Well, I'm bringing TRMS diary "business" into this diary because there will probably be more "traffic" here and I'm "in charge," so I'm asserting diarist's authority. ;D I'll revisit what I bring up here in the other diary, too, so don't worry.
I want to continue to be loyal & supportive to Rachel Maddow even though she's still at the network that unceremoniously showed Mr. Keith the door & keeps a KKK Grand Dragon wanna - be on its payroll. If it weren't for Keith, Rachel wouldn't have a career at MSNBC, but she's so smart & brings so much to her program & to political discourse in general. However, except for the first few weeks after I began diarying Rachel's show here at Daily Kos, the traffic is pretty damn light. I'm not blaming anyone or anything in particular, but I'm kind of at a cross roads concerning whether or not I want to continue the series. A bit of it's ego on my part; I'll admit that. But, the diary's a lot of work & rather late nights. So, I'm going to be "d"emocratic & let y'all vote on the issue in an actual poll - which I don't do very often around here! ;D
Let's get SPARKy! :D The next time some Brits try to portray themselves as the epitome of manners, good taste, etc., remind them they have these in their midst! ;D Velvet may or may not be included. Just when you all thought all hope was lost in Fitzwalkerstan... Finally, what some creatures won't do just for a little "somethin' somethin'"!
Let's Countdown!
Yep, Keith got all gussied up last night just for David Letterman - which I totally spaced setting the DVR for. *&^%$#@! Oh well, I blame senility. :)
#5 "Occupy Day 39" AKA "Occupy Under Assault" AKA "Let's Make a Deal" - I wish I could say I was surprised at what happened in the wee hours in Oakland. But, that town has so many issues I knew that protest efforts there wouldn't be tolerated for long. Protestors in NYC have gotten a rather strange quid pro quo offer from some NYPD & the DA. If you say you'll stop protesting, we'll drop the charges; protest again, we throw your a$$ in jail as long as we possibly can. Tear gas & riot gear? Really?! At least Oakland's chief admitted to what happened. Occupy Baltimore efforts could quickly turn bad, too - also in Atlanta. Look at that warehouse full of stuff; it looks to me like protestors in NYC are ready for the long haul! Fatima Mojadiddy took that incredible video from Oakland. There were armored vehicles there?! Were armored vehicles REALLY necessary?! She admits that some of the facilities in Oakland weren't up to code, but they were providing a necessary service. Yetta Kurland's back to talk the deal offered to protestors. How those arrested were being charged seemed to be a rather haphazard process. Hell, they should've just chosen something out of 1 of their hats! All these strange rules about protests came about after the 2004 GOBP convention. Convenient timing, yes?
#4 "Occupy Massachusetts" AKA "Occupy the Senate" - Elizabeth Warren has taken credit for & is in support of the Occupy protests in her fair state. So, like the GOBP needed another reason to hate her, the MA GOBP & Senator Nude Cosmo are blaming her for the turn that Occupy efforts in Boston have taken. A growing number of Americans are backing the Occupy efforts. Here's Our Great Orange Satanic Leader to talk that librul bastion. ;D People are really beginning to feel on a gut level what the protestors are protesting; THAT'S why its success is growing. What Elizabeth Warren said in that infamous video was not a planned speech; that was more gut level talk, baby! :)
#3 "Occupy Day 39" AKA "Occupy The Late Show" - How 'bout that David Letterman?! :D I feel Hoosier pride so infrequently, but when I do, he's usually the reason for it! :D Wow, I am so incredibly proud of Dave!! I live in the neighborhood he was raised in, ya' know! :D
"Time Marches On!" - 2 chimps in the St. Louis Zoo are perfecting the Marx Brothers mirror scene in Duck Soup! This baseball dude ain't gonna eat a reptile, is he? Yep, he did, and why you feel like you had to show it, Keith, is beyond me. A dude is juggling Rubix cubes to solve them? Huh??
WPITW - Tony LaRussa blamed crowd noise for the wrong reliever warming up last night. Jabba the Ailes has hired Governor SPARK to work for FAUX News?! O...M...G...The travel tips for hiking the 'ol Appalachian Trail should be worth the price of admissions alone! AND, he can offer marriage advice, too!! That guy is just a bottomless pit of "knowledge" in a whole mess of areas!!! :D Orlando Jones joked in a tweet about killing $aint $arah from Wasilla over the weekend.
#1 "Smoke Screen" AKA "Mad Men" AKA "GOP Circus" - So, "Herb" Cain's campaign manager is the new Marlboro man? He's missing the hat & the horsey! Keith, you did get permission from the REAL Mad Men for your segment title, yes? ;D Newt the Nazi Lover was in a bar; his wife was in Tiffanys diamond - shopping again. Governor Secession 's all about the flat tax & just loves to joke about birthers. Pat Robertson is accusing this crop of being too extreme?! Who's this guy??!! Maysoon Zayid gets GOBP bat$hit duty.