s congressional career, several television stations reported.

48 iLikeCandy  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:23:04am

America, fuck yeah!

—proud U.S. exceptionalist

49 Shug  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:23:33am

re: #30 MandyManners

That’s one heckuva’ big sand trap.

all he sees is the $Green$

50 Summer Seale  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:23:56am

Here’s a really good article about Dubai’s recent slow decline:

[Link: www.futuristspeaker.com…]

51 Ziggy  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:25:52am

Way to go Andy.

52 katemaclaren  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:27:22am

re: #3 Shug

Islamophobia

—CAIR

A tennis player with balls

—Shug

I LOVE that response—gave me a real laugh out loud! …and, of course, it has the extra advantage of being twice true!

53 realwest  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:27:43am

Well off to lunch y’all - have a great day!

54 alegrias  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:29:15am

The Caliphate hasn’t “integrated” Jewish infidels yet? How COWARDLY.

(Don’t expect Eric Holder our Harvard Law, race-obsessed Attorney General, to notice the Caliphate’s lack of “integration”)

55 So?  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:30:13am

WE NEED MORE ANDYS!

BRAVO!

56 pink freud  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:30:47am

re: #30 MandyManners

Don’t forget the snow.

57 So?  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:32:02am

I sincerely hope Dubai turns into a white elephant with its glittering gliteratti.

58 Randall Gross  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:32:18am

re: #20 realwest

Is Dubai the location where, sometime last week, officials said that the players would play in an empty stadium so as to insure the players’ safety?

That’s Sweden RW

59 katemaclaren  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:33:00am

re: #36 karmic_inquisitor

Good thing about this - it now places pressure on other players to do the same. And if Tennis bails on Dubai, other sports will follow.

Dubai is trying to build a “brand” that is a western friendly playground for the rich. If the elite athletes start bailing, the brand gets damaged.

Dubai can no longer prosper off of its oil.

Same thing came about when athletes and then entertainers started boycotting South Africa.

Dubai will get the choice of being rich or publicly hating Jews. They will go for rich.

I hear they’re not doing so well—the Dooby Doobies, I mean. Empty buildings, a gazillion abandoned cars in the airport parking lot—lots of fleeing ex-pats who, if they lose a job, lose their “green”? (maybe sand-colored) card—go into debtors’ prison if they can’t pay their debts…oil and economic woes. …and now, this? et tu, Andy? They may be saying? to which he replies: Yep. c’est moi!

60 So?  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:33:11am

Anyone who continues to business with Dubai is a dick in my opinion.

61 sattv4u2  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:33:11am

re: #55 So?

WE NEED MORE ANDYS!

BRAVO!

Heres a good one,,,, (although I prefer Genos and/ or Pats when I’m in Philly)

[Link: www.rateitall.com…]

62 iLikeCandy  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:33:14am

If you want to give Andy an attaboy, here’s contact info (only snail mail and phone, sorry)

[Link: famous-relationships.topsynergy.com…]

63 solomonpanting  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:33:38am

The silence from Sharpton ‘n Jackson is deafening. If a tournament had been in then-apartheid South Africa, their protestations would have been constant. The Williams sisters should have pulled out of this event.

64 Enrico20  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:33:51am

Officially now a huge Andy Roddick fan.

65 katemaclaren  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:33:58am

re: #56 pink freud

Don’t forget the snow.

Crikey! Snow! This sounds like a science fiction cautionary tale.

66 snowcrash  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:34:23am

Good for the American. Federer (Swiss) and Nadal (Spain) I think are out with injuries. The Mens event is blah, missing 5 of the top 7.

67 So?  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:34:49am

re: #59 katemaclaren

I hear they’re not doing so well—the Dooby Doobies, I mean. Empty buildings, a gazillion abandoned cars in the airport parking lot—lots of fleeing ex-pats who, if they lose a job, lose their “green”? (maybe sand-colored) card—go into debtors’ prison if they can’t pay their debts…oil and economic woes. …and now, this? et tu, Andy? They may be saying? to which he replies: Yep. c’est moi!

I wonder how many condos Madoff bought in that god-forsaken land.

68 Ojoe  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:35:20am

Kudos to Roddick.

69 So?  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:35:43am

re: #61 sattv4u2

Heres a good one,,,, (although I prefer Genos and/ or Pats when I’m in Philly)

[Link: www.rateitall.com…]

I game if you are, see you there for supper.

70 sattv4u2  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:36:04am

re: #66 snowcrash

Good for the American. Federer (Swiss) and Nadal (Spain) I think are out with injuries. The Mens event is blah, missing 5 of the top 7.

see my #17

71 redseeped  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:36:06am

re: #60 So?

Anyone who continues to business with Dubai is a dick in my opinion.

…or a P—-Y as the case might be…

72 So?  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:36:12am

re: #69 So?

I game if you are, see you there for supper.

I’m….

73 Dustyvet  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:38:52am

Dubai: Land of Luxury, Land of Slavery

By investing in Dubai, celebrities are giving tacit approval to a hideous society and its obscene values.


[Link: www.raisethehammer.org…]

74 drj  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:39:24am

Good for you Andy. I think I’ll start watching tennis now.
Now if only other players follow suit….

75 alegrias  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:39:49am

Since when do Dubai people play or care about tennis?

Western athletes who agree to play sports in countries where women can’t play these sports without being beheaded, should get their heads examined.

76 snowcrash  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:39:55am

re: #67 So?
The more I hear about Madoff the more I am amazed. Just heard he hadn’t made any trades in 13 YEARS! Just money in and money out and false earning statements. All illusion.

77 MandyManners  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:40:34am

re: #75 alegrias

Since when do Dubai people play or care about tennis?

Western athletes who agree to play sports in countries where women can’t play these sports without being beheaded, should get their heads examined.

They behead native women for playing tennis in Dubai?

78 Ay, Caramba  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:41:10am

Racist! Time for sensitivity training Andy.
/

79 alegrias  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:42:37am

re: #76 snowcrash

The more I hear about Madoff the more I am amazed. Just heard he hadn’t made any trades in 13 YEARS! Just money in and money out and false earning statements. All illusion.

* * * *
Yet, how many of us really know and investigate our financial advisors’ credentials?

We’ve forgotten about “Let the buyer beware” and entrusted too many creeps with our retirement money.

80 Lynn B.  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:43:10am

Meanwhile, back in the Washington of HopenChange …

WASHINGTON (JTA) — A former ambassador to Saudi Arabia with a history as a critic of Israel will reportedly be named to a top intelligence post in the Obama administration.

ForeignPolicy.com reported Thursday that Chas W Freeman Jr., who served as U.S. ambassador to the Saudi kingdom from 1989-1992 and is currently the president of the Middle East Policy Council, will be the chairman of the National Intelligence Council, which plays the leading role in producing national intelligence estimates. The publication reported Freeman has told associates that in the role, he would occasionally accompany director of national intelligence Adm. Dennis Blair to give the president his daily intelligence briefing.

In 2005 remarks to the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, Freeman said that “as long as the United States continues unconditionally to provide the subsidies and political protection that make the Israeli occupation and the high-handed and self-defeating policies it engenders possible, there is little, if any, reason to hope that anything resembling the former peace process can be resurrected. Israeli occupation and settlement of Arab lands is inherently violent.”

He added, “And as long as such Israeli violence against Palestinians continues, it is utterly unrealistic to expect that Palestinians will stand down from violent resistance and retaliation against Israelis. Mr. Sharon is far from a stupid man; he understands this. So, when he sets the complete absence of Palestinian violence as a precondition for implementing the road map or any other negotiating process, he is deliberately setting a precondition he knows can never be met.”

More on this at American Thinker…

81 alegrias  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:44:05am

re: #77 MandyManners

They behead native women for playing tennis in Dubai?

* * *
No hablo Ingles!

They might! Play tennis bra-less & without your Burqa and see what happens to you in Dubai!

Isn’t this the place where couples kissing on the beach go to jail?

82 Dustyvet  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:44:47am

Dubai: Slavery’s New Mecca


[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]

83 FrogMarch  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:45:15am

Replace “Israeli: with “black”… and the world would be outraged.

84 unclassifiable  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:45:16am

re: #80 Lynn B.

The parade of sphincters continues to postings in this administration.

85 drj  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:45:19am

may i suggest those who support what Andy did, go to his official website, register and post a comment telling him so.

86 katemaclaren  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:45:22am

I used to live in Australia and frequently would have fly there with a hit and run stop at the UAE airport (surprised to see for the first time “real Arabs” which, I guess were all of those chic “shieks” walking along in their white robes. An outstanding memory of these short stops, was my amazing at how cool the temperature was in the terminal walkways—you could see the sun blazing away outside, but then one day, I had more than just a few hours layover and walked outside…wham. a wall of heat. I mean a sledgehammer smack down kind of heat when I opened the door.
Now, in their deteriorating economy, I’m wondering how it will be when they can’t afford their Antarctican standard a/c for the airport terminals.

87 nyc redneck  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:45:53am

re: #76 snowcrash

The more I hear about Madoff the more I am amazed. Just heard he hadn’t made any trades in 13 YEARS! Just money in and money out and false earning statements. All illusion.

his benign grandfatherly appearance belies a very diabolical clever con artist.
he took street grifter to a whole new level. and he had people lining up, just like on the side walk w/ the shell game played on a card board box w/ bottle caps.

88 chicagodudewhotrades  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:46:58am

Compared to Saudi, UAE doesn’t have much oil, which is why they went the regional financial center/real estate route. UAE is kinda the Las Vegas of the area (so is Bahrain. hell, any other place in the region is Las Vegas compared to the unhappy kingdom). A lot of pious Saudis go there to have a couple drinks and do some gambling. The global credit crisis has killed the idea of UAE being a regional finance center. The global real estate implosion has killed UAE’s real estate market. Now the beginnings of a sport’s boycott? UAE is running out of streams of income…. it will be interesting to see how they handle this. If they do a ‘obama’ and mess this up , they got real serious issues. Plus, now Iran is talking about Bahrain being the ‘16th province’ of Iran or some BS. Nothing like the threat of possible conflict in the region to make matters even worse.

89 katemaclaren  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:47:04am

re: #67 So?

From what I hear, he didn’t actually buy anything in the way of investments—just a lot of Rolex watches! (Picture that, will you?) He would resemble the guy in Mad Magazine holding his coat open with all the watches inside. Ha!

90 Chicago Blonde  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:47:52am

Don’t know him, but I wish I could buy him a beer.

91 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:48:21am

Good Afternoon Lizards! It’s snowy and blustery in the Very Far Western Suburbs of Chicagoland this day.

What’s up with this?. Human Rights groups are learning that Unicorns don’t exist?

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

92 katemaclaren  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:49:58am

re: #77 MandyManners

They behead native women for playing tennis in Dubai?

Native women play TENNIS? I’d love to see one of those matches. I guess not on grass…?

93 Dustyvet  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:50:33am

Dusty’s Unicorn…


A face only a mother could love…


Image: funny_animals_37.jpg

94 FrogMarch  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:50:38am

re: #82 Dustyvet

Dubai: Slavery’s New Mecca

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]

A young Chinese woman wore a childlike perfume. The club bathed her in black light, so that she appeared like a radioactive negative of herself. In broken English, she explained that she had arrived in Dubai 28 days earlier, having been promised a job as a maid. Instead, human smugglers known as snakeheads sold her to a madam who forced her to pay off a debt by selling sex here. She trembled as she said that she just wanted to go home.

/lovely.

95 Chicago Blonde  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:51:08am

re: #91 ggt

Ah, how do you like this global warming we’re getting, neighbor?

96 alegrias  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:51:15am

It’s too bad we have to be so grateful for ONE rich young healthy famous athlete doing the RIGHT thing.

We have plenty of young unsung coalition heroes devoting themselves full-time to fighting jihadists in these Caliphate corners.

And our troops play soccer with kids in these countries.

97 itellu3times  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:52:09am

LGF is acting a little clunky today, on and off, Charles defragging the database server or something?

98 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:52:30am

re: #87 nyc redneck

I watched the House subcommitte of bullsh!t hearing with the SEC and Markopolos. I thought it was basically an opportunity for Barney Frank to yell at the SEC for the public record, but Markopolos’s testimony was illuminating. He had been tracking Madoff for several years and reported several times to the SEC. They did nothing.

99 Billy Hank  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:52:34am

Two thumbs up for Andy.

100 alegrias  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:52:43am

re: #92 katemaclaren

Native women play TENNIS? I’d love to see one of those matches. I guess not on grass…?

* * * *
One of these crappy desert Caliphate countries has an indoor ski resort, with artificial snow & freezing temperatures, from what I’ve read somewhere.

101 katemaclaren  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:53:21am

I’d better write short posts today—my eyes are still dilated from an eye-exam…I’m ashamed of all those typos in my longer post. Sorry everyone.

102 Lynn B.  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:53:43am

re: #84 unclassifiable

The parade of sphincters continues to postings in this administration.

Just when you think it can’t get any worse …

I must now assume, based upon the past month (has it really only been a month?), it will just continue to get worse for the next four years.

103 itellu3times  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:53:50am

re: #76 snowcrash

The more I hear about Madoff the more I am amazed. Just heard he hadn’t made any trades in 13 YEARS! Just money in and money out and false earning statements. All illusion.

He missed out on a promising career in government.

104 alegrias  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:54:43am

re: #98 ggt

I watched the House subcommitte of bullsh!t hearing with the SEC and Markopolos. I thought it was basically an opportunity for Barney Frank to yell at the SEC for the public record, but Markopolos’s testimony was illuminating. He had been tracking Madoff for several years and reported several times to the SEC. They did nothing.

* * * *
Did you see where Markopolos said his military intelligence training helped him track Madoff’s crimes?

Yay, USA Military training!

105 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:54:45am

re: #95 Chicago Blonde

Ah, how do you like this global warming we’re getting, neighbor?

I don’t mind. I like cold and snow. I just don’t want Permafrost.

:)

106 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:55:48am

re: #104 alegrias

* * * *
Did you see where Markopolos said his military intelligence training helped him track Madoff’s crimes?

Yay, USA Military training!


He seemed to be a special person in a lot of ways. A little wierd, but a stand-up guy.

107 Summer Seale  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:55:51am

Here’s more on the decline of Dubai:

[Link: www.nytimes.com…]

108 Chicago Blonde  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:56:40am

re: #105 ggt

I hear you! Seriously, seeing someone put money aside to do the right thing like this makes my day.

109 natbumpo  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:57:09am

Rock on Andy

110 katemaclaren  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:58:53am

re: #103 itellu3times

He missed out on a promising career in government.

Pithily said!

111 Kragar  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:58:53am

This sucks. I’m used to be a fairly energetic emtional guy. Now when I start getting worked up about anything, I can feel my chest pains kicking in and all the other symptoms the Docs told me were an anxiety attack and to avoid. I feel like I’m being forced to muzzle myself. I’m supposed to be starting some meds next week to help reduce those feelings, but I’m scared about the side effects.

Again, this fucking sucks

112 FrogMarch  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 10:59:36am

re: #98 ggt

I watched the House subcommitte of bullsh!t hearing with the SEC and Markopolos. I thought it was basically an opportunity for Barney Frank to yell at the SEC for the public record, but Markopolos’s testimony was illuminating. He had been tracking Madoff for several years and reported several times to the SEC. They did nothing.

So once again, the idiocy of Barney Frank(D) leaves peoples lives in ruins.

and the inept-one will surely be re-elected in Tax-a-chusetts. cuz he’s gay, and that’s all that counts.

113 nyc redneck  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:00:12am

re: #98 ggt

I watched the House subcommitte of bullsh!t hearing with the SEC and Markopolos. I thought it was basically an opportunity for Barney Frank to yell at the SEC for the public record, but Markopolos’s testimony was illuminating. He had been tracking Madoff for several years and reported several times to the SEC. They did nothing.

he knew for 5 yrs. that madoff was running a scam.
and apparently is was pretty obvious from the monthly statements that something was drastically wrong. like bad counterfeit money, you could tell if you just opened it and looked.
but no one wanted to question what they thought was the best thing that ever happened to them.
human nature is predictable and that’s why there will always be grifters.

114 Ay, Caramba  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:00:14am

OT. I saw Cloverfield last night and what a disappointment. Annoying hand held video camera effects, for the whole damn movie.

115 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:00:19am

re: #111 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

kudos to you for seeking medical treatment and your willingness to follow-thru!

116 Kragar  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:01:08am

re: #114 Ay, Caramba

OT. I saw Cloverfield last night and what a disappointment. Annoying hand held video camera effects, for the whole damn movie.

There were a few parts I enjoyed, but over all, a thoroughly overrated movie.

117 Kragar  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:01:37am

re: #115 ggt

kudos to you for seeking medical treatment and your willingness to follow-thru!

I got a wife and 2 kids, I’m not allowed to take risks.

118 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:01:57am

re: #113 nyc redneck

he knew for 5 yrs. that madoff was running a scam.
and apparently is was pretty obvious from the monthly statements that something was drastically wrong. like bad counterfeit money, you could tell if you just opened it and looked.
but no one wanted to question what they thought was the best thing that ever happened to them.
human nature is predictable and that’s why there will always be grifters.

yep. From what I understand he was claiming to have purchased more options than there are to purchase in the entire market. He was grifting in some pretty obvious ways and the SEC did nothing.

119 caligal  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:02:30am

cheers and applause to Roddick!

120 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:02:52am

re: #114 Ay, Caramba

I actually enjoyed Cloverfield. Once I got past the fact that no videocamera battery would last that long…

121 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:03:03am

Wonder if Andy’ll be asked to host SNL again.

122 Chicago Blonde  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:03:23am

re: #111 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

*Holding out cup of hot tea, wishing she could help*

123 Rexatosis  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:03:27am

Dubai regularly offers “appearance fee” monies to the top players to appear at their golf and tennis tournaments so Roddick is giving up the cash to make a stand against Dubai’s ingrained anti-semetism. It will be interesting to see what other athletes turn down the cash to take a moral stand.

124 Dustyvet  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:03:41am

Socks Clinton dies; ex-First Cat known for sleeping was 20

The only Clinton, I ever liked. God speed Socks! Rest In Peace.


[Link: latimesblogs.latimes.com…]

125 katemaclaren  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:03:48am

o/t Can anyone give me a heads up on the karma thing? I can’t post that often (busy busy busy busy busy teaching 12 English courses this semester as an adjunct at five colleges) and today I clicked avatar (wanted to see how long I had been keeping up with my favorite bloggers) I noticed the karma. I’m mystified and don’t know whether that is a good thing…?

126 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:03:55am

I loved Cloverfield. Not that you care. But I loved it.

127 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:03:58am

re: #117 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

If you are going to try the meds I’m thinking they probably prescribed, you should be fine. Actually better than fine. Relief from anxiety is a wonderful thing.

128 Summer Seale  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:04:19am

And two more articles on the rapid decline of Dubai: (and yes, I’m kinda enjoying it….)

[Link: www.newsweek.com…]

[Link: www.economist.com…]

129 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:04:36am

re: #125 katemaclaren

Yours is a good thing.

130 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:05:00am

re: #125 katemaclaren

positive karma is always a good thing.

:0

131 [deleted]  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:05:46am
132 katemaclaren  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:06:06am

re: #111 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Goodness—is it worth it?

133 itellu3times  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:06:19am

re: #111 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

This sucks. I’m used to be a fairly energetic emtional guy. Now when I start getting worked up about anything, I can feel my chest pains kicking in and all the other symptoms the Docs told me were an anxiety attack and to avoid. I feel like I’m being forced to muzzle myself. I’m supposed to be starting some meds next week to help reduce those feelings, but I’m scared about the side effects.

Again, this fucking sucks

Kragar, go for the meds. Anxiety attacks suck, doubly so if they mimic a heart attack - or trigger one! I’ve seen the meds work just great for people. You might actually like them, give you a little more detachment, let you be cooler and stay that way without becoming the kung fu master, real better living thru chemistry, good ol’ SSRIs, could probably find some herbal or dietary equivalents, probably, you might even try switching out to those after a while, if you’re happy with the results, or if you’re not.

134 nyc redneck  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:07:02am

re: #111 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

This sucks. I’m used to be a fairly energetic emtional guy. Now when I start getting worked up about anything, I can feel my chest pains kicking in and all the other symptoms the Docs told me were an anxiety attack and to avoid. I feel like I’m being forced to muzzle myself. I’m supposed to be starting some meds next week to help reduce those feelings, but I’m scared about the side effects.

Again, this fucking sucks

so sorry to hear this,
we are living in such a stressful time now.
there is something in the air. ominous. heavy .
after 9-11 so many of my friends had to take medication.
exercise helped me. just walking can help.

135 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:07:04am

Here is the Markopolos document.

136 alegrias  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:07:23am

re: #111 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

This sucks. I’m used to be a fairly energetic emtional guy. Now when I start getting worked up about anything, I can feel my chest pains kicking in and all the other symptoms the Docs told me were an anxiety attack and to avoid. I feel like I’m being forced to muzzle myself. I’m supposed to be starting some meds next week to help reduce those feelings, but I’m scared about the side effects.

Again, this fucking sucks

* * *
You are not alone. Many of us are having anxiety attacks right now. There’s a lot to be anxious about. We must focus on what we can do, without going nuts about things perhaps not in our control right now.

May you find peace and a way to set those anxious feelings aside, though they are absolutely real!

Good luck. Thanks for the reminder to go do something physical & good for me instead of obsessing here!

137 katemaclaren  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:07:24am

re: #129 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Yours is a good thing.

Whew! I felt the abyss opening in front of me!

138 Kragar  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:07:45am

re: #127 ggt

If you are going to try the meds I’m thinking they probably prescribed, you should be fine. Actually better than fine. Relief from anxiety is a wonderful thing.

Right now, they just got me on medicine for the pains. I’m supposed to go see my doctor next week for a follow up, but they were suggesting Xanax I think

139 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:07:57am

re: #134 nyc redneck

meds AND exercise AND good diet.

140 Chicago Blonde  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:08:10am

re: #124 Dustyvet

Poor baby. Once he found a home he did have a good life though, didn’t he?

141 debutaunt  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:08:23am

re: #125 katemaclaren

The karma shows the total updings less the downdings.

142 Jetpilot1101  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:08:43am

OT: Good example of troll whacking on the last thread. I think Stinky is pretty much finished but you can still sift through the carnage if you would like.

143 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:08:54am

re: #138 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)


Do your own research on the meds available. I take SSRI’s and find they help with the pain as well.

144 katemaclaren  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:08:55am

re: #130 ggt

positive karma is always a good thing.

:0

I am SO relieved. That sent MY blood pressure up and I have NO meds for fallback—just Jane Austen!

145 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:08:55am

re: #141 debutaunt

The karma shows the total updings less the downdings.

Or the downdings less the updings.

146 Oh no...Sand People!  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:09:00am

OT:

So I am sitting here and I haven’t had Cheetohs in a long time. So I see we have some of these “Cheetoh’s, Twisted Puffs”. It says ‘Made With Real Cheese’. You bite into one and your entire mouth gets sucked dry of saliva and they like do this funky expansion thing in your mouth. So the bag, what I thought was full of cheetohs, was actually quite empty. There were approximately 4 cheetohs left…the rest was a giant pile of cheese filaments that came off. These are quite possibly the cheesiest cheetoh’s I have ever had. Seriously quite good. Way surprised.

Uh, well…now you know.

147 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:09:57am

re: #146 Oh no…Sand People!

OT:

So I am sitting here and I haven’t had Cheetohs in a long time. So I see we have some of these “Cheetoh’s, Twisted Puffs”. It says ‘Made With Real Cheese’. You bite into one and your entire mouth gets sucked dry of saliva and they like do this funky expansion thing in your mouth. So the bag, what I thought was full of cheetohs, was actually quite empty. There were approximately 4 cheetohs left…the rest was a giant pile of cheese filaments that came off. These are quite possibly the cheesiest cheetoh’s I have ever had. Seriously quite good. Way surprised.

Uh, well…now you know.

I’ve been on a sourdough pretzel kick lately.

148 Ay, Caramba  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:10:00am

re: #140 Chicago Blonde

Poor baby. Once he found a home he did have a good life though, didn’t he?

Are we sure he died of natural causes……or did he know too much.

149 katemaclaren  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:10:47am

re: #138 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Right now, they just got me on medicine for the pains. I’m supposed to go see my doctor next week for a follow up, but they were suggesting Xanax I think

Careful—you may remember the chimpanzee last week? Just kidding. Watch a funny movie—or a classic—I recommend James Stewart’s Harvey.

150 Oh no...Sand People!  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:10:50am

re: #133 itellu3times

Kragar, go for the meds. Anxiety attacks suck, doubly so if they mimic a heart attack - or trigger one! I’ve seen the meds work just great for people. You might actually like them, give you a little more detachment, let you be cooler and stay that way without becoming the kung fu master, real better living thru chemistry, good ol’ SSRIs, could probably find some herbal or dietary equivalents, probably, you might even try switching out to those after a while, if you’re happy with the results, or if you’re not.

My wife was having ‘anxiety’ attacks / panic attacks…come to find out it was actually her gall bladder. Shortness of breath, chest pains…the whole nine yards… once the gall bladder was removed. Not a single hitch since.

151 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:11:06am

re: #146 Oh no…Sand People!

How they get all of that cheese to stick to the Styrofoam is the thing that surprises me.

152 alegrias  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:11:52am

re: #138 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Right now, they just got me on medicine for the pains. I’m supposed to go see my doctor next week for a follow up, but they were suggesting Xanax I think

* * *
XanaX is what the Chimp was taking when he went nuts in Connecticut! (Too bad the chimp didn’t tear into Senator Chris Dodd of cheating Countryside mortgage fame)

My, have chimps evolved up the pharmacological chain.

153 Chicago Blonde  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:12:01am

re: #148 Ay, Caramba

As one owned by a cat I can promise you: cats don’t talk.

BBIAB, now I get to go dig out Mother Blonde. (If I’d had it to do over I’d be Hawaiian Blonde…)

154 Kragar  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:12:13am

re: #139 ggt

meds AND exercise AND good diet.

They always have to kick you in the nuts with the good diet thing.

The one bright spot in this, despite my diet of everything delicious which is supposed to kill you, I have low cholesterhol, low blood pressure, and low sodium and no signs of heart disease (still could stand to loose a few pounds though). Chili fries and mozarella sticks, here I come.

155 Dustyvet  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:12:18am

re: #140 Chicago Blonde

Poor baby. Once he found a home he did have a good life though, didn’t he?

Lived a good long life.

156 alegrias  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:13:14am

re: #140 Chicago Blonde

Poor baby. Once he found a home he did have a good life though, didn’t he?

* * * *
Betty McCurrie the Clinton’s White House secretary who was tasked with Socks’ care, was working at some Obama campaign office, so who was home with Socks lately?

157 Oh no...Sand People!  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:14:13am

re: #151 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

How they get all of that cheese to stick to the Styrofoam is the thing that surprises me.

Whatever they do it’s working. A literal esimation is that there is about 2 cups of cheese ‘shtuff’ in the bottom of this here bag.

I wonder if it was just a ‘quality control’ mishap or something and they didn’t get rid of the bag or whatever quality control may do to Cheetohs.

158 Chicago Blonde  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:14:23am

re: #155 Dustyvet

I have a soft heart for animals. Always have. Our cat was rescued too.

OK, must go shovel now. Don’t want to but must…BBIAB.

159 Ay, Caramba  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:14:32am

re: #156 alegrias

* * * *
Betty McCurrie the Clinton’s White House secretary who was tasked with Socks’ care, was working at some Obama campaign office, so who was home with Socks lately?

The same guy last seen with Vince Foster.

160 Dustyvet  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:15:05am

re: #153 Chicago Blonde

As one owned by a cat I can promise you: cats don’t talk.

BBIAB, now I get to go dig out Mother Blonde. (If I’d had it to do over I’d be Hawaiian Blonde…)

Cats keep secrets very well!

161 katemaclaren  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:15:19am

Do you play tennis, Charles? You look a very healthy guy—and by the way, I really miss the occasional photos. I remember one I thought particularly good was a flower—or another, named, I think “Sprocket.”

162 Oh no...Sand People!  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:15:24am

re: #147 ggt

I’ve been on a sourdough pretzel kick lately.

That sounds pretty good right now…

163 Dustyvet  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:16:05am

re: #158 Chicago Blonde

I have a soft heart for animals. Always have. Our cat was rescued too.

OK, must go shovel now. Don’t want to but must…BBIAB.

You need a good Snow Blower…:)

164 MandyManners  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:16:19am

re: #111 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

This sucks. I’m used to be a fairly energetic emtional guy. Now when I start getting worked up about anything, I can feel my chest pains kicking in and all the other symptoms the Docs told me were an anxiety attack and to avoid. I feel like I’m being forced to muzzle myself. I’m supposed to be starting some meds next week to help reduce those feelings, but I’m scared about the side effects.

Again, this fucking sucks

There are things to do to deal with anxiety that do not involve meds. Have you tried certain breathing techniques? Progressive muscle relaxation?

Mind you, I’m not advising you ignore your doctor’s advice. I’m merely suggesting you could look into other methods if you haven’t already.

165 itellu3times  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:16:21am

re: #150 Oh no…Sand People!

I’m not a doctor, nor should I play one on the Internet, and in fact I am massively skeptical about the quality of most health care, so your warning is well taken. I hope Kragar’s physicians are good in their diagnosis, and if so, just wanted to say, of those millions of people taking SSRIs these days, they probably really do help at least *some* of them, and I’ve seen at least one (1) case where they worked terrifically, really improved the quality of life overall. I guess I’ve seen some others, too, now that you mention it, but hey, just well worth a try, is all I’m babbling about.

166 katemaclaren  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:17:02am

re: #151 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

How they get all of that cheese to stick to the Styrofoam is the thing that surprises me.

You guys are on a roll today (okay, bad pun), but anyway, making me laugh out loud a few times. That would be good for you, too, Krager.

167 eon  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:17:50am

re: #147 ggt

I’ve been on a sourdough pretzel kick lately.

Oooh. Sourdough pretzels. Next to salt and pepper potato chips, my worst vice.

Here in central OH, at Aldi, we can get Clancy’s cheese puffs and crunchy cheese snacks (Cheetos type). Cheap, and incredibly addictive. You can finish off half a 12-oz bag without realizing it.

/I’ve done it several times in the mornings here on LGF.

cheers

eon

168 Kragar  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:18:14am

re: #158 Chicago Blonde

I have a soft heart for animals. Always have. Our cat was rescued too.

OK, must go shovel now. Don’t want to but must…BBIAB.

My Mom used to work with an animal rescue group. For about 5 years, I had the job of breaking in wild cats, getting them used to human contact. Went thru a lot of sweatshirts and quite a few cuts, but very rewarding when you finally got them to come to you and initiate contact. Best cat I ever owned, I rescued from a under a bush outside a Dept store.

169 Summer Seale  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:18:50am

re: #167 eon

Sea Salt and Vinegar Kettle Chips are something I couldn’t live without.

170 Slymon  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:18:53am

This sure says a lot about the character of Roddick and the lack of character of pretty much all of the women on the WTA tour (none of whom dropped out to support one of their own). Particularly sleazy are the loathsome Williams sisters, who trot out ever racial complaint known to mankind (witness their annual griping about Indian Wells) and who take poor sportsmanship to a new low. But if there is a requirement for them to make a sacrifice or a stand for someone who isn’t of their race (ex. the Zina Garrison contretemps with the Fed Cup team), forget it. Good for you Andy- and Dubai good luck with the tournament now that Djokivic basically has to carry the whole thing.

171 alegrias  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:19:00am

re: #154 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

They always have to kick you in the nuts with the good diet thing.

The one bright spot in this, despite my diet of everything delicious which is supposed to kill you, I have low cholesterhol, low blood pressure, and low sodium and no signs of heart disease (still could stand to loose a few pounds though). Chili fries and mozarella sticks, here I come.

* * * *
Eat nuts, you mean. Mmmmm, nuts.

About the good diet thing—maybe bad & hard times are good for our health. A “blessing” in disguise if we cut back a bit.

My fitness club’s magazine talks about “Cucina Povera”—yummy Italian food for poor times! Lots of healthy comfort food Sicilian style. Of course you have to like chickpeas, tomatoes, olive oil, basil, grains, the usual mediterranean staples.

172 Kragar  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:19:33am

re: #164 MandyManners

There are things to do to deal with anxiety that do not involve meds. Have you tried certain breathing techniques? Progressive muscle relaxation?

Mind you, I’m not advising you ignore your doctor’s advice. I’m merely suggesting you could look into other methods if you haven’t already.

Right now, I doing breathing exercises and trying to keep distracted. I’ve got a bunch of models I’m working on, so just focusing on them.

173 Ay, Caramba  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:20:04am

re: #169 Summer

Sea Salt and Vinegar Kettle Chips are something I couldn’t live without.

I tried vinegar chips for the first time a couple a months ago. I’ve been hooked ever since.

174 Summer Seale  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:21:15am

Here’s a story that’s a bit more promising:

NPR: Tables Turn On Saudi Arabia’s Religious Police

175 Oh no...Sand People!  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:21:53am

re: #165 itellu3times

I’m not a doctor, nor should I play one on the Internet, and in fact I am massively skeptical about the quality of most health care, so your warning is well taken. I hope Kragar’s physicians are good in their diagnosis, and if so, just wanted to say, of those millions of people taking SSRIs these days, they probably really do help at least *some* of, and I’ve seen at least one (1) case where they worked terrifically, really improved the quality of life overall. I guess I’ve seen some others, too, now that you mention it, but hey, just well worth a try, is all I’m babbling about.

Over the course of a year we went to two different doctor’s. They had no idea what was wrong and wanted her to start taking medication etc. We really had no idea that a gallbladder could cause those kind of symptoms. Then my wife ran into this lady who was a nurse and they got to talking and it just randomly came up that the lady had her gallbladder removed due to ‘panic attacks’ / ‘chest pain’ conditions. My wife was really wondering about that and we scheduled another appointment. Sure enough. Way bad gallbladder and gallstones…etc. We would have had no clue otherwise.

I know what you are saying, this ‘gallbladder’ thing is just our experience. Everybody’s body has different issues and such.

176 Summer Seale  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:22:04am

re: #173 Ay, Caramba

I tried vinegar chips for the first time a couple a months ago. I’ve been hooked ever since.

It’s the best snack ever.

Well, that and tangelo oranges… =)

177 Oh no...Sand People!  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:23:21am

re: #169 Summer

Sea Salt and Vinegar Kettle Chips are something I couldn’t live without.

*Glazed Homer Simpson drooling look*

uuuuuuuuhhhhhh…”Sea Salt and Vinegar Kettle Chips”……

Good stuff.

178 Ay, Caramba  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:23:45am

re: #176 Summer

Now I have to run to the supermarket.

179 Timbre  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:24:09am

re: #172 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Hope all works out for you. Whatever you do (here comes cheap, unsolicited Internet advice) don’t discontinue SSRIs without your physician being very involved. I weaned myself off one years ago without authorization, and I’ve had a loud high pitched squeal in my ears (my current Doc says it’s actually in the brain) ever since. Non-stop, aggravating white noise.

180 kynna  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:24:27am

I saw some fluffy story on him once and I thought he seemed like an air head (a few years ago, no doubt he’s grown up a bit). I’m happy to be proven wrong. Good job, Roddick! :D

181 MandyManners  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:24:50am

re: #172 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Right now, I doing breathing exercises and trying to keep distracted. I’ve got a bunch of models I’m working on, so just focusing on them.

Is it the breathing that starts with your diaphragm, breathing through your nose, couting to five, then holding it for five seconds, then exhaling for five seconds through your nose, repeat as needed? As a former patient of full-blown PTSD who still has issues with anxiety, I’ve found this method relaxes me to my toes.

182 eon  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:24:57am

re: #169 Summer

Sea Salt and Vinegar Kettle Chips are something I couldn’t live without.

Salt and Vinegar is good, too. Better than Barbeque flavor, which I also love (a bit too much). Well, to be honest, I like potatoes, in any form, but chips? Manna from Heaven.
I may have to get out my mother’s old recipe for pan-fried potato medallions (sliced very thin with the skin on) with garlic and fire up the skillet. They went great with baked chicken breast, plus cottage cheese (fat-free, of course).

cheers

eon

183 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:25:00am

Interesting video: The Crisis of Credit

184 debutaunt  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:25:15am

re: #167 eon

Oooh. Sourdough pretzels. Next to salt and pepper potato chips, my worst vice.

Here in central OH, at Aldi, we can get Clancy’s cheese puffs and crunchy cheese snacks (Cheetos type). Cheap, and incredibly addictive. You can finish off half a 12-oz bag without realizing it.

/I’ve done it several times in the mornings here on LGF.

cheers

eon

Your keyboard has an oddly orange tinge.

185 J.D.  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:25:45am
Fall out continues over the United Arab Emirates refusal to grant Israel’s Shahar Peer a visa to play this week’s Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships.

The Wall Street Journal Europe has cancelled its sponsorship of the Dubai tournament over the nation’s refusal to permit Peer entry into the UAE.

“The Wall Street Journal’s editorial philosophy is free markets and free people, and this action runs counter to the Journal’s editorial direction,” the WSJE said in a statement.

The announcement comes a day after Tennis Channel announced it will not televise the tournament out of protest for the treatment of Peer.

“Tennis Channel regrets to inform our viewers and tennis fans that we are canceling our upcoming coverage of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai, U.A.E, originally scheduled for this weekend,” Tennis Channel Chairman and CEO Ken Solomon said in a statement. “Unfortunately the event will exclude a single player who has been blocked from entering the country due to her nationality. This is despite her having qualified for the competition via her on-court performance and current ranking. Tennis Channel recognizes that this exclusion has been made by state authorities and neither the tour nor tournament directors themselves. However we also honor the role and proud tradition that tennis has always played as a driving force for inclusion both on and off the courts. Preventing an otherwise qualified athlete from competing on the basis of anything other than merit has no place in tennis or any other sport, and has the unfortunate result of undermining the credibility of the very nature of competition itself.”

186 FemNaziBitch  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:27:11am

re: #165 itellu3times

A lot of people take SSRI’s and don’t do the rest of the work they need to get better. They are not magic bullets.

187 Kragar  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:27:44am

re: #181 MandyManners

Is it the breathing that starts with your diaphragm, breathing through your nose, couting to five, then holding it for five seconds, then exhaling for five seconds through your nose, repeat as needed? As a former patient of full-blown PTSD who still has issues with anxiety, I’ve found this method relaxes me to my toes.

I was taking short rapid breathes thru the mouth, then I realized I was watching a video on child birth.

/

I’m doing something similar.

189 MandyManners  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:36:14am

re: #187 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

I was taking short rapid breathes thru the mouth, then I realized I was watching a video on child birth.

/

I’m doing something similar.

You know that short, rapid breaths are the precursors to panic attacks, right? Of course you do. I’m sorry. I don’t mean to be condescending.

190 Bob Dillon  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:36:33am

re: #111 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

This sucks. I’m used to be a fairly energetic emtional guy. Now when I start getting worked up about anything, I can feel my chest pains kicking in and all the other symptoms the Docs told me were an anxiety attack and to avoid. I feel like I’m being forced to muzzle myself. I’m supposed to be starting some meds next week to help reduce those feelings, but I’m scared about the side effects.

Again, this fucking sucks

I live in a retirement community (avg age is 77) - Many here are stressed over the economy and the impact on their incomes.

Water aerobics classes have more than quadrupled. Our gym has been reorganized to accommodate more users. Yoga, Tai-Chi and meditation classes are full and expanding. More folks are our just walking.

My doc has me on Rx quality Omega 3 and Niacin rather than Lipitor and other prescription crap.

Check out Vivaxl … @ [Link: www.nutraceutics.com…]

Cheaper than Rx and great side effects.

191 kynna  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:48:44am

re: #182 eon

Salt and Vinegar is good, too. Better than Barbeque flavor, which I also love (a bit too much). Well, to be honest, I like potatoes, in any form, but chips? Manna from Heaven.

Salt and vinegar chips are amazing. But addictive. And when you get to a certain point (about half a bag) you realize your taste buds are red and swollen and the roof of your mouth is raw.

Nothing like food that hurts. ;D

192 Bob Dillon  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 11:59:56am

re: #111 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

And throw in some DHEA as well. Check with your Doc. If they don’t understand Omega 3, Niacin, Folic Acid or DHEA - I’d find a new Doc that did.

193 wiffersnapper  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 12:14:17pm

Andy Roddick deserves to be #1

194 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 12:25:15pm

I was just whizzing through, but DAMN, this REQUIRES a post!

Andy Roddick … *salute* !

195 Catttt  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 12:31:32pm

I don’t follow tennis news much, but I will cheer for Mr. Roddick from now on.

Congratulations to him on his pending marriage to Brooklyn Decker.

196 MJBrutus  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 1:15:09pm

Thank you Andy! A truly fine show of character and class.

197 Confuzed  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 1:55:26pm

Wonder if UAE would have banned an Israeli Muslim?
 /More than 1.1 million Israelis are Muslims.

198 _RememberTonyC  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 1:55:46pm

My wife and I met Andy backstage at the Jimmy Kimmel show a few years ago …. seemed like a really good kid. Congrats Andy on being a mensch.

199 phillygirl  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 2:38:15pm

Excellent, Andy. I’ll be rooting for you from now on.
How about that, Eric Holder. What would YOU have done?

200 callahan23  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 4:00:32pm

I don’t really have a clue as to who is who in the tennis world. But Andy Roddick will be a name I’ll remember for strength of character.
Kudos.

201 Brit in Japan  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 4:49:43pm

Good for Andy Roddick. I wish Andy Murray would do the same.

Actually, I’d like to see everyone do the same.

BiJ

202 Bradley F  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 5:12:44pm

Good for Andy Roddick. If only more star athletes would stand up and do the right thing.

203 notutopia  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 5:16:05pm

Applause! Roddick, you are a righteous man!

204 RightMinded  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 6:08:20pm

I’ve always liked Roddick, good for him!

Unfortunately I can’t say the same for the Williams sisters:

Venus wins at Dubai today

205 el guape  Sat, Feb 21, 2009 9:20:05pm

I was there last year and watched Andy demolish Fernando Lopez. The leadership of Dubai are cowards for this entire thing. I hope that it’s canceled next year, even though I’ll hate to miss out on seeing the pros play here.

206 RexMundi  Sun, Feb 22, 2009 6:16:35am

Someone standing up for principle. Good job.

207 paybacktime  Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:09:42am

This is the same Dubai that people (disappointingly GWB)were pushing to operate seaports in the US.

Dubai, Disgusting.

208 grambo46  Sun, Feb 22, 2009 8:55:27am

re: #185 J.D.

“Tennis Channel regrets to inform our viewers and tennis fans that we are canceling our upcoming coverage of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai, U.A.E, originally scheduled for this weekend,….”

I wonder if the Golf Channel will/would have the same courage of principal.

BTW, several highly-ranked tour players have homes there now. And, of course, Tiger is way in cahoots with Dubai: (sorry, soy newbie and don’t know how to properly imbed the link)
[Link: tinyurl.com…]

209 mindy1  Sun, Feb 22, 2009 5:33:55pm

How good for him to have principles-and he’s cute also;)

210 Dov  Mon, Feb 23, 2009 3:01:52am

Ya’ know. One of the reasons so many of us left LGF was the four letter words so easily given and accepted (No names mentioned). Charles used to keep this place kind of clean but I guess other people have decided to trash the place,

And no I am not a prude yet I can express myself without cursing.


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