The sound and fury of the fireworks has faded, and your tummy may be recovering from backyard barbeque syndrome, but the news goes on. Pull up a chair and sooth your soul with one of Rico’s delicious Mimosas. So what if it’s still early…we won’t tell; and the scrumptious brunch buffet awaits a visit whenever you’re feeling up to it.
I’m sorry to say that you won’t find anything news here about Sanford or Michael Jackson (ok, I lied. There is just one tiny link for MJ downpost), but hopefully there’s something here for everybody.
ODDz and EndZ
Michael Jackson
I promise, this is the only Michael Jackson link I’m providing today (Ok, I’m feeling just a bit sorry for him since he was knocked off the top news story rung Friday).
“Thriller” with Legos — enjoy
Female artist perspective
Born 1919 – Still Living
Daphne [Odjig] was born in Wikwemikong, on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. Coming from a native background – Potawatomi and Odawa – she was proud of the art and culture of her ancestors. Her artistic side ran in the family, with a grandfather who was into carving, sketching and painting and a father who painted and was a talented musician, the apple did not fall far from the tree.
Vacation Fun
Looking for a thrill this vacation? Why not go to Chicago and scare the beejeebus out of yourself and your children with this horrifying view?
Don’t Look Down: Terrifying View from Glass-Box balcony jutting out from skyscraper’s 103rd Floor.
No. Thank. You.
In honor of Independence Day
Can you pass the “Citizenship Test?”
Sports
Those Williams’ sisters are so competitive…but only one can win
Serena beats sister Venus at Wimbledon
Former Tennessee Titans Quarterback Steve McNair found dead
Plus
Lance is back in the Tour de France…but can he do it again?
The Funny Pages and the Oddest News of the Day
- Innovation apparently has no boundary: Prison guards intercept carrier pigeon with a cellphone
- 34% of Americans think the war in Iraq is OVER.
- File this under: I wonder if this was covered by his medical insurance? Blind man sees wife for first time after having tooth implanted in his eye
and finally…
- Just what the heck is that *thing* growing in the sewers of North Carolina? Man…they should pay better attention to whatever they’re eating! (Warning…this is a 5 star ick! Not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach. You’ve been warned.)
Filed under: General
FBI says they are NOT investigating Sarah:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-palin5-2009jul05,0,7018263.story
That won’t be good enough for the PDS crowd. They’ll find another way to spin it.
nope, now the word is Palin quit to protect husband Todd from the FBI.
they just don’t stop…
That just proves what desperate evil dolts they are. As if resigning would stop any legitimate investigations by the FBI.
Right
“pack it up guys…she’s left the governor’s mansion. We can’t prove anything now.”
That’s good news anyway. Have you guys seen the latest from T-Bogg?
http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/
These people are heinous.
I added that link to the list above. Thanks!
well, I wonder if all the blogs that were dancing madly thinking about Palin going to jail will offer up a retraction?
doubt it…
More PDS from TalkLeft. Glad to see BTB isn’t falling into the trap (read the comments). http://www.talkleft.com/story/2009/7/5/12589/76028
Washington Post on Palin: just as I suspected, and I don’t blame her!
Yep, that’s what I said on the “speculation” thread. And if it is in fact why she resigned, or at least part of the reason and not because she wants to run in 2012, people should stop projecting their own hopes and dreams on her and respect the courage it took to do what she did on behalf of her family.
I can totally understand where she’s coming from if that is the case.
can you just imagine how michelle obama would act if her girls had been attacked like the Palin kids were.
Isn’t Coale Greta’s (of On the Record) husband?
By the way, I couldn’t help but think that the article read like a thinly disguised hit piece. They spun it negative every chance they got. (I don’t even think they mentioned that the 15 ethics complaints were dismissed, and that’s pretty sleazy.)
Personally, I support Palin’s decision to do whatever she thinks is best for her and her family. It’s time that people stop looking for a candidate to come to the rescue.
Why wasn’t Michael Jackson’s home declared a crime scene?
In my humble opinion, they did it to protect the doctor and others, but not the scene. Now it will be next to impossible to get any verdict without having to take into account the movers (that moved things and others who entered) etc…leading to reasonable doubt.
What say you?
Boomer — what is your new avatar?
That’s Boston, Goddammit!
Do you know any better avatar? Sheesh!!!
That’s what I thought but I can’t see it! When I try to increase it, it’s too blurry.
Me Oh, MY…Blue it’s Sunday! Some nice herbal tea or some soothing coffee…inhale…relax….
It’s the Boston skyline. I guess it isn’t big enough to recognize.
Unless you’re familiar with beantown, like MABlue, that is.
In my browser it’s only about 1/3″ square. I can barely read the newspaper type so figuring out the skyline is challenging.
Looks like a bird to me.
That might be because you haven’t cleaned your cache lately. I’ll try to find a better pic when I get a chance.
How can you get a better pic than that?
Everybody HAS TO recognize it. It’s Boston.
spank me…my bad
Ah, come on, give us visually impaired folks a break.
Mablue2,
Were you able to see the ‘Dolphins’? I know for certain myiq2xu won’t…
I thought it was a shoreline, reflected on water, but couldn’t recognize what city…eye sight isn’t that good these days.
People are none too pleased with his “sit down and shut up comment.
Which lefty blogs? Links or tips?
over at memeorandum theres a whole list of them, starting with the HuffPo
OK, thanks.
Digby has a post
she’s captured the essense of his condescending, finger-wagging, lecture style.
I thought so…
Some of the comments are hilarious. The most popular is the “good cop/bad cop theory, in which Obama is still playing 42nd dimension chess while winning at pinochle with his left small toe, and advancing a viable Theory Of Everything in his subconscious sleep-mutterings.
See, Obama is sending a signal when he tells the Left to knock off the criticism re: single payer or the public option. He REALLY wants single payer, but he is (wink wink, nod nod) schmoozing the right as part of his job as “good cop”, while sending the left a secret signal to actually STEP UP their righteous anger as the “bad cop”. He is doing this on purpose (how brilliant!) because it is the way that the corporatist right is going to be blindsided by this devious good cop/bad cop routine. He obviously secretly wants the left to do the OPPOSITE of what he is publicly telling them to do, because he is so freaking scary smart and chock full ‘o strategems.
IOW, Obama is manifestly “on our side”, on the side of all things progressive and true and just – even when he isn’t.
These people are fucking DELUSIONAL in the worst sort of way. I’ve heard more logic from a battered woman, when she earnestly laid out all the reasons why the pig who was beating her regularly really, really loved her – he was just a complicated man who had unusual ways of expressing it.
I cant read those delusional asses anymore. It just depresses me that the human race is failing so fast.
“A quick perusal of lefty blogs reveals that people are none too pleased with Obama’s “sit down and shut up about healthcare” announcement.”
They’ll whine and blabber on a bit about it and then go back and do what they do best – bend over and ask him to do it to them one more time.
Magic 8-ball sez — you’re most likely 100% correct
Funny and true–plus the obligatory panel discussions on just how simultaneously moronic and cunning Palin is.
…..plus the obligatory panel discussions on just how simultaneously moronic and cunning Palin is.
lol! The slick willy- bubba pincer move done to Bill.
Palin and Bill may not share the same political beliefs, but they sure do suffer the same press tactics.
With Hill they could never even pretend she was dumb, just evil.
Good point, and I agree somewhat. I think the reflexive “Palin — what a bimbo” stuff says more about the of the cultural and social biases of the person making those claims than it does about Palin. I don’t think Palin is quite the policy wonk that Bill is, though.
Whoops, some extra words got in there. That should read
“more about the cultural and social biases…”
It’s the class thing….the real differences between Bill and Palin are immaterial to them next to their being , in the Village’s view, from the wrong side of the tracks.
…which is why the Village once thought Bush had a “sunny nobility.”
I’m not sure about this, but haven’t some people in Alaska been saying that Sarah Palin killed Vince Foster?
True – George & Gang spent MOST of the panel time on Palin – “The Quitter” and “no way she’ll ever be elected to anything again.”
Nothing about the media and Obot sites mocking her children!!
I don’t remember another former or current politician’s children being so methodically crucified.
Do you?
Chelsea hasn’t had it easy, especially during her adolescence, but Hillary has been effective in shutting it down on the airwaves at least. Even McCain had to once apologize for making a joke at Chelsea’s expense. “Why is Chelsea so ugly” were typical red meat for conservatives and like knock-knock jokes at that time (and likely continue to be for the most imbecilic on the fringes.)
And, then of course as an adult, she became too attractive for the morons, so much so that they began to wonder if her parents were making her whore herself out to superdelegates.
Yay! I would still pass the citizenship test. Got 100 %.
Thanks for the odd news. Always my favorite news these days.
Feeling competitive? Why not enter the “World Wife Carrying Contest?”
http://www.eitb.com/video/en/detail/185808/finland-holds-14th-edition-of-world-wife-carrying-competition/
Oh great…George Stephanopolus is having Todd Purdum on this morning’s round table to debate Sarah Palin’s future. That should be stimulating (your gag reflex that is)
At that rate, Snuffleupagus should have rounded out that panel of hacks with Andrew Sullivan and Maureen Dowd.
They could all wear their Sarah Palin is a C*nt T-shirts. You know they all have them.
in the drawer next to their Bush action figure…lol!
Yeah…check out this typically vile hit piece from MoDo.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/opinion/05dowd.html?_r=1
No only does she spit all over Palin, she insults the entire state of Alaska by demeaning it as “a small pond.”
He would have but Dowd is probably stuck in a confessional and Sullivan up his own butt.
It figures….
Not just stimulating, but probably the most accurate indepth analysis we’ll get…NOT. George and NBC are really kicking the teeth out of their credibility with moves like this.
George and Dee Dee are good pals from their WH days and a mutual disdain for the Clintons. They all best be very careful what they have to say in case Sarah’s threat to start taking legal action against these loose lipped speculators is real.
Nice round up SOD! Thanks.
34% of Americans think the war in Iraq is OVER.
This might be the same 34% who thought we actully found WMDs in Iraq!
That is just pathetic. another big win for obozo.
Wonder who they think won the war?
34% of Americans approved of Bush’s presidency at the end, too.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/113770/bush-presidency-closes-34-approval-61-disapproval.aspx
Wow…the happiest place on earth is a bit somber this morning:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/05/u.s.disney.monorail/
Driver dead
Marion Barry’s back in the news — arrested for stalking
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/05/AR2009070501056.html
Thank you for the piece on Daphne Odjig-I had never heard of her before. Very beautiful artist.
Everything else gone? Don’t worry, you can put up your “soul” as collateral in Latvia:
We must have a few bankrupted Latvians in Congress then…
533 must have signed up. I’m leaving out Sanders and Feingold. Make that 534 if we add Obama.
Oh noes! How tragic!
Ah, I always suspected russians of being r@cist.
I guess this trip won’t be nearly so fun!
Wonder how he will do without Hillary at his side?
there will be no adoring crowds to greet him.
If there were rock bands and sausages, like in Berlin, the crowds would be there . It’s actually and smart move on Putin’s part….no crowds makes Obama in a sullen mood from the get go and even more easily rattled
They obviously don’t watch CNN in Russia.
OK, I just want to know if they will let him give a massive speech like the one in Germany with many, many Russians if he sets up free hot links and Vodka and a Free concert too before the speech. That I would be impressed with and the Russian KGB would be frightened of a WORLD NEW ORDER!
bet that makes him cry.lol
Mark Halperin’s take on all the “analysis” of Palin’s move. It’s all wrong.
http://thepage.time.com/halperin%E2%80%99s-take-9-pieces-of-analysis-about-sarah-palin%E2%80%99s-decision-that-are-flat-out-totally-wrong/
I was just listening to an interview on fox and had to double check to make sure it was not MSNB. It was with Liz? and she stated she agreed with the MSM’s take on Palin. The interview was shocking, questioning her mental health and alluding to the “FBI” investigation. I wonder if the elite Republican’s have given FOX new talking points? Regardless what Sarah does, I will think she’s NUTS if she continues to work for the Republicans!
Whatever she does, I hope she doesn’t help that Romney bozo get the GOP nomination in 2012.
Don’t mess with Michael Jackson’s obsessive fans:
just wait until the fans get ahold of the Fred Phelps crew.
These are the nuts with the signs that say, “God Hates Fags”
Don’t these fools know that the RIOT police will NOT be available?!?
help, I’m in moderation…
I musta used a naughty word…
oh well – Fred Phelps and the Westborough Church gang are showing up with their signs…
should be quite the show.
That ought to be on pay-per-view. Fine adult entertainment.
you betcha!
thanks for releasing me – please disregard double post.
I found you shivering in the corner of the spam filter while a troll was looking at you hungrily with a butter knife and a finger up his nose.
You’re safe now.
Zerohedge (in econ links) has a pretty interesting post up. Looks like the banks are getting a pretty good deal when it comes to using taxpayer funds.
Market Ticker’s latest is GREAT. Mid-year 2009 checkup.
http://market-ticker.denninger.net/
these state debt issues are what’s going to really sink us.
Rupert Gint has swine flu.
If you’re out wandering, the best entertainment piece is over at Talk Left. Jeralyn started yesterday with the hit post on “House Gate” and followed up with the “I never said anything accusatory” post after the lawyers threatened action against bloggers. The woman is in complete denial and obviously doesn’t see how viciously petty and jealous her non-stop hatred posts against Palin are. She’s got some really vulgar commenters on the topic, as well.
I’ll bet there were beeping sounds as she backed up. These people couldn’t wait to feast on her carcass until they found out it was just a decoy and she laced it with arsenic.
Go Sarah…
Here’s an ooops…oh crap moment
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/574582
It wasn’t al Tea Parties yesterday…the annual Rainbow Gathering of the Living Light was underway, too!
Sort of like Woodstock,…muddy…
Only in NM could you demonstrate against out of control government then head on over to the mud and the living light!!
July 4, 2009: Tea Party in New Mexico Shares Day with Muddy “Rainbow Gathering”
http://insightanalytical.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/july-4-2009-tea-party-in-new-mexico-shares-day-with-muddy-rainbow-gathering/
Sorry…It wasn’t ALL Tea Parties yesteray…
I forget to come by and say Happy 4th yesterday. Sorry Afrocity needed some downtime.
ac – always good to see you here…
Good luck on your run for the state senate.
Keep us posted.
Help! Spammy nabbed my blistering comment on Digby’s posters above.
O/T but I just wanted to share some interesting news. My Danish boyfriend told me and I almost cried, then danced: there is hope!
“Danes have voted to put princesses on an equal footing with princes in the royal line of succession. Nearly complete results on Monday show 77.7 percent of those voting approved the change of the constitution, which gives female heirs to the throne the same rights as male ones.”
Meaning the first-born child, regardless of whether a boy or girl, will ascend to the throne. The monarchy in Denmark is purely symbolic as in many other countries, but perhaps the rights of women are moving forward if this, the oldest of traditions, can be changed.
Does that mean there might be a woman POTUS in our lifetimes?
Three Cheers for Denmark! Rico…a round of Mimosa’s on me!
Very exciting, but Denmark is way ahead of us. It depends on how young you are, I guess. I don’t expect to see a women president in my lifetime.
Don’t let little Isis hear you, but I too agree and that is why I was so upset with the Democratic Party and not counting Hillary’s Votes (pressuring her to quite and rigging the process) and denying her a Roll Call Vote for POTUS (my voted was thrown down the toilet and I wasn’t even counted as 1/2 a vote) and for VP too. Every other person that ever ran got a Roll Call Vote, except her.
We Must Divest From Misogyny, Our Very Lives Depend On It!
Well, as both our queen’s oldest child, and his oldest child are males, it will take a while before this will have any effect.
What’s much more fun to discuss is whether our queen’s husband should be called king – as he would like to be. He’s French and never liked having to play second fiddle – or third for that matter, when the crownprince came of age, lol!
Actually there was much more to the voting, than just pro or con female succession, which I’m pretty sure we are all in favour of. But are we in favour of monarchy? And should we change the Constitution for just that one subject?
Not as simple as it seems and I for the first time in my life … voted blank.
How do you say “oh shit” in Farsi?
“Saudis give nod to Israeli raid on Iran”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6638568.ece
Is Joe Biden stating the US position, and should SoS Hillary R. Clinton be making any such statements if true?
Joe’s just blowing smoke. Truth is the only real leverage we had with Israel about bombing Iran is they needed to use Iraqi airspace to get there easily. We could turn down that usage.
Now, if Israel really has the OK to fly over Saudi airspace, they don’t need anyhing from us any longer. They can do whatever they want, whenever they want. And they will do what they feel is in their own best interests no matter what.
BTD nails the inconsistency over at TalkLeft. If we are using the Israel is a soviergn nation argument then wouldn’t that mean they get to choose on their treatment of the West Bank settlements? I mean we can’t really have it both ways. We either believe in using our influence or we don’t.
trapped by spammy. must have been something I said.
You are free!
Joe Biden is lose speaking to the press and Spammy got me?
From Snuffleupagus transcript:
That’s okay, Joe. Not everyone can read the economy and the teleprompter correctly at the same time.
You’re bad
spammy ate one again. don’t know what’s triggering him.
Bomb hits Philippine church-goers
Is it just me, or do I smell a pattern?
Run Biden out to tell the truth then spin it so it’s the delivery rather than content that’s an embarrassment to the great pretender?
Ever since they became running mates, Biden was both a nuisance for Obama and an easy way to deflect things as “oh that’s just Joe being Joe.”