Lotsa feigning going on yesterday over Snotty Scotty’s new book. The White House feigned shock and outrage. The media feigned shock that McClellan intimated that – get this – Bush used a propaganda campaign to shove the Iraq invasion down our throats and that the media – if you can believe it – didn’t do the job hey were supposed to do. Shocking.
Happy Birthday to JFK, who’d have been 91 today.
Great blues/jazz organist- Jimmy McGriff :gate:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/138872
Turn Blue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhDBDCZhNHY&feature=related
This aint good.
Only 22 Senators had the courage to vote against Kyl Lieberman, and none of them are running for President (still running, that is; Biden voted no). Pretty lame. Two didn’t even have the guts to vote either way: McCain and Obama.
:fustrate: Bloody Hell re 2 … :pirate: :fist: A!I!V! :fist:
For what it’s worth-
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Senators_say_report_of_planned_US_0528.html
:tap:
Didn’t know they were referring to “DINO” Feinstein (who characteristically voted in favor of Kyl Lieberman) and Lugar (Republican who voted AGAINST it). Roll call here.
Both of my Senators voted in favor of it. I don’t get it. Is it an Israel thing?
It seems like there’s a lot of disinformation published in “Asia Times” as well as “The Guardian”. Just doesn’t seem to be well-sourced. Seymour Hersch has been predicting this for months. Maybe it’s just to grow the fear.
NY Gov. Paterson has ordered a review of laws and regulations that must be changed to allow the recognition of same sex marriages performed in states in which same sex marriage is legal.
CNN is reporting that he’s doing it to push NY to legalizing such unions. But, I thought the NY courts ruled that the state must recognized legally performed marriages from other states. It’s not a Paterson plan.
Does anybody remember?
There’s a :fire: dream-diary to look forward to. :sheep: le
As well as Lawton Smalls and P J McDonald :banana:
Marc’s show is being rebroadcast on aar right now :yippee:
The NYS Appellate Division ruled that NY must recognize out of state gay marriages, back in the beginning of February, IIRC. They said there was no law that allowed them not to recognize them, but that the state legislature could decide enact legislation prohibiting recognition of these marriages in the future. So I think this is the Gov being proactive in changing the laws currently on the books to make it harder for the state legislature to make it prohibited.
The NY Court of Appeals (highest court in NY – even higher than the NY Supreme Court, go figure) said that gay marriage (in NY) must be legalized by the state legislature (IOW, they won’t rule they are legal in NY until the legisalature makes them legal).
Received this in the morning e-mail from Rep. Robert Wexler. Randi’s buddy, if the name rings a bell.
Dear Kevin,
Last night, significant news broke that directly impacts our push for Impeachment Hearings and a possible Inherent Contempt charge for Bush Administration officials such as Karl Rove:
Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan has revealed in his upcoming book that:
• Karl Rove, Scooter Libby, and Vice President Cheney lied about their role in revealing the identity of Valerie Plame Wilson – actions easily amounting to obstruction of Justice.
McClellan also admitted that:
• There was a coordinated effort within the Bush Administration to use propaganda to pump up the case for the Iraq war and hide the projected costs of the war from the public.
Scott McClellan must be called to testify under oath before the House Judiciary Committee to tell Congress and the American people everything he knows about this massive effort by the White House to deceive this nation into war.
Last week, a subpoena was issued for Karl Rove to testify before the Judiciary Committee. It appears he will take every legal action to block this subpoena. The truth is that Congress has the right – and obligation – to hold him accountable now – not months or years from now. It is long past time to pass Inherent Contempt and bring Rove, Libby and others before Congress.
We simply cannot ignore these recent developments, nor should we postpone serious inquiry until after the next election.
Your commitment to accountability for the Bush/Cheney Administration, and the support of 230,000 other Americans who signed up at wexlerwantshearings.com, has inspired and motivated me in my effort to hold impeachment hearings for Vice President Dick Cheney and Inherent Contempt for Rove and others. During the past months I have been a tireless and dogged advocate of this vitally important cause.
Many of you have written me, asking for an update on where we stand with regards to impeachment hearings. I know most of you believe – as I do – that impeachment hearings for Vice President Cheney – are not only justified, but that it is our constitutional obligation to look into the serious allegations of wrongdoing that have been raised. This is especially true based on the newest revelations from Scott McClellan.
I believe that it is the duty of Congress to pursue impeachment whenever there’s significant evidence of wrongdoing, be it by Republicans or Democrats, regardless of the timing of elections or the current political environment.
Some of you have written me demanding that I deliver hearings or impeachment. As hard as I have been fighting for this cause, I cannot make impeachment happen by myself. What I can do, and what I have been doing at every turn, is trying to communicate two simple messages to my colleagues:
• the serious allegations of wrongdoing and the clear-cut rationale for impeachment hearings;and
• the fact that the public will support our efforts when Congress boldly acts on the side of justice and accountability.
Unfortunately, to date, these arguments have not been enough to convince even a majority of the liberal and progressive Members of Congress to support impeachment hearings. In addition, the leadership of the Democratic Party in Congress genuinely feels that pursuing impeachment will jeopardize our congressional agenda and threaten gains in the November elections. Although I genuinely disagree with this view, to date I have been unable to convince them to change this policy.
I understand the challenges that we are up against, and I recognize the odds that we face. Nevertheless, I remain unfazed and unyielding.
This new evidence from Scott McClellan could be the tipping point – but we must move quickly. I will use the McClellan admissions to help convince my colleagues that we must hold impeachment hearings.
Regardless, I will continue to fight for progressive values and our Constitution. I will do everything I can to pursue accountability for criminal actions taken by this Administration and this Vice President. I will be a furious opponent to any expansion of this misguided war, and I will fight against the use of torture by our government and to protect our civil liberties here at home.
Most of all, I will continue my efforts to convince my fellow members of Congress and voters, that we should not be a party of passivity – but that we succeed when we present the public with stark choices that are based on the guarantees in our Constitution, and not on the politics of the moment.
I will continue – at every pass – to call for impeachment and accountability. While I wish more of my colleagues supported our movement, we must not let our discouragement lead to apathy and distraction in this important election year when we must break free from eight long years of illegalities, corporate handouts, and a tragic and devastating war.
We should not end the calls for impeachment. I will push against the crimes of the Bush Administration whenever I am provided the opportunity. I will use my role on the Judiciary Committee to take on Administration officials – like I have done with Condoleezza Rice, Attorney Generals Gonzalez and Mukasey, and FBI Director Mueller.
I have not given up our fight to hold this Administration accountable and neither can you. I am grateful for your patriotism and your support. I’ll continue to keep you informed and part of the conversation.
Sincerely,
Congressman Robert Wexler
Could make the next few weeks more interesting. Not to mention the free publicity McClellan will get if he agrees to testify.
Thanks, clodene. I can close my eyes and imagine the good old days. I think MS is one of the reasons I am still awake at this hour anyway.
:yawn:
Maybe I can be Riley.
So we can listen/stream Marc the next two days in MS time?
Am I dreaming?
Show a little love for Maron over at AAR
Somebody please post links to recordings of Maron. I can’t listen at work this week.
Here’s hoping this morning’s rebroadcast of Marc was not a fluke.
marc cam:
http://airamerica.com/maronvision/
Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, is writing a book that will reflect on the turmoil after his arrest last year in an airport sex sting.
http://pageoneq.com/news/2008/Larry__0529.html
Lawton on the horn!
Lawton!!!!
Sue P. re 16 & Marc Cam :bow: :pirate: :yippee: 8) … 8) A!I!V!
Maron vision! Is he using the Sammy Cam?
Just caught the last few minutes. Does AAR creating a cool sixties looking maron-vision frame mean he’s going to get a contract?
Anything about future marc?
beemer- last time he was on, AAR seemed to have it locked up pretty tight. I don’t remember that anyone caught a freebie.
beemer, there were some boots here and there. Maybe not right away.
We also live in hope that there will be a rerun tomorrow from 6-9 EDT.
Dang. Thanks, Art.
American Afternoon reruns 6-9 am EDT have been on their regular schedule since before randi left. I don’t think it’s changed since, no matter who’s hosting.
Actor Harvey Korman dies in Los Angeles
:rofl2: 🙁 :gate:
Aw, I’ll miss the Great Gazoo.
Random thoughts:
1) Lawton was hilarious today! Just ask the people who sit near me at work.
2) The Larry Craig book should make for good bathroom reading.
3) RIP Harvey Korman. Maybe I’ll watch Blazing Saddles again this weekend in tribute. “Don’t get saucy with me, Bearnaise.”
:rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2:
Today’s Maron on AAR (commercials NOT edited).
Korman :yinyang: 😥 :peace: “dramatis personae :gate:
Uh, oh. This isn’t good. At least it doesn’t appear to be in the brew house. They make a pretty OK (and reasonably priced) IPA, Imperial IPA, and Imperial Stout, among other things. I’m sitting in the back yard drinking some of their product at this very moment.
This is so cute. Fritz is going into Granny’s greenhouse, grabbing one plastic pot at a time and dragging it to the end of the yard, rolling around and chewing it for a while, and then going and getting the next one. I wonder how many she’s got in there?
Whatever did we do before laptops and wireless? I’ve blocked those bleak years from memory. I hear tell there once was a world without the Internet, too. Can you imagine? To quote Colonel Kurtz, “the horror, the horror.”
Harvey at his best.
They’ve been running Blazing Saddles on HDNET Movies lately. Great movie. My big brother (the one who had the honor of serving his country in Vietnam, and who is most certainly not dead) took me to see it in the movies when it came out. I was about 13. He always used to take me to see the good stuff (I got to pick, and he told me later on how happy he was that I never picked the crappy kids’ movies; I always went for shit like Blazing Saddles or The Godfather or Deliverance – big sister took me to that one – or TR Baskin).
BTW, how’s the SMART car, Andy? We’re pretty envious.
I’m loving it! 37 MPG combined, once the engine breaks in it should do well over 40. It draws a small crowd almost everywhere I go. I’ve hooked up with Melina for my Seditionist road trip, how about you and Granny?
You’re always welcome here, man.
The first thing I gave my 14 yr-old step-son to “bond” was a copy of “Blazing Saddles”.
Harvey K is right up there with Sid Ceasar. :gate:
“Blazing Saddles”!! Pure awesome. We finally got through watching “Robin Hood: Men in Tights” over here. 😀 We’ve only been trying to sit down to watch it since Monday.
Mark Crispin Miller on Malloy, now.
You’re always welcome here, man.
Allllriiight!!!
hey pj thanks for the Marc link!
Listenin’ to Lawton cryin’ over spilling to Belzer :yippee: :yippee: :knit: :banana:
Blazing Saddles is my favorite movie from when I was a kid! “We’re da white women!” :fist: And thanks for the link to today’s Marc Maron Show. I’m gonna listen to it tomorrow and pretend it’s Morning Sedition. :fire: :bow: :rabbi: :sammy: It’d be cool if Sammy the Stem cell made an appearance.
You’re welcome here Andy, hopefully that lil car has ac :hot:
eya PJ!
tanks for the Maron download!
getting in at 11PM here, missing a lot of the shows lately!