Would you go to a Harry Mitchell Fundraiser? (update: 20 minutes with Harry)

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Monday August 31, 2009 · 8:18 AM PDT

2009/08/31 · 08:18

My wife and I have been invited to a fundraiser for Harry Mitchell. On the face of it this is a great opportunity, I have been calling his office for months griping at his votes on FISA and his equivocation on healthcare but I find myself leaning towards not going. What would you do?

NuclearJo

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Sunday September 14, 2008 · 8:15 AM PDT

2008/09/14 · 08:15

I grew up in Northern England. The times were grim, the steel mills and mines were shutting down, the Labor Party was unelectable and Thatcher was busy dismantling the government. By 1984 the conservative party had run out of things to break and was concentrating on its core competencies sex scandals, sleazy business deals, and French baiting.

Rik Mayall at the time was best known for playing the annoying anarchist/dweeb in 'The Young Ones' a show that was not quite as funny as it should have been. When 'New Statesman' came out it was not particularly shocking, Allan B'Stard was not too far out of the mainstream of Conservative philosophy.

The clip I pulled here is from a much later special, 1994 I think. This was during the John Major. This era was marked by financial crises, sleaze, and a general malaise. In subsequent years it was found that John Major (the most boring Prime Minister ever) had been having an affair with one of his cabinet members (the reviled Edwina Curry).

NuclearJo

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Thursday September 11, 2008 · 4:02 AM PDT

2008/09/11 · 04:02

A large proportion of Americans are smart enough to figure out the truth. The truth behind the stupid lies like Al Gore saying he invented the internet, like Kerry's lack of honor, like Obama being a Muslim. They are smart enough to figure it out but they still vote Republican.

Let us take it one step further, let's say these folks are smart enough to figure out the truth behind the large lies. Bush's ridiculous budget math, going to war to find weapons of mass destruction, McCain's 'maverickness'.

Maybe these folks are smart enough to figure out the truth but these lies provide just enough cover for them to vote Republican for other reasons.

NuclearJo

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Monday August 11, 2008 · 8:00 AM PDT

2008/08/11 · 08:00

I just have a few questions about the situation on Georgia.

The first question is 'When did the US find out about the Olympic day plan?'.

Here are a few more:

'If the US knew it was going to happen did they try to stop it?'

Or more likely 'Did the US promise anything to the Georgians prior to the 'invasion'?

Here's another one: 'What the hell were the Georgians thinking?'

Would anyone be surprised if the Russians decide to extend their campaign for as long as the US let the Israeli's extend their campaign in Lebanon?

This situation is so messed up with irony and tragedy that it is hard to get one's brain around it.

Poll: Many Americans tired of hearing from pollsters

NuclearJo

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Wednesday August 06, 2008 · 9:06 AM PDT

2008/08/06 · 09:06

Excuse me for interrupting your dinner. I would like to ask you about Obama, that Barak Obama, Obama the presidential candidate. Did you know Obama likes to have eggs for breakfast? Now here's a poll: Are you tired of hearing about Obama?

With Election Day still three months away, 48 percent said they're hearing too much about the Democratic candidate, according to a poll released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center. Just 26 percent said the same about his Republican rival, John McCain.

Here's a thought. Maybe if the media concentrated on policies rather than stupid stories about stupid polls that number would be lower.

Poll

45 votes Show Results

Are you tired of hearing about polls?

45 votes Vote Now!

Are you tired of hearing about polls?

Yes

36 votes

No, but only if they are about Obama

9 votes

Brett Favre - Traded to Guantanamo for security reasons

NuclearJo

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Tuesday August 05, 2008 · 8:36 AM PDT

2008/08/05 · 08:36

Girding for that battle, the Packers have brought on a hired gun: Former White House spokesman Ari Fleischer. For the next month -- the duration of training camp and the preseason-- Fleischer will serve as a PR consultant for the Packers.

Most commentators feel that this move suggests that there will be a protracted campaign of misinformation and personal destruction.

I was feeling reasonably sympathetic to the Packers before this. Now I am rooting for a complete meltdown.

Drowning in a sea of environmental protection junk mail

NuclearJo

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Sunday April 06, 2008 · 10:46 AM PDT

2008/04/06 · 10:46

For the last couple of years we have been earning a little more money and have been able to start giving to charitable and political organizations.

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