“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
– Benjamin Franklin

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DATELINE: Japan! Tokyo Morning Seditionists Unite! Wednesday, January 18th** in Shinjuku at 8:00. We’re going out for a liberal drink in remembrance of Morning Sedition and to give hope for a new show that’ll kick Danny Goldberg in his tight little ass! Contact tom t and jasonwkinney on this blog regarding the meeting…. shameful…..

**Note: The Date has been changed to Sunday, January 22nd. Follow this thread for the latest time and place information.

“You’ve got to be (an) optimist to be a Democrat, and you’ve got to be a humorist to stay one”
– Will Rogers

Political language…is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.
— George Orwell

Transported into a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first woman she meets. She then teams up with three complete strangers to kill again.
–A short description of “The Wizard of Oz”

Suppose you were an idiot… And suppose you were in Congress… But I repeat myself.
–Mark Twain

Well, I’ll be heading off to D.C. later on today (assuming I don’t find myslef on the no-fly list when I get to the airport), and won’t be back home until Thursday evening. I’m not sure how much computing I’ll get to do (the hotel claims to have hi-speed wireless Internet access, so I should be able to check in from time-to-time and see what you guys are talking about). Anybody have a message for dubya, in case I happen to see him (one that won’t get me a one-way ticket to Gitmo, that is)?

Anyhow, y’all talk amongst yourselves, and we’ll leave a thread open for you….in hell!

Yesterday’s thread was getting a bit long, so I figured we might as well have a new thread for today. What the hell – it’s Orthodox Christmas. ? ?????????? ?????????!

Coming up on today’s talking head shows:

On NBC’s Press the Meat, Timmy the Potatohead (why don’t they dump this asshole and put Olbermann on instead) has NY Times reporter James Risen, who broke the story about the illegal Bush domestic spying plot, Chucky Schumer and John Cornyn are scheduled to talk about Jack Abramoff’s plea deal, as well as tell us how Scalito will get asked lots of real tough questions this week, before the Democrats give him a pass so they don’t look like a bunch of meanies, and a cat fight between Kate Michelman and nutsy-cuckoo Kate O’Beirne over abortion rights.

It’s more Scalito and Abramoff on CBS’s Face the Nation, as Bob Schieffer has Arlen Specter and fellow deadhead Pat (not the Jets old kicker) Leahy, plus somebody named Jan Crawford Greenburg, who’s billed as a Legal Analyst from the Chicago Tribune.

Over on ABC it’s – you guessed it – more Scalito and Abramoff on This Week with George Snuffalufagus as Teddy Kennedy and Sam Brownback Mountain join the Rumptable Regulars: douchebag George Will, snotty bitch Cookie Roberts, Fareed “Token” Zakaria and asshole David Brooks.

Fox News Sunday Morning will put its unique spin on Scalito, Abramoff, and Spying on US Citizens, with Lindsey Graham, Dianne Feinstein, and Jane Harman. Bush apologist Charles Krauthammer will lick some Bush ass, Mara Liasson and Juan Williams will provide the faux liberal, NPR’ish side of things, and everybody’s favorite whacko Bill Kristol of the Moonie Times will be there, too. And, if we’re lucky, maybe little snotface Chris Wallace will call his dad a traitor and crazy old fucker with Alzheimer’s again.

CNN’s Sunday Morning has, oh hell, who really gives a shit what CNN has on anymore?

60 Minutes has NYPD detective (and alleged mafia hitman) Stephen Caracappa, plus the new Sony CEO (whoppdie doo) and – in some earth-shattering news reporting, a story on “unorthodox, some would say unsafe, U.S. skiing sensation Bode Miller….” :yawn:

On the bright side, it’s all-new episodes of The Simpsons, Family Guy, and American Dad.

Weekend’s here! Ah, so much to do, so little motivation. XM’s “Deep Cuts” channel is currently playing the “Deep Tracks Essential 5002” in alphabetical order. They’re finishing up “G” early this morning. Last night, I caught (among many other things) a killer live version (21 minutes worth) of Rare Earth doing “Get Ready” and the California Guitar Trio doing “Ghost Riders on the Storm” – an acoustic guitar fusion of “Ghost Riders in the Sky” and “Riders on the Storm,” and a great live version of “Gimmee Shelter.” Really hit my “G” spot.

And to think, I owe it all to Danny Goldberg. If it wasn’t for him, I’d have been listening to AAR.

Yes, SciFi Friday returns with all-new episodes of the two Stargates, and Battlestar Erecti… um, I mean, Galactica. I did mention I’m a geek, right?

Unfortunately, Bill Maher won’t be back until February. Now, let’s hurry up with Marc’s new show already (we want at least 2 hours, damnit)!