KOEB Meeting

[Patsy Stone]

Ladies: Let's call this meeting to order!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

Per Mods suggestion of "more appropriate Forum." Too many floaty hearts in the Election Results Forum. Entering a "no-fun zone."

Only drama, no love allowed...

[crispini]

1. Here! Woooo!

[Patsy Stone]

2. Hey!

I did steal those from that site I sent you.

[DemReadingDU]

189. Countdown on video. See this thread!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x258822


We can hear the comment again about the capital being pillaged by the Visigoths.

:loveya:

edit to correct typo.

[Patsy Stone]

226. After seeing that again, Craig Crawford gets a big KISS! n/t

[Patsy Stone]

227. Whoops, Duplication. n/t

[DemReadingDU]

3. I'm here!

:loveya:

[Nothing Without Hope]

4. Checking in!

DU is REALLY slow tonight, traffic must still be extra high. So pardon me if I seem unresponsive to comments tonight, eh?

I think something is going to have to be done to enhance capacity, since work on fixing this country up is obviously going to involve heavy usage of this board! And of course, ever more ladies and brave men are going to discover the KOEB thread, too!
:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

5. Hello All

I just posted this in the DUDQ Meeting

[crispini]

6. he's here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DemReadingDU]

7. WooHoo, Election Challenge on Countdown!

:loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

12. History was made...

That's one froopy drood right there...
Knows his priorities. :loveya:

[Miami Liberal]

17. Is GD the permanent meeting place?

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

24. I think so

Lounge is yucky, Media is too small.

[Nothing Without Hope]

31. Agreed - avoid Lounge, sticky floors and no ambiance n/t

[Patsy Stone]

42. Feh! on the Lounge... Buncha drunks. :) n/t

[seito]

8. Checkin In

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

15. Is this the way he looks after being sick?

Wow.

:loveya:

[Nothing Without Hope]

27. Recharged! n/t

[crispini]

32. oh yeah! nt

[Patsy Stone]

33. Purrrr.. All this and Election Reform, too. Couldja die? n/t

[Nothing Without Hope]

43. Hmmm -- without pajamas, a cold could be dangerous! n/t

[Patsy Stone]

45. OK stop that! Wow... hot flash... n/t

[Nothing Without Hope]

55. Hot flash? I'm sure it was just the excellent ambiance! n/t

[crispini]

48. oooooooooooooeeeeeeee! (sigh) nt

[Patsy Stone]

Dark Suit -- good mmmm

[crispini]

9. dark suit, red tie. mmmmmmm! nt

[Nothing Without Hope]

13. Thanks for the description - now my imagination can take over! n/t

[Miami Liberal]

10. Our man looks delicious tonight!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Clark2008]

64. I'm betting he IS delicious

but, shhhh... we won't let this get any further than this thread! ;)

[crispini]

115. LOL, Clark2008.

O yeah! :loveya:

[crispini]

11. Oh, that was some bad video....... nt

[Miami Liberal]

14. Very disturbing. n/t

[FreepFryer]

29. tsunami? missed it.

[crispini]

35. yeah, actual bodies. sad. nt

[crispini]

172. OMG, they just replayed that same video on "tsunami" special following KO.

Complete with audio, and the audio made it EVEN WORSE! Thai people yelling to the guy, "run! run!"

oh, that was horrible! :cry:

[seito]

16. Why the relocation?

[Patsy Stone]

21. Long story

Let's just say multiple drooly KO threads lead mods to suggest alternate forum. Neither of the "official" threads were locked, just the copycats.

[Clark2008]

18. Sorry I'm late. Had trouble finding you guys

:hi:

And, of course, these: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: are for Keith!

[Patsy Stone]

22. Looking Scrummy! :) n/t

[DemReadingDU]

23. Clark - you are getting close to the big 1000 milestone!

so is Catchawave. Gosh, I need to post more!

:loveya:

[Clark2008]

38. Actually, it's closer to 2,000

I was accidentally deleted under an old user name when they did some purging after the election and Skinner offered to give me my old name back or continue to use this one. I figured that after the election, I'd come back with a "clean slate," so to speak.

Maybe I'll hit another 1,000 on this most historic day!

I'm still trying to catch up on all the news. No TV at work and then I took my kid shopping so he could use his Christmas gift cards.

[Catchawave]

62. Maybe I'll make ****milestones**** for that one....LOL n/t

[Sydnie]

19. have we been booted from the other forum?

Hello ladies!

[crispini]

39. yeah, there was some whining nt

[Catchawave]

20. Hi all....

I just kicked your relocation thread ....

[Patsy Stone]

26. Thanks!

Footage of tsunami: very awful. Footage of Keef: very good.

:loveya:

[bunny planet]

25. Just got home. Is Keef on?

[Patsy Stone]

28. Pinstripe Suit / Red Tie -- Ahhh..

[bunny planet]

34. Oh goodie, see ya after the commercial

[bunny planet]

51. I was crying too much during that story to pay much attention to KO

and his tie. Is Ohio next or Oddball. I think I could use some oddball.
Oh, that didn't sound so good.

[Catchawave]

30. Election reform next...gooooo keith n/t

[Miami Liberal]

37. I get all tingly inside when he says "Ohio"

:loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

40. No kidding. Call me a romantic...

Also "history making" and "election reform."

:loveya:

[crispini]

41. oh yeah, OHIO

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[DemReadingDU]

46. Yeh, OHIO, my state!

:loveya:

[Greylyn58]

36. WooHoo...

Keith really looks hot in a dark suit.

It appears the bed rest did him some good. Still sexy

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: KO

[Clark2008]

53. Keith is very somber...

This tsunami stuff is just awful. Poor kid.

BTW, he wore a pink shirt - I hope Bunny appreciates the compromise! LOL!

Flyswat, honey, did you tell him? ;)

[Miami Liberal]

44. Ladies, I get the feeling our Keef

was in bed last night except not sick and not alone.

He looks too good to have been sick yesterday.

:loveya:

[seito]

47. I thought you said you nursed him back to health

:loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

49. Perhaps

she's speaking from personal experience?
She was, after all, very late getting here last night.

[Miami Liberal]

52. LOL! n/t

[crispini]

65. LOL, Patsy! nt

[Miami Liberal]

50. Wishful thinking on my part

but I would have done it with pleasure.

:loveya:

[Clark2008]

79. I think we all "wish" that thought.

:loveya:

[crispini]

125. (raises hand) nt

[Patsy Stone]

54. Let's play Oddball. n/t

[DemReadingDU]

56. Ice tongue!

what was that!

[understandinglife]

57. Thanks for the pointer to your new location!! (n/t)

[Patsy Stone]

59. Welcome, to you ul... Always a pleasure to see you. n/t

[rodeodance]

60. yes-you all haveing a little o over here?

[Patsy Stone]

63. Welcome to the Floaty Heart Thread... n/t

[Patsy Stone]

58. I have a friend in Antarctica

She's a chef at McMurdo Station.

[Nothing Without Hope]

73. How interesting! (Would be good place for hot flashes)

But some very scary things are going on with melting at the poles - is this what he was talking about? Icebergs breaking off? There was something in the news earlier about icebergs being seen farther from the poles and more plentiful than normal, I think. VERY bad sign if I heard right.

[Patsy Stone]

163. Yes

She's sent some great penguin photos and great picture of the light shows in the sky. It's weird to be in the dark for six months also. Currently, it's Summer, but she's spent several years going back and forth. Apparently it's more like a commune then anything else.

[Nothing Without Hope]

201. Sounds great. I know someone who did something similar

Also in Antarctic with Penguin photos. But she is fabulous artist and did from-life illustrations for the scientists as well as her own drawings and paintings. She brought them to art class to show us, and you could see how much she loved being there. I know she went back this year. Hard to imagine a world so alien exerting such a pull, but it obviously does. She loved the "commune" feel too, the way everybody was together and worked as teams, formal and informal.

She did something similar going down down the Amazon River and in other exotic places. But she finds wonderful things to paint and draw just anywhere. You would like her. And her work is so effortless and so alive.

[Patsy Stone]

209. Wait a minute.

See they all do congregate there. My friend (actually my closest friend -- more like a sister) is also an amzing effortless artist. She's taken to doing scrimshaw while she's down there. She travels the world with her husband (who she met down there, even though he lived in the next town over in WA) on, like $5 a day on her way back from the ice.

I'll bet they know each other, was she in McMurdo too?

[Nothing Without Hope]

217. Don't know if she was in McMurdo, but not many places there

Her first name is Lucia. Familiar?

[Patsy Stone]

220. I'll ask her, mine's Tina, her husband is Kirby.. Small world. n/t

[Nothing Without Hope]

222. Amazing how it can seem smaller when you are farthest from home

Pleased to meet you, Tina. Mine's Cat. Lucia was the teacher of one of the best art classes I ever took, which was either summer before last or the one before that (I'm hazy at the moment). The venue was gorgeous, the DeCordova Art Museum in Lincoln, Mass. Wonderful experience. I doubt Lucia would remember me by name -- just another of her students -- but I bet she'd remember my face. She taught something called "Drawing From Nature," and it was truly inspiring and also very helpful technically. She is such a natural, strong, gently-tough person with such grace. Always good to meet someone like that. Like Albert Schweitzer said,
In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.

Not too strong to describe Lucia, but she would no doubt be surprised to know she affects people that way. I wish she would write some kind of biography, with illustrations of what she's done.

She has illustrated childrens' books too.

[Patsy Stone]

229. My friend's name is Tina

Lucia sounds like a wonderful person. It's very special when you meet a person who inspires you to be creative. I love Schweitzer's quote. One of my deepest hopes is that everyone find that type of spark. It would make the world saner and a much better place.

[Nothing Without Hope]

242. Yes, people like that often don't realize what they give

That's part of the beauty of it. They just leave an artless trail of seeds planted, spirits lifted, hope rekindled. From what I've heard, the Dalai Lama is like that, except that he knows what he is doing. It's one reason why he travels so much.

Inspiration by other people is one of the sources of energy and hope that I try to tap into. Yes, there are awful things but there are wonderful things as well. Sometimes the surprise is so sweet it can lift your spirits amazingly.

In this line I would recommend a nonfiction book, "Gaviotas: A village to reinivent the world." Amazon has it. It's a true story about something that has been going on for over 20 years and is still going on now in the face of challenges we can't even imagine. It's a story of creative imagination solving apparently impossible third-world living problems. But it is ESPECIALLY a story about what happens to the people and their children and their neighbors in the village where all this brainstorming and building takes place. There are some reviews at Amazon, but they don't mention any of my favorite scenes. Sometimes when it's hard not to give up, one of the things I do is remember precious things, and some of them are scenes in this book. Human nature is NOT irreversibly "bad." There IS real reason to believe that a better way of living is possible. They have been doing it for over 20 years now. One of their solar hot water heaters was installed in the White House in Jimmy Carter's admin, then (of course) removed during Ronald Reagan's. They're the real thing. But like I said, the most moving part isn't the miraculous engineering, it's what happens with the way the people think and feel.

OK, the incredibly slow response time of this computer system tonight have finally done it for me. I'm going to start looking into getting rid of this ancient dial-up modem and upgrading. I have better things to do than wait for this thing to creep when it isn't crashing.

Hope you get this, even though I'm blathering now. Been a long, eventful day, eh?

Good night.

[Clark2008]

61. King Tut!!!

LOL!! Steve Martin's a hoot.

BTW, I love all things Eygptian. My son's name is Ramzey (derivitive of Ramses I and means "king" in Arabic) and I have great big Eye of Ra/God of Horus door beads in my den. Had to stop myself from going overboard and buying some Ankh earrings tonight.
Just thought you may want to know that about me. LOL

[rodeodance]

66. what does B stand for in KOEB? please

[Miami Liberal]

68. Keith Olbermann Estrogen Brigade

[rodeodance]

74. Brigade-- um... thanks

[Patsy Stone]

70. KOEB

Keith Olbermann Estrogen Brigade.

:loveya:

[DemReadingDU]

71. Keith Olbermann Estrogen Brigade

:loveya:

[Nothing Without Hope]

104. I like Egypt too - OT, but do you like the Elizabeth Peters...

...Victorian Egyptology/mystery/comedy/romantic/indescribable series on Amelia Peabody Emerson and connections?

She named her son Ramses (spelled like the original)too -- because of his imperious personality and large nose as a baby

[crispini]

132. I love those! nt

[Patsy Stone]

67. Is torture wrong? Really? Whoops! AG didn't get that memo. n/t

[Clark2008]

69. Rolling eyes at Gonzoles' lies

"Torture and abuse will not be tolerated in this administration..."

You FUCK, it already WAS!

[rodeodance]

76. g. not have the 'ideas' but signed off on them!! come on!! no wonder KO

is rolling his eyebrows!

[Nothing Without Hope]

92. You missed the nuance, C: not TOLERATED, ENCOURAGED. n/t

[Mojorabbit]

72. Oh good

I found you all! This is a nice way to top off a looong day.

[Patsy Stone]

78. Welcome! n/t

[rodeodance]

81. I had trouble finding the KOEB also!!

[crispini]

75. Gonzalez will now be known as Rug Boy. nt

[Patsy Stone]

107. He's not only the President, he's a member! n/t

[bleever]

193. ROFLMAO!

Can we see some video of him Swimming! Running! Playing tennis!

Still ROFLMAO.

[Patsy Stone]

198. So life like... So natural... Chicks dig it! n/t

[Patsy Stone]

77. See, I didn't make up the memo, I just OK'd it... What's wrong with that?

[bleever]

106. To be fair, I think they should "water-board" him just to be sure

he's telling the truth.

:mad:

[crispini]

139. Amen, Bleever! nt

[Patsy Stone]

164. There is a special place in Hell for him.

And Delay and Hastert can go there, too.
:mad:

[Patsy Stone]

80. 1877 - to Boxer!

You go Barbara!

[understandinglife]

83. She definitely answered the 'history call' today!!! What a Leader!!

[Patsy Stone]

90. She rocks...And they suck! n /t

[rodeodance]

85. "small imperfections here and there" from a Repug!!

[Sydnie]

82. How is it that every night that I am home and should be able to watch

KO, my kids (one or the other of them) always seem to need something from me during this one hour of the day?

I try to join this thread when I can, but damnit if they don't find a way to interrupt me every time!

[Patsy Stone]

179. Do they know my husband? :) Only from 8-9 does he nudge. n/t

[Sydnie]

192. LOL Maybe they should nudge each other instead

Your hubby and my kids could keep each other company for that one hour!

I pause the tivo, but by the time I get back to it you guys are so far ahead of me I feel lost. I wait for Crispini's notes to catch up with you guys!

[Patsy Stone]

199. LOL! n/t

[Clark2008]

84. Wow!! This is strong testimony

I'm only seeing it for the first time.

DeLay can kiss my ass, bug biter.

[rodeodance]

88. Good , KO got a dig in there about Delay baby boy!!

[Clark2008]

89. What did he say?

Pillaged by the what-a-gots?

[Patsy Stone]

187. Visigoths n/t

[seito]

96. The pugs showed their true colors today

The Democrats framed this perfectly. Perfectly!!!

[DemReadingDU]

86. Finally - Election Objection

:loveya:


Watching C-Span1 & C-Span2 & reading DU. WOW. What a day.
That was awesome! History in the making.

[Patsy Stone]

87. Craig Crawford

I kinda like him...

[Miami Liberal]

93. Me too

what the hell some floaties for him too.

:loveya:

[rodeodance]

94. "circus day" !!!

[rodeodance]

98. the analagy to -why look at prison abuse if the outcome will not change"

(abuse already took place)--was great.

[Catchawave]

91. Yayy....Craig Crawford

:loveya: :grouphug: :loveya:

[Clark2008]

101. Yes... he nailed it!

"Why look at the torture of Iraqi prisoners if it won't change the war?"

"We're sending soldiers over to die to spread democracy...and we're having problems with voting here," (paraphrased)

[Catchawave]

130. He put it into a historic prospective too...first time today that

the news reported the facts of the protest. Go Keith Go Craig :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

95. He called them mean... I love him. n/t

[Catchawave]

110. We dems have alot of work to do the next four years....

....against those "meanies" Heh.

[Nothing Without Hope]

160. Not just "meanies," BLIVETS. Will Pitt taught me that one today

He called one of the odious Repug reps a blivet on his live-blog of the hearings (great, by the way, at Truthout) and I asked him what it meant, as it looked to be a useful word and all.

He sent me HERE with a smiley face:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=blivet

I won't spoil it for you by printing it out -- but I'll give the hint that it's a military term.

I think we should adopt this word "blivet" big-time. It's really perfect for some of those smug stupid mean blowhards.

[Patsy Stone]

168. "Blivet" is also a Sniglet.

It means turning the pillow over and over to find the cool spot.
:)

[Nothing Without Hope]

212. Oh, no--a blivet is MUCH worse than a sniglet...

and ineffably PERFECT as a description for the repugs who are fighting election transparency:

x( :crazy: }( :dunce: :+ :wow: x( :hangover: :mad: :crazy: :think:

The dictionary definitions are wonderful. Will picked the perfect word. I don't know how I've lived this long without it!

[crispini]

177. Awesome! New word!

I will hereby adopt it!

[Patsy Stone]

194. Can't wait! I'm down to my fighting weight. n/t

[Nothing Without Hope]

221. Who called whom mean in what context?

The connection is soooooo slow tonight I'm only getting this long after you wrote it. I hope you see my question, because I'd like to know.

I imagine the mean ones were the blivets.

The name-caller was either Keith or Craig?

In connection with election fraud/suppression investigation? Mean to DeLay? What?

Thanks in advance if you answer any or all of my questions! I tried to sort of make them multiple choice to make it faster for you!

[bleever]

97. OK, King Tut: I can smile again.

FYI: He's got a condo made of stona.

:)

[Patsy Stone]

100. You're old... I own the 45. n/t

[bleever]

113. Oh yeah? Well I own the 78!

Not really. But I did see Steve Martin "in concert" back in his Tut phase.

And we both know that 40 is the new 30.

;)

[Patsy Stone]

127. And fabulous, Sweetie.

Good, I was hoping you weren't 12. :)

[bleever]

140. LOL!

But that is my shoe size.

:(

Maybe if I can get some Reverse Grecian Formula and add some gray to my hair...

[Patsy Stone]

152. 13.5 and then we'll talk! n/t :)

[crispini]

176. LOL, Patsy! Bwahahahaha!

[bleever]

190. No one can be crueler than your closest friends. *sniff*

:7

[Patsy Stone]

195. Hey, bleeve

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[rodeodance]

102. says Dems left with "protest moments" (Greg Crawford)

[Nothing Without Hope]

165. Yeah, but he was buried in his jammies...

Keef wouldn't like that

[Patsy Stone]

99. OK

I'm gonna give Craig some :loveya: :loveya:

Partisan spitfest...LOL! Ooh, pointed out one-party rule.
More balanced government? How did he get on Corporate Media?

[rodeodance]

108. I think ko is winning him over-

[Patsy Stone]

116. He's not partisan, just misguided. Let's help the man out. n/t

[Clark2008]

128. He did good, didn't he?

We should e-mail Keith to give some kudos to Craig.

[Patsy Stone]

141. Oh, as if you needed an excuse! LOL! n/t

[Clark2008]

151. Heh! Maybe I'll have Craig e-mailing me back, too!! n/t

[Patsy Stone]

182. Craig did not email me back. Unlike someone else... n/t

[Patsy Stone]

103. Keef! It's Tubbs-Jones! n/t

[crispini]

105. my notes

KO: 1877 was last time EC vote was stopped.

Good vid. of S T-J and Boxer. Ya Boxer! Video of Conyers talking about stuff. Then DeLay and Drier. :puke: And Obama. saying that W won Ohio. Then Oxley, Voinovich. :puke: Lewis from GA.

Dammn, that was like greatest hits from today!

KO: R's "treated it as if capital had been pillaged by Visigoths" LOL

Commementator Crawford: D's making trouble, hurling words. They had this fight right out of the box.

Bennett's "really mean" statement. :puke:

KO: Why did both sides treat this like political dynamite? Crawford: This was an opportunity for a bipartisan look at these problems. Boxer made a good point today.

KO: Are we gonna get that? Will this put any fire under voting reform? Crawford: partisan spit fest all the way, D's don't have any power. We have one party rule in Washington. D's left with these sort of protest moments. This is the problem with one party rule. We have an electoral sytsem that doesn't work, we spend more money on prison food than on elections in this country.

[crispini]

109. Well, that was good, IMO.

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

112. Girl... He called them "mean." Swoooning right now. n/t

[crispini]

144. Yep. And they WERE mean.

Miserable editorial-reading fuckers.

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: KO.

[DemReadingDU]

114. Excellent! Thanks for the summary

:loveya:

[rodeodance]

117. I think Delay had the meanest statements today (planned end)

[rodeodance]

120. did anyone find a transcipt from today?

[Miami Liberal]

Excellent summary crispini! : ) n/t

[Catchawave]

146. Thanks crispi...are you a court reporter?

I can hardly fill out the subject line and post it :)

[crispini]

157. nope, just type fast as hell!

but thanks! :hi:

[understandinglife]

154. Thank you for the summary; today would not have happened...

....if it had been left to 'others.' Congratulations to all of you for all you've done (and the fun you provide) for making today happen.

It may be 'one party rule' in DC; but its 'We The People...' everywhere else and I'd suggest a bunch of folk 'inside the beltway' not sign four year leases. They're acting like Jan 1973; as our efforts with Congressman Conyers and others continue, its gonna start feeling like the 'summer of 73' (i remember it like it was yesterday) :evilgrin:

And for all those lamenting the MSM lack of coverage during the past two months, let me close with this little quote:

"...on the night of 17 June 1972, five burglars were arrested in the Democratic National Committee offices. Newspaper reports from that point began revealing bits and pieces of details that linked the Watergate burglars with President Richard Nixon's 1972 reelection campaign. The president and his chief assistants denied involvement,...."

Conyers "status report" already contains more that a few 'bits and pieces' and he's got all of us on his side, as well.

So, here's one to all of you :toast:

We will in_DEED prevail!

[DemReadingDU]

171. We will prevail!

and some floaty hearts for you!

:loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

197. You said it. UL!

We did this! We totally rock. We are just getting started in this fight. My best advice it to stay out of the Election Results Forum tonight.

Enjoy the taste of victory and the sweet smell of democracy.

Ahhhh.

:toast:

[Nothing Without Hope]

228. This is great, Crispini, thanks. Some progress has been made.

Frustrating to not have more, but at least now we have people on the TV actually saying things like "one-party rule" and "the electoral system doesn't work" and the Blivets openly opposing fair and free elections in their own repulsive way. The election fraud/suppression issue isn't as nearly invisible as it was. Let's hope the lights get turned up on high-beam on this cesspool. They've been hiding out of sight like a bunch of fat cockroaches for far too long.

And I am most impressed with the pillaging Visigoths line. Not only colorful (history major or minor?) but also shows his own disgust with their behavior. Quite revealing, that sarcasm.

All in all, I think a reward of FH's has been earned all around:
:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[bunny planet]

111. OK that was great, great coverage of the Ohio elector contesting!!!!!!!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:
I just noticed his tie, and it's fabulous.

I love the way he shakes his head slightly back and forth when he's making a funny. He did that when he mentioned Visigoths!!!!!!

[bunny planet]

119. He called Bennett 'mean' and then he and his guests made fun of

one-party government. Good.

[bleever]

122. Hey, I was just gonna make sure I hadn't missed your take on the tie!

:)

[Clark2008]

143. Thank you Bunny!

I was trying to understand what he'd said! It was "Visigoths!" I thought he said "Demogots" and I was trying to figure out what that meant. Visigoths makes MUCH more sense.

:)

[bunny planet]

Hey you are getting close to the big 1000 Clarkie!!!!!!

[Patsy Stone]

211. That's a lot of

:loveya:, bunny! But, you're right, well worth it. Scrumdidlyumptious!

[Patsy Stone]

118. The Governator blows... n/t

[Jane Austin]

153. How tall is Schwarzenegger?

Looks short in those pictures.

[bleever]

162. AND he uses lifts; check out how his pants always cover his heels.

[Patsy Stone]

230. As bleever said above, jury's still out

<snip>
We have an article on Arnold and there have been various internet articles. From my research I believe he isn't taller than 6ft 1, but isn't shorter than 6ft. Of course, Arnold had this to say a few years back when asked how tall he was, "I'm 6'2". I've heard rumors that I'm really much shorter in real life - like 5'6" or something like that - which is ridiculous. I can assure you this is not the case. People look up to me, and not just because I do a lot of work in the community. I mean, most people really LOOK UP to me."

One guy says " Arnold on 59th street and Madison Ave heading into the Revlon building about 5 years ago. He is shorter than me and that was a big surprise. I'm 6'2 and he appeared to be about 5'11."

A democratic strategist revealed to Guardian "He wears risers in his boots. He's a 5ft 10in citizen of Austria who believes his real place in history is to be president of the United States."

Tom, a reader recently sent me this snippet: "I was standing within two feet of Arnold at a film promo in Manhattan in 1995. I am 5'10" and Arnold was about 1.5" taller than me. I'd give him 5'11.5 even"

<snip?

[crispini]

121. Arnold... feh.

Although I have to agree with "ignore the lobbyists, ignore the politics, and trust the people."

[Patsy Stone]

123. I would much rather have seen Howard Fineman eat crow.

I'm sad KO didn't make him comment on the challenge that he said "ain't gonna happen."

Fineman, buy a clue, buddy! The people have spoken. Go read a blog and figure it out.

[bunny planet]

129. Please the quick shot of Delay was enough to bring up the sushi I just had

didn't need to see Howard 'Squirmy' Fineman on top of it.

[Patsy Stone]

214. The other night

when he had to choke out the fact that there was going to be a challenge after all, he was twitching as he said it.
:)

[mollyd]

124. floaty heart test

:loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

131. Seem to be working just fine. n/t :)

[DemReadingDU]

135. Welcome!

:hi:


:loveya: floaty heart Keith club!

[seito]

138. Looks like those floatie hearts are fully operational

:loveya:

[crispini]

186. welcome!

:hi: :loveya:

[bleever]

126. And who picked out Arnie's clothes?

I mean, I'm a guy, and even I know that suit/tie combo looks like something you'd put on your Ken doll.

[Patsy Stone]

147. Wait! He ISN'T a Ken doll??? What the hell! .... n/t

[Kurovski]

170. Patsy, Arnold is an ACTION FIGURE.

It's a small point, I'll grant you that.

[crispini]

184. true dat! good point! nt

[Patsy Stone]

202. Is he gooey, like Stretch Armstrong? n/t

[txindy]

233. He is now.

I think someone left him out in the sun too long. It looks as if parts of him have melted. Saw photos of him in a bathing suit on vacation with the family....Gag. He's not The Terminator anymore, let's put it that way. Gravity always wins. Yes, it won on his face, too, but he paid money to slap it back a bit. :evilgrin:

[Patsy Stone]

241. ROFLMAO

"Gravity always wins." That's needs it's own t-shirt. :)

[bleever]

207. Don't forget the past steroid use.

"Of course, there was shrinkage."

:7

[Patsy Stone]

216. ROFLMAO!

Do you think Maria even noticed? I'm pretty sure she has her own wing (the "left" wing) and doesn't get anywhere near him except for photo-ops. I wouldn't. Ickypoo.

[Patsy Stone]

133. Was that a snarky "mandate" dig? Yum! n/t

[bunny planet]

142. Oh I missed it. These stairs are killing me. Gotta get cable in the

basement.

Got there in time to hear about Doo-head and Blowhole. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww!! Too bad I couldn't have missed that.

What was the snarky Mandate comment?

Make that Doo doo head, my bad.

[Patsy Stone]

134. Blowhole? Ewwwwww. Gross. n/t

[Catchawave]

136. Andrea Yates, YIKES

Sad story :(

[Patsy Stone]

145. Sad also that this was on CNN's homepage

instead of Congressional challenge. Don't worry, all is right with the world. No danger of the Corporate Media covering anything really important. Just move along now...

[Miami Liberal]

137. Jacko is Wacko

Doo doo head and blowhole as nicknames for his boy toys. Disgusting :puke:

[crispini]

149. Yep, agree w. that

:puke:

[bunny planet]

156. Crispini, I need one of your wonderful recaps of everything that happened

from Arnold on. I missed The Gropinator, heard he had a shitty tie.
And I missed MJ, just caught the icky names he gave those poor children. Missed snarky mandate comment and well everything till the end.

Do you mind summarizing?

[crispini]

167. Oooo, those are all typed in real-time.....

unfortunately, I have CRS disease... can't remember shit. Um, lemme see.....

Gropinator was giving state of the union speech to CA and talked about redistricting reform (which I liked) and other reforms -- freaked out his legislators apparently.

I missed the mandate slam!

I ignored MJ. He was icky. :puke:

Then there was Andrea Yates mistrial because witnesss lie, and show closed with a humorous piece on warning labels, which was quite fun.

Sorry... if I don't get it down as it's being said, I don't get it! :cry: that's all I remember! Hope that helps! :hi:

[bunny planet]

181. Thanks, I can't remember stuff either.

:-)

[Patsy Stone]

175. Here's one of her great reports.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=2914314&mesg_id=2914612&page=

[bunny planet]

191. I know, I saw that one, it was so good I asked for another.

Great recaps on the Senate debate today too Crispini. Thank you.

[crispini]

215. You're welcome!

:hi:

And because I feel like it!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

148. Tom Ridge ... ooh, SNAP! n/t

[Mojorabbit]

150. floaty hearts

I dumped the hearts into photobucket. What do I do next?
Help please!!!


edit to see if floaty heart comes thru

[bunny planet]

161. What's this another rabbit?

[Mojorabbit]

169. Ahyup

I am a wildlife rehabber... specialize in wild buns.

[DemReadingDU]

174. So cute!

My daughter had rabbits growing up.

and dogs, and cats, and hamsters, and birds, and a horse too!

[bunny planet]

178. Oh how sweet they are.

I just love rabbits. I put them in my artwork.

[Mojorabbit]

183. That is gorgeous! n/t

[bunny planet]

185. oh thank you.

Glad to have another bunny lover in the KO Estrogen Brigade.

[DemReadingDU]

196. So Beautiful!

Thanks for sharing!

[bunny planet]

200. awww thanks.

[Patsy Stone]

206. I meant to tell you earlier

How much I like your work. You're very talented.

:)

[bunny planet]

225. thank you. I'm blushing.

[crispini]

210. Wow, beautiful. You're such an artist!

Thanks for sharing!

[bunny planet]

239. gracias

[Miami Liberal]

231. Nice work bunny! n/t

[bunny planet]

240. thank you so much.

[Nothing Without Hope]

232. Wonderful! Is it collage or straight painting or what?

Beautiful whatever it is, but I paint too (watercolorist) and am curious.

LOVE the style, and the bunny feels right at home there.

Sorry this is coming so late, but though I joined this thread on time, the connection was so horribly slow tonight I am only now getting toward the end. This is it. I'm going to start the process to get rid of dial-up internet; I can't take this any more.

Good for you, caring for those wild bunnies. Here in Massachusetts there's a team that cares for injured or otherwise needy raptors -- hawks, eagles, owls and such -- and they raise money for their work by taking some of their patients --healed birds that can't fly or hunt because of their past and used to people -- around to schools and other venues. I had the privilege of seeing one of these and was awed. This is a very good, wise thing to do. You could see the man's non-mushy love for these beautiful birds, as you can see yours for the animal in your painting and the one in the photo.

You may never see this because it is coming so late and the "Recent Posts" facility has been turned off because of high site traffic. Too bad.

[bunny planet]

238. I saw it, sometimes I periodically check my posts and see replies.

Thanks for your kind words about my work. It is a mixed media piece, colored pencil drawing, collage, thread, encaustic paint, and poured beeswax.

You should check out the artists group thread in DU Groups. There are some artists starting to gather there slowly but surely. I think you'd like it. I posted there a few weeks ago, trying to relax between politics and peak oil discussions. I think it'll start filling up over there soon. People are going to turn to art and music to get them through some of the nonsense the Republicans will be throwing our way.

I'm not the one who cares for the wild bunnies by the way, that's the other rabbit lady in the KO Estrogen Brigade. Aren't those bunnies the living end, so cute.

Come back and post floatie hearts for KO manana.
:)

[crispini]

188. rabbits! too cool! nt

[Mojorabbit]

208. Here is a little marsh bunny

I raised and released. I do over a hundred a year. You have to forgive me. I am thrilled I finally learned how post images. LOL

[crispini]

213. Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. nt

[Patsy Stone]

218. I wanna eat it with a spoon. How cute is that? n/t

[bunny planet]

224. LOL

eat it with a spoon.

[bunny planet]

223. OMG

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:
Talk about floatie hearts. sooooo adorable.

[txindy]

235. Okay, now that is just too adorable

I can't let my kids see that!

It's cool that you rehab wild bunnies. Is that your job or do you volunteer all that time to raise them? (Sorry if this has been asked, I haven't read the entire thread, yet.)

[Mojorabbit]

244. I am retired so do it full time out of the house

I am affiliated with two wildlife centers which deliver them to me. I do other animals but mostly buns. This after several years volunteering.

[txindy]

245. Well, I admire you greatly for it

I've helped where I can with rescue work for dogs, so I have an inkling of the time and effort you put into this. :toast:

[Mojorabbit]

246. Thank you

My payment is watching them hop off, scurry or fly off depending on the species. Nothing like it.

[Clark2008]

243. Dat is da cutest widdle t'ing!!

Awwwwwwww!

I wanna bunny wabbit! :)

[Patsy Stone]

203. Oh, EEEEEE. That's cute! n/t

[crispini]

180. Very good! Welcome! n/t

[DemReadingDU]

155. Warning, Warning, Warning

Wackiest warnings on products. Do we really need these warnings, ugh

Do not use toilet brush for personal hygiene! OMG

[Miami Liberal]

158. That was hilarious stuff n/t

[fooj]

166. I'm a little slow...Just found you crazy ladies...Are you hiding out?

WWASSSUP????? Why the change in location? At least I caught up with ya...B-) Catch you tomorrow I guess! PEACE!

[Patsy Stone]

173. Asked to move

read explanation in OP above. Sorry, I posted the address, but the thread must have stopped being kicked in the other forum since we all arrived. Too many "Kerry Sucks!" threads musta knocked this one down.

:hi:

[crispini]

205. hey! yeah a little confusion ... but we'll see ya tomorrow here! nt

[Catchawave]

159. The fastest hour on television I swear!

Best news show too :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

204. Time flies

When your having fun watching a sexy, sarcastic newsman butchering the Republican Party.

It's like Christmas everyday...

[crispini]

219. Exactly. Ahhhh. Well that was good.

I think I'll go write KO just for the helluvit. :loveya:

Oh, and another note to Boxer and S T-J and Conyers. Yeah!

[Miami Liberal]

236. They should give Keef as much airtime as they do Lester Holt

I swear that man is on MSNBC atleast 5 hours a day.

[txindy]

234. Hiding out here, are we?

Let me guess... This was inappropriate where it was, but all the cr@p floating there now is just fine, right? :eyes:

I missed the show tonight, but will catch the repeat later. The kids had a lot of homework they needed help with today. THEN, they expected me to feed them, too! Sheesh. Kids these days. What nerve!

;)

[Patsy Stone]

237. You are clearly having a Miss Cleo moment.

The long story:

The threads marked "Official" were never locked, however two other harmless floaty heart threads got a little wacky really late at night, when the second shift came on duty and were. Who knew?

The last note from the Mod suggested this was more Lounge material.
Also, we were heckled one night for not talking about NEWS by someone who stopped in to look around. There wasn't any news that night, so the giggling commenced, floaty hearts abounded, and a complainer complained. Booo.

So, since that night it seemed better to take it outside. Last night should have been the first night in exile, but KO was KO'd with a sickness of unknown type.

But yes, 100 members of the doomsaying Greek Chorus are always welcome. No love.