It's been 6 days since the Mannity volunteered to be waterboarded for a charity to help military families. Patience has never been one of my virtues! Either $hit or get off the pot!
If you'd like to email the Mannity to find out what the hold - up is, here's how. http://www.hannity.com/... or here hannity@foxnews.com
I'm about to get a bit "video - heavy" for some "this day in history" items, so thanks in advance for your patience. On this day in 1789, the crew of the British ship Bounty mutineed, setting Captain William Bligh and 18 sailors adrift in a launch in the South Pacific. We have a variety of eye - witness accounts. This one...
and this one...
and this one...
Which is your favorite? ;D
And, happy 83rd birthday to author Harper Lee! Many of us know she wrote To Kill a Mockingbird, but, before she became famous for that, she traveled with Truman Capote during his writing of In Cold Blood. Her demeanor helped open many doors for Mr. Capote that may have otherwise remain closed because of Mr. Capote's...well...demeanor.
Let's Countdown.
The jacket is back! ;D
#5 "Change We Can Believe In" AKA "Senator Switch" "Party Hopping" - In case y’all have been vacationing under a rock today with no access to radio, the television machine, or the interTubes, Arlen Specter (R) is now Arlen Specter (D). And, in about 2 or 3 years when Al Franken finally wins the court shenanigans going on in MN, the Dems will have 60 seats in the Senate. Yippee on one level, but y’all remember Joementum, yes? Not all 60 Dems will vote "Dem" all the time. Also remember the Senator for whom I apologize every time I post here in the wonderful land of Kos! Wouldn’t y’all have LOVED to have been a fly on Mitch McConnell’s wall when Arlen dropped his little bombshell?! Wow, some of this decision seems to come down to that pesky stimulus vote; well, that plus not wanting his arse handed to him in a PA GOP Senate primary next year. Repubs in PA have been changing to Dem registrations in droves, too. VP Biden spoke with Senator Specter 14 times since the stimulus vote – GO JOE! Committee chairmanships haven’t been decided yet, but, seniority – wise, Senator Specter will be viewed as being a Dem all along. Gov. Ed Rendell may have had a part to play in today’s activities, too. The 40 remaining whiney *itch GOP Senators are sayin’ Specter’s decision ain’t nothin’ at all. Here’s another eye witness account of GOP reaction.
And, how ‘bout Michael Steele’s reaction?! He must’ve gotten his marching orders from Boss Limbaugh.
...He knew that he was going to lose a Republican primary due to his left – wing voting record.
Yea, like helping to get Clarence Thomas on SCOTUS?! Senator Specter still hasn’t changed his mind about EFCA. He might if a strong Dem challenger shows up! Senator Specter voted against Robert Bork?! Then, why the f*ck did he support Thomas??!! Ugh...at least Bork was qualified – scary but qualified. There’s Tweety! John "Cornhole" Cornyn said the GOP will do well enough in the midterm elections to regain their status. Status as what?! Y’all think the Maine Senators will abandon the GOP sinking ship – especially if they believe their political fortunes will improve if they do?
#4 "Tortured Logic" AKA "Soft on War Crime" AKA "War and Pieces" - GWB is on tape back in March 2003 saying that war crimes will be prosecuted & rejecting the "just following orders" defense. BUT, and there’s a Boss Limbaugh – esque "but" here, GWB was saying that to the Iraqis. After Abu Ghraib was revealed, GWB told an Arabic television station that a full investigation bringing out the truth behind what happened would be done. He must have had his fingers crossed while he said that. A former CIA officer was full of $hit about the effectiveness of the waterboarding of Abu Zhubaydah because HE WASN’T THERE. Keith, it’s ‘bout time you acknowledge Eugene Robinson’s Pulitzer! ;D
** AAaaaaaWWWwwww!! Look at the kittens! Oh, and there’s a squirrel there, too. OK, so when’s that circle of life instinct gonna kick in? "A guy named Steve" shot off a big ‘ol rocket in Maryland over the weekend – COOL! A lawyer in Great Britain fell down a sewer, a guy in Sweden was attacked by a rock – crushing robot, & conservatives REALLY THINK Stephen Colbert is conservative. So, they say that even after this?
And, if anyone can find his take - off on the "Gathering Storm" gay marriage ad, I'd appreciate it!
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#3 "Grand Old Pigotry" AKA "Swine" AKA "Flu Shots" AKA "Health Secy Sworn In" - This flu is all the Mexicans’ fault! Congress critter Michele "Bat$hit" Bachman linked the last outbreak of swine flu back in 1976 to President Carter – before he was President Carter. Oh...my...f*ckin’...gawd... Can y’all in MN PLEASE boot her out of Congress?!
FAUX News, Michelle Malkin, etc. are blaming our flimsy immigration policy when it comes to Mexico. Wow, Ms. Malkin really hates not being Caucasian, doesn’t she. Guess what? This flu may have been partially brought here from Catholic AMERICAN students from Queens. Michael Savage called the flu "...a swine avian flu"?! What a f*ckin’ MORAN! It’s either swine (like Michael Savage) or avian (like Grandma Gov. TurkeyLover); it can’t be both! I loved what Margaret Carlson had to say; since immigration as an issue has worked SO WELL for the GOP in the last couple of election cycles, the nut jobs want to combine immigration with bio – terrorism. We have an HHS Secretary now – YIPPEE!
WPITW – There’s Bat$hit Bachmann getting a gig on some environment committee because of her BRILLIANCE regarding carbon dioxide last week. Oh, and Keith, that voice you do for her...GADZOOKS! It’s spot on, but DAMN! ;D A FAUX News dude doesn’t think Senator McCentury should be talking about torture because his views on the subject may be "skewed" because he was tortured. OK, I HAVE to know what’s in the water in the FAUX News building. BillO managed to meld his criticism of a cartoon in the New York Times to GE & Jeff Zucker. Ya’ know what? I think BillO had a premonition about what Arlen Specter was going to do today, and, knowing that Senator Al Franken would be that 60th Dem in the Senate, well, it all just really fouled up his falafel! TurdBlossom reigned in BillO?!
#1 "Photo Flop" AKA "Plane Wrong" AKA "Flyover Flap" - The FAA knew that people in New York City might be a little concerned to see a big ‘ol jet with a fighter escort so low in the skies over the city but went ahead with their little stunt anyway. President Obama, you should do your level best to make sure a "mistake" like yesterday doesn’t happen anymore; a tongue – lashing from Rahm ain’t gonna do it. The "gentleman" responsible for this still has a job. Brian Williams ain’t a happy camper, either. Hell, he even blogged about this! People actually evacuated buildings & escaped into the street. Wow... OK, if this guy doesn’t get fired, can he at least be sued? Brian made a great point; this event could’ve been a celebratory thing instead of scarring the $hit out of a lot of people.