The great Dave Barry takes a break from self-imposed exile to offer a fresh read of his trademark snark-without-malice, taking aim at the GOP convention, and in this passage its host city:
I am not suggesting for one second that Tampa is some kind of cultural backwater.Tampa is a major city boasting a wide array of things, as evidenced by this list of Five Fascinating Facts About Tampa:
1. Tampa boasts the world’s longest continuous sidewalk.
2. The Hooters restaurant chain originated here in 1983.
3. OK, if you want to get technical, Hooters actually originated in Clearwater.
4. I only included Hooters because we have pretty much exhausted the fascinating facts about Tampa.
5. Seriously, though, it’s a really long sidewalk.Also, according to a story I read in the New York Times Magazine, there’s a monkey that has been running around the Tampa area for more than three years now evading capture. The article says that the monkey, known as the Mystery Monkey of Tampa Bay, is hugely popular here; it has a blog, on which it announced in 2010 that it was running for mayor. Unfortunately, because of some legal technicality, it did not win.
– Dave Barry, National Journal
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Hillsborough County actually has a law that strippers must keep a six-foot distance from patrons, but wanton groping is bound to occur as delegates celebrate the wild and crazy nomination of Mitt Romney.
woo hoo!
jack, at 21 years augie had an unusually long doggie life of 147 give or take a decade. it sounds like it was a happy one. so sorry for your loss.
glad you’re back tho. we’ve gone astray and off the trail a few times lately without you.
Ron Paul, the “Mystery Monkey” of the GOP, won’t be speaking at the convention. He doesn’t want them controlling him; he doesn’t “fully” endorse Mittens.
Whatever one may think of his politics, his conviction about them is to be admired.
So, now it sounds like this week won’t be so much about Romney/Ryan, but about how Isaac is handled.
Will it be Isaac v Obama/Jindal, or, Obama v Jindal?
Subject: Yiddish curses for Republican Jews
May your child give his Bar Mitzvah speech on the genius of Ayn Rand.
May you be reunited in the world to come with your ancestors, who were all socialist garment workers.
May your son the doctor introduce you to his fiancée, Bristol Palin.
May the state of Arizona expand their definition of “suspected illegal immigrants” to “anyone who doesn’t hunt.”
May you make a fortune, and lose it all in one of Sheldon Adelson’s casinos.
May you sell everything and retire to Florida just as global warming makes it uninhabitable.
I only heard that they will not allow the New Orleans airport or Superdome to be used as shelters. I did not hear of any alternative places for folks to go. Do they have evac plans & supplies in place? Is everyone expected to hunker-down-in-place? Let’s hope the levee system works.
Is the lack of attention actually good for the GOoPers? I mean, it does seem like they are more suited to carrying out their deeds without the light of day on them.
Blue
Boy Howdy ain’t that the truth
Breaking news. Trump won’t be in Tampa.
http://tinyurl.com/8dgdu4l
Romney camp breathes huge sigh of relief.
Tropical Storm Isaac
Isaac has New Orleans, Louisiana in its sites but the models are still moving west, hello Texas. Isaac has sped up and landfall in southern Louisiana is project for Tuesday August 28 afternoon as a Category 1 Hurricane. From the radar, it looks like the rain bands will be gone from Tampa by tonight. The current conditions in Tampa at 8:00 AM are Temperature 77 degrees, Humidity 89 percent, Wind East at 8 mph with period of rain sometimes heavy. We closed schools for this?
5-Day Forecast Cone for Storm Center 8:00 AM EDT Aug 27
Hurricane Spaghetti Models 8:00 AM EDT Aug 27
Florida Radar
Jack… so sorry to read about Miss Augie. I hear you loud and clear… no matter the project… there’s never enough paint.
PiT, That’s the problem with tropical storms isn’t it? They are always too damn inconsiderate to show up on time and often get lost. But it does make kids and teachers happy to get a day off to go to the mall and hang. The good news -- they cancelled Trump for Isaac. I think that Willard owes Isaac a thank you card.
To all the fake Catholic Republicans who use their religion as the excuse — here’s how a democracy with separation of church and state works
No one can force you to have an abortion
The state shouldn’t have to protect you from your inability to keep your religious values on your own
And now the country clubbers are prancing around with the notion we shouldn’t discuss abortion because it’s all settled --hmmmthen why does your vp nominee keep introducing bills with he who must not be named to ban abortions in all circumstances
and the media goes on..now ABC is calling the race a dead heat --only in the minds of the very stupid
pogo,
That is the problem with weather forecasting. They cannot accurately predict 24 hours in advance what a Tropical Cyclone will do because of its complex nature. Just think of the problems of predicting world climate change.
I am sure that the bars, strip clubs, malls and, with the weather clearing, the amusement parks like Busch Gardens are happy.
I so wanted to see Trump at the Convention!
ABC need to read 538
I can’t imagine what they are thinking — when Mitt loses badly will they blame themselves for getting it so wrong or say Mitt could have won and he blew it
Tweety lost it on MJ this morning. He and Priebus had to be separated. Show cut to a break. Tweets accused the GOP of running a thinly veiled racist campaign.
Priebus reminds me so much of Barney Fife.
One of Tampa’s real stars is the University of South Florida. Take a few minutes to learn about it:
http://www.usf.edu/About-USF/index.asp
PiT -- I guess the amusement parks that have power and aren’t getting rained on are happy. I visited Disney oncet when it rained hard -- not too bad if you didn’t mind ankle deep water, a yellow plastic poncho with the damn mouse’s pic on it and kitchy souvenir shops crammed to the gills with wet people in plastic ponchos with the damn mouse’s pics on them.
PiT, you’re right, big complex storms with no real steering currents makes forecasting paath and speed a challenge. I heard on the news that 80,000 households in FL are without power. I assume that’s mostly the Keys and SW FL north of the ‘glades?
Maybe in ’91 or ’92 Hooters hostessed our monthly regional League of Cities meeting in Safety Harbor, a beautiful small city in Pinellas County, Florida named for its refuge during times of hurricane weather.
In any case, the weather was beautiful so the event was held in the city park. I’m sure the local residents were wondering what the hell was going on. The girls were delightful and expressed keen interest in local government.
No, Pogo, 80-pct of the households without power have been disconnected because they have no money.
Flatus
Cmon Tweety ..it was justa joke.
Nice of him to get so outraged I guess the thrill is still there…of course this is the same guy who accused the Clinton’s of racism
Well, Katherine, at least he’s batting .500
Chris Matthews Reince Priebus Morning Joe MSNBC August 27, 2012 FULL VERSION
I just watched the Mathews Priebus dustup. What a hoot. Priebus is such a sanctimonious puke I can’t stand to listen to him.
“He’s just not a “regular guy.” You know, the kind of guy who would come over on a Saturday morning and help you change the oil in your car. Instead, he’s the kind of guy that doesn’t even know how to change the oil, because that’s something the servants do.” http://craigcrawford.com/2012/08/26/gop-storm-watch/#comment-295978
I almost exploded when I first read this. Instead, I paced the floor screaming: …. ‘what is it about elections that bring out the ‘stupid’ in people ‘ (as hubby sat across the table laughing at me… he say’s he loves it when I get all worked up like that, but believe me, I wasn’t laughing).
I couldn’t say anything then, because I’d made a commitment to not comment until our friend Jack came back (and I meant it when I said it).
But I came up with an idea during my emotional outbreak: …… why don’t we just go over to Jiffy Lube and find our next presidential contenders.
Really Nash, you think the servants change his oil? I’m sure they have plenty to do, without worrying about his car. Why is it that so many people hate people with money?? Do we really want to see that guy next door running for president? Do you really think Obama is ‘just a regular guy’ that empathizes with the rest of us? Puleeeeez!!!
That guy next door remark just makes you sound petty, Nash and I know for a fact what a smart guy you are.
(I’m well aware that you all HATE Republicans — and that hate shows up so clearly in every post. You know what they say about hate: it eats away at the insides of the one doing the hating, but doesn’t accomplish anything else). I don’t support anyone in this election, and I know that ‘hate’ for others with opposing views runs ramped throughout the internet. And, hey, getting this stuff off our chests is part of the reason for the good therapy here. But I ‘know’ that whoever wins an election is not going to positively change our lives anytime soon. And to expect a government official to do that for us is futile.
Baby steps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsUaQUW-Az0. That’s how we’re going to change things. One thing at a time. But each and every one of us has to do that in their own way, because there sure ain’t a politician out there that’s going to hang onto his/her enthusiasm long enough to do it for us. They’re all for sale to the highest bidder, so that’s what we have to work with.
(Nash … maybe I’m wrong, and you were just making a joke? Were you just being ironic? It just reminded me so much of the last election where so many were saying they liked the candidate they could sit down and have a beer with).
Jack,
My posting problem is just the opposite of what you said. I type faster than I can think — and as you well know, that gets me into a lot of trouble.
Alice was really, really proud that she could change her own oil. And I was proud of her.
Jack
I am sorry for the loss of Miss Auggie. What is your secret for the 21 year longevity? The longest I have had a dog was 16 years for a Cairn Terrier.
Carol,
If you’re around (and I sincerely hope you are), I hope you get a kick out of that ‘Baby steps’ remark (remember?).
I miss you, Carol.
Jack, I’m also sorry for your loss, and the pain you felt watching her pain. I’ve had to make that very hard decision several times in my life, and it’s always a heart breaker.
I was also saddened back when you lost your beloved Parrot.
You’re right, life goes on… but does it have to be so painful.
50 million dollars on security for the Goops in Tamp
who got the contract?
Dam — I may have to get the DVD again. I’d forgotten how hilarious that Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss movie is.
Ha!! If I fake it, then I don’t have it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=RfrueeBmfXo
Fifty million for security. Who got the contract? The 99-percent.
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Message from Barak Obama to the Citizens of New Orleans:
“Don’t worry about the approaching hurricane. As I have done in so many instances in the past, I will maintain George Bush’s policies.”
nemo, I wouldn’t speak for Nash, but I don’t hate Republicans because they’re Republicans, I hate Republican ideas that favor the rich at the expense of the poor, and hate people who try to push those ideas, denying their effects. This is politics -- and you want to see hate? Go over to the blogs at Michelle Malkin or any other of the top 10 conservative sites. They put us to shame when it comes to hate. When it comes to legislators there are plenty of Repugns I hate for the ideas they push & the lies they tell -- top of the list is Mitch McConnell & I have to say that while Paul Ryan seems like a nice enough fella, I’d have to say he’s right up there with Mitch, although from what I see of him I doubt that I’d hate Ryan personally.
Watching the Ron Paul --another plain speaking Republican banned from the convention
“Message from Barak Obama to the Citizens of New Orleans:
“Don’t worry about the approaching hurricane. As I have done in so many instances in the past, I will maintain George Bush’s policies.”
…. now there’s the Nash I’ve grown to know and love!
nemo:
I was just commenting on the fact that Romney doesn’t seem to be able to psychologically “connect” with the average voter. This is hardly an original observation on my part; many, many pundits on the left and the right have said the same thing. It’s probably because he only hangs around with rich people.
And yes, most Americans DO hate rich people, depending on: (A) how rich they are; and (B) how they got rich. Romney loses on both counts.
KGC, each party got $50 million for security and $18 million for operations from taxpayers for their conventions. Where it goes? We won’t find out in detail for months, after nobody cares. Yes, that’s a total of $136 million in federal funds combined to the parties for these charades. Disgusting!
Pogo, like I said: that was more of a momentary blast of emotion. I probably shouldn’t have made the ‘hate’ remark. I could have made my point in a better way without it, and I ‘really’ do not want to offend anyone here. You’re all great, and I was just unloading.
Flatus, I’m not that familiar with FL demographics, but I don’t think FPL includes the indigent in their outage tracking.
: 
Palm Beach County has 19,090 customers without power at last report, Miami-Dade has 24,530 and Broward has 23,510. Surely SOME of them were current on their bills.
Well, Nemo, you unload much more eloquently that I. You didn’t use the word Bullshit at all.
CC
Audit the conventions! Are they required to meet eeoc (or whatever it’s called today) standards since they take fed funds
Put the conventions on paytv and let them make money to pay for their silliness --where is the fabled entrepreneurship now
A friend of mine thought a paytv debate between Ann Romney and Michele Obama could bring in a pretty penny
“Surely SOME of them were current on their bills.”
Pogo, surely you are correct. I simply couldn’t resist amping-up my reply.
Right back at ya, Pogo.
hey Nash… I LOVE your posts and your sense of humor.
hey is Romney speaking on Wednesday night?… the last pre-season game of the Patriots vs the Giants is on that night. Football or politics? Football or politics?…
Methinks football will win out for me…
ps… pogo… just for you… Bullshit, Bullshit, Bullshit, and yeah… even more Bullshit…
We must bring back the flaming tilda of sarcasm ~~~~~
tone is tuff to see sometimes on line
…. you too, Renee.
… good to see that the really important things never really change.
Such a nice, tight sub-group and it’s so refreshing to see how that ‘sub’ group sticks together.
Are you going to call me a ‘troll’ next? That one always puts the target in her or his place.
Chloe, what are you responding to???
oh yeah… I wanna be associated with pogo’s 11:33…
I don’t hate Republicans… I don’t like their policies. IMO, their far right turn will be bad for this country. I firmly believe in separation of church and state… I don’t like the far right trying to institute their religious beliefs into laws. I believe in a safety net… and I think it’s bullshit to call it socialism.
IMO, if the far right actually got it’s way and a lot of social programs were defunded… many, many Republicans would be shocked at how much that would affect their lives… and not for the better.
I could go on… but you get the picture.
The references to Connie Mack will speak at such and such a time always confuse me. Now, they’re talking about Cornelius McGillicuddy IV. As his father is still kicking and is the retired senator I just assume that the Connie Mack they’re referring to is Cornelius McGillicuddy III. Won’t be long ’til it’s Cornelius McGillicuddy V. Guess what the family business has become?
The original Connie Mack, Cornelius McGillicuddy, Sr., wasn’t thrown out until 1956 at age 93. What a run he had!
i tho’t wackenhut (always a goper favorite if you don’t count blackwater) got the job, but come to find out it went to the securus group.
After months of interviews and stringent background checks, The Securus Group of Jacksonville, FL has finally been accepted as an approved vendor for contract security and personal protection services during the 2012 Republican National Convention being held in Tampa, FL.
And I don’t know if Carol still reads this blog or not… but I do know that she lives in the current path of Isaac. I hope that she, and everyone else in it’s path, gets out and stays safe.
c.shultz
just when i thought his next gem would be hurricane-related
Bless Robertson’s little heart.
nemo, you most assuredly are not a troll. We’ve had our share here, and they almost always show their colors very quickly by defending the indefensible.
So, ummm, back to the original issue that Nash’s comment addressed and set you off. As for me, and just for me, I don’t care if Mitt changes his oil, if his servants change his oil or if the servants drive it to Jiffy Lube. I care that he pays 13% in taxes and tries to convince us it’s AOK to pay a rate hells a plenty less than people making shitloads less through work rather than investments and think that the way to cure Amnerica’s ills is to preserve, protect and enhance that bullshit system. And I care that the tax code lets him and his ilk shelter income in offshore accounts that he doesn’t have the balls to own up to. And I care that if that’s not what he’s doing he doesn’t have the balls to disprove this by producing his tax returns. “Trust me” he says (paraphrase). Sorry, I don’t.
I like what you said in your 13:29, Pogo.
As Mr Reagan said, “Trust, but verify.”
Craig, I’ll see your Pat Robertson & raise you a Darryl Issa. (Issa doesn’t care if another hurricane hits New Orleans, as long as they win in November.)
GOoPer quote poker; I’m sure there will be more than 52 cards in the deck, although they don’t seem be be playing with a full one.
Are Tea Baggers eligible to attend ‘open-bar’ functions?
Robertson just got (back) on my sh*t list. I guess we can add his latest inanity to his long list of stupid quotes.
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/funnyquotes/a/patrobertson.htm
You’re wrong Pogo. That isn’t what ‘set me off’ as you put it.
…. and you needn’t speak to me as though I were a child (this isn’t a courtroom, although there are plenty of judges here).
What ‘set me off’ is that I assumed that when you said Bullshit, you were insinuating I was full of it. And I ‘assumed’ that Renee was agreeing with you.
I meant it when I said I love you, Nash. You have an intellect and sense of humor like no other I’ve ever seen. That’s why that ‘one and only one’ statement I quoted brought out the emotion in me. You’re always so rational.
I don’t give a shit about this election. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Whatever happens, the same people will still be running the country. I actually think that it’s already been decided that Obama will be the President again. From what I saw of the last election, elections aren’t what they appear to be.
Yes, Flatus, apparently Romney is either lazier or less articulate than Reagan was (I’m guessing however it instead was an exercise in enlightened self interest). HMMMM I wonder if Mitt would apply the same standard to Iran regarding their nuclear capability -- I wonder….
And Flatus — I don’t know why you care what I think, but thank you so much for worrying about my feelings. I love you for that, and for so many other reasons.
I often think about the pain you are going through without your soul mate still at your side, and it saddens me.
I worry about your feelings too.
Craig…thanks for Dave Barry, I needed that.
nemo, no, no, I did NOT mean to suggest you are full of bullshit, and I’m not talking to you as if you are a child. (I obviously have to spend more time with a post before I hit “Post Comment”). I was referring to my own use of the term at the drop of a hat. I was also referring back to Nash’s comment that triggered your near explosion as you related in your 10:49 post. In my 1:29 post I was trying to suggest that I do not think you are a troll (or are taking an extreme position for the sake of generating controversy) -- wait that’s what I said. The bulk of my 1:29 is saying what pissed me off about Romney and the policies he espouses, and uses to his benefit.
Sorry, Pogo (sigh, if you only knew how often I have to say that).
… and thanks for the clarification.
(I know some of you probably do think I’m full of shit, but even if that’s true, I mean every thing I say — at least when I say it).
Mormons sure can’t tell a joke.
uh oh… Pat Robertson would be upset with Rick… his last day of work is this Friday.
Nemo… I was teasing pogo… nothing more and nothing less. I LOVE it when he calls bullshit on bullshit.
Are Tea Baggers eligible to attend ‘open-bar’ functions?
Flatus… only if that bar is in a strip club…
And young Romney, cut the long blonde hair of a classmate…another Mormon funny! Can’t you guys see the humor??
Now, I want each of you, you know who you are, to save your explanations for the next time such a silly misunderstanding occurs. It will save so much time and grief in sorting things out. I love you all. Flatus
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”
George Bernard Shaw
…. over and out.
w.c. fields
feel free to use this one, mitt,
and this one too from the same fella:
“If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull.”
twain on work:
- “A Humorist’s Confession,” The New York Times, 11/26/1905
Wow, I cannot believe that Joe Scarborough is so thick that he does not realize that the Republicans have been using the race card this entire election cycle. With comments from Santorum, Gingrich, Romney at the NAACP (and the speech after), and many others; if you are that clueless then you should not be anywhere near a “news” station.
Almost the entire deck for the Republicans is the race card — they do reserve a few for women and those who hold different economic theories
scary stuff
http://www.windstream.net/news/read.php?rip_id=%3CDA0TQU8O1%40news.ap.org%3E&ps=931&page=2
mqw, hope you’re ok and have battened down the hatches
The suspension of barge traffic costs facilities that move cargo on the river system $300 million a day, said Gibbs, who predicted vessel movement will not return to normal before Thursday.
More than 100 vessels, many of which are bulk carriers transporting goods such as grain, are affected by the restrictions, he said.
“You’ll see nothing moving on the river at all,” he said. “There is a significant impact on the country, not just on the ports.”
Sinister globalist plot opposed in GOP platform draft
This Christian Science Monitor cartoon speaks to me…
because we live in a swing state and our state primary is around the corner… the phone is ringing off the hook with poll questions on the national and state candidates… we are allowing the machine to answer all calls once again.
“Laser sight on a shotgun, Flatus? I would try to think of an analogy for that, but I think it’s already the analogy for something else.”
Actually, Champ, it’s more of a combat weapon rather than a regular shotgun. It’s a pump gun with no stock. It holds up to eight rounds and has a mounting ramp above the receiver along with a sling.
It’s designed to be fired from the waist. The red dot is a worthwhile accoutrement that both intimidates and greatly increases accuracy. The weapon without sling, ramp, and laser looks something like this:
http://www.mossberg.com/product/shotguns-pump-action-500-special-purpose-road-blocker/50591
The current Hooters commercial is very typical of the GOP -- Insult anyone who isn’t in your chosen demographic and make anyone who is (old white men) feel youthful because they are hanging out with Hooters waitresses who pretend to like them for tips instead of the elderly ladies in the water aerobics pool that they are probably married to.
Craig,
My comment on Pat Robertson’s comment
That’s too bad about Hooters, Jamie. I haven’t seen the advert and have never been in an establishment. When they hosted our meeting, our group was composed of elected officials and the senior professional staff of perhaps 30 cities. The attendees were close to being 50-50 female/male. From our city, we were all impressed by the young people who represented Hooters. Which doesn’t mean that they would have an easy time obtaining a business license in our city.
OMG, I am never drinking again. I feel like Zeus must have after having given birth to Athena, but not nearly as productive. I rescind any and all previous endorsements of alcoholic beverages.
I do, however, still endorse Ralph Nader for president.
Nader.
That’s all we need. Okay. That’s not productive.
Have all his supporters vote for Obama on Nov 6 than return to the polls on Thurs, Nov 8 and vote for Mr Nader. If nobody is there, slide handwritten ballots under the door.
Good luck!
“Hooters” has good wings (and I’m somewhat of a connoisseur of wings), but I’ve never been one to mix sex with food, that’s just gross.
Bethy, thanks for the kind offer and someday I may take you up on it.
We are able to shuffle things around in the budget. A member got us a good deal on our banners, half the price of what we budgeted and we found a cheaper solution for graffiti remover. We use lacquer thinner, it removes the graffiti but does little damage to the sign paint underneath, the difference between $17 for a gallon as opposed to the spray can of goof off for $10 for a cup.
This whole thing is a great team building exercise for our group. Working together we get to know each other much better than just talking at a meeting.
Jack
Hooters Commercial
nader and hooters, sex and food
(I’ll have a beer.) “Can Wings be lewd?”
ah the inevitable vagina shirt protesters…
I like the wings from Quaker State
Yeah, once again, “Quaker Steak and Lube” seems like the kind of place I’d get a beer bottle thrown at me. It may not be, it just seems like it. I will investigate, keep my mouth shut whilst there, and report back.
I wonder why no one ever wears the Sphincter shirt…..
Like, “Red, Hot, and Blue” may as well be called “The Fat Guys at the Bar Will Give You Funny Looks”, as far as I’m concerned. I try not to mix patriotism and food, either.
The Dancing Vaginas
This may be one of the few times the men trying to legislate women’s bodies get to see one.
ROTFLMAO!!!
I love the color pink… but Craig & Jamie… that’s a bit too much for me…
More US mothers dying despite expensive care
The President is coming back here again…I wonder how to get tickets…gotta start phoning my connections, as if I had any.
http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2012/08/27/Obama-coming-to-Toledo-on-Labor-Day.html
CNN continues to lay down for Mitt
Piers Morgan is doing all five Mittens jr at once
“Watching the Ron Paul --another plain speaking Republican banned from the convention” -KGC
Also the only GOP candidate who can express a coherent thought without idiotic platitudes.
CNN keeps a running a 90 minuted docu-fako on Mittens
isn’t this an inkind contribution
90 minute bj — I thought goopers didn’t approve of this kind of behavior
Ig champ what are the best wings you ever had — in honor of gooper fest we should just have right wings
KGC :
http://www.cjsintigercountry.com/
Headline: “Mike Huckabee to Ron Paul supporters: You lost, move on”
Translation: “You lost, now support a candidate that is the ideological antithesis of the one you’d prefer”
“Piers Morgan is doing all five Mittens jr at once”
Let me guess, they think Dad is fantastic.
Flatus -
Installing a new flag tonight .
Bad news for your kin in Korea -
I quote myself here.
Wow, this was a feisty thread.
My friends the ‘Twisters’ are going to Marfa, Texas to an art show.
More neon plasma work that ever, this is their week, let us cross our fingers.
I bought Red and Black hats for them , ‘friend’ :
Tornado Gallery
Larry Smimmons
Tony Greer
$20 bucks plus freight.
Do I ……………. “BUY KOREAN CAR MAKERS ? ”
See Honda last year in Thailand. When 3 times the normal rain came.
No, buy GM. They’re doing crazy good in Asia. Or, if you want to keep your money, buy 50% GM and 50% BRK.B and hold.
Good luck on the flag, Bob. Mine is out there every night.
Ah…Hooters…just so you can leer at women, you are willing to pay the price of diarrhea for the night.
patd -- That is very scary. What is scarier…is that I can remember hearing that this is not only not the first time I have heard that these groups have infiltrated the military but I believe i heard that there are many of them in our military. They blamed the low recruitment after the start of the Iraq war.
The dancing vaginas was an odd choice. I would have loved to have seen women telling men/delegates as they passed off, since there is nothing more Republicans hate than a woman who thinks for herself.
Looks like there is something more interesting than old Romney jokes and culture war outrage
CNN has been pretty obvious re their sympathy for mitty for the nasty things O is saying about him. Don Lemon and Anderson havve been the slowest to give in to the trend, but they are going down the tube.
Nemo, I for one don’t hate repubs. I hate very few people altho I do use the word too easily, but these people aren’t really repubs. Even then, I don’t hate them. I feel a real repub party is necessary. An unchecked dem party would be a disaster.
What I do hate is inequality in most things. The thought process that allows people to not care about the pain of others. to self-congratulate for successful cheating, to deny others what one demands for oneself -- this attitude is rampant in the repubs today. It is a revolting and and
awesomely bloodthirsty picture they are painting. That is the road to an imperial and class-structured government.
Washington didn’t want to be called King, but believe me many repubs would be happy with a monarchy. Our democracy is
a greaat gift to the world and can always be destroyed. The meaness of thes new repubs could do it. I don’t hate them
because I think they have the right to their beliefs. They are either mistaken or confused or stupid or greedyand maybe nice in other ways, but I do NOT want them to have absolute
power, and that’s what they want.
I can state, however, that I do not like Chris Christy.
I never had the balls to write that , I would write everything else, but that.
Flatus -
Our flag is up, my friends stopped in the middle of their most important effort ever.
They have a bucket truck.
I bought their gas.
One loadstone in the world, an American Flag, on Budy Holly Ave.
Well said, Bethyboo.
It sure has been nice seeing you back here…. getting to hear what you are thinking and how you’re doing. I’ve missed hearing about your darling little nephews and your family get together’s. I bet the little ones have come a long way since you last spoke about them. Would love to hear how they’re doing.
It’s always a pleasure.
“What I do hate is inequality in most things. The thought process that allows people to not care about the pain of others. to self-congratulate for successful cheating, to deny others what one demands for oneself”
Bears repeating.
Nite.
I don’t think that I hate republicans.
I hate folks who ignore the science of global climate change and shout at the top of their lungs ‘drill baby drill’.
I hate folks who are so ignorant of human anatomy that they think the female body will simply reject sperm during a rape.
I hate folks who shout about the evils of government, but stand in line with their hand out at every opportunity to get their fair share (and then some) of government largess.
I hate folks who talk about personal responsibility until it is their turn to assume the same.
I hate folks that would gladly throw seniors and medicare to the wolves for the benefit of private insurance companies.
I hate folks who tell me that tax dodges in the Caymans are OK for the one percent but not for every one else.
I could go on and on, but you all get the point.
The most egregious offenders in these matters just happen to be folks that have an upper case R after their name.
I guess if the shoe fits, wear it, and just now the republicans are the only folks buying shoes.
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Ah, Bethy…let me say again how very much I’ve missed reading your opinions. Welcome home!
Jace
I can’t find it in my heart to hate any of those people. Hate is a special word that I don’t believe should be thrown around lightly. Besides, it would make for an awkward family reunion if I did.
Pity is probably the stongest emotion and most usually irritation.
I have made common cause with all those pople at one time or another when our needs and interests met. Just last Saturday I worked side by side with a man whose truck was plastered with republican slogans. But we both want to improve our neighborhood and are willing to work hard to do it. He didn’t mention my bumper stickers and I didn’t mention his. He did come up with a better way to remove the graffiti from signs, if I had worried about his politics I would have lost that valuable information.
Jack
Bethy
Bethy your post was full of gems, I agree with this. I think this is the problem for me in this election, The Democrats have demonstrated that they are inept and don’t deserve a repeat. But the Republican policies were a disaster for this country and they have yet to admit that to themselves.
hiho
Jack
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