August 26, 2008 03:00 PM
Midday Open Thread - Who's this "Amato" fella?
Originally spotted (with a different candidate) at The General's. Open thread below...
Originally spotted (with a different candidate) at The General's. Open thread below...

Amato...Amayto...
If only Nader knew about this.
This has been flying around the web for weeks now with the name of whoever sent it... Old. Lose it.
The Big Story Tonite: Dems Fear Bill Clinton Will Refuse to Leave the Stage — Literally!
There's not enough convention coverage here.
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Like those "personalized" books and vids you can buy for your kids. Cute.
They just showed a McCain ad on Fox that talks about the dangers to Israel and terrorism and so forth. It shows terrorists training and the usual shit. At the end it says Obama is "dangerously unprepared to be president".
This was an ad approved by McCain.
I guess along with the kitchen sink, the McCain campaign is willing to use the tired old fear factor.
I like pie.
I dunno ..
Maybe we need to work on a better slogan for 2012 ..
I guess Bill Clinton has made it known that he will not remain in Denver to hear Obama's speech tomorrow night. The McCain crowd said they are going to follow Bill's lead and they will clear out before the speech too. If it's true that Bill won't stay, why won't he? Couldn't he just do this for his party?
I wonder if Hillary will at least stay.
Who is "Undefined"?
Something seems funny about this as thing. I almost get the feeling that its not real. I mean look closely at the bus, the sign kinda moves a little weird, kinda like its not tied on right, so maybe this Amato guy is not tied right either. And that "girl" that talks about how it started "as a joke", you can tell she's not a real girl, probably a man in drag. Something is just not right about this.
I'm assuming that this Amato fellow is a another one of those Democrat's that doesn't know when he's beat and that is all we need is for him to siphon off, what? maybe two? three? million votes from Obama? THAT'S JUST GREAT! THANKS A LOT FOR NOTHING! Now we won't have Nader to blame, it'll be "Amato lost it for the democrats in 08"
Just when we come close someone throws in an Amato, isn't it time to get behind Obama? Buy this Amato off with an ambassadorship somewhere in in Like I don't know Lichtenburgstahoffdistan. Then get him to make a great conciliation speech and be done with him.
What? This is all a joke?
Never mind.
Jesus, I am such a doofus. I'm reading the comments here and saying to myself what the hell are they talking about? Then finally I spot the little controls on the video. Duh!
Trittydi @ 5:
Seriously...kinda wondering what's goin with those "snipers" they busted.
Welcom WW III!
Russia Adds 2 New Countries to Its Map
also
Russia’s Warships Arrived in Abkhazia
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John Amato can't run under that name. His real name is Kurt Russell.
Are you running with that Bean guy?
A friend sent me the same thing...but with HIS face on it..
Western politicians are rushing to bolster Ukraine's pro-Western government amid fears that the former Soviet Republic is becoming the frontline of the "new Cold War."
A day after Russia threw down a fresh challenge to the West by recognising Georgia's breakaway territories as independent states, the foreign secretary, David Miliband, was the first Western official in Kiev to show support for the president of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko. The US vice president, Dick Cheney, is travelling to both Georgia and Ukraine next week.
liberalNmoderation @ 14:
I've seen pictures. They're meth heads. They look like they were dropped on their heads at birth and never recovered.
I think the C&L site is haunted. It's doing some funky stuff when I hit the "refresh comments" button.
you say Amato ?
.................I say AmAto.....
......................................dan quayle of course spells AmatoE
.......................................................but i met this guy, Tom Matoe.... guys a vegetable....no he's a fruit....no he's a vegetable......
pissed off patricia @ 21:
NSA hacking again.
Did you guys see Tim Russerts son (Luke) tell Brian Williams that the Average American doesn't give a crap about the whole MSM manufactured Obama Hillary fued? Classic.
Nice Video editing skills there
I'm calling shennanigans on this one, something very fakey about the whole deal.
$3 Bill Mocking Obama Sold At GOP's State Fair Booth
cobsjo @ 19:
Cheney is only going to Georgia to try to stop Saakashvili from chewing on his tie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGf2tmuz1aw
Mr Amato, what is your stance on FISA?
pissed off patricia @ 10:
Wow, I didn't know this. I think it's time Hillary realizes Bill is the albatross around her neck and cut him loose. He is immature and egocentric.
i encourage people to listent to this interview with
gov.corzine who was ceo of goldman sach....about the obama tax proposal
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=832826390&play=1
P.D. @ 24:
I saw it and I'm beginning to really like Luke. The kid has a future on tv for sure. In fact I would like to see him on more right now.
pissed off patricia @ 10:
I'm so naive.
I just watch the speeches on c-span and miss all the gossip and backroom shenanigans.
And so far I'm loving it.
There have been several really inspiring rather polished speeches by notables, and just as many not-so-polished speeches by ordinary folks that have touched my heart.
Montana Gov Scweitzer, Massachusetts Gov Patrick, Michelle & her brother ..
Lily Ledbetter (whose jury-awarded settlement against GoodYear for gender discrimination was overturned by the Supreme Court) gave a wooden speech in her halting Alabama drawl .. that tore my heart.
And the auto worker who'd just lost his job and health insurance & just been diagnosed with diabetes .. he almost lost it in the middle of his speech ..
Jo at 30, I heard the story about Bill on tv so don't bet on it being true. Sadly, it wouldn't surprise me if it is. I don't know what has happened to Bill, but he just doesn't seem like the guy I used to admire so damned much.
MountainMan23 @ 33:
When speech time comes, we watch them on C-span. I catch up with the bs and gossip during the day time, if I can stomach it. It's kind of fun sometimes watching the talking heads try to justify their own existence by talking to one another.
I've been noticing bits of the latest right wing "Obama is too popular & inspiring & good to be president" backasswards smear while monitoring the MSM coverage today. In seems to go something like "Not only is giving his acceptance speech in front of 10s of thousands in any case an unmitigated disaster waiting to happen, but the stage set includes Greaco-Roman columns! The architecture gall of this uppity nergo, who does he think he is?"
Yeah, and how dare the designers of most of our public building be so presumptuous that they employ the architectural style of the civilizations our government was modeled upon! those bastards.
As to who Obama thinks he is, Mike Murphy on Morning Joe provided the answer, telling Scarborough, the likely intern-murderer-cum-TV-talkinghead in a confidencial tone of voice: "And do you know what his Secret Service code name is?...Perikles! can you believe it!?!"
Not only am I not believing that until I see a Secret Service press release on it, I was of the impression that the Secret Service came up with those names so even if true it says nothing about the Senator or his self-image. So as an unrepentant elitist, spelling "Perikles" with a "k" instead of a "c" because I know a little about the ancient Greek language, I can only imagine anyone in public service would be nothing but humbled by the comparison. Of course I forget that up is down & white is black so this is a horrible mark on Obama's character and proves he is unfit for the presidency.
I'm still wondering if anyone is going to follow up on the "two unidentified males" who met with Adolph in his hotel room about 2 AM Aug 24, as reported in the pdf files found on this page:
U.S. Attorney: Threat against Obama not 'operational'
Was this "just" a meth deal? Or part of the "not operational" assassination plot?
It's outrageous that three men & two "unidentified women" who ALL agree they had been discussing killing Obama are not charged with some state or federal crime for making those threats.
I mean .. is it OK to dismiss those threats just because they were made by white racist meth heads against a Black man .. and that's so ordinary that it's OK?
cobsjo @ 15:
grandma has a tramp stamp sweet
We need a site clean up in aisle three. Sometimes the most recent post at this site is about Caroline Kennedy and then again it's gone. Something bizarre going on.
Amato, I love ya...but I ain't votin' for no #%*&^&@ Yankees fan!
here's an awesome tool to determine if a talking head is lying.
is the person's name cronkite or murrow?
no?
then they're lying!
easy!
Facehead @ 8:
I LOVE pie. And good cake.
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Nada @ 20:
They look exactly like I'd expect the GOP base to look like.
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Absurd Statement and Comment of the Day , from Council on Foreign Relation mouth piece NBC's ..Tom Brokaw .
First repeating right wing talking points questioning Obama's " Foreign policy experience " (rule number 1, never mention that Bush jr. NEVEr had any, or even Clinton ), which was followed by the ABSURD and LOADED comment to an obama advisor . .." THE PEOPLE WE TALKED TO , DIDN'T BELIEVE HE HAD ENOUGH FOREIGN POLICY EXPERIENCE " ..DID YOU GET THAT . The " people we talked to " , was not only an unprofessional comment from a so called " journalist " , it was transparently BIASED attack and shows the contempt for the American people or viewers he has .
Just as appalling was his admission in the next interview with RICHARD HAASS (PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS ) AND I WOULD SUGGEST READING EVERYTHING YOU CAN ABOUT THIS CABAL . His admission he moderated the CFR meeting in DENVER .
OK , now lets break down what Alex Jones has reported about these globalists who want a world government , using THEIR OWN WORDS , OK .
RICHARD HAASS ( cfr PRESIDENT , FRIEND OF TOM BROKAW )COMMENTS -
" sovereignty is increasingly conditional "
" time to rethink sovereignty " ..and this
he said, "must be prepared to cede some sovereignty to world bodies if the international system is to function. This is already taking place in the trade realm." In referring to actions taking place in the trade realm, of course, he means primarily those taking place at the World Trade Organization, but also doubtless those that are being implemented through the so-called free trade agreements: NAFTA, CAFTA, and the (stalled) FTAA.
They also are exploiting global warming and natural disasters by claiming " Countries need to cede sovereignty to combat disasters " GET tHAT ?
See what there GOAL is ..for countries (U.S. included ) to CEDE SOVEREIGNTY and for Global Corporations to take over what is ceded. So these people are a danger to democracy and what little control we have of our country , will be eroded if they get their way, over my dead body . They Are globalist CRIMINALS and TRAITORS ! ! !
What happened to the "Caroline Kennedy Punks Wolf Blitzer" video? That was freakin hilarious. Why was it pulled ?
This is just Politicrazy!
I think you guys should cover/look into this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfISlq1gzK8
/found it on digg
Comment #46, there's something funky going on with the site today. I've just about given up.
all you folks who want to watch the convention without having to listen around teh commentariat, do like i do and go watch/listen at the countdown with keith page (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/).
it is "just like" what you get at c-span except you can "full screen" the viewer so you can sit back in your comfy chair instead of sitting with your face pressed to your monitor trying to see the tiny little c-span viewer.
Yawn.
Can't comment on the Caroline Kennedy's saying ''NO'' to wolf, so i'll just say "NO" also to CNN/HNN/BECK and Time/Warner rightwing BS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWpV8AbOocU
Nicknames in school McNasty and Punk
McCain himself said he recalls as a youth, holding his breath to the point of losing consciousness. Weirdo McCain. Sheesh. Unstable, Immature. Fool.
Watch that video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWpV8AbOocU
McNasty, Punk. The angry candidate. Tales his own tale of holding his breath to point of losing consciousness. Strange way to act. Borderline personality disorder? Mental Illness?
Whose this Amato fella??? Umm Dunno really... Seems alright to me from what I can tell... Apparenty he's some kind of online magazine publisher... Oh alright..He's a blog hoster.... That's not a bad thing... At least it appears his politics and mine are in alignment...for the most part.. Don't mean we'd date the same type girls but who gives a damn about that anyways??? John Amato? I don't knows ya really, but if your site is any indication of the kind of man you are, I think I kinda like yas anyway...You know, in that non-threatening platonic go out and have a drink and ogle chics non-widestance kinda straightboi kinda way... Have fun at that Denver ho down dude.... I ain't really watchin it, but I'm hopin for the best to come out of it.....for all our sakes..................JD
JA;
BTW, that channel 3 chica?? WOW, way to score dude... (the honey, not grandma, though her 'backing' you is OK too)... You may not make it to the wh but near as I can tell, you're still winning in a different way altoghether... Go go guy...................JD ;-)
how come the terrorists are always shown training on monkey bars?
Oh darn... It's you go guy... Oh well, only one chance at light hearted snark... I dint really hit the mark... no gold fer me I guess.... regards anyways..... JD
Oh double darn.. Man I ain't pitchin no 'a' game today.. .It was that Diana Falzone, the maxim model who caught my eye... Not the channel 3 chica, though I'm sure she has fans too.... sheesh... OK, I'm gonna quit trying to be funny now... Comedy apparently ain't my strong suit. Leastways not today......JD
On the deadly achingly serious front...Kahoneez@45?, man that is some disturbing shit.... Yea, I'm with ya, Globalist criminals and traitors... The sick part is, I might (not saying I could, just saying I might depending) be able to get behind a overarching global response to the global warming issue mess WITH a single authority steering it... IF it wasn't so damned obvious that once again, in this particular 'new world order' with the WTO and other international forces and agents working at neutering sovereignty, using commerce and so-called free trade treaties along with other propaganda and distractions to grease the wheels, that the haves are planning to get all the goodies again.. Just like always, and the have nots? Well, let me put it this way.. Appears the haves are going with the fuckem strategy/approach... Just like always... Same as it ever was FUCK!!!
Why is it always the same ol same ol... Might as well be 18th century France with King Louis and Marie Antoinette and that whole.... Ah fuck it, you people know what I'm gettin at... Big question is how does anyone actually stop this runaway freight train and among other things, restore real respect for sovereignty as well as respect for 'fair' trade including a fair rate of pay for those who make the economics of it all actually function... you know the little people at the bottom... I'm so sick of all this always seeming like its gotta be an I win you lose zero sum game with EVERYTHING... Why the hell can't the guy at the top make a decent buck without fucking the guy at the bottom who is making it possible for the guy at the top to make that buck??... Huh, why the hell is that!!????
I hate to sound maudlin, but just why is it, that instead of this merry go round system we got, we don't instead have a system where everyone can make a buck, live at least comfortably, not filthy rich, but at least comfortable enough they don't have to worry about making a choice between seeing a doctor for an illness or buying a goddamned cheeseburger for themselves or their child to satisfy hunger pangs??... Why can't we set it up so everyone can live decently and get the fuck along instead??? What is it... Religion? Ideology, bull headedness?? greed? All the above... Something else altogther?? Y'all know mother nature don't play favorites don't cha??? What's the point of having all the toys if you're dying out anyway on a dead planet??? It ain't just America folks... This whole homo-sapien species??? We're a strange strange freakin lot........ Go on, someone chime in and tell me I'm full of it.. Completely wrong.. then go that extra mile and tell me how all this works out good in the long run for anyone unless we change this tune drastically...... Go on, I'm darin ya... JD
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This is just another slam at Obama. The new style of money networking is going to well to be ignored, so they make fun of it with this nobody who supposedly is running for president (slam at Obama) and a attempt at trashing the money machine that bypasses the big corporations.
Will Work for BEER!
Jack Damage, you have a fan here. Well said!
(ps, lots of trouble with the website today for me too. )
Haha. I've seen the earlier version. Cute.
I accept the nomination!
Trittydi @ 43:
Both are indeed quite tasty.
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