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1. 

   Street Kid on September 13, 2006 at 7:57 pm

   Answering a direct question using four-year-old logic.

   “Can you describe how it’s possible to oppose the president on the war on Iraq without emboldening the terrorists?”

   “Yes, absolutely,” Snow said. But not if it means pulling out of Iraq. “That,” the spokesman said, “would embolden the terrorists.”

2. 

   ejmw on September 13, 2006 at 8:06 pm

   Today is the 10th anniversary of the death of Tupac Shakur.  I was going to do a diary on it, but I’m not going to have time, unfortunately.   Instead I’ll just post the lyrics to one of my favorites of his songs, and probably his most hearfelt.

   “Dear Mama”

   You are appreciated

   When I was young me and my mama had beef
   Seventeen years old kicked out on the streets
   Though back at the time, I never thought I’d see her face
   Ain’t a woman alive that could take my mama’s place
   Suspended from school; and scared to go home, I was a fool
   with the big boys, breakin all the rules
   I shed tears with my baby sister
   Over the years we was poorer than the other little kids
   And even though we had different daddy’s, the same drama
   When things went wrong we’d blame mama
   I reminice on the stress I caused, it was hell
   Huggin on my mama from a jail cell
   And who’d think in elementary?
   Heeey! I see the penitentiary, one day
   And runnin from the police, that’s right
   Mama catch me, put a whoopin to my backside
   And even as a crack fiend, mama
   You always was a black queen, mama
   I finally understand
   for a woman it ain’t easy tryin to raise a man
   You always was committed
   A poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it
   There’s no way I can pay you back
   But the plan is to show you that I understand
   You are appreciated

   [Chorus: Reggie Green & “Sweet Franklin” w/ 2Pac]

   Lady…
   Don’t cha know we love ya? Sweet lady
   Dear mama
   Place no one above ya, sweet lady
   You are appreciated
   Don’t cha know we love ya?

   Now ain’t nobody tell us it was fair
   No love from my daddy cause the coward wasn’t there
   He passed away and I didn’t cry, cause my anger
   wouldn’t let me feel for a stranger
   They say I’m wrong and I’m heartless, but all along
   I was lookin for a father he was gone
   I hung around with the Thugs, and even though they sold drugs
   They showed a young brother love
   I moved out and started really hangin
   I needed money of my own so I started slangin
   I ain’t guilty cause, even though I sell rocks
   It feels good puttin money in your mailbox
   I love payin rent when the rent’s due
   I hope ya got the diamond necklace that I sent to you
   Cause when I was low you was there for me
   And never left me alone because you cared for me
   And I could see you comin home after work late
   You’re in the kitchen tryin to fix us a hot plate
   Ya just workin with the scraps you was given
   And mama made miracles every Thanksgivin
   But now the road got rough, you’re alone
   You’re tryin to raise two bad kids on your own
   And there’s no way I can pay you back
   But my plan is to show you that I understand
   You are appreciated

   [Chorus]

   Pour out some liquor and I reminisce, cause through the drama
   I can always depend on my mama
   And when it seems that I’m hopeless
   You say the words that can get me back in focus
   When I was sick as a little kid
   To keep me happy there’s no limit to the things you did
   And all my childhood memories
   Are full of all the sweet things you did for me
   And even though I act craaazy
   I gotta thank the Lord that you made me
   There are no words that can express how I feel
   You never kept a secret, always stayed real
   And I appreciate, how you raised me
   And all the extra love that you gave me
   I wish I could take the pain away
   If you can make it through the night there’s a brighter day
   Everything will be alright if ya hold on
   It’s a struggle everyday, gotta roll on
   And there’s no way I can pay you back
   But my plan is to show you that I understand
   You are appreciated

   [Chorus]

   Sweet lady
   And dear mama

3. 

   boran2 on September 13, 2006 at 8:22 pm

   According to my sources, it’s inappropriate to wear white after labor day.  Or to be red.

4. 

   Kahli on September 13, 2006 at 9:01 pm

   Inappropriate: Farting in the presence of your mother-in-law. Swearing in front of your kid’s kindergarten teacher. Lying your way into a war.

5. 

   Arminius on September 13, 2006 at 10:16 pm

   I’m kind of worked up today about the story about how the vile Nancy Grace browbeat poor Melinda Duckett about the disappearance of her baby so badly that Ms. Duckett killed herself with a gun.  See the three links at top of Drudgereport, or the diary at DKOS, or just google Nancy Grace and Duckett. I wrote an irate letter to CNN today about that, demanding that Grace be fired.

   I wonder if anyone else here has looked into this today.

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     Kidspeak on September 13, 2006 at 11:30 pm

     Whatever the truth about the missing kid, this CNN woman is a vulture. The very idea of having a parent of such a kid on, with live commentary threaded in from people who are critiquing her answers as if they know how people in such circumstances are supposed to respond! That’s pandering, nothing more.

6. 

   BooMan on September 13, 2006 at 10:25 pm

   great theatre on C-Span right now.

7. 

   NG on September 13, 2006 at 10:57 pm

   It will end when Democrats at put in power and not before!  You can count on this!

   Do you think that might resonate with voters?