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Another Open Thread

by John Cole|  May 17, 200810:32 am| 46 Comments

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Handle it, Roy.

***Update ***

BTW- hard-core gaming dorks will want to know that Death and Taxes broke up. Xi posted the guild GBCW here.

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  1. 1.

    guyermo

    May 17, 2008 at 10:43 am

    Ted Kennedy rushed to the hospital with stroke-like symptoms.

    Hope it turns out to be nothing, but after spending 2 hours in the emergency room at Cape Cod before being airlifted to Mass. General, it doesn’t seem likely.

  2. 2.

    Ted

    May 17, 2008 at 10:52 am

    Handle it, Roy.

    I had to google that to see where it came from. Sometimes it’s weird being part of Gen X, but at the very tail end of it.

  3. 3.

    John Cole

    May 17, 2008 at 10:56 am

    You never saw Carter Country?

    “Handle it, Roy, handle it.”

  4. 4.

    w vincentz

    May 17, 2008 at 10:56 am

    Best wishes for a full recovery for Senator Ted Kennedy.

  5. 5.

    John Cole

    May 17, 2008 at 10:59 am

    Who will be the first Hillary supporter to say some variation of:

    “Even though Kennedy let me down endorsing Obama, I wish him a speedy recovery.”

    My money is on Jeralyn.

  6. 6.

    Ted

    May 17, 2008 at 11:00 am

    You never saw Carter Country?

    No. I was being birthed during the second season, and I don’t recall any reruns of it.

  7. 7.

    John Cole

    May 17, 2008 at 11:01 am

    It was a pretty awful show.

  8. 8.

    Ted

    May 17, 2008 at 11:02 am

    “Even though Kennedy let me down endorsing Obama, I wish him a speedy recovery.”

    Should anyone even bother checking for the “we wish him the worst” sentiments from right-wingers?

  9. 9.

    b. hussein canuckistani

    May 17, 2008 at 11:02 am

    What’s next? Quotes from the San Pedro Beach Bums?

  10. 10.

    Ted

    May 17, 2008 at 11:06 am

    It was a pretty awful show.

    The first sitcom I have any memory of is One Day At a Time.

  11. 11.

    Mary

    May 17, 2008 at 11:08 am

    Talk Left is reporting and the comments are respectful. Jeralyn has popped to dissuade any potential shit-stirring in the thread.

    This is not about Sen. Kennedy’s politics, it’s about his health. Be respectful. If you have something negative to say about him, please do it elsewhere.

  12. 12.

    Libby Spencer

    May 17, 2008 at 11:10 am

    My money is on Jeralyn.

    That would be the smart money bet. I’ll take the under with Taylor just to be contrarian.

  13. 13.

    Rick Taylor

    May 17, 2008 at 11:12 am

    There’s a recording of a phone call of Hillary Clinton with sympathetic bloggers. Nothing new; she states as a matter of fact she’s winning in the popular vote, and calls for Michigan and Florida to be counted, and warns of the legitimacy of nominee being undermined.

  14. 14.

    Ted

    May 17, 2008 at 11:14 am

    Nothing new; she states as a matter of fact she’s winning in the popular vote, and calls for Michigan and Florida to be counted, and warns of the legitimacy of nominee being undermined.

    The hostage metaphor is still very apt; change the rules, or I blow it up.

  15. 15.

    Bot LaBeer

    May 17, 2008 at 11:26 am

    What’s next? Quotes from the San Pedro Beach Bums?

    Foootball. You bet.

  16. 16.

    John Cole

    May 17, 2008 at 11:26 am

    Be careful, Ted.

    Hillary supporters are scared of metaphors.

  17. 17.

    Dennis - SGMM

    May 17, 2008 at 11:29 am

    Al Giordano, at The Field has a great post about helping recovering Clinton supporters back into the party. Worth a read.

  18. 18.

    guyermo

    May 17, 2008 at 11:29 am

    Boston Globe is reporting that Senator Kennedy has indeed suffered a stroke and that family members are being summoned to Boston

  19. 19.

    guyermo

    May 17, 2008 at 11:30 am

    never mind the stroke confirmation. I read it too hastily.

  20. 20.

    J. Michael Neal

    May 17, 2008 at 11:42 am

    Hillary supporters are scared of metaphors.

    Man, I can’t keep up with the changing terminology for black people.

  21. 21.

    Bot LaBeer

    May 17, 2008 at 11:52 am

    Jeralyn on Ted Kennedy:

    Caution: This is not about Sen. Kennedy’s politics, it’s about his health. Be respectful. If you have something negative to say about him, please do it elsewhere.

    One of her commenters shows class:

    What is wrong with CNN?! Using this as a way to promote Obama is beyond the pale.

  22. 22.

    Cain

    May 17, 2008 at 11:56 am

    From the KOS:

    Update IV: Some encouraging news: On CNN, Ed Henry is reporting that a Kennedy source says that the Senator himself at about 10:30 a.m. called someone to say he couldn’t host a luncheon. That would have been more than two hours after the originial 911 call.

    So looks like it might not be too serious..

    sri

  23. 23.

    Ted

    May 17, 2008 at 11:59 am

    What is wrong with CNN?! Using this as a way to promote Obama is beyond the pale.

    Huh. So some Hillary supporters still know where to get quality Cid. Can they share this information with me?

  24. 24.

    cleek

    May 17, 2008 at 11:59 am

    Should anyone even bother checking for the “we wish him the worst” sentiments from right-wingers?

    nothing at RedState so far, LGF is working hard to keep the comments free of that kind of stuff.

    Who will be the first Hillary supporter to say some variation of:

    BigPink’s comments are full of that right now

  25. 25.

    Bot LaBeer

    May 17, 2008 at 12:03 pm

    Teh stoopid at Big Pink

    marie3548 Says:

    Ted Kennedy had a stroke? Or having stroke like symptoms

    birdgal Says:

    Karma is a bitch.

  26. 26.

    Ted

    May 17, 2008 at 12:07 pm

    Karma is a bitch.

    Because “Karma” favors Hillary in this primary. Do these people realize how much like Pat Robertson they sound with crap like that?

  27. 27.

    Bot LaBeer

    May 17, 2008 at 12:23 pm

    Now it seems the general consensus among the more unhinged at Big Pink is that Senator Kennedy is faking it and that Senator Obama will have to rush to his side, leaving the campaign trail and have a built-in excuse as to why he lost to Hillary in Oregon.

    Yeah, it’s all a big conspiracy. You’re onto us.

    Sick fucks.

  28. 28.

    Dreggas

    May 17, 2008 at 12:37 pm

    I see Wonkette’s “Big Pink” nickname has spread LOL

  29. 29.

    Kevin

    May 17, 2008 at 12:38 pm

    There’s the ever-classy NO QUARTER:

    The CNN reporter says that Obama is enroute, following his Roseburg, Oregon rally to Portland for a rally. WE’LL SEE WHAT HE’s MADE OF then. Will he just go along with the campaign schedule? Or will he do what Hillary would do, and suspend the campaign, and travel to be with Kennedy’s family? (I KNOW IN MY BONES that that is what Hillary Clinton would do.)

    and:

    Comment by Shainzona | 2008-05-17 12:10:02

    Obama makes EVERYTHING about him.

    He’s disgraceful!

  30. 30.

    Kevin

    May 17, 2008 at 12:41 pm

    I noticed something else on that site, an ad for a book about Obama by a LaRouchie! Hilarious.

  31. 31.

    bago

    May 17, 2008 at 12:55 pm

    OK, Get Carter remake is a bitch to anyone who lives in the NW. Like pulling a left on 4th street and vine and suddenly winding up on davie street in Vancouver. The golf course was filmed in Furry Creek, on the way to Whistler.

  32. 32.

    dj spellchecka

    May 17, 2008 at 1:08 pm

    a little good news for you inside the beltway types:

    “Hans von Spakovsky — President Bush’s nominee to the FEC and a lighting rod for criticism over his history of voter suppression at the Justice Department — withdrew his nomination. The Senate had blocked Spakovsky over concern about his tenure at the DOJ, where he unilaterally approved stringent voter ID laws and blocked investigations into voter discrimination.”

    Bush wouldn’t get rid of this guy even though there was no chance the senate would approve him with the result being that there weren’t enough warm bodies at the federal election commission to actually do anything. hopefully this will get cleared up fairly quickly. there’s some big decisions about mccains campaign financing that need to be addressed.

  33. 33.

    Ted

    May 17, 2008 at 1:40 pm

    Be careful, Ted.

    Hillary supporters are scared of metaphors.

    Not really. They gave us “Virtual date rape” just a couple of days ago.

  34. 34.

    Ted

    May 17, 2008 at 1:42 pm

    Sorry, I even remembered it wrong. It was “Virtual gang rape”! Even better.

  35. 35.

    Medicine Man

    May 17, 2008 at 1:48 pm

    Yeah, I kinda knew something was going to give with Death and Taxes on Korgath. They still hadn’t dropped the Eredar Twins and just last week I saw their old Main Tank in a M’uru kill video by Premonition. Like Xi says in his emo-farewell, they’ve been unraveling for awhile. Looks like the Romans were correct – all glory is fleeting.

  36. 36.

    Medicine Man

    May 17, 2008 at 1:51 pm

    Do you play on Korgath, John?

  37. 37.

    bostondreams

    May 17, 2008 at 2:18 pm

    Who will be the first Hillary supporter to say some variation of:

    “Even though Kennedy let me down endorsing Obama, I wish him a speedy recovery.”

    My money is on Jeralyn.

    The folks over at Taylor Marsh’s blog are just having so much fun. Some of them have tried to be civil, but they are a minority, alas.

  38. 38.

    Adam

    May 17, 2008 at 2:21 pm

    MANY WHELPS! NOW, HANDLE IT!

  39. 39.

    TheFountainHead

    May 17, 2008 at 2:35 pm

    Sad to see D&T go.

  40. 40.

    eglenn

    May 17, 2008 at 2:36 pm

    Foootball. You bet.

    FTW!

  41. 41.

    John Cole

    May 17, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    Nah, Horde side on Mug’thol.

  42. 42.

    D-Chance.

    May 17, 2008 at 4:22 pm

    Ted Says:

    “Even though Kennedy let me down endorsing Obama, I wish him a speedy recovery.”

    Should anyone even bother checking for the “we wish him the worst” sentiments from right-wingers?

    /rolls eyes.

    Yes, because the liberals have been sooooo respectful of right-wingers under similar conditions in the past…

  43. 43.

    Cain

    May 17, 2008 at 4:53 pm

    I just came back from canvassing… first time. It was pretty decent. Most people here when I talked to them were all Obama fans. There was some hillary fans here and there.

    I’m probably going to help out with the Portland rally. I boldy refer to Obama as the MUP at the head quarters. haha

    cain

  44. 44.

    Ted

    May 17, 2008 at 6:31 pm

    Yes, because the liberals have been sooooo respectful of right-wingers under similar conditions in the past…

    Well, you can nutpick from blog comments if you want, and so can I. For example, LGF:

    #10 HelloDare 5/17/08 4:06:45 pm reply quote report 0

    “…it was a seizure of some kind”

    Guilt?

    Or, you can link to an actual well-known liberal blogger expressing any animosity at the ill-health of conservative politicians, and not a commenter. Got any links?

    Then shut up.

  45. 45.

    ImJohnGalt

    May 18, 2008 at 2:27 pm

    The CNN reporter says that Obama is enroute, following his Roseburg, Oregon rally to Portland for a rally. WE’LL SEE WHAT HE’s MADE OF then. Will he just go along with the campaign schedule? Or will he do what Hillary would do, and suspend the campaign, and travel to be with Kennedy’s family? (I KNOW IN MY BONES that that is what Hillary Clinton would do.)

    Er…why the hypothetical? *IS* that what she’s doing?

    Or is the commenter only suggesting the Hillary would care about Kennedy if he endorsed her? And *that’s* not crass?

    Seriously, WTF?

  46. 46.

    jj

    May 19, 2008 at 9:14 am

    Yeah, I kinda knew something was going to give with Death and Taxes on Korgath. They still hadn’t dropped the Eredar Twins and just last week I saw their old Main Tank in a M’uru kill video by Premonition. Like Xi says in his emo-farewell, they’ve been unraveling for awhile. Looks like the Romans were correct – all glory is fleeting.

    Guilds come, guilds go. It seems like notoriety just accelarates the process.

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