October 31, 2006
John Kerry's Meltdown
I'm glad Karl Rove was able to get that brain implant working in time for the elections; the remote appears to be functioning as well. All systems
go.
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Life in the Closet
My lefty/liberal friends are just wonderful, though of course they sort of "put up" with my libertarianism as if it were an endearing eccentricity.
But colleagues in entertainment, fiction-writing and the media? Ye gods; it's awful out there. And Eric is right: the lefties always bring this stuff up, either because they assume everyone shares their passions, or because they want to screen out those who aren't leftist enough for them. Some look around to see who isn't agreeing, and some simply assume that silence is agreement.
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If it makes you feel any better, I get exactly the same down here. I mean, the opposite. A constant stream of statements and opinions that insult not just my beliefs but both my character and brainpower - all told to me with the absolute conviction that of course everyone in the world holds exactly the same opinions.
Posted by: k at October 31, 2006 06:44 PM (lCUKc)
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I'm with K. One liberal friend refers to me as her "token conservative," most recently hectoring me for not being "enlightened." I suppose I should mention she's from Boston.
Posted by: The Caustic Tart at November 01, 2006 06:08 AM (s7Zya)
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Well, K is pointing out that in her Florida neighborhood it's the opposite, and as a liberal she's in the minority.
I just wish people in general could treat each other with a bit more respect, and be a bit more tolerant of opposing viewpoints: we all have a lot to learn from each other if we can be nice about it.
Posted by: Attila Girl at November 01, 2006 08:18 AM (LEEsJ)
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The Caustic Tart - please forgive me, I wasn't clear.
While I belong to no group, I'm often told I'm a *left leaner* - despite the fact that no liberal would ever consider me one of them.
I live in the Deep South. Here, people often assume my opinions coincide with theirs on issues like being pro-Iraq war, anti-gay, anti-black, anti-women's rights, a member of their brand of fundamentalist Christianity, etc. etc. However: the fact that I'm perfectly content to sit and chat with people who are avowed KKK members doesn't mean I agree with the beliefs of the KKK.
Our local conservatives make these incorrect assumptions and statements to me, with exactly the same scorn etc. that conservatives describe liberals displaying toward THEIR beliefs.
I myself don't assume anything about anybody. It's not just offensive, rude, and dismissive, it's boring.
Since I don't belong to either *side* and have absolutely no interest in doing so, I listen to just about everyone. This is
not boring.
From what I've seen, both liberals and conservatives are equally crass at making those unfounded assumptions about others.
LMA, more or less a neocon I
think, - bear with me, I'm not good at these classifications, just going on memory from her previous posts - lives in a *liberal* environment, and most often, sees their offensive behavior toward her. I live in a *conservative* environment, and most often, see their offensive behavior toward me.
The funniest thing is, each side seems to think THEY never do this - it's only the Other Side that does.
Which only reinforces my adamant refusal to align myself with any of them at all.
People who make unfounded assumptions that everyone thinks like them are among the most boring out there.
Posted by: k at November 01, 2006 08:38 AM (lCUKc)
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HA! Crossed in the ether.
Posted by: k at November 01, 2006 08:41 AM (lCUKc)
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Just to be very very clear on this: It's Florida in general, but NOT my own neighborhood, which is (knee-jerk redneck) conservative. I've found a niche I never expected to find. It's a real mix. People of all stripes in every way - all colors, religions, origins, persuations, orientations. Exactly how I like it, but never thought I could *live* amongst.
We have a fairly high percentage of gays too, around 40%. What other conservatives fail to realize - or deliberately ignore - is that, like blacks, many in the gay community consider themselves conservative, not liberal.
Which, again, I don't mind a bit.
Even at that, those folks are what others would call *independent.* In my tiny town we tend to be just that: independent, free thinking, eccentric, whatever.
I'm so adamant about independence, my voter reg. card doesn't read *Independent.* Instead it says *NPA,* for *No Party Affiliate.* In refusing to identify myself with any group whatsoever, I'm usually completely alone. Here, I'm not.
What a relief.
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October 30, 2006
A Parkinson's Patient
. . . defends
Llimbaugh.
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October 24, 2006
David Zucker Strikes Again.
It isn't as funny as the Madeleine Albright ad, but it's
pretty good.
Very few people discuss how disproportionately high taxes penalize creative people, who often have very high earnings one year, and very low earnings the next.
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That's why we used to have something called *Income Averaging* in the tax code.
Removed by the doings of Mr. Reagan, formerly an actor.
Posted by: k at October 24, 2006 08:47 PM (WfxsL)
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Touche.
OTOH, your ex was getting over 40% taken out of his paycheck before/after I married him, in the roaring 90s. He stashed the money away pretty aggressively, and that's why we have a roof over our heads now.
But I wish we had some of that tax money back. I truly do.
Posted by: Attila Girl at October 24, 2006 10:36 PM (LEEsJ)
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Yes. Me too.
And boy oh boy, aren't we ALL glad for our houses. Back to those short simple and sweet basic rules of tax avoidance and of survival and of a home to center one's life.
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October 21, 2006
"Send the Chauffeur to the Barricades!"
Mrs. Norman Lear is
frightened. She and Gore Vidal would like the servants to riot, should the GOP hold the House next month.
Via everyone, but I saw it at Glenn's digs first.
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October 16, 2006
Rush Is . . . Well, Wrong.
What do you call a blogwar that
erupts onto the public airwaves? A multimedia police action?
Glenn stated that the GOP deserved the drubbing they may well get in the midterms; he didn't say that the American people deserved the policy consequences if it happened. Fact: the party leadership—including The Mediocre Communicator in the White House—haven't earned much trust. They'd be in hot water if they weren't up against the Democrats.
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Have your words filtered by 36 broadcast and cable networks and hundreds of newspapers and news aggregators 24/7 for six years and see how effective a communicator you'll become.
Analogy: A number of the clergy and religious have done a poor or mediocre job over the years so we'll turn the whole thing over to Satan.
Analogy II: Cut off your nose to spite your face.
Glenn's first point why the Repubs should lose--Terri Schiavo? If the President hadn't acted--hadn't tried to save a woman, with a normal life expectancy, sentenced to death by starvation and dehydration by a blind, probate court judge in Florida who admitted having based his decision of truth-finding on faulty information(that Karen Ann Quinlan was already dead when a co-worker told a joke about her being New Jersey's State Vegetable), I would have lost all respect for him. The only mistake made was not sending Federal troops to bring Terri to Washington to enforce the Congressional subpoenas. Federalism in action. Not sending those troops shows belief in limited Federal powers and trust in the legislation enacted to give the case a fresh look--which was ignored by a Clinton-appointed judge.
If you are displeased with the Repubs in power, put more conservative--or at least more effective Repubs in power in the future. Otherwise you will see Osama Bin Laden get 24 months in jail should he ever be captured.
Posted by: Darrell at October 17, 2006 09:30 AM (OWuvz)
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1) But Reagan went over the media's heads sometimes and spoke directly to the people. And he did it well. Bush doesn't do that.
2) If the GOP is going to take a loss, now is the time--not 2008.
3) To what degree was the passion about the Terri Schiavo situation a reflection of repressed rage and frustration over the abortion issue?
Posted by: Attila Girl at October 17, 2006 11:02 PM (LEEsJ)
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"...They'd be in hot water if they weren't up against the Democrats."
News flash: They *are* up against the Democrats. That is
all the guidance I require.
In my opinion, one of the reasons that many adolescents
have such a difficult time is that immaturity leads them to
reject a situation they don't like in favor of a situation that
becomes (much) worse than what they rejected.
I hope that conservative voters are more mature than that.
-Bob
Posted by: Bob at October 18, 2006 07:19 AM (CP6tB)
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But the media wasn't in full-blown "leftist mode" during Reagan's time. That didn't start until 1991-92 by my reckoning. There was at least the appearance of objectivity. Bush loves to avoid public arguments because of his personal theory that people stop listening and stop caring who is wrong or right--they just want the people in power to go away(they know the press can't be "voted out of office.")
2)The people that vote our way most of the time are better than Dems who won't vote our way ANY of the time. There are too many critical issues at play to sit this one out--Supreme Court Justices, Global Warming(Bullshit carbon credits with the potential of lowering temperature a fraction of a degree C at the cost of TRILLIONS of $$$$), tax increases(cut rollbacks), $5/gal gas that will never go away, etc., etc...
I'll set up a "gauntlet" after the election where you can paddle their asses to make your point. Feel free to use an oar!
3) Well, abortion is part of the Culture of Death and minimizing and devaluing human life. Deciding whose life is worth living is a key element of Socialized medicine. Feeding tubes are considered "extraordinary measures" in most European countries with a national healthcare system. The media must share blame for Terri's execution because polls showed that more than 60% of the people thought this was a case of machines keeping a person alive. If your job is to inform and educate, that fact alone shows you're not doing your job. How many people knew that Terri had a normal life expectancy? How many people knew that she was sentenced to be put to death by a probate court judge. How many people knew that the facts of the case had never been re-examined(you only get one bite of the apple in a minor legal case--subsequent appeals never re-visit the original fact finding). How many people knew that Terri had NONE of the protections given to citizens in a capital case(where the death penalty is on the table)? The autopsy showed those bastards didn't even give her morphine in her final days--Tylenol was the only drug in her system.
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Glenn on the GOP
. . . and all the issues party leaders should
contemplate, whether they hold onto the House or not.
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October 11, 2006
The Infamous David Zucker Ad
Drudge has it
here.
Better yet, check it out at Darleen's digs; she's the first one to point it out to me.
Too bad the GOP pulled it from the airwaves; as Glenn points out, now no one will ever see it.
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Yup, no one will see it
Posted by: William Teach at October 11, 2006 02:02 PM (doAuV)
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No one with dialup will see it...
But we don't count anyway!
Posted by: Darrell at October 11, 2006 09:53 PM (X5uN3)
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not true Darrell! if you have cable and it carries FNC you can catch it on Hannity & Colmes tonight.
Posted by: maggie katzen at October 11, 2006 10:15 PM (wIQcY)
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Or I can visit your site and get to see some cute cat and dog pictures....
Posted by: Darrell at October 12, 2006 08:12 AM (7GhFV)
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yes, that's probably better.
Posted by: maggie katzen at October 12, 2006 06:52 PM (wIQcY)
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LMA.....Maggie's poaching readers again!!;-)
Posted by: Darrell at October 12, 2006 08:29 PM (ULuyg)
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And yet . . . miraculously, they seem to come back!
Posted by: Attila Girl at October 12, 2006 09:42 PM (LEEsJ)
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Joy
Considering Zucker's Hollywood street cred & "ouvre", this ad is surprisingly amateurish and not that funny.
Posted by: yazoota at October 13, 2006 07:23 AM (xUyci)
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sure, sure, come here for the politics go to my place for KITTIES!!!!! and the occassional puppy and very bad grammar. ;D
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October 07, 2006
"Why Don't Republicans Need Bookmarks?" He Asks.
"I have no idea."
"They just bend over the page."
"Cute," I tell him. "Are you done?"
"Not quite. What did the GOP leadership say when it got everyone together to talk about the '06 elections?"
I cross my arms and raise my eyebrows.
He continues: "We've got to get everyone on the same page."
"It's not fair," I scold. "The word 'page' makes it too easy. From now on, we should only send salacious emails to . . . I dunno. Hunky young armadillos or something."
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"Armadillos?" You want them caught up in a beastiality scandal? Ick!
Posted by: Sean Hackbarth at October 08, 2006 09:16 PM (RiZPJ)
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At least that would be a real scandal, and not this silly sex-that-isn't-sex and children-that-aren't-really-children nonsense.
You want a scandal? A real human being having sex with a congresscritter!
Posted by: Attila Girl at October 09, 2006 04:01 AM (LEEsJ)
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Here's one for the Attila Hub with No Page Mentioned:
Q: In Washington, how do you separate the men from the boys?
A: Midterm elections.
Posted by: k at October 10, 2006 04:46 AM (ESTJx)
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I'm sure he's just as eager to see the GOP get whalloped as I am.
But it's a clever joke. Still, one has a sentimental attachment for the original answer ("crowbar").
Right now, D.C. is basically a showing of "the Keystone Politicians."
Posted by: Attila Girl at October 10, 2006 11:25 AM (LEEsJ)
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Hey, I've Been Out for Years
But all the
cool kids are doing it, so I'll reiterate: I'm a right-wing sex fiend myself. And within my rather amazing middle-aged female body reside both a gay woman and a gay man.
Gay! I tell you. Gay, gay, gay!
And sex-loving! Yes!
Confess, right-wingers. ConFESS!
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I take nude photographs of women, do nude and semi-erotic artwork and once had a live-in girlfriend. I don't believe gay marriage is a threat to the institution of marriage. I believe in a woman's right to choose AND I tend to vote Republican.
How's that for a confession?
Posted by: Jeanette at October 07, 2006 04:53 AM (pIn4M)
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Just wanted to comment to Jennette.
Jennette:
Most certainly we ALL have the right to choose; God denies NO ONE free will. That said, most of us have wounds that run very deep, which is often the source of our being misguided in life and it's choices.
I only hope and pray that you, and all of us for that matter, choose LIFE, not death.
I'm afraid I have to strongly disagree with you that gay marraige doesn't effect the instituition of marriage. Too long to tell you why in this post, but just know for now that marriage is holy and sacred, and God
created us AND our male/female bodies as a "signpost" pointing to heaven. That's why the bible starts and ends with a marriage, and the first miracle of Jesus is where else, "at a wedding in Cana." One of the many deep mysteries of Cana is "invite Jesus to your marriage, and "watch the miracles." You will be in heaven before you leave this earth.
I suggest you read one of Christopher West's book on Theology of the Body, or Bishop Fulton Sheen Three in a marriage. When you really know what marriage is, as God intented, it will make you cry. I also assure you any choices you have to make will, by this beautiful and powerful knowledge, point towards life.
Per ture Catholic teaching, the "body" is not only good, it's VERY good. There is certainly no offense in t nude pictures, PROVIDING you are taking them in the glory of God and SEEING THE BODY AS HE INTENDED. It only becomes lust when we don't understand what God/Jesus revealed to us.
God Bless you Jenette.
Mariam Jo
Posted by: Mariam at October 07, 2006 09:18 AM (ZmD8N)
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There's a sardonic saying about vegetarian extremism to the effect that "if God hadn't wanted us to eat animals, He wouldn't have made them out of meat."
And if God hadn't intended for the human body to inspire lustful thoughts, He wouldn't have made it so arousing.
Marriage? Hard work. But fulfilling. Same as living in a committed relationship with anyone.
Posted by: Attila Girl at October 07, 2006 12:40 PM (sxCxw)
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This is to Mariam.
If marriage were such a sacred institution, the divorce rate would not be so high. Many couples, married in the eyes of God, get divorced every day. Perhaps I'm cynical but I see very little 'sacred' about marriage and I happen to be very happily married... to my SECOND husband
Posted by: Jeanette at October 07, 2006 05:43 PM (pIn4M)
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OK, I understand the gay woman part (we men tend to overlook that) but I am confused about the gay man part. Does that mean you like to get on top (works for me) or use some type of strap on device? That part would not work for me.
As for the male and female form. I think the female form is very great but the male form can be better. Somehow the actual genitailia of the female looks a little funny. But amazingly I have absolutely no lust for men. I just think they look more,..... natural maybe when nude.
As to sex, I'm conservative, republican, and love sex. Why I've been know to go way out of line, spend money, chase, and do whatever it takes to make mad passionate (or any other) sex with a woman (note:above 18 and female).
Posted by: Jack at October 08, 2006 04:23 PM (t0meH)
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gay man = appreciation for the male physique; willingness to express this by paying appropriate tribute to the regenerative organs of my mate.
Hey--at least female genitals don't jiggle when we run. (Boobies, of course, are another matter.)
Posted by: Attila Girl at October 08, 2006 09:06 PM (LEEsJ)
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If Republicans and/or conservatives are so hung up about sex how come they reproduce more than lefties?
I want to hear about someone "coming out" and declaring they hate sex. Now, that would be a story. And I'd think they were lying through their teeth.
Posted by: Sean Hackbarth at October 08, 2006 09:22 PM (RiZPJ)
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Ah,... I hate to say this,.. but the reason Republicans reproduce more than Democrats is because we let them come to full term....
That may also be the reason for a decline in the Democratic ranks.
Posted by: Jack at October 09, 2006 08:16 AM (AqWeP)
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Is the term "Party of Death" fitting?
Posted by: Sean Hackbarth at October 10, 2006 11:39 PM (RiZPJ)
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October 06, 2006
Is It Me . . .
Or are the Democratic and Republican leaderships basically involved in a contest to see how far they can get their respective heads up their oversized asses?
Just askin'. In the most tactful way I know how.
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It's not just you.
I am now, after years of resolved opposition, staunchly in favor of term limits.
The limit should be zero.
We're not fit to govern ourselves.
Posted by: Jeff Harrell at October 07, 2006 06:50 AM (vTj7j)
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October 05, 2006
Hm.
I'm with
Brendan Loy and
Glenn Reynolds: the "prank" interpretation of the Foley scandal doesn't really explain everything. And if it were pure prank—that is, Foley was in on it, and just screwing around—would he have resigned?
Unless, of course, the whole thing is part of the egregious habit Democratic bigots have of outing gay Republicans.
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Republican or Democrat has nothing to do with it. It's about abuse of power, which is what draws so many into politics in the first place.
Hypocrisy reigns supreme, as always, and the stink of it from Foley's office is nothing new. A couple years back he got on a right-repub-Christian rant about nudist colonies in Florida: to-wit, those that allowed teens.
In every case discussed, the teens went there strictly by choice, after careful consideration and discussion with their parents, many of whom were also nudists. They had wonderfully thoughtful and insightful comments for reporters on the difference between nudist life and sex, and on honest and open relationships with people, and how hiding behind clothes seems to make it easier, not harder, to be sexually manipulative.
They universally reported their experiences as very positive ones, where they learned far more about respecting others than they'd ever understood before.
Foley? He wanted a big investigation of these family nudist colonies. Apparently it fit in with his crusade about how he should learn all about how grownups want to sexually abuse kids...so he could, uh...STOP it.
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