Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Fuck that bum, let’s go Joe!

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

Can we lighten up on the doomsday scenarios?

Bad people in a position to do bad things will do bad things because they are bad people. End of story.

Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

It is possible to do the right thing without the promise of a cookie.

Tick tock motherfuckers!

The gop couldn’t organize an orgy in a whorehouse with a fist full of 50s.

They think we are photo bombing their nice little lives.

It’s all just conspiracy shit beamed down from the mothership.

Trump makes a mockery of the legal system and cowardly judges just sit back and let him.

The republican speaker is a slippery little devil.

Seems like a complicated subject, have you tried yelling at it?

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

Do not shrug your shoulders and accept the normalization of untruths.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

They were going to turn on one another at some point. It was inevitable.

But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.

Celebrate the fucking wins.

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires republicans to act in good faith.

Shut up, hissy kitty!

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  1. 1.

    Stroszek

    I’m somewhat pleased to see the media was pressured into tugging down the GOP’s “no terrorist attacks under Bush” trial balloon. We can all take some comfort in knowing that Republicans won’t be permitted to be that blatantly Orwellian… yet.

  2. 2.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Stroszek: Haven’t watched/read anything yet today, but certainly last night I was struck that pretty much the entire MSNBC lineup — Tweety, Ed Schultz, Laurence O’Donnell subbing for Keith, and Rachel — and their guests, were all calling out the recent lies. They were actually using the words “lies” and “liars” and naming names — Mary Matalin, Rudy Giuliani, Liz and Dick Cheney. Extremely refreshing. I hope it spreads well beyond MSNBC confines; it’s way overdue.

  3. 3.

    arguingwithsignposts

    Just been watching “The Party’s Over” on NetFlix watch instantly, and the scene with Harold Ford at the beginning was serendipitous considering DougJ’s last post. And since this is an open thread, smudge wants some of that.

  4. 4.

    SGEW

    @Stroszek: George Stephanopoulos will issue updates on his blog:

    Dick Cheney Wrong in Saying ‘We Have Always Been at War With Eastasia Yemen’

    Michelle Bachmann Incorrect in Asserting that ‘Emmanuel Goldstein Barney Frank is a Terrorist.’

    John McCain Clarifies Statement on Ignorance Being Strength.

  6. 6.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @arguingwithsignposts

    I have just fallen totally in love with Smudge. You put one picture up last night that I didn’t comment on, but it showed her HUGE beautiful eyes. Lovely lovely cat.

  9. 9.

    Robin G.

    Smudge is made of win. Rudy, less so.

    I need to get up off the damn couch, fix breakfast, and go to the farmer’s market and grocery store before I run to a baby shower followed by a birthday party; staying on the couch sounds like much more fun.

  12. 12.

    Jason

    Wondering if today will be “Let the Cameras In” day (or more likely “Let the Camera’s In”). Seems pretty underwhelming so far.

    Also: Anybody check on Obama’s Texas approval rate since ‘Bama beat Texas? Did the President order a cheap shot on McCoy? iiits/iwbint

  13. 13.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @arguing: Those great dark deep eyes just kill me. And what an aristocratic nose she has. I am smitten, for sure.

    @jeffreyw: “Tobster”? What a great name! And what an exceedingly handsome fellow he is, to be sure.

    You guys give the term “cat fight” a whole new meaning. I love these competitive cat photo postings

    >^..^<

  14. 14.

    SiubhanDuinne

    Oh dear, something happened to the ears on my little kitty picture. Supposed to be greater than, caret, period, period, caret, less than.

    FYWP must not like the caret sign. Weird. You just never know with FYWP. Sigh.

  15. 15.

    A Mom Anon

    Ok,it’s super cold here(in the teens and a bit lower with the wind chill) and I have to housetrain a puppeh soon. Any thoughts? She’s a German Shep mix but does not have the deep coat of that breed. Her coat is smooth and short,not fluffy with an undercoat,so she’s gonna get cold out there pretty fast. She’s only about 8-9 weeks old,maybe 10-12 lbs.. Since I need to take her out at least every three hours or so,I don’t think a little jacket or sweater is going to be practical during this process. Carry her to the potty spot in the yard maybe? Or will that create an issue of me having to always carry her out the door? Am I overthinking this? Probably,I do that.

    Also,what should I feed her? The shelter isn’t feeding the best quality food(most likely what’s been donated by local animal charities),and I will have to change her food to something else. Preferably something that won’t be too hard on her little tummy.

  22. 22.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @jeffreyw #16

    OMG is that the same cat? Can’t believe it! That picture always sets me to giggling.

  24. 24.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Robin G. I cancelled my routine car maintenance appointment this morning for the same reason. I’m not moving for another couple of hours but then I am going to see the Met Opera in HD — Der Rosenkavalier w/ Renee Fleming and Susan Graham — should be yummy.

  26. 26.

    Mike in NC

    Tweety, Ed Schultz, Laurence O’Donnell subbing for Keith, and Rachel—and their guests, were all calling out the recent lies. They were actually using the words “lies” and “liars” and naming names—Mary Matalin, Rudy Giuliani, Liz and Dick Cheney. Extremely refreshing.

    OK, but how soon before they have to walk that back? Will David Gregory have a Greek chorus on his show tomorrow, all parroting how ‘Bush kept us safe’?

  28. 28.

    Annie

    @arguingwithsignposts:

    Smudge is looking mighty innocent…all the while thinking, hmmmm what can I get into now? She is just tooo cute.

    And, yes, I also thought that mouse look totally real. Tobster is quite the handsome guy when he is not drinking…

  30. 30.

    arguingwithsignposts

    @The Grand Panjandrum:
    Ahhh, the tire-swinging continues apace. What amazes me is that there are 40 idiot GOP people in the Senate, and they can’t seem to find anyone except this douchebag.

    ETA: And can they retire this “exclusive interview” bullsh*t. The man’s been on Sundays 18 times since he lost the election. There’s nothing “exclusive” about talking to President McCain.

  35. 35.

    WereBear

    @A Mom Anon: Oooh, a puppeh!

    Congratulations.

    What I used to do with housebreaking is to put a leash on the puppy and tie the other end to my belt. This does a lot of great things, but for housebreaking it means we discover exactly what our puppy does to ask to go out… they just don’t know it yet.

    By paying attention and using the leash to make sure we don’t lose sight of them, they will not be able to hide and go with privacy, so we can catch those first sniffings and whisk them out the door.

    And that’s the most important thing; they want to learn that they ask to go out and then they go out, and then they go, and then the Puppy Parent goes happy happy joy joy, and they want to do it again.

    My personal record? Two days, with a four month old Newfie mix.

    (Addendum.) And this was with no accidents in the house. Of course, Newfoundlands are the very definition of Eager to Please.

  37. 37.

    Pasquinade

    @arguingwithsignposts

    The one on the left is a female. She is deaf, and is now the top cat in a new home. Having been born deaf, she has no idea that she has a disability, and is one of the most outgoing and trusting cats that I have had contact with.

  40. 40.

    arguingwithsignposts

    @Pasquinade:
    Good to hear she’s so sweet. Smudge is definitely not deaf. Half the pictures I have are from me clicking my tongue and her looking back at me.

  41. 41.

    Steeplejack

    @A Mom Anon:

    I think you are overthinking this a bit. My brother’s Italian greyhound doesn’t have a problem getting his bony little ass outside to do his business, and last night, on my walk home from work at about 23°, I passed a guy who was laughingly complaining that he couldn’t get his aged pug to stop sniffing all the good snow smells and go back inside.

    They are more resilient than we sometimes give them credit for. Especially for short periods of time. Don’t make a big production out of it, and the dog won’t make a big production out of it.

  44. 44.

    HRA

    @arguingwithsignposts:

    “ETA: And can they retire this “exclusive interview” bullsh*t. The man’s been on Sundays 18 times since he lost the election. There’s nothing “exclusive” about talking to President McCain.”

    Oh but there is always the chance he’ll give them tomorrow’s headlines. Wait! Rudy beat him to it.

    Love the Smudge pics! Actually you are all wearing me down to get a kitty.

  47. 47.

    Demo Woman

    @A Mom Anon:
    Hi, I love Were Bear’s idea. I always crate trained. The idea is that they will not go to the bathroom where they sleep.
    As for food, I always bought something that I could get conveniently. Trader Joe’s sells a pretty good dog food but I don’t know if they have a puppy formula. There has been a lot of discussion on the benefits of soft food but I always used dry. See if you can bring home a few cups of whatever they are feeding her. That way you can mix half and half a few days. It makes it easier to switch the foods. I felt that the munching was better on their teeth. It’s probably an old wives tale but my dogs have always had healthy teeth.
    The dog does not need to be carried out.

  48. 48.

    arguingwithsignposts

    @jeffreyw:
    Ooh, nice. What kind of camera are you using? I’m using an older point-and-shoot at the moment. It’s difficult to get the “dancing/flying” cat pics. I keep trying, but I’m a few milliseconds off.

    Meanwhile, long smudge is long.

  51. 51.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Steeplejack: YES! Well, almost. Mine has two eyes, not one (the period) but how did you get the ears (carets)? Mine showed in the preview panel but not in the actual post.

    In the meantime, disappearing Cheshire Cat works for me.

  56. 56.

    Demo Woman

    @A Mom Anon: I’m not sure that it’s convenient for you but I use Alpharetta Animal Hospital. There are two vets within a mile or two from me on Hwy. 92 but I am very happy with this practice and I am willing to drive the extra distance.

  57. 57.

    burnspbesq

    Morning, everyone.

    Gotta get moving. Errands need to get done, so I can settle in for a long afternoon on the couch. Duke vs. GaTech and then Jets-Bungles. And then a search for a torrent of the Sky Sports feed of yesterday’s Forest-West Brom match.

  61. 61.

    Spork

    The Balloon Juice WoW guild is up and running. Horde, Eitrigg realm, named “Also Too”. If you get on, /w Mazog or Robotsoul for a guild invite.

  62. 62.

    Martian Buddy

    A great comment from Josh Marshall:

    In a lot of the criticism of trying Abdulmutallab in the criminal courts, conservatives seem to be having a hard time dealing with the fact that Abdulmutallab reportedly sang like a bird about his plot, who he was working with and a lot more.

    I suppose the wingnut counter would be something along the lines of “but think of how much more we’d get if we waterboard him bejesusless!”

  66. 66.

    Michael

    In other amusing news, Dick and Dick Jr. have dropped another Cheney in the toilet. This time, they’re whimpering like the pathetic, pants-soiling, hysterical little bitches they are about how Obama isn’t doing counterterror like a “24” episode.

    http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2424637/posts

    They’re now beyond parody. I’d proclaim Peak Wingnut, but the goalposts keep getting shifted further out.

  67. 67.

    Tax Analyst

    bob h said:

    A former Bush legal counsel is onto bigger things (a vicious beating of his wife and $2 million bail) :
    “GOP Aide Is Charged In Violent Family Fight”

    Hey, they arraigned his vicious, out-of-control ass in Norwalk Superior Court. Norwalk, CT – my original hometown.

    Whatta miserable jerk of a guy.

  69. 69.

    Montysano

    I’m heading out…. again….. in a chill factor of 8 degrees, to walk the neighborhood and search for our kitteh. She’s totally an indoor cat, but in the last couple of months, she developed the habit of hiding near a door and dashing out when it was opened, something she’s never show any interest in doing during the previous 5 years. Thursday afternoon, at feeding time, we noticed that she was missing.

    My guess/hope is that she’s been taken in at a neighbor’s house. But our daughter is distraught, so off I go…..

  71. 71.

    arguingwithsignposts

    @Spork:
    Hey, can a noob join? I just downloaded the trial version. Don’t know much about it other than what I saw on the SP episode, but I’m willing to give it a try.

  77. 77.

    Brachiator

    @arguingwithsignposts:

    Ooh, nice. What kind of camera are you using? I’m using an older point-and-shoot at the moment. It’s difficult to get the “dancing/flying” cat pics. I keep trying, but I’m a few milliseconds off.

    Apparently, they are popping out all manner of new digital cameras at the CES show. Some of them (like the new Olympus models) feature a special “pet” mode.

    An overview of some of the models can be found here.

    In a lot of the criticism of trying Abdulmutallab in the criminal courts, conservatives seem to be having a hard time dealing with the fact that Abdulmutallab reportedly sang like a bird about his plot, who he was working with and a lot more.

    The neocon wingnut paradox: “Shut up so we can torture information out of you!”

  78. 78.

    Montysano

    @jeffreyw:

    Good luck, keep us informed.

    We went to look for her at the city animal shelter yesterday. When we came back, both of our dogs (both rescued from that shelter) seemed agitated and distraught. Amazing…

  79. 79.

    Max

    @A Mom Anon: Related to puppies, I am going to recommend something I did with Max when I got him @ 11 weeks. I can’t remember where I read it, but I’m glad I read it and did it.

    For like 20 minutes a night, when you are sitting on the couch, watching tv, do the following:

    – pick up the puppy and place him/her upright, solidly against your side, under your arm. Make sure he/her stays upright and hold tightly while they squirm. Hold his front paws with one hand, if you can.

    It establishes you as the master, and I swear, I have conquered the terrier in my wheaten terrier (not a small feat), in part because of this.

    I did it every night for a couple of weeks. I’d recommend it with the large dog you are getting. Establishes those alpha human traits early and it a really great way to bond.

  80. 80.

    Brachiator

    @bob h:

    A former Bush legal counsel is onto bigger things (a vicious beating of his wife and $2 million bail)

    This is one of the saddest things to stand out from this sordid mess:

    Mr. Farren, who had last served as the deputy counsel in the White House under President George W. Bush, exploded in rage after Mrs. Farren would not rethink the divorce, the police said.

    Family values, the sickness unto death.

  81. 81.

    Nellcote

    @The Grand Panjandrum:

    Good news! President McCain and his butt boy Joementum will be on CNN’s Sunday show State of the Union.

    W/Liz Cheney. CNN really is going for the fox-lite aren’t they.

    In other nutty news, Nader is suing Kerry over the 04 election.

  84. 84.

    mcc

    TPM/AP reports the new hill to die on for the House progressives is the insurer antitrust exemption.

    You know what? I like this hill to die on! This is a pretty good hill to die on. Let’s run with this.

    The Associated Press reports that House Democrats have largely abandoned their efforts to pass a public options in negotiations with Senate Dems, and are instead pushing for other reforms of the insurance companies: “House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other senior Democrats told President Barack Obama in recent meetings they want the legislation to strip the insurance industry of a long-standing exemption from federal antitrust laws, officials said. That provision is in the House-passed measure, but was omitted from the bill that the Senate passed on Christmas Eve.”…They also want the final measure to include a House-passed proposal for a nationwide insurance exchange, to be regulated by the federal government, where consumers could shop for private coverage. The Senate bill calls for a state-based system of exchanges…Additionally, House Democrats want to require insurers to spend a minimum amount of premium income on benefits, thereby limiting what is available for salaries, bonuses, advertising and other items. The House bill sets the floor at 85 percent; the Senate-passed measure lowers it to 80 percent for policies sold to small groups and individuals.

    The excise tax is not mentioned, which seems to imply Pelosi at least is not pushing hard on that at this point. And I wonder, if the progressive side of the House is trading away the public option and the millionaires tax after making it clear how important both are to them then this seems to imply they should be able to get something fairly significant in return.

  86. 86.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @asiangrrlMN: Are you back stateside and on solid ground, or still travelling? Welcome back, whenever. Since you love cold weather so much you should just bypass Minnesota and come to Atlanta. We have temps in the teens and wind chills in the single digits.

    @Montysano: oh I hope your kitteh turns up soon , healthy and safe. I expect she’s found someplace nice and warm and has no plans to leave until the weather improves a little, or she gets hungry, one. Will be crossing all digits for her speedy return.

  87. 87.

    Xanthippas

    BTW, there was a blog post last week or sometime about Hubble, which kicked off some comments about the Big Bang and what happened before everything blew up. So for those of you who were into that, here’s a pretty good post about what we do and do not know about that time (mostly, we don’t know anything.)

  88. 88.

    licensed to kill time

    @jeffreyw:

    Your kitty has that ‘look what I caught’ gleam in his eye – also, ‘this is serious business, don’t bother me now!’

    @arguingwithsignposts:

    Smudge is a ringer for my (now departed) Guido. I love looking at her pics but it still makes my heart flop a little because they look so alike. Your delight in having her as your companion is wonderful to share vicariously, thank you.

    Also, is this it? Open thread and San Fran? Is everybody travelling or watching football? le sigh.

  90. 90.

    licensed to kill time

    @jeffreyw:

    They look like they had a blast! What’s with the science experiment collar thingy?

    (I know it’s probably a locater device ;-)

  91. 91.

    jeffreyw

    @licensed to kill time: That’s a GPS tracking collar, Jack has gotten “lost” more than once. I’ve tracked them down from several miles away before. Buddy has a habit of going on tours of the county and leaving Jack behind. Last time he was gone for a week, we bought the collars after that.

  93. 93.

    AhabTRuler

    They look like they had a blast! What’s with the science experiment collar thingy?

    If the dogs get more than 200m away from each other, Rutger Hauer’s or possibly Arnie Cal-e-forn-i-a’s) head explodes!

    ETA: Run, Jack, Run!

  95. 95.

    Common Sense

    Sports fans will love this:

    —————–

    DALLAS ― Former SMU football star and ESPN Analyst Craig James has made news recently regarding his role with his son and former Texas Tech Football Coach Mike Leach. But James could be making news this year in politics, too.

    His name is being tossed around as a possible candidate to run for Kay Bailey Hutchison’s seat when she resigns.

    News 8 talked to James who confirmed he is interested in getting involved in Republican Party politics, and he’s not ruling out a run for office.

    James said in addition to his role as a college football analyst, he’s also been in business as a real estate broker and investor.

    He calls himself a conservative and very concerned about government intervention in business and health care.

  96. 96.

    JGabriel

    FYI, for anyone interested, there’s an good blog post by Krugman on the insurance excise tax — he thinks it’s a good idea in principal, but that most of the criticisms of it need to be addressed.

    Surprisingly, Krugman doesn’t have a big problem with way it might hurt some union deals:

    The last argument is that this hurts unions which have traded off lower wages for better benefits. This would be a bigger issue than I think it is if the excise tax were going to kick in instantly. But it won’t, giving time to renegotiate those bargains. And bear in mind that this kind of renegotiation is exactly what the tax is supposed to accomplish.

    Anyway — as someone who expressed skepticism regarding the excise tax, and was generally against it — I thought it was worth mentioning here, seeing as how it supports John Cole’s previous post criticizing activism against the provision.

    .

  98. 98.

    Midnight Marauder

    @mcc:

    The excise tax is not mentioned, which seems to imply Pelosi at least is not pushing hard on that at this point. And I wonder, if the progressive side of the House is trading away the public option and the millionaires tax after making it clear how important both are to them then this seems to imply they should be able to get something fairly significant in return.

    That would seem to be a pretty winning strategy to me, at this point.

    In other news, I can haz NFL Playoff Open Thread?

    +2

  99. 99.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN: Hi hon! Glad you survived the long trip in steerage.

    I’m heading to the store in a few (been stalling all morning) to get stuff I need for cookies. Your batch will most likely get made on the next days off so watch your e-mail.

  100. 100.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Yutsano: Woo-the-fuck-hooo! Coooookies!

    The flight back wasn’t bad. Only ten hours for the first leg. And, ChinaAir fucking rocks, y’all. Then, three hour layover in LAX, then three hours back to MN. Not bad at all.

  102. 102.

    arguingwithsignposts

    @Spork:
    I missed you. I joined the eirtrigg (sp?) realm as a horde member, and tried to /w you, but got no answer. I’m Rakruk.

  103. 103.

    Nick

    I have to say, I’m really enjoying the FDL-ers mess themselves over the news that Liberal Goddess Lynn Woosley is supporting Blue Dog Jane Harman over her progressive primary challenger.

  105. 105.

    Brachiator

    @JGabriel:

    FYI, for anyone interested, there’s an good blog post by Krugman on the insurance excise tax — he thinks it’s a good idea in principal, but that most of the criticisms of it need to be addressed.

    Krugman is rightfully acknowledged as an expert on macro economic issues, but he is clueless on how this translates into business and tax policy. A few items:

    The argument for limiting the tax exclusion is that the tax break on health insurance encourages over-spending, so limiting it could help in the process of “bending the curve”.

    WTF? Krugman offers nothing to support an argument that the health care spending here is for unnecessary care. He even fudges here, wrongly implying that the US “spends too much” on ineffective health care, which is not the same thing at all as another possibility — that we spend too much for over-priced health care. A tax does not necessarily translate into more efficient health care.

    Second, there’s the argument that any reductions in premiums won’t be passed through into wages. I just don’t buy that.

    What is this man smoking? Seriously.

  108. 108.

    Sanka

    The Democrats are such a bastion of awesomness and virtue:

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid apologized Saturday following reports he had privately described then-candidate Barack Obama during the presidential campaign as a black candidate who could be successful thanks in part to his “light-skinned” appearance and speaking patterns “with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.”

    However, there’s no truth to the rumor that Harry Reid still addresses the President as “boy”…

    Thank goodness we voted out all of them old, white racist Republicans..

  109. 109.

    JGabriel

    OT, but this it toooo good. From the “Conservatives Are Assholes Everywhere” file, an Irish politician (also married to a political leader) has gotten herself into some trouble:

    Even before the scandal, [she] had caused her husband political problems when she condemned homosexuals as revolting and called on them to seek help from psychiatrists and Christianity.
    __
    “Just as a murderer can be redeemed by the blood of Christ, so can a homosexual,” she said.

    So what was the scandal? Oh, nothing big. Pretty tame by conservative scandals, actually: she had an affair. With someone of the opposite sex. Who was 39 years her junior. She’s 58, he’s 19.

    Which, by itself, would normally just provoke the reaction: “Damn. You go, girl!”

    But then she had to compound the problem by soliciting about $80,000 from donors, not reporting it, and giving it to her lover for a new restaurant.

    And best of all?

    Her name is: Mrs. Robinson. Yes, really.

    Jesus love us more than we can know.

    .

  111. 111.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Sanka: What, so you’re telling me that old white male Democrats can be racist, too? What a fucking surprise. Talk about your damn strawmen. Go play in the sandbox with your weak shit.

    @JGabriel: Or maybe that’s from the political Christians are assholes file.

    @licensed to kill time: That’s true. He laffs at mah gravitas, er, gravity.

  112. 112.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Sanka: Or that an old white male would use the words of his childhood? Surprise surprise. (I take back the racist part after reading the link and the context. Context is important). But did you notice that unlike the dumbass batshitcrazywingernuts, Reid apologized for his comments?

    I know, I know, don’t feed the trolls. I will leave it there.

  113. 113.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN: The troll-fu has been weak with that one lately. I’m half-amazed there wasn’t an anti-Mormon crack in there somewhere. And apologies are an admittance of weakness, of course the fact that Reid was APOLOGIZING for what he said just glances off. But far be it for me to get in the way of a good wingnut freak-out.

    EDIT: Heh. Shoulda known you’d catch that subtlety. :)

  114. 114.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Yutsano: Yeah, that caught my eye right away. And then, when I read the link, I realized how fucking stupid Decaf Coffee’s comment actual was. I mean, at least with BoB, I can sometimes get a half laugh out of a stray comment.

  115. 115.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN: It’ll get used no doubt about it. Will any mention of Reid’s apology get mentioned? I’m predicting crickets. Hell this wouldn’t even be news if not for some idiotic tell-all.

  116. 116.

    JGabriel

    licensed to kill time:

    his is from Sadly,No! a few days ago: Great Twitterature Down the Ages

    We could do entire thread of that here.

    akarenina: Life sucks. Gotta catch a train.

    Romeo: OMFG! Juliet is SOOO dead.

    Raskolnikov: I killed a hag in St. Petersburg just to watch her die. ROFL!

    Frodo: I can’t believe Erick Erickson. Just because 2 men climb a mountain and throw a ring in a lava pit, doesn’t mean we’re protesting gay marriage. WTF?

    .

  117. 117.

    Brachiator

    @JGabriel:

    OT, but this it toooo good. From the “Conservatives Are Assholes Everywhere” file, an Irish politician (also married to a political leader) has gotten herself into some trouble.

    The Robinson’s tried for some sympathy by suggesting that she had a bout of mental instability caused by the strain of, well, banging her young stud. And a suicide attempt. And agony as her husband struggled to understand and forgive her transgressions.

    But when details about the financial shenanigans began to emerge, it turns out that Mrs Robinson had sought a kickback of some of the funds that were funneled to her toyboy. And she also demanded money back from her young lover when the “romance” soured.

    And then there is the little thing that she broke the law in not reporting the help that she sought for her lover, since the restaurant was in her district, and also that her husband also broke the law in knowingly keeping quiet about the financial favors, whether or not he knew anything about the love affair.

  118. 118.

    licensed to kill time

    @JGabriel:

    or: akarenina: I’ma be a cow on teh tracks of progress, bitchez

    I’d love to see the BJ crew tackle this!

  119. 119.

    arguingwithsignposts

    To @SentientPuddle and @Spork – it’s going to take me a while to download the full WoW version. I’ll be back on hopefully in a half-hour or so. 4gb is a helluva download at 400kb/s.

    As to the trollocity, I just thought about this, but wouldn’t it be neat if there were a WordPress plug-in that did what the Cleek/MikeJ pie filters did? I use a couple different machines, and different browsers depending on my mood and which one’s running when I surf. A plug-in that you could just check “send this person to the pie filter” would help with having to remember which browsers have the filter installed.

    Don’t know if that’s technically possible, but it would be nice.

  122. 122.

    JGabriel

    asiangrrlMN:

    MonsieurSwann: Not only did the bitch cheat on me, bitch was trashy too. WTF was I thinking? Fucking waste of time!

    sdedalus: Hell. Hell. Hell. Hell. Brimstone. Hell. Hell 4ever. Wish the fucking priest would fucking shut his fucking piehole all-fucking-ready. Shit.

    MBloom: [Error. You have exceeded 140 character limit.]

    .

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    eemom

    since it’s a slow blog day, some may want to check out this new NY Mag article about the decline and fall of John Edwards.
    http://nymag.com/news/politics/63045/
    Who knows if it’s all true, but it’s good reading. Most surprising is what it says about Elizabeth.

    God, when I think how I BELIEVED in that asshole…..thought he was the Real Deal……..sent him my hard-earned money…….UGH.

  126. 126.

    asiangrrlMN

    @JGabriel: I haz an embarrassed that I had to look up the first and last twits.

    AinWdrld: Duz mirror make mah butt look fa–aaaaah!

    Sula: Cut off my own finger–think what I do 2 u.

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    YellowJournalism

    Henry the VII twitters about his wives:

    Catherine of Aragon:
    Out w/the old. In w/the new.

    Anne Boleyn:
    Says Lizzie 2 B best. queen. evah. WTF? Bitch loses her head over everything.

    Jane Seymour:
    New kid 2day. 2 hands, 2 legs, 1 dick. My baby mama can stay.

    Anne of Cleves:
    This one got hit wit da ugly stick. ROFL.

    Kathryn Howard:
    Dum. Dum. Dum. Another 1 bites the dust.

    Katherine Parr:
    Says if I dnt stop eatin ppl will remember me as fat bastard who cuts off wives heads. Mmm…pie.

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