At the midnight hour, when 2011 fades into history ….
I imagine that in bars, clubs and living rooms all over the country — all over the world, for that matter — various versions of this much-loved song will be playing as the clock draws nigh to the midnight hour tomorrow. However, I don’t think any version will outrock this one by the Blues Boy hisself, Mr. BB King, who by the way graces the historic Fox Theater tonight. Don’t know if tickets are still available, but if you haven’t seen him in person, neither you nor Mr. King are getting any younger.
Enjoy, and happy new year, y’all.
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josef
December 30th, 2011
2:10 pm
YAY! FNM…downstairs was gettin nasty…
Redneck Convert (R---and proud of it)
December 30th, 2011
2:12 pm
Well, looks like this is where I get off of the Bookman blog. Happy New Year all you weird music lovers.
Back Seater
December 30th, 2011
2:15 pm
Happy New Year to all
josef
December 30th, 2011
2:18 pm
from our FNM friends….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6yVW3vn7yI
0311/1811
December 30th, 2011
2:18 pm
Come midnight tomorrow ………….. millions of Americans on their knees asking God to bless this nation is what we really need.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z5hD38Bs8Y
liberalefty
December 30th, 2011
2:19 pm
0311
there is no god
getalife
December 30th, 2011
2:21 pm
Nasty?
Nah, just adults discussing American politics.
Good choice Jay.
Have fun on CNN.
Happier new year in 12.
Four more years.
carlosgvv
December 30th, 2011
2:22 pm
At the midnight hour, when 2011 fades into history, we will all get that warm fuzzy feeling that, somehow,things will be different this time and the new year will bring prosperity and gladness. When the new year turns into the old year, and it is about to fade into history, we will all get that warm fuzzy feeling that, somehow things will be different etc etc etc etc etc. However, a few of the existential persuason will have our usual despair as we realize it’s next to impossible that things will ever get any better and, if anything, will probably get worse. Is it better to see things as they really are or continue to live in a world of illusion and delusion?
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
2:23 pm
josef, LOL. Yep a strange brew. And even up here, the pious teeth gnashing goes on!
Clapton at his early rockin’ best.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C3dyZ0jKfg
Adam
December 30th, 2011
2:25 pm
My first contribution to the music thread shall be based on the blog title.
In the midnight hour….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdphvuyaV_I
josef
December 30th, 2011
2:26 pm
liberal left
Stuff it! This is FNM…
josef
December 30th, 2011
2:27 pm
getaliffe
Adam’s playing your song!
Adam
December 30th, 2011
2:28 pm
josef: Whaaaaaat? Billy Idol is awesome
getalife
December 30th, 2011
2:29 pm
Thank you Jay for keeping your blog open for us to enjoy our freedom of speech.
Your blog rocks like these guys:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNDi_aWbQ8Y&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLBF351622DD9DB132
josef
December 30th, 2011
2:30 pm
Some Joan for us at this time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgJLS8y-nnc
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
2:32 pm
getalife, did you see the name of the bowl game going on right now?
The Armed Forces bowl. (Brought to you by your friends at Bell Helicopter!)
Adam, loved his sneer and those screams. Did you ever see that hysterical SNL skit?
Something decidedly less frenetic. I have never apologized for being a huge Fogelberg fan from the very beginning. And though this song was terribly overplayed, this heart breaker still demonstrates the genius he was…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIGiX-vc6M8
josef
December 30th, 2011
2:34 pm
ADAM
Big fan myself…that comment goes back to getalife’s Christmas wish to be a Rebel!
Granny Godzilla
December 30th, 2011
2:39 pm
At the midnight hour, when 2011 fades away…..
I’ll be sound asleep.
But I’ll be dreaming of the many New Years Eves that I wanted to sit up till midnight with Momma and Pop…
getalife
December 30th, 2011
2:39 pm
AmVet,
So far the mic sponsored two bowl games.
I guess it is their way of giving back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WElvEZj0Ltw
getalife
December 30th, 2011
2:41 pm
I am a Rebel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAfHigPsC_s
Normal
December 30th, 2011
2:44 pm
Y’all talk about 2012 being better…well when it can’t get no worse, it’s got to get better…let me illustrate….At the turn of midnight from ‘68 into ‘69, Charlie decided to help us celebrate by mortaring our compound. They must have had inside knowledge because they were pretty accurate. Our standing orders were to get our boats out into the river to help protect our water side flanks, and repel any who tried to cross the river. I was headed that way when a group of rounds landed so close I felt the heat and heard the “bees” fly by. The slit trenches were between me and my boat and at the time, I felt that laying in sh*t as better than getting killed, so I dove in…as a great start to the new year of 1969, I landed on a Chief Petty Officer who had had the same idea and was quicker than me…Bottom line, ‘69 WAS better than ‘68, but not by much….all we can do is try to stay out of the sh*t…
josef
December 30th, 2011
2:45 pm
ZamVet
“I have never apologized for being a huge Fogelberg fan from the very beginning”
And no reason you should…had it pulled up and you just beat me to it…
one of the most beautiful songs ever written, imo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxClQ_pInzc&feature=related
josef
December 30th, 2011
2:52 pm
getalife
be careful, you liable to be fatwah’d…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDT7GP9l1-I
josef
December 30th, 2011
2:53 pm
normal
Great story, well told and great moral…
philosopher
December 30th, 2011
3:04 pm
Ahhhh, YES!!! Thanks, and Happy New Year, Jay. I have certainly appreciated you supplying a forum for some sane musings amidst the typical con rantings.
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
3:04 pm
Like I wrote yesterday, Normal is one righteous dude!
I believe I heard that men and women in uniform get in to those games free, getalife.
Which reminds me of when I was stationed in Tampa. The Reds had their Single A team there and they had a deal if you showed up in uniform, you got in for free. I went a couple of times, once to see a spring training game between Cincy and the Yanks. Alas, I watched Catfish Hunter get lit up by the Big Red Machine. An omen of what was to come…(Oy!)
Speaking of what was to come, that song you linked jo, was the very first song on his very first album. Just an incredible talent.
From that same incredible Home Free LP, and my idea of country music…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKoMvppLBWw&feature=related
OK, off to the liquor store. Think globally, drink locally.
josef
December 30th, 2011
3:04 pm
normal
Except, of course, Duk-sha-nee and Helen Thomas…
HAPPY NEW YEAR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSiME_P-3zc
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
3:07 pm
Missed the new thread guys.
From below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2WXszKpDLQ
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
3:08 pm
For the hell of it, josef, I’m going to arrange to have Helen Thomas deliver your eulogy.
Normal
December 30th, 2011
3:12 pm
I’m still here at work putzin’ around and conversin’ with the ghosts, so I can’t put up any music yet,
but when I get home I’ll check in. Like always, I get the holiday watches…
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
3:12 pm
However, a few of the existential persuason will have our usual despair as we realize it’s next to impossible that things will ever get any better and, if anything, will probably get worse. Is it better to see things as they really are or continue to live in a world of illusion and delusion?
You might want to switch your guiding philosophy away from barren existentialism and look into some practically-based Zen Buddhism, carlos. Buddhism teaches that our primary source of suffering is excessive focus on self. Enlightenment can only occur when we turn our attention outward.
Either that or get a hold of some good smoke.
getalife
December 30th, 2011
3:12 pm
Great stuff Normal.
AmVet,
I was a catcher so Bench was my favorite player.
It is great to see the troops returning home to their families:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WAZ60xA9wo
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
3:14 pm
From one Carlos to another Carlos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4b6Ey7O2Y4
josef
December 30th, 2011
3:15 pm
BRUNO
From the looks of it, the old bat will outlive me!
josef
December 30th, 2011
3:17 pm
BRUNO
@ 3:12
Yeah, that’s the ticket…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUBNhdhHWU4
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
3:18 pm
From the looks of it, the old bat will outlive me!
Reminds me of my friend’s late grandfather. When he was about 76, he attracted a much younger woman who turned out to be a gold-digger. After 10 or so years of marriage, she divorced him due her frustration that he wasn’t dying fast enough. He ended up up making it to age 93. I was proud to be his pall bearer. My fellow pall bearers included Harry Norman and several other prominent industry leaders.
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
3:21 pm
I was a catcher so Bench was my favorite player.
I was a Phillies fan, so identified with Bob Boone. Southern Comfort was also a catcher, as was I.
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
3:24 pm
josef–I forwarded your 3:17 to PlatinumBlack. I’m sure she’ll love it!!
Normal
December 30th, 2011
3:26 pm
Ha! I just got up from my desk and set off the motion alarm. I got locked in! That is the bad part of having your repair shop in a corner of the warehouse…nobody checks on you. The good part of having your repair shop in the corner of the warehouse is that nobody checks on you.
Guess I’ll make a round then shut down myself.
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
3:26 pm
josef–I’m starting to think that Matti and carlosgvv might be a match made in existential heaven. What do you think??
TaxPayer
December 30th, 2011
3:26 pm
Happy New Year, Jay. Good choice of song to close out the year with. Now what of the New Year. How about a little reminder of that oh so seductive past. Let’s not and say we did.
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
3:34 pm
Back at your 3:12, getalife:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5I-Mf3k9d0
josef
December 30th, 2011
3:35 pm
BRUNO
@ 3:26
Yeah! Here’s my song for them…though matti does do some good work for others…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFnOfpIJL0M&ob=av3e
Normal
December 30th, 2011
3:36 pm
OK, I’m outta here…In case I don’t “See” y’all before the end, Have a great New Year celebration and remember this…your mantra for 2012….When life comes at you with both fists…it’s legal to duck!
josef
December 30th, 2011
3:36 pm
Oh, yes…and tell PB I hope she likes that one…
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
3:45 pm
We’re going to a poker party on NYE. I figure if I’m going to drop a couple of hundred on going out, we might as well give ourselves a chance to get some back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkfJ3zMIlO0
josef
December 30th, 2011
3:45 pm
AND FOR THE BRUIN TOMORROW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46bBWBG9r2o
wet wiccan
December 30th, 2011
3:56 pm
Well, I’ve seen a good number of new years eves, and alls I got to say is…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzzbX8N4zIM&ob=av2n
josef
December 30th, 2011
4:01 pm
BRUNO
@ 3:45
For my money consistenly the BEST rock and roller of them all…
Teenage crush on him then…bought the 45, set the record player (remember those) to where it would replay and replay…and still got it…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2aBOTNGWMY&feature=related
and he could still park his shoes under my bed anytime he wanted to…
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
4:08 pm
“and he could still park his shoes under my bed anytime he wanted to…”
Not sure how Bob would feel about that, but good selection. If you didn’t know, Seger’s out on tour right now, and I believe is going to be in Greenville, SC in a few months. He’s one of the few major acts I never saw in person.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TjWOVUZeJo&feature=related
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
4:12 pm
More good stuff so far, gang.
wiccan, no doubt! We weren’t rock stars but we tried to party like them.
jo, killer early vid of Seger.
I still remember it was autumn and the moon was shining
Our 60 Cadillac was roaring through Nebraska whining
Doing 120 man the fields was bending over
Heading out for the mountains knowing we was traveling further
All the fires were blazing and the spinning wheels were turning turning
Had my girl beside me, brother, brother, she was burning burning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WWHdBuOC6Q
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
4:13 pm
I just checked, and here’s the ticket info. If I still lived in Atlanta, I’d go. From here it’s a little too far to drive.
BI-LO Center, Greenville, SC
Sat, Jan 14, 2012 08:00 PM
200
Row
K
Seats
3 – 4
Description
Price Level 1
UPPER LEVEL SEATING
FULL VIEW
Type
Full Price Tickets
Price
US $80.35 x 2
Price Details
SUBTOTAL*
US $160.70
moonbat betty
December 30th, 2011
4:15 pm
Happy New Year to all.
May 2012 bring good health and prosperity.
and remember…It’s better to burn out than to fade away
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O1v_7T6p8U
Broken Pope
December 30th, 2011
4:17 pm
I’ve seen BB King with the Stray Cats at the old Center Stage. Amazing! However, I saw Stevie Ray with Jeff Beck at the Omni, mind blowing!
Brosephus
December 30th, 2011
4:20 pm
I was a catcher so Bench was my favorite player.
I was a Phillies fan, so identified with Bob Boone. Southern Comfort was also a catcher, as was I.
Bruce Benedict is/was the best there ever was behind the plate!!! I can still hear the chant in old Fulton Co. Stadium. Brrrrrrrrrruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
4:21 pm
He’s one of the few major acts I never saw in person.
That is a shame, B.
I saw him in 1974 (open for the Kinks) and even then he was one helluva showman, though not all that well known yet. Hard to believe, considering in a year or so he would be at the very peak of rock and roll with that LP you just linked the title cut to.
I always adored this one…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdtAH_Aknnc
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
4:22 pm
Hey moonbat betty, you think Obama has a kindler, gentler machine gun than Bush??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdiCJUysIT0
Broken Pope
December 30th, 2011
4:23 pm
However one of the most amazing performances is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15eu7ar5EKM
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
4:24 pm
Brosephus–Benedict was gritty, though Javy Lopez is likely the Braves most productive catcher. You gotta like McCann currently.
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
4:27 pm
OK, you catchers, baseball it is.
Who is the best left handed pitcher of our era?
I vote for Glavine, just barely beating out Carlton.
(BTW wasn’t Glenn Frey’s solo work on that song I just linked, magnificent?)
Pope, did you see the Texas Tornado when he was at the Roxy a few years back?
From that same Austin City Limits show, this jawdropping cover of Jimi…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjKonZQb5AY
josef
December 30th, 2011
4:28 pm
wiccan
Yeah, me, too!
And as for that Segar fantasy…het, we had our crushes, too you know!
And best New Year’s Eve? 1967-68
JV, looking up at ya, and thanks for everything…it’s been one helluva ride down here…so, thinking of ya, and here’s “our song…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkMFLUXTEwM&feature=related
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
4:31 pm
The thing about Seger is his catalog goes on and on, all great stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsnZMee16lk&feature=related
Ooooooooooooh, blame it on midnight
Ooooooooooooh, blame it on the moon
Normal
December 30th, 2011
4:31 pm
In 2012, will we all be…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkJNyQfAprY
or, on Dec 23, will we be taking…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9TGj2jrJk8&feature=related
Normal
December 30th, 2011
4:34 pm
…but whatever happens, let’s…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv8AVi44NIc&feature=related
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
4:34 pm
I vote for Glavine, just barely beating out Carlton.
Am–In 1972, Carlton won 27 games for the Phillies, who won 59 games total that year. Never before, or since, has anyone done so much with so little. Only one name deserves consideration.
josef
December 30th, 2011
4:39 pm
since we’re….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bwHK1xkgJA&feature=related
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
4:41 pm
However one of the most amazing performances is:
Broken Pope–I feel the same way about guitarists like Johnson as I do about the jazz greats. While I can recognize the technical excellence, I don’t feel much of an emotional connection. By contrast, Seger’s guitar work here is musically simple, but makes you feel something.
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
4:42 pm
Ooops, link for the above comment ^^^^
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5WXmG4uH2A
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
4:51 pm
josef @ 4:39: I’ve been stowing away so much time, I had to start renting storage space last year.
Steely Dan is one of the few jazz/rock bands that makes you feel something IMO. Elliot Randall’s solo is fantastic in “Reeling in the Years”, maybe the best SD solo of all time. This one’s pretty hot also by famed Larry Carlton:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zmX6_ujBN0
Oops, Wrong Planet
December 30th, 2011
4:54 pm
I just want to make sure everyone noticed in Jay’s original video that B.B. gave Stevie Ray Vaughan the first solo.
Grace and generosity.
josef
December 30th, 2011
4:54 pm
Speaking of New Year’s Eve memories…Unmentionable says, “…remember 1976-77 (our first) and what was playing?”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5AztWseIdU
Yeah, I know it’s the long version…so?
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
4:54 pm
I watched him pitch against inferior hitting in bigger parks then too, B. He was untouchable, no doubt, and at times, probably did have better stuff. But he also went 13 -20 the next season. And the Braves ONLY title happened because Glavine tossed a shutout against a power hitting Tribe team.
I still give Tommy the overall nod…
And too bad that Greenville show isn’t after Obama is reelected, buddy. Road trip! And you’re paying! (huge sh*teating grin here)
Funny, how after hearing your 4:34, Normal, I’m struck by the comparison of Randy Meisner to George Harrison. Over shadowed by the duo of Glenn and Frey in the roles of Paul and John.
And arguably, Stairway is still the greatest eight minutes in rock history.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8C7bupfY9s
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
4:56 pm
Make that Henley and Frey.
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
4:57 pm
Guitar solo on this one courtesy of Jay Graydon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz8AJh7_mKc
Weren’t the 70s the greatest decade???
Normal
December 30th, 2011
5:00 pm
Bruno @ 4:42,
Man, that brings back memories…a young sailor, San Diego… a blonde, blue eyed hippie chick…Main Street…thanks! Had to call my wife in so we both could go back…
wet wiccan
December 30th, 2011
5:00 pm
new years eve 1986, the fabulous fox theater…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4npjNErlQSo
I was there, did anybody else see this show?
Normal
December 30th, 2011
5:03 pm
Josef,
You wanna go back? This is for all you cavemen out there…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz6IpmmYSXA
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
5:07 pm
And the Braves ONLY title happened because Glavine tossed a shutout against a power hitting Tribe team.
As a single moment in time, and as far as importance to Braves history, I can’t disagree with you. But, the comparisons end there. Carlton had 329 wins with 4,136 strikeouts and a 3.22 lifetime ERA, while Glavine had 305 wins with 2,607 strikeouts and a 3.54 lifetime ERA. Not even close in my book.
Old Timer
December 30th, 2011
5:09 pm
Weren’t the 70s the greatest decade???
In music? Yep—for me at least. I keep my Sirius/XM tuned to channel 7. When a Seger tune comes on, that volume goes wayyyyy up.
josef
December 30th, 2011
5:09 pm
I think Dobie would approve
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22GAajKaiWo&feature=related
josef
December 30th, 2011
5:13 pm
BTW
That @ 5:09…Dobie or Seger…you decide!
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
5:14 pm
I think Dobie would approve
I’m sure, because that’s Dobie singing, josef. Nice try though.
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
5:14 pm
Oops, Wrong Planet, nice name.
Some serious boogy woogy…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d7-KZvSE5E
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
5:15 pm
Speaking of the 70s, this ranks high on my list of favs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HagzTRmUBIE&feature=related
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
5:18 pm
Maybe if we can get Jay really, really drunk on NYE, he’ll slip up and tell us what his wedding song was. It must be pretty wimpy if he’s still embarrassed all these years later.
josef
December 30th, 2011
5:19 pm
Normal
@ 5:03
Sure that one isn’t for Jay tomorrow…
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
5:21 pm
Here’s a super-wimpy song fom the 70s, but I kind of like it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoXcRw9gJCA&feature=related
josef
December 30th, 2011
5:23 pm
BRUNO
@ 5:14
Nice try…but see my 4:13…channeling K’chak are you, sport!
Gotcha!
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
5:24 pm
Glavine pitched in the era where hitting was supreme, Carlton did not.
Ha, and it turns out we don’t know crap, B!
I checked a couple of sites and they have the Big Unit ahead of both of them!
This is a good party song…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpTOfr5TeOQ
josef
December 30th, 2011
5:27 pm
The seventies…transition from the 60s to the 80s…the two greatest decades, imo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOil_ht0khI
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
5:29 pm
One for our departed pal HD from Loggins and Messina:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfMK3i7WNI4
stands for decibels
December 30th, 2011
5:29 pm
Pop a few black beauties (or pound a coupla cups of espresso) and hang on for this version of Midnight Hour…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_AfkydZNtU
josef
December 30th, 2011
5:34 pm
In case y’all haven’t caught Newtie’s latest drag show performance…the Orange Man ain’t got nuthin on you!
Here’s one for ya from the 70s…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_KP1kJfmUo&feature=fvst
Brosephus
December 30th, 2011
5:35 pm
Bruno
I’m with AmVet… In “MY” era, it’s Glavine, hands down. Carlton happened before I was born, so he’s technically disqualified from my perspective.
I like McCann, and Javy was good, but from my lifetime, I think the two best teams the Braves have ever had was ‘82 and ‘91 in that order. I think both of those teams were better than the 95 Championship team.
Brosephus
December 30th, 2011
5:38 pm
AmVet
Randy Johnson’s just lucky that “The Eck” was a rightie, or else it would be a moot point altogether.
Jay
December 30th, 2011
5:39 pm
Glavine benefited greatly from the Eric Gregg era. Carlton, on the other hand, could tell you what and where he was going to throw and still dare you to hit it.
josef
December 30th, 2011
5:40 pm
BRUIN
Okay, Buddy Ro, what IS the song gonna be in your head tomorrow!
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
5:43 pm
Alright, thanks for the backup, Jay. These young whippersnappers don’t know what they’re talking about.
Nice late 70s pop song from Kenny Loggins:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7-e6Yhu5SU
Soothsayer
December 30th, 2011
5:43 pm
“millions of Americans on their knees . . . “
Huggin’ commodes!
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
5:53 pm
josef–Back at your 5:34. BTW, not you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYwKAg0owHU
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
5:55 pm
Right on, Bro SoCo!
And JB!
I did love watching Carlton pitch. I never really got to see Koufax or Spahn.
Saw Kenny Loggins; he played Chastain and would wonder out into the crowd and perform. Another stellar showman.
To know what it is to forgive and be forgiven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihhiSi_XnMM
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
5:56 pm
Not sure why, but this song has stuck in my head through the years:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WweQJCqOFyI
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
6:00 pm
Any chance this was Jay’s wedding song??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgz0BYkSmc8
Warning, not for the faint of heart ^^^^^^
josef
December 30th, 2011
6:07 pm
Bruno
@ 5:53
not for me? So you say…
*******
Since Jay ain’t gonna play (and I don’t blame him!) here’s one to have in mind….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ-zvISzY3Q&feature=related
Jay
December 30th, 2011
6:10 pm
Sorry Bruno. I’ve cracked open the Woodford Reserve, but even that bottle ain’t big enough to get me to ‘fess up on that one!
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
6:11 pm
Am–More Loggins for you. Great pick @ 5:24:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRu-eAdZ050&feature=related
josef
December 30th, 2011
6:12 pm
JAY
Is the Missus open to bribes?
josef
December 30th, 2011
6:17 pm
Let’s see, what year was it they hitched?
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
6:26 pm
That Rod the Mod deep cut is sweet, jo. Love the twists of a phrase in it.
And B, what a fine rendition of that special song.
Time to end the year with some of the good stuff…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2KRpRMSu4g
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
6:29 pm
Well, if it’s this song, Jay, I could give you a pass:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkGS263lGsQ&feature=related
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
6:34 pm
not for me? So you say…
I think Unmentionable might be more my type.
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
6:44 pm
Heavy on the syrup, but nice to hear every once in a while:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3of2F1QXtKo&feature=related
josef
December 30th, 2011
6:47 pm
ZamVet
Rod the Mod…another teenage crush and another one who has stayed the course…he can do it all…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q64aVDA-s3U
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
6:49 pm
jo, I turned my mom onto him while we had a beer together in an English pub. Thank god for jukeboxes, huh?!
Gotta feeling 2012 is gonna be a good year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoW_0NuaPj4
Erwin's cat
December 30th, 2011
6:50 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdgq-43Otwo&feature=share
I’m lazy and don’tcha wanna share me
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
6:52 pm
My sappy dedication to PlatinumBlack:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyp0f8L5nd4
Erwin's cat
December 30th, 2011
6:52 pm
that’s “save me”…LOL
md
December 30th, 2011
6:55 pm
I’d have to through Randy Johnson into the mix too……especially since his perfect game came against the Bravos…..and he was 40 at the time.
md
December 30th, 2011
6:58 pm
Well poot……talking about baseball and I misspell throw……………..
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
6:59 pm
A little “Git Fiddler” to kick off everyone’s holiday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM6RgtUbWRU&feature=related
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
7:01 pm
I’d have to through Randy Johnson into the mix too
I thought we were talking about human players. RJ was more like a machine, an alien cyborg out there on the mound.
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
7:08 pm
The most feared leftie of our time. And he and that bastage Schilling together, made me wanna throw up. Thanks for bringing up those unpleasant memories, md!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DFp00tnSv4&feature=related
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
7:10 pm
As for our lifetime, Greg Maddox quietly worked his way to 355 wins, 1 more than steroid enhanced Roger Clemons at 154 wins. That puts him 8th on the all-time list, and 2nd on the list behind Warren Spahn at 363 for pitchers in the modern era. I’ll go with Mad Dog as the greatest pitcher overall in our lifetime. If he got 1 or 2 runs early in the game, it was lights out for the other team.
Brosephus
December 30th, 2011
7:24 pm
I’ve been trying to find that ESPN commercial that Randy Johnson did where they named his slider “Mr. Snappy”. That was one of the most hilarious commercials ever, but I can’t find it anywhere. I’m with Bruno, RJ was a T-1000 or something, but he’s definitely not 100% human.
My choice for the best in my lifetime (since the 70’s) is Dennis Eckersley. That guy dominated as both a starter and reliever. I think he and Smoltz are still the only two that have thrown for both 20 wins and 50 saves in a season within their career.
moonbat betty
December 30th, 2011
7:28 pm
Enter your comments here
moonbat betty
December 30th, 2011
7:28 pm
oops, 70’s wedding first dance songs.
Hell ya:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GymGszRFN8
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
7:39 pm
Some may remember this deep cut that made some FM play…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcDyNyEijDc&feature=related
md
December 30th, 2011
7:39 pm
As a Braves fan and during my influential years, I have to nominate Phil Neikro as my all-time favorite.
Kamchak
December 30th, 2011
7:43 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysOTVZ-9SKg
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
7:46 pm
JamVet searing at 7:38.
Nice cut, moonbat betty.
md
December 30th, 2011
7:51 pm
And with Neikro, one must remember that for the most part the Braves sucked over that 20 year span. One can only imagine how many wins he might have if he played on good teams.
But those were memorable years for me……took my dates to the game and had an entire section to myself with our own personal vendor sitting on the stairs next to us……….ah, those were the days
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
7:59 pm
As far as fun players, the Phillies had some characters in the late 60s and early 70s. I particularly enjoyed WIllie Montanez, a journeyman first baseman who had some good years while with the Phils. I also enjoyed Greg “The Bull” Luzinski along with Mike Schmidt.
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
8:00 pm
Gotta run for a while, keep the party going.
theyeshaveit
December 30th, 2011
8:02 pm
AmVet,
I also saw Kenny Loggins live. It was back when I was in the video game biz, and Nintendo had him play for all the game publishers and top retailers. I had a position (no seats, just dancing space) right at the stage.
Here is my contribution.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9KC9qu0eII
md
December 30th, 2011
8:06 pm
Yep, Willie brought his show to Atlanta…….along with Hrabosky. Always enjoyed Mark “the Bird” with the Tigers too.
Paulo977
December 30th, 2011
8:08 pm
A cup of kindness folks??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x91rBzNKvlc
theyeshaveit
December 30th, 2011
8:11 pm
Why are we talking baseball on the cusp of the new year? And, anyway, Sandy Koufax was the greatest lefty of all time.
theyeshaveit
December 30th, 2011
8:16 pm
New Year’s Eve in Washington, D.C, dancing with my lady under a red exit sign, this was a good one to listen to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4HOAD4Ebp4
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
8:19 pm
eyes, someone brought up the national pastime earlier today and I suspect that for most of us more rabid fans, its never very far from our thoughts.
(no seats, just dancing space)
Love that.
Love that acoustic version. Really nice.
From those early days, there was just something about his sound.
Jazz, funk, rock…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oowuyzxgmtg
Normal
December 30th, 2011
8:24 pm
md,
Back when the Braves sucked, you were told not to walk outside the stadium when they were playing or someone would jump out of the bushes, hold a gun on you, and make you go to the game…
————————-
Eyes,
Slow Dancing…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osvs429_2Zk
theyeshaveit
December 30th, 2011
8:27 pm
AmVet,
And his buddy, Jim Messina, can trace his roots through Poco and back to this group.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5JCrSXkJY
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
8:36 pm
eyes, Buffalo Springfield was best of the best of that early heavy sound that was to define the counterculture.
And I wore out some Poco records…
But after all, I hail from…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kezb1TtTBfQ
moonbat betty
December 30th, 2011
8:37 pm
makes you wanna dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqoIJOB7Zgc
theyeshaveit
December 30th, 2011
8:38 pm
Normal,
That one makes me want to slow dance right now.
Speaking of dancing in a burning room….How about this end of the world tune?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxQFYeS5DoI
theyeshaveit
December 30th, 2011
8:47 pm
Here is some very old school dancing music. You might want to start at about the 4:07 mark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoEORsenmuQ&ob=av3n
Soothsayer
December 30th, 2011
8:47 pm
You know me. I just can’t help myself!
Normal
December 30th, 2011
8:51 pm
Eyes,
Good choice, I’d forgotten him…but I’m old.
My lady and I wore this one out dancing to it. Even though we were sixties rock and rollers, we’d just shut the door, put this on, and dance…all in our own little paradise…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r2pEdc1_lI
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
8:53 pm
eyes, dug the boop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL3mHPmNKRE
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
8:57 pm
Sooth, have you ever heard this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sidm9Lwc_64&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL89CE16FBA4D1453F
theyeshaveit
December 30th, 2011
8:59 pm
Normal and AmVet,
OK. Trust me. You will need to get your hankies out on this one. Ah, those high school sock hops!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xm3qnh1sck
Good night all.
moonbat betty
December 30th, 2011
9:02 pm
You can’t beat the 50’s slow dancing music.
Simple beauty.
It’s usually so cluttered now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B89Osfj8dg
Soothsayer
December 30th, 2011
9:03 pm
Jam-man: no but I always like this one.
TaxPayer
December 30th, 2011
9:06 pm
And remember, don’t drink and drive. Oh yes and buckle up.
0311/1811
December 30th, 2011
9:06 pm
AmVet:
You mean ……….. DoraNam ……… Chambodia ………. and Norcruze.
bman
December 30th, 2011
9:07 pm
do people really still drink & drive???
0311/1811
December 30th, 2011
9:18 pm
OH WELL …………………..
Must watch part of both :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_o-adbq9h0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHUf3SPxEXo&feature=related (you can start at one minute mark)
moonbat betty
December 30th, 2011
9:30 pm
I believe this is worthy of another play.
for those of you that missed it…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juwuXNFoJVc
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
9:30 pm
Yeah, me too, buddy Soothsayer. A perfect, witty, little, pop gem…
And LOL Scout! I didn’t know those other two, but I like them. (Chambodia is famous.)
One of my very earliest musical memories was Johnny Angel. And still love it.
bman, not this cowboy. I figure after getting away with it a few (fill in the blank) times, my luck is up, so I never press it now!
One of those love songs, I’ve never tired of and I guess, I never will…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39Xf6XTgohA
moonbat betty
December 30th, 2011
9:58 pm
Good one, AV.
Didn’t Elton do that one later?
The Thin Guy
December 30th, 2011
10:14 pm
Can’t wait for News Years Day and eat me some pig meat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpjaG-h00eo
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
10:22 pm
One more Kenny Loggins song that I like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGBLh2iqsZw
0311/1811
December 30th, 2011
10:25 pm
AmVet:
………. and then there’s Kathy Young !!! 45 years and she still lood GREAT !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opFvFHMhgJk&feature=related (1962)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpChvV2Frvg&feature=related (2009)
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
10:28 pm
A nice duet with Stevie Nicks. For PB:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf4j-6pAgxU
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
10:32 pm
For my love:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14nD-QMjFvI
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
10:46 pm
Another EJ classic from “Tumbleweed Connection”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdEQkRq_xrw&feature=related
1811/0311
December 30th, 2011
10:50 pm
One for the road:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISKTuFemS2w&feature=related
moonbat betty
December 30th, 2011
10:51 pm
Elton is an amazing musician.
I did a random crap shoot and so it goes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2e4NlnLr28
1811/0311
December 30th, 2011
10:52 pm
AmVet @ 9:30
That’s cause I made the other two up ………………
moonbat betty
December 30th, 2011
10:58 pm
tweet tweet
rockin robin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocT1wFcYspE
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
10:59 pm
Scout, Dion and the Belmonts get some love in this Kinks classic…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS_w55rVPSM
moonbat betty
December 30th, 2011
11:07 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwCGW58DTE4&feature=related
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
11:21 pm
2011 will go down as the year of working my ass off:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysDnTIFHsb4
AmVet
December 30th, 2011
11:38 pm
Great AWB jam, B.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlPaI6Jg6eU
Bruno
December 30th, 2011
11:58 pm
Back at ya with some more Chicago, Am:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6oXU4l3wJ0&feature=related
Bruno
December 31st, 2011
12:04 am
Does anyone know the answer to questions 67 & 68??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiRMZOlljxE&feature=related
ld
December 31st, 2011
12:50 am
Happy New Year
Note to liberalefty: God is what people call that energy which enables matter and life and is beyond human comprehension–or gods if they choose to perceive that energy as more than one energy defined by its effect. Naming the energy really doesn’t bother me.
What I find troublesome is that humanity has not outgrown the myths propogated by heresay into which many have been indoctrinated since childhood. Unless and until humanity is capable of maturing beyond primitave superstition, those self fulfilling prophesies of “Armageddon” loom.
Religion is–all religions are– man-made political power tool(s) feuled by fear and need and greed, including the ultimate greed — for eternal life.
The Christian majority in this country will tell you that God is all powerful, all knowing, present everywhere, the perfect and infallible creator of all that exists, the alpha/omega, the father of humanity–father, son, and holy ghost.
Unlike atheists, I will not tell you that there is no God; only that if that energy which enables matter and life has all the attributes above-mentioned, then the worship of such a being makes no sense. In this country, if a father of many children knows the stronger of those children are behaving badly–including physically harming and/or killing others, then we consider that father a criminal. That standard for good and bad/evil decides my view “God”.
The book of “Job” in the King James version of the Bible does not read to me as a lesson of patience — as is taught in Sunday School and Bible School; it is a lesson in S & M–with “God” as the sadist and Job as the fool.
The purpose and intent of religion is for the few to tell the many how to live. Granted, sometimes religion has been used for the benefit of humanity and in the interest of its peace and survival; however, much more often in history and now, religion is a tool of tyranny and hate and an excuse for vicious men to make war.
ld
December 31st, 2011
12:52 am
Happy New Year.
TaxPayer
December 31st, 2011
7:42 am
Happy New Year’s Eve.
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 31st, 2011
7:59 am
hope for the coming year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6mKMV0d2cs
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 31st, 2011
8:11 am
kinda long, but something to think about for the coming year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHYPZBpxeZE&feature=related
carlosgvv
December 31st, 2011
8:17 am
Bruno – 3:12
After much thought, I’ve found the perfect New Year’s resolution for you. Change your name here from Bruno to Pollyanna.
Eleanor Roosevelt
December 31st, 2011
8:19 am
The Challenge to Democracy….
In the United States we are the showcase for the possibilities inherent in a free world, in democracy. If the lives of our people are not better in terms of basic satisfactions as well as in material ways than the lives of people anywhere in the world, then the uncommitted peoples we need on or side will look for leadership elsewhere….
Happy 2012 Jay and fellow bloggers!!!
Eleanor Roosevelt
December 31st, 2011
8:23 am
sp…
then the uncommitted peoples we need on or side will look for leadership elsewhere….
should be…
then the uncommitted peoples we need on OUR side will look for leadership elsewhere….
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 31st, 2011
8:52 am
Jay – have fun this morning on CNN. I will be watching.
josef
December 31st, 2011
10:14 am
“…and political blogger, Jay Bookman…”
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 31st, 2011
10:26 am
Jay’s a blogger? I thought he was supposed to be our thought leader!
Paulo977
December 31st, 2011
10:27 am
How’s this for history?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEbt9eSgY0Y&feature=related
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 31st, 2011
10:39 am
Jay -
You need to get a new agent. Followed by a monkey story? WTF
Jm
December 31st, 2011
10:40 am
Kay just appeared on cnn
josef
December 31st, 2011
10:45 am
Well, so much for sound bite journalism…but, hey, he looked good, resembled the guy at the top of the page…
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
December 31st, 2011
10:46 am
Well, I sure feel like somebody let the air out of my bag. I even left Fox News and tuned in CNN. I thought Bookman would say something like “I’d like to say hey and a big shout-out to josef and Common Sense and Normal and Kamchak and Paul and Taxpayer and Amvet and Matti and Redneck and all the bloggers out there that made me what I am today.” But not a word! It’s like we don’t exist.
Hmphhh!
josef
December 31st, 2011
10:48 am
So, Bruin, you think the Iowa-New Hampshire most popular and most likely to succeed contests have some relevance for the rest of us, eh? Make that a blog topic and see what the opinion is…I’d be interested in hearing that one myself…
josef
December 31st, 2011
10:49 am
Duk-sha-nee
Yeah. That, too.
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 31st, 2011
10:51 am
Hmmmmm – Perry/Bachmann?
Gingrich/Gringrich?
Romney/Christie?
Paulo977
December 31st, 2011
10:55 am
America …Cher prods us as we travel into 2012
“We got more than enough
But there’s one thing
There’s not enough of”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9h-mIA8tNk
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 31st, 2011
11:05 am
news on Ron Paul.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/30/in-early-book-rep-ron-paul-criticized-aids-patients-minority-rights-and-sexual-harassment-victims/?hpt=hp_bn3
TaxPayer
December 31st, 2011
11:10 am
Well, I sure feel like somebody let the air out of my bag. I even left Fox News and tuned in CNN. I thought Bookman would say something like “I’d like to say hey and a big shout-out to josef and Common Sense and Normal and Kamchak and Paul and Taxpayer and Amvet and Matti and Redneck and all the bloggers out there that made me what I am today.” But not a word! It’s like we don’t exist.
Ya know, I was just thinkin’ that very same thang!
getalife
December 31st, 2011
11:18 am
So, it is all about Jay
Mary Elizabeth
December 31st, 2011
11:18 am
Well done for a first interview on CNN.
I think Jay should keep pursuing being a television commentator, as a supplement to his editorial and blogging careers. He made no major blunders today on CNN and what he said had sanity – a trait much needed among TV commentators. Even the interviewer complimented Jay on having a different take than many, i.e. by focusing on how the “losers” (instead of the “winners”) effect the overall primary process. Jay’s comments regarding the process of primaries, as well as VP pursuits of the “losers,” were calm, sane, and rang true. His presentation was serious in intent, yet human (a chuckle or two). More times up to “bat” on live TV, will make his words flow as easily as they do for him with his pen. Also,the camera is good to Jay, which never hurts.
I remember one of Cynthia Tucker’s first spots on Chris’ Matthews’ Show and she was reticent and somewhat nervous. She has since bloomed into a confident and well spoken television commentator through simple practice and because of the number of times she has since been on TV. I predict Jay Bookman’s TV career will run the same course as Ms. Tuckers in terms of confidence gathered. One can easily polish presentation but having subtance is not so easy to come by. Substance is often either there, or it isn’t. In Jay Bookman’s case, it is there. Well done!
Brosephus
December 31st, 2011
11:26 am
Back when the Braves sucked, you were told not to walk outside the stadium when they were playing or someone would jump out of the bushes, hold a gun on you, and make you go to the game…
I was told back then that when you were naughty, Santa left you season tickets in your stocking because the lump of coal was more valuable.
AmVet
December 31st, 2011
11:35 am
Yeah RC and Taxpayer, I’m with you guys.
The nerve!
I’m beginning to think we are just pawns and are being callously used to further Jay’s nefarious mission of spreading hack journalism around the globe.
Seriously, good job, JB.
And having not tuned in for over three years, I had forgotten just how useless the Corporatist News Network has become.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKp7P6ZpYz4&feature=related
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 31st, 2011
11:40 am
Back to baseball.
The best catcher was the guy that had to chase Niekro’s knuckleball
josef
December 31st, 2011
11:47 am
Actually, if CNN had the sense of a pissant (which they don’t) they’d have our Fearless Leader on at least once a week to talk about “what America is talking about.” Here on our cyber front porch you get a real good idea. Anything from the American invlovement in the Middle East, the latest political foolishness, abortion, climate change, the best way to fix possum, personal vendetta cat fights, and, oh yeah, to posted topique du jour.
He could do a recap of the week meanderings and, might, just might get a smile down from Lewis Grizzard.
Brosephus
December 31st, 2011
11:57 am
The best catcher was the guy that had to chase Niekro’s knuckleball
That would have been Bruce Benedict in the later years. He’s #1 on my list of catchers.
0311/1811
December 31st, 2011
12:11 pm
Headline AP: “PETA Seeks Memorials to Cows Killed on Roads”
“An animal rights group wants Illinois to install highway signs in memory of cattle that died when trucks hauling them flipped in two separate wrecks.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdCAk2JLQjY&feature=related
getalife
December 31st, 2011
12:12 pm
You have a all star catcher that can hit.
I hit better than bruce.
cnn can use some fresh talking heads.
Jay has credibility so corporate media does not want the truth or facts to ruin their yellow journalism.
0311/1811
December 31st, 2011
12:22 pm
Harry Belefonte falls asleep for live interview !
“Daylight” hasn’t come yet I guess !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK6G4hYG0Yw&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfxX1GjIZtA
Bruno
December 31st, 2011
12:22 pm
josef and Common Sense and Normal and Kamchak and Paul and Taxpayer and Amvet and Matti and Redneck
Looks like Redneck tipped his political hand a bit…..
Jay ought to be shouting out to Bruno, md, Doom and Stevie Ray. Just sayin’
(And forget Brosephus. Too vanilla.)
getalife
December 31st, 2011
12:29 pm
cnn could use Jay to counter eric from red state on the issues.
red state vs Jay Bookman’s blog.
We can whoop them cons on that blog.
All five of them.
Brosephus
December 31st, 2011
12:38 pm
getalife
Brian can bat, but can he consistently catch a knuckleball?? I’d give Brian an edge if he had been the primary catcher for the Glavine-Smoltz-Maddox firm through their run, however, he’d have to show me that he can sit behind the plate with a knuckler on the mound before he passes Bruce. It ain’t easy catching a knuckleball.
Bruno
Chocolate City ain’t got nothing on me.
When Mickey Dolenz Leaps Tall Buildings in a Single Bound
December 31st, 2011
12:48 pm
Conservatives and Climate Change: Facts Need To Be Our Guiding Star
It could happen if either a) conservatives would quit sucking up to the special interests for their money or b) the special interests involved start caring more about people than profits. Yeah, riiiiight.
Dusty
December 31st, 2011
1:12 pm
So Bookman did make it to TV. I forgot to watch. Darn!
All you guys wanted Bookman to mention your names, even that undercover twit RedNeck. And you thought you were important!! Oh nevermind…
Well, I’m glad he did not mention Dusty. Would ruin my reputation!
So HAPPY NEW YEAR all you ol’ drunks. I forgive you ’cause you like the BRAVES. Go BRAVES!
getalife
December 31st, 2011
1:25 pm
“If Turner could change something about CNN today, he would:
put more emphasis on the environment. We had an environmental unit with about 18 people and after I was let go, they disbanded that unit and they just cover the environment with the regular reporters, which is a good job but not as good if they were concentrating on it. I would like to see more international news and more — a little more serious, less yellow journalism. A little less who shot who”
cnn creates conflict to try to create news.
I don’t want to hear their biased opinions.
We have fox and msnbc for that.
Stevie Ray
December 31st, 2011
1:36 pm
JAY,
First, thanks to finally bowing to my musical prowless…As you know, I’ve been reincarnated in a basement in Johns Creek where I still can’t play Scuttlebuttin as full speed but do a mean Couldn’t Stand the Weather.
Second, couldn’t view you this morning on CNN but wondering if I can view on-line??? I know all your points will of course be incorrect, but I’m curious which of your AJC photos is the most accurate…:-)
Congrats on the publicity….SR
md
December 31st, 2011
1:43 pm
Id…..last night…..thanks for the chuckle.
Always get tickled at those that attempt to let us all know how wrong everybody is when it comes to beliefs…….yet their beliefs are always dead on right.
Too funny.
As for Bruce catching Knucksie………have to wonder have many runs he “scored” by not letting that ball get by him……might have been even more valuable than his bat.
md
December 31st, 2011
1:48 pm
“Corporatist News Network”
There’s that perspective thingy……to me, “Clinton News Network” or “Communist News Network” has always applied. They even get it wrong when they tried to be the other “Fair and balanced”…….there are a few on there that can report the news, but still too many wear their beliefs on their sleeves.
getalife
December 31st, 2011
2:18 pm
I watched them attack Hillary everyday so they are not the Clinton News Network.
I don’t need a yellow journalist to tell me what to think.
Just report the news without injecting their opinions and let us think for ourselves.
Kamchak
December 31st, 2011
2:20 pm
All you guys wanted Bookman to mention your names…
No.
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
December 31st, 2011
2:20 pm
Well, I guess it’s never too early to start carrying out my New Year’s Vows. So I’ll just say it’s nice to hear from that sweet, sweet Sister Dusty. And I hope josef and all the injuns and all the people in Mississippi have a lovely New Year’s. He needs to know that I’m bound and determined to make sure this Helen Thomas is the only one he hates next year.
AmVet
December 31st, 2011
2:21 pm
…Communist News Network…
All these stuck in the 1950s neo-cons need is a brand new Joseph McCarthy and a brand new House committee to falsely accuse Americans of espionage and subversive activities…
Thulsa Doom
December 31st, 2011
2:52 pm
“I thought Bookman would say something like “I’d like to say hey and a big shout-out to josef and Common Sense and Normal and Kamchak and Paul and Taxpayer and Amvet and Matti and Redneck and all the bloggers out there that made me what I am today.” But not a word! It’s like we don’t exist.”
Redneck,
Kim Jong Il, Stalin, etc. none of them give shout outs to their lowly minions who they consider to be contemptible. So why would Jay?
Dusty
December 31st, 2011
2:53 pm
Well,REDNECK, how nice to be mentioned by the undercover twit of BookieLand. My fame is now complete.
You should have included a picture with your comment. You know. Dashing hair on forehead (toupee style), devilish grin, indoor suntan like Bookman.
I bet you even look better than Helen Thomas. A little better if you’ve got your teeth in.
Thulsa Doom
December 31st, 2011
2:56 pm
“Jay ought to be shouting out to Bruno, md, Doom and Stevie Ray. Just sayin’”- Bruno
Bruno,
You may have missed it but Jay sneaked in a subliminal message about us cons. It said “They low down, they liars. Dey snitches too!”
Dusty
December 31st, 2011
2:58 pm
Kamchak
Kammy is pouting. Buck up, kid. Bookman may mention you on his next appearance scheduled for 2015..
Dusty
December 31st, 2011
3:11 pm
Thulsa,
Have you noticed how strangely quiet the Bookie disciples are today? All the “thick-as-flies” are as quiet as mice, their presence having been ignored in grand fashion on TV. Daily accolades are thinner than air.
Maybe it’s just New Year’s and they are all celebrating. I won’t say “fickle followers” yet.
Thulsa Doom
December 31st, 2011
3:20 pm
Dusty,
They are quiet. Then again everyone is probably out watching football. I know I’m watching football at home, checking emails, the blog, etc. I didn’t bother to watch Jay this morning. Nice plug for him though.
I figured they may be quiet over the looming elephant in the room where Obama is going to have to ask for another 1.2 Trillion to be added to the debt ceiling. Can’t wait to read Jay’s column on how necessary it is to put more debt on the little backs of our children. And of course the bevy of excuses as to how another 1.2 trillion in additional debt 3 years into Obama is really W’s fault. I saw an interesting clip on Obama yesterday on the campaign trail criticizing Bush over the debt, calling it immoral, asking about how he could pile debt onto our children’s backs. Oh but the irony of that clip. Truly ironical.
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 31st, 2011
3:28 pm
The ones of us in the working class couldn’t sit all day on the blog today
At least on TV Jay ‘looks’ his age LOL
Kamchak
December 31st, 2011
3:29 pm
Brother AmVet
Saw this over at TBogg’s and it’s reminiscent of CS&N maybe you might like it/them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37Z3hAE2dhM
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bookman may mention you on his next appearance scheduled for 2015.
Musty Dusty — Why don’t you ask me what I think before running off at the mouth as is your want.
I prefer obscurity.
Brosephus
December 31st, 2011
3:32 pm
As for Bruce catching Knucksie………have to wonder have many runs he “scored” by not letting that ball get by him……might have been even more valuable than his bat.
Something that goes unappreciated by many… I can tell you, it’s definitely a skill to sit behind the plate with someone throwing pitches that dance around like Ms. Ellie Mae at the 4th of July Barn Dance. I’ve dealt with curveballs and stuff, but I never had to catch for a knuckler.
Dusty & Doom
Maybe it’s quite because people are outside enjoying this beautiful weather…
//drive-by//
getalife
December 31st, 2011
3:35 pm
I guess he did not get the cons upset or they would flock over to this blog like sheep and spew hate.
He should have lied like the cons to make drudgey.
Thulsa Doom
December 31st, 2011
3:35 pm
Brocephus,
Its a gorgeous day where I am- Montgomery. But its also a big day for college football so I’m watching Tech play Utah and messing around on the laptop. But I got the sliding glass door and the windows open to soak up as much of this beautiful day as I can.
Thulsa Doom
December 31st, 2011
3:37 pm
“I prefer obscurity”
Kinda like cockaroaches.
getalife
December 31st, 2011
3:41 pm
Did Jay bring up willard hiding his tax forms?
Thulsa Doom
December 31st, 2011
3:42 pm
Its irresponsible and unpatriotic to take out a credit card from the bank of china that our children will have to repay- paraphrase of Obama in 08. Oh my god this video is just too funny.
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/08/24/flashback-obama-calls-adding-4-trillion-to-national-debt-unpatriotic/
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 31st, 2011
3:42 pm
Since I am a few miles south of the Arctic Circle (Cleveland, OH) and it’s cold and rainy all I can say is Bite me
getalife
December 31st, 2011
3:45 pm
75 down here in the swamps.
Kamchak
December 31st, 2011
3:50 pm
Soul Food to Go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi-yjZWiIcE
getalife
December 31st, 2011
4:03 pm
“REPORT: AG moves to allow Ginrich, Perry onto VA primary ballot..” drudgey.
Rules and laws are ignored by the 1 % party.
carlosgvv
December 31st, 2011
4:10 pm
AmVet – 2:21
All the neo-cons start off the New Year singing “paranoia paranoia everybody’s out to get me”
Matti's Collards
December 31st, 2011
4:19 pm
Dear Carlosgvv:
Nice quote from Flagpole Sitta! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aidySmZpaE As some have observed, we do tend to think alike!
Dear MR. BOOKMAN: Happy New Year!
Dear 2011: GOOD RIDDANCE, you fat, lying F***!
0311/1811
December 31st, 2011
4:22 pm
“HERE IS ALL I WANT for 2012″
“ONE Flag, ONE Language, ONE Nation Under God!
ELECTION 2012 IS COMING!
A Nation of Sheep Breeds a Government of Wolves!
Let’s Take a Stand!!!
Obama: Voted Out!
Borders: Secure!
Official Language: English only!
Welfare: Mandatory Drug Screening for Welfare!
NO Freebies to: Non-Citizens!
One legal system: American legal system only, Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Pledge of Allegiance: Mandatory in all public schools.
Voluntary Prayers in public schools: Approved by the U.S. Supreme Courts
Obamacare: Abolished by the U.S. Supreme Court
All U.S. Laws: Enforced without partiality.
Picture I.D.: (Required to board aircraft) and to vote in all elections.
American Flag: Federal crime to desecrate the U.S. Flag.
Stop foreign aid to our enemies. You can’t buy a friend!”
Author Unknown
…………. and that’s just for starters.
0311/1811
December 31st, 2011
4:29 pm
There’s more than one way to skin a cat !
Headline: “2 U.S. flags burned at Occupy Charlotte land group in jail”
“Police said the men claimed they were burning the flag in protest. Burning the flag is not illegal, however doing it outside of a fire pit, and within ten feet from flammable tents poses a problem.”
Arf Arf !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QZo4WvXbeI
josef
December 31st, 2011
4:29 pm
Greens and black-eyed peas a’cookin, hawg jowl sliced, crepes fried and filled, house cleaned up, Pissonyuh breathing…resolutions made…ready for 2012…
getalife
December 31st, 2011
4:29 pm
cons will get none of that scout because you are the minority and the Internet is ending the con movement.
Be the silent minority after you lose this time scout.
josef
December 31st, 2011
4:33 pm
Scout
Glad to see you’re back in stride and recovering for 2012! I was worried about you.
0311/1811
December 31st, 2011
4:34 pm
When the going gets tough the tough get going …………………
)
getalife
December 31st, 2011
4:36 pm
There is no dying on this blog Scout.
“My administration will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens,” Obama said in the signing statement. “Indeed, I believe that doing so would break with our most important traditions and values as a nation.”
cons failed to cut spending on the defense bill.
Turn on each other cons.
josef
December 31st, 2011
4:38 pm
SCOUT
Can’t go with that list…waaay too much intervention of and further control by the imperial regime…
josef
December 31st, 2011
4:40 pm
getalife
Uh, he wouldn’t have by chance told us where habeas corpus has gone would he?
getalife
December 31st, 2011
4:43 pm
josef,
Here ya go:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/31/obama-defense-bill_n_1177836.html
The new sanctions on the bank in Iran has them wanting to talk again.
Brosephus
December 31st, 2011
4:43 pm
Doom
Santa brought the lil one a playhouse, so I’ve been in the backyard while she’s playing. I don’t trust anybody enough to let her play without me being out there, even though our yard is fenced in.
Obamacare: Abolished by the U.S. Supreme Court
That’s funny because I thought that’s what the GOP pledged to do if they got elected. Well, they got elected, and the law still stands for now. I guess when you have a congress that has a shorter attention span than a 7-day ADHD Disney cruise, you get what you vote for. Now, we’re supposed to wait on judges to do what legislators are supposed to do? Is that not the definition of judicial activism, or is that label only applied when it’s something you don’t agree with?
NoCom
You rubbed that Christmas Ale in my face, so now you can enjoy your Christmas weather along with it. If I wanted to, I could go outside in shorts right now.
Brosephus
December 31st, 2011
4:46 pm
And for those who say Obama’s at fault for the price of gas AND he is anti-business, here’s a sledgehammer to break down that wall…
http://www.ajc.com/business/in-a-first-gas-1282017.html
In a first, gas and other fuels are top US export
NEW YORK — For the first time, the top export of the United States, the world’s biggest gas guzzler, is — wait for it — fuel.
Measured in dollars, the nation is on pace this year to ship more gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel than any other single export, according to U.S. Census data going back to 1990. It will also be the first year in more than 60 that America has been a net exporter of these fuels.
Just how big of a shift is this? A decade ago, fuel wasn’t even among the top 25 exports. And for the last five years, America’s top export was aircraft.
The trend is significant because for decades the U.S. has relied on huge imports of fuel from Europe in order to meet demand. It only reinforced the image of America as an energy hog. And up until a few years ago, whenever gasoline prices climbed, there were complaints in Congress that U.S. refiners were not growing quickly enough to satisfy domestic demand; that controversy would appear to be over.
[...]
There’s at least one domestic downside to America’s growing role as a fuel exporter. Experts say the trend helps explain why U.S. motorists are paying more for gasoline. The more fuel that’s sent overseas, the less of a supply cushion there is at home.
Gasoline supplies are being exported to the highest bidder, says Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at Oil Price Information Service. “It’s a world market,” he says.
Refining companies won’t say how much they make by selling fuel overseas. But analysts say those sales are likely generating higher profits per gallon than they would have generated in the U.S. Otherwise, they wouldn’t occur.
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 31st, 2011
4:49 pm
Josef – what wine goes with hog jowls?
josef
December 31st, 2011
4:50 pm
getalife
He signed it. It’s law. Habeas corpus still MIA…
And Iran wanting to talk? I bet they are. Kurds in Turkey already taking to the streets. Ready to rumble in Iran. Syrian ones want out, now, Israel is the Kurds’ friend. Kurdistan will listen to the United States…
pogo
December 31st, 2011
4:51 pm
Anthem for America.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COuybMb-BXI&feature=relate
And we keep on doing it don’t we?
larry
December 31st, 2011
4:51 pm
Refining companies won’t say how much they make by selling fuel overseas. But analysts say those sales are likely generating higher profits per gallon than they would have generated in the U.S. Otherwise, they wouldn’t occur.
Well, there goes the “drill , baby, drill argument.
josef
December 31st, 2011
4:52 pm
Common…
In our house tomorrow it’s Chateau Cadillac, but that’s tradition…a good strong bodied red…
getalife
December 31st, 2011
4:52 pm
“Habeas corpus still MIA…”
Yes, for aq and affiliates.
Still there for Americans.
Syrians are not giving up.
They want freedom.
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 31st, 2011
4:59 pm
Bro – the reason gas is the number one export is that we don’t manufacture and ship ANYTHING else.
Didn’t Boehner bring the Christmas Ale to you at the airport?
Why that dirty low down sumb1tch.
You can’t trust that lying and crying bastid.
Paulo977
December 31st, 2011
5:07 pm
josef…@2:45pm 12-30
Oh yes!. But , then he did manage to discover the “magic’ in life that seems to elude so many of us!
May you continue to enjoy your work with children as you experience the “magic’ that they bring to the world…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERjoXJ1rLuc&feature=related
josef
December 31st, 2011
5:08 pm
getalife
Nope. For all of us. It has been suspended as a constitutional guarantee. You’re being a Bushista with that.
Doggone/GA
December 31st, 2011
5:16 pm
Got back a little while ago…been out and about visiting some friends I haven’t seen in a long time. This was in my email when I got home:
Dear God,
My prayer for 2012 is a fat bank account and a thin body.
Please don’t mix these up like you did last year
Brosephus
December 31st, 2011
5:17 pm
NoCom
We still make a few things, but the stuff we make is far outweighed by the stuff we import. I tried to buy American as much as possible at Christmas, and it was hard as hell to do so. If we’re supposed to be all “Billy Badass” amongst the world’s leading countries, it should be easy to do such a thing.
Re Boehner, Imma have to ratt-a-tat-tat that beeyatch.. (been listening to Snoop Dog and NWA today)
getalife
December 31st, 2011
5:17 pm
josef,
Are you ignoring the signing statement ?
Are you ignoring the fact that they can’t try some of the terrorists because of torture?
He wants to try them legally in a regular court of law but some could go free because w decided to torture them.
Don’t be a con and ignore these facts.
Brosephus
December 31st, 2011
5:18 pm
Doggone
Thanks for making me spill water all over my shirt… That’s funny!!!
Matti's Collards
December 31st, 2011
5:19 pm
We have “constitutional guarantees?” I thought those things were just for show, like how the inflatable Santa on the neighbor’s lawn isn’t really Santa, but merely a symbol of a myth, and not intended to represent actual reality.
Doggone/GA
December 31st, 2011
5:21 pm
Bro – yep, I about spilled my drink too!
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 31st, 2011
5:24 pm
My New Years resolution is to be many like here on Jay’s blog.
josef
December 31st, 2011
5:24 pm
getalife
He did not, I repeat, did not, sign a law which addresses that distinction. Habeas corpus is still MIA. Until that is reinsituted none of us, citizen or no, can be assured its fundamental protection.
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 31st, 2011
5:24 pm
First I need a labotomy
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 31st, 2011
5:25 pm
oops and spelling lessons
lobotomy
josef
December 31st, 2011
5:27 pm
Matti
Yes, we do. Whether or not we live by them, defend them and raise a stink when they’re abrograted is our decision…but the guarantees are there…
Matti's Collards
December 31st, 2011
5:33 pm
josef,
You’re totally correct about that; I just don’t trust those who are charged with enforcing those guarantees on my behalf. “Rights” and “justice” in this country seem to be selectively applied, despite what we have in writing.
Dusty
December 31st, 2011
5:44 pm
Well, there is a new and different year on the horizon. Liberal Democrats complaining about Obama’s actions. Hot dog! The light is beginning to dawn!
But who is to worry? My brood is here in toto and they have brought pizza, potato chips, champagne to add to my split pea soup, cole slaw and apple pie. If we don’t all die at dawn from indigestion, it will be a great year.
Please keep at it. Always entertaining. Bookman may even send you faithful ones an autographed photo of himself @ CNN. For now, I am gone for the good times! Aloha!!
AmVet
December 31st, 2011
5:47 pm
pogo, that was some righteous and raw Neil that I’d never seen before.
Thanks and back at ya…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpkQUtJgL1o
Matti's Collards
December 31st, 2011
5:58 pm
DEEEEEEEE-fense!
Midori
December 31st, 2011
6:08 pm
HAPPY NEW YEARS to Jay and all my blog friends.
Here’s looking at 2012
Midori
December 31st, 2011
6:13 pm
http://bartblog.bartcop.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cartoon-gop-12-commandments-for-2012-sm.jpg
0311/1811
December 31st, 2011
6:15 pm
josef:
There are a LOT of things currently missing from the Constitution.
That’s the problem when the courts prostitute it for political goals.
It means what it meant when it was written ……….. pure and simple.
If you want to change it (even for good) ………… amend it.
George Washington warned us best when he said:
“If in the opinion of the People, the distribution or modification of the Constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the Constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation; for though this, in one instance, may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed.”
TaxPayer
December 31st, 2011
6:26 pm
A new year must be getting close because I have a hankering for some cornmeal flapjacks. Maybe so collard green pot liquor to dip ‘em in.
0311/1811
December 31st, 2011
6:27 pm
Take time tomorrow if you can to read Washington’s farewell address to the nation. It is extraordinary in its scope. None of us would agree with every part but its wisdom is awe inspiring.
The below site has the entire address, an outline and a vocabulary of certain words of that age:
I call particular attention to a portion of the outline below:
VI. Religion and Morality.
A. Are “indispensable supports” for “political prosperity.”
B. Are the “firmest props of the duties of Men and Country.”
C. The oaths in our courts would be useless without “the sense of religious obligation.”
D. “And let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion.”
E. “Reason and experience both forbid us to expect, that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.”
http://www.wallbuilders.com/libissuesarticles.asp?id=62
Recon 0311 2533
December 31st, 2011
6:32 pm
A very Happy and Prosperous New Year to all. May God Bless you and yours and may God Bless America.
Kamchak
December 31st, 2011
6:38 pm
Hiya Midori!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dSyuxSJnuM
TaxPayer
December 31st, 2011
6:46 pm
Scout,
We all know what drove this great nation into its moral decline but there’s no turning back now.
Just loosen up and go with the beat.
Finn McCool
December 31st, 2011
6:52 pm
hey, how could I find out if Mexicans or Puerto Ricans get good insurance for flood damage?
Midori
December 31st, 2011
6:58 pm
hi Kammy.
that was a great one. Thanks
and hoping you have a wonderful and prosperous New Year
TaxPayer
December 31st, 2011
7:09 pm
A little number to get the party crowd started. And remember to drink responsibly. Never mix Oreos and cough syrup with the good stuff.
Soothsayer
December 31st, 2011
7:22 pm
It’s that damned heathen music, brothers and sisters ah! It’s corruptin’ the hearts and minds of our youth!
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
December 31st, 2011
7:46 pm
Well, Happy New Year everybody and especially to josef and everybody in Mississippi. And Sister Dusty too. I plan to be a kinder gentler Redneck in 2012.
Up here at Billy Bob’s we don’t make a big deal at midnight. We just make sure we get a new PBR and guzzle it a little when the New Year comes along. Then we all play Dodge the Cops on the way home. You know, those old biddies at Mothers Against Drunk Driving sure ruint a great tradition. Use to be you could hold a can of suds between your knees on the way home and stay liquid a little till you get there. Now that’s gone, gone with the wind. What a tradegy!
0311/1811
December 31st, 2011
7:47 pm
So the bottom line is …………. George Washington – someone who was intelligent enough to help give us this great Constitution is ignored when it comes to what will keep us a great nation.
That truly is an amazing stance to take ………… but it doesn’t surprise me.
Yudont Nomey
December 31st, 2011
8:49 pm
Well, it’s been real and it’s been fun but it ain’t been real fun. My hope for the new year is that all you serial posters will change your screen name to make me think I’m reading some new points of view. Of course, as Jesus said, you will be known by your actions (or in this case, your words) but I will always wonder, won’t I. Is that who I think it is? Is it so-and-so? It would be a nice game to play.
Anyway, you’ve all been great. Have a great night, a great year, a great life! And just say “no” to drunk dialing and drunk posting.
Kamchak
December 31st, 2011
9:04 pm
My hope for the new year is that all you serial posters will change your screen name to make me think I’m reading some new points of view.
Don’t care.
moonbat betty
December 31st, 2011
9:48 pm
Redneck, stay on the dirt roads and you might not get pulled over, bubba.
Bless you Kamchack and your ilk, on this last day of 2011.
Kamchak
December 31st, 2011
9:55 pm
Bless you Kamchack and your ilk, on this last day of 2011.
Alas, all ilked up and no place to go,
0311/1811
December 31st, 2011
10:07 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZYvFjM1ytQ
moonbat betty
December 31st, 2011
10:13 pm
cute, Kamchack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxEHLPhGriQ
Kamchak
December 31st, 2011
10:47 pm
Back atcha, m b.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP6l1rErWEI
1811/0311
January 1st, 2012
12:00 am
HAPPY NEW YEAR !
Auld Lang Syne …………. the way it should always be played !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsmjKicZ9qI
if we can dream
January 1st, 2012
12:02 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhv1yqiol80
Normal
January 1st, 2012
5:58 am
WHAT? HUH? OH…DAMN! Missed it AGAIN!!! Oh Well, Happy New Year, all Y’all!!!
carlosgvv
January 1st, 2012
7:59 am
I’m guessing the number of people wrapped around the commode this morning is at an all time high. Some just never learn.
TaxPayer
January 1st, 2012
8:07 am
Happy New Year!
AmVet
January 1st, 2012
9:19 am
Bring it on 2012! Let’s make it another good one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBFOQpZwnd8
Gale
January 1st, 2012
9:43 am
Bring it on 2012! Let’s make it a better one. I had to paraphrase, AmVet.
Happy New Year to all.
AmVet
January 1st, 2012
10:16 am
LOL, Gale, I considered writing that very thing, but decided to go the grateful route!
Here is a kind of poor Canadian’s Neil Young, with some jangly 12 string power pop thrown in for good measure.
And how about this for a quote? Seems like the perfect one for Two Thousand and Twelve…
Music is interesting because it brings people together, and the more that I do this the more I realize the importance to that. ~Tony Dekker, Great Lake Swimmers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8EsuZA0FDk
Obama Sucks
January 1st, 2012
11:22 am
Democrats are liars and trying to steal the 2012 election with voter fraud. That’s why they don’t what voter picture ID at the polls. We have to have picture ID to enter the Justice Department but the Justice Department doesn’t want us to show ID at the polls. President Obama had a homosexual relationship in Chicago with a man named Young and in Vegas with a man named Sinclair.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 1st, 2012
11:26 am
Ahhh… the stoopidity starts early in the new year with claims that requiring “photo IDs” actually addresses voter fraud issues.
Happy new year to all.
Obama Sucks
January 1st, 2012
11:26 am
Jay you NEVER go after Democrats or President Obama about their corruption. Just look at how corrupt Obama and Eric Holder AG are. Nancy Pelosi and her inside trading stock corruption. David Axlerod the Chicago Slumlord and member of the American Communist Party His mentors were Rose and Cander in Chicago.
Obama Sucks
January 1st, 2012
11:28 am
Keep that’s because you are a black democrat liberal that’s doesn’t care about truth and honesty. You want Obama to win and you don’t care how he does it including using voter fraud.
Obama Sucks
January 1st, 2012
11:29 am
You have to show ID to purchase beer, drive, travel at airports, enter government buildings, and etc..
Kamchak
January 1st, 2012
11:37 am
The first race card of the new year and it only took 11 hours and 28 minutes.
Sooooooo predictable.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 1st, 2012
11:38 am
I’m a black democrat liberal? oh my…………. does that mean I’ll never be the sheriff of them white godfearing citizens of Rock Ridge? Gov Le Petomane assured me I could be. Its a family secret but my grandmother was Dutch.
Candygram for Sucko
Kamchak
January 1st, 2012
11:43 am
Its a family secret but my grandmother was Dutch.
I just figured out who you are. You’re former Chelsea striker and current Nottingham Forest coach Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink!
Cool.
Matti's Collards
January 1st, 2012
11:45 am
Want this year to be better than last year? You can (a) whine and complain like the repetitive nasty hater in the above posts, or (b) look in the mirror, man.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5vz6iwV38U
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 1st, 2012
11:53 am
Dang. My secret identity has been discovered. Curses! Now my plan to make this country into a new socialist Europe is at risk….I must retreat to my liar and revised my identity. Perhaps this time…. Jefferson Smith.
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 1st, 2012
11:58 am
Happy New Years to all but the hate filled!!
Tuesday ought to be interesting in Iowa.
Is the Nutster running for Boehner’s job?
The way he is crying even before Tues. seems like he is.
Lying and crying that’s the Nutster alright
bman
January 1st, 2012
11:59 am
A new year. A new President : )
josef
January 1st, 2012
12:02 pm
good fight
Black Dutch? Hmmmm….that explains a lot…
BTW…Granddady’s Mama was Dutch…
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
January 1st, 2012
12:04 pm
Well, I saw old Newt bawling on Fox News. That can only mean one thing. He’s hot and heavy after the Boner’s job.
Anyhow, it’s 2012 and I made it home from Billy Bob’s alive and out of jail. Have a good New Years Day everybody.
carlosgvv
January 1st, 2012
12:08 pm
Keep
So, voter fraud is just a conservative ploy to do exactly what? And, if you say “keep blacks from voting” then don’t forget purchasing alcohol. driving, flying, ect ect ect ect ect
josef
January 1st, 2012
12:09 pm
common sense…
Leave Newtie alone, he’s sensitive, g’dammit!
Saw a great one line in the NYT comments…has anyone noticed that the Catholic Newt has more wives than the two Mormons combined?
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 1st, 2012
12:14 pm
Nope, Nutster only has 1 wife, 2 ex-wives and since the annullment 0 children.
Makes me wonder what his Christmas was like
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 1st, 2012
12:17 pm
Well carlos, seems 10% of the people in this country do fine without drivers licenses and voter id…. now lets see…how many is that…. 300 million *.1 = 30 million. Why 30 million people remaining sober…….
That’s a good start!
Of course should you wish to address real ballot security issues (which these fraudulent “voter ID” laws do not), there are real measures that can be taken without disenfranchising Americans and 93 yr old grandmothers and otehrs like her. Perhaps you have not studied the real information?
josef
January 1st, 2012
12:17 pm
common
Methinks were I one of the Newter’s children, I’d be relieved…
josef
January 1st, 2012
12:20 pm
good fight
A lot of people don’t quite get that…civil registration of birth was rather a late thing for much of the country and especially in rural areas where so many births were home deliveries well into the mid 20th Century.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 1st, 2012
12:25 pm
josef, it’s easy to say “I have a driver’s license” and most everyone I know does. And yet it is not true. Some people in cities like NYC have no need.
josef
January 1st, 2012
12:29 pm
keep fight
I don’t have a driver’s license. I don’t need one. I don’t drive.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 1st, 2012
12:31 pm
Of course, driver’s licenses are not the only acceptable ID but most posters cannot distinguish why a student photo ID is not acceptable in many cases but a hunting license is. Or why after implementing voter ID requirements in WI, there was an effort to close a number of driver’s licenses offices in the areas that needed IDs to vote.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 1st, 2012
12:36 pm
josef, I’d find it difficult to get around without a driver’s license myself but if you live in the right area, it can be done. Yet most posters here are unable to imagine how you survive without a car much less a driver’s license.
getalife
January 1st, 2012
12:37 pm
Headline: “HAPPY NEW YEAR: YOU CAN NOW BE DETAINED INDEFINITELY” Aol/
Shakes fist at josef.
I was wrong.
Kamchak
January 1st, 2012
12:49 pm
If I get my pets licensed, does that mean they can then vote?
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 1st, 2012
12:58 pm
Sure Kam they can vote! I mean look at all the horse arses we have running for office on the Republican side and the constant use of dog whistles.
carlosgvv
January 1st, 2012
1:06 pm
Keep
There was a time in America when most conservatives saw a Communist behind every tree. So, if you want to address the real issue, it’s ok to admit that most blacks see a sheet and hood in every white person’s closet.
josef
January 1st, 2012
1:07 pm
getalife
Not to worry,,,,but that is why I am so bent out of shape by this…most people really don’t know that…”they” pulled it off and got by with it…
good fight
And as Unmentionable says, it helps to have a chauffeur…
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 1st, 2012
1:12 pm
josef, I was going to suggest “Driving Ms. Dusty”….. but that means I need a shower.
getalife
January 1st, 2012
1:23 pm
josef,
Looks like most of corrupt congress voted for it and would override a veto
It is their way of winning our trust back.
They are not even trying.
Bruno
January 1st, 2012
1:36 pm
On SiriusXM’s Deep Tracks station, they went with a “time” theme late last night. Thought about Brother Am when they played this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVn8jvddl64
Bruno
January 1st, 2012
1:43 pm
Can’t forget my girl Matti on NYD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIUbSh7PsVk
Bruno
January 1st, 2012
1:46 pm
I think this matches Paulo’s groove:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mJDqLatGLk
Bruno
January 1st, 2012
1:54 pm
Can’t forget Brother jo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgOgEL72isY
Bill Orvis White
January 1st, 2012
1:54 pm
Happy New Year, Liberal Jay and all of you naive McFly September 10th secular progressives. 2012 will be the year when WE THE PEOPLE will elect to bring freedom back to this soil. So, we will have one more year of the incompetent community organizer at the wheel, doing even more damage to this once-free nation while rightful-thinking folk will be working hard to elect a righteous, virtuous man into the Oval Office. I’m praying for Speaker Gingrich to take Iowa, NH and then conquer SC and Florida. With that laid out here, I confess that I will call on my fellow tea party Republicans to rally behind the rightful GOP nominee to make sure that He will get elected and take this country back!
Amen,
Bill
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 1st, 2012
2:01 pm
while rightful-thinking folk will be working hard to elect a righteous, virtuous man into the Oval Office. I’m praying for Speaker Gingrich to take Iowa
Righteous and virtuous Speaker Gingrich? Oh lordy, great humor for 2012!
Bruno
January 1st, 2012
2:01 pm
How ’bout some Chambers Bros for Brosephus (the short version):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niDmkXnWdVA
Dusty
January 1st, 2012
2:03 pm
Did I see my name mentioned? Unforgetable, huh?
Well, I went to church this morning and it was a fine place to be as usual. It was still beautiful with a huge Christmas tree of white Chrismons, poinsettia islands of red & white, candles burning and the organ booming out joyous carols. (Lutherans sing the usual Christmas hymns after the big day. Otherwise it is Advent.)
So there was joy today. I even thought of Josef. As Numbers 6 was being read “and the Lord spoke to Moses among other things ‘Thus you shall bless the Israelites’” followed by that wonderful benediction. I kinda figure Josef got a generous share of good sense along the way(on some days).
So you see church reminds me even of bloggers and I suppose that is a good thing. Maybe tomorrow I’ll do better.
Bruno
January 1st, 2012
2:03 pm
And finally, for PB, I’m going with some ColdPlay:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbI1FpLd4Vk
carlosgvv
January 1st, 2012
2:08 pm
Bill Orvis White – 1:54
Translation – mindless thinking cons will be working hard to elect any of the Republican hacks so we can speed up handing our country over to the big corporations.
Kamchak
January 1st, 2012
2:23 pm
Happy New Year, Liberal Jay and all of you naive McFly September 10th secular progressives.
Didn’t even type Hussein once.
You’re slipping, Billy.
getalife
January 1st, 2012
2:26 pm
I can’t be right all the time and thank josef for getting the facts right.
I think Jay should write about detaining Americans and the failure of the cons to cut spending and standing up for American freedom.
Looks like the left are the only ones standing up for American freedom.
Old Timer
January 1st, 2012
2:32 pm
If I get my pets licensed, does that mean they can then vote?
Be grateful you don’t live in Fulton County with your pets, Kam. County officials have now hired a Texas firm to collect license renewal fees for pets, at $25 per pop. The bill is accompanied by a threat of court action for failure to renew. If you take your pets to a vet for shots and licensing, the vet forwards the initial licensing fee, along with the names of the pets and the owner, to the county. You’re then on the hook annually as long as your pet lives.
josef
January 1st, 2012
2:40 pm
Bruno, Dusty
Thanks for the thoughts…
Kamchak
January 1st, 2012
2:47 pm
Old Timer
Having pets spayed and neutered cuts down on a lot of feral animals running loose. With pet ownership, comes responsibility.
One of the reason I don’t have any. But the biggest one is, I can’t handle it when they die. The grief is overwhelming.
josef
January 1st, 2012
2:50 pm
So, it the pet does go to they Great Beyond, do you have to show the taxman a death certificate?
Matti's Collards
January 1st, 2012
2:52 pm
Old Timer,
Both my pets are serious old-timers, and I got them the three-year rabies shots and ignore the threats from the Texas firm. There’s only so many years you should pay taxes on the same pet… even car tags get cheaper as the car ages! If they come after me, we’ll have a nice long chat about my property taxes in relation to the actual value of my house!
Bruno,
Thanks! That particular Nickelback song does not suck as much as most of them. Happy New Year! They Mayans thought this would be our last, so I’m gonna try to make the most of it.
josef
January 1st, 2012
2:57 pm
Matti
The Mayans weren’t the only ones. The History Channel and them think so, too!
stands for decibels
January 1st, 2012
2:59 pm
Happy New Year, Bookmaniacs.
Saw a bit of Amanda Marcotte on Chris Hayes’ MSNBC morning show “Up.” Felt like linking to her terrific year-end-review of “The Worst Sex Lies of 2011.”
http://pandagon.net/index.php/site/comments/best_worst_sex_lies_of_2011
excerpt follows. But seriously, read the whole thing.
My personal theory is that when Jon Kyle said that 90% of what Planned Parenthood does is abortion, he felt that was accurate, because the word “abortion” is slowly becoming a catch-all phrase on the right to describe any health care that allows women to have happier, healthier sex lives. So, you or I, when we say “abortion”, mean “terminating a pregnancy”. But Kyle probably includes Pap smears and condoms in his list of things that are “abortion”. Anything that allows sexually active women to avoid conceiving against their will, contracting an STD, or dying? The end game for anti-choicers is to get all that defined as “abortion”. Kyle was just being a little over eager.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 1st, 2012
3:01 pm
Old timer, a spayed/neutered pet is $25.00 for 3 years. There are also discounts for seniors (people not pets). http://www.petdata.com/for-pet-owners/ful/licenseinfo.htm It also provides a license tag so lost animals can be returned and requires dogs get proper rabies shots
Kam, you can always volunteer to work with dogs. I don’t have one of my own but there is one at my feet every day in training. I get to watch them graduate and make live better for someone differently abled.
Matti's Collards
January 1st, 2012
3:04 pm
Dog is love.
Kamchak
January 1st, 2012
3:08 pm
Keep
For the past 3 years I have basically become a part time resident, and I don’t foresee that changing. There is the neighbor’s cat up here in this small hamlet in the N.C. Mtns. that has an uncanny knack of showing up on the deck but only when I’m cooking bacon. I never feed it and I can go days without seeing it, but as soon as I cook bacon….
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 1st, 2012
3:11 pm
Kam, you have a bacon stalker……
Doggone/GA
January 1st, 2012
3:12 pm
“Dog is love.”
Dog is God spelled backwards
josef
January 1st, 2012
3:16 pm
And what does an agnostic, dyslexic, insomniac do? Lies awake at night wondering if there really is a dog…
Doggone/GA
January 1st, 2012
3:23 pm
Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.
Kamchak
January 1st, 2012
3:38 pm
From Robert Reich:
My political prediction for 2012 (based on absolutely no inside information): Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden swap places. Biden becomes Secretary of State — a position he’s apparently coveted for years. And Hillary Clinton, Vice President.
So the Democratic ticket for 2012 is Obama-Clinton.
Why do I say this? Because Obama needs to stir the passions and enthusiasms of a Democratic base that’s been disillusioned with his cave-ins to regressive Republicans. Hillary Clinton on the ticket can do that.
A big gamble, cause Hillary is so polarizing.
Dusty
January 1st, 2012
4:09 pm
Well, Ingrid Bergman has been entertaining me with an enchanting movie (at least, one I don’t remember seeing). Then I saw the weather report. Low twenties by Tues &Wed nights. Not enchanting. Where is springtime when you need it.
Sounds like politics may warm up a bit. Obama & Hillary? Which one is going to be president? The loser or the lady??
josef
January 1st, 2012
4:11 pm
K’chak
And Biden as Secretary of State! Perish the thought. That position requires diplomacy and a tight lip.
The perfect position for Biden is Court Jester…
Brosephus
January 1st, 2012
4:15 pm
So, if you want to address the real issue, it’s ok to admit that most blacks see a sheet and hood in every white person’s closet.
One day into 2012 and we’re already serving hasty generalization pudding… That is soooo last year.
Bruno @ 2:01
I don’t do no steenkin’ short versions…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5mo7TCVQJM
Brosephus
January 1st, 2012
4:18 pm
Kam
If I were close, I’d probably show up on the porch when you’re cooking bacon. There’s something about that pig that this carnivore can not shake off.
Dusty
January 1st, 2012
4:23 pm
I kinda like Biden, ol’ hairplugs! He probably tells the truth which seems hilarious in Washington.
Rwanda
January 1st, 2012
4:28 pm
Watching football and reading the news. Just read where 68 of those nice OWS folks were arrested last night in NYC for trying to tear down barricades. A cop was injured also. I guess the thuggery continues into the new year. SSDY-same sheet difft yr.
getalife
January 1st, 2012
4:31 pm
Harkin, Thomas [D]
Paul, Rand [R]
Coburn, Thomas [R]
Merkley, Jeff [D]
Wyden, Ron [D]
Lee, Mike [R]
Sanders, Bernard [I]
These senators voted against stealing American freedom.
It is up to the people to purge corrupt congress.
We have failed.
Kamchak
January 1st, 2012
4:32 pm
SoCo/Bro
Right now, I’ve got a crock-pot full of black-eyed peas and a leftover ham bone from Honey Baked Hams that is sending a heavenly aroma throughout the house.
josef
January 1st, 2012
4:38 pm
getalife
Kinda interesting list there, isn’t it? Not many, but from all over the spectrum of ideologies…
getalife
January 1st, 2012
4:42 pm
josef,
At least both Pauls stand up for freedom.
cons have ods and all they care about is one man to allow corrupt congress to get away with.
Then the left stayed home in 10.
We are failing but we have another chance coming up.
getalife
January 1st, 2012
4:50 pm
josef,
The main thread at the HP/Aol blog shows the cons blame the President but the majority blames corrupt congress so I would like to see a poll on this issue.
I would guess the majority will be against it but the blame will be like that thread.
Corrupt congress has unity and a veto proof majority on this issue but the people will not unite for change.
They still believe one man can change corrupt congress but that is living in la la land.
It is the people’s job to end corrupt congress but don’t see that happening.
josef
January 1st, 2012
4:58 pm
getalife
I don’t foresee any great change, they’re all in it together. They don’t care. They don’t have to. They know it, and so do we. There is no third way available.
getalife
January 1st, 2012
5:04 pm
josef,
We can’t even unite to stop them from stealing our freedom.
We elected w twice so it figures.
Sorry, lets go back to talking about dogs.
Soothsayer
January 1st, 2012
5:04 pm
Gosh! If only Atlanta could play teams like Tampa Bay all year we could go to the Super Bowl!
By the way, josef:
Dyslexics of the World — UNTIE!
getalife
January 1st, 2012
5:13 pm
My dog talks to me so I making a video of him talking and editing the sound to sound human.
He said Obama’s fault.
Brosephus
January 1st, 2012
5:19 pm
I’ve got a crock-pot full of black-eyed peas and a leftover ham bone from Honey Baked Hams that is sending a heavenly aroma throughout the house.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msQPHxTUgzI&feature=related
Kamchak
January 1st, 2012
5:28 pm
Is there a mercy rule in the NFL?
Geez….
Kamchak
January 1st, 2012
5:37 pm
I guess the mercy rule is benching the starting QB before the 2nd half….
stands for decibels
January 1st, 2012
6:09 pm
Whaddaya figure, final score’s gonna be 68-17, maybe?
Kamchak
January 1st, 2012
6:33 pm
Hit him in a bad spot, right in the hands.
0311/1811
January 1st, 2012
6:37 pm
Very sad ………… a culture in trouble and in decline. You can’t even take your family safely to a soccer game.
Headline: “Scenes from the Streets of Shame 2012: Emergency calls TREBLE as Britain ‘celebrates’ another new year in the same old way.”
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2080921/999-calls-treble-New-Year-revellers-2012-old-trouble.html#ixzz1iFjgb3ul
0311/1811
January 1st, 2012
6:38 pm
And after God had created all the animals, He said, “now ………. who will walk with man?”
And Dog said, “I will.”
And so it was.
Kamchak
January 1st, 2012
6:45 pm
You can’t even take your family safely to a soccer game.
Oh, please.
All of the matches were over long before the New Year’s celebrations.
Doggone/GA
January 1st, 2012
6:53 pm
“You can’t even take your family safely to a soccer game”
If anyone who lives in the UK doesn’t know about hooligans at soccer matches by now they must have been living in a basement, or their last name is Van Winkle.
0311/1811
January 1st, 2012
7:00 pm
Doggone:
It’s down from what it used to be due to massive police efforts but it’s still a serious problem.
Kamchak
January 1st, 2012
7:21 pm
It’s down from what it used to be due to massive police efforts but it’s still a serious problem.
Yes, the police have taken great strides in combating the problem, but in the past few years, it’s been ticket prices that have been the most deterrent.
Many of the pictures from your link came from the city of Manchester. That game was carried live on ESPN2 yesterday and it was broadcast 7:30 am – 10:00 am yesterday morning. GMT is 5 hrs. ahead of EST so that match ended at 2:40 in the afternoon local time. The rest of the EPL games began at 3:00 pm local time and ended by 5:30 pm.
getalife
January 1st, 2012
7:45 pm
Those pictures showed two guys fighting and people partying.
Scout scares easily.
Doggone/GA
January 1st, 2012
7:49 pm
“Scout scares easily”
But we already knew that
Brosephus
January 1st, 2012
7:49 pm
Very sad ………… a culture in trouble and in decline. You can’t even take your family safely to a soccer game.
followed by…
It’s down from what it used to be due to massive police efforts but it’s still a serious problem.
A bad problem/statistic going down does not indicate decline in most areas. I guess if the violence is going down in sheer volume but is increasing in intensity then that could still be considered decline.
After reading the article, I was more entertained by the skimpy bathing suits on the right hand side.
Kamchak
January 1st, 2012
8:13 pm
I was more entertained by the skimpy bathing suits on the right hand side.
I’ll have to go back and check that out, ’cause I only ever just read the articles.
Recon 0311 2533
January 1st, 2012
8:36 pm
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/68-occupy-protesters-arrested-1284900.html
These slime balls aren’t the 99%, they’re not even a one percent.
Brosephus
January 1st, 2012
8:39 pm
I’ll have to go back and check that out, ’cause I only ever just read the articles.
I guess I could have clicked on the articles myself.
Brosephus
January 1st, 2012
8:53 pm
Speaking of 99% and/or 1%…
If you can trust our lawmakers to be remotely honest on disclosure forms, the contrast in DC mirrors that of America as a whole.
Richest and ‘poorest’ members of Congress
Members of Congress with the highest and lowest net worth in 2010, according to an analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics based on disclosures filed by the lawmakers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/25-richest-members-of-congress/2011/07/11/gIQAmtxiMK_gallery.html?hpid=z6#photo=1
Democrats account for 12 of the top 25 in net worth and they account for 15 of the bottom 25. The range in net worth swings from Rep. Issa at the top with an average net worth of $448,125,017 to Rep. Alcee Hastings who reported a net worth of -$4,732,002 according to their disclosure forms. I can see those at the top protecting those with money as they belong to that same group. It gets a bit scary though to know that someone has a net worth in the negative millions and are entrusted with a job of that importance. The average citizen can not get a job with the government if they can’t pass a credit check. I don’t see how someone with a negative net worth in the millions can pass a credit check.
md
January 1st, 2012
9:08 pm
“Alcee Hastings who reported a net worth of -$4,732,002 according to their disclosure forms.”
Sounds like his real estate holdings took a beating…………..join the crowd.
getalife
January 1st, 2012
9:15 pm
I think in 12 even the cons will get sick of their corrupt party and sick of losing.
We should expect the worst from corrupt congress and praise them the one time they get something right for the people.
Brosephus
January 1st, 2012
9:16 pm
Sounds like his real estate holdings took a beating
I’d go for that, especially since he’s a Rep in Florida. I’m more concerned with the potential for corruption to creep in to offset that negative worth. If I had his net worth, I’d be on my way out of my job as I type. That’s a part of the big double standard that I don’t particularly care for amongst people working for the government.
I can’t accept any gift more than $25 from someone or I’m looking for another job. I think that’s perfectly fair as I’ve read numerous stories of corrupt officers on the borders. At the same time, a congressman sitting on the Homeland Security committee can accept a much larger gift with no adverse action whatsoever. We both have potential to be corrupted and cause damage to this country, yet stringent ethics rules are in place for only one of us, and it’s not the one with the secret/top secret clearance.
md
January 1st, 2012
9:39 pm
soco…..yep, us peons don’t get to make the rules. All one needs to know is those folks get to vote on their own salaries………when was the last job the peons got to do that?
Thulsa Doom
January 1st, 2012
9:56 pm
md and brocephus,
Corruption, decay, nepotism, etc. Rome fell from within. And so will we.
Soothsayer
January 1st, 2012
10:04 pm
Well, thank God for some cold weather again — at last! If you get the chance, stick yore head out the door and enjoy that crystal clear sky! It’s invigorating!
I wish all of my blog buddies could know the simple joy of a nice, hot woodstove gently burning on a cold night like this! Get ready, it’s gonna be some cuddlin’ weather coming up!
bman
January 1st, 2012
10:09 pm
” If you get the chance, stick yore head out the door and enjoy that crystal clear sky! It’s invigorating!”
I stepped outside to pay the pizza guy. It’s cold, okay?
Soothsayer
January 1st, 2012
10:14 pm
“I stepped outside to pay the pizza guy. It’s cold, okay?”
The really cold (for us) weather comes tomorrow and tomorrow night. And the next day.
By the way, it helps if you go outside with more than your scivies on! HAHAHA!
Thulsa Doom
January 1st, 2012
10:51 pm
Sooth,
I’m down for some brisk, cool weather. To me its invigorating. Besides when you think of it we only have 2 months of cold weather- the next 8 weeks between now and the end of February.
St Simons - we're on Island time
January 1st, 2012
11:01 pm
those crazy Ohio State people were swimming here like it was June.
Bill Orvis White
January 2nd, 2012
6:35 am
Where will any of you be when the Earth will stop turning? It could be in 2012 or it could be 2020. I know one thing for certain: the Socialist-Democrat Party of America will not be there to save you. You have to save yourself by finding God, Jesus and taking the steps to insure that you and your family will make it through the impending doom. For me, I just don’t understand why this once-free nation does not have a plan for a jihadist attack-which is the most likely scenario. I cannot stress how important it is to have a fortified shelter stocked with non-perishables, monetary funds and other necessities. In my case, it’s plenty of Pork ‘n Beans, gold, DC power supplies, the Good Book on CDs and tapes of some of the most inspirational folk out there including Mr. Beck, Mr. Hannity, Mr. Boortz and Mr. Limbaugh. So, who will save you? Hussein Obama? Bawney Frank? My bet is they will be nowhere to be found.
Amen,
Bill
Mick
January 2nd, 2012
8:21 am
bill orvis
Don’t forget the fuel in your survivalist kit, I have a bunker with forty gallons in reserve, figure I can get clear up to canada if need be. If we are going to have the ”big one”, odds are that it will happen in florida, why not? Everything else has…
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
8:28 am
For me, I just don’t understand why this once-free nation does not have a plan for a jihadist attack-which is the most likely scenario. I cannot stress how important it is to have a fortified shelter stocked with non-perishables, monetary funds and other necessities
Oh great another militia crazy BOW post. And now of course we have seen the impact of guns permitted in National Parks…… a park ranger murdered by a “survivalist”.
And yesterday, I saw some nut in a camo outfit with a cross bow on the Roswell greenway…… called the police on that clown.
The jihadist I worry about are crazed members of the NRA and wacko Christian beliefs…. You know, like Billy and the Looman’s of this country.
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
January 2nd, 2012
8:54 am
And yesterday, I saw some nut in a camo outfit with a cross bow on the Roswell greenway…… called the police on that clown.
Well, I bet that fellow was just exercising his Right to Bare Arms. You shouldn’t ought to of called the cops on him. I mean, I’m sure lots of people get up in the morning and put on a camo outfit and grab the first weapon they see to go out and take advantage of the 2nd Amenment. After going to church and praying for peace of course. That is, it it’s Sunday.
I’ll just ignore your slam on godly Christians and the NRA. I’m trying to live out my New Year’s Vows. Which include being nice to everybody, especially josef and the state of Mississippi and Sister Dusty. But you sure make it tough on a fellow to walk the Righteous Path.
Have a good Monday everybody.
Rightwing Troll
January 2nd, 2012
8:59 am
So BOW thinks gold will be of any use in his doomsday scenario, and he thinks jihadis can conquer our nation in fell swoop. As well he will listen to the word of god on CD’s, even though his particular doomsday scenario most likely posits that the power grid will be down, so he’ll waste precious fuel to run the generator to do what he could otherwise do the old fashioned way… by reading…
Much like the party BOW loves so much, he is a bit of a conundrum… Much like Newt whining about unlimited, unaccountable money in presidential politics, or like the average wingnut declaring there will be no compromising, and then compromising on thier candidate’s baggage…
I could go on and on, but it serves no purpose. BOW is a caricature of a caricature of a standard wingnut voter. I don’t think he even exists.
Tell us Bill where were you when the clock struck midnight on Dec 31 1999? If you are, in fact, a real person then my money says you were hiding under your porch in fear of Y2K.
Rightwing Troll
January 2nd, 2012
9:02 am
“Don’t forget the fuel in your survivalist kit, I have a bunker with forty gallons in reserve,”
Hmmmphhh… bwahaha… let that fuel sit for a couple of years and try to use it… heh, just make sure you stock up on carburator kits for your machinery.
josef
January 2nd, 2012
9:10 am
Well, my last day to spend with the day crew before it’s back to the great minds and what they think about the events of the day…wonder if the Bruin’s preparing us a new thread.
BILL
You might want to go over to Sullivan’s Hollow and see what they have to say about what you’re going to really need, though I’m pretty sure I got you pegged as a follower of Newt, Knight, that is…
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
9:16 am
Well I guess I have to be fair, Billy could be Mayan. Or perhaps his subscription to “Be Skared” magazine expired and he thinks that means doom is impending. But I am a little confused by the “impending doom” we are facing and the cries that we must elect a certain nimnod Republican fear monger and that we can “take our country” back. If doom is pending, then what is to take back?
Or is it that taking back triggers the doom?
Anyway I am sure that Billy would love to go back to the fears of the 50s’. Duck and cover Billy, duck and cover.
Gale
January 2nd, 2012
9:16 am
josef, Thank you for your service in the hallowed halls of learning. It helps keep us all safe.
Soothsayer
January 2nd, 2012
9:24 am
When all is said and done, it really doesn’t matter how much supplies you have in your “shelter.” Eventually, you’re going to run out. What then?
By the way, “bare” arms today might could get a little chilly.
Soothsayer
January 2nd, 2012
9:30 am
“Anyway I am sure that Billy would love to go back to the fears of the 50s’. Duck and cover Billy, duck and cover.”
I can remember it like it was yesterday. The warnings they used to give us in case of a nuke-u-lar attack:
Bend over, put your head between your legs, and KISS YOUR ASS GOOD-BYE!
TaxPayer
January 2nd, 2012
9:35 am
When all is said and done, it really doesn’t matter how much supplies you have in your “shelter.” Eventually, you’re going to run out. What then?
Well that depends on how long you predict the end of the world to last.
Mick
January 2nd, 2012
9:36 am
troll
**let that fuel sit for a couple of years and try to use it
Thanks for the wisdom but it’s like rotating the crops, you use and refuel, thanks for reminding me to keep vigilent…
Mick
January 2nd, 2012
9:38 am
josef
Best wishes for a great new year on the battle lines…keep those younguns a hopping and they’ll do the same for you….
Peter
January 2nd, 2012
9:50 am
Bill Orvis White
You have a list of the funniest inspirational folk out there….. You mean hate folks don’t you Bill ?
Gosh for a guy who has found God, you certainly don’t know how to express a positive faith do you ?
You are probably one of those that goes along with the nut case Santorum who wants to bomb Iran.
Gosh the Religious Right, never anything but Violence, and WAR !
Of course after they spend Billions on WAR, they want to balance the budget ! HA HA HA, HA HA HA !
Soothsayer
January 2nd, 2012
9:58 am
This might be the funniest thing I have seen lately. If you don’t love it, I’ll give you your money back! (This offer does not apply to Fright-Wingers.)
carlosgvv
January 2nd, 2012
10:21 am
Does the media understand the Iowa cacus will not determine the next president? Or, do they think enough viewers are dumb enough not to realize that? Either way, I’m sick of hearing them presenting it as though it’s the second coming.
Doggone/GA
January 2nd, 2012
10:30 am
“I’m sick of hearing them presenting it as though it’s the second coming.”
I wouldn’t disagree, but no one is forcing you to watch them. I just change the channel when they get started.
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 2nd, 2012
10:34 am
Nutster just said that ‘their’ grandkids are in Iowa hanging out with them (him and Calista).
How the hell did he get grandkids since his kids are now bastids?
josef
January 2nd, 2012
10:36 am
Dang, JAY, why would that 10:34 be thrown into moderation?
Soothsayer
January 2nd, 2012
10:36 am
Is it possible for Newt and Calista to have sex without messing up her hair?
carlosgvv
January 2nd, 2012
10:44 am
Doggone/Ga
Unfortunately, my wife watches this stuff in another room and I can’t help but hear it . Worse still, when the next state votes, the media will do the same thing.
carlosgvv
January 2nd, 2012
10:45 am
Soothsayer – 10:36
I just lost my appetite.
Doggone/GA
January 2nd, 2012
10:49 am
“Unfortunately, my wife watches this stuff in another room and I can’t help but hear it”
Sounds like you need to consider investing in some good earphones
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 2nd, 2012
11:04 am
Who does this remind you of?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsbhX8kE6jE
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
11:13 am
One fear is that a rogue planet that has been dubbed “Nibiru” or “Planet X” is supposedly aimed at Earth. Self-proclaimed Nibiru expert Nancy Lieder, who says she is in contact with the aliens from Zeta Reticuli, first said Nibiru would cause widespread disaster in May 2003, only to change it to Dec. 21, 2012.
There is, however, no evidence that Nibiru is real.
“Nibiru is ridiculous because it doesn’t exist — it never existed as anything other than a figment of the imagination by pseudo-scientists who don’t seem bothered by a complete lack of evidence,” astronomer Don Yeomans, manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object program office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., told SPACE.com.
And Republican candidates, except Jon Huntsman, have apparently welcomed our new Nibirian overlords….
Newt claimed he has studied the planet extensively in his continued pursuit of “superiority” and would be willing to have a Nibirian as his fourth wife.
Romney at first denied the existence of Nibiru but then later said that he did not deny it, that he believes and that prior denials were just a joke (all as he drank from his Obama birth certificate coffee cup).
Ron Paul said that in a free and libertarian economy that planets colliding would not occur because the free market would not let it happen and he suggested that the solution was in the latest book he was reading, stacking humans on top on one another to push it away and that he was in search of Yertle.
Bachmann denied that members of her campaign have left for the big money of Nibirian government jobs and suggested that she be the czar of the relocation camps.
Trump said he has been hosting Nibirians as his head piece for years. “Come on, you dont really think anyone would have hair like this naturally? And this orange glow? John Boehner, upon hearing the news, weeped “yes its true, he got the hair and the glow…… I struggled to get the glow.”
And Rick Santorum earmarked more funds to support marriage with the Nibirians. “Yes I am against same sex marriage, but as Captian Kirk demostrated years ago, sex with aliens can occur. It of course does not even mean you are unfaithful or destroying a family unit.”
carlosgvv
January 2nd, 2012
11:42 am
Keep – 11:13
And Obama has warned Arizona and New Mexico not to interfere with these Nibirians crossing the border into America as this would be a violation of their civil rights and he will sue if necessary.
Real Scootter
January 2nd, 2012
12:06 pm
And yesterday, I saw some nut in a camo outfit with a cross bow on the Roswell greenway…… called the police on that clown.
Why would you call the law on someone that was not breaking the law? And you think he is the nut?
theyeshaveit
January 2nd, 2012
12:08 pm
“Yes I am against same sex marriage, but as Captian Kirk demostrated years ago, sex with aliens can occur. It of course does not even mean you are unfaithful or destroying a family unit.”
KGF,
Wasn’t that Arnold’s thinking, too?
theyeshaveit
January 2nd, 2012
12:11 pm
Real Scooter,
Of course, in Arizona, a private citizen might well call the law on someone who “looks suspicious” (translate – Hispanic) in that case.
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
12:14 pm
Keep UP the Goodfight,
Was that waste of space something you dreamed up after a bad breakfast or just some drug related issues that plague your mind concerning Republicans?
Now relax. Your leader will soon leave Hawaii after a two weeks vacation of greatness, golf and glorious expense.. Then I’m sure he will reinvent the crippled ObamaCare, raise the debt ceiling, reinstate Habeas Corpus, close Guantanamo. ship greetings and goodies to North Korea amd throw kisses to Iran. And, surely, since he alone must have brightened the aurora borealis this winter, I look forward anxiously to his other awesome and astounding achievements.
Be ready.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
12:17 pm
Well, let’s see Scooter….. its called Neighborhood Watch. What reason would someone just be walking around the greenway in camo and with hunting equipment…. I am sure its not the deer that roam the greenway or any other animals. You might want to check with your law enforcement–they generally prefer you report suspicious or unusual activity, they dont tell you to wait for evidence of a crime. I also call the police when I see someone with a gun in a public place or a park (unless it is a uniformed officer).
Eyes, you may be right on that one.
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 2nd, 2012
12:17 pm
Keep -
And Rick Santorum earmarked more funds to support marriage with the Nibirians. “Yes I am against same sex marriage, but as Captian Kirk demostrated years ago, sex with aliens can occur. It of course does not even mean you are unfaithful or destroying a family unit.”
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Are you sure that wasn’t the Nutster?
Take a look at Calista and see if that doesn’t make you wonder about alien life forms?
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 2nd, 2012
12:21 pm
And for those of you who think sending business to India is a great idea.
http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/02/9893833-india-girl-killed-in-ritual-sacrifice-to-ensure-better-harvest
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
12:23 pm
Ah Dusty, don’t worry. That was Nibiru I referred to not Narnia. I am sure that your tile of Her Imperial Majesty Jadi, Queen of Narni, Chetelaine of Cair Paravel, Empress of the Lonely Island” is safe and not one will know you’re not really human.
You’re still a legend in your own mind. 
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
12:26 pm
He is your leader too dusty.
Again, where is your patriotism?
josef
January 2nd, 2012
12:28 pm
good fight
When I first read that, I thought you were just being funny
http://www.nibiruancouncil.com/
I take it they’re hosting the next “debate?”
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
12:28 pm
12 is the year to end our aliens.
cons.
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
12:30 pm
Theyeshaveit,
You can call the police anywhere in the USA if you see a suspicious person. I believe the police encourage that assistance.
If you are trying to downgrade Arizona, don’t do it. It is a fine and beautiful state trying to maintain it’s independence from an illegal invasion. For your benefit: “illegal” means “unlawful”.
ShockaCon
January 2nd, 2012
12:33 pm
I look forward anxiously to his other awesome and astounding achievements.
Compared to the failure that was G.W. Bush, everything that our President Barack Hussein Obama does must indeed appear to be most awesome and astounding. It’s good of a Republican to finally take note and acknowledge just how awesome and astounding it is to not have a failure in the White House any longer. It also helps to make for a much better New Year. Happy day after New Year’s Day! Five more years! Five more Years. Five More Years! FIVE More Years! FIVE MORE Years! FIVE MORE YEARS! Can you dig it.
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
12:33 pm
Yes, GETALIFE,
I know HE is my leader. No need to remind me. I am always astounded at that thought.
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
12:35 pm
Keep,
No need for your advice either. I don’t do drugs.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
12:37 pm
Yep, Dusty, the police do. The difference is that your ilk (I sure hope that is the first play of the ilk card for 2012) do it based on things like race or appearance. Being “hispanic” does not make you suspicious. Nor does being “white” make you “innocent.” But I know them kind of nuances are hard.
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josef, its the new year not April 1.
Should have linked to the original article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45834574
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
12:37 pm
DUSTY,
Yes, five more years so I want you to show him some patriotism for five more years.
I know you can do it because you did it with w.
Yes, you can.
josef
January 2nd, 2012
12:40 pm
good fight
Unmentionable says to get your pc terminology updated…it’s “criminally swarthy.”
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
12:40 pm
SchockaCon,
I’ve got news for you. George Bush aint president no mo!
Three years is a long time to await the promised petitions of our present president. But, just ONE MORE YEAR. babee!! Realize with joy!
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
12:46 pm
josef, “criminally swarthy” it is…..that would include them former “owners” of this land.
IF only they had declared an official language.
josef
January 2nd, 2012
12:53 pm
good fight…
Am A-ye-tli de-tsa-ya-da-ni-lv-ga! Ka-no-gwo, u-wo-ni-hi-s-di tsa-la-gi!
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
12:56 pm
josef, you better have papers when you talk like that.
Someone is going to have you arrested.
josef
January 2nd, 2012
1:00 pm
getalife and Dusty, et al
The Romany Lady wants to see your AIRR cards…
http://readersandrootworkers.org/wiki/Association_of_Independent_Readers_and_Rootworkers
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
1:02 pm
Keep,
You can “milk” the “ilk” all you want. It so happens I have a HISPANIC in my family, a fine and much loved fellow who took the “trouble” to become an American citizen some time back.
I have also spent nine summers in Arizona and met and worked with fine Indian Americans and Hispanic citizens who loved and treasured their state & country. It is the “illegals” who have caused the tightening of police surveillance. Most people in Arizona do not want their state to be part of Mexico.
I might add that there have been many efforts by USA and Mexico to stop illegal movements across the border. One main reason is HUNDREDS DIE EVERY SUMMER IN THE DESERT. I saw one “illegal” nearly dead that was brought to our hospital that was close to the border (Sells AZ). But many die unattended in the heat and desolation..
Everybody is not as evil as you think, Keep.
Kamchak
January 2nd, 2012
1:08 pm
I’ve got news for you. George Bush aint president no mo!
Neither is Jimmy Carter nor Bill Clinton, but that doesn’t stop silly cons from bringing them up.
When you start calling out these silly cons for mentioning Carter and Clinton like you do libs for bringing up Bush, you will begin to have a point.
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
1:11 pm
Josef,
I don’t need a AIRR card where I go. I get invited. And I go. Nothing like that fried bread and lamb stew at a Navajo Fair. I do a little work, too, just for fun. Been lotsa good places.
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
1:13 pm
Kamchak,
You are the only one mentioning Carter and Clinton here today. Cut it out!!
josef
January 2nd, 2012
1:14 pm
Good fight…
Since there’s not a lot more going on here, that talking funny…
Several years ago when we were teaching our own kids the realities of Removal we were living in Coosa. We had the deportation lists from the area. Playing a game of “what’s in a name,” we were going over the lists with them, making the point that these names spoke to the wide diversity of those being rounded up and shipped out, pointing out such names as U-re-ku-s, Eagle Setter, and Benjamin Franklin Adair, Jr.as indicative of degree of identification with the mainstream culture, the former the least, the second indicating transition and the latter a more complete. Among them were those you know had to have been given by the captors, Runs Too Fast, and our personal favorite, Dirty Belly. There among them was Walte Gutter..some poor klepper shmo rounded up and, little doubt, whose Yiddish was a sure sign he was Indian!
We’ve gone over list after list from Oklahoma trying to find out if he made it to the Cherokee Promised Land or not, to no avail…
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
1:14 pm
I have a HISPANIC in my family
Dusty, nice deflection from “suspicious by being swarthy” (kudos to josef) to “because I care” with the stamp of “I can’t be prejudiced, there’s even one in my family”. But I am sure you applaud all that Obama has done to address unlawful immigration. But I am sure your personal efforts have helped. Thankfully Jan Brewer is concerned about them headless bodies too.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
1:23 pm
josef,
You may want to try this link: http://www.oddee.com/item_97203.aspx
Wonder if the court approved Heywood’s request?
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
1:24 pm
Yeah, Keep,
I try not to be prejudiced. Skin color is not a problem. But mind twisted bloggers are a hard dose to swallow. You know. The crazeee ones. Otherwise, I breathe pretty easy in most places.
Would you like to borrow my big sign necklace that says “I aint prejudiced!”?
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
1:24 pm
Dusty,
You cons might win in 16 so you should treat our President the way you will want the dems to treat our new President.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
1:30 pm
DustY: Would you like to borrow my big sign necklace that says “I aint prejudiced!”?
No thanks. I don’t need your sign (kudos to Kam).
My beliefs, words and actions pretty much make clear that I avoid many offensive prejudices although I am sure that I have some unintended failures at time but I try my best.
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
1:34 pm
getalife,
If you ever remove your prejudiced remarks from the internet, a lot of people would feel more like supporting a Democrat when he does something right. Until then, au revoir lil inciter.
Three bean soup is calling. My neighbor wants me to try her version.
Paul
January 2nd, 2012
1:37 pm
Happy New Year, all!
Sorry about the way Houston’s beating up on Penn St, Jay. Penn’s adjusting…. but we’ll see.
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
1:37 pm
dusty,
Deflecting blame to me is silly.
I support our President.
Paul
January 2nd, 2012
1:38 pm
Dusty
“Three bean soup is calling.”
And you haven’t even eaten any yet. You truly live in a magical world!
josef
January 2nd, 2012
1:38 pm
good fight
Makes you wonder what’s going on people’s minds, don’t it?
ShockaCon
January 2nd, 2012
1:40 pm
George Bush aint president no mo!
Now that calls for a heaping helping of AMEN and HALLELUJAH both!
FIVE MORE YEARS! Shout it out!
Bill Orvis White
January 2nd, 2012
1:42 pm
@Soothsayer
Keep laughing, but I will be the one to survive the jihadist invasion. If we had folk like you, Liberal Jay, Dick Gephardt and Jimmah Carter in charge, we would all be speaking Arabic and taking off time for Ramadan in our public schools (screwels).
Amen,
Bill
Doggone/GA
January 2nd, 2012
1:45 pm
“Keep laughing, but I will be the one to survive the jihadist invasion”
What good is it to survive, if you don’t also win? You’ll just end up either committing suicide or being forcibly converted. Now there’s a choice
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
1:45 pm
josef, I know. I had a teacher in hs who said that she tested the names of her kids by deciding how trailer trashy she would sound when she yelled them out the back door.
josef
January 2nd, 2012
1:46 pm
BILL
So, have you been over to Mize of late?
josef
January 2nd, 2012
1:47 pm
good fight
That’s as opposed to manufactured housing uppity?
Paul
January 2nd, 2012
1:47 pm
Orvis White
I guess you missed SecDef Panetta’s remarks that since we killed OBL and since the President’s effective drone attack strategy of targeting AQ leadership, AQ is down to just a few leaders, recruitment is way down and they are unable to mount effective resistance anywhere outside of their geographic home.
“Panetta: U.S. ‘within reach’ of defeating al-Qaeda
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By Craig Whitlock, Published: July 9
KABUL — The United States is “within reach” of defeating al-Qaeda and is targeting 10 to 20 leaders who are key to the terrorist network’s survival, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Saturday during his first trip to Afghanistan since taking charge at the Pentagon.
Panetta, who led the CIA until June and oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, strongly endorsed the Obama administration’s increasingly aggressive campaign to hunt down al-Qaeda leaders in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. He hinted of more to come, saying he would redouble efforts by the military and the spy agency to work together on counterterrorism missions outside the traditional war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/panetta-us-within-reach-of-defeating-al-qaeda/2011/07/09/gIQAvPpG5H_story.html
It doesn’t fit your narrative, but then again, facts have never been a big concern, have they?
josef
January 2nd, 2012
1:56 pm
A friend of ours has come up with a sure-fire way of getting rid of the al Qaaida lot…photo shop some pictures of them in compromising situations with their fellow fellows (no boys, since that would be ok) and paper the countryside and internet with them…see how long it took for some mullahs to have them a swinging from the gallows…and by the laws of our bestest friends in that part of the world, it’d be perfectly legal…
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
1:59 pm
How many aq are left?
Bill is scared of a small gang.
Paul
January 2nd, 2012
2:00 pm
josef
I’ve wondered for years why that hasn’t happened. If the gov’t didn’t want to make stuff up, all they had to do was give a huge splash at a news conference about “what we found on OBL’s hard drive” and “what we found on Awlaki’s hard drive” and list the hundreds of megabytes of porn titles. There was a blip in the news about it but not nearly the splash they could have made with it.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
2:00 pm
josef…. manufactured housing, industrialized building, pre-fabricated building, component housing or even stick-built.
josef
January 2nd, 2012
2:05 pm
PAUL
Jokes aside, I’ve wondered that myself, both from the propaganda aspect and prurient interest
Doggone/GA
January 2nd, 2012
2:09 pm
“see how long it took for some mullahs to have them a swinging from the gallows”
I don’t know about Mullahs, but *I* would be just a tad leery of trying to execute someone who just might have on an explosive vest the day I try to take him into custody.
josef
January 2nd, 2012
2:11 pm
Doggone
There is that…
Doggone/GA
January 2nd, 2012
2:16 pm
Josef – I think I have to get away for a little while. I can’t get this picture out of my head of our Billy Boy comeing out of his bunker after the jihadist invastion…shouting “I survived, I survived!!” and the jihadists gathered around the entrance mow him down.
josef
January 2nd, 2012
2:18 pm
Doggone
We’ve got the makings of a reality show here…
Doggone/GA
January 2nd, 2012
2:22 pm
“We’ve got the makings of a reality show here”
Yeah, really!
Rightwing troll
January 2nd, 2012
2:25 pm
” Is it possible for Newt and Calista to have sex”
It’s possible,but she’d have to kill him and eat him afterwards, so I doubt it’s ever happened…
josef
January 2nd, 2012
2:29 pm
Troll
Paul
January 2nd, 2012
2:31 pm
So Callista’s a white widow spider?
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 2nd, 2012
2:33 pm
Troll – It’s possible,but she’d have to kill him and eat him afterwards, so I doubt it’s ever happened…
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From what I heard she got it backwards
Must be dyslexic
josef
January 2nd, 2012
2:35 pm
Would she file for divorce before he died?
Paul
January 2nd, 2012
2:46 pm
josef
No way. Inheritance.
Brosephus
January 2nd, 2012
2:59 pm
A friend of ours has come up with a sure-fire way of getting rid of the al Qaaida lot…photo shop some pictures of them in compromising situations with their fellow fellows (no boys, since that would be ok) and paper the countryside and internet with them…
Who says you would have to photoshop the pictures in the first place???
Paul
January 2nd, 2012
3:01 pm
Hey Brosephus!
“Who says you would have to photoshop the pictures in the first place???
”
I think that’s only so you can make some stuff large enough to see -
Brosephus
January 2nd, 2012
3:03 pm
Happy New Year er’rbody (didn’t get that in yesterday)!!!!
Paul
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
3:04 pm
Uh oh liberals reverting to Newt’ gnashing ! Doncha know that is the private perogative of #1 Bookmanee, true licentious leader of the Doldrum Era of Democrats???? There shall be no infringement of power. The moving finger writes and having writ………
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
3:11 pm
On New Year’s Eve, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck northeastern Ohio, the second quake to strike the region in a week. Saturday’s earthquake, which occurred in an area not typically known for this type of natural disaster, is being traced back to fluid injection wells at a Youngstown fracking site. According to the Akron Beacon Journal, “the quake was the 11th over the last eight months in Mahoning County, all within two miles of the injection wells.” They also point out that injection wells have been linked to earthquakes in other states as well, including Arkansas, West Virginia, Colorado and Texas. Two of the Ohio injection wells in question are now being shut down.
Dang that EPA and their regulations….. oh wait, that’s right. Bush specifically exempted fraking from EPA control. But I am sure the free market will keep Buckeyes safe.
Kamchak
January 2nd, 2012
3:13 pm
For the Hairy Dawgs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmDWoMjNQPM
Paul
January 2nd, 2012
3:14 pm
Off to see Mission Impossible in IMAX, so
pleasant afternoon and evening, all -
Doggone/GA
January 2nd, 2012
3:20 pm
“I think that’s only so you can make some stuff large enough to see”
Yeah, but if you’re close enough to get real photos, you’re close enough to just take them out and save all the trouble
Brosephus
January 2nd, 2012
3:29 pm
Does not the flower need the sun….
Does not the rain need the cloud….
Does not the Newt need gnashing….
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
3:35 pm
Well, Keep has given us the latest alarm sheet from lib headquarters. Tied to Bush, of course.
Let’s see. FRACKING is used by 90% of natural gas wells in the USA. But all of a sudden, they are the cause of earthquakes in OHIO. Earthquakes happen all over the world BUT those in OHIO are caused by FRACKING (and fracking was allowed by George W. Bush in changes for the EPA!! ANDDDD Halliburton owns some of that stuff!)
Woohoo…I wold have never guessed that George W. Bush caused earthquakes in OHIO. Now it is clear as a crystal!
Thank you, Keep for those unbiased reports. Be sure and tell us what caused that last #7 earthquake in Japan. SOMEBODY BEEN FRACKING!!!!
Kamchak
January 2nd, 2012
3:35 pm
Yeah, but if you’re close enough to get real photos, you’re close enough to just take them out and save all the trouble
Some people are just wired to do the Rube Goldberg thingie.
Doggone/GA
January 2nd, 2012
3:47 pm
“Earthquakes happen all over the world BUT those in OHIO are caused by FRACKING ”
Even if they aren’t caused by fracking, do you REALLY think the best thing to do is INCREASE the instablity of the rock layers?
Midori
January 2nd, 2012
3:49 pm
I’ve got news for you. George Bush aint president no mo!
*************************************************************************************************************
Neither is Jimmy Carter nor Bill Clinton, but that doesn’t stop silly cons from bringing them up.
When you start calling out these silly cons for mentioning Carter and Clinton like you do libs for bringing up Bush, you will begin to have a point.
CAN I GET AN “A” FREAKING MAN!!!!!
Kamchak
January 2nd, 2012
3:53 pm
Hiya, Midori!
I trust you had a safe New Year celebration?
Midori
January 2nd, 2012
3:56 pm
Kammy,
went to bed early.
New Years Eve is for young fools
carlosgvv
January 2nd, 2012
4:02 pm
Dusty
Of course you know that if fracking is done improperly, underground water can be contaminated and can poison well water. You say you didn’t know that? The drillers do. The question is – do they care?
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 2nd, 2012
4:03 pm
WTF are the Dawgs doing? they are being out scored 20-3 in the 2nd half.
Sad
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 2nd, 2012
4:07 pm
Bro – can I stuff myself in a shipping crate and get through security in Atlanta?
4 inches on the ground and 5-8 more expected today and tonight
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
4:08 pm
To Brosephus the poet.
******
Doth not the liberal turn to quotes,
When a conservative one needs to roast,
Or sound a giddy ol’ Newt whine
To overcome the president’s dull shine?
Alas and alack, the word doth fly
‘Til 2012 when Obama says “Goodbye!”
****
Kamchak
January 2nd, 2012
4:12 pm
Midori
I didn’t open the bubbly Sat. nite and had Mimosas all day yesterday.
Midori
January 2nd, 2012
4:18 pm
Kammy –
went out earlier and picked up some brandy
josef
January 2nd, 2012
4:21 pm
DUSTY
In a contest of who’s the bigger s’bag between Bill and Newt, Newt wins that one by a landslide…
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
4:22 pm
Carlos,
With fracking done in 90% of natural gas well in many parts of the country, I am sure they are taking every precaution known. I don’t imagine they want to shut themselves out of business.
Strange that fracking only “causes earthquakes” in Ohio and yet earthquakes occur all over the world even when there is no fracking. Sure there can be mistakes just like there are mistakes with oil wells. But nobody is saying get rid of all oil wells. They try to do it better.
But the main emphasis on recent fracking is because liberals want to tie Bush & Republicans to what they call “ruining the environment for business”.
If Democrats were not so obvious, more people would listen. Right now it sounds like programed political whining.
Midori
January 2nd, 2012
4:27 pm
and if Republicans weren’t so nasty, hypocritical and sleazy, more people would believe them.
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
4:28 pm
JOSEF
Bill who? I should compare impeachment to infidelity? That’s a tough one. But I see you don’t have any problem with it. Neither one is charming!
Doggone/GA
January 2nd, 2012
4:29 pm
“I should compare impeachment to infidelity? ”
Yep. Clinton was found not guilty. Newt, on the other hand, IS guilty of infidelity.
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
4:29 pm
Midori,
Sorry but I pay no attention to you. You’ve been overboard too long.
Kamchak
January 2nd, 2012
4:30 pm
Strange that fracking only “causes earthquakes” in Ohio and yet earthquakes occur all over the world even when there is no fracking.
So much stoopid packed into just one sentence.
Brosephus
January 2nd, 2012
4:33 pm
NoCom
I wouldn’t risk it by air freight. If, by chance, you happen to go into the lower cargo hold, you face the possibility of freezing to death before you land. I’d hate to find out you had become a NoComcicle.
Dusty
Good one!!!! How about this one here?
————————
How is one to look foward to 2012…
When one can see how our country will fare.
Our current POTUS sometimes appear weak…
When he shows less spine than a sour gummi bear.
And the people challenging to replace him…
Don’t appear to have a semblance of a clue.
Yet, the partisans all rise to cheer for them…
But the educated voter knows not what to do.
The masses make no attempt to see…
What the partisanship has done so well.
They have all taken a great and glorious country..
And sentenced it to the bowels of hell…
—————————
Come November 2012, Brosephus will lead the charge to purge this country of Partisaned Political Jackassery of all stripes.
josef
January 2nd, 2012
4:34 pm
In-f’ing-delity? Divorcing wives on their deathbead? Getting your own kids turned into b*stids? Leaving the ex and kids to have to have charity to put food on the table and keep the lights on? Gevalt, a bj at the office is hardly in the same category, I would say…
Personally, I think Sister Hillary should’ve cut his l’il balls off and made a pair of earrings. Now if you want to bring Edwards up in THAT contest with Newtie, he’s a contender, but Newt’s got even that spectacular dirt bag 2-1;;;;
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
4:38 pm
Doggone,
Clinton was found guilty by Americans even as he wiggled out of the legal system. Newt used the legal system and his separations were legal. As I said, neither one was charming.
No use for libs to blacklist Newt when they have already given us a morally deficit one. If one can “demise” and preside, another can too.
josef
January 2nd, 2012
4:42 pm
DUSTY
Something else real quick. Have you seen your coyote again? Where there’s one, there’s usually at least two, since unlike Newts, they mate for life. And not to worry about them in packs. They hunt in “relay.” The male usually stays at home with the kids when the wife’s out working. When they are in community, the cubs are left with baby sitters.
NoComcicle
January 2nd, 2012
4:43 pm
Enter your comments here
Midori
January 2nd, 2012
4:43 pm
and you’ve been grasping at straws much, much longer.
NoComcicle - I'm freezing my Neuticles off
January 2nd, 2012
4:45 pm
As someone who was once ‘Supposedly’ represented by the Nutster I reserve the right to call that lying, cryin, cheating, scum sucker anything I want.
josef
January 2nd, 2012
4:48 pm
NoComcicle
D*mn, a first person testimonial…! Tell us how you REALLY feel…
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 2nd, 2012
4:50 pm
They have only stopped the fracking in OHIO until the data can be reviewed.
The possibility of the different plate structures in the area being part of the problem, not fracking in general.
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
4:52 pm
Oh come on JOSEF,
You know good and well I can also dig up dirt such as raping women in a hotel, mistress of many years and all the Enquirer news on Clinton which is widespread.(And I did NOT bring Clinton up here.).
Clinton and Newt are equal in depravity. But, Clinton opened the door and let the fresh air out. We are accustomed to the stale and now the inefficient. .I don’t like what I see but it is not a new story.
I do think Newt has a sharp mind, experience and is not spineless. I think that may overcome any deficiencie that hinder governance. Clinton showed us it can be done.
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 2nd, 2012
4:53 pm
Josef – I was being nice. I left out carpetbagging SOB
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
4:53 pm
What was the dawgs coach thinking?
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
4:56 pm
Good one, Brosephus, very thoughtful.
But I think the sentence to hell has been thrown out. We may have a long way to go, Babee, but we know how to climb and fight. I’m ready. Gor fer it!!
josef
January 2nd, 2012
4:58 pm
Newt has a sharp mind? Yeah, as sharp as a sledgehammer. Experience? At what…creating divisive havoc and hypocracy…sticking his probiscus in MY bedroom while he was out “being patriotic?” Yeah, five points in my book for that, all right. Spineless? He’s a fricking invertibrate!
So far I’ve not seen one redeeming quality in him…
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 2nd, 2012
4:59 pm
WOW – I didn’t know Clinton went to jail for rape? or that he was even charged.
One was Pres. and will live forever with the loss of respect.
The other wants to be Pres. and expects everyone to forget what he has admitted to.
Also he was/is part of the problem with politicians (they seem to think they are FAR above the rest of us) and their attitudes toward the voters.
josef
January 2nd, 2012
5:05 pm
I hope it is a contest between Obama and Romney…at least from all appearances we won’t have to hear all about their sexual pecadillos…
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
5:05 pm
JOSEF,
Coyote update! No, I haven’t seen him again. But thinking back I believe he’s been through before. I have a very heavy concrete two piece birdbath. The top has been thrown on the hard patio floor several times in the last month. I never could figure what was strong enough or bigger enough to do that.
The feral cats have not been calling much the last few days. Maybe just a coincidence. Anyway, glad to read about coyotes. I always picture them gaunt and gray and howling at the moon. This one looked healthy and moving quickly. Haven’ t heard a single ooooooowwwww…
Brosephus
January 2nd, 2012
5:08 pm
NoComcicle
I don’t think you really got your point across. You may have to dig a bit deeper and really articulate your thoughts.
Dusty
It’s all in perspective. Personally, you may not think this country has gone to hell. However, the 42 year single parent who lost his/her job in 2008-09 an hasn’t found work yet might not feel the same way. Especially when politicians campaigned in 2008 (Democrats) and 2010 (Republicans) on job creation and have not done anything towards helping those who really need help.
Do you think your friends out in Arizona don’t have the perspective to think that this country has gone to hell when there are people who can afford to live in homes in 3-4 different parts in the country while they can’t even afford decent basic housing? The slow descent into hell has gone unnoticed by many except for those who are really feeling the heat.
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
5:09 pm
Common sense,
Read up, fellow, Clinton did not go to jail for rape. Nobody said that. He was accused by a most credible woman. The rape story was just one of many reported sexual encounters. Sorry stuff!
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
5:16 pm
dawgs lose.
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 2nd, 2012
5:18 pm
Dusty – Clinton isn’t running for Pres. the Nutster is.
He was a lousy Congressman and he would make a terrible president, maybe he can get some luggage at Tiffanys to carry all his baggage around
carlosgvv
January 2nd, 2012
5:19 pm
Dusty
I’m sure they don’t want to shut themselves out of business either. This is why we have the best Congress money can buy.
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
5:20 pm
dusty still has cds and still fascinated with clenis.
Some things never change.
Toil toil………
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 2nd, 2012
5:22 pm
A most credible woman?
The same could be said for my ex-wife (in most circumstances) , but I would hope no one would take her word against mine
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
5:28 pm
Brosephus,
I am sure the unemployed are unhappy to say the least. But I believe in helping people only to the extent that it enables them to help themselves. IN the best of times, there will still be some unemployment. I do not see rendering the country into overall poverty and indebtness in the name of rescue. Independence usually means self reliance and if we do not aim for that, we will have no success.
As to Arizona, it is not a super state of rich people. The Indian Americans have been blessed with much assistance, healthcare and many in Arizona have thrived on their own initiatives. . Many “snowbirds”,i.e. retired folks, also live in Arizona on their pensions and Soc Security to which they contributed. There are some “rich” who come for the weather and the joy of a desert environment but they are only a small percentage.
If you want to see dramatic loss through poverty, go to places like Detroit and Cleveland and even Chicago. Don’t believe the words of every activist you read. Arizona is no hellhole for anybody. It is a great state now pushed to defend itself. Perhaps you should study California if you want to know an upset state.
ShockaCon
January 2nd, 2012
5:28 pm
Sorry but I pay no attention to you.
Dusty is a comedian! FIVE MORE YEARS, GIRL!
moonbat betty
January 2nd, 2012
5:37 pm
Dusty makes us smile.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKXFMdyfFgk
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
5:42 pm
Dear Dems,
Still on the rote road of weak minds.
I do not admire Clinton nor did I bring him into this blog today.
Congress bribed? Why don’t you report it then?
Evil; dishonest women? There are two sides in every divorce.
No innuendoes about Romney if he is on the ticket? Just wait until the Dems get their machine going.
Newt a lousy congressman? He gave us a balanced budget, an endeavor which seems impossible now.
Anything else? Better hurry. It is getting late.
Brosephus
January 2nd, 2012
5:43 pm
Dusty
I have family in Detroit, so I have seen what’s happening there with my own eyes. You also forget that I have the luxury of talking to people from not just all over this country, but from all around the world. Our poor here, for the most part, have it much better than the poor around the world. However, one should expect that in a country that is one of the wealthiest in the world.
What I don’t see is how someone can just paint everything as it’s all rosy or ok when there are people who are really hurting in this country. I find it curious that people espouse the abundant Christianness of this country but castigate the government’s emphasis on helping those who most need it. To articulate it as creating a permanent dependent class is merely deflection in an attempt to not honestly discuss what’s going on in this country because we are all permanently dependent upon our government in some shape, form, or fashion. If it’s for defense, for food safety, travel safety, or just having a safe plot of land to call home, we’re all depend on the government, and we pay for that dependence as well.
As to Arizona not being a hellhole, ask that to someone who’s home has lost most of it’s value and they’re stuck with no option to move, sell or anything else. Hell does not have one specific definition, so one person’s heaven might be someone else’s hell.
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 2nd, 2012
5:44 pm
Cleveland is a great town with hard working people.
Their poverty level is increasing due to loss of manufacturing jobs and the ‘Trickle Down’ effect of those job losses.
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 2nd, 2012
5:49 pm
Gingrich was a lousy Congressman due to the fact that for the most part he ignored the needs of his district as he only was interested in himself (and his inflated ego).
He did not balance the budget as he never submitted a budget.
He is still a slimy pol. (it wouldn’t matter what party he represented)
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
5:52 pm
Shockacon
ONE MO YEAR, hon! Enjoy! Then it’s back to the real thing.
—————————————–
Thanks, Moonbat Betty. Glad you got a smile. Yes!!
Not familiar with the old Crow Medicine Show. KInda like this place except more musical?
Kamchak
January 2nd, 2012
6:02 pm
Getting some flurries up here in this small hamlet in the N.C. Mtns. The wind is blowing so hard, it’s snowing sideways.
ShockaCon
January 2nd, 2012
6:04 pm
FIVE MORE YEARS, Dusty! Enjoy it.
Brosephus
January 2nd, 2012
6:09 pm
Cleveland is a great town with hard working people.
Their poverty level is increasing due to loss of manufacturing jobs and the ‘Trickle Down’ effect of those job losses.
I think that is partly due to the result of putting MBA’s and Accountants in control of companies and making the tough decisions. They are great for making decisions that will make you money. They don’t seem to look beyond the next quarter or past the end of the fiscal year to see the long term implications and/or impact of their decisions. It’s good for the investor class, but a potential killer for the working class.
Doggone/GA
January 2nd, 2012
6:09 pm
“dusty still has cds ”
Just mention Bush, that’ll take her on a new tack for a while
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
6:22 pm
Brosepheus,
You seem determined to say that American is a hellhole and only the government can rescue us. I don’t believe that. First, if we are a hell hole why are people trying so hard to get here? It is a place where they know thay have a chance at a good and decent life in freedom and they are correct.
Is Arizona a hellhole? No it is not. It is not all peaches and cream either. It is a good state demanding it’s own defense from invasion. Do you sit back and defend the property you own or do you sit down and say “Take it!”.
I’m afraid that you overlook what Christians are doing. They form one of the most helpful groups in America. Besides their own noprofit outreach, they aid many other non-religious endeavors such as BREAD for the WORLD, UNICEF, Heifer International, and many others. Christians were taught charity on the personal level. That is, do it yourself with love in your heart. The government is not God, It can be a God-given gift as our independence is. But it does not or should not replace the charity of mankind.
gotta run. Hope I didn’t bore you. I enjoyed the discussion.
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 2nd, 2012
6:23 pm
Bro – In graduate school (years ago) there were many scenarios created and studied for business downturns. Layoffs and plant closing were always considered as the ‘LAST’ remedy.
Bonus cuts, no dividends, etc were considered first as it was thought the the employees were thought of as integral to the longterm survival of the company.
Sad to say now the first options are layoffs to inflate the bottom line (bonuses and dividends) without concern for the ramifications for the future survival.
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
6:26 pm
They don’t have to worry about the consequences of their decisions because they are not held accountable.
White collar crimes, torture, Iraq occupation, no ethics, above the law, etc……
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
6:40 pm
Fraking must be safe…. despite having caused earthquakes along the east coast, arkansas, ohio and other places….. but Dusty assures us that corporations would never do anything to harm humans or business: With fracking done in 90% of natural gas well in many parts of the country, I am sure they are taking every precaution known. I don’t imagine they want to shut themselves out of business
Why just look at Dusty’s evidence….. BP and their carribean seal clean up plan, Enron, WorldCom. Why look at the Love Canal, mining disasters and peanut butter contamination. Yes corporations always take every precaution known and never take short cuts or decide that the bottom line is worth the risk especially when the taxpayers foot the bill or when the profits can greatly exceed what they may actually pay for in human deaths or injuries after fighting lawsuits for years. But I am sure Dusty would not be blowing in the wind….
I mean if she says it is impossible that fraking could be causing SOME earthquakes, why it just must be. I mean we KNOW that all fires are naturally caused and that HUMANS never cause some fires. So if you claim a fire could have been caused by a human, in Dusty world, you point to a fire started by lightning and say, See Humans did not cause that fire, so they can’t be at all responsible for this other fire.
Kamchak
January 2nd, 2012
6:43 pm
When fraks are outlawed, only outlaws will have fraks.
Bruno
January 2nd, 2012
6:50 pm
Damn, am I the only one who had to work today???
(super-grateful to have a good job, though)
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
6:54 pm
Agreed Kam….. Fraking doesn’t kill people, people using fraking kills people.
Bruno
January 2nd, 2012
7:01 pm
For all of you frackers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHQu3SeUwUI
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 2nd, 2012
7:02 pm
But does that make Bush a fraking genius
Mick
January 2nd, 2012
7:03 pm
Dusty kind of just rides in on her right broom and quickly dispenses with the negativity that fuels her re-emergence. We love ya but don’t exactly miss you…
Thulsa Doom
January 2nd, 2012
7:08 pm
On a different note why is it the dawgs continually let down their fans? Couldn’t even beat a mediocre big 10 team in their bowl game. I feel for the dawg fans. And for my offshore gaming account seeing as how its a little lighter after wagering on the dawgs. Tee hee. Oh well. We still have Ark to play. And of course the SEC will win a 6th straight bcs title.This Oregon-Wisconsin game is crazy. Nooo defense. Wouldn’t neither of these teams get very far in the SEC West.
Kamchak
January 2nd, 2012
7:09 pm
But does that make Bush a fraking genius
No, a fraking idiot.
Thulsa Doom
January 2nd, 2012
7:10 pm
Oh btw. Go ducks. Somebody got to make back up what Georgia cost me. And go Cardinal too.
Bruno
January 2nd, 2012
7:11 pm
TD–I’m thinking Alabama in the rematch. How about you??
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
7:17 pm
Speaking of things all frakked up, Iowa GOP does not require voter ID for voting in the caucuses tomorrow….. Must be Obama’s fault.
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 2nd, 2012
7:19 pm
Kam – you owe idiots an apology for comparing them to Bush
Kamchak
January 2nd, 2012
7:21 pm
Must be Obama’s fault.
It’s a frakking clusterfrak!
Kamchak
January 2nd, 2012
7:23 pm
Kam – you owe idiots an apology for comparing them to Bush
You are of course, correct.
To all the idiots out there — my sincerest apologies.
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
January 2nd, 2012
7:25 pm
To all the idiots out there — my sincerest apologies.
Well, I never took any offense, Kam, so it’s OK.
Thulsa Doom
January 2nd, 2012
7:28 pm
Bruno,
I feel good about Alabama. Statistically they outplayed LSU the first time around but there is the matter of them 4 missed field goals.
Historically though there have been several rematches of top tier teams over the years- not just FSU-UF in 96 but a few other top rematches in the 70s and 80s such as OU-Neb. The team that lost the first time won in the rematch. I’ve also read that the losing team has a better chance 2nd time around because they will throw more different things at the other team since what they did the first time wasn’t good enough to win. The winning team usually doesn’t change aggressively enough in a rematch since their original gameplan was good enough to win. Plus the revenge factor. I like Bama but I’m still not going to wager on it because LSU is one helluva team to bet against.
Kamchak
January 2nd, 2012
7:30 pm
Well, I never took any offense, Kam, so it’s OK.
RC (R–apoi)
Of all the nouns available, I would not use “idiot” to reference you.
Thulsa Doom
January 2nd, 2012
7:33 pm
“To all the idiots out there — my sincerest apologies.”
We now have confirmed evidence that idiots, by virtue of being idiots, apologize to themselves.
Thulsa Doom
January 2nd, 2012
7:37 pm
“Must be Obama’s fault.”
Nope. Only the lackluster, anemic growth economy, the strangling regulatory environment on business,the failed stimulus, failed Keynesian economic policies in general, and the mountainous debt continuing to be piled upon the little backs of our children since Obama came into office are his fault.
Thulsa Doom
January 2nd, 2012
7:39 pm
Doomy out. Be back later this evening to help edumucate the libruls- my 3 court jesters in particular.
Kamchak
January 2nd, 2012
7:41 pm
Who knew that there were speedos made small enough for sand fleas?
ShockaCon
January 2nd, 2012
7:50 pm
Kam,
Whatever that was biting at your heels, it is not a sand flea. It is a much lower life form. Single cell at best.
FIVE MORE YEARS! I can dig it!
Kamchak
January 2nd, 2012
7:54 pm
Chaka Khan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U_hRJHc3eA
Mother-in-law Blues
January 2nd, 2012
8:03 pm
B.B King and Bobby Blue Bland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=U1A7l9_ANvA
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
8:03 pm
Speedo without the S is just Peedo……
Zeus in a peedo…. No lightning just a flickering flashlight with a short…
Brosephus
January 2nd, 2012
8:11 pm
You seem determined to say that American is a hellhole and only the government can rescue us.
Nope. I am determined to get you to understand that different people have different perspectives when looking at the same exact thing. You can not use YOUR personal perspective to try to answer for everyone else because neither you nor I know the circumstances of their situations. Nowhere have I stated that that only the government can save us, so don’t try to project that conservative talking point in my direction. There is a time and place for everything, government included. That doesn’t mean that they, or anyone else, is the only answer every time, all the time.
I’m afraid that you overlook what Christians are doing. They form one of the most helpful groups in America.
I’m afraid you’re wrong. I see what Christians are doing all around the world. I’ve participated in many events to help out in communities and such myself. Yes, they form one of the most helpful groups in America. However, they form one of the most hurtful groups in Political America. It’s all in perspective and personal experience. What’s good for you personally might not be good for the person across the street from you. Until you acknowledge and respect the fact that different people will always have different perspectives, you will never figure that out.
NoCom @ 6:38
That’s the difference between having an Engineer run an engineering firm versus a MBA running it. No disrespect to MBA’s, as they play a vital role in our economy. That said, their importance and necessity is a bit overblown in my honest opinion.
moonbat betty
January 2nd, 2012
8:22 pm
Keep Up mentally undressing his betters now.
how funny!
and Kam thinks RC is a savant.
niiice.
Kamchak
January 2nd, 2012
8:27 pm
…and Kam thinks RC is a savant.
Is it possible that you can reference where I posted exactly that?
Thanks in advance.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 2nd, 2012
8:29 pm
Some pallete cleansing art: http://media.baycitizen.org/uploaded/images/2011/11/occupy-meme-5/original/wyethspray.jpeg
Kamchak
January 2nd, 2012
8:33 pm
Some pallete cleansing art:
Just like Santorum — a frothy mix for America.
Paulo977
January 2nd, 2012
8:35 pm
Is there a new thread?????
josef
January 2nd, 2012
8:45 pm
I grt tickled over Duk-sha-nee’s fan base now that I know who else he is on here!
Common Sense isn't very Common
January 2nd, 2012
8:46 pm
Bro – the main problem seems to be in the focus of the education of the MBA grads.
Long term viability of a company vs. short term profit.
I worked for a company that layed off half the technical staff(programmers, analysts, etc) while at the same time giving high bonuses to the officers.
At the same time they walked away from a previously supported software product on a database to the tune of 1/2 million a year in revenue for software support alone. short term stupidity vs long term profit.
Bruno
January 2nd, 2012
9:01 pm
grt tickled over Duk-sha-nee’s fan base now that I know who else he is on here!
Do tell, josef. I might have a guess myself.
SE
Brosephus
January 2nd, 2012
9:04 pm
NoCom
And people wonder why our economy isn’t recovering. I think it’s little to do with regulations and all the other stuff. We’re now sowing the harvest for all the dumb ass decisions made over the past 30 years or so. Maybe, just maybe, people will remember the story of the grasshopper and the ant and realize that we have to think about long term outcomes of the decisions we make.
Brosephus
January 2nd, 2012
9:05 pm
catch y’all later… It’s past my bedtime.
Kamchak
January 2nd, 2012
9:08 pm
I grt[sic] tickled over Duk-sha-nee’s fan base…
RC has been around since Lukovich’s now defunct blog.
Not surprising that he has a big fan base.
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
9:08 pm
“The Slush Funds of Iowa
New and unlimited reserves of cash from so-called independent groups are bankrolling a constant stream of negative political ads.” NYT
Money wins.
The people lose.
josef
January 2nd, 2012
9:13 pm
Bruno
Not saying. Gotccha SE
Bruno
January 2nd, 2012
9:15 pm
getalife @ 9:08: Not so sure that’s an example of big money winning anything. Overall, the negative ads tend to cancel out, so people still have to look for positive reasons to vote for a particular candidate or not.
Bruno
January 2nd, 2012
9:20 pm
Stanford rolling so far. Great matchup, the winner can claim something.
josef
January 2nd, 2012
9:27 pm
K’chak
Only you would find it necessary to sic a run-of-the-mill typo…
As for him having been around a while…yep…
bman
January 2nd, 2012
9:47 pm
who does Romney pick as VP – if he wins the nomination?
Kamchak
January 2nd, 2012
9:54 pm
who does Romney pick as VP – if he wins the nomination?
Not Sarah Palin.
Just sayin’.
Thulsa Doom
January 2nd, 2012
9:58 pm
sand flea in the house? check
chihuahua in the house? check
cockaroach in the house? not yet. still waitin…
bman
January 2nd, 2012
10:17 pm
haha Kam
0311/1811
January 2nd, 2012
10:19 pm
“In the coming New Year, 2012, both Groundhog Day and State of the Union address will occur just a few days apart.
One involves a four year ritual in which we look to an insignificant creature of little intelligence for prognostication.
The other involves a groundhog.”
Thulsa Doom
January 2nd, 2012
10:21 pm
Bruno,
These are some terrible defensive teams. Neither of them is anywhere near the league of an Alabama or LSU. Okay State seems to be a one man team with Justin Blackmon. Other than him I just don’t see much impressive about that team. Certainly not a complete team like Bama or LSU.
Thulsa Doom
January 2nd, 2012
10:23 pm
0311,
So true. So true. Are both of them rodents? I’m just not sure about the groundhog?
ShockaCon
January 2nd, 2012
10:26 pm
0311 found someone he can relate to. What a shockaCon. FIVE MORE YEARS! I can dig it.
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
10:29 pm
Well, I was ready to shut this computer down but still trying to translate the code here.
Duk-sh=nee is RC??? RC is SE???? SE is someone we know? Like W-H-O?
Thulsa Doom
January 2nd, 2012
10:34 pm
“FIVE MORE YEARS! I can dig it.”
Reminds me of that mental illness where folks are into self mutilation.
bman
January 2nd, 2012
10:39 pm
Kamchak .. .. Romney/Christie?
Dusty
January 2nd, 2012
10:46 pm
Bruno ,
I need a diagnosis. SE? Saint Elizabeth?
Got to be a fairly clever liberal. That rules out most here.
0311/1811
January 2nd, 2012
10:52 pm
Ah …………… more “Arab Spring” !
Headline: “Muslim Brotherhood vows not to recognize Israel”
“Egyptian party’s deputy leader tells ‘al-Hayat’ that they won’t negotiate with Israel, will seek to cancel peace treaty.”
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
10:56 pm
Scout,
Why would they want a corrupt form of government like ours?
0311/1811
January 2nd, 2012
10:57 pm
Hummmm ……………. now if this were Bush they would be calling for his impeachment !
Headline: “In a scathing statement, the head of the ACLU, and other leading civil liberties and human rights groups who were among President Obama’s most ardent campaign supporters said the President’s decision to sign a sprawling defense bill including controversial detainee provisions would tarnish his legacy.”
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
10:59 pm
Careful. He can detain you forever without a lawyer or a trial.
Thulsa Doom
January 2nd, 2012
11:01 pm
“Egyptian party’s deputy leader tells ‘al-Hayat’ that they won’t negotiate with Israel, will seek to cancel peace treaty.”
The ramifiations of Egypt canceling the peace treaty brokered by Carter are enormous. I wonder how this would affect Obama’s standing as the 4th greatest presidency in terms of foreign policy and legislative accomplishments? In the bizarro world of the kook left it would probably move the dear leader from 4th straight to the top.
Thulsa Doom
January 2nd, 2012
11:02 pm
The c in ramifications would help.
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
11:03 pm
They are free to choose but they say stupid things to appease their cons too.
0311/1811
January 2nd, 2012
11:04 pm
One of the best Iv’e come across !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU1oB8sGyYM&feature=youtu.be
0311/1811
January 2nd, 2012
11:05 pm
Thulsa:
The “Arab Spring” is turning into the “Arab Nightmare” and the left is too blind to see it.
bman
January 2nd, 2012
11:05 pm
“They are free to choose but they say stupid things to appease their cons too.”
Keyword here is “too”
: )
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
11:08 pm
It is like Hillary said about Iran and wiping Israel off the map.
She said they are not suicidal.
It is to appease their cons like singing bomb Iran.
Every country has their own crazy cons.
Thulsa Doom
January 2nd, 2012
11:08 pm
0311/1811,
Don’t you see? Detainment under Obama is the patriotic defense of the nation. That’s why you aint heard a peep about the patriot act every since Obama came into office. Funny how that is.
Under W its a violation of civil liberties, its illegal, its the trashing of the constitution, its something like the patriot act that needs to be in the national news every night, and of course since its w its just plain ole mean. Funny how that darn patriot act was in the news and constantly being written about by Jay and others but now that Obama is in you never hear anything about it. Its as if it never happened.
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
11:11 pm
doomy,
As usual, the left are the only ones standing up for American freedom.
Not a peep from you cons until today.
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
11:14 pm
What else you got cons?
Thulsa Doom
January 2nd, 2012
11:16 pm
0311/1811,
Yep. And there is no sugarcoating it. The overturning of the Camp David peace accord would be monumentally disastrous. As would the Islamists taking power in both Egypt and Libya. And it looks like its going that way unfortunately. If Egypt continues on this path I would love to see a reporter or panelist ask Obama in the presidential debates if he still rates his presidency as 4th greatest in foreign policy accomplishments after the radicalization of Egypt.
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
11:19 pm
He had nothing to do with Egypt doomy.
Thulsa Doom
January 2nd, 2012
11:26 pm
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
11:19 pm
“He had nothing to do with Egypt doomy.”
Care to revise that statement? I seem to remember you and various other liberals on here touting the overthrow of Egypts dictator and of khaddafy as huge foreign policy victories for Obama. Are you going to sit there with a straight face and say that you and other libs did not portray the overthrow of Khaddafy and the Egyptian dictator as a huge foreign policy victory for Obama? Are you actually going to sit there and lie getalife?
0311/1811
January 2nd, 2012
11:44 pm
Thulsa:
Just remember, the Repbulicans will be running against two entities:
1) Obama
2) The great majority of the mainstream media
0311/1811
January 2nd, 2012
11:45 pm
Thulsa:
I realized a long time ago there is no congitive reasoning/debating ability there.
No use even trying.
0311/1811
January 2nd, 2012
11:46 pm
TAPS !
bman
January 2nd, 2012
11:54 pm
“2) The great majority of the mainstream media”
I don’t believe that will fly this time around. The media has been all over the republican (circus) candidates .. .. and it has been a somewhat of a circus. Even with all of that, Most of the polls show a very close race.
People won’t be buying what Obama or the media will try to sell them. A good example is Santorum and his so-called surge.
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
11:57 pm
Just daffy doomy.
getalife
January 2nd, 2012
11:59 pm
And obl and aq leaders.
If a non partisan person from the future took a look at his accomplishments, they will decide.
Thulsa Doom
January 3rd, 2012
12:39 am
getalife,
Yes. And they would decide that he is a failure.
getalife
January 3rd, 2012
12:44 am
doomy,
If they live in la la land.
USinUK
January 3rd, 2012
5:34 am
“Are you going to sit there with a straight face and say that you and other libs did not portray the overthrow of Khaddafy and the Egyptian dictator as a huge foreign policy victory for Obama?”
I can’t speak for getalife, but I will stand up and say that we didn’t not say it was a foreign policy victory for Obama – these were instigated by the Egyptian and Libyan people, not the US. I agree with the decisions he made in how he supported them, but these were not “foreign policy” (emphasis on the term POLICY) decisions.
Granny Godzilla
January 3rd, 2012
7:11 am
2012…so far so good.
USinUK
January 3rd, 2012
7:13 am
Hi GG – hope you, the Zillettes and the Zillini have a FAV 2012!!
USinUK
January 3rd, 2012
7:13 am
make that FAB 2012
Midori
January 3rd, 2012
7:18 am
USinUK
I, too, am very surprised to learn that Obama single handily invaded Libya and Egypt and deposed their leaders.
Funny how people watch the same events and come back with entirely different interpretations, huh?
USinUK
January 3rd, 2012
7:28 am
“I, too, am very surprised to learn that Obama single handily invaded Libya and Egypt and deposed their leaders.”
AND turned everything over to the Muslim Brotherhood …
Normal
January 3rd, 2012
7:30 am
Good Morning all y’all!
2012, so far so good? Speak for yourself
The wife and I have been working on our rental in Ellijay since the Kids left on the 29th. So far this year, we have had more roof problems and a broken water line to the fridge. Sub floor may be gone too. Plumbing hardware this morning, then back up to the mountains. The good news is that the wife and I are a team again. Gotta love that!
Bets today for Iowa? Believe it or not, I think I’ll lay a little coin in Santorum…that ought to screw things up a bit…
Recon 0311 2533
January 3rd, 2012
7:33 am
Suffice to say that the Obummer has been a dismal failure in both economic and foreign policy.
Granny Godzilla
January 3rd, 2012
7:35 am
Recon
Ah, nope.
USinUK
January 3rd, 2012
7:36 am
Scoutty doesn’t like Obama???
tells me that Obama’s doing something right
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 3rd, 2012
7:39 am
Is there something about this blog that requires that right wingnut posts after 11 PM must contain unusally high % of the stoopid?
USinUK
January 3rd, 2012
7:40 am
Keep Up – I attribute it to a higher %%% of Jack fuelling their posts …
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 3rd, 2012
7:48 am
USinUK…. well I guess we can be happy that they are using biofuel made from jack.
josef
January 3rd, 2012
7:52 am
Well, ain’t this sumpin’…got up, dressed, ate a good breakfast and went strolling into work to be reminded that today’s that other furlough day…so, not getting paid to sit here and blog all day today…
USinUK
January 3rd, 2012
7:54 am
Happy 2012, Josef!! hope you and the Unmentionable have a good one
josef
January 3rd, 2012
7:57 am
USinUk
Y’all have one over yonder, too! We plan to if for no other reason than sheer spite!
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 3rd, 2012
7:59 am
Under W its a violation of civil liberties, its illegal, its the trashing of the constitution, its something like the patriot act that needs to be in the national news every night, and of course since its w its just plain ole mean. Funny how that darn patriot act was in the news and constantly being written about by Jay and others but now that Obama is in you never hear anything about it
It’s amazing how some posters forget the blogs that they have posted on and then claim that “you never hear about”….. http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2011/12/05/compromise-does-not-allay-threat-to-our-basic-constitutional-rights/?cp=1
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 3rd, 2012
8:08 am
RUPERT!!! delete tweet!’ Murdoch ticked off by his wife for claiming Britons have ‘too many holidays’ on Twitter
And then she claim Ruperts tweet was a joke….. where have we heard that “defense” before? Hmmmmmmmm
josef
January 3rd, 2012
8:10 am
Well, looks like the Bruin is still on break, too. Hope his isn’t furlough! Can’t wait to hear what he has to say on Iowa…
Me? No offense meant toward the good people of Iowa, but who cares…all they’ve got to choose from (with the possible exception of Romney) is a convention of village idiots. The whole megillah resembles nothing quite so much as something scripted by John Kennedy Toole:
“A firm rule must be imposed upon our nation before it destroys itself. The United States needs some theology and geometry, some taste and decency. I suspect that we are teetering on the edge of the abyss.”
stands for decibels
January 3rd, 2012
8:12 am
mornin’.
It’s amazing how some posters forget the blogs that they have posted on and then claim that “you never hear about”…
and by “amazing” you actually mean “pretty much par for the course”.
Normal
January 3rd, 2012
8:16 am
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2012/01/02/funny-pictures-dick-cheneys-cat/
Bill Orvis White
January 3rd, 2012
8:20 am
2012 will be the year when we elect common sense. 2013 WILL be the year when common sense returns to this soil. We will see a return to the sanctity, fragility and respect for human life. We will see sensible policies return to this once-free nation.
To my Iowa Christian soldiers: Please spread the word about how Speaker Gingrich is THE best person to beat Hussein Obama in November.
Amen,
Bill
Matti's best collards ever
January 3rd, 2012
8:21 am
josef,
I’m with you, and could not possibly give less of a gosh darn who the “good people of Iowa” like among this passel of posers. Will be glad when their day in the spotlight is over, so maybe we can get some actual news about what’s going on in the world.
Granny Godzilla
January 3rd, 2012
8:26 am
No Photo ID Required to Vote in GOP’s Iowa Caucus.
Why?
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 3rd, 2012
8:28 am
2013 WILL be the year when common sense returns to this soil
So Billy is telling us that he has no common sense…… that’s not surprising.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 3rd, 2012
8:29 am
Granny, why would you want to surpress Republican voters?
USinUK
January 3rd, 2012
8:32 am
“To my Iowa Christian soldiers: Please spread the word about how Speaker Gingrich is THE best person to beat Hussein Obama in November.”
yes!!! please, do!!!
USinUK
January 3rd, 2012
8:33 am
I take it everyone has already had a turn batting at the whiffle ball that is Santorum’s “don’t give money to BLACK PEOPLE” comment over the weekend … ??
Bill Orvis White
January 3rd, 2012
9:46 am
@USinUK
The honorable Sen. Santorum, like the other rightful GOP candidates believes in self-reliance with ALL Americans. Listen closely: Sen. Santorum is not a racist!
The honorable Sen. Santorum respects ALL life and has vigorously fought to inform our African-American friends that the pro-abortion Planned Parenthood is against them.
So, why are you twisting the honorable senator’s accurate words around to fit your own reckless personal liberal agenda?
Why?
Amen,
Bill