Frivolous Friday Open Thread

12 Comments

1. 

   BooMan on September 5, 2008 at 6:51 pm

   Comedy Gold

   The principal of the Walter Reed Middle School, Donna Tobin, has issued a statement:

       “It has been brought to the school’s attention that a picture of the front of our school, Walter Reed Middle School, was used as a backdrop at the Republican National Convention. Permission to use the front of our school for the Republican National Convention was not given by our school nor is the use of our school’s picture an endorsement of any political party or view.”

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     Real History Lisa on September 5, 2008 at 7:29 pm

     That is classic.

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     Zandar1 on September 5, 2008 at 7:37 pm

     Yeah, that pretty much counts as EPIC FAIL to me.

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       americanforliberty on September 5, 2008 at 11:08 pm

       and the silver medal for comedy link here..

       http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=184086&title=sarah-palin-gender-card

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       Indianadem on September 6, 2008 at 8:20 am

       Well done Zandar!

2. 

   Steven D on September 5, 2008 at 7:33 pm

   Carla nailed it.

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     idredit on September 5, 2008 at 7:54 pm

     Read the whole thing. This makes for one scary ticket

     And why do we have to read it in

     The Independent UK

     Palin: the real scandal
     

     [.]the woman who could soon be a 72-year-old’s heartbeat away from the United States presidency has an environmental policy so toxic it would make the incumbent, George Bush, blush.

     [.]

     The Real John McCain – the Senator Most Likely To Start a Nuclear War

      

3. 

   Steven D on September 5, 2008 at 7:37 pm

   HURRICANE IKE ADVISORY NUMBER  19
   NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL092008
   500 PM AST FRI SEP 05 2008

   …POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IKE HEADING TOWARD THE BAHAMAS…

   A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
   AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS.

   ALL INTERESTS IN THE REST OF THE BAHAMAS…CUBA…SOUTH FLORIDA…
   AND THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS
   POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HURRICANE.

   FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE
   INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
   BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

   AT 500 PM AST…2100Z…THE EYE OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
   LATITUDE 22.9 NORTH…LONGITUDE 64.1 WEST OR ABOUT 430 MILES…690
   KM…NORTH-NORTHWEST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ABOUT 460 MILES…
   735 KM…EAST-NORTHEAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND.

   IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH…24 KM/HR. A
   MOTION TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
   TOMORROW…WITH A GENERAL MOTION TO THE WEST EXPECTED BY SUNDAY. ON
   THIS TRACK…IKE COULD BE NEAR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE
   SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS EARLY SUNDAY.

   MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH…185 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER
   GUSTS.  IKE IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
   SCALE.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
   24 HOURS…BUT IKE IS EXPECTED TO BE A MAJOR HURRICANE AS IT NEARS
   THE HURRICANE WATCH AREA.  

   HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES…75 KM…FROM
   THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120
   MILES…195 KM.

   AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE HURRICANE HUNTER REPORTED A
   MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 958 MB…28.29 INCHES.

   REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION…22.9 N…64.1 W.  MOVEMENT
   TOWARD…WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…115
   MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…958 MB.

   AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
   CENTER AT 800 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100
   PM AST.

4. 

   BooMan on September 5, 2008 at 9:18 pm

   David Frum has a point.

5. 

   conglomerNation on September 5, 2008 at 11:20 pm

   The fake documentary on McCain that they just showed on the Daily Show was really well done (and it was narrated by Ian McShane)! I needed a laugh.

6. 

   Gaianne on September 6, 2008 at 1:44 am

   movie.  Now, we all are.  

   Please, God, may it end by November!  

7. 

   conglomerNation on September 6, 2008 at 8:35 am

   You knew this was coming: Fom Newsweek: “Team McCain and the Trooper Nominee’s ally moves to curb probe of Palin”

   Key Alaska allies of John McCain are trying to derail a politically charged investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin’s firing of her public safety commissioner in order to prevent a so-called “October surprise” that would produce embarrassing information about the vice presidential candidate on the eve of the election.

   In a move endorsed by the McCain campaign Friday, John Coghill, the GOP chairman of the state House Rules Committee, wrote a letter seeking a meeting of Alaska’s bipartisan Legislative Council in order to remove the Democratic state senator in charge of the so-called “troopergate” investigation.

   Coghill charged that the senator, Hollis French, had “politicized” the probe by making a number of public comments in recent days, including telling ABC News that Palin had a “credibility problem” and that the investigation into the firing of public safety commissioner Walter Monegan was “likely to be damaging to the administration” and could be an “October surprise.” Wrote Coghill: “The investigation appears to be lacking in fairness, neutrality and due process.”

   Of course they will try to shut this down. Should we expect any less? I love that Palin’s lawyer complains about due process and transparency in this “post-McCarthy era.” Seriously? Look in the mirror, hypocrite!