ESerafina42's Comments (1986)

“Amen and hallelujah, Adartist777! I do similar work - maybe we creative people don't need to be hooked up to one of these devices all the time. :)”

“"Publishing has been hit hard this year: There have been bookstore closings across the country, big layoffs at publishing houses, warnings that the business model can't survive, the looming challenge of e-readers such as the Kindle and e-books."

Not to mention Sarah Palin publishing (you notice I don't say "writing") a screed. Blockbuster? Only thanks to all those bulk sales to right-wing organizations that then turn around and give them away.”

“Who else finds it hilarious (if a bit disturbing, when you think of it) that Glenn Beck and the Pope are neck and neck, or that Dubya came in second, even if it was only with 4%?”

“Actually, she fancied she was channeling Queen Esther, another former beauty pageant contestant with a lot more moxie, given that she was facing actual, you know, DEATH.”

“Tell that to all the people whose loved ones the same God allowed to die, by that logic.”

“What do you want to bet he's already been auditioning for #3?”

“I think that's the point - he doesn't deserve much.”

“"The nomination of Dawn Johnsen to be the head of the Office of Legal Counsel at DOJ, a critical post, is now truly dead. If Ms. Johnsen is to serve, she will have to be renominated by Barack Obama and start over. She never got the up or down vote promised as soon as the Senate had done healthcare, she never got an ounce of support from the Administration that nominated her, and a year of her life was taken in what certainly appears to be a cowardly and demeaning political ploy."

http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/12/25/why-was-dawn-johnsen-nomination-killed/

This is *not* change I can believe in.”

“Ooooooooooooooo - a "solid rumor." Well, I guess it's time for them to bring out the stones and warm up the throwing arms. Who will throw the first one - Larry Craig? David Vitter? Mark Foley? John Ensign?”

“There's a difference between "thinking women are beautiful" and not being able to keep your pants zipped. I pity your wife, if you're married and anything like him.”

“Actually, I believe that Barney is purple. :)”

“How about bringing back saltpeter. :)”

“There she goes, lyin' again. You betcha!”

“How do you rate two books at once, when you may only have read one or only be interested in one?”

“Jason Carter, who is running in a district with a vocal Jewish population, said in a statement that his grandfather's letter was unrelated to his campaign and hailed the apology as a "great step towards reconciliation."

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Oh, no - I'm sure it's *purely* coincidental.”

“That seems a little extreme, Angela, but taking another look at those dollar amounts, maybe not so much.”

“Yeah, I remember that whole "Mission Accomplished" thing - Chris was practically *swooning* over Dubya. Who can forget this?

"We're proud of our president. Americans love having a guy as president, a guy who has a little swagger, who's physical, who's not a complicated guy like [former President Bill] Clinton or even like [former Democratic presidential candidates Michael] Dukakis or [Walter] Mondale, all those guys, [George] McGovern. They want a guy who's president. Women like a guy who's president. Check it out. The women like this war. I think we like having a hero as our president. It's simple. We're not like the Brits. We don't want an indoor prime minister type, or the Danes or the Dutch or the Italians, or a [Russian Federation President Vladimir] Putin. Can you imagine Putin getting elected here? We want a guy as president."

To say nothing of the nerve of believing that he has any credentials for opining on what women like!”

“The picture says it all - three out-of-touch old white guys. And I'm starting to wonder about the 40-something black guy.”

“Obviously you've never seen Rachel Maddow's show - she often has people on who disagrees with her, and she argues with them respectfully. Chris Matthews also has people on with whom he doesn't agree, but he also has a tendency to talk over them, so maybe he belongs on Fox. Fox people either shout down their "guests" or cut their mics.”

“She lived to the age of 67. I don't know why the fact that she "drank" gold means ipso facto that that was what killed her. I would think it would be more likely that Catherine de Medici, Henri's wife, poisoned her.”

“Anne Boleyn's hair was dark, as were her eyes. Elizabeth got her eyes from her mother and her red hair from her father.”

“Yeah, Sarah - you've got a million bucks - no need to pinch pennies now.”

“Also, she and her ilk seem to hate America these days, so if that's what she believes, maybe they should leave.

Note: Unlike them, I'm not saying that if you don't like the President, you hate America. They appear to believe that the things most Americans want (like a public option) are evil and "socialistic," however.”

“Go. Away. Ralph. You are, and have been for the past decade, part of the problem, not part of the solution. The only time we hear from you is when you're griping about something. You may have done good things in the past, but now you're the left's Joe Lieberman, a whiny, self-absorbed naysayer. Howard Dean, on the other hand, has worked hard for past several years, so he has the credibility you lack.”

“An interesting comment from the director about the original film:

"In a recent interview in The Telegraph about the upcoming New Moon film, The Golden Compass director Chris Weitz speaks out about studio interference in his adaptation of Philip Pullman’s book.

'All I can say is that with The Golden Compass, I didn't get to make the movie I had planned to make. When I look at the film, at the casting and certain scenes, I'm very happy. As for the final product, I can't vouch for that.'

"So does he regret making the film? 'I wouldn't have made it had I known how it would pan out, but I learned a lot.' Such as? 'For a start, I learned that you have to be in complete agreement about what kind of film you are going to make at the beginning of the process with the studio!'"
http://www.bridgetothestars.net/news/chris-weitz-expresses-disappointment-with-the-golden-compass-film/”