aah, fresh air

Oh, it feels good to be out of that thread.

Ahh. A fresh, clean new thread.

Open Thread.

Take it. It's yours.

Keep cool heads people.

I guess I am not the only one who felt that way. That was just ugly.

He reached for a cigarette for the instant's illusion of purposeful action.

Pull my finger!
;-)

95 degrees and no breeze and Syrah says to keep cool heads?

"Yes...yes. This is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it...this land."

re: #5 Syrah

Keep cool heads people.

Yeah, I just got my knickers un-twisted again.

anobody else get the stick ?

re: #11 MandyManners

Yeah, I just got my knickers un-twisted again.

But they're still up, right?

re: #11 MandyManners

Yeah, I just got my knickers un-twisted again.

I hope that you took them off first.
;-0

re: #6 WinterCat

I guess I am not the only one who felt that way. That was just ugly.

I hope it doesn't get worse, but the real crazies tend to show up once a new thread is up.

re: #15 Bloodnok

I hope it doesn't get worse, but the real crazies tend to show up once a new thread is up.

welcome!

/ just kidding

What a tragic mess I just ran away from.
Foul thread.
That and some poor soul wanted to save my soul at the door if I would give a donation.

re: #12 Shug

anobody else get the stick ?

I haven't been on in a while; moving the family across the country does that to you. Anyone of note in the last month get the boot or are we still a happy band of merry lizards?

Hmmm.

Twisted-knickers . . .

Sounds like a fun name for a rock band.

re: #13 EmmmieG

But they're still up, right?

I'd be crazy to answer any other way but "yes".

re: #14 Truck Monkey

I hope that you took them off first.
;-0

No need to.

re: #16 Shug

welcome!

/ just kidding

Ha!

re: #11 MandyManners

Yeah, I just got my knickers un-twisted again.

Are they on the ground is the important question.
*Runs like hell*

Whew, dragged my ass through that last one just to see what was going on. :p

/sooo, how about them Jays?

re: #20 MandyManners

I'd be crazy to answer any other way but "yes".

That would kind of hijack the thread, wouldn't it?

Dr. Pamela Gay is in china on her way home..She flew there for the Eclipse and took a Tour boat to witness the whole thing and record it for her blog..and students...Will have an update soon

re: #10 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

"Yes...yes. This is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it...this land."

this land is your land
this land is my land
Where are the fences

*sigh*

re: #28 MandyManners

*sigh*

Have a cookie.

[Link: www.suntimes.com...]

re: #27 Eowyn2

this land is your land
this land is my land
Where are the fences

We had a version when we were kids that said, "this land is my land, this land ain't your land, I'll shoot your ass off if you don't get off" and it ended with "this land is private property". We scandalized the neighbors with it.

re: #29 DEZes

Have a cookie.

*perks*

Didn't dig too deep in the last thread. It's too bad that a long time poster got whacked. What is the general idea of what he/she said?

In defense of the last thread, there were plenty of people defending sanity. Always look on the bright side of life. And yes, I'm begging for the youtube of Monty Python.

re: #28 MandyManners

*sigh*

not even a "heavy sigh"

To bring this thread good luck, I hereby grace it with a picture of Lucy Lawless in a bikini. May it bring you as much joy as it has brought me.

re: #33 Truck Monkey

Didn't dig too deep in the last thread. It's too bad that a long time poster got whacked. What is the general idea of what he/she said?

Don't know. They got zapped faster than I could read.

re: #34 Flyovercountry

In defense of the last thread, there were plenty of people defending sanity. Always look on the bright side of life. And yes, I'm begging for the youtube of Monty Python.

Its tough to decide which I liked better, Brian or Holy Grail.

re: #33 Truck Monkey

Didn't dig too deep in the last thread. It's too bad that a long time poster got whacked. What is the general idea of what he/she said?

That person was warned very clearly to stop sniping at Killgore Trout.

re: #18 Jetpilot1101

nevergiveup got blocked in the last thread.
lots of bad stuff over there. I was expecting more accounts going bye bye.

This land is my land, this land is your land,
It looks like one of us, has a forged deed to this land...

PJ O'Rourke

re: #36 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

To bring this thread good luck, I hereby grace it with a picture of Lucy Lawless in a bikini. May it bring you as much joy as it has brought me.

That brings back fond mammaries...

re: #34 Flyovercountry

In defense of the last thread, there were plenty of people defending sanity. Always look on the bright side of life. And yes, I'm begging for the youtube of Monty Python.

You got it.

PERFECT GAME & A GRAND SLAM
and now the chicago white sox are tied for first place

[Link: www.suntimes.com...]

too bad I am on the wagon raises a vertual beer high.

re: #32 MandyManners

*perks*

I find ice cream and fresh fruit covers a multitude of sins...
/Flowers can sometimes save the world...

re: #31 MandyManners

We had a version when we were kids that said, "this land is my land, this land ain't your land, I'll shoot your ass off if you don't get off" and it ended with "this land is private property". We scandalized the neighbors with it.

This land is my land
It is not your land
If you don't get off
I'll blow your head off
I've got a shotgun and it is lo-oaded
This land was made for me alone.

/Not advocating violence, I promise.

re: #31 MandyManners

We had a version when we were kids that said, "this land is my land, this land ain't your land, I'll shoot your ass off if you don't get off" and it ended with "this land is private property". We scandalized the neighbors with it.

Ah yes, infamous neighborhood rock fights. I remember them well.

re: #45 HoosierHoops

I find ice cream and fresh fruit covers a multitude of sins...
/Flowers can sometimes save the world...

Have a daisy.
Hiya hoops.

Quote of the Day:

"Nothing will come out of your mind because you have put nothing into it."

-- Ayn Rand, Writing And the Subconscious.

i think the whole last thread should be sent down the memory hole fast.

Going to dinner! Have a great evening, Lizards!

re: #39 Charles

That person was warned very clearly to stop sniping at Killgore Trout.

Ok. Nuff said. As Saint Rodney King once said: "Can't we all get along?" The picture on the last thread BTW is very clearly racist. There is no parallel photoshop you could do of a white guy that would be equally offensive. Not funny and certainly not necessary. You can disagree with the man but there is no reason to resort to that sort of rubbish.

Magician Politics
by Thomas Sowell

/you just know this is going to hurt

re: #48 DEZes

Have a daisy.
Hiya hoops.

What up stud Hoosier?
I'm now on Cable at home...Ho-Yoo!

re: #42 LGoPs

That brings back fond mammaries...

As a friend pointed out once, "I dont think that armor is very effective"

re: #36 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

To bring this thread good luck, I hereby grace it with a picture of Lucy Lawless in a bikini. May it bring you as much joy as it has brought me.

*perks up*

re: #54 HoosierHoops

What up stud Hoosier?
I'm now on Cable at home...Ho-Yoo!

Moving on up. ;)

Of course, the reason Bambi is in a tearing hurry to get the whatever it's called today passed is that he knows that if folks get a chance to read it, and see what a crock it is, nobody will vote for it.

re: #50 yochanan

i think the whole last thread should be sent down the memory hole fast.

I disagree.
Plenty of people came out against the racism in that cartoon.
It's important to leave those comments up

re: #55 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

As a friend pointed out once, "I dont think that armor is very effective"

Well, it does leave most of her vital organs exposed. (Vital here means the organs that do a job, not the ones some people considered vital.)

re: #36 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

To bring this thread good luck, I hereby grace it with a picture of Lucy Lawless in a bikini. May it bring you as much joy as it has brought me.

Lucy Lawless was okay as a fake blond in BSG. (THAT! WHITE! DRESS!) But that photo really is a bit to glamdroidish for me.

re: #55 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

As a friend pointed out once, "I dont think that armor is very effective"

I have to dispute that, fighting her is the last thing on my mind.

re: #55 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

As a friend pointed out once, "I dont think that armor is very effective"

It was VERY effective for ratings. Had a friend that watched the show religously. I think I even saw a shrine in his closet once.

re: #50 yochanan

i think the whole last thread should be sent down the memory hole fast.

Itr feels good to get away from it.

re: #33 Truck Monkey

Didn't dig too deep in the last thread. It's too bad that a long time poster got whacked. What is the general idea of what he/she said?

I think I got the gist of it.

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re: #63 BlueCanuck

It was VERY effective for ratings. Had a friend that watched the show religously. I think I even saw a shrine in his closet once.

She is a very attractive girl.

re: #60 EmmmieG

Well, it does leave most of her vital organs exposed. (Vital here means the organs that do a job, not the ones some people considered vital.)

And my response is the same for him, I think you're missing the point of the show.

re: #39 Charles

That person was warned very clearly to stop sniping at Killgore Trout.

I snipe at KT sometimes. If there's a new rule, or a variation to an old one, I'd like to know about it.
I'm not trying to poke you Charles. Just want to know where the landmines are.

re: #63 BlueCanuck

It was VERY effective for ratings. Had a friend that watched the show religously. I think I even saw a shrine in his closet once.

Please say you washed you hands afterwards if you touched anything.

I hope we can still snipe at Space Jesus

re: #68 LGoPs

I snipe at KT sometimes. If there's a new rule, or a variation to an old one, I'd like to know about it.
I'm not trying to poke you Charles. Just want to know where the landmines are.

Then I advise you to stop. I'm sick and tired of people trying to make it so unpleasant for Killgore that he'll stop posting here. He has added a lot of value to this site, and before I let you drive him off I'll block your account.

From The Simpsons;

[Chorus]
This log is your log
This log is my log
When lightning struck it
It kicked the bucket!
[Moe]
I poured some onions
Inside my trousers
[Chorus] This log, it used to be a tree
Now it spreads love to you and me
Hey look, it's heading out to sea!

re: #42 LGoPs

That brings back fond mammaries...

Hello Titty

re: #65 CyanSnowHawk

I think I got the gist of it.

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re: #70 Shug

I hope we can still snipe at Space Jesus

Just keep those Turkish fellows away from the Space Pope.

Hmmm...

Viewing stats for Obama Press Conferences

Last night 24.7 million
The one before that 28.8 million
The one before that 40.4 million
The one before that 49.5 million

I believe I heard a commentator say last night that Obama has given as many prime time press conferences in the last 6 months as Bush did in 8 years.

re: #68 LGoPs

I snipe at KT sometimes. If there's a new rule, or a variation to an old one, I'd like to know about it.
I'm not trying to poke you Charles. Just want to know where the landmines are.

I always feel bad when somebody melts down over me. It has happened more than I care to recall. There's not much I can do about it so I've become pretty fatalistic about it.
This situation was just about me but there's a larger problem that has been going on the past few months. Some people aren't content to just enjoy themselves on LGF but take it upon themselves to make others miserable.
We all throw elbows here, it's part of the fun. But when it drags on from thread to thread, day after day it becomes disruptive to the blog. Most people don't care about personal squabbles and LGF drama and when it keeps derailing threads from the topic it becomes tiresome for everyone.

The British comedy Spaced is now on Hulu.

If anyone cares, or has been following this case, the jury has returned in the Ava Worthington trial:

Mother acquitted of Manslaughter.
Father acquitted of Manslaughter, guilty of criminal mistreatment.

[Link: www.katu.com...]

re: #78 Silvergirl

The British comedy Spaced is now on Hulu.

Sounds like a slice of fried gold.

re: #71 Charles

Thanks for your nice words of support.

re: #77 Killgore Trout

I always feel bad when somebody melts down over me.

Claustrophobic and gooey?

re: #77 Killgore Trout

I always feel bad when somebody melts down over me. It has happened more than I care to recall. There's not much I can do about it so I've become pretty fatalistic about it.
This situation was just about me but there's a larger problem that has been going on the past few months. Some people aren't content to just enjoy themselves on LGF but take it upon themselves to make others miserable.
We all throw elbows here, it's part of the fun. But when it drags on from thread to thread, day after day it becomes disruptive to the blog. Most people don't care about personal squabbles and LGF drama and when it keeps derailing threads from the topic it becomes tiresome for everyone.

I apologize Killgore, I won't do it again, really, I mean that. Peace?

{Killgore}

re: #76 Pianobuff

Hmmm...

Viewing stats for Obama Press Conferences

Last night 24.7 million
The one before that 28.8 million
The one before that 40.4 million
The one before that 49.5 million

I believe I heard a commentator say last night that Obama has given as many prime time press conferences in the last 6 months as Bush did in 8 years.

It's true they are tied & Obama managed it in just 1/16th of the time.
He loves to be the center of attention & think that his hubris will do him in.
If you are not informed on the subject, don't have a press conference.

re: #74 TheMatrix31

Who?

Nevergiveup.

re: #82 wrenchwench

Claustrophobic and gooey?

Are we talking about the Lucy Lawless shrine again?

re: #44 yochanan

1000 updings.

A GREAT day!

re: #83 buzzsawmonkey

Barry Potter and the Half-Baked Plan.

except WE are the ones in the oven getting baked

re: #77 Killgore Trout

I always feel bad when somebody melts down over me. It has happened more than I care to recall. There's not much I can do about it so I've become pretty fatalistic about it.
This situation was just about me but there's a larger problem that has been going on the past few months. Some people aren't content to just enjoy themselves on LGF but take it upon themselves to make others miserable.
We all throw elbows here, it's part of the fun. But when it drags on from thread to thread, day after day it becomes disruptive to the blog. Most people don't care about personal squabbles and LGF drama and when it keeps derailing threads from the topic it becomes tiresome for everyone.

well said.
It's a tough room but people need to chill sometimes.
I'll admit sometimes you make me want to pull my hair out, but most of the time I very much enjoy the links and info you provide.

I still laugh sometimes about what you said you did on election night last year

re: #87 CyanSnowHawk

Nevergiveup.

Oh that sucks. He/she updinged one of my comments in that thread too. Oh well.

re: #88 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

Are we talking about the Lucy Lawless shrine again?

The nice thing about working alone is that nobody stares when I laugh out loud.

re: #78 Silvergirl

The British comedy Spaced is now on Hulu.

Hey, that has Simon Pegg in it. Is it good?

and of course about " mowing your neighbors lawn"

re: #81 Killgore Trout

Thanks for your nice words of support.

You are one of the good guys KT...Kind regards

re: #76 Pianobuff

Hmmm...

Viewing stats for Obama Press Conferences

Last night 24.7 million
The one before that 28.8 million
The one before that 40.4 million
The one before that 49.5 million

I believe I heard a commentator say last night that Obama has given as many prime time press conferences in the last 6 months as Bush did in 8 years.

Love those stats.

Cop who arrested black scholar is profiling expert

Oops.

re: #92 TheMatrix31

Oh that sucks. He/she updinged one of my comments in that thread too. Oh well.

You get to keep the ding.

re: #95 Shug

and of course about " mowing your neighbors lawn"

You and your little pet names for doing it.

/

re: #99 wrenchwench

You get to keep the ding.

I liked Never...I hope he sends Charles an email and apologizes...hint hint if he's reading this

re: #94 Killgore Trout

Hey, that has Simon Pegg in it. Is it good?

I think it might be one of the 2 or 3 funniest shows I have ever seen. It's like 12 30-minute episodes of "Shaun of the Dead". It is brilliant.

re: #95 Shug

and of course about " mowing your neighbors lawn"

Is that what you kids are calling it nowadays...

re: #36 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

To bring this thread good luck, I hereby grace it with a picture of Lucy Lawless in a bikini. May it bring you as much joy as it has brought me.

Is that what she seduced Baltar with?

re: #83 buzzsawmonkey

Barry Potter and the Half-Baked Plan.

Thomas Sowell wields a very powerful pen. No magic needed.

Eegad! The Fever Swamp has moved north of the border:

Obama is rapidly turning this country into a totalitarian regime

This has to do with Obama's less-than-fascistic idea to replace private security companies with federal officers at federal buildings. This may or may not be a good idea (TSA, harrumph) but canceling their contracts is not nationalization nor is it another step toward Stalinism.

re: #100 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

You and your little pet names for doing it.

/

that whole thread was some funny shit.

his explanation of that lady unable to carry in all those cakes...

and then the uproar about his descriptions of her.

priceless!

re: #77 Killgore Trout

Maybe I need to spend more time on LGF but I can't for the life of me figure out what would cause folks to meltdown over what you say or post. Everyone has an opinion; if folks are so juvenile that they can't allow someone's to differ from their own, then I suggest they grow up and get a life.

re: #99 wrenchwench

You get to keep the ding.

I think I'll redistribute my ding to those with lesser dings, since that seems to be the order of the era.

re: #102 Bloodnok

I think it might be one of the 2 or 3 funniest shows I have ever seen. It's like 12 30-minute episodes of "Shaun of the Dead". It is brilliant.

Cool, thanks. I'm bookmarking it now for later viewing.

re: #77 Killgore Trout

Sometimes I upding you, sometimes I downding you. But your stuff is always worth reading -- if only for perspective.

re: #98 capitalist piglet

Cop who arrested black scholar is profiling expert

Oops.

Good, I'm glad that this cop is a good guy. Will President Obama apologize? Not very likely, he should never have commented when the facts weren't settled.

re: #87 CyanSnowHawk

Nevergiveup.

Was the partner in crime Neversurrender.

(ORA?)

re: #104 Macker

Is that what she seduced Baltar with?

I believe a pulse and the lack of a Y chromosome were enough for Baltar.

re: #112 opnion

Good, I'm glad that this cop is a good guy. Will President Obama apologize? Not very likely, he should never have commented when the facts weren't settled.

he'd have to take a vow of silence if that was his SOP

re: #108 Jetpilot1101

There have been some really terrible ones over the years that I still feel bad about. No names since they can't defend themselves.

re: #114 Kragar (proud to be kafir)

I believe a pulse and the lack of a Y chromosome were enough for Baltar.

Pulse was optional.

Some vintage jazzy-folky-rock: "Rainmaker" by Traffic

re: #118 mikalm

Some vintage jazzy-folky-rock: "Rainmaker" by Traffic

[Video]

mikalm ... one of my favorite bands ever! ...

re: #117 CyanSnowHawk

Pulse was optional.

Now that's SICK.

Boehner says GOP health alternative is coming

Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said on Thursday afternoon that Republicans will have an alternative healthcare reform bill to offer but did not say when it would be ready.

He told reporters that Republicans will “make decisions at the appropriate time for how we’ll proceed,” but that they are “putting the final touches on (their) bill, just as Democrats” are doing.

The leader made the statement on a conference call Thursday afternoon...

...Under their plan, there will be no public government-run option and individuals would be encouraged to take advantage of “incentives” that would make coverage more affordable. Also, they want to make sure that the millions of people who currently qualify for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) take advantage of those options.

re: #94 Killgore Trout

Hey, that has Simon Pegg in it. Is it good?

Yep. If you're already a Simon Pegg fan, then yep yep.

Funny, and not mainstream.

re: #77 Killgore Trout

I always feel bad when somebody melts down over me. It has happened more than I care to recall. There's not much I can do about it so I've become pretty fatalistic about it.
This situation was just about me but there's a larger problem that has been going on the past few months. Some people aren't content to just enjoy themselves on LGF but take it upon themselves to make others miserable.
We all throw elbows here, it's part of the fun. But when it drags on from thread to thread, day after day it becomes disruptive to the blog. Most people don't care about personal squabbles and LGF drama and when it keeps derailing threads from the topic it becomes tiresome for everyone.

Got it. My recollection of the few exchanges we've had aren't particularly onerous. Your recollection may be different...I don't know.
No hard feelings on my part.

I'm watching as people continue to upding comments defending that racist picture.

re: #115 Shug

he'd have to take a vow of silence if that was his SOP

Yeah he wasn't even prepared for the press conference.
It is just that his comment about the incident was so inappropriate.
To me, he thinks to much in racial terms. He is the president & should never have commented.

re: #121 Pianobuff

So, what's the over/under on how long it'll take the Dems to bury this?

re: #119 JacksonTn

mikalm ... one of my favorite bands ever! ...

Yes. I saw them on the 1994 reunion tour. Unfortunately Chris Wood had been ten years' dead by that point, but they still did a great show.

Mark Buehrle pitched a perfect game today, the 18th in the history of Major League Baseball and the first since Randy Johnson's perfect game in 2004.

Just sayin'.

did i say perfect game and grand slam enough?
[Link: sports.yahoo.com...]

re: #126 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

So, what's the over/under on how long it'll take the Dems to bury this?

If the MSM don't report on this it won't take long at all.

re: #112 opnion

Good, I'm glad that this cop is a good guy. Will President Obama apologize? Not very likely, he should never have commented when the facts weren't settled.

If he could just get the Israelis to stop building settlements in Cambridge, the problem would be solved. Crowley should go out and speak to police unions country wide prior to 2010 and 2012 elections and he should mention 0bama's lack of respect to police offices as well as his association with unrepentant cop killers Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn.

re: #78 Silvergirl

The British comedy Spaced is now on Hulu.

I saw that show cited in the comments many times here. As I mentioned in the last thread, I'm still trying to figure out the Brit love for "The West Wing". Is that how our cousins across the pond view the presidency or is it wishful thinking on their part?

re: #124 Charles

I'm watching as people continue to upding comments defending that racist picture.

Whoa! ODS writ large...

re: #128 TheAntichrist

Mark Buehrle pitched a perfect game today, the 18th in the history of Major League Baseball and the first since Randy Johnson's perfect game in 2004.

Just sayin'.

I like your avatar. Go Sox!

re: #106 Shiplord Kirel

Btw, the linked article is by veteran fever-swamper Laurie Roth. She also manages to link the Amazon Orwell deletions to the new security program in Obama's diabolical plans, even though the article appeared well after Amazon's copyright statement was released.

Sharmuta's Quote of the Week:

[...] the Right has distilled its tale of betrayal into a formula: Advocate some momentarily popular but reckless policy. Deny culpability when that policy is exposed as disastrous. Blame the disaster on internal enemies who hate America. Repeat, always making sure to increase the number of internal enemies.

-Kevin Baker

Pro: At least it wasn't a member of the Red Sox.

Con: It was a member of Bammer's favorite team.

Too important to get lost in the last thread, an official House of Representatives report on ACORN:

Report: Is ACORN Intentionally Structured As a Criminal Enterprise?

“This report is a comprehensive and substantive examination of an organization that has operated in secrecy and outside the law,” Issa, also a member of the House Judiciary Committee said. “There are number of legitimate questions raised about the political activities and organizational structure of ACORN. This report is about getting to the truth and when there are significant accusations and questions outstanding regarding an organization that has benefited from millions of taxpayer dollars, those questions should be answered and the truth should be brought to light.”

“The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) has repeatedly and deliberately engaged in systemic fraud,” according to the report’s executive summary. “Both structurally and operationally, ACORN hides behind a paper wall of nonprofit corporate protections to conceal a criminal conspiracy on the part of its directors, to launder federal money in order to pursue a partisan political agenda and to manipulate the American electorate. Emerging accounts of widespread deceit and corruption raise the need for a criminal investigation of ACORN.”

The report includes significant new information about wrongdoing brought to the attention of committee investigators by ACORN whistleblowers.

Highlighted in the report:
ACORN has evaded taxes, obstructed justice, engaged in self dealing, and aided and abetted a cover-up of the $948.607.50 embezzlement by Dale Rathke, the brother of ACORN founder Wade Rathke.
ACORN has committed investment fraud, deprived the public of its right to honest services, and engaged in a racketeering enterprise affecting interstate commerce.
ACORN has committed a conspiracy to defraud the United States by using taxpayer funds for partisan political activities.
ACORN has submitted false filings to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Labor, in addition to violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
ACORN falsified and concealed facts concerning an illegal transaction between related parties in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

The full 88 page report can be found here in PDF format

Per the last thread: I came in very late, so I withheld comments. But I agree that the pic is one of the vilest pieces of attack propaganda I've ever seen -- and I've seen some doozies over the year.

re: #124 Charles

I'm watching as people continue to upding comments defending that racist picture.

Not trying to get in your business Charles but I'd be banning accounts for supporting crap like that. There is absolutley no defense for an openly racist photoshop and thise that would defend it aught to get hit mighty hard with the clue-by-four.

re: #136 Sharmuta

Sharmuta's Quote of the Week:

-Kevin Baker

I'm struggling with that. Could you please provide an example? When I think of "disastrous policies", mind mind goes right to Obama and stalls.

re: #140 Jetpilot1101

Not trying to get in your business Charles but I'd be banning accounts for supporting crap like that.

I am.

re: #139 mikalm

Per the last thread: I came in very late, so I withheld comments. But I agree that the pic is one of the vilest pieces of attack propaganda I've ever seen -- and I've seen some doozies over the year.

It backfired on the dimwit who made it up...what a dick! Presenting that image does nothing but harm the right.

Don't know if this has already been posted

Officer in Henry Gates flap tried to save Reggie Lewis

The Cambridge cop prominent Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. claims is a racist gave a dying Reggie Lewis mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in a desperate bid to save the Celtics [team stats] superstar’s life 16 years ago Monday.

The AMA already has endorsed Obama's plan, so what this doctor was thinking isn't pleasant to contemplate. As I noted on an earlier thread, Obama attacked doctors for being wasteful spenders at his press conference last night. In the aftermath of the AMA endorsement of his plan, this also is bizarre behavior.

the zero's screwing Israel and demanding that Israel accept racist policy of Judenrin for east Jerusalem is as bad as that photo because this policy will get people killed just for being jewish.

re: #128 TheAntichrist

Mark Buehrle pitched a perfect game today, the 18th in the history of Major League Baseball and the first since Randy Johnson's perfect game in 2004.

Just sayin'.

Now there is a feat where it's not that bad following up a guy they call "Big Unit."

re: #17 DEZes

Open sunny afternoon.
Hi everyone!

re: #143 buzzsawmonkey

That's a wand.

There are certain people who can slice and dice with a surgical precision that is beautiful to behold:

Sowell, VDH, Lileks, Krauthammer...

I am not worthy to dust off their keyboards for them.

re: #124 Charles

I'm watching as people continue to upding comments defending that racist picture.

That picture is "satirical, not racist" like the BNP's golliwog campaign is a "harmless bit of cultural fun".

re: #142 capitalist piglet

I'm struggling with that. Could you please provide an example? When I think of "disastrous policies", mind mind goes right to Obama and stalls.

Okay- and when you think of the right, none come to mind?

re: #136 Sharmuta

Those damned RINOs!
/

re: #150 Floral Giraffe

Open sunny afternoon.
Hi everyone!

FG ... Hey! ... how did the "test" go? ...

/ain't nothing secret round here ...

re: #141 buzzsawmonkey

That will doubtless be spun to show that

a) he is not qualified to be a profiling expert, and

b) a racist is a racist is a racist, and you can't educate someone out of it.

Regarding the latter point, note that the leftist cure for everything is always "more education," by which of course is meant "indoctrination"--but the "education" is never really considered to "take."

Many years ago, I was talking with some members of a "Women's Martial Arts" group, who were urging my girlfriend to attend their fundraising fleamarket/bake sale. I, being male, was specifically not invited--as a man, it was explained, my very presence might upset some of the women there. I suggested that if a male presence upset these women in the midst of their own bastion, surrounded by their friends, and all of them trained in the martial arts, then the training couldn't possibly be very effective. I suggested, further, that if indeed it was true that men earn X% more than women, men should logically be encouraged to attend, and spend money, as a form of "reparations."

This did not sit well with them. The capper to the conversation was when they admitted that some males did actually enter the sacred precincts; the pre-pubescent male children of the women who were members. But these kids were, apparently, summarily banned from the establishment when they hit puberty; apparently, being educated in a whacko-feminist hothouse was not sufficient to prevent the manifestations of their evil malehood once the hormones started ramping up. I observed that this was one of the cruelest things I had ever heard of--to exile a child who had grown up in this milieu, after having unfitted him for any other, solely on the basis of his sex.

But this attitude pervades the left; you have to be "educated" out of your attitudes, but in the end biology--whether sex or race--is destiny, and the education never removes the cloud of suspicion from you.

It is interesting to note that while the cry of the pro-choice movement is that biology is not destiny, the treatment of people by race or sex shows that they believe it is.

Care to guess on the spin strategy for this (partial text below)?

The Cambridge cop prominent Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. claims is a racist gave a dying Reggie Lewis mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in a desperate bid to save the Celtics [team stats] superstar’s life 16 years ago Monday.

“I wasn’t working on Reggie Lewis the basketball star. I wasn’t working on a black man. I was working on another human being,” Sgt. James Crowley, in an exclusive interview with the Herald, said of the forward’s fatal heart attack July 27, 1993, at age 27 during an off-season practice at Brandeis University, where Crowley was a campus police officer.

It’s a date Crowley still can recite by rote - and he still recalls the pain he suffered when people back then questioned whether he had done enough to save the black athlete.

“Some people were saying ‘There’s the guy who killed Reggie Lewis’ afterward. I was broken-hearted. I cried for many nights,” he said.

re: #146 bulwrk

Don't know if this has already been posted

Officer in Henry Gates flap tried to save Reggie Lewis

The Cambridge cop prominent Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. claims is a racist gave a dying Reggie Lewis mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in a desperate bid to save the Celtics [team stats] superstar’s life 16 years ago Monday.

Wow! Awesome!

re: #121 Pianobuff

Boehner says GOP health alternative is coming

Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said on Thursday afternoon that Republicans will have an alternative healthcare reform bill to offer but did not say when it would be ready.

I think that this is tactically a bad idea.

When the only thing up for consideration is the Dem's bill, then IT and the Democrats vision of America is the subject of the debate. When the Dems own the House, the Senate and the Presidency, nothing that the Republicans offer up will have much use except to give the Dems something to distract peoples attention away from what they are going to do. The Republican proposals are deader than dead. It is a waist of energies to have to attack the Dem's bill while defending one of your own that cannot possibly get the votes to win.

re: #153 Sharmuta

Okay- and when you think of the right, none come to mind?

You mentioned it--surely you have some examples at hand?

re: #144 Charles

I'm afraid to even read that thread.

re: #159 nikis-knight

You mentioned it--surely you have some examples at hand?

Do your own thinking.

re: #137 TheMatrix31

Pro: At least it wasn't a member of the Red Sox.NY Yankees.

Con: It was a member of Bammer's favorite team.

Had to edit that comment.

re: #161 Sharmuta

Do your own thinking.

Well, you've convinced me! The right are traitors!

re: #137 TheMatrix31

Pro: At least it wasn't a member of the Red Sox.

Con: It was a member of Bammer's favorite team.

He said its his favorite team, but I doubt he really gives a shit.

re: #153 Sharmuta

Okay- and when you think of the right, none come to mind?

Disastrous? Not off-hand, no. That's why I asked you. Surely you must have something in mind?

I'm about to take off for a bit, so if I miss your reply, please don't think I'm ignoring it.

re: #158 Syrah

I think that this is tactically a bad idea.

When the only thing up for consideration is the Dem's bill, then IT and the Democrats vision of America is the subject of the debate. When the Dems own the House, the Senate and the Presidency, nothing that the Republicans offer up will have much use except to give the Dems something to distract peoples attention away from what they are going to do. The Republican proposals are deader than dead. It is a waist of energies to have to attack the Dem's bill while defending one of your own that cannot possibly get the votes to win.

That's the thing. Without any real bills of their own to offer, even if they have little to no chance of getting anywhere, it becomes easier for the Dems to depict the GOP as the "Party of No." No amount of cover is gonna resurrect the Dem's bill, not with the Blue Dogs knowing that their every move is being scrutinized by the GOP. They know if they go along with this lunacy, their chairs are gonna flip again come 2010 or 2012.

Hi all. I see that Obama found time to call Mark Buehrle and congratulate him on his perfect game. Now maybe he can fit in some time to read his Health Care plan or the police report from Cambridge.
I won't be holding my breath.

re: #157 TheMatrix31

Wow! Awesome!

I must qualify that statement by saying it's awesome that he was the one attempting to save his life, yet horribly unfortunate that Lewis still lost his life.

re: #162 soxfan4life

Had to edit that comment.

Heh, sorry my friend. My big bro is a huge Yankee fan so it rubbed off on me. Me? I'm a huge Braves fan. 1996 and 1999 were interesting years in my household.

re: #124 Charles

I'm watching as people continue to upding comments defending that racist picture.

I would never insult an aboriginal shaman in that fashion.

However wrong a shaman may be about reality at least he knows more about it than a Marxist.

re: #167 Lincolntf

Hi all. I see that Obama found time to call Mark Buehrle and congratulate him on his perfect game. Now maybe he can fit in some time to read his Health Care plan or the police report from Cambridge.
I won't be holding my breath.

He should start off his summer reading list with the Constitution.

re: #147 quickjustice

The AMA already has endorsed Obama's plan, so what this doctor was thinking isn't pleasant to contemplate. As I noted on an earlier thread, Obama attacked doctors for being wasteful spenders at his press conference last night. In the aftermath of the AMA endorsement of his plan, this also is bizarre behavior.

My physician is less than enthused with Obamacare. The idea of attending medical school only to end up working for the government does not sit well with her. As a matter of fact she was rather vehement about it. She's a young woman so I image many of her peers feel the same way.

re: #141 buzzsawmonkey

And that was the day you learned how many feminists it takes to change a light bulb. : )

For you delicate hands!
www.handerpants.com...] target="_blank">handerpants

re: #155 JacksonTn

Well, I had my nephew "help" me put up an avatar. Tech retard, here.

re: #122 Silvergirl

Yep. If you're already a Simon Pegg fan, then yep yep.

Funny, and not mainstream.

Watching the 1st episode now. Laugh out loud funny. Thanks for the tip.

re: #170 soxfan4life

I shudder to think of how many "corrections" he'd make if he ever bothered to read the thing.

re: #174 Floral Giraffe
I love it. Very cute.

re: #174 Floral Giraffe

Well, I had my nephew "help" me put up an avatar. Tech retard, here.

FG ... cute! ... tall fella ... would be hard to dance with ... wait ... it's a girl! ... is it? ...

re: #175 Killgore Trout

Watching the 1st episode now. Laugh out loud funny. Thanks for the tip.

Cool. The "homages" to movies and TV in that show are just incredible. So many references.

re: #94 Killgore Trout

Hey, that has Simon Pegg in it. Is it good?

I'd say it was about 1000x better than "Little Britain" and 1/2 as good as Black Books, and about 1/10 as good as "The League of Gentelemen"

re: #171 Bobblehead

My physician is less than enthused with Obamacare. The idea of attending medical school only to end up working for the government does not sit well with her. As a matter of fact she was rather vehement about it. She's a young woman so I image many of her peers feel the same way.

I thought I heard on the radio that many doctors were leaving the AMA because of this. Imagine racking up a half million in tuition bills and wanting to have a chance to repay them and earn a decent living.

we are all brothers...
Neville Bros

re: #176 Lincolntf

I shudder to think of how many "corrections" he'd make if he ever bothered to read the thing.

A red pen would be appropriately named in his hands.

re: #158 Syrah

McCain's health care proposal was the smartest part of his entire campaign.

re: #158 Syrah

I think that this is tactically a bad idea.

When the only thing up for consideration is the Dem's bill, then IT and the Democrats vision of America is the subject of the debate. When the Dems own the House, the Senate and the Presidency, nothing that the Republicans offer up will have much use except to give the Dems something to distract peoples attention away from what they are going to do. The Republican proposals are deader than dead. It is a waist of energies to have to attack the Dem's bill while defending one of your own that cannot possibly get the votes to win.

I'm a little torn on this one as I've heard good arguments on both sides of this issue. I'm leaning to the camp that thinks that giving the Dems a semi-legitimate "party of no" talking point is worse than the good points you also bring up.

Having 44, Reid, Pelosi up there day after day hammering saying every day that R's have offered nothing seems more harmful.

Hi guys. World is topsey turvey as ever - say what you will about W's spending, it pales in comparison to the cat we have in office now, plus W had enough class not to comment on local police issues, let alone say they acted "stupidly" on national TV. Our president lacks class.

re: #173 steve

For you delicate hands!
handerpants

"perfect for night bloggers" LOL

re: #174 Floral Giraffe

That's a cool pic. My wife and I went to New Orleans a few years ago and drove an hour or two out of town to one of those "no fences" kind of animal preserves. She keeps a framed photo of me with a giraffe basically head-butting me on her desk. I don't ask why.

re: #173 steve
Not sure why Yoch didn't like them, but handerpants iz funny.

re: #181 soxfan4life

I thought I heard on the radio that many doctors were leaving the AMA because of this. Imagine racking up a half million in tuition bills and wanting to have a chance to repay them and earn a decent living.

Good. I want Obama's "legacy" to suffer because of this.

re: #181 soxfan4life

they are selfish! They should want to give up their hard earned cash to those who don't want to work hard! It's called community.

///(did I need it?)

re: #186 ArmyWife

Hi guys. World is topsey turvey as ever - say what you will about W's spending, it pales in comparison to the cat we have in office now, plus W had enough class not to comment on local police issues, let alone say they acted "stupidly" on national TV. Our president lacks class.

True, but he is so intelligent compared to President Bush.///

re: #186 ArmyWife

Hi guys. World is topsey turvey as ever - say what you will about W's spending, it pales in comparison to the cat we have in office now, plus W had enough class not to comment on local police issues, let alone say they acted "stupidly" on national TV. Our president lacks class.

Hi Armywife!

re: #79 EmmmieG

If anyone cares, or has been following this case, the jury has returned in the Ava Worthington trial:

Mother acquitted of Manslaughter.
Father acquitted of Manslaughter, guilty of criminal mistreatment.

[Link: www.katu.com...]

As most posters know, I am Christian and a firm believer in God. I think these people need an enormous psychological and biblical therapy. As does every other person in their 'church.'

I have yet to find a biblical passage which states 'don't go to a doctor cause I will cure you.' If any of you know of one, let me know.

re: #187 Bobblehead

"perfect for night bloggers" LOL

Whats really horrible is that some people wear boxers;-)

re: #181 soxfan4life

Obama's plan was proposed on Tuesday, and the AMA endorsed on Thursday. Their lobbyists could not have read the bill.

re: #166 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

That's the thing. Without any real bills of their own to offer, even if they have little to no chance of getting anywhere, it becomes easier for the Dems to depict the GOP as the "Party of No." No amount of cover is gonna resurrect the Dem's bill, not with the Blue Dogs knowing that their every move is being scrutinized by the GOP. They know if they go along with this lunacy, their chairs are gonna flip again come 2010 or 2012.

The Dem bill suffered terribly without a Republican alternative on the table precisely because it wae the only one to look at. The Dems could not hide from it. They had to own it.

Partisan opposition is not a fair game. It should not even be attempted to be played fairly.

In times like this, where your party has no means to advance anything but ideas, you offer only ideas, no specifics, no details.

We can beat the Dems to a bloody pulp on principles. IF we try to play the game of competing with them on details and specifics, they will make the debate over details and specifics, which will concede the broader principle to them. We don't have to play their game. In fact, we lose if we do.

re: #179 Bloodnok

I also like the awkward uncomfortable comedic moments. The Brits do that stuff really well (like The Office). Americans can't quite get that right.

re: #181 soxfan4life

I thought I heard on the radio that many doctors were leaving the AMA because of this. Imagine racking up a half million in tuition bills and wanting to have a chance to repay them and earn a decent living.

Her words almost exactly.

So we have a commander in chief who's willing to deal more forcefully with rank-and-file policemen and talk radio hosts than he is with petty despots with genocidal and nuclear ambitions...

/*whew!* Good thing that RINO McCain isn't in the White House

re: #180 Jimmah

I'd say it was about 1000x better than "Little Britain" and 1/2 as good as Black Books, and about 1/10 as good as "The League of Gentelemen"

I tried Black Books once, but it didn't grab me. Should I give it a chance?

re: #185 Pianobuff

what if they offer up leaving the system alone but going after tort reform? There is more than one way to skin an issue.

re: #198 Killgore Trout

I also like the awkward uncomfortable comedic moments. The Brits do that stuff really well (like The Office). Americans can't quite get that right.

Ricky Gervais is brilliant.

re: #189 snowcrash

Not sure why Yoch didn't like them, but handerpants iz funny.

Did not say I did not like them. My kids are already planning my birthday/christmas presents.

re: #196 quickjustice

Obama's plan was proposed on Tuesday, and the AMA endorsed on Thursday. Their lobbyists could not have read the bill.

Obviously, but reading bills before signing them is soo last year. Now it's all about how they make you feel.

re: #198 Killgore Trout

I also like the awkward uncomfortable comedic moments. The Brits do that stuff really well (like The Office). Americans can't quite get that right.

Do you like Arrested Development?

re: #165 capitalist piglet

Disastrous? Not off-hand, no. That's why I asked you. Surely you must have something in mind?

I'm about to take off for a bit, so if I miss your reply, please don't think I'm ignoring it.

I posted that as food for thought, and not with the intent to defend it with specific examples.

re: #200 Fenway_Nation

So we have a commander in chief who's willing to deal more forcefully with rank-and-file policemen and talk radio hosts than he is with petty despots with genocidal and nuclear ambitions...

/*whew!* Good thing that RINO McCain isn't in the White House

Let alone Sarah Palin. ///

re: #194 Eowyn2

As most posters know, I am Christian and a firm believer in God. I think these people need an enormous psychological and biblical therapy. As does every other person in their 'church.'

I have yet to find a biblical passage which states 'don't go to a doctor cause I will cure you.' If any of you know of one, let me know.

I don't. My personal beliefs follow the following joke:

Two hikers are up in the woods when a bear starts to charge them. One drops to his knees to pray. The other says, "You go ahead and pray there. I'm going to run and pray."

Sometimes God sends ordinary people to help us, like doctors and nurses.

re: #197 Syrah

The Dem bill suffered terribly without a Republican alternative on the table precisely because it wae the only one to look at. The Dems could not hide from it. They had to own it.

Partisan opposition is not a fair game. It should not even be attempted to be played fairly.

In times like this, where your party has no means to advance anything but ideas, you offer only ideas, no specifics, no details.

We can beat the Dems to a bloody pulp on principles. IF we try to play the game of competing with them on details and specifics, they will make the debate over details and specifics, which will concede the broader principle to them. We don't have to play their game. In fact, we lose if we do.

Exactly. NEVER let the opposition dictate the discourse.

Obama stupidly stand by his "stupid" comment.

re: #193 HoosierHoops

Hi HH! How are things going?

re: #186 ArmyWife

W had enough class not to comment on local police issues, let alone say they acted "stupidly" on national TV. Our president lacks class.

Obama acted stupidly when he made that idiotic comment. It was pure pandering to a constituent base and I hope it blows up like a trick cigar.

re: #185 Pianobuff

I'm a little torn on this one as I've heard good arguments on both sides of this issue. I'm leaning to the camp that thinks that giving the Dems a semi-legitimate "party of no" talking point is worse than the good points you also bring up.

Having 44, Reid, Pelosi up there day after day hammering saying every day that R's have offered nothing seems more harmful.

I would rather be the party of "no" than the party of "me too."

Details and specifics are a rhetorical trap. Speak to the broader principles and the opposition will end up looking like reckless kooks.

re: #203 Bobblehead

Ricky Gervais is brilliant.

Yes. Huge fan. The podcasts are brilliant (as are the old XFM radio shows you can find online).

re: #141 buzzsawmonkey
I think it was this attitude that, back in the mid 70s when I was hitting puberty and discovering boys, that I looked at radical feminism and blinked; shook my head, and walked the other way.

re: #197 Syrah

The Dem bill suffered terribly without a Republican alternative on the table precisely because it wae the only one to look at. The Dems could not hide from it. They had to own it.

Partisan opposition is not a fair game. It should not even be attempted to be played fairly.

In times like this, where your party has no means to advance anything but ideas, you offer only ideas, no specifics, no details.

We can beat the Dems to a bloody pulp on principles. IF we try to play the game of competing with them on details and specifics, they will make the debate over details and specifics, which will concede the broader principle to them. We don't have to play their game. In fact, we lose if we do.

Personally, I think the best time pop out a Republican alternative plan would be after the Dem plan crashes and burns. If nothing else, run it by the Mayo Clinic and other groups who are currently their nose up at the Dem plan and get their seal of approval. Show that these people are not just against reform, but against what the Dems are labeling "reform."

Speaking of the League of Gentlemen -

This is Royston Vasey's hapless vet, Dr Chinnery, and the turtle incident.

re: #186 ArmyWife

I was at a lecture yesterday at the Harvard Club in NYC about Obama's attitude towards Israel. The lecturer thought that the President is engaged in wishful thinking with respect to the reaction of the Muslim world to his demands upon Israel.

In response to a question about why President Obama would be so naive on this point, the lecturer, a Harvard alumnus, replied "He's a graduate of Harvard Law School. What do you expect?"

Everybody, including many Harvard Law School alums, laughed.

re: #196 quickjustice

Obama's plan was proposed on Tuesday, and the AMA endorsed on Thursday. Their lobbyists could not have read the bill.

They heard $$$

Thank God I was busy working hard and missed that last thread. It's what you call divine intervention. Saved me from violating my Christian principles.

re: #213 Mich-again

While alienating another - the Police unions.

re: #202 ArmyWife

what if they offer up leaving the system alone but going after tort reform? There is more than one way to skin an issue.

Well except for a couple of vague statements, I'm really not sure how meaty the bill would be.

Here's one kind of a test question for this group on whether the Rs should off an alternative (and yes, I know the circumstances aren't identical, but what the hey I'll throw it out there):

Would the R's have been perceptively in better or worse shape post-stimulus bill of the R's had not offered one up of their own.

re: #192 soxfan4life

True, but he is so intelligent compared to President Bush.///

re: #194 Eowyn2

As most posters know, I am Christian and a firm believer in God. I think these people need an enormous psychological and biblical therapy. As does every other person in their 'church.'

I have yet to find a biblical passage which states 'don't go to a doctor cause I will cure you.' If any of you know of one, let me know.

Proverbs 25:2
The honour of God is to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.

God has hidden things for us to discover... science, medicine. All are a part of His Creation, hidden and discoverable.

re: #196 quickjustice

Obama's plan was proposed on Tuesday, and the AMA endorsed on Thursday. Their lobbyists could not have read the bill.

This was after he gave a speech before them and was roundly booed when he came out and said tort reform was off the table.

re: #211 HelloDare

Obama stupidly stand by his "stupid" comment.

I'm a big Michelle McPhee fan. And she is a big time police supporter. 0 showed his ass to the world and the media is way too busy trying to cover him up.

re: #215 Bloodnok

Yes. Huge fan. The podcasts are brilliant (as are the old XFM radio shows you can find online).

He's in a cute little movie called "Ghost Town" with Tea Leoni and Greg Kinnear. Rent it. Nice way to spend a Friday or Saturday night.

re: #222 ArmyWife

The Fraternal Order of Police emphatically did not endorse him last year...

re: #207 Sharmuta

I posted that as food for thought, and not with the intent to defend it with specific examples.

Can you link it? It strikes me as blind partisan hyperbole. Maybe the original author is better able to back up his position.

re: #194 Eowyn2

As most posters know, I am Christian and a firm believer in God. I think these people need an enormous psychological and biblical therapy. As does every other person in their 'church.'

I have yet to find a biblical passage which states 'don't go to a doctor cause I will cure you.' If any of you know of one, let me know.

I agree. God gave us wisdom for some to be doctors for a reason.

re: #209 EmmmieG

I don't. My personal beliefs follow the following joke:

Two hikers are up in the woods when a bear starts to charge them. One drops to his knees to pray. The other says, "You go ahead and pray there. I'm going to run and pray."

Sometimes God sends ordinary people to help us, like doctors and nurses.

Mom was always spouting "The Lord helps those who help themselves" -' now go clean your room because nobody is going to do it for you.'

re: #197 Syrah

The Dem bill suffered terribly without a Republican alternative on the table precisely because it wae the only one to look at. The Dems could not hide from it. They had to own it.

Partisan opposition is not a fair game. It should not even be attempted to be played fairly.

In times like this, where your party has no means to advance anything but ideas, you offer only ideas, no specifics, no details.

We can beat the Dems to a bloody pulp on principles. IF we try to play the game of competing with them on details and specifics, they will make the debate over details and specifics, which will concede the broader principle to them. We don't have to play their game. In fact, we lose if we do.

Exactly. We need them on the defense and scrambling. Am smelling blood and I hope the GOP does too and plays it right.

Baseball tidbit: Mark Buerhle tossed a no hitter today with only 1 walk. Almost perfect. I hate the White Sox.

Hamas Shifts From Rockets to Public Relations

GAZA — Seven months after Israel launched a fierce three-week military campaign here to stop rockets from being fired on its southern communities, Hamas has suspended its use of rockets and shifted focus to winning support at home and abroad through cultural initiatives and public relations...

[Link: www.nytimes.com...]

Of course, Hamas has always had the New York Times on it's side.

re: #174 Floral Giraffe

Well, I had my nephew "help" me put up an avatar. Tech retard, here.

Hi Floral G. your new avatar isn't that the picture that a certain Lizard recommended?
From good outer space.

re: #228 Bobblehead

He's in a cute little movie called "Ghost Town" with Tea Leoni and Greg Kinnear. Rent it. Nice way to spend a Friday or Saturday night.

I will. Thanks for the recommendation.

re: #211 HelloDare

Obama stupidly stand by his "stupid" comment.

Obama reverted to type with that comment. His type is as a community organizer. When the matter is an oppressed class vs. authority he instinctively sides with the oppressed class.

re: #234 CommonCents

It was a perfect game. No walk.

re: #234 CommonCents

it was a perfect game NO ONE WAS WALKED
ALL 27 WERE OUT NONE WALKED.

re: #206 nikis-knight

Do you like Arrested Development?

It's not a bad show but I can't watch because they overdo the shaky-cam stuff. That technique worked well in Natural Born Killers but for some reason I find it too distracting with Arrested Development.

State Dems propose $10 minimum wage

A $10 minimum wage in Michigan is the centerpiece of a number of populist proposals unveiled Wednesday by the Democratic Party, which hopes to get some of the initiatives on next year's ballot.

Besides the 35 percent hike in the minimum wage, party officials want to mandate employer health coverage for all workers, boost unemployment benefits, slash utility rates and freeze home foreclosures."It's pretty obvious from this whose side we're on. We're on the side of people who are suffering," Mark Brewer, the party chairman, said during a news conference at Democratic headquarters in Lansing.

Brewer said an online survey and possibly a statewide poll will be used to determine which initiatives to pursue. He didn't rule out launching late-winter petition drives for more than one.

A microcosm of what's wrong on the national level, reversing the pumps on the Titanic when it's already sinking.

/what's the Michigan unemployment rate again?

re: #204 steve

Did not say I did not like them. My kids are already planning my birthday/christmas presents.

Poster Yochanon dinged you down. I thought they were hilarious and dinged you up. minor clarification.

re: #211 HelloDare

See Gibbs Spin...

Spin Gibbs, Spin...

re: #212 ArmyWife

Hi HH! How are things going?

Just great...Hope you are well...I heard the funniest thing today..I laughed my ass off...I got home at lunch today waiting for the Internet guy to show up to go to a new service...
So I see 2 1/2 men show on reruns and Charlie comes out of the shower with a smoking hot girl and says...You know it's a good shower when you come out feeling dirtier than when you went in...
I keep giggling all afternoon about that line
I may have to call Dr. Phil.
/

re: #241 Killgore Trout

It's not a bad show but I can't watch because they overdo the shaky-cam stuff. That technique worked well in Natural Born Killers but for some reason I find it too distracting with Arrested Development.

Really? I don't mind it. I love AD.

re: #234 CommonCents

must be a cubs fan they have white sox derangement

re: #239 Lincolntf

It was a perfect game. No walk.

re: #240 yochanan

it was a perfect game NO ONE WAS WALKED
ALL 27 WERE OUT NONE WALKED.

I stand corrected, misread the box score.

re: #243 snowcrash

Thanks! I think that they will look good with my 1980 Goldwing.

re: #247 yochanan

must be a cubs fan they have white sox derangement

Tigers and Reds. Cubs suck too.

re: #229 Fenway_Nation

I seem to recall that, too. The locals in MD DID support him, though and I'm curious other locals in blue states did as well.

re: #217 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Personally, I think the best time pop out a Republican alternative plan would be after the Dem plan crashes and burns. If nothing else, run it by the Mayo Clinic and other groups who are currently their nose up at the Dem plan and get their seal of approval. Show that these people are not just against reform, but against what the Dems are labeling "reform."

The best plan would be almost no plan.
Address portability issues, extend COBRA beyond 18 months, require coverage for pre-existing conditions, allow the feds to negotiate prices for pharmaceutical purchases and that's it. Period! What have I missed? And don't say there are 50 million uninsured because there aren't. 10 - 15 million are illegals. 15 - 20 million will qualify for medicaid, just make em sign up. And about 20 million are indestructible kids aged 20 - 35 who don't need insurance (so they think). They'd much rather make Lexus payments or buy a big screen TV than insurance. 50 million uninsured is bull and Øbama knows it.

re: #236 callahan23

Hi Cal! It is DEZes picture! How are you today?

Not smart:

Rep. Carolyn Maloney apologizes over use of N-word, but slip may cost her against Sen. Gillibrand

[Link: www.nydailynews.com...]

re: #217 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Personally, I think the best time pop out a Republican alternative plan would be after the Dem plan crashes and burns. If nothing else, run it by the Mayo Clinic and other groups who are currently their nose up at the Dem plan and get their seal of approval. Show that these people are not just against reform, but against what the Dems are labeling "reform."

That would be better.

Always attack.

I would like to see the Republicans offer a simple alternative after the Dem bill is offcialy dead, Tort Reform.

They can and should be light on the specifics and details, just make the Dems show themselves to be the vassals of the Tort Lawyer Lobby.

re: #233 rightymouse

Exactly. We need them on the defense and scrambling. Am smelling blood and I hope the GOP does too and plays it right.

You and Syrah both bring up excellent points, and a passion to this I don't have since as I said I'm just leaning to the other side. Do you have any analogous historical examples off the top of your head that illustrate your position?

It just feels like that "Party of No" thing could haunt us - then again I'm not a political strategist and happy to be that way.

re: #242 Killian Bundy

State Dems propose $10 minimum wage

A microcosm of what's wrong on the national level, reversing the pumps on the Titanic when it's already sinking.

/what's the Michigan unemployment rate again?

I love that line:

."It's pretty obvious from this whose side we're on. We're on the side of people who are suffering," Mark Brewer, the party chairman, said during a news conference at Democratic headquarters in Lansing.

Yes, these people are suffering, so let's increase their suffering by jacking up their taxes and the price of living by further throttling all businesses in the state, while ensuring those businesses will lay even more people off.

Insanity breeds insanity.