KOEB Meetup 9/13/05

[Greylyn58]

Keith is looking and sounding fine tonight--come one, come all to the Countdown Matchup. :)

[bleever]

1. Hi Greylyn.

All the EDVs gone AWOL?

:)

[Patsy Stone]

3. Not me, but soon...

:hi:

[Greylyn58]

4. I was just wondering the same

Where have all the KOEBers gone tonight?

I'm here. :)

[Patsy Stone]

5. Hi, Greylyn!

Thanks for starting the thread. I don't know where everyone is either. But sometimes small parties are the best. :)

[Greylyn58]

8. Howdy back

:hi:

[gkhouston]

58. open house at my daughter's school

lots of their artwork, etc., although my favorite is always where the teacher has written down three or four sentences each child gave in response to a specific question. This time the question was apparently, along the lines of "why am I special?" and the answers were all over the map.

[Patsy Stone]

2. Can't stay, but:

:loveya::loveya: KO!

Excellent show so far! Currently, two GD threads going. I liked that they used the * in the humvee/jeep video. Not buying the mea culpa, KO? Me either.

I, personally, like that * is ready to apologize and take the blame...on Thursday. Not now, Thursday.

So, in the meantime, don't yell at *, he's going to apologize... on Thursday. Blecccch!

Also, more :loveya:s for you, KO, for asking, "Is that all there is in the Rove playbook?"

[Clark2008]

9. I was getting ready to note the love being given KO on the GD threads.

:hi: all. I'm usually here, too, even if I don't say anything.


:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: for Keefie.

[Patsy Stone]

12. Here?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4761933&mesg_id=4761933

More KO fans! :loveya:

Hi, Clark!

[WolverineDG]

6. dg checkin' in

i'll be watching the show, but probably not coming back to post until after. :)

good stuff so far....great that they're going to follow the blackwater story for a few days. :thumbsup:

hope everything is well for you & sheridan, grey!

dg

[SharonRB]

7. I'm here

I've been watching the first part of the show away from the computer. I was going to go upstairs early, but I'm here. I need some rest to get rid of this sore throat. I guess I'll wait until after the show.

[Greylyn58]

10. Sorry to hear you're under the weather

Hope you get to feeling better. Hot lemon and honey tea in large doses always help me with a sore throat.

[SharonRB]

11. Thanks, Grey

I had some chicken soup when I got home from work and now I'm drinking tea.

[Berry Cool]

14. I made it here, late.

Had to stay late at work for no really good reason.

:hi: all!

Doesn't Keith look lovely?

Heck, Keith, I coulda told you what "stare decisis" means.

[Berry Cool]

15. On Roberts: "He's wearing a combover, Keith...and colored contacts"

:rofl: I ask you...WHEN did Dana Milbank start drinking Keith's Snark-Aid??

[Greylyn58]

20. Well I've said on a couple of other threads

that Roberts has Helter Skelter eyes and in every picture I've seen of him, his eyes are bloodshot.

Man...give me some of what he's been smoking and/or drinking cause it must be good. :evilgrin:

[gkhouston]

60. if it's thyroid eye disease, could the bloodshot appearance

be dry eyes from the lids not closing as fully as they should?

[WolverineDG]

33. yes, but when are they going to mention

those damn eyes! they're so freaky, they're :scared:

dg

[RevCheesehead]

40. Re: those eyes -

Ya don't suppose that Runaway Bride is his love-child, do ya?

[sparky_in_ma]

43. Hi Cheese

:hug:

[RevCheesehead]

45. Sparky!

:hug: I've missed you.

[sparky_in_ma]

46. I've missed you too.

I just took a peek in and learned merh had lived in N.O.. Any other KOEB'ers that had to evacuate?

[RevCheesehead]

47. Actually, she's in Biloxi

The other DUers I know of are Maddy McCall and Swamp Rat.

How's that hospital wing coming along? They haven't driven you mad, have they?

[sparky_in_ma]

48. I was always a little off

:silly: In all honesty, it's getting hard to keep up. We have many internal projects going as well as the big one. I seem to get further behind each day. I really need an administrative assistant of my own, not sharing one with anyone else.:-)

[RevCheesehead]

49. Well, we have a couple of KOEBers looking for work.

You know I'd be there in a heartbeat, but I don't think that's the kind of assistance you need right now. :loveya:

Can you delegate? If all else fails, do as Scottie did on Star Trek... mutliply your work estimate by 4, thereby getting a reputation as a miracle worker.

[sparky_in_ma]

50. : )

I could use that assistance too.:evilgrin: You'd have to wear glasses, I've always had a thing for that. Even if they were plain glass.:loveya:

Time to go to bed, I've got an early morning. I'll try to make a KOEB meeting this week, I miss you ladies.

[RevCheesehead]

51. I wear contacts,

but for you, dear, I'll wear the specs. And the thigh-highs. :evilgrin:

Sleep well, dear Sparky. :hug:

[gkhouston]

61. well, we'd noticed that you list to the left

but were too polite to mention it. :blush:

Sorry to hear they're into administrative anorexia where you are. Amazing that so many businesses are worshiping at that altar these days, with so many people out of work -- and then they can't understand why the people they do still have on the job are sick and stressed out. It's a false economy, but so much else about this economy is false; why should I be surprised?

on edit: and let's be honest, would your assistant really be an "assistant" -- or a fiendish minion? }(

[WolverineDG]

56. that's just about

the :scared: thing you've ever told me, rev......eesh.

dg

[gkhouston]

59. Dana's always had snark

didn't you read his columns last year during the campaign? I guess he decided it was okay to snark on the air...

[bleever]

13. I'm glad KO played Biden saying, "Go ahead and continue not to answer".

:)

[Clark2008]

28. Yeah, we both

:rofl: when he said that.

That's the most spunk I've seen out of Biden in a while.

[bleever]

16. Reminder to MSNBC: we hate the crawl! Get rid of it!

That is all.

[Berry Cool]

17. "Reminder to MSNBC: We love Keith!"

That is all. :loveya:

[bleever]

18. The crawl takes up space that could be filled with

more Keef. Plus, it's distracting.

[RevCheesehead]

41. Amen, brother Bleev.

OMG - IT'S GONE!!!! (at the Re-Countdown) - NO CRAWL!!!! :woohoo:

[bleever]

19. My heart goes out to that guy in Biloxi. And by the way KO

was just tapping his desk after the segment looked like an expression of impatience and disgust with the absent federal help for the victims.

[Berry Cool]

21. When they did the piece on charities, I was surprised

they DIDN'T mention Operation Blessing! What a rip!

Anyway, I was delighted with the Worst Person in the World nominees and the winner!

[bleever]

22. What's Operation Blessing?

[SharonRB]

23. That's Pat Robertson's charity

that is on the FEMA list.

[bleever]

26. Oh. so he's got a charity to clean up after God's will?

I'm confused.

:)

Thanks, Sharon. How about a cosmo with a cough drop in it?

:)

[WolverineDG]

32. sorta, bleever

it's actually a charity so HE can clean up, after god's will or not.

dg

edited because today i'm typing too fast

[Berry Cool]

36. Hope you feel better, Sharon.

Get lots of rest!

[gkhouston]

62. well, the hurricane was God's will

and thanks to blivet** pushing Operation Blessing, sounds like Robertson is cleaning up. Um... not what you meant?

[RevCheesehead]

42. ROFLOL!

:rofl: Oh, Bleev - sometimes you slay me. :evilgrin:

[Berry Cool]

35. Not only that, but it was like second on the FEMA list after Red Cross!

Disgusting!

But I'm glad Keith mentioned one of the overlooked stories of last week...that TONS of small businesses got "9/11 loans" to help them out when their businesses were supposedly affected negatively by 9/11...and many of them had nothing to DO with anything affected by 9/11 (or if so, only remotely) and are nowhere near any of the sites hit.

Example: a dog boarding parlor in Colorado. They were able to get a loan because they were supposedly affected by people taking fewer trips and thus not needing to board their pets!

There are other examples. Fast-food places in the Midwest. A dentist, of all people. (And he doesn't even care. He's glad he got the money.)

Essentially, small business owners who needed a loan went for help and got loans...and if some of those loans were 9/11 loans, well, sometimes even THEY didn't know. A way was found to get them a loan...any kind of loan.

[Greylyn58]

27. Yeah

Farrakan was here in Charlotte yesterday I think and he was talking to the evacuees we have in Charlotte. I remember reading his statement about the levees in NO.

[Clark2008]

29. I've seen the same conspiracy theory posted on DU.

AHEM.... :)

I guess some DUers could be classified as the "Worser" person in the world. :7

[Berry Cool]

37. Maybe some of them ARE worser.

I mean, there are reasonable things to think, and then there are the :tinfoilhat: things.

Things are bad enough without having to come up with goofy conspiracy theories. You know what they say: never attribute to malice what you can attribute to sheer stupidity. Or thoughtless, uncaring neglect. Or greed.

[gkhouston]

63. yes, I think the conspiracy buffs are underestimating the greed angle

they think blivet** withheld aid because he wants to kill black people or institute martial law or <insert your favorite theory here>. I think he wants to privatize a lot of stuff so he and his buds can rake in the cash. You thought Grant's administration was corrupt? Pikers, compared to this lot. And I think Grant personally was not corrupt, just none too choosy about selecting his entourage.

[Berry Cool]

38. Oh, in case anyone was wondering, Cleveland got no evacuee group.

Prepared, but nobody was sent. The city is just using what it pulled together to help people who got to town under their own power and could use assistance now that they are there. It will not be housing anyone on cots or anything.

At least the resources are there to help people who did choose to come up get established in some sense of a life again. Some are saying they will never go back. They're going to make a new start in Cleveland. And you know what, Barbara Bush? The locals don't find THAT "scary" at all.

[noamnety]

34. I was also surprised they left that off

I thought the Operation Blessing "charity" would be the thrust of the story, but not one word about it.

[Muffstser]

24. Just got home in time to see the suit! Yowza!

He definitely looked good tonight. But you know what the question is:

How many times did he say "Duct Tape Guy"? I have my shot glasses lined up. :)

[WolverineDG]

25. unless it was during the 1st 2 minutes

none. so you won't be :hangover: tomorrow. sorry. :evilgrin:

dg

[Muffstser]

30. Aw, crap. I guess he heard about our drinking game.

That's gotta be why! :)

[WolverineDG]

31. pm is your friend

no eavesdroppers.

:)

dg

[Gogi]

39. A possible out of season tornado to the south of me and

now I hear thunder. Momma Nature is still angry. Don't know if I'll be able to watch the re-broadcast, heavy rain knocks my satellite reception out.

Down with the screen crawl!


:grr:


:loveya: KO

[RevCheesehead]

44. Hi, Oberfans.

I'm at Mom & Dad's. Last week, my mom broke her bone above her rotator cuff. She's in the nursing unit at the complex they live in. So I'm here to help Dad and lend emotional support.

Sounds like another good show. :loveya:

[bleever]

52. Hey Cheese

I was gonna post another snarky repartee before turning the computer of for the night, and read your post, so I wanted to wish your mother well, and hope that you all have some good time together. What must it be like to be the father of Rev. Cheesehead! Few can claim THAT title.


And, my snarky comment, tinged with love: sparky came by, and I missed him! At least I got to read the rose-colored trail of glory that his footprints made with yours.

:)

[RevCheesehead]

54. Indeed.

I shall sleep well. :loveya:

Thanks for your kind words. I'm sure Dad will get a kick out of being called the father of RevCheesehead.

And did ya notice that the screen crawl was gone? Hooray!
(all it took was the command of the Bleev)

[Gogi]

53. Sorry to hear about your mom, Rev.

Hope she recovers well.

[RevCheesehead]

55. Thanks, Gogi.

She seemed glad to see me, but also very tired.
Healing is hard work.

[WolverineDG]

57. ouch!

hope your mom heals well & is better soon! have a good visit with your folks. :)

dg

[gkhouston]

64. oh, that's not good news

was it her collarbone? Those break relatively easily. Sometimes they hurt quite a bit and sometimes not. Here's hoping it's the former.