Why The Nevada "Boo Birds" Sang Tonight.

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Thursday November 15, 2007 · 8:01 PM PST

2007/11/15 · 20:01

All the angst from the Edwards and Obama camps tonight about their candidates being booed roundly!

A dozen or so posts in tonight's liveblog thread stated that these were "Hillary Plants" deliberately disrupting the CNN debate.

But there's a simple, straightforward explanation for the audience's reaction:

Your average Democratic voter doesn't enjoy, or appreciate, a "circular firing squad" among the Democratic Presidential candidates.

And the audience was not packed chock-full of Clintonistas.

How do I know this?

The Nevada audience wildly applauded Kucinich's "Impeachment!" answer, his " I didn't vote for the Patriot Act... because I read the thing" statement, and everything else he managed to interject.

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Thursday November 08, 2007 · 2:10 PM PST

2007/11/08 · 14:10

All day long, ever since I was listening to NPR's now-infamous waitress interview on "Morning Edition", I've been nagged by a feeling of deja vu.

What was it that itched at my subconscious so?

Mystery solved! Within the last 10 minutes or so, after an exhaustive 15-second Google search, I discovered the source of my remembrance of Hillary-bashing past.

This story - that Hillary Clinton is a cold, unfeeling rich bitch who stiffs poor single mother waitresses out of their hard-earned tips - has been used before!

Nearly word for word, image for image, you can find a comparison of the two stories below the fold....

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Thursday October 11, 2007 · 10:21 AM PDT

2007/10/11 · 10:21

So... the inevitable happened to me this week.

I have two jobs, two kids, two cars, two pets, and (obviously) too many commitments. Add in a nasty proclivity to procrastinate by hiking around in the glorious autumn sunshine or watching my more-than-glorious Colorado Rockies, and trouble is just around the corner.

How do I handle it? I revert to acting like the college girl I was a quarter of a century ago. I grind up some fresh dark roast, grab a six-pack of diet Mountain Dew, and go to work.

Usually around noon the day before a big project is due - when my anxiety has peaked and my task list has spilled over onto several sheets of paper - I sit myself down at my huge work table, plug in my two laptops, and settle in for thirty hours of straight, focused work.

Let me grab another cup of coffee, then join you below ....

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When is the last time you've pulled an all-nighter?

15 votes Vote Now!

When is the last time you've pulled an all-nighter?

Never. It's an irresponsible, slatternly way to approach work - and I shun it. *sniff*

1 vote

Rarely. I hardly ever let my work get beyond a small, managable pile.

4 votes

Sometimes. It's something I can do on occasion, but it wipes me out for days.

4 votes

Often. I clear off my desk, clear up my mind, and it's a great way to get caught up.

4 votes

Only when I need to bake massive amounts of pies.

2 votes

Go Rockies! (my heart is a purple Democratic heart)

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Saturday September 29, 2007 · 8:19 PM PDT

2007/09/29 · 20:19

Yes, yes, yes.

We ALL know about the Mets. But - hold on there, fellows.

There's a team in the NL West that is doing just what the Mets are doing - with LESS than half the payroll, and an attitude that is as wholesome and fan-friendly as, well, apple pie.

It's my beloved Colorado Rockies.

Let's just anoint the Rocks as the Team of the People, The Workingman's (and woman's) Team, the Bluecollar Boys of Autumn.

While you're at it, stick the Mets and the Phillies in the Country Club Column. Why? When you compare their payrolls, you'll be amazed at what my team did on their dime.

No one's heard of us, or really cares - but we're there in the thick of the National League, grinding it out night after night with no respect from ESPN or Fox (not that we care)......

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Monday September 24, 2007 · 12:37 PM PDT

2007/09/24 · 12:37

My faith, recently shaken, in the American college student has been restored today.

With their laser-like wit, ability to penetrate to the core of an issue, and linguistic skills fit for this new millenia, the frat boys of Columbia University have brought us the following message:

http://s216.photobucket.com/...

Translated, the Columbia frat boys are saying this: "Ahmadinejad? He's just a squirrel trying to get a nut... a hushpuppy-wearing, alley-cat-coat crumbcake catching nobody"

More derision to be heaped below the fold ....

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Wednesday August 01, 2007 · 9:10 PM PDT

2007/08/01 · 21:10

A weekend summer night in 1977, and I was a 13-year old babysitter walking across an Army post to a babysitting job. No air conditioning in the enlisted quarters, so every window was open and most of the heavy canvas military-issue drapes were tied back to allow even the slightest breeze.

As I walked from one end of the large housing complex to the other, I could hear every detail of my neighbor’s domestic lives: pots and cutlery clattering into sinks, televisions on to “The Love Boat,” parents and kids relaxing and unwinding from a long hot week.

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