Ah, the first boobleheads of May. Spring has officially sprung.
On Press the Meat, it’s a full hour of Meathead vs. Potatohead, as Timmuh hosts an “exclusive” with George “Slam Dunk” Tenet. Not to step on your buzz there, Timmy, but wasn’t Georgie already on 60 Minutes last week? Not much of an exclusive there. I think I’ll wait for his appearance on The Daily Show next week, instead.
Over at CBS, Faze the Nation ought to be at least half entertaining, as Bush Buddy Bobby Schieffer hosts full-wit Charlie Rangel, and half-wit (or is it newt-wit?), Newt Gingrinch. Would somebody please explain to me why this disgraced (and disgraceful) hypocrite is considered at all relevant by the traditional media to talk about anything (other than maybe to shill for Brylcreem® and PoliGrip®)?
On Fux News Sunday, Weaselface Wallace hosts Presidential “hopeful” Chris “will somebody please pay attention to me” Dodd, and the man who uses more mascara than Elvira and Katharine Harris combined, “Poppa” John Boehner.
Over on the Goebbels network, it’s John Edwards (no doubt on to answer questions about how he gave his wife cancer, and sues fine upstanding corporations in order to pay for his $400 haircuts). Next, George Snufalufagus gets the Republican asshole point of view from the man who doesn’t believe in evolution (because he never evolved), Tricky Tom Tancredo. At the roundtable, it’s the man that barely edged out Tom Friedman as the NY Times’ biggest douchebag, David Brooks, the ever-worthless George :jerk: Will, and the woman who, in the 2000 election, engineered a tiny popular vote victory for one of the smartest men in politics over one of the dumbest, Donna Brazile. And then fellow SU Alum Ted Koppel is on to talk about the documentary on his longtime friend’s battle with cancer, and “the importance of teaching people that they can still live productive lives.” Hey, somebody wanna make sure Katie Couric gets a copy of that?
Over at CNN, Wolf Blitzer’s Late Emission includes Dick Lugar and Chuck Schumer, on to discuss how Condi Rice is a traitor to the American people for having spoken to the Syrian Foreign Minister, former CIA Director George Tenet (hey, wait a minute, Timmy said he had an exclusive on Tenet; I guess it depends on what the definition of “exclusive” is) on to hawk his book, a few middle east ambassadors, and your basic assortment of CNN hacks, twits, and shills.
Later, on 60 Minutes, Lesley Stahl demands to see Lou Dobbs’ green card, Bob Simon reports on how Nasir Abas is now our BFF, and, Anderson Cooper tells us about retired truck driver Teri Horton, who bought a crappy painting for five bucks in 1987, that turns out to be an original Jackson Pollock, worth upwards of $50 million (sorry, I realize I’m an ignorant moron, but if that thing’s worth fifty mill, the wall in the basement I use to clean my paint brushes has to be worth enough for me to retire on, and then some).
Then, it’s the usual Sunday night stuff, as we pass the halfway point in the final season of the Sopranos, or you can opt to watch clips from the last time Saturday Night Live was actually funny – the 1990’s. If you live in the Midwest, bring the teevee down into the cellar. Enjoy your day (don’t forget, next Sunday is Mother’s Day; for those of you that have mothers, better get out there and get a card).
Far be it for me to say that this mail carrier sounds like a bit of a pussy, but….
Another fired US atty story:
Todd Graves brought just four misdemeanor voter fraud indictments during his five years as the US attorney for western Missouri — even though some of his fellow Republicans in the closely divided state wanted stricter oversight of Democratic efforts to sign up new voters.
Then, in March 2006, Graves was replaced by a new US attorney — one who had no prosecutorial experience and bypassed Senate confirmation. Bradley Schlozman moved aggressively where Graves had not, announcing felony indictments of four workers for a liberal activist group on voter registration fraud charges less than a week before the 2006 election.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/05/06/missouri_attorney_a_focus_in_firings/?page=1
PJ, are you finished with all your course work?
Yes, I submitted my final crapola yesterday morning. Now I just have to see if I pass.
Congratulations. Enjoy the freedom from tedious assignments.
Good Morning :joe:
Al Qaeda’s second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri said a U.S. congressional bill calling for a troop withdrawal from Iraq was proof of Washington’s defeat, according to a Web video posted on Saturday.
“This bill reflects American failure and frustration,” Zawahri said. “But this bill will deprive us of the opportunity to destroy the American forces which we have caught in a historic trap.”
http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2007-05-06T013654Z_01_N05298495_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-QAEDA-ZAWAHRI-COL.XML&archived=False
Thank you. It’s nice to be done, finally (it’s been a long couple of years – from Morning Sedition to Lionel, fer chrissakes). Now I just have to find a job. Hopefully a Masters degree from the #1 graduate program in the country for Information Systems (according to US News & World Report, though I personally don’t see it) will help in that regard. Then I can start bitching about having to go to work.
Yay! PJ”s free to look for work now! ๐ I dunno what’s worse, school or looking for work. I dunno what’s worse, looking for work or getting a job! :smack:
Looking for a job is worse than working. I found school to be more of a pain in the ass than working, but you can’t beat the time off. The biggest pain in the ass was going to school while working full time. Makes you kinda :billcat:
:bow: Grand Accomplishment PJ! JOB WELL DONE!
The Blog Sings Your Praise :pirate: :yippee:
And someone else besides The Blog (and of course RAGING Granny) sings your praise.
:pup:
a.i.v. How To Save A Life … The Fray
Granny will miss hearing me bitch about school constantly, I think.
Congrats PJ – I’d stay away from Duke Business school, by the way.
The big question on the polly-tics front is: How Low Can He Go?
http://allspinzone.com/wp/2007/05/06/28-is-not-as-low-as-bush-can-go/
Theres a solid chunk of people in this country who have an astounding capacity to know nothing – they’re the ones who can’t name the vice president – some think GHW Bush is still president.
There are others who are authoritarian quasi fascists, who think you either support the president unconditionally or you commit treason.
So there’s probably only about 5%of the 28 who are truly in play- if you get to Nixon’s 23%, that’s the true rock bottom. :sammy:
Yeah but once you’re in a crappy job with a shitty boss, you’ll wish you were back in school. I hate being new on a job. People always treat you like a friggin’ idiot, like yu can’t figure things out for yourself.
Seaniesean’s on Sedition radio :pup:
pjsauter, I don’t care what you say :slap: ๐ , I still raise a glass (from tea :joe: to :alc: ) no, nay, many a glass this day in Honour of YOUR WIN! :nana: :dancers: :banana: :dancers:
Tea :joe: Cheers :banana: 8) :banana: ๐
a.i.v. … How to Save A Life … The Fray
WebHubbleTelescope, re yesterday’s 60:
:rofl2: :rofl2: :omg: :rofl2: :rofl2: Welcome Omega. (Led/LeadBalloonHumour) BTW I saw yesterday.
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๐ณ I got my first “alien” friend today …
๐ฎ TRES 8) ๐ฎ and I run away back here :rofl2: … I was “forced” to go to MySpace … :no: remember … :nod:
Okay, deep breath … she’s online now and it is a political, environmental, animal rights, Buddhist Wiccan Druid Site (alpha [begin] again) … :smack:
a.i.v. … How To Save A Life …… The Fray
I was thinking maybe I’d try Regent University Law School, and get me a little jeezus on my resume.
China has been shipping syrup for use in medicine that containsd ethylene glycol, a sweet ingredient in antifreeze in place of glycerine. Panama, with 365 deaths, is the lastest victim.
Do we see a pattern here?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/world/americas/06poison.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin
Sue P, sick isn’t it? I feel in a constant :Silent Scream: state. :omg:
these days.
a.i.v. …. How To Save A Life … The Fray
re 19 hallelujah PJ
mornin gang!
good to read ya all.
congrats PJ! what a relief eh?
Regarding MySpace, does anyone know if one has to be public to see “site” page?
My new friend is “witchly” wonderful but I just nicely “lurk’d” :doh: . I use to be private, then young friend got me to go public, but I am “wiggy” over this tripe.. :smack:
a.i.v. … How To Save A Life … The Fray ..
:yippee: :alc: :cake: :dancers: :cake: :alc: :yippee:
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR COURSE WORK COMPLETION
I dunno Druid…I dumped my myspace site last night.
It makes me feel kind of :barf: :yuck:
DITTO SBlueHeron and I just had to hear rupert’s name once to :bee: reminded of and just go ugh :yuck: creepy … But rethugs and Dems have their own site … may :bee: soon GORE for ’08. hmmm, perhaps I will bug my arch- 11 year friendship with ol’ young friend :slap: :yippee: :rofl2:
a.i.v. … How To Save A Life … … The Fray
Tea :joe: Time :dancers: ๐
myspace is just another root forming as people learn to communicate.
we all tend to generalise, stereotype and forget what we’ve learned.
but underneath it all we learn how to reach out, some with a fist, and some with an open hand.
but we all are reaching out and hoping for company.
Apparently I am there…but a shadow of my former (blue)self. All should just use regular email to contact me. I can no longer sign in.
:yippee: pj
:omg: :cry::cry: sue p
morning all
blue
so what happened on myspace? too many $500 gift card offers?
Yeah..but I find it impossibly hard to keep up with my cyber-relationships. :knit:
Hey roxie..I can actually tell you about it when we meet up-in person!
but blue
if you don’t have a huge number of myspace friends you can just use bulletins to let people know what you’re up to.
darn it all :knit:, i like having you on myspace.
oh..and it was a reaction to something someone typed to me..but nevertheless.. :knit2:
banish them, report them to the myspace police.
go not calmly into that unconnected void..
Oh well..I’m working too much. Forgot to stop and look at the ocean..that says a lot.eh? :billcat:
I should get dressed and go find a nice breakfast before work today. :yawn:
what you need is a big dose of maron and wolff. repeat up to three times over two days.
:nod: :rofl2:
blue:
i’m headed up to capitol hill in a few minutes to deliver some :cat: food. anywhere on broadway you like breakfast? can’t stay long, back to work tonight, but it sounds like a plan.
The Republican Presidential debate:
We learned some things during the Republican Presidential debate, mostly that Republicans haven’t changed in 30 years.
First, we learned they still deify one of the worst presidents in American history, Ronald Reagan, the man who empowered the Republican looting of America. And their economic vision is to create a two-class society – the ultra rich and those that serve them.
Second, we learned Republicans still refuse to accept responsibility of their actions. They still blame Bill Clinton for every illegal or un-American act they have committed since Bush 41 took office.
Third, we learned these Republicans still believe that might makes right and violence, or the threat there of, is the only basis for American foreign policy.
Fourth, we learned the Republican candidates for the most are rude, vile, arrogant clowns. These people attack and revile before they can every think of engaging their brain.
Like I said, we learned that Republican presidential candidates haven’t changed in over a generation. The American people still can’t trust them. We learned the Republican Party is still the greatest threat to the United States of America has ever faced.
eya gang,
love ya all.
turns out all
the bees hatched! :bee:
Any pending Pix to :bee: ? ๐ Awww To Live
Vicariously. :pirate: :yippee:
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oops, look like i missed you. perhaps i’ll use this machine for its other function and call you.
so as far as all the incompetent aholes trying to run my life go :fu:
as far as i’m concerned i’ve won for 07 big! :banana: :bee: :yippee:
mornin roxie
you all are in portland?
dam! i wish i was there too!
i miss maron at times like these.
not portland jim, seattle.
maron’s at giggles may 18 & 19. where are you, british columbia?
I’m near portland right now…so will go to breakfast somewhere here. Thanks roxie. we should do breakfast with gypsy on the maron weekend which is also street fair weekend.
sorry if i miss responding to comments here.
unless i’m addressed directly i tend not to notice or let em go by assuming they’re part of a rap i’m not privy to.
D6 were you asking me for :bee: pix?
yup i’m up in Abbotsford BC Roxie, the fraser valley just before the mountains start.
seattles a 4 hour, $50 one way run for me or i’d be down just for the fun of it and to see you all.
this year i think i can finally crawl out of debt so i’m not using any extra feul til i do. gonna be nice to be free to travel again.
tell ya what tho,
you all, and i mean any of you,
have a place to stay and food if ya show up here.
but do give gypsy my best and thank her for her recipes!
every one i’ve tried has been a winner!
I have an old friend who just moved to Tacoma who was just down and is trying to get me to come up to visit but I really can’t afford it. I am not sure we can allow so many MSBlog assets to be in the same place at the same time. Perhaps a photo or two, Ladies?
I missed that Leo Laporte now has a show on KGO on Sunday mornings. Well, it sounds like his weekend syndicated show and only two of the three Sunday hours.
He thinks maybe someone using outdated Windows up to 2000 might be better off security-wise moving to Linux. Right now he is talking about presidential candidates on MySpace.
๐ฏ i hang out at a truckstop in chilliwack jim……
eya SeanS
so are ya coming by for dinner?
604 864 9649
yup deff linux
for security, last time i looked at fprot
there were 430888 windoze malwares out there.
the last one in the wild for linux was in 1999.
eya SeanMS
so are ya coming by for dinner?
604 864 9649
Sunshine Jim, I was actually “sending” to Roxie and perhaps soon SBlueHeron, since I :bee: lieve that they will be seeing Wolff and MARC :love: in Seattle
which ROXIE , I :bee: lieve Seattle is home port for the ol’ ships, one named Lady Washington.
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ya D6
did’nt think you were addressing me but i did’nt want to be rude by ignoring you.
btw i’m a master shiwright so i ended up volunteering on a lot of those museum ships and tugs for northwest seaport.
hey druid!
how are the beasts? btw i got the photo you sent on myspace. very dreamlike.
and vernon: where do you live? if i knew, i’ve forgotten. sean has a brother in tacoma.
roxie, I live in Druid’s San Francisco for many years though I don’t listen to Journey..
So, I see Sarkozy won in France. Too bad.
NC Blue, nice to see ya. Sblue, now I have 9% fewer myspace friends. ๐ I think I’ll dump mine, too. I don’t quite see the point of it, anyway.
I was thinking maybe Iรขโฌโขd try Regent University Law School, and get me a little jeezus on my resume.
Comment by pjsauter รขโฌโ May 6, 2007 @ 10:24 am
Tell Monica we said hello. That jeezus should come off your resume easily with a little club soda, by the way. ๐
Me, I’m hopping the next plane to Paris to console Segolene Royal. :hubba:
Made it almost all the way through the new Tori Amos CD last night. It’s really good but man is it LOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG. Of course, I’m the guy who doesn’t buy Weezer CDs because they’re less than half an hour, so go figure.
pj…i woke up thinking about your myspace pic and it made me laugh.
kind of a jack black with a beard.
I may just re doo the page with a little more privacy.
it just brings back some uncomfortable high school feelings. who needs to be reminded of that?
It has been a bit of a tough roadtrip so far. But I am looking forward to the Maron and the Wolff.
Its a mistake to think of Sarcozy as ‘Bush’s pal” – nobody wants to be his pal anymore, even Barney the Dog, especially after he murdered Tony Blair politically [anyone remember that tony boy used to be the British Clinton, the liberal opponent to the pro-Bush John Major, the Labor party politician who talked in terms that Americans could understand? What a waste].
The starting point of any French leader is a socialist system and a 35 hour work week. Sarcozy will try to shave around the edges, and good luck to him. Chirac, who our nitwit tabloids seem to regard as a far left radical, is actually a Gaullist center-right politician, who did what any leader of France will do, given their unemployment rate: keep the US army the f**k out of the middle east so things can calm down there and the French can do business again with the Lebanese, Iraquis and Iranians. Doesn’t their immorality shock you? As if our businessmen would ever invest in such places with such nasty people! :sammy:
oh druid I too checked your beltaine pic ..nice.
The rethugs are very confused because being threatening was seen as a cure all to eliminate any military responce against our imperialism since WWII. Seeing that having the most technically advanced military in the world is totally non consequential when the threat comes though the use of a nuclear or conventional weapon imported in a container or a FEDEX box and that all the countries we see growling at us have container ports and FEDEX offices and that inspecting this commerce would hamper their unfettered capitalism.and/or increase the cost of doing business presents a new and conflicting problem for which they have to have conflicting solutions . Their basic premise has conspired to defeat us by destroying the need for the military industrial complex :reaper: :reaper:
I think that western European countries electing more conservative governments is an indication that that that may be more likely to move to do something about us if we continue our preemptive war policies . :reaper: :reaper:
It will depend a lot on their free trade and middle east policies. ๐ฎ
Congratulations PJ. I really respect you for sticking it out, something I couldn’t quite do.
New neighbor is moving in to the house two doors up from me. :hot: :hubba:
Perhaps I’ll welcome her to the neighborhood……purely an act of Christian hospitality mind you.
Last time I did that, I was issued a desk appearance ticket….
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Malloy rant set to multi-media:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keKsYVResL8
It’s old but I never saw it before.
Malloy rant set to multi-media””
good’un! tanks!
hey guys…here sre a bunch of free fonts that are movie and TV show themed…really great.
Nice one Melina.
:yawn: :joe:
okay. up & at ’em. time to get ready for work…
talk to the niteowls in a while…
Chris Hedges rant
hey PJ…congrats to you on finishing ! That is an incredible accomplishment…yes sir! I predict that you will get a great job that you will love, but one that will give you enough time to work on side projects and leave work at the office!!
It would be nice to work for some enviornmental thinktank or something…
Apparently, according to the kids at Diggnation, myspace is so over! Its facebook that everybody is using now…
I am watching the late rerun of meet the press and I still cant absorb how these people can show their faces in public…any of them…
they are just so sure that they are right…
ah, I see PJ blogged about it this morning…havent read that yet because I was catching up, helping Ben finish his paper, and then watching Children of Men…which is great BTW….I saw Blood Diamonds last night and also really like it, though I found Leo to be a bit heavy handed with the accent. I mightve believed him more if he didnt act so damned hard….
anyway, I see the key words pop out at me…shill, disgraced hypocrite, brylcreme…what more do you need?..it applies to them all, especially condi!
anyhoo…pj, if youre around..or when you wake….how does one know if the listing on ones tracker is from a crawler or a real person?…
I am trying to block the crawler listings so as not to count them as hits….but how do I tell?
re 70 What Fred, isn’t that similar to calling people like plow shears folk eco-terroists? ๐ฎ I wonder what is left for those a bit more radical :paranoid:
a.i.v. … Dark Angel Butterfly … Stand Down
Hedges always good.
Tea :joe: Cheers Melina. I am just getting ready to watch some “beefcake” :hubba: on Desparate Housewives.
But they may be dumping Dougray Scott sniff
a.i.v. …Dark Angel Butterfly … Stand Down
My favorite commenters on various subjects based on AAR interviews:
Fascism – Hedges
Elections – Mark Crispin Miller
Economics – Krugman
Conspiracies – Palast
Media – James Wolcott
Blogs – Bill Scher
Hegemony – Chomsky
Pointed Barbs – Gore Vidal
Cats & Food – Maron
Religion – Milfington
Everything else – Joe Conason
eya WebHubbleTelescope!
yup, exactly! that’s a great list.
every one of them worth listening to.