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Remember Jon Stewart’s epic dismantling of Crossfire hosts Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson?
Well, this is like that, only better. It’s from a broadcast a week ago of BBC2’s Newsnight program. Paul McMullan, a former editor and writer at Rupert Murdoch’s now defunct News of the World, attempts to defend the morality of tapping phone messages.
Greg Dyke, former head of the BBC, and comedian Steve Coogan are having none of it, and proceed to dissect McMullan on national TV. My instinct would usually be to side with a fellow journalist, but the baloney this guy spews makes that impossible. Along the way, McMullan reveals just how cavalier he and his colleagues had become about invasions of privacy.
– Jay Bookman
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Stonethrower
July 18th, 2011
2:52 pm
First, again?
RAMBLE ON!!!
July 18th, 2011
2:58 pm
“Jon Stewart’s epic dismantling of Crossfire”
yeah, calling him a dick was real epic.
Normal
July 18th, 2011
3:02 pm
Can’t do you tube here so I’m out. Hats off to “The Guardian” though
Dave R.
July 18th, 2011
3:04 pm
The comedian needs a haircut.
The reporter needs a beheading (if they still do that kind of stuff over there).
Left wing management
July 18th, 2011
3:05 pm
News of the World whistleblowers Sean Hoare turns up dead:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/18/news-of-the-world-sean-hoare
Granny Godzilla
July 18th, 2011
3:06 pm
Ain’t Karma grand?
AmVet
July 18th, 2011
3:10 pm
I do remember how Stewart particularly eviscerated Mr. Young Bow-tie. And that was damn good sport. And watching that mealy-mouthed trash pusher get his arse kicked on public television was kinda fun as well.
And you obsequious righties wonder why the Kowardly King, Kneel Boar-tz won’t engage with Bookman?
LOLOLOL!
Dave R.
July 18th, 2011
3:11 pm
That raises a few eyebrows, LWM.
RAMBLE ON!!!
July 18th, 2011
3:13 pm
“And you obsequious righties wonder why the Kowardly King, Kneel Boar-tz won’t engage with Bookman?”
never given it one thought.
Dave R.
July 18th, 2011
3:15 pm
“And you obsequious righties wonder why the Kowardly King, Kneel Boar-tz won’t engage with Bookman? ”
I’m a pretty articulate guy, AmVet, but I wouldn’t engage Bookman in a debate. I can keep up with his deflections, misdirections and half-stories in written form because this media allows for the time to do so.
On a stage in front of an audience? We’d have to stop the taping every time Bookman opened his mouth just to properly document his latest dodge.
RAMBLE ON!!!
July 18th, 2011
3:15 pm
Maybe Bookman will use another skewed CBS poll (+10 democratic) like he did on this last lie, er article.
ByteMe
July 18th, 2011
3:16 pm
yeah, calling him a dick was real epic.
Nah, the “epic” part was 3 months later when “Crossfire” got cancelled and the head of CNN gave part of the credit to Jon Stewart for it.
CNN’s new President, Jonathan Klein, said that he agreed with much of Stewart’s indictments against the media. So sayeth the New York Times:
Mr. Klein specifically cited the criticism that the comedian Jon Stewart leveled at “Crossfire” when he was a guest on the program during the presidential campaign. Mr. Stewart said that ranting partisan political shows on cable were “hurting America.” Mr. Klein said last night, “I agree wholeheartedly with Jon Stewart’s overall premise.” He said he believed that especially after the terror attacks on 9/11, viewers are interested in information, not opinion.
Turns out the head of CNN was wrong, though.
Message from Matti
July 18th, 2011
3:17 pm
Ramble On,
It wasn’t the d-word that was epic; it was the retort, “I’m not your monkey!” I’ve borrowed that one a few times. Heh…
AmVet
July 18th, 2011
3:19 pm
Well, denial and the parallel reality are certainly other options…
The fact is that Boortz is just another Republican (libertarian, my ___) hyper-hypocritical stooge mooching off of the people.
And the lunatic fringe’s comparison of JB to Rush and Newt (as once again promulgated by Peadawg earlier today) is beyond bizarre…
Bosch
July 18th, 2011
3:20 pm
Remember Jon Stewart’s epic dismantling of Crossfire hosts Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson?
Do I ever. That was one of my favorite TV moments of all time! Right up there with the MASH series finale! J/K, but it was legendary.
@@
July 18th, 2011
3:20 pm
No need to watch the video, the guy looks like Tiny Tim. Perhaps the Brits should forego their infatuation with celebrity tabloids. No market? No tabloids.
Bosch:
So, I guess in @@’s world perishing the thought of someone means responding to someone non-stop? Weird.
Track back to see who addresses whom first. Then?
Get lost!
Confused Blog Person
July 18th, 2011
3:22 pm
It’s funny how so many come on Bookman’s blog to ridicule him. Why do you come on here day after day just to make yourself miserable? You might be better off cutting grass or cleaning your homes. If I was in such a state that I disagree with his policies/thoughts, why would I waste my precious time here? After all, life is too short to waste on things that you consider B.S.!!!!
Dave R.
July 18th, 2011
3:22 pm
“The fact is that Boortz is just another Republican (libertarian, my ___) hyper-hypocritical stooge mooching off of the people.”
Actually, he’s IS libertarian – little l – libertarian rather than big L Libertarian. Means he doesn’t believe in everything they stand for, just a lot.
“And the lunatic fringe’s comparison of JB to Rush and Newt (as once again promulgated by Peadawg earlier today) is beyond bizarre…”
Missed that one, AmVet. Rush is a boatload richer, I’d surmise.
Doggone/GA
July 18th, 2011
3:23 pm
“Why do you come on here day after day just to make yourself miserable?”
They do it for the attention, since most of us are not stupid enough to go to conservative blogs – pretty much for the reason you’ve cited.
Shovel Ready Jobs and other Tales
July 18th, 2011
3:23 pm
“…Jon Stewart’s epic dismantling of Crossfire…”
Somehow I’m thinking “epic” is not an appropriate qualifier for a comedian, anymore than is using the adjective “awesome” to describe a hamburger. Henry Knox and his men transporting canons captured from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston in three weeks in the dead of winter is EPIC. Must you always exude liberalism, Jay?
Midori
July 18th, 2011
3:23 pm
News of the World phone-hacking whistleblower found dead
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/18/news-of-the-world-sean-hoare
Southern Comfort
July 18th, 2011
3:26 pm
Doggone
ty webb
July 18th, 2011
3:26 pm
Nah, I come here for the laughs…
thulsa doom
July 18th, 2011
3:26 pm
And this matters to americans why? Oh thats right! Because murdoch is involved. Sheesh
Dave R.
July 18th, 2011
3:27 pm
“It’s funny how so many come on Bookman’s blog to ridicule him.”
Don’t dismiss the benefits of ridicule, Confused.
“Why do you come on here day after day just to make yourself miserable?”
Some of us take great delight in pointing out the differences between liberal “thought” (now, by God there’s a contradiction in terms) and reality.
“You might be better off cutting grass or cleaning your homes.”
But that’s work, Confused!
“If I was in such a state that I disagree with his policies/thoughts, why would I waste my precious time here?”
See above.
“After all, life is too short to waste on things that you consider B.S.!!!!”
But if we can convert a lost soul or two along the way, then our efforts have been worthwhile.
Dave R.
July 18th, 2011
3:29 pm
“since most of us are not stupid enough to go to conservative blogs ”
Yeah. Why get your clock cleaned 24/7 instead of only 12 hours a day . . .
Doggone/GA
July 18th, 2011
3:29 pm
“And this matters to americans why?”
Because he’s an American citizen, and just HAPPENS to own Fox News, Dow Jones & the Wall Street Journal.
Shovel Ready Jobs and other Tales
July 18th, 2011
3:29 pm
“They do it for the attention, since most of us are not stupid enough to go to conservative blogs – pretty much for the reason you’ve cited.”
Actually, it is to keep the bookieheads in line
Dave R.
July 18th, 2011
3:30 pm
Time to take care of canines and commerce. Be back later, maybe.
Bosch
July 18th, 2011
3:30 pm
@@,
“Track back to see who addresses whom first. Then?”
It’s irrelevant. You are always going on and on about how you ignore people by non-stop posting to the very individual you are supposedly ignoring.
@@
July 18th, 2011
3:30 pm
Hoare, who worked on the Sun and the News of the World with Coulson before being dismissed for drink and drugs problems, is said to have been found dead at his Watford home.
The whistleblower was a dismissed drunk and drug addict!!??!!
Geez, people…
carlosgvv
July 18th, 2011
3:30 pm
Tabloid publications are aimed at the lowest segment of our society. Most of their readers are as common as a dirt road and could not care less how tabloid information is gathered. They have a carny type mentality and reading about and looking at sleaze perfectly suits their mental level. As long as there is money to be made, you may by sure that, one way or another, the sleaze will keep on coming. Murdoch understood long ago that no one ever went broke underestemating the intelligence and taste of the British and American people.
Confused Blog Person
July 18th, 2011
3:31 pm
Dave R. says..
But if we can convert a lost soul or two along the way, then our efforts have been worthwhile.
But after it’s all said and done, most are so angry with the name calling and bullying. Check your blood pressures after you leave the blog!! By doing this, you will know if the effort is worthwhile!
Real Scooter
July 18th, 2011
3:32 pm
I’m sorry for misinterpreting your earlier post Matti. I guess I need to limit my posts even more than I already do. Please accept my apology.
I left this down stairs for you Matti in case you didn’t see it.
Southern Comfort
July 18th, 2011
3:32 pm
Some of us take great delight in pointing out the differences between liberal “thought” (now, by God there’s a contradiction in terms) and reality.
Don’t forget the personal ego boost by belittling others we don’t agree with….
Midori
July 18th, 2011
3:33 pm
I don’t know what’s more pathetic – the whining about Jay’s columns, or the just plain sorry @ss excuses offered for coming here.
@@
July 18th, 2011
3:35 pm
Bosch:
It’s irrelevant.
No….it’s YOU that’s irrelevant.
Shovel Ready Jobs and other Tales
July 18th, 2011
3:36 pm
Tax code allowed deductions for body oils, office parties, and feeding stray cats:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2011/jul/18/tax-code-deductions-body-oils-parties-stray-cats/
I guess it’s true that great minds think alike…
ty webb
July 18th, 2011
3:37 pm
…and, I’m sure Jay appreciates each and everyone of us for coming.
Fred
July 18th, 2011
3:37 pm
The whistleblower was a dismissed drunk and drug addict!!??!!
Geez, people…
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Really? @@? I didn’t know that Limbaugh outed Murdoch………..
Shovel Ready Jobs and other Tales
July 18th, 2011
3:38 pm
Get Ready for a 70% Marginal Tax Rate
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304911104576443893352153776.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop
Bosch
July 18th, 2011
3:39 pm
@@,
“No….it’s YOU that’s irrelevant.”
That’s not what Jesus says.
Jimmy62
July 18th, 2011
3:41 pm
I hadn’t been aware that anyone was defending them for hacking phones. Even Rupert Murdoch didn’t defend them, he shut the newspaper down, which is far more than the New York Times would ever do in a similar situation (and yes, they’ve been caught doing much more unethical stuff than simply hacking some phones).
Adam
July 18th, 2011
3:42 pm
My favorite Jon Stewart moment last week was “Dad had to come home early to give us a talking to about cleaning up our budget.”
Adam
July 18th, 2011
3:43 pm
BTW, how come the Fox News crowd hasn’t started their poutrage over Obama not having a plan, and anyway, his plan was only for $4T but Coburn’s is for $9T. Oh, and Obama wants to look at revenues, so that’s obviously wrong, but WAIT, so does Coburn, but IOKIYAR, and if you offer more cuts than Obama did, you know, in his plan that never existed.
Bosch
July 18th, 2011
3:44 pm
(and yes, they’ve been caught doing much more unethical stuff than simply hacking some phones)
Really Jimmy? Like what?
Message from Matti
July 18th, 2011
3:45 pm
Real Scooter,
I accepted your apology downstairs, and offered that nowhere are meanings more easily misconstrued than on a fast-moving blog!
Fred
July 18th, 2011
3:45 pm
Adam: IOKIYAR? Don’t know that one, could you help a brother out and translate please? I’m sure it will be obvious once you do but right now I’m really stumped.
ByteMe
July 18th, 2011
3:46 pm
BTW, how come the Fox News crowd hasn’t started their poutrage over Obama not having a plan, and anyway, his plan was only for $4T
They moved on to another poutrage, something about no budget in 2010 even though we’re in 2011 and we still don’t have one thanks to their own party voting for symbolic gestures instead of making the hard choices involved with governing. Sort of like their upcoming “cut, dye, and rinse” plan (I think that’s what it was called).
Shovel Ready Jobs and other Tales
July 18th, 2011
3:46 pm
“My favorite Jon Stewart moment last week was “Dad had to come home early to give us a talking to about cleaning up our budget.”
Yeah, isn’t dad great? I love the stories he tells about his community organizing days…I just love about everything that he says! Could there be a wiser, better man ever? I just don’t know how such a good and sage man ever arose out of the historically most corrupt city in American history. It’s a veritable miracle!
Jefferson
July 18th, 2011
3:47 pm
Faux News is much like entertainment tonight in reality…
stands for decibels
July 18th, 2011
3:47 pm
It’s funny how so many come on Bookman’s blog to ridicule him.
only to fail miserably.
Major Historian
July 18th, 2011
3:48 pm
“Actually, he’s IS libertarian – little l – libertarian rather than big L Libertarian. ”
And the Zapruder film proved that JFK shot first.
Southern Comfort
July 18th, 2011
3:49 pm
Fred
IOKIYAR = It’s OK If You Are Republican..
Dusty
July 18th, 2011
3:49 pm
Well, anything NEW going on here? After glancing at the morning’s OK Corral, things seem pretty much the same.
Any tax cuts yet? Ceiling lifted or dropped? Bookman makes a heart & flowers graph?? Anybody’s house on fire? AmVet thrown out of California? Taxpayer audited? Murdock offers Bookman a job?
Anybody else been to the dentist and come home broke? (I have!)
THE BRAVES WON LAST NIGHT IN A CLOSE CALL!! Go BRAVES!!! I almost left the house to go celebrate at BurgerKing. Such a good night!!!
md
July 18th, 2011
3:52 pm
“It’s funny how so many come on Bookman’s blog to ridicule him. Why do you come on here day after day just to make yourself miserable? You might be better off cutting grass or cleaning your homes. If I was in such a state that I disagree with his policies/thoughts, why would I waste my precious time here? After all, life is too short to waste on things that you consider B.S.!!!!”
Says the one that comes on here and wastes his precious time……………
Thanks for the chuckle.
Real Scooter
July 18th, 2011
3:53 pm
Message from Matti
July 18th, 2011
3:45 pm
Thanks Matti!!!! This blog does move a lot faster than my mind and I will try not to make the same mistake again.
Fred
July 18th, 2011
3:53 pm
I have been a lax parent. My child has been busy most of the summer with camps and friends from out of town. I neglected to make her do her math and reading homework she was assigned for over the summer. I need my ass kicked.
I let her watch TV and relax when she wasn’t at camp or her friends weren’t over. Sure she’s been busy and many of those camps are physically demanding, but she can (and does) relax just as easily with a book. Heck, have the time I let her watch TV I was in the same room reading. She enjoys math. She’s been after me as well to get that electronics kit out (one like this, http://www.amazon.com/Super-Fun-130-1-Electronics-Lab/dp/B003WKCSTQ ) and “play” with her with it, but she asked at bad times.
Just damn.
md
July 18th, 2011
3:57 pm
“and “play” with her with it, but she asked at bad times. ”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH46SmVv8SU
Excuses will rob us all of precious memories……………
Fred
July 18th, 2011
3:58 pm
Dusty: We learned from @@ that Rush Limbaugh was the whistle blower on the Murdoch story, and I saw a clip from the Minnesota Twins game where a player trying for a triple did a somersault between 2nd and 3rd and STILL got the triple.
I also learned from the kid at Quiktrip how to perfectly do a pig butt on a green egg. I learned a couple of other new things today, but those were the high points.
Fedup
July 18th, 2011
3:58 pm
Dave R “Rush is boat richer”. So are the drug lords are QE2 load richer. That does not mean either of them are right.
Dusty
July 18th, 2011
3:59 pm
Real Scooter,
I like you. U R the real thing. Didn’t you say you like hoppinjohn and fried okra? That’s the mark of a real man, one who knows how to eat!!
Union
July 18th, 2011
4:03 pm
that was funny.. its always humorous to see someone try to defend themselves from the side of stupidity.. kind of like watching obama ramble on.. and we don’t even have to watch the bbc for that.
Fred
July 18th, 2011
4:04 pm
md: Yeah no kidding. but usually those “bad times” were when it was time to start making supper. On the bright side of that though, I taught her how to make chicken and dumplings and spaghetti sauce. The C&D she did everything (including making chicken broth and peeling and cutting the veggies). I just SHOWED her the Spaghetti sauce (that was done earlier). As a consequence, one day while I was out working and she was home with mommy, she made spaghetti sauce by her self. She just turned 9 by the way. I was stunned when I got home. Even more so at how good it was. It really was, that’s not just “daddy love” talking. She had remembered MOST of the spices to use and gotten them right by taste. She wasn’t sure how much wine so I had to help her with that when I got home.
So the whole summer wasn’t exactly a bust. We also got to play barbies, pollie pockets and had a couple of tea parties. (Why couldn’t I have had a tom boy lol).
0311/0317 - 1811/1801
July 18th, 2011
4:06 pm
You want to tape someone? Done it many times. Get a warrant.
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
July 18th, 2011
4:06 pm
Well, I got no use for people putting down other people over little things like wiretapping and eavesdropping. Heck, if it’s good enough for our guvmint, it’s good enough for me.
Besides, there’s more important things to worry about. Like how the U.S. just approved a flying car for sale in this country and people are lining up to buy it. Maybe they’ll hire a bunch of I-285 drivers as instructor pilots for people that don’t know how to fly a car.
And we thought we already had it bad when we was tooling along at 85 mph and getting passed on the berm by somebody. Just wait till you see this kind of shadowy thing overhead and all of a sudden some flier lands in the 20 ft. between you and the car ahead. Me, I’m thinking about trading in the Ford F-450 for a bicycle. It’s for sure nobody is going to be putting the language that will be used at the top of Bookman’s blog.
Real Scooter
July 18th, 2011
4:06 pm
Dusty
July 18th, 2011
3:59 pm
Hush yo mouth Dusty,I love that stuff!! And a double meat Whopper with cheese.Whew!
RAMBLE ON!!!
July 18th, 2011
4:07 pm
@ Bosch
…um, ever heard of Jayson Blair?
how bout General Betrayus?
John McCains extra material affair?
I could go on
RAMBLE ON!!!
July 18th, 2011
4:08 pm
The AJC has their own Jayson Blair in the name of Cynthia Tucker.
Midori
July 18th, 2011
4:09 pm
stuck on stupid and glued to stupidity:
While a startling number of House Republicans refuse to accept experts’ dires warnings about the possibility of default come Aug. 2 if Congress doesn’t raise the debt ceiling, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) thinks he has stumbled across the Obama administration’s real motivation behind choosing that date. Many Republicans think the August date is a phony deadline Democrats invented to scare Congress into raising the ceiling, but Gohmert sees a more personal significance for President Obama — his 50th birthday on Aug. 4 and his birthday party on the 3rd.
The fact that the party is the day after the debt deadline is something Gohmert finds awfully suspicious, he told Newsmax TV yesterday, suggesting that Obama chose the date so he could be a hero at his “birthday bash” for the “celebrities flying in from all over”:
GOHMERT: And I can’t help but be a little bit cynical here. Because we find out the president has a big birthday bash scheduled for August the 3rd, celebrities flying in from all over. And lo and behold, August 2nd is the deadline for getting something done so he can have this massive, the biggest fundraising dinner in history for a birthday celebration. Isn’t that amazing? The timing of this?
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/07/18/271650/louie-gohmert-debt-obama-birthday/
Fred
July 18th, 2011
4:09 pm
Real Scooter? You like double meat whoppers? Too much meat for me. I like the regular ones with everything that comes free with extra mayonnaise and pickles. Cheese is fine but I’m too cheap to pay extra for it. Can’t stand Okra. I HAVE been told that I make the best boiled okra in the south though (which by definition means the World).
RAMBLE ON!!!
July 18th, 2011
4:10 pm
oop…extramarital, sorry
md
July 18th, 2011
4:10 pm
Fred…….9 will be 19 in an instant……..wish I had a do-over, but no such luck. After the first 2, I did find myself kicking myself in the butt to get out and enjoy the ones still home…..I found too many excuses with the first 2…..and they were gone in an instant………
To put it in perspective, we get them for only 1/4 of their lives……..take the time to enjoy while one can.
0311/0317 - 1811/1801
July 18th, 2011
4:11 pm
Headline: “Intruders Whip Recently Converted Islamic Man for Drinking”
“A man who recently converted to Islam was whipped up to 40 times by strangers who broke into his Australia home to punish him for drinking, Seven Network reports.
The 31-year-old Australian man, whose name was not released, told police that he woke up to four bearded men in his bedroom around 1 a.m, the network reported.
Three of the men reportedly restrained him on the bed while a fourth used a cable to lash him in an attack that lasted about 30 minutes, the network reported.
The attack was allegedly by fundamental Wahabi Mulsims. “This criminal act has no place in Islam. As Australian Muslims we are require to follow Australian law, not to take the law into our own individual hands,” Ahmed Kilami, a member of the Muslim Village told the network.”
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/07/18/intruders-whip-recently-converted-islamic-man-for-drinking/#ixzz1SUPYgFNx
P.S.
I wonder if his three day “right of recission” has expired ?
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Islam pal.
md
July 18th, 2011
4:12 pm
“I HAVE been told that I make the best boiled okra in the south though”
Well there’s the problem………fried okra is a whole lot better than mush okra……….
Fred
July 18th, 2011
4:12 pm
Oh and md? While she’s at VBS tonight I’m getting out the instruction manual for the electronics kit. She’s out the rest of the summer. I TRIED to get her interested in learning how to build a computer but she shied away. Maybe she’ll be more interested after we play with the “toy.”
Dusty
July 18th, 2011
4:13 pm
Well, I return to the afternoon Bookman commentary de jour, soup to nuts, ’specially nuts.
Bookman writes” My instinct would usually be to side with a fellow journalist, but the guys spews make that impossible.”
OHhh, I don’t know about that. I think Bookman does quite as well as his fellow journalist in the brothers in baloney & spewing bit. ( See there. A compliment!) I like to keep a high tone here. Negativity is a no no.
Fred
July 18th, 2011
4:14 pm
Well there’s the problem………fried okra is a whole lot better than mush okra……….
To me it’s ALL “mush okra.” Like eating a phlegm ball whether fried or boiled. only thing okra is good for is thickening soups and gumbo, and for that there is no equal.
0311/0317 - 1811/1801
July 18th, 2011
4:14 pm
Headline: “Women’s cup win shows Japan’s soul”
I thought Soul was in Korea ?
md
July 18th, 2011
4:14 pm
And while I’m at it, the most common line never uttered at ones retirement:
“I wish I’d spent more time at work”
TaxPayer
July 18th, 2011
4:15 pm
Wow. Jay’s fresh sheets did the trick this time around. Everyone is just hugging and kissing and…
Fred
July 18th, 2011
4:16 pm
Scout: Man up. Other MUSLIMS came out and condemned the crime. That’s a start to stopping the wacko’s.
Message from Matti
July 18th, 2011
4:17 pm
“Fred…….9 will be 19 in an instant……..”
That’s the truth! Enjoy those sweet, pre-pubescent times while they last!!! It all passes much to quickly.
Real Scooter
July 18th, 2011
4:18 pm
Fred
July 18th, 2011
4:09 pm
I’ll eat anything that don’t eat me first.And I love okra boiled,fried or pickled makes no difference to me!
kayaker 71
July 18th, 2011
4:19 pm
Why do we come here? To rebuff Bookman and all of his flock. That’s what a political blog is for. Without distaff comments and opinions, this whole mess would turn into a mutual admiration society where Kamchak and AmVet would pat each other on the back for all of their wonderful insights into how America ought to be and Bookman would be out of a job. Blogs of this kind are supposed to incite the participants into fits of rage, coupled with moments of profound political thought. Isn’t that what sells newspapers and blog space? It would be a pretty boring blog with only liberals.
Kamchak
July 18th, 2011
4:22 pm
Me, I’m thinking about trading in the Ford F-450 for a bicycle.
But where will you mount the machine guns RC (R–apoi)?
Dusty
July 18th, 2011
4:23 pm
Real Scooter,
Yuo have proved my point. I love you !! WHOPPERS!!!! With cheeese !!!! Ahhhhh
And md likes fried okra? I knew there were some good souls here!!
And Midori confesses to “stuck on stupid and glued to stupidity.”. Wow! I’ve heard confession was good for the soul but making that one took guts!!
Fred
July 18th, 2011
4:23 pm
Scooter: I’ll eat anything but okra and eggplant. Funny you mentioned pickled okra. I did THAT earlier this spring and the wife loved it too. I tried it, but the sliminess of okra just turns me off.
Heck, I even eat liver………. but no okra. Strangely enoug, I try it periodically to see if I changed my mind. I tried the pickled okra after others started talking about how good it was. Nope. Nothing changed. I stuck with the other veggies and let the others have the okra.
Paul
July 18th, 2011
4:24 pm
Rupert shoulda’ hired one of those media consultants who teach people how to apologize.
McMullan’s idea of how to defuse a bomb is to add more primer…..
Afternoon, AmVet
You’d asked earlier if Fox was covering this. You know I’d been gone a while. I watched the evening straight news shows several times – each time there was an update, along with the notification “the parent company of Fox News…”
Fred
July 18th, 2011
4:25 pm
Dusty is pouting. It’s kinda cute.
Dusty
July 18th, 2011
4:25 pm
Scout @ 4:14
“I thought Soul was in Korea!”
Good one !!
Keep Up the Good Fight!
July 18th, 2011
4:27 pm
Paul, Rupert has hired one of the biggest UK PR firms, just so you know. Its not easy to dig out of this mess but that is why Rupert is being his apology tour.
Bosch
July 18th, 2011
4:27 pm
“@ Bosch
…um, ever heard of Jayson Blair?
how bout General Betrayus?
John McCains extra material affair?
I could go on
I hate it when I leave to do some work and come back to a message like that. I have absolutely no idea what they are refering to.
Midori
July 18th, 2011
4:28 pm
Dusty,
better get cracking — two little kids are snacking on your house.
Bosch
July 18th, 2011
4:28 pm
“Heck, I even eat liver”
I did that until I found out what livers do.
Midori
July 18th, 2011
4:28 pm
got that broom tuned up yet, Dust?
Bosch
July 18th, 2011
4:28 pm
better get cracking — two little kids are snacking on your house
Midori,
As Fred just wrote: “just damn”
And HEY!!!
Keep Up the Good Fight!
July 18th, 2011
4:29 pm
two little kids are snacking on your house.
now that is probably one of the funniest posts I have seen in a long time…and there are some good ones.
Bosch
July 18th, 2011
4:30 pm
And eggplant is like eating a wet dirty sponge (not that I’ve ever done so, but what I imagine a wet dirty sponge would taste like).
Real Scooter
July 18th, 2011
4:30 pm
Wow! I’ve heard confession was good for the soul but making that one took guts
That one rates right up there with the guy that confessed to having carnl knowledge with a goat don’t it?
(forgive me lord)