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by BooMan
Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 12:54:12 PM EST

We have a lot of traffic today. The Hamsters are getting a little exhausted. Some of you fine visitors should stick around and create a user account so you can comment.

What's shaking in the rumor mill?

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Some of you fine visitors should stick around and create a user account so you can comment.

I did. Thank you. :)

John McCain hates Social Security.

by aakks on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 01:29:25 PM EST

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Welcome to the frog pond, as they say. The water's a little murky, but it is an election year, after all.

by Sprocket77 on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 02:24:47 PM EST
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The rumor mill says you are SLOW. And so is hullabaloo.

Something is causing a LOT of traffic.

nalbar

by nalbar (nalbarsatgmaildotcom) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 12:56:51 PM EST

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Do you have a follow up to the Michelle Obama tape? I checked in at No Quarter this morning and it seemed like LJ was taking some flak for a bit of a letdown.

There were a few comments looking forward to Clinton's 2012 run after Obama's 2008 inability to do the job only Clinton can do. How is that described? Missing the forest for the trees?

by rolandovich (suedehead_longley@yahoo.com) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 01:03:52 PM EST

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Maybe Arthur knows and will chastise us about it.

Fear will keep the local systems in line. -Grand Moff Tarkin -SLB-

by boran2 (blogistan@yahoo.com) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 01:12:46 PM EST
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First we heard he had the tape, then that he had only SEEN the tape, then that he had only HEARD from five people about the tape, then that the five people themselves only HEARD about the tape...

Methinks this is a little tiny molehill, at best.

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 01:38:35 PM EST
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In that case, I'm thrilled to announce I have video proof of unicorns.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to you country.

by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 01:45:18 PM EST
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Thanks, I've already seen it. Anyone with a daughter and a VCR/DVD player has seen it.

by Bob In Pacifica on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 02:10:43 PM EST
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Yeah, but what color are they? WHITEY? 'Cause I think I could do something with that.

by Sprocket77 on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 02:12:31 PM EST
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Not just any unicorns but Gay Unicorns!

by RandyH on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 02:21:03 PM EST
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OH MY LORD! I wuz afeared of that! Just tell me they'll be satisfied with civil unions!

by Sprocket77 on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 02:28:37 PM EST
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Oooh, if only that were true!!! ;-)

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 02:51:22 PM EST
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Rumor (none / 0)

I've heard a rumor that Larry Johnson and SusanHu are auditioning for the role of Sonny the Cuckoo Bird from the "Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs" commercials.

Brendan Calling John Mccain

by brendan on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 01:58:27 PM EST
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Would that be like the old two people in a horse suit thing, where one person's the front and the other person's the rear? And would they have to flip for who gets to be the 'horse's ass'?

by Sprocket77 on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 02:19:58 PM EST
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As if this place wants to hear from other people. (none / 0)

by frenchfries (frenchfries1965@yahoo.com) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 01:40:55 PM EST

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Simple answers to simple questions:

Armando: Is purging the Clinton Wing of the Democratic Party the official policy of the Barack Obama campaign?

Me: Pretty much. Not the wing, but the operatives.

by BooMan on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 01:55:49 PM EST

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And it's about time!!! They hijacked my party years ago. I'm finally getting it back!!!

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 02:52:09 PM EST
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"Not the wing, but the operatives."

Brilliant! Yes, please!

by Sprocket77 on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 03:38:04 PM EST
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Wow....18K (none / 0)

18 thousand visits today. Is it the free cheesecake?

"Don't waste your time on the clowns, watch the real show"

by Second Nature on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 02:08:41 PM EST

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It's the CIA, getting nervous re Larry losing a needed spot here. ;-)

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 02:52:39 PM EST
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something funky for yer ears...take a respite from the crap and listen to Dr John & the Lower 911, live. recorded 30 may at NON-COMvention, philly...ani defranco and others as well.

recommended

enjoy!

lTMF'sA...the revolution will not be televised...Peace

by dada on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 02:25:20 PM EST

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Ooooh, lovely. I'm putting it on now.

I didn't know he was the inspiration for Doctor Teeth! I think "Doctor Teeth and the Electric Mayhem" is one of the best band names ever.

"This is Barack Obama's party now." -- Chuck Todd

by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 03:07:24 PM EST
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It is one of the best of Dr. John in my opinion.
Beautiful lyrics & music, & definitely easy to blend into.
Thanks dada

The difference between theists and atheists is that the atheists don't set the theists on fire for refusing to agree with them.

by KNUCKLEHEAD on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 04:05:44 PM EST
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thanks head, your welcome.

it is a very good show, and very well recorded. the doctor is really at the top of his game, and the band is smokin'.

npr's music programming is one area where they continue to excel.

lTMF'sA...the revolution will not be televised...Peace

by dada on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 04:18:46 PM EST
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Dr. John's all kinds o' cool! He's patented his own style! Why, it's just a stone's throw to NOLA from here, too.
Thanks!

by Sprocket77 on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 04:16:14 PM EST
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You may have gotten some traffic from John Cole this morning. He's managed to dig up some old, incriminating Obama videos as well! Check it out.

by RandyH on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 02:35:14 PM EST

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I came over today from a link at Balloon Juice about the Michelle/Obama "whitey" video. (And I found Balloon Juice last week through a link at the Daily Kos.)

I really hope you are right about what she really says on that video and that this rumor can finally be put to rest. I didn't know anything about Larry Johnson or No Quarter before the last two weeks and now I wish I'd never heard of him. Taylor Marsh and talkleft are bad enough, his site is absolutely toxic.

by jsarbee on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 02:51:10 PM EST

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There's a diary on MyDD linking to your post on the Michele Obama video.

by Rick Oliver on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 03:02:19 PM EST

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There was also a recommended diary yesterday on the Great Orange Satan referencing BooMan on the Michelle Video teapot tempest. I don't remember if there were links or not. I suppose BooMan could take a look at his server logs to see where the traffic was being referred from if he was so inclined.

"This is Barack Obama's party now." -- Chuck Todd

by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 03:09:29 PM EST
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I see the whitey-gate controversy is now being reported on by Harper's -- not as an actual story, but as a story about the smear attempts.

http://harpers.org/archive/2008/06/hbc-90003027

"-Johnson was long well regarded in liberal circles, because lefties just can't resist a "former intelligence official" that talks trash about the Bush Administration. But he never had any credibility, even when what he said was true. Now Johnson is in the tank for Hillary Clinton and he's been posting some truly idiotic things at his website-like an item with the headline "Obama's Chavez Communist Hezbollah Hamas Problem." I've seen liberal, pro-Obama bloggers wonder, "What happened?" to Johnson, but that's only because they were too credulous about him to begin with."

ad bellum purificandum - Kenneth Burke

by colinski on Mon Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:08:12 PM EST

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