THE LIBERAL THREAD #3- No Debate Please

[profdsny]

Would you people care to join me for a cup of green tea? I hear there's an overpriced shop around the corner where they sell only free-trade green tea and organic muffins.

Can I get a NYT and watch Olberman there?

 

[profdsny]

I got a "letter" from "her" today saying I should come visit Alaska. It said "Dear Neighbor,"... Since when is Alaska anywhere near New Jersey?

Well, if Canada wasn't in the way you could see it from her porch.

 

[LakeAriel]

Can I get a NYT and watch Olberman there?

You betcha!

Well, if Canada wasn't in the way you could see it from her porch.

 

[IDoDis]

I think I have an addiction . I keep wading over into the Cons thread. It's just so damn entertaining I almost can't help it.

What am I ever gonna do.........

I don't know where they are getting the idea that we are all angry, hateful people who are unhappy with our new president-elect. Must be the same place they get their other "ideas" from like the one about Obama not being born in the US. Or Obama being in kahoots with terrorists who are secretly planning to do harm to our country... blah, blah, blah. Sounds like more regurgitation from the likes of Limbaugh and Hannity. It's sad that people still use them as their talking points.

I think we're a pretty happy bunch!

 

[Moonstone]

Inauguration in 1 week

 

[Goofyluver]

Howzabout

?

Yay!!! Applause applause applause!

LOG...you've just earned 50 liberal points...which can be spent on hemp products down at your local Organic Nation.

Inauguration in 1 week

We are so excited!

 

[lisadr]

Back from the bottle!

Can I tell you ho much I enjoyed Olbermann tonight -so much fun!

And hey another gift from the Bush administration-abuse in the Justice Dept. -no really?

As far as the Con thread they really think we sit over here and batch and moan.

And they're a little paranoid too . Of course telling them we lurk doesn't help their mental state.

Ahh- all is as it should be .

 

[lisadr]

Out of the bottle and into bed for me!

Night all you terrorist lovin', arugula eatin' libs!

I will be dreaming of moving boxes with Obama family on them arriving at the White House and luggage with GW on the front porch...ahhhhh...sweet dreams .

 

[Oreo Cookie]

I don't know where they are getting the idea that we are all angry, hateful people who are unhappy with our new president-elect. Must be the same place they get their other "ideas" from like the one about Obama not being born in the US. Or Obama being in kahoots with terrorists who are secretly planning to do harm to our country... blah, blah, blah. Sounds like more regurgitation from the likes of Limbaugh and Hannity. It's sad that people still use them as their talking points.

I think we're a pretty happy bunch!

We are a happy bunch!!

I think it's either the water they drink, or they are falling asleep with far-right wing radio on, and it soaks their subconscious to the core.

 

[Oreo Cookie]

I read this story this morning, and I love that "change ringing" is a way of expressing joy!

By ULA ILNYTZKY
The Associated Press
Wednesday, January 14, 2009; 3:39 AM

NEW YORK -- Barack Obama and his message of change will get a ringing endorsement on Inauguration Day from 12 bells at a church near ground zero.

The full peal, which lasts 3 1/2 hours, rarely has been heard in New York City since the "change-ringing" bells were installed three years ago at Trinity Church.

"Change ringing is a way that we express the joy of our community, and I think much of the nation is joyous about this inauguration," said Jeremy Bates, a Manhattan lawyer and former Obama campaign worker who will be among the 12 ringers pulling on sturdy ropes in the church's bell tower to mark the historic occasion.

Change ringing is far more common outside the United States. Most cathedrals in England have sets of 12 bells like the one at Trinity, the largest in this country. The National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., has a set of 10.

On Tuesday, the ringers will climb 100 steps of a narrow, spiral staircase and a 20-foot ladder to a tiny change-ringing room, 20 feet below the belfry of the church near the World Trade Center site.

In the sanctuary below, several hundred people will watch the swearing-in of the nation's first black president on a giant television. When the ceremony ends, the ringers will begin the peal.

Unlike stationary bells known as chimes or carillons, the change-ringing bells swing or rotate 360 degrees on a wheel as ringers pull on ropes. It's a maneuver even an 80-year-old can perform though the bells weigh from 500 pounds to 2,500 pounds.

"It's a question of finesse, coordination, not brute strength, and listening to where your bell is," master ringer Tony Furnivall said.


The centuries-old method produces a rich, complex combination of sounds with endless permutations of tonal patterns that have no recognizable melody.

The more bells means the longer they can be rung without repeating a row or change. Eight bells, for example, have 40,000 permutations while 12 bells offer a staggering 480 million patterns.

Full peals consisting of at least 5,000 changes and lasting more than 3 hours traditionally are performed on special occasions.

Trinity's band of ringers last performed one on Dec. 20, both as a concert and a rehearsal for Inauguration Day. Before that, the bells rang a full peal in 2006, the year they were installed with a $1 million gift from a British bell enthusiast.

Although bells are commonly associated with churches, Furnivall said they are primarily used for civic and state events to give news to the community.

Performing the peal for Obama's inauguration has special significance for Bates. He was a student at the University of Chicago's law school in 1999 when he had to introduce the state senator as a guest speaker to a group of Chicago law school Democrats.

"He was somebody who could both talk to law students in the legal language and talk to voters in a language that would make sense to them," the 40-year-old lawyer said. "That's a quality that he has obviously shown throughout this campaign."

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On the Net:

http://www.trinitywallstreet.org

 

[pr surfer]

I just got a phone call from American Airlines.

My flight to BWI is overbooked (where's that head about to explode smiley?)

so they offered to rebook me... into Reagan National! (where's that happy smiley now?)

If the girl from AA hadn't offered that, there'd be a mushroom cloud over the Caribbean right now

 

[Oreo Cookie]

I just got a phone call from American Airlines.

My flight to BWI is overbooked (where's that head about to explode smiley?)

so they offered to rebook me... into Reagan National! (where's that happy smiley now?)

If the girl from AA hadn't offered that, there'd be a mushroom cloud over the Caribbean right now

Overbooking has become such common practice, and with the reduction of flights, we're seeing it more and more.

I'm glad that it looks like your flight worked out. I'm assuming you're going to DC for the inauguration. Best of luck!

 

[chrisw127]

I got a "letter" from "her" today saying I should come visit Alaska. It said "Dear Neighbor,"... Since when is Alaska anywhere near New Jersey?

That's Palin geography. You know, it's like Palin family values. If there's dysfunction in her family it doesn't count and you can't talk about it. But everyone else, provided they have a D after their name, is fair game. Even if it's stuff you made up!

But he pushed back against Palin’s assertion that high-profile journalists – particularly Katie Couric of CBS – were biased in their interviews with her.

“Now I must say I did not think that either the Charlie Gibson interview or the Katie Couric interviews were unfair,” Huckabee said. “In fact, if anything, Katie Couric was extraordinarily gentle, even helpful. [Palin] just … I don't know what happened. I can’t explain it. It was not a good interview. I’m being charitable.”

whole conversation:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

Nice job, Huck. More proof he's a jerk, can't even stick up for his own. He's so smarmy. All he needs is a tent and a few bottles of snake oil.

I don't know where they are getting the idea that we are all angry, hateful people who are unhappy with our new president-elect. Must be the same place they get their other "ideas" from like the one about Obama not being born in the US. Or Obama being in kahoots with terrorists who are secretly planning to do harm to our country... blah, blah, blah. Sounds like more regurgitation from the likes of Limbaugh and Hannity. It's sad that people still use them as their talking points.

I think we're a pretty happy bunch!

I read that too. And then I watched Dr. Phil, because that's all housewives do all day, and I heard about this big fancy word called projection. And it all made sense.

Thanks, Dr. Phil!

I just got a phone call from American Airlines.

My flight to BWI is overbooked (where's that head about to explode smiley?)

so they offered to rebook me... into Reagan National! (where's that happy smiley now?)

If the girl from AA hadn't offered that, there'd be a mushroom cloud over the Caribbean right now

Honey, I give you permission to do like the locals and NEVER call it Reagan National, just National.

Have a happy flight.

 

[chrisw127]

Just little ole me, stockpiling my arugula . . . .

 

[lisadr]

I just got a phone call from American Airlines.

My flight to BWI is overbooked (where's that head about to explode smiley?)

so they offered to rebook me... into Reagan National! (where's that happy smiley now?)

If the girl from AA hadn't offered that, there'd be a mushroom cloud over the Caribbean right now

Glad as worked out-even with a bit o' irony .

 

[mirmartinez]

I just got a phone call from American Airlines.

My flight to BWI is overbooked (where's that head about to explode smiley?)

so they offered to rebook me... into Reagan National! (where's that happy smiley now?)

If the girl from AA hadn't offered that, there'd be a mushroom cloud over the Caribbean right now

 

[Laugh O. Grams]

I don't know where they are getting the idea that we are all angry, hateful people who are unhappy with our new president-elect. Must be the same place they get their other "ideas" from like the one about Obama not being born in the US. Or Obama being in kahoots with terrorists who are secretly planning to do harm to our country... blah, blah, blah. Sounds like more regurgitation from the likes of Limbaugh and Hannity. It's sad that people still use them as their talking points.

I think we're a pretty happy bunch!

That's exactly where that comes from. I'll go out for lunch 3 or 4 times during a typical work week and I typically flip on Limbaugh while I'm in the car for a chuckle. I'm always amused to hear the exact same crap spouted here as had just been said on the fat one's show. What's weird is, when called on it, it's hard to find a single Con who will admit to listening to him...

 

[LakeAriel]

What's Limbaugh? That stinky cheese?

 

[lisadr]

That's exactly where that comes from. I'll go out for lunch 3 or 4 times during a typical work week and I typically flip on Limbaugh while I'm in the car for a chuckle. I'm always amused to hear the exact same crap spouted here as had just been said on the fat one's show. What's weird is, when called on it, it's hard to find a single Con who will admit to listening to it...

Beyond the deranged ranting (which is getting sooo much worse with Limbo ) I love how they spend the first 30 seconds worshiping Rush or Hannity and reassuring each other what great Americans they are!!

Reminds me of talking to my dog..."whose a good doggie?" "You are! You're a good dooogie!!" "YES YOU ARE!!"

 

[Laugh O. Grams]

What's Limbaugh? That stinky cheese?

Yep, he sure is.