It's like 40 pounds of avocado sauce smeared across your boss
Know what I'm saying?
You don't know when it's comin'
Know what I'm saying?
It's like 45 horses running through the graveyard with yellow panties
That *&%! is cold!
Fashion
(Beck - "In A Cold Ass Fashion")
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John Rawls
Robert Nozick
Joe Strummer
Billy Bragg
Eugene Debs
Howard Zinn
Noam Chomsky
Peter Kropotkin
Emma Goldman
Brendan Behan
Sam Dolgoff
Frank Rich
Augustin Souchy
Gaston Leval
Mikhail Bakunin
Stephen Colbert
David Cross & Bob Odenkirk
The Marx Brothers
Hmm... you think picking an Hispanic VP is going to get those old white ladies to finally get onboard? I don't think so!
Obama will pick a white VP with some southern roots. I hope it's not Edwards again. I hated seeing Edwards holding hands with that knob John Kerry. Yuck.
I predict Obama will pick someone like Russ Feingold, Al Gore, or Michael Bloomberg. posted 05/12/2008 at 03:45:14
Kristol needs to be put down like a rabid dog.
Gephardt? That's insane. Obama should pick Russ Feingold. posted 05/12/2008 at 03:40:54
If those voters in West Virginia will not vote for Obama, they will never vote for a black man. Obama couldn't be any more sincere, articulate or intelligent, and they still won't vote for him. The people over 60 just don't get it, but maybe they'll change their mind when they see how good things turn out under President Obama. posted 05/12/2008 at 03:37:15
You'd think Bill Clinton would be aware that we are hep to his finger-wagging nonsense by now. Every time he wags that finger, I hear him saying:
"I did not have sexual relations with that woman."
Oh, silly Billy, but you DID! Now go away and let us keep a few good memories of you. posted 05/09/2008 at 23:34:40
I agree.
Clinton loaned herself the $11.4M. It's her money she gambled with and now she's lost. She still has another $90M, so why in hell would Obama feel he had to take any of that debt?
Clinton can just write another check to Mark Penn for the $10M he is owed, end of story. posted 05/09/2008 at 23:32:40
You've actually got it mixed up. The two expressions are:
1. pass muster
2. cut the mustard
Have a latte on me, VolvoBirk. Here is some evidence to back it up:
[quote]
This expression meaning "to achieve the required standard" is
first recorded in an O. Henry story of 1902: "So I looked around
and found a proposition [a woman] that exactly cut the mustard."
Other theories are that it is a corruption of the military phrase
"to pass muster" ("muster", from Latin _monstrare_="to show", means
"to assemble (troops), as for inspection"); that it refers to the
practice of adding vinegar to ground-up mustard seed to "cut" the
bitter taste; that it literally means "cut mustard" as an example of
a difficult task, mustard being a relatively tough crop that grows
close to the ground; and that it literally means "cut mustard" as
an example of an easy task (via the negative expression "can't
even cut the mustard"), mustard being easier to cut at the table
than butter.
Source: [Mark Israel, 'Phrase Origins: "cut the mustard"', The alt.usage.english FAQ file,(line 4610), (29 Sept 1997)] [/quote] posted 05/09/2008 at 23:30:16
We will not need her.
Clinton's machine involves already questionable lieutenants like Mark Penn, James Carville, and others whose day has already come and gone.
We will need Democrats to come out and vote. Clinton can go sulk, soak her head, grow a beard, whatever she wants to do. If she wants to get behind our candidate, great, but I'd prefer it if she just went back to the Senate and carried on.
No more Bill, no more Hillary.
Ding-dong, the witch is dead. posted 05/09/2008 at 23:26:32
If they have a "joint fundraiser" they should invite Cheech & Chong to host. posted 05/09/2008 at 23:23:33
If you were a Democrat, you're still one now. Your threats are hilarious. Go run into the arms of John McCain. If you're that stupid, you deserve him as President. posted 05/08/2008 at 02:25:35
Thank you for leaving. Don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out. posted 05/08/2008 at 02:22:54
I don't want McClinton anywhere near the White House. I can just picture McClinton being a thorn in President Obama's side every week, as she and Bill go charging off recklessly.
No, let McClinton stay in the Senate and relearn what it means to be a Democrat. She's been playing this election season as a Republican, and she needs to get back to basics. posted 05/08/2008 at 02:18:47
jbsouth is another name for Criswell! posted 05/08/2008 at 02:16:45
I agree. It's been 7 long years of keeping one's head down and not discussing politics with foreigners. I sometimes can't believe how debased, avaricious, and cowardly this Bush administration has been. It will indeed feel nice to be proud of the current America again. posted 05/08/2008 at 01:48:23
We get your point from the first 100 times you posted it. Now go to bed! posted 05/08/2008 at 01:44:40
I'm sure Nicole Kidman is not losing any sleep over this. Why say she was "dumped"? Kidman was the face for the campaign for several years, and now there's a new face. I think this is mean-spirited for no reason.
Btw, I am not a fan of her acting. I just think it's lame to try and create controversy where non exists. posted 05/07/2008 at 13:18:06
It's great that Madonna is using her wealth and fame to adopt a child right when her new album is out. I'm sure there's no connection.
I wonder if Madonna considered selling some of her belongings to finance a way for the boy to stay with his father? How much more money do you need, Madonna? Why not see what a few million dollars out of your own bank account can do for that village in Malawi? Maybe it can keep a family together.
Rich people: you are all going to hell when you die. posted 05/07/2008 at 13:22:54
Lisa, take your stupid dating site and cram it. All you do is spam spam spam about it.
Moderators: please ban. posted 05/07/2008 at 13:20:25
I used to think that "American Idol" was a pre-emptive strike against good music of the future, that kids watching and listening to this crap would be so steeped in vacuous, hyperventilated pop songs that they would forever be damaged.
Now, "AI" has the contestants perform classic rock songs, which I would guess is to assuage such fears. But I remain unconvinced. Seeing this dork with the dreads butcher a Dylan song might make some of the sheeple go out and find Dylan's original, so there is some small hope, but it also might warn kids off Dylan for decades.
I wonder what Dylan himself thinks about this latest televised assault. posted 05/07/2008 at 13:10:13
You're on. I'd bet a million bucks on Bruce Lee. posted 05/07/2008 at 01:48:16
Ha ha ha! Funny stuff.
Maybe you can help McClinton with her little problem of her campaign being bankrupt. Is she going to loan herself more money so that she can say more people are supporting her?
IT'S OVER. posted 05/07/2008 at 01:45:12
Leave the thinking to the adults. It's clear that you are having a really difficult time understand the election results. I'll make it really simple for you:
1.) Obama won a bigger state with more delegates by over 14%. Therefore, Obama will gain a significantly higher number of superdelegates and popular votes.
2.) Clinton won by 2% or less. She needed a major win, in double digits. She and Obama will effectively split the votes there, meaning, today's election was another win in Obama's column.
Now take your meds. posted 05/07/2008 at 01:43:13
Get your aluminum foil deflector beanie in place before you go to sleep tonight. posted 05/07/2008 at 01:38:52
Brother, I hope you're right! posted 05/07/2008 at 01:37:33
Just....stop. Please. You're making yourself look both stupid and hysterical. Obama picked up more delegates and more popular votes than Clinton. Sorry to burst your bubble. posted 05/07/2008 at 01:36:56
I think Limbaugh should be indicted for tampering with Federal elections. posted 05/07/2008 at 01:35:46
Let's hope someone perfects these lab-grown meats. You're right about the ecological damage the meat industry causes, as well as the billions of animal deaths every year just to make the dinner menu.
If consumers can't taste the difference, there's no reason they would continue to use meat had by slaughter.
It might take more than common sense, however, as for some reason many Americans feel it is their god-given right to eat as much meat as possible, and the more damage it does to the world and the more suffering that goes into their meal, the happier they seem to be.
For these people, I suggest we put THEM on the menu. posted 05/05/2008 at 16:30:48
Because it sounds an awful lot like "we all know Gore will beat that dummy Bush, why are you getting so uptight about it".
Even though it sounds unbelievable, we've been surprised before and don't want to be surprised again. posted 05/05/2008 at 13:23:41
Polls prove nothing. It's ironic that a McClinton supporter would try and paint her as the underdog. You guys are too funny. posted 05/05/2008 at 13:22:19
Hillary Clinton has become the biggest recruiting tool for the Republican party since the hostages were taken in Tehran.
Hillary Clinton is making a laughingstock of the Democratic Party by even contemplating the "nuclear option" of completely subverting the nomination process.
ATTENTION HOWARD DEAN: It's time to get off the fence and stop this madness. Obama supporters will never give another dime to the DNC if you allow this Hillary Clinton THEFT of our election.
HILLARY - OUT NOW! posted 05/05/2008 at 13:20:50
I agree. If Hillary uses these dirty tricks to destroy the Democratic hope of a win in November, her name will be sung with the same praises as BENEDICT ARNOLD. posted 05/05/2008 at 00:28:03
It's an accurate term, in that if Hillary "deploys" this tactic, there will be nothing left of either the Democratic party or our chances of winning in November.
I promise you that if Clinton tries to use some black magic to "seat" the delegates who were ruled out of bounds, and thereby snatches the nomination from Obama, there will be no more Democratic Party.
I will not rally to Clinton, and I can guarantee you that any fair-minded person will agree. Clinton will be left with the sweet taste of ashes in her mouth, and McCain will waltz to the White House. posted 05/05/2008 at 00:23:43
One can only hope that the Stepford Wives who watch Fox News may finally be liberated via their pubic hairs, and from there we may hope they can inch their way to enlightenment.
I say we as progressives fully embrace the shaved movement. I can't wait to see the new Apple ads featuring the pioneers of shavery, just like those iconic images of MLK, Gandhi, Amelia Earhart, et al.
Who will pose the question to Hillary? posted 05/03/2008 at 19:17:00
If Bill Clinton starts getting hum-jobs from interns again, I'm sure Obama would call Rev. Wright to see if he could go counsel the Clintons AGAIN.
You don't want to go waving that stick, jackass, 'cause we will beat you to death with it. posted 05/03/2008 at 13:51:00
*yawn*
It's so boring to keep reading the 'sour grapes' comments of McClinton supporters. Sorry that reality is just not skewing your way, pal, but get used to it. posted 05/03/2008 at 13:49:26
John Gibson is the Lucky Pierre when Ted Haggard and Larry Craig come to town.
I was not aware that Rachel Maddow was a pin-up model. Isn't she on the airwaves because of her opinions and superior intellect? Rachel likes girls: so what, so do I. posted 05/03/2008 at 02:16:09
Keep on talking. The more John "World War 3" McCain (coined by someone else) riffs on policy, the more he is revealed as an empty sock puppet for Bush.
Never interrupt an opponent when they are making a mistake. posted 05/03/2008 at 02:13:26
Kantor was a partner and one of, if not the biggest Hollywood law firm, and then left that to become a US Trade Representative. I think all he did was inform them he could sue Satan and win, and they took the files down gladly. posted 05/02/2008 at 15:55:44
Why would he? Olberman is not a dumbass. posted 05/02/2008 at 15:52:48
If you play Mickey Kantor's YouTube clip backwards, what he really says is:
"Oh... it's my sweet Satan, the one whose power makes me sad... is Satan."
Proof conclusive! posted 05/02/2008 at 15:47:11
Keep on flying, "spaceman." If you ever touch down on reality, let us know. posted 05/02/2008 at 15:43:21
I just hope McClinton supporters don't start spreading the word that they "hope" the Obama camp isn't behind this.
Does this sound like something Obama would condone?! Are you out of your mind?! posted 05/02/2008 at 15:12:42
Was John Lennon being a racist when he wrote "Woman is the Nigger of the World"?
What does the "N" stand for in "NWA"? What is the answer if someone asks, do you say, "it's the n-words with attitude?"
There's also a song by early 80s Texas punk band Big Boys called "White Nigger." In it, the point of the song is solidarity with the downtrodden. Big Boys were one of the first punk bands to have an openly gay member, by the way, so they were not about exclusion.
Richard Pryor's album "That Nigger's Crazy!" doesn't appear to be racist, but if I repeat or (type) the title, am I now a racist?
Was Patty Smith a racist on "Rock N Roll Nigger" when she tried to redefine the term as a badge of honor for any outsiders?
Obviously this story was a bad smear job on Mickey Kantor, but it's also ridiculous to get so bent out of shape over this word, and to pretend that an adult has never uttered the word in their entire life, in anger, in passing or informally. posted 05/02/2008 at 15:10:40
When is Hillary's cozy chat with Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh?
The sad thing is that rightwing blowhards and anti-America idiots like Coulter and Limbaugh urge Republicans to help Hillary win the nomination. The Republicans want to run against Hillary; they fear Obama.
Clinton either doesn't realize this or is willing to make a Faustian bargain to get the nomination. Either way, it's a sad day for the Democratic Party. posted 04/30/2008 at 17:53:15
Exactly. McClinton should just adopt the Pander Bear as the symbol of her campaign. I guess it would look like a panda bear except groveling in the mud. posted 04/30/2008 at 17:45:13
How will Hillary Clinton use this information on absinthe to smear Obama? That's my question. posted 04/30/2008 at 23:18:46
goddamn it, you've taken all the fun away. Now I'm going to just switch over to turkey stuffing infused martinis. posted 04/30/2008 at 23:16:39
Good and informative post, thanks. Also brilliant screen name, Onceler. I saw some truffula tree saplings the other day, so maybe we're in luck. posted 04/30/2008 at 23:15:04
I hope Clemens videotapes his own testimony. I can't wait to see Clemens look into the camera and wag a finger, and intone (just like Bill Clinton) "I did not have sexual relations with that woman!" posted 04/28/2008 at 17:53:29
It's funny that Clintonistas consider the press calling bullshit on Clinton's wild memory exaggerations (since they can't be 'lies') about Serbia, N. Ireland and any number of other things. I don't remember the MSM caning Clinton over her hypocrisy in being counseled by Rev. Wright after Bill got caught and now she claims he's the antichrist.
Clinton made gaffe after gaffe and was taken to task for it. That is hardly the same thing as "a free ride" for Obama. posted 04/26/2008 at 17:45:34
Let's see: Obama MIGHT lose to McCain in November.
Clinton DEFINITELY WILL lose to McCain.
I'm still backing Obama, at least he has a chance. posted 04/26/2008 at 17:41:51
Read the article in the NY Post by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann, linked above. It really puts paid to the notion that Clinton has a chance.
Also, since this site is a news aggregator primarily, you should always click through to the original news item so that the news organizations paying reporters to report can actually get some money from their advertisers and continue to pay those reporters. posted 04/23/2008 at 13:40:53
Yes, because then chuckleheads can't go around blathering that "Clinton won by double digits!" as they have been doing.
If you read (and understood) Creamer's article, you'd know that even 10% is at least 8% less than Clinton needed to alter Obama's easy ride to the nomination.
To recap: Clinton needed at least an 18% margin of victory and actually got only slightly better than half that amount, 9.2%.
Obama will win the nomination. posted 04/25/2008 at 22:48:04
That's enough "THC" for you, unless your cat has been walking across your keyboard and helping you with your typing. posted 04/23/2008 at 13:25:25
The phrase "blue collar" is not hyphenated, dummy. posted 04/23/2008 at 13:22:24
I have no idea. I am not a fan of Clinton. posted 04/23/2008 at 13:21:04
Look not at "what he spent" but what he RAISED. Obama is flush with cash and supporters while Clinton is BROKE as a joke.
It is ridiculous to suggest that in a primary, the candidate that has raised more money and spent it more wisely is somehow "not electable."
After Clinton's massive lead was reduced to 9 or 10 points, and after Obama raised far more campaign cash than Clinton, it is obvious that THE TIDE IS TURNING FOR OBAMA.
Obama is still ahead.
Clinton need a blowout of 65 or 70% of the vote to make up lost ground. In these terms, Clinton is still THE LOSER.
Thanks for playing. posted 04/23/2008 at 13:18:41
Because they are lazy. posted 04/23/2008 at 12:55:09
FLAGGED as "wack-job conspiracy theory nut." posted 04/23/2008 at 12:54:32
He's "sad" and you're the one saying he "dose not deserve to vote or live in this country"?
He doesn't have to explain his vote to you, shmanky. We are free to vote for whomever we want, and some people might want to vote their conscience instead of engage in a political zero-sum game, as you seem to advocate.
You are the one who is truly pathetic. posted 04/23/2008 at 12:53:14
Obama's speech was magnificent.
I cannot recall an instant in my lifetime when listening to a President deliver a speech elicited anything other than an overwhelming urge to shut the TV/radio off. How amazing it is to hear a real leader speak.
If somehow Obama does not win the nomination, McCain is our next President. Maybe back before McCain was part of the "Keating 5" I could have voted for him, but he has shown in this campaign he will do anything, say anything, pal up to anyone, to get the nomination. He has no integrity, and frankly, for someone who was tortured to vote against a torture ban is unconscionable. Yes, McCain served in the war, but you know what? The experience evidently dulls over time, and is meaningless now.
Trust me, I think McCain is a douchebag and a craven bonehead, but I would rather have 4 years of McCain, and have a Democrat defeat him in 2012, than to have Republicans in control for the next 20 years.
I honestly feel at this point that if Hillary Clinton becomes president, the right wing will pull out all the stops to make her reign appear as confused, dangerous and imperial as Bush's has been.
Barack Obama makes me want to believe in good government again; to believe in America's promise, to believe in healing racial divide, to believe in fair play. Hillary Clinton just makes me think it's the same old thing coming 'round again. posted 04/23/2008 at 12:51:23
You don't understand the difference between news and opinion. posted 04/24/2008 at 00:19:25
You are really doing a heckuva job being the biggest moron on this website.
I love reading your posts because they are so insane and ridiculous. I only hope you really meant what you wrote, because then you will have proved Republicans incapable of reasoned argument.
You are the imbecilic cheerleader for the nation's biggest idiots. Well done. posted 04/24/2008 at 00:15:57
IF true, it's a good example of both the inanity of the military and the stupidity of having to salute during a song, national or otherwise. posted 04/21/2008 at 11:00:28
Why don't people just stop getting sick! It's so rude and unthoughtful! If all those poor people would either just stay healthy or not have so many kids, then I wouldn't have to worry about my capital gains taxes increasing.
When I sail in my yacht, I'm sailing it for all of us. I sail for America (and Jesus), because a rising tide lifts all boats, and currently my boat is a luxury yacht.
Poor people and sick people are destroying America. posted 04/20/2008 at 13:06:15
I give up: what happens when the working class gets really pissed?
I think the answers are: the price of beer (or gas) is lowered, their woes are blamed on immigrants, and finally they cling to their guns and religion.
Exactly. I'd actually respect her if she cut her own tongue out for her senior thesis and stuck it in a jar for everyone to gape and admire her courage.
She just reminds me of how annoying and pretentious most art students are. Well, when she graduates and has to work for a living, maybe she'll wise up. posted 04/17/2008 at 17:49:08
You said it beautifully.
At first I thought the "artist" was trying to overcome the pain of a miscarriage, but upon reading the article it is as you said, for fun.
If this is an "art" project meant to stir up debate, it has failed miserably. The only debate is whether Shvartz is more idiotic or heartless. We can go 'round on that one for awhile.
This isn't art, even if it is only a hoax. Like that scene in "Ghost World" with the tampon in a teacup, or in "The Moderns" where John Lone says his poodle could shit on a canvas and they would call it art - anything can be labeled "art." This neither sanctions nor justifies it.
Shvartz reminds me of a toddler who has shit her diapers and then flung the contents at a dinner party, screaming, "look at what I made."
Intentionally, repeatedly causing miscarriages is sick and making jokes or hoaxes about it is also sick. Shvartz is a disgusting person. posted 04/17/2008 at 17:45:58
Obama will pick a white VP with some southern roots. I hope it's not Edwards again. I hated seeing Edwards holding hands with that knob John Kerry. Yuck.
I predict Obama will pick someone like Russ Feingold, Al Gore, or Michael Bloomberg. posted 05/12/2008 at 03:45:14