Now we have the Wright imbroglio. This, I believe, will be culmination of this dastardly plot to make us all dumb as shit.

-- Derbig Mooser

I've heard through the grapevine that the next big story in the works will be the divorce of Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Mickey dies of a broken heart soon after the widely written about divorce. Minnie writes and publishes a tell all about the Double Lives she and Mickey carried out during their years of marriage.

Bravo! Encore!

And no doubt John Wayne is glad to know that the nation he swaggered and slept around is in such good hands today, safe in the care of honchos like Bush, Cheney, et al.

I do pity those other, unfortunate nations whose politics is so unseemly and trivial. Kind of like our... dollar is these days. Booyah!!

I agree with glenn, for the 2nd time ever, I think.

We should stop talking about obama's spiritual leader who thinks the US created AIDs to kill blacks.

We should talk about obama's plan to invade Pakistan instead.

Gotta do something with those troops after we pull them out of Iraq.

Obama says Invade Pakistan:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3434573&page=1

"Obama says Invade Pakistan:"--NOBoy

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3434573&page=1

-- NotOrbitBoy

I guess you don't understand that leaving a link allows readers to quickly see that you are making shit up?

Just when I’m beginning to ask myself why even bother to click on the Salon bookmark again, I took a deep breath, held my nose and took the plunge. I have to admit that, upon reading the header, for a moment I thought “Oh no, the concern troll editor has even managed to inject Greenwald with the Kool Aid". Silly me!

You should do more of this. LMAO, Thanks!

BTW, Pedinska, re: “The zydeco was kickin'. One of the best nights of my life.” The memories that evoked were like the icing on the cake for directing my browser here tonight. Thanks to you, too!

Sorry, Derbig, I meant quickness of mind,

William, I'm not quite understanding you; alces Alces Americanus is known for many things, but, unfortunately, quickness of mind is not among them. Truth be told, he is prey to lassitude, torptitude, anomie, syncope, the heebie-jeebies, and more phobias than you can shake a psychiatrist's bill at.

And I've got a brucelosis which it keeps me wheezing like a calliope.

However, to make keeping track of the US's largest ungulates salient characteristics easier for today's youth, I have worked them into a little song to a well-loved melody, the tune of "Yankee Doodle Dandy" Shall we sing it together? Ho-kay! Music, kappelmiester!

He's, a big tremendous Moo-ser!

Weighing up to fifteen hundred pounds!

With palmate antlers,

Stretching seven feet!

The largest-North-American-member

of the Deer family!

Antlers, just in case you're asking,

Are made of bone,

And grown and dropped each year.

The males are mostly solitary,

They fight in rutting sea-son.

And Goddamit I should have been the National Mammal!

If this song was memorised and sung each morning by healthy, strong-boned, large-breasted, maidenformed, corn-fed, milk-washed country girls, why, I'd be amazed!

Actually, this is the only one that Ahnold himself sponsors and it's always been here in Columbus. It started in 1989 as a joint venture between him and local attorney and businessman, Jim Lorimer. Here is a brief history of it:

http://tinyurl.com/3ga487

It was quite striking to be at the airport when so many of these folks were departing at once. I sat at the bar and watched the parade - sorta like a real live cartoon. If they'd had capes, some of them could have passed for superheroes. Many were already wearing the leotards. ;-}

Problems with the link, sorry.

The story, however, is true. There's no need to make stuff about your candidates.

Obama suggested invading Pakistan, with or without Musharraf's approval. Pakistan has nukes. Obama has some sort of a plan. I'd like to hear more debate about it. Like, what do you salonistas think about it? Is it imperialistic? what's the exit strategy? will it improve our reputation around the world?

Additional Sources for the story:

http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0132206420070801?&src=080107_1442_DOUBLEFEATURE_dozens_dead_in_iraq

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article2182955.ece

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/01/AR2007080101233.html

Getting snippy, are we?

Me, too.

Green Job doesn't even get that one unless he has some compelling evidence that Obama isn't really a committed Christian. Pandering in a political context is more specific.

Perhaps you're right. Generally, I consider all highlighting of "faith" to be a kind of mild pandering, the kind no candidate can escape. I try not to pay too close attention.

I recall the Muslim accusations were flying at the time. Self-defense is certainly not pandering ...

Let's get back to work.

Faux News had a segment that claimed The Lincoln-Douglas debates involved Frederick Douglass, not Steven Douglas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln-Douglas_debates_of_1858

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_A._Douglas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass

I am here to serve this writ de idiota inquirendo upon the sheriff in their jurisdiction. I saw this on Olbermann. I don't watch Fox.

Mona,

We need more than the Fairness Doctrine and it should be implemented immediately and cable and satellite programming should be subject to the regulations.

I can't claim any credit. WT started that particular creole party and the rest of us just piled on.

It was a great time and I would dearly love to do it again.

At least he's misting up over one of the Wright Brothers.

If this song was memorised and sung each morning by healthy, strong-boned, large-breasted, maidenformed, corn-fed, milk-washed country girls, why, I'd be amazed!

As would the rest of the continent, I'm sure. ;-}

@kitt

Problems with the link, sorry.

The story, however, is true. There's no need to make stuff about your candidates.

-- NotOrbitBoy

No, the story "however" is not "true". And, no, I didn't have a "problem with the link". There was not a word in it of "Obama says invade Pakistan".