Take back 06 and 08 are on the way.

Thnx DPD for the notification of new thread action. I didn't miss Sally, I just bit my tongue, err fingernails so I didn't type anything offensive towards him.

ah, here it is. Sally deserves no recognition, except as a continuing symptom of the demise of the GOP

Good to see Dean, and good to see the notification that he would be on.

I was a little disappointed that when pressed he didn't mention a) Debbie Stabenow's $500 rebate plan, five times greater than the Republican plan and b) Bob Menendez's gas tax holiday proposal. However, did do a good job outlining our agenda right there on national television, mentioning the website and the doorhangers.

This is true, Karen. Very true.

Just time for a quickie;)

"Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen. To be led by a liar is to ask to be lied to. To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery."

Quote from "Parable of the Talents" by Octavia Butler

A Story About Oil You NEED To Hear

This is the real reason for going into Iraq and for the plan to bomb Iran...which will start WWIII, BTW

Karen, thanks for the heads up on Amazon. I can't believe I didn't check out Buy Blue before I posted. Good job, sista!

Will Democrats Do Another "Ostrich" Routine On Iran?

excerpt: My ongoing question is more about why the Congress has not made more of it. I find it hard to see (where) there is an authorization from them (Congress) to do this. (The) War Powers Act does not seem to be working because the Congress was not notified after 60 days. The 2001 terrorism legislation gives authority to go after those responsible for 9/11 but not axis of evil in general. So, who agreed to allow this to happen?

MSNBC Breaking News: Radio host Rush Limbaugh arrested on prescription fraud charges

LOL!

Hahahahahahahaha!

JUNKIE!

LOL!

hahahahahahaha!

"Limbaugh must do 18 months of treatment for his drug abuse and the judge will drop the charges."

pffffffft figures!

just heard it from the other room on msnbc

they say it's a victory for LUSH

Limbaugh turned himself in

Cyn...Barnes and Noble is blue...I always buy from them when I can't buy local.

"18 months of treatment"

Locked up?

I was a buck late and a day short, but that is hilarious news.

wondering why we're not hearing from the Grand Jury today about Rove. They did meet today right?

jinx dell and loc

LOC from that article

"I am pleased to announce that the State Attorney's Office and Mr. Limbaugh have reached an agreeement whereby a single count charge of doctor shopping filed today by the State Attorney will be dismissed in 18 months. As a primary condition of the dismissal, Mr. Limbaugh must continue to seek treatment from the doctor he has seen for the past two and one half years. This is the same doctor under whose care Mr. Limbaugh has remained free of his addiction without relapse.

YAYYYY!!!!!!!gregg will be SO PLEASED!

Hey, Dawnie!!

Deb, I learned that today from Karen. Can't believe I didn't check it out sooner!

{{CYN}} :-) hiya!

An American soldier was killed in a roadside bombing north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Friday, making April the deadliest month for American forces in Iraq this year.

The number of U.S. troops who have died this month in Iraq are 67.

Deb, all the more reason to March in NYC tomorrow - April 29th

*waving to all*

Dawn, so you and your Tonito are going to meet? How cool is that?

(waving to liz)

take pics for us and upload them ok? enjoy the march!!!

Hello, Lizzy, my pal!

Dawnie, that would be your TWIN, Tonito.

Karen, thanks for the heads up on Amazon. I can't believe I didn't check out Buy Blue before I posted. Good job, sista!

Posted by Cyn_NY on April 28, 2006 at 06:22 PM
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Buy Blue shows Boarders being blue, however if you go to their web site they are partners with Amazon and use Amazon's ordering site. I wonder how that affects where our money goes?

Cyn - I hope so!

Hi, Lavender - that's a little too complicated. Good question...

oops my mistake, Borders doesn't have a rating.....Sorry!

Randi just said LUSH will never spend a minute in jail. I believe it.

HotSprings DEB it was very nice talking to you as well last night. We did go on though didn't we?

Horse stories tend to do that for me. :-) oops that reminds me I need to call my daughter shortly.

Randi just said LUSH will never spend a minute in jail. I believe it.

Dawnie,

If he doesn't go to prison as a drug addict, it simply drags into the open what we have known along: your money talks, and you walk. So much for equal justice under the law, huh??

And yes I will post lots of pictures tomorrow night for you guys. And please share your pics too when you meet with Tony. Oh what a sweet man.

Cyn, how's the family???

Statement from Flush's Lawyer

They are calling it a "Victory" (I guess Limpballs was afraid of doing HARD TIME. He ALSO has to pay a $30,000 fine).

I'm going over to Freeperville to watch all the weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth.

TEE HEE

P.S. Flush used to have a separate blog on his site called something like "See how Rush fights the Liberal's False Charges", this announcement was on the Home page, but in teeny little letters.

How will his girlfriend Dana take this?

Hey Lizzy

Randi is going to be marching with you guys tomorrow!!!! Kewl beans I hope you meet her!

How will his girlfriend Dana take this?

Posted by DPD on April 28, 2006 at 06:52 PM

oops I thought daryn kagan was his GF????

Lizzy, coming along slowly, but surely. Good days and then a little backsliding, but doing extremely well for their age. Thanks for asking and I wish I could be with you tomorrow! And, how is your Mom doing?

Pictures from tomorrow are a must! Is Bea going?

DPD

wasn't it you who said you've watch Fitzpatrick work over the years and he likes to announce things on Fridays? The grand jury met today right? I am chomping at the bit to hear some news of a possible ROVE indictment!

Dean on hardball again right now

Man he's soooooo good compared to his counterpart on the PUG side.

He's quick, smart, and on the money. They can't mess him up. I love it. He was also great on Al Franken today.

Dawnie, click my name for the Raw Story Rove report.

{{Cyn}} ur a doll! THANK you!! :-)

Who is that b-tch on Hardball? What a dolt!!

A Freeper has the mug shot of Flush doing his best Tom DeLay. It's post # 44 if you are interested.

SMILE

It was on the Palm Beach Post web site, but was removed after about a half hour.

Batten down the hatches, here come the TROLLS.

Cyn and Dawn,

I met Rachel Maddow and Liz Winstead at the last NOW protest.

LOL Nora O'Donnel

Mom says she's too high on herself!

Posted by Cyn_NY on April 28, 2006 at 06:22 PM

No probs, sista! I used to be an Amazon addict. That and Target were the hardest to give up after someone posted the BuyBlue site.

Poor widdle Wushie has a pwobwem with pwescwiptions? ahhhhh, widdle teaw of.... hysterical laughter!!! heh heh

Posted by PeppermintLizzy on April 28, 2006 at 07:12 PM

I heard Tucker Carlson say Rachel is a Rhode Scholar last night. I don't like how she goes on his program. She needs to punch that little drip in his ugly mug! LOL

haha my MOm just yelled to me that my BF was on tv (that would be david schuster) hehe I have a thing for him.

Posted by kjfindlay on April 28, 2006 at 07:13 PM

lol - silly {{fin}}

Oh, no, Karen... Target, too??????????

Yankees are calling. See you guys later!

sorry Im not giving up target

walmart no problemo

not many other choices around here

CYN as long as it's not the Damn Yankees (old nugent band)

have a great weekend!!

Target summary on BuyBlue - sorry!

http://www.buyblue.org/node/1963/view/summary

Did you all know that Tim is leaving the DNC.

New open thread, he says he may end up in Pams neck of the woods doing, I wonder if John E has decided to run?

I've been praying.

I always thought Target was fairly Blue. I know that they donate 10% of their take to local Charities.

Chicago finally let Wal-Mart build ONE store in the City, (in a depressed high unemployment area),but they put all kinds of Pay, Benefits, labor rules on the approval. The City is lousy with Targets, though. Wal-Mart has taken to buying property on the borders of Chicago because just crossing the street will mean they have to play by the City's Fair Labor Rules.

oh, another open thread - duh, just caught that. Thanks.

I should have said this earlier

Dr. Dean you did a GREAT job today on Lardball and AL Franken's show. I caught them both thankfully.

You are the perfect spokesman for our party. Probably more than we deserve of late. Thanks for caring for our country! Thanks for leading our party. Thanks for being HONEST!

I should have spent more time considering your campaign for President in 04. I was already a Wes Clark supporter but now I think you would have made a fantastic President.

If it matters at all. I felt I needed to say it.

Merci, Dank, Gracias, Thanks!
Dawn (long time dnc blogger)

Glad to see support for Dr. Dean. We need more like him in the Democratic Party. I think he has what it takes to put this country back on the right path.

------------THE MIGRATION BEGINS-------------

Or? does it?

Dawnie,
I'm here, but I am leaving to do a puzzle with my daughter. I'll check back in a while.

Aw Chris you're a nice daddy! Have fun and give her lots of attention. Girls love that from their dads.

tap tap tap tap (fingers on the keys)

tick tock goes the clock

who is back from canvassing? who has some juicey tidbits of info from our recent event?

I am hungry for info!! feeeeeeeeed me!

LOL j/k

Dawn, That thing Colbert is hosting is the White House Correspondents Dinner, where they basically rip the Party in charge.

Valerie Plame is an invited guest this year.

Colbert is a flaming Liberal whose schtick is to out-O'Reiley O'Reiley.

So...since when is Comedy Central a recognized news operation? (They are actually the ONLY place to get the real news, besides Olberman).

from Domingo's post on the other thread

Republicans say goodbye to Tom Delay

wooHOO and oh so funny!

really???? I mean really dpd????

Than I will have to watch it. When they announced it on the news a few minutes ago they didn't mention any of that. All I heard was white house blah blah for bush and was about to BUST!!

He scares me he's so convincing (whew feeling better now) thanks for the correction!

dpd

on the other hand I'd never believe he was a flaming liberal or he'd NEVER have shook the hand of some of the creeps he's interviewed on his show. I am a flaming liberal and would sooner spit in their face. No matter how much they paid me.

(bill kristol being one I could name recently) PUKEEEEEEEEEEEEE neocon dog

Here's the HuffPo article on Colbert & the WH Dinner.

So bush and laura will NOT be attending then?

I just can't stand the thought of entertaining Liars, murderers and thieves unless they are adequately incarcerated for their crimes!

And then I have 2nd thoughts about it.

I am getting like PAULIE lately and it almost scares me. But anyone that still claims to support this insane and oily killing machine of greed will not be tolerated by me any longer. I'm just not as nice as I used to be. BLAME W!

I don't know, maybe he has some "brush to clear". None-the-less, he will still be a target, as well as all the sphincters in the MSM who have refused to do their jobs for the past 6 years.

Posted by DPD on April 29, 2006 at 05:35 PM

do ALL the major networks have R's behind their name? That could be part of the reason. It's probably hard to rage against the lies when your BOSS is directly involved in the crimes against humanity!!!

Just watched Kristol on Colbert. It was good! I haven't heard any news about what went on today. Like Dawnie, I am curious. Anyone have any 411 about this?

Thanks, Dawn! I finally found my way here. Anyone else experiencing gas stations with no gas in your area?

YW CYN!

dangit looks like W will be attending afterall! YUCK!!

It's like making jokes about the ONE legged man in the middle of a VA hospital! JUST NOT FUNNY!!!

well not to me.

Posted by Cyn_NY on April 29, 2006 at 05:18 PM
ON THE OTHER THREAD.

Cyn, Cumberlin Farms is partially owned by Gulf Oil, and they have a clause in their franchise agreement that they can NOT be closed for a certain number of consecutive days, or they will be in violation of their franchise agreement. What has been happening around here is that the OIL COMPANIES are refusing to deliver gas in order to have the independents run out, so the stations can be taken over by the Majors.

There is one station that only opened 2 hours a day so their tanks wouldn't run dry.

This way the OIL COMPANIES can shut down the independent franchises, and have their own stations get all the business.

HECK OF A JOB, W.

I think having bush at the dinner will be great, especially because Colbert will be emceeing. I hope he does something that ticks the idiot off so badly, he turns bright red and throws a temper tantrum.

Posted by DPD on April 29, 2006 at 05:52 PM

sons of B*&^%$'s!!

btw dpd your very artistic "we've moved to another thread" always cracks me UP!! LOL

Colbert will probably have a 5 minute smarmy tribute to "THE DECIDER".

HEHEHEHEEE

Sorry, I should have gone into more depth. Gulf was absorbed by some other OIL COMPANY in a HUGE merger, and so the plot thickens.

Posted by Chris on April 29, 2006 at 05:53 PM

(shakin my head) Chris, Chris, Chris, you give W too much credit. He will NOT get Colbert! He will think he's on HIS side. I am quite positive of this. And I'm pretty sure he's not been following him all along to perhaps have a better understanding.

Unless one of his aides has compiled a CD for him to watch. Even then I'm not sure he'd get it.

hell i don't even get his humor

JON Stewart on the other hand is fantastic!! But I'm sure they'd NEVER invite him.

DPD, you are a wealth of knowledge! I can't believe those f--kers! Thanks so much for the information. I will take from here.

Posted by Cyn_NY on April 29, 2006 at 06:01 PM

YEs he is and thankfully he's on OUR side! :-)

Gez I think Valerie would NEVER show up either. She's OUT of a JOB because of that AHOLE!!!

Dawnie, I'm not on the blog that much, except for the morning. DPD Rocks!!!!!! No wonder everyone was looking for him earlier in the week. DPD, I am your new biggest fan.

just thinking

Since Rush, Frist, Delay, etc have all come tumbling down I wonder if we can get some good detective types on the trail of the few remaining MOLD SPORES like Hannity and even his boss would be better (or equally as good) Rupert must have zillions of skeletons just itching to be released from his closet!

And I am sure Hannity has an equally disturbing one as well. If we silence the lies we start to correct the problem right?

I've just received an email back from xdebx who went out to canvass today........ she's not real happy. I've asked her if I can repeat her letter here. Waiting for her response.

Dawn, I hope she lets you - what in the heck could have happened to her?

I think Colbert is a conservative doing a spoof of a liberal pretending to be conservative. He brings up points that liberals don't understand and would never mention.

Cyn

It's mostly about the locals being clueless..... is all. But I gave here the link for here so maybe she'll come tell you all herself I hope.

her the link for here...........doh

I'm an honest person. does that mean I have to be honest all the time even if no one asks me? tell me quick before I say something I think I will regret

What's the word?

IMPEACH

Evening folks!

Posted by YumpnYimminy on April 29, 2006 at 06:25 PM

breaking with tradition -

then why do you come here?

is your life so worthless that you have nothing better to do than wreak havoc where ever you go? How sad is that? Really?

btw, the average joe doesn't show up to vote anyway..........I am quite sure OUR base will outnumber the PUG base in 06 and we WILL show up! I no longer think you are either pug or LIBertarian......... just lonely and alone and have only been taught that to communicate is to harrass....(your mother must have been a horrid creature, perhaps a prostitute or something) ..... nothing more. surely much less..... sad. (but you could change, if you wanted to, maybe, depending on how DEEP in the dark your world has become)

WE seek the truth. Sometimes that is hard to take but better to KNOW thine enemy.

Hey Karen and Jefro!

On the Run From Hatred

In her youth, Tanja Privenau embraced the mystique of Germany's dark past. Now she seeks sanctuary and fears that neo-Nazis will find her.

DRESDEN, Germany — She wore a tattoo of a Viking wielding an ax, screamed epithets at Jews and dark-skinned foreigners, reveled in the sinister glamour of the bygone Third Reich and married her second husband on Hitler's birthday.

Her inspiration had a seductive voice. She remembers seeking comfort in the rousing tales of her grandfather, a World War II veteran who, like many of his time, was left to sort through pride, denial and anger in a nation ruined by the deeds of a man with an odd, twitching mustache.

"My grandfather was my idol," Privenau says. "He told me about life as a soldier. I had to write an essay in school once about the bad things the Reich did. Back then you didn't question that the Reich was bad. That was all they taught.

"My grandfather was personally attacked by what I wrote. We discussed it. He denied he knew about the murder of the Jews, but at the same time, he'd say, 'I don't know why those Jews didn't listen. They were told to leave and if they didn't it was their own bad luck.' "

Sounds like what the neo-Nazis here in this country say about the people of New Orleans. Evidently they were supposed to "anticipate the breach of the levees" even if no one else could.

LA Times

oops, it's me jen, i forgot jefro was still signed in

how is everyone?

Posted by Dawnie on April 29, 2006 at 06:13 PM

SURE

First I did all of my e-mails and then started reading the thread...just haven't caught up yet. I hate posting when I haven't a clue what everybody's been talking about, but it seems like that's the way it is most of the time:-(

sad sad sad - I can pity the dirty ugly rat dog that keeps snarling and yiping at my feet! Depending on my mood of course. Today I have sympathy for the devil for he was spawned of something much worse!

Hi Deb! I heard you canvassed today too? Jeff and I had a great time, but I hear you didn't?

Jumping in and out. Trying to cook a white clam sauce. However, the half wit troll with nothing else to do on a saturday nite but spend it with liberal dems is pretty sad. Sorry, Steve, but you are either with us or against us. And, I'm starting to think you are with us. Better company and all that...

Hi, Karen!!

oh crap JEN you are jefro??? I guess I was gone just long enough to miss that one! LOLOL

Deb I told them you thought most of the locals were clueless but didnt post the email.

That's about enough YY.

And, Hi, Jen!

jefro is my jefro but i forgot he was still signed in on the computer he used last night when i said hi.

Jen our new moderator will be more involved I think. She said hello last night! I was very surprised!! and Pleased! Miss TracyJ!

oh, oh , ok your hubby jeff

deb and you both have jeff's (interesting)

I hope so Dawnie! Hi Cyn! I've never had clam sauce before (embarrassed). Hope your folks are doing well.

YY is what happens when women are FORCED to have children they do NOT want - especially if they are illiterate and addicted to crack or something else as mentally destructive. sad.

heheh - ok I am being mui mean but it appears to be working - maybe someone will come with a fly swatter soon or this bug will implode!

It was worth losing my ice cream for the day.

the party that is fighting terrorism or the party(Dems)which is fighting for terrorist rights? Posted by YumpnYimminy

That's the trouble, Bush and Cheney don't care about "fighting terrorism or al qaeda". They only care about stealing oil while they let the real terress run free. Osama videos anyone?

Sally, you are a liar, you are evil, and a pest. I refuse to believe that you could possibly be a mensa member because anyone with any intelligence would have matured past being an obnoxious 14 year old...unless you are 14, if so it makes you a liar again.

What exactly is your purpose? Are you a neocon fan? If so why don't you enlighten us on how any of their policies have helped the country? If you want serious debate then go for it. This group will gladly debate any real issue that you present.

Being generally hateful to the people blogging here (and their relatives) simply shows that you wouldn't be worth pissing on if you were on fire.

BTW...I'm younger than you, smarter than you, better looking than you and I have ovaries which beats balls any day of the week when it comes to protecting my children. I am fighting for democracy for my children and future grandchildren, and if I succeed I will be protecting yours also.

How can you possibly desire a corporate/facist country for your child?

YY, you know we've been damned nice to you. Quit saying that shit to Dawn. Pick on me instead.

Jen, it's an Italian dish. If you like to cook, I can send you a recipe. If not, order it in your nearest Italian restaurant. :-) Parents are doing very well, thanks.

Conyers to Sue Bush

Poor Steve. Even his wing nuts have disappointed him. Wonder how his poor daughter feels?

Posted by xdebx on April 29, 2006 at 06:54 PM

I am woman, hear me roar!! LOL

Now don't go losing YOUR ice cream credits!! I did it for all of us tonight! And it's mama didn't want it! :-(( have a little sympathy. (j/k)

ok I'm done responding to this infection. pass me the antibiotics please! ;-)

My e to Dawn

Oh...(sigh)...Dawn...even the dems are all about what ever they hear on TV. People don't know, they just really don't have a clue what's going on. I mean it's like as long as the TV keeps them intertained they are just going to ignore the war and are clueless that democracy no longer exists. Other than that it was a beautiful day, and I got a lot of exercise and met nice people, albeit clueless. I hope I encouraged people to vote dem. deb

I very much enjoyed the day...just wish that more people were tuned into the net.

Posted by jen on April 29, 2006 at 06:55 PM

it's ok Jen I hit the ONE nerve it possesses...... it's mama issues! I don't read what it puts out after a certain point and I am smart enough to know why it's imploding. It's a home run for me today!

Jeff's the one that cooks here, Cyn, but I'll ask him if he would be willing to try it. Thanks! Glad folks are doing well.

Go Deb! Too bad you're talking to a wall of ignorance and filth. I've gone round and round with him before and get nothing but pissed and dizzy. He's a waste of space.

The republican sex pervert is back online, I see. Hey pervert, wana explain to me again how if a republican is a pedophile, then it's OK?

Any one coming to Asheville for the DFA training next week?

A href="http://www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=4114">DFA

Ooo Domingo you just reminded me about the "sex for votes" scandal in the news recently. I can't wait to hear the list of "at least a dozen" others besides Cunningham that were involved at the Watergate Hotel!

This will play out all summer I bet!!!! Just in time for NOV.

hey deb, i understand where you're coming from.

we ran into some guys on the street, african-american, and one said he doesn't vote because his vote didn't count, and another said he would probably vote for Blackwell for governor, (Republican) because on this radio station (that Blackwell happens to be an investor in) they say that Strickland is against hip hop music. ??? We educated them as best we could, but it's a damn shame.

Thanks for the e's Jen and Dawn. Like I said I had a lovely day.

I was really hoping that someone might have noticed the annual deficit, war lies, corruption, etc. A few people talked about the prescription drug fiasco and most everyone is wanting to know what the dem stance on illegal immigrants is. There is such a gap between what people on the net know and what the general public knows.

We MUST push the Congress to restore the Fairness Doctrine and actually make it stronger. This is priority #1 when we take the House and Senate next winter. I'm all for requiring that each party has their own correspondent of the white house and also to include Congress and that each MUST be given equal time.

Posted by xdebx on April 29, 2006 at 07:04 PM

not me of course but you understand why - I do however have a DFA bumper sticker on my car!! Proudly!

Just want to get this posted and read, before these Neo-cons set up Rice in front of the UN, like they did Powell, and have her telling fat lies about Iran has all kinds of WMDS !

IAEA Finds no Proof of Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article12877.htm

I have never heard of pedophile who gave his political affiliation. Posted by YumpnYimminy

Never heard of it you say? Well here, let me clue you in.

* Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.

* Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

* Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.

* Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.

* Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.

* Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.

* Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.

* Republican racist pedophile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.

* Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.

* Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.

* Republican activist Lawrence E. King, Jr. organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.

* Republican lobbyist Craig J. Spence organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.

* Republican Congressman Donald "Buz" Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.

* Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.

* Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.

* Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.

* Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.

* Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.

* Republican governor Arnold Schwarzenegger allegedly had sex with a 16 year old girl when he was 28.

* Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.

* Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.

* Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. "Republican Marty"), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.

* Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.

* Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.

* Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.

* Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.

* Republican anti-gay activist Earl "Butch" Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.

* Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.

* Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.

* Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.

* Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).

* Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.

* Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.

* Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.

* Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.

* Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.

* Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.

* Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.

* Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.

* Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.

* Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.

* Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a "good military man" and "church goer," was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.

* Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.

* Republican director of the "Young Republican Federation" Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.

* Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women.

Posted by xdebx on April 29, 2006 at 07:12 PM

you were up at black mountain right?

I'm sure if you were in Asheville you would have found a few more literate folks around. At least their local NEWS and NEWS paper are well informed!!

Yeah, Pam, invading/attacking Iran is all about selling oil in Euro's. This pack of lying neocon thieves just wants all the money no matter how much blood is spilled. If we get the House and Senate I don't have a problem with taking back all of their money they've gained through lies and war and use it for good in the world.

Posted by Domingo on April 29, 2006 at 07:14 PM

WOW!!! I'm sure you've checked a few of those stats out to be sure they are accurate? I'd hate to send that on w/out proper attribution. But what an incredible list if all true!!

Man, sometimes I feel sorry for Yimmy or whatever his stupid name is. Imagine going through your life thinking your doing 'good' only to be angry and bitter in your twilight years. If he could read, I would recommend he read an inoffensive little American classic called To Kill a Mockingbird. Of course he will say he read it, but he needs to really read it. I'd love to sit down and teach its themes to him. I think it would really help him to understand the stereotypes and hate mongering he is doing.

50 State Canvass: Stories Rolling In
Got a few stories from today. Send yours along with pictures to april29@dnc.org

http://www.democrats.org/blog.html

And deb, here is Dean's statement on Immigration today, posted here:

Dean: Comprehensive and Compassionate Immigration Reform NeededMarch 29, 2006

Next week, Republican Senate Leader Bill Frist is likely to introduce a harmful immigration bill on to the Senate floor that will criminalize good Samaritans, including church members and clergy, and does not provide a larger, comprehensive framework for reform or a path to citizenship. Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement on President Bush and the Republican Congress's failure to lead on the issue of immigration:

"President Bush and his Republican Congress's failure to offer comprehensive solutions on immigration reform and their attempt to use the issue to divide Americans is contrary to our values as a people and does a disservice to all who live and work in this great nation. The hostile anti-immigrant bill passed by the Republican House and now being considered by the Republican Senate is not the answer. America needs comprehensive immigration reform that protects our borders, keeps our communities safe, and brings America together.

"Criminalizing families and the work of clergy is not the way forward. A comprehensive and compassionate approach must protect all U.S. workers and their wages, prevent exploitation of immigrant workers, and offer immigrants who have earned it the opportunities and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship. The American people want change, not more of the same scape-goating and ineffective, piecemeal immigration reform Republicans are proposing."

http://www.democrats.org/a/2006/03/dean_comprehens.php

Dawn...your vote will count!!!

Paper ballots return

Posted by xdebx on April 29, 2006 at 07:23 PM

Deb if I don't receive my voter ID in the mail MONDAY am I screwed???? or can I still vote w/out it? Doubting it! Poo! We mailed the registration out over 2 wks ago. dang it!

the list proves they are all political unknowns Posted by YumpnYimminy

So if they're "political unknown" Republicans, then it's OK if they're pedophile sex perverts?

Jefro and I were canvassing today in what's considered a 'bad' neighborhood by people who never get out of their cars. We had the best time. The people we met were incredibly nice, mainly elderly folks but a few younger folks too, more blacks than whites, (in case you are interested in the demographics) many retired, one muni bond trader, but more often blue collar. We were enjoying the mock tudor architecture and the flowers in the carefully tended yards, a couple of whom had the most gorgeous spread of lilies of the valley. I smelled them before I saw them, they were heavenly (my fave). The weather was lovely, and though I got blisters on my feet from walking I would do it again tomorrow. (I had been really nervous beforehand and nearly chickened out but I'm so glad I didn't.) We even got a recommendation of a good tree service from a gentleman who had a 120 year old oak tree in his yard. This sweet older man went through about 50 business cards looking for the name, bless his heart. Anyway, BlueinRedCincy canvassed too but unfortunately we missed each other in the morning. We were planning to go to the cookout and meet her after but we managed to pick up a key in our tire so we had skip the bbq to get to the shop before they closed at 3. The only bummer. :( But we will meet sometime soon.

DAWN, demand a provisional ballot if you don't get your stuff in time.

US War Costs "Could Hit $811Bn"

Of course the article implies that this war is go on on forever.

Just think of what we really could be doing with the money...investing in alternative forms of energy, bringing living wage jobs to Americans and, yes, even illegal immigrants...helping Mexico become an industrialized country so that people won't want to risk their lives coming across the Rio Grande. It is all doable and every one including corporations can win.

boy you guys should read some of the stuff on the humane thread. dorsano did a great job of bringing some sense to them, he rocks.

WOW!!! I'm sure you've checked a few of those stats out to be sure they are accurate? I'd hate to send that on w/out proper attribution. Posted by Dawnie

If you need links to each case, you can get them here:

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=64702034&blogID=110289759

Posted by jen on April 29, 2006 at 07:30 PM

OH yeaaaaaaaa! WE do have a few things with our name and new address on them as proof. Now I need to find out where to go to vote here. It's not the same as up where Deb is and I'm not in Asheville so I'll get on that Monday too.

Sounds like you did a GOOD thing Jen and Deb and all else!! I'm proud to be associate with you folks!! Really! :-)

more Democrat perverts than Republican Posted by YumpnYimminy

Talk is cheap. Prove it bub.

Posted by Domingo on April 29, 2006 at 07:32 PM

Great work Domingo!! Thanks!!

typos starting......... I've been here long enough for now....... time for din din but I am trying to wait out Lawrence (hurl) Welk.

My MOM's fav! LOL I can't eat when I hear that music..... it makes me nauseous! Sadly!

Posted by jen on April 29, 2006 at 07:32 PM

when we all migrated from the MEGA thread I almost picked that one but didn't want to bust in on the good work! Wonder why Dors doesnt come here too? Is he still there?

lol dawnie, i'm not into the welk either. it's miraculous that it is still on, i remember it from when i was a little kid. enjoy your dinner sweetie!

I've got 10 minutes - lol

and I won't be gone long unless my baby calls....... lol @ me callin her my baby (24 too old to be a baby?) nahhhhhhh!!

So Yimmy, what do you stand for? I guess you don't care about people since unknown people screwing 14 year olds is all right. I can respect the fact that you don't care about people...you must not call yourself a member of the moral majority then.

You've made that same social Darwinist comment before. I know you don't know what that means so I will explain it to you: basically you believe that some people's lives are worth more than others...at this point I agree with you too. Your life is definitely worth less than mine for instance, because I care about the common good of humanity, whereas you care about...uhm, you care about ... hey what do you stand for?

I imagine you will probably skirt the question of respect since you have none anyway.

Posted by Domingo on April 29, 2006 at 07:14 PM

I can't believe how short the prison terms for most of those criminals are! That's pathetic.

i wish whoever the administrators are, that they would go back to the proceedure of zaping the trolls in the middle of a thread and wiping out all their comments.

I can't believe how short the prison terms for most of those criminals are! That's pathetic. Posted by kjfindlay

Yep, especially when you consider this.

A Ten Year Sentence for Marcus Dwayne Dixon

Recently, the Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments in Dixon v. State. The case involves the conviction of Marcus Dwayne Dixon for statutory rape and aggravated child molestation. (Dixon was acquitted of rape and several other charges.)

Statutory rape is sex between an adult and a minor, while aggravated child molestation also involves an injury. At the time of his offense, Dixon was an 18-year-old high school football player who had sex with a 15-year-old female classmate. The aggravated child molestation statute mandates a ten-year minimum sentence, and Dixon challenges the harshness of the resulting penalty.

The case has attracted claims of racism, because the victim was a white girl and the convict an outstanding African-American student with a football scholarship to Vanderbilt.

http://writ.news.findlaw.com/colb/20040211.html

rightist pig friend of bushco takes the pipe:

Italy's Berlusconi set to resign


Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is to resign on Tuesday - more than three weeks after his narrow election defeat.
His announcement came after his centre-right alliance failed to get its candidate elected as Senate speaker.

one day more to go

one down.

I bet Yumpin is drooling all over his parents computer because he is so happy to have found one democrat who seems to be guilty of pedophelia. Meanwhile, he still skirts my question. Gregg, I thought of you today as I took my daughter to Weeki Wachee today. I remember you told me that though all of this crap is going on, I should always enjoy my family; so, though I feel badly about not canvassing, I am glad I spent time with my family instead.

cye folks

gregg,

be patient my friend. You notice how many variations the rodent has had on his name? He has been zapped more times than he can keep up with. He will be eliminated again, and it will be like he never existed (as though the life he lives is anything more than an existence)

Heading out. Long day. Blog ya tomorrow.

Night fair Dems !

night {{Pamb}}

Here's how well your moron leader is doing on the "war on terra", yimmyyammy.

U.S. Reports a Surge in Global Terrorism

The count has soared since the Iraq invasion, but only now are attacks there being included.

WASHINGTON — The State Department's annual report on global terrorism, released Friday, concludes that the number of reported terrorist incidents and deaths has increased exponentially in the three years since the United States invaded Iraq, largely because of Iraq itself.

The report said there were 11,111 attacks that caused 14,602 deaths in 2005. Those figures stand in contrast to prior State Department reports, which cited 208 terrorist attacks that caused 625 deaths in 2003; and 3,168 attacks that caused 1,907 deaths in 2004.

Critics, led by Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles), said the Bush administration was trying to manipulate the statistics used in the report to suggest that it was winning the war on terrorism when it was actually losing it.

Administration officials denied that, but acknowledged that previous reports had missed huge swaths of terrorist incidents.

On Friday, Waxman said that the report still needed work, and that it showed the war in Iraq had caused terrorism to increase.

"For the third year in a row, the Bush administration is playing games with the numbers to hide the truth: Global terrorism has skyrocketed since the invasion of Iraq," Waxman said in a statement.

LA Times

Hi, everyone. Hope those that canvassed had a fun day.

Here's some interesting remarks by the chief trade negotiator from Quatar regarding Bush administration fast- track status:

"The talks were not proceeding in the right direction. They were going nowhere. It was like two deaf people talking to each other. There was no sense in continuing with the dialogue," Al Khalifa said.

..."Let's take time and review things," said Al Khalifa. "Sometimes powerful countries put preconditions that are not in the interest of smaller countries."

The ambassador said there were concerns that accepting preconditions now could lead to the imposition of even greater demands later.

"It becomes a vicious circle," he said.

Questioning the need for a free trade agreement in the first place, Al Khalifa said
World Trade Organization agreements were sufficient for mutual trade and investment between any two member countries....

Countries that are signing free trade deals with the U.S. are either getting financial support from Washington or want preferential treatment for their products in the U.S. markets, he said.

Qatar's primary export is liquefied natural gas, for which there is a hungry worldwide market.

Qatar...is home to the U.S. Central Command's forward operations in the Middle East, which played a central role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Makes you wonder what all these fast-track trade agreements are really about. Sounds almost like blackmail for smaller nations with major economic and security problems.

Mayor Won't Give Dead Marine's Money Back

hi Sandy

Domingo, thank you for your great posts

flight 93, the 2001 movie, is on a&E right now

Good Evening All,

NYC had a beautiful Peace march today on a beautiful day. I put up some pictures if you would like to see.

can't wait lizzy! thx!

Protesters Demand Immediate Withdrawal From Iraq As Tens of Thousands Marched . . .

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/29/war.protest.ap/index.html

Pressure grows for Darfur peace . . .

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4957242.stm

Electing a Congress to Impeach Bush and Cheney because they lied . . .

http://www.impeachpac.org

Hi Jen,

Where are we posting tonight? How did your canvassing go today???

DemocratKickingAss - At the NYC March today, there were thousands of signs "Out of Iraq -- Into Darfur"

good question lizzy. my canvassing was great today!!! thanks!

Thank you Lizzy for sharing some of the photos from the anti-war march that was really cool of you. Peace to you and to all. God bless

hey dka, be well

Thanks DKA, it was great. And just wait until Monday. The country is going to come to a stand still. There is going to be a human chain of people connecting the 5 boroughs of Manhattan on Monday.

awesome lizzy!!woohoo!

They are trying to destroy the internet.

What are we going to do?

Awesome march Lizzy.

Soft-money political groups making changes

Isn't the unmitigated gall of the pugs amazing? I mean they are cheating to fill their coffers every which way but go, and they introduced a bill to change the status of how grassroot organizations donate.

'At Some Point, Reality Has Its Day'
Al Gore on why America—and even George Bush—is close to a tipping point on global warming.

hey deb feel better?

DOJ Seeks to Dismiss Domestic Spying Suit

humpayump are you still doing those transmission fluid high colonics?

for pamb,

"Some of the party brass said, 'Ned, don't jeopardize a safe seat,' " Lamont recently told students at Southern Connecticut State University, who gathered for a meet-and-greet session. "But you're not going to lose a senator. You're going to gain a Democrat."

I was a little disappointed that when pressed he didn't mention a) Debbie Stabenow's $500 rebate plan......

Posted by KDJ on April 28, 2006 at 05:46 PM

I'm not a fan of either the $500 or the $100 rebate plan because they do nothing to help the problem. Them paying me to screw me just makes me a whore, am I right?

First, I would like to see the credits given the oil companies taken back. Am I the only one who was shocked when I heard how much tax credits these companies get and how no one has mentioned it before?

Second I would like to see the solar credit increased for residental. The credit is 30% but is maxed at $2,000. To wire my house will take more and with the cap, my credit would be more like 10% or less. Lets make the credit big enough that most reasonable people couldnt resist.

And for the longer term, I think there are several great alternatives to oil that we can use to lessen our addiction if we just quit looking for the silver bullet. And speaking of silver bullets, will Bush please just shut up about the hydrogen car. Its nowhere near ready for the real world. GM has been pushing these as their reason for not developing hybrids saying hybrids are just a temporary thing. Well guess what, Toyota and Honda came in and kicked GM butts by having Hybrids. I think we need to use several technologies including solar, wind, biodiesel, ethanol and liquid coal (forget what they call it. The main problem is not all these technologies are interchangable, at least on cars. What about converting power plants instead. It wouldnt solve the problem but it might help.

sounds good to me texas. it is intesting how much more wind generation there is in europe than here. whoosh, whoosh...great sound too.

A Republican is a pedophile if he likes to have sex with pre pubescent children.

posted by YY.

I guess that makes All the Repugs Pedophiles since they are screwing all our unborn grandchildren.

Jen....I'm so relaxed that this chair and I have melded. I'm totally a bath freak, with baskets of stuff to scrub with and delicious scents.

Texas, I plug plug-in hybrids every chance that I get. It is estimated that the average driver would get 200 mpg. Also, I'd love to see solar panels on every roof feeding the grid. There would be no need for more power plants if that happened.

ROTFLMAO (Posted by TexasLane on April 29, 2006 at 11:08 PM) Good Quote...mind if I use it?

xdebx. go for it.

I think we need the power plants but mainly for their distribution capabilities. They become giant batteries for the power. we feed the system from the houses and can draw out the power out anywhere. (just a thought, probably a little crazy)

Do you know what the average cost of a residential system would be? I dont want to eliminatte my electric bill from day one, just a starter system I could add too later.

I'm studying up on it and would like to make an investment this year.

Republican corruption is sinking to a new low while Americans are paying the price big time with record high prices at the pump. Some were able to do something about it but made a choice not to. This is just another assault on the middle-class. Congress woman Nancy Johnson caught red handed siding with big oil companies. Watch the video:

http://political.moveon.org/donate/redhandedJ-QT.html

Congressman Chris Cola caught red handed siding with big oil companies. Watch the video:

http://political.moveon.org/donate/redhan