Everything looks good from here... Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land.' I think we should call it 'your grave!' Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh! Now die! Oh, no, God! Oh, dear God in heaven!

Wash ,'Serenity'


Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Stephanie - Sep 01, 2008 11:01:03 am PDT #6496 of 10003
Trust my rage

I love Obama. I like that he not only told people to shut up, but he kind of stood up for Bristol as well.


Consuela - Sep 01, 2008 11:04:14 am PDT #6497 of 10003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Go Obama. That was classy.

ION, I suck at home-computer repair. So tempted to just buy a new laptop and be done with it.


flea - Sep 01, 2008 11:13:27 am PDT #6498 of 10003
information libertarian

John McCain's younger son was in Iraq for a long stretch last year and this; the NYT deliberately didn't publish a photo or details, but he was there in Feb. when McCain clinched the nomination.


Sparky1 - Sep 01, 2008 11:17:54 am PDT #6499 of 10003
Librarian Warlord

Also, Beau Biden is scheduled to go to Iraq on Oct 3rd.


Allyson - Sep 01, 2008 11:22:23 am PDT #6500 of 10003
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

It all worries me. It just takes a jackass with a scoop and no brains to do some serious damage to a bunch of kids.


Theodosia - Sep 01, 2008 11:23:27 am PDT #6501 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I think it's actually so very good that both VP candidates have kids in active duty/serving in war zone status, because it can't be said that they don't have a palpably physical connection to the conflict, which is what a great deal of the Bush Admin, particularly the ones most eagerly pushing this conflict lacked and still lack.


Vortex - Sep 01, 2008 11:30:00 am PDT #6502 of 10003
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I'm sure that, as with Prince Harry, there is an evacuation plan. I think that he was removed just hours after the report hit.


Trudy Booth - Sep 01, 2008 11:46:13 am PDT #6503 of 10003
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

The NYT article had this classy quote:

"The despicable rumors that have been spread by liberal blogs, some even with Barack Obama's name in them, is a real anchor around the Democratic ticket, pulling them down in the mud in a way that certainly juxtaposes themselves against their 'campaign of change,'" a senior aide said.

WITH OBAMA'S NAME IN THEM!!!!

I could hurl.

Love Obama's response. Class act all the way.


Theodosia - Sep 01, 2008 12:04:06 pm PDT #6504 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I wish just once when "a senior aide" says something like that, a senior reporter would next ask "How can you say that with a straight face?"


sumi - Sep 01, 2008 12:18:48 pm PDT #6505 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!

"a senior aide" for whom?

I think it was Drudge who broke the news about Prince Harry.