Yesterday I continued to improve, albeit gradually, and can go five or six hours between painkillers. I’m current on replies and have a normal slate of articles for you today.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today it took me 4:09 (average 4:49). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From AP/Google: The Palestinians will move ahead with their quest to win U.N. recognition of a state in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem, an aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said, rebuffing U.S. President Barack Obama’s warning that such a move would be pointless.
The aide, Nabil Shaath, spoke after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a White House meeting Friday, rejected Obama’s call to use the pre-1967 war lines as the basis for border talks with the Palestinians.
Obama is wrong here. Since Israel is reneging on treaty obligations, it is only fitting that Palestinians seek UN Recognition. For them to do so over US objections is highly reminiscent of Israel doing so over British objections in 1948.
From Common Dreams: Human-induced climate change is contributing to the recent heavy rain and ongoing record flooding along the Mississippi River, and we can expect more extreme weather events in the future, according to scientists and adaptation experts on a teleconference held by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Hos ironic it is that states who suffer the worst effects of climate change have elected Republican fools who deny its existence.
From News Hounds: Sarah Palin is probably the last of the 2012 presidential candidate poseurs. Now that Trump and Huckabee have given up the teasing charades, and Gingrich, Romney and Pawlenty are clearly in, Palin is milking her last moments left in the sun before she inevitably bows out. Thanks to her interview with Greta Van Susteren last night (5/19/11), we even know what her excuse will be – her concern for family. Nevertheless, she wants you to know, “I have that fire in my belly.”
I have no doubt that she’s just trumping up her financial interests. However, I would just love the see the Republicans choose a Blood-libel Barbie/Batshit Bitch ticket for 2012.
Cartoon:
If you rapture and go POOF today, please leave a comment on the way up. (That was not intended to be a factual statement.)
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Memo to Sarah:
I, too, once had that “Fire in my belly.” And a couple of Tums did the trick for me. So give it a try, and quit annoying the rest of us with your tiresome bitching..
That’s what did it? I thought she had a short in ber vibrator.
Glad you are starting to feel better. Alcohol with ice and painkillers (not too much of either, you’re not cute enough to be Marilyn Monroe and I’m not either…). 😮 If not, iced tea or water works really well too.
Israel needs to be a little more cooperative considering the big ass pile of $300B in aid that they get from us every year. Now granted they do buy plenty of war shit from us and they are the only nation in the middle east that has nukes (why we don’t condition our money on the inspectors coming in there, I have no idea). They are armed to the teeth (compliments of us), but they are a Jewish country in the middle of a bunch of Arabs. We could take back all our toys and go home too; I mean we paid for the shit, it’s ours. 💡
If they didn’t get our constant support (and why is only us that has to prop them up?), they’d be fucked, literally. So I would send Hillary over there to convey that message and see if we can’t get some results. Also, the Palestinians need to recognize Israel as a country (which they would do if they had some land that the Israelites hadn’t outright stolen) and Israel needs to do the same. Otherwise, we can leave them to there own devices and see how long it takes before Israel ceases to exist. Afterall, we did steal all that land from the Palestinians and they have every right to be pissed off. 😡 😡 😡
Yes, I noted that irony as well. Well, Red States, here’s your payoff for being climate change deniers. 😯
The Tundra Twat will run because she’s that ignorant and egotistical. And she will get her ass handed to her in a summarily fashion because her handlers can’t be around her 24/7 and she will say more than one stupid thing (I’m counting on several per week) comments that’s going to piss off her base of lunatics and everyone else will laugh at the gaff machine that she will become. Jon Stewart is going to have a field day with her. And she’ll drag her poor kids around as props as usual, after all, they are well trained from the VP nom. (That poor baby that she drags around with her should be taken away from her because she is such a shitty parent – don’t they have DCFS up in Alaska? Because if they did, she would have lost that child long ago – they need all kinds of therapy at this age, not to mention ear protection from the loud crowds. I hate her more just for that. And when it’s not convenient for her to drag him around, she just drops him with one of her other kids.) She’s better than all the other losers put together, but if she gets the nom, I can’t wait to see her debate Obama. I’m going to have to pee about 20 times during the debate to keep from peeing in my pants because I will be laughing so hard. 😆
Great cartoon and I’m not going to be raptured – hell sounds like a lot more fun. 👿
Thanks Lisa. I don’t drink and I don’t want to be Marilyn. 😉
I agree.
I have long thought the “divine retribution” comes in the form of natural consequences.
Bring her on!
Thanks Lisa, but why would you want to spend eternity with Republican Supply-side pseudo-Christians? 😉
3:42 Thanks for being easy on me. I’m 46 out of 141 (326).
Jerry, I’m surprised this wasn’t three in a row for you.