Giorgio Tuma
“And Three Parasol Stars”
~Open Thread: Tuesday’s Art & Music Edition~
by WrathofG-d ( 225 Comments › )Filed under Music, Open thread at November 10th, 2009 - 4:31 pm
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Play nice!
Where’s my supertanker photo?
This is by no means compulsory (of course) but right now an organization I am quite fond of (and which provides a lot of the content for the Friday Shabbat posts) is running their annual raffle campaign. The following is THEIR advertisement for it.
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Ok, now so where were we?….
@ buzzsawmonkey:
So you’re the one who took those dumb pix?
buzzsawmonkey wrote:
It sunk?
@ buzzsawmonkey:
Here you go. Supertanker The Blogmocracy style.
I want a rusty doorknob.
I want a still photo of a beach ball.
I want a rusty hinge. Now that is something to comment about where it matters.
As a reminder- let’s all do our part to promote our new home, The Blogmocracy.
We are in the running at The 2009 Weblog Awards
How’s this for a super tanker?
@ Speranza:
How about a really funky looking guitarist playing some horribly annoying music that I tell you is just amazing instead?
Would that do?
I have a friend who likes clouds.
I want a cycle of violence, without a seat.
I want a bicycle riding on the boardwalk in the foreground with a supertanker in the background.
That or geek books in a bathroom setting.
Reposted from bottom of previous thread:
NPR was cooing all over the place about the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street today.
Here’s the thing, though; Sesame Street is supposed to be a means for inculcating literacy. It’s not. It doesn’t teach kids to read; it teaches them to watch TV. And the fast cutting and zip zap zoop stuff merely helps them develop a short attention span and an expectation that “education” = entertainment.
The most telling quote in the NPR feature was a CTW person saying that “the children are always right.” No, they’re not. They’re children. One of the problems with this country today is that the “children are always right” attitude has replaced recognition of the value of things like experience, and the knowledge that worthwhile things are not always easily acquired.
If you want music, you have to listen to this young lady singing with Andrea Bocelli! (BTW..I am gonna marry him when I grow up)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOWYUAZp8lw
Do you want to know what is on my Kindle?
@ song_and_dance_man:
Yes, I all this time posting here and I forgot to insist that you all bow down and congratulate me on how wonderful my blogging skills are, and express how brilliant I must be with coding, and these really big book (pictures) I have.
song_and_dance_man wrote:
I went cycling in the hills surrounding Jerusalem once. I can’t tell ya the violence that did to my seat. Ouch, I’ll never understand gay guys?
Subway Jazz
I tried posting this picture:
http://pixdaus.com/pics/1254722462qVuTVHy.jpg
buzzsawmonkey wrote:
@ Truck Monkey:
You mean “everyone gets atrophy,” don’t you?
John Mohhamad has just a tad over an hour to go. Bye Bye baby
Truck Monkey wrote:
Well, yea….that and actually being right.
Some great stuff from Aish.com (see #2 above)
Lessons from the first marriage in history.
Is our race to technology destroying our collective soul?
Supertanks for the memories
Of pictures of beachballs
Postcard waterfalls
And other things that you might find
At art stores in the malls
How lovely it was…
@ buzzsawmonkey:
You don’t have to tell that to MY parents.
I employ teenagers for the most part and the lack of respect they have for older people (I mean like 35+) is amazing. I have to teach them they must give me respect or else. Not only am I twice their age, I am their boss. Its to the point now that all I have to do is give them “the look” and they snap out of their little attitudes real quick.
buzzsawmonkey wrote:
Looks like I bolluxed up the quote feature too. One of the difficulties in coaching youth sports, for me, has been to try and apply what my coaches tought me and applying those lessons to today.
It’s sad. The kids today are as soft as ice cream left on Arizona asphalt.
@ WrathofG-d:
#18 Oh! Quite Concur!!
//
Sarge
buzzsawmonkey wrote:
You jacked benny, eh?
Nevergiveup wrote:
Do we know if his motivations were religious?
Uh Wrath. Was this post an acid flashback or are the 60s coming back into style again?/
@ Nevergiveup:
John Mohhamad has just a tad over an hour to go. Bye Bye baby
Too bad they don’t draw and quarter anymore. I’d whip the horses to the four quarters myself.
@ song_and_dance_man:
That was Bob Hope’n'Change.
bellamags wrote:
Well maybe he’ll find Jesus in the next 60 minutes?
Oh wait…. you bobbed hope.
aladamit when I get references mixed up.
@ buzzsawmonkey:
Yeah I know.
*slinks back a bit*
Nevergiveup wrote:
Wow. That was harsh! LOL
@ Poteen:
As the Good Book says, there is nothing new under the sun.
Is this one better?
Nevergiveup wrote:
I think that he is the maintenence engineer at the supermax that Mo is at isn’t he? All kidding aside, I wonder what JoMo is thinking in his last hour on earth before being dispatched to hell.
bellamags wrote:
If they weren’t, they will be shortly.
@ Poteen:
His 72 furchins are waiting anxiously.
Poteen wrote:
They call it “acid reflux” now.
Poteen wrote:
@ Nevergiveup:
According to Jihadwatch, the motivations for the murders were Jihad.
Gotta dash.
I wasn’t paying attention at the time these murders took place. Wow. Kind of weird he is being executed on the day the soldiers of Ft. Hood were laid to rest.
@ WrathofG-d:
This guys music is compelling. Thanks for turning me on to him so many years ago.
WrathofG-d wrote:
Teehee, I guess I’m gonna have to break out those old paisley low ride pants. I hope they still fit.//
@ buzzsawmonkey:
Well I, for one, always enjoy the company. Now go that dash to that you do so well.
@ bellamags:
You don’t if you get your information from the MSM…
see ya’ll later. My brain hurts.
@ song_and_dance_man:
Not a problem. My pleasure. I found him through Cibelle, and actually saw them together a while back in the Los Angeles.
Ok, I’m out. C 2
bellamags wrote:
Ya mean the DC murders? Yeah I know. That and he was then going to try and extort millions out of the gov.
buzzsawmonkey wrote:
Dot
@ buzzsawmonkey:
Funny you all bring that up. One of my theory’s for today’s PC attitudes is partially due to that show.
@ lobo91:
In 2002, I was a young conservative. I had no idea the violence associated with Islam or the threat we are under. Don’t get me wrong, I would know now because I’m paying much closer attention. It took about a full year of reading, searching and listening after 9-11 before I was “educated”.
Do any of you have a needy relative who wants to talk to you all the time, and mostly about nothing? If so, how do you cut it short and/or manage to get them to stop?
teacake wrote:
Feign a myocardial infarction.
bellamags wrote:
I think he hated those oil cans.
buzzsawmonkey wrote:
I gotcha frickin’ super tanker, right here!
@ bellamags:
That puts you about 7 years ahead of most Americans, then.
@ Truck Monkey:
And “nothing is their fault” either. My last few years in the service was as an instructor at Sheppard. The military schools throw a lot of info at you and you are at least expected to do some studying on your own. I had an 18 y/o airman fail a test, and when I was counciling him to find out why, he explained “it was the 16th anniversary of his grandfathers death, so it really wasn’t his fault.”
And the Col. couldn’t figure out why I wanted to retire when I could have stayed another 2 years.
Sarge
Silhouette wrote:
Serpentine, Shel! Serpentine!
@ teacake:
Caller ID works well…
bellamags wrote:
Having been to Israel over 20 times by 2001, I already knew the dangers of Islam. I was not surprised that 9/11 happened but that it took so long.
Is there a way to download the murderers presentation as a .ppt?
i just spent 15 minutes screencapping each page (just in case it goes down the memory hole).
teacake wrote:
I’ve been wondering if I can introduce Long-winded but wonderful Aunt from my side of the family to Long-winder but wonderful Aunt from hubby’s side. They could talk all day!
Hubby says it is doomed from the start because both will want to talk. That and because they are total strangers.
@ Sarge, USAF (RET):
I employ 20somethings. I had to explain to one of them that you didn’t get the big dollars and bonus’ until you started to bring in and knock down big business. He looked at me like I was speaking Sanskrit. He pleaded with me that he came in on time and dressed well and he didn’t understand why others were being compensated better than he was. I let him go. There isn’t much out there that I’ve seen lately that make me sit up and notice.
Dahlan: We may seek UN resolution on Palestinian state
Senior Fatah member Mohammad Dahlan says PA may seek Security Council resolution on borders of Palestinian state; PA government says it will continue to implement plan aimed at ending occupation
Better do it while Obama is in the White House!
Nevergiveup wrote:
I think he’ll fry. He’s too hot to deal with now. Especially with the Muslim jihadi at Fort Hood, what kind of asshole would grant him clemency or even a stay. Murphy’s Law is going to do Muhammed in.
And of course the fact that he murdered 10 innocent people and injured several others.
calcajun wrote:
Mixed movie metaphors Calca. The first being from Steve Martins “The Jerk” and yours from “The Inlaws”.
Truck Monkey wrote:
Fuck! I have no idea what that is or how to pronounce that. I just now realized you can shut off the online feature on FB… I feel sorry for this relative , but really, getting her to understand I don’t like constant chatting doesn’t sink in! Makes me feel so mean too.
teacake wrote:
Abandon them in the desert?
Or, in your case, on I-10 between La Place and Kenner.
Up their medicine dosage.
Nod patiently and then start explaining how poisons work and how easy you have found it to slip them into people’s tea.
Refer to their favorite pet or animal as “the other other white meat”.
Have books about cannibalism and human sacrifice cluttering your coffee table.
Just a few thought.
Silhouette wrote:
Hilarious! Wish that would work in my case. I hate chatting on the phone and worse than that, IM.
@ Truck Monkey:
Not mixed–there’s a sniper theme there.
He can’t hit nuthin’ from there.
Idiot. He’s hit everything he’s aimed at. –Silverdao.
@ calcajun:
* taking notes….where’s that damn pen?!! *
Sometimes, an extremist really is an extremist
Excerpt:
Silhouette wrote:
Like matter and anti-matter; the universe might end. More likely, they’re asphyxiate each other by the combined efforts of sucking the air out of the room.
@ calcajun:
I figured there was a method to your madness. I love it.
@ Kirly:
Good question.
I just flipped through it.
Aside from numerous spelling and grammar errors, the main thing I noticed was that he completely skipped over the sexual aspect of the Islamic version of Paradise.
Interesting.
WrathofG-d wrote:
I think I would rather make put with Sharmuta (yeech!).
Wonder if there’s a constantly need to talk just to talk anonymous?
@ teacake:
Ditto! I absolutely hate talking on the phone. Other than my Aunt (who is like a mom to me). I don’t! I hate gossip and that is what most of my “girlfriends” seem to want to do!
BTW – good evening all! Have about 40 min. Dinner is already going!
@ Speranza:
Actually they should read “I think I would rather make out with Sharmuta”.
Hey Lizzie
Lizzie_in_Texas wrote:
The last thing I want to do when I get home from the Boiler Room is jump on the Blower and rap some more. I barely have it in me to talk to my better half.
Per Drudge, two of Brazil’s largest cities have been hit by blackouts. Either some glitch at a dam and/or their grid got hacked. Interesting potentials for warfare in this century.
I know this one gal who talks 24-7. She has ocd and every other alphabet syndrome. Luckily she flips out for no reason and cuts me off for years, then months. The last time she flipped, I cut her off and thank god she will never contact me again. Sweet gal, but super psycho.
Well, given the importance of tomorrow;
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
John McCrae, May 1915.
@ Truck Monkey:
I feel the same way about computers and e-mail. I sit in front of a computer all day. I really enjoy this site, but it is difficult for me to participate. I would rather just lurk. I learn so much and have little to offer – lol.
Most of who I deal with at work have limited English speaking skills (e-mail is much better), so that along with time differences I use e-mail almost primarily.
I’m just now thinking I might suggest to my relative to try group therapy. That could do a lot of good on many levels.
@ Lizzie_in_Texas:
e-mail = written
It seems different somehow to get things off your chest at a blog where a lot of people have similar views but so many different takes on things and like Lizzie said, learn things too. Banter is different than idle chatter. come and go when you feel like it.
Let us not forget about National security in our next elections…
http://jumpinginpools.blogspot.com/2009/11/let-us-not-forget-about-national.html
@ teacake:
That is my hubby & his family. To the letter! LOL. He can talk to his cousins for hours and when he hangs up I ask for the info he originally called for (the case I am recalling was funeral arrangements), he still has no clue. We defiantly don’t have the normal make up of marriage. He is currently on his cell phone!
calcajun wrote:
Wow, that’s powerful. And beautiful.
I’m always amazed how many people are on the phone day and night. I wish I had that much to talk about all the time, but I just don’t. Who is everyone talking with and what are they talking about?
First time I saw someone in a store with an earphone phone… I didn’t know about those things and thought the guy walking down the isle was one of those people talking to himself. Same with the first time I saw someone at a store on a cell phone.
And here’s some more news which might cause you to ramp up your Scotch consumption:
Is China’s Economy Heading for a Meltdown?
@ calcajun:
Not much info on the link from Drudge. Wonder if it is just rolling blackouts or if this is an issue that will last a while.
calcajun wrote:
Guess that’s the end of Walmart?
@ Lizzie_in_Texas:
We’ll see. Maybe they should drill more, eh?
@ Lizzie_in_Texas:
I think they said hackers. And due to my bad memory, didn’t the same thing happen in Brazil a while ago? Sabotage probably. Testing?
I just got a “real” cell phone (with internet) about 3 months ago. We had a “family” one a long while ago and hubby had one that was a no contract pay/minute. I had/still do my company issued B!tchberry (I hate it). My Aunt and Hubby are my only “favs” and I have yet to use any minutes that are not covered. Hubby has the 700 min (family plan) all to himself and this month has already used over half of those! lol. Now, the internet side of it – I am greatful that it is unlimited. I surf all over with it – it is difficult to post (not impossible), but work has really tightened security and have blocked a lot of sites. My new G1 will get me anywhere I need/want to go!
@ teacake:
Nope. There’s going to be a glut of Chinese goods on the market for years. Won’t be able to give the stuff away. I like the idea that there are multi-storey parking lots in China filled with cars the government bought in order to gas the economy. And we thought BHO buying GM was bad?
calcajun wrote:
What — no more cheap Chinese tchotchkes at Walmart?
@ Kirly:
Best thing to do to preserve any web page is File >> save page as. That presentation is in flash, so I don’t know how to capture that into a more conventional format without some expensive software, but the above procedure should capture everything on your hard disk to protect against the memory hole.
BTW, Mr. Muhammad has about 10 more minutes to go. Why am I reminded of a Johnny Cash song?
25 Minutes to Go.
@ calcajun:
Drill as in Oil? If so, they are! I am not sure how much I can say, but my company is big world wide and I am privy to a lot of info due to working in the IT dept. If you meant “drill” as in info gathering I agree! I am just wondering if I should e-mail my boss so he can send out an e-mail to notify all the other offices. If it is going to be over before it is really an issue I don’t want to.
@ calcajun:
Never bought anything made in China that lasted more than a week. All garbage. I really don’t understand how global economy works. I’m surprised its been as organized as it has been up until now.
Lizzie… I buy minutes each month and don’t even use 100 of them. When I was dating this guy I should have been thrilled that he started calling each night. I just never had much to chat about and asked him why not just come over instead of calling. (He lived across the street) Well, he never called to chat ever again. Just 4 in the am calls to come over… which I hung up on him for that. Just no winning with that guy.
@ calcajun:
Omigod! Don’t give BHO (or his advisors) any ideas! He’s already been crammed with enough bad notions to destroy three countries simultaneously.
calcajun wrote:
I was just about to do a search for that song. LOL!
calcajun wrote:
Creepy. But, no one forced him to murder people.
@ teacake:
Bad news there! lol. Booty call – I think not. I swear if this one (marriage) doesn’t last (13 years, but rocky), I will NEVER do it again. They make toys to compensate that are much less expensive than the upkeep of this one!
I think I like the idea of all nations stop all interactions of all kinds for a year time out and see if that makes things less complicated or how much it benefits everyone to play nice. Just an ignorant idea. lol
@ teacake:
The devil made him do it.
Or Allah.
Whatever.
Calling at 7 or 8 pm is one thing. 1am or 4 am. No way. That guy would then have the nerve to have his ex come by the next day.
I knew she was still seeing him but he never told her about me. She was an ex for a long time too.
@ lobo91:
The thing lobo that annoys me with the anti-death penalty people is that they act as if murdering people is just another lifestyle choice.
Gotta go. see ya.
@ Gypsy:
We’re going to be swimming in them.
@ teacake:
Oh, I have an “ex” (not mine, but his). Stepson turned 18 and child support ended. Have not heard from her since! Thank G-d! I still carry stepson on my health insurance (he is covered as long as he is a full time student) and cover his car insurance. She dropped him when she found out that he drove up to see us (we live about 1 1/2 hours north of him) last Christmas and discussed his moving out to his own place. She was not happy about loosing control of him. Poor child has actually bloomed since then. I will continue to do what I can finacially, but it is getting difficult.
@ snork:
see mine @ 106.
lobo91 wrote:
Same difference.
@ tqcincinnatus:
Pretty much.
snork wrote:
Congress will probably pass a bill at the request of the Chicoms mandating that we buy $15,000 worth of Chinese junk a year or face up to 5 years in the slammer.
This is my theory.
@ calcajun:
The dollar stores are going to be wery busy.
Buh bye you muzzie scumbag. Pack a lite shirt.
JeremyR wrote:
I feel sorry for the 72(?) virgins. That is, assuming they don’t have horns, cloven hooves and barbed tails.
Hope John Mohammed is enjoying his 72 raisins.
God be with his victims’ families tonight. All the press around this scumbag must be bringing up a fresh round of pain for them.
This case went thru the system really fast. It took only 7 years to get this jihadi room temp.
Let’s hope it goes thru with out any problems and that the Ft. Hood islamist is processed even faster.
@ lobo91:
same thing.
@ calcajun:
Thanks for posting that poem.
Beautiful.
Actually that Hasan creep had one good idea: discharge all Mohammedans from the U.S. Military as conscientious objectors. Might save us from a few hairy situations down the line.
Gypsy wrote:
Ah, me and my affinity for movie dialogue:
1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder: I want to serve this to the men. Taste it and let me know what you think.
[Yossarian takes a bite and gags]
Yossarian: What is it?
1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder: Chocolate covered cotton.
Yossarian: What are you, crazy?
1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder: No good, huh?
Yossarian: For Christ’s sake, you didn’t even take the seeds out.
1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder: Is it really that bad?
Yossarian: It’s cotton!
1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder: They’ve got to learn to like it.
Yossarian: Why?
1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder: I saw an opportunity to corner the market in cotton. I didn’t know there’ d be a glut. I’ve got warehouses full of it all over Europe. People eat cotton candy. This is better, it’s made out of real cotton.
Yossarian: People can’t eat cotton!
1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder: They’ve got to, for the Syndicate.
Yossarian: It will make them sick. Try it yourself if you don’t believe me.
1st Lt. Milo Minderbinder: I did, and it made me sick.
@ livefreeor die:
Very true. I am not against the death penalty, but this has got to be very difficult for the families of the victims and those he injured. I don’t know that I could witness an execution even if I was directly involved with the case. Just not wired that way. I will/have hunted, but not so much in recent years. Fishing – no problem. I had a bad hunting experience a long time ago and just don’t get any pleasure out of it. It was a clean kill, but the doe still had her yearling with it and the yearling wouldn’t leave “mom” – stuck. Can’t do it. Dove, same thing, once I learned that they mate for life – nope. Hubby still hunts and I eat what he brings home and love it! My mind can separate it, but I can’t while doing the deed!
80 CloudyDay wrote:
The Unabomber was a huge fan of Al Gore, a fact that the MSM and the investigating agents on the scene tried their best to cover up.
Is this the Live thread? The Fiancee and I are setting a date. It isn’t solid, but looks like next Febuary I’m going to be getting married!
WooHoo!
Evening everybody.
calcajun wrote:
Perfect! Too bad Heller isn’t around to write about what’s going on now. Catch-22 — one of my all time favorite novels.
@ Iron Fist:
Mazel tov!
I’m out. Dinner is done and I want to relax and watch some TV (although there is nothing on) for a bit. Catch you all later!
Oh, and if anyone cares to pray for me on Thursday, I have extensive dental work being done. 5+ hours. I will be sedated (yea), but still have high anxiety and panic about it.
chickadee wrote:
I have a problem with execution by lethal injection, they use the wrong chemicals. I think they should use Pb, Cu, and Fe. But thats just me.
@139 Iron Fist:
I just took a shot of Smirnoff for your health and happiness and long life together.
Lizzie_in_Texas wrote:
At least they’re sedating you. Hope you’re really under — 5 hours in the dentists chair is a bit much if you’re conscious. Hell, 1 hour is a bit much if you’re conscious.
Lizzie in Texas,
Will send prayers your way on Thursday. Hope you have a speedy recovery!
@ Iron Fist:
hey fist, congrats,
as a 24 year married guy I have a question for you
do you know why a woman smiles at her wedding?
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because she knows she never has to give a bj again
@ Iron Fist:
Congratulations, IF !!!!
@ Gypsy:
“Help him! Help him!”
“Help who?”
“Help the American Taxpayer!”
“I am the American Taxpayer!”
“Well then, HELP HIM!”
/but htere’s a catch…………”Catch “0″…….
Lizzie_in_Texas wrote:
Just do NOT put “Marathon Man” into the DVD player tonight.
Iron Fist wrote:
Congratulations! Great news!
On my wedding night, I gave my wife something long and hard.
My last name.
RoboMonkey wrote:
Anyone else have any good news? I could use another shot…
//
The executed John Mohammed at 9:11.
I
questionam greatly amused at the timing.Iron Fist wrote:
Congrats, Iron Fist. That is wonderful.
Congratulations Iron Fist and Good luck Lizzie.
RoboMonkey wrote:
How appropriate.
Goodnight everybody.
Good news??? Robo wants good news?My youngest son won a big deal (to them) physics contest at school. First freshman to win one of these contests ever. Destroyed–nay, pulverized!— the competition.
Of course, this will do nothing to make him popular; rather, it will undoubtedly solidify his reputation as a geeky nerd. This will add to his misery and possibly destroy any hope of happiness for the rest of his life. But we won’t mention that.Lizzie_in_Texas wrote:
Try not to worry. Modern dentistry is incredible today. No pain. Great results. The only thing that might hurt a little is the price.
MSM roundup on Hasan.
@159 wolfie:
*smirnoff*
wolfie wrote:
LOL, that’s funny. Congrats on having such a smart young son.
Back later. Gotta run.
snork wrote:
Is that a spoof? The photoshop wig has me confused.
@ wolfie:
This is what he can look forward to:
Never mind. lol just saw iowahawk
@ teacake:
That’s Iowahawk!
@ snork:
Iowahawk does it again! Hilarious!
wolfie wrote:
Hey Wolfie,
My oldest son is like that too. I told him that in the long run, he’ll come out ahead of the jerks who bug him for being smart. And geeky nerds attract smart girls who want to be treated well.
@ Iron Fist:
Congratulations IF!!!
These two clips suggest the investigation of ACORN announced by California Attorney General Jerry Brown already has a pre-determined outcome.
@ snork:
Mastermind of Washington area sniper attacks executed
“Death was pronounced at 9:11 pm…….”
Mastermind, sniper, he was neither smart nor was he a “sniper.”
“Mastermind” suggests he was extremely intelligent yet pulled this f***ing stupid cowardly act and “sniper” suggests he was highly trained at distances beyond what most normal people can do.
He was just a f***ing pussy with a rifle, nothing more.
@ livefreeor die:
You said it!
High school is not forever.
ha! acorn is back in the news again
http://biggovernment.com/2009/11/10/exclusive-audio-from-acorn-claims-jerry-brown-will-whitewash-investigation/
On October 15th, local ACORN spokesman David Lagstein was the special guest of the East County Democrat Club in El Cajon, CA. Lagstein is ACORN’s chief organizer in the San Diego area. The meeting was held at Coco’s Restaurant, a very public venue. Because of ACORN’s close ties to the Democrat party, Mr. Lagstein clearly felt he was among friends. These two clips suggest the investigation of ACORN announced by California Attorney General Jerry Brown already has a pre-determined outcome
da fix
iswas in@ rain of lead:
Well, I am SHOCKED!
@ rain of lead:
That should trigger some ethics investigations into Brown & the entire AG office.
mfhorn wrote:
SHOULD. Let’s hope it will.
wolfie wrote:
@ snork:
#166 – that was great! Love Pat Cashman and the Almost Live group!
@ wolfie:
Unless a group like Judicial Watch gets involved, I’m not going to hold my breath.
things that make you go “what the fuck is wrong with this guy?”
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/11/interview-with-the-president-jail-time-for-those-without-health-care-insurance.html
Interview with the President: Jail Time for Those without Health Care Insurance?
President Obama said that penalties are appropriate for people who try to “free ride” the health care system but stopped short of endorsing the threat of jail time for those who refuse to pay a fine for not having insurance.
Also found this at BigGovernment – UPS trying to crush and kill FedEx – always wondered why fedEx seemed more reliable than UPS
http://biggovernment.com/2009/11/10/using-unions-as-weapons-ups-v-fedex/#more-28430
gee, later on he says this
The President said that he didn’t think the question over the appropriateness of possible jail time is the “biggest question” the House and Senate are facing right now
that is not stopping short, that is just weasel-wording
@ teacake:
We might all do well to remember that when we are sending or ordering packages this Christmas and use FedEx whenever we can.
rain of lead wrote:
Why, of course not! Why should they think it’s a big question? The House and Senate won’t be facing jail time, or lousy insurance, or any of the pleasures they have reserved for us peasants.
I’ve always liked FedEx better. They are more reliable, dependable, cheaper. Now I see why. They aren’t unionized. Fuck that UPS. Never did like them. They have always acted as if they are doing you a favor. Crushed boxes. Leave notes without knocking on the door, don’t show up.
@ savages_girl:
John Keister cracks me up.
And that third guy is Bill Nye the Science Guy, the spokesman for the Union of Concerned Scientists. Seriously. He got into a climate debate with Richard Linzden once and came out looking like such an idiot, he’d have been better off saying that he wanted to see a real bra.
@ rain of lead:
Not that bright when the tellyprompter ain’t on, is he?
Also, checked out Tammy Bruce’s site – think the link is at BGov – she had a very interesting take on Cao.
savages_girl -- this one’s for you:
And one more:
RoboMonkey wrote:
A message to the jihadies perhaps?? They do seem to love symbolic date/time messages…
@ teacake:
#184 – interesting. I didn’t know that about UPS and FedEx. Learn something new every day here on The Blogmocracy… that is really interesting though. Makes me think to use Fed Ex.
@ snork:
#192 – I LOVE the Blues Brothers! Snork, how’d you know?
@ savages_girl:
That was great! LOL!
I didn’t realize UPS was run by the truckers union thugs and FedEx wasn’t at all. Interesting! I’ve always used FedEx because the service was better and cheaper. Mystery revealed. I hope this gets out. Not a good time to go around destroying companies and jobs. Bastards.
@ snork:
#193 – OMG! Where do you find these?! Hysterical!
Well, folks, going to bid you all a good night. Off to watch a little tv before kicking off to bed.
Anyhow, one last post for the night. LOL I have this one lefty friend who really, only contact we’ve had for a long time is being on FB. He is out of the park left extreme. HIs posts make me pull my hair out! LOL
Anyhow, I just now decided enough was enough. He’s ranting about us stupid Americans and how racist we are and does anyone recall when some rednecks killed the Sikh. I clicked the hide button. Not sure I should delete him from the account though, that would be a bit hostile since he and I haven’t shared a conversation since obama showed up out of nowhere.
Nite. me too
@ teacake:
UPS started as a trucking company and FedEx started as a company that shipped primarily by air. So the unions at FedEx are the same as you find at airlines.
song_and_dance_man wrote:
And they all look like Helen Thomas….
@ teacake:
remove the whackjob. doesn’t sound like much of a loss to me.
Iron Fist wrote:
Big hugs from the Flyboy and ME!!! And give one to your darling girl!
check this out. an alleged eye witness account from Fort Hood.
way to go nancy,harry obama, keep leading your party right to the cliff
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/generic_congressional_ballot
Republican candidates have stretched their lead over Democrats to six points in the Generic Congressional Ballot.
OK… So Chapter Two of “The Daedalus Effect (Ascension of an Empire)” is now up. I don’t know how to do multiple pages so ya have to scroll down to where it says Chapter Two, but anyway there is it…
@ rain of lead:
and the Chinese generals didn’t care too much about the casualties they took when they used human wave tactics, either. They knew they were going to lose men– but they knew they were going to take the hill, too. The Dems are thinking the same way here.
@ snork:
Nice ! I always wondered how/where they carried enough fuel to…well, this puts it all in ‘perspective’.
Apropos to this thread…
Scratch 212. Wrong thread.
@ calcajun:
I think they figure the casualties will come back as czars. That only works to a certain point.
Hmm… apparently mafia has strong grip on Chicago area bureaucracy and unions. I just read article about Finnish paper mill company’s experiences, and it paints quite dark picture about Chicago area. Maine region gets much better rating, but Chicago is not on level expected of Western civilizations. Good thing that they did not get olympics.
@ chickadee:
Congrats Fist ! Nice to hear some good ol’ fashion, cheery news and it sounds like she puts a big ol’ smile on your face !
Gonna have to think of something other than ‘Mrs. Fist’ though – that is unless she like it !
@ snork:
Iowahawk is a national treasure, also banned from The Village.
For what it’s worth.
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ALL YOUR COMMENT COUNTER BELONG TO US
teacake wrote:
I had one like that. Eventually she shot herself to death. Now I wish that I could talk to her.
@ Carolina Girl:
Congratulations indeed! Hey I predict a more harmonious union then the coming one of iceweasel and Jimmah.
@ teacake:
Delete him – a liberal friend is one thing – a far out lefty whacko is a totally other ballgame.
@ buzzsawmonkey:
Will this do? http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/pictures.htm