Holy Man, Batshit! I mean...
Tomorrow is a HUGE frickin' day in the annals of Daily Kos. I know, I know, Kos has been playing down the expectations, but we all know how THAT goes. Come on? Is there anyone here who thinks that success tomorrow won't mean that we've arrived here in the blogosphere? Sure, Kos might argue that it's not about the Daily Kos, it's about what's happening on the ground, but WE know the truth. So, shake hands, cross fingers and toes (but not legs, ladies - RAWR!), and let's all hope for the best as I move to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to start law school.
What? There's something else? Where? Connecticut? Who the fuck cares about Connecticut? Whatever, man. Guess we see where YOUR priorities are. Sheesh.
The ROLL TIDE!!! Substitute Monday Edition of Cheers'n'Jeers starts as soon as I figure out the damn swoosh-gong machine.
GOOOOONNNNNNGGGGG!!!!!.
Did anyone get the number of that donkey cart?
Note: Today's C'n'J is brought to you by the
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Hope-Inspiring Link of the Day: ROLL TIDE!!! to Delaware Dem. Click on the video.
By the Numbers:
Days until Election Day 2006: 92
Number of Indian singles who came to Atlanta for a "marriage convention" looking for mates: 100 (Source: Atlanta Daily Worker
Number of staffers budgeted for each member of the House of Representatives: 18 (Source: Office of The Hon. Gene Taylor)
Days until GA-04 primary runoff: 1
Today in History
317: Roman Emperor Constantius II born.
1106: Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV dies.
1782: George Washington institutes the medal to become the Purple Heart.
1794: Whiskey Rebellion begins.
1819: Simon Bolivar defeats Spain at the Battle of Boyaca.
1876: Mata Hari born.
1938: Konstantin Stanislavski dies.
1942: The Battle of Gaudalcanal begins.
1942: Garrison Keillor born.
1973: Last day of the Watergate hearings.
1983: I'm born!
1990: Twice this day, the time and date are 12:34:56 7/8/90 (by the British reckoning).
1998: US Embassies in Tanzania and Kenya are bombed.
2005: Peter Jennings dies.
CHEERS/JEERS to moving. I'm finally leaving my parents house, and I'm hoping that I will never MOVE back in. Visit, maybe, but never LIVE. This has been a good 20 months I lived here, but I'm glad to be done. I just wish I didn't have to pack up all my crap. You never realize how much crap you have until you start packing, and you never realize how little you have until you see it all packed.
CHEERS to being one year closer to being undraftable. Today, I turn 23. I'll take blessings on camels in tangible or intangible form. If you feel the need to give a tangible blessing, you have two choices: you can either e-mail me and ask me what I'd like (if you really INSIST on giving ME something), or you can make a donation in my honor to one of the following organizations:
Americans for Peace Now
Seeds of Peace
American Friends of Magen David Adom
The Lebanese Red Cross (I can't find a website that accepts American donations)
Or, you can make a donation to the "MattBob needs to stock his bar" fund. I take cash or checks, or in-kind contributions (ahem, booze).
CHEERS to a Party in disarray. Stealing from yesterday's posts, Talk Left has a post showing just how silly the idea is. The money quote, at least for MY money:
And the pillars of that descent [of the Democratic Party] were the civil rights movement and Vietnam. But Democrats now have a chance to rewrite those chapters. And we must. But not by focusing on specific issue ideology and our disagreements, but by remembering AND reestablishing with the majority of Americans why we are Democrats and why they should be too.
And that require pride in who we are and loyalty to what we stand for. That is what partisanship means to me. It is lacking in Democrats. It is nonexistent in Joe Lieberman. It is why he must go - his lack of partisanship.
And because he's a doodyhead. Oooh...something shiny!
BEERS! to Benjamin Rausseo. The Venezuelan comedian best known for irreverent and vulgar jokes (think Carlos Mencia, only actually funny) has launched a bid for President. Of Venezuela. I shit you not. It's as if we elected a two-bit, no account actor President...crap.
JEERS to DWO - Driving While Old. Former Democratic Senator John Glenn - oh that he had been our nominee in 1984 - got in a car wreck Friday. He's fine, but the other driver? Well, let's just say that he's a well-known Ohioan.
MEH to the end of Pure. Comedy. Gold. - Mississippi Edition. Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Amy Tuck is term-limited next year, and has announced that she will not be a candidate for any state-wide office next year. Good News: Tuck has effectively rendered herself useless to the GOP legislators next year - `cause who cares what she says? She won't be back. Bad News: It doesn't really matter, since Tuck was nothing more than a courier for Gov. Barbour - who will walk to reelection since the Mississippi Democratic Party can't find even a damn sacrificial lamb.
HOLY CRAP! to getting shot over dog crap. Maybe even literally. Fifteen states have enacted new laws expanding the right of potential crime victims to discharge their weapons in "self-defense." Ya know, I'm reminded of Robert Heinlein's book Beyond This Horizon, where everyone was armed - and everyone was VERY polite. Hmmm...might have an idea there. On the other hand, maybe I'll just invest in Kevlar. The vest and the company.
The Floor is open - although Marc in KS, you are limited to one minute, due to the Rules of the House. What are you cheering and jeering today?
SHAMELESS TESTIMONIAL: "We want only loyal workers who are grateful from the bottom of their hearts for the Cheers'n'Jeers which we let them earn." - Gustav Krupp, born August 7, 1870.