And…we’ll be here all week. Don’t forget to tip your waitress and try the veal.

It makes me weep.

It’s an evil, parallel universe that we’re in. I’m convinced it’s all our hard work to keep things from getting worse that helps that good universe flourish. *sigh* I know it’s crazy, but imagining this keeps me sane.

You’re a fine word-artist, Toby. I only wish it ‘twer’nt so.

Wonder when we’re gonna find out what dirty tricks have been accomplished under cover of the 2 shiny objects now mesmerizing the sheeple?

Recommended.

Thanks, Laura. You speak for many of us here, I’m sure.

laughing and crying here. thanks.

And commercial that are “warm & fuzzy”….. cute little cartoon/animated figures or dancing baby elephants makes me mute and ignore…..

Hey, rejoice.

The system hasn’t failed.

It has delivered to us the best media, the best House, the best Senate, and the best president possible.

snark tag is quite conspicuous by its absence.

…and make Katie Couric look smart when everyone thought that was impossible.

I’d never thought of it that way, but…

omg, now I *am* thinking of it that way.

(keyboard shudder)

I have a friend who believes exactly the opposite. He is, of course, a dedicated wingnut. It’s just amusing to hear him rant and rave about Obama, all the while believing that everything was wonderful up until Jan 20, 2009. He even believes that one day George W. Bush will be considered a great President. Obviously, he only watches Fox News and listens daily to Limy Limbaugh.

Yes, particularly the best Majority Leader and Speaker possible.

Asking “what do you read” makes one smart. Duh!

After weeks of dry weather it is raining here and expected to continue all day. Don’t know if it is the result of weeping (or some other form of supernatural leakage). Kind of a bummer for parade goers and fireworks spectators. Personally, I welcome the rain, the lawns and gardens need it.

By comparison. Like the secret to looking slim is to hang around with people who are fatter than you.

and msnbc is still showing prison shows.

saw a new warm & fuzzy commercial…… Dawn saves ducks from oil spills….Bill Moyers did an interview with the creator of this website…

Good Guide will rate food and products to safety and effect on the environment.

Why oh why do they show those awful prison shows? Does anyone anywhere enjoy watching them?

well certainly not anyone in this house.

….in which you will learn about Seward’s Folly, her family’s follies, oil companies, gas pipelines, energy independence, and the wonderfulness of John McCain…..

An’ I learnt about the profundity of refrigerator magnets. You betcha.

So sorry to hear that ratfood, we were inundated all through June, but today it’s a glorious 4th (’cept for the part where my BBQ ribs are only virtual :(

what’s with the crap? there’s an audience for that all wekend? i thought they were supposed to start real programming. are they trying to attract the cretins who watch Fox?

Instead they had no political/news coverage at all during Keith or Rachel’s time slots last night and only had Michael Jackson crap during Rachel’s on W & TH this week.

Rachel deserved a fishing break.

i know. awful.

Michael Jackson’s death is a huge story why is it crap? He was an iconic African-American artist who in death is as big as Elvis was. Hard to believe I know, but the great majority of Americans aren’t political junkies. Have you seen MSNBC’s rating lately?

Virtual ribs? After decades of fumbling I finally learned the secret (to me anyway) of good barbecue. Liberal use (naturally) of cayenne pepper in the dry rub phase. Even if you douse it with mild commercial barbecue sauce when it is nearly done cooking the end result still has a zesty twang.

umm, sometimes I do when they show Pendleton or Terre Haute. Sometimes I see people I know.

Never mind….

absolutely! but the people hosting specials could have done news or politics instead

that is why I have my list of things I never want to see or hear again….

Hot damn, that’s the most amazing post we’ve had on here for a while.

Ever have any of Chef Ra’s mumbo sauce ?

Chef Ra, a true American who fought for truth and justice but never got all weepy!

Yes the founders are weeping that we have a new POTUS who is walking ever so closely to the previous administration even though he said he was change we could believe in. He covers for the Previous POTUS who not only allowed the torture and killing and indefinite detention of prisoners but ordered such action. Breaking any and every law that got in the way of their sprint to more money and power. All the while bringing America to it’s knees.
The identity of a covert CIA agent was revealed to the world and that person receives a nice f-you for her trouble.
I am forced to pay taxes but have absolutely no say in what happens with my tax dollars. I am fed up with taxation and no representation.
My tax dollars have been spent to bail out banks, but now my blind son will be screwed by the state of California because he was unfortunate enough to be born that way.
I’m thinking the founders are rolling in their graves.

Your comments about the press are so apropos.
There is almost NO mention of the military coup right in our “backyard.”
The media went on and on about a disputed election in far-off Iran, yet ignores the overthrow of an elected president only a few hours away.
Isn’t it obvious that the media pursues its own agenda!?

By the way, did you notice that Palin said, “… it may be tempting… to appease those who demand: ‘Sit down and shut up’, but that’s the worthless, easy path; that’s a quitter’s way out.” to explain why she’s quitting. She isn’t real, but an invention of George Orwell.

Meanwhile, North Korea, joined in our Fourth of July celebrations by aiming 7 missels at the ocean and firing them. All seven hit their target.

oo thanks!

Well, if 3/4 of the earth is covered by oceans, and you live on a narrow peninsula, it’s pretty hard not to hit the ocean. I think it best to view this like those old ships they sink to create protection for fish. And the fireworks are terrific.

Yesterday, a low information voter expressed some fear regarding the N Korean missiles that were aimed toward Hawaii.

I said, that’s just fear mongering.

Point 1. What direction would you fire a missile if you were in North Korea and didn’t want to strike land?

Point 2. Do you really think Kim Jung Il is suicidal?

Then, just before she departed, she made some remark about people on welfare.

Rimshot.

Pick a big enough target, close enough to home, and you’ll have a hard time missing.

Is it the 4th? The heat? Sarah Palin? you tell me, that put everyone in not such a good mood….maybe we should start a tally. I slept not at all well last night…that’s only the beginning.

THERE NEVER WAS A ‘GOOD OLD DAYS’ !!

Washington and Hamilton treated the U.S. Treasury like their own personal wallet and BURNED DOWN A BUILDING containing the records of their perfidy when Congress got too close to the truth.

GET OVER the idea that this was a “Once Great Nation!” It NEVER was. It was ALWAYS A GREAT IDEA – seldom fully executed.

THESE ARE THE GOOD OLD DAYS. Make the most of them and celebrate a brighter FUTURE.

Fuck the Founders. Slave-owning lying bastards whose ONE GREAT IDEA doesn’t make them GODS.

Purveyor of enlightened liberal content, NPR reported that North Korea’s Missile was aimed toward Hawaii.

Sorry, I had to wander off for awhile. No, I never had it.

There was also good discussion of the Palin plan….no speculation about illegalities, but thorough comments about be inscrutable and not a very good idea.

Stories that have been ignored……

-Iraq and Iran….. did you know that Iran has arrested the embassy workers?
-Afghanistan – they had a big military campaign ….
-I know I keep bring this up but Farrah Fawcett died 3 hours before MJ, this woman and Robert Greenwald advanced the issue of violence against woman but within 2-3 days poof
-North Korea…..

It goes on and on without any coverage…… this sucks

When are you leaving?

Katymine,
Let us not forget about 21 people including a nobel laureat and Cynthia Mckinney that have been kidnapped on the high seas and jailed in Israel

I am glad you keep mentioning Farrah..there had been quite a bit of ooverage after the movie,then zip after her death. I could not understand, really, how the news lead could have been so dismissed.

Of course,I do not understand really the Michael obsession….I wish there would be more coverage of the way he was abused and exploited as a child, the parallel tragedy with Judy Garland as she was drug addicted at an early age. Folks should be arrested. There’s the angle….

And Iran apparently announced that they intend to try them for some imaginary crime or another.

Did Kim really launch his Type-0 Dong? Google shows the Scuds launched yesterday, nothing about today.

I don’t know, apparently insomnia is going around. I didn’t get to sleep until 3 or so this morning, and had to get up to do a 10 AM concert.

Then you’ll be ready for a rest; I certainly enjoyed my little nap. Maybe not so good for the nightime, huh. Take it easy.

You cannot read, can you, Raven?

My comment (summed up for a moron) means: STOP focusing on the rose-colored past that never existed and START making a better world TODAY.

Your knee-jerk response betrays your lack of mental acuity.

I read a report that MJ’s 3 children (blonde, blue-eyed) are not in custody of MJ’s mother – which means also in custody of his abusive father. How ignorant, stupid and uncaring can a Juvenile Court Judge be?

correction: are now in custody

I tried to find out how far it was from North Korea to Hawaii, but Mapquest just told me not to try it with a Chevy. ;-)

For the most part, I have to agree.

I thought it was about getting older, but eight years of Bush and five+ months of Obama is enough to make anyone sleep less or sleepless.

Amen. It is a truly fantastic post, Scarecrow. Makes me weep too.
Blessings,

very epu’d but i also want to say how much i love this post.

yes this is a fantastic post – what a terrifically entertaining week of republican insanity and various outbreaks of USA USA!