Saturday, March 06, 2004
Can I Pull It Off?
My wife called me earlier this evening from the North Texas Irish Festival, where she has gone for the weekend to see her sisters and friends, and asked if I wanted a gift.
I'm not sure what my work's dress code says about this but it's more likely I'd wear it around the house late at night.
Very late at night.
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My wife called me earlier this evening from the North Texas Irish Festival, where she has gone for the weekend to see her sisters and friends, and asked if I wanted a gift.
I'm not sure what my work's dress code says about this but it's more likely I'd wear it around the house late at night.
Very late at night.
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The media will take care of itself
Below are "10 Rules to Rule By" courtesy of David Swanson.
10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's oil or public services unless your neighbor is a Muslim or your campaign funding is on the line.
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness unless it helps you start a war.
8. Thou shalt not steal unless you let the European corporations have a little too.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery!!!
6. Thou shalt not kill but it's OK to force poor people to kill and be killed if it helps the corporations and if you don't let anyone see the bodies.
5. Honour thy father and thy mother – besides they don't NEED Social Security.
4. Never work on a Sunday. This rule is not to be construed as in any way stipulating a requirement to work on any particular day or days that is not or are not Sundays.
3. Don't talk back to Karl.
2. Don't get too attached to stuff, cause you can always buy another one.
And the number one Rule to Rule By:
1. Don't listen to nobody else when Karl ain't around.
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Below are "10 Rules to Rule By" courtesy of David Swanson.
10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's oil or public services unless your neighbor is a Muslim or your campaign funding is on the line.
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness unless it helps you start a war.
8. Thou shalt not steal unless you let the European corporations have a little too.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery!!!
6. Thou shalt not kill but it's OK to force poor people to kill and be killed if it helps the corporations and if you don't let anyone see the bodies.
5. Honour thy father and thy mother – besides they don't NEED Social Security.
4. Never work on a Sunday. This rule is not to be construed as in any way stipulating a requirement to work on any particular day or days that is not or are not Sundays.
3. Don't talk back to Karl.
2. Don't get too attached to stuff, cause you can always buy another one.
And the number one Rule to Rule By:
1. Don't listen to nobody else when Karl ain't around.
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WOODSHED!
Portsmouth ran into the buzzsaw that is Arsenal on Satuday as the Gunners scored three first half goals, and coasted to a 5-1 victory to enter the draw for the FA Cup semi-finals. It also keeps alive their bid for the treble.
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Portsmouth ran into the buzzsaw that is Arsenal on Satuday as the Gunners scored three first half goals, and coasted to a 5-1 victory to enter the draw for the FA Cup semi-finals. It also keeps alive their bid for the treble.
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I don't want him
Terrell Owens calls himself, "unemployed" at the moment after he was traded by the 49ers to the Baltimore Ravens. It turns out TO wants to play for the Eagles and will refuse to play for the Ravens.
This guy is a joke. Send him to Dallas...
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Terrell Owens calls himself, "unemployed" at the moment after he was traded by the 49ers to the Baltimore Ravens. It turns out TO wants to play for the Eagles and will refuse to play for the Ravens.
This guy is a joke. Send him to Dallas...
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Friday, March 05, 2004
Is Ari Fleisher really better than Scott?
Bad Attitudes has a nice quote from LBJ at the end of this post about Scott McClellan's amazing ability not to answer any reporter's question regarding the 9/11 imagery in the Preznit's campaign ad.
McClellan isn't the only one in the administration who's shoveling it. See the brand new 'tricky dick.'
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Bad Attitudes has a nice quote from LBJ at the end of this post about Scott McClellan's amazing ability not to answer any reporter's question regarding the 9/11 imagery in the Preznit's campaign ad.
McClellan isn't the only one in the administration who's shoveling it. See the brand new 'tricky dick.'
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Martha Stewart Elated...
...to find she's nominated for six daytime Emmy awards. The jury is still deliberating her criminal case regarding her dumping of ImClone stock. If convicted on all counts, Stewart faces a maximum five-year prison term for each of the four charges against her.
Doesn't a Chocolate Mousse with a shiv sound delicious?
UPDATE: Stewart guilty on all four counts.
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...to find she's nominated for six daytime Emmy awards. The jury is still deliberating her criminal case regarding her dumping of ImClone stock. If convicted on all counts, Stewart faces a maximum five-year prison term for each of the four charges against her.
Doesn't a Chocolate Mousse with a shiv sound delicious?
UPDATE: Stewart guilty on all four counts.
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Kucinich Steps to the Plate
Berry's World raises an interesting point with a comparison of the Bush Campaign's ad showing a fleeting 9/11 image and a Dennis Kucinich ad currently running:
"The ad flashes a series of names of soldiers who have been killed in the Iraq war, and says that, basically, we invaded for Haliburton, Bechtel, and numerous other companies who found themselves in the awkward position of reaping millions and millions and millions of dollars from the war after being very, very, very financially friendly to the sitting President and Vice President."
Berry's post has several vulgar responses from right leaning websites to Kunicich's ad.
But if you think about it, that is the ONLY time we've seen body bags come back from Iraq. Bush/Rove blacked out the media coverage of our killed soldiers coming back to Dover AFB. Why is that? Politically inconvenient? Send the wrong message?
Why can't the President go to JUST ONE funeral of a fallen Iraqi soldier?
You could accuse Kucinich of poor taste, but that's all. You could also argue with documentation that Kucunich is 100% correct.
Woodward said it during the evening of Super Tuesday on CNN. Our President has done more to unite democrats than anyone in the last 40 years (I'll give some credit to Dean too.)
It seems that when the Dems play the same game as the GOP, the right cries foul. Guess what?
There's plenty more where that comes from.
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Berry's World raises an interesting point with a comparison of the Bush Campaign's ad showing a fleeting 9/11 image and a Dennis Kucinich ad currently running:
"The ad flashes a series of names of soldiers who have been killed in the Iraq war, and says that, basically, we invaded for Haliburton, Bechtel, and numerous other companies who found themselves in the awkward position of reaping millions and millions and millions of dollars from the war after being very, very, very financially friendly to the sitting President and Vice President."
Berry's post has several vulgar responses from right leaning websites to Kunicich's ad.
But if you think about it, that is the ONLY time we've seen body bags come back from Iraq. Bush/Rove blacked out the media coverage of our killed soldiers coming back to Dover AFB. Why is that? Politically inconvenient? Send the wrong message?
Why can't the President go to JUST ONE funeral of a fallen Iraqi soldier?
You could accuse Kucinich of poor taste, but that's all. You could also argue with documentation that Kucunich is 100% correct.
Woodward said it during the evening of Super Tuesday on CNN. Our President has done more to unite democrats than anyone in the last 40 years (I'll give some credit to Dean too.)
It seems that when the Dems play the same game as the GOP, the right cries foul. Guess what?
There's plenty more where that comes from.
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Stanford Lucks Out
St. Joseph's was thisclose to finishing the regular season #1. Stanford remained unbeaten last night by scoring eight points in the last twenty seconds to beat Washington St, who is in 8th place in the Pac-10.
Where I come from that's called a "pudding boiler."
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St. Joseph's was thisclose to finishing the regular season #1. Stanford remained unbeaten last night by scoring eight points in the last twenty seconds to beat Washington St, who is in 8th place in the Pac-10.
Where I come from that's called a "pudding boiler."
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Thursday, March 04, 2004
Howard Stern vs. Clear Channel
In light of Howard Stern's recent battles with Clear Channel here is a database showing the link between the radio giant, the Republican Party and the Bush Administration. Included is a very cool chart showing all the ways the money flows. When you look at this it seems Stern may have a point.
Thanks to Take Back the Media.
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In light of Howard Stern's recent battles with Clear Channel here is a database showing the link between the radio giant, the Republican Party and the Bush Administration. Included is a very cool chart showing all the ways the money flows. When you look at this it seems Stern may have a point.
Thanks to Take Back the Media.
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From the 'And so it Begins' Department
So now a vote for Kerry is a vote for Hitler. I'm sure this isn't the last we've seen of this. OK Congressman fires the first salvo after Kerry gets the nomination.
I thought Andrew Card said he looked French? Make up your minds!
Thanks to Atrios for pointing us in this direction.
UPDATE: Josh at Talking Points Memo has a press release from Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole. He says he was, "mischaracterized" by the Yukon Journal. You decide.
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So now a vote for Kerry is a vote for Hitler. I'm sure this isn't the last we've seen of this. OK Congressman fires the first salvo after Kerry gets the nomination.
I thought Andrew Card said he looked French? Make up your minds!
Thanks to Atrios for pointing us in this direction.
UPDATE: Josh at Talking Points Memo has a press release from Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole. He says he was, "mischaracterized" by the Yukon Journal. You decide.
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Arsenal - The Time is Now
The Arsenal Football Club is making history. Through 27 games they have yet to lose a Premiership game and as of March 4th they(we) are nine points clear at the top of the table over ManUre & Chel$ea. There are 11 fixtures remaining, including difficult trips to Blackburn (with American World Cup hero Brad Friedel keeping goal) and White Hart Lane to play Tottenham (always a fight, even if they are within spitting distance of the relegation zone.) Our toughest remaining home game is against ManUre on 27-March. In addition to the Premiership, Arsenal will play Portsmouth on Saturday for a berth in the Football Association Cup semi-finals and next week we'll play Celta Vigo in the home leg of the Champions League leading 3-2 in aggregate.
It's been a couple of years since Arsenal has been alive in all three of these competitions so late in the season, with more than a punchers chance to go through. But with the team in top form and the scoring coming from people other than Arsenal Hero Thierry Henry (Edu, Robert Pires and even Patrick Viera) the Gunners are facing the very real possibility of owning the 'Treble' at season's end. This was last achieved by ManUre in 1999 (only after Arsenal's Bergkamp missed a penalty in the FA Cup semifinal and Ryan Giggs scoring the goal of the decade to decide it. Bitter? You betcha.)
The English newspapers have been relatively mum about this trophy case busting possibility. But they're always first to trot out the disciplinary record and the fact that the majority of our players and our manager are not from the UK! If we are to be beaten, it would have to be by a team who can do many things well and sustain those things for a full 90 minutes. Manager Arsene Wenger has done a masterful job of having the lads focus on the next game (perhaps we can call it the Martelli Method of Motivation.)
As the season progresses and Arsenal remain alive in these competitions the pressure will grow exponentially with each winning result. My hope is for two trophies, but three would be truly magical, particularly if we finish unbeaten in the Premiership.
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The Arsenal Football Club is making history. Through 27 games they have yet to lose a Premiership game and as of March 4th they(we) are nine points clear at the top of the table over ManUre & Chel$ea. There are 11 fixtures remaining, including difficult trips to Blackburn (with American World Cup hero Brad Friedel keeping goal) and White Hart Lane to play Tottenham (always a fight, even if they are within spitting distance of the relegation zone.) Our toughest remaining home game is against ManUre on 27-March. In addition to the Premiership, Arsenal will play Portsmouth on Saturday for a berth in the Football Association Cup semi-finals and next week we'll play Celta Vigo in the home leg of the Champions League leading 3-2 in aggregate.
It's been a couple of years since Arsenal has been alive in all three of these competitions so late in the season, with more than a punchers chance to go through. But with the team in top form and the scoring coming from people other than Arsenal Hero Thierry Henry (Edu, Robert Pires and even Patrick Viera) the Gunners are facing the very real possibility of owning the 'Treble' at season's end. This was last achieved by ManUre in 1999 (only after Arsenal's Bergkamp missed a penalty in the FA Cup semifinal and Ryan Giggs scoring the goal of the decade to decide it. Bitter? You betcha.)
The English newspapers have been relatively mum about this trophy case busting possibility. But they're always first to trot out the disciplinary record and the fact that the majority of our players and our manager are not from the UK! If we are to be beaten, it would have to be by a team who can do many things well and sustain those things for a full 90 minutes. Manager Arsene Wenger has done a masterful job of having the lads focus on the next game (perhaps we can call it the Martelli Method of Motivation.)
As the season progresses and Arsenal remain alive in these competitions the pressure will grow exponentially with each winning result. My hope is for two trophies, but three would be truly magical, particularly if we finish unbeaten in the Premiership.
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Don't Change Horses Mid-Apocalypse
"Steady Leadership in Times of Change" is the slogan (brand?) for the GWB re-election campaign. There are some interesting anagrams that can come from this. My favorite is:
Oafishly indecent pig's ear meathead
Look for one of the four preznit ads on a cable system near you. They didn't buy Network TV this time around. Of course they still have $160 million to spend...
(Unfortunately I didn't come up with that headline. I saw it somewhere in the blogosphere but can't find it now, if you know it's origin please post a comment so I can give credit. Thanks.)
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"Steady Leadership in Times of Change" is the slogan (brand?) for the GWB re-election campaign. There are some interesting anagrams that can come from this. My favorite is:
Oafishly indecent pig's ear meathead
Look for one of the four preznit ads on a cable system near you. They didn't buy Network TV this time around. Of course they still have $160 million to spend...
(Unfortunately I didn't come up with that headline. I saw it somewhere in the blogosphere but can't find it now, if you know it's origin please post a comment so I can give credit. Thanks.)
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Wednesday, March 03, 2004
MY NON-SMOKING ODYESSY
I'm feeling fantastic after a smoke-free nine days. I'm starting to get some senses back. Smell & taste, mainly. I used to smoke constantly during my daily two hour commute Now that I'm not smoking I find that I still think about it, but only in the sense that every day that goes by without a smoke is a day of empowerment. Those things had a hold on me. No, that's not strong enough, cigarettes owned me. And I know that I'm far from being out of the woods, but I need to enjoy the little victories along the way.
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I'm feeling fantastic after a smoke-free nine days. I'm starting to get some senses back. Smell & taste, mainly. I used to smoke constantly during my daily two hour commute Now that I'm not smoking I find that I still think about it, but only in the sense that every day that goes by without a smoke is a day of empowerment. Those things had a hold on me. No, that's not strong enough, cigarettes owned me. And I know that I'm far from being out of the woods, but I need to enjoy the little victories along the way.
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'Uncle Horn Head' Origination?
I've had some emails asking about this, so I'm going to repost and perma-link. Before I was married I would travel to NJ to visit friends in Berlin for a night or two and sleep on the sofa. When their kids got up at dawn they would flick my ear and generally make themselves disagreeable until I woke up. When I got up to "impart some wisdom" the kids would always laugh because my hair was matted on the sides of my head and sticking straight up on top so the kids got to calling me, "Uncle Horn Head."
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I've had some emails asking about this, so I'm going to repost and perma-link. Before I was married I would travel to NJ to visit friends in Berlin for a night or two and sleep on the sofa. When their kids got up at dawn they would flick my ear and generally make themselves disagreeable until I woke up. When I got up to "impart some wisdom" the kids would always laugh because my hair was matted on the sides of my head and sticking straight up on top so the kids got to calling me, "Uncle Horn Head."
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St. Joes 27-0
What an amazing season. I heard Jay Bilas talking on ESPN last night about how St. Joes stacks up against the other undefeated teams of the past (I think there are 8) and I agree the Hawks are probably 9th at this point. But he failed to mention that players on those teams; Jabbar (nee Alcindor), Walton & the like are LEGENDS of the game and went on to very distinguished pro careers. The passage of time gives them an aura of reverence that may or may not be warranted. Regardless, even though the Hawks were outrebounded in nearly every game this season, I think they can do some damage in the tournament. Even more damage if they lose in the A-10 tourney @ Dayton (who beat them in the final last year.) Here's a little Phiily 'flava' on the game last night.
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What an amazing season. I heard Jay Bilas talking on ESPN last night about how St. Joes stacks up against the other undefeated teams of the past (I think there are 8) and I agree the Hawks are probably 9th at this point. But he failed to mention that players on those teams; Jabbar (nee Alcindor), Walton & the like are LEGENDS of the game and went on to very distinguished pro careers. The passage of time gives them an aura of reverence that may or may not be warranted. Regardless, even though the Hawks were outrebounded in nearly every game this season, I think they can do some damage in the tournament. Even more damage if they lose in the A-10 tourney @ Dayton (who beat them in the final last year.) Here's a little Phiily 'flava' on the game last night.
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Tuesday, March 02, 2004
Kerry: It's On
Edwards drops out. The President calls to congratulate Kerry. Kerry gives a spirited speech, his first as the nominee. He echoed much of what he's already said during the campaign, going on the offensive against the current administration. He covered jobs (or the current lack of, more on that in a second), foreign policy (or our current unilateral policies), the economy (or our current case of Hallibursitis) and uniting the country (you get it.) I thought it was a great speech and the "Bring it On" quote is just the beginning. He will not lay down when the Rove Smear Machine tries to shift into second gear. Kerry will bring up the discrepancies in Bush's military record and some other dirt the Dems couldn't dig up four years ago.
Our Vice President had an interview interview on MSNBC to day where he laid this one on us:
"...If the Democratic policies had been pursued over the last two or three years, the kind of tax increases that both Kerry and Edwards have talked about, we would not have had the kind of job growth that we've had." (Emphasis added)
I'll leave the analysis in the capable hands of Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo:
"First of all Cheney seems to be caught in some sort of weird mental causality loop since what Kerry and Edwards support is a repeal of the 2001 Bush tax cuts (or most of them). So if their policies had been pursued over the last three years that means that the cuts simply never would have happpened at all, not that there would have been big tax increases.
More to the point, did Cheney really intend to say that without the President's policies "we would not have had the kind of job growth (i.e., negative job growth) that we've had."
Will someone ever straighten this guy out?"
I hope on the first Tuesday in November.
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Edwards drops out. The President calls to congratulate Kerry. Kerry gives a spirited speech, his first as the nominee. He echoed much of what he's already said during the campaign, going on the offensive against the current administration. He covered jobs (or the current lack of, more on that in a second), foreign policy (or our current unilateral policies), the economy (or our current case of Hallibursitis) and uniting the country (you get it.) I thought it was a great speech and the "Bring it On" quote is just the beginning. He will not lay down when the Rove Smear Machine tries to shift into second gear. Kerry will bring up the discrepancies in Bush's military record and some other dirt the Dems couldn't dig up four years ago.
Our Vice President had an interview interview on MSNBC to day where he laid this one on us:
"...If the Democratic policies had been pursued over the last two or three years, the kind of tax increases that both Kerry and Edwards have talked about, we would not have had the kind of job growth that we've had." (Emphasis added)
I'll leave the analysis in the capable hands of Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo:
"First of all Cheney seems to be caught in some sort of weird mental causality loop since what Kerry and Edwards support is a repeal of the 2001 Bush tax cuts (or most of them). So if their policies had been pursued over the last three years that means that the cuts simply never would have happpened at all, not that there would have been big tax increases.
More to the point, did Cheney really intend to say that without the President's policies "we would not have had the kind of job growth (i.e., negative job growth) that we've had."
Will someone ever straighten this guy out?"
I hope on the first Tuesday in November.
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My buddy Tim got a call the other day from a, "cute sounding girl" who was affiliated with the Republican Party.
Here is how it transpired to the best of his memory:
Tim: Hello?
RNC lady: Hi! How are you today?
Tim (wishing he had looked at his caller ID): Fine.
RNC lady: I'm just calling to thank you for all of your past support of the Republican Party and to ask you a couple of questions.
Tim (brightening): Sure.
RNC lady: On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the most important, how important is it for a Republican to be in the White House for the next term.
Tim (looking for a fastball, guesses right): One
RNC lady (incredulous): One?!?!?
Tim (rounding bases triumphantly): Yeah, I think John Ashcroft is an idiot.
RNC lady: click
I think Gillespie & Racicot really need to check their phone lists a little more carefully.
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Here is how it transpired to the best of his memory:
Tim: Hello?
RNC lady: Hi! How are you today?
Tim (wishing he had looked at his caller ID): Fine.
RNC lady: I'm just calling to thank you for all of your past support of the Republican Party and to ask you a couple of questions.
Tim (brightening): Sure.
RNC lady: On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the most important, how important is it for a Republican to be in the White House for the next term.
Tim (looking for a fastball, guesses right): One
RNC lady (incredulous): One?!?!?
Tim (rounding bases triumphantly): Yeah, I think John Ashcroft is an idiot.
RNC lady: click
I think Gillespie & Racicot really need to check their phone lists a little more carefully.
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FROM THE 'NO, REALLY?' DEPARTMENT
According to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle BALCO (Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative) supplied steroids to Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi & Gary Sheffield. Raiders LB Bill Romanowski was also named in the report.
I have a feeling this is just the tip of the iceberg. There have been rumors swirling for years, particularly after Sports Illustrated did an in-depth report when former MVP Ken Caminiti came "clean." SI columnist Rick Reilly challenged Sammy Sosa to take a test a couple of years ago after confronting him with before & after pictures from early in his career. Sosa declined to participate since, at the time, there was no mandatory MLB test. The recently installed MLB testing policy is a joke. The players association made sure that the policy was toothless.
If these reports turn out to be true they should put a big fat asterisk next to Bonds' name in the record book.
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According to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle BALCO (Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative) supplied steroids to Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi & Gary Sheffield. Raiders LB Bill Romanowski was also named in the report.
I have a feeling this is just the tip of the iceberg. There have been rumors swirling for years, particularly after Sports Illustrated did an in-depth report when former MVP Ken Caminiti came "clean." SI columnist Rick Reilly challenged Sammy Sosa to take a test a couple of years ago after confronting him with before & after pictures from early in his career. Sosa declined to participate since, at the time, there was no mandatory MLB test. The recently installed MLB testing policy is a joke. The players association made sure that the policy was toothless.
If these reports turn out to be true they should put a big fat asterisk next to Bonds' name in the record book.
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It's come to my attention that there are ads on this site that link to GWB Merchandise. I'm working to upgrade my blog to lose the ads and insert an RSS feed.
I'll re-think my decision when Karl Rove gives me a call to extoll the virtues of selling the "W" bobblehead from my site. If you're really interested in the President I urge you to go here.
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I'll re-think my decision when Karl Rove gives me a call to extoll the virtues of selling the "W" bobblehead from my site. If you're really interested in the President I urge you to go here.
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Monday, March 01, 2004
Scalia Recusal?
The Sierra Club has submitted a formal request for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to recuse himself from the upcoming hearing on whether Vice President Dick Cheney must release documents detailing Cheney's meetings with high level energy company executives. Previously released documents say that ex-Enron CEO Ken Lay was in the meetings and opponents say that Cheney molded energy policy based on these meetings. It is the policy of the Supreme Court that only the presiding justice can recuse himself from a case. Scalia's impartiality has recently come into question after he took a hunting trip with Vice President Cheney.
Color me an "opponent." I'm guessing he won't do the right thing. If he does recuse himself then a 4-4 deadlock is possible, in which case the appeals court decision stands, and the documents will be released.
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The Sierra Club has submitted a formal request for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to recuse himself from the upcoming hearing on whether Vice President Dick Cheney must release documents detailing Cheney's meetings with high level energy company executives. Previously released documents say that ex-Enron CEO Ken Lay was in the meetings and opponents say that Cheney molded energy policy based on these meetings. It is the policy of the Supreme Court that only the presiding justice can recuse himself from a case. Scalia's impartiality has recently come into question after he took a hunting trip with Vice President Cheney.
Color me an "opponent." I'm guessing he won't do the right thing. If he does recuse himself then a 4-4 deadlock is possible, in which case the appeals court decision stands, and the documents will be released.
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Smoke-Free fare of the day...
Smarties
Week-old red Twizzlers (Who eats the black? Hello Ipecac !)
Swedish Fish
Chewy Spree
After 5p, a little Vitamin G might be good...
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Smarties
Week-old red Twizzlers (Who eats the black? Hello Ipecac !)
Swedish Fish
Chewy Spree
After 5p, a little Vitamin G might be good...
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Clinton Portis to be the highest paid RB ever. The NFC East is fixing to be the strongest division in football. The Skins with Gibbs and now Hamstring, I mean, Portis.
I hope the Eagles spend wisely.
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I hope the Eagles spend wisely.
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Day SEVEN and still smoke free. Go me.
I'm loading up on candy & other junk food, but it's worth it.
As they say in Trading Places:
Looking Good Louis!
Feeling Good Billy Ray!
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I'm loading up on candy & other junk food, but it's worth it.
As they say in Trading Places:
Looking Good Louis!
Feeling Good Billy Ray!
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Politicizing Our Greatest National Tragedy
This is an article from The Hill. I've included the full text here for you to cringe over at your leisure. See bolded passage about ground zero below. I doubt we'll see the nets covering this on the national news.
President planning NYC extravaganza
White House goal is unprecedented convention theater
“And now, direct from Ground Zero, heeeeeeere’s the president!”
Well, that’s not exactly how President Bush is likely to be introduced when he gives his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on Sept. 2, but it might be something equally dramatic and theatrical.
According to sources privy to convention planners’ discussions, the 2004 GOP conclave at New York’s Madison Square Garden will be unlike any previous quadrennial gathering of either party. In fact, not all of the main events will be held at the Garden, sources involved in planning the Aug. 31-Sept. 2 convention said.
“The entire format and actual physical setup could be radically different,” one GOP insider commented. “They might not even have a podium, or maybe a rotating podium or even a stage that comes up from underground. It would be like a theater in the round, with off-site events that are part of the convention.”
The source, a veteran official of past GOP conventions, said the 50,000 delegates, dignitaries and guests would watch off-site events on giant TV screens. “Now, we’ll go to the deck of the USS Intrepid as the U.S. Marine Corps Band plays the National Anthem,” he said, pretending that he was playing the part of the convention chairman.
“Or, and this is a real possibility, we could see President Bush giving his acceptance speech at Ground Zero,” he added. “It’s clearly a venue they’re considering.”
Another GOP source said Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other Gotham officials pressed convention planners to come up with creative ideas to counter the negative publicity stemming from a proposal by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) to house delegates on a luxury cruise ship in New York Harbor.
DeLay’s proposal drew fire from many New Yorkers, including key Republicans, who felt it damaged the party’s image and would hurt the city’s hotel and restaurant industry.
A spokesperson for William Harris, the former Alabama GOP chairman who is chief executive of the convention, said yesterday that Harris didn’t want to discuss any details of the convention, including the possibility that some events would be held outside Madison Square Garden.
Harris told The New York Times Tuesday that he would like to hold some events in the city’s neighborhoods, “where his candidate could benefit by seeming to embrace the ethnic diversity that is New York.”
But with President Bush’s nomination assured, and little chance that Vice President Cheney will be replaced as his running mate, Karl Rove and the Republican National Committee are definitely looking for ways to generate some excitement to hold the attention of a worldwide TV audience and get the Bush-Cheney campaign off to a running start.
It's amazing how the President intones 9/11 in everything he says but then stonewalls the Commission during their investigation. He finally agreed to give the Chair & Co-Chair one hour of his time to see what he knew. And in case you're wondering, he won't be under oath. These guys need to go.
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This is an article from The Hill. I've included the full text here for you to cringe over at your leisure. See bolded passage about ground zero below. I doubt we'll see the nets covering this on the national news.
President planning NYC extravaganza
White House goal is unprecedented convention theater
“And now, direct from Ground Zero, heeeeeeere’s the president!”
Well, that’s not exactly how President Bush is likely to be introduced when he gives his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on Sept. 2, but it might be something equally dramatic and theatrical.
According to sources privy to convention planners’ discussions, the 2004 GOP conclave at New York’s Madison Square Garden will be unlike any previous quadrennial gathering of either party. In fact, not all of the main events will be held at the Garden, sources involved in planning the Aug. 31-Sept. 2 convention said.
“The entire format and actual physical setup could be radically different,” one GOP insider commented. “They might not even have a podium, or maybe a rotating podium or even a stage that comes up from underground. It would be like a theater in the round, with off-site events that are part of the convention.”
The source, a veteran official of past GOP conventions, said the 50,000 delegates, dignitaries and guests would watch off-site events on giant TV screens. “Now, we’ll go to the deck of the USS Intrepid as the U.S. Marine Corps Band plays the National Anthem,” he said, pretending that he was playing the part of the convention chairman.
“Or, and this is a real possibility, we could see President Bush giving his acceptance speech at Ground Zero,” he added. “It’s clearly a venue they’re considering.”
Another GOP source said Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other Gotham officials pressed convention planners to come up with creative ideas to counter the negative publicity stemming from a proposal by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) to house delegates on a luxury cruise ship in New York Harbor.
DeLay’s proposal drew fire from many New Yorkers, including key Republicans, who felt it damaged the party’s image and would hurt the city’s hotel and restaurant industry.
A spokesperson for William Harris, the former Alabama GOP chairman who is chief executive of the convention, said yesterday that Harris didn’t want to discuss any details of the convention, including the possibility that some events would be held outside Madison Square Garden.
Harris told The New York Times Tuesday that he would like to hold some events in the city’s neighborhoods, “where his candidate could benefit by seeming to embrace the ethnic diversity that is New York.”
But with President Bush’s nomination assured, and little chance that Vice President Cheney will be replaced as his running mate, Karl Rove and the Republican National Committee are definitely looking for ways to generate some excitement to hold the attention of a worldwide TV audience and get the Bush-Cheney campaign off to a running start.
It's amazing how the President intones 9/11 in everything he says but then stonewalls the Commission during their investigation. He finally agreed to give the Chair & Co-Chair one hour of his time to see what he knew. And in case you're wondering, he won't be under oath. These guys need to go.
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Is this our idea of nation building in Haiti?
"...On Monday, African-American activist Randall Robinson said Aristide had called him on a smuggled cell phone and told him that he did not leave office voluntarily. Robinson said Aristide told him he was "abducted" by U.S. soldiers in "full battle gear" early Sunday and was being held "incommunicado" in the Central African Republic.
The kidnapping accusation also was reported Monday by the office of Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, and Aristide's attorney, Ira Kurzman. Waters' office said she also had spoken with Aristide by phone and Kurzman said the story originated with groundskeepers and housekeepers at Aristide's Haiti home...."
I can't wait to hear Scott McClellan tap dance around this one. Who's next? Musharraf? Chirac?
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"...On Monday, African-American activist Randall Robinson said Aristide had called him on a smuggled cell phone and told him that he did not leave office voluntarily. Robinson said Aristide told him he was "abducted" by U.S. soldiers in "full battle gear" early Sunday and was being held "incommunicado" in the Central African Republic.
The kidnapping accusation also was reported Monday by the office of Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, and Aristide's attorney, Ira Kurzman. Waters' office said she also had spoken with Aristide by phone and Kurzman said the story originated with groundskeepers and housekeepers at Aristide's Haiti home...."
I can't wait to hear Scott McClellan tap dance around this one. Who's next? Musharraf? Chirac?
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FROM THE "MY COLD DEAD HANDS" DEPARTMENT
For those who didn't see the story. The Chairman of Smith & Wesson had to resign last week after it was disclosed he spent time in prison in the 50s & 60s for a bank robbery spree and an attempted prison escape.
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For those who didn't see the story. The Chairman of Smith & Wesson had to resign last week after it was disclosed he spent time in prison in the 50s & 60s for a bank robbery spree and an attempted prison escape.
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Sunday, February 29, 2004
I just came across the pledge at Interesting Times and I think ANYONE who is sick of the Bush Administration should agree to it. I am and I have. We should work to unite the Democratic party, anyone is better than the divider currently occupying the White House.
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