Imus: 17 Spanish Troops killed
in Afghanistan overnight. He reported it about 15 minutes ago. Does anyone else have any confirmation of this? I believe they said it was a helicopter that went down...no word whether it was accident...
View ArticleThe real deal: Hurricane Rita evac.
No GAS. No Road/Contraflow. No State Troopers/TX Dept of Transportation No Food No Lodging No Nothing. I know that Houston is the 4th largest city and this was an unprecidented evacuation but it was a...
View ArticleBush "News" Conference 10:30 am EST
Where is the Open Thread when we need it? Make your guesses here as to what he is going to yack about and whether he takes any questions from the press. Hopefully he will announce Cheney's resignation,...
View ArticleWould this be illegal?
I had this dream that at least 100 Americans, eager to take back our country, from this irreputable, (s)elected, hysteria-inducing regime could saddle up some kickass stallions and form an...
View ArticleBreaking: Daytraders in Frist and Delay's offices.
John in DC over a Americablog has LINK to Air America Radio audio where Representative Louise Slaughter D-NY reveals that Tom DeLay and Bill Frist had daytraders working in their offices. The traders...
View ArticleCheney victim speaks at 1 pm Est.
Just noticed this at the Corpus Christi Caller.com website [link www.caller.com] registration is required. Whittington will speak at the hospital press conference at 1pm Est. Will fill in more details...
View ArticleYou are not a Democrat.
Is it possible to kick someone out of the Democratic party because they support building a wall between the USA and Mexico? I just did tonight. To me it is wrong to espouse this, even though every one...
View ArticleLA Times: Bush exempts himself from record oversight
Just reported on Los Angeles Times site that Bush claims exemption from oversight of classification/declassification by Archives. The article was posted at 7:44 PDT so it has just been written up....
View ArticleBagdad bank robbed of 282 Million US
Reported about six hours ago from Iraqslogger. Two security guards involved. The biggest theft in Iraq previously reported was 1 Billion dollars which occured right after Operation Shock and Awe. Once...
View Article2008 Feral Pootie fest.
To start off: cosette jr. and I are foster-homing 3 ten-week old kittens and their mommy, Angel. My son live-trapped all of them at his apartment. All of them are currently: half to 'just a touch'...
View ArticleOpen Thread needn't suck.
I've been around here awhile and have noticed that Open Thread needs to be sexed-up. Open thread has no schedule and no panache and thus gets no respect. Many "diaries" can be channeled through Open...
View ArticlePretzels is dying.
My daughter's cat is dying. I've been up for several days waiting for that moment when I would know that "Pretzels"(black tortie) has decided that she has had enough. It is not easy to know when that...
View ArticleI feared she would do good
I thought she would do good... and she did. I have been crying here,, because there are many who don't know Sarah Palin's true agenda. She's all...I'm a victim of sexism ...which is so not true. Heck,...
View ArticleThank You, Barack and Michelle.
You've given me strength. I just saw your after-speech/ working the crowd in Columbus, OH on Sunday on C-Span.If you both can plunge into the crowd.... then we can all follow your lead and leave our...
View ArticleWhere is Everybody?
Supposedly... according to the SiteMeter at the bottom of the site there were around 14,000 here during the last hour, and over 400,000 for the day. Where are all you people? Seriously.Jump!
View ArticleBegone! Where are you for this New Years?
I've almost used up my Finnish (tm) tolerance to hang in there for the Hawaiian Isles for NY2009. Are you around? We've been waiting for you.
View ArticleWant some fun tonight?
Are you wanting to mess with the bottom-of-the-pond birthers and deathers? Here's your chance... Log-on to Plains Radio Network. You will be instantly registered. It's so much fun that it should be...
View ArticleRick Perry's OneStar Scandal broke
BurntOrangeReport has a post up today that Rick had to high-tail it out of SC not because of the wildfires in Texas but because of breaking scandal with one of his Faith and Family appointees (who...
View ArticleRifle toting man shot by HPD near Occupy Houston
Details just coming in. No one in Occupy Houston or Houston Police Department reported injured. Man aimed at many in Tranquility Park (irony) and shouted "Kill Me, Kill Me" at the police. Police shot...
View ArticleUpdated: Help! Problem: Massachusetts rental agreement
Close friend is 'renting' a room and use of the rest of the house from the 'main renter' of the property that has extra space. The landlord is alright with this. There are others living there with...
View ArticleGive it up for the Girl Scouts
We. Are. Not . Just . About. Cookies. We are so much more than that. Are the Boy Scouts totally defined about their yearly, stale popcorn sales? I don't think so. Recently, when I really needed an...
View ArticleWife shoots husband after he threatens cat.
Well, she 'allegedly' shot him in the stomach with a pistol after he picked up the cat and threatened to hurt it.link Thankfully, the cat is fine.
View ArticleMD Congressman compares women to TV sets.
Roscoe Bartlett (MD-06) blamed traffic on I-270 and family stress in the home due to two breadwinners as a direct result of :When we drove the mother out of the home into the workplace and replaced her...
View ArticleBAINPORT
Let Sensata Workers Down? NO! NO! NO! We shouldn't be able to live with ourselves if we don't get their story out front more. It's the ickyest thing Bain Capital does but they do it day in and day out....
View ArticleI spilled my guts to Ann Romney tonight
She invited my response but it was undeliverable twice. cosette jr is having a serious medical event due to her pre-existing condition... She is a college graduate working in a right-to -work state,...
View ArticleA Christmas Miracle on I-84 PA Westbound.
One of mine's cars broke down westbound I-84 tonight about 9:30 EST near Lord's Valley PA. They were able to make connections with a shop nearby that can make the fix on Wednesday....part needed. Nice...
View Articlei hid myself
no snark. It pained me for many years. i suffered. i thought myself all alone. But, I wasn't. There were many proud liberals/ progressives right in my own neighborhood but we didn't link up.We need...
View ArticleAnyone else watching The World According to Dick Cheney?
Basically posting this as an open thread for those with either a strong constitution and/or massive amount of booze or drugs. Currently on Showtime...half an hour in. Repeats at 10:00 pm CT on Showtime.
View ArticleCruising... while not caucasian.
Hey! How about a cruise if you're not white? How welcome would you feel? Check out the mailings that you receive from companies that you may have cruised with in the past; those that they've sold their...
View ArticleStop the naming of Highway in Dallas after GWB
Please consider signing Move-On Petition.
View Article"I think it's going to be fine once it's all said and done," Mayor of...
What are the local residents of Mayflower,AR hearing about the Tar Sands Bitumin leak from the Pegasus pipeline? According to the mayor of the city, Randy Holland, everything will be A-Okay.Even one of...
View ArticleWho is involved/owns West,TX fertilizer plant?
So far...I've found (TownHall link) Bill Lauderback and he has a Twitter account . Ha. He's only tweeted one tweet (gawd) so far but maybe he'll get the hang of it soon.West Fertilizer Co. Looking to...
View ArticleNeed 2 Netroots Nation 13 Registrations
Has anyone purchased a registration that they cannot use? I can do Paypal or check.
View ArticleMail carrier dead in Coldspring,TX
She was killed and her vehicle set on fire south of Lake Livingston and east of Huntsville, TX.According to the news, so far, she was driving a rural route in her personal vehicle
View ArticleIf you care about electing 'more and better Democrats'
If you care about the mission of this site please read and RecommendTexas Matters: Redistricting Texas Matters is a weekly round-up of all things Texas. Look for it every Thursday evening.Texas has 38...
View ArticleDoes the fetus have a soul?
That's what this forced birther stuff is all about. Make them own it. Make them explain it.
View ArticleProposal: News. Action.Community
The "Community" portion of this site sickens me. There are postings that constantly need money and the same folks are always involved. It's fucking sad. (I'm so tempted to create a sockpuppet to get...
View ArticleWho've they got? GOP 2016
I'm seeing a very slim field. Front runner Chris Christie and sloppy second Scott Walker look tarnished,
View ArticleI'm having a really hard time
with no news for MH370. Since we, in the US, are being spied upon by our government to the point that we can't even buy a six-pack or a bag of cat litter without our government knowing about it...how...
View ArticleCantor to resign Congress August 18
ReportsThe Richmond Times-Dispatch. He told the paper that he's asked Governor McCaulliffe to call for a special election for November 4, 2014, so that whoever takes his seat on election day can start...
View ArticleMy (our) Zoe girl is over the Rainbow Bridge
She was a 40 pound black Labrador mix that I found over 15 years ago so it's not an incredible surprise...family was warned several months ahead of time. Not all of us were on the same page but all...
View ArticleThank You for getting out the Vote Today
For all of you that are doing everything in your power today: Driving folks to the polls; calling Dems to remind them about Election Day; putting up signs near election sites; manning the phones and...
View ArticleGuantanamo detainee's diary to be published 1/20/15
The Guardian exposes brutality, rendition and torture. Written by detainee Mohamedou Ould Slahi (who, of course, was never charged with anything) who wrote manuscript in English. Diary was redacted and...
View ArticleCat music!
Just saw this on Raw Story. University of Wisconsin researchers discovered this. It's SCIENCE!
View ArticleTrump Ordered to appear in NY court on Monday.
The Donald has ignored his jury summonses several times since 2006 and must appear on Monday in NY court. Yes, I know it's The Daily Mail that I'm using to confirm this, but it is backed up by the New...
View ArticleBreaking. Y'all Queda surrounded by FBI. Several MRAPs and bullhorn. Audio at...
FBI has surrounded Y’all Queda with MRAPS and has bullhorn telling them to leave with their hands up. Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore is attempting to negotiate. She is at Portland airport and wants...
View ArticleTrump just supported 'some sort of punishment' for women who have abortions....
In an interview today which will be aired tonight Chris Matthews elicited Trump’s claim to support punishment for women who have an abortion.I have a hate/love relationship with Chris Matthews and have...
View ArticleNetroots Nation 2016: Last Minute Bargain Basement Price: 2 registrations for...
We can’t go. Waaaaa! Business trip came up.This price is WAY below the ticket price. Our loss/your gain...IF you can use them. Paypal is the best for this. The tickets are totally transferable to...
View ArticleBuzzfeed publishes claimed Trump dossier
Buzzfeed claims it has document on Trump. www.buzzfeed.com/...
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