RABBIT - RABBIT - RABBIT!! :D
As we transition from 1 "holiday season" to another...
For SPARK's sake, keep that birdie away from $aint $arah from Wasilla!! ;D And, speaking of SPARK, it would appear Spiderman - at least this particular one - decided to try his luck on the other side of the law. I guess it's time to update that "don't whizz on the electric fence" tale! Finally, I know from personal experience that racoons can be mean SOBs, but they are still "AAAAaaaWWWWwwww!" :D
Let's Countdown - B...Y...O...er...uh...Racoon mask. :)
And, we have David Shuster pinch - hitting for Keith tonight. I hope Keith didn't get too wild & crazy trick - or - treating last night! ;) And, he's got the purple going on tonight!!
#5 "Occupy Day 46" AKA "Occupy Wall Street" AKA "Occupy General Strike" AKA "Occupy Security" - "Occupy"ers themselves are beginning to form their own security details to be on guard for sexual harassment, theft, etc. The arrests go on in other cities, and Oakland is readying itself for a general strike tomorrow. A group earlier today in NYC targeted their efforts toward Governor Cuomo for allowing a tax on millionaires to expire. Mayor Bloomberg blames Congress for the housing meltdown. O...K...he must've had some of that same stuff Governor Secession did in NH this past weekend! ;D Bank of America decided to drop their $5 ATM fee today. Well, that'll be back once stuff dies down. The kids of South Park are "Occupy"ers, too?! ALL RIGHT! :D Barucha Teller is a protestor in the Occupy Oakland group trying to get the general strike going. And, not to sound petty or catty, if people want to dispel the image of protestors being some sort of hippies or unclean or whatever, try to find one without his/her nose pierced to interview on a national television show. I can just see "the usual suspects" plastering her picture all over the damn place. Every other word is "um," too. Mayor Quan is letting city employees use vacation time to participate tomorrow? OK, that's a little odd. I can sort of understand why some police are not happy. Banks & ports are going to be blockaded tomorrow? Good luck with that. OK, I can't take her anymore. Ryan Hoffman's back in studio - yea! He can actually talk & articulate! He's clarifying the "security measures" being implemented in Zucotti Park. He doesn't care if the NYPD is sending the homeless to Zucotti Park; they are the 99% that's been hurt in this economy & will be taken care of.
#4 "Congressional Dysfunction" AKA "Money for Nothing" - The personal wealth of "our representatives" has gone up 25% in the last couple of years. Paint me NOT shocked! A whole mess of budget extensions are set to expire - again - soon. The highest increase in wealth went to the 50 richest members of Congress. Brian Beutler gets Congressional action/inaction duty. The Senate actually kind of sort of got SOME budgetary tasks done. The House? Well...*&^%$#@! Current funding expires the week of Thanksgiving? HA! Yea, let's have a government shutdown at the beginning of holiday shopping; THAT will do wonders for Congressional approval. A Congress out of touch isn't a new thing, and the wealth disparity across the country is reflected in Congress, too. Some GOBP in Congress absolutely think their Speaker is a dirty stinking librul hippy & won't deal with him at all. So, if, heaven forbid, the GOBP keeps control of the House, will Speaker Sobber continue to be Speaker Sobber?
"Time Marches On!" - OK, Countdown peeps got into my diary drafts AGAIN!! I brought up the whole Sistine Chapel thing! A guy flipped against a wall 5 times in 15 seconds. So, because he did that, we'll have world peace now? A doggie is trying really hard to look at the new little baby girl in the family. :) A Canadian decided to balance some leftover pumpkins on his chin. How 'bout making a pie? How 'bout a catapult?! ;D
#3 "Hazy Cain" AKA "Cain's World" - The "usual suspects" are being their bat$hitty selves in trying to defend "Herb" Cain on this sexual harassment stuff. If I was him hearing these "defenses," I'd tell them to STSU!! ;D The story about what he remembers changes about every 2 minutes, but at least all this $hit is boosting his campaign coffers, so he's got THAT going for him. He's bringing out his wife, too - to FAUX News. So, do I feel sorry for her or not? Nia Malika Henderson gets "Herb" duty. What he's doing is pretty standard political fare. Remember Hillary Clinton with Hubby in the Jennifer Flowers shtick on 60 Minutes? 1 of the accusers wants to tell her story but can't due to the settlement agreement. If "Herb" is serious about wanting to clear the air, release the accuser from that gag order! Ya' know, I'm not sure I wanna know "Herb"'s details; I still need brain bleach from Clarence Thomas! "Herb" is willing to play the race card if he thinks it'll help him.
#2 "Spin to the Right" - I don't know how much of this "usual suspect" banter about "Herb" I'll be able to take; I've heard or read most of it already. Yep, the GOBP are a hypocritical hateful bunch of boils on the butt of humanity; that ain't news.
#1 "Tolerating Torture" AKA "A Tortured Reality" - Some detainees may have been tortured across the street from allied headquarters in Afghanistan. The Washington Post is reporting some pretty horrific details. Matthew Alexander gets this lovely duty. He thinks Afghans were torturing detainees. When our allies take part in this behavior, we always say we don't know about it; we basically turn a blind eye thanks to Donny Rumsfeld. Torture never works. It helps those who seek to harm us to recruit, and it only makes the object of such torture say anything to make it stop - whether it's right or wrong.