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From THE GREAT STATE OF MAINE...
First of all, C&J goes on record: The GOP rage over Stephanie Herseth's "secret" blog ad (reported on main Kos page) is pathetic. Either they have no clue what a blog is (likely), or they racked their brains into the wee hours to cook up a scandal---ANY scandal---against her (also likely). Either way, once again we get a whiff of the "fear 'n smear" spirit of the GOP in 2004. Yee-frickin'-haw.
Poll results from yesterday were as predictable as Condi's scowl. 90% of Kos readers say they felt some level of pressure---either express or implied---to recite the Pledge in school. I'd bet a MILLION bucks that percentage would hold up nationwide, disproving the religious right's claim that our precious children are never...NEEEEVER...coerced into publicly declaring belief in a god, even if they're polytheists, atheists, or just not sure. Thanks for sharing your pledge stories, by the way.
Today's C&J fires back at the nervous nellies who think we bloggers are getting too whiny, sad and pessimistic. Balderdash, I say! Proof: Today's column is ALL CHEERS with one exception (and it was totally necessary in order to cleanse my soul). Read it and smile, goddammit. There's a weekend's worth of fun inside.
Cheers and Jeer (sic) starts in the Extended Copy section...[Wheeee!] RIGHTNOW! [Honk! Honk!]
Cheers and Jeer (just one) for Friday, March 26, 2004
CHEERS to Night of a Thousand Democrat Stars. Mega-rally features Clinton, Carter, Gore, Kerry, Clark, McAuliffe, Dean, Sharpton, Gephardt, Edwards. And Lieberman, so people wouldn't mistake it for a GAP commercial.
CHEERS to Howard Dean. Keeps his word---given a year ago---to support the Democratic nominee, "whoever that may be." Kerry endorsement a fine Kodak moment. Job #1 for Guv: Swaying Nader voters?
CHEERS---10 million of `em---to Kerry coffers. Online fundraiser reaches its 10-day, $10 mil goal. (And there's a lot more where that came from...if you keep us fired up.) But why no update on main page or blog (!) on final tally??
CHEERS to Delay departure. Tom the Cockroach may have to step down temporarily because of Texas Grand Jury "Raaaaaid!" into campaign finance shenanigans. The time off will give him a chance to enjoy his favorite hobbies: kicking puppies, shaking down kids for their milk money, and short-sheeting nursing home beds.
CHEERS to Bill's War. At 9/11 hearings, Clarke et al. testify that terrorism was "urgent" priority in Clinton administration. Too bad GOP was too busy impeaching his penis ("you could poke somebody's eye out with that thing!") to notice.
CHEERS to `Against All Enemies.' It's selling out here in Portland...how `bout your neck of the woods? And still #1 at Amazon.com. (And get a load of #2---Moveon.org's `50 Ways to Love Your Country.' Yeah!)
CHEERS to Condi Rice. Says she has a few more words for the 9/11 commission. Great! But only if you raise your right hand and smile for the camera...
JEERS to Bush humor. Knee-slapper at Radio & Television Correspondents Association dinner: "Those Weapons of Mass destruction have got to be somewhere." Bet that's just crackin' `em up at Dover AFB.
CHEERS to real humor. John Hargrave at zug.com poses as 10-year-old aspiring comedian, asking U.S. senators to send him their favorite jokes. Some responses are great---except, of course, the pathetic Rick Santorum. http://www.zug.com/pranks/senator/ .
CHEERS to Homeland Security. After blowing the dust---cough, cough---off the Osamamometer®, I see that the terror alert is STILL at pee-stain yellow. Does Tom Ridge know this thing still exists?
CHEERS to GOP voter registration drive gone horribly wrong. RNC parks "Reggie the Registration Rig" in Times Square for appearance on MTV's `Total Request Live.' "Hey kids, voting's kewl! It's down! It's fresh! It...uh...um...how come y'all are registerin' Democrat in my vee-hicle?"
CHEERS to great websites. If you don't know about Newseum, it's the holy grail for us news junkies. Click on the map view to see scans of the front pages from across the country. Now THAT'S kewl! http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/
CHEERS to buds. No, not THOSE buds, you pothead, the ones that have started appearing on the trees in our front yard. Another sign of Spring: the trash and dog poop that reveal themselves like long-lost jewels as the snow melts. A time to treasure.
CHEERS to Fiore. Bush the Philosopher: http://www.workingforchange.com/comic.cfm?itemid=16655
Have a great weekend. And lighten up---we're Democrats, dammit, and we DO have all the fun!