Open Thread
I’m used to taking the red-eye out of and into Anchorage, so it was kind of nice to be flying during the day. The trip was clear most of the way, so I got a lot of pictures. Here’s one of the first ones I took. It’s a cloud over Texas. Yes, we had to go through Houston twice, and my bag ended up there three times. Long story.
Enjoy the open thread!
great picture..keep them coming
love love love all the pictures
you should put a book together of all your pictures
Good morning! Dark, rainy morning. Well suited for the montage tributes to Ted Kennedy that are running. Something about his passing and the realization that it’s the end of the era of Kennedys that many of us grew up with, it’s making me feel inspired to work even harder. For all of their human faults and ticks, they were dedicated Americans who truly loved their country and its citizens. They were the ultimate liberals and were unapologetic.
>>>What do our opponents mean when they apply to us the label “Liberal?” If by “Liberal” they mean, as they want people to believe, someone who is soft in his policies abroad, who is against local government, and who is unconcerned with the taxpayer’s dollar, then the record of this party and its members demonstrate that we are not that kind of “Liberal.” But if by a “Liberal” they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties — someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a “Liberal,” then I’m proud to say I’m a “Liberal.”<<<
- JFK
Let's take on this day, shall we ?
Camelot is no more. Its last shining Knight of the Round Table, Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts passed last night. If his lengthy political career stood for only one thing however, it was the passage of sweeping health care reform. Please do what you can to influence your legislators to keep that dream alive. Do it for Ted. In lieu of flowers, contact them and show support for passage of meaningful reform. Should it become reality, that will be Ted Kennedy’s epitaph.
Hmmm…that’s curious. My first post seems to be lost in the land of mod. I can’t imagine what I said!
Well, I’m sure it’ll show eventually. In the meantime – Good Morning !!
( and I agree , lexky – I’d love to see AKM’s photos pulled together somewhere. Maybe a 2010 calendar ? I’d buy that in a NY minute!)
The strange and unpredictable spam filter has its own personality which may or may not be based in reality. Often it’s just random as far as I can tell. Kind of like when they pick you out of the line at the airport to go through extra security. I go through the filter a few times a day and pull out all the ones that ended up in there in error. AKM
What scares me is that this makes so much sense. How do you fight this? This was on Blog For Arizona this A.M.
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Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” — Mark Twain
There was a time in this country when Democrats and Republicans could disagree with one another philosophically about public policy in reality-based arguments. (Watch some old Meet The Press episodes from the 1960s for some historical perspective.) Those days are gone.
http://tinyurl.com/kshygp
And good morning from Colorado-
I agree with lynnrockets; nudge, push, nag at your Congresspeople to seriously work on and pass meaningful health care reform. This would be a fitting honor and tribute to Ted Kennedy.
@Gramiam (#5):
I can’t remember where I read a commentary about this (maybe Newsweek), but it discussed the strong influences of extremes on the Republicans and Democrats, especially the right wing, evangelical conservative Republicans. It is extremely difficult to meet in the middle and form a consensus when the differences are so great- and members are beholden to their bases who refuse to budge from their positions.
Ok – I don’t know who the heck snapped over at ABC News but they are running a piece about Chappaquiddick called, “No Profile In Courage” . What the eff ?? Yes, that was a terrible tragedy that the Kennedy clan managed to “take care of” and it will be a dark, black spot on Ted Kennedy’s legacy but today is NOT the day for such an article! What were they thinking ??? I tried to post but have forgotten my sign in name. Have to go dig it out.
Posted by Patrick over on Twitter:
Most of Palin’s facebook supporters attacking or celebrating Sen. Kennedy’s death. http://bit.ly/3HaFUH
I couldn’t stand reading past the first dozen entries. These people are vile and are as far from “Christian” as you can get. And Palin’s FB entry is entirely hollow, yet her minions are praising her for being a “class act” while at the same time trouncing Kennedy. What the he** is going on ???
Good Morning, All…
Sadly, we mourn again.
The idiots at fauxnews dot com are all bringing up Chappaquiddick, also too. They are inviting Uncle Teddy to burn in he!! for the accident. Mean, nasty folks over there.
I’m outraged that SP publicly expressed “condolences”. There could be no more contrary a person to Uncle Teddy than her and it is maddening to see her faux concern for the family. Stupid hypocrite!
Let’s shine some good news on the day: The fires in Athens, Greece seem to be contained or fully out now. The skies are clearing and assessments are being made. About 150 homes were lost or damaged badly, but thank God, no more than that.
Of course, there is no good news in deaths and injuries. A toll of 1 is 1 too many. Last I saw was around 50.
Brian and I leave a week from today. It will be interesting to have a first hand perspective after watching the fires from afar.
Please keep good thoughts for our Athenian friends that clean up is quick and not too taxing. Let’s hold hope that those displaced are embraced and cared for appropriately. Let’s be solemn in their loss and devastation.
PS: VERY cool photo, as always!
Our President will be speaking at 9:30AM EDT. MSNBC will be covering his comments, and I’m sure other stations will as well.
Gal: I couldn’t get past about 5 comments at faux news. It is truly pathetic to see what walks among us.
The Facebook remarks are a sad commentary on how this country is slowly splitting. These people are so blinded by their own ignorance that they’ll never accept different ideas, never have any desire to go beyond their tiny universe and only want to be led around by the nose by a bright, shiny object swathed in red leather. As for the Xtreme Xtians–I have one in my family. I no longer speak to her and vice versa. She is the epitome of this breed–anything they do or say is justified as long as they show up in church on Sunday to be “forgiven” and, more importantly, seen by other parishioners as being a good Xtian. Working the coffee hour also helps to get one into Heaven, it seems. Then, they leave and do it all over again. She as much as told me this–also said she was only worried about “number one” (guess who that is). She’s proven this over and over.
Sarah Palin has become the patron saint of this lousy attitude.
My Boston Democrat husband is furious at the ongoing damage caused to Massachusetts by Governor-Sacred-Underpants.
There is not a politician I loathe more than Palin but if she died, I would truly feel sadness for her children, parents, siblings, husband. I would grieve for them . I would most certainly not celebrate her death. I would not hope that she rot in hell , for gawdz sake. What is wrong with these people ?? It’s like they are void of humanity unless it’s towards their own clan. They freak me out !
What in the world is going on with the media. It seems to have gone completely looney & sensational & is feeding the wingnuts. I wonder what can be done?
Gal: I agree 100%! I wouldn’t grieve the loss of SP, but I would most certainly feel compassion and empathy towards those she left behind. The folks commenting in the negative are just freaks without hearts.
@ 13 BlancheMadison says :
>>never have any desire to go beyond their tiny universe and only want to be led around by the nose by a bright, shiny object swathed in red leather.<<
Yep. That pretty much says it !
Samper – tried reading the FB and the ABC news article again. No go.
Xtreme Xtians – In the early a.m. hours I had another dream where I'm in a gathering of these people and they're asking me if I pray to the right god. (funny – it just struck me that "right god" can work on 2 levels ) When I stated my case and my beliefs they began to sing over me and some began to speak in tongues. The more I tried to present my views, the louder they got. The energy was beyond creepy. When I tried to leave this group leader woman closed and locked the door, grabbed my wrist and began to put extreme pressure on my artery. I began passing out as they all grouped around me. Sort of like zombies for Jesus.
Hmmmmm….. dya think that means anything ? (ha!!)
President Obama was first to say a few words at 8:30. Then it was delayed to 9:30. He hasn’t appeared yet.
I wonder if perhaps he is speaking with the Kennedy Family?
@ Samper #10
Yiasou file mou to you
?? Some of my posts are being caught in the mod dream catcher. I can’t figure out what I’m saying !! Perhaps “zombies for Jesus” has been added to the filter?
Cracking me up! I’m always a good gal with my posting. Really !
If Palin dropped dead tomorrow I would not grieve for ANYone left behind.
A lighthearted Irish Blessing for Teddy:
“May you be in Heaven a half hour before the devil knows you’re dead”
BuffaloGal #9 – I couldn’t read all of it either. These people lack “common decency”. I’v never seen such vile people in all my life.
10AM EDT: President Obama is saying a few words about Uncle Teddy.
Now Aussie!!! Let’s not be mean spirited!
For a child to lose their mother is a very sad thing. Even if the mother is SP and not a good mother at that.
We should always be careful to not say things that would be hurtful in such a situation.
@19 Lynnrockets:
It’s all Greek to me!
What does that mean?
@ samper #26
It means, ” Hello, my friend”
samper – We are all level headed people here.
Yes, NJ, we are.
The freaks are getting a little wound up that we may “rally” to get health care reform passed because of Uncle Teddy’s death.
Where have these idiots BEEN? We ARE rallying!
Yes we CAN!
We MUST!
NOW!
Bonjour mon ami, Lynnrockets!
(I know a little french, but only “ouzo” and “souvlaki” in Greek!)
To Sarah Palin and her ilk,(lovely word,ilk) A simple reminder from the Holy Bible(not to be speed read or “interpreted”!)
“Judge not, lest ye be judged.
If I were taking bets, I’d give Teddy Kennedy odds over any of you in a heartbeat!
@ samper #29
Je parle un peu de Francais, aussi.
As a teenager, I spent my summers in Quebec playing hockey.
By the way, ouzo and souvlaki would make for a tasty and powerful lunch.
I found this on Daily Kos and loved the snark. This is what we are fighting for!
http://tinyurl.com/msb8as
Ouzo makes for a tasty breakfast, as well!
Je parle seulment petit peu francais, aujourd hui. 4 years of HS French has left me with little more than “Je m’appelle Samper” and “Ou est le WC?”
@ Gramiam #32
Thanks for the link. I, also too, enjoy sarcasm.
@ samper #33
I must remember to consider our time difference. Were there 4 years of high school where you grew up? We only had 3, unless of course, you attended parochial school.
What a perfectly adorable little baby!!!!
Joe Biden is making some very lovely remarks about Ted Kennedy. MSNBC.
Some good news this morning:
Yesterday, we had a special election to fill my district’s state Senate seat that had been vacated by a long-time sitting Republican.
My Dem state rep ran for the seat and won by 282 votes, thereby chipping away at the Republican-controlled state Senate.
So, there’s sadness at the passing of Sen. Kennedy, but much happiness that my bff Robin Webb is heading to Frankfort as a Senator!
BuffaloGal,
looks like my post went somewhere else, too….
Awesome colors!
Hope your bag caught up with you.
xo
I linked to this on Facebook. This hospital was in the planning stages when I left Omaha. It is the very first “paperless” hospital. Any Health Care Professional would appreciate the effeciency, accuracy and general good sense of such a system.
http://www.healthreform.gov/video/tech_omaha.html
Lynnrockets: In Michigan, High School was 4 years. Public and Parochial. I was Class of ’81.
Now with the blur of middle schools (used to be “Jr. High”), I’m not sure how they divide the years.
Being Child Free, I don’t pay attention to such matters.
Sorry if this has been posted before. The sunlight just keeps pouring in.
http://foreignlobbying.org/
For those watching the unfolding of the right wing craziness, this is a doozy and I’m sure we’re going to hear more about it over the next months, especially if Bachmann or Palin get a hold of it. Seems that according to one , Janet Porter, Obama’s admin has job listings on Monster.com for internment/resettlement specialists to work at the Fema internment camps.
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/limitless-insanity-janet-porter
I never knew for this Right Wing Watch website before today. I’m happy ( i think) to have found it. Bookmarked!
In reading the posts on Ted Kennedy, I’m sure we all remember where we were when we heard of JFK’s assassination. Do you remember a year ago this week where you were when you first heard of Sarah Palin? Here’s wonderful perspective by Gary Mitchell in HuffPo:
“It was exactly one year ago this week that there was a true turning point in the 2008 race for the White House. And it had little to do with Barack Obama. One might even say that it boiled down to the media helping to elect him — but not by supporting him, in the way conservatives often charge. Instead, it involved coverage that very well could have hurt him, but that ended up rebounding in his favor, big time.
Of course, Obama might very well have won anyway, by a very narrow margin. But I believe that a true turning point — though rarely noted — actually came in the summer, at the Democratic convention in Denver. No, it was not the general good vibes about Obama, the ringing speeches by Teddy, Michelle, Bill and Hill, and by the candidate himself.
Rather, it was the electronic media’s overblown coverage of the allegedly widespread threat by female Hillary delegates, and other Clinton fans, to bolt Obama in favor of McCain.
As you recall, the dissidents, known as “PUMAs,” got massive face time on TV and, it was said, represented just the tip of the iceberg. And it was also said (by commentators, not just by the new, pro-Hillary media stars), that women, particularly older ones and suburban/blue-collar types who had voted for Hillary in the primaries, would likely abandon the Democrats in November.
There was no firm evidence for this, of course, and few pundits, on TV or in print, seemed to notice that the same handful of disgruntled Hillary delegates appeared on all of the shows. No matter. Obama’s possible defeat because of the possible defections was widely predicted.
Why did this matter, since the mass defections never happened? Especially since here and elsewhere at liberal political blogs no one ever took the threats seriously?
Because John McCain and his people bought it, hook, line and sinker, as I explain in my book Why Obama Won. This explains the sudden (though often ill-explained) rise of Sarah Palin to the top of their VP list. The McCainites saw an opening, which really wasn’t there, and went completely overboard. Not only did a female VP suddenly look like a great idea, but she would have extra appeal to the particular type of Hillary primary voters so hyped by the media.
The preposterous media coverage of the (few) unhappy Hillaryites at the Dem convention, which was aimed not at helping Obama but maintaining interest in the affair and the coming campaign, inspired McCain to select as his running mate someone who would virtually destroy his campaign.
Recall that after months of trailing, McCain came out of his convention with a bump that led to at least a tie with Obama in the polls — then he plummeted very quickly as the truth about Palin seeped out. In addition, he had lost his chief calling card: an edge in experience on Obama. A week after the GOP convention ended, polls were already showing (as many of us, if not most MSM pundits, had predicted) that, if anything, women thought less of Palin than did men. And surveys continued to show that while she drew crowds she actually drove more people away from the GOP than toward it. In fact, it’s a myth that Palin was broadly “popular.”
Imagine if McCain had picked even a neutral figure such as a Pawlenty or, say, Kay Bailey Hutchison. Yes, Obama likely still would have won (he ran a fine campaign and the economy collapsed). But if McCain hadn’t picked Palin, it would have been in a real nail biter. And Tina Fey would not have been named entertainer of the year, and we wouldn’t have had that turkey slaughtering video to enjoy.”
Where were you back then. . . . . ?
Re: my post @42 – Well…. turns out the crazies on the right will get a lot of mileage out of the bit about job postings on monster.com for internment/resettlement specialists. The Nat’l Guard and the Army are both advertising exactly that position. The ad says nothing about FEMA or Obama but that’s not going to stop the fire, once started. They are going to insist that the camps are being set up to house conservative subversives that dare to defy the govt. I can just hear Heston growling, “have to pry it from my cold, dead hands”, now.
Somebody in the Nat’l Guard PR dept needs to put together a very clear explanation of what this position is, and quickly. I’m going to see if I can get someone on the phone to explain it a bit.
hi AKM…this may have been answered before, but what camera do you use?
@Watching from New Jersey…OT, but I’m heading in that direction…yippee, ROAD TRIP!
Canon Digital Rebel XT. Texas or Alaska? AKM
tigerwine
i remember being on the phone with my aunt watching mccain introduce us to you know who. i told my aunt mccain picked a woman for his vp. the next words out of my mouth where he is trying to get the hillary votes. i then thought he must think my gender is stupid and we are easily led. i went to work that day for obama.
Chris Matthews went over the Kennedy Legacy where civil rights started with JFK via Martin Luther King, then RFK, then Ted Kennedy, and then Ted passed the torch to the first African American President – and Obama is the “last brother.”
wow, try and watch it on MSNBC. go to this link http://www.msnbc.msn.com/
and find the Chris Matthews link
hey, folks….
weren’t we supposed to get a party planning committee together for the celebration on the 29th ?
you know…the day we met akm and were were joined together in bliss forever?
(or something along those lines)
akm…we’re gonna need a special thread with balloons and confetti and cake and candles and bubbly and noise makers and brians for the entire gang.
yep, that’s what we’re gonna need.
I just read somewhere that Ted Kennedy helped Mitt Romney get their healthcare plan started in MA. Wonder why Romney can’t use some of his clout to help the national healthcare reform pass…. (even though I have heard that the MA health package has its faults). – But …Mitt owes one for Ted.
im new to facebook so after reading the comments here about sp facebook page and the comments there about ted kennedy i went to her page, big mistake i wont make again, and read some of the comments. it made me cry and i got sick to my stomach. i will be the first to admit that i dislike sarah palin. anybody who knows me knows this is the truth but even if something happened to her i would grieve for her and her family because i am a human being and i have a heart. that man served his country for 47 years and those people talked about him like he was trash. i could only think to myself , what have you hateful people done for country? i took a moment to calm down and tell myself that you cant put hate out there like that and it not come back around to you. i know the people on this sight, ive been reading your comments for over a year and i know we get angry and hurt but we are so much better than them. we use our brains but we let our hearts intrude to guide us down the right path. that makes us human beings, that makes us democrats, and today as we mourn the loss of a man who was not perfect but was always willing to fight for the rights of others lets remember what he said, “The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dreams shall never die.” ~ Edward Kennedy
true inspiration
oh golly everybody, Sarah’s invited us to watch her new bff…like, wow, I’m like totally excited. This is from her latest facebook page note:
FOX News’ Glenn Beck is doing an extraordinary job this week walking America behind the scenes of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and outlining who is actually running the White House.
Monday night he asked us to invite one friend to watch; tonight I invite all my friends to watch.
-Sarah Palin
Lilyf @ 51
He might as well go home now then. Just got the real kiss of death
I found this gem in the comments on Palin’s FB and thought I’d share:
Father, in the name of Christ Jesus,
“I say that no weapon formed against Sarah Palin or her family shall prosper, and any tongue that rises against her in judgment she shall show to be in the wrong. This peace, security, and triumph over opp…osition is her inheritance as Your child. This is the righteousness she obtains from You, Father, which You impart to her as her justification. She is far from even the thought of destruction; for she shall not fear, and terror shall not come near her.
Father, You contend with those who contend with Sarah, and You perfect that which concerns her. Sarah dwells in the secret place of the Most High, and this secret place hides her from the strife of tongues, for a false witness who breathes out lies is an abomination to You.
Father, We give You praise and glory for everything You are accomplishing through your servant Sarah Palin.
Amen, and so be it!
Prayer Warriors for Sarah Palin”
Just another example of SP’s fanatical followers religious extremism. This comment among the comments bashing Sen. Kennedy, bashing Obama. Her followers posting prayers of protection, all the while she and other of her followers continue to stir the pot of hate. Insanity.
UK Lady: heh heh.
Maybe they could do a commercial together for helicopter wolf-shooting since he has so much extra ad time.
for #53 MI-Annie
wow — and they accuse US of believing President Obama is the Messiah
They are Nuts Nuts Nuts !
I believe he is an intelligent, fair & just man – not the 2nd Coming
How about this one, ‘Mr. Obama, you’re no Adolph Hitler. Hitler could give a speech without a telelprompter”. Did I die and wake up in the twilight zone?
AKM…road trip from CA to NJ
Lexky, after what you just posted, don’t ever say, in front of me, that you aren’t educated enough to blog! Sweetie, you have something no education can give you. I call it “heart” sense.
gramiam
thank you so much, you couldnt have said anything more nice to me
i guess getting upset is the key, who new
Palin’s facebook minions are NUTS. NO ONE on the left ever waxed on ad nauseum about their love for Barak and how they pray he saves us! I read most left blogs and no one worships anyone (maybe Wellstone) like they do Miss Wasilla.
Not all republicans are nuts, but all nuts are republicans!!
lilybart
i didnt pray but i sure as h*ll hoped like crazy he would save us.
yes we can baby
lexky, I loved your comment! Getting upset isn’t the key, if it was I would be a great writer! All you need is heart, an open mind, (and most important for me) spell check!
For a couple of years I studied right wing extremist hate groups, specifically anti choice and religious extremist hate groups, Sarah’s constituency. I found it so depressing to study people without any ability to reason and utterly without any regard for the rights of others that I had to curtail my research.
Nonetheless, we have to be aware of the present threat by the right wing extremists, and do everything we can to expose their agenda, to do our best to keep them from public office and to thwart their legislative agenda.
boodog
thank you
you all know how to boost somebodys confidence
For Samper and especially for Brian- best wishes for a joyous Greek holiday.
Plato wrote this prayer and attributed it to Socrates.
“Beloved Pan, and all ye other gods who haunt this place, give me beauty in the inward soul, and may the outward and inward man be at one. May I reckon the wise to be the wealthy, and may I have such a quantity of gold as a temperate man and none but he can carry. Anything more?—This prayer, I think, is enough for me.”
May you sense the lingering gods.
As for Brian, whether he may be temperate and how much gold he can carry remains to be experienced.
@ Enjay #55
I have a conservative christian friend who likes Palin and routinely accuses me of Obama worship, so I emailed it to him.
I fully support much of what Obama is trying to do, but in no way do I think he is sent by God as Palin’s followers seem to think she is. I think the GOP and now Palin and her followers are just practicing the Rove tactic of transference, just accuse the other side of what you’re doing yourself.
What bugs me most about fanatical stuff like the “prayer warriors” is that as a christian myself I have to be associated with that. The term “prayer warrior” it’s self is an oxymoron, the two things are not compatible in my head.
http://tinyurl.com/n8bfc6
>>>The Obama White House is behind a cynical, coldly calculated political effort to erase the meaning of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks from the American psyche and convert Sept. 11 into a day of leftist celebration and statist idolatry.
This effort to reshape the American psyche has nothing to do with healing the nation and everything to do with easing the nation along in the ongoing radical transformation of America that President Obama promised during last year’s election campaign.<<<
Oh, and there's more! Is this craziness escalating at a frightening speed or is it just getting more press ? I'm more in shock , every day.
@53 MI~Annie – I visited the Prayer Warriors for Palin site once. Not enough brain bleach in the world to get that one outta your head.
I guess Glenn Beck's doing some "journalist research" into the "czars" of Obama's cabinet. Gawd! I don't know whose bright idea it was way back when to start using the term "czar" for anything having to do with the US govt but they should get rid of it and replace it with something less harsh and more explanatory. Beck and the crazies are acting like this is the first time they've ever heard the title. Of course if Obama tanked the term at this point he'd be accused of "smoke and mirror " tactics.
Buffalo Gal,
MeatRasha web site had that the day it was posted.Going on to read the article that you linked gives a very good explanation of how she made up that claim and why it is false.Giving anymore time or lipservice to the falsehood would give it some credence,so I hope its just left as is.The crazies believe what they want anyway.
“”"”"”"”"First things first, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review did in fact write the paragraph Porter quotes … as part of an editorial decrying the fact that “alarmists have taken to banging the orchestral drums heralding the re-emergence of H1N1 swine flu in deafening fashion” and urging them to “chill.”
But instead of chilling, Porter the alarmist took this entirely non-controversial proposal as a sign that the Obama administration was about to set up internment camps and then pointed to a run-of-the-mill National Guard job listing as proof.
Well, you know what? The National Guard has a whole page of job listings on its website that lists dozens of jobs ranging from Cannon Crewmember and Infantryman to Special Forces Weapons Sergeant and M1 Armor Crewman.
So apparently not only is the administration planning on rounding-up and imprisoning conservatives, they are also preparing for an all-out military assault on them.
And I don’t even want to know what horrors await this nation once the Guard fills its quota of tuba, trombone, bassoon, piccolo, and cornet players it is also seeking.
By the way, have I mentioned that Porter served as the co-chair of Mike Huckabee’s Faith and Family Values Coalition and is co-hosting a right-wing conference next month at which Huckabee will be the keynote speaker. Just think it is important to keep pointing that out.”"”"”"”"”
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/limitless-insanity-janet-porter
Oh no mommom, not tubas and bassoons? This could be the beginning of the Great American Takeover, in E minor!!
@39 Gramiam: thanks for sharing this look at a medical center using today’s technology that gives up to the moment info on each patient and tracks meds accurately and consistently. Here in the Seattle area we have Group Health Coop which has been computerized for a few years now. I love it! I can email my doctors; read after visit summaries and lab results online; track my whole medical history by logging into my personal account. I personally think that this model is excellent and I believe that it has been reviewed in the context of our current search for good, personal healthcare. If anyone cares to review, you can see it at http://www.ghc.org.
We all know her ness isn’t writing ANYTHING herself on FB… the biggest clue in the latest is that ‘she’ spelled Pennsylvania correctly! “Tonight I invite all my friends to watch”… that Rupert Murdock is no fool!
Mon Dieu!
samper and lynnrockets… Les Francais speak revisited cracks moi up! My personal favorite still has to be ‘Ou est la bibliotheque?’… it always makes me chuckle!
Lynnrockets… how far back DO you go? I remember many sunny weekends at Revere Beach when all the rides and pizza stands were still there… The Mouse ride, The Himalaya (backwards, no less!), and it took me, my brother, and three more male cousins to finally get that damn cage to go over the top! We were all 10-12 years old! Ah… memories!
I don’t know what in the world is happening to my posts today but it’s beginnin’ to mess with my mind, man . I swear! They are cuss word free ! No links to the big bad sea, either. Does the mod filter snag poor sentence structure now and improper comma placement? If that’s the case, I’m doomed! I’ll do better. I promise!
Anyway, in case they never return, here ya go: http://tinyurl.com/n8bfc6 I don’t think I’ve seen it posted yet. Seems they think Obama turning 9/11 into a national day of service is an evil, evil thing and he is desecrating the memory of the day.
(fingers crossed and ready to hit “submit” )
My earlier post still hasn’t shown up so I’ll try again (and try to figure out what the “bad” word(s) were).
Some good news this morning:
Yesterday, we had a special election to fill my district’s state Senate seat that had been vacated by a long-time sitting R.
My Dem state rep ran for the seat and won by 282 votes, thereby chipping away at the R-controlled state Senate.
So, there’s sadness at the passing of Sen. Kennedy, but much happiness that my bff Robin Webb is heading to the Kentucky state capital as a Senator!
As far as the military job postings go… look in your local newspapers jobs listings… you just may find the very same posting, always ending with ‘No experience necessary… will train’. Some even go so far as to put in ’30 days paid vacation your first year’… which, of course, is absolutely correct, as a military member accrues 2.5 days leave every month for 30 per year. Pretty slick on the part of the US Army!
Does the term ‘Grasping at straws’ come to mind?
ok, I tried reposting my earlier post but it’s also stuck somewhere.
Can’t figure out what’s wrong with it.
oh well….guess I’ll go do something else today
BuffaloGal…
If poor sentence structure were the cause, a LOT of us here, myself included, would have our posts lost in cyberspace!
Just Sayin’ !!
this is the reply back from my email asking for a press release to stop the crazy talk. they are preparing an official response.
“I couldn’t agree more with your frustration and anger over the
politicization of veterans, the VA and their issues for political gain.
It’s inexcusable and equally distasteful regardless of the political
affiliation of the offending party, and dishonors the sacrifices made
each day by our men and women in uniform. I am well aware of this issue
and the history of the “Your Life, Your Choices” guidebook which was
first included in the VHA Handbook under the Bush administration. I am
equally distressed by the vitriolic rhetoric being promoted by so called
“media outlets,” especially when it causes a disservice to our American
heroes. AMVETS is preparing an official response to this specific
matter, which you will be able to read on our Web site, http://www.AMVETS.org
in the coming days. Thank you for voicing your concern, and rest assured
that AMVETS will continue to advocate for our American military men and
women, past, present, and future.
Respectfully,
Jay Agg
National Communications Director
AMVETS National Headquarters
4647 Forbes Blvd., Lanham, MD 20706
301.683.4035
877.726.8387 Toll-free
301.459.7924 Fax
jagg@amvets.org “
i want to change the little icon by my name when i post
how exactly do i do that?
@ BahstinBoyo #70
I was probably at Revere Beach right there with you. Do you miss Kelly’s Roast Beef or Bianci’s Pizza? Both are still there. When i was a kid I constantly pestered my parents to “take me to the rides” as we could see the roller coaster, ferris wheel etc. right out our front bay window and across the water. That may give you a clue as to where I’m from.
WOOHOO! JustSayNO @ 75!
Speak up and speak often!! We have insight and fair mindedness on our side and we should be vocalizing whenever we see the right spewing crazy and lies.
Thanks for sharing that!
I’ve been reading this site posted yesterday here:
http://www.theocracywatch.org/
It’s about how the xtain’s took over the Republican party in Texas. Links also lead to other good info.
I have to go but will post more thoughts later.
Proof That Socialized Healthcare Works Better Than Our System
There has been a lot of noise in the past week or so regarding socialized healthcare, with critics claiming that systems such as the one used in the United Kingdom (UK) are inferior to the one we have here. My husband, being British, finally cracked and decided to take a look at the facts for me. Bear in mind that his 93 year old mother is alive and well in the UK. She pays nothing for house calls by her Doctor and social workers, preventive screenings or any other healthcare cost. Here’s what he has to say…
The healthcare system in the United Kingdom is almost completely socialized. The government runs almost all healthcare providers and the system is paid for out of taxes. There are private insurance plans, but their only real benefits are private rooms and shorter waiting lists. What worries me is that American critics of the UK system are like lemmings being led over a cliff edge by blind leaders. They are quick to seize on any published failures of the UK system, which the British complain about continually until you ask about the cost and quality of actual care (along with the weather and the train services) but ignore similar problems here. The critics are ignoring the facts.
Let’s start with a couple of observations. In June 2009 a team at Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School and Ohio University reported in the American Journal of Medicine that three of every five bankruptcies in the United States are now caused by medical bills. That amounts to approximately 3,450 bankruptcies each day as a result of medical bills. Even worse, three out of four of the people declaring bankruptcy as a result of medical bills have insurance coverage. That’s right! They have insurance coverage, but it failed them when they needed it most. The system is broken.
We all know that one sixth of Americans have no health insurance. One third are covered by government schemes. One half are covered by private schemes. Do you understand that, critics of socialized healthcare? One third of Americans are already covered by completely socialized government schemes. Guess what happens when the uninsured have to receive emergency treatment? The government, charities or healthcare facilities pick up the costs. If it’s the healthcare providers they simply increase their prices to the rest of us to cover their losses. Any way that you look at it, the rest of us are already helping provide minimal support to the uninsured. Moving them to a government system will cut costs by providing preventive screening, guarantee healthcare for everyone and allow us to properly account for the costs.
Unfortunately, that’s not the end of the story for the uninsured. There have been calls lately for the President to declare a “War on Diabetes”, which kills 18,000 Americans a year. They are missing the fact that there are around 22,000 excess deaths per year among uninsured adults aged 25-64. Our health insurance system is killing 60 Americans a day by ignoring them.
We reported in an earlier article that the United States came in at numbers 37, 24 and 72 in three studies of the effectiveness of healthcare systems. How can anybody sensibly claim that we’re number one? There are many components to any assessment of healthcare systems, but I’ve summarized a few key facts below. The USA has a much larger population than the UK, so I’ve averaged figures from France, Germany, Italy, the UK and Spain and compared them with the USA. They all have socialized healthcare systems. The total population of those countries is 315 million, which is comparable to the USA’s population of 307 million.
KEY FACTORS RELATING TO HEALTHCARE
(first # America 2nd # Europe….Martha)
Factor United States of America Top 5 European Countries
Number of excess deaths per year among uninsured adults aged 25-64.
22,000
Zero
Number of bankruptcies per year as a result of medical bills.
1.26 Million
Zero
Number of divorces per year to qualify for government aid with medical costs.
Thousands
Zero
Percentage of the population without health insurance.
15%
Zero
Average percentage of income spent on out-of-pocket medical bills.
20% 1
Zero
Average annual cost of healthcare per person.
$7,500
$3,400
Average life expectancy at birth.
78
80 2
Infant mortality rate (deaths/1,000 live births).
6.3
4.5
Under-five mortality rate (deaths/1,000 live births.
7.8
5.6
Percentage of the population rated as obese.
30.6%
12.5%
WHO measurement of healthcare system responsiveness (higher = better).
8.1
6.8
1 The average out-of-pocket medical bill rises to 35% of income for seniors and the chronically ill.
2 Ranges from 79 to 80.2 with an average of 80.
So, as a nation, we pay more than twice as much per head for our healthcare as the ones with predominantly socialized healthcare, but the only real benefit is that we get treated faster. A cynical person might think that’s because the providers want your money sooner. If you don’t have any insurance, or enough cash/credit, you may have to wait a very long time, or die waiting. I’ve experienced both systems (UK and American) and have family members working in the healthcare industry in both countries. If you look at the above factors there’s no doubt that the socialized systems win hands down.
http://silverbuzzcafe.com/
http://tpmtv.talkingpointsmemo.com/?id=3286050&ref=fpblg
Ted Kennedy speaking in Alaska, 1968
I am sure some have seen this as it was posted on Huffpo.
Sen. Enzi from Wyoming who is one of the ” Gang of Six ” made these remarks.
“Mike Enzi, one of three Republicans ostensibly negotiating health care reform as part of the Senate’s “Gang of Six,” told a Wyoming town hall crowd that he had no plans to compromise with Democrats and was merely trying to extract concessions.”
“If I hadn’t been involved in this process as long as I have and to the depth as I have, you would already have national health care,” he said.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/26/mike-enzi-gang-of-six-rep_n_269447.html
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Between Enzi and Grassley trying to Lie and obstruct… isn’t it time for us to start emailing or calling someone and don’t let these GOP Senators control the fate of this Bill. The ” Gang of Six ” needs to go. Have ALL of the Senators ( Committee) working for a solution.
They have publicly admitted that they are not for a solution. Bachus the Democrat is of NO help either. 6 Senators should not be deciding the fate and direction of this reform.
Is there a petition or a Plan out there to dissolve or get this Bill out of the hands of the Gang of 6..?
who wants to bet scarah is on becks show tonight?
Re post #66 – MiAnnie – wow, that prayer comment on Sarah’s FB gets me going too. Just to say that when my Dad died, we couldn’t be there with him; I needed consolation, and felt to read Psalm 91. The prayer commenter on SP’s facebook was using verses from that chapter for SP.
My Dad in my lifetime did not lie, he was a very humble man, an old Catholic, feared God, never got in trouble with the law, never took the Lord’s name in vain, was a good father, husband, provider. He kept to himself and was a great example of a christian to me.
If SP’s Facebook friends want to pray for her, that is their right. But, I am getting a sense from these (maybe well-meaning prayer warriors) that they have blindly become idolaters, who place her high up on a pedestal, on the same level as Jesus Christ. AT some point in our lives, we’ve all been bullied, lied to, criticized, unjustly treated, abused maybe by parents, abused by the system, all of us have reason to need that comforting Psalm. Do these prayer warriors pray for the lonely soul who has no home, lying on the floor of a transient building in downtown LA? Why just Sarah Palin, who has so many high-level christian evangelists that she can call at a flick of her fingers, and who would give her the time of day.
Do they think Rick Warren would give them the time of day? No way. So, why do they cater to, pamper a very wealthy woman (SP) who has every pastor at her command to do her bidding?
Do they call on God for these? The downtrodden, poor, sick, discouraged, those in jail?
The hypocrisy of these people knows no bounds. There is another verse, and it’s this. God is no respecter of persons. Lastly, I just breezed through some passages here, if any of these prayer warriors are reading this, it is James 4. “For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in them that make peace”.
SayNO @ 75
Fanblinkintatic! – can I have your permission to show your email reply on Daily Kos if a suitable diary comes up?, I haven’t got the bottle to do one myself.
gizmo–You can also get that straight from the source at: http://vilda.alaska.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/cdmg21&CISOPTR=10053&REC=2
(and thanks; I’m trying to post that video lots of places. Phil at PA already has a link to it too.)
http://www.facebook.com/tedkennedy
If you want to read positive and moving comments, try this. Since I joined this afternoon, I believe 1000 more “Fans” have joined.
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lexky Says:
who wants to bet scarah is on becks show tonight?
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Interesting call, lexky! With Sarah getting all of her “friends” to tune in ? If it’s not an appearance by scarah, then he’s going to talk about something that she wants to jump on and run with, soon. Hmmm…interesting!
buffalogal
i remember reading somewhere she was seen entering the fox studio not long ago. i dont know, im sure she would be yelling from the roof tops if she was going to be on. we will see.
i wont of course my tv never gets near the fox news channel.
im scared some evil might jump out and get me….
it would be great if it was his lowest ratings show ever…
we can always hope.
Well, DIE-yum. (That’s “Texas” for “damn”.)
You came through Houston not just once, but TWICE? I’d gladly have come to the airport just to say “hi” to you, if I’d only known! I’d have bought you dinner! How long were you on the ground here, AKM?
Let that be a lesson to you.
http://www.walkinbag.com/
I has a handle that can be used as a cane. You can sit on it if there are no chairs. And it’s carry on size. Never check your luggage.
The best part is it has four wheels that can rotate 360 degrees so you can literally walk it like a dog beside you.
lynnrockets…
I was in Winthrop on Shore Drive overlooking Winthrop Beach… rode my bike to the ‘boardwalk’ (even tho it was a concrete sidewalk!) the radar station blocked the view (all condos there now)… so unless you were in Beachmont, you are one of the lucky from Nahant! Just an off-the-wall guess, but does ‘lynnrockets’ have anything to do with GE Engineering? In Lynn? Or is that the bands name?
Say NO @75, is this the vet’s press release?
http://americanveteranmagazine.blogspot.com/2009/08/vas-your-life-your-choices-non-issue.html
Nahant, it is.
It was a hockey team.
lexky…
Nothing Murdock ever does is for low ratings… it’s like the tent at the circus where the barker lures you, and you just HAVE to pay that buck just to see… curiosity will have a lot of viewers tune to Faux just to see what she might do or say. That will make the Neilsons go through the roof, giving all the talking heads there that much more to falsely gloat about! Like I said earlier, that Rupert Murdock is no fool.
Has anyone actually SEEN her ness of late? Anyone? Anywhere?
Lynnrockets… Lucky, you are! (Was that Yoda?)
Ahhhhhhhh… HOCKEY! Never could skate well, so they always threw me in as goalie… so I stayed there! My FAVORITE hockey quote…
‘No goalie… no game!’
Off to work, Pups… talk amoungst yourselves!
I’ll be readin’ ya!
KateinCanada: Thanks for the good wishes for me and Brian. He’s kind of simple, though… doesn’t tote around much gold!
Visiting the prison where Socrates died is one of my top priorities. Interesting you quote him/Plato!
Bahstinboyo: Le Biblioteque est sur la internet aujourd’hui!
Those Prayer Warriors are scaring the poop out of me! They are clearly not sane or rational. And they VOTE!
lexky: It’s good that we get upset. It means we care about something that is important. I’ve been either in tears or just at the edge of tears for a while now. It just means that we have hearts.
Glenn Beck: We don’t “DO” that in MY household. No way! After all the advertisers pulling out, we can’t be hypocritical and go to see if she’s on.
To “KateinCanada” (#65), thank you for sending along the prayer written by Plato. There is more wisdom in that short work than in thousands of books written since. And thanks to “rebekkah” (#84) for sending along the passage from the Book of James. I read that often when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer and tried hard to keep the words in my heart.
There is such a wealth of spiritual richness and comfort available from the mudpups on this site. I try to find something to be thankful for every day, and today, this site is it!
I bet Bahstinboyo is a Geils fan, too also!
My favorite hockey quote: from the movie “Slapshot”
Goalie Denis Lemieux – “Who own da Chief?”
Player/Coach Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman) – “Oooownz, Oooownz”
samper… No Doubt! Arrowsmith also, too.
Et certainment!
TTFN all…
Lynnerockets/BahstinBoyo #98
I grew up north of Boston (Wilmington, MA) but Mom grew up in Winthrop (Reed Street). My grandpa, Walter Baker, ran Viking Marine Supply, a small boatyard with a marine railway and a series of floats (with big gaps between them) where locals moored their boats. It was one of the few places in town that let fishermen keep their lobster traps. A great place to wander around the darkness of the shop floor as a small boy. So most of my Winthrop visits were right at you come into town across the marshes from Orient Heights.
Alert.
Our friend is under attack on ths blog. help me find the person behind it.
here:
http://saberpoint.blogspot.com
I went to “Candles” and there is a group lighting candles for Sen. Kennedy.
http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=teddy
I went to “Candies” and there is a group modeling f-me pumps for Bristol.
Saw Lynnrockets post to saberpoint. Good on you, Lynn! I let fly with some choice words too. Now go light a candle and get the nasty taste out of your mouth. Hugs!
Click on the link I set up, Lynn.
#112
http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=teddy
99 the problem child Says:
August 26th, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Say NO @75, is this the vet’s press release?
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the problem child in the #99 post has the link directly from the AMVETS organization.{ It is GOOD } ‘ Say no to palin ‘ had posted a link to them a few days ago when I was asking why VETS were not speaking up about how the Vets were being used as ‘ props ‘ for Palin and the GOP. Based on the info link that ‘say No’ provided I called them as well and left a message. ( called the local VFW as well ) I had suggested that they post and or link AKM’s story about Nazis in an email to their Members. ( Maybe others here could suggest this as well ) Said their membership would love the story. And why don’t they publish it in their newsletter… I assumed they had one.
This link to the AMVETS response is also available on the new Twitter account (PalinTruthWatch) that BuffaloGal updates and works on. It was just linked there.
Continue to get the word out. This is a really handy source/tool as a reference. It is slowly but surely getting new Members following. Use it on the other blog ( Huffpo or any others ) threads and point others to it.I tell people Rachel Maddow and Daily Kos follow it. More credibility to get them to take a peek.
And who doesn’t want to know what Rachel is reading and watching.
http://twitter.com/palintruthwatch
Are any of you watching Sanford live on TV, he is gobsmackingly nutso!
lexky–you can get instructions on how to change your “picture” (your avatar) up there ^ on the FAQ tab at the top of the page.
Mag the Mick (#106)–You’re an RPCV? How cool! (me too!)
Bahstinboyo: Absolutement!!!
That saberpoint site is disgusting. I left a few choice words myself.
What a disrespectful idiot! The photo of President Obama just saddens me and his comments on Senator Kennedy are just plain mean.
I encourage all to leave a comment in support of Kennedy’s good works.
I’ve just finished reading several of Palin’s rather long commentaries on her Face Book. Ummm……… they seem NOT to be written by the same Sarah that couldn’t string nouns and verbs together in a meaningful way in earlier speeches. Does anyone know who is doing this writing for her? Knowing this might give some insight into who is promoting her.
http://www.rollcall.com/news/37977-1.html
“Alaska state Rep. Harry Crawford (D) announced Wednesday that he will challenge 19-term Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) next year.
“I’m not a partisan politician and I won’t play political games,” Crawford said in a statement. “Here in Alaska I have worked with Republicans and Democrats, reaching across the aisle to get things done. And in Washington, I’ll continue to be the independent voice our state needs.”
Crawford visited Washington, D.C., earlier this year to meet with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee about a bid against Young. The committee targeted Young last cycle, but he squeaked out a victory despite being heavily favored to lose his seat last November.”
I took BuffaloGals quote and scaled it down a bit.
Let’s all post the quote from JFK below on our Facebook, Twitter, etc. or other Social Network mediums for today 08/26/09 in honor of Senator Ted Kennedy. Of course for Twitter you’ll have to shorten it down or use some shorthand.
If by ‘Liberal’ they mean someone who looks ahead & not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, & civil liberties — someone who believes we can break through the stalemate & suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a ‘Liberal’, then I’m proud to say I’m a Liberal. – JFK
HEY! Where’s my post???
Hey Mudpups…….can someone please post this on Huffpo and get it viral.
It’s the American Veteran Assoc. response. I don’t know how public they will go with this, whether it will make it into the national media.
Ryan Gallucci, AMVETS National Media Specialist, magazine contributor, Army veteran.
http://americanveteranmagazine.blogspot.com/2009/08/vas-your-life-your-choices-non-issue.html#comment-form
“Over the weekend, cable news pundits bashed the continued use of VA’s end-of-life care planning manual, “Your Life, Your Choices,” mislabeling the handbook as “Obama’s Death Book for Veterans.” AMVETS would like to set the record straight on this handbook, which has been in use with the VA for more than a decade.”
I know this is probably a crazy question but is anyone watching/listening to Glenn Beck right now ? I don’t have cable but the posts I’m hearing over on twitter do NOT sound sane. He sounds more off kilter and deranged than usual but I’m only getting short quotes. If someone’s watching, please give us an idea , if you can. Thanks! (hey – i wonder if it’s streaming online…. off to check )
There are plenty of kook sites out there, and sabrepoint is just one. I am not sure we should be feeding that troll by sending traffic to his site?
Excellent point, Rob. I went back to check it out and the trool was hard at work trashing our posts. (trool= a troll who drools) Okay, Snoskred, I’ll be good. No more feeding the trolls.
Just about the time this Progressive person wonders what she is doing in Arizona, I see something that gives me hope that wee can change things. That “something” is below. It is called “An Open Letter To John McCain” and if this lady isn’t a Mudpuppy, she should be.
http://tinyurl.com/nr7wqo
yes, yes, everyone has my permission to post the reply to me from Mr. Agg at American Veterans Assoc. go for it.
also thanks to ya mudpups who found the statement. I posted my email reply then left for some errands, later came back to look for it, found it posted it then read the older comments, lol, you guys are on it!
When it comes to the sites belonging to the crazies, I don’t think there’s any way to get through to them. It does no good to post there. They feed on it. I caught this review of a book called “Liars for Jesus”. The review itself gives some good insight. Def. need the book http://tinyurl.com/krwpcn
Gramiam–She is a mudpup (it’s Mag the Mick)!! She told us all a day or two ago that she’d sent it and that it had actually gotten published. I think that it got picked up by some other sites too. Check the open threads from the past few days (I think) for details.
I posted a thank you over at the Amvets website
That’s a great letter – thanks for the link Gramiam!
129 Gramiam, it was on the Nazis post, I think.
I NEVER tune in to Fox Faux News…I don’t want my signal to register as a viewer.
A few notes about Beck’s show tonight, taken from people live “tweeting” :
>>Beck believes being punished 4 a week & losing sponsors all comes down 2 communist plot against Constitution
>>has re-floated several times tonight his long standing claim that Obama is building a secret army.
>>thinks that Obama is building skynet ( this poster was unsure that what he/she actually heard)
>>Beck says if he gets taken off air, he will find platform 1000x more powerful…tells America to b prepared for “might & powerful” miracles
YIKES!!!!
You know that palin is blogging on her Facebook in her pajamas, in her basement, doncha? She wouldn’t purchase a Blackberry on her own so she could Twitter…unless the state pays for her stuff, she’s cheap that way!
Do you suppose SP still wants people to listen to Beck? That report from BuffaloGal indicates he is completely out of it. Wonder if they will drag him from the set.
I KNEW SHE WAS A MUDPUPPY!! Takes one to know one!! LOL! Her letter made it on the Blog for Arizona and what’s ironic is that McCain did his wimpy little attempt to tell his constituents in Sun City that President Obama was a good man and they booed and shouted him down. Sun City tends to want to lock up or lock out anybody who doesn’t look and think like they do. McCain is reaping what he has sowed.
While we progressives in AZ have a lot of Azz-clown Republicans to contend with, it is always a treat to deal w/ MY [beaming w/ pride] Congressman, Raúl Grijalva, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. In my emails to him, it is almost always sufficient to say, “Yes – keep doing what you’re doing.” Such a treat compared to writing to our senators, Kyl and McCain, which I always regard as an exercise in futility.
“We’re the group that speaks to the righteousness of an issue, [but] inevitably the decisions about how that issue’s going to be addressed are conducted somewhere else,” said Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), describing the traditional fecklessness of progressives in Congress. “The fact that we have stuck to our guns about the public option has surprised people.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/25/progressive-caucus-finds_n_268754.html
Maybe her followers will set up a fund and take donations to buy her a Blackberry and pay the monthly fees.
The sad thing is,they probably will,and poor people scraping to get by will send her money.
Samper and Lynnrockets: The only French phrases I could remember from my 3 years of HS French were “Where is the Library?” and “That blonde is a friend of my sister.” I’ve been to Paris at least 10 times and never needed the library and never saw a blonde that was my sister’s friend. So 3 years of a foreign language wasted. Mon Dieu!!
Lynnrockets: May I say you are a genius w/song lyrics and I sing your songs every day. Also, too, I am in the crowd scenes In “Slapshot,” and they used one of my student’s house as owner of team’s house in the movie.
Samper: Envying your Greek adventure
Everyone else: Big hugs!!!! Please don’t be tempted to watch Glen Beck!! It’s a trick!!!
BuffaloGal @ 137
Sounds like Beck had a long chat w/ $P to recharge his crazy before he went on-air.
I second that about my Congressman, Rep. Ed Pastor (D) who serves District 8 in Phoenix. Every e-mail I send is answered thoughtfully and in detail and he is on the side of the angels, every time. The “twin embarrassments” (Kyl and McCain) don’t even bother answering my e-mails. The way things are going, they may well have cause to regret that.
Message to President Obama. No more stealing good Democrats to fill your cabinet from Arizona! We ne3ed them here to defeat the Republicans!
Beck and Palin- between the two of them not a single brain cell functioning.
There is an update on Anonymous Bloggers about getting Segundo “home”: http://anonymousbloggers.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/remembering-segundo-kegginacengaq-strongheart/#comment-3649
Rebecka, I appreciate your comment, thank you for being a true Christian voice of reason towards what I call ‘fake christian’ greed and quackery. Just like the VA administration, the true Christians are being given an unfair black eye. In my opinion the extremes have taken over the name of Christianity.
psmini: It might have served you better to recall the phrase “Where is the bathroom?” It’s the one I’ve remembered for 27 years!
Beck won’t last too long… but I thought he was off this week? Was it LAST week? Is time really moving THAT quickly?
Those tweets above just go to show how batsh!t crazy he is. I will NOT tune to fox news, no matter what, but it would be fun to point and laugh at him every now and then!
@ psminidivapa # 143
First of all, I would like to thank you for those very kind words.
Secondly I have to tell you that “Slapshot” might be my favorite movie of all time. I realize that it is no “Citizen Kane” but you must understand that that movie is the “Caddyshack” for hockey players. I could not even count the number of times that we watched that on some horrid long bus trip to some remote city for a game. Also too, my connection to the movie is that the screenplay was written by a woman named Nancy Dowd who based it upon her brother’s college hockey days and his teammates at that college. I also played there. In the movie, her brother was portrayed as the character, Ned Braden (played by Michael Ontkean). By the way, I’m “putting on the foil” as we speak.
The scene at the owner’s house was very funny when Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman) insulted her son’s masculinity. I can only imagine how different Sarah Palin’s reaction would have been to the insult.
Well, well, well…possible problems for the AZ sheriff who sent pink handcuffs to Anchorage cops (one set of which was recently used on Sherry Johnston): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dawn-teo/americas-toughest-sheriff_b_267703.html
psmini…
Take a look back at #74… the phrase you know and love is there!
If Beck gets tossed, will her ness get the show? Is THAT what she’s being prepped in seclusion for?
Just thinkin’ out loud here. That and I’m at work but snuck on to say hey!
Still wanting to know who is writing Palin’s stuff for her! Anyone out there have a clue?
@ Janet Alexander # 153
Is the answer, “Jesus”?
Someone earlier today (somewhere here in the ‘Flats I think) suggested that if might be Kristol.
Re: post 152. Yikes, Palin for Beck. The show is pretty incomprehensible as it is with Beck. Can you imagine Sarah let loose among the nouns and verbs and adjectives and gerunds and infinitives trying to make them into sentences, never mind coherent thoughts. They could call the program Gibberish Inc.
BUZZZZZZ! you win Lynnrockets….we’ll send you your prize later…
Jesus????? Too funny! Though Kristol seems more realistic
What is really sad is those crazies that worship SP don’t have enough sense to know that Ted Kennedy did more for this country in one week than their idol has done or ever will do in her entire life. She and Beck, Hannity and that ilk do nothing but harm. They have also done great harm to the Christian religion, I can’t imagine who would want to partake of that sort of religion.
yeah, I’m not sure what’s sprewing forth from that FB page fits with WWJS? (i.e What Would Jesus Say?)
Anyone think it’s Karl Rove? He’s a Faux News pundit too, if she’s being groomed by Murdoch, she’s in Rove’s orbit. he is the guy who gave us Bush
@ Sue In Kansas # 159
I like the word, “ilk”
new thread, BTW
Or it could be Darth Vader…
Gramiam – 145 “Message to President Obama. No more stealing good Democrats to fill your cabinet from Arizona! We need them here to defeat the Republicans!”
I couldn’t agree more. I was very concerned when Raul Grijalva’s name kept coming up among the final two or three being considered for Interior Secretary. The loss of Gov Janet Napolitano is kind of a double hit – had she remained governor, she would be in a stronger position to challenge for McCain’s seat, and it seemed likely she would have challenged w/ her 2nd term of Gov coming to an end. It is likely, too, that education would have not taken such a funding hit as it has w/ our “accidental” Republican gov. The more I read about Brewer, the more she reminds me of $P.
ahhh.
the moving account of “getting segundo home” at anonymous bloggers is something that everyone should read.
all involved in this venture deserve hugs and support.
i love you ann and victoria
#153/156 Janet Alexander…
Ghost writters? I assume Bachmann and Prejean are out… could be a slew of writters contributing to a final draft… under the watchful eye of Dick Vader.
I do know THIS much… (from a post of mine earlier this month)
1. If it contains words like ‘coercive’, she didn’t write it…
2. If it contains links to other people/sites, she didn’t write it…
3. If she attempts to quote anyone, she didn’t write it…
4. If it is well written and easy to understand, she didn’t write it…
5. If it quotes statistics and shows charts, she didn’t write it…
6. If it doesn’t mention our military or God, she didn’t write it…
7. If it’s not 140 characters or less, she didn’t write it…
Number 7 is my personal favorite!
You can call me Boyo if you like… I don’t go by #152 any more! GiggleGiggle!
To “InJuneau” (#119) It’s always an honor to meet a fellow RPCV! I ws in Honduras 76 – 78. Where were you? I was active in the Anchorage RPCV group before I moved to Arizona 3 years ago, and still miss the Alaska RPCV’s.
Howdy, Gramiam! I’m Maggie McQuaid and am waving madly from Bisbee. Let’s do an Arizona Adobe Mudflats convention this winter!
Mag the Mick–you registered at the Forum? I’d out myself too much if I ‘fessed up here!
Lynnrockets,
I do a FANTASTIC Ethel Merman impersonation. You need to channel one of your greatest hits toward a “Mermanizer” so I can really belt!!
Re; Slapshot, my student’s twin older sisters played the “twin fans” in the movie and he (5th grade) played the child of the owner. I almost “ran over” Newman as I was leaving the Arena where they filmed the hockey scenes. I stopped there for 4 hours every day (to be in crowd scenes) after student teaching, and one day, when I got lost leaving the area, stopped a “jogger” to ask directions. “Jogger” turned out to be Paul Newman, and after he couldn’t help me with directions (and I realized who he was) I got a ticket for driving the wrong way on a one way street, following him for an autograph!!! Oh those crazy days in the 70′s!!! My Slapshot experience is what put me on the track to be an actor/director..hahaha
Going on 9PM EST – some of us have wandered up to the chat tree fort.
Dear InJuneau – I have just signed up for the forum. Leave me a message there this evening!
@ psminidivapa #169
I have a sequential three photo montage of the “Hanrahan, your wife’s a dyke” scene in my office. Of course, for reasons of political correctness, it is simply entitled, “The Confrontation”.
I think I still have a crush on those twins. But weren’t they actually two sets of twins? (wink, wink, nuff said, ya know what I mean?)
Lynnrockets
Hockey twins were certainly the only ones, in all their 70′s blondness. No stunt twins that I could ferret out.
Now leave me alone…I’m channeling Patsy Cline
Dominick Dunne passed away today. I’ve been reading Dominick Dunne my whole adult life and I will miss him. He never gave an inch.
I just posted about Dunne’s passing over at the forum. I’ll miss him too. He was the reason I started getting a Vanity Fair every month. I just had to see what he would say next, or what would happen with some story he was working on. He was very good at making the people that you read about, or watch on tv, or movies, seem like real humans. He could even make some no good murderer appear as just a human being, although he never gave them an inch when he was convinced of their guilt.
I am still a fan of Vanity Fair, but I’ll certainly miss reading Dominick Dunne on those pages.
It’s just a real sad day. *sigh*
We can mourn together Aussie
What kind of writer was Dunne?
Sorry for your loss, Aussie!
The woman who wrote classic songs like DaDoRonRon also too died today. Forget her name…
pacos gal explained re: Dunne. Thx!
Ellie Greenwich … also wrote Chapel of Love.
OMG!! Elllie Greenwich! She wrote a cazillion of the songs that I grew up with..like “Leader of the Pack” RIP, Ellie.
I’ve done a write-up and linked to the AMVETS article, at the healthcare blog.
http://healthylookathealthcare.blogspot.com/
People are chatting in the chat room – drop on by!
justa
you are amazing
rip dominick dunne
he was amazing
Oh, brother, I am still laughing so hard I’m having a hard time seeing the screen.
If you haven’t been over to read nailinpalinnow’s “Palin Detox” post, click on over. It is an absolute scream.
http://nailinpalinnow.blogspot.com/2009/07/sarah-palin-detox-post_29.html
Who’s running the pool on whether Bible Spice bails on her gig tomorrow in support of legislation to force rape victims to ask permission of their rapists before getting an abortion. Nice, huh?
@ Karen #184
Thanks for the link. It was quite entertaining, as was the graphic.
Things have been veeeeery quiet.
Where is SHE?
what happened on glen beck
Hey Karen Marie ~
Thanks for visiting, and I noticed there were several besides you who mentioned a betting pool so I did what I could : )
You Demanded A Betting Pool – Will Palin Show? Or Blow? http://nailinpalinnow.blogspot.com/
Off topic.
I saw my first Obama in whiteface poster today. It made me sick.
Click on the blog link if you want to see a ugly side of Anchorage.
Looks like Gryphen guessed right, Karen Marie. ADN says:
“Organizers of an Anchorage event that has been billing Sarah Palin for weeks as a star speaker were left scrambling Wednesday after learning that the former governor won’t be there for tonight’s event and claims to have never been asked.”
KateinCanada-OH, good grief (Charlie Brown)! Like we didn’t ALL see this coming. She certainly is the Disasta from Wasilla!
I called it yesterday! Palin won’t show at fundraiser, denies accepting invitation. When will her faithful ever learn?
http://www.adn.com/palin/story/912369.html
yeah… i just saw that at Gryph’s too. What a TRAIN WRECK!!
She hides for a month with NOTHING on the schedule to have a conflict of interest and they can’t pull off a simple meeting in her own backyard.
And what her being the FIRST name on that doc…. They BRAGGED about it.
The FEC this week says her and Sarahpac were inept and then she backs it up with this.
If I was Her book publisher I would be VERY worried about the fact that this book will ever get written. It will take 5 ghostwriters to get this book done. She will drive them all crazy… and they deserve each other.
156 Janet Alexander Says:
“…Can you imagine Sarah let loose among the nouns and verbs and adjectives and gerunds and infinitives trying to make them into sentences,..”
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Yeppers…quite a mash of nuns and herbs and objectings and gerbils, and to infinities and beyoooond!
Why does anyone invite her to anything anymore?
That, samper, is a good darn question!
maybe its taking longer to recover from the plastic sugery
lexky–that’s my guess (and that of many others, also too)!
So, out of all the things this unemployed moran can be doing to “progress this great state”, she is having plastic surgery? On what? Crow’s Feet?
LOL!
I can’t believe they blew off yet another group. Well, yes I can, but there’s only so many bridges you can burn before someone talks.
Even if no one is here…no cable, online blinkotv (‘flatter recommended last year, bookmarked)
Quick recap on the nuttybeck show – pushing a New Republic
Show starts, beck states that he is a recovering alcoholic, he will state strong while begging for viewers; ‘get a pencil to write stuff down’; recommends book ‘Prologue to a Farce’ author (?)
Guests: Rush by phone; Rove in person (not on long, made positive references to swwnbn). Later rush requested that beck have him on the show because he’s looking good now since he loss weight–rush was his usual nasty self, longer time on show.
Very concerned about FCC rules changing / Fairness Doctrine; attacks Color of Change, one of the founders (Jones) is now in the Obama administration; he sees the airways being run as they are in Venzuela (!) Has film to prove it film that he ran several times and had Rove analyze.
We are entitled to a free press; less targeting of Pres Obama directly, more about czars, infiltrated during bush admin to shut down free press.
Quoted statistics about diversity in broadcasting whereby broadcasters would have to pay 100 percent of cost (not profit) to support diversity, even with opposing views.
Msnbc is a tool of Obama…on and on. Does this affect satellite radio.
——no reference to the great loss of Teddy; watched about an hour, I don’t watch much cause blinkotv goes in and out; it is physically sickening to watch. I did because clusterfox did not seem to covering Aslan’s passing today. Tune in Thursday and Friday for amazing news and information about how the administration plans to run this shadow govt that will limit freedoms!
Nuttybeck seems to be getting crazier. Lord have mercy on us all.
I did not proof well, sorry
After going thru this thread, it occurs to me that some of you Boston-area folks are like… wicked old.
sauerkraut…
And wicked smaht!
Whippersnapper!