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Friday Night Open Thread

by John Cole|  February 11, 201110:14 pm| 110 Comments

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I can’t seem to get interested in anything. Start a movie. Stop it after five minutes. Pick up a book, put it down in five minutes. Load warcrack, don’t go past the character screen.

Feh.

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  1. 1.

    Corner Stone

    February 11, 2011 at 10:18 pm

    Have you tried heroin?

  2. 2.

    friendthegirl

    February 11, 2011 at 10:19 pm

    I’ll have my mom stand on her head for you… At least she always used to offer to do that for me when I couldn’t find something to do.

  3. 3.

    Cat Lady

    February 11, 2011 at 10:21 pm

    Shit’s stirred up. You’d have to be a crack whore on smack and chugging 40s not to feel it.

  4. 4.

    AliceBlue

    February 11, 2011 at 10:21 pm

    How’s Rosie’s eye? Weren’t you taking her to the vet today?

  5. 5.

    jl

    February 11, 2011 at 10:22 pm

    Well, Rosie probably won’t bother Cole, at least. There would be no point to it.

    Edit; but remember that The Tunch is watching.

  6. 6.

    beltane

    February 11, 2011 at 10:22 pm

    Yeah, watching that Atlas Shrugs trailer zapped my zest for life too. The wine I’m drinking isn’t helping matters much. This is the last time I let my husband buy wine.

  7. 7.

    Brian S (formerly Incertus)

    February 11, 2011 at 10:24 pm

    I’ve got 15 freshman comp papers I’ll email to you so you can grade them. That’ll get you interested in just about everything else.

  8. 8.

    beltane

    February 11, 2011 at 10:24 pm

    Here is something that will cleanse everyone’s mind of that stupid movie trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reOLeLX0Q9U

  9. 9.

    LT

    February 11, 2011 at 10:26 pm

    Drink. I mean that’s what it’s for, for god’s sake.

  10. 10.

    suzanne

    February 11, 2011 at 10:28 pm

    @Brian S (formerly Incertus):

    I’ve got 15 freshman comp papers I’ll email to you so you can grade them.

    Oh man. My sympathies. I hated grading undergrad papers. One of my students once wrote that the Great Wall of China was in Japan. Another misspelled his own name.

  11. 11.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    February 11, 2011 at 10:31 pm

    OMG!!! The Cleveland Cavs are going to break their 26-losing streak.

  12. 12.

    lamh32

    February 11, 2011 at 10:34 pm

    I’ve been catching up on my DVR viewings. I just finished watching Monday night’s “Castle”.

    The MOD (Mystery of the Day) was an interesting scenario, and gave rise to an interesting question:

    Situation: you have an older neighbor who always plays the lottery, and they ask you to take their money and go buy there ticket, casue they are too tired, are they feel sick or whatever. You say sure, you go out buy the ticket and you give it to the old man, who plays the same nubmers everytime, you know them by heart. So the numbers come out and you realize that the numbers match your good old neighbor’s numbers. You rush over to tell him that his numbers came up, but you find him dead of, let’s just for the sake of argument say a heart attack (maybe from the excitement of winning), with the winning lottery ticket lying at the side of his cold dead hands.

    Now this neighbor lives alone, and they have no close living relative available or any living relatives that you’re aware of.

    Question 1: What should/would you do?

    Question 2: If there were no “moral” or “legal” consequences, then what should/would you do?

  13. 13.

    Brian S (formerly Incertus)

    February 11, 2011 at 10:36 pm

    @beltane: I’ll see that and raise you the Moist-Maker, a Dance of Seduction.

  14. 14.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    February 11, 2011 at 10:37 pm

    PRAISE TUNCH!!!! PRAISE TUNCH!!!! THE CAVALIERS WON!!!!
    THE SHAME HAS BEEN ERASED!!!PRAISE TUNCH!!! PRAISE TUNCH!!!

  15. 15.

    Jager

    February 11, 2011 at 10:37 pm

    @friendthegirl:

    Only if she’s in a skirt and a thong, on 2nd thought is she past her “prime”?

  16. 16.

    junebug

    February 11, 2011 at 10:39 pm

    @Brian S (formerly Incertus): I wish I had that problem. Half of my students won’t even turn in a paper. It’s been 4 weeks and they think everything is ok. I told them at the beginning I wouldn’t nag them, but for some, that meant they could wait until the last minute, I guess.

  17. 17.

    Brian S (formerly Incertus)

    February 11, 2011 at 10:40 pm

    And if you’re really, REALLY bored, you can check out this interview with me that just went live at We Who Are About To Die. It’s about my book, which makes a great gift.

  18. 18.

    junebug

    February 11, 2011 at 10:42 pm

    @lamh32: game over. Money goes back into the pool.

  19. 19.

    Svensker

    February 11, 2011 at 10:43 pm

    @lamh32:

    Raising Ned Divine. It’s a movie. Good one, too.

  20. 20.

    Annie

    February 11, 2011 at 10:45 pm

    My job sucks. Have a chance to win a huge grant. But, I have issues with my co-workers. Dilemma. Do I go for the grant (they can’t get it without me), or do I say FU and let them fail, because they really have nothing? Of course, I would loose too, yet maintain my pride and integrity. Or, do I get over my ego and let these shitty people share in the joy?

  21. 21.

    The Dangerman

    February 11, 2011 at 10:45 pm

    @lamh32:

    Question 1: What should/would you do?

    Make a large deposit into my checking account, followed by making sure the neighbor is buried in a fine, fine casket.

    Question 2: If there were no “moral” or “legal” consequences, then what should/would you do?

    What consequences? Winning ticket. As long as it is unsigned and there are no relatives, it’s finders keepers, baby.

  22. 22.

    lamh32

    February 11, 2011 at 10:45 pm

    @Svensker:

    I’ve seen Waking Ned Divine, it was pretty funny.

  23. 23.

    lamh32

    February 11, 2011 at 10:47 pm

    @The Dangerman:

    U and I had the same thoughts. I would make sure my neighbor had the bestest funeral in the history of funerals, but hellz yeah, a big ole deposit in my account…

    God rest my neighbor’s soul…

  24. 24.

    Jager

    February 11, 2011 at 10:48 pm

    My niece’s hubby is a doc, he did an amazing thing on Super Bowl Sunday. They let their rescued dog Gertie out in the back yard and some how Gertie hung herself on the fence. The nieghbors called and said something has happened to your dog! Doc Sam ran out into the backyard…the dog had no pulse…he pounded her chest and started mouth to mouth and by whatever gods maybe Gertie came around…she was woozy as hell and spent the night at the vets, doing fine now. Sam said this shit doesn’t always work, so far I’ve saved an old lady, a couple of guys, a 14 year kid and now my dog!

    My niece (she and Sam are heavy hitter Steelers fans) had curled Sam’s long and normally pony tailed hair into a Polumaru look alike….the vet (they live in fucking Milwaukee) gave him some really dirty looks, the hair and the fact he had on a Coach Thomlin leather jacket when he rushed the dog to the animal hospital!

  25. 25.

    Otto Graf von Pfmidtnöchtler-Pízsmőgy (formerly Mumphrey, et al.)

    February 11, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    Ahh, you should make a charitable contribution to my non-profit. That’ll make you feel better. There’s a teacher in Tela, Honduras whose payday is coming up, and every little bit helps. Anybody else in the doldrums can give a little, too. Helping other people is good for the helper, too, after all.

  26. 26.

    RobertB

    February 11, 2011 at 10:56 pm

    Have you tried heroin?

    Didn’t you read the part about Warcrack?

  27. 27.

    The Dangerman

    February 11, 2011 at 10:56 pm

    @lamh32:

    God rest my neighbor’s soul…

    Exactly. Now, I suppose I would do 2 things:

    a) Make damned sure that my neighbors numbers weren’t also known to the Chief of Police or someone that would make a death inquiry;

    b) Make sure the death is first ruled natural first.

    Otherwise, I’m working on my golf game from now until the end of my days. There was a barber locally (Morro Bay) that was the sole winner of 130M last year. I think he took the 1 time lump sum; even after taxes, well, no longer does he cut hair.

  28. 28.

    Annie

    February 11, 2011 at 10:57 pm

    Wow. Are my eyes deceiving me? There seems to be a Tea Party Patriots ad on BJ…:(

  29. 29.

    MattR

    February 11, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    Did y’all hear about the store owners in Canada who stole a winning lottery ticket? What happened was that the original ticket holder won a free ticket but the owners told him (them) that they lost. That free ticket ended up being the winner in the next jackpot. I am not sure how they actually figured it out, but they just awarded the prize to the proper winners a couple weeks ago (the original drawing was in 2003)

  30. 30.

    Svensker

    February 11, 2011 at 11:07 pm

    @lamh32:

    D’oh, close but I’ll take the cigar anyway.

  31. 31.

    GeorgeP

    February 11, 2011 at 11:09 pm

    It’s not that cold outside, JC. Fix yourself a drink that really makes you warm and fuzzy (a nice stiff scotch sounds great to me), go outside by yourself, and just breathe the night air.

  32. 32.

    jeffreyw

    February 11, 2011 at 11:11 pm

    Build Tunch a new place he can call his own.

  33. 33.

    TooManyJens

    February 11, 2011 at 11:12 pm

    What I sure as hell wouldn’t do is frame the ticket and put it on my wall if I was feeling so guilty about cashing the dead guy’s ticket. I thought that part was weird.

    (Loved Ryan and Esposito’s answers to what numbers they play, though!)

  34. 34.

    asiangrrlMN

    February 11, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    @Annie: Gah. I hate that shit. Baser side says screw them. Let them fail. Saner side says, you have a job. Keep it until you find a better one. So, write the damn grant as you grit your teeth and mentally think of your coworkers DIAF.

    @jeffreyw: Is that the Missus doing the building? Nice cat condo, and Bea seems to approve of it as well.

  35. 35.

    Anya

    February 11, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    Does anyone know what happened to Andrew Sullivan? He hasn’t posted in a long time.

  36. 36.

    mclaren

    February 11, 2011 at 11:16 pm

    Try numerically integrating a few nonlinear inhomogeneous partial differential equations with high Reynolds’ Numbers. How fast can you choose the right starting parameters within the boundary conditions before the solution starts to diverge? And which method works best — Runge-Kutte predictor-corrector, modified Gaussian quadrature, or…?

    Tons ‘o fun for the whole family. Just the thing for a Friday night.

  37. 37.

    jeffreyw

    February 11, 2011 at 11:19 pm

    @asiangrrlMN: Mrs J is a master builder. I like to watch.

  38. 38.

    asiangrrlMN

    February 11, 2011 at 11:24 pm

    @jeffreyw: She did a good job.

    @Jager: I’m glad Gertie was saved.

  39. 39.

    Libertini

    February 11, 2011 at 11:24 pm

    @Anya: Sully has been very ill (not HIV related, asthma issues iirc)and has been off for two weeks. Supposed to be back Monday.

  40. 40.

    Annie

    February 11, 2011 at 11:26 pm

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Thanks. I have been going back and forth all night. I am basically a team person. Thought my team felt the same — until I found out several months ago that one team member was going off on her own. Secured a small grant without telling the rest of us and gained points with the higher ups! Now, she is a princess and the rest of us are playing catch-up. Would have to probably include her in the new grant, but I don’t know if I can do it. It still pisses me off….I think what pisses me off most is that the higher ups never questioned why she went off on her own without the rest of the team…So I am pissed off at everyone! Sometimes I think I have a great capacity to have faith in people and work against my own interests!

  41. 41.

    tim serbo

    February 11, 2011 at 11:35 pm

    @Annie: You might be a team player, Annie, but clearly your colleagues (sic) are not. put your resentment in a box, set it aside, grit your teeth and write the fucking grant. then start the job hunt with the grant to wave around as a scalp. and keep your back to the wall at all times.

  42. 42.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 11, 2011 at 11:37 pm

    @Annie: I, personally, would be the team player. It’s how I function, but I would not say someone was wrong for going the other way. As a matter of fact, I would almost guarantee that Mme Omnibus would screw the others over.

  43. 43.

    The Dangerman

    February 11, 2011 at 11:39 pm

    @mclaren:

    Try numerically integrating a few nonlinear inhomogeneous partial differential equations with high Reynolds’ Numbers.

    I actually recall nonlinear inhomogeneous PDE’s being really fun to work (sophomore year); can’t recall Reynold’s numbers, though. I just recall the solutions technique being very elegant (for any Physics majors here, think the LaGrangian technique).

    Edit: Shit, it’s been too many years (decades, actually); now I look at Lagrangian and can’t even start reading it:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrangian

  44. 44.

    Blue Gal

    February 11, 2011 at 11:39 pm

    Well, Mubarek stepped down, AND Driftglass and I announced our engagement today.

    No miscommunication. You can’t explain that.
    Tide goes in, tide goes out.

  45. 45.

    asiangrrlMN

    February 11, 2011 at 11:40 pm

    @Annie: Holy shit. That would piss the fuck right out of me. But, yeah, I still stand by write the damn grant and start the job hunt.

    @Blue Gal: Awwww! That’s great. Congratulations to the both of you!

  46. 46.

    dopealope

    February 11, 2011 at 11:43 pm

    You should get a girlfriend, then you could look back on these times as the good ones ….

  47. 47.

    mclaren

    February 11, 2011 at 11:46 pm

    @The Dangerman:

    Reynolds Number just means a big shock to the system. Lotsa nonlinearity. When a comet slams into Jupiter at 10 miles/sec, you get high Reynolds Numbers.

    Fun, fun, fun.

  48. 48.

    GeorgeP

    February 11, 2011 at 11:47 pm

    @Blue Gal: Congrats, but the tides, how the fuck do they work?

  49. 49.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 11, 2011 at 11:49 pm

    @GeorgeP: Magnets, obviously.

  50. 50.

    Annie

    February 11, 2011 at 11:53 pm

    @tim serbo: @Omnes Omnibus: @asiangrrlMN:

    I defer to your wisdom. I will work on the grant this weekend, send emails to potential partners, and kick and scream to the finish. But, all the way, it will still piss me off. And, start thinking about a new job while I am sucking down a great bottle of wine, or two….:(

    The irony is that I work for a University, in a department that educates future international development/aid people, with one of our great values being respect for our international partners, and internally, we cannot even live up to our own principles. And, that stinks!

  51. 51.

    asiangrrlMN

    February 11, 2011 at 11:54 pm

    @Annie: Yes, it does. Sadly, it’s not that uncommon in a university. I had a friend who worked in the College of Education at the U of M, and the stories she told me made me shudder.

  52. 52.

    Mike M

    February 12, 2011 at 12:05 am

    What’s with the Repeal Obamacare ad on the site? I guess the site is posting anything that the ad supplier (Google?) sends it, but when I saw it I thought that the site might have been hijacked. Whatever graphic artists created the ad did a good job making Obama look like Hitler at a rally without having to paint the funny mustache on him.

  53. 53.

    Steeplejack

    February 12, 2011 at 12:07 am

    Cole:

    I can’t seem to get interested in anything.

    I will occasionally have an evening like that, jumping from one thing to another, and usually I realize belatedly that it means I should just go to bed. I’m tired and frazzled. I don’t think of that because it’s usually way too early for my “normal” bedtime.

    Having said that, I just got home from work about 45 minutes ago, and my brain is still arcing and sparking. Won’t be going to bed anytime soon.

  54. 54.

    aimai

    February 12, 2011 at 12:17 am

    @Blue Gal:

    Wait, for real or metaphorically? Because if for real then congratulations!

    aimai

  55. 55.

    asiangrrlMN

    February 12, 2011 at 12:18 am

    @Steeplejack: Champers?

  56. 56.

    Anya

    February 12, 2011 at 12:18 am

    @Libertini: Thanks! Wow, that must be a really bad asthma, if it kept him from blogging this long, specially in these interesting times.

  57. 57.

    freelancer

    February 12, 2011 at 12:21 am

    After the conflicted and somewhat disappointing ends to some shows that have gone off the air in the last few years coughBattlestarGalacticacough wrechLOSTwrech, can I just say that the series finale to Friday Night Lights was perfect in every single way? “Always” was the perfect coda to everything I loved about the show, and its execution was nothing short of flawless.

  58. 58.

    Steeplejack

    February 12, 2011 at 12:21 am

    @TooManyJens:

    Loved Ryan and Esposito’s answers to what numbers they play, though!

    That was very funny. Castle has been a guilty pleasure of mine for about a year, but the writing and character development have gotten really good. The episode with Laura Prepon as the actress studying Beckett for her role as “Nikki Heat” turned out to be hilarious, but when it started I thought, “Ugh–worst premise ever.”

  59. 59.

    Shinobi

    February 12, 2011 at 12:22 am

    Just got the update on the new Right Wing Talking Point BS from Mr Jon Henke: J

    on Henke
    Sounds like Anonymous is basically a terrorist organization http://pulsene.ws/112pq

    Clearly these hackers working against corporate america are terrorists, unlike right wing thugs, and pro lifers who shoot at congresspeople and doctors.

  60. 60.

    kdaug

    February 12, 2011 at 12:22 am

    @Libertini: Pneumonia and a lung infection.

    He was supposed to be back last Monday.

    Not good for a healthy person. Worse for one who’s HIV+.

  61. 61.

    friendthegirl

    February 12, 2011 at 12:24 am

    @Jager:

    Idunno Jager. When you’re six and your mom gives you the stinkeye says, “What do you want me to do?! Stand on my head?!” mostly you run. You’ll have to take your chances.

  62. 62.

    You Don't Say

    February 12, 2011 at 12:25 am

    How is Rosie?

  63. 63.

    Steeplejack

    February 12, 2011 at 12:27 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    No champers tonight. Just a lowly beer or two. Have to work again tomorrow, although not until 4:00, and then my weekend begins. For some reason I haven’t been feeling the champagne lust this week. Just a phase, I’m sure.

    How you doin’?

  64. 64.

    slag

    February 12, 2011 at 12:31 am

    @Blue Gal: I heard that one. Very nice. Congratulations! You guys sound quite good together–communication style-wise, I mean.

  65. 65.

    General Stuck

    February 12, 2011 at 12:32 am

    Meet Blackbeard Lee, US Senator and special envoy from Planet Wingnut

  66. 66.

    slag

    February 12, 2011 at 12:33 am

    @You Don’t Say: Here.

  67. 67.

    asiangrrlMN

    February 12, 2011 at 12:36 am

    @Steeplejack: Mumble grumble grumble. Feh. Ta.

  68. 68.

    Steeplejack

    February 12, 2011 at 12:37 am

    @General Stuck:

    What a preening douchebag. I hope his pirate parrot digs its claws into his shoulder really hard.

  69. 69.

    Seebach

    February 12, 2011 at 12:37 am

    When the fuck is wikileaks going to start releasing the Bank of America documents?

  70. 70.

    Steeplejack

    February 12, 2011 at 12:38 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Oh, I forgot. Big Mamou is in town, isn’t she? Heh. Good times.

  71. 71.

    You Don't Say

    February 12, 2011 at 12:41 am

    @slag: Thanks.

  72. 72.

    asiangrrlMN

    February 12, 2011 at 12:43 am

    @Steeplejack: Yes. And, blood was thisclose to being shed yesterday. Fortunately, she goes to bed by eleven.

  73. 73.

    Steeplejack

    February 12, 2011 at 12:45 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Ah, little Minnie, don’t type too loudly, lest you wake up your venerable parent. Quiet as a mouse you must be.

    How do your boys get along with the old bat?

  74. 74.

    Suffern ACE

    February 12, 2011 at 12:46 am

    @General Stuck: I believe that is his mother laughing.

  75. 75.

    TooManyJens

    February 12, 2011 at 12:50 am

    @Suffern ACE: Maybe it’s the helicopters.

  76. 76.

    slag

    February 12, 2011 at 12:52 am

    @You Don’t Say: Anytime.

  77. 77.

    asiangrrlMN

    February 12, 2011 at 12:52 am

    @Steeplejack: Oddly enough, she is the one person my shy boy, Shadow, was not frightened of from the start. So, they like her. Then again, she’s pretty quiet, and she gives them treats–so what’s not to like from their point of view?

  78. 78.

    MattR

    February 12, 2011 at 12:56 am

    @asiangrrlMN: Typical grandmother. My mother treats Ellie so much better than she ever treated me :)

  79. 79.

    Steeplejack

    February 12, 2011 at 12:56 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Then again, she’s pretty quiet, and she gives them treats—so what’s not to like from their point of view?

    So many relationship problems boil down to just this.

    Don’t yell at me, and give me occasional treats. Yeah, I respond to that.

  80. 80.

    hilts

    February 12, 2011 at 12:59 am

    testing

  81. 81.

    asiangrrlMN

    February 12, 2011 at 1:00 am

    @MattR: Exactly! You hit the nail on the head. She’s much more indulgent of them than she is of me. To be fair, they are way cuter than I am and softer, too.

    @Steeplejack: Yep. Me, too. You have unearthed the secret, o, wise one.

    @hilts: You’re through.

  82. 82.

    Suck It Up!

    February 12, 2011 at 1:07 am

    I just read that Arianna Huffington told Maher that she might vote Republican in the next presidential election. Huntsman is an option she said. Did anyone see that? WTF? I don’t want anyone telling me that she is a liberal or a True Progressive. She slams Obama 24/7 for not caring about the American people so her next option is to swing right?

    And Kucinich? really? that ‘primary makes him a stronger candidate’ IS NOT GOING TO FLY THIS TIME.

  83. 83.

    Suffern ACE

    February 12, 2011 at 1:08 am

    @TooManyJens: I do find it a little funny though, the idea that the guy thinks its would be fun to be a senator so that he could vote himself an exemption from piracy laws and has invited the members of CPAC along for the loot.

    On one level, comedy is about saying out loud what everyone is thinking but afraid to state openly. “It’s funny because it’s so true.”

  84. 84.

    Anne Laurie

    February 12, 2011 at 1:10 am

    @Blue Gal: Congratulations!

  85. 85.

    asiangrrlMN

    February 12, 2011 at 1:11 am

    @Suck It Up!: I hadn’t read that, but I wouldn’t be surprised. Arianna is only out for herself, so whatever gets her the most pub/money/fame/whatever is what she will do.

  86. 86.

    Suffern ACE

    February 12, 2011 at 1:12 am

    @Suck It Up!: Huntsman. Yeah, like she’ll have that option in November 2012.

  87. 87.

    burnspbesq

    February 12, 2011 at 1:15 am

    Ick. Have to be up at 5:00 tomorrow morning to catch the first flight up to SFO. Have a 10:00 meeting (yes, on Saturday, and we’re not even getting paid for it, it’s a pro bono client).

    Enjoy the rest of your evening, y’all.

  88. 88.

    burnspbesq

    February 12, 2011 at 1:17 am

    I’m reading “Ship of Fools,” the first of Fintan O’Toole’s two books about the Irish financial meltdown. Somebody should send a copy of this book to Taibbi, with a Post-It on the front that says “this is how it’s done, lad.”

  89. 89.

    Steeplejack

    February 12, 2011 at 1:17 am

    @burnspbesq:

    Bummer. But, assuming you don’t have to fly right back, you could grab dinner at a really nice restaurant. That might ease the pain of that pesky pro bono work.

  90. 90.

    Anne Laurie

    February 12, 2011 at 1:18 am

    @Suck It Up!:

    I just read that Arianna Huffington told Maher that she might vote Republican in the next presidential election. Huntsman is an option she said. Did anyone see that? WTF?

    Arianna Huffington announcing that her endorsement is for sale to the highest bidder should not come as a surprise to anyone who’s been reading the news since, well — when was the AOL merger announced?

    To be catty, given her past, the wonder is that she chose a married Mormon as her opening target. Unless that’s a sop to encourage the rest of the field to go big for Valentines’ Day…

  91. 91.

    hilts

    February 12, 2011 at 1:24 am

    Arianna Huffington is an asshole

    See “Why I’ve Removed My Journalism from Huffington Post” on Al Giordano’s blog and “Huffington Post Catches ‘No Labels’ Fever” on Taylor Marsh’s blog for more details

  92. 92.

    burnspbesq

    February 12, 2011 at 1:25 am

    @Steeplejack:

    Return flight is at 5:15, but I should have time to hit the Ferry Building and lay in a supply of Scharffenberger chocolate for Valentine’s Day and some cheese from Cowgirl Creamery. So it won’t be a total loss.

    And I love this project. Our firm and two other major firms are providing legal counsel to the board and senior management of a non-profit clinic that is in financial difficulty. It feels good to do something that might make a tangible difference in a couple of thousand people’s quality of life.

  93. 93.

    hilts

    February 12, 2011 at 1:26 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    This site is fickle. Sometimes, my comments don’t appear if they contain URLs

  94. 94.

    asiangrrlMN

    February 12, 2011 at 1:29 am

    @burnspbesq: Yuck and ugh. But, wot Steepman said.

    @hilts: 3 links is the max. And, sometimes, it’s just FYWP.

  95. 95.

    Steeplejack

    February 12, 2011 at 1:31 am

    @burnspbesq:

    Good on you.

  96. 96.

    burnspbesq

    February 12, 2011 at 1:31 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Scharffenberger could change your mind about milk chocolate. It’s 41 percent, the darkest, richest milk chocolate there is.

  97. 97.

    Arclite

    February 12, 2011 at 1:33 am

    I can’t seem to get interested in anything. Start a movie. Stop it after five minutes. Pick up a book, put it down in five minutes. Load warcrack, don’t go past the character screen.

    Well, no one has said it yet, so I will: TEH PR0N.

  98. 98.

    asiangrrlMN

    February 12, 2011 at 1:38 am

    @burnspbesq: Oh, I like milk chocolate as well. Don’t get me wrong. It’s allllll gooooood. And, again, wot Steepman said. Good on you.

  99. 99.

    Yutsano

    February 12, 2011 at 2:23 am

    @burnspbesq: If I were you I’d insist on cioppino for lunch. Especially if you can manage a swing to Fisherman’s Wharf where the stuff was invented. Italian food really came into its own in the US, with a lot of modern Italian delicacies having roots in American ingenuity.

    @asiangrrlMN: Chocolate is nom. Period. No further discussion.

    So what does she want this time?

  100. 100.

    Nom de Plume

    February 12, 2011 at 2:40 am

    Start a movie. Stop it after five minutes. Pick up a book, put it down in five minutes.

    Start to write something interesting, quickly give up.

  101. 101.

    Sebastian

    February 12, 2011 at 2:48 am

    Kitteh in slow motion

  102. 102.

    Librarian

    February 12, 2011 at 2:52 am

    I can’t seem to get interested in anything. Start a movie. Stop it after five minutes. Pick up a book, put it down in five minutes. Load warcrack, don’t go past the character screen.

    John, I think I know what’s wrong, after reading your post from yesterday. You feel this way because you know that this country is becoming a banana republic, that it is slowly becoming a corporatocracy ruled by plutocrats like the Koch brothers, that the American people are becoming serfs, that the rule of law is dead, that the country is moving further and further to the right, that the lunatics are taking over – and there’s not a fucking thing you can do about it. I know, I feel the same way. I don’t know how I get up in the morning.

  103. 103.

    Comrade Mary

    February 12, 2011 at 2:56 am

    Commenting for the hell of it. Also trying to get the damn mobile site to load again.

  104. 104.

    Yutsano

    February 12, 2011 at 3:00 am

    @Comrade Mary: I respect your contribution to our lively discourse this eve. That and you’re breaking up the monotony here nicely. Where the fuck is everyone?

  105. 105.

    hilts

    February 12, 2011 at 3:08 am

    @Librarian:

    this country is becoming a banana republic, that it is slowly becoming a corporatocracy

    I tend to think of the nation as moving towards a kakistocracy.

  106. 106.

    Joseph Nobles

    February 12, 2011 at 3:16 am

    @Arclite: Meh. More and more these days, I just look at pr0n and think, “Get a room.”

  107. 107.

    rapier

    February 12, 2011 at 8:15 am

    Why did God give us hands then? The problem is really the foot in our gridiron battles. Let’s take the foot out of football. No kick offs, no punts, no field goals. Put the ball on the 50, flip a coin and go. After a score change of possession, same thing. Safety, no change of possession, start from 50.

  108. 108.

    asiangrrlMN

    February 12, 2011 at 12:52 pm

    @Yutsano: Besides me married off, begetting children, being June Cleaver, worshiping the one true God, and getting dinner on the table for my family every night with a smile on my face? Not much.

  109. 109.

    Blue Gal

    February 12, 2011 at 10:53 pm

    @aimai: For real! Really truly gettin’ married to the blogger.

  110. 110.

    vonhonkington

    February 12, 2011 at 11:01 pm

    @mclaren:
    ever since i learned about numerical methods, i’ve thought that solving differential equations was something that only computers need worry about. also, aren’t we supposed to be living in the future, with incomprehensible amounts of computing power? brute force it.

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