...already here in Sydney (in Phillies red!), coming soon to a town near you. After the Eagles win the Super Bowl on Feb. 1 in Tampa, to the musical accompaniment of Bruce Springsteen, what else do we hope for in the New Year? Because someone told me that change is coming.
Program note: I'll be off until this Sunday (Jan. 4). Have a great holiday (didn't we just have one of these?)
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I'll hope for tolerance and understanding amongst all the regular posters here, and a Happy and Prosperous New Year to all.
Sucksteen? My, the genius dazzles us again with his creativity. I would have suggested Sprungspleen, but I'm way outclassed here.
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Are you trying to Mush the Birds, or are you just too dense to realize that you're doing a bang up job of it? Once again you have sprung yourself to great new heights on the dope scale, Bunch. Happy 2009...even you nitwit liberals.
Sad to say the change that is coming maybe all that's coming....The zillions earmarked for economic recovery will (as a once great President said) trickle down....unfortunately it will end up in my pocket as CHANGE!!!
I meant to say as a once "great" president........
Happy New Year to all. To our glorious leader Will, the libz (even the fuschia leotard wearing ones), and of course all conservatives. You wishy-washy moderates stay away - you're no fun.
Good riddance to 2008 and to the Bush years as well...
Here we are in Phila counting down to the New Year. As for me I am holding my hands over my head. didderbops says good riddance to 2008 and the Bush years.... I am wondering what the F happened to 2008. It started off like any normal bush year but ended up being an Obama landslide. i only hope this landslide doesn't turn out to be a catastrophe
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"Secondly he too is a sissy coward liberal."
Put him in a ring with you and putting my money on him.
"i only hope this landslide doesn't turn out to be a catastrophe"
The catastrophe was Bush and it can only go up from here.
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Will all of you hard right conservatives who've raised your right hand and sworn to defend the Constitution of the US and obey the lawful orders of the president and your superiors officers please step forward! As a veteran, I really find it offensive when people bash other people about their patriotism and haven't had the cahones to make any personal commitment to serve the rest of us. If you only knew how lame you all are!!!
Here's to a wonderful new year, attytooders. May our civility only perish on these pages.
Not to belabor 2008 and all of it's unfortunate events I consider GW's stint in office as a sort of calamity, Like Calamity Jane except it's Calamity George....... A catastrophe however is quite a degree further up the scale of serious misfortune. I hope we never see that day coming. Especially during Obama's first year in office.
"I really find it offensive when people bash other people about their patriotism and haven't had the cahones to make any personal commitment to serve the rest of us. If you only knew how lame you all are!!!".......do you personally know the personal history of all the conservatives who post here? How is it you know who has and who has not made some sort of a "personal commitment to serve"? What a jerk.
COMEDY GOLD: Christopher Hitchens teases Bill Maher and his stupid audience: blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/timblair/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/bill_unthrilled/
COMEDY GOLD II: Senora Kennedy Is Make Very Good Senator - Iowahawk, Guest Opinion, by Rosa Ortiz, Chief of Housekeeping Staff, Estate of Caroline Kennedy - iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2008/12/senora-kennedy-is-make-very-good-senator.html
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Facts are stubborn things, batboy. The kid is a b*sta*rd. Now, you might find something wrong with the fact that he was born out of wedlock, but I don't. So, once again all we see from you is a projection of your own hatred. If you feel that somehow his being a b*ast*ard is negative, then take it up with Palin and her family. I'd suggest that you also take it up with the family of the father also - but you'll have to wait until his mother gets out of jail on drug charges. Peace. Shanti. Peace.
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Happy New Year! My New Year's wish is that the right-wing dopes who haunt this blog will go find some right-wing blogger to castigate.
2009.Only 20 days until our salvation! World peace, Dow 20,000, the end of racism, sexism, poverty, stife. The oceans will recede, and the "one's we have been waiting for" (his words) will be here and the US as we knew it will be over. The Obamamessiah will fix all. Welcome to the USSA.
To the two posters who responded to me, yes I really am a veteran. You don't have to thank me for my service. I was pleased to give my time to my country. I think everyone, and I mean everyone, should give at least 2 years to either the military or, if they would object to military service, some other type of service to our nation. I think it's the least we should do for what our country gives us. And, yes, I do think I can discern who's served and who hasn't. Just like any other person who's worn the uniform, I can usually (I've been wrong twice in about 30 years) tell if someone has gone through basic training and military discipline for a couple of years. And, quite frankly, after reading your replies, I don't think either of you have raised your right hand and taken the military oath. I could be wrong, but I really don't think so.
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Batz, persecuted in your own little fascist state of mind? Not healthy, son.
Batty, why so sensitive re: "little bast*rd"? It's a perfectly legal description. If you're one of them, you should let us know. We'll try to be more PC for ya.
Parentally challenged, maybe?
After the Eagles win the Super Bowl, I'll be cheering on the Flyers as they win Lord Stanley's cup. And then I will be cheering CSPAN's coverage of the Bush Administration War Crimes Tribunals. Awesome!!!
I'm looking forward to seeing more of Sarah Palin and the demise of the GOP!
I'd like to give a shout out to Palin Derangement Syndrome afflicted libz who just can't seem to get enough of the Palin family. You and your obsessive celebrity-worshipping worldview has guaranteed a big sell for People mag and so has resulted in very nice pay day for the couple to the tune of $300,000.00. A special shout out to the deranged conspiracy-peddling Andrew Sullivan & Kos Krazies as well. HOLLA!!!
"I'd like to give a shout out to Palin Derangement Syndrome afflicted libz who just can't seem to get enough of the Palin family." . . . Whatever it takes to keep the GOP's far right base in her corner for 2012, Swifty. They're so easily manipulated.
LOL - THE CIRCUS CONTINUES - Blago pick for The Messiah's seat - while of course not as disgusting as Obama's preferred slumlord pick Valerie Jarrett - sought death penalty for obviously innocent man. Politico: "While state attorney general in 1992, Burris aggressively sought the death penalty for Rolando Cruz, who twice was convicted of raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. The crime took place in 1983. But by 1992, another man had confessed to the crime, and Burris' own deputy attorney general was pleading with Burris to drop the case, then on appeal before the Illinois Supreme Court. Burris refused. He was running for governor." Yes, his own prosecutors kept telling him the man he wanted the death penalty for was innocent, and even resigned in protest. Burris didn't care. DNA exoneration, and implication of another man. That other man confessing. A lead detective and top prosecutor resigning in protest. I believe they call these "red flags" in the legal business. (ace of spades)
MSL - Bristol thanks you. CA-CHING!!!! $$$$$$$ CABBAGE. MEAN GREEN. GREENBACKS. $$$$$ CA-CHING!!!! CA-CHING!!!! CA-CHING!!!!
Swifty, if that's not perfect case scenario for abolishing the death penalty, then what is?
CA-CHING? That's barely a half-hour shopping spree for grandma on 5th Avenue. (Swifty, I'm baiting you again)
I heard an inaugural rumor that Obama was borrowing the "Pope Mobile"
for his ride down Pennsylvania Ave. It seats four, gets 50 miles to the gallon and only those worshipped can have access to it.
I hope Palin can overcome her depression. Perhaps Levi's mom can hook her up with some meth. lol
What? You mean The Messiah can't just float down Pennsylvania Ave?
I'd hate to think that 300K will be spent on legal fees for Tripp's other granny.
Obama hasn't reached full blown Messiah status as of yet. His flock is still working their way up from his feet. His Halo however is on order. The Pope is working with Rod Blagojevich on loan terms for the Pope mobile. Strictly cash.......
Too bad Palin fail's again in getting Steven's senate seat. But I wouldn't expect much from a woman who took 6 years and 5 colleges to graduate.
Mark Steyn filling in for Rush today. Blingtastic.
Hey Ricky. TPS can regularly be found at the bodega at 33rd and Diamond. He's the guy with the big afro and the "Thug Life" tattoos on his neck. Please advise how I can collect my $20,000 reward.
Hmmm, is Rush in withdrawal? Seems that his Wasilla oxy connection may have dried up recently.
I find it a bit ironic that those that lean left have a compunction to keep the Palins in the news. Shouldn't they at least be preoccupied
with Caroline Kennedy. Her attachment to history, and her entitlement to the senate seat in NY, you know.......
"I can usually (I've been wrong twice in about 30 years) tell if someone has gone through basic training and military discipline for a couple of years. And, quite frankly, after reading your replies, I don't think either of you have raised your right hand and taken the military oath. I could be wrong, but I really don't think so."
......Oh yeah, you could be wrong. You could be very wrong.
Rush. America's Anchorman. Another one profiting from liberals' famous tolerance of opposing viewpoints. wikipedia: "Limbaugh signed a contract extension through 2016 that is worth over $400 million, breaking records for any broadcast medium — television or radio." I could be wrong, but I think that's about 10x the current worth of the Philadelphia Inquirer, NYTimes, Newsweek, Time, WaPo, & MSNBC combined.
We should thank Rush Lumpballs for thoroughly trashing McSame prior to the convention. Him and Failin' Pailin are the reasons why the GOP got throttled by the Democrats this past election. lol
Swifty, among talking heads, Rush still ranks below Oprah, Dr Phil, even Letterman (see Forbes.com). However, you're free to delude yourself that he's a news anchorman.
Why not provide a link MSL? You sure about Letterman?...... (hint hint)
"I can usually (I've been wrong twice in about 30 years) tell if someone has gone through basic training and military discipline for a couple of years. And, quite frankly, after reading your replies, I don't think either of you have raised your right hand and taken the military oath. I could be wrong, but I really don't think so."
hmm I served Queen and Country 17 years and frankly I cant tell anything about a person from a blog posting apart from wether they are a complete moron or not or simply stupid , if you can do what you say you should be in HS reading peoples e.mail . Happy New Year to all I personaly think 2009 is going to suck all the way through to 2012 but thats just me
You're right though MSL, I should be comparing him to his liberal counterparts. What exactly is Randi Rhodes's contract worth? Oh, and how's that Air America thing working out BTW? Have they had to steal from any Boys & Girls clubs of late?
Swifty, sorry, here's the list: http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/53/celebrities08_The-Celebrity-100-Talking-heads_7Rank.html And I'm a little surprised that you would want to compare Rush to his liberal counterparts, in light of the perception that the media is so saturated with liberals. After all, where's Rush's competition among conservative talking heads? Hannity and O'Reilly?
---}}} You're right though MSL, I should be comparing him to his liberal counterparts. (((--- LOL! Yet more evidence of sloboat's fraudytood. Day in, day out, he's on here whining about the vast left-wing media bias of the "MSM," and now he needs to focus on a clearly partisan media outlet to find a "lib." Hilarious.
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But then again, talk radio, a fraction of the broader mass media, is certainly saturated with conservative talking heads. I think this says more about the socio-economics of your average conservative than anything else.
Rush makes more than the Couric, Gibson, & Williams combined. Indeed, he is America's anchorman. He will be around when the Inky is but a shuttered hulking mass of abandoned rat-infested real estate on North Broad (any day now actually). Capitalism, ain't it a b*t*h?
Funny how the righties here have to make up their own realities in order to cope.
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Lol! I think batboy is going to have a meltdown. Is it because his standard bearer's family has produced a b*ast*rd child, or because he's just sooooooo PC that he can't handle someone using an alternative expression for a child born out of wedlock? Given that he described a story about a young man's suicide as "babbling about some no-name who offed himself?," clearly, his pretense of moral outrage is beyond laughable.
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Lol! Now batboy says a "large portion" of the black community is going to be offended by "...the cute little b*ast*rd and his drug-dealing grandmother." -- and then characterizes someone else as a racist. Almost as laughable as when he complains about someone else being "hate-filled." However, not quite.
MSL - IF "little bast*rd" IS A PERFECT DESCRIPTION WHY NOT SPELL IT OUT COMPLETELY? OR DO YOU REALIZE JUST LIKE THE N-WORD IT HAS A DEROGATORY CONNOTATION AND THEREFORE WILL GET CENSORED BY OUR FREEDOM DEFENDING LIBERAL WEBSITE.
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Keep going, batboy. Explain to us why a "large portion" of the black community would be upset by a comment about a "little b@st@rd' and his drug dealing grandmother." Lol!
All you jokers who think I'm way off base about non-service right wingers have no idea about me. Left winger - not a chance! Right winger - not a chance. I have however, probably voted for more Republicans over my lifetime than any of you have (I being presumptive about our ages here!). I don't vote for a ideology, I vote for the person, based on their record. I've voted for Democrats when I felt it was the right thing based on who the opposition was at that time. What bothers me most about all the "far" left and right posts I see here is the intolerance for the views of other people. That's what the 1st Amendment was supposed to be all about! Perhaps you've all forgotten that??
tsp - i'll explain it to you. The hood is full of children born out of wedlock and drug dealers - they might be offended by msl using those terms in the hood and bust a cap in his homie arse.
hmmm. Thanks for the explanation there, gophillies, but I notice that you changed something there... you changed "drug-dealing grandmother" to "drug dealers." Would there be a reason for that? Maybe because drug-dealing grandmothers are found in a fairly limited demographic group - you know, like in the extended family of Republican candidates for Vice-president of the United States? Could that be it? And as a Republican, you're ashamed of the fact that your candidate for VP has a b*st*rd grandchild, and that her daughter's b*st*rd child has a drug-dealing grandmother? Would that be the reason you made that alteration?
sorry toilet paper sleuth - no real reason just felt retyping grandmother was - like you - a waste of my time.
BTW toilet paper sucker - here are a few quick headlines : "A 66-year-old grandmother from Northumberland has been spared jail by a judge for drug dealing." ....."Santa Rosa County Narcotics detectives say a woman who looked like a sweet, elderly grandmother"......"Granny Got Some Grass? Elderly Turn to Drug Dealing"....."AN AIRDRIE granny who peddled up to #x00A3;30000 worth of heroin was jailed for four years at Airdrie Sheriff Court".....YES TOILET SEAT PEEPER A VERY SMALL DEMOGRAPHIC SURE I COULDN'T POST YOU THE OTHER 25,000+ NEWS STORIES.
Boy, there's a shock. An Attytood Republican toady typing in all-caps, resorting to scatological references, and displaying a unique concept of logic: first explaining that typing "grandmother" was a waste of his/her time, and then proceeding to do a Google search for drug-dealing grandmothers and cutting and pasting the results. Lol!
BTW, gophillies, here's a little test for you. First, at this acronym: TPS. Then look at this acronym: TSP. Study them real hard, now. Notice any difference?
LOL, I'd love to see GoPhillies repeat batty's "inbred" insult out here in the hollers of WV! My homies would be bustin more than caps in his arse.
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msl you wouldn't know the difference between a holler and a hollow. They have hollows in West Virginia, not hollers. They hollers in West Phila. Give me a holler when you figure it out.
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Burris has called for reparations as well. Welcome to the era of "post-racial" politcs.///I wonder if that tower of gravitas Senator Harry "The Capitol Tourists Stink" Reid will stand at the steps of the Capitol - George Wallace like - and impede Burris's access the building?
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Inevitable: Terrorist Bill Ayers Joins Huffington Post. Oops, I'm sorry - What I meant to say was "Author and Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago" joins Puffington Host. Gee, why no mention of his Weather Underground past? (huffingtonpost.com/bill-ayers/obama-and-education-refor_b_154857.html). You terrorist-supporting libz must be so proud.
Hey, sloboat, why'd you leave out the rest of what they had at Ace of Spades when you did your typical cut and paste? --snip-- Inevitable: Bill Ayers Joins Huffington Post
The terrorist-friendly Huffington Post, I should say.
Arianna Huffington is a disgusting star-f*cker who would bl*w Adolf Hitler to get a table at Nabu. --snip-- I mean, why would you leave off a comment as classy as that one?
LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN: So the Sloth finds the Ace of Spades description of Bill "Guilty as h*ll, free as a bird—it’s a great country" Ayers joing PuffHo disgusting, but I guess the bombings of public buildings by Ayers not so much? Gee, why is that?///I wonder if the Sloth and the other PuffHo Nutroots will be treated to the likes of this: "Everything was absolutely ideal on the day I bombed the Pentagon," he rhapsodizes. "The sky was blue. The birds were singing. And the b*st*rds were finally going to get what was coming to them."
Or maybe Huffpo will also allow his lovely wife Bernadette to post about her feeling towards the victims of Charles Manson: "Dig It. First they killed those pigs, then they ate dinner in the same room with them, they even shoved a fork into a victim’s stomach! Wild!” "
--}}} LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN: So the Sloth finds the Ace of Spades description of Bill "Guilty as h*ll, free as a bird—it’s a great country" Ayers joing PuffHo disgusting, but I guess the bombings of public buildings by Ayers not so much? {{{--- What's this? sloboat mis-represtning my post, and then making up perspectives and attributing them to me? Never seen that before, eh? First, I simply pointed out the complete classlessness of the right-wingers comments about Harrington - and didn't say squat about his reaction to Ayers posting at Huffpo. Second, there is absolutely no basis for your made-up attribution to me some fantasy idealization of Ayers's involvement in the bombings. Some day, sloboat, you'll realize that your need to distort what I say, and your need to make up opinions and falsely attribute them to me, only speaks to the weakness of your own perspective. Man up, sloboat. Present your opinions without distortion of others' (and for God's sake, stop your constant whining about how the "unfair" big-bad left-wing media conspiracy is responsible for the complete incompetence of your political heroes. Your guy got elected twice, and turned out to be a complete failure. The vast majority of Americans realize that, and they aren't the ignorant fools you think they are because they believe that the Republicans failed. 85% of Americans look positively towards the next administration. Stop being so bitter, and let it go). Breathe. Lighten up. Peace. Shanti. Peace.
yeah, the sloth's argument is so rock-sold. that's why he feels the need to ramble on for sentence after sentence. just look at that screed. war-and-peace like. notice that again he didn't even take the opportunity to express his disgust that a terrorist will now be a regular poster at the liberals' premiere left-wing hate site. or is it still "scr*w-them"-kos? I mean there's so many now, how can one keep up?
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---}}} that's why he feels the need to ramble on for sentence after sentence. {{{--- Sorry, sloboat. I forgot that more than one or two sentences (unless you're doing your usual unattributed cut-and-past from your long list of frightwing lunatic websites) taxes your brain beyond it's limites. But maybe it would help if I typed in all caps, like you often do? LOL!
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I'm still wondering how many black males lost their jobs with moving companies over the holidays because jerks like the Sloth are exploiting illegal immigrants so they can move their stuff on the cheap. I mean its bad enough that these moving comapnies are taking a beating with the downturn in the housing market, and then you have cheap uncaring exploitative ***h*les like Sloth doing what he does. Easily, the biggest ****face in the Delaware Valley, perhaps even the whole Mid-Atlantic region.
---}}} I'm still wondering how many black males lost their jobs with moving companies over the holidays {{{--- lol!! I hired one guy for a couple of hours to help me move a couple of pieces of furniture. Now I'm reasonsible for the unemployment rate among African Americans. And why do you assume that only blacks work for moving companies, sloboat? And why would paying someone a good wage for work they're more than happy to do equal "exploitation." Right, blacks can only move furniture and Guatemalans aren't smart enough to figure out whether they're being explioted, but you're not a racist. Uh huh.
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