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BooMan
Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly. He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.
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Sadly, not cheesecake, but tuna casserole.
k /o in fine form, as usual. Put his blog in my RSS list (excellent idea!) and found this line in another post:
Much food for thought in this. Read the rest: The Limits of Outrage
All of us – I think – watch those blasted hearings, if we can bear to – screaming at our TVs, “ASK HIM —, DIPSHIT!”
Mine today:
I mean, not just FISA, but any law his little heart desires?
[Figure of speech. Of course, Bush does not actually have a heart. Just some pump-like thingy that keeps the blood flowing. But not very well to the cephalic region.]
Lurking today. Scalito OD.
And I’m still pissed at Wolf Blitzer’s performance yesterday. CNN actually made it look like Kennedy was the fool, cutting the video after Hatch’ emphasis that he chaired the committee and that he had not received Kennedy’s letter.
There was not even one reference to the fact that Kennedy had actually received a reply from Hatch’ office.
Still having trouble closing my jaws.
specter, not hatch. But the point is the same.
Thanks.
One of those brain-freezes…
A brain freeze, to me, is what one gets when they were drinking a frozen margarita too fast.
A brain FART is what I get when my thinking isn’t too fast 🙂
OK, I’m not up with the lingo, just trying – miserably – to copy my son.
hopefully you enjoy getting corrected 🙂
Janet is right that a brain freeze is most associated with the 7-11 concoction known as a Slurpee.
However, it can also be used in the same sense as ‘my computer froze’.
No problem at all.
What’s a foreigner to do with such weird names – Orrin Hatch, Arlen Specter – sounds like someone hatching a plot for a Bond-movie and the evils of SPECTER.
And yes, I recall now when the term was used by him (my son) – it was one of those multi-colored frozen drinks that taste like chemicals.
Ha I’m the wrong one to take language cues from… I make up words/phrases as I get along in years 🙂
questions re: Mardi Gras
Just wondering…
Have they finished making fools of themselves not asking questions?
Have they finished implementing their plans to destroy the constitution?
Can I just shoot my TV and radio and forget that the propaganda they are polluting my brain with?
Is it over yet???
right out of my brain.
Can’t we get a do-over?
Republican Crime
Not sure how I missed the news today that Ted Koppel is joining NPR. story
My proposal for rallying public support for an Alito filibuster : Instead of writing our Senators, we should all write, fax, and call Bruce Springsteen and tell him to publicly call for the filibuster.
A large chunk of the American public doesn’t care what Senators say. But this is the same chunk that sits on the edge of their chair for the next piece of celebrity gossip.
Plus, he’s Jersey’s favorite son, and his name and songs were already brought up in the confirmation hearings.
Oh, and he’s a librul.
I can’t decide if I’m serious about this or not…
Broooooooce.
And while their at it,they shouldn’t end the filibuster until they get the senate’s agreement to honor Bruce and the anniversary of Born to Run — which they refused to do at the end of last year. cretins!
Underlying thought for the week:
This is what it’s like to be governed by criminals.
Momentary revelation:
I feel as if I’ve spent the week watching a group of highly repulsive men amuse themselves sexually.
Oh YUK.
(Apt, but YUK)
My diaries don’t get much traffic but somebody should do one on this development.
EXCLUSIVE: Attorney General Gonzales Called to Testify at Congressional Hearings on NSA Spying!
Citing Bush Statement that Such Hearings are ‘Good for Democracy’, Ranking Minority Member of House Judiciary Extends Invitation
Former Deputy AG, Ardent Administration Defender, Architect of Torture Memos, John Yoo Also Called to Testify
After diligent research, I’ve been able to determine exactly which words set off Martha’s crying jag, yesterday:
Squire: (stiffly) Good evening.
Graham: Is, uh,…Is your wife a goer, eh? Know whatahmean, know whatahmean, nudge nudge, know whatahmean, say no more?
Alito: I, uh, I beg your pardon?
Graham: Your, uh, your wife, does she go, eh, does she go, eh?
Alito: (flustered) Well, she sometimes “goes”, yes.
G: Aaaaaaaah bet she does, I bet she does, say no more, say no more, knowwhatahmean, nudge nudge?
A: (confused) I’m afraid I don’t quite follow you.
G: Follow me. Follow me. That’s good, that’s good! A nod’s as good as a wink to a blind bat!
A: Are you, uh,…are you selling something?
G: SELLING! Very good, very good! Ay? Ay? Ay?
(pause)
G: Oooh! Ya wicked Ay! Wicked Ay! Oooh hooh! Say No MORE!
A: Well, I, uh….
G: Is, your uh, is your wife a sport, ay?
A: Um, she likes sport, yes!
G: I bet she does, I bet she does!
A: As a matter of fact she’s very fond of cricket.
G: ‘Oo isn’t? Likes games, eh? Knew she would. Likes games, eh? She’s been around a bit, been around?
A: She has traveled, yes. She’s from Scarsdale.
(pause)
G: SAY NO MORE!! Scarsdale, saynomore, saynomore, saynomore, squire!
A: I wasn’t going to!
G: Oh! Well, never mind. Dib dib? Is your uh, is your wife interested in….photography, ay? “Photographs, ay”, he asked him knowlingly?
A: Photography?
G: Snap snap, grin grin, wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more?
A: Holiday snaps, eh?
G: They could be, they could be taken on holiday. Candid, you know, CANDID photography?
A: No, no I’m afraid we don’t have a camera.
G: Oh. (leeringly) Still, mooooooh, ay? Mwoohohohohoo, ay? Hohohohohoho, ay?
A: Look… are you insinuating something?
G: Oh, no, no, no…yes.
A: Well?
G: Well, you’re a man of the world, squire.
A: Yes…
G: I mean, you’ve been around a bit, you know, like, you’ve, uh…. You’ve “done it”….
A: What do you mean?
G: Well, I mean like,….you’ve SLEPT, with a lady….
A: Yes….
G: What’s it like?
As you can see, Graham’s questions really were out of line.
My favorite show is on tonight. “Dancing with the Stars” make fun all you want. I love it. I used to watch the ballroom dancing competitions on PBS, and got into it … i like this new show because it demonstrates how incredibly difficult it is to dance like the pros.
Longest . Diary . Ever
But I’m going to pimp it anyway. Yes, I am asking for a sizeable chunk of your life. But maybe not as sizeable as the chunk you could lose.
Sweet Slaughter: Diabetes and Health Care Crime
I think you did break the record… 🙂
I know people will be worried about that, let me hasten to alleviate those very real fears.
😉