LiveBlog for Friday, October 30, 2009

Rep. Diana Degette (D-CO) calls in at 6:05am Pacific to talk about The Affordable Health Care for America Act.

AngelouDr. Maya Angelou calls in at 6:50am Pacific to talk about her new book, “Letter to My Daughter.”

Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about The Affordable Health Care for America Act.

fugelsang• Comedian John Fugelsang joins us in studio at 8am Pacific for “Fridays with Fugelsang.”

• Cheered by President Obama, House Dems rolled out landmark legislation yesterday to extend health care to tens of millions who lack coverage, impose sweeping new restrictions on the insurance industry, and create a government-run option to compete with private insurers.

President Obama will host the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the White House today as he reassesses his administration’s military strategy in Afghanistan. The meeting will give each branch of the armed services a direct opportunity to tell Obama the effect on the military if a large number of additional forces are sent to Afghanistan.

• Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui hit solo homers off Pedro Martinez to give the New York Yankees a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and tie the World Series at 1-1 last night.

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How is it that there is an ad on this site promoting lies about how if we have a public option, it will be like the DMV at the doctor's office?

I figure everyone should click on that multiple times, generate some revenue for Steph and cost the right wing nuts who put that ad together some money.

Yeah...I do wonder how someone who's known for being blunt ended up being our chief diplomat! Kind of funny, huh?

Morning, all. Hope you are having a good day. What's happening these days?

Guid luck tae ye aw! Dornt lit th' duir burst ye, an' main th' beasties, an' aw other kinds ay Republicans lae ye aloyn!

#176 Robotrix:

Yer welcome!

#175

Och aye, but since th' article soonds much mair in tune wi' th' fifteenth century sensibilities ay a scottish ghillie, ah thooght it apropos.

#184 Love the pic, but that's a pumpkin just begging to be smashed. :smile:

Happy Halloween everybody

watch out for me today all you major-league a**holes

Right back atcha Dick!

Bye all! Time to take the teevee back off the typewriter so Mama can watch her shows.

Rockin' Ricky's gettin' sick and tired of all yer Halloween prank calls! Zach's still not here, now cut it out!

179. I'm heading for you next, PJ Squeezy Louise Hussein McFlavin

#163: "how do you get a dick to leave?"

I give up ... same way as you get a dictophone?

Okay, I think I agree with Steve King. But Rush is racist-offensive, Fergie is trashy-offensive.

and here's some tinnitus for you.

#173, the irony being, there's nothing "Selic" about the mither tongue.

169
double bah

I can't get the test PC back up and running. Something must have happened in the move from the main building to the Fortress. And of course on Fridays there's no one to turn to for help.

*#%^&#@

#112 robotrix:

From: "Shoods Christians celebrate Halloween? by Elliott Watson "

Haur it is in Scots:.

Th' origins ay halloween ur Selic in tradition an' hae tae dae wi' observin' th' end ay summer sacrifices tae gods in druidic tradition. in whit is noo Britain an' France, it was th' beginnin' ay th' Selic year, an' they believed Samhain, th' laird ay death, sent evil spirits abroad tae lat at humans, fa coods escape only by assumin' disguises an' lookin' loch evil spirits themselves. th' wanin' ay th' sin an' th' approach ay mirk winter gart th' evil spirits rejoice an' play mingin' tricks. believe it ur nae, most ay uir halloween practices can be traced back tae these auld pagan rites an' superstitions.

But whit abit the-day? Aiblins we can still learn frae history. In th' foorth century, Christians attempted tae co-opt th' holiday by celebratin' th' li'es ay faithful Christian saints th' day afair halloween. thes was a conscioos attempt tae provide an alternatife an' re-focus th' day awa' frae ghools, goblins, ghosts, witches an' other “haunted” experiences. Since 'at time mony Christians hae decided tae allaw their bairns tae frock in mair “innocent” costumes ay pumpkins, princesses, superman ur as a cowboy. part ay thes is due tae th' simple reality 'at in today’s western culture it is nearly impossible tae “avoid” halloween.

“Shock” is th' only wuid tae describe whit Ah foond. Halloween is a real, sacred day fur those fa follaw Wicca. In fact, it is a body ay tois high an' holy days fur them. th' Selic belief ay spirits bein' released is current, alang wi' th' worship ay Samhain (the laird ay death) – baith ur promoted as somethin' tae embrace oan 'at day. Thaur is nae question in mah min' 'at tae those fa believe an' follaw th' practices ay witchcraft, halloween represents an opportunity tae embrace th' evil, devilish, mirk side ay th' spiritual warld.

Actually, the Catholic League has 200,000 people on its mailing list, but most are probably there for the newsletter, which is apparently at best tangentially connected to Donahue's activities.

I thought Catholicsm was a third world religion because they don't use birth control. rimshot

k to the g won't be bothering anyone else today

#167: Sorry, that was referring to episode #161, in which trojanrabbit has to drive to get to a rest-room. Hilarity ensues...

166 - I appreciate that. Just cool to see that there are some people who are even too bat-$#!^ crazy for them

WWWFDD*? While driving to and fro, repeat over and over: "Hey! I'm getting paid for this!"

Not too fast now!

(*Wally from Dilbert)

It's true the Freepers making fun of her... But I figured linking to that would prove it isn't something fabricated by a left-wing conspiracy smear attack. Always find a source from an opposing point of view, just to helps prove your point better.

"Juicy Hillary tidbits" - did I hear that right?

"Also, at least one Freeper admits to having seen the post, and quotes from it directly."

I looked at that thread...even those people at Free Republic are making fun of that woman and the Christians... :D

how do you get a dick to leave?

Stand a Fox blond on her head and you get a Brunette with bad breath!!!

bleh

The elevator to bring all the equipment up to the test deck at the Fortress of non-Solitude is out of order. Fortunately one of the mold-removers helped me get the stuff upstairs.

And so is the rest-room, so I have to drive back to the main building to use the facilities.

#157: ah Hay!!

Holy crap that The Danger of Celebrating Halloween article is shite. My fave part:

The word "occult" means "secret." The danger of Halloween is not in the scary things we see but in the secret, wicked, cruel activities that go on behind the scenes. These activities include:

Sex with demons
Orgies between animals and humans
Animal and human sacrifices
Sacrificing babies to shed innocent blood
Rape and molestation of adults, children and babies
Revel nights
Conjuring of demons and casting of spells
Release of "time-released" curses against the innocent and the ignorant.
Another abomination that goes on behind the scenes of Halloween is necromancy, or communication with the dead. Séances and contacting spirit guides are very popular on Halloween, so there is a lot of darkness lurking in the air.

#134: Hate when that happens. Especially getting shot in the face.

What no one is dressed as a box of wine?

#122, #127: “Rob does not keep an apartment in Washington, D.C. but instead commutes each day by train to be closer to his family and constituents.”

- how Bidenesque!

(Train travel is European and gay :-) )

Don't conservatives usually say that they want to put an end to frivolous lawsuits? How does one explain Orly?

Oily Taint really brings out the "wither" in judges. Also the snark.

Speaking of Halloween - who caught this weeks episode of "Castle"?
Just watched it last night. Best. Episode. Ever.

That was probably the *best* 'Highlander' joke I've ever heard.

Halloween = vampyre sex. coffins & lots of fluids.

so did Jim do his Maya Angelou yet?

now, to celebrate halloween, keep the blindfold on, and taste these worms on a shingle. (pasta la pizza.)

RE: #119

Huff-Po has stated that the blog has been taken down. It has been republished here.

The original link exists, proving that it was psoted at one time. (Thanks for titling your pages, instead of just numbering your stories, CBN!)

Also, at least one Freeper admits to having seen the post, and quotes from it directly.

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