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03/25/2008 18:12 #43788
How I became a Hillary supporterand by the way, there is a new B52's album out. It makes me want to dance.
03/23/2008 21:47 #43772
Raining McCainCategory: politics
oh
my
god
What happens when you combine music that is equal parts drunken karaoke and Mrs.Miller and imagery sampled heavily from Rene Magritte?
Well, you suddenly think Megadeath is due for a comeback.
I am sure you recall the Obama girl, and the forgotten Giuliani girl. Well, make way for the McCain "girls".
my
god
What happens when you combine music that is equal parts drunken karaoke and Mrs.Miller and imagery sampled heavily from Rene Magritte?
Well, you suddenly think Megadeath is due for a comeback.
I am sure you recall the Obama girl, and the forgotten Giuliani girl. Well, make way for the McCain "girls".
03/21/2008 15:37 #43748
The Other 2008 election.Category: politics
Have you heard? It is virtually impossible for Clinton to get the nomination? Reports of Clinton's Demise are Greatly Underexaggerated.
But let me talk about a few of my favorite candidates for Senate seats in other states.
First, Scott Kleeb. He is running for Chuck Hagel's empty seat. I will miss Chuck. He was GOP, but he is in a small club of prominent Republicans I respect. I know virtually nothing about Kleeb, other than he ran for Congress in a blood red district and damn near won. One thing I am positive about is that he is abso-freakin-lutely adorable.
it may be 20 degrees out, but things are getting steamy in here.
Next, let's go to Oregon. Gordon Smith is up for reelection. A Republican in a blue state with a strong independent streak. Gordy seems like he would be more at home in a more traditionally red state, but this is a wacky election. Environmental Activist and Lawyer Steve Novick is running for the Democratic nomination. Here he is holding a picture of Gordon.
Yes, that is a hook hand. Novick was born with a few physical impairments and has a very compelling story. Unlike Bob Dole, he does not hide his physical impairments, in fact, he flaunts it. His campaign slogan is "The Candidate With a Strong Left Hook".
Want to support him? Well go to his site and order a bottle of 'Left Hook Lager'. Buying beer to support a candidate seems to quintessentially Oregonian.
Think I am kidding?
Buy a bottle and support him.
But let me talk about a few of my favorite candidates for Senate seats in other states.
First, Scott Kleeb. He is running for Chuck Hagel's empty seat. I will miss Chuck. He was GOP, but he is in a small club of prominent Republicans I respect. I know virtually nothing about Kleeb, other than he ran for Congress in a blood red district and damn near won. One thing I am positive about is that he is abso-freakin-lutely adorable.
it may be 20 degrees out, but things are getting steamy in here.
Next, let's go to Oregon. Gordon Smith is up for reelection. A Republican in a blue state with a strong independent streak. Gordy seems like he would be more at home in a more traditionally red state, but this is a wacky election. Environmental Activist and Lawyer Steve Novick is running for the Democratic nomination. Here he is holding a picture of Gordon.
Yes, that is a hook hand. Novick was born with a few physical impairments and has a very compelling story. Unlike Bob Dole, he does not hide his physical impairments, in fact, he flaunts it. His campaign slogan is "The Candidate With a Strong Left Hook".
Want to support him? Well go to his site and order a bottle of 'Left Hook Lager'. Buying beer to support a candidate seems to quintessentially Oregonian.
Think I am kidding?
Buy a bottle and support him.
fellyconnelly - 03/23/08 00:43
that guy has got quite a political package put together, huh?
that guy has got quite a political package put together, huh?
james - 03/22/08 10:46
I was hoping to see him animate in "Nebraska Butt Packers 6" but if he has terrible internet adds I will watch them gladly.
Speaking of making offers if politics don't work out. Our disgraced Governor has been offered a sweet deal to pose for Playgirl. :::link:::
Me-ow!
I was hoping to see him animate in "Nebraska Butt Packers 6" but if he has terrible internet adds I will watch them gladly.
Speaking of making offers if politics don't work out. Our disgraced Governor has been offered a sweet deal to pose for Playgirl. :::link:::
Me-ow!
libertad - 03/22/08 10:30
Did you watch his campaign ads on youtube (scott)? They are pretty bad. That picture you have of him looks like a photo from a playgirl spread. Maybe they can make him an offer if things don't pan out for him in the political arena.
Did you watch his campaign ads on youtube (scott)? They are pretty bad. That picture you have of him looks like a photo from a playgirl spread. Maybe they can make him an offer if things don't pan out for him in the political arena.
james - 03/21/08 23:39
Jbeatty: I know the last two presidential elections beer washed a lot of disappointment down.
dcoffee: I have been trying to articulately say the same thing with difficulty as well. Usually I would just throw up an endless stream of polls, delegate numbers, and bile.
ps. Your Father in law is awesome.
Jbeatty: I know the last two presidential elections beer washed a lot of disappointment down.
dcoffee: I have been trying to articulately say the same thing with difficulty as well. Usually I would just throw up an endless stream of polls, delegate numbers, and bile.
ps. Your Father in law is awesome.
dcoffee - 03/21/08 23:28
Great Article about the Clinton Campaign James, That's kind of what I was trying to say last week. They put it in good perspective. Wish I would have thought of this one;
"In other words: The notion of the Democratic contest being a dramatic cliffhanger is a game of make-believe."
PS. my Father in law is going to Pennsylvania to work for the Obama Campaign next week.
Great Article about the Clinton Campaign James, That's kind of what I was trying to say last week. They put it in good perspective. Wish I would have thought of this one;
"In other words: The notion of the Democratic contest being a dramatic cliffhanger is a game of make-believe."
PS. my Father in law is going to Pennsylvania to work for the Obama Campaign next week.
jbeatty - 03/21/08 20:17
Beer mixed with politics?... Finally!
Beer mixed with politics?... Finally!
03/20/2008 10:00 #43735
Book Deal My mom and I are going to write a book. She basically wants to cut and paste our email correspondences into a book, but I am having none of it. There is not enough aspirin for the headache I would get trying to funny that shit up. But we have been sitting on this idea for a while that I think would really work.
We planned this for when she retired and I had the time and money to take two weeks off of what ever future job I would have. We would do a little research finding places and then go on a quest. A quest to find the hair salons with the tackiest names!
In the town neighboring the one I grew up in there is the salon that inspired this idea. On the side of a small wooded road is a building that looks less like a salon and more like the infirmary at a summer camp. Open the screen door with holes the size of raccoons and you will find not the typical hospital like floor of a salon, but rather pine that hasn't been swept since the dust bowl. Take a seat and close your eyes. Mentally prepare yourself for a treat. Decadence: thy name is beehive!
You have entered "Curl Up and Dye".
The name of that place does a wonderful job of being funny, but a terrible job of conveying that it offers a service you would want; unless you have a beaver in need of taxidermy.
The book would be pictures of the different salons, interviews with the staff and customers, the essential question of "where did you get that name, for the love of god?" all thrown into a blender of sarcasm and served over ice.
Strangely, at a party my mom was at she was talking to this couple. They both happen to be publishers in the coffee table book industry. I took that to mean they publish those bargain basement picture books about moose, or Tuscany. Not the endless folio of Madona's coochie. Well, they said that not only was the book a good idea, but it was also a refreshing idea in a stagnant genera. I'm not holding my breath.
Well, I am looking for a new career.
We planned this for when she retired and I had the time and money to take two weeks off of what ever future job I would have. We would do a little research finding places and then go on a quest. A quest to find the hair salons with the tackiest names!
In the town neighboring the one I grew up in there is the salon that inspired this idea. On the side of a small wooded road is a building that looks less like a salon and more like the infirmary at a summer camp. Open the screen door with holes the size of raccoons and you will find not the typical hospital like floor of a salon, but rather pine that hasn't been swept since the dust bowl. Take a seat and close your eyes. Mentally prepare yourself for a treat. Decadence: thy name is beehive!
You have entered "Curl Up and Dye".
The name of that place does a wonderful job of being funny, but a terrible job of conveying that it offers a service you would want; unless you have a beaver in need of taxidermy.
The book would be pictures of the different salons, interviews with the staff and customers, the essential question of "where did you get that name, for the love of god?" all thrown into a blender of sarcasm and served over ice.
Strangely, at a party my mom was at she was talking to this couple. They both happen to be publishers in the coffee table book industry. I took that to mean they publish those bargain basement picture books about moose, or Tuscany. Not the endless folio of Madona's coochie. Well, they said that not only was the book a good idea, but it was also a refreshing idea in a stagnant genera. I'm not holding my breath.
Well, I am looking for a new career.
03/19/2008 15:39 #43729
EmploymentHi,
I am going to ask a favor to you estrippers. If you hear of any entry level positions in a public relations department or firm kindly let me know. Volunteers positions would also work, but pay is always preferable.
thank you
I am going to ask a favor to you estrippers. If you hear of any entry level positions in a public relations department or firm kindly let me know. Volunteers positions would also work, but pay is always preferable.
thank you
Whiskey
Tango
Foxtrot
The best candidate to have run against her was Rick Lazio, which is pathetic in of itself. I was no great fan of HRC first term as senator but I sure as hell was not going to vote for John Spencer who is so fucking crazy he might as well have been running under the Whig party.
It's remarkable how the media is just now discovering how full of it Hillary is. Incredible. The joke is that NYS would still re-elect her by a 2 to 1 margin. Ish.