A moment of silence, please, for the political career of Eliot Spitzer. I really don’t care if Eliot needed to spice things up paying for high priced hookers, but I never figured him for being so goddamn stupid. He’s pissed off an awful lot of people – on both political ‘sides’ – over the years, and you’d think he’d realize that people wold be out there trying to nail him for anything they could.
Eliot, you’re a schmuck, pal. I knew something was wrong with you when you stuck your neck out for driver’s licenses for illegals (a loser issue if I ever heard one; not that it doesn’t make sense, but what’s sense got to do with it?). This, though…. Oy. On the bright side maybe you and Alan Hevesi can hang out together now.
:pirate: 8) :yippee: ALPHA .. :pirate: :reaper: :dancers: A!I!V!
{see Fred some of us are awake …. but just had to be in the correct place 😉 on a Computer that says YES 😯 )}
:joe: :joe: :joe: :joe: 😮 😮
😮 Its Drud at 4am 😮 😮 😯 😯
I NEED more tea, but then ALL my gremlins would NEED Me . NOW Tea Cheers
…and I am GAMMA (Ray) (my bad :spank: )>>>>>> :reaper: A!I!V!
:pirate: 8) …. I Give ! :dancers: Tea :joe: Party Time 😉
Yup, Spitzer is an idiot.
The former lieutenant gov, under wacky Pataki, our former Rethug gov, just tried to hang all the GOP scandals on Spitzer, including the Rethug head of our Senate who is under investigation for financial shenanigans. She lamented that the children will suffer because schools will suffer. What a crock.
But…the interviewer pointed out that during her Rethug tenure things were just as dysfunctional. But, the Rethugs never give up. They also keep comparing this to Clinton, not to Vitter. They are consistant if nothing else.
I think Sam’s in for Hartman today, and then Maron v Seder at 3 PM.
Suddenly I am very adverse to Rachel Maddow. Her laugh now reminds me of the SCTV character William B. Williams, played by John Candy. Kind of a cross between Popeye and someone with a bad case of goiters. Sounds kinda like:
“hua, hua, huaga, .. hua, hua, huagaâ€
And then yesterday she kept on playing a prerecorded voice of someone saying just the word “hookers”. Quoting another SCTV character, it’s like Bobby Bittman yelling “How ya doin?” every other sentence.
However, SCTV was funny, Rachel is not.
The Cardinal … Where’s The Cardinal? I must confess:
I too am have waned in my “joy” of Rachel. Now I only listen to Ring of Fire and Bill Press then music while I work…. or NPR during the day. Sniff … :growl: A!I!V! :growl:
I have to admit, I’ve never really been a big fan of Rachel. She’s a very good newsreader, but other than that, I don’t really think she’s all that great. Not terrible, mind you, and easier to listen to than others, but not all that great.
Of course, relative to the rest of what they’re calling AAR these days….
Rachel is good and she has grown. I think she is doing great on TV. I hope she lands there.
The greatest thing about AAR 1.0 was that the early shows were ensembles and collaborations and not one person shows. Rachel was a lot better even when she just had Ken Jones. Al was better when he was with Katherine Lanpher. Would Maron have been so great to us if we had to listen to him by himself for 3 hours (well, I could) with a call screener and an engineer and producer?
With management moves to cut back the supporting staff you ended up with ego-driven solo flights by Randi and Thom and Lionel and even Malloy that eventually just wear thin and bore. I think Seder still can deliver good shows but he creates shows. Even his solos can drag. If he gets back to full time, he has to demand supporting staff.
SoupP, Maron v. Seder allegedly starts at 3:30 PM EDT so Seder can take a breather I suppose. Preview
I should have just put this stalker alert in today. Pick your Washington. Tell your friends!
Maron Upcoming Gigs
Mar 13-14 2008 7:00P The Comedy Store La Jolla CA
Mar 25 2008 7:00P First Freedoms First Live Simulcast: Separation of Church and State Event Washington DC (Simulcast ?)
Apr 4-5 2008 7:00P Giggles Comedy Club Seattle WA
Apr 30-May3 2008 8:30P&10:30 Improv Washington DC
May 4 2008 8:00P Improv Washington DC
Pendejo flashback
MILF says peace deal with Manila unlikely
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front leadership said Tuesday they doubted a peace deal would be reached this year and blamed President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s ongoing political crisis over alleged corruption as the main reason for constant delays in the negotiations.
I wonder if Maron has appointments booked with Emperors VIP Club for his stay in DC?
You should IM that during M v. S
Hey everyone, been kinda busy getting ready for a show that bombed. I just downloaded a new picture in member photos of an image of one of the pieces that was in the show this weekend, complete with explanations of the symbolism. I’m going for another stage dive on Steph’s show and the email I sent is below. I included that image in the email. I know they’re on vacation this week so maybe it’ll get on the show next week.
Cool piece, KP. It would make a nice bong. Except, I think I’d have to pass. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Progressive talk radio is soooooo popular in Denver KKZN preempted Fat Heady and Ms Rant to bring us a girls basketball game from CU. :reaper: :reaper:
I think that getting some “quality” programming back on progressive talk is going to require an investor with deep pockets to keep the more “quality” format alive for three or four years . These programs are typically sponsored by the $80 per spot crowd and that doesn’t pay for the talkers much less a staff. :reaper: :reaper:
The typical rule of thumb is that it takes three to five years after you start a business before you can see if is really something people want to involve themselves in. If it takes off good for you more time than not it proves to be a great way to turn a personal fortune in a much smaller personal fortune.. :reaper: :reaper: :reaper:
The way banks are acting at the moment its a matter of how long can you hold your breath. :tap:
Thanks PJ! So, if Maron v. Seder is on 3:30 EST then that would be 12:30 Arizona Standard Time, which, I think is Pacific. Confused yet? :tongue:
KP sorry can’t help you guys who never have daylight savings time. to contend with.. :reaper: :reaper: I think they are on at 1:30 here. :tap: :tap:
How big a crime is dealing in prostitution in NY state. ?? In Most places it is a great opportunity to pay a fine or appear before a judge at the most inopportune time. .. When I first heard the deal they were making of this I thought Spitzer was running a prostitution ring… but .. then.. again.. he is a politician :reaper: :reaper:
Sha la la
The prostitution occurred in DC, not NY. However, they could charge him with violation of the Mann Act because he (allegedly) arranged for the prostitute to cross state lines. They may also charge him with ‘structuring,’ because he allegedly structured funds transfers in such a way as to avoid triggering automatic reporting limits (IOW, he kept everything under $10,000 per transaction).
This is a Federal rap, so they won’t charge him with being a John (if they charge him at all). They were apparently looking at him after his bank blew him in, thinking he was hiding bribe money, and it wasn’t until they looked into his activities that they even noticed the prostitution thing.
And, yeah when they said “linked to a prostitution ring,” I thought he was the madam or something.
He pissed people off and now they’re getting their revenge. Doesn’t pay to be a hypocrite.
Stocks soar after Fed acts
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Dispatch/080311markets.aspx
Oh goody free money… ONK ONK squeal squeal.
Of course the $.99 cent loaf of bread will be $2.50 next week but you can just pull yourself up by your bootstraps .. :gate: :omg: :jason: :jason: :fist:
Last night, a friend told me that the bank thought Spitzer was making blackmail payments and they alerted the feds to “protect” the governor. That makes some sense in light of the idea that money was not coming in but going out. I just assumed that the bank was happy to get something on Spitzer that would allow a fed investigation. They really hate Spitzer.
And Justice was only too glad to listen to his phone calls and read all his email, to find out hat was happening to the poor gov. It would be interesting to know what the basis of the original wire tap order was.
Spitzer was playing very hard with the Republicans in NYS. They were about to lose control of the one legislative seat by which they hold the majority in the state senate. If they did the Dems would have complete control of redistricting and that would change the electoral map in favor of the Dems. So you gotta wonder.
Another day and another reate cut. Free money to corporate American. And inflation is fed billions more.
Every time we turn around this administration is in crisis. And the action of choice is always to throw average Amercians into the fire. This country cannot stand much more incompetent fiscal mismanagement from this President or his party. 28 years of Republican greed and corruption must end. 28 years of Republican corruption must be accounted for.
Keep Gitmo Open! We have to put these criminals somewhere.
Hey, Andy, can you get parts for a Lenovo 3000 v100 type 0763-44U laptop? I’m trying to find the DC-in jack. Looks like it just plugs into the mobo. Found one online for a 3000 N100 (out of stock, unfortunately, because for $11 I’d have given it a try), so I’m hoping the V’s are the same. With my luck, the v is probably soldered to the mobo.
A set of screws, too. Supposedly the screws are nylon coated to keep them from coming loose, and you’re supposed to use ’em once and then throw away (not that I’m gonna worry about it too much).
Hey! I missed this yesterday:
Franken’s Main Opponent Drops Senate Bid
That will save Al some money not to mention a potential loss, yes? Good for Al!
[Al Green makes ya just want to dance, doesn’t he? :dancers: )
KP, scary dude that craig dude is – Very creative!
Oh and men’s dohickies sure get them in an awful lot of trouble. :no: That’s some high priced :boobs:
(finally found an appropriate use for that emo!)
Who needs an appropriate use for :boobs: Woo HOO!
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SOUL TRAIN :dancers:
with (I forget how to sp) Corniilous (sp 🙁 ) 8) A!I!V!
More controversy in the most tense contest of the year.
Mary Ann vs. Ginger, of course.
http://tinyurl.com/2rbm8h
And you thought the only dope on the island was Gilligan!
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:bong: Tea Party :pirate: :dancers:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EHF2qQjnkI0
:pirate: :dancers: :billcat: :pup: :cat:
:bee:
buzzzzz!
Eggs from an array of Maine birds – from lordly bald eagles to timorous piping plovers; from swallows snarfing insects in suburban backyards to storm-petrels feeding hundreds of miles at sea – contain 100 industrial and household contaminants, scientists will report today.
According to research to be presented to the Maine Legislature, all 60 eggs tested by biologists and chemists – taken from 23 wild species, inhabiting every major ecosystem in the state, from Kittery to Calais – carried at least trace amounts of the 100 chemicals, occasionally at levels believed to be harmful to the birds.
“We found mercury, flame-retardants, industrial repellents, transformer coolants, and pesticides in [the eggs of] birds that live on Maine’s oceans, salt marshes, rivers, lakes, and uplands,” said Wing Goodale, senior biologist with the BioDiversity Research Institute in Gorham, the center for environmental science that carried out the research.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/03/11/new_crop_of_chemicals_is_found_in_birds_eggs/
Why do you think they call her Mary Ann? :bong:
That’s Mary Jane, Vern. :doh:
Is it, Kp? Is it?
VOD – Today’s Seder vs. Maron is Live!
Submitted by Incubus on Tue, 03/11/2008 – 6:16pm.
Sue P — March 11, 2008 @ 6:49 pm
We are in so much trouble. Now we can just react off the dope-filled constant drinking water. :doh: :40: :banana: :fist: A!I!V! :tongue: :omg:
:tommygun: I have to Start the Fire & make TEA :pirate: :yippee:
The show went pretty smooth today. Marc looks like he’s in Cuba.
Agree that I used to like Rachel a lot more when Kent Jones was around. And I liked her even more with Lizz and Chuck. I happened to listen to an old podcast and it was still interesting. Tonight though she kept up with the “hookers” sound effect .. over and over again. Getting stale, she needs some fresh blood around her.
But she was pretty good on CountDown and KO seems to like her. KO also tipped the hat to Harry Shearer.
I have not heard anyone say yet in the latest kerf about the Ferraro’s spew that it is reminiscent of the ads Jesse Helms ran against Harvey Gantt in the NC Senate campaign that were meant to inflame whites against affirmative action and its “beneficiaries”.
That is what I was saying w/out detail, WHT, and that was an example I had in mind. I loved those shows. It takes a lot for one person to maintain 15 hours a week on their own and if you succeed, you’ll probably soon lose it.
Kp, I also know Puff may not have just been a drag-on. Another view of Yester.
:bong:
Talking about N.C., remember the old Unfiltered shows where Lizz, Rachel, and Chuck ganged up on who was that Tar Heel politician … Vernon Robinson?
Classic.
Yeah, Vernon Robinson. Those were the great days for AAR. So short a time.
For those so inclined (website sees to be down – or, more likely, not up yet):
Heh. They said ‘naked.’
I have not heard anyone say yet in the latest kerf about the Ferraro’s spew that it is reminiscent of the ads Jesse Helms ran against Harvey Gantt in the NC Senate campaign that were meant to inflame whites against affirmative action and its “beneficiariesâ€.
Can A Woman Do Anything Correct around here EVER …?..She is Damned if She Does & Damned if She Doesn’t….. WTF
Now I have to read what Ferraro said. :smack: … :fist: A!I!V!
I think Sen. Clinton is doing fine except she has to get “tougher” re Sen. Obama. … :fist: A!I!V!
Clinton is doing a fine job of supporting the code-talk of every rethuglican who has tried (and been successful at) race-baiting and destroying the principles and ideals (what there are left of them) of the progressive wing of the democratic party. There’s obviously nothing that she won’t do to win- and if she destroys the party and loses the election she doesn’t care.
There’s also no end to the limits that the apologists for Hillary will go in their blind support.
Malloy has solid support in the Kathy Bay department. She does the good cow-bell, rare but effective. Today’s Dana Perrino impression:
“Gag me with a subpoena”
Should we really be letting Canadians (almost French) in the R&R Hall of Fame?
I need tea then I guess music or Arsenic & Old Lace. I no longer listen to AAR or Nova M save for a few. But Hi Ho, Hi Ho ….