satori001

Everything I know I learned from Wikipedia.

It's coming!

One thing is for sure. Gas prices will go up. You have to imagine the cone, like with a mind-picture or something.

His name is Beau Sia. http://myspace.com/iambeausia You can read about his exploits on Wikipedia.

Mike Gravel.

JFK vs R. Milhouse Nixon

the power of words... and images... I'm trying to remember now, is his proposal about universal health care, or universal hair care? This "Edwards with comb" video is thought by some to have been responsible for a precipitous wind-letting by the Edwards campaign. While it could be the wicked work of a Republican "dirty trickster," it's more likely a good-natured "leak" by someone who supports one of his fellow presidential aspirants. Hair today, gone tomorrow? Edwards defenders say this is just political hairesy, and that all candidates get this treatment. I'm not so sure they all respond the same way. But back Gravel again: Gravel reminds me of Howard Beale. I don't agree with his logic, but what he says and how he says it seems to stop everything, momentarily, in its tracks. He also reminds me of Perot's "interum" running mate, retired Vice Adm. James Stockdale, who once asked during a debate, "Who am I? Why am I here?" This is Admiral Stockdale during one of his many awkward moments. Dennis Miller read up on Stockdale, and attempted to set the record straight: Note that Miller has no love for Gore OR Quayle. But he recognized Stockdale, and that's all that mattered. Here is Admiral Stockdale in his own words.

I guess the point was that you don't have to be Fred Astaire, or afraid of stares, to dance.

No, I channeled it.

These guys aren't for everybody, but they're smart, and brilliant musicians. They borrow from any style they need and make their own music. And the point is a message, like it or not. They remind me of Hendrix, in their culture, but not of it, or above it. Beyond it.

The title is not an endorsement.

Here is a list of all the things I have forgotten: 1. 2. Um..., okay. Sorry, memory fails. Anyway, I thought of this poem while trying to remember the name of Takit's guitar player. Danny something? (Still a Wayfer last I heard.) Just Way trivia, nothing important. -- Forgetfulness The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire novel which suddenly becomes one you have never read, never even heard of, as if, one by one, the memories you used to harbor decided to retire to the southern hemisphere of the brain, to a little fishing village where there are no phones. Long ago you kissed the names of the nine Muses goodbye and watched the quadratic equation pack its bag, and even now as you memorize the order of the planets, something else is slipping away, a state flower perhaps, the address of an uncle, the capital of Paraguay. Whatever it is you are struggling to remember, it is not poised on the tip of your tongue, not even lurking in some obscure corner of your spleen. It has floated away down a dark mythological river whose name begins with an L as far as you can recall, well on your own way to oblivion where you will join those who have even forgotten how to swim and how to ride a bicycle. No wonder you rise in the middle of the night to look up the date of a famous battle in a book on war. No wonder the moon in the window seems to have drifted out of a love poem that you used to know by heart. Billy Collins

Jonny Lingo. John Lynn. John Linder. Coincidence?

Since Mrs. Wierwille's Poodle thread has become silly, I am starting a parallel thread where serious people can discuss the more dire aspects of Coco's disappearance, possible abduction and probable assassination. I think we can safely presume that the poodle-hating Craig Martindale is above suspicion in Coco's case-case. Nobody I know ever heard L. Craig say other than that we were destined, doomed to be a "grease spot by midnight." Had he ever used the term "poodle meat by midnight," a Grand Jury would have something to go on. Witnesses could still come forward, but it's a cold case for the time being. -- Based on a recent increase in internet chatter, I would also suggest an alternate theory, which is that the diminutive Coco is still very much alive and well, thanks to the colon cleanse, and he/she is living large in Arizona under an assumed name, as well as being an occasional poster at Greasespot. Coco, if you're out there, it's safe.

Somebody's right and somebody's wrong, yet the verbal skirmish escalates over the rules of skirmishing and the bloody war becomes a triviality in a semantic food fight. Rosie is in quotes, Elizabeth is not. Transcription was more difficult than necessary because Elizabeth's perky cleavage kept getting in the way of my keyboard Accuracy is approximate. I didn't start out with the idea of transcribing this but it helped me see where it all got sidetracked and why the war, and Rosie's specific comments about it, got left behind. My analysis comes down to this. Rosie made an earlier statement and plenty of "pundints" thought they could read between the lines. Elizabeth naively and inadvertently called Rosie's bluff. Rosie then must use all of her wits to change the subject. I don't watch this show, but the few times I've seen clips, it seemed that Elizabeth didn't have much backbone. Whatever her mistakes in this exchange (Donald Trump?), she showed some character. Here's the 6-minute dialogue, more or less. The first ~12 lines are less exact. 1. Elizabeth is discussing the wisdom of announcing a timetable for withdrawal, alerting our "enemies" 2. "Enemies in Iraq?" 3. Al Qaida 4. "Did Iraq attack us?" 5. No, but if you tell your enemy what you're doing (football analogy)... 6. "If your enemy are innocent civilians, I don't want to play that football game" 7. The enemy is not innocent civilians, and I didn't say they were. 8. Behar: "Please, let's have a conversation." 9. "You know why I don't want to do this Joy? Here's why I don't want to do it. Here's how it get's 'spun' in the media: 'Big fat lesbian loudmouth Rosie attacks innocent, pure Christian Elizabeth, and I'm not doing it" 10. I haven't heard that line. 11. "You should watch some of the shows that you don't watch." 12. I watched ALL of those shows yesterday Behar: "I'm okay arguing with Elizabeth." 13. "Every time you've been hurt, did I reach out to you?" 14. Behar: "There's a war going on out there, it's not personal." 15. ?: "I like dancing with the stars!" 16. I don't understand why it's my fault that people spin phrases or words that you put out there, suggesting that I gave you an opportunity 2 days ago to clarify the statement that got you in trouble 17. "That got me in trouble - as a friend you gave me the opportunity, that's very 'sweet' of you - what I was asking of you, who actually knows me, do YOU believe I think our troops are terrorists? 18. I don't think that you - 19. "Do you believe that, yes or no?" 20. Excuse me, let me speak. 21. "You're gonna double-speak, it's just a 'yes' or a 'no.'" 22. I am not a double-speaker, and I don't put suggestions out there that lead people to think things and then not answer my own question. 23. "I had a question to you, and you didn't answer it." 24. I don't believe that you believe that troops are "terrorists," I have said that before, but when you say something like "650,000" Iraqi's are dead," we invaded them. 25. "It's true." 26. Let me finish. Who are the terrorists? 27. "You don't like the facts." 28. I am all about facts, you know that. You tell me not to use facts because you want me to go only on emotion. Guess what? I like facts. 29. "But you hide behind the ones you like. You cherry-pick them." 30. I don't hide. I don't cherry-pick. 31. Behar: Did I or did I not give this panel a list, of facts? 32. ?: And you know what? Oh my gosh, we're gonna be right back with Alicia Silverstone. 33. "Oh no we're not. No because we have a lot more time." 34. Behar: Are we talkin' about the - ? If you wanna change the subject, that's one thing. 35. I was just opening - people were criticizing you for saying that because it SUGGESTED something, okay? So I said, Look take your opportunity now, you have a show right now, tell the world what you really think. 36. "I didn't want to take my opportunity to tell the world, I wanted to know what people like you (but you are my friend, since September) - to you believe, that I think, that our troops are terrorists? And you would not even look me in the face Elizabeth 37. What are you talking about. 38. "...and say, 'No Rosie,' [but instead you said] I can understand how people might have thought that. Why don't you take this opportunity?' - like I'm sick. 39. Because you are an adult, and I am certainly not going to be the person (for you) to explain your thoughts, they're your thoughts! Defend your own insinuations! 40. "I defend my thoughts." 41. Defend your own thoughts! 42. "Right, but if every time I defend them, Elizabeth, it's "poor little Elizabeth" that I'm picking on. 43. You know what? "Poor little Elizabeth" is not poor, little Elizabeth, okay?... [inaudible]. 44. "That's right, that's why I'm not gonna fight with you any more because it's absurd. So for 3 weeks, you can say all the Republican crap you want. I'm not gonna do it. 45. It must be easier to fight someone like Donald Trump, right, because he's obnoxious. 46. "I've never fought him. He fought me. I told a fact about him. He didn't like the fact, and he went crazy. 47. Behar: "I'm in the middle of this conversation." 48. I gave you an opportunity to clarify. 49. "You don't give me anything. You don't have to give me, I asked you a question." 50. Let me ask YOU a question. 51. "You didn't even answer it." 52. You didn't answer your own question. 53. "Oh Elizabeth, i don't want - you know what? 54. Answer your own question. 55. "You really don't understand what I'm saying?" 56. I understand what you're saying. 57. I think it's sad, I think it's sad because I don't understand how there can be such hurt feelings when all I did was say, "Look, why don't you tell everybody what you said?" I did that as a friend. 58. "All you did is not defend me. I asked you if you believed that I thought the were -" 59. Answer your own question. I don't believe that your suggestion was right. 60. "Elizabeth, every day, since September, I have told you that I support the troops." 61. I have done the same for you. 62. "I asked you if you believed what the Republican pundints [sic] were saying. 63. Did I say yes? 64. You said NOTHING, and that's cowardly. 65. No, no, no. No, no, no. 66. "Nothing." 67. That is not... do not, do not call me a coward 68. [pointing at heart]"hurtful, hurtful" 69. ...because, number one, I sit here every single day 70. "So do I" 71. ...open my heart and tell people exactly what I believe. 70. "So do I, Elizabeth." 71. Do NOT call me a coward Rosie. 72. "It was cowardly yesterday." 73. It was not cowardly, it was honest. 74. Behar: "Is there no commercial in this show?" 75. What is "cowardly," asking you a question? I'll tell you what's cowardly. 76. Behar: "What, are we on PBS?" 77. No, asking a... "rhetorical" question that you never answer yourself, that is cowardly. 78. Behar: "Who's directing the show? Let's go to commercial!" 79. I need a drink of water. 80. Behar: "Baby. Baby?" 81. The baby's fine. 82. "Here's the thing, Sherry's..." [ends]