Keith Jarrett Trio: Love Letters

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The best jazz trio in history, from their out-of-print DVD “Standards II - Live in Tokyo,” recorded in 1986. All the solos in this one are simply masterpieces, and don’t miss the ending.

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UPDATE at 11/12/11 3:16:34 pm

Just discovered that this DVD is actually still available at Amazon, but not on its own. You can get it in a two-disc set that includes “Standards 1:” Keith Jarrett: Standards: Jack DeJohnette, Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock.

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137 comments

albusteve Sat, Nov 12, 2011 3:09:17pm

some style and class...thanks

freetoken Sat, Nov 12, 2011 3:12:24pm

Very complex, compared to another famous Jazz trio, from exactly a half century earlier:

Youtube Video

freetoken Sat, Nov 12, 2011 3:14:42pm

re: #2 freetoken

That recording is from 1961 apparently, but I believe Goodman first started his trio recordings around '35 or '36.

Summer Seale Sat, Nov 12, 2011 3:31:20pm

Zinger of the month from my friend Dirk Talamasca on Google+ :

Silvio Berlusconi resigns after a 17-year run in politics.

Although we should've seen this coming since Silvio doesn't do anything over 17.

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Nov 12, 2011 3:32:07pm

re: #4 Summer

ooooouuuuch

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Nov 12, 2011 3:34:55pm

Uh-oh.

[Link: gulfnews.com...]

Angry demonstrators sacked the Saudi embassy in Damascus on Saturday after the Arab League suspended Syria over its failure to honour a deal to end a bloody crackdown on anti-regime protesters, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.

They first showered the building with rocks before some entered the premises, breaking windows and sacking it.

lawhawk Sat, Nov 12, 2011 3:41:10pm

re: #6 Sergey Romanov

Uh oh? Assad's got his goons going out and ransacking embassies of those countries that supported sanctions within the Arab League. Not only is that a violation of international law, but a casus belli should the Saudis see it that way (attacking the sovereign soil of another nation).

And fact is that the Arab League basically said that its member countries should impose sanctions (but didn't mandate it).

Assad's actions can't get any more transparent than that. So typical.

Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 12, 2011 3:44:17pm

re: #7 lawhawk

Uh oh? Assad's got his goons going out and ransacking embassies of those countries that supported sanctions within the Arab League. Not only is that a violation of international law, but a casus belli should the Saudis see it that way (attacking the sovereign soil of another nation).

And fact is that the Arab League basically said that its member countries should impose sanctions (but didn't mandate it).

Assad's actions can't get any more transparent than that. So typical.

It's good that tonight's debaters will have the chance to give us a fresh, trenchant review of this issue.

bronxboy47 Sat, Nov 12, 2011 3:45:35pm

For Pete's sake, Keith, get a room already! I sure hope that piano is above the age of consent. That being said, what a marvelous performance. That drum solo took me to heaven.

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Nov 12, 2011 3:46:19pm

re: #8 Decatur Deb

It's good that tonight's debaters will have the chance to give us a fresh, trenchant review of this issue.

Yes, they will finally tell us what to do with that Slovenian bastard. (Damascus is in Slovenia, right?)

Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 12, 2011 3:47:37pm

re: #10 Sergey Romanov

Yes, they will finally tell us what to do with that Slovenian bastard. (Damascus is in Slovenia, right?)

Right across the border from Burkina Faso.

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Nov 12, 2011 3:48:57pm

re: #11 Decatur Deb

Right across the border from Burkina Faso.

You won't deceive me! Burkina Faso is a town in the State of Africa.

engineer cat Sat, Nov 12, 2011 3:50:37pm

re: #2 freetoken

Very complex, compared to another famous Jazz trio, from exactly a half century earlier:

[Video]

been looking up stride piano recordings this afternoon. check out this beautiful young woman kicking ass with a version of a little known willie the lion smith tune

Youtube Video

stephanie trick playing willie the lion smith's 'keep your temper'

Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 12, 2011 3:50:51pm

re: #12 Sergey Romanov

You won't deceive me! Burkina Faso is a town in the State of Africa.

Right. I had it confused with Upper Volta, where they invented electricity.

Feline Emperor of the Conservative Tears Sat, Nov 12, 2011 3:53:52pm

re: #8 Decatur Deb

It's good that tonight's debaters will have the chance to give us a fresh, trenchant review of this issue.

Youtube Video

IF you want a more humorous take on foreign policy.

engineer cat Sat, Nov 12, 2011 3:58:08pm

keith takes these standards so many places it's like they're being escorted on a world tour until they learn to speak seven new languages

engineer cat Sat, Nov 12, 2011 3:59:35pm

re: #12 Sergey Romanov

You won't deceive me! Burkina Faso is a town in the State of Africa.

nah, must be some kinda italian cuz all the wurds end in teh vowels

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:00:48pm

re: #17 engineer dog

nah, must be some kinda italian cuz all the wurds end in teh vowels

Sure, it's the province Italia in the State of Africa, which itself is near the South Pole (that's why it's so hot).

Eclectic Infidel Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:02:13pm

re: #6 Sergey Romanov

Uh-oh.

[Link: gulfnews.com...]

Do we care about this? Should we?

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:04:27pm

re: #19 eclectic infidel

Do we care about this? Should we?

I don't know if you care about this. I don't know if you should.

Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:06:47pm

re: #19 eclectic infidel

Do we care about this? Should we?

No, after tonight's debate we're withdrawing all our embassies. Turns out 'State" was the third department Perry wants to close.

Eclectic Infidel Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:07:49pm

re: #21 Decatur Deb

No, after tonight's debate we're withdrawing all our embassies. Turns out 'State" was the third department Perry wants to close.

Ah, entertainment, American style, courtesy of the GOP.

jaunte Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:16:21pm

[Link: www.flickr.com...]

Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:19:46pm

re: #23 jaunte

[Link: www.flickr.com...]

Don't think the little girl in Engineer's #13 was faking it.

Targetpractice Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:23:20pm

Not sure I want to subject myself to another 2 hours of soul-sucking, intelligence-draining pablum.

Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:23:31pm

This is a test of the pre-debate drinking game warning system. If this were a real debate you would have 17 minutes to check your intoxicants.

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:24:57pm

[Link: abcnews.go.com...]

Copper thieves have struck at Abraham Lincoln's burial site in Springfield, Ill.

An employee recently noticed that a copper statue atop the tomb was missing a 3-foot-long sword. The statue is of a Civil War artillery officer.

[Link: www.washingtonpost.com...]

Of all the places you’d expect to find Bill O’Reilly’s new history “Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever,” Ford’s Theatre — the site of the dreadful act — should rank right at the top. But you’d do better to search for the bestseller on Amazon because it has been banned from the theater’s store.

The crime? O’Reilly and his co-author Martin Dugard have displayed a serial disregard for historical fact.

COINCIDENCE?

OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:36:12pm

re: #12 Sergey Romanov

You won't deceive me! Burkina Faso is a town in the State of Africa.

I went to Fundagelical U. with somebody who grew up a missionary kid in Upper Volta.

We were quite close.

Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:39:15pm

re: #28 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

I went to Fundagelical U. with somebody who grew up a missionary kid in Upper Volta.

We were quite close.

.

Have you ever pulled the conspiratorial thread between some of the Christian missions in Africa and Sun Myung Moon? Just one more strand in the rich tapestry of crazy.

engineer cat Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:41:12pm

Upper Volta

coincidentally i did a report on upper volta as it was called then when i was in high school. the capital is Ouagadougou, which i pronounced "ow-a-ga-dow-gow" when presenting the report in front of the class. afterwards, the teacher came up to me and said, "uh, that's a french spelling, which you are meant to pronounce "wa-ga-doo-goo"

no, i don't remember a damn thing about upper volta except that i mispronounced the name of its capital

OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:41:57pm

re: #29 Decatur Deb

Have you ever pulled the conspiratorial thread between some of the Christian missions in Africa and Sun Myung Moon? Just one more strand in the rich tapestry of crazy.

I haven't. Mainly because there are so many Christian missions in Africa, including a whole raft of crazies. Whatcha know?

Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:43:44pm

re: #31 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

I haven't. Mainly because there are so many Christian missions in Africa, including a whole raft of crazies. Whatcha know?

Found a bunch of True Parent newsletters online. I'll bump them to a page if I ever get lost that way again. They also show him backing into the Million Family March.

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:46:42pm

T-minus 15 minutes.

CBS will carry it live. Video doesn't seem to be embeddable...

[Link: www.cbsnews.com...]

You can watch the chat. It's swarming with Paulians.

I think there's really one Paulian in ~~this world~~ his mom's basement that controls all the Paulian robot-chat we see.

Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:47:53pm

re: #30 engineer dog

Upper Volta

coincidentally i did a report on upper volta as it was called then when i was in high school. the capital is Ouagadougou, which i pronounced "ow-a-ga-dow-gow" when presenting the report in front of the class. afterwards, the teacher came up to me and said, "uh, that's a french spelling, which you are meant to pronounce "wa-ga-doo-goo"

oh

no, i don't remember a damn thing about upper volta except that i mispronounced the name of its capital

Had their stamps as a kid. Why do we never hear of Lower Volta?

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:49:06pm

Woohoo!

Revol Ution Ron Paul's 0-0-0 plan. 0 Income tax. 0 Federal reserve. 0 Wars.

Derp.

McSpiff Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:49:17pm

re: #33 Gus 802

Truthseekr12: EITHER YOU PEOPLE ARE STUPID OR YOU DONT SEE THE LIKENESS WE HAVE TO NAZI GERMAY

As opposed to Nazi Germany...

freetoken Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:49:46pm

re: #33 Gus 802

Reloaded Safari to free up some memory... CBS website loaded (with the memory hogging Flash)... the chocolate is in the fridge waiting to be opened... I'm ready.

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:50:58pm

re: #37 freetoken

Reloaded Safari to free up some memory... CBS website loaded (with the memory hogging Flash)... the chocolate is in the fridge waiting to be opened... I'm ready.

I got my Wild Turkey 81 ready for launch!

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:51:01pm

re: #36 McSpiff

Must be one of those French towns.

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:52:04pm

re: #39 Sergey Romanov

Must be one of those French towns.

It's near Saint-Tropez.

freetoken Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:52:27pm

The Paulians are indeed swarming that CBS scrolling discussion...

Ron Paul on foreign defense - oh, this will be good.

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:52:41pm

re: #34 Decatur Deb

Had their stamps as a kid. Why do we never hear of Lower Volta?

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

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:52:51pm

re: #41 freetoken

The Paulians are indeed swarming that CBS scrolling discussion...

Ron Paul on foreign defense - oh, this will be good.

Yep. It's a swarm.

freetoken Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:54:01pm

From the ordering of the candidates onstage tonight - once again Romney gets a middle slot, and Huntsman and Santorum are on the ends, though this time they've switched places.

McSpiff Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:54:22pm

Here's hoping the stream works in Canada...

Stanghazi Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:54:46pm

re: #37 freetoken

re: #38 Gus 802

I'm going out for Japanese. Probably more foreign policy than those idiots will conjure.

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:55:37pm

re: #46 Stanley Sea

re: #38 Gus 802

I'm going out for Japanese. Probably more foreign policy than those idiots will conjure.

Was it over when the Japanese invaded Poland?!

Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:55:39pm

Beer open..check
Toilet seat up..check
Cheese and sausage plate..pending

Urologist said to push fluid. This will help.

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:55:54pm

Sorry Sergey. I couldn't resist.

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:56:37pm

Make sure the seat is configured in the upright and locked position.

freetoken Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:56:51pm

From the CBS scroll:

Josh Johosky
Cain is the fed
Today at 4:55pm

Heh... he prints that funny money that Paul hates.

jaunte Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:58:03pm

William K. Wolfrum:
My Prediction for tonight's #GOPDebate is that Jesus will win.

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 4:58:27pm

re: #51 freetoken

From the CBS scroll:

Heh... he prints that funny money that Paul hates.

You can do a whole chat dump too:

_{Jonathan Hart Fire Washington!

Today at 5:57pm

Palmer Clarkson Foreign policy experts agree with RP

Today at 5:57pm

Vteraman Eanderbuld nope

Today at 5:57pm

noah Ron Paul has poor public speaking skills. But this shouldn't discredit his unparalleled platform and proven integrity - unless it does to u

Today at 5:57pm

Dan Beaulieu Ron Paul or No One!

Today at 5:57pm

Mickey Areibi Ron Paul will remove all that.

Today at 5:57pm

William Gordon flip flopney is wrong

Today at 5:56pm

Emily Harding Capiotalism is not the problem, CRONY Capitalism and Fascism are the problems

Today at 5:56pm

Justin Hoskins Mr. Cain why did you sexually harass those women Mr. Cain: i was checking for bombs!!

Today at 5:56pm

AthleticATX Look whos winning in the poll at the bottom of the page!!!

Today at 5:56pm

Joel Free the best vote for president in 2012 may be none of the above

Today at 5:56pm

Guy St.onge No Ron Paul period!!!

Today at 5:56pm

gnowtnecniv Chuck Norris supports Ron Paul 2012

Today at 5:56pm

claytonclayton if Ron Paul doesn't win the GOP will fall into whig level irrelevancy

Today at 5:56pm

Truthseekr12 RON PAUL OR YOULL SEE WHAT FEMA CAMPS LOOK LIKE UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

Today at 5:56pm

Revol Ution read the book "cutting the fuse" a book by political scientist Robert Pape (PhD), then you would know why RP is right on Foreign Policy

Today at 5:56pm

NewsNinja2012 Ron Paul needs his AARP card tonight cause he's done

Today at 5:56pm

Mickey Areibi RON PAUL IS CUTTING HIS PAYCHECK and KEEPING ONLY 30 grand the average american as president

Today at 5:56pm

Hootan Hemati hippa is horrible!

Today at 5:56pm

Durmon Coates Huntsman has 1% of the feminist vote!

Today at 5:56pm

Jeffrey Kelly Why would anyone vote for more taxes

Today at 5:56pm

Dylan Tucker Chuck Norris looks around for Ron Paul before intimidating anyone.

Today at 5:56pm

Rex Roy the IRS is slavery, RPaul will end the IRS

Today at 5:56pm

Nick Hardy You're+

Today at 5:56pm

Dan Beaulieu Ron Paul or No One!

Today at 5:56pm

Keith Rabinowitz fairtax !

Today at 5:56pm

Ryan Hyde 9 - 9 - ?, wait what was the 3rd one?

Today at 5:56pm

Mickey Areibi RON PAUL FOR NO MORE FEDERAL RESERVE

Today at 5:56pm

Chasidy Bryant In all honesty, Ron Paul is the only candidate or official I have respect for

Today at 5:56pm

Guy St.onge Ron Paul is the woodshed,lol

Today at 5:56pm

JenniferGibbon4 Notice the other candidates have already intertwined Ron Pauls word of 20+yrs in their speils.

Today at 5:56pm

Jana Murray Governments that are supposed to be of the people and for the people routinely incur debts against the people

Today at 5:56pm

kevin_house dr. ron paul cured my apathy.

Today at 5:56pm

Anthony Kees Republicans will lose 2012

Today at 5:56pm

burnusgas FREEDOM!

Today at 5:56pm

KaitlinF Ron Paul has a plan to cut 1 TRILLION dollars

Today at 5:56pm

BDWatcher yess it is a personal right

Today at 5:55pm

Joel Free Moderator: Perry, what is your foreign policy regarding Iran? Perry: Uh, uh, uh.....OOPS!

Today at 5:55pm

Sean Serritella Don't Israel supporters WANT Israel attacked so the rapture could happen?

Today at 5:55pm

Shawn Oliver nute is slick talking scum

Today at 5:55pm

Luke Gieschen Legalize Freedom! Ron Paul 2012!

Today at 5:55pm

Charles Haggard Oh no... not unemployment of redundant government offices.

Today at 5:55pm

Joe Corrao knows his days are numbered

Today at 5:55pm

cheetah I'd like to start many new businesses, but can't due to too much regulation

Today at 5:55pm

Manfred Nissley Ron Paul = Private healthcare jobs killer! He hates HIPAA and its privacy rules

Today at 5:55pm

Adam Branovits Glad to see Ro}

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:00:18pm

here goez

Feline Emperor of the Conservative Tears Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:00:35pm

I think I'll opt to watch W C Fields over on TCM...

freetoken Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:00:42pm

MP3 Audio

McSpiff Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:01:14pm

here weeee go.....

Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:02:06pm

I'm not even drinking and I feel my braincells dying from reading the comments on the CBS website. Sheesh.

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:02:50pm

Tick tock.

McSpiff Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:03:28pm

re: #58 negativ

I'm not even drinking and I feel my braincells dying from reading the comments on the CBS website. Sheesh.

The Base!

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:03:35pm

that's a lot of ron paul in that CBS chat! ahahaha

Sionainn Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:03:39pm

re: #58 negativ

I'm not even drinking and I feel my braincells dying from reading the comments on the CBS website. Sheesh.

My favorite comment so far:

Ryan Lowe: open up the doors of the clown car and let them out!

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:03:57pm

my favorites:

GOD BLESS RON PAUL1

RON PAUL 212

freetoken Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:04:05pm

distracting backdrop... gah

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:04:08pm

Let's! Get! Ready! Tooo ruuuuuuumble!

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:04:40pm

Paulians are funny.

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:04:51pm

Ugh. Coming in bad on my end.

Sionainn Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:04:52pm

Does Herman Cain have any other color ties?

Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:05:21pm

Ok--it's Ron Paul be audience acclamation. Stop the primaries.

freetoken Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:05:22pm

re: #68 Sionainn

Does Herman Cain have any other color ties?

Ron Paul only approves of wearing gold (for others.)

teleskiguy Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:05:25pm

Ron Paul gets loudest cheer during introductions. Damn it.

freetoken Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:06:07pm

News for Herman - Iran has a ready market for every drop of oil, in India and the rest of Asia.

Sionainn Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:06:07pm

Just once, I'd like to see someone wear a Jerry Garcia tie. Geez, these guys are boring.

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:06:20pm

We're already doing that Cain.

McSpiff Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:06:35pm

This is my first time seeing Herman Cain speak. This. is. some. grade 8. level. analysis.

Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:06:46pm

Oil is a means of currency--that's why my wallet seeps.

sagehen Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:06:46pm

"What would you do that the current administration isn't doing?"

So he answers with a list of things that the current *is* doing. And the audience doesn't know any better.

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:07:08pm

Here we go. Obama's fault!

jaunte Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:07:26pm

re: #75 McSpiff

The number. Of the toppings. Shall be 9.

freetoken Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:07:58pm

Note to Mitt: we already do have sanctions on Iran.

Feline Emperor of the Conservative Tears Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:08:09pm

re: #79 jaunte

The number. Of the toppings. Shall be 9.

Is that Herman Cain opening the seven seals?

Sionainn Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:08:24pm

Mitt: "Now you've wasted my time arguing with me about how much time I have left!"

Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:08:36pm

Military action--send your fukn' sons and daughters.

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:08:42pm

Should have openly assisted the Iranian opposition? For them to be killed more quickly and branded American stooges? Romney is scum.

teleskiguy Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:08:58pm

Mitt plays the fear card. Obama is president, we're gonna get nuked!

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:09:09pm

RON PAUL FOR EXALTED SKYGOD

McSpiff Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:09:20pm

There you have it folks, a vote for Mitt Romney is a vote for war with Iran. That's the sane choice.

Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:09:53pm

Hey Romney - Pakistan already has nukes and is about eleventy times more fucked up than Iran.

/sick of hearing about Iran when Paki-fucking-stan is already nuclear and far more unstable and even terror-friendly.

And now, Gingrich starts the self-parody...

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:09:59pm

Just like we predicted.

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:10:22pm

How does Newt know there AREN'T covert ops?

Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:10:33pm

Well, it's not so covert now, is it?

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:10:33pm

Newt Gingrich: if you were a doughnut, which doughnut would you be

jaunte Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:10:45pm

Reagan! Drink!

Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:11:25pm

re: #92 WindUpBird

Newt Gingrich: if you were a doughnut, which doughnut would you be

He'd be the hole.

teleskiguy Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:12:27pm

As much as Luap Nor is a fuckin' kook, that was a sane answer in re: Iran.

freetoken Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:12:28pm

Um... guys, we are already doing the full court pressure economically on Iran.

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:12:37pm

dead man talking

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:13:04pm

All of the shit they're complaining about is basically an extension of Bush policy.

McSpiff Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:13:07pm

He has no idea.

100

sagehen Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:13:17pm

Perry looks and sounds sober, and he's memorized his talking points. Speaking in full sentences and everything.

101

jaunte Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:13:28pm

Afghanization.

102

elizajane Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:13:39pm

re: #99 McSpiff

He has no idea.

But his bulls***ing skills have improved. I mean, he hasn't said "oops" yet.

103

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:13:50pm

Oh God. Santorum.

104

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:14:06pm

re: #101 jaunte

Afghanization.

Vietnam!

105

Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:14:27pm

Questions have been better so far.

106

McSpiff Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:14:33pm

re: #102 elizajane

But his bulls***ing skills have improved. I mean, he hasn't said "oops" yet.

This is an improvement?!

107

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:14:33pm

*bubble bubble*

108

freetoken Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:14:33pm

This debate is already more boring than the last one.

They really needed a deeper stage, with a backdrop many more feat behind them, and more top-lighting (to get rid of the shadows), etc. All seems a bit more amateurish than the last one.

109

freetoken Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:14:59pm

re: #105 Decatur Deb

Questions have been better so far.

Attempts at substance will be punished.

110

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:15:14pm

Bush's fault!

111

Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:15:50pm

Will Newt wait until the end of the debate to blame the moderators for how stupid the candidates are?

112

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:16:15pm

Fuck you Bachmann.

113

Sionainn Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:16:24pm

C'mon, Michele, that's an old talking point about Obama "dithering."

114

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:16:25pm

Pardon my French.

115

sagehen Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:16:36pm

I like Michelle's makeup, but the hair and dress are a little Addams Family.

116

Obdicut Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:16:48pm

My wife is making chicken paprikash with nokedli. Life is good.

And yeah, let's not go to war with Iran. I think the military deserves a break. I'm also not getting what the point of invading Iran would be, exactly.

117

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:16:48pm

shallow comment time: bachmann's crazy look is decreased with that 'do.

118

jaunte Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:17:02pm

Mrs. Bachmann, would you describe what 'victory' might look like in Afghanistan?

119

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:17:48pm

Boom!

120

Amory Blaine Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:18:03pm

Is this on regular tv?

121

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:18:20pm

huntsman makes some sense

122

teleskiguy Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:18:22pm

All this "listening to our commanders on the ground" bullshit pisses me off. The commanders on the ground take orders from our Commander in Chief.

123

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:18:32pm

Kudos to Huntsman.

124

jaunte Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:18:35pm

re: #120 Amory Blaine

I'm seeing it on the local CBS channel.

125

freetoken Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:18:38pm

Good grief, a thought out comment by a candidate... Huntsman will definitely not be the nominee.

126

Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:19:06pm

oh
let's go upstairs

127

Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:19:09pm

re: #125 freetoken

Good grief, a thought out comment by a candidate... Huntsman will definitely not be the nominee.

It requires too much thinking. Not enough knuckledragging.

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Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:19:10pm

Huntsman is the school-trip teacher explaining why you don't climb on the baby giraffe.

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elizajane Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:19:29pm

Oh sigh. The tragedy of the fact that the only man who has actual, informed ideas and speaks them articulately will never be nominated by this party.
(And I do not mean Mittens, or Prof. Fig Newton)

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Amory Blaine Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:20:01pm

pissing about a couple of months

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Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:20:13pm

December instead of September? What?

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freetoken Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:20:26pm

------- )))

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Gus Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:20:42pm

re: #130 Amory Blaine