"Prepare for war against Iran: France"

Right on schedule.

Lots of Hawaiian shirts!!!! Where's your's, John? Howie's is the best.

In all these years, I've never seen you, John. You are such a cutie!

boozemop @ 5:

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“Prepare for war against Iran: France”

Right on schedule.

I read the article. I don't know what or who "ndtv" is as a news source. But they should know that Iran is not an Arab country.

True enough. It is Persian. Since when has the Media been truly informed?

Everyone in that picture is attractive and looks intelligent. I didn't know there were so many Canadians down there.

And I expected all of them to have foam coming out of their mouths.

> Are bloggers required to wear tacky Hawaiian shirts? ...

Maybe not even underwear!!!!

In contrast to that picture, where most seem to be saying that they can speak (via their open mouths, IMHO), check out this picture (it's ELO) -

http://www.thesequencers.us/Camel/various/elo.jpg

John, good to put a face to all these wise words & pictures...By the way what does one do @ a Blogger party...

Stanley Rosenthal @ 4:

Lots of Hawaiian shirts!!!! Where's your's, John? Howie's is the best.

I have none....

lynn @ 11:

This picture has to be a fake...
First, bloggers never leave their apartments!!!
Second, blogger are always in their underwear!!!
By the way..screw Brian Williams....

Did you listen to my Air America spot? lol What a trip going solo for the first time on the radio...

The best article I've seen today is from David Podvin. He defends MoveOn's recent criticism of Dr. David Petrayus.

It's dated... 9/16/07. Today.

Stanley Rosenthal @ 4:

Lots of Hawaiian shirts!!!! Where's your's, John? Howie's is the best.

That's a Thai shirt. I fell off a kayak in shark infested water off St Simons Island. I didn't get eaten but I got wet and had to buy all new clothes.

Howie -
> That’s a Thai shirt. I fell off a kayak in shark infested water off St Simons Island. I didn’t get eaten but I got wet and had to buy all new clothes.

:-) Thai, Hawai ... what the hell's the difference once your head's bitten off. ;-)

Just a drive by to leave this link in case people havn't read about this yet.

http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/380029.html

Catch ya later. ;)

stevo @ 13:

Are bloggers required to wear tacky Hawaiian shirts? Seems like a cliche.

I have a very good friend who started selling vintage Hawaiians in the 70s, and now also manufactures new-like-old (Vintage fabric patterns) and has done it for over thirty years. And he's done very well.

They are a fabulous art form. You gotta get close up.

Eight people - two women - looks pretty gay. :)

Bomber pilot killed in crash
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/07/20/news/state/136489.txt

'BENT SPEAR' UPDATE: Body of missing Air Force captain found in Washington
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=726_1189529465

Time to wake up people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stanley Rosenthal @ 23:

John -
> Did you listen to my Air America spot? lol What a trip going solo for the first time on the radio…

I totally missed it. *I* must be out of the loop. Where can I find it (I'm still on AAR Premium)?

I was on Richard Greene's Clout..Thursday...I'm getting some audio, but it's hard for me to listen to myself...It was fun, but scary...I learned a lot...

miss_kitty @ 33:

SteveAudio @ 29:

stevo @ 13:

Are bloggers required to wear tacky Hawaiian shirts? Seems like a cliche.

You priced a good Hawaiian shirt lately? They're not tacky, they're the perfect casual attire for a hot afternoon-by-the-pool party in L.A.

And Howie's is indeed the sharpest, and from what he says, the most exotic.

John Amato @ 18:

Stanley Rosenthal @ 4:

Lots of Hawaiian shirts!!!! Where's your's, John? Howie's is the best.

I have none....

You guys gotta take up a collection for John. He'd look great in some fab vintage Hawaiian shirt.

And I got to talk to one of the lead writer's of Buffy and Angel for a half hour...Ate some good food and filmed a little spot for the Courage Campaign.

> I was on Richard Greene’s Clout..Thursday…

I'll go grab it. I'm finding it hard to get into new AAR hosts, because as soon as I get into them, they take them away.

Thanks for the pic.

ROCK ON WITH YOUR "BAD BLOGGIN' 'SELVES"!!

U.S. probes banned briefs found at Gitmo
By BEN FOX, Associated Press Writer
Sat Sep 15, 1:04 AM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070915/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guantanamo_contrab...

Guards at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp found two prisoners sporting unauthorized underwear, and the U.S. military is investigating to determine how they got the contraband.

Both prisoners were caught wearing Under Armour briefs and one also had on a Speedo bathing suit, items the military said were not issued by Guantanamo personnel or sent through the regular mail, according to a Defense Department letter obtained Friday by The Associated Press.

Army Lt. Col. Ed Bush, a spokesman at the jail holding some 340 men on suspicion of terrorism or links to al-Qaida and the Taliban, said more was involved than just an uproar over skivvies.

He said the appearance of contraband raised serious concerns about the potential for smuggling other items that could be used by detainees to harm themselves or staff.

"There is no room for error when working in a dangerous environment, and constant vigilance is of the utmost importance," Bush said.

Detainees are given cotton briefs similar to those issued to U.S. soldiers in basic training, he said.

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Gosh! I'm so glad the Bush administration is sooooooooo vigilant and watchful, protecting us from dangerous, mass destruction underwear that the Gitmo detainees wear. I'm so much safer and the whole country is glad to have our very alert administration catch such an incredibly massive, dangerous terrorist threat. God only knows what terrorist horrors they might have unleashed if all the Gitmo detainees were able to get such dangerous, contraband underwear. Why, God help us, without the constant sharp-eyed Bush administration protecting us, they might have even been able to wear the ultimate terrorist weapon, lacy, pink bikini panties. Horrors! Horrors!

Thank God for our wise, brave, vigilant, wise, thoughtful, courageous, heroic selfish, hypocritical, greedy, thieving, mass and serial murdering, bloodthirsty, bigoted, racist Bush and his criminal administration.

I'm sure our wise, genius, safety-minded administration has alerted airport security to check travelers luggage for such contraband underwear and ban all travelers caught with such dangerous, destructive terrorist undergarments in their luggage, detain and torture them until they admit to having been trained in Al Qaeta training camps to wear such personal garments. Probably a sign of their personal devotion to the infidel Allah and hatred for the one true Christian God.

This is linked on the Houston Chronicle's bizarre stories section on their website -

http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/bizarre/5139360.html

> Well, at least people are paying attention?

Well you and me baby ... :-)

So that's what bloggers look like. From recent news reports, I pictured grisly little bent-over creatures, skulking in back alleys, corrupting innocent god-fearing Americans; spewing filth and lies, and ducking for cover from light like cockroaches. Actually you look pretty normal; happy even. Who knew?

Daily Reading pt 1...

What Global Warming Looks Like: New Report Visualizes Impact of Sea Level Rise on U.S. Coastal Cities - http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/TenWays/story?id=3602227&page=1
Edward Mazria wants people to know how rising sea levels — made worse by global warming — will affect residents along U.S. coastlines. "We're not talking about South Sea islands and Bangladesh here," Mazria said. "We're talking about the U.S. being physically under siege with a very small increment of sea level rise."
As the artic ice sheets melt away....

BREAKING: Blackwater license being pulled in Iraq: The Interior Ministry said Monday that it was pulling the license of an American security firm allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of civilians during an attack on a U.S. State Department motorcade in Baghdad.
- http://news.yahoo.com/i/721;_ylt=Av7RnsMvMqp5OkI649zgJlGs0NUE

"In the latest sign of corruption problems for Republicans, a corporate executive testified Friday that his employees worked for months to remodel the Alaska home of Sen. Ted Stevens. Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator, is under scrutiny in a corruption investigation that also is targeting Alaska state officials."
- http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070915/D8RLM2MO0.html

Alan Greenspan claims Iraq war was really for oil - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2461214.ece

Purgatory For Alan Greenspan - http://scoop.epluribusmedia.org/story/2007/9/16/121924/818
Former Ford administration member, Fed Chairman, lifelong republican (self-avowed) joins the growing list of republicans that believe Bush is a bad president & hurting the American economy
by pimping 'principle' (delusion) over policy (reality)

Paul Krugman: "And like enthusiastic war supporters who have started describing themselves as war critics now that the Iraq venture has gone wrong, Mr. Greenspan has started portraying himself as a critic of administration fiscal irresponsibility now that President Bush has become deeply unpopular and Democrats control Congress."
- http://welcome-to-pottersville.blogspot.com/2007/09/paul-krugman-sad-ala...

Yet another reason to drop your 'wall street journal' (brought to you by Fox Noise Channel) subscription: Open Letter to ABC's John Stossel ... from Julie Pierce, American SiCKO
- http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/news/article.php?id=10226
Stossel isn't a libertarian...he's a republican corporatist shill...and a media whore

Daily Reading pt 2...

possum for Congress in '08 - http://www.bethink.org/showDiary.do?diaryId=620
Possum of Daily Kos fame, Jerry Northington announces his Congressional campaign. Jerry contributes much to the political process. A Vietnam Veteran, a neurological veterinarian, a concerned citizen, and a honest human being, wishes to give back to his country on a grander scale than he has thus far.
Northington longs to bring his huge heart and expansive mind to Washington DC. He will work to represent the people of his home state, Delaware, and his fellow countryman. Northington's experiences are ample.

Alabama rightwingnut Plan Brings Out Cry of Resegregation - http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/17/education/17schools.html?ei=5090&en=0c...

"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" received its fifth consecutive trophy as best variety, music or comedy series. Stewart noted the satiric news show sent correspondents to Iraq this year who "found laughs in hell. I think it's the proudest thing we found so far."
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/16/AR200709...

Al Gore: First the Oscar, Now the Emmy (Nobel prize to follow hopefully): "The biggest, loudest ovation was not for Tony Bennett or “The Sopranos” when it won best drama or even the salute to the cast of “Roots,” on stage to mark the 30th anniversary of that landmark mini-series. It was for Al Gore, who stamped his carbon footprint on the night by receiving a creative achievement award for his interactive cable network Current TV."
- http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/17/arts/17watc.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Watch the video: http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/16/al-gore-wins-emmy-for-current-tv/

A Little Late Mr. Chafee, But You've Finally Come to Your Senses: Chafee quietly quits the GOP, switches to Democratic Party - http://www.projo.com/news/content/CHAFEE_GOP_09-16-07_DP751KF.31dd3fe.html

Fox censors Sally Field's anti-war speech at Emmy's...Field then continued, "If mothers ruled the world, there would be no -" But the Fox Emmycast cut off her sound and pointed the camera away from the stage, silencing the rest of her sentence: "god-damned wars in the first place." - http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/16/fox-censors-sally-fields-anti-war-sp...
Yay!! Woohoo...thanks Fox for sparing the 23% of this country that wouldn't 'want to hear that' anti-war stuff......FOX IS WORTHLESS...ALWAYS HAS BEEN....ALWAYS WILL BE

10,000 Iraqis are seeking asylum in the US because they worked with the US. Does that bother anyone? The reporting on this fact seems to be limited to the issue of the delay that such refugees are facing and the need to speed up the process. But isn't it a stark sign of the failure of the war? Is this something that the hawks bargained for? That we'd have to take in the flower and candy throwers? And what will 10,000 more Iraqis (a surge if you will) in the US do for the bed wetting set (surely there must be some sleeper cells hidden in there)?

No Newt Is Good News

How come the reality based bloggers of the female persuasion are all so danged F-I-N-E! I mean, look at the repugs, wadda ya got? Malkin? Coulter? Buchanen? Talk about stopping a clock! Fell in love with firedog lake's founder LONG before I saw her picture, nice to know foxy goes right to da bone!!!!

Something does not add up about this. It's extremely fishy. Read the whole article and judge for yourself.

Holy Land trial is wrapping up
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-holyland17sep17,...

Iraq Yanks Blackwater License After Civilian Kills
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070917/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

Looking at the photo now of the blogger party.

The women are hot. The men are hideous!

The blond blogger with the big boobs in the middle should have her picture taken like that in front of Bill Clinton.

_Plus, the right to left identification doesn't quite work out. I know who Mrs. TBogg is only because she's not Jane, but I have yet to figure out who the men are. Left to right starting with the back row? Or left to right from the front row, it is still unclear to me.

Jane, will you marry me?