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Posted by DFO at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 11 Oct 12:13 AM:
You simply can't help yourself, can you GLIB? So I'll leave it up to you. One more comment tonight, and you're in the cooler, for who knows how long. It's up to you at this point.Posted by green libertarian at IVA: Just Say No To Gambling Expansion at 11 Oct 12:13 AM:
Your major point, JL, was that gambling was not "biblical" and was condemned therein as a sin. You still haven't provided any evidence to support that.I'm not surprised...
Posted by kendramama at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 11 Oct 12:09 AM:
ChiliHecker DeTerminatorPosted by green libertarian at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 11 Oct 12:06 AM:
The pick of Palin, so worshipped by DFO, for her sexiness to old white guys, (as if anything could save that Straight Talk Express), actually torpedoed the ticket.Duh.
Ya think?
Posted by green libertarian at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 11 Oct 12:01 AM:
zelda, sorry, I was quoting what you referenced about the Repugs in Alaska, but I messed that up. My bad.Posted by zelda at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 11:54 PM:
Green Libertarian - How did my name get mixed up with your comeback to Yabetcha? Are you trying to get me in trouble? I'm on your side of the fence for pete's sake.Posted by Bob at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 11:51 PM:
Nice try rawk, but it was clearly an abuse of power as determined by a bipartisan committee dominated by conservative republicans. You can spin it any way you'd like but it doesn't change the simple fact that Governors don't get to go headhunting after ex family members just because of a messy divorce custody battle involving the Governor's sister.Palin wasn't ready for primetime and McCain and/or his strategists took a huge, one might argue irresponsible, gamble and are now losing big with Sarah.
Remember, most adults with a mature and socially responsible set of moral beliefs and values don't hold to "the ends justifying the means" if it includes stepping outside of the rules.
Posted by green libertarian at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 11:49 PM:
A REPUBLICAN majority of Alaskan legislators judged Palin had abused her authority.What a stick in the craw...
The sexy Palin gams so often featured on HBO, don't make up for that FACT that Saracuda ABUSED her authority, as judged, by her REPUBLICAN party-mates.
Posted by DFO at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 11:40 PM:
GLIB; if you want to blame your inability to quit taking shots at people here re: the current political climate, that's fine with me. Just stop taking the cheap shots. Your uncivil generic posts are annoying but within the boundaries for boorish behavior. Your slams at others here, like the one you took tonight at Ya Betcha, are over the line. I'm wasting my time tonight warning you about something you should already know. I'd recommend that you take my comments as constructive criticism and not try to engage me in some sort of debate about this. You know that our late night chats of this sort usually end up with you in the cooler. So sign off -- and be around to post another day.Posted by rawkmandale at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 11:32 PM:
So all you outraged patriots are upset that the Governor worked to fire a guy who tasered his step son? Gee, how LIBERAL of you! Or, maybe you are just highly biased against this woman.Posted by JIMMYMAC at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 11:28 PM:
ThomG,Was the movie good? I've been wanting to go see it since i saw the trailer for the first time.
Posted by green libertarian at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 11:24 PM:
I'm having enough trouble this election season keeping things civil here.Posted by DFO | 10 Oct 10:53 PM
You're having trouble and angst that so many McLame/Palin supporters are completely ignorant of the facts.
A REPUBLICAN majority of Alaskan legislators judged Palin had abused her authority, which is completely obvious on it's face. Except to the ignorant.
OBAMA'S A TERRORIST!
KILL HIM!
Protect that viewpoint. All you want.
McCain was BOOED today when he tried to calm down the mouth breathers by saying Obama would make a fine president.
Posted by green libertarian at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 11:12 PM:
Sarah Palin debate recap, courtesy the commie-pinko David Letterman. You know, the guy who works for one of the biggest corporations in America.1:25
Posted by JL at IVA: Just Say No To Gambling Expansion at 10 Oct 10:54 PM:
Green Libertarian, sorry I could not finish this the other night. But Ok, The word gamble is not in the Bible, but it goes against all we are taught. I finally found great example online today about how I feel about this subject. I sometimes have a very hard time "expressing" my self in a way others can understand. I admit that.Here is the link: - Objections to Gambling
Have a good night to everyone. Will check back in when I can.
Posted by DFO at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 10:53 PM:
Your so-called perfectly logical response included the usual Green Libertarian slams at another commenter. You're going to see those types of posts disappearing more and more often. You'd think after 4 years here you'd learn that I don't have much use for the personal shots. You can expect that I'm going to start deleting every post in which you take a nasty jab at another HBO blogger. I'm having enough trouble this election season keeping things civil here.Posted by green libertarian at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 10:48 PM:
well, tag off, wouldn't have blown it if DFO hadn't deleted my perfectly logical earlier response.Posted by green libertarian at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 10:46 PM:
Let me get this straight now, ThomG. A Democrat controlled Alaska legislative panel held an investigation and found their Republican governor abused her power. For shame! Almost sounds like an Obama campaign TV commercial.Posted by yabetcha | 10 Oct 7:16 PM?
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Ten Republicans and four Democrats comprised the panel. There are a lot of Republicans up there that can't stand her either. And for good reason.
Posted by zelda | 10 Oct 10:35 PM
Yabetcha is a typical fact challenged Republican partisan (not all are BTW), no clue what has actually happened. Ignore.
Posted by ThomG at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 10:41 PM:
Palin: Obama not telling ‘total truth’Someone tell the Governor that when she points her finger at Senator Obama, three fingers are pointing back at her.
Posted by zelda at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 10:35 PM:
Ten Republicans and four Democrats comprised the panel. There are a lot of Republicans up there that can't stand her either. And for good reason.Posted by ThomG at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 10:34 PM:
Terry, Funnny, thanks.Posted by Bob at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 10:15 PM:
Alaskans are a tough independent breed, even their redumblicans. The rethugs are used to sending an army of lawyers into Florida or Ohio and strongarming the redumblican pols to roll over on their crap. Not in Alaska! They aren't gonna take that crap and they aren't gonna let suited thugs boss em around.Plus, I think Sarah Palin, a moronic little tinpot dictatoress prolly pissed too many of them off with her bossy nasty demanding ways.
Posted by green libertarian at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 10:02 PM:
McLame or more likely, his Rovian handlers, took a big gamble on Saracuda, knowing this scandal was pending investigation, and which, at the time, Palin said she welcomed the investigation. Then when she was made the VP pick, an army of RNC and McLame camp lawyers descended on Alaska, and tried to shut down the investigation, and they did manage to hamper it. The should be looked at for obstructing justice. Crooks, liars, and hypocrites.Posted by Pecky at Parting Shot -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 10:00 PM:
Sooo ready! so so ready.www.peckycox.com/the_groomer
Posted by ThomG at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 9:58 PM:
FactCheck.org conclusionVoters may differ in how they see Ayers, or how they see Obama's interactions with him. We're making no judgment calls on those matters. What we object to are the McCain-Palin campaign's attempts to sway voters - in ads and on the stump - with false and misleading statements about the relationship, which was never very close. Obama never "lied" about this, just as he never bragged about it. The foundation they both worked with was hardly "radical." And Ayers is more than a former "terrorist," he's also a well-known figure in the field of education.
Posted by Bob at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 9:52 PM:
Where's John Austin when we need him? This would be a good contest for his wordplay.Posted by Terry at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 9:50 PM:
Palinex : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCZcrK6J9XkPosted by Bob at Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 9:48 PM:
Herb the photo was taken in 1998, if you'd taken the time to read all of it you'd know that, thus your entire supposition is silly, however it begs the question: if the killers had been 10, 11, 12 would that have made killing a gay man less of a hate crime? Somehow mitigated it?How was that DFO?
;)
Posted by Whippersnapper at Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 9:41 PM:
Herb, I think the ages given are when they committed the crime.Posted by DFO at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 9:35 PM:
Re-Fired Hecker Chili?Posted by Bob at Another Rising Journalist Bids SR Farewell at 10 Oct 9:20 PM:
That's sad. Thuy had a wonderful dry sense of humor and brought a postmodern hipness to the stodgy old fartiness of much of the S-R. I used to read her S-R blog until the youtubes overloaded the crapware the S-R still won't update and it would bog my comp down. Good luck and I hope you get a great job.Posted by Bob at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 9:11 PM:
I wish, FHB, but alas it's only ethics violations and it's not an adjudicated verdict by a court. It's very clear that she's played loose and dirty with her power and abused the trust but nothing criminal. Yet.The scariest thing is how she's inciting the rubes drooling at her pantyhosed calves and ankles to want to kill Barack Obama. Unlike McCain, this she-devil hater seems to enjoy the red meat crowd and not want to correct their craziness. Kudos to McCain for attempting to calm the crazies down by telling them that Barack would make a good president.
Posted by Cindy H. at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 8:59 PM:
Don. Ask DFO if I look like the god-awful photo that runs with my column.Posted by Cindy H. at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 8:57 PM:
So last night I dreamed I was in the SR newsroom and everyone was buzzing about Gary Graham's pick for managing editor."C'mon, Cindy, the new M.E. wants to meet you," says my favorite photo-journalist. "He's not what you'd expect."
So I open the door and a tall mandanna wearin' stranger reaches out his hand.
"Hi, Cindy, my name is Herb," says the stranger.
The demonic reptile on the Lizards of Satan poster on his office wall seemed to wink at me. I heard banjos playing Marilyn Manson's the Nobodies. And then I woke up.
Anyone else have strange dreams this week?
Posted by Don Sausser at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 8:57 PM:
Cindy H - I'll be at Green Bluff Sunday afternnon with a granddauter- might see you there - if I knew what you looked like!Posted by Cindy H. at The Leaves On His Lawn at 10 Oct 8:41 PM:
The Bard just gets better.Posted by MelTorment at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 8:40 PM:
It was bipartisan but a Republican majority approved the process.Posted by Sweet & Sour Herb at Can You Write A Better Lead For Snake Story? at 10 Oct 8:35 PM:
Whut's a lead without cliches.Posted by Frum Helen Back at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 8:33 PM:
Does she go to jail if she goes back to Alaska?Posted by Cindy H. at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 8:31 PM:
You're killing me Phil. I would so love to go. But I've promised to take the boys to Green Bluff for the annual picking of the pumpkins, and there's no way they'll be out of the orchards in time for me to get downtown. Sigh.Posted by Sweet & Sour Herb at Can You Play Basketball Better Than This Girl? at 10 Oct 8:30 PM:
We had a story I wrote about the relationship of our local fire chief, Jack Krill when he was the fire chief of Wasilla Alaska. It was blatently pro-Palin. The S/R chose not to print it, but if you are interested, it can be found at: riverjournal.comPosted by Joe Rockhead at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 8:20 PM:
Arpie, here's the video:Posted by Sweet & Sour Herb at Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 8:12 PM:
The first thing that occurs to me is that this is a very poorly written story. For instance, if this is accurate, then the perps were 10, 12, and 11 when they committed this crime.While killing someone for their sexual proclivity is asinine and cruel, the ages of the perps are germaine and were left out of the details of the story.
Posted by sue at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 8:10 PM:
For Arpie: Finally, after a woman said that she was truly afraid Barack was a muslim, McCain said you don't have to be afraid. I respect Senator Obama, he is a family man, I disagree with his ideas. Don't be afraid, even if he's elected. After they've stirred the pot, and tried to make people afraid, and after he's been criticized, then he decides to try to calm the waters. Haven't seen too much maverickyness with him, I have to say. This was appropriate, but still seemed staged for the campaign.Posted by Tom von Alten at Star: Rathdrum Train Whistle Going Away at 10 Oct 8:08 PM:
I used to live about 50 yards from the BN track just east of Moscow, with a grade crossing not far away. I love the sound of train whistles.Probably goes back further than that, actually: I grew up half a block from what was once a Chicago & Northwestern mainline with daily commuter trains, and freight traffic. The nearest grade crossing wasn't quit so close, but I love being near trains.
Posted by Joe Rockhead at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 8:01 PM:
I'm so proud to be an American today.Posted by madtrapper at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 8:01 PM:
Taryn you a new Athol ChilliPosted by Bob at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 7:54 PM:
Presidential Candidate chili!Acrock Obeana
Strong McPain
Posted by Sweet & Sour Herb at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 7:51 PM:
I always spot these things just as the screen flips. (unbiased)Posted by Sweet & Sour Herb at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 7:50 PM:
I will have an uniased report for all of you after the event. I am covering this thing for the S/R, as I did last year. Of course it goes without saying that anyone criticizing my buddy, Taryn is in trouble.Posted by Tom von Alten at My 2 Cents: SR's McCain Endorsement at 10 Oct 7:44 PM:
Time for some innovation to revive a moribund tradition, maybe?It was years ago that the Lewiston Morning Tribune started signing their editorials. They only had a couple writers, though. If you've got 6 and a Publisher, issue them the way the SCOTUS does and let us know if it was 4-3, or 5-2 (or 1*-6); let those who disagree post a dissenting opinion.
What's the downside, diluting the power of the newspaper's editorial voice? Let's just say that doesn't seem like a salient issue at this juncture in the business.
Posted by ThomG at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 7:42 PM:
I went to a new movie tonight "Body of Lies". I thought it was thriller, but imagine my surprise when I found out it was a documentary on the McCain Campaign!Posted by idaho escapee at UI Argonaut: Tales From Safety Conscious Mom at 10 Oct 7:36 PM:
When I was a kid, I wanted a pocket knife. I kept pestering my Dad, until one day he gave in. He gave me a pocket knife along with one of those tin packages of Band-aids. He said I'd need 'em. He was right. How'd he get so smart all of a sudden?Posted by ThomG at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 7:35 PM:
First, it was NOT a Democratic controlled panel, it was bipartisan. The real story is that Governor Flip-Flop was for the investigation, before she was against the investigation, sort of like her position on the Bridge To Nowhere, or cross border attacks on Pakistan. No wonder she stumbles and bumbles her way through interviews, she never knows which story she should be repeating.Posted by idaho escapee at Idaho Blogs -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 7:33 PM:
Actually, I like Mayo on a hot dog. That must make me a REAL nobody...Posted by Shoeless Joe at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 7:32 PM:
the alaska legislature is republican controlled and the panel was bipartisan and palins biggest critic is the head of the state senate who is a republican woman from sarah palins hometown. maybe the more people know her the less saintlike she appears.Posted by idaho escapee at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 7:29 PM:
I think if the Republicans Win, Impeachment proceedings against the Vice Prezzident oughta begin January 20th. Heck, impeach the Prezzident too.Posted by yabetcha at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 7:25 PM:
SarchiliaPosted by yabetcha at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 7:16 PM:
Let me get this straight now, ThomG. A Democrat controlled Alaska legislative panel held an investigation and found their Republican governor abused her power. For shame! Almost sounds like an Obama campaign TV commercial.Posted by Wally at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 7:13 PM:
That's how Repugnicans roll, isn't it? The spoils of power and all.If she had been governor of Idaho and pulled this kind of stunt, do you think there'd be any outcry. Hell, no.
In its eight years in control of this country, the Bush regime has created a political environment that says anything goes, we make the rules and screw you if you don't like it. Please, somebody try to argue with me on that; you can't.
So it only makes sense that small-potatoes politicians like Palin, et al, are just following their lead. It's the doctrine of, do what you have to retain power, don't confess and don't apologize.
It's that shameful attitude of government that threatens the fabric of our society more than the current economic crisis. It has to change, and so far, McCain-Palin haven't gotten the memo.
Posted by idawa at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 7:04 PM:
hmmm ... those of us on the left are masters of rationalization so it will be interesting to see how the right rationalizes this, how will they are argue this is no big deal...The moral of the story is that it take a significant personal constitution to resist the corrupting influences of power. I think the biggest dangers posed by untested candidates, like Obama or Palin, is that they haven't demonstrated an ability to resist that corruption (like McCain and Biden have). Palin obviously can't (or couldn't) at least in this instance.
Posted by Arpie at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 6:56 PM:
Skinny Legs ChiliPosted by idawa at Parting Shot -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 6:55 PM:
I pity you. I have had a couple of friends ask me if, now that I'm nearing the end of my studies, I will ever come back to Idaho, maybe Boise or Cd'A. Deep down, I think the one thing holding me back is subconscious revulsion to the thought of snow.Posted by Arpie at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 6:54 PM:
I thought I heard a brief blurb on the way home where McCain was telling people shouting at him to run harder at a campaign event that they need not be afraid of a President Obama. Is this true?Posted by Charlie at Parting Shot -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 6:42 PM:
After two frosty mornings, I'm gettin there.Posted by Frum Helen Back at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 6:33 PM:
You sure it was illegal?Posted by ThomG at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 6:32 PM:
GOv. Palin abused her power? And she lied about it too. Maybe she is ready to be Vice-President.Posted by Charlie at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 6:12 PM:
DEFCON 1 Chili.Posted by Callisto at Alaska Panel: Palin Abused Authority at 10 Oct 6:04 PM:
Read portions of the report, which have already been posted by the most excellent blog, Mudflats, here: http://mudflats.wordpress.com/Posted by JeanC at Parting Shot -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 5:48 PM:
NO!!!!!!!Posted by ThomG at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 5:43 PM:
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices plunged in another violent sell-off Friday, briefly tumbling below $78 a barrel as investors grow more pessimistic about the prospects for resolving a mushrooming global economic crisis.$78 a barrel and I'm still paying almost $3 a gallon? Exxon's profits should be OK this quarter, you think?
Posted by Damn Yankee at Idaho Blogs -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 5:21 PM:
Nobody... I mean, NOBODY puts ketchup on a hotdog!
/prefers mustard & onions!
Posted by idaho escapee at Idaho Blogs -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 5:13 PM:
DFO: "Hot dog won't bark"? Huh? I don't think my post was about hot dogs, but since I'm typing this, my favorite way to eat a hot dog is charbroiled BLACK over a flame (or the top rack in the oven works nicely), plenty of catsup, relish, mustard. If yer gonna take yer life in yer hands eating a hot dog, you might as well make a meal out of it!Posted by Taryn Hecker at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 5:10 PM:
Good one, KT.Mach - Fiarrhea doesn't sound too appetizing, but I like that, too.
Posted by idaho escapee at APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 5:06 PM:
Little kid: "I thot this thing was gonna be a slam-dunk!"Posted by kevin Taylor at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 5:06 PM:
The Best Chili of Its Size Between Spirit Lake and BayviewPosted by idaho escapee at Idaho Blogs: I Palled Around w/Domestic Terrorist at 10 Oct 5:05 PM:
Well, a few of my fellow dorm residents were domestic terrors. Does that count?Posted by Machiavelli at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 5:00 PM:
Fiarrhea!Posted by idaho escapee at Idaho Blogs -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 4:59 PM:
ssshhhhhhh....don't tell Duane his Rezzort's top is lower than Parkside's or he'll wanna start building skyscrapers...Posted by idaho escapee at The Leaves On His Lawn at 10 Oct 4:57 PM:
Fallhas fell.
Posted by ThomG at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 4:56 PM:
Chili so hot it make all the Athols pucker!Posted by idaho escapee at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 4:53 PM:
Terminal Four-alarm Nuclear Chili. That should do it.Posted by DFO at Idaho Blogs -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 4:45 PM:
DFO, can you define, please, a "page-view" and a "unique view" -- FlorineD.
Huckleberries receives a "page-view" whenever someone opens the site and a "unique view" each time a different computer accesses the site. The page-views are important b/c they bring in revenue -- $10 to $12 per 1000 page-views for each display ad. in other words, the SR earns $100 to $120 per display ad per day when hbo gets 10,000 page-views. Unique views give an indication of the general viewership of HBO. I'd guess that's in the 7000 to 8500 range.
Posted by Taryn Hecker at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 4:45 PM:
A friend offered this one:"Fired and fired up!"
Posted by zelda at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 4:41 PM:
If it's dangerously spicy-hot, how about heebeejeebee. That's what my grandmother used to call hell.Another idea: DefCon 10
Posted by Taryn Hecker at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 4:40 PM:
Thom's the early leader! I love it!Posted by ThomG at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 4:36 PM:
Burnin' Athol ChiliPosted by Pecky at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 4:32 PM:
ChilrynPosted by razzy at Can You Help Taryn Name Her Chili? at 10 Oct 4:32 PM:
Elk Wallow ChiliPosted by Transplanted Texan at Rustler's Roost To Close Sunday, Reopen at 10 Oct 4:30 PM:
Thanks for this interview, DFO.Posted by Transplanted Texan at Rustler's Roost To Close Sunday, Reopen at 10 Oct 4:30 PM:
Mmm, I love the place. Eat there at least once every trip I'm home. So, was there a couple weeks ago, and will be there again come Advent/Christmastime.Posted by Transplanted Texan at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 4:28 PM:
The Dante's Inferno Test has sent you to Purgatory!Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
| Level | Score |
|---|---|
| Purgatory (Repenting Believers) | Very High |
| Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers) | Moderate |
| Level 2 (Lustful) | Moderate |
| Level 3 (Gluttonous) | High |
| Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious) | Very Low |
| Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy) | Low |
| Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics) | Very Low |
| Level 7 (Violent) | Low |
| Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers) | Moderate |
| Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous) | Very Low |
Take the Dante Inferno Hell Test
Posted by FlorineD at Idaho Blogs -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 4:20 PM:
DFO, can you define, please, a "page-view" and a "unique view"I'm assuming that one indicates how often the site is accesed and one indicates how many DIFFERENT viewers access the site? Am I close?
I'm trying to evaluate some other website options for a group I work with and, as usual, am running into some variance on terms from vendors. Thus the question.
Posted by Family Phil at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 4:15 PM:
That $70 Phantom ticket is going, going, going... Going to become a very expensive bookmark. Oh well.Posted by Kevin Taylor at Polls: Who Will Cell Phone Users Support? at 10 Oct 4:04 PM:
Tom Lutey! Yes there is life after the Dark Tower.Posted by Family Phil at Moscow Woman's 'Wailin Palin' Hits YouTube at 10 Oct 3:53 PM:
Moscow videographer Marsha ShoefflerWhoah. Marsha and I were in the same Intro to Video Production class taught by Mike Mundt at the UI back in 1984. I can't believe I even remember her name after all this time.
Posted by Frum Helen Back at TUBOB: Childhood Trauma Blogging 9.0 at 10 Oct 3:53 PM:
No Bob, You were just being a little boy.Posted by the oracle at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 3:45 PM:
Wrong answer Thom and Sisyphus – tho thanks for the defense. They have been gone all along, not just recently and you darn well know it. This has been a bizarre campaign and on both sides with the noticeable lack of high-visibility players on camera and actively participating in their parties bid for the Big House. It is a reflection of how tainted mostly all Washington career politicians on both sides of the aisle have become.Posted by Taryn Hecker at Mike & Greg's Pigskin Picks at 10 Oct 3:43 PM:
OK boys, as soon as I heard the words "tank tops and speedos" and bare chests, I couldn't watch any more. I love you both (and now I can say it without violating any workplace sexual harrassment rules) but I'm not watching another episode unless you both promise to keep your clothes on!Posted by Honest George at The Leaves On His Lawn at 10 Oct 3:36 PM:
"Nine hundred thousand ninety nine." I love it!!Posted by DFO at APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 3:32 PM:
I doubt that it's photoshopped b/c it was first published in a newspaper before being picked up by AP. It also has a byline of a newspaper photographer on it. It would be a firing offense at many newspapers to photoshop a picture like this for better effect.Posted by Pecky at APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 3:28 PM:
Thank you Cabbage.. I thought someone deleted a Mc Cain/Palin vote for adPosted by Sisyphus at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 3:23 PM:
John Dean?As one who opts out of the spoon fed streaming bs over the boobtube, yours is a perplexing questions. I get to miss out of the brainwashing er, marketing.
But yeah the congresscritters are all busy campaigning in their home districts. The senators are probably helping some buddies if they aren't running this year. And I've seen plenty of Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi. And if you haven't noticed, Dems are hardly the voting monolith Republicans demand of their members. We sometimes lament that, particularly when they show Lieberman like qualities. Then we shoo them where they belong.
Posted by Lark at UI Student: Safer To Be Gay Today at 10 Oct 3:15 PM:
When I was 14 I watched a dear friend of mine get punched in the mouth by the meanest hood in school. My friend was obviously gay from birth and has always lived "out."Did hearing his cheek rip apart keep me in the closet for 25 years? Yes.
Is it safer now? I don't walk down the street with my love holding her hand. I don't generally kiss her in public. Do I think my neighbors would protect us from attack? I don't know. You tell me.
Posted by Cabbage Boy at APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 3:15 PM:
Pecky, I saw that too. But it is the shadow.Posted by Cabbage Boy at Butterfly: What Kind Of Tat To Represent Kids? at 10 Oct 3:14 PM:
Yeah bubblehead, they even have a term now. Tattoo regret. Perhaps that turns our economy around.Cindy, well, that is what I first thought. ANd with celebrities needing more attention, one never knows.
Posted by Pecky at APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 3:13 PM:
Not a cutline - Someone photoshoped this picture.. see the hole behind basket.. ?? Agree?Posted by sue at The Leaves On His Lawn at 10 Oct 3:12 PM:
Ah, so the bard is a he?Posted by thomg mobile at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 3:00 PM:
Oracle, Pelosi and all other congressman are back in their districts campaigning for their own elections. Any other questions?Posted by idawa at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 2:59 PM:
Posted by FlorineD at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 2:59 PM:
Remember that today is an "Art in the Heart" day in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Many of the downtown galleries will be staying open and...and...there are free...that's FREE concerts in the Plaza Shoppes area. I know the Opera Plus! segment starts at 6pm (and that cutie Todd Robinson is one of the baritones singing) They even have chairs! Bring your latte and enjoy the bounty of the CDA arts scene. FREE. That's gotta cheer us up.Posted by idawa at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 2:53 PM:
Just more partisan non-sense, but I won't begrudge the parking lot owner for having his stance. However, if he intimidating people whom he is contractually obligated to serve, the other contracting party should look into some sort of breach of good faith, etc.Anyway, there was an interesting article on Slate about where will all the Republicans go if (when) Obama wins? The Democrats always have Canada, Europe, or the majority of rest of the civilized world to flee too; but where will Conservatives go? For those conservatives on the blog, where will you be packing up and heading off to on Nov 5?
Posted by The Oracle at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 2:51 PM:
Where’s Waldo?Where’s Nancy Pelosi? Where’s Harry Reid, Where’s Jack Murtha? Where’s John Kerry? Where’s Carl Levin, Where’s John Dean? Where’s any nationally known senior democrat for that matter? We saw a few of them peep out for a brief viewing during the bailout debate and then poof! They went dark again.
Why are they being hidden from public view during this election? Why aren’t these shining stars of the party out front and visible during this campaign? In past campaigns, the senior team is always heavily involved and out front.
Embarrassment perhaps? Coincidence, or strategy by design?
We know why senior Republicans are lurking in the shadows, but what about the democrats? Isn’t their astute leadership team part of the deal to be taken home to the promised land?
Just wondering…..
Posted by Sisyphus at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 2:45 PM:
Perfect Toad, southern drawl with a segregationist motive. But I loved the black mayor coming over to discuss the matter.Click my name for more Toad. And they called us angry. I love their hopelessly inarticulate manner in which they attempt to justify themselves and their attitudes. Yeah I got your bipartisanship right here.
Posted by toadman at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 2:40 PM:
Here's my take on the video I just posted.A business owner is well within his rights to express his support for the candidate of his/her choice, but this guy goes over a line that creates ill feelings between parties. Remember, the two candidates are opponents, not enemies, as some people seem to think.
Posted by toadman at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 2:34 PM:
well damn and blast.. just go here:Should a business owner be allowed to do this? What does it say about our country, when people start doing this sort of thing?
Posted by ThomG at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 2:28 PM:
mm, thanks for the link, great article.
Sorry, Dad, I'm Voting for Obama
by Christopher Buckley
So, I wish him all the best. We are all in this together. Necessity is the mother of bipartisanship. And so, for the first time in my life, I’ll be pulling the Democratic lever in November. As the saying goes, God save the United States of America.
Posted by panchothepancho at Palin Bingo, Anyone? at 10 Oct 2:22 PM:
palin's not funny, she's dangerous. America is gullible. Wants to be fooled. Loves its coddling and simpering mythologies. Thus peril.http://tshirtinsurgency.com/women-against-palin
Posted by dan of the county at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 2:11 PM:
From one Clerk to another, thanks for sharing that voting info!Posted by OrangeTV at UI Student: Safer To Be Gay Today at 10 Oct 2:07 PM:
Hm. If you're gay, coming out isn't really just a one time thing. It happens over and over again everytime you start a new job, are introduced to new people, and many other times when "the subject" comes up and needs to be addressed yet again for whatever reson throughout your entire life. That said, I've noticed only the slightest degree of increased acceptance here in the local area, whereas in larger cities I've resided, it was never really a big deal to begin with. So to answer the question: maybe.Posted by Bubblehead at Butterfly: What Kind Of Tat To Represent Kids? at 10 Oct 2:05 PM:
None. Made it through 21+ years in the Navy without a tattoo, and don't intend to start now. I would, however, invest their college funds in Tattoo Removal technology, because I think that's going to be a huge growth industry in the next few years.Posted by idawa at UI Student: Safer To Be Gay Today at 10 Oct 1:59 PM:
luckily, I think on most college campuses it is safer for homosexuals to be out than it was only a few years ago. Although Matthew Shepard's death was a tragedy, I think it was a wake-up call for most of the nation.Posted by Cindy H. at Press: Accentuate The Positive at 10 Oct 1:57 PM:
I just had a massage and pedicure at a downtown spa.I'm doing my bit to stimulate the economy.
You can thank me later.
Posted by poolman at Polls: Who Will Cell Phone Users Support? at 10 Oct 1:56 PM:
The 18-35 age group has predominantly gone the way of the Dodo with the home phone line. My guess, although totally unfounded, would be for this age group to be more in line with Obama.Posted by moscow minidoka at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 1:55 PM:
Conservative writer Christopher Buckley, son of National Review founder and conservative genius William F Buckley, has officially endorsed Barack Obama.He lays out the case here:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-10/the-conservative-case-for-obama/
I can think of at least 5 of my friends (including myself) who have never voted for a Democrat for president before, but will this year.
John McCain is a disgrace, and a fallen hero.
Posted by Cindy H. at Butterfly: What Kind Of Tat To Represent Kids? at 10 Oct 1:54 PM:
CB: I think you should help me clean up the coffee I just spewed all over my keyboard!Thanks for the guffaw :-)
Posted by Cabbage Boy at Butterfly: What Kind Of Tat To Represent Kids? at 10 Oct 1:49 PM:
OOOOHHH, world geography? I was thinking "geographical" in a different sense and wondering how they could be different????Posted by Sara at UI Argonaut: Tales From Safety Conscious Mom at 10 Oct 1:47 PM:
I kind of have a nervous constitution, so I definitely did. I couldn't stop.Posted by raymond pert at Butterfly: What Kind Of Tat To Represent Kids? at 10 Oct 1:41 PM:
ATMPosted by Sisyphus at Can You Play Basketball Better Than This Girl? at 10 Oct 1:38 PM:
How's that desperate?In answer to the question, I can see a basketball hoop from my house.
Posted by OfCoffee at Can You Play Basketball Better Than This Girl? at 10 Oct 1:34 PM:
Her SAT scores? Are you kidding me? How desparate can you get?Posted by Digger at AM Headlines -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 1:31 PM:
Is it just me or does this seem like a stupid media stunt for a problem that should have been fixed years ago? The fix to this mess?A tunnel like Silverwood has or even the new one put at the south end of the Long Bridge in Sandpoint. Its not that hard to do.
Posted by Sisyphus at Polls: Who Will Cell Phone Users Support? at 10 Oct 1:24 PM:
Yeesh, this is so '04. They've corrected most of this.Posted by Wally at Can You Play Basketball Better Than This Girl? at 10 Oct 1:24 PM:
That D in foreign language on Palin's SAT score sure stands out like a sore thumb, don't it. Was it Russian, mayhaps?Posted by Sisyphus at Idaho Blogs: I Palled Around w/Domestic Terrorist at 10 Oct 1:23 PM:
Sure. But people still call them Republicans down here.Posted by Sisyphus at Moscow Woman's 'Wailin Palin' Hits YouTube at 10 Oct 1:20 PM:
Interesting.Click my name for another Palin song. It borrows from some of Bob's quotes. Contains some language that is not work or kid friendly. It sticks in your head.
Posted by pap at KCSD Investigates 'Shoot A Politician' Threat at 10 Oct 1:19 PM:
boy people are gettin pissed.. I think most people are just saying that kind of stuff but not necessarily serious about it,(they are just angry) but there are people out there that are loosin it because they are loosing their homes and their jobs..I prefer to take a more diplomatic approach..join the PAP Party..lets start our own political party.."people against politicians" better known as the "PAP Smear Campaign" 10% proceeds will go to help the disabled vets. www.papparty.netPosted by Clerk of the City at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 1:02 PM:
I talked with Deedie at the County elections office yesterday and she told me that they are so busy they are working double duty to keep up (my words not hers). As City Clerk I offered to go help out if she needs it. In the mean time, just thought I'd let everyone know that today is the last day you can pre-register to vote on Election Day. However, you can register and vote absentee after today at the County elections office on 3rd Street(or register and vote on Election Day at your polling place.If you work downtown or it is just more convenient, beginning Monday, October 20th you will be able to vote absentee at City Hall. Deedie is providing Kootenai County ballots for all legislative districts at City Hall so if you live anywhere in Kootenai County you can vote here. Last day you can absentee vote is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 3rd.
Posted by watchcollector at Parting Shot (10/9/08): Bureaucratese at 10 Oct 12:35 PM:
"My Friends"Posted by Bob at Scanner Traffic -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 12:35 PM:
Scanner Traffic on Middle Earth11:57 a.m. Dispatch: Neighbor complaining of Orcs defecating in backyard.
12:36 p.m. R/P reports two W/M Hobbits in dispute over jewelry, poss. a ring.
1:42 p.m. R/P reports five or six male Elves drinking and shooting arrows.
2:16 p.m. Dispatch: Please be advised of Wizard storm warnings around dusk, all patrols take note.
Posted by Whippersnapper at Can You Play Basketball Better Than This Girl? at 10 Oct 12:35 PM:
She doesn't appeal to me as a vice president, but she has accomplished quite a bit in her life.Posted by Sisyphus at Sali Makes CDA Announcement at 10 Oct 12:33 PM:
Elucidate us, yabetchaAnd thanks Thom. Duanes put on weight.
Posted by Bob at TUBOB: Childhood Trauma Blogging 9.0 at 10 Oct 12:23 PM:
Thanks FHB, I was a horrible little boy ;)Posted by Bob at Can You Play Basketball Better Than This Girl? at 10 Oct 12:23 PM:
Not mine Bubblehead, but if it's fake it's a good one.Posted by idawa at Can You Play Basketball Better Than This Girl? at 10 Oct 12:21 PM:
I read a post this morning comparing Sarah Palin qualifications against Tina Fey's. It was mildly funny, Tina Fey won handily. I'll have to dig it up and post a link.Posted by Frum Helen Back at TUBOB: Childhood Trauma Blogging 9.0 at 10 Oct 12:21 PM:
I just extended my life by reading Tubob. I was laughing out loud. I think mother's of boys learn to be like his teacher too. If you have a son, you soon learn to never show fear.Posted by Joan E. Harman at McCain Launches Obama-Ayers Attack Ad at 10 Oct 12:20 PM:
I was watching McCain for awhile this morning until he got disgusting to the point that I had to change the channel. What he had to say about Obama's associations and past campaign contributions; where he declared that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Dems desire to protect both companies from further regs that led to the current economic chaos; this led me to e-mailing Larry King Live with a question about McCain's past associations as well as how he helped the business interests from whom he got campaign contributions.Blogging, I also mentioned that Countrywide, the company that first informed homeowners that they could turn their homes into credit cards, was actually the first business to suffer a financial meltdown. And that McCain had said nothing about Countrywide. He certainly wasn't prepared to say anything about the fact that the current mortgage crisis that has led to the current home foreclosure crisis was in large part created by companies such as Countrywide that encouraged bad mortgages in the first place. And who enabled Countrywide to tout home as credit card to people encouraged to spend, spend, spend by the GW administration? That may be why McCain never mentions it.
Posted by Bubblehead at Can You Play Basketball Better Than This Girl? at 10 Oct 12:20 PM:
I'm disappointed we haven't seen anything here yet about Gov. Palin's alleged SAT scores. Is this another of TUBOB's efforts that's going national?Posted by idawa at Can You Play Basketball Better Than This Girl? at 10 Oct 12:19 PM:
Probably not, but I'm pretty sure I'd be a better VP.Posted by yabetcha at Sali Makes CDA Announcement at 10 Oct 12:07 PM:
I can't believe what I am reading here. Anyone interested in what really happened yesterday at Rep. Sali's press conference?Posted by DFO at Can You Play Basketball Better Than This Girl? at 10 Oct 12:06 PM:
I certainly don't want to ignite the Obama-v-Palin, er, Obama-v-McCain, presidential flame here but ... Palin was the point guard on the Alaska championship team. Obama was a bench sitter for his Hawaii b-ball team. Just saying. Not trying to make anything of it. No need to read between the lines. Really. ;-)Posted by poolman at Can You Play Basketball Better Than This Girl? at 10 Oct 12:05 PM:
In another move that some might consider desperate, the McCain camp has proclaimed Sarah Palins high school basketball career as "EXECUTIVE leadership experience” and yet another example how she is qualified to be one heart beat from the presidency. Fox is covering the story live.Anything to distract Americans from the economy, that is new strategy, watch how lamely McCain and Fox try to play it out. Last night Fox News was airing Cybil Sheppard bites – WHAT – that Bill O’ Reilly really knows how to get to the real issues – what a pig.
Posted by Joan E. Harman at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 12:04 PM:
Sorry to have to bring the financial melt down to anyone's attention, but does this look like, given how the global markets are tanking, that we are in the days when the 3rd horseman has ridden forth?McCain on TV whining and whipping away at Obama, wonder why McCain doesn't do some straight talk about himself and the realities of his own congressional career?
Posted by Frum Helen Back at Can You Play Basketball Better Than This Girl? at 10 Oct 12:03 PM:
Maybe I could have before I became the incredible shrinking woman.Posted by DFO at Rustler's Roost To Close Sunday, Reopen at 10 Oct 12:02 PM:
Hmm; mebbe Woody spaced out a coupla years. I think I quoted him correctly -- but was typing too fast to pay attention to do the numbers.Posted by Bob at Can You Play Basketball Better Than This Girl? at 10 Oct 12:01 PM:
I'd smoke her, even at 50. But you could tell, looking at her in that old pic, that even then she was one day destined to lose the presidency/vice presidency to Obama/Biden.Posted by Joan E. Harman at Idaho Blogs: I Palled Around w/Domestic Terrorist at 10 Oct 11:59 AM:
I hope not. The only domestic terrorists that I know of right off hand were the Aryan Nations. I sure wasn't palling around with them.As for McCain palling around with the unsavory, try the Bush family.
Posted by dan of the county at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 11:50 AM:
What this place needs to cheer us up is another good old fashioned war!A gas war to be specific.
The opening volley may be happening at Albertsons gas station. I stopped in to fill up this morning because the $2.99 didn't look too bad. But they had flyers taped on the pumps that they would be taking an extra 10 cents a gallon off at the pumps (none of this having to go inside with cash stuff that defeats the whole purpose of self-service convenience at the pump).
So it is $2.88!
Just like a Jerry Lewis telethon, I therefore challenge all local stations to meet that 10 cent discount and double it!
Change back from my 3 dollar bill?
Now that's some change I can believe in.
Posted by hmm... at Rustler's Roost To Close Sunday, Reopen at 10 Oct 11:49 AM:
How can they have been there for 23 years if they opened in '83? Sorry just had to be a smart ass.I've personally never ate at Rustler's Roost but i've heard about and I hope they have much success with the new place.Posted by Digger at Idaho Blogs: I Palled Around w/Domestic Terrorist at 10 Oct 11:47 AM:
I was thinking the same thing as Meghann.Posted by Wally at Can You Play Basketball Better Than This Girl? at 10 Oct 11:43 AM:
The only — repeat ONLY — discernable reason I would have to vote for the McCain-Palin ticket is because she played basketball.But she traded it in for moose-huntin', baby-makin' and race-baitin', so there you go.
A potential dream candidate gone up in so much snowmobile exhaust smoke.
Posted by LukeB at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 11:43 AM:
Way to go Connecticut.
It is instructive to recall in this regard that the traditional, well-established legal rules and practices of our not-so-distant past (1) barred interracial marriage, (2) upheld the routine exclusion of women from many occupations and official duties, and (3) considered the relegation of racial minorities to separate and assertedly equivalent public facilities and institutions as constitutionally equal treatment.
Like these once prevalent views, our conventional understanding of marriage must yield to a more contemporary appreciation of the rights entitled to constitutional protection. Interpreting our state constitutional provisions in accordance with firmly established equal protection principles leads inevitably to the conclusion that gay persons are entitled to marry the otherwise qualified same sex partner of their choice. To decide otherwise would require us to apply one set of constitutional principles to gay persons and another to all others. The guarantee of equal protection under the law, and our obligation to uphold that command, forbids us from doing so. In accordance with these state constitutional requirements, same sex couples cannot be denied the freedom to marry.
Posted by Tom at Can You Play Basketball Better Than This Girl? at 10 Oct 11:41 AM:
The Spokesman Review love/hate affair with Sarah Palin continues. Why don't we see more on Biden? Personally, though, she'd probably whip my butt.Posted by A Token D at APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 11:39 AM:
"I think I can, I think I can, I think I can."Posted by poolman at Rustler's Roost To Close Sunday, Reopen at 10 Oct 11:24 AM:
Rumor has it Woody is going to add a new offering to the breakfast menu. “The Maverick". It'll be three flip flop eggs, the wink, wink biscuit and oil based gravy, the drill baby drill fried potatoes, and of course lots and lots of pork.(that is just a joke by the way - the Roost is great, glad to see they are moving into new digs)
Posted by A Berry Picker at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 11:23 AM:
Jesse Tinsley/SR
Is it just me, or was Darth Vader moderating the debate between Gregoire and Rossi last night?
Posted by Family Phil at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 11:23 AM:
I have one extra ticket for Sunday's 1pm show.If anyone wants it, let me know. The downside is, you'll have to sit next to me.
Posted by DFO at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 11:21 AM:
Phil; I have tickets for Phantom for a coupla weeks down the road.Posted by Family Phil at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 11:19 AM:
Phantom of the Opera.Spokane.
Sunday.
Anyone want to go?
Posted by DFO at Idaho Blogs: I Palled Around w/Domestic Terrorist at 10 Oct 11:16 AM:
Meghann; shhhhhh.Posted by ThomG at MamaJD: Ayers' Tie Relevant, Personal at 10 Oct 11:09 AM:
OK. ;)Posted by DFO at MamaJD: Ayers' Tie Relevant, Personal at 10 Oct 11:08 AM:
ThomG; easy ... easy ... I was responding with a gratuitous shot at GLIB who never fails to fire gratuitous shots at everything to the right of himself politically or spiritually on almost every single post. I'm sure that Morris picked up on his toe-sucking habits before he met the Clintons. Now, is that better?Posted by sk at Can You Write A Better Lead For Snake Story? at 10 Oct 11:08 AM:
I like John Foster's - I would read that article! :)Posted by Meghann Cuniff at Idaho Blogs: I Palled Around w/Domestic Terrorist at 10 Oct 11:08 AM:
Do you count, DFO?Posted by ThomG at Idaho Blogs: I Palled Around w/Domestic Terrorist at 10 Oct 11:07 AM:
PALIN PALS AROUND WITH SECESSIONISTPalin’s own ties to the Alaska Independence Party: Her husband Todd was once a member of the group that advocates secession from the United States and whose founder Joe Vogler, expressed hatred for the American government and cursed the American flag.
Who is Sarah Palin and why does she hate America?
Posted by Wally at Sali Makes CDA Announcement at 10 Oct 11:06 AM:
If you really want to take our cyber-relationship to the next level, Bob, you would rephrase that in Sali-speak.Posted by Bill Sali Fan at New Sali Ad Focuses On 'Walt's Dance' at 10 Oct 11:00 AM:
Soon all Idahoans will be dancing to Bill Sali's tune! I was especially impressed how Bill Sali proved that the Idaho Socialist Statesman knew that Wacky Walter Mitty's tax plans were bad all the way back in 2003!Posted by ThomG at Fisher: Sali Misses Golden Parachute Show at 10 Oct 10:57 AM:
Yes! it is his job.But instead he was desperately seeking media coverage. And he had the nerve to charge Congressman Waxman with "political grandstanding."
Posted by sue at MamaJD: Ayers' Tie Relevant, Personal at 10 Oct 10:56 AM:
I never go out of my way to read any single solitary thing, or listen to any single solitary thing, that icky dicky morris has to say. Why would anyone? If that's what you're basing your blog post on, that's enough for me not to give it any credence.Barack Obama is offering hope for our future; a more sensible approach to health care which is a RIGHT; less war, more diplomacy. John McCain is offering to bomb Iran; more subsidies for banking and insurance companies which is status quo for r's; nothing for 95% of us. He's also giving us Sarah Palin, which is the scariest part of that package. And all they offer up is fear of Barack whom we've gotten to know for the last 2 years. Insulting. Why do you vote republican again?
Posted by Sara at TGIF Wild Card -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 10:50 AM:
So I just figured I would register at the polls this year, since I've moved since the last election. I guess since I've got the time now, I should register and avoid getting stuck in a line of people like me who don't plan ahead.I also just got a message from the Obama campaign on Facebook telling me if I didn't register today, I'd lose my chance. Idaho's not the only state where you can do same-day registration: get it straight.
Posted by Politicalspark at APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 10:46 AM:
A leap of faith?Posted by Politicalspark at Gary Ingram: Need New Friends at 10 Oct 10:45 AM:
Sorry about the cash and half the population of the country are in the same place you are. Good company but not many laughs.Posted by ThomG at MamaJD: Ayers' Tie Relevant, Personal at 10 Oct 10:44 AM:
DFO, proof of that, or just a gratuitous shot as a result of the right's CDS (Clinton Derangement Syndrome)? Seriously, can the GOP get any lower than they've gotten in the past week? John McCain is bereft of ideas, baffled by the economy and desperate for victory, not in Iraq, but in November. This election is the dirtiest Presidential Election that I've witnessed and I didn't think I'd ever say that after witnessing the depths to which George W Bush sunk to win his last race. The economy of the United States is in the tank and all McCain and Palin can, or will do, is attack Obama with misleading smears meant to motivate folks with fear. i am absolutely disgusted with their latest tactics and I hope Obama nails McCain over this type of gutter politics at their nest debate.Posted by kendramama at Rustler's Roost To Close Sunday, Reopen at 10 Oct 10:42 AM:
Rustler's Roost (the one that existed in the late 80's on Sherman) was my absolute utopia of a bohemian paradise... keep in mind, this was before Java, before the other end of Sherman became hip. And we were probably not Mr. McEvers's favorite customers: basically we'd come in for hours at a time, drink endless cups of coffee, and perhaps the more flush among us would order a biscuits and gravy or two... but oh, the conversation.I hung with the bookish stoner crowd which chafed at all things establishment and thirsted for something, anything, as long as it was big city or even better, Eurotrash.
I remember sitting, entranced, one day, all my friends leaving one by one, as I first read Kerouac's On the Road. Looking up, guiltily, as the waitress finally asked me to move up to the bar. I looked around and realized I was alone in a large booth littered with detritus from probably a dozen like-minded teens who'd come and gone. I breezed out of there, head filled with visions of beat poets and cross-country travel, feet barely touching the floor.
Rarely were tips left, and I think as a better-mannered, well-traveled adult, at subsequent visits to the location closing now, I've subconsciously tried to atone for my past misdeeds. Tipping lavishly for good, yet never exceptional, service (the food I would describe likewise); pre-bussing our table while my husband raised an eyebrow and I shrugged self-consciously, unable to put into words my feelings.
Mr. McEvers, please don't ever close your dooors. It would mean the end of another era.
Posted by idaho escapee at Rustler's Roost To Close Sunday, Reopen at 10 Oct 10:38 AM:
I hope Woody continues to do well out there. He's always run a good operation...Posted by Charlie at APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 10:37 AM:
Andrew not wanting to show off, decided on a set shot instead of a slam dunk.Posted by Charlie at Parting Shot (10/9/08): Bureaucratese at 10 Oct 10:36 AM:
Gathered together.Posted by DFO at MamaJD: Ayers' Tie Relevant, Personal at 10 Oct 10:35 AM:
GLIB; mebbe Dick Morris picked up the toe-sucking habit from the folks he ran with in the 1990s.Posted by green libertarian at MamaJD: Ayers' Tie Relevant, Personal at 10 Oct 10:33 AM:
Sue - you should take a look at the thread that has the link written by Dick Morris. His column addresses why the vague character questions are missing the mark. It provides insight into what those crazy Republicans are thinking.Posted by MamaJD | 9 Oct 3:24 PM
Dick whorre-toe sucking Morris?
LMAO!
Posted by ThomG at MamaJD: Ayers' Tie Relevant, Personal at 10 Oct 10:23 AM:
Darth. Just for the record, the My Lai Massacare was "the mass murder of 347 to 504 unarmed citizens" many of them women and children. Just because Lt. Calley was convicted of only "killing twenty two", doesn't make the actual number of murdered civilians a lie. Should I claim that just because you misrepresent the facts that it "is a great example of how far thePosted by Cabbage Boy at Can You Write A Better Lead For Snake Story? at 10 Oct 10:22 AM:
Failing accomplishing his 12 monumental tasks, Hercules the 8 foot boa wants to go about making life better for those he encounters. Yes he is named Hercules and no, don't ask us how we know. But as any star-crossed illegitimate son of a mythological god would know, not everything goes as planned. Our snake friend has gone from being homeless, to being a foster snake to being part of a potential grand theft charge.Posted by gazettegal at APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 10:15 AM:
Like a midget at a urinal, I'm gonna have to stay on my toes.Posted by idawa at APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 10:12 AM:
Inspired by President Obama, little Andrew realizes that he can achieve any goal in this great nation.Posted by ThomG at APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 10:12 AM:
A young Barack Obama thinks, "Yes, I can!"Posted by Pecky at APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 10/10/08 at 10 Oct 9:59 AM:
Kid = InvestorBasket = Good Stocks
Posted by toadman at TUBOB: Childhood Trauma Blogging 9.0 at 10 Oct 9:47 AM:
I never did anything mischievous in school...;-)
...which means, I never got caught.
Posted by John Foster at Can You Write A Better Lead For Snake Story? at 10 Oct 9:44 AM:
"It's a tale out of Genesis: An 8-foot boa constrictor is tempting those enamored by its charms, but in the end the snake is bringing only misery to one CDA man."I miss writing headlines and ledes. When I ran a newspaper, someone once accused me of writing an engaging lede just to sell newspapers.
Duh. Of course. :-)
Posted by Indy at Press: Accentuate The Positive at 10 Oct 9:43 AM:
I'm heading out to Quinn's Hotsprings in Montana in about 2 hours. So, by 5 p.m., I 'll soaking away my worries in more ways than one ;-)Posted by Holly at Local Blogs -- 10/9/08 at 10 Oct 9:42 AM:
HDR (high-definition resolution) pictures usually don't look as good as they're supposed to unless they're a larger size.Just sayin'. Maybe a link to the original size photo?
Posted by Angela at TUBOB: Childhood Trauma Blogging 9.0 at 10 Oct 9:41 AM:
In sixth grade we had a very young teacher, just out of school. I tucked three garter snakes in her top desk drawer. Oh, my...I expected her to jump a little. Not through the roof screaming, crying and carrying on. After all, they were "just harmless garter snakes"
She wasn't amused.
She made me remove the snakes. I put them in my locker. What else are you gonna do? ...
They escaped through the little holes in the back of the locker.
Never did tell her the snakes now slithered through the walls of the building.
Posted by Gary Ingram at Gary Ingram: Need New Friends at 10 Oct 9:38 AM:
Geeze, did I say that?Posted by MikeS at Parting Shot (10/9/08): Bureaucratese at 10 Oct 9:28 AM:
executive sessionPosted by truly at Wild Card/Thursday -- 10/9/08 at 10 Oct 9:08 AM:
GL - that video made me tear some of what's left of my hair out. I think there should be a required intelligence test given to people before they are allowed to vote for pres of the US and if they are too stupid as we witnessed in the video then they are out - no voting. It scares the hell out of me that these are the kinds of people who help pick our President - this must of been what happened with "W".Posted by Darth at MamaJD: Ayers' Tie Relevant, Personal at 10 Oct 9:08 AM:
Just for the record Lt. Calley was convicted of killing twenty two. The 500 number is a great example of how far the left will go to justify their cause. Don't condone any deaths but the point is a lie, is a lie, is a lie and Seymore Hersch was a known lefty. I doubt the old vet if he was an old vet would call anyone who had the misfortune of serving in Johnsons war a goon. Unless uou been there you have no right to judge and again anyone can sign in with a fake name.Posted by Tn_Top_Hat at Can You Write A Better Lead For Snake Story? at 10 Oct 9:03 AM:
This is ridiculous. Charges should be dropped and the sheriff's department should apologize. The message here is: Don't get involved with anything, you'll only get burned.Posted by James Bond at Parting Shot (10/9/08): Bureaucratese at 10 Oct 8:49 AM:
"citizens" = people who could vote me out of office.Posted by Bob at Can You Write A Better Lead For Snake Story? at 10 Oct 8:47 AM:
The odyssey of Hercules continues as authorities labor to find him a new home.Posted by otisgexperience at Parting Shot (10/9/08): Bureaucratese at 10 Oct 8:45 AM:
Fundamental Difference.Posted by scootermom at Parting Shot (10/9/08): Bureaucratese at 10 Oct 8:45 AM:
"Low information voters."They're stupid. That's what they are, stupid.
Posted by ThomG at Can You Write A Better Lead For Snake Story? at 10 Oct 8:34 AM:
MamaJD had barely put her feet back on the floor when Hercules the Snake slithered across the front page of the Coeur d'Alene Press once again.Posted by Alyssa Blankenship at Hope Teen Killed In Single-Car Crash at 10 Oct 8:30 AM:
Pesce was one of my best friends he was more like my older brother. i cant begin to explain how hurt i am now that hes gone. i wish for the best for zach. i dont hold anyone responsible for this accident. it was a big freak accident. i do agree that they both made a bad choice by getting in the car but zach and pesce were bros and zach would never mean to do this. In loving memory of Tyler Pesce. I love u and miss u pesce. you'll be forever in my heart.Posted by toadman at Wild Card/Thursday -- 10/9/08 at 10 Oct 8:29 AM:
OMG - Glib. The McCain-Palin mob video sent shudders down my spine, and made me want to vomit. Thanks for that.I've lost all hope. The American public shouldn't be allowed to vote. We're too incredibly stoooooopid. Someone needs to put us out of our misery.
Posted by Tn_Top_Hat at Newswoman Savalli Sez Goodbye To SR at 10 Oct 7:40 AM:
Zaz!Posted by Tn_Top_Hat at Newswoman Savalli Sez Goodbye To SR at 10 Oct 7:39 AM:
Savalli sold this newspaper in her neighborhood for 75 cents a copy.Carla was way ahead of the times even then. Our local Gannett daily, The Tennessean, just went to 75 cents a couple of weeks ago.
Posted by jantri at Star: Rathdrum Train Whistle Going Away at 10 Oct 7:39 AM:
I love the sound of the "lonesome whistle"; but, must admit that I don't live right on the tracks. Late at night, watching the stars, it adds to the ambiance of Country Living.Posted by Bob at Wild Card/Thursday -- 10/9/08 at 10 Oct 7:35 AM:
I rarely preface a question with "Look, is it just me or ..." because the answer is so often an appallingly disconcerting "yes, Bob, it is just.you" but, at the not too small risk of yet again another round of painful self abasement, here goes -Look is it just me, or does that BizfinderNW.com ad with the bride and groom make the groom look like some predatory and evil vampire about to take a two putt on the ole Jugular Links golf course? It's creeping the crap out of me. Bring back Harelip Baby.
Posted by Arpie at Wild Card/Thursday -- 10/9/08 at 10 Oct 6:30 AM:
Is life imitating art?Does anyone else remember the television series a few years back where Geena Davis plays the first female president of the United States? It was pretty forgettable, So bad I don’t even remember the name, but the basic premise is worth revisiting. The show opens with Davis as Vice President sitting at the bedside of a stroke stricken president. He is asking her to resign. The speaker of the house, a masterfully snaky Donald Sutherland, is of the same party, and ready to take control. It turns out Davis was placed as VP to garner votes and not because of anything anyone in power thought she could do as President. After consulting with her husband she decides to be a maverick and stick it out becoming the president when her predecessor dies. She goes on to become a president over-handled by her advisors before low ratings end her term prematurely, a fate that unmercifully hasn’t yet happened in real life.
Could it be possible that life could imitate art so completely as we contemplate the possibility of a Palin Presidency? It’s easy to see Gingrich declaring himself the rightful heir to the presidency and Rove pulling all his skills to bump Palin aside. The mess sure could continue.
Posted by Bob at Sali Makes CDA Announcement at 10 Oct 6:29 AM:
Thank you Wally. You know, I've really grown to love you more than the others.Posted by Out of the Blue at Quotable Quote -- JeanieSpokane at 10 Oct 5:24 AM:
LOL -- I do feel your pain. I am also 59 and this whole "economy" mess has sure put a hole in my boat for a long while.Maybe we should look for work at AIG, and see if we can at least go on a "retreat" to soothe our stress.
Posted by green libertarian at IVA: Just Say No To Gambling Expansion at 10 Oct 12:15 AM:
I really should know how to spell better, I admit.Posted by green libertarian at IVA: Just Say No To Gambling Expansion at 10 Oct 12:14 AM:
..Don't know if you'll read this, but The Golden Plate and the Landover Baptist website made my millennium. And my apocalypse. God Bless You.Posted by raymond pert | 9 Oct 10:25 PM
Ackknowedged.
Peace be with you. and also with you.
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