Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Let there be snark.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

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

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

Come on, media. you have one job. start doing it.

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

Come on, man.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?

The words do not have to be perfect.

Conservatism: there are some people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

Authoritarian republicans are opposed to freedom for the rest of us.

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

No one could have predicted…

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

T R E 4 5 O N

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

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

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

You can’t love your country only when you win.

They love authoritarianism, but only when they get to be the authoritarians.

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  2. 2.

    gogol's wife

    We just gave up and turned on the A/C. The deciding factor was that the cats looked unhappy.

  3. 3.

    General Stuck

    The previous threads on memorial day, as usual send me on a nostalgic stroll through the insane Vietnam Era, and my place in it. And what it was like being coerced into the US Military during the late stages of that war. Needless to say, I didn’t know shit from apple butter, but Alice Cooper summed it up pretty well with this song.

    I’m only marginally less confused than I was then, but I don’t abuse my body near as much as then.

    Very nice day here today. And what is this thing “humidity” you speak of?

    And the best documentary ever on Vietnam, as far as soldiers themselves telling their own stories is on You Tube. Dear America – Letters Home From Vietnam. For anyone interested.

  4. 4.

    lamh34

    just had some turkey burgers for Memorial Day festivities. Now I gottta decide what to do with the rest of my night. Watch Golden Girls marathon, watch “Underworld” or read a book? What to do, what to do?

    Such a boring life I lead…

  5. 5.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    Say Buh-Bye to the Buckeyes, Nebraska wins the Big Ten(12)!
    This may make the SEC scandals look like tiddly-winks. Try to get Jon Gruden.

  6. 6.

    Violet

    Sitting in the a/c with the shades drawn. Miserable Season is upon us.

    It’s been so incredibly dry here, all the trees and plants are suffering. I saw a massive pecan limb down across someone’s driveway while on my morning walk today. I know pecans shed branches, but this thing was huge, and it had clearly just fallen off the tree, scraping the trunk on the way down.

    I think the people who live in the house aren’t home. They aren’t going to be able to get their car in or out of their garage and there’s no way they can move the limb on their own. They were lucky it didn’t take out the garage.

    This drought is brutal. A lot of trees are dying or at least parts of them are. That means we’ll get a tropical storm or hurricane to compensate for the lack of rainfall. Great.

  7. 7.

    PurpleGirl

    The day started humid in NYC and I’ve had the living room A/C on all day. I’ve been watching TV, reading, and playing Bounce Out on the computer.

    ETA: NYC had a rain storm around 0400, the rest of the day has been sunny… along with the humid.

  8. 8.

    MattR

    Dogsitting for a friend for about ten days. Will the two dogs eventually figure it out and coordinate how they walk on the leash or are they gonna keep deciding to go in opposite directions and then randomly switch sides?

    @PurpleGirl: Did the nasty thunderstorms this morning make it to NYC? I am in Jersey and was awakened about 6 am by both dogs freaking out and trying to crawl inside my skin. Not so bad for my Ellie. She is about 30 lbs. But my friend’s dog is a 75 lb lab mix

  9. 9.

    dmsilev

    Had to be at work all day today. Bleh.

    Left work when a metal piece I had spent the last three days machining (out of pure copper…double bleh) had an unfortunate encounter with a milling machine on the very last machining step and got all twisted and warped. Triple bleh. Back to square one.

    Guess it was a message from the machining gods not to work on a holiday.

  10. 10.

    Linnaeus

    61 degrees F (16 degrees C) with 46% humidity here in Seattle. Spring really hasn’t arrived here yet.

  11. 11.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Two items about Our Liberal Media caught my eye today
    1) CNN called Palin’s but trip “Historic”.

    2) David Gregory made Chris Wallace look like Walter Cronkite yesterday:

    GREGORY: So, Ruth Marcus, what wins here: bold leadership on Medicare and the argument that the Democrats won’t do something courageous, or the Democrats who say, “Hey, those guys want to take away my Medicare”?

    Did anybody see this? Did it sound as blatant as absurd as it reads? Without even getting into the notion that Ruth Marcus and Harold Ford were there to provide the ‘liberal’ perspective.

  13. 13.

    jayackroyd

    Blackwater Falls State Park for the next couple of nights. No mojitos in sight here.

  14. 14.

    Josie

    @Linnaeus: Our humidity here in South Texas is similar to yours at 42%; the temperature, however is 97 and heat index is 105. August is going to be really fun.

  15. 15.

    RossInDetroit

    @Violet:

    Not dry here. This is the second rainiest March in Detroit in 60 years. 7 inches of rain, one inch less than 2004.
    I decided as long as I was going to be sweating in 90 degree 55% hum weather I might as well get some work done. Cleaned a bushel of spruce needles out of 50 feet of guttering. That’s one corner of one floor of a large house.
    Gonna be a long summer, and what am I going to do with 75 lbs of rotting plant matter?

  16. 16.

    Amanda in the South Bay

    Ah, its a nice, dry, Mediterranean climate kind of day here in the Bay Area. Thank god I don’t live back east and have to deal with oppressive humidity.

  17. 17.

    BD of MN

    watching the line of tornadoes and t-storms head across the NE/SD prairie… some are less than 100 miles SW of Sioux Falls and unfortunately look like they’re heading that way…

  19. 19.

    peej

    A/C has been out for the past 3 weeks…waiting for a new compressor. I finally gave up today and moved to a motel. If it were just me, I would have toughed it out, but I have 2 fur children (cats) that I have to take care of…and they were suffering…especially the one who has asthma. They’re not happy about being in the motel, but they’ll get over it.

  20. 20.

    General Stuck

    @stuckinred:

    It’s been years since I last watched it, and I vaguely remember KT’s part at the end. Probly will get to it later tonight.

  22. 22.

    Sko Hayes

    Hot, dry and windy here- 100 degrees, about 11% humidity. We’re in a drought too, as bad or worse than the dust bowl days (I live in western KS).
    I’m fighting turning on the AC, but my lab is moping around the house, panting and sighing, that I may just go ahead and turn it on so he’ll lay down!

  23. 23.

    Violet

    Since this is an open thread, it seems like a good place to post this. I heard an ad for this on my local AM radio station during one of the wingnut talkers. It’s called Freedom Connector, and it’s sponsored by Freedomworks. (WARNING! That’s a Freedom Works link!)

    The radio commercial was hilarious. A bunch of people saying how fantastic it was using FreedomConnector to “get more freedom.” And indeed that’s one of the rotating slogans at the top of the page: “Find more freedom — right in your own backyard!”

    There’s a giant map with locations of other Freedomly minded people and groups, and above it the slogan reads: “Connect to the nation-wide freedom movement.”

    The whole thing, from the radio ad to the online crap is just hilariously awful. If someone were creating a parody of wingnut Facebook, they couldn’t do a better job.

  24. 24.

    adolphus

    @Mr Stagger Lee:

    What? Another NCAA football scandal? Is it Monday already?

    I know rules are rules and all, and you need to enforce them, but can they just allow the players to be payed already. So many people and organizations making millions and this OSU thing started with some players trading their uniforms for free tattoos or some piddly shit? God Forbid money grubbing players besmirch the sparkly clean name of the Tostitos bowl brought to you by Nike, Exxon/Mobil and the good people at Pfizer.

    Just pay the players already and be done with it. Jeebus.

  26. 26.

    Amir_Khalid

    Still feel like I came out on the losing end of a brawl. Slowly recovering, though.

    @General Stuck:

    And the best documentary ever on Vietnam, as far as soldiers themselves telling their own stories is on You Tube. Dear America – Letters Home From Vietnam. For anyone interested.

    Saw that on bootleg video, back in the day. (Bootleg video, on VHS back then and DVD now, is a great resource for the Malaysian movie buff; you see stuff that is not necessarily all that “offensive”, but which the theater chains would never bring in.) First time the song Born In The USA moved me to tears.

  28. 28.

    Maude

    @RossInDetroit:
    Heard that Battle Creek got a big storm.
    In NJ, we had an early morning heavens opened up with thunder and lightning. The day has been hot and humid.
    It’s too hot for this early.

  29. 29.

    Josie

    @Amir_Khalid: Glad you are doing better. I remember you said that your teeth were damaged in the accident. Will they be able to fix those?

  30. 30.

    Bill Murray

    @Mr Stagger Lee: after the interim guy’s season, OSU will go heavy for Urban Meyer. Well they are probably going hard after Meyer now, despite what they said about the interim, but meter won’t go this year

  31. 31.

    khead

    It was so hot today we left the pool.

    I never leave the pool unless threatened.

  32. 32.

    khead

    Also, I’m hoping for a Chucky (Gruden) hire at Ohio State.

    That would be quality entertainment.

  33. 33.

    RossInDetroit

    @Maude:

    A colossal storm front went across MI yesterday. Sirens and everything. But a big hole in it passed right over us. The Thumb and Cleveland got drowned. It just turned green and sprinkled here.
    But it’s been a very wet spring overall. averaging a half inch of rain every other day. You cannot rent a wet vac or carpet cleaner now. Just can’t.
    I don’t mind the sweaty and sticky weather too much but it really bothers my wife.

  34. 34.

    Linda Featheringill

    Hot and humid in NE Ohio.

    I expanded my container garden today, planting snow peas, beans, lettuce, and cucumber seeds. And I am exhausted.

    If this country collapses and we are all thrown back to the technology of the 19th Century, I’ll be in trouble!

  35. 35.

    Chuck Butcher

    It is 66F here in NE OR and trying to rain. Typical May/early June – rainy and cool to chilly. I can about figure 2 more weeks of this and then very dry and warm to hot. (hot – mid 90s occasional 100)

  36. 36.

    moonbat

    We’re having our first heat wave of the season in Philly. Won’t get a break from the 90s until Thursday. Haven’t been able to motivate myself to do more than wash the dog and make a peach pie all weekend long.

  37. 37.

    artem1s

    @adolphus:

    well, its a little more complicated. The FBI was conducting a sting on a drug ring when they found the evidence of the sales of the memorabilia to the tattoo parlor. I doubt that the tats were the only thing being bartered. Tressel’s problems started when he passed on information to Pryor’s ‘mentor’ via email about the sting and didn’t inform the university or the NCAA. Maybe so he could protect the players, maybe so he could keep the players eligible for a big game. Who knows what else may have been going on and when he knew it. cover ups will always bite you in the end.

  39. 39.

    Mnemosyne

    Oddly chilly here in So Cal, at least for us — 75 degrees and 20% humidity. It may be another cool summer, which would be nice for us but would suck for the rest of the country, judging by how last year’s weather patterns went.

  40. 40.

    Yutsano

    The weather says it officially broke 60 here in Seattle. I think they lied. At this rate we’ll be lucky to break 80 by August. BTW I love it.

  41. 41.

    burnspbesq

    Upper 70s, no humidity to speak off, nice onshore breeze.

    It rained for a bit early Saturday morning, and rain in late May is very unusual for SoCal.

    Still a lot of snow in the eastern Sierras. There may be skiing at Mammoth over Fourth of July weekend. Yosemite website says “there is no estimated opening date for the Tioga Road.”

  42. 42.

    Maude

    @RossInDetroit:
    I read your comment yesterday about seeing the green color in the sky. It is sometimes seen before a tornado. I saw it here once and there was a small twister about 30 miles south of here.

  44. 44.

    hilts

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist:

    John King is giving Chris Matthews a run for his money with his ridiculous, over-the-top Palin coverage. King’s latest defense: a bunch of people waited hours in the hot sun in Gettysburg to catch a glimpse of Sarah, so CNN has to be here.

    Ruth Marcus is a goddamn disgrace. Anytime she appears on tv, she should have to wear a sign that reads: Hit me.

  45. 45.

    madmommy

    The official high temp today was 90, but the thermometer on my car said 96 when I left work. Forecast is to hit 98 by midweek. Humidity at 52% and no appreciable rain in well over a month. Not at all the usual for south Louisiana. I too am worried about what is in store for hurricane season. Especially since the Gulf water temp is already pushing 80 degrees.

    This time of year I always wonder why in the hell I stay here.

  48. 48.

    cdmarine

    This is what I’m currently drinking to cool down:

    1 part chipotle vodka (Hangar One)
    1 part lime juice
    3 parts peanut butter vodka (Nut Liquor)
    6 parts ginger ale
    Serve over ice.

    Been tweaking the recipe for a bit and this tastes pretty perfect. Gingery and nutty up front, bright and peppery out the back (let’s hope it doesn’t have that effect tomorrow, as well).

    Trying to come up with a name for it. I’m thinking maybe “Dirty Little Nut Liquor” or “Thai-d Up Nuts”.

  49. 49.

    Yutsano

    @MikeJ: Lies. Lies and slander. And if it’s nice and sunny while I’m stuck 20 stories up until sunset…why, I shall just have to be put out I will!

  51. 51.

    RossInDetroit

    @Maude:

    I keep an eye out for that green sky. 3 years ago it happened and a tornado in my home town killed 2 people, tossed a baby (unharmed) a half mile and yanked the entire roof off of my dad’s house. All true.
    And they say the Midwest is boring.

  56. 56.

    Ron

    Am I the only person that can’t see “mojito” and not think of Brian from Family Guy saying “mojito”?

  58. 58.

    Yutsano

    @MikeJ: That’s my normal schedule. I vacate the Jackson Federal Building around 8:30, I’m usually out of the garage about ten minutes later, and if I make no stops I’m home by about 9ish. So I get to enjoy the very tail end of the day. Sometimes. At least they pulled all overtime so I have to leave on schedule no matter what.

  59. 59.

    srv

    I’ve gotten so used to seeing the rest of the country colored fireman red on weather maps. Balmy sunny 60 degrees here in SF.

    Moron painters painted the windows shut, will have to work on that pending climate change.

  61. 61.

    BillinGlendaleCA (aka 10amla)

    @MikeJ:

    They say that Friday it could hit 70° in Seattle.

    Break out the Coppertone.

    {When I lived up there, the natives really did start tanning when it got to 70. I, being from CA, thought they were stark raving mad. :)}

  62. 62.

    khead

    @Yutsano:

    At least they pulled all overtime so I have to leave on schedule no matter what.

    You too? Uncle Sam shut down OT for me a while back. I’d have to check email to see exactly when. 5-6 weeks ago maybe?

  64. 64.

    darkmatter

    In the middle of watching Murder By Death and enjoying seeing Truman Capote chew up the scenery.

  65. 65.

    srv

    @ABL: I love when southern visitors come in the summer and want to go to Napa. “Great! We can see what the weather is like in TX!”

    Then I take them to our 40 degree beach to cool off.

  66. 66.

    ellie

    It was hot today in NW Ohio. When I checked the temp about two hours ago the TWC said 89 degrees. I have my A/C on because I have a 15-year-old Shar Pei who was panting and flopping around and it was freaking me out. No rain today, which is nice because it has been raining every day for weeks it seems. It is steamy and humid but then this place used to be a swamp so it seems like it is fighting to become one again.

  67. 67.

    Amir_Khalid

    @Josie:
    Two of my front teeth can be patched up; one was broken at the gum line and had to be extracted. I’m getting a denture for that one.

  68. 68.

    RossInDetroit

    @ellie:
    At 9:00 pm it’s still 83 degrees & muggy. Mrs. InD is out walking Doglius because if there’s an opportunity for smells and adventure he doesn’t give a damn about the heat. Maybe he’ll be tired and quiet for the rest of the evening.
    He and I were outdoors this afternoon and I was bored so I was talking earnestly to him about a bush I was trimming. I was really into it and suddenly he ran up to this attractive woman who was, like, 4 feet behind me walking by on the sidewalk. While I talked animatedly to a dog and clipped a yew.
    At that point there is no way to signal to a stranger I am not a Crazy Old Man.

  69. 69.

    MikeJ

    At that point there is no way reason to signal to a stranger I am not a Crazy Old Man.

  70. 70.

    Josie

    @Amir_Khalid: It’s amazing what they can do with cosmetic dentistry. My son had to have similar work done and he has a lovely smile now. It’s not fun, but you’ll like the results.

  71. 71.

    Uncle Clarence Thomas

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    I’m celebrating Memorial Day by listening to President Obama honor those he sent to their deaths, as well as those he honors by making perfectly rational exceptionalist excuses for their killing of innocent, unexceptional civilian women, children, and men.
    .
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  72. 72.

    Shoemaker-Levy 9

    La Nina here on the left coast. 58 degrees and showers every damn day since last November. Let me ask you, you east coasters complain that there’s no global warming because you keep having hard winters, do you guys go the opposite direction when it’s 95 degrees and 95% humidity in May? Do people say, “oh my god, global warming is so true!” Because we left coasters tend to keep an even keel about these things.

  73. 73.

    Sly

    @Uncle Clarence Thomas:

    I’m celebrating Memorial Day by listening to President Obama honor those he sent to their deaths, as well as those he honors by making perfectly rational exceptionalist excuses for their killing of innocent, unexceptional civilian women, children, and men.

    It must be satisfying to so steadfastly uphold a standard under which all 44 Presidents of the United States are, categorically and by necessity, war criminals. I don’t think I’d have the energy for it.

    How does one build up their sanctimony muscles, anyway? Taking a dump in the middle of the living room and sticking your own nose in it for hours to grow accustomed to the fragrance?

  74. 74.

    burnspbesq

    @Uncle Clarence Thomas:

    You mean the wars that your boys Bush and Cheney started for no good reason, and that Obama is trying to find a way out of?

    To paraphrase Brad DeLong, “why oh why can’t we have a better troll corps?”

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