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Bored? I have added more photos to my Halloween night at WeHo set on Flickr -- (link) - con_carne Nov 7, 10:29 [flickr] 1
- Oh, the photos I added are just random people's cool costumes -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 10:29
Given Bernanke now says more bailouts are necessary, I can't help but wonder what could have been achieved if $700 billion was spent on the moonshot - Loyola Nov 7, 10:24
I argue that McCain lost because he got too close to the conservative end of the GOP. The conservatives argue that the defeat was the end of moderates - Mop Nov 7, 10:23 38
- I think it a laundry list of things. Iraq and Afghanistan, Bush, Palin, Economy, Obamamania, etc. A very bad time for all Repubs - VMan Nov 7, 10:38
- I think in part it is that conservative ideas don't resonnate in this kind of climate, and the tenor of the campaign made them seem irrelevant. It was - emoticripple Nov 7, 10:29
- I would argue that mccain lost because his campaign was disjointed, not very well planned, and seemed to be one hail mary pass after another. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 7, 10:29
- My personal opinion: he lost because of 2 things: the Economy and Palin. - JaxSean Nov 7, 10:27 28
  - 1) he was running as a Republican, 2) he didn't have the charisma of Obama. -- nm - Max Nov 7, 10:31 2
    - I know quite a few Republicans that didn't vote for him because of Palin. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 10:34 1
      - I do too, but I still don't think Lieberman would have helped any. That ticket *might* have beaten Kerry or Gore. - Max Nov 7, 10:37
  - that and his seeming lack of focus towards the end - decline Nov 7, 10:30
  - but this is not what lesson the GOP party faithful will take away from it. they think the mistake was nominating McCain in the first place -- nm - pigby Nov 7, 10:28 19
    - Maybe, maybe not. It's been 3 days. Remember the disillusion you/we felt 4 years ago? - ty97 Nov 7, 10:29 1
      - Yep. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 7, 10:32
    - disagree, because who else would it have been? -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 10:29 16
      - the true believers wanted Fred Thompson as far as i can tell -- nm - pigby Nov 7, 10:31 1
        
        and it kept shifting, when Fred flamed out, they went to Rudy (who they used to consider the devil) and when he tubed they went to Romney -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 10:33
      - I'm taking that you don't listen to right wing radio much do you? -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 10:30 13
        
        Does right wing radio respresent the GOP? - ty97 Nov 7, 10:32 10
        
        they drive the debate and frame the issues more than any other group in the party - pigby Nov 7, 10:34 1
        
        but they didn't get their 1st, 2nd, or 3rd choice candidate on the ticket. That's telling, to me. -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 10:36
        
        I made the point yesterday that it doesn't. But the phrase pixie used was talking about a more specific group. -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 10:34
        
        exactly. I think that segment of the GOP has shrunk since 2004. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 10:34 6
        
        but I think they won't go away... - Mel Profit Nov 7, 10:36 1
        
        Hmmm. But I don't think Reagan Republicans are the same as the current religious right. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 10:36
        
        I'm pondering the possibility. I have no data to back it up. And the listenership will get a boost with a Dem POTUS and Congress, for sure -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 10:35 3
        
        the data you can use is the specific voting breakdowns, and I think you'll find that that group has less of a defection rate than the others. -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 10:36
        
        I think the core is probably still there but the fluffy coating is long gone. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 10:36 1
        
        mmm..fluffy... -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 10:36
        
        no, I try to limit my daily dose of masochism. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 10:31 1
        
        Well they hated the McCain nomination and Wednesday they threw him under the bus. They wanted anyone but him. -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 10:32
  - I think Bush was a way bigger factor than Palin. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 10:27 3
    - I think Palin turned off way more Republicans than Bush did. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 10:35 1
      - ...because McCain is a different person with different ideas. He's not Bush. - JaxSean Nov 7, 10:37
    - I think Palin was in many ways an echo of Bush. -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 10:29
- I haven't really studied it, but I think the 1 - 2 punch that did McCain in were out of his control completely - ty97 Nov 7, 10:26 1
  - Their long-term strategy regarding the economy set them up for abject failure. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 10:32
- I'm not discussing one dang more thing with you until you answer whether you're playing Halo tonight. -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 10:26
- the proof will be in what kind of candidates the party fields in 2010 and 12 - pigby Nov 7, 10:25
- Hmm. Disclaimer. - Mop Nov 7, 10:25
- I agree. If he had held the middle, Obama would have had a much harder time of it. -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 10:24
alright, i need secret santa ideas.... unknown person 'likes scented candles', $10 limit. - Andie Nov 7, 10:21 19
- Thanks all! -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 10:33
- a box of condoms - ty97 Nov 7, 10:27
- My fallback has always been a pretty "holiday" CD. You can often find these for less than 10. -- nm - Amy Nov 7, 10:26 3
  - Yep. New Enya is 9.99. -- nm - Amy Nov 7, 10:27
  - that's a pretty good idea - i need to keep it really generic, but, i'd rather it be something that doesn't just end up in a drawer wasting space. -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 10:27 1
    - Ella Fitzgerald? -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 10:28
- matches -- nm - decline Nov 7, 10:25 1
  - or a candle snuffer -- nm - decline Nov 7, 10:26
- Dang. If they were an Office fan and the limit was $15, you could get Serebity by Jan candles {nm} - Banzai! Nov 7, 10:25
- do they have a pet cause you could make a small donation to? -- nm - pigby Nov 7, 10:22 3
  - i have NO idea. i know nothing about this person. -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 10:23 2
    - generic iTunes $10 gift card? or some similar retailer -- nm - pigby Nov 7, 10:27
    - $10 donation to the Human Fund. Send C/O VMan. -- nm - VMan Nov 7, 10:24
- On a similar vein... Incense? -- nm - VMan Nov 7, 10:22 1
  - maybe reed diffusers. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 10:23
- Yankee Candle has air fresheners for the car. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 10:22
- candle holder? -- nm - budice Nov 7, 10:22
- what about something like fun coloured silicone kitchen stuff? -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 10:21 1
  - fabulous but when I check it's more than $10. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 10:22
I'm having trouble 'digesting' this board2 tidbit about a sandwich with chopped 'beets' Is this some kind of hippy obama thing - zeitgeist Nov 7, 10:15 6
- "You're supposed to cook these, aren't you." "Amateur. *crunch*" -- nm - Max Nov 7, 10:21
- it's from Chop'd. They call it "Harvest Cobb". Chicken, spinach, apples, walnuts, goat cheese, beets. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 10:16 4
  - so, you're having problems getting a goat cobb in your mouth, no wonder you're my favorite ST'r -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 10:20
  - 1/2 of that sounds delicious. - ty97 Nov 7, 10:18 1
    - it was 100% great, except when it was on my nose. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 10:19
  - Yummer! -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 10:16
Friday $5 Albums: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Calexico "Carried to Dust," Pantera "Best of," The Game "Lax," and Now That's What I Call Music 28. - JaxSean Nov 7, 10:15 3
- The Calexico is so-so, but if you're considering your first from them, I recommend Feast of Wire. -- nm - emoticripple Nov 7, 10:21 2
  - Personally, I'd skip them all. Although, the "Now..." is 20 pop songs for $5 - not a bad deal if you like that sort of stuff. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 10:25 1
    - I don't, that's a lot of wicked thrash funk that Pantera album is packing. That's like 250,000 notes per penny. -- nm - emoticripple Nov 7, 10:34
oh my. Just got a birth announcement from someone at work. they named their kid (girl) Djeneba. - loosilu Nov 7, 10:14 9
- My head just hears that as "Geneva". -- nm - Miss Penny Nov 7, 10:25
- not Djibuti? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 7, 10:19
- Better then Apple. -- nm - lileve Nov 7, 10:15
- Not "Obama"? -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 10:15 1
  - Hussein! -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 10:16
- Better than Cooper -- nm - budice Nov 7, 10:14 3
  - at least people can spell taht. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 10:16
  - That's my (female) dog's name. -- nm - Shaun Nov 7, 10:15
  - And fracking Dakota -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 10:15
Joe Lieberman is like Fredo trying to get in the house for their mother's funeral -- nm - pigby Nov 7, 10:14 11
- that's fairly apt. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 7, 10:26
- "I know it was you, Joe. You broke my heart. You BROKE MY HEART." -- nm - Grabby Kissy Hillary Nov 7, 10:23
- Actually Joe is in a good position as Supermajority is teetering -- nm - budice Nov 7, 10:21 2
  - i would say there is a less than 5% chance they actually get to 60 -- nm - pigby Nov 7, 10:24 1
    - Yeah, but they're closer to it with him -- nm - budice Nov 7, 10:27
- What did he say/do? -- nm - Don Homer Nov 7, 10:20 4
  - veiled threats from his staffer that the Republican caucus would take him if he's stripped of his charimanship -- nm - pigby Nov 7, 10:21 3
    - he met with Harry Reid yesterday I believe and I bet it didn't go very well -- nm - decline Nov 7, 10:33
    - with 56 senate seats they can afford to drop him like a leper -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 10:29
    - 60 seats is a dream now anyway. - znufrii Nov 7, 10:29
- He got a bunch of republicans to vote for him. I don't think many democrats can do that. - lileve Nov 7, 10:16
VLIR: Fav arcade game. Space Harrier. I think you sat in a chair that moved along with the guy on teh screen./ -- nm - lileve Nov 7, 10:13 1
- Yup. Afterburner has the same basic premise. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 10:15
I so do not want to work today. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 7, 10:11 4
- I have days like that. Usually happens on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 10:12 2
  - well, I can see why on saturdays and sundays you would feel the need to work - tRuMaN Nov 7, 10:16
  - Great, now I have that birthcontrol commerical song in my head! YAY! -- nm - lileve Nov 7, 10:13
- Unicorns and puppies! -- nm - lileve Nov 7, 10:12
b2: ty, the more likely situation is a clearly (federal) unconstitutional ballot proposition would be challenged before it's even put on the ballot -- nm - pigby Nov 7, 10:09
I actually said no to a cat-sitting job for my ex's bf - znufrii Nov 7, 10:07 3
- *schedules you for a spine implant* -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 10:09 1
  - I would have been irritated, but if it came with an offer of good money, my love of kittens and cash would overcome that. :) -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 10:11
- I'm stunned they would have even asked truthfully. -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 10:08
LIR amoxy: I disagree. I believe Palin can change the public's perception of her. - TaurusII Nov 7, 10:07 10
- Palin has proven herself a quick study. She had little time to prepare for the election, but in 4 years, she could be formidable. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 10:20 1
  - But it still gets back to my Dan Quayle comparison...He was never able to overcome the country's perception - amoxy Nov 7, 10:27
- She can become more knowledgable sure, But I don't think her ideological foundations will change. -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 10:13 2
  - She can move toward the center, at least in campaigning. - ty97 Nov 7, 10:16 1
    - she can, but I'm doubtful -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 10:23
- They said similar things about Hillary Clinton when she was elected into the senate - znufrii Nov 7, 10:09 3
  - Yep, she came very, very close to earning the nomination. - ty97 Nov 7, 10:14
  - and she did change her image. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 10:10 1
    - exactly. -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 10:13
- she'll just open herself up to a challenge from Joe the Plumber for the cletus vote -- nm - pigby Nov 7, 10:08
Thursday ratings -- (link) - Beaker Nov 7, 10:07
Biden is a respected, smart guy with tons of experience who sometimes says dumb things ... not the same thing IMO -- nm - rollo Nov 7, 10:03 7
- agreed...there's a world of difference between Biden and Palin. - Mel Profit Nov 7, 10:10 6
  - I'll certainly concede she has a perception problem. - Dr.Vermin Nov 7, 10:14 5
    - I mentioned yesterday... - Mel Profit Nov 7, 10:27 2
      - and she also has that certain personality that appeals to Alskans, perhaps moreso than the rest of the country. -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 10:32 1
        
        go to Youtube and listen to her answers when she was running for Gov. - Mel Profit Nov 7, 10:34
    - How did she get it? -- nm - rollo Nov 7, 10:20
    - only to the extent that the campaign exposed her for the fraud she really is -- nm - pigby Nov 7, 10:16
HEY EVERYBODY! LOOK AT MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Nov 7, 10:03 [Image] 16
- I love that almost feline expression he has. "Yeah, that's right. I'm top dog now." -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 10:14
- Lovely dog. I love a mutt. Lots of character -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 10:13
- cool! -- nm - crash davis Nov 7, 10:11
- He looks like he's about to jump off that couch and stab me with a fork. -- nm - Subversive Nov 7, 10:07 2
  - He probably runs his own organized crime crew. -- nm - Max Nov 7, 10:12
  - Andie's cat will protect you... - Mel Profit Nov 7, 10:11
- ARRRRGGGG Vermin looks like a cute dog.....!!! -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 7, 10:07
- eyeroll -- nm - Miss Penny Nov 7, 10:06
- yeah! -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 10:05
- CUTE! -- nm - lileve Nov 7, 10:05
- awshum! -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 7, 10:05
- Cute dog...How is the temperment? -- nm - amoxy Nov 7, 10:04 3
  - Sweet and quiet. Better behaved than the 9 mo. Golden Ret. we got her as a companion for. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Nov 7, 10:07 [Image] 2
    - 9 months is pretty young though. -- nm - Shaun Nov 7, 10:08 1
      - just a puppy! -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 10:14
- OMGtehCute!!! -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 10:04
lyc: For lunch I'm eating a KFC "Guitar Hero" box meal. Not a bad deal... - JaxSean Nov 7, 10:02 12
- I was fretting about the cost. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 10:03 9
  - It was a tough choice to not go with the KFC Bowl, but this is a bit more expensive and a lot more filling. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 10:05
  - Note-d -- nm - amoxy Nov 7, 10:05 7
    - I'm sure Jax is capo-ble of affording it. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 10:06 6
      - He's clearly quite in tune with his finances. -- nm - Subversive Nov 7, 10:08 5
        
        and he chooses his KFC lunch a-chord-ingly. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 10:10 3
        
        This thread is nothing but treble. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 10:12 2
        
        what do you bass that on? -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 10:12 1
        
        We can't beat the same drum for too long -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 10:16
        
        *guitar smash* -- nm - Honky Tonk Man Nov 7, 10:09
- I'm having homemade turkey chili that I slow cooked yesterday for 10 hours -- nm - decline Nov 7, 10:03
- I saw an ad for it. Want! -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 10:03
/passes amendment banning B2 -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 7, 10:01 4
- challeges it in the Supreme Court -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Nov 7, 10:20
- *appeals -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 10:17
- *quits paying taxes* -- nm - B2 Nov 7, 10:07
- Burns B1 in protest -- nm - amoxy Nov 7, 10:03

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