If I see you bursting unrestrainedly through the entrance in a week or two, I’ll know it really works!
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O wait, you can do that by cheating. Have to find another marker.
Well, reading Chips response, I realize that I was too quick to make a judgement. I apologize profusely. Plus, I can’t handle a woman’s tears, so please don’t cry. It makes me want to do whatever it takes to make up for my error.
Crikey! Just like the MSM and GOPs - no (character) growth from week to week/day to day! Not even a healthy pause influenced by sister’s calming influence? Sigh.
O my gawd, the plot thickens!
First she slips and asks ‘Which young man?’
Then she backpedals with ‘As if I’d cheat on Danny!’
Now she’s progresses with ‘I’m taking a break’ while throwing dust in our eyes that she’ll still be looking in. Yeah, who wants to bet we won’t see her here until the young man of the first part has ….. ?
So glad you’re taking some kind of break, Chips, although I wish it could be sipping cool drinks on a dog friendly beach in the Bahamas. Enjoy whatever time you have.
Ah, thank you Jackie! It’s just a busy week with work, so really haven’t the time to do R&Ss, but I’ll be here all day to tease you all - and will post any PBO-related activity!
That can be their only motivation (unless upchuck has something on Phil Griffin?).
Who wants to ruin their Sunday morning looking at his snarling face? They would be better to go the route of avuncular, in the mode of Charles Kuralt, someone like Willie Geist or Thomas Roberts.
And the young’uns like Chris Hayes and Steve Kornacki are just too jumpy and jittery.
DEMS: The November election is in 85 days. Are you registered? iwillvote.com Do you have necessary ID? voteriders.org/voter-id— meta (@metaquest) August 11, 2025
Always hate it when I am typing a lengthy response to a comment on the previous thread, hit post, and find out a new post has been put up. I am going to repost this with slight editing, not because I think it is terribly insightful, but more to get some clue as to how off base I may be in my thinking. This was in response to a comment NW had made about the “reports” of rioting as a response to the Fergusen shootings. It probably would have been more appropriate on one of the weekend threads dealing specifically with that issue, but, as usual, my weekedns were full.
As a privileged white guy, my opinion has less import than that of those who have suffered under the decade, nay centuries, of intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, violence, etc. that so many have experienced. I remember vividly the riots of the 60’s, specially in the days after the assassination of MLK Jr. Living in an almost all white suburb of Milwaukee I watched what was happening with some trepidation, but with a different perspective than many of my white friends.
I stepped back enough to ask myself, if I was in their shoes what would I do. And my answer was quite simply, I would probably have joined in.
The same thing applies here. But I also wonder, what would have happened differently if the police acknowledged immediately that they were culpable and that the officers involved would punished appropriately, maybe even charged with murder, even second degree? And if that were the standard response to situations like this.
What would happen differently if it was known that there would be no tolerance anywhere of these kind of actions, even those actions of abuse of power that don’t result in death?
What would happen differently if the media gave accurate reporting that didn’t almost auttomatically make the victim look like he or she somehow was responsible for what happened? Or if they didn’t use hyperbole to report what the actual response was?
It is not just this isolated incident that resulted in whatever rioting may have occured. It is the pattern that results in frustration which can find its way to bursts of violent response.
Actually, to some degree, as incident piles up after incident, that there is more rioting. If the situation were the reverse, and there was a pattern of black police officers killing white youth or men, without cause, do you really think some of these armed militia groups wouldn’t be doing something.
To be honest, I look at the somewhat reserved response and think to myself, the discipline I am seeing is remarkable. And yet, it is somewhat like what I see in Gaza.
A violent response just legitimizes the Israeli (not all but enough) view that the Palestinians are animals. No response gives Israel permission to continue what they have been doing, building what amounts to an apartheid state.
The comparison isn’t exact, but it raises the question of what it will take for white society, specially as illustrated in the institutions of power like the police departments, to change?
Police can put on riot gear to deal w/ people but there's another way to address the unrest: arrest the officer who killed #MikeBrown.— MK Stallings (@mk_stallings) August 11, 2025
This would have gone a long way in easing the situation.
The same thing applies here. But I also wonder, what would have happened differently if the police acknowledged immediately that they were culpable and that the officers involved would punished appropriately, maybe even charged with murder, even second degree? And if that were the standard response to situations like this.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us, Japa. As a 57 year old white women, I don’t know how I would act on the incessant racism in our society, and the worry that my child could be shot or killed just because of the color of his skin. I, also, agree with you about the similarity in Gaza.
I found a Laydee for Danny. At the farmer’s market yesterday, one of the vendors had a lab ‘puppy’ there, in a playpen. This dog was six months old and HUGE. I figure she and Danny could start a romance and breed elephant-size labradors.
Morning everyone. Happy Birthday to DD4O, and to you’ll JG, did I miss that somehow?! Seattle is getting ready to roast us up today - 93F, oooff.. Trying to cool it off this morning in preparation for the blast! I suppose if I put on my glasses, I could probably sees the screen better..
WP doesn’t want to accept my comment. I was just trying to say that photo of Potus always cracks me up as well. :-D And there’s another similar golfing pic in which he’s doing a high kick, which always makes me laugh as well. I’m just grateful that *my* every move isn’t caught on camera! :-)
I don't want to live in a color blind society …I want to live where people can see my color and see my humanity at the same damn time— El Cosby Esq… (@TheCosby) August 11, 2025
Would it be too much to ask that there be a moratorium on any talk of 2016 for the next 85 days, until after the 2014 elections? Probably.— john miller (@deaconmill) August 11, 2025
Yes, it would be a good idea and way too much to ask for the unfortuneate parts of the Democratic party who are not interested in giving PBO a congress he can work with.
You know who you are—-
Good morning, TOD.
Here is some very good news.
President Rouhani of Iran told his hard-liners to “Go to hell.”
This was in response to the RW opposing nuclear talks with US.
Go get em, Rouhani and PBO. Sign that deal!
And PBO can tell Sen. Menendez and the rest of the senators and ex-SOS from AIPAC, Go to hell, as well.
The reason given for the suspension was an accusation of "spam", apparently we "mentioned" too many people. We had to promise to stop.— Operation Ferguson (@OpFerguson) August 11, 2025
I can’t believe how afraid the right is of Hillary Clinton. They’re going all out skewering her and trying to find a far left candidate to challenge her.
I do know the right brings this up to distract from the midterms.
Some democrats, even though we are supposedly and allegedly the more educated, haven’t a clue that an election is in 85 days. (Stupid is as stupid does). :(
The @USNavy honored America's first woman in space on Saturday, christening the #RVSallyRide: collectspace.com/news/news-0810… http://t.co/Q2oD9xUXFP— (@RobertPearlman) August 11, 2025
#Obama administration providing weapons to Kurdish forces making gains against Islamic militants in northern #Iraq.
goo.gl/cUY3fW— Bay News 9 (@BN9) August 11, 2025
….’The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the operation publicly’ I will wait for an official statement from PBO/Admin!
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s president on Monday formally nominated a candidate to replace Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, a political breakthrough that also seemed to take Iraq into uncharted territory, as Mr. Maliki gave no signal that he was willing to relinquish power.
The nomination of Haider al-Abadi, who is a member of Mr. Maliki’s Shiite Islamist Dawa Party, came hours after a dramatic late-night television appearance in which a defiant Mr. Maliki challenged the Iraqi president, Fuad Masum, and threatened legal action for not choosing him as the nominee.
White House.gov
GM everyone
:cool: :)
Congrats!
You 2, Ms A!
VC and Alycee - winners!
Two fursts in a row????? VC, I want you tested for performance enhancing drugs RIGHT NOW.
:) Does molasses count? I’ve been experimenting in the last week or two.
Crikey, I’m going to try them!! :-)
If I see you bursting unrestrainedly through the entrance in a week or two, I’ll know it really works!
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O wait, you can do that by cheating. Have to find another marker.
Twice in a row. What have you been paying to Chips to get the advance notice?
:shock: :cry: /Amk, I really could use your shimmering tears here, I am so hurt!
Well, reading Chips response, I realize that I was too quick to make a judgement. I apologize profusely. Plus, I can’t handle a woman’s tears, so please don’t cry. It makes me want to do whatever it takes to make up for my error.
Sniffle. Snif….
Apology accepted. I don’t like crying, makes my eyes red. ;) ;)
Happy Monday to you, Japa!
show me the money.
/threw hands up in despair/
Crikey! Just like the MSM and GOPs - no (character) growth from week to week/day to day! Not even a healthy pause influenced by sister’s calming influence? Sigh.
She’s revealed all Japa, she’s been experimenting with molasses. :???:
GM, again!
Hello, Ms Alycee of the extended birthday celebrations! :grin: Good to see you!
Goooooooood morning Alycee!!!
‘I’m taking an R&S break this week’
O my gawd, the plot thickens!
First she slips and asks ‘Which young man?’
Then she backpedals with ‘As if I’d cheat on Danny!’
Now she’s progresses with ‘I’m taking a break’ while throwing dust in our eyes that she’ll still be looking in. Yeah, who wants to bet we won’t see her here until the young man of the first part has ….. ?
:lol: I wish it was all as exciting as you suspect, VC!!!!
It isn’t? /picking up the scraps of my balloon/ :( You can be such a party-pooper, Chips.
Morning, TOD family
1st!
my bad! I was a bit premature, I didn’t look.
Perfect, Don! You are first after the person above, after all. :grin:
So glad you’re taking some kind of break, Chips, although I wish it could be sipping cool drinks on a dog friendly beach in the Bahamas. Enjoy whatever time you have.
Ah, thank you Jackie! It’s just a busy week with work, so really haven’t the time to do R&Ss, but I’ll be here all day to tease you all - and will post any PBO-related activity!
SLACKER !!!
:lol: Danny will be one in two weeks, I need the time to start baking.
How big a cake are you baking? danny, be afraid.
It’s HUGH!1!
I’ve been inspired by this:
looks like buncha socks. He’ll love it.
I hope he likes his tasty socks more than the strawberry I just gave him - he’s now throwing it around the garden and barking at it. That went well.
admit it, you don’t know dogs at all, do ya?
Hahahaha!
Bring this over from end of last…
That is so awesome!
Thanks Alycee for bringing it over.
They really want to tank this show…
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/chuck-todd-meet-the-press
DF, just want to thank you for the information you sent me about autism. I was not awar of it, and will be exploring further.
Thanks, and Good morning to you and TOD.
Yea! It’s out President, hard at work, doing the right thing for ALL PEOPLE! Look through there and see what you can find…
“OUR” honestly….
That can be their only motivation (unless upchuck has something on Phil Griffin?).
Who wants to ruin their Sunday morning looking at his snarling face? They would be better to go the route of avuncular, in the mode of Charles Kuralt, someone like Willie Geist or Thomas Roberts.
And the young’uns like Chris Hayes and Steve Kornacki are just too jumpy and jittery.
Morning, everyone. Tick Tock.
Always hate it when I am typing a lengthy response to a comment on the previous thread, hit post, and find out a new post has been put up. I am going to repost this with slight editing, not because I think it is terribly insightful, but more to get some clue as to how off base I may be in my thinking. This was in response to a comment NW had made about the “reports” of rioting as a response to the Fergusen shootings. It probably would have been more appropriate on one of the weekend threads dealing specifically with that issue, but, as usual, my weekedns were full.
As a privileged white guy, my opinion has less import than that of those who have suffered under the decade, nay centuries, of intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, violence, etc. that so many have experienced. I remember vividly the riots of the 60’s, specially in the days after the assassination of MLK Jr. Living in an almost all white suburb of Milwaukee I watched what was happening with some trepidation, but with a different perspective than many of my white friends.
I stepped back enough to ask myself, if I was in their shoes what would I do. And my answer was quite simply, I would probably have joined in.
The same thing applies here. But I also wonder, what would have happened differently if the police acknowledged immediately that they were culpable and that the officers involved would punished appropriately, maybe even charged with murder, even second degree? And if that were the standard response to situations like this.
What would happen differently if it was known that there would be no tolerance anywhere of these kind of actions, even those actions of abuse of power that don’t result in death?
What would happen differently if the media gave accurate reporting that didn’t almost auttomatically make the victim look like he or she somehow was responsible for what happened? Or if they didn’t use hyperbole to report what the actual response was?
It is not just this isolated incident that resulted in whatever rioting may have occured. It is the pattern that results in frustration which can find its way to bursts of violent response.
Actually, to some degree, as incident piles up after incident, that there is more rioting. If the situation were the reverse, and there was a pattern of black police officers killing white youth or men, without cause, do you really think some of these armed militia groups wouldn’t be doing something.
To be honest, I look at the somewhat reserved response and think to myself, the discipline I am seeing is remarkable. And yet, it is somewhat like what I see in Gaza.
A violent response just legitimizes the Israeli (not all but enough) view that the Palestinians are animals. No response gives Israel permission to continue what they have been doing, building what amounts to an apartheid state.
The comparison isn’t exact, but it raises the question of what it will take for white society, specially as illustrated in the institutions of power like the police departments, to change?
I really don’t know.
Yup.
This would have gone a long way in easing the situation.
The same thing applies here. But I also wonder, what would have happened differently if the police acknowledged immediately that they were culpable and that the officers involved would punished appropriately, maybe even charged with murder, even second degree? And if that were the standard response to situations like this.
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THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!
OT, but special delivery to Japa “I hate this winter” 21:
Can’t wait. Thank you for giving me something to look forward to.
That’s just GREAT, huh, japa?
Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us, Japa. As a 57 year old white women, I don’t know how I would act on the incessant racism in our society, and the worry that my child could be shot or killed just because of the color of his skin. I, also, agree with you about the similarity in Gaza.
Happy birthday Donna Dem. May it be filled with all sorts of goodness.
And, IIRC, Wednesday is the 27th bd of the blog mistress herself, the redoubtable Chips.
27th?!?!?!?!
As if your Goose-canoodling wasn’t offensive enough!1!1!
27?!?!
:shock:
you could post your youngselfie pic and settle this once and for all.
That’s me on the left:
see? that wasn’t so hard at all, was it now?
Def over 27.
‘Scuse me, that was taken on my 22nd birthday last year.
photos do not lie, madam.
But the camera does, all the time.
but it was your selfie taken with your … oh, never mind.
I found a Laydee for Danny. At the farmer’s market yesterday, one of the vendors had a lab ‘puppy’ there, in a playpen. This dog was six months old and HUGE. I figure she and Danny could start a romance and breed elephant-size labradors.
57, I just got to Danny in time before he asked you for her number.
Thank you very much, a romancing Danny and a litter of elephant-size labradors sounds, um, fabulous!
57, the matchmaker!
She was mighty pretty………..
And just mighty…………
He’s salivating beside me 57, all over my lap. Huh, thanks!
Oooops. But I remember your 21st as if it was just yesterday. Wait a minute, it was just yesterday. Sorry.
Sheesh, you’re the original Skeptical Cat :roll:
And I have never canoodled a goose. Do you think I am some sort of pervert? Wait, don’t answer that.
Jim Stuart has returned!! :)
http://jimstuartnewblog.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-budget-game-has-changed.html
Morning everyone. Happy Birthday to DD4O, and to you’ll JG, did I miss that somehow?! Seattle is getting ready to roast us up today - 93F, oooff.. Trying to cool it off this morning in preparation for the blast! I suppose if I put on my glasses, I could probably sees the screen better..
* you, JG!
*see (as I was saying)
WP doesn’t want to accept my comment. I was just trying to say that photo of Potus always cracks me up as well. :-D And there’s another similar golfing pic in which he’s doing a high kick, which always makes me laugh as well. I’m just grateful that *my* every move isn’t caught on camera! :-)
Good Statement!!
I think so, too. I hope she keeps a close eye on this, supports AG Holder and continues to stand up for justice.
yesss
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!….
Right ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!….
THIS.
This is the real bottom line for me, as well, nerdy.
Yes, it would be a good idea and way too much to ask for the unfortuneate parts of the Democratic party who are not interested in giving PBO a congress he can work with.
You know who you are—-
Good morning, TOD.
Here is some very good news.
President Rouhani of Iran told his hard-liners to “Go to hell.”
This was in response to the RW opposing nuclear talks with US.
Go get em, Rouhani and PBO. Sign that deal!
And PBO can tell Sen. Menendez and the rest of the senators and ex-SOS from AIPAC, Go to hell, as well.
CONGRATULATIONS FBI…GOOD JOB…ISIS SYMPATHIZER ARRESTED AT JFK!!!!!…WOOOOT-WOOOOT! YOU CAN NEVER THANK THEM ENOUGH!
There you go.
It’s Danny! Well, 11 months ago!
would any of my scamps pose so patiently? nooooo…
that looks like my yellow lab, except she’s a lot bigger now. :)
Mine too! My yellow lab is cuckoo for cocoa puffs.
excellent tweet.
So, so, so true.
I can’t believe how afraid the right is of Hillary Clinton. They’re going all out skewering her and trying to find a far left candidate to challenge her.
I do know the right brings this up to distract from the midterms.
Some democrats, even though we are supposedly and allegedly the more educated, haven’t a clue that an election is in 85 days. (Stupid is as stupid does). :(
probably the more unflattering picture. When in doubt always try to make the police look like the good guys.
Called to mind this tweet, Jeff:
ouch.
Ha!!! Off to breakfast brunch!
Happy your day Donna - enjoy every second of it
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DONNA…ENJOY EVERY MOMENT!!!!!!…CELEBRATE YOUR AWESOME ‘DONNA NOSHOCK’ SELF!
Wow, that’s quite a feast!!
Very happy birthday to you Donna. Eat well !!
Awesome!
Happy Birthday, Donna!
But…
….’The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the operation publicly’ I will wait for an official statement from PBO/Admin!
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s president on Monday formally nominated a candidate to replace Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, a political breakthrough that also seemed to take Iraq into uncharted territory, as Mr. Maliki gave no signal that he was willing to relinquish power.
The nomination of Haider al-Abadi, who is a member of Mr. Maliki’s Shiite Islamist Dawa Party, came hours after a dramatic late-night television appearance in which a defiant Mr. Maliki challenged the Iraqi president, Fuad Masum, and threatened legal action for not choosing him as the nominee.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/12/world/middleeast/iraq.html
too adorable!
Nerdy’s new post:
http://theobamadiary.com/2014/08/11/truth-in-140-characters/