They're saying that Candidate #5 is Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Wash: I'm not leaving her side, Mal. Don't ask me again. Mal: I wasn't asking. I was telling.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
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.
Tom Scola - Dec 09, 2008 6:43:43 am PST #5001 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
tommyrot - Dec 09, 2008 6:47:20 am PST #5002 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
This keeps up, it could tarnish the image of Chicago politics.
Heh.
brenda m - Dec 09, 2008 6:47:26 am PST #5003 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I'd have guessed him or Emil Jones, with him probably being the most able to access that kind of cash, so that makes sense.
Be nice if this improves Tammy Duckworth's shot. Though how they sort this out and get anyone in that seat without a cloud over them is a question.
tommyrot - Dec 09, 2008 6:48:47 am PST #5004 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
They're saying that Candidate #5 is Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Wow.
ION, anyone got a million bucks I can borrow? I wanna be a senator....
Dana - Dec 09, 2008 7:00:46 am PST #5005 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
And speaking of stupid:
Troubled US bank Merrill Lynch said chairman and chief executive John Thain has withdrawn his request for a bonus this year amid rising public anger over Wall Street's role in the country's financial crisis.
Yeah, you think? Moron.
tommyrot - Dec 09, 2008 7:01:28 am PST #5006 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Kathy A - Dec 09, 2008 7:04:14 am PST #5007 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Apparently, Obama's people approached Blago to put his advisor Verona (I think that's her first name) Jarrett in as Senator, but all they offered him was their appreciation. His recorded response to that was "Fuck them."
Laura - Dec 09, 2008 7:07:06 am PST #5008 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
I'm so jealous of you Illinois people. If only something really fun would happen at Charlie's wedding.
meara - Dec 09, 2008 7:11:45 am PST #5009 of 10002
If only something really fun would happen at Charlie's wedding.
...like a chorus of ex-boyfriends would stand up and start shouting "you hussy! you're a big old homo, how dare you marry a woman!"?
brenda m - Dec 09, 2008 7:12:21 am PST #5010 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Valerie Jarrett.