Yeah, I read the post below. The bill clearly states that illegal immigrants aren't covered. NPR had a good piece on this the other day. Excluding the people who think that everything Obama says or writes is untrue, there are a few who have legitimate concerns. Illegal immigrants could still potentially falsify records to receive treatment. Or when they do seek treatment they could either impose costs or be turned away.
I just think that the right-wing has no real solutions to these problems. Close the border. Ha! And the oceans? It isn't to difficult to see the unveiled racism. The new bill may not have tough enforcement provisions or procedures for weeding out illegal immigrants, but what would the right-wing have us do without adding to government bureaucracy (which the also hate)? Maybe just give the doctor a skin tone chart to check if someone is white enough to get treatment? That would exclude many illegals and have the added benefit of excluding legal blacks, hispanics, arabs and indians.
I just love where pro-life ends. After the umbillical cord is cut. Pro-life means that after you are born, others have the right to deny you medical care, sustinance, education, housing, employment, justice, etc. Even if you will die without it. I can't believe this type of hostility to fellow human beings is really a beneficial, adaptive, competitive trait.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Bill "Always Wrong" Kristol really not even trying to not be wrong anymore
The health care system is in swell shape, and besides, isn't doing nothing always better than doing anything anyway?
"There is no health care crisis, and doing no harm is far preferable to doing real damage to a good health care system."
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"There is no health care crisis, and doing no harm is far preferable to doing real damage to a good health care system."
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With apologies to QT, The Case for Zero Tolerance of Modern School Administrators continues (cont'd)
The Arlington Independent School District, which passed on airing President Barack Obama's live classroom address, has announced that some students will be bussed off campus to hear a message from former President George W. Bush on Sept. 21.
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"Arlington school officials said they wouldn’t show [Obama's address] live because they didn’t want to interrupt lessons," and, on a related note, appear to be fullas#i+.
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"Arlington school officials said they wouldn’t show [Obama's address] live because they didn’t want to interrupt lessons," and, on a related note, appear to be fullas#i+.
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It's a sign of the times (cont)
Lawyers, bankers cash in on fantasy football
"That Monday, [Olszewski] came in the office, and he was bummed out," said Anthony Giaccone, president of Intermarket Insurance. "He asked, 'Why can't we buy insurance for fantasy team players?' "
That's the American way - taking someone's lemons and making lemonade that makes someone else lots of money. Anybody think Parcers needs fantasy insurance?
"That Monday, [Olszewski] came in the office, and he was bummed out," said Anthony Giaccone, president of Intermarket Insurance. "He asked, 'Why can't we buy insurance for fantasy team players?' "
That's the American way - taking someone's lemons and making lemonade that makes someone else lots of money. Anybody think Parcers needs fantasy insurance?
Well, somebody was lying
Wilson had, in an emotional expression, proven Obama's point: the summer of town halls had been less a discussion than a circus, a forum where misinformation was vindicated by passion, where disrespect was elevated as a virtue. Now the circus had come inside Congress. (Yay! I love the circus... and an elephant just took a crap in the center ring... and slid through it... Ed.)
The President's seemingly simple statement, that "the reforms I am proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally," is not hard to check. In the Senate Finance Committee working framework for a health plan, which Obama's speech seemed most to mimic, there is the line: "No illegal immigrants will benefit from the health care tax credits." (Hey Joe -- it's on page 4... Ed.) Similarly, the major health care reform bill to pass out of committee in the House, H.R. 3200, contains a Section 246, which is called, "NO FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS." ... He was claiming something — benefits for illegal immigrants — that is expressly prohibited in the major legislative efforts in both houses of Congress.
The President's seemingly simple statement, that "the reforms I am proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally," is not hard to check. In the Senate Finance Committee working framework for a health plan, which Obama's speech seemed most to mimic, there is the line: "No illegal immigrants will benefit from the health care tax credits." (Hey Joe -- it's on page 4... Ed.) Similarly, the major health care reform bill to pass out of committee in the House, H.R. 3200, contains a Section 246, which is called, "NO FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS." ... He was claiming something — benefits for illegal immigrants — that is expressly prohibited in the major legislative efforts in both houses of Congress.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Hey America - Steinberg just called ya yeller
The only thing we have to fear...
I don't know why Europeans are so much better at change than we are ... For whatever reason, France -- no stranger to tradition -- could scrap its 350-year-old franc and embrace the euro while we can't even replace dollar bills with sturdier dollar coins.
Part of it is leadership vacuum -- our politicians continually run for re-election, and who wants to risk alienating the generous zinc industry by scrapping the penny? Americans resist change, not because we love the status quo, but because we're terrified that whatever comes next will be worse. That isn't a laudable national quality, but then we didn't invent timidity either. As Hamlet muses, we'd "rather bear those ills we have, than fly to others that we know not of. Thus conscience does make cowards of us all."
And there is a definite cowardly feel to this moment in American history. Serious problems face us, yet the public howl is for inaction.
I don't know why Europeans are so much better at change than we are ... For whatever reason, France -- no stranger to tradition -- could scrap its 350-year-old franc and embrace the euro while we can't even replace dollar bills with sturdier dollar coins.
Part of it is leadership vacuum -- our politicians continually run for re-election, and who wants to risk alienating the generous zinc industry by scrapping the penny? Americans resist change, not because we love the status quo, but because we're terrified that whatever comes next will be worse. That isn't a laudable national quality, but then we didn't invent timidity either. As Hamlet muses, we'd "rather bear those ills we have, than fly to others that we know not of. Thus conscience does make cowards of us all."
And there is a definite cowardly feel to this moment in American history. Serious problems face us, yet the public howl is for inaction.
LoC Twitter outburst has Cholly talking in circles
"I definitely am not going to get away from him... We're going to work with him. And we're going to get him back to where he can get consistent and go out there and save games... I'm not saying he'll close tomorrow or the next day.... We're talking a real fine line... My gosh, this is quite a tasty squirrel..."
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Obama shills for socialized education
Prepared text of Obama's speech to school students
"I've talked a lot about your government's responsibility for setting high standards, supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schools that aren't working where students aren't getting the opportunities they deserve.
But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, and the best schools in the world and none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities. Unless you show up to those schools; pay attention to those teachers; listen to your parents, grandparents and other adults; and put in the hard work it takes to succeed."
"I've talked a lot about your government's responsibility for setting high standards, supporting teachers and principals, and turning around schools that aren't working where students aren't getting the opportunities they deserve.
But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, and the best schools in the world and none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities. Unless you show up to those schools; pay attention to those teachers; listen to your parents, grandparents and other adults; and put in the hard work it takes to succeed."
Friday, September 4, 2009
what life will be like when we're all up against BHO's death panels
The hospital began urging families to plan while people are healthy. For those who want help writing a directive, a physician will discuss the powers and limits of medicine and explain to family members what it means if they agree to serve as the "health-care agent." ... The directives are power-of-attorney forms that protect physicians and family members against liability, and the hospital makes clear to its doctors that they are expected to follow them. Today, more than 90 percent of people in town have directives when they die, double the national average.
Everyone: unhinged (cont'd)
HOUSTON (shocking!) — President Obama's plan to deliver a speech to public school students on Tuesday has set off a revolt among conservative parents, who have accused the president of trying to indoctrinate their children with socialist ideas and are asking school officials to excuse the children from listening.
The uproar over the speech, in which Mr. Obama intends to urge students to work hard and stay in school, has been particularly acute in Texas, where several major school districts, under pressure from parents, have laid plans to let children opt out of lending the president an ear...
Mark Steyn, a Canadian author and political commentator, speaking on the Rush Limbaugh show on Wednesday, accused Mr. Obama of trying to create a cult of personality, comparing him to Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader.
The Republican Party chairman in Florida, Jim Greer, said he "was appalled that taxpayer dollars are being used to spread President Obama’s socialist ideology.”
And Chris Stigall, a Kansas City talk show host, said, "I wouldn’t let my next-door neighbor talk to my kid alone; I’m sure as hell not letting Barack Obama talk to him alone."
The uproar over the speech, in which Mr. Obama intends to urge students to work hard and stay in school, has been particularly acute in Texas, where several major school districts, under pressure from parents, have laid plans to let children opt out of lending the president an ear...
Mark Steyn, a Canadian author and political commentator, speaking on the Rush Limbaugh show on Wednesday, accused Mr. Obama of trying to create a cult of personality, comparing him to Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader.
The Republican Party chairman in Florida, Jim Greer, said he "was appalled that taxpayer dollars are being used to spread President Obama’s socialist ideology.”
And Chris Stigall, a Kansas City talk show host, said, "I wouldn’t let my next-door neighbor talk to my kid alone; I’m sure as hell not letting Barack Obama talk to him alone."
Thursday, September 3, 2009
What could possibly cheer us up as another dismal baseball season winds down?
How about a nice frosty cupcake?
This Saturday's thrilling Northwestern Wildcats vs. Towson Tigers matchup is the sixth-most-delectable creampuff served up anywhere in the Nation this year, according to Sporting News. Which means the 'Cats better not blow it.
This Saturday's thrilling Northwestern Wildcats vs. Towson Tigers matchup is the sixth-most-delectable creampuff served up anywhere in the Nation this year, according to Sporting News. Which means the 'Cats better not blow it.
an embarrassment for everyone involved
Carlos Torres tossed seven innings of shutout ball against the Cubs for his first major league victory on Thursday.
And so interleague play comes to an end. Some would argue that it's appropriate that it finishes with an AL team that's already given up on the season shutting out an NL team with one of the game's highest payrolls. Torres had allowed seven runs and walked nine in 9 1/3 innings as a major leaguer. Today, he walked none and struck out six.
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And so interleague play comes to an end. Some would argue that it's appropriate that it finishes with an AL team that's already given up on the season shutting out an NL team with one of the game's highest payrolls. Torres had allowed seven runs and walked nine in 9 1/3 innings as a major leaguer. Today, he walked none and struck out six.
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
No, not those Chix
Chicks Being Ground Up Alive Video
(AP) WASHINGTON — An undercover video shot by an animal rights group at an Iowa egg hatchery shows workers discarding unwanted chicks by sending them alive into a grinder, and other chicks falling through a sorting machine to die on the factory floor.
Chicago-based Mercy for Animals said it shot the video at Hy-Line North America's hatchery in Spencer, Iowa, over a two-week period in May and June. The video was obtained Monday by The Associated Press....
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(AP) WASHINGTON — An undercover video shot by an animal rights group at an Iowa egg hatchery shows workers discarding unwanted chicks by sending them alive into a grinder, and other chicks falling through a sorting machine to die on the factory floor.
Chicago-based Mercy for Animals said it shot the video at Hy-Line North America's hatchery in Spencer, Iowa, over a two-week period in May and June. The video was obtained Monday by The Associated Press....
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Just what downstate Illinois needs: anudder pig-at-the-trough Hastert
From Greenwald's It's time to embrace American royalty:
UPDATE V: Elect the father-dependent Ethan Hastert to his dad's former seat in Congress (h/t). I'd be willing to bet that this "self-described economic and social conservative" finds affirmative action to be a deep affront to merit-based achievement.
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UPDATE V: Elect the father-dependent Ethan Hastert to his dad's former seat in Congress (h/t). I'd be willing to bet that this "self-described economic and social conservative" finds affirmative action to be a deep affront to merit-based achievement.
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William 'the Bloody' Kristol: Always Wrong (cont'd)
Guess i forgot that the Washington Post added him as a columnist after the NY Times shitcanned his ass. It's like a "Proven Veteran" in baseball... Also, other than DICK! Cheney, is there a person alive who loves war more than this asshole?
No Will, No Way by William Kristol
George Will is dismayed by American casualties in Afghanistan, unhappy about the length of our effort there, dismissive of the contributions of our NATO allies, contemptuous of the Afghan central government, and struck by the country’s backwardness....
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No Will, No Way by William Kristol
George Will is dismayed by American casualties in Afghanistan, unhappy about the length of our effort there, dismissive of the contributions of our NATO allies, contemptuous of the Afghan central government, and struck by the country’s backwardness....
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Was Blago's book release timed to coincide with Shameless Promotion Month?
Also: Beware the Ides of National Chicken Month:
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Once they've wiped out all the old folks, they're going to start killing Republicans
RNC Warns of Partisan Death Panels
It has been suggested* that the government could use voter registration to determine a person’s political affiliation, prompting fears that GOP voters might be discriminated against for medical treatment in a Democrat-imposed health care rationing system. Does this possibility concern you?
(*Or, if not, then we're suggesting it now..)
It has been suggested* that the government could use voter registration to determine a person’s political affiliation, prompting fears that GOP voters might be discriminated against for medical treatment in a Democrat-imposed health care rationing system. Does this possibility concern you?
(*Or, if not, then we're suggesting it now..)
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Brain-Dead WGN Listeners
The Obama Administration is investigating whether or not the CIA committed crimes while interogating detainees.
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This is worth looking back and taking care of. (223 responses)
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It was a nasty affair but the country is better served by looking forward. (401 responses)
624 total responses
(Results not scientific)
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Whitey Keeping Darky Down (again)
So some 18 year old South African came from nowhere to just crush all the other women at the World Championships in the 800m race, so now she has to prove she's a she. Well actually she started the crushing a few weeks ago and so they started testing but apparently testing to see if you're a man or a woman takes "weeks", and the test couldn't be completed in time for the World Championships. So she hasn't truly won yet - not until whitey is satisfied that she's XX. Stay tuned for the results, for which I'm sure there will be some sort of dramatic press conference.
So just remember - whiteys are phenoms. Darkies - gender cheaters until proven to be phenoms.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
They sure grow up fast these days
Is there a more "American" headline?
7-year-old shoots 4-year-old with mom's gun
Associated Press
Published on Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 13:38 in World section
Tags: Detroit, Shooting , Flint
INVESTIGATIONS ON: The four-year old was taken to a local hospital and is critical.
Related Stories
Bra deflects bullet aimed at Detroit woman
Flint (Michigan): A four-year-old boy remains in critical condition after police say he was shot by his seven-year-old cousin on Flint's north side.
Authorities say the shooting happened just before 10 pm on Sunday, about 55 miles northwest of Detroit.
Police told The Flint Journal that the seven-year-old boy found a loaded gun in his mother's bedroom, went into his own room, pointed the gun at his cousin and fired.
The four-year old was taken to a local hospital. No further details were released.
The state Department of Human Services is investigating.
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7-year-old shoots 4-year-old with mom's gun
Associated Press
Published on Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 13:38 in World section
Tags: Detroit, Shooting , Flint
INVESTIGATIONS ON: The four-year old was taken to a local hospital and is critical.
Related Stories
Bra deflects bullet aimed at Detroit woman
Flint (Michigan): A four-year-old boy remains in critical condition after police say he was shot by his seven-year-old cousin on Flint's north side.
Authorities say the shooting happened just before 10 pm on Sunday, about 55 miles northwest of Detroit.
Police told The Flint Journal that the seven-year-old boy found a loaded gun in his mother's bedroom, went into his own room, pointed the gun at his cousin and fired.
The four-year old was taken to a local hospital. No further details were released.
The state Department of Human Services is investigating.
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An asshole to the very end
Robert Novak: I Didn't Hurt Plame at All -- And 'The Hell with You'!
Lengthy Q and A with the ailing columnist in the new Washingtonian. At end they get around to asking about the CIA leak case. Novak replies in part: "From a personal point of view, I said in the book I probably should have ignored what I’d been told about Mrs. Wilson.
"Now I’m much less ambivalent. I’d go full speed ahead because of the hateful and beastly way in which my left-wing critics in the press and Congress tried to make a political affair out of it and tried to ruin me. My response now is this: The hell with you. They didn’t ruin me. I have my faith, my family, and a good life. A lot of people love me—or like me. So they failed. I would do the same thing over again because I don’t think I hurt Valerie Plame whatsoever." -- Greg Mitchell
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Lengthy Q and A with the ailing columnist in the new Washingtonian. At end they get around to asking about the CIA leak case. Novak replies in part: "From a personal point of view, I said in the book I probably should have ignored what I’d been told about Mrs. Wilson.
"Now I’m much less ambivalent. I’d go full speed ahead because of the hateful and beastly way in which my left-wing critics in the press and Congress tried to make a political affair out of it and tried to ruin me. My response now is this: The hell with you. They didn’t ruin me. I have my faith, my family, and a good life. A lot of people love me—or like me. So they failed. I would do the same thing over again because I don’t think I hurt Valerie Plame whatsoever." -- Greg Mitchell
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Jon Stewart has noticed that an awful lot of Lou Dobbs viewers seem to be agreeing with Lou Dobbs lately...
Blogger is telling me the embed code is "broken." (More likely, Blogger still sucks. Not that an actual person is to blame.) So here's the link.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-august-17-2009/poll-bearers
Meanwhile, it's a little puzzling that only an overwhelming majority -- but not a shocking majority -- of Lou Dobbs viewers agreed with Lou Dobbs last night.
Question: Top Obama administration officials over the weekend said the public government-run health-care option is not an essential part of the plan. But then other officials walked back from those trial balloons. Do you believe the public option will be killed, or is this an attempt to quiet those middle-class Americans who speaking out?
The Public Option Will Be Dropped ~ 10%
Just More Gamesmanship by the Administration ~ 90%
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-august-17-2009/poll-bearers
Meanwhile, it's a little puzzling that only an overwhelming majority -- but not a shocking majority -- of Lou Dobbs viewers agreed with Lou Dobbs last night.
Question: Top Obama administration officials over the weekend said the public government-run health-care option is not an essential part of the plan. But then other officials walked back from those trial balloons. Do you believe the public option will be killed, or is this an attempt to quiet those middle-class Americans who speaking out?
The Public Option Will Be Dropped ~ 10%
Just More Gamesmanship by the Administration ~ 90%
What the phokk is this shit?
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stop me if you've heard this one before
News item: Favre's agent: 'It's a done deal' that QB will sign with Vikings
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
These apparently aren't performance enhancers...
Bronson Arroyo told the USA Today that he uses several over-the-counter supplements not on major league baseball's approved list. Arroyo, who last month admitted to using androstenedione and amphetamines back in the early 2000s, is at it again. This story should get the attention of baseball executives. "I have a lot of guys in (the locker room) who think I'm out of (my) mind because I'm taking a lot of things not on the (MLB-approved) list," Arroyo said. "I take 10 to 12 different things a day, and on the days I pitch, there's four more things. There's a caffeine drink I take from a company that (former teammate) Curt Schilling introduced me to in '05. I take some Korean ginseng and a few other proteins out there that are not certified. But I haven't failed any tests, so I figured I'm good."
Hey Bronson, have you considered Garlique? It is was has made Larry King ageless. I mean, the man is 700 years old and has had 27 wives. Also, it's all natural!
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Hey Bronson, have you considered Garlique? It is was has made Larry King ageless. I mean, the man is 700 years old and has had 27 wives. Also, it's all natural!
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Which step is this?
Success Is a Choice: Ten Steps to Overachieving in Business and Life by Rick Pitino
So the extortionist is named Sypher? How fitting...
Report: Pitino tells cops he paid for abortion
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino told police he had sex with a woman accused of trying to extort him of $10 million and later paid for her abortion, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
The Courier-Journal of Louisville published on its Web site that Pitino told police he had been drinking in a Louisville restaurant and had consensual sex with Karen Sypher in August 2003. The police report said the 56-year-old coach denied Sypher's allegations that he raped her after the restaurant closed and another time somewhere else.
Sypher reported the rape allegations to police last month, but a Kentucky prosecutor said the complaint wouldn't be prosecuted because it lacked supporting evidence. Sypher, 49, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of lying to the FBI and trying to extort money from Pitino, who is married....
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So the extortionist is named Sypher? How fitting...
Report: Pitino tells cops he paid for abortion
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino told police he had sex with a woman accused of trying to extort him of $10 million and later paid for her abortion, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
The Courier-Journal of Louisville published on its Web site that Pitino told police he had been drinking in a Louisville restaurant and had consensual sex with Karen Sypher in August 2003. The police report said the 56-year-old coach denied Sypher's allegations that he raped her after the restaurant closed and another time somewhere else.
Sypher reported the rape allegations to police last month, but a Kentucky prosecutor said the complaint wouldn't be prosecuted because it lacked supporting evidence. Sypher, 49, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of lying to the FBI and trying to extort money from Pitino, who is married....
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THIS WOULD BE TOTALLY AWESOME!
Santorum For Prez 2012
Huzzah, Rick Santorum! The former Pennsylvania senator, dog-sex fetishist, Nostradamus of Terror, and reluctant John McCain supporter seems to be plotting a presidential run for 2012, which would be awesome … for America.
He’ll be in Iowa in early October, and the only reason any non-resident would be in such a place at the onset of a six-month winter is to persuade the party wingnutry that they’re conservative enough to win the Iowa Straw Poll, which is a type of informal lottery for deranged religious nuts.
Remember how Mike Huckabee won Iowa the last time, and now he’s the president? Exactly.
Anyway, Santorum. Nice to see him back on the political stage after a several-year hiatus following his 2006 senatorial rout. Rumor has it he spent his time off having illegal gay man-on-dog sex, constantly.
Santorum dips toes in 2012 Iowa waters [Politico]
Huzzah, Rick Santorum! The former Pennsylvania senator, dog-sex fetishist, Nostradamus of Terror, and reluctant John McCain supporter seems to be plotting a presidential run for 2012, which would be awesome … for America.
He’ll be in Iowa in early October, and the only reason any non-resident would be in such a place at the onset of a six-month winter is to persuade the party wingnutry that they’re conservative enough to win the Iowa Straw Poll, which is a type of informal lottery for deranged religious nuts.
Remember how Mike Huckabee won Iowa the last time, and now he’s the president? Exactly.
Anyway, Santorum. Nice to see him back on the political stage after a several-year hiatus following his 2006 senatorial rout. Rumor has it he spent his time off having illegal gay man-on-dog sex, constantly.
Santorum dips toes in 2012 Iowa waters [Politico]
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
A second chink in the armor?
MADRID -- Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol underwent surgery on the index finger of his left hand Monday after breaking it during practice with Spain's national team, the Lakers confirmed.
Gasol will be sidelined at least three weeks.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Did Kill Kenny rob a bank? A very large bank, with say at least $60 million in it?
White Sox claimed outfielder Alex Rios off waivers from the Blue Jays.
Rios, 28, is expected to join the White Sox Tuesday in Seattle. He'll bring a .264/.317/.427 batting line, 14 home runs, 62 RBI and a long-term contract worth over $60 million. The outfielder will have to battle for playing time in Chicago this season. But if the club lets impending free agent Jermaine Dye walk this winter, Rios could be the everyday right fielder in 2010.
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Rios, 28, is expected to join the White Sox Tuesday in Seattle. He'll bring a .264/.317/.427 batting line, 14 home runs, 62 RBI and a long-term contract worth over $60 million. The outfielder will have to battle for playing time in Chicago this season. But if the club lets impending free agent Jermaine Dye walk this winter, Rios could be the everyday right fielder in 2010.
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Trib to take lead in World's Awfulest Newspaper standings?
The TOC Blog
Mariotti to the Chicago Tribune?
Posted in Media, Sports & Rec by Jonathan Messinger on August 10th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Sports blog SportsbyBrooks has the unconfirmed scoop this morning that erstwhile Sun-Times columnist Jay Mariotti—who declared he needed to get out of the biz because newspapers were dying—will start at the Chicago Tribune on September 1. In case you were wondering, since he left the Sun-Times, Mariotti has been playing over at FanHouse and hollering to no end. Literally, there is no end in sight, and no end could possibly justify the means.
So now he might be coming to the Trib, which for the first time would put me on his side. By which I mean: Die newspapers, die.
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Mariotti to the Chicago Tribune?
Posted in Media, Sports & Rec by Jonathan Messinger on August 10th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Sports blog SportsbyBrooks has the unconfirmed scoop this morning that erstwhile Sun-Times columnist Jay Mariotti—who declared he needed to get out of the biz because newspapers were dying—will start at the Chicago Tribune on September 1. In case you were wondering, since he left the Sun-Times, Mariotti has been playing over at FanHouse and hollering to no end. Literally, there is no end in sight, and no end could possibly justify the means.
So now he might be coming to the Trib, which for the first time would put me on his side. By which I mean: Die newspapers, die.
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
A chink in the armor?
My longtime small forward will miss 1/8th of the season. Not exactly a crushing blow to the two-time title defense hopes, but the other PARCers need some ray of sunshine...
Orlando Magic All-Star Rashard Lewis will be suspended for the first 10 games of next season because he has tested positive for a testosterone-producing steroid, the Orlando Sentinel has learned.
Edinson Volquez: a philosophical inquiry
Was it K-Mad? Or Dusty?
News item: Volquez (elbow, meteorite) underwent successful Tommy John surgery on Monday, the Reds' official site reports.
Spin: He could take as long as 12 months to recover, so Volquez may not be back in the rotation for Cincinnati until August of 2010. Beyond that, it sometimes takes even longer for a pitcher to regain his velocity and effectiveness, so Volquez may not return to form until 2011 -- if at all (assuming he lives).
News item: Volquez (elbow, meteorite) underwent successful Tommy John surgery on Monday, the Reds' official site reports.
Spin: He could take as long as 12 months to recover, so Volquez may not be back in the rotation for Cincinnati until August of 2010. Beyond that, it sometimes takes even longer for a pitcher to regain his velocity and effectiveness, so Volquez may not return to form until 2011 -- if at all (assuming he lives).
Do these two have compromising photos of every GM in baseball?
They have both SUCKED for years. At least Ledezzzma is left-handed. Tomko has only had 2 seasons out of 13 where his ERA+ was better than league average. The first was his rookie season and the last was in 2004. There must be hundreds of pitchers in the minors who would do better in the majors. HE MUST BE THE GREATEST CLUBHOUSE GUY EVAH. And watch him become a pitching coach after his career...
Brett Tomko-R- Athletics
Aug. 5 - 10:54 pm et
A's signed RHP Brett Tomko to a minor league contract.
Tomko was released by the Yankees last week. He posted a 5.25 ERA in 20 2/3 innings in New York. The 36-year-old right-hander will report to Triple-A Sacramento.
Wilfredo Ledezma-R- Blue Jays
Aug. 5 - 10:51 pm et
Blue Jays signed LHP Wilfredo Ledezma to a minor league contract.
Ledezma posted a 9.53 ERA in 5 2/3 innings for the Nationals in April prior to getting released. He was assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas. Ledezma serves as organizational depth and possesses no fantasy upside.
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Brett Tomko-R- Athletics
Aug. 5 - 10:54 pm et
A's signed RHP Brett Tomko to a minor league contract.
Tomko was released by the Yankees last week. He posted a 5.25 ERA in 20 2/3 innings in New York. The 36-year-old right-hander will report to Triple-A Sacramento.
Wilfredo Ledezma-R- Blue Jays
Aug. 5 - 10:51 pm et
Blue Jays signed LHP Wilfredo Ledezma to a minor league contract.
Ledezma posted a 9.53 ERA in 5 2/3 innings for the Nationals in April prior to getting released. He was assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas. Ledezma serves as organizational depth and possesses no fantasy upside.
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The only thing we have to fear...
No mention of the Canadian Commandos in this story, which is probably on purpose. But we all know.
Terrorists Take Over Lake Michigan Cruise Ship.
And msnbc thought it was being toungue-in-cheek when they called it "the terrorist hot spot that is the Great Lakes."
Terrorists Take Over Lake Michigan Cruise Ship.
And msnbc thought it was being toungue-in-cheek when they called it "the terrorist hot spot that is the Great Lakes."
This is probably nothing to worry about (cont'd)... actually I have no idea... Fung?
Researchers: XML Security Flaws are Pervasive
Security researchers today unveiled details about a little-known but ubiquitous class of vulnerabilities that may reside in a range of Internet components, from Web applications to mobile and cloud computing platforms to documents, images and instant messaging products...
Codenomicon is a spinoff from the University of Oulu, and is run by many of the same individuals who in 2001-2002 found and reported a widespread vulnerability in a remote Internet management protocol called ASN.1. That research kicked off months of studying and patching by the U.S. government and private sector, which found the ASN.1 flaws extended to some of the nation's most critical electronic infrastructures, including the telephone network, the power grid, and air traffic control systems. (What about fantasy baseball data??? ed.)
Security researchers today unveiled details about a little-known but ubiquitous class of vulnerabilities that may reside in a range of Internet components, from Web applications to mobile and cloud computing platforms to documents, images and instant messaging products...
Codenomicon is a spinoff from the University of Oulu, and is run by many of the same individuals who in 2001-2002 found and reported a widespread vulnerability in a remote Internet management protocol called ASN.1. That research kicked off months of studying and patching by the U.S. government and private sector, which found the ASN.1 flaws extended to some of the nation's most critical electronic infrastructures, including the telephone network, the power grid, and air traffic control systems. (What about fantasy baseball data??? ed.)
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Lou Dobbs, too...
And his father really was a propane salesman from Texas. You can't make this shit up.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
This has got to happen!
Coach Lou Holtz vs. Suzanne Kosmas?
No sure thing it will happen, but ESPN analyst and former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz was meeting with Republican leaders in Washington Thursday about the prospect of challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas. Holtz, 72 and living in the Orlando area, would surely be a terrific money-raiser and bring loads of attention to that seat, though plenty of other credible Republicans including Winter Park Commissioner Karen Diebel and state Reps. Sandy Adams and Dorothy Hukill also are running.
Celebrity candidates can be unpredictable in politics, of course. The Orlando Sentinel, which first reported the potential Holtz candidacy, noted that last year Holtz had to apologize after calling Hitler a great leader.
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No sure thing it will happen, but ESPN analyst and former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz was meeting with Republican leaders in Washington Thursday about the prospect of challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas. Holtz, 72 and living in the Orlando area, would surely be a terrific money-raiser and bring loads of attention to that seat, though plenty of other credible Republicans including Winter Park Commissioner Karen Diebel and state Reps. Sandy Adams and Dorothy Hukill also are running.
Celebrity candidates can be unpredictable in politics, of course. The Orlando Sentinel, which first reported the potential Holtz candidacy, noted that last year Holtz had to apologize after calling Hitler a great leader.
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Monday, August 3, 2009
Prior
670 the Score reported this afternoon that Mark Prior (armectomy, will to live) has been waived by the San Diego Padres. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that individuals throw towels across the room until the pain in their arm exceeds the pain in their heart (or ass).
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Never stopped Santo
Hawk, after the Sox lose to complete the sweep by the Twinkies up dere in the Metrodome: "This ballpark...I wish I could cuss right now."
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Was Todd Hollandsworth not available?
White Sox land Kotsay for Anderson
Veteran outfielder should provide help off the bench in Chicago
MINNEAPOLIS -- Brian Anderson got his wish to be traded, and in the process, the White Sox apparently have added a valuable veteran piece to their bench for the playoff push over the next two months.
Anderson, 27, was traded to Boston in exchange for Mark Kotsay and cash considerations on Tuesday. Kotsay, 33, is a .281 hitter with 110 home runs and 614 RBIs over 13 Major League seasons. He batted .257 with one homer and five RBIs in 27 games for the Red Sox in 2009 before being designated for assignment on July 24.
Veteran outfielder should provide help off the bench in Chicago
MINNEAPOLIS -- Brian Anderson got his wish to be traded, and in the process, the White Sox apparently have added a valuable veteran piece to their bench for the playoff push over the next two months.
Anderson, 27, was traded to Boston in exchange for Mark Kotsay and cash considerations on Tuesday. Kotsay, 33, is a .281 hitter with 110 home runs and 614 RBIs over 13 Major League seasons. He batted .257 with one homer and five RBIs in 27 games for the Red Sox in 2009 before being designated for assignment on July 24.
Annudder riduculous poll
Dere's a poll on the Facebooks asking if welfare recipients should take a drug test first. Has anyone taken it? If so, please report the results. I can't bring myself to take the poll. It's tooooo stooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooopid.
Monday, July 27, 2009
sounds like he's part of the conspiracy
“Twenty-five percent of my people believe the Pentagon and Rumsfeld were responsible for taking the twin towers down,” said Rep. Collin Peterson, a Democrat who represents a conservative Republican district in Minnesota. “That’s why I don’t do town meetings.”
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Growth Industry
Swedish lesbians suck sperm banks dry
They'll have two mommies AND be Danish? No, shouldn't cause any problems on the playground...
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Intensity: Good if You're Pale; Bad if you're not
Yesterday was the 26th anniversary of the "Pine Tar" game. I'm sure we've all seen the replay of George Brett going batshit insane hundreds of times. My question is this: Why is Brett's charging out of the dugout with murder in his eyes, his anger so manifest that he has to be physically restrained and pulled away from the umpire, viewed as evidence of his virtue while Milton Bradley having to be physically restrained and pulled away from an umpire who not only blew a call but then baited him viewed as evidence of his insanity and lack of virtue?
Friday, July 24, 2009
Even I could hit a 25mph fastball
News item: Japanese professor creates baseball-playing robots
"The pitching robot throws a plastic foam ball at 25 miles per hour, but Ishikawa is hoping to increase the speed to 93 mph and make it able to throw off-speed pitches like curves and sliders."
Yes, well, I'm working on that too...
"Ishikawa is also working on getting the batting robot to be able to hit to all parts of the field."
Good luck teaching it to "do the little things" or "give 110 percent."
"The pitching robot throws a plastic foam ball at 25 miles per hour, but Ishikawa is hoping to increase the speed to 93 mph and make it able to throw off-speed pitches like curves and sliders."
Yes, well, I'm working on that too...
"Ishikawa is also working on getting the batting robot to be able to hit to all parts of the field."
Good luck teaching it to "do the little things" or "give 110 percent."
LeBron for President!
CLEVELAND (AP) -- LeBron James struggled with sudden fame after appearing on Sports Illustrated's cover as a 17-year-old and admits he smoked marijuana during his junior year in high school.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Fung def Sarge, Corporal
Well, we're back from the state that finally voted correctly, which we got to thru the state that nobody thought would vote correctly, but we're very glad they did. Fungster did well, defeating Sarge & Corporal and taking lotsa pictures in the process, other than the ones the vanquished took when we were giving them a false sense of security. Details, of course, are at the Spades Marathon blog site, so if you really want to snooze...
Did you know that you could send emails to the blog and they would appear as posts? Fung was struggling with trying to type in stuff in the small ass window on his Google phone (you'd think that the Google phone and the blogger, both owned by the Google, would be a match made in heaven, right? Nope.). Not to mention that some guy was screaming in his ear about how every single drive on that road at that time was a freaking moron and didn't know how to drive. But once he figgered dat out, things were much easier. Except for labeling of course, but you can do that afterward. Or just let Smiff do it for you.
Also, this I believe brings us up to 10 posts for the week. 10 posts? That's like a deluge! If we double them to 20, that will be like the most since like February or something! Oh, W. We miss you, and Dick (Dick) "Dick" Dick, and Condi, and Rummy, and Turblossom, and all those other guys that made this blog possible.
Not mentioned: A whole buncha guys who couldn't give a phokk about Spades, Briggs.
Did you know that you could send emails to the blog and they would appear as posts? Fung was struggling with trying to type in stuff in the small ass window on his Google phone (you'd think that the Google phone and the blogger, both owned by the Google, would be a match made in heaven, right? Nope.). Not to mention that some guy was screaming in his ear about how every single drive on that road at that time was a freaking moron and didn't know how to drive. But once he figgered dat out, things were much easier. Except for labeling of course, but you can do that afterward. Or just let Smiff do it for you.
Also, this I believe brings us up to 10 posts for the week. 10 posts? That's like a deluge! If we double them to 20, that will be like the most since like February or something! Oh, W. We miss you, and Dick (Dick) "Dick" Dick, and Condi, and Rummy, and Turblossom, and all those other guys that made this blog possible.
Not mentioned: A whole buncha guys who couldn't give a phokk about Spades, Briggs.
Does Lou Dobbs ever get tired of being right all the time?
LOU DOBBS: “[T]he stock market has lost 20 percent since this president was sworn in. He has his own bear market. That’s the definition of a bear market, a 20 percent decline. This is now the Obama bear market.” [CNN, 3/9/09]
News item: "The stock market soared to its highest level since November Thursday..."
J.P. Freire: ‘I Can’t Remember Anyone Saying’ The Bear Market Was Obama’s Fault
News item: "The stock market soared to its highest level since November Thursday..."
J.P. Freire: ‘I Can’t Remember Anyone Saying’ The Bear Market Was Obama’s Fault
It's so hard to tell the bad books apart from the good books -- couldn't we just burn down the whole libarry just to be safe?
Library fight riles up city, leads to book-burning demand
Outside West Bend, the fight caught the attention of Robert Braun, who, with three other Milwaukee-area men, filed a claim against West Bend calling for one of the library's books to be publicly burned, along with financial damages.
The four plaintiffs -- who describe themselves as "elderly" in their complaint --- claim their "mental and emotional well-being was damaged by [the] book at the library."
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Outside West Bend, the fight caught the attention of Robert Braun, who, with three other Milwaukee-area men, filed a claim against West Bend calling for one of the library's books to be publicly burned, along with financial damages.
The four plaintiffs -- who describe themselves as "elderly" in their complaint --- claim their "mental and emotional well-being was damaged by [the] book at the library."
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Put that on the board
Apologies if you used one of those recordificating machines to recordify the proceedings..
Buehrle completes perfect game to throttle Rays
Buehrle completes perfect game to throttle Rays
A shocking percentage of Lou Dobbs viewers agreed with Lou Dobbs last night (cont'd)
Would you trust your senator or congressman with a secret?
Yes 5% 482
No 95% 8526
Total Votes: 9008
Though delightfully inane, this is not a scientific poll
On the other hand, if Michael Medved thinks you're a nutburger, you might be a really YOOOGE nutburger.
Unlike Dobbs, some conservative media think birthers are "nutburgers"
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Yes 5% 482
No 95% 8526
Total Votes: 9008
Though delightfully inane, this is not a scientific poll
On the other hand, if Michael Medved thinks you're a nutburger, you might be a really YOOOGE nutburger.
Unlike Dobbs, some conservative media think birthers are "nutburgers"
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
JAMBA JUICE PHOKKING SUCKS: IT'S LIKE DIAHHAREA
No Justice, Part II: Boycott Jamba Juice!
2:30 PM, 7/16/09
Even MORE no justice? How much more no justice can we take? Thanks to everyone who forwarded this Jamba Juice advertisemo-tainment:
This is an online animated video about going on some kind of stupid “Jamba Juice vacation” in your cubicle....
2:30 PM, 7/16/09
Even MORE no justice? How much more no justice can we take? Thanks to everyone who forwarded this Jamba Juice advertisemo-tainment:
This is an online animated video about going on some kind of stupid “Jamba Juice vacation” in your cubicle....
SHOCKING NEWS
Briggs is leaving the country again. And once again it's to a country I've never been. One minute Quinny and I are begging him to get a passport, next thing you know he's actually using the damn thing. Truly shocking.
Monday, July 20, 2009
A Random Thought Driving Through West Virginia
So, I was cruising down I-75 on my way to Lexington, KY and I passed a Golden Corral.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't you put cows in a corral? Is this really the best name they could come up with for a buffet? Are the executives making fun of the people who eat there?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't you put cows in a corral? Is this really the best name they could come up with for a buffet? Are the executives making fun of the people who eat there?
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
I phink not -- "Calling it 'The Big Willie' fine with Willis CEO"
Calling it 'The Big Willie' fine with Willis CEO
(Crain's) — Call it "Big Willie," Joseph Plumeri says of his latest high-profile acquisition, the naming rights to Sears Tower.
(Crain's) — Call it "Big Willie," Joseph Plumeri says of his latest high-profile acquisition, the naming rights to Sears Tower.
The Time has Come
The day is nigh. People from all walks of life are flocking into Columbus, OH for what is known as the Spades Marathon. By popular demand (ok, Briggs), we will attempt to live blog or something on annudder blog, http://spadesmarathon.blogspot.com/, because this one has fallen upon hard times or the Twitters has obliterated it.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Sober. Responsible. Progressive.
Your state government!
Video poker is the linchpin for a huge construction spending plan favored by Quinn and Illinois lawmakers. The plan would be financed by borrowing, with at least half the revenue stream for annual debt service on bonds to come from video poker and new initiatives at the Illinois lottery.
Monday, July 6, 2009
hiney birds in the news
News item: "The buzz in the press boxes is that Mr. Mariotti is going to work at the Chicago Tribune in some capacity. Since Tribune officials are declining to comment on the matter, you know something is in the works."
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Sunday, July 5, 2009
Boys will be Boys
See, this is what happens when you don't actually have an enemy to fight. Perhaps they need to pick a fight with, oh, let's say Finland.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Happy Independence Day, Sarah Palin.
You may have escaped your job, but you can't escape your self-appointed patron. Bill "Always Wrong" Kristol still believes in you:
If Palin wants to run in 2012, why not do exactly what she announced today? It's an enormous gamble - but it could be a shrewd one.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Be Very Afraid
So what's the invasion schedule dere Smiff? Fung has to know when everything's supposed to be clean & in its place & stuff.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Typical
Cub fan's hunger strike
First, I thought a hunger strike was eating NO food, not this less than I need bull$#!+. Second, you usually go on one of dese for only one reason, not dis "oh, and I'm also trying to lose weight. Seriously. Even Cub fans won't go all the way. Pathetic.
First, I thought a hunger strike was eating NO food, not this less than I need bull$#!+. Second, you usually go on one of dese for only one reason, not dis "oh, and I'm also trying to lose weight. Seriously. Even Cub fans won't go all the way. Pathetic.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
I don't think anyone anticipated racoons
Josh Outman is out 12-18 months after undergoing Tommy John surgery on Tuesday.
He also had a bone spur, a railroad tie, and a family of racoons removed from his left elbow. It's a serious blow to the A's 2010, 2011, and 2012 rotation as Outman had emerged as the staff's best starter early this season
He also had a bone spur, a railroad tie, and a family of racoons removed from his left elbow. It's a serious blow to the A's 2010, 2011, and 2012 rotation as Outman had emerged as the staff's best starter early this season
Monday, June 29, 2009
The times, they are a changin'
Giving up my iPod for a Walkman
Fung went thru a coupla walkmans & discmans before the mp3 was around. That this kid found one thing that was good about that particular walkman was SHOCKING. Though that one advantage probably had more to do with the size of the thing - looks almost as big as his head, so of course there's enuff room to put a microwave, toaster & other appliances on it too!
Fung went thru a coupla walkmans & discmans before the mp3 was around. That this kid found one thing that was good about that particular walkman was SHOCKING. Though that one advantage probably had more to do with the size of the thing - looks almost as big as his head, so of course there's enuff room to put a microwave, toaster & other appliances on it too!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Is there a 60-Month DL?
News item: Conor Jackson, Ari: Transferred to 60-Day DL (Pneumonia, Desert Fever, Catarrh, the Screaming S#i+s, K-Mad's Palsy, H5N1 Pandemic SUCKS, etc...)
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Why is Obama sticking up for the Surly Penguin, the Prince of Darkness, the Undead Dick (Dick) "Dick" Dick Cheney?
Weismann's organization sued last year to obtain the notes from an interview that the FBI conducted with then-Vice President Dick Cheney. The interview was part of an investigation into leaks concerning undercover CIA officer Valerie Plame, and the Bush administration vigorously fought the release of the notes.
"The records contain descriptions of confidential deliberations among top White House officials which are protected by the deliberative process and presidential communications privileges," Bush's Justice Department argued in an Oct. 10, 2008, legal brief.
Obama's Justice Department held the same line Thursday.
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"The records contain descriptions of confidential deliberations among top White House officials which are protected by the deliberative process and presidential communications privileges," Bush's Justice Department argued in an Oct. 10, 2008, legal brief.
Obama's Justice Department held the same line Thursday.
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pretty sure there's no connection here... yep, quite certain
News item: CTA warns of service cuts
News item: DC Metro may get billions after crash
Fortunately, the L never moves fast enough to hurt anyone.
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News item: DC Metro may get billions after crash
Fortunately, the L never moves fast enough to hurt anyone.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
"I've got responsibilities in making certain...that we are not used as a tool to be exploited by other countries."
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An airstrike believed to have been carried out by a United States drone killed at least 60 people at a funeral for a Taliban fighter in South Waziristan on Tuesday, residents of the area and local news reports said...
The United States carried out 22 previous drone strikes this year, as the Obama administration has intensified a policy inherited from the Bush administration.
Before the attack on Tuesday, the Pakistani Army and Air Force had begun operations in South Waziristan against the forces of the Pakistani Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud. The group’s suicide bombings in major cities have terrorized Pakistanis for years.
In a serious blow to Pakistan’s effort, on Tuesday an assassin loyal to Mr. Mehsud shot and killed a rival tribal leader, Qari Zainuddin, whom the government had hoped to use as an ally in its campaign to corner the Taliban leader.
EXACTLY how I remember Bangkok
News item: City wants high-rise crane removed
No work has been done on the planned 90-story building since last year, and now it stands as a shell about 27 stories tall at the southwest corner of Wacker and Clark.
No work has been done on the planned 90-story building since last year, and now it stands as a shell about 27 stories tall at the southwest corner of Wacker and Clark.
Da Mare's gonna be all over dis
News item from Lancaster, Pa.: Some 165 closed-circuit TV cameras soon will provide live, round-the-clock scrutiny of nearly every street, park and other public space used by the 55,000 residents and the town's many tourists...
Years ago, there's no way we could do this," said Keith Sadler, Lancaster's police chief. "It brings to mind Big Brother, George Orwell and '1984.' It's just funny how Americans have softened on these issues."
Yes... funny... not "hah-hah" funny... more like "holy phokking s#i+" funny... but funny...
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Years ago, there's no way we could do this," said Keith Sadler, Lancaster's police chief. "It brings to mind Big Brother, George Orwell and '1984.' It's just funny how Americans have softened on these issues."
Yes... funny... not "hah-hah" funny... more like "holy phokking s#i+" funny... but funny...
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Some winners do use drugs
Are you going to tell AC360, or should I?
AFP - US swimming star Michael Phelps won the 100m butterfly in a sizzling 50.48sec, flirting with the world record as he continued his 2009 World Championship build-up at the Canada Cup.
Phelps, who won an unprecedented eight Olympic gold medals at the Beijing Games last August, was just eight-hundredths outside the world record of 50.40 held by compatriot Ian Crocker, in Saturday's competition.
He also improved on his personal best time of 50.58sec, set in winning gold at Beijing.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Fungrant
If the photo doesn't show the goods, it should not be called a "topless" photo. I leave you to find which one I'm talking about...
Dems now pro-war, GOP now anti-troops
So says the roll call on the war funding bill that just passed.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Warning
To those who think they can phokk with the new President...
Update: On da udder hand, there was this man on the bus today that was trying to kill a moth. With his floppy CTA pass. He even actually managed to crush it with said floppy pass on the glass. Soon as he lifts pass off the glass, moth flies off. And everyone knows how freaking slow a moth is. Just goes to show ya, our Prez has got mad skillz you just can't find on the streets.
Update: On da udder hand, there was this man on the bus today that was trying to kill a moth. With his floppy CTA pass. He even actually managed to crush it with said floppy pass on the glass. Soon as he lifts pass off the glass, moth flies off. And everyone knows how freaking slow a moth is. Just goes to show ya, our Prez has got mad skillz you just can't find on the streets.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
I think the giveaway was when he started to grow a second head
The New York Phokking Times, citing lawyers with knowledge of test results, reports that Sammy Sosa is among the players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. Though Sosa has been widely suspected of performance-enhancing drug use, this represents his first clear link to a positive test result. The 40-year-old, who announced his plans to retire from baseball earlier this month, is sixth on baseball's all-time home run list, with 609.
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WHO declares SUCKS pandemic
06.16: SI.com is reporting that season-ending surgery is still a possibility for Prairie Chickens' starter Jake Peavy. Peavy and the Chix'zz medical staff will do everything in their power to rehab the injury without surgery, but the possibility still exists that it could be necessary if the ankle does not properly heal (see also: Wheelchair Baseball).
Poll Rigging (cont)
On da TV today, WGN viewers were asked to say who would win da El series, or whatever you call the next three games @ Wrigley. 75% said the Sox would win. What has this world come to when even da Trib co can't even rig its own poll? Or perhaps they did to make it more respectable...
Monday, June 15, 2009
I've always said, announcing a ballgame is not easy
But picking on Joe is so easy I almost feel bad about passing this along, except I know Smiff enjoys it.
Top of the eighth. Cliff Lee has just given up his first hit of the game to the Cardinals, a double to right. Up in the booth, Joe Morgan decides to tell a story. You know where this is going...
Top of the eighth. Cliff Lee has just given up his first hit of the game to the Cardinals, a double to right. Up in the booth, Joe Morgan decides to tell a story. You know where this is going...
The shocking thing is i don't think @kmaddest has owned him in any league
Eric Chavez will undergo a second microdiscectomy on his back, this time on a different spot, according to the Athletics.
The A's confirmed that he'd miss the rest of the season. "This is his best chance to play again. ... It's been tough for him personally," Geren said. "He's a big-time player, Gold Glover that we miss. I still keep the hope and stay positive that he's going to contribute next year." Chavez underwent his original microdiscectomy back on Oct. 9.
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The A's confirmed that he'd miss the rest of the season. "This is his best chance to play again. ... It's been tough for him personally," Geren said. "He's a big-time player, Gold Glover that we miss. I still keep the hope and stay positive that he's going to contribute next year." Chavez underwent his original microdiscectomy back on Oct. 9.
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