Get. Out. The. Vote for Ned Lamont.

We are working hard for you Nutmeggers.

July 13,2006

I don't support terrorism.
I don't support STUPIDITY either!

HAHAHAHA!! Tucker Carlson just admitted that he has spent "a considerable amount of my (his) life inebriated".

Gee, maybe he should go out with Tweety and drink some more of that Pug Kool-Ade.

Tucker Carlson just admitted that he has spent "a considerable amount of my (his) life inebriated".

Did he inhale too?

Only W's farts.

Hey PeeWee,

Glad to see you around.

Don't let the craziness drive you crazy.

correction,

that's pee-wee.

Thanks to Think Progress for their posting about the Middle East Crisis. IT IS GROWING!!!

Israel's Security Cabinet approved early Tuesday widening the ground offensive in Lebanon and rejected a cease-fire until an international force is in place, a participant in the meeting said.

Airstrikes in Lebanon would resume "in full force" after the 48-hour suspension expires in another day, said the participant, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters. He said there was no deadline for the offensive, though the United Nations Security Council is expected to debate a resolution this week about a cease-fire.

For those who find prayer helpful,

Let us pray for peace.

We thank You, O Lord, for destroying the dividing wall of enmity and granting peace to those who seek Your mercy.

We pray, O Lord, for all those who suffer from acts of war.

We pray for your peace and your mercy in the midst of the great suffering that people are now inflicting on each other.

Grant us Your Peace.

Amen

They kidnapped soldiers. Let's invade Syria!

Terrorism kills thousands.
Stupidity kills hundreds of thousands.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BREAKING NEWS!!!!!

FIDEL CASTRO HAS RELENQUISHED CONTROL OF CUBA TO HIS BROTHER!!!!

Let the neo-con war begin!!

Tracy, i did my reading. Now, i will respond. I disagree with the conclusion:

The Senate has one week before its summer recess. As the senators struggle to produce decent legislation from the House’s sham bills, Americans will see the truth: their representatives in the House went on vacation without doing their job.

They did their job well. They work for the lobbyists and the K-Street corporatists. They can hoist their flabby white butts on fancy chairs in those fancy restaurants with that "Mission Accomplished" gleam in their greedy, beady little eyes. They have represented their bosses well, and did what they were paid to do. We the people don't have enough money to interest them with the special interest funding.

Can we blame them? The poor congressmen (oh yeah...and women hahahaha) have to raise money to win reelection every two years. It's much easier to get behind some social issues that will set back policy a good fifty years than actually take a risk and approach a real problem that requires unpopular decisions. What would Jerry say? and Pat, and Ken and all those big-box buying votes for Jeeezusa?

Thank you Tracy, for the Clean Thread.

You'r The Best! :)

I wonder what that will now mean with relations with Cuba. I would assume not much ---Fidel would not have turned it over unless the brother thought the same way he does.

anyways, been doing some work for Lamont. Going to call it a night here.

Have a good evening, Dems.

It must be the last days.
KOREA! KOREA! KOREA!

MonkeyFister has that same Chicago Tribune article that I linked to yesterday, and C&L linked to the Monkeyfister site.

If you haven't registered to read the entire 16 ish pages (They took the ENTIRE "Perspectives" section, which is op-eds and regular columnists, and ran this story WITHOUT ANY ADVERTISING) do so, or watch the video documentary at Monkey Fister.

They kidnapped little Elian. Let's invade Cuba!

I don't support terrorism.
I don't support STUPIDITY either.

We the people don't have enough money to interest them with the special interest funding.

Posted by fade2bluz on July 31, 2006 at 09:52 PM

The thought just about makes me cry. And the fact that my fibromyalgia is acting up.

Peaceful rest, everyone.

tracy,

"Fooling the Voters" read it. except looks like the thread is "discussing" the middle east meltdown.

evening all,

Fooling the Voters" was an interesting read from ny times...there are parallels. the repubs controlling the congress will say they . isreal

Latest UPDATE:Castro hands power to brother during surgery

Little Elian could be the next defacto "Presidente for life" if he plays his cards right.

Castro's kid brother ain't exactly a Spring chicken, and the Revolution was EXACTLY about a 'Ruling Class" elite handful of people who were making money on the backs of the general population.

I don't think that a Dynasty is what the Cubans want.

Bad move, Fidel. (BTW, your brother is considered the Frodo of Cuba by the citizens).

s/b FREDO

July 20, 2006

Terrorism kills thousands.
STUPIDITY kills hundreds of thousands.

i hate polls but rasmussen has this:

Missouri Senate: McCaskill Moves Ahead
Challenger Breaks Tie With Incumbent Talent

July 31, 2006

Missouri State Auditor Claire McCaskillMissouri State Auditor Claire McCaskill (D) has moved ahead of Senator Jim Talent (R) in the latest Rasmussen Reports election survey to lead the incumbent 45% to 42% (see crosstabs). The candidates were tied at 42% in our survey last month.

While a 3-point lead for the challenger is well within the survey’s margin of sampling error, it is a concern for any incumbent to be so far below the 50% level of support at this point in the campaign. Four other Republican incumbents are in similar or even more difficult circumstances (Santorum in Pennsylvania, Burns in Montana, Chafee in Rhode Island, and DeWine in Ohio).

pretty photo of queens nyc:

city pool

Frist failed to follow disclosure rules

Frist and his wife are the sole trustees in charge of a family foundation bearing the senator's name, according to Internal Revenue Service forms. However, he has not been listing that position on his Senate disclosure forms, which are made public every year.

gregg, remember that Rasmussen is consistently giving George W 10 points higher tham ANY other poll.

If a Dem is beating a Pug in a Rasmussen poll (although statistically tied due to MoE) that means that the Dem is actually doing better than the MoE, and the Pug base is being notified.

Rasmusen polls are in the business of telling us what the Diebold machines will do.

DO NOT TRUST Rasmussen. Even when they have W at ZERO percent, they are LIARS due to their methedology.

Why are they consistently pro Pug? Zogby, Harris, Gallup, etc. never jibe with Rasmussen, yet at the end of the day, people still quote them.

HERE'S the Google search page for the Rasmussen polls on that race

It changes every day, but stays in the MoE so they can still get the big bucks.

WHEN the Dems take over I'm sure that they will tailor their results to "happify" the ones who are paying the rent at that time.

I'm watching BBC News, and they are saying that Castro has / had intestinal bleeding. He was shipped out to a hospital, but no-one knows where.

Hmmmm, BOSTON?? D.C.???

Houston??

I hope he gets the BEST medical care, and if I was President, I'd go on TV and say that, even to the point of offering US help and Diplomatic Immunity. Bring him here to the Mayo Clinic, and do ALL work possible to keep him alive.

The strategic and Diplomatic ramifications that WILL happen if Castro dies are mind boggling. Plus we actually look like the good guys this time. (As opposed to that whole Standard Oil wants to keep the Shah around thing.....)

Tracy,

I, personally, believe that the congressional desire to make the increase in minimum wage a wedge issue will blow up in the republican's feces [sorry, I mean faces].
Democrats will be able to return to their constituents with a first hand fresh perspective of whom this current republican congress represents.
In five short weeks, democrats will be able sense the victory of regaining control of both houses of congress.
I really sense that this power play by the republican congress was ill-conceived with the current ire of public opinion towards this congress and administration. However, that is good news for democrats.

Dawn of the Ned is coming up on The Colbert Report. Crooks and Liars says they will have the clips as soon as possible.

According to Jane at FDL, Ned Rocked!

and Matt at MyDD has a great recount of "Joe's Tomorrow Tour."

"if I was President, I'd go on TV and say that, even to the point of offering US help and Diplomatic Immunity. Bring him here to the Mayo Clinic, and do ALL work possible to keep him alive."

kingbush? the chinese are wiser then he. they signed an oil lease agreement with castro. that's how you do diplomatic ties and open bridges...other than that,

DPD for president!

cnn...Key Democrats united on Iraq pullout

it's about time! then, "A spokesman for House Speaker Dennis Hastert, an Illinois Republican, said Monday that the Democrats were again calling for the United States to "wave the white flag of surrender."

if the demos do have a white flag, i do have an appropriate place into hastert to stick it.

{{{Josh Marshall}}} has the

Conyers Report

on presidential law-breaking available here.

Shucks, am1. My ticker is in worse shape than Cheney's, but at it's not EVIL like his.

Good evening, all.

Tweety was taping today in Rockefellow Plaza with a bunch of American and foreign tourists. He asked the crowd to clap if they were happy with the way things are going...especially with what Congress has done. There was a dead silence. He then asked them about Iraqi. I thought someone was going to shoot him...especially the Lebanonese guy.

My conservative brother said tonight that "we have to quit worrying about the rest of the world and start fixing things in this country." This is the same man who read the riot act to me four years ago about how we had to take over the Middle East and convert them to democracy...it was the only way to stop the terrorists.

Funny how four five years of Bush and his Do Nothing, corrupt Republican Congress can change one's mind...that and living four days without electricity with the temp at 100 plus and the electric grid over 150 years old.

Wait till he gets his electric bill. Not to mention fills up his gas tank or sees how much his mother-in-law's hospital bill will run them.

He wants to throw all the bums out and "put in someone who cares about us" (the middle class, I assume).

The natives are getting restless.

Group identifies new flaws in Diebold evoting machines

'Vote counts can be changed with the flip of a a switch'
~snip~

"Diebold has made the testing and certification process practically irrelevant," said the Foundation's President Alan Descert, in a statement obtained by RAW STORY. "If you have access to these machines and you want to rig an election, anything is possible with the Diebold TS -- and it could be done without leaving a trace. All you need is a screwdriver," he continued.

here

screwdriver...at least it's the appropriate tool

this pisses me off! what is the point?

The poison pill. Attempting to wrap two much needed pieces of legislation around another tax concession to the ultra elite.

1. Every think tank in AmeRica has voiced an opinion of the potential for voter backlash if this congress uses "the pill."

2. The estate tax is dead in the water because of our current astronomical budget deficit, and we all know where the blame sticks for that!!

DPD,

may your ticker last...the ever ready bunny ... i'd also say you don't down a couple of beers, load up your shotgun and blast contributors either.

"The natives are getting restless."

over taxed, left out, spied on, shafted, lied to, screwed, and if he needs the results of stem cell research he'll need to go to another country...except advise him the middle east, europe, and parts of asia don't feel good about we americans presently.

Hi Sandy,

Clair is doing great! And the party has found it's power source. Dems are suing and the reThug auditor contacted CPAs at state jobs...a no no to ask for campaign assistance.

Poor dear, how do you stand those Missouri politics? It's so cool on this side of the river...

fade,

suppose that's a favorite tool of the corrupt repubs... for some, their only tool ... to screw america. what a slogan... a poster with a repub holding a screwdriver "fixing" the diebold machine

fade2bluz on July 31, 2006 at 11:58 PM,

This is why the paper trail is so important.

{{{DPD}}}

you've got a good heart from here, darlin'...mwah!

let's hope Fidel gets through this surgery and has a better contingincy plan drawn up soon.

maybe this will encourage a reasonable transition someday...

i don't want anything major to happen with this crazed radical wingnuttery a flutter with their aggression and manly demonstrations of power with other people's children...

fade2bluz on July 31, 2006 at 11:58 PM,

This is why the paper trail is so important.

Posted by davidual on August 1, 2006 at 12:09 AM

...and it matters not what kind of voting machine is used as long as there is a verifiable paper ballot for any potential recount.

Tracy,

I think the sad reality is that the republican controlled Congress and their sham legislation is a given to the politically proactive and informed voter. Let's face it, the republican culture of corruption (especially in Congress) is old news.

The real test of whether the Democrats can win is the uninformed voters.

republican loyalists will vote the party-line no matter what...

...republican loyalists will cut the nose off of America to spite the liberals.

The only constituents left are the uninformed voters and whether they inherantly believe anything that is going on in Congress will amount to anything redeemable in value.

I don't know.

But who turns out is the key. The uninformed may not even bother.

As far as Congress is concerned, I believe there are a lot of uninformed voters who are more than pessimistic to believe (whomever they vote for Democrat or republican or Independent) that Congress will always be corrupted by greedy self-serving politicians with their complicatedly worded legislation that only creates the illusion that something is being done.

If the Democrats take back Congress (and there are still 98 days before we find out) what the Democrats do from there will be the biggest test of all for the Democrats.

I hope that the Democrats take back Congress.

But I hope even more, that if they do, the Democrats do what needs to be done to get America back on track.

WOW!

I like the cool feature when you Google this site.

Hi, Everyone!

:)

Riverbend wrotes about the Qana Massacre...

Although the sun is blinding this time of year in our part of the world, the Middle East is seeing some of its darkest days…

I woke up this morning to scenes of carnage and destruction on the television and for the briefest of moments, I thought it was footage of Iraq. It took me a few seconds to realize it was actually Qana in Lebanon. The latest village to see Israeli air strikes. The images were beyond gruesome- body parts and corpses being hauled out from under tons of debris. Wailing relatives and friends, searching for loved ones… So far, according to humanitarian organizations, 34 were children. They killed them while they were sleeping inside their bomb shelters- much like the Amriya Shelter massacre in 1991.

We saw the corpses of the children on television, lifeless and twisted grotesquely, what remained of their faces frozen in expressions of pain and shock. I just sat there and cried in front of the television. I didn’t know I could still feel that sort of sorrow towards what has become a daily reality for Iraqis. It’s not Iraq but it might as well be: It’s civilians under lethal attack; it’s a country fighting occupation.

There's more at her site and thanks to Jen for posting it.

A1, that's good.

David...that faces/feces crack was good, 2.

Hi FOS--hope the commute was easier tonight, gurl. i'm passin' the twirling fireball batons to you early tonight. good to see you and nice job last night.

PEACE

Posted by america1st on August 1, 2006 at 12:00 AM

The couple O' beers is OK according to the good Doctor, and I am looking foreward to hoisting a few with dorsano in a few weeks.

As for guns, I have NOTHING against hunting, and I LOVE Venison (if it is prepared correctly so it's not so gamey), but my Boy Scout Merit Badge was earned under protest because I didn't understand WHY I had to learn how to shoot a 38 when I was still in 7th grade, AND AN ALTAR BOY!!

Talk about mixed signals!!

Yep, here's to our idiot in chief:

special friendship

peppermint,

i don't know if i can read anymore about the middle east meltdown... i feel like i'm back in the '60's reliving the atrocities of vietnam. iraq, lebanon, and the entire middle east hate us no thanks to this faith based moron playing president. and now he's portraying lebanon as his part of the war on terror... this moron is beyond redemption. and his rove-fox networks will spin this for him. heard that americans are now beginning to rebelieve that sadam was linked to osama and iraq did have wmd. paul krugmann wrote this in sunday's editorial page.

Posted by fade2bluz on August 1, 2006 at 12:19 AM

{{fade}} now gurl ya KNOW that Judy Patootie OWNS the flaming batons. After all, she was NUMBER 3 IN THE WORLD in CHEERLEADING. (Of course, only the USA had that frivolous competition in 1901, or whenever she lost.)

She is STILL a trip, and I gotta hand it to her she's a good Parade float unto herself. She plays accordian (ANOTHER reason to like/hate her), she dresses up in the local HS cheerleader uniforms, she STILL can twirll a baton, she is QUITE the Polka dancer, and she is STILL a LIAR and a nasty BITCH!.

DPD,

grew up around fire arms here to. except, learned the proper way and the cautions that went with it. this area is now urbanized and you'd be locked up as a terrorist or something now. my interests have changed, yet have no problem with hunting nor fishing... have friends that do. do have a problem with a drunk vp lying about and covering up the incident. initial reports say that at the hospital the special agents covered him and allowed him to sober up before he gave a statement...that's why it took so long besides trying to conceal the whole incident. none of my hunting friends would ever go out with the shotgun dick...would you?

I caught it!

Posted by fade2bluz
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

LOL.I'm in Green Bay now.I only commute to Appleton on weekends.:P

I'm watching Larry King and there this guy named Dennis Prager who sounds like Rush Limbaugh and a guy named Rabbi Micheal Lerner debating about Israel/Hezzbollah.

Rabbi Michael Lerner is saying that Israel is wrong for going to war.

And Dennis Prager is a talk show host who proclaims he is an expert on Jews saying that Israel isn't doing enough.

And I can't help but think this Dennis Prager is a classic instigator.

Rabbi Michael Lerner is debating for diplomacy and peace and Dennis Prager some republican looking idiot is saying that there should be more bloodshed.

What is going on here? You'd think a Rabbi wouldn't need to defend his views about Israel to a war-happy talk show host who thinks that Israel will only establish peace through military means.

WHAT A CROCK!

First Mel Gibson let's out anti-Semitic drunken freudian slip colors out. And now a Rabbi is being lectured by a talk show host on Larry King about the virtues of war.

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW WAR HAPPY REPUBLICANS HAVE BECOME.

DPD

Who? Me? Huh?

Posted by fade2bluz on July 31, 2006 at 09:52 PM

Good analysis

a1, I wouldn't go accross the street to piss on Cheney if he was on fire, Screw him and the rest of them.

(Pstt, NSA, did you catch that?)

benji,

especially the faith based moron who never experienced combat, nor his 5 deferment bird shootin' vp, nor their masterminded rove who made sure he was exempt too...while guys like kerry and murtha that seen carnage are lambasted as cut'n runners...

Posted by Benji

I know.Mel Gibson was platstered all over the media today and they held nothing back.It was great.Word is,even an apology will not help him and he's done in Hollywood.Everyone knows alcohol is a mild form of "truth serum (sp)" LOL.I once read,

"Out of the abundance of a mans heart, the mouth speaketh"

Amen.

Good Morning Free and Benji!!:)

Free,

Pertaining to your comment about my post that included a link to PollingPoint [I know it was ages ago]. I am fifty and possess a Master's in Professional Studies / community Service Administration, but that hasn't seemed to help me very much. I am glad, however, that you get more recognition by assimilating to this demographic. Surely, though, your posts do represent much intellect in which I do enjoy reading.

davidual,

ROFLMAO! He He.It's true though.I used to work for a Political Research firm in San Diego.I would call people up and I only got what's considered a "complete call" when they indicated they were,well,like you.;p

Posted by Benji on August 1, 2006 at 12:35 AM

Prager used to have a TV show back when they were giving air time to any asswipe who agreed with the decimation of the Fairness Doctrine.

Prager was on TV at about the same time OxyContin Boy had a "Show", and Prager actually, though obviously Pug, seemed to have at least read a newspaper, and kinda knew what his talking points were.

Now that he's relegated to nuttin' but radio he can spout anything he wants to the sheep who have a memory span of 2 seconds, like a goldfish.

If I remember correctly, Prager is actually an ordained Minister. I may be wrong on that point, but I actually used to watch his TV show at 3 in the Morning, (right before Flush), and he did a LOT of "religion and the World" kind of programs.

Domingo lives in California, and could possibly add more info on this guy, but when it comes to right wing nut jobs, Prager is far far down the list of flame throwers.

He's STILL an uninformed / misinformed idiot, though.

Have a peaceful evening everyone.

Enjoy it as if it were your last.

benji,

you too and all the rest of you fine demo bloggers...heading to the peaceful sleep. may you all have the same.

Benji,

I hope that was'nt a "prophetic utterance".Ha Ha Ha ! (jk) Good Night.

Good Night all who are going to bed.:)

Tracey, you givin' homework now? ;-)
16 pages? It's summertime, and I don't want to be punished! Wahhhhhhhhh!!!!!

Lamont did great on the Colbert Report. It was a bit canned, but he was calm, cool, and collected. Yippeeeeeee!!!

Posted by FreedomOfSpeechForProgressiveMajority on August 1, 2006 at 12:36 AM

Not you, FOS. Judy Barr-Topinka, the ONLY Pug to win a Statewide elected office the last time out.

She was ALSO the Chair of the Illinois Pug Party who imported Alan Keyes to come here because Jack Ryan (The "morals" guy) got a little press flack due to his propensity for frequenting Sado-Masochism bars and trying to force his wife into having public and group sex.

Judy's Keyes experiment was designed to get the Southern Bible thumpers on board, except she forgot that ALAN KEYES IS BLACK, and didn't even live in Illinois.

The Southern part of the State responded with a big ole shrug, although Obama kicked ASS!!!

Judy is / was a George Ryan psychophant.

DPD,

Oh.I was like, "What did I do?" I'm all searching the past posts.You could've responded earlier,hun.:/

LOL

Sorry, {{FOS}} The flaming torch being passed to you by fade just triggered a memory of Judy Patootie. Fade knows her antics (the world's oldest High School cheerleader), but I guess the referrence was lost on non Prairie Staters.

DPD,

Yeah.I had no idea who that lady was untill you explained.I may live out here now,but remember,I grew up in Cali."Dontchaknow"....

;p

bbl,

I gotta check something out.

Posted by DPD on August 1, 2006 at 12:19 AM I am looking foreward to hoisting a few with dorsano in a few weeks.

So am I. And they're all on me. Are you allowed to eat homemade, Italian spaghetti gravy and pasta?

The first (loud) voice for common sense in congress.

"The sickening slaughter on both sides must end and it must end now," Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel said. "President Bush must call for an immediate cease-fire. This madness must stop."

"How do we realistically believe that a continuation of the systematic destruction of an American friend -- the country and people of Lebanon -- is going to enhance America's image and give us the trust and credibility to lead a lasting and sustained peace effort in the Middle East?" asked Hagel, the No. 2 Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

No one believes that, Chuck. It's just that most people we elected to congress are too chicken shit to speak up.

Thank you for doing so.

dors!! I'll challenge your homemade spaghetti to a taste off with MY homemade lasagna!!

It'll be a tie, and we both can be fat and sassy and worry about the carbs later. You can run a Marathon, and I'll be your water boy. (Every 6 miles, as traffic permits).

Dear Joe Liebermann,

Passing out pamphlets to the Black American churches "warning" them that your opponent is "pandering" to them in order to get their votes, is, well, pandering in and of itself.The OT of the Bible and your Torah warnes about people who are first to plead their own cause.They are the ones who are usually guilty.

Hypocrites like you underetimate us all the time at your own political expense as you will see when you lose this year.Black Church Folk are different than Republican Church Folk.They don't just get preached to,they read the "thang for DEMselves."

Sincerly,

Ms.You Better Be Glad I'm not From Connecticut

underetimate is the "Ebonic" term for underestimate

Okay,No.I admit.I mispelled it.LOL

Posted by DPD on August 1, 2006 at 02:11 AMdors!! I'll challenge your homemade spaghetti to a taste off with MY homemade lasagna!!

You're on!!! Sounds like neither of us can lose in that one. :)

Posted by FreedomOfSpeechForProgressiveMajority on August 1, 2006 at Ms.You Better Be Glad I'm not From Connecticut

:)

Mel Gibson = Anti-Semite

Joe Lieberman = Sell-Out Semite

Russ Feingold = True-Blue All American Semite

Ned Lamont = Jr. Senator of Connecticut 2006

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

LOL

FreedomOfSpeechForProgressiveMajority on August 1, 2006 at 02:24 AM,

Is anybody really from Connecticut?

PamB, can you help us out here?

davidual,

LOL.I don't know.Is PamB from there?

This one is for, Sally.

So many superrich Americans evade taxes using offshore accounts that law enforcement cannot control the growing misconduct, according to a Senate report that provides the most detailed look ever at high-level tax schemes.

Cheating now equals about 7 cents out of each dollar paid by honest taxpayers, as much as $70 billion a year, the report estimated.

So much for law and order. With a wink and a nod and underfunding the IRS (cause taxes are EVIL) we've liberated the president's base from the law and if they don't want to pay taxes, well by God they don't need to anymore.

What do you think, Sally - do all these people with offshore accounts vote Republican or Democrat? Let me guess - those folks are all part of the "liberal elite" aren't they?

This will all trickle down to us someday I'm sure - especially when the inheritance tax is done away with.

George Bush is from Conneticuiticuttic

I mean Texas, yeah, that's right, Texas.

PamB IS CT!! She really needs a job in the local office of SENATOR NED! Spazeboy can be the "muscle".

chevver notice how anytime somebody, anhybody for that matter, speaks critically of anything Israel did/does/is doing they get hit with the anti-semetic label? It's like the golden calf is alive and if you speak out against it's brothren the hoof will fall upon your a$$!! I mean it is just amazing, I think.
What Israel has been doing, with US backing, for forty years is totally unacceptable. They are as much responsible for the current grief in the area today as the Arab states. It always takes two sides for a fight, no matter how big the fight is, or isn't.

Posted by FreedomOfSpeechForProgressiveMajority on August 1, 2006 at Is PamB from there?

Yes - she's our resident insurgent CT person. And as soon as Joe heard that Pammy was volunteering for Lamont, he started making plans to run as an independent. :)

DPD, davidual and the feisty FOS from WI - i'm outta here. Good night, all.

Oh, God don't let the calf kick me for my typos!!

semetic=semitic

anhybody=anybody

I've been good at proofing, but slipped this time sorry. God, if I could only be perfect. Choose me!! Choose me!!

dorsano, did you see THIS earlier this week?

dorsano,

LOL. Good Night.Don't feel bad.It took me forever to correctly spell Semitic.I spelled it Semetic for years dude.

dorsano on August 1, 2006 at 02:52 AM,

CT? What does that stand for? Commander Tom? Hey, I'm only joking. PamB is doing excellent for Ned's campaign. Just as esmer is doing for Z's campaign.

Have a good day tomorrow, and get started on the spaghetti. Sounds like you and DPD are going to have a feast. Good night!!

DPD on August 1, 2006 at 03:00 AM,

Wholly, mammoth! SOB!! I hadn't seen that about the IRS laying off auditors that specifically audit wealthy american's returns.
Thanks DPD for that info. Now I really hope Dors' spaghetti beats your Lasagna. No, I'm kidding, of course.
However, do you realize how long it will take to undo the damage that this Bush Administration has caused in every aspect of American, as well as the global society? What I'm feeling right now is just a great deal of frustration.

Well, Critter is finally settled down in her Laz-E-Boy, and the drama is over.

G'Nite, dors, FOS, HEY, davidual!!! G'Nite to you too!

Sleepy sleep. Dr. cut 'n' Stuff tomorrow.

Posted by davidual on August 1, 2006 at 02:49 AM What Israel has been doing, with US backing, for forty years is totally unacceptable.

David - In my humble opinion,

the occupation of Arab lands by Israel is one of the drivers of unrest in the Middle East. It is not in Israel's longterm interest that's for sure and we have probably been too tolerant of that policy.

For my part, I'm concerned that Israel's knee jerk response to Hezbolloh is going to escalate to the point that the Israel's existence will be placed in doubt

That may seem far fetched right now, but just wait. The U.S. will fight along side Israel if it comes to that

but the best thing for all is that U.S. return to the position where we are viewed as someone who has the best interests in mind of everyone in the region and not just Israel.

OH, BTW it's Fransis Scott Keys' birthday, as well as Jerry Garcia's.

Good rest, DPD.

dorsano on August 1, 2006 at 03:16 AM,

Absolutely!! We cannot expect to gain a negotiated peace when we have one hand tied behind Israel's back. Impartiality is most important for the development of trust, which is needed for any peace negotiation process.

Hey all, I think that might just be you FOS, I have to get some rest as well. Have a good morning/day! GO DEMS FOR THE WORKING FAMILIES PARTY!! Remember, for you out there where ever you are, the light at the end of the tunnel could be you!! Good night!!

davidual,

Sleep well guys.I'm playing at gabbly right now.

Posted by Kristen on July 31, 2006 at 10:17 AM Paul, Bruno's post was excellent.

As far as Israel's response to Hezbolloh goes for the killing and capture of its soldiers, I stand with Paul on this. And you all should too and I hope that you are all reading my posts because what Israel is doing is ABSOLUTELY not in her best interests nor ours.

If you are a friend of Israel, you best step outside the rhetoric and spin of the Bush administration because this is escalating to the point that Israel is going to be severely hurt.

As far as anyone or the other as taken offense to one thing or the other, well, you all know just as well as I what good that sort of thing does ...

Posted by Esmeralda on July 31, 2006 at 10:23 AM Is not most of Bruno's post his opinion? I agree with his assessment of the "situation". Not as directed to you and Willie D, but generally speaking.

Here is a better assessment of the situation.

Why is Chuck Hegel (R) the first one to first speak out against the absurdity of what Israel is doing?

Because he intends to run for president? Probably - but why speak out and challenge the Bushmeister? Because the Bushmeister is not liked and he wants to distant himself? But why distance himself on this issue and - gasp!!! - be soft on terrorism?

Why speak out against the most intimidating administration this country has seen in a long time?

Why isn't a Democrat speaking out?

What is there that Chuck Hegel said in that speech that anyone on this blog disagrees with?

Sorry, Jacque - I don't mean to rant -

But you tell me - why is the Democratic party not first and not leading on the right side of this issue?

Is it genetic?

Is it genetic?

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It's the Media,stupid.

Posted by FreedomOfSpeechForProgressiveMajority on August 1, 2006 at 04:22 AM It's the Media,stupid.

Russians didn't have too much trouble ignoring their media - neither do Iraqis for that matter.

Sorry, FOS - I'm in a pissy mood tonight.

Are you OK with that? :)

dorsano,

It's all good.[;p]I get pissy all the time,babe.The United states Media is censured and bias.That's why Russia and Iraq doesn't have the same problems.Last Friday,I actually heard Chris Matthews CONCEDE and accept BLAME for the Medias roll in the leading up to Iraq.He admitted that the debate we are having now should have been there before and not after we decided to go.

U.S. News cherry-picked polling data to misleadingly suggest political danger for Democrats

Posted by FreedomOfSpeechForProgressiveMajority on August 1, 2006 at 04:22 AM The United states Media is censured and bias.That's why Russia and Iraq doesn't have the same problems

Russia and Iraq (under Saddam) are sort of the definition of censured and bias :)

but you're speaking to an old fart here, one who remembers Murrow accepting Jack Kennedy's appointment to be the voice of America behind the Berlin wall - and offering to do the job for free.

have a good night (day) at work, FOS. I'm long past my bedtime and need to be productive myself in a few hours.

cya - and thanks for responding.

Posted by FreedomOfSpeechForProgressiveMajority on August 1, 2006 at 04:42 AM

Great link - so you tell me - why are the people in Washington DC representing me as smart as you?

You'd get my vote hands down.

Thanks for being here, FOS

zzzzzzz, snoooorrrrrrrr, zzzzzzzz

why AREN'T the people in Washington DC representing me as smart as you?

ADL Says Mel Gibson's Anti-Semitic Tirade Reveals His True Self; Actor's Apology 'Not Good Enough'

New York, NY, July 30, 2006 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said actor and director Mel Gibson's apology for hurling anti-Semitic invective at a police officer during his arrest for driving under the influence was "unremorseful and insufficient" and said his tirade "finally reveals his true self."

According to reports, Mr. Gibson yelled epithets at the arresting officer, asked him if he was Jewish and stated that "the Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world."

In a statement yesterday, Mr. Gibson apologized for saying "despicable things" that he "does not believe to be true."

Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:

Mel Gibson's apology is unremorseful and insufficient. It's not a proper apology because it does not go to the essence of his bigotry and his anti-Semitism.

His tirade finally reveals his true self and shows that his protestations during the debate over his film "The Passion of the Christ," that he is such a tolerant, loving person, were a sham. It may well be that the bigotry has been passed from the father to the son. It is unfortunate that it took an excess of booze and an encounter with a police officer to reveal what was really in his heart and mind.

We would hope that Hollywood now would realize the bigot in their midst and that they will distance themselves from this anti-Semite

The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.

dorsano,

LOL. Good Night.

Russ Feingold Launches His Health Care Initiative.

Have you ever wondered what a Democrat with balls looked like?

I'll show you.

Dear Democrats,

I need your advice.Since Mark Green aka (RED) (R-Wis.)is not running for re-election in the House,but rather has launced his bid for Governor of the State of Wisconsin, which I'm glad about because Jim Doyle (D-Wis) is going to totally kick his azz,the House seat in my district is up for grabs.Here's my dilema.The Democrat running is a guy named Jaimie Wall.So far, he's doing great in the debates,but before he gets my vote, I have to know where he stands on the most basic of Democratic Party Core Values (Afrm/Actn.,Abrtn.,Gyrts.ect),His website doesn't address any of these issues at all and I have sent him two e-mails without any response.Do I just give him my vote for the "cause" and not send him any cash or just suck it up and do all I can to get him elected?

What do ya'll think? (Trusted Regulars Only Please)You know who you are.[;)]

this mel gibson thing is good for out culture. we get to see the real underbelly of mel's belief system and strip away all the religious mealy mouthing about jesus's suffering and so on...we get down to the real nitty gritty about hate. mel was brought up to hate jews, plain and simple and he stayed with that hate. perhaps to honor his father ( often another fools journey thru life ) perhaps he had come to believe, like steve mcqueen in soldier in the rain, that jews are devils with little horns....but for whatever reason he truely hates jews. and so he made a movie that combined his theatrical and i suspect real life fascination with torture and his disgust with those holocaust hyping nasty little jews. and then he smiled and acted funny for us and swore he loved all people and watched as his venom ran thru our culture like wine thru cheese cloth. oh and rush and o'reily and pat robertson and the rest of the haters cheered him on and were gleeful that his "project" did so well. they burped a bit as the radical muslim clerics cheered with them but no matter the message of hate was smeared with lipstick and the pig was at the party to celebrate intolerance.

but now we must forgive poor mel with his drinking problem and his po wife and kids back in down under....we must move on becaue there are other people to hate and to curse and to hold accountable for our crimes.

gregg,

Well spoken.I'm waiting for your advice on my 06:27 post, please.:)

more mel news. hypocrisy is its own reward.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The ABC television network has pulled a miniseries about the Holocaust it was developing with Mel Gibson's production company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, quoting an unidentified representative for the network...

...An ABC representative told the paper, without elaborating, it has been two years and the network still has not seen a script, so the project is being pulled.

-- i guess mel was waiting for his dad to tell him what really happened back in germany--

you should get some answers to your questions fos. i would try a call to his office and while you won't get to talk to the candidate you probably can talk to someone in his organization and at least get a feel for where they are at in regard to your concerns. i am pretty much ready to vote for sock puppets if they are democrats ( and alot may be ) but you ought to try a bit more to quench your thirst for info.

the carnage in iraq continues. bush's big adventure is a gift from the devil that keeps giving. the details are too hard to post but here is the story at reuters:

carnage, year four

gregg,

Thank you.I will do that and if I still don't get the answer I want and there's noone else that's a democrat,Oh,I don't know.I don't know.

AAAARRRRGGGGGGGGG!

good morning, gentledems

Joe Lieberman failed to attract even a dozen genuine neighborhood supporters to an anemic reelection campaign rally in his New Haven hometown's Dixwell section Monday.
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Joementum is going up in flames. He could spend 100,000 a day but it won't help. There aren't enough Joementum supporters for a monster GOTV effort to make a difference.

BBL

Boehner Pledges To Privatize Social Security: ‘We’re Going to Get Serious About This’

In an interview with the Washington Times published yesterday, House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) promised to privatize Social Security:

we all know how the brave little presidunce after returning from his hideout in a missle silo in dakota or some such place put on his big tough guy show downtown at the world trade center attack site...but remember how his little princess christie toad nitwit of the epa marched out and told the world the air was just fine downtown? oh yeah that is what happened and so everyone downtown but especially those who were digging to find their friends and co-workers had a false sense of safety. and as i recall the lies were told by bush's epa to keep the wheels of buisness moving...well here is the results of their handiwork...by the way were bush and cheney and christie digging down there?

WTC rescuers suffered 12 years' worth of lung loss
Posted 7/31/2006 10:26 PM ET

By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY
Working amid the rubble of the World Trade Center may have aged the lungs of firefighters and rescue workers by an average of 12 years, a new study shows.
"It's pretty shocking," says John Balmes, a professor of medicine at the University of California at San Francisco who reviewed the research, published today in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, but was not involved in writing it. "They got 12 years' worth of loss in one year."

Doctors have closely monitored the health of workers exposed to dust from the towers' collapse.

In the study, doctors report the results of periodic lung function tests that were given to about 12,000 New York City Fire Department rescue workers from 1997 to 2002, says Gisela Banauch, an author of the paper.

many gave some, some gave all and bush didn't give a shit

Boehner Pledges To Privatize Social Security: ‘We’re Going to Get Serious About This’

In an interview with the Washington Times published yesterday, House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) promised to privatize Social Security:

Hi Fade,

I need your advice on my 06:27 post,please.If I leave before I get it, still post it and I'll read it tonight.

Good Bye, Everyone.

FOS

re: your 6:27, i'd vote for a moldy frito if it was a democrat. never, ever would i vote rethug.

until 2008, that's the way i'm going. the social issues are irrelevant compared to foreign policy and economic issues. they want to blast social security, FOS.

what else do we need?

fade, i guess boner has skimed enough cream off the top of the fund raisers to not have to worry about social security for his senior years.

what a great gift his position is for democrats running for office, if only they are smart enough to open the package and use what they find inside...bash bush on social security rape.

Election lawyer to file legal contest in California congressional race

“Overall, this election was handled in such a way that we have no reason for confidence in the results,” famed election attorney Paul Lehto said of California’s 50th Congressional District special election between Francine Busby and Brian Bilbray.

What is freakin' wrong with us? Why do we just take this sh*t? ARGHHHHHHHH

gregg,

i agree. then my confidence goes runnin' down the drain

the voting machines...

i know fade, i know...but just maybe we can overwhelm the bullshit.

FOS

have you been to Mark Green's website? he has hokey folksy music

illegal immigration
he's a lifetime politician
all the questions are personal and silly
jab at illinois
merit pay for teachers
clean up the U
hokey yokle stuff
more b.s. questions...
lower taxes, absolutely!

sometimes the only option is to vote against.

gotta run. i posted this last nite but its gonna be so hot today and this is such a nice shot of what tax dollars can buy for regular people...

municipal pool

gregg

i've lived a good life. if this election bullsh*t continues, i will not tolerate it.

the Mexican people have more gumption than we do, because the stakes are so high. well, we're gettin' there

with what these @ssholes have done to seniors with the "donut hole", it's unimaginable that they would continue to eliminate Social Security

i gotta go...keep on truckin' (have i mentioned lately how much i hate these bastids?)

Posted by FreedomOfSpeechForProgressiveMajority on August 1, 2006 at 06:27 AM

The DCCC keeps a tab on the issues of folks running in 2006.

I did a google search for "Michigan's 7th District" and found the DCCC list. You might try that where you are.

have i mentioned lately how much i hate these bastids?

Fade, which bastids are we talking about today? There are so many.

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Posted by FreedomOfSpeechForProgressiveMajority on August 1, 2006 at 06:27 AM

Trusted regular?

From looking over his website, he has addressed what I'm sure are main concerns of all in your district.

Our (democrats) best chance is to take back the house.

I suggest voting FOR this candidate and working to get him elected.

Its in the bag... All a Democrat needs to do is say I stand for everything the republican is against and no more comments. I am waiting for the flag burning, gay marriage, welfare talk to begin. They can stick it... Losers come up with something new. How about contract with Iraq. We will destroy it and pay haloburn it to ya to build it back. Its a great deal.

convert