At sea

Ah…that confirms the rumors!

No question of paternity here. Not with that smile. everyone say it with me now…. “Awwwww! Cute!” (Nice job on the sweater, ST.)

I have a grandson coming in the next week or so. I can only hope he is as cute and happy.
And there is nothing better than redheads. Nothing. I will fight you on this.

What a great little matey, arrr. And just in time to celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day. (Only 7 more shopping days. Or wait for the day and just plunder.)
ST–that’s a work of art Cap’n Baz is wearing.

Dale, a size 2, huh? That’s interesting, dear. (Show-off!)

It is Pat!, congratulations på komme av da birth av din grandchild! Ha det godt! Ja?

aw, thanks kids! It was fun to knit that with Baz in mind! He fills it out well.

Soon as I finish remodeling the house I’ll take orders, Dale! (sheesh! sz 2? Ann, help me here.)

I am pleased to announce the start up of the Large Hadron Collider in Europe earlier today. This scientific structure will accelerate atoms to near speed of light velocities and collide them head on to each other in hopes of unraveling the mysteries of the Big Bang.

Though many have expressed concern that the massive machine may produce a black hole that will suck the entire solar system into a sphere the size of Manhattan, some scientists scoff at such lunacy and predict that probably won’t happen. France’s best engineers - the same brilliant intuitive minds that brought us the Peugeot, the Citroën, and the Maginot Line - have assured the public that this will not happen under optimum conditions.

So rest easy America and remember that the Large Hadron Collider is 5000 miles from the East Coast. And if we all perish, what has the Universe really lost anyway?

Steve, my two Peugeot pepper grinders have been reliably smashing peppercorns for fifteen years or so. They seem to get good mileage, although their transmissions seem to be all torque and no speed.

Cheers

Yes, Goering’s comment seems very familiar.

And I suspect that a widespread and very strong belief that “it can’t happen here” is exactly what prevents many people from seeing what’s happening here.

I was at he gym the other day,where I am often forced to come into contact with Fox Opinion. The lead story for that hour was about the US unpreparedness for a chemical/biological/nuclear/your-own-worst-nightmare-here attack. Nothing new about that, mind you, but they were covering it like was a fresh idea and nobody had ever heard such a thing before. The opinioncaster seemed flummoxed by the non-news. I muttered an expletive over the blatant manipulation of our mass fear-o-meters, and was greeted with glares from my fellow cardio addicts for my apparent “lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger.” Silly me.

9-10-2008

Dear Diary,

Have I ever told you that I hate DC? No? Well, I hate this goddamn town!!! I’ve been working 2 shifts/day signing all these drilling permits that the oil companies are jamming through before the inauguration of the next president, may God have mercy on his soul - right after He’s finished with damning this town.

Carpal tunnel syndrome kicked in with a vengeance three weeks ago and when I tried to go to the doctor, Cheney sent one of his thick necked pit bulls (no lipstick on this one, at least not during working hours) to stand over me and keep me signing.

I tried to requisition Rumsfeld’s electronic signature machine, but it is the last of its kind and it is worn slap out. I guess Rummy did have a lot of condolence letters to sign, but that does not excuse one from practicing routine maintenance and lubrication on government property, for christ sakes!

I may have way out, though. Apparently the Denver Office of Interior has been running a petroleum industry fueled brothel and kickback scheme. Cheney growled at me over the phone to “ignore that whole fucking thing and keep signing those fucking permits, you fucking jerk-off!!! I’ll take care of this fucking scandal!”

When the pit bull went to the can, I took a five minute break to look at my contract that I swore to uphold when I took over Interior. Yup, there it is in black and white. I am responsible for “the conduct of all employees and should assure compliance with the rules of law, whenever necessary.” I’m out of here! Besides all those limp-wristed, pinko Democrats have pretty much cleared out from their convention in Denver.

You know, I thought, I smelled reefer the last time I was in that office. (I wonder if there’s any left…)

Dirk

SeattleTammy & Adam~

You both do very good work!

Why yes Virginia, there is an Uncle Sam, and he wants…

Sorry, wrong mythic figure.

Um, I frequently get taken for being a guy if I just put “Sam”, and Ms. Sam sounded a little too preschool-teachery; Aunt Sam seemed like a good compromise.

Here’s another fun fact: my maiden name is Adams. Back in the day when I had a job that came with business cards, that got me more than one free beer.

Aunt Sam — Apparently, Obama’s gonna be on Letterman tonight and will explain that the lipstick-on-a-pig comment was directed to McCain. And Letterman, unlike the TV news wonks, actually cares about getting the facts right.

By the way, Johnny McPOW used the same expression not too long ago … referring to one Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Is there any depth to which these folks won’t stoop?

Anyone wondering what lipstick on a pig looks like, here’s an illustration.

http://anothermonkey.blogspot.com/2008/09/how-to-fight-like-karl-rove. html

There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don’t know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.

You know that your spin has gone too far when even normally supportive people scoff:

“For anyone to say that Barack Obama consciously compared Mrs. Palin to a pig is unfair.”
BILL O’REILLY, Fox anchor, blasting the McCain campaign and the media for insinuating that the Democrat’s use of the phrase “lipstick on a pig” referred to the Republican vice-presidential nominee

Evidently Elizabeth Hasselback on The View (also a outspoken republican backer) said that it was ridiculous too and that she never took it that way. It was clear he was using the expression to refer to McCain’s policies.

I saw that sweater when ST was working on it–she’s an artist! And it looks fab on Baby Baz.

Bishop Anselmo told me today that the singer Madonna dedicated the song “Like a Virgin” to me - Joseph Ratzinger. Does anyone know how that song goes?

Cardinal Bernard Law says she trying to make fun of us Holy men. “Celibate, Like a Virgin, get it?” I actually don’t think Bernard Law is all that holy.

Only 4 more giving-a-shit days until Constitution Day.

Never has Murray’s Mantra been more apparent

Republicans are ruthless,
Democrats are gutless,
Americans are idiots.

Here are the ads that I wish Obama would run.

Announcer: “The McCain Campaign believes that intelligence, proven judgment, and issues are unimportant. They think that Americans want their next leader to be just like them, a person of the people.

We ask you just one question. How many homes do you own?

If you can even answer this question you are not like McCain.

What is your definition of elite?” (Fade to black)

My other would be:

(Print on screen)

McCain says Obama wants to teach kindergartners sex-ed—–Lie!
Palin says that she said “Thanks but No thanks” to the bridge–Lie!
McCain says that Obama will raise your taxes——————Lie!
Palin says that she rejected earmarks————————-Lie!

(This would go on and on with all of the proven lies that the McCain campaign has made).

Announcer: “If they lie to you during the campaign, do you think they will tell the truth once they are in the White House?”

I’m glad Obama is finally taking off the kid gloves and starting to run harder-hitting commercials. What have he and his campaign been waiting for? CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN!!!! Would somebody please ask Hillary’s people how it’s supposed to be done? Yes, it will be grueling. Yes, it will be exhausting. But if it doesn’t happen, we’re gonna LOSE this. For the THIRD TIME IN A ROW. History will never forgive us for failing again.

I stopped by the local Obama headquarters to see about getting more yard signs, window signs (they call them “placards”, but they work just fine in windows), anything. And they were all out, or so they said. Which worries me. I live in Northeastern Pennsylvania, a battleground region of a battleground state. And I am not seeing Obama signs saturating the area. Why the hell aren’t they giving them out like candy?

Actually, they weren’t out of placards. They had two dozen of them in a 4×6 array, taped to the wall as a decoration. WTF? Those would be much more effective in the windows of twenty-four houses. But they weren’t available.

I put my name down on a list to be notified when more yard signs come in, and a volunteer suggested that maybe he could hook me up with a sign if I were to sign up as a volunteer. I explained to him that I would like to volunteer, but as a blogger who occasionally gets into the down-and-dirty street-fighting of the blogosphere, I wasn’t sure if the campaign would want me as a volunteer - or, worse, that they might demand I tune down my posts to a level that falls within guidelines set by the campaign. And I’m not about to do that.

(Anybody here who has a blog: Are you doing your part? The blogosphere is HUGE, and we can influence a lot of people at once. WE NEED TO WIN THIS.)

The volunteer did head to the back room to see what he could do - and on the way, he looked back and said “Are you a Catholic?” I was to tired from a long week to be flustered by the inappropriateness of this question, so contrary to what certain newly-minted Catholics and mafia-hugging parish-closing union-busting bishops might say, I said “Yes.”

He replied with something like, “Oh, we’ve got a good one for you, then.” What was it? “Catholics for Obama”? Something playing up Biden’s local roots and pro-choice views?

No. It was one of the green-and-white “O’Bama” signs from Saint Patrick’s Day. Yes, it was very nice, and shows up in windows better than the drab blue-and-white standard Obama signs. But what the hell did it have to do with being Catholic? Being Irish, maybe. But Catholic? St. Patrick’s Day has as much to do with being Catholic as St. Valentine’s Day.

So. I’ll stop by again soon. I’d like some more stuff, and I’m quite willing to pay for it, now. But at this point I don’t think the Obama Campaign can afford to be stingy. Saturate! Encourage people to proudly display their support! And CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN!

I don’t know, hedera. I’m a suburban white woman, within a few months of Sarah Palin’s age. My girlfriends range from a decade older to a decade younger. A good 90% of us do not care for her. The few who do tend to be one-issue voters. The Dems weren’t gonna get them anyway.

The whole-mocking-of-community-organizers thing doesn’t play well here. It’ll be interesting to see how the article coming out on the front page of the Sunday NY Times affects the game.

Aunt Sam, I’m delighted to hear that you and your friends can’t stand her either. Maybe there’s hope.

If you mean the NYT article headlined Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed Foes, I’m just reading it on the web. Amazing how close the detail is to Anne Kilkenny’s Letters from Wasilla.

I particularly like this quote: “Interviews show that Ms. Palin runs an administration that puts a premium on loyalty and secrecy.” No wonder McCain likes her; she’s right in Dubya’s ballpark.

I was also amused by the aide who phoned a local blogger, informed her that she should be ashamed of herself, and told her to “Stop blogging right now!” Elect this woman and we can kiss the first amendment goodbye. Not to mention that anyone who disagrees with her publicly goes straight onto an enemies list that rivals Dick Nixon’s.

If Alaska wants to allow itself to be run by this woman and her high school buddies (see the NYT article in fascinating detail), that’s their choice; but as Harold said, we need to act to keep this woman thousands of miles from the White House. At this point the fact that McCain is at the head of the ticket is almost irrelevant.

Sarah Palin: George W. Bush in drag.