Senator Reid, why not call for an up-or-down vote on Bush's surge plan?
And no, this isn't what you're already doing. Let me explain.
The House is getting ready to vote today on a resolution critical of Bush's Iraq "surge." This is the same resolution that you, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), are going to try to bring up for debate in the Senate tomorrow, Saturday. If the Republicans continue to filibuster the Senate even debating Bush's surge plan, let alone filibustering a vote on the plan, which is what Senate GOP leaders are hoping happens, then let me humbly propose a Plan B.
In the spirit of bipartisanship and cooperation, forget the Warner resolution, forget the McCain resolution, forget the House resolution. Forget any other Democratic resolutions that are out there. If Republicans and Democrats in the Senate can't agree as to whose resolution should be debated and voted on, fine. There's only one resolution that matters anyway, George Bush's. (Yes, I know he doesn't have a resolution, read on.)
Announce that the Senate is at an impasse, trash the other resolutions (House, Democratic, Republican), and call up Bush's "surge" plan for an up-or-down vote. [...]
Then let's see the GOP claim that the debate and vote is unfair when the only thing being debated and voted on is the president's language detailing and praising the president's plan.
Hi Sam, You're currently replacing Al Franken out here in Portland. I have 3 radios tuned to pull in the show. However, if you continue to scream and mimic, which isn't funny, I'm running through the house turning this station off. I'm sure the vendors don't want to hear this. It isn't necessary to scream to get my attention. Thanks, Helen
Love the show. Thank you so much for speaking truth to power with such wit, good humor, and class. What you do is truly important, and history will smile on you.
Although I love your work, you surprised me last night when you and Atrios expressed puzzlement about what the administration could be trying to achieve by fomenting public anger towards Iran. The answer seems obvious to me. This administration has always prioritized the interests of Big Oil above the good of our country. If the US goes to war with Iran, mines will start blowing up in the Persian Gulf, the Straits of Hormuz will become almost impassable to tankers, and the price of oil will go through the roof. The Big Oil boys are going to laugh all the way to the bank while John Q. Public pays $6 for a gallon of gas.
I'll take your comments of the air. Thanks much for your excellent work.
Hey Sam - Lately I feel kind of guilty since I've been a disloyal listener..... I only have so much time in the day and The Young Turks has been my first choice to podcast.
Now that the wondrous Jill Pike is no longer on the radio show, I'm back! Please accept my apology and fix your blog!
Speaking of Majority Report merchandise - I'd buy some video footage of Janeane epecially if she had short hair and was wearing her cute little glasses!
That guy who called on Thursday about Radio Induction heating was probably a kook. It's used in industry and manufactoring and is similar to microwave heating of food but it works at lower radio frequencies. If, in fact, a system like that were set up for a typical dwelling, metal and other ferrous items like forks, spoons, earings, hardware could possibly become red hot and cause injury to occupants or even burn the house down.
Sam, I can't believe you took on Big Ed! He's such a powerhouse, such a radio professional, you really stuck your neck out in trying to tackle him! You should really know better than to speak your mind and fight for the things you believe in.
Nevermind that you and Thom are triple digits beyond Ed in IQ and you especially about 16 quadrillion times funnier than him, you should know when to back down and kowtow to a self-professed master.
Anyway, just thought you'd like to know where you stand.
I listen to both Ed Shultz and Air America personalities. I have heard Ed go off against Air America before and it disturbs me. His ego supercedes the message of getting this country back to a balance and fighting the neo-con agenda. I thought we were getting Thom Hartman from 9-12 in Portland but we now have Sam Seder. I have listened to Sam and will continue to. One reason I did listen to Al was for the interviews. David Brock, Melanie Sloan, Christy Harvey, Tom Olaphant(spelling) Joe Conistan. I hope you can get regular interviews in w/ updates to important issues. I really think Ed should shut up and enjoy the listeners he receives from Air America. And yes- he did kiss up to Liberman who is disgraceful= a true republican in sheep clothes.
has a weird auto centering device that can drive ya crazy til ya get er just right. rack and pinion.
sorta standard chev A arm and bottom link. i build race cars so no biggie really. didja ever see pix of that gran prix car we built in 05/06? doin pretty good too. third this year first in class.
has a weird auto centering device that can drive ya crazy til ya get er just right. rack and pinion.
sorta standard chev A arm and bottom link. i build race cars so no biggie really. didja ever see pix of that gran prix car we built in 05/06? doin pretty good too. third this year first in class.
This blog is bad sign for Sam's future. I guess it had to happen. New broom sweep clean and all. End of a era I say. Air America as we knew it is over. Looks as though Sam knows this.
The clip at the top of the broken blog reminded me of:
Bush's Faustian Deal With the Taliban By Robert Scheer Published May 22, 2001 in LA Times
Enslave your girls and women, harbor anti-U.S. terrorists, destroy every vestige of civilization in your homeland, and the Bush administration will embrace you. All that matters is that you line up as an ally in the drug war, the only international cause that this nation still takes seriously.
That's the message sent with the recent gift of $43 million to the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan, the most virulent anti-American violators of human rights in the world today. The gift, announced last Thursday by Secretary of State Colin Powell, in addition to other recent aid, makes the U.S. the main sponsor of the Taliban and rewards that "rogue regime" for declaring that opium growing is against the will of God. So, too, by the Taliban's estimation, are most human activities, but it's the ban on drugs that catches this administration's attention.
Whatzup with Sam's blog? Is Sam really gonna get fired? He didn't say so that I can remember. But this does look bad. A free cheesy kids blog? The last gasp?
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Hey Sam, I am sick of people calling in and dissing Clinton. First of all, how relevant is the argument,and if what they say is actually true(and I doubt it could be considering their sources) Who cares. If Clinton was a war profiteer, why was he not prosecuted by a government who was obviosly after him? and who did he hurt? how many soldiers died? how many BILLIONS of dollars were stolen? How many times did he say' gee I gotta pee, someone get me a copy of the constitution"? How many illegal wars did he start? How many countries thought we were morons or just simply imoral during the Clinton admin? I am sick of these idiots! Maybe we should waterboard them! I think we can now legally do it. See, there is an upside!
If today's performance by Sam Seder is any indication, the future of post-Al Franken Air America is bleak indeed.
During a discussion of Iraq war profiteering of Bush/Cheney-linked firms such as Halliburton and Bechtel, Seder launched a surreal diatribe against Bill Clinton. Entertaining a caller's assertion that President Clinton was a major Halliburton shareholder, Seder attacked Clinton's own "low grade wars" of the 1990's. The implication is that Clinton somehow filled and dined at the same war-time corporate trough now feeding the Republican defense establishment.
This is not to say that Bill Clinton should be immune to criticism, far from it. Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the Lewinsky bimbroglio and the botched heath care reform are just a few of the sore points, and NAFTA remains a source of heated debate in both parties.
But Clinton's foreign policy interventions brought democracy to Haiti, halted the bloodbath in Bosnia and stemmed the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. Unlike Iraq, those moves, all criticized by the right, will not be remembered for out-of-control war profiteering. Instead, they represent successes in a post-Cold War landscape where America's multilateral stewardship headed off growing violence, political chaos and humanitarian disaster.
As Al Franken moves on to his Minnesota Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman, the tenor of Air America seems set to move further to the left. But while Franken enjoyed the support of activists and Democratic political leadership alike, other Air America voices will struggle to fill the void. Portland's Thom Hartmann, set to fill Franken's slot, is a thoughtful analyst and author on the left, but through no fault of his own lacks Franken's star power.
As for Sam Seder, let's just say he was great in Next Stop Wonderland. —Perrspective
This afternoon, by a vote of 246 to 182, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H. Con. Res. 63, a Resolution expressing support for our troops and opposing the President's escalation plan. I spoke on the House Floor in support of the Resolution. Sincerely,
NY Observer on the sale of Air America: Green Brothers Win! Steve, Mark to Buy Leaky Air America
Ever since rumors began to swirl that Air America Radio might declare bankruptcy—a rumor that became real on Oct. 13, 2006—the network’s Sixth Avenue headquarters have had the slow, deflated feel of a boomtown going bust.
The cluster of cubicles that were once occupied by a buzzy cadre of researchers sits partly empty—except for the bits that have been leased to a crew belonging to a new, unrelated radio venture by Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem. And the humor around what had once been an almost perversely upbeat operation is now more often of the gallows variety. In a recent interview, Sam Seder—one of Air America’s remaining stalwarts and the host of his own eponymous radio show—jokingly pointed to his newly functioning radiator as evidence that the place was still alive. “See?” he said. “Things are happening around here!”
But over the last couple of weeks, loyalists like Mr. Seder have become, at least, less pessimistic. The change in attitude stems from the announcement on Jan. 29 that a rescue team consisting of the publicity-shy real-estate mogul Stephen Green and his garrulous brother—former New York City Public Advocate, Nader’s Raider and all-purpose liberal gadfly Mark Green—had signed a letter of intent to purchase the struggling network.
Anonymous said... You'll all be happy to know that Brian Maloney at "Radio Equalizer" (good Lord) has posted his always inventive take on the AAR/Schultz flap....
Maloney seems to be in a position to hear interesting gossip but he gets things wrong so often that he's not worth the time. Less baloney at Liberal Talk Radio: http://ltradio.blogspot.com/
Hiya, Jim. Looks like the motherblog had comments back briefly yesterday. Glad they're working on it and that there're a couple of lifeboats. Been peeping in at Toni's place, here, there...
i think the main thing we accomplished at AAR was bringing people into contact with each other.
Yep. With so much of the media devoted to far right extremist views, folks finding other folks who weren't with that program is a beautiful thing.
I actually agreed with him about many issues, which shocked me. For instance, I myself have criticized Al Franken because he wanted to leave AAR almost when he joined it. I admire Franken because he took the initiative to form it, but I know that his USO nonsense and moderate stances are attributable to his upcoming political career. Sometimes I myself wonder if AAR was simply a springboard for his political career.
Obviously I also agree with Schultz about Mike Malloy. "Hate merchant" is rather mild contrasted to my description of him. He is a bigoted redneck wannabe.
I also remembered why I discontinued listening to Schultz: he loves Lieberman. Although he loves Lieberman, I think that unlike Malloy, he is a genuine guy-- just a fairly naive redneck... which is fine.
So I actually started to like the guy afterward. It was odd. Anyway...
Franken's been doing USO tours since 1999. Kosovo, Bosnia... I wouldn't call 7 tours since 1999 nonsense, and I think that predates any thought of his running for office.
"Take the most miserable corner of this hemisphere, Haiti, regarded by the European conquerors as a paradise and the source of no small part of Europe's wealth, now devastated, perhaps beyond recovery. In the past few years, under conditions so miserable that few people in the rich countries can imagine them, peasants and slum-dwellers constructed a popular democratic movement based on greassroots organizations that surpasses just about anything I knw of elsewhere; only deeply committed commissars could fail to collapse with ridicule when they hear the solemn pronouncements of American intellectuals and political leaders about how the U.S. has to teach Haitians the lessons of democracy. Their achievements were so substantial and frightening to the powerful that they had to be subjected to yet another dose of vicious terror, with considerably more U.S. support than is publicly acknowledged ,and they still have not surrendered." -Chomsky, 1995
"When I see multitudes of entirely naked savages scorn European voluptuousness and endure hunger, fire, the sword, and death to preserve only their independence, I feel that it does not behoove slaves to reason about freedom." - Rousseau
EYE ON THE MEDIA~~ KISSING UP TO THE LOBBY DesertPeace
February 16, 2007
I was hoping that when Barack Obama threw his hat in the ring for the Democratic nomination he would give Hillary a 'run for the money'. Instead, he is 'kissing up' to the Lobby with statements about Israel. Instead of proposing recognition of the new Palestinian Unity Government, he is already hinting that they are the enemy of Israel. Instead of offering a new platform for peace he seems to be willing to keep things just as they are.... seeking out enemies and finding ways to protect Israel from them. All he has to do is look carefully at the present US Administration, the enemy is right there. They are the ones that have prevented a real peace process from ever developing in the Middle East, they are the ones that have supplied Israel with arms to be used against the civilian population of Palestine. Yes, Israel must be protected against its enemies, starting with the United States. The following report is from this morning's HaAretz.....
Obama: U.S. must help Israel defend itself By Shmuel Rosner, Haaretz Correspondent
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, a Democrat from Illinois who is competing for his party's presidential nomination, told Haaretz on Thursday that the United States should help protect Israel from its "dangerous" enemies.
"My view is that the United States' special relationship with Israel obligates us to be helpful to them in the search for credible partners with whom they can make peace, while also supporting Israel in defending itself against enemies sworn to its destruction," he said.
I can't understand why Sam doesn't get his shit together and put up a real site. He's always touting supporting the bloggers but his sites are pathetic.
I have a hard time believing there aren't some fanatics out there who would donate the time, space and money to make a real whiz-bang sam seder site.
Big Ed has piggy-backed off AAR from the beginning and is still doing so. He ought to kiss your ring.
The XM Channel is called "Air America Radio" The AAR logo is at the head of the page. The blurb says "XM Satellite Radio welcomes back Ed Schultz to Air America XM 167 beginning Monday February 19th."
The newly refinanced Air America ought to protect its brand. Having Ed use the infrastructure that AAR built to trash AAR is egregious.
My daddy used to say about people like Ed Schultz, "If you could buy him for what he's worth and sell him for what he thinks he's worth, you'd be a rich man.
Sam did nothing to percipitate this. Like Randi said, if a man shows you who he is, you'd better pay attention and get out of the way.
Stephanie - Poor man has poor ways. Sam's old site wasn't too bad in it's heyday, now of course it is falling apart to the point of being unusable.
But this one has the advantage of no cost. That's a big plus when your next paycheck is a matter of conjecture. It's like an apartment with cinder block book shelves and wire spools for tables.
Don't forget the bankruptcy and all. Pull up a bean bag chair, grab a cup of Roman noodles a glass of water and relax. Next stop is the street corner, so enjoy while it lasts.
Ed Schultz trashes Air America and then I find I will be subjected to his hot air, instead of Thom Martman on my XM radio. I am pissed! I can't stream Hartman at work, so I guess I will be listening to "the span" while Ed does his thing from noon to 3. What really bugs me is you can't email XM channel 167 and complain, there is no email link. Guess I'll fax. I think I deserve a refund for 3 hrs a day, for my 3 XM radios. I am SO angry about this, because I was looking forward to Hartman, then XM burst my bubble. Pissed! Ok, now that I have vented I should feel better, but I am sure that Monday, at work, I will just get pissed all over again when big Ed's voice comes over my XM radio and I have to change channels.
Big Ed has a positive cash flow, case closed! Does that make Ed better or just smarter? Makes no difference, Al is gone, Ed wins, and Sam earns a kiddie blog. Shut-up and deal!
format. First we hear, this week, that two more lib
Hi Sam,
With respect to the technical problems your site has been experiencing, below are some recommendations to
alleviate them.
1. Though the comments section of your blog is seperated into sections, there is still too much data being displayed per page view. If the database is doing a query per page view, then this is certainly taxing the database server. Here are some articles on the subject: 1.A. Cache the results of the database query. MySQL's Query Cache http://www.databasejournal.com/ features/mysql/article.php/3110171 http://www.databasejournal.com/ features/mysql/article.php/3110171 phpCache -- speed up your website http://www.htmlcenter.com/tutorials/ tutorials.cfm/158/php/
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2. The MySQL Database Management System your site is based on (I believe it is) typically does not handle heavy loads as well as other freely available systems. It also has a reputation for corrupting data. I recommend PostgreSQL as an alternative: http://www.postgresql.org/
3. I heard you mention that you may move to a different platform altogether. If so, you may already be
considering several candidates. If you are not familiar with any, consider these: (I am just becoming familiar
with them myself)
3.A. Drupal Appears to be very popular. http://drupal.org/about http://drupal.org/handbook/ is-drupal-right-for-you
3.B. Bitweaver It allows you plug in the Database System of your choice. http://www.bitweaver.org/articles/ Here is a blog that uses it: http://www.onnyturf.com/wiki/ Below is the comments section for an article: http://www.onnyturf.com/articles/ read.php?article_id=457# editcomments
3.C. Community Server I've noticed some social networking/blog sites using this product. http://communityserver.org/
I find it hard to believe Sam is worried about where his next paycheck is coming from.
1)he's one of the most kick-ass radio newsguys out there
2)he's friends with Janean G and David Cross so he's got some rich friends who'd help him out in dire times (this is conjecture)
3)he seems like one of the smarter guys in the room. I don't think he'd have a tough time getting a job.
PS- Sam, I know you're not reading this, but I thought you were right on when you were arguing with that "moron" about socialism. Thanks for helping people understand that socialism is not a bad thing!
Sure thing Gil - Why not offer Sam plans to build his own space shuttle?
Sam can't post a new thread on this kiddie blog because he forgot the password. Just stay ready to move Gil, when this baby craps out were jumpin to the next one.
This was a controversial week in the House of Representatives. Specifically the controversy surrounded a resolution concerning the War in Iraq. The House also passed legislation that provides tax relief for small businesses.
Iraq Resolution
The Iraq war resolution which passed the House, disapproved of reinforcing our troops in Iraq. I strongly disapprove of this non binding resolution since I support our troops and am in full support of Victory in Iraq. It is hard to ignore the inconvenient truth that this ill-timed measure will aid the terrorists and depress the morale of our soldiers who are fighting to defeat them. This resolution is nothing more than a political stunt that does nothing to stop the war but instead gives aid and comfort to our enemy. Congress needs to continue to support and protect the members of the U.S. Armed Forces who are serving or who have served bravely and honorably in Iraq. Failure at this point is not an option.
To view my floor speech CLICK HERE
Congressman McCaul meets with members of the Texas National Guard and discuss homeland security issues.
Small Business Tax Relief
On Friday, the House passed the Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007. This legislation extends critical tax provisions for small business owners. Highlights of this bill include extending and modifying the work opportunity tax credit for one year and increasing and extending expensing for small businesses.
Congressman McCaul meets with representatives from the Houston and Austin area Public Broadcast Systems (PBS) to discuss funding for educational children’s programs.
Next week, Congress enters its Presidents’ Day District Work Period, allowing me the opportunity to travel the district and spend more time visiting with my constituents. I hope to see you in the coming weeks as I make my way through the district.
Congressman McCaul meets with Father Jaeger, Ambassador to the Holy City, to discuss Vatican and international relations issues
"It's like an apartment with cinder block book shelves and wire spools for tables."
Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. ~ Kahlil Gibran
Cat Chew said... Franken's been doing USO tours since 1999. Kosovo, Bosnia... I wouldn't call 7 tours since 1999 nonsense, and I think that predates any thought of his running for office.
February 17, 2007 12:48 PM
"Why Not Me?" Date of publication: February 8, 2000
He has had political ambitions for a long time. So please....
The present is embodied in Hexagram 29 - K'an (Water): We see the possession of sincerity, through which the mind is penetrating. Action in accordance with this will be of high value. The fourth line, divided, shows its subject at a feast, with simply a bottle of spirits, and a subsidiary basket of rice, while the cups and bowls are only of earthenware. He introduces his important lessons as his ruler's intelligence admits. There will in the end be no error. The fifth line, undivided, shows the water of the defile not yet full, so that it might flow away, but order will soon be brought about. There will be no error. The situation is shifting, but neither Yin (the passive feminine force) nor Yang (the active masculine force) is gaining ground.
- - - - --- - - --- - - The future is embodied in Hexagram 40 - Hsieh (Deliverance): Advantage will be found in the southwest. If no further operations are called for, there will be good fortune in returning to the old conditions. If some operations are called for, there will be good fortune in the early conduct of them.
I was just reading more about hexagram 29 in my book of changes... we got the only two changing lines that are good. 4 and 5, "no blame." Any others would not have been fortunate. This is very auspicious!
Deliverance. When heaven and earth deliver themselves, thunder and rain set in. When thunder and rain set in, the seed pods of all fruits, plants, and trees break open. The time of Deliverance is great indeed.
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After so many recent affiliate losses for liberal talk radio, was it inevitable that so- called "progressive" hosts would eventually turn against one another?
Considering that Air America Radio's slow and painful disintegration has also damaged the careers of unaffiliated lefty talkers, it was probably only a matter of time before tensions reached the boiling point.
Though the mainstream media still refuses to admit to the accelerating loss of stations carrying liberal talk (Reuters still falsely claims Air America has 81), with new format changes in both Sacramento and Fresno, among other locales, it's been a tough week.
Because non- AAR talkers Ed Schultz and Stephanie Miller have had moderately more successful results to date, it's hard not to have a bit of sympathy for them, given station losses that were caused by Franken & Co's failure to generate a substantial audience. Both are syndicated by JonesMediaAmerica of Denver.
Oddly, however, Schultz and Miller get little credit from the left for their better performance, with the former actually the target of Internet conspiracy theories about his backers and real political leanings.
Oddly, however, Schultz and Miller get little credit from the left for their better performance, with the former actually the target of Internet conspiracy theories about his backers and real political leanings.
In recent days, the sniping between Air America's hosts and Schultz have become especially heated, with the on- air battle generating a great deal of attention on lefty blogs. As far as we're aware, Miller has not joined in on the fun.
For Schultz, Miller and other libtalkers who have never been a part of Air America, the loss of these stations could prove career- ending, as there soon may not be enough outlets remaining to justify the expense of syndication and attract advertisers.
Some Radio Equalizer emailers have speculated that this might be the reason why Schultz recently returned to hosting a local show in Fargo, which he had dropped after taking on the national program.
ENDURE in order to QUESTION, TRANSCENDING FEARLESSNESS seal the OUTPUT of INTELLIGENCE with the COSMIC tone of PRESENCE. guided by the power of UNIVERSAL FIRE.
What the fuck kind of name is Thom? So now that Al and Janeane have been flushed, this "Thom" is going to be the next "Rush"? He has already been replaced on XM and stations are dropping like flies.
Isn't this "Thom" just another Alan Colmes wannabe?
Dada, is it cool with you if i use some of your tunes for an online radio show I'm doing? I'm trying to use as many songs by friends and other undergrounders as possible.
& if anyone wants to do reports, or even a show, let me know, we're going to be streaming and we have the technology to do live shows from anywhere in the u.s.
www.wnyradio.com
kick off will prolly be next week-ish, my show is 1-3 saturdays (ny time). e-mail me some mp3 reports!
hey Jimmers! thnx for the myspce comment, the times, as they say, are a-evolving. hope things are muy muy bueno in B.C.! lotsa new tunes and things in the works, howza by you?
& if anyone wants to do reports, or even a show, let me know, we're going to be streaming and we have the technology to do live shows from anywhere in the u.s.
www.wnyradio.com
kick off will prolly be next week-ish, my show is 1-3 saturdays (ny time). e-mail me some mp3 reports!
February 18, 2007 10:55 AM
Ja,
Write something up like an announcement and I will put it on my blog.
It's really called toniD's Ya Think? but the link is this:
1,009 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 1009 Newer› Newest»Here's the complete text of Goode's letter to a constituent:
i like me sum possum steaks and a fine jug o' shine to warsh it down with.
(Goode obviously feels he is bulletproof)
Senator Reid, why not call for an up-or-down vote on Bush's surge plan?
And no, this isn't what you're already doing. Let me explain.
The House is getting ready to vote today on a resolution critical of Bush's Iraq "surge." This is the same resolution that you, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), are going to try to bring up for debate in the Senate tomorrow, Saturday. If the Republicans continue to filibuster the Senate even debating Bush's surge plan, let alone filibustering a vote on the plan, which is what Senate GOP leaders are hoping happens, then let me humbly propose a Plan B.
In the spirit of bipartisanship and cooperation, forget the Warner resolution, forget the McCain resolution, forget the House resolution. Forget any other Democratic resolutions that are out there. If Republicans and Democrats in the Senate can't agree as to whose resolution should be debated and voted on, fine. There's only one resolution that matters anyway, George Bush's. (Yes, I know he doesn't have a resolution, read on.)
Announce that the Senate is at an impasse, trash the other resolutions (House, Democratic, Republican), and call up Bush's "surge" plan for an up-or-down vote. [...]
Then let's see the GOP claim that the debate and vote is unfair when the only thing being debated and voted on is the president's language detailing and praising the president's plan.
http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/02/senator-reid-why-not-call-for-up-or.html
Hi Sam,
You're currently replacing Al Franken out here in Portland. I have 3 radios tuned to pull in the show. However, if you continue to scream and mimic, which isn't funny, I'm running through the house turning this station off. I'm sure the vendors don't want to hear this. It isn't necessary to scream to get my attention.
Thanks,
Helen
Al's bloggie still up!
thanks T.
If you take the laugh track away, the text of the B.O. bit was probably equivalent to The Onion. Don't know about the video.
The real question is whether their target was Obama or Oprah.
Later guys. Off to work.
Just offering the comments on my blog again. It's there if you want it.
http://abramoffjournal.blogspot.com/
hee! RANDI!
GBC's theme song!
(TGIF!)
Cya T!
back to it here.
Sam-
You are always complaining about your stockpile of majority report merchandise- where can your loyal listeners buy that stuff?
Michael
Hi Sam,
Love the show. Thank you so much for speaking truth to power with such wit, good humor, and class. What you do is truly important, and history will smile on you.
Although I love your work, you surprised me last night when you and Atrios expressed puzzlement about what the administration could be trying to achieve by fomenting public anger towards Iran. The answer seems obvious to me. This administration has always prioritized the interests of Big Oil above the good of our country. If the US goes to war with Iran, mines will start blowing up in the Persian Gulf, the Straits of Hormuz will become almost impassable to tankers, and the price of oil will go through the roof. The Big Oil boys are going to laugh all the way to the bank while John Q. Public pays $6 for a gallon of gas.
I'll take your comments of the air. Thanks much for your excellent work.
- Eric, Portland, Oregon
Hey Sam - Lately I feel kind of guilty since I've been a disloyal listener..... I only have so much time in the day and The Young Turks has been my first choice to podcast.
Now that the wondrous Jill Pike is no longer on the radio show, I'm back! Please accept my apology and fix your blog!
http://tpmmuckraker.com/cunningham.php
Duke Cunningham looks retarded to me.
Sam-
You are always complaining about your stockpile of majority report merchandise- where can your loyal listeners buy that stuff?
Michael
February 16, 2007 12:20 PM
Dear Michael,
You may buy my ultra-rare Majority Report DVD... for $150. Let's assume that he disposed of most of the merchandise....
-Michael.
GBC's theme song!
(TGIF!)
Heya Sunny!
It's Friday ya Bastards!
Woohoo! woohoo! woohoo!
(I was in a very boring meeting up until now... Good God... do NOT schedule meetings on a friday afternoon!)
Speaking of Majority Report merchandise - I'd buy some video footage of Janeane epecially if she had short hair and was wearing her cute little glasses!
That guy who called on Thursday about Radio Induction heating was probably a kook. It's used in industry and manufactoring and is similar to microwave heating of food but it works at lower radio frequencies. If, in fact, a system like that were set up for a typical dwelling, metal and other ferrous items like forks, spoons, earings, hardware could possibly become red hot and cause injury to occupants or even burn the house down.
I like Sam's mimics. Obviously others do to, or they would not have moved Sam to the mornings. I think it is hilarious.
Pete said...
That guy who called on Thursday about Radio Induction heating was probably a kook.
"Let me blather on a little longer...!"
Sam, I can't believe you took on Big Ed! He's such a powerhouse, such a radio professional, you really stuck your neck out in trying to tackle him! You should really know better than to speak your mind and fight for the things you believe in.
Nevermind that you and Thom are triple digits beyond Ed in IQ and you especially about 16 quadrillion times funnier than him, you should know when to back down and kowtow to a self-professed master.
Anyway, just thought you'd like to know where you stand.
You might want to check out CBS. Now.
Oprah is doing a show on the movie, "The Secret," ... right now.
It's the "Reaction" to the original show she did about "The Secret" ... last Thursday.
Law of Attraction, yo.
Sam,
You gotta keep doing your imitation of Virgil Goode! It was the funniest part of your show.
Keep up the good work,
Mike Redford
No need for a babysitter for Baby Seder,.. when you've got one of these. No worry - "the kids will get into everything".
http://www.thorlinks.com/mediaview/2360/Baby_Security
Hey Sammy. Maybe we should think about getting you on another blogging service. I can help if you like.
Your show is fantastic! Keep it up. You know you're right.
www.itsbeach.com
late,
-beach
Avoid need for ocassional babysitter,..
http://thumbsnap.com/v/l9CuiZpO.jpg
This is not my beautiful house.
Shouty
Where is the audio to Virgil Goode's House floor sermon about the troop "surge" - SACRIFICE ?
Please post the bu$$h audio,.. "MONEY often trumps PEACE". (Especially when corporatists always deal the cards)
Big Eddy can lick Balls!!!
I listen to both Ed Shultz and Air America personalities. I have heard Ed go off against Air America before and it disturbs me. His ego supercedes the message of getting this country back to a balance and fighting the neo-con agenda. I thought we were getting Thom Hartman from 9-12 in Portland but we now have Sam Seder. I have listened to Sam and will continue to. One reason I did listen to Al was for the interviews. David Brock, Melanie Sloan, Christy Harvey, Tom Olaphant(spelling) Joe Conistan. I hope you can get regular interviews in w/ updates to important issues. I really think Ed should shut up and enjoy the listeners he receives from Air America. And yes- he did kiss up to Liberman who is disgraceful= a true republican in sheep clothes.
Hello, anyone here?
Blog comments are working well at my blog now.
I've added another open thread.
go to http://abramoffjournal.blogspot.com/2007/02/another-open-thread-for-feb-16-2007.html
Hi NC,
I've been trying to get people over to my blog. I've taken off word verification so it's a little more like the Majority Report blog.
Do me a favor and try posting there.
hello...testing, testing....
Cranky sez:
>>Your performance got some really bad biblical reviews.
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Proves the bible was written by man, huh?
Spoing!
go ahead and post em here NC!
i'm having a real good day,
got the pull to the right fixed on Bgurls stang, whole frontend rebuilt, subframes cherried out.
got an 80 vette in for this weekend, another frame repair.
i fixed one a long time ago and the other vette owners liked the fix so they show up occasionally.
some peeps can ignore that shit eh?
i moved out of the big cities so i could get a little serenity.
had more than enough blood and bent people to last a coupla lifetimes.
vette stock suspension on an 80?
has a weird auto centering device that can drive ya crazy til ya get er just right. rack and pinion.
sorta standard chev A arm and bottom link. i build race cars so no biggie really. didja ever see pix of that gran prix car we built in 05/06? doin pretty good too. third this year first in class.
nbbcqvette stock suspension on an 80?
has a weird auto centering device that can drive ya crazy til ya get er just right. rack and pinion.
sorta standard chev A arm and bottom link. i build race cars so no biggie really. didja ever see pix of that gran prix car we built in 05/06? doin pretty good too. third this year first in class.
cool!
heading our way?
gran prix car?
ya an 83 pontiac firebird
lemme see if i can pull a pic out of my hat.
(stripped and highly modded)
here ya go, some of the pix did'nt make it just go on to the next ones
http://www3.telus.net/Art-Adventures/GranPrixCarWe%20Built/
tanks!
nice little car,
we've done some dragsers that were prettier but this one is amazing on the track.
ya!
deff getchur butt somewhere saner!
(probably end up somewhere nice and get run over by a greyhound bus full of tourists)
This blog is bad sign for Sam's future. I guess it had to happen. New broom sweep clean and all. End of a era I say. Air America as we knew it is over. Looks as though Sam knows this.
getting sleepy!
yawn!
nite NC! sweet dreams!
Whats up mates. Ixney on the Green-eh
A curse on whoever posted this addictive stuff:
" Anonymous said...
http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Air_America
February 16, 2007 10:49 AM "
Not that page, but the whole godforsaken site. That's the funniest nonsense I've seen in a long time.
heya NC
I'm having trouble posting here...
should get some sleep anyway.
later
The clip at the top of the broken blog reminded me of:
Bush's Faustian Deal With the Taliban
By Robert Scheer
Published May 22, 2001 in LA Times
Enslave your girls and women, harbor anti-U.S. terrorists, destroy every vestige of civilization in your homeland, and the Bush administration will embrace you. All that matters is that you line up as an ally in the drug war, the only international cause that this nation still takes seriously.
That's the message sent with the recent gift of $43 million to the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan, the most virulent anti-American violators of human rights in the world today. The gift, announced last Thursday by Secretary of State Colin Powell, in addition to other recent aid, makes the U.S. the main sponsor of the Taliban and rewards that "rogue regime" for declaring that opium growing is against the will of God. So, too, by the Taliban's estimation, are most human activities, but it's the ban on drugs that catches this administration's attention.
More here.
Whatzup with Sam's blog? Is Sam really gonna get fired? He didn't say so that I can remember. But this does look bad. A free cheesy kids blog? The last gasp?
☼ saturday ~ Galactic Moon 11 (8-0.0.4.7)
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blue crystal eagle ~ kin 155
DEDICATE in order to CREATE,
UNIVERSALIZING MIND
seal the OUTPUT of VISION
with the CRYSTAL tone of COOPERATION.
guided by the power of ACCOMPLISHMENT.
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what you say???
Hey Sam,
I am sick of people calling in and dissing Clinton. First of all, how relevant is the argument,and if what they say is actually true(and I doubt it could be considering their sources) Who cares. If Clinton was a war profiteer, why was he not prosecuted by a government who was obviosly after him? and who did he hurt? how many soldiers died? how many BILLIONS of dollars were stolen? How many times did he say' gee I gotta pee, someone get me a copy of the constitution"? How many illegal wars did he start? How many countries thought we were morons or just simply imoral during the Clinton admin? I am sick of these idiots! Maybe we should waterboard them! I think we can now legally do it. See, there is an upside!
Keep up the hard work of telling the truth
Sincerely
Mike in Ohio
morning gang!
Al's last thread still open so i've been keeping them company.
eya 13ben!
good! thanks for posting the daily calender, this lil bloggie more like home now.
Sam Seder's Clinton Complex
If today's performance by Sam Seder is any indication, the future of post-Al Franken Air America is bleak indeed.
During a discussion of Iraq war profiteering of Bush/Cheney-linked firms such as Halliburton and Bechtel, Seder launched a surreal diatribe against Bill Clinton. Entertaining a caller's assertion that President Clinton was a major Halliburton shareholder, Seder attacked Clinton's own "low grade wars" of the 1990's. The implication is that Clinton somehow filled and dined at the same war-time corporate trough now feeding the Republican defense establishment.
This is not to say that Bill Clinton should be immune to criticism, far from it. Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the Lewinsky bimbroglio and the botched heath care reform are just a few of the sore points, and NAFTA remains a source of heated debate in both parties.
But Clinton's foreign policy interventions brought democracy to Haiti, halted the bloodbath in Bosnia and stemmed the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. Unlike Iraq, those moves, all criticized by the right, will not be remembered for out-of-control war profiteering. Instead, they represent successes in a post-Cold War landscape where America's multilateral stewardship headed off growing violence, political chaos and humanitarian disaster.
As Al Franken moves on to his Minnesota Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman, the tenor of Air America seems set to move further to the left. But while Franken enjoyed the support of activists and Democratic political leadership alike, other Air America voices will struggle to fill the void. Portland's Thom Hartmann, set to fill Franken's slot, is a thoughtful analyst and author on the left, but through no fault of his own lacks Franken's star power.
As for Sam Seder, let's just say he was great in Next Stop Wonderland.
—Perrspective
NEWS FROM CONGRESSMAN CHRIS VAN HOLLEN
House Passes Resolution on Iraq
February 16, 2007
Dear Friend:
This afternoon, by a vote of 246 to 182, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H. Con. Res. 63, a Resolution expressing support for our troops and opposing the President's escalation plan. I spoke on the House Floor in support of the Resolution.
Sincerely,
Chris Van Hollen
You'll all be happy to know that Brian Maloney at "Radio Equalizer" (good Lord) has posted his always inventive take on the AAR/Schultz flap....
NY Observer on the sale of Air America:
Green Brothers Win!
Steve, Mark to Buy Leaky Air America
Ever since rumors began to swirl that Air America Radio might declare bankruptcy—a rumor that became real on Oct. 13, 2006—the network’s Sixth Avenue headquarters have had the slow, deflated feel of a boomtown going bust.
The cluster of cubicles that were once occupied by a buzzy cadre of researchers sits partly empty—except for the bits that have been leased to a crew belonging to a new, unrelated radio venture by Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem. And the humor around what had once been an almost perversely upbeat operation is now more often of the gallows variety. In a recent interview, Sam Seder—one of Air America’s remaining stalwarts and the host of his own eponymous radio show—jokingly pointed to his newly functioning radiator as evidence that the place was still alive. “See?” he said. “Things are happening around here!”
But over the last couple of weeks, loyalists like Mr. Seder have become, at least, less pessimistic. The change in attitude stems from the announcement on Jan. 29 that a rescue team consisting of the publicity-shy real-estate mogul Stephen Green and his garrulous brother—former New York City Public Advocate, Nader’s Raider and all-purpose liberal gadfly Mark Green—had signed a letter of intent to purchase the struggling network.
More here
Anonymous said...
You'll all be happy to know that Brian Maloney at "Radio Equalizer" (good Lord) has posted his always inventive take on the AAR/Schultz flap....
Maloney seems to be in a position to hear interesting gossip but he gets things wrong so often that he's not worth the time.
Less baloney at Liberal Talk Radio:
http://ltradio.blogspot.com/
LTRadio's Valentine's Day take on the flap:
Can't we all just get along?
mornin catchoo!
i'm zooming around to other sites,
hanging with the franken show bloggie and making brekkers for the pack.
good article. the posts are even better.
i think the main thing we accomplished at AAR was bringing people into contact with each other.
Hiya, Jim. Looks like the motherblog had comments back briefly yesterday. Glad they're working on it and that there're a couple of lifeboats. Been peeping in at Toni's place, here, there...
i think the main thing we accomplished at AAR was bringing people into contact with each other.
Yep. With so much of the media devoted to far right extremist views, folks finding other folks who weren't with that program is a beautiful thing.
I finally listened to Ed Schultz's rant.
A few things:
I actually agreed with him about many issues, which shocked me. For instance, I myself have criticized Al Franken because he wanted to leave AAR almost when he joined it. I admire Franken because he took the initiative to form it, but I know that his USO nonsense and moderate stances are attributable to his upcoming political career. Sometimes I myself wonder if AAR was simply a springboard for his political career.
Obviously I also agree with Schultz about Mike Malloy. "Hate merchant" is rather mild contrasted to my description of him. He is a bigoted redneck wannabe.
I also remembered why I discontinued listening to Schultz: he loves Lieberman. Although he loves Lieberman, I think that unlike Malloy, he is a genuine guy-- just a fairly naive redneck... which is fine.
So I actually started to like the guy afterward. It was odd. Anyway...
Franken's been doing USO tours since 1999. Kosovo, Bosnia...
I wouldn't call 7 tours since 1999 nonsense, and I think that predates any thought of his running for office.
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Love everybody.
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"Take the most miserable corner of this hemisphere, Haiti, regarded by the European conquerors as a paradise and the source of no small part of Europe's wealth, now devastated, perhaps beyond recovery. In the past few years, under conditions so miserable that few people in the rich countries can imagine them, peasants and slum-dwellers constructed a popular democratic movement based on greassroots organizations that surpasses just about anything I knw of elsewhere; only deeply committed commissars could fail to collapse with ridicule when they hear the solemn pronouncements of American intellectuals and political leaders about how the U.S. has to teach Haitians the lessons of democracy. Their achievements were so substantial and frightening to the powerful that they had to be subjected to yet another dose of vicious terror, with considerably
more U.S. support than is publicly acknowledged ,and they still have not surrendered." -Chomsky, 1995
"When I see multitudes of entirely naked savages scorn European voluptuousness and endure hunger, fire, the sword, and death to preserve only their independence, I feel that it does not behoove slaves to reason about freedom." - Rousseau
~~~
hmm.. no psyduck now. Curiouser and curiouser...
EYE ON THE MEDIA~~ KISSING UP TO THE LOBBY
DesertPeace
February 16, 2007
I was hoping that when Barack Obama threw his hat in the ring for the Democratic nomination he would give Hillary a 'run for the money'. Instead, he is 'kissing up' to the Lobby with statements about Israel.
Instead of proposing recognition of the new Palestinian Unity Government, he is already hinting that they are the enemy of Israel. Instead of offering a new platform for peace he seems to be willing to keep things just as they are.... seeking out enemies and finding ways to protect Israel from them.
All he has to do is look carefully at the present US Administration, the enemy is right there. They are the ones that have prevented a real peace process from ever developing in the Middle East, they are the ones that have supplied Israel with arms to be used against the civilian population of Palestine.
Yes, Israel must be protected against its enemies, starting with the United States.
The following report is from this morning's HaAretz.....
Obama: U.S. must help Israel defend itself By Shmuel Rosner, Haaretz Correspondent
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, a Democrat from Illinois who is competing for his party's presidential nomination, told Haaretz on Thursday that the United States should help protect Israel from its "dangerous" enemies.
"My view is that the United States' special relationship with Israel obligates us to be helpful to them in the search for credible partners with whom they can make peace, while also supporting Israel in defending itself against enemies sworn to its destruction," he said.
http://www.uruknet.de/?p=m30693&hd=&size=1&l=e
Geez, are all blog comments sections this bad?
I can't understand why Sam doesn't get his shit together and put up a real site. He's always touting supporting the bloggers but his sites are pathetic.
I have a hard time believing there aren't some fanatics out there who would donate the time, space and money to make a real whiz-bang sam seder site.
AAR just can't get no respect.
Big Ed has piggy-backed off AAR from the beginning and is still doing so. He ought to kiss your ring.
The XM Channel is called "Air America Radio"
The AAR logo is at the head of the page.
The blurb says "XM Satellite Radio welcomes back Ed Schultz to Air America XM 167 beginning Monday February 19th."
The newly refinanced Air America ought to protect its brand. Having Ed use the infrastructure that AAR built to trash AAR is egregious.
My daddy used to say about people like Ed Schultz, "If you could buy him for what he's worth and sell him for what he thinks he's worth, you'd be a rich man.
Sam did nothing to percipitate this. Like Randi said, if a man shows you who he is, you'd better pay attention and get out of the way.
Stephanie - Poor man has poor ways. Sam's old site wasn't too bad in it's heyday, now of course it is falling apart to the point of being unusable.
But this one has the advantage of no cost. That's a big plus when your next paycheck is a matter of conjecture. It's like an apartment with cinder block book shelves and wire spools for tables.
Don't forget the bankruptcy and all. Pull up a bean bag chair, grab a cup of Roman noodles a glass of water and relax. Next stop is the street corner, so enjoy while it lasts.
Ed Schultz trashes Air America and then I find I will be subjected to his hot air, instead of Thom Martman on my XM radio. I am pissed! I can't stream Hartman at work, so I guess I will be listening to "the span" while Ed does his thing from noon to 3.
What really bugs me is you can't email XM channel 167 and complain, there is no email link. Guess I'll fax. I think I deserve a refund for 3 hrs a day, for my 3 XM radios. I am SO angry about this, because I was looking forward to Hartman, then XM burst my bubble.
Pissed! Ok, now that I have vented I should feel better, but I am sure that Monday, at work, I will just get pissed all over again when big Ed's voice comes over my XM radio and I have to change channels.
Big Ed has a positive cash flow, case closed! Does that make Ed better or just smarter? Makes no difference, Al is gone, Ed wins, and Sam earns a kiddie blog. Shut-up and deal!
format. First we hear, this week, that two more lib
Hi Sam,
With respect to the technical problems your site has been experiencing, below are some recommendations to
alleviate them.
1. Though the comments section of your blog is seperated into sections, there is still too much data being displayed per page view. If the database is doing a query per page view, then this is certainly taxing the database server. Here are some articles on the subject:
1.A. Cache the results of the database query.
MySQL's Query Cache
http://www.databasejournal.com/
features/mysql/article.php/3110171
http://www.databasejournal.com/
features/mysql/article.php/3110171
phpCache -- speed up your website
http://www.htmlcenter.com/tutorials/
tutorials.cfm/158/php/
Reap the Benefits of Web Caching, Part 3: Database Integration
http://www.informit.com/articles/
article.asp?p=669598&rl=1
1.B. Introduce page breaks:
Easy Pagination
http://www.phpfreaks.com/quickcode/
Easy-Pagination-Application/653.php
Retrieve data from MySql and creating Paging
http://www.phpfreaks.com/quickcode/
Retrieve-data-from-MySql-and-
creating-Paging/637.php
2. The MySQL Database Management System your site is based on (I believe it is) typically does not handle heavy loads as well as other freely available systems. It also has a reputation for corrupting data. I recommend PostgreSQL as an alternative: http://www.postgresql.org/
3. I heard you mention that you may move to a different platform altogether. If so, you may already be
considering several candidates. If you are not familiar with any, consider these: (I am just becoming familiar
with them myself)
3.A. Drupal
Appears to be very popular.
http://drupal.org/about
http://drupal.org/handbook/
is-drupal-right-for-you
3.B. Bitweaver
It allows you plug in the Database System of your choice.
http://www.bitweaver.org/articles/
Here is a blog that uses it: http://www.onnyturf.com/wiki/
Below is the comments section for an article:
http://www.onnyturf.com/articles/
read.php?article_id=457#
editcomments
3.C. Community Server
I've noticed some social networking/blog sites using this product.
http://communityserver.org/
Hope this helps!
Gilbert
I find it hard to believe Sam is worried about where his next paycheck is coming from.
1)he's one of the most kick-ass radio newsguys out there
2)he's friends with Janean G and David Cross so he's got some rich friends who'd help him out in dire times (this is conjecture)
3)he seems like one of the smarter guys in the room. I don't think he'd have a tough time getting a job.
PS- Sam, I know you're not reading this, but I thought you were right on when you were arguing with that "moron" about socialism. Thanks for helping people understand that socialism is not a bad thing!
PPS- you still need to get a better site gdamnit!
Sure thing Gil - Why not offer Sam plans to build his own space shuttle?
Sam can't post a new thread on this kiddie blog because he forgot the password. Just stay ready to move Gil, when this baby craps out were jumpin to the next one.
Scorched earth baby!
Been at work, home now!
Sam is awesome!!
February 16, 2007
Dear Friends,
This was a controversial week in the House of Representatives. Specifically the controversy surrounded a resolution concerning the War in Iraq. The House also passed legislation that provides tax relief for small businesses.
Iraq Resolution
The Iraq war resolution which passed the House, disapproved of reinforcing our troops in Iraq. I strongly disapprove of this non binding resolution since I support our troops and am in full support of Victory in Iraq. It is hard to ignore the inconvenient truth that this ill-timed measure will aid the terrorists and depress the morale of our soldiers who are fighting to defeat them. This resolution is nothing more than a political stunt that does nothing to stop the war but instead gives aid and comfort to our enemy. Congress needs to continue to support and protect the members of the U.S. Armed Forces who are serving or who have served bravely and honorably in Iraq. Failure at this point is not an option.
To view my floor speech CLICK HERE
Congressman McCaul meets with members of the Texas National Guard and discuss homeland security issues.
Small Business Tax Relief
On Friday, the House passed the Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007. This legislation extends critical tax provisions for small business owners. Highlights of this bill include extending and modifying the work opportunity tax credit for one year and increasing and extending expensing for small businesses.
Congressman McCaul meets with representatives from the Houston and Austin area Public Broadcast Systems (PBS) to discuss funding for educational children’s programs.
Next week, Congress enters its Presidents’ Day District Work Period, allowing me the opportunity to travel the district and spend more time visiting with my constituents. I hope to see you in the coming weeks as I make my way through the district.
Congressman McCaul meets with Father Jaeger, Ambassador to the Holy City, to discuss Vatican and international relations issues
With best regards,
Michael T. McCaul
Member of Congress
nice work there, steph
"It's like an apartment with cinder block book shelves and wire spools for tables."
Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. ~ Kahlil Gibran
So don't be a snob.
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Love everybody.
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"Just stay ready to move Gil, when this baby craps out were jumpin to the next one."
I'd like to tie your shoelaces to the cinderblock bookshelf.
ono, distract him while I make with the knots...
Thanks for the info, Gilbert.
You know you have hit rock bottom when the Pollyanna's start with the "no shoes - no feet crap."
Ask that fucker with no feet for his old shoes. He has no earthly use for em.
"Oh, the Humanity!" "How low we have been driven."
Cat Chew said...
Franken's been doing USO tours since 1999. Kosovo, Bosnia...
I wouldn't call 7 tours since 1999 nonsense, and I think that predates any thought of his running for office.
February 17, 2007 12:48 PM
"Why Not Me?" Date of publication: February 8, 2000
He has had political ambitions for a long time. So please....
...and you can say, "it's mostly satire."
Yeah... as Kurt Cobain's "I hate myself and want to die" statements were "a joke"
I'd stay here and post but I can't stand the word verification!
Hey Dada, ono, et all
evening gang,
i'm just surfing around
gilbert had a good post eh?
caching has always been the problem.
think me and LaL figgered that out 2 1/2 years ago.
really appreciate gilbert spending the time to try to help.
very cool gilbert. and thanks!
If the bloggers had control, especially the ones that want control so badly, its obvious they'd be even less reliable then now. All talk no action
hahahaha!
sorta getting ahead of yourself eh?
not having us help is ridiculous in the face of things dontcha think?
you live in a world of bullshit and it's destroyed your confidense and artistic ability both.
sour grapes said the fox
and the rest of us just looked
and made some good wine
Sunshine said...
sour grapes said the fox
and the rest of us just looked
and made some good wine
February 17, 2007 8:13 PM
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here, here
steph,
your non-poetry gave me a stiff
maybe we can have sex...
in yo mama's bed
Whats up Yall, Whats up ONO
eya B3
howza u kiddoo?
sya hi to unk and yer bro for me.
eya AO
whaddya think of squeeky the anonocow?
Just had a Spielberg sighting. Walked right by us, over at Lincoln Center. I'll take it as a sign of good luck.
And happy new year everyone. Welcome to the year of the fire pig. The golden boar.
tanks Dada!
nasty years them pigs
but just like everything else
they have a good side! we'll need the luck.
Oh, hello war dog. How was your trip?
Ya, jim... I think this year will be a good pig year!
eya anon
you lonely?
i don't mind you
being here even if your style
is offensive and highly, nay, nitpickingly critical.
but before you challenge me bud, you gotta pack your own weight.
first off you anonymous hypocrite, pick a sig and keep it. anything else is cowardly.
after you get a smidgen of credibility and trust then we'll both take on a challenge.
; plepvez
( http://www.base16.no/_images/artikler/80.jpg )
dogger a diiferent sort generally.
this is mr Blurt. or Ms Blurt
what would be funnier is if it's # getting good at trolling!
still a little heavyhanded but heading in the right psychobop direction.
absolutely Dada!
tell ya i never felt more confident and creative.
yer coming along well, and i'll tell ya if we ever get together it'll be worth recording.
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The present is embodied in Hexagram 29 - K'an (Water): We see the possession of sincerity, through which the mind is penetrating. Action in accordance with this will be of high value.
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject at a feast, with simply a bottle of spirits, and a subsidiary basket of rice, while the cups and bowls are only of earthenware. He introduces his important lessons as his ruler's intelligence admits. There will in the end be no error.
The fifth line, undivided, shows the water of the defile not yet full, so that it might flow away, but order will soon be brought about. There will be no error.
The situation is shifting, but neither Yin (the passive feminine force) nor Yang (the active masculine force) is gaining ground.
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The future is embodied in Hexagram 40 - Hsieh (Deliverance): Advantage will be found in the southwest. If no further operations are called for, there will be good fortune in returning to the old conditions. If some operations are called for, there will be good fortune in the early conduct of them.
i'm watching a clip of the Fox 1/2 Hour News Hour on youtube. they must have forced the laugh-track to play at gunpoint.
The water of the defile is not yet full, so that it might flow away...
Not sure what that means, but it sounds poetic
yup jim. I feel good.
And I'll have my laptop and mics with me, we'll definitely record it.
Re: Fox's Half Hour News Hour
ABC News has an interesting story about it where they interview a writer who quit the show after she refused to do the bidding of her masters...
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=2880979&page=1
means we won't get flooded.
iching is always a part of everything around us. it's all of our spirits animating it. that's why it always gets to the essense of what's happening.
it's every intellect thats ever been, or will be, in the universe available as a tutor.
i thank em (it, us,)for taking the time.
I was just reading more about hexagram 29 in my book of changes... we got the only two changing lines that are good. 4 and 5, "no blame." Any others would not have been fortunate. This is very auspicious!
welcome to the bloggie you two!
you caught the show eh?
Neocon corporate
humor right?
is that an
oxymoron?
yupper
action in accordance of sincerity is the thing that we have in common here.
Deliverance. When heaven and earth deliver themselves, thunder and rain set in. When thunder and rain set in, the seed pods of all fruits, plants, and trees break open.
The time of Deliverance is great indeed.
OVER AT TONI'S BLOG...
air-ono said...
i have nothing further of significance to add
2/17/2007 10:24:00 PM
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toniD said...
You rarely do!
2/17/2007 10:30:00 PM
OH! YEAH!
well i'll post what i posted here to steph, over there
(ha!)
"deliverance means release from tension"
eya AO
yer a nutbag!
Sunshine said...
eya AO
yer a nutbag!
February 17, 2007 11:00 PM
*
OH! YEAH!
you wish you had a nutbag as sexy as mine
anyway, sunshine
"This page contains both secure & non-secure items"
what is what?
and...
"Do you want to display the non-secure items ?"
what are the consequences
i'm as busy as a bee
cross-pollinating blogs...
making honey
and i get no respect...
NONE!
NONE!!
ya,
Sunshine said...
action in accordance of sincerity is the thing that we have in common here.
~~
"There is the honest intention of mutual help in danger."
alright, I got to go...catch you guys in a bit.
i'm listening to a repeat of sam's show
and he said that a half-hour episode of fox's version of the "daily show" costs as much as it costs a whole year of sam shows
?
is it only production costs ?
do production costs include sam's salary ?
anyway,
irregardless of that...
either sam's show is made for peanuts
or fox's show costs a squillion
Cya bud, enjoy!
"what are the consequences?"
oh baby!
(do you really, really want to know?)
//(do you really, really want to know?)//
only if it's not too techically-geeky
no biggie probably,
might reveal your email addie or website if you had one.
credit card info depending on the site, but pretty much protected at a good site,
but if you're online ordering heroin and smut yer on yer own!
//might reveal your email addie or website if you had one.//
to who?
or where?
here?
but what's annoying if i press "yay/nay", there should be a "don't ask me again" button
to the webserver admin or the site "owner". Sam in this case.
ok,
well which button reveals the info...
the "yay" button or the "nay"
that's why toni said i don't post anything significant...
she didn't get my credit card details
: )
[it's my spin, baby, and i'm sticking to it]
Jax is such an amazing food scrounge... he heard me open a bag of nuts three rooms away and sauntered in for a snack.
tell ya if i ever need to find some food in a pinch i'm following him!
heh!
there's a "more info" button, too
vdwvuspick do not display the secure items
from the "more info" button:
Downloading non-secure content from a secure Web site
The Web site you are viewing is a secure site. It uses a security protocol such as SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) or PCT (Private Communications Technology) to secure the information you send and receive.
When sites use a security protocol, information that you provide, such as your name or credit-card number, is encrypted so that other people can’t read it. However, this Web page also contains items that do not use this secure protocol.
Given what you know about this Web site and your computer, you must decide whether to continue working with this site.
If you do not feel confident about working with this site, click No.
//vdwvuspick do not display the secure items//
makes no sense to me
//However, this Web page also contains items that do not use this secure protocol.//
"items"
such as...
i press "yes"
i press "no"
makes no difference
anyway, there's a million and one questions to clarify, for me too understand...
and this ain't no technical help desk
such as...
a cosmic deflangalator, a time reversal program, two hot babes from peoria's email addresses, an old piece of airhose and a pigs bladder.
(i did'nt want to tell you, not the brain police will get yours, sorry)
LMAO!
sam just called a caller a "moron"
which sounds bad
ffing A sucker!!!
(i'll bill ya)
ed the caller didn't deserve being called a moron, again
*tsk*
that's inflammatory
what i'm trying to say is...
that's unbecoming of sam
hey, news
what's news
the guy was'nt a moron as much as he was thoroughly brainwashed.
same as commercials eh?
"New and improved Racism!"
KILL A COMMIE FOR CHRIST!
see! now you got me shouting!
it's all yer gadan fauklt!
maron's on...
CLICK! (off)
(straightens his tie)
eya NC!
survived another day eh?
damn, s.j.
you been hitting the moonshine
: )
//it's all yer gadan fauklt!//
*hee*
that's mucky talk
nah,
ran out of pain meds, makes me cranky...
it's nice being the only sane one on the blog...
for a change
hee!
me and muckie
used to muckie talk the trolls.
the anal retentive ones would go off the rails.
wow!
you need pain meds...
sorry to hear that
the only sane one on the blog...""
and you think this is a positive thing?
musta been before my time...
alternatively known as "the good ol' days"
no biggie,
pain is my middle name
the Word Verification bit, i don't mind...
it's the freaking d/box that drives me up the wall
ok, ok...
take what you want
TAKE IT ALL
//no biggie,
pain is my middle name//
yeah, but it's turned you into cranky
*
ok, d/box...
take all my unsecured items
take my credit card details
take my wife...
please
ya,
sigh...
you kids don't know what it's like to walk to work in the snow as a three year old, summer winter, every day, without shoes or feet.
i was five before my parents bought me feet.
LMAO...
tall tales
true and fair
anyway, chaps
gotta high-tail it...
*
(c'ya *kisses*)
well yer an australian, whaddyu guys know about humor?
everything that's funny to you guys ends up making people smell awful.
gaddammer, yer making ruzz snore!
//(c'ya *kisses*)//
er...
good-bye *kisses*
but it's not good-bye
it's only "c'yas"
AND
yer ding dang croc ate NC!
make em puke em back up before u leave!
damn, gtg...
and s.j is on a roll
: )
why can't you have a pet kangaroo like normal people?
Ha!
Cya snort!
say hey to the og!
sheesh NC
is that what is known as a surfeit of riches?
night gang,
i'm kissing the keyboard.
love you all.
After so many recent affiliate losses for liberal talk radio, was it inevitable that so- called "progressive" hosts would eventually turn against one another?
Considering that Air America Radio's slow and painful disintegration has also damaged the careers of unaffiliated lefty talkers, it was probably only a matter of time before tensions reached the boiling point.
Though the mainstream media still refuses to admit to the accelerating loss of stations carrying liberal talk (Reuters still falsely claims Air America has 81), with new format changes in both Sacramento and Fresno, among other locales, it's been a tough week.
Because non- AAR talkers Ed Schultz and Stephanie Miller have had moderately more successful results to date, it's hard not to have a bit of sympathy for them, given station losses that were caused by Franken & Co's failure to generate a substantial audience. Both are syndicated by JonesMediaAmerica of Denver.
Oddly, however, Schultz and Miller get little credit from the left for their better performance, with the former actually the target of Internet conspiracy theories about his backers and real political leanings.
Oddly, however, Schultz and Miller get little credit from the left for their better performance, with the former actually the target of Internet conspiracy theories about his backers and real political leanings.
In recent days, the sniping between Air America's hosts and Schultz have become especially heated, with the on- air battle generating a great deal of attention on lefty blogs. As far as we're aware, Miller has not joined in on the fun.
For Schultz, Miller and other libtalkers who have never been a part of Air America, the loss of these stations could prove career- ending, as there soon may not be enough outlets remaining to justify the expense of syndication and attract advertisers.
Some Radio Equalizer emailers have speculated that this might be the reason why Schultz recently returned to hosting a local show in Fargo, which he had dropped after taking on the national program.
If any additional stations drop libtalk in the next several weeks, this could get even uglier
They are scared shitless of Hartmann, I can feel their pain ;)
sunday ~ Galactic Moon 12 (8-0.0.5.7) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
yellow cosmic warrior ~ kin 156
ENDURE in order to QUESTION,
TRANSCENDING FEARLESSNESS
seal the OUTPUT of INTELLIGENCE
with the COSMIC tone of PRESENCE.
guided by the power of UNIVERSAL FIRE.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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eat yo greens!
Watching meet the press.
Why -from top to bottom, left to right- do they ignore the 800 pound gorilla in the room?
Everybody in the county knows this is about war profits yet you never hear or read word one about it.
Every other possible topic can be discussed but not war profiteers eh?
I'd just like to quote Malloy about that one: "Press the Meat" - that says it all ;)
mornin gang.
another day in paradaise!
"As far as we're aware, Miller has not joined in on the fun."
When a caller wanted to talk about the "fun" on Friday, Hartmann said he won't discuss internal radio politics on the air.
They certainly are scared of Thom, and I don't blame them. He's a real intellectual heavyweight.
He who has why to live can bear almost any how ~ Nietzsche
Why to live is not a what. Pay attention when I'm talking to you.
What the fuck kind of name is Thom? So now that Al and Janeane have been flushed, this "Thom" is going to be the next "Rush"? He has already been replaced on XM and stations are dropping like flies.
Isn't this "Thom" just another Alan Colmes wannabe?
mfmcgdczNC
repost those sites again with plain links, i wanted to check em out.
sheesh dada, Nietzsche before noon?
thats like chugalugging a quart of unsweetened grapefruit juice...
Good Afternoon all!
"Nietzsche before noon?
thats like chugalugging a quart of unsweetened grapefruit juice..."
Heh..
ya, you know me, I'm hardcore.
Heya t!
hey there bloggites.
nice to see y'all in this strange corner o' the internet.
eya jajajaja!
caught me just before i saunter out to the shop!
Dada,
is it cool with you if i use some of your tunes for an online radio show I'm doing?
I'm trying to use as many songs by friends and other undergrounders as possible.
& if anyone wants to do reports, or even a show, let me know, we're going to be streaming and we have the technology to do live shows from anywhere in the u.s.
www.wnyradio.com
kick off will prolly be next week-ish, my show is 1-3 saturdays (ny time). e-mail me some mp3 reports!
hey Jimmers!
thnx for the myspce comment, the times, as they say, are a-evolving.
hope things are muy muy bueno in B.C.!
lotsa new tunes and things in the works, howza by you?
Banging and clanking out here.
listening to CBC opera while i weld.
generally goofing off successfully.
so lemme know when u need a pome or two.
you know how to contact me?
& if anyone wants to do reports, or even a show, let me know, we're going to be streaming and we have the technology to do live shows from anywhere in the u.s.
www.wnyradio.com
kick off will prolly be next week-ish, my show is 1-3 saturdays (ny time). e-mail me some mp3 reports!
February 18, 2007 10:55 AM
Ja,
Write something up like an announcement and I will put it on my blog.
It's really called toniD's Ya Think? but the link is this:
http://abramoffjournal.blogspot.com/
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