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Executive Producer of The Professional Left Podcast. On staff at Crooks and Liars since 2007. Master's degree from Harvard. Happy wife of Driftglass. Mother of three geniuses. Obsessive knitter. Blogs at http://bgalrstate.blogspot.com. .
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...on the Oscars thread, I'm here, Foist!


"Courtesy is owed. Respect is earned. Love is given." --Unknown author, found in Guide to Texas Etiquette by Kinky Friedman

Blue Lensman's picture

Yeah!!

walt kovacs's picture

about iraq that even libs could love

katheryn bigelow is a stone cold fox...and i bet cameron regrets that marriage breaking up

i was also happy for monique

Geronimo.'s picture

Orwell vs. Huxley.

Sandra Bullock just won the best actress award and the worst actress award today. How epic is that?


"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Peter G's picture
And

brilliant humor at that.


Hasa Diga Eebowai

gracerusoac's picture
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Geronimo.'s picture

and all the other artists and entertainers who believe in the right to try mind altering things...

"It begins with the stone cold fact there never ever was any salient, legitimate, defensible reason for marijuana to be made illegal, let alone heinously demonized as it has been and still is. It's based on lies and utter horseshit, refutation of claims is easy."
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/3/7/84....


"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

gracerusoac's picture
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Geronimo.'s picture

NFL enjoying corporate socialism: League's practices 'contradict the tenets of a free market,' paper argues.
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_o...


"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

walt kovacs's picture

is gonna force them to open the books

but if you think the nfl is bad, you should watch what goes on in the nba, where even trades are a joke

Geronimo.'s picture

By speaking to Muslim countries, the president gives support to those who don't believe the official account of 9/11, says former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.

Romney says he's glad the Patriot Act was extended, but Obama's "Apology Tour" was a mistake.


"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Peter G's picture

a thread on that one.


Hasa Diga Eebowai

Geronimo.'s picture
Oh.

sorry man I didn't see that. I'm glad people are talking about how stupid and what a dickhead this guy is. Peace.


"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Peter G's picture

I thought you might like to check it out.


Hasa Diga Eebowai

Geronimo.'s picture

Thanks. :)


"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

ron's picture

in recent memory for the right wing neocon facsists having total dominance of the Sunday talk shows. There wasn't one of them that had a progressive guest on other than press the meat.

Peter G's picture

At least three cubic centimeters of his skull still has brain matter in it. The part that controls speech only.


Hasa Diga Eebowai

ron's picture

have you heard from MsJoanne lately? It's been months since i've seen her posts.

House Of Roberts's picture

and moved to Canada, last I heard. We miss her at The Zoo, also.

She checked in maybe back around the holidays, but I couldn't put a hard date on it for you. Her last thread posted was October.


Until you respect the citizenship of those with which you disagree, you're not a true American.

ron's picture

I remember her saying she met Mr. Right but I didn't know she was planning to move. Kinda sudden. I wish her the best.
Thank you.

House Of Roberts's picture

and she travels for hers, working on site, so where she lived wasn't as important.

She was the reason I started checking in here. I used to read you folks on my cell phone at work, at night. One night I spotted her here on the open thread, and I started making it here more often. Lately, I'm noticing several familiar screennames both here and at Think Progress, so C&L is becoming comfortable to me. Besides, Think Progress is more of a nine to five blog, now, and there's more here early in the morning, late at night, and especially on weekends and holidays.


Until you respect the citizenship of those with which you disagree, you're not a true American.

Peter G's picture

my late reply Ron. Last week she was in California,this week Florida and then she's off to Regina. Very busy lady. If I understand correctly the health care debate was killing her and she decided to step away from politics or at least blogging on politics for a while. Rest assured she is both well and in good humor.


Hasa Diga Eebowai

http://arabnews.com/world/article25682.ece

IF this is true....MORE of our tax dollars at work.


"The US has an army of 90,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and is spending $100bn a year, but has still been unable to defeat 20,000-25,000 Taliban who receive no pay at all." - Patrick Cockburn

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middl...

Gee...I wonder if they'll be discussing this tomorrow on Morning Joe???

Or if Rachel will bring it up??

Keith??

Anyone? Anyone?


"The US has an army of 90,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and is spending $100bn a year, but has still been unable to defeat 20,000-25,000 Taliban who receive no pay at all." - Patrick Cockburn

xoites defends Constitution's picture

Nothing you see in this film actually exists in the real world.

This one makes me wish i still smoked pot.

ron's picture

the artist did a beautiful job of tieing all the videos together

dasqf's picture

How do I pronounce your first name?I need to know,me feeble littel(phonic-ly-sp.) brain can't grab that one......The second link the 'Bitchen Blue' 'Light Show' with power,3-400 yr. old orchestral(sp?)movement,feelings,great stuff!...... If you,as a human being,have never felt an orchestra vibrate your insides,drums,horns,winds,60-100 pcs... at a Jr. College auditoriam(or uni. or civic or back-yard,where ever you can feel the music).....been close to smile and move with-it. Watching the link,made me think of me sunshine connect,a few decades ago ya-know? Funny,haven't though of that in years,anyway thanx 4 the Vid................Now I'm gonna go check-out the things you said before(your comments)...I like you already.later


....the fools do not realize,a population that can ,..... not paticipate .............in the 'economy'...,can not keep it viable!..........."we are listening,.......and we're not blind.,......this is your life....this is your time."

dasqf's picture

I'll see in the morn'


....the fools do not realize,a population that can ,..... not paticipate .............in the 'economy'...,can not keep it viable!..........."we are listening,.......and we're not blind.,......this is your life....this is your time."

dasqf's picture
yep

yep


....the fools do not realize,a population that can ,..... not paticipate .............in the 'economy'...,can not keep it viable!..........."we are listening,.......and we're not blind.,......this is your life....this is your time."

Ape-Man's picture

What's the deal with every last Republican and conservative acting like their sick in the head? Everyone is starting to notice that they are deeply troubled and no longer able to keep up with their responsibilities, no longer able to do their jobs.

I guess we're watching history in the making. The Republican is ruined and there's no turning back.


"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-

ron's picture

that is a goooooood thing.

gonf's picture

because we have a black president.

I'm still working on finishing this article and all its comments but it looks like a winner.

Time for a U.S. Revolution – Fifteen Reasons

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/03/07-7


Is it the 21st century yet?

ron's picture

is that the MSM is getting desparate too.

gonf's picture

CNN and the others show signs of it. But change is good.


Is it the 21st century yet?

fastfeat's picture

ended by saying he'd be off next week, w/ Brokaw taking his gig next Sun. His guest? Why, none other than the should-be-incarcerated KKKarl Rove.

Immediately following MTP on MSNBC is, ironically, "Lock Up-Extended Stay" featuring child molesters...


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

walt kovacs's picture

yesterday, they found the body of a girl missing since last year, and they believe is tied to the guy who allegedly murdered a 16 year old girl last week

i have no problem keeping guys like this behind bars for a long time (his first stint, he only did 5 years on an attempted rape and assault)

but what is gonna happen is that they will extend the terms for everyone...

if we would just end the drug war, legalize everything...and i mean everything

then that would end plea bargains for violent criminals, and we wouldnt have to deal with these issues

btw, the guy who allegedly did the murder got around megans law by giving one residence, and then living at his mothers

and so another fail

while tons of criminals who have committed sex crimes remain homeless and helpless

we will never learn

fastfeat's picture

from Escondido HS?

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/0...

I'm in Escondido right now, staying at friends. This is a pretty safe area.


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

fastfeat's picture

"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

fastfeat's picture

http://kwedit.com/

Colbert did a hilarious "Word" on it last week.


"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."

---Southwest Airlines

Perry Logan's picture

Hey everyone--I've finally figured out the real problem.

It's those bloody independents...

Who the Hell's a Moderate?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbyKBevTjVY

Mr. Green Jeans's picture

So says Jim Lovell's mother when the telecast of the Apollo 13 spacecraft is scrubed from the airwaves before the explosion happened.


"Let's talk dirty to the animals"

Floridiot's picture

watching Jackie sing 'to sir, with love' at the end. He was pretty good, damn it!

ysbaddaden's picture
)O(

At least that Twilight bilge wasn't nominated for anything, was it?

I bet they get lady goo-goo to sing the next James Bond theme.


Diabolus est Deus Inversus

mudshark's picture

Israel

The ultimate troofer..
Go figure.This will make the troofers proud.


What is your conceptual, continuity?

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